davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1933-01-29

Robert B. Thomas. Boston: The Old Far
mer's Almanac.
Is THERE CASE FOR FOREIGN MIS-
SIONS? Pamphet) BY Pearl s. Buck.
New York: The John Day Co.
THE GREAT MAGOO (Drama) BY Ben Hecht
and Gene Fowler. New York: ovici-Friede.
JIMMIE WALKER. BY Louis J. Gribetz and
Joseph Kaye. New York: The Dial Press.
TEXTS AND PRETEXTS: AN ANTHOLOGY
WITH COMMENTARIES. BY Aldous Hux-
ley. New York: Harper & Bros.
GANDHISM VERSUS SOCIALISM PAM
phlet). By Richard B. Gregg. New York:
The John Day Co.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX BY Havelock Ellis.
New York: Ray Long g. Richard r. Smith.
FICTION.
DARBY O'GIIL AND THE GOOD PEOPLE
By Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. New
York: G. P. Putman's Sons.
BLACKCOCKS FEATHER. BY Maurice Walsh.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co.
YOUTH MUST LAUGH. BY Inez Haynes
Irwin. indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Co.
TWIN LIGHTS. BY Sara Ware Bsssett. Phila-
delphia: The Penn Publishing Co
THE CASE Is ALTERED By William Pioneer.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart.
A LONG TIME AGO. BY Margaret Kennedy,
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co.
LOVE, OLD AND NEW BY Ursula Bloom.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.
PRIVATE PRACTICE. BY A. L. Furnan. New
York: The Macauley Co.
SOME TAKE LOVER. BY Ann Du Pre- New
York: The Macaulay Co.
THE DAMNED LOVER BY Roswell Williams
New York: The Macaulay Co.
BEAUTY. By Faith Baldwin. New York: Far-
rar & Rinehart.
COMPANY K. By William March New York;
Harrison Smith & Robert Haas
THE ABIDING OF UhdE. BY Edith A. Saw
yer. New York: John Lowell Pratt.
ONE AGAINST THE EARTH. BY Daniel Main-
waring. New York: Ray Long & Richard
r. Smith
THE BRIGHT TORCH. BY Gertrude Pahlowt
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Co.
THROUGH THE LENS. By Morren Massey
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Co.
OPPOSITES. BY George w. Kite. Bostons
Meador Publishing Co.
LADY WHO LOST. BY Alice Beal Parsons.
New York: Gotham House.
MEXICAN TRAIL. By Will jenkins Mo-
York: Alfred H. King. ... :-.- =,
THE DRIFT FENCE BY Zane Grey. NO
York: Harper b Bros.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

GET THAT JOB BY Robert T. Gebler. New
York: Frederick A. Stokes Co.
LOOK WHAT BRAINS CAN DO. By Anne
Fisher. Monterey, Calf: w. T. Lee Co.
THE RISE OF SAINT CALVIN. BY Duff Gill
ford. New York: The Vanguard Press
DRUG AND ALCOHOL SICKNESS BY
Charles B. Towns. New York: M M. Bar
bour Co.
ATOM AND COSMOS. By Hans Reichenbach
New York: The Macmillan Co.
WHAT SHALL THE SALVAGE BE? BY Otto
Gresham. Chicago: Alger- -Reichel- Barrett.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Books ReceiUed

THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF GOETHE. By
Charles E. Coolidge. Boston: The STRAIT
ford Co.
BUSINESS LETTERS BY G. NJ Hoffman.
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Co.
OH, SPLENDID APPETITE. BY Cameron
Rogers New York: The John Day Co.
THE ECONOMIC RESULTS OF PROHIBI-
TION. By Clark Warburton. New York:
Columbia University Press.
RECIAINdING THE DRNKER. BY Charles
B. TOWNS. New York: Barnes & Co.
CULBERTSONiS CONTRACT GOLF BY
World,
MINUTE STORIES OF THE OPERA. BY Paul
Grabbe and Paul Nordon. New York: Gros-
set b Dunlap.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

PRIZE SERMONS Edited by Rev. Edwin A.
McAlpn D. D. New York: The MacMil-
Ian Co.
TREATISE ON THE STATE. BY Leonidas
Pitamic, LII. D. Baltimore: ]. H Furst Co.
THINGS WORTH KNOWING. BY George W.
Simpson. New York: A. L. Burt Co.
THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF
FACTS, 1888 Edited. by Robert Hunt Ly-
man. New York: New York World-Tele-
gram.
THE OLD FARMERS ALMANAC, 1888. BY
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Sunday Morning Among the Cross-Words

satisfied.
ISL. Plant Of the iris
family.
152. Ancient Roman
garment.
1853. Puts into motion.
154. Former Russian
rulers.
155. Sums up.
DOWN.
l. Practice deception
in love.
2. One of the Great
Lakes.
3. Classify.
4. Entangles.
5. Edging made Of
piping.
6. Nickname of six
teenth President.
7. MineraliZed veg
etable matter.
8. Declare.
9. Exterior.
10. Ragout of roasted
game and other
ingredients
stewed in wine.
IL. Level grounds.
IL. Kiln for drying
hops.
13. Male sheep.
IA. Loses flesh grad
ually.
IS. Javanese badger.
16. Posterior, dark
colored layer of
the iris.
II. Close.
18. Terminates.
81. Pertaining to
Syria.
%. Bars of a wheel.
30. Medicinal plant.
33. Parts of the body.
35. Facts granted.
81. Mineral spring.
38. Snare.
SO. Peas collectively.
40. Wandering.
Al. Females of the
ruff.
AZ. The common
furZe.
As. Sounds a horn.
46. Famous Scotch
comedian.
At. Speaks.
48. Boundaries.
81. Whirling.
50. Sun; prefix.
Sc. Transaction.
So. Vein containing
metallic ore.
go. American linden.
81. Exist.
63. Irritates.
IS. Light snaff1e and
rein of a military
bride.
Sc. Formerly a war
ship with an up
per flush deck.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
ACROSS.

AhASS1os
1. Leathern strap
fastened to leg
of a hawk.
S. Tree which is the
source Of cocoa.
10. Minute grain.
Is. Melody.
10. Most useful metal.
20. Ancient Greek
coin.
% Oriental salute.
%. Level.
"a. Italian coin.
25. Property.
26. Grass-green va
riety of chalced-
ony. -
27. A soft, heavy
metal.
%. Collection of four.
80. Malicious glance.
81. To leave out.
80. Proves innocent.
"a. Odic force of
electricity.
SO. Lean part of pork
loin; Eng. dial.
SO. Fastened.
80. Someone of dis
tinction.
43. Mimic.
"A. Mantle of a bird.
40. Sooner than.
so. Within; combin-
ing form.
81. To grind the
teeth.
SO. Grains of. a grassy
plant.
54. Devoured.
SIS. Greek god of war.
81. Before the usual
time.
SO. Escape privately.
81. Stringed instru-
ment of guitar
family.
62. Man of learning
or science.
"a. The European
mountain ash.
Sc. Fly away.
Ct. An insect.
SO. To administer
extreme JUNCTION
to.
70. Evergreen tree
with fragrant
wood.
II. Cleanse lightly.
73. Affirms positively.
"a. African fly with
biting mandibleS.
76. cutting off of a
vowel or syllable.
78. DefierS.
80. Talf a score.
81. Domesticated car
nivorouS animal.
80. Like: suffix.
83. A light helmet.
QG To pIora olnnp
Evening star., 1933-01-29

80. Corrupts.
"a. Hindu queen.
e5. Round or convex
molding.
81. Volcanic earth.
90. Respond to a
stimulus.
1O1. To bear witness to.
1903. English school.
104. The Orient.
los. Thin slice Of
bacon.
LOG. Fine. soft, tena-
cious thread spun
by certain cater
pillars.
lot. Tapestry.
100. DeSlSt.
Ill. A tooth or spike.
112. Before; prefix.
ll3. A blot or mark.
ia. Confederacy of
commercial towns.
118. Instant; abbr.
100. Beverage of pre-
pared leaves.
121. Silky.
124. Substance re-
sulting from the
decomposition Of
a body by elec-
trolysis.
1875. One possessing
knowledge of dis
section.
127. Sluice in an en-
bankment for let
ting out water;
dial. Eng.
1913. To attack.
131. Plunder.
1872. Native of a GER
tain British pos
session in South
Africa.
135. Author of "The
Rubaiyat."
1876. Title of a Ma
hometan prince.
1873. Line which con-
meets places on
the earth's sur
face having the
same atmospheric
pressure at sea
level.
142. Forearm bone.
143. Rove about.
las. Imaginary broad
belt in heavens
containing the IL
consultations.
lat. Lay with stones
or bricks.
148. Render senselesS
by a blow.
149. A slow, graceful
dance.
$50. Writ of execution
under which a
creditor can hold
a debtors goods
until his claim Is
Evening star., 1933-01-29

68. Root OF Brazilian
plant used in
medicine.
10. Musical compost
tion formed by
selections from
various composers
and arranged in a
new order.
70. Revises for pub
lication.
IS. Observe.
II. Fifth note of dia-
tonic scale.
70. Literary collec-
Evening star., 1933-01-29

SO. Parts of a play.
"a. RubS with a
rough instrument.
90. Artistic skill.
90. Tinge with color.
100. Behave toward.
102. Flat, ribbon like
worms.
los. Confines.
108. Foundation.
ITO. To break off
short.
113. A gael.
lis. Feathery crown
Of seed.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
VALUABLE MAN PASSES

In the death yesterday of
Cyrus H. K. Curtis, one Of the
worlds greatest publishers,
the city of Philadelphia and
the country at large has lost
a useful citizen and a philan-
thropist who has done an in
calculable amount of good.
His whole life devoted to
newspaper and magazine
work, he became an outstand-
ing publisher interested in a
string of newspapers to his
credit including the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger. the Phila-
delphia Inquirer, the New
York Post, the Ladies Home
Journal, the Saturday Even
ing Post and other journals of
the CuItis-Martin Newspaper
chain. His life work and his
philanthropy will remain a
monument to his memory.
Philadelphia is richer and bet
ter by his having lived.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
DRYS LOSE AGAIN

How vast has been the
change in public sentiment
regarding prohibition is evi-
dent by the results of the cleo
ton in that part of the State
outside Wilmington. These
districts, including Smyrna
district, have been the strong
holds of the prohibition forces
in the past, Kent and Sussex
going dry and rural New Cas-
tie having once been carried
by the anti-prohibitionists, re-
versed itself.
The results of the recent
election in which the anti
prohibitionists carried every
thing indicated beyond ques-
tion that they would do the
same thing yesterday, which
they did. In this respect they
are but in line with the trend
throughout the country. III
inois was carried by the anti
prohibitionists by a four to
one vote, and Indiana too,
making the 10th state to join
the parade to date.
The size of the majorities
against prohibition has sur
prised even many of the wet
leaders themselves. And it
looks as if it would go on and
on, state after state voting for
repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07

the NJ. E. Church on Sunday even
ing under the direction of the SUI
perintendent, Miss Ethelwyn Ma
loney. A fine program was rend-
cred.
Mrs. Edward Hart has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Clark
Taylor, in Wilmington.
Mrs. Mary L. Joiner entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ennis and Mrs
Sterling, of Wilmington, early last
week.
Mrs. Nellie Poore, of Middletowr
visited her mother, Mrs. Mary L
Joiner last week.
Mrs. Christine Hoyt, of Annap-
oils, Md, has been spending some
time with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Slant.
Mrs. Evans Moffitt has been en-
tertaining her brother, Mr.. Deibert
Corriden, wife and children, Ron.
aid and Audrey, of Swedesboro
New Jersey.
Mrs. John VanHorn, who ha;
been very i'll with pneumonia, is re-
ported improving.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07

ing the formers aunt, Mrs. Merritt
Brice.
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Whitaker of
Greenwood, Del, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Law and Miss Addie Veasey, of
Selbyville, Del, were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Taylor.
Clifton Clark, of Wilmington,
has been visiting his aunt, Miss
Marie Vansant.
Miss Elva M. Reese has return
ed to Washington, D. c., after
spending ten days with her father,
William Reese.
Mrs. Joseph Compton and little
son Joseph, Jr., of New York, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. ]. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest H. Radnor
and daughter, Louise and Helen, OF
Wilmington, have been guests OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H
Loper.
Miss AIinda K. Price, of Will
mington, was a recent guest of her
brother, Paul C. Price, of near
town.
DR.. and Mrs. Merritt Brice at
tended the funeral Of hewitt S. Hill
in Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
CHEER FOR DAIRYMEN

Delaware milk producers
are delighted, and deservedly
so, that they are to receive
from the milk handlers an in
crease of thirty cents per hun
dred pounds for their raw
milk, as had been suggested
by the Federal Government in
its effort to stabilize the dairy
business. The fact that the
increase to milk producers is
attended by an increase Of one
cent a quart to consumers ma
turally does not set so well
with them, but that increase
will rest lightly upon the av-
erage household, while the old
rate for raw milk was driving
the dairymen towards bank
ruptcy. 1t is well for every
one affected that the agree
ment has been reached be-
tween the producers and the
handlers. 1t guarantees to
the farmer S2.27 per 100
pounds for their chilled raw
milk and to consumers grade
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07

A milk for 13 cents a quart.
Between the two there lies a
fair profit for the milk hand
lers.
That agreement gives as
surance Of an adequate supply
Of wholesome milk to the peo-
pie Of our city and State with
out any such strike, riot and
other disorders that have con-
vulsed dairy States in the
Middle West and West
Journal-Every Evening.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
CORRESPONDENTS
CONTINUED From Page Eight)

School Building will be formally
dedicated and altogether a week OF
unusual interest to town folks will
be had.
The play that was given in the
schoolhouse ON Thursday evening
sponsored by the Epworth League,
was delightfully."- rendered and
there have been several requests to
have it repeated. The receipts
amountd to S27.95. Of this amount
SIS was given to the church bud
get.
Mr.. Elmer Pritchard is recover
ing nicely from serious tonsil OPP
GRAFTON at the hospital of DR.. J. ID.
Niles at Middletown.
Children's Day was observed az
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
TO REPAIR NOTED PAINTING
Work To Be Done by Stanley Nj.
Arthurs; Rehung in State House

Arthurs; Rehung in State House
The State Buildings ana Grounds
Commission of which H. Rodney
Sharp is chairman, at a meeting
Wednesday decided to have the
painting by Stanley M. Arthurs,
native Kenton boy, showing
Colonial troops leaving Dover
Green during the Revolutionary
War, which hung in the SEN
ate chamber of the Old State
House for many years retouched
and repaired and rehung in the
same place In taking this noted
painting down some time ago it
was slightly damaged and since
then has been in one of the base
ment rooms of the new Legislative
Hall. Mr.. Arthurs conferred with
the commission Thursday and to-
gether they examined the painting.
While it is damaged to some ex-
tent it was the opinion of Mr.. Ar
thurs that by retouching he could
restore it to about its original con-
dition. AS there is no money
available for this work in the
hands of the commission it was an
nounced that Mr.. Sharp would
stand the expense of having the
painting retouched. The commits
sion decided to have ivy planted
around the brick wall at the new
Legislative Hall.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07

in an honest manner. At the
same time the new admins
tration owes it to the country
to make a clear explanation Of
the steps proposed and to de-
termine its policy with as lit
tie delay as possible.-Kansis
City Star.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
WELLINGTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Neighborhood

Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Neighborhood
Millington, Md, June 6.-Sunday
was Children's Day in Trinity M.
r. Church South, and the day be-
ing ideal, there was a large turn
out to this annual feature of the
Sunday School. The children furn-
ished a delightful program. The
pastor brought a special message
to the youth and the choir sang
special anthems.
One of the most interesting
events ever held by the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of AS
bury M. E. Church, Millington, was
the Calico Party" which, since it
took place recently in the Com
munity Hall, has been favorably
commented upon. The decora-
tions were especially clever, the
predominating colors being green,
red and purple; stewardship colors
of the organization. Refreshments
of ice cream, doughnuts and cook
les were served in abundance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Seiby and
little son, Carey. and Mrs. w. o.
Selby, of Rock Hall, has been visit
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07

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-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic, &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charg-
ed 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. a minimum
charge of SO cents per insertion. In
memoriam articles. 10 cents per line per
issue
THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
it represents and the State of which it
Is a part. 1t also gives the items of
Importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
SUDLERSVILLE
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity


Sudlersville, Md, June T. The
Community was saddened to hear
of the death of Mrs. George I.Har-
rison of Crumpton, Md. While Mrs
Harrison never lived in Sudlersville
she was frequent visitor here,
where her husband was a director
of the Sudlersville Bank, and her
daughter, Miss Anna Harrison is
principal of the Sudlersville High
School. Another daughter, Miss
Edith Harrison was at one time a
teacher in the grammar school.
Burglars Thursday night forced
an entrance into the garage and
store Of Stanley Atkinson, at Sud-
lersville and stole a Victor radio,
five cartons of cigarettes, an cleo
trio clock, Mansfield tire and So
from the cash drawer. They en-
tered the building through the gar
age and then cut hole in the
store door to reach the lock.
The post Office site has been
moved from the property owned by
Mr.. Aldred Walls to the property
owned by Mrs. John E. George.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldred Jones and
son Of Baltimore, were recent
guests of Mr.. Jones' mother, Mrs.
Annie Jones.
Miss Mary Goodhand and Mr..
James Yewell, of Baltimore, have
been visiting Mrs. Efie Goodhand.
Mr. and Mrs. William Barwick,
Mr.. Walters Paynter and daughter,
Miss Margaret Paynter, visited
last week Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Sloan, at Elkton, Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph George have
been entertaining Mrs. Georges
mother, Mrs. Atwater and aunt, of
Florida and New York.
Miss Annie Jump and mother,
Mrs. Jump, of Wyoming, were hol-
iday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Walters Stevens.
Mrs. Charles Joslin is the guest
of her son-in-law and daughter Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Nuttle, Anderson
town.
Mrs. Edgar YarnaH and daugh-
ters, Misses Helen and Peggy
Yarnall, Mrs. Hall and Mr.. David,
of Philadelphia, were recent guests
over the weekend of Miss Emma
Gillespie.
Miss Elizabeth Knots of Cal
vert county, spent a visit last
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James T. Knots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sloan spent
Friday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gillespie,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Anderson and
Mr.. t. A. Geiser have been on a
motor trip on the Western Shore
of Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Pardee, of
Maple Shade, N. j., Mrs. Brown
Pardee, of Collingswood, N. J., Mrs
Emory Sudler, of Merchantville, N
T., Mr.. Douglas Wood, of PhiladeI-
phia, Mrs. Yarnall and Mrs. Hall of
Philadelphia, Mrs. Joseph Snyder,
Mrs. Stephen Pardee, Mrs. Fred
Kendall, and children, Jane and
Jimmy of Wilmington; and Mrs
Merritt Redden, of Philadelphia,
and Mr.. James Sudler, of Camden,
N. J., were among those who at
tended the interment at Sud1ers-
vile cemetery of Aaron Wade who
died at Collingswood, N. ]. They
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Benton, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Morgan, MIR. and Mrs. I. M.Red-
den, Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Sudler,
Mrs. Addie Sudler and Miss Emma
Gillespie.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
NOTICE
OF REDEMPTION
of part of the
TOWN OF SMYRNA Five (5&)
Percent LIGHT AND WATER
BONDS, due July LIST, 1889.

Notice is hereby given that the
TOWN OF SMYRNA has called
for redemption on July 1st, 1888,
$4,000 of its outstanding LIGHT
AND WATER BONDS, dated
March 31st, 1919 and maturing
July 1st, 1889. AS provided in the
Act of the Delaware General As
sembly approved March 25th, 1925.
The Bonds called are those num-
bered 1, 2, 5, II, Is, IS, 20, %, 33,
35 and therefore upon presentation
and surrender of bonds together
with all unmatured interest cou-
pons at the office of THE MA
TIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA,
SMYRNA, DELAWARE, on or be-
fore July 1st, 1888, the redemption
date, the par value of said bonds
together with accrued interest viii
be paid to the holders thereof. In
terest will cease to accrue on said
bonds the date specified for their
redemption.
BY Order of the Council of
THE TOWN OF SMYRNA.
(Signed)-Geo. r. Stevenson,
its President.
(Signed)-W. w. Hynson,
its Treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
STRIVE FOR CULTURE

Miss Frances Perkin s
Americans very practical
Secretary of Labor, is also an
idealist. In the midst of a
program for putting the un-
employed back into the self
sufficiency class, she has tax
en- out enough time to turn
prophet.
Miss Perkins insists we
must erect a new kind of civ
ilization. This will be the
kind of a world where men
and women will strive for cul-
tural advancement rather
than for the bare necessities
of life. She also believes that
for the first time in our his
tory, Americans are trying to
become unified people.
This idealism is based upon
increase in purchasing power
which is at the bottom Of the
administration program for
unemployment, will mean a
wider spread of work which
will result in less hours for
everyone, eventually. This
in turn will create a new need
satisfactory use of leis-
ure time. Miss Perkins state
ments are not new to social
thinkers; she has merely put
them forward again at a time
when some of us have been
bending our minds more heav-
lily to the problems of immed-
late rehabilitation of the mil
lions now out of work.
Culture and its development
are the natural channels into
which this leisure time will be
devoted. But it can not grow
until everyone is assured of
release from material worries.
At the same time, it must not
be forgotten, as new pro-
grams for the avoidance of
these worries are instituted,
that the increase of leisure
will be a gradual thing that
must be accompanied by care
full development Of plans to
take up the slack in working
hours. Therefore, even
though the comparative Utop-
la to which Miss Perkins al
luded is far in the future, a
widespread realization of
these responsibilities may
well be started now.-Patter-
son News.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
IF YOU SMOKE TOO MUCH
WATCH YOUR STOMACH

For quick relief from indigestion
and upset stomach due to excessive
smoking try DR.. Emils Ada Tab
let's. Don't stop smoking, just use
Ada Tablets. Howard r. Jones,
Druggist.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07

If all the farm relief plans
were placed end to end they
would reach - well anywhere
except to the farmer.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Business men are asking
''How can we plan for the fu-
ture, make commitments and
contracts, when there is so
much uncertainty as to what
government itself is going to
do? How are we to gauge
measures affecting manage
ment, employment and mon
ey?"
It is true that difficult
problems are being presented
to business interests of all
classifcations at this time.
The Government apparently
is departing from traditions
and functions Of the past and
entering new and untried
fields Of reformation and reg
ulation at a bewildering rate.
1t is not easy thoroughly to
digest and understand propos-
ed legislation before it is
adopted and operates as law.
Perhaps the pace is too
fast. Perhaps deeper consid-
Grafton and clearer compre-
hension of the measures
would result in greater bene-
fit. Yet we are passing
through a crisis, and the cry
has been for action and leader
ship. President Roosevelt has
responded to this cry with
far-reaching proposals, and if
there is apprehension over the
eventual outcome, there also
is a factor of safety in that
the extraordinary powers
granted to the Chief Execu-
tive are discretionary. He
can go as little or as far as he
chooses. Business in general
may be assured, however, that
it is the Presidents evident
policy not to disturb too
greatly the normal processes
of trade and industry. Mr..
Roosevelt has pledged that he
will act promptly to rectify
mistakes of policy.
The chief danger, perhaps,
lies in a tendency to expect
DEGREES of government to ac-
complish the rescue alone and
in a whats the use" attitude
in the face of governmental
interference where none is
justified. If the situation has
any moral it is that what has
happened can be traced back,
in great part, to the habitual
indifference of the average
business man to the conduct
of government in all it's
branches, to unethical and
to speak plainly-dishonest
practices by big corporations,
financial institutions and po-
litical subdivisions.
Any reform, to be effective
and lasting, must begin with
a clearing away of many ira
ditional ideas, both in politics
and business. 1t will, if prop
erl applied, affect what is
known as "big business more
than it will the little fellow,
who has been struggling along
Smyrna times., 1933-06-07

Good government is the
product of a well informed cit
izenship.