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Smyrna times., 1926-06-02
WHOLE NO. 374O
KENTON BOY A MILLIONAIRE
Sesque From California as
Shriner He Attracts Much Attention
Won Title as Light Tackle Fisher

Shr1ner He Attracts Much Attention
Won Title as Light Tackle Fisher
James w. Jump, native Kenton boy,
now millionaire of Los Angeles, Cal.
and known among Pacific coast
sportsmen as the King Of Light
Tacklers," who is in Philadelphia with
the Al Malaikah Temple of Shriners,
was like so many other enthusiastic
Californians, born in the East. Ken
ton, in Kent County, Delaware, claims
Mr.. Jump as native son, and it was
there that as a youth he caught his
first fish. Today collection of more
than three dozen medals and scores of
trophies are evidence of Mr.. Jumps
title as the premier light tackle fisher
in the United States Mr.. Jumps
medals were won by his prowess
catching tuna fish and swordfsh with
a light rod and line, and were offered
for competition by the Tuna Club at
Avalon, Santa Cataline Island, of
which he is past president. His par
ticular hobby is fishing from his yacht
the Ranger" but he is also an ae-
complished singer, and fourteen years
ago organized the La Malalkah Chant
ers. Since then every annual meet
ing of the Imperial Council of the
Shriners has been opened by hymns
sung by that organization. Mr.. Jump
is a nephew of Dr. and Mrs. Henry
Jump of 2019 Walnut street, PhiladeE
phia. He has other relatives in the
East, and before he returns to the
Coast for his summer fishing trip in
the islands of the Pacific, he is plan
ming to revisit the scenes of his child
hood in Delaware. He recounted the
story of his first catch, made in JOr-
dams creek in Delaware. q stole a
pin at home," he said, "to use for a
hook, and attached it to the end of
piece of silk thread. Pins were scarce
and more costly nearly fifty years ago
than they are now. When l went
home proudly showing off the tiny
sunfish l had caught, l was given .
sound spanking"
Smyrna times., 1926-06-02
FINE COLCHESTER FARM SOLD
]. NJ. Mendenhall, New Castle, Buys
335 Acre Farm near ChestertCwn

j. NJ. Mendenhall, New castle, Buys
335 Acre Farm near ChestertCwn
]. NJ Mendinhall, of near New Cas-
tie, Friday purchased one of the finest
farms over in Kent county, Nd, when
the well-known Tolchester farm was
sold by Walter U. Lusby, of that place
The farm is tenanted by Charles D.
Wood. The acreage is 335 and the
price paid, $45, 1000. The property has
one of the most desirable locations on
the Eastern Shore and the soil is said
to be of the best available in that ter
ritory. The sale is said to include
eight bungalows, situated on the
Chesapeake Bay shore. They were
erected several years ago by Mr.. Lus-
by for summer occupancy by city visi-
tors to the bayside. The sale includes
the wheat crop. Possession will be
taken by the new owner June 1. The
farm, it is said, will probably be di-
vided into lots and sold.
Smyrna times., 1926-06-02
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Mr.. Edward G.. YOemans viii Preach
Morning and Evening Next Sunday

Morning and Evening Next Sunday
The Mite Society of the Presbyter-
ian Church will meet at the home of
Mrs. Boyd Thursday evening, June
3rd at o'clock On Sunday there
will be morning worship at 1920; Sun
day School at 11.45; Christian En-
deavor at 6.45; Evening worship at
7.30. Mr.. Edward G. Yoemans, of
Philadelphia, classmate of Mr..
Lauree and Mr.. McComb, of Prince
ton, will preach both morning and
evening. Last Sunday morning Mr..
Yeomans preached in Delaware City.
The Christian Endeavor Society is un-
dertaking unique program of Bible
Study under the leadership of Miss
Gray and Mr.. McComb, the new pas
tor. The studies, which are called
Journeys of Exploration into the
Bible" are planned with a riew to
shedding new light on old truth.
Smyrna times., 1926-06-02
PLAY AT SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL
"Just a Little Mistake" Was Given
at the Assembly Last Thursday

The Freshman Glass Of the Smyrna
High School presented at last Thurs
days assembly an amusing play that
was greatly enjoyed The sketch was
entitled: "Just a Little Mistake" The
parts were well taken by the follow
ing cast-Mrs. Ball, very hospitable
woman, Helen Virdin; Elsie Walton,
her niece, Olivia Maree; Helen Strong
and Ray Forster, her friends, Sara
Pratt and Dorothy Riggs; Jerry, her
sisters friend, Helen Hudson; a cook,
Cummins E. Speakman, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1926-06-02
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Frank T. White, Well-Known Railroad
Man and Prominent Citizen of
Harrington, Dies in Wilmington


Frank 7. White, well-known rail
road man, died in the Homeopathic
Hospital, Wilmington, Thursday,
where he had gone for an operation.
Following the death of his brother six
weeks ago, Mr.. White took a trip
west with his nephew. Later he was
taken i'll in the west and anothes
nephew from Harrington went to
Ohio and accompanied him home. He
grew very weak from the journey and
his condition was such that immediate
steps were taken for an operation at
Wilmington. Mr.. White was born in
Bridgeville in 1856 and died in his
list year. He spent the greater part
of his life in this vicinity He married
Miss Sallie Anderson. She died in
1920. Since that time he made his
home with his niece, Mrs. Nellie Han
son Jones. Mr.. White had a long
railroad career with the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. His first appoint
ment was that of ticket agent and
telegraph operator at Elkton, Nd, in
May, 1872. He was later assigned to
special duty in the superintendent's
Office at Clayton for one year; was pro-
NOTED in September, 1901, to yard
master and agent at Harrington. In
1907 he was again promoted to assist
ant trainmaster and supervising agent
Delaware Division, with headquarters
at Wilmington. In 1910 he was nam
ed assistant trainmaster with head
quarters at Harrington and served in
that capacity until he retired. After
Mr.. White retired he seemed to take
on a new lease Of life and became one
Of Harrington's most influential citi-
zens, devoting much time to social ac-
tivities and matters pertaining to the
advancement of the community. Mr..
White was a 32nd degree Mason and
a past master of Temple Lodge, No.
9, Of Milford; also a Shriner of Lu Lu
Temple; Tall Cedars of Lebanon, For
est No. 40; an active member of the
Harrington Chamber Of Commerce and
an honorary member Of the Harring
ton Fire Company. Members Of the
Masonic lodge had charge of the fun
eral which took place from the home
at p. m. Sunday afternoon, with in
terment at Hollywood cemetery. He
is survived by two nephews, Warren
Gauss, Lima, o.; George w. Hanson,
Harrington, and Mrs. Nellie Hanson
Jones, also of Harrington.
w. B. Shannahan, Of EastOn, Dead
William B. Shannahan, aged 48, Of
Easton, Md, business man and broth
er Of E. McNeal Shannahan, presi-
dent Of the Easton Club of the East
ern Shore Baseball League, died Sun
day at his country home, Llandaff-on-
the-Peach Blossom, following stroke
of paralysis. He only lived two hours
after the stroke Mr.. Shannahan was
a member of the hardware firm Of
Shannahan and Wrightson and di-
rector Of the Talbot Bank.
Mrs. Daniel Fisher, Clayton, Dead
Mrs. Annie E. Fisher, widow of
Daniel Fisher, died at her home in
Clayton, Sunday last, and will be bur
led in Odd Fellows cemetery to-day,
at 2 p. m. Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher for
a number Of years carried on farming,
later moving to Clayton where they
made many friends. Mr.. Fisher died
two years ago. One daughter and
several grandchildren survive.
Smyrna times., 1926-06-02
Railroad Meeting has Been Postponed

The meeting of the committee of
the Smyrna Chamber of Commerce
with Supt. |. B. Sinclair of the Della
ware Railroad concerning the discon-
tinuing of passenger service of Smyr-
ma Branch r. r. July 1, has been post
poned by Supt. Sinclair until a date
later to be arranged.
Smyrna times., 1926-06-02
w. DoNOvAN'S CAR DAMAGED
Occupants Escape in Crash on the
Walkers School House Road

The new car of Walter Donovan was
badly damaged in collision Thurs
day with a truck driven by Mr. Cohen,
proprietor of the pool room. Paul
Donovan was driving his sister to take
the early train for Wilmington, where
she is a student in a business College,
when Cohen, coming up behind him
passed him and tried to turn into
side road to the left. He crashed into
them, badly damaging the car, but the
occupants were unhurt. The accident
happened on the concrete road known
as the Walkers Schoolhouse road,
where the road intersects with the
road to Smyrna Landing.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
Higgins WINNING
Strong SUPPORT

Invading Gallatin county Wednes-
day, Ronald Higgins Of Missoula, Re-
publican candidate for congress from
the First Montana district, carried
his campaign through the valley and
Thursday afternoon and evening was
busy in Bozeman meeting old friends
and making scores Of new ones.
81 can truthfully say that my ef-
forts have met with a surprising de-
gree of success" declared Mr.. Higgins
to Courier representative. 81 have
not only been cordially welcomed by
members of my own party, but heart
lily received and promised support by
many Democrats who, apparently, are
thoroughly dissatisfied with the pre-,
sent situation at Washington insofar
as it concerns the representative from
this district. The outlook for my
candidacy at the polls November 2 is
indeed bright"
Mr.. Higgins has been campaigning
rapidly but thoroughly throughout the
district. Prior to coming here he had
toured the Beaverhead, Madison, and
Jefferson valleys, visiting every COM
munity of any size. ''In every place.
Mr.. Higgins declared, 81 found I had
more friends, politically and person
ally, than ] had supposed, and I am
correspondingly encouraged.
'In fact" Mr.. Higgins added, 81
have every reason to believe that my
fight for election is won right now"
Wednesday Mr.. Higgins campaign
ed in Willow Greek, Three Forks and
Trident, and Thursday morning in
Manhattan and Belgrade, arriving in
Bozeman about noon. In each Of
those communities he was greeted by
scores Of republicans and many Demo
Gratis, and assured Of generous sup
port. Mr.. Higgins slogan, "LETS
DO SOMETHING FOR MONTANA p
is appealing to the people of this dis
trict, whose past representation in
congress has been of a most pronounc-
edly inactive variety.
81 find that a great many persons
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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
C. 0. P. ACTIVITIES STIR Interest IN Campaign
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR VIRTUS LUND

Lest rites for Virtus Lund, prom
inent Bozeman business man who
died last Thursday morning at the
family apartments in the BlackmoPe,
were held Monday afternoon at st.
James Episcopal church. Scores of
friends, members of the Masonic
lodges, business and professional men
and many who had been associated
with him in church work attended the
services.
The Rev. w. Friend Day, rector of
st. James, officiated, and members
of the church choir, including Mrs.
Day, Mrs. w. G.. Westwood, Miss
Lois Fransham, w. H. Buckmaster,
Frank B. Wisner and J. H. Mellor
with Miss Rosalie Lehrkind as or
ganist, sang a psalm of the burial
service and led in the singing of two
church hymns. Many beautiful flor
al offerings were banked about the
casket.
The honorary pallbearers were
members of the vestry of st. James
church-Philip Dodson, E. ]. Bell
Sr.; E. Myron Ferris, Professor J. H
Hoist, A. c. Roecher, DR.. w. z. Dean
DR.. J. A. Cook, H. w. Ref, w. H
Buckmaster and A J. Busch.
Tuesday morning, accompanied BY
Mrs. Lund, her daughter, Mrs. L. e
Bowen of Sacramento, and her son
Gage Lund of Kelvin, Mont, the body
was forwarded to Clinton, Iowa, fol
burial. There funeral services were
held Thursday afternoon at the home
of George Lollich, where Mrs. LunC
and her parents formerly lived. Bur
ial was in the family lot at Clinton
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
CALENDAR FIXED,
JURY LIST DRAWN
FOR COURT Term
ScOlIard to Be Tried on Murder
Charge Nov. 8-Dates of
Other Cases

In PREPARATION for the next term Of
court, which begins November 8,
calendar was arranged and a list of
jurors drawn at a conference Of court
officials and attorneys last Saturday.
The first case to be tried is that Of
Bart ScOllard, charged with murder in
the first degree for the shooting and
fatal wOunding, on April / last, Of
Timothy E. Randall.
The various cases and the dates
upon which they have been set for
trial are given herewith:
Criminal caseS-State VS. Bart A.
Scollard, murder in first degree, Nov.
g., State VS. H. D. May, misdemeanOr,
Nov. IL; City of Bozeman VS. Her.
bert Herrin, appeal from police
court, Nov. IL; State VS. Adolph Ping,
liquor, Nov. IL; State VS. w. C. Clark,
liquor, Nov. IL; State VS. James
Smith, assault by officer under color
Of authority, Nov. II; State VS. Han
ma and William Andrews, liquor, Nov.
II; State VS. Art Nash, liquor, Nov.
II; State VS. Louis Seifert, appeal
from justice court, Nov. 13.
Civil cases-Katherine Elliott as adj
ministratrix, VS. ]. F. Wheat, account,
Nov. Is; C. C. Vaughn VS. Cephas In
admit, Manhattan police judge, appeal
from justice court, Nov. Is; Mrs. E.
D. Ferguson VS. J. Lew Gracey, as ad-
ministrator of estate of Hettie Lewis
account, Nov 16; Walter H. Sales VS.
J. Lew Gracey, as administrator Of
estate Of Hettie Lewis, account, Nov
16; J. J. White, ct al, VS. Antoine Tes-
ter, appeal, Nov, II; J. L. Chestnut
VS. Edmund Burke, damages, Nov. IS
The list of jurors drawn follows:
/ BOzeman-E. J. Potter, Chris Lar.
son, C. w. Ennis, J. C. McCracken
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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
RURAL TEACHERS
ATTEND MEETINGS
HERE This week
Take Active Part in Lesson De-
mOnstratiOns-List of Those
at Sessions

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week the rural teachers of
GaIlatin county held a three days
meeting at the Baptist church under
the direction of the county superin-
tendent, Lucille Quaw. Sixty-six
teachers were present and took an ac-
tive part in the lessons demonstrate
ed. Miss Rose Brandt, rural super
visor of Montana, was the principal
speaker and led in the discussion Of
each class demonstration.
On Monday, Miss Jessie Aiken of
the Hawthorne school gave an inter-
esting demonstration in primary
reading with six children from her
class. Following this, was a gram
mar lesson by Lucille Quaw. Mrs.
Constance 'Crist, county nurse, pre-
sented her years program and gave
a fine paper on the need of health
work in the schools. Miss Stevens,
Of the Emerson school, taught the
teachers several new songs.
In the afternoon, Mrs Grant, of the
Hawthorne school, conducted a very
successful demonstration of third and
fourth grade silent reading, which
lesson was discussed by Miss Brandt
Following this was a primary writ
ing demonstration by Miss Aiken AM
a talk on informal testing by Mis-;
Brandt.
Tuesdays Session
The Tuesday session opened with
zee beautiful selections by the
Girls Glee club of the Gallatin Coun
ty High school. Then Miss Brandt
conducted a fifth and sikh grade
reading lesson. Miss Stevens gave {
charming lesson on primary music
demons, rating the use of Victrols
records in the rural school Follow
Continued on Page Five)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
MISS YER HAAR,
noted CONTRALTO,
IS HERE TONIGHT


Edna Swanson Yer Haar, famous
Swedish contralto, furnishes the
first number of the State college
concert course this (Friday) evening.
The concert viii start at 8:15. Miss
Yer Haar, one of the best known Of
concert singers in this country, will
make her appearance in southern
Montana, although she has appeared
in former years in two other cities
Of this state to gain host Of friends
and flattering press comment.
Miss Yer Haar's beauty is only
less famed than her gift of song,
since she is known as the most beau
tiful woman on the concert stage.
Recently in Sweden she was acclaim
ed as the leading cOntralto as well as
the most beautiful woman artist ap-
pearing in their larger cities. A few
Bozeman people heard Miss Yer Haar
in the east this summer and report
that she has voice Of surprising
beauty to c0mLsne with a charming
personality on the stage. Miss Yer
Haar's accompanist, Miss Bertha
Hagen, viii contribute solos - 20
nights performance.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
DRIES TO Hold
MASS Meeting
SUNDAY Night

A mass meeting CT protest against
Initiative Measure No. 80, which
would repeal Montana's liquor laws,
will be held at 1880 o'clock next Sun
day evening, October II, at the Pres
byterian church. The principal speak
er will be Alfred Atkinson, president
Of Montana State college, and Mrs.
jeanette Mann, a national campaign
orator for tho WOman's Christian
Temperance Union. The meeting
will be under the auspices of the
Committee of 1000 Protests, a
"dry' organization recertly formed
to combat Initiative No. so. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
The "dry" voters Of Gallatin coun-
ty do not intend that the liquor law
repeal measure shall be lost sight of
in this campaign, according to lead
ers Of the committee, which is appeal
ing for the defeat of the initiative by
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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
Death SUMMONS
MILDRED HARRER

Stricken with heart disease as she
was returning from a visit to her mo-
theirs ranch four miles southeast of
Belgrade, Miss Mildred Harrer, %
years Of age, a nurse at the Deacon
ess hospital, collapsed in an auto
mobile on West Bamme street at $3.50
O'clock Friday evening and died 4
few minutes later in the home Of r.
A. Nunnelly, whittier she was carried
when efforts were made to revive
her.
Funeral services were held at the
West chapel Monday afternoon, the
Rev. R. w. Orr Of the Belgrade
Presbyterian church officiating. The
Misses Nichols, Shaw, Rust and
Shockley, all nurses at the Deaconess
hospital, sang, with Miss Mary Da-
wilson as accompanist. Burial was
in the Odd Fellows section of the
Bozeman cemetery, and the pallbear-
ers were Ted Ackerman, Theodore
Shaddock and Gerald Mock Of the
hospital staff and Ed Stephenson
Roy Hubbard and Parker Stone 81
Belgrade.
Miss Harrer was born in Pitts
burgh, Penna.. October 25, 1904 She
had been in training at the Deacon
ess hospital for two years. She is
survived by her mother, Mrs Rose
Harrer Of near Belgrade, and bro.
theF Her father, Henry Harrer. disz
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
HEADQUARTERS
ARE ESTABLISHED
ON west Main
ROusing Meeting HeId-An Can
didates Working Hard
Outlook is Bright

With the holding by the Repub-
lican County Central committee of d
big ~get together" meeting last Sat-
urday evening, the opening of county
headquarters, the appointment by
Chairman George c. Davenport of a
woman vice-chairman of the county
organization and the appearance We'd
nesday and Thursday in BOzeman and
the valley of one of the candidates
on the state ticket, the fall campaign
from the Republican standpoint this
week took on a decidedly active and
energetic aspect.
County campaign headquarters have
been established IN the rooms, two
doors east of The Courier office, for
merly occupied by the Earl S. Mar
shall furniture store. Arrangements
have been made to make the place a
headquarters in fact as well as in
name and effectively to aid in co-or-
dinating and assisting in the work of
the party and its candidates from
now until after eelction. All Repub-
hcans are urged to call there when
ever they have opportunity to do so,
for thus they can hest keep in touch
with the progress Of the campaign,
Chairman Davenport and Secretary
A. P. Stark, Jr., arc n charge.
Enthusiastic Meeting.
Half a hundred Republicans-mem-
bers Of the county central committee,
candidates, and party workers at
tended Saturday nights session at
Kramer's banquet hall. Virtually
every section Of the county was rep
resented at the meeting, over which
Chairman Davenport presided. Mat
ters pertaining to the campaign in
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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
STAYING TIED.

A recent official report on marri-
age and divorce shows that the per-
centage Of separations of married
people was 1913 per cent up to 1906
and that last year it was only 35.7
per cent. At this rate marriage IS
likely to 'come back" as an honoresl
custom. is
The daily worker., 1926-12-21


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has the WORKER
memoers In the various districts the whole
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proposition either contribute
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Against this the the New
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three money
Cleveland, Minneapolis
Buffalo half
there this difference
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The daily worker., 1926-12-21
n. Y. WORKERS PARTY
AIDS THE STRIKE RELIEF
OF PAPER BOX MAKERS

The paper box makers are now
out for ten weeks. They are strue-
Cling for union standards in the in
dustry. They are most bitterly ex-
plotted and brutslly oppressed.
More than half are young girls re-
eeiving miserable wages and most
inhuman treatment.
The Workers Party has been as
sistlna the struggles, but now more
than ever these workers must be
assisted by relief so that they may
be able TO conduct their struggle TO
victory. The union, In cooperation
with other workers. organizations,
IS carrying on a drive lasting until
Cecember "a. The party calls upon
all members and all sympathlzers to
spare no efforts to give all assist
anee by personally participating in
this drive. so as to make II success
ful and TO bring relief speedily 10
the striking paper box makers. No
member OF the party will hesitate
one moment to give the utmost help.
Volunteers are to come 70 the
headquarters Of the committee In
charge Of this drive at 79e Broad
way. room sr2, New York City.
District Executive Committee,
Workers dcommvnIst) Party,
w. w. Wsinstsns, General Secretary.
The daily worker., 1926-12-21
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BY T. }. o'FLAHERTY.

yTISCoUNT GREY, the gentleman
beloved OF American liberals
who was secretary for foreign affairs
in the Asduith cabinet when the world
war broke loose. has now cut loose
with an attack on Soviet Russia. Grey
has been given credit for peaceful in
,entions by easily-gulled liberals but
his paciflsm is not even skin deep. II
Is a thin veneer that sticks like
talcum powder Grey tells US that
there Is wide difference between the
reasons why the Soviet Union keeps
out OF the league Of nations and the
United States reasons for not Joining,
The latter because II fears the con-
sequences OF meddling with the affairs
Of the other peoples; the latter be-
cause II fears its trouble-making pro-
pensities would be curbed by the
other league members
THAT the honorable viscount Is a
4 "blawsted" liar Is quite obvious
aud saving OF argument. At time
when the league members are at each
Continued ou page ~
The daily worker., 1926-12-21

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Another
effort to adopt an alien registration
system, the effect Of which may be to
place every alien worker under sur
veillance. may be made before the adj
journment of the present congress II
the recommendation OF Harry Il.
Huh. commissioner general OF immi-
grafton. are to be adopted.
The recommendation is contained
in the annual report the commissioner
general has just returned
The plan is known to have the ap.
proyal OF Secretary OF Labor Davis.
who has several times urged congress
TO enact an alien registration law.
Bills providing for such q aystem have
been pending for sometime before the