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took the finest dive Of all. The whole
bunch cried, "You wtnl" The Travel
man then said, Swim round q while
and then we all are bound for some
nice restaurant where we viii
promptly walk right in"
They swan q half an hour and
then all hoped into their clothes
again. A restaurant was found near
by and quite q meal was served. Az
orchestra began to roar and people
danced around the floor. The Tirties
loudly clapped. Twas what the Or
chestra deserved.
Then Clowny met q little girl and
took her for q dancing whirl. They
looked real cute upon the floor and
got along just great. Said Clowny,
when that dance was through. "she'd
like to dance with all Of you" OF
course this pleased the Tinymites and
they could hardly wait.
(Tho Tnyrnites sec . huge bonfire
In the next storyo
Copyright, 1880, NEA Service. 1nc.)
The Alaska fisherman., 1930-03-15
An Independent Treasurer is Needed

The general public does not come into direct intercourse with the Territorial Treasurer and while the average voter may be familiar with the name of Wal stein G. Smith, he knows very little about him or the methods of the man who has held office for the past seventeen years. He was first appointed by Governor Strong in 1913, and each suc- ceeding Governor has in turn given him reappointment.
 1t has been easy for Treasurer Smith. All he has had to do to retain favor has been to keep a listening ear to the demands of the various governors. And he has served them we'll, both Dem ocrats and Republicans, with the exception of Governor Riggs and then he only broke away from the New Yorker during the last few weeks of his reign.
 Treasurer Smith always fought the making of his office elective. uo did ,,ot wish tO he subject to the judgment of the voters. In fact he has always insisted that he would never be candidate for elective office. He knew from long experience that he could serve one master at a time. But he has shied from having to be fair and consider sEa1I pl!lIn: .uIi1
The Alaska fisherman., 1930-03-15
ate to all elements.

ate to all elements.
 When it was a question of placing Territorial funds where his master would be pleased, the appointment of clerks or incom- petents as bank examiners, the naming of tax collectors who of times didn't care to exert them selves in the proper collection Of taxes, the taking of funds to pay expenditures for which there was no appropriation, etc.. Smith could be relied upon to do the bidding of a master.
 Those whose personal interests have been we'll served, will tell you that Treasurer Smith has been a good official. If they were candid, they might also admit that the gentleman has been in the position long enough. And most Republicans know that they have an efficient and well balanced man to take over the duties of the office, in Frank L. Knight, of Anchorage. He has studied and performed banking requirements and has good eX- ecutive ability. And it is the lat ter that really counts.
 In many respects where Treasurer Smith has had to rely upon his own judgment, he has been arbitrary, disobliging and hard to deal with. But only the GU
The Alaska fisherman., 1930-03-15

few know that, for the many do not come in touch with him. Gervsle to his masters but arro- gant to the public, is the way the Treasurer might be desig- natel. Sherman Duggan, of Kctc hikan, and a former U. s. Attorney for the Third Division, has just issued a bulletin, in which he pays his respects to Trea surer Smith, as follows:
 Smith and Banks"
 When Mir. Rasmussen ana hi: assC Ccia +es desired to organize q
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
All Wild Beasts Not
Ruthless in Slaughter

No animal can approach the chez
tab, or hunting leopard" in speed
over short distance. The most
agile antelopes of India and Africa
fall victims to the cheetah.
The leopard kills for the pleas
ure of killing. 1t will enter a sheep
fold and kill every living thing. In
leopard country no dog is safe.
Lions rarely become man-eaters.
The reason lies partly in the bold
ness of the African natives. particu-
larly the Nasal, who pursue to the
death any lion that dares kill one
of their sheep or goats.
The lion, once most numerous in
India. has almost completely disap-
peared, the few remaining being
carefully preserved. Why they have
disappeared, where once so numer-
Gus, is one of natures mysteries.
The lion kills to live, and when
well filled instills no fear among the
wild. The tiger, on the contrary.
is ruthless in its slaughter, treach-
erous. and the dread of its fellow
creatures of the wild.-Kansas City
Times.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
Trace Jolly Roger" to
Old SYMBOL of Death

Nearly all the ancient peoples
had symbols of death, but the prob
ability is that the welI-known skull
and crossbOnes are really a rude
representation of a dead body with
the arms crossed in the usual atti-
tude of resignation. Its origin is
traced back to the Egyptian Feast
of the Dead at which it was custom
airy to have some representation of
a skull. The Romans, with the
famous epicurean motto, Eat,
drink and be merry, for tomorrow
we die :" often had a skeleton to
decorate their banquet halls as a
reminder of the fate so soon to
overtake the revellers The skull
and crossbOnes as a pirate symbol
is not ancient, and was apparently
unknown to the pirates of classic
and medieval times. The earliest
known use of the emblem first
called the "Jolly Roger" was in the
days of Captain Kidd. Its mean
ing is obvious.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
John E. Wilson Furniture Store of
Smyrna, Has Profitable Year

The John E. Wilson furniture
store of Smyrna, now one of the
most attractive furniture stores
on the Delmarva Peninsula, is pre-
pairing for a tremendous display of
furniture in January and Febru-
ary. Two carloads of the very
newest designs have just been un-
loaded and placed on display. With
the additional floor space now
available, this store is now dis
playing an unusual large stock of
furniture. By advertisement else
where it will be noted that Mr..
Wilson is holding a special Janu-
ary Pre-Inventory Sale, opening
on the 8th and lasting until the
10Th, leaving only two days to
take an inventory. Also plans are
being made now to hold a Febru-
ary furniture exhibit, similar to
the usual February Sale. The en-
tire sales force are very enthusi-
astic about these two big events
clL10 l4ACJ A1o1I11 llCI lIC SUI ID
loaded with the most outstanding
values that they have ever seen.
Any of the sales force will be glad
to show this delightful selection
of furniture John E. Wilson re
ports an increase in sales for 1929
over 1928, of over $4,000. This
includes all branches of the bust
ness, furniture, Frigidaire, oil
burners, and radios. Mr.. Wilson
is pleased with this volume of
sales. However, he is pessinistic
concerning the net profit for the
year of 1929. It might be inter
esting to glance at the phenomenal
growth of this store. In 1924 the
total volume of sales was approx
imately $4,000 This year sales
will exceed S16O,OOO, or an in
crease of $4,000 in a period of
five years.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
Society Gate Crashers
Vex London Hostesse.

LondOn.-Mayfair hostesses are
taking stringent steps against So
ciety gate crashers, the finely
dressed, well polished type which
"drop" into exclusive parties with
out invitations.
Last year many hOstesses COM
planned of the increasing number of
gate crashers and as a result many
have warned their guests to bring
their invitation cards along TO the
party. At the door there is an Of
fetal Checker" who verifies their
tickets.
But even this system has been
found faulty and several hostesses
are now considering the advisable
ity of sending you small badges
which will distinguish the invited
from the unlimited guests.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
No Prize Offered for
"Mare's Nest" Discovery

MARES Nest" is phrase which
we occasionally hear and which
we understand to refer to almost
any sort of a discovery which upon
its face and at first sight seems
to be of considerable importance,
but which subsequently is dscer-
tanned to be a hoax. By inference,
therefore. a mares nest" has ac-
quired the meaning of something
that does not exist.
Just how the expression orig
mated is not clearly established.
However, it is authentically con-
ceded that it was first employed
over 300 years ago by John Fletch-
er, and that he himself probably
adapted it from an earlier phrase,
"horse's nest" which, in the then
vernacular, referred to any story
worn thin 1y constant repetition.
This latter is said to have been first
used by Stanyhurst at the end of
the Sixteenth century.
The line, Hes come upon a
mares nest and is laughing at the
eggs" is frequently heard in Ire
land to express derision at some
body who thinks he has discovered
something startling when it is in
fact something known to all.-Kan-
sas City Times.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
Swedes Lovers of Beauty

To keep the Swedish railroad sta
tiOns CHEEKY, the state-Owned rail-
roads maintain a special flower
garden and hOthouse outside of
Stockholm. About $4,000 pOtted
plants and 100000 perennials are
annually distributed to the stations
of the Stockholm district alone, and
the big central station in Stock
holm gets not only huge pOtted lau-
rel trees for the summer season,
but fresh cut flowers every day. In
the country practically every rail-
road station has its own flower
beds, cared for by the personnel be-
tween trains and Ike the spotless
buffets or restaurants inside, they
add considerably to the JOY Of
travel. Such refnements the
Swedes call ''trafik kulture."
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We
Know In and Around the Larg-
er Peninsula Towns

Brief News Items of People We
Know In and Around the Larg-
er Peninsula Towns
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawton F. Dono-
van of Milford, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Ma
omi Gertrude Donovan, to Joseph
Frazier Cook of Frederica. No
date has been set for the wedding.
At the weekly session of Kent
County Levy Court four cars of
Stag were ordered for two districts
one in the fifth, and three in the
eighth district. The court also
made an appropriation of $500 to
the trustees of the Kent County
Almshouse.
Mr. and Mrs. John Knight, of
Little Creek, wishes to announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Dorothy to Ferris Wright, son of
Mrs. Clara Wright, also of Little
Creek. After a wedding trip to
Philadelphia and Atlantic City
they will be at their home in Lit
tie Creek.
Eric Lash, of Hartly, and Miss
Elizabeth Boyer, were married on
January first, at seven o'clock, by
Rev. Charles A. Walker of the
First Baptist Church. It was a
small wedding with only members
Of the family as guests. The bride
and groom left that evening for a
honeymoon and will reside at
Hartly on their return.
Estimated sales of the A. & p.
Company for the fiscal year end
ing February % next, exceed ST.
1OO,O00,OOO, a new record for the
sale of retail foods. This total is
approximately S130,OOO,000 over
the figures for the twelve months
ended February %, 1929. The
Atlantic and Pacific Company con
ducts the largest cash business in
the world.
The State Parole Board, meet
ing refused the application of
Francis Gillen, of Wilmington, who
was convicted at the November
term of court in 1926, for using a
female child for immoral purpos-
es Gillen was sentenced to pay a
fine of $500 and to be imprisoned
for seven years. DR.. Vrooman, of
the Prison Board, spoke in Kill
lens behalf and presented letters
from several Wilmington residents
recommending his parole.
According to a notice sent out
by the United States Civil Service
Commission at the request of the
Postmaster General applications
viii be received not later than
January q, for the positions Of
postmaster at New Castle and
Harrington. A postmaster will be
secured at S2,50O a year for New
Castle to take the place of Ed
ward Taylor, Jr., of New Castle,
who recently died, and applica-
tions will be received for postmas-
ter at Harrington at S2,4OO a year.
Fred G. Powell is the present post
master at Harrington.
A survey of Delaware State
schools from the standpoint of
radio education has been complet-
ed by Fred Perry an agent of the
Department of the Interior. His
last work was a conference with
DR.. H. v. Holloway, State super
of public instruction, at
Dover. The survey is a part of a
survey made of the whole country
at the direction of Secretary Will
bur of the Department of the In
terror The idea is to ascertain to
what extent the radio has been
used in education and to what ex-
tent it can be used.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
Down in Rio

That a Frenchman in a new coun-
try will open a cafe, German a
general store, and a Briton a bank,
has long been an axiom regarding
the men of these races in foreign
lands. That regarding the Briton
might be amended by stating that
along with the bank goes the
Church of England. Here in Rio.
says correspondent, which is a
city of churches. an English church
has been the meeting place for
the British community for 110
years.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
Clock Runs Six Years
Without Being Wound

Lancaster. hio.-Police investi-
eating a reported robbery at the
old Denman homestead, one of Lam
casters historic residences, once
occupied by James G.. Blaine. but
uninhabited since the death six
years ago of John Denman. found
a gold self-winding clock. started
by Mr.. Denman. was still running.
The furnishings of the home. un-
disturbed since the death of the
last resident, were not molested by
those who entered the house.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
Bad News

jenkins married, and in due
course his wife presented him with
a son. His friends fiocked round
to tender their congratulations, and
incidentally, smoke Bills cigars.
Jones was on his way to the
house when he met Browning re-
turning.
"Where are you going?" asked
the latter.
''Oh, I'm just going round to see
Bill and wish him luck with that
youngster of his"
''Then you're too late"
"What? Surely it hasn't died?"
NO, the youngsters all right, but
the cigar box is empty" PITTS
burgh Sun Telegraph.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
River Divides States

The north bank of the Ohio river
is the northern boundary of the
state of Kentucky. the exact bound
airy line being fixed by the low
water mark of the river. The ju-
risdiction of the state of Kentucky
extends to the lOw-water mark on
the Indiana side. The United
States government has jurisdiction
over the whole river. as far as com
merce is concerned. According to
the Constitution the federal gov
ernment has a right to regulate
commerce. and the Ohio river is the
commercial highway.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08

Daniel Horner, Is, adopted son
of Mr.. and Mrs Fred Smarte, of
Blades, was seriously injured,
Wednesday afternoon. The boy
was hauling trash in horse cart,
when the shafts of the cart broke,
pitching him forward out of the
cart to the ground, the wheel Of
the cart passing over his chest
He was taken to the Offices of DR..
Bruce Barnes, who ordered his re-
moval to the Peninsula General
Hospital, Salisbury, Md. where his
chances for recovery are said to
be slight.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. LaWton F. Dono-
van of Milford, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Ma
omi Gertrude Donovan, to Joseph
Frazier Cook of Frederica. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
Singing Promotes Health

"If you want to be healthy sing as
often as possible" advises a
French doctor, who has expert
mented with cases of overexcite-
ment and sympathetic nerves. He
says that when patients were kept
in cheerful mood, singing gay
music, the equilibrium of the
nervous system was restored In a
few weeks, and badly damaged ap-
petites began to reappear with full
force.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
Freak Tidal Wave

Capitola, Calif.-A survey has
disclosed that a freak tidal wave.
which tossed more than a dozen
pleasure and fishing boats high on
the beach, caused approximately
$4,000 damage along the waterfront
here.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08

At the weekly session of Kent
County Levy Court four cars of
Stag were ordered for two districts
one in the fifth, and three in the
eighth district. The court also
made an appropriation of $500 to
the trustees of the Kent County
Almshouse.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. John Knight, of
Little Creek, wishes to announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Dorothy to Ferris Wright, son of
Mrs. Clara Wright, also of Little
Creek. After a wedding trip to
Philadelphia and Atlantic City
they will be at their home in Lit
tie Creek.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-08
But What's the Difference {?

a poet in Cleveland sings hash
for a living. The dispatch doesn't
say whether he was a haSh-slinger
discovered as a poet or a poet dis
covered as a MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Advertiser.
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Among the patronesses are Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam, Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe,
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Thomas
w. Lockwood, Mrs. E. S. Kennedy, Mrs.
John Rutherford, Mrs. Edward r. Todd,
Mrs. John Burke, Mrs. Henry Fitch,
Miss Gildersleeve, Mrs. Edward Meigs,
Miss Strong, Miss Maxwell, Mrs. Brad
ley Davidson. Mrs. George Hillyer, Jr.;
Mrs. B. r. Sayre, Mrs. William Mallory
and Mrs. Charles Ferguson.
The third in the series Of illustrated
lecture-teas, to be held at the Willard
Hotel Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6
o'clock, will feature China. The lecture
will be given by Mr.. Gideon A. Lyon,
who spent part of last Summer in the
Orient with a party Of newspaper men
under the auspices Of the Carnegie
Foundation for International Peace,
and will be illustrated by lantern slides
made from photographs taken by Mr.
Lyon during the trip. Some of the
ladies entertaining will be Mrs. Robert
w. Morse, Mrs. Wray Hoffman and Mrs
j. C. WEIGH. A partial list of the pa
irons includes: Senator and Mrs
Thomas Schall, Senator and Mrs. Peter
Norbeck, Representative and Mrs: Rich
ard Yates, Representative and Mrs
Homer Hoch, Capt. and Mrs. w. E. Dali
ton, Mrs. Felix Cordova Davila and Mrs
Edward Dixon Hayes. Reservations
may be made at the Willard Social Bu-
reau.
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of Persia, Mira Davoud Khan Meftah,
president; the Ambassador of Turkey,
Ahmed Muhtar, and the Chinese Min
lister, DR.. WI, vice presidents; Mr.. Felix
Lake. Mr.. william Elderkin Huntington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cans, Mr.. Jess
Rohrback, Miss Della Frances Bogue,
Miss Elizabeth Ford, DR.. and Nine
Coutinho, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Q. Role,
Miss Mildred Persons, Miss Elizabeth
Persons, DR.. Gertrude Richardson Brig
ham, Miss Constance Adams and Mr..
and Mrs Robert BereSford. The public
is invited to attend the showing Of
Junior artists work at the Carlton as 1t
will be exhibited Saturday only.
The English-Speaking Union will hold
its annual dinner on Shakespeare's
birthday, Apri %, at the Willard. The
speakers will be Senator A. O. Stanley,
former Governor of Kentucky, and Rep
resentative Hamilton Fish, jr. A number
of distinguished Washingtonians have
been invited to sit at the speakers table.
The Washington committee of the
Kenmore Association, of which Mrs
Thomas Hardy Taliaferro is regent, will
give lecture at the Washington Club
Thursday evening, April 10, at 8 o'clock
Prof. r. T. H. Haisey of st. Johns
College, Annapolis, will talk on "Old
Annapolis" The proceeds from the
lecture will go toward the restoration
of Kenmore, the home of Betty Wash
ington Lewis in Fredericksburg, Va
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SOCIETY
CONTINUED From Third Page.)

4nancial distress, in need OF hospital
asation. or any other material help.
Books may be sent to the secretary.
Mrs. Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr, til, Ia
Sale apartments.
The rapidly growing list Of patron
esses for the travel talk "Rediscoverlng
Corsica" which Mrs. Charles Wood Will
rive for the benefit of the League OF
the Covenant, Monday, in the Y. w. &.
A. Auditorium, includes Mrs. George
Moses, Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs. Albert
Joseph Mccartney, Mrs: Clarence "A, AS
pinwall, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, MIS-.
Perry S. Heath, Mrs. Richard K. Tyler
and Mrs. Chandler Hale.
Mrs. George Kicker, past president OF
the Voteless District of Columbia League
guest at a luncheon meeting Of the ex-
ecutive board of the league, tomorrow
at 1890 o'clock at the Women'S City
Club. Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle will
be hostess. Mrs. Kicker is now resi-
dent Of Chicago.
Miss Margaret Louise O'Brien, second
vice president of the Art Promoters Club
of Washington, will head the receiving
line Saturday afternoon when the club
will hold its reception to Miss Elizabeth
Muhlhofer, artist. Nine. Josephine Coles
de Lagnel, otnclal hostess OF the society,
will preside at the tea table, assisted by
Mrs j. Fairfield Carpenter, Mrs. Arthur
Beckett McCrone, Mrs. Huntington-Kidd
and Miss Mittie Eugenia Burch. The
reception will be held in the banquet
room of the Carlton Hotel from to Z
o'clock and will be the official opening OF
Miss Muhlhofer's exhibit of flower paint
ings, which will continue during the
month of April under the auspices OF
the Art Promoters.
There also will be large collection
Of oil and water color paintings, studies
in charcoal, ceramic art, and wax mod
cling on exhibit. showing the work OF
the various artist members OF the club.
Miss Hildegarde Hamilton will hang a
number of hitherto unshown oils done in
the AK en- Provence region of France.
Mr.. Rowland Lyon, Mrs. Eva Colborn,
Mr.. Edward Macdonald, Mr.. Clyde
Workman, Miss Marie La Cavera and
Mr.. Philip Fletcher Bell are among the
junior artists whose work will be shown.
Mrs Margaret Roller will have table
display of wax studies and impressions
and Miss Mae Henriette Vance. vice
president of the club, will have special
table of ceramic art work which she
has completed lately.
The exhibition Saturday is under the
patronage of the officers of the Art
Promoters Club, including the Minister
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Eastern Shore points, as the distance
from Washington to Cambridge would
be shortened SO miles and from Wash
ington to Salisbury, Md, or "a miles
to Ocean City.
Ferry boats that are planned for the
service would be of 1900 tons each
and would be capable Of carrying 1900
passengers and 95 automobiles. East
ern Shore residents are particularly in
terested in the proposed service, as 1t
would shorten the routes to Baltimore
and Washington and would allow faster
delivery of country produce from the
section.
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FERRY HEARINGS ARE SET
BYI. C. C. NEXT MONDAY
Proposed Boat Service Would
Shorten Distance Between City
and Maryland Points.

Interstate Commerce Commission
hearings on the proposal of the Chesa-
peake Railway Co. to operate a ferry
service between Chesapeake Beach. Md,
and point about 10 miles from Cam
bridge, Md, on the Eastern Shore,
total distance of 16 miles, will begin
Monday.
The ferry service would reduce the
time of travel from Washington to
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Women Try for Police Jobs.
BERLIN (R.-Eight candidates pass
the first civil service examination held
in Berlin for women police detectives
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