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Smyrna times., 1929-08-14
WARMWEATHER AIDJAPANESE
BEETLES TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY
SHOULD THE MONTH BE HOT
THE PESTS WILL INCREASE
People Awake to Danger Are Aid
ing in Control Work - Not a
Problem in Delaware Yet

Should August be exceedingly
hot the number of Japanese beet
les in the infested district will
probably increase, for hot weather
helps to bring the pests out, ac-
cording to Loren j. Smith, ento-
mologist in charge of the Japanese
Beetle Experimental Laboratory
established by the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture at Moores-
town, N. J. In speaking of the
public attitude towards the pest,
Mr.. Smith said: People within the
quarantined area have come to
realize that we have a serious
problem confronting us in check
ing these fast multiplying pests.
1t is gratifying to learn that SO
many people are spraying their
trees and treating their lawns
with lead arsenate in addition to
putting up beetle traps. If 80 per
cent of the lawns and golf cours-
es were properly treated with lead
arsenate, we would be able to cut
the infestation of the beetle 95 per
cent and the pest would no longer
present problem. After a close
study of the habits of the beetle
we find they are laying their eggs
in fine turf where the grubs are
sure of good meal among the
rots of the fine grass. The beetle
does not like to go to places where
the grass is tall and hence this
concentration on the finer lawns.
For a small lawn five pounds of
lead arsenate can be applied to
1000 square feet of turf which will
render it immune to injury by
grubs for period of at least three
or four years. For 1000 square
feet of turf to be grub proof, mix
the arsenate with one bushel of
moist, but not wet, screened sand
or soil. Spread this, handful at
a time, over the lawn" In speak
Smyrna times., 1929-08-14

ton warns: "There is
no state that does not
permit at least 1919 Of
scab and Rhizoctonia. I"
Smyrna times., 1929-08-14

The new banking house of the
Chestertown Bank of Maryland, of
which State Senator S. Scott Beck
is president, was formally opened
Saturday. 1t is one of the most
modern institutions on the Del
marva Peninsula and was erected
at a cost of $4,000 including S16,-
600 paid for the site. 1t is con-
structed of Indiana limestone in
front and the walls are of brick.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-14
SAVE DROWNING FISHERMAN
Dover COIored Man Had Narrow
Escape at More's Lake


Horace w. Doe, of Wilmington,
on Monday, saved Harry Smith,
negro, of Dover, from death by
drowning in Moore's Lake, below
Dover, when the boat in which the
negro was seated with his employ
er, James t. McWilliams, a Do
yer barber, upset. Doe was with
a party of friends fishing from the
bank when he saw the boat with
the two men overturn about so
yards from the shore. The negro
was apparently unable to swim
and had sunk for the third time
when Doe dived from the bank and
went to his aid. The negro was
almost unconscious when gotten to
the shore but was revived by Doe
who administered artificial respi-
ration. The accident occurred
when Smith reached over the side
of the boat to bait his hook and
caused the boat to upset.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-14

State Treasurer Ward reports
collection during the month of july
for gasoline tax amounting to
$50, ,506.33. The amount collected
and turned in by the State High
way Department for fines collect
ed for violation of the motor We
hicle laws of the State during the
month of July was $8,565.
Smyrna times., 1929-08-14

HERE is proof that potato yields
can be increased and improved BY
the right seed treatment.
c. E. Randolph Of Aroosto9k
County. Maine, discarded the old
fashioned. timc-consuning soak
method of seed treatment in favor
of Semesan Bel instantaneous dip.
He not only saved time and labor
in disinfecting his seed but he
obtained an increase in yield over
untreated seed Of Fl barrels per
acre, as pictured above.
Even the best seed often carries
some disease. Writing about certi-
fed seed in the american Produce
Gro7Uer, DR.. VIM. H. Martin Of
the New Jersey Experiment Sta
Smyrna times., 1929-08-14

We have moved from the Corner Of Main and North
Streets where we have been since established bust
ness to building, Corner of Boulevard and
South Street. This building is 60 x l2O feet and is
equipped with every up-to-date facility to take care of
customers You are especially invited to visit our
show and see our line of
Smyrna times., 1929-08-14

Overcome this handicap with
Semesan Bel. Use it to control
surface-borne Rhizoctonia, black
leg and scab of white potatoes,
and black rot and scurf or soil
stain Of sweet potatoes. Treats
whole or cut potatoes and even
sprouted seed, which other treat
n.ents so often injure. Protects
the seed piece against soil-borne
disease organisms.
Semesan Bel is instantaneous!
One man can treat 200 to 400
bushels of seed a day. No long
soaking or costly equipment is
needed. A pound treats from %
bushels of whole or large seed,
to 10 bushels Of small or cut
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11
FOCH--THE MAN IN THE HERO

attache look up startled, and the
sol5ier quickly tries. too late, TO
cover his arm. Seeing the secret
Is out. he hands cigarettes to the
others. aoking them to ACCEPT them
as souvenir OF General Foch.
The humility of the man! The
wonderful modesty and reaervel
Simple. as are al great things and
all great people, 1t is this quality
manifest In all his actions. that all
who knew him speak of first. To
them he has already taken on some.
thing of the legendary hero. He is
more than human in their eyes. As
Monsieur Jules-B Bots, former Pres
ident Societe des Gems de Lettre de
Paris cried. "He was an apostle--a
saint In his life he was like lay
monk"
And like monk he was. Just a.
a monks life is dedicated to re-
ligion. so was Foeh's dedicated to
his beloved France. Not for per-
sonal glory. not for monetary gain
| incident after incident proves that
but purely in the spirit of selfless
ness and sacrifice with which the
Frenchman, and especially the
Southern Frenchman, of which Foch
was one. is imbued for his country.
So little did he receive financially.
| for instance. that Henri Berenger,
who preceded CIaudel as Ambassa-
dor. said when he saw fireman
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

Europeans have developed jazz
bands for the benefit of American
tourists. But there is still something
too incongruous about a jazz band
outside of the United States, so you
will find that the Europeans them
selves evidently enjoy it more than
the Americans.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

servant Catholic, and fear
ing man. Indeed, he remarked.
upon an occasion when somsona
asked If he did not fear the p-ox-
unity of the enemy. IT fear God
alone." II he feared God he also
put his faith and trust in God, and
it was this same faith. extended to
his military activities. that gave
him rather unique attitude toward
martinique, that Is. from the prao-
zeal standpoint of the VISUAL mill
tarlst. Bismarck, for Instance, Is
typical of the latter. believing in
material force. Foch's great teacn-
ing, which he himself followed SO
utterly. Is that material force ia
unimportant in comparison with
moral force; that battle and victory
are psychological rather than physi-
cal. The man with the ideal is tho
stronger. for 1t is impossible to tell
in the fray of battle how many
men are pitted against each other
IN either side: since there are no
actual numbers for the soldier to
compute and act in accordance with.
t must be the mental reaction to
the reason for battle-idealism con-
science, principle, that supplies the
reason and the power for the fight,
Such were his teaching at L'Ecols
de Guerre, where he instructed. and
later headed the institution. Such
is the outstanding principle of his
still unpublished volume on the war.
which is a scientific history detail
ing battle by battle. 1t is most likely
that the rest OF the work will be
| undertaken from documents and
notes left by the marshal, and given
to the world by his friend and dis
ciple. Weygand. the liberator of Po-
land.
Today he rests In state In the
highest honors nation and q world
can pay its noblest dead. And there
may he be in peace. for. as he him.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

not more and more groups of free
holders here and there be moved to
embark on closely organized adj
vance of their own toward quality
production? *s
A completely cooperative advance
of independent freehold farmers work.
ing together in their own organiza-
ton, holding each to his own lands
his own financial autonomy, yet sub
hitting, each, to standardization OF
methods by contract under the explicit
direction of their own best managers
comparatively, democratically, chosen
from among themselves Pr. L.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

gloriously alive.
But the good road ends abruptly,
and in it's stead is murderous look
ing stretch of hollows, bumps and
ruts. The car plunges on, regardless.
At each bump I rise violently from
the seat, only to land more violently
than | had risen. The dog grows
panicky, and commences to crawl
from one perch to another, stepping
none too delicately upon my person,
enroute. Upon one of these tricks he
paved my ribs, tickling me so that I
Strengthened out convulsively, jamb-
| ing my foot into the rather narrow
bag containing Candida's golf-sticks.
Thus l lay helpless, the dog standing
guard over me while poised upon my
middle.
At length the poor road ends, as all
poor things eventually do, and the
dog CONSIDERABLY elects to move else
where. For the remainder of the
ride, my time is occupied in vainly
attempting to extricate my foot from
the golf-bag.
Our destination reached, the rumble
seat appears to contain heap of mis-
cellaneous debris. 1t is not really as
terrible as it would seem, though, and
we manage to salvage most of our
things from the wreck.
While Candida plays golf, it is my
duty to exercise the dog, although he
had quite enough exercise already.
So the day passes, and soon it is time
to set out for home.
The cloudless sky is no longer
cloudless, but dark and frowning,
prophesying a storm. We resume our
former places in the car and bounce
away. Before long the advance guard
Of rain falls lazily, gradually increas-
ing in volume and force, until it be-
comes a veritable cloudburst. Ny
straight hair is soon soaked and lit
tie rivulets trickle from my hair
doWn my race and neck, and in my
ears. The dog is likewise drenched
and shivering, and smells like wet
chicken. Loving creature that he is,
he cuddles close to me to complete
my wretched state. | peer darkly
through the window at the warm, dry,
comfortable ones within, and vow
mo. II
with water-soaked leaves strike
against the roof of the car, rebound
ing with great force into my face.
After very long time we reach
home, and jumping eagerly from the
accursad rumble seat, / vow that, if
ever have a roadster, I shall surely
invite people whom I dislike to ride
in the rumble seat.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11
LOCAL GIRL WINS
HONOR IN BIG CONTEST

Following is the essay written by
Grace Daggett of the Carbon County
High school, and entered in the state
extemporaneous writing contest. The
total number of entries was 273 and
Miss Daggett received 18th place, re-
ceiving honorable mention.
The Rumble Seat.
When my mother allowed my col
legiate sister to choose the family
car, of course, she chose a roadster,
which is very enjoyable automobile,
if one rides in the front seat.
However, before going any farther
| shall name the members of our fam
lily in order of rank-to wit: mother
a widow; my sister, Candida, recently
graduated from college; l, sophie
more in high school, considered by my
fond parent and sister to be at the
awkward age; and, lastly, The Dog,
a large Russian Spitz. Il take the
liberty of placing myself before the
dog.)
The average roadster seats two
persons in front, while all others are
compelled to ride in fiendish con-
trivance placed farther back, and
popularity known as a rumble seat"
Being the lesser half of the family,
and the dog occupy this portion of the
car on any and all family excursions.
We are piled haphazardly into this
all but inaccessible nest, together
with lunch baskets, boxes, satchels,
golf sticks, etc. After such arrange
ments as we can effect, with roar
from the car, we are off.
The wind sings past my ears; ex-
hilarating odors of flowers and plants
of upturned earth and new leaves
drift to my head as we fly past. The
sky is bright, deep, cloudless blue;
the earth is green and black; the dis
tant mountains rise phantom mauve;
It is day in which everything is
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

|shovelling coal in the cellar of the
embassy. why. he is paid more
than Fdch."
Foch had. and renowned. the
greatest opportunity of any indi-
sidual in history for personal glori-
iication. Conceive of Ill General
issimo of tbs greatest armies ever
assembled, greater than Napo.son'z,
greater than Caesars, greater than
Alexander's. what triumph In his
tory could have equalled that OF this
man who might have ifeden victor
ious at the head of his troops into
defeated Berlin! Others urged him
to It. Foch emphatioally refused.
"NeverI It would cost tie lives of
half million men," And sflis fr&fn
the nan whose patriotism was crys-
tallized Into being by the weunts of
his country in the war Of 1S70i
Foch's religious devoutness is an
other outranding trait In his make
lup. Extremely orthodox himself, he
never became fanatical nor impa-
tent Of the bsl:sks of others. But
for bimssH he was = strictly OBJ
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11
Rev. Jules Chaperon, Famous French Military Chaplain,
Tells of Dramatic Meeting With Marshal Foch,
During the War, That Wildly Reveals the
Human Side of the Hero
BY RUTH r. MAIER

Armistice Day Celebrations which
required him to stand bareheaded
for long intervals on day as
wretched as the one on which Her.
bert Hoover recently took his oath
when he. too. was obliged to con-
form to the ridiculous old custom of
standing for long time without a
hat, In spite of the fact that the
rain and wind were beating unmer-
cifully upon his unprotected head.
But to Ferdinand Foeh such ges-
lures were the accepted ones of a
soldier and statesman and he would
no more have thought of question
ing them publicly than he would
have expected INSTRUMENTATION on
the part of one OF his inferior off
GERS.
Tnfrequent though such incidents
may have been. there were, of
course. times when they did occur.
and 1t is to the lasting glory of the
higness Of Foch that never once
did he take advantage of his great
authority for any petty personal
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

those who have known II For
them the mantle of the soldiu. lrops
away, the military genius of the
Gensralissimo is relegated to second
place and foremost in their minds
and their hearts stands the portrait
of a man, tender. gentle, warm,
modest and courageous. man
warmly human yet touched with the
divine.
It was characteristic OF Ferdinand
Foch that his death should have
come about through a gesture of
tribute and humbleness on his part,
for he was ever ready to acknowl-
edge the greatness of someone else.
The fatal circumstance which led
to the illness from which he never
recovered took place, according to
his physician, DR.. Heitzboyer, In 1927.
at the dedication of the American
Hospital at Nueilly. when he caught
cold by going through the falling
rain without hat during the me-
mortal ceremonies to the Unknown
Soldier. This was aggravated by q
similar situation little later in
London, where he marched bare
headed IN the rain holding the pail
of the late British Field Marshal
Haig. So widespread, in fact. have
serious epidemics of colds become
among statesmen, as direct result
Of the old memorial customs, that
agitation has grown rife In Paris
against exposing any more of her
famous sons to serious illness
through this source, which cost the
hfe e< one of the greatest OF French
r1on, and 30 nearly took It's toll In
Hnsiand. as we'll. There the Illness
= Aina asosgs was blamed on the
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

pIcturs OF Foch and Pershlna tskea
In Philadelphia in 1921 when they
were made honorary commanders 81
Ahe American Legion at the national
convention.
self said of his son, buried in =
field with hundreds Of others slain
in battle, HE is IN good sssApany."
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11
Marshal
late Earl Haig through London streets

motives. The Rev. Jules Chaperon
military chaplain during the war,
speaks with tenderness of the
sweetness with which Foch dealt
with soldiers brought before him
for offenses. HE talked to them"
said the chaplain. like a father to
his sons. No harshness. No mean
ness. Rather q sorrowful regret
that they had misbehaved, and that
1t was his duty to punish them,
though this was always as light as
could be allowed" Father Chape-
ron's first meeting with Foch was
dramatic in the extreme and as re-
vea1ing as book full of generalities
on the mans personality might be.
He tells the story now, tears rising
to his fine old eyes as he recalls
the hero who Is deod
1t is March. 1917. In the morning
there Is to be an attack. In O. long
tunnel the French soldiers lie worn,
muddy, exhausted. At the other
end. they know, are the Germans.
Champagne lies Just beyond. and II
Is fer this territer:- thar the French
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

piled together to form an altar.
Over this is thrown blanket, and
taking his place behind it with the
Bible in his hands. the chaplain
bends his head in prayer. The men
kneel and the ceremony is gone
through. The soldier has previously
made confession and received COM
munion. The day grows little
lighter. The attack Is closer to
hand. Now the soldier turns to the
chaplain's attache, and remarks on
some coffee he carries IN his KNAPP
sack. Would 1t be possible to fix
some? The attache laughs. Fl rst
you want mass. than you want
coffee-anything else you will want,
soldier7" The soldier smiles and
returns the banter. Coffee is made
and they sit and sip together AS
they put down their cups, the SOL
der. who Is sitting on the ground
with the others, reaches into an in
side pocket for cigarettes. The mo-
ton causes the cape to fall away
from his arm. revealing the insignia
Of . general The chaplain AaA his
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

rom % that aus

offensive Is to be staged. They
doze on. Father Chaperon leans on
one arm, meditating. praying. oeea-
sionally pausing to offer a word of
consolation or hope to men lying
on the ground close by. or resting up
against the side of the tunnel. Sud
denly he is awakened to sharp at
tention by hearing his name called
He looks up to face man almost
completely covered by a great mill
tafy cape, a man he has never seen
before. who speaks to him gently,
half apologetically. He hopes he has
not disturbed the chaplain's rest.
He has just been told that there Is
a chaplain in their midst and he
would like ; to ask him favor.
| Would 1t bo possible at the hour-it
Is 4 o'clock in the morning--for
Father Chaperon to give a mass?
They are soon to go into battle, and
It is the anniversary of his moth
er's death. He has never before
missed mass on that day. Father
ChApsron sgssss. With the help OF
several othArs. boxes OF bombs are
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

To the world the name of Marshal
Foeh conjures up the vision of a
man. tall. straight, soldierly; a
genius of warfare. master tacti-
clan whose brilliant mathematical
brain led the allied forces to victory
In the dark days of Is. But not to
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

Germany noted as land of good
wine and beer is also the land of good
drinking water. Though she may not
drink much of it, she knows that
tourists needs must be met and
watches more carefully and strictly
over its quality than is. the case in
many countries.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

Although London has reputation
for rain, careful record shows that
it has much less than many Ameri-
can cities. London's 25 inches COM
pares favorably with Philadelphia's
Al, st. Louis 40, Cleveland's 81, New
York's 80 and Detroit's So inches.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-11

For those who find that a complete
change of cookery is part, and a
pleasant part, of the adventure of
travel, France offers double attrac-
ton. In each section of the country
its dishes are varied and character
istic, but not more so than it's wines.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
PRESENTS
CLAIMANT

PARIS. June 2I-R Francois
Descamps. miracle manager OF la
belle France. pulled a jack-in-the-
box stunt recently when he snap
ped the catch and let loose Maurice
Griselle. 19-year-old heavyweight.
Ten rounds after the debut Of
this young husky Knut Hansen.
once regarded as a contender tor
the vacated Tunney throne, was
sprawled on the floor.
Descamps kept his young charge
under cover during training weeks
and the defeat Of the bulky Hansen
was a surprise. The Dane was at
tempting a comeback after being
kayoed by.K. o. Christner, Ameri-
can rubberman. Hansen wanted
something soft and Descamps men
toned his unknown protege.
Now. Descamps Is casting covet-
GUS eyes across the Atlantic. He is
grooming his boy for a sea voyage
some time in the future. But the
willy Descamps IS making no boasts.
AS he persuaded Hansen With
soft words and a promise that
Griselle would try TO stay four or
five rounds" so he is choosing his
time and his fighters opponents
with equal guile
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
MAKE OR BREAK
SERIES OPENS
Athletics Invade Lair of
Yankees For Five
Battles

NEW YORK, June 21.-P-An-
other athletic expeditionary force
has arrived on the banks Of the
Harlem. but this time conditions
are somewhat different. Cornelius
McG illicuddy peers down from the
heights as Miller Higgins tolls to
rally his broken forces. The bur-
den Of proof this time is upon the
Yankees who lag seven and one
half games TO the rear Of t,R
Philadelphians.
General McGillicuddy deployed
his troops before the Yankee Sta
dunn today to fight five battles
with the champions Of the baseball
world in the next three days. two
today, two tomorrow and n on
Sunday. He gave the command 10
charge rs 10000 New Workers.. not
altogether unfriendly to the cause
OF Philadelphia, took Up the march
TO the Bronx.
The Patriarch OF Philadelphia
planned to send Bob Grove out to
play the role Of a plank Of a for
gotten day. George Earnshaw was
In reserve to impersonate Bender.
Miller Higgins was grooming
Waite Hoyt and George Pjpgras for
a shot az the moon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21


The Giants whaled the Phillies
by IL 10 s. and the Braves won an
other from the Robins. 4 20 2. IN
remaining National league fixtures.
The Pirates and the Reds were
idle.
Results in the National league
gave the Cubs a somewhat more
comfortable margin over the Pr
ates. and dropped the champion
Cardinals further into the mire or
third place.
The American league campaign
yesterday consisted OF victories for
Boston. Detroit and Chicago. The
Athletics and the Yankees. Of
course. were idle.
The Red Sox rallied TO pull out
a 6 to 4 decision aginst Ad Liska
and Brown IN Washington as Mac
Fayden checked the sensational at
tack at eight hits. Young Ed
Walsh pitched four-hit ball against
St. Louis TO win by 5 10 3. and the
Detroit Tigers hit hard TO win BY
8 to 4 over the Indians IN Cleve-
land.
The victory Of the Cubs. the most
important achievement in either
circuit. gave the Bruins a record
Of twelve out OF their last fifteen
including their run OF four against
the champions.
The 7 to s victory was marked by
Hack Wilson'S fifteenth and six
tenth home runs.