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New Britain herald., 1926-09-21
Through fife Static

VERY LITTLE STATIC LAST EVENING"!
 Now just sit in silent contempla- ton of the meaning of that line. Doesn't it sound great? It certainly does.a But listen, come over here where we can talk to you below q yell. There was some of the most unusual fading we ever hope to en- counter. It wasn't the steady. even ly ebbing variety that just spirits the wave away Withou ones knowledge The waves seemed to jump all over the place, bouncing hithcr and thither like so many dories on a heavy sea. It made us dizzy to listen to most of the stations, that is,more dizzy. There seemed to be consider able code, even on the broadcasting wavelengths.
 That old favoritc "The Whistler and His Dos" was strikingly pre- sented by the Maxwell ensemble from WIZ, New York. The orches- tral effects in the background sup ported ably the whistling and the sound of the animals bark. Among others presented by this truly clever aggregation were Wee Bit O Heart" and "Au Through the Night" This program was also broadcast by WBZ, Springfield.
 The Travellers Symphonic en- semble presented the first of it's seasons programs from WTIC, and we were on hand to welcome back to the fold the old favorite Of last spring, A program of gypsy mclo- dies, under the direction of Dana S Merriman, made the evening pass along very quickly, almost too quickly. T Chant My Lay and Tune Thy Strings, o Gypsy" were two Of the selections, while selcc- tions from Victor Herbert's "Scrc- nade' came in the form Of an un- expected treat. The ensemble will be heard each Tuesday evening at Q o'clock.
 Then from the same station came as fine Q piano recital as we have ever heard. 1t was presented by Jacques Jolas and, while the music was of a classical nature, you can take our word for it that the offer ing was well presented, Clarity, to- sether with a delft handling of the melodies at hand interested us. Among the selections were Country Dance" by Beethoven, and others.
 The Aleppo drum corps played its first program of the season from WBZ, and an excellent program it was, too. The group has become rather high toned during the sum- mer and the first number was Hal lolujah Chorus" with selections from the opera "Orphcus" coming next. The volume made the mike shudder at times.
 WPG, Atlantic City, wavered all over the map, although we hung on, just through spite. The Reading Sax ophone seXtet presented a highly laudable program of unusual selec- tions. ""Soldior March," Knock Out Drops" and Meditation" were pre-
New Britain herald., 1926-09-21

sented, and then we got out, stagger- ing just a bit.
 Thayer's West Point program, Q new one to us, was sprung at WIZ The program was made up of old songs of the Civil War period and the Cavalier orChesera from Thayer' hotel at West Point did justice to the task before it. The announcer an extremely capable young man. wove a highly interesting story around the entire event. Rally Round The Flag" We Are Coming Father Abraham" Uncle New" and Just Before The Battle, Mothcr,' = were among the numbers included VEAL, Baltimore, with the WBAI dance orchestra, disgraced itselt most admirably. The fault wasn't with the station, however. The wave got on rocking horse and cavort- ed all over the country with us hanging to the mane. We finally gave up. WIZ tried some of the same antics at times. while WAHG and WHN were steady offenders.
 And that's why We didn't have better luck last night.
 And that's why we're saying
 
 That's all for today, thanks.
 p. F.. l..
New Britain herald., 1926-09-21
MussOlini Receives
 Apologies From France

Rome, Sept. 21 P,-The French government has conveyed to Premier Mussolini its regret at the recent incidents at Bastia, Corsica. where crowds attacked the Italian consulate and obliged Italian ships in the harbor 10 hoist the French flag.
 The communication says the French government has ordered drastic investigation and exemp- lary punishment of those guilty.
 Special dispatches at the time of the Bastia trouble said the dis orders were in reprisal for fascist outrages against French residents of Leghorn and Trieste, Italy.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-21

When Officer William J. McCar- thy came along about $40 o'clock, Mir. Mancini complained to him and the officer stopped the bus, which was driven by l.. NJ. Watkins of 3 Ash street. Watkins said he had seen the ball on the road and his theory Is that it was struck by awhecl of the bus in such a way as to be pro- pelled through the window.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-21
BUS WHEEL HURLS BALL
 THRONGH HOUSE WINDOW
Wooden sphere Flies Past Heads of Men Sitting on Ncranda and
 SmaShcs Pane.

As Joseph Mancinl Of 2G0 South Main street and a ncighbor, Mir. Landino, were sitting on the form CTS veranda last evening, q wooden ball was hurled with great force through the window in the door, and as e Berlin buss was passing and nobody but the passengers was in sight, it was thought someone on the bus had thrown the ball.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-21
Second Section

for a time bid goodbye to an ap- preciative audience of millions of listeners scattered thousands of miles apart over half of the United States.
 The stations that will broadcast the big series of Atwater Kent Sun day evening concerts. are as fol- lows: WEAF. New York; WJAR. Providence; WEEI, Boston; WSAI, Cincinnati; WRC, Washington; WCCO, Minneapolis-St Paul; WTAM, Cleveland; WGN. Chicago; WEI, Philadelphia; WCAE, Pitts burgh; WGR, Buffalo, woe, Davcn- port; WTAG, Worcester; KSD, St. Louis, and WWJ, Detroit.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-21
RAY ASKS REINSTATEMENT

Chicago, Sept. q (P,-Joie Ray. veteran holder Of many amateur middle distance running recorrs who turned pro last winter, has asked to be rcinstated by the na- tional A. A. |.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-21
Dressing Children rpo Problem Now!

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 Home dyeing is easy, It's lots of fun. The results are perfect, when you use real dye. Right over other colors, any kind of material, in an hours time. Keep your own clothes in style, too, by making them the newest shades. Also. the drapes and hanEings in your homo.
 FREE for the asking. at any drug store: the Diamond Dye Cyclo- pedia, full of suggestions, with easy directions. See actual piece goods color samples. Or write for free il- lustrated book. Color Craft 10 DIAMOND DYES Dept. Mo. Bur lington. Vermont.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-20

but let him finish the meal alone.
However, as he was about to leave. I
stopped him with the question: Have
you got place to sleep?"
A CLEAN of hope lighted up his face.
mo, nam; wish l did," he replied.
I gave him some change, which he
accepted with grateful astonishment
and profuse thanks. AS he left l no
ticed that he did not go out to the
front sidewalk. but instead made his
way across the yard and into the
alley. A true human derelict, 1t was
his wont to traverse alleys in order
to avoid people and the molestation of
the police. For forty years the CAPT
talist system had sucked the labor
power out Of his body. Then II had
cast him aside--an unusable by
product, an outcast from the society
to which he had contributed two-score
years of constructive labor.
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what kind Of work did you used
to do, when you worked steady?
What was your trader"
Building work. Used to be lather
Yes'm, l nailed lathes for close to
forty years. I worked on hundreds
of the old buildings right here in this
city"
How do you happen to be floating
around like this. Where's your fam
ily?"
"The kids are all over-I had seven
Of 'em. Some OF ems pretty well
OF, too"
well, don't they want to-
started to ask him, but he forestalled
my question with the answer:
mo, nam; they make It too hot
for me to stay with 'em. They don't
even want to know me-" (The beauty
Of family relations under capitalism,
| thought.)
I didn't question him any further.
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"The Derelict"

A ANSWERING a knock at the back
n door, 1 found standing on the
porch an elderly and ragged old man.
Can you kindly give man some
thing to eat lady?" he begged. I
invited him inside, had him wash up,
and hastily prepared a meal. While
he was eating l struck up a converse
ton.
"How long is It since you have been
without food?" / asked.
This morning, lady. / had n cup
of coffee"
Cant you find work."
mo, nam. l amt strong enough.
And besides it's the way I'm dressed"
(He had on very shabby coat and
hat and torn shoes.)
"How long have you been out OF
work."
tits mighty long time, nam.
amt been able to hold down a steady
job for long time-since about the
war, guess"
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been able to face them with that cynical scoW
which warned But Ted had never encounter
ed minute critical inspection by feminine eyes:
his ability as dissembler did not extend to
that division of humanity which strikes. not
at the intellectual, but at the emotional nature
or man. The primitive male land Ted UNI
cultured and unlearned, was essentially that)
finds his customary defenses of no avail before
refined and beautiful women. So when Ted
found four such beings scanning his features,
all with queries in their gaze and one with a
touch OF sympathy, his own glance fell to his
plate and slow flush spread upward over his
neck and face.
Miss Slingerland was the first to recover
the power of speech.
My, won't your people be delighted to hear
from you! Where do they live, Mr.. Rusten?"
Il have no people,"
'fWhat! No one at all?"
NO one so close to me that should wish
to notify him was alive"
"But, surely" broke in Slingerland "your
business friends are worried about your dis
appearance. You should notify them, believe
merely as matter of courtesy"
The mans overbearing tone touched Ted's
memory of all the years of his life-years when
ne mad cringed before his superiors; repressed
his native Viking spirit of equality and inde-
pendence; suffered indignity upon abuse with
out an opportunity of reacting as a normal
man should The months spent in the wilder
ness, when he had been under no mans will
and had acquired a respect for his own in
dividuahty, had prepared him for different
role than that of the underdog. Something
within him snapped under the strain of years
OF repression and the smouldering Goals of re-
belllon burst into an angry blaze
Business friendsY he demanded. his hard
hands gripping the edge of the table Business
friends!!" he repeated, louder, in steady,
metallic, tone His lean, muscular face had
turned so that it faced Slingerland squarely.
much to that gentleman's CONSERVATION.
my dear sir!" Ted's voice cracked like
powder in the silence of the room ''MY BUSI-
NESS FRIENDS are at the BOTTOM OF THE
SEA, ALONG WITH THE COAL THEY
HANDLED" ~. -,
His chair scraped back, and he stood up.
his scowling face commanding the room.
"These," he said tensely, holding out both
his wiry arms, "These arms are nv capitaI-
and invest them in the STOKER INDUSTRY.
NOW what have you to say, Mr.. Slngerland?"
The yacht-owner sat in silence, looking
straight across the room to the wall.
reds steel-blue eyes swept across the blank
races and the half-opened mouths of the other
men, across the equally dumbfounded counten-
ances of the women, and finally to Hilda-
H1lda, his life and existence
'Hilda! Hilda! My darling,-my beautiful
one-my life!" was his unuttered exclamation.
But she sat looking away into the corner. in
her CONSERVATION holding her right hand over
her mouth
The hand was still bandaged.
(To De concluded in nert Saturdays edition of
the Ne'0 Mdgasine Supplement of the
Daily WORKER fy.
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"Some of those down below understand
First thing we know We'll be down there firing
the boilers"
Morning came. Ted dressed; hesitated a
moment before opening his stateroom door,
in order to still the wild beating of his heart;
and strolled into the salon.
"Good morning, Mr.. Rusten!" This from
Slingerland. "Your hardships have not made
you a late sleeper, have they?"
"Good morning Ted" nodded Hilda, with
smile, as she playfully tried to release her
arms from the clasp of Miss Slngerland and
another companion.
Ted Immediately felt more at ease.
They entered the dining room and seated
themselves, Hilda facing her fathers favorte,
Ted facing Miss Slingerland. His nervous
ness returned. Unaccustomed as he was to
the labyrinthian gauntlet of table etiquette,
his heart sank when he realized that he was
not to be under HildaS understanding eyes,
but under those of a woman alien to his ex-
periences.
''WelI, Mr.. Rusten,' said Falk, on Ted's left,
as he unfolded his napkin, Tied, following his
example, began unfolding his OWN 81 imagine
you find it very agreeable in civilized quarters,
after your long privation."
Eyes. 1t Is a change"
UOu suppose you naQ mucn SllVorWar6,
and so far as / remember you had other uses
for any cloth which might answer the purpose
OF napkin" Falk smiled, as he handed Ted
the sugar bowl
but, Mr.. Rusten' beamed Miss Singer
land, what did you do for china-ware? I
can't imagine how you managed to eat with
out it..
Ted initiated Falk in the art of securing the
proper spoon, and daintily placed it in his
porridge dish. Then he looked up
I'VE used leaves"
'Leaves!" At the sound of Miss Singer
lands exclamation, Ted thought that Hilda's
blue eyes were turned upon him; but when
he looked at her, he found her gazing over his
mead, possibly at some painting hanging on the
wall. He returned to his eating, placed a
spoonful of porridge in his mouth, and swal-
lowed it. It was tasteless; his appetite was
gone.
Mis- Nordquist will find herself national
celebrity, when she returns to Stockholm. Eli,
folks?" demanded Slingerland
she most assuredly WILL" agreed FaIk
tAnd the man who saved her also will be in
the public eye" He glanced at Ted, who was
lingering the handle of his useless spoon.
well, for that matter" returned Singer
land modestly, 1--WE all three met Mr.. Rusten
at one and the same time. By the way, Mr..
Rusten, you said you had not lived in Sweden
since childhood; and so probably you have in
mind some other place to which you wish to
return If you will let me know where you
desire to go, can fit my plans accordingly
You will also wish to send message or two
from Aden'
Ted felt the eyes of the company upon him,
some questioning, some suspicious, some
naughty To be gazed at intently by men was
not new experience to him; he had always
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we are to send the news from Aden?"
Yes. Man, that depresses me. When Nord-
quist gets that message, signed, 'Slingerland,
Hida will become unattainable to you and me.
Perhaps it is jealousy which tempts me to wish
Rusten good luck"
"Oh, wouldn't say that. Let the best man
win. Hilda's well-being and happiness come
first. BY the way, Falk, did you know that
some Of the hands are sick?"
"They are! Which ones?"
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
FEW CASES IN KENT COURT
Mother of Several Children ParOled
for One Year on Liquor Charge
One Divorce Case is Heard

Kent county courts which opened at
Dover Monday in regular session for
the April term, indicate that it will
most likely be one of the sohrtest
terms in recent years. The grand jury
met Monday morning and had but five
bills presented to it from the attorney
generals office, all five being return
ed as true bills as follows: Florence
Eckard, illegal possession of spir-
ituous liquor; Henry Collins, lascivi-
ously toying with female child; Harry
Corkell, Austin Bright, alias "B1l
Smith" and Lefford Bright, larceny;
James Turner, alias "Dickey Turner"
pointing a revolver at another person;
Clarence Postles, illegal possession Of
spirituous liquors. In all but one Of
the above cases, pleas of "not guilty"
were made by the accused, and the
cases scheduled for trial today and
Thursday. In the case of Florence
Eckeard, a white woman, with several
children, she entered a plea of guilty
and after a statement by Deputy At
torney General Wiley, showing the
circumstances of the case, the court
paroled Mrs. Eckeard for one year to
State Detective D. D. Wharton. Chris
tian Hack, a white man of Dover,
who was indicted at the February
term for illegal possession of liquor
and was in hospital during Febru-
airy for an operation, came into court
and entered a plea of guilty, his at
torney, A. B. Magee, Jr., asking the
mercy of the court because of his rec
ent illness. After hearing the case,
which showed that there was a con-
siderable quantity of intoxicants at
the home of the accused and that com
plants had been frequently made CON
cerning the liquor proposition, the
court imposed a fine Of $50, and two
and one-half months Imprisonment
in the New Castle County Workhouse.
There were three divorce cases sched-
uled to be heard Monday and of that
number but one was heard and de-
cree nisi granted, it being the case of
Harold I. Moore from Agnes J. Moore
on grounds of desertion. The grand
jury was discharged Monday after
noon from any further attendance at
the present term unless called back.
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
PLAN PEACH BLOSSOM JUBILEE
DIR. ]. T. Adams, State Plant PathoI-
ogist, Believes Peninsula Should
Capitalize It's Beauty

Why not an apple and peach bios
som festival throughout the Del-Mar-
Va Eastern Shore? DR.. ]. F. Adams,
plant pathologist, of the Delaware
State Board of Agriculture, is father
Of this thought, and in line with his
suggestion he offers facts which mark
his question as being well taken. The
blossom season on the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula is now at hand. By this
time, the pre-pink of the peach bios
som is on, in decided evidence and
from this date on until the first Of
May, the development of the blossom
will be rapid. Between April 20 and
May I, the splendid colorful offering
will be at it's height, and almost with
unbroken continuance will arrive the
apple blossoms, reaching their pic
turesque loveliness early in May. DR..
Adams points out that the Del-Mar-
Va Eastern Shore has sound reason
to call attention to its blossom sea
son, equally as well as the state oof
Georgia, which celebrates this oc-
caslon with pOmp and ceremony with
! IN the commonwealth confines each
season. eve have truly wonderful
orchard blossom displays throughout
the peninsula" he said, discussing the
subject. I'VE are most fortunately
situated to present these splendid col
orful attractions to the travelling pub
hc as many of the larger oorchards
are IN view of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road main line, the Delaware Division
as it traverses the length of our terri
tory. In addition to this our other
large orchards are where they may be
reached by motor travel over the most I
complete and finest system of improv /
ed state highways to be found in any
section of the county. While late in
the season to undertake plan of cele-
bratlon, this is something which the
people of this Eastern Shore should H
promote" DR.. Adams gave facts to H
show that Delaware alone has an an
PIE orchard area of 25 miles in length
and 20 miles in width, with a national
record of 548 apple trees per square
mile which is more than any other
state IN the Union. The next in rank
IS New York with but 287. The
peach orchard area in Delaware is an
proxlmately the same as the apple.
All the Maryland and the two Virginia
counties have peach and apple orch
ards in varying sizes and they offer !
the same splendid views in Blossom .
season. 1t is possible that DR.. Adams :
views will meet with consideration on !
he part of the various civic organi- J
zatlons throughout the Eastern Shore. s
tor where the subject has been men I
Toned hearty approval has been ex- I
pressed.
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
SMYRNA GIRLS WIN CONTEST
Miss Elizabeth Hill and Miss EyaIyn
StOkesbury Win First and Second

Miss Elizabeth Hill, daughter Of
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Getz Hill +. /.
Miss Evalyn Stokesbury, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Stokesbury, both
Of this town, who recently won the
local and county defamation contests.
came out together as winners of the
State Defamation Contest Friday at
Dover. Miss Hill winning first prize
$50 in gold, and Miss Stokesburv. sec
ond prize or SIS in gold. The honors
that have come to these TWO Smyrna
girls has been the occasion of MANY
congratulations and good wishes. Miss
Marion Root of Wilmington, was third
In the contest and won prize of
5000 in gold. In the oratorical con-
test James NJ. Tunnel, Jr. represent
ing the Georgetown High School was
declared the winner, and received 500
IN gold. Miss Anna Kurtz. Wilmino-
ton High School, was second and re-
celved SIS in gold and Caleb Bopgs-
Dover High School was third and was
awarded So in gold. Tunnel is a son
OF James NJ. Tunnel, well known at
- u sussex county. BY winning
Friday night he is eligible to take
part in the regional contest to be held
in the Academy of Music, Pbiladal-
phia, May %. If he wins there he
will take part in the national contes+
in Washington, June 4. The state
contest Friday night was held n the
Dover High School auditorium and
iuiifOef from Smyrna went down to
witness it.
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
TWO FARM FIRES NEAR SMYRNA
). ii. Beck Loses All His Outbuildinps
and j. III. Green Loses His Home

Two farm fires called our Firemen
out the past week, one Saturday af-
tenoon and the other Monday after
noon. The first fire was at s. H
Beck's, near Delaney's, where all his
outbuildings including one horse. were
wped out by flames entailing a loss
Of $4,000. The residence was saved
Mr.. Beck is unable to account for the
fire. Fortunately most of the stock
was out in the field or gotten out and
but one horse was burned up. There
was also lot of hay, provender and
some harness and other things cor
sumed. 1t is understood the loss i
covered by insurance. The second
farm fire was that of ]. H. Green on
the Brown Farm near Walkers School
House which occurred late Monday af-
ternoon. The residence and nearly all
the contents were destroyed entailinp-
a loss of about $2,5OO. Mr.. Green Is
advertising for a sale tomorrow of
the stock and farming implements and
some of the household good consum-
ed were to have been sold. How the
nre occurred is a mystery.
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
GOVERNOR TO PROTECT HARTLY
Tells Delegation From HartIy State
is Already After Firebug There

Residents of Hartly were promised
protection yesterday afternoon bv
Governor Robert p Robinson. with
whom a delegation conferred about q
"firebug" who has terrorized their
community. The Governor said he al
ready had talked with Attornev-Gen-
eral Switzerland and Secretary of
State Townsend about the situation.
The members Of the delegation were
told to Ego home and keep up the
watch" pending the arrival of State
reinforcements. The Hartly citizens
who saw the Governor were: George
P. Scotton, Levy Court commissioner
of Kent County; w. H. Poore, County
comptroller; R. w. Davis, cashier of
the West Dover Trust Company: L. F.
Sehweitzer, T. Roland Knots and DIR.
j. |. Smith. Mr.. Davis has been one
Of the leaders in organizing volunteer
guards. 1t is his belief a townsman.
who is familiar with the plans made
by those guards, is the pyromaniac.