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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

VOTE AN ERIcAN-
Evening star., 1936-09-06

morning and lug heavy cakes of ice till five in
the afternoon"
Once the boy wandered along the street.
wondering what his future was to be, and
where he would eat that night He picked
three apples from basket in front of a store.
He tried to juggle the apples and found, to
his surprise, that he kept the three moving
successfully for several minutes
Exalted, he went down the street - still
juggling the grocer's apples.
He practiced juggling for three years. living
as best he could. To get out of Philadelphia,
he gave benefit for himself
The benefit over, he left for Plymouth
Park, Pa, with nearly Fifty dollars and stage
engagement at five dollars week. He was
discharged in six days and then went to a job
in Atlantic City,
He was paid ten dollars week at the new
thing about the place. One stunt which came
from his active brain was to swim far out in
the ocean. Once there, he would founder and
yell for help. The life-guards, who worked in
shows nearby, would rescue him. They would
rush him to pavilion, where crowd would
gather. Then the walters started yelling their
wares for sale.
He next moved to burlesque at $500 a
week, some weeks" When he would ask for
dollar the manager would scream, DO you
think I'm made of money? If had dollar
Id start No 2 company
That was exactly what he did Bill went on
the road with the mo. 2 company. He
stranded in small town. 1t was mid winter.
Evening star., 1936-09-06

mo wonder it closed" was the agents re-
joinder.
1t was sad beginning for Bill
I've got hundred dollar overcoat Ill
leave it with you as security for ticket to
New York"
The agent hand went over the coat.
Without saying word he left and returned
with ticket
The future comedian took the ticket and
pushed the coat toward the agent. That
official looked out of the window at the still
swirling snow.
Nope you keep it - I'll be warmer if
you wear it. got paid yesterday I'll trust
you"
His money soon vanished in New York. He
sold the overcoat for food. An actor, poor as
himself gave him raincoat There we're only
two difficulties - it was below zero and the
raincoat was too small for him. The proud
buffoon carried it over his arm.
Next, the hardly believable happened He
got job with burlesque show at $500
week. The money was paid every week. By
the time he was twenty, he had toured the
country in vaudeville and was shortly after
ward booked in Berlin, Germany, at $4,000
week.
The vagabond boy was soon appearing in
the capitals of Europe.
In starting his career he had no money to
buy an expensive juggling outfit, tassels,
tights and spangles So he contrived tramp
makeup.
Long before Chaplin, the master of panto-
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Evening star., 1936-09-06

Snow swirled over the
Cuyahoga River as he
wandered disconsolately
to the depot. The fare to
New York was about
$1,000. He had $500 and
an overcoat he had bought
from a down and out Jug
gler.
The station agent might
help him to New York. in
return for the overcoat.
A warm fire cracked in
the waiting room.
Mister" said the fu-
ture comedian, Il would
like to 90 to New York"
"Nobody's stoppin'
you," returned the agent.
Nobody but fate, said
young Dukinield. Il was
ina show that closed here
Evening star., 1936-09-06

him from home. The boy returned after some
hours
His father chased him away again.
II took the hint and stayed away"
He slept in a cave used by children of the
neighborhood for daytime play.
For many months he lived in the cave, his
playmates bringing him food
Still boy. he worked for two summers as
aheper on an ice wagon. 1T was an easy job"
he said, with touch of remembered bitter
ness. Il only had to get up at three in the
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Except for money,
says W. c. Fields.
A dramatic
. closeup of the
former vagabond
boy who is
now one of the
worlds greatest
comedians
by
jim TuLLv

- My the person who never
laughs has real sense of
humor, in the opinion of
~ w. c. Fields The Others
have a sense of the ridiculous. The
great clowns never laugh - except
for money.
The comedians right name is
William Claude Dukinheld. The
Claude is to make it sound English"
He is, in the opinion of many, the
greatest comedian in the world. He
has touched every phase of life -
from a penniless vagrant on park
bench to the most famous juggler
on earth. He possesses great deal
of sentiment, but is devoid of senti-
mentality. More versatile than
Chaplin, he lacks self-pity and is
never maudlin.
He was born in Philadelphia fifty
five year, ago. Il was the oldest
child; VT were all very poor - but
was poor first"
He attended school until he was
nine. At that age he went to work in
a cigar store. His hours were from
morning until midnight He fell asleep
at the end of one long day. Being
suddenly awakened, he tipped
kerosene lamp over and was severely
burned. He still carries the scar.
His father was a commission
merchant That is, he never had
any money"
Every Friday the hay wagons
came loaded to the market. The boy
followed the wagons and collected
stray bits of hay for his fathers horse.
course, you must not steal it." said the fatf
but if you find few handsful falling fir
the wagons it will be all right"
The Fields family moved a great deal d
ing the comedians boyhood. They partool
the religion of each new neighborhood.
there were more Quaker churches than tn
of other denominations, we were Quak
more than anything else"
His second job was that of cash boy il
large clothing store. He was about ten at
time, and there came over him revulsion
the early treadmill of labor. His mot
awakened him on morning of heavy sn
and blizzard.
The snow was above his knees. Insu
GENTLY clothed, with five cents carfare,
walked several blocks and caught a car t
took him to the city.
Reporting for work, he did everything t
would get him discharged. All was overlook
At last, in desperation. he walked throug
slylight.
Even this might have been pardoned =
the proprietor had not been beneath the 81
light.
Thus, the store dispensed with the servi
of its most gifted and irascible cash boy.
He helped his father do the gardening
the Spring.
Boylike, he left a rake near the gate,
teeth pointing heavenward. His father stepf
blithely upon the rake. The long hickt
handle sprang upward and cracked him squa
ly on his troubled forehead.
The boy chortled His irate father cha:
Copyright. 1886, United Newspapers MAGAZINE Co
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
Red Cross Nurses Combat
Disease on Wide Front

At the close of the fiscal year
ended June 80, there were 673 Red
Cross nurses bettering health con-
Gitions and caring for the sick in
604 communities. These Red Cross
public health nurses cared for a
total OF 233,616 persons during the
year and made more than a million
visits on their behalf.
The annual report of the Ameri-
can Red Cross states further that
these nurses cooperated with doc
tors in examining 671,057 school
and pre-school children. with 342.-
SCI physical defects found and cura.
Elve treatment arranged in 209.0SO
cases.
In 979 Red Cross chapters 1,733
graduate nurses taught Red Cross
home hygiene and care Of the sick.
issuing certificates TO 53,126 per-
sons completing the courses. In
addition, LIT Red Cross reserve
nurses were called Upon during the
year for disaster and epidemic con-
troll work.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
Lloyds Insures Fish
in Two English Rivers

LOndon.-Trout in the Rother and
Duduwell rivers, near Burwash, Sus-
sex, have been insured by Lloyds.
The policy, written because of the
possibility of injury from chemicals
used in the "descaling" Of a pipe
line between the rivers and a reser-
voir, is the most recent ''freak" one
issued here.
Not long ago an American was in
sured against being converted by the
eloquence and emotions of a wom-
an evangelist who travelled on the
same liner with him from New York
to England.
A Birmingham radio company
took out a S50O,000 policy on one of
its experts.
The management of London the
ater, after a chorus girl had fallen
and broken tooth, insured the teeth
of all its chorus girls for $4,000.
Lester Tremayne, English radio
dramatist in America, wanted a pol
icy insuring him against loss of his
voice. change of its tone, and dis
tOrtion of his native accents by the
dialects of the American Midwest" !"
Even the Loeb Ness monster has
been the subject of an insurance
policy. Bertram Mills, circus own
er, was protected against the mon
ster's being caught and delivered
alive to his circus. Mills had offered
100000 to anyone who could ac-
complish this feat.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
LINK MAYAS TO
NORTH DAKOTA
Discover Stone Telescope
Said To Be Four ThOuS-
and Years Old
EXCAVATE VILLAGE

Bismarck, N. D.-The influence of
Mayan culture upon the primitive
peoples of the Great Plains has been
further corroborated in North Dako-
ia with the discovery of a stone
telescope" in a gravel pit north of
Grand Forks in the Red river val
ley.
Edward A. Milligan, North Dako-
ia archaeologist directing excavat-
ing of Indian village sites for the
WPA, announced the discovery. He
estimates the instrument was used
by the aborigines who roamed this
area about 1000 years ago.
Hewn from form of limestone
that has become almost as hard as
marble, the telescope is 8 inches
long and liz inches in diameter; it
has conical cylinder 1a-inch in di-
ameter at the eye end. On the ex-
terror is single carved symbol, the
nature of which is unexplained.
The telescope was one of the nu-
merous artifacts recovered from the
gravel pit graveyard of prehistor-
ic people. Archaeologists know
tubes of this kind were employed
for astronomical purposes, because
carvings on the Mayan pyramids of
Central America depict people of
that era studying the heavens with
the tubes in connection with their
worship of the heavenly bodies.
Mr.. Milligan believes that the
Mayans, their relatives or offspring
migrated by way of the West Indian
islands to Florida. thence along the
Appalachians to Ohio, and thence
along the Ohio, Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers. He points out that ar
tifacts of Mayan character have
been found along this supposed
route and as far west as Yellow
stone National park.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
SUNOCO 2O-W MOTOR OIL
r. Weir, Jr., Tells How Necessary
to Use it i'm Winter

A novel and somewhat unique
idea in newspaper advertising was
recently expressed by Mr.. r. Weir,
Jr., the Sun Oil Company's district
manager. Il buy my paper for the
news it contains" he argued, 80
why shouldn't advertising be as
timely as the stories which appear
in the news columns? Anyhow,
that is the idea behind the Sun Oil
Company's advertising campaign
on Sunoco 2O-W Motor Oil. Now
look. If Americas eleven leading
makes of cars were all frozen to
below zero in a giant refrigerator,
and then started in the average
time of four-fifths of second
with the help of Sunoco DOW Mo
tor Oil, isn't that good news for
the average motorist? We think
it is. Almost every motorist has
known what it means to step into
his car on a shivering cold night,
touch the starter and have nothing
happen. The motor just slowly
grinds and groans away all the
power in the battery without any
sign of life. That's because the
car has the wrong motor oil in the
crankcase. This oil gets stiff and
thick when chilled and puts such a
drag on all moving parts that the
starter can't whirl the motor into
action. But Sunoco 20-W Oil
changes the entire situation by be-
ing freeze proof. 1t remains liquid
as low as twenty degrees below
zero and always allows the starter
to spin the motor so the gasoline
can snap it into action. That's
what we think is important news
to motorists and where else should
we advertise such good news but
in newspapers 2"
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
Female missing Link"
Is Discovered in Java

Singapore. prehistoric skull
of a young female creature. at a
stage of development half way be-
tween the higher apes and man,
has been found at Modjokerto,
Java, it is reported here. The
discovery is said to be of the same
period as the famous Java "ape
man" found by DR. Eugene Dubois
in 1891.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26

HERE will be football padded
shoulders in the grandstands
this fall as well as on the field.
according to advance tips in the
knitwear field. Broad, broad effects
achieved in many different ways
through strong padding. pleats and
puffs viii make the galleries them
selves stand up and cheer.
Leather, metal and fur are out
standing trimmings and will bring
many costume through to victory
Leather belts In matching or con-
trasting colors, leather bows. leath-
er buttons-metal clips both orna-
mental and utilitartan colored
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26

been visiting her sister, Mrs. John
France.
William P. Mansfield, of Phila-
delphia, is spending week or two
with relatives in town.
Mrs. Delama Woodward has been
a guest for several days at the
Episcopal Rectory. Her daughter
Beatrice and husband, William M.
Schlesinger, of Philadelphia, were
also here on a short visit.
Mrs. Sarah j. Stevenson has
gone to Yonkers, N. Y, to spend
the winter.
Mrs. S. L. Boxer and the Misses
Mahon were at Belmont a few
days last week.
Miss Nora Cotton has gone on a
visit to friends in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey.
Miss Estelle Smith purposes go
ing to Philadelphia on Friday to
take position in Wanamaker's
book department.
Misses Eusie Wright, Susie E.
Wyatt and Rev. Herman Roe are
delegates to the formation of Kent
County District Lodge, I. o. G. T.,
at Dover, today.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
To Reduce State WPA Rolls

The WPA rolls in Delaware are
being reduced under orders from
Washington headquarters, but just
how much has not been disclosed.
Enrolment Saturday was 2,254
men and women. The WPA infor-
nation service made the following
announcement: With economic re-
covery making great strides in Del
aware, many WPA workers are re-
suming their places in private en-
ployment. For that reason our
case load has been reduced by or
ders from Washington.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26

Membership in the American Red
Cross last year showed an increase
Of 299.695. A total of 4,137.636 men
ard women enrolled. their dollars
enabling the expanding Red Cross
program Of service to be carried
forward at full strength. An in.
creased membership is sought this
year at Roll Call time. November
II to 26. to meet the increasing de.
mands upon the organization dur.
ing 1897.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
MISS MOLLIE GARDNER,
FORMERLY OF THOROUGH

faINc 4N-S1Ap Di-<1D
Miss Mollie Gardner, a former
resident of Thoroughfare Neck,
died in Philadelphia last week at
the age of % years and the re-
mains were brought down on Sat
urday, and inferred at Friendship
Church. She had been employed
in John Wanamaker's store, in the
departments of accounts and was
i'll only two days. Some twenty or
thirty or her associates and friends
came down to the funeral, which
was also largely attended by the
people of the Neck and the occa-
sion one of unusual sadness. Much
sympathy was felt for the widowed
mother, who was bowed down with
grief at the loss of her daughter,
who was likewise her principal
support. Mrs. Gardner's husband
John Gardner. was killed while in
the employ of the railroad some
two years ago, near Philadelphia.
The young lady stood high with
her friends where she was employ
ed, as manifested in the floral trib-
utes, one of which being a large
floral cross surmounted by a dove,
and another a handsome design
representing gates ajar.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
A SMALL FIRE GIVES SMYRNA
SOME ANXIETY

About three o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon black volumes of smoke
were seen arising from the supper
end of Main street, which proved to
be some fodder stacks belonging to
Robert L. Cummins, in the rear of
his granary and stables, right near
to which were the stables of David
j. Cummins. B. B. Allen, Jr., who
lives on the opposite side of the
street, as soon as he saw it hur-
ried down to the Town Hall to
give word to the members of the
Hose Company. The president and
two engineers, however were not
about, and the members to the
number of ten or a dozen got out
the carriage and soon had it on
the ground and attached the hose
to the uppermost plug on Main
street. 1t is not known how the
fire originated but supposed from
smokers or boys playing with
matches. as has been the case with
most of the fires for some time in
our town. This is the first time
that the hose has been in use since
the construction of the water
works. There was no general
alarm, but happening near the
close Of the Sunday School ses-
sions, the information was soon
scattered and the place visited by
a number of people who wanted an
evening walk
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
Sweet Potato Record

Edward Sammons, living near
Georgetown, has established a rec
ord this year for growing sweet
potatoes. He harvested 68 baskets
from one thousand plants and grew
three tubers which weighed nine
teen and one-quarter pounds. The
heaviest potato weighed seven
pounds.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26

slide fasteners-bits OF fur at neck
and cuffs-these are fashion high
lights on many a knitted outfit.
Knitting machines have been so
perfected that the variety and COM
plexity OF the weaves they can now
turn out is amazing. And the style
development In this field has prog
ressed In leaps and bounds SO that
knitwear is tops and definitely
heads the fashion musts for fall.
The modern girl, with her desire
for freedom of motion which Is .
part OF the characteristic trend to-
ward activity VIII find In the new
smart knitted fabrics the fashion
fabric Of the future.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26

handed over to New York detec-
tives, and is now on his way to
that city to answer for burglaries
committed on the Manhatten Saw
ings Institution in 1878 when the
institution was robbed of S2,170,-
600.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
Birds Eat Roast Bugs

Yosemite National Park.-Park
rangers say birds no longer seek
worms. They wait till motorists
arrive, then swoop down and pluck
the hot roasted bugs from radiators.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26

A boy in long after years re
members the woman who brought
the best lemon pie to the picnic.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
F(ROss AID D,
|ey1IER 100000
|Pt,,s,,'y Care to the
n1lR1IC GOOD

ii'p,, I. Red cross during
\ ,,.r ended June 80 was
ami times the number
hi, b. previous twelve Y
s..tni.' Admiral Cary =
lsl ,s.irnan. said in CON-
i a highlights o the an.
-, Just issued. over
s.ilis, we're given food
|. ,,sltsr and medical care
''.',,i, Of homes were re-
'a.Irsd BY the Red Cross
- me many-sided prob
I'D BY the wide variety
+ disasters which &C,
IN, The year, Admiral
II, "The Red Cross sent
i. ~ 4 trained workers into
!, !, meet the many ext
=, T,stastrophes which IN
s,ts6uake, epidemic. ex'
Il. hurricane, Ice LOCK-
1. -sfugse relief, shipWreck,
nd typhoon. The Red
i .hargs at the scenes OF
disasters q major Sc
snort emphasized the
| ,Ius Of Government-Red
operation when disaster a:
ding as example the flight
q bonbing planes which
I asi Cross food to ma
stugses at Remove. Penn
4 auring the Spring foods.
n 10000 persons we're res
| -u the second floors OF
! b Filkes-Barre and King
| .augh Coast Guard Red
! mgratlon at the height Of
me foods.
rnsnt agencies and re-
we're Of invaluable as
n b Red Cross relief forces
s-e,s Admiral GraysOQ
anplete resources Of Red
aiership, training and dis
Exrisnce we're brought into
Faa Spring foods and lorna
l..A took 50 heavy a toll Of
i property in eastern and
Z iztss this year, the an
Dsr reveals. The Red Cross
t-Nl families in IA flooded
az Of the Mississippi and
trlies in 6 tornado hit
Elh Of the Mason-Dixon
|, ils one operation.
bsiule have as many met
y enters borne the brunt
ah wind and water within
= Tsar, challenging Red
mTredness and efficiency
ns . variety Of pressing
F's!ams,' Chairman Gray.
Il
Enk Of relief to disaster
ns Red Cross expended
as20O,OOO for the year.
Nints out that this fig.
y r0l include assistance
{il lesser disasters with a
-s0 persons aided. and
additional millions will
clean up Spring foods
sioes.
s'a' local disaster situa.
1'iing during the year
" y Red Cross charter
% manpower." Admiral
I'd In each major relief
s.u7f'aker the great
Ra Gross volunteers aided
Nls's With the task Of re.
hose without re-
~ lad suffered losses.
- oross disaster relief
one Of many Red Cros.
supported by the Ameri.
aiough membership al
aolI Call' held each year
~aes Day to Thanksgiv.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
Jockey Declares
Affect Race Horses

! ~'0'-A Jockey king
who has turned to
: a livelihood, aban-
sfseope in a downtown
recently to explain his
star rider. later a
sslner, Robert Smith.
lay and makes a living
'"0scopes, but he still
'0niration for race
*''s is that the stars
q, !, we iaces Of horses
\ .s',l' 'lse' and he asserts
eb.s '''ii'y to read these
aim to understand
and get the moet
= :, ''lnc perfect mark
y = even temper, great
N. ! FACING heart. Ir-
~ ,s ssie q sign Of mean
h. ''lper. Bad marks
racing ability.
- ..' ',ls first fame as a
s ! ssqployed by Marcus
sS..s' J .sa'hampton. one q q
Of the day.
asa to training horses
ls,'s,.' number Of younger
Tod Sloan. to i
= n,' aarirnan. who rode
~ 'rls rs than 1000 win.
d ,s ,n0rook and Lona.
e o.. Greatest running race race
[N''' ''' halt century. '''e
fr.-n
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
James Nicholson, one of the best
known residents in Pencader Hun
dred, was buried on Sunday from
his late residence at Summit
Bridge.
William Voshell, of the firm
Voshell & Laws, of Dover, has
bought the Smith mill, near Mid
dletown, and will in the near future
superintend its operation person
ally.
Jimmy" Hope, one of the Della
ware bank burglars, who has just
finished an eight-year sentence in
prison in California, was last week
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
PERSONALS

Mrs. Waggaman and son of
Washington, are the guests of Mrs.
N. r. Wild6.
Mrs Aldrich, of Christiana, has
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pounds.

tef Miss Espeth charming OF the Broadway
Dead latest thing In knitted SUITS me
while the little pussy
the plain drop needle skirt me
cooked jauny angle th9ht)
bri1hens day with its brilliant diagonal
The plain skirt has 'front.'
the broad shouidered jacket
fastens leather
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
(Contin ned From Page Two)
tContin ued From Page Ts

lots can apply.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-26

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