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Evening star., 1927-03-09
NATIONAI-'Te Mares Affairs. ="

The National Theater announces
lie Mares Affairs" one OF the sue
cesseS of the season, for a return en-
easement next week starting Sunday
evening.
The big revue rethrns to the Capital
City after successful engagements IN
Philadelphia and Boston. where II has
been playing to capacity patronage
since the local engagement here early
in January. The return of the mann
moth girl and music show, 1t Is said.
is made possible only because the new
Majestic Theater, the latest and ]aTg-
est of the Chanin chain of playhouses
in New York City, viii not be ready
until the week following the Washing
ton engagement, when lie Mares At
fairs will inaugurate this perfect fem-
pie of Thespis at S22 per seat for the
premiere performance and $500 per
canta for subsequent performances.
Charlotte Greenwood, Ted Lewis and
Lester Allen comprise the triumvirate
of stars. with the following cast Of as
sociate players: Roy Cropper, John
Price Jones. William Hafligan. Lon
Hascall. Martin Broones. Lester Dorr.
John Hamilton, NIFTY and Tillio, Lima
Basquette, Bobhe Arnst, Vivian Glenn,
Sally Starr, Olive Brady. Beth Beri,
Nellie Ferns. Beryl HALEY, Eileen
Cullen, JaneWay Sisters and Ida Miller.
Several new scenes and various spec
tacular numbers have been added and
an entirely new production and cos
tunes. representing an outlay of more
than 100000 will be used for the first
time in Washington
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20
THREE KILLED IN AUTO SMASH
Alfred Frisby, Negro, and His Two
Sons Meet Almost Instant Death

Three persons were killed and one
injured in a collision on the Glasgow
Road. Alfred Frisby, Sr., negro, 65
years old, Of Glasgow, and his two
sons Alfred, Jr., p years old, and
Isaiah, IA years old. The injured are:
Edward Munson, negro, of Glasgow.
The three negroes were killed shortly
before o'clock Sunday morning when
an automobile driven by Alfred Frisby
Jr., while going south on the Glas-
gov Road, sideswiped two machines
and then turned over. The three were
thrown out and instantly killed, while
Munson, who was riding in the ma
chine with them, had his left hand
amputated and sustained internal in
juries. Munson was taken to the Del
aware Hospital, where his condition
is said to be critical. By strange
trick of fate, John Frisby, who was
also riding in the car and was thrown
out with the others escaped injury.
He was locked up at the police sta
ton and is being held as witness.
William A. Stewart, of Washington,D.
c., in charge of the first automobile
Frisby- sideswiped, was arrested by
EPrivates Carpenter and Hession, of
the State Highway Police, on a charge
of manslaughter. Stewart is said to
have had all four wheels of his auto
mobile parked on the concrete. After
striking Stewards machine, Frisby
pulled over to the left side Of the road
and sideswiped an automobile driven
| by John S. Ward, of Crisfield, Nd,
which was travelling in the opposite
direction. All three automobiles were
badly damaged, and the Ford touring
car Frisby was driving was SO COM
pletely demolished that it cannot be
| repaired. Parts of it were scattered
for some distance along the road. All
three of those killed were badly
mangled, and for some time after the
accident the road at the scene was
made slippery by the blood. Coroner
Harvey E. Nichols took charge of the
bodies, but later released them to re
latives. Motor traffic on the State
and county roads Sunday was report
ed by the State Highway Police as be-
ing exceptionally heavy and a num-
Der of minor accidents, in which au-
tomobiles were slightly damaged, are
said to have taken place, although no
reports were made of them.
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for the thieves. Receiving a tip that
the plant had been sold to Ollie
Wright, of Seaford, the officer inves-
tigated and learned that the plant, a
Delco system, had been sold to Wright
but was no longer in his possession.
Evidence gathered by Donaway re-
suited in his arresting James Dicker-
son, Jr., 25 years old, of near Milford,
and after giving him thorough grill
ing is said to have elected a confess
sion in which Dickerson implicated
William Carpenter who was found
dead recently on the highway near
Milford. From the alleged confession
obtained from Dickerson, Detective
Donaway learned that after Dickerson
and Carpenter removed the plant
from the church they took it to Sea-
ford where they sold it to Wright
Dickerson is then said to have admit
ted that learning that Donaway was
closing in on him, went to Seaford
and repurchased the plant from
Wright and took it over into Mary
land where he sunk it in mill pond
known as Blooms Branch. Detective
Donaway checked up on the alleged
confession and visited the mill pond
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20
BLACKBIRD
Items Of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighborhOOd

Items Of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighbOrhoOd
Blackbird, July 10. - The many
friends of Mrs. Mary Ratledge were
sorry to hear of her death on Friday.
Miss Marion Hobson Of Wilmington
is spending her vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7. Hobson Of
near Blackbird.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royden Caulk enter
tanned on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. .Fletch-
er Caulk and son and Mrs. William
son of Philadelphia.
Miss Ruth Watson of Selbyville and
Watson and George Smith of Will
mington are spending sometime with
Mr.. and Mrs. David Stats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bolton visited
Mrs. Auly Hill on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Webber spent
the weekend at Bear with their
daughter, Mrs. Elwood Rheim.
Mrs. w. G. Roosevelt was a Reho-
both visitor on Thursday.
Mrs. w. G. Woodkeeper and sister,
Mrs. M. Lloyd visited Philadelphia
last week.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20

The insects quite resembled the beetle
but the beetle inspectors said they
were not the beetle but those found
were akin to the potato bug.
The potato crop is proving bump
er one, beng as large as eny previous
ones. Excellent prices are paid for
early tubers.
I. G. Webb and family moved to
their new home on Friday. The
dwelling was completed on Monday of
last week and is located on East Main
street.
Personals.-Mrs. R.R. Reynolds and
sister, Mrs. Clyde Shockley were
guests on Friday of Mr.. Harry law
lins and Miss Sallie Rawlins, of
Bridgeville.-Miss Elizabeth Gibbons,
of Smyrna, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Leon Gibbons the past week.
Mrs. Stats, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Prit-
chard-Mr. George c. Medford, of
New York City, was business caller
in town on Monday Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Young, of Darby,
Pa, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Buckson and Mr.. D. P. Hutchin-
son.-Mr. Richard Manlove, of Will
mington, and Mark Manlove, Of War
wick, visited their aunt, Mrs. James
Merritt, recently.-Mrs. Earl Layman
Of Wilmington, and Mrs. Everett Bar
ham are spending several days with
their father, Mr.. G. M. Outten.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20
KENTON
Items of Personal and Social Interest
; Cleaned About the Neighb0rh0Od

Kenton, July 19.-Mr. Eugene Attix
of Wilmington, spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Attix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Morris and
son Billy, of Havre de Grace, Nd,
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. N. n. Bull.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Attix and
daughter Mrs. George Smith motored
to Wilmington Sunday and spent the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. c. Thomas At
Tx.
Mrs. S. G. Walker and daughter
Mary Kathryn, spent Monday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Wiley.
Mr.. Arthur Clark and family of
Philadelphia, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Attix Sr.
Mrs. Jacob Crossley Sr., and son
Weston, spent last Friday with her
daughter Mrs. Edward Attix.
Mrs. Bryan Crossley and son Wes-
ton are spending this week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jewell.
Miss Pearl Short of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Short.
Mr.. L. F. Hilyard and Mr.. H. w.
Hilyard and son Harold and daughter
Adeline and Miss Edna Hilyard mo-
tored to Camden, N. j., on Sunday.
Mrs. L. F. Hilyard and daughter Cor
inne, returned with them.
Mrs. Emma Hazel is visiting in Bev-
erly, N. ].
Rev. and Mrs. j. H. Geoghegan
spent part of last week out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Remley of Eel
ton, are visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. z. R. Remley.
Mrs. S. G. Walker and daughter
Sarah spent couple of days last
week with Mrs. Ralph Knots in Do
yer.
Mrs. George o. Smith Of Hyatts-
vile, Md, is spending sometime with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. At
Tx while her husband is on a trip to
California.
Mrs. Lee Remley spent last Friday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. r.
Remley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Wilds are en-
tertaining company.
Mrs. Annie Williams is visiting Mrs
Gilbert Davis.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20
PALMER REPORTS EGG RECORD
Farm Record Club Shows Progress in
Delaware State Egg Laying Contest

Farm Record Club Shows Progress in
Delaware State Egg Laying Contest
The report Of the Delaware Farm
Egg Record Club for the month of
June, which was prepared by H. S.
Palmer, Extension Poultryman of the
University of Delaware, was mailed
Monday from the office of County
Agent Russell E. Wilson, to the 80
commercial poultry raisers in Kent
county who are members of this club
and who are cooperating with the
Extension Department of the Della
ware State Poultry Association in
promoting this type of work in keep
ing egg production of their fiocks.
This report includes daily egg records
from 38,443 hens throughout the en-
tire state, and of this total number of
birds 13,447 are pullets, 7,845 are hens
and 17,142 are included in the mixed
focks comprising both hens and pull
let's. The average production per pull
let was 16 eggs, while the hens came
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20

a close second in production with an
average of 15.9 eggs, compared to
1872 eggs per bird from the mixed
focks. In this particular report the
attention of all poultry raisers is call
ed to the poultry judging schools
which will'be held in the state during
the months of August and September
under the direction of the poultry
specialist and the county agricultural
agents, who will be assisted by those
poultrymen who have attended the
judging school which is held at Cor
nell University for one entire week
each summer.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of Neighborhood, Interest

Ihere OF NelgnDOTnoOus Interest
Trinity Church-Rev. E. A. Lemoine
rector, will have Morning Prayer ard
Sermon at $50 a. M, next Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Charles Scheffier, Mrs. Will
liam Barnes and Miss Geneva Pryor
have returned home after travelling
by motor to Canada, Niagara Falls
and differnet parts Of Northern Penn
sylvania.
Preparations are going on for the
Clayton Carnival to be held August
5 to 13 inclusive. The committee will
endeavor to make this the best ever.
st. Paul's NJ. E. Church, Rev. d. j.
Givan, pastor, announces that the
church coal collection is coming IN
slowly. Doubtless many others will
respond to this worthy cause by next
Sunday. The class of preparatory
members will take vacation until the
first of September. In the near fu-
ture they will go on picnic. Their
parents will be invited to go with
them. This class has been doing fine
work in studying the manuel of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Services
for next Sunday as follows: Church
School, 10 a. M; preaching, IL a. M;
song service Sunday evening, 7.3O;
preaching, 8; prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening, s. Why not come to
this helpful meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. NJ. Tatman have
been weekend visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Knox are so
journing at Oak Orchard for two
weeks vacation.
Miss Florence Marker has been con-
fined to her home for the past few
days suffering from a severe bilious
attack.
Mr.. ]. P. Weldin and R. w. Horn
will attend the Dempsey-Sharkey
fight in the Yankee Stadium, New
York tomorrow night.
Mrs. Raymond Mayberry was taken
suddenly i'll Tuesday morning and had
to be taken to the hospital in the
American Legion Ambulance Tuesday
night.
Those who attended the wedding
from Clayton of the Rev. J. Lee Mark
er and Miss Frances Amelia Dodd of
Carmichael, Nd, last Thursday even
ing were Mr.. F. A. Marker, Sr., Mrs.
Carl Hurd, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll B.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Marker,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Marker Jr., and
Miss Clorence A. Marker.
Miss Virginia Jones and Mrs. Glenn
Beaurbaum accompanied the latter's
father, Mr.. Gardner of Centralia, ILL.,,
on a motor trip to the former home Of
Mrs. Beaubaum.
Quite a number of cellars about
town were filled with water due to the
heavy rain and our fire engine was
used to pump them out.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20

where he found the plant sunk in
about seven feet of water. Thep liant
consists of an engine, generator and
wiring and other equipment and the
pond will bed ragged to recover the
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20
HELD FOR LIGHT PLANT THEFT
James Dickerson, Jr., of Near Milford,
Arrested by Detectives Last Week

State Detective Ottie Donaway, of
Sussex County, after nearly four
months work has cleared up the mys-
terry of the theft of the electric light
ing plant from Whites Chapel on the
road between Milford and Rehoboth.
The plant was stolen from the church
edifice last March and since that time
the officer has been on steady hunt
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20

D.-I-,on 70 ,
entire plant, llaea DieAea'S MSu:.ssri !.
ed before MaglStTa.es a..sssr slags
ford and II, was held hela pnuS haS Ons y
stalled in the church
Smyrna times., 1927-07-20
TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the Neighborhood

Townsend, July 18.-Fearing an in
vasion of the Japanese beetle, local
residents are keeping sharp lookout
for the arrival of the pest. Thousands
Of the bronze-green colored insects of
potato bug size are being discovered
on the grass and shrubbery in various
parts of the country north of the state
boundary and efforts are at hand to
combat the insects, should they be
found coming into this part of the
state. Three bugs of unknown species
were found in the front yard Of the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Buckson.
Evening star., 1927-05-04
Red Head.
BY Edgar Wallace
A Thrilling Romance of Today
Copyright. 1927. By Chicago Daily News Ino.

wants you to so down with US to.
night"
'sWhere?" she said In surprise.
Unto Deyonshire."
''But / couldn't. why into Devon
shire?"
'.My dear, think you'd better co.
said Lambert Stone. II have heard
enough from these gentlemen TO be
convinced that there Is some danger
to your father"
MY fatherS" she gasped. Whom
do you mean?"
Il mean the man in purple"
She looked at him in astonishment.
You're not jesting?''
mo: that was your father. Mr.. Bull
lott has made inquiries and has dis
covered that the grand priors of RAJ
gousa have their headquarters on
Dartmoor.
"Oh"' suddenly she remembered
the adventure that had overtaken her
and the doctor nearly two years be-
fore. "Now I remember. 1t was on
Dartmoor that we saw those dreadful
masked faces, and the voice--the
voice of the man who stopped us--it
was Brother John"
Incoherently she related the events
of that wild night--the rain, the
storm-swept moor. the red lantern in
the road that had brought the car. to
a standstill and the long absence of
the doctor.
"Yes," nodded Bullott, 'you We're
near the priory. Some one must have
been taken i'll there and the doctor
went to see him. 1t was after that
that he got his idea for dressing you
up in green and putting you in shop
windoW--I've got it," His eyes were
blazing with excitement. Listen
this is what happened. 1t must have
Evening star., 1927-05-04
CHAPTER XxxyII.
A Trim to Devon.

Betty Carew made a call on the resi-
dence of De Fell, the manager, and
that young man was not too busy 70
see the girl to whom he had written
On the previous night.
s'Youive come to accept that part,
have you? Well, you can start re-
hearsals"
/ She shook her head with a smile.
II never dreamed I'd be in posi-
tson to do 1t, Mr.. De Fell. but I've got
tDf decline your engagement. i am
Going with my uncle to America
1.-THE dickens you arev' said De Fell,
swinging round and looking at the
Girl admiringly. Does that mean
Nou're out of the theatrical business
for good?"
Il don't know. I hope so in many
ways, in others | should be very
sorry"
''Who is your uncle. by the way?,"
And when she told him he whistled.
suffering cats! Why, I introduced
him to you. Wen. now, isn't that
Aner
I He had something to say about an
old acquaintance of hers, La Florette,
the dancer.
sfYou weren't at La Florette's great
hmboree last night? Wen, you missed
nothing except the exhibition of lavish
expenditure, for no particular reason
so far az ! can discover, since Van
Campo and ] were the only theatrical
people present. They say that she
has been flnanced-by the way. what
relation is Dr. Laffin TO you--uncle?"
She sighed.
"He is not my uncle" she said
shortly.
"Then you ought to be thankful. I
can't understand that bird. Somebody
told me that Latin was behind this
grand display of La Florette's, but !
can't believe that. Is he rich mann"
She shook her head.
Hes very poor"
She was loath TO discuss the doctor
at all and took the earliest oppor-
tunity of bringing the interview to an
end. There was another she would
gladly have avoided, but Bullott had
insisted upon seeing her that after
noon, and though he had made the
environment for the appointment as
,,leasant as possible-he had chosen
Mr.. Stones ffat--she went in some ap-
prehension.
once again she told him of her
dreams, of the chapel. the book upon
her knees, the monklike figures sit.
ting beneath their banners and the
purple-robed man who had addressef
her.
THAT fs what ! wanted 10 know,
said Bullott at the finish. You don't
remember what happened to the
book?"
She shook her head.
would you know the place again
X you saw it,"
She hesitated.
Eyes, / think I should Why~-do
you know where 1t is? Wasn't it a
dream after all?"
You bet it wasn't" said Bill Hol
brook. an interested auditor. ener-
geticaily, Miss Carew. the inspector
Evening star., 1927-05-04
Bill sighed heavily.

Bill sighed heavily.
Get thee behind me, Lambert
Stone,'' he groaned. "Such relaxations
are for the idle rich. Battersea Park
for mine, with the little boys fishing
for sticklebacks. and the nursemaids
and the bowling children--oh, gosh.
You make me feel homesickr'
why don't you come, Mr.. Hol-
brook" asked Betty, to her uncles
surprise. You were one of the first
people Mr.. Stone suggested, but II
thought you wouldn't like to join us. !"
Who's going?" asked Bill, and the
first name damped any enthusiasm
that was developing. you'll enjoy it
anyway he said Were getting near
Two Bridges" With this he abruptly
turned the subject.
The car pulled up before the hotel
and BulIott went i'm to see Pawter.
He came out very shortly afterward
and in his voice was a note of con-
CEN.
"Pawter hasn't returned" he said.
''They say he is usually back by
$50. and it's past 10 now"
'He isn't that much behind his time
that you need worry" said Stone.
What do you intend doing-I mean,
what is the object of raiding the
priory?''
Primarily to take a good look at
the gentlemen who are in control"
said Bullott. II wish to satisfy my
self that Mr.. Left Stone is what he
appears to be--the head OF a perfect
ly harmless organization.
Lambert Stone was looking at him
intently.
THAT isn't your object, Mr.. Bull
lott" he said quietly: there is some
other reason. My brother would not
be a party to any illegal practices.
Do you think that the order has got
into the hands of lawless men and
that he is there, too?"
Builott did not answer Immediately,
and then:
I think a good many things. / am
scared about MORE" he said.
Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
Evening star., 1927-05-04

and one woman, who did not usually
undertake a journey to the west OF
England. Bullott was taking no
chances. He had been allowed to Sc
lect his own posse, and when at
o'clock that night they reached New
ton Abbott he was confident that
whatever the search of the priory
might produce he would not fail
through lack Of assistance.
Four big cars left at intervals for
Two Bridges, partly because this
made a convenient hating place and
partly by reason of Bullott's knowl-
edge that Pawter usually spent the
night at the hotel when his duties
brought him to the priory.
The first car carried Betty and her
uncle, with Bill Holbrook. Inspector
Bullott and a detective at the drivers
side.
I'm beginning to get thrilled" she
said in a low voice as the car came
down to Buckfastleigh-in.the Moor and
the severe splendor of the new abbey
showed for a second in the paling
light. "And you are also, Mr.. Hol-
brook-~you've spoken hardly word
since we left town.
mo" Bill reused himself with an
effort. ''I've got a thinking fit today.
When are you leaving?"
"On Saturday." she said. "I'm
looking forward to that trip tremen-
dously. The Escorial is the biggest
ship in the new American line, isn't
it, Mr.. Stone?"
THE biggest and the best" he said
stoutly. Were going to show these
Europeans that we can run ships as
we'll as the best organizations in
England or Germany. The Escorial is
the biggest ship in the world. Why,
if you've never been on mammoth
liner it is going to be an experience
for you, Betty"
He spoke of the great social halls,
of the swimming pool, the wonderful
suites, the Florentine restaurant and
the palm court, and Bill grew more
dismal in inverse ratio to his COM
panion's enthusiasm.
"Why don't you come along? I'm
making up a party for my camp in
the AdirondackS,"
Evening star., 1927-05-04

Helen Keller. author and lecturer
OF note, Is endeavoring to raise an
endowment of $2,000,000 for the
American Foundation for the Blind.
Evening star., 1927-05-04
CHAPTER XXXVIH.
A Man and a Maid.

n 4NdH anu e NEaEU.
The S o'clock westbouIW mail car
ried u salon in which were 15 men
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TwENTYFoURTH 1NsTALLMENT
CHAPTER XxXyI.
he Grand Prior Shows His Hand.

<<Vv HAT does this mean?"
30 "A asked pawter.
AN 1T means that you
are going to sign five
checks" said the grand
Evening star., 1927-05-04

This well known salts has
been prescribed for many
years by the medical profes.
sion as gentle saline laxative
and blood purifier.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

humping the region of the spine be
tween the shoulders with the edge
of your fist. and. if breathing stops,
by artificial respiration.
Breath holding spells sometimes
occur from enlargement of the thymus
gland. This is one of the ductless
glands, situated i'm the upper chest
near the collar bones. normally large
in the new born infant. usually shrink
ing after the child reaches the age
of 10 or u. A baby or young child
with enlarged thymus is likely to have
sudden spells of breath holding. dur
ing crying or from fright or temper.
sometimes without apparent cause or
warning. with the face turning blue
and fainting or loss of consciousness.
then relaxation of the spasm and re-
covery, A period of exhaustion fol-
lows. but in a few hours the child is
again playing and apparently quite
well. N-ray examination disCloSes the
large thymus. X-ray treatments will
usually reduce the enlargement and
relieve the trouble.
Just what the function of the thy
mus gland may be the experts do not
entirely agree. but it apparently has
some influence upon calcium Oimel
metabolism and on growth in child
hood.
The artificial respiration advised if
the child in a breath-hoIdiug spell
stops breathing, is prone pressure
respiration, the Schafer method. If
you do not know how to apply this
you ought to be ashamed of your
self. Any Boy Scout will show YOU.