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Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

.T,u 60" he told her. stealing a
flour-dabbed kiss. land get the IL
cense."
All the way to the license bureau
he was remembering cakes. Cakes
his mother'd made, cakes he'd pill
fered from pantry windows. He saw
ono in a bakeshop window, three
LAYERS with crinkled frosting.
Rack in front of the apartment
no shifted from one foot to the
other. Half an hour more to wait.
II couldn't do no harm to sniff out
eide the door. One sniff was
enough. He opened the door. the
oven. the windows. Then he care
fully sealed the marriage license
and put it in his pocket.
what a mess!" he groaned, sur
yeying that thing which should
have been a cake and was cinders
all over the oven. He found a note
on the table. Glenn, DEAR" it
read. "the cookbook says it should
bake forty minutes. I've set the
alarm and am resting" Glenn
snatched up the clock and praying
she wouldn't notice set 1t back ten
minutes. He swept the debris from
the oven into newspaper and
dashed out. On the way to the
bakeshop he tossed it behind a bill
board.
Half an hour later he held his
breath while Alice opened the oven
door.
Perfect" he cried, holding her
close.
II was Saturday and they were
standing on the top deck of liner
watching New York sag irregularly
into haze-flung sunset. Glenn's arm
was about her and her scarlet beret
snuggled against his shoulder.
"Glenn, dear" she murmured in a
'fessing-up' voice. You don't know
how near | came to spelling that
pretty crinkled frosting.
II saw that mess" she whispered,
land hid because | couldn't face
you. But if you'd take that much
trouble to cover your wife's blum
ders, well. | thought that If it didn't
matter whether the frosting came
first or last"
She didn't finish. she couldn't
Glenn's lips were against hers
Fraud" he whispered.
1.-TWO frauds" she whispered
back.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
"Dapper Don" Collins Is
Just Seedy Old Man Now

New YOrk.-Hard times have
finally laid their skinny hands on
Dapper Don Collins, internationally
known swindler and the Berry Wall
of the underworld.
Collins turned up in the lineup
at police headquarters without
spats. and the detectives who have
known him since he was juvenile
delinquent could scarcely believe
their eyes. He was looking seedy
and down at the heels. All trace
of the gay boulevardier who had
dazzled hundreds Of persons with
phoney diamonds were gone.
He was remembered at police
headquarters as far back as 1908.
He always had crease in his pants
and a smile on his lips. He was
always chatty and had way of pinch
ing the cheeks of scrubwomen as he
passed, which, it is said, made them
very happy. He had many available
aliases, some classy. and with a lit
erary flavor. like Roger Murgatroyd
and Thomas TourbillOn.
But now all this finery Is gone
He is just a little old man named
Collins and badly in need of q
shave.
With four others he was accused
of possessing counterfeit money and
was arrested at Broadway and For
ty-fourth street by detectives and
federal agents. They all denied
possession of the money and knowl
edge Of any crime and feigned &c
scorn such low practices as coun
terfeiting. But they we're all held fol-
the federal authorities.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
SCHOOL STAFF
AT MIDDLETOWN
Board of Education Reflects
Prof. Gilbert Nickel Super
intendent and Entire Staff
personnel OF FACULTY

The entire faculty Of the Mid
dletown Schools with the exception
of Mrs. Swain, a teacher in the in
termediate grades, who submitted
her resignation to take effect at
the end of this school year, was
reelected for the school year,
1934-35. Gilbert Nickel, school SUI
perintendent, who has served the
Middletown District for IL years
will again hold this post. Rapid
strides in the educational program
have been made under his admin
istration The faculty consists of
the following instructors: Ida "
Howell, assistant principal and
mathematics instructor; Edwin p
Vogel, agricultural department; D.
Kenneth Steers, physical education
director; Adelaide 2. Stafford, COM
mercial department and senior
class advisor; Mary I. Rigby, so
cial studies and general science;
Mildred Powell, social studies and
freshman English; Nellie Encore,
home economics department; Lii
Ian T. Merrick, foreign languages;
Harry E. Labour, manual training
department; Margaret P. Ernest,
senior high school English; Ethel
M. Roe, junior high school mathe-
MATES; Roberta F. Linthicum, mu-
sic instructor; Lucy G. Swain,
Grades and 6; Minnie E. Keen,
Grade 6; Gladys M.Hopinks, Grade
4: Elsie r. Jones, Grade 3 and 4;
Emma @. Donovan, Grade 3; Adah
L. McCabe, Grade 2; Clara U. Rey-
nolds, Grade 1. Miss Mary E. Mel
vim was reelected as school secre-
tarv and William Allen was re-
elected janitor. The Board of Ed
ucation consists of the following
members: Jesse L. Shepherd, presi-
dent; John D. Reynolds, vice-presi-
dent; c. E. Shivery, secretary and
S. Redmond Smith.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
REV.J.F. GARNER
LAID TO REST
Newark Priest Dies at Hos
pital Following Operation;
Funeral Saturday
CELEBR TIES MASS

The funeral of the Rev. James
F. Garner, 48, pastor of st. Johns
R. c. Church, who died Tuesday of
last week in St. Francis Hospital,
were held on Saturday morning at
10 o'clock with a Pontifical Re
QUEEN Mass in st. Johns Church.
He failed to rally after an opera
ton at the hospital for gall stones
Father Garner was the son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Garner, of
Wilmington. He received his early
education in st. PauPs school, Will
mington, and later attended st.
Joseph's Prep School, Philadelphia
He studied for the priesthood at
st. Charles College, Elliott City,
Md, and at the st. Mary's Semin-
airy, Baltimore. He was ordained
in the priesthood on June 81, 1911,
by Cardinal Gibbons in the Balti-
more Cathedral Father Earner's
first assignment after his ordina-
ton was at st. Paul's Church, Will
IIllHS lOUs LdlCI IS WCAL " ob-
AIMS, Wilmington, to Delaware
City where he became pastor of
st. Paul's Church, to Chestertown,
Md. where he became pastor of
the Sacred Heart Church, to st.
Johns Church, Newark, where he
was pastor until the time of his
death. Assisting with the mass
was the Most Rev. Edmond j.
F'itzMaurice as celebrant; assist
ant, priest, Msgr. John ]. Dougher-
ty; deacon of honor, the Rev. John
]. Lynch; sub-deacon, the Rev.Wil-
liam M. Maddox, c. M; deacon of
mass, the Rev. John M. Walsh;
sub-deacon, the Rev. Edward
Dougherty; master of ceremonies,
the Rev. John ]. Sheehy. Father
Garner is survived by three sisters,
Miss Annie Garner, Mrs. julie
Monaghan and Miss Catherine
Garner. Interment was in Cathed-
raj cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
BORN
WITH NO WINGS
Affords Science Some Light
on Evolutionary Origin
of Flight
STUDY IT'S MECHANISM

Washington.-A wingless Plymouth
Rock rooster. now In the National
Geological park, may afford science
some light on the evolutionary
origin and mechanism of flight
This bird, now about six months
old, is a perfectly normal specimen
in every respect. except that it has
no wings. Wingless specimens of
normally winged birds reported
hitherto have died shortly after
birth. But apparently the abnor-
NAL progress of this rooster in the
egg went on without the disturbance
of anything except the fight mech
anism.
1t was obtained by DR.. Herbert
Friedman. curator of birds of the
Smithsonian institution, from Mrs.
Ola Deering of Rose Hill. Ky. Doc
tor Friedman hopes to find out
from him what happened to inhibit
the growth of wings provided dis
section shows that he had no rudi-
mentary wing bones inside his body.
This is the case with some wing
less families such as the kiwis of
New Zealand. They have wings
which do not come out The wings
of a bird are notifications of the
same structures which become the
front legs, or arms of mammal
If the point of failure in the
development of this bird can be
established 1t may throw some
light on the general problem of the
physical mechanism of bird flight
itself and of its loss in some
species, not yet Understandable
from normal embryological mate
rial.
The earliest known birds, such
as the fantastic archeopteryx, pos
sessed well-developed wings. Loss
of power of flight represents de
generative rather than a primitive
condition among living birds.
The flightless young rooster. Sc
renely unconscious that he is be-
ing watched so enviously as the
possible custodian of a secret which
has defied science so long. acts like
any other bird of his age. sex and
species. except that it has no flying
instinct. When 1t is placed. ra-
venously hungry. on table and
corn Strewn on the floor IL hesitateS
long time before taking the risk
of jumping down to obtain it.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
Turkey Is Giving Women
Freedom of Street Cars

Istanbul.-The last outward sign
of the old regime which sheltered
women from public view in Tur-
key will disappear shortly when the
municipality gives definite express
sion to the resolution to abolish the
two rows of seats in the street
cars reserved for women.
The assignment of special seats
to Turkish women on ships and
trains originally aimed at the Sc
clusion of Mussulman women from
the other sex. Heavy curtains in
the street cars have separated the
two first rows from the rest for
that purpose. After the reform this
separation was suppressed both on
ships and railways. having lost its
raiSOn d'etre. but 1t has persisted
on the street cars. where the spe.
cial seats remained even after the
curtains had been removed.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
Denied Fresh Air,
Wife Gets Divorce

San Francisco. = Mrs. Fer
nande Delort Engahl, among
charges of cruelty in her suit for
divorce. told how her husband
nailed down a bedroom window.
Il like fresh air." she told
Judge Thomas f. Graham. 81
opened the window. My husband.
Milton, got out of bed and closed
it. l opened it again. He got
up and nailed it down."
She said this happened several
times, adding that she would pull
the nails during the day and her
husband would renal them at
night.
Mrs. Engahl was granted a de-
cree.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
Sixth Generation Arrives

Woodward, Okla.-The Barnett
family in Woodward county now
boasts six living generations with
the birth of Junior Barnett. whose
mother is eighteen, whose GRANDPA
Their is forty. great-grandmother
fifty-five; great-great- grandmother,
seventy. and neutrality-suspicious.
mother eighty-nine.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
Dover Firemen Eject CmefS

Members of Robbins Hose Com
pany held their annual election
Monday night of last week. Harry
r. Hancock, chief engineer, and
Thomas E. Baker, first assistant,
were reelected without opposition.
Hughlett A. Colt and William e.
Bower. Jr.. were candidates for
second assistant, Mr.. Colt beng
elected. The judges were: J. r..
Leo Scanlon, William E. Postles
and John M. Roe.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
One Nickel Saved
Is a Team Earned

Holden, kla.-When Lloyd
Burris received nickel for
good grade in school he pur-
chased some corn and planted
it, growing several bushels. Part
of the crop he traded for a pig,
which ate the surplus corn and
grew into a hog. The hog was
traded for calf, which was
bartered for a pair of colts. Bur-
ris, now a farmer, has a dandy
team of horses which cost him
the nickel.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
SIDE LIGHTS OF
NEW YORK CITY
Told By l.. L. Stevenson in
His Own Immical Way
of DOings in City
INTERESTING SKETCHES

Troubles of Barney Gallant, who
took Broadway down to Greenwich
village, in connection with obtain
ing liquor license for his Wash
ington Square club, bring recollec-
tions of a crime of almost a dozen
years ago. The Washington Square
North premises occupied by the club
are the former home of the late AL
bert r. Shattuck, retired banker.
In April, 1922, four French thieves.
including former Shattuck butler.
invaded the mansion, locked Mr.. and
Mrs. Shattuck in the wine vaults
and escaped with jewelry and other
valuables worth more than $4,000.
In the dark depths. with suffocation
seemingly only a matter of minutes.
Mr.. Shattuck swore that, if he es-
capped. he would pursue the ban
dts until they were all brought to
justice. He did escape from the
cellar and at once took up the pur-
suit. The chase led him practi-
cally all over Europe. Three years
later he was dead. But the four
thieves are all doing time.
With the exception of the former
Shattuck home. the Rhinelander es
tate owns most of the property
along the north side of Washington
square. Gallant has been an occu-
pant of Washington square for some
time, and in 1882 moved to the
present location. the premises hav-
ing been sold to holding company
after the death of Mr.. Shattuck.
In the era of SIG Scotch and $50
champagne, there didn't seem to be
any complaints about Gallant's club.
But when he made his application
for liquor license, the A. B. G. laid
it aside. The reason was letter
from a firm of lawyers representing
the Rhinelander estate. They de-
clared that not only was the Wash
ington Square club a nuisance. but
that it was barred from the pres
ent location by the coming law. the
district being strictly residential. So
the A. b. c. decided to wait until
there was a test made of that law
before giving Gallant a license.
Washington square was once a
meadow. During years when yellow
fever took a heavy death toll in
the city, it was turned into pot
ter's field and thousands of rich
and poor alike were buried there.
In Revolutionary times. it was
turned into a drill ground for the
militia. Something more than a cen
fury ago colored girl. who had
been found guilty Of theft. was
hanged there Subsequently Wash
ington square became respectable
and fine homes were built about it.
! Many of these still remain, though the
square itself has become a breath
I ing place for nearby congesfed ten
/ ement districts; also resting
| place for artists, writer's and think
| ers-and a happy hunting ground
for Horatio Alger bootblacks.
4 Speaking of writer's. there Is one
who hopes most -devoutly that this
4 yarn will never reach the ears OF
his wife, and If it reaches her eyes
\ that he never will be identified. Liv
ing out in a suburban town where
likker prices are lower than in New
York, he agreed to bring in a quart
for a friend whose wife was hav
ing a birthday. His oldest daugh
ter came In on the same train witt
him for a Long Island week end
Not wishing 70 carry the bottle. the
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

The remains of Mrs. Alice S.
Peterson, a former resident of Mid
dletown, were taken to Middletown
from Baltimore, where she had re-
sided for the past six years, and in
tered in Forest cemetery, on
Tuesday. She was the widow of
George Peterson.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
''WING BULLET"
STIRS EUROPE
War Offices Seek Secret of
Most Deadly Known Bullet
from DIR. Heinrich Gerlich
NEW TYPE OF RIFLE

London.-Secret service men OF
four continental governments, aided
while in England by men from the
G. |. D. of Scotland Yard, have
trailed DR.. Heinrich Gerlich, the
German inventor. from the Danish
and back again to his laboratory on
the island in order to gain posses
sion of the secret of his Winged
Horror" bullet-the most deadly
known-and the special rifle from
which it Is discharged.
The doctor, becoming annoyed at
the surveillance, Is said to have
planted some fake drawings Of the
weapon and its projectile in the
village, which caused the secret
agent who was so fortunate as to
find them to hasten back to the
continent. The others, however. re-
NAMED. Meanwhile, the Danish
government, prodded by the minis
tiers of the interested nations, has
started an investigation to see
whether the doctor cannot be deport-
ed as an undesirable.
New Type of Rifle.
Meanwhile, too. the Daily Herald
Of London prints the following
story:
Doctor Gerlich, who comes orig
inally from Kiel, is experimenting
in the Schultz & Larsen arms fac
tory at Otterup, in the Isle of Funen.
with a new type of rifle.
1T has a special tapering barrel
and is designed to fire the 'Halgar-
Ultra bullet, which, according to the
inventor, travels at $500 feet a sec
ond, or nearly 1000 miles an hour.
as it leaves the muzzle. This is
more than twice normal bullet We
4 locity
THE Halgar-Ultra is nicknamed
the Winged Horror because of its
4 fins or wings on the casing and be-
cause of its explosive nature on i'm
pact. 1t travels at such speed
that it penetrates the finest armor
/ plating half an inch thick, blasting
J hole double its own size.
Its effect on a man would be In.
credibly horrible, since the wound
would be similar to that Of the DUN
dunn bullet. which spreads on strik.
ing the object, while the velocity
of the projectile would render its
penetrating qualities hundred
times more deadly.
Applies to Danish Firm.
while Doctor Gerlich has talked
fairly freely about his bullet. he has
maintained he utmost discretion
about the explosive used to prope
1t and the barrel from which 1t mus
be fired. These. accordingly. are
two of the secrets which war min
istries and armament manufactur
ers are seeking to wrest from him.
Doctor Gerlich has with him a
the factory his German sales man
ager. Herr Kern.
At the Grand hotel at Odense (Fu
nen) the correspondent saw Herr
Kern.
THE doctors discovery" he eX
planned, will mark a revolution IL
the theory of firearms. The bulle
will travel at hitherto unknown
speeds. So much so that there will
be no need to worry, for instance
about the distance an airplane ha'
Travelled from the time the rifle Il
fired. The marksman will be abb,
to hit any point on an airplane n,
matter what its speed"
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

Fairmount, w. Va.-There'll be
no school bus In Marion county
bearing No. Is on its side. Although
the county board Of education oper-
ates 16 buses. No. Is was omitted
because several parents objected to
their children riding In 1t.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
Giant Runs for Office

Ell Paso, TeXas.-David II. Nor
riss, 6 feet 8 inches tall, tree surgeon
and sling shot champion. is candi-
date for county commissioner here
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

writer slipped 1t into the grip of
the year-old without say
ing anything to her about it. AS
the household in which she was to
visit is one where liquor is an
athema-the wife is w. G. T. o.
worker = his feelings when he
reached his office and discovered
that he had forgotten the bottle
might well be imagined. But there
was nothing to be done.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Maryland Day, March 25th, fall
ing on Sunday, Monday, March 26,
was observed as the holiday in
Maryland. Banks and public offic-
es were closed.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

The hostess of the little girl
helped her unpack her bag. Con-
sternation struck the child when the
bottle was exposed. But, being a
resourceful miss. she picked 1t up
and with a smile said. Heres a
present daddy sent you" And
that writer has the filters now every
time he thinks of his standing In
that home.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28
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fSs w service
~. ousrisd Glenn d pound
4, l 'stss tiny apartment which
t.la y, With ii' a girl fri, friend SidD,t
spsblss seemed TOD to DO lis
IL, he's heart and puff away "a that mlt
~ nee be watched her In tna'
's ! IN n Of an apron prepar-
i'ssd tsrvently that this ds,o one
ssI out as desired. ot Insed
p . a,1s rs hadn't. Glenn mn. lOr Sef
y s'' little rounded chin .s put
10 mite MITE as firm as her cnln,
Us G !, Gazing could change
|' domination i, not to marry ~
l1 aa+II she had learned to
| ,,t;l = year ago she d nnlr !
/ ~, ~. 70 comb her own nalr'
ll ~ ! ne family fortune van
flsl .n N 10 her surprise she
| - 's-sIf holding a JOB Gl EN-,
|,.,j that if she marry MN
n herself cooking JUST as
| ,s1ni herself working.
/. ..I a he said no this time
d s..rt seemed to part in
I' ,0t ice-cubes through.
|rrIlpt say no today because
|sroaDy was sending MIN &C. :
L., saturday. He wouldn
ID for two years. 49,
I alad was good. So was lne
rsst. The asparagus was
III and after the first taste !
[,,rted it. But the Jellleo
M coffee proved in turn de-
|, ,,a when Alice produced q
[ ,s-tsa thick with pecans, he
\ over and kissed her. "Per.
| Be declared.
Esrbr asked Alice, with a lit.
mile that shouldn't have
\ nodded, but did.
(tbr he assured. land the
| sns YOU see me I'll have 8
ksg license in my pocket.
Win. bis courage he explained
h That export job material
| uszvectedly. We are leav
h Argentina Saturday"
b ignored bis remark. Ripping
th laugh, she asked, "Didn''
In The asparagus?"
J Easnt bad" he said lightly
j: bed had sense enough t
ID why worry about thu
Eal The rest was perfect
b rest" replied Alice slowly
\ from the delicatessen."
fss mouth twisted. "Once,'
|ai Il overheard a converse
|hEhlch you declared can open
we're the first step to the di
curt Remember"
Glenn wouldn't listen thi
&c caught her hands tightly
because this dinner wen
h L 10 sign another will. TT,
Try now. This is a matri
crash. Let's lick it. Is
hrd to nake!"
sVer tried, but I'm sure the.
Isiyr
y ny one now. and If it
VII say Its written In tn
u signs faVorable-and Mr..
VII learn to cook in Anger
we're In the kitchenette, e1
/ 'helves
she checked CAREFUL
= cookbook. Now, go ava
y come back for an hour"
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

Bus top chatter: After she got
all her Christmas presents ex-
changed, she changed her mind and
exchanged them back again. No
wonder she's had three husbands"
a Bell syudicats.-wNU Service.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

Grand Master Clarence E. Jester
and his staff of the Grand Lodge
I. o. o. F., paid an official visit
Thursday evening with Philodemic
Lodge, of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Ellison,
Jr.. announce the marriage of their
daughter, Frances Barwick to
George Camp, Jr., of Wilmington.
The wedding took place on Friday,
February 9.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

B. E. Chandler, age 25, who has
been employed by the Victor Lynn
Transportation Company, at Mil
ford, died last Wednesday of
double pneumonia. He was taken
i'll the first of the week.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

The Statewide Jr. o. U. A. M.
plan their initiation to be held in
Harrington on the anniversary OF
the Jr. o. U. A. M, on May II.
Plans are in progress.