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Putnam patriot., 1925-01-09

Rose. Yvonne and Della Leveque and Miss Eliza Couiliard attended show in Providence New Years Day.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-09
New Library Books

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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09

the league called upon Mons. Volterra,
manager of the Casino de Paris, and asked
that Miss Vera MackinnOn, the English
beauty, be discharged because she wore
insufficient clothing. Mons. VOlterra was
politely sorry, but it couldn't be done.
While the costume, or lack of it, was
displeasing to this one particular man,
it was quite satisfactory to most of the
other Anglo-American visitors-in fact, it
was designed for their eyes.
Nevertheless the reformer succeeded in
getting Miss Mackinnon discharged on the
threat of calling out all the Anglo-Amer-
lean members of the Casinos chorus, of
whom there happened to be enough to
cripple the show. She was virtually ban
ished from Paris for nearly year.
The story got into the French papers
and called attention to the fact that there
was a dual standard of dccency, one for
the American and English chorus girl,
and another, if it could be called stand
ard, for the French girl. This puzzled the
French, because the American tourist Is
always the greediest patron Of the Parl-
sian vulgarities. Just as Americans think
the French are an immoral race because
of their shameless plays and publications,
they, in turn, think Americans are a de-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09

based nation because they rush in to gloat
over spectacles which the real Partisan
dcspiseS.
While natives of Paris were trying to
figure out whether Americans are hypO-
critics or just plain crazy, they received
another shock from an American chorus.
The Moulin Rouge had with infinite pains
trained and advertised a chorus containing
the following imported beauties, Helen
Mcdonald, Yvonne Hughes, Grace Ger
rard, Sybil Wilson, Marie Shelton and
Ruth Fallows.
These girls were, most of them, 100 per
cent Americans, and when their costumes
arrived and it was clear that about 90
per cent was to be revealed, they struck
and would not appear, though they were
a long way from home. Some of the
remarks these chorus ladies made about
French decency should have made NapO
leon blush in his tomb.
'Pour Pamour de MikeP gasped the
Frenchmen as they read what these "Amer-
lean barbarians" said of the something
must be done about this" So the Fifth
League for the Raising of Public Moral
ity" was formed. There have been four
previous leagues, all failures, but, then,
they did not use castor oil.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09

Not only the lady victims of the assaults
of the blacks are to be "cured," but even
the blessed angels will be given castor oil,
because their robes are made of something
more transparent even than mosquito net
ting.
It is said that Miss Vera Mackinnon,
Miles. Yvette Darnys, Marialys and Diana
at the Casino de Paris are on the lists
for one quart each.
1t is also reported that bottle has been
set aside for Nile. Rahna at the Palace,
whose costume would hardly keep can
airy bird warm, and that two more full
quarts are marked with the names of the
Guy Sisters, stars of the Ambassador.
And that is not all. After the plays have
been cleaned up, the editors of the indie
cent French magazines will be fabricated.
The success or failure of the castor oil
reform movement depends wholly on
whether or not public opinion is behind it.
If the idea were simply to forbid exposure
of the body on the stage there is no doubt
that there would be little sympathy.
ra4s In
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09

The French people see no harm in even
nudity on the stage if it has an artistic
justification. The strength of the league
lies in two facts, that these indecent shows
and magazines are not artistic, and that
they are not created for French consump-
ton, but for foreign, chiefly American,
patronage.
The French people take great pride in
their stage and literature and wish the
world to Judge them by these and other
artistic works 1t infuriates the better
class of Frenchmen to know that Ameri-
cans never see the respectable plays and
the really good actors, because they can't
understand them, and naturally see only
the vulgar displays, gotten up to capture
American dollars. As result, the world,
particularly America, firmly believes the
French to be degenerate race.
For some years there has been a league
for the protection of Anglo-American
chorus girls in Paris, and it is run by the
inevitable "paid secretary" who is a min
lister. Some three years ago the head of
Great Britain Rights Received
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09
A Scene from One of the Revues
Which Has Aroused the Greatest
Indignation Through the Repul-
sive Sacrilege of Posing
Chorus Girl as If Nailed
to the Cross.

audience watches the two human "chick-
ems" completely plucked as far as clothes
are concerned, revolving by the fire, which
brightly ELIMINATES their glistening bodies
with brilliant light effects.
If this show is on the boards in Paris
or near by when the league is ready to
strike. these Chickens" some evening will
be rescued from their fate, to meet a
worse one. The house will be packed by
men and women members of the league,
who will wear no regalia or in any other
way give warning that they are different
from the regular audience except, per-
haps, that there are no Americans or other
foreigners.
AS the unclothed girls are carried in on
the spit, instead of the usual ribald APP
plause man in the front row will stand
up, holding on high a bottle of castor oil.
This will be the signal for every one in
that audience to follow him onto the stage.
If the manager, the ushers, the stage hands
or any one else sees fit to resist the inva-
sion, they will receive for their pains one
quart each of the nasty stuff.
The girls will be released from the spit
and taken in charge by strong-armed
women of the league, who will have no
sentimental conjunction in filling the
naked bodies with Mussolini's celebrated
tionable persons are taking their medicine,
male members will keep the doors locked
against any possible rescue. Afterward
the victims will be set free to suffer their
punishment wherever it pleases them.
The "Rotisserie" act of the Follies Ber-
gere, which has already been copied in
New York, with the addition of a little
dressing for the Chickens" is only one
of several on the bill to be treated, There
is another, where scantily clothed girls are
captured by blacks. After much rough
handling of the girls the men are all
killed by the sudden descent of great
steel gate which brushes them. The drop
ping of the gate is clearly providential,
as proved by the fact that on it are sew
eral lovely, winged angels.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09
At Last a Reform
Movement Is Started
in the Gay French
Capital Which J.
Threatens a Most
Unpleasant Personal
Punishment to
Actresses Who
Appear in Improper
Scenes or Costumes
PARIS, Aug. 2.

NARIS, naughty Paris, is to be re-
formed. All the immoral shows are
Smyrna times., 1925-04-29
TO MINIMIZE INTERFERENCE
Department of Commerce Announces
Radio Conference to be Held May

Department of Commerce Announces
Radio Conference to be Held May 4
The Department of Commerce has
announced that arrangements have
been made to hold a radio conference
at Detroit on May 4 to consider what
action can approximately be taken to
minimize radio interference caused by
Canadian and United States coast sta
tions and Canadian and United States
ship stations on the Great Lakes. The
conference will be attended by repre-
sentatives of the Department of Com
merce Radio Service, the Canadian
Government Radio Service, commerce
ial radio companies, steamship COM
panies and others who may be directly
interested, both from the United
States and Canada. Consideration
will be given to the use of improved
radio transmitters by ships and coast
stations on the lakes and to the use
of a wave length above 600 meters
for traffic.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-29
STATE FLAG AT VALLEY FORGE
Delaware COlOrs Presented by Sons
at Memorial Chapel, Sunday

Many former residents of Delaware
now members of the Sons of Della
ware, of Philadelphia, were present
Sunday at Valley Forge when the Of
fetal heraldry of the State of Della
ware, a large silk blue and gold flag
was presented to the Washington
Memorial Chapel by George B. Hyn-
son, under the authorization of Gov
ernor Robert p Robinson. The banner
was accepted on behalf of the Chapel
by Rev. w. Herbert Burke, rector of
the Chapel. The flag is the second to
be presented from the original thir-
teen states of the Union. The first
presented was that of New Jersey.
The Chapel was thronged as the hour
for the ceremony approached and hun
dTeds of visitors were unable to gain
entrance and stood about near the
doors and windows during the SER
vices. The flag was carried up the
aisle of the chapel by three small
boys attired in the uniforms of the
Continental soldiers. 1t was present
ed by Mr.. HynSon and received by the
rector of the church with impressive
ceremony.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-29
RUNAWAY BOYS IN SMYRNA
Hungry and Penniless Chief of Police
]. NJ. Lewis Takes Them in Charge
and Gets in Touch With Relatives

Chief of Police Lewis found three
strange, half-grown, shivering boys in
knee pants and decently dressed but
with shoes nearly worn out, on the
"Four Corners" and as they seemed to
have nowhere to go, he took charge
of them. They claimed at first to
have wandered here from Wilmington
but later admitted that they had not
told the truth and that their homes
were in Philadelphia. They said they
had been tramping the roads and rid
ing on trucks all day and had nothing
to eat since the night before. Their
names were: Robert Williamson and
Edwin Gale, inmates of the Elliott
Home for Boys, 1920 Wallace street,
who said that they had run away
on Sunday night to escape serving an
eighteen months sentence to work
on a farm at Glen Mills, that they
had spent that night in a barrel and
early the next morning had called at
2042 Lehigh avenue where they had
induced the third boy of the party,
Fred Conrad to run away from his
home. Their total wealth consisted
of one nickel which the third boy had
in his pocket. Captain Lewis locked
the boys up and called up the Phila-
delphia addresses and received re
sponse that the boys would be sent
for as soon as possible. The boys re-
mained in Captain Lewis care until
their friends came for them. The first
to arrive was Conrad's older sister
who called Captain Lewis out of bed
at o'clock Wednesday morning.
They had been on the road from Phil
adelphia all night owing to a success
sion of tire troubles. Assistant Su-
perintendent Short of the Elliott
Home arrived the following day on
the noon train,and making his charges
walk from Smyrna to Clayton they
caught the northbound train for
home. The boys were profuse in their
thanks to Captain Lewis for his kind
! ly treatment of them.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-29
TO WIDEN OCEAN CITY ROAD
Maryland Roads Commission Find
Present ThOrOughfare too Narrow

Maryland Roads Commission Find
Present ThOrOughfare too Narrow
Steps are being taken to widen the
much used Ocean City, Md, highway,
which is considered too narrow to
safely care for the traffic, especially,
the Sunday crowds. Bids are now be-
ing sought by the Maryland State
Roads Commission for the construc-
tion of shoulders on a section running
from point two miles south of Sails
bury for a distance of about eight
miles. This will provide a seventeen
foot highway from Salisbury to Pitts
vile. According to District Engineer
Morrison, the construction work will
be completed about the middle of July,
in sufficient time to take care of the
bulk of the seashore traffic. Contracts
will also be awarded, for construction
of shoulders, to the section between
Berlin. and Ocean City, for which bids
are now being sought. This work
will widen sixteen miles of the thirty
mile boulevard to Ocean City, which
for several years has been considered
most hazardous route because of the
narrow gauge. Already, there have
been several minor accidents, fore
runners of what may be more serious
ones as the traffic increases.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-29
RECEPTION TO DIR. STEPHENSON
New Pastor and Family of Asbury VI.
f. Church Given a Cordial Welcome

f. Church Given Cordial Welcome
The Sunday School room of Asbury
NJ. +. Church, Thursday night, was
crowded with members and friends of
the church to give a formal, but
hearty welcome to Rev. R. X. Steph-
enson and his family. The affair was
arranged by Asbury Mite Society and
was a delightful occasion As the
guests entered they were introduced
by officers Of the Mite Society to DR..
Stephenson, Mrs. Stephenson and son
Ralph Stephenson. Because of the
family connection of the Stephensons
with the TruaXs of Smyrna, where
they have been frequent visitors, and
because too, DR.. Stephenson once re-
sided in Smyrna, both when he was
pastor of Smyrna Circuit and Super
intendent of Dover District, their
coming to Smyrna from Wilmington
was like moving back home" The
program was in charge Of Mr.. Walter
w. HynsOn, who called upon Mr.. L.
NJ. Price to make the address of well
come. Rev. DR.. Stephenson respond
ed to the hearty welcome feelingly
and spoke of the pleasure it was to
them to come to Smyrna. He asked
for the cooperation of the members
of the church to make his pastorate
here a success. Shapley's orchestra
furnished the music. There was also
a piano duett by Rebecca Williams
and Mary HynsOn, a vocal duett by
L. NJ. Price and Oscar Stehley, and a
recitation by Miss Alma Coleman. A
delightful social hour followed during
which ice cream and cake were
served
Smyrna times., 1925-04-29
PRETTY WEDDING AT MILFORD
Miss Katherine Davis, Milford, Weds
George H.Baynum at Brilliant We'd
ding-Number Smymians Attend


ding-Number Smynians Attend
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harmonson, Mr..
and Mrs. H. D. Boyer, Mrs.C. E. Row
land, of Smyrna; Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dOre Ferguson, Blackbird; Mr.. and
Mrs. Cove S. Taylor, New York, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer z. Taylor, of
East Orange, N. j., motored from
Smyrna to Milford Saturday evening
where they attended the wedding of
their cousin, Miss Katherine Davis,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P.
Davis and Grier Ratcliff Baynum, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Baynum.
The wedding was a brilliant event.
The chancel of the church was al
most hidden by spring blossoms and
potted plants. While wedding march
was being played by Mrs. Edward
Hurley the bridegroom and his atten-
dants were met at the altar by the
bride and her attendants. The bride
was attended by Miss Ophelia Short
of Petersburg, Va, as maid of honor,
while the bridesmaids were Mrs. Lor-
ing Cover of Hagerstown, Md; Mrs.
Margaret Wilson of Detroit, Mich;
Mrs. J. Lockwood Pratt of Pensacola,
Fla, and Miss Katherine Pennewill of
Dover. The bridegroOm's best man
was his brother, Robert f. Baynum
of Milford. The ushers were John
Cato of Toronto, Ont; William Gil
lander of Port Jervis, N. Y; W.Vaules
Grier, Harold C. Grier, Humes Griel
and George H. Baynum, Jr., of Mil
ford. The bride wore silver crepe de
chine, trimmed with lace, with trair
of silver cloth and a veil trimmed with
orange blossoms. The maid of honor
wore green satin charmeuse. The
bridesmaids wore orchid moire, trim
med with tulle and each carried {
staff draped in keeping with the
gowns. Mrs. Davis wore blue satin
with a corsage bouquet. Mrs. Baynun
wore a blonde shade of embroidereC
net over pink satin, with shoes t.
match, and also a corsage bouquet
The ceremony was performed by Rev
DisstOn w. Jacobs, pastor of thr
church. The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Following tn
reception Mr.. and Mrs. Baynum lef
for a wedding trip to Boston. The,
will be at home in Toronto, May Il
Mr.. Baynum is connected with the l
D. Caulk Dental Co., of Milford, be
inc Tnanaper Df the phaTmaceutica
branch at Toronto.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-29
COMING SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET
SSth Annual Meeting Delaware State
Sunday School Association

OotH Annual MeeIlnB DeldWafe state
Sunday School Association
One of the interesting features of
the thirty-eighth annual meeting of
the Delaware State Sunday School
Association to be held in Second Bap-
tist Church, Ninth and Franklin
streets, May Z and 8, will be the re-
union of many of the members were
present at the organization meeting
of the Association. Among the mem
bers who will attend this reunion
meeting will be Charles w. Pusey and
c. H. Cantwell, of Wilmington;
George NJ. Jones, of Dover; Walter o.
HOifecker, of Smyrna; Thomas Scott,
of Lewes, and others. The program
for the meeting is being completed
and will be announced in a few days
Speakers of note will be heard at the
sessions. Each Sunday school in the
state is to be represented by five del
egates. While some of the Sunday
schools have already sent in their lists
of delegates, there are still many 9th
ers to report. All lists should be in
the hands of the committee early in
order that reservations for the out
of-town delegates may be made. This
convention is expected to be the larg-
est ever held by the association. All
international Sunday schools will take
part in this two-days' meeting.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-29
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Edwin A. Oliver, Famous HumOrist
and Editor, Who Spent His BOyhOOd
Near Smyrna, Dies at YOnkers

Edwin A. Oliver, former Smyrna
boy, who rose to prominence as a
humorist and editorial writer, died at
his home in Yonkers, N. Y, the past
week. His death was received with
sorrow by his old friends in Smyrna.
He was a son of the late John w.
Oliver, editor of the Yonkers States
man. When his fathers health broke
down he moved to the Smyrna vicin-
ity and purchased the farm. now own
ed by George N. Short on the dupont
Boulevard south of Smyrna. 1t was
here that young Edwin spent his boy
hood days and was familiarly known
by his pals as monk" Oliver. The
latter gained much local fame in those
days as a baseball player and was the
crack catcher for the Smyrna nine
which held the championship of the
Peninsula in the years 1874, 1875 and
1876. Associated with Oliver on the
Smyrna nine were: w. Polk Cummins
pitcher; George 7. Boggs, first base;
o. B.-Voshell, End base; R. L. Cum
Minis, 3rd base; Thomas jefferson,
shortstOp; Walter F. C. Colt, right
field; Charles E. Moore, center field,
and G. r. Lofland, left field Nearly
all of this aggregation have passed
away and with the death of Edwin A.
Oliver, another link in the nine has
passed from the scene of action. Mr..
Oliver left Smyrna to go on the YOnk-
ers-Statesman and later succeeded his
/ father as editor, which position he
| continued with great success until he
relinquished it a few years ago. 1t
was as humOrist writer that he won
national fame. In commenting on his
life the Philadelphia Record refers to
him as the dean of American news
paper humorists. Mr.. Oliver, who
was in his sixty-ninth year, was a
charter member of the American
Press Humorists and one of the most
widely-quoted writer's of jokes in this
country. In his column in The Yonk-
ers-Statesman he achieved a record
for prolific production unmatched by
anyone else in the field. Several years
ago the claim was made for him that
he had written close to $4,000 jokes
He was also said to have been the in
ventor of "the conversational joke,
the short, snappy dialogue which sue
ceeded the long-winded anecdote.
Edward Farrell Dies Near Iron Bridge
Edward Farrell, aged Y, a we'll
known farmer near the Iron Bridge
Fleming's Landing, died Saturday af
ter lingering illness. He was a sol
of the late William r. and Frencin;
J. (Vandegrift) Farrell and was borl
and raised in Delaware and followed
farming practically all his life. H,
is survived by one daughter, Mrs
Smith of New Jersey. Funeral tool
place yesterday with interment il
GlenwOod Cemetery, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-29
DIR. STEPHENSON HURT By FALL
Falls Down Basement Stairway of
Asbury Church and Badly Bruised

Rev. DR.. R. K. Stephenson, pastor
of Asbury NJ. E. Church, this town,
was painfully injured Saturday morn
ing when he plunged headlong down
a stairway leading to the cellar of the
church. AS he started down the stairs
he did not know that two steps were
gone and when he stepped into space
he plunged forward the whole length,
scraping his head along the cellar
wall and falling into a pile of ashes.
He was badly bruised about the head
and body and suffered greatly from
shock. Fortunately no bones were
broken. He retained consciousness
and made his way up the stairs and
summoned aid. DR.. Stephenson has
been confined to his bed ever since
being unable to conduct services Sun
day. His condition was reported as
improved this morning. There has
been much SOlicitOus concern over the
unfortunate case. DR.. Stephenson
was transferred from Silverbrook,
Wilmington, to Asbury NJ. f. Church,
Smyrna, at the Conference session
three weeks ago.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-29
KENTON-DOWNS CHAPEL ROAD
WILL BRING MARYLAND TRAFFIC
ROUTE FROM MARYLAND THRU
SMYRNA SAVE TINE TO CITY
EastOn, CentreviIIe, ChestertOwn vi
entities See Shorter Route to Will
mingtOn, PHILADELPHIA. New York


mingtOn, Philadelphia, New York
While the citizens of Smyrna Clay
ton and upper Kent County in Del
aware are asking for an improved
road from the Maryland line (near
Millington) by way of Clayton and
Smyrna to Woodland Beach, which is
needed and will sooner or later come,
the announcement that the Delaware
Highway Commission had advertised
for bids for the construction Of a new
highway from Kenton, to the Mary
land line at Anderson's Corner, six
miles from Sudlersville, Md, is of
particular interest to the Kenton-
Downs Chapel district as well as
Queen Anne's County, Md, in view
of the fact that this is evidently the
beginning of a new interstate, hard
surfaced boulevard, which will lop off
between Is and 20 miles of the dis
tance between Maryland section and
Wilmington. Delaware already has
built an improved highway from Smyr-
ma to Kenton, and it is believed that
with the completion of the new
stretch, Maryland authorities will in
the near future take steps to link up
with the Delaware highway by build
ing a section from Sudlersville to the
Delaware Maryland line This vii
bring considerable Maryland traffic
thru KentOn and Smyrna to the du-
Pont Boulevard north. At Kenton {
road to Cheswold and the dupont
Boulevard will aid traffic to Dovel
and on south. Delaware road official!
are interested in establishing the con
nection to open up traffic relations
with Maryland, and Maryland high
way executives are reported to b'
considering the route as a logical trai
for traffic heading north. Upon reach
| ing Sudlersville automobiles wOul,
have access to roads leading north
to Wilmington and Philadelphia Th'
new highway, when completed b,
Maryland and Delaware officials, vii
lOp Off between Is and 2 miles, b,
eliminating tAe necessity of taking tn
long detour through Chestertowr
Galena and CeciltOn. The propose
connection will, no doubt, prove 0
tremendous interest and ecOnOmi
value to the citizens and business in
terests of both states.