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Smyrna times., 1926-05-05
DEAKYNEVILLE
Items Of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Town


Deakyneville, May 4.-Deakyneville
school held their lastme citing of the
school year on Friday evening, April
Both. A short program rendered by
the children, songs and recitations,
also a playlet, ''The Health Crusaders
by the school, after which an election
Of officers for the coming years in
p. T. A. work. Mrs. Walter Donovan
president; Mrs. Walker Warner, vice
president; Mrs. Eugene Deakyne,
treasurer; Mr.. John Council, secre-
tary; Mrs. Harry Keiser, publicity
chairman; Mrs. Eugene Deakyne, as
sist in program; Mrs. Frank Boyer,
refreshments.
School election was held at Dea-
lyneville School Saturday, May 1st.
Mr.. William d. Derrickson was elect
ed.
The Ushers Union will meet at
Mrs. Edna Dukes on Friday evening,
May 7th.
Mrs. Harry David and son Layton,
and Mildred and Edna David, Of Leip-
sic; Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Girlie of
Kits Hammock, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Keiser and fam
lily on Sunday. Miss Elizabeth Stew
enson is spending the month Of May
with Mr.and Mrs. Harry Keiser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Newman en-
tertained on Sunday Mrs. Harry New
nam and her mother and father of
Delaware City.
Next Sunday being Mothers Day,
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Woodkeeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Colt and chill
dren, of Clayton, visited their uncle,
Mr.. d. G. Boyce on Sunday.
Mrs. William H. Spicer who has
been quite i'll is able to be out now.
Mrs. Warren G. Roosevelt spent
Wednesday and Thursday in Philadel
phia, and Woodbury., N. ].
Mrs. Henry Warner and daughter,
and Mr. Ralph Heinold of Philadel-
phia, were weekend guests of their
mother, Mrs. Cora Heinold
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CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighborhOOd

Cheswold, May 4.-There was a
goodly crowd and high praise of local
talent was accorded the rendition of
"a Rainy Afternoon given at Boyce
Hall last Friday. A nice little sum
was realized for Cheswold NJ. E.
Church.
Goodman Garrison, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Garrison, was taken sud
1c,.-.t-.-..l = n. rr..-N
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Friendship Church extends a special
invitation to all to attend Sunday af-
ternoon services, a special program
being prepared.
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KENToN

Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About the Neighborhood
Kenton, May 4.-Personals- Miss
Emma Walker of Wilmington, and
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TWO DROWN ON
OUTINGS

Two lives were lost in the waters
Of Chesapeake Bay as result Of
the holiday outings.
Arrangements viii be completed
today for the funeral of Harold e.
La France. ss, living at the 7. NJ.
CA. 1896 g st. N. W., who vas
drowned yesterday while swimming
in the Chesapeake Bay, off the
Eastern Shore, opposite Annapolis,
Nd.
Wife and Child In Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. La France, the
young mans parents, took charge
OF the body at st. Michaels, Nd,
last night and arranged for trans
ferance to a Baltimore undertaking
establishment.
Mrs. Harold La France, with
their 2-year-old daughter, Is in
Chicago and has been told Of the
tragedy.
La France was a floor-walker at
woodward and Lothrop's depart
ment store and had been living at
the 7. NJ. c. A. since April. Friends
at the "Y" were told Of his drown.
ing by Carl r. Myar, one Of two
companions who went on the out.
ing to the Eastern Shore.
A certificate of accidental drown.
ing has been issued In the case
of James DarneIl, II, Of Hyatts-
vile, whose body was found in
eight feet OF water in the South
River at Edgewater Beach, Satur.
day night.
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GOOD.
To DISTRICT

The District Of Columbia Jared
well with the Congress which has
just expired.
Many important legislative acts
were approved and an immense
impetus was given washington as
the Capital City. The usual spirit
OF provincial opposition to the de-
velopment OF the city was con-
spicuousiy absent.
Among the more important
measures were these:
The public buildings bill. ap-
propriating $50 900 900 for a five
year program.
The Civil Service retirement bill,
substantially increasing annuities.
The school teachers retirement
measure.
The mothers pension act, per-
hitting the city to care for needy
children in homes instead Of in
orphanages.
The measure creating a. separate
Public Utilities Commission.
The new traffic act, clarifying
the present law and strengthening
traffic control.
The Union Station Capitol plaza
purchase bill.
The measure creating the new
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
The appropriations for q new
Police Court Building and a
nurses home for Columbia Hospi-
tai.
The act creating a new Public
Welfare Board, consolidating charit.
able activities.
The bill changing the method Of
making assessments in the city.
The Rock Creek and Potomac
Parkway Improvement.
The bill authorizing the construc.
ton Of a new Recorder of Deeds
Building.
The bin placing the Reco1ier Of
Deeds under the budget system.
The bill authorizing the construc-
ton OF two bathing beaches on Fed
eral property.
The measure permitting the diver
sion of water from the District
water system to Arlington county.
Congress also provided for a
thorough-going investigation OF the
municipal administration of the
District Of Columbia by, a., House
committee, and directed Comptroller
General McCarl to probe st. Eliza
beth's Hospital. Both Of these in
quiries grew out Of the Fenn1ng
case.
The Senate investigated alleged
coal profitering in the city and is
now engaged in trying to determine
the issue.
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SUNDAY'SA AUTO
TOLL, s HURT

That large proportion of Wash
ington motorists were out of the
city for the holiday was evidenced
yesterday when, with the streets
very slippery, only six persons were
injured in automobile accidents.
None was seriously hurt.
Crossing the street in front of
1905 Tenth st. N. W., Miss Minta
Smith, 33. of the Y. w. c. A.,
Eleventh and NJ Streets Northwest,
and Miss Matte Keen, Al, OF 1906
down by an automobile operated
by John H. Grove, 4S22 Fourth
st. N. w. Both were severely
fractured.
Frank Brick, jr., 5, Of 400 Aspin
st. N. w, was cut and bruised about
driven by his father, slidded and
gtruck tree in front of 4401 Georgia
Ave. N. W. The child was treated at
Children's Hospital.
James David Bennett, 2416 Thir
teenth st. n. W., was injured on the
shoulder and chest when his auto
SOiAIOCu viii d w
Railway and Electric Comp n y
street car at Massachusetts Avenue
and Fifth Street Northwest. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
When the automobile Of Jesse
Barrett, 80, of Oxon Hill, Md, and
Daniel Beach, colored, of Wheeler
Road southeast, collided near owen
Run, Rosanna Proctor, colored, of
Oxon Hill, received a sprained neck
and injuries to the leg. She was
taken to Casualty Hospital in the
Eleventh precinct patrol. 49,.
William Barber, %. Willard Court
apartments, was cut and bruised
when, while returning from fish.
ing trip, his automobile struck a
telephone pole near T.B, Md. He
was brought to the city by Roland
Mucklitz.
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entire history of America, from the
coming of the Norsemen IN 1908
1906 to the present time, and was
divided into five groups, America
in the Making, the Birth of the
Nation, Westward Expansion, Forces
Working for Americapistn, ana
Future immigration.
Speakers at the patriotic exer-
cises scheduled for 1880 a. nj. in
cluded Commissioner Of Immigra-
ton Harry e. Hull, DR.. George L.
Edmonds, Of the Maryland Legisla-
ture, and the Rev c.. M. Young,
rector of the Takorna Park Episco-
pal Church.
An all.day celebration will also
be held at Fort Humphreys, Va.
The program includes baseball, boat
races, a polo game, swimming and
diving, field events, and drills in
close order by squads. Also there
will be a CREASED pig contest.
The Association Of Oldest Inhabi-
tants OF the District combined it's
regular monthly meeting and its
annual observance, Of the Nations
birthday with exercises at the parish
hall. Church q the Epiphany, start
ing at IL o'clock. Former Repre-
sentative Frank W. Mcndeu, Oh
Wyoming, delivered the principal adj
dress and Odell s. Smith read the
Declaration of independence.
District Heights, Nd. will observe
its first Fourth OF July celebration
as a community with patriotic exer-
cises today and fireworks tonight.
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BROWN EYES

Brown eyes Is usually very
Butifui and sulnwhot like dina
rate. This Is when they are q
gurl's eyes. Nobody evur notiseS
1 fel1ur's eyes anyway, exsept
when they are BACKED up arti-
fiahul. A CURL with brown eyes
can do nnoar damnlige In a min
pit than q army can in a year.
They win git in With a fefiur
and sit him hypnotized so he will
do anything they want him to.
was offul stingy with his mummy,
he wood not never buy no clothes
even till his old ones was all
reddy to drop off and showed
skin cleer through IN menny
phases, but he fell in love with a
llttul bit Of CURL with these
notify brown eyes. and wood you
believe it. that feilur BOT q hoaI
new suit in the sun1mur time aud
blowed the CURL to cody wottur
tyfo times day. There was d
ari with. brown eyes got TO look
Ing at me with them one tim,
md gosh, but it felt funny. She
did not give me no chanst 10
very strange. till one mite ] met
hur in dark phase by axident
and I kissed that CURL and she
looked mt me sum mOaP and sed.
Gee. do it aEen. Why didn't
we neYur think of this befoar?"
and I sed had thot Of it lots OF
times but / hadn't nevur had no
ehanst to till this time, and sac
lated and Rugged me and
kissed hur several times very
satisfying. RAY DEYO.
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DARKEN
CAY Fourth

It's ardor dampened some
what by gray overhanging
clouds and an occasional at
tempt at more rain, Washing
ton began its celebration Of
the 15Oth anniversary Of the.
Nations birth early today
with little pro spect of cloud
less skies for tonight & pag-
cant and fireworks at the Capi.
toI and Monument Grounds,
With the ground thoropgh Iy
saturated from heavy rains
throughout last night, the vari-
GUS field day exercises and
celebrations at community
centers observing the day
were hampered, and hundreds
of those who delayed their de.
parture from the city until to-
day have changed their plans.
Community Fetes Start
Wesley Heights, near the
American University, began the
activities Of the day with q flag
raising at 9 o'clock, to be followed
by athletic games during the
morning, and a children's dress
parade this afternoon, with fire.
works tonight.
Takoma Park began its cele-
bration with q parade led by the
United States Army Band at
$3.50. a. m. Athletic events and
patriotic exercises are scheduled
for the afternoon, with historical
tableaux and fireworks at night.
The Michigan Park citizens
associations celebration began at
10 o'clock with a parade which
started from Twelfth and Upshur
Streets Northeast.
Big Pageant All Right
The big celebration, however, will
be the pageant in front of the
Capitol at 7:45 p. M, AND. the fire.
works at the Monument grounds
at 8 o'clock, the money for which
was raised by popular subscription
by the citizens of Washington.
Isaac Cans, of the committee in
charge of the Capitol plaza program,
announced during tho day that un-
less rain was actually falling at the
time for the pageant to begin, 1t
would be held as scheduled.
IT 1t rains, he said, the program
Will be postponed until tomorrow
evening.
The former will be opened with
massed band concert by the
Marine and Army bands, while the
Navy Band will play at the Monu-
ment grounds. A chorus of 500
voices will sing in front Of the
capitol as part Of the presenta-
ton OF the historical pageant,
The Story OF America" in which
1000 persons will participate.
organizations represented in the
pageant include the Department
OF Agriculture, Army School Of
Nursing, D. c, chapter of the
American Red Cross, D. A. r., s.
A. X, c. A. r., Daughters OF
America, International Association
OF Arts and Letters, Y. w. c. A..
Order OF the Eastern Star. Society
or FRIENDS, Shakespeare Society,
National Capital Players, Arts Club
of Washington, and fraternal order
OF Red Men. The latter will be
represented in the pageant by sew
eral United States Senators and
Representatives who are members
of the order.
President Coolidge. who spends
the day in Philadelphia at the
Sesquicentennial, wifi return in
time to view the fireworks at the
Monument from the south front OF
the White House, but he is not
scheduled to participate in any OF
tonight's activities.
The celebration. at Takoma Park
will be the most elaborate Fourth
OF July observance ever held there.
The parade pageant covered the
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GATHERS SAVE
!. FIRED. LAUNCH

When his launch caught fire in
the Potomac late yesterday, Robert
stolley, 1865 Chaplin st N. W.,
steered the boat into Arlington
Beach. and bathers acted as vol
unteer firemen in extinguishing the
blaze.
So exciting was the spectacle that
traffic was paralyzed on the High
way Bridge as more than 500 auto
mobiles stopped so ths occupants
might witness the efforts OF the
bathers. Damage to tho launch
was estimated at $500. 1t was
known as the Eva.
A fire thought to have started
from a lighted cigarette yesterday
burned scaffolding in the foundation
of the new National Press Club
Building at Fourteenth and F Streets
Northwest.
The blaze was discovered by Pc
liceman NJ. D. Payne, of the First
precinct. who turned in an alarm.
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MARINES AND MOSQUITOES

(The marines at Quantico
have been pestered 50 much by
mosquitoes that new methods
Of killing the pests are being
resorted to-
We read about those Devil Dogs
who beat Kaiser WiIhelm's h0rdeS
And through their, splendid gallantHy
Drew them to US with strong cords.
New they stand at bay, night and
Bat no longer a. fighting machines,
me mosquitoes have 'em on the
Those famous leatheFneek marines.
STEAMBOAT STEVE
IT'S ALI. nVRR WITH HIM
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re us.eE oFsleE

A minister says that a
good book is the best sub
stitute for petting. If
they're married, a good cook
book, truly folLoaced By her,
sDiIl 6eget petting.
JUMBO JAKE.
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Win He Be Chief?

CONSIDERED ONE OF the
abIest officers I'm the Army.
Maj. Gen. Hanson Ely, president
Of the Army War College, is
understood to be a likely choice
for the coveted post Of chief of
staff.
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Life Underwriters Dance

The District of Columbia Life
Insurance Underwriters Association
will give a banquet and dance at
the Raleigh Hotel next Thursday
evening. Louis A. Cert. jr.; Of
New York. will deliver the principal
address, .sgStss+-S~a~EN JseaS~" = I
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3 Pay IS Each For
Shooting Crackers
In District

Discharging fireworks in the
District as means Of celebrat-
ing the Fourth resulted in
three persons FORGETTING S. col
lateral each in, Police Court to-
day.
Albert j. Maloney and Frank
Robertson were too close to
Policeman r. NJ. McVeary of
No. 8 Precinct when they lit
firecrackers on Fourth Street,
Southeast. yesterday. Samuel
Ferguson made the same mis-
take on Pierce Street, North
west. Policeman C. Dryer, Of
No. 2 Precinct, arrested er-
Quson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-05

For tapping electric light wires
to make additional connections a
Frenchman has invented a devices
resembling pincers that has sharp
points to penetrate insulation.
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Holiday P Program

= a.
continue all day, closing tonight with fireworks
Takoma Park
80 a. mPatrtoic exercises, Piney Branch Road and
Dahlia Street.
2 D. m-Athletic events.
7 to $50 p. nn.-Bapd concert
S.to $50 y. m--Fiye works and tabIeaux
10 m-Michgan Park Parade; exercises to continue
al day 81
~ 81 m-District Heights. Athletic events.
Rnoon0ldest Inhabitants Patriotic exercises in the
parish hall.
Capitol Plaza
TBS p. m--1Iassed concert, Marine and Army Bands.
SIS p inward Of prizes to winners of Declaration
of Independence essay contest by Engineer Commissioner
j. Franklin Bell
8:25--lfusic Marine Band
$40 p. m-Patriotc message by Representative Henry
Rathbone Of Illinois introduced by United States Marshal
Edgar G. Snyder
s45 p. n-Chorus directed by Miss Virginia Williams
representing the Washington Federation Of Colored
Church Choirs
p, Presentation Of THE Story Of America pag
can't written and directed by Marie Moore Forrest.
p m.--Monument Grounds. Band concert by Navy
Band and fireworks.
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WHILE SWIMMING in Chesa-
peake Bay. off Eastern Shore.
near Annapolis. Harold K. La
France, floor walker at Wood
ward 3 L0throp's. living at the
Y. d.. G. A, 1886 G st. Ne w.,
WAs drowned yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-05

C. F. Proud is the manager
Of Strutter's Clothing Store, in
Chattanooga. He had nothing
20 do with the poem, toh! Why
should the spirit Of mortal be
proud?"
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BELLE MORGAN VAN
HOESEN

YOUNG Washihgtn So
ciety girl who will enact
Dolly Madison at histori-
cal pageant on Capitol
Plaza.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
LAYS WATER WAY
TROUBLE TO CITIES
Corporation Head Says Ri
VARY of Western Places
Hurts Lakes-GuIf Plans.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 19.-Jealousy and
rivalry among cities of the Great
Lakes region We're called the source
of opposition to the Lakes-to Gulf
waterway plan by Halleck w. Seaman
Of the Inland Waterway Corporation,
operating the Government-owned Mis-
sissippi Warrior Barge Line, in a re-
port tonight to the Mississippi Valley
Waterway Association. Duluth, De-
troit, Cleveland and Montreal were
termed by Seaman as jealous trade
rivals of each other and Chicago.
Cleveland. Seaman said. in an ef-
fort to rival Pittsburgh's steel in
dustries, fears that the Lakes-to-Gulf
waterway will place Gary, Ind, in a
position to obtain ore from both the
Lake Superior mines and Latin
America by water at price which
would raise Gary in importance in
the industry and interfere with Cleve-
lands plans.
Montreal. he said, opposes the new
waterway as it does the deepening Of
the Welland Canal. fearing that both
projects would increase Chicago g
position as a seaport and detract from
Montreals ranking as the second
greatest American seaport.
Detroit's opposition, Seaman de-
clared. Seemed to be about 100 per
cent jealousy" through a desire to
supplant Chicago as the dominant
metropolis of the Great Lakes.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
ALL CLASSES READ
ON new YORK SUBWAY
Books Favored by Women, While
Men Like Newspapers-Every
Language Is Seen.
Rv tha Associated Pres

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 19.--To ride on
the subway between two persons. one
reading a Yiddish newspaper and the
other a Chinese journal, is nothing un-
usual to the New Yorker.
Yellow. white and black people, rep
resentative of all nations. are the
underground commuters. And all of
them read. 1t may be a newspaper
or tabloid Of any language. or Shake
speare, Shaw or Cobb. But the con-
firmed subwayite always reads-un-
less he is too tightly janmed to raise.
his hands.
One ride would convince any critic
that Father Knickerbocker's stenog-
raphers and sales girls are either the
best or worst read in the world.
Their subway literature ranges from
"Sadie's Love Quest" and advice to
the LoYelorn," to Barrie and Lewis.
On one trip two adjoining girls were
separately reading Hawthorne's THE
Scarlet Letter" and Robert Ingersoll.
Any number of modern and popular
writer's could find encouragement in
the numbers reading their works.
Books mostly are in the hands of
feminine readers. Men take the news
papers. Students, Of whom there are
great numbers, seem to like the trains
as STUDY nails. HTOUdDly lIaclS COulu
be no greater test in concentration.
The "classes" ride in shifts. Labor
ers predominant around S, Sand am.
Then come clerks, stenographers and
business men Brokers and bankers
are mostly in evidence between $3.50
and 10. After them come the house
wives on shopping and visiting tours.
During the morning and evening
rush hours the stations and trains are
overrun by the thousands. Perhaps
so get seats in car and 100 others
try to grab as many straps. Those
who fail do not need them-they hold
up each other. ,-
when toes are mashed and shins
barked, ouarrels or lectures on sub
way etiquette often result in the
amusement of others. Sometimes
mans bunion is kicked as he heads
for the doorway and he pauses to
dare some one to step outside. The
some one in question invites him to
come back into the car.
But about that time the automatic
door slams shut.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
VETERANS OF WAR
WITH SPAIN ELECT
Ask Congress to Increase Civil
War Pensions-E. J. Nolan
Is Head.

Officers were elected and resolutions
adopted at the annual convention of
the Spanish War Veterans and Auxil-
iary of the District at Pythian Tenn
pie, 1912 Ninth street. last night.
Delegates of the six camps of the Dis
trict veterans elected E. J. Nolan de-
partmental commander; Albert Mich.
aud. senior vice commander and J.
G. Yaden, junior vice commander.
The local encampment reported 20
per cent increase in membership dur
ing the past year.
Resolutions were passed requesting
Congress to take action at this ses-
sion TO increase Civil War pensions;
that the next commander-in- chief OF
the national enCampment appoint Il
liaison committee to cooperate with
other veterans organizations to pro-
mote national defense and anti-pac-
ifist propaganda; to thank Repre-
sentative Robinson of Kentucky for
handling the Spanish War pension
bill in the House; to continue the an
nual Maine memorial services at Ar
lington on February Is: expressing
appreciation of the leadership of Col.
Carmi A. Thompson, the national CON-
mander- -in,chief. now on his way to
the Philippines as the personal repre-
sentative of President Coolidge. and
the efforts OF c.. w. Herrick. past
commander -in-chief. in legislative
matters; and praising the administra-
ton of the Pension Bureau by Col.
Winfield Scott.
The Spanish War Veterans Auxil-
iary elected the following officers for
the year Edna Summerf1eld. presi-
dent; Katherine Dintler, senior vice
president; Naomi Hartman. junior
vice president; Alice Connors, his
torian; Louise Moore, patriotic in
structor; Frances Antos, Judge advo-
cate; Cora Campbell, treasurer, and
Catherine league, secretary.