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Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
Northcliffe's Idea of
Newspaper Shop Window

Speaking of sermons, or anything !:
The tie Lord Northcliffe, it is re-
lated, one day rang up the editor of
one Of his weekly papers who was
new to the editorial chair, and said
to him: "Mr. Jones, will you please
go round at once to Mr.. Isaacs, the
fruiterer, in Covent Garden, and
ask him what he does with his best
apples?"
The editor thought it wise to obey
his eccentric chief When he re-
turned, Lord Northcliffe again rang
him up; what did Mr.. Isaacs tell
you about where he puts his best ap-
plesY'
'He told me-" answered the edi-
tor, that he puts them in his shop
window"
"Yes, my boy" said Northeliffe,
that's what you have to do. You
put your best apples in your shop
window-put your best news in your
shop window; and your shop win
dow is your front page."-Christian
Century.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
Domestic Fowls Ancestor

All domestic fowl are supposed to
be descended from the red Jungle
fowl (Gallus Bankiva) which very
much resemble the Black Breasted
Red Game Bantam. This fowl is
found in the jungles of India Bur
max, Philippine islands and Malay
peninsula. Besides the red jungle
fowl, there are three other species:
the gray jungle fowl of India, the
CeylOn jungle fowl and the green or
fork-tailed jungle fowl of the island
of Java. The latter is said to rival
the Vulturine Guinea fowl in the
beauty of its plumage. The crow OF
the jungle cock is short and broken
but the cackling and clucking of the
jungle hen is very similar to that
of domestic poultry. The jungle hen
will lay from four to eleven eggs
before incubating. a far cry to the
3O0-egger produced under the hand
of man.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
Finds Wife Dead at Table

Mrs. Elizabeth Dean, age 1,wife
of Isaac Dean, was found dead
sitting at the table in the dining
room of her home at Chesapeake
City Wednesday morning. The
supposition is that she died while
eating her supper the previous
night. Mr.. Dean was at the farm
of his son, William Dean, near
Bethel doing some work and had
remained over night. He found his
wife dead upon his return. She
was twice married, her first hus-
band having been the late William
Barwick. Before her first mar
riage she was Miss Elizabeth Clark
She is survived by several children
by her first marriage.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
MEMS BIBLE FEDERATION
HOLDS FIRST CONVENTION
III. S. GLANDING, WILMINGTON
PRESIDES OVER SESSION
Several Prominent Speakers Dur
ing Meeting; Evening Session
Featured by New Officers

The first annual convention of
the Delaware Federation of Mems
Bible Glasses was held Saturday in
Peoples Congregational Christian
Church, at Dover. The afternoon
session was concluded at $50 Fol
lowing a dinner served by the
women of that church, the evening
session was held from 7.15 until
$50. Glenn Gildersleeve, of the
department of music, State Board
of Education, and song leader of
the federation, had charge of the
song service which preceded the af-
ternoon session. The Rev. Milton
S. Andrews, Dover, State fedora
tion chaplain, pronounced the invo-
cation. Howard S. Glanding, Will
mington, president of the fedora
tion, and a vice-president of the
National Federation of Mems Bible
Glasses, presided. J.Wallace Wood
ford, mayor of Dover, welcomed
the delegates from all parts of the
State on behalf of Dover. The
Rev. w. F. Banscher, president of
the Ministerial Association of Do
yer, and pastor of the Dover MP.
Church, delivered the welcome
from the Dover churches. Speak
ers during the afternoon session
included T. Blair Ely, representing
McCabe M. E. Church, Wilmington,
James H. Bishop, director Of re
hgious education of the Whining
ton Conference, and DR.. Charles
M. A. Stine, representing West
minister Presbyterian Church, Will
mington. Q. H. thunderstorm, i'm
mediate past president Of the Ma
tional Federation Of Mems Bible
Glasses and now a member of the
advisory committee, spoke at the
evening session, which was featur-
ed by the presentation Of the newly
elected officers of the State Fedora
tion. They are: Howard S. Gland
ing, president; Major Clarence a.
Short, Dover, vice-president for
Kent county; William E. Skelleng-
er, Wilmington, vice-president for
New Castle county; John r. Fur
man, secretary; Thomas 5. Taylor,
treasurer; the Rev. Milton S. An
drews, Dover, chaplain; and Glenn
Gidersleeve, Dover, song leader.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
Rabbit Farm so Acres Near EIktOn

Mr.. Howard S. Vincent recently
purchased so acres Of land on the
Elkton-Cooch's Bridge road about
two miles from Elkton and pro
gress is being made in converting
the buildings on the place into
pens to be used in raising rabbits.
A fifteen-year contract has been
awarded Vincent by the LeRlgh
Provision Company and the entire
production will be turned over to
this firm. Mr.. Vincent has pur-
chased a quantity of New Zealand
white rabbits which will be used
for breeding purposes and which
will be removed to the farm as soon
as reconstruction of the place is
complete.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
States Name a Mixture
of French and Indian

1t is surprising how many people,
particularly in the Middle West, pro
nOunce wisconsin" as IL it were
spelled WISCONSIN" with an "e"
instead of "i" in the initial syl-
liable, says Pathfinder Magazine.
The name is correctly pronounced
"Wis-kOn-sin." and there is little In
its history to account for or 10 JUS
tify the colloquial pronunciation. So
far as known the first white man
to set foot on any part of what is
now the state of Wisconsin was Jean
Nicolet, coureur de bois, who In
1884 was sent into that region by
Champlain to make treaties with
the Indians. He landed at Green
Bay in 1888. In 1873 the region
was traversed by Father Marquette
and Joliet. At that time the river
was known to the Indians by
name which sounded to the French
like WISCONSIN" and the whites
picked up the Indian name and ap-
piled it TO the territory itself. In
early literatures dealing with Wis
consin the name is variously spelled
"Wisconsing." "Ousconsing." "Ouis-
consfn," and "Wiskonsan," ETC.,
but in no case does the short "e"
sound occur in the first syllable.
However. in 1895 La Seur referred
to the tribes along the Wisconsin
river as the Oeusconsins, and this
may be taken as circumstantial evil
dence that the name was even then
pronounced es-kon-sin."
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
Species of Salamander

Water-dog Is a common name
for bellbenders. large, ugly but
harmless salamanders, which are
found in Ohio. Pennsylvania, Ten
nessee and the Southeast. They
feed on crayfish. fish and other wa
ter animals. and readily take the
bait from fishermen's hooks. They
exude much slime, are difficult to
handle, and can live for hours out
of water The spawn resembles that
OF frogs, but is lighter in color. They
reach a length of about twenty
inches.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
STATE MARKETING GROUP
New commission Authorized by
General Assembly at Last Session

Governor Buck at the State
House last week announced the an
pointment of a commission author
lied by an act of the last Delaware
Legislature known as the Market
ing Commission. The law specif-
ed that the six members of the
commission should be named. two
from the State Board of Agricul-
ture, two from the State Board of
Education and two from the Uni
versity of Delaware. The follow
ing were named: Oliver A. Newton
and Walker Mifflin of the State
Board of Agriculture; George S.
Williams and E. A. Simon, State
Board of Education; H. S. Palmer
and w. D. Chandler, University Of
Delaware. An appropriation Of
$4,000 is made to carry on the
work Of the commission.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
State Grange to Meet at Camden

The annual meeting of the Della
ware State Grange will be held De
cember and 9 at Camden. The
State Grange will be guests Of
Fruitland Grange and its sessions
will be held in the Fruitland
Grange Hall. The annual meeting
of the National Grange will be held
during the ten days. beginning No
yember IL at Madison, Wis. Form
er Governor Robert P. Robinson is
Master of the State Grange and
treasurer of the National Grange.
Indications are that he viii be re-
elected to both offices.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11

Mrs. William Grier, Rising sun
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Catherine B. Nor
ris to Robert G. Orvis, son of Nj
and Mrs. I. C. Orvis, of Rising Sun.
Miss Morris is graduate nurse Of
the Philadelphia General Hospital
Training School for Nurses. Mr..
O1vis is a contractor, with the 1. G.
Orvis & Son Contracting Corpora
ton, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
Red Cross Life Savers

The right to wear the red and
white insignia of the American Red
Cross Life Saving service has been
earned by 3S5,S95 persons, who have
been graduated in the organizations
expert life saving classes.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
Dies on His Way to Physician

William E. Rust, a farmer liv-
ing near West Hill School, died
Thursday evening in his automobile
while being taken to Lewes for
medical attention. His death re-
suited from valvular heart trouble,
and he had been subject to the all
ment for quite some time. He died
supported in his wife's arms. Mrs.
Rust did not realize he had passed
away until so informed by DR..
Hooker, who Immediately realized
the truth when called to the car.
Mr.. Rust was 81 years old. Some
years ago, he purchased the John
B. Dorman farm near West Hill
School house and had lived there
since.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11

He jerked his head up and looked
startled. What Could it be pos
sible? Even the weather. He smiled
very slowly, very ironically.
II was raining.
ffc) bv Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.1
fWNU Service.b
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11
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speedy relief for s.'a
barr1fiT ~ III y ehloro:oe
Pe,..f : - :. osugs and 4
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Sloo bottles Sod
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11

Booth appeared tired-weary. He
sat alone, his head bent forward.
The ashes of his pipe had long since
grown cold. The temperature of his
Office had gone down. Shadows were
lengthening. II must be getting late
Smyrna times., 1931-11-11

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
REASONB BY FR IaS5is

w YELL, the Wickersham committee has made
wv its report, without adding anything to the sit
uation as it is known by everybody
After signing common report, the members OF
the conrligtee then fled individual opinions, which
leaves the whole thing in the air.
If as SO many political prophets claim the wet
and dry issue will be the main thing fought about in
the next presidential election then we are in for
hectic time and for grand shift all around that will
upset parties they have not been upset since 1896
The other day a member of the national house OF
representatives proposed that the speakers be
offered for sale to the highest bidder the proceeds
to go to the relief Of the people in the drought
stricken regions
Of course it was offered as a joke but there's a
situation uncovered by it that should be remedied.
THE government pays for the automobiles Of lot
4 of men at Washington and there's no just rea-
son why it should.
It may be all right to give the President car but
there it should end. The President is an exception
because the government gives him establishment
Speakers or Vice-Presidents should have automo-
bles maintained at public expense ttan why repre-
sentatives and senators should have them
And the evil doesn't end with cabinet members
and the Speaker and VicePresident. Many sub
ordnates ride in machines furnished by Uncle Sam
who also pays for the gas thereof
There's no more reason why the people should give
cars to these birds than give them their B. " DIS.
COvERNAEENT is the most shamefuIy wasteful
" and extravagant thing on earth. and if any
private business run the same way it would
hit the rocks in short order.
The automobile incident is but an index to the
criminal wastefulness which obtains in national and
state governments.
And this is one reason why your taxes are so high.
The main fault with our system is that we have
on the public pay roll fully twice as many public
officers as we need, and if the present legislature
really wants to help the taxpayer it viii recommend
a revampng of our system and an elimination OF
thousands of offices.
lot OF public pets such as deputy oil inspectors
and deputy fire marshals should be dispensed with
The cid game has been played to the limit and the
taxpayer is sending out the s O. 8. signal 70 the
lawmakers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Railroad Rates

Z Congress has been urged by the interstate COM
merce commission to enlarge the making powers
of the commission to provide that the general state
of business may be regarded major factor in fix
ing both freight and passenger tariffs The proposal
should receive consideration
Railroad rates never have come down from their
time imitation. The consequent disparity between
transportation charges and commodity values is q
burden to all business, obstacle to economic
covery, load upon the broken back Of agriculture
Although federal regulation of railroads has been
national policy since 1897 there has not been written
into the law beginning for a precise theory
Of rates. the chaotic system of charges which began
with the slogan "al the traffic will bear" has grown
only more bewilderng as traffic has increased.
Today there is no fixed relationship between dis
lance and charges between commodities and charges
between speed and charges.
The entire rate structure is patchwork of half
centuys national development those industries which
have fought extravaganty for relatively lower rates
have them. Those communities which have made
generous appropriations for the have the pref
erential rates to which their costly statistics doubt
entitle them
Granting the claim of the carriers that we enjoy
the best transportation system in the world two in
escapable facts remain: The rate structure Is 8
phantasmagoria and the national transportation bill
is far out of line with returns to other major
ments in the economic organization.
We should not try longer to run the finest rail-
road system IN the world on middle nineteenth cen
fury basis OF rates. great deal of new knowledge
is available TO serve both carriers and patrons soon
congress will undertake to open the rate windows
and allow breath Of odays scientific air to penetrate
the musty old catacombs Of the existing rate struc-
tllre
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Privately Owned Police

The decision of Governor Pinchot of Pennsyl-
vania to abolish the notorious coal and iron police
of his state will receive general appreciation.
The privately-owned and privately-controlled ter
rorstic organization which has been maintained in
the coal fields for years. will be eliminated In its
stead there viii be group of Officers selected and
at company expense"
In the past, company police have been chosen
and paid by the big corporations, and have taken
orders from them. They have been commissioned
by the state and have exercised the police authority
Of the state. Their activities have not been con-
fined to the properties they supposed to pro-
stect but they have been permitted to roam the
countryside.
Governor Pinchot intends to accomplish his re-
form by the simple expedient of withholding COM
missions now held by the personal army of the coal
companies which expire June 80 He also will offer
a bill to the legislature recognizing the service
The killing. of John Barcoski, Polish farmer by
three coal and iron policemen in 1929 is fresh in
memory The brutality of that murder brought a
deluge Of demands for change in the system, and
4 there was some modification by the legislature.
There had been other killings, the system long
had been under attack, and had been condemned by
a United States senate investigating committee Gov
ernor Pncot made real reform of the police system
one of the major plsnks in the platform which won
him the election.
Il recognize the necessity for police protection in
these regions said the Governor, 'but believe it
should be provided under conditions which viii make
such outrages the Barcoski killing forever i'm
possible
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Let In the Light

Some official body should at once let in
The light on the situation resulting from
charges by the attorney general that hold
ing company had used money collected from
telephone subscribers to fix public service
commissioner
Mr.. Mcintosh, the member involved, de-
clares that he wants an investigation by the
senate, because the lower house is of his own
political faith and that any vindication would
be termed withdrawing. There is more
reason to call senate inquiry with the same
findings farce, for that body belongs to
the political faith of the Governor who
named the commissioner.
The people are not much interested in who
makes the investigation, but they are con-
cerned that such an inquiry shall be made
IN the open so that all the facts may be
known.
The time is propitious. There are meas
ures before the legislature which might be
influenced by such an inquiry. Two bills
would abolish the commission. Others would
place holding companies under control.
The guilt or innocence of Mcintosh is a
matter for the criminal courts. The habits
OF holding companies and the commission in
treatment of the public are matters for legis-
lative inquiry.
If the utilities are controlling the commits
sion rather than the commission regulating
the utilities, the public may even approve of
the drastic method of abolishing that body.
Let in the light There are too many dark
s1caverns in utility rnanipulation and high
finance that need illumination.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Religion and Crime

The Importance of religion in keeping men In
order and making them obey the law has been de-
bated warmly through the ages. The conventional
and popular view has been wen stated by Cardinal
o'Connel; The only thing that keeps the human
race in some sort Of plausible order is the over
towering content of God upon the minds of men,
When religion goes, only one thing can follow
logcaIy-thc bayonet"
OF course, until scientists investigated the actual
facts regarding the effect Of religion upon conduct
The debate was bound TO be endless and indetemnate
But the psychologists now are at work
Drs. May and Hartshorne. In their careful
studies IN Deceit" showed that there seemsT to be
20 relationship between RELIGIOUS training and de-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICE
Corn Sugar Proves It's Food Value

It is doubtful if one in every hun
dred women ever looks at the label
on the package, can or bottle of
food to see what ingredients it con-
tains.
When such ingredients especially
are declared on the label, it is taken
for granted that they are probably
not as healthful as other ingredi-
ents which need not be declared on
the label.
The result of this action has been
to discriminate against corn sugar
in favor of beet and cane sugar.
Twenty years ago corn sugar
was not refined to its present state.
Today it is difficult for any one, but
an expert, to tell the difference be-
tween cane sugar and corn sugar.
Therefore, the government has
ruled that it no longer is necessary
to indicate on the label Of canned
goods which Of these two sugars is
used for sweetening.
Corn sugar is cheaper than cane
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Wine and WicIzersham


Search the Wickersham report and you'll find
nothing more incongruous than its comment on
home made "frut juices" AS in other matters the
conclusions and recommendations" appear at utter
odds with the body Of the report If the report has
been tinkered WITH here, indeed is the trail OF the
tinker.
Recommendation No. II suggests removal Of the
anomalous provisions of Section 29 Of the vostead
act and the fixing Of alcoholic content of cider and
fruit juices.
The body of the report does nothing Of the kind.
On the contrary this has a fatalistic approach to
the subject Of home manufacture The Investigators
merely sigh over the fact OF homemade fruit Juice
and Tbs stuff that time turns it into. The moral
effect children is bad it leads to Illicit sales it
is "a serious threat to law and order"
"Yet, it appears to be the policy Of the govern
ment not to interfere with 1t. Indeed the govern
ment has gone farther. Prepared materials for the
purpose of easy home wine-nlaking manu-
featured on large scale with federal aid +. the
difficulties presented involve the arousing Of
resentment through Invasion Of the home and inter-
ference with home life. :.
Necessity seems to compel the virtual abandon
ment of efforts for effective enforcement at this
point law here bows to actualites, and the
purpose of the law needs must be accomplished by
less direct An enlightened and vigorous but
now long neglected, campaign of education must
constitute these means"
In the recommendations, the commission urges
law In the report itself, the commission urges
the only possible remedy-education.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Poor SaIesmanship

Somehow it is hard to SELF an intangible thing
like protection of children yet we buy $4,000
cruiser without raising eyebrow President Hoover
told an interviewer the other day.
The clubwon1en of America, union labor, social
workers and many medical men have been trying to
sell protection Of children by reenactnent of the
maternity infancy aid bill.
A simple re-enactment measure nodded on the
successful Sheppard-Towner act passed the. senate
Be to 10. In the house another measure claiming sup
port Of the President and Secretary Wilbur, has
emerged This, the Cooper bill, would tie to maternity
infancy aid another junction. unrelated to the original
intent of maternity infancy aid.
The new move jeopardizes passage of any measure
It means that if the house substitutes the Cooper
bill for the Jones bill another vote must be taken in
the senate.
In the closing rush, it easily may happen that
nothing VIII be done A sure and easy way would be
for the house to pass the Jones BILL leaving rural
health for separate measure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
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GoRDONs BIRTH

GORDON'S BIRTH
January %.
I'm. Jan. %, 1888, Charles Cor
~ don, an English soldier, fa-
miliarly known as Chinese Cor
don" and Gordon Pasha," was
born in Woolwich, the son Of an
army officer.
Graduating from the Royal
Military Academy at WoolTich at
the age of Is, Gordon was COM
missioned a lieutenant four years
later. He served in the Crimean
war with distinction, being wounded
at SebaStopol
Later, he entered the Chinese
service and assisted in suppreSsing
the TAPPING rebellion, whence mis-
sobriquet of Chinese Gordon"
In 1874, Gordon took command
Of the forces to follow Bakers
African explorations. during which
time he totally suppressed the slave
traffic on the Red sea.
Just ten years later ne went to
the Sudan, in lower Egypt. as an
en1iSsary Of England, to quiet the
insurgent tribes.
His memorable journey to Khar-
turn, with one or two attendants
and the influence which his pres
ence exercised over the tribes Of
the desert, form one OF the. most
thrilling episodes III Ibis career. He
was killed when q tribe leader cap
tgued Khartuu.