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Smyrna times., 1939-01-26
STATE CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their DOings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK

Dover. Jan. 26 - DR.. and Mrs.
William B. Ashbrook, (nee Miss
Mary Roberts, formerly Of Smyr-
na). who have been spending sew
eral months at Mt. Airy, Pa, have
returned to their State Street
home.
Harry Mcdaniel, III, a student
at a business college in Whining
ton, spent the weekend il Phila-
delpshia with his aunt, Mrs.George
Graft and Mr.. Graft.
Mrs. Walker L. Mifflin was
week Pend guest Of her sister and
brother, Miss Laura Richards and
Judge o. Sudler Richards AZ
Georgetown.
Mrs. a. B. Magee, Dr., and Mrs.
e. Stuart Outten were co-hostesses
to the Monday Night Bridge Club
Monday evening, entertaining at
dinner and cards at the home of
Mrs. Magee.
Master Maurice a. Hartnett III
celebrated his twelfth birthday an
niversary on Saturday evening by
giving a dinner paprty for u ot
his young friends.
Mrs. g. D. Jackson, who has
been spending six weeks with he1
granddaughter, Mrs. Ralph Carson
and Mr.. Carson at their winter
home at Clearwater, Fla, has re-
turned home. Before coming tc
Dover. Mrs. Jackson was an over
night guest of her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. M Roy
jackson of "Kirkwood Farms,
Newtown Square, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Friskhorr
of Baltimore, announce the birth
of a son, on January IA, at the
Providence Hospital, Washington
d. G. Mrs. F'riskhorn is the for
mer Miss Mary Conwell.
Miss Minnie Schabinger has hao
her cousin, Mrs. Fred Clarke ot
, Camden, as her recent guest fol
| everal days.
Little Becky Scull, daughter oi
DR.. and Mrs. Carl B. Scull, ha:
been the guest of her aunt, Mrs
| Carl Chatto of Wyoming, for sew
: eral days.
Mrs. Harvey B. Roop, who ha!
been spending the past six months
with relatives in Dallas, has re
turned home.
Mrs. Armstrong Cullen was host
ess at dinner at her home nea
town, on Tuesday evening of las
: week in honor of the eighth birth
: day anniversary of her daughter
Becky.
Mrs. Wilbur D. Burton enter
tanned the Ever Ready Circle Q
: the Kings Daughters at her hom
> on Monday evening.
. DR.. and Mrs. E. Harold Merce
and Mr.. and Mrs. William McWi
liams were recent New York Cit
visitors.
Mrs. William Duval and sma
I daughter have been spending
=, week with Mr.. and Mrs. H. Smit
= Johnson, returning Friday to the
= home at Carle Place, L. l.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry K. Heite al
4 receiving congratulations on IL
y birth of son on Tuesday of la
week at the Kent General Ho
= pital.
y Miss Maude LoWber, of Philade
: phia, who. is recovering from a r
cent illness, is with her sisters, Il
= Misses Anna, Elizabeth and Fran
: es Lowber.
u Mrs. Mabel Lafayette has r
~ turned to Dover from Railway,
= J., where she has been the guest
= her son.
Smyrna times., 1939-01-26

Rev. DR.. Walter E. Gunby, district
superintendent, presided. A mem
bership of 359 was reported. Fol
lowing are the trustees: Waiter
Lee. John w. Guessford, and Cnar-
les Lippincott. The committee in
clude: Finance, Joseph c. Hutch
ison. Walter Lee, Richard Hodg-
son. William c. Money, John W.
Guessford, L. B. Graves, Miss +.
]. Maloney, Mrs. William Fortner,
Mrs. Theodore Ferguson. Nom
mating, Richard Hodgson, }. z.
Hutchinson, Walter Lee, and w. c.
Money; benevolence, Ruth Daniels
Sarah E. Hodgson, Mrs. W. C.
Money. Mrs. William Fortner, Mrs.
Nellie Sammons; parsonage, the
Ladies Aid Society; appeals, Rich
ard Hodgson.
Wheat and rye growers who
were worried over the SprIng-HKe
weather of two weeks ago are now
feeling better. Their grain was
showing too much early growth,
The condition was reported the
same in other parts of the penin-
s,1la. In some sections the crop
had an unhealthy yellowish tint
caused by the intermitant frosts,
followed by warm sunshine. Since
then considerable snow has fallen
and this is expected to check the
advance made.
Muskrat trappers are reporting
a fairly good season. The Weath-
er the past two weeks has hinder
ed trappers and in numerous cases
thew are unable to make the
rounds. So far the pelts have
ranged from 80 cents to S1.15, the
black ones holding to the lattel
price. More trappers are engaged
in the work this year than was th'
case last year.
There was a committee meeting
of the Parent Teachers organiza
ton held recently to go over plan
for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Alvin Blanchfeld, an EN-
plovee at the Delaware Rae
! Track, has been i'll for the pas
week at his home on South street
Mrs. Paris Hutchison, Mr.:
! Samuel Carpenter and Mrs. Win
! field Cochran were Smyrna visit
! ors the past week.
. Joseph M. Walton, of Norfoll
I Va. made an inspection of tn
chicken industry in the lower pal
I of New Castle county the pas
u week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Herdma
] of Wilmington, spent visit la:
week at the home of Mrs. Berth
] Daniels, the mother Of Mrs. Here
d man.
j Mr.. Calvin Outten and Mr.. r
7 land r. Reynolds, Jr., motored
Hill's Hatchery below Bridgevil
7 on Tuesday of last week as a que
" of Mr.. Clinton Hill.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gohl al
II children, of Atlantic City, y,
II have been visiting at the home
Mrs. GohTs brother, Mr.. Q.
II Lockerman, the past week.
i Mrs. R. R. Reynolds, Jr., was
u Dover visitor on Saturday.
II Rev. Darcy A. Littleton's mot
er who is at the parsonage, h
" been i'll but is reported better.
II Mrs. Frank Lawson and nice
n Miss Virginia Cochran, were "
er mington visitors last week.
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Queen Esther Circle the naet
week.
Miss Charlotte Jones, Of tie
Homeopathic Hospital IN Whining
ton, spent a visit at the home Of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Chas e.
P. Jones.
Alpheas Price was a recent Wis
itor of friends in Washington. DC
Smyrna times., 1939-01-26
TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Townsend, Jan. 26-Rev. Darcy
A. Littleton, of Townsend, has
been invited to return to Townsend
for another year at the fourth
quarterly conference of Townsend
M. e. Church held recently. The
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DPC ASSO. MEET
IN SMYRNA
Continued From Page onel

state. He also explained how the
Corporation was set up by the
government to supervise the activ-
tiles of the various associations.
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SHORE MAN TO
A US. JUDGE
CONTINUED From Page one

A. Wheat, chief justice, and Jen-
nings Bailey, Peyton Gordon. Jesse
c. Atkins, Oscar R. Luhring, jos
eph w. Cox, James NJ. Proctor. F
Dickinson Let's, Daniel w OD n-
oghue and Bolitha J. Laws, a.e-
ciate justices. The appointment is
for life, at salary of $4,000 pc.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
The Political Mill.
Chances Are Slim for Enoctinq
Monetary Bill Before Powers Expire

nomination for President next year,
holds this opinion strongly.
This (the repeal of the devalu-
alton poWer) is the first real step
toward stabilizing the domestic
value of our currency" he said.
1T is Of far greater value to the
American people than any use the
President might make of the de-
validating power to meet attacks on
the dollar from foreign countries"
All the influence and prestige OF
the administration is being hurled
into this last ditch fight to keep
for the President his power to de-
value the dollar. He has already
cut the gold content from 100 to SO,
which leave only nine cents for
further cuts, since the law halts
devaluation at so per cent. The
struggle is more symbolical than
anything else. 1t is a challenge to
the Presidents dominance, and 1t
Is another tangible evidence that
the Senate-and Congress for that
materials reached point where
1t Is ready to go to the mat with
the Executive branch of the Gov
ernment.
The President has been COM
PEELED to accept as gracefully as he
could the ultimatum of the Senate
that his undistributed profits tax
must be repealed and that the
capital gains tax be modified as
applied to corporations. In that
case, just as in the case of the
monetary bill, it was necessary to
put through bill extending taxes
levied under the present law, and
put it through before July l. Other
wise taxes would expire, and the
Government lose revenue, certainly
until new law could be eracted
Exception Taken to Comment.
This unexpectedly successful re-
volt of the Senate on the monetary
bill apparently was just too much
for the President to stand. Anyway,
he decided to go to the mat. An
other dramatic struggle between
Executive and Senate is on-unless
some compromise can be effected.
AT the present writing, it does not
seem possible that anything can be
worked out that will satisfy the
anti-devaluation Senators.
The Presidents caustic references
TO Senators in the silver bloc and
to Republicans and more conserva-
tive Democrats, who voted for re-
peal OF the dollar devaluation
clause and for the increase in the
price of silver, plus the repeal of
the purchase of foreign silver, have
been anything but soothing.
Senator Pittman Of Nevada, who
mas been a consistent supporter of
the administration, took exception
TO the Presidents comment at HYDE
Park, in which the latter said .It
was amazing that certain Senators
had voted for fixed price subsidy
Tor silver and said he took it the
same gentlemen would vote for
fixed price, Government guaranteed,
for cotton, wheat, pigs and cattle"
The Nevada Senator pointed out
ne had voted "for appropriations
for billions of dollars to make
losing loans and pay bonuses to the
producers of certain exporting
agricultural products that did not
benefit my State, because l be.
lleved 1t was the Presidents policy
to raise and stabilize (fix) the price
OF such products to the producer.
The Government does not pay the
silver producer anv bonuS Tn foct
the silver producer pays the Gov
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Nearly 1000 Start
Bar Examinations

Nearly 1000 bar aspirants today
embarked upon three-day exami-
nation, in which they will answer
questions set by the late John Paul
Earnest, chairman of the Examining
Committee, whose friends believe he
had a presentiment of death and
placed his affairs in order before the
end.
Mr.. Earnest, chairman of the
Committee on Admissions and
Grievances of District Court, care
fully wrote out the questions and
prepared statement of his answers
For many years he headed the COM
mittee and was examiner in the law
of contracts. negotiable instruments
bailments and agency. He died last
Friday.
District Court has not appointed
a successor to Mr. Earnest, but the
acting chairman of the committee
becomes Col. Walter c. Clephane
and with other members of the COM
mlttee will examine the papers OF
the students who answer the late
chairman'S paper.
Today's group of nearly 1000 STU
dents is the largest ever to take the
bar examination here. The forth
coming restrictions tightening the
regulations are believed responsible.
The members of the Committee on
Admissions and Grievances of Dis
trict Court, in addition to Col
Clephane, are: John E. Laskey, Ed
Evening star., 1939-06-29


perhaps the most compact and ef-
fective political machine in America.
In 1928, when the State Assembly
had voted to impeach Huey Long,
the Kingflsh sagged down on his
desk, with his head on his arms,
weeping. Bob" Maestri, his politi-
cal handler, fetched him a clout on
the back, jerked him up by the COL
lar, gave him lacing for his "cow-
ardly" behavior and sent him back
into the scrimmage. Back of Huey
Longs big talk and straightarm and
strongarm milling was the grim, i'm
placable, stocky, swarthy figure of
Mystery Maestri," as they used to
call him in those days
He rolled up his millions in the
Louisiana oil booms and in real
estate deals which were said to have
included various New Orleans hot
spots" and race tracks. He was born
in New Orleans 49 years ago, the
son of furniture dealer. His busi-
ness and political associate in the
earlier days of his political ascend
ancy was Bocati, "the fighting bar
ber," whose real name was James
Moran. He was State conservation
commissioner, but in his career po-
litical Office was merely incidental
to wider ambitions His father was
italian and his mother was French.
He is a gourmand, connoisseur of
French cooking and, incidentally,
rounds up each working day by re-
laxing and meditating in a Turkish
bath.
According to disinterested ac-
counts, he has been an effective
Mayor, jerking the city out of tech
nical bankruptcy and carrying
through a tremendous program of
great public works. He ignored all
Federal rules and regulations by
ordering the w. P. A. workers to
toss away their shovels and pro-
vldlng them with steam shovels
which he borrowed from utility
companies.
In the Mayors Office, he keeps q
big stack of bats and baseballs for
poor kids who need equipment. He
is grim, dour boss, a poor mixer,
saying little, rarely praising his
henchmen but burning them up
when things go wrong. His only
recreation is going fishing on Sun
cay.
Released by Consolidated News Features.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
D. c. Kidnapping Bill
Presented in Congress

A bill to make kidnapping in the
District a capital offense was in
Congress today with the backing of
Attorney General Murphy, District
Attorney David A. Pine and District
officials.
The bill would apply locally the
"Lindbergh law now applicable
only to interstate crime. The pres
ent maximum in the District is life
imprisonment and kidnapping is a
criminal offense only if for ransom
or reward. The proposed law would
make it a criminal offense, no mat
ter what the purpose.
The bill was sent to Speaker
Bankhead yesterday from the De-
partment of Justice. 1t has been
pending for a year.
Evening star., 1939-06-29

ward Stafford, Principal Assistant
Corporation Counsel Vernon E
West, Charles F. Wilson, Edmund l.
Jones, Andrew B. Duvall and Austin
F.. Garfield. Frank H Myers, as
sistant secretary, directs his atten-
ton to charges of grievances relating
to practice at the bar, while former
Judge Ralph Given, secretary of the
committee, is concerned mainly with
affairs relating to the bar examina-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-06-29

that F. D. r. has little political use
for the secretary of his national
committee. 1t means that the New
Dealers propose to hew to the line,
let Chip fall where he may.
Mr.. 1ckes' published reason for
holding up the Georgia hospital
fund Is that Mr.. Robert is charged
with receiving payment for lobby
ing and that such payments are
barred. The real reason goes much
deeper. For some time. "Chin" Rnh-
Evening star., 1939-06-29

ernment a bonus. The Government
doesn't purchase domestic silver,
II CONS it, taking half of the silver
ana coming the other half for the
producer, giving him standard dol
lars Tor 1t, or silver certificates.
Inc Government credits itself with
the silver so received at $l29 an
ounce because it can issue such
silver IN the form of currency and
pay Its debts with it at such
prlce. All OF which puts a diff
1erent complexion on the matter,
Evening star., 1939-06-29

swallow - q II q
he does not like
1t. The vitriolic
r e p ly W h l c h
the President t
promptly made
to the challenge
of the Senate on
this subject does
not a p p e a + to
h a We changed
the situation -
e X c e p I TO en-
phaSize the fact
that the White
House does not
wish to take this
Ii C k ing lying
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Poris Artist Wins

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29 (P.-
Georges Braque of Paris, France,
won the $500 first prize in the liv-
ing contemporary artists competi-
ton at the Golden Gate Interna-
tional Exposition yesterday with his
painting THE Yellow Cloth"
Nineteen other cash prizes went
to artists in three classifications
which attracted 800 competing
paintings and so works of sculpture
Evening star., 1939-06-29

rates runs through the entire busi-
ness structure. The Treasury would
actually gain many times the rev.
enue subtracted from high bracket
taxation if it stimulated business so
that tax receipts generally would
increase. Congress is at the fag end
of the session, but to correct a legiti-
mate complaint from the citizens it
is never too late, especially when
the correction may mean jobs to
millions of persons now on relief.
Evening star., 1939-06-29

stands as drm
as a squat iron
hitching post,
/ n t r e nched in
one Of the big
G e S t fortunes,
and certainly in
the most i'm
pregnable politi-
cal stronghold in
the State.
In h eritin
H u ey Lon g's
scepter, he has
used it like a
nightstick, with
the result that
ha hoc Jo1,o1o~oJ
Evening star., 1939-06-29

NdlIoiiol toIlIlltIee OF MS lee Tor
architectural services rendered to
the State of Georgia. 1t is simply
that the opportunity has presented
ltself-for those lobbying charges
were aired in the Georgia Legisla-
ture last winter-to advertise to all
concerned that Chip" Robert does
not meet with any approval or
political Endorsement from the New
Deal administration. This in turn
will lend encouragement to liberal
Evening star., 1939-06-29

would have the
his decided
the ereupon the
switch to Frank and Henderson
ship.
Since the intention
filtration peculiarly significant New Deal leaders
1910
compromise.
Reledbyth the North Amer Newpap Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1939-06-29

UppUStU Uy UIIIlUUUX DVIuOCTdCS, WHO
wanted a Westerner, and strongly
supported by the New Dealers. He
got the job. For his former place
as chairman of the S. E. c., the
New Deal group then picked Robert
Maynard Hutchins of Chicago Uni
versity as their first choice and
Leon Henderson as their second.
The place was offered to Hutchins
and turned down. 1t was tentative
Evening star., 1939-06-29

structive way to
bring about eco
nonlic recovery.
The declara-
ton by John w.
H a n e S, Under
secretary of the
Treasury, is a
case in poi n t.
His statement
was m a d e be-
fore the House
w a VS. a n d
Means Commit
tee as a contri-
button to tn e
general subject
of removing tax
Evening star., 1939-06-29

s G y, VINO could not understand how President
De entirely
Foomac by shreWd oldline machine
penu nno themselves
e ocago convention 1892
tReleasd by Feature IncJ
Evening star., 1939-06-29

John M Carmody Rural
appointed to the Federal
tan qualification that he
always exercised A. and other
component parts of Federal Camody member of
the New Deal friendly with known
Tor his enthusiasm for the New Deal policy.
Not the
New Dealers faith Carmody offering him
the Bonneville dam project and Carmody
lures as c. w. A. and F. r.
Dealers standpoint, just not.
Mary a Conservative
Jones and Camody outward s
like
fresh conservative blood
songhods officials of New Dah begun
to find foothods
Such is
Foey While entirely Henry
one OF Tommy Corcoans Such Emil
been gazetted by Jones himself
the r. F. No doubt Schram like Foley
of CorcoanS Authority
nnumerable examples of
the Government John Rogge, thorough
excluded from
Attorney General Leland Ods
Authority and of those helped the
York Young Democratic Clubs
Commission. i
United Front for 40
The strikingy
William O. Douglas elevation to the bench He bitterly
Evening star., 1939-06-29
The Capital Parade
New Deal Prepares for 1910 Compoign;
Appointments Made With Eye to Bottle

In reshung the Government
DILL the President has followed his old
oaace between conservatives and left
an types from early John Nance Garner late
For example, Chairman H. R. c. has been
chosen administrator of the Federal
Evening star., 1939-06-29
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Repeal of the Presidents power
to devalue further the American
dollar is new political pill which
Mr.. Roosevelt has been asked to
Evening star., 1939-06-29

HE opinions OF the Driters this
neesssa1y Ths stars Such opinions presented IN The
stars eDor to gDe all sides OF questions of interest It's
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
We, the People
New Deal Means to Go on Its Reform Way,
Let Chip Robert Fall Where He May
By JAY FRANKLIN.

Mr. Lawrence "Chip" Georgia secretary of the
Democratic National Committee Illinois the
Democratic New Deals Secretary Of the Interior
attacks the payment O. fee Robert
work p W. A. Georgia State hospital something
1t that Chip Robert behind
that
Evening star., 1939-06-29
|AII to Gain
| In Repeal
|Of Surtuxes
May Mean Jobs for
Millions of Persons
Now on Relief
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

While Congress indulges in spend
ing sprees and plays politics, there
are members of the administration
who are trying in the most con-
Evening star., 1939-06-29

And What
They Do
Bob Muestri Heads
U. SIS Most Effective
Political Machine
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON,

BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.
Mayor Robert s. Maestri OF New
Orleans, unchallenged boss Of Louisi-
ana as nine investigations Of alleged
graft and malfeasance jolt the State.
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Woqe-Hour Law Attack

A recent rmp session Of the Southern Governors at Mephis
o e ~ ate executives decided they were
quorum ana proceeded
men, the new Dealers claim that
tha his architectural activities erection of mills
This
ouas Jaw was passed clearly called for Southern
reeht Ia Low Southern had
Northern industry " ~ ~ "~'N'' VI
Southern it means hst Southern
nou again at disadvantage which equazed only by
lowering te cost OF railway transportation
seems pretty clear that attack wages and hours law is
OF political
MANY s dt mr. kes ana the New Dealers really driving
decent liberals in
largely because OF the spectacle Chip Robert
he FAVOR Roosevelt
ana senator George Geoans
practice They merely factions neither
OF which Is clearly liberal deeply in reform
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T has been active in promoting Southern
o the freight rates That legitimate repre-
sents something which
nat Mr. robert has also been charged with organizing Southern resist
ance to the wages " ~ '
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The administration leadership has
gotten itself into real jam over
this monetary bill, extending the
power of the President to continue
to operate the $4,000 100000 stabili-
zation fund, to devalue the dollar,
etc. Irrespective of the course which
may now be followed by some of the
silver Senator'S" the chances ap-
pear very slim that the President
can get monetary bill epacted by
midnight tomorrow which continues
. his power to devalue the dollar.
Opponents-and supporters, too
of continuing this power in the
hands of the President say frankly
that there are enough Democrats
and Republicans in the Senate, out
side of the silver Senators, to talk
any bill to death. Unless some
measure is passed before the dead
line tomorrow night these powers of
the President automatically expire
Intend to Stand by Agreement.
Administration strategy, it is said,
is to buy of the silver Democratic
Senators by Offering to keep in the
bill the proposed price Of 7757 cents
per ounce for domestically mined
silver. The silver Senators would
then be expected to vote with the
administration forces to restore to
the bill the devaluation Of the dollar
power.
Silver Democrats who joined the
coalition in the Senate to do away
with the power of the President to
devalue the dollar further insist,
however, they intend to stick to
their part of the agreement. The
fact that Al or more Senators are
strongly opposed ito restoring the
Presidents power to cut the gold
content of the dollar is clear evi-
dence that it would be childs play
to continue the debate of confer
ence report on the monetary bill be-
yond the deadline for this legisla-
ton.
Once this deadline has been
passed and these powers of the
President have expired, it is held
that new monetary bill will have
to be introduced and passed through
the various parliamentary stages.
Whether the President could ever
get Congress to restore to him the
power to devalue the dollar is a con-
siderable question.
The silver Democrats in the Sem
ate are hopeful that the administra-
ton will see the light and accept the
bill much as it passed the Senate,
with the repeal of the devaluation
clause. They realize that if no law
is enacted, they will not have the
protection of the present plan,
whereby the Government takes do
mestically mined silver at 6464
cents an ounce. They realize that
silver prices and markets would take
tumble. But they say that unless
the 77.57 cents an ounce guarantee
for silver mined here is put through,
it really does not matter so much,
for under the present arrangement
silver producers are not making the
cost of production.
Step to Sterilization Seen.
Supporters of repeal of the dollar
devaluation power of the President
argue that it would 60 far to restore
confidence; that businessmen and
financial men would then be able to
look ahead and make commitments
without the fear that the President