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Smyrna times., 1934-12-27

contracts, you must be seated upon
a stool near her chair. To get to
the stool you must be very ener-
getic. Some students look as
though they are performing the
hop-skip-and-jump. They hop up
from their seats, skip until they
get within jumping distance of the
stool, and make a leap to win the
stool by a second over their near
est rival.
George ThaWley
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
Sleep Not the Restless

Sleep-warm bed, soft pilliw,
the cool sympathy of sheets tempt
ing to ones troubled mind But
sleep is not meant for me to-
night, although other nights 1 sink
gratefully into a slumber which
brings rest and peace, with only
lovely dreams intervening. AS 1
throw open my window and lean
out into the night to gather a deep
breath of cool air into my lungs,
l raise my eyes toward the sky.
A moon, not yet full, but quite as
enchanting as full moon, sends
tumbling beams of moonlight down
a slurnbering and wholly unappre-
ciative world. Yet not wholly un-
appreciative, for do I not stand
here now, in my window, gazing
with appreciative eyes upon a
world bathed in moonlight? A
sigh escapes my lips. Strange
above all humans should be able to
fathom the cause of my mood to-
night. But perhaps it is an in
tangible something that was never
meant to be fathomed by any
earthling.
/ look at the moon again. Few
stars those that do twinkle seem
to be dimmed by the very bril-
lance of the moon. Back to the
moon again. AS I marvel at its
magnetic power, huge puffs of
white clouds, sailing mountains of
the skies, pass silently across the
face of the moon. The wind,
gentle as it is tonight, murmurs
softly, high in the trees. Even the
skies, the clouds, and the winds
have caught my restless mood.
No-that is wrong; it is / who
have stolen the mood of the mag
nificent night, and, selfish as 1 am,
wish to claim it as my own. Once
again the wind returns, placidly
ruffling my hair, while it sounds as
1t plays through the leafless
branches of the barren trees. I
breathe deeply again, feeling cool
and clean inside. An unfastened
shutter swings forward, it's hinges
moaning mournfully.
1 turn reluctantly from the win
dow and crawl into the bed I
lose my eyes with forced determ-
nation. Soon they futter open
again. Satisfied as / see the moon
beams filtering through the open
window and the window sill white
with moon glow, fall into snug
sleep, while the wind swirls
through the trees again, invitingly
Dorothy Handloff.
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
Slight Tornado Danger

The probability of tornado de-
struction is less than by fire or
lightning, and it has been estimat-
ed officially that the chances a tor
nado will cross the locality where
any individual may happen to be are
l in $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
Husky Snails

Snails on exhibition at the Lon
don zoo measure as much as eight
inches In length. eat lettuce a day
and lay hard-shelled eggs as large
as those Of a pigeon.
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
DUB NANKING,
CHINA, CAPITAL
Attaining Worldwide Notice
AS the New Seat of
Government
VACATE CITY OF PEIPING

Washington.-"Na Is max
ing itself heard round the world as
the new capital of China. Although
Peiping, the old northern capital,
may be the bay window of China's
international relationships, Nan
king is the workshop" says the Ma
tional Geographic society. But be-
cause huge sums are expended by
the nations in maintaining estab-
lished embassy quarters at Peiping,
1t is unlikely that these will be
moved to Nanking for some time.
However, Russia's embassy is at
Nanking, and it is represented by
a consular office at Peipfng; the
British and French have diplomatic
establishments in Nanking which
are subsidiary, respectively, to en-
bassy and legation at Peiping; the
Japanese maintain consular offices
at Nanking, branches Of their lega-
tion at Peiping; and the office Of
the American consulate general at
Nanking is a busy branch Of the
American legation at Peiping.
'"Thus, because of its Importance
as China's capital city; its location.
21O miles inland on the south bank
of the Yangtze river, backbone of
Chinese commerce; it's proximity to
Shanghai's revenues; its compara-
tive nearness to Canton; and its
freedom from too intimate associa-
ton with the Manchus, Nanking Is
becoming q more and more impor-
tant factor in the story of new
China
Beautification Plans.
"Blue prints Of extensive beauti-
fication plans for Marking are be-
ing studied by the national govern
ment. Development of the area
near Sun-Yat-Sen's tomb, outside
Markings 22-mile-long wall, is pro-
crossing rapidly. Like pouring new
wine into old bottles, an American
builder Is pouring cement into Chi
nese forms to achieve an occidental
oriental style of architecture for
China's new capital. A New York
architect has insisted that his en-
ployers, the national government,
preserve China's characteristic form
hence many of the new buildings
at Nanking are multiple-storied
pagodas of cement. The govern
ment recently completed construc-
tion of the first of these new-style
buildings, seven-story cement
pagoda.
"They are signs of the times,
these new buildings. Nanking Is
growing up, stirring again with
power it once knew as China's cap
ital under the Mings. After the
Mings, Peking (now Peiping) be-
came the Chinese capital, and the
world almost forgot Marking. But
with the infusion of new life into
the republican form of government
In 1928, China again chose more
centrally located Marking as the
seat of government. Today some
65O,0O0 esidents-double the 1923
population-watch Nanking brave
ly seek a place beside London,
Washington, Paris.
Besides erecting many modern
buildings, such as the new central
hospital, the ministry of railways,
and the ministry of communica-
tions, Marking is laying roads-as-
pbo1t rnoHS ond nnnd nnnc An
proximately 100 miles of wide as
phalt boulevards wind in and out
of the city. The Nanking- -Shang-
hal highway, of macadam and dirt,
will be finished within a year. 1t
will link the capital more closely
to China's financial and commercial
seaport metropolis. A government
railway cor"octs Marking with
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
Useful Teacher

1t is said of Gladstone. the fa-
nous English statesman, that he
taught his fellowmen and women
how to live, and when he could no
longer do this he was teaching them
how TO die
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Over in Kent County on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, turkey
raisers turned in a crop for the
Christmas holiday trade, amount
ing to approximately 100000
This has been a boon to many
farmers and their wives.
Professor and Mrs. r. E. Shill-
ing has left Milford for Florida,
where they will pass a few days of
the Christmas holiday vacation
This will make extensive travel
mileage for them in 1884 which IN
cludes from Canada to sub-tropicaI
parts of Florida.
A sturgeon weighing $50 pounds
and nine feet in length on display
in front of a fish store in Whining
ton, attracted much attention last
week. The fish was brought to
Delaware from Portsmouth, Va.
Sturgeon of this size are caught in
t1lC ICId"c1It 1kIFCI.
A meeting of the Eastern Shore
Association of Optometrists was
held at the home of DR. Fred j.
Wright in Denton, Md, Thursday
evening. DR.. Norman S. Hoffeck-
er, of Laurel, Del, was in charge
of the assignment of questions for
discussion. DIR. S. M. Oman, of
Easton, Md, president of the or
ganization, presided.
Miss Laura Burton, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner Burton of
Millsboro, Del, and James McCabe
Jr., of Philadelphia, were married
in Gettysburg, Pa, August 22nd,
1884. Mrs. McCabe is a graduate
nurse of Jefferson Hospital, Phila-
delphia. They are residing in New
York City where Mr.. McCabe is an
employee of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Perishable Inspection Agency.
Alex. d. Cobb, for the past six
months supervisor of the rural re
habilitation program of the FEEDER
al Emergency Relief Administra-
tion in the New England and Mid
die Atlantic States, will return to
the faculty of the University of
Delaware the first part of Janu-
ary, Dean G. A McCue, of the
School of Agriculture, has an
nounced.
John A. Myers, of State Road,
near Farnhurst, observed his 91st
birthday anniversary Thursday at
his home where he has lived for At
years. Mr.. Myers is a veteran of
the Civil War, having served with
Company A, 18th New Jersey Vol
unteers, which belonged to the Sec
ond Corps of the Potomac This
division was in the campaign from
Charlottesville until the surren-
der of Lee. Out of the 1000 mem
bers at the time of the surrender,
four are living. Mr.. Myers suffer-
ed only one injury during the war
which sent him to hospital for a
day.
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
Rev. DIR. c. L. Candee Recovering

Rev. Charles L. Candee. D. D., of
Westover Hills, who underwent an
operation in the Union Memorial
Hospital in Baltimore recently, is
now convalescing. Dr. Candee was
unable to be home for Christmas,
however, and the family spent the
holiday in Baltimore with him.
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27

r, Erika Reimann
\, :. :: sophomore Class
|tr' Graham Elzey
ssu Year Bring?
bF .sing ssn of bells and
ssnories sDs of happy
y ~ .swell to 1884,
[w Year nping ,,,'I rs :?
W. ~ world are in a
- We. engrossed in
~ activities, hardy
/ ssgsr Of the b,Ia situation "3
\ 1,. The bells OF
r. peace and good
\ ssy be drowned ed. out u
apg Of guns. we 7
1 r. coming generation
! md understand the
k,sncs of the troubles
n,Ously threaten an
u 49,
q come, it is our gen gen
| turdy boys and young
1, rbools and colleges
1 MI. The quarreling
|so make the war are
4. who will wage It,
|. 4 the new generation
"a peace and send up
|rysr that the New
IN us all patience ana
Y and the power 70
q he many disputes OF
1 NJ that the New Year
|. true prosperity.
Erika Reimann
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27
H'gh
school .ActiUities
articles By Pupils Covering Literary
|btN a.rts ~ and News Of School Interest

a little Child was born in Bethle-
hem long ago.
June Leader
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27

6w US all patience allu ~
and the power TO
he many disputes Of
nd that the New Year
a true prosperity.
Erika Reimann
we . Real Christmas
!. any other holiday
\ d the spirit. 1t IS
4 giving, not the spirit
! Some people have
!. that Christmas is q
~ than a time Of re-
sy feel that it is a
/ hey must give expen-
hich they can't afford.
srstmas be a burden :?
l,lstmas be a tranquil
w. on earth, good will
Yxt it be an ordeal of
ts! Of course l don't
have any presents, but
nst attention to the
Always remember,
b the favorite toy may
s snail store rather
Il expensive one. None
sNlogetie when he is
nuunize, for the spirit
= Is more than gifts.
~ has left the plain
ns people are trying
~ neighbors,- the
/ aa. has happened to
y be generous with
I've nothing. Those
nsy have everything
ID there are others
h forgotten if we
I'm
Rms people who give
= can't be bought.
pad a cent for pres
= make people happy.
n0ship and assur-
Nflstmas spirit has
na Of Faith, Hope,
ad charity is the
Eaat.
JACK to the famous.
ls Christmas, for it
meant to be simple.
. Be a day of hope
We should have good
our neighbor. We
v lnose who are
i. me and can't enjoy
aslloned Christmas.
: had to those who
sss But most Of
Be charitable to
~ i, not only with
@ understanding.
's'ating the birth of
- born in a stable,
Sra IN a palace.
Flo Hollett
aa',sting
y thought of the
there ;S ho.
Nnstmas and the
Puritan Colonies,
~ o the present
stnas as a day Of /
s.''' and giving
sae streets and
aa IN one way or
%yadls one, ''iiaS
sss,sy is celebrated
Asaas, :, fireworks, and
ssa California, a
y 40. S''s is given on
sassl sssn elaborate pro-
~ as'oFated. Auto.
10 seasss, bicycles,
afen decorated
- Puritan Colon
0 hann;no.o'i.
- q sinful, and
- nc net, the strict
oasbration Of
ed. How
ssa.assd,' 's~, and
slsad i. now a,u
Smyrna times., 1934-12-27

Erika Reinann
:, ,saDbomore Class
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-13

CITY BOTTLING WORKS
Manufacturers of Royal Guard Pl
Settler and SiphOn Bottles
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WALKER PRODUCTS
Zine Pretzels' and Potato Chips
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THOMAS THEARD
Sausage, Meats and Relishes
735 w. Henry st. RI. O037
BURROUGHS CASH REGISTl
1872 S. Penn. RI. 1858
]. L. KEACH
Fruits and Vegetables
108-112 S. Delaware st. RI. $685.
INDIANA NUT co.
230 w. McCarty st. Ii. 7647
CAPITAL ICE co.
$50 w. North ST. III. 2313
Evening star., 1934-11-11
c. C.U.C0NV0CAT|0N
TOH0NOR PRELATE
Cardinal O'ConneIPs Half
Century in Priesthood
to Be Observed.

Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary
of his ordination to the priesthood, a
convocation will be held Wednesday
evening at Catholic University honor
ing William Cardinal OConnell,
Archbishop Of Boston. Cardinal
O'Connell is chairman OF the Board
of Trustees of Catholic University and
dean of the American Hierarchy Of
the Catholic Church.
A luncheon will be held on the cam
pus at / pm. The convocation will
be at 9 pm, and there also will be
formal reception.
Will Get Parchment Scroll.
The bishops of the United States
will present Cardinal O'Connell with
q parchment scroll bearing their eX-
pressions of esteem and their sigma
lures at the luncheon. Most Rev.
Michael j. Curley, Archbishop of Bal
timore and chancellor of the univer-
sity, will present him with golden
chalice, the highest tribute which
one churchman can render to an
other of the faith.
The convocation will take place in
the university gymnasium with be-
tween 1000 and 5000 persons present.
The Government will be represented
by several outstanding figures, includ-
ing Attorney General Cummings, who
will be the official representative of
President Roosevelt, and Postmaster
General Farley. United States Su-
preme Court Justice and Mrs. Pierce
Butler, the former member of the
Board of Trustees of the university,
also will attend. The faculty Of the
university will attend in academic
costume and the student body will be
in the audience as unit.
Diplomats to Attend.
An international aspect will lend
itself to the convocation in the pres
ence Of the diplomatic corps with the
Ambassador of Peru as the ranking
guest. The gymnasium has been
decorated with the flags of all ma
tions in honor of the representatives
of those countries and as symbol of
the international character of the
church.
Three professions, starting at $3.50
pm, will converge upon the gym
nasium One, the faculty. trustees
and bishops, and the guest in whose
honor the convocation has been called
will form in Caldwell Hall; the second
will form in Mcmahon Hall, COM
prised entirely of students, both lay
and clerical, and the third, forming
at the front of the gymnasium. will
be composed of representatives of the
Government, the diplomatic corps,
the heads of the local colleges and
universities and other distinguished
guests. The three units. forming as
one, will enter the gymnasium and
proceed to the stage for the cere-
monies.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE
LUNCHEON NOV. 19
Address to Be Given by Mrs. Ker.
ans, President of Educa.
tional Council.

The Democratic League of the Dis
trict of Columbia will hold its first
luncheon of the Fall and Winter sea-
son in the La Fayette Hotel November
19 at 1890 pm.
Mrs. Grattan Kerans, president of
the District Women's Democratic Ed
ucational Council, will speak, telling
the part the council has taken in get
ting out the absentee votes here. Sew
eral others also are to speak.
The league will hold its monthly
meeting at the Racquet Club on the
evening of November 81. to be con-
sidered victory meeting" being the
first held since the recent elections.
Speakers at the latter session will
include Corporation Counsel E. Bar
rett Prettyman, Mrs. Kerans and Mrs.
Lester Pollock, chairman of the study
unit group of the league. A program
of music will be given.
The league is actively interested in
securing vote for residents of the
District.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
v. M. |. FETE TOMORROW

The 95th anniversary Of the found
ing of Virginia Military Institute will
be celebrated by a smoker of the
Washington Alumni Association at 8
pm. tomorrow at the Army and Navy
Club.
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, super
intendent Of v. M. l.. and former Gov
John Garland Pollard of Virginia will
be the guests Of honor and principal
speakers.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

ingtonians. society designed to aid
and promote Washington interests.
The meeting was held in the Brighton
Hotel.
Establishment Of q public Junior
college for the District also was urged
in another resolution, while q third
recommendation asked that Congress
be petitioned to establish funds for
educating honor students after gradu-
alton from local high schools.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
MEMORIAL SERVICES

Memorial services honoring Mrs.
Herman Hollander. who died here
October 10, will be held next Sunday
evening in the Adas Israel Synagogue,
Sixth and I streets.
The services will be under the direc-
tion of the various church groups with
which Mrs. Hollander was associated
here for many years.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

is sponsored by the Converts League
Of the Catholic Daughters of America.
Other discourses will be given by
Rev. Edward H. Roach Of st. Mat
thew's Church and DR.. A. j. BurgrafY,
c. s. p, Of st. Pauls College. The
Glee Club Of Georgetown University
will present q musical program.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
PRINGLE TO SPEAK
w. c. T. U. to Hear Discussion of
Gambling and Its Menaces.

Henry N. Pringle, director of the
International Reform Federation, with
headquarters here, will deliver an ad-
dress to the National Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union in Cleveland
Thursday on Gambling in the United
States and its Menaces."
Mr.. Pringle has been connected with
reform agencies in this city for ap-
proximately so years.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
VOTE FOR CITY URGED
IN SOCIETY RESOLUTION
Washingtonians Also Advocate
Public Junior College for
District Students.

A resolution asking that "contini-
Gus and active" support be given to
plans for establishing national repre-
sentation for the District was adopted
at . meeting last week Of the WASH
Evening star., 1934-11-11
BISHOP OF RALEIGH
TO DELIVER ADDRESS
"0bjectives of Faith" Will Be
Subject at Open Meeting
Thursday Evening.

Right Rev. William ]. Hafey, D. D.,
Bishop Of Raleigh, will deliver an ad-
dress on the "Objectives Of Faith" at
an open meeting Thursday evening
in the Willard Hotel. The meeting
Evening star., 1934-11-11
New Banks Opened,

Many new bank buildings are being
built in Hankow and new branches OF
several banks are being opened in
Central China.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

Spain will loan nearly $4,000, 900 to
small farmers at low rates.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
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The Washington times., 1934-12-29
SWIFT JUSTICE

MONTROSE, Colo. G.N.sO.
District Judge George w. Bruce
spent Sc for lunch, and saved tax
payers the expense Of a long
drawn-out trial. Citizens Of the
town of Norwood and farmers liv.
ing in the irrigated San Miguel
valley were at loggerheads over
water rights. The judge ordered
a recess, took lawyers, plaintiffs
and defendants to lunch. Three
hours later they returned to the
courtroom and entered an agree
ment in the court records, com
promise having been reached.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
Mesa Verde Fire
Is Called Largest

CORTEZ, Colo. G.N.S).-The
forest fire that recently whipped
through the Mesa Verde National
Park, destroying 10000 acres of
lodgepole pine, was the largest
in the history of the national park
service, Government officials re-
vealed. The blaze was conquered
after 10 days of struggle on the
part Of 1,450 firefighters, includ'
ing 900 Indians
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-08
WHAT IS AMERICAS OLDEST
BUSINESS

If you want to start debate any time
among the governments business experts
in Washington ask them what is the Oldest
continuous commerce on the continent
There are plenty of American business
houses more than 100 years old but it is
certain that there are older continuous
businesses than that though not under the
same firm name.
Experts are now beginning to agree
that either the commercial fisheries or the
fur business is the oldest continuous busi-
ness, with tobacco second because ex-
ports of that product began soon after
jamestown was established, and it now
looks as if the commercial fisheries are be-
ginning to crowd out the fur business for
first honors as North Americas oldest con-
tinuous commerce.
Washington's experts themselves are
now inclining to give the honor to the COM
mercial fisheries because they have learned
that Canadian historians and savants Dig
ging up facts on the 400th anniversary of
the discovery of Canada, to be observed
throughout the province of Quebec and
elsewhere this summer, have expressed the
opinion that the fisheries off historic Gaspe
peninsula in. Eastern Quebec were operated
by Europeans long before Jacques Cartier
landed there in 1884 IS
| Although they have no air-tight his
torical proof, some Canadian historians,
including erudite Jesuit scholars, believe
that the Gaspe fisheries were operated by
Greenlanders and Icelanders as early as
the 18th Century. Benjamin Suite de-
clared that Basques were engaged in fur
trading and fishing from the beautiful Gulf
of st. Lawrence to Lac st. Pierre, near
Trois Rivieres, long before the discovery
by Cartier.
1t is certain, however, that Europeans
rushed out to Gaspe Immediately after the
Cartier discovery and that the Gaspe
peninsula fisheries have been operated
continuously every year for profit since
then. The picturesque fleets and fishing
operations have now created new business.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-08
THE ROGERS RAILROAD

Will Rogers is known the world over
as comedian, but few know that he was
once a railroad magnate. "A story to that
effect is told, however, and for all we know
it may be true.
It is said that in the early days Of
Claremore, Willis home town in Oklahoma,
that flourishing village was five miles from
a railroad. Will and his brothers built a
branch railroad to connect Claremore with
the main line, also got up some nifty let
terheads, on which the names of the
brothers were listed as high officials of the
road. They also had some good-looking
courtesy passes printed, which they freely
exchanged with officials of other rail-
roads. BY this means they were enabled
to do quite bit of travelling without trans
portation expense.
When one inquisitive railroad presi-
dent took it upon himself to investigate the
status of the Rogers line, and found that it
was only five miles long, he wrote to pro-
test thatlit was not fair to exchange passes
with. such an Insignificant road
Will Rogers replied by admitting that
the Rogers line was not very long in length,
but that It was s.as wide as anybodys old
railroad"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-08
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print \
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece Of any person, clique.
faction or class; always do it, utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption o.
INF. tiea; denouncs vice and praise Virtue;
Commend good done by individual Or organ
lzation; tolerant Of others rights. views and
opinions; print only news that WIN elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.