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Smyrna times., 1926-10-27

dealing between him and the pa
tron.
''He is your neighbor-your
fellow citizen, building for to-
morrow and next year, and fully
cognizant that the only way to
build is to sell good goods at
right prices.
"Your local merchant is in
himself a guarantee of his goods
and prices and services because
he is always at the some stand
meeting largely the same GUS
toners.
'He cannot exist upon the pa
tronage of transients-his live
lihood comes from permanent
residents; his aim is to make
permanent residents regular
customers. He must do this
hence his wares, his prices and
his service are all and always ar
ranged and held to, this end.
"You never heard your live
wire, wide-awake home merch-
ant say, "Oh, well, one customer
more or less makes no differ
ence." Every customer, to him,
is important; a new customer is
eagerly sought, and a customer
less well, your local merchant
will not let it happen if anything
just and reasonable under the
sun will prevent such a thing
happening.
$50 not alone out of a sense
of loyalty to your community,
but for your own sake-for the
sake Of your purse and the salts
faction of being given personal
attention and service - buy of
our home merchants"
Smyrna times., 1926-10-27

fortunately none can be traced
to our ever healthful flow of
good spring water, wouldn't it
be wise for Town Council to put
a screen covering on top of the
standpipe to keep birds out?
Birds can easily carry filth and
germs and with the standpipe
open there is plenty of oppor-
tunity for contamination. This
covering should be provided for
without delay.
Smyrna times., 1926-10-27

Farming has certain advant-
ages which should appeal to men
and women with high visions
and ideals, thinks Clarence Poe,
editor of Progressive Farmer,
and he names these seven
points of excellence: Farming
is free from extremes of power
ty and wealth. Farming is an
Independent life. Farming Of
fers an opportunity for creative
work. Farming is many sid
ed occupation in which may be
exercised every faculty of body,
mind and spirit. Farm life is
not only most wholesome physi-
cally and wholesome mentally,
but wholesome morally. The
Ownership of land is a patent
Of nobility" On the farm there
is an opportunity not only "to
make a little nook of Gods crea-
tion a little better, richer, fairer
and more forthy of God" while
one lives, but to bequeath from
generation to generation a
homestead embodying the re-
suits of ones own life and labor.
Smyrna times., 1926-10-27

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent pa
Der devoted to the welfare Of the town it
represents and the State of which 1t is a
part. 1t also gives the items of Importance
OF the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
ADVERTISEMENTS-T Smyrna Times Is
the business medium not only for the town
Il represents, but for the outlying district of
which it is the centre, embracing the towns
Of Clayton, Kenton. Cheswold. Townsend,
Leipsic, &c. A rate of so cents per inch an
insertion charged for transient advertising.
Season or yearly display advertising rates
quoted on application. For Sale. For Rent,
Lost and Found advertisements occupying
one inch space less, minimum charge
Of so cents per insertion. Public Sale adj
vertisements rs cents per inch first inser-
tion and so cents per inch for each sub
sequent insertion. Locals and Reading No
ticee. Is cents per line per issue.
Smyrna times., 1926-10-27

Subscription price, s1.50 per year. strictly In
advance.
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Della
ware as Second Class matter.
Smyrna times., 1926-10-27

y
subject of your local merchants,
those who invest their money in
stock and property in Smyrna,
to serve you, the really serious
consideration you should? Per-
haps you patronize local shops
and stores as a matter of loyal
ty and if you can get what you
want, price and service consid-
cred, you are helping Smyrna
prosper and grow when you deal
at home.
The Centreville (Md.) Record
comments on this question of
patronizing your home merch-
ants pertinently, when it say:
"Your local merchant is first
a citizen, a resident Of your COM
munity the same as you are.
He lives in your community,
pays taxes along with you for
the upkeep and improvement of
your community; he raises his
family and sends his children to
school school which he helps,
with you, to maintain.
'If he is butcher, he buys
clothes and shoes for his family
from fellow merchant. No
matter what his line Of business
he spends money with other bus
mess men of the community. He
banks in local banks; he takes
his family of an evening to the
local shows. Summed up, the
he makes in the commun-
ity is spent in it.
'Were it not for your local
merchant, there would be no
schools, no paved streets, no
public buildings, no progress nor
prosperity. He is here day in
and day out, rain or shine, CIV
ing his time and energy and
to whatever will benefit
the district, taking part in the
administrations of the commun-
ity or aiding to regulate the ad-
ministration for the best inter
ests Of the community by his
vote. He is a Citizen! Is he
not entitled, then, to considera-
ton?
''But there is something more
than a call for your loyalty to
him as citizen to citien-neigh-
Dor to neighbor. Living here as
he does, he comes to know his
They are to him not
"just customers" but fellow
good neighbors." AS
he will be here tomorrow and
the next day and next year,
meeting his customers face to
face, day after day, his business
gets his personal attention
every transaction is a personal
Smyrna times., 1926-10-27

Perhaps no public utterance
in some time has raised more
discussion than the addres of
Vice-President Charles G. Daw-
es before the American Legion
in which he expressed serious
doubts as to the efficacy of our
primary system. That this ad-
dress should create wide discus
sion is an encouraging sign as
it indicates that the people are
interested in the question Of pri-
mary repeal. There can be little
doubt that the trend of public
opinion during the past few
years has been running strongly
against the primary. In num-
Der Of states there are proposals
this year to abolish the system
and in others there are mutter-
ings of discomfort over the way
it works.
Mr.. Dawes properly calls at
tention to the fact that fewer
voters each year are taking part
in the primary elections. It is
doubtless true as he suggests
that in city, state and county
elections perhaps not more than
twenty-five per cent of the vot-
ers take part in primary cleo
tions. The fact that in many
states the primary is equivalent
to an election clearly indicates
the fact that we have now come
into a condition whereby we
have government by the minor
ity.
And the most serious fact is
that year by year the percent
age of qualified voters taking
part in the elections is growing
less and less. Not only is this
true of the primary, but it can
be said in all justice that the
primary itself is the cause of
the condition of apathy on the
part Of the voters.
The primary has brought
about more bitter personal well
fare in politics than was ever
possible under the convention
system. This has disgusted a
great many voters and they
have formed the habit Of re-
naming away from the primar-
les. Moreover, with all Of our
primaries, general elections and
special elections the people are
getting overfed on voting. They
want rest once in a while and
are taking it by ignoring the
elections altogether. If cleo
tions only came once every two
years, as was generally the case
in the old days, voting might
come to be regarded as a privi-
lege again. No people will tire
more quickly Of too much OF a
good thing" than the American
people, and they are showing
this in the way they stay away
from elections.
To say that the return to rep.
resentative government in the
selection Of our candidates viii
result in widespread corruption
is absurd. If we are to believe
the alleged reformers who art
the most vehement in defending
Smyrna times., 1926-10-27
The SMYRNA Times
SMYRNA, DELAWARE :.

Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker. July s 1854
Editor and Proprietor until Feb. 10. 1907
Published Every Wednesday Afternoon. by
ROBERT d. HOFFECKER, Proprietor.
Smyrna times., 1926-10-27
FARM FOR RENT

On concrete road near Walkers
School House, $50 acres tillable. Pos
session March 1, 1927.
R. H. DENNEY, Agt.,
9-22 st Phone 23e SMYRNA
Smyrna times., 1926-10-27

Speaking Of the number of
typhoid cases in Smyrna and
Smyrna times., 1926-10-27

Subscribe for The Smyrna Times
s1.50 year In advance.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-07-24
RULES hND REGULATIONS OLDTIME DAWSON HOTEL
 FROM TIE DAYS ()F 1888

The following rules and regulations of the famous Sourdough hotel z1 Dawson. located at 1913 Icicle ave nue, in which resort many fortunes were won and lost in g night, might be of interest to the many visitors in Seward. Here they are:
 Best House North Of Nexco
 First class in every particular
 RATES l Or. Per Dime Crap, Chuck Luck, Stud Poker and Black Jack games are run by the management
 Private entrance for ladies by las- der in rear of hotel
 Every known fluid, water excepted, for sale al the bar. Indians and Niggers charged double Not responsible for diamonds. b. cycles or other valuables kept under the pillow, they should be deposited in the safe
 If you are fond Of athletics and like good jumping, lift the mattress and see the bed spring
 House Rules
 l. Towels changed weekly
 2. Candles and hot water charged for extra.
 3. Spiked boots must be removed al night.
 4. Guests are requested not to taIk to the Dumb Waiter.
 5. If the room gets too warn open the window and see the fire escape. 6. Base-ballers desiring a li1ne practice will find a pitcher on 1he stand.
 z. Don't worry about paying r0ur bills, the house is supported by 1oun- dations.
 Hearses for hire al 25c per second s. Guests wishing to do a little d-iv- ing will find a hammer and uzrs in ] the closet.
 g. Guests wishing b get ID w51b- out being called can have self raising flour for supper.
 10. If the lamp goes out take a feather out Of the pillow, thaFs EEh1 enough for any room
 This Hotel is Convenient .
 All cemeteries
 Board S2.00 per square toot, meals extra
Seward daily gateway., 1926-07-24
GAbE SANTOS TO OPEN
 hEW CAFE IN FEW 0Lfs

Gabe Santos, chef, expects to open up his new cafe, 5n the former G-lL location, within the 1exc few dzvs. zc- cording to announcement made yes- terday. Carpenters, painters z1E plumbers have been altering the 1r- terior Of the cafe for the last ten days. The backba-, lunch counter. stools and much other equipment are already in place. The restaurant VII present an attractive appearance up. on it's completion
Seward daily gateway., 1926-07-24
AT HAVING ALL WEEK

MT. and Mrs. c. Il Webster and two sons, who arrived from the sou1E this week and left for g few 6zyS vacation at Lawing's, Nile . have been spending a few days fishing or Russian river, all obtaining ezl baskets Of rainbows in record 1zna They leave Monday for EcEln1sz park and Fairbanks and VII re1E-1 to the coast over the Richardson high way.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-07-24
KISS ME AGAIN" STARRING
 MONTE BLUE AT LIBERTY

Coming to the Liberty theatre to- night with two shows at 2 and S:45 D. m., is the domestic comedy-drama
 "Kiss Me Again" starring Monte Blue and Marie Provost. A strong supporting cast including Clara Bow, John Roche and Willard Louis make
Seward daily gateway., 1926-07-24

this picture one that will be enter taining to all.
 The stoy is of a domestic mixup in which a husband quickly cures his wife's infatuation for pretty male musician by plotting with little flap per to step out with him.
 The results are comic as well as highly entertaining.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-07-24
ATTENTION LADIES

New shipment Of umbrellas szs1 received at Trbachss.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-07-24

Eastman Kodak Agsncy-SchzTas-- CTS Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-07-24

Good program at the Libe-1r-
Seward daily gateway., 1926-07-24

Fruit jars at J. l.. Graef's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-01
Worcester Police
Aided by Searchlight

Worcester. Mass, April S0-(P)-
Criminals have to move fast il they
want to make getaway in this city
at night. Light, which travels faster
than anything else, has been enlisted
to help the police.
Officials of the police department
say that the big searchlight recently
installed on the top of a hotel has
proved its value already and they ex-
pect 1T to be an important factor in
the capture of law breakers. The in
slant crime of violence or an auto
mobile theft is reported to the police
the brilliant rays of the searchlight
sweep over the city in all directions
Attracted by the flashing. every pa
trolman in the city hastens to the
nearest signal box, calls up headouar-
tiers and is Informed of the main facts
of the crime and given descriptions
of suspects.
Within a few minutes every aeenuc
of escape from the city is being close
ly watched. There is a great saving
of time over the older methods of
sending out word of crimes to patrol
men by sergeants or setting red lights
at the signal boxes. Statistics al po-
lice headquarters show that in the
short time that the system has been
IN operation automobile thefts have
been reduced more than 90 per cont
as compared with the few weeks be-
fore it was installed or with the cor
responding period year ago,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-01
Roosevelt Medals
Are Announced

New York. May 2-William S. Sims,
Rear Admiral, u. S. n, retired, AL
bert j. Beveridge, biographer of John
Marshall and former United States
Senator from Indiana and Daniel Car
ter Beard, national scout commits
sioner and honorary president of
the Boy Scouts of America, will re-
ceive the Roosevelt Medals for Dis
tinguished Service this year, accord
ing to an announcement made by
William Loeb, vice president of the
Roosevelt Memorial Association and
acting president in the absence of
James r. Garfield.
Admiral Sims receives the medal
for service in behalf of the national
defense; Mr.. Beveridge is honored
for IAN eminent contribution to liter
allure in the field of Biography" and
Mr.. Beard receives the medal for 1.-THE
leadership of youth and the develop
ment of American character"
The medals will be presented to the
recipients on Colonel Roosevelt's
birthday, October 9th. at gathering
to be held probably at Roosevelt
House, New York, Theodore Roose.
vsit's restored birthplace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-01
FECuNpITY AND UNFlTNTSS
OF FOREIGN BORN

Statisticians are figuring up the
returns as to the number Of foreign
born in our public institutions for
the unfit, also as to the fecundity of
the foreigner as compared with the
native.
OF the latter the fecundity index
is AZ for whites and .43 for negroes,
while that Of the foreign born IL II.
The investigation further shows
that in $50 State and Federal in
situations for the socially inadequate
classes in this country there are
1889 foreign born inmates, or 1916
per cent Of the total number of in
mates.
In 1920 the foreign born popula
ton of the United States was 49,
92o.S92. All things considered the
percentage Of foreign born in the IN
situations for the UNIT ID not SO high
as some of the reports have indicat-
ed, and is not as great as we might
expect
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-01
What About Football
Lewiston Sun

(LeNiSton SUM
Not the first time the college boy
knew more than the professor.
See how they see it at Columbia.
1t may well be that the professors
did not know enough to say what
they did about football. Professors
are pretty sure to be specialists.
And, being specialists, pretty sure to
be narrow.
But the ignorance of the profess
sors may extend TO college presi-
dents.
President Hopkins of Dartmouth.
When he says that football Is
necessary in the development OF
team spirit, he is bound to go farther
and show that team spirit is neces-
sary to liberal education.
President Eliot in criticising the
dominance of sport in colleges made
the point that it is in numbers;
while the best work done by man is
done alone.
The Greek word for culture meant
much the same as leisure. The uni
versity ought to be the place and
the time when the man has more
leisure than he can hope to have at
anytime after. He should get acc
quainted with the great minds who
have had large place in history and
thought. He should read and con-
verse-with his fellow students as
well as with his professors.
President Hopkins would find II
difficult to show that young men
get finer culture from the team work
of football What they get may be
worth the getting for the kind that
go into football; but the best that
can be got from higher education is
nrnhl hlN far from tooth H.
Football is bound up with display.
The mind does it's best work away
from the crowd and the show. II re-
quires solitude. Neglect or con-
tempt by the multitude.
Somebody who knows more than
those professors might be able to
compare the intellectual develop
ment that comes from hard study of
great subjects, and from familiarity
with great thought through CONVEX
sation with the kind of development,
that comes from football.
The most valuable man ought to
reach his greatest value after he is
sixty or even seventy years old. He
ought not to reach it before he is
tWenty-on He ought not to en-
pect to reach it by training to use
his utmost resource in contests.
The most valuable man sees wide
and deep and clear and fudicially.
He must do his own thinking. He
cannot do the best thinking in siren
uouS team work.
There is possible truth in the
assertion that sport is necessary to
the college: in the sense that the
college without sport intercollegiate
will not get the large number of stu
dents; and so will not get the gifts
of fine buildings.
That argument may be turned
back by those who doubt the wis
dom of the college course.
A Montaigne might write us a de-
lightful essay on the wisdom of con-
forming to the style,-whether in
dress. in opinion, or in college actiyi-
ties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-01
KENT'S HILL.
Annual Spring
Recital Music Dent.

The pupils of the Music Depart
ment of Kents Hill Seminary will
hold their annual spring recital in
Kicker Hall on Saturday evening.
The program will be as follows:
Piano: General Bum Bum March
Poldin), Robert Gardner of Cutler.
Ne: Piano: The Sylph (Schytte},
Truth Sawyer of Greene, Me-; Voice:
Sunrise (MetcalD, Lois Gum of Hal
lowell, Me; Violin: Waltz (Allen),
MaebI Millay of Richmond. Me-:
Piano: Summer SNOWFALL (Schuler),
Thelma Gibbs of kent's Hill, Me-;
Piano: Adieu CFrimD. Katherine AL
len of Mt Vernon, Me: Voice: My
Mother Bids me Bind my Hair
(Haydn), Vira Nickerson of Port
land, Me; Trio: Song of the Sea-
shell (krosmann), Selection from
Mile. Modiste" (HerberD. Violin,
Katherine McIEoy of Lewiston, Me-,
Cello, Pauline Marsh of West En-
field, Me. Piano, Katherine Allen of
Mt. Vernon, Me-; Piano: Waltz in G
major (Jensen), Mabel Millay of
Richmond, Me-; Piano: Second Valse
tGodard). Doris Bishop of Wayne,
Me-: Voice: Be the Best of What
ever you are (Wells}, Marian Collyer
of Lynn, Mass; Violin: lie Bal
(Eohm), Katherine McIlroy of Lew
iston, Me-; Piano: Whispers OF the
Night (Cadman). Lucille Adams of
Readfield, Me-: Piano: Etude in L.
major WollenhaupD, Marian Coll
Yer of Lynn, Mass: Voice: Thoughts
Have Wings Hehman. Dorothy
Stone of North Haven. Me-: Piano:
Sonata in d major (Haydn), Helen
Higgins Of Augusta, Me-; Piano:
Scarf Dance (Chaminade), George
Studley of Bremen. Me-: Voice: Car
mena Nane-Wilson), Pauline Marsh
of West Enfield, Me; Cello: At Twi-
light (Squire), Barbara Sawyer of
Greene, Me-; Piano: Agitato won
Wilm), Elizabeth Merrill of Var
mouth, Me-; Piano: Au Matin God
ard.) Phyllis Anderson of Yarmouth,
Me-; Violin: Introduction and Polo
naise (Allen), Leroy Millett of Mt.
Vernon, Me; Voice: Until SANDER
SOM, Evelyn Foss of Leeds, Me;
Piano: Humoresque (Porter). Will
liam Anderson of Amherst, N. H.:
Piano: Prelude in c sharp minor
((Rachmaninoff), Blanche mallett of
Readfield. Me-: Piano: Witches
Dance (MacDowelD, Katherine Me
Troy of Lewiston, Me-; Trio in f
major. &Kroogmann). Allegro mod
erato Adagio, Violin, Leroy Millett
of Mt. Vernon, Me-, Cello, Barbara
of Greene. Me, Piano, kath-
crime McIloy of Lewiston, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-01
ANSON

Charles Merrill of Indian Pond
was the over night guest of his fam
lily, Wednesday.
Kuel Norton passed several DAYS
with relatives in Oakland this week.
Miss Eva Lane of Boston Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie PrebIe.
Kenneth Merrill left Thursday for
lndlan Pond where he will be en-
ployed for several weeks.
Stanley Ivan is receiving treat
ment in the Bangor Hospital
me kennebec Log Driving Com
pany started their work on the river
this week
me pupils of the Garrett Schneck
School are busy disposing of a Lark
IN soap order. the proceeds being
used fer the school.
sam Young and Herman Smith
ieit Wednsday morning for Concord
ing hay. -
Wesley Chase Of South Arson was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-01
Editors Letter Box
OUR HOPE
A New Ray of Light


1T is good that man should
both hope, and quietly wait for the
salvation of the Lord"
The coming new earth people
wherein dwelleth righteousness will
90 We'll TO consider the following,
Truth, that their hope of salvation
(freedom from sim may grow
brighter. as they see the day APP
preaching"
The Truth we must consider in
order to have free minds. and not
reject Gods Word-haying our minds
confused with the reasonings of men.
They are not able to conduct their
natural affairs in peace and wisdom
much less the spiritual. THE wis
don OF men is foolishness with God -
All present day creeds and
doctrines are only temporary, in
part" When that which is perfect
(Truth) is come that which is in
part shall be done away" All re-
llSlons inauSurated by man or wo-
man. The perfect Truth will make
perfect life in it's season, as all
fruits are perfected in their season"
They called His name Jesus be-
cause lie shall save His people from
their sins not in their sins. When?
sins may be blotted out in the DAYS
of refreshing from the presence of
the Lord" "Ye are saved by Grace
and that not of yourselves. il is a
gilt of God" Hope to the end (of
this age of SIM for the Grace that is
TO be brought unto YOU at the
revelation of Jesus Christ"
In the meantime what can we do?
Hope TO the end" We are kept
alive in faith by hope. I'VE are
saved by hope" While we wait for
the Grace to be brought to us. Who
will bring it? For so shall an
abundant entrance be ministered
unto you. into the everlasting King
dom Of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus
Christ"
Speaking of the angels" are they
not all ministering spirits. minister
ing unto those who are to be heirs
of salvation? The promise is unto
you and your children, even unto all
whom the Lord our God shall call"
While we wait for this time of re-
freshing, what will we be doing?
He that endureth lin hope) to the
end, (of this evil ase) shall be saw
ed" This promise of Christ is sure
and whatever he allows to come into
our lives. while we thus wait. and
endure, will work together for our
good.
Who worketh in you both to will
and do. of His good pleasure" We
need also to remember. The meek
shall inherit the new earth, the
meek will He guide in the Judg-
ment, the meek, will He teach His
way, therefore seek meekness and
endure to the end of this evil time"
Woe is the inhabiter of the earth
and sea, for the devil has come down
unto you having great wrath. (Chi-
cago). knowing his time is short
our consolation.
Where sin abounds now) Grace
shall much more abound"
When the enemy comes in like
food (now) the spirit of the Lord
shall lift up a standard (of TRUTH
against him. Remember all We
righteous in heart, ut is good for
man that he both hope and quietly
wait for the salvation (freedom from
SIM of the Lord"
This is the word of the Lord.
A BIBLE STUDENT.