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Smyrna times., 1924-01-09

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Dlaware farmers and fruit
growers may congratulate them
selves that, for the time being at
least, this State is not to be add
ed to the territory in Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey now quar-
antined because of the ravages
of the Japanese beetle, says the
Wilmington Evening Journal.
'ThOse representative, Della
wareans who went before the
Horticultural Board of the Unit
ed States Department of Agri-
culture pleaded the cause of the
Delaware farmers and fruit
growers so effectively that it
was decided to substitute a cam
paign of education here for the
edict of quarantine which was
threatened.
Upon the response which Del
aware farmers and fruit grow
ers make to that campaign of
education will depend the length
of time our State shall remain
outside the quarantined area.
Our people, consequently, should
govern themselves accordingly.
"The Japanese beetle first
found lodgment in this country
in New Jersey. At the outset
its appearance did not cause
much uneasiness. When, how
ever, it began to multiply by
leaps and bounds and to flourish
upon all known insecticides, the
farmers in New Jersey awOke to
the seriousness of the situation.
In the face of a determined fight
made by the State and Federal
agencies, the beetle steadily en-
larged its field of operations in
New Jersey and ultimately made
its way into Pennsylvania, where
it is marching forward persist
antly from the common center
Of first infection. 1t is believed
that, unless effective means for
combating it be discovered in a
few years it will make it's way
from New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania into Delaware, Maryland,
New York and other states.
"The Federal plan now is to
obtain from Japan a supply OF
those insects which feed upon
the beetle and hold it in check
there; bring those insects into
this country and liberate then
in the infected districts. Ther
it will be a battle-royal between
the beetles and their imported
natural enemies. All Ameri
cans hope the experiment will b.
a success before the beetle ex
tends it's ravages beyond Nev
Jersey and Pennsylvania.
"It would be disastrous to De
aware farmers and fruit grow
ers were this State to be adde
to the quarantined area. 1t wa
recognition of that fact that lie
to the Statewide protest agains
it and which also impelled Sen;
tors Ball and Bayard, Congress
man Boyce, Judge Daniel {
Hastings, members Of the Dell
ware Board of Agriculture ar
- u IT,.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-09

Charter NO. 23Sl-Reserve District No.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE NATION
AL BANK OF SMYRNA at Smyrna in the
State of Delaware, at the close of business
Dec. Slst, 1928.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. including re-
discounts, acceptances of other
banks. and foreign bills of ex-
change or drafts sold with in
dorsement of this bank. ......... S427, ,436. SO
Overdrafts, unsecured ...... ....... 1887
U. S. Government securities owned:
Deposited to secure circula-
ton (U. S. bonds par
All other United States Govern
ment securities (includ-
ing premiums. if any. 39,878.77
Total -. -. ............ 189.s7s.77
Other bonds. stocks securities. etc. 358,828.98
Banking House, 100000; Furni-
ture and fixtures. $2,390....... 12,390.00
serve Bank ...:.... ............ 39.4O4.78
Cash in vault and amount due from
national banks -. .......... 4I.5s2.66
Amount due from State banks. bank
ers. and trust companies in the
United States (other than includ-
ed in Items 8. 9. and 100 80. 1.574s2
Checks on other banks in the same
city or town as reporting bank. 91.14
Total of Items g. 10. IL,
T. and 10 ...... 43.24Sl2
Checks and drafts on
banks Cincuding Feder-
al Reserve Bank lOcat-
ed outside of city or
town of reporting bank 402.1S
Miscellaneous cash items. 2.179.48 1851 66
Redemption fund with U. S. Treas
urer and due from U. S. Treas
urer OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000
Other assets, if any .............. 5000
Total ............ ............s1 .O28 .99l .4s
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in ............ 500. 100000
Undivided profits. ~ 66,7S5.S9
Less current expenses. in
terest, and taxes paid. 6.693.45 60092.44
Circulating notes outstanding ..... 100 00000
Amount due to State Banks, bank
ers and trust companies in the
United States and foreign coun-
tries (other than included in
Items p or 22.................. 3l246
Cashiers checks outstanding ...... 3l7.74
Total of Items p. %.
%. "a, and p ...... 5000
Individual deposits subject TO check 2l9,8l550
Dividends unpaid ........ ........ 1S00O
Total of demand deposits
(Other than bank de
pOsits) subject to Re
serve, Items 26. p, %.
29 80. and 3l........ 2l999550
Other time deposits .............. 9S273.35
Total of time deposits
subject to Reserve.
Items 32. 80, a. and
80 ...... go. ...... 49s2i3.35
Total ...... ..................$1.O2 .O2s .49
| State of Delaware. County of Kent. IS:
|. Edward T. Porter. Cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true 20 the best of my knowledge
/ and belief.
EDWARD T. PORTER, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before this
sth day of January. 1924.
JOHN S. GRIFFIN. Notary Public
/ Correct-Attest:
JAMES H. ROBERTS,
WILBERT RAWLEY,
J. H. DAVID.
Directors
Smyrna times., 1924-01-09

Charter No. 23ss-Reserve District No. }
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE FRUIT
GROWERS NATIONAL BANK at Smyrna.
in the State of Delaware. at the close Of
business on December 31st, 1928.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. in
cluding rediscounts.
ceptances of other
banks. and foreign bills
of exchange drafts
sold with Endorsement
Of this bank ......... 5l2.7S6.32
Total loans ......- ............. S5l2, 1862
Overdrafts, secured 81 10000; un-
secured. s2s8.84 -. .....,...... 1.4sS.si
u. S. Government securities owned:
Deposited to secure circula-
lation GU. 5. bonds par
All other United States
Government securities Tin
cluding premiums, if
Total -. -. ................. 112.sOO.OO
and fixtures .......... 100000 s.5OO.OO
ing house ...................... 100000
Bank 49,. -. ..............,.. 2s.547.ss
national banks .'........N....... - 17.9sss5
Amount due from State banIs.bank-
ers. and trust companies in the
Checks on other banks in the same
city or town as reporting bank. $50
Total of Items 9. 10, II.
II. and 10 .......... 1s.ss5.4O
Miscellaneous cash items ......... 969.06
Redemption fund with U. S. Treas
urer and due from U. S. Treas
urer ...... ..'ss. '.s. .'....'' z'0OO.OO
Total ...... .............. ... .s9O6.144.5O
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in ............. 100000
i Surplus fund ......................1 100. 100000
Undivided profits 39.2OlO5
Reserved for Divi-
dends -. 3.75O.OO 42.s54O5
Less current expenses.
interest. and taxes
paid -. .......... 17.619.3O 2533475
Circulating notes outstanding. ...... 5OO00O0
Certified checks outstanding ...... 1888
Cashiers checks outstanding ..... 2l6.59
Individual deposits subject to check 1S3 1928
Other time deposits .............. 441,s16.O5
Bills payable (including all Obliga-
tion representing money borrow
ed other than rediscounts. ....... 55,O00.OO
Total ...... 80. .............. .SsO6. .1A4.5O
State of Delaware County of Kent. IS:
I, w. w. Hynson, Cashier of the above-nam-
ed bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement Is true to the best Of my knowledge
N w. w. HYNsoN. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before this
8 day of January, 1924.
JOHN S. GRIFFIN. Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
w. o. HoFFECKER.
II. p. HALL.
HOWARD R. JONES.
Directors.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-09

State of Delaware. County of Kent. IS
I, H. c. Jones Cashier of the above named
Bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowi-
edge and belief.
H. C. JONES. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
3rd day of January. 1924.
JOHN w. HOUSTON
Notary Public
Correct-Attest:
JAMES s. COBB,
J. r. CLEMENTS.
C. C. HARMONSON,
Directors
Smyrna times., 1924-01-09

Charter No. 23S1-Reserve district No.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE NATION
AL BANK OF SMYRNA at Smyrna in the
State of Delaware, at the close of business
Dec. 3lst, 1928.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-09

oFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers'
National Bank.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20

Nay Yohe's Husband IS Found Shot
japanese Plant Would
Block u. S. Radio
On Yap

Erection Of a high-power radio
station on the Island Of zap by
the Japanese government, as
announced in dispatches from
Tokyo, means that the United
States will not be able to com
struct wireless station on the
island, it was learned at the
State Department today.
The State Department, hove
ever, has received no official
communication from the Jap
anese government on the SUBJ
ject and Secretary Of State
Hughes has no comment to
make.
Under article 3, Of the treaty
concerning zap, signed by the
United States and Japan at the
Washington conference, it is
provided that the United States
and its nationals shall have an
equal footing on Yap with Japan
or any other nation but that IL
Japan operates q radio station
without Discrimination against
Americans, the right of the
United States to establish q sta
ton on the island would be
suspended.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
MRS. HARDING
REPORTED
WEAKER
Had Restless Night and Is
Exhausted, Or. Sawyer
Says in Bulletin

MARION, Ohio, Nov. 2O.--Mrs.
Warren G. Harding at $3.50 o'clock
this morning was in a seni.coma-
tose condition. according to a bulle.
tin issued at that hour by her
physician. Doctor Carl w. Sawyer.
Mrs. Harding was restless most
Of the night" the bulletin said.
"She is semi-comatose. Her heart
action is fair; elimination poor. She
is very weak and exhausted"
George B. Christian jr., secretary
to former President Harding, today
made public the text of telegram
addressed to Mrs. Harding from
the White House, showing the aft
fectionate regard in which the former
first lady of the land" is held by
the present occupants of the execu.
tive mansion. The message reads:
Mrs. Coolidge and / send affec-
tionate regards. You are constantly
in our thoughts, and we anxiously
await word of your continued i'm
provement.
Calvin Coolidge"
The message was sent to Mrs.
Harding, who expressed her pleasure.
As 1t appeared that the end was
near, messages from all parts of the
United States from persons who had
known Mrs. Harding when she pre-.
sided over the White House, con-
tinued to pour in an increasing
stream.
President Coolidge was keeping in
close touch with the situation and
had asked Doctor Sawyer to person
ally apprise him Of every change in
Mrs. Harding's condition.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
FIVE lose LIVES
IN IMPAIRMENT
FIRE
Seven Others Carried Out In
conscious fifty Driven Into .
Freezing Streets

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Nov. Co.
At least five persons lost their lives
curly today in a fire which burned
to the ground seven business places
and apartment houses in Plymouth
at an estimated loss Of $4,000
Fifty families were driven into
the street with the thermometer be
low freezing, while seven were car.
ried from the buildings unconscious.
Mrs. Martin Sherako, Miss Emily
Petrosli and Victor Sheraky are the
identified dead. Two boarders in the
Sherako Hotel are the unidentified
In morgues. The searchers are dig
ging for the bodies Of two men who
are missing
The fire, starting at l:4O o'clock
this morning, was still burning at 9
o'clock, although II is under con-
troll.
The victims resided in the Sherako
Hotel. where the fire started.
In addition to the five dead, two
were burned, one perhaps fatally.
while seven were carried from the
burning structures unconscious
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
bL ACKMAN
SECRET IS
MR.. A
English Courts Conceal Iden-.
tity of Potentate Who Paid
$4,000 Hush Money
By DAVID NJ. CHURCH,
lsx international Newa service.

LONDON, Nov, 2O.conrt Off.
cials and attaches Of the Indian
office Continued today to blanket
with all possible secrecy, the identity
Of Mr. A." young eastern poten-
tate known to be the son of noble
native ruler in India, who paid
$750,000 hush money to keep his
name from being carried from the
boudoir of Mrs. Clarence Robinson
into the British divorce courts.
Judge Darling, the famous magis.
trate, officiating at the trial of
Great Britain's most amazing black
mail case. minated today that ordi.
narily he would not permit the
omission Of the potentate's name
simply because he is a person Of
high rank. but for reasons Of
state, that no scandal should be
caused where the potentate lives, :"
he was allowing the case to pro-
coed with the victim known merely
as "Mr. A."
| Got Only $4,000.
4 In the court action, Charles
Ernest Robinson, former successful
Z bookmaker and husband Of q Deau-
3 tIAuA WOItldH uCdt1y LIISSn years his
junior, seeks recovery Of $685., 900
from the Midland Bank, one of Eng.
/ lands most powerful banking insti.
buttons. The money, Robinson
charges, was paid by the Indian
potentate as hush money. but he re-
ceived as his share only $125, 900,
which he was informed was what
1 mr.. A." paid.
! Robinson took the stand today be-
fore a packed court room. He was
cross-examined by Sir John Simon,
one of England's foremost advocates,
Of counsel for the bank. Robinson
testified that his wife confessed to
him in June, 1923, that she had
! misconducted herself with Mr.. Al
/ Prior to that, Robinson had no
direct evidence, although Montague
Noel Newton, accused of leadership
of the blackmail band, had promised
he could give Robinson all the evil
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1924-11-20

Adjective Terminal points.
% Denial 30 ABR Of parents
We present today, ladies and gentlemen the
first of the crossword puzzles submitted by
readers of The Washington Times. Initial hon
ors go to Irving F. Hand 4525 Klingle street
northwest, whose work appears at the top Of
this column.
Mr.. Hand receives check for one dollar for
his puzzle. ss..,.ss
Also here's little surprise for Mr.. Hand:
He will receive two tickets to the game between
George Washington University and Catholic
University football teams on Thanksgiving day.
The football game tickets are an extra added
attraction, as the theater press SCENTS have it.
The Times has made some secret arrange
nents with the promoters of the game, and
for limited time all persons who send in cross
word puzzles will receive two tickets to that
event.
From present indications, it seems impos-
sible to tell where this thing will STOP Some
body will be donating ton Of coal or winter
overcoat if we don't watch out Keep your
eye on the puzzle column; you are likely to find
anything in it Will some kindly person donate
a frst-class radio set or pair of link cuff
buttons? Nothing too small to be accepted
The Times is offering nice one dollar note
for each puzzle published in this column. No
strings on it. Open to everybody, including
]. 1 Belt, the walking thesaurus, who says he
could make one that would knock the props
from under old man Webster himself. Send
em along, friends. Here are the rules:
Draw your puzzle on plain white paper
Use BLACK INK. We're fussy about the
ink, because blue ink doesn't photograph
well, and the photoengraver has to make
picture Of your drawing, if we are to use
it.
Make it not less than three inches and
not more than four inches square.
Send the solution with the puzzle.
Send the definitions with the puzzle
Put your name on both sheets bearing
both puzzle and solution.
Puzzles must be entirely original
Send as many as you wish.
P. Ss-SOlution to Mr.. Hands puzzle
win be published Saturday
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
WoMEN's U. S. PRISON
SITE TO BE SELECTED

Selection of d site for the new
Women's Federal Prison, authorized
by the last Congress-, probably viii
be made within the next month by a
commission composed Of the Attor
ney-General, Secretary OF Labor and
Secretary Of the Interior, Attorney
General Stone announced today.
Stone said that within a few days
he would visit proposed sites at Al
derson, w Va, and Markelton, Pa.
The commissions report recommend.
ing a site will be submitted to Con-
gress In December. =
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
NJ BIN(3
Of SHIP
BEGUN
Navy Making Target of
Washington OFF capes
Of Virginia

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 2O.--
Bombing experiments against the
hull 81 the unfinished superdread-
naught, Washington, began today
1T a point fifty niles east of
Cape Charles under the direction
Of Rear Admiral Hughes and gum
merry experts Of the Navy De-
partment.
If at the end of the experiments,
in which scores of bombs from the
air and great depth charges viii
test the armor plates of the giant
warship, it is still afloat, the
fourteen-inch guns Of the battle
ship Texas win send her to the
bottom in fifty fathoms Of water.
It may be Saturday before the
huge vessel makes her final
plunge.
Last Of Treaty Victims
The Washington is the last Of
The capital type ships to be scrapped
or sunk under the arms agreement.
Known officially as the "BB-4T."
the Washington, which left the
Philadelphia Navy Yard last Sat.
urday in tow of five powerful rugs,
was due at the southern drill
grounds Monday.
But the gale which began sun
day kept her inside Delaware break
water. and it was not until late
yesterday that the hull, on which
the Government already has spent
$35, 100000. reached the scene of
her destruction.
A belief exists in some quarters
that the Washington will with.
stand the bomb and gun ATTACKS
and be towed back to the NAVY
Yard and scrapped with the torch.
The super construction and pow.
erful armor Of the huge hun. i. is
commended, will be more than a
match. for the assaults launched
upon her.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
submitted BY Irving F. Hand.

HORIZONTAL. VERTICAL.
1. British island 4. Indeterminae quantity
2, Conjunction. A. Against.
8. Flesh or animals s. Anger.
5. Openwork fabric (pl). 10. A Greek Goddess
s. Proposition II. Almost
I. Mica. 10. To have received
). Used in negaton IA. Male descendant.
II. Proposition s16. Adj.
81 Single q. Chemists symbol mercury.
IS Exclamation OF establishment Prep; by
IT, Personal pronoun. 20 Coin of Peru (Aso origin Of
49, Personal weather.
81 Outer coat "a Mass Of metal
20 Self 25
a. Jackie Coogan. o. ABR. meaning reply,
rs Adjective; Terminal points
2S Denial 80 Abbr OF parents
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
Attorneys Still Fighting.

Bombardment OF the u. s. s.
Washington, reported off the Vir.
ginia capes today. was begun while
attorneys in the Capital were still
trying. through court action. to
prevent the destruction of the great
dreadnaught.
Justices Robb and Van orsdell
in the United States Court of An.
peals, only Tuesday refused to issue
an injunction restraining Secretary
OF the Navy Wilbur from CARRYING
out the vessels destruction. This
refusal on the part OF the Appeals
Court followed an earlier and similar
refusal to intervene by Justice Hitz
in District Supreme Court. An an
peal from Hitz's decision is now
pending in the Appeals Court and
will be heard Monday.
The attorneys had been anxious
to prevent the bombardment Of the
ship until the Supreme Court Of
the United States had an opportunity
to pass on 1t, or until Congress as.
sembled on December /.
The court action to save the shin
was begun by William B. Shearer
Of New York, naval expert and
writer. He obtained the services Of
Wilton j. Lambert and a corps Of
Capital lawyers to present his case
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
JANSM|J IS.
IS LATEST
VICTIM
Of GEM
Husband Of Former Owner Of
Hope Diamond Says Suicide
Note Was Faxed

&
BOSTON Nov. 20.-The curse or
the famous Hope diamond has
struck again. the second time in
two weeks. Captain Jan A. SHUTS.
whose wife was May Yohe, one time
owner Of the gem, is at the city
hospital recovering from a bullet
wound in the chest.
Captain SHUTS. veteran Of the
Boer war, is a cousin of General
Jan Christian SHUTS. famous Boer
leader. He told the police he suf-
Tered the wound when he dropped
revolver while cleaning it, Fear
that he might die and his wife be
blamed for his death, prompted
him, he claims, to write the suicide
note found by the police.
The note read: II shot myself
because was unkind to my wife,
May Yohe, who has been the best
in the world to me-"
Inn Is Burned.
Two weeks ago the Blue Diamond
Inn at NARROW N. H., with which
the former actress and her husband
were trying to recoup the fortunes
they scattered on five globe circling
trips, was reduced. They came 10
Boston and took $5-a-week room in
q south-end lodging house.
There the former Lady Francis
! Hope and once famous prima donna
was found sitting on the floor. hold
ing her husbands head in her lap
and cooling his lips with water.
When taken to the hospital. Captain
SHUTS attempted to conceal their
identity. He said his name was
jain "A. Smith, but the police inves.
tigation brought out his identity.
Was Toast of Kings.
May Yohe once owned her own
theater in London. Her charm and
personality kept it filled. She was
the toast of kings and mobiles
throughout the world and was high
ly complimented by the late KingNEd-
ward, when he was Prince of Wales
The lack of success attending her
marriage to Sir Francis Hope was
banned on the big blue diamond.
One Of the most famous diamonds
in the world-the blue Hope dia.
mond lis stone that, though II
| is worth anywhere between a quar-
ter million dollars and 100000.
more than one famous collector
has declared he would not have as
a gift. 1t is constantly changing
hands, for every owner finds II
brings i'll luck-usually, indeed,
tragedy.
It's present owner is Mrs. Ed.
ward Mclean.
1t is curious to note that when
the stone was bought the contract
included clause to the effect that
\ IL any harm happened to the
family within six months the sale
should be cancelled.
It's story OF murder, suicide and
| madness began early. It's first
Western owner, famous traveller
called Tavernier. brought it from
the East nearly two hundred years
ago. His son ruined him by
/ gambling and he had to sell the
| stone to the king of France.
| Nearly penniless. the aged traveller
| started at eighty-one on a fresh
] journey to the East, but died
4 suddenly Of fever.
/ "A later King who wore liking
Louis XVI,---was beheaded His
wife, who also wore 1t at court
balls met the asame fate. Her
great friend, the Prince de Lam.
| bale, to whom she sometimes lent
II, died screaming in the streets OF
Paris, hacked to pieces by an angry
1 mob.
It was believed that the stones
luck would change IL it's peculiar
shape were altered; but the AM
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
WILLARD MACK
REPORTED
BLIND

PELHAM, N. Y, Nov. 2O.-
Willard Mack, playwright, actor
and man Of many romances, lay
in darkened room here today,
facing a future Of permanent
blindness.
At the bedside Of the stricken
man ID his fourth wife, Mrs.
Beatrice Beebe Bayard Stone
Mack, who in 1922 followed the
precedent set by her three pre-
Continued on Page .. Column ~
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
SENATOR sMooT URGES
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

President Coolidge was urged to.
day by Senator Reed Smoot. CR,)
Of Utah. to include In his message
to Congress a recommendation for
thu passage of bin to reorganize
tho executive departments and to
create a new department to be
known as the Department of Edu.
cation and Welfare with a cabinet
head. =,
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
THE WEATHER

Fair and slightly warmer
tonight; lowest temperature
slightly above freezing; to-
morrow partly cloudy; mod
crate southwest and west
winds.