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Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
TRAFFIC LIGHT
ON LABOR DAY
Fewer Cars For Holiday But
Exceeded Total of July 4th
By Nearly 1000
NO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS

Between noon and midnight on
Labor Day, Monday, total of 21,-
166 automobiles passed the State
Road Station of the State High
way Police. Of this number H.
432 traversed the DUPONT Boule-
ward and 9737 passed along the
Glasgow road. On Labor Day of
1881, however, during the same
hours, only 18,400 automobiles
passed this point during the same
hours, 2,766 less than this year.
The figure of last year exceeded
the figure of this year by 959
The count on the Fourth of July
this year at the same point show
ed a total of 1926 cars between
the same hours. The weekend
holiday exodus from the city was
reflected in the number of ma
chimes passing the station Monday
evening, the occupants returning
from seashore resorts, short tours
or visits out of town. The heav-
lest count during any one hour was
between z and 8 o'clock Monday
night when a total of 1885 cars
passed the Police Station on the
dupont Boulevard. On the Glas-
Cow road the heaviest traffic oc-
cured between 5 and o'clock
Monday evening when the total for
the hour reached 1926. The light
est traffic on the DUPONT Boulevard
occurred Monday afternoon be-
tween noon and 1 o'clock. Monday
night from early evening until
midnight most of the traffic on
both highways was north bound
although motorists returning from
New Jersey resorts by way of the
New Castle ferry and bound south
to Maryland or Southern Delaware
numbered several thousand. Only
two minor accidents were reported
to the police during the day.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
OLD BETHEL'S
SOTH JUBILEE
Church on State Road, Near
Cheswold, Makes Note
of the Event
HAS SPECIAL SERVICE

A number from Smyrna, Kenton,
Clayton and vicinities motored
down to old Bethel M. E. Church
on the Boulevard near Cheswo1d,
Sunday, to help the members and
friends celebrate the 8Oth ami
versary of the church. The day
was fine and the little church and
church yard was thronged with
more than 200 persons when the
ceremonies were started at 2.30
o'clock under the direction Of the
pastor of the church, the Rev. Ray
W. Kirwan. The Rev. E. O. Hall
man, superintendent Of the Middle
town District of the Wilmington
NJ f. Conference, was the princi-
pal speaker and he gave an enter
tanning historical sketch of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in
America and especially in Della
ware, the Grade of Methodism in
the United States. The Rev. John
L. Johnson Of Smyrna, and the
Rev. w. @. Buckson of Whitesville,
also made brief addresses. Special
music was given by the choir of
Bethel Church and quartet COM
prising Mrs Roland Garrison, Mrs
Elizabeth Barcus, Richard Welton
and Francis Casson. Instrumental
solos were given by Fred Emerson,
violin, of Philadelphia, and Arthur
Cooper, of Woodbury., N. j., cornet.
In the congregation were two per-
sons who witnessed the dedication
of the church eighty years ago.
They were John P. Jefferson, of
Cheswold, and Mrs. Maggie Loud
erbough, of Dover, each Of whom
is about 80 years old and attended
the ceremonies as children. An
other person, still living, present
so years ago, was Mrs. RIM. Coop
er, of near Cheswold, but she was
unable to attend. The presence of
the two persons was discovered
when they arose in response to a
request that any person who had
attended, stand up.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
FARMERS SAVE
PART OF CROPS
But Late Corn and Lima
Beans Are Believed a To-
tai Loss From Storm
FARMERS ARE HARD HIT

Lower Delaware farmers, most
of whom were hard hit by the re-
cent devastating wind and rain
storm, are working long hours in
an attempt to save as much of
their crops as possible. Many of
them have managed to save por-
tion of the tomato crop so it will
not be a total loss. 1t is believed
that they will be successful in har-
vesting most of the early corn
crop, but will not be able to save
the fodder because it was almost
stripped from the stalks. The late
corn crop will be almost total
failure, as we'll as lima beans.
There is a little hope held out by
some of the heavy growers of soy
beans that they can save part of
the crop. Farmers who live near
the bay shore are probably the
hardest hit for the salt water from
high tides had inundated fields, not
only destroyed their corn and to-
mato crop but practically wiped
out the muskrat industry that so
many depended on. Factory beans,
grown on high land, seemed to be
damaged the least Of all crops and
growers are going to realize some
money from them. The roads and
bridges are now passable. Many
of the bridge are temporary struc-
lures and will be replaced with
concrete. The damage to bridges
alone in lower Delaware will
amount to many thousands of dol
lars. There is much talk in all
sections that something will have
to be done for the farmers, as
many of them are almost financial
ly ruined as result of the depres-
sion for the past three years and
the destructive storm.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
ASBURY Nj. e. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. John l.. Johnson, Pastor, An
nounces Services for the Week

The church school will convene
at ten o'clock on Sunday morning;
special efforts are being made to
have present every member, now
that the vaaction period is over.
AT eleven o'clock the morning
worship will be conducted and the
pastor will have for his subject
The Spirits Challenge. THE Choir
will render special music. At 6.45
the Epworth League devotional
meeting will be held, the president,
Miss Hilda Armstrong, will lead
the service. All the young people
Of the church are urged to be pres
ent. At the 7.30 worship hour,
Rural Night" will be observed and
a most attractive program will be
presented dealing with the relation
of the church to Rural life. Four
organizations of Patrons of TIus-
bandry have been invited, special
invitations have been sent to the
Rural constituency Of the church.
The Choir, assisted by Mrs. Alice
May Moore of Fruitland Grange,
Camden, and a Quartette from the
State Grange, will present an at
tractive program. Addresses will
be delivered by former Governor
and Mrs. Robert P. Robinson and
Mr.. Edgar Heinold, chairman of
the Rural Committee, will preside.
Wednesday evening at 7.3O, Or
ganization Night will be observed
at which time representative
from each organization of the
church will bring a message, set
ting forth its plans for the year
and a pledge of loyalty to the pro-
gram Of the church.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
HIT AND RUN VICTIM DYING
Fred w. Hoffman, Philadelphia,
Hit by Car South of Dover

hlb Dy tdT Suutl Oi DuScI
Walking along the State High
way about four miles south of Do
yer, Thursday night, Fred w. Hoff-
man, aged 43, of Philadelphia, was
struck by an automobile and so
badly injured that at the Kent
General Hospital, where he was
removed for treatment, physicians
said they did not expect him to
live through the night. He has a
fractured skull and both legs are
broken and it is also thought his
hip is fractured. Hoffman was
conscious when admitted to the
hospital and told his name and the
facts of the accident, late relaps-
ing into Inconsistencies. He said
he was walking to Rehoboth to
visit a sister, Mrs. Terrace. He
was well over the side of the road
way when a machine bore down
upon him, swerved to one side and
struck him. The driver of the car
did not stop, but put on extra
speed and quickly disappeared.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
FINAL PLANS OF
WELFARE HOME
Preparations Being Rushed
for Three Hundred and Fifty
Inmates to Occupy 1t Now
116 ARE ON WAITING LIST

Final preparations are being
made for an official opening of the
State Welfare Home, Smyrna. If
possible, it will be about Septem-
ber Is and at that time, approx
imately $50 aged men and women
are to be taken care of by the
State in the new Welfare Home.
In discontinuance Of the county
alnnshouse - a system established
in Colonial days Delaware ad-
vances by bounds to the lead
among her sister states in caring
for aged and INDECENT. Through
the agency the Old Age Welfare
Commission, Delaware has con-
constructed a home for the aged
that seems to be unequalled in the
country. Driving north along the
DUPONT Boulevard one grasps the
regal view of the State Welfare
Home, resplendent with its impos
ing and yet simple Colonial arch
itecture A tour of inspection con-
vinces a visitor at once that there
has been realized a dollars worth
for every dollar of the $500,000 ex-
pended for the home The bright
CHEEKY rooms and the quiet dignity
Of the furnishings, the wise plan
ming and the facilities all attest to
new era in Delaware's way Of
providing a haven for aged who
have no means of support. What
ever might be other causes leading
up to the establishment of the
State Welfare Home, the basic
philosophy of the home is express
ed in one sentence, inscribed on the
dedicatory tablet just inside the
front door: "Inasmuch as ye have
done it unto one of the least of
these, my brethren, We have done
il unto me-" (Matthew, 25:40D
When the State Welfare Home is
opened, the three county aims
houses of the State are relegated
to history and to a social system
that has outlived its day. At the
same time, win be wiped out the
use of such terms as "poorhouse, !"
"almshouses," inmates" and 9TH
er phrases that infer institutional
ism. Administered by four
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Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
KENT CHICKEN
EGG OUTLOOK
Increase in the Output Gives
Small Hope of Better
Prices to Producers
EGG YIELDS

In the July report of the Della
ware farm egg record club, which
was prepared by H. S. Palmer, ex-
tension poultryman of the Univers-
ity of Delaware, statement was
made which is of interest to all
poultry raisers in that it referred
to the outlook for poultry an egg
prices in the United States during
the coming fall and winter months.
AS prices of chickens and eggs on
the farms have not shared in the
increases in prices of most other
agricultural products, the price
outlook from the standpoint of
supplies is not very encouraging to
Continued From Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
James K.Pindhr, Well-KnOwn Rail
road Man, Dies in. Kenton

James K. Pinder died at his
home at Kenton on Saturday from
heart trouble at the age Of 81
years. Mr.. Pinder was a railroad
foreman and had been an employee
of the Pennsylvania Railroad for
over forty years. He was the son
of the late James c. and Margaret
(Seward) Pinder. He leaves to
mourn his death, his widow, Mrs.
Cordella Pinder, three sons, Ohn
Pinder, Fred Pinder, and Ralph
Pinder, all of Kenton, and several
brothers and sisters. Funeral SER
vices were held from his late res
idence at Kenton this afternoon,
Wednesday, at 2 o'clock, and in
terment was made at Sudlersville
cemetery Rev. Cramer oficiated.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
BUILDING BOOM AT SMYRNA
Geo. w. Turner and Jos. p. Colds.
borough Each Erecting Houses

George w. Turner, who owns a
number of houses, known as"Turn-
er Villa, situated along the Smyr-
na-Clayton boulevard in west
Smyrna, is erecting another house
there. The new one is between
the residences of G. Medford
Sparks and Harry o. Gray. The
house, when finished, will be occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Horace David
Jr., (nee Miss Anne Goldsborough)
Mr.. David is employed by John D.
Morris, Smyrna's plumber.-Jo JOS
eph P. Goldsborough has broken
ground for new home that he
will erect on the west side of the
boulevard next to the filling sta
ton of his son, Joseph C.Goldsbor1
ough. Carpenters will begin work
the latter part of this week. At
the completion of the work Mr..
Goldsborough and his family viii
move from their residence on Mt.
Vernon Street and make their
home on the boulevard In addi-
tion to these is the new and mod
ern store of Alexander Handloff
mentioned in another column. Sew
eraI months ago a number of va
cant dwellings were noted over
town. Now they are most all fill
ed. Most of these have been rent
ed by reason of the State Welfare
Home bringing families here.
Smyrna is showing healthy growth
and if only industries could be
brought here to give employment
to labor, it would mean much.
However, it has as good and upto-
date stores as any town and homes
and public utilities second to none
on the peninsula and there is
everything to foster a community
spirit.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
VIRDIN FAMILY GATHERING
Moke Than 100 Met at the Farm
of I'll. V. Wallace Near Smyrna


More than 100 members of the
Virdin-Hargadine families attend
ed the second annual reunion at
the home of Mr.. Herman V. Wal
lace, Rosemere Farm, near Smyr-
ma. Representatives Of the family
groups were from Delaware, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.
Maryland, and Washington, D. c.
DR.. John Elderdice, of Salisbury,
Md, was elected president for the
ensuing year and other officers
elected were: Mr.. Herman V. WAL
lace, Smyrna, vice-president; Mrs.
Bessie Ferguson Cook, secretary
treasurer, and the board Of dipec-
tors, including Mrs. Elsie Deats
Bush, Messrs. Wallace Cook, George
Craig and Harry Virdin. Sr.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
DELAY MILFORD BRIDGE
pan Over MispilIion River Held
Up Over the Price Set

awarding the contract to build
Re new bridge at Milford has hit
Snag On account of the city fail
TO obtain the right-of-way on
northern bank of the Mispil-
y hiVer. At this point the new
eet VIII extend through the
Operty Of o. W. Davis and Mr..
ans and the city failed to agree
ne price for the strip Of land
special meeting was held Wed
way evening to thrash out the
alter and finally a compromise
maze between the city and the
uo"ner' It was agreed that a
anlltee Of five be chosen and
= uecislon in the matter for
r,,Is as price on the right-of-wav
\ n .o.f y final and accepted b
- partles. Milford Council is
Tit,aa ua,as IEo members Of this com
Ss-as. nm, M. Davis and these four
Srr ovrs .,. will select the fifth. This
snmlnate court procedure
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
BUS FORCED OFF
ROAD; 3 HURT
New York Norfolk Bus Has
Accident Near Laurel Late
Friday Afternoon
CARL SMITH is Hell ID

Apparently unconscious of what
had happened for some time after
three persons were injured when a
New York-Norfolk bus was forced
off the road into a fence by his
automobile, Carl Smith, of Bethel,
Sussex County, was being held at
the Laurel police station Tor a
hearing. The accident happeneA
at Laurel Friday night about 9
o'clock. The injured are: Wilhel-
nina Walters and Bertha Walters,
OF Pocomoke, Md, both Of whom
were cut about tie face, neck and
shoulders, and Mrs. A. A. Stevens,
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
ETHOOLS OPEN
EIEREFOR TERM
|.roIIment To-day Far Ex-
.,pds Expectation; May
Roach 1000 Pupils
|,SDERGARTEN GROWS

-. Smyrna Public Schools op-
= ! II. morning at nine O'clock
su ether ~, school year after a
III ' summer vacation. The total
sr,,1ort for the first day was
y ubicb was the largest enroll
N 4 The history Of the school
kEere was an increase Of approx
k...Iv -.,I twenty-five pupils over last
A. In all probability the enroll lll-
Esrt for the year will be about
f0o' exceeding by far that ,s q last
n,bicb was $40. IN the Fresh
e. cIsss this year there are 1O1
I'M, = Some are hold-overs from
n year and after re-exams exam s,,oLl 81
<tuTday. September 9, there may
/ number of promotions to the
krtb grade. The Kindergarten
~ which there was some appre-
E'r.ion last year that it would
IN . be discontinued On account
1 Governor Buck not signing the
a VAS happily averted by the
ryrpa School Board finding
IT, to carry on. The Kinder
krtep was resumed this year with
NJ Helen G. Foard as teacher,
4 a larger enrolment than ever
sss made this morning. There
4 no change in the staff Of teach
4 as already published. The en-
H. faculty reported for the teach-
Il meeting yesterday morning
rd we're present in their rooms
H. school was called to order
IL morning. Extensive repairs
H. beeu made during the sum
II months placing the pubic
rbOOl building in the best condl-
ku. Rooms and Railways have
In painted, broken windows re-
aaced and repairs to woodwork
nade, which made everything look
bink and span. The cooler wealth
! brought the touch Of autumn to
Il school assembly and with
Gickened spirit and a zest for
tprk the Smyrna School sessions
farted of under the able super
6sion Of Supt. 9. w. w. Schantz
Nj bis staff Of teachers with the
rOspect of a successful school
kar. The truck drivers and their
butes are practically the same as
ast year. The list is as follows:
larry Blendt, Woodland Beach
nute; Joseph Jefferson, Big Oak
eute; James 0. Leager, Brenford
Rute;; Carl Prettyman, Downs
hapel Route; Walter E. Donovan,
hylOr's Bridge Route; Fred Law
bn Hartly route; Ross Numbers,
Rackiston's Route; Olin Pinder,
kfnton Route; Henry Bush, Leip-
Il Route.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
AT WESLEYAN METHODIST
Rev. w. w. Henry, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

hVAhtOS oCANtCC> TUT int week
Services at the Wesleyan Meth
odist Church are as follows: Morn
ing worship, 1890, Mr. john New
son in charge. Sunday School. 2.30,
Mr.. Horace Tilghman. superintend-
ent Young Peoples Meeting, 100
o'clock, Mrs. Sarah Palmer presi-
dent; preaching service, 7.30, the
Rev. w. E. Matthews speaker.
Special music in song at the even
ing meeting. Weekly meetings,
Tuesday and Friday evening, 500
o'clock. Tonight the w. H. and
F.M Society will meet at the home
of Mrs. Hilda Clough's, west Com
merce Street. Friday evening the
Rev. Wilson Moore of Dover, will
be the speaker.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. James Il. Galley, Minister,
Announces Services for the Week

Announces Services for the Week
The Mite Society of the Presby-
terian Church will meet at the
home of Mrs. R. H. Denney on
Thursday evening, September 7th,
at 7.30 o'clock. Choir rehearsal
will be held on Saturday evening
at 7.30 p. m. All interested in this
part of our worship are urged to
be present. All the members and
friends of the church are invited to
attend the usual services on the
Sabbath: 10 a. M, Sabbath School;
IL a. M, sermon by the minister;
6.45 p. M, Christian Endeavor Ser
vice; 7.30 p. M, sermon by the
minister.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
! AhGlsTER UNEMPLOYED
IN T. :. Won Be Made To-mm-
y" az Legion Post Roor

fntt - AC LU-fflUr-
! w"'' NV at Legion Post Room
I'm "lillan ca,I. Z. Pardee, manager q
IN VGgnty U53I Reemploymentt b. i
/ ~ snl register the unemployed pa1
pvrn. ,ns American Legion ploggo ro9ra
/ from ! % Thursday, septernbsr
ksirjng atsu : an. a. m to 4 p. m. Anyone Anyone
H. su',or work will register fbeir III
suaIihcatiOn and number II
\ Irasa.'. uSssr :, Mr.. Pardee IS work. S-
tSynsDstF ssF ti tae Kent County Reem- agl 9
f. ssl1g !: composed Of f''s Lawranao sommit,
/ W VIII ! Harrington, Col NTsence Tonncs.
". INES Tea Mayor Wallace WooGS vali,es
Egsr mrs. rs, James Jane. Hughes. m0oac s1 d.
!, q snd William 2, M, Mattha,,S ~ 2
b aDnniE. smyrna. This comTnjttao n1igMs,
d UJ'pSlD5sd 3 tied by the director ,sill. .'ee sc
P YSnns 4 Unemployment isrTt Bureau y
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
Mrs. Agnes Shaffan Ford, Cheswold

Mrs. Agnes Ford, aged 79, pass
ed away at the home of Q. D.
Loose at Cheswold on Sunday.
Mrs. Ford had been housekeeper
for Mr.. Loose for a number of
years. She was the daughter of
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
rector of ST. Peters Episcopal
Church, announces the following
services: Friday, s p. M, Choir
Practice; Sunday, 7.30 a. M, Cele-
bration of the Holy Communion;
10 a. m, Church School: IL a. m,
Morning Prayer and sermon, sub
ject of sermon, 'sRighteousness.'
All teachers and scholars of the
church school please be present
promptly at the opening session on
this Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
WED AT ASBURY PARSONAGE
Miss Mildred Davis, Daughter OF
Mrs. Andrew Davis, Married

Miss Mildred Davis, daughter of
Mrs. Emma Davis of Smyrna
Landing and the late Andrew Dav-
is, and Clayton Petts of Whining
ton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Petts
of Boston, Massachusetts, were
quietly married on Friday evening,
September 1, at the Asbury M. f..
Church parsonage. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. John l..
Johnson. The bride and groom
will reside in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
Dus ! - Crop WIN Be Short

eto crop Win recent s storm the TO-
rkst has nm nnished picking. The
'Oc basket. ''ng from
Evening star., 1933-11-23

ANSWER TO YESTERDAYS PUZZLE
Evening star., 1933-11-23

Across.
l. Gun open-handedly.
5. Seaboard.
10. Large birds.
IA. Employ.
IS. Speak to convert.
49, Hindu mount Of the gods.
II. Smell.
18. Clumsy vessel.
10. Brink.
20. Immerse.
~. Deans offices.
"a. Arrange.
26. Sea holly.
AZ. Kitchen tool.
80. Decompose.
80. italian river.
"a. Af1xes.
38. Regret.
80. Voting place.
Al. Led on.
AZ. Preventive injections.
43. Greek letter.
a. Pleasure lover.
46. Land measure.
At. Verse.
40. Influences of education.
81. A continent
IS. Reaches the summit.
56. Ramming.
59. SagaS.
81. Poker stake.
So. Portals.
65. Airplane: coloq
Sc. Christmas carol
81. Anoint.
50. Became larger.
90. Comfortable
10. Scandinavian.
IL. Gazes.
Evening star., 1933-11-23
SEARCH MOUNTAINS
Missing Mans Trail Leads Into
Western Ranges.

LOS ANGELES, November % R.-
The desolate mountain regions near
Ludlow were searched Tuesday for
Joseph M. Price, 66, who disappeared
from motor bus at Amboy last
Tuesday.
Price was en- route from his home In
Uniontown, Pa, to visit his son, Earl
Price. employe Of the Los Angeles water
and power department.
Sherins ol1icers in San Bernardiuo
County had picked up Prices trail,
which led 20 milaS inland p - daGegtI
uaouutatna
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-14
CONGRESS HAS ENACTED BILL
 FOR RECOVERY
President Calls Ca bin e t Together, Extraordin-
 ary Me ting

WASHINGTON, June IA. President Roosevelt Ia s night summoned an extraor- dinary meeting of his Cabi- net officials who will direct the vast potentialities of the newly enacted Industrial Re- vival Public Works bill, dis. cussing with them before the measure had been signed, the details of how to put one mil lion or more men to work as speedily as possible.
 As soon as Congress ap- proved the bill it was sent to the President, which was late yesterday afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-14
BANK MEASURE HAS
 BEEN PASSED
Senator Carter Glass's s Bill
 Is Finally Enacted
 by Congress
RADICAL REVISION
 IS TO TAKE PLACE
President Praises Legisla- tion-Power Given
 Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON, June IA. A radical revision of the country's banking methods, after years of agitation to correct the conditions leading to bank failures contribut- ing to financial booms and crashes, begins to take shape immediately.
 Senator Garter Glass's Bank Re- form Act, possibly the greatest piece of permanent legislation en- acted by any recent Congress, be- comes a law today with President Roosevelt's signature.
 The President called the bill the best piece of banking legislation since the Federal Reserve Board Act.
 What Follows
 All National banks, within the year, will have to separate them selves completely from securities, corporations, private banks and will have to quit taking deposits or stop floating securities.
 The Federal Reserve is now given power to shut off the stream of money for members lending it to assist market speculation which keeps the public's billions from be- ing lent to brokers for financing margin operations in booming market.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-14
ON
 VETS ISSUES
 NEARLY MADE
Amendments to Relief Sec tions Are Still Pend
 ing in Senate

WASHINGTON, June IA The Senate last night sent back to con- ference with the House the partial report on the Independent Office Supply bill carrying veterans re- lief provisions. The Senate did this without reaching a decision on the major points at issue.
 This afternoon the Senate adopt ed the Administrations perfecting amendment to the House vets compromise to take care of Span ish American war veterans over 55 years of age.
 The appropriation bill is now practically completed with the House acceptance of the Senate amendments. The Senate has yet to agree.
 A direct showdown between the President and the Senate on the vets relief was brought to a near climax with the formal offering of the Senate of a substitute for a revised House-Administration com promise.