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her age. She was the daughter of
Wilds, who resided near
Kenton and reared family of
eleven children. Mrs. Griffin's
death leaving but four of the elev-
en- remaining. Her life from the
time of her marriage until Mr..
Griffin moved to this town some
twenty years ago was spent at
their quiet country home near
Brynzion Church. Hers was es-
sentially a ''home" life, where she
had the love of her children and
the respect of her neighbors. She
had been in feeble health for some
years past. Her remains were
taken to the family burial ground
at Brynzion Cemetery this morn
ing for interment, followed by a
large number of relatives and
friends
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CORN HARVEST ABOUT
SMYRNA

There is a vast difference be-
tween this year and last in regard
to gathering the corn crop. Last
year the corn was green, late and
SO damp that it was hardly fit for
market the whole Winter. This
fall some of the farmers have al
ready got large part of the crop
husked, and they say it is as dry
and suitable for market now as in
midwinter last year.
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DEATHS

Barlow-Near Townsend, Octo-
Der oath. Gideon E. Barlow, aged
II years.
Fossett-In Camden, October 81,
James II. Fossett, aged SO years, 5
months and "a days.
Griffin-In this town, October "a,
Elizabeth, widow of the late Sam
nel Griffin, aged 80 years, months
and days.
Thomas-In Millington, Md, Oc-
tober 10Th, John Fl. Thomas. in the
48th year of his age.
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MARRIAGES

MAftRlAGEiS
Beck-Beck-In Philadelphia, Oc-
tober 10th, by Rev. ]. w. Langley,
William E. Beck and Mrs. H. A. A.
Beck, both of Kent County, Md.
Evans-Hines-October Goth, by
Rev. S. c. Roberts, William ].
Evans, of Church Hill, Md, and
Miss Mary E. F. Hines, of Chester
town, Md.
Rogers-Walker-In Dover, at the
residence of the brides parents,
October goth by Rev. John Miller,
Allen A. Rogers, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Alice R Walker.
Shugart-Wood-At the residence
of the brides mother, near Smyr-
ma, October 9th. by Rev.J. T. Um-
sted, ID. D., Eugene w. Shugart, of
Philadelphia, and Miss Bella Wodd,
daughter of the late William Wood.
FLOCK OF TURKEYS LOST
Saturday week flock of turkeys
belonging to Robert Gass residing
about two miles north of this town
strayed into an adjoining woods
belonging to Samuel Armstrong,
remote from any house and were
quietly feeding, when some ruth
less brute or brutes fired volley
after volley of shot into their
midst, the flock numbering be-
tween fifty and sixthy. Shortly
afterwards Mr.. Gass' two boys,
accompanied by young friends
from town, went out into the
woods for chestnuts and found
twenty dead turkeys lying on the
ground, their bodies still warm.
Upon examining the flock it was
found that ten others were missing,
presumable carried off or else, bad
ly wounded, had flown into the
depths of the woods to die. Mr.
Gass, who was away in Philadel-
phia at the time, estimates his
loss at not less than S45. He can
not find clue to the perpetrators
of the deed and can conveive no
motive except reckless cruelty to
prompt it.
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DEATH OF

MRS. ELIZABETH GRIFFIN
Mrs. Elizabeth Griffin. widow OF
the late Samuel Griffin, died at her
residence IN this town on Sunday
morning lat, in the S1st year Of
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SMYRNA DOINGS
OF 50 YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF OCT. 9TH, 1886

Taken from our old files OF
corresponding week. as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events Of the older genera
ton.
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Sweet Potato Yield hi, 4,

iltlQ This G.
The yield of swo.,
1,a% able n,ae n5e Is : large despite n
80 weather While / II 49,
growing. Growers 's c'o9|
from 200 to $50 sr. a's 4
to the acre. TbousanIa sa
are being stored for s,'.' y \
-'9t41s. Is Inc price is now q
: pasKet' an advance Of fve
osel ~ tnls time last year. MI
o., Of the crop will not be sbiaas.
u around Thanksgiving
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LAMP ExPLODES IN
JOHNSON'S SHOE STORE

During the early part of last
evening while five or six gentlemen
were sitting in Johnson's shoe
store conversing, large metallic
lamp attached to a rod ON the
counter took fire. burning both
from the base and top. An explo-
sion was the very natural conclu-
sion, and all struck for the door
and a safe position on the outside,
except Walter o. Hoffecker, who
after surveying it a second or two
boldly faced the burning globe in
an effort to extinguish it by man
ipulation, but failing in this sue
ceeded in smothering it with a
heavy cloth. His hands were
smartly burned in putting out the
fire, and at the suggestion that
Brazilian Balm was the best rem
edy in such cases, Mr.. Johnson
soon had bottle from the drug
store and it brought the relief that
was claimed for it. Mr.. Hoffecker
was joked as the outcome of his
bravery, that as the insurance
agent of the Fire Association, of
Philadelphia, he had placed an in
surance of $4,000 on the property.
and was acting in the capacity of
a fire patrol to preserve his COM
pany from loss.
L. NJ PRICES NEW DWELLING
The dwelling Of L. M. Price.
situated beside that of his partner
in business, William M. Lewis, on
Methodist street (soon to be called
Mount Vernon street) and which
has been in course of construction
throughout the Summer, is COM
pleted and will be occupied by him
in a week or two. 1t Is a substan-
tial building, with ample rooms es-
pecially adapted to comfort and
credit to both the owner and the
town. The paror has an octagon
front as has also the east end of
the sitting room. The front gable
is shingled and finished with a
double Gothic window, under which
is a small balcony. A porch occu-
pies the space from the parlor
bulge to the east side, thruogh
which is the main entrance, and
there is one likewise at the west
side and at the rear. The rooms
on the first floor are connected
with each other and the large en-
tries by sliding doors, giving the
convenience when desired of open
ing them all into one room. A
bathroom and water closet, sta
tionary washstand, &c, are among
convenlences of the second story,
while the kitchen has all the mod
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Get a Dentist
Unique You'll
OfPet Cat

Is there a charitable-minded
veterinarian who can come to the
rescue of Mig" a pet cat, that has
a toothache?
mig" is owned by Earl Ullman,
jr., of 926 Spring Rd. N. W., who
is IL years old and delivers gro
ceries on Saturday afternoons to
help out his widowed mother with
the little money he earns.
Earl took mig" to veterinarian
but he cannot meet the costs Of a
dental bill for the pet he has
loved since it was given to him on
his birthday eight months ago.
mig" got tooth trouble because
he was entered at a cat show by
his young master, and as cats often
do, he climbed a tree to show off
But he fell off and broke three
teeth. 1t is the roots Of these teeth
that are causing misery to the
cat, because they should be re
moved.
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GROUP
T0C0NVENE

MT. RAINIER, Md, Dec. IA.
Recognition of the newly-organized
Mount Relief Association by the
Prince George County Social Serv-
ice League will be asked by mem
bers of the Relief Association at
a special meGting in the Town Hall
this evening. The recognition will
empower the association to ad-
minister relief aid in the COM
munity, Bert. E. Sager, temporary
chairman of the group, said.
Election of permanent officers of
the organization, originally sched-
uled for last Friday evening, also
will be held this evening. The AS
ISOLATION was organized several
weeks ago at the suggestion of Mr..
Sager,
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VIRGINIA PLANS
TO SPEED UP
J0BLESS LAW

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. linn
bued with the Christmas spirit
and a desire to "get away from
here this week." Virginia legis-
lators opened their special session
here today with all expectations
Of the unemployment insurance
act rolling through both houses on
Well-oiled machinery.
Immediately following organiza-
ton of the senate and House Of
Delegates this morning, the two
bodies met jointly in the house to
receive the governors message ap-
pealing for a four-fifths emer-
gency vote on the unemployment
insurance bill to make it effective
at once.
Clear Sailing Ahead
Possession expressions by vari-
Gus legislators indicated that the
unemployment act would have
clear sailing.
w. F. Robinson, Labor member
Of the Richmond delegation in the
House, is with others in opposing
a limitation of activities. He said
that Labor wanted old-age pen
sions, an eight-hour day for women
in industry, child labor amend
ment and a mine safety bill.
Mr.. Robinson said that while
members were prepared to offer
such bills, that it would be futile
to introduce them in the face of
a resolution excluding them from
consideration.
Outstanding features of the I'M
employment bill provides the bene-
fits shall not be more than SIS
per week, or less than SIS per week
or three-fourths of his full time
weekly wage, which ever is the
lesser. Total benefits received dur
ing any year shall not exceed Is
weeks.
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BEG
FOR SANTA

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children of this generation have
learned early the grim side Of life.
This is brought out by the plain
tive letter from a mother in the
Southwest, who writes:
"My children realize that they
cannot ask for toys when they
need food and clothing most Of
ALL"
HUSBAND JOBLESS
The husband in this family is
also unemployed. The boys ages
are 9 months, II, IS and Is years,
and girls ages are and 8.
This family is another oppor-
tunity for a Goodfellow to help
gladden. the hearts of children on
Christmas morning.
Another opportunity for a per-
son to play Santa is in the case OF
three children whose daddy" is on
the WPA and who cannot pay to
have Santa Claus come" There
are two girls, 5 and 8, and a boy,
3, in this group. This family
would welcome toys and clothes
more than anything else.
The information published to-
day gives only brief facts. For the
interested Goodfellow we will &C
into more detail.
If you are going to be a Good
fellow this year, notify The Times
Goodfellow Editor as early as pos
Sible,
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FOR GUS
WEDNESDAY AT
WHITE HOUSE

Funeral services for the late
August Gennerich, the Presidents
bodyguard and close friend, will
be held in the East Room Of the
White House Wednesday morning
at $50 o'clock. Interment will be
in heidelberg Village, Long Island,
N. Y, Friday, after a Masonic
ceremony Thursday in New York
City.
The body of "Gus" Gennerich,
who died suddenly at Buenos
Aires, is being brought home on
the cruiser Indianapolis" which
took him to South America, with
the President, and now is bringing
the President and his small party
to Charleston, S. c., where the
party will land tomorrow morning.
The party will arrive in Wash
ington late tomorrow. The body
will be taken to an undertaken
first and to the White House at
8 a. m. Wednesday. The services
will be conducted by Rev. DR..
LenSki of Grace Lutheran Church.
When the body leaves the White
House for New York at 1915 the
pail bearers will be selected from
the Secret Service and White
House police, and it is probable
the Presidents son, James, will
accompany the body to New York
and attend the funeral there.
The train will arrived in New
York at 3:15 p. m. Wednesday and
aboard it will also be Mr.. Gen
nerich'S brother-in-law, Charles
Guthri, and his son, Augustus. The
body will rest in an undertaking
establishment at lend Street and
the Concourse until sometime
Thursday, then be removed. to Ma
sonic Temple, 123rd Street and
Siyth Avenue for a service at 8
o'clock. The body will be taken
from the Masonic Temple at 10
a. m, Friday, for interment in the
Lutheran Cemetery at Middleburg
Village.
The President and Mrs. Roose-
welt will attend the funeral SER
vices in the White House, but the
President will not go to New York.
Whether Mrs. Roosevelt goes is
yet to be determined. White House
officials have invited members Of
the Cabinet and several higher
government officials. So great is
pressure brought on the White
House for admission; that admis-
sion will be by card only.
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MICHAEL JACOBS

Michael Mike" Jacobs, presi-
dent of the L. Jacobs Company
Tailors, at Alb Eleventh st. N. w.,
died yesterday of a heart attack
at his residence, 1922 Seventeenth
st. N. w. He was 40 years old.
Amaker of mems clothing since
he was 10 years old, Mr.. Jacobs
was born in Wilma, Russia, and
came to this city with his parents
Is a boy.
Prominent socially in Washing
ton, and active in fraternal cir.
cles, Mike" was a member of the
National Lodge, F.. A. A. M, the
B. P. o. Elks, the Amity Club
the Fifty Club and the Woodmont
Country Club.
Surviving is his widow, Mrs.
Henrietta Jacobs; two daughters
Ruth and Elaine Jacobs, attend
ing high school here; two sisters,
Mrs. AL Freedman, of Washington,
and Mrs. Maurice Gait, of New
York; and two brothers, Julius
and David Jacobs, both of Wash
ington.
Rabbi Abram Simon will con-
duct funeral services at his late
residence tomorrow morning at
II o'clock with interment in the
Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton Cemetery.
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.FLIERS TO JOIN
SPAIN WAR
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was reported accepted by we'll
known New York pilots recently.
The union scale" said to be es.
tablished by representatives Of
both the inSurgent and loyalist
forces was placed by New York
dispatches at $1,000 per month
salary plus commission of $1,000
for each enemy plane brought
down, a $25, 900 life insurance pol
icy and oneway transportation to
the scene of action.
Airport gossip was that Bert
Acosta, celebrated companion Of
Admiral Byrd on his transatlantic
flight, and Lee Gelbach, nation
ally known test pilot, are now
with the loyalist air force over
Madrid.
One of the Moore brothers ad
mitted that his appetite for for.
eign air service had been whetted
by the report that Gelbach had
been enriched last week to the ex'
tent of $4,000 for bringing down
a pair of nationalist planes.
Refusing to give their names
or details, aviatorS at other air
ports said they had been ap
preached regarding enlistment
with one or the ether of the war
ring factions. One man said that
if a pending job with the Gov
eminent didn't materialize, he
would probably join the royalist
filters.
Market Is Glutted
Grapevine information relayed
through diplomatic and Other
routes, however, was that the
market for aviators-at least with
the Franco forces-had beer
glutted with aer II soldiers Of
fortune. One authority On the
situation declared:
General Franco has all the
filters he needS-they're from
Sweden, Germany and Italy, as
well as America. He has plenty
of planes also and most of them
are Of foreign make. The prob
lem now is to obtain additional
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Apply This Once and
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beneath the outer cuticle where
Scabie parasites breed. Sold by all
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The Siticide Company, Inc, Com
merce, Ga.
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Today's Foreign Short-Wave Radio Schedule

Moscow P.M.-Review Of
the Week. Russian Lesson. RAN,
31.2 M, 9.6 meg.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-S Pm.
Spanish Program. W2XAF, 31.4
M. 9.53 meg.
CARACAS-8:45 P.M.-Amateur
Hour. YV2RC, SIT M, So meg.
BERLIN-9.15 PM. Chamber
Music. DJD, 25.4 M, 11.77 meg.
MONTREAL-9:3O P.M.-"C'est
I'm Rendezvous" meeting of old
and new in music. CRCX, 1872
M, 500 meg; euro, 48.7 M, 6.15
meg: CJRX, 25.6 M, 11.72 meg.
LONDON-9:31 PIMA recital
by Empire artists. esd, 25.5 m,
Ills meg. Csc, 31.3 m, 9.58 meg.
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Broadcast Of Fight
Halls Perkins Talk

Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins had planned a speech
to American wage earners on the
b1ems confronting them.
planned for tonight, but it will
have to wait a week.
Detroit'S Brown Bomber, Joe
Louis, has a home town fight to-
night with Eddie Sims. It will be
broadcast, and it conflicted with
a radio forum at which Secretary
Perkins is scheduled to speak. Due
to the fight broadcast the forum
was postponed for a week.
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R. B. HARRISON
EXPIRES IN
INDIANA

Russell B. Harrison, son of Ben
yamin Harrison, twenty-third
President of the United States,
died suddenly yesterday at his
residence in Indianapolis, Ind. He
was 80 years old.
Word of his death was received
here today by his widow, Mrs.
Mary S. Harrison, residing at the
Dresden, Connecticut Avenue and
Kalorama Road Northwest. She
and her daughter, Mrs. Marthena
Harrison williams, left today for
Indianapolis.
Mr.. Harrison had been a prac-
ticing attorney in Indianapolis
since returning to this country
from service in Cuba and Puerto
Rico during the Spanish American
War.
Born at oxford, Ohio, the son
President of Benjamin Harrison
and Caroline Scott Harrison, he
was the great-grandson of William
Henry Harrison, ninth President
OF the United States, and the
great-great-grandSon of Benjamin
Harrison, member of the first
Continental Congress and signer
OF the Declaration Of Independ-
ence.
After studying at the Pennsyl-
vania Military Academy, he ma
circulated at Lafayette College,
EaSton, Pa, and graduated shortly
afterward in the School of Mining
and Engineering. In the year
following, Mr.. Harrison was APP
pointed superintendent of the
United States Assay Office at He
lena, Mont, and remained until
1885.
During this period he was owner
Of the Helena Daily Journal and
at the time he knew Theodore
Roosevelt, with whom he enjoyed
q close friendship. At the out
break of the war with Spain, Mr..
Harrison enlisted in the Army and
was appointed major on the staff
Of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. Shortly
later he was promoted to lieuten-
ant colonel and assigned to Puerto
Rico as inspector general.
Enters State Politics
While practicing law in Indian
apolis upon returning to the
United States, he was elected to
both branches to the Indiana gen.
eral assembly. Elected to the
House of Representatives in 1921
he served until 1923, and year
later was named to the State Sen
ate for one term.
Besides his wife and daughter,
Colonel Harrison leaves son, Will
liam Henry Harrison; three grand
daughters, Miss Sallie Williams,
secretary to Senator Bennett
Champ Clark CD of Missouri;
Miss Virginia Williams and Mar
thena Williams, both of Washing
ton.
According to tentative arrange
ments, he will be buried beside his
father, President Harrison, in
Indianapolis. Wednesday. Services
will be conducted there.
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Nine Saved on Tuq
Aground n Hours

CRISFIELD, Md, Dec. 14.-Un-
harmed, nine men of a tugboat
crew were rescued yesterday after
spending "a hours on their
grounded vessel wi out food,
water or fuel in freezing weather.
Their boat. the Captain Sally,
went aground in Tangier Sound,
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Firemen to Elect

The Arlington County Fire
mems Association will meet and
elect officers and trustees Tues
day at p. m. at the Falls Church
Fire House. East Falls Church, Va.
The Washington times., 1936-12-14
Block of $500 Seats

Santa Clara requested block of
$500 tickets for the Sugar Bowl
game. All the CalifornianS aren't
going to Pasadena on New Year
Day.
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infantry if Madrid is to be

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taken"
The fact. that recruiting for
other flags is forbidden by United
States law is wei known here.
International complications, how
ever, may be avoided by Journey
ing to the country in question
and enliSting on the spot.
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MRS. MARGARETTA soBOTKA

Mrs. Margaretta Sobotka, "a,
widow of Franz Sobotka, died
after a long illness at her resi-
dence, 1880 Ingraham St. N. W.,
yesterday. The Rev. Henry Man
ken, jr., pastor of the Incarnation
Lutheran Church, will officiate at
funeral services tomorrow after
noon at 2 O'Clock in her late resi-
dence. Interment will be in Pros
pect Hill Cemetery beside her
husband.
Born in Creglinten, Wurttem-
berg, Germany, she had been a
resident of Washington for the
past so years and was active in
diplomatic circles before her re-
cent illness. Her husband was
vice chancellor of the AuStro
Hungarian Embassy here before
the war.
She is survived by three sons,
Frank j., Clement J. and John A.
Sobotka, and six grandchildren.
The Washington times., 1936-12-14
HILTON J. MARTZ

Hilton j. Martz, ice and coal
dealer here, who died Saturday Of
a heart ailment at his residence,
626 New Jersey Ave. N. W., will be
buried in Ebenezer Cemetery,
Bloomfield, Va. His body will be
transferred there tomorrow follow
ing funeral services at his resi-
dence at 10 o'clock.
Born near Bluemont, Va, in
1889, he had been a resident of
washington for IA years.
Mr.. Martz is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Rachel A. MartZ; his
father, Mr.. John E. Martz; three
brothers, Luther, Bernard j., and
Arthur Martz, all of Round Hill,
Va; and a sister, Mrs. Thomas
Seaton, of Washington.
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TODAY'S RADIO FEATURES

EARL GOODWIN. Times Radio News,
heard daily except Sunday. Q to
o:15 a. M, WMAL. Mr.. Goodwin
will be heard at 0:15 a. m. Tues
day,
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