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| ' 6 rs, VIII PERMIT
SMYRNA Late this yea
''l l+I ~ Annual Report
\, i Great Progress TESS next
~ building program : u y
~ |. based on a list Of -
q :. : many of which pet.
y hem submitted was
~ W v. Mack, chief en- en-
w. v. 81 State Highway De-
lux I his annual report t.
:, = that department al
y u ,.~ The report con-
slmnary Of the depart IT,
! ..,.tiss during 1881, with
~elsnnsndatiOns for the
~, and highly commend
y'si, Of the state police
!, rsar. which were state
.,t,rt, and in greater de-
y. svsr before. The list
tr which petitions for N,
~. = have ben received ana
f. Il, M. Mack recommend
n !. chosen for the present
rprovement program, "A
n oads in New Castle
@n Kent and 40 in Sus-
rtr Recommendation was
4 tbe letting Of contracts
|. mnpletion Of dual type
n fron Wilmington to the
M. State Road to the
N Line, near Glasgow ana
p,rbOlGs Corner to Dover
,iSy u funds are available.
,ns,bIe the extension Of
4 road will reach Smyrna
b year.
r.ds Valuable in Congestion
! dlsl type highway is a
| ,ivsrtage, both as to safety
handling Of heavy
! rsording to Mr.. Mack's
| nd continued operation Of
~ # road was recommend
r. report referred to the
n work for a dual highway
d; been started between
and the State Road as
ksn.ncy project. When this
k,sta, it will relieve the
! rTstion which exists par
NJ d Veek-ends and holt
.rg the Summer, accord
tie report, and should also
materially the number Of
b. There have been Is fa-
J At this Intersection during
i year. A road AS miles in
aear Fieldsboro is to be
Fla during the coming
IA completing the State
FCWr dual highway to a
about one mile south Of
fm Grading on the road
begins at st. Georges, has
f1npleled to Fieldsboro, and
Ftart has been let for grad
p paving Of the last portion
( past Blackbird.
/ Wider Roads Below Dover
| q The most pressing traf-
f at the present is the wild
III Y. !. Route - from Do
Dslnar and U. S. Route 113
I'Vaf to Milford to a width
PEI NJ. Mack said. He rec
Edsi that as much az nos
H 1ls be placed under con
IN year and that it be com
q apidlg as available funds
nlt He also urged the
[4u0l Of sidewalks along
4 Travelled highways outside
falpOrated limits Of towns
for which contracts
r. awarded during the past
| months. Additional con
l' to be awarded, he said.
IL urged that the work Of
+ aaa draining earth roads.
4 0een carried on during
r., a an approximate cost
|" pef mile, be continued
| @Adltions are favorable
/ amount Of traffic does NOT
| All surface construction.
|. solA was carried on dur
\ c !'ai 0y five parties; two
|, sss.le and Sussex counties.
1 |, T. Aelt county. The en-
!. q i.l,l of 100000
+,,, wa the regular Federal
1 5' 4. necessarily in
,,. y number of projects
n s' you years. Delaware
| n si' y State to apply for
|''''a aid appropriation. ~
h, Is 10 Lettings Last Year
b, y. u , year the department
IT, ,ssa lettings .i..4 consisting Of +
d q s with. with a total aggre-
H. y | SEPARATE 1Ps5 bids. From
|& Rig 1s'Y !. % ., December l,
|ha ns,. q Way Depart
b i, I si.es work than anv
| Il ~, history, having secured
| s' ~ On % contracts ' With e.
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b ma , ssaf the department
IT,, ,'sa l .l.t5 consisting o Of
h 4; with. with a total aggre-
f. y SEPARATE ,1s1 bids. From
| ID pi, hoy to December /,
ai nsr. oily, Of Way Depart
/ ~ history Z. having secu atg
i nps..' On % contracts with
4 ~, to- D., rights Of way d hms
a "a, w as follows: Sec Ser
jlsl and sidewalks s ~
aest ,os, snWay sS8,O55.15
s.. c. vas for the dual
F& distsrDDo.ss to Apo
h, Sil,l7l 20 10 miles,
IN PAS ' 1,.. Surveys were r.
fobsissp' t PREPARED 3 BY I" III ]
s'lrs darin,. y bridges and
|s,,.,---1g the year, the
% Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12
american Elm a ''Giant"

THE American elm, at least it grows in
New England stands as one of the giant
trees Of America. One of the greatest of the
elnls is the famous Washington elm at Cam
bridge, Mass. under which Washington took
command of the American Army. This tree
towers to a height Of 125 feet and its long,
arching branches spread way across a wide
roadway.
The elm is found generally distributed from
Maine to Florida and as far West as the Rockies.
Because Of its quick growth it has been found
an admirable type of tree to plant where
quick shade is desired.
It is subject to the attack of three insect
enemies. however, which often mar the beauty
OF its foliage. These pests are the elm beetle,
the tussock moth and the browntail.
The "slickery elm." known to all boys in
rural or semi-rural communities, has long been
a favorite for its inner bark, which is used In
lieu Of chewing gum. There is considerable me-
dicinal value in the bark and is beneficial to
the threat.
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Back to the old Hand-Shakiug DAYS

eial residence and permit tn. rag-tag and bob
tail Of humanity to crowd into his private
apartments. and he was supposed to take every
visitor BY the hand and bestov Q frozen smile
On him. Whether the hands were hard or soft,
or moist. or clammy or mushy, he had to take
bold Of every blessed one and pretend to like It!
You Will begin 10 understand Why we have
abolished 50 many Of the rules of conduct which
had cur population in slavery . half century
ago.
Before We close I must call attention to one
or two significant facts. It seems that the
hand-shakers had q contempt for the sayaees.
Who were accustomed to greet one another by
the rubbing OF noses We understand now that
the savages knew their business They reccg-
nized the fact that no one can pick up anything
with his nose. Also. it IS interesting to recall
that the japanese were supposed to be eccentric.
and possibly inferior. because they we're dead set
against promiscuous Misunderstanding and kissing.
The japanese were puzzled and amused by mo-
ton pictures Of American manufacture in which
1t was made to appear that the most important
emotions could best be expressed by prolonged
and If you will permit the use Of the word.
Slobbery' kisses All Of US now Admit that the
japanese were right. We have initiated their
beautiful custom Of greeting every friend with
polite bow instead of rushing up and trying to
break some of his bones
Copyright. 1887
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12
NORTH
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= AKJ4

Samuel Fry, jr.. enc of the most brilliant
Of the younger generation of tournament
players. made an opening dealers bid on the
North cards-one spade. Stanley NJ Brown.
in the South, showed his big hand with a
jump takeout to three hearts. Mr.. Fry rebid
with three spades.
At this stage Mr. Brown saw enough prob
able tricks in sight to make slam likely if
he could keep the opponents from leading
clubs. So he inserted psychic ad-prevent
ing call of four clubs. When his partner now
called four spades he jumped direct to six
hearts. Mr.. Fry however. with hand which
practically must be played at spades when an
opening bid had been made on it. shifted to
six spades. 1t is a good thing he did, for if
West had been the leader he would almost
surely have led a club from his ace-king- jack
in spite of Mr.. Browns canny effort to prevent
such a thing.
With North playing the hand at spades East
was bound to be fooled by the club bid. He
made proper lead under the circumstances,
of his diamond doubleton. Winning in dummy.
Mr.. Fry ran three trumps, then three hearts,
discarding two clubs from his own hand On
q fourth heart he put his last club. East rufnng
with the jack, the only trick he could nov get.
His returned club vas trumped and the king
of diamonds was an entry for the two set-up
spades, on which the tUe losing diamonds we're
dropped.
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ALa7c a Week

West had just taken a trick He uds studying
his hand to decide his merit Lead, phen East.
under the impression that it r0s his lead, began
to remorc a card from his hind Decldrer lean
ing a bit to his right. saU the tcce OF the carl
and said: The king of cfa6s is exposed 50
since Il is ycur partners lead. I Gun call lead
from him; call for q heart leud." The Cd
rersnries. not knonins he pus in error and that
the card mas not exposed. because Nobody but
declrrer could possibly see it. demonstrated
mildly but then did he dictated. The lead he
called enabled decldrer to make his contract.
also to min the tournament in which this oc-
Cured. 1t also caused the victims of the episode
to be IN last place, irste1d Of eo-,eNhere up in
the middle
At the close Of the epeH.ag's play the partner
OF that declayer rent to the other tUo players
and said: Pm aHfsIiy sorry about that Cccsr-
reHce. especially since II happened to you. He
teas absolutely ,cyons n his contention. and
kne1c IT, The only reason dsdxt speak sp Has
that didn't ndst to get in IN svgxrsent Nth
him" That player accepted the cup. Aoce1er.
Should he haze spoken ct the time his partner
made the improper claim. and should h. hare
accepted tie cup under the circumstances?
We hope the readers of these columns can
answer those questions without q suggestion
from anybody
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12
1875 Types of Finch

THE finch family of birds Is one of the most
widely distributed Of all birds. In the
United States and Canada alone. there are i35
or mere varieties Of these beautifully colored
little s0ngsters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12
Il Real Question

don't care why the world goes round,
Or Why the sun Is hot
Or Why aluminium - hight,
Or why quicksilSers not,
Or how to gain or lose pound.
Or how to build a house,
Or how to cook or mix drink.
Or how to catch a mouse.
These probe ems. which may worry some,
Can't even make me guess,
But how I wish had the dope
On which way to finesse!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12
Unusual Results

The vagaries Of the game are strikingy
manifested On the following hand. The only
pair which made q slam with it in a recent
tournament was the only pair which played
it at suit IN which the adversaries held
ma joFity Of the trumps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12
The Bust" No Trumb

The ether day a fan asked what should be
done, nobody vulnerable with this weak hand
opposite Q partner Who had made . dealers
ooe-Spade bid:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12
The Dangerous Psychic

Psychic bids have paid plenty Of big dividends
when used at the proper times. They have
produced plenty Of deficits too, when used at
the wrong time. but probably few larger ones
than came ON this deal.
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Here s C0ns0Mti0H

Any one inclined to self-syn1pathy for holding
weak hands should think of Mrs Jules Dumas,
whc ELL this mess recently:
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NIr5. Jantt Kra stz, the bright witted bridge
instructor who was prompt to report it, takes
most of the edge of sny natural compassion,
however. by telling how the partner of Mrs.
Dumas, J. C. Letter, carried the bidding to five
contract.
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hing the hands Of other people. OF course,
there can be reasonable explanation for
any procedure ridiculous The Europeans
seem to have started the fool thing and those
who lived in the sun-kissed countries were
the ones most violently addicted to the habit
Those who washed their hands the most in
frequently were the most persistent hand
shakers In fact . good handshake from one
who was enthusiastic and aiectionate very
often assumed the importance Of q massage
treatment Think Of the suffering inflicted
upon helpless victims! And believe It or not.
the men who claimed polite breeding had to
kiss the hand Of every lady they met Wrinkles
freckleS, beauty cream perfumed soap. toilet
povder--everything vent Enough Of that.
uNOU will admit that the average human
hand. or mitt duke or paw or mauley
or whatever you choose to call it. Is not a
thing Of beauty. 1t has too many knuckles
for one thing. 1t can easily be understood why
discriminating person, In wandering through
flower garden. would be disposed to pluck
roses, peonies. lilacs and lilies. But can you
think of any good reason for wandering through
a crowd and plucking hands and fondling
them?
"All hands are soiled two minutes after
they are lathered and dried All of the dis
agreeable, unattractive unsanitary and germ
laden articles in this world come into contact
with human hands every day. the hand is the
only part Of the anatomy which is always
under suspicion. Common sense might teach
us that every mans hands should be his own
business. And yet history relates that for
several centuries custom dictated that every
person observing the decent formalities of
civilization had to go about submitting to
physical contact with Tom, Dick and Harry
and the more We inquire about Tom, Dick and
Harry. the more horrible becomes the story we
have to tell
THE occasional handshaking was bad
enough. but it seems that there had grown
up strange social customs which involved
wholesale shaking. For instance, If a man and
his wife had invited 200 people to some kind
OF shindig such a musicale or reception,
the two would be expected to greet the arriving
guests and squeeze the hand Of each. No one
seemed to know why. No one ever asked what
1t was all about. In every period of history
the tribes that were imperfectly civilized made
It rule to copy what other people were doing.
NOW 1 must relate some facts so amazing
that they will cause you to regard me rs a
faker or falsifier. It seems that during the
daily thiTties, and long before that time, the
following fantastic and barharous rites were
practiced in connection with the general addic-
ton to hand-grabbing. Any citizen elected to
an important executive Office. such IS mayor
or Governor. or even President of the United
States. was expected to set aside certain days
ON which he would expose himself at his OH
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H. T. Kerrigan, who was the dealer in the
East. decided to bid two no trump as a slam
signal in view Of the fact that his side had
a partial score Of 90 on the first game of
rubber South, seeing that a slam bid prcb-
ably was on the way wanted to obstruct if he
could with his worthless hand. so made the
risky psychic bid of three spa ses. West passed.
to give his partner a chance to double it if
he wished. Did he do so? Not only that but
he and his partner. l. w. Bell made a defen-
sive grand slam fer a score of 2 800 points.
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Tie BRIDGE Forum

would pass and let his partner struggle rather
than risk pslnging him into worse trouble IS
indicating probable strength he did not possess.
The average player b that weak unless his
partner had bid more than one.
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pears-allows herself to be adopt ed"-and sets forth with the group on their <madcap wanderings.
 Then there is the outsider, a meddlesome newspaper correspon- dent from America, who tries to steal Nikki-and-but that is tell ing the story.
 Unusual and Semi- Tragic
 It is enough to say that The Last Flight is a romance of un- usual and semi-tragic beauty lived in a glittering panorama of life-in Paris-and in Never-Never Land.
 Barthelmess is supported by Hell en Chandler-who plays the part of Nikki Big Bill Talbot is DOT trayed by John Mack Brown; Sher Lambert by David Manners, anc the Washout by Elliott Nugent,
 Frink, the shadowy newspaper man is done by Walter Byron,
 Walter Dieterle directed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26
Beware the Cough or Cold that Hangs On

Persistent coughs and colds lead to serious trouble. You can stop them now with Creomulsion, an emulsifed creosote that is pleasant to take. Creomulsion is new medical discovery with two-fold ac- lion; it soothes and heals the infamed membranes and inhibits germ growth.
 Of all known drugs, creosote is recog- nized by high medical authorities as one of the greatest healing agencies for per- sistent coughs and colds and other forms of throat troubles. Creomulsion contains. in addition to creosote, other healing ele- ments which soothe and heal the infected membranes and stop the irritation and in- Aammation, while the creosote goes on to the stomach, Is absorbed into the blood, attacks the seat of the trouble and checks fhe'growth of the germs.
 Creomulsion is guaranteed satisfactory in the trcstmsnt of persistent coughs and colds, bronchial asthma, bronchitis and other fpr1ps of respiratory diseases, and is excellent for building up the system after colds or flu. Money refunded if any coughofcold, ], no matter of howlong stand ing, is not relieved after taking according todifections. Askyour druggist. (Adv)
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'POCATELLO K|D' COMBINES WITH 'DANCER ISLAND
Western Play and Serial i, Episode Shows Tonight Only at Coliseum

"The Pocatello Kid with Ken Maynard in the leading roe, and the seventh episode of the stirring serial photoplay, Danger Island, will be shown tonight only at the Coliseum theatre.
 I In The PCcatello Kid,' Maynard is seen in dual role. As the Pocatello Kid, Maynard is a fugi- tive convict seeking to escape from a pursuing possee. He also assum- es the character of his twin broth CT, Jim Bledsoe, renegade sheriff, the tool of a band of interruptions cattle rustlers. In gambling brawl, the sheriff is killed. The Pocatello Kid arrives, wounded by the possee, and is persuaded to inpersonate the dead brother while the dead sheriff is palmed off on the pursuers as the Pocatello Kid.
 The new sheriff, not knowing that his brother was willing tool of the rustlers, promises the ranch
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Barthelmess plays Cary Lock
 wood, chief of pretty Nikki's war birds. He is an ex-flier who crash es into the picture from fam | ing plane, and proceeds to paint Paris red in an effort to provide thrills equal to those of the days before the Armistice.
 The Last Flight" is not fly ing picture, but romance-hilar- .ous, though touched with tragedy -of the men who try to adjust themselves to the humdrum of peace, after war.
 Gary Lockwood meets up with other birds of the same feather,
 -Broncho Bill Talbot, once of Mon tana, who is giant ex-gunner; Shep Lambert, also of the flying brotherhood, and Washout, once the
 best shot of the squadron, but
 now a nervous wreck-and the
 buddies hit the high spots. Drama Enters With Nikki Drama enters with capital D when Nikki.. the girl who says she
 can walk faster in red shoes-ap-
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heart. Others in the cast are Jill Esmond, Robert Armstrong Airline Judge and Zasu Pitts.
 Where does this broadcaster of secrets get his information? You'll be surprised when you see the pie ture.
 He has more informants than a hula dancer has wiggles. From mlllionaires' yachts and downtown speakeasies, hospitals and clubs gutters and mansions, his tipsters feed him hints and leads.
 His nose for scandal is keener than a bloodhound's scent and he stalks a story like a cat does a mouse. He travels where the lights are brightest and the shadows deepest and he knows no rules but getting the lowdown.
 How he does it all is shown in this revealing and spine-tingling picture.
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man-eating lion The following morning, Connor comes in to the hut with the news that his charg- es have escaped
 Harry learns through Connor that Ben has altered the chart after first making a copy. Harry determines to force Ben to give up the good chart. He and his party cross the jungle. A native chief by drum, broadcasts the news and orders an attack on the whites.
 Cebu Comes in Wounded Back at the hut, Cebu has come in wounded. He hears beating of the drums, and interprets the mes- sage. He apprises Bonnie of the danger threatening Harry. Bonnie goes after Harry.
 Harry and his men overtake Ben's party searching for the treasure. A fight follows and in the midst of it. the savages attack all of them. Forced to unite in common defense, the late enemies turn upon the savages.
 AS Bonnie hears the gunfire, an ape intercepts and carries her off. At the same time the savage tribe swarms over the whites. Har- " is borne down with the point Of spear at his throat.
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odyo AAAiAA6 SAAS production and they were getting paid for every days play! Young Cooper and fChic' Sale are com rades in number of adventures during the course of the story in which sports activities play large part.
 Based on Novel
 The picture is based on William Johnson's novel, ''Limpy," and was directed by Harry Pollard
 Besides Jackie and ''Chic" Sale the cast includes Ralph Graves, Dorothy Peterson, Andy Shuford, Helen Parrish, Donald Haines, Gus Leonard and Oscar Apfel.
 The Schmeling -Walker pictures show eight rounds of real fighting between the two heavyweights. Ta- ken at the ringside, the film re- produces every movement of the battiers. The theatre spectator gets the referees view of the con- test.
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|NOTRE DAME IS NOT EXPECTED
 TO ALWAYS WIN

SOUTH BEND. ma, Nov. 26.- Notre Dame footbafl teams and coaches aren't expected to win all their games. the Rev. Charles l. ODonnell, President of the Uni versity, said in denying reports that change in athletic policy was contemplated.
 Our share of victories is all we can expect" Father O'Donnell de- clared Our schedule should con- tain games in which our oppo- nents have a sporting chance tc defeat us That is what we seek and therefore we must expect de- feats."
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AN ABOUT FACE


 The election returns are much more decisive on that point when they are compared, detail for de- tail, with the figures for 1928.
 It is in itself an outstanding contradiction of the old political theories that the two greatest landslides of all time could have taken place at two succeeding elections, and operated in exactly opposite directions.
 MT. Roosevelt's popular plurality approximates that by which MT. Hoover won four years ago, some thing above six millions. In other words, more than six million yot- CTS, not simply a minor group of independents, changed tickets be- tween one election and the next.
 And that figure, it should be remembered, is net. It takes no account of the undeterminable number who changed the other way-that is, those who voted against MT. Hoover last time, and supported him this time.
 To put it in terms of state ma jorities, 34 states, or more than |two-thirds the whole number, went Republican in 1928 and switched to Democratic in 1882. l Considered along with the break ing up of the solid south in the last election, the statistics near that the bloc of independent voters has been increasing by leaps ane bounds in recent times, and thai an almost negligible number Q states can be set down at the star of future campaigns as safe" 10 either party. 4a
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pAtvate a if a ir { p nb ic property
 He knows when you dyed you1 hair and the pet name you coined for your secre- tary. Hes the ir- repressible colum- mist in RKO-Ra- dio Pictures "It My Face Red?'
 which will head line the new pro-
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CTS that he will break up the ring of cattle rustlers which he does af- ter a number O, thrilling encoun- ters and blood stirring scenes.
 Drum of Doom
 The S " e n t I episode of Dan ger Island" is en- titled "The Drum of Doom" In i Bonnie is rescued by Harry from &l,o ottaaly hf (
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at the Coliseum theatre.
 The story is by John Monk Saun- d CTS, a Il d i s known to many as Mix k i and Her War Birds which ran serial ly in The Liberty Magazine and was later published as a novel under the title of IS i n g l c Lady"
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for the last times
 t oni g h | at the
 e a p itol theatre. During the film ling of When a Teller Needs a Friend" one of |5he longest sand ] o t b IS e b a l l games ever played took place. Eff teen of the hap |piest children in
 Hollywood played ball almost con-
 tinually for four