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Smyrna times., 1925-07-15
500 GREW TO SUM OF $SOO,OOO
ChestertOwn, Md, Farm Boy Made
Fortune in the Restaurant Business

ChestertOwn, Md. Farm Boy Made
Fortune in the Restaurant Business
The romantic story of a one-time
Kent county, Maryland, farm boy who
entered into business with savings of
S1OO as his sole capital and built up
fortune of nearly S1,000,000 is re-
vealed in the will of Hugh Wallis,
which has just been probated in
Washington, d. c. Wallis guarded
his little nest-egg while he walked the
streets of Washington, seeking his Op-
portunity, then when he opened lit
tie restaurant in the National Capital
he added to his savings hard work,
grit and brains, as so many success
full men have done, and when he died
recently had become a well-known
figure in the National Capital Some
of his Kent county relatives will bene-
fit under the will. To four cousins,
children of the late Colin F. STAN, of
Chestertown, he left $500 each. Wal
| lis widow will receive an annual in
come of $4,000 and many charities
are named as beneficiaries. AS a boy
Wallis worked in the fields on a farm
near Chestertown. But he longed for
wider opportunities and a life more
to his liking. Accordingly he struck
out for Washington with his $1O0 nest
egg and rented a vacant store and
started a restaurant. His restaurant
was a success from the start. Wallis
studied the wants of his patrons, i'm
proved his service and equipment and
worked hard to build up his business
As he made more money he put more
into his business, altered his mode OF
living and contributed to charities. He
continued to save money as he had OF
the Kent county farm. Much of i
went into well-selected investments
When the will was filed it showed tha
the little $1O0 nest egg had grown t.
more than 100000.
Smyrna times., 1925-07-15
Start Survey or Indian River

Work of surveying the inlet lead
ing into Rehoboth Bay and Indian
River in Sussex county was started
Thursday by L. S. Engineers, ac-
cording to word received by Colonel
Brown at the local office. Twelve men
are in the surveying party. The
work is being done from the U. S.
Survey Boat Hopkins. The survey is
being made with the view of opening
the bay and river and protecting the
fishing and Grabbing industries there.
Senator T. Coleman dupont has given
$500 toward the cost Of the survey
and loaned $4,000 more to enable the
work to proceed Of removing a sand
bar which now obstructs the entrance
to the bay and river. The $4,000 will
be returned by the State as State
appropriation for the inlet is not
available until the inlet is open. The
servev Of the bay and river will en-
able the U. S. Engineer Office to know
whether it is feasible to go ahead with
proposed plans for protecting the fish'
Smyrna times., 1925-07-15
Low Temperature

The explanation given is that for
successful canning the temperature
applied should ordinarily be the low
est possible that will insure a safe
product. While no growing, or So
called vegetative, bacteria will sur
vive for any length of time at the
temperature of boiling water (212
degrees F., some bacteria are able
to go into spore form. These spores
are killed only by very long continued
heating at boiling temperature es-
pecially if the fruit or vegetable be-
ing canned has juice that is alkaline
or only very slightly acid. When the
juices are acid, as in fruits and toma-
toes, all forms of bacteria are killed
more quickly at PIP degrees F., which
is the highest temperature possible in
the water bath. A water-bath Gamer
is commonly understood to be any
covered vessel of sufficient depth for
the jars or cans to be completely i'm
mersed while processing, and equip
ped with a rack or false bottom which
permits water to circulate around the
jars or cans. A wash boiler frequent
ly answers the purpose in the house
hold
Corn, peas, beans, and other veget-
Smyrna times., 1925-07-15
Fish Hatchery Over at Crumpton, Md.

Fish Hatchery Over at CrumptOn, Md.
There is located at Crumpton, Md,
on the Chester river a state fish hatch
cry which has been Of great assistance
to the State Conservation Commission
during the past spring in restocking
the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and
tributaries with young fish; 10000
young shad two inches in length re-
Gently being liberated. There have
also been liberated 54,800,00O yellow
perch; 2O,032,OO0 white perch; 1922
600 shad, besides the $4,000 two-inch
size; 100000 pike, and 100000 herr
ing.
Smyrna times., 1925-07-15
AUTO FEES EXCEED BUDGET
Motor Vehicle Licenses Bring in
$58S,63S First Five Months

Motor vehicle fees collected by the
automobile department of the Secre-
tary of States office for the first five
months of this year (January l to
May 81, inclusive) total $588,638, ac-
cOrding to a report made last week.
While these figures have not been
compared with those of previous years
for the first five months the receipts
are thought to be much larger than
any previous year for the first 5
months.
The budget estimate for the auto
mobile license fee receipts for the en-
tire year is $6O5,OOO. The last seven
months of 1924 the automobile fees
amounted to $4,000 and they should
be equally as large this year. This
being the case the total receipts for
the year will greatly exceed the bud
get estimate as they are now within
$4,000 of the $605,000 estimate.
The two-cent gasoline tax brought
into the State $148,322.20 for the first
six months of this year ending June
30. The budget estimate for this rev
enue for the entire year is 100000
The tax for the last six months of last
year amounted to $184,OO7 and it i;
expected it will be equally as large
the next six months which would more
. than bring in the budget estimate.
Smyrna times., 1925-07-15
9I55[I ROAD BOND ISSUE !I.IS., IS
Mel 11fIIIFID LEGAL BY JUDGES
an loan FOR HIGHWAYS
a@v' a,n JUDICIARY DECIDES
Suecify ThorOughfares Not
Failure 4ioiston % Of Constitution . Found Found
'lUia' ~S'ision a Victory for Roads

or Robinson has received an
Go'eifO lvom the members of the
opinloii iodiciary holding the Sl,OOO,OOO
STATE STATE sid bond issue law for Sussex
Sta'e H,a nassed by the last Legislature
county Institutional. When it came
70 De 'Y' advertise for bids for the sell
tlnis t II = bonds under this act, the ques-
my " .os raised in Sussex county as to
ilon ."o~n,stitutionality "~, Of the law. 1t
'nS '. 'oontended by some persons that
%as ..t by specifying roads to be built
tas ai'.ad aYs section 19 of article 2 of the
rlo'1'' vO." constitution. In view of the
S.@'% ..',o+ion Governor Robinson took ad-
Sl'ua', ."ra Of his constitutional privilege
,an,se raeonosting the judges to pass on
y. y ,oyo1nstitutionaliJy of the act. About
.ao .aS days ago the judges sat at Dover
~ ot' o. their request Daniel J. Layton,
anu no.asenting q, the Sussex County Levy
Up r.+ and Robert H. Richards, of
TT;Ioirgton. TvT.$ representing the State
lI;abway Department argued the
I.;1+s l.S involved. Mr.. Layton advanced
lSo FY orgumeut that the act was uncon-
IN .;+n+ional II while Mr.. Richards argued
+5at @ i did not violate the provision
Tho letter received by Governor
pobinson Il, from the Judges follows:
ave have considered the said act
,u;.5 snecial reference to the alleged
a;n+s @ of unconstitutionality suggest
~ IN vour letter. As a very helpful
od to our consideration, we have the
5oraf+ Of an argument from able
counsel who developed the merits of
he opposing contentious made with
ro.nect to the constitutionality of the
act
'.Tbe conclusion of the Chancellor
Chief Justice and Associate Judges is
that in the light of what we have
fins far been able to discover the
.aid act is not in violation of section
"a Of article 2 of the Constitution, this
being the particular constitutional
rovision against which the said act
s said to Offend
Smyrna times., 1925-07-15
SUSSEX NEGRO GETS LIFE TERN
George Epps Found Guilty of Killing
John Walker of SeafOrd

Within less than fifteen minutes af-
ter they had retired Wednesday aft
emoon, the jury in the case Of George
Epps, negro, of Seaford,, on trial
charged with numbering John Walk
er, at Seaford, on June IA, returned a
verdict Of guilty of murder in the sec
Ond degree. The court imposed SEN
tenCe Of Life Imprisonment on him and
he will be taken from the Sussex
county Jail to the New Castle County
WOrkhOuse.
Epps put up a plea of self-defense,
claiming that Walker, whom he ac-
Cused Of stealing four dollars, became
Indignant and started to 90 for him
On one Of the streets in the negro sec
ion Of Seaford.
Epps cOntended that on the after
noon Of the murder ne saw Walker
enter his home by means of a window.
At the time he was some distance
from his home Upon going to the
house, he said, he missed the money
and package of laundry which had
been left by a relative. He took a
revolver, which he said had been left
at his home by a friend, and went in
search Of Walker. He stated his rea-
son for taking the firearm along with
MIN was because he feared. that some
one would steal it while he was away
from the house
Apps jumped into his automobile
and' going into the negro section of
'ae town, found Walker, whom he ac-
clsed Of the theft Of the money.
WALKER it was said, became very
ABUSIVE when Epps made the accusa-
10 aon and heated words followed.
walker, IS was claimed, told Epps
'Ha' ne would get into the latter's
A, Su'O and go and prove his innOcense
"aAer jumped into the automobile
9l' ABOUT the time Epps started the
,no'Of Walker made an effort to gel
Iu7 az the same time placing his left
.ialu pack Of him, as if he were ir
~, ~ act Oh pulling out a pistol, it was
n Lpps stated that he was afraid Of
"aKer' knowing his reputation fol
t-Hs pad character, and pulled ou
- revolver and shot, the bullet tax
- elect in the neck. There werl
ing. '' ''''''e' 'i'9 'i'0O
Ups later was captured by Office
,o,nlan Purnell, Of the State polio
~ a,Oe' as ne was going in the direc
-" u tne Maryland line, and wa
Sr SDusn' back to Georgetown to tn
eo,. a,as~ county Jail to await the out
'Ol1e ~, Of the wound
Ca" "alker was taken to the Peninsul
,,L taslal Hospital, Salisbury, Md
'Dste q. he died the following day.
nl.., a. lae me February term of court Epp
Ii%o' ,ausa guilty to having possession q
!, ,,g9I[ s,a5 and was sentenced to pay fin
Smyrna times., 1925-07-15

lIs, s,USguncement q Of the marriage Of
ter =, 's[an At Catherine Rogers, daugh-
No., A., VT. and Mrs. Elmer Rogers, of
lsm.." market . street, Georgetown, and
~ - -, a; Curry, Of Harrington, has
Fsi,'~ ~'aae, The wedding took place
dist 3 nlght, July 3, at First Metho-
ke, NV s.o'estant Parsonage, East Mar
BalsS Georgetown. Rev. John r.
Performing the ceremony.
Smyrna times., 1925-07-15

ables that do not have acid juice need
to be processed under steam pressure
at temperatures higher than 212 de-
grees F., and for this reason the
steam-pressure Gamer is recommend
ed for canning them.
Smyrna times., 1925-07-15
VEGETABLE CANNING METHOD
Different Measures for Different Veg
etables Must be Used in Canning

The Bureau of Home Economics of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture is frequently asked why the
water-bath method of processing may
be used in the home canning of fruits
and tomatoes, whereas nonacid veget-
ables must be prOcessed under pres
sure
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
Bankers Watch car SwOrn In

court.
Stone is there expected to see to it
hat all legislation which improves
the conditions Of the workers, or
gives women and children toiling in
industry chance for a better exist
ence is declared unconstitutional.
Charles Warren, who has been ap-
pointed by Coolidge to replace Stone
as attorney general, is a prominent
member of the sugar trust, and will
not push antitrust" legislation.
It's a Millionalre's Cabinet.
Another millionaire capitalist who
will remain in the cabinet is Secre-
tary of the Treasury Andrew ]. Mel
lon, who has endeared himself to
the hearts Of the financiers by lower
ing the income tax on large incomes.
Mellon has been frequently embar-
raised by his connection with the
Teapot Dome oil scandal and his
name has often been mentioned in
liquor frauds.
The people who came to Washing
ton to witness Coolidge's Inaugural
ton, are mostly bankers and employ
ers who feel that since Coolidge is
protecting their interests they have
personal interest in the govern
ment.
Charles G. Dawes, the well-known
banker, who will be sworn in as vice
president, has as his guests a crowd
Of bankers, manufacturers and pluto
Gratis. Dawes, who was comptroller
under President Mckinley, has form
ally resigned" his banking connec-
tions, but retained his stock in the
banks and industries in which he is
interested.
Big Welcome to Dawes.
Dawes, who lends his name to the
plan Of the j. p Morgan company,
which has already enslaved the Ger
man workers and put a collar of gold
around the necks of the workers of
France, Belgium and to some extent,
England, was met at the tram by a
committee of bankers. This commit
tee was called the citizens inaugu-
raj committee" and included Edward
Clifford, former assistant secretary of
the treasury, and James B. Reynolds,
the millionaire banker of Washington.
Among the Dawes party are Will
lam G. Edens, vice-president of the
Central Trust company OF Chicago,
bosom friend Of Dawes; Joseph F.
Otis, manufacturer, and George A.
Paddock Of the American legion.
These rich friends of Dawes are
boosting him as the next republican
candidate for president.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
Traction Ordinance
Planned on Bankers
Advice Dever Admits

Mayor Dever, in signing the trac-
lion ordinance which gives the bank
ers control of the Chicago surface and
elevated lines for long period OF
years, revealed that he has written
the ordinance solely upon the advice
Of those bankers.
"The leading bankers Of Chicago
have assured US that the program can
be financed on the foundations laid in
the ordinance" Dever said. "They
constitute the best authority obtain
able on that subject. refer to Mel
win A. Taylor, president Of the First
National bank, John Mitchell, head Of
the Illinois Merchants bank, and A
w. Harris, chief of the Harris Trust
and Savings bank. The word of any
one Of them commands the faith OF
any citizen" a4
Deyers ordinance vests complete
control of the traction lines in board
Of control of nine men, three of whom
are direct representatives Of these
bankers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
Coolidge Crowd
Opens Fight on
Brookhart in Iowa

WASHINGTON, March 8. The
state central republican committee Of
Iowa today filed a contest against
Senator Smith w. Brookhart, repub
lican of Iowa, charging him with
fraud and perjury" in the conduct Of
his campaign.
The charges were delivered to the
secretary. of the senate by B. B. Burn
quist, chairman of the committee.
The contest-the third filed against
the senator since the November cam.
paign-caused Brookhart to issue 9
direct challenge to his political foes
to meet him before the voters OF
Iowa
"This gang opposed my nomination
and fought my election" said Brook
hart.
The perjury charge was based on ar
allegation that Brookhart filed an af.
fidavit prior to his primary campaign
stating that he was "a member of the
republican party" This statement, the
central committee averred, was false
and untrue"
The committee based its charge of
fraud on an allegation that Brookhart
'fraudulently" received republican
votes while posing as a republican can
didate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
Farmers Oppose
Coolidge's Hand
Picked Committee

WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.
Because farmers cooperative mar
keting organizations protested to
congress against the schemes recon-
mended by his farm commission
President Coolidge is angry. He
blames this interference, in part, for
the defeat Of the farm legislation
which his own hand-picked commits
sion prepared at the last moment for
the approval Of the house and senate
He puts part Of the blame. also, on
the middlemen, who, he thinks, have
used farmers as a false front for their
own opposition to any change in pres
emit arrangements.
The farmers co-operatives reply
that the white house remedies were
big business proposals that would
have left them worse of than az pres.
ent, and were a pretext for refusal
70 consider genuine help.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
Government Tries to
Cover Its Losses Thru
Fake Liberty Bond Sales

WASHINGTON, March "a vigor-
GUS denial that the government has
lost any appreciable sum by the cash
ing of liberty and other bonds, frau
dulently issued in duplicate, was made
at the treasury department today.
The treasury's denial was in fiat
contradiction to the sensational
charges contained in the official report
Of congressional investigating COM
mittee, which late yesterday declared
there had been widespread duplication
of government bonds, and Justification
of records in the treasury to concael
the populations.
While the congressional report did
not estimate the sum supposed to
have been lost by the government,
committee members said it might
range from $5,OOO,OOO to 100000
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
fContinued from page 1l

unless the Communists recognized
private property rights" and chang
ed their Communist principles. Now
that Coolidge's Wall Street hackers
are forced to bow to Russia, Cool.
idge is about to enforce a new policy.
Hoover Stole Fisheries.
The forced resignation OF Hughes,
however, does not mean that Coolidge
and his gang have changed their opin-
ions Of Communism. Herbert Hoover,
who was caught using his govern
ment's position to turn Alaskan sal
mon fisheries over to capitalists, and
grating on the government in numer-
GUS ways, remains as the strong man
Of the cabinet despite his record as
a red batter who circulated and man,
ufactured Icing documents about
Soviet Russia.
Coolidge's new private secretary,
former Representative Sanders, came
to the notice Of Coolidge and his CAPT
talist owners when Sanders aided in
breaking the railway shipments
strike, and worked against Iegisla-
ton aimed to abolish the tool of the
railroad magnates-the railroad labor
board.
Weeks in Shoals Scandal.
The new Secretary Of Agriculture
Jardin has record of opposition to
farmers co-operatives, unless they
are controlled by bankers. He is we'll
known as a labor hater.
Secretary of War Weeks has his
finger in the new Muscle Shoals scan
dal. Weeks backed the Underwood
bill turning Muscle Shoals over to
private interests, and induced the
senate and house conference to so
amend the bill as to give electrical in
terests in New York a freer hand to
exploit the $15O,OO0,OOo government
project. Secretary of the Navy Will
bur, who took exception to Coolidge's
"Nigger batting" attitude toward
southern Negroes, may be forced to
resign for that reason, but Wilbur
has tried to make good to the finan-
ciers, by advocating a bigger navy
with which better to protect their
property. Coolidge has approved
Harding's policy of declaring that the
Negroes must not expect social
equality.
Owned by Standard OIL.
Harlan F. Stone, the former Column
bia university law dean, who came in
to prominence as lawyer for the
]. P. Morgan and ]. D. Rockefeller
mining and oil interests has been
elevated to the United States supreme
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
RED BAITERS BUSY in PITTSBURGH

activities), asking the audience about
400 to 500 times, do you think that
is right?" The applause showed what
the audience thought when someone
shouted, Eyes, it serves you right. I"
He sprung a new one on the Pitts
burgh meeting when he stated that
the Bolshevih were just as much to
blame for the draught in 1921 which
caused the horrible famine, as nature
was.
In conclusion, he bemoaned the con-
ditions of the Jewish people IN Sow
let Russia, most of whom were not
workers but middle class and thus
had no possibility of existence under
the Soviet regime. He evidently for
got that there was still an opportun-
ity available for all of them to take
up useful labor.
RafaeI's Past confronts Him.
After his speech when questions
were permitted, one worker got up
and addressing Abramovich directly,
said: Where am at now, at capt.
talist meeting or a workmen's gath
ering? l remember distinctly how Is
years ago when listened to your adj
vice in Russia, you told us to be-
ware of the middle class elements as
they had nothing in common with
the workers, but would always ulti-
mately support the BOSSES"
Altho no foreigners" were sup
| posed to be admitted to the meeting
which was conducted wholly in Jew
ish, one Jewish merchant from Brad
dock, brought a dozen gentle gang
sters in addition to the squad of cops
and dicks placed inside the hall to
help keep order"
olgln and Minor Speak Sunday
A mass protest demonstration
against the lies of the international
scab, Abramovich, is being called at
the same hall on Sunday, March s,
at 8 D. M, under auspices of the
Workers Party, with Robert Minor
and Mosaye J. olgin as the main
speakers. The workers who were de-
MED admission for holding revolution
airy sympathies and dubbed in the
streets last Sunday will be sure to
turn out next Sunday, bringing many
others along for an imposing demon
stration. HH
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
BUSINESSMEN
DIRECT NAVY IN,
new WAR MOVES
Confer with Weeks in
Washington
Especial to The Daily wOrker)

Especial to The Daily Worker)
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March a.
One hundred and ten vessels of the
United States navy are off the coast
here entering upon war manuevers
intended to impress Mexico, the south
American countries. and Japan with
the power welded by America in the
Pacific.
Meanwhile the nations biggest
businessmen, and representatives of
the railroad magnates met in Wash.
ington with war department officials,
in conference which it was an.
nounced twill coordinate wartime en-.
deavors of business, transportation
and the government"
The capitalists who control the gov.
eminent plan to extend the fleet
manuevers to Hawaii and Australia, il
the preparation to plunge the workers
and poor farmers of this country into
another slaughter as to the merits OF
which they are to have no voice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
Exploiter of
CopperMiner
to Be Buried

NEW YORK, March S.-Funeral
services for William A. Clark, multi
millionaire copper king who some
years ago bought his way to a seat in
the United States senate, will be held
here Thursday. Clark's New York
home was a palace which formed one
Of the landmarks of millionaire's row
on Fifth Ave. The woodwork was
turned out in Clark's Ravenswood
plant on Long Island, where he paid
starvation wages.
The stone of the building was turn
ed out by the wage slaves whom
Clark employed in his quarries in
Maine. The bronze was hammered
out in Clark's foundries, where labor.
er's sweat their lives away for a
meager wage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
Can't DIssrm Germany.

PARIS, France, March 3-The meet
ing of the allies council Of ambassa-
doris, which examined the report OF
the entente military control commits
sion to Germany, decided that it will
be impossible to forcibly compel the
German army to Slisarm, as neither
France nor England are prepared to
do So"
The report stated that Germany was
supposed to disarfn four years ago
but has not yet complied with her
agreement.
Myron T. Herrick, American ambas
sador, attended the ambassadors
council.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
Manhood
Vote Bill Passes
the House in Japan

TOKYO. March 81 The Japanese
universal manhood suffrage bill pass.
ed the house OF representatives. amid
an unprecedented uproar. during
which fists flew. The bill will have
to be passed by the house of peers
before becoming a law. Much oppo.
sition is expected there.
The suffrage bill gives all male citi.
zens over twenty-five years OF age the
vote, regardless OF the amount OF
property they own. AT the present
time only males above twenty-five
who have lived In the same district
for six months and who have been
paying more than three yen in direct
national tax for more than a year are
allowed to vote. Only about three
million property owners vote In Jap.
an under the present electoral laws.