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Smyrna times., 1935-06-06
FEES
FOR BUSINESS
Payment Being Made at Tax
Department Instead of
Clerk of the Peace
APPLICATION BLANKS

For the right to carry on your
business in Delaware the State
Tax Department last week mailed
approximately 5000 applications
for State licenses to taxables for
payment to be made this month.
Residents of Kent and Sussex coun-
ties should make payments at the
Dover and Georgetown offices and
in all cases the bill form should be
returned with the remittance. APP
plications for license may be trans
mitted to the Office of the State
Tax Department in the county in
which the applicant is a resident
by mail or in person, it was stated.
In addition to occupations previ-
ously taxed, licenses are now re-
quired of advertising agencies, bot
! tiers of non-alcoholic beverages,
contractors, dairymen, finance ac-
ceptors, hairdressers, including
dealers, motor vehicle service men,
taxicab operators, pawnbrokers,
seafood dealers, undertakers, archi-
tects, certified public accountants,
chiropractors, dairymen, employ
ment agents, engineers, such as
civil, mechanical, electrical, ETC.,
factors, incorporators transporta-
tion agents and warehouse men
Other occupations On which licens-
es are required under the classical
ton of business or service occupa-
tion include amusement conductor,
amusement park operator, barber,
broker, circus, laundry operator,
operator of pool and billiard tables,
shuttle boards or bowling alleys,
photographer, Snowman, attorney
at-law, auctioneer, chiropodist, con-
evyancer, dentist, distributor of
handbills, posters and samplers,
keeper of stallion and jack, keeper
of public baths, keeper of livery
stable, manicurist, mercantile
agent, optometrist, osteopath, ply
sician and surgeon. real estate
agent, veterinarian and huckster
and peddlers, including peddlers of
fish and oysters, and those selling
coffee, tea and clocks. Duplicate
forms of the application may be
obtained upon request but such
forms are provided merely for re-
tention by the applicant as copy
and should not be submitted as an
application for a license. Remit
tances for these licenses must be
received on or before June 80 at the
respective county Offices of the Tax
Department to avoid penalties.
The law provides penalty for nom
payment of 5 per cent of the
amount of the license during July.
Is per cent during August and 25
per cent in September and there
after. Notary services may be OBJ
tained at the offices of the Tax De-
partment for the convenience of
taXableS.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-06
SHERIFF SALE HUDSON HOME
Property of Late Alfred L. Hudson
Bid in by William Norris

AT the sheriff's sale Tuesday of
the old home of the late Alfred L.
Hudson, corner of Mt. Vernon and
Market streets, tenure of Mrs. Geo.
M. Yeates, owned by Emma Cath
crime Colvert of Indianapolis, Ind,
a Hudson heir, the property was
bid in by William Norris, hardware
merchant. The property which was
at one time very valuable, was
knocked off for SIO5O.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-06
r. r. FREIGHT OFFICE HERE
Company VIII Maintain an Office
and Clerk Here as Usual

In last weeks issue we reported
that the Smyrna r. r. Station had
been abandond and would be dis
posed of and moved away This is
correct, but instead of the freight
office and clerk being moved to
Clayton, section of the freight
warehouse in Smyrna has been ap-
portioned off for the Office which
will be maintained in Smyrna as
usual. This convenience will be
welcome news to the Smyrna bus
mess men and merchants.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-06
: nokD TAX COLLECTOR
!. @ Nelson Slaughter Of Do.
VINO Retires to His Farm,

"nO Ketires to His Farm
"a ..s. !. Hurd, well known snvr-
|snissia sr and former Levy Court
sioner ras = from this district,
psas. s elected County Treasurer
sIsctiSsr tiSer of Taxes at the gen.
s.iOn sNs,un last November to sue
n sslson aasoi Slaughter, has assum-
s .s, duties Of his Office susi,, ne ais
! tbs ON once in January at the
!, ~ AZ other successful candie
aasie'' owing to a change in the
|sa,ra. the term of County
\ 45sr 1 and Receiver Of GTaxes Taxes
S bis Sune. ou This was done to
sllso,p,red h. Predecessor time to make 90
ats tDsf',ons = s,1 and close his 'a1e acs
VIM. snis time rather than in
e ofloa ,sf months. Mr.. 'H,,rd I'd
Is ,tes y :. not only with the best best
sua H.. ms friends in and about
Kent out 7 to Dover and the ap1st rest
sater V.''' county as well. Mr.
ia : viii Il devote his time. nj. #
\ 70 lookino ,<.- IL
vt Of Dover. - me
Smyrna times., 1935-06-06
TO
I'D DRAWERS
- . Perfect June Day
| ror Annual Gathering
of Presbyterians
|Hy P. HYATT HONoRED

~ than 400 persons from TINS
T. pennsylvania, New Jersey,
York and Illinois attended
II,ss at historic Old Drawers
lssvterian Church, near Odessa
s,rdav in connection with the
!, anniversary of the original
II and the 162nd of the pres
/ milding. Perfect June wealth
Asrored the occasion. Features
4 !. celebration for which the
z.,ifnl old red brick Colonial
8spg IS opened annually to the
IN. included a sermon at the
|s~irg service by the Rev. ]. jan
4, Iouderbough, of Elizabeth,
n whose father was once pas
! # the church, and an address
H. afternoon by William Mapel,
k0ial director of the News
IL papers. Accompanying
Louderbough was his mother,
kW.V. Louderbough, who lives
n him. John Price Hyatt, of
fnngton, whose mother, Mrs.
Il. P. Hyatt, lives in Smyrna, is
auember of a family which has
N ID Delaware nearly two cen
Els was reelected president of
\ Friends of Old Drawers, the
1Esty which cares for this his
Ia church, its grounds and GEM
In. other officers of the Friends
3OM Drawers reelected in ad-
In to Mr.. Hyatt. are: Miss S.
3nslia Bowman, Wilmington, sec
3ay low starting her 40th year
Hiatt position; George Janvier,
aEletown, treasurer for about 35
u. James 7. Shallcross, of Mid
fOgn, was elected vice-president,
Breeding the late Clarence E.
d, Of McDonough. New trustees
The Friends of Old Drawers
Esed Sunday were: Miss Helen
1Shallcross and Zadoc A. Pool, of
fnington, son of the late Clar-
s E. Pool, vice-president of the
Eanlzation. Mrs. Clarence E.
b, who had been a trustee, with
tT in favor of her son. Trustees
fsected are: Mrs. Edgar Hobbs
|nald, Greenwich, Conn; David c.
En, Wilmington; D. Stewart
fiVen, Salem, N. j.; Frank Davis.
ssSa; Miss Helen S.Garrett. Will
fgon; J. Willard Humphrey,
Emont; Francis deli. Janvier.
F. Castle; Mrs. Cazenove G. Lee.
Washington, D. c.. Mrs. Bessie
Wills Moore, also of Washing
Federal Judge John P. Nields.
-alngton; Howard A. Pool, Mid
0Tn; Joseph NJ. Pugh, Haver-
"a; S. D. Townsend, and
EAopher Vandegrift, both of
-angton- The Trustees named
SaaAcross, David Aspril, George
F'er and ]. Willard Humphrey.
property committee. The pas
" Forrest Presbyterian Church
A0dletown, was elected to serve
snemoer ex-officio of the board
/ present. pastor is the Rev. Rob
\ Graham Presiding at the
service was the Rev. Ben
Il F. Ferguson, pastor of the
Und active Old Drawers
UNsrlan Church. Assisting in
*rnce was the Rev. Robert H.
Aa pastor of Forrest Presby-
enurch, Middletown. Mr..
s''ough read the Scripture
I W. John Hessner, baritone So
a. the Scots Presbyterian
[4ea Philadelphia, sang "out OF
Desp by Marks. He was ac-
Ess Ilsd ! i at the organ by a friend.
=. 4 hrewson, Of Philadelphia.
v. se ! friends Of Mr.. Ferguson
A. q. Graham. A choir Of sing
[..s rSn odessa and Middletown
/. |'4ss 1;s. sang selections. They
\ iected by Howard A. Pool !
/ |So..a. MIS-. R. $. Redgrave, organist |
Es,.. ~'est Presbyterian Church
|AeloWn, as accon,n,n;.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-06
Dietetic Association Meets Here

Miss Aline Williams, director of
publicity. was hostess Tuesday
night in the State Welfare Home to
members of the Delaware State
Dietetic Association at a dinner
meeting, the last meeting of the
group until September.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-06

Beetle Men on Job i'm Smyrna
The Beetle Crew is on the Job
again through the state. They
came to Smyrna Monday and put
up a number of beetle traps. 1t is
hoped there will be no increase of
beetles in this vicinity this year.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-06
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
"Ned" Curry, Native Smyrnian and
Formerly With Transportation Co.

Edward Curry, aged II, native
of Smyrna and at one time employ
ed by the Smyrna and Philadel-
phia Transportation Company on
the Steamer Brady in the days
when A. E. Jardine was secretary
and treasurer of the company, died
at his home 25O3 Market street,
! Wilmington, Monday, after an ill
/ ness of six or more months. He
! was a brother of Mrs. William G..
Roe of Smyrna. He left this vi
cinity some twenty years ago, fol-
lowing the discontinuing of the
steamboat line and up until he was
broken down in health, held a po-
sition at the Hotel DUPONT. He was
born and raised in Smyrna, the son
of the late Henry and Elizabeth
Curry. He was long associated
with the Steamer Brady which
piled between Smyrna Landing and
Philadelphia and was a familiar
figure to steamboat circles in both
places. He is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Fannie Cow
erdale of Smyrna, a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Raymond E. Massey,
a son, William r. Curry, of
Rutledge, Pa, and two grandchil-
dren, Helen E. Jones and Ann
Elizabeth Curry. He is also sur
vived by a sister, Mrs. w. G. Roe
in Smyrna, and one brother, Robert
Curry of Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
Funeral services will be held at IL
o'clock this Thursday morning
with interment at Lakeside GEM
etery, Dover.
Mrs. A. b. Conner Dies i'm Dover
The funeral of Mrs. A. B. Con-
ner, widow of the late State Sen
ator Alvan B. Conner, of FELTON,,
who died Wednesday of last week
at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Harry V. Holloway, took place Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, from
the residence of her son-in-law, DR.
Harry Y. Holloway. Interment was
made in the Conner mausoleum,
at Barratt's Chapel Mrs. Conner
was Sc years of age, and is surviv-
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Washington times., 1935-10-23

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. %.
Terming the policies of the Alex
andria city council as spend
thrift" Councilman Louis c. Bar.
ley sounded a warning here last
night that he would seek an
amendment to the city charter re.
quiring referendum on all future
bond issues.
Adoption of such a change in
the charter appeared certain as
Mayor E. C. Dawson and several
councilmen expressed their ap-
proval of submitting such fina1-
cial issues to the voters.
Mayor RapS Barley
Mayor Davison's approval of
the proposed change came, how
ever, after a bitter counter attack
on Councilman Barley in which
the mayor asked Mr.. Barley if he
wanted Alexandria to return to
the horse and buggy" days. The
mayor added:
"Alexandria's credit today is
excellent. Why not borrow
money? Put in improvements
and the city will develop. New
residents with their accompany.
ing taxes will more than pay
for the interest of bonds"
Mr.. Barley protested each reSo-
luton offered last night for the
appropriation Of money to finance
streets, curbing, sewer and other
construction work.
Issuance of notes totaling
nearly 100000 was authorized
by the council over the "one-man''
opposition.
Following his attack, resolu.
ton was adopted creating a com
mittee to determine whether the
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Banquet TO Honor
Bishop James Ryan

Leaders from all walks Of
Washington life will tender a
farewell reception to the Most
Reverend James H. Ryan at the
Mayflower Hotel on the evening
of November II. Shortly after
that date, Bishop Ryan will leave
for Omaha to take UP his duties
as leader of the Omaha Diocese,
assuming the post to which he
was appointed by Pope Plus XI
August 6.
On Nevomber IL. Bishop Ryan
will submit his final annual re
port to the board of trustees Of
Catholic University. He has
been associated with that inSti-
tuition since 1921. Catholic Uni
versity faculty members will
honor Bishop Ryan at a recep-
tion at Caldwell Hall Novem'
Der II.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
ADDED CAR TAX
IS PROTESTED

ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. ga
protest against the additional IT.
cent tax on each 500 assessed
valuation Of automobiles in Mont
gomery County, ordered collected
by the County Board of Commis-
sioners last week, was made today
by Joseph A. Cantrel, acting on
behalf of the recently organized
New Democratic Party of the
Seventh and Tenth election dis
trictS.
Mr.. Cantrel pointed out to the
commissioners that although the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission and the Maryland
National Park and Planning Com
mission receive the benefit of this
additional tax, neither is liable for
a part Of the costs of making the
collections.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
AUTUMN LURES
|. D. {. AUT0|STS

Open countryside near the Ma
tons Capital is proving as much
of a lure to Washingtonians in
the autumn as 1t ever did in the
summer and spring.
What with the season of
pumpkin, corn shocking and tree
leaves blending from green into
scarlet and gold, motorists are
crowding the highways and by
ways of the suburban area to ad
mire the painting of autumn.
Authorities Of nearby counties
report the roads are just as
crowded during these days as ir
summer, when m OF oriSts and
picknickers journeyed out from
the city to escape the heat, or ir
the spring when blossoms are the
principal lure.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
AID
INWPAWAGE
PLEA ASKED
Tydines and Radcliffe
Urged to Back Boost
In Maryland

Senators Millard E. TydingS and
George L. Radcliffe have been
asked by the county board Of com.
missioners to join in the move
ment to have WPA wages in this
section made uniform.
Under an agreement between
Washington unions and sponsors
Of the $5,500,000 "Tugwell Town"
at Berwyn Heights, labor on the
project receives a minimum Of
SIS cents an hour. Nearby Mary
land workers, however, have been
paid % cents an hour under a
schedule based on population.
Order by Commissioners
Faced with a statement from
John Locher, president of the
w a shington Building Trades
Council, slashing at the Unequal.
ity, the commissioners ordered:
BE it resolved that this board
urge the WPA to reconsider its
ruling on the wage scale appli.
cable to the prince GeOrges)
metropolitan area and establish
therefor the wage scale adopted
for the District"
Provision is made in the wage
scales for such change, whereby
areas contiguous to large cities
may adopt the higher vase to
protect its workers.
Director Advised
With the national organization
considering the question Of wage
realignnlents, the commissioners
adopted a resolution in which they
declared that farm-to-market
roads are the most important
WPA projects from the viewpoint
of the welfare. They sent a copy
of this resolution to F. H. Dryden.
Maryland's WPA director.
A new effect of the proposed
1,000-family "Tugwell-Town" is
seen in the campaign of the
Berwyn Heights Volunteer Fire
Department for new fire equip
ment. In a letter to the commits
SionerS, the department asked
county aid to meet its increasing
fire burden.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Robert and Bride
Back, Very Happy

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Chip"
Robert arrived in Washington
last night tired but very, very
happy" The Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury and his bride, the
former Evelyn Walker, docked at
noon in New York after a crossing
from London. Upon their arrival
in Washington. they drove i'm
mediately to the Mayflower Hotel
where they will establish perma-
nent residence.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
MI. Rainier School
Puts End 10 HazinQ

MT. RAINIER, Md, Oct. 23
Freshmen students at the Mt.
inier-Brentwood High School,
who have undergone few indig-
mites which their parents branded
as "hazing," need fear no more,
A special committee of the Mt.
Rainier Town Council last night
reported that although there had
been evidence of "some So-called
hazing of an undesirable sort" I"
school authorities had taken "cor.
rective steps" to end the practice.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Alexandria Proposes
Change i'm Charter
MRS. ARTHUR SCOTT

residents of the city wanted a
change in the charter to give
them a referendum on bond issues.
Sale of public utilities without
the consent Of the people will also
be stopped if a proposal made by
Mayor Dawson is adopted. Mayor
Dawson said that he would seek
a change in the charter which
would prohibit the city council
from disposing of any municipal
utility without first polling the
citizens.
Outstanding bonds Of Alexan-
dria City now total 2,436,890 and
an additional 100000 has been
authorized, but not approved.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Milk Hearing Is Set
In St. Louis Nov. 5

Public hearings on a proposed
milk marketing agreement for st.
Louis will be held in that city
November S, the AAA an.
nounced yesterday. The st. Louis
marketing area includes the city
itself, and townships in st. Louis
and st. Charles counties, Mo-, and
in Madison and st. Clair coun.
ties. Ill.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
CRIME SURVEY
SHOWS 1907
SENTENCED
Robbery Leads List
With 397 Cases in
Courts of D. 6.

OF the 2,476 defendants who
appeared before District Supreme
Court on felony charges last
year, 1907 were sentenced, 1t was
revealed today by the Bureau Of
the Census in reporting results
Of a national crime survey.
OF the 1907 found guilty,
locally, 799 we're sent to Federal
prisons or reformatories; five
were committed to institutions
for juvenile delinquents; 123 were
sent to local jails or the work.
house; 20 were fined and 352
given probation or suspended
sentences.
RObberieS Leads List
Robberies formed the largest
individual crime group, 397 cases
coming before the trial court.
Burglary was second with 382
cases and larceny third with 300
cases.
Violation of the liquor laws was
high on the list with 1875 cases
and there were SO murder cases,
so of which were carried over on
the docket from the previous year
Figures Are Shown
The entire list of defendants
found guilty and sentenced was:
Murder. AZ; manslaughter, Z;
robbery, 243; aggravated assault,
100; burglary. 298; larceny, except
auto theft, 172; auto theft, 161;
embezzlement and fraud, 81.
Stolen property, 10; forgery, 80:
criminal assault, 26; commercial
vice, 2: other sex offences, 3;
violating drug laws, IT; nonsup'
port or neglect, 8.
Violating liquor laws, 10, gam
bling, 9; all other offenses, 5.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Spanish Ambassador
Denies RESIGNATION

Reports that Senior Don Luis
Calderon, Spanish ambassador to
the United States, is resigning
because of a so per cent pay cut
were hotly denied last night at
the Spanish Embassy.
An official spokesman char
acterized the reports as "ab-
Solutely unfounded.
Senor Calderon, one of the
most popular figures along diplo-
matte row, is not reSigning, the
spokesman declared, although he
is taking a two or three-month
vacation and is going to Spain.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Teacher Training
In Health Is Urged

Training Of washington school
teachers in detecting diseases Of
children was urged last night by
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer, before the D. c.
Educational Association. ConSid'
erable advance in quality and
quantity of physical education and
health programs was foreseen un'
der direction of Birch e. Bayhr
new director,
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Ken Murray
Says:

DR.. MOSby G. Perrow Ger.
tainly aStrOunded a jury when
he chewed and swallowed pieces
of plate glass, to prove that 1t
wasn't dangerous 4. This must
be a new procedure. Usually,
the court is satisfied just to
make the witness eat his words.
The doctor was defending a
$1,000 suit entered by a lady,
who said she had swallowed
some glass that was mixed in
with the peanuts she pur-
chased at q local store. >;
Funny, we always thought
that stuff was salt.
OF course, it's hard to figure
out why anybody would take a
man to court just because he
sold some peanuts with glass In
'em. What do they expect for
five cents. diamonds?
so REMEMBER:
As ye eat. so shall We sue.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
i. 5. LAUNCHES
PROSECUTION
OF BANKER
Charges He Misused
Fund S Following
Local Bank Merger

Charged with violations Of the
national banking laws, Col. Wade
H. Cooper, president Of the Com
mercial National Bank, finally
was brought to trial before Justice
Daniel w. O'Donoghue in District
Supreme Court today after in
Vulnerable delays and postpone
ments since he was first indicted,
January 8, 1884.
Assistant United States At
torney Irving Goldstein in his
opening statement took the jury
through an intricate maze Of
financial transactions by which
the Government claims the
banker misapplied nearly $4,000
Of the banks funds.
The first indictment against
Col. Cooper was invalidated, and
he was indicted again on March
20, 1884. 1t is this indictment on
which he is being tried.
Specifically, Colonel Cooper is
accused of paying dividends to
stockholders of the Continental
Trust Company, of which he was
president and which had merged
with the Commercial National
Bank year before the banking
moratorium, out Of earnings of the
latter institution.
It is claimed by the Government
that the dividends, not having
been earned by Continental, were
actually misapplied by Colonel
Cooper, since he controlled both
institutions.
Has Four Attorneys
Attorneys william E. Leahy,
John w. Staggers, Philip S. Mar
cum and William j. Hughes, jr.,
represent Colonel Cooper. Assist
ant United States Attorneys Gold
stein and Samuel F.. Beach are in
charge of the prosecution.
Difficulty in obtaining a jury
was encountered because of the
wide business and professional &C
quaintanceshipS Of Colonel Cooper
and his counsel.
At the time Of the merger Of
Continental Trust Company on
January 18, 1880, Colonel Cooper
owned 1900 shares of Continental
stock worth $250,000, Mr.. Gold
stein said, although he only had
$4,000 worth of Commercial stock.
100000 for Good Will
Commercial assumed $2,803, ,003
of ContinentaPs deposit liabilities,
paying 100000 for the good will
and customers accounts, in return
for which Continental pledged its
entire assets of approximately $4,-
100000 as security for the deposit
liability.
| AS the deposit liabilities were
paid off by Commercial and Con-
tinental's collateral was lquidated,
| it was contemplated that the re-
) naming balance would then be
paid to stockholders of the dor.
mant Continental Trust Com.
pany, but throughout the liquida-
ton the latter was to be paid all
of the income earned by its
; pledged collateral.
It is charged that Colonel
Coopr, as president of the Com
, mercial National, would allow ad-
vances to be made against the
income account so that the money
: could be distributed among stock
, holders of the Continental Trust
; Company.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Court Workout

Stewart Pharmacy basketball
team will hold its first scrimmage
Of the year tonight at Eastern
High School gym. All of last
years players are asked to report
at Eastern at $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Guffey Takes Hold

Senator Joseph F. Guffey began
functioning yesterday as chair
man of the Democratic senatorial
campaign committee and from his
hotel suite announced he had got
away to a good start on his new
Job.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Civil War Vet Dies

CUMBERLAND, Md, Oct. %
(SpeciaD Adam Andrew Comp,
90, civil war veteran, died yester
day. He was a corporal at Pc
tersburg when Lincoln visited
Grant there and saw them both
under fire
The Washington times., 1935-10-23
Gridders Drill

The Delta Phi Sigma gridders
will practice tonight at 1880
o'clock at Eighteenth and Otis
Streets in preparation for Sun.
days game with the Cleveland
A. C.
The Washington times., 1935-10-23

When Miss Joan Grenfall
married Mr.. Douglas James
Bailey at st. Georges, she car
ried lilies painted the same
shade Of pink as her gown.
After the wedding there was a
''fork luncheon" described as "a
most sensible and novel
arrangement of providing each
guest with a plate and fork for
self service"