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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27
7ico engineering ideals
combined

The Overland Whippet repre-
sents a combination of the most
advanced European and Amer
lean engineering thought.
lis q complete msw esr. de-
signed and built as a unit >.
not an old-fashioned recon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27

TUVHIS the of revolutionary newtype
different from anything have known before Aoar
IL combines the advanced engineering practice of Europe
with and improved standards Of American performance
This has low Europeanype body With height and
length in symmetrical proportion
1t is feet inches hi tall as the average man
Yet provides and comfort than found
in any automobile of this class before.
1t has hghorque, horsepower of small bore and
long strokehe engineering principle used IN the fastest
racing cars of America and Europe.
1t in circle that's less than the width of an
average city street Yoa ean park in 4 tset which much
wheel brakes integral part Of this cars chassis
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22

order to gather the crumbs into 1t.
And now a better way has been
found to clear table quickly and
quietly Of the crumbs that have gath
cred there, without the use OF any
tray at all, or Of elbowing ones guests
sideways while the crumbing goes
on.
This new device Is miniature car
pet sweeper, which works In exactly
the same way the full-size carpet
sweeper does on the floor. 1t rolls
along on little rubber-tired wheels and
silently gathers up every crumb into
its small metal interior. There isn't
any need for the cumbersome tray or
the scraper, with perhaps some Of the
crumbs going onto the floor or into
handy laps. Every crumb vanishes
as the little sweeper passes over 1t.
These pretty little crumbers are
finished in bright or dull nickel plate,
in bright or dull copper, in plated
silver, or In ivory enamel. Some OF
them are plain, others are etched In
simple designs, and there is one In
ivory enamel that is etched in blue.
All have hinged covers and removable
brushes, and are easily and quickly
emptied.
Because of their novelty and their
attractive appearance and usefulness,
these crumb- sweepers seem to me ad-
mirable Christmas gift MATERIAL
Margaret Bruce
(Copyrisht)
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22
Architect Had Long Life

Sir Christopher Wren, the famous
English architect, died in his sleep
on February %, 1923, during short
nap he was accustomed to take daily
after his dinner. He was in his
ninety-tirst year
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22
Ancient Wedding Custom

Many years ago in Yorkshire, Eng
land, there was a time-honored GUS
tom requiring bride and bridegroom,
on leaving the church porch after be-
ing welded, to leap over bench be-
fore going on their way, says Gas
Logic. The leap being accomplished,
a gun was fired this often being
charged with feathers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22
For Independent VicWs

Meek young men grow up In libra
ries, believing it is their duty to &C.
cept the views which Cicero, which
Locke, which Bacon have given, for
getful that Cicero, Locke and Bacon
were only young men in libraries when
they wrote these books.-Emerson.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22

CoQur0. GVcu dxV
er the old-fash-
Toned brush and
tray disappeared,
in favor of a
s m DOT h m 9 t q l
sdraper that car
ried the crumbs
briskly before it,
it always seemed
bothersome to me
to have to make
room at the edge
Of the table for
the maid to hold
her crumb tray, In
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22
Beauty in Truth

After all, the most natural beauty
in the world Is honesty and moral
truth. for all beauty is truth
Shaftesbury.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22
That's Enough Isn't IT.?

When a cheer leader breaks train
ng. what can he do except shut up?-
Baltimore Evening Sun
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22
The Table Sweeper Is
a Suitable Present

The crumbing of table has always
seemed to me q rather awkward pro-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22
To the Stranger

IL this should catch the eye of some
IL one who has never visited this store
and who is therefore unfamiliar with
its merchandise, may we hope, who
ever you are, that you will give us an
opportunity to serve you?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22
Glass from Many Countries

Glass from Many Countries
Crude Fabrile glass made by Mexican
Indians
Italian Glass
Old Sandwich reproductions in old lace
pattern
Green and Rose glass made in America
East India Brass as we'll as domestic
French Soap and Perfume
Chinese brass Opium Bowls on Teak
wood Stands
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-22

Will each one dollar purchase you
can guess how long the big
Christmas Candle in the window will
burn. A prize of Fountain Pen will
be given to the nearest correct guess.
Length of Candle, thirty inches.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
First Gcs Attack

The skunk is an example of the
axiom that it pays to specialize. He
cannot swim like the otter, nor climb
like the marten, nor run like the fish
er. says Nature Magazine. He has
neither the strength of the wolverine
nor the fierceness of the weasel. Yet
he has Outlived all these members of
his family by developing a little spe-
cialty of his own which bids fair to
save him from the attacks of civiliza-
ton for many years to come. He dis
covered the gas-attack long before
man. His weapon is a movable duct
through which he can throw a stream
Of liquid musk with deadly accuracy
from five to ten feet
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
At Least One Improvement

The phrase Neither rhyme nor rea-
son" has a very interesting historic
origin.
A pOmpous and pedantic author took
his pOnderous book to Sir Thomas
More, author of Utopia" and asked
his opinion of it, The chancellor Of
Bluff King Hal" is one OF the most
attractive characters in our history, so
gentle and sweet-tempered was he. and
he let this pedantic upstart Gown gen
tly by suggesting to him that he might
with advantage turn his lock into
rhyme.
II is related that the author went
away highly pleased, and, on complet
ing his task. returned to Sir Thomas
for a final verdict AVE, ave" said
the witty satirist, that's better. lis
rhyme at least now, and before 1t was
neither rhyme nor reason"
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
New Dover Opera House. Dover

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
The famous aquarium in Naples
which contains every known kind of
marine life found in the Mediterran-
can Sea that it is possible to keep in
tank, was photographed by Rex In
gram for his production Of "Mare
Nostrum" (Our Seal. Alice Terry
and Antonio Moreno star in this film
Situated in the center of the beauti-
full Villa Comunale( Community Park
Of Naples and less than twenty yards
from the shores Of the Mediterranean,
the aquarium has for years been one
Of the chief show places of the Italian
city and has attracted those interest
ed in marine life from all parts of the
world. Glass tanks filled with pure
sea water are built into the sides and
in the center of the large aquarium
in such way that the sunlight can
penetrate the water almost the entire
day. Besides keeping the fish in
healthy condition, the sunlight shows
them in all their natural colors. The
large octopi in the aquarium were of
special interest to Mr.. Ingram as they
have an important place in the theme
Of "Mare Nostrum."
The management Of the New Do
yer Opera House has entered into a
contract with large New York
Vaudeville booking Company and Sc
cured a number Of large acts for the
Opera House. Everyone in Delaware
who attends theatres has conceded
that the New Dover Opera House is
the most modern, as well as the most
beautiful theatre in the entire state.
The large stage, fully equipped, en-
ables the management to present the
best and biggest vaudeville acts OBJ
tainable, and the theatre in keeping
with its policy Of showing only the
best i pleased to announce that be-
ginning with Friday November 18th
and every Friday and Saturday there
after, in addition to its motion pic
ture playes, several acts Of vaudeville
will be presented at popular prices
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
Screen and Stage
Strand. Smyrna

Friday and Saturday-She's here!
scintillating! captivating! in her Alice
Blue Gown. The same Irene who cap
tured Broadway hearts for two years
all her smiles. :. all her guiles.
AL her wiles. Irene, who goes
crashing in and out of jobs, setting
fashions for the mobs. dressed
like a queen for the biggest comedy
spree Of her career.
Monday and Tuesday = Rex. In
grams ''The Magician" A theme abb
solutely new to the screen and when
you see "The Magician" you will
agree that the man who made "The
Four Horseman", "Scaramouche' and
other outstanding road-show hits, is
making motion picture history with
each successive production.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
Plant TEof "WnLks',

The fronds Of the walking-leaf fern
arch over until they touch the earth
where they root to form new plants
Some other ferns occasionally produce
plants in this way, but in this species
it is settled habit. The new plants
grow up, repeating the process Of
walking, and soon the original plant
is surrounded by quite colony of its
own offspring without the Intervention
of spores The connections between
them are slow to die, and it is not IN
usual TO see three or four generations
linked together.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
NEW TELEPHONE POLE
LINES In HOLLY OAK
Height of Poles Being Raised ;
Joint Use With Electric
Company

About three hundred telephone poles
are to be placed along Faulk Road,
Silverside Road and Naaman's Road
in the Holly Oak section by the Dia-
mond State Telephone Company.
This was the recent announcement
of r. l.. Dodge, District Superintend-
ent of Plant for the Telephone Com
pany. Mr.. Dodge explained that these
new poles will provide a means for
carrying additional telephone lines and
for replacing other poles that have out
lived their usefulness here.
The new pole lines will be thirty
five feet high instead of twenty-five
feet. This will enable them to be used
jointly with the Electric Light Com
pany, who are expanding their plant
in this growing section. Higher poles
and joint usage by the Telephone Com
pany and the Electric Light Company
will provide more space for the accom-
modation of lines and will eliminate
the need for two pole lines along the
same roads.
Work viii be started in the near
future.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03

coin is deposited be-
fore the telephone operator is sig
nailed. Under the present system the
operator requests the person making
the call to deposit a coin.
Additional switchboard equipment
was necessary for the operation Of
these new type coin boxes.
The new method of operating coin
boxes will result in saving Of time
for people making calls from public
telephones. There is a reduction Of
work on the part of the operators
which will have tendency to speed up
the time for making telephone con
nectiOns.
The prepayment method of operat-
ing public telephones is now in use in
the larger cities and is a step forward
in the evolution of the telephone art.
Instruments now operating in Will
mington are all on the post payment
plan. Three hundred and sixty such
telephones are involved.
The change, including the central Of
fee arrangements, will cost about
1000 and is scheduled for compile
ton with the new telephones operat-
ing on December 1.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03

Accompanied by three men, Mr..
Kimmel is now at work in the Dover
area. Two of the men precede the
inspector, dig out the earth around
the poles and cut off all rotten wood
below the ground line. Kimmel fol-
lows them and measures the circum-
ference of the pole. From a table of
statistics he can then computate the
life of the pole. If it is not good for
five years it is marked for replace
ment.
A week later when the wood is dried
the poles are sprayed below the ground
line with a ereosote solution which
keeps off animal life injurious to the
wood. The holes around the base of
the poles are then filed up.
The creOsote solution is put on hot
and is sprayed by pressure from the
engine Of the inspector s automobile.
The exhaust is utilized to keep the
solution hot.
In Delaware at the present time
there are $500 telephone poles.
About 20 per cent of them are in
spected each year.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03

This is a hundred per cent increase
in local calls over last year and ma
terial increase in toll calls.
At this time last year, Mr. Chris
tensen's figures indicate that 1000
local calls and $50 toll calls were con
nected each day through New Castles
switchboards Growth of business in
the section and the increase of the
telephone habit" are given as the fac
tors for this great increase in the num-
ber of telephone calls handled.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
TELEPHONE co. MAKES
CHANGES FOR BRIDGE.
Manhole to Be Removed and
Cable Extensions Added

The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany is now at work in Wilnung'ol
on rearrangements of telephone pial'
required by the prospective colstta.,
tion of the new vertical lit brags
over the Christiana River at tne ioV'
of Market Street.
III ,1ons cor this new bridge have
-. - i%i.o rosroa+ ~ for some time and
work IS now ready to begin.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03

The PRESENT MARKET STREE
po.,,,.. i tbe fact that The 1is i,
bridge approaches will i'll o3 ts5 l'45' southern
haeI feiePnore n,ns+ NJ removed and new Nj, ii,
canst oana rnstel. rlgs 1 new line o. .,,s-hef sl1
dmrts must also be added ;ns 9sabls
WITH 4 new section Of suollaii n ,ost
"'TT Tba arrangements, which e 555 NIL lDs se
u tne ..llsbs5 d completion = 5,i5re H,
tba Construction Of the nv a,slfpbons
viii NOT be held up Os
changes. u ,ot be inter
-,nta5 Telfpapaf 5nrinE The process N I'p 5n
rary telephone lines WI new one snd
s.Gai the I'D ma4nols laefion of cable vi, ,.nb5 9l
stalled : connecting the bIe u" under th'
with the submarine eauo eauonsetions s's
Established the old manlo% l;roDit ard r.
fs'agls 5e taken ont of the en- elt'ur, eabls. b
,'oyeS = ,.I' and the presen.. ri the peT
tween the old mannO,o and reused.
one s,rnns win = narsa, ln1sn cons5o'5os i sl' 13
man for the Company niil bs done 3
Ralph Way and
gang.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
To Earn His Monen

The motorfst had bumped into MUIR
phys wife. and Murphy immediately
demanded 500 damages.
Twenty dollars damages ~ az.
claimed the motnrist 'Why. she fsn't
hurt a Bit
WELL" retorteG Murphy. after duo
consideration. 'vc-- give me the tweD.
r.. an If she ain't hart. III give ye,,
another go at her"
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
POLE INSPECTOR
BUSY AT DOVER
Periodic Inspection of Tele-
phone Poles Is Under Way

According to C. B. Sypherd, Dover
Telephone Manager for the Diamond
State Telephone Company, all tele-
phone poles in the southern part of
the State are now being inspected by
E. Z. Kimmel, pole inspector.
These inspections, which are con-
Quoted periodically, have as their pur-
pose the removal of all poles that have
outlived their usefulness and the re-
pair of poles that require such repairs.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03

within the reach of all. The first
show will be given Friday and Satur-
day November 5th and 9Th and the
people of Dover and vicinity can look
forward to seeing one of the best
shows of the season.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
New Castle Calls Grow

The New Castle
central office of
the Diamond State
Telephone Com
pany is now han
ding a daily ay-
erage Of 1000
local calls and $50
toll calls, accord
ing to J. H. Chris
tensen, District
Superintendent of
Traffic for the tel
ephone company.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03

we need reliable eper,o,
represent Us in this vieir;-,. St-.e n
unusual onno,.-,.r .'.-'..en- position /
Hoopes, Bro. & Thonss IL.
Ihe West Chester yrr3a.. Toal?'l
1916 St w. y. -N1gSeres
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
PUBLIC TELEPHONE
CHANGES TO BE MADE
Post-payment Types in Will
mington to Become
Pre-payments

Central Office rear
rangements have been
completed by the
Diamond State Tele-
phone Company for
the change from
"post payment" to
"pre payment" coin
boxes on public tele-
phones in Whining
ton. according to E.
p. Bardo. Telephone
Manager in the city.
The new model diff
fers from the type
,,o =. ..o 4I-A
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
HEALTH INsTRUCTRESS

Miss Ella NJ.
Deputy, Toll Su-
pervisor in Will
mington, was re-
Gently appointed
to instruct in
health courses that
are available to
telephone opera
tors of the Dia-
mond State Tele-
phone Company.
Mis- $ Deputy,
who has recently
returned from a
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
~
lTnpOrtant

and and G. Collector $sse ot :H5529'4s H5S5 a..
at my office at -Four yp1 c slll peas
tie all now due bis e0'asrs al
Please notice offc.
4. NJ; | to 4 P. N. a. 1outs : !
and Saturday eyar;, II, also Wsds5
o'clock. ''-'ss from ! /.
Attend to these biIIs j.,
promptly please. -S eaea .
#. D. BOYER, c,-..
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03

health matters in Philadelphia, was
the health instructress in Chester last
year,
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03

Out-Qfto1Uao calls are
part of the universal telephone
service of the Bell System :.
Use them and get the fullest
benefit from your telephone.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
MAN wANpn

H. D. BOYER IL,
The Washington times., 1926-10-01
WARD IS SEEN
IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-Walter
Ward, mysteriously missing for
months. has returned to New York
City and is hiding in Harlem. A
few days ago he was reported to
have been located on the Pacific
Coast where he was said to have
disguised himself by wearing she'll
trimmed glasses and dyeing his hair.
Today, however. a policeman.
Joseph Windham, reported that he
saw Ward eating breakfast at
O'Clock yesterday morning in a
Broadway restaurant.
II know you-you're Waiter
Ward" Windham said.
The man launched into a gen.
eral denial of reports concerning
Ward, without admitting his iden-
tity, Windhana said
I never disappeared at ALL" the
man said, according to the police
man: i've been in New York all
the time
Windham said Wards car, which
he recognized, was at the curb.
Ward left in his car.
A reporter for the New York Eve
ming Journal saw Ward this morn
ing in his car In company Of an
other man.
The Washington times., 1926-10-01
Fl AM|NG s H | P
|. RACES To- PORT
BY international News Service

ny international News service
SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct. Fear
ing she may be unable to reach Sa-
vannah, the freighter New Britain,
with fire raging in her hold, has de-
cided to try for Charleston, S. c.,
according to latest radio advices to
the Government wireless station
here.
"WHl try for Charleston. but may
not be able to make it, the
freighter radioed at 1920 a. m.
plates on ship are buckling and
are red hot" the message said,
adding that while the fire was UNI
der control it still was burning
fiercely.
Tho New Britain reported her po-
sitfon at longitude 5000 north and
latitude 70 west, approximately 200
miles from Charleston.
A crew of 80 men is aboard the
ship.
The Firmore and the United
States steamer Chaumont are racing
with the burning ship, ready to
take off the crew IL her seams open.
The latest message from the
burning vessel declared that mo
one was seriously hurt. At 1880
a. m. today she reported her posi-
ton at approximately 230 miles
from Savannah.
Fire still burning but under con-
troll" the New Britain's message
said. plates of vessel very hot.
Making 10 to IL knots"
The Washington times., 1926-10-01
AIDS DAUGHERTY
. CASE FURTH HER
By DAVID P. sENTNER

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-George Will
liams. former managing, director OF
the Alien Property Custodian's of.
flee. resuming the witness stand in
the trial of Harry NJ. Daugherty,
former attorney general, and Thorn
as w. Miller, former Alien Property
Custodian, on conspiracy charges,
today denied that he had been given
the papers in the $7,090, 600 Amer
lean Metals Company property re-
turn by the late Jesse Smith, close
friend of Daugherty.
Williams said that the papers
We're delivered to him by Richard
Merton, German industrialist through
whose offices the holdings which
had been seized during 1.-THE war
were returned. He denied know
ledge OF any connection with the
deal of the late John T. King, Con-
necticut politician.
The Washington times., 1926-10-01
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
SCHOOL RETAINING WALL

The H. S. Hatton Construction
Company was awarded the contract
by the District Commissioners to-
day for the erection of retaining
wall around the site on which the
new Mckinley ) Technical High
School is to be built at Second
and r Streets Northwest.
It was proposed to build the
walls for $47,75O. Municipal Archi.
tect Albert Harris explained that
the terraces which will surround
the new school would be washed
away in time unless the walls
were built.
The Washington times., 1926-10-01
Denies Code
Renting a Task
With Children
And a Dog !

MRs. SMITH, who has three
XY1 children and a dog, IL
hunting an apartment. She n
looking for something quite diff
ferenf from the ideal apartment
as conceived by the newly mar
Tied Mrs. White, who detests
dogs and radios.
But as they traipse from house
to house. their paths will cross,
and Mrs. Smith will waste a
half hour visiting an apartment
where dogs and children are
tabu. while Mrs. White viii DO
reduced to tears by finding only
large apartments suitable for no
one in the world but Mrs. Smith,
: II they had checked over the
rental columns In the Classified
Section of The Times and Her
aid before putting On their hats,
Mrs. Smith would have found an
ad that offered:
SO rooms, SIS; near Rock
Creek Park: newly decorated;
large: modern: Htm. ht.''
And Mrs. White wOnld have
beaIned over an nd that read:
SG1.50. 4 rooms. In beautifOl
Chevy Chase; new; near lake,
bus"
The Washington times., 1926-10-01
FOREIGN COIN COSTLY y
AS ELEVATED FARE

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The turn
stiles in 81" and subway stations
are 100 per cent patriotic and only
United States money "goes" in
them.
This discovery was made by Her
man Wefelmeyer. so, a butter and
egg salesman and also a dealer N
foreign coins.
He was fined 500 by Justices
Nolan, Healy and Direnzo in Bronx
special sessions when found guilty
of having put q. Greek coin into the
turnsti1e at 138th Street and Third
Avenue. last June.
The Washington times., 1926-10-01
WILD MAN" ARRESTED
AS MURDER SUSPECT

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Oct. IA
colored man who gives the name
of Taylor Hickman, so years old,
Napolsonville, La, was arrested by
officers in the words near Mt
Savage, last night. He is said to
be wanted at Pottsville, Pa, for
the murder August 81 of Joseph
Thomas, colored, and the wounding
of Eva Allan, colored.
The whole country side has been
aroused by the actions of a wild
man." Women were afraid to leave
home, while children were kept from
school. The prisoner had suffered
greatly from exposure, and it may
be several days before he is in con-
dition to be questioned.
The Washington times., 1926-10-01
RoTTLING WORKS SUED
FOR INJURIES TO BOY

De Wilton johnson, minor,
through his ''best friend Mary A.
Skinner, 446 Ninth st. s. W., today
sued the Coca Cola Bottling Works
and Corporation, 400 Seventh st.
s. W., for $4,000 damages, alleging
personal injuries.
( Represented by Attorney ]. w.
Tomlinson, the woman says that
while employed in the garage of
the bottling concern August Z, 1926,
a steam radiator, fell on the boy in
juring him seriously.
The Washington times., 1926-10-01
CALIFORNIA SLAUGHTERS
1900. 900 SQUIRRELS

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 1.-Califors
MAS war on the ground squirrel
has resulted in slaughter of 10000
900 of the tiny rodents during the
last year, it has just been announced
by Joseph Keyes. of the Biological
Survey. who estimated that the
eradication campaign cost 1871 400,
and resulted in crop saving to
farmers in excess of $4,000, 900.
Keyes said that 100000 acres in
ground squirrels.
The Washington times., 1926-10-01
POLISH PRESIDENT TO
FORM NEW CABINET

WARSAW, Oct. President Pill
sudski today was charged by Parlia-
ment with the task of forming a
new cabinet, following the failure of
the Bartel ministry to obtain vote
of confidence on the budget ques-
ton.
He accepted and Immediately
called a conference of political
leaders.