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Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
SMALL MEN TO THE FRONT
Small Stature No Bar to Great
Achieyement-Pr in List

There have been a great many
short men besides "the little cor
poral," the five-foot-two Napoleons,
who have made the world sit up
and take notice. Two of our Presi-
dents were among them, Martin
Van Buren and John Quincy
Adams. Martin Van Buren was
often alluded to as "the little ma
gician," because Of his shortness
of stature and his mastery of polit-
ical wizardy. And there was Ste
phen A. Douglas, scarcely more
than five feet tall, affectionately
nicknamed 'the little giant"
Gen. George B. Mcclellan, the
Democratic candidate against Abra-
ham Lincoln in 1864, was Little
Mac" and neutrality-suspicious.
ly-"Little Napoleon" title which
he shared with General Beaure-
gard. Admiral Farragut was five
feet six and a half inches tall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, John
Paul Jones and Gen. Phil Sheridan
were each five feet; Beethoven
was scarcely more than five feet
four; John Keats a little more than
five feet, and Swinburne and Whis-
tier are given as five feet or so in
stature
Other men who are described as
being short, or under medium
height were Chaucer, Michelangelo,
Chopin, John Milton, Robespierre,
Alexander Pope, SavonaroIa, Thorn
as B. Macaulay, Charles Lamb, Ib-
sen, Thoreau, Thomas Moore, Will
liam FL. Seward. William Ellery
Claiming. Andrew Carnegie and
Alexander Hamilton.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15

guard was organized. Colonel
Weller E. Slower, now Adjutant
General, has already made prepa-
rations for the shipment of sever
al tons of three-inch shells, ma
chine gun and pistol ammunition
to Bethany Beach. There will be
two aviators at the camp during
the second week with airplanes,
from the 44th Observation Squad
ron, New Jersey National Guard.
Lieutenant Clarence A. Bader has
been appointed by Lieutenant Col
onel George ]. Schulz as recruiting
officer of the Wilmington batteries,
and is now carrying on a lively
campaign for the increase of men,
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Earth's Existence Timed

According to the Epistle of Bar
nabas, the life of the earth will be
divided 1000 years between the
creation and the fall and the dec
laration of the promise of redemp-
ton, through the prophets. 1000
from the prophetic era to the era
of redemption or Christian era.
1000 of the Christian and prepare
tory era to the beginning of the
millennium of 1000 years of rest,
after which will come the final
judgment and the destruction or
reorganization of the present earth.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Origin of Christmas Tree

The Scandinavians of North Eu-
rope worshiped trees in their pre-
Christian days, the special deity
of the Mortimer sea-savages being
called "Ydrasil, or The Tree of
Life.
Their Tree Of Life was adopted
by Christian England as an emblem
OF the Blessed Savior, and has been
for centuries the center of the gift
bestowing at the blessed season as
a Christmas tree. In olden times
IT was placed on the rood screens,
in the minstrel's gallery, or In the
chancels of the churches.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
AMERICAN LEGION FAIR
Rehoboth to Be Fair Ground For
Event July 31st to August 8th

The American Legion Fair will
be held in Rehoboth from July
31st until August 8th with the fin
al day being designated as Ameri-
can Legion Day. The Henlopen
Post No. 5 of Lewes and Rehoboth
is sponsoring this event and the
members of the various commit
tees in charge of the arrangements
are planning to make the occasion
one of Importance in this commun-
ity. There will be II booths ar
ranged on the green in the Reho-
both Avenue Circle and a special
Balloon Ascension has been arrang-
ed for a daily stunt. From the
balloon will descend a couple of
fair maidens in double parachute
jumps. Complete plans will be an
nounced later by the committee in
charge.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Inventions That Won Favor

Who invented the penny-in-the-
slot weighing machine? Why, Mr..
George Weaver of Bath, who died
penniless, as you might say, leav-
ing only a paltry 10000 And
who invented the police whistle?
1t was none other than Mr.. Joseph
Hudson, who broke upon a startled
world of burglary in 1884 with his
shrill masterpiece, and at once
secured a contract for 21,0O0 of his
products. Today there are 600 diff
ferent types of whistle, all manu-
factured by the firm which Mr..
Hudson founded. = London An
swerS.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Coin Box Stamps Mail

Leipzig, Germany, has a mailbox
on its streets in which one can
mail a letter without stamps. Coins
of the value of the stamp are
placed in the right slots and the
letters are automatically stamped
inside.-Capper's Weekly.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
STATE GUARD ENCAMPMENT

198th Coast Artillery Meets Aug
nst End to 18th at Bethany Beach
Preparations are now being made
by the 198th Coast Artillery, A.A.,
Delaware National Guard, for the
annual encampment of the regi-
ment at Camp T. Coleman DUPONT,
ar Bethany Beach. Approximate
1y 700 members of the 198th Regi-
ment Delaware National Guard
will go isto camp for the two
week training period starting Aug
INST 1. This will be the largest
number of men that has ever gone
TO camp at one time since the
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15

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KILLS RA1|

ana mlce-that's PAT O.,
old reliable rodent '.'1
Comes in cakes No r,' II
other food. Your mora-' -
fails.
35c size l cake
Pantry, Kitchen or can. ~
0oc size 2 cakes for
House, coops, or smalI brs,
SI.25 size : 5 cakes al
all farm and out-bujldirs.
buildings, or factory buij5,1
Sold and guaranteed BY
Beckett's HardV|
SMYRNA. DEL Il
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
'DISCOVERER' IS
 ANXIOUS ID SEE
 STR|bL|NC CHAMP
PUGILIST WAS TRAVELLING WITH ACROBATS WHEN
 BEGAN CAREER

PITTSBURG, Mar, II, P)-1f w. L. (Young) Stribling wrests the heavyweight title from Max Schemling this coming summer, there'n be no one happier than Patrick J. Morrisey, old time ath- lete and fight promoter.
 One warm, dusty afternoon some years back, good looking, clean-cut youngster appeared at Morrisey's theater in Glassport, on the outskirts of Pittsburg, and asked to enter one of the anna teur boxing shows advertised outside.
 Morrisey looked the youngster over. He YVES strong and willing, but that was about all. He was travelling with a company of aero bats, playing small towns along the Monongahela river and he thought he'd like to get into the fight game.
 The next day, Morrisey took the youngster in hand. He taught him how to use a right cross to advantage, how to duck, how to swing his left, how to use his feet, and took a liking to the chap.
 That boy was Young Stribling.
 In 1921, coached by his famous Pa and Ma, Stribling began to build up the record that has brought him close to the top of the fistic ladder.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
HUGE CONTRACT
 FUR POWER PLANT
 AWARDED, WILBUR
CONSTRUCTION WILL REQUIRE MORE THAN SIX YEARS;
 BEGINS AT ONCE

WASHINGTON, Mar, II, R- Secretary Wilbur accepted bids of six companies, incorporated at San Francisco, for building the Hoover dam power house and other works in connection with the Boulder Dam project.
 The bid was $48,890,995.
 The company will be notified to start work immediately but several days must pass as the company must post a surety bond of $5,000,O00 and which also must be approved by Wilbur.
 Specifications require the work to start in 30 days and be com pleted in six and one-haf years with penalty attached amount ing to 5000 daily.
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IN ACCORD IN CONSTRUCTION
 CRUISERS. OTHERS
VIRTUAL FIVE-POWER PACT IS AGREED; FRANCE, ITLAY
 AND ENGLAND

LONDON, Mar, II, P-The terms of the British, France and Italian naval treaty are in ac- cord in transferring the London pact into a virtual five-power pact.
 The agreement was made pub lie by Arthur Henderson, foreign secretary. Under the terms each nation may build 34,000 ton air craft carriers.
 Both France and Italy have the right to complete before 1886, two capital ships with displace- ment not to exceed 23,333 tons; guns not to exceed 12 inch.
 France and Italy are to build no more large ones during the life of the present agreement.
 The tonnage of smaller cruisers is not to exceed tonnage re- placeable before December, 1886.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
EROSION LEAVES
 VEGETABLES AND
 FRUIT AT BARROW
NEARLY EVERYONE AFFECTED WITH DISEASE SINCE
 CHRISTMAS

RUBY, Mar, II, R-Doctor Greist told Aviator Joe CrosSon that the 28O,O00 units delivered was sufficient to control the epi- demic and that he had admin istered 8O,00O a half hour after CroSSon landed.
 Returning CroSson learned the epidemic started at Point Barrow about Christmas and worked to the north. Nearly everyone was affected.
 Two deaths ocurred at Vain wright.
 Crosson delivered fresh fruit and vegetables and everyone was given an orange or lemon.
 On the return flight Crosson encountered fog so turned around to spend the night at Barrow. Next day he continued on to Kotzebue and stayed at Ruby last night.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
MAILS PLAYS CATCH WITH DOOMED MEN
 IN SAN QUENTIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar, II, N

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar, II, P Walter Mails, who twirled and cloWned his way through the big leagues, has one of the most cur ious diversions of any ball player on the Pacific Coast.
 Mails, now on the roster of the Portland Club, and the newly appointed coach at Santa Clara university, during the winter plays catch with condemned men in the corridors of death row" at San Quentin prison.
 Mails lives outside the gates of San Quentin and is one of the few outsiders allowed the free dom of the walled city. He re- fuses to divulge any of the re- marks passed with the prisoners.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
INMATES 0F SOLDIERS
 HOME ARE STRICKEN

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 10. (R- United States surgeons announced that 12 inmates of the National Soldiers Home at Sawtene had been stricken with paralysis in the last 48 hours as the result of drinking Jamaica ginger extract.
 The victims, the surgeons said, were suffering intense pain. Dr. J. L. Pomeroy, head if the county health board. visited the institu- tion. Druggists were questioned.
 Pomeroy said that arrests were contemplated.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
NEW RULE MAKES 'O|VES' HARD IN
 ILLINOIS RINGS

CHICAGO, Mar, II, PeThere Is strain of humor in the de- cree of the Illinois state athlet- ic commission that press tables shall be moved back four feet from the ringside.
 The move was made so that fighters who dive through the ropes may have an inunterruptr ed fall to the concrete floor in stead of to a soft spot in report ers' laps.
 The edict followed a swan dive of K. O. Christner, the Akron rub Der puddler who parted the ropes during his fight with Mickey Walker here and landed on three reporters.
 The new plan was tried out at White City recently. Newspaper men found the move profitable. The trial was made at wrestling match and one wrestler fell to the floor, but, being a wrestler, was unharmed and climbed back into the ring.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
STATE DEPARTMENT
 OFFICIAL PASSES AWAY

BALTIMORE, Mar, II, N- Joseph Potter Cotton, 55 years of age, for two years under-secre- tary of state, died here following majof operations upon his spine and removal of his right eye six weeks ago.
 MT. Cotton bore the chief bur- den for the state department when Stimson attended the London Naval conference.
 His health began to fail some months ago. His wife and daugh- ter were at the bedside when he passed away.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11

Automobiles and pedestrians dotted the area at a safe dis tance and after the explosion flocked to the scene.
 In behalf of the Alaska Road Commission, Lieutenant Burton and Engineer Spach desire to thank the City authorities and the public in general for their cooperation and assistance ren- dered.
 Lieutenant Burton, who has on the job for the last few weeks, departs Saturday, on the SS Yu- kon, for his Juneau headquarters, thence to Ketchikan and Port Alexander where other large en- gineering projects are underway. The Lieutenant arrived in Alas ka last July from Fort Humphries, Virginia and spent August to January in the Chitina, Fair banks and Anchorage districts on departmental matters. Next Aug ust he assumes charge of the dis bursting office of the commission at Juneau
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
TWO MORE CASES
 D|PHTHER|A BREAK
 OUT AT PT. BARRON

POINT BARROW, Mar, II, (P) When it was believed to have been under control, two more cases of diphtheria developed; these are mild but resulted in two more houses being placed under quarantine.
 Six men are patrolling the vil- tage day and night and none are allowed to leave Or enter the vil- .age.
 Of the previous cases all but two are out of danger. Weather conditions are unfavorable but indications are improving.
 The village is awaiting addi- tional supplies of antitoxin to complete immunlzation.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
SET HIGH MARK

EUREKA, Calf. Mar. 10. (Fp - Setting the highest mark in sev- eral months, a total of 3,141,3 feet of redwood lumber was ship ped from Humboldt Bay in Feb ruary, according to H. F. Me- Grath. deputy U. s. Collector of Customs here. Most of the ship ments were made to the Hawaiian Islands, Mexico and Panama.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
PACIFIC AMERICAN
 FISHERIES REPORT LOSS

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Mar, II, (P)-Though sales were above normal, the Pacific American Fisheries reported net loss of $872,O89 after charging off de- preciation of $2S0,826 to last years operations.
 They attributed this to the low prices and dividends of $63O,36O to common stock paid quarterly at the rate of soc per share out of the surplus.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
CRITIC RETURNS

NEW YORK, Mar. 10. (P1 m A celebrated critic returned from European travel in time to report to another critic: Sinclair Lewis, ar irving with the 1880 Nobel prize award for literatures said New York may have the noisiest streets, but London has the noisiest lecturers. /"
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
GREAT BLAST AT LOCAL QUARRY WAS
 A PERFECT SHOT
HUGE MASS OF ROCK MATER IAL BROKEN DOWN FOR
 HEREINAFTER

Better than we expected. Ex- ceeded our expectations and the manner in which the rock broke, was perfect" Thus, in few words did Lieut.. A. H. Burton and En- ineer Fred Spach, Alaska Road Commission, express themselves following Tuesdays "big shot" at the breakwater rock quarry where six tons of dynamite were ex- ploded simultaneously.
 Promptly at 4:30 D.. m., a muf- fled report was heard; the rocky prominence was then seen to lift up in it's entirety and as it reached the apex, slowly mush- roomed out and forward accom- panied by whisps of powder smoke and loose soil There was no hurling of rocks high in air; no concussion was felt, only a slight earth tremor If one hadn't been on the alert for the boom, that would prabably have been missed. The earth movement, from a distance, resembled a big dog rising, shaking himself, then settling down again.
 Andy Wideman, Alaska Rail road rock and powder man, was given credit for the success of shot. Wideman did all the wiring, placed the shots and touched the works off. He was located about 200 yards distant, northerly, in a small gulch which affored him ample protection Cameras click ed as he released the plunger.
 A previous cross-section show ed 15,OOO yards but the engin- eers estimate at least 1o,00O yards came down. Approximately 13,OO0 yards will be needed for the breakwater itself with ample sur plus for future maintenance. There were IT distinct chambers, CT loads in the three coyote holes plus the cross sections, a total of 44O feet of penetration. The loads were proportioned according to the rock above Bulldosing, the task of breaking up the larger rocks by drilling and powder, now starts.
 The trestle alongside the break water site is 50 per cent com pleted, said Engineer Spach, and with completion of ballasting the track to the quarry and arrival from Anchorage of the steam shovel, within the next four or five days, loading and hauling of the rock begins The base of the breakwater will be 60 feet in width, four feet at the top, 20 feet high at the highest point and 580 feet in length. ApproH- mately 500 yards of rock will be moved each day until completion of the project which will be by the first week in May.
 About 10 guards were posted throughout the blast area and, as was stated previously, every pre- caution taken guarding against unforeseen damage to residences. Windows were removed, doors and windows open up, and houses fronting the cliff, strengthened with timbers. With the exception of a huge boulder which rolled across the railroad track and through and old piece of fence, no damage of any kind was sus- tained; not even window pane broken. S
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
ROYALTY ARRIVES

BAHAI, Mar. 10. (P)-The Prince of Wales, escorted by five British planes. arrived here by air from San Antonio a few minutes after another plane bearing his brother. Prince George, had landed. The Princes arrived in San Antonio the day previous by train.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
EROSION RETURNS SAFE

CROSSON RETURNS SAFE
 FAIRBANKS, Mar, II, R- Pilot CroSSon landed from his re- turn flight to Point Barrow at 12:45 p. m. A moving picture ex- petition is leaving, together with the remainder of 500,000 units of antitoxin, in a few days, for Barrow.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-11
EXTRADTTION ORDERED

SALEM, oregon, Mar, IT, HJ -Extradition of Burt Mcdonald. under arrest at Portland, to Ket- chikan where he is wanted in connection with the murder of a Ketchikan fish buyer last fall, was ordered by Governor Meirer. He will be taken North by Depu- ty Marshal c. V. Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31

Butter-One- pound prints, at; tub, So.
= EggS-Hennery, 35a38; current re-
ceipts. 28a3o.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young toms
and hens, 23a25; old toms, 20; old hens,
22a25; chickens, 8 pounds and over.
1sa20; Q to 212 pounds. 20a22 Spring
broilers. "a; hens, large, 18a2o; small,
15a17; Leghorn hens. 13a15; roosters.
10a12: keats. young. 40a45: old, 25a35.
Poultry, dressed-Turkeys, young
hens and toms, 31a33; old toms, %;
cid hens, 3la33; chickens. 3 pounds and
over, 21a23; to 2l2 pounds, 23a25;
Spring broilers, 27; hens, large. 21a23;
small 18a20: Leghorn hens, 16a18:
ROSTERS, 13a15; Long Island ducks.
I9a2O
Meats-Beef, prime. IT; choice. 151aa
l6; good. 12l2al3; COW, SaSl2; lamb,
medium. 121Aa13; pork loins, 8 to 10
pounds, 10; 10 to II pounds, Is; II to
Is pounds. 1919: fresh hams, 16a17;
smoked hams, 20a21; strip bacon, 22a
%; lard, in bulk, 9I2a10; in packages,
10l2a11; compound, 8a8l2.
Fruits Watermelens. California,
crates. 200; Persian melons, ESQ;
persimmons. per pan, IS; honeydews.
1.50aS.00; grapes. Malaga Tokays, 200;
Malagas, 1.5oa2 90; Muscatels, las;
Cornichons, 1855; Zinfandels, 1.35; APP
Piles, kushel baskets, 50a1 so; fancy,
box. 2.0oa2.75; pears, 800; oranges,
3 .50a5.00; lemons, 45ea6.50; lines, per
100, 1.50a1 rs; bananas, 1.50a2 90: pine
apples, 3.50a4 90; grapefruit, 300a3.50
Vegetables-Po Potatoes, 150-pound sacks,
l75a1 90; Idaho bakers, 100-pound
sacks. $50; sweets, per bushel. 50a75;
beets, per 100 punches 4.00a5.00; car
rots. per 100 lunches. 4.50a5.00; cauli-
flower, 200a2. rs: string beans, 1.50a
3 LOO; limas, 200a2.5 so: cucumbers, buShel
baskets, $50; squash, Florida, bushel
baskets, ITS; eggplant, scars; celery.
275: lettuce, Iceberg. 325a350; onions,
50-pound sacks, white, 1.50a200; yell
low, 1.25; okra, 2.50a3 90; mushrooms,
60a65; peppers, 5oa75; artichokes, 4.50a
500; kele, so; spinach. 80: turnips. 50a
rs; broccoli, 500; parsnips. 1.25; peas,
3 .25a3. so; tomatoes, homegrown, 2-peck
baskets, 1,25a1.50; California, Tugs, 2.25
a250.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
STOCKS ARE FIRM
At SHORT SESSION
Steady Demand for Leading
Issues Continues-GainS
Numerous.
BY GEORGE t. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, October 3l-A firm,
but quiet week end stock market was
Wall Streets response to the favorable
budget OF news which greeted operators
when they came down 10 business to-
day. Advances were scattered gener-
ally over the list, but few of them were
of any great amount and there was no
increase III volume.
It was the buoyant market in wheat
that made the most impression ON
sentiment. Besides the strength in the
grains there was the optimistic state
ment by President Hoover and the
cheerful views expressed by the heads
of the General Motors and the United
States Steel Corporation as basis for
the better feeling Finally. and per
haps of equal Importance, was the an
nouncement that the Bank of England
has repaid q part of the credit extended
to it by the Bank of France and the
Federal Reserve three months ago.
Opening prices we're higher all
around. with the railroad shares in the
lead. Then followed q period of realiz-
ing, in which q part of the early gain
was lost. and another upward turn in
the second hour.
Among the leaders on the rally were
American Telephone 81 Telegraph, Coca
Cola and the American Tobacco shares.
Allied Chemical. Western Union, Amer
lean Can, Sears-Roebuck and Westing-
house electric were all more or less
higher. The steel stocks were helped
by the confident tone of the trade
advices. The magazine Steel said that
gradual but unmistable progress is
being made in the restoration of con-
fidence in the steel industry" stressing
automotiYe buying and structural steel
demand youngstown reported opera
lions next week would be at 81 per cent
of capacity, an advance of l per cent.
United States Steel made new high
on the movement.
Good demand was in evidence for
leading oils and for a selected list OF
amusement shares, among which LoeWs
was the most prominent Motors were
firm. The public utilities except Amer
lean Telephone, already mentioned,
were slower to respond. American
Water Works was Up, but Electric Pow
ct & Light was weak, still rejecting
the proposed additional issue of stock.
reaction of over 2 per cent in
sterling was ascribed to operations in
cident to the repayment of the French
and American credit. Francs were of
a shade. Bonds were almost universally
strong There was no additional in
formation about the wage negotiations
between the railways and the brother
hoods. The Street was inclined to be-
lieve the talks would drag along, but
was eager to put the best possible con-
struction on the outlook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
PHONE COMPANY SEEKS
AGREEMENT IN FRANCE
BY the Assoeiat ted Press.

NEW YORK, October 31-Negotia-
tons by the International Telephone &
Telegraph Co. for what is termed closer
and more practicable cooperation" with
the French Cable Co. are nearing COM
pletion and a new working agreement
between the two companies is expected
to go into effect around the first of the
year.
Reports that the T. T. & T. was bar
gaining for control of the French
lines were denied today by officials of
the American organization, who asserted
it would be virtually impossible to buy
or secure control of these cables. The
French government, and the people of
France, it was said, would never permit
this.
The T. T 81 r. is the holding COM
pany for the Commercial Cable Co.
which owns and operates a number of
lines between Europe and America
The French Gable Co owns three At
lantic lines, one from England to
America and the others from France
to the United States. 1t also owns a
line between New York and South
America. For some time this latter line
has been operated in cooperation with
the All-American Cable Co, which is
also an I. 7. & T. corporation.
Efforts of the l. T. e. r. through the
Commercial Gable Co. TO increase its
European business are said TO have led
to the recent conversations with direc-
tors of the French lines.