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Smyrna times., 1923-08-08
REV. NICHOLS KNOWS COOLIDGE
new V resident and Smyrna Minister
"eIe Classmates at Amherst CnIlere

NJ new President and Smyrna Minister
"Sre classmates at Amherst College
Inc Kev. Ransom P. Nichols, Of
smyrna, director Of religious educa-
c cOn Oh the Wilmington NJ. E. District
SSunleIenee, S. was class mate of Presi-
S,u; a calvin Coolidge for four years at
aT a1THlllefst t College in the class of 1898.
sa, was always impressed with the
b.1 use OF power which seemed to be
T;S Sr.1 Of his reserved exterior" Mr..
.uS ~.ynOls said recently. "He was quiet
s,,u st~, unassuming, but always led in
Gs suen' s activities" he said. Mr.. Mich
Proa;I1llleea -.Iallea as an example of the
sas. -SsiuenFs nature that during his
ssa ssalOf year he won a medal for an
stnSs,. ds, written in competition with
COM. rs,l's from colleges all over the
not "sly' t Mr.. COolidge's parents die
msaa, N, near Of it until long after tn,
soraa. NJ. was Won and then through
M M'Oae Cae,!ther other than their son, he said
coolidge was always a Iowa
tlnus' tsn1as Mr.. Nichols asserted and at
Su fsu a all Of the reunions. In 1926
patsS S Gays after he had been nomi
brol,a lor the Vice-Presidencv. h
an nal sIn,o INTO a speaking trip to atten.
alumni gathering.
Smyrna times., 1923-08-08
WALTER LONG IS SENTENCED
Judge Rice Gives Convicted Murderer
of SelbyvilIe Man a Life Term

of Selbyville Man a Life Term
Walter Long, of Wilmington, who
was convicted of the murder of his
tep-grandfather, Elisha Hudson, near
Selbyville, April 10, was sentenced on
Saturday to life Imprisonment and
was taken to the New Castle County
WOrkhouse to begin his sentence on
Saturday. Judge Rice, who imposed
the sentence, asked Long if he had
anything to say and received the an
swer, Nothing, only I'm Not guilty"
Public sentiment in Sussex county has
long been. against capital punishment,
and verdiets of murder in the first de-
gree are generally accompanied by
recommendation of mercy understood
to mean that the jurors favor life i'm
prisOnment. The crime for which
Long was convicted and sentenced was
the murder of Elisha w. Hudson, 81
years old, whose body was found with
the head beaten to jelly with ar
automobile hammer. Robbery was
alleged to have been the motive, anC
$1,000 is estimated as having beer
stolen. Long was arrested the day
following the murder and convicted
mainly on evidence supplied by Char
les di Salvo, 1901 West Fourth street
Wilmington, who testified to driving
Long to Selbyville
Smyrna times., 1923-08-08
MISS MARY WALKER A BRIDE

Daughter of Elmer H. Walker of Phil
adeIphia, Formerly of KentOn, Weds
Kenton, Aug. 8.-Mr. and Mrs. Ell
mer H. Walker, of Philadelphia, form
erly of Kenton, announce the mar
riage of their daughter Miss Mary
Novel; Walker, to Mr.. Gustavus Plan
ton Middleton. The wedding took
place in Philadelphia last Saturday
August A. The bride is well known
in this vicinity where she was borT
and spent her girlhood days and she
and her husband have the best wishes
for happy married life.
Smyrna times., 1923-08-08
CAUGHT IN A FARM TRACTOR

Homer Downs Sustained Fractured
Ribs and Other Injuries Near KentOn
Kenton, Aug. Homer Downes
met with a serious accident one day
last week while operating a tractor
on the farm of ]. w. Graham, Jr.i
near town. He was later found by
his father in an unconscious condition
His clothing had been caught in the
wheel and he sustained several frac-
tured ribs and several cuts anc
bruises. Mr.. Downes is recovering.
Smyrna times., 1923-08-08
HELEN CROSSLEY's BIRTHDAY

Fifty of Her Friends and Relatives
Help Celebrate Occasion Near kentOn
Kenton, Aug. About fifty rela-
tives and friends gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob CrOssley
on Saturday afternoon, August 4, to
celebrate the eleventh birthday of
their granddaughter, Helen CrOssley
Hudson. The party being given by
her father, Mr.. Clifford Hudson. The
afternoon was spent on the lawn play
ing games after which ice cream and
cake was abundantly served. The
guests departed wishing Helen many
happy returns of the day.
Smyrna times., 1923-08-08
vandalism At Presbyterian Cemet.

Vandalism At Presbyterian Cemetery
Owners of lots in the old Presby-
erian cemetery at Lake Como, are up
in arms over the desecratiOn perpe-
trated in this sacred burying ground.
In one or two instances tomb stones
have been overturned. One owner
recently had Dover stone cutter
come up and put tombstOhes in repair
only to find someone had gone and
pushed them over again. Effort is
being made to apprebend the guilty
parties and put the law on them.
Smyrna times., 1923-08-08
"NSBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

ces s. Sslter ". Price, Pastor Annaun.
Mi5'a,SllSSess 5srslSes For Week and Sunday
stead 5ip,%eeEk v X. services on Thursday in
shin Sn = wednesday. Divine Wor-
The sSrIy s1ay morning with sermon.
continvsS tiaaqay I. Evening Services is dis
Smyrna times., 1923-08-08
Thru Town Nearly Finished

Boulevard Thru Town Nearly Finished
Sherman & Rhodes will complete
the dupont Boulevard thru Smyrna
from Armstrong; Corner to join up
with the concrete at Wrights Garage
property by tomorrow. The mixer is
now opposite Belmont Hall and on
"the home stretch"
Evening star., 1923-05-30

I:y til" Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, y. G.. May Coon
1idence in the patriotism of the people
and the safety OF the republic, together
with high praise for the spirit and cour-
age of the armies of the north and
south. whose example twas q priceless
heritage to those of US who passed
Nthrough the terrible strain of battle dur
ing the world war;" was expressed here
today by Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune
- ommandant of the Marine Corps. at the
1inveiling of a statue of an American
sdoughboy.
Con Lejeune addressed a throng
which gathered to witness Memorial
day exercises arranged by Hornets
Nest Post, No. 9, of the American Lee
eion
My study of history has taught ME
that the people of this state have
from its foundation been lovers OF
liberty" declared the marine com
anandant. Your ancestors settled on
its soil in order, TO enjoy the blessings
OF liberty. /" They have never fall
tered In their purpose; and they have
been ever ready to take up arms
y when they deemed that their liber-
( ties were threatened by any foe.
Their dauftless courage in bat
fle was equaled by the moral courage
of the men of Mecklenburg county,
Evening star., 1923-05-30
Old Sol to Smile
Upor, Convention,
Predicts Bureau

AS the convention days approach
thoughts throughout the nation
are eagerly turning to weather
reports with anxious faces, es-
pecially residents. OF the nations
capital
Officials at the United States
weather bureau, as far as can he
definitely ascertained at this date,
are very optimistic General con-
ditions throughout this section are
declared to be very favorable, with
no expected change.
Weather for the remainder of
the week is expected to continue
cool with the absence of rain. Tn
less atmospherical conditions un-
dergo Il great change within the
next few days, which is deemed
unlikely. June s, 6 and will find
Washington clear, with moderate
temperature. Last minute calcu-
lations will be given out by the
forecasters here Saturday night.
Old records dating back for q
period Of some twenty Years show
that the weather for this city dur
ing the first week in June is, on
the average, better than any 9th
er time during the year. So, if
this average is maintained, and no
serious pranks turn up In the
skies, visitors to Washington dur
ing the Shrine conclaye will have
everything to he desired along
weather lines.
Evening star., 1923-05-30
Lejeune Unreils Soldier Statue;
Praises Patriotism of People

who, on May 80. l,.5. adopted the
immortal Mecklenburg Declare tion Of
Independence, p1edging their lives,
their fortunes and their sacred honor
to the cause of freedom, and again
did the moral courage of North Caro-
linians shine forth resplendent when,
in convention assembled on April Is,
1776, these pathfinders of liberty in
structed their delegates to the Con-
tinental Congress to move that these
colonies are. and OF right ought to
be. free and independent states
Gen. Lejeune highly praised the
spirit of North Carolinians of all
wars. declaring those in the late war
whose heroism we commemorate to-
day by this memorial kept the faith,
they dared all, they gave all, and,
glory be to God, they and their COM
rades saved the liberty OF Europe and
of our own beloved country!' He
concluded with this exclamation:
soldiers, sailors and marines: You
have maintained the traditions of
Your forefathers. and for all time to
come your self sacrifice. your en-
durance and your valor will be an in
spiration to the hearts of all Amer
leans"
Evening star., 1923-05-30
Queer Nile Columns Dralv Gaze
Of Throngs at Garden of Allah

Unusual interest is being taken in
form one Of the main features of
the Garden Of Allah on Pennsyl-
vauia avenue between 18th and 18th
streets
As these great columns, which are
faithful reproductions Of those found
in the old temples on the Nile, ar"
hearing completion much wonder
ment and speculation il created on
the part Of the passing thr"ngs. They
have reached the stage where all
that remains is their painting and
decoration Al all hours Of the day
there is Il Eo"dly crowd looking on
- the wor1men paint the hiero-
EIyphicS and other Egyptian art.
These curious pictures and mark
il gS have meaning and the columns
represent those that occupy con-
Spicuous place in the history OF
Egyptian architecture. all Of which
arouses the interest and curiosity OF
the passing pedestrians. Details OF
these columns and other features OF
the Garden" will bc explained in
articles TO appear in Tho Star within
the next few days.
The description Of the palm and
the bud papyrus columns. with their
relationship to the calyN columns, APP
psared in The Star OF last sunday.
Calyx-CapitaI Type.
The columns forming the entrance
and exit 10 the Garden of Allah are
Of the papyrus calyN-capital type.
This type, however. is frequently con-
fused with the lotus column, which.
though used during the ancient and
middle empires fabout 5000 and 1000
Il. g, respectively, appears TO have
died out under the new empire (about
1000 Z. c., leaving comparatively
few examples. but pictures on tomb
walls and papyri show that they had
been freely used at an earlier time.
Evening star., 1923-05-30
Lincoln With Capital Defenders
Honored at Brigl,twood Today

when the 25th arrived there was
AN Ohio regiment, composed Of
new recruits, Gen. Lew Wallace in
command of a part of the Veteran
Reserve Corps and some clerks out Of
the federal departments.
Heroes to he Honored.
The flowers which are to be placed
today over the last resting place Of
the dead are to the memory Of those
gallant mon of the 25th Regiment.
who came in haste to the protection
of Washington from City Point, and
to the 9Th Corps, which came to their
relief after six hours of hard and
warm fighting in which many were
killed and wounded.
While music Of mournful remem-
brance OF that eventful day will re-
call now the history of Washington $
jeopardy in the long years ago, u
more sacred vision of those gallant
spirits will no doubt serve to en-
phasize the glory of a, nations dead
who passed into the land of eternal
shadows.
a stone boulder at Fort Stevens
marks the Identical spot where Presi-
dent Lincoln stood at the time Of the
passing of fierce shot and shell, and
today the great and matchless spirit
of the nations martyred President
viii no doubt be recalled in the SOL
emn sacrifice he gave for his coun-
tryS glory and existence.
Evening star., 1923-05-30
Lend Your Car for One Sightseeing
Trip During Shrine Week.
1t Yourself Committee VIII
a
Notify Arnas Temple Committee building
Giving and o.
Phone Main 6723
Haze Pity on Poor Conductors
In Shrine Week, Says Dopey Dan

on joory when car conductor was
bein' tried. but if ever | do7-weu,
never mind.
Only last Sunday out by the Zoo
a Washington bound Chevy Chase car
had pulled up to take on long line
Of passengers when a ruther hefty
person wiggled her way on first and
tried to slip by thetoken box 10 a
vacant seat in the rear.
Common Scene.
"Fare. Fare, Drop your fare in
the box, lady! politely chirped the
conductor as he prepared for scene.
oh, yes. experienced conductors can
sniff IL scene seconds before the cur
tain goes up.
"Ain't | gonna drop it in--wassa
matter with you" snarled back the
big firebrand with her eyes fashtn
green Gracious sakes alive, va don't
think Id try to beat your old railroad
company out of cents, do va: here
gimme change for this" She fairly
be lloWed the last as she drew from
her bag a crumpled two-dollar bill.
Tokens. madam asked the con-
ductor, the crowd GROWN restless.
NO. / don't want no tokens, madam. :.
Gimme one Of them cent transfers TO
the line that crosses you people at
18th street and Columbia road. Takin'
me for a cheat" grumbled the hurt
one. as she mopped the perspiration.
Fast or west, LADY," continued the
car man.
"Now you know ] lives i'll George
town. so whadaya want stand there
tryin' to get me all ruffled--
"Ah. get the big girl a taxi inter
rupted one of the walters in the crowd
on the ground.
Luckily for all concerned the shaft
went clear of its objective. and on re-
ceiVin' her transfer the human wedge
pplopSane1 and made for her seat
Now. folks. you all know as we'll as
me that such scenes are everyday oc-
currences in the life of a conductor,
and as every blessed kind of business
and professional man is pleadiu' for
your cooperation in maxim things
easier durin' the big session. pray
don't overlook them who rully must
suffer. Stack up with a pile Of tokens
to last you two weeks. j thank you,
DoPEY DAN.
Evening star., 1923-05-30

decoration exercises at the Bright
wood cemetery in memory Of the
T-nion soldiers killed on wounded in
ga wing Washington from falling into
:ie hands Of the Confederate forces
in 1864 recall one Of the pathetic in
cidents Of the civil war. Abraham
Lincoln was in person on the scene
"f carnage. His tall figure was seen
in tho midst Of the commanding Of
ficers, and on the approach OF Early's
army he said TO Maj. John II. Wolf:
Major, upon You and your men
depends the safety of our capital.
But should any of YOU be captured
forever hold your peace and say
nothing about the situation of Wash
ington. If they ask you what COM
i;l;Lnd you belong to. say the 9Th
Corps. but ! don't know when they
will be here.
SLirmishes at Brishtwood.
Down Brightwood- the Con
fcIcratc SkirmisherS. it is said, were
seen and the crack Of the guns were
irressant. The coolest man ut the
carthworks. up to which the forces
of the enemy had nearly advanced,
was Abraham Lincoln. 1t is said he
wore a linen duster, slouch hat and
continual smile. At Fort Stevens
Evening star., 1923-05-30

spicuous in the records OF the Massa-
chusettS regiments.
Capt. Bishop was chosen by tn" local
authorities of the Virginia city in
conference with representatives OF
Attleboro He is Il civil engineer
whose most recent achievement was
the locating OF the fort of Capt. John
Smith in Virginia. a site which his
torians previously had been unable to
determine definitely.
In furtherance of the plan of
strengthening the bond between
Massachusetts and Virginia the school
children of the two cities have been
encouraged to correspond. and more
than 5000 letters have passed since
the plan was broached. Each of the
children has described III his own way
the geography and activities of his
home town and many 4 friendship has
sprung UP.
Memorial day here will be entirely
q day of conservation to the memories
OF the soldier dead. There will not be
q base ball game. the golf links will
be deserted and the customary races
will be omitted. In every street and
on almost every building tonight IS
the red, white and blue, with here anG
there a bit OF the Confederate gray.
Evening star., 1923-05-30

world. With internal turmoil. ma
tional jealousies and racial hatreds
all over the world. we cannot close
our eyes and fatuously believe that
the millennium has come"
The training of u strong and peace
loving people to defend themselves
against attack is their own best guar
antee OF peace, the speaker added.
That is the teaching of our fore
pendeuce; If they could speak that
would be the message Of these glori-
Gus dead whom we honor today"
Continuing Mr.. Davis said:
When We turn our thoughts to
these fallen soldiers, ii is not alone
our feelings. There is mingled with
our pride a feeling OF sorrow and Of
regret, and even of shame. We are
proud that these Americans We're
willing to die for their country, and,
by so doing, achieve a deathless
glory; but we are sorrowful 10 think
that their sacrifice was made neces-
sary by the folly of men. We regret
| that mankind is not yet ready TO
maintain and enjoy peace without
our heads in guilty shame because.
although warned. we did not prepare
these men to meet the trials. hard
ships and dangers of war. AS We
Ihlnh or the soldiers of America,
marching bravely toward untimely
deaths. We are resolved that their
sacrifices shall not have been III vain.
We intend that future Americans
shall be better prepared than they
Were to defend themselves. their loved
ones and their ideals. We of the
American Legion must demand that
never again shall American boys be
sacrificed as many of these. our com =
rades. Were sacrificed, because in the
selfish struggle of daily existence we
forgot the lessons Of the past"
Following the addresses the Co
lumbia Quartet, W. T. Braithw ait
director. sang.
At $3.50 this morning hundreds o.
| mem bers of the American Legion as
sembled with post colors in front Of
the District building 70 march with
! the q. A. Il. and other veteran or
ganizations in review before the
President of the United States at the
White House, and thence to the 18th
| street and Pennsylvania avenue cleo
trio railway station, where they en-
trained for Arlington. The Vincent
L. Costello field music headed the pro-
! ceSsion.
Evening star., 1923-05-30
HARB0R POLICE LAUDED
BY SHRINE COMMITTEE

Praise for the valuable and uhtiring
assistance rendered in the prepara-
tions for the Congress Of the Seas,
the water pageant Of the Shrine fes-
tivities, by Lieut.. Russell Dean, in
command of the harbor police pre-
cinct; W. II. Meyer, superintendent
and John \. Sheen, assistant super
intendent Of penal institutions Of the
District, and w. A. Stein, in charge Of
the 9Th street wharf Of the govern
nlent, was given today by thDsA in
charge of the pageant. Without the
aid of these men. IL was pointed out.
the work Of getting the floats in po-
sition, as we'll as making them avail
able, would have>been most difficult
task, il was said.
Lieut.. Dean has answered every call
al all hours promptly and courteously
in moving barges to be used III the
pageant and has done other work in
the harbor to help make the pageant
a success. Supt. Meyer and his as
sistants have worked overtime. it was
pointed out. 10 get brick here for con
tractors ahead of time so that the
barges used in hauling this material
from Occoquau could be released for
use as floats in the pageant.
Evening star., 1923-05-30

Papyrus columns with cal yN- ca pitaIs
represent the opened umbel Of the
flower standing on a single stem,
which foUmS the shaft of the column.
These columns occur in most temples
Of the new empire. where they gener-
ally appear supporting the lofty roof
of the central EaSSage i'll such Eypo-
style halls as consist of nave and
aiSleS.
III this rs in all other columns, til"
method of decoration underwent GER
tain changes. the natural giving way
tn the conventional. until only sem
iIance Of the original flower is re-
Taiucd. except IT the shape Of the col
umu itself. N this ealyx- capital col
umn however. certain original forms
have resisted modification, such US the
leaves surrounding the flower cup
and the base of the stem. These arc
depicted as Il series OF different col
ored stripes, suggesting the leaf
shapes The smooth, round stem
%haft rave. itself to n broad band or
decoration generally a series OF gods
and kings. depicting their relation
ships and deeds. The plinth at the
base and d square stone on top COM
plCtc the column.
Monument In Itself.
The great height and proportionate
massiveness OF Jilis type of column
make il a complete monument in it
self and. when standing alone. il is I;
thing of beauty and symmetry.
The columns of this type beiL <
erected in the Garden Of Allah" are
about five-sevenths the size of the
original ones in the Temple of Kar-
max. This compa rison will give some
idea Of the grandeur of the buildings
Of the ancient Egyptians and of the
minds which conceived them.
Frederick y. Owen is chairman of
the committee which conceived the
idea Of the Garden Of Allah" and
which has directed its construction
Mortimer Clarke. an authority of
Egyptian history. designed the col
umnS.
Evening star., 1923-05-30
Gray Da,vn Ouer Auenue Sees
Start of Tributes to Fallen
Exercises Continue Through Day, With
Climax at Arlington, Where Assistant
Var Secretary Urges Continued Faith.

AT dawn today tinseled Pennsyl-
vania avenue witnessed scores of men
and women standing in lines in front
OF cross on the District building
lawn to receive tributes TO place on
the graves of fallen Americans on the
slopes Of Arlington.
II marked the start of an even Lful
day. Picture it for .yourself-Penn-
sHlvanta avenue, It's lights dew
drenchod hy the night air, deserted
OF the thousands that had jostled
there the night before, and this
group standing 10 receive poppies.
From this time a.m.--until late
this afternoon the American Legion
program was filled with similar eXer-
cises of tribute to those fallen in
battle.
Troop 30 Of ihe Boy Scouts fur
Yished escorts for these initial eXer.
"ises. American Legion and Amer.
lean Legion Auxiliary members were
In attendance.
Service ut Arlington.
Throughout the day exercises in;-
lowed one after the other. until he
climax was reached ut Arlington cem-
etery, world war section, this after
noon. The feature was an address
by Assistant Secretary OF War Dwight
Davis and one by Dr. Kate Waller
Barrett, national president of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
The only true memorial we can
erect. the only repayment we can
make OF our debt to these dead. is
that We labor steadfastly, faithfully
and lovingly toward better Amer
icanism, animated by the ideals for
which they died. Assistant Secretary
or War Davis said.
Those who opposed i'll times Of
peace the training of these boys for
9elf-defense must feel a heavy weight
Of responsibility for this unnecessary
sacrifice continued Mr.. Davis. Yet
today We hear the same voices again
raised. urging that our defenses be
thrown down, our Army and Navy
disbanded, our men again left un-
trained for Self-defense."
Must Face Realities.
Mr.. Davis declared although ever
lasting peace is ardently desired and
much as I'VE would like to believe
that war will never again occur. we
must face realities. and not merely
Evening star., 1923-05-30
F0lI0,Uer of Lee AffiIiates
With Veterans of the e.. 4. X.

ATTLEBORO, Mass, May Ca
gray cape with scarlet lining appear
sd among the blue uniforms at the
headquarters of William \. Streeter
Post, Grand Army Of the Republic,
last night. The wearer was a vet
eran of the Confederate army. Capt
Carter Z. Bishop of Petersburg, Va,
who today with simple ceremony was
made an associate member of the
posr. Today he marched with the
twenty-siN able-bodied members of
the thirty-two remaining on the roll
to Woodlavn cemeter. and Will assist
in the placing Of the Stars and Stripes
on each Of more than 80 graves of
Union soldiers.
Some months ago the suggestion
} was made that this city should make
Memorial day OF especial Significance
this year by inviting 4 representa-
tive Of the south to participate in the
"bservances. Selection of a resident
of Petersburg was decided upon be-
cause the siege Of that city was con-