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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06

Says Puff: my greatest kick in life
is riding on train;
To me the clatter of the wheels is like
sweet refrain.
The work of a conductor I would
choose as a career
Except that taking tickets would be-
come a bore, I fear"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
Game of Dodge.

When neetness will not win race,
Just dodge and try change OF pace.
Jumper the Hare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
The Woman Who Makes Good

WOODWARD.
a frightened Of
the highest paid business momen ~ America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06

BIackheads and Dry Skin.
Dear Miss Leeds: % have rather
bad case of blackheadS, but my skin Is
so dry and sensitive that washing it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
John West Admits
He Didn't Know Wife
Darkened Hair
E---DGrkens HGir----
So Naturally No One Con Tell

When I see gray I see old age.
Youth is every woman'S right, SO
don't let hair get gray. Just use
this improved formula made from
that wonderful old recipe of
common sage tea and sulphur.
Nothing better. Gray disappears
overnight. And after two or three
applications your hair will be the
exact shade you want. So evenly,
so naturally darkened nobody'll
ever know. Just pay your drug
giSt 75c for a bottle of Wyeth's
Sage & Sulphur and follow the
simple directions. -AdHegtisem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06

other countries, and were not wild
vegetables" common to American soil.
Not so the potato. When Sir Walter
Raleigh came to Virginia he was so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06


morbid and to withdraw social contacts with your fellow
would in other peoples
vola adm it.
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(Copyright, l931.)
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01

Mrs. James Stanley of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. George David.
Mrs. George w. FAIRIES is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. William Ford at
Kirkwood.
Mrs. James S. Furbee of Man
nington, West Virginia, is making
an indefinite visit at Smyrna as
the guest of Mrs. Margaret Nc
Donald.
Mrs. John K. Haggerty and
daughter, Miss Margaret Hagger-
ty, Mr.. George Robinson, and Miss
Georgia Bowen of Chester, Pa,
were guests on Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs John H. Beckett.
Mrs. Bessie Long and daughter,
Miss Violet Long, Mr.. Devaul
Rhoads, Miss Elsie Ransom and
Mr.. James Shannon of Wilmington
motored to Atlantic City, N. J. on
Sunday and spent the day.
Mrs. Rigby Vallient and daugh-
ter, Miss Jean Vallient of Centre
vile, Md, were guests over the
weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
G. Walls.
/ Mrs. C. w. w. Schantz will en-
tertain the Thursday Afternoon
Bridge Club at her home to-mor-
row afternoon, Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. George P. Jones
of Mystic, Conn, are the guests of
Mrs. Samuel ]. Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Buselmeier of
Baltimore, Md, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Buselmeier's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Harry P. Shapley.
Miss Laura Lee Corley of West
Chester, Pa, is visiting her parents
DR.. and Mrs r. F. Corley. She
will remain at home until next
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lester Scotton
were guests on Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Hudson.
Mrs. Gordon Edwards and son,
Mr.. Clifford Edwards of Philadel-
phia, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Frank Gootee.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Taylor
motored to Atlantic City, N. j.,
yesterday and spent the day.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01

Monday afternoon the Department
Executive meeting of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary held at Will
mington at the home of Mrs. Will
liam N. Cam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark NJ Knots
are receiving congratulations on
the arrival of fine baby boy on
Saturday at the Kent General Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.. Handy
and daughter Jane, were guests on
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Culbert
Sheldon at their home at Whining
ton.
Mr.. Charles Blizzard of Will
mington, is staying with his moth
er, Mrs. George Malcolm and Mr.
Malcolm indefinitely
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Lancas-
ter are receiving congratulations
on the arrival of a fine baby
daughter last. Wednesday. The
baby has been named Doris Eliza
beth.
Mrs. John P. Hudson entertained
the Ethel Lloyd Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian Church last Thursday
evening.
Miss Mary Johnson was the
guest on Sunday and Monday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Johnson at
their home at Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Williams
(nee Miss Gladys Truax), of Mil
ford, spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. James T. Truax.
Mrs. Nellie Garner spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis An
derson at Cheswold.
Miss Rebecca A. Williams OF
Women's College, and Mr. Fred
erick Williams of University OF
Delaawre, Newark, are spending
their spring vacation with their
mother, Mrs. May H. Williams
Mrs. B. F. David is seriously i'll
at her home on Main street. Hel
many friends wish her a speedy
recovery and hope to see her out
again soon.
Miss Anne Forbes of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Horace David and family.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Grimm
who have recently moved from
Haddon Heights to Haddonfield N
j., spent the weekend with Mrs
Margaret w. Grimm.
Miss Pauline Thornley, of Phila-
delphia. is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles P Thornley,.
Rev w. ]. Bone attended yester-
cay, Tuesday, the funeral services
of Henry Wynkoop at Rosalind, Pa
Mr.. Ralph Stephenson of Uni
versity of Delaware, Newark, i:
visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs
r. K. Stephenson.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our appreci-
alton and thanks to all those who
sent flowers and so kindly assisted
US in any way, in our sad bereave-
ment.
w. c. and Herbert T. Wright
and families.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01
Card of Appreciation

Mrs. Mary j. FARRELL and family
desire thru this medium, to thank
friends for flowers, loan of autos
and other tenders of sympathy
during their recent bereavement.
Adv.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01
GRAND PIANO
NOTICE

The undersigned has taken out
letters of administration of the
Estate of John w. Ford. All those
having claims against the said es-
tate will please present their
claims, duly probated, for payment
and those owing said estate wiz
please make settlement at once
MRS. IDA p. FORD,
3-25 st Administrative
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01
h and Social
Il. Tome and Go
La Social Doings

litton 4 surgeon ii
Es.".A %AO Is on the
N Navy Yard, is
II. " y. with his fam
H.. Slii.on and chill
s@ Ars. John w.
'rgin Islands rao t'rs
sldent Hoover and
s,l.. Win the Pres
ev.s entertained by
dnd enjoyed
=, D.. Clifton has
!, " !, ot his pr ONO
y. y |, Captain in tbe
I'M .aat relieves him
''' future. He s''li. i
= u a furlough
n Y ieport but does
], ,ra,..,T :, will be sent. al- /
| %''ulated BY his / .
Nv William NJ. Ford
s's.a ssnaia and wHliam i prp
ulas Of Colonial
ss,ssa.d /, sad Mrs. Charles ],
y q 1as' ia. Mr..
y Hudsa,su more, Pa,
hauktssu, mrs. En-
sts ~ Mr.. and
y Sis,. ,a.uuuoon, N.
y Stss,s'' q Japan
ne II. VI Woods
o a,,...Ong those
IN !, rua The fun
o. ". .'a'Vey Jar
'noay after
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01
nd VICINITY

~ DELAWARE
/ lsD VICINITY Unity.
q i Iohn Humphreys
siIl Rs beg begin a $ cries Hesn'f o.
v " services in Horn :
s'th.
rorl D. Wiley
r''y y.sinsd meeting Of
N T America, At aco@l odd
smyrna s on com all
II !, at 5 P. n. o. +
IN the State are
srs'ent-
'Sstt, charged WI. win
! Clayton, were ar
\, Magistrate Steven
'.s,sday and held dun un.
i'r court. II IN df5aul[ 6oTer
;s5,n we're summon, on.
|, an automobile fire
n,d. The fire was
.sort circuit and the
an Mrs. Harry john
En-. She had been
d,ter, Mrs. George
i NJ fire occurred
lns Of their home,
rshsr, cOlored, aged
last Tuesday night
4 struck at the inter
uth and Main streets
-rp BY Bryan seward d,
She was thrown on
nndered unconscious.
d fingers were lacer-
suffered from shock
!, out last Tuesday in
u NNN
atsges owned by Mr..
.,nus Of this town, at
n. tsnanted by Law
Il is thought to
zsed by a short cir
arhen was entirely
NJ. Lattomus esti-
! about $3.50. He is
several cottages at
rs. Patrick Murray,
surning home from
d Sunday afternoon
mobile, a Chevrolet
Iuray lost control Of
he machine turned
Edient occurred near
ID Inn. Mr.. Murray
rat injury while Mrs.
! badly bruised about
Z received lacerations.
! lady damaged
Ea Draper, daughter
Z Draper Of this town,
I: last Wednesday af-
b stone steps at the
! Church, met with a
sat as she jumped
7 ;iep down to the
tipped or a stone,
rze and broke two
ae-half inch above
lisr left foot. She
3 The Kent General
Over where the bones
y vas brought home
Ial On Thursday af-
E getting along very
New Castle County
a1me Demonstration
: regular monthly
: home Of Mrs. Dud-
: Tuesday, March "a.
. called to order by
Ais. Dudley Cross
4 hfee new members
V urge all members
1E member next
lalgaerty, our Home
gave an interesting
lamps, Brio a
= other decorations
Oar rext meeting
I The home Of Mrs.
. april %, at 1.3O
and Social |
Come and Go
Y Social DOings
elilon a surgeon il
Wv Y VINO is on the
'lalk Navy Yard. i
aays l,,. with his fam
=, : Clifton and chill
N. Ars. John W..
~. was on the
iii 1i;iiap. y AeC-
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01

lTs. Patrick Murray,
! aurning home from
d Sunday afternoon
mobile, a Chevrolet
EHray lost control Of
he machine turned
| riiant occurred near
n Inn. Mr.. Murray
Gt injury while Mrs.
! badly bruised about
. Z received laeerations.
lady damaged
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01

u,sre summon
.r automobile fire
n ,,,d. The fire was
/, ,sort circuit and the
[.',to Mrs. Harry John
E'-inr. She had been
d,tpr. Mrs. George
/, NJ fire occurred
4 ,rp Of their home.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-01

" ,ov morning,
k@ sIJ Iohn Humphreys
M 'O,,+ -;, a series of
I, vi Oss s;nss in Horns
[ssoth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
NEW YORK WORLD
SALE. IS SOUGHT
Pulitzer Brothers Petition
Court to Save Newspapers
From Collapse.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 25.-The eff
fort of an immigrant genius to build
as a monument to his ideals seemed
today to have failed.
The three New York Worlds-morn-
ing, evening and Sunday-were for sale.
The heirs of Joseph Pulitzer, famed
publisher, were in Surrogate's Court
awaiting decision as to whether they
might sell those properties to save them
from collapse.
Surrogate Foley had to decide wheth-
er the Pulitzer Sons-Herbert, Joseph,
jr., and Ralph-might sell the names,
good will and press association men,
berships to the Scripp-Howard news
paper interest for a sum estimated at
SIS, 900 900.
This price. the court was told by Roy
w. HoYard, chairman of the board OF
Scripps- Howard and president of the
New York Evening Telegram, Is the
highest ever offered for a newspaper Gin
this country, considering that only
good will and title are involved.
Papers Losing $4,000 Annually.
Frederick J. Fuller, vice president OF
the Central Hanover Bank 81 Trust
Co., which Is co-truStee with the three
Pulitzers of the residuary trust, placed
a valuation of not exceeding $2,000,0 600
ON the papers.
The papers, It was testified at the
opening Of the surrogates hearing last
s1h
nually for the last five years. The re-
naming surplus, according to Herbert
Pulitzer, president of the Press Pub
fishing Co, is only 100000. He ex-
pressed the opinion that unless the
properties could be sold the papers
could not publish more than 80 days
longer.
He gave three reasons for their con-
dition-a crowded field, the publication
Of three papers by one company, (which
naturally limited the advertising rev.
enue," and the position of the World
among newspapers. BY this he meant
that the World was neither ultra con-
servative nor sensational, but occupied
middle ground" in appealing to the
middle bulk of the population. He add
ed that the rapid growth of the Ultar-
Conservative and the so-called tabloid
newspapers had tended TO take away
much of the circulation and advertising
it drew from these respective fields.
Block offers 100000 More.
Max D. Steuer, counsel for Paul D.
Block, publisher of a group of news
papers, appeared at the hearing and
said his client was willing to offer $780,
900 more than the price under consid-
Grafton.
conference of counsel following the
night hearing resulted in decision to
give Steuer until IL am. today to make
a concrete offer.
The World was acquired by Joseph
Pulitzer Nav 10. 1888. with the follow
ing purposes:
AN institution that should always
CONTINUED on Page 8, Column ~
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THREE DIE AS TRAIN
PLUNGES INTO RIVER
Engine and Car Narrowly Miss
Tug After Dive Through
Open Draw.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the hSSOClateC Press
MOBILE, Ala, February 25.-The
locomotive and combination baggage
and club car of the northbound Pan
American train plunged 40 feet through
the open draw OF the Mobile River
Bridge 10 miles north of here, at 1880
am. today, carrying three trainmen TO
death and narrowly missing a passing
tugboat.
No passengers were reported injured
or killed, but the Louisville 81 Nashville
Railway officials said a careful check
would be necessary 10 determine def
nitely whether there had been any paS-
sengers lounging in the club car. The
train was No. 80, bound for Cincinnati
from Mobile.
H. p Hearon, assistant superintendent
of the Mobile-NeW Orleans division OF
the railway, said he was at a loss to
account for the accident, as an auto
! matte block signal system should have
given warning of the open draw fully a
mile away.
The trainmen killed were Arthur N
Ingram, engineer; colored fireman
and ]. N. Vaughn, baggagemaster, all
of Montgomery.
The Pullman following the combina-
| ton car was partially hanging over the
water In a precarious position.
\ Mr.. Hearon said that the train must
have been travelling slowly or all OF
the cars would have probably gone over
There were said TO have been seven cars
in the train.
Two relief trains, one carrying a
diver, were dispatched to the scene
which Is in a remote section.
The position of the Pullman cal
hanging over the aperture of the bridge
would make the clearing of the tracks
slow process, officials said, and
schedules might be disrupted for some
tim0l T..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
FRANCE TO Reduce
ITS NAVAL TONNAGE
Cut of 10000 Tons From
Figure Claimed at Farley
Now Indicated.
BY CAMILLE LEMERCIER.

By Cable to The Star.
PARIS, France, February 25.-If
Italy enters into the agreement which
was tentatively reached here yesterday
between Great Britain and France, the
following terms, which now are being
kept secret, will be disclosed within q
few days.
/. France accepts a reduction in the
total tonnage of its naval forces OF
10000 tons from the figure the French
claimed during the London Conference.
The French navy will consequently have
$50 900 tons at the end of 1885.
Cut in Superiority.
2. France, which asked in London q
margin of 244,0o0 tons over the Italian
forces, accepts a reduction from this
margin to l57, 900 tons, but it is under
stood that the reduced French Supe-
riority will include only new, up-to-date
ships. In order to secure for France
such a superiority over Italy's forces
Italy will have to reduce its construc-
ton until 1885 to nearly nil.
3. France agrees to reduce its subma-
mine forces to about 10000 tons, thus
securing in the submarine category 9
superiority Of about $4,000 tons ovel
Great Britain, the United States, Japan
and Italy.
Shift to Light Cruisers.
1t is understood that part of the re-
duced submarine tonnage will be shifted
by France to the light cruiser category
4. France agrees to content itself
with its already built or building sever
Washington treaty 10,000-ton cruisers
Italy should then accept the same
figure. This means that France anc
Italy will lay down no more Washington
treaty cruisers until 1886.
5. France will be allowed to lay down
its planned 23,000-ton capital ship, but
in order to meet the British demands
the French admiralty has agreed to re-
duce the fighting power of this unit
slightly, particularly as concerns the
caliber Of the main armament.
Copyright, 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
Al CAPONE JOWAL
IN FEDERAL COURT
Gang Gar EIudeS ThrongS as
He Appears to Answer
Contempt Charge.
BY the As,ociated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 25.-Alphonse
Capone, car OF Chicago gangs, slipped
into the Federal Building a half hour
before his scheduled arraignment on a
contempt of court citation today and
eluded the besieging throng of people
who clogged the sidewalks about every
entrance.
Capone. accompanied by his attorney,
William F. Waugh, went directly to the
court room Of United States District
Judge James H. Wilkerson and evaded
the battery Of cameramen and reporters
who w@re watching for him.
Cites Lyle Defeat.
It was his first appearance in a Chi
cago court for a year, and he was in
jovial mood. He laughed at the widely
published reports that he had returned
from Florida to marshal his forces in
the primary and aldermanic elections
yesterday.
Judge Lyle made an issue of me, and
the people answered him." he said.
It was Judge John H. Lyle who issued
a wholesale lot of Vagrancy warrants
for Capone his friends and enemies
after they were listed by the Chicago
Crime Commission as public enemies. y
Capone, awaiting the opening Of Fed
eral Court, said he was ready TO answer
the charge in Criminal Court.
May Face Other Charges.
He came back Friday he said, to meet
the contempt citation and any other
charge held against him. He will sur
render to the county or city officers
when his Federal Court appearance is
ended
Asked about the assertion Of a Ru-
manian named Capowitz that he is the
gang chiefs father, "Scarface Az said
his father died nine years ago in Brook
lyn.
Only newspaper men and those d.
rectly involved in the trial were admit
ted to the court room.
Police guarded the approach to the
court and squad of police afoot and
mounted patrolled outside to restrain a
crowd of several hundred at the street
entrances to the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
DISCOVERY OF MISSING BOOKS
LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR TEACHER
Volumes Law Found in Apartment Cellar After Dis
appearance From Library of Congress-

Police today sought 10 locate former
Washington school teacher for question
ing in the theft of numerous books
from the Library of Congress. Some
Of the volumes were recovered yester-
day.
Packed in dust-covered trunks and
boxes, the tones, all law books, were
found in the basement Of Fourteenth
street apartment house. The man about
whom the investigation centered for
TneFly lived in the building. He re-
signed from the library staff about a
year and q half ago.
Library officials declined to estimate
the value of the volume recovered until
they had an opportunity to complete a
check-up. They also refused to divulge
how the books could have been removed
from the library without the man re-
sponsible attracting attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
WIDOW TAKES OWN LIFE
! WITH ILLUMINATING GAS
Grief Over Death of Husband Is Be-
lieved to Have Caused Suicide
of Mrs. G. E. Russell.

Grief over the death of her husband
it is said, caused Mrs. Grace Evelyn
Russell, As years old, to end her life
by inhaling Illuminating gas in the
kitchen of her home, at 534 Ingraham
street, early today.
With five burners on the gas range
turned on, Mrs. Russell was found lying
on the floor by her brother, Frank Wilt
berger, when he returned home after a
brief absence.
Wiltberger summoned the fire rescue
squad, but the f1remen were unable to
revive Mrs. Russell. After viewing the
body and questioning Wiltberger, Coro-
uer J. Ramsay hewitt issued certifl-
cate of suicide.
mrs. Russell, who was childleSs, was
a Government employe, working as a
clerk in the Pension Bureau. Her huS-
band died last June and her grief had
been so great, according to Wiltberger,
that her health had become impaired.
Another brother, Merrill Wiltberger,
who was mentioning in Florida, was
notified of his sisters death and left
immediately for Washington. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not been
completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
$4,000, 900 TALKIE
PATENT SUIT FILED
Inventor and Wife Charge In
fringement Of Synchrony Rights
Against IL Concerns.
BY the Associated presn-

oS the ASSOClaJeo EreSS.
LOS ANGELES, February 25.-or-
lando E. Kellum and Mary G. Kellum,
his wife, sought $1S0,0O0,o damages
for alleged infringements on talkie pat
ents in a suit on file here today.
The Kellums filed the suit in Federal
Court yesterday against IL motion pic
ture organizations and six John Doe
companies claiming the firms had COL
lected approximately $50, 900 900 through
the use of the invention. In addition
to that sum they asked $3.50, 000, 900 as
exemplary damages.
Kellum asserted he invented in FEB.
ruary, 1918. the process now being used
by most Of the producers in synchroniz-
ing sound and screen In making talking
pictures, and obtained a patent In Feb
ruary, 1919. He assigned half interest
to his wife, he said, and they spent
large sums in advancing the invention.
The defendants are Warner Bros,
Inc; Electrical Research Products,
Paramount Publix, Inc; Columbia Pic
lures, Inc; Consolidated Film Indus
tries, Fox Film Corporation, Fox The
aters, General Theater Equipment,
Technicolor Co. and First National Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
SMITH, DAVIS AND cox
REPORTED FOR RASKOB
Will Attend National Committee
Meeting in Interest of Wet Cam
paign, Says New York Times.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 25.-The New
York Times today said the last three
Democratic candidates for President
would support John J. RaSkob, chair
man Of the National Committee, in a
move TO commit the party to wet pro-
gram
Alfred z. Smith, John w. Davis and
James M. Cox, the Times said, would
attend the National Committee meet
ing March S TO champion a resolution
declaring for fiat repeal of the eight
zenith amendment or for return Of the
liquor traffic TO the States.
All three, the Times pointed out have
expressed dissatisfaction with the pres
ent prohibition laws and have urged
repeal or modification in some form. In
the event that the committee adopts
such a resolution it will have to be
adopted by the ensuing convention be-
fore it is inserted in the party plat
form
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

1t was explained that the disappear
ance Of certain law books from the
priceless collection Of the library had
been known for some time. Ofhcials
had communicated with secondhand
book dealers in an effort to trace them.
The discovery Of the loot resulted from
q report by secondhand dealer who
gave authorities the name Of man
who had sold him books originally the
property of the library.
The seals had not been removed from
the recovered volumes. There appar-
entity had been no effort to remove the
library Identification marks. The books
remained In At condition In every detail
They were expected to be restored TO
the library shelves soon.
Michael Dowd, a headquarters detec-
tive assigned to the case, said an arrest
was imminent.