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Evening star., 1935-11-03

ing also felt the tremor distinctly
when Mrs. Henry Brock. wife of the
proprietor of the Congressional Ho-
tel, which then occupied the corner
Of B street and New Jersey avenue,
was thrown from a chair to the floor
and q colored bartender at the same
place. who was sitting on a baniSter,
was thrown heels over head down an
areaway.
At former Mayor Emery's house,
205-7 I street, the shocks were per-
ceptibly felt. and at the residence of
Samuel Biedler. across the street at
Second street, where the old-fashioned
door bells were still in use, the bells
were rung violently. The thought of
burglars seems to have been foremost
in nearly every ones mind, who was so
suddenly disturbed, and James s. Ed
wards, who lived at 219 street and
who was in bed at the time, was OF
the same impression when he felt the
mattress beneath him wabbling as
though some one was trying to get
from under the bed. Leon Tobiner,
well known lawyer, who no doubt still
recalls this unusual occurrence, was
then residing at 606 street, and stat
ed at the time, according to the press,
that his bed rocked from the right to
the left, and his neighbors generally
were frightened. Indeed. many fami-
lies along this thoroughfare were so
frightened that they, too, took to the
street and remained there for some
time.
Henry A. Willard, founder Of the
Willard Hotel, who was then residing
at 1888 K street, to the north of
Franklin Square, would have been
justified-from the description he
gave to the press-in believing that
supernatural spirits had taken pos
session of his home. However. he
also thought of burglars instead of
spooks and told reporter that when
he was suddenly awakened by the
shock, it felt as though some one had
got under the bed and was tipping it
over. Il sprang out of bed," so he
said. and was further startled by
seeing a door that had been standing
open violently closed.
uas aIso aroused nv
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
S. e. BURR DENIES CHARGES
New Castle Spec
ial District School Makes Reply

New Castle. Delaware,
Wed, August %, 1885.
To The People of Delaware:
have read newspaper account
of the State Convention of the P
o. S. of A. I feel that this is an
excellent organization and I am in
sympathy with its patriotic ideals.
L cannot make any statement
about its action regarding me until
/ have heard direct from its offic-
ers.
can say, however, that 1 am
neither a communist nor fascist
I would vigorously oppose any at
tempt to teach communism or
fascism in the public schools. 1
favor democratic and republican
form of government in this coun-
try of ours. That has been made
clear on many occasions in my
writings. Evidently some organi-
zation has misquoted or misinter-
preted me upon these matters.
1 am a veteran of the World
War, a member of the American
Legion, and a reserve officer of the
United States Army. AS such, I
have sworn to uphold and defend
the Constitution of the United
States. 1 intend to carry out this
pledge as an obligation which I
accept whole-heartedly.
SAMUEL ENGLE BURR.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Educator a Heart Victim

William B. Thompson, proprietor
of Thompson's Private Business
School, Wilmington, died unex-
pectedly early Monday morning of
last week at his home at Pocopson
Pa. He had not been ill. 1t is be-
lieved that death resulted from a
heart attack. Mr.. Thompson was
a native of Delaware, having been
born at Montchanin on March 10,
1870. He had devoted his mature
life to educational work, having
been so engaged for "a years.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Returns From Europe

Miss Caroline Budd, who has
been spending the summer travel
ing in England, France, witzerland
Germany and Belgium, is now with
her parents, DR. and Mrs. Henry G.
Budd. Miss Budd will return to
Dickinson Junior College, Septem-
ber 10th, where she is an instruc-
tor in music.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Return From Tour

DIR. and Mrs. H. V. Holloway, of
Dover, has returned from a three
weeks tour of Nova Scotia. Cape
Breton and Camp Woodland in
Vermont. They Travelled by steam
ship and automobile. At Camp
Woodland, Londerry, Vermont,
they stopped for Miss Mary Ellen,
their daughter, who has been at
the camp for the past eight weeks.
Miss Holloway was elected the
best all-around camper in the
camp. She was awarded a silver
cup. She was also the champion
diver in the group.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05

Pennsylvania Grade Crude is pro-
duced. But the committees report
shows there is plenty of oil to be
pumped out.
BY present methods of recovery
alone. one billion more barrels can
be lifted, according to T. P. Thomp-
son, Jr., President of the Pennsyl-
vania Grade Crude Oil Association.
This is equal to the total production
of all the past seventy-six years.
How to get out the Az billion bar
rels more is problem for the pro-
duction engineers who have already
used water. gas and air to push the
precious crude through the sand
stone in which ii lies, toward the
wells from which 1t is lifted. Inten-
sive research is going on constantly
into even newer and more effective
methods of recovery.
This vast reserve is important for
two reasons, the Pennsylvania
Grade Crude OIL Association states.
First. 1t makes 1t possible for every
motorist to use genuine 1oo% PsDp.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05

OIL CITY, Pa.-More than five
times as much oil remains under
ground in the Pennsylvania region
as has been removed during the
entire rs years since the field was
discovered.
This statement was made re-
Gently by committee OF eminent
biologists headed by Charles B.
McClintock. before the Congress
sional committee under the chair
manship of Rep. William p. Cole,
Jr.. of Maryland.
This estimate has proved start
ling to many oil men and motorists
who believed that recoverable crude
In the Pennsylvania grade field
might soon reach exhaustion. This
mistaken idea Is due to the fact
that this is Americas oldest oil
field. and that 1t is many years past
its flush production.
There are no gushers In Penn
sylvania, New York, Southeastern
Ohio and West Virginia. where
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Dover Office Changes

County Constable Walter S. Cub
bage has removed his offices from
the Parke Building on South State
street to the residence formerly
occupied by DR.. Harry Mcdaniel,
also on South State street. Ern-
est V. Keith, Esq, attorney-at-law,
has removed his offices from the
Central Law Building on South
State street, directly across the
street to the offices in The Parke
Building formerly occupied by
Constable Walter S. Cubbage.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Attorney to Operate Farm

George N. Davis, attorney, and
Mrs. Davis, of Wilmington, will re-
move early next month to their
country home, 'Rossfarms, one
mile north of Seaford, where Mr..
Davis in addition to practicing law
will operate the 400-acre farm.
Mr.. Davis will have law office in
his home, and also will be associat-
ed with Houston wilson with offic-
es in Georgetown.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Using Rare Stamps

Packages are being mailed at the
Seaford postoffice with 5O-cent
stamps which collectors value at
80 cents. The stamps are all of
the series of 1922 and are seldom
used for anything except large
packages. Their rarity has Great
ed demand for them among col
lectors. Most of them are being
used for cantaloupe carriers. It
is not expected the supply will last
long.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
State to Sell $685., 900 Bonds

Bids will be received in the office
of Secretary of State Walter Dent
Smith, Dover, until noon Septem-
Der 5, for the purchases of bonds
in the sum of 1922 900, to be is
sued under the provisions of the
law authorizing the State to bor-
row money to erect and improve
buildings at State institutions and
for the payment of a portion of the
cost of construction of the Indian
River and Rehoboth Bay Inlet.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Boy Fractured Hip

Edward Lee, six years old, resid-
ing with his parents just west of
Dover. is in the Kent General Hos
pital, suffering from a fractured
hip, sustained when struck by an
automobile as he ran across the
road in front of the machine. He
also sustained cuts and bruises.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
School Equipment Bids Opened

More than q score of bids for
supplying and installing furniture
and equipment for the new school
at Greenwood have been opened
at the Office of the Delaware School
Foundation. Officials of the
Foundation announced that as soon
as the bids are tabuiated and have
been studied by the School Build
ing Commission for the Greenwood
District, of which r. E. Wiley is
awards will be made.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Sweet Potato Yield Heavy

The sweet potato crop through
out lower Delaware according to
reports from different sections,
promises to be good. In the CEN
tral section the acreage this sea-
son is not as large as in former
years, but the yield promises to
surpass that of last year. Weather
conditions, it is stated, have been
favorable and many of the fields
are rapidly developing.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Delaware National Guar

The e efficiency Of he 4
Artillery, A. A, DelaEa
al Guard, and the wOti
George ]. Schulz, regnz
mander, is praised il q
Lieutenant Colonel IN
the Coast Artillery 0o-r
on his two-day inspecM
years encampment Al
Beach. A copy Of o.
which has been fOrwsrG.
eral Dennis E. Nolan, q
of the Second Corps Aia
ceived this week by Cd's
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Engagement Is Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison T. Moor
head, of Middletown, announce the
of their daughter,
Miss Lillian Mae Moorhead. to
Fred Norman Reynolds, son of
Fred A. Reynolds, of Odessa. The
wedding viii take place in October.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
RELATIVES OF OTTO
i TAKE VARIED JOBS
Hapsburgs Have a Hard
Time Paying Their Bills.

Vienna, Austria The uncles,
cousins and other kin Of Otto OF
HApAbVrg, exiled heir to the thrones
OF Austr1a and Hungary, are hav-
Ing . hard time meeting bills from
the butcher and baker.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
WHALE BOATS
MOSTLY STEAM
Sailing Vessels Too Are Slow
For the Modern Methods
of Whaling
STILL DANGEROUS GAME

Seattle, Wash.-The old whaling
vessels, huge and cumbersome, car
rying a nest of small boats to search
out and kill the whales, as well as
all necessary implements for "try-
ing OUT the blubber, have all but
disappeared from the famous whal-
cry grounds in the Bering sea. Still
common in the Antarctic waters,
they are seldom seen in waters
about the Aleutian islands. In
their place have come small, snub-
nosed stream whalers."
Fourteen of these modern ships
are roaming the cold Bering sea.
With 200-ton gross displacement,
each carries a Sven Foyn gun
mounted on high and fiaring bow.
No more do men row away from
the motor ship in search of whales !;
with the modern gun and high
speed, each vessel seeks out its
own whales and shoots the har-
poon from the bow gun.
The gun throws the harpoon,
four feet in length and weighing
a hundred pounds, from 30 to 40
yards. Behind the barb of the
hafpoon is a cap, containing a
charge of explosives timed to go
off three seconds after the har-
poon has struck. The whales do
not often run with these appli-
aDces; the strike is usually fatal.
Processed on Shore.
One of the great dangers of the
older methods of whaling was that
of fire. The blubber was tried
out" or cooked down, in great ket-
ties carried aboard the ship. The
crews turned from hunters to butch
ers and "cooks," and the whale
was reduced to oil and whalebone
aboard the ship, to the accompani-
ment of an unholy odor and the
constant danger that one of the
cooking fires might get out of con-
troll and destroy the vessel.
Under modern methods factories
for processing the whales are es-
tablished on shore near the whal-
ing areas. When a whale is killed
1t in inflated with air and marked
with flag. After the days catch
is completed the dead are gathered
up and towed to shore, where the
factory carries on the oil produc
ing processes with much greater
efficiency than was possible under
the old methods.
It's Still Dangerous.
Not all the danger and excite
ment has gone, though, from the
actual killing of the whales. So tes-
titles Capt. Peder Oness of Kodiak,
master and gun man Of one of the
Bering sea whalers, when he said:
IT'S just as dangerous as it used
to be. No one has an easy time
standing on the deck behind the
gun, In a heavy sea-and the gales
are bad off the Aleutian islands.
The whale zips up for as long as
you can say scat and you are sup
posed to shoot him now. That is
hard to do"
But the Bering sea whalers were
jubilant as they started out this
year. Prices on whale oil were
double what they were last year
and the prospects for a good catch
were good. Best quality oil is used
for soap making, while sperm oil,
which comes from the head cav
tiles of certain types of whale, is
used in perfumes and medicines.
Only one company, that of viii
liam Schupp, known as the whale
king of the Pacific" operates In |
the Pacific whaling industry. The
company operates seven boats from
Seattle and seven from Canadian
ports. Last year they got 814 whales. !
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Licenses For Kent Couples

Marriage licenses were issued at
Elkton, Md, recently to William
Ware, of Dover, and Annie McClel-
land, of Wyoming; to James H.
Ross, Clayton, and Sara P. Ben
nett, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05

ince. From his headquarters on the
east coast he could look across the
Mona channel to the blue peaks of
Puerto Rico. Rumors of gold, hid
den in those mountains, lured him
across the channel. There he found
rich lands, friendly Indians, and
the promised gold. With this new
ly asquired wealth it was easy for
him to secure appointment as gov
ernor of the island. To him it was
truly Puerto Rico'-'Port of Riches
and so he named it.
by enslaving the Indians and
exploiting the islands natural re-
sources, John Ponce soon amassed
a fortune. He built and fortified
the town of San Juan, erected a
magnificent palace overlooking the
harbor, and ruled his lands sternly.
His first ally in all campaigns was
a remarkable dog named BercerillO.
This bloodhound was more feared
by the Indians than was his master.
1t was a great blow to John Ponce
when Bercerillo was killed in an
encounter with the Caribs of Guada-
lOupe.
Sought Fountain of Youth.
"a change n political parties de-
prived the governor of office. New
rumors had reached his ears, not of
gold this time, but of a fountain of
youth, which the Indians said was
on the island of Bimini, to the
north.
$50 John Ponce fitted out three
ships and sailed forth on his roman
tic search. He cruised past the
Bahamas, found no spring, but dis
covered the Bahama channel, a
route used thereafter by Spanish
treasure ships. Steering north and
west he reached the coast of Flor
ida on Easter day, naming it for
'Pasqua de Flores Ponce de Leon
had lively imagination, and chose
romantic names for the lands he
discovered. He probably landed
first near the st. Johns river, then
coasted south around the peninsula
and north, perhaps as far as Pensa-
cola. When he sighted the Florida
Keys, he christened them the MAR
tyrs.' He also found and named the
Dry Tortugas, where his men
caught ITO turtles in one night! No
where did he find the spring that he
sought, but the legend persisted,
and before long there was scarcely
a puddle or stream in Florida that
had not been bathed in by optimis-
tic Spaniards and Indians.
"When Ponce de Leon reported
his discoveries to Ferdinand he was
appointed governor of Florida, and
commanded to found a colony. For
seven years he was delayed by wars
with the Caribs; but in 1871 he
sailed out Of Sa Juan harbor with
two ships loaded with men and sup
plies for a permanent settlement.
Good fortune had deserted him,
however; hostile natives attacked
the party as soon as they landed,
and Ponce de Leon was wounded
before they could regain their ships.
He died soon after they reached
Cuba, and was buried in San Juan"
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
PONCE DE LEON
SPANISH HERO
Excavation Reveals He Own
ed a Palace In San
Juan
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

Washington. - Excavations be-
meath the Cast Blanca in San Juan,
Puerto Rico, have revealed ancient
foundations, once part of Ponce de
Icons palace. The present struc-
ture, though popularity known as his
residence, was built a few years
after his death.
Modern biographers have neg
lected Juan Ponce de Leon" says
the National Geographic society.
He is mentioned only occasionally
in the documents and records of his
day; but the events of his life are
written deep in the geography of
the New world he helped to create.
His sturdy figure stands in sculp-
ture in the city square in San Juan
and again in st. Augustine. His
name appears on every map of the
Caribbean. There is San Juan, cap
ital of Puerto Rico; Ponce, the Sec
ond town of Importance in the same
island; and Ponce de Leon bay, cut
into the southern tip of Florida.
Port of Riches.
Ponce de Leon probably sailed
westward with Columbus on his sec
ond voyage in 1893. On their way
to Hispaniola (the island of Haiti)
they coasted past the shores of
Puerto Rico, giving the young sol
dier a first glimpse of his future
home. Trained in the Moorish
wars, John Ponce was successful in
subduing the natives of Hispaniola,
and was shortly made governor of
Higuey. the islands eastern prov
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
u. S. YOlrHIl
AGAINST
Liberty I,eao,,
diets They Winel
Ear to socialN'
L. H. DRExLEp,,

America will turn
Ere piesident Roosevelt,
JON JON in the creation /
eial order" was vois.. :
by Louis A. DrezIsr Ie,''a
rector of the An.s'n
League Of Delawsra
said he based his ~,
Leagues experience
| school children IN !.
schools through 4, :
essay contest and /. y
eoiiciIeu expressions !
from a large numbe, ! ]
"Oncharted seas M, 3
some romantic aIIrs \
/ young he decIaras & &
country our tra6i,ia 4
Of 6 dem ocratic govsnn,E
wen secured for an, f
fancy. I think the yaa
lca VIII prove too vel /
fundamental doctrine !
any movement baeoa
not on fact In i.
papers submitted to
from the Delaware Il
one questioned the ~
stltutional procedure
we are receiving letts
which students volup-,.
their trust and faith /. .
The plight Of Europa
without Constitutions |
OF liberty is too much II
mind to risk any taas
Americas most preciu
! Conceding that the FL
at last drawn a sham
t1 oiu duu lne new
League chief exposed
that America would md
lenge:; 1T will not ). !
he said, that what is
condemned as the "dls
responsible for the dsvs
! the nation to the gaJ
/ IN the world. The Leaa
ed that a decision deza
Statewide winner Of !
contest would be read
another week. Sectiaa /
have been made and Y
warded the winners. NJ!
Sockrider. of Miltort !
the Kent county diviz1
guest of honor at the Vi.
ing of the Milford RdrI
recognition of her sai
carrying off the first 4
section. Club speaks l
lated her upon her vol |
Sockrider spoke briefly 4
ject she chose for her 4
say: Youths Plea fr |
stitution." "
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05

sylvania motor oil IInI,,,si n as !!
ond, it assures the hs,-.;,.S y1.S "A
a practically ,,,nJhricssp i
the worlds finest iuI, y. rs
ly independent Of ~
world1
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05

Map of the
surrounding 1t in this Ttusv Col Edwin
completed
region still contains fve times
has been removed the field developed.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05
Manage Minor Estates.

They personally manage minor es-
tates along the Danube, which they
inherited from their mother, who
was daughter of Emperor Fran
els Joseph.
The children of the so-called "Po-
lish" Archduke Charles Stephen are
living in Galicia. Three have be-
come Polish citizens, and are Off
GERS in the Polish army. The fourth,
Archduke William, Joined the anti
bolshevik ranks of the Ukrainians.
Archduke Eugen, seventy-two,
field marshal of the former Austro-
Hungarian army, returned to Vi
emma three years ago. He is living
in modest retirement.
His older brother, Archduke Fred
erick, who was commander in chief
of the Austro-Hungarian army dur
ing the World war, still is consid-
cred rich among Hapsburg princes,
although he lost two-thirds of his
fortune by confiscation of his prop
critics in CzechoslOvakia and in Po-
land. He lives in Hungary.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05

Many of them, all archdukes and
archduchesses of royal blood, were
left practically penniless when the
republican government Of Austria
confscated the Hapsburg proper
ties in 1919.
One became an insurance agent,
another went to Hollywood, another
became a small farmer, another a
grain merchant, another an aviator,
while the rest lived as best they
could.
All of them bore their difficulties
in cheerful and dignified way.
Naturally, they all await a turn
in their fortunes, if and when Otto
returns to his fathers throne.
Archduke Maximilian, the only
brother Of the late Emperor Charles,
earns his living as an agent for a
British reinsurance concern.
Macmillan Is Married.
Macmillan is forty and married
to a princess of Hohenlohe. He has
two sons.
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, who
commanded an army in the war,
and became commander of the Aus
trian-Hungarian air forces, runs a
small PEASANTS farm.
The archduke, who is sixty-three,
morganatically married q bourgeois
widow in 1921. The marriage ended
by divorce in 1923.
His eldest brother, Peter Ferdi-
nand, married to a princess of Bour-
bon, lives with his family in mod
est circumstances in Switzerland.
The younger brother, Henry Fer
dinand, who also had contracted a
morganatic marriage, is a painter
and etcher in Salzburg.
Archduke Anton, thirty-four, son
of Archduke Leopold Salvador, for
mer inspector general of the Aus
tro-HuDgarian artillery, was a re-
nowned aviation instructor in Bar
celona before he became wealthy
by his marriage to Princess Ieana
of Rumania.
Anton's elder brother, Archduke
Leopold, opened grain business in
Vienna. 1t did not prosper and was
liquidated. He spent some time in
Hollywood film studios.
The sons of Archduke Francis,
Hubert, Theodor, and Clement Sal
vator, devoted themselves to agri-
culture.
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05

By and by an ambulance ar
rived. A brisk interne leaped from
the rear. There were no fractures
only a scalp wound. So with
hallway as an operating room, he
went to work. The case history
disclosed the fact that the woman
is fifty years old. Alone in the
world, she had been unemployed
for months. In the purse for which
a highwayman might have taken
her life, there wasn't a cent?
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05

Thus an incident In the City of
the Seven Million-an incident that
didn't even draw a line or two in
the newspapers. But I wonder what
was in the mind of that man as he
ran up the street? And what had
been in his mind when he had
welded that bludgeon on the one
who evidently was the first passer-
by?
Smyrna times., 1935-09-05

The other side is taken largely
by those who live near the park.
Sand lot baseball is not quiet.
Noise admittedly is disturbing. The
park dwellers declare that as they
pay high prices for the privilege of
living near the park, they should
have the quiet The baseball play
ers and their friends won out last
year.