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Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
MAN KILLED CROSSING ROAD
Harry Shivery, Of Elkton, Md, Run
Down BY Car on Sunday Evening

What is believed to have begun in
a petty theft Of chickens ended in
stark tragedy Sunday evening of last
week when Harry Shivery, % year old
Elkton, Md, workman, died from in
juries received when he was run down
BY a passing auto along the Elkton-
Singerly road near the county seat.
The accident occurred early in the
evening and is supposed to have fol-
lowed an attempt to rob the hennery
Of Isaac Solomon, negro, who lives
nearby.
Enoch Ferguson, Jr., and Lyle
Shaeffer, both young men, We're ar
rested shortly after the accident to
Shivery and charged with breaking
into the chicken house.All three young
men are we'll known.
The car that struck young Shivery
was driven by John Hill, of Berkley,
Hartford county, Md, an employee of
the @. and p. Telephone Company.
Solomon on seeing the men in the
chicken house ran to his house after
a gun. Meanwhile, the marauders fed
across the road. Shivery is said to
have dashed directly in front of Hills
car. Ferguson and Shaeffer were
found by police in an adjacent field.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
THREE SHARE COUSINS ESTATE
Sister and Two Brothers Over Nea
Rising Sun, Md, to Share in S240,0OI

Sister and Two Brothers Over Near
Rising Sun, Md, to Share in S24O,000
Because Mrs. Marcellina Fasset, of
Wyncote, Pa, died without a will, her
estate will be divided among three
cousins living over near Rising Sun,
Md, Miss Lorraine Fl. Fassett and her
two brothers, John and Alfred Fas-
sett. Philadelphia court records state
the value of the estate to be about
S240,000, but John Fassett says he
doubts this and thinks the amount to
be divided among his sister, brother
and him to be much less. He said
this morning that his cousin had died
last week and he thought it was en-
tirely too soon to even estimate the
amount Of the legacy, but he was sure
it would not reach the amount stated.
John Fassett is a successful farmer of
the Rising Sun district, and his broth
er, Alfred, has been postmaster at
Rising Sun for a number of years.
They are the children of the late
Thomas J. Fassett, once governor Of
New York.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
AGAINST DAYLIGHT SAVING
Suit Will Go to the Supreme Court
of the United States in October

The Supreme Court Of the United
States has set the date of Monday
October 4, for hearing the suit
brought BY the Massachusetts State
Grange against the attorney general,
secretary of state and commissioner
of education of Massachusetts, to re-
strain these officers Of the common
wealth from enforcing the Daylight
Saving law, hich is local statute in
Massachusetts and which the Grange
contends is violation of the Standard
Time act of the United States. This
is one of the most interesting cases
that has been before the United
States Supreme Court in a long time,
due to the fact that not only Massa-
chusetts, but many other states and
parts of states, are involved in the
controversy over the legality of Day
light Saving, put in to effect during
the summer season of each year. The
ed this against its state officials, re-
tained the best available counsel and
has fought the issue step by step
through the lower courts and now car
ries it to the highest tribunal in the
land. Victory for the Grange in this
suit will necessarily terminate Day
light Saving in every section Of the
country, while defeat of the Grange
contention will settle for all time the
right of states and municipalities to
adopt for local uses a standard of
time differing from that fixed nation
wide by Congress.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
KENT GRAPE GROWERS MAKE
TOUR TO SEVERAL VINEYARDS
SMYRNA AND DOVER VICINITIES
VIEWED BY THE VINEYARDISTS
Tour Wound Up At the Vineyard Of
John NJ. Roe, Near Dover, Where
Several Addresses Were Made

| Practically all the Kent county
grape growers and some from Sussex
county participated, directly or indi-
rectly, in the fifth annual grape
growers tour which was held Tuesday
of last week.
Fully eighty men and women made
up the party which assembled at the
farm Of S. j. Hall and George P. Hud-
son, near Dover, early in the day, en-
tered automobiles and went from vine
yard to vineyard, making inspections,
and hearing statements made by the
owners of the vineyards relative to
the varying treatments which have
been given to the vines in pruning,
cultivation, fertilization, and spraying.
They also received expert advice upon
future treatment.
Because of the driving rain which
set in towards the middle of the af-
ternoon, it was necessary to shorten
the tour, and some Of the vineyards
south of Dover which were on the
itinerary, We're not visited.
Following the assembly near Dover
quick run was made to the Smyrna
grape belt, where the vineyards of
Ralph +. Spruance, John Buttery,
Walter T. Massey, William G. An
thony, and George Carter were visited
in succession.
AT Cedar Brook Farm, the country
home of Mr.. and Mrs Carter, fruit
punch and assorted cakes We're served
BY Mrs. Carter to the visitors.
The entire party, including the
Smyrnians, then went to Dover, where
delightful dinner was served by the
women Of Capitol Grange, Patron Of
Husbandry, in Grange Hall on Cover
nOr's avenue.
Immediately afterwards a run was
made to the vineyards of John NJ. Roe
where the concrete-poled vineyard was
inspected and commented upon favor
ably BY all who viewed it.
A meeting then was held on the
lawn in front of the Roe home and
short addresses were made by former
Secretary Of State James H. Hughes,
of Dover; Director G. A. McCue, DR..
Z. h. Manns, and DR.. H. L. Dozier, of
the University of Delaware. Mr..
Hughes spoke on the "Co-operation
Among Delaware Grape Growers" !"
Director McCue discussed Fertile
ing Grapes" Dr. 7. F. Manns, pre-
sented the Spraying and busting
Demonstrations to Date;" and Or.
Dozier discussed the Control of the
Grape Leaf Hopper in Delaware"
Mr.. Hughes made an especially
strong appeal to those growers not
yet affiliated with the Kent County
Grape Growers Association to become
members Of that organization.
Following each address there was
an open discussion Of the subject be-
ing treated.
The vineyards eliminated from the
tour as a result of the rain storm
were those of J. H. Hitwell, n. W..
Taylor, Jacob Kesselring, B. B. Chase,
Denny Pleasanton, the Rev DR.. Al
fred Smith and w. Y. Cosden.
The tour was in charge of special
committee composed Of Edward Will
liams, DR.. Alfred Smith, B. B. Chase
and w. v Cosden, representing the
association; with County Agent Rus
sell E. Wilson and DR.. 7. F. Mann,
Plant Pathologist of the University
Of Delaware, cooperating.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
FARMS TO RENT

Home farm one mile east of Kenton
on concrete road, Kenton to Cheswold.
Also farm one mile west of Pearson's
Corner on concrete road Pearson's
Corner to Marydel.
GAMALIEL GARRISON,
Kenton, Delaware
8-18 If Phone 189 R 13 Smvrna
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
HAS 1OOO-ACRE APPLE ORCHARD
Townsend Orchard Company Has S0,.
900 Trees Producing 25O,OOO Bushels

Delaware's reputation as an apple
growing state is becoming far reach
ing. The largest single block of ap-
pie trees in the world-1,O00 acres
is owned by the Townsend Orchard
Company, near Bridgeville, Del. This
orchard was formerly the property Of
the Delaware Apple Company and is
located on the Bridgevile-Georgetown
State Highway, five miles east Of
Bridgeville. It contains $4,000 trees,
10 to Ia years old and the prospects
are that it will produce this season
one-quarter Of a million bushels of
apples.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
MAN WANTED

Big expansion plans in this vicinity
offer unusual opportunity for energetic
man to represent old reliable nursery.
Spare time or full time. HOPES,
BRO. & THOMAS COMPANY, ,Steph-
en- Girard Building, Philadelphia.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
Rascal Yard In
Florida Town Is
To Be Scrapped

TALLAHASSEE, Flag. Jan. l.
Florida's capital has felt the march
of progress and prosperity and one
of this towns oldest institutions
the "rascal yard lis about to be
scrapped.
For 101 years, the "rascal yard" !"
flourished in this quaint old town
which now boasts 10000 population.
Tallahassee located in the north
western "jaw' of Florida, is far
from the prosperity centers" like
Mama, Palm Beach, Daytona and
Tampa, but nevertheless Florida s
prosperity has dealt the knockout
blow to the old ''rascal yard -
and the town pump.
The "rascal yard' is the town
square and il has been taken over
by the state for new state office
building to provide room for hand
ling the state government increas-
ed business, brought about by the
"rush' from the north. A $780,
900 office building will be erected.
The site gained its name many
years ago from the horse deals
which were consumated there. Re-
Gently the old hitching posts have
fallen into disuse and decay but
farmers still preserve the tradition,
congregating there on Saturdays to
ballyhoo their vegetables and to ex-
change crop reports.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
$500 MOTORISTS
bEMOANED AUTO
LOSSES IN 1925

EightysiX hundred motorists be
n1oaned the theft of their ears dur,
ing 1925 while some $500 automo.
bile owners were generally gladden..
ed by the recovery and return OF
their machines. These are the ap
proximate figures for the end of the
year obtained from reports of Los
Angeles city and county officers
and the theft bureau of the Auto.
mobile Club of California, and com
parisons with records of years past
show that much progress has been
made in the everlasting fight
against the car stealing tribe.
Evidence that shows how the
thieves who prey on the motoring
class are getting cannier and smart,
er every passing month is opposed
hv the figures which indicate that
The police are capably meeting this
cleverness.
The recoverics of 1925 were con.
siderablv larger than those of the
year before. Thefts of ears mum.
bered 6,56S during 1924 in Los An.
geles, while the recoveries totaleG
4.l65. There were many more ar.
rests of thieves during the past
year, and it is indicated that ar.
rests for the year by the various
enforcing agencies totaled at least
cne-fourth more than those of the
preceding year. A gain of one.
fourth i'll the number of arrests f0l
the year was registered by the the1t
bureau of the Automobile Club of
Southern California, which has de.
veloped a most elaborate system of
broadcasting descriptive reports of
ears stolen to all sections of South
ern California. and later throughout
the nation, within the shortest pos
sible time following the theft.
Records of the year reveal that
the automobile thief is above the
average in intelligence and cum
ming, and that he is among the
most desperate characters in the
clook business. 1t is pointed out
by Walter Wood. chief of the theft
bureau of the automobile club. that
the worst criminals of all kinds
now usually include the stealing of
ears in the scope of their operations,
since it offers the medium which
has the greatest selection of ave
nues of escape.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
152,457 ALIENS
ARE NATURALlZED
In FISCAL YEAR

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a total
of 152,457 aliens were admitted to
United States citizenship in the fis-
cal year ended June 80 last, the ma,
turalization bureau of the labor de.
partment made known in its annual
report.
At the same time 277,21s aliens
filed declarations Of intention to be-
come naturalized. While the num-
Der of aliens naturalized was an in
crease 1947 over naturalizations
in the preceding year the declara.
tions Of intention fell off 1892 to
the smallest number since 1916. No
explanation was advanced for the
slump.
OF the total number Of aliens ma.
turalized, Poland led with 27,134 or
17.8 per cent, with Italy close sec.
ond, with 26,l37, or 17.14 per cent
The British Empire followed with
23,Sl5, or 1862 pre- cent, with Rus
sia in fourth place with 1862 OF
1929 per cent. These four nations
contributed more than 60 per cent
of all naturalized aliens. Oddly
enough, they are, with the exception
of Great Britain, the countries which
have the smallest quota laws under
the restrictive immigration regime.
Naturalizations ranged from these
through "a other countries down to
Montenegro, now defunct pOliti-
cal entity, whose "men without a
cOuntry' contributed % new Amer.
lean citizens or .O2 per cent of the
total.
Far more men became naturalized
during the year than women, the re.
spective numbers being 133,88l and
1856.
Among recommendations of the
bureau for legislation were that the
fee for declaration of intention be
raised to $5 and for petition for ma
turalization to $40, and that the pro.
vision of the law prohibiting the
making of declaration Of intention
within 80 days preceding an election
be repealed.
Gin some jurisdictions, because
of frequent elections" the bureau
said, "it is practically impossible
for the alien to declare his intention
at any time. In 1928, there were
seven months in the year in which it
was unlawful to do so.
The bureau just failed of being
self-supporting during the year, ex-
pending in the administration of the
naturalization law $7S6,852.11, while
taking in fees $743,S36.54, O do
ficit of $43,015.57. Last year, the
bureau made profit of l7,996.S7.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
Cattle Market

Cattle, 1900; for week mostly
Poe higher. spots. more bulk steers,
7.75 to $50; commons down to 600;
bulk northern shd-stock, 5.o5 to
6.25, top heifers, 2.35; cows, 6.45,
bulk southwestern, 4.25 to $50;
Gamers and cutters. 2.5O to 400:
bologna bulls, 400 to 4.75, beef,
500 to 5.25.
Calves, 500; unevenly, soc to
100 higher, few milk veals, 1000 to
1900; three loads 310-333 ID. feed
calves, 9.25 to $50; few lots, south
western, $50 to 900.
Hogs, 1000; for week Is to 25c
lower than Monday weeks top
1880, closing top, 1925; bulk $50
to 2lO ID. butchers, 1900 to 1925;
packing sows, 1925 to 1915; few on
on butcher order, 11.50.
Sheep, 26l, for week common and
medium 1921 ID. California lambs,
1920 to 1915, with Is heavies at
1000; sizeable lot, 149 ID. wcthers.
$50; 10 bucks, 100, good and choice
lambs quoted 14.00 to 1900; ewes
$50 to 500.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
ALLOW 50 DAYS
TO OBTAIN 1926
LICENSE PLATES
Official Time Closes on
Jan. 30; 100 p. C. Pen
atty Then is Effective.

With the passing of the New Year
holiday, license renewals for auto
mobiles in California will start with
a rush. Under the law, period of
30 days is allowed for the distribu-
tion Of license plates, although this
year the Automobile Club Of South
ern California received applications
for plates during December for
which receipts were issued, thus
eliminating the last minute rush.
Approximately 100000 motor We
hiclcs in Southern California must
obtain new license plates during the
month of January. At midnight,
January 80, the official time will
close and penalty of 100 per cent
is demanded of all late comers by
the state. This means that the or
dinary So license will cost $6 unless
1t is obtained during January.
Many Pay Double
Although repeated warnings are
issued b. the Automobile Club of
Southern California, and the state
motor Ech:cIe department, there are
'>'''' " '''H'' ii'to bl IliotDII ISlS WHO
find tlemtcives without the proper
license in the new year, and must
not only paw to the state a 100 per
cent cash penalty, but they also are
liable to tie annoyance of arrest.
These ran over 10000 last year.
Thousands Of motorists already
have applied for the new plates
through the auto club s 80 branch
offices, and it is expected that this
rush of applicants will continue un-
abated until all have renewals.
Only Need White Slip
Onl y the white certificate of reg
istration is required this year. In
making application it is necessary
to have the correct address printed
plainly and the certificate of reg
lstration must be legible. Illegible
certificates cannot be accepted as
applications for renewal, which
means that the applicant will have
to pay an additional fee of 80 cents
for duplicate. The principal
thing, however, that the license bu-
reau of the automobile club warns
against is delaying application until
the last days.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
275 DEER KILLED IN
PORTERVILLE DISTRICT

PORTERVILLE, Jan. q The
latest check shows that 275 deer
were killed in the mountain district
back of Porterville during the
hunting season this year, according
to Game Commissioner o. p. Brown
low. The district includes Mineral
King, Kern river country and
neighboring resorts. Brownlow re-
ports that his district is becoming
noted for good hunting, this ac-
counting for the large number of
deer killed, as more hunters "got
their buck in that section than
in any other section so far report
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
FORMER MINISTER
AND COHORTS TO BE
SENTENCED SOON
by United Press Leased

LOS ANGELES, Jan. Z 1.
victed Of using the mails to aud
in an oil swindle, DR.. Baker p. Lee
former rector of Christ Episcopal
church here, Theodore C. Reid, j.
Berlincr and Julian G. Kristen must
appear before Fedora! Judge Will
liam p. James for sentence today.
According to evidence presented
by the prosecution during the trial,
the quartet took nearly 100000 from
investors but oil never was produc.
ed as they claimed it would be. The
company worked in the Santa Fe
Springs district in 1922 and 1923 un-
der the title of the Arc-Bee Oil syn
dicate.
DR.. Lee, retired minister, wac
the official "spcllbi7d I , ...
organization, Reid vas pieslden.,
Berliner, vice president, and Kris.
ten, sales manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
SPENDS SIXTY YEA ARS
AT HIS ,yECOND JOE
by United Press Leased Wire

CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 2.-W
}. Bahon, s3, for 60 years a hat
salesman for the MenGal Hat Com.
pany, Cincinnati, lost his first job
but is still at his second.
Bohon s first job was under Gen.
eral John Hunt Morgan, noted Dor.
der raider of the Civil War. He lost
his job when he was captured by
Union troops at Mt. S erling, KY,
in 1865.
Immediately after the war Bo.
hon took his present job Of selline
hats. "It's one business whore q
fellow not only uses his ero cad
but the other fellow 3, -, Bo.
hon said.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
HICKORY STICKS
SUBDUE STUDENTS
in PARIS RIOTS
BY MINOTT SAUNDERS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, Jan. 2.-Thc familiar
hickory stick of old school days has
been brought into use by the police
of the Latin Quarter.
The hickory in the shape of police
batons became necessary when stu
dents rioted in protest against the
baccalaureate examination iat the
Sorbonne. About 500 students of
both sexes failed to pass the exami-
nation, which only small minority
succeeded in getting through.
The majority gathered in the
Cour d Honnear of the Sorbonne to
hiss the examiners in particular and
denounce in general the difficulties
of school life.
The hOots and howls disturbed
the successful students who were
going through the second section Of
their examination. Finally the dean
of the faculty, Ferdinand Brunot,
sent for the police.
All students dislike being pluck.
ed, but at the Sorbonne students for
generations have claimed the privi-
lege OF demonstrating against cruel
threatment in accord with the old
French saying that every man is
entitled to curse his judges for "a
hours.
The failures formed monome,
the familiar student march wherein
each places his hands on the should
ers of the one in front and parade
single file. They trudged through
the university corridors, smashed
windows and kicked down doors.
The police riot squad had to be call.
cd to scatter them and preserve
order. Several heads were bruised
by hickory sticks before quiet was
restored.
The trouble all arose over a Latin
theme, passage from Valerius
Maxims, which was called too diff.
flcult. NJ. Brunot said the students
that failed were simply stupid.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
WILL HOLD BALL
GAMES TOMORROW

Following an inspection of the
baseball diamonds in this city and
Imperial this morning, w. j. Reid,
president of the Imperial Valley
Winter League, decided that the
condition of the grounds is good
enough to have baseball games to.
morrow and the regularly schedul-
ed contests will be played.
The Standard Oil team will play
the Southern Sierras Power Com.
pany team in this city and the FL
Centre Mechanics will tackle the
Southern Pacific team at Imperial.
Both games will be called at $50
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
PANTAGES TO BUILD
THEATER IN FRESNO

FRESNO, Jan. 2.-Approximately
$2,000,000 will be expended in con
nection with the construction of a
new theater here by Alexander
Pantages, millionaire Los Angeles
theater magnate.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
Hazel N. Baker, teacher Of piano.
3 He'll Ave. Phone 220W. adv
y of Los Angeles.
Buy Cupples Cord Tires and tubes.
Tough rs a Rhino." adv

Baseball Game Postponed. - The
game scheduled for tomorrow be-
ween Steve's El Centre baseball
team and picked team from Braw-
ley, has been postponed, owing to
fhe bad condition of the grounds at
ICalexico, where the game was to be
played. The Brawley team has
agreed to hold open date for the
local aggregation next Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
ELLIS ISLANDS,
DAYS NUMBERED
BY new STATION
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Ellis
Island s days are numbered.
upon policy which will make the
famous institution an historical curh
ceity instead of the hated barrier
to immigrants and cause Of recur-
ring federal Investigations.
Following a successful experiment
in examining potential American
immigrants at ports of embarka-
tion in England and Ireland, this
government has decided to extend
the system to other foreign coun-
ties that request the new system.
Upon request of Holland and Bel
GUM, officials of the immigration
and public health services are now
being sent to Antwerp and Rotter-
dam to cooperate with the Ameri-
can consulates in instituting the
rev system. Several other for
eign governments are studying the
plan, it is announced.
The new policy has been worked
out, according to the state depart.
nicnt "to remedy q long standing
condition where many immigrants
sold their possessions abroad and
made the long and expensive jour
ney to the United States only to
learn that for one legal reason or
another they were not admissible
and must return to their former
homes
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
Port Arthur, Ontario. -

Port Arthur, Ontario. The cut
of pulpwood in the Port Arthur
district during the past winter
reached 266.131 cords. being the
second greatest in the past five
years. Other forestry products
produced are as follows: Sawlogs.
33S,357 pieces: dimension timbers,
1888; telegraph poles, 3446; cedar
posts, 9126; railway ties, 1,327.S53;
cordwo0d. 10000 cords.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
Furniture Bargains. Clayton &
Stevens 115 No. 5th. adv

I. v. Academy Of Music, Elmer A.
Todd, director. Thorough founda-
lion at moderate rates, leading to
highest grade ee efficiency. Piano,
Pipe Organ, Voice, Harmony. Ora
matte Art, interpretive and Ball
Room Dancing. 632 Olive. Phone
4GGJ or 466W. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-02
TWO AMERICAN WOMEN
MISSIONARIES KIDNAPPED

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LONDON, Jan. 2.-It was re-
ported here today that two Ameri