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leading cause of its later vogue, par.
ticularly among those who followed
his political faith and shared some
Of his attitudes on popular ques-
lions. That it is disappearing is
noted by many good observers. The
frock coat is passing out and the
fashionable cutaway is taking its
place. The demand for the for
mer is so small that many dealers
in the city no longer carry them in
stock.
Undoubtedly the influence of
Washington tends to improve the
appearance of the legislator after
he arrives. Washington is we'll.
dressed City and the congressman
who found an eccentric or shabby
garb popular with his constituency
often abandons it in the capital be-
cause it merely makes him ridicu.
lOus there. Many instances Of such
transformations might be given.
One Of the most recent Is that of
Senator Magnus Johnson who was
photographed in his home distric:
making speeches in overalls, and
then. just few months later,
a picture taken in Washington
showed him milking cows. very
neatly and formally dressed.
An hours observation in one of
the leading r Street stores where
officialdom clothes itself, like eros.
ner's, affords a fascinating specta.
cle-particularly at the beginning
Of a session. The newly arrived
congressman generally needs addl-
tons 20 his wardrobe on very shoy;
notice, as result Of some invita-
ton to formal function. The
Washington dealer frequently has
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Should Be Amphibious

An American tourist found man
from his home town domiciled in
Venice and asked how he liked it..
Il like it well enough" was the
reply, 'but it's awfully rough on the
cat"
The tourist wanted to know why
Venetian life was so rough on the
cat.
"Aw, I'm so forgetful. don't
mean to be, but I am. Every night
in locking up I keep tossing the cat
into the back yard when there is
no back yard"
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NONSTOP

preached the captain timidly.
"What would happen, SIR" she
asked, "if we struck a large ice
berg
'"The. iceberg would pass along as
IL nothing had happened replied
the captain.
And the old lady was very much
relieved.
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cealed anything IN the way Of
neckwear, but 1t is said that be-
fore he went back to Texas for
keeps he departed from his prom.
Use to the extent Of wearing q col
lar without tie.
Alfalfa Bill Murray of Oklahoma
was match for Cyclone Davis in
the matter of whiskers and general
dowdiness Of appearance, being es.
pecially famous for q straw hat
that had the rich coloring of an
old mee1schaum.
There are no S6ures to match
these IN The .Te'ent congress, and
one very probable reason is that
the rural constituencies no longer
take special 2riGe in a ''bsyseed"
appearance. In fact, there is moth.
ing the modern farmer re5ents
more than being rated a typical
rube. and whe. not actually pillow.
ing or hoeing potatoes he is apt
to te nattily Iurned cut in well-tit-
ting store clothes. A congrt ssman
may lualify az "a rea: dirt farmer"
and re a m. znber in ecod standing
of the farm i.loc without looking as
though no h,c just left tie plow.
T&is was cemrnstrased by Repre-
sentative Nicholas Longworth Ct
Ohio who 10 ts:nous for many rea-
sons. He Is the son-in.law OF 'fheo.
dore Roosevelt, the floor leader OF
the Republican party IN the Eonse.
one CT the few politicians who have
a uense Of tumor. and is lated the
best-dressed man in the present
congress. He even wears spats.
Longworth supported the farm
bloc consistently in the last con-
gress, and 1t is said t,iat somo Of
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consistently radical and a friend
Of all needy and oppressed minori-
ties and still look the very image
Of well-groomed prosperity. Not
only does he wear spats and for
NAL afternoon coat, but he often
wears them in rather daring colors.
which are Carried off well by his
ruddy complexion. his bright blue
eye and the huge mass of his iron
gray hair. which is evidently the
object of much tonsorial attention.
He reminds one OF the accounts of
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perceived that the most radical Of
all radical scnetCrs wore not only
spats, oct a cutaway coat. and
was. in s:ct, the most perfectly and
carefully d-c:sed lnan IN the SEN
ate. yhE>cupon they had to adnit
that i1ngworth's addiction to spats
was supported by that most indis-
pensable piece OF political machin-
ery-a notable precedent
La Toilette would seem to be all
stuff cient proof that man may be
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train robbers and actors. This may
be supplemented by white
vest, and if the trousers are
striped and baggy. the shoes
old-fashioned congress gait S.
and cape worn instead of an
OvercOat the effect is complete.
This type Of costume is especially
associated with southern states.
men. and probably was popularized
more by Henry Clay than by any
other one man. William Jennings
Bryan, however. took it fer his
own, and no doubt has Lsen the
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REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR FUR
NISHING MOTOR VEHICLE
TAGS FROM 1925 REGISTRA-
TON IN NORTH DAKOTA
BIDS CLOSE JULY 1.
Bismarck, N. ID.

Notice is hereby given that pro-
posals for furnishing to the State
of North Dakota one hundred TWEEN
ty thousand pairs of automobile
tags and seven hundred pairs of
motorcycle tags, with such addi-
tional tags and duplicates as may
be needed during the year 1925, will
be received at the office of the
State Highway Commission at the
Capitol in the City of Bismarck
North Dakota, until o'clock p. H.,
on the first day of July, 1924. Speci-
fications concerning the tags and
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Ia rush order for a dress suit or .
dinner coat, and moro than once
a suit has been sent to the waiting
statesman in a taxicab.
Washington is considered one or
the best dressed cities in America
by men who have occasion to know.
The style scouts of the leading
clothing manufacturers. W ose
business it is to watch the trends
Of mems fashions, pay as much at
tention to the Capital as they do to
the football games and other gath.
erings of the college men who are
supposed to set the sartorial style
for the country. A Kuppenheimer
scout, who has studied the clothes
of America from coast to coast,
says that Los Angeles is the only
city which rivals Washington in
it's consumption OF dress suits and
dinner coats. in proportion to pop
ulation, while in the per capita con.
sumption of white collars. Wash.
ington leads all the rest Wash.
ington Is also known among cloth.
ing manufacturers as a city which
is quick to seize upon a new style.
One reason for this no doubt is
that il some prominent political. or
social figure takes up d certain
style, the whole town IS apt to fol.
low suit An interesting instance
was seen during the arms confer
eQce, when some one OF the foreign
representatives - no one seems to
know just which one-appeared at
session wearing a stiff-bosomed
shirt with wide horizontal stripes.
Secretary OF State Hughes. who Is
an extremely well-dressed man. evi.
IDENTIFY noted the innovation with
an approving eye. for the next day
he appeared in a similar shirt.
Thereafter the horizontal stripe be-
came the rage and the whole arms
conference presented a strikingly
cross-barred appearance.
Formal dress suffered a tempo
rary eclipse in Washington during
the war, but it has come back
strongly since then. When the sen.
ate or the house holds night ses-
sion, very large proportion of the
members appear in dress suits and
dinner coats. prepared to 60 out
afterwards. Washington theatres
also show large proportion OF
men and women in evening clothes.
Undoubtedly the influence OF our
recent presidents has been strong
ly in favor of modish attire. Mr..
Taft has always been unusually
we'll dressed, and President Will
son was a model in this respect.
Mr.. Harding was more conserve
tive dresser than Mr.. Wilson, but
not less careful one. There were
some fears among Westinghouse.
who like well-dressed presidents,
that Mr.. Coolidge would revert to
Lincoln tradition OF hOmely shabbi.
ness, because so much had been
written about his frugaiity. but TINS
proved to be needless alarm. MP.
Coolidge, since his accession to tho
presidency. has always been at
tired with exact correctness for
every occasion, even to wearing a
full yachting costume every time he
sets foot on the Mayflower. which
is more than some of his predeces.
sors did. The time may yet come
when the president and the mem,
bers OF his cabinet will set the,
styles for America. instead Of the
Prince of Wales and other mem
bers Of the English royal family, /
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Harvey Ferguson, the writer
Of this article, has spent most
Of his life in official circles in
tho Capital. His latest novel,
"Capitol Hill" has aroused a
storm Of discussion because Of
his satire on Washinpton's SO.
cial climbers. male and female,
and his vivid picture of how love
mixes with politics and graft.
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Daniel Webster.
He. like La Fol-
lette, was a small
man W no man.
aged toloom large
by the vividness
Of his personality
and of his person,
which w a s al
W a Us strikingly
dressed.
Besides the rube
type of congress
man there always
has been in Wash
lngton a certain
number Of legisla-
tors who a T f e c t
t h 9 trad itional
garb OF states
manship, having
for its essentials
a black frOck coat
and a wide black
hat such as is
associated w [ b
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FOR RENT My ground floor
apartment, 3 rooms and private
bath, private entrance. Worth
looking at. Immediate possession.
Two room apartment with Kitchen
ettsECall, 213-M, 523 9th St.
S-T G.t1- I w
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his colleague
went to him in
a IL robustness
and urged him to
leave the spats
at home. on the
ground t. q t It
was not appropri.
ate for a liberal
and q friend OF
the farmer to
wear such things.
It simply wasn't
done. They felt
that Longworth's
spats fairly con.
tradicted some Of
his best speeches.
In reply to these
criticisms, Long.
worth, it Is said.
babe his advisers
to go and look at
Senator La Fol
lette. They went
and looked and
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For. County Treasurer

For County Treasurer
IsrIAhereby aAnoHnce my can
didacy for County Treasurer
Of Burleigh County, have been
4. resident taxpayer Of the
County, for the last forty
wears, ycdr vote and influence
in NY Behalf will be greatly
appreciated.
John E. Ecklund.
(Politicai ADVERTISEMENT
49, q - . AZ !. 8
Il Broadeast Ris being referred to as
ssradiocast" by some newspapers.
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Too Late To Classify

WANTED-Capable girl for general
housework. Phone 790-W2. 500
2nd. st. 6-11-3t
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contract may be had by applying
to the State Highway Commission,
Bismarck, N. D.
JOHN P. TUCKER,
Registrar.
This notice first appeared June 8.
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FOR sRENT-Pleasant room, close
in. Phone 634-M or call at 211
End st. after 5 p. m. 6-11-3t
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FOR RENT-Two room apartment
and three. room apartment, all
modern, gas stoves in each apart
ment. Call 1923 Ord St. 6-11-1w
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South Sea natives are enjoying tn,
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Lessons in journalism are being
broadcast from WLW, Cincinnati.
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By HARVEY FERGUSON

in Washington
about the present Congress
seems to be remarkably
unanimous on one point
,h,, - 90 nrn 30 Tho hacf
Smyrna times., 1924-07-16
OLD SMYRNA NAMES RECALLED
Publication of ''The Cleaner" in 1867
in Connection With Methodist Cen
tenary Fair Recalls Smyrnians


We have Mr.. Fletcher E. Cooper.
of the New York World, to thank for
three copies of "The Cleaner" a short
time publication of a Smyrna maga-
zine devoted to the interest of a Fair
held in Wards Hall, Smyrna, in Jan
uary 1867, for the benefit of the Gem
tenary movement of Asbury Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. The papers
are well preserved and contain mat
ters of interest not only of Asbury
Church but of the prominent people
Of that day. The Board of Managers
now all deceased, was composed of
Mrs. James R. Clements, Mrs. S. L.
Gracey, Mrs. E. J. Colt, Mrs. John
H. Bewley, Mrs. T. Carrow, Mrs. T.
B. Megear, Mrs. l. Pennewill, Mrs. A.
Wilson, Mrs. w. E. Hall, Mrs. E.
Beck, Mrs. S. Reynolds, Mrs. ]. P.
Hoffecker and Mrs. John Anthony.
The committees in charge of the
tables We're: Table No. L Mrs.
Tschudy, Mrs. Primrose and Miss
Emma Hazel; Table No. 2-Mrs. Asa
Worden, Mrs. Laura Hall, Miss Lizzie
Savin, Miss Lizzie Hill, Mrs. Hamil-
ton. Fancy Table-Mrs. Sallie Me-
gear, Miss Mollie Collins, Miss Anna
Roberts, and Mrs. Alice Hoffecker;
Tree of Fate-Mrs. R. D. Hoffecker,
Mrs. DR.. Daley, Miss Maggie Wilds,
Miss Mollie Smith and Miss Annie
CarrOw. Articles worked for the
Bazaar which received prominent
mention were some beautiful afghans.
one worked by Mrs. R. D. Hoffecker.
enc by Mrs. James P. Hoffecker and
one by Miss Annie Carrow. There
was painting by Miss Hemie Pittman;
scarfs by Misses Annie Clement and
NJ. Megear; sofa pillow by Mrs. lap
ham; leather work by Mrs. Hamilton
and Mrs. Buckmaster; fancy needle
work by Miss Sallie Collins, and pin
cushion by Miss Denney. Mrs. Bew-
ley and Mrs. George Davis each re-
ceived mention for their cakes. "The
Cleaner" was we'll printed for that
day and contained a number of ad-
vertisements of business firms, now
extinct. One advertisement was
concert to be given at Wards Hall,
by the Carey Brothers assisted by
their sister on the harp and Mr..
Richardson, of Dover, on the cornet.
Mr.. Richardson, is said to be the faith
er of Former Senator H. A. Richard
son, now living in Dover. Of all the
Smyrna names noted in "The Clean
er" as having to do with this Fair,
Mrs. H. w. Tschudy, is the only one
now living in Smyrna. Even
those who were in business in that
day have all gone to their reward.
"The Cleaner" was only published
during the Fair and sold for 25 cents
copy.
Smyrna times., 1924-07-16
SUMNER SCHOOL HAS TREAT
Those From Smyrna and Kent County
Join Others in Visit to LOngwOOd
and are Entertained by P.S. dupont

1nOSe FROM smyrna and Kent County
Join Others in Visit to LOngwOOd
and are Entertained by P.S. dupont
Nearly 400 Representatives of the
University of Delaware Summer
School of Newark including the con-
tingent from Smyrna and Kent coun-
ty, enjoyed to the fullest extent the
hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre S.
dupont, at their beautiful home,
"LOngwood," near Kennett Square,
Pa, Friday. The ten large buses
chartered for the occasion took the
guests to near the rose arbor at the
entrance of the gardens, where photo
graphs were made of the entire
group. The two hours following were
spent in roaming over the grounds
and enjoying to the full their myraid
beauties. Owing to the fact that Mr..
and Mrs. dupont spent the entire
time on the grounds with the teach
ers and students, relating to them the
story of plant after plant and tree
after tree, with the legion of inter
esting anecdotes connected with
garden that is loved by its owner, the
students discovered an even greater
richness in the spot than on their
former visit. There was the story of
Chief Hannah, the last of the Lenni
Lenape Indians, who is buried on the
premises; of the tree from Gals
wOrthy's home the stone wall de-
signed by Mr.. DUPONT and skillfully
executed by local masons, the ter
races and hedges copied from those
of Spain, the sun dial, the oldest pub
lie timepiece in Chester County, the
grated walnut tree, etc. At six
o'clock the guests assembled in the
orangery where a bounteous supper
was served. Beginning promptly at
seven o'clock the Chimes of Carfax
Tower played on the organ by DR..
Alexander Russell, Director of Music
at Princeton, gave the signal for
silence. An organ program of -un-
usual interest followed which includ-
ed several numbers that the class in
musical appreciation at the univer-
sity have studied during the last week
After the organ recital the music
class at the Summer School, at the
request Of Mr.. and Mrs. dupont, sang
for them a number of the children's s
songs which will be taught in all of
the first and second grades in Della
ware during the coming winter.
Smyrna times., 1924-07-16
BALL PLAYERS FLY TO DOVER
Members of FOrty-Ninth Bombing
Squadron, Aberdeen, Md, Lose to 6

Members of FOrty-Ninth Bombing
Squadron, Aberdeen, Md, Lose Z to 6
Twelve members of the Forty-ninth
Bombing Squadron baseball team and
the same number Of "loyal rooters"
from the government reservation at
Aberdeen, Md, jammed bats, gloves
and other paraphernalia into six huge
aeroplanes of the bombing type, hop
ped off at the Aberdeen, Nd, field
Monday afternoon and in a short
time landed on the outskirts of Do
yer, where they met the Dover club
Of the Eastern Shore League in a
game at 2.3O o'clock. The players
were whisked in automobiles to the
ball diamond. The trip to Dover was
made without mishap, but in landing
a wheel on one of the big planes was
broken and remained there over night
in charge Of four members Of the
squadron. Dover won the argument
by 7 to score after a hectic
struggle which was replete with fea-
lures. "Buck" Herzog, former New
York Giant and now athletic director
at Aberdeen, poled a homer, much to
the delight Of the big crowd.
Smyrna times., 1924-07-16
NEGRO KILLED IN CRAP GAME
Walter Dreaden, Bridgeville, Declares
He Shot John Powell in Self Defense

Walter Dreaden, Bridgeville, Declares
He Shot John Powell in Self Defense
As the result of a quarrel over
crap game at Bridgeville, John Powell
colOred, was shot and killed early
Sunday night. Walter Dreaden, also
colored, is under arrest charged with
doing the shooting. Both lived at
Blidgeville. Powell is said to have
followed Dreaden a great part of the
day until the time of the shooting
when it is alleged by Dreaden that
Powell took a weapon from his pocket
and the former says he shot in self
defense. Dreaden made no effort to
escape, but went to the office of
Mayor Charles H. Todd and reported
the shooting. He was placed in the
town Jail and was later taken to the
Georgetown Jail, where he will await
the fall term of court. The shooting
occurred on the platform in front of
the packing houses of Harry L. Can
non, near the railroad station. Fol-
lowing the killing the railroad detec-
tives and several of the State high
way force were at Bridgeville and ar
rested Joseph Willin, Lawrence Rey-
nOlds, whites, and Roland Cook, col
ored, as a result of the crap game.
Each was arraigned before Mayor
Todd and fined $12 and costs. Deputy
Coroner Watson, Of Seaford, removed
the body, which was taken in charge
by Mr.. Hardesty, an undertaken.
Dreaden is employed by the manu-
featuring plant of Layton and Owens
and has lived at Bridgeville for some
time. Powell, who had moved to
Bridgeville from Norfolk, Va, was
employed by Harry L. Cannon.
Smyrna times., 1924-07-16
.DR.J. J.CARDEEN COOPER, DOVER,
GETS OFF WITH A 5000 FINE
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER IN
DEATH OF B.T.KELLEY, DROPPED
DIR. Cooper Pleaded Guilty To Minor
Offences and Ordered to Pay Fine
$500 and Cost of Prosecution


Kent county criminal court closed
for the July term at Dover late Mon
day afternoon after two cases which
had been scheduled for trial were dis
posed of, those of DR.. ]. Cardeen
Cooper, Of Wyoming, who had been
indicted at the February term of
court on two charges, one for man
slaughter and the other for violation
of the automobile laws of this State,
that of driving off after an automo-
bile accident without rendering aid
The manslaughter case was dropped
by the State after DR.. Cooper had
pleaded guilty to the minor offense,
that of driving off after an accident.
In the latter case a fine of $500 and
costs of prosecution was imposed.
This case grew out of the death of
Benjamin 7. Kelley, of Chester, Pa,
which occurred last December when
DR.. Cooper, driving his car collided
with the car of Kelley, who was sup
posed to be in the act of placing a
new tube in his tire, the force of the
collision being said to have struck
Kelley and fractured his skull. The
second case heard by the court was
that of the State VS.. Carda Harris,
alias Carty Harris, negro, indicted
also at the February term of court
on two charges, one for rape and the
other for assault and battery on Mrs.
Elsie Davis. the wife of a farmer. Iiv-
ing in Whitehall Neck, near Smyrna,
in December last. Harris was tried
on the assault and battery charge and
found guilty. He was sentenced to
twelve years Imprisonment in the
New Castle County Workhouse. The
indictment of rape was dropped by
the State.
Smyrna times., 1924-07-16
WHOLE NO. 3642
NEW BRIDGE FOR ST. GEORGES
Government Awards Contract of YER
tical Lift Type-AlsO New Bridges
at Chesapeake City and Summit

Government Awards Contract of Ner-
tical Lift Type-AlsO New Bridges
at Chesapeake City and Summit
Contracts for the construction of
three bridges across the new Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal at Chesa-
peake City, Summit and st. Georges,
totalling $1,229,8OO, were awarded
Monday by the Engineer Board, War
Department, at Washington through
Colonel Earl |. Brown, L. S. District
Engineer. The contract for the erec-
tion of the sub-stucture of all three
bridges was awarded to the bravo
Construction Company, of Pittsburg,
whose bids were as follows: Chesa-
peake City bridge, S168,OOO; Summit
bridge, $178,000; St. Georges bridge,
S134,000. The contract for the build
ing of the superstructure of the
bridges was awarded to the Phoenix
Bridge Company, of Phoenixville, Pa,
whose bids were as follows: Chesa-
peake City bridge, S249,OO0; Summit
bridge, S286,000; st. Georges bridge,
$214,800. The bridges will be of the
vertical lift type, in accordance with
plans drawn by Harrison, Howard &
Ash, of Kansas City and New York,
who were employed by the Govern
ment to design the structures. They
will have a rise of 14O feet maximum
height, four feet higher than the
Brooklyn and the new Philadelphia
Camden bridges. Each bridge will
have a 24-foOt roadway, with five
foot sidewalks on either side. The
draw spans will be paved with con-
crete so as to be in conformity with
the State highway. Work on the ap-
proaches and substructure will be
started as soon as materials and men
can be got on the job. Until this
work is finished the steel workers for
the substructure cannot proceed with
this portion of the work. It is ex-
pected it will take eight or nine
months to complete the bridges.