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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
.bOWERMAN TELLS
Of NEW BIOGRAPHY
Topic Discussed at Library
Associations Final Meet
ing of Season.

THE New Biography" a paper deal
ing with the recent growth in popu-
larity of biographical writings, was
read last night by DR.. George F. Bow
erman, librarian of the Public Library.
at the annual meeting of the District
of Columbia Library Association, held
in the auditorium of the Congressional
Library. The association announced
that the monthly meetings will be dis
continued for the Summer months and
sessions resumed in the Fall.
The meeting also was marked by the
election of officers, Miss Claribell r..
Barnett, librarian of the Department
of Agriculture, being named president.
Biography Given High Place.
Mr.. Bowerman pointed out that al
though at present the novel is the form
of literature that seems to appeal to
the widest circle of readers, biography
comes next and indications are that it
is gaining on the novel
A paper on Convention Echoes" was
also read by DR.. Fred w. Ashley, as
sistant librarian of the Library of Con-
gresS.
After business reports for the year
were read by the secretary and. treas
Irer, several musical selections rem
dered by members were heard and then
the election followed.
List of Officers Chosen.
Besides Miss Barnett, other officers
were named as follows: Ralph L..
Thompson, librarian of the Mount
Pleasant Branch of the Public Library,
vice president; Miss Sara Abbott, edi-
torial division of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce of the Depart
ment of Commerce, treasurer; w. Tay-
lor Purdum of the Public Library, sec
rotary, and Edmund A. Freeman of the
Bureau of Railway Economics, assistant
secretary.
The executive board will be composed
Of Miss J. L. v. McCord of the Geo.
logical Survey, Miss Elsie Backstraw,
Federal Reserve Board, and DR.. Alfred
F. Schmidt of George Washington Uni
versity. Miss Mary c.. Lacy was ap-
pointed representative on the executive
board of District of Columbia Library
Associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
WOMAN CLAIMS
ALTITUDE MARK
Californian Believes She Put
Her Plane to ~, 900 Feet.
Halted by FaintneSs.
By the Associated Press.


LOS ANGELES, May pa new
altitude record for woman pilots was
claimed today by Miss Marvel Crosson
of Los Angeles, who apparently reached
height of $4,000 feet in flight here
yesterday.
Official recognition Of the feat awaits
the checking of the aItimeter by the
Bureau of Standards at Washington,
under the supervision of the National
Aeronautical Association. The mark
believed eclipsed by Miss Crosson, was
set by Mrs. Louise McPhetridge Thaden
of Oakland. Calf. at 2O,207 feet early
this year.
Fear that feeling of faintness which
had begun to creep over her might
cause loss of control of the plane caused
Miss CroSson to stop climbing. Her
plane was equipped with special
oxygen tank and heating system for
the upper air strata, but at that height
even these aids proved ineffective, She
said.
Miss Crosson estimated the tempera-
ture at Is degrees below zero at 49,
apex of her fight, while the city below
felt the effects of Summer heat. When
she landed after two hours her limbs
were numb with cold, despite the fact
that the cabin of the monoplane had
been heated by the exhaust from her
motor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
POLICE QUELL YALE RIOT.
Night Sticks Used When Freshmen
Destroy New Haven Property.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 30 CP)-
Police reserves were called out late
last night to quell an outbreak of Yale
freshmen. The students sWarmed the
downtown section, and after breaking
lights and pulling trolleys off, they
were forced back to Berkeley oval only
after the officers used their night sticks.
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They houe SCUM the Oind, and they shall reap the WhrfOind
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wonder what it's all about, doesn't
it? Lies so hellish-it seems as
if there ought to be something
good somewhere"
We'll, I'll have my little heav-
en-, if l ever patch things up with
Craig. If he cares enough, Nab.
| could get a divorce after a
while"
"of course you could, dear.
What did | tell you?"
"Well, there wouldn't be any
sense in it, if it wasn't going to do
some good. Do you suppose Craig
will want me, NAB when he
knows?"
ooh, I'm sure he will, Sib. |
think real love can forgive most
anything"
But l couldn't forgive Rich"
"Of course you couldn't. That
was different. He insulted you
outraged you-oh, my dear, there
isn't any comparison at all"
Perhaps Craig will think l
treated him as horribly as Rich
treated me-. In a way there's a
sort of parallel
There isn't, Sib. Craig will
understand"
Mabel tried to sound confident,
but her heart was full of misgiv-
ings. Suppose Craig did love
Sybil. just the same. Suppose he
did want to marry her. But sup
pose Sybil was going to have a
baby-Richard's baby. How would
Craig feel about that? And how
about Richard? 1t would be his
baby, too. Mightn't he want it?
That was a new idea. Mabel
pondered it silently. Perhaps Sy-
bill would let him have it. If she
didn't love Rich, perhaps she
wouldn't love the baby-his baby.
Sybil interrupted her train of
thought.
"Mab, l was talking with the
captain yesterday" she demanded.
He says that all life is accidental,
and that everything is chance. He
had the thing pretty well doped.
l think l rather agree with him.
Take me for instance. I'm
sure Mother was satisfied enough
with Tad before l ever came
along. All my life I've thought
she resented me-
"Sybil.' Mabel's laughing pro
test was rather shocked.
We'll, ! have" insisted Sybil.
"Might as well be frank about it.
Now suppose you forget your out
ragged sensibilities for a minute,
Nab, and listen to me-"
CHAPTER XVI
It was difficult for Sybil in the
months that stretched ahead.
Mrs. Thorne devoted most of her
time to quiet and systematic weep
ing. She sat in her dead hus-
bands chair, his little hassock
beneath her feet and the balsam
pillow he had liked at her back,
and there was something more
piteous about her than there ever
had been before.
Il suppose it's a dreadful thing
to say" confessed Sybil to Tad,
but. honestly, l think mother gets
a positive kick out of being sad.
There she is-simply crying her
self sick ~ and enjoying every
minute of it.
why. Tad, she doesn't want to
be happy. She's made up her
that's she's going to be mis-
erable-and that's all there is to
it. Anything else she regards as
positive heresy. The other night
| tried to drag her out to the
theater and, my dear, you'd think
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into the world with a heritage
like that.
"Richard Eustis was drunk al
most every blessed minute. II
she's going to have a baby, every
body will know about her marri-
age. And they'd know she had
run away from her husband. Oh,
it would be so dreadful"
Mabel sighed %miserably. Then
a thought, like lightning, flashed
across her mind.
Heavens above!" she g%roaned,
st would be worse than that.
They'd never believe Sybil had
been married at ALL"
Doctor Henderson twirled his
thumbs upon his little round
stomach.
and how" he asked; did you
think l could help your"
Mabel explained. But you see
| may be making a mountain out
of a mole hill. But she's perfectly
miserable. She hasn't been able
to eat a thing since we came
aboard. Do you suppose, Doctor,
that she is going to have a baby?"
Thoughtfully the little physician
.gazed upon the ocean
well, now that's a very diff
cult thing to say-at this stage of
the game. There are no hard and
fast rules for the condition you
contemplate. None at alum
fortunately.
"In any case, l should advise
that you keep your misgivings
from her. Divert her mind. Get
her out on deck if you can"
Would you be willing to drop
in and see her, Doctor?"
1T wouldn't do a particle of
good, my dear young lady"
That night Sybil slept ftfully.
Mabel never closed her eyes.
The dreadful uncertainty of it!
In four days they would be with
Craig and the family. Mabel
pounded her pillow %fiercely and
moaned in silent misery.
"Of all the horrible compiled
tions!"
The next morning Sybil went to
breakfast in the salon. But it
was the last time she essayed it.
She had luncheon and dinner
brought to her on deck, and an
nounced her intention that eve
ming of having all her meals in
her deck chair.
Its really much ~pleasanter,"
she said. Its so stuffy in the
room"
They were getting in in the
afternoon. Sybil, in a deck chair,
munched an apple meditatively.
well, Nab" she contided, I've
made up my mind what I'm going
TO do. I'm not going to say n
single word about Richard to any
body.
IF Craig still wants to marry
me, after the shameful way I've
treated him. I'm going to wait
until I'm altogether sure of my
self. Then. if ] know | want to
marry him-and, oh, my dear, I'd
be sure this time-Ill make a
clean breast of everything. Per
naps it will kill Craig's love, but
guess that would be my punish
"As if you hadn't had enough
now," interrupted Mabel.
"Life's all punishment for me-"
ooh. don't be morbid, dear. 1t
exactly a bed of roses for
any of us, you know. Makes you
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"All she needed was a new in
terest in life" declared Sybil, "anC
Mr. Crandon supplied the need"
Its a pity, snapped Valerie
IF that vas all there WIS to it
you couldn't have done the sup
plying yourself, Sybil! Just be.
cause it was my idea"
"Why, Val, | think it was a won
derful ideal"
Sybil surveyed her r~ecalcitrant
s~ister-in-law h%umorously. Good
Lord she said, you've a chip or
your shoulder Do you pop off at
Tad every time he opens his
mouth? Or do | get the brunt of
your ladyship's ire?"
Valerie was very pretty when
she was angry. Her soft skin
flushed and paled like an exquisite
rose when soft tints blend in per-
feet harmony. And her blue eyes
fl a S h e d dangerously beautiful.
Now she rumpled her yellow curls
in Enthusiastically angry fashion.
And her slim shoulders in their
little rose sweater drew together
ominously. Tad knew all the dan
ger signs.
There, there. VAL he counsel
ed. Easy, old girl"
81 hate you!" she shrilled at
him. Don't you talk to me like
that. And you, Sybil Thorne!
Finding fault with me all the time.
you two. | won't stand for it,
tell you. | guess / don't have to.
And | won't-so there. | WON'T"
She flung angrily from the
room, slamming the door after
her. Mrs. Thorne laid her basket
of roses on the hall table and
crossed the drawing room to her
son.
"Valerie's so upset these days"
she ~murmured." I've wondered"
She stoppeod nervously and glanc-
ed TREMENDOUSLY at Sybil.
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Masonic Meetings. Loyalty
Lodge 121, A. F. & A. NJ, regu-
lar meetings first, third and
fifth Thursdays. Wolf Point
chapter 35 R. A. NJ, regular
meetings second and fourth
Tuesdays. The Order of East
ern Star meets the second and
fourth Wednesdays.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV

Mabel had eve felt so uncom-
Portable in her life. A brick red
flush intensified her unbecoming
sunburn. She felt that all the
blood in her face had rushed to
her blistered nose. Even her eyes
smarted with painful embarrass-
ment.
And I'm a social worker" she
reminded herself sternly, land
supposed to be hard boiled
DIR. Henderson was regarding
her curiously.
IF there is anything | a do"
he repeated, and smiled in an
amiable, professional sort of way.
ut isn't about myself I wanted
to ask you" she stammered. It's
a friend of mine. oh, Doctor,
won't you sit over there for a few
minutes so that l can talk without
anybody hearing us?'
They found deck chairs while
poor Mabel murmured distracted
~, You're very good. anu when
they had seated themselves she
began to talk rapidly.
81 don't know how to begin.
Perhaps I'm foolish to bother you,
but I'm so worried. You see-it's
this way, Doctor" and she
launched into the story of SYPHILIS
marriage.
Now" she concluded hopeless
". you see how it is. If the poor
girls going to have a baby, it's
perfectly awful, for she doesn't
mean to tell anyone that she has
been married. She doesn't want
to have anything to do with that
wicked man. And besides it
would be terrible to bring a child
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-
that and threatened quite angrily
to discontinue her visits.
with your Unconscious, OF
course" amended Mr.. Crandon
hastily. THE more your Uncon-
scious is obsessed by a thing, the
less your conscious self knows
about it,
Then he explained how we are
absolved from the emotions and
wicked desires of our Unconscious.
But it was well. he pointed out, to
drag them into the open, that we
might consider them disposition
ately and cast them from us.
After that Mrs. Thorne began to
feel that she could discuss her in
nermost thought with perfect
frankness. She told him a great
deal about Sybil, and wept as she
told of the apparent gulf that lay
between them.
She discussed Tad and Valerie,
and talked about her own married
life, and how deeply she had loved
her husband. She recalled the
first few years of her marriage,
and the birth of her children, and
recounted umerou details of
their childhood.
Mr.. Crandon listened seriously
and encouraged all her confd-
ences. 1t was such a relief-find-
ing someone to talk to. Someone
who was really interested.
For one thing, Mrs. Thorne was
greatly troubled with insomnia.
Tad had suggested a glass of
warm milk and a few graham
crackers, to be eaten at bed time.
DR.. Eaton had prescribed a mild
sleeping potion. While Sybil had
presumed to say that if her
mother exerted a little physical
effort during the day she might
be able to sleep better at night.
DR.. Crandon was infinitely more
satisfactory.
you do not sleep he told her,
because you are afraid of dream
ing. Not consciously, you under
stand. 1t is your unconscious self
that refuses to let you sleep.
Dreams. Dreams. Dreams 4
are dangerous things, my dear
Mrs. Thorne."
Then, between them, they would
line up all Mrs. Thorne's poor lit
tie dreams and stand them in a
line, without any clothes on as it
were. And Mr.. Crandon would
proceed to Interpretation and an
until the merest and most
insignificant would assume ire
mendous proportions and Mrs.
Thorne would be very well pleased
with her little dreams. Some
Of course, she found them
embarrassing. but even that was
exciting and not altogether
unpleasant.
Mrs. Thorne began to feel
'ather like an adventures. 1t
vas a gay and lovely feeling for
J little drab old woman. Her eyes
frightened and her cheeks grew
pink. She moved in a
mysterious aura Of dreams and
maginings.
YOU'D think Mad got religion"
.emarked Tad one evening.
That's what psyche does for
,eople,' Valerie told him.
Mrs. Thorne was fitting through
he downstairs rooms with a
basket of flowers, arranging them
n low bowls and standing off to
the lovely effect of pink
Haunted by blue candles,
nd tall yellow lilies %preening
to the mirror at their
She moved with a curious, de
sort of grace, utterly
.reign to the crushed and broken
reature who had wandered in
isolation about the lonely house.
here was a sort of subdued sub
unity about her that caused her
hildren to rejoice and wonder.
you certainly had the right
ope, Val" approved Tad. Moth
rs a new woman since Crandon
ook her in hand. The old boys
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Ibis Has HAPPENED


SYBIL THORNE, bride of two
weeks, has deserted her husband
in Havana. RICHARD EUSTlS,
fascinating and immoral, swept
her into an impetuous marriage
after five days courtship. They
met on shipboard and were mar
ried in Havana harbor. On their
wedding night Richard became
intoxicated, and despite constant
promises, he continues to drink.
Following a particularly sorld
scene, SybiI leaves him to spend
the night in another hotel. In
the morning, moved to forgive
him again, she returns to their
apartment. Richard lies in a
drunken stupor across the bed.
On the floor there is an empty
bottle and the card OF one Of
Havana's notorious women.
Completely disiIlusioned, Sy-
bill seeks MABEL BLAKE, a
Boston social worker, with whom
she had made the trip to Cuba.
Mabel, meantime, has become
engaged to JACK MOORE, an
American salesman working in
Havana. SybiI tells them of the
final break with Richard, and
beqs Mabel to return to Boston
with her. They sail that after
noon, leaving Eustis still asleep.
On the way home Mabel sur
prises Sybil by suggesting an
immediate divorce and advanc-
ing the possibility of marriage
with CRAIG NEWHALL. Craig
is a fine young mantle most
eliqible bachelor in Boston-and
very much in love with Sybil.
She was in fact engaged to him
at the time of her mad marriage
with Eustis.
Sybil becomes i'll and Mabel,
thoroughly alarmed, seeks the
advice of DR.. Henderson, a pas
senqer on their boat.
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Ito Be Continuedl

(Sybil tries to tell Craig of her
marriage-and makes a dreadful
discovery in the next chapter).
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As the Celery Grows-Less
The Literary Digest says plants
make a noise while growing.
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HERALD ADS GET RESULTS
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17

commodate, and that the rail
roads are unable to handle the
transportation end of the bus
mess, would perhaps indicate
that the price is not ligely to
exceed the present quotation,
and there is more than a pos
sibility that it will go consid-
erably below S1.21. The right
time to dispose of wheat is
one of those things the farm
er can little more than guess
at. Last year, if we remem-
Der correctly, those who held
their grain for a rise were dis
appointed Every Evening.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
CORRESPONDENTS
Continued From Page Eight

Mrs. w. S. Barcus and two chill
dren spent Wednesday with her
sister, Mrs. w. S. Stauffer and
family, near Marshallton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denney Morris,
Mrs. Lizzie Emory, Mrs. Alice
Reynolds and G. w. Hickey We're
visitors to Kits Hammock recent
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. George King, of
Wilmington spent a weekend with
his parents here.
Miss Victorine Lafferty spent a
few days with her aunt, Mrs. Den
ney Morris.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daily and
daughter and friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Dean and three children, all
of Philadelphia, have been guests
of Mr. and Mrs. John Bamberger
c. H. Pearson has been visiting
at Bethany Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tribbitt and
children were recent guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Luff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Conner and
daughter, Theresa, of Wyoming,
spent a visit with Mrs. Alice Rey-
nolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Russum and
son, of Wilmington and Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Russum, of Leipsic
were recent guests of their mother
Mrs. Ida RuSsum.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17

The truck used mostly for rural
fire fighting stayed at Dover ana
one truck each at Milford and
Harrington. Magnolia's combina5
ton hose and chemical truck was
also available for duty. That a
fire in the rural sections would
have had disastrous results is ap-
parent, as in some sections there
would have been no apparatus
available for duty. Assistant Chief
John w. Argo, of the Dover Fire
Department, who was left in
charge of the Dover situation for
the day, issued orders early Thurs
day morning that the one remain
ing truck in the Dover fire house
was not to be taken out of the city
limits until after the other appara-
tus returned A check throughout
the county revealed no fires or
alarms during the day.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17

Founded by Robert ID. Hoffecker, July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna. Del
aware, as Second Class matter.
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town it represents. but for the outlying
district of which it is the center, en-
bracing the towns of Clayton, Kenton,
Cheswold. Townsend, Leipsic, &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charg-
ed for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space less. minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. Public
Sale advertisements rs cents per inch
first insertion and so cents per inch for
each subsequent insertion. Locals and
Reading Notices. Is cents per line per
issue.
THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
it represents and the State of which it
is a part. 1t also gives the items of
Importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Subscription price. s1.50 per year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
RISK WITH ENGINES AWAY
Dover Points to This Fact and
Asks State Asso. to Limit Exhibits


At the business sessions of the
Delaware Firemen's Association in
Wilmington, Thursday, a delegate
from the Robbins Hose Company
endeavored to urge the association
to follow a practice of having less
apparatus in the line of march
during their annual parade. The
reason for the advancing of this
argument being the danger in re-
moving fire apparatus a distance
from the territory depending upon
the apparatus for protection. The
suggestion of the delegate was not
kindly received by the association
and no action was taken on the
matter. The suggestion as pre-
sented was demonstrated by the
situation as it existed in Kent
county Thursday while the parade
was in progress in Wilmington
Kent county has a total strength
of 18 pieces of fire apparatus, many
located in the so-called rural sec
tions of the county. From 9
Thursday morning until or later
that evening there was but six
pieces of apparatus available for
duty throughout the entire county
and all of these were of the sec
ondary or small type of truck. The
apparatus that stayed at home
consisted of one small truck at
Clayton and another at Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17

Smyrna delegates to the an
nual convention of the Della
ware Volunteer Firemen's As
sociation brought up again
the question of financing local
fire companies other than by
carnivals. The plan in which
the late ]. E. Hoffecker of
Smyrna was so much interest
ed in, that of having the State
Legislature appropriate funds
based on the valuation of each
company's equipment, was
again taken up and discussed.
A number of the companies
favored the plan but not
enough were ready to join in
a united front to make their
appeal to the next Legislature
The plan, however, is growing
and in time it is hoped, the re
lief they have been looking
for will come.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
Federal government

The Federal government
recommends farmers to store
their wheat for the present
and thus try to avert a glut
that would follow hurried
marketing. At present ele-
vators and warehouses are
filled to their limits and to sell
the crop just garnered at this
time might result in a further
decline. 1t is argued that
storage Of all farm crops is
the most successful way Of
preventing an oversupply of
all commodities and the farm
er is urged to provide ample
facilities with this end in view
At the present moment there
is a scarcity of cars for trans
porting grain and with all the
elevators filled to the brim
there seems to be no alterna-
tive but immediate sale. Un-
fortunately however - fol
Delaware farmers -compara-
lively few have storehouses
as the provision of such places
would require considerable
outlay of money, which few
agriculturists are possessed
Of. With wheat at $1.21 &
bushel Thursdays quotations
at Chicago-it is difficult tC
understand how the grair
may go higher in view of the
circumstance that within the
last three weeks it has beer
below one dollar a bushel. The
fact that the crop is large ano
that all receptacles are stor-
ing all the grain they can &C.