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Screen and Stage
Strand. Smyrna

Thnrsday-Twn of the greatest rae
ing events ever filmed, one "On the
flat" the other a steeplechase, are
shown in '"The King Of The Turf, the
big sensational melodrama. In point
of vivid coloring, dramatic thrills, sus-
pense, heart interest and uproarious
comedy, this film stands head and
shoulder over the average production
of its type.
Saturday-Buck Jones and his fam
Gus horse, in "The Timber Wolf" a
a Western picture with Tornado ac-
ton. HOrsemanship that will pull you
right out of your chair.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
"Hhe Wanderer"- it were right to
transfer "The Ten Commandments" to
the screen-if "Ben Hur" is entitled
to the place in screen history that all
give it, then"The Wanderer" will take
its place as one of the universal
screen documents marking new mile
stones in this industry. The story of
the wandering son-the black sheep of
the family, is the oldest story of fc-
ton. 1t was the first story when the
world was born and today it occupies
the front page of our newspapers for
breakfast. Maybe you or we or many
Of us have been wanderers-left our
homes-breaking the heart of a dea1
mother and father only to return be-
fore it was too late and bring back
happiness to offset the anguish we
had caused. "The Wanderer," one Of
the really great stage plays of mod.
ern times.
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New Dover Opera House. Dover

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
When "The Merry Widow" was pro-
duced on the stage some years ago it
effected radical changes in woman's
fashions. "Merry Widow" gowns and
millinery became the rage. Mae Muir
rays exquisite creations in the mod
eInized film version of the famous
operatta, are expected to do the same
thing. Erich Won Stroheim directed
the picture for Metro-G -Goldwyn-M Mayer,
and John Gilbert appears as Prince
Danilo. In all of the pictures direct
ed by Erich Won StrOheim he has
made a film discovery" who has
proved his or her worth by rising to
stardOm or feature position within a
short time. In "Tlhe Merry Widow" :"
the noted director gave Roy Darcy a
chance to become a screen sensation.
He was formerly a tenor in comic
opera before Won Stroheim chose him
for the important role of the Crown
Prince. Mae Murray and John Gil-
bert play the leads in this Metro-G Gold
wyn-Mayer picture.
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CONTRACT B
s-cylinder Automobile. Roadster or Coupe
Body
Buick Sedan. 1921 Model, to be taken in
part payment.
f. o. b. Dover
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Performance of contract shall commence
within ten (l0) days after execution of the
contract and be completed a specified.
Monthly payments will be made for 80 per
cent of the construction completed each month
Bidders must submit proposals upon forms
provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
surety bond. certified check. or money to the
amount of at least ten t10) per centum of
the total amount Of the proposal
The envelope containing the proposal must
he marked "Proposal for the Construction of
The Contract will be awarded or rejected
within twenty (20) days from the date OF
opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
Detailed plans may be seen and index plans
and specifications may be obtained upon re-
ceipt of two dollars (S2.00) which amount
will not be refunded.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Dover, Delaware
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department, at its Office, Do
yer, Delaware, until 2 o'clock P. NJ, April Ia,
1926. and at that place and time publicly
opened. for contracts involving the following
approximate quantities:
CONTRACT So
Bear Station Crossing Elimination rs Miles
700 Gu. Yds. Excavation
400 Gu. Yds. Borrow
400 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
1900 Lin. Ft. Longitudinal Metal Joint
Gu. Yds. Glass "A' Concrete
so Lbs. Reinforcement
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CONTACT 90

WyOming-COunty Farm 2.60 Miles
Clio Acres Clearing
1000 Gu. Yds. Excavation
1000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
5000 Tons Broken Stag Base Course
1000 Lbs Reinforcement
260 Lin, Ft. Is in. Corrugated Metal Pipe
100 Lin. Fl. 18 in. Corrugated Metal Pipe
60 Lin. Ft. "a in. Corrugated Metal Pipe
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For SALE

Fruit and Shade Trees, Grape Vines
Asparagus Roots. General line of
Nursery stock.
w. T. MASSEY,
3-1I At Phone 244 Smyrna
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CONTRACT 81
Tree Planting

300 Red Oaks
100 Sugar Naples
100 Red Naples
200 Oriental Planes
All stock must be not less than inch
calibre and shall be trees that have been
transplanted four times.
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FOR SALE

Ford Dump Truck, model year 1923
in fine condition. Apply to
w. H. HOFFECKER,
5-l1 5t Kenton, Del.
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CONTRACT 60

Timber Bridge at Collins Mill
260 Lin. Fl. Creosoted Timber Piling
3M Feet BM Creosoted Timber Planking
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CONTRACT c


An equal number of used motorcycles to be
taken in part payment.
f. o. b. Dover
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CONTRACT CN3;

CONTRACT CNS2
Ginn's -MiddletOwn 3.S5 Miles
10000 Gu. Yds. Excavation
200 Gu. Yds. Borrow
50 Tons Broken Stone Base Course
500 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
2O35O Lin. Ft. Longitudinal Metal Joint
2O85O Lin. Fl Non-Metallic Joint
725 Gu. Yds Glass "A" Concrete
10000 Lbs. Reinforcement
4SO Lin. Fl. Is in. Corrugated Metal Pipe
l20 Lin. Fl. 1S in Corrugated Metal Pipe
42 Lin. Fl. IS in. R. c. Pipe
so Lin. Fl. Is in. R. c. Pipe
80 Lin. Fl. "a in. r. c. Pipe
"a Lin. Fl sc in. r. c. Pipe
14O Lin. Fl. Relaid Pipe
2400 Lin. IT. in. Pipe Underdrain
$500 So. Yds. Glass a. Concrete Gutter
1900 Lin. Fl. Wire Cable Guard Rail
1900 Lin. Fl. Wood Shoulder Curb
976 Lin. Fl Timber Piling
CONTRACT CKs1
Rising Sun-LebanOn 1.25 Miles
400 Gu. Yds. Excavation .... zee. .... ....
200 Gu. Yds. Borrow
SO Tons Broken Stag Base Course
1910 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
1910 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
(Sag Aggregate)
6625 Lin. Fl. Longitudinal Metal Joint
6625 Lin. Fl Non-Metallic Center Line Joint
35 Gu. Yds Glass "AV Concrete
| 500 Lbs. Reinforcement
| 2l0 Lin. Ft. Is in. Corrugated Metal Pipe
| 134 Lin. Fl. Is in. R. c. Pipe
40 Lin. Ft. 80 in. r. C. Pipe
! 900 Lin. Fl. Wood Shoulder Curb
| $50 Lbs. Cast Iron Gratings
CONTRACT A
Ford Trucks
! Open Cabs
Ruckstell Axles
/ Side Dump Bodies
| 30x5 Heavy Duty Pneumatic Tires
/ Without Starters
| f. o. b. Dover
CONTRACT B
| l 6-cylinder Automobile Roadster or Coupe
/ Body.
l Buick Sedan, 1921 Model, to be taken in
| part payment
f. o. b. Dover
CONTRACT c
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-05-28

The statement that the uater s4s-
tenn win b lest 81 &hs,zd. IS
no provision h The Law 1ol lhe foi|-
closure e 3 mortgages on tie wat
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-05-28

ment has invested IA Is sinking re
dsmption and special water fund
s1e3 .9g2.87:
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-05-28

So Tar as increasing taxes is con
eerned, the Wiahkah Water Bonds are
utility bonds, payable solely out Of
the revenues. and cannot be raised By
taxation.
The Wishkah Water Bonds were
general obligation bonds. an entirely
different kind Of bonds from the ones
that have been issued on the Wynoo-
che Project and that win be Issued
on the Wynoochs Power Project
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04

their farewell exchanges on thi subject as both retire from Congress in March. Upshaw was defeated 1T his primary campaign. and Hill withdrew to run for the Senate.
 With Representative Hill, Repre- sentatives Tinkham. Republican. anc Gallivan, Democrat, both of Massa chusettA again will make up wha the drys of the House have dubbed the Three Musketeers." They will have larger following this sessioi than last, however, as a number O. congressman from the states tha voted wet in November-New York Illinois Wisconsin and Montana are expected to become active in the fight.
 In the Senate the laundering voice of Senator Willis, Republican Ohio. will be clearly heard cham pioning the cause of prohibition Assisting him will be his colleague, Senator Fess, Republican, and Sena- tor Sheppard, the earnest, but mild hammered dry Democrat from Texas
 Edge and Edwards, of New Jer sey, and Bruce, of Maryland, again will constitute the shock troops for the vets with Senator Reed, Demo. crat. Missouri. who recently delved into the political activities of the Anti-Saloon League, standing stoutly against more dry laws and evel ready to bring his reasoning, wi and sarcasm into play in any for ensic encounter over the wet an( | dry issue.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04
ThOrne Declares His
 Wife Has Deserted Him

New York, Dec. 4 tP - Henry Sanford Thorne, husband of the former Miss Helen Mitchell Have meyer, announced yesterday through q newspaper advertisement that his wife had left him. His counsel re- fused to discuss the case. The Thornes were married Jan- uary 19. Two months later Mrs. Thorne returned to her parents, MT. and Mrs. John F. Havemeyer of Ardsley- ey-on-Hudson, N. '. Two weeks later. Mir. Thorne announced that he and his wife were living happily in East Sixty-First street.
 Mrs. Thorne is the granddaughter of William H. Havemeyer three times mayor of New York. MT. Thorne is the son of Dr Victor Corse Thorne. His first wife is now liv- ing In the west.
 Mrs. Thorne said last night that her husband has not supported her since their marriage, and that for this reason she does not understand the advertisement. She said she left him last March and was never re- conciled 10 him and that she thought he was in the west. MT. Thorne's family said they did not know where he was.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04

Washington Dec. 4 Pl-The short session of Congress better known as the lame duck" session, is at hand. The limping flock this year includes ten Senators and nearly half q hundred of the House.
 Just who is the author of the moth h-eaten phrase is not matter of official record, but it applies to those members Who were defeated in the recent elections and who will not return to Capitol Hill when the Congress elected last November ?, convenes.
 Besides those defeated at the polls a number of Senators and House members who were not candidates for reelection are entering the con- cluding session of long terms of continuous service. Included in he group is Oscar w. Underwood of Alabama, for many years an out standing figure in the Senate cham Der. and Representative Tincher of Kansas, and Voigt of Wisconsin, who have taken prominent parts in the affairs of the House.
 James w. Wadsworth, Jr., of New York, chairman of the Senate Milf tary Committee, and George Whar- ton Pepper Of Pennsylvania. are members of the flame duck" flock in the Senate which also gathers
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04

specimens in this hall" Later he
 said that the place was ideal' for
 such lecture.
 l Many of the slides which iliustrat- ed his talk were prepared from paintings. the central figures of
 which were plastic models made by
 Mr. Knight. The lecturer said that he had had to study not only the anatomy Of animals II. his work. but also the psycholo which controlled their actionA The anatomies of the
 horse and the tiger are the same.
 but their psychology Is different. To partial understand the fosil ltypes, a study of the living forms
 was necessary. MT Knight added, |continutng that to accurately portray the former the paIeontologist had to
 work back froLl the present Some types, such as the shark and certain species of lizards. had come down through the ages, while others
 such as the dinosaurs and flying rep titles. had become extinct. His Iec- |ture,i he said. attempted to show in "a general sequence some of the more Interesting types which had prevail
 ed through tie years.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04
Mrs. Langley Spent S99
 To Win Congress Place

Washington, Dec. 1 P}-Mrs John w. Langley of Kentucky. re- ported to the house today that she spent only $99 to gain the seat in congress held by her husband be- fore he was convicted of prohibition law violations.
 Today was the last for the filing of reports and 1t brought in all but few of the outstanding campaign expenditure statements. Outiays reported by house candidates in- cluded:
 Underhill s931 and Martin SPAS, Massachusetts: Glynn s1,O00. Con- necticut; Hale s2,200, New Hamp- shire.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04
LAME DUCK SESSION OF CONGRESS
 SCHEDULED TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY

under Its breeding wing the follow ing:
 Ralph H. Cameron of Arizona, Richard P. Ernst of Kentucky. Snhn w. Harreld Of Oklahoma, Irving L. Lenroot of Wisconsin. William B. Mckinley of Illinois, Rice w. Means of Colorado, Robert N. Stanfield of Oregon, and o. F. Weller of Mary land.
 In the house both the vets and drys feel the effect of the last broadside of the voters e,s William D. Upshaw, of Georgia. one of the dry standard bearers for many terms, was sent to the lame duck'' group by primary defeat, while John Phillip Hall. of Maryland. the leader of the vets, was unsuccessful in an attempt to capture the Repub- ltcan Senatorial nomination in his state.
 David W. Stewart Of IoNa. al- though not a lame duck, will not return to the Senate after next March 4, being elected only to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Albert B. Cummings, form- CT Senator Smith w. Brookhart will take Stewards place after that date.
 Representative Frank D. Scott. of Michigan. chairman the House Merchant Marine committee, also
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04

Mrs. Laura P. Mangan is the sec ond member of the board who was formerly teacher in New Britain school. Following her graduation from the State Normal school, which was then situated in the building which is now the site of the school department office, she was appoint ed teacher in the East street school now known as the V. B. Chamber lain school. Sic taught there for three years. Secretary Burr was the other former teacher.
 Although Ms. Fife c. Kimball holds the honor of being the first woman to be elected to the school board, Mrs. Nangan was second. She was appointed chairman by the Democratic Women's town ccm- mittee at the time Mrs Kimball held the republican chairmanship. Mrs. Mangan was delegate at the last National Democratic convention in New York.
 She was born in Waterbury but was educated in this city. She Is a member of the text book com mittee of the school board. Her husband is Judge William r. Man gan.
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ed encouragement. When the eleven i was frying out on the gridiron. the
 students provided the tonic to keep them going with their snappy yells. When the players needed a foot to
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04
YALE MUSEUM IS
 PLACE ID LECTURE
This Is Opinion of Noted Natural
 History Expert

New Haven, Dec. 4 R]-Charles R. Knight, c the American Museum of Natural history, New York. recog. nized as one of the eading authori. ties in the country on the restoration of prehistoric life, has found the ideal" hall for his Illustrated lec- ture. Life Through the Ages.' It is the great hall of the Peabody Museum at Yale university. where huge dinosaurs and giant turtles oc- cupy the center of the stage.
 Pointing to the fossil remains of these once great reptiles during a lecture here last night. MT. Knight said: Now. you can't go home and say there ain't no -uch animal, be. cause they are really here-actual
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04
|WETS PREPARING
 ID DEFEND l8TH
Drawing Up Plans for Fight
 This Session

Washington, Dec. 4. R-The vets In Congress are planning their field strategy so as to block any ad- ministration drive for more dry laws at the coming short session. Should this maneuver prove sue cessful they will advance to the counter-a attack with some of their own proposals for modification of the Volstead Act, but admittedly without any, hope of forcing a breach in the dry army.
 The wet forces will have some re- cruits as result of the recent pro- hibition referenda in eight states, but the drys still hold the prepon- derance of numbers in both the House and Senate and are certain that they can flatten out any at tempts at modification.
 Leaders of the vets concede that cnce the drys can bring their pro- posals to a vote they can win, but with crowded calendars at a three months session of Congress they in- sist they have the numbers neces- sary to talk the administration pro- posals to death.
 As Congress assemblies it faces nearly a score of wet and dry meas ures, with the administration press ing for only four-one to tighten up enforcement of the Volstead Act: one to authorize distillation of me rate bureaus of prohibition and cus- toms in the Treasury, and one to place prohibition field agents under the Civil Service.
 The vets will concentrate their attack on the Golf bill to make the | Nolstead Act more drastic and es- pecially on that provision permit ting the issuing of warrants for raids on private dwellings in which it is known liquors are being made | for commercial purposes.
 Other features of this measure are government supervision over all manufacture of malt cereals and the handling of all denatured alcohol and rum and the searching by the Coast Guard of American vessels beyond the twelve mile limit where there is reason to believe they are liquor carriers.
 As counter proposal the vets will urge the Edge Bill to amend | the Volstead Act so as to make the ] definition for malt beverages the same as that for elders and fruit ces-"intoxicating in fact" This would leave to the courts the deter ! imitation of what constitutes an in | toxicating beer.
 The drys will fight that proposi- ton to the limit as they insist that i enforcement of the Volstead Act would be practically impossible with the country flooded with beer and ale containing an alcoholic com ponent far in excess of the one-half l of one per cent now allowed.
 When the vets and the drys come l to grips Representative William D.. | Upshaw, dry Democrat of Georgia. and John Philip Hill, wet Republi can from Maryland, will engage in
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04
Bore Hole in Vessel
 To Locate Rum Cache

Tenants Harbor, Dec. 1 lP-Pros- pecting for alcohol with a gimlet was regarded here last night when a crew of coast guardsmen struck pay dirt" in the form of 500 gall Ions of the contraband in a secret compartment of the New York mo- t0r boat, Lily May.
 The crew was acting on the or derg of Sumner s. Sleeper. super visor of the coast guard, who in- structed his men to tear the boat to pieces if necessary" after two raids Thursday night failed to con- firm the officials suspicious.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04
|BUSSES ALLOWED l 0N DANBURY LINES
Temporary Permits Include Present Car Routes

Danbury, Dec. 4.-The public utilities commission sitting here yesterday granted temporary per mission to the Danbury Power S Transportation Co. to operate buses on any of its present bus line and trolley car routes.
 Application was made by the con- pany to substitute buses for trolley cars where it might consider 1t ad- visable.
 Although there was no opposition offered to the company's proposal, John Reilly, speaking for a con- mittee appointed last night at a citizens mass meeting. told the com- mission the public desired strike now in progress to be ended and willed that the strikers and com pany arbitrate their differences, or that new franchise be issued to another concern.
 Richard T. Higgins. chairman of the commission, told Mir. Reilly the commission could not enter into any labor trouble phase of the matter. Charles c. ElweH was the other member of the board sitting with Chairman Higgins at the hearing. They were accompanied by Louis 1eakson. superintendent of the bus department of the commission.
 City otficials- prominent manufac- turers and representative citizens at tended the hearing and spoke in favor of the companys proposal. The bus and trolley car concern was represented by A. William Sperry, executive engineer. flanked by s. II. Wiggin, New Haven lawyer. counsel from New Haven for the company, and J. Moss Ives, receiver of the Danbury & Bethel Street Railway Co., and director and counsel of the new company, which took over the old lines.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04
pho,o by Johnson A peter,on,-

takes place in the flame duck" flock of the House after serving six continuous terms, while Francis F. Patterson. Jr., of New Jersey, and Nathan D. Perlman. of New York, will depart from the House in March. after serving four terms apiece.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-04

For kicking puppy 90 hard that it died. William Manson, of Hull. England. has been sentenced 70 three months hard labor.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

word. corporal. Sylvia Stabler Is also
troop scribe. After the election there
was a picnic lunch and games.
Troop 5S of Aurora Heights. Va,
held its second meeting at the James
Monroe School. After the opening
ceremony the girls held patrol cor
ners and learned part of the Morse
code. using a f1ashlight.
Troop AZ held it's court of honor
before the regular meeting at the
Chevy Chase School grounds. Cath
crime Bowen related her experiences
of her trip abroad, having spent three
months in France studying French.
Troop 43. formerly Troop 20B, met
at ST. Alban's. Classes were con-
Quoted in tenderfoot. first aid. COM
pass and Judging. Each patrol gave
an impromptu stunt" which proved
successful. Plans for troop library
were discussed and Mary Brown was
elected head librarian.
Troop "a was visited by Miss En-
gle. who gave instruction in astron-
omy and taught new games.
Troop 16 of Ballston, Va, has a
Scout house which it owns jointly
with the Boy Scouts. Two new re-
cruits are about ready to take the
tenderfoot test and become Scouts.
The first meeting of Falls Church
Troop, No. 13, was held in the parish
hall. Practice for the operetta to be
given during Scout week this month
was held. A request was made by
Capt Bonelle that any ideas for Scout
week be turned in to her. The cap
tain taught new tree game. Mildred
McNair and Ellen Anderson taught
general games. Scouts who had been
to Camp Adventure on a recent hike
gave descriptions of their experiences.
Those Scouts were Rose Ardai. Sarah
Pope. Valerie Wheeler. Marian Irwin.
Ellen Anderson. Lucy Cline. Anna
Beth Garrett told of an overnight
hike at Camp Bradley and Miss Bo-
nellie told of camping adventure in
Washington State.
Troop 13 has reported it's election
Of officers: Elisabeth Parks. patrol
leader of Purple Iris Patrol: Nadine
Steacy, patrol leader of Red Poppy
Patrol: Mary Parks. patrol leader of
Sweet Pea Patrol. Part of the group
worked on second class with Lieuts.
Gibson and kimbel. while the other
studied on the hostess test. Interest
ing games on fire prevention and diff
ferent kinds of nuts" We're played.
doubtless the latter refers to nature
lore.
Troop II was inspected. followed by
patrol corners. These Scouts have a
troop paper called the Chatterhox.
Troop Il. Mrs. Oliver Owen Kuhn,
captain. held it's first meeting Octo-
ber at the Bethesda School. The
following were elected as officers for
the first two months: Katherine
Beane. Louise Beane and Margaret
Post, patrol leaders; Pauline Pariseau.
treasurer; Lois Green, scribe. 1t is
expected that several new members
will become affiliated with the troop
in the immediate future.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
PICKETS ARE RESTRAINED
Court Holds Strike Without Vic.
lence May Be Enjoined.

NEW YORK. October 16 R).-A
strike without violence may be en-
Joined from picketing. the appellate
division ruled yesterday.
The ruling reversed a decision by
Supreme Court Justice Nalente. who
had refused to grant a small butter
andegg corporation an injunction to
prevent members of the Retail Clerks
Union Of Greater New York from
picketing it's stores. Alexander Rose.
attorney for the corporation, said it
was the first case to his knowledge
in which a decision like this was given
when the plaintiffs argument discard
ed the issue as to whether. there was
any violence done in the picketing.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

Troop "a met at Sherwood High
School and had it's first Fall meet
ing. The troop officers are as follows
Blue Bird Patrol-Sue Thomas, patrol
leader; Sylvia Stabler, corporal. Red
Bird Patrol-Polly Robinson, patrol
leader: Eunice Leizear, corporal. Red
Winged Blackbird Patrol - Cecilia
Thomas. patrol leader: Catherine AL