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Evening star., 1937-05-30
Bay Currents Altered
By Artificial Island

SAN FRANCISCO (R.-An unex-
pected result has followed creation Of
an artificial island in San Francisco
Bay for the 1899 Worlds Fair.
The new body Of land has altered
the currents in the bay 80 markedly
that new maritime data must be Is
sued for pilots uhns bay waters.
Evening star., 1937-05-30

pdCk W lHe ldSt page you IL
find all the answers. But when you
turn back to the last page what do
you find? More puzzles, that's all
Personally, I like the ones on the
front page better-and don't mean
mayhem. The current crime cases
are battling the experts. but the re-
sponsibility Is theirs. It's the cable
dispatches that get me down. My
cynical friends tell me that all news
is "colored." that insidious propa-
ganda turks in the most innocuous
items, and that my opinions are un-
consciously shaped by the editorial
policies Of the newspaper I read.
The trouble must be with me- I
read the paper thoroughly every day.
even to the Letters to the Editor
Evening star., 1937-05-30
BY WEARE HOLBROOK.

y EADING the front page OF a
= newspaper today gives you a
\ feeling that if you just turn
y back TO the last page you'll
Evening star., 1937-05-30
u. S. DIPLOMATS HOUSING
PROGRAM FACES DELAYS
Many Legends in Foreign Service
Around Hardship Endured in
Shabby Quarters Abroad.
BY COLEMAN b. JONES.

\HE administrations economy
move Is expected to delay still
futher the already slow moving
Evening star., 1937-05-30

About the Accent.
A salient characteristic OF the
aristocratic accent Is the transposi-
ton of certain vowel sounds. For
instance, when an "a" is not sounded
broadly the inevitable tendency Is
for 1t to be sounded as "e." Listen
the next time you hear an English
speaker Of the upper class. You
will probably hear him say AS .
matter Of feet"
Probably the most important fac
tor In the development and main
tenance of the aristocratic tradition
has been that institution known as
"the public school" It has been
pointed out times without number
that it is anything but q public
school in the American sense. To
send son to Eton costs about $4,000
for four years. But there he will
meet the future rulers Of England
and the empire. all in a forcing
ground of the "old school tie" spirit
which will never leave him.
Special customs attach to each
school," says Belloc, ito each q par
ticular tradition, and to the whole
body Of public schools the conscious
ness Of superiority over the rest Of
the nation.
But 1t must not be imagined that
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10
se Patronize Hamilton Industries 2s
Houston Furniture Union
Wins Wage Increase Pact

Houston, Texas fAFLNS)-An in
crease in wages of Is per cent and the
40-hour work week were among gains
recorded when Furniture Workers
Local No. 1916 signed three-year
closed shop agreement with the
Mitchell Furniture Manufacturing
Company here.
The agreement, which covers 81
workers, also provides for arbitra-
ton of disputes and opening for con-
sideration of wage disputes at the end
of any year.
The local, which has been conduct
ing an effective campaign during the
past year, now has contracts with al
local furniture manufacturers but
one. including: Myers-Spalti Furni
ture Manufacturing Company, Texas
Table Company, Burns Brothers, anC
the Star Furniture Company, which
is the only retail store in Houston
having a signed agreement with the
union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10

After it has been fashioned, to suit
their own purpose
Sometimes, the law is lie
Then it soon becomes dead letter
Principally, the law is the rule con-
corning property
Getting, giving, buying, selling,
making, inheriting, bequeathing
Managing, controlling, forfeiting,
losing, finding, keeping, saving
Stealing, robbing, defrauding, coun-
terfeiting, cheating
All the multitudinous faces and
phases of property
There are some other trimmings.
but that is it, by and large
THAT is THE LAW.
Why is society so much concerned
about property?
Because the security of community
life rests upon it
Anything which becomes property
is important to the community
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10

control of property
For their own immediate and ner-
sonal satisfactions-
Forgetting, or never understand
ing
That the power it gives them IS
dependent upon the law
Dependent upon the word of So
ciety-
Not dependent upon their own cum
ming
The Girdlers and Graces and Ca
pones and Morgans play with the
law
American Liberty League lawyers
think a Wagner act is a game
Which they and their corporation
clients can play at
Morgan thinks the law is something
made by fools
Capone thinks it is trick, to be
beaten by lawyer crook
Girdler ignores it, as did Sloan,
until the word of society speaks
Some judges, having as yet only
lawyers minds
Do not understand the word of a
nation, when it has spoken
They still think that property laws
are made only for the rich
Being ignorant concerning the So
cial sources of the law
The Wagner act is called a labor
law
It is just another form Of prop
erty law
If it were not that, Girdler would
not care about it
But it is variation from the old
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10
San Jose Cannery Union
Boasts 10000 Members

San Jose, Calf. (AFLNS)-Can-
merry Workers Local Union No. 20852,
recently chartered here by the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, has reached
the astonishing membership of over
10000, with the prospects that it will
soon soar to 10000.
Announcement to this effect was
made by Edward Vandeleur, secretary
of the State Federation of Labor. A
minority CIO group which sought
control of former organization
were ousted from A. F. Of L. affilia-
tion through revocation of the orig
inal charter and organization of the
union under the new charter, No
20S52.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10

Q.-When did the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor last meet i'm Denver?
An 1921, June 1926. The A. F.
of L. also met in Denver in 1894 and
1908, so the coming convention will be
the fourth held in Colorado's capital.
Q.--Will the international La
Dor Press of America hold conven-
ton this year?
A.-Yes. The 9th annual conven-
ton will be held at Denver, on October
4, 1887.
Q.-Who said: eve decline to vom-
NIT our labor movement to any spe-
cies of speculative philosophy?
A.-Samuel Gompers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10

form of property law
Which has dealt in the main with
property accumulated
But this law deals with property,
as something to be distributed
Which is only new emphasis, upon
an ancient fact.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10
Truths Pondered While
Riding at
Anchor
Then gently scan
your brother man

BY MIR. M0destus-

The Law, what is it?
Anarchists say the law is a crime
Some lawyers think it is a trick, to
be played
Other lawyers think it is game,
to be beaten
Some men of wealth think it is a
tool, to be used
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10
LaborQueriies

Questions and Answers on La
Dor: What 1t Has Done; Where
1t Stands on Problems of the
Day; Its Aim and Program;
Who's Who in the Ranks Of
the Organized Toilers, etc., etc.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10

Not because it happens to be owned
ny this or that man
But because, no matter by whom it
is owned
Property is something upon which
the security Of the common life rests
The ownership of it seems some
time to be the most important part
of it
But under it all, the law is protect
ing the use of property
For property which cannot be used.
loses its value to the owner
More important still, unused prop
erty is of no value to society
Even though the law may seem at
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10

the time to protect its ownership
Continuance Of human life depends
upon the use of things
These things are called commodit-
ties, or property
BY this indirection, in the control
of property and it's use
The law is providing for orderly
management
For the things which are vital to
human life, the community
Some men lose count of the living
interests
Obsessed and fascinated with the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10
Roster Of Organizations
HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS

MN@lkNk ~ w. HA*ItA.O
HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS
Labor Council Alternate Tuesdays
Wiley A.
Saturdays Temple
BARRIERS Union No End 4th Mondays,
Bartender Monday m Monday 7:ao M Labor
Fridays
Bricklayers
Building Trades Meets alternate
Chaufeu Garagement and Helpers No Palmer
City Fire Fighters No h Tuesday T c. Hall No
Joins No End 4th Thursdays
Workers No. Wednesday,
Lah Local No lst Wednesday, Labor Temples
Maebinis Union No and 4th We'd Labor Temple Il
Alternate Wednesdays, Temple
Drivers Helpers~-srd Friday
No. Every Monday, T.
Mode Union No. s and 3rd Fridays T.
Musicians Local No 31lst Sunday morning, Labor Temple
Makers End 4th Fridays
Fnshers No Labor
Plumbers Union No. and 3d Mondays,
Rooes No End and 4h Wednesday, t G.
Sheet Metal Workers No 14 and 3rd Mondays
Stationary Engineers No and 3d Mondays, T. HalJ
Stationary Fiemen No 98 Thursday, Labor Tempe.~
Mems Local Wednesday,
Stove Moune Union No. 8h h and 3rd Fridays T.
Stage Employees Saturday Night T. HalJ
Friday Labor Temple
Typographical Union No End Wednesday,
Woman Union Label Every other Temple
MIDDLETowN LABOR UNIONS
Ladies' Auxiliary Alternate Wednesdays,
Amalgamaed Association,
Steel and Tin Workers No Every Saturday Arthur
Wednesday,
Printing Prmen No End Friday T.
No. Every Monday, T. G.
Tuesday,
Pasterers Local No Monday
Stage Employees No 282 Every other Saturday
Operating No Every Friday
Typographical No Monday, T. c.
Monday
Brickayers No End and 4th Wednesdays, T. c. Hail.
DISTRICT ANIZATIONS
P Converse 216 High Cleveland Ohio.
HAMILTON BUSINESS AGENTS
Thos. Brennan, Edison
Spading 90
Local No. Coriss, 113R So
Calvin, Cos w. Norman Dayton
Carpenters Spaudng Minor
Helpers Ed Du 2255 Noble
Lester Long 445 NJ 9th ST.
Pattern Makers Walter Friedman, 833 Campbell Ave
Shoblom,
No David Lyle 507 S. 4h St.
Plumber A. Solomon,
Stage Employees Neil Johnson
Operators Bob Wenz, Highway.
MIDDLETOWN BUSINESS AGENTS
w. T
H.
Keiser
Vdourek, 1923 East Hamilton Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-09-10

Stanley Ogg, 344 Chase Ave.
Davis, Custodian. Phone 233.
Albert McDaniels, 1888 Howell Ave.
e. R. Legg, 326 South 7th st.
: Temple. .Thos. Brennan, 1108 Edison
l....Jim Lauderman, r. R. 6.
". M. Lackey, 219 Eaton Ave.
Harold Foley, 679 Clinton Ave.
PIT w. 18th, Cincinnati, Ohio
Frank Wolf, End Ward Hose House.
Scott Symes, 337 N 9th st.
"A. Lombard, 813 Vine st.
j. E. Wanamaker, 518 N. 9th st.
Sherman Clear, Secy., 1850 Central.
Clarence L. Bowman, 205 Williams Av.
Karl Brown, 7 Center st.
&c. BRANDED, 1888 Pleasant Ave.
Ed Dull, 2255 oble Ave. Phone 1635M
James v. Mutt, 332 No. 10th St.
Gale Dodsworth, 1909 Chestnut st.
Frank F. Vessel, 227 No. D st.
Maurice Williams, 126 N. G st.
Art Brandhoff, 238 Chestnut st.
E. Motzer, 339 N. Third st.
Louis Brown, B and Ross Ave.
Sam K. Daneff. 801 Corwin Ave.
David Lyttle, 507 S. 5th st.
Fred Hook, Cincinnati, Ohio.
John p. Kuenzel, r. r. No. 3.
Harry Moore, 324 Hudson Ave.
w. E. Tice, 2340 Freeman Ave.
Carl Reiter, 2120 Elmo Ave.
John Janser, 1924 Campbell Avt.
Ed Dull, 2255 Noble Ave. Ph. 1886 M.
Martin Schorr, 701 Gray Ave.
Mrs. Lottie Butts, 737 Ludlow st.
w. ]. O'Brien, News-J Journal.
Bessie Mcintosh, 1918 Sherman Ave.
Domhoff, 1905 Columbia Ave.
r. c. Oglesby, care News-Signal.
Wanamaker, Labor Temple, Hamilton.
Earl R. Price, Post Office.
Ray Eagle, Secy., 1907 Faimount Ave.
f. O. Otterbein, II Harrison st.
VIM. d. Coyle, 1884 Manchester Ave.
H. G. Matthews, r. R. No. /, Kyle, o.
T. A. Scully, 306 Castell Bldg.
Otto Kaiser, P. o. Box 81.
George Ball, Park st.
Dawn Turner, News-Journal.
Harry Roy.
S. j. Anderson. 125 So. Broad.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
Has Plan For 5000. 600 .Iohs

Creation of 100000 new Jobs,
investment of S25, ,OOO,0 900 of
capital in expansion of industry
and a new recovery program over
the next two to ten years were
proposed to the nations manufac-
turers Tuesday by Lammot DUPONT,
president of E. I. DUPONT de Ne
mours & Co, Inc. Addressing the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, meeting in annual conven-
tion, DUPONT said such a program
was staggering in its size and
complexity," but neither hopeless
nor impossible" To achieve it, he
declared, government must give
industry "a reasonable amount of
certainty upon which it can count
in planning current and future op-
erations."
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
GARAGE GUTTED
BY FIRE, DOVER
Firemen Handicapped by q
Strong Wind at Ingram's
Automobile Rooms
EIGHT CARS DAMAGED

Fire, caused by an exploding oil
stove, shortly after ten o'clock on
Tuesday morning Of last week,
completely gutted the interior of
the garage operated by E. v. In
gram on South State street, Do
yer, between Wyoming avenue and
Cooper's Corner. The fire present
ed the most difficult problem for
the Dover Fire Department since
the fire in the American Store on
Loockerman street almost a year
ago. Although the f1remen very
quickly responded to the alarm,
they found the interior of the
building a mass of flames when
they arrived on the scene and a
short time later the flames broke
through the roof. Famed by a
strong wind, the fire spread rapidly
along the roof and the firemen bat
tied to keep the flames from reach
ing several other frame structures
on each side of the burning build
ing. They were strongly commend
ed for their work under the handi-
caps which confronted them. The
burning building is outside of the
city limits and it was necessary to
stretch hose almost two blocks in
order to reach a water supply.
Eight automobiles were damaged
during the fire. Three of them
were new ones in the display rooms
while the other five were in the
workshop where the fire started.
The building is owned by the Holt
Oil Company and was leased by
Mr.. Ingram for use as an automo-
bile salesroom and repair shop.
The loss has been tentatively esti-
mated at between $1,000 and &c.
coo.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
NEW MADE FARM AT
COLLINS BEACH

John Price, who lived on Bonn
bay Hook two or three years and
returned to Delaware City last
Spring to take charge of large
farm there, has been engaged by
the National Dredging Company,
of Wilmington, who own 110 acres
Of the 1000 reclaimed tract at Col
Inns Beach to take charge of their
landed investment. This land,
which was under water two years
ago from the bay has been thor
.oughly dredged, drained and en-
banked, and ready to put into cul-
tivation. To this end they have
commenced the erection of dwell
ing for Mr.. Price, with the neces-
sary farm accompanyments of
barn, stables, &c. The land is an
alluvial soil of rich deposits, and
cannot but prove very fertile. The
design of the purchasers was, we
think, to make it a meadow pastur-
age for grazing and fattening cat
tie, but to reach this result it must
first be plowed to break up the
growth of natural grass and seed
ed to that most suited to making
hay and pasture. AS much will be
seeded and plowed the coming
spring as can be turned, and most
probably, quite an acreage will be
put in corn. This investment of
capital and expensive drainage is
not only a desirable feature as a
local Improvement but an addition
also to its wealth and probably
healthfulness. The dredge is still
at work cutting a wide, deep ditch
directly through up to the head of
Cedar Swamp, a distance of three
miles. It's heavy iron jaws close
in on the stumps and buried cedars
with the apparent eace shoveller
would throw out marsh tussock.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
FIRE ON COSDEN
FARM AT DOVER
Water Pumped Quarter Mile
To Save Other Buildings;
$1,000 Loss is Reported
HIS HOME DESTROYED

The farm home of Gilbert L.
Cosden on the Hazelville Road
three miles west of Dover, was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday night Of
last week with a loss of about ST
900 while Mr.. Cosden was attend
ing a Dover meeting. The alarm
was telephoned to the Robbins
Hose Company, Dover, by Mrs.
Cosden, who was at home with her
two small children The fire start
ed near the roof Of the house, in
dicating that either a defective f1ue
or a spark from the chimney was
the cause, iremen said. Some of
the furniture was carried out Of
the house by firemen and a port
able electric lighting equipment
stored in the rear of the building
was saved. FiTemen were forced
to pump water from a small
stream over one-quarter mile from
the house. The barn, about 100
feet from the burning building was
saved. 4 fireman, H. A. Colt, suf-
fered an injury to his eye when
struck by small pieces of burning
embers and was given first aid
treatment at the scene. Shortly
after that fire was discovered,
chimney fire at the Peoples Con
gregational Church of Dover was
extinguished. F'iremen reported
no damage at this fire
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
FUTURE FARM
BOYS PRAISED
C. E. Douglas in Newark Talk
Says Organization, Like Boy
Scouts, Is Dependable
HOLD ANNUAL DINNER

There are two boys organiza-
tions that can always be depended
upon, the Boy Scouts and the Flu
ture Farmers of America" Carle-
ton E. Douglass, superintendent of
schools, said in an address at the
annual father and son dinner of the
Newark Chapter, Future Farmers
of America, Thursday night in the
school cafeteria at Newark. More
than $50 attended Paul Nelson,
the president, was toastmaster.
Paul Nelson, Raymond Beyerlin,
and Arthur Clifford gave a skit
showing the growth of the local
unit. Blood testing of chickens
was demonstrated by Robert Coop
er and Lewis Stats; Thomas Mar
shall explained how to Gull the
flock. Thomas Ware of Conrad
High School, state president, re-
ported there were 16 F. F. A. chap
ters in Delaware with a member
ship of 600 Fathers were urged
to allow sons to select their own
vocation by John L. Phillips, facul-
ty advisor in charge of F. F. A.
work. Among the guests were DIR.
c. H. Lane, in charge of vocational
agriculture work of the U. S. Office
of Education; DR. R. w. Helm, DR..
Joseph S. Gould, John Lafferty, A.
D. Cobb, George M.Worrillow, Car
roll Munford, C. E. McCaulley Rob-
ert S. Gallagher, E. L. Richards,
Clarence Collins, and Weldin Wap-
les were among the guests. A dis
play of farm products followed the
dinner.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
BORE DEEP WE'LL AT
WOODLAND BEACH

The boring of the artesian well
at Woodland Beach, was completed
On Friday, finding good and salts
factory water at a depth of 22O
feet. a singular feature of the
boring was the finding of distinct
pieces of clam shells brought UP
by the augur at the depth above
named, and a compound that look
ed like rotton or calcined shells.
This we thing the deepest boring
that has been made on the Della
ware coast, and it shows that we
cannot 60 SO deep that evidences
Of life, animal or marine, cannot be
found. The boring stopped last
June at depth Of 40 feet, when
they struck a good run Of water,
not amounting to a flow, however.
1t was afterward found that this
water was not of the quality for
drinking purposes and hence the
continuing Of the boring nearly a
hundred feet deeper. We noted at
the time last spring that at a
depth Of 80 feet the distinct wing
Of a bird was brought up. The al
luvial nature of the soil of the Pen
insula is thus proven by actual test
as well as the theory of geologists,
but how deep the made or washed
earth is, and how many thousands
Of years it required for the com
pleted surface and outline, is some
thing not yet determined.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16

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Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
FOSTER HOMES
FOR CHILDREN
Movement Being Launched in
Delaware For These
Public Wards
IS A WORTHY CAUSE

A foster home program for
young children who can properly
be considered public wards by rea-
son Of neglect or dependency is be-
ing launched by the State Board Of
Charities through its Child Welfare
Division. The program IS being
directed by O. Rollin Zane, execu-
tive director, assisted by Miss
Kathryn Pennypacker, Kent Coun-
ty Worker. Appropriations for
this purpose were made by the leg
islature at it's recent session and
are to be used eventually for a
statewide service of foster home
care for needy boys and girls. The
first steps toward establishing this
service are being taken in Kent
County. Private agencies which
have been receiving state assist
ance in order to give long time
care to children who might natur-
ally be considered a public respon-
sibility are gradually transferring
such cases to the State Board of
Charities. Other children in all
three counties are constantly being
referred to the state agency by in
dividual citizens and other social
service agencies, who feel that the
home conditions of these boys and
girls are intolerable.
The greatest need for making
such a program effective and help
full to the children involved is a
group of earnest foster parents
are willing to share their homes
and affections and give of their
time and energy in providing q
wholesome substitute for broken or
highly unsatisfactory homes, as
well as being understanding substi-
tute parents for children deprived
of their own parents or suffering
from neglect or mistreatment.
Child Welfare Agencies may know
children needing foster homes, but
they cannot give the twenty-four
hour a day care that such children
need.
This is the job of the willing,
hard-working foster mother who
comes to a child-placing agency
saying she wants to look after
some boys or girls, or care for a
baby. Her motives for wanting a
child or children may be varied or
just the simple, universal one of
love for children. But whatever
her motives she is applying for a
real job, both challenging and re-
sponsible. The care of other peo-
pies children needs to be under
taken in such a spirit of service
and with such sense of response
bility, that courage may be found
to meet the everyday, as well as
the unusual problems, which con-
front all agencies and individuals
interested in more wholesome
childhood for our least fortunate
boys and girls. Foster mothers
who wish to apply for the care of
children in this new state program
will find in the State Board of
Charities a partner with whom to
share the problems and response
bilities of growing childhood. In
return for the twenty-four hour
day care of a willing foster mother
the State Board of Charities pro-
vides for the material and health
needs of children in foster homes
and cooperates with the foster
mother in every way possible. The
Kent County Office of the State
Board of Charities is in the base
ment of the Courthouse. Prospec-
tive foster parents can write, or
call in person on Tuesdays or Fri
days to discuss this matter with
the worker.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16

don't wash on Monday" OF course
there was a litter, but as our SUI
perintendent in question always
knows how to adapt himself to the
occasion, the point was@nicely turn
ed and as good reasons given for
being good the remaining days of
the week.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
PERSONALS

Jas. L. Wolcott, Esq, of Dover,
spent Saturday in town on bust
ness. Aside from this, he has
many warm personal friends in
Smyrna and underwent much
handshaking. Of course the ma
tional topic of the tariff, sprung
into prominence by the Presidents
message, came under review, and
Mr.. Wolcott found hearty express
sion in accord with his own of
tariff for revenue only"
James r. Hoffecker, of Middle
CONTINUED or Pare Sikh
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
Picardv Was Old provinces

Picardy was an old province In
northern France on the English
channel, which now is divided
among the departments of Aisne.
Somme, Disc. Pas-de-Calais and
Yonne.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF DEC. 14TH, 1887

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.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-16
First Sewing Machine

Ihe nrSt sewing !.t was
maat by an En9ilSilnItn H;lnpf
Thomas Saint and was patented
July II. 179O.