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Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
Sunf1ower Was Important
to American Aborigines

Sunfowers amongst the American
aborigines occupied place Of Inn
portance. South American Indians
of the Inca empire saw In this flow-
er that turned to the sun In his daily
fight a representation Of the Sun
god himself. AS such 1t received
their abject veneration; priestesses
wore replicas upon their breasts
wrought from native gold; its seeds
we're eaten In religious ceremonies.
according TO a writer In the Mont
real Herald.
Other Indians esteemed 1t highly
and recognized the nutritivs value
Of its seeds. Long before the white
man came they had learned to rel
ish the oily taste. So much did
they think Of these seeds. set in the
flower head ''as though a cunning
workman had Of purpose placed
them In very good order much like
the honey-combe Of bees" that reg
ularly they were included In the
foodstuffs placed aloSgside the de
parted to help along in the journey
to the next world. In fact, Indians
from one end Of America to the
other had knowledge of the sun.
flower, along with ideas and beliefs
concerning it.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
Genghis Khan, Founder of
Mongol Empire, Barbarian

An anniversary recently celebrat-
ed in China as it has been for a
number Of centuries was that of
Genghis Khan, the founder of the
Mongol empire, which in the Thir-
teenth century extended from the
Danube on the west across Asia to
the Pacific. The career of conquest
Of this remarkable character in his
tory astounded the world of his day
by whom it was thought to be solely
the result of the seemingly irresist-
ible power of the hordes of Mongol
horsemen he had at his command.
But in the light of research, says
R. A. Berry in the New York Her
ald-Tribune, it is seen that, while
Genghis Khan was the leader of
one of those periodical uprisings and
migrations from central Asia like
those of the Huns and the Turks
before him, yet it was his quality of
leadership that made the vast Mon
gol conquests and empire possible.
Like all nomad empires, that of
Genghis Khan was purely military
and administrative. sort of frame
work overshadowing but only occa-
sionally disturbing the land. 1t cen
tered in the personality of the lead
er. and its relation with the mass of
the population was simply one
Of taxation for the maintenance Of
the strength Of the military. The
most complete religious liberation
was granted. and only when tribute
was refused or insurrection attempt
ed did the subject people, once they
were conquered. feel the heavy hand
Of the ruler. But In such instances
punishment was sure and swift and
often went to the extreme of wip-
Ing out whole populations, for. al
though civilized to certain extent,
Genghis Khan was a true barbarian
in this respect
Genghis Khan died in 1927 in the
midst of his triumphs. and shortly
after his passing the dissolution of
the great Mongol empire began. On
the death of Kublai Khan in 1924 the
title of Great Khan lapsed and the
descendants of Kublai became the
Yuan dynasty whose rule was con-
fined to China and Mongolia.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
Finding Wives In Spain

In Spain many man sees his
future wife first on the street. If
she appears attractive. he follows
her to find out where she lives, and
thereafter he spends a part Of every
day in silent courtship beneath her
balcony or before the barred win
dows. II her parents approve, some
day he will see little white hand
pluck a blossom from the vine that
climbs on the patio within and throw
it to him. Then the real wooing
begins. If the girl lives on the
ground floor. the path of love is
smooth. but the dark eyes that flash
from windows higher up must mix
pining in their gaze to convey the
words that can not be uttered.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
THE WORKING MAN
BY w. d. Greene

He has no time to spend at the
seashore;
Vacations mean nothing to him.
He has no time to shirk, but for
ever must work
In his battle with poverty, grim.
Sometimes things may look a bit
brighter,
And he draws down little more
pay,
But as we well know, it all has to
go
10 the land hogs and food sharks
to-day.
He cant take day off from labor,
10 rest up his work-weary bones
For the minute he stops the land
lord and cops
Would oust his wee flock from
their home.
He is broken and bent in his
forties,
When he ought to be just in his
prime.
Then he's thrown in the scrap and
they get a young chap
Who can turn out more work in
less time.
He had dreamed of a neat little
cottage;
For a home at the close of life's
day,
But his bright dreams must fade
when the old sections spade
Forever shall hide him away.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03

the duplicating Federal gasoline
tax, a tax they pay in addition to
the state gasoline tax, and a tax
which takes money out of this
state. Repeal of this levy, prom
ised as long ago as 1888, would
leave in this state money which
well could be spent at home"
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
WASHING
FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN
WILLIAM +. ALLEN

HAVE JUST SUCCEEDED in
prevailing upon the Federal Sur
plus Commodities Corporation to
send Representatives into Della
ware for the purpose of surveying
the apple and sweet potato situa-
ton with a view Of relieving same
by Federal purchases if possible.
RELIEF Each word in
the new Relief bill is worth about
three million dollars. The mea-
sure is one of the shortest ever
written, and contains less than 90
words. The bill adds S25O,OOO, 900
to the WPA budget until June 80.
HOME FINANCING A total of
more than $665, 600, 900 have been
loaned for home financing purpos-
es by Federal savings and loan as
sociations during the more than
four years of their existence.
THE DAIRY SITUATION -
Dairy production is increasing.
Total milk production on February
1 was about per cent larger than
a year earlier and the highest for
that date since 1884. The number
of cows on farms is about the
same as year ago, but they are
giving slightly more milk per cow.
WHEAT EXPORTS LARGEST
S.. 6 YEARS-A complete change
has taken place in the wheat sit
uation in the u. S. as compared
with a year ago. With a surplus
of wheat in this country, the U. S.
has returned to its position as
wheat exporter. Preliminary es-
Inmates indicate that total exports
of wheat and flour from July 1,
1887, to January 81, 1888 amount
ed to the equivalent of about 50,-
100000 bushels of wheat, mainly
to Belgium, the Netherlands, and
the United Kingdom.
WAGE AND HOUR BILL@Ac-
cording to Chairman Norton, an
Administration wage-hour bill will
be before the House Committee on
Labor, by February oath. The bill
will retain the essential principles
Of the Black-Connery Bill which
was passed by the Senate
8 WAYS TO LESSEN HIGH
WAY HAZARDS Practically all
highway accidents result from a
combination of causes, and they
can be avoided only by definite ac-
tion on many fronts, according to
the Bureau of Public Roads, AS a
result of extensive investigatins
Of many phases of the safety prob
lem the following eight-point pro
gram has been proposed. 1. Uni
form State motor vehicle traffic
laws; 2. Skilled investigation of
traffic accidents; 3. The establish
ment Of a uniform system of acci-
dent reporting. A. The establish
ment of an edaquate highway pa
troll including official inspection of
vehicles. 5. The establishment Of
complete and final authority over
the issuance and revocation of
drivers licenses. 6. A highway
improvement program divided into
two general classes of projects:
(a) those of the emergency type,
and (b) those for the longtime
plan. Z. A plan of State and Fed
eral safety organization adequate
to secure wide scale the adoption
and enforcement of the action pro-
gram here proposed. 8. A nation
al educational program.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
The Coconut Palm

The coconut palm is so widely
disseminated throughout tropical
countries that 1t is impossible to
distinguish its original habitat. 1t
fourishes on the coast of the East
Indies, throughout the tropical is
lands of the Pacific and in the West
Indies and tropical America.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
Fate of Durazxo

DurazzO, port in the young
kingdom Of Albania, was founded
as Epidamnus By Corcyreans and
Corinthians as colony in the Sew
enth century. B. G. A quarrel be-
tween the two groups led to the
PelopOnnesian war.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
Derivation of Word "Puny"

The word ''puny" is phonetic
spelling of the old French "puisne,"
which entered the English language
In legal phraseology. "Puisne"
meant Junior, lower In rank.
"Puny" has acquired the meaning
of small In strength or size. weak,
feeble.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
LOCAL OIL MAN APPOINTED
III. v. Daniels of Wilmington Be-
comes Secretary to Oil Association


Announcement was made last
week that H.V. Daniel, well-known
and popular oil man of Whining
ton, has been appointed Associate
Secretary of the Associated Pc
troleum Industries of Delaware.
Mr.. Daniel has been actively iden-
titled in an executive capacity with
tthe oil industry for the past thir-
ty-two years, six of which have
been spent in Delaware where he
is well and favorably known to all
Delaware oil men. Mr.. Daniel will
maintain offices at 723 Coverdale
Road, Wilmington and in his new
capacity proposes to call on every
oil man in the state in the near
future.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
55S BILLION ion
S'IIIAR TAXES
!. va, 18th Anniversary
Of the GaSO''
Delaware
| ,rNFAIR TAX

u the nineteenth
..s,, sag i tie gasoline z dot tax, cele. ge.
r III h any degree Of .5s's,,r;y JOY y
psl ..i,Ij5e. . X According to " Y,
Ts .ls .sI5stl Petroleum Industries ts.oi q
'atsd atsts fste' and Federal taxes
F'ts. mi 4 Delaware have Pro.
''alias .aasnus Il to the extent sot ot
lsSssaS ooS sipce the tax was fiFst
S"v 4 3 tie United states, U
%. ,sa 1sriod, i the taxes have
..,aa5 'sai ] total tax revenue ..ioot q
Y 'ss "a 900, one Of the heavless !
'szs. s1sr imposed against III 2
/. goup Of consumers. ~ ".
S..t S..ts5 that motorist tax
~ Z i delaware have paid ST sl4,-
! N n / h State gasoline. ta1es
4 Y ri, levy first was imposed
r., y ,,516OOO in Federal gaso-
W. '' ;~oo 1922. February
Iaa's arts tbe nineteenth an
.'sry .,sr # the gasoline tax u
l1ai I1aiiss states" explained MT.
II. u- "snd we dislike to see this
IT, E'1i,. tsx birthday pass with
.ra srnrsssing gratitude to those
|orist taxpayers, many of them
week wage e arm e $ ana
4 more Of them farmers, VINO
| dDg down into their pockets
|.ss;e millions Of dollars to pay
ne states great economic as
Is highway system. The
Eers Of our statewide organlza-
| like many other business
] public officials, and legisla-
|. ksenly are interested in taxes
! BY motorists, and especially
low the money is spent to de-
! highways. Every citizen Of
aware also should have a pro
d sense Of gratitude for these
,ayers. These people Of limit
financial means, by paying
ly after penny in gasoline
!. have contributed the mil
Of dollars which have gone
our highways. They have
u generously to the cost Of
irnment. When we contempt
these millions Of dollars made
liable for roads, and the bill
collected throughout the
cd States, every dollar paid
! motorists have purchased
y fuel at service stations, we
to the realization that there
re an enormous trust fund
b must be expended wisely
economically upon planned and
'sary roads. These taxpayers
ifting the burden Of road cost
the shoulders Of other cit
;; paying well and fully for
roads they use. It is becom-
Increasingly evident that these
ayers deserve more considera-
than they have received il the
One lOng-delayed benefit
: 0e the immediate repeal Of
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Wen Mail 'Em

WARNER B r o I H E X B
courtesy allows film passes to
be mailed if address is sub
mitted (all tips cOnfidentiaD.
Others finding initials after
names or "pen names" are in.
vited to call here, 2-6 p. m,
for such passes, invitation
expiring at end of second day
after names appear. Initials
mean:
(E) is the EARLE and (A)
is AMBASSADOR, both now
showing Warden Lewis E.
Lawes' cover the WALL" with
with Cab Galloway and his
orchestra on the Earle stage;
tC) is VERT, P) is
PENN and (T) is TIVOLI, all
showing Sonia Henie and
Don Ameche in III Apply
Landing; and (U) is UP
TOWN, showing Robert Tay-
lor and Maureen O'Sullivan
in "A Yank at Oxford"
Mail 'em in!
The Washington times., 1938-04-11

JOltins Your Nerves to Help Cure Ian.
Ger. Science Discovers How to Treat
Afflicted Internal Cells by Sending
X-Ray Messages Over Two Networks
from the Brain. SparinE Healthy Tis-
sues All Harmful Exposure to the hadla.
tiOns and Permitting the Mind to Corr
rect the Disorders That 1t Can Cause.
An Interesting and Instructive Illus
trated Feature In The American Weekly,
the Magazine Distributed with Next sum
days Washington Herald Times.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Highly Delightful

Joan Hanlon, National Youth
administration, and 10 PGrrG-
more, Treasury, are inDited to
call here anytime, 2 to 6 p. NJ,
for tho slips emitting to a quart
brick of that highly OelUety
High ice cream incidentally,
one OF the many High stores is
dispensing creamy delight at
1928 Wisconsin AUe. N. W.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
DEMOCRATS MEET

The United Young Democratic
Clubs will meet tonight at 8
o'clock at the Women's Club of
Bethesda, on the old Georgetown
Road at Sonoma Road. Commits
sioner w. P. Ames, of Arlington
county, will be principal speaker.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
CrOWleg Fete Thursday

Speakers will include Postmas-
ter General James A. Farley, At
torney General Homer s. Cum
mings, Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper and Secretary of
State Cordell Hull,
The Washington times., 1938-04-11

Karl A. Crowley, retiring Post
Office Department solicitor. will
be guest of honor at q dinner
sponsored by his friends and asso-
ciates at the Mayflower Hotel
Thursday evening.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Defend Group Health

Mass meeting of Federal EN-
ployes will be held in the Depart
mental Auditorium tonight, 8, Con
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Speaking of Government Workers j. Earle n.sr

stitution Avenue, between Twelfth
and Fourteenth. to protest alleged
attacks on Group Health Associa-
ton, Inc, by District Medical So
ciety.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11

The WCTU wanted Public
Health Service to point out the
evils Of alcohol usage in connec-
ton with it's social disease cam
paign, but Public Health forbore
because Congress might object to
kicking John Barleycorn around
at least that's what a high Off
cial declared recently. Johnnie
Federal says his chief loves an
argument so much she won't eat
anything that agrees with him!
=. .AFGE Friday tabled the pro-
posal to keep all national officers
except Prexy Stengle from sound
ing off during D. C. Department
meetings!
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Spring
| take a
course of S.S.S."

KNOW that tired-let-down-ex-
l. hsusted-feeling is often due to a
lack of strength in my red cells"
1t is all so simple, too! just build up
these oxygen-carrying cells and the
whole body takes on new life . food
is turned into real energy and strength.
S.S.S. Tonic helps rebuild these pre-
cious red cells. S.S.S. is a simple, in
ternal remedy, tested for generations
and also proven by scientific research.
You, too, will want to take S.S.S.
Tonic to regain and to maintain your
red-blood-cell strength to restore
lost weight .. to regain energy .. to
strengthen nerves and to give to
your skin that natural health glow.
Take the SIS. Tonic treatment and
you should soon be delighted with the
way you feel -. and have your friends
compliment you on the way you look.
Available at any drug store. O S.S.S. Co.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Let's Hope So!

Now that the Reorg Pill Topped,
UFWA's Jake Baker is hoping
somebody will introduce a new
bill to put everybody under Civil
Service-and so are we! Will
liam c. Grow has authored an in
teresting pamphlet on fruit and
vegetable wholesaling for Aggie
Economics Credit Crown
Awarded to Ages General Ac-
counting lodgde, the unit which
aroused the national office to the
necessity for fighting reorganiza-
ton And, please note, among
those who voted against reorgani-
cation was that Democrat named
Moser! pa e. Johnny Federal
tells of the time his chief went to
a convention not long ago, became
"disSatisfied with the spectacle,
and so made one of himself"
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
so Kicked UpU0rds

Within REA, 80 raises have
been secured and all available
funds turned over for such pur-
pose. UFWA claiming the credit
:. The Orchid Club" Ooh, my
meets by day and night not far
from where this is banged out.
and has many Federalite mem
bers!. If you think you're elig-
ible, but can't prove it, you see
Gus" Agriculture has more
than 1000 women acting as crop
reporters wish we had as many
news tippersD Interior. includ-
ing the calming-down coal com
mish, slaps into summer SEIZED
ule" Monday, to $3.50, and mul.
titudes are miffed Other folk
miffed are those Aggie feminine
elevator chauffeurS, who've been
forced into uniform over soprano
SuuaWkSi
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
TEDERAL FUSS and Frolic:

LNkDERAL FUSS and FTollc:
u There's another Mary Baker
within Navy Department, and she's
very much alive! New Jersey
pays a gentleman $4,000 yearly
under Civil Service, his title being
Superintendent of B a. h ST..
Seen on Pennsylvania Avenue:
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, gliding
downtown in Agriculture's official
limousine One of WPA's assist
ant administrators has the official
car call each morning and take
his wife to work before dropping
him at the Walker-J Johnson Build
ing, and recently the car was sent
to New York to bring the spouse's
luggage to Washington after a
holiday trip!. Interior guards
have been ordered to purchase
pearl gray socks! Wonder if the
price will now go up?
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Basket Ball Games

Villanova, 35; Roanoke, %.
Baltimore u, 80; Wilson Teachers,
"a.
Penn State. AZ; Maryland, % (exhi-
bition game).
Minnesota, 46; South Dakota State,
36.
Carnegie Tech, So; Waynesboro
PaD, "a.
Grand Rapids, SO; Indiana Tech, %.
Kansas, 25: Warrensburg (Mo)
Teachers. 90
Hamline. 35; Iowa Teachers, 33.
Carleton, 81. Iowa, 33.
Akron Goodyear, AZ; Indianapolis,
36.
Nebraska B." 49: Luther Academy,
13.
Augustana, SO; Eastern Normal, Is.
Chicago, 36; North Central, %.
Notre Dame, 70; Ball State, 80.
Franklin, 40; Taylor. 36.
De Paul, 55; Valparaiso, 80.
Upsala, 80: Hofstra, 90
Newark University, As; Rutgers
Pharmacy, IS.
st. Josephs, 80, Elizabethtown Col
lege, Al.
Hartwick. 33: Alfred. 80.
R. I. State, "a; r. I. Alumni, 81.
Brown, So; Brown Alumni, Sc.
City College, %, Brooklyn Col
lege, 21.
Long Island, So; Alumni, So.
st. Johns (Brooklyn), Go; Alumni,
"a.
Brooklyn Poly, 38: Alumni, "a.
Queens College. AZ: Savage. 80.
Hampden- Sydney, q; Petersburg Y,
NJ c. A.. 26.
ST. Thomas NSt. Paul), 36, MankatO
Teachers, q.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Lack, German Heavy,
Whips Dudas, Yank,
In 10 Rounds
Ey the Associated Press.

HAMBURG, Dec. 3.-Heinz La
EEK, German heavyweight. out
pointed Steve Dudas of Edgewater,
N. j., in l0-round bout here to-
night.
Dudas was f1oored in the third
round, and although he appeared
to recover quickly, tired in the last
four rounds and was hanging on
grimly at the finish. A crowd of
10000 watched the fight.
The American opened up with
strong attack in the first round
and continued his offensive tactics
through the second. Lack caught
Steve off guard with a counter at
tack in the third and sent him to
the canvas Dudas came back
strongly in the fourth to close one
Of Lacks eyes and he drew blood
from the Germans nose in the
fifth.
That was the Americans last Of
fenSiye move, Lack evened it up
in the fifth, then opened a strong
attack in the sixth. He showed
the way through the rest of the
fight es Dudas covered up and fire.
quenuy clinched to protect him.
self.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
'62-Yord Passing Play
Scores, Ties Contest
b the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
>DANVILLE. Va, Dec. 3.-Danville
Military Institute unleashed a bar
rage OF aerialS in the waning min
utes of the fourth period here this
afternoon, made good on one thrust
which covered 81 yards a minute and
half before the game ended and
wound up with a Tall deadlock
against a heavily favored Shenan-
doah Valley Academy eleven before
a few thoroughly soaked and chilled
spectators.
A fist fight among players of both
teams broke out midway in the third
period and play was interrupted for
fully 10 minutes as spectators
sWarmed upon the field. Feeling ran
high for the remainder of the game,
but no further outbreaks occurred as
additional police were summoned to
hold the crowd in check.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Grove Family Big Help
To Irish in Sports
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND. Ind, Dec 3-Ever
since the early 1920s, some athletic
member of the Lafayette 1nd)
Grove family has participated in
sports at the University of Notre
Dame.
The seventh and last of the Irish
Dutch brothers to wear Notre Dame
uniforms is Emmett, 21-year-old
senior. Emmett, who weighs ITO
pounds and stands feet 8 inches
in his stocking feet, played with the
football team in the 1888 season and
is forward for the Irish" basket
ballers.
The first brother, Glen, won a
football letter in 1923 and captained
the gridiron squad in 1925. The
other brothers - Norbert, Francis,
Leo, Mike and Ed-were basket ball
players. All but Ed won monograms
Evening star., 1938-12-04
A. A, u.
Continued From Page BIO

Cincinnati, AL SandeI of San Fran
cisco, and F. Marvin Plake of St.
Louis.
The convention awarded the ice
hockey championships to New Ha-
ven, Conn, after short lived oppo-
sltlon from Boston delegates. Ap-
proval OF separate associations for
Iowa, Indiana and Kentucky raised
the number of sectional associations
from 80 to Al.
JOhns0n's Record Held Up.
The Record Committee was in
volved in the days most complicated
bit of legislation over Ben johnson S
application for an American indoor
record of seconds fiat for the CO.
yard dash, set in the Millrose games
at Madison Square Garden, New
York, February S.
That record was rejected by the
committee on a claim by two dele
gates that johnson had beaten the
gun. The rejection was approved
by the convention. The Metropoli-
tan Association representatives on
the Record Committee, however,
were not present when the applica-
ton was turned down, and at their
insistence the committee reconsidA
cred the application, listened to new
evidence and finally decided to
withhold any action pending further
study of the evidence.
If accepted, the johnson time
will supplant the present standard
of 62 seconds, shared by a num-
ber of sprinters.
Among more than 100 records and
noteworthy performances approved
by the convention was the time of
1854 for the 20O-yard breast stroke
swim turned in by Patty Aspinell of
the Indianapolis A. c. in the Purdue
University pool at Lafayette, Ind,
November 26. The Indiana girl, only
II years old, is the youngest COM
petitor ever to hold an American
record.
Congratulated by Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt congratulated
the A. A. U. in message from
Warm Springs, Ga, for having
achieved a record of which all who
assist in its work can indeed be
proud"
THE promotion Of wholesome
sports" Mr.. Roosevelt said, "is 4
constructive service second to none
in the work of upbuilding the youth
of the land, of guaranteeing . sound
mind in q sound body. These two
60 together and STRAIGHTFORWARD ana
honorable sport promotes saeh."
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Sthonfe|d Hangs Up
Scoring Mark, but
.Heuriths Lose
special Dispatch to the Star.

srecial Dispatch to the Star.
PATERSON, N. j., Dec. 3.-Spec-
tacular shooting by Mickey Shon-
field enthralled a crowd of 1900 here
tonight, but Washington's Heurich
Brewers were forced to bow, never
theless, before the Paterson Boost
ers, AZ to 38, in an exhibition basket
ball contest.
Shonfeld shattered the court rec
ord by one point in totaling "a dur
ing his sensational spree and kept
the visitors in the running through
out. Phil Rabin, leading scorer of
the American League for the last
two years and former holder of the
Y. M. H. A. court mark, contributed
II points to the Paterson cause, 6 in
the final moments of play, to stave
on q RrpWpr ,,Yricino