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The Washington times., 1928-01-27
Too Much Regulation Of Public
Begets Defiance, Indifference

The District Commissioners after approving numerous
changes traffic regulations reported to be holding up
official PRONUNCIATION Of changes owing to the discovery
that they involve pedestrian control at street
manned by policemen regulated by signals.
The Commissioners likewise, considering utastO
anmoke law prepared by committee appointed Oy 1nem 70
report upon plans for making Washington as near
city possible
Numerous other regulation propositions before the
Commissioners and Congress struggling to impose adoleOna
regulations of various kinds upon Washington people,
some of these regulation propositions may be wise ana
proper but continued overregulaon of the public merely
adds to the spirit of indifference and defiance which mas long
been growing even among awabdng citizens The bane OF
the entire country today is Of confusing and irritating
laws many of which should long have been repeated
Traffic changes are occasionally necessary with changes in
traffic conditions but they should De ew ana useless anu
Rigid control Of pedestrian traffic in Washington is certain
to make trouble and require additional pocemen
courts will be choked more than now WIN tnougnM f
defiant pedestrians In all probability the enforcement Oh
such regulation will slow automobile traffic At Inc beginning
anyhow. . -. -
They are bawled out they do not move quickly ana
bawed out they attempt to cut across 1raiiC LOO q
The smoke laws Of the District persistently violated
Washington is longer the ceanest city IN the country
according to expert who has been through American
cities measuring the soot dust and dirt inhaled ~ city people
every day Boston tops the list OF cities treest from air
Impurities Washington stands fairly well but not nearly as
well as it should considering the few industries we have
Black smoke is emitted from chimneys right along ana
District authorities appear to almost helpless to prevent it,
The proposed new smoke law. would create smoke
regulation bureau to approve disapprove furnaces Permits
would be required There would be smoke inspectors IN
sufficient numbers visit homes apartments hotels buildings
81 ali kinds Everything property did about his
establishment the way of furnaces and fires would De
regulated Inspectors could enter private dwellings without
warrants.
Again the courts would be clogged with overregulated
citizens waiting in and Railways to be tried OLD
red tame would have still stronger grasp everybody
New smoke regulations, simple but effective may be
required to make Washington clean city as there IS
world but they should interfere with the rights o. citizens
as little as possible.
The Washington times., 1928-01-27
COMET MONSTERS
BY Garrett P. Serviss-

at was born 1875 from the city OF Wilma
must old when comet with
forget the vision all my lfe
remember people talking of it sign of big am sure
must have about 1880 Please let me know
there comet about them whether am dreaming
JACOB IDoV, Baltimore
xoU were dreaming, though testify that one may
dream seeing comet that such dream makes
than nightmare You were born
remarkable nest of comets belonging TO
group those which has earned
startling title of he family of sun-grazers only
belong this strange association ana
three them their appearance between the
1887 mention fourth not member
family auners which staked poWards
up the northern sky in the of 1881.
of 1885, which known 1.-THE great
of the northern hem
sphere while the 1882 which monster both in
behavior only visible long after midnight
morning possible that the you the
1884, for the evening sky and
conspicuous from the neghborhood of Caea toward the
head Of the Great Bear.
Every comets that 1884,
they brushed through its corona
and pitch energy
especially they with nsolen brightness
right full daylight. The other members
the faythe 1868 and 1843ao attained daylight
visibility and showed the disregard majesty sweeping
into the curtains Of the king Of Gay with perfect reckessne
consequences.
But relentless cacuators until Herr
that shall ourselves long enough
the exciting demonstrating them back again examination
and judgment at proportional intervals of 100 the " being
due about A. D. 26 And good authority has affirmed that
of the four parts into which the mighty divided
g making . great comet on its return.
The Washington times., 1928-01-27
THE CRIMINAL
BY DR.. Frank Crane

~ AMES MOORE was . 19-year-old boy.
He was arrested sometime in New York. according TO
- the police reports sleeping subway train He was
charged with disordry conduct police charge that ike
the Mother Hubbard everything and touches nothing
Taken before magistrate admitted his guilt readily his
explanation that he saved that way In the Gay
time mike week. At
wash dishes in restaurant get my meals there Then
Ieen in the subway nothing have sent $500 to
my nnotheraw in Massachusetts and have paw In the Dah
to be rich. -, =
Welo said the Judge, cent to live for
the next three months will spend in the work house
This is an example of justice that was very blind
The and the boy fined three
dola and released.
he ought to have given prize !,
he may have technically violated the law by sleeping IN the
suvay but the his general actions far outweghs his
Wrongdong. II. - -, -
He is the kind Of man will not ride other peoples
hacks a. he goes through m and he will take of himself
He good example thousands OF youths throughout the
Our blame for his sleeping the subway which certainly
could comfortable lost in our admiration
for his eneralc
II is strange should be arrested for thrift
~ = e. syndicate)
The Washington times., 1928-01-27
SECRETS OF
HEALTH ].
BY DR.. C. "A. L. Reed

by LIE 49, @As lie ASGG
VOU, I hope, are a more SEN
sib1e person than to fall in
with the prevalent anti.fat craze.
I am not IN favor OF over-fatness,
but / like it much better than
UNDERTAKINGS. Fat is vital re-
serve. The camel uses it when
he lives on his hump in his long
caravan trip across the dessert.
/ lived so largely on my own fat
once through an illness Of twenty
weeks of Inconsistencies that my
physician said it saved my life.
In long surgical career I
found that my normally fat Pa
tents did better than the abnor-
nally lean ones. Now Vale has
brought up the question london
lancet from another and very
important angle. It is the rela-
ton of fat to resistance against
consumption.
luDC1CulOStS, do GNCl yDOuy III"
knows, is the result of infection.
Some escape and some are i'm
fected, according to their individ-
ual resistance. The author Of
this paper thinks that he has
found the key to that resistance.
In his observations he chose
large families to avoid freak re-
suits, and small houses so that
each member should be equally
exposed. His subjects all lived
and slept at home, and mingled,
healthy and infected alike, in the
ordinary intercourse of daily life.
Every member of each family
inhaled the same strains of bacilli
mixed in the same proportions,
and ventilation, sunlight, food,
cleanliness, splitting, etc., were the
same for all. The author wished
to find some common factor
which all or most of the survi-
vors possessed, and all or most
of the infected lacked
None of the ordinary casual
factors seemed to fit, and moth
ing seemed to be of general APP
plication. Then he thought Of
asking the question: Do you eat
fat or not? He found that most
of the healthy survivors had al
ways eaten fat, while the great
bulk of the infected, the dead and
dying, had a lifelong dislike for
fat and had avoided it as far as
possible all their lives.
In family after family he found
this trivial popularity forming
the dividing line between healthy
and infected, living and dead. In
many families all the fat-eaters
had escaped and all the fat-shy
had become infected. In some
the only fat-eater was the only
person to escape; in others the
only fat-avoider was the only vic.
tim. He says that this could not
have been mere coincidence, for
there were no condolences in the
opposite direction. He never
found a family where all the fat
eaters had become casualties and
all the fat-shy remained well and
healthy. OF course, the fat
eater has no absolute immunity
and the fat-shy is not necessarily
doomed, but the probability is
always in that direction. When
several persons are equally ex-
posed to infection those who
habitually eat animal. fat will
probably escape, but may not
while those who avoid fat may
escape, but probably will not.
The Washington times., 1928-01-27
By ELSIE ROBINSON

the roar and the moan OF all
secrets hidden in human hearts.
There in that vast cry was all the
misery and delight OF my race,
the hunger, the despair. the love,
the faith, the joy, the pride, the
confusion the tenderness and shy
poetry Of a million obscure spirits.
The walls went d -'wn for me
that day. They have never shut
me in again although sometimes
grow very tired OF this chair and
long for my mountains and my
mining pan. But I'm panning
something better than gold now
I'M PANNING HUMAN VALUES.
And beyond each dawI. there waits
a greater adventure than ever
lurked in tunnel or drift ar shaft.
ALL JOBS HOLD THAT Sc
CRET ESCAPE FROM MONOT-
ONY 1T WE WOULD But
SEARCH FOR 1T. ANYTHING
THAT SERVES OTHER PEOPLE
OPENS A TRAIL INTO THEIR
LIVES IF YOU WILL. BUT FOL-
Low TT. BUT YOU CAN'T DO
IT WITH YOUR WILL POWER
ALONE: YOU MUST USE YOUR
HEART.
YOU MUST PUT ASIDE YOUR
SELF-PITY AND YOUR RE-
SENTIMENT. YOU MUST BE
WILLING TO THINK OF OTHER
PEOPLE. AND STUDY THEM
AND TAKE AN INTEREST IN
THEM. YOU MUST WANT TO
GET OUT. IF YOU DO WANT
TO GET OUT THERE'S NO
COOP ON EARTH CAN HOLD
YOU, NOT EVEN A PRISON
CELL. FOR THOUGH YOUR
BODY BE ANCHORED IN A
CHAIR YOUR SPIRIT SHALL
ROVE ALL THE TRAILS OF
THE UNIVERSE.
The Washington times., 1928-01-27
Listeners

Count among the greatly Worthwhile people those who
really listen.
spouter empty words to the artist in conversation who
scatters wisdoms pearls. But listeners rare.
Some give talk reluctantly they loss of
precious time which they might be waggng their jaws
Some heed with only half mind the other half is busy
changing what is heard into individual opinions to be
spilled the opportunity offers.
Few indeed listen nerestedy whole hearedy sympathetic
ally What comfort when you find one!
Indifferent listening is manifestation Of setshness some
thing to be schooled out Of the makeup.
The Washington times., 1928-01-27
r HAD a hard time breaking into
i this job.

r HAD a hard time breaking into
4 this job.
It's rather tough assignment,
sitting from nine to ten hours in
one spot, hitting little keys. spin
ming thoughts from your rebel
lious skull. Particularly when
you're just in from the open trail.
with the mountain mud still caked
on your heels and the sound Of
the winds and waters in your
ears.
For three years had been
swinging a mining pick and pan
an office chair sure cramped my
style and shape. But 1t had to be
done. And I usually finished any.
thing I started. But, oh! man.
wasn't I sorry for myself! Pesty.
piffIing job. There in front of me.
day In. day out. was a dingy wall.
I could see nothing but that wall.
I hated that wall. I was the
worlds worst martyr.
Then one day a strange thing
happened. was reading my let
tiers. There was nothing unusual
about those letters, but there was
something unusual about me that
day, Suddenly / began to see
something moving behind those
letters. / began to look through
their paper and ink as one would
look through a window. As I
looked / forgot the. tiresome ma
chine, the cramping chair. The
walls went down and I was out
on the open trail again. But this
time the trail did not lead to a
mining shaft or a chuck house.
1T LEAD INTO LIFE.
Once again there was great
sound in my ears. But it was not
the sound of the wind or the
water. 1t was the sound of HUI
MAN HEARTS-the whisper and
The Washington times., 1928-01-27

A man may spend weeks assur-
ing a woman that she is beautiful,
brilliant and noble-and then lose
out to some careless philanderer,
who spends five minutes assuring
her that she has 1T
A woman may admire a man for
his talents and virtues; but. some
how. she never has quite the ten
derest feeling for him until she
has had to forgive him for some
thing.
The Washington times., 1928-01-27
MEDITATTONS
OF "A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

A MANS love is weakening
n when he stops demanding
your kisses and casually accepts
them; but it is not quite dead, until
he merely permits them. Z
No man has lost his beautiful
faith in life as long as he can gaze
at his reflection under a few wisps
of hair and through a cloud OF
shaving lather, and still fondly be-
lieve that some woman loves him
for his sex appeal.
A woman will go out of her way
to make a man suffer" but
man can make a woman suffer,
just by going his OWN sweet way.
The Washington times., 1928-01-27
The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times

Fill each blank in the title of the book.
/. "As You - It," by Shakespeare
2. "Compleat -" by Walton.
3. "The Barber of -" by Pierre Caron.
a. don -" By Byron.
5. Boris -" by Alexander Pushdn.
6. "Great -" by Charles Dickens.
One word correctly completes statement
college in America Yale-Harvard-
Amherst-Princeton
8. A gross is 12-20-144-100.
The shortest day of the year in DecemberJanuary
March-June
10. kowatt is used measuring heat-land-lght-
electricity.
city in Italy in which there Is leaning tower
observation-disclosures.
In what line did of the following gain fame?
~. Emilio Augunaldo
13. ar Edgeworth.
Henry Barnard
Is. Charles Fairbanks.
16. John Calhoun.
II. Charles Darwin.
See Magazine Page for Answers.
The Washington times., 1928-01-27

The average mans idea Of carry
ing on an animated conversation
with his wife is to sit with that
panied, faraway look in his eyes,
and wait patiently until she gets
through"
A woman can forgive an ex-hus-
band for showing bad judgment"
in his second choice; but she can
never forgive any man for showing
bad TASTE in his selection OF
her successor.
It's "date" when a man makes
it with his flapper-stenograp her;
an engagement" when he makes
it with the woman he loves-and
an appointment" when it hap
pens to be with the dentist--or his
wife.
Most husbands and wives appear
to regard marriage as LIES repair
department" in which it is their
duty to patch up each others
weaknesses and give each other
brand new polish.
The Washington times., 1928-01-27
WILLIAM BURKE N THE DocK

The University Of Edinburgh in Scotland possesses !
skeleton that Once was inside the black coat that n
this picture is The skeleton Of murderer called William
Burke The picture shows him stood long ago bsfors
the High Court 81 Jusciary it Edinburgh be sentenced
to death for many crimes.
The picture has been kept because II j. fine sample of
the art portraitue in silhouette The story cf The mans
life is MORE interesting than ID his silhouette.
He and confederate named Hare who escaped the gal
lows BY turning evidence had made their business
to dig up corpses and them doctors studying anatomy
Il was gruesome trade and Illegal But fortunately the
corpse nothing about it and medical science undoub
eddy gained.
However Burke whose bones decorate the medical de-
partment the University not satisfied with retail Eads
became tired digging bodies he said to his confederate
Hare and each Of them said his wife, There shorter
easier way.
Unknown wayarers were inveged the lodging of tie
murderers made drunk and killed BY suoCaion Then the
bodies in excellent Of preservation sold to various
doctors including Or Knox for the highest current prices
as much as $40 per corpse.
In these days Of frequent holdups easy crime
some slight comfort to know that codbooded vany a
least not entirely modern, born Of our period.
While Burke was waiting be hanged, he complained
bitterly aer that Dr. Knox still owed him Said
he: entitled and ought to get that five pounds
which still unpaid the body Of the
Doherty
In those days hangngs were held in public that the mob
might be amused perhaps edited and warned. Great
crowds gaCnefe0 az OF uaLEeu Iney
sympahized with little Italian boy Ludovic who had
sold white in the Edinburgh His little wheel
cage found in the house where the boy
murdered the value of his corpse They felt sorry for
another poor victim called Daft jamie much liked BY the
children of the streets
It was with difficulty that his guards could get the
derer Burke, very small you see, through the
crowds and safely to the gallows where he hanged
After his hanging the crowd wanted to tear his body 20
pieces with hands There savage crowds in those
days England savage in France after
the of Henry the Fourth and the torture
ton assassin Ravaac parts Of the murderer body
were actually roasted and eaten in the public street
To crowds around the hanging of Burke songs
sold for penny, one reading:
Burke and Hare up the stair
With body in box.
Says Burke to Hare, We Il this prepare
And sell to DR.. Knox =
Bures accomplish Hare set free for turning evil
dence was pursued by the mob and with great difficulty
escaped life He afterwards changed his bus
that did not Identified in Ireland whittier
fled he was thrown into lime pit and blnded.N
DR. Knox who rendered real service to science and knew
nothing of the origin of the corpses sold him.
miserable by the notoety and by public hatred and criticism
after shown that he had been customer Of what
practically q murderous corpse factory.
Perhaps you will think he deserved it,
The Washington times., 1928-01-27
WISE SAYINGS

'Tis impious in good man to
be sad.-Young.
He threatens many that hath
injured one.-Ben Jonson.
Let go thy hold when q great
wheel runs down a hill.
Shakespeare.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-25

O65, asphalt; Walter Roach, George
town, $17S,7O4.4O, stone; $175,96O,
Stag; Highway Engineering Company,
Selbyville, $144,OO4, sand asphalt;
Old Line Construction Company, ,Ches-
tertown, Nd, $161, ,146.1O; tone,$162,-
124, Stag; Field, Barker and Under
wood, Philadelphia, $165,535, stone;
S163,779, Stag; $169,141, sand asphalt.
The commission held a lengthy
meeting prior to the opening Of bids
in the offices of Chief Buck, at which
many matters were gone over, in
Guiding the approval Of roads and
other matters pertaining to the work
of the department. Among the things
considered was the approval of the
road from Hare's Corner to Christiana
a distance of two and one-half miles.
A franchise was granted to the Dover
Gaslight Company to run pipes from
Dover over the county roads to Smyr-
ma, Clayton and Cheswold. The erec-
tion Of storage sheds, one at Dover
and one at the State Road stations,
was approved.
Several delegations asked for i'm
proved roads including the following:
Road from Bayard to Roxana, in Sus-
sex county, distance of two miles;
road from Providence to Columbia,
Sussex county, distance of 4 miles;
delegation from Seaford, asking for a
road from Seaford to Atlanta con
Meeting with the Maryland line, dis
tance of four and one-half miles; dele
cation from Bowers for a road from
Thompsonville to South Bowers
Beach, a distance Of 4 miles; delega-
tion from Taylor's Bridge for road to
Collins Beach in New Castle county,
distance Of miles.
= All the delegations were heard and
told that as the allotment Of roads for
the year had been made, it would be
impossible to give any assurances at
this time for any new roads unless
some Of the contemplated projects fall
through.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-25

but at its best it is a delicious bev-
erage with all the natural aroma Of
the coffee retained. The best flavor
is supposed to be brought out by the
contact of the water which by the
time it passes through the coffee is
just below the boiling point.
In choosing a percolator be sure to
get one which begins to percolate al
most as soon as it is put over the fire.
There is a difference of opinion about
whether cold or hot water should be
used. Time of course will be influ-
enced by the strength Of the coffee it
self and BY the amount used. A gen
eral rule is two level tablespoons Of
medium grind to a measuring cup of
water and percolate three to six min
utes. If you prefer old-fashioned
boiled coffee just remember that the
same rule holds good and serve it as
soon as it is ready.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-25

have all noticed the great difference
in price of various coffees. This price
first Of ali depends upon the cost of
the various coffees used in the blend.
Tastes differ and you may like an in
expensive blend just as well as a
costly blend. 1t is almost certain,
however, the freshly roasted coffee or
one which has not been exposed to the
air will give you a better cup Of cof-
fee than the blend of the rarest cof-
fees which has been allowed to lose
its delicate aroma.
With good coffee in the kitchen,
ground and ready to use, comes the
question Of preparation. Perhaps the
most important thing again IS the
question of time. 1t must be served
as soon as possible after it is ready
When smell the coffee boiling an
hour before breakfast is ready, | am
certain that the coffee at an otherwise
delicious meal will be bitter and prob
ably strong. One of the best reasons
for the use Of an electric percolator is
that it does not need to be started un-
til the family is at the table. This is
just as true Of other percolators and
Of other coffee pots but it is not as
likely to be the rule when coffee Is
made in the kitchen.
At present there are two popular
ways of making coffe, the drip method
and the percolating method For drip
coffee the pot must be hot and the
water freshly boiling. This means the
cold water has been drawn from the
faucet and heated just to boiling.
Finely ground coffee is then put in
the pot and the water is poured over
this and allowed to drip through
while the pot is kept in a warm place.
is that it is not always served hot,
Smyrna times., 1928-04-25
OPEN BIDS FOR MORE STATE
HIGHWAY WORK FOR THIS YEAR
HIGHWAY COMMISSION ALSO RE-
CEIVE ESTIMATE FOR SUPPLIES
Number of Delegations Appear Before
Them Asking for Improved Roads
-TaylOrs Bridge After Road

Members Of the State Highway De
partment in session at Dover Wednes-
day received bids on numerous con
tracts for road work and for supplies
Of various kinds. No awards were
made as the commissioners want to
compare theR estimates before giving
out contracts. The bids received were
as follows: Contract N, one-man mot
or grader, with crawler, Alban Trac-
tor Company, Baltimore, Nd, S1,747;
Gallon Iron Works, Gallon, Ohio, ST.
747.50; Frederica Motor Company,
Frederick, S1,575.9O; Hughes and Dill,
FELTON,, S1,734.50; Buckley Motor Com
pany, Wilmington, $1,855; Service
Supply Company, Philadelphia, 50 2,480;
Austin Webster Road Manufacture
Company, 1896; Lippincott and Com
pany, Morristown, N. j., $2,691.50;
Good Roads Machinery Company, Ken
nett Square, Pa, $3.50. Contract o,
38 state highway police uniforms,
Mullin and Son, Wilmington, S1,112.-
40; Mark Cowan Company, New York,
S945; Joseph Levi and Company, Do
yer, S1,1O8; David Snellenburg, Will
mington, S1,1O7. Contract 1O8, oiling
81 miles Of state highways, Edward
Pendleton, Baltimore, Nd, S31,860.88;
2. @. Valentine, Frederick, Md, $685.
907; Good Roads Company, Darby, Pa,
S31,909.32. Contract 100, police sta
tion No. 2, driveway, Samuel K. Lloyd
Company, Wilmington, S1,84O. Con
tract 101, Philadelphia pike widening,
Claymont Pennsylvania state line,
Field, Barker and Underwood, Phil
adelphia, S1O3,O5O; Liggon and Lig-
gon, Baltimore, Md, S1O5,455; George
and Lynch, Dover, $99,295; Mazzola
and Marrano, Philadelphia, S114,O15.
Contract CS62, Gumboro road -Elliotts
school, 4.08 miles, Hanover Burris
Company, Salisbury, Nd, $50, ,733;
William W. Truitt, Lincoln City, S84,-
696; P. D. Phillips and Brother, Sails
bury, Md, S85, 5,986.5O; Walter Roach.
Georgetown, S92,OO8; Old Line Con
struction Company, Chestertown, Nd,
S78,629.5O; Field, Barker and Under
wood, Philadelphia, $79,42O. Contract
$3.50, DIlugeNlIle ROAD double Drldg-
es, $40 miles, George and Lynch, Do
yer, S40,705; Highway Engineering
and Construction Company, Selbyville,
$25, ,762.5O; Field, Barker and Under
wood, Philadelphia, S27,875; Walter
Roach, Georgetown, $31915; Cook and
Jester, Philadelphia, S29, ,125; Old Line
Construction Company, Chestertown,
Nd, S29,835. Contract CS61, Harmon
school-Angola Mission school, 6.55
miles, W. w. Truitt, Lincoln City,
S167, ,921.4O; George and Lynch, Dover
S185,145, stone; $1SO,744, Stag; s148,-