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Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
LIGHT ON ANCIENT HISTORY
Discoveries Made in Old Tombs in
Syria Reveal important Fact Not
Hitherto Known

Two tombs about 1000 years old
have been discovered at Byblos. Syria,
by the excavations being carried on
under the direction Of General GOur-
and, the French high commissioner, ac-
cOrding to the Paris correspondent to
The London Times.
The age is established by the dis
cOvery In one of them Of harpy; a
curved sword with a gold handle: a
seat OF gold on which is engraved the
Egyptian sparrOw-hawk; a gold scara-
baeus ring beautifully carved. and
balm box OF Obsidian. mounted in gold
and bearing the name of Pharaoh
Amenemhat Of the twelfth dynasty.
This is stated to be the oldest inscrip-
tiOn discovered in Syria. and proves
that commercial relations between
Syria, Greece and Egypt were already
active 1000 years before our era. The
first recorded conquest Of Syria by
Egypt was made my Thotmes l (Teth-
mosis) Of the eighteenth dynasty dur
ing the Sixteenth century, B. c.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
SMYRNA PROTESTS TAKING OFF
TRAIN AND RUNNING BUS LINE
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Continued from Page On

the present steam trains or provide the con-
tempated Brill gasoline under considera-
ton"
Street committees were appointed
to circulate petitions, and it is expect
ed that every resident of the town and
surrounding county will sign the pro-
test. Some years ago the Railroad
company tried a gasoline car dubbed
"The Peanut Roaster" for a short
time and then went back to the pres
ent steam cars. The company has
contended that the branch between
Smyrna and Clayton does not pay,
residents assert that the freight bust
ness does pay and that the Pennsyl-
vania system maintains other feeders
which to not pay. At any rate a
vigorous effort will be made to pre-
vent the bus line, which, the town
people declare, is going back to the
era before steam lines were used.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
"PIastle Wood Is New Product.

A new product, made by collOidal
processes and just put on the English
market, is announced by the Chem
ical Age. The interesting thing
about this product is that it may be
used to repair broken or worn wood
en- articles. A pattern is made Of
the article and the plastic wood is
filled into the mold and allowed to
set hard.
This takes but a few hours, and
the product obtained is said to be
extremely hard and possessed Of all
the characteristics of wood except that
1t will not absorb moisture as wood
does. The hard plastic wood can be
worked with the usual carpenter tools,
and nails, screws, etc, can be driven
into it without fear Of splitting.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07

Smyrna will never be satisfied with
Bus Line in place of Railroad Ser
vice. If the Pennsylvania Railroad
wants to keep sweet with a commun-
ity of 5000 or more people, they will
not attempt to foist on Smyrna a bus
line but will give a railroad service,
such as the town has enjoyed for the
past 81 years. The people of the
Smyrna community are not averse to
the Brill Gasoline combination car
as contemplated. The matter of pow
er is of little consequence compared
to a full and sufficient rail service,
run in connection with, and as a part
of the Pennsylvania Railroad System.
We believe the community worthy of
the best service. Give US the gasoline
car if it is more economical, but don't
substitute a bus line for a rail SER
vice.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
Man Of Her Own

1t was conversation on the bus.
"Yes. she's a good girl, satisfied to
work hard as long as she gets one
afternoon Off week. But last week
she changed her day. It was a lit
tie awkward for me. but / didn't like
to refuse her.
"She had planned to get married
on her afternoon Off, but she had had
a special delivery letter from her
young man telling her he couldn't
make 1t and change 1t to Sunday.
So she took Sunday OF.
Back agaln2 Oh. yes. she's back.
And they've got 1t fixed now so they
both get of ae the same time. She
says It's so much nicer TO have a man
Of her own when she goes out than
to go out with the other girls. Chi
cagO Journal.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
SCHOOL TAX COLLECTION LAX
Evidence Shows S2,27S,6SOsS9 For 1921
and 1922 Is Still Unpaid

and l922 Is Still Unpaid
An examination of the tax figures
referred to by State Superintendent
of Education Harry V. Holloway in an
address at a school meeting in New
Castle Thursday night, indicates that
there is something wrong with some
of the revenue collecting agencies in
Delaware. Deducting the money paid
to the State Treasurer from the levy
prOperty-taX and that of the State
Tax Department-there remains un-
collected for the year 1921 a total of
$287 ,485.80. For 1922 there remains
uncollected property tax tOtaling $780,
194.59. Adding to this S1,9OO,OOO es-
timated to be due from the State Tax
Department, the total uncollected for
1922 is S1,986, ,194.59. Under this pres
,ent law the limit for settling with the
State Tax Department would be
March 10, but, as the Legislature is
likely to amend the law, State Tax
Commissioner NJ. Howard Jester has
deferred having the blanks printed
therefore postponing the time for pay
ment of the taxes due his department
until after he knows what the Legis-
lature will do in the matter. The tax
es referred to above are all for school
purposes. For the use of the schools
in the years 1921 and 1922 the Legis-
lature of 1921 appropriated S4,400,000
or S2,200,000 for each year. The tax
receipts, if the entire levy had been
collected, as sown by the public rec
ords, would have amounted to S2,255,-
660.56 for 1921 and, including the es-
timated amount due the State Tax
Department 81 1,9O0,0 ,000-S2, ,450, ,862.-
49 for 1922. The actual receipts, com
piled from the public records as of
February 26, 1923, totaled $685.
174.85 for 1921 and S464, ,667,9O for
1922-the State Tax Department, as
stated above, has not yet begun to
collect the taxes due from last year
These deductions are based on infor-
nation compiled from figures obtain
ed from the county Offices, the comp
troller Of each county, the State Ta2
Department and the State Treasurer
according to a statement issued by
tAe State Board of Education. A!
against the school appropriation o.
S4,400,000 for the two years the
school taxes actually collected fol
those two years amount to only 81,
432,842.75. Had the entire levy beer
collected the total, $4,7O6,523.05 wOult
have been $3O6,523.O5 in excess of th'
school appropriation for the twc
years.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
GOOD REASON FOR QUITTING
Bob Fitzsimmons May Have Been
Wrcn9 in Judgment Concerning
"Gameness" Of His Son.

The best story observed in print for
some time is told by Joe Villa in the
sun about young Robert FitzsimmOns.
Young Fitz is considerably bigger and
stronger than his father ever was. he
is quick with his hands and with his
head, he knows the science of the
game. But it seems he can't stand up
and take it. Mr.. Villa continues:
Ten years ago Old Fitz introduced
Young Fitz to a party of friends at the
former champions New Jersey home.
The father put on the gloves with his
son and the latter surprised the Wis
itors with a dazzling exhibition Of
science.
Hes very clever, amt he?" re-
marked Old Fltz during a short rest.
well, now I'll show you something! :"
Resumlng the tilt. Old Fitz sudden
ly hoo, d his right to Young Fitzs
chin with terrific force. Young Fltz,
staggering, pulled Off his gloves and
threw them on the floor, as he walked
hurriedly out of the barn.
"He can box Well" said the ancient
COrnishman, but he can't take
punch. He amt gamer"
II stopped because didn't want to
lose my temper" explained the kid at
the dinner table. 81 didn't care to slug
the old gent New York Times.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
KENT ASSESSMENT CHANGES
Provided In Bill Of Representative
Slaughter Which Passed House

slaughter Mnlcn HdSSeQ house
The House Friday afternoon passed
Representative Slaughter's bill max
ing some changes in the assessment
laws in Kent county in order to facilit-
ate the work in the assessors office.
John B. HAtton, attorney for the
House explained that the bill reduced
the time the assessment board will sit,
from thirty to fifteen days, in April;
that it requires the recorder of deeds
and the register of wills to notify the
assessment board every day of all
changes in the ownership of property
in the county and that these changes
would greatly expedite the work of
the office. Representative Lednum
wanted to know if it provided for a
reduction of salary. He claimed there
has been much talk of a program of
economy and if the amount of work
performed by the assessors is reduced
why should not their salary be re-
duced. Representative Nelson replied
that this allusiOn to the Democratic
party's program of economy may as
well be answered now. The bill does
not reduce the amount of work the
assessors do even though it does re-
duce the number of days they are to
sit to hear appeals, for they will be at
their office every day. 1t is true, he
said, the majority members have "a
plan of economy and efficiency and if
this bill does not come under one of
these heads it will certainly come un-
der the other.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
LAW TO PROTECT FISH IN BAY
Representative Pratt's Bill Passed
House Monday Afternoon

Representative Pratt's Bill Passed
House Monday Afternoon
The House Delaware at Dover Mon
day afternoon passed without opposi-
tiOn Representative Pratt's bill pro-
vding for a joint Delaware-New Jer-
sey commission for the protection of
fish in the Delaware Bay. The bill
was explained by former Representa-
tive Bender, who said fish in these
waters are fast becoming a thing of
the past and the joint commission is
the result Of legislation by the Legis-
lature of both states. The act limits
the seasons for different kinds of fish,
prescribes the kinds of nets that can
be used in catching them and permits
the game wardens of either state to
90 across the line after poachers.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
(Continued from first pagel

considered critical at first, he rallied
so much that hopes for his ultimate
recovery were entertained. He grad
ually grew worse Sunday morning and
died about noon. He is survived by
his wife and two brothers, Albert
CarTow, of Frederica, and John Car
row, of Dover. He was a member Of
Diamond Lodge, A. o. L. W., of Do
yer, and was treasurer of the Freder-
lea NJ. f. Church of which he was a
member. Funeral services were held
this "wednesday afternoon with in
terment at Barratt's Chapel
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM
Smyrna Will Open Game of Season
April 18th at Delaware City

April 18th at Delaware City
The Smyrna High School baseball
team will open their seasons playing
on April Il, at Delaware City. There
are several other games already sche-
duled,and it is hoped to have the com
plete schedule by next week. The
new diamond will be made on the
piece of land recently bought for ath-
letic purposes. The diamond will be
made by the school boys and it is
hoped that all the boys will cooperate
with the team to get the diamond
ready for use as soon as possible. No
time should be lost now in starting to
practice and getting the team in
shape for a winning season.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07

Harry I. Preston of Havre de Grace
Md, has purchased the Greenspring
cannery, formerly owned by S. B.
Taylor. Mr.. Preston, who for several
years operated the cannery at Mid
dletOwn, will operate the Greenspring
cannery the coming season.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
TOUCH OF SPRING; AND WINTER

Saturday and Sunday Were Balmy
Days; Tuesday Snow Covered Ground
The people of Smyrna and vicinity
have experienced a varied change of
weather conditions in the last few
days. Saturday and Sunday were
real spring days with the thermometer
registering in the seventies and with
a desire to be out of doors. Monday
night the temperature took a drop to
freezing followed yesterday morning
by a driving snow storm which COW
cred the ground to a depth Of three
or four inches. The snow by night
had melted considerably. A few
sleighs were out and kids enjoyed
their sleds.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
AUTOMOBILE TO HIRE

Closed or open cars. Reasonable
rates, careful drivers.
WALTER S. NOWLAND,
Phone 26S South St.. Smyrna. Del
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
For Sale
Delaware Fruit Farm

ne Acres. One of most Pl.., ...,,s
and best located. 5 miles 't.,sl Of S,l'si a
boulevard to best R. r. nlI'' rs,t
cold cor' storage. One mile dao 10 t1s 15' !
Good buildings. Sold lo S!.'O'I IrDry7sii
1917, and $4,000 in 1913. ,.5 tDi rS
Majority bearing. Good c,oooa. I9r't baos
easy. nj
G. LESLIE GooDES. D',',. .',D, :
Inquire of Geo. ". Cunning.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
ESTATE OF THOMAS HUl''''
DECEASED 4

Notice is hereby given Ss Esiats 5sai D ..o.,,i ~
ministration upon the. 5ne Greek HgnaISSss ISsJ,i
5s5s5 %ss91a %ls e5 5,9 + 5s5@,s5 Rsis 4 IF ( g
de-, deceased a are reaues5fdb ,e@bout 11 dsIE, (. % 49,
s.: s: :5..a $:%;55: s::9: 55::f5 ss$ a 4 e
$;;.' Fl; ;si T z: 5 5:.5s y 4. a. !; 4 { !
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07

oFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07

heres picture that every woman \,
every man and child should 500 e'I-%l boa. and
it it, will fascinate and deGg6t 5 because tSs
Therell be lump in your tbIos+ 1l,s oa3 .aen.
smile through your tears. Rmt mt %lu a.o.5, a
enjoy 1t and be happier for bavinaS SooL os.
1t. Here's one your neighbors w Win 1vya En-
talking about, VIII be
Smyrna times., 1923-03-07

Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Della
as Second Class matter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-22
FINDS MOTHER
SHOT THROUGH
TEMPLE
Mrs. Winifred M. Campbell
Leaves Note Asking Burial
in Washington.

i i . y /. s . =
NEWARK, N. j., March 22.-Af.
ter writing a farewell note to her
son, Mrs. Winifred M. Campbell,
forty-eight, today committed suicide
in her apartment by shooting her
self in the right temple, according
to the police.
Lewis Campbell. sixteen years old,
found his mother lying across her
bed with the revolver and. note be-
side her.
She had been employed as q clerk
In the internal revenue office and
it is believed her act was due to
overwork.
She was separated from her hus'
band. who lives in Wisconsin. and
she had come here from La Crosse
year and half ago. She. had
been treated for nervous trouble
recently, her son said. She had
given him her handbook yesterday
and asked him to keep it for her.
The note left today was as follows
please send my body to Wash
ington and put 1t in that North
Capital resting place. Good-by to
all who love me and whom I love
and to my darling boy. Be good
and remember took the only way
on"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-22
SEES NO FUTU RE
/ FOR VERTICAL
FLYING
Expert Says It Would Be Bet
ter to Devote Efforts to
Other Fields.
By DAVID M. CHURCH,
International News Service,

LONDON, March 22.-While the
aeronautical world spends it's
energy and resources upon the per-
fecting of the helicopter it might
be working to greater advantage
in other fields of aviation.
This is the conclusion drawn
from statements made by Major F..
M. Green, Fellow of the Royal
Aeronautical Society.
SCI am convinced that the power
expended in flight in helicopter,
flying at speeds found to be useful
for aeroplanes, will be very mach
greater than for the aeroplane,
and believe that. apart from all
other disadvantages, this fact
alone will render the machine
quite impossible for passenger
carfying-at any rate until engines
of much less weight per horsepow-
er and materials with much greater
specific strength are available, !"
Major Green said.
1T seems that as a means Of air
travel the helicopter has little or
no future. and the fact that It may
be possible to rise and land in con-
fined spaces is of little value If the
ability to fly from place to place at
q reasonable speed is absent. In it.
self the advantage of vertical rise
and fall is unlikely to be as great
asmight be supposed. The difficulty
of effecting aelanding of q direct lift
machine in a. wind is. certain to be
great In the ordinafy aeroplane the
presence of q wind helps rather than
hinders matters both in getting off
and alighting The case OF the hell
kcopter is worse than that or the air.
ship. where considerable skill is
necessary to effect safe landings in
high wind &,
Another aspect sof safety Is the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-22

question of stability. 1t is, of course,
possible to make an ordinary aero
plane stable in flight, and SO long
as the pilot is not undertaking any
severe maneuver, such as is some
times made necessary by engine
failure, the risk of accident from
loss Of stability is unimportant. The
stability Of direct lift machine has,
believe. never been worked out
numerically.
From the point of view OF struct.
ural safety the helicopter. is likely to
present grave difficulties. The aero
plane depends for its support upon a
system Of planes, which, except for
small movements OF the control
surfaces, are fixed. In the helicOpter
the equivalent of the plane structure
/ is dependent upon number OF bear.
ings and working joints, which will
certainly increase the difficulty OF
making safe structure that IL
reasonably light.
1T will no doubt be argued that
there are peculiar advantages that
might be gained in war from a ma.
chine capable of lowering. but ii
this is so it is suggested in all serious
ness that q balloon or an airshipais a
far more promising method OF obtain
ing the result It liz likely to cost
less and to be safer. The object OF
air travel is to get from place tc
place, and 1t seems highly unlikely
that the helicopter type OF machine
will ever afford "a useful means 81
dining this $500. III 80 s.5 NJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-22
Cat Meow Firt
Escapes Cell By
Apology

NEW YORK, March 22.-An
apology made by John Rivillo
to Mrs. Mary Quinn, when he
was arraigned before Magis-
trate Max Levine, charged with
disorderly conduct on her COM
plant, saved him from the
Workhouse.
Mrs. Quinn testified Rivillo
rubbed his shoulder against her
on the street and annoyed her
by speaking to her. When she
objected, Rivillo told her he
was 'the cats Meow" and init
mated she was being given the
opportunity of q lifetime when
he. offered her his friendship.
Mrs. Quinn called a patrolman.
Rivillo denied he annoyed
Mrs. Quinn.
Evening star., 1923-05-26

cepted the resignation of DIR. David
Friday. president of Michigan Agri-
cultural College, effective June /.
DR.. Friday, nationally known econo-
mist, rendered the resignation earlier
in the day following a secret meeting
of the board recently. at which the
members are reported to have decided
to ask him to resign because they
disagreed with his administration
methods.
DR.. Friday announced he had ac-
cepted a professorship in economics
at the new School for Social Research
of New York city. He also will en-
gage in editorial work for an eastern
journal.
The board. which accepted the
Evening star., 1923-05-26

resignation over the protest of Gov.
Alex. j. Groesbeck, made no state
ment. but members intimated reso-
lutions would be passed at future
meeting.
The resignation of DR.. Friday was
opposed not only by the governor. but
by the majority of the members of
the student body, who a few days ago
staged a demonstration in favor of
the college head on the college
campus. At that time some of the
student leaders made threats of q
school strike if DIR. Friday severed
his connections with the school, but
these threats have not been repeated
in public since.
Evening star., 1923-05-26

Odessa on the held-up train and ar
rived at Moscow today.
The bandits refrained from looting
the Reliet Administration's mail
pouch, but took from Mr.. Smith and
the Russian courier of the Relief Ad-
ministration, who was accompanying
him. all their belongings of value. At
the request of the courier, however
the bandits returned 50,000,000 rublse
to the courier, so he would be able to
pay tips for the handling of the ad-
ministration's pouches at the station
here.
The train was held up two hours
while the bandits were looting it, no
body being allowed to leave the cars
during that time.
Evening star., 1923-05-26
AMERICAN ROBBED
BY RUSS BANDITS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. May 26.-Thirty bandits.
armed with rifles, held up the Odessa
Moscow express 200 miles southwest
Of Moscow at midnight Wednesday,
according to DIR. w. r. Smith of
Taunton. Mass. district superintend-
ent of the American Relief Admins
tration. who was a passenger from
Evening star., 1923-05-26
The Crisis.

From the London Telegraph.
Employer thought you were i'll
yesterday, Mr.. Smith.
Smith-YeS. sir.
Employer-You didn't look very i'll
when / saw you at the races in the
afternoon.
Smith-Didn't i. sir? You should
have seen me after the finish of
the $3.50.
Evening star., 1923-05-26
DR.. FRIDAY RESIGNS
AS HEAD OF COLLEGE
Quits Despite Protest of Michigan
Governor and Stu
dents.

BY the Associated Press
LANSING, Mich, May 26. - The
state board of agriculture yesterday ac-
Evening star., 1923-05-26

1t is never too late to learn that
we are some time too late
Evening star., 1923-05-26
Its readers hold
positions of power

tits not enough to say that The Lit
erary Digest reaches 100000 homes.
or even-wlth the customary allow
ance of five to home-6,500.000
readers.
Even casual inspection of the
magazine shows that these 100000
homes must be the better homes. The
impulse to read The Digest proves by
itself an individuality above the aver
age human unit.
But this knowledge and this con-
victlon were not enough for us. We
felt that if we only had the power to
pick the country over by hand, and
began by selecting the most worth
while. the most influential, the most
outstanding man in our American
civilization, and then selected the next
best, and the next best, and so on.
until we had thus selected about
100000 people, what we had picked
out in this way would be the circula.
ton of The Digest.
We determined to find out if our
conviction was correct. We checked
our circulation to learn two things
about our readers:
l-W'hat do they do for Eving9
2-What POSITION do they occupy in the busi-
ness or profession that support, thsms
We got our answer. and it con-
firmed our conviction
Evening star., 1923-05-26
Radcliffe Club of washington.-The
The Washington Readers, Club

The washington HeaderS' Club
closed it's meetings for the season at
the College Womens Club, Tuesday
evening, with the president, Wiley o.
Ison, presiding. The program was
given by new members of the club
with Mrs. Isabel Pechin Macarthur,
chairman of the program committed
in charge. Those who gave readings
Were: Mrs. Bryan Gordon, William
F. Bryant, Mrs. L. T. Depue, Mrs. c.
c. Bennett. Victor Martin and Miss
Fanny Sweeney. There were also
musical numbers.
The club had a successful Shakes
peare banquet at the Women's City
Club, at which Charles B. Hanford
and John n. Kline gave scenes from
rJulius Caesar" and "Othello." DR.. ].
toast, Some New Discoveries About
Shakespeare" treating the subject
with delightful humor, and Mrs Mel
VILE ID. Lindsay, accompanied by Mrs
Emily trech Barnes. with violin OBJ
oiigstos at by Mr. Lindsay, sang a group
committee, Mrs William E. Chamber
lin, Claude n. Bennett and Mrs. Emma
Ware Anderson, had prepared for
each guest a quotation from the bard
or Avon about food, feasts and such,
and these We're read with great hi
larity. The program concluded with
the singing of the Readers CIub
song, written by Miss Ada Louise
Townsend. Mr.. Ison was toastmaster.
burnside WOman's Relief Corps.
auxiliary to Burnside Post, held its an
nual memorial service Wednesday night
in Grand Army Hall. with the president,
Mrs. Rose Pennell, in charge. The
service was in memory of Mrs. Nc
Bride, Mrs. Tasker and Mrs. Balm and
tributes of flowers were offered by
the organization. Those who ex.
pressed appreciation of the deceased
friends were: Mrs. Mary NJ North.
Mrs. Anna S. Hamilton. Miss Jamie
Hamilton. Mrs. L. Snyder, Mrs. Lem
uel warner. Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Thorn.
Mrs. .Stine and Mrs. Pennell.
The death of Mrs. Tasker, wife of
the past department commander, took
from the corps one who was much
loved for her steadfast friendship
charity and loyalty, and that of Mrs.