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Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-26
NEWS BRIEFS
From City and County

Eastside Team in Thanks--The El
Centre An Stars wish to thank the
business men of the city for aid
ing them Financially to get their
team suits Nine suits were order
ed yesterday through a local store
and Will he here in n week. when
he Eastside team expects to meet
alIcomers and prove that they know
baseball from A to Z.
Enjoy Your Meals at the table.
Special dinners. Main Cafe. adv
Tasty. home. made. pastry at
Steve's. adv
Dance in the coolest hall and to
the best music, Wed. and Sat. nights
at Seeley. adv
DR.. Wallace Lectures Agai1--Ow-
ing to the fact that many could get
away 10 attend an afternoon lee
tnre held yesterday at the Valley
theater, DIR. Wallace of the National
Health Bureau of America, viii give
another lecture on Monday evening
at 8 p. IN. at the Woman s Ten
Thousand Club. Dr. Wallace states
that all who are interested in health
welfare should attend this lecture,
fun announcement of which ap
pears in another section of the
paper.
Try the GRAY Sedan. Cass &
Morgan adv
Dancing Every Tuesday and Sat
urday nights, five piece orchestra.
Deluxe Ball Room, Brawley, Cal.
adv
The Public is Invited to a con-
cert of sacred and secular music
Sunday evening, April %, at the
Christian Church. Free will offer
ing for music fund. adv
Try Our Delicious eats. Main Chop
House. adv.
wooda B,esy. Dance Studio. 723
Orange. PA - 4rIw. Ads
Entire ~, Ecaic cancelled-Ow
ing TO the Nish Of chose in charge
Of the Entre Nos picnic to comply
with requests from officials safe
guarding against the hoof and
mouth epidemic the outing has been
postponed indefinitely. The affair
was to have been held tomorrow
ii Painted Canyon.
Go Where the crowds go every
Wed. and Sat. nights. The Seeley
Dance Hall. adv
Warm Weather specials att
Steve Is. adv
Baby Rice Brand. Best in the
and. Paul's Butter Pop Corn. adv
Main chop House. Our motto is
10 pease. adv
She viii enjoy eating at steve's
adv
Esteile Katharine Needham, teach
fr of piano, accompanist. Associat
I'd with Prof Elmer A. Todd. 60
Olive. Phone 466W. ad
Pythian Sisters Annual May Day
Dance at De Luxe Hall, Brawley,
Thursday Night, May 1st. Carnival
Dance. Admission $1.1o. $500 given
for lucky couple Spot Dance. adv
Cream wafres at Main Chop
douse. adv
Miss Bessie West will apDear in
List program, assisted by local
singers in high class secular and
sacred numbers Sunday evening,
April 27, at the Christian church.
The public is invited. Free win Of
fering for benefit of music fund.
adv
Delicious Home Cooked meals by
day or week. Coeopah Club, corner
Sixth and Holt. Phone 81. adv
Open All Night at Steve's. adv
County Farm Wants Magazines
Supt. F.. q. Weir of the County
4 I..& s.. Il 4
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-26

The Mills Orchard Company will
place some of its lemon groves near
Maxwell, Colusa county, on the mar
wet in small acreages.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-26
DURHAM,S
VALLEY SCHOOL SuPPLY
Us Soth Sixth 81 z Csiho Cal
NAT HEADQUARTERS FOR
ss LATEST ARRIVALS.

HoRRIBLEl Quarantine annoy
ances reported restricting promin-
ent citizen tomorrow to attending
Mems Bible Glass, Sunday School,
or Church, or spending day at home
gefting acquainted with family.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-26

Fresno's Raisin Day is now set
for MAY 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-26

Delicious Home Cooked meals by
day or week. Coeopah Club, corner
Sixth and Holt. Phone 81. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-26

Pythian Sisters Annual May Day
Dance at De Luxe Hall, Brawley,
Thursday Night, May 1st. Carnival
Dance. Admission $110. $500 given
for lucky couple Spot Dance. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-26

Estelle Katharine Needham, teach
fr of piano, aecompanist. Assoeiat
I'd with Prof. Elmer A. Todd. 60
Olive. Phone 466W. ad
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-26

a List program, assisted BY local
singers in high class secular and
sacred numbers Sunday evening,
April 27, at the Christian church,
The public is invited. Free win Of
fering for benefit of music fund.
adv
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR SMYRNA
ENDS IN A CASE OF ASSAULT
CHAS. A. CUMMINGS SENTENCED
TO ONE YEAR IN WORKHOUSE
First He Put in Plea of ''NOt Guilty
But Later Changed His Plea To
Guilty and Was Sentenced

Charles A. Cummings, of Philadel-
phia, who figured in an auto smash
near Smyrna last summer, killing a
negro, was arraigned on a charge of
manslaughter, at the Oyer and Term
lner Court in Dover, on Monday, and
was sentenced to one years impris-
Onment in the New Castle County
WOrkhouse by Judge Harrington.
At the opening Of court, Cummings
was arraigned and entered a plea of
mot guilty, but later changed his
plea from manslaughter to that of
assault which was accepted by the
State. The case grew out of an ac-
cident which occurred on the State
highway just south of Smyrna, on
July 19, last. A Negro named Town
send and his wife had met with an
accident on the road just above Smyr-
ma and when Cummings came along,
Townsend asked him to take him to
Smyrna, to get medical aid for his
wife. According to the testimony
Cummings, it is alleged, did not take
hiAAuAS " Tic request NuelGuDOQ
Townsend jumped on the running
board and urged Cummings to take
him to Smyrna. Cummings who was
running his car, claimed he did not
know when he reached Smyrna, and
the Negro, Townsend, according to
testimony, tried to stop the car but
failed. 1t was during this trip that
Townsend was thrown from the car
and sustained the injuries which re-
suited in his death some hours later.
While the plea Of assault was agreed
to by both sides, there was, however,
a difference of opinion as to certain
testimony, making it necessary to
hear several witnesses on both sides.
The case occupied nearly the entire
Monday. After hearing the testimony
the court retired to chambers for
conference. Judge Harrington adj
dressed the defendant Cummings, by
telling him that the court after Civ
ing him the benefit of all doubts in
the case felt that he was guilty Of
negligence and imposed sentence of
enc years Imprisonment in the New
Castle county workhouse.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
$4,000 FIRE NEAR sEAFORD
Farm and Outbuildings of Howard
Carey, a Farmer, Burned to Ground

Farm and Outbuildings of Howard
Carey, a Farmer, Burned to Ground
Fire Sunday destroyed the residence
barn and three outbuildings belonging
to Howard Corey, farmer, living three
miles from Seaford, entailing a loss
of $4,000, partly covered by insurance.
The blaze started in a wood shed be-
tween the residence and barn, but
the origin is unknown. The flames
spread rapidly from the small out
building to the home and barn and
they were quickly consumed. The
SeafOrd and Bridgeville fire depart
ments were summoned, but were COM
PEELED to get their supply of water
from a ditch running through the
farm, handicapping them in fighting
the fire. Corey, with the assistance
of neighboring farmers and the peo-
pie arriving from Seaford and Bridge
vile, saved all the livestock and much
of his household goods. He, how
ever, lost his winter wheat, vehicles
and lots of farming machinery, stored
in the barn and outbuildings.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
UNDER BAIL ON LIBEL CHARGE
Edward NJ. Davis, Publisher of the
Newark Ledger, Accused of Grimm
ally Libelling T. c. dupont in Paner

Newark Ledger, Accused of Grimm
ally Libelling T. c. dupont in Paper
Charged with criminally libelling
General Coleman dupont, republican
candidate for United States Senator,
and with violating the election laws,
Edward NJ. Davis, chief political lieu
tenant of Alfred l. DUPONT, and pub
Usher of the Newark Ledger, was ar
rested shortly before II o'clock Sat
urday night as he drove up to his
Wilmington home on the Rock Manor
Road, near "NemOurs," the estate of
his employer, after a chase of POP
miles by Corporal Earl Cole, of the
State Highway Police, and Constable
Lucius c. Jones. He was held under
$4,000 bail on the libel charge and
$1,000 bail on the other charge by
Magistrate Stradley, who fixed 2
o'clock tomorrow, Thursday after
noon as the time for a hearing. Ac-
cording to the officers making the ar
rest, Davis was in a high-speed motor
car, which they believed was owned
by his employer. When the warrant
which had been issued by Magistrate
Stradley at 4 o'clock, was served on
Davis he requested to be permitted to
get Harry Mayer a neighbor and re-
tired business man to accompany him.
The request was granted. Magistrate
Stradley was notified of Davis cap
ture and was at his office when the
party arrived. The hearing before
Magistrate Stradley was brief. Davis
and Mayer jointly signed the bail
bonds. Davis then asked the magis-
trate to issue a warrant for the ar
rest of General dupont but failing to
offer adequate charges his request
was fatty refused. "All right, then,
Davis retorted, "I'll 90 to st. Georges
and get the warrants from Magistrate
Vinton.' Davis, still accompanied by
Mr. Mayer, left the magistrates Of
flee and sped away in the big car in
which he was captured. Magistrate
Ninton of St. Georges, like Magistrate
Stradley, refused it is said. Pursuit
of Davis, which began at o'clock
Saturday afternoon, was the result of
the publication of matter alleged to
be criminally ibelous in Davis paper,
The Newark Ledger, in the issue of
October "a, 1924. The long chase for
Davis was due largely to the fact he
has made it a practice to visit Milford
on Saturday. When given the war
rants for his arrest to serve, Corporal
Cole and Constable Jones went to
Milford. Finding no trace of Davis
they returned, only to learn that he
had been seen speeding about the city
in a high-powered car. They then
went to Davis home on Rock Manor
Road where he was captured.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
FARMER LOSES HOME BY FIRE
Dwelling of James Denney on Ches-
wOld-Leipsic Road, Prey to Flames

Dwelling of James Denney on Ches-
wOld-Leipsic Road, Prey to Flames
The dwelling house on the farm of
James A. Denney located near Leip-
sic along the Cheswold-Leipsic road.
was completely destroyed by fire
shortly after one o'clock on Thurs
day morning. The fire is believed TO
have been caused by a defective Chin
ney. The family were unable to save
any of the furnishings and were bare
ly able to escape from the house with
a few pieces of clothing. The fire
was discovered by Mr.. Denney who
was awakened by a reflection on a
porch roof near his bedroom window.
Upon investigating the reflection
he discovered that one side of the
house was in flames. He immediate
ly awakened the other members of
his family and by the time they were
out of the house, the building was a
mass of flames. A call was sent to
the Smyrna and Clayton fire compan-
les who promptly responded to the
alarm but the house was too far gone
for them to save when they arrived.
They turned their attention towards
the barn and other out buildings
which were saved.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
STATE WHITE RIBBONERS END
THREE DAY SESSION At LAUREL
MRS.M. EVALYN KILLEN OF Eel
TON, TO HEAD STATE w. c. T. U.
Next Session to Be Held in Milford
Resolutions Passed COmmending Of
ficials in and Out of the State

The closing days program of the
State w. C. T. L. convention held in
the Centenary NJ. E. Church, Laurel,
was featured Friday morning by the
election of the State officers. Mrs.
Ella BoOle, vice-president of the Ma
tiOnal organization, explained the
Americanization work being carried
on by the w. C. T. L.. at Ellis Island
among the foreigners. Mrs. Pierce,
the retiring president, issued the invi-
tation for the annual convention to be
held next year in Milford which was
unanimously accepted The officers
of the State w. c. T. L. as elected
Friday are as follows: President, Mrs.
NJ. Evelyn Killen, of FELTON,; vice
president at large, Mrs Anna Lee
Waller of Delmar; corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. Jessie NJ. Graves, of
Townsend; recording secretary, Mrs.
Katie Butler Dockety, of Wilmington;
treasurer, Mrs. Clara NJ. Marshall, of
LeweS. The delegates to be sent to
the National convention are: Mrs. NJ.
Evelyn Killen of FELTON,, State presi-
dent; Mrs. Mary BDonnell, New Cas-
tie county president; Mrs.E. M.Bring-
hurst of Kent county; Mrs. Anna Lee
Waller and Mrs. Anna Lee Murphy of
Sussex. The convention adjourned to
meet in Milford next year. ReSolu-
tions were adopted endorsing the
work of the Y. p. B. and L. 7. L. su-
perntendents and commencing the
work of the Wilmington Federation.
The convention adopted resolution
favOring reduction of armaments.
The delegates expressed their appre-
citation 'of the entertainment shown
them while in Laurel. Among the
resolutions adopted were the follow
ing: Be it resolved that we commend
the city judges for the stand they
take in giving Jail sentences for first
OtfenseS for the violation of the 18th
Amendment in connection with our
State laws, and we also commend our
Federal and State prohibition officers
for their untiring work, and Chief Of
Police Black of Wilmington for his
efficient work in cleaning up the city;
and knowing the splendid work that
the Anti-Saloon League is doing, we
pledge our support and in return We
heartily solicit their cooperation. Re-
solved that we congratulate the good
people of Philadelphia for their earn
est effort to retain General Butler as
their Director of Public Safety and
also all the people Of the State of
Pennsylvania for their splendid Gov
ernor and his good wife and for the
nigh example held up to all the states
of our nation. We put ourselves on
record as opposing the activities of
the Mormons in our State.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
nOunce Services for Week and Sunday

Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
nOunce Services for Week and Sunday
There will be Evensong in the
Church this, Wednesday evening, at
half past seven. The choir rehearsal
will follow. Saturday, November 1st,
being the Feast of All Saints, there
will be a service of Holy Communion
in the Church at $50 a. m. Sunday
next, the Church School will meet
promptly at 10 o'clock in the morning.
Holy Communion and sermon at Ii
a. M; and Evensong with Answers to
Questions at 7.3O p. m. The Rector
appreciates the cooperation of the
members of the congregation in help
ing him to meet their needs in this
latter way. If there are questions
that you would like to have answered
put them in the box at the church
door, and they will be given careful
attention. 1t is not necessary to sign
your name if you prefer not.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
NEW HIGHWAY INTO CHESTER
Expected to Be Completed By Thanks
givlng-Will Be Welcomed by Del
aware Motorists To PHILADELPHIA

aware Motorists 10 PHI hladelphia
Nearing completion, the new State
highway which starts at the CITY line
in Chester on West Ninth street and
runs westwardly to the Delaware
State line and connecting with the
Chester and Wilmington pike, at Naa-
mans will, with favorable weather. be
thrown open to traffic before Thanks
giving day. This information is
vOuchsafed by w. J. Charlton, SUPER
intendent of the Highway Construc-
tiOn Company of Philadelphia, who is
building the road The new road
which will be a boon to Delaware
motorists will be the main artery of
traffic entering the city Of Chester
from the west and will greatly relieve
the congestion on that section of the
pike from the Delaware State line to
the western boundary of the CITY on
West Third street. The road is IS
feet wide and has a concrete founda-
tiOn with bituminOus surface and a
shoulder Of crushed stone extending
five feet on either side of the high
way. The shoulder is graded to the
level Of the road. Engineers who laid
out the course of the new highway
have eliminated a dangerous curve at
Ninth street and Ridge road, Trainer,
that has been a danger spot for a
number of years. The new road
comes out at Naaman's Tea House,
near intersection of the dupont Boule-
ward and Faulk Road. 1t will not
only lessen the time in, going to and
from Wilmington to Philadelphia. but
will cut out most of the turns thru
Chester always more or less confus-
ing to the travelling public.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
CANAL TO BE p FEET DEEP
This COntemplates Lowering the Wat
er to the Level of That of the Sea

This COntempiates Lowering the Wat
er to the Level of That of the Sea
Between $4,000 and 100000 will
be expended by the government for
further deepening the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, for which work bids
are to be received at the United
States Engineer Office November 26.
For this eXcavating, the canal has
been divided into four sections, name
ly, A, B. c and d. The work to be
done Is to eXcavate in portions of sec
tiOn c and d a channel, which, when
the water in the canal shall have been
lowered to sea level, will provide q
navigable channel having a depth of
II feet at mean low water. From the
four sections approximately 648,800
cubic yards of earth must be r6mov-
ed. The present canal is now naviga-
bic for steamers and other craft
drawing nine feet, for its full length.
The locks in the canal have a length
Of 22O feet and a width of "a feet.
Dredges and vessels Of larger dimen-
Slons than these cannot enter the
canal except by special means. The
United States has provided a basin
and cofferdam at Chesapeake City,
through which dredges and other ma
chinery incapable of passing through
the locks may be introduced into the
summit level of the canal. There are
four highway bridges now spanning
the canal, two of which, one at Ches-
apeake City and one at Summit
Bridge, have a clear width of span of
A feet.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
ACCIDENT NEAR TOWNSEND
Auto Overturns, Killing Samuel Moore
Negro of st. GEORGES

auto ONerturnS, Killing Samuel Moore
Negro of St. Georges
Following an accident along the
State Road near Townsend early Fri
day morning, Samuel Moore. negro.
80 years old, of st. Georges, died on
his way to the Delaware Hospital. He
was pronounced dead and removed to
the morgue where Deputy Coroner
Elliott took charge of the body. The
State Highway Police who investigat-
ed the accident said that Moore was
passenger in an automobile driven
by Elbert Stafford, negro, Of St.
Georges, who with several other neg
roes We're returning from a party at
townsend. The lights of a machine
coming in the opposite direction are
said to have blinded Stafford and he
lost control of the car, which ran into
a ditch and turned over several times.
Moore, who was sitting with the
driver, was wedged in the machine
and sustained a fractured skull. Staf-
ford who was also injured is confined
to his home. He will probably be held
to await the action of the coroner's
jury.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
JUDGE PENNEWILL'S ACCIDENT
Affects Court Work But Remedy is
Provided by the Constitution

Reports from the hospital at Ossin-
ing, n. Y, received in Dover, Monday,
where Chief Justice James Pennewill
is patient, with a broken leg, which
occurred last Wednesday, report him
as having spent the best day of the
three days of his confinement. 1t is
probable that he will not be able to
be at home under four or five weeks.
The absence of the Chief Justice from
the State at this time is most unfor,
tunate from the viewpoint of the
courts in the State. In Oyer and
Terminer cases which might have
been tried where three judges are nee
essary, such cases would necessarily
have to be deferred as three of the
resident Associate Judges, sit in their
respective counties to hear registra-
ton appeals. leaving but one Judge,
Rodney, to hold the courts. A remedy
however, is found in the Constitution,
where the Governor has the power to
commission a judge ad interim for the
purpose of constituting a quorum in
any of the courts of the State. Inas-
much as the Chief Justice also sits
with the Resident Associate Judge of
New Castle county on return day, the
Constitution also provides for this
emergency by empowering the Cover
nor to commission a judge for the
purpose of constituting quorum.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
SMYRNA 10Th CENTURY CLUB
Amateur Lyceum Program, Arranged
by Miss Croft, Delightfully."- Rendered


by Miss Croft, Delightfully."- Rendered
One of the most interesting meet
ings of the month was held last Fri
day, October oath. The following
Amateur Lyceum program was ar
ranged by Miss Croft and presented
by the High School Students: Talk bv
superintendent and manager, William
Pinder; Solo, Miss Kathryn Bartlett;
Reading, Susan Gets Ready for
Church. > Miss Ellen Slaughter; Piano
Solo, Miss Eva Stehley; Lecture.
Making Matches" Miss Augusta
Brocker; Violin Solo, Miss Elizabeth
Hill; Musical Reading, "When Mother
Sang to Me-" Miss Florence Stats;
Reading, "Dirt by Guest" Miss Anna
Bennett; Dramatic Sketch-"Pair of
Lunatics" Clara Maners," Miss
Evelyn StOkesbury;"Georg Fielding"
Nh. Wilds Donovan; Solo, Farewell
to Thee" Miss Kathryn Bartlett.
Halloween is near
GOblns will be here
So come TO the Club House Friday night
Prepared 70 enjoy a wonderful sight
Club members and their guests are
expected to come in phantom or fancy
dress. Mrs. Howard R. Jones is
chairman of the committee in charge
Of the Halloween Party.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
MECHANICS MEET AT DOVER
Junior Orders of Kent County Hear a
Sermon by Rev. Leonard White

A Smyrna contingent joined about
300 members of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics of Kent
county at Dover, Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock where memorial services
held in Wesley M. f. Church, as ar
ranged by State Vice-Counsellor CIV.
Swain, Of Harrington. Rev. Zack
Wells Of New Castle, who was sched-
uled to preach the sermon, was un-
able to attend on account of the death
Of his mother, late Saturday evening.
Rev. Leonard White, pastor of Wesle =
NJ. +. Church, Dover, made the adj.
dress. Representatives from practic-
ally every council in the State attend
ed the service.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
NUMERICAL COURSE

sa5 MEG Wis Carlisle of ArnOt, Pa,
no. ''''S Edna Pratt, Resigned
"A ssITRinersial Tins { Department of the
hnI,, sa q School which has been
IA q q, ,'nce the course was made
ebsaa. .ae curriculum, has under
ailj cav3. : Of instructors. Miss
ad irT'li'le MN e Of Anot, Pa, has
cdsls !. Edna Pratt, resigned.
Conn.,. ls a graduate of the In
Perez , 1ra) Normal School
n. business College, Phila-
g M assumed y her new duties
substituting for several
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
J. r. Francis Buys Liston Point Farm

John r. Francis, Sr., who has been
tenant of the Liston Point farm, Thor
oughfare Neck, has purchased said
geo acre farm of the David ]. Cum
Minis heirs, for a consideration said to
be around $4,000. The farm contains
valuable marsh land.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
Mrs. L. l. Handy Buys Home Here

Mrs.LIrving Handy, Wilmington has
purchased of Mr.A.L.HudsOn, property
he recently built on Delaware street.
now in tenure of DR.. and Mrs. w. 9.
Deakyne, and will make it her home
after March LIST, next.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
LOCAL OAR. ELECTS OFFICERS
Mrs. J. w. Clifton Heads Daughters
of Revolution for Another Year

At the fall meeting of the Elizabeth
Cook Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution of Smyrna, held
recently, at home of Mrs. J.E.DeFord
the following officers were reelected:
Mrs. j. w. Clifton, regent; Mrs. ]. f.
DeFOrd, vice-regent; Mrs. William G..
Anthony, secretary and Mrs. Harvey
SpealSman, treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29
HALLOWEEN PARTY AT GRANGE
Many Members Mask and Spend a
Delightful Social Hour Together

Patrons of the Smyrna Grange gave
a Halloween party last Saturday ev-
ening. Quite a number of masquer-
aders made the event an ENJOYABLE
affair. Many visitors were present
and after a social hour was spent, re-
freShments were served.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-29

Continued on Fifth Page
Phillips County herald., 1924-03-06
MoTHERs-iMPoRTANT

Mothers should see that the whole
family take thorough, purifying
system cleansing laxative this spring.
NOW Is THE TINE. The family Will
be healthier, happier, and get along
better II the blood is given thorough
purifying. the stomach and bowels
cleaned out. and the germs OF winter
accumulated in the system. driven
away. HoLLIsTER'S ROCKY NOUN,
TAIN TEA is one OF the very best
and surest spring medicines TO take.
Try II and see the difference IN the
whole family. Their color will be bet
ter they'll eat better sleep better,
and be well and happy.-The Big
Brick Drug Store.