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Smyrna times., 1926-06-16
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

At meeting of the State Board of
Supplies Wednesday the contract for
next years automobile tags was
awarded to National Color Type Com
pany, of Bellevue, KY, the contract
price being $7825.
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Performance of contract shall commence
within ten (10) days after execution of the
contract and be completed specified.
cent of the construction completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon forms
provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by 3
surety bond, certified check. money to the
amount of at least ten (10) per centum of
the total amount of the proposal.
The envelope containing the proposal must
be marked Proposal for the Construction of
State Highway Contract No.-........"
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
Smyrna times., 1926-06-16

Elmer Tolkey Of Harrington, charg-
ed with selling an automobile without
title, was held in $500 bail for the
upper court by Magistrate w. D. Bur-
ton.
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ADVERTISEMENT FoR BIDS

Sealed proposals win be received by the
State Highway Department, at it's Once. Do
Yer, Delaware, until 2 o'clock P. NJ, June 23
1926 and at that place and time publicly
opened. for contracts involving tha following
approximate quantities:
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Strawberries are now coming into
market in large quantities and ship
ments in carload lots have began.
Hundreds of trucks averaging about
hundred crates to the truck are
daily passing over the State highway
to northern markets.
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a telephone in the house
gets you aid quickly. The insurance
against sickness, accident and other
emergencies is worth the cost of a
telephone many times over.
Smyrna times., 1926-06-16

Town officials and others interested
in the project of the proposed new
postofice for Newark are concerned
over the status of the matter in Wash
ington which may delay it for at least
two more years. 1t is said that New
ark was not included in the accredited
list for new buildings presented to
Congress several days ago. Congress
man Houston is endeavoring to have
Newark placed on this list. The gov
ernment recently traded a lot owned
by the government at Depot Main
street opposite the Washington Road
Smyrna times., 1926-06-16
TELEPHONE SCHOOL

Miss Margaret Sommers, lnstruc-
tress for the Diamond State Telephone
Company in Wilmington, has a new
class Of young women in training to
become local operators.
The members of the new class, which
continues for a period of three weeks,
are the Misses Mae B. Miller, Sarah
M. Maham, Helen NJ. Jones, Mary ].
Kirk and Jean d. Heating.
Smyrna times., 1926-06-16

DIR. Wilson Lloyd Bevan, professor
Of European History at the University
of Delaware, was married in New
York at A o'clock Thursday to Miss
Caroline Eckel, of New York City.
The marriage was performed in the
Church of the Inter-cession, 155th
street and Broadway. DIR. w. Owen
Sypherd and DR.. George H. Ryden, of
the university faculty and A. G. Viii
kinson, business administrator, went
to New York Thursday morning to at
tend the wedding. DIR. and Mrs. Be
van will spend the summer in Europe
returning to Newark to make their
home there in the fall.
Shock from overjoy caused the
death at Delmar Thursday, of Mrs.
Rosetta Layfeld. Mrs. Layfeld has
been in poor health for some time.
When her brother, Mr.. Charles Le-
Gates, Of Philadelphia, motored there
to visit her, the surprise taxed her
strength and ten minutes after his ar
rival she died. Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon at her late
home on Grove street. Interment was
made at the Oliphant cemetery. Mrs.
Layfield is survived by three brothers,
Frank LeCatts, of Laurel; James Le-
Gates, of near Delmar, and DR.. Char
les Locates, of Philadelphia.
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Contract CN3I
New Castle Wilmington AIS miles
IL Acres Clearing
1-2 Acres Grubbing
10000 Gu. Yds. Excavation
1000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
1000 Gu. Yds. Roadway Excavation
so Tons Broken Stag Base Course
S400 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
22500 Lin. Ft. Longitudinal Metal Joint
OR 22500 Lin. Ft. Non Metallic Center Line
Joint
$50 Gu. Yds. Glass "a" Concrete
4500 Lbs. Reinforcement
400 Lin. Ft. 15 in. Corrugated Metal
90 LIN. IiRe #. Is in. R. G. Pipe
80 Lin. Ft. 18 in. r. c. Pipe
80 Lin. Ft. "a in r. C. Pipe
80 Lin. Fl. 80 in. R. C. Pipe
100 Lin. Ft. Relaid Pine. I8 in. and
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under in diam.
1900 So. Yds. Glass "A" Concrete Gutter
1900 Lin. Ft. Wood Shoulder Curb
, 1926-06-02

charity are pushed aside in such plays
just to pander to the lowest il stincts of
human nature. And what 2Iieves me
IS that so many actors end actresses with
genuine talents are willing to play such
parts on u stages o.day.
He expressed pleasure over Mayor
Walkers policy Of a clean and whole
some stage and said he was sure of
the moral caIiber Of the members of the
guild.
viii. H Hays, motion picture arbiter.
praised Cardinal Hayes's work in the
Catholic charities. Surrogate John P.
O'Brien and OILS Skinner were other
speakers. -New York San, MoyI1th.
, 1926-06-02
RICH NANTASKET MAN FINDS
LLMB IN HOME.

The story of how Cosmo Perry, wealthy
government contractor ofAayside. Nan
tisket, discovered a dynamite bomb with
fuse burning outside a window of his
home, was revealed today.
As a result, Perry. who lives on J
street, and who built the bingham Naval
Magazine, together with several of the
harbor forts, has maint ned a guard at
his house to prevent another attempt on
his life.
The contractor has h.n died a great
deal of work for the government on the
South Shore, and in d.ing so has met
with considerable opposition.
A short time age, a cording to Mr..
and Mrs. Perry, he Aas awakened early
one morning by a strange noise outside
his bedroom window.
Investigating the contractor claims he
found a bomb coD>i. ing of several
sticks Of dynamite wired together, to
which a burning fuse was attached.
He ~eXtinguished the fuse when it had
only an inch or two moI e to burn and
notified the police, who took charge of
the bomb.-Ibld.
, 1926-06-02
So. 600. 600 TOBACCO CROP.

BY June Is it is estimated that more
that Sl2, coo, 600 will have been paid to
tobacco growers of the island for the
crop recently harvested The crop is
estimated to be tie largest ever pro-
duced, tile quality is good and the prices
have been higher than at any time since
1870. C~Onvervative estimates place the
crop at more than 80, 900, 900 pounds.
Most Of it was sold at prices ranging
from 40c 45c per pound.
The demand. still strong, has caused
the farmers to gather second crop
growth and suckers Porto Rico Pro.
gTeSS, May 26.
, 1926-06-02

the Other World. AS soon as the Pha-
raoh as laid 10 his tomb the Sahu, Khu
and Khaibit were supposed to get right
cut ard begin this trip. And after they
had made the voyage and had landed in
the Other World, they began right away
to get up against these Keepers of the
Gates. Just as ir the secret societies of
today, they had to have the pass words.
The amuIets, or charms-gave these
pass words.
ITO be c~Ontinued.)
, 1926-06-02
LLOYD GEORGE STIRs UPROAR


London, May 10 q. N. S. There svas
an uproar in he House Of Commons to-
day when Winston Churchill delivered
an attacl against Lloyd George, who
had supported the Laborites in protest
ing against the governments failure to
publish the Archbishop of Canterbury's
peace appel.
Churchill explained that the govern
ment had been unable to publish this
appeal in The British Gazette" be-
cause of difficulties of publication, due
to amateur workers. Then he turned
to Lloyd George End said:
After this | hope he will make some
other contribution to u discussion than
carefully selecting points he can criti-
cize. p Boston American.
, 1926-06-02
CARDINAL PLEADS FOR CLEANER
STAGE.
Hayes Suggests P9dlocks For Some
Theatres.

Pleading for a cleaner stage, Cardinal
Hayes told the Catholic Actors Guild
yesterday at the Waldorf Astoria that
there is more need for a paddock on
certain New Yolk theaters tran on some
Of the places where the padlocks have
been applied"
He quoted William Winter, late dra-
matte critic. dealing with reactions re.
sulling from gloomy and bitter stage
Productions, and said he objected to he
portrayal Cf realism because it gives only
n side Of realistic life--the dark and
despairing side.
The CaFdHai urged The members of
the guild to Influence playwriQhts to Sc
lect happier material for their dramas.
1t puts a blot of shame on cur city
to think for a moment unfit plays can
be tolerated, he said. Faith hope and
, 1926-06-02
DESTROYS CAPTURED BCOZE.

More than 40, 600 bottles of smuqgled
liquor captured by The agents Of the law
were destroyed on Monday and Tuesday
in front Of the customs buildings on La
Marina. A force of 20 labOrers were
employed to do the smashing and they
did a GOOD job under the watchful eyes
Of the police and special agents. The
majority OF the booze was captured on
the beach at Humacao and its owners are
unknown Ibid.
, 1926-06-02

Then the Ia returns from one Of its
WanderinQs. 1t InTers one of the sta
tues. 1t locks out through the statues
eyes. The Ba- Bird fu;ters 10 it and be-
comes merged again with it.
Immediately the tomb ~changesi The
statue becomes infused with life. To it,
the walls of rock seem to dissolve and
fade away. All the little bread bakers,
the sewers Of grain, the WinnOWer8 be-
come alive and busy about their duties,
the tiny, lightly clad ladies of the harem
futter before him and strive to please.
The harpists sweep their strings and the
futists pipe.
Slaves come forward and wash and an
roint him and cover him with the royal
robes He eats of the foods and drinks
of the wines.
To the physical gaze nothing has chang
ed in the tomb, Of course. What the Ka
has seen, what it has eaten and what it
has had happen around it have been the
9ctivities of the doubles" of the various
TIN 2s within the tomb. But it has all
been very real to the Ka.
And after a time ~rejuvenated, the Ka
leaves the statue, Out Of it comes again
the Ia Bird to resume its vigils, and the
double goes off on another trip through
space.
This was what the ancient Egyptians
believed. and it is the reason for the
mummifed restaurant and many of the
other things in old Tut-ankh amen's tomb.
So much tor the Ka and the Ba-Bird
and what they lived on.
We now come to the Sahu and Khu and
the Khaibit The Egyptians were logical
The body was dead for keeps; they never
disputed that. But if the ''douhle' or
Ka had a soul. then the spiritual body
must have a soul 100, they argued. The
Sahu was The spirit body of the Pharaoh
and of other men-and the Khu was
its soul. The Ka and Ba might be des-
troyed by hunger or thirst or cold, but
the Sahu and Khu were immortal.
Yet they hada terrific journey to make
and all sorts of dangers to tace before
they could arrive in the land where they
could be happy forever. They had many
rivers to pass and some score of gates to
90 through, each of which was guarded
by a monster Of sorts.
And we now come TO the reason for
sticking those boats and little boat
men in the tomb. And also the rea-
son for the heaps of amuIets and sea-
rabs- that is, the sacred beetles Of the
Egyptians on the bottom Of which are in
scribed n heirogiyphics certain magical
texts end words Of poWer"-Which the
archoaeOIogists are already beginning
to pick out of the coverings of old II.
cv-b h nO1Ato ,rTnr ~ oon,p1Or 0rvOr ,r
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
SPINACH MARKETS.

Spinach markets were rather dull "a
weak today under somewhat liberal ro
ceipts. TweEty-seven cars cleared st,
Louis.
Baltimore: One Virginia arrived; on
track; market dull; Texas bushels. 75c
QSI.
Pittsburgh: Four Texas, Virginia
arrived; market weak; Texas bushels
SI.09Gl.25.
Washington: No ARRIVALS: on track
market barely steady; Texas bushels, 81.
Chicago: Seven Texas. other arrival;
AZ on track; market steady; unchanged.
Kansas City: No arrivals; 6 on track;
market firm; Texas bushels, S5cdf1.
Cincinnati: Four Texas arrived; S on
track; market steady; Texas bushels,
90c@Sl.1o.
Cleveland: One Texas arrived; 8 or
track; market unreported.
Boston: Four Texas. 2 Virginia, un'
known arrived. IL on track; market
dull; Texas bushels, 2S950c.
Philadelphia: Two Texas arrived; Z or
track: market dull; Texas bushels, Coo
Detroit: Two Texas arrived; 10 or
track; market dull; Texas bushels. soc
Denver: No arrivals, on track
market unchanged.
st. Louis: seven Texas arrived; So OF
track; market dull; Texas bushels, GO a
7Sc; carlot track sales, 70675c.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
VEGETABLE SHIPMENTS.

Onion shipments from Texas took a
jump to five cars Friday and the string
bean movement TO seven express ship
ments. Besides these two commodities.
Texas rolled one express OF eight cars
Of strawberries. is OF Sc cars of spinach.
1 OF as cars OF sweet potatoes. 81 of
81 cars OF cabbage and 10 OF 81 cars of
mixed vegetables. The spinach pick up
for April l consisted Of % Texas cars.
the white potato pick up OF one car,
sweet potato pick up OF one car. cabba sc
SIS OF 81 cars and mixed vegetable az of
sc cars. Total rollings OF other COM
modities yesterday follow: Strawberries.
cars. onions -. oranges eos. pears 1.
peppers >, tomatoes 10, lettuce ia, celery
i26. mixed citrus 6, cauliflower !. lemons
IS. green peas 6, grapefruit 80, potatoes
S32, apples III, asparagus 10.
Cabbage advanced sharply at shipping
market Friday with wire order business
being accomplished on $3.50 per ton
price range. Carrots and beets were
both stronger. selling Z. o. b. for S5c-s 81
per bushel basket. Potatoes showed little
change while string beans were n little
weaker at s3.00-S25O per busheI hamper.
Cool weather OF the last half OF March
Is greatly restricting onion shipments.
which are expected TO be only scattered
from the Laredo district during the
forthcoming week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
MEXICO CLAIMS
REGULATIONS !
OUTLINED
Republic Not Blamable II
Americans Intoxicated
When Robbed.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 81
If an American gets drunk in Mex
leo and is robbed, that is his fault.
Mexico is not responsible for his
loss.
II an American is sober when he
is robbed, that is Mexico's fault
Mexico's fault that he was robbed
and Mexico is liable.
If an American contractor sells
the Mexican government something
and does not receive his promised
price, Mexico is liable. 81
If the same contractor sells 4
Mexican individual something and
does not collect, the Mexican govern
ment is in no way responsible.
These and other significant points
were today announced by the United
States and Mexican general claims
commission as the broad principles
under which claims now pending
against both governments will be
adjudicated. rs
Several hundred millions of dollars
is involved in the claims now pend.
ing and it is believed here that claims
arising out of the enforcement of the
new land and oil laws in Mexico mas
finally be aired before the commis-
sion. 90
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
CRAZED MOTHER
BATTLES BURGLARS

CHICAGO, April 3. - Mrs. Mar
garet Jcanfils, 5423 Drexel boulevard,
risked her, life in battle with two
masked burglars, because she feared
her two children would be harm1
After a struggle that lasted twenty
minutes, the intruders bound, gagged
and slugged the mother, then ransack-
ed the house and escaped.
The sound of moving chair in tnG
bedroom Of the children, Eileen, u,
and Matthew Jr, 10, aroused the
mother from sleep. AS she entered
the room she saw two flashlights
playing on the childrens bed. Mrs.
Jeanfils attacked the men with bare
hands, ignoring their reyOlvcrs.
When they had subdued her, they
went back to the children's room
and searched the dresser drawers.
BY this time the children were
awake.
You're not my daddy" the boy
cried. -,
81 know I'm not-but that's all
right" responded one of the burglars.
They took several hundred dollars
in cash and jewelry. Matthew Jr. re-
moved Mrs. Jcanfils' gag. Her
screams summoned help.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
PAGEANT PORTRkYS
EARLY TEXAS DAYS

Stirring scenes of early Texas his
tory, with a dash Of romance, will
be portrayed in n pageant to be pre-
scented by the students Of Emerson
Junior School at 4 D. IN. on the
school grounds, Friday, April .. The
pageant depicts the life and times of
the Old Trail Drivers. A replica, in
miniature, of Borglum's memorial of
the Trail Drivers will be shown in
the pageant.
The pageant opens with the gather.
ing Of the Trail Drivers and a bud
ding romance between one Of the
drivers and a Texas girl. 1t shifts to
an Indian camp where the girl is
captive. Next cowboy camp. with
the drivers telling stories, and singing
songs. A messenger arrives with the
story of the girls capture. The at
tack on the Indian camp and he
rescue Of the girl. a wedding and :e-
union, completes the play.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
late REPORTS OF WORLD MARKETS
TEXAS MARKETS
BY Texas Marketing Bureau.

Philadelphia Three Texas, Cali
fornia arrived; IL on track: market
dull: too few sales establish a market.
Boston: six Texas arrived: on
track; market dull; Texas barrels. $500
95.25.
Detroit: Eight Texas, l California ar
rived; 80 on track; market steady;
Texas barrel crates. s45O0A75.
Kansas City: Two Texas arrived; on
track; market unchanged.
81. Louis: Fourteen Texas arrived: 81
on track: market dull; Texas bulk per
ton. s7Oa75.
Fort Worth: No arrivals or track sup
plies; unchanged.
Chicago: Eight Texas arrived: 50 on
track: market firm; Texas barrel crates.
H.75.
Clncinnati: No Texas. a: other arrivals.
10 on track; market firm; Texas bulk
per ton mostly $50.
Denver: No arrivals; on track; mar
ket dull: Texas bulk cwt., S3.25 q $50.
New York: Three Texas. S other ar
rivals: market weaker; Texas prices I'M
changed.
Washington: Two Florida arrived:
on track; market unchanged.
Dallas: No arrivals: on track; mar
ket steady: unchanged.
Pittsburgh: Ten Texas arrived: mar
ket steady: prices unchanged.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
Local Produce

VEGETABLES.
The farmer received the following
prices for vegetables on the San Antonio
wholesale market Saturday:
Grapefruit, Sl.O0 to $500 per box.
Spinach. So cents per bushel.
New potatoes, $3.50 per bushel.
Turnips, IS to 40 cents per dozen.
Beets, So to 40 cents per dozen.
Onions, 40 cents per dozen.
Radishes, 40 cents per dozen.
Mustard greens, 40 cents per dozen.
Parsnips. Coo a dozen.
Cabbage, cents per pound.
Carrots, 40 cents per dozen.
Red Ball'' oranges Ito the retailer).
$500 to 1915 per box.
Strawberries. 1915 to s4.25 per crate.
Green peas. $500 per bushel.
Lettuce, rs cents per bushsl.
Asparagus, 800 per dozen.
Squash, $500 to $3.50 per bushel.
String beans, s4.25 to 34.75 per bushel.
Tomatoes. $500 to $3.50 per lug.
POULTRY.
The producer received the following
prices for poultry on the San Antonio
wholesale market Saturday:
, Hens:, 20 to % cents per pound.
Fryers, So to 40 cents per pound.
Ducks l5c pound.
Roostsrs 10 to IL cents per pound.
Eggs, S7.75 per crate.
Turkeys SO cents per pound.
Packing stock butter. Is cents per
pound.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
MOBILES REORGAN|zE
SHRINE DRUM CORPS

The drum corps Of Alzafar Temple,
MOBILES of the Mystic Shrine, has been
reorganizcd under the direction of
Grover Crandall, captain. Other Of
fiCcrs of the corps are: W. X. Adams,
lieutenant; Percy Thomas, quarter
master; F. =. Davis. assistant quar-
termastcr; +. C. McNatt, drum-ma-
jor: Oliver Sawtelle, adjutant, and
Stuart Wheeler, manager.
The charter membership roll of the
corps will be held open until May
/. Captain Crandall announces and
all mobiles in good standing are eligi-
bic. A competent instructor has been
engaged by the corps and practice
has begun. The corps is planning
picnic. to be held at a date TO be
announced later. The corps win make
its first public appearance in the
ceremonial parade of the Shrine fdt-
lowing the Scottish Rite reunion 10
be held this month.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
HEAVY SELLING
LOWERSCORN
PRICE {

CHICAGO, April 3.-Liquidation
broke out in corn late today. send
ing prices TO the lowest levels on
the crop. Wheat held remarkably
well and finished irregular. Develop
ments pertaining to tine yellow cereal
were without change, but holders
seemed TO tire Of their load. Enough
buying prevailed on the dips in wheat
to keep shorts on the defensive. For
cign markets were idle with the ex.
ception of Winnipeg and will be I'M
til Tuesday.
Outside interest in wheat remain
ed of moderate size, and locals were
on both sides. Some observers
thought that Eastern shorts covered a
fair amount of May wheat while
backspreading was on here and at
Winnipeg with the buying at this end
i'll the July delivery. Export sales
totaled 100000 bushels. all durums.
Locally wheat closed 1.Sc lower 10
1-2c higher, corn . TO . Lie lower
oats Ia to 3-Sc lower, and rye Is
to 1-4c higher.
NtHNAS W l4lltT
wide areas of the winter belt regard
ing the excellent condition of the
plant. 1t was believed that as soon
as the snow melted wheat would make
rapid progress. In view Of this news
the stubborn undcrtone the July de-
livery manifested to pressure gave the
impression that il was in a technical
strong position.
While the snow will HELM winter
wheat it is likely to react as bullish
Influence presently. especially should
temperatures remain low in thc
Northwest.
Houses with Easter connections
were the best sellers Of May corn
and locals added TO the pressure. The
selling was regarded as largely liquid
alton. Nothing new in the situation
developed to account for the extreme
weakness displayed by the yellow
cereal.
Oats held up well during the first
hour of trade, but reacted at the last
in sympathy with corn.
Rye displayed steady tone. Gov
cring by shorts was made difficult
near the last by the lightncss OF Of
fcrs.