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Evening star., 1927-03-25

Mrs. Guy Despard Golf. Mrs. William
]. Harris. Mrs. Howard Sutherland
and Mrs. Nathanial B. Dial.
The Authors Breakfast. which has
come to be considered one of the most
attractive events of the Spring in
Washington. will be unusually bril-
liant this year, as 1t is to be one of
the most important features of the
pearl jubilee celebration by the league.
in recognition of the thirtieth anniver-
sary of its existence. The breakfast
will take place at 1890 o'clock Satur-
day, April 16, in the Mayflower Hotel.
Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes is in
charge of reservations.
The annual card party In aid Of
the General Hospital at Ketchikan,
Alaska, will be held at Raucher's,
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. David K McCantry, wee preSi-
Evening star., 1927-03-25

dent, viii preside in the absence OF
the president, Mrs. Warwick Emile
Montgomery.
Evening star., 1927-03-25

DR.. Tom Williams of Florida. for
merly of this city, is in Washington
for few days and is at 2530 Belmont
street.
Evening star., 1927-03-25

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Winchester and
their daughter, of New York, are
spending several days at the Carlton
Hotel.
Evening star., 1927-03-25

Mrs. NJ. Bathgate Becker of Rich
mond, Va, has arrived at the Willard,
where she will remain several days.
, 1927-04-02

price and conditions Of sale of such lands
to actual settlers, and shall contain a
provision that in. case Of breach of any
Of the terms thereof 'after funds have
been expended for the construction, re.
construction, or maintenance of highways
the owner shall be liable in the full
mount Of funds expended in respect
of highways bordering his lands, as liqui-
dated damages.
Sec. 2. Upon proof that any such
owner refused % sell any part of such
lands in accordance with the terms of any
such contract, or upon proof of Sraudu-
lent representation as to the true con-
sideration involved in any such sale,
or as to the conditions of any such
sale, the Secretary of Agriculture is au
thorized, in his discretion, to with hold
expenditure Of funds for the construc-
ton, reconstruction, or maintenance Of
highways bordering the lands involved
in such sale.
Approved. February Is, 1927.
, 1927-04-02

this section .Orfn section /, all persons
who. on January II. 1917, resided in the
Virgin Islands of the United States. and
are noW residing in those islands, and
who are not citizens of the United States.
Sec. 3. All persons born in the Virgin
Islands of the United States on or after
January IL, 1917, whether before or af-
ter the effective date of this Act, and
subject to the jurisdiction Of the United
States, are hereby declared to be citizens
of the United States.
Sec. f.. The district court of the Virgin
Islands Of the United States sha@l nave
jurisdiction for naturalization purposes
Including jurisdiction for the purpose of
setting aside and canceling certificates
OF citizenship under section Is of The Act
entitled An Act 70 est; blish a Bureau
Of lnnigratiOn ana Naturalization. and
to provide for a uniform rule for the
naturalization of aliens throughout the
United States, approved June %. 1906,
as a~mende1); and for the purpose of the
naturalization laws residence in the Vir-
gin Islands Of the United States shall
be considered as residence in the y tied
States.
Sec. 5. Section 4 Of the Act entitled
AN Act to provide a temporary govern
ment for the West Indian Islands ac-
CURED by the United States from Den
mark by the conventions entered into be-
tween said countries on the 4th day Of
August 1916, and ratified by the Senate
of the United States on the 18th day of
September, 1916. and for other pur.
poses, approved March 3rd, 1917, is
amended by striking out the figure 80
and inserting in lieu thereof the figure
g.
Approved. February 25, 1927.
, 1927-04-02

the average Of recent years. The mes
sage from the fleet indicated that the
available seal herds on the ice fields had
been exhausted and that the main hunt
would com 10 an end shortly.
London, March Both. Reuters Shang-
hal correspondent understands that off
clal British and American reports on the
Marking incident are now under c0nsid-
GRAFTON in london and Washington, after
which there will be an exchange of views
and a decision as to the question of Joint
action
Chicago, March 3lst.- Midnight will
usher in a strike in Illinois coal fields,
predicted to be one hundred per cent
effective, unless miners make a propo-
sal acceptable to operators in the interim.
President Ross Miller, of the Illinois
coal operators, said. The walkout will
affect approximately 100, 600 miners in
the central competitive fields. He did
not believe that miners in the an
der ground fields, (Which he estimated
produced 70 per cent Of the country's
bituminous coal consumption, will join
the strike.
, 1927-04-02
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.

81 CROIA STATION.
London, March Both. The Foreign
Office has been advised that because of
Anti-foreign feeling, the local British
authorities at Changsha, Chungkiang
and ichang, in the Yangtse Valley,
have decided 10 evacuate all British
males from those places. The women
and children were previously sent to
Shanghai.
London, March Both. DR.. Haden Guest
stand against the Labor Party on the
Chinese question mas cost him his aeat
in the House Of Commons DR.. Haden
Guest explained his position by saying:
81 represented Labor interests in the
Commons to the best of my ability. but
when [ found the Labor Party was pre-
pared to gamble with the lives and safe
ty of BrisiSh men, women and children
in China. / severed my connection and
returned TO my constituents, confident
that they would give me fair play, but |
regret the Liberal candidate seized the
opportunity to intrude on what | hoped
was TO be q direct vote of my own paO-
pie on the unpatriotic attitude Of the
Labor Party" The Liberals are hailiag
the election Of MIR. Strauss as a turn ia
the tide.
Paris, March 30th. The receipt Of the
Treasury exceeded expenditures by a
billion frarcs during 1926. deputy Chap
delaine informed the Chamber of Depu-
ties. He also said the Chambers FL
nance Committee was submitting a pro-
posal imposing a tax of one franc per
hundred Kilograms on imported cotton,
in order to encourage French colonial
cotton growers.
St. Johns, n. F.. March Both. A sue
cessful season has rewarded the effort o.
the Newfoundland sealing feet. Reports
reaching this city said that $50, 600 seals
had been killed since hunting opened two
weeks ago. This figure is slightly above
, 1927-04-02
Public--NO. 65O---69th Congress
IS. 1859
AN ACT
authorizing an appropriation for
public highways in the Virgin Is
lands of the United States.

Be it enacted BY the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, That
there is hereby authorized to be appro-
prlated, cut Of any morey in the Treasu-
~ not other wise appropriated, the sum
OF $500, coo, to enable the Secretary of
Agriculture to construct, reconstruct,
and maintain pub ie highways 10 the Vir-
gin Islands of he United States. No
Moneys appropriated unCer the authoriza-
tioa contained in tais Acl shall! be expend-
ed for construction, construction. or
maintenance Of any highway until suita-
able contracts have been made by ali the
owners of lands adjoining such highways
with the Secretary Of Agriculture. where
by such owners agree that they will sell
at least one-baIf of such lands to actual
settlers. Each such contract with the
Secretary of Agriculture shall fix the
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
KENT COUNTY COURT MEETS IN
ADJOURNED SESSION At DOVER
THE MURDER TRIAL CONTINUED
FROM LAST SESSION, HEARD
Case Has to Do With Death of w. B.
Cook, Well-knOwn in Kenton Hun
dred-Murdered Near Hazlettville

An adjourned session of the Kent
County Court of Oyer and Terminer
assembled at Dover this Wednesday,
morning to hear the special case be-
fore the court of the State VS.. Walter
Luffman, white man, indicted at the
last July term for murder of the first
degree of William B. Cook, farmer
living near Petersburg, Kent county,
Del, on the 5th day of May last. Luff-
man, who had been living by himself
since his wife had left him some seven
or eight weeks prior to the shooting,
had been at the home of Perry Viii
liams and Henry Williams, living near
Hazlettville, in West Dover, on the
night before the shooting with Will
liam Hamilton and had arrived at
Cooks home near Petersburg about
five o'clock in the morning of May 5th.
Hamilton left the Cook home shortly
after their arrival and went over to
the home of Edgar Kemp, short dis
tance away. Hamilton stated that he
had been at the Kemp home, but a
few minutes when he heard some one
calling and looking in the direction of
the Cook home saw that it was Cook
callingmurder as he stumbled out of
a front room at the Cook home, and
that after he had called murder twice,
Cook sank to the ground. Hamilton
and Kemp ran to Cooks assistance
and found that he had been shot un-
der one arm, tearing away part of the
ribs and chest wall. Cook was rush
ed to the Milford Hospital where he
died few hours after being taken to
the hospital. Before he died however
when asked by the attending ply
sician and nurses as to how he was
shot, is alleged to have called the
name of Luffman, Huffman or Hoff-
man. With the testimony produced
before the Coroner's jury held on May
9th by those at theCook home at the
time Cook called for help, and from
the testimony of those at the hospital
who heard Cooks apparent dying de-
claration, Luffman was held by the
Coroner onMay 9th charged with the
shooting of Cook.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
MIDDLETOWN SCHOOL EDIFICE
New Proposed Building Voted on Will
Be a Fine Structure Costing S151, 900

New Proposed Building Voted on Will
Be a Fine Structure Costing S151,0OO
Members of the Middletown School
Building Commission recently elected
when that district voted to bond for
$4,000 to build a new school build
ing, met last week with members of
the State Board of Education and or
ganized. George S. Williams, presi-
dent of the State Board of Education,
was elected chairman of the building
commission; Eugene H. Shallcross, of
Middletown, vice-chairman; DR.. H. V.
Holloway, secretary and Daniel w.
Stevens, of Middletown, acting secre-
tary. The other two members of the
commission in Middletown are Jesse
L. Sheppard and John c. Aston. The
commission voted to employ A. J.Tay-
lor as engineer, and Gilbert and Be
telle as architects. The district will
get S81, 900 from the state under the
S2,OOO,00O school building program
bill, making a total of $4,000 that
will be available for the new building.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
SMYRNA CAR IN HEAD-ON CRASH
Car of w. FL. Urian Figures in Spill
ON the Milford -Rehoboth Road

An accident caused by the head-on
collision of two automobiles occurred
Monday afternoon, Labor Day, at
Marshall's Mill Pond, south Of Mil
ford when four persons weer injured.
Thise injured were: Mrs. William May
Mrs. Verna Alber, both of Hazelton,
Pa, w. H. Urian, of Smyrna, and
Mrs. E. S. Galloway of Milford. None
of the fourw ere seriously hurt. All
suffered from numerous cuts about
the face and body. They were treat
ed at the Milford Emergency Hospital
The Pennsylvania car driven by L. z.
F. May, of Hazelton, and occupied by
Mrs. May and Mrs. Aber, was going
north from Rehoboth. When at the
mill pond the car in front of Mr.. May
and proceeding in the same direction,
suddenly stopped. To keep from
striking the machine Mr.. May pulled
out to the right, but there was car
coming in the opposite direction driven
by w. H. Urian, of Smyrna, and the
two cars collided, both machines being
badly damaged by the impact. The
Delaware ear contained besides Mr..
Urian and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. Quillen, of Philadelphia and Mrs.
E. S. Galloway, of Milford. Several
of the occupants Of the cars were
thrown to the road by the force of the
innpact.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
THREE KILLED IN AUTO CRASHES
OVER WEEKEND AND LABOR DAY
MARTIN SHILLING AND STANLEY
MALINOUSKI KILLED SUNDAY
Were Motoring Down to Woodland
Beach and Stopped to Repair Blow
Out When Hit by Townsend Car

Three men were killed and several
injured in automobile accidents over
the weekend. The dead are Martin
Shilling Of 215 Strod street, Whining
ton, who'd led instantly and Stanley
Malinouski of 825 Locust street, Will
ington, who died in the hospital later
from injuries, and Barnard Oson, a
sailor on the U. S. S. Memphis. Shill-
ing, Malinouski and Charles Garim-
eski in company with Charles Knox,
of 41v East Fifth street, Wilmington,
and Charles Wykpisz, of 800 Spruce
street, Wilmington, were driving in
their automobile enroute to Woodland
Beach. Near Smyrna they had a
blowout, and parking the car on the
side of the road off the concrete, all
got out of the machine to fix the tire.
Alfred Jackson, of Townsend, also
driving large sedan, blinded by the
lights of an approaching car, crashed
headlong into the party of men stand
ing on the side of the road. The
Smyrna Legion ambulance took the
injured to the Delaware Hospital, Will
mington. Jackson was held by the
authorities in Dover. Oson, accom-
panied by Cecil Mattbey and Joseph
Borowski, also sailors attached to the
U. S. S. Memphis, went to Philadel-
phia and hired a drive-it-yourself
automobile, and with Oson at the
wheel, started on a ride through Del
aware. In some unknown manner,
Oson is said to have lost control Of
the machine, which caused it to veer
to the side Of the road and turn over.
The accident occurred on the Concord
pike between Tallyville and Perry's
Tavern. Oson was thrown out and
suffered injuries to MS head, but the
other two men escaped injury. They
hailed a passing motorist and took
him to the Delaware Hospital, where
he died without regaining conscious
ness. An investigation of the acci-
dent was made by officers from the
Penny Hill station of the State High
way Police. The body was turned
over to Coroner Harvey E. Nichols,
who has communicated with the Phil
adelphia Navy Yard to learn what
disposition shall be made Of it.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
JAS. ]. WHITE, HIT BY CAR, DIES
Overlook Colony Resident Run Down
Near Milford Succumbs in Hospital

James J. White, aged 60 years of
Overlook Colony who was injured
Monday morning whenh it by an auto
mobile while walking along the Mil
ford -Rehoboth boulevard, near Milford
died early yesterday morning in the
Beebe Hospital, Lewes, where he was
takne shortly after the accident. The
carthat struck Mr.. White was driven
by Frank Whelan of Linwood. Pa.
Whelan was arrested by Corporal In
gram of the State Highway Police
shortly after the accident and held by
Magistrate Carter of Lewes, under
$500 bail pending the result of the in
juries to Mr.. White. The victim of the
accident who is said to have been Wis
iting relatives in the vicinity was on
has way to church when struck. Mr..
Whelan stated he was trying to avoid
another car when his machine skidded
and struck Mr.. White. Mr.. White
sustained a broken collar bone and
broken ribs and also internal injuries.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
SMYRNA AT FIREMEN'S MEET
Delegation left for Rehoboth by Truck
This Morning = Harry Collins, of
Smyrna, State President, Presiding

Smyrna fremen, about twenty
strong, left in a big bus this morning
for Rehoboth to attend the seventh
annual convention of the State Volun-
teer Firemen's Association. Unfor-
tunately the Smyrna Band, under the
leadership of George Sylvester, did
not go. This would have given the
Smyrna contingent a much better
send-off. Frank P. McCawley and
John w. Jacobs Jr., are the official
delegates representing Smyrna and
Walter S. Nowland and Harry P.
Jones are the alternates. Smyrna del
egates are back of the proposed plan
to have State aid substitute carnivals
for supporting volunteer fire compan-
les and with the encouraging reports
heard, the State convention is expect
ed to back such movement. The
meeting was called at 10 o'clock,
standard time, by Harry Collins of
Smyrna, president. An address will
be made at this session by Anthony
McGranary, instructor of the Phila-
delphia Fire Department. At one
o'clock the concluding business session
will be held and Senator Thomas F.
Bayard will make an address. The
annual election of officers will be held
at this afternoon session. At the close
of the convention, street parade will
be held in which thirty or more fire
fighting organizations of Maryland,
Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Delaware will participate. The
Rehoboth Fire Company, hosts for the
convention, have provided several hun
dred dollars in cash for prizes for the
visiting firemen. The prizes will be
awarded at the reviewing stand. At
6 o'clock the visiting firemen will be
entertained at a dinner by the Reho-
both Fire Company and a dance will
be held in the evening. In all prob
ability the new president of the Asso-
citation will come from New Castle
county, it having been three years
since the office was held by firemen
from the northern part of the state.
The present officers are President
Harry Collins, of Smyrna; secretary,
Samuel H. Carson, Dover and treas
urer John I. Guyer, Richardson Park.
Efforts will also be made to have the
1928 convention held in Kent county.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
ExHoNoRATED IN GoRDY CASE
Mrs. Helen GOrdy, IL Years Old, Held
BlameIess in Drowning of Husband

BlameIess in Drowning of Husband
Mrs. Helen Gordy, IL years old, of
Laurel, who has been held by the
police on a charge of manslaughter in
connection with the drowning of her
husband, Albert Gordy, 81 years old,
captain of Barge No. l of Magee
Brothers, Incorporated, who fell from
the barge during a friendly scuffle
with his wife while it was docked at
French and A streets, Wilmington,
last Friday, was exhonorated Monday
afternoon following an inquest into
the death of the man held in the Levy
Court room by a jury summoned by
Coroner Harvey E. Nichols. Mrs.
Gordy and Charles SQuires, of Phila-
delphia, were the only two witnesses
who testified at the inquest. They
both said that Gordy had fallen over
board when he stepped back to avoid
a playful blow his wife pretended to
make. The body of the man was re-
covered Monday morning floating in
the Christiana River near Third and
Commerce streets, by Dilliam Nobier,
an employe on the barge Betty Ann.
He summoned Coroner Nichols, who is
preparing to send the body to the
mans relatives at Laurel. Al
though fully exonorated of all blame
for the drowning of her husband, the
woman is still being held at the police
station. When her case was called in
court on Saturday it was continued
until yesterday, and it was necessary
for her to be arraigned in Municipal
Court to be liberated.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
JOE SHELTON IN AUTO SMASH
Barber and Family Were OFF Early
Sunday When Accident Happened
Sheltons Injured-Men Leave State


Sunday When Accident Happened
Sheltons Injured-Men Leave State
Joseph Shelton, Smyrna's we'll
known barber, accompanied by his
parents, left early Sunday for Read
ing, Pa, expecting to leave Mr.. and
Mrs. Shelton, Sr., to visit friends in
Chester, Pa. A short distance above
Smyrna, Mr.. Shelton turned out to
avoid two cars coming rapidly toward
him, one trying to pass the other. In
spite of giving them the whole road,
he was run into by one of these cars,
which happened to be from Reading,
Pa. Mr.. Shelton and his wife were
badly cut, bruised and shocked, and
the old people also sustained painful
injuries. Mr.. Shelton,s car was bad
ly damaged. The driver of the car
which caused the trouble jumped into
the other car, leaving his smashed car
on the road and went back, getting
out of the State without waiting to
ascertain the damage he had done and
without being identified. Mr.. Shelton
was able to be back to his barber shop
yesterday morning. The case has been
given over to the State Highway Po-
lice. They have secured the license
number ofthe Reading car and are in
touch with Pennsylvania officials with
the hope that the driver of the Read
ing car will be apprehended.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
FARMERS DAY AT WOODLAND

Was Postponed on Account of Rain to
Labor Day-Big Crowd in Attendance
Farmers Day was observed at
Woodland Beach on Labor Day, hav-
ing been postponed from Thursday on
account of rain. An attendance of
about $500 people were present. Dean
C. A. McCue of the agricultural de-
partment of the University of Della
ware and DR.. H. V. Holloway, State
superintendent of public instruction.
were unable to speak as had been an
nounced on account of both having
previous engagements. The feature
of the day was a baseball game be-
tween farmers from the vicinity of
Smyrna and those from the Fail Hill
section. The game was closely con-
tested and Smyrna won by score of
8 to 4.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
RUNAWAY BOY WITH CIRCUS

[fugO Stone Apprehended in Smyrna
saturday From Description Received
hugo Stone, a 17-year-old boy of
EEeSark, n. j., was apprehended in
4 zlyma Saturday evening by Chief of
fOnce J. NJ. Lewis as he was doing
lOfes about the cook tent. About
\ o'clock Saturday, Chief Lewis re-
sAsa phone message from Swedes-
tu' y =, officers asking him to
tn search Of the show tent for
II 0oy The afternoon performance
y yO%nes show had been given and
q "a "a nour had arrived. Officer Lewis
sus 'ne rounds and finally came
u young man that answered to
description. The young man when
sned s,vacned gave fictitious name and
~, Filming him down closely
-swis said: young man your
NJ. : Stone" A confession soon
N 10y :. and young Stone was taken
oro wy wy the officers at Swedes-
bcy's f'ss Ss notified and by night the
Cuny 80 NJ was here to get him. The
eason ". the father said, had no
|ackw,sgJ ianaway other than he was
ehool n @a dld not want to go to
a wall ~ Stone, the boys father,
"en-l0-dO citizey, ,of Nax.yo,.Ir o,,J
bSurv lad Ia had every comfort and
! bis 81. .ne boy showed repentance
Il al ,rss -asner and said "never would
! : sueh a thing again.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
KENT HOSPITAL ALMOST READY
Opening Date Will Be Selected in the
Near Future-Cost S175,000.00

Near Future-Cost S175,000.00
After years of watching and wait
ing and following two successful
drives for money, the Kent General
Hospital has been completed and furn-
ished and will openf or the care and
treatment of patients inside of few
weeks. The reason that no date has
been set for opening the new hospital
is that some minor details here and
there are needed. AS a consequence
after a room has been put in order
workmen go there again to do some
trife and that room has to be cleaned
once more. 1t had been the opinion
of many that the hospital would be
ready for opening by September 1, but
it will require at least two or three
weeks before the people will see the
accomplishment Of years hard work.
Mrs. Evelyn G. Parr, of Wilmington,
has been installed as superintendent.
Mrs. Parr graduated from the Della
ware Hospital, Wilmington, and was
employed in that institution. She
served during the war on this side
anu since Inen mas Deeh III HoSPieaio
in the South. The hospital will have
general dispensary which will be
utilized as a receiving ward in case
Of accidents. There will be matern-
ity ward, mems ward, womens' ward,
two wards for colored patients and a
children's ward. In addition to these
wards, private and semi-private rooms
will be available for the use of pa
tients. 1t is interesting to note that
there will be an X-ray room
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
CARNIVAL TAKES IN ss,796.92
Smyrna Firemen's Carnival Ends-W.
T. Doughten Jr., Gets the Automobile

The firemen's carnival which was
held over last week on account of
stormy weather, closed Thursday
night with large crowd. Never had
the Smyrna fremen struck such a
period of wet, damp weather, but they
worked with a will and when all re-
ceipts were added the total gross
reached S8,796.92. The sport model
touring car was awarded to William
T. Doughten, Jr, son of William T..
Doughten, of Daughters garage on
the Boulevard. Other prize winners
were: C. C. Green, the electric refrig-
orator; Mrs. Harry Cole, porch ham,
mock; Herman Robinson, hand knit
ted afghan; wicker suite of furniture,
Miss Grace Smith of Dover; ice chest
and books, Miss Elva Griffin of Smyr-
ma; hat box, Miss Sarah Pratt; break
fast set, Mrs. John w. Tucker.