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Smyrna times., 1930-12-10

been for the past twelve years,
leaving here before he was grown.
His father was not apprised of his
coming and did not recognize him
on first presentation. He has
come East to rest and recover
from a severe attack of rheuma-
tism and expects to spend the win
ter at home.
James P. Hoffecker has been to
the city this week for his Christ
mas stock-paper in various styles
and grades, perfumery, brushes
and numerous articles both useful
and ornamental His stock is US
ually snapped up before the season
closes, which is the best evidence
of taste in making selections.
Last evening as Mr.. Edward
Ward was returning from church
and when passing in front of the
store of J. w. Jones, stepped in
an uneven place throwing him
backward and hurting him quite
severely He was conveyed to his
home on a chair and had painful
night but there are no serious ap-
prehensions.
Hog killing among the farmers
commenced last week to a limited
extent, but is quite general this
week. A. L. Hudson, killed on
Monday his pen comprising fifteen
all exceeding 300 pounds but two.
The highest reach 1862 pounds and
the lowest 282, the average weight
of the fifteen being 1872 pounds.
The children of No. School
District met in Mr. Rosin's de-
partment on Friday and had an
afternoon of interesting exercises
including defamation, which was
witnessed by several visitors. The
audience was much interested in
Colonel Raymond's well prepared
narrative of a tour to the White
Mountains in New Hampshire.
William Hilyard is greatly i'm
proving his farm purchased last
year near Kenton, most noticeably
by the erection of an addition to
his dwelling 80 feet front, 16 feet
deep, hall in the middle, which
with the buildings already there
will give him very comfortable
home.
A. P. Griffith real estate agent,
has sold the Dexter Corner farm
of Daniel Wells, containing 134
acres for $24O0 cash, to James NJ.
Rowland of Pennsylvania. He also
sold the farm of Harry H. Hackett
25 acres near Brenford, for ST.
IT'S to D. N. Hammond of Con-
necticut.
Mrs. E. A. Sweeney of Moorton,
will make sale Of personal prop
erty on Monday, December 18th.
and John Mustard and Rhoda A.
Buckmaster will sell the personal
property of William w. Buckmas-
ter in the "Alley" on Tuesday, De-
cember 14th.
The slate is being put on the
new steeple of st. Peters and the
work is thus rapidly nearing COM
pletion. The architecture is much
more attractive than the old one,
and when done and the scaffolding
removed will be an ornament to
that part of the town.
N. F. Wilds, Esq, has sold his
residence on Methodist Street to
Herman Roe, Esq, for $1,000. Mr..
Roe will not occupy it on the first
of March next, the property hav-
Smyrna times., 1930-12-10
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, DEC, 8, 1880
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

10 look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. half century
ago. We hope to make this regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
1t will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
10 the present generation. We hope
cur readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
eyly sought and read-Editor.)
The Temperance Alliance The
Delaware State Temperance Alli-
ance met in the M. E. Church, at
Dover, on Wednesday afternoon,
and was called to order by Presi-
dent l.. G. Matlack. Rev. George
5. Gassner was introduced and
read a paper in reference to Della
wares legislation on the LIQUOR
question from the formation of the
State to the present time. A COM
mittee on finance; on resolutions.
and to nomination officers were
appointed, and the constitution
was read and adopted, with few
unimportant amendments. Even
ing Session President Purnell of
Delaware College presiding. Rev.
I. II. Haines read a selection from
the 60th Psalm, and Rev. ]. A.
Brindle led in prayer. Rev. A.
Stengle offered a resolution en-
bodying thanks to the citizens of
Dover for their hospitality, the
railroad for reduced fares. the
trustees for the use of the church,
etc. The following are the perm
anent officers of the State Temp
erance Alliance: President, Charles
w. Holland; Vice-president, Rev.
r. 3. Cook, G. Huntington, Hon
orable c. S. Layton; Permanent
Secretary, Rev. A. w. Lightbourn;
Treasurer, r. M. Cooper; State
Central Committee, Rev. G. J.
Porter, Newark; w. Brown, wy
oming; Alfred P. Crockett, Mid
dletown; J. A. Fulton. Dover;
Thomas F. Plummer, Wilmington;
g. s. Gassner, Milton; Allen Cav
throp, Wilmington. After the
transaction of business the chair
introduced as first speaker, Rev.D.
L. Marks, Of Wilmington, followed
by Rev. NJ. A. Richards, of New
Castle. who made effective and
telling addresses in favor OF Local
option temperance principles. At
this stage of the meeting, Mr..
Janvier, member of the Mary
land State Temperance Alliance,
was introduced, who stated in his
remarks, the good that local op-
tion had done the eastern counties
Smyrna times., 1930-12-10

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Moca,.sv ! Ia2eis V. dupoatt ont F, NJ
Edward Brasurrsa' rral1nore n |
6"o9 Down hundred hundred. Hsisi.,s93 Sili,5s3s;| \
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Smyrna times., 1930-12-10

The Federal Grand Jury which
began its sittings Saturday, De
cember 6, has been drawn by H.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-10
FEDERAL JURY IS DRAWN

". Lay Phillips, w. w. Price, A. L.
Tilghman on Grand Jury
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

traction. It is not known, but it is Sus- pected, that some of the so-called wits had announced that they were on hand to see the greatest possible oddlty of the present motorized age, white horsel
 But as a matter of fact, the people w5v had been attending the various Lady Godiva pageants throughout the countryside, had become bit fed up on the substitutions which had been made in the name of modesty. They wanted to see real Lady Godiva and in St. Albans it was promised. In fact, some of the virtuous matrons of the town had been up in arms for several days and had talked of all sorts of actions, legal and otherwise, by which they could avert this menace to morality.
 In Staines, another countryside town, the spectators at the Lady Godiva pageant had seen Miss Gladys Boving ton straddle docile calico pony named Charlie to take the part of Coventry's
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

starting out from their covered gathering place.
 Get off me neckn cried one paunchy, unromantic looking man from the front row.
 "Stick your 'ead downr' This plain lively from short lad, who had come little too late and was in the fourth rank
 "Quit shovin', yer bloomin' boun- dersn
 Give bloke chance to see"
 "ls she comin'?"
 Lift me up, papa"
 Interest ran high. there was no ques- tion of that, and the bobbies, rein forced for the occasion by volunteers from among the townspeople, had hard time keeping the spectators from spilling over into the line of march. No doubt some of the difficulty was caused by the understandable interest of the policemen themselves. With one hand they would try to shove the crowd back while their own eyes were
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

native British ingenuity had saved the situation and made it possible for him to present a Lady Godiva "as God made her."
 When the day of the St. Albans fete dawned, the little town was crowded with spectators. All of the townpeople were out in their Sun day y-go-to-meeting best and throngs from other villages had come to swell the audience. There were even some people from London, for the news that Lady Godiva was to ride "as God made her. had spread far and wide.
 There were several contributing causes for the popularity f the at
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

' ADY GODIVA has ridden again!
 This time she was greeted with
 cheers and shouts rather than the deserted streets of Coventry. This time there were no Peeping Toms. They didn't have to peep, they were lined up along the route of the pro- cession, and their eyes were wide open and Lady Godiva didn't mind bit. And this time Lady Godiva did not ride in order that an irascible and re- lentless husband would remit the heavy taxes with which the townspeople were yoked, but rather to induce the towns people to contribute, to tax themselves, in the interest of local charities.
 And Lady Godiva's ride came near being a "hop" instead of a "wow"
 For several years past, many of the English towns have made it habit to steal the thunder of Coventry by stag ing Lady Godiva pageants. They always have been sure-fre hits, and the managers of the pageants have won fame and fortune. So extensive has been this "Lady Godiva complex" that many of the British newspapers have sarcastically inquired whether Gov entry and it's fables have been extended to cover the entire British Isles. And Coventry's patriots have bitterly asked by what rights the other towns have usurped the Coventry legend.
 And so this year, when the manager of the fair to be given to benefit the St. Albans Hospital planned on using the Lady Godiva stunt he was faced with considerable prejudice and lack of interest on the part of the towns people. Something had to be done.
 Guarded inquiry among the fair young damsels of St. Albans revealed the startling intelligence that none was particularly eager to emulate the noble lady of years ago, even when a pair of tights and long flowing hair were thrown in as an added inducement. The girls seemed to share the general antipathy toward the whole affair.
 The time for the pageant approached and still there was no one to act the part of Lady Godiva. The town won dered what would happen. Could it be possible that the plans for the whole event were to be discarded?t Could it be that there would be no parade? What would the hospital do without the funds which were being counted on?
 ot1
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

NV ollC hlo" "o S-NesSs VI where the rumor was first heard. Some say it was in a pub. Others claim that the village barber heard it first and told some of the gay young blades. At any rate, soon all the men of St. Albans had learned that a lady Godiva had been secured for the parade.
 "She's a French ac- tress," said one.
 "Yes, and I under stand she is a beauty" put in another.
 And she isrkt going to wear a stitch of clothes," blushed still a third man.
 q am going to be on hand bright and early" This from all three of the men simultaneously.
 That, indeed, seemed to be the plan. The news spread; the men could not keep it to themselves. People ap- preached the fair man. ager and asked him for further details, but he merely looked blank and refused to confirm or deny the report.
 "Well I know one thing, 'Erbert,' more than one housewife said to her spouse. You'll be right 'ome ere dur ing that there pageant. Humph, the idea of one of them French 'ussies
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

thl1i ' SoI lO ldCei of goin',"" replied the husbands as they embarrassedly gulped their beer. "You know 1 ain't one of them gay dogs, Maggie. What do l care for little French 'ussy?"
 But secretly each one began to con- trive ways and means of escaping the wifely vigilance.
 The rumors were authenticated few days before the pageant was scheduled to be held. Bill posters ap- peared and on them were these star ting words:
 Come one! Come all!!
 At St. Albans for sweet charitee Lady Godiva will ride as God made her!
 Absolutely as He made her
 Come one! Come all!!w
 What the people of St. Albans did not know was that when the manager of the fair had composed the above bill-poster, he had heaved a great sigh of relief and wiped beads of anxiety engendered precipitation from his fore head. The whole thing had come near being a terrific "flop." Only, his
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

SdlnLeQ heroine. put MISS
 Bovington had been swathed in a pair of fleshcolored tights which, it was said, were 'as thick as blanketw Furthermore, long flowing wig almost completely cov- cred her from head to foot.
 Another girl, similarly garbed, how ever, rode in the procession at Coven- try, the home of the Lady Godiva legend. Everywhere the expectant crowds had gone they had seen the same camouflage and in every case it had been vast disappointment-a dis illusionment.
 But St. Albans had given them four square guarantee which by no stretch of the imagination could be interpreted more than one way. The men grinned in expectation, dug each other in the ribs and stamped impa tiently as they waited - and in the front ranks of the spectators.
 At last there was a roar from the crowd. Someone, far up the line, had seen the first figures of the procession
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

coming over ere and parading 'er- self on the back of a 'orse. 1 suppose s h e 5 g e in g five pound or so for doing it. Lady Godiva, bless Ter memory, she done it for something worth while, she didn't sell Ter pride for no five pounds nor five 'undred neither, sh done it for the poo people. Yes, sil you'll be right Ter at 'ome, me youni bucko."
 N 4 inf rnt m idn.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

Agreed When He Promised to Lower the Towns Taxes If She Would Ride Naked Through the Streets of Coventry. This Old Print Depicts Lady Codiva
 She Started On Her Epic Ride.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-27

Newspaper Feature Service. 1854
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-08
ROOSEVELT DENIES
PRESIDENTIAL AIMS
Considers Huge Vote Man.
date to Devote His Time
to GovernorShip.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated RreSS.
ALBANY, N. Y, November Gov.
Roosevelt considers the huge vote cast
for him Tuesday a mandate from the
people to continue giving his undivided
attention to the governorship. and he
has announced he will not have any
thing to do with any presidential boom
that may be started for him.
The unprecedented vote that re-
elected him led to wide discussion OF
his availability as presidential timber,
but he remained silent until James A.
Farley, Democratic State chairman,
said definite effort to nominate him for
the presidency would be made within
the next year.
Reporters went to see the Governor
about Farleys statement and found him
writing.
Now ask me anything about 1882,
and here's the answer" he said, tossing
them what he had written.
The statement follows:
"On several occasions during the past
two years have stated unequivocally
that I am giving no consideration or
thought or time to anything except the
duties of the governorship.
Il repeat that now, and, to be per-
fectly clearly understood, you can add
that this applies to any candidacy, ma
tional or otherwise, in 1882.
Experience shows me that was
right two years ago in believing that !
should give all my energies and thoughts
TO the governorship of New York and
nothing else"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-08
Rr Ana Assnciated BRAID.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, November when
Gov. Albert c. Richie is sworn into
Office for the fourth time, on January
], his latest four-year term will extend
his career to record length, with sew
eral features which make it stand out
above those Of other longtime execu-
tives.
One other Governor, ready to take
office again, George w. p. Hunt Of Art-
IONA, is his closest rival in some re-
spects, while Alfred E. Smith when he
was the New York executive tied an
other angle of his record. All are DEM
ocratS.
But no other State Governor. records
elected to serve is consecutive years, as
has Richie.
Hunts Service Interrupted.
Gov. Hunt was reelected last Tues
day for the seventh time, but his serv.
ice has been interrupted twice since
he took Office as the first executive OF
the Southwestern State when 1t was
admitted in 1912. The Arizona execu-
tive at the close Of his latest term
will lack one month and half OF
serving Is years.
Gov. Smith was elected four times,
but there was a break of two years
between his first and second terms, and
the New York terms were for but two
years each.
In his first election, in 1919, Richie
triumphed by but 1855 votes During
his first four-year term he had enacted
a new elections law to bring about uni
form selection of officers at one time,
and to do so had to cut one year from
his second term, to which he was elect
ed in 1923 by a majority of 10000.
In 1926 he was elected to his third
term, again for four years, by $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-08
HOOVER WILL SPEAK
AT RADIO BANQUET
White House Remarks to Be Broad
cast to 100 Heinz Employe
Gatherings.

President Hoover tonight will be the
principal American speaker at more
than 100 radio" banquets for the
IL 900 employees of the H. j. Heinz Co.
throughout the world, the local en-
ployes Of the company meeting at the
Hotel Washington.
The banquets are being held stimuli
taneously throughout the world, where
Heinz employees can be gathered to
mark the sixty-first anniversary of
friendly relations between the concern
and its employees and to dedicate an
employe theater and recreation build
ing at the Heinz headquarters in Pitts
burgh.
The banqueters will hear also, by
radio. j. H. Warlow from London, Mr.
Heinz from Pittsburgh, and Sir Henry
Worth Thornton and Charles Nagel.
President Hoover will not attend the
local banquet, but will speak from the
White House.
Cyrena van Gordon, grand opera
star. will sing for the banqueters and
there will be music from the new thea
ter pipe organ. The same menu will
be served wherever Heinz employees
meet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-08
HELM DEMANDS
ELECTION PROBE
Alabama Senator Alleges
"Fraud and Corruption"
Employed to Defeat Him.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Nye of the Senate Cam
paign Funds Committee, already con-
WINGED more stringent laws are needed
to govern voting, today awaited presen-
tation of a new demand for inveStiga-
ton from Senator Helm of Alabama.
Heflin is due here Monday determined
to secure an airing of the election In
which the regular Democratic candi-
dates swamped his Jeffersonian Demo-
cratic ticket, which he maintains would
have won by 100000 majorities but for
fraud and corruption"
Nye saw no likelihood of serious at
temptS TO bar any of the Senators-elect
because of irregularity, but said after
the revelations of hearings held by his
committee he was inclined to propose
fresh regulating legislation, possibly a
constitutional amendment.
Discussing the manner in which vot-
ing was handled, the Senator termed
Memphis, Tenn, the Philadelphia of
the South" He said he found there
an utter disregard of election laws but
gave the opinion this would not involve
the seating of any Senator.
The committee is to meet next
Thursday in Denver for a brief hear
ing and four days later plans to con-
tinue its Nebraska investigation of the
opposition to Senator George w. Nor
ris. Then Nye intends winding up study
of the Illinois situation, going after No
vember 20 into Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-08
RECOUNTS LIKELY
IN MANY CONTESTS
Both Parties Draw Lists of
Close Races in Which Checks
May Be Demanded.
M the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
A large crop of probable recounts
appeared to be springing up today as
political experts of both parties assem-
bled details of the districts where losses
were by narrow margins.
At the headquarters of the Demo
cratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee, the following list of districts IN
which Republicans won by narrow plu-
rail- les and in which recounts might be
demanded, was compiled:
Ninth district, chusetts-CharleS
L Underhill, Republican,; Joseph j.
Borgatti, Democrat.
Possibly, tenth, Godfrey
Q Goodwin, Republican; Erling SVEN
son, Farmcr-Labor.
Eighth, Indiana-Albert H. Vestal
Republican: Claude G. Ball, Democrat
Eighth, New Jersey-Fred A. Hartley
r., Republican; Paul ]. Moore. Demo-
crat.
Thirty-third, New York-Frederick
M. Davenport, Republican; James j.
LOTUS, Democrat.
Possibly, twenty-seventh. New York
Harcourt j. Pratt, Republican; Guernsey
T. Cross, Democrat.
Second. Ohio-William e. Hess, Re-
publican; Charles Sawyer, Democrat:
Fifteenth, Ohio-C. Ellis Moore, he
publican, II. n. MCCuIiboN, LehA0NA ~ -
Second. South Dakota--Royal =.
johnson. Republican; Fred A. Hide
brand, Democrat.
Ninth, Indiana-FTed S. Purnel. Re
publican: Harry L. Matlock, Democrat.
Republican leaders named the 1ol-
lowing close contests in which Demo-
Gratis have thus far been named vlctorS
and in which Republicans probably VIII
ask recounts: :,
Twenty-fourth, Illinois-Claude v.
Parsons. Democrat; James v. Heidinger,
Fourth, Connecticutr-w William L: Tier
ney, Democrat; Schuyler Merritt. Re-
publican. -
First, Oklahoma--Wesley E. DlnSey'
Democrat; Charles O'Connor, Repuph-
can.
Third. West Virginia-Lynn S. Hor-
ner, Democrat; John M. Wolverton, Re
publican.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-08
GOV. RICHIE SETS NEW RECORD
FOR CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES
Available Data Show He Is Only State
Executive Named to Serve for Is
Years Straight.

this week swept the state by more
than 10000.
Took Office in 1912.
Gov. Hunt was elected first In 1911,
took ONCE in 1912 and served without
another election until 1915, and was
again elected in 1917. He was re-
elected for the term of 1924, again
for l925-26 and again for 1929. He
was out of office in 1917 for ii months
while a court contest was decided, but
the court ruled he had been Governor
In the interim. He now has served Is
years, lacking a month and half
Gov. Smith first was elected for the
1921 term and, after a lapse of one
term, was chosen for 1923-24, 1925
and 1926-28, when he was nominated
for the presidency on the Democratic
ticket
An outspoken exponent of States
rights and, as foe of prohibition, adj
vocating that the liquor question be re-
turned to the States for their individual
control, Gov. Richie was prominently
mentioned for the Democratic presiden-
tial nominations in 1924 and 1928.
Support Thrown to Smith.
In the latter year he held the vote
of the Maryland delegation to the ma
tional convention, but several weeks be-
fore 1t met withdrew in favor of Gov.
Smith and threw his support to him.
Gov. Ritchie's hold on the Maryland
electorate was shown in the November
voting, when he carried into office
with him a solid Democratic phalanX
for the National House of Representa-
tives Democrats won two seats held
by Republicans and retained the other
four It was the first time since the
Wilson landslide of 1912 and the sec
ond time in history the Maryland con-
gressional delegation has been solidly
DEMOCRATIC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-08
By the Associated Press.


BOSTON, November 8.-Mrs. Henry
w. Peabody, prohibitionist leader, who
announced she was moving to Florida
as protest against the repeal of the
Massachusetts, State prohibition en-
forcement act In Tuesdays election, has
written the Boston Globe that she will
be assured of the protection of strong
State law there.
Mrs. Peabody offered her Beverly es-
tate, Green Walls. for sale after de-
nouncing Massachusetts, as an outlaw
State, and was believed by friends to
have left Boston yesterday for Or
lando, Fla.
I'm spite of the wet situation in
Miami" she wrote the Globe. IAN ex-
perience Of five Winters in Central Flor
ida assures me of the protection Of a
strong State law which is remarkably
effective. Florida has dry officials--G Gov
ernor, Congressman and others. The
drinking in Miami and Palm Beach is
perpetrated by privileged people from
the North"
She described the national prohibit
ton situation as highly encouraging,
and added:
1.-THE women throughout the coun-
try are organized and understand the
situation. They are beginning CAM