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Smyrna times., 1932-02-17

erably. When once the building
program is completed, these items
will rapidly show decreases.
Among the items which deal with
attendance and enrolment the one
which shows the greatest increase
is the holding power of the upper
grades. In this item the increase
was twenty-five points. Since five
of the points upon which the states
are ranked deal with the costs of
the schools, some have criticized
Ayres ten points upon the ground
that no sound argument may be
put forth to justify the ranking of
an educational system high just
because it costs more. Although
Delaware's school expenditures
have increased, yet the other
states also show increases, ma
jority of which are larger than
those shown by this State. This
would mean that the jump in rank
from 32nd in 1920 to 10th in 1880
has not been entirely due to in
crease costs but to the other items
used in making the comparison.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
OPPOSE CHILDREN SKATING
Delaware Automobile Association
Says Practice is Dangerous

Lives of children are jeopardized
through the use of roller skates
and bicycles on streets and high
ways, in the opinion of the Della
ware Automobile Association, A.
NJ. A., 1928 Market Street, which
urges parents to cooperate in the
movement for child safety by re-
stricting the activities of young-
sters in this respect. Roller
skates and bicycles do not fit into
modern traffic, and reluctant as we
are to place any limitation on the
outdoor pleasures Of the rising
generation, we believe this condi-
ton should be treated with the
consideration its seriousness de-
serves" said Linnaeus L. Hopes,
Executive Secretary of the Asso-
citation. "Sentimentality should
give place to sound judgment
and sound judgment certainly die
tates that a halt should be called
to the sacrifice of children in traf-
fic accidents.
1--WE have noted many children
roller skating on arterial high
ways, darting into traffic lanes
from side streets and skating from
sidewalks to street, utterly heed
less of approaching motor vehicles.
1t should be understood by parents
that the child on roller skates has
very little control over his move
ments. He cannot stop suddenly
if danger threatens. Experts may
avert disaster to themselves by a
display of dexterity, but it is ap-
parent that very few children can
be placed in that category.
THE child bicycle rider is in
better position to protect himself,
because he can stop his machine
at will. A fact little appreciated
however, is that the rider, after
all, is a child, with child's judg-
ment, and he can hardly be ex-
pected to exercise that degree of
caution essential to safety in mod
ern traffic"
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
% RABBITS WORTH $50 EACH
KILLED BY Dogs SATURDAY
RABBIT HUTCH ON FARM OF
j. b. JESTER, NEAR STANTON
Pedigreed Animals Used for Breed
ing Purpose, Found Dead With
Imprisoned CANNES

After killing % rabbits, valued
at $50 each, police dog and a
collie found that in entering the
rabbit hutch on the farm of j. B.
Jester, near Stanton, they had
trapped themselves. The dogs en-
tered the building late Saturday
night or early Sunday by leaping
through partially opened window,
that swung on hinges fastened to
the top. In leaping through they
knocked down the prop holding the
window open, and after killing the
rabbits found they had blocked
their means of escape. The two
dogs, with the bodies of the %
rabbits scattered about the place.
were discovered Sunday morning
by Mr. Jester. The dogs at that
time were docile, having satisfied
their lust for blood. Mr.. Jester
notified Louis w. Eckrich, State
Game Warden, who examined the
dogs and found that they carried
1881 registrations. The State rec
ords will be examined to discover
the owners. 1t was intimated
that charges would be brought
against the owners. The dogs were
left in the prison they had created
for themselves by Mr.. Eckrich
pending his investigation. Mr.Jes-
ter said that the rabbits were prize
animals, and that the high value
of them was caused by the fact
that they were used for breeding
expensive grade of rabbits for
wholesalers.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
P. r. r. ACCIDENT RECORD
Accidents Reduced More Than p
Per Cent Under 1890, is Report

Setting a progressively better
record for the fifth consecutive
year, employees of the Pennsylvania
Railroad achieved in 1881 the best
safety mark in the history Of the
company. Last years employe ac-
cident record was reduced more
than 81 percent under 1880, it has
been announced by w. w. After
bury, PRESIDENT of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, who awarded 20 trophies
to the divisions and departments
of the rilroad which set the high
est safety marks. In the grouping
of the several divisions of the rail-
road, employees in engine service
on the Delmarva Division stood at
the head of the list in Group &C"
They had a perfectly clear record
for the year, with total of 464,-
562 man hours worked.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
RAZING SEAFORD LANDMARK
Porch of Sussex Hotel Built in
1880, Being Torn Down

An old landmark, at Seaford,
erected over a half century ago,
is being torn down. It is the
porch built in front of Coulbourn's S
Block, High and Market Streets,
fronting approximately 100 feet on
each street. This porch was built
in 1880, the same year the block
was constructed, by the late Mich
aeI Coulbourn, who at that time
was one of the wealthiest men in
lower Delaware. He also owned
the old Coulbourn House, situated
then diagonally across the street
from the business block. The hotel
was destroyed by fire over 80
years ago, and now the Sussex
Hotel, one of the largest and finest
hotels on the peninsula stands in
its stead. The porch has been in
a poor condition for some time and
it was deemed best to tear it down.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
Boy Born in Nebraska,
Twin Sister in Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa.-Twins, son
and daughter, were born to Mr..
and Mrs. F. Fl. Simpson of South
City, Neb. The son was born at the
family home shortly after midnight
and then the mother a: ! the babe
were hurried in an ambulance to
Sioux City hospital. An hour later
the daughter was born. So one
baby is a native of Nebraska and
the other of Iowa.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17

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Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
Navy Presents Motors to u. of u

Announcement has been made by
Dean Robert L. Spencer, of the
Engineering School of the Uni
versity of Delaware, that the us.
Navy has presented the Engineer
ing School of the University with
two airplane motors for use in
their study of such machinery.
The gift comprises one 8-cylinder
air-cooled v type Wright airplane
engine of 100 horse power, valued
at $4,000. The second motor is a
12-cylinder radio air cooled Pratt
and Whitney airplane engine of
400 horse power, valued at $4,000
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
Bolt Hits Wrist Watch

Noblesville, Ind.-Ralph Stoops,
twenty-five, narrowly escaped death
when a bolt of lightning struck his
wrist watch, as he took shelter un-
der tree in storm. The bolt
fused the watch and burned him Sc
yerely.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
RECIPES

Electro Light rents c,ils,.. 4 .
Water rents collected
Town Taxes collected
Sewer rents collected f.,
Curbing bills colIee.e5
Fines and penalties coIIae.s5
Street repairs collec-ed
Street lamp repairs eoIlac..3
Street opening permits
Show permits
Opera House rents eollac,.5
meter dgIasi.s and returns
(. FRANCIS Jr. repairs i
Telephone
Edwin bilIeb, rent ina
sprinkle
Kent County appron-is+io-i
Balance in Treasury Jan A.
1881
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, FEB. Is, 1882
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters Of In
terest of Half Century Ago

{The Smyrna Times has started
to look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. half century
ago. We hope to make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
It will call to mind people and events
of that cay that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
ELECTRIC LIGHT
Rhreinis

Receipts
Electric current bills collected , A
Electric current bills due u
uncollected
Electric current. lighting SO, \
Electric current. lighting Tow
Hall
Electric current, lighting Fin
House
Electric curenrt, pumping va.g
Electric current, traffic ligss
(estimated)
Supplies on hand Jan. sls,ls.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
SEWER
Receipts

Receipts
Sewer rents collected - :,
Sewer rents due and uncolleS8
Expenses
Interest on sewer oonos .'i, ,o,i
Rents uncollected Jan. 'ls''i'''
Earnings .., '...'' !
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17
Expenses

Eastern Shore Public Seris 4
Co. current .. ......,9
Interest on Electric Light Bont
Supplies, repairs and labor b.. b
Freight on SUPPLIES ......... U
Insurance on Plant ...........
Supplies on hand Jan. 3lst. 1881 n
Electric Light bills unooTeca !,
Jan. 3lst. 1881 ...........-
Earnings ...-.- ..s.-.. -
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17

1870. A comparison of the index
number of each item in 1920 and
1880 shows that educational pro-
gress as measured by these items
has not been confined to one or two
Of the ten points used. With the
exception of the item which has to
do with the average number of
days the schools were in session
and which remains approximately
the same since 1920, each item has
shown an increase in it's index
number. The smallest increases
are in the items which deal with
the ratio of the number of boys
and girls in the high schools and
the item which has to do with the
expenditure per teacher for salar-
les. In these two cases the in
crease is six points. The largest
increase was in the item called
Expenditure for pupil for pur-
poses other than teachers salar-
ies". Here the increase was forty
three points, due to the fact that
during the past few years consid-
cradle amounts have been expend-
ed for new school buildings. Due
to this fact also the other three
items, which have to do with ex-
penditures, have increased consid-
Smyrna times., 1932-02-17

A canning company with cap
ital of $4,000 has been organized
at Magnolia.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Americas Daughters
Make Mrs. Mort Head

Kenmore Council, NO. I3'
Daughters of America, elected the
following officers at a meeting
last night at I. o. o. F. Temple
419 Seventh st. N. W.: Councillor
Mrs. Myra Mort: vice councillor
Mrs, Ruth Learn; associate
councillor, Mrs. Margaret Roberts;
associate vice councillor, Mrs.
Emily Bray; conductor, Mrs.
Resa Wagner; warden, Mrs.
Jeanette Taylor; inside sentinel,
Mrs. Alice Grimes: outside sentl-
mel, w. Lawrence Grimes; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. BERTHE
Purdy; assistant. Mrs. Lillian Will
cox; treasurer, Mrs. Renna Cory;
financial secretary, Mrs. Mae
Ames; trustee, Mrs. Helen Hart
we'll; representatives to State
council, Mrs. Cory, Mrs. Ames,
Mrs. Wilcox.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
S397,089 ASKED.
FOR DISTRICT
EXPENSES
Appropriations Committee OF
House Reports Bill Sug-
gested by Budget

The House Appropriations
Committee today reported the
second deficiency bill, carry
ing items totaling 1897, ,O89.W
for the District of Columbia.
recommendations of the COM
mittee followed the estimates sub
mitted by the Bureau of the Bud
get. Items recommended follow:
Coroner's office, $6s5; judicial
expenses for 1880, $37.36; 1881,
$4,643.62; 1882, 1895; general ad-
vertising for 1880, $283.18; 1881,
$6,326.65; Health Department,
Garfield Hospital isolation ward,
$4,000; courts and prisons for
1881 and 1892, $22,675.77; public
welfare, $149,050.88.
The public welfare appropria-
ton is divided into items, with
the largest amounts recommended
for st. Elizabeths Hospital,
Emergency Hospital, Children's
Hospital and for the Welfare
Board and care of children.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
WELLS, SPRINGS
POLLUTED
MRS. SPEEL

Pollution of ground water may
be as important as stream pollu-
tion,. Dr. Theodore B. Appel, sec
retary of health of Pennsylvania,
declaRd today before the Con-
ference of Health Authorities at
the Willard.
Limestone formations add to
the danger of pollution of wells
and springs, he said, while sandy
soil acts as a natural filter. In
some parts of Pennsylvania 60 to
IS per cent of wells were polluted.
Representative Maurice H.
Thatcher of Kentucky, discussing
stream pollution, also touched
upon the problems of Congress
at this time. He said:
'Tt is natural that in a time
of stress a large body Of men
will make haste slowly. How
ever, 1 believe we shall sue
ceed in working out policies
that will restore prosperity"
The committee on eyesight con-
servation reported as among its
chief contributions of the year a
plan for following up through
medical social service persons who
need attention to their eyesight.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Surgery Restores
Nose Shipped
-. Off Boy

Jackie Bowen. three years
old, of 645 Eighth st. N. E.,
has six pugilistic uncles, but
none of them ever was so badly
battered that his nose had to
be sewed back on.
Jackie, however, at the age
of three, has lost his nose and
recovered it.
The little fellow was thrown
through the windshield Of an
automobile driven by his father,
John Bowen. head life-guard at
Herald Harbor. Quick action
on the part of a Casualty Hos
pital surgeon saved the organ.
It's all done up in stitches
now, and Jackie will soon be
running around again with his
face complete.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
UTILITIES RAP
CAPPER BILL
Times Staff Photo
MRS. MERRITT

Officials of District utility COM
panies called on the District Com
missioners today and voiced their
objections to the bill introduced
by Senator Arthur Capper (R)
of Kansas which provides for an
ad valorem tax of personal prop
erty of the utilities.
The officials declared that if
such a bill was enacted it would
work a hardship on all the COM
panies, particularly on the Capital
Traction Company.
The proposal of the Public Utll-
tiles Commission that a gross-net
tax system be substituted for the
ad valorem plan was backed by
the officials in principal. The Of
ficials, however, urged that lower
rates should be charged than
those recommended by the COM
mission,
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
SHOUSE J|BES
At BROWN

The two edged prohibition
sword was thrust into the Demo
cratic camp today, while Jouett
Shouse, chairman of Democratic
National executive committee,
was occupied with ridiculing dis
cord in Republican ranks.
Shouse publicly scoffed at Post
master General Walter Brown for
his statement that a plank would
be written into the Republican
platform that would satisfy vets
and drys alike and hailed him as
a miracle man" of the new era.
A fight at the Democratic con.
vention appeared probable when a
movement was started in the Sen.
ate to bring about selection of
Senator Key Pittman of Nevada,
as chairman of the resolution com,
mittee.
Pittman has liberal record on
prohibition and Senate Democrats
who favor an unequivocal stand
on the prohibition issue moved
to his support.
Senate drys, however, prepared
to support Senator Cordell Hull
of Tennessee for the platform
chairrnarShin
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
j. 8. LUMP SUM
To D. c. GUT IN
SENATE
Compromise of $8,550,000
Reached; JobIess Aid
Will Get 100000

A Federal contribution of
$8,55O,O0O for the maintenance
of the District Government for
the next fiscal year was
agreed upon at a long meet
ing of the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee today.
This compromise was reached
on the basis that since all appro-
priation bills are being cut 10 per
cent the District of Columbia
should take that reduction so far
as Federal treasury funds are con-
cerned.
The House bill proposed an ap'
preparation of only $6,500,000, in
lieu of the lump sum of $4,000, 900
that prevailed for several years,
following the abandonment by
Congress of the old 60-40 Federal
District apportionment.
Senator Bingham said:
81 am authorized to say that
the full committee has ap-
proved a lump sum cOntribu-
ton of $8,55O,OOO for the next
fiscal year in the District bill.
We have also inserted an item
of 100000 for unemployment
relief in the Capital next year,
with provisO that this sum shall
be expended only to relieve
actual residents of the District
of Columbia; that is, our allow
ance is not to go to transients
and flOaterS who may come
from other sections of this
country.
"Other items in the bill will
go over to the next committee
meeting, which may come late
fnNoNy mr. AnTNaArHAvr,
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
BAND WILL USE
ROTUNDA

All future concerts by the Ma
rine Band, when held out of
doors, will be played from the ro-
tunda of the D. C. War Memorial,
Lieut.. F.. B. Butler, assistant di-
rector of public buildings and
parks, said today.
This decision was made late last
night following the opening con-
cert of the season at the memorial
in West Potomac Park.
More than 1000 persons at,
tended the concert, during which
it was discovered by park officials
that the rotunda possesses admir-
able acoustic properties, making
possible, Lieutenant Butler pointed
out, many orchestral effects
usually impossible to secure in the
open.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
55 Vets Billed
TOD. {. as Car
Of Livestock
MRS. HOOVER

Fifty-five veterans, who ar
rived last night from Mime
sofa, to take part in the bonus
demonstration June s, made
the trip to Washington in a box
car which was billed livestock.
This was revealed today when
Policeman J. E. Bennett, of the
Traffic Bureau, one of the po-
lice "greeters" who brought in
the bill of lading and presented
it to Brig. Gen. Pelham D.
Glassford, superintendent of po-
lice.
The bill specified that the car
was Pennsylvania Railroad, No.
1886, that its destination was
Washington, that it contained
livestock, SIS veterans, and had
originated at Canton, MINI.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
MAN
K|LLED,L|TTLE
GIRL HURT
Two Women Also Injured in
Defense Highway Mishap;
Previous Victims Gain

A hit-and-run driver is
being sought by Maryland and
District police in the second
of two automobile accidents
in nearby Prince Georges
county which caused the death
of two persons and the injury
of 16 in the last "a hours.
Within few hours after the
crash at Sargent and Chillum
Roads, near Hyattsville yesterday,
in which Lucille Markward, 16. OF
Brentwood, was fatally injured,
collision at Collington, on the De-
fense Highway, killed Clarence r.
Alsop, SO, of Annapolis, and in.
jured five persons. The driver OF
the other car which bears Wash
il Tton tags, abandoned his auto
mobile and escaped.
Little Girl Hurt
Alsop's four-year-old daughter,
Doris, who is in serious con-
dition with fractured skull and
conclusion, and his brother, 10
seph Alsop, 10, of 546 Fourteenth
st. S. E., who suffered a broken
leg, we're carried to the Emergency
Hospital at Annapolis.
The Glenn Dale rescue squad
removed the other persons In
jured to Casualty Hospital. They
are Mrs. Grace Alsop, 81, wife
of Clarence, who is in a critical
condition from compound frac-
ture of both ankles. a broken
arm, bruises and shock; Miss
Sarah Beedle, %, 206 Fourteenth
St. N. E.. lacerations of the head,
and James F. Reynolds. 27, Of
546 Fourteenth st. S. E., cuts
and bruises.
Reynolds was later locked up
in the Ninth precinct station and
held for Maryland authorities.
Ten in Roadster
Eight of the persons injured
in the first accident were said
at Sibley Hospital to be improved
today. The eight were riding
with Lucille Markward, Is, of
Brentwood, who was killed, and
Jesse R. Brotherton, 1884 Fourth
st. N. E., driver, when their
roadster, containing 10 persons,
collided with an automobile
driven by Charles J. Breusch,
Allegheny Ave-, Takoma Park,
Md, and overturned.
Lucille's mother, Mrs. Eva Mark
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The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Alexandria Police
Get Pistol Tutor

Captain Arnold, of the Alex
andria police, has detailed Police
man George Roberts to duty as
pistol instructor of the depart
ment. Previously Alexandria po-
licemen came to washington to
qualify on the range here.
Patrolmen Russell HaWeS and
Earl Watkins have been detailed
to plainclothes duty as members
of the newly-formed vice squad.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
OPENS
AGAIN JULY |

More than 1000 students are
expected to attend summer ses-
sions of the Washington public
schools, beginning July l.
It was estimated today by Ed
ward ]. Lockwood. director OF
evening and summer schools,
that approximately 1000 would
enroll in the white schools and
more than 5000 in the colored
schools.
All high school classes will be
centralized this summer at Cen
tral High School, while junior
high school classes will be held
at Macfarland and Stuart. Twelve
white elementary school build
ings will accommodate the grade
children.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Confederate Rites ..
Slated for Sunddy

Confederate memorial services
will be held Sunday at Arlington
National Cemetery.
The Marine Band, Spanish
War Veterans and American Le-
gion, as we'll as Confederate Ve0-
Grams and their associated organ
izations, will participate. The
exercises begin at 3 p. m.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Indian Head School
Exercises June 9-13

Graduation exercises at Lackey
High School, in Indian Head,
will be held from Thursday to
Monday, June to 13. Seventh
grade graduation will be held
Thursday at p. m. The follow
ing evening will be class night,
with dance in the school audi
torium. Monday will be gradua-
tion night, and an alumni ban
quet will follow.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Merchant Discovers
Intruder in Store

Awakened early this morning,
Samuel Polinghu went to his
store on the first floor of 1922
Georgia Ave. and found Douglas
Wingfield. II, of Roanoke, Va,
rummaging behind the counter.
Polinghu held Wingfield while he
telephoned for the police. The
youth is being held at the Tenth
precinct for investigation. It is
said he entered the store by cut
ting a screen over the tranSom.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Central Business
Men Plan for JuLu 4

Central Business Men held
their weekly luncheon yesterday
at the Logan Hotel, Arthur Clar-
endon Smith presiding. A resume
of the program planned for the
convention of the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans here June IS
was presented. Arran gementS
were also made for observance
of July 4. Several new members
were admitted.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Ed Franks Waits
Sentence for Arson

Edward Franks was in Jail to-
day awaiting sentence on a con-
viction of arson in connection
with the burning of his jewelry
shop on Ninth Street, April %,
1881.
It took a jury only 10 minutes
of deliberation to convict Franks
last night. He faces a possible
sentence Of ten years imprison-
ment.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Paraffin AbLdze,
Burns TLUO Women

Two women were burned today
when a can of paraphine caught
fire on a kitchen range at 1921
Twenty-second st. N. E.
Mrs. Mary Crawley, 35, of the
TWenty-second Street address,
and a colored servant, Elvina
Ellis, IS, were treated by the fire
rescue squad.