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New Britain herald., 1929-10-24

avoid exposure for Blaine was to take back the bonds and reimburse the buyers.
 Suddenly three railroads. includ- ing the Union Pacific. began to buy up the Little Rock & Fort Smith bonds. It was charged that they were saving Blaine's neck in re- turn for his great legislative in fluence. Tom Scott, the Union Pa c;fic's chief lobbyist, was an im- portant figure in the deal. The facts damaged Blaine politically and probably kept him from the presidency.
 President Grants name figured in Jay Gould's attempt 10 corner the gold market. Instead of leav- ing it to a lobbyist, Gould himself had entertained Grant in royal fashion. Grant often ,1elped the spectators and lobbyists. When a group of spectators was demand ing that We seize San Domingo, Grant went himself to the Capitol and lobbied with senators for an- nexation. He accepted gifts from men who were here to se>k profit able favors and privileges. He near ly always appeared to De on the side of the corrupt and opposed to those who protested corruption.
 He personally lopbied for Northern Pacific subsidies to Jay Cooke, Cooke brbed some con- gressmen, had others - including Blaine - under financial obliga- tion, maintained a powerful lobby which included state governors and had invited the president on fishing trips. Grant had his re- ward in 1872, when the corrupt whiskey ring. railroads and other favored industries poured money into his campaign chest.
 A. R. Corbin. Grants 1,other- inlaw and an associate of Gould, was notorious lobbyist for cor rupt bills.
 A headquarters of lobbyists was John Welcher's restaurant. patron- ized by nearly all the statesmen and politicians. There is not a measure noted for importance in the last ten years but can be traced to these rooms," someone wrote. Many were the meals and bottles Of wines which lobbyists bought for senators.
 This was the period ID which Mark Twain set The Gilded Age" the central character of which vas a beautiful girl lobbyist who vamped the leaders of Congress into supporting the purchase of a par eel of Tenne ssee land for fabu- lous sum.
 The capital swarmed with ladies of indifferent morality, represent ing perfectly respectable business organizations in pursuit of privi- lepe,' says Bowers. Attractive, fashionably dressed and dashing were these women of the most dar- ing lobby that had ever descended on legislative body fo. purposes of pelf. The more audacious took pretentious houses as for a social campaign. These, the grand duchesses Of the tribe, were good to look upon, clever conversationalists altogether pleasing, and, while most were unmarried their God and-morality employers nal conven- iently provided them with hus- bands
 Vamping Congressmen q. They had abundance or the board, wine and brandy, but il was the seductive charms of these ladies that lured statesmen 70 theil parties. They subtly conveyed tn, ] impression that, tired of their pros,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-24

husbands, they were ready for a TO- mantle interlude. The cynical correspondent. studying her meth ods, noted that she will flare up at mere glance of curiosity from a stranger, and pardon S kiss red hot on the lips from a man who has a vote. The lever of lust is used to pry up more legislators to the sticking point when money it. self does not avail to seduce.' That there was not little blackmailing we may be sure. .
 "The industrialists had marched en masse upon the cap!tal-iron, coal steel, wool, leather-in the making of the tariff act that year"
New Britain herald., 1929-10-24
Kid KapIan and Manager
 Break After Ten Years

Hartford, Conn., Oct. 2l tUP)- For 10 years Louis Ulid) Kaplan and Denny McMahon, his manager, have experienced the ups and downs of the boxing game together but from now on Kaplan will go alone
 The former featherWeight cham pion, now a lightweight, denied to- day that his break with McMahon was caused by dissatisfaction.
 "Denny wants to enter another line of business" kaplan said.
 kaplan is training here for his bout in Chicago Oct. 30 with Ed die (kid) Wolfe.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-24
Oldest Ferry In United States On
 Last Newport Bristol Trip Today
 As Notables Open Mt. Hope Bridge

good enough for their forefathers been quite good enough for them. There was devised, instead. a huge scow from the middle of which a mule driven treadmill operated pair of paddle wheels t was a proud day for Portsmouth and Bris- tol when the treadmill ferry was launched.
 In succeeding generations, with the growth of Newport and of Provi- dence Plantation. the old ferry play cl its part, slowly. to be sure, but well. It did its bit" when the young nation suffered it's birth pains. Washington. Lafayette lni kocham- beau found 1t handy. Its history "as abundant with famous person. alitieS. It cruiscd within sight of Mount Hope where King Philip of the hard-bitten WampanJags was slain by one Of his own 5ribesmen and Of tho earthly ramparts thrown mp by General Sullivan's men before the battle Of Rhode Island. Later steam came 10 perpetua:e the an- Cicnt route.
 But today the ferry dies gloriously amid scenes Of pageantry and with many Of the states and nation's not ablcs at the bedside
 Airplane service in the interior of Alaska has clit the time to make the trip from Fairbanks to Livengood frGrO -p l1ptlrs
New Britain herald., 1929-10-24

be in charge.
 The bridge is G,13o feet long, has a main span of 1,2O0 fee, and the superstructure contains 17ooo,ooo pounds or steel. The main roadway will accommodate 5000 < .hicIes an hour The structure was built by private interests but eventually will go 10 the state.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-24

The surface Of the sun. when seen in a telescope, presents mot tied appearance termed by a dark ish background on which small brilliant patches arc scattered.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-24

Airplane service in the interior of Alaska has cUt the time to make the trip from Fairbanks to Livengood from oe hours 10 50 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-24

"It's Toasted'-the phrase that describes the extra ''toasting" process applied in the nlanu- facture of Lucky Strike Cigarettes. The finest tobaccos-the Cream of the Crop-are scien- tihcally subjected to penetrating heat at nini- mum, 26O0-maxirnun, 30O0, Fahrenheit. The exact, expert regulation of such high tempera- lures removes impurities More than a slogan, "It's Toasted" is recognized by millions as the most modern step in cigarette manufacture.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
STATE LEGISLATURE PAJSES To
OBSERVE LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
REPRESENTATIVE MCINTYRE OF
NEW CASTLE, GIVES ADDRESS
Governor Buck and Others Attend
Legislature Hears Governor Will
Have Judge to Solve Mileage

Members of the Delaware Legisla-
ture yesterday afternoon honored the
name of Abraham Lincoln The Sen
ate met with the House at a celebra-
tion, arranged by the latter and there
was also large attendance of those
who were not members. The princi-
pal feature of the celebration was an
address on Lincoln" by Representa-
tive George McIntire, of New Castle,
who is well known as an educator and
student of history. There were
solos by Mrs. Frank Hall Davis and
I. J. Wilson, and music by an orches-
ira. Governor C. Douglass Buck and
other State Officials attended. Speak
er Messick presided at the celebration.
The Legislature has settled down to
business. The one consuming topic
since Governor Buck vetoed the mile
age bill has been how the muddle will
be settled. A conference was held
with Governor Buck yesterday, the
outcome of which was that the Cover
nor will ask the judges of the State
courts to hold court en- banc to de-
eide the power of the legislature to
pass the mileage bill and certain other
measures to pay money. One of these
besides the mileage was the joint res
olution appropriating $5OOC for the
trip to the Inauguration of President
elect Hoover at Washington. The
opinion Of Attorney General Reuben
Satterthwaite, Jr., takes the stand /
that unless the constitution makes an
express provision for an expenditure I
ike mileage that the Legislature can
not pass such an appropriation. On i
the other hand it is held by Legisla-
i've attorneys and many that in the
absence of an expressed prohibition in
he constitution of a state the Legis-
ature has the power to pass such
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
FEBRUARY COURT NEXT WEEK
Session Will Convene at Dover on
Monday Next, February 18th-Di-
vOrce Cases Listed for Trial

The February term of the Court of
General Sessions and the Superior
! Court in and for Kent county, will
convene at Dover on Monday, Febru-
ary 18th. Chief Justice Pennewill and
Associate Judges Rice and Rodney will
be on the bench. The new grand jury
will meet on the opening day of court
and will have their foreman and sec
retary appointed After hearing the
message of the court, the grand jury
will retire to consider the matters to
be laid before them by Deputy Attor-
ney General Earle d. Wiley. In the
Superior Court there are twenty-three
cases listed for trial of which three
are new cases for this term and the
remainder have been continued from
previous terms. There are twelve di-
vOrce cases listed for argument and
six for final decree. This is the larg-
est number of divorce cases that has
appeared on trial list for a number
of years. The divorce cases listed for
argument are: Henry E. Mag vs..
Wilhelmina Mag; Wilhelmina C.
Wood VS.. Herman c. Wood; Pauline
W. O'Heilly VS.. Terence P. O'Reilly;
Martha Rebecca Dougherty vs.. John
]. Dougherty; Thomas B. Bullock vs..
Rebecca Shultz Bullock; Marie Love
Griffith vs.. Harry Griffith, Ethel NJ.
Layton vs.. Elmer Layton; James T.
Mason vs.. Mae Mason; Leah A. Bostic
rs. Edward H. Bostic; Mary B. Mar
tin vs.. Andrew Martin; William Relax
vs. Frances Rehok; Harvey B. Baker
rs. Mary H. Baker. The divorce cas-
Is listed for final decree are: Bessie
vs.. Howard McKnitt; Henry
Y. Lofand vs.. Lille c. Lofand, viii
lam J. Poore vs.. Elizabeth S. Poore.
rene s. Crandall vs.. Lewis S. Gran
iall, Nina Griffith vs.. Howard B. Grif-
ith, Emelia Emma Hack vs.. Chris
ian II. Hack.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
SMYRNA 10Th CENTURY CLUB

an Open Meeting Next FRIDAY Even
ing to be Addressed by Supt. Holloway
The program Of February 8th, At
the 10th Century Club, was in charge
Of Mrs. George Carter, chairman of
Clvics and Home Economics. DR..
harry Y. Holloway, Superintendent Of
Education in Delaware, addressed the
Club on "A Century of Education in
Delaware laying empasis on this an
riversary year and giving much inter
esting data. Miss Mary Graham.
Kent County Home Demonstration
Agent, gave an hour of interesting
talk, with demonstrations of interior
decorations more especially of win
dows. On February 18th, at 8 o'clock
there will be an open meeting in
Charge Of Mrs. Harry Jones, chairman
Of social service. A special invitation
has been extended to various organi
cations, such as Kings Daughters.
Benevolent Society, Smyrna Grange,
Legion Auxiliary, Order of Rebekahs,
Boy Scouts and kindred organizations
to be present and enjoy an unusual
program. The music will be prepar-
ed by Mrs. E. A. Lemoine, chairman
Of music. A play, Bertha Brings in
the Bacon" given by members of
Smyrna Grange, and moving pictures
taken and shown by Mrs. Robert Rob |
lnson of Newport, Del. Ex-Governor |
Robinson will also be present. It is
an open meeting and you are invited.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
LODGE INITIATES IL MEMBERS
AT Recent Meeting of Laura Re
bekah Lodge, |. 0. 0. f. in Smyrna

At Recent Meeting of Laura Re-
bekah Lodge, /. o. o. F., in Smyrna
Laura Rebekah Lodge, No. IL, l. O..
Q. F., cf Smyrna, met Monday night
Of last week in the Twentieth Century
Club. A class Of IL new candidates
were initiated into the Rebekah De-
gree. The work was put on by the
Naomi Degree team OF Nomia Lodge
No. 3 of Wilmington. Those Initial
ed We're: Miss Caroline Stats. Miss
Elsie Ransome, Mrs. Ada Lewis. Mrs.
Grace Mabrey, Mrs. Helen Berbaunn.
Mrs. Anna J. Wilson, Mrs. Priscilla
Elterich, Lands Wilson, RAYMOND
Mabrey. Wallace Elterich, Jr., Glenn
Berbaum. The president of the Re-
bekah Assembly and staff and Della
ware Grand Lodge and staff made Of
ficial visits on this occasion. Other
visitors We're from the following
lodges: Nomia, No. 8, Wilmington.
Ruth, No. 4, st. Georges; Queen Es-
Their, No. 5, Grubbs; Reulaeh. No. 6.
Dover; Keturahm, No s, Frankfort:
Dobls, No. 8, Wilmington; Laura. No.
II, Smyrna; Orpha, No. II. Newark.
Florence H. Bailey, No. 13, Whining
ton.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
|AilURTY NAMED "A TRUSTEE

" Levy Court Appoints Him an
ilGouse Trustee From This District
H Aent County Levy Court at it's
melting named Trustees Of the
Vounty Almshouse, as follows:
4 District, W. H. Lurty, Of Smyr-
lafd District, Thomas D. Carl
Vheswold; Fifth District, John T.
1ol; Seventh District, Walter d.
Mnth District, Frank Ross. H.
AaI, living near FELTON,, appeared
|es ne Court asking for improve
y road near Paradise Alley.
v0uH granted the right of way
ne county roads to the East
y utilities Company Of Dover to
aeir electric lines for lighting,
ag and power. The Levy Court
'pponted the following Road
',efs { Of Kent County: First Dis
Norman Short, John Conrad. Jr.
=, Il. armstrong Cullen, William
s,,, lalrd' J. Merritt Horn, Edgar
ey; m Fourth, Rodney Slaugh-
!. .Isslt Fat Comegys, William May
Sixth, Id. CanII s41, H., y, - - nau, Ic-
.th, Kersey Waiters Waltz, iigi%IaH y Week; reck;
y. Slaymaier. :, EdwarJ ], I NI.Cio y, Tosneli
ID, John Grace 1Tdlu To,,,,..e me1innes; II
Willis Jones, NTH ,iah r,!II: nam
l'on, Norman P,,+lai.. ' y T4n rlllaLh
= Jester, Jr.. D. Frsnll ,1o,aI Ien'n'
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
POULTRY MEETING AT HARTLY
Growing Of Healthy Chicks and Other
Subjects to be Discussed at Meeting

SUBJECTS to be Discussed at Meeting
The attention of all poultry raisers
in the county is again being called to
the meetings which will be held at the
Hartly Public School Building on
Thursday evening, February IA, and
at the Caesar Rodney School Building
between Camden and Wyoming, on
Friday evening, February Is. The
results of the "Grow Healthy Chicks
campaign which was launched for the
first time in the state in the spring Of
1928, by H. S. Palmer, Extension
Poultryman of the University of Del
aware, under whose supervision this
project was conducted in cooperation
with the State Board of Agriculture
and the three county agents. This in
formation was obtained from the rec
ords that were kept by those poultry
men who were members of the com
plete record clubs in the country last
year, and these figures should be of
exceptional interest to every poultry
raiser who is concerned about realiz-
ing greater profits n the business.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
PLAN TO ELIMINATE ACCIDENTS
Chief Engineer Mack Suggests Method
of Dealing With Intoxicated Drivers

| ". w. Mack, chief engineer of the
State Highway Commission has a new
idea to eliminate highway accidents.
Mr.. Mack would be merciful on the
man who is arrested and convicted for
his first offense of driving car while
intoxicated. He points out that most
men are apt to make a mistake. For
the first offense, he suggests the gull
ty person be deprived of his auto lie
ense for one year and also fined. For
the second offense Mr.. Mack recon-
mends a Jail sentence and revocation
Of license for four OF five years ac-
cordlng to the circumstances Of the
case. Mr.. Mack points out the diff
flculty in obtaining a conviction of a
drunken driver. The present law does
not include the word intoxicated Il
simply says while under the infu-
ence Of Intoxicating liquor" This it
seems is easy to evade. Persons when
convicted if they have the money, an
zeal the case which means a Jury trial.
They then get sufficient medical test
lmony to show that they are not in
toxlcated and not under the influence
OF liquor when arrested. Often times
and more times than to those arrested
on drunken driver charge even when
the evidence is against them. often
escape conviction. This has occurred
50 often as to arouse the Indignation
OF members of the bench, who have |
called attention to the lack of COOP
Grafton of jurors to the sworn test
mony of witnesses. Mr.. Mack CON
tends that before the law can be en-
forced, the public must be in sympathy
with it.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
WHOLE NO. 1881
HIT BY AUTO NEAR KENTON
Isaac Evans, 15-Year-Old Boy Struck
and Killed Accident Said to Have
Been Unavoidable Driver Held

and killed-Acciden Said to Have
Been UnavOidabIe-D Driver Held
Isaac Evans, negro, Is years old, an
orphan who lived with William David,
negro, of Kenton, was instantly killed
when he was struck by an automobile
while walking along the road Sunday,
a half mile from Kenton. His neck
was broken and he also suffered
fracture of the skull The boy was
taken to the office of DR.. C. G. Har-
monson, of Smyrna, where he was
pronounced dead. The boy was struck
by an automobile owned by Mrs. Ger
trude Rose Thornton, of Wilmington,
and driven by James w. Sammons, 21
years old, Moor, and former resi-
dent of Kenton, who now lives in Will
mington. Sammons was placed under
arrest by State Highway Policemen
Lamb and Conrad and taken before
w. D. Burton, at Dover,
where he was charged with man
slaughter. He was held under $4,000
bail to await the action of the coroner
who held an inquest Monday at Smyr-
ma. As far as the police could learn
the boy was walking along the road
when the car driven by Sammons and
occupied by Mrs. Thornton and Isaac
thornton came along. Sammons said
ne blew his horn and the boy appar-
entity became confused and jumped in
he path of the machine.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION SOON
Nominations Will Be Received at a
Special Meeting Next Friday Night

Nominations Will Be Received at a
Special Meeting Next Friday Night
The annual municipal election of the
Town of Smyrna will be held Monday
February 25, and Town Council is
closing up its affairs persuant to the
ending of the fiscal year. The terms
of three Councilmen expire this year.
They are Harry B. Grieves, V. Lay
Phillips and Edward T. Porter. The
terms of Walter w. Hynson, town
treasurer, and Clark NJ. Knots, town
assessor, also expire As the law re-
quires that nominations must be made
ten days before the annual election
Smyrna Town Council will hold a
special meeting Friday night at the
Fire Hall at 7.3O o'clock to receive
nominations. While the belief is that
the outgoing officers will all be renom-
mated on their excellent record, the
opportunity nevertheless is given all
citizens to put in nominations by the
system provided by the charter of the
Town of Smyrna and Council is com
PEELED to recognize all nominations
made according to provisions laid
down in the law. If you are interest
ed in your town, then heed the oppor-
tunity afforded by this special meet
ng.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
FIRST ASBURY KITCHEN SIrppEp
80 Well Patronized That as MANY
Were Turned Away as Were Served

- 'Sh hIAOIiAZSu mat as Mdny
were Turned Away as Were Served
The supper given BY Asbury NJ. F.
Mite Society Friday night, in the lee
ture room of the church, the first since
the new kitchen was built, was a suc-
cess beyond all calculations. OnIv
providing for It's they had crowd
almost double this number. Those who
arrived early were served. but those
coming late had to be turned away
Inc supper of chicken patties and all
that went with it was soc a plate and
was good eats" The new kitchen
which has ben built and equipped with
all modern electrical appliances in
memory of the late Charles j. Sudler
VINO bequeathed sum of money to he
used for this purpose. For a year ~
more, the women of the church undar
the leadership of a committee headed
by Mrs. E. G. Walls have been work
ing to add to this sum sufficiently 70
bulld this modern kitchen. The net
proceeds of the supper amounted TO
nearly 800. y
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
1lIS PROPOSED TO ERECT A
FN STATE HOUSE AT DOVER
.,orcH COSTING A MILLION 1T
,D,rn MEAN A FINE BUILDING
.,hor Plan is for State to Buy Kent
1 C'nnty Jail and Add it as North
v'I T;rg to Present State House

=. what to do in the matter Of
.;.bing additional room for the
I.r. state departments is the sub
= ~bicb is being discussed by a
committee of Senate and House
~sicb Senator Wharton is the
..i,nIan. They are so many plans
.,ge,ted that the committee will
.splly consider the entire subject
h,e making a recommendation. One
4 suggested is to build an entire
building on the opposite side of
.rsr Green facing the present build
There are six properties on that
of the Green which can be secur-
,sasonably. If these were secured
Man would be to erect a new State
sr,o wholly for the use of the Legis-
,rrs and the Offices of the Governor
I perhaps the Secretary of State.
Fre would be a large chamber for
!. House of Representatives with a
-1qr. which auditorium could be
y for conventions and similar meet
n The chief objection to this is
N It would cost probably a million
IT, to secure the land and erect
| building. A plan suggested BY
rernor Robert P. Robinson and fav-
y BY number Of people is to close
street running between the State
1a and the building occupied BY
State Board Of Agriculture and
a purchasing the Kent county Jail |
building an addition to the pres
Il State House On this site. "A COM
.se composed of Senator J. Burton !
|Tntn and Representative Ray 1
nOn, awaited on the Kent County
|E Court last week to ascertain if
county Jail property could be pur-
z2d. The objection urged to this
hat closing the street would bottle
the armory in Dover and would
e It on a narrow back street. It
claimed, however, that if this was
4 the addition to the State House
ld conform to the cne added to the
EE side Of the building and would
IEe i symmetrical. Still another
h urged Is to allow the street to
pain open but to leave an arch in
I State House 50 that travel could
Is under II is claimed that this
Ii detract from the appearance Of
State House addition. The com
Pee in charge Of the addition has !
iEt considerable time in going over (
I Hnous suggestions submitted, but
Entyet decided upon which to plan /
smmend. Thare il considerable y
ang il favor Of the new State /
~ plan, although it may cost 2
ply more il the beginning.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-13
DIRT ROADS IN DELAWARE ARE
ATLAST To GET SOME ATTENTION
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT is To
BUILD THREE TYPES OF ROADS
One Will be of Cinders, Another Will
Be of Gravel, and a Third of Clay
-AIl Graded and Kept up by State

In considering the solution of the
dirt road problem in Delaware, which
Governor Buck declared is the most
important matter before the Highway
Commission, of which he is a mem
Der, this year, three kinds of dirt
roads will be used as experiments. One
OF these and which is believed to be
the best, is road covered with Gin
ders. The difficulty, however, lies in
the fact that the supply is limited and
not enough cinders are available to
build roads. But short stretches will
be constructed as an experiment. A
second type of road will be built of
gravel, wherever gravel is available
within a reasonable hauling distance.
The gravel will be planned and crown
ed so that it may be properly drained.
Governor Buck points to the admirable
gravel roads of some sections of South
Jersey, where gravel is abundant. The
third experimental dirt road will be
either Of sand or clay or clay on sand.
All three of the roads will be crown
ed, that is, rounded roads, so as to al
low the water to drain off. All Of The
roads constructed after one style or
another, will be side or lateral high
ways where the travel is not heavy.
Another project in which Governor
Buck is much interested because of
the safety feature it entails, is some
for the bill board problem. 4
PIX years ago, in his annual report to /
The General Assembly as chief engin-
7er Of the State Highway Department,
Governor Buck made certain specific
concerning the erec-
Ion Of billboards too close to cross
'oads and highways. The lobby for
he biilboards, however, resulted in
lothlng being accomplished. It Is
tated that another strong lobby ex-
sts at this General Assembly waiting
or any attack to Be made upon bill
'oards, and prepared to wage a stiff
ontest. It is pointed out that there
re many billboards at some places
nat are very near cross roads enter
~ the main highway from a diagon-
direction. All Of these points are
eng discussed preparatory to the
raining Of bill to be presented 10
ne General Assembly.