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Hyder weekly herald., 1931-11-21
SILVER MOVEMENT
 GATHERS STRENGTH

The belief that restoration of silver is essential to world prosperity is finding new ad- vocates daily both in the Unit. ed States and abroad and the movement toward rehabilita. tion of the white metal is steadily finding new and in- fluential supporters.
 Reports from Washington, D. c. announce that advocates of an international conference to study silver rehabilitation are marshaling their forces to that end. Senator King, silver conference proponent from Utah, announced plans for a silver meeting in New York this month and expressed the hope that a committee will be organized to bring the support of the southern republics to promote an international par ley.
 It is also announced that a meeting of senators from the western states may be held upon their return to Washing ton to discuss carrying out of the resolution adopted by a special committee in the last session recommending a con- ference.
 Senator Joe Robinson, of Arkansas, has joined the silver. champions and urged the ad- option of the silver standard as a major step toward world economic recovery and stabil- ization in recent public ad- dress. One of the greatest handicaps to world trade, he said, was the decline of sil- yer, which cut. into half the purchasing power of many na- tions.
 William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, said recently that la- Dor is interested in restoration of "a reasonable purchasing power to silver for two req sons, first, because of the im- portance of the mining indust- ry as an employer of men, and second, because of the relation ship which money bears to commodities and labor," He said further that the fedora tion's executive council has adopted a resolution indorsing the senate resolution of last session calling for an interna- tional conference on the silver problem.
 Ottawa dispatches reported that world adoption of bimet- allism as a means of restoring international trade to pros porous condition was urged by Hon. H. H. Stevens, minister of trade and commerce. Restora- ton of silver to a monetary basis, he said, would have the same effect as a sudden in- crease in the quantity of gold and pointed out that silver, when permitted to function with gold has met successful ly all the varied requirements of trade and commerce.
 In a recent press article, Sir Hugo Cuncliffe-Owen chair man of a f36,000,O00 British export corporation and not ed expert on questions of trade and finance, declared that Gold is not sacrosanct. It is quite unfair that the life of our empire should be jeopar- dized by the vagaries of one metal, however precious. On
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
FORTUNE HANGS.
On GAMBLE

BOSTON, May IA n.N.S).
Although serving without a
salary as president of the Gillette
Safety Razor Company, Gerard
G. Lambert, of Princeton, N. j..
stands to make a fortune, if
under his direction, the com.
pany earns IS or more a share
on common stock, it was said
today.
A special meeting of the stock.
holders of the company, has been
called for June 10 to act on a
proposal of issuing $4,000 addi-
tional shares of stock.
Under the plan, if the net
profits in any year equal $5 a
share on common stock, Lambert
will receive 10000 shares of
stock. If the net profits amount
to not less than Sc a share. he
is to be issued another 10000
shares. Each block of 10000
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
MOscOw Paper Gibes
At StimSOn Note
On China Raid

MOSCOW, May 14.-"What
a pity that the peerless humOrist,
Mark Twain, no longer Is
alive" says the newspaper
IzveStia, "tO enjoy a good laugh
over Mr.. StimsOn's notion Of
history"
IzveStia's comment on Sec
retary of State Stimson's radio
speech about the Chinese rail-
road incident is brief but acid.
because it is held here that
the Soviet coup de main"
against the Chinese forces in
Manchuria was a lesson, not
an invasion; that Soviet troops
never went beyond Hailar, that
the raid on Hailar was made by
a single battalion with airplane
support, and, finally. that the
action had been terminated
and the Soviet troops were back
at their departure point two
days before Mr.. Stimson's be-
lated message was delivered
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
EXAMINER FETE
ST|RS CHICAGO

CHICAGO, May IA U.S).
The biggest Main Street" in the
world making merry!
Celebrating the all Chicago Jubi,
lee, joining with the Chicago
Herald and Examiner in heralding
Its golden anniversary.
That was State Street last
night.
Officials estimated that 100000
were in the throngS.
1t was State Streets own glori
fication of itself, of the city
whose heart it is.
City Has arrived"
Great turnout of happy citi-
zens subscribed entirely to the
idea that State Street, that Chi
cago, have arrived"
The semaphore arms Of huge
Army antiaircraft searchlights,
beckoned the crowds toward the
festivity.
Six famous radio orchestras
stationed at the street interSec-
lions, at the same time played
an air that set all dancing from
one end of the carnival canal
to the other, on the dark and
shining pavement holding pools
of reflected light.
There were the American pub
lies companions from the Hearst
newspapers.
They we're all there-"Tillie the
Toiler," joining with the stenogs
from a hundred other Loop offices,
and her boy friend. Mac" They
were dancing. And there, too,
was Maggie" dragging along
the brow-beaten "Jiggs";; Barney
Google" lighting up a carnival
cigar that-watch out!-will prob
ably explode: THE Katzenjam-
mer Kids" playing their sly tricks
on the crowd; Dolly and Bobby,
out for friendly time.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
Fund Voted to Stage
Jeanne RArc Fete

ROUEN, France, May 1.-THE
French chamber of deputies has
voted credits Of 100000 francs to
this city for the celebration of the
fifth centenary of Jeanne dare.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14

L. E. Waterman Company
19l Broadway, New York 129 South
State Street, Chicago 40 School Street,
Boston 500 Market Street, San Francisco
263 St. james Street, Montreal, Canada
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16
FARM EGG RECORD CLUB
Considered One of Major Poultry
Projects in This State

The calendar year for the keep
ing of egg production records,
started November 1 and this COM
ing year will be the seventh in
which the Delaware farm egg rec
ord club has been considered as one
of the major poultry projects in
this state under the direction of H.
H. Palmer, extension poultryman
Of the University of Delaware, in
cooperation with the county agri-
cultural agent and the leading
poultrymen in each of the three
counties. These poultry calendars,
which have been prepared each year
by Mr.. Palmer, have been printed
at a considerable expense to the
extension department, and they
have been given free of charge to
those requesting them and who
have also expressed their desire to
cooperate with the extension SER
vice in making study of the aver
age egg production for the state.
In return for this cooperation upon
the part of the poultrymen, a tabu-
lated summary of the average egg
production for the different sized
focks in the state has been pre-
pared each month by the extern
sion poultryman and mailed from
the county agents Office to each
member of this egg record club.
In addition to the statistical sum-
mary, these reports have also in
cluded timely suggestions regard
ing the feeding and management
of the flock throughout the year,
and the general outlook for the
poultry industry, with special ref
erence to the prices of eggs and
the cold storage holdings through
out the United States. To date
there have been Sc of these 1881
1882 poultry calendars distributed
in Kent county from the office of
county agent Russell E. Wilson,
and in all probability other re-
quests will be received between
now and the end of the year. Many
have expressed their
appreciation of this type of extern
sion work in that they have receiv-
ed much advice and help from the
information that has been printed
on these calendars each year, as
well as from the monthly reports
which they have been receiving
from the extension poultryman,
with the result that this project
will be continued until the eco
nomic condition of the poultry in
dustry viii justify a change in the
poultry improvement program for
the state.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16
Science Scouts Proverb

Another bit of folklore, the idea
that oysters can be eaten safely only
during the months with the letter
''R" in their names, has been explod-
ed by a skeptical scientist who
took the trouble to test it. At the
congress of public health in Paris,
a French physician reported expert
ments, which he since has repeat
ed and extended, indicating that
oysters apparently can be eaten in
the "R-less" months quite as safely
as in others. Experimenting on him
self and on friends and patients,
he found no harmful effects from
oysters in the forbidden months.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16
New Idea for Violin Bow

Violin bows which have been
strung with horsehair ever since the
Middle ages at least, may soon have
to yield place to a new form of an
old material. A German violinist
has been experimenting with bows
strung with silver wires of hairlike
fineness, slightly roughened on their
surfaces to set the violin strings VI
brating. 1t is stated that sensitive
ness and brilliance of tone are
achieved that excel the effect usu-
ally obtained with the old horsehair
bows.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16
Deep Attachment Found
Among Jungle Animals

A lion was shot dead. His mats
in a paroxysm of grief threw her
self PROSTATE over his dead body,
then rose up, every hair on her back
bristling with anger. She had
caught the scent of the slayer. She
followed it up, and coming upon
his camp leaped over the fence to
where the man sat After she had
literally torn him to pieces, she
returned to mourn beside her dead
lord.
This is one of the tales of Fam
lily Life in the Jungle" told in the
Natal Witness to indicate that in
many cases animals shave human
feelings of love and kindness to
each other" Another instance
comes from the Kalahari. A group
of lions, male and female, and two
cubs, were gamboling III a dry river
bed. Suddenly the lion threw up
his head; the air had told him a
message. Without turning his head
he emitted a low purring sound to
his family, which instantly disap-
peared into the bush. When they
were safely out of sight, the lion fol-
lowed up the scent. The white hunt
er, meanwhile, struck by the almost
human scene of domesticity, put up
his gun, determined not to fire. At
that moment the lion parted the
bushes near to him and stood, tail
flashing, growing. He offered no
injury, simply waiting until the man
had disappeared. Then he rejoined
his family.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick B. Nuttle
of Denton, Md, have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Addie F. Nuttle, to R. Ellis
Clark, of Chestertown. The cere-
mony will be performed in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Den
ton, Saturday, December &c. The
bride-to-be is a graduate of Wash
ington College, and has been a
member of the faculty of the Car
oline county high school.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16


Many to whom the word orchid
suggests tropical climes and hot
houses may be surprised to learn
Newfoundland boasts of many va
rieties, says Nature Magazine. The
old favorite of the woodland, the
pink ladyslipper, is fairly common,
and Calopogon and Arethusa, rather
rare forms, but known to many who
search the treasures of New Eng
land meadows, are among the more
beautiful frequenting this island.
The northern green orchid, Haben-
aria hyperborea, denizen of the cold,
wet woods, whose dense, narrow
flower-spike sometimes grows to be
IL inches long, is plentiful.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16
Two-Lerged Mammals

Normally the limbs of mammals
are four In number, but the hind
pair are suppressed in whales and
sea-cows. The limbs assume the
form of legs for terrestrial progress
sion, wings for flight and paddles
for swimming. There are about 600
genera and 5000 species of man.
mails extant.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16

1t is estimated by the Dominion
forest service that the only eco.
nomic use for three-eighths of the
land area of Canada lies in the
growing of trees. This vast area
of territory, while incapable of sue
cessful agricultural production, is,
if permanently dedicated, protected
and managed, suited to the produc-
ton of timber crop which would
guarantee for all time the supply of
raw material for Canada's wood-us-
ing ndustries.-Nationa Resources
Bulletin.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16

The work of completing Chester
towns new $4,000 armory is be-
ing rapidly pushed. It was at
first believed that the building
would b ready for occupancy
shortly after Christmas, but it is
not thought now that it will be
ready until sometime in January,
when it will be dedicated with APP
propriate military ceremonies I'M
der the direction of Major Frank
Brown Hines, commander of the
Chestertown Medical Detachment
of the First Infantry Maryland Ma
tional Guard.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16
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-
err Peninsula Towns

Plans for a new high school
building at North East, Nd, ap-
proved by the School Commission
ers for Cecil county, have been sent
to the State Board of Education
for their approval. The building
will cost between 100000 and S70,-
900.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16

While it is true that the Rosetta
Stone ESQ named from the place
where 1t was found in Egypt was
discovered by a French army officer,
Boussard, In 1899. and that through
its means the decfphering of ancient
writings was made possible by an
other Frenchman. Champollion, the
stone itself remained the property
of the Egyptian government and
was ceded to the English at the
capitulation of Alexandria, Egypt,
1901.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16

A. C. Wilkinson, business adj
ministrator of the University of
Delaware well known throughout
the state who was operated ON last
week at the Homeopathic Hospital
in Wilmington, is reported to be
improving. 1t is expected that Mr..
Wilkinson will soon be able to re-
turn to his home.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16

Students and faculty of the Uni
versity of Delaware will have a
vacation of more than two weeks
during the coming Christmas and
New Year holidays. Glasses will
end at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon
December Is, and the university
will not reopen until Monday morn
ing January 4.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16

Sapphires of the finest color, the
tint Of the blue cornfower, come
from Ceylon, source of many of the
worlds other precious stones. They
are found in the gravel beds of the
streams. Sapphires were discov-
cred in Siam in 1875, and much of
the worlds supply comes from
there.-'Gas Logic.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16

DR.. Esther M. Dole, head of the
department of history and fine arts
at Washington College, sailed from
New York on Wednesday for an
extended tour of Egypt and Italy.
Tours about the two countries. as
well as a trip through France and
down the Nile will comprise the
itinerary of the college professor.
DR. Dole will spend Christmas Day
aboard ship in the Mediterranean
Sea. She will return to her duties
early in January.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-16

Mrs Mary P. Brown and w. Paul
Hutchinson, of Townsend, We're
quietly married Saturday evening,
November 21st, at Bethesda M. E.
parsonage, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Melvin wheat
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson will
reside in Townsend where Mr. Hut
Gibson is engaged in the automo-
bile business.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
EX-POL|CEMAN
DRY v|OLATOR

Charged with transportation
and possession of liquor near FL.
licott City. Nd, on July 10, E.
A. Mumper, former, Washing
ton policeman, was fined $40 in
the United States District Court
in Baltimore. yesterday. @
Eight days after his arrest,
EIumper was dismissed from the
Washington force. According to
his attorney he is now working
as a day laburer. Judge w. Cal
vim Chestnut said in imposing
sentence, that the loss of work
alone was almost sufficient pun
ishment. -
According to dry agents who
made the arrest, Mumper was
transferr' lg liquor from one car
to his own. AS they approached.
they laid, Mumper fled and was
not captured until his car was
wrecked. The agents added the
policeman had his badge and
servi e. revolver with him at the
time of the arrest.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
Z CLUBS ADOPT
RELIEF PLAN

Unemployment here will receive
a badly blow if all of the Is ser.
vice clubs in Washington support
the four-part pledge which the
members of the Kiwanis and
Cosmopolitan Clubs have adopted.
At meetings yesterday the
clubs agreed to these four plans:
Whenever possible, to give at
least two days work each week to
persons outside their Organiza.
tiOns; to purchase at least two
useful articles weekly, the articles
to be "mOst essentially indispen.
sable; to induce nOnclub mem.
berS to follow their example, and
to abide by future policies de.
signed to reduce unemployment.
Backers of the plan estimate
that if supported by the other
clubs 5000 additional employ.
ment days will be supplied in the
National Capital. They also fore.
cast the spread of the movement
to all parts OF the country The
idea has been Endorsed by the
Presidents committee on unem-
ployment.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
FRIENDS HONOR
ASSESSOR
START OF RACE

Surprises came thick. and fast
for Tax Assessor William P.
Richards yesterday when his
friends and associates at the Dis
trict Building remembered his
fortieth anniversary of service
with the Municipal Government.
The big surprise came at 1880
p. m. in the assessors office when
Commissioner Luther HI. Reichel-
derfer presented him with a chest
of silverware ON behalf Of the
employees Of his office. His long
service was lauded in addresses
by DR.. ReicheIderfer. and Repre-
sentativeS Maurice HI. Thatcher
(R.) Of Kentucky, and Ross A.
Collins 3D. of Mississippi, Of the
House Appropriations Committee.
Prior to this ceremony, the
Board of Assessors feted Mr..
Richards at a luncheon in the
Occidental Hotel, and presented
him with a fitted dressing case.
Throughout the day numerous
bouquets Of flowers arrived at
Mr.. Richards office from we'll
wishers throughout the city. Mr..
Richards has held the office of
assessor since 1907 and prior to
that time served as District
Surveyor.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
Legion Auxiliary
Names Committees

The following committees for
the coming year have been ap-
pointed by Mrs. Delana Robert,
son, president of the Ladies Aux
iliary to the Arlington Post, No
1913, American Legion:
AmericaniSm and national de,
tense, Mrs. Flora P. Halstead,
chairman; legislative, Mrs. Ella
Odenthal, chairman: rehabilita-
tion and child welfare. Mrs. E.
S. Nalley. chairman: membership,
Mrs. Clara Sherwood. chairman:
publicity. Mrs. Edgar w. PUN.
phrey, chairman: unit activities,
Mrs. Blanche E. Yorkdale, chair,
man; refreshments, Mrs. Lillian
Edwards, chairman; Fidac, Mrs.
A. F. Stevens. chairman; music,
Mrs. Lucille johnson. chairman;
penal institutions, Mrs. C. w. Han.
gar, chairman: attendance, Mrs.
Rachel Mateer, chairman.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
WOMAN WE'D 4
. VETS; URGED
FOR HONOR
Centenarian Of DanfOrth, Me-,
Candidate to Be Present
At BicentenniaI Holiday

It's going to be rough going
for the District of Columbia
George washington Bicentennial
Commission to find the country's
oldest mother to participate in
the celebration of Mothers Day
next year in honor OF the first
Presidents unfailing devotion to
his own mother. ....
Many Names Sent
Already, with the names Of
candidates just beginning to roll
in, the commission is faced with
an abundance of interesting old
ladies. Final selection will be
made by April by the General
Federation of Women's Clubs.
One of the promising candi-
dates is Mrs. Harriet A. Whitney,
of Danforth, Me-, who reached
the century mark July 3. She is
the oldest nominated thus far.
., Wed Four Times
Married four times to Civil War
veterans, she has outlivcd each
of her husbands. She has Is
grandchildren, 80 great-grandchil-
dren and one great-great-grand.
child. One of her daughters-in-
law, Mrs. W. G.. Ellis, and four
great.grandSons live in Takoma
Park, D. C.
Another nominee is Major Isa-
bell deMorin,. of Denver, Colo,
who, although she is cnly 70
years old, has lived an interesting
life. A native of Michigan, she
served as a Texas Ranger for
three years and since 1918 has
been a member of the Colorado
National Guard, with the rank
of major.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
kensingtOn PIT. A.
To Receive Teachers

The Kensington Parent-Teacher
Association, of which Mrs. A. E.
Moebs is president, will give a re.
ception at 8 p. M, October II, in
the school for the principal and
teachers.
Newly elected officers of the as.
sociation are. besides Mrs. Moebs:
Mrs. R. McMillen, vice president; !;
Mrs. E. Darby, secretary; Mrs. Al.
Hastings, treasurer: Mrs. r. Bur
dette. parliamentarian, and the
following were made committee
chairmen; Mrs. r. Mizell and
Mrs. H. Ostman. finance; Mrs. B,
Hamond and Mrs. E. Singleton,
program; Mrs. G.. Griffin, hospi.
tality; Mrs. N. Finn, publicity;
Mrs. w. Warthen and Mrs. G.
Warthen. house: grade mothers
chairman, Mrs. Hetzer.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued at
Rockville to George P. Sine, %.
of Glengary, w. Va, and Hazel
v. Holm; , Is, of Trego. Md;
John Kendrick Leitsch, 38, of
Washington and Virginia Marga-
ret Teeters, 81, of Steubenville,
Ohio; Kenneth O. Lucier 20. and
Aloyse P. Rudolph, 81. both Of
Washington; Bertram v. Angel,
%, of Washington and Ollie v.
Stuart, %, of Bon Air, Va, and
Daniel E. 5hugrue, 80, of Wash
ington and Louise Cooper, IS, of
Capon Spring, w. Va.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02

Sewer Used as Run,
Route by Border
SmugglerS

BUFFALO. N. Y, oct. 2.
Rum runners bringing in ale
from Canada have an under
ground railroad" of their own.
They are now using the re-
Gently enlarged Hertel Avenue
sewer. s,-....
Small boats, plying under the
cover of darkness from the
Canadian shore bring their
cargoes to the mouth of the
sewer. The liquor is then
brought to designated man.
holes where trucks appear by
arrangement
The latest maneuver was dis
covered by a policeman who saw
a nlanhole cover raise up and
a head appear. He couldn't
catch the runners, who were
better acquainted with the
passage and sour
ried to safety.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
Girl, rs, Is Crushed
Under Locomotive

Mildred Lytes, colored, 16, was
instantly killed when run over by
a Pennsylvania railroad locomo-
tive at Ardwick, near Londover,
Md, last night. Her two sisters.
with whom she had disembarked
from a washington train, saw the
accident.
According to witnesses two Of
the girls saw the on-coming train
and leaped from the track. Mil
dred, apparently, paralyzed with
fear, could not move and was
instantly killed.