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Smyrna times., 1928-07-18

If one OF neither Of the presi-
Dental nominees interest you,
do not sit sapiently by and say
you will not register or vote.
There are questions Of deep mo-
ment involved in the campaign
that all should study. 1t be
hooves every citizen to show his.
patriotism, become a qualified
voter and vote. Persons who
registered at the last general
election, but who failed to vote
are required to register again in
order to leave their names placed
permanently on the books. The
first registration day prior to
the Democratic and the Republi-
can primaries will be Saturday,
July p. There will be another
registration day on Saturday,
August 5, and on Saturday, Oc-
tober 20.
Thus there are three chances,
but it would be better, we think.
to have at least one Of these
days other than Saturday, for
many persons are out Of town Of
Oh a holiday Of some kind on
Saturdays. The purpose is to
have a permanent registration
50 as to make voting as easy as
possible for Delawareans.
Smyrna times., 1928-07-18
WHEAT HARVEST in DELAWARE
RECEIVES SET BACK BY RAIN
Continued from First Page

growers prefer the formaldehyde
method Of treatment, the majority Of
them are using the dust disinfectants
which are more convenient and offer
no danger Of injuring the termination
Of the kernels. One of the chief argu-
ments in favor Of these dust mater
ials, however, is that the wheat can
be treated Immediately after it has
been threshed and then stored until
seeding time, which is. an important
factor to be considered in view Of the
time and labor envolved in treating
large quantities of seed. In using
these dust disinfectants it is very es-
Smyrna times., 1928-07-18
DELAWARE STATE CROP REPORT
Issued BY the United States AgricuI-
tural Department for Month of July


The composite crop condition in Del
aware on July /, 1928, was 1908 as
compared to 99.1 July 1, a year ago.
AS compared to conditions reported on
June /, 1923, wheat improved from
81 per cent in June to 88 per cent on
July 1st Oats showed like improve
ment from 81 per cent to 88 per cent.
Rye remained at 91 The condition Of
all tame hay declined / point being re-
ported at 85 June | and "a on July l.
The condition Of corn was reported at
83 per cent, the ten year average July
| condition.
Wheat-The condition Of wheat on
July 1st was SO per cent, 2 per cent
higher than the 10 year average July
! condition. The acreage is estimated
at 1O4 per cent Of 1927 VI 100000
acres az compared to $4,000 acres in
1927. Based upon the condition on
July | the indicated production is L.
$4,000 bushels as compared to 1862
900 bushels produced in 1927.
Corn-The condition Of corn on July
/ was SO per cent, the same as the ten
year average July 4 condition. The
acreage is about the same as the 1927
acreage. The appearance of the fields
vary considerably through the State
but generally speaking the crop is in
good shape The production indicat-
ed BY the July | condition is 4,370,O00
bushels as compared to 4,725,000
bushels in 1927. It is early in the sea
son yet and weather conditions can
make great changes in the final out
turn Of the crop.
Soy Beans-The condition Of soy
beans is reported at 30 per cent on
about the same acreage as 1927 The
condition in Delaware il about 10
points better than the condition for
the United States and somewhat bet
ter than surrounding States. AS in
the case Of corn it IL quite early and
weather conditions may play an i'm
portant part in the final outturn.
Potatoes-An increased acreage of
potatoes in the State with condition at
S7 per cent indicates a production Of
100000 bushels This il only per
cent less than the 1927 crop and about
Is per cent larger than the year
average production. Potato prices are
now at low ebb due principally to
the late season which caused an over
tapping of the southern crop with the
eastern shore Of Virginia. This con
dition led to very heavy shipments and
a consequent flooded market with new
crop potatoes. Old crop potatoes NOV
ed later which also had a depressing
effect on the market.
Peaches1The condition of peaches
in Delaware on July ! was reported as
81 per cent which corresponds quite
closely to the condition reported from
the surrounding counties Of Maryland.
Individual reports vary somewhat al
to the exact condition but it is very
evident that there is a very light set
Of fruit on the trees. The Indicated
production is only little better than
half Of last years crop.
Smyrna times., 1928-07-18

sential that the seed be treated in a
revolving drum or barrel in order that
every kernel NAL become thoroughly
covered to insure a complete control
of the smut. These materials should
be used at the rate Of two ounces to
each bushel of grain. In all probabil-
Smyrna times., 1928-07-18

ity seed treatment demonstrations will
be scheduled in Kent county again
this year by County Agent Wilson, but
in the meantime many of the wheat
growers could be treating their seed
and thereby have it ready to sow when
the seeding period comes this fall.
Smyrna times., 1928-07-18

ADVERTISEMENTS-T Smyrna Times II
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represents and the State Of which it is
part. It also gives the items of importance
Of the Eastern Shore Of Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1928-07-18
The SMYRNA Times
SMYRNA. DELAWARE
SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded BY Robert p. Hoffecker. July s.. 1854
Editor and Proprietor until Feb. 10, 1907
Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
ROBERT D. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Smyrna times., 1928-07-18

The two major parties are
lined up nationally for the COM
ing campaign. It is going to be
an interesting political contest.
Smyrna times., 1928-07-18

Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna. Della
ware as Second Glass matter.
Subscription price. $3.50 per year. strictly in
advance.
Smyrna times., 1928-07-18

Smyrna citizens and farmers
in this vicinity will remember
the activity here several years
ago to grow flax and there were
dreams Of building a flax mill at
Smyrna Landing and making it
big industry in our midst but
it was dream bubble that soon
bursted and flax growing on the
scale proposed seemed not to be
feasible. Now over on the East
ern Shore Of Maryland, boom
for flax growing has been start
ed about Centreville. The Cen
treville Observer says:
Demonstration and investiga-
tions are being concluded On five
farms near Centreville, which
seem to indicate that new cash
crop is being developed that soon
may revolutionize the farming
industry on the Eastern Shore.
Fiber flax, used for making
linen. and possessing two valu-
able by-products of linseed oil
and livestock food is the new
crop which is now maturing sue
cessfully On 101 acres Of land On
farms at Pioneer Point, owned
by Mrs. Helena S. Raskob;
Bloomfield, owned by John H.
Chambers; Waverly, owned BY
Charles E. Baker; the Emory
farm Of Addison Emory and the
Reeds Greek farm, owned by
Clayton Wright.
Theodore 2. Haughey, presi-
dent of the United States Agri-
culture Flax Corporation, whose
study of the crop during the last
fourteen years has carried him
to virtually every country in the
world where this commodity is
produced, voices the sentiment
that the Eastern Shore Of Mary
land unquestionably is the only
agricultural community in the
world that possesses all the de-
sirable features Of climate and
soil conditions necessary in the
successful production of flax.
"As an evidence of the adapta-
bility Of Queen Anne's county
soil to flax raising, it was point
ed out that the ordinary length
Of the fiber flax plant is from
twenty-six to thirty inches.
Very rarely does it happen that
an average length Of thirty inch
es is obtained in an entire oper-
alton.
Examination Of the 101 acres
Of Queen Anne's county flax
shows that there will be very lit
tie flax that will not average in
excess of thirty-six inches, and
that in at least two of the fields
the crop will go as high as forty
four inches. The length of the
flax stalk largely regulates its
market value and is further sub
stantiated for the belief that the
commodity can thrive on the
Eastern Shore in phenomenal
fashion"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
WHY SENATOR MOSES GIVES UP THE
 EAST.

Senator Moses Mr Hoover's Eastern Manager, declares that he has no hope of breaking the Solid South and is not in favor of trying to do so. He believes the anger of those who were defeated in primaries and conventions by the overwhelming demand for the nomination of Gov. Smith will cool off and that the Solid South will be found safely pursuing the old Democratic paths long before the November voting time rolls round He thinks it would be a waste of time and money for the Republicans to pay any attention to the campaign in Dixie.
 To those who are trying to analyze the situation another reason for Senator Moses's dis inclination to make a fight for the South sug- gests itself. The only way the Republicans could hope to win the South would be to hook up with the Methodist and Baptists preachers, the Anti-Saloon League and the Ku Klux Klan and make fight for Prohibition To one who is familiar with the methods and convictions of Senator Moses it is not difficult to understand that in his opinion, at least. such course would Moses is wet himself and he believes that the East is wet-and he is wise politician that is not easily fooled. He recently said that the East is the Flanders of the campaign and that there the 1928 Presidential battle will be won lost It due largely to Senator Moses's advice that Chairman Work of the Republican National Committee has thrice sent word down the line that Republicans must not under any circumstance stress the wet and dry issue or religion or farm relief. He does not want to jeopardize the wet and consuming East for the sake of getting electoral votes in the South or the West He believes that the strength of party cans and the South for the Democrats-or at least he is willing to take chances that they will do so in order to make possible Republican victory in the East
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
Hasten the Air Route.
tNew York American. )


 In this boiling summer weather nobody suf- fers more than the transcontinental travellers on trains.
 The philosophical mind, upon arrival on the Pacific Coast probably figures that the end jus tifes the means Nevertheless the trip is a severe trial of endurance and temper alike.
 In few years air travellers from coast to coast, transported at the altitude yielding the maximum of comfort and scenic beauty. will look with amusement at the trains the ground below, crawling onward.
 They will tell their children of the days when they themselves were cooped in steel boxes on wheels, frying slowly across the plains of Ne braska and the Rocky Mountain plateau. The example of the Pennsylvania and Santa Fe, establishing combined air-and-rail route across the United States shows that the American railroads are preparing for the transition
 They have the traffic and operating organiza- tions which can make rapid success in the new field of transportation.
 Above all, they have the public confidence the most necessary of elements required to make the Nation air-minded and air-traveed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
Speak-Easy Worse Evil Than Saloon.
Seattle Business Chronicle

During era of American saloon. the country crossroads tavern and the low groggery of the city formed the rocks on which the liuuor shin hnally split and sank But the "corner saloon " with all it's faults, not so insidious as to- days round-the-corner bootlegger" In brief such is the conclusion of Drt Louis l. Dublin. statisticlan of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, who not only reports mounting death rate put declares that Prohibition has yet to prove its effectiveness in advancing the health CT adult male population. Admittedly less liuuor IS now used, but it is so deadly as to more than make up for the smaller quantity consumed Ill l9zo alcoholic mortality reached its minimum rate; today it is six times as high The figures are harsh indictment of Vosteadism
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
Too Much Money Taxed from People.
(Aberdeen. Wash, World.l

ihere was surplus of 39S millions in the ehileu states treasury at the close of the fiscal year flhe, many will say. Mellon is very clever 'o save that But this surplus is not saved It is not an accident. It is not an amount of money surprisingly and gratifyngy left over after all plls have been paid It is not the result of care lui' shrewd pruning and pinching here and there u is calculated designed thing and tax rates are arranged so as to produce it. It comes out or the pockets of the taxpayers who are assessed to raise It. It represents the difference between the amount the Government actually needs to conduct its operations and the amount it arbi uariiy took from the taxpayers. In other words. the taxpayers have paid 398 millions more than they should have been asked to pay
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
It Did Its Work.
(Portland Oregonian.

iGOftlanu OregOnlan.)
 newspaper neighbor expresses the opinion that the little red schoolhouse of memory is more honored than it deserves' We do not agree with this view notwithstanding the speci- fcation of the indictment.
 It's equipment meager it is true It's teacher was often untrained and sometimes no farther advanced, enthusiastically, than her eldest pupils were. But it embodied the spirit of com munlty organization in the interests of education and It brdged the gap between education and the comparatively excellent faciitise of the present.
 It merits memorial because, representing the best thing of it's kind that was possible under the conditions of it's time. it was the symbol of earnestness and sincerity
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

to read more than twenty years ago the Origin. Function and Growth of Law, by James c. Carter, I have been fully per suaded that the excessive reliance upon statutory law in the United States was an evil of vast proportions and when statutory law is embodied in the Consti- tuition, l think it matter of the pro- foundest danger to the future of all ex- periments the world over in democratic government
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
EMINENT HUMANITARIAN AGAINST
 PROHIBITION.

George Foster Peabody, one of the very few wealthy New York bankers who supported Will lam J. Bryan during his three campaigns for the Presidency, has announced that he will support Gov. Smith for President and contribute to his campaign He says Prohibition is a failure and is unenforceable where public opinion is not be- hind it, and. he declares it is wrong in principle and un-Chrstian. It violates he says the Jeff fersonian principles Of democratic government that form the foundation of the United States. MT. Peabody, since his retirement from active banking, has devoted his attention to welfare work. He is director of the General Education Board, the Southern Education Board and the Y. NJ. c. A. He is a member of the boards of trustees of the Church Institute for Negroes, the Hampton Normal School, The Colorado College the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute the University of Georgia Brooklyn Polytechnic In- stitute and the Skidmore School of Arts He has always been temperance advocate and since the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment he has been total abstainer,
 MT Peabody's opinions were expressed in a letter to Prof. Henry w. Farnam, long a pro- lessor of political economy at Yale and an emin- ent temperance advocate.
 Commenting upon Gov Smiths position on Prohibition and the principles involved in the question, MT. Peabody, among other things said .
 Quite apart from the other import
 ant points of difference between Candi-
 date Hoover and Candidate Smith, am
 profoundly interested in the courageous
 position which Gov. Smith has indicated
 which hope he will further buttress in
 his speech of acceptance.
 If he were only half the man he
 is-and you know how great man he is
 -I should feel that he deserves the en-
 thusiaste support of all who cherish the
 future of government of the people, by
 the people and for the people.
 l long since reached the conclusion
 that local option in the matter of pro-
 hibition was the extreme limit that 4
 democratic government could go in con-
 fiict with the fundamental principles of
 Jenersonian democracy. One can move
 out of neighbofhood if he diskes the
 restrictions which the public sentiment
 of the community supports but to force
 one to leave the country of his birth
 his adoption, even though it is only
 to Canada Mexico. the nearest coun
 tries under different laws, is I think ir-
 rational well unjust and I am per
 suaded thoroughly unchristian I more
 and more give weight to Chrst's em-
 phasis upon federation, Let the tares
 grow with the wheat"
 Since had the great good fortune
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR
 By SAM HILL
Crying For the Moon

Crying For the Moon A handsome Turkish rug she said she craved And how that made her hard LID hubby howl. That is crazy thing to crave" he raved When I can't even buy a Turk ish towel."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
AUTOMOBILE LICENSES

Final notice is hereby given that owners of automobiles op- erating after August 1st with out city license will be arrested and fined.
 H. R. SHEPARD, -adv. City Clerk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

Will Rogers says Joe Robinson is very anxious that Al Smith should remain in good health and spirits until the fifth of next March Then if anything should happen to Al, Joe would be President-if they should win. Al is needed in the game long they are chasing the hare However, Will Rogers is a wit rather than a cynic and as usual, just fooling.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

The Socialist State Convention of New York state accused the Democrats of fayoring the mod- fcation of the Vostead Act for the specific pur- pose of capturing the labor vote and straight away it declared in good faith" for a modifica- tion of the Volstead so as to egalize the sale of wine and beer. The vote was about six to one
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
Cox and Box

How did you manage about sleeping accommodations for your brother and his wife while they were visiting you?"
 ."Oh, they are early risers, so they slept in daughters bed and were always up before she got in and needed it."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
Wives Will Understand

Why does she always pack up her vases and bric-a-brac and put them away for the summer?"
 "The fayorite indoor sport of her husband is swatting flies" ea
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
There're Lots of Elm

Blinks: ''I am a three-speed driver"
 Jinks: ''I need a diagram for that"
 Blinks: "I have one for when my wife is along, one for when think a speed cop is around, and one for when Pm sure he isn't
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

The Seattle Times refers to Nevada saying, "the capital of which, Reno" etc. And Nevada is an American State of the Far West If the Times has any subscribers in Carson City it owes them apology
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

America is the master of the world D savs tue former German Kaiser That man has taken advantage of his retirement to exercise his mind wlth sober second thoughts (Toledo Blade
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

one sweetly solemn thought concerning the war III China is, no matter who wins or loses It 'he taxpayers of the United States won't have to pay Tor it-t tMacon Ga Telegraph)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
We Don't Care for Hispitals

We don't believe that might makes right,
 But just the same we'll freely say M That when a ten-ton truck doth hog the road q. We let it have the right of way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
Passing Observation

After being sick, getting on the road to recovery is like striking paved highway after ten miles of detour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
Forty Years Auo-

E When the reins were wrapped around the whip the gent at moth CTS side wasn't sitting with his arms folded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
RECORDS

Closing out all 10 inch Columbia
 and Okeh Records at soc each. |ppen evenings. Radio Electric Co, Martin Lynch. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

Declining faith in the virtue of tba Ant, saloon League will be in proportion as if con tinues to be lined up with the Ku-Klux Klan - Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

The eternal triangle that affords most thrill s the one from short to second 10 first.-(N ark, Ohio Advocate.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

We are nation of quick climbers and you needn't be surprised to see man in evening clothes spit on his hands when spades are trumps -- (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
And Her Mothers Hair Gray

Her lips are flaming red,
 Her cheeks an orange hue. Her eyebrows penciled black That's why her dad is blue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
Sprinus Eternal

Today would be much harder to get through, With all it's trials, work. and sorrow, If 'twere not for that ever present hope
 That better things will come to- morrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

The relief party, in the old days, remains the most important element of Polar expedi- tion--tW Washington Star)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

Italy has just had Book Day" We would
 favor day for returning borrowed ones Sew ard Gateway)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

wives who are on a diet.
 Paid for By the State l He was a slicker and he dressed the part,
 His clothes. had stripes that ran both up and down;
 But he, it seems. was not quite
 slick enough
 And now his clothes have stripes that run around. $ Tough!
 I'd like to visit Europe--I want
 To see or London, Paree n
 Rome, ~
 But with no coin to spend on travel I
 Suppose I'll spend my life at
 home.
 The old-time working girl may not have been able to put on as much as the rich mans daughter, but ye modern one can leave off every bit as much, you bet.
 Some fools will monkey with a buzzsaw but the average man would rather let the hot mammas alone than to have to deal with red-headed wife.
 It used to be that you were pret- ty sure the bride would still have the same husband five years later.
 Will power is what it takes a lot of for woman to continue to act superior when she is conscious of the fact her clothes are not as fine as her rivals.
 What sheik can't figure is how so many men have reached the pinacle of success when their idea of dance was the Virginia reel and of 3 popular song, When was taking Nellie home"
 A once over of the expensive get-up of his wife often explains why a man is so strong for DutcL treat when he is out with crowd of other men.
 It is getting so the idea of a good daughter is one who doesn't give her mother nasty come-backs when she is raving over the kind of life daughter is leading.
 You can tell how weepy the play or picture was by the number of complexions that are being repair ed as the matinee crowd is coming cut. .
 A woman's idea of a good con- yersationalist is one who doesn't interrupt her.
 The old-fashioned families were pretty well acquainted with each other, but in these days when home is the place where nobody spends any time the members of the family pretty near have to be introduced to each other if they unexpectedly meet at a party.s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
Pure Nonsense

If you can believe the ads. if you are heading West, by eating yeast you can start by East again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30
Sad Fact.

The only thing as hard as mak- ing a fortune is inheriting one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-30

the first time I took my new car out"