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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-30
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 THE EDlToR. o. What are the odds against a pat royal flush in Poker?
 A. The odds are 64s.70O to |. o. Should sea food cocktails be eaten with spoon or fork?
 A. With an oyster fork.
 Q. When did Roscoe c. (Fatty) Arbuckle die?
 A. June 29, 1883.
 Q. What role did Bebe Daniels play in the motion picture. "Sil- yer Dolar?"
 A. Lily.
 o. From what university did J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Inves- legations division of the U. s. De- pertinent of Justice graduate? A. He received his LL.B. from
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Test Your Knowledge

Can you answer seven of tlless test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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Daily Almanac

Moon rises 3;fi n. m. tdaylight tImc). sun rises 5iiD q. m.; sets s;s0 p. n., (dayllght tlme).
 An vehicles must be lighted thirty min. utoh after sunset.
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Height of Vanity

Height of Vanity
 Towns full of redheads, many
 of them ex-blondes conducting new chromatic experiments. Or did
 they read the Chicago professors statement that there are almost np
 red-headed old maids?.. Seems wearing spats. Many of them do,. though, to keep out ashes. :.
 Americans dramatiGe themselves more than any other people. Sky
 scrapers, for example, are silly but
 good for the ego. High pressure salesmen wouldn't get to first base if they didn't play to our vanity.
 making us feel important. Most stenographers have an idea they'll
 be movie stars, or should be. Small
 boys have given up their plans for the presidency, or the fire depart
 ment. They're all going to study law and become G-men.
 Before he became a restaura- teur. Jack Dempsey lived on scraps
 ... Does anybody know why mag azines are dated so far in ad- vance? Did Ben Franklin bring out the Saturday Evening Post on
 Tuesday morning?. New Workers in general are like the chorus sis- terhood-afraid of the sun. True, the warm days of early summer
 bring out n lot of bucoilc strollcis in the squares and parks, but there are many who scurry for shadow retreats-Leon and Eddic's or the
 bar at Twonty-onc. some will re- main there until next November. Others will stay in hiding oilis until it rains, 70 they can conh out swearing at the clements
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Q. What role did Bebe Daniels play in the motion picture. "Sil- yer Dollar?"
 A T,ilv
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Q. When did Roscoe c. (Fatty) Arbuckle die?
 A. June 29. 1883.
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Repetition

Repetition
 Among my pet peeyes is the trick that advertising writers have of using certain words until they're worn threadbare. Cleared is such a wordy and you hear it every where, even from pulpits. Modern Christianity is geared to science" Manufacturing is geared to sales methods" Gear your kitchen to present-day efficiency" Maybe we are all cogs in the modern grind, but we don't like being reminded of it.
 Take "Streamlined". Take it and automobiles, trains and planes okay. But not chorus girls, sand- wiches, corsets, automobiles, razors and cocktails.
 Whimsey is all right in able hands. but I doubt that many ap- petites are whetted by some of the names thought up for new foods. especially fancy biscuits, or cook ie wookies. A Manhattan pet shop sells sleeping baskets for dogs and calls them puppy sleepies.
 People who are always right, get on my nerves, and in the same way electric clocks to, too. Clocks should L5 fallible so that the own CTS can have a decent alibi for be- ing late. I cherish a wrist watch which stops every now and, then. New York is inhospitable to the, tired stroller, offering too few places to sit down. Practically all low walls around churches and public buildings ar studded with unfriendly spikes. If there are no spikes, there are watchmen, who are just as rude.
 For irony. there is the Jefferson quotation on the monument in Union square. "How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of. ....." It's very true, though. Ask any lounger in Union square and doubt he could name you a single blessing. Local doctor prescribes night club attendance for preventing nervous disorders. He must mean when somebody else is paying the checks. :. :. Best idea for saving wear and tear on the nerves is a silent fiddle, made so only the player can hear the notes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-30

Q. What are the odds against a pat royal flush in Poker?
 A. The odds are 649,70O to 1,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-30

Q. Should sea food cocktails be eaten with a spoon or fork?
 A. With an oyster fork.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-30

o. Who is the Chancellor of Oxford University, England? A. The Rt. Hon. Viscount Hal flax.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-30

Q. Who is the British AmbasN sador to Italy?
 A. Sir Eric Drummond.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28

made when our parents saw the
new addition to the Smyrna Times.
| only hope your parents read it,
and enjoy it as much as mine do.
1t is not something to skip and say
to yourself that it would be boring,
as it was written by children. But
there you are wrong. If you
would only stop to read some of
the humorous articles, you would
change your mind Also you would
learn something about the school,
and what we are doing.
So please don't skip our interest
ing articles. If the first is not in
teresting read on, and l know you
will enjoy it before you are finish
ed.
Maxine Schultz.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28

budgets must omit any tax fol
road purposes. The original pro-
vided the bill would become opera
tive as soon as signed. Mr.. Simon
offered an amendment to make il
effective July 1, this year. This
was adopted by a party vote % to
II. Representative Brown, Demo
crat, offered three amendments to
the bill but all of them were voted
down by the Republicans. Mr..
Hughes said the New Castle coun-
ty and the Sussex county Republi-
cans in the House had been oppos-
ed to this bill and he understood
both delegations had been prom
ised their counties would be taken
care of if they would support it in
such way that none of the men
now employed on county roads
would lose their jobs. He said it
was no secret the Republicans had
been cunning" for Kent county,
the last Democratic stronghold in
the State, and he recalled the bill
in the Senate to take from the
Kent Levy Court all roads in that
county and to require the court to
pay the state 100000 annually for
their maintenance. He said if this
bill passed it woud prove the Re
publicans intended to tear into"
the Democratic organization in
Kent county. Representative Roe,
Democrat, asked # there had been
any objections to the bill in the
caucuses but MI. Simon
replied they were private and what
-ranspired there was no body's
business but the Republican mem
oers. On the roll call the vote for
The bill was % and that against it
13, Mr.. Hutchinson, Republican, lin
ng up with the Democrats against
t. The bill to increase the tax on
gasoline one cent a gallon effective
Juy l, this year was passed by a
vote of % to 13.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
DOVER FIREMEN ELECTION
Thomas E. Baker Heads Robbins
Hose Company AS Fire Chief

At the annual election of fire
chiefs of Robbins Hose Company
held last week the largest number
of votes ever cast at meeting of
the company for fire chiefs was
polled. Seventy-six votes were
cast resulting as follows: Chief,
Thomas E. Baker, 73 votes; Harry
r. Hancock votes. First assist
ant chief William c. Boyer, Jr., 40
votes; Hughlett A. Colt 36 votes.
Second assistant chief, Robert c.
Dentsen, 54 votes; Benjamin F.
Simmons, Jr., % votes. The cleo
tion was held by the following
judges appointed by City Council
as provided for in the bylaws of
the company: Past president, Rob
bert d. Simmons; past chief, Har-
ry R. Hancock, and ]. E. Leo Scan
Ion.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
SASSAFRAS BRIDE GROOM
Given Dinner Party by Brides
Parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Coyey

Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Covey,
of near Sassafras, Nd, entertained
at dinner recently, in honor of the
recent marriage of their daughter,
Betsy Marie Covey, to Mr.. Elwood
t. Wilmington Their guests be-
sides the bride and groom were: !:
Mr.. and Mrs. &c. Wilmington and
daughters, Mary and Madelyn, of
near Middletown; Mrs. Margaret c.
Bowdle and Mrs. Anna Davis and
niece, Miss Elizabeth White, of
Easton, Md; Mrs. Mary E. Covey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Covey and fam
lily, of Betterton, Md; Mrs. Edna
Eidwell and Mrs. Virginia Benson,
of Wilmington; Mr.. Burke Moore,
of Middletown, and Mr.. Dorsey
Guessford, of Elkton, Md.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
THIEVES TAKE CIGARETTES
Harry T. MoOre's Pool Room, Do
yer, Entered Early Last Week

The pool room Of Harold T.
Moore, in the Priscilla block on
Loockerman street, Dover, was
broken into some time early last
week. Aside from a few cigarettes
and a small amount of change in
a cash drawer nothing else of
value was taken. F1ingerprints
were left on the glass of one of the
doors and have been photographed.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
MARRYING PARSONS ELL
House Defeats Senate Bill to Pre-
hibit Roadside Advertisements

/ Members of the House Friday
afternoon, by vote of 25 to 6, de
feated Senator VanSant's bill which
would have prohibited signs along
the State highways advertising
places where information could be
obtained relative to performance of
marriages in neighboring states.
Representative Brogan, Brown,
Clark, Heal, Pierce and Simon
was the only ones to vote for the
measure. The bill was designed to
prevent the use of billboards along
the Glasgow road to advertise
places where marriages could be
performed in Elkton. 1--WE have
billboards all over this State ad-
vertising everything under the
SUM-" Representative Zebley said,
"and why single out some marry
ing parson with bill of this
kind p He said the farmers de
rive some revenue from billboards
placed on their properties. The bill
had ben passed by the Senate sew
eral days ago. It would have pro-
vided a fine Of $100 or a year in
prison for violating any provision
OF the measure and it also specified
every day such sign was allowed
to stand would have constituted a
separate offense.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
Versatile Canine Plays
Piano, Drums, Mandolin

Seattle.-Micky. four-year-old fox
terrier owned by Mrs. d. G. Read
is said to be Americas most YER
satile canine musician. The dog
plays the piano. drums. mandolin
either and a One-string Chinese in.
strument He started his music
lessons when six months old, on
a toy piano.
Micky handles the drums with
small sticks clipped to his paws
Picks for the stringed instruments
also are slipped on. His selections
are not always classical. but are
effective.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28

boyhood when he first left home to
take to the open road as a rider in
circuses and Wild West rodeos.
Buck was the first contract "stunt
man" in Hollywood.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
he happiness of his people.

IHt HdpIPHtsS OI MS PeUpI5.
Friday and Saturday = Buck
Jones who knows the life of a cow
boy with all its ups and downs,
having been a member of great cir
cuses, rodeos and transforming
tours of the country, plays another
rugged Western role as star of
when a Man Sees Red" There is
nothing Buck has left unturned to
learn the art of handling a horse,
roping roping cattle, bull-dogging
wild steers and using a six-shooter.
The wild ruggednessN it takes to
make a picture cowboy has been
drilled into Bucks hide from early
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
Motorcycles Hazardous

Harrisburg, Pa Motorcycles con-
tinue to be the most hazardous
means of highway transportation
in Pennsylvania, the division of
safety reports. In 1884. 43 persons
were killed and 541 injured in 612
motorcycle accidents in Pennsyl-
Vapia
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know i'm and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

The Ladies Aid of Townsend
met at the home of Mrs. G. Lester
Daniels for election of officers as
follows: President, Mrs. Bessie
Reynolds; vice-president, Mrs. L G.
Webb; secretary, Mrs. James A.
Hart, Sr., and treasurer, Mrs. Will
liam Deakyne.
Euegen Shallcross, president Of
the New Castle County Wheat Pro
duction Control Association, an
nounced that Richard t. Cam, Jr.,
of Kirkwood, will succeed Edward
w. Cooch, of Cooch's Bridge, as
treasurer. Mr.. Cooch said he is un-
able to devote sufficient time to
the treasurer's work due to his law
practice.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mannering
are being congratulated on the
birth of twin sons, the new arriv-
ais being born on Wednesday,
March 18th. The parents now
have IL children, ranging in ages
up to 13 years. They have lost
two children, twin girls born a few
years ago. The motherf and sons
are doing we'll
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28

A total of 6O,3366 chauffeurs' and
operators licenses have been sold
this year compared with 1852
during the same period last year.
Secretary of State Smith has sent
a list of those who were involved in
accidents or convicted of reckless
driving last year and who have
failed to take the re-examination.
Superintendent Reynolds of the
State police, said recently that
copies of the list will be distribut-
ed to all State police stations and
a close check made to see if any of
those listed are driving without
licenses. There are over 400 on the
list.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
!E!S E!:::!Ss'
E.J.inAal,SS0&A
:. strand Theatre

at Strand L ho
4 The House e of Roth5. Ho
l., George Arliss. He E
I made the House q
y masters Of nations!
.saard he sought was
l'n lp'onthschild screed; to
',-itv. to trade with
-,.lk the world with
! .,crificed victory for
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28

counties of any further response
bility for them. This measure also
specifics that after July 1 the
Levy Courts in making up their
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28

cllograph device that Eddie Duchin, popular
young pianist and orchestra leader, could see the
wave-form images his playing produced the fuo-
resent surface OF the instrument Engineers
to anayze sound and electrical circuits by studying
these images
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
Worship Mountains

Eastern people make of their
mountains holy places. to be ap-
preached In solemn pilgrimage.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28

Subscribe to The smyrna Times,
S1.50 per year. in advance.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28

During the past winter, several
hundred men and women have been
coming together in the Public
School Adult Education Centers of
Kent County to participate in var
ious educational activities. Thorugh
their representatives in County
Advisory Council these men and
women have voted to meet in the
Milford Public School on Friday
evening, March 90, for a final As
sembly Program arranged by the
members of the classes and their
leaders.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
HOUSE VOTES
ROADS TO STATE

Continued From Page Two)
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
Smyrna High
School Activities

CONTINUED From Page SKI
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28
F1STRATED NEWS PICTURES OF THE WEEK

~ noNT CATCH THE BABE - Mize,
s.,ker of the Cincinnati Reds, trying to
!, none other than George Herman Ruth
IN, of first base. Result-NOne.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-28

Twenty-seven seniors at the Uni
versity of Delaware and one mem
ber of the faculty, Dr.L. A. StearnS
were initiated into the Newark
chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi Hon
or Society at a banquet in Old Col
lege last week. Fifteen of the
students were from Delaware Col
lege and twelve from the Women's
College. Membership in this So
ciety is based almost entirely on
scholarship.
Announcement is made by May
or of Dover, ]. Wallace Woodford,
that the entire amount of Dovers
refunding bonds of $439,OO0 has
been taken by the Dover banks at
par. This issue of bonds recently
authorized by an Act OF Legisla-
ture now in session bears 31a per
cent interest and are serial bonds,
$4,000 of which mature each after
five years. The refunding issue
retires all of Doyer's outstanding
bonds
Evening star., 1935-11-03

horror. Even women armed with
hatchets fought valiantly to rescue
the imprisoned unfortunates. Meet
ing street from Broad street to Hazel
is a wreck and is lined with unfortu-
mates. To add to the horror of the
scene, many fires broke out and were
Intellectually fought by the Fire De-
partment. The night was hideous,
with the groans of the dying, the
screams of the wounded and the
prayers of the injured. It is impos-
s:ble to estimate the losses of persons
or property at present. Up to 10 am.
today there had been 10 distinct
shocks"
Immediately after the dreadful news
reached Washington The Star opened
the first subscription list here for the
people of the stricken city, and the
Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbia soon called for contributions
to The Star fund.
There are so many notable cities
in the United States that few can re-
call off-hand what each one has con-
tributed to the historic Importance Of
the Nation. Charleston is one that
can be rightly proud of the great men
1t has given to our country. Space
here is too limited to cover the life of
such an important State as South
Carolina. or even the city of Charles
ton, and yet one might be forgiven all
other offenseS if he Just did not for
get to mention the coming of the
I.uguenots, Gen. Francis Marion,
Sergt. Jasper and Fort Sumpter, and
one must not forget to mention the
patriotism of Rebecca Motto, Eliza
beth Steele and other women of this
fair Southern State
At Charleston the Huguenots landed
Evening star., 1935-11-03

scientist, who was then employed by
the Geological Survey. had his home
at 1924 Corcoran street, and here, on
the upper floor of what happened to be
q three-story brick-after the culmi-
nation of the first shock of the
phenomena-he rigged up a rough
substitute for a seismograph, using
q tumbler of water placed on a stand
in the center of the room, and the
high headboard of the bedstead served
as a rude seismometer. However, by
Evening star., 1935-11-03

"Time Of commencement of con-
tinuous tremors, l0:08.
Time of elimination Of the Sec
ond shock. 10:091a.
Duration of second shock, about
80 seconds.
Time Of termination Of second
series Of tremors, 1913"
But down at the Palmetto City q
far more serious condition prevailed,
for the disturbance had caused a prop
erty damage Of more than s5,000,000
and many lives were lost. News did
not travel then as fast as it does
today, but by the following day prac-
tically full details were published in
The Star. The telegEaphic story
reading in part:
CHARLESTON, S. c.. September
IAN earthquake such as has never
before been known in the history of
this city swept over Charleston last
night shortly after 10 o'clock, causing
m're loss and injury to property and
far more loss of life than the cyclone
Of year before.
THE city is wrecked, the streets
are encumbered with masses of fallen
bricks and tangled telegraph and tele-
phone wires, and up to an early hour
it was almost impossible to pass from
one part Of the city to another. The
first shock was by far the most severe.
Most of the people, with their fami-
lies, passed the night In the streets.
which even this morning are crowded
with people afraid to re-enter their
homes.
more than go people were killed
" and wounded, chiefly colored.
Among the whites killed and fatally
injured are NJ j. Lynch, DR.. R. Alex
ander Hammond and Ainsley Robson.
Fire broke out in different parts of the
city Immediately after the earthquake,
and some are still burning, but there
is no danger Of spreading. There Is no
way of leaving the city at present"
A further dispatch added:
by the terrible earthquake here
last night the principal business por-
ton Of the city was destroyed and
hundreds of persons were rendered
homeless. Men were frantic. women
were beseeching mercy from the
Almighty and children were in tears.
The main station house, the City Hall,
Hibernian Hall and many other well
known public buildings, including st.
Michael's Church. were irreparably
damaged. Many people were seriously
If not fatally injured. Broad street
presented a spectacle of the utmost
Evening star., 1935-11-03

Presidents cent Visit Charleston Revives Distant
Rumbes of Teblor of 1885, Which Destroyed South Caro-
1nas Charming Metropolis Aftermath of Which Reached
Washington Frightening Gus That Recalled by Many
Theater Quickly Empted When First Shock Made Itself Felt
in Gallery; Damage Negligible.
Evening star., 1935-11-03

l. The Portland Apartment at Thomas Circle, from
which Secretary Lamar made hasty retreat in 1885,
Sers Jasper restoring the colors the place from
which they had fallen
g. The earthquake at Charleston, S. c., August 81,
1886, from which the popuace fed in terror.
Lower center: Residence of Mayor Emery, 205.7
northwest where the earthquake of 1886 dis.
tinctly felt.
Lower left: Rebecca Motto, South Carolina heroine
of the American Revolution.
Lower right: Mayor Matthew 6. Emery, who felt
the at his | street home.
Evening star., 1935-11-03

this ingenious method he obtained
the following record:
"Time-Time Of elimination of the
first shock (75th meridian), e.54h pm.
Duration Of first shock (estimated), /,
30 seconds.
Time of termination of the same,
9:55.
Time of termination of slight
tremors, 10.
C"Several slight tremors followed
but were not timed.)
Evening star., 1935-11-03

Thomas Circle-one of the earliest
apartment houses in the city-lived
Lucius @. C. Lamar, Secretary Of the
Interior. His apartment was in one
of the upper stories and he felt the
shock to such an extent that he hur-
ried from his room to the lower floor
without waiting to dress with his
usual care.
South Washington also felt the
shock. and the story is told Of widow
residing there who became greatly
alarmed at the time. She was en-
ployed in the Treasury Department.
and when the quake began to rock
the city was quietly sitting in her
room counting her money and max
ing up her monthly accounts. when
all of sudden "she saw her money
move and thought there was burg
lar in the house and, going to the
window, she called murder and 'po-
lice and in few moments all the
neighbors gathered in front of the
house, but no policeman put in an
appearance. Finally some of the citi-
zens discovered that an earthquake
had taken place. and the widow came
to the conclusion that she had made
a mistake"
Evening star., 1935-11-03

DOWN on the Avenue. in a hall at
John Marshall place, an organi-
Zation of colored brick makers was in
session and when the building began
to shake the members did not hesi-
tate to say, Feet, are you with me?"
aid, sliting their action to the word,
began to sprint for the stairs, and did
not stop running until they were
safely outside on the street.
The site of the House Office Build.
Evening star., 1935-11-03

CEORGETOWN was also aroused by
the shock, and q gentleman living
on Thirtieth street said that when the
earth began to tremble some captive
guinea pigs belonging to his boy
squealed very piteously and that when
he opened the windows he found that
all the dogs of West Washington were
bowling.
DR.. w J MCGEE. a Vell-knoWn