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ut. ANDREWS, Scotland, July 9.
Bobby Jones, fighting to re-
tain his British open champion
~ ship, is the all-absorbing center
of interest in the classic British
tournament which starts here in the
ancient home of golf on Monday.
There are 208 other competitors, but
the young Albanian is the real golfing
crusader, and, if they held popularity
contests in Scotland Bobby Jones
would easily be the victor.
The American flag flies over his
hotel as if he were a foreign ambas-
sador, and the other buildings at st.
Andrews display it also as a courtesy.
His picture is flashed on motion pic
ture screens nightly, and gets spon-
taneous applause. After each prac-
tice round he is the center of strug-
Cling mass of Scottish BARNS seeking
the autograph of the great golfer
and in Scotland there is no one great
er than a great master of the ancient
game.
Shoots 20 i'm Practice.
Jones put the finishing touches on
his practice yesterday with a round
of 20, which was the record for this
years practice until George Duncan
today turned in a GO.
Tomorrow Jones plays at Gleneagles,
and early Monday morning plays his
first qualifying round on the old
course, where the championship
proper will be decided. On Tuesday
he plays his second qualifying round
on what is known as the new course.
Jones is not the lone American at
st. Andrews. There are a half-dozen
of his countrymen here. including
Jim Barnes, himself British champion
only two pears ago, and Bill Mehl-
horn, Joe Kirkwood and Larry Nab
holtz, but they don't attract the at
tentipn Jones does on the course.
NabholtZ, however. attracted much
attention today by sending one of the
longest drives ever seen at the
eighteenth hole. 1t was over 300
yards and brought round of APP
plause from the crowds. NabholtZ
finished off the hole with a deadly
pitch and putt for birdie three. 1t
was the fourteenth three that he had
in two rounds today. but number of
bad holes kept his aggregate in the
seventies in each round.
1t is almost impossible, however,
to get anybody at ST. Andrews to
| talk about anybody but Jones and his
! chances in next weeks tournament.
Last year he came over with the
| Walker Cup Team and stayed to win
the British Open at St. Annes-on-the'
sea. That made three titles to his
credit. Then young George Won Elm
wrested the American amateur crown
| from him, while Tommy Armour took
| the American open title at Oakmont
and Jones has refused to become DIES
| ttrte of golfing honors without
| fight.
Odds Against Him Great.
Just how great the odds are against
his accomplishing the goal of his
! Journey to Scotland are indicated by
| the records which any strip of lad
or lassie here in st. Andrews, where
! golf is the life of the town, is willing
! to quote for any inquirer.
! No amateur ever has won the
British open championship at st.
! Andrews since it became a 72-hole
event in 1892. and only twice in all
| the years before 1926 has an amateur
won it anywhere. Both times it went
to Harold Hilton @t Murfield in 1892
! and at Hoylake in 1897. And not for
more than 20 years has any golfer
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REDS GREAT RALLY
+ FAILS TO BEAT PILLS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July S.-After
overcoming a seven-run lead and
forging two ahead by the seventh in
ming. the Cincinnati Reds lost to
Phiia delphia today, IL to IL.
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SECOND GAME.


Totals. 80 524 6 Totals. 20. 8 81 l5
'Batted for Butler in eighth inning.
S Ses York ~ g z g 9 9 ~
Run-Roush. Two-base hits-Reese
Terry. Double play---Hornsby. Terry ana
Jackson Left on bases-New YORK,
Brooklyn. 3. Struck out-By Elliott. WI
by Fitzsimmons, 2. Umpires-MesHs; MI
son. Pfrman and Quigley. limo Vi saiiio
j hour and rs minutes.
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Among the interested spectators of
the 1927 ArmyNavy foot ball game
was Norris /. Levin, a blind man Of
Chicago.
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BY O. b. KELLER.
(For the Associated Press.l

ItOr Lh6 AsS0VIdItU FTtbs.I
BIT over a year ago was
sitting at a big round table
in a lounging room of the
golf club at Lytham and st.
Anpe'S where the British
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Dog swimming races are the latest
thing In sports.
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~ the Associated Press.
ut. ANDREWS, Scotland, July 9.
49, Bobby Jones, fighting to re-
tain his British open champion
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SECOND GAME.
Totals. "a 92717 Totals. SO S27
sRan for Burrus in ninth inning.
fBatted for Robertson in eighth inning.

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GAIN, and with increasing
a force, it becomes apparent,
~ as the end of the Spring
~ golf tournament season draws
near. that some steps snoulu
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
DELAWARE MOTORIST MAY HAVE
ANOTHER CENT TAX ON GAS
BILL BEING PREPARED TO OBJ
TAIN REVENUE FOR BONDS
This in Event State Highway Depart
ment Should Take Over the County
Bonded Indebtedness on Roads

Although Chief Engineer C. d.
Buck of the State Highway Depart
ment informed the Joint Budget Com
mittee of the Legislature, several
days ago, that there is no necessity
for increasing the tax on gasoline,
there is being drafted a bill that
would add one cent per gallon to the
present state tax of two cents. This
bill may be introduced today or to-
morrow. The purpose of this one cent
increase is to provide fund to help
take care of the county road bonds,
which the state will have to take over
if bill now before the Senate in that
behalf is passed. The present revenue
from gas tax is nearly 100000, all of
which goes to the Highway Depart
ment. The one cent additional would
provide nearly 100000 revenue,
which. however, would not be suf-
ficient to pay the interest on all the
county and state aid road bonds and
the principal as these bonds matured,
which is provided for in the Deputy
bill in the Senate. This proposed act
will have to be prepared in such a
way that the extra one cent can be
diverted from the State Highway De
partment's fund.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
SMYRNA BOY TAKES A BRIDE
Edwin HI. HutchisOn Marries Miss
Mary E. Lingo at ChestertOwn, Md.

Edwin HI. HutchisOn Marries Miss
Mary E. Lingo at ChestertOwn, Md.
Miss Mary E. Lingo, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lingo of near
Magnolia and Mr.. Edwin w. Hutchi-
son of Smyrna, were quietly married
at Chestertown, Md, on Sunday by
the Rev. w. F. Corkran. They were
joined at Chestertown by the groom's
sister, Mrs. Laura Hutchison Will
liams of Wilmington; Mr.. Merrill B.
Hutchison, the groom's brother of
Yorklyn; Miss Gladys Hopkins, Mid
dletown, and the groom's brother Mr..
Russell Hutchison of Wilmington, who
witnessed the ceremony. The bride
and groom returned with the party to
Wilmington where they had dinner
with Mrs. Williams. They will make
their home in Smyrna. The bride is
granddaughter of the late Nathan
iel Ransom, and the groom is a son
of Mrs. Hattie Spruance Hutchison,of
this town. He is employed in the
A. & P. Store here.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
SMYRNA MASONS LADIES NIGHT
More Than 200 Sat Around the Fes-
tive Board in School Auditorium

Ladies' Night, given by Harmony
Lodge, No. -, A. F. and A. NJ, in
the High School Auditorium, Thurs
day evening was one of the most
brilliant entertainments ever given in
Smyrna. Two hundred and twenty
five sat down to the sumptuous dinner
which was served by The Wayside
Inn. The tables We're happily ar
ranged and tastily decorated. Clar-
ence B. Raymond, chairman Of the
Banquet Committee, welcomed the
guests and Rev. r. K. Stephenson
asked the blessing. The Dover or
chestra played during the dinner with
singing by the guests led by Mr..
Charles NJ. Banks of Wilmington
Miss Frances Homer, of Baltimore,
gave a number of original mono
logues and everyone was charmed
with her artistic presentation of char
acters. Guests were present from all
parts of the State and so delightful
was the dinner, it is probable a
Ladies Night will be held more fire.
quently. Besides the wives and lady
guests of masons, the widows of
former members of Harmony Lodge
were remembered with special invita-
tionS.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON
Mrs. Frances Spence of Georgetown,
Mother of Seven Children, Pleaded
Guilty of Poisoning Her Husband

For the first time in criminal an
nails of Southern Delaware, a woman,
Mrs. Frances Spence, %, of Hickman,
Del, charged with first-degree muir
der of her husband, Grover Cleveland
Spence, 80, on October 9, last year,
by administering a dose of paris
green in sweetened cider, was SEN
fenced at Georgetown, Monday, to
life Imprisonment in the New Castle
County Workhouse, having entered a
plea of guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree, which was accepted by
States Attorney Clarence A. South
erland. Under the statutes of Del
ware, a pardon may be sought at the
end of fifteen years, and if the Board
of Pardons, upon investigation, finds
that the case is such that clemency
can be conscientiously granted it will
be given her. The story of the pois-
on case, pathetic from every angle,
furnishes material which might go
easily into fiction. That her husband
was a brute was clearly shown by the
prosecutinga ttorney and her counsel,
John NJ Richardson, both of whom
wished to do everything in their pow
er for her. They were powerless,
however, to do anything which might
mitigate the sentence because life i'm
prisonment is fixed by the statute.
The contributing causes for the muir
der brought out by witnesses during
the trial, showed that Spence had
badly mistreated her and on number
of occasions knocked her down and
threatened to shoot her. She left
their home, near Hickman, on several
occasions only to be driven back home
at the point of a gun. One time she
succeeded in getting into Virginia,
but he located her and made her re
turn. On October 9, last year after
being on drunken rampage for three
weeks, he went to a neighboring store
and bought a quantity of gunshells,
and upon returning home be showed
them to her and stated he was going
to take her life. Driven frantic by
his repeated threats, she decided to
end it all by sending her 12-year-old
daughter, Grace, to the store of Will
liam Croll, mile away, to buy paris
green. The child returned with it.
A quantity was placed in sweetened
cider and when her husband called for
his jug, a glass containing the con-
coction was given him, resulting in
death a few hours later. Mrs.Spence's
eldest child, Grace, is IL years old.
The other children are Bessie, 10;
Maude, 8; Myrtle, 5; Willard, 4; Fred,
2, and Clifford, 1 year old.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
WHOLE NO. 3777
FORMAL OPENING c &D CANAL
Prominent Government Officials and
Others Will Take Part in Two
Coming Notable Celebrations

Formal dedication and opening to
commerce of the reconstructed Del
aware and Chesapeake Canal will be
marked by the presence of high gov
ernment officials who will cruise from
one end of the waterway to the other
at date in April not yet set by the
War Department, according to an
nouncement issued Monday from the
offices of the United States District
Engineer in the old Custom House,
Sixth and King streets. The second
celebration is planned for sometime
in September, during the annual con
vention of the Atlantic Deeper Wat
erways Association. This celebration
will prabably be the more elaborate
For the first celebration arrange
ments will be made to take a large
number of prominent men and wom-
en- as guests on large vessel going
over the route of the canal. The ex-
ercises may be held at the new Reedy
Point entrance to the canal on the
Delaware River, at the point where
the new entrance intersects with the
old Delaware City entrance, about
three miles from Delaware City. For
the second celebration, it is probable
that two excursion boats of either the
Ericsson Baltimore-Ph Philadelphia line
or the Wilson Line will be chartered.
Tentativep lans are to have one boat
leave the Delaware River entrance
and the other leave the Chesapeake
City ntrance at the same time, meet
ing at some point in canal, probably
at Wide Waters. This latter cele-
bration is planned to accommodate
the delegates to the deeper water
ways convention, their wives and
friends. The canal will be opened
professionally next week according to
present plans.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
SMYRNA TOWN ELECTION
Nominations Must Be Presented to
Council Friday Night to be Eligible

Nominations Must Be Presented to
Council Friday Night to be Eligible
Smyrna's annual Town Election
will take place the last Monday in
this month, February 28th, when a
treasurer, assessor and three Council
men will be elected. The terms of
President Harry B. Grieves, Secre-
tary Edward T. Porter, and Vernon
Lay Phillips, (filling the unexpired
term Of the late Charles d. Stockly),
will expire. Other terms to expire
are those of Assessor Henry d. Boy
er, alderman and collector of taxes,
and Treasurer Walter w. Hynson.
Nominations must be before the
meeting of Smyrna Town Council
within ten days Of election day,which
means that unless nominations are
made at the regular meeting of Coun-
Gil Friday night next, February 18th,
it will be too late to become eligible.
The present Council which has done
so much in a progressive way in saw
ing Smyrna tax payers a bond issue
for a new electric light plant and in
providing more and better street
lights, will no doubt, endorse the re-
election of Messrs. Grieves, Porter
and Phillips for another term of two
years. In fact the administration
will back all of its outgoing candi-
dates The hold-over members of
Smyrna Town Council are Herman L.
Robinson and DIR. r. F. Corley.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
MOVE TO SETTLE DISPUTE
Delaware Legislature Proposes Con-
ference With Maryland Authorities

DcIdWdEE Legislature IIOpOStS SOu-
ference With Maryland Authorities
There is to be introduced in the
Senate, probably Monday afternoon,
a resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of a joint committee from
the Senate and House to meet with a
legislative committee from Maryland
to discuss automobile reciprocity be-
tween the two states. Last week the
Maryland General Assembly appoint
ed a committee of three senator's and
three members of the House of Dele
gates to tax up this qustion with Del
aware. The object is to try to settle
the dispute that broke out last sum-
mer over the questions of automobiles
from either state going into the other
state and using their roads without
paying any license. 1t is the plan
to invite the Marylanders to Della
ware and the meeting may be held in
Wilmington. There will be a dinner,
according to present plans, at which
the situation will be discussed and the
two committees will try to arrive at
some amicable settlement to be re-
ported back to the general assemblies
of the two states for whatever legis-
lation is deemed necessary.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
TAYLOR's BRIDGE COMMUNITY
Enjoyable Meeting held Friday Even
ing Ends With Comedy Home Talent

ing Ends With Comedy Home Talent
Taylor's Bridge Community Asso-
citation held very enjoyable meeting
Friday evening the 18th, in conjunc-
tion with a box and parcel post so
cial. An excellentp rogram was Civ
en- by the school, consisting of music,
recitationse and readings relative to
Lincoln's and Washington's Birthdays
and Valentine Day. The audience
Joined heartily in the patriotic songs
of the occasion. The final musical Sc
lection, duet by Kathryn Alfree and
Ada McClain, accompanied by Mrs.
Wilson Keiser on the piano, and Cath
crime David on the violin, was listened
to with much appreciation. Mrs. Ell
mer David, president, presented the
monthly topic of teaching history,
followed by Mrs. Charles Buckson,
after which geography lesson was
demonstrated by the teacher. A hu-
morous playette presented by Mrs.
David, Mr.. Edward Latta and Edward
Wilson was delightful part in enter
tainment. Senator David of Taylor's
Bridge, talked to the people about the
State building program, and urged
the people to act now and not wait
until the program was over, before
they began active expression and
criticism. The sale of boxes, ETC.,
amounted to $35. A pie social will
be held in conjunction with the March
meeting to which the public is cor
daily invited to attend.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
w. H. STATION GIVES ADDRESS
Talks to ChestertOwn School Children
Life With Uncle Sans Blue Jackets

talks TO CneStertOWn School Children
Life With Uncle Sans Blue Jackets
Speaking before an audience of
over 500 persons, including many
children, in the large auditorium of
Chestertown, Md, elementary school,
Captain William H. Stayton, L. S.N.,
retired, of Smyrna, spoke Saturday
night onl ife with Uncle Sans Blue
Jackets" The Delawarean, who is
well known in maratime as we'll as
political circles, took his audience on
a vocal tour with the Navy, describ-
ing every type of fighting vessel now
afoat, and presenting an attractive
picture of the pleasant life under the
floating Stars and Stripes. He said
he entered the Navy when he was 16
years old and had remained there for
so years. He is a graduate of the
Naval Academy Mrs. Catherine Stay
ton Shakespeare, his daughter, is
president of the Chestertown Parent
Teacher Association under the aus
pices of which the lecture was given.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
TWO BARNS BURN AT MARYDEL
As They Were Both near Hartly fears
of Fire Bugs Activity is Aroused

of Fire Bugs Activity is Aroused
Saturday night, fire took place at
Marydel, II miles west of Dover and
four miles from Hartly, where the
barn of John Faulkner, of that town,
was on fire and within a very short
time thereafter, the barn of Olin Ford
adjoining the Faulkner barn also
caught fire. With no fire in the
Faulkner building or anywhere near
it, the suspicious are very strong that
the fire might have been of incendiary
origin and the feeling seems to be
that the activities of the Hartly fire
bug have been transferred to Mary
del. Both barns were used as gar
ages, Ford, however, having horse,
some hay and corn in his barn, also
a Delco Light Plant. The horse was
saved but the hay and corn ruined
either by fire or chemicals used on it.
Ford also saved his car, while Faux
ner lost his. Had not the barn of
Faulkner had tin roof, his dwelling
would also have been destroyed as the
flames and sparks were confined un-
der the roof Ford's loss will reach
possibly $500, while that of Faulk-
ner will not fall far short of that
amount. Both barns had partial in
surance on them.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
'OR AMBULANCE SERVICE
~. Legion 6!5 Post Adopts Fixed
n Olher Than Real Charity

a NJ. Legion Post Adopts Fixed
M n Other Than Real Charity
~. Y Harrison Post, No. Ia,
M Legion, held their regular
1, 4 ne Legion room On We'd
s'ssnlng. Rev. E. A. Lemoine
INV ded an invitation to the post
m 4 services in st. Peters
| ~ 'unlay morning, February
Nm t pos' accepted the invitation
;ufn out in a body. The re-
n NV ambulance from October
s N ! showed AZ patients were
u " / 4'll4 miles covered. Some
y " u. ! was decided that there
n ae a.s, definite charge for the
tssd.lss ambulance, and the follow
! FiDs,was I,s was decided upon; Smyr-
selO5ia sgnton, SIS; Smyrna to
SSvrs,, g1la, s25; Smyrna to Milford if I'd
aetoo aa. 70 Dover, $5; Dover 10
30; 49,; SSV; Dover to Philadel-
70 Pbilsgy.,tG, q Wilmington, $25;
a's classaJ 'phla, $S5. All cases
ad dsea ~ as charity will be
is,s sSe Ss lee will be taken care
Ss coss parges are made on the
patton and driver receives no
Benton NJ. NUmrade Thornton of
he Post Company, adj
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
LIQUOR LAW HEARINGS TO-DAY
Number From Smyrna and Throngs
From All Over the State in Dover

From All Over the State in Dover
What will probably be one Of the
largest and most important hearings
of the Legislative session is scheduled
for 2 o'clock this afternoon when ad-
vocates and opponents of the bills
proposing repeal of the Klair and
Loose State liquor laws will be given
a hearing before the joint committees
of the Senate and House in the House
chamber. 1t is anticipated that large
delegations of both "wets" and "drys"
will journey to Dover for the hear
ing.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16

Mrs. John Postles Robbed of Diamond
Mrs. Helen Nash Postles, wife of
John V.Postles of Philadelphia, form
erly of Smyrna, was robbed of her
bag containing diamonds to the
amount of $500 last week. The rob-
berry was reported but no clue has
been obtained.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
IP1RD GAME LAW CHANGES
4 INTEREST fTI LOCAL SPDRTSMEN
I'D KRAMER BILL WOULD
FIFTH INTO STATUTES
Y. ~ Stealing Traps or TAX
lt,IuI Tn.Erats and Other Game from
without Owners Consent

Iii, far Stealing traps " -
,anI ,1rLr.ts and Other Game from
81 nl'VT Without Owners Consent
~ n, kramer Monday afternoon
l''I legislature at Dover, in
x tan bills amending the fish
assu u,o nj Iaws. Some Of them have
-i+b the muskrat industry
III crown to big proportions
| Y n TovIor's Bridge, Woodland
III Teipsic vicinities. One Of
N. would make it unlawful to
/. game fish in Delaware waters
SsIste in the waters Of another
Tttbout first securing permis-
! III Board Of Fish and Game
..i,,ioners. The penalty for in
IN; d the law would be $25 for
nssnse, the moneys derived from
yfon Of such penalties to be used
| \ hoard in restoring Delaware
4 with game fish. Another
| 4 make it unlawful for any per
| 4 persons to gun during August
| T,ckbirdS or any other game or
,,,ne bird on a marsh or feeding
Ia If reed birds. Penalty SO.
rar would make it unlawful for
pBon to take, carry away or un-
[bIy appropriate with intent to
| ny trap or traps, the property
ntber, by or in any public or pri-
Heanl or ditch, etc, for the
H. Of catching skunk. mink,
IA, otter or any other fur-bear-
uinal protected by the State
! 1 Penalty $50. Any person hold
iuEd hunting and fishing license
.a warden Or peace officer, may
#nny cat found hunting or kill
rghrd or animal protected by
Erith dead bird on animal
ERcies protected BY law in its
an. No action for damages
\ maintained for such killing.
Ahg Game From Trap $50 Fine
Ling it unlawful for anyone to
Rsy Or unlawfulyl appropriate
intent to steal any skunk, mink,
bat otter or any other fur bear
nnal protected BY State laws,
o. alive, out Of, or from the
+ d any other person. Penalty
All owners or any takers of
kept for hire or used for fishing
and waters would be required to
i z fOr each boat to the Board of
and Fish Commissioners. Max
unlawful for any person or per
70 hunt with dog or gun or any
lns while a fire is in progress
\ one-quarter mile of any woods
r thicket, or any place where
fire has been in progress until
aE after the fire has been en-
Etnguished or burnt out. Pen
III Making it unlawful for any
hunting in the State to re-
the skin or feathers or in any
initiate the body of any wild
animal killed or caught for the
~ Of cOncealing the identity of
afd or animal. Penalty $40. A
nending the law for open sea-
bass pickerel and trout. Max
Unlawful for any person to set
or employ any agent to cause
I fre to, any woodlots, thick
Nldland. Penalty S25.
AOle Bills Presented Monday
oils amending the game
y me State were offered in the
as legislature by Representa-
lnasl Monday. The first makes
l'iul for any hunter to use any
y OF nOise-reducing contrivance
aearm while hunting game,
penalty Of $40 fine for each
me second bill provides that
e unlawful for any foreigner
u holding a cunning license to
gun Or have firearms in his
.'l under a penalty Of a fine
'a slO to $40. The third bill
\. !. unlawful to track birds or
~. through the snow, with the
IN ". q muskrats, skunks, mink
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16

Firemen's Supper Tomorrow Night
Smyrna firemen will hold their an
nual supper in the Century Club
House, tomorrow, Thursday evening,
February II, beginning at five o'clock.
Chicken salad, fried oysters, cake,
candy, ice cream and lots of good
things. Help the volunteer firemen