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Smyrna times., 1927-08-24
BACKYARDS GIVE
Joy TO CHILDREN

T URN your backyard into chill
dren's Playground
Il That is an idea growing rap
idly in various sections Of the United
States and Canada.
One of the first to do that was
George W. Perry. Director of Parks
and Fairgrounds, Of Orange, N. j.,
who one year ago established a recrea
ton center in the rear Of his property
So pleased was he with the success
Of the idea that he told others Of it
and today a well-established organiza
ton, called the Backyard Playground
Association of America, is functioning
with headquarters in New York City
In hot weather the most poptlaI
part of the equipment is garden hose
which serves as shower bath for the
children.
Those Fairgrounds have been salv
aged from dismal areas OF tin cans
and other rubbish. The janitor has
been enlisted as groundkeeper and di
rector of activities, and when he is
Of the alert type. he has worked to
make the ground quite in keeping with
The more ambitious recreation centers.
rolling the earth or pounding ii dowr
firmly and spreading a thin layer OF
calcium chloride to keep down the
dust.
In the congested districts of the
larger cities. particularly in New York,
the idea has caught on, the play
ground experts declare.
Smyrna times., 1927-08-24
Screen and Stage
New Dover Opera House, Dover

Monday and Tuesday ~ Broadway,
that playground of the millions and
millionaires, has been x-rayed-for
picture purposes. Cabaret" Gilda
Gray's second Paramount production.
All the glamor and glitter of New
York night life are said to be refec-
ted in this drama Of a white way
dancer. All the sparkle and sponta-
neity of a riotous revue have been in
fused. And as for melodrama-when
one realizes that Owen Davis, author
of "Blind Alleys" and a hundred stage
plays wrote Cabaret" that too can
be expected in large measure. "Cab-
aret" is an unusual tale of an unusual
cross-section of an unusual town.
Gilda, the star Of midnight show, is
loved by a detective and bounded by
a gang leader who has mysterious
hold on her young brother. The pro-
duction reaches its high point when
the boy shoots his nemesis in self-de-
Tense and Gilda half-dances, half-car-
ries the wounded youth through a
crowd of jewellers, out the front door
and on to-well, that will be disclosed
when Cabaret" is shown Tom Moore
hero of "The Song and Dance Man"
and "a Kiss for Cinderella is the de-
tective. Chester Conklin and Mona
Palma also have leading roles. Rob-
ert G. Vignola, director of "When
Knighthood Was in Flower" and "Yo-
landa," directed.
Smyrna times., 1927-08-24
Hunting Up Father

Gloves. swallow-tail coats and
chaperons have practically disap-
peared from the list of necessities at
modern social functions. remarks the
Woman's Home Companion, but the
host is still extant-''while his wife
receives, he mingles with guests. max
ing introductions." If he isn't visible,
the best place to look for him is in
the attic, or down cellar. or In the
garage underneath the car. Or you
may catch him going around the cor
ner. headed for the club.
Smyrna times., 1927-08-24
Wished They Hadn't

As she tripped blithely across the
roadway the celebrated actress noticed
an old friend, a playwright, who was
heavily bandaged. coming toward her.
"Good graciousl" she exclaimed.
MY dear, have you been in an acci-
dent2"
Her friend regarded her a moment
NO." he answered.; "but you re-
member that play of mine which came
on the other night?"
The other nodded.
"Well, they called for the author at
the end and. unfortunately, I didn't
realize how much they wanted him."
Smyrna times., 1927-08-24

but one of the most entertaining and
thrilling pictures ever produced,
though any audience viewing it cannot
help but be impressed by the need
less loss of life and money through
flames. "The Fire Brigade" was
sponsored by the leading fire chiefs
throughout the world in convention at
Louisville, Kentucky, and in the pro-
duction the director was given the full
cooperation and valuable aid of the
Los Angeles Fire Department. The
romance that is the basis of the story
is of the love of a fireman and a pret-
ty girl and of the big part that ter
rible confagration plays in their lives.
Charles Ray, May McAvoy, Holmes
Herbert and Tom O'Brien people the
cast
Smyrna times., 1927-08-24
Whole Alphabet i'm Nar,e

Here Is simple way to learn the
letters Of the Hawaiian alphabet.
A son was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Alohikea of Honolulu,
And the child was named:
Joseph Observation-Disclosures
kae Alohikea.
The youngsters middle name con-
iains all the letters of the Hawaiian
alphabet with the exception Of "w."
Literally translated the name means
"the hair of the king is like the wind
Of Kakae." Kakae is a settlement on
the island of Maui.
Smyrna times., 1927-08-24
Arcadia Theatre, Wilmington

All Next Week-'The Fire Brigade"
Nine out of every ten fires might
have been prevented! 1t is this ap-
palling fact that prompted the produc-
ton of "The Fire Brigade the spec
tacular human interest story of the
fire fighters that is to be shown at the
Arcadia Theatre, Wilmington, the
week of August 10Th. The picture,
however, is not merely a preachment,
Smyrna times., 1927-08-24
The Vicious Circle

Prisoner admit, your honor, that l
was exceeding the speed limit, but !
was afraid of being late at court.
Judge-And what was your business
In court?
Prisoner-I had to answer the
charge of exceeding the speed limit.
Smyrna times., 1927-08-24

The most manifest sign of wisdom
Ia continued cheerfulness.-Mon
, 1927-05-05

examining at t. hands of the two attor-
neys, Mrs Ruth Snyder chung to her
story that Judd Gray and not she, was
responsible for the murder of her hus-
band.
Fairmont. West-Va., Rescue workers
were making little progress in their eff.
forts to reach seventy-seven eptombed
miners here. It is feared that none have
survived. There are sixteen known
dead.
, 1927-05-05
TELEGRAM Ms.

KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
Ottawa May End. The Canada and
West Indies Trade agreement came into
effect on Saturday. The agreement is for
a period of twelve years. 1t provides
for improved steamship services and nu-
tuai tariff preferences between Canada,
Jamaica. the Bahamas. British Guiana.
British H0nduran. Barbados. Trinidad,
Bermuda, T0bag0, the LeeWard and
Windward Islands. The preferential
tariff rates granted by Canada apply only
to goods shipped direct to Canada. AT
the last session of Parliament authority
was given for the establishment by the
Canadian national of an improved steam
ship service with the West Indies. The
proclamation which brings the trade
agreement into effect says that the pre-
ferentiaI rate on bananas granted by
Canada will not come into force until
steamship services are established.
Shanghai May 2nd. The steamer
president Lincoln" was fired at from
the native city of Shanghai yesterday.
There were no casualties. The steamer,
a passenger and freight liner Flying be-
tween Seattle and Japanese and Chinese
ports, was steaming from the harbour
bound for the sea.
Shanghai May End. A Chinese fort
near Chinkiang, on the Yangtse, fired on
the British gunboat, Teal and the ma
val auxiliary "Kiawo' yesterday. The
vessels let loose their guns, silencing the
fort. There were no casualties on the
warships and no serious damage was
done. Reports reaching Shanghai today
indicated that the Japanese have evacu-
ated all places in the Yangtse valley
above Krakow.
London May End. Official adviee from
China today said an apparently wide
spread state of Reorganization prevailed
in the Southern or Nationalist armies. 1t
was reported from Marking that seven
thousand troops of the Sixth army were
dis armed last Friday night by orders of
General Chang Kai Shek. Chang is
also reported to be moving twenty thou
sand loyal soldiers of the Third army to
Marking, his headquarters.
London May 3rd. Formal protest
against the occupa ion of the British Con-
suIate and other B 'itish property at Kin
chang, on the Yangtse river below Nan
king. has been lodged with the Hankow
Nationalist regime by the representative
of Sir Miles Lampson, Minister in Peking.
, 1927-05-05

planes landed at Eagle Airport after be-
ing reported by Federal agents to have
taken aboard ten Chinese in Tia Juana
Mexico, on Friday night.
New York, May Bird The ranks of
prospective ronstop Transatlantic fiers
have gained q new recruit in Lieut.
Walter Hinton, pilot of the Navy Sea-
plane Ned, for an American flight to
Europe. Details of his venture, other
thar its backing by an unnamed syndi-
cate and its aim to fly from New York
to Paris, were lacking.
London, May 3rd -The British Govern
ment presented yesterday to the United
States Government a note which is under
stood to deal with Mr.. Melons recent
statement regarding war debts. The
note, which will be published shortly,
will be mainly devoted to correction OF
the impression conveyed by MIR. Mel
Ions statement that the British Govern
ment are receiving from European
countries sufficient amount on account
of war debts or reparations 10 offset
their yearly payments to the United
States.
St. Johns, N. F., May 3rd. The seal
harvest of this year fell short of the
1926 total by nearly 3.100 skins. The
season was officially declared closed to-
day, with a catch of l8O.48O,
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
New York, May 3rd.
Flour standard export grades $40.
Corn meal yellow kiln dried per bag of
1856 lbs. $4.40.
Pork heavy mess old per barrel $500.
Pork short clear medium quality per
barrel S26. so.
Sugar centrif. basis SO deg. test per
100 lbs. $3.01.
, 1927-05-05
Publication.

IT is hereby brought to public
! notice that the sum Of Francs
299.2 representing interest ac-
crued on the invested capital OF
their Majesties King CHRISTIAN the
Ninth and Queen LOUISE'S Golden
Wedding Memorial Fund for the
benefit Of worthy INDECENT persons
in St. Croix, will be available for
distribution on May Is, 1927.
Applications containing the re-
quisite information and duly certl-
fed should be forwarded to the
Despatching Secretary's Office on or
before May IA, 1927.
Despatching Secretary's Office,
st. CroiX, Virgin Islands,
e April, 1927.
G. P. SHAMER,
iDespotchjug Secretary.
, 1927-05-05

armament and advocated the limiting of
the size Of Warships, One Of the greatest
mistakes of the Washington conference,
he said, was limiting the size of cruisers
to ten thousand tons. He contended that
there was 10 reason whatever why a
much lower limit should not have been
settled upon.
New York May Bird. The battIeship
''Colorado". struck "a Diamond Reef
just off the Battery since Saturday morn
ing, has been foated. Q
London May Bird. The warsbips on
the Yangtse river, China, have been au
thOrized to return any fire directed
against them, Col. Morley Headlam, Par
li1mentary Secretary to the admiralty,
tod The House Of Commons today.
New Orleans, La, May Bird While
food and backWater from five rivers was
reaching out yesterday in nine north
western and eaStcentral Louisiana par
ished, the torrent flowing through the
huge artificial crevasse. made in the
Mississippi river levee south of here,
apparently has removed the danger from
New Orleans. Serious situations to the
nOrthWard were reported by engineers,
weather observers and path of the floods
ready to evaCuate to high ground when
the water approaches Some improve
ment in.the flood conditions both in south
eastern Arkansas and Mississippi was re-
ported. with the worst apparently over
and officials were turning their chief
attention to health and sanitation and to
rehabilitation after the flood waters re.
ceje.
London, May 3rd. A bombardment Of
questions was directed to Sir Austin
Clam berlain in the Commons today
about China, bat his replies for the most
part were negatives. He parried the
suggestion that Great Britain should in
vite the United States and Japan to a con-
ference to formulate a common policy in
the Pacific and far East, saying he
thought nothing could be gained by such
a conference, Asked whether it was
proposed to reoccupy the British conces-
sions in Hankow, Sir Austen replied that
the powers were still discussing the
concessions question and he could make
no statement.
Toxic, May 2nd. -Takessichi Harada
and Teizo Toba have been selected to
represent Japan in the 1927 cup, tourna-
ment, tennis officials announced today.
Los Angeles, May 5rd. Arthur A.
Daughtery, an aviator. was shot and
killed, seven other a~viatOrs were TAX
en- into custody and their aeroplanes
were seized by Federal immigration
officials on Saturday in what they de-
cIared was the breaking up Of an aero
Evening star., 1927-06-02
BY the Associated Press.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June .2.-No
longer need old graduates who sci
dom find opportunity to revisit their
alma mater strive vainly to con1ure
up familiar scenes and sounds or
campus days,
The first talking moving picture OF
It's kind has been perfected at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and soon will be taking the college to
the alumni who cannot come to It.
il was revealed yesterday.
The first showing Is to be at the
all.technology convention and reunion
in New York on June 10 and IL. Old
grads there will see DIR. Samuel w.
Stratton. president Of Technology. at
his Charles River home with members
of the faculty who move about ana
talk of institute affairs while their
voices are recorded with the filming
Of the picture.
Student life in the dorn1itories, the
classrooms and the campus will be re-
produced as wildly as IL those VINO
see the film were back on the old
grounds. At the boathouse. Coach
bill" Haines will order the crew to
the water and they will row away to
his shouted instructions while the
Evening star., 1927-06-02

that, due to an error. the contractors
were paid more than their contracts
entitled thep to: that the govern
ment was not credited with r.oney
advanced to meet payrolls: that the
government was not reimbursed for
lumber and other materials furnished
the contractors: that the contractors
sub.let contracts to firms which
were afterward paid by the govern
ment for their work. when the orig
inal contractors should have raid
them
Evening star., 1927-06-02
OKLAHOMA PROPERTY
SUFFERS FROM STORM
Tornado, High Winds, Rain and
Hail Play Havoc in Middle
of State.
ne the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. June .
Reports from central Oklahoma today
indicated heavy property damage was
caused last night by a tornado, high
winds. rain and hail.
Although a score Of homes were
leveled at Stroud and buildings were
damaged at Onapa and other points
by wind and hail, no casualties were
reported. Residents Of Stroud saw the
funnel-shaped cloud approaching ana
FASTENED to storm cellars.
railroad tracks were washed out
near Westville in a torrential rain.
Evening star., 1927-06-02
RS%S%S%S%T
{ n 81 m "a 81 81 & q ~ 81 @ 81

SPORTSTER
a sturdy afhIetic-frin1
Keds r71odeI-buiIt for hard
wear. White with black trim
or brown with gray trim
both with gray soIes.
Evening star., 1927-06-02
u. s. SUES FOR S723,157
FROM SHIP BUILDERS
Claims Wartime Contractors Paid
Too Much-Action Begun
+ a. in 81. Louis.
gy the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
I ST. LOUIS, June 2.-Suit. to re-
cover $723.1S7.04 from Richard G.
Morey and c. Hewell Thomas, con-
tractors of this city and Denver. re-
spectfully, for construction of four
ships for the government during the
World War, was filed In the United
States District Court here yesterday
by Claude NJ. Crooks, assistant
United States attorney. The two
contractors are said to have done
business under the name Of Morey
and Thomas of Jacksonville. Fla.
Crooks said the suit was filed on
instructions from Attorney General
Sargent at Washington.
Containing eight counts, the suit
asks for refund Of money on grounds
Evening star., 1927-06-02

medium is being worked out at the
Chicago conference. 1t was indicated.
At the meeting of the local stan.
which was held at central headquar.
ters, 1886 G street. 1t was suggest ed
that the Washington Y. NJ. c. A. take
some definite part in the welcome
planned for Lindbergh. Mr.. Cooper
pointed out that "Lindy" was a pro.
tege of the Y. NJ. c. A. In Lincoln.
Eebr.
Evening star., 1927-06-02

Late Spring styles. Silk
erepes, georg cites and
prints in all sizes. This
small group will be closed
out regardless of former
prices.
Evening star., 1927-06-02
Mrs. Over Answers Suit.

Mrs. Sarah c. Dyer yesterday filed
an answer to the suit for an absolute
divorce brought against her by Adam
f. Dyer. The wife tells the court that
May %. when the husband filed his
suit, they were living together as hus'
band and wife. She is represented by
Attorney John L. Krupsaw.
Evening star., 1927-06-02
Talking Picture to Take Campus Life
Scenes to Old Grads Who Stay at Home

swist, OF the oars will come clearly to
the audience.
The camera also will record the
Sights and sounds of the great dining
hall In Walker Memorial. where clat.
tering dishes and shufiiing feet will be
plainly heard above the babble of
conversation.
The filming and sound recording
was done ny the Fox Film Corpora
perts assert that the new system ad.
mits of production so faithful that the
audience forgets it Is watching and
hearing. a picture.
Evening star., 1927-06-02
Judge O'Donnell Dies.

NORTHAMPTON. Mass, June .
R.-John 3. O'Donnell. Judge of the
Hampshire District Court since 1915
and twice mayor Of Northampton,
died at his home here last night after
a short illness. He was 81.
Evening star., 1927-06-02

OF the total Of 3.700,OO0 soldiers In
the American armies at the end Of
the war. 10000 were volunteers,
points out Brig. Gen. Henry J. Reilly
In an article in the Liberty Maga-
zine. is II
Evening star., 1927-06-02
HIGHER SERVICE
AIM OF Y. N. c. A.
E.lovement for Training Young
Men in Christian Activit.. IS
Is Announced.

A new movement for scientific
training Of young men of America for
Christian service is under way in the
Young Mems Christian Association. 1t
was announced today by William
knowles Cooper. general secretary OF
the local Y NJ. c. A.. ia reporting 10
the local staff upon his return from
the y. NJ. {. A. secretaries conference
in Chicago.
Washington was represented at the
conference by Mr.. Cooper. Associate
General Secretary Leonard w. De
Cast and Religious Work Director
Page Mex. Etchison.
Science" Movement Explained.
The science" movement, sponsored
by the younger generation" of secre-
taries, Mr.. Cooper said, is a natural
ortgrowth of the trend for modern
methods in Christian service and edu-
cation.
With a million members in the or
eanization, the Y. NJ. c. A. has passed
beyond the promotion" stages which
necessarily mark the early growth OF
a new movement and those directing
the activities of the national body
have begun to give more thought to
perfecting the scientific processes IN
volved in the entire young mems"
movement. it was pointed out.
Happy Medium" Sought.
Conservative leaders are agreed,
however, that the cold, analytical re-
search policies proposed must not
destroy the personal phases of the
Y. NJ. c. AS program. A happy
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OUT OF THIS-ROMANCE


a job selling farm machinery for an
eastern firm. Laura dropped and
moped. The town mail clerk was
when fhe passed out the envelopes
from towns along Pines route.
And then, luck played hand. In
Wichita, Kan, the young sales
man saw the first outbreak of the
oil craze. and plunged in. Shrewd.
ness and good fortune turned the
trick for him. And today he is
among the "black and gold million
aires" of the southwest.
Out to Oklahoma
Laura Hamilton prepared her
trousseau. on June IS. 1912, the
wedding took place in the little home
town church, and the bridegroom
carried his bride away to the little
cottage he had bought in Okmulgee,
Oklahoma.
Having ventured once to help Bill
Pine, Lady Luck continued to smile
upon him. His oil interests eX-
panded-proved to be solid gold.
His popularity in the neighborhood
increased. and politics beckoned.
In Nov. 1924. he was elected to the
United States Senate by a majority
of las, 900.
In the whispers of pine for Presi-
dent" grow louder. Oklahoma will
throw its cap in the air and slap him
on the back--whether 1t votes solidly
for him or not.
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By NEA Serttc6
OKMULGEE, Okla, Feb. 4.-"She
was his queen in calico, he was her
bashful barefoot beau, and today
they entertain the grandees of the
nation.
Senator w. b. Pine of Oklahoma,
and Laura Hamilton Pine may lay
claim to a typical American romance.
All the ingredients are present-pov-
erty-stricken childhood, little red
schoolhouse, love letters on states,
and a small-town wedding, followed
by a rapid rise to fame and fortune.
Out of Poverty
Oklahoma's senior Senator and his
wife are living examples of what
brains and grit will buy in a democ-
racy. Out of poverty and an uncouth
background, they have climbed to
to wealth, culture and prestige,
through the stubborn will to succeed.
Their love affair dates from a Sep
TENDER day in country schoolhouse
near the little town of Naples, Ill.
Laura Hamilton, in n brand new
Bingham pinafore, saw Billy Pine
washing blackboards with a fine,
sweeping gesture, and a prodigious
splashing of his sponge.
Laura had other beaux, and Billy
out of spite, sometimes took other
girls TO church. But nobody doubted
that they were meant for each other
in the end.
The young man LEFT Naples to take
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DANCEFOR
BENEFIT OF
SUNNYSIDE
CIaypooI to Be Scene of
Brilliant Affair To-
night.

One of the brilliant affairs Of the
season, tho Sunnyside Guild dance,
will be held in the Riley room Of the
Claypool this evening. Elaborate
decorations will make the room q
bower of beauty. The proceeds from
the dance will so toward the fund for
the organizations work for the pa
tients of Sunnyside.
The floor committee consists OF
the tuberculosis physicians Of the
city. They are DR.. Alfred Henry,
chairman; DR.. Harold S. Hatch, DR..
William Mcqueen, DR.. r. NJ. Amos.
DR.. William Mcbride, DR.. c. j. Nc
Intyr. DIR. James Stygall, DR.. r. A.
Solomon, DR.. b. B. Pettijohn.
Included in the list of patrons and
are Messrs. and Mes
dame George ]. Marott, Russell For
tune, Robert Denham, Henry Dith-
mer, l.. y. Jackson, w. c. Smith, t.
w. Mcdonald William Spearing.
John Klueber r. n. Rossar, Donald
Mcclure, William Goodwin, Homer
Archer, III. w. Painter Maxwell
Shaw, II. J. Smith, A. +. Thomas, G..
E. Pittman, Keith Nogan, F. L. Bo-
denmiller Harry Hoffman. c. Fred
Klee, II. G. Anderson, Glare Jones,
George Pittman, Donald Mcbride
and Orville Scott.
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WILL SPEAK ON FINLAND

The Lincolnian chapter Of the
International Travel and Study Club
met today with Mrs. A. L. Bran
ham, 1928 n Capitol Ave. Valen-
tine appointments were used with a
boat with flags of all nations as a
table centerpiece.
Mrs. s. r. Artman spoke on Elm
Iand." Mrs. II. ]. Stombaugh and
Mrs. V. Fl. Rothley read papers on
the same subject. Mrs. F. o. Gil
mer, pianist, played "a Romance"
by Jean Sibelus and Polish Dance
by Schwarwenkh. Mrs. Bert Smith
of louisville sang a group Of spring
songs, "Spring as Lovable Lady, "
by Elliott; Good Morning, Brother
Sunshine" by Liza Lehman, and
IT Love the Moon" by Eubens. Miss
Elizabeth Smith, also of townsville,
was accompanist.
Mrs. Branham was assisted by
Mrs. Flora Hubert, and Mrs. B. +.
Hollingswotrh presided.