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1iIa AND VICINITY.
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d. your poultry thrive. Use my
~ y lib brand of poultry feeds; my
..,i.rtpre.-J. .,.-- Frank Webb.-adv.
!, ,,j Mrs. Dewey David desire
~ medium to thank all who
7. -ssir sympathy, gave flowers
7. ,,,pi automobiles during their
\ r5gsayement.-adv. 1t
]. G,,le of Kings Daughters will
-..+sined By Mrs. J. P. Hoffeck-
Miss Hough at the home Of
s,fscker on Thursday evening,
-es. 7.9O p. m.
/, npulation of Smyrna gained
s,sntly when a son was born to
rilIrs. Herman L. Robinson and
t.er to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
aaal.
mg Firemen at a meeting Mon
-rst fixed on August IS to 25 for
annual carnival. A full attend
desired and urged for Monday
next to talk over plans.
I /. nufler of the engine at the
a Creamery being out of COM
N las caused considerable an
ne to residents of town by the
Ing noise it makes. There is
q 4 a 1emonstrance.
Ag Ford, who succeeded w. V.
as Smyrna Mail Carrier, has
d the compensation to low fol
uk 10 be done and has resigned
ys David, formerly Of the A. & P
s has succeeded him.
8ak is progressing in clearing
Athletic field for the new High
l On Frazier street. When al
Eldlgs and trees are removed, il
gre a sweep Of level field almos-
aR Como.
and Mrs. Capt. E. C. Davis, O.
ACOmmerce street wish to thanl
Nlle Of Smyrna for all kindnes.
iiem and assistance givel
tning their bereavement.-adv
~ D. David, aged , years, sol
and Mrs. Dewey David, die,
ay morning of pneumonia af
Illness Of two days. Funera
services at residence and in
at Odd Fellows.
alng to information secure
aa Ofice Of Internal Revenu
% John W. Herring, a total q
AISOOO in cash has been PAL
@ Collectors Office in Feders
ax' this year, which is 6
@ more than the 1922 figure.
@Il remains the quarterly il
Is 70 be paid, while those pay
.... essned. for special reason.
-'e to the collectors ofic.
Fto be paid in.
@ag recital to be given b
'ael Jane Hamilton on Fnda
q !. me Century Club promise
elgnt to local music lover
appearance created hosts
N Inends and it is hoped man
~ ,n oe added at this time. tt
J, y. be assisted by Mr.. Fran
j. sao will also appear in
y =. ,0Ios' Owing to the sma
S.,3 opacity, the public is urg,
'"a q1ickly.-ady.
+ result of the recent visit
J. Postoaice Inspector or
i, ~ number Of new rules ba,
,,a a''o effect, one Of which W
J. q + the stamp and deIive
ss' a . . p m. every evenin
s,5s.;.S S,o1lng seriously affec
d. S,.lally S'.5I the working ella
d mil r41',e a., to get their packag
es.s, .l me. next morning. The 10
Vs.,5 open !. until the janit
a3 s;,.5s Y anywhere betwe
'lRS CHURCH NOTES
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Smyrna times., 1923-04-18

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
NOW THE MASSA-GIRL!

w. who
Magazine the Frank CWnnshied OF Havana where
Spanish Vanity Fair Many artists hay
notably perhaps the Gibson girl and
and surprising that Mr. Maguer calls this the MA
the States he beautiful girls and tn
he considers the characteristic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

Gin a couple of years there
are eight or ten more cousins and
a couple of more uncles by mar
riage that drift into our town
from various parts Of the
country. When any Of these
people get into a jam Henry
helps them out, thinking a good
deal of his wife as he does, until
finally they all get to owing him
quite a. lot of money.
"He goes on notes for Ave or
six Of them, and when the notes
come due they ask for a
moratorium. Henry grants them
this moratorium and he also for
gets about the interest, but he
cannot get the bank to do the
same, so he has to stand the brunt
of it. But Henry is a good
natured guy and he lets things
drift along.
"Once or twice he hints that
some of these uncles and cousins
of his wife might go to work
for him in his mill or he might
find jobs for them elsewhere
But as soon as he found a job
for any of these guys it would
turn out that this guy is a very
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

"Out in my old home town at
one time we have an up-and-com-
ing citizen by the name of
Henry P. Harkins who gets to be
about the richest bird you can
find in a days travel. And ne
gets to be about forty years old
without taking any interest what
ever in the opposite sect, so what
money he makes he puts back in
his business.
"Well, finally there is q young
thing blows into our town from
away to take position as school
teacher, and the first thing We
know Henry is very much In
terested in this sweet young
thing; and at the end of the
school term Henry ups and mar
ries this school teacher, as he
just can't bear to have her go
home again to her folks.
"But she is quite resource
full person and she solves the
problem by having her folks
come to our town. At first there
are not very many of them, just
her father and mother and
couple of her uncles with their
families.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
By De Vaux Thompson.

this finger over he turned it back.
He is q safe cracker. Those
birds sandpaper the skin. of their
right fore-fngers so they can feel
the tumblers working inside
safe. He might escape the
police but he could never fool a
good manicure and he knows it. -
"Mazie, do you see that stout
man sitting up in the third chair
getting a shampoo? What is
he?"
"That boy is cinch for me
I had him pegged the first time
he came in here. Whilst ! was
manicuring him | noticed that the
first two fingers of his right hand
simply would not stay together.
The first finger and second finger
kept separating and often stayed
that way for some time. That
proved to me that he is a stock
broker. Those birds hold up
their fingers, separated that way
you know, for a certain sign.
Yes, he's a stock broker and he
looks to me as though he might
be a darned crooked one at that
Am I right?"
eyes, you are as right as
Russian ruble. That man is the
pastor of a church in the block
I live in. know him we'll"
"Well, then, he has reformed
and gone straight recently. My
system never fails"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Failures of an Optirnist

HAVE been trying for good to find something in
aterday enthusiastic but
. they generally spoil it for
have always expected to day get Christmas that
he'd though
am going to keep expecting.
have yet found selfmade who has been will
ing admit that he did pretty good job.
have looked forward good pleasant ends but
the anticipation realization
about given hope running barber
who will consent to cut my hair the way want
acquainted with quite of domestic
felicity but have happened that married
have not yet given ambition to get hold of eadpenc
shapener that will sharpen pencils instead breaking them
have been buying pictures for and
day will buy that wife will let hang in the
paror
hoping for the time when variety theatre
finally end the and decide whether have vaudeville with
their movies with their vaudeville.
bought threecaret diamond ring when gentlemen
ing them and bought the iamen plan and the day after
paid the nstalment diamond fol out of style
and they is to brand yourself hick
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Choose Your News

VIE French have marched Germany make
And all the German provinces insurreetion.
But all the soldiers of the Yanks
Are homeward bound, for which give thanks.
An English lawyer talk % of MARRIAGE
she's
We know that subject-every view
Why can't she talk Of something new?
The styists
Do boot and shoe dispensers think
They the blink?
down in Ohos one hundred yesrs and twenty
He's
Some people get their bliss
By knowing what they miss
One genius down in Tennessee has made noieless Aivver;
They say 1t runs quietly placid rivoAt
But If this tin box makes o sound
How will folks know it i" around7
They've matched old
No wonder that the English bots o 6sicuHs dminsh>
Whenever Georges needs the dough
He and topples poor old Joe.
The Russian mobiles they'll the bird
If they spend the last kpeek and ub they gotsky
They're ready 10 begin the fuse
If they float q loan from
y Copyright 1923. by Star Co
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
ICY Todd on Foreign Loans By Roy K. Moulton

sick person indeed and all but
bedridden, and is not able to do
work of any kind.
Henry soon observes that ne
has married into a family of
chronic invalids. They are well
enough when Henry is not around
and when they do not have to
ask him for money, but just as
soon as there is anything like
work shows up on the horizon for
any Of them they go to bed and
boiler for a doctor.
'In the meantime Henry, who
never gets sick and has won his
pile by working for it, is work
ing harder than ever; and he has
to for the reason that he has got
eight or ten families of poor,
starving invalids depending on
him for support. He has bought
houses and lots for some of them
and has sent out a relief expedi-
ton whenever it seemed neces-
Sary.
FINALLY, one day, the sheriff
camps in Henry's mill and the
word goes forth that Henry is
clean, plumb broke and there will
not be enough left Of the wreck
to set Henry up with a peanut
rooster and a newspaper stand.
"There is great CONSERVATION
among his wife's folks when the
old meal ticket flops. But does
any of them offer Henry a home
to try to pay back a nickel?
Foolish question No. 41144.
Henry sluffs that gang and the
town and fits westward, anu
that is the last they hear Of
him. Probably he lands II
somebody's poorhouse, but none
of the people he has helped
is interested enough to try to
find out.
cater Henry fiops and the
pay streak has run out all the
poor relations have to go to work
or starve, so, painful as it is, they
go to work. But they never have
anything but contempt for Henry.
"Now, if Uncle Sam wants tc
start an old folks home in Europe
and support it he is never going 20
have to hunt around for inmates.
The waiting list will always be
full, and they will be darned sick
until Uncle Sam goes broke, and
then they will have to get out
and 60 to work"
"Sure," says Elias @. Higgin-
botham, Europe will have to go
to work eventually"
"Eventually?" says Quincy.
"Why not now"
sreat Britain Rights Reserved.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Favorite Winter
Sports

TRYING to get the janitor on
the telephone on a cold
morning.
Trying to get the kids sled out
doors before the snow melts.
Looking for a taxicab that is
equipped with non-skid chains.
Trying to get more than six
hot chestnuts for a quarter.
Going to a clearance sale of
fur coats with the wife.
Arguing the tailor into trying
to fix up the old ulster.
Trying to make almanac pre-
dictions fit in with the weather.
Trying to Coue yourself into a
state Of warmth in a modern fiat.
Going up a slippery asphalt
hill with pair Of squeaky knees.
Reading about the fine time
they are having at Palm Beach.
Trying to get a twelve-inch
pumpkin pie for less than So.
Having the wife's old furs go
to pieces right in January.
Waiting for an az" train at a
high station at 2 a. m.
Going to a church supper with
out having eaten anything.
Trying to find the right place
to laugh in an afterdinner speech.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Maize the Manicure

and I always have to trim around
the edges of the nails with scis-
sors. Every newspaper reporter
in the world uses his first two
fingers or his two first fingers in
operating his typewriter and
typewriters in newspaper offices
are bears to operate. Other
people use the touch system, en-
ploying all fingers. But . news
paper reporter sticks to his first
two fingers"
"Amazingw
ooh, there's nothing my: .rious
about it. Just practice. We be-
gin this investigation in humble
way-on ball players. A mani
cure can tell a ball player as soon
as hesopens the door, even with
his gloves on. That's kinder
garten stuff. But we work up in
this art until we can make some
most amazing identifcations. A
good manicure could do a lot
of good around police station.
There was a guy in here yester-
day who was poser, but while
/ worked on him I solved the
problem. He has always been a
very mysterious bird and has
never opened his pan about his
business. Yesterday I noticed
that the skin on the end Of his
right fore-dnger was very thin
and he kept 1t concealed as much
as possible. Every time turned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

IT SEE, says Elias @. Hig-
ginbotham, 'that Lord
Helpus has headed .
mission from Europe over here
to see about extending the Amer
lean loan or making new one or
refunding the interest on the
money that Rumania owes
Switzerland or something, which
is all Greek to me, as the Teller
said who took one look into a
shoe-shining parlor. What's it
all about?"
cts all about money" says
Quincy Todd. "That is the only
thing anybody can say about
foreign loans and be sure he is
correct. A foreign loan can de-
velop more tricks in a given
time than flea on a hot griddls.
Now you see it and now you
don't. The ms and outs of a
foreign loan are much far above
your station in life. l don't
blame you for not understand
ing it. You are not supposed to,
You are nothing but an ordinary
taxpayer, a common citizen who
pays the freight. You are not
supposed to know anything.
Borrowing money from the
United States is the best sub.
stitute for work that Europe has
ever discovered. So long as we
can earn enough money to sup
port the whole gang, they should
worry. Something like a Teller
and his wife's relatives. When
a rich guy gets married he not
only marries the lady, but all her
poor relations. Uncle Sam went
through a sort of marriage
ceremony with the entente a few
years back. Now all he has got
to do is to pay alimony."
"But," says Elias @. Higgen-
botham, $50 long as we have got
plenty of money and they have
got none, we should ort to whack
up with them"
"Sure," says Quincy, "an1
there is one thing about this
whacking up business, and that IS
that you can keep right on
whacking as long as you feel like
it. Them birds are never going
to stop YOU"
"Well," says Elias @. Higgin-
botham, eve are all brothers
under the skin"
"'Skin' is the right word"
says Quincy, "and the benefit a
guy gets from being a member
of a brotherhood of that kind
depends upon whether he is doing
the skinning or is getting skinned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
RI CAN tell the occupation Of

TI CAN tell the occupation OF
any guy that fiops into
my chair for a manicure.
And that goes, even if / never
saw them before"
els that so? Well, what was
the particular lay of the last gent
you trimmed-the tall gink in
the gray suit?"
"By profession, that bird is a
cigarette smoker. He has been
in here twenty times but has
never peeped as to his occupa-
ton, but / got his number be-
fore l checked him out the first
time. He is a cigarette smoker"
81 suppose you saw the yellow
stain on his fingers. Wonderfully
Nothing as tame as that, DO.
Yellow stains have gone out of
style these several years. Most
of the addicts use holders now.
No, my art is much more ad-
vanced than looking for yellow
stains. I tell this bird is a fag
hound by the fact that every
time he comes in the left edge Of
his right thumb nail is always
worn off straight and is not
rounded. That is the thumb nail
he uses to open cigarette pack
ages.
"See that short man In the
blue suit-the bald one getting a
haircut in the third chair?"
"Sure. What's he?"
81 never asked him, but J
know. He is a teller in a bank
and the reason / know it is that
the inside of his right thumb
/ might say the ball of his thumb
is several shades lighter than
the surrounding skin. It is al
ways very clean, almost polished.
This has me guessing for some
time until l figured it out. The
ball of his right thumb is always
clean and much lighter than the
rest of the thumb because he IS
always rubbing it on one of those
moistening pads to count bills.
Do win the solid cigar-lighter?
w. ]. Burns needs me-"
"Well, what is that gentleman
who is sitting in the shoe shine
stand reading a newspaper"
"That bird? Oh, he was the
easiest one l ever tried to detect.
He's a newspaper reporter.
never asked him, but l know. |
don't even know his name. His
two first two fingers, that iE to
say, the two first fingers, one on
each hand are badly calloused at
the ends. All the other fingers
are perfect. These two fingers
are as hard as rocks on the ends
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
Radio
Revelations
NTFHE PXZQ broadcasting ST

T1HE PXZQ broadcasting sta
ton, realizing that the
programmes now being
flashed are too heavy for the
majority of people and, in fact,
go over the heads of the audi
ence. has arranged the following
programme as sample of>what
will be sent from the station in
the future. The first of the
programmes, suitable for adults,
will be:
Lecture-"What Can Be Done
with Building Blocks"
Recitation-"I Love Little
Pussy, Her Fur Is So Warm"
Music-"Little Froggie in the
Pool"
Reading from "Alice in Won
derland."
Lecture-"How to Have, Fun
In the Sand. Pile in the Back
u lard"
Music-"R ock-a-Bye Baby in
the Treetop."
Lecture-"How to Cut Out
Paper Dollies."'
Owing to the fact that the
daily bedtime story is considered
to be too juvenile, it will not be
included in the programme from
this broadcasting station.
Among the important radio
discoveries of this week was the
one made by Amos fiddle of
Bncyrus, Ohio, a young radio
enthusiast who has built his own
set out of cigar box and the
springs from an old bed. He has
discovered that If the gazinkus Is
crossed with the snapweezle, it.
will throw the vernier condenser
out Of jutaposition with the
yario-coupler, causing the loop
attenae to become involved with
the Johnson rod and thereby
throwing the bob-and-fetch-it out
Of gear which, of course nullify
the varying wave-length and
penetrate the insulation of the
gee-whilliker. What this dis
covery means to radio nobody
knows, but it must mean some
thing.
The radio school at East
Harniss, Massachusetts, has
established a list of questions
which must be answered cor
rectly by any young man wish
Ing to learn the radio game. II
he dose not answer all of them
he is not considered of suf-
ficient mental calibre to enter
the course of radio study. If
he answers all of them correctl,
he will be received as a student.
The questions all test his fitness
as a radio engineer.
1.-Who was Gains wife?
Did Lief Ericsson really
discover the American continent?
3.-How many fish in the New
York Aquarium?
4.-What is the proper way to
prepare shad roe for the table?
5.-What reaction does an
open safety pin produce in a
punctured baby?
6.-Why did men used to
spend much time whiting full
rugged ships?
What would have. hap
pened in Europe if Napoleon had
not been born?
S.-Where does the money 20
you pay in income taxes?
10.-What is the horsepower
wasted by persons chewing gum
In this every country every year?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
The Simple Life.

EIRST Cannibal-Our chief has
= hay fever.
Second Cam b a l. What
brought it on?
First Cannibal-He ate a grass
widow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04

ri SEE, says Elias Q. Hig-
ginbotham, ''that Lord
Helpus has headed q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Automobiles For Sale
BUY YOUR. CAR NOW
And
PAY NEXT YEAR
At The
G TM1n II II A X r. ID

1928 Light Six Touring (disc
winter top .............,. $1,000
New car guaranteed
1922 Big Six Touring, just
out of paint shop. Price $1,000
1922 Dodge Touring (high
hood), new Kelly Spring
field tires. Price. ....... $3.50
1922 Durant (like new).
Price ................ 5000
1921 Big Six, with winter
top, new tires $3.50
SEDANS.
1923 Light Six Studebaker $3.50
1922 Light Six Studebaker .$11OO
(This car is fully equipped, in
GLIDING automatic radiator shut
1929 Light Six studebaker $3.50
1922 Lexington Sedan-Limou-
sine, z pass. $1,000
1922 Big Six Studebaker.
7-pass. .............$1 $3.50
1922 Special Studebaker, A.
pass; new paint and tires.$ $1,000
1922 Special Studebaker, A.
pass. Price $1,000
1921 Buick ............... $500
1920 Buick ............... $476
ROADSTERS.
Essex Sport ........... 1850
REQ Six .................. 1915
Buick (wire wheels) ....... $475
TERMS TO SUIT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
S + u ID e B A k e r
USED CAR DEPARTMENT,
14th at r st. N. w.
Pot. 1881.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Xmas Suggestions

s. HH,A4.,Tl, t shall ! givei
lem. What so1t
Of a present shall I buy this
year," Is the annual Christ
mas gift problem bothering
you? And will you, like so
many others, put it off until
the last minute? Perhaps
you have decided to give
something different" this
year. But what? That's the
problem. Let this column
help you select, there are.
many desirable gifts listed
below.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
DIAMOND BARGAINS

Lady'g solid platinum diamond flexible
bracelet, set with 80 blue-white dia.
monds; one Of the latest styles and an
exclusive design. Party in need of
money. must be sold at once to raise
cash. $646.
Lady's solitaire diamond ring; q beau
ttful diamond and very fine cut; full Of
life and brilliancy. Diamond weighs
carat and less one point: set In the
latest style 1S-karat white gold mount
ing. An absolute big bargain. $336.
Lady'D solitaire diamond engagement
ring, blue-white, and q beautiful cut
gem; diamond weighs u carat less 10
points; set In the latest style 18-karat
white-gold mounting. Party In need Of
money; must be sold at sacrifice. Sis.
Gentleman's diamond cluster scarf pin,
set with large blue-white diamonds;
has the appearances Of 3h~carat soli-
tAtre. Must be seen to appreciate this
big bargain. s112.SO.
Gentleman's diamond cluster ring. set
with large diamonds. Must be sold
at once. $3.50.
Gentleman's diamond ring. set with
large diamonds set in the latest style
mounting. Must realize cash; S42.
A written guarantee with ali
our diamonds.
FISCHER'S,
918 F st. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06

good will, IL you give nothing else, at Christmas It
m of giving that counts for more than the giving Itself
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06

MONEY to loan on District real estate,
secured by 1st or End trust. Marshall
McKibbtn, ga Wood'd Bldg. n. 30Ao.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
GIFTS MISCELLANEOUS

Bicycles In differ models; best suuin
$3.50 D. Gilbert 1851 Ga. Ave. N. w.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-29
STRIKE CROWS
IN RHINELkND
Wire and Phone Operators
Leave Posts

LONDON, Jan. 2e.--The entire oc-
cupled Rhlncland today Joined in the
sabotage against French occupation
of the Ruhr.
While the latter district wns almost
completely cut off from the outside
world by telephone. telegraph, water
ways and railroad strikes. walkouts
by German rail workers spread to
Cologne, Treves. AK In Chapellc and
Coblcnz.
Dusseldorf was Temporarily lsolnt-
cd by strike OF communications
operatives Inst night Offices OF the
telephone and telegraph exchanges
we're closed.
The rail strikes In the Rhincland
were aimed particularly ut the great
international expresses which pass
thru the occupied zone. French
sources reported an attempt to wreck
The Paris Warsaw cxpresa outside Of
AK La Chapclle.
News from the interior OF the Ruhr
was mcngor. Apparently strict
censorship made transmission OF dis
patches next to impossible
rronch forces along the Rhine and
In the Ruhr were working TO combat
the German sabotage, The occupn-
ton IL expected TO have reached n
stage by Wednesday where France
will fool able to present IN ultima
tum TO Berlin, demanding payment
OF 2b,o0O,OOO pounds sterling due
January 81.