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Smyrna times., 1933-08-23
KENTON NEWS
NOTES OF WEEK
Personal Mention and Social
Items and Other Parties
Reported About Town
COMMUNITY INTEREST

Kenton, Aug. 23.- Miss Ethel
Geiser Of Philadelphia, Pa, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. H. @. Clark.
MIR. and Mrs. Q. w. Guthrie and
children spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. E. Culley
in Rock Hall, Nd.
Mrs. Addie G. Arthurs, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Crossley and daughter
Carolyn, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Crossley, Sr., spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Myers in
Pennsville, n. J.
Master Cleaver Bryan of Phila-
delphia, Pa, has been visiting rela-
tives in town and country.
Mr.. Harmon Crossley of New
Castle, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Crossley, Sr.
Mrs. Lolita Lloyd entertained
the Home Missionary Meeting or
Thursday, August 18th.
Mrs. Sarah Walker and grand.
daughter Mary Kathryn, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Middleton
in Germantown, Pa
Mr.. Herb Davis of Philadelphia
Pa, is visiting his father, Mr.
George T. Davis.
Mrs. Cough Of Wilmington, is
visiting her brother, Mr.. John
Thomas.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-23
AT WOODLAND
BEACH RESORT
Budget of Weekly News Down
Where the Delaware Bay
BreeZes Blow
COTTAGE VISITOR S

Woodland Beach, Aug. 23.-The
rolling surf under the big pier, the
creaking soft monotone Of the
anchor ropes of the hosts of ba-
teaus, the steady patter of rain on
the corrugated roof, all added a
hushed bass to the melodious voice
of the Rev. Wilson Q. Moore of Do
yer, as he led his congregation in
the opening hymn of the first re-
ligious service held at Woodland
Beach in many years. In spite of
the unreasonable weather, many
had come to the island for week
end of pleasure and they gladly
swelled the group who had come to
worship God by the water. After
both the morning and afternoon
services mad been completed, many
expressed the thought that the
Rev. Moore's choice of tabernacle
of old Bombay Hook was a beau
tiful gesture in the simplicity of
his faith in mankind and that all
men wish to come for moment,
closer to God, even when they wish
to get away from their occustom-
ed city sights and surroundings.
DR.. and Mrs Glaspie, the son-in-
law and daughter of Mrs. Jennie
Manlove of the island, have return
ed to Chester after a weekend al
the resort.
/ Mr.. James Campbell is enter
tanning as his guest, Mr. ]. P. Hof-
fecker of Chester.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-23
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity


Cheswold, Aug. %. = Mr.. and
Mrs. Jeff Cooper and William H.
Dawson attended a large family
gathering near West Grove, Pa,
recently, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Russell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Massey. The occa-
sion was a celebration in honor of
the 8Oth anniversary of the birth
of Mrs. Massey. Fifty guests were
present, all of whom were family
connections. At noon table so
feet in length was spread under
the trees with covers laid for all
and laden with a bountiful old
fashioned farmers dinner to which
they did justice in a wholesome
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Luff have
haved into their new home which
they recently purchased near Do
yer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Turner OBJ
served the first anniversary of
their wedding with trip to At
lantic City.
Mr.. Clifford Anderson has re-
turned from a week spent at Re
hoboth.
Master Charles Garrison, of near
Wilmington, has been visiting his
young friends for a week.
Miss Millicent farrell spent last
week with her aunt, Mrs. Harry
Ennis in Montchanin.
Mrs. May Bowen of Wilmington,
was a recent guest of Mrs. Ida
Lafferty.
Mrs. James Tribbitt and children
Mrs. RoIlin B. Cole and children
and Mrs. Byron Sipple spent sew
eral days recently at Woodland
Beach.
! Miss Dorothy Schneider, of near
Woodside, has been visiting her
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
James Legar here.
Mrs. Frances B. Smith, of Re
hoboth, spent few days recently
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.
L. Barcus here.
Mrs. Samuel King is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Raymond King in
Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Creadick and
daughters; Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis H
Anderson and Mrs. Mamie Ander-
son, were recent visitors to Reho-
both.
The Misses Ruth and Betty Cop
page, who have been visiting their
uncle, Willard Vaughn left last
week for visit with Rev. and Mrs
Joseph B. Vaughn in Bethel, Nd
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Turner anc
daughter, Miss Helen, have re-
turned from trip to the Catskills
and other points of interest II
New York State.
Mrs. Joseph Willis visited with
Mrs. Clarence Bradley in Feltor
recently.
Mrs. Lydia Scull has been visit
ing her son, Mr.. and Mrs. EarIt
Scull, of near Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond King anc
friends from Asbury Park visited
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j Samuel King last Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-23
TOWNSEND

Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Townsend, Aug. 23-Atkins Tib-
bett, aged 27 years, son of Mrs.
Tibbett, was very painfully injur-
ed one morning recently by having
a log fall on and breaking his leg
tother Correspondents on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1933-08-23

and son Martin. ! , !
are occupying H. wv
Labor Day. : y
Mr ana NIrs H,,n.
Philadelphia are /.
mother ana ss,.r 8.
Metz and Ms MI. !. Y
den, ana Dover ''s
Mary W.co,s aas b.,
several davg of II, y,
G. Thomas Atty j. Y 7
their home at CO.. !
Df ana Mrs. Hsnrrr
entertaine y.b
and bridge par.y Ts, -
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street. y
Smyrna times., 1933-08-23
BLACKBIRO
Items of Personal o..
terest Cleaned Fror a

Blackoird Aug. "a
Heinold has ret9rrss !.
with Mrs Herber, g.. :.
Chester.
In the Bethesda n ;
n Mode. Own On TIN,
ing, Angus. 10. MIS- :. :.
daughter Of M 49,
hemp q near Dovel !
Henderson. soD If ",
Alfred Henderson :.
We're united il masa.
only attendants vey.
groom's sister and a~
Mr.. ana Mrs Lewis {
Delaware City
Misses Thelma and j!
ner Of Lewes have 5es
a week with ,heiy p,
Mr. and lIrs. j. " II.
Miss Aiabel Bryan. i
Josephs Of Lewes. uzs
Mrs. Martin Mitchel, /.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam,
ed in the house / ecer.-
by Mr.. and Mrs. Rs..-,
Mr. Watson Smith Il
I Mass has been visi.-I
Mrs D. D. Stats.
Mr.. Lewes Schatet d
been i'll, is somewhat y
Miss Mary WEBB v.
in Maine since last d
turned to her hone I
Mrs. Molly Lloyd d |
who has been with BIZ
/ G. G. Woodkeeper sir2
on Tuesday for bet b,
Evening star., 1933-10-05
The New Green Goods Game.

Witnesses before the Senate Com
mittee on Banking and Currency, now
engaged in investigating the stock mar
ket operations during the past few
years, have told tale Of magic that
must give the people of this country
deeply to think regarding the methods
whereby great fortunes have been made
on Wall Street. 1t Is disclosed that
between December, 1928, and August
1929. those halcyon days before the
great slump which heralded the de-
preston, eleven members of a firm OF
operators in securities realized a profit
Of S6,820,000 on an initial investment
or outlay Of $4,000. None of the
achievements of the genie summoned
by Aladdin when he rubbed his lamp
was greater than this. One with q
taste for higher mathematics can fig
ure out the rate Of gain. 1t mounts
into almost astronomical figures. II
was certainly tidy profit.
How was this done? BY issuing new
stock in the company letting the "in-
siders," members of the company, buy
1t at twenty cents a share, to sell II
later, when the public had been edu.
Gated up to the point of appreciation
OF its prospective worth, at about s5i
q share. Just what the intrinsic
value" Of this stock was is-spot dis,
o'osht, II anybody really knows. Maybe
It cd very little intrinsic value. 3.
Evening star., 1933-10-05
Moore in State Department
Rated as Longtime Expert

President Wilson and himself extraordi-
narily able, ranked the Virginian with
the first half dozen men in the Demo-
cratic party. That estimate has never
been challenged by those who saw Mr..
Moore at work. He will make an excel
lent addition to the Presidents official
family"
He is man of sound judgment and
cold analysis" in the opinion of the
Richmond News Leader. which refers
to Secretary Lanes suggestion of a group
for Democratic leadership and his dec
laration that "for solid thought DR..
Charles w. Eliot and Mr.. Moore should
be chosen" The News Leader con-
cludes: Solid thought is what
the foreign relations of America need
and that is what Walton Moore will
sustain his chief in giving" The Lowell
Evening Leader puts to his credit "the
legislative experience he has had. and
his service on the Committee of Foreign
Affairs"
assistant Secretary Moore" con-
cludes the Greensboro N. c., News, will
at least bring to the department a point
OF view in accord with that of his chief
A member of the Wilsonian school of
thought, he long served in Congress
Wnere. as member of the Foreign Re-
latlons Committee. he introduced the
nrst House resolution approving adhe-
sion of the United States to the World
Court protocol and later was patron OF
JOINT resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to accept the League of Nations
invitation for American participation on
tne preparatory commission for the
World disarmament Conference"
Evening star., 1933-10-05
UnsatisGed Curiosity.
From the Baltimore Evening Sun

from the Baltimore Evening Sun.
II one were called on to name the
greatest gambling organizations in the
world, the Principally of Monaco might
come first, but Tammany Hall and the
New York Stock Exchange would not
be far behind Without doubt, thev
run the biggest games in this part of
the world.
So when Tammany and the Stock Ex-
change faced each other across the
green table, the ensuing battle was
pound TO be worth watching And so
1t was. They have been fitting the pot
now Tor weeks. And yet, to the outside
observer, neither seemed to be quite the
ideal gambler. They have been hlIpping
their cards too closely to their chests,
they have been eyeing each other too
long and too doubtfully before seeing
the last bet and raising it. It has been
plainly apparent that each PLAYER was
somewhat distrustful of his own hand
At last, however, the decision has
come. Mayor O'Brien, with a sigh of
disgust, has thrown in his cards. and
Richard Whitney, president Of the ex-
change, is raking the chips over to his
side without being compelled to show
what he actually held. Tammany has
been bluffed. It had not quite the nerv.
to force a showdown. Perhaps this
was good poker. but 1t leaves the spec
tators little disappointed, slightly let
down. 1t would have been interesting
to know beyond peradventure what the
exchange held. Was 1t really a roval
straight flush, or did Mr.. Whitney run
q Sandy?
Evening star., 1933-10-05

N.sner, chairman Of the National
Labor Board, the outcome of which
was a proposal for an investigation by
fact-finding committee and q deci-
sion by the board which will be retro
active to October /. The committee
will report to the board within a few
weeks, after which a final hearing will
be held.
This matter will probably be straight
ened out to the satisfaction of both
sides. But the suggestion Of a strike
by air pilots brings up a new element
in the transportation field which is of
considerable moment. In no other line
OF transport are skill and training
quite so essential as in flying. Airmen
cannot be developed quickly, while bus
drivers, street car motormen and even
locomotive engineers can be compara-
lively soon brought to the point of
efficiency in emergency. Furthermore,
the air pilot has particularly indi-
vidual qualification Not everybody can
handle plane even with training.
The old established means of trans
port running on hard roads and steel
rails are assured Of safety so long as
there Is soundness of highway and
track. But the airman must make his
own road, must learn the WITNESSES of
the wind. acquire Judgment and skill
as to means Of take-of and landing
He travels In fluid element, which is
subject to sudden vagaries and perils
for flyers. Even with the devices that
have been perfected for route finding
for determining heights and for the
transmission Of information as to
weather conditions, the air pilot must
have special knowledge which only
training can give him, training that Is
hazardous and exacting.
For these reasons a strike Of pilots
would put out of commission estab
lished lines of air transport. Strike
breakers would be hard to find unless
the standard Of safety were dangerously
lowered Thus the men in the cockpits
of the service planes are in position
of advantage in respect to disputes
over their pay and working conditions
fact of which 1t is to be expected
they will not take advantage unduly in
seeking adjustments.
Evening star., 1933-10-05

some means the buying public was
made to believe that it was worth $57
share. Perhaps it would have been
worth that If the slump had not come
few weeks aftervard.
The story Of the big boom in securi-
ties in the first three quarters of 1929
is full of such cases. There was sys-
tematic imitation. There was extensive
and expensive 'publicizing." Everybody
was buying-save those wise ones on the
inside who were selling at the right
time. Everything looked good to the
credulous public. Nobody knew, outside
of the very few who were on the inside,
just what these securities were actually
worth. There were no dependable pub
lie statements regarding the exact con-
dition of the industries or corporations
or firms whose stock was being boosted.
The public psychology was that of faith,
plus eagerness to share In the profits of
the big boom.
This case thus developed by the tes-
timony before the Senate Investigating
Committee Is only one of many. The
insiders who formed pools and made
trades between themselves for the pur-
pose Of boosting the market price
sometimes using dummies and members
of families, even without their knowl-
edge, to create an artificial showing of
increasing "values'-undoubte knew
when they finally sold in earnest that
they were foisting off upon the public
something that could not earn divi-
dends at the rate of final sales If they
did not know that they did not know
the condition of the reasonable pros
poets of their own concerns, which, of
course, they should have known and
probably did know.
The gold brick game has long since
gone into the discard, and with 1t the
green goods game, but the inside stock
buying and selling game is still played,
or at least was played successfully un-
til the big break came and public conf
dence was destroyed. As 1t was worked
in those glorious days when everybody
was buying, anything and everything,
save the few on the inside who were
selling at the physiological moment,
it was no better than those old-time
methods of separating the credulous
from their money.
Evening star., 1933-10-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

, necessarily lose II taken out of their
settings at creation.
X X
The shifting and man-handling oi
the works Of the great composers is
therefore not to be recommended, on
any count.
Making q fox-trot out of the great
Beautiful Blue Danube" waltz may
seem q precious feat to some popular
dance leader, but 1t Is only an affront
to the spirit of music.
If any one feels, in reading what r.
written about music, here or elsewhere
that words do their poorest service in
this respect, he should know that he
is correct in his surmise.
The difficulties of writing about
music are enormous
1t is an attempt to translate one art
into another, and nothing is more diff
| cult than that.
The very words one must use seem tc
lack their ordinary power. That is why
so many musical writer's, as they are
called, strive painfully for effects. "Hel
glissandos were like strings of pearls,
one tells us.
It is impossible to think Of the rapid
runs Of notes on piano as being like
strings Of pearls. Such description is
merely a mental effort, successful il
the reader is not critical, to put one
sort Of thing into terms of another.
Hence we have all sorts Of compari-
so1s, in musical writings, .-lost OF
w.lich would be totally absurd. unless
the kind reader realized the impossi-
bility of what is attempted, and ac-
cepted it on the basis of the attempt
well made.
Architecture has been spoken OF as
frozen music" That, too, Is an at
tempt to define one art in the terms
of another. Since the statement was
made, music literally has beer
frozen" with no resemblance whatever
to the Tai Mahal or any other su-
preme architectural creation.
The idea behind the comparison
however, is apparent. 1t is the best
words can do along that line. The same
can be said about words in relation tc
music-they do the best they can. But
1t always has seemed to us that a good
average word loses something of it
ordinary power when it tackles music
1t happens that here one is dealing
with something unlike anything else
on earth.
Music is unique.
Like electricity. it has its own terms
and can be explained in nothing else
Electricity has "ergs" and watts,
and one either uses them or is driver
back to futile use of the common
word power" which, after all. mean:
little.
Music is a subtle thing too. 1t defles
description or Interpretation in words
What is more futile than the average
program note in which somebody at.
tempts to tell listeners what the music
"means?"
1t surely means something, but
scarcely what he says. His explanation
Is his own, and that is what every
| ones explanation must be. ones own
Another's Interpretation will not do
We realize it as we read the program
notes, as we listen to the intelligent
critic discuss music. Music is such 6
queer combination Of art and mathe.
matics, of the physical and spiritual, Of
sound waves in sequence building uI
| emotional structions in our heads ane
hearts, that We find no words able tt
encompass the total result This is the
greatest failure of words. so great thai
we could wish that nobody would evel
try to write about music again, bu
| just let us hear it.
Evening star., 1933-10-05
Turkey to Provide
Refuge for IeWS
Answers Mrs. NicOl on
The Home Loan system

To the Editor Of The Star:
have read the letter of Mrs. John
Aylett Nicol, which was published in
your columns October 3, addressed to
you, and entitled, Home Loan System
Is Untrue to the N. r. A. Spirit"
There is one statement made by Mrs
Nicol with which I would like to take
issue. She says, "The chairman of the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board states
that If the mortgage refuses to ex-
change well-secured per cent secur-
1ty for 4 per cent unsecured bonds OF
questionable value, he tries to induce
them to accept exchange by saying
But are you getting 6 per cent?
Wouldn't you be better off with per
cent security on which you are sure OF
getting your interest?'"
The writer does not believe that the
chairman Of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board ever stated that the 4
per cent bonds were unsecured, or that
they were Of questionable value. If he
did, then he should be Immediately
taken to task, as such statement
would indicate gross misinformation.
The bonds of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation are one of the highest types
of securities ever offered to the Ameri-
can public. They have back of them
every asset OF the corporation, which
will include the unexpended portion oi
the 5000 0,000,0 Of capital, all of which
has been invested in the corporation
by the United States Government. Fur
thermore, the bonds will be secured by
all the mortgages which the corporation
takes over on small homes throughout
the country, and if Mrs. Nicol knew
her subject she would know that these
mortgages are to be self -liquidating
principal and interest being paid month
ly over period OF Is years. Also, the
United States Government Is uncon.
ditionally guaranteeing the payment oi
the interest on the bonds, and In sc
doing has made itself the co-obligatol
of the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton; and If one has the slightest
knowledge of government finance, hi
can readily see that the Government
of the United States will protect the
principal of the bonds at all costs, a:
matter of public policy. In addition the
bonds have certain tax-exemption fea.
lures which make them infinitely more
attractive than the average real estate
mortgage.
Another thing which Mrs. Nicol over.
looks is that the act Is intended tt
help owners of homes whose mortgage.
are in distress. Now, even at this time
If the mortgages are good, as based or
present day appraisals as used by th(
various private lending agencies, thu
home owners should not have any
trouble In obtaining relief without 60.
ing to the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton. ROBERT X. WILLIAMS.
Evening star., 1933-10-05
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

Persons who get credit from shop
keepers must not forget that in these
times the shopkeepers themselves are
hard pressed and get very restricted
credit from manufacturers and whole
SalerS.
Irishmen have always paid 20 shil-
ling5 to the pound when they had it
Conditions in the country at present
make it a duty for those who are still
in that happy position to meet their
obligations, whether to private indi-
''iduals, to local authorities, or to the
State, more speedily than if conditions
were normal.
Turkey to Provide
Refuge for Jews.
Palestine Post, Jerusalem-TheT Turk
ish government is prepared to admit
a large number Of German Jews of the
educated classes into Turkey. so that
the country might derive some benefit
from them, Muklis-Bek, the Turkish
minister of economics, told Jewish
delegation which called on him.
Evening star., 1933-10-05

Brilliance in music-what is it?
This question popped into the mind
of a gentleman who went to a music
store to purchase ukulele. strings and
method for young friend.
The method" or book Of instruc-
tions, gave the tuning of the strings at
a higher pitch than he remembered.
He asked the clerk about this.
Yes" replied the latter, "it's differ
ent. It's higher, to give greater bril-
lance"
The gentleman went away with the
uke, the strings, case and the method
with its brilliant" tuning.
The word brilliant, as an adjective,
means bright, sparkling, snowy. 1t
comes from the French briller. meaning
to shine, and that from the Latin
berillare, or beryl, a pale green pre-
ciouS stone.
But what is the other quality Of a
precious stone?
Hardness, of course, and it is this
quality which accompanies brilliance
in music.
There is a certain coldness in bril-
lance, say what one will.
The brilliant, in music. has Its
ever.
Those who insist on brilliant tuning
of instruments are the advocates OF
display and show in music.
The "show of" spirit is the temper
of the age.
If you play fretted instrument, and
want it to sound "peppier." the thing
to do is to pull up the strings slightly.
This Immediately takes away the
or Of any of the really natural keys.
To replace with several sharps the
soft keys is to lose something. accord
ing to the sensitive ear. What is lost
is spiritual quality. Although music
had among its devotees the great math-
ematicians, its very life blood is vibra-
ton.
Now vibration lies so close to elec-
tricity that there is use for a nom
scientific mind to speculate about it.
And electricity lies close to the mean
ing of life. One may feel convinced
of that without any proof whatsoever.
There is so much that one must take on
faith that it is easy to believe that in
some way electricity holds the key to
the mystery of life. What Is more mys-
terious than this great silent force
which lies SO seemingly inert in yonder
wire? One wrong touch, however, and
its power Is manifest.
The sounds which come from the
strings of a musical instrument. even
such a rudimentary creation as the
ukulele, are vibrations. In sense, the
entire universe is nothing more.
The more natural keys, such as c,
are better than such as demand great
many sharps and flats.
All spontaneous music. as poured out
in the so-called folk music of all races
is in what we term here one of the
soft keys.
Brilliance is never sought, in music
except in a sophisticated era
The brilliance Of Chopin's mastery
piano works resulted from an effort
and a most successful one, to astound
the natives.
If these preludes. and the like, are
rearranged in softer keys, they lose
something, undoubtedly The bril-
lance" the musically inclined say. has
gone out of them, and it is true. They
are the creations of the display spirit,
for all their beauty, and they must