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Evening star., 1926-01-21

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. January 21.-
Anthracite bootlegging. a new in
dustry which sprung up as a result
of the hard coal strike, is growing
rapidly.
Starting in a small way. the prac-
tice has spread until hundreds are
engaged in it.
Some Of the bootleggers' supplies
are picked from the banks. This is
permitted by nearly all the coal COM
panies, the only restrictions being
against the use of trucks and the sale
of the recovered coal. These restric
tions. however, are ignored by the
bootleggers. who deliver most of their
coal at night and collect from $40 to
$50 for a short ton of inferior goods.
The greater part of the supply is
taken from outcrcps and old work
ings in isolated places. Fleets Of
Evening star., 1926-01-21
Cardinal Mercier, Facing Death Calmly,
Refuses to Stop Receiving His Visitors

Queen insisted that he must not
give up.
Your life is indispensable to us
she said. to which the cardinal smil.
ingly replied: 1T is less indispensable
than your majesty's gracious smile"
The cardinal passed a satisfactory
night and his condition this morning
was said to be stationary. He received
Lord Halifax, president of the English
Church Union, with whom he has been
associated in the attempt to bring
about a union of the churches. They
conferred for about 20 minutes, after
which Lord Halifax remained while
mass Na.i celebrated in the sick room.
Evening star., 1926-01-21
GUNMEN KILL MESSENGER
Shoot Him Three Times After Rob-
bing Express Company of S5, 900.

HACkENSACK. ~ j.. January u
CP.-F'our gunmen today held up the
Offices of the American Railway EX-
press Co, fatally shot Frank Bren-
nan. a messenger. and escaped in an
automobile with S.. 800 in cash Bren-
nan received three bullet wounds, and
died a half hour later.
Two of the hold-up men remained
outside the office. which adjoins the
Susquehanna Railroad depot. while
the other two entered and covered the
messenger before he could draw his
pistol They shot him after rhinS
the safe.
Evening star., 1926-01-21
TELLING CHUM FACTS
GETS GIRL WIFE JAILED
Out on Appeal, She Says She Only
Told Friend Some Things
to Protect Her
BY tho Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW SUFFOLK. y. y. January
.1.-Charsed with impairins the NOR
ais of a minor, Mrs. Elsie Barker. 16
years old. is free in $40 bail pending
her appeal from 90-day sentence.
She had served - days in the village
Jail before she was admitted to bail.
Mrs. Barker insists that all she ever
told her chum, who is one year her
junior, were some things that she
ought to know to protect her
The young wife told authorities that
she was routed out of bed one night
by a constable and taken before a jus.
tice of the peace. who accepted the
consta ole plea of guilty for her and
sentenced her to 90 days in Jail. Dis
trict Attorney Hildreth of Suffolk
County heard of the case and took the
girl before county judge, who fixed
a nominal bail for a further hearing.
Evening star., 1926-01-21
u. S. ASKED TO PARLEY
ON VISA COMPLICATIONS
League Issues Invitation to Meet
ing May 12-S3O.Ooo.Ooo a Year
Once Spent by Americans.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA. January 2l.-The United
States has been invited TO the inter
national conference to reduce pas
port and visa complications, which the
League OF Nations Is cunvokinC for
May l. in Geneva. Other states, not
members Of the league. invited are
Ecuador and Germany. The question
of asking Russia is yet to be decided
1t is estimated before the United
States negotiated conventions sup
pressing the visa with some countries.
the half million or so of Americans
visiting Europe annually spent some
S30.oo0.0co for visa charges. Hence
officials say. il is To her interest that
the United States accept the invitation
to the May conference
Evening star., 1926-01-21
COOKING MAIN RAIDEO.
4s Birds and 1OO Spectators Ar
rested in New York.

ROCHESTER,, y. Y. January II
(P-State troopers, acting on a tip
from the Rochester Humane Society,
raided a cooking main at Bay View,
four miles east of here, today. seized
IS birds and arrested more than 100
snectators. The main, held at the
White House Inn. the proprietor of
which also was arrested, was said TO
have been widely advertised as fur
rishing an opportunity TO determine
on neutral ground the championship
of western New York between birds
Htom Lockport and Buffalo.
Evening star., 1926-01-21
CHILDREN IN REVOLT.
Starved and Ill-Treated Russian
Waits Wreck Home

YAROSLAV. Russia. January y
(P.-The entire staff of the largest
children's home in the Yaroslav dis
trict has been arrested following a
rebellion of their Young charges
against it, The staff is charged with
starving and i'll treating the children
and forcing them to slep on the bare
floors.
The children, made desperate by
hunger and cold, rebelled, attacked
their superiors and smashed windows
and furniture of the institution.
Evening star., 1926-01-21
REDS AND LABORITES
FIGHT IN MEXICAN CITY
Row Starts Over Effort of Former
to Celebrate Lenin
Holiday.
By the Associated Press.

<h-HV0IdItI
ORIZABA. Mexico. January 21-A
free night between reds and regular
laborites. members of the regional
Confederation of Labor of Mexico.
enlivened an attempt by the Reds to
occupy the Rio BIanco Theater here
to celebrate the second anniversary
of the death of Lenin
Military forces interviewed and sew
eral OF the rioters were wounded be-
lore order was restored. The laborites
are sald 10 nave decided to eXpel the
reds from the Orizaba region to nre.
vent further trouble and make mill.
tary intervention unnecessary.
Evening star., 1926-01-21
MEXICAN VOLCANO ACTIVE,

MENlCO CITY, January Il GPD-
1t is reported that the volcano Colina
has resumed activity after having
been quiet for l. years Lava is said
to be flowing from the crater and tho
people in the neiChhorhood are con.
siderably frightened
The volcano Colima is 1850 feet
high. 1t Is situated in the State of
JalisCo. not far from the boundary of
the State of Colima.
Evening star., 1926-01-21
Boy Killers Fate Undecided

HARRISBURG. Pa. January 81 (Ap)
The State Board of Pardons yester
day held under advisement the applica
ton of communication of sentence filed
for William c. Cavalier, 15-year.old
Dol. convicted of killing his grand
mother. until Lieut.. Gov. Davis, mem.
Der of the board. can read the record
Lieut.. Gov. Davis was unable to al.
tend the board meeting.
Evening star., 1926-01-21
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS. January 21.-Cardinal
Mercier. who has been failing in
strength since his operation in Decem-
Der for lesion of the stomach, has
completely resigned himself to the
thought that recovery is impossible
and continues to ignore the pleadings
of his physicians that he refuse to re-
ceive visitors.
During the last visit of Queen Eliza
beth she is said to have taken him to
task for not needing his doctors ad-
vice.
The aged primate replied that he
knew that he would not. recover. II
Evening star., 1926-01-21
FOUR PERISH IN FLAMES,
Mother and Three Children Burned
to Death.

ALLIANCE. Ohio. January >, I'D,
Mrs. Mary karevich and three of her
children-DorothE. 10; Mary. 4. and
Anna. 3-were burned to death when
their farm home 10 miles west of here
was destroyed by fire early TO-DAY,
The father and four other children
escaped The fire started when Mrs.
karevich attempted to start fire in
the kitchen stove by using kerosene.
Evening star., 1926-01-21
Navy Flight DELAYED.

CHARLESTON. :. G.. January u
P).-Start of the naval squadron of
% planes on the next leg of their
flight from Hampton Roads. Va, to
Guantanamo. Cuba. was postponed
until tomorrow to permit two planes
which were delayed by engine trouble
at Southport, \. c., yesterday to re.
Join the fleet here
Evening star., 1926-01-21
Has No Chance of Being
Passed, House Members
Say-Hearing Held.
CITIZENS OPEN FIGHT
ON COMMISSIONERS PLAN
Parent-Teachers Officials and
Labor Representative Take
Firm Stand on Subject.

Strong opposition was voiced TO-DAY
against the Commissioner bill TO give
them general municipal powers Al
hearing before subcommittee ol thF
House District committee, and II va :
stated by several members of the sui
committee that this measure had II"
chance OF being passed.
The proposal Was made 10y Repre-
sentative Gilbert. Democrat. oi ken
tucky, that under such conditions the
hearings should be closed. Representa-
tive Eeid. Republican. OF Illinois. who
was presiding in the absence OF Chair
man Zihlman. said that Representa-
tive Zihlman wanted the hearings 10
continue.
Mis- w Z. Bannerman. represent
inc the legislative committee OF me
Parent Tea cher Association. said That
her organization and many others
are on record in favUr ul election OF
the school Board and 50 could not
support this bill which would give
authority To appoint the school boaru
To the Commissioners. She said that
about 10 per cent uf the cities OF the
United States elect their school
boards.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. president of
the Parent-Teacher Association, %lso
spoke in opposition 10 the BIZ.
Opposition by Labor.
Edgar Wallis. appearing for the
American Federation Of Labor. said
that that urga niZation is in favor of
Congress granting the franchise IL
residents of the District OF Columbia
so that they can vote tOr president
and Vice President and for represent
atives in Congress. He said that his
organization il very much opposed u
emaSCulation of the powers Uf the
legislative branch and putting power
into the hands Of the executive
branch,
This bill will put unheard-of pow
ers in the hands of the District Com.
miSSioners," he said.
He read section | OF the bill. which
authorizes the District Commission.
ers 10 make all regulations and ordi-
nances' and to punish infractions with
fines and imprisonment.
THAT power YOU might confer on
some tcspUt." said Mr.. Wallis.
We are in favor of commission
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Ten New Pneumonia Cases.

The Health Departments daily rec
ords of pneumonia statistics In the
District chronicled today 10 new cases
and more deaths. There have been
$50 cases and S6 deaths since Janu-
ary 1
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u :. weather Bureau Forecast
ttftn this afternoon and tonight,
snow late tonight; slightly colder: min
,n%m temperature about 80 degrees
Older tomorrow. Temperatures: High
st. b. al pm. yesterday: lowest. So at
so a m. today. Full report on pa sc :.
Smyrna times., 1926-05-26
RE-OPENING WOODLAND BEACH
Weekend Will See Resort on Della
ware Bay, Miles From Smyrna,
Open for Changes Noted

Woodland Beach, Smyrna's well
known resort on the Delaware Bay
nine miles from Smyrna, which was
re-opened last year after a lapse of
years by the Eastern Realty Company
who purchased it from James r. Mott
will reopen their resort the weekend
and Decoration Day bigger, better and
more attractive than ever. Besides
new buildings and cottages, the re
sort has been painted and freshened
up, the grounds cleaned of winter
debris and all who have been down are
delighted with the progress made. The
unsightly and detached abutments
which last year took so much from the
beauty of the strand have all been re-
moved and the ragged edge where the
high land has been encroached upon
by the high tides, now has a retain
ing wall, so that the expanse of beach
shows off much better than last year
making the bathing beach one of the
finest on the Delaware Bay. This
strand along the whole front of the
resort and the fine grove of shade
trees in the rear makes an ideal com
bination not to be found in any resort
on the Delaware Bay. New bath
houses have been built and Showers"
provided as one of the comforts and
conveniences much needed. The
Woodland Beach hotel will be under
new management this year. Former
Sheriff c. w. Graham who had it last
season would not take it this year and
Mr.. Satterfield secured the services of
Mr.. Harry Moraine of Harrington to
run it the coming season The Della
ware Night Hawk Serenaders, a ten
piece orchestra, will be at the Dance
Pavilion over Decoration Day. New
and more amusements will be opened
to the public and with plenty of eat
ing and soft drink boothes the com
fort of all patrons of Woodland Beach
will be well looked into. The man
agement is already laying plans to
treat the Bombay Hook marsh with
chemicals to rid the resort of mo-
squitoes and green head flies and any
effort in this respect will be welcomed
Dy the thousands who go there during
ne season. The contract for building
4 road from Commerce Street to Wen
ialFs Corner has already been let and
work commenced by the State
Highway Department and along with
his an improved road all the way to
ne marsh road is in contemplation
his season. The Woodland Beach
owners will maintain and keep up the
marsh road. Woodland Beach has a
'uture. Read advertisement in an
,ther column.
Smyrna times., 1926-05-26
BEETLE QUARANTINE TO Be IN
FULL SWING EARLYNEYT MONTH
SUPERVISOR CRANSTON SUB
MTTS LIST OF 80 INSPECTORS
Appointments We're Officially Made
Thursday and Work Will Be Started
With More Intensive Interest

Governor Robinson last week, an
nounced the appointment of the fol-
lowing beetle scouts, market inspec-
tors, road inspectors and office secre-
tary in the Japanese beetle project:
Herbert Watson, foreman; Robert P.
Robinson, Jr., John C. F. Strong, John
Craig, Edgar Hare, Jr., John M. Ball,
foreman; R. A. Sayers, Ralph l. Klair,
William w. Wickes, Y. P. Baker Holt,
Russell G. Weiss, foreman; Leslie w.
Moore, George A. Prouse, Loomis o.
Wise, Winfield Starr Adams, Atwood
Everson, foreman of markets; John S.
Bullock, Thomas H. Baker, Albert S.
Vaughn, market inspectors; Earl A.
Mcknight, Office secretary; John R.
Santa, road foreman; Ray Lewis, road
inspector; N. w. Wolf, Matthew Els
man, John L. Deputy, Gerald o. Poole,
Lloyd G. Hubert, Joshua d. Bush, Jr.,
Morris S. Lohman, Walter L. Smith,
road inspector; Jacob M. Way, Harold
F. Heal, Franklin Marshall Hopes,
Joseph Harrison Pixies, William N.
King, Nathan RoSbrow, Charles C.
Lindall. All the workers will be on
duty by June Is, when the campaign
against the beetle will be in full swing
Because of the excellent work of the
office under the able direction of Mr..
Cranston, the quarantined area in Del
aware will not be enlarged this year.
The limited area would have been en-
larged had any quantity of beetles
been found south of the boundaries
last year. The men, this year, will be
on duty every day, including Sundays
and holidays. The work will be more
intense and better developed. Made
effective Sunday week, a revision of
the Japanese beetle quarantine regu-
lations have been announced by the
Secretary of Agriculture. The only
change which involves additional re-
strictions is a provision giving the
Federal Department of Agriculture
authority to require in the transport
ing of farm products, nursery and or
namental stock, sand, soil, earth, peat,
compost and manure, out of OF
through the regulated area, protec-
ton from possible beetle infestation. |
The protection must be in a manner
approved by United States inspec-
tion. To the definition of nursery and I
ornamental stock is added the phrase
cor portions of plants for ornamental |
use" Other changes are mostly ver-
bal.
Smyrna times., 1926-05-26
TRY OUT CARP FARMS UP STATE
Farmers Along Marsh See in It an
Industry More Profitable Than Rats

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Industry More Profitable Than Rats
About 10000 pounds of live carp
were placed in the model carp farm
waters Of Benjamin Vinton and Jack
Welch near Port Penn, and bordering
along the Delaware River last week.
This was the first stocking of carp
that has been made in the pond and
many persons interested in the indus
try were present from Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore. The low
marsh land bordering along the river
was only recently converted into what
is now known as a model carp farm.
The Delaware Dredging Company had
the contract to ditch and bank the
pond and the area comprises thirty
five acres. The pond has been plant
ed with numerous celery beds natural
spawning beds for the fish in accord
ance with the most recent Federal
regulations and suggestions regarding
the comparatively new industry. The
pond is under complete control in that
water can be flown into the pond or
released at will. Several progressive
citizens of this vicinity have in recent
months converted a portion of their
marsh land into carp and muskrat
farms, by building up dykes along the
river banks to present the rise and
fall of the tides, and then to ditch the
area so that there would always be
waer Of good depth over a part of
the area at lest Some of the farms
have not been in operation long
enough yet to determine the success
in financial way Of the new ven
lures.
Smyrna times., 1926-05-26
PRESERVE SEvERsON CHURCH
Opportunity Will Be Given the Com
munity at Open Meeting June 9Th

The pastor Of Asbury Church,
Smyrna, Rev. r. K. Stephenson, deep
ly interested in the community life,
has visited and consulted with num-
ber Of the citizens Of Severson's
neighborhood to ascertain whether
they desire to preserve the church
building Of that section from decay
and abuse, and if they desire to con
duct Sunday School or other service
during any part Of the year. After
such inquiry and with the approval of
those who could be consulted, he de-
sires to call an open air meeting un-
der the big oak on the church grounds
for Sunday, June 9Th, at 2.30 p. m.
A regular preaching service and testi-
mony meeting will be held. Should
this date be stormy or otherwise un-
fit, then the next favorable Sunday at
the above hour The interest Of this
meeting as manifest by the attendance
and plans, will be taken as wish of the
people Of the community for the Sun
day School during any part of the
year. 1t is hoped those living in the
neighborhood will consult each other
between now and the date mentioned,
that they may better indicate their
wish.
Smyrna times., 1926-05-26
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
DIR. Frederick r. Malone, Prominent
Physician of Greensboro, Md,
Passes Away-Other Deaths

DR.. Frederick Roland Malone. Of
Greensboro, Nd, who died suddenly in
the Lyceum Theatre at Chestertown,
Nd, Tuesday night of last week was
buried Friday from Holy Trinity
Church, at Greensboro, Md. DR.. Ma
lone, whose home was in Greensboro.
Caroline county, Md, was one Of the
most prominent physicians on the
Eastern Shore. He was well known
to a number in Delaware, including
Smyrna, and his sudden death is deep
ly regreated. He was a graduate Of
Washington College, Chestertown, and
Of the University of Virginia. He Is
survived by his widow, who was be-
fore her marriage, Miss Matte Tay-
lor Of Trappe, Nd, and two children,
Frederick r. Malone, of Sharon, Pa,
and Miss Marion N. Malone, Of Bal
timore.
Charles E. Comegys, Of Millington
Charles p. Comegys, rs years old,
native of Millington, Md, who re-
sided at 607 West Twentieth street,
Wilmington, died yesterday morning
in the Delaware Hospital. He had
been resident of Wilmington for the
past 80 years. He is survived by five
sons, Grafton Comegys, Of Bethlehem,
Pa; Earl, Palmer and Percy Comegys
of Wilmington, and Victor Comegys,
of Newburgh, N. Y, and one daughter
Mrs. Ada Glenn, of Wilmington. He
is also survived by sister, Mrs. An
ME Noonan, of Millington. Funeral
services will be held at his late resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon at 2.30
o'clock. Interment will be made in
Riverview cemetery.
Mrs. Clara Lockwood, MiddletOwn
Mrs. Clara w. Lockwood, 40 years
old, of Middletown, died on Monday
night at the Delaware Hospital fol-
lowing an illness from heart trouble.
She had been a patient at the hos
pital for the past two months. She
is survived by her husband, William
Lockwood. Funeral services will be
held in the Episcopal Church at Mid
dletown tomorrow afternoon. Inter
ment in st. Anne's cemetery.
L.J.Kntts, Prominent Denton Attorney
Louis J. Knots, So, a native and life |
long resident of Caroline county, and
a prominent attorney of Denton, Md, |
died Monday at the home of his son,
pr. =. Paul Knots, in Denton, Md.
Smyrna times., 1926-05-26
SHOWER MIDDLETowN BRIDE
Mrs. Reynolds, Bride of William Rev
nOlds, Native Smyrnian, Honored

Mrs. William Reynolds, of Middle
town, was surprised Tuesday evening
of last week when about forty of the
members of the Young Women's Aux
iliary of Bethesda NJ. E. Church. of
which she is a member, went TO her
home near town carrying with them
gifts to her. Mrs. Reynolds was Miss
Helen c. Stradley and early this
spring married William Reynolds. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Reynolds of
near Middletown. Bill Reynolds. as
he was known here, was born and
raised near Smyrna where his father
lived until he moved to Middletown.
Mrs. Reynolds, the bride, is a member
of the faculty of the AIiddletown
schools and is bride of the spring.
The Auxiliary as a body presented the
bride with silver meat platter and
individually, with gifts of linen. glass
and kitchen utensils. Refreshments
for the party were carried by the Wis
itors.
Smyrna times., 1926-05-26
WHOLE NO. 3739
MEMORIAL DAY" IN SMYRNA
Will Fall on Sunday But Monday Will
Be Generally Observed as a Holiday
Legion Post Will Participate

Memorial Day falls this year on
Sunday next and while churches will
make note of the annual event, the
real holiday will not be observed until
Monday when schools and business
places will generally be closed exceHt
eating houses and the like. Harrison
Post, No. IA, American Legion, will
hold Memorial Services in Asbury M.
+. Church Sunday morning at IL
o'clock at which a special sermon will
be preached by Rev. R. K. Stephenson
ID. D., the pastor. Special music will
be rendered. Sunday afternoon the
Post will take their Firing Squad to
Townsend and hold a service over the
graves of the service men buried
there. Monday morning at 10 O'Clock
the Post will march to the Odd Eel
lows Cemetery and hold a service
there with speaking by the ministers
of Smyrna and other churches and
music from the newly reorganized
Smyrna Band. In the afternoon the
Post will go to Middletown and hold
services. The American Legion Post
of this town is selling poppies and
every one should wear one on the
coat. The proceeds of the poppy sale
goes to the disabled veterans who
make them for the various Legion
Posts throughout the country to dis
pose of. The Post solicits your coop
Grafton not only in the services to be
rendered but in makeing the cemeter-
les beautiful with flowers that it may
be a true memorial day in spirit as
well as name. While there are no
sport activities determined upon for
Monday, the holiday will mean days
outing or a motor trip for many.
Woodland Beach which reopens for
the season, no doubt will attract
crowds. At the Smyrna Postofice on
Monday, the 31st, there will be only
one delivery of mail in town, and one
collection of mail from street boxes,
at a. m. There will be no rural de-
livery of mail. The windows at the
postoffice will be opened $50 to $50
a. m. and 4.3O to $50 p. m. All mails
Will be dispatched as usual.