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Smyrna times., 1936-01-30
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social In.

Cheswold, Jan. 3O.-The Ladies
Aid of Central Church, held a"Cov-
cred Dish Supper" Friday evening.
January oath, which was a success.
Aside from the supper the affair
was a social pastime for number.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank King, of Do
yer, were recent guests of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel King.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Scarborough
entertained their children and
grandchildren, at dinner Wednes-
day evening of last week in honor
of Mr.. Scarborough's birthday.
Mrs. Emily Rash and son Nelson.
attended the funeral of her brother
Harvey Williamson at Yorklyn.
Several of our town folks have
been on the sick list during the
week with colds.
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SPrilI lllC Wcth-tIl0 with Il6T IQOIN-
er, Mrs. Georgianna LeCompte.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Roth. Mrs.
John Shortall and Mrs. o. B. War
ren, spent last Thursday in Will
mington.
Miss Jessie Watson and friend of
philadelphia, Pa, spent the week
end with Mrs. Sarah E. Watson.
Mrs. Dicie Kitchens of Fruitland,
Md, spent Saturday with her
mother, Mrs. Bertha Sevil.
Mrs. Mary Mailer, Mr.. Arthur
Carey and Jimmy Brown, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John
Ennis in Odessa.
Mrs. James Thompson spent Sat
irday with relatives in Seaford.
Mrs. Bertha Sevil and son How
ell, Jr., spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and children in
Fruitland, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mckee and
son Billy, of Dover. spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Carrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Mills and
son, and Mr.. w. w. Hickman. spent
the wee-end with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Hickman, in Rob
erts, Md.
MI. Eugene Meredith of Dover.
spent one day last week with
friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Johnson of
Smyrna times., 1936-01-30
BLACKBIRD
Items OF Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Blackbird, Jan. 80. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Kermit McGinnis, Marvin Nc
Ginnis and B. A. McGinnis were
Wilmington visitors on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mitchell
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Reihm at Bear.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Burchard
and daughters, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Webber.
There will be a play entitled
Here Comes Three Knights, at
Scott M E. Church on Friday even
ing, January 31st, for the P. T. A.
of Blackbird School.
The Washington times., 1936-12-14
TO JOIN
WALLY SOON
Continued from Page ~

a dinner cooked by the chef Of
the late Emperor of Austria.
Edward arrived at Vienna at
1915 o'clock last night and was
met at the station by Sir Wal.
ford Selby, the British minister.
A few moments later he drove
away In Baron RothSchild's car.
He arrived at the castle shortly
before midnight.
Reports Mrs. Simpson might re-
join the ex-King for New Years
eve persisted.
Members Of his party said that
during the train trip Edward
spent most Of the time in his
compartment thinking. He read
but little, and appeared highly
strung and nervous.
Castle Strictly Guarded
Members Of his party said Ed
ward may remain at the castle for
several days, perhaps a week or
more, and then may visit Archduke
Anton and Archduchess nleana Of
HapSburg at their castle in lower
Austria.
Prince Paul also invited him to
stay at one Of his castles in Jugo-
Slavia. Edward is said to have told
his aides he might make a short
visit to Budapest.
Hostess American
Gendarmes with fixed bayonets
were still on duty today at all
entrances of Castle EnzeSfelt with
strict orders not to allow anyone
to enter the castle grounds and
to arrest Immediately any unin.
vited visitors.
The castle where Edward is
spending the first part of his exile
is a magnificent hunting lodge
Of 40 rooms. stated with 20 ser
wants. It is situated in grounds
which cover nearly Is square
miles. It has an excellent golf
course over which. Edward played
three months ago.
Baron Eugene Rothschild's wife
was formerly Countess Schoen
born, nee Katherine Wolff, Of
Philadelphia, a famous beauty.
The baron waited four years tc
marry her after she and the
count were divorced by mutual
petition, which is permitted by
Austrian law.
The baroness, Smai thy slim, Is
considered one of Austria'S best
dressed women.
The Washington times., 1936-12-14
N. F. F. f. PLANS
ITSPLA7F0RM

Members Of the executive coun-
Gil Of the National Federation of
Federal Employees met in execu-
tive session here today at the
Labor Building, 10 independence
Ave. S. W., to discuss the pres
entation Of the organization
legislative platform before Con-
greSs.
During the week, it was an
nounced, the council will hold a
conference with executives of the
National Legislative Council Of
Federal Organizations to coordi.
nate plans for extending the
merit system, liberalizing retire
ment and extending classification
to field employees of the Govern
ment.
Luther C. Steward, president Of
the N. F. F.. E. is presiding.
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WEALTH
FACES TEST
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Continued from Page II
critics Of which he was Shorn -
his act Of abdication.
Edwards crown revenues previ-
ouSly were estimated to total at
least a million pounds (about S.
000,00O year. He also has been
the ground landlord Of His Ma
jesty's Theater, the Holborn Res
taurant, extremely valuable Pail
Mall and Piccadilly blocks, mining
rights in Wales and Scotland,
rents from the Isle of Man and
property at windsor and other
places.
But these are reported to be all
Crown property. The most prob
able source of his future income
will be his ranch in Canada,
which was recently reported sold,
although this report was later
denied.
Edward is also said to own a
ranch in Argentina, a country to
which he may eventually pay a
visit.
The bulk of Queen Victoria s
private fortune was inherited by
Edward through Alexandra, but
its amount was never made pub
lie. - ,..
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KING EDWARD
STAMP SCARS

Edward, Duke &f Windsor, may
no longer be King of England but
new evidence of his popularity
was disclosed today with the
"King Edward" stamps, which
went on sale in September are
rising rapidly in value.
Since his abdication, blocks of
four stamps have been put on ex-
fibition at the National Museum
here. They are simply designed.
Edward himself is said to have
selected the photographs for the
engraving.
It is reported that 10000, 900
stamps were sold on the first day
of sale and the demand is increas-
ing. Washington dealers have few
Of them. Blocks of four sold for
So last week.
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TAKES
THRONE WITH
HUMILITY
Cites His Distress to
House Of Lords;
will Do Dutv'

LONDON, Dec. IA GN.S)-Yn
phrases reminiscent of the humil-
ity and reverence of his father,
King Georve VI today addressed
the following message to the
House Of Lords:
II have succeeded to the
throne in circumstances which
are without precedent and at
a moment of great personal dis.
treSS.
But I am resolved to do my
duty and am sustained by tho
knowledge i am supported by
widespread goodwill and sym.
pathy of my subjects here and
throughout the world.
ct will be my constant en-,
deavOr with Gods help, sup
ported as 1 shall be by my dear
wife, to uphold the honor of the
realm and promote the happi.
ness Of my peoples"
The Washington times., 1936-12-14
MARLEY RAPS
BALDWIN ACT

BOSTON, Dec. IA U.N.S).
'WhO is this Mr.. Baldwin who
can speak for 100000 British
ers, and without so much as con-
suIting his cabinet?"
Lord Marley, opposition whip in
the English House of Lords, today
had asked this of a Ford Hall
Forum audience.
He attacked Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin and his govern
ment for "hurrying" former King
Edward off the throne. Edward,
said Lord Marley, had a right ito
a private marriage to any woman
of his choice, since he did no5
choose to foist his wife on the
empire as an unwanted queen"
The Washington times., 1936-12-14
Howard 10 Review
Law Enforcement

Clinton N. Howard, chairman Of
the National United Committee for
Law Enforcement, will review the
work of the committee during the
last year at a meeting 8 o'clock
to night at the International Re
form Federation Building, 1874 B
st. N. E.
Mr.. Howard will discuss the five
national political conventions for
the nomination Of presidential
candidates, which he attended, and
will analyze the campaign and the
election.
The Washington times., 1936-12-14
CANTERBURY'S
REBUKE STIRS
ENGLAND
George VI Celebrates
Birthday Today;
Attends Church
By KINGsBURY SMITH


LONDON, Dec. IA d.N.so.
While the Church Of England
marshalled it's forces for a drive
against "Edwardian gaitey," the
birthday Of King George VI was
celebrated throughout the British
Empire today.
The celebration came as church
authorities pointed to the new
monarch as the standard bearer
of British responsibility, and
called attention of the nation to
the fact that yesterday, his first
Sunday as King, he attended
church.
King George, however, did not
let his birthday interfere with his
duties. He was introduced to the
Buckingham Palace secretariat
and spent the morning acquaint-
ing himself with state business.
He will preside over a birthday
dinner party as his Piccadilly
residence tonight.
Rebuke Stirs Nation
Meanwhile the entire nation
was stirred to its depths by a
blunt rebuke. uttered solemnly by
the Archbishop Of Canterbury in
an historic radio broadcast, to
former King Edward and his circle
Of friends. The archbishop de-
manded a religious revival, and
after his address was finished
there were many predictions that
England would see a revival Of
the trend toward "puritan1sm"
and victorianism.
Indicating the church intends
a moral drive against night club
life, luxurious social parties and
easy divorce as a result Of Ed
wards abdication, the archbishop
said:
Last week Edward VIII went
out into exile. With character
istic frankness he told us his
motive. It was a craving for
private happiness.
"Strange it is that for such
motives E. he should have
disappointed hopes so high and
abandoned a trust so great.
even stranger it is that he
should have sought his happi-
ness in q manner inconsistent
with Christian principles of mar
rage and within a social cir
Gle whose standards and ways
of life are alien to all the best
insticts and traditions Of his
people.
"Let those who belong to that
circle know today that they
Stand rebuked by the judgement
a the British people"
THE PITY OF IT.
ut is the remembrance Of
these things that wrings from
our heart the cry:
"'The pity of it. The pity Of
it,"
Then, after eulogizing the new
king, the arch bishop called for
a revival of religion.
From pulpits throughout the
land the attention of the nation
was called to the fact that Britain'S
new King George VI attended
church yesterday in contrast to
his Self-exiled brother, Edward,
who was not frequent worship
per at sabbath services.
King George attended church
at the Danish Chapel of Marlbo-
rough House, residence of the
Queen Mother Mary. He was &C
,companied by his two. small daugh-
tiers, the PrincesseS Elizabeth and
Margaret Rose.
Queen Elizabeth, suffering from
a slight case of grippe, was unable
to 60 to church.
The Washington times., 1936-12-14
Fordham Students
Given First Charter

NEW YORK, Dec. 18th e
Very Rev. Robert I. Cannon, s. j.,
new president of Fordham Univer-
sity, yesterday signed a student
charter. first in the history of the
university. granting to the under.
graduates the right to run their
own dances and elections without
interference from the faculty.
The Washington times., 1936-12-14

faction demanding immediate war
against Japan, issued an ultimatum
to the Marking government. In
it he said Chiang's life was assured
for a period Of one week from De-
cember IL, after which he will be
executed unless the rebel demands
are met.
While Japanese officials accused
Russia Of aiding China's war
againSt-Japan" rebels with arms
and ammunition, Eli Amau de-
clared today this country will not
jump into any Asiatic conflict IF
it can be avoided"
The famous spokesman Of the
Tokyo foreign office said it was
impossible to ascertain at present
whether the rebellion in China
would "precipitate an interna-
tional conflict"
The Far Eastern scene-with
Chinese Premier and Generals
simo Chang Kai-Shek a captive
Of Marshal Chang HSueh-Liang's
revolving troops in Shensi Province
was most confusing" Amau
said.
Reds Supply Guns
Authorities have declared they
possessed evidence that the Soviet
Union has supplied guns and am
munition to the rebels led by Mar
shall Chang who has issued a cir
cular telegram calling for imme-
date declaration of war by China
against Japan.
They also charged that Soviet
officers are extremely active as
leaders in the military council of
Marshal Chang, Manchurian war
lord, who also demanded in his
telegram that Chinese Commu-
nlStS be given place in China's Ma
t1onaliSt party Set-up.
General Yen Hu-Cheng, head of
Shena Province, said Japanese Of
tlcialS, has been encouraged by
Moscow to open an anti-Japanese
campaign, and this, they declared,
influenced Marshal Chang to &C.
ton.
Amau declared only meager re-
ports and rumors regarding the
Chinese revolt were reaching the
Tokyo foreign office because
Japan has no diplomatic repre-
sentative in Shensi.
JapS to "Wait and See"
He said Japan would follow a
wait and see" policy and that
foreign office officials were to con-
fer this afternoon with war office
and naval representatives on the
best course of action.
Declaring Japan would not leap
into an international conflict un
less necessary, Amau said the
government hopes the Chinese
nationalist government at Nan
King will be able to suppress the
rebellion.
- He warned, however, that the
revolt appeared to have been well
planned at least a week ago with
the knowledge Of some of General
issino Chang Kai7Shek's own as.
sociates at Marking and Shanghai.
RumorS Of Marshal Chang's dis
content have persisted in Tokyo
during recent weeks and have
gained strength since Generals
simo Chang gave him a minor
command in Shensi province.
Chang Red Friend
The young marshal" was or
dered to wage a campaign against
communists, but while he was
supposed to be doing this, accord
ing to charges here, he in reality
kept on excellent terms with
them, finally demanding they be
given place in the Nationalist
party organization.
Marshal Chang'S troops are we'll
trained and formerly served in
Manchuri, where Chang was once
q war lord exercising great power.
After today's conference Of war,
naval and foreign affairs officials,
the recommendation agreed upon
by this group will be turned over
to the full cabinet tomorrow. If
approved, the government will in
Struct Japanese authorities in
China to act accordingly.
The Washington times., 1936-12-14
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Sianfu where Generalissimo Chi.
ang Kai-Shek was kidnapped.
A division Of Marking troops
stubbornly defended the town
against a superior insurgent force.
Chiang's life was believed hang
ing by a thread today as w. H.
Donald, his British personal adj
wiser, sped to Sianfu by airplane
in attempt to free him.
Report Not Confirmed
Reports and fears that Premier
Chang had been shot or killed
were in the air, but could not be
confirmed here.
Generalissimo Chang was cap
tured Saturday by revolving troops
under Marshal Chang HSueh-
LANG, Manchurian war lord, who
seized the premier in an attempt
to force declaration Of war by
China against Japan. ,, g;
For a short time the town Of
Sianfu was wracked by gun fire,
but resistance against the rebels
soon died out and the entire
military garrison threw in their
lot with the revolt.
Americans Warned
With martial law declared by
the Marking government and
fighting reported in various parts
of ShenSi Province, 80 or 40 Amer
lean missionaries in the region
were advised by American consulS
to use their own discretion about
evacuating from the danger zone.
A force of some 10000 Marking
troops were reported moving
toward Sianfu against the rebels
to rescue the premier and another
force totaling nearly 100000 were
said to be in position to move to
their assistance if needed.
One report here, from a Japa-
nese source, said Premier Chiang's
bodyguard of SO men had been
killed by the rebels. Another re-
port said Marshal Chang had
agreed to receive two ENJOYS from
Marking, one of them Donald, the
premier'S British friend, and the
other Ju Yu-Yen, a member of the
Chinese cabinet.
Chang Is "TraitOr'
In other sections of the coun-
try, military leaders reiterated
their allegiance to the Marking
government. -
After a lengthy conference, the
Marking government issued a
manifesto denouncing Marshal
Chang as traitor, dismissing him
from his command in Shensi, and
accusing him of behaving like a
bandit in a time Of national crisis
His troops were ordered to place
themselves at disposal of Marking
authorities.
Gen. Feng Yu-Siang, so-calIed
Christian general" and vice
chairman of the supreme mill
tary commission, telegraphed Mar
shall Chang offering himself as a
hostage for the premier.
Warns Of Disaster
, He also appealed to the young
marshal to retract a step which
might lead to disaster. But Mar
shall Chang, in an ironic telegram
to Acting Premier Kung, declared:
81 have cherished an affec-
tiOnate regard for the general.
issimO for eight years. / assume
full responsibility for his
safety"
The marshall also sent a letter
to Madame Chang Kai-Shek in
which he stated:
II swear before God never
harmed anybody. Therefore you
need not worry"
The Washington times., 1936-12-14

PARIS, Dec. IA G.N.sO.-The
newspaper Paris Midi, in a Vienna
dispatch, reported today that Arch
duchess Ileana OF HapSburg has
invited Mrs. Simpson to spend sew
eral weeks at her castle at Son.
bert, in Austria, according to
informed sources,
The Washington times., 1936-12-14
Tokyo Hears Chang
Given Six Days to Live

TOKYO, Dec. IA I.N.sJ-Con-
trary to reports Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek has been shot by
his anti-Japanese captors at Sianfu,
he has been given six days to live,
the newspaper Yomiuri reported in
a dispatch from Shanghai today.
Marshal Chang Hsueh.Liang,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Drought Continues
to Send Prices Up

The Federal Reserve board report
ed this week that seasonally-
ljusted business barometers continued
to swing upward during July.
Production, employment, and trade
increased further" last month when
allowance was made for usual sea-
sonal changes, the board said, adding
that commodity prices continued to
advance. and money rates remained
at extremely low levels.
The board said that industrial pro-
duction. (which usually declines
considerably in July" was maintain
ed at the level Of the three preceding
months. Steel output continued at
the June rate through July, it was
said, and little change was shown in
steel mill activity during the first
three weeks of August.
Automobile production was cur
tailed in August as factories prepar-
ed for assembly of 1887 models.
Factory employment showed a
contra-seasonal gain in July, and re-
tail trade was sustained sat higher
level than is usual"
From July Is to August Is, whole
sale commodity prices continued an
upward march, with wheat, flour,
feed grains, and dairy products ris-
ing considerably" This was attrib- i
uted largely to the drought.
Advances also were listed for live
stock and steel scrap, but cotton de-
clined.
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heather and flower covered Alpine
meadows, and to lakes in the clouds
Starting with the Calgary STAN
pede, July Gil, rodeo famed for its
wild western thrills. one spectacular
event swiftly follows another in OF
near the Canadian Rockies: Indian
Days at Ranff July 1926. when
chiefs, tribesmen and squaws with
papooSes parade and holu their In
dian games and races: the annual
ride, camp and sipg-song of the Trail
Riders of the Canadian Rockies July
31-Aug. 4: the Sky Line Trail Hike
from Lake O'Hara Camp Aug. ITO;
Golf Week at Banff on a matchleSs
course 6,640 yards long in play for
the Edward, Prince of Wales Cup
and other golf honorS; Banf School
Of Fine Arts Aug l-28; and VAN
couver'S Golden Jubilee, July 1-Sept.
z. celebrating the arrival of Can
ada'S first continental train
over the Canadian Pacific half a
century ago.
In the mountains big motor buses
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The Stoney Indians who swarm
into the courtyard of the Banff
Springs Hotel at Banff, Alberta, in
July, bedecked with beaded buckSkin,
eagle feathers and ermine tails. call
ed the Canadian Rockies the Shining
Mountains Shining and glorious
they are to visitors to Banff, beauti-
full and cosmopolitan, lovely Lake
Louise, Emerald Lake, Moraine Lake
guarded by its ten great peaks and
Lake O'Hara of indeScribable charm.
each Jade-green or turquoiSe-bl
as Natures color scheme changes.
Also in the Shining Mountains are
Chalet-Bungalow Camps at Yoho
Valley where Takakkaw Falls leap
1900 feet from glacier crowned
mountain, Wapta overlooking Lake
Wapta, Lake O'Hara, Radium Hot
Springs, Moraine Lake and Mount
Assiniboine Lodge at the foot of the
Matterhorn of the Canadian Rock
les. camps with cowboy guides and
horses and surrounded by towering
mountains with trails leading to
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Means was guilty. He was acquitted
Next he undertook to prove the
|validy Of the second will Standing
to gain $95O,OOO, for himself, he filed
a suit for $1,OOO,OOO against the trust
company. But Judge Henry Horner
of the Cook County Probate Court
stamped the purported 'last will' as
an outright forgery.
Disappointed, the adroit swindler
turned his attention to other fields.
While waiting for his appointment
as special agent of the United States
Department of Justice, he spent a
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

leistreIy forenoon IN wrapping q
block Of wood in brown paper, in
surfing it as a gold brick for $57, =
600, and then claiming the insurance
when it reach its destination. The
fraud failed.
But in 1921 his Government APP
pointment succeeded. Two years lat
er, an indictment revealed that,
while working as special Investigator
for the Government, he had opened
the Governments liquor treasure
houses to bootleg barons and dealt in
millions of dollars and hundreds of
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MAKE trips over good roads to pic
turesque lakes and camps. At Banff
and Lake Louise real Swiss guides
aid Alpinists in their climbs, and
pony rides, hiking, swimming in
warm or cold pools, boating and
trout fishing keep the visitor busy.
Friendly black bears, some with cubs,
whiStling marmots, mule deer and
bighorn sheep are seen often. On
Indian Days the Stoneys usually
have feasts of buffalo meat supplied
from the Banf herd by the Cana
dian department of parks, and their
tent encampment against a back
ground of mile-high peaks in the
Elk Pasture attracts hundreds of the
curious whose cameras are kept
clicking as they photograph unfor-
gettable scenes.
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DON'T MARRY ADVICE
GIVEN YOUNG ACTORS

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 29.-With ro-
nance rampant in Hollywood, Lionel
Barrymore's advice to young actors
and actresses is, Don't marry!"
Robert Taylor's decision not to
marry for five years resulted from
his talks with Barrymore. Both Tay-
lor and Jimmy Stewart attended
Barrymore's informal school of act
ing" during the filming of ''The Cor
geous Hussy."
Barrymore gave them his stand
ard five rules for motion picture
success:
Don't marry.
Don't act, be natural.
Live simply.
Don't think you're important;
you're not.
Work hard.