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Smyrna times., 1940-09-12
Report Spotted Fever Case

Among the IA cases of contag-
ious diseases reported to the State
Board of Health for the past week
was one case of Rocky Mountain
spotted fever, the first in the last
two months. There have been sew
en- cases of the disease this year
compared with four for the cor
responding period of 1889. The lat
est victim was a 9-year-old boy in
Newark. Physicians said that the
youth has practically recovered
OF the IA cases, five We're of tu-
berculosis, four of whooping cough,
two of measles, and one each of
chickenpox and typhoid fever. Will
mington reported four cases, rural
New Castle County, five; Kent
County, two. and Sussex County,
three. For the previous week, the
total of contagious diseases was
.12.
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Celebration. At the same time the
program has been so arranged as
to provide an opportunity for all to
attend the various other events
scheduled for the same period as
we'll as to view the special bicen-
tennial exhibits demonstrations and
clinics, and to enjoy tours of the
campus.
Hundreds of the University's
graduates and former students are
expected to attend the opening
of class reunions Wednesday and
Thursday, while on the latter day
Pennsylvania's undergraduates will
greet student delegates from COL
leges and universities throughout
the country.
Ten thousand alumni and alumnae
of Pennsylvania will join in paying
tribute to the University on Friday
morning, September 20, at Bicen-
tennial meeting in the Dormitory
Quadrangle. In the afternoon there
Will be another impressive meeting,
including a convocation of Univer-
sity Council, in Convention Hall.
The morning program in the
Quadrangle will include addresses
by DR.. Thomas S. Gates, president
of the University of Pennsylvania,
former United States Senator
George Wharton Pepper, an alum
nus and trustee Of the University,
and Thomas |. Parkinson, president
of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States, who is
chairman of the National Alumni
Bicentennial Committee.
President Roosevelt and Sir
Lyman Poore Duff will receive
honorary degrees and will deliver
addresses at the convocation in Con-
vention Hall, Friday afternoon. In
addition, President Gates, and Asso-
ciate Justice Owen ]. Roberts of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
who is an alumnus of the University
of Pennsylvania, will deliver adj
dresses.
A Bicentennial night water car
nival win be staged Friday evening
on the Schuylkill River in Fairmount
Park. A fireworks display, crew
races, and a parade of floats depict
ing various phases of the Univer-
sity's life will be features. Many
former University oarsmen are ex-
pected to take part
The Bicentennial Week Celebra-
ton will be brought to a close on
Saturday morning, September 21, at
a convocation of University Council
in Convention Hall. where twenty
one honorary degrees win be con-
ferred and the delegates repre-
senting colleges, universities, and
learned societies at the celebration
will be formally presented.
President Gates will preside and
make an Introductory address at the
Convocation, and there win be ad-
dresses by Governor Arthur II.
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rnHE University of Pennsylvania,
i which will celebrate its Bicen-
tennial during the week begin
ming September 16, began its work
on a campus not much larger than
an ordinary suburban lot.
Today the University campus
covers 112 acres in Philadelphia on
the west bank of the Schuylkill
river and contains more than 13O
buildings-a far cry from the orig
inal plant of 200 years ago.
The present campus, with its
graduate and undergraduate schools,
its hospitals and its laboratories,
will be a mecca for thousands of
alumni and friends when the Bicen-
tennial Week Celebration begins.
During that week there will be SYM
posia and professional conferences,
cultural and scientific exhibits, lab
oratory and clinical demonstrations,
and convocations for the comforting
of honorary degrees.
lildH OOO loilCsCSt
sites, and learned societies will be
represented by official delegates at
the celebration.
Among the recipients of honorary
degrees will be President Franklin
ID. Roosevelt, and Sir Lyman Poore
Duff, Chief Justice of Canada. The
list of other distinguished guests
will include 200 American and Euro
pean scholars and leaders in various
fields who will participate in the
symposia and professional confer
ences.
These symposia and conferences,
which constitute the program of the
Bicentennial Conference to be held
as a part of the September Week
Celebration, will be featured by lee
lures and papers in six general fields
The Fine Arts, Medical Sciences,
Natural Sciences. Humanities, Re-
ligion and the Social Sciences.
The offerings in the field of HUI
manities are designed to bring out
the continuity of culture, while in
other fields the objective is to reveal
the trends of modern thought and
the advances of science.
Former President Herbert Clark
Hoover, Hu Shih, the Chinese Am
bassador, DIR. Frank Baldwin Jewett,
president of the Bell Telephone Lab
oratories and president of the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences, DR..
Elmer v. McCollum. co-discoverer
of Vitamin A, and DR.. Jacques
Maritain, famous French author and
philosopher, are few of the many
noted speakers on the program of
the conference.
The symposia and conferences of
the Bicentennial Conference will
claim major portion of attention
during the first four days Of the
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Textbook, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" bv
Mary Baker EDDY: Take away
wealth, fame, and social organza-
tions, which weigh not one jot Ia
the balance of God, and We get
clearer views of Principle. Break
up cliques, level wealth with hon
esty, let worth be judged accord
ing to wisdom, and we get better
views of humanity. To ascertain
our porgress, we must learn where
our affections are placed and whom
we acknowledge and obey as Ga.
If divine Love is becoming nearer.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-12
First Samoan Library

A model Of the first library ever
built in American Samoa, this coun-
try's largest island outpost in the
South Pacific. has been presented
the Smithsonian institution by the
navy department. The model rep
resents, it is pointed out, what is
probably one Of the most unusual
undertakings ever attempted by a
United States naval officer. The IL
brary itself. the first culture center
of the Samoan people, was built in
80 days under the supervision Of
Lieutenant Commander p. ]. Hol-
loran. 1t follows in every detail the
native Samoan styles Of architecture
and construction
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INDUSTRY CONSUMPTION

INDUSTRY CONSCRIPTION-
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee has been seriously consid-
ering during the past week the
controversial Russell Overton
amendment to empower the Gov
eminent to take over plants Of
manufacturers who balk at defense
orders. Representative S m i t h
(Democrat) of Connecticut has
prepared compromise proposal to
the amendment which would au-
thorize the Government to take
over and operate plants with which
the Army and Navy cannot come
to terms but would leave the own
ership of the factory in the hands
of the private company. Under
this plan, instead of the Govern
ment instituting condemnation
proceedings and buying the proper
ty at terms set by the courts, as
the Russell -Overton plan would
provide, the Government would
pay rent to the owners as long as
they used the plant. Mr.. Henry A.
Wallace, Democratic Vice Presi-
Dental nominee, declares in favor
of conscription on industry to this
effect: rs it fair to require the
manhood of this country to take
up arms in defense of this Nation
and not have at least the author
ity in an emergency to require
powerful manufacturing interests
to furnish them with the imple-
ments of war;"
STATISTICS - With the con-
slant increase in number of Civil
employees in the Federal Execu-
tive departments, more office
space is necessary; even though
the Government is paying in ex-
cess Of S4,OO0,0OO annually for
privately-owned quarters. On Sep
tember Is, War Department en-
paoyees will begin moving into the
huge S15,0O0,OOO structure being
completed for the Railroad Retire
ment and Social Security bureaus.
The latest figures released by the
u. S. Civil Service Commission
show that on July 1 there were
133,s23 civil employees of the Fed
eral payroll in the District of Co
iumbia, the June payroll amount
spr 20 cog OAK GIT 1vb;e oo,oporac
with 123, ,643 in June of 1889 - a
Smyrna times., 1940-09-12
Radiant Living
MANS LIGHT
OR GODS
BY Rev. G. M. Griffeth
Pastor Methodist Church
Cecilton, Md.

Man sometimes makes his OWL
lights SO bright as to blot out from
vision the lights that God has
made.
Walking down Broadway's great
white way is a confirmation of this
fact. The millions of bright lights
flooding the midnight street with
a noon-time light, blot from ones
vision the light of the stars.
Floodlights are vastly more bril-
liant than stars. So it seems. But
in reality this is not true. 1t is on
ly the proximity of the foodlight
that blinds us.
The light that streams from God
seems pitifully small to one who
lives mentally a great distance
from God. But they who live near
God find their lives flooded by His
glorious light.
To travellers of the air, the bril-
liant lights of the city below them
are almost indescernable, while the
lights of the stars are majestic,
filling one with awe at the marvels
of creation.
Let not mans light by its bril-
liancy cause us to loose sight of
the light Of God.
Lord Tennyson, what do you
think of Christ 2" the poet was
asked upon one occasion, while he
was strolling about in his garden.
Turning to a beautiful flower, he
stopped over it and caressed it and
then replied to his friend: What
the sunshine is to this flower, the
Lord Jesus Christ is to my souln
Let not the alluring lights of
man wean you away from the sun
shine of the Christ.
Rev. Griffith has helped others to live
a more radiant life and he would be glad
to help you. Write him concerning your
difficulty. addressing your letter to Cecil
ton, Nd.
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tivity. The Department force has
been expanding almost daily, and
reports are that more than 1000
investigators are now detailed to
counter-espionage work.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATION
The House, on Thursday gave final
approval to the 5000, 100000 de-
fense bill, carrying appropriations
to start construction of a two
ocean Navy, provide equipment for
an Army of 100000 men and buy
more than 10000 planes for the
Army and Navy. This measure
which is now on its way back to
the Senate for final action or
minor notifications made by the
House brings the sessions defense
appropriations and commitment:
beyond the $4,000, 900, 900 mark.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-12

Subject for Sunday, September IS:
Substance" Golden Text: Ro-
mans 8:25. If we hope for that we
see not, then do we with patience
wait for it. A bible citation from
the lesson-sermon: I Tim 6:10, IL.
For the love of money is the root
of all evil: which while some COW
eted after, they have erred from
the faith, and pierced themselves
through with many sorrows. IL.
But thou, o man of God, flee these
things; and follow after righteous
ness goodness, faith, love patience,
meekness. Correlative from the
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James, of Pennsylvania, and by DR.
George VIM. McClelland, provost Of
the University.
The University of Pennsylvania
traces its origin to Charity
School" for whick a building was
erected in Philadelphia in 1740
Nine years later, after the publica-
ton of Benjamin Franklin's PRO
posals relating to the Education Of
Youth in PENNSYLVANIA" there was
established an Academy with which
the Charity School was combined
Franklin served as first president
of the Academy's Trustees and so
successful was the undertaking that
in 1853 charter was obtained in the
name of the Academy and Char
liable School in the province of
Pennsylvania.
In 1855 "Conirmatory Charter,
Incorporating "The College, Acad-
emy and Charitable School, was
granted by Thomas and Richard
Penn.
In 1891 an act was passed pro
viding that the name of the in
stitution be "The University Of
Pennsylvania" the corporate title it
now holds.
The buildings first used by the
University were at Fourth and Arch
streets in Philadelphia. During a
period of fifteen months in l777 and
177S these buildings were used by
British troops and the College was
closed. At another time the build
ings were occupied by soldiers in the
Continental army.
In 1878 Congress met in the Old
College Hall, and members Of the
Congress, George Washington. and
others prominent in early history OF
the country, attended the pubic
functions and commencement exer-
cises.
The University itself contributed
many men who played distinguished
parts in the making of new nation.
III Tie SOIJliicibaA SNhSA SSSt
instance, were Allen, Mifflin, John
and Lambert Cadwalader, Peters
Bingham and Smith of Pennsyl-
vania, Hopkinson, Nelson, and Sar-
geant, of New Jersey. Paca. Seney'
and Hindman, of Maryland, VIII
hanson and Hill, of North Carolina,
Dickinson, of Delaware. Merchant
of Rhode Island, Grayson. OF VIZ
ginia, and Ramsey, of South Caro-
lima. :.
Signers of the Declaration OF
independence included the follow
ing Pennsylvania men: Benjamin
Franklin, Robert Morris, George
Clymer, James Wilson, BENJAMIN
Rush, Thomas Mexican, John Penn'
Francis Hopkinson, William Paca'
and James Smith. !,
In the War of the Revolution tne
University contributed many grad
yates who distinguished themselves,
among them being Major Genera
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gain of more than 10000 persons
and a payroll increase for one
month of more than $1,0OO,OOO.
INTERNATIONAL B l. U N D
ER-When Sir George Paish, 72-
vear-old British Economist and
propagandist, called on Senator
Wheeler, recently and said that the
United States ought to enter the
war. he made a tactical blunder,
and as a result, likely will be fore
ed to return to England, because
he was not registered with the
State Department as a foreign
agent. Sir George boasted to the
Montana Senator that he was re-
sponsible for getting this country
into the last war and that he IN
tended to get it into this one. The
propagandist said he had an IN
terview with President Roosevelt,
arranged by Nicholas Murray But
Ter. and also had conferred with
Secretary Hull, eight Senators, and
several Representatives. The Brit
/ ish Embassy was embarrassed, and
a spokesman said: I'VE wish some
one would drop Sir George Paish
over Germany as a pamphlet"
u. S. DESTROYERS- Without
approval or permission by Con-
gress, President Roosevelt has
transferred to Great Britain fifty
of the over-age destroyers from
the United States Navy in ex-
change for defense bases in British
colonies in the Western Hemis-
phere. This action has caused bit
ter comment from the isolationists
bloc in Congress, and Representa-
tive Knutson Republican of Min
nesota), one of the two men now
remaining in Congress who voted
against United States entry into
the war in 1917, said ''the whole
world has gone crazy. On the
other side Senate Majority Leader
Barkley Democrat of Kentucky
said the transaction ''is one of the
greatest accomplishments in behalf
of national and hemisphere de-
fense that has ever been consum-
mated in the history of the United
States" This action is likely to
draw criticism on the House and
Senate floors for the duration of
this session. Any move to nullify
the transfer by legislation would
more than likely bog down in Com
mittee under Democratic control.
EDUCATION? ~ A heavily en-
larged program of training work
ers for highly skilled work in de
fense plants seems to be in pro-
gress; since the President has ask
ed S53,00O,0O0 more for the Office
of Education in this effort. S15,-
100000 was voted in June.
TAXATION The Senate Fin
ance Committee has concluded
hearings on the Excess-profits Tax
bill and will make several radical
changes in the measure passed re-
Gently by the House under gag
rule. When the tax bill is passed
by the Senate this week, and a de-
ficiency appropriation approved by
both houses, reports indicate that
a recess may be taken September
II or 21.
F. B. According to the Unit
ed States News, the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation is moving
rapidly but quietly to protect the
country against fifth column" ac-
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dearer ana
les IS then subr,;..e ieal to X
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BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

The plant of the James Powers
Foundry Company, on Bridge
Street, Elkton, which was sold at
receivers sale Friday, was pur-
chased by Garrett A. Allender. The
price is reported to have been
$4,000.
The Rev. L. L. Powell, pastor of
Cherry Hill Methodist Church, has
completed plans for holding evan
gelistic services beginning Sunday
night and continuing for an indef-
mite period. He will be assisted
this week by the Rev. r. High
Adams, the Rev. Frank Holland
the Rev. Harry Bailey and the
Rev. Thomas Sard.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-12
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday

First Churcn of Christ. Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren Street: morning service
II a. M, Sunday School IL a. M,
evening service 500 P. M, Wed
nesday evening service 500 p. m.
Christian Science Society, Milford,
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. M, also meets on first
Wednesday evening of each month
at s p. M; Sunday School, IL a. m.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-12

Anthony Wayne, Brigada 4
John Cadwalader, Msin 4
Thomas Miflin, Dr.. JOIN
Director General and PhEz1|
Chief of the Hospital dfn1
ican Army, Major GensraP1
Dickinson, Major Genera Il
Muhlenberg, Richard Psta |
Secretary of " ar, Belp1n
dert, First Secretary d d i
and Lieutenant Colonel las1
man. Aide and SecretaF Il
ington.
The University was ala 2
resented among those Eh' 4
in the Constitutional Ca1
the group Of PennsylFanIa
including Benjamin FraiE:
ert Morris. James Wilsl
| WiHin, George Clymsr, lin
soil. John Dickinson, qh'rf
simons and Hugh Williams
The University, Of u
Thomas S. Gates nov 5
also has an OUTSTANDING =
leadership in tn e ppfsa'
ventures in education, Ia.
The first school Of a.
| North America was lo..' !
University in 76S' 'n !,
department Of botany 7 l.
try had its origin theIs
later. The first teaIaTE "a
was established at 'n'
in 1874. ,,.., ~
The Wharton SeiIoi i5Igo.isSs
and Commerce, es taOlsn'i !. k
sylvania in 1881 vas a.s.in,,. y,
versity school OF .isn,I Ols,,,,l'
1896 the first psyc nOiysI sls;,s,l !
the world was es'AD-'
University. ,.,.t,s
In 1910 the tlrs' ,..aa u'F- "a
research medicine !. wa rrs
connection with 'ns I'd rt
School Of Medicine es-.5p.a az
first comprehenslve. ..h1isss u
Of Medicine was e', = iPIea
The University p -, 3
has occupied three ri Dsip i
deIuhia dsI in the course ,as,sa !, B u
aeipr,a Is pne time being hSassS haSEasii.r, / |
sioo a. OiIb built for the 5ss Tss''IG1 G1rs
United States ant hon'
r,nyed : to its pressess,. .ss,.rJIElb
msst ,,,Uas bank Of the sas ses1 nov q
II E'Is IS this tract Tllsn u i + ttheG
most : of the 100 unl''
sity sit community. .+,,dsnts e''
Only fourteen 10 l. rraduSi~..
the first class to Ig !, i7il y
the old College '.,,s = 400 n
present pre- time tim 5 ,'5's ias rlpdssg7,,
are enrolled = s,,n.tine snis
schools, while ! l'D tbs r'is;
for degrees III y Grsdp'ts
totals nearly ~ s'IS. bring b. e., =
spt special student, ;,otal s,s ssdr,,sss 70
sity's present 1t 100 'lDsea pa S
ssa teaching 'taa'
Smyrna times., 1940-09-12
STATE FlsHry,1 /
SEASON IN

Fass H.,
qulie3 Gs ali
y age. It is also oVe' q
nave a DelaWaro Atcs'asI
while cunning for 4t'As D
erf1wl ar u ~ Mlgatg,'
a regulation. l'ls l
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Census F0red00med to Maccurucv?

The questions to be asked of you by
the census-taker next month have be-
come something of political issue. The
questions are defended by the Roosevelt
administration as necessary-not only to
increase knowledge about the Nation in
general, but also to give specific data on
which to base legislation. The questions
are condemned by many opponents of
the administration as impertinent, as
unnecessarily violative of privacy, as
merely satisfying the morbid curiosity OF
New Deal snoopers.
Little attention has been paid to
whether full reliance can be placed on
the answers. Yet experience shows that
a certain proportion of the population
will always answer some questions about
themselves wrongly-whether deliber-
ately or inadvertently; also that some
of the census-takers themselves will err
in collecting their data.
For instance, one section of the census
is concerned with country of birth.
Now these are days when some of the
foreign-born are getting the least bit
panicky, even if they have been natural
ized.
They hear on many sides strident
demand that all those born abroad be
sent back where they came from. So
If they were brought to this country
young enough to have no foreign accent
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Observation-Disclosures the country of
birth of their parents.
A few persons are afraid to report
ownership of a radio, when asked by a
Government official, because of the ru-
NOR that radios are to be taxed as in
Europe. Others will overstate their
ages, because the older they are, the
nearer may be an old age pension or re-
tirement annuity.
In the 1910 census some of the political
hangers-on who got the census jobs in
certain large cities were supposed to
have gone to the janitors in large apart
ment houses or tenements to get the
data on all the families in each place.
That saved time and stair climbing.
The enumerators are paid so much
for each name on which they get data.
The less time they spend on each name
the higher their rate of pay.
So the information derived from the
new census will only approximate the
truth instead Of rejecting it exactly.
1t will probably be less reliable than a
more specialized investigation, when the
two happen to cover the same field. But,
considering the magnitude of the task,
the information gathered in the 1910
census will probably be as accurate as
it could well be expected to be.
tcopyrisht, 1s4o3
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Bv Berfram Benedict.

of any kind, some, at least, will be
tempted to answer "native-born" instead
of "foreign-born."
Also, in these days of rapidly shifting
frontiers, there may well be perfectly
bonafide confusion as to which country
actually was the one of birth. Today
Austria Is part of Germany. Will all
those born in the old Austria answer
austria" or will some of them answer
"Germany?"
Changing Geography . Factor.
Furthermore, the pre-war Austria
took in more territory than the post
war Austria. Will all those born in the
Austrian provinces taken over by
Czecho-S -Slovakia, itself now part of Ger
many, answer the same way on country
of birth?
OF course, if all the census-takers were
painstaking and we'll trained in the in
tricate problems of modern geography,
they would persist in getting the answers
Strengthened out. But only some will be
careful; others will take the first answer
they get and let it 60 at that.
Then there is the matter of the ma
tive-born with foreign-born parents who
have died. In some cases the children
viii reply "native-born" instead of "for-
eign-born" when asked about their par
ents. Even If they answer foreign
born," some may err-intentionally or