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Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
ROAD OFFICERS AT SHORE
Secondary Highways One of Prin-
cipal Topics Discussed at RehobOth

Levy Courtmen of New Castle
Kent and Sussex counties, the
county comptroller and county en-
gineer from each county attended
the meeting of the County High
way Officials Association held at
the Hotel Henlopen Thursday.
Building of secondary roads was
the principal subject discussed. 1t
was decided to hold the meeting in
September at Dover when officers
will be elected. Mayor Ralph f.
Poynter, of Rehoboth, welcomed
the members of the associations
and County Engineers Charles E.
Grubb, of New Castle County, HID.
Winter Moore, of Kent County and
r. c. Hill, of Sussex County, repli-
ed The principal speaker was
Congressman Robert G. Houston.
The Congressman spoke of the adj
vances made in Delaware road
building in the past few years and
compared the present State and
County highways with those of
twenty-five years ago. w. w.
Mack, of Dover, Chief Engineer of
the Delaware State Highway De-
partment, spoke briefly on the
work now being done by the de-
partment and what it contemplates
doing in the next few years. G. N.
Connor, formerly connected with
the highway department of the
us. government, but now with the
American Road Builders Associa-
tion, spoke on what was being
done in the line of road building
throughout the country. George
S. Williams, president of the State
Board of Education, spoke of the
value of secondary roads to the
public schools because of making it
easier for children to get to school
and therefore increasing the school
attendance. County Engineer H.
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DOVER
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terest Cleaned About Town

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terest Cleaned About Town
Dover, July 23.-Mrs. James H.
Hughes, who has been a patient at
the Jefferson hospital in Philadel-
phia for the past several weeks
following an operation, has return
ed to her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger v. Mitchell
of Hagerstown, Md, Miss Margaret
Hartnett and Edward Rudin, OF
New York City, spent the week
end at Max Terry's Cabin in Reho-
both.
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Hope
of Miami, Fla, are making the
Hotel Richardson their headquar.
ters for the summer months. Mr.
Hope was former prominent Do
yer attorney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Martin
Of East Orange, N. J., motored te
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BLACKBIRD
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terest Cleaned About Town


Blackbird, July 23.-Mr. William
Watson, 3rd, and Miss Ruth Wat
son, Mr.. George Heinold and Ell
wood Anderson and Miss Margaret
Webber, Mrs. Anna Blatz and Mrs
Reese Mofhtt, went on the excur-
sion to Ocean City on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Spicer
wish to thank friends for loan of
automobiles, flowers, etc, during
their recent bereavement adv.
Mrs. Beulah Shaw and son Mar
ton, of Chicago, and Mrs. Jennie
Patterson of Alliance, Ohio, are Wis
iting Mrs. James Buckson. They
drove in from Chicago in their
Buick.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Vogel and
sons, spent Saturday at Rehoboth
Beach.
Mrs. Edith Warner of Claymont,
spent the weekend with her moth
er, Mrs. Cora Heinold.
Mrs. Laura Townsend, is spend
ing some time with her brother,
Mr.. Royden Caulk.
Miss Dorothy Caulk has return
ed from weeks visit at Rehoboth.
Miss Lucy Hill is spending some
time at Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs. Mary Hickman spent the
weekend with her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Naylor at Silver Hill farm.
Miss Betty Bailey has been
spending a week with Miss Eva
Schwatka.
Mr.. Elmer Cats of Clayton, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Roosevelt
on Saturday.
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TOWNSEND
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terest Cleaned Abont Town

terest Cleaned AbOut Town
Townsend, July 23.-The wheat
crop now being threshed is not up
to the general average of last year
but the quality has never been bet
ter, according to the growers who
are selling as soon as threshed.
Some of the averages show that
some growers had exceptional
yields while others had crops
slightly below the ordinary output.
John II. Lyman secured an acre
age of 29 bushels per acre from
about 20 acres. Thomas Lattomus
secured an average of 2S bushels
per acre from a field of 35 acres.
The yields from his other farms
were also excellent. Nathaniel w.
Guessford had a yield of 29 bush
els per acre from 43 acres.
A party of Townsend boys, who
camped at White Crystal Beach
Manor for two weeks, included
Jerome d. Niles, Jr., Roland Reyn-
olds and Cylde Shockley. They re-
ported delightwul outing.
Mrs. Jennie Stats, of Philadel-
phia, has been visiting her daugh-
ters, Mrs. Josephine Stats and
Mrs. Lena Burnham.
Mr.. r. d. Robinson, who spends
the summer regularly at White
Crystal Beach Manor, and who re-
sides in Scranton, Pa, was a visit
or in town on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles M. Watts is visit
ing her mother and sister at TIar-
rington.
Mr.. George L. Biddle, of Oxford
Pa, visited friends here recently.
Mrs. w. A. Scott has returned
home after several weeks visit in
Rehoboth.
Misses Elizabeth and Ruth Isaacs
are spending two weeks in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs Reba Rittenhouse, of Phila.
delphia, visited her niece, Miss Re.
becca Bramole last week.
Miss Nellie Ernest and party ol
friends from Philadelphia, were
recent visitors here.
Mr.. Jack Harman, of Dover. ant
Miss Maud Bramble motored Il
Philadelphia on Sunday.
Mrs. Edna Hart Norment, OF
Wilmington, visited her grandpar
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Har'
last week.
q Master George Johnson, Of Phil
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HARTLY
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tereSt Cleaned About Town

teTeSU GIean6u ABOUT Town
Hartly, July 23.- -Hartly Camp,
No. s, P. 0. of A., held its regular
business session Wednesday even
ing, July II. District president,
Mrs. Pearl B. Morris of Harrington
was present and the following of
ficers took their chairs: Past pres
ident, Mrs. Lola A Truittt; Assist
ant Past President, Mrs. Edna
Campbell; President, Mrs. Maud
SchWitzer; Assistant President,
Mrs. Lena Scotton; Wise President,
Mrs. Lottie Johnson; Assistant
Vice-president, Mrs. Charles c..
Roadway; Conductor, Mrs. Mary
Dodd; Assistant Conductor, Mrs.
Mary Schwitzer; Guard, Mrs. Mar
tha Campbell; Sentinel, Miss Elva
Taylor; Chaplain, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hutchens; Orator, Mrs. Ethel Leag-
er; Color Bearers, Mrs. Bertha Bar
ber, Miss Elizabeth Metheny, Miss
Mary Melvin; Trustee, Mrs. Beat
rice Thompson.
Mrs. Emma West near town, is
spending some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Merrill Boggs, who
is very i'll.
Miss Violet LaWton, near town,
is visiting Mrs. Charles Truax at
Boothwyn, Pa.
Mrs. Clifton Hubbard and little
daughter Florence Ann, spent
Thursday at Bowers Beach.
Mrs. Homer Ringgold and son
Paul, spent several days the past
week with Mr. and Mrs. NJ. K. Ben
nett near CheStertoWn.
Mrs. Charles Phillips and son
Denney, spent few days the past
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Berry of Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pleasanton
and children, of near Smyrna, and
Miss Jennie Zenno of New York,
were Sunday visitors Of Mrs. Mar
tha Pleasanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schaub had
as their weekend guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cooke of Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Schwitzer
were Sunday visitors of Mrs
Schwitzer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Stafford of Marydel.
Mrs. Grofton Heather is enter
/ tanning her mother.
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adelphia, Las been visiting Mr.ard
Mrs. N. w. VanHorn.
Mrs. Walter Dilworth, of Phila-
delphia, spent several days at the
home of Miss Rebecca Bramble.
Mrs. Paul Hodgson of Baltimore,
Md, was a recent visitor to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Hodgson.
Mr.. Walton Connolly, of Viii
mington, was a recent visitor with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lippincott
and family.
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SMYRNA LANDING
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Smyrna Landing, July 23- Mrs
Amelia Blanchard Of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with Mrs. Rich
ard Tucker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Bailey (nee
iss Pearl Gaulke of Smyrna Land
ing), are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a baby boy on July
%, at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Wrench.
Mr.. William McClain and Mr.
James Walls of New Castle, spent
a visit with his cousin, Mrs. Clifton
McAfee on Sunday. :,
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NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
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terest Cleaned About Town

EereSt lJiedneu ADOuI lONu
Mr.. and Mrs. Julia Hawkins en-
tertained over the weekend Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Shockley and
children, Ray, Dan and Jack, of
Parby, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Davis and son George Jr., and Mr..
and Mrs. Slim Lynch, all of Will
mington.
Miss Catherine Hardesty and Mr.
Francis Irwin of Wilmington spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hardesty.
Miss Margaret Burke has return
ed home after spending last week
with relatives at Oak Grove, Pa.
Mrs. Dudley Porter and daugh-
ter Ann, have returned to their
home in Chester, Pa, after spend
ing sometime with Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrill Boggs.
Mrs. Matte Sudler of near Will
mington, was guest of her moth
er, Mrs. Mary E. Amos over the
weekend.
Mrand Mrs. Walter Pennock and
son, Merritt, of Elkton, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Hoffecker.
Miss Alice Ennis of Philadelphia
spent Thursday with her sister,
Mrs. Howell Sevil.
Mrs. August Negendank of VIII
mington, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Miller.
Miss Roy Rawlins of Whining
ton, is visiting Miss Thelma Haw-
kins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Smith en-
tertained with three tables of
bridge Monday evening.
Miss Anna Waters of West Ches-
ter, spent several days last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Clayville.
Mrs. Merrill Boggs was removed
to the Kent General Hospital at
Dover on Saturday where she is
quite i'll. Her many friends wish
her speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Morris Jr.,
and daughter Eleanor, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Marian Du-
hadaway at Dover.
Miss Ellen Shortall spent last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Lloyd
and son Alfred of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. O'Conner Of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mrs. L. j. Wright.
Miss Louise Bennett is spending
the week with Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
White at Wilmington.
Mr.. Jack Wicker of Philadelphia
was a guest of Miss Pauline Boggs
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bush, anc
Mr.. George Deot motored to Tol
chester on Sunday.
Mrs. J. S. Cobb and daughter
Mrs. Henry Cummins and children
Governor and Bobby, have return
ed home from Browns, Md, where
they spent several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Holloway OF
Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Tracy oi
Hartford. Conn, are visiting rela
tives in Smyrna, Clayton and Ken.
ton.
Misses Leila and Eva and Master
Edgar Tracy of Hartford, Conn.
are spending the week with Misse:
Roberta and Edna and Master
Tracy Ennis
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Child's Cotton Hose,
Ice. or 3 Pairs, SOC

Durable school hose of combed
cotton. English ribbed style with
plain knit foot. Fully reinforced.
Irregulars. Sizes 5 to 81.
Downstairs at Ayres.
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Children's Stockings,
zee Pair

Rayon plated, full length
school stockings in ribbed-to-
the-toe style. Fully reinforced;
assorted colors; sizes 6 to 912.
Irregulars.
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Chiffon Weight
Silk to the top, full fashioned
chiffon hose with Isle rein
forcements at points of great
est wear. Sizes 81 to 10 in
most of these shades:
-Gunmetal Tea Time
Spanish Brown -Suntan
Boulevard Misty Morn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Koreans Oppose Moves
Changing Administration

Considerable agitation has taken place
among Koreans both in their own coun-
try and in Japan over the decision Of
the government to include their coun-
try under the jurisdiction Of the new
ministry of colonial affairs which will
come into being on July of this year.
The. Koreans say that they do not
want to be considered colony Of Japan,
but want to be treated as though they
were an indigenous part Of the empire.
Premier Tanaka has continually asserted
that this is exactly the sort Of treatment
which the Koreans will be accorded.
The head of the present government
makes it plain that, although the min
istry Of colonial affairs viii have
charge OF Korean affairs, it. will take
special pains to develop the colonial
government In Korea for the beneflt Of
the Koreans.
He also stresses the fact that "the
government, holding the ultimate de-
velopment of the Korean administra-
ton should lead to the abolition OF the
Korean ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, viii, as In
the past, direct It's efforts toward the
attainment Of that goal" A number
Of Korean leaders have been in Toxic
conferring with Premier Tanaka and
IL Is believed that the trouble viii be
smoothed out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Alliance With Japan
Once Sought by Hawaii

An anecdote Of the reign Of the late
Emperor Meiji which well might have
changed the whole history of the Ha-
waiian Islands as well as the Pacific
Basin is revealed in the life Of the late
Prince Yorihito Higashi- Fushimi. The
story, telling Of a request Of the King
Of Hawaii to adopt the young prince as
his heir and so eventually put a Jap
anese on the throne of Hawaii, is con-
tanned in a book of the life Of the late
prince which is circulated only among
the princes and princesses Of the blood
and a few others who we're intimate
with him. In 1881 the King Of Hawaii
maid q visit to Japan-before American
annexation. At a function at the Naval
Academy the King met the prince, who
was then IA years old. The following
day the monarch, received In audience
by the emperor, asked that the hall be
cleared so that he could speak to the
Emperor alone. The King then told
Emperor Meiji that he had been at
tracted by the young prince and made
a formal request that he be allowed 20
adopt him and marry him to MS
daughter. The request was unprece-
denied and the Emperor was for time
unwilling to give his reply. At first he
was favorably inclined, but then finally
decided that the prince should stay IN
Japan.
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imposition Of higher rates on finished
e. a~kI a1a

imposition Of higher rates on finished
manufactured articles"
A League investigation also has shown
that Spain, one of the countries which
has protested most vigorously against
our tariff revision, has itself one of the
highest tariffs In Europe-and rising
to higher level than the United States
tariff! The Leagues economists found
that Hollands tariff on manufactured
articles was exceeded only by those of
the United States and Spain in 1925.
The German tariff contained 178 spe-
cific duties on chemical products, the
French 500, the Italian $50, the Span
ish 2O3.
Figures may be dry" but. they tell
the story as nothing else can. They
show, for instance, that while the ad
valorem minimum average tariff rate of
the United States on certain chemical
1926. the duties imposed by Greece
averaged 45.8 per cent; by Bulgaria,
STA; by Spain, 64.3; by Russia, 1871;
by Argentina. 703; by Brazil, $40. and
by Japan, sos.
But foreign nations have not been
content merely to levy high tariffs to
keep out goods from other countries.
England-so-called "free-trade Eng
land"-decreed a general import pro-
OH H1lIlI1c ayes anu Uy-pTOQ-
ucts. Spain did likewise.
Throughout Europe, and particularly
in Germany, imports were forbidden ex-
cept under licensing systems that al
lowed onlv very limited quantities Of
foreign merchandise to obtain entry.
These systems applied not only to goods
or materials produced in the, United
States: they applied to the products of
neighboring countries in Europe also.
All over Europe and in Asia, Africa and
the islands of the seven seas there were
and are tariff and import barriers. On
textile machinery Germany increased
her tariff duties between 1918 and 1925
from 40 to 100 per cent, and the duties
on agricultural machinery we're in
creased 100 per cent.
Effective Aoril IL, 1927, an import
duty Of SO 1-3 per cent was placed by
Great Britain on rubber tires and tubes,
with a preferential rebate of one-third
on such imports when produced within
the British Empire. Effective April 10,
"free-trade England" imposed protec-
tive duty of % shillings per hundred
weight on translucent or vitrifled pot
terry.
italy Increases Duties.
= In italy during 1927 duties were in
per cent on such articles as fruits, GER
tain textiles, iron or steel tubes, hay
racks, typewriters, cash registers, pulley
blocks, ball bearings, optical inStru-
ments, tires and tubes, chemicals, ETC.
Protective duties were also levied
against such American products as ham,
bacon and other sailed or smoked meats
and lard.
In Spain on July 9. 1925, "for the
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, Manchuria, close to the Manchurian-
Siberian frontier) conference took
place between representatives of the
Russian and Chinese governments, at
which arrangements were discussed for
a formal Chinese Russian conference
looking to settlement of the dispute
over the Chinese Eastern Railway; but
If such conference took place, we do
not know its result. The very latest
indication Is of deadlock, but the
general indication is of settlement
without war. Those Orientals land
the Muscoviles are at least half ORR
entaD must "by indirection find di-
rection out"
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
John w. Garrett has been chosen as our
new Ambassador to Italy. Mr.. Garrett
has had extensive diplomatic experience
as Minister to Venezuela, Minister to
Holland and Ambassador to the Argen-
tine. He was a special agent in the
American embassy in France during
the war and he was secretary general
of the Washington Conference. In
addition, he possesses what 1t penooVes
all present-day diplomatic agents to
possess, namely, a considerable knowl-
edge of business Not less to the point,
he knows his italy, having served as
secretary of our embassy there at the
start of his diplomatic career, and both
he and his wife are said to speak
Italian huently. Evidently felicitous
selection. Our Government will be
represented by an observer at the con-
ference Of government representatives
for the consideration of the Young
plan. which is to open at The Hague
on August 6.
According to the Department. OF
Commerce, the United States is not a
creditor country in the degree COM
monty supposed; we are so, indeed. to
the tune of less than nine billion dol
lars. A very interesting development
is the great and growing current volume
of long-term investments by foreigners
in the United States. apparently
amounting to more than half the vol
ume of our current investments IN Tor
eign countries.
NOTES-At Birkenhead over the
river from Liverpool. England, the
Boy Scouts of the World have been
celebrating the twenty-first anniversary
of the foundation of that notable So
ciety. On July 81 some $4,000 lads
delegated from wellnigh all countries
under the sun were reviewed by the
Duke Of Connaught, uncle OF King
George, the parade belng leo py 1,oOV
Americans, while airplanes hovered
overhead. They then formed In
senlicircle and were addressed by Sir
Robert Baden-P Powell, father OF the
movement.
TO the unspeakable delight Of the
bows. the Prince of Wales spent the
night of August in their camp and
participated heartily In the jamboree.
Red demonstrations planned for Au-
gust in sundry European cities, espe-
cially Paris, fell nat.
The new German liner Bremen has
established q new record for the east
ward voyage from Ambrose light TO
Eddystone lighthouse (Plymouth) OF
4 DAYS II hours and 80 minutes, her
average speed being 279l knots, as
against the 27.87 Of her maiden voyage
westward. The superseded record Is the
old one, established by the Mauretania,
Of days a hours and Is minutes.
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foreign products?
Before the Senate finance commit
tees hearings on the tariff had been
completed, before there was any deci-
sion or even indication of a decision
with respect to any item of the tarih
bill passed by the House OF Representa-
tives. there was broadcast throughout
the Nation the statement that the con-
templated tariff revision would involve
us in a commercial war with practically
every other nation in the world.
That statement had responsible spon-
sorship. It came from one of the rank
ing Democratic members of the Senate
finance committee and was industrl-
ously circulated by the national Demo-
cratic organization. Senator Harrison'S
statement was predicated on the TACT
that many nations had filed protests
against certain rates Of duty embodied
In the tariff bill passed by the House OF
Representatives. Senator Harrison was
quoted as saying:
Never in the history of%American
tariff making has foreign resentment
been so deep and so universal. There
is today an impression throughout The
world that this Government has IN
augurated an imperialiStic policy in
trade and commerce as baneful in its
effects as an imperialistic war. There
Is growing sentiment CHrOugHOuG tHe
world against the 'imperialistic policy OF
our Government completely Closing our
markets to the world and at the same
time invading and attempting 20 oon1i-
nate the markets of the world
It was reported at the same time
that conferences had been called In
Europe to take reprisals and retaliate
against the United States and that
practically all of Europe was seethirg
with a spirit of revolt against our alleged
tyrannical tariff policy.
What are the facts?
Will tariff revision embodying some
increases in duties on goods imported
into the United States involve us in a
commercial war with practically sll the
Old World? Will American Ldrih Tevi-
sion injure Europe In an economic way,
prevent economic recovery from the
damage inflicted by the World War,
bring hardship and suffering to the
people of other nations, give birth to
hatreds against the United States?
Are Serious Questions.
These are serious questions which
merit an answer based on facts, not
surnises or partisan opinions. The
people Of America are q peace-loviDg
people. They want no unjustified war,
commercial or military. They are tn
titled to definite information with re-
spect to the international phases OF
tariff revision.
The frst fact to be stated is that
many nations have transmitted to our