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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-30
MRS. REMUs ALSO IS HELD
Wife of Boot1egger Now in Prison Is
Held an Liquor Law Violation
Charge

Mrs. Imogene Remus of Cincinnati,
wife of George Remus, alleged king of
the bootleggers" now serving two years
sentence in Atlanta penitentiary, has been
arrested on capias issued by United
States district court at ST. Louis under a
sealed indictment returned there last week.
In this indictment Mrs. Remus is charged
with having conspired with 10 others to
violate the Volstead act in connection with
the purchase of the Jack Daniel distillery
warehouse, St. Louis, and the withdrawal
therefrom of 10000 gallons of whisky be-
tween June l, 1923. and January l, 1924.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-30
TEMPERANCE DAY OBSERVED
Jugoslavia Has Dry Parades and Ex-
hibits; Tolstoi's Drama Put On

Jugoslavia observed temperance week
from the 9TH TO the 18th of April. In
numerous cities dry parades we're con-
Quoted and temperance exhibits put on
display. At Belgrade the temperance day
was marked by the performance at the
Theatre Royal of Tolstoi's moving drama,
"The Living Corpse" The actors them
selves put this play on the bills in order,
SO they declared, to associate themselves
with the temperance day.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-30
JAP DRYS ARE OPTIMISTIC
Go Ahead With Splendid Spirit in Spite
of Heavy Losses by Fire

Mark r. Shaw writes American Issue
under Tokyo dateline, as follows: "The
splendid spirit with which the men of the
National Temperance League of Japan
and the women of the w. C. T. u. have
gone ahead in spite of their almost COM
plete losses in the fire, has been most en-
couraging. They have certainly been
brave and as an outsider in a way, want
to say that they deserve our admiration:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-30

the operation of an automobile while in
toxicated.
A new section penalizing the obstructing
of an officer in the discharge of his duties.
Such action upon the part of the legis-
lative assemblies evidences growing de-
termination upon the part of the people
of the United States that the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Constitution shall be
enforced.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-30
NOTED SURGEON ADVISES BOYS
DR.. Mayo Tells Them They Have
Problem of Keeping Back
Return of Liquor Traffic

II. SIldIleS mayo, nOleu surgeon, re-
Gently gave some advice to boys at a con-
vention of the Y. NJ. C. A. in Rochester,
N. Y. He said:
Keep yourselves free from all entang-
ling habits, boys. We have tried to give
you field free of the barbados which
used to be set up by the legalized liquor
traffic.
1T is through the boys of today that
we hope to see a sound and everlasting
exhibition worked out in this country. IF
there ever was any may great who ac-
complished anything through the use of
alcohol l would like to have the fact
pointed out
Through alcoholic stimulation a man
loses his coordination. That is why 1iq-
uor is no advantage to the brain. You
hear people tell how they had their wits
quickened for the first half-hour by liq-
uor but they don't tell you how later
their body could not act in coordination
with their brain.
"Y on will hear on every side men be-
wall the loss of their drink, of their per-
sonal rights, but the rights of the few
who can not see ahead or have the future
of their nation at heart must be regu-
lated to safeguard that great body of fu-
ture citizens who are now ready to step
into the ranks.
Facing Real Problem
you boys have something ahead of
you in the problem of preventing the re-
turn of liquor We have not lived up to
our laws, but I repeat, education is what
we need to combat this condition.
when we have our younger genera
ton completely educated we will not
have types who say: why should I
not have my rights as a citizen?
"a man who has to drag around
habit that is danger and a menace to
society ought to go off to the woods and
live alone. We do not tolerate the OBJ
vious use of morphine or cocaine or
opium and we should not tolerate intox-
icating liquor because I tell you these
things are what break down the command
of the individual over his own lie ard
his own destiny.
"You can get along with wooden leg,
but you can't get along with wooden
head. The physical value of man is not
SO much. Man as analysed in our labor
atories is worth about ninety-eight cents.
Seven bars of soap, lime enough to
whitewash chicken coop, phosphorus
enough to cover the heads of thousand
matches, is not SO much you see.
ut is the brain that counts, but i'll or
der that your brain may lie kept clear
you must keep your body 1T AMI well.
That can not Sc dcne if orc drinks liq-
uor"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-30

The senior council, the student govern
ing body of Syracuse University, went on
record emphatically urging each indi-
vidual student in the university to put
himself solidly behind the cause for law
enforcement.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-30

Prohibition enforcement activities are
being speeded up by all federal officials
in and about greater New York While
dry agents were reporting successful
raids in Manhattan, N. Y, and on Long
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-30

ture considered a number OF bills intro
dueed touching various phases of the pro-
hibition question. The Senate killed all
wet bills, the House killed all dry bills,
with the exception of two bills for enforc-
ing prohibition in two counties, Frederick
and Montgomery. There was no state
wide legislation relating to prohibition en-
forcement. Maryland has never had
code for the enforcement OF the Eight
zenith Amendment. The result of the
present session of the legislature in that
state is that the situation remains prac-
tically unchanged, with the exception of
the passage of the two local measures
The general court of Massachusetts, con-
sidered several measures relating TO the
subject of search and seizure. The prin-
cipal item of interest was measure de-
signed to set aside the decision of the SUI
preme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
which had held in a recent case, in con-
formity with a long line of decisions, that
evidence is admissible against the accused
although it was obtained by means of a
defective search warrant. Several meas
ures were introduced which would have
made such evidence incompetent. All of
these measures failed of passage. This
leaves the practice in the Massachusetts,
courts the same as it has existed for many
years.
The Mississippi legislature passed three
prohibition measures, two directly involv
ing prohibition enforcement and the third
having an indirect relation thereto. Ses-
sion Laws 1924, Chapter 245, makes the
possession of any still or sitting apparatus
n felony. Session Laws 1924, Chapter pa,
amends and clarifies the search and seiz-
ure laws of the state, and provides for the
search OF rum-running automobiles with
out a warrant. Session Laws 1924, Chap
ter 209, permits certain counties to allow
not exceeding 81, 900 per annum from local
funds to the sheriff to cover the expenses
of law enforcement. This act is general in
character and relates to all offenses. 1t
should prove helpful to the local enforce
ment officers in detecting illicit dstillers.
The legislatures of New Jersey for the
first time in many years, did not consider
any legislation affecting the wet and dry
issue.
No report has yet been received from
New Mexico for 1924. The legislature of
1928 passed an act similar to the Wright
act of California which adopts the Vol
stead act by reference as the law of the
state.
New York Inactive
The legislature of New York passed no
prohibition legislation.
The legislature of Rhode Island is still
is session. No action thus far has been
taken on any matters affecting prohibition
enforcement.
The General Assembly of Virginia
j
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-30
New York Inactive

The legislature of New York passed no
prohibition legislation.
The legislature of Rhode Island is still
is session. No action thus far has been
taken on any matters affecting prohibition
enforcement.
The General Assembly of Virginia
adopted what is known as the Layman
Enforcement Code, which strengthens in
many respects the previous Mapp law.
These provisions will become effective
about June 8, 1924. They are:
An amendment making the sale of poi
son liquor that results in death, murder in
the second degree, which may be under
certain instances increased to murder in
the first degree punishable by death.
The manufacture of distilled spirits is
made felony, punishable by confinement
in the penitentiary.
The aiding in the manufacture, trans
portation or sale of Intoxicating liquors
while knowingly in the possession of
deadly weapon is made a felony.
The giving or selling of ardent spirits
TO minor or student upon the campus of
any educational institution is made
felony.
A provision increasing the penalties for
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-30

Chairman of Citizenship Committee of
National w. c. T. u, who will speak
at Conference of World League Against
Alcoholism
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
THANKSGIVING AT HIGH SCHOOL
Interesting Program Given Yesterday
in Which Pupils Participated

A very interesting Thanksgiving
program was rendered in the audi
torium of Smyrna High SCHOOL, Tues
day, November 25. Every one did
their best to make it very successful.
The program was as follows: Song,
Come Thou Almighty King; poem,
GIVE Thanks" by Neil Boulenger;
reading, Thanksgiving Reminders" :"
by Anna Bennett: poem, "Just Be
Glad" Katherine David; poem. Cob
bier JOe'S Thanksgiving" Lille Lef-
ner. Playlet by four Sophmore bows,
entitled, spirit of THANKSGIVING"
Characters are as follows: "Mr. Jack
son" Alvin Stillwell; reynolds the
Clerk" }" Clifford Hurd; Jim, the Office
boy" Mildred Wiley; dennis, the
Janitor," Holt Pratt. Poem, a Boys
Thanksgiving" by Ruth Newton.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
FROST RUINS WHITE POTATOES
Farmers Facing a Serious Loss as Re-
suit of Advent of Cold Weather

Reports coming in from the rural
section of lower Delaware indicate
that many white potatoes were ruin
ed by the low temperature of last
week. On account of the mild wealth
er which preceded the sudden drop of
the mercury farmers had been slow in
removing the potato crop from the
ground. In many instances the vines
were still green and the potatoes had
been left in the earth to further de-
velOp. This was considered safe as
the weather had been so mild; it was
not imagined that they could possibly
be injured for many weeks. Others
had dug their potatoes and left them
piled in the fields to dry. The cold
blasts swept down so suddenly that it
was impossible for the growers to get
their potatoes under shelter or bury
them out of reach of the frost. AS
a result many tubers have been ser
iously damaged and a great many
ruined outright. The ground in some
sections froze deep enough to reach
the potato hills and those that came
in touch with the frost were ruined.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
WHOLE NO. 1861
STOLEN RADIO SET RETURNED
Theft of Valuable Set Which Occa4
stoned Much Interest, Recovered in
a Baltimore SecOnd-Han Shop

Baltimore Secondhand Shop
Claude D. Lee, a druggist of Eas-
ton, is to-day rejoicing over the re-
cOvery of his five-tube radio outfit,
which was stolen the night of Novem-
ber 13 from his residence. Mr.. Lee
had received much publicity in the
radio world and among the citizens of
EastOn from the fact that it was the
only set hereabouts capable of receiv-
ing messages from points in Califor-
MIA, and on several occasions he had
picked up London, England. Mr.. Lee
had been given 500 by a man for
the privilege of taking a photograph
of the machine. The man, who Mr..
Lee said he resided in Baltimore,
called him up on the phone the morn
ing that the machine was stolen and
offered him $500 for it which offer he
accepted. The man was to come to
EastOn and get it on Friday but the
machine was stolen on Thursday night
The man failed to appear on Friday.
On Sunday, Mr.. Lee was called over
the phone from a Baltimore dealer
and asked some questions about his
stolen machine. When Mr.. Lee ex-
planned some marks he had placed on
it the man said he believed he had
Mr.. Lees radio. The dealer said he
purchased it from a young man about
25 years of age, who said he made it,
and needed money. The dealer after
the purchase said he found it was not
a homemade machine, and then re-
called the theft of Mr.. Lees outfit.
Mr.. Lee said the dealer told him: "If
you will promise not to divulge our
name we will stand the loss and send
you back your machine" This Mr..
Lee consented to do and the next day
he received his radio in good order.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
BANDIT ROBs GAS STATION
Backs Attendant Against Wall With
Gun, Gets Cash and Escapes

One of the boldest holdups occur
ring in lower Delaware in many years
occurred at Harrington about ,
o'clock Saturday morning when a
masked white bandit entered the fill
ing station of +. B. Rash, at the in
tersectiOn Of the Harrington and Mil
ford roads about half a mile from the
town, and ordered the night man,
Norman SOrden, negro, to back up
against the wall with his face toward
the window. With a revolver still
pointing at him Sorden Obeyed and
while his back was turned to the
man, the bandit rifed the cash regis
ter of the entire contents, $35, after
which he made his escape. Where he
came from is a mystery as no ma
chine or any other vehicle drove up
which would indicate that the bandit
had come by automobile. No clue
whatever had been obtained to his
identity.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
FORMER MIDLETOWN GIRL WED
Miss COrrine Cochran MendenhalI,
Granddaughter of Governor COch-
ran, Weds Frederick G.. Catty


The wedding of Miss Corrine Coch-
ran Mendenhall, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph H. Mendenhall, of Will
mingtOn, and George Frederick Cor
don Catty, of New York City and
Stamford, Conn.,, was sOlemnized Sat
urday afternoon in st. Andrews P. E.
Church, Wilmington, in the presence
Of large number of relatives and
friends. Miss Mendinhall attended
Bryn Mawr College and is a grand
daughter of ex-governor John P.
Cochran of Middletown, and also a
granddaughter of the late Eli Mendin-
hall of Wilmington, both prominent in
the annals of Delaware. Mr.. Catty is
son of George f. Catty of Buenos
Ayres, Argentine, at which place Mr..
Catty was born. He served seven
years in the late World war with the
British Army and was retired with
the rank of major. He is now located
in business in New York city, making
his home at Stamford, Conn.,, where
lie and his bride will reside. The
bride was given in marriage by her
father and the officiating clergymen
were Rev. Richard w. Trapnell, rector
of st. Andrews, and Rev. Charles
Bratton duBell, pastor of St. Simeon's
P. (. Church, Philadelphia. The brid-
al attendants were Miss Marjorie
Speakman as maid of honor, Miss
Sarah Mendinhall, a cousin of the
bride, Miss Leonore Eastman and Miss
Julia Johnson as bridesmaids, and
Margaret Catty and Barbara Catty,
nieces Of the groom; Rebecca Wolcott
and Eliza Rodney as flower girls. The
best man was w. H. Harding, of New
York, and the ushers were Charles +.
Mendinhall, brother of the bride, her
cousins, James I. Mullin and Arthur
Mullin, of West Chester; Earl S.
Cadbury, of Haverford, Pa; Charles
D. Sinclair, of Stamford, Conn, Lieu
tenant A. Gordon Matthews, of Pan
anna; Arthur c. Speakman, of Mil
waukee, Wis; and James H. Hughes,
Jr., of Wilmington
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
NEW HIGH PRICE FOR SWEETS
Some Large Sales Made in Sussex
Melted Growers S1.1O a S Basket


Sweet potatoes are now bringing
the highest prices ever known in Sus-
sex county. Last fall when the farm
ers received rs and soc per five
eighths basket at harvesting time
they thought they were getting a big
price. Last week, William Windsor.
a farmer living at Hearne's Cross
Roads, about two miles southeast of
Laurel, sold his entire house of pota-
toes, containing 9,844 baskets, at pub
lie sale. About 1,500 baskets of this
number were of the Big Stem variety
and the balance were Up-rivers and
Little Stems. About twenty brokers
from Delmar, Seaford, and Laurel
were present at the sale last week
The entire house of 9,S44 baskets was
bought by the firm of Otwell and OF
well, of Laurel for an average price
of Sl.1O% per fve-eighthS basket,
field measure, just as they went into
the house. This is the highest price
ever paid for this quantity of sweet
potatoes in this section of the country.
While such a price has been paid in
some seasons for small quantities of
potatoes, this is unprecedented in the
history of the industry in Sussex
county. The entire house of potatoes
brought a total of S10,902.23.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
$4,000 FIRE NEAR DENTON
Home of Harry Clark, Queen Annes
County, Destroyed; Family Escape

Home of Harry Clark, Queen Annes
County, Destroyed; Family Escape
Fire early Monday morning de-
stroyed the fine mansion on the farm
OF Harry Clark, near Queen Anne's,
about 20 miles from Easton. The loss
was about $4,000 partly covered by
insurance. Mr.. Clark was awakened
shortly after o'clock by the crack
ing of the flames. At that time near
ly the entire lower floor was ablaze
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clark and a servant
the only occupants of the house did
not have time to even save any per-
sonal effects. Mrs. Clark before leav-
ing her bedroom, took her diamonds.
valued at $4,000, from a drawer. In
passing out of the room she made a
grab for a dress hanging on a door
and in doing so dropped her diamonds
which she was unable to recover. The
origin of the fire has not been de-
termined, but is thought to have
started in the basement. The house
was burned to the ground. The
fire companies from Easton and Den
ton kept the flames from spreading
to the outbuildings..
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
COOPERATION IN MARKETING
MILK URGED At FARM BUREAU
MATTER OF VITAL INTEREST TO
FARMERS OF STATE DISCUSSED
Marketing of Milk and Eggs Will En-
gage the Attention of Farmers
More Than Ever the Coming Year

hOIe 1HdH Ever the OOmlng ear
A well attended and very enthusi-
astic meeting of the Executive Com
mittee Of the Delaware State Farm
Bureau Federation was held in the
State Farm Bureau Office at Dover
on Tuesday, November 25th Many
matters of vital interest to the farm
ers Of Delaware were discussed.
Among them the matter of coopera-
tive buying and selling and the mark
eting of milk in particular, also Of
eggs and special stress was laid on
the great part the activities of the
Farm Bureau have played in these
operations. One Of the special mat
ters acted on was the fixing of Thurs
day, January 18th, 1925, as the date
of the Annual Meeting of the Farm
Bureau to be held in Dover when it
is expected that there will be an un-
usually large gathering of the mem
bership of the Farm Bureau from all
parts of the State. Messrs. w. v.
Cosden, Ed. Willim and Frank F..
1earsley were named as a special
committee of arrangements and they
are proposing to secure a speaker of
National reputation to address the
meeting. President John d. Reynolds
of Middletown, was elected as the
delegate to represent the State Farm
Bureau Federation at the annual
meeting, the representation to be de-
termined later by the several coun-
ties. As there will be matters of in
terest to Agriculture to be brought
before the approaching legislature a
legislative committee consisting Of
Messrs. Harry B. Clarke, w. V. Cos
den, Frank F. Yearsley and Thomas
n. Rawlins was appointed with in
structions to take up and consider all
matters of legislation that may come
up that will in any way affect agri-
culture. Announcement was made Of
the meeting of the Interstate Milk
Producers Association to be held in
Philadelphia, at the Hotel Adelphia
on December 1st and 2nd, and all
persons interested are invited to at
tend this meeting.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
SMYRNA 2OTH CENTURY CLUB
Meeting Friday Afternoon is Civ
en- Over to Discussion Home Science

en- Over to Discussion Home Science
November 21st the Smyrna Cen
tury Club held its weekly meeting.
Chairman, Mrs. Ernest Slaughter,
ably assisted by Miss Edna Garret,
Teacher of Home Economics in the
Smyrna Public School. Mrs. Mary
Fraim, president of D. S. F. w. c.,
sent greetings, advising close touch
with the State Federation, also urged
subscriptions to the Club Bulletin.
Mrs. w. G. Anthony talked on chill
dren's deserts and gave recipes. Mrs.
James Pratt read a paper prepared
by Mrs. Frank Postles, on "liquid
diets for convalescents,' specially told
of beef tea and trays. Mrs. Ernest
Slaughter gave an address on "Hos-
pitality", urging more entertainment
in the home instead of tea houses or
hotels thus drawing parents and chill
dren closer together. Two small
plays, given by Miss Garret and the
school girls. First-"Little Potatoes
Sara Pratt, Ruth Day, Marie Davis,
Elizabeth KINNEY, ,Hilda Clark, Hazel
King, Naomi Burris, emphasizing the
necessity of using left overs. Second
Fairy Land and Real Life
Beulah Davis, Katherine Hollett, Ada
Rawley, Anna Greenwell, Margaret
Henderson, Marion Heinold, Mary
Moffett, Ethel Still, representing Pro
teinS, Galleries and Vitamines. the eS-
sentials of life. Next Friday, No
vember %, the program will be as
follows: Business meeting; Social
hour; Mrs. V. Lay Phillips, chairman;
Music by Junior Members, Miss Alma
Coleman, chairman.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
DEDICATE CHIMES AT DOVER

f. r. Johnson, President of the Victor
Talking Machine Co., Donor of $4,000
At the dedication of the chimes at
Peoples Christian Church, Sunday af-
ternoon, the only church south of
Wilmington having a complete set of
chimes, Eldridge r. Johnson, presi-
dent of the Victor Talking Machine
Company, as a memorial to his father,
Asa Johnson, for many years a resi-
dent of Smyrna-Dover vicinities, was
present and in a short address ex-
pressed his great satisfaction at the
new church and community center, re-
Gently completed and dedicated. Mr.
johnson made a contribution of over
$4,000 to the new building. He was
greeted by many friends Of former
days, when he lived on a farm be-
tween Smyrna and Dover.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
SUPPOSED BEAR KILLED HOGS
Farmers About BridgevilIe Alarmed
Over Loss of Many of Their POrkers

Farmers About BridgeVllle Alarmed
Over Loss of Many of Their POrkers
Farmers in this community are
much alarmed over the loss of hogs
around Bridgeville. Last week Char
les Belts found two large porkers
dead in the pen with part of their
bodies destroyed. Later in the week
William Holland, heard a noise during
the night around MS yard, and going
out saw what he thought to be a large
black dog run away. The latest re-
port came from Winfield Haldt, who
is managing the farm of Mrs. Minnie
Sudler, who found two porkers on the
farm injured, bbut not dead. Every
one is at loss to know what is caus-
ing the damage. 1t is thought to be
a bear that escaped from circus last
summer.
Smyrna times., 1924-11-26
DEMOCRATS BLACKBIRD ACTIVE
In Turn for Carrying Two Lower Dis
tricts They Want H. d. Mcdowell Sc

lTlclS IneN want II. ID. mcdowell Sc
Democrats of Blackbird hundred
are looking forward with much in
terest to the coming session Of the
General Assembly. With a Democra-
tic majority in the Senate, the posi-
tiOn Of president protempore of the
next session is of particular interest
to the Democrats, VINO will urge the
selection of State Senator Harris D.
Mcdowell, of Middletown, as the most
logical candidate for that position.
Many active workers of the Demo-
cratic party in the Seventh Senatorial
district are speaking in high terms of
StnatOr McDOwelPs past record dur
ing the last session Of the LegiSla-
ture, and are contending that the
Seventh district should be awarded
the honor of this position for their
activity in securing the election of
two members of the Lower House in
the next General Assembly, George I.
Slant, of AppOquinimink hundred. and
Ridgely NickerSOn, of Blackbird hum
dred.