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The Washington times., 1932-02-19

He Arises Late
After two shots of rye and
goodly portion Of bromo Seltzer
Jones felt that 1t might be
good idea to report for work.
At 3 o'clock he wandered into
his office and strolled non-
chalantly to his desk. There he
found an assignment. He had
been ordered to cover the gradu-
alton exercises Of q very impor-
tant military school that after
noon.
AS a general rule, graduation
exercises mean little as news
paper copy. But this was some
thing different. Among the
graduates were the sons of some
of the biggest political figures in
the United States. These were
war days, and some tremendous
names were scheduled to speak.
Who knew what might break?
Jones blinked blearily, stuffed
the assignment sheet into his
pocket and began to walk out.
AS he passed the clock he stopped
suddenly. The graduation exer-
cises were scheduled to start at
2 O'Clock. And it was now long
otter 8. So the reporter cid
as all good reporters have been
doing since Adam was the Spe-
cial correspondent for the
Paradise Gazette. He shrugged
his shoulders, decided to pick up
the story later from one Ut his
newspaper palS-and strolled to
his faYorite saloon.
The Washington times., 1932-02-19
Five-Show Schedule
For Keith's Program

R-K-OKeith's will give five
complete deluxe shows on Sat
urday, February 20, and then
again on WaShington's Birthday,
Monday.
This schedule has been worked
out to assure seats for patrons,
as Constance Bennett, whose pic
ture, Lady with a Past" is the
screen attraction beginning Sat
urday, holds every attendance
record for the Fifteenth Street
theater.
Reports on the new Bennett
picture are excellent, with the
star portraying new type of
role-no longer is she the work
ing girl, but in Lady with a
Past" she is Of the ultra-faShion-
able set, with Paris and Manhat-
tan as the background
The Washington times., 1932-02-19
Woman Gets Important POST With
R-K-O Motion Picture Firm

The other day an English actor
received a card reading; "informa-
ton Of great value to you has
come to our notice. If you will
send so cents, it will be for.
warded." Intrigued, the actor sent
the half-dollar to the indicated
address. On the return mail, he
received a Pinch clipping from
a suburban paper. 1t reported
his and his wife's attendance at
bridge party.
Nils Asther plans to open a
combination antique shop and
portrait studio. He'll specialize
in "old European pieces" Hugh
Herbert's lucky number is S. The
other weekend at Aqua Caliente
he placed a $50 bet on a S to /
shot in the fifth race. The
horse came in fifth. pretty Ro-
chelle Hudson is dividing her
time these days between John
Arledge and young Won Brecht
of the candy Won Brechts. Carey
Wilson phones to say that he
wants someone to give him a
dog; only he's snooty and wants
to pick out the dog. John BoleS
will play lead in Back
Streets" for Universal. He's been
in every John M. Stahl picture
there except Strictly Dishono1.
able" And an infected wisdom
tooth prevented that. Betty
Bronson, Edwina Booth and Mary
Nolan are to be in "The Mid
night PATROL" a Monogram pic.
ture produced by Charlie Burr.
The Washington times., 1932-02-19

firmly. II have my orders, and
they stand, I'll see you around
some time"
He walked from the saloon.
Jones remained at the bar with
his fists clenched. He ordered
another drink-and another.
The more he drank the angrier
he became. Finally he clamped
on his hat and rushed back to
his office.
I'll show them" he NUT
tered. I'll do a story without
any help at ALL"
And he did, too. He sat
down before his typewriter and
went into a typical story of a
graduation exercise. Toward
the end Of the third paragraph
he glanced at the list of the
names of those who had been
advertised to speak. And among
them he found Newton Baker,
then the Secretary of War.
City Editor Acts
The reporter rubbed his chin.
There had to be a few quotes
in the story-why not a speech
from Baker? No sooner con.
sidered than done. Jones COM
posed a speech that was highly
patriotic and contained two or
three well-rounded phrases. He
quoted Mr.. Baker directly, and
then went on with his imag
mary story.
When he was finished he
turned it in. At the moment
he didn't have a care in the
world. His work was over.
Whistling happily, he returned
to his favorite saloon.
Meanwhile, his city editor
was reading the yarn. His eyes
caught the Baker speech and
he nodded cheerfully.
THE Secretary Of War made
(Continued on Page 23)
The Washington times., 1932-02-19
The Surprise Comes

Around S o'clock, when Jones
was certain that he would
rather be tight than be Presi-
dent, in walked his old friend,
Smith. Smith was a reporter
for the rival paper-but JnneS
and he had been working on
stories together for so long
that there was no rivalry be-
tween them.
Have a drink, smitty," cried
Jones. "What'd you work on
today?"
"Glass Of beer" ordered
Smith. II was over at the
graduation exercises of that mill
tary school. Lot of big shots
present"
Jones slapped the bar.
'That's SWELL" he cried. 81
was assigned over there, too, but
! got in too late to make it.
Just give me a few notes on
the thing and you'll cover me-"
Whereupon Smith did a
strange thing. For the first
time since the two men worked
together, he refused to come
through.
II don't want you to be sore,
JONES'" he returned, but I
can't do that any more. I'll
never ask you and I don't want
you to ask me. An order came
around this morning that for
bids any member Of our sheet to
exchange a yarn with a member
Of yours. And it's SO strong
that onv mon Iuoo rljSraCo If
The Washington times., 1932-02-19
All In q Day
BY
MARK HELLlNGER

NEW YORK, Feb. 1y
Down in Washington D. Co. the other afternoon Mr. An
drew Kelley and had long chat about this that and the
other thing Although Mr.. Kelley dramatic critic he is
fine gentleman when you get to know him personally More
than that during the of conversation he supplied
with excellent story SO you readily understand
why think the world Of him.
Mr. Keleys yarn goes back to the City of Washington
during those turbulent days when America first entered the
World War We find the city seehng with excitement the
newspapers carrying gigantic headlines few Senators actu
ally saying something before Congessand reporter named
Jones crawling of bed at in the afternoon and nursing
a that something of a classic.
The Washington times., 1932-02-19
By HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1892, King Features
SvndIcate Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Feb. 10.
A toast to the ladies.
For the first time since the
days of June Mathis at Metro,
a woman is to be editorial assis-
tant to a studio head.
The studio is R-K-O and the
woman is Adela Rogers Hyland.
Negotiations were completed yes
terday and the popular novelist
assumes her duties at once. She
will confer with David Selznick
over stories, offer suggestions and
seek new material.
This will not interfere with her
writing "The Truth About Holly
wood," which, as I reported sew
eral days ago, will be made into
a picture at R-K-O.
The Washington times., 1932-02-19
Thriller Planned

The presence of Martin Flavin
at Paramount is explained in
the announcement that Through
the Window" will be produced
after all. This is the thriller that
Flavin and Joe Sherman wrote
last year. Now, Paramount plans
to make it with Chester Morris,
Carole Lombard and Regis
Toomey in leading roles. "The
Glass Key" hitherto scheduled
for Morris, is postponed.
The Washington times., 1932-02-19
Here's GOSSIP

Guests at one Of Hollywood's
hilltop mansions are won't to
admire two mcdernistic orna-
ments. Actually, they're auto
mobile crank-shafts, chromium
plated. here's a canny racket.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23

money from the S5,OO0,OOO
surplus in the School Fund.
They challenged the provision
for two per cent, interest.
They rebelled against giving
Governor Buck the power to
appoint a bipartisan commits
sion Of eight to administer the
relief fund and want tG re-
serve that right to the Legis-
lature. Governor Buck has
proved adamantine,, except in
agreeing to reduce the bond
issue to S1,OOO,OOO. The Sen
ate has passed the Admins
tration bill to permit building
and loan associations to take
advantage Of the Federal
Home Loan Bank law. Mean
while rising indignation was
shown, even in the Demo
cratic press, which deplores
the playing Of small politics at
Dover while privation, hunger
and distress among the unem-
ployed cry piteously for food
and shelter. However, the
Democratic House came to
teir senses and practically
gave in to Governor Buck and
passed the 100000 relief
measure, leaving the Cover
nor to name the committee.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
THANKSGIVING DAY

The observance of a day of
Thanksgiving by the Pilgrims
after their first harvest in
1921 was the beginning Of
what has become a national
custom is well known. The
story Of how this custom
gradually became widespread
has also been frequently told.
But a few Of this generation
know that the establishment
of a uniform date for Thanks
giving Day was brought about
by a woman, Mrs. Sarah JOS
epha Hale, born in Newport,
N. H., in 1888. Left a widow
with five children she took up
writing as a means Of support,
and was the editor Of a wo-
mems magazine from 1928
until 1877.
She founded the first Sea-
mans Aid Society in Boston,
raised a large sum in aid Of
the Bunker Hill monument
and was active in many move
ments for the advancement Of
women. When in her early
forties Mrs. Hale began her
long campaign for making
Thanksgiving Day a national
holiday and its celebration on
the same date throughout the
country.
For about twenty years she
wrote editorials in her maya
zine, and bombarded presi-
dents and governors with per-
sonal letters in support Of the
idea. Finally President Lin
coin adopted her suggestion in
1864 and designated the four
tn Thursday in November. Be
this as it may, it is a beautiful
custom-a day set aside when
all should give thanks for the
many blessings that come to
us.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
SMALL POLITICS

Expectation that the Della
ware Legislature at the spec
ial session would set a record
of speed by promptly enacting
the model program of unem-
ployment relief elaborated by
the Administration, has Eeen
frustrated by an outbreak of
political rash" among the
Democrats at Dover. Not
withstanding the unprece-
dented reelection of Governor
C. Douglass Buck by an over
whelming and obviously non
partisan vote, the House is
Democratic by nine majority,
while the Senate is Republican
by a margin Of but one. The
Democratic House, backed by
the Democratic State Commit
te, raised the flag of partisan.
ship and assailed the whole
Administration program
They objected to a bond issue
Of $2,OOOOOO and proposed
that it be reduced to $500,OOC
50 that the larger amoun
might lie over until the regu
lar session. They questioned
the legality Of borrowing tn
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
HONOR FOR DIR. HULLIHEN
Chosen President of National As
sociatiOn Of State Universities

Chosen President of National As
sociation of State Universities
DR.. Walter Hullihen, president of
the University of Delaware, has
been elected president of the Ma
tional Association of State Uni
versities for the ensuing year. The
election was held at the closing
session of the annual meeting of
the association, which was held in
Washington the last three days of
last week. The National Associa-
tion of State Universities is, as its
name implies, an organization com
prising all of the state universities
in the United tates and its posses
sions. Each of these is represent
ed in the association by its presi-
dent. Persons who have heard of
the selection of DR.. Hullihen to
head the association, particularly
those who are familiar with our
university and the manner in which
it is progressing under DR.. Hulli-
hens management, are elated, con-
sidering the action of the associa-
tion an honor for the State of Del
aware as well as for DR. Hullihen
and the University of Delaware.
The purpose of the association is
to keep the educational standard of
the nation, SO far as its aims can
read, up to the highest notch.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
OUR FUTURE PROBLEMS

The voter, having exerted
his authority with great salts
faction to himself, now will be
inclined to allow it to gather
dust until another year rolls
around, Says the Syracuse
Standard: "There is a great
deal to be done, politically, and
if the voter wants it done he
will keep public opinion stir
red up and inspired as a whip
to stimulate his political serv-
ants. The campaign which
has ended was devoted almost
exclusively to problems of the
present. They will prove as
pressing in the days to come,
and it will be even more nee
essary to plan and provide for
the solution of future prob
lens.
"Unless there is a coherent
and intelligent public senti-
ment at work, knowing what
it wants done, progress in
solving our difficulties will be
impeded. This is no time for
apathy about public affairs.
The public official must know
the public mind if he is tC
work most efficiently and eff.
fectively.
"The depress d sion ha:
, brought out defects in oul
economic system. Not only
: must these defects be over
! come in the present emerg
} ency, but permanent measure
t to eradicate them must b
y taken for the future. Unles
1 they are, the nation canno
e have true prosperity.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23

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Subscription price. $3.50 per year. strictly
IN advance.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
MOVE TO BOLSTER
FARM PRODUCTS
Conference Held in West
Seeks Equitable Level Wit
Industrial Quotations
BURDEN INTOLERABLE

Of interest to farmers in the east
was a conference of farmers and
individuals held in Chicago, Ill,
Monday in an effort to seek an
equal level between farm and in
dustrial prices. Holding present
burdens on agriculture were intol-
cradle and that reductions in farm
prices within the last three years
totalled eight billions of dollars,
representatives of big business and
agriculture concluded a one-day
round table conference Monday
night by advocating development
of plan to 'reestablish an equit-
able price ratio between farm and
industrial prices" The conference
included representatives of the
grain trade, manufacturing milling
financial, transportation, and agri-
cultural interests. A committee is
to be appointed to consider plans
to extricate the American farmer
from his plight The committee
will report its findings to the United
States Chamber of Commerce,
sponsor of the meeting there. A
resolution embracing the confer
ence conclusions was adopted. It
said the heavy decreases in farm
prices had nearly eliminated the
farmers purchasing power and be-
cause of that, factories were closed,
unemployment increased and bust
ness disorganized generally. I'VE
recognize that the change in the
United States from a debtor to a
creditor nation together with the
forces growing out Of the World
War has placed an ever increasing
burden on agriculture, the resolu-
ton said, Agriculture has found it
particularly difficult to adapt itself
to this postwar situation because
it has been unable to use effectively
such methods of control as the
tariff and the corporate form of or
ganization With farm products
prices at present levels, the burden
of agricultural taxes, interest
charges and freight rates is intol-
erable. Farm products today will
buy only one-half their normal
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
REVIVAL NAZARENE CHURCH
Rev. Winfred r. Cox, Greensboro,
n. c., to the Conduct Services

Rev. Winfred r. Cox, Greensboro,
n. c., to the Conduct Services
Evangelistic services at Nazarene
Church will begin at the morning
worship on Sunday at eleven
o'clock. Miss Louise Bennett of
Milford and Miss Pearl Vincent of
Delmar, will take charge of the
singing and other music. Rev.Win-
fred r. Cox, evangelist, of Green's
boro, N. c., will conduct the two
weeks revival beginning Novem-
Der 27, until December II. Mr..
Cox, who is known the world over
as an outstanding preacher of the
old fashion gospel, has been in the
ministry for over thirty years, and
is now in the evangelistic field. He
has a message for the people Of
this age and as a speaker, he can
not be excelled. Mrs. Bennett and
Miss Vincent are two very fine
singers and you will enjoy hearing
their selections each evening. Mr..
Cox will speak at the morning ser
vice on Sunday at eleven o'clock,
in the afternoon at two-thirty
o'clock and in the evening at seven
o'clock until eight o'clock, there
will be an old fashioned class meet
ing followed by preaching at eight.
Services will be conducted every
evening during the week at 7.3O
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23

amount of consumer goods. In
asmuch as it will be a slow pro-
cess to negotiate reciprocal tarltt
agreements and make government
al debt adjustments in such a way
as Immediately to increase exports
to a material extent" the resolu-
ton said, I'VE advocate the i'm
mediate development of a plan
which will establish domestic
price level for basic farm products
which is far enough above the
world level to re-establish an equit-
able price ratio between farm and
industrial prices" The resolution
called upon all groups to cooper
ate in efforts to restore the pur-
chasing power of the farmer.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
ASBURY NJ. e. CHURCH NOTES
CONTINUED From Page One)

worship at eleven o'clock The
song service conducted by W.Town-
send Jefferson which was supposed
to have been last Sunday, will be
presented at next Sunday evenings s
service. A fine program has been
arranged and the attendance
should be large. Evening worship
at 7.30. Next Monday evening the
Epworth League will hold a supper
in the lecture room OF the church
for tn young people members of
the league and their friends. The
supper will be similar to those
held the latter part of last spring
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23

"These problems deal with
better conditions for the
American family, not better
conditions for business, pri-
or for industry or
transportation. The American
family must be considered as
the basis for renewed prosper
ity, for upon it depends all the
prosperity of commerce and
industry.
Every good quality in hu-
manity will respond to the de-
mand for a solution of these
problems. The response and
solutions must not be deaden-
ed by the all-too-familiar pub
lie apathy"
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23

ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town it represents. but for the outlying
district of which it is the center. en-
bracinR the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
CheswoId, Townsend, Leipsic, &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charg-
cd for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less. minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. Public
Sale advertisements rs cents per inch
first insertion and so cents per inch for
each subsequent insertion. Locals and
Reading Notices, Is cents per line per
Issue.
THE SMYRNA TIMES Is an independent
paper devoted TO the welfare OF the town
Il represents and the State OF which II
is a part 1t also gives the Items OF
Importance of the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
CHARGED WITH ENTERING"
Lee Morris of Clayton, Held in $500
Bail i'm BIackistOn Matter

Lee Morris of Clayton, charged
by State Patrolman D. F. ulliyan
with breaking into the general
store of Ross Numbers, at Blackis-
toms Cross Roads, was held in S400
bail by Magistrate Burton for the
Court of General Sessions.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
BicxcIe Stealing About SMYRNA

There seems to be condition in
our town that should be improved.
A number of the boys have com
planned from time to time about
losing their bicycles. These seem
to have been taken in the early ev-
ening, not particularly through the
boys carelessness, but rather
through a bad spirit. We hear that
only on Monday night last while he
was doing his home school work,
Billy MacLucas' wheel was taken
from the front of his home
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
Briefly Told

There Is. at any given moment,
Best Path for every man. To fine
his path and to walk in u Is the
one thing needfu for him
Smyrna times., 1932-11-23

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon. By
r. ID. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July 5.
1854 Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
WATERFOWL

The public card party sponsored
by the WATERFOWL chapter, Order
of Eastern Star and held in the
Masonic Temple on Main street
yesterday was very well attended.
Prizes were awarded to each table
and refreshments were served.
Those who attended We're: Mrs
John Bulge, Mrs William Walker,
Mrs Edward Ranslow, Mrs Earl
McCallum, Mrs Peter Lund, Mrs
John Clifford, Mrs Annie Both:
wick, Mrs Mrank Mcdonald, Mrs
Albert Raymond, Mrs Paul Rain,
Mrs Walter Wightman, Mrs Frank
Bean. Mrs Herbert Scott Smith.
Mrs Herbert Evans, Miss Helen
Helen Nation, Mrs Ernest
Wright, Mrs Annie Harrington, Mrs
Louis Fox, Mrs Truman Parker.
Mrs Raymond aPrker, Mrs r. D.
Griswold, Mrs Stanley Barnes, Mrs
Clarence Booth, Mrs A. w. Lindsay,
Mrs Raymond Garnesy, Mrs H.
Calkins, Mrs C. Ineson, Mrs S. r.
Kosking, Mrs Douglas Cameron.
Mrs Elgie Galpin, Mrs Lauretia
Gibson, Mrs Morton Tracy, Mrs
Charles Beere, Mrs William
Wookey, Mrs Clifford Pettijean.
Mrs George Smith, Mrs Harold
Smith, Mrs Ralph Florian, Mrs Ed
ward Parke, Mrs Edward Butter
field, Mrs Harlod Magee, Mrs
George Mattson, Mrs Adah Brad
ford, Mrs Roy Spencer, Mrs Ho-
mer Rood, Mrs Fremont Holt, Mrs
III. l.. Hughes, Mrs Robert john
son, Mrs Clayson O'Dell, Mrs
James Hosking, Mrs Harold
Bulge, Mrs Leon Drake, Mrs John
s. Visscher, Miss Edna Low, Mrs
William Delage, Mrs Edward
Shrier, Miss Ethel sLittlehales, Mrs
Harry Hard, Mrs Ralph Wheeler,
Miss Shirley Davis, Miss Maybelle
Hickcox, Miss Cornelia Cook. Miss
Marjorie Hard, Mrs Harold Stetson.
Mrs Charles Merriman, Mrs Harold
Seymour, Mrs Houghton Barlow.
Mrs James Damery, Mrs Edwin
Reade, Mrs Irving Smith, Mrs Her
man Margraff, Mrs Herbert Day.
ton, Mrs Bronson Lockwood, Mrs
Seymour Smith, Mrs John Norton,
Mrs Irving Mcintyre, Mrs Ber-
trand LaVigne. Mrs William B.
Reynolds, Mrs David Davis, Mrs
George Adams, Mrs Reginald Ev-
ans, Mrs Harlod Booth, Mrs Rob-
ert Brown, Mrs Leon Smith, Mrs
Clifford Wadhams, Mrs Herman
Baer, Mrs Richard Dams, Mrs
Richard Wildman, Mrs D. George
Wildman and Mrs B. Cameron.
The committee in charge of the
party included: Mrs Clayson o.
Dell, Mrs George Adams, Mrs Rob-
ert johnson, Mrs James Hosking.
Mrs Harold Bulge and Mrs Elgie
Galpin.
The weekly meeting of Sexta Fee
ira will be held to- morrow after
noon at tAe home of Miss Ella
lockwood on the Litchfield road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Senator Marconi OF
Italy Has Invented
Telephone By Radio

ploy the system to communicate
with islands in the Mediterranean
and the Adriatic, and with italian
colonies.
Marconi believed that converse
lions from ship to shore would be
come much more frequent and that
telephone development on land
would be greatly increased. He
hoped that further experiments
would increase greatly the radius
of the radio-telephone hookup.
The experiments were conducted
between Marconi's villa at Santa
Margherita and his yacht Electra.
anchored in the bay. The wireless
inventor told me it was difficult
to describe the new apparatus in
a telephone conversation, but l
was given to understand that 1t
would be impossible to intercept
conversations under the ultra-short
wave system. Normal short wave
messages may be picked up by any
receiver properly tuned.
The apparatus consists of a par
abolic reflector which permits the
reception and retransmission of
conversation on a telephone wire.
as we'll as conversation from
telephone wire to the radio wave
system.
Marconi said he had discovered
methods of eliminating disturb
ances caused in radio transmission
by mountains, cities, and curvature
of the earth.
A group of prominent engineers
and government officials witnessed
the tests at Santa Margherita,
among them was Father Clan
Francheschi, director of the Vati-
can City wireless station.