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Smyrna times., 1935-12-12
Dupt. Blvd, Smyrna, Del.
Nov. 10, 1885.

Nov. 19, 1885.
Dear Bob:
Dad and I went to the Philadel-
phia Geological Gardens last Fri
day. We had wonderful trip.
The GOOD is one beautiful place in
the fall with the vari-colored leaves
and fall flowers. The admission is
thirty-five cents, and after we got
our tickets we went to the bird
house because I wanted to see it
most of all There were parrots,
canaries, love birds, horned owls,
pheasants, harp birds, peacocks
and many other kinds in the house.
Then we went into the reptile de-
partment. Here we saw crocodiles,
large water and king snakes, a
baby shark, lizards and lots of
other reptiles.
In the polar bear cage there
were eight baby bears and also
some seals in the water in the cage.
The monkeys in the monkey house
made faces at me. We saw a gi-
raffe that was fifteen feet tall. The
attendant had to get a long ladder
to put hay into the giraffe's mang-
er. 1 have not time to tell about
every thing saw, but 1 will tell
you more when I see you Christ
mas. l hope you are all fine.
Your pal,
Donald Ennis, 81.
Smyrna times., 1935-12-12


FOX CUBS AS
PETS-A Iabour-
er In England
chanced to see
ten little fox cubs
In a litter and ap-
parently orphans.
These two were
adopted by a Brit
ish innkeeper.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
ny CLAIRE MINSLnW.

Time was when the bath room was
left out Of the carefully planned color
schemes given the rest Of the house.
But not so today. Just as much
thought and attention 60 into making
1t colorful and pretty as In keeping
the kitchen CHEEKY and up to the min
ute. The new shower curtains, for ex-
ample, are lovely enough to be hung
anywhere in the home In the thin,
water-repellent synthetic silks, they
are far cry from the old rubberized
hangings that became mildewed in no
time. You can get transparent cur
tains, too, If you fancy them, and you
can doll up the effect with valances
which are sold with some of the 1885
types.
We saw stunning pure white satin
effect shower curtain on which green
geese with outstretched wings were
depicted. Another was in moire in a
gorgeous salmon pink; a third In a
huge checkerboard design. And for
the simmer pocketbook there are the
simpler, cotton like, Solid-color cur
tains bound in contrasting tones
green with peach. or pink with
green, etc.
Browns and yellows. popular In the
living room, are being used, too, in
bath room decorations. Chocolate
brown linoleum with inlaid white
stripes covers the floor; walls are
painted a clear, light yellow (flat not
enamel paint), and the new, good
looking solid-color brown rough towels
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Bath Room No Longer Left Out
Of Careful Color Scheme

and pure white hand towels with
brown borders complete the decore.
A more feminine color scheme is
made up Of white and varied shades
of blue. A little dressing table, the
center Of interest, is pictured for you
today. Its top Is mirror glass cut in
q form slightly deeper than semi
circle. The lustrous plated skirt Of
light blue is OF new fabric designed
by Donald Deskey. woven Of slit cellu-
lose film and cotton in nub effect.
Blue ribbon and glass tacks make a
tailored finish.
In this bath room the walls are pure
white. Little glass shelves holding
colored bottles for lotions, etc, make
an interesting pattern against them.
The towels are Of blue and white
polka-dot linen.
Another, more vivid, color scheme
for a bath room uses red, white and
black. The wall paper is Of washable
plaid, the shower curtain is OF red
transparent fabric, accessories are in
black and chromium, and q black
linoleum covers the floor.
Here's still another recipe with red
in it: Shower curtain Of scarlet moire,
dressing table skirt of red and white
peppermint-striped material, white
chenille rug on a red linoleum floor.
II you like something a little more
subtle, paint the lower section of the
walls a light silvery gray and the up
per part two shades Of ro6e-hrst, a
wide, horizontal band of rose, and
above it an equally wide band Of
Evening star., 1935-12-14

austerity, is one of gracefulness, per-
suasiveness and charm"
An ingenious experimental system OF
lighting illuminates the pictures, leav-
ing the center of the room relatively
dark. Material on display ranges
from HieronymuS Bosch down the
centuries to Van Gogh and his imi-
tators Councillor F. J. o. Boijmans
collected many of the most important
cahvases and bequeathed them to
the city. The new museum, there
fore, bears his name.
But the art consciousness of The
Netherlands never has been limited to
a few rich connoisseurs. Proof that
it is now as it was generations ago
a true folk passion may be found in
communities far smaller than The
Hague and Rotterdam. When the
Rijks museum at Amsterdam COM
memorated its fiftieth anniversary by
gathering the best RembrandtS in the
world for a special showing, July 13
to October 13, even the tiniest and
most distant villages sent pilgrims to
see the precious works. Men and
women, boys and girls, f1ocked to the
scene by the thousands. In America
nothing less than a prizef1ght would
have been needed to attract such
throng. Yet a guard at the Rijks
gallery told me: From the United
States We have more visitors than from
any other country"
Evening star., 1935-12-14
BALTIMORE PLANS
PARKING LOT TAX
Mayor Jackson Announces Plan
to Compensate for Loss
in Revenue.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 14.-Citing
losses in the taxable basis due to
the razing Of buildings to provide
automobile parking lots. Mayor How
ard w. Jackson announced this week
that some special form Of tax on the
auto parks is to be considered to
compensate for the loss in revenue.
This matter, he added, has been
referred to Dr.. Horace E. Flack,
head of the Bureau of Legislative
Reference, who already had been as
signed the task of finding new rev.
enue to tighten the tax burden on
real estate.
In regard to the parking lots. Dr.
Flack said his first step would be to
have every one listed and data pre-
pared showing the tax assessments on
the area before the buildings were
razed and after the tracts had been
cleared for the parking of cars. He
pointed out that by this survey, COW
ering the entire city, it would be
learned how much tax revenue was
lost by converting built-up tracts into
parking areas.
An effort Is to be made to have
some of the recommendations Of DR..
Flack prepared in time for legisla-
tive action at the forthcoming spe-
cial session of the General Assembly.
But all matters not ready by that
time will be submitted at the reg
ular session in 1897.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
INSURED PAPERS
SAFETY STRESSED
Demand for Mortgages in
That Class Held to EX-
Ceed Demand.

Recognition Of the insured mort
gage as q prime investment was not
long in developing, according to Robert
M Catharine, deputy Federal housing
administrator. The current demand,
he said, to purchase insured mort
cages far exceeds the desire of ap-
proved mortgages to sell this type Of
security.
The underlying security Of Govern
ment insurance, Mr.. Catharine con-
tinued, has made the insured mort
gage an exceedingly attractive in
vestment In the FIRST place, no mort
gagee can lose a penny Of capital In
vestment in insured mortgages. Un-
der unfavorable circumstances, that Is,
in case of foreclosure-the investment
would result only in O change from
yield Of maximum Of per cent per
annum interest and u Of per cent
per annum service charge to 3 per
cent debenture guarantee by the
United States.
"At the present time, selling activity
is noticeably greater in those commu-
mites where approved mortgages have
reached their limit and are willing
to release some Of the insured mort
cages in order to have additional funds
with which to make new insured mort
gage loans" Catharine said.
While the Federal Housing Admin
istration requires a notice of all trans
fers of insured mortgages, 1t assumes
no responsibility in arranging such
transactions and only stipulates that
the insured mortgages shall be prop
erly Serviced and that they shall be
held only by institutions that have
been approved as mortgages by the
Federal housing administrator.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
LIN0LEUM IN FAVOR
New Designs Increase Popularity
of Floor Covering.

The use Of linoleum as floor cover
ing is becoming more and more popu-
lar since the linoleum manufacturers
have brought out new designs suitable
for the drawing room and bed room,
as well as for the kitchen and bath.
Especially with the modern trend in
decorations as linoleum appropriate,
as the rich plain colors can be used
most effectively in decorative schemes.
and the infinite variety of design that
is made possible by the inlay method
allows the decorator free rein in lay
ing out the floors.
Not only are its decorative quail
ties appealing but the ease with which
it can be taken care of and its long
life and freedom from wear at points
of excessive traffic make it attractive
to the housewife and the servants.
Wax can be applied just as it is to a
wood floor, and the spots in front of
the door or under the desk, where
shoe leather mars the finish, can be
brought back to higher luster with
out going over the whole floor.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
LOAN DEMANDS HEAVY
$4ee, 800 Applications at z. Il. A,
Booth at Session.

BALTIMORE, Md, December IA
(SpeciaD Applications for extended
modernization credit loans totaling
s4ee 800 were obtained at the Federal
Housing Administration information
booth during the recent convention Of
the American Bottlers of Carbonated
Beverages. 1t is understood that both
new equipment and machinery and
structural changes to bottling plants
will be made when the loans are con-
summated.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

lighter rose. Paint the ceiling white,
in which bit of the light rose has
been mixed.
At the windows hang curtains Of
rose pink seersucker with white cot
ton ball edging, and use pink and
white towels and a pink and white
plaid washable rug on the floor.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Change Of Piping.

When it is necessary to change
piping, especially when soil and waste
pipes have to be cut, have an expert
plumbing contractor to do the job.
Don't rely on the handy-man. Such
work requires experienced hands,
since its proper handling concerns the
health of the entire family.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

Acacia loans are available to
owners Of satisfactorily To-
Gated properties in Washing
ton and nearby Maryland
and Virginia. The s6.15 per
$1,000 plan is available only
on new properties or proper
ties recently completed.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
IMPROVEMENT URGED
Landlords Told to Realize Their
Business Is Competitive.

Only landlords who realize that
they are engaged in a highly competi.
tive business and who are prepared
to meet that condition will reap the
profits which will come in the wake
of rapidly returning prosperity, &C
cording to Runyon S. Baldwin of New
York, well-known real estate broker.
Mr.. Baldwin stated that 1t Is al
ready apparent that buildings that
have been remodeled and improved
are showing a small percentage Of
vacancies, while neglected structures
are operating far in the red"
Evening star., 1935-12-14
PRODUCTS STIR QUERIES
Report Quickening In

terest in New Developments.
Architecture, published by Charles
Scribner's Sons, reports greatly &C
celerated interest among architects
all over the country in new products
that have developed during the past
year. =.
Requests coming to Architecture"
for information about new products
reached a total OF 6,5s7 during Sep
tember. Architects reporting these
inquiries said they had more than
sl3,759, 500 worth Of work In hand.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Pine Cones Add Yule Note.

Large pine cones. touched with gold
paint, add Christmas note to a room
when they are placed on side light
ing fixtures with branches of ever
green,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-12-19
Navajo Woman Boss Of Wigwam,
Says Authority on Indian Customs

as white woman for she went
away to school. Returning to her
tribe. she married young brave who
already had wife and baby.
II didn't want to marry him. I
didn't love-" she confessed. 'But my
people pursuaded me to marry him.
Now, no longer live with him; l
am divorced"
Divorce among the Navajos con-
sists In separation without benefit Of
a court decree. Marriage, also, often
takes place without a ceremony. The
common procedure Is for the Navajo
maiden and her lover to begin living
under the same shelter, thereby an
nouncing to the clan they are mar
rled. Occasionally, after the first
child Is born, they have marriage
ceremony.
ut Is not strange" said Eekh-pah,
"for Navajo man to have more
than one wife at the same time. But
the woman never has two husbands
unless one Is dead or unless she has
a divorce"
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ADVENTURES
CLUB

Soldier In the Sea-
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter.

VOU know boys and girls sometimes it there amt JUS
te this adventurous old world of and don't believe
ask Benny Graham Benny has tale of adventure and nu
ce that happened the late 1927 off Fort Mcdowell i'll
San Francisco Bay, California
Benny soldier Mcdowell "caubn
his Scofed the
Amelia Earhart to-Il
the and one
Of q One In
you ahead" he said 'Il
noticed
a he
Strong Ocean Current Sweeps Benny to Sea.
lie headed back his
a
would couldn't
he finally drted with It,
Benny
once lip Of Know as
The cold would
Lighthouse Haven Is Hard to Approach.
the
slant with headd for the fast disappearing tip the island
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PATTERN o545

''As easy as pie" TO fit between
two graceful raglan sleeves, wedge
shaped yoke is distinguishing fea-
ture of this rather dressy, yet mex
pensive afternoon frock. You'll find
1t hard to decide which sleeve treat
ment Is the more charming, the one
that tapers to a snugly buttoned cuff,
or the one which stops just short OF
the wrist. Don't forget to note the
very new, gored skirt with its subtle
flare. If it's dressy dress you want,
black satin Is ideal; but If you're out
for color, choose a richly hued nov
city synthetic.
Pattern 9545 may be ordered only
in sizes IA, 16, IS, 20, 80, "a, SO, 38.
40 and A.. Size 16 requires 3ia yards
80 inch fabric and "a yard contrast
ing. Complete diagrammed sew chart
included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins or
stamps (coins preferred) for this pat
tern. Be sure to write plainly your
NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUM-
BIER and SIZE.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 232 West Eight
zenith ST., New York. N. \.
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hope
lighthouse tip away
current taking that direction!
bay--and
that vi
happier than
flashed off, lighthouse
on
you
hitting awfuy
changing
the middle
only thing o 10 nd ace
the light
Hours by Despite efforts felt myself eahl The
light seemed ri began numb and
Rock Never Before Felt So Comfortable.
just sink my hit grabbed
o Benny's yarn.
unfortunately
nust OF clothes bride
wedding
lighthouse
flashed Benny for
finally house
n [
probably would still
island he luck that His
Benny Finds Out How Much He's Missed.
Kckes'
Ben
and the noncom drove him back toward
They clothes shocked
find that his old had watching them He got
o fahessness 0
end Benny
unknd cut Of all"
revense
wassee ghosts and nearly died Of fright
C-wNu
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White women Insist on their rights
and fight for independence. Navajo
women are such complete bosses In
the wigwam they don't have TO
worry about emancipation.
They head their clans. which are
established on the mothers sltle.
and holds the strings of the family
purse because the Navajo wealth Is
In sheep, which are handed down
from mother to daughter.
This is divulged by Wick Miller,
who has given much time and study
to Indian arts and customs.
Navajo women don't argue about
equal rights" he said. And they
don't insist on deferential gestures;
they know their word Is final, their
position is enviable."
One of the Navajo weavers, Eekh-
pah Coming Again Woman), sub
stantated this idea. II don't argue
about my rights" she said. II don't
even think about them, and neither
does any other Navajo woman"
Dressed In deer kin moccasins and
a gayly colored skirt topped by a
dark velveteen blouse. Eekh-pah
fingered her turQuolseset bracelets
and talked quietly about the Gus
toms of her people.
"Our women keep busy" she ex-
planned, with making blankets and
rugs. We get the wool from our
sheep, comb and card 1t. and then
spin 1t on that" She pointed to n
distaff. remnant o. the ancient type
of spinning wheel.
She further explained that the wool
Is dyed after 1t Is spun and then
woven into rugs and blankets on n
loom.
Eekh-pah speaks English as well
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or INTEREST TO
THE HOUSEWIFE

SCOT water Is excellent for plants.
Put SCOT taken from chimneys, fur
naces and stoves into a bag and sus.
pend bag In a pail of water. Let
stand for a week before using.
There Is nothing like a beautiful
piece of red lacquer to give the note
of color that lifts a room from its
state of former drabness. 1t may be
a magazine rack or coffee table.
but the laequered pieces we have In
mind are exquisitely done with
finish as smooth and suave as an
eggshell. The designs In gold are
fine and delicate and the appearance
of these exceptionally lovely pieces
is quite different from the average
lacquered furniture.
II cake mixture has been made too
stiff do not add more milk to 1t.
Beat an egg and add gradually until
mixture is of desired thickness.
Something quite different In the
way of ash trays are charming little
oak leaves made of hammered silver
And beside being extremely useful
they have the added virtue OF being
in keeping with your table silver. So
many ash trays look out of place If
you want to put them on the table
To prevent shoulder straps slipping
off, cut piece Of tape long enough
to hold straps. Sew one end Of tape
to inside of dress on shoulder seam.
>Then sew one-half of snap fastener
onto shoulder seam and the other on
the loose end of the tape.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-12-19

king | make my slave as easily as
subject his slave.
II speak through the birds of the
air, the Insects of the field, the sigh
Ing of the wind, the crash Of water
on the rockribbed shores, and | am
heard by the soul that hears me- In
the clatter of wheels on city's streets.
Il know no brother, yet all men are
my brothers; ! am father of the bes.
that Is In them and they are father
of the best that is In me. am Of
them and they are Of me, for | am the
instrument OF God
81 am music. boston Herald.
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admired Its exquisite art. A sudden
thought flashed through his mind.
Wouldn't mother love something like
this? Wouldn't she get thrill out of
showing 1t to her friends?'
Quickly his resolution to buy moth
Ing but practical gifts vanished into
thin air. He would buy the piece for
mother. For the rest Of the family,
and others. he would get the gifts he
had planned. but mother must have
something to bring that light into her
eyes that he loved to see. He was
quite sure this lovely pottery would
turn the trick He could almost hear
her say, "Oh. Kenneth. I've wanted
something like this all my lifel'
The purchase thrilled him with a
strange satisfaction. He knew that ne
wouldn't have got the same JOY out of
buying something ordinary. He wasn't
going to sneer any more at people buy
-lng "geegaws." Christmas seemed 10
call for something different There
should be practical gifts. too; no
Christmas tree was complete without
handkerchiefs. sweaters. hose and
gloves, and such things but there should
be other things, too .. Man did not
live by bread alone. Kenneth was find
Ing out. other things were necessary,
too.
Suddenly his face broke into a grin.
That's the very thing he would do. He
would buy every last one of the family
something practical, but he would also
buy them something that he felt they
would love to have: some Bit of beauty
or frivolity that they would not other
wise get
The money that he was spending had
come to him In letter from his grand
father Il few days before. "Buy Christ
mas gifts for the family with this" the
old man had written. at Is quite
sum for a young fellow to spend alone,
but am sure that you will do 1t wise
ly. And want your report of what
you bought after the holidays are
over,
Kenneth had felt sure that his
grandfather would want him to buy
sensible things. but now. he felt diff
ferently. Something inside of him
seemed to say that the way he was
going to spend the money now was ex-
actly as his grandfather wanted him
to. What a letter he would have TO
wrlte-surely he could put all the new
found Joy that he was experiencing
into every line.
For now Kenneth WAS really In tune
with the spirit Of Chrktmas. There
Was not shopper on the streets as
happy as he was. Every counter
seemed to nave taken on new interest !;
shopping was really pleasure, the
biggest thrill that he had known In a
long time.
He hurried 10 the book counter. Jane
was going to have those leather-bo
volumes Of essays that she had wanted
for so long. And Jimmie-Jlmme was
going to get that motion picture ma
chine he had been talking about. Gee,
he could see Jimmie's face on Christ
mas morning; wouldn't he get thrill
out OF showing the thing to his friends.
And dad. well. dad WAS going to get a
new set of golf clubs, brand new
bag OF drivers mashies. and putters
And grandfather was going to get a
letter about the shopping trip and Its
results that would lift him right out
of his chair
q Western Newspapers Union.
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PANAMA CANAL NOT
JUST MERE DITCH: A
SECOND-STORY LAKE

The Panama canal IS Of tre-
mendous Importance for 1t makes 1t
possible for us to have one navy
instead CT two. The excellent way
In which the locks are handled lets
us move the whole of our fleet from
the Atlantic into the Pacific. or vice
versa, In day and half. And, fur
therm0re, from "a purely engineering
angle this canal Is more vulnerable
than most.
1t Is not Gas so many people still
seem to believe) big ditch dug
across the narrow strip of noun
famous land that connects North and
South America. 1t Is really Sec
ond-story lake that carries the ships
from one ocean to the next by way
of the attic. Instead Of digging
deep ditch across the isthmus, )ur
engineers damned up two small
rivers and created two vast artifi-
cial lakes. They then cut through
the narrow mountain ridge that sep
arated these two lakes and construct
ed number of gigantic locks which
carry the vessels from the Atlantic
tidewaters to the artificial lake,
away up high between the mountains,
and which drop them just as gently
when the time has come for them to go
~ 81, thn ofhor ron~g
A canal like that depends for Its
efficiency upon Its locks. Once one
of the locks has been destroyed or
even seriously damaged, the canal
Is as helpless as an automobile with
out gasoline. Willem Van
Loon In Cosmopolitan.
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Walter Damrosch Gives
Word Picture of Emusic"

Servant and master am |. Servant
Of those dead. and master of those llv-
Ing.
Through my spirits immortals speak
the message that makes the world weep
and laugh, and wonder and worship.
Il tell the story Of love- the story OF
hate, the story that saves. and the
story that damns
II am the incense upon which prayers
float to heaven.
II am the smoke which pals over
The field OF battle where men lie dying
with me on their lips.
II am close 10 the marriage altar.
and when graves open stand nearby.
Il call the wanderer home, | rescue
the soul from the depths, ] open the
lips Of lovers, and through me the
dead whisper to the living.
"One ! serve as | serve all; and the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-12-19
An Odd River

The Indian river In Florida begins
In the same ocean as that In which
It ends, for 1t Is a. long, narrow arm
OF the sea running parallel with the
East coast and stretching from Day.
tona to Fort Pierce. 1t IS, however.
not strictly a river, In spite Of Its
name.