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TOWNSEND
Items Of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the Neighborhood

Townsend, Jan. Catching ter
rapins has been a favorite and profit
able sport with some of the local resi-
dents during the past cold spell. a
sportsman of near Townsend, found
by walking on the ice in shallow
ponds in this locality, he could see
terrapins crawling on the bottom Of
the pond. Holes were punched in the
ice over the terrapins and they were
soon hauled out, crab nets being used
for this purpose. The terrapins prov
ed to be exceptionally large and Ghey
found a ready sale.
County Commissioner James A.Hart
left on Sunday morning for Cleveland,
Ohio, where he will attend the Good
Roads Convention, he being a repre-
sentative of the New Castle County
Commissioners at this important
meeting on advancement in road
building.
Mr.. William Morrow and wife and
two daughters, Misses Gladys and
Elizabeth, Of Collingsdale, Pa, were
guests Of their cousin, Mrs. William
L. Joiner, On Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baynard Marvel, of
near town, had as Sunday visitors,
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The Everett Theatre. MiddIetown

Next week-On this same page Of
this paper il our adv for the week.
If YOU are looking forward to spend
ing even one night for amusements It
would be we'll to consult our program
that has been arranged for you with
every thought in mind for your com
fort and enjoyment. The Fair Co
ed'' with Marion Davies on Tuesday
evening il a pleasing picture Of the
college days. Is it collegiate? Well
say it IL even to the roll stockings.
Wednesday and Thursday the great
giant actor VI emotions, Emil Jan
nings, presents his great drama, "The
Way Of All Flesh" 1t Is called the
perfect picture. Friday, Uncle Carl
Laemmle presents his super comedy
star. Reginald Denny, in 'The Cheer
ful Fraud" picture that pleases all
desires and make all happy who see
it. Saturday, the ace Of the saddle,
Ken Maynard, in "The Land Beyond
the Law"
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18

Mrs. w. T. Brice and Mrs. Merritt
Brice visited relatives at Roch Hall
last week.
Mrs. Eva C. Sykes was the guest
last week of Miss Nan Price at Bet
terton.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18

Saturday in PbiIadaii.rTl IL rTlppa ~
Mr.. Charles HoIlott
quite sick With pnepnos: S1, Th' b
n5e ten .,.a days, ,.,j i improving 5Sala l.. I
we are glad to state 'eq !
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The Arcadia Theatre, Wilmington
Anyone ~ antiquated as to think
that the man always exercises the
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18

WEDNESDA4 ana 1HOhODA4, Jdll. ZO-LO
Phyllis Haver, Donald Keith the supporting
cast this Victor Fleming production You ask for strong drama
fine actng-powerful direction. Welhere is Janning the
emotional he who dared to defa who
THE WAY OF ALL FLESH characterization you'll for
remember This picture called the
perfect picture.
AttractiOns-Universa ComedyRUSHING BUSINESS"
News AdmissiOn-15 and 35c
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-23
Liquid Dynamite" Ruined
Health or Quick Death

a WASHINGTON man, booked IT police headquarters FOR
- drunkenness explained that he had been drinking
liquid dynamite When picked from the sidewalk hs
in stupOr.
Liquid dynamite, Is not bad for much of thd
poisonous stuff sold victims BY bootleggers may
explosion IL affects almost every internal organ
imbber leads impaired heaIthor quick death
The vie poisonous stuff viii be easily proCurable by
thoughtless brainIess and until there mOdif
cation Of the Volsead law that temperate drinks b.
obtained and with them full enforcement Of law because
public sentiment will bootleggers and awbreakers
It il amazing that women those in almost
hopeless stages Of alcoholism will take chances with the stuff
they procure from booeggers officials and police
raid illicit distileries tell most gruesOme stories Of
the filthy conditions which liquid dynamite
featured.
No attempt cleanliness is made BY the Of these
establishments which be reached by health authorities
They all insanitary and the operators uncean and
careless TIE surroundings positively disgusting, II
stated with flies rats and insects swarmng eyerywhere
No wonder the products Of these moonshne places
blindness, paralysis, prosration disease death.
Consumers Of synthetic alcoholic drinks deceive themselves
into thinking that they reasonably safe from impurities
and poisons many them victims Of alcohol produced
under the most appalling conditions
We have national and local food inspectors to protect the
public against dangerous impurities in foods consumed but
the broad Of the Government does reach into the
foul death dealing illicit dstlleries
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THE CRIME WAVE
BY DR.. Frank Crane

you 60 deep you will generally ii
spiritual quality of people, their
It supposed that the responsibility the that exists
due to bad Some is the laws delays
dirty politics.
the real lies deeper be and
found steady disregard authority
honestly prohibi
ton possible would Of
those who deiounce it. They well meaning
But the trouble that law You can't
make hole in it place and integrity other
on and to
General Grants one that he sures way
rid bad law enforce that people how
bad it is"
Booegging will just long there money it, Men
will take risks for profit If the booteggers had nobody
sell their stuff to there would be boolegging
trouble is with who the the
bootegger practice guilty Of
Of fabric the
You all things
gard in this thing.
don't vauabIes taken house entered and
attacked
must violating the law yourself.
The is told of certain judge who had his booegger
on trial Whether this is it illustrates the
dilemma which in
Stopping crime rests largely with you and
The stop to quit disobeyng the law
abettng disobedence.
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That was six years ago. For
years this woman has lived in a
hell of shame and fear. remorse
and hate. And she does not yet
know whether she will ever be free.
She has sent this letter as a
warning to other young American
wives. There is a tragic need for
it, in these days of reckless free
dom and slack standards.
ELSIE ROBINSON:
Have you place for a real live
story in your columns? / read
your warning to the young wife
who was indulging in a harmless
filtration with another man, and /
want to back up every word you
said when you told her that she
would spoil her life, wreck. her
home and break her loyal hus.
bands heart. lose her friends and
bring blacklist shame upon her
name"
/ know how true those words
are. for that is exactly what I
have done to my own life!
For six years now I have been
infatuated just as that girl is.
Once called it love and thought
how wonderful he was. But now
/ know the truth. 1t wasn't love
on either side. 1t was just the
thrill of the novelty and danger
that allured me, the excitement of
eating forbidden fruit. AND NO
MAN WHO IS WORTHY OF
THE NAME WOULD HELP A
YOUNG WIFE WRECK HER
LIFE IN THAT WAY.
Men know more about those
things than women do--they know
the scandal and heartbreak that
are bound to come. Don't try to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-23
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
by DR.. C. a. &. Reed

A GOOD mother is the best In.
"A flusnce that can be brought
into the life OF q child; bad
mother. the worst. Even good
mothers, however, may become
negatively harmful. This fact Is
brought out by Potts, who says
that another outstanding feature
in criminals il an extreme de-
pendence on their mothers.
The man or woman who il I'M
duly dependent on the mother
and always wants to go back
home, and is incapable OF devel-
oping fresh interests and estab'
fishing a. home of his or her own,
is suffering from a form OF weak
ness which is very often the
cause of unsatisfactory conduct.
1t has been pointed out that, as
civilization goes on, it Is neces-
sary for the individual to be-
come more and more individual,
and more and more independent.
Other causes of delinquency
and crime are lack Of balance,
likewise sometimes due to mother
dependence. The unbalanced
person is always at some risk of
becoming delinquent. Such a per-
son has q mental life that is not
well harmonized. The man who
has special abilities along one or
two lines and is weak in other
directions is really in greater
danger of becoming delinquent
than person In whom all the
instincts and impulses and
capacities are equally IL poorly
developed.
1t has been found that the
mother dependent child grown
into an adult delinquent, Is often
anything but weak in his gen.
eral characteristics. The lop-
sdedness in his traits leads to
strength in some and weakness
in others. 1t is through the ex-
ercise of the weak traits. often
made weak by early mother-de-
pendence, that he becomes
criminal.
Such individuals rarely, II ever,
are physically weak. The IN
genuity they exercise and the ex-
PLOTS of which they are capable
sometimes seem to suggest the
very opposite of weakness. In
many master criminals, however,
there is an element of weakness,
mental and moral more often than
physical, all the time. One of the
outstanding things about a habit
ual criminal is that it Is difficult
If not impossible for him to do
regular continuous work to escape
which. in early life, he appealed
for and received maternal lndul-
sence. He now can work out a
plan of robbery, work hard at
the details, and put all his ability
and ingenuity and energy into it
for a. certain length OF time but
he in incapable of going on. If
you put him to regular work he
will work we'll for a few days
and then get tired and go away
from it. A man like this wants
training in concentration and
wants his capacity for con-
tinuous work developed. He has
also the weakness to some extent
of being unduly fond of pleasure,
the means of which he wants to
get without doing adequate service
in order to entitle him to them
lust as, in early life. he sought
and gained his pleasure simply by
asking his mother for 1t. He
simply can't give up the habit 0e
having his pleasure without doing
anything to deserve It.
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By Elsie Robinson

} never dreamed of. Wait until
you see the husband you loved
drinking and having vile affairs
himself-wait until you see all
the faith and hope blotted out
of his eyes and you hear him say,
"Oh, what's the use?" And you
realize that you are responsible
for THAT!
Wait, too, until your silly love
has cooled and you hate and
loath and despise the man that
once turned your head. Then see
how 1T feels to try to get away
and find that he won't let you!
= I've wrung my hands and begged
to go to my husband and he's held
me, just to satisfy his selfish
vanity.
Elsie, tell foolish young wives
to read the Sunday Supplements.
Some people say they're yellow"
and think that those terrible rec
ords of divorce and blackmail and
suicide and murder should never
be printed. But think they are
the biggest sermons that are be-
ing preached in America today.
They're true! Elsie - THEY RE
TRUE, down to the last terrible
detail.
Now after six years I am be-
ginning to have hope. / think
can yet save myself and my hus.
band from the wreck, and start
afresh. But l can never forget
and my life will never be the
same. Oh. / pray that this warn.
ing will save some other foolish
wife from the awful agony which
l have endured.
ANOTHER FOOL.
I pray 1t will, too, my dear.
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Babies Three Kinds
Continued from First Two Columns)
Why We Hate Snakes

dence and human being should proud SHOW
her forehead instead Of covering il up.
The snake picture raises the interesting question Why DO
WE NsTINCTIVELY HATE SNAKES or ALL KNDs7
These tiny creatures just Matched from the egg you
Very kind their sting deadly when they
grow oder The sight 81 them Is as revolving - though they
yards long instead Of only few inches
majority Of believe that Unborn hatred Of snakes
dates from that dsaeeabe incident in the Garden when the
just bite and all Of put o the Garden
compelled to work for living start the clothing business
Scientists tell you that fear Of snakes like fear Of
great heights dates back to days when lived in trees Our
monkey like ancestors would climb the end Of branch
where they safe from the big animals like leopard
But the treacherCus snake could climb the tree along
the branch and seize the baby monkey That frightened the
mother monkey and created in her mind hatred fear
If snakes shared by al her descendants Il necessary
for to far back for explanation We fear and
them hideous.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-23
HEADS FROM SOUTH AMERICA

why We Hate snakes

WV have here three samples of humble babyhood.
w The curious little gentleman at the top is known to
scientists Humboldt wooy niger monkey This little baby
with pitfu eyes and frightened expression friendly and
good acrobat He can hold on with four hands and his
prehensle tail gives him fifth hold.
Sometimes when baby Of this kind falls from high tree
ton he can miss all the with both front hands and both
hind hands and at the last minute himself By wrapping
his tail around a branch. Great convenience,
Nature has been kind the prehensile tailed monkeys
on the other hand given them elevators that
every time they go up they have TO CLIMB up
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-23
The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times

Do you know:
l. What nation is called the Land Of the Rising Sun?
what political party the nickname OF Bull Moose
given?
3. What is a coot?
4 In what play by Shakespeare does murderer
funeral of he has killed to the widow Of
of his victims?
In what book is Pompia character!
In what State is Minneapolis
7. author said: my heart leaps when behold
rainbow in the sky?
Mark statement true false.
s. "Trlby" by Dickens.
Light That Failed" is by Rudyard Kiping
Old Kentucky Home" is by Victor Herbert.
II. MAUD Muller" is by Alfred Tennyson.
"Jude the Obscure" is by Thomas Hardy.
In what State is:
IS. Lake Placid
Ia. Mt Hood.
Is. Wilkes Barre
Bowling Green.
GAnswsrE On Masazns pass)
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Abyssin The father has big his neck and part of
his very quarresome Natives of Abyssinia
believed these monkeys to be sacred for
other That's fortunate for the monkeys prevents
being killed and eaten Monkey meat you get
Is said to be excellent.
Young ladies that bring their hair down their eyes
will please natice that these three monkeys the mother the
babies haven't ANY FOREHEAD That why they
dull Human beings HAVE foreheads thanks to kind Provi
(Continued in Last Two Colun1ns)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-23
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland
why Husbands Arc FaIthfuI

Why Husbands Are Faithful
GAY not unto me oh Daughter,
~ that ALL Good Husbands are
dead husbands.
For, verify, verify, Babylon
aboundeth in faithful husbands,
and have seen them with mine
own eyes.
Now, behold, when five of these
were gathered together, I sought
them out and questioned them,
saying. Wherefore are ye models
of devotion in a. world full of flirts
and steppers? Why are We loyal
to the wives Of your bosom in the
face of all temptations?"
And. 10, the first husband spake
up, saying:
Behold, I am welded to the
most beautiful and enchanting OF
women; and all others are as dust
and also.rans in mine eyes. Yet,
/ am faithful to the woman OF my
heart, even because / LOVE herr
And the second husband made
reply, saying:
81 am married to the fairest and
most honorable of women. And so
long as she playeth square with
me, I shall play fair with her.
Verify, my conscience holdeth me
in the straight and narrow way"
And the third husband respond
ed, saying:
"Go to. am welded to woman
who cannot be fooled. Yea, she
hath my Numberi / DARE not de"
ceiye her; for she would find me
out, and my name would be blaz-
oned on the front page, and it
would be Dennis! Therefore are
my feet held to the dotted line by
cold feaF"'
And the fourth husband an
swered. saying:
"Lo, am welded to a spender,
who keepeth me humping to
satisfy her wants and to supply
her with glad rags and new motor
cars and trips to Paris. Alas, /
am too busy all day and too weary
at eve to find time or thoughts for
any other woman! Yea, 1t is hard
labor that keepeth me safe from
the wiles of sirens and gold-dig-
gers!"
But the fifth husband spake,
saying:
verify, verify, / love my wife
but even more do / love my Peace
of Mind! And serenity and quiet
within the house are definitely to
be preferred to variety, with clash
ing and discord. For no filtration
and no damsel are worth a life of
torment and battle and family
rows"
Behold, my Daughter, these are
the Five Good Reasons why men
cleave unto their wives and follow
not in the ways of fools and step
pers--even love, conscience, fear,
hard Ia Dor and love of peace! And
the greatest of these is Love of
Peace!
ETLAH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-23

Patience is bitter, but its fruit
Is sweet. Rousseau.
Nothing is pleasant that is not
spiced with variety. Bacon.
Dare to be true: nothing can
need a lie.-Herbert.
Words may be false and full of
art;
Signs are the natural language of
the heart. IT. Shadwell.
Difficulties strengthen the mind
a. labor does the body.-seneca,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-23
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

Dependency is fngratitude; hope
is Gods worship.-H. w. Beecher.
Variety is the mother of enjoy
ment.-Disraeli.
On earth confess an itch for
the praise Of fools--that's vanity.
Browning. ..
True patriotism is of no party.
-Smollett.
Every man has just as much
vanity as he wants understand
ing, Pope.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-23

fool yourself by
thinking ''your
mans different. "
They are never
different. ANY
NAN WHO EN-
COURAGES "A
SILLY CIR l.
r o FORGET
HER HUSBAND
AND HOME IS
A SCOUNDREL4.
No man that
really loved a
woman would
dream of doing
such a thing.
1t all seems so
easy at first. IL
you can just
keep it hidden
everything will
be all right. BUT
it isn't so SIM
pie. So many
a w full things
happen y o u
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ANSWERS On MaaaElne Passl
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HERE is e.
IL terrible

IL terrible
story.
It is the story
of a. woman
who wanted a
little excite
inent and got
it. She was a
loved woman,
safe and happy
but marriage
had begun to
pail. She had
no intention or
leayin z her
home, or OF
hurting her hus-
band 8 h g
wouldn't have
dreamed of such
a thing! But
s u r e ! y 1t
wouldn't do any
harm to have a
tiny. harmless
affair on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-23
MONKEY WITH BABY. GOOD DARwINIAN MoTHER

picture monkey mother with her worried little
baby cnging close from ASIA whereas the wooly
baby comes from South America.
This mother monkey is known the sacred baboon OF
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-20
Missoula, Mont.
Miss Florence Johnson, Reporter.

q / q f. To D.
Duffy's Funmakers furnished, the
music and entertainment for a dance
Saturday night in Poison ~
Miss Evelyn. sLundy1 beautifully en-.
tcrtained Sunday with a dinner hon.
oting Miss Florence Johnson Mike
Munday and Clarence Pollard.
Miss Florence johnson was hostess
Fr:dlyy for the emeeting Of the Mar
garet Washington, Club. isesss N (
Harold Mccoy and James Due. both
Of Seattle, stopped off here while en-
route 10 indianapolis and were guests
of Harold Golden. IA party honoring
the visitors was given. at the home
of Mrs. Francis Hardin. 81
Mrs, Francis Hardin will entertain
with a Christmas Eve party at her
home for the Margaret Washington
Club. ,, y tl 20 ysst. 3
Reported sick: Miss Evelyn Lundy,
Miss Catherine Henderson, Mrs.
Francis Hardin.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-20
Eilensburg, Wash.
Mrs. Mamie Robertson, Reporter.

The A. M. E. and Baptist churches
will have their program and Christ
mas tree Sunday, evening, Dec. 23,
at s O'clock at the Baptist Church.
All are cordially invited.
Rev. w. B. Williams was in Ros-
Ign Sunday. 5e..
Mrs. Belle McClain entertained
Mrs. Percy Phillips at dinner. $50
The Baptist Missionary Society
met at the home of Mrs. King Col
man. After business, delicious
lunch was served by, the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. Laura Martin,
Mr.. Harry Brown returned from
Cashmere, to spend the holidays,
Rev. Jas. Smith, Mrs. VIM. Knox,
Viola Smith. Regina Twait and AIDE.
line Barnett are. on the sick list.
Mrs. Ora Evans of Yakima was
the guest of Mrs. Belle Powers this
week. ~. ytFss. & r
Mrs. King Colman was in Yakima
Sunday. q. Esac Is
!, a chilling dinner was given at the
home Of Mr.. S. Bruce and each Sat
urday evening dinner will be served.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-20
Helena. mont.
by HEX. "a

| L ~ Il
= Sergt. Games Miner, retired, 10th
U, S. Cav, was knocked down and
seriously injured by a hit-and-run
driver early Saturday evening. Ser
geant Miner, who lives at l414, Hol-
Inns Avenue, was walking to the city
from his home when he was struck
by an automobile with an inhuman
wretch. at the wheel who left him the
merciless prey of severe cold and
snow for as much as one hour be-
fore he was discovered, Unconscious,
by some boys and taken to. st. Johns
Hospital He was taken to, the Vet
Grams Hospital at Fort Harrison on
Monday morning still unconscious.
Under the nebulous title of "The
Blues, :, the Rev. f., ID. Chappelle Sun
day night ,discoursed upon. optimism
and pessimism using as. his text: LIST
Kings, 1914, He made a vigorous
attack upon pessimism as a destruc-
tvs. agency, while acclaiming Opt.
mism the personification of advance
meft, construction and the ultimate
success in, the making of things worth
while. Having practically recovered
from an attaek,-ofs the, flu" conf
tracted since coming to Helena, he
indicated his readiness for a CAM
paign. Of activity by announcing a
church conference for the first Mon
day night. in January when trustees
Twill be, elected stewards and stew
ardesses will be recommended and
plans for reentering the auditorium
of the church will be discussed.
The Pleasant Hour Club at their
last meeting was entertained by
Miss Charline Kelley at the residence
| of Mrs. J. w, Crumps ~
Wilder Avenue Baptist Church
gave dinner last week. Rev. Byrd,
pastor, was in charge, it is. said. q
MRS. Kittie McAvoy and Mrs. Lucy
Allen have returned home from the
hospital. 80 .OF a. 5.'s.t
Mrs. Matte Simmons is totally
blind and for some time has been
unable to leave her home on West
Main st. 500 & ,,.-s
C. d. Kelley who left for Butte
last, week to be examined by a spe-
cialist, has numerous friends in Hell
ena anxious for q complete recovery
from his present ailment which baf-
fled his physician in Helena.