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The Washington times., 1936-07-08
FARLEY READY
FOR LEAVE TO
CAMPAIGN
International News Service


Temporarily sacrificing his
$4,000 salary as Postmaster Gen
eral in an effort to still political
criticism big Jim Farley began
clearing his desk today prepare
tory to taking payless leave Of
absence from the Cabinet post
until after election.
The leave of absence will start
August /, approximately coinciding
with the date President Roosevelt
returns from his impending vaca-
ton cruise up the Maine coast
and plunges actively into cam
paigning for reelection.
In announcing temporary re-
tirement of his Cabinet aide, Mr..
Roosevelt said Farley desired to
remain until the first of next
month so he could complete the
departments annual profitand-
loss statement.
From August to November,
Farley will concentrate on his jobs
as Democratic national chairman
and New York State chairman
with view to repeating his highly
successful campaign efforts Of
1892.
Assistant Postmaster General
W. w. Howes will run the Post
Office Department while Farley is
electioneering.
Decision to grant Farley a pay
less leave of absence rather than
accept his resignation from the
Cabinet was reached following
series Of White House conferences.
The Washington times., 1936-07-08
Foe Will Introduce
Itkes at Opening
OF n. Y. BridQe

NEW YORK, July S.-Secretary
Of the Interior Ickes, who will
speak at the ceremonies on Satur-
day marking the opening Of the
Thorough Bridge, will be intro
duced by Park Commissioner Rob
ert Moses, whom the Public Works
Administrator sought unsuccess-
fully to GUST last year from his
post of chief executive officer of
the Triborough Bridge Authority.
Last week Mr.. Ickes said he did
not intend to come to New York
for the opening of the bridge, even
though it was the largest PWA
project in the East and represented
a Federal investment of $44,20O,-
900. He remarked that he had
received only lone Of those general
invitations that are sent to every
one in the city directory"
Announcement Of his change OF
mind was made by Mayor LaGuar-
dia after he had talked with the
Cabinet officer by phone.
The Washington times., 1936-07-08
Edge and Vanderbilt
Head Jersey COP.

TRENTON, N. j., July 8 (US),
New Jersey Republicans have
selected Walter E. Edge, former
Ambassador to France, and Arthur
T. Vanderbilt, of Newark, as
chairman and vice chairman re-
Spectively of the Landon-Knox
campaign committee.
The Republicans in New Jersey
are confident of sweeping the
State this fall.
The Washington times., 1936-07-08
River Is Dragged
For MISSING Man

Shadyside, Md, authorities to-
day continued dragging for the
body of Robert Wonderly, At, of
Walbrook, Md. who was believed
to have drowned in West River
Sunday while swimming. Mean
while funeral services for George
H. AtchiSon, 638 G st. S. E.,
drowned at River Springs, Md,
will be held at 2 p. m. today at
Lees funeral establishment here.
The Washington times., 1936-07-08

last night with thousands In at
tendance. The affair, held to raise
funds for the church building
fund, will continue through July
10. Attractions include q ferris
wheel, refrCshment booths, music
and the Hey-Day ride for young
and old.
The Washington times., 1936-07-08
15-Foot-FaII Fatal
To BUILDING Worker

]. Bernard Riordan. Sc, sheet
metal worker, died yesterday at
the washington Sanitarium from
injuries received in a 15-foot fall
Monday. The accident occurred
at q building under construction
in the 100 block Bonifant ST.,
Silver Spring, Md.
The Washington times., 1936-07-08
.PEPCO Picnic July rs

Approximately 1000 employees Of
the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany will hold an outing Satur-
day, July 25, at Marshall Hall,
Md. The trip will be made aboard
the steamer, City of Washington.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
PRISON LABOR
LAW BEFORE
H|GHC0URT
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL

Virtual abolition of convict labor
in competition with private indus
try was at stake today as the Su
preme Court prepared to hear
arguments on conStitutionality OF
the Ashurst-SumnerS law.
The law, which provides that
convict-made goods cannot be
shipped into a State in violation
of its laws, was assailed by the
Kentucky Whip and Collar Com
pany which sells horse collars and
strap goods manufactured by pris-
oners in the Kentucky Prison.
While the company Contended
that Congress cannot nullify the
interstate commerce clause of the
Constitution by the law, the Gov
ernment contended that Congress
has the power to enact laws to
remedy "an existing evil"
More than 10000 convicts
throughout the country are en-
gagged in productive employment.
In some instances, prisons manu-
facture goods, while in others con-
victS work under contract.
In appealing to the high court to
sustain the law, the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, as friend of the
court, declared:
"MOre than 100000 work
shirts were manufactured in
prisons and sold in the open mar
ket in 1882 in competition with
approximately 62,OOO,OOO work
shirts made by free labor; 7,OOO,-
900 pairs of pants were produced
in prisons and sold upon the
open market in competition with
27,OOO,000 pairs of work pants
made in private factories for
the same year and, in addition,
some $4,000 pairs of Overalls
were produced in prison factO-
ries during the same period"
The government sought to sus-
tain the law on the ground that
sale of convict-made goods is an
"evil'-a theory on which the high
court sustained a law forbidding
shipment of liquor into dry terri
tory.
Charles I. Dawson, of Louisville,
counsel for the whip and collar
company, said that if Congress can
ban interstate shipment of convict
made goods it can ban shipment
of goods made by child labor.
Dawson said that % States have
either prohibited or regulated the
sale of convict-made goods.
The Department of Justice, it
is known, regards the case as one
of the most important pending in
the high court.
Lawyers have pointed out that
a sweeping decision would give
Congress power to make little
AAAS" effective by forbidding
shipment of goods across State
lines unless laws of States con-
trolling agricultural production
have been complied with.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
Man Dies After Fall

Man Dies After Fall
A man tentatively identified as
Edgar H. Melia, of Ellicott City,
Md, fell unconscious at drug
store in the 800 block of E st.
N. E., last night, struck his head
on a weighing machine, and was
pronounced dead on arrival at
Casualty Hospital.
The tentative Identification was
made by papers found in his
pocket.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
BY L. It. WHITE
Highway Safety Expert

no you drive a closed car? Do
l. you keep your windows closed
during the chilly days of fall and
the cold weather months?
If you do, you are probably driv-
ing with an extra passenger. pas
senger who Is colorless-odorless
tasteless-who may strike you dead
or let you of with an attack of
drowiness or headache that may re-
suit in a fatal or costly accident
a passenger who rides unknown
with more than a million drivers
every day Of the year!
His name is Carbon Monoxide;
his presence can be detected only
by periodical tests of your motor,
since maladjustment of a dozen
different parts of your motor al
lows the formation and seepage of
this deadly gas.
A typical case of the effect of
this friend of death is that of the
driver who headed his car off a
perfectly straight road into the
ditch. While endeavoring to regain
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13

the highway, he collapsed at the
wheel and was later found dead.
A test showed that when travelling
on the highway there was sufficient
carbon monoxide within the car to
account for the driver going to
sleep; and when the car was sta
tionary. the mixture was heavy
enough to produce death.
The cause? Not unusual-a hay
wire repair of a leaky gasket,
poorly fitted floor boards, and ex-
cessive monoxide In the engines
exhaust"
In a one-month safety campaign
conducted recently. more than 37,-
900 wise motorists had their cars
tested by the Power Prover, sci
ence's contribution to the fight
against monoxide. This set of In
struments analyses the exhaust
gases and reveals whether or not
poisonous fumes are present In
dangerous quantities. Proper motor
adjustment then eliminates this
menace, to which can be traced
thousands of unexplained" acci-
dents when drivers have suddenly
become dizzy or nauseous.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
MAKE INCOME TAX RETURNS
All Whose Net Income is 81, 900 or
More Must File Report

Returns are required of every
single person who for the year 1885
had a gross income of $4,000 or
more or net income of $1,000 or
more and of every husband and
wife living together who for the
year 1885 had an aggregate gross
income of $1,000 or more or an ag-
gregate net income of $500 or
more. Widowers, widows, divorc-
ees, and married persons separated
by mutual consent are classed as
single persons. The personal ex-
emptions are 81 900 for single per-
sons and $500 for married per-
sons living together and for heads
of families. Husband and wife liv-
ing together may make separate
returns of the income of each, or
their income may be included in a
single joint return. If separate re-
turns are filed, one may not report
income which belongs to the other,
but must report only the income
which actually belongs to him. If
a joint return is filed, such return
is treated as a taxable unit, and
the income disclosed is subject to
both the normal tax and the sur
tax. Husband and wife may elect
each year whether to file joint re-
turn or separate returns. Where
however, joint or separate returns
have been filed for particular
year, neither husband nor wife may
after the due date of the return
file an amended return or returns
on different basis for that year.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
STATE SAFETY
COUNCIL NEWS
Delaware, With Other States
i'm Fight to Reduce
Fatalities
NATIONAL AUTO CHART

According to data released today
by the Aetna Casualty & Surety
Company it is estimated that auto
mobile fatalities in the United
States during 1855 totaled 36,400
compare dwith 36,1O1 for the pre-
vious year. The above may illus
trates the progress of the unending
war between reckless drivers and
safety organizations cooperating
with State and local authorities.
Comparisons are for the year 1885
compared with 1884.
WHITE states indicate DE-
CREASES IN AUTOMOBILE FA-
TALITIES.
BLACK states indicate IN
.CREASES in automobile fatalities.
LINED states have not yet sup
piled adequate data for comparison.
This is indicative of reports re-
ceived from state officials. Della
ware with Is per cent reduction
in automobile fatalities enjoys an
enviable position among the States
which were fortunate enough to de-
crease their autocides.
According to the Delaware Safe
ty Council, the National Councils
plans for the Five Year Campaign
are being based on the belief that
the tools for accident prevention
are at hand and need only to be put
in use by all states, counties and
cities. Efforts will be made to
show delinquent states just how
Massachusetts,, New Jersey, Flor
ida, Minnesota and others are solv-
ing the problem. Officials of 43
States and the District of Column
bia have endorsed the accident re-
duction program and pledged their
cooperation. Hundreds of cities
through the United States have
also promised full participation in
the national drive to make our
streets and highways safe.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
Beetle Hordes Spread
Ravages in Five States

Philadelphia.-The annual invad-
ing hordes of Japanese beetles
have retired after their nineteenth
season, leaving path Of destruc-
ton through plant and tree life In
the five eastern states.
While the beetle retires, leaving
nibbled roses, threadbare holly
hooks, and trees shorn of their foil
age and fruit, his enemy-the ento-
mologist-is working for his de-
structiOn in research laboratories
throughout the infested area.
This year, the insects spread
over a larger area than in 1884,
according to DR.. /. NJ. Hawley, SEN
ior entOmOlogist in charge of the
biological department of the jap
anese beetle research laboratories
at MoOrestOwn, n. j.
Northern New Jersey, northeast
ern Maryland, northern Delaware,
and the southern tip of New York
were the scenes of new invasions
as the hordes spread westward in
Pennsylvania as far as Lancaster.
Each year, they usually travel
from five to ten miles further than
the preceding year, but their 1885
advance exceeded the ten-mile limit.
Although he could not give a
complete explanation for this new
advance, Doctor Hawley said that
there had been isolated colonies of
the beetles in many areas and these
probably had spread out to meet
their kind in the main district.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
Union of Cousins Not
Dangerous, Survey Shows

Berkeley, Calif.-It's all right If
you want to marry your cousin.
The children won't be feeble-mind-
ed or even wee bit dull.
Take it from DR.. Olga Bridge
man, professor of psychology at
the University of California, who
mas made many tests on the sub
ject for ten years.
In fact" Doctor Bridgeman
says, THE marriage of cousins tends
TO improve the racial stock If the
couple are both of high intelli-
gence."
Inc frequency of feeble-minded-
ness increases through blood mar
riages, Doctor Bridgman believes.
only because custom frowns on
cousin marriages and custom is a
powerful deterrent to normal indi-
viduals not so strong on influence
with the subnormal. Therefore the
suDnormal are more likely to
marry cousins.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
Earliest Bible Mss.
Found in Rubbish

TondOn.-What was described
officially as the Oldest manu-
script of any part of the Bible
II any language was found in an
old collection of papyri in the
Rvland library at Manchester.
II consists of part of the Greek
manuscript of the Gospel of st.
Iobn. written 200 years before
tbe Codex Sinaiticus. The docu-
ment was lost for centuries In
rubbish heap of Egyptian mate
rial in the library.
1T probably was written De-
fora tbe ink of the original dried
IN the early part of the Second
century" said DIR. Henry Guppy.
1;hrarian. ''Or even in the last
mart of the First century. Hither-
70 scholars thought st. Johns
Gospel was one of the last
written"
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
First Bank of England
Note Made From Shirts

LOndOn.-The first f5 note issued
by the Bank of England 142 years
agO-numbered l and dated April
10, 1793-was recently bequeathed
to the governor and company of
the Old Lady of Threadneedle
Street by a wealthy Londoner.
This old banknOte was made
from English shirts, as the paper
on which Bank of England curren-
cy is printed is made from white
linen rags, and in the old days
BritOns wore white shitrS, which
when discarded furnished the rags.
Today, however, practically ev-
cry Englishman wears cOlored
shirts, with the result that for
eign shirts, mostly from France,
where white linen is still genteel,
are relied upon in the making of
banknOtes.
After the French peasant has
worn his shirt to its utmost, and
after his thrifty wife has cut it
down into night-shirts for the chill
dren, it is sent to the Laverstoke
mill and turned into Bank of Eng
land notes.
For more TINA two centuries the
paper for Bank of England notes
has been made at a factory in the
little Hampshire village of Laver-
stoke. This factory, in which prac-
tically all the villagers work, be-
longs to the Portal family, de-
scendants Of Huguenot who ar
rived in England hidden in a wine
cask.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
Flivver Supplants Steer
as Test for Saddle Horn

Dallas.-Not only has the ma
chine age failed to put the saddler
out of business, but it has actually
brought about an improvement In
his product, according to w. T.
Moore, who once built saddle for
Cole Younger. the outlaw.
I'm the old days. Mr.. Moore ex-
planned, "the test of a good saddle
was whether the horn was strong
enough to hold a wild steer. But
we've got to make them stronger
now, for the main thing cowboys
use their saddle horns for is to pull
nivyers out of mud holes"
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
Scottish Home Weaving
Returns to Prosperity

London.-Cottage industry in the
scottish island of Lewis and Har-
ris producing the well-known hand
made tweeds is enjoying compare
i've prosperity after a period of
severe depression.
The revival has been brought
about largely by the limitation of
the trademark to genuine products
OF the local industry to the ex-
ciusion Of imitation machine-made
goods, which has revived the conf
dence of the public in these re-
markable materials.
Lengths of the tweed were pre-
sented by the islanders to the
Duke and Duchess Of Gloucester as
wedding presents.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
SeafOrd Faremr Has Broken Nost

]. Walter Matthews, farmer, near
Seaford, while experimenting cut
ting timber on a farm, near Can
non had a narrow escape from SER
ious injury. One of the trees fell
ed by the workmen barely missed
catching Matthews under it, and
while he escaped the tree its limbs
and branches struck him in the
face, breaking his nose and cutting
and bruising him.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
CONTINUED From Page Two)

ing in the bulk windows on both
fronts. The damage will cause
quite loss to Mr.. Stewart.
Edwin Hopkins. well known
citizen in Milford, died on Febru-
ary 1st, aged 76 years. He was a
New Yorker by birth, but came to
this state in 1864 and at once en-
barked in fruit growing. Four sons
out of six born unto him, survive
him.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
Camden Vets Buy Home

Clarence Vinson Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Camden has pur-
chased the property of George
Walls, between Camden and Dover,
and hope in the near future to
have same remodeled and really to
be used as the Post Home.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
Red Men Met at Georgetown

The union meeting of the tribes
Of Kent and Sussex counties of the
Improved Order of Red Men, when
class adoptions took place, was
held yesterday "Wednesday, in
Georgetown. Nanticoke Tribe, No.
q, of Georgetown, acted as hosts.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
S43 ACCIDENTS
| ON HIGHWAYS
Reckless Auto Driving Heads
the Mishaps During the
Year 1885
STATE REPORT INDICATE

Rockies driving was the chief
cause of automobile accidents in
Delaware (not including Whining
toni according to the State Police
report for 1885. During the year
there were 843 accidents on the
State highways. Of that number
213 were caused by reckles driving
Contrasted to this number were &c
accidents because drivers were
drunk. At glance, the accident
situation on the State highways
last year was:
Total number of accidents, 843.
Number killed(not including Will
mington), 60.
Total number injured, 764.
Estimated property damage
$149 ,254.
/ This report of highway accidents
was submitted by c. c. Reynolds
superintendent of the State Police
and is part of the annual report OF
! w. w. Mack, chief engineer of the
State Highway Department for
1885.
/ The How, When and Where of
automobile fatalities on the State
highways carry with them a para
dox: Most of the drivers involved
in fatal accidents were young per-
sons between 20 and 90 years old
and had year or more experience
in driving. Most of the fatal acci-
dents occurred in clear weather
conditions, and on straight roads
and when the roads were dry.
| Reduction i'm Fatalities
Mr.. Mack's summation of the ac-
cident and fatality situation on the
highways last year is marked with
optimism. In spite of more traf-
fic," he reports, "as evidence by
increasing sales of gasoline in the
States, and an increased number of
fatalities throughout the nation,
Delaware maintained its place last
year among a small group of Stat
es which have had decreasing IA
talities during the past three years.
There were so persons killed on the
public streets and highways of Del
aware outside the City of Whining
ton during 1885, compared with 90
in 1884, 70 in 1888 and 72 in 1892.
There was a reduction in accidents
from 922 to 843 during the same
period. This decrease of Is per
cent in 1885 must be very gratify-
ing to every friend of safety and
reflects the combined results OF
safety in construction, traffic con-
trol, law enforcement, public edu-
cation and the splendid efforts of
safety councils, cooperating or
ganizations, and the press, with,
perhaps, some lucky breaks If
this record is to be maintained or
bettered in the future, it will re
quire the united efforts of all par
ticipants and the earnest and sober
cooperation of the individual mo-
torist," Mr.. Mack pointed out. 1T
is an interesting and perhaps sig
nificant fact that the locations of
improvement were very marked,
viz: between Dover and Smyrna
where the new dual highway was
opened, and an area north and
northwest of Wilmington, there be
ing no fatalities on the Lancaster,
Kennett and Concord Pixies or their
connecting roads and but two on
the Philadelphia Pike. while in the
area Immediately to the south and
east of the city of Wilmington the
record was deplorable. A study is
being made of these areas to de-
termine, if possible, the causes of
this inconsistency
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
E,m,,.a'ss ! Rotten Egg
[s"ssn!-LawD Define.

! in Mas,Su1la Ma S1at constitutes )
hed y massachusetts, y has 'bs bsen !
brs. = an act passed BY he the
Fiaes tSe' IN .sI, Somewhat techni-
Ia eggs - depth depth Of the shad-
|Anp.' 'ss sDs Interior ..l' under a
Ppst cou,stp cou STIMULATES that the
Paadarraass as'osn osl,l to uniform
| now in effect. :
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
statesmen WANTED

MEN WANTED for Rawleigh
Routes of 800 families in Northeast
Sussex and Cecil (Md) Counties.
Reliable hustler should start earn
ing S25 weekly and increase rapid
ly. Write today. Rawleigh, Dept.
DEB-3O-S, Chester, Pa. 2-6 At
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13

deadly
deaths This fifth of
deadly
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
BONDED DEBT

Town of Smyrna Bonded Indebt-
edness Jan. 31st. 1885 .SI47, ,OO0. 90
Paid on Bonds during 1885 - 22,OO0.0O
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
s1s2,499.71
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Receipts

Receipts
Electric current bills collected. s. 34,947.37
Electric current bills due and
uncoilected ..... OO.OO
Electric current lighting streets 2,4O2.S0
Electric current lighting Town
Hall -. ........ ....... 5000
Electric current pumping water 1,473.4O
Electric current traffic lights les
timated) ....... .... .... 1000
Supplies on hand Jan. 81, 1886. 1,073.00
9 hoo1e57
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13

Sewer rents collected ..S I.212.6O
Sewer rents due and uncollected $1,000
Loss ...... ....... ..... 609.1S
Smyrna times., 1936-02-13

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The Washington times., 1936-08-08
MD. NURSERY
TO VACATE

SILVER SPRING, Nd, Aug. 8.
The Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
will complete removal of a nursery
maintained by it in Sligo Greek
Park adjacant to a residential
area by January / next year. IrV-
ing C. Root, chief engineer for the
commission said here today.
The location of the nursery and
work shop Of the park commission
precipitated a controversy several
weeks ago when Frank M. Heath,
retired Army sergeant, living
across the road from the plant,
protested to the board of Mont
gomery county commissioners that
it decreased the value of his prop
erty as a residential development
and was unSightly.
At the same time Sergeant
Heath filed an application for a
permit to operate a tourist trailer
camp which was denied at first
and later taken under adViSement.
He agreed to drop his plans to de-
velop his vacant property into a
tourist camp if the park commits
sion would clean up and develop
the park land now used for the
nursery and work shop.
VOTE ANERtcAN-