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Smyrna times., 1936-03-19

+iana is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Rev. John France.
Iames T. Carrow and wife of
Dover. are spending a week with
friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. ]. Ed. Hoffecker Of Balti-
more came on Monday to join her
husband who has entered into bust
ness with the Peninsula Bone Phos-
phate Company, the two taking
hoard at the Misses Savin's.
Rev. T. H. Haynes and wife are
spending a day or two in town, the
euests Of Rev. j. V. Smith. Mr..
HAYNES always has warm greet
ing among his old friends in this
town.
DR.. William Daniel is i'll.
Charles A. Busteed, editor of
Centreville Observer, was in town
TODAY and made the Times office a
fraternal call.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-19
Iowa Man Reaches 112;
Neighbor 1O4 Years Old

Shenandoah, Iowa.-Records dis
closed that William Kramer, Sham
baugh, Iowa. is one Of the oldest
men in Iowa, If not the Middle
West He is one hundred and
twelve years old and was active un-
til few years ago. In neighbor-
ing Tabor, Iowa, lives Mrs. Nancy
Hurst, who recently celebrated her
one hundred and fourth birthday.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-19

sterling character
ization of Mrs.
O'Neill, played by
K a t e McConb.
Mrs. M C G o m b
never became in
terested in the
theatre until she
was well past 40.
all her previous
interest being cen
tered in singing
I or er wn
amusement. ut
W h e n 1T h E
ONeillS" was cast,
Smyrna times., 1936-03-19
Right Out OfThe Air
BY r T SERVICE

ingstone always comes to the mike
with a corsage Of orchids from her
comedian husband, and she gives
him red carnation for his button
hole every week. Johnny Green,
Kenny Baker and Don Wilson are
favored with white ones from the
poetess.
:" Much Of the success of "The
ONeills," heard Mondays through
Fridays on NBC, Is attributed to the
Smyrna times., 1936-03-19
WEDDING OF INTEREST
McAllister-Calhoun Wedding of In
terest to MiddletOwn Folks

tCICSt 10 lNAluulC COWu 4 OlhS
Miss Margaret A. McAllister, of
Wilmington, formerly of Middle
town, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth
McAllister, of Greenlock, Scotland,
and Mr.. Elwood Calhoun, son of
Mrs. Emma Calhoun, 2O7 Wood
lawn avenue, Wilmington, were
married at o'clock Friday night,
March 8, at the parsonage of the
First and Central Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington, by the Rev.
Harold S. Laird. Miss Ruth H.
Calhoun, sister of the bridegroom,
and Mr.. Norman G. Lind attended
the couple. Mr.. Calhoun and his
bride will live in Wilmington after
their honeymoon.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-19

perfectly balanced
program" is the
effect sought in
the Friday night
program over NBC
starring M e ! t o n
with Red Nichols
orchestra. T h e
public's choice as
to the rig h t
amJunt of classi-
cal S IN gs. pop
t u n es and hot
music have been
figured out Just
as a diet expert
Smyrna times., 1936-03-19
ARE YOU
as expert as SHE?

THINK for minute-what if you had
the house to run, meals to plan and
children to care for? Do you think
you could do the job as well as your
wife does? On the same amount of
money? Be honest.
The housewives of the nation
study and know their jobs. They read
the advertisements regularly. They
keep themselves informed of the best
offerings of the stores. They are ex-
pert purchasing agents.
These purchasing agents, from
necessity or individual desire, aim to
make every dollar spent return full
one hundred cents worth in value.
They know their needs. They know
through the advertisements just
where these needs can be best sup
piled at the least cost. Such intelligent
buying saves time and effort and
money. 1t results in a management
of the home that is truly efficient.
This is why, Mr.. Merchant, you
should advertise. Spring is opening
and Easter is almost here. Keep your
store news before the public. The
Smyrna Times goes into the homes in
this trading area, homes you should
cultivate by making weekly appeals.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-19
RNA DOINGS
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cember was shut in the
BE Winter has been re-
tthe gentler weather of
though several years
ur score is mingling
s busy events of life as
IN the days of the
. cahono. Of Dover, is
kdvss in town.
ecca Kemp Of Chris
Smyrna times., 1936-03-19

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= and and Dorsey each week
u. a'est doo-dads Of the
ng \, IN. his lOng-term stay
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MA. as Saturday evening
n.y. ngns Up Programs win then
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(.aS (lu,s * been clamOring for Or
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mauy arranged with
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6 E1sns spr every Monday
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ktss sS.sss = I. stars who nave ave
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players enthusi-
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revive rs.I a nation !
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Evening star., 1936-05-24
Desert Tortoise Is .
Able to Combat All
Enemies but Man

LIE manages to live nearly as long as
Methuselah, though he walks for
ever on burning desert sands. miles
from shade or water.
He may never even have seen a pool
or stream, yet he carries reserve pint
of sweet, clear water about with him
under his umbrella shaped shell,
against the thirst of a hundred or two
dry years.
He is neither swift nor strong nor
cautious-yet he lives in world Of
creatures where destruction takes the
hindmost, and he lives in the most
difficult part Of that world.
He is truly one of the first wonders
of the world-the desert tortoise.
His bearing is meek and his step Is
sedate. He goes through a vicious
world "unprepared" for battle. and
protected only by a little bony house
which he has built for himself But it
is a good house, and solid, and it
grows a square larger each year of
his life The teeth of animals, no
matter how sharp and strong. can
scratch it, but not break or dent it,
so few wild creatures have ever tasted
the sweet meat inside.
The desert tortoise has lived for
countless centuries. though many other
animals that prowled the desert have
disappeared from the face of the
earth. Millions of years before ever
man began his perilous life on this
planet, the turtle had learned his Sc
date lessons in keeping cool under a
blazing sun. wringing water from the
wisps of green leaves he ate and stor-
ing it safely against future thirst. And
it is likely that this turtle would in
habit the arid places Of the earth for
many centuries in the future, save only
for new danger TO his peaceful life.
The new danger is man, who used
his brain instead Of his teeth 10 re-
move the turtles shell and taste the
delicious meat; man, who has discov-
cred the secret water supply which Is
the turtles.
And man in his heedlessness and
greed may kill all the turtles which
still survive the ages.
Evening star., 1936-05-24

Pitt, George W. Offutt. Ben T. Web
ster, Claude w. Owen, Robert v. Flem-
ing and John Saul
The present officers include: Edgar
Morris. president; Edward F. Cola
day. first vice president: Francis @.
Addison, second vice president; Law
renee E. Williams, secretary; Robert
J. Cottrell, executive secretary; j..
Harry Cunningham, treasurer; George
Pitt, assistant treasurer: Edward F..
Colladay. general counsel, and Frank
r. Strunk, sergeant at arms.
The Board of Directors for the year
1867 consists of Francis G. Addi-
son, Herman F. Carl, A. c. Case. Ed
ward F. Colladay, J. Harry Cunning
ham, James B. Edmunds, Harry c..
Grove, William r. Ellis, Robert ".
Fleming, E. G. Graham, Harry H r.
Helwig. John H. Hanna, Thomas p.
Littlepage, Howard Moran. e. j. Muir
ply. Theodore W. Noyes, Claude W.
Owen, George Pitt, Ralph L. Polio,
Samuel J. Prescott, Wallace B. Rob-
inson, John Saul, Judge Gus A
Schuldt, C. Melvin Sharpe, Fred A.
Smith, Odell 8. Smith, Marcy L.
Sperry, Ben r. Webster, Lawrence E.
Williams, Lloyd B. Wilson and, ex
oficio, Edgar Morris and Robert J.
Cottrell.
PACK in 1865, Just after the close
of the Civil War. an earlier board
Of trade was formed in Washington
Evening star., 1936-05-24

and, for while, it seems to have done
very well, but evidently, after surviv-
ing for five years it unceremoniously
dropped out of existence. 1t, too, con-
sisted of some Of Washington's best
citizens.
The call for the meeting of this
body, as recorded in The Star of Octo-
Der Is, 1865, was signed by H. Sem
ken, Hudson Taylor, Burns & Wilson,
Philip & Solomons, c. w. Boteler, jr.:
John F. Ellis. James c. MCGUIRE & Co..
Barbour, Semmes & Co., John r. El-
vans e. Co.. William L. Wall g. Co.,
John H. Semmes g. Co., Samuel Ba-
con & Co.. J. P. Bartholow. r. Cohen
jackson Bro. & Co. Joseph B. Bryan
6y Co., Campbell & Son. James Y.
Davis. NJ W. Gait g. Bro. and William
r. Riley & Bro.
AS the editor of The Star in 1889
thought it a good move to establish
board of trade, so did his prede-
cessor think the same way about it
nearly quarter of century before,
when he said:
Elsewhere will be found the call
for meeting. signed by a number of
leading merchants of Washington,
looking to the establishment of a
merchants exchange in Washington
Some years ago when the city was
smaller and poorer, similar move
ment was made, but, not being ener-
getically pushed. it fell through. 1t
would seem now, from the character
of the signers to this call, that there
is good prospect for the realization of
this desirable end.
But something more Is requisite
Evening star., 1936-05-24

know what's become Of them, but
they've vanished without trace"
Tuck let low whistle escape from
his lips. Betty suddenly clutched Bills
arm convulsively.
And oh. Bill, that's why I sent
you the code message I'm frightened
frightened to death. Men who are
evil enough to do that wouldn't stop
at anything"
To Be Continued Next Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Treaty to Aid Farmers
THE reciprocal trade agreement b.

THE reciprocal trade agreement be-
tween the United States and
Switzerland is expected to have ben
eficial effect on American agriculture
and may serve to restore Swiss impor-
tations to the 1929 level, when Sl2,-
100000 worth of agricultural products
were shipped from the United States
to the European republic.
In gaining concessions, the United
States, of course, made some in re-
turn, lowering the duty on a number
Of manufactured goods, such as
watches and textiles, and also lowering
the minimum tariff on a certain spe-
cial type of Swiss cheese.
1t is hoped that this stimulus may
be of great benefit to the farmer and
will not hurt American industry to any
great extent.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Betty Puts Herbs
Into Her Garden
By Bessie E. Earle.

"IRANDFATHER says it's time to
put my herbs out in the garden, -
Betty announced one warm May
morning. Haven't these dear little
plants grown beautifully this Winter?
How lovely they have looked in the
windows. But know they'll be glad
to be moved out to the sunshine"
Dinah watched Betty snip a stalk
here, leaf there. What are you
doing?" she asked.
I'm making old Granny Wright
some herb powder. I'll put these
pieces of marjoram and basil, and
these bay leaves and these sprigs of
parsley in a pan and let them dry
In the oven while I am working In
the garden. I'll be back soon for a
recipe for lunch, so think of good
one, Dinah. I'm hungry"
PARSLEY ONIONS.
Pare II small onions, add I tea
spoon salt and IL cups boiling water,
cook until tender. Drain. Serve
with white sauce to which tea
spoon chopped parsley has been added.
WHITE SAUCE.
2 tablespoons butter l cup milk
2 tablespoons flour 4 teaspoon salt
Melt butter in sauce pan, add -four
and salt, stir well until blended. add
milk which has been heated, stir con-
stantly. Boil two minutes. Caution
Do not let mixture lump.
HERB POWDER.
Take fresh marjoram, basil, bay leaf
and parsley and dry in the sun until
crisp "a slow oven will do). Carefully
remove leaves from stalks and rub into
a fine powder. Weigh powder, to each
ounce add y teaspoon salt and 4 tea
spoon pepper Add 4 teaspoon dried
and powdered lemon peel Gz teaspoon
II quantity is larger. Sift through a
piece Of fine muslin and put powder in
small bottle with tight cover.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Spectators Gasp as Magician
Alters Handkerchief Length
By Thomas the Magician.

A S SIT here before my type
~ writer pounding out this
~ weeks mystery. I can see on
a table few feet away a pile
of letters from my readers. Down in
my heart I know that these must be
answered as soon as possible. and yet
it may be several days or even a week
before I can find the time to reply
and answer those questions
Perhaps you have witten letter
and have not yet received an answer.
If So please don't get discouraged;
just give me a chance to get the let
ter and to answer it. Believe me, it
takes quite some time for your letters
to reach me, and almost as long to get
back. So just be patient-I'n not
forget you!
Here Is another extremely simple
effect, and although you might not
think it worth performing if you'll
just give it try you'll always use it.
Effect-The magician borrows a
gentleman's pocket handkerchief.
Taking hold of this by the diagonal
ly opposite corners, he pulls very slow
ly. Apparently the handkerchief gets
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Riddles

DON'T these lovely Spring days
make you want to go off in a quiet
corner and go to sleep? The Riddle
Man feels the same way. but he could
Mt disappoint all his fans by failing
to give them their weekly dose of
tricky questions. So here we go!
l. What is a chipmunk athryn
]. Wipf.
Q. What is the worst thing for a
robber to keep on hand?-Bryce
Tucker
8. If a laundryman weighs 1871
pounds, what does an iceman weigh?
Nina Kent.
4. If calfskin makes the best shoes,
what kind of skin makes the best
slippers LEROY Alfred Hummel.
s. What is round as the moon,
black as a coon, and has long tail?-
Muriel O'Connell.
ANSWERS.
1. A sport model squirrel. 2. Hand
cuffs. 3. Ice. 4. Banana skin. 5. A
frying pan.
Evening star., 1936-05-24

around here and came back with a
half dozen sheep-young ones, some
of them mere lambs. I used to come
out to see them almost every day.
Then one day one of the sheep
disappeared. Capt. Gregg told me
it had been butchered for the table,
but know it wasn't And since then
every one of these sheep has disap-
peared! They have been taken, at
night, to that summerhouse! I don't
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Cathartic Bread Barred.

COAL tar laxatives are alright in
- their place. but the Food and
Drug Administration considers that
their inclusion in bread is not a
proper employment.
A -four mixture containing -four,
bran and phenoplhthalein to the ex-
tent Of 10 or IL per cent has resulted
in a maximum penalty against its
manufacturer.
The manufacturer, advertising the
product as laxative health bread
-four. was convicted of offering an
adulterated food product for sale and
q $500 fine resulted.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Forest Trees Described.

THE Forest Service has just issued
q new booklet, one which should
be Of considerable interest to lovers
of nature.
As It's title, Forest Trees and Forest
Regions In the United States" sug-
gests, the booklet discusses the native
trees OF the United States.
Full descriptions and Illustrations
are given of $40 types of trees found
in the Eastern and Western forests.
The publication may be obtained
from the superintendent of documents,
who makes a slight charge to cover
the cost Of printing.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Secret of the Summer House w. s.,ss By Morgan
SYNOPSIS

school, receives q mysterious letter in code
from his sister, saying that she is in dan,
BY Tuck Tucker his roommate Bill leaves
at once for the home Of his Uncle joel,
with whom Betty lives. They reach the
isolated house early in the morning and
are greeted, not by. Uncle Joels servants.
but by huge black man named WambIi I1tIa
fear She tells them that Wambi is an
African witch doctor and speaks in terror
Of Capt GreeR, who is also in the house.
She warns them to show no surprise at
anything Uncle Joel says or does. and they
go UP to his bed room. Bill is shocked at
distracted manner. Then Cant Gregg. an
evil-looking. powerful man with a SCARED
face. enters the room and demands to see
Uncle Joel alone Bill Betty and Tuck
leave hastily, and Betty suggests that they
so outdoors, to get awav from the presence
Of Capt. Gregg, who she Says has Uncle
Joel completely in his power.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
By Ray J. Marian.
I F YOU like gardening and like Il

IF YOU like gardening and like TO
watch tiny plants grow from seed,
you can arrange one or more Of
= the miniature gardens sketched in
a sunny window in your home.
The foundation of these tiny gar
dens Is a large dish or bowl, full of
rich, black earth. If possible, the
dish should have hole in the bot
tom of it for drainage. but do not try
to put hole in good piece Of china
ware, or you will break 1t. Instead
of a hole in a good dish, use several
pieces of fiat, porous rock, or pieces
of an old broken flower pot These
porous things will aid in absorbing
excess moisture. Fill the dish brim-
full of earth and level it of evenly by
scraping a stick across the top.
THEN arrange the setting for your
tiny garden. Many novelty stores
sell tiny Japanese ornaments for these
gardens. If you make japanese gar
den you will need tiny mound Of
earth for hill and a small, scooped-
out depression in the earth, which you
can bridge. A few small rocks set in
the mound of earth add to the attrac-
tiveness of this kind of garden.
If japanese ornaments are not avail
Evening star., 1936-05-24

able you can make your own orna-
ments to represent an old-fashioned
American garden. with picket fence,
arbor, lawn furniture, bird bath, sun
dial. stepping stones, and so on.
The tiny furniture, fence and srbor
are made from toothpicks, as shown.
The bird bath and the sun dial may be
fashioned from colored modelling clay.
Stepping stones are merely small. fiat
pebbles set in the earth to represent a
walk.
EOR the foliage use grass seed over
the top of the earth to represent
the lawn. Grapefruit seed grow into
dandy little trees Even a small piece
of horse-radish root may be cut and
planted to grow into a hedge fence.
Practically any kind of flower seed
that produces tiny leaves may be used
in this kind of garden. Elm and ma
pie seeding make fine trees for it.
Water your garden sparingly, but
keep it moist. Do not soak the earth
with water, as the seed will rot. Keep
in a sunny place. Upon the setting
Of your garden, together with the selec-
tion Of the seeds you arrange in land
scaping the setting. will depend its
attractiveness when the tiny seeds
commence to send forth growing stems
and leaves.
Evening star., 1936-05-24

much longer, to the amusement of the
audience, and to the great distress Of
the owner.
EXplanation-This is an optical IL
lusion! Few people realize how long
pocket handkerchif really is when
it is pulled by corners diagonally op-
poshte.
Borrow handkerchief and hold it
very loosely by diagonally opposite
corners. Then. after explaining your
purpose, pull or stretch the cloth very
slowly, and it will seem to increase to
about twice its original length.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Filling the Bill.

CUSTOMER-I want a sandwich.
Waiter-What Kind?
misunderstanding real striking
Waiter-How about q club?
Evening star., 1936-05-24
In His O,rn Lanenaqe.

A JUDGE entered the street car.
How are you this morning,
judge?"
Fine. fine; and how are you?"
form.
Evening star., 1936-05-24

i
IF YOU'D Ike TO time yourself on
this cross word puzzle, you have a
clock handy to help you. Be sure to
get out OF the way when 1t strikes!
THE CLOCK.
G e '|'A'4 ] It. J :
+ 7f# / ! F. ! +
The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
g. Mathematical quantity.
4. Neuter pronoun.
6. Male adult.
7. Scratch, diSfgure.
9. Indicator on a clock.
10. A door out.
IL. A watch or clock.
Is. Negative.
19. To run, as clock.
20. Exclamation.
%. Postgraduate (abbr.).
%. Belonging TO US.
IS. Member Of an Indian tribe.
26. Beam of light.
VERTICAL.
/. To tighten clock spring by turn
ing.
2. The passing hours.
8. Cooking utensil.
5. Government levy.
g. Mother
8. The smallest State (abbr).
8. Strike.
IL. Part of the foot.
13. Within.
IA. Noise made by COW.
IS. Post-meridian (abbr).
16. Food eaten for breakfast.
II. Company (abbr).
81. Division of time.
22 Victim.
"a. A Western State.
=
Our word chains contain terms con-
nected with the clock. Change only
one letter at time, always forming a
real word.
Change HAND to TICK In four
moves.
Change TINE to PASS in six moves.
Next comes word diamond, just In
the nick Of time! The second word is
help; the third is tease, bother; the
fifth is to be foolishly fond Of, and
the sixth is an affirmative. Complete
the diamond.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
IN T z s

To three-letter word meaning a
roll add a last letter to form kind of
bed. Change this last letter and form
short hit in base ball Change it
again and form the stopper in
barrel.
ANSWERS.
!. Crossword puzzle solution:
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Puzzles

i
IF YOU'D Ike TO time yourself on
this crossword puzzle, you have d
clock handy to help you. BE- sure to
get out OF the way when it strikes!
THE CLOCK.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Proctor

Continued From Page 2.)
Evening star., 1936-05-24

Next comes word diamond, just in
the nick Of time! The second word is
help; the third is tease, bother; the
fifth is to be foolishly fond of, and
the sixth is an affirmative. Complete
the diamond.
Evening star., 1936-05-24

II Japanese ornaments are not avail and leaves
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-27
CITY RAILWAYS
NOTES EXEMPT
IntangibIeS Tax Ineffective,
Asserts Lutz.

Notes which Indianapolis Rail-
ways, Inc, has given the Federal
government to secure a $4,000 900
loan, and bonds deposited in trust
as collateral, are exempt from the
Indiana intangibles tax law, &C
cording to an opinion by Atty. Gen.
Philip Lutz Jr.
Mr.. Lutz held, in an opinion asked
by the State Tax Board, that the
bonds may not be sold or otherwise
disposed of unless there is de-
fault on the notes. The first of the
notes becomes due Dec. l, 1899, and
the last Dec. /, 1864.
The street railway company has
given trust notes, amounting to 81
100000, to the Federal government.
AS security, the government re-
quired the utility to assign $1,073,-
600 in first mortgage bonds and ST.
292,100 in general bonds with the
Union Trust Co. as trustee.
The Lutz opinion held tn a t
neither he bonds nor the trust
notes are taxable under the intangi-
bles law, either on issuance or an
ndally, because the Federal govern
ment is the technical owner, hence
not subject to taxpayer" CLASH
fication.
If, however, a defult on the notes
occurs and the bonds or notes are
sold to individuals, they become
taxable, Mr.. Lutz said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-27
GEORGE CONNER
FUNERAL RITES
SET TOMORROW
The Rev. w. F. Rothen-
burger to 0fficiate at
Services.

Final rites for George S. Conner,
who died at his home, 2l25 N. OK
ford-st, Wednesday, are to be held
at 2 tomorrow in the Moore 81 Kirk
Funeral Home. The Rev. William
F. Rothenburger, pastor of the
Third Christian Church, is to off,
ciate. Burial is to be in Memorial
Peek.
Mr. Conner was born in Stanton,
KY, and had resided here for 81
years. He was a member of the
Junior Order, United American
mechanics, and was employed by
1.-THE Hoosier Veneer Co. He was So.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Annie Conner, and son, Charles
~, living here, and a daughter, Mrs.
Jenny Hogan, Chicago.