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Smyrna times., 1934-12-20
NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE

There will be NO RUBBISH COL
LECTION next week on account OF
Christmas. Collection following
week.
REWARD
$1,000 reward will be paid for in
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction Of the guilty parties
who have been stealing electric
light bulbs used in outside Christ
mas Decorations and other uses,
public or private.
DOARD OF TOWN COUNCIL.
Attest: 8. c. Ennis, Sec.
Smyrna times., 1934-12-20

Published Every Thursday Morning, BY
r. d. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July s..
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10, 1907
Smyrna times., 1934-12-20
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the shareholders
of The National Bank of Smyrna. for the
election of Directors and the transaction
of such other business as may be brought
before the meeting, will be held at the
Banking House on Tuesday, January 9Th.
1885. between the hours of IL and IL a. m.
EDWARD T. PORTER. Cashier.
12-13 1T
Smyrna times., 1934-12-20
Sherif's Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias to
me directed will be exposed to sale by way
of Public Vendue at the Front Door of the
Colonial Hotel, in the town of Smyrna,
Kent County and State of Delaware, on
Smyrna times., 1934-12-20

Entered at the Post Ofiire at Sm- rnar Del
aware, as Second Class matter.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-29
REPORTS
1851 SURPLUS

Cheverly, Md, is ending its
present fiscal year with a sur
plus seven times as large as last
year, although delinquent taxes
are also larger, the report Of the
town treasurer shows.
The budget for the year totaled
81 1886. 06, with a cash balance Of
$561.20, compared with $78.12
for last year A total Of $1.676.54
was collected in taxes and inter
est, both for the current year
and from delinQuents.
Among the disbursements,
$4,000 was spent on labor and
material for road work. Other
items were $240 for the clerk and
treasurer's salary, 1924 for park
work, and $lS5 for legal ex-
penSeS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-29
BAY RIDGE SEES
NEW BOOM

The lure Of beautiful Bay
Ridge is as appealing to Washing
ton people in 1884 as it was 20
years ago when this resort was
recognized as the leading rendez-
vous for discriminating vacation
seekers.
The Baur House has been re-
decorated and furnished, and the
bath house and beach, modelled
after the smart beach club of
Miami Beach, are attractive and
commodious.
The accessibility Of this beach
to Washington is one Of its most
desirable features.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-29
RUSSIA STUDIES
NEW CHUTE

PITTSBURGH, (I.N.S0.-Sov1et
Russia may be the purchaser OF q
Pittsburgh inventors air pas
senger safety device.
This was indicated recently when
Andrew A. Vissman, technical ad'
wiser Of the Russian Scientific
Research Institute Of Aviation,
and r. Davidoff, director Of the
Warsaw Airport, conferred with
John H. Guffey, inventor Of a
"seat-parachute" apparatus for
saving the lives Of passengers in
the event Of airplane mishaps.
Although neither Of the visit
ors would confirm the rumor, it
was reported the Russians had
made the local inventor and
student pilot a proposal.
Using Seat-type parachutes that
are a part Of the Guffey device,
all passengers Of a 16.place plane
could be dropped into space with
safety in less than As seconds, the
inventor claims,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-29
Seaside Offers
Fireworks
Display

Preparations are being made at
Seaside Park, Chesapeake Beach,
for an appropriate celebration of
the Fourth. The resort will be
attractively decked out in flags
and bunting. In the evening the
crowds will be treated to q
dazzling fireworks display.
Because of its roomineSS and
numerous facilities for recreation,
Seaside Park is an ideal place to
spend holiday. The large free
parking place at the entrance to
the park accommodates 5000 cars
and the picnic groves can COM
fortably take care of 5000 per-
sons.
Salt water bathing in the large
Seaside Pool, enjoyable rides on
the coaster, the carrousel and the
miniature railway that runs
along the half-mile pier, dancing
in the cool Boardwalk Ballroom
are some Of the attractions that
make Seaside the favorite resort
Of many Washingtonians.
Extra train service to the
beach will be provided on the
holiday, trains leaving the Dis
trict Line Station at 1890 a. M,
2:30 p. m. and 4:40 p. m.
Weekly country dances were
inaugurated last Wednesday in
the ballroom, with a country
orchestra playing old-fashioned
tunes. Many summer cottages
at the beach and Family Day
visitors enjoyed hearing the
country orchestra playing old
fashioned tunes.
Moving pictures are shown at
the Seaside Theater on Monday,
Tuesday,. Thursday and Friday
evenings
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-29
Shade andLake
FOrdS Beach
Features

Ford's Beach Is rapidly find
ing favor with Washingtonians.
It's $50 acres Of unspoiled
scenery with shade trees front
ing directly on Chesapeake
Bay, 81 miles from Washing
ton, appeals to those seeking
real recreation.
The 14-acre lake on the prop
erty is an additional attraction.
The safe, sandy beach Is ideal
for children. Ford's Beach is
the nearest Chesapeake Bay re-
sort to Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-29
Head Injuries Kill
DiDer at Brunswick

FREDERICK, Md, June %.
Amos william Cannong died at
his home in Brunswick yesterday
Of head injuries received when he
dived into the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal near that town.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-29
Plans for Fourth
To Be Laid Today

Fourth of July celebration plans
will be formulated at a meeting
today of the citizens committee,
headed by James G. Yaden, meet
ing in the board room Of the
Franklin Administration Building.
Besides the program scheduled
Off the Monument Grounds, the
committee will discuss celebra-
lions in neighborhood centers and
parks,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-29
characterization
School to ReODen

Summer classes at the Amer.
icaniZation School, Tenth and H
SITS. N. w., will open for both day
and evening classes Monday, it
was announced yesterday by M.
E. Alton, head Of the Americana
cation department Of the District
Public Schools. Courses are Of
fered in English, reading an d
writing, citizenship, typewriting
mathematics and other subjects.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-29
Indictment Speeds
Kid71aD Sentence

CHICAGO, June % (U.S0.
Within 80 minutes after his in
dictment here. Eddie Durow, so.
called "weakling" member of the
Handsome Jack" Klutas kidnap
gang, pleaded guilty and was sep
fenced to IS years in prison for
his part in the ransom abduction
Of James Hackett, Blue Island,
ILL.,, gambler.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
Round Up of Communists
Ordered in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Sept. 10
GNSO.-Gov. Theodore Francis
Green today issued an order to
all police chiefs in Rhode Island
to round up every known Com
munist directly or indirectly con-
nected with the textile strike sit.
uation.
The governor was in communi-
cation with the heads Of police Of
Woonsocket, Central Falls and
Saylesville, and declared he was
convinced that radicals and Com
munists were at the bottom Of
the instructions which have
flared up in these sections since
last Monday.
Voluntary mobilization Of 1000
members of the American legion
and Veterans of Foreign Wars as
State police, to aid 1000 National
Guardsmen on strike duty, was
asked by Governor Green.
Hardly had the Governors or
ders for a roundup Of Communists
gone out than a report came in
that 81 alleged Communists, many,
Of them with Communist records,
were under arrest at Central Falls
and % were under arrest at Woon.
socket, one-third of them giving
out-of-state addresses.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
UNITED CIGAR :
PLAN DROPPED

The reorganization committee
for United Cigar Stores Company
reports its decision to abandon It's
plan of reorganization, promul-
gated in July of last year, owing
to changed conditions which make
it evident that the plan cannot be
put through in its present form.
Letters addressed by the COM
mittee today to the holders OF Ger
tificates of deposit for Cigar
Stores Realty Holdings, Inc,
debentures and to other partici-
pants states that due to improve.
ment in earnings Of the United
CigarlWhelan Drug Stores bust
ness and the liquidation OF other
assets, the cash position has
proved to be better than was an
ticipated, and permitted the pay
ment by the trustee in bankruptcy
Of three dividends aggregattng so
per cent of allowed claims, al.
though the plan contemplated
that only about 22.7 per cent IN
cash could. be paid creditors.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13

gins in the complaints of prop
erty owner who has not been able
to secure a loan. He often blames
the bank, not knowing it must fol
low rigid rules laid down by the
Federal Housing Administration.
Character Sole Security
The property owner may not be
a good credit risk. This is a
highly important factor, since
there is no security except the Dor
rower's good character and his
statements about his ability to re-
pay.
The property owner may have
in mind improvements that are
either forbidden by the housing
agency'S rules, or that are not
worth while. The repairing Of q
tumble-down house, or the altera-
ton of a home into store in a
locality where no store could be
successful are not worth while and
bank would be acting properly
to refuse loans in such cases.
There are many other reasons
why loan cannot be granted, and
it has been found that most are
not the faults Of banks. This is
true especially in Washington,
where about two dozen financial
institutions are striving nightly
to deal fairly with property own
ers, and to make the moderniza-
ton drive success.
TOmOrrOw's article will deal
with new rules on the mOderni-
ZatiOn loans.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
Ohio Rayon Workers
Vote to loin Strike

CLEVELAND, Sept. 10 G.N.sJ.
The national textile strike entered
Ohio on a major scale for the first
time today with the sympathy"
strike vote of 81 per cent Of the
unionized workers Of the Indus
trial Rayon Corporation plant
here, where 100 are employed.
William Kasson. general or
ganizer for the United Textile
Workers Of America, and the
executive committee Of the Rayon
Workers Union, No. 2,096, affili-
ated with the U. r. w., held a
session to complete plans for the
strike during the night. Mr.. Kas-
son indicated there was little like
lihood of a walkout today.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13

Some are not only granting the
necessary loans when property
owners knock on their doors, they
are also going out to sell the loans
and make property owners con-
sciouS of the benefits they can de-
rive from Uncle Sans plan to
bring property up to date and put
millions back to work.
Bank Agents Travel
Word comes of a bank in Vir-
GINA which has agents travelling
in nearby counties. apprising
property owners of the plan and
negotiating all arrangements on
the spot.
When told of the Virginia
banks travelling salesmen," a
prominent local banker called the
idea a good one. He told Of plans
being developed by several Wash
ington banks, already granting the
modernization loans, to band tor
gether for cooperative advertising,
in order that persons desiring the
loans may know where to, go.
At least one bank here is con.
Sidering advertising by itself, with
the idea of creating goodwill that
could not be obtained by any
other method.
This goodwill, it is considered,
may be important in the modern
1zation drive, because already
there are erroneous rumors about
the part local banks are playing in
the campaign.
One type of rumor usually be-
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
SET BACK
. Il YEARS, NEW
VOTES SHOW
Prohibition Forces Gloomy
Over Maine and South;
81 States Now Wet
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
international News Service

Repeal sentiment today has
swept dry forces back to their
1917 trenches-two years before
national prohibition became effec.
tive.
With seven more States to vote
on the wet and dry issue Novem-
Der 6, a continuing surge of repeal
sentiment would carry the drys
back to where they were in 1915
in Their war on liquor.
The victory of repeal forces in
Maine, long the banner dry State,
following a similar upset in South
Carolina, cast gloom over leaders
of the organized dryS.
Ground Lost Rapidly
Instead of a reaction against
legalized liquor, which was ex.
pected after the Eighteenth
Amendment was epealed 10
months ago, the drys are now
losing ground they won before ma.
tional prohibition was considered
seriously.
Dry leaders here were frankly
unable to explain the Maine vote.
The only suggestions made for the
overturn were that repealists had
more campaign money and Maine
saw in liquor a chance to boost
her tourist business. Maine was
legislated dry in 1851 and voted
dry in 1884.
With the Maine vote, 81 of the
4S States now are classed as wet.
The drys, through hard local
fights, had succeeded in cutting
down the wet States to this mum.
Der in 1917. BY the time national
prohibition was proclaimed, 80
States were dry.
Seven States To Vote
Since the Eighteenth Amend
ment was repealed, Mississippi
and North Dakota have voted
dry and South Carolina and
Maine wet.
The seven States soon to vote
on the legalized liquor are Florida,
Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, South
Dakota, West Virginia. and Wyo-
ming. In each case the vote is on
repeal or amendment of a State
constitutional dry clause.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
Bookings Steady
For Baldwin

Baldwin Locomotive Works
and subsidiary companies report
consolidated bookings for Aug
ust tOtaled $1,946,OOO, against
$1,944,OOO in July and $1,O51.OOO
in August, 1888.
Shipments in August tOtaled
$1,7S5,OOO, against $1,2O9,OOO in
the preceding month and 1884,
600 in August, 1888.
With bookings running in ex-
cess Of shipments, untitled or
derS at the end of the month
rose to $9,561, 900, from 1884, 900
at the end Of July, the highest
month in recent years. Bust
ness booked from January l to
August 81 tOtaled $15,O48,OOO,
against $6,233,O0O in the same
1888 period.
Shipments for the eight
months period tOtaIed $685..
900, against $5,O4S,OOO in the
like period a year earlier and
untitled orders ut the beginning
Of this year were $4,539, 900
against $2,627 900 q year earlier.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
AUTO FINANCING
DIPS IN JULY

The dollar volume of automobile
financing showed a decline from
June to July, though the latter
total remained above that for
July, last year, according to re.
ports by the Department of Com
merce.
Statistics by 1856 identical or
CARNATIONS showed total whole
sale financing Of $92,069,965 in
July, compared with $1O4,422,731
in June and $58,793,704 in July,
last year.
Retail financing amounted to
500, 630,687 in July, against $103,-
450,110 in June and $68,522,872
in July, 1898.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
Injury Puts V.P.L.
End on Sidelines

BLACKsBURG, Va, Sept. IS.
An injury has forced Creighton
Campbell, jr.. promising sophie
more end, out of football toys for
keeps at Virginia Tech. Upon
advice of the Tech coaches and
team physician, Campbell turned
in his uniform after hurting
again an ankle that was frac-
tured in spring practice.
Campbell is 6 feet 2, weighs
ITS, and played end for the fresh.
men last year. He is the son Of
a Tech graduate and lives In
Rluefi d, w. Va.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
How to Obtain Loans
Under Housing Act

Would you like to obtain an inexpensive, easv-
tO-repay loan for repairing or improving your
home, store or other improved property?:
WOuLd you like to convert your present short
term, expensive mortgages on vour home into a
neU LOng-tern1, per cent, amortized mortgage?
Would you like to obtain such new MORTGAGE
to finance the construction of nelv home?
An OF these benefits to property Owners are
prOUided under facilities being developed 6y the
Federal Housing Administration. For all infor-
nation and help, 1Orite your questions to the
Housing Editor, The Washington Times. Enclose
stamped, self-addressed return enevelOpe to
insure prompt, personal reply. Do NOT tele-
phone or call in person.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
SWITZERLAND

GENEVA, Sept. Is G.N.S0.
Poland henceforth will refuse to
accept control by the League Of
Nations Council over the all-im-
portant question of racial minori-
ties, Col. Joseph Beck, Polish For
eign Minister, declared in bomb
shell address before the League
Assembly today. League delegates
were startled no less by the bold
announcement Of Poland's divorc-
ing herself from League authority
than by the indirect revelation
that Poland had deserted the
ranks Of the followers of France
to join Germany in the European
Set-up.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
LOADS OUTLOOK
FAVORABLE

Final quarter railroad traffic
prospects are relatively favorable,
and the estimate of the Standard
Statistics Company, Of New York,
for aggregate care of freight in
1894 is placed at 81 900, 900, some
6 per cent over the 1888 total. 1t
is believed, however, that wide i'm
provement in tonnage volume
must await the spring of 1885,
when the durable goods industries,
providing important sources Of
traffic to the carriers. may rise to
higher levels Of activity.
There, are, moreover, two posi-
bilities which, IT IS hoped, may al
leviate the serious situation that
faces the railroads. First, the
railroad retirement act may be de-
clared unconstitutional by the
courts. Secondly, there is the
prospect that the I. C. C. may be
constrained to grant part, if not
all, of the rate increases recently
requ Led.
In any event. however, enhance
ment o.: earnings from the latter
source would no doubt be deferred
until 1885. Of longer term jmpor'
tance, steps are likely to be taken
to regulate operations Of Compel
ing transportation services.
The railroads will! certainly
bring pressure to bear at the next
session Of Congress to obtain Fed
eral supervision Of common carrier
trucks and buses, and waterwa!
lines. Success in overcoming the
present advantages held by these
competing transport agen cies
would greatly strengthen the earn
ingS position Of the railroads.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
10000 Hosiery Workers
On "Sympathy Holiday"

PHILADELP HIA, Sept. 10
U.N.SO.-Refusing to interrupt
their plans, despite the 24-hour
postponement ordered by the
executive council of the American
Federation of Full Fashioned
Hosiery Workers, 10000 Philadel-
phia hosiery mill employees walked
out today on a sympathetic holi'
day" union officials reported.
The workers, it was said, en-
tered the mills as usual this morn
ing, but a short time later walked
out Of the plants at q given sig
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
BOND INQUIRY
SEEN NEAR
BY LOUIS E. WHITE

Attempts to bring bonding COM
panies under the microscopic scru-
tiny Of the Congress for a thor
ough perusal of their practices
in connection with the bonding Of
Government employees handling
Federal funds will be made during
the coming session.
Leading the protest against the
premiums required by private
bonding companies is the United
National Association of Post OF.
flee Clerks, and officials of that
organization say they have the
support in this movement of other
Government employers groups.
Clerks Complain
The Post Office Clerks Associa.
ton already has complained to
the Post office Department
against the excessive bond rates
which members of their organiza-
ton are required to pay, declaring
that those rates are much higher
than the rates charged in the
commercial field" It intends TAX
ing the matter to Congress, posi-
bly, through the recommendation
of the Post Office Department.
In a letter addressed to the
Postmaster General, John j. Bar
rett, president Of the clerks asso
citation, said:
"The premium charge of IS
cents for a bond of $1,000 Is
made on an eK1pIoye who, in the
discharge of his duties, in no
way handles funds of the De-
partment. This premium charge
is 30 cents greater than the
premium paid by employees in
the commercial field, for a bond
of like amount.
"A rate of S1.3O a thousand is
charged for clerks who do
handle funds. This amount, too,
is believed to be exhOrbitant.
AS an example / shall endeavOr
to show you that in a particular
station in the city Of New York
where the amount Of stock car
ried is $4,000 and there are
eight men there who are paying
a total premium of more than
$3.50 a year covering the same
stock, whereas a blanket bond
in the sum of $4,000 could be
obtained at an approximate
premium charge Of $50 a year.
METHODS UNFAIR
"T believe the premiums
charged and the methods pur-
sued in bonding postal employees
have been most unfair in the
past and we are looking to yOu
for a new deal in this particular
phase of our employment"
The Post Office Department
said today that the matter Is the
subject of an inquiry which has
been under way for several months
but in some authoritative quar-
tiers it was pointed out that, des
pite whatever the Department
may learn, it is powerless to d.
more than make recommendation
to Congress that legislation b
enacted limiting the amount tn
various Government agencies Cal
permit their employees to pay il
premiums.
The postal clerks organization
has suggested that the Govern
ment bond its own employees VIII
have to be bonded, but certain
authorities point out that, shouit
a movement get under way il
Congress to enact legislation alonI
this line, the lobby of certain
companies would lay heavy hant
of prevention in the way.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13

nal" No effort was made to
picket the plants.
Officials of the T. W. A. we're
emphatic in declaring the walkout
was not a strike, but g holiday"
taken to lend moral" to the tex
tile strikers.
With the textile strike growing
more turbulent almost hourly in
eastern Pennsylvania, State
troopers, acting on orders from
Gov. Clifford Pinchot, today
launched an investigation into
rioting at Bridgeport.
The troopers are probing
charges made by William F. Kelly,
union leader in charge Of strikers
in Pennsylvania, that hired strike
breakers shipped into the strike
troubled town were responsible for
outbreaks of violence at the
James Lees & Sons WorSted mill.
By International News Service
Ten thousand unionized hosiery
workers in Philadelphia, who
struck today in violation of
agreements, were ordered to re-
sumo work Immediately by Emil
Rieve, president Of the Hosiery
Workers Union.
Mr.. Rieve explained the Phila-
delphia workers must have mis-
interpreted the strike call Of the
Hosiery Workers Union. He said
it had been decided to tenn
porarily stay the call for a walk
out in the Northern full-fashioned
mills where union rates are be-
ing paid,