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Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
TRAFFIC JAR MAY SHAKE
DOWN LONDON BUILDINGS
Heavily Loaded Trucks Endanger
ing Citys Dwellings and
Business Houses.

London.-London town may start
falling down one of these fine,
rainy, bleak spring days unless
something is done to make traffic a
little less terrific. The city's dwell
ings and business houses were not
constructed to contain steam heat
or to withstand the continual shak-
ing down administered by the thou
sands of heavy vehicles that
pound through the streets day and
night. This is especially true of
famous old structures, such as st.
Paul's cathedral, which is now
nearing the end of a complete re-
juvenation treatment.
The traffic threat is not confined
to London alone, but has spread to
the rural districts and to the high
er seats of learning. Milk trucks,
moving vans, beer trucks, clatter
through sleeping villages at dawn
and shake venerable public houses
through both their two stories.
Locomotives, the kind that run
on rubber tires instead of on tracks
and accord the baptism of fire to
many unsuspecting pedestrians,
have no respect for ancient stained
glass windows or more valuable
art treasures. And truck drivers
have no time to consider whether
students in the rooms near the
street can hear the professor as
the 1orries rumble by.
The quiet and scholarly atmos-
phere of Oxford university has
been greatly disturbed by the rap
i'd development of motor transport.
Continuous vibrations are not good
for the historic college buildings
and there is no indication that the
vibrations will lessen or that the
buildings will become any stronger
as time goes by. Several lecture
rooms have been closed because the
lecturers did not care to compete
with the truck drivers when 1t
came to dominating the situation.
And ancient panes of glass, trem-
bling on the brink of breakdown,
have been rescued and removed to
places less susceptible to continu-
Gus earth tremOrs.
The academic body is seeking
some regulation of heavy traffic
passing through Oxford.
The situation is even more seri-
Gus in London because the street
traffic is heavier and the under
ground railways also do their share
of shaking.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
HOSPITAL BOARD MEETS
Trustees Guestsof DIR. TarumianZ,
at Still Pond Haven on Chesapeake

Trustees Guestsof DIR. Tarumianz,
at Still Pond Haven on Chesapeake
The members of the Board of
Trustees of the Delaware State
Hospital were the guests of Super
intendent DR.. M. A. Tarumianz, at
his summer home, Still Pond Hav-
en-, Still Pond, Md, on Thursday.
The party left early Thursday
morning and remained all day at
the camp, returning that night.
The cottage is on the shore of the
Chesapeake and for several years
the members of the board have
been the guests of the doctor at
which time a monthly meeting is
held. President Fred H. Gawthrop
presided at the meeting at which
the recent awarding of bids by the
special Building Committee was
approved. Besides President
Gawthrop and DR.. Tarumianz the
following members of the board
were present: R. Henry Grier,
former State Senator Hervey P.
Hall, Theodore Townsend, Captain
Henry V. Lyons, Curtis E. David,
DR.. Rowland G. Paynter and DR..
c. ]. Prickett. The bids which
were awarded by the special Build
ing Committee and approved by
the board were: For the new build
ings under construction adjacent
to and for the use of the hospital
sewers, to George and Lynch Com
pany, Dover, for $4,000; fire and
water lines, to Dunbar Company,
Wilmington, for $4,000; refrigera-
tion to the Wilmington Automobile
Company, for S6932.05; steam
lines, to Benjamin F. Shaw Com
pany, of S16,29S, and kitchen
equipment to Dougherty and Son,
Philadelphia, for $5463. .25. There
were several bids for each con-
contract. DR.. Tarumianz present
ed the following report for the
hospital: Population of the hospit-
al on July /, in the hospital, males,
1856; females, 1856, making a total
of 772; on parole, males, 81; fe-
males, A, making a total of los;
total on the hospital books, males,
447; females, $50; grand total,s27
Admitted during the past month:
Males, ID; females, z; total, 81;
discharged males, 5; females, 4;
total, 9; died during the month,
males, z; females, 5; total, II.
Leaving the population on August
L, in the hospital males, $50; fe-
males, 332; total TIP. On parole,
males, SO; females, 46; total, 115;
leaving on the boks, males, 449;
females 379; total s27. Received
for the board of patients, S4930.26.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
QUITS AS COUNTY CHAIRMAN
j. A Ellison Sends Resignation to
James McManus, Secretary

Adjutant-General ]. Austin Elli-
son has resigned as chairman of
the New Castle County Republi-
can Executive Committee. 1t is
effective at once. No reason is as
signed. The resignation was re
ceived Saturday week by City
Councilman James B. McManus,
secretary-treasure of the County
Committee. The letter, addressed
to the County Executive Commit
tee, was brief and to the point. All
it said was Il hereby tender my
resignation as chairman of the Re-
publican Executive Committee of
New Castle County, effective at
once" When Mr.. McManus was
asked whether he knew what
prompted the resignation he ap-
Peared unable to give any infor-
rnation on that point. 1t is prob
able that a special meeting of the
executive committee will be held
next Saturday to elect a chairman.
General Ellison has found hostile
elements in the party during the
past few months. To what extent
this influenced his resignation is
uncertain. General Ellison has
been power in State and county
politics for some time His resig-
nation was not a surprise, as it
had been predicted in political cir
cles for several days. 1t was gen.
orally believed tht he would resign
before the Republican State Con-
vention, which will be held in Do
yer on Tuesday. September 9. Ac-
cording to reports, Mayor George
W. X. Forrest will succeed him as
chairman Of the committee. The
election viii likely take place at a
special meeting to be called.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
MASS OF SEAWEED PILED ON
300 MILES OF TEXAS COAST
by Submarine Disturbance
in South.

Point Isabel, Texas.-An unex-
planned phenomenon has caused the
shore of the Gulf Of Mexico, from
Point Isabel to within % miles of
the mouth of the Panuco river,
near Tampico, more than 800 miles,
to be piled up with almost solid
mass of seaweed. The influx of
seaweed started the latter part of
April and every incoming tide adds
to its enormous volume.
In many places the shore is piled
four to six feet high with the sub
marine growth, and in some locali-
ties it has formed veritable floating
islands in the shallow waters off
shore. The debris has not only tenn
porarily ruined surf bathing at
Boco Chico, near Point Isabel, but
has become the breeding place of
myriads of flies and other insects.
1t is the theory of persons who
are acquainted with the whims of
the ocean that the seaweed was set
adrift by q submarine disturbance
along the coast of Central America
or South America, and that it has
drifted across the Gulf. There is
much discussion as to whether the
seaweed has any commercial value.
There are perhaps hundreds of
thousands of tons available along
the 300-mile stretch where it has
accumulated.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
DREDGE MISPILLION RIVER
Waterway to Be 80 Feet Wide Be
tween Its Jetties


1t. Col. r. P. Howell, u. S. En-
gineer for the Wilmington District
has issued specifications for furn-
ishing labor and materials and
performing all work for dredging
about 65,7O0 cubic yards of mater
ial from the Mispillion River which
empties into the Delaware Bay
about / miles above Cape Hen
lcpen. The project of improvement
extends from the Delaware Bay to
Milford, the head of navigation,
about IL miles above the mouth.
Bids were opened at two o'clock,
standard time, Wednesday. The
work to be done is to redredge a
channel six feet deep at low tide
and 80 feet wide between the Jet
ties, a distance of 5000 feet and
to restore the channel within the
river to six feet at low tide and
go feet wide with additional width
at the sharp bends to Milford, by
removing a shoal 200 feet long
about 1000 feet above the fish fac
tory at the mouth and then by al
most continuous dredging up
stream from a point about two
miles below Milford to the up
stream end of the Milford Light
and Water Commissions wharf, a
total length of about 1920 feet.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
Back Seat Driver
Often Stops Accidents

Fresno, Calif.-After this when
the back seat driver speaks up it
is the better part Of wisdom to
listen.
Authority for this statement is
no less than Leon Whitsell, state
railroad commissioner, and a man
who dotB on backing up his state
ments with statistics.
In a luncheon talk here, Whit
sell said that in 60 per cent of all
railroad grade crossing accidents
in California there was only one
occupant of the car involved, and
therefore no opportunity for a
"back seat driver" to warn the real
driver.
Whitsell said it merely boiled
down to the fact that four eyes
are better than two, and that fire.
quently the oft-scorned "back seat
driver" is responsible for prevent
ing accidents.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
Stream of Immigrants
Reported From Border

Regina, Sask.-A constant stream
of immigrants is slipping unseen
and unchecked from Saskatchewan
into North Dakota and Montana
principally to Montana-accordiag
to reports received here from Sas-
katoon, Sask. Between 100 and
$50 aliens cross the international
boundary each month, it is said.
Europeans travel to Saskatche-
wan on special farmer-labor low
rate basis. They are employed on
prairie farms In southern Saskatch-
evan and, when the time is
"ripe," cross the border into the
United States, Saskatoon reports
state.
Eugene f. Herbert, United States
vice consul of Regina, is inclined
to believe the reports have been ex-
aggerated.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
Brothers Make Motor
Trip of 1900 Miles

Detroit.-Good road enthusiasts
who dream of a paved highway ex-
tending from the United States
south through Mexico, Central
America and into the South Ameri-
can continent will do well to con-
suit Adam and Andrew Stoessel,
Buenos Aires brothers, who recently
completed the 1870 mile jaunt
from their home to Detroit.
The brothers, who arrived In q
dented and worn car, were two
years on the trip.
From Buenos Aires, where they
loaded their car with spare tires.
extra parts. tent, and supply of
food. the tourists passed on into
Peru, and thence through Bolivia,
Ecuador, and Colombia in South
America, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Honduras, Ell Salvador, and Guate-
mala. Then through the states Of
Mexico and into the United States
at Ell Paso.
On the trip the brothers used 25
tires. fought off swarms Of insects
in the swamps and battled their
way over high mountain passes and
through mud roads.
In Nicaragua the marines loaned
them revolvers TO protect them
selves with. and in some of the re-
mote sections of the countries they
passed through natives paid them
for the privilege of listening to the
motors hum.
Andrew and Adam are taking
new car back to Buenos Aires with
them, but the trip will be made by
boat
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
Court to Rule Whether
Huge Gem Is Antique

Washington.-The great NasSak
diamond, one of the worlds oldest,
largest and most famous jewels, is
the subject of a court fight here
to determine whether cut stone,
no matter how ancient, is a work
of art or artisans.
When the huge IS carat stone
was brought into this country re-
Gently from England, New York Gus
toms officials ordered the regular
duty be paid, holding the diamond
was not an antique and therefore
not duty free. An appeal from this
decision was filed with the United
States Court of Customs Appeals.
which will hear arguments in the
case.
An interesting history is con-
nected with the Nassak diamond.
Its discovery dates back hundreds
of years.
In an East Indian town, 45 miles
from Bombay, are many prehistoric
cave temples. 1t was in one of
these Hindu temples that the stone,
supposedly the gift of worshiper,
was found. Originally it weighed
S9% carats, but in cutting facets
was reduced to 7S-enough to
make 200 ordinary engagement soli-
taireS.
After passing through the hands
of scores of native princes, it was
acquired over century ago by the
East Indian company and sent to
England. There, too, it was sold
and resold, until finally purchased
by the Marquis of Westminster,
where it lapsed into obscurity
again until bought by the New York
importing firm.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
Everett Theatre, MiddIetown

Monday and Tuesday, Aug 1919
George Bancroft, the mighty
thrillman, is coming to the Everett
Theatre again. This time the bur-
ly Bancroft, who has become a
man among men in screendom,
viii be seen and heard as Joe
Forziati, the steel worker who
fights his way to success as a
building construction contractor.
Wednesday and Thursday-When
Metro-Koldwyn-Mayer purchased
the screen rights to Nell Martins
best-seller, Lord Byron of Broad
Hay," some time ago, individuals
in terested in Hollywood activities,
wondered which of the company's
stars would be given the featured
parts which demanded a definite
ability for both singing and dane
ing. Now comes the announce
ment that the two leading roles
will not be filled by any of the rec
ognized M-G-M stars but that the
picture will serve as the introduc-
tion to the screen of two Broad
way musical-comedy celebrities,
namely, Charles Haley of Earl
Carroll's Vanities" and Ethelind
Terry, star of ''Rio Rita" kid
Boots" and other successes.
Friday-Feeling that the produc-
tion represents the ideal type Of
talking picture entertainment, the
management of the Everett the
atre has booked Radio Pictures
The Fall Guy" as its next attrac-
ton.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
HARD LUCK DUE
TO CAMEL KICK
Ahmed Sure Had Run of
Mishaps After Animal
Hoisted Him.

New York.-Ahmed Karn was sit
ting on cane-bottom chair In the
Seaman's institute. down on the
East river front. He was putting
a funny-looking pipe with a brass
lid.
o. Henry once wrote story
about a fellow named Kearney.
This Kearney was afflicted with
chronic tough luck. Every time he
took hold of any project it went
into the ground, except when he
tried to plow. Every ship he ever
got on went down, except when he
boarded a submarine. Kearney
was just that way. He couldn't
help it. Ahmed Karn also gets bad
breaks.
1t seems that Ahmed comes from
the land of the Pharaohs. Twelve
years ago in Schogg, Ahmed was
kicked by a camel. When he re-
covered he found himself lying in
field alongside the Nile. Ahmed
tucked up his tunic and took a
train for Cardiff.
Meets Lady Snake charmer.
In Cardiff Ahmed struck up
friendship with a lady snake charm
er. She must have misunderstood
his intentions, because one after
noon a lawyer approached and told
him he'd have to marry the girl.
Ahmed left town in the middle of
the night and went to London.
He signed up with an italian
ship sailing for Genoa. Thirteen
days later, when he landed, he was
arrested as a war spy. When
he finally got out of Jail his ship
was gone and so were his clothes.
He took another ship, bound for
Naples. The first night out she
was torpedoed. In the escape from
the sinking vessel Ahmed got into
an alteration with the mate and
was laid low by a bottle.
He got to Genoa and signed up
with an English tramp, bound for
Port Said. The rest Of the crew
were Chinese. Before he could
get aboard ship Ahmed was way
laid by a gang of sailors. He got
two black eyes and a broken nose
and was thrown in Jail for two
months on a charge of attacking
eight peace-loving sailors.
Cannibals Rescued.
Ahmed got out of Jail and had
to bribe his way into job in a
steamer. She was loaded with coal,
and two days out torpedo sent
her down. Ahmed was plucked out
of the water by a steamer headed
for South America. South of the
equator the ship rescued four men
in a rowboat. They were cannibals,
it developed, and the first night
aboard they tried to eat Ahmed
without benefit of salt and pepper.
A squall came up suddenly and
saved him.
The gale swept the decks clean
and a wooden tub hit Ahmed in
the small of the back, putting him
in bed for the rest of the jour-
ney.
In 1920, after varied misadven-
lures, Ahmed found himself In
Tampico working on an oil ship.
He missed the ship one day and
Il
he was released on bond.
Then Ahmed came to the United
States. He had sad adventures in
Port Arthur, Texas, and in Cali
fornia, altogether too numerous to
mention. Eventually he reached
Baltimore, where, in a speakeasy,
his skull was fractured In a brawl.
Ahmed told his story, displayed
his scars, and announced that he
was preparing TO leave New York
on the first ship which would take
him back to Egypt.
He has a reason for wanting to
go back to Egypt. He wants to
look up that camel. He's going to
kick the living daylights out of the
beast. That's the way Ahmed is.
He thinks the camel started 1t all.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
Swarm of Bees Puts
Automobile Into Ditch

Union, S. CA swarm of angry
bees put an automobile carrying
eight passengers into a ten-foot
ditch. The only injuries sustained
were painful bee stings.
The car struck something that
apparently flew into a thousand diff
ferent parts, buzzing, crawling and
stinging. 1t was a swarm of bees
crossing the highway.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
San Francisco Judge
Plays Solomon's Role

San Francisco.-No woman can
keep a secret more than a week.
was the Solomon-like utterance of
Police Judge G. J. Steiger. Arrest
ed for falling to pay a 9O-cent taxi
bill, a woman prisoner told the
judge the name she gave police was
fictitious. She steadfastly refused
to reveal her identity. very well,
I'll continue the case for one week.
No woman can keep a secret that
long," the judge said.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
Street Pajamas Next,
Says Fashion Expert

Observation-Disclosures may yet
wear pajamas on the street, Lucy
Park, fashion expert, told the Ad-
vertising Federation of America.
If pajamas are so successful for
beach wear, why should their vogue
not spread to the boulevard?" she
asked.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
Ontario Jails Show
1000 Increase in 1929

Toronto, ont.-Ontario Jails saw
an increase in business during the
last year, according to the sixty
second annual report of the provin-
cial jails.
Last year 25.se0 persons were
committed to jail, 2,194 more than
the previous year, the report
showed.
The largest increase was among
Canadians, who numbered 16,776.
Other nationalities included: Eng
lish, 2,228; Irish, 921: Scotch, 1,217 !;
United States. 1,245; other coun-
tries. 1924.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
Professional Accounting

Very little is known of the origin
of accounting as a profession. The
first association of which there is
record Is the Collegeio del Rax-
onali, founded at Venice in 1881.
Professional accountants probably
existed in Milan at an early date,
as the government established a
scale Of charges for them In 1742.
The first Scotch professional ac-
countant was George Watson, born
in Edinburgh In 1S45. In 1900 the
British directory listed five. The
first formal recognition given to ac-
countants In the United States was
In the laws OF New York In April,
1890.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
Wrong Start

If more and better home training
were given to youngsters between
the ages of one and six, less re-
sponsibility and blame would be
laid upon school teachers for Civ.
ing them a wrong start."-Country
Home.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-28

New York, May IS Rs-Larry
Benton red headed right got
only secondary notice in d trade re-
Gently which brought Hughle Critz,
Cincinnati second baseman, to the
New York Giants
l. was Critz and the fact that tho
little southern star rounds out for
the New York Giants one OF the
greatest inields in major league
baseball that drew all of the atten-
ton.
But Benton might do the Reds a
great lot of good before his major
league usefulness is ended. The
last game he pitched in Giant livery
was his best OF the season, and he
save flashes of the brilliancy that
enabled him in 1928 TO win 25 games
while losing six.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-28

The Burritt A, G. baseball team,
after two Intellectual attempts to
open the present season. viii make
a third try at it Friday afternoon in
the only scheduled home baseball
attraction for Memorial day. The
Burritts will meet the fast Poquo-
mock Bears at Washington Park Fri
day afternoon at o'clock. The
visiting team, gathered from among
the stars in the country north OF
Hartford, is fast combination and
a tartar for the Burritts' opener.
The Burritts will play again Sun
day afternoon, meeting the Avon
Town team at Willow Brook park.
This game is also scheduled for 8
o'clock.
Going to Southington
The Sacred Hearts will travel 10
Southington on Memorial day. meet
ing tho Falcons OF that place. Play
ers on the local team are requested
10 meet at the club rooms at 1900
O'Clock sharp. Gradeck or ]. Reed
will pitch and Kopec will catch.
The team viii play at home Sun
day afternoon, meeting the fast East
Hartford Athletics at Willow Brook
park, The visiting team has a rec
ord Of seven victories and no de-
feats this season so far. Among the
victims OF this crew has been count
ed the Holy Cross team OF this city
which was defeated. is TO /.
The locals will be out 10 win their
third straight victory.
Play In Winsted
The Seneca baseball team is card =
ed TO play the TuniX A. c. team in
Winsted Friday morning at 10
o'clock. The Winsted team was TO
have appeared here last Sunday but
rain prevented the game. The Sene-
cas- will leave for Winsted at 500
o'clock Friday morning.
Play Here Friday
The Eureka A. c. team will meet
the Norwood A. c. nine Of Hartford
at Willow Brook park Friday after
noon at $50 o'clock. Both teams
are made up Of colored stars and il
IS the first time that Two such out
fits have met in this city. A real at
traction is promised.
Meet Hartford Team
KensIncton will be idle over Me-
mortal day but the team will meet
the Hartford kaceys at The Perciyal
avenue grounds in kensington Sun
day afternoon. The game will start
promptly at ) o'clock. kensington
has signed up a number of local
stars.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-28
Schmeling Develops
New Knockout Punch

Endicott, \. Y. May - (UP)-
Max Schmeling has developed new
knockout punch which he expects
TO use against Jack Sharkcy.
Schmeline, regarded solely as a
right handed puncher. flashed his
new punch-a left hook to the stom-
ach-against Jack BEHAVE yester-
day and sent the Jersey heavy 10
the canvas for a long count.
The Germans improvement with
his left hand has been the most en-
couraEing feature of his training
camp drills.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-28
Cupboard Title Meet
To Go to MiddletOWn

Chicago May IS LPl-The national
championship meet of the National
Cupboard association has been
awarded to Middletown, Conn, and
will be held October 11-12-13.
The associations commission also
has added fourth class to the
championship list. The new div
sion is for drivers who wish to race
for cash prizes and records using
stock motors. freeing them from the
necessity of competing against driv-
ers connected with the trade and US
ing non-stock motors.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-28
City Items

Co. No IF the fire department
was called at Sill O'Clock this
morning 10 Frank j, Tuitc's drug
store at 514 Stanley street, the wiz
ing OF an electric motor in the Gel
lar causing a slight fire.
Cut flowers Tor Decoration Day.
Iris in their glory. Strawberries.
Hansen's Perennial Garden, Church
New Britain herald., 1930-05-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE,


Atlanta. May IS LP,-Bobby Jones
bal club is having tough time. The
Atlanta Crackers of the Southern as
ISOLATION, Of which the golf king is
vice president, have been alternating
between seventh place and the cellar
since the season opened.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-28

Efforts Of Jimmy Hamilton. presi-
dent-manager OF the Mobile Bears Of
the Southern Association. to take the
franchise to Knoxville, Tenn, haven't
done attendance any good in the Bay
city. Nine fans turned out for re
cent tilt. The game was postponed.