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Smyrna times., 1924-07-09
]. G. TOWNSEND CHAIRMAN
Ex-Governor Unanimously Chosen By
Republican Committee

Former Governor John G. Town
send, Jr., of Selbyville, was unani-
mously elected chairman of the Re
publican State Committee at a meet
ing of the committee held at Dover
recently. He succeeds Secretary of
State Alden R. Benson, whose term
expired with the election of the new
State committee at the Republican
State convention last April. Mr..
Townsend was nominated at the
meeting by DR.. Frank L. Grier, of
Milford. Mrs. Jeanette Buckingham
of Dover, was elected vice-chairman;
Charles H. Grantland, of Wilmington,
secretary, and Henry NJ. Candy, of
Christiana Hundred, treasurer. Mr..
Grantland will make the appointment
of an assistant secretary later. Gov
ernor Denney presided over the meet
ing and Councilman Alexander R.
Abrahams, of Wilmington, was secre-
tary. The committee adopted a resO-
luton ratifying the nomination OF
Coolidge and Dawes. The vice-chair-
man of the four constitutional dis
tricts who are women were admitted
to full voting membership on the
committee. 1t was announced Chair
man Townsend would appoint ar
executive committee at a later date
The rules of the old committee were
adopted Miss Letitia Sugars, of Mid
dletown, and Miss Mary Neal Pose.
ley, of Selbyville, were elected the
colored women members of the com
mittee from rural New Castle anC
Sussex counties respectively.
Smyrna times., 1924-07-09
At the New Dover Opera House

To-day and Thursday Fashion
Row" is a Tiffany production, of
which NJ. H. Hoffman is general man
ager. 1t was written by Sada COwan
and Howard Higgin, directed by Rob
ert z. Leonard and photographed by
Oliver T. Marsh.
Friday and Saturday-"The Shoot
ing of Dan McGrew." This new pic
ture tells the whole story of the
dramatic hate between two men, an
actual happening in the days Of the
Yukon gold rush. The events leading
up to the gunfght are revealed for
the first time. Barbara La Marr, Lew
Cody and Percy MarmOnt play the
great roles of The Lady Known as
Lou, Dangerous Dan McGrew, and
Jim, the Husband. The exceptional
cast also includes Mae Busch, George
Siegmann and many others. The pro
duction was directed by Clarence Bad
ger and personally supervised by Ar
thur H. Sawyer. Winifred Dunn
wrote the scenario.
Monday and tuesday Nile - A
Minute Romeo" coming next week
finds Mix just as good as ever. We
know, for a cowboy told US, and a
cowboy ought to know if anybody
does. He was a very real cowboy in
snaps and sombrero and all, and he
had come in from the ranch country
for city visit, to take a few turns
at the roulette wheel, dance a few in
the roped off enclosure where they
hold the Saturday night street dance
and-if they were showing a real
shOw-drop into the movie palace
for a while. At least that was his
idea of a good time in town. "Yor
don't ride sixty miles to see a lot Of
bunk" he said, "but this Tom Mix j:
all right You know the minute h'
rides into the picture that he's go
the goods. That's why we ride cleal
across a range out home to see a Mi'
picture"
Smyrna times., 1924-07-09
MOSQUITO FIGHTING METHODS
Narrated by State Health Commits
siOner; "NO Water" is Keynote

Narrated by State Health Commits
siOner; "NO Water" is Keynote
what you can do to help fight
is a subject that takes
up much of the June number of "Del-
aware Health News" issued by the
State Health and Welfare Commits
sion. Here is the summary: "Dela-
ware can be rid of mosquitoes if the
people want to pay the price. Some
day the people will no longer toler-
ate the nuisance and will rid them
selves of the mosquito. Pending that
awakening each householder can do
his part by not permitting water to
accumulate in barrels, tin cans, cess
pools, wells, cisterns, roof troughs,
puddles formed by leaky hydrants,
bird baths, or any collections of wat
er which persist for four or five days.
Since the female is capable of laying
200 eggs weekly the householder must
keep up a relentless battle for some
relief from the pests. A determined
effort by the citizens Of any town to
keep their town rid of breeding places
will be worth the time and money
expended. Remember: no water-nO
mosquitoes. The principal control
measure follows: Drainage This
includes Q) Filling of holes where
such a method proves most econOmi-
cal. (2) Cleaning and regarding
streams and bitches where they have
become stopped for any reason, and
(3) Ditching of wet spots, ponds,
swamps, etc. Fish Control Certain
fishes are known to feed on mosquito
larvae and have been extensively used
for this purpose. The most common
ly used fish is the top-minnow (Gam-
busia Affinis). Ponds, lakes and 9TH
er bodies of water are stocked with
these little fishes and if the vegeta-
tion is removed they will effectively
destroy the growing larvae. Fishes
in tide water are effective also in de-
stroying larvae and find a useful field
in salt marsh swamp work. Oiling-
Fuel oil mixed with three parts of
kerosene is usually used to cover the
surface of bodies of water as a tenn
porary measure. Oil is also applied
to barrels, tanks, etc, and is very
useful for small pools of water which
permit oil to drip periodically in the
running stream. Oil is usually ap-
piled, other than to streams, by KNAPP
sack sprayers. Oiling should be done
about once every week since a new
generation appears during that in
terval."
Smyrna times., 1924-07-09
SUSSEX ORCHARDS VISITED
Problems OF Fruit Growers Discussed
BY Prominent Speakers

The third annual orchard inspec-
ton tour throughout lower Delaware
took place recently, starting at
Bridgeville, under the direction of the
Agricultural Extension Department
of the State and Sussex county.
Following luncheon, addresses were
given on "Orchard Problems and Re
lated Subjects" The speakers in
cluded DR.. ]. F. Adams, Extension
Pathologist of the University of Del
aware; Russell f. Wilson, county
agent of Kent county, Dover; G. R.
Cobb, county agent of WicomicO coun-
ty, Salisbury, Md; Molloy c. Vaughn,
county agent of Sussex county,
Georgetown; DR.. 7. F. Manns, patho-
logist and bactenologist, University
of Delaware; Walton Smith, president
of the Peninsula Horticultural Society
Bridgeville. During the course of his
address, Mr.. Smith stated that the
next meeting of the Peninsula HOrti-
cultural Society, which is made up of
prominent Orchardists throughout
Delaware and Maryland, will be held
at Bridgeville, some time this winter,
The date of the meeting will be fixed
within the next few weeks. The tour
was under the direction of Prof. j. M.
Adams, of the University of Delaware
and County Agent Molloy c. Vaughn
of Georgetown. Orchards inspected
| included those of former Representa-
tive George A. Hill, 7. S. Smith &
Sons, Alfred Corey, Delaware Apple
Orchard Co., Harvey Myer & Sons, s.
f. Staples, former State Senator
Oliver A. Newton. Discussions of
orchard problems took place at each
Of the farms visited where a thorough
inspection was made of the trees t
ascertain if they were troubled witt
disease. The tour brought together
leading Maryland and Delaware fruit
growers who were in a position t
make the inspection together and dis
cuss the various problems.
Smyrna times., 1924-07-09
PIANO TUNING AND REPAIRING

Finest work guaranteed. Prices
right. Leave orders with Mrs. Marion
Coverdale, Smyrna, Del, or write L.C.
Dunn. Box 306. Dover, Del.
Smyrna times., 1924-07-09
NO MORE
SLEEPY FEELING
AFTER EATING

If you will take a teaspoonful of
Gof's Bitters in a little water, be-
fore eating, you won't feel heavy
and sleepy afterward. You won't
have gas. You won't have sour
stomach. Gof's Bitters is a good
old-fashioned doctors prescription
and puts your stomach in shape
when it is out Of order. For a few
cents you can buy bottle of Goff's
Bitters.
Evening star., 1924-01-13

The late Quentin Roosevelt, aviator,
who was killed in France, selected as
''the ideal American soldier" by a
French committee. His likeness will
be used in portrait statue as part
of a monument over the unidentified
dead from the battlefelds of Cham
pagne.
g Inlrrw ood & Underwood
Evening star., 1924-01-13

Girls dance in New York radio music from
Chicago. The chorus girls brought this
country from London. and of a scarcity
of musicians in New York the Chicago music
in handy.
Evening star., 1924-09-29
TAXI OWNER SLAIN
NEAR QUANT|CO, VA.
John l. Stevens Found With
Bullet Hole in Back Lying
in Highway.

Johr L. Stevens. 2S years old, pro-
prietor of an automobile hiring agen-
cy at the Marine Corps post at Guam
tico. Va, was found dead today
alongside one of his automobiles with
a bullet hole in his back. and his
pockets ransacked.
The body lay on the road in front
of his car several miles from Guam
tico, on what is known as the Recla-
nation road. His body was picked
up by motorists and carried to the
Quantico Hospital. where he was pro-
nounced dead upon arrival The
body was taken to the Quantico morgue
Omcers Have No Clue.
The military authorities have vir-
tually no clue to work upon in run
ming down Stevens murderers. They
Immediately notified the Washington
police department of the tragedy. and
all suspicious persons leaving the
Quantico section will be questioned
IL was stated.
According to employees of the taxi
proprietor. Stevens was called to tbs
telephone shortly after o'clock this
morning. apparently by prospective
customer He put on his hat and
went out, it was thought, to answer
the call for a car. That was the last
seen of him until his body was found
several hours later on the Reclama-
ton road.
Stevens had been in the taxi busi-
ness at the Marine Corps post for
several years. and was well known
in that vicinity. He leaves a young
wife, but no children. Stevens resided
at Quantico.
At the request of Marine officials
Capt. NJ. NJ Barnard, superintendent;
of District of Columbia penal inStitu-
tions at the District workhouse, at
Occoquan, Va, dispatched two men
with bloodhounds, to the scene of the
murder. They will attempt to track
the unidentified assailants from the
place where the crime was committed
While employees of Stevens were
unable to state whether their en-
ployer was carrying a large sum OF
money on his person at the time or
not, they said that he was known
frequently to carry sums of money in
his pocket. 1t is believed that some
one had learned of this habit and
plotted a holdup.
Evening star., 1924-09-29
MILLER RESIGNS
TO TAKE NEW POST
President Indicates Accept
ance of Resignation, But
With Reluctance.

Thomas w. Miller rendered his
resignation to President Coolidge to-
day as alien property custodian.
The President, in indicating he
would accept the resignation, asked
Mr.. Miller to continue in his Office
for the time being.
Mr.. Miller said he was forced to
resign because the duties Of the office
to which he was recently elected
president of the Inter-Allied World
War Veterans Association, would
demand his presence abroad during
most of the next year. He was ap-
pointed to Office by President Hard
ing in March, 1921.
Besides his work as custodian, Mr.
Miller has been active in the study
of soldier rehabilitation questions
and is a member of the American
Battle Monuments Commission. He
was a member of the House from
Delaware in the Sixty-fourth Con-
gress.
Evening star., 1924-09-29
CASUALTIES HEAVY
IN SHANGHAI FIGHT
Both Lines Drenched With
ShrapneI Fire-Kiangsu
Forces Retreat.
By the Associated Press

By the Associate ted Press.
SHANGHAI. September 29.-Hun-
dreds of Chinese soldiers were killed
and many others wounded this morn
ing on a Smile front from Nansiang
to Malu when armies of rival military
governors fighting for possession of
Shanghai continued hostilities with
impetuous intensity.
According to a witness who returned
this afternoon after traversing the
sector from Nansiang to Malu. west
of Shanghai. both sides were drench-
ing the lines with shrapnel
Numerous relief stations behind the
mile Nansiang front were filled
with wounded while scores of others
were arriving on stretchers.
The dead have been left where they
fell, according to the witness. and
this practice has resulted in a carrion
odor extending over the whole battle
area.
The offensive, which has resulted in
continuous firing since it opened on
Saturday morning, has enabled the
Chekiang forces to drive the kiangsu
troops back 8 miles, according to
Gen. Hsia Chao-lin, commander of the
Chekiang forces in the center of
activity.
Evening star., 1924-09-29
SEES FAIR WEATHER
FOR SERIES OPENING
Passing of Storm Before Saturday
Ball Game Predicted
by Forecaster.

Any fear that the storm that is
sweeping Washington today may be
the beginning of long, Fall rain
was banished by the Weather Bureau
when it announced that the dis
turbance will clear up tonight and
there is no prospect of climatic in
reference with the opening of the
world series here Saturday afternoon
The present storm originated over
Virginia and is still growing in in
tensity BY this evening, however,
it will have moved of toward the
Atlantic in the northeasterdly di-
rection. Tomorrow will be clear and
a little cooler, but not cold. Light
western winds are due here tomor-
row night and that, the weather man
says, is a certain harbinger of fair
weather for Wednesday.
Although it is impossible to fore
tell exactly what the weather will be
Saturday, he said there is at least
no indication of rain. An official
forecast, however, will not be pos
Hihla for- r-SeKacal-daYS>
Evening star., 1924-09-29
POLISH ARMY IN PLIGHT,

WARSAW, Poland, September 2s.-
Minister of War Sikorski is going-t to
Paris and London shortly to, study
army organization and military
equipment. The main object of the
visit to Paris. however, according
to circles close to the war depart
ment. is to try to induce the Herriot
government to relax some of the re-
strictions put upon the 400,000,O 900
franc credit extended by France to
Poland as Polish financial reforms
have caused a reduction in military
appropriations and General Sikorski
feels theA army is badly in need of
equipmenf
The arI&S budget for 1925 amounts
to 35 per ent of the total government
expenses, compared with 40 per cent
in 1924
Evening star., 1924-09-29
MRS. FERGUSON WINS
DECISION IN TEXAS
Judge Rules She Has Right to
Hold Office as Governor
If Elected.
By the Associated Press.

AUSTIN, Tex, September 29.-Mrs.
Miriam A. Ferguson today won the
first step in the court fight to have
her disqualified as Democratic NOM
inee for Governor of Texas. An in
junction to keep her name off the
ballot was refused by Judge George
C. Calhoun in Fifty-third District
Court.
The court held that Mrs. Ferguson is
qualified in every way to hold office, and
that the so-called common law disability
against women in Office does not apply.
He said that the plaintiff had power
to bring the suit under the statutes,
and that the court had jurisdiction. but
on all other questions Mrs. Ferguson
won.
The old commonlaw principles on
which the plaintiff, Charles M. Dickson
of San Antonio. relied, were said by the
Judge to be obsolete in this country,
and he could find no inhibition in either
the Texas constitution or the statutes
of this State which denies women the
right to hold office.
Evening star., 1924-09-29
SHIP MOB THREATENS
MAN WHO ATTACKED GIRL
Sailor, Drunk, Rescued by Police
After Breaking Into State
room of Young Passenger.

BY the Associated Press.
HOBOkEN, N. j., September "a
squad of police today rescued Christie
pher Dunno, 81 years old, a sailor,
from passengers and members of the
crew of the liner George Washington,
who made threats of lynching after
he had broken into stateroom and
attacked Miss Ottillie Urban, % years
old, as she slept.
Dunno, the police reported, came
on board from shore leave in an in
toxicated condition, and had nearly sue
ceeded in hanging the young woman
with a rope which he had wound
around her neck. Answering her
screams, passengers and members of
the crew forced an entrance to the
locked cabin. Miss Urban was taken
to the hospital suffering from bruises
and shock. The police fired a couple Of
shots in the air on the dock to keep
the crowd back after they had taken
Dunno in charge.
Evening star., 1924-09-29
Un,Ued Detective
May Adopt Baby
Found in Doorway

If nobody else volunteers. De-
tective Howard Ogle of the fourth
precinct, although unmarried, an
nounced today he will adopt a
6-week- -old baby boy which he
and Policeman william McDuftie
found late Saturday night on the
doorstep of the home of George
Donaldson, 408 Eighth street
southwest
The infant, a healthy specimen
of babyhood with lusty lungs. was
taken to the Founding Home, at
1715 Fifteenth street, where he
was tentatively christened Will
liam Howard, after the first names
of his finders.
"I'll adopt him all right, if neces-
sary." Ogle declared today, but
l don't know much about babies.
I'd have to get some one to care
for him | guess"
Evening star., 1924-09-29
British Ship Sinks
Off Georgia Coast;
Cre,U Is Rescued
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAVANNAH, Ga. September ~
The British freight steamer Santa
Theresa. bound from a Cuban port
with sugar, sank last night, 95 miles
southeast by south of Tybee Light.
according to radio advices received
here from the American tanker /. &.
White, which has taken off all the
crew of the British vessel. The
tanker is proceeding to port not given
in radio advices, but the vessel is not
coming to Savannah, it is known.
Distress signals were sent out yes
terday morning about 10 O'Clock by
the Santa Theresa stating it had
sprung Il leak in the engine room.
The local United States radio station,
the United States Coast Guard cutter
Yamacraw and other local stations
caught the messages.
Evening star., 1924-09-29
MRS.SHANK PLEADS
GUILTY IN TARR|NG
Leatherman First of 19
Others Called for Trial as
Myersvi|Ie Cases Open.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


FREDERICK, Md, September 90
Mrs. Mary Shank pleaded guilty to
tarring and feathering and assault
and battery in the MyersviIle cases,
which opened in court here this
morning with 90 facing trial Sem
tence was deferred and she may be
used as witness against other de-
PENDANTS.
The case of Harry Leatherman, al
legged member of the mob in the
presence of which Mrs. Shank at
tackled Miss Dorothy Grandon on the
highway mile and half from
Myersville last July, and who is said
to have carried the tar bucket. was
next called. To simplify matters, three
of the nine indictments against him
were stricken out and the defense de-
INJURED to the remaining ones. But the
court overruled the demurrer. as it
had done in the case of Mrs. Shanks
just concluded, and the work of en-
paneling a jury was begun.
Miss Grandon on Hand.
Miss Grandon, who has been held in
Jail as a material witness since the
tarring, was in court and is to be
the principal witness in the trial of
Leatherman. 1t is expected that she
will accuse various Myersville men,
including merchants and farmers, of
making improper overtures to her,
supporting recent statements of Mrs.
Shank that she was urged to make
the attack by men angered at Miss
Grandon.
Lloyd Shank, husband of the
woman who pleaded guilty, over
whose alleged attentions to Miss
Grandon the tarring occurred, is ex-
pected to testify, and Miss Mabel
Mills, who was with Miss Grandon
on the road when the mob in autos
overlook her, was in court this morn
ing. Miss Mills recently was sent
to the House of Correction from
Hagerstown.
Evening star., 1924-09-29
JEHoL TROOPS DEFEATED.
Mukden Communique Tells of
Clash and Rout.
BY WILLIAM H. GILES.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
MUKDEN. Manchuria, September
29.-The following official COM
munique has been issued:
"On the 25th Jehol troops moved
eastward from Chen Ping to re-
attack Chao Yang. On reaching the
northern main road they were badly
defeated by the I'd Brigade of the
I'd Army and fed in disorder to
the 26th the defeated force resumed
the offensive, after being strongly
reinforced
After an all-night battle they
were again heavily defeated by the
I'd Army and retreated to Tolachu
Shan in tn Chen Ping district. The
Chihls suffered 500 killed, 1000
wounded and many prisoners, also
IS mountain guns. several hundred
rifles, large quantity of munitions
and military supplies. Mukdenites
expect to take Chen Ping in a few
days"
All of Chang Tso-Lin's positions are
camouf1aged with trees, it being i'm
possible to see until close upon them.
Defensive trenches have been con-
structed in the most up to date
methods. Chang Ts-Lin's men are
We'll fed and clothed and arrange
ments are being made for Winter
campaign.
Mukden is being made granary
Foodstuffs and material of every de-
scription are being stored away to
prevent any shortage. Thousands of
kirin troops are passing through
Mukden daily going to the front. Ad-
vices from Peking state that the
strictest censorship exists, nothing
unfavorable to the Chihlis being al
lowed to be sent. Many local papers
are being closed and foreign papers
lConIlnued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1924-09-29
FRENCH BIRTH RATE HIT,
Gen. Serigny Sees Disaster Unless
Increase Recorded.

STRASSBOURG, France, September
"a plea for a higher birthrate in
France as the best guarantee of peace
was made by Gen. Serigny, secretary of
the higher council Of national defense,
in the course Of a lecture yesterday on
"Birthrate and National Defenses."
THE most elementary prudence" he
declared, demands that France must
count solely upon herself when we
evacuate the Rhineland in 1885. If
nothing is done in the meantime to
modify the situation it will be as fol-
lows: France will have 100000 men
capable Of bearing arms, against whom
Germany can set u.4Q0.0oQ
Evening star., 1924-09-29
FREEZING IN KANSAS.
Killing Frost Also Visits Mime.
sofa and North Dakota.

Topeka, Kan, September 29.-The
first freezing temperatures of Autumn
prevailed over large portion of Kan
sas last night, with heavy frosts in
the western part of the State. Late
corn probably was injured in some
parts of the State, according to S. D.
Flora, Weather Bureau chief here.
MOORHEAD, Minn., September %.
and North Dakota were
visited by a severe killing frost in
xjstua1lyaexaEXtse seetion last night
Evening star., 1924-09-29
BAVARIA IN COMPACT
WITH PAPAL NUNCIO
Concordat Negotiated That Is
Likely Soon to Be Ratified,
Vatican Announces.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associate ed Press.
ROME, September 29.-Mgr. Pacelli
papal nuncio in Germany, has con-
cluded a concordat with Bavaria and
is negotiating concordats with Prus-
sia, Wuerttemberg and the entire
reich, it was semi officially announced
by the Vatican last night.
The Bavarian concordat, it is ex-
pected, will be ratified by the Bava-
rian parliament in October, while an
additional concordat is being nego-
tiated with Serbia.
The semi-official statement declares
that it will not be possible to con-
cIude q concordat with Czechoslo-
vskia because of strong anti-cleri-
cal movement in nthat-country>
Evening star., 1924-09-29
GERMAN VIEW GIVEN.
Envoy Names Conditions to League
Entry Application.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, September 90 = Leopold
Won Hoesch, German ambassador to
France, today called upon Premier
Herriot and handed to him a memo
randum setting forth the conditions
under which Germany will make ap-
plication for membership in the
League of Nations.
The text of the memorandum Will
not be made public. but it is under
stood that the Germans laid dowr
no conditions for membership but
make it clear that the Reich Will
expect to have permanent seat on
the council of the league.
The memorandum also points out
that in view of the limitations on
tiuled nm ID % . l,nlilnan q u
Evening star., 1924-09-29
Third Foot Ball Fatality.

HARRISBURG, ILL.,, September %
The third death this season resulting
from injuries received on the grid
iron was recorded yesterday when
Max Lancaster, %, member of an in
dependent foot ball team, died.