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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 11--Hog re- ceipts. 4sS0O: steady; heavies. $1OGIO-25; packers and butchers, S1O.5O; medium, $9.75; stags. $SG6-25: heavy fat sows, $6dS.25; pigs and lights. $5GS.5O.
 Cattle receipts. 1900: slow; calves. se- lect, 5Oc@$l higher; others steady, $S@1S.
 Sheep receipts. 2.5OO; steady: lambs slow and steady.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26

The Delaware State Fedora
tiOn of Women's Clubs have is
sued the first copy of the "Del-
aware Federation Bulletin" a pa
per they will issue every two
months during the club season
OF four times a year. Miss Mabel
Tulley is the editor and Mrs. M.
E. Mum is the business man.
ager. Besides other interesting
articles there is one by Mrs. H.
D. Boyer, of Smyrna, on "Club
Institutes" The paper promises
to be especially interesting to
club women.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26

term OF servitude in a penal institu-
ton, or he will face capital punish
ment, for according to the laws of
Maryland ne is liable to the death
penalty for setting fire to a public
building. Marion is a town of only
600 people but it enjoyed a peaceful
existence until about year ago when
a series of fires of mysterious origin
terrorlzed the populace. After hav-
ing confessed to starting two fires
and then cOnfessing to being the or
ignatOr of five others, HOOPER s. Mills
his attorney, was called upon to pre-
pare a defense based upon a plea of
insanity. Judge Robert F. Duer of
Somerset county, granted a petition
OF the defense counsel to determine
the degree of Townsend's mentality.
Townsend Confessed to Seven Fires
Townsend has confessed to starting
seven fires in the town of Marion. The
hrst fire was in the railroad ticket Of
flce on January II, of this year. Next
was the fire at the railroad baggage
once; then came the freight house,
the Marion High School building,
residence of Stanley Adams, Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church and the
home of Mrs. Kate Adams. Townsend
has also confessed to two attempts at
wrecking Pennsylvania Railroad trains
in Marion. Townsend lives with his
parents at Marion. He is now held
without bail in the Somerset County
Jail. When the special Circuit Court
opened at II o'clock yesterday morn
ing in Princess Anne, both Prosecut-
ing Attorney Dashiell and defense
counsel Mills presented a mass of
testimony that is expected to take up
the time of the court for several days.
Fingerprints COuse Arrest Townsend
The arrest of Townsend was effect
ed only after the best detective skill |
N that section had been employed for
months in an effort to solve the mys-
cry of the fire epidemic. Even while
he search was under way and a con-
slant vigil maintained, the fires broke |
'ut spasmodically. Clues were final
y obtained by means of photographed
lngerprintS, which experts in Nor
ok and Portsmouth, Va, said were
Townsend's These were taken after
he fires at the ticket office and the
lome of Mrs. Adams. The school
'uilding and church were completely
destroyed with heavy losses. All of
ne fires broke out before 9 o'clock in
ne evening and led the authorities to
elleve that it was the work Of one
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student with Anthony Higgins, and
after two years at this practice took
full law course at the Harvard Uni
verslty, graduating with the degree
OF LII. B. The examination commit
tee that passed upon the oualifca-
tions of this applicant consisted of
George Gray, George H. Bates and
John ii. Rodney. At that time the
Delaware judiciary was composed of
the following men: Chancellor Willard
Salisbury, Chief Justice Edward w
Gllpln, Associate Justices Leonard f
Wales, John w. Houston and Edward
W. Wooten. Since that time Judge
Conrad has practiced law before five
chancellors, and four chief Justices.
VI the lawyers who were practicing
at the time Mr.. Conrad opened offices.
only three survive: Former JUDGE
George Gray, Former Judge Ignatius
Z. Grubb and Edward G. Bradford
In the lower part of the State only
one member of the bar, Henry R
Johnson, of Kent county, antedates
80 OSAAA StO III dUIIlSSlOn TO The bar
lie having started to practice in 1872.
Mr.. Conrad served for two years as
president of the City Council, four
years as city solicitor, and for two
years as attorney for New Castle
County Levy Court. In 1885 he was
a candidate for mayor of Wilmington.
'n the Republican ticket. The legal
record of this veteran former iurist
shows he practiced in Wilmington for
period of 35 years, until in 1909 he
vas appointed associate judge of the
supreme Court for Sussex county.
lecessitating his moving to that place
lis term as judge expired in 1921. at
which time he retired. Unwilling TO-
md incapable of enjoying a life of
.bsolute inactive leisure, on July of
his year, Mr.. Conrad assumed the
uties of state archivist, by appoint
nent of the Public Archives Commits
ion.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
YOUTH ADMITS ARSON CASES
Edwin NJ. Townsend Alleged To Have
Confessed To Setting Fire To Z
Houses at Marion Near SaIishnr,.

Edwin NJ. Townsend, according to
the authorities, the self-confessed
terror of the little townof Marion
near Salisbury, Md, for the past wear.
stands upon theverge of three desti-
mes all or any of which depend upon
me efforts of his counsel, Hopes s.
Mills, to impress a special jury in the
Circuit Court. In other words. Town
send who is % years old, will either
De sentenced to an extended period in
an institution for mentally deficient
patients, or he will be given a long
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26

ADvERTISEMENTs-Tbe smvrns Tina. :.
the business medium not only for the town n
represents, but for the outlying district of
which it is the centre. embracing the towns
OF Clayton Kenton. CheswoId, Townsend.
Leipsic, &c. A rate of so cents per inch
an insertion will be charged for transient
advertising. Display advertising raheS
quoted on application. For Sale. For
Kent Lost and Found advertisements occu-
Pylng one inch space or less. a minimum
charge of so cents per insertion p,bi;a
Sale advertisements rs cents per inch first
insertion and so cents per inch for each sub
sequent insertion. Locals and Reading No.
tices' Is cents per line per issue.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
RED CROSS DUTY TO VETERANS
Spends Nearly Four Million Dollars
Year to Aid Disabled Soldiers

Year to Aid Disabled Soldiers
Notwithstanding need of individ.
uaI assistance by ex-service men and
their families from the Red Cross il
ds pressing today as it was imme.
ulately after the end of the World
var For six years this work has
Deen foremost of all Red Cross Ger.
Wees and in emphasizing the stead,,
puOhc support of this work the Pad
CroSs National Headquarters urgas
tne largest enrolment this year drr.
Ing the membership campaign own
e On Armistice Day, November II
Nearly four million dollars Of Rod
cross funds spent for disabled vater.
ans ana their dependents dprip~ ne
year ended June 30 last presents sor,a
-uea OF the magnitude of this worL
ne current year It is estimated ,riu
CaH Tor still further disbursement, -
lunuS Ior the reason that the Red
cross, through more than $500 Cba,.
teIs IN as many Communities in tbs
OulIed States, has been called unop
10 help the ex-service men in maxine
out their applications for the adipsred
SSonpensation granted in the so-calIed
bonus law.
5s,767 Soldier Cases a Month
The Red Cross work for the dis
a5ied soldier is designated home ser.
vice. for it gives individual attention
to the man and his family aDDroxi.
mating the interest and loving care
OF the home. Such service in the hos
pltals, camps, soldiers homes and
sanatoria, averaged 33,951 cases a
month during the year. Assistance
70 ex-service men and their deDan-
dents averaged 58.767 cases a month.
IN addition, the Red Cross in the last
twelve months provided $4,000 recre-
atlon and entertainment events in the
hospitals and camps.
Thus the Red Cross, symbolized as
the Greatest Mother" st.ll watches
over these many thousands OF men.
comforts them, helps to tighten the te- !
ulum OF their physical reconstruction.
and in their homes lifts some of the |
burdens from their own people,"
Work in Communities Increases
The home service OF the Red Cross
was the most pressing duty of 2,6O9 |
chapters. an increase Of 1872 communi- |
ties where problems affected by the
war veterans condition required So /
luton through immediate and intelli. |
gent assistance. The Chapters alone
expended some S2.OOO,OOO in this
work.
The transient disabled soldier. usu-
ally suffering from disability or tuber-
culosis, is almost everywhere a grave
problem. From national funds the
past year $173.O76.36 was expended in
helping the Chapters to care for these
wandering men.
According to government renort
there are 4,800 veterans in civilian in.
stitutions, and in the national homes
Tor soldiers the complications are in
creasing. The large groups Of pa
tents whose claims have been disa,.
lowed. Of veterans Of foreign wars.
and the great number Of men perpa-
nantly resident in these institutions
call Tor Red Cross work which can.
not be avoided nor denied.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26

Subscription price. SI.5O per year. strictly in
advance.
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna. Della
ware as Second Class matter
oFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers'
National Bank.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
5O-YEAR MEMBER STATE BAR

Former Jurist Practiced Under Five
ChancellOrs, and Four Chief Justices
Former Judge Henry c. Conrad.
Monday celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary Of his admission to the Del
aware State Bar, having been admit
ted IN the Old Court House at New
Castle, November "a, 1874. Mr.. Con-
rad had as a youth entered as law
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26

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part It also gives the items of inDortanca
OF the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
THE SMYRNA Times
SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon. bv
ROBERT D. HOFFECKER, Proprietor.
Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker. July (. 1874
Editor and Proprietor until Feb. 10. 1907
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
FOSTER CHANGES
 LAW PARTNERSHIP
Now Connected With Martin,
 Thompson, And Turner

Judge Arthur B. Foster, formerly of Troy, Ala, hase become a partner of the Birmingham law firm of Martin, Thompson, and Turner, which will change it's name to Martin, Thompson, Foster and Turner, according to the announcement Saturday by J. Fritz Thompson of that firm. Judge Foster will take up his new duties July s15. The firm will, as in the past, engage in general law practice.
 Judge Foster. is well known in Ala bama. He graduated in 1890 at the University of Alabama with bachelor of arts degree;s and the following year took his L. L,ssB. Upon becoming a member of=z5lfe= bar he entered the firm of Foster. Stamford, and Carroll, of Troy. Fromv,7S92 to 1897 he was register in chancery in Troy He was a member of the state legislature of 1903. From 1915 to 1923 he served as judge of the circuit court of the Twelfth judicial district. He resigned from the circuit court year and half ago to move to Birmingham where he be- came a member of the firm of Black, Harris, and Foster. He recently re- signed this position to enter Martin, Thompson and Turner.
 Judge and Mrs. Foster will make their permanent residence at 1234 Glenview Road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
SPEED CONTINUED
 M CIRCUIT COURT
Week Ended Broke Records In
 Criminal Division

High-speed disposition of cases be. fore Judge H. P. Heflin and Judge w E. Fort in criminal division of cir. cult court is expected to continue dur. ing the coming week.
 With ecord-breaking total of n jail cases and 12 city appeal cases talk en care of during the week ending Sat. urday, court officials expressed belief that short work will be made of the F capital offense cases that are set for hearing during the week starting Mon day. ~
 Fifty-six of the county jail cases that were tried last week resulted in convictions; 13 were nolle pressed ; seven brought mot guilty verdicts i: one was transferred to juvenile court, and one was nolle pressed on payment of costs.
 Penitentiary terms were imposed on b of the convicted parties, 24 were given sentences of hard labor for the county and nine were fined and as- sessed costs of court upon conviction of misdemeanor charges.
 Seven murder cases, four robbery and one statutory offense case are in- cluded in the F capital Offense cases on this weeks calendar. Those docket ed are: Frank Owens, alleged ak man; James Washington. Gus, McKen- zie, Perry Hutchinson, Ali Brown, Will Clark, Frank Grant and Emmett Gray, all of whom face trial on murder charges; Will Small, Arthur Goodwin, Frank Owens and Ocie Roberts, who are charged with robbery, and John Hornsby, who will be tried on statu- tory offense charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
HOWARD STARTS
 SECOND SESSION
First Term Broke All
 Summer. School Rec -. Ords-B0hannOn

With the close of the first six weeks term of the 1924 Howard college sum- mer school, W. E. Bohannon, direc- tor, has announced final. plans for the second session; which begins. Monday.
 Examinations in all classes for the first term will be held Thursday and Friday, bringing to close what DiJ rector Bohannon declares was the most successful summer school session ever staged at Howard college.
 "The number of enrollments for the first term of Howard College Summer school constituted a record, said NJ. Boohannon. We are highly pleased with ouS no definite figures as yet, it was for any summer school in the history of Howard.
 "Enrollment for the. second term be. gins Monday, and we are expecting an even greater attendance at the second session. A large majority of the first term students. are expecting to remain over, and "a new contingent will start registering Monday. Enrollment will continue all of next week."
 The secuRd term will be only for five weeks, it was announced, with the discrepancy of one week being made up by an additional class in each sub ject each week.
 Practically the same schedule of courses has been listed for the second term as the. first, with a few changes in faculty, due to the unwillingness of some of the college instructors to re- main over for second term after their winter work at Howard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
LIFE INSTITUTE
 TO BE CONDUCTED
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 good to the greatest number. Wherever they have been held, the people have been enthusiastic for them, and I be- lieve that great. service has been rend- cred the state through the council of religious education and the cooperating agencies of the community life institute programs"
 Out of this program has grown the four-square life. institute for high schools. This institute will be held at high schools of Jefferson county Octo- Der 1-14. Educational authorities of other counties have authorized these programs for their consolidated high schools. =
 In regard to these institutes in the high schools; h1r. Ellzey states, More and more the. educational forces of the state are realizing the need of the spiritual development of the children of Alabama. Superintendents of .educa- tion and teachers, all over the state are in one accord thai wherever children are regular attendants at Sunday school, their morale and efforts in the school room are far better than that of children who have no religious oppor. tunities. There can be no real educa. tion without the develooment of the spiritual life, and. school authorities are fast coming 10 the realization that any program that does not provide for the four-fold development is not con- plete program for education"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
Y, TO EXPAND BUSINESS SCHOOL
Commerce Classes Will Be Ad- '' ded At Night In Fall

An evening school of commerce will be. conducted this fall by the Y. NJ. C.. A, according to an announcement Saturday which described the new school and the various courses taught. Each course will cover one session a week for seventeen weeks, each session to contain 120 minutes of class work, itis said.
 The new commercial school to be opened September g has been indorsed by the certified public accountants of Birmingham in q meeting held a few days ago. A committee was appointed composed of the following F. Hop kinson Smith, Francis B. Latady, O.. H. Schultz; J. J. Scarborough and Frank B. Hammond, who are to as- sist in working out balanced curricu- lum.
 : It is believed by officials that the addition of advanced courses will make the school more popular. The evening school has had courses in accounting, sbusihess, law and kindred subjects in its. past sessions. y The new courses will contain account iEg, theory and practice, business eco nolnics, business law, finance, construc- tive accounting, auditing, advanced ac- counting, c. P. A. quizes, cost account ing and federal taxes.
 The fall term will have two semes- ters, each of seventeen weeks. A cata- log outlining the various courses can be had on request from the '. NJ. c. A, it is, said. The faculty will be announced at later date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
TROUPE WILL GIVE
 4 MUSICAL REVUE
Presentation Will Be At How
 ard College On August 8

A musical revue of the Birmingham ; melody troupe" has been announced for August s, the presentation to be presented in the college auditorium of Howard college. Ed Newman and Fred White, of Birmingham, will di- rect the revue.
 : Birmingham best talent has been secured" stated Director Newman.
 Among the characters will be Mrs. Ed Rot inson, formerly Miss Carolyn Webb; the Dixie Comedy Four, Bir- mingham quartet recently off the vau- deviile circuit, and many other we'll known local talent performers"
 There vii be no spoken lines in the show. Every part will be sung, and every character, of which. there are oyer 40, will have some leading thing to do"
 The musical revue will be the only theatrical presentation of the second session of the Howard summer school, and is being looked forward to as the one big social event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
ICE CREAM FIRM
 INNOCENT IN SUIT
Did Not Make Sandwiches That Caused Illness
 Stuli:DecIares

Denying that the Higland Ice Cream company was in any way responsible for alleged harmful substances con tained in sandwiches purchased at one of it's branch stores, D. l.. Stull, presi- dent, said Saturday that the food had been purchased by him from an out side concern. s
 MT. Stull's. statement was made as , a result of suit, filed Friday in circuit court by H. Is. Wood, ill which the plaintiff asks. s-$1O,0O0 from the ice cream firm because of an illness which, Wood declares, came as, a result of eating sandwiches he had purchased in q Highland company store.
 We buy these sandwiches from an outside company" Mir. Stull declared, and are not. in. any way connected with their. manufacture. They. were cheese sandwiches, not ice cream, as has been stated,s ,s and any statement that any of our ice cream contained poisonous or harmful substances is un- founded and entirely erroneous.
 'We use the utmost precaution in the manufacture 4of all our products. Our plant is Inspected regularly and every known means of keeping it in a wholesome and, completely sanitary condition is used, We are always glad to open our factory for. public inspec- tion and we are ever on the alert to prevent any unsanitary methods among our employees"
 Charges of wilfnl and wanton neglig- ence by any of his agents of employees were denied by. Mir. Stull. The charge is unfounded in this case, he says, be- cause his employees were not concerned with the manufacture of the cheese sandwiches which Wood purchased. The assertion is further disproved, he be- lieved, because. of the constant vigil anee against sanitary conditions and the regular inspection sat his places or business. U. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
SEEKING $IOO,OOO :
 FOR FALSE ARREST
Will Darlington And Carrie
 Robinson Claim Acquittal

Will Darlington and Carrie Robinson filed two S1O0,O00 suits Saturday in circuit court. against Benjamin Sherrer and Adolph Kesler, alleging false ar- rest.
 Darlington was arrested on warrant charging buying, receiving and conceal ing stolen property, he claims, which had been sworn out by the two de- fendants. Carrie Robinson. claims that she was arrested on warrant, caused to be issued by the defendants, which charged her with grand larceny. Both were acquitted following judicial in- veStigation, they claim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
SPECIAL EVENTS :. !. ON OPENING DAY
 OF AUDITORIUM
September 22 Tentatively
 Fixed For Public 's Reception

September 9 was tentatively fixed Saturday as the date for throwing open to the public, Birmingham's new municipal auditorium.
 Day & Sachs, the constructive engi- neers, have assured Commissioner W. D. Dickson the massive structure would be completed and fully equipped not later than September 15.
 President D. E. McLendon proposes to make the formal opening a notable civic event, with music by the muRici- pal band, dedication address by some outstanding citizen, and numerous other features. He will ask his colleagues to agree on program at an early commission session. :
 Workmen now are putting the finish ing touches on the doors, windows and the foyer and are laying the permanent flooring
 The stage is under construction, and all heating and lighting equipment will begin to arrive here before the end of the month, Commissioner Dickson an- nounced. The seats will arrive late in August.
 The auditorium will have a seating capacity of more than 1000. Architec- turally, twill be one of the show places of the city, officials declare.
 The municipal convention bureau is rapidly signing conventions for the city, and these will be housed in the big structure.
 Birmingham wo. .en probably will be given the first use of the building. Mrs. Brenton Fisk. representing the Jefferson League of Women Voters, has applied for the auditorium for the week of September 9 to 29,> when the 1924 Housewives exhibit will be staged. The application probably will beg ranted by the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
NEVER SURPRISED

Some people never miss an oppOr- tunity for contradiction. Which fact recalls the story of the woman who was travelling through Wild Wales"
 My, ain't them mountains high :" exclaimed a fellow passenger.
 The contradictory one looked out of the window to see the summits, of the lofty hills, and sniffed.
 "Only the tops of them is" she pro- tested Edinburgh Scotsman.