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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-21
LAW
REFORM OKEYED
BY M MUSSOLINI.

ROME, Feb 20 QP-Premier Mus
solinis measure for reform of the
electoral law was approved by the
council OF ministers tdoay
The number of deputies is reduced
to 400 previously $3.50 and the can
didates will be proposed by the 13
national corporations or guilds-tWo
names for each seat. Organizations
approved by the state other than,
corporations may also nominate 100
candidates in all.
All names thus gathered will be
passed on by the Fascist grand
council. which will form list OF
respective deputies, choosing them
freely from among those proposed, OF
the council may take others, in order
to include leaders of the scientific ana
literary world. The list thus formed
will be submitted Tor approval to
the electorate, which may vote there
on Eyes, or no." The same list will
be presented throughout the country.
Italy thereby forming a single con-
Stituency.
The ministers also approved a bill
intended to exempt about $4,000
large families practically from all
taxation State employees, soldiers,
sailors and those on pension must
have seven or more children living
and of Italian nationality to benefit
by this measure Those employed
privately must have ten persons de-
pendent upon them, or must nave
had II or more dependents Of which
IL frNl
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SENATOR REED
.FLAYS C. 0. P.
in TEXAS SPEECH

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 81 H9--In-
dieting the republican party for a
gross mismanagement of the gov
ernment during the past seven
years, Senator Reed Of Missouri APP
pealed here tonight for a return to
the fundamental principles upon
which the republic was founded.
Speaking at a meeting OF the
democratic leaders of Texas, the
Missourian outlined the platform
upon which he seeks thepdemocratic
presidential nomination, ialthouCA
even in this prepared address he
did not formally announce his cam
didacy. 1t was thu first of series
Of speeches which lis to take him
to the Pacific coast.
II appeal for a return of honesty
in government and for the re-estab-
lishment of the old democratic doc
trine," he said,
81 speak for the iinalienable right
of the citizen to liberty of con-
science without coercion, criticism
or obloquy.
"To the preservation of the right
OF freedomf OF the press, peaceable
assemblage, >trial by jury and the
establishment OF local self-gov-
ernment and the sovereignty of the
states.
"For bringing the federal power
within the limits not only of the
letter, but the Hpirit tof the consti-
tuition.
"For the abolition Of government
by boards and bureaus.
For the Republication 'of the bur-
dens of taxation; the repeal of all
laws creating special privileges;
and the dismissal of a vast army
Of spies, snoopers, fsneaks and in
formers.
For the liberation of honest bus
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THREE

also reap"
The speaker said in part Some
people have an idea they can keep
on SHINING and still serve God, but
they cannot. You cannot hide any
thing from God. Ii you think you
can, you are mistaken.
God is a God that forgives sins
and let's you know they are forgiven.
Some folks say they have to SOW
their wild oats first. Inat .
delusion OF the devil, for whatsoever
you SOW that shall we reap. Did,
you ever think OF that? 1t makes
no difference what it is, the Bible
says whatsoever you soweth, that
also shall We reap
"You might just as we'll realize
the truth now and get on the right
track"
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tive part in the framing Of the 1924
tax law and also the existing revenue
law which was enacted in 1926 He
likewise had a hand in the framing
CT The tax bill passed by the house
before the Christmas recess and now
pending Ain the senate.
The Iowa representative will fill the
vacancy on the court Of claims caused
by the resignation OF James Hay of
Virginia. judges Of the court are ap-
pointed for life and receive $4,000 a
year, the same as that paid members
of congress
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GOD is NOT MOCKED,
ASSERTS EVANGELIST

Evangelist Robertson spoke to a
crowded house Sunday night at the
Assembly of God church, taking as
his text Galatians 6:7, "Be not de-
ceived; God is not mocked; for what
soever man soweth, that shall he
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-21
COMPARATIVE
TEMPERATURES

PHOENIX, Feb. 20 Maximum
and minimum temperatures taken at
6 a. IN. and s p. m. today, announced
by the Phoenix office of the govern
ment weather bureau, follow:
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Flat Wanted
a READ WANT ADS \

You'll find it in Dispatch want-ads.
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Tucson -.......................,... 80
Yuma ..................... A
Smyrna times., 1928-07-25

others who are trying it out are the
prune growers of Washington and
Oregon; the grape growers Of Cali
fornia, the Gravenstein apple growers
Of California; while the Florida citrus
growers are now actively engaged in
completing a clearing house for their
products.
Concluding his statement, he said:
Left to itself, and unrestrained price
competition among dealers spells ruin
to the producer. The Quotation Com
mittee plan has much to commend it
for conditions such as prevail on the
Eastern Shore It is admittedly in its
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" extended section. Conditions faced
BY the Association thus far this year
were reviewed and while the general
market conditions were known to be
the most serious to have been faced in
many years, DR.. Bomberger stated
that the actual operation of the Quo
tations Committee has ben effective in
resisting price declines and especially
in preventing panics among the deal
ers and the farmers.
Dr. Bomberger called attention to
the fact that the clearing house meth
cd is receiving ready acceptance in
various parts of the country. Among
Smyrna times., 1928-07-25

suit Of injuries to her back Mrs.
Burris was on a motor trip with
friends from Overbrook, Pa, where
She was visiting, and was then on the
way to their summer home in the
mountains. They were caught in a
tremendous rainstorm, while driving
through the mountains and their car
struck another car that had turned
over in front of them All four oc-
cupants in the car in which Mrs. Bur-
lis was riding were injured Mrs.
Burns suffered a severe spraia Of the
back, but is resting most comfortab-
" in the hospital.
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growing period. The selection Of
those hens to be carried over should
be made Oh the basis Of actual quail
ity, health and production rather than
upon age alone as is apparently the
present practice among the poultry
raisers in this section.
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'f;IfI FERRY PROJECT I.I9E. FOR
I:fII .IIS SHORE BEING BOOSTED
,.cv FERRY FROM
6s FREY a IA SANDY POINT
y ISLANp
,lIs RIl md Would Materially tsriang
sbnore 1l'I Around ChestertoWn

,r.lile hul j would Materially
5daoIs .sitr ,l'l around Chestertown
y .,,n what may be consid-
I'M; froIil Ii.hla MI, source, indicate
pst reLl'Dlr .trong possibility of
aas t+ioa i y 4 high frequency
sn;trlcll0n,+ Island to sandy
@1l ATa. western Shore RumorS
q tls ~ for some time IL regard Ea
sen ~ IT, but it seems now tnat
P.o5'tS p. i on a firm foundation
tas4s Ts-t : capital d, has become in-
" ! ioiA M mater. Several mi
n In li.5 R.on sent down by this
# aaJ' .1 s5Ts gst. made favo .abIe re-
a la4 int II, y thy feasibility of its
a. III o,r and maintenance, out
s..on fsrt II that It should be q
a...1..,i + .1s En-. investment. This ferry
49, rreat time saver to those
8 reach the Western Shore
1;5. .a. A rsst fron the peninsula.
-l., Mi noints soath of Caes-
-.lir rogI5 be brought into clo1e
J. ..,r MYTH thy other Shore and
'.-.r s.,rsnt ferries there would oe
..,,,5 '..., DELAYS that are experienced
III .ab.idized ferry routes across
Il Il il understood that tnis
\ Mi not AK for State aid-
! r,-sr travel BY Kent lsland-
!, '15li poir- Y estimated AZ about 4
NJ. NJ 5uiIding Of this line would
1, incentive to the development,
\. !. + Queen Annes, but to other
:. .,r1-ies. as it would give a
|. srts p the large centers Of
s.nn
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AWARE POULTRY RECORD
i d FlOcks Continue to Show

III 0f ElOckS IOHtlltuc ~ .fiiOW
] ,nrement-SOme Good Advice
] ~ production records from l4O
j throughout the state are includ-
4 b. Nay report IF The Delaware
u Egg Record Club which haS
4 msd BY #. 5. Palmer, EXten-
n 7a-tryman Of the University of
i ~. and mailed IaSt week from
4 Ii Of County Agent Russell F.
D 10 those poultry raisers in
santy who are cooperating in
/ 1ll.ry extension project. Of the
4 ias and pullets whose egg
4 ae represented in this report,
u -l-3 plllets laid on the aver
Il B eggs. and the lO,s85 hens
I-2 eggs, while the 1876
and hens in mixed fiockS laid
average Of III eggs per bird.
i a general feeling among
ga poultrymen that pullets dur
r irs year are more profit
tai lsIs, with the result that
u1Itry raiSers Systematically
u old Hens every year and re-
y hem with pullets that have not
B 3 Ned with reference to egg pro
This is a serious mistake
nany hens in the average
-i 0e Kept with more profit
sne ot the pulletS that are
4 E7Lace them, and 4 much bet-
b lE to Keep the best hens and
g Pallets more carefully.
a't that pullets are superior
VITA regard to the number of
nlcsd i shown by the records
A5-l926 when the average
u al per pullet VA l4l eggs.
asls laid On the average olIly
E; and in l926-1927 the pul-
l'oI eggs each az compared
! Eggs per hen. Another fac
. considered is that a larger
't pullets than hens will be
lfom the flock during the
s4l'e of death or culIing on AZ
pr condition and production.
2e year l926-l927, according
II sords as compiled by MI.
~ per cent Of the pullets
moved While only 41.6 per cent
asa' we're taken out for The
ssons' indicating that Of Tie
0A II Dased On the num-
i aTIS At the beginning of the
ayefage production per Dull
4 l21ld ,1s 70 Be liza eggs q con-
.ll4 eggs per hen, which i
i al's q only six eggs per bird
q he pullets.
d eggs have a lower market
asn eggs because of their
N !. lsually requires Y period
n M. iolF months after the frst
pullet produces normal
4. Regardless If whether ]
o.. !. made between hen and
tendency ii lower II, r',Ies III
s ,5.' Y The extent that tba
NJ. st.yantage IF increased num-
@'en over balanced III tbala Hull
b a received BY The produc-
n. eggs from ben. ,rod,.o
Al tsil t9lc.s than eggs from
b I'LL. n, laet is generally rec-
~ Commercial
lssr... cnlck hatchery indus
II .'a's NJ. aas grown rapidIv
III . s,.. lye years, and this
"a, y ssa5ed 4 q home market
IA D,a,,il. y Delaware eggs at !
aotstio.u iun over top Phila-
aaes,in,.' thereby establish
M opsl,. Y laensnd for Matching
eas y, ;ral,'y J, from hen of tbe
NJ faIi and winter broiI- aiis
Nstrvv e sdecords and perform
IVY locks A Il II
about s;, seafs seem to in
A'Iars'..s sl1ty percent Of tbe
lg torv .ll I'D. pe hens and
pulIe, psIcent should be
fsyo,..ss, which have been
INV si0fa6le conditions arJ
throughout tbei,.
Smyrna times., 1928-07-25

experimental stages, but it carries the
hopes Of the leading minds among the
farmers, bankers and dealers whose
fortunes are wrapped up in the potato
crops on the Eastern Shore"
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CRUMPToN WOMAN INJURED

Mrs. James Burris Was Motoring in
POcono Mountains When 1t Happened
Mrs. James Burris, over at Crump-
ton, Md, was injured in an automobile
accident last Thursday in the Pocono
Hills, near Easton, Pa, and is now in
the Easton (Pa.) Hospital, as the re-
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DR.. BOMBERGER. DEL-MAR-yA
DIRECTOR, REVIEWS MARKETS
Continued from Page Two

which resulted in the Associations Sc
curing pledges for 85 percent of the
potato acreage this year in this wide
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FOUR PROBES. Started To find
SOURCES Of POISONING or ZOO

wharf, SEINE Of theln having TO BE
taken from fi00F duty.
These patients who ceuld net be
taken care Of quickly were sent to
the hespitai. Many private autene-
biles were comma Hdeefed or vol
unteered te rush the victims to the
institution. as police cleared path
through the downtown city streets.
Reserves from the Third @pf eRLneE
were called out To e0nffal the
thr0Rg which sat aE lflsss
pital seeking their Ell idrei1S feIe.
tives and friends
The emergency room was quickly
filled to scapaeitT and the dispsn.
safy was brought into play. As
soon as the victims had been
treated these seeking their relatives
were permitted to- proceed down the
long lanes and pick them out
The M8ealsEter proceeded hack
to- Harghaii Hail with DR.. Rutoski
and six nurses aboard. Efforts were
then concentrated on clearing the
emergency room at the hospital for
the second boatlead when it should
arrive.
However. during the trip Up the
river the physician and the nurses
worked so effectively that only five
persons were sent to the hospital.
Tive Red Cross snabulsnees, the am.
bllaHce from Casualty Hospital and
the EHaefgeHey's rolling stock were
waiting at the dock when the boat
arrived.
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BEL I BUCKLES
NJ 81 AI||lIG
GLUE!
TIna. go rhoLaa-
lContlnuea from - -

tCcntinuea from First Pase.J
Alexandra, reported that II had
swollen to aImcat twice the size Y
had been the day before and tho
marks were ehliteratqd.
M On neIt huelld
After ! brief survey. Coroner Fcrd
swsatner, acting coroner Of Fairfax
County, VA. declared II was impcs-
sihis "a tIl III Whist manner the nss-
tarinkia death occurred. ss
ii belt buckle hearing the letter
IN 81 furnished 25-cent piece and =
sample Of the mans shirt, which was
az "a, TN checked pattern, were ken
to Wathii1gt0n ny Islellt, Edward \.
X slley, cl1ief of me WashiA gton
h0micide squad.
Three women yesterday called the
undertaking establishment and re-
CRESTED descriptions Of the body,
employees there said. All were seek
fna lost reia yes, hut none believed
the body answered the d description o.
those sought.
Although officials admit they are
at i loss 10 account for the sClu.
ton to- the puzzle. rum0rs Of boot
leg feuds provided material for
theories which are held by farmers
living in the vtcinity Of Sycamore
Point.
Coroner Sweatner, in declining TO
hold an autopsy. said the condition
of the body made IL impractica able,
according to employees Of the under
taking establishment. 1T was ex-
planned that an autopsy is not COM
pnls0rY under the laws covering
such cases In Fairfax county.
In recalling strange incidents
occurring recently near the lonely
spot where the corpse fi0ated 70
shore. residents OF the vicinity said
they had seen a schooner anchoTeg
off the point all day Sunday. and
also an airplane which dipped and
looped over the spot where the body
was found, as il searching for
something. Evidences Of liquor
party which were found i'm an
abandoned farmhouse overlooking
the beach were also regarded as
suspicious.
Fairfax county authorities are
also investigating a report made by
Gardner Johnson, = farmer, that
three men were seen quarrelins on
boat near where the BODY was
found. This was regarded as the
hottest" clue as one man was said
to answer the description Of the
dead man.
Lieutenant Kelly today was
checking over lists OF missing per-
sens whose names begin with the
fStter M
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| Mrs. Irene Watson, 500 block r
ST. 9. W., and two children. Harry,
. years old, and Raymond, Is years
old,
Margaret Summers, . years old.
of 700 block r st. N. w.
Mrs. Ellie Mulligan, AZ. wears old,
and her children. Margaret If
years old, and Walter. years old.
5000 block AZ st. N. w.
Doris Fisher, 4 years old, and
Melvin Fisher, IL years old, 29O0
block Olive Ave-, n. w.
Raydell r. Gray, 2 years old, of
400 block NJ st. n. w.
Julian Johnston. years old, of
300 block Hiatt Pl. n. w.
John Courtney, II years old. Of
100 block of p st. st. N. Il.
Mrs. Edward Brown. 80 wears old.
and son James. 1s months old. Of
1900 block Thirty fifth st. N. w.
Edith Gibbs. 10 years old. Of
Maryland Park. Md.
Mary Hurley. o. years old. 5000
block Prospect Ave. N, w.
Mary Berry, 1e years old, 1000
block Hair st. s. w.
Agnes Wapshire, IS years. 1900
block of n st. n. W.. apartment 8.
James Brown. . years. 5000 block
of M st. ~. W.
Ruby Lewis, 80 years, 200 block
Of G ST. n. W.
SaIlie Collins. wears, 1900 block
OF Thirty. fifth st. N. W.
Edward Cook, Z years old, 100
block of Maryland Ave. S. w.
Ida Blodgett, 81 years, same
address.
Those who were treated at Enaer.
gency Hospital, following the second
trip Of the Charles Manchester were;
Mrs. Carrie Driven, SIS years old
first block of l. st. n. +.
Mrs. Catherine West. % years
old. of first block of /. st. n. f.
Her three boys. William. 8; Robert,
z, and Raymond, years old, were
taken from the boat TO their home
where they We're treated.
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20 INJURED As
CARS. PLUNGE
BY international News Service


NEW YORK. July 2f.-Approxi--
mately 20 persons we're injured and
the lives Of scores az others. inn,
peliled when Long Island train
ran past al danger signal and
plunged through an open pivot
bridge into Jamaica Bay today.
One car in the train was all but
submerged. The second dropped on
top OF the first. pinning 1t down.
A tug, which had just passed
through the bridge. narrowly es-
capped the huge coaches as they
plunged down.
Officials Of the Long Island Road
denied that any lives had heen lost,
although only miracle could have
prevented fatalities under the cir
cumstances. Police and fire rescue
squads. unable to raise the sub
MERGED car. were not convinced that
no one. was dead.
The train was bound to Far
Rockaway and was well filled with
persons on, their way to the beaches
there Only the first two cars of
the 10-car train plunged through the
bridge, the rear OF the second hang
ing precariously ~ feet above the
water,
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Those most seriously poisoned yes
terday at Marshall Hall who are still
at Emergency Hospital. are:
Mrs, Mary Taylor, IS wears old,
of the 500 block c st. n. p.
Mrs, Maize Sullivan. of the 1900
block Bladensburg I'd. n. r.
Mrs. Al. Nothey. 45. OF the 1900
bleck = NJ. s. Il.
Mrs. Mary r.. Ferry. 40 years old,
Of the 1900 block Half st. 8. e.
Mrs, Ellen Brown, AZ, of the 5000
block Al st. n. W.
Mrs. d. Il. Jewett, a years old, Of
the 1900 block Thirteenth st. n. w.
Mrs. =, A. Crouch, 81 years old,
Of the first block New York Ave.
y. q.
Mrs. Lottie Smith, -. Of the 500
block d ST. n. w.
Norris King. nine years old. Of the
Loo block Thirty-fifth ST, N. w.
Mrs. lille Collins, 1900 block
Tlalrty,ftftlg St. ~. w.
Mrs. Gstrria Driven. IS, first block
The less seriously Ill:
Audrey Huntingdon, is years old,
Of Rockville, Nd:
Peter Muiitgan. years old. 5000
block M st. N. w.
Mamie Sullivan. years old. and
Charles sullivan. III months old,
1900 block BladenSburg I'd. ~. r.
Mrs. May Petker. 50 years old, Of
500 block sixth st. q. II.
Mary Kline. II years old. of 800
block g 81. M. E.
Thomas DUNCAN, . yearss old. and
Mrs. Mary DUNCAN. Of 1000 block
Jefferson st. n. w.
Kathryn DUNCAN. years old. of
1900 block jefferson St. n. W.
la HeiphenEtine. % wears old, of
500 block Orleans Pi. -. e.
James Helphenstine. 5 years old,
OF 500 block Orleans ri. n. e.
Mrs. Margaret West, 81 years old,
OF 400 block II St. 8. w.
Arthur carley. . years old, of
400 block I'll st. 8. w.
The infant OK Mrs. Ellen Brown,
$500 block N st. NJ w.
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.HOOVER'S FOES
WON OVER
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express in person his condolences Il
the Republican nominee and Mrs.
Hoover on the loss of her father.
Charles D. Henry.
Senator Johnson sometimes tArn,eJR
Hoover foe in Washington lazt
winter, will be invited to cali aarIv
next week. These arrangements
were going forward TODAY. short.
ridge will follow johnson.
The burying OF the political
''hatchet" between Hoover and Joho-
son will mark but another step i'm
the nominees national plan OF con-
citation and consolidation. Since
his nomination. Hoover has chosen
one opponent, Senator Charles
Curtis, as his running mate while
winning from the deposed Vice
President, Charles g. Dawes. \
promise to take the stump for him.
Before leaving Washington he
leaned heavily upon the political
advice OF Senator James f.. Watson.
of Indiana another opponent. with
the result that the Hoosier car viii
take the stump too. Then he de-
clared Charles D. Hilles, who fourht
him at Kansas City, the Republican
boss OF New York thus concihatlnE
another roe. sNsw johnson \
WAs, 80 49, "a III M I * 81 IL.
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Hermit Spotted Hyena
Dies Ii Capital
Zoo

The spotted hyena ct WashinG-
tons ZOO has died after ~ years
Of self imposed hermitage.
The animal preferred the dark
recesses az his cave 70 the haht
and air and never went e the
outside cage unless driven. Even
then he fought keepers until he
was taken hack.
The hyena was - wears old.
A rare species q West African
green parrot. az unknown family,
il another queer inmate Of the
zoe. He turns continuous sener-
saults at times with stoBovers on
his head at each revolution.
Frequently he PLAYS dad, lying
an hia hack until haFrassed
keepers prod him to sss 4 he u
alive. Then he laughs loudly
and flies On his perch. He can
stand On his head for some sec
onds, clutching bars for support.
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forced errors and lose the ninth
and set at SIS.
1t virtually was their only gesture
of the match, a. the next two sets
were reeled off by Hennessey and
Lott with the precision OF masters.
Italy taking only three games in
the last Is played. The total point
score clearly indicated the respective
merit of the opposing pairs. Hem
Messy and Lott .aggregating S.
points to So ter De MorpurgO and
Gaslini
The Baron. previously q donain.
ant figure In International competf.
ton, was the monumental failure
of. this match and this tournament.
He was almost pitifully weak with
his returns today. netting so often
that the keen Americans often
conferred their attack on his sector
instead Of Gaslini's court. regarded
az their original objective. The
BaF0n's trouble was that he couldn't
get the ball over the net while
Gaslini persisted In driving out Of
court.
So easy was the prospect OF con-
quest in the first set that HenneSSey
and Lott played matters safe, hut
they speeded up in the next two
and left the Italians no chance for
q possible come back. Late In the
third set. q disputed ''out. called in
favor of the American side. caused
Hennessey to net the next point pur-
posely. But even then Italy was
unable to take advantage Of the
opening.