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-WANTED--TO BUY HOUSES.
HOME UNDER $1,000, AMI, Sc. or NE.
state terms and location: Mr.: Iripp; Gi sss
ITIING TO SACRIFICE $4,000 EQUITY
1psrtment house for m .1s sl5s
shouse Is located in one Of the best residen-
Hal parts Of Washington. Address DO"
1a5.R. Star once.
|Ri0TT NOW, BARGAIN. GOOD NV, COL:
'HEhts., upper l4th. Mt Pleasant. Ciev: LIE r..s
'or Chevy Chase. Give price, etc. Aooress
BOX 306-V. Star ONCE
WANTED FOR CASH SEVERAL HOUSES:
stores and apartments, any conolIlon, %niee &c
or colored. Also many clients to purchase
MONIES GsHoWHLTER REALTY CO, o,
924 18th st. NV. - Nat. 4Azz'
CASH FOR OLD HOUSES IN CITY. VA. OR
Nd; white or colored; any size ana conoi-
ton Address Box 259-V. Star once
All. CASH FOR 6 OR 8 ROOM HOUSES,
white or colored; prefer clear property OF
with small indebtedness.
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EDWARD G. BALTZ,
VERNON q. OWEN.
THos. ]. OWEN & SON. AUCTTONEERs,
1881 Eye Street NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE Two
SGoF sS S SFNTK PWELaINS ssTIITHHAs rqE
Iiber No. e276. at folie les Of the land
records of the District Of Columbia, we shall
sell in front 1, Of the premises on MONDAY
number forty.eieht (48l in George NJ:
Lanckton,S subdiyision Of SQUARE e. numbered
plat recorded in the once of the surveyor
for the District of Columbia in Lib.r II. D. c.
Terms Of Sale; one-fourth cash; balance
in one, two and three years, with interest
at six per cent per annum, payable semi
time Of sale. and the purchaser allowed
fifteen days from date of sale to complete
the purchase. Further particulars at time
Of sale. All conveyancing and recording al
cost Oh purchaser EDWARD c. BALTz.
VERNON G. OWEN.
se2s- dS,ds.exSu Trustees.
THos. J. OWEN g son. AUCTIONEERs,
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SALE--HOUSES.
fEawfiNmaa1

PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS
AND BROKERS, ATTENTION!
four-bedroom English-type brick
home Is nearing completion and -
= ready for your inspection.
.. S34l Broad Branch Rd. NV.
?, DRIVE, NORTH ON CONN AVE.
- BLOCKS. THEN RIGHT ON
BROAD BRANCH ROAD TO HOME
Priced at $14.o5000.
Reasonable Terms.
EDW. M. WILLIS,
Tower Bldg, lA05 K ct. NV.
-. National 747p.
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524 TAYLOR ST. NV.
Nice brick home, in this delightful
neighborhood, containing 6 rooms. |
hath, enclosed sleeping porch; h.-w.h.
Perfect condition, large yard; rentlike
terms,
g.. Cali Mr.. Smith.
L. F.. BREUNINGER &. SONS,
National 2040 2ll Investment Bldg.
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TwENTY-FoURTH INsTALLMENr.

A S Morse spoke he slammed oDen a
~ drawer and tossed an automatic
"A into his pocket. With another
4 A gesture he caught up his hat
and pushed me before him to
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vTE5s !. OWEN Z SON, AuCTToNEERs.
1881 EYE ST. NV.

HARRY I; RusT. ,ovrr
s.oe-dAahS eTSt Trustees.
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se2O-d&ds.exSu
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
SMYRNA LANDING
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Smyrna Landing, Dec. 17.-Mr
John Mckay of Brookline, Pa, Mr.
and Mrs. Hazel Scout of Philadel-
phia, were Sunday visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. j. d. Scout.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Warner of
Holly Oak, spent the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. Emma
Davis.
Mr.. Walter Reed of Marcus
Hook, Pa, spent the weekend
with his wife, who is spending
some time with her mother, Mrs.
Louis Gaulke.
Capt. Isaac Burris, wife and
daughter, Miss Irene, Of Little
Creek, spent Sunday with her sis
ter, Mrs Louis Gaulk.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wrench
and son, Of Dover, spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. Name Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bailey (nee
Miss Pearl Gaulk), who has been
: occupying the NJ. M. P. Scout
house, has moved in Capt. William
Walkers house.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
BLACKBIRD
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Blackbird, Dec. IL Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Heinold entertained on
Sunday Mrs. Cora Heinold, Ralph
and George Heinold, Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert Smith and Herbert Jr. of
West Chester; Mrs. Henry War
ner and daughter Caroline of
Claymont.
Mrs. Ella Burton and Miss
Louise Schwatka of Wilmington,
visited Mr.. and Mrs.C. A. Schwat-
ka on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Conner and
children of Lewes, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Reese Mofitt of Dover, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.J.
w. Webber, who also entertained
on Sunday Mr.. J. Lester Webber
and son of Mt Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Woodkeeper
and Miss w. Smith We're Dover
visitors on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sylvester
and children visited Wilmington
Saturday.
A Christmas entertainment will
be given at Scott M. E. Church on
Monday evening, December %.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
HARTLY
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Hartly, Dec. II. - Something
new in Hartly, the West Dover
Trust Company starting a Christ
mas Savings Club. See advertise
ment on another page.
Mrs. George r. Schweitzer of
Hartly, and sister, Mrs. Mary Di-
maio of Philadelphia, have pre-
sented as a gift to Hartly NJ. E.
Church, a lovely set of hymnals to
the church in memory of their de-
ceased sister. The oBard of Trus-
tees passed a set of resolutions
thanking them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger A. Davis
entertained at a turkey dinner
Sunday, the occasion being Mr..
Davis 10th birthday and the elev-
enth wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Davis.
THE Old Fashion Mother, Civ
en- by a cast Of Millington players
will be given at the Hartly Public
School, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred SchweitZer
Jr., entertained at dinner Sunday,
Mrs. Saxton and daughter Emily,
and Martha, Mrs. Carl Schreffler
and son Joseph, Mr.. Leo Hartnett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Daun and sons
Corley and George, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Schaub.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Dodd enter
tanned on Sunday her sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Boggs Of Kennedyville, Md.
Mrs. Lena Scotton entertained
on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs Lester
Section of Newark, and Mr.. Ly-
man Section and Miss Elizabeth
Section of Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
DOVER
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Dover, Dec. z. - Mrs. William
Leach, who is a sister of Mrs. ].
H. Anderson, of Kings Highway,
received the first prize, called the
Copeland Prize for her picture
big Show" given by the Society
of Fine Arts in Wilmington. The
prize also is called the Purchase
Prize, as the picture is bought for
permanent exhibition in the Gal
Iery in the Library Building. Mrs
Leach also had four of her paint
ings accepted for exhibition by
the Plastic Club on Camac street
in Philadelphia, Pa. One of these
pictures called August Beach"
received first prize. Mrs. Leach's
husband, William Leach, is also
an artist and he and Mrs. Leach
are well known throughout the
State for their work. They live
in Frederick, during the winter,
and in Rehoboth in the summer.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
WALKERS
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terest Cleaned About Town


Walkers, Dec. 17.-Tuesday ev-
ening, December 10, Walkers
Community Association meeting
was held, the subject of the even
ing being, Settlement Days of
Delaware" by Miss Pauline Jones.
Following her address, Miss Jones
invited everyone present to make
a candle of heated wax which she
had prepared for the occasion.
This was to demonstrate to the
people one of the tedious methods
our forefathers used during settle
ment days. In Miss Jones ad-
dress she pointed out many of the
funny and peculiar customs used
then, one of which was descrip-
tion of the peacock pie, second
most popular dish at the Christ
mas dinner On this the peacock s
head protrudes on one side of the
pie and it's wide spread tail on the
other
Thursday, December 10, at s
p. M, at walkers School, there IS
going to be a Christmas enter
tainment by the pupils and their
teacher The beautiful big holly
tree on the school ground, is go
ing to bear the name of the school,
every pupils name. his parents
name, also the teachers name.
Some lanterns will be placed upon
the tree and automobile lights will
be flashed upon it. There is also
going to be a decorated tree in
side. Real Santa Claus is coming
to the school for the evening to
add more merriment Refresh
ments will be served. Everybody
welcome.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
SUDLERSVILLE
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Sudlersville, Nd, Dec. Mil
lington firemen entertained the
meeting of the Queen Anne's and
Kent counties Firemen's Associa-
tion Thursday evening and dis
cussed matters pertaining to the
welfare of the county firemen.
Sudlersville sent as delegates:
Alan Walls, Harry Peters, hewitt
Booker, NOBLE Hardesty, and Will
liam Phillips.
Mrs. Ella Anderson is spending
some time with her sister and
brother in law, Mr.. and Mrs. aim
es Smith, Moore, Pa.
Mr.. Walter Rambo was IN New
York a couple of days last week.
Mrs. Martha Gillespie has been
called to Philadelphia again on
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Cheswold, Dec. 17.-Caleb Boggs
University of Delaware student
who was seriously injured in the
Delaware Susquehanna football
game in October and who since
spent about six weeks in the
Homeopathic Hospital, Whining
ton, has been at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Boggs,
near here, has returned to the Uni
versity. Boggs came to his home
at Cheswold about a week ago.
Boggs' neck was injured and he
still wears a brace. He attended
the philadelphia College
Of Osteopathy basketball game
and was greeted by many of the
students. He resumed mis- studies
at the University, Monday of last
week
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18

Frank Slaughter, near Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wash Maclary
visited their son and family, Mr..
and Mrs. George Maclary in Do
yer, recently.
Mr.. Reed Thomas, of Philadel-
phia, spent a weekend with his
parents, Mrand Mrs. Elias Thorn
as.
Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Lawson and
family, of Dover, were recent Wis
itors Of Mr.and Mrs. James Smith
Mr.. Campbell spent weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Short
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Noble Jerman was the rec
ent guest of her sister, Mrs. jam
es Lafferty in Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Tomlin-
son, Mrs. Virdie Matthews, of
Philadelphia, visited Captain and
Mrs. John L. Carey.
Mrs. Edward Wilson and son,
Ned, spent a weekend with her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carol Norris, near Canter-
bury.
Mr.. Charles Wright has return
ed from Wilmington where he has
been on a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clothier
of Lansdowne, spent a recent Wis
it with Mrs. Clothier's sister, Miss
Ella Harper.
Mrs. John L. Carey and son
Charles, has returned from a Wis
it with her sister, Mrs. Mary
Wharton in Dover.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18

The Five Hundred Club held its
last meeting at the home of Mrs.
James A. Lee. Mrs. Josephine
Pritchard received the first prize;
Mrs. Arena B. Hart, second prize,
and Mrs. Randolph Reynolds, con-
ISOLATION prize.
During the recent sleet storm
r. D. Melchair, Of Chester, Pa,
had the front end of his car dam
aged to the extent of $500 by
skidding into car going in the
opposite direction between here
and Smyrna. Mr.. Melchoir, how
ever, escaped injury by jumping
as the car was upseting.
The Executors sale of the pers-
onal property and real estate of
the late A. J. Henry held at Pine
Tree, recently, drew a number Of
people and there was spirited bid
ding for the live stork and other
belongings, offered at the sale.
John E. Watson purchased the
piece of land adjoining the State
boulevard, about one-half mile
south of Pine Tree.
Many gunners are still making
successful hunts after rabbits and
quail. Both rabbits and birds are
given an excellent protection by
the heavy underground, which
makes it difficult for gunners to
shoot accurately in the thick COW
ering in many instances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Taylor, of
Wilmington, visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Hart, last
week.
Mr.and Mrs Gordon Naylor and
family, of Wilmington, were rec
ent visitors to Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Money.
Mrs. Virgil Yearsley and chill
dren have returned after spending
few days with her sister, in An
napolis, Md
Mrs. Leon Buckson, who has un-
dergone an operation, is greatly
improved and expected to come
home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carpenter
and son, Jack, Jr., spent a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Hutchi-
son, of near town.
Mr.. John Timmons, Walter Nc
Claim and Junior Yearsley visited
the Geological garden in Philadel-
phia recently.
Mr.and Mrs. Jesse Harman have
returned from their wedding trip
in the South, and will make their
home in Dover
Mr. and Mrs. Richard e. Dono-
hue, of Oronimink, Pa, were rec
ent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allie
Wells, near Taylor's Corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Slant and
\ family have returned from attend
ing the wedding of their daughter,
H. Christine, and Edward Hyde,
of Annapolis, Md, on Thursday,
November %.
+ Mrs. Joseph Jones, of Newark,
n. j.; Mrs. Mary Palmer and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Beardsley and
family visited their mother, Mrs.
Eliza Beardsley in honor of her
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fennimore
Douglas entertained recently, Mrs
Esther Watts, of Cecilton, Md;
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Hawkins,
Of near town, and Mr.. Robert
Douglas, of Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
WELLINGTON
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terest Cleaned About Town


Millington, Md, Dec. Il Mr..
and Mrs. S. T.Pippin have present
ed to Millington High School a set
of The Book of knowledge. This
gift was greatly appreciated by
teachers and pupils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip w. Downes
and son, Phillip Downes, and her
mother, Mrs Emma Johnson, of
Denton, visited Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.
Numbers last Sunday.
Miss Pauline Comegys has ac-
cepted a position to teach in a
school near Westminster in Carroll
county, beginning January 1.
Little Miss Jean Phillips enter
tanned a number of her friends last
Tuesday afternoon in honor of her
sixth birthday.
William Holloway, Principal of
State Normal School, Salisbury,
Md, visited Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Turner, last week.
]. II. Bushman, of Baltimore, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James
f. Stack.
Mrs. Paul Con1egys entertained
at Bridge on Thursday evening of
last week in honor of her guest,
Mrs. Wake, of Baltimore. Those
present were: Mrs. Susan Comegys
Mrs. Merritt Brice, Mrs. Eva G.
Sykes, Misses Clara II. BRYAN.
Irma Lawyer and Pauline Com
eggs.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Wake, of
Baltimore, have been visiting Mr.,
and Mrs. Paul Comegys.
Mrs. Merritt Brice entertained
at a bridge party recently, Mrs w
G. Wake, of Baltimore, Md; Miss
Edna Strong, near Rock Hall, Mrs.
Susan Comegys, Mrs. Eva c. Sykes
Misses Julia Cacy, Clara H. Bryan
Irma Lawyer and Pauline Com
eggs.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
TAYLOR'S BRIDGE
Items of Personal and Social In
tereSt Cleaned About Town

Taylor's Bridge, Dec. 17.G The
Taylors' Bridge Community As
sociation will hold its December
meeting Friday evening, Decem-
ber 20. After the business,
play, entitled, Mrs. Stubbin's
Book Agent" will be presented by
several ladies of the community.
Santa Claus will be present with
gifts for all. So don't forget to
bring your Xmas gift.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
LEIPSIC
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terest Cleaned About Town

terest Cleaned About Town
Leipsic, Dec. 17.-Quite a num-
ber motored to Smyrna Saturday
afternoon and evening to see the
Christmas decorations and give
The little folks a chance to see Old
Kriss.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wright are
being congratulated upon the
birth Of a son at the Kent General
Hospital, Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cole and
sons, of Dover, were recent guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Rawley
have returned from a trip to Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. Charles Slaughter was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Mar
vel Baxter in Dover.
Mrs. Ella Slaughter has return
ed from a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

tereSt CLEANED ADouI Town
A Christmas Cantata entitled
'.Modernizing Santa" will be pre-
sented on Monday, the 23rd, at 8
o'clock in Ewelrs NJ. P. Church,
Clayton. The plot consisting of a
group of dissatisfied reformers,
which endeavors to convert Santa
and his environment in modern
up to date manner and dress. But
through friends, Santa is revealed
the secret Of his success which
enables him to make his usual
Christmas trips and saves his rep
utation.
Mrs Fred Brown spent the week
end in Philadelphia as the guest
of Mrs. Robert Mccullough. Mr.
Brown and Mrs. w. T. Massey Of
Smyrna joined her on Sunday.
The Clayton Post Office will be
closed all day on Christmas Day
no window service or rural deliv-
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pierce are
receiving congratulations upon the
arrival of a fine daughter on De-
cember 9th.
Mrs.James r. Boggs and grand
daughter, Julia, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry At
kinson at Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Reed, Mrs.
Charles Reese and Mrs. Elizabeth
Coverdale, spent Saturday in Will
mington.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Jones of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Hol-
lett, Sr.
Mr. George Allen, and Miss Ma
son, of Wilmington, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Eugene Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Irwin of
Wilmington, were guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hard
esty.
Mr.. Julian Dunning of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
DrInning.
Miss Lottie Rust spent Satur-
day with Miss Evelyn Hoffecker
Mr.. James Clark has accepted
a position in Marcus Hook, Pa.
Miss Mary Hutchison spent the
weekend with relatives in Smyr-
ma.
Mr.. Vernon Graham of PhiIa-
delphia, spent the weekend with
his family.
Mr.. Henry Ennis who has been
seriously i'll, is under treatment in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jenkins of
Wilmington, were the guests on
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Ennis.
Mr.. William Lynch of Whining
ton, spent Sunday in town with
friends.
Miss Agnes Conway and Mr..
Preston Biddle, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrick Horn.
Mis- w AAldIl IN IlOlltChcI SD6nl
Monday in Wilmington.
Mr.. Gilbert Hoffecker of Marcus
Hook, Pa, spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
t Hoffecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurd of Will
mington, were guests on Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hurd.
Mr.. James Sapp and family left
Friday for Phoenix, Arizona, where
they will make their home.
Mrs. Charles Hardesty who has
been ill at her home, is much inn
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Garman
of Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Georgianna LeCompte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Day and
nieces, Mildred and Betty, and
nephew, Bobby, Of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Day.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18

account of the illness of her sister
in a Philadelphia hospital
Mrs. Amor Joslin has returheu
home after spending a month a.
the home of her daughter ana son
in law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nu'-
tie, Anderstown. Mrs. Joslin was
accompanied home by her dausH-
ter, Mrs. Nuttle, who was an over
night guest of her mother
Mr.. and Mrs. William 1. hoe
entertained at a wild goose dinner
recently in honor of Mrs. Medforu
Roe, Mrs. Mamie Hilliary, MISSES
Smyrna times., 1929-12-18
TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

terest Cleaned About Town
Townsend, Dec. IL Railroad
Avenue has been improved during
the past few days by having a
coat of cinders used in eliminat-
ing the roughness of the thorough
fare, making the street in better
shape to Withstand the freezes
and thaws of the winter.
Mrs. Clyde Shockley and Mrs.
w. p. Wilson were called to Will
mington last week by the illness
Of their sister, Mrs. Earl Layman.
Mrs. Layman, who was taken SER
iously i'll is now reported as being
somewhat better.
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0RNITHOL0GIST FROWNS
ON POISONING SPARROWS
Massachusetts, Man Sees More
Harm Than Good Resulting
To Farmers

BOSTON CPl.-Poisoning members Of
the sparrow and finch tribe will do the
farmer much more harm than good, in
the opinion OF John B. May, director of
chuSettS.
Presumably thousands of sparrows
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BRIG. GEN. C. D. ROBERTS
ASSIGNED TO FORT EUSTIS
other Army officers Are Shifted
From Various Posts In and
Out of u. S.

Brig. Gen. Charles D. Roberts at Fort
Benning, Ga, has been assigned to the
command of Fort Eustis. Va; Col. G. ".
Packer, Judge Advocate Generals De-
partment, has been transferred from
San Francisco to Fort Hayes, Columbus,
Ohio: Mai Leo j. Heffernan, Air Corps,
has been assigned to the command OF
the Air Corps Technical School at Cha
mute Field. Rantoul, Ill; Maj. Franklin
Kemble, Coast Artillery Corps, has been
transferred from Hawaii to Wilmington,
N. c.; Lisut. Col. La V. l.. Gregg IN
fantry. from the Panama Canal Zone to
Fort D. A Russell Wyoming; Capt.
University of Hawaii to Fort Niagara,
N. Y: Capt. Frank j. Pearson, infantry,
from TientSin, China, to Fort Washing
ton, Md; Capt. John c. Sandlin, imam
try, from Panama Canal Zone to Fort
George G. Meade, Maryland.
First Lieut.. Columbus B. Lenow, in
fantry, IS ordered from the Philippines
to Fort George G. Meade, Maryland;
Maj. Julius H. Houghton, Air Corps,
from Rockwell Field, California, to Mid
dletoWn. Pa; Maj. Norman p. Morrow,
Field Artillery, from the Philippines to
New Orleans; Lieut.. Col. Townsend
Whelen, Ordnance Department, from
the War Department to the Armory at
Springfield, Mass; Capt. Arcadi Gluck-
man, 1st Infantry, from Fort D. A. Rus
sell, wyoming. to Peking, China, for
duty as assistant military attache; Sec
ond Lieut.. Bertram A. Holtzworth, 18th
Field Artillery, from Fort Myer, Va, to
WilkeS-Barre. Pa. First Sergt. William
Ellis, oath Infantry, at Fort Benning,
Ga, has been retired after more than
30 wears service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09

have been killed by poisoned grain scat
tered from an airplane over $4,000 acres
in the Lake Tulare basin of California.
May recalls an estimate that tree
sparrows alone destroy 875 tons Of weed
seeds in Iowa in a single Winter.
A report Of the Biological Survey on
birds in California, he says, shows that
weed seeds form 81 per cent of the food
Of the willow goldhnch, 90 per cent for
the green-backed soldf1nch, S6.2 per
cent for the very abundant house finch,
~ per cent for the white-crowned SPAR
row, 70 per cent for the song sparrow,
81 per cent for juncoes and So per cent
for the chipping sparrow.
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ESCOBAR REPORTED
LIVING IN MONTREAL
Other Mexican Rebellion Fugitives
in California, worn, Discour-
aged and Destitute"
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 9.-Members of
the Los Angeles Mexican colony de-
clared today that Gen. j. Gonzalo Es-
cobar, head of the military forces in
the recent Mexican rebellion, had es-
capped to Canada and was living in
Montreal.
Many other leaders of the unsuccess-
full uprising against the Mexican regime
who sought refuge here were represented
as worn, discouraged men, some of
whom are destitute" Three or four
of them were declared to be wealthy.
Among the more prominent militarists
who fed to the Mexican colony here
are Gen. Fausto Topete. former gov
ernor of Sonora; Francisco ManZo. one
of the revolt's first generals; Gilberto
Valenzula, revolutionary candidate for
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MISS TALMADGE WE'D.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, May 9 tP-
Constance Talmadge, vivacious film
actress, was honeymooning at Santa
Monica with Townsend Netcher, Chi
cago merchant, today. They were mar
ried yesterday at the home of Buster
Keaton, her screen star brother-in-law.
It was the actress third marriage and
Netchers second.
The bride had previously married and
divorced John Pialoglou and Capt. Ala
stair Macintosh. Netcher's first wife
was Gertrude Selby, Chicago actress.