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Smyrna times., 1932-05-04
CHILD WELFARE
MEETING, DOVER
Delaware Residents Partici-
pate in Delaware White
Conference at Theatre
PAGEANT PRESENTED

Delaware citizens prominently
identified with every phase of wei
fare work and public service in the
State were participating in the
Delaware White House Conference
on Child Health and Protection
Saturday in the Capital Theatre at
Dover. The program was initiated
by Governor G. Douglass Buck,
upon recommendation Of the White
House Conference of which Presi-
dent Hoover was presiding offic-
er. Features Of the program in
cluded addresses by Governor
Buck, Mrs. Frank G. Tallman, rec
emily appointed general chairman
of the State conference; brief ex-
planatory talks by physicians, ed
ucators and welfare workers in
Delaware, singing by a chorus of
300 voices, and May-Day pag-
cant, Builders of the State" Aside
from the chairmen and executive
officers of organizations working in
the field of child care and protec-
tion numerous others interested in
the many phases of the investiga-
ton of State conditions to be un-
dertaken were present. The pro-
gram opened with the invocation
by the Rev. Milton S. Andrews,
pastor of Wesley M. E. Church,
Dover, followed by community
singing under the direction OF
Glenn Gildersleeve, State director
of music. Preliminary facts con-
cerning the conference were given
by DIR. H.V.Holloway, State super
intendent of public instruction, and
chairman of the temporary COM
mittee on the White House Confer
ence program. Governor Bucks
address on the subject, 'The Chal-
Ienge Of the White House Confer
ence," followed. A reading of the
Children's Charter by Dean Win
fired Robinson of the Women's Col
lege. University of Delaware, fol
lowed. Mrs. Frank G. Tallman
then discussed the Purpose of the
White House Conference" Ap-
peals for citizen cooperation on
specific health problem were then
made by DR.. @. A. Sargent, IN
charge of medical inspection IN
State schools; DR.. r. E. Price, DR..
C. r. Jefferis, DR.. U. w. Hooker,
and DR.. a. G Jost The informa-
tive and constructively planned
pageant depicting every phase OF
life in this State, in two elaborate
episodes, occupied the entire sec
ond half of the program Repre-
sentatives Of each phase of work IN
Delaware from the home to public
institutions, and others symbolic
ing the State and counties partici-
pated, aided by a chorus of 300
voices from adult education cen
ters in Delaware. Those in charge
of the pageant were Glenn Glider
sleeve, Gertrude Hendricks, Bar
bara Miller, Amy Gardner, Tillie
w. Harrington, and Marguerite M.
Burnett. superintendent, super
visors, presidents and chairmen of
committees, institutions, schools
and organizations participating in
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the pageant, assisted. The plan
ming committee of the Delaware
conference comprises Mrs. Tallman
general chairman; Miss Eta j..
Wilson, general secretary; DR.. H.
". Holloway, DR.. A. G. Jost, DR.. G.
A. Sargent, Hon. Charles M. Curt
is, and Burton P Fowler. Cover
nor Buck told Of the purpose of the
conference in his address. Dr.Hol-
loway opened the meeting as tenn
porary chairman. Following the
address of Governor Buck, Mrs.
Tallman took the chair, and pre-
sided throughout the remainder Of
the program.
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Washington Both Wise
and Thrifty in Youth

George Washington early learned
the value Of thrift, writes Bellamy
Partridge in Boys Life, the monthly
journal of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea. There were not so many
chances for a boy to earn money
in those days. But Washington was
accurate and exact; he was good at
mathematics he was fond of be-
ing outdoors" says Mr.. Partridge.
Surveying called for all these
qualities, and being a gentleman's
work, appealed to him. At fifteen
he made an accurate survey of a
turnip field. The next year he
went into the Shenandoah valley
on his first big job. It was great
adventure for him and paid MIN
well, S7.20 a day, which was good
pay for a boy In those days-or
these.
Washington put this money
into land, the first he ever owned,
a wild tract of $50 acres, which he
called 'Bullskin Plantation Two
years later continues Mr.. Part
ridge, ''he had saved enough to buy
another piece Of 456 acres. At TWEEN
ty he purchased 552 acres more,
making a total Of 1,558 acres which
he bought and paid for with the
money earned with his transit be-
fore he was old enough to vote.
He made 'Bullskin' into a valuable
property, which he kept all his life,
and to which he often referred in
his diaries"
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Bear Family Widespread
Throughout the World

From Polar regions where the
huge white bear is the ruler OF
snowy wastes, to the tropics where
the little cinnamon bear haunts the
jungle, or to the Antipodes where
much smaller plantigrades are styled
bears, every part of the world has,
or appears to have had, some mem
Der of the bear family among its
aboriginal inhabitants.
Despite the evidence of Scripture
skeptical critics for years derid-
ed the idea of bears existing in Syria
or the Holy Land. Ignorance OF
ordinary historical facts was part
of the equipment of these doubters
They knew nothing of, nor studied
the accounts of the life history OF
the good knight Godfrey of Bouillon
who with his brothers Eustace and
Baldwin led an army of forty thou
sand German soldiers to join the
crusade to deliver Jerusalem from
the Saracens towards the end OF
the Eleventh century, and who dur
ing the long siege of Antioch in
Syria went alone to the defense OF
a poor wOodcutter against a fiercely
attacking bear. in which encounter
he was badly mauled, although he
did come out of the conflict victort
ously at the last. Certainly God
frey de Bouillon would bear witness
to the fact that there was nothing
incongruous in the story David told
of having killed a bear in protect.
ing his fathers sheep at Bethlehem
(Samuel II :34-36).
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Main Dome Distinctive
Feature of St. Sophia {

st. Sophia, ConstantinOple's mar
velous mosque, when 1t was erect
ed by Emperor Justinian as a
Christian cathedral, was made in
the form of an immense Greek
cross. The architect supported the
structure with a hundred columns
and the brick which formed the
main building material was covered
with rare marbles. jaspers and por-
phyries of a dozen varieties and
colors, drawn from Quarries in vari-
GUS parts of the empire or from the
ruins of demolished heather tenn
Piles.
But the distinctive architectural
feature OF the building was the
main dome, probably the first great
aerial cupola ever erected. Within
20 years an earthquake destroyed
a part of this inverted cup, but JUS
tinian Immediately restored 1t, and
it remains intact until now. rising
175 feet above the earth. Gibbon,
commenting on its lightness and du-
rability, says that the frame prob
ably is made of pumice stone or
of light brick from the isle OF
Rhodes.
The cathedral adornments and
particularly the mosaics of the
floors and walls were considered
marvels of art and beauty. the
dome presented a starry firmament
and the walls were enriched with
figures of Christ, the Virgin, the
saints and the angels; and of Con
stantine and Justinlan.
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OMAHA is PUZZLED
BY GANG MURDERS
Leading Citizen One Of
Victims Of Assassins.

Omaha, Neb.-In the last eight
cen months there have been eight
unexplained shoOtings Of the gang
ster type in or near this city. -Four
of them have resulted in the deaths
of the victims. With one exception
all We're underworld characters
known to have been engaged in
bootlegging activities. The excep-
tion was that of Harry Lapidus, Il
respected citizen, successful bust
ness man and a participant in many
civic activities. The other day the
automobile in which he was riding
was crowded to the curb near his
home by an unidentified assailant,
who shot him three times through
the head.
For want of a better explanation
this last killing is linked by the
public with the others as the prob
able work of gangsters, although for
a different reason. Among other
activities, Mr.. Lapidus had been
prominently identified with munich
pal reform movements, seeking
more stringent enforcement Of the
liquor laws and the suppression of
vice in general. This is not entire
ly a plausible explanation it is
merely the best there is.
Crimes Amaze City.
These things have amazed and
finally excited the city. People
here have regarded killer gangs as
products Of the great metropolitan
center. Now they have begun to
wonder if the smaller cities are to
be plagued by the same type Of un-
derworld activities, and if so, how
much further it will go.
While the shootings have been
characterized by gangster methods,
the mystifying thing about them is
to determine the identity Of the
gangs. Everybody talks about
gangs and gangsters, but nobody
seems to have any idea who or
what they are.
The police force, although it has
usually functioned well, has failed
totally in attempting to solve the
mystery of any of these shooting
affairs. The utmost confidence is
reposed in the chief of police, but
the same confidence is not extend
ed to his subordinates and a gen
eral shaking up of the force is now
in progress.
State Also Agitated.
One question which is being asked
is whether the gangsters, if they
are gangsters, are members Of a
purely local group or if they are
emisSaries from a more powerful
organization elsewhere which is un-
dertaking to control the local boot
leg industry.
Aside from the local situation the
state is considerably agitated over
the outcome Of negotiations which
ended in the dismissal of bank rob
berry charges against Gus Winkler.
Capone lieutenant, and the return
of 100000 of bonds stolen from
the Lincoln National bank. The
county attorney insists that he was
not influenced by any promise to
return the bonds, but solely by his
conviction that Winkler was inno-
cent of the crime. Now Winkler
has received immunity and the bonds
have been mysteriously returned
and along with them information to
the effect that about S2,0OO.000 Of
non-negotiable securities were de-
stroyed. Governor Bryan terms it
the "blackest page in the states
history"
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Texas, with 265.S96 square miles,
is less than half the size of Alaska,
with 5S6, 400 square miles. But
Texas has almost 100000 people
and Alaska only 10000. An even
more discrepancy between area and
population of Alaska and a state Of
the United States is the case Of
Rhode Island, which is one-four-
hundred-and-sevent of the size
Of Alaska, with 1,24S square miles,
but has over 100000 people, hence
ten times as much population.
Smyrna times., 1932-05-04
E5,coScR1sd1, 5,Do
DIES AT Ssl1pIl
Thomas A. Smith, /
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Daughter at y ~
FORMER srArG snI

Former Congress,
Smith Of Ri5e.I,.' Ts'aa II
day At the home 15l : I. y j
ana daughter y. !, y u
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Newark On a Vi. !. /. \
en with heart tr5,s,. ~ 4
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near Greenwood +, e. i
parents removed 4 II. |
ne was a child. +. 's|
master Of that toTs -
f taan 1 and served i H.
ter e years. H y.
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gee for a long tn. ~ /.
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Senator in the N.,,s. ,,,.'. 1
ture and later was .I..... T..
gfess. Later he W., h |
Bureau Of statis.ic, : !.
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and Internal Revenue al
Maryland He retired II, , /
was one Of the foan5.,, |
frst president Of The git,I
tlonal Bank. He NJ,
Of the Masonic frstar,;..
funeral was IN ,s,.,,
knights Templar. Tbs +!
held Tuesday afterno1, .
Md. with services il \
Church. Mr. Smith !, /.
his wife who was Mn !
Frazer Of plymouth. M
three children, Ms. w
mine Of Dundall, Nd. M
F. Dutton, Of Newark III
A. Smith, Jr., Of CaliT.T ,
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KENTON p. T. A. OFFICERS
Mrs. John Numbers Elected Pres
ident of Association

Kenton Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion elected the following officers
at the April meeting: President,
Mrs. John Numbers; vice-president,
Mrs. Earle Cook; secretary, Mrs.
Clifford Clark; treasurer, Mrs.
Homer Pratt; publicity chairman.
Mrs. Howard Hilyard. Rev. Ham
er and Clifford Clark directed
games during the social hour. The
children presented a varied pro
gram. The treasurer reported a
balance of S18.79.
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LEWES EXPE(7I
MANY VISn|
Program For Booth Al
ary Of Settlement M
Dutch Now Comb.
GOVERNOR TO PBI

Visitors from al pars
ware and other states vii
ent on Saturday when III
patterned after the Old n
at Hoorn, Holland, viii b
ed as a memorial to marx
anniversary Of the sstaa
Lewes by the Dutch
gram will be opened with |
tion by the Drum and B1;j
of Delaware Post, No. !, q
Legion. Congressman RI
Houston will introduce CD
Douglass Buck as the psi
ticer. Invocation will bs 4
ed by Bishop Philip Co:i
U. w. Hooker, Of Lewis
come the guests. U1-a
Senator Daniel 0. Ha;1
deliver an historial ai14
this will be followed With
erlands National Anth9a
by the Drum and BugA
H. Van Royen, Neth:iE
ister, will then deliver Il
Remarks will be deI.TsM
nier ]. Wortendyks, Pc
the Holland Society Of "
and ]. I. Noest, acting C1
eraI of the netherlands
cal selection will tolH
tary of State Richard J8
Pennsylvania, and Si1
state D. c. Winsbrellz
Maryland, will dsliTs /
"America" will be pl'E
Drum and Bugle COrp'a
program. The celebrate !
climaxed with a toFl
ginning at s in the '7'ls !;
Firemen S hdl'
ing will be furnished y, y
Madden's Orchestra
tor G. Clifton Maui : y. y.
the Lewes dance CONN.,
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
BOAT CAPS|ZES,
4 RESCUED
Times Staff Photo

A yachting party, consisting OF
two girls and two men, were
rescued from the Anacostia River
yesterday by sailors of the Naval
Air Station, after their sailboat
had capsized.
Temple C. Slaughter, %, Of 1880
Kilbourne Pl. N. W., and Henry
Severn. %, of 5OO3 Fourteenth
st. N. W., left the Corinthian
Yacht Club in their 17-foot yawl.
With them were two young
women. -.
A sudden gale struck the small
boat and swamped it. The quartet
struck out for the shore and were
picked up by Chief Machinist's
Mate H. c. Long and j. A. Castyle
and K. T. Hotcher, Seamen, in a
motor launch.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
COUNTY SCHOOL
PUPILS SHOW
INCREASE
Total of 1900 Students, or
Gain of 511, Enrolled
in Montgomery

Montgomery county's schools
cared for 11,080 students dur
ing the year ended June 10,
a net gain Of 511 children over
the number enrolled last year,
figures compiled by Edwin w.
B room e, superintendent of
schools, show.
The white schools produced a
gain of 513 while the colored
schools had a loss of two pupils.
With the introduction of the
junior high school grades the
number of children going into
the senior high schools will
decrease temporarily.
Decrease in Seniors
This is shown in the decrease
of 2O7 pupils in senior high
school as compared with the
previous year, the enrolment
being 1,144 for last year and
1851 for the preceding year.
In the colored schools the
elementary grades decreased by
ii pupils. The total enrolment
was 1,773 for last year and 1,784
for 1881, with the colored high
schools having an increase Of
nine. The high schools had a
total of 131 for the past year
and 1872 for the year before.
The largest gain in the num-
ber of pupils came in the white
junior high schools seventh and
eighth grades where the gain
was 297 pupils, the enrolment
being 686 for the last year and
389 for the year previous.
The ninth grade junior high
schools had figures of 521 for last
year against 306 for the year
before.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
D. c. FOLK BACK
.: FROM EUROPE

A number Of Washingtonians
returned from Europe aboard the
Baltimore Mail liner City of Nor
folk yesterday.
On the passenger list were Mrs.
Leslie A. Wheeler, 1907 Ingomar
ST., Chevy Chase, D. c.; Richard
Knight and Mrs. Henry Knight,
4436 @ st. N. w; Mrs. Edward
w. Sturdevant, 3006 P st. N. W.,
and John E. and Andrew Jack
son. students.
Mrs. Maria Arestequi, mother
of the secretary to the Cuban
Legation, and Col. Alexander
Gregor. Of the tariff commission,
formerly representative Of the
Russian Government here. were
also passengers on the ship.
Colonel Gregor had accompanied
the body Of his wife, who re-
Gently died here, to Paris where
it was placed in the family burial
vault.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
West Virginia State
Officers to Get Cut

CHARLESTON, ". Va, July
% G.N.SO Drastic salary cuts
in West Virginia's State govern
ment had been recommended to
the State legislature today by its
joint committee of ten.
Beginning with the governor,
whose salary would be slashed
from $4,000 to $500, all high
paid elective State officers would
be forced to take reductions.
Salaries of State. city, and
county employees would be re-
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
Woman Sues Bus
Line for Injuries

The Great Eastern Stages. Inc,
1349 E st. N. w., was made de-
fendant today in a suit filed in
District Supreme Court by Naomi
D. Jones, 7O5 Twelfth st. N. W.,
for $500 damages.
The plaintiff says she was in
jured when one of the company's
buses in which she was riding
left the road and caught fire near
Stoyestown, Pa, last January.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
If You Feel Faint,
Here's Heat Wave
WAY to Stop 1t

BALTIMORE, July 28.-Feel
faint from the heat?
Then take a tip from DR.. j.
Frederick Hempel, assistant
commissioner of health. DR..
Hempel says:
'TO prevent fainting induced
by heat, make the victim lie
down or sit down with his head
between his knees. In such a
position fainting is practically
impossible"
DR.. Hempel issues the further
warning:
Don't forget to take a first
aid kit on summer hikes and
excursions. Learn how to use
it and see that it is completely
Outfitted. Also learn the proper
resuscitatiOn methods to use
on persons apparently drowned"
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
CARNIVAL VAN
! INJURIES 5 IN
PLUNGE
One Man Loses Leg and
, Others Badly Hurt in Mis-
hap on Defense Road

Five men were seriously
injured just before dawn to-
day when a large carnival
van left the road at the
Defense and Robert Grain
Highways and plunged down
p deep enbankment.
Joseph w. Harris, 26, was
rushed to Casualty Hospital in a
taxicab. His condition was de-
scribed as undetermined.
Rushed to Hospital
Charles Taylor, Mayo, Md;
William Evans, Rock Army, N.
j.; John Scott, PittSburg, Va,
and Charles Walker, of Georgia,
the other occupants Of the van,
were rushed to Emergency Hos
pital, Annapolis. All of the men
were suffering from shock, cuts
and bruises.
The men were employees of the
eoscock circus and Cody Range
Wild West show.
Charles Walker suffered a
brushed leg. The leg was ampu-
tated at the Annapolis Hospital.
According to hospital author
ities, the men were en- route from
Annapolis to Washington when
Sam Washington lost control of
the vehicle. The van, it was said,
plunged down a steep bank and
turned over.
Driver Badly Hurt
Harris, apparently the most
seriously injured, was rushed to
Casualty Hospital in cab. He
sustained a possible fracture Of
an arm and leg, and possible
Internal injuries.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
WINS
HA|SL|P PLANT

The will Of Arthur L. Haislip
was admitted to probate yesterday
in the orphans court at Rockville,
John T. Duvall, an employe OF
the Arthur L. Haislip painting and
decorating business at 3106 EleV-
enth st. N. w., is bequeathed the
good will and all of the stock in
trade and furniture and fixtures
of the establishment, after all un-
finished contracts are completed.
Weppie T. Haislip, the widow,
and the American Security and
Trust Company are named trus-
tees to hold the remainder of the
estate, the net income of which is
to be paid to her.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28

transportation worries can he over
come. economically though the pur-
chase Of a good used car one of
the many GOOD BUYS listed in to-
days Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
Dogs Barking Leads
To Masters Body

MARTINSBURG, W. Va, July
28.-Attracted by the barking OF
a dog. members of the family OF
Charles N. Myers, 81, residing near
Berkeley Springs, investigated and
found Mr.. Myers dead in the lane
leading to his home. The dog,
Mr.. Myers pet, was keeping a
vigil at his side.
The deceased had been in fail
ing health but lately had shown
Improvement. His widow and two
daughters survive.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
ZON|NG POWERS.
considered

A digest of zoning powers, pre-
pared by committee last month,
is to be presented to the Sandy
Spring (MdO council at its meet
ing tomorrow evening. The coun-
Gil is composed of delegates
from Olney. Ashton. Brookville,
Brighton, Spencerville. Burtons-
vile. Colesville and Norbeck.
The council has shown. de-
sire to petition the county delega-
ton to the next State legislature
to sponsor an enabling zone act
through that body.
The council will also consider
revision of the bylaws and a re-
port on roads in the area.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
SWORD
IN MUSEUM

The sword of Americas great
est soldier, and the cane of her
greatest philosopher, have come
to a final resting place together
at the Smithsonian Institution.
A descriptive catalogue of the
institutions sword collection has
just been prepared by Theodore
T. Belote, curator of history at
the United States National MI
scum.
It shows that the sword Of
George Washington in the mu-
scum was first worn by Washing
ton while serving as colonel in the
expedition against Fort Duquesne
in 1853, when he was in command
of 1000 Virginia troops. He kept
the sword during the entire Amerl-
can Revolution.
A cane made of crabtree wood,
carried during the Revolution
period by Benjamin Franklin, and
bequeathed to Washington in
Franklin's will, is also in the
Smithsonian collection. The cane
was handed down to Samuel T.
Washington.
Washington had five swords, be-
queathing them to his nephews
and ordering that they remain
sheathed except for self-defense
or defense of the country. Only
one nephew, Samuel T. Washing"
ton, served in the Revolution, and
his son, Samuel, gave the battle
sword and Franklin's cane to the
Smithsonian.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
Butcher Narr0teS
Broadcast Plans

Harry E. Butcher. vice preSi-
dent of the Old Dominion Broad
casting Company, told the Alex
andria Rotary Club yesterday of
plans for the erection and opera
ton of the new Columbia broad
casting station north of AleXan-
dria.
Work has already been started
on the building which will be Of
colonial design.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
SUIT AIM
IN ALEXANDRIA

A group Of prominent Alex
andrians met last night to dis
cuss plans FOR forcing lower
electric and gas rates in the
city. The meeting was presided
over by Joseph Hayman.
After discussion by Council
man-elect Louis c. Barley, Harry
F. Kennedy, B. Abramson, City
Attorney Carl Budwesky, Abe
L. Cohen, H. Cheshire, j. w.
Brookfield, jr.. J. Owen Lynch
and others, it was decided to
form committee to ask council
to institute a rate-reduction suit.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
CarniUdL GiUen Up
Blu T1kOn1 Firenlen

The Takoma Park volunteer fire
department decided, at its semi
monthly meeting last night, that
because of business conditions it
will not hold a carnival this year.
A $4,000 budget was adopted.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
"DEATH-ITS CAUSE"

"Death-Its Cause" was the
subject of an address by Howard
w. Berry, president of the Ad-
vertising Club of Washington, at
a luncheon meeting of the club
today in the Raleigh Hotel.
The Washington times., 1932-07-28
c, E. GARDEN PARTY

The Senior Christian Endeavor
Society Of the Takoma Park Pres
byterian Church will participate
in a garden party at the home
of Miss Margaret Dodd, 222
Spruce Ave-, tomorrow evening.