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The Kusko times., 1926-06-19
Takotnaa Alaska. Jgne ls, 1926.
nL.F ATEU FETGuTHANCS
 OVER. THE CLAIM AS TO WHO 2 FIRST -REAcHED NORTH. POLE

New York. .A-lt will never he abso.- 1utElY cerrslnz ,8he actually was the first man to fly over the North Pole.
 Twenty nine years. ago, with far cruder efuiP7nenrs thaIiyethat used by any of the sdventurers this summer5 three Viking airafenl tried To -esail through the sky to tdfe end of the eapth.- TherbHis sone evidence that they passed ,oveE thea Role, 'or,, very near ir, altsnaeh what .ffaily hap pened snust he reIegated .to Eskimo legenas
 The leader ot the party was Pro lessor 1saltnron August Aldree, a Swedish 5eieatist ssssa, civil engineer interested: 1c aalloenng g.a~His com panions were taa epti1sr- Sweaes5 5 Nils StindAefg and, Knut Hjafmar Ferdi- nand. Rraenkels; oFotessor Andree was cenyinced tueFa Sveae trade winds blowing tapoaAh- Stheez upper atmos- 1aasaseFe ustf f,pih2 berger, across the Pote to Nocthe America, which would sara@. tis .nalloQnsaa safety over. the oola ar ice eaR.ap
 He darried the5last W ord in scientific apparatus ter Iais lday-oniy genera tiop ago. Eir pl4eesof radio apparatus he earred aslsfger quantity of bottles. that he4 could de0p. overboard.. with messages; and few. carrier pigeons Professor Andree's ballodn measured. 97 feet from top to pottom,> the bag. alone heing' 75 feet from summit to- opening. It. consisted of three thick nesees of silk glueed together and GOV cred with five co.tes4os varnish.
 In tine basket waS, <. bedstead. OR which aife ipepsosf might sleep while the other two made. observations ana naNigated. sQn.tsp Yas.a wicker cover upon which the hbsepyers could standq and use the ins trateeats arranged in q circle breast>,high aRoand the edge.
 A cooking oHttte1 5Yaar lowered. 15F feet hetoW5ths basket or a, rope. 1t was. lighted by 4enlling44 string, and thes fire WAS put opr72by pulling an- other string. Dragzsopesrw wereetfaied behind with the expectation that it would be possible 70 steer slightly with them Diagona4ls sacress thet balloon, above thet suaeearsian +a'ing. large sail could De .s4gged .to speed the iight.. |.
 On >JpiT,s6jS taS97l '-'f he party left. TrnGhjena3 r.NorwaxseY Jn July 8 it, passed North, e3aHes and on Sunday,
The Kusko times., 1926-06-19

plorer, said Eskimos, told hi mthey saw the balloon come from the. sky and saw smoke and thunder. come from strange sticks which 1.-two devils" carried One of the devils" was killed with their arrowsk butswhen the other made signs that. he1was not hostile, that hea. was, hunting - birds only, the tribesmen realized fhat they had killed human being and fled in fear. They saw no more of the other man
The Kusko times., 1926-06-19

took off from Dane's Island, Spitzber- gen, with the. Pole 600 miles to the north- The dex. wasa clear. and a strong wind wzIs.blowing,, As thesbal- loon started it narxowlTseseaped strik- ing arockin the SMeeranburgyS Sound. As it. rose ,oatSof the varying under currents of air it swung about like a carrier pigeon getting it's hearings, and. then. meeting the upper currents which Professor Andree predicted. it started away at the rate of about 22 miles an hour. >-.
 For an hour the balloon could be seen from shore. 1t was equipped to stay in the air for fifty days. and car ried provisions for four months.
 One carrier pigeon returned a few. days later with the message:
 ~sruly r3.. t2:30, D. m. 82.2- degrees. north latitude, t5.5 degrees east longi tude.=Good progress toward the north. All goes well on board. This message is the third by carrler pigeon. Andree."
 In September, 1899, a buoy which Professor Andree was to have dropped overheard when he passed over the Pole was kicked up on the shore of King Charles Island and identified by the inscription "Andree Polar -Expe- dition"
 A year later d bottle. containing Note Number -143 was found near Vardoe, in the most northerly part of Norway.
 That was all. Years went by with out another trace of the expedition. Liberal rewards were offered by the King of Sweden for genuine relics of the expedition. Many parties were organized and spent thousands of dol lars searching the. Arctic region for remains.
 At last. in DecemberA .1909, q friendz ly Catholic priest, who had won the confidence of the Eskimo tribes near Reindeer Lake. 900 miles north of Prince Albert, in the Province of Sas- katchewan.. Canada, brought back an uncertain tale. Bishep Pascal, of the Diocese of Prince Albert, saw an -,Es-. kimo carrying a. revolver and noticed that other members of the tribe seemed to have an unusual quantity of rope
 When ne inquired they told him. that great white house" had come down from the sky, that the men in it had staryeds to death and that the rope had come from the. house top. The Eskimos showed him brass sin struments and hunting gear they had fashioned from metal they found; on, the balloon, and alse cooking utensils and waterproof cloth theN had ataken.s
 A month later FatheE Furquatile, another, priest, brought ! ibtsch 1addi- tionaI news. The Eskimos admitted. he said, that the white men had :hunt- ed game. This angered them and they killed the; white men, l.
 Theses reports stirred the recollec- ton of William Irvine, who for. fifty five years had been connected with the Hudsofs>B post at Fort Good. Hope. He recalled that in 1927 the post had beam notified; to keep watch for the balloon. One mghtl he said. a mysterious light passed sthrough the sky. The next day. gtheI.i Eskimos crowded the trading postrseeking an. explanation. They seperteA that, a strange star -h8d pat%aett thrGugt ;. the heavens: verys sneas the earth and that as it. passed they ;eoula linear ,the voices of men,.
 2 ore< other subsequent, report with the stamp of authenticity was made. Christian Leder: 4 Norwepiap ex-.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26
Nassau

Episcopal Church 1O:3O A. M.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26

Tho revival meetings at Zion Church
on the Nassau charge are proving to
be a great success.
Elmer H. McColley of Harbeson and
Miss Sarah j. McIlvaine, trained
nurse of Philadelphia. were quietly
married at the Nassau parsonage by
Rev. w. c. Buckson on Wednesday ev-
ening, November 18th.
At the meeting of the T. r. A. of
Yellow Hill school, No. 16. the follow
ing officers were elected for the year:
President, Mrs. Thomas Palmer; vice
presto Int, Mrs. Harry Webb; secretary,
Mrs. Beauford Warrington; treasurer,
Mrs. G'red M. Ritter. There were %
me- rs to join the association on the
of the first meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26
IN MEMoRIAM

In loving memory of our little sister
and daughter, Mary Hill, who left us
November 2S, 1920:
Once our home was bright and happy,
But oh how sad and drear today
For our daughter and dear sister
Has forever passed away.
Sadly missed by Mother, Brother and
Sister. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26
Milton Letter

The citizens of Milton are begin.
ming to believe that there is a fire
bug hera Several weeks ago tbe
nome OF Mrs. Emma Burton was %et
on fre and would have been he.
stroyed but for the timely DISCOVERY
or the blaze by neighbor. 1The
smell of oil was plainly apparent
ABOUT month later the homh ot
george Figgs and o stable owned by
william Blizzard were fired mvjster-
lously on the same dav. Az few
days ago when Charles A. Conber. a
merchant, owned his store bb dis
covered that the rear of hisI store
mad been saturated with oil. 4 It is
thought that the fiend was fright
ened away by a passersby before he
could apply match. Town Council
mas employed night watcHman to
patrol the streets during tbIe night,
ana 1t is hoped that the pyrbmaniac,
II there be one, will bds either
caught or frightened away from the
town.
The town hall and fire house, once
separate buildings, have ben fjoined
by passageway between tie two.
A large heater mas been nstalled
and both rooms will be COY fortabIv
warmed. When the heat 4. was in.
stalled it was fogs9affu tItfnak tAe chin
RsS S6ilt Or piling, la broken
into. A new chimney hal since been
erected.
Harry Steele will retire from the
farm and will sell at pkiblic sale his
live stock and farming machinery,
at his home, near Cedar Grove
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S.LReynolds will
move into property lon Federal st.
that they recently purchased. Their
son, Cove Reynolds, will remain on
the farm.
Miss Betty Lank,f a student of
Miss Smiths School, Bridgeport,
Conn, is spending the Thanksgiving
Holidays with Miss Dorothy Smith
in Boston.
The Ladies Aid Society of Rey-
nOlds' M. P. CHURCH will meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. Myrs Dodd at their
home in Milton on Thursday eve
ming, December 2,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert A Roop, of
Wilmington. ard visiting their
daughter, Mrs. ]. w. Hahn, this
week.
The crate factory is employing
large force of men getting out crate
shocks for the pottery trade of New
Jersey. In order to get the lumber
to keep the mill going the firm has
purchased several large tracts of
pine timber Rear town and put
saw mills there to cut it into suit
able sizes for their needs.
The DuttOH oyster house is busy
with a large, force of shuckers fill
ing orders for the delectable Broad
kill oysters.
The muskrat trapping season
opens on December 1st, and local
trappers report that both the Broad
kill and Prime Hook marshes are
well stocked with these fur-bearing
Is. are not meet
rs on the bay
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26

WANTED-A competent booklkeeper
and stenographer. State training, ex-
perience and salary expected in first
letter. o. A. Newton & Co., Bridkgeville,
Del. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26
NOTICE

NOTICE. have for sale fcir a c}ient.
five (5) shares of stock of Fifst Nation
al Bank of Milford. offers SOLICITED. J.
Hall Anderson, Attorney, Ddver, Del. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26
WANTED

WANTED-EXperien poultrynh ban,
state training and give references. dCed-
ar View Poultry Farm, Bridgeville,/ Del.
1t
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26

FOR SALE-Doe Bridge place. pou1-
try and truck farm, one mile frojm
Millsboro on branch of Indian RIVE r.
Good hunting and fishing. Good z room
house, poultry buildings, etc. IL acresI
land. Plenty fruit. Timber and wood
Price less than cost of dwelling. VIII
liam Glover MillsborO, Del. 1Jp
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26

FOR SALE-One settee, antique, has
original flowers, excellent condition. Six
rag carpets, new Mrs. r. S. Reynolds,
Milton Elle2dale Road. Phone n26-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26

FOR SALE-Ford ROADSTER with truck
body in good condition, elso 1 pair of
chicken coups. c. R. DerrI, 1son, Mill
ford. u26-tf I
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-New and used Magic
brooders Cedar View Poultry Farm,
Bridgeville, Del. n26-4t
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-26

FOR SALE Guernsey COW, s years
old, calf by side. 1 Holstein cow, calf by
her side, 2 IL 'ars old. Frank b.
Wright, Harrington Delaware. 1t
Evening star., 1926-12-05

Copies Of costly works OF art in
FURNISHED frames Subjects that arc
favorites Of Young and old-Happy
Land End Of the Trail, Lone Wolf.
Spring Song. and many others All
measure l2xl6 inches.
PALAIS ROYAIr-Stntionery
Main Floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09

cupy the position held once BY Jerry
Travers, Ii 1914. when he started
out for 4 third successive title.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09

outfit. And youTl see some great
pitching, too. A lot OF people have
argued that the Yankee pitching
staff u weak and slipping.
That's the bunk. II Herble
PennOck, for instance. Ii o WORN
out veteran I'd like to have o
bali club OF men like him. And
Dutch Ruether Il still able to toss
3 pretty mean ball IL necessary.
Urban Sh0cler and Sam Jones
can't be claSsed o. fossils exact
" and Waite HOyt still has quite
o few years to 20 before hes
eligible Tor any home for aged
Crfpples.
I figure Herbie Pennock will give
the Cardinals just az much trouble
as any pitcher they've faced this
season. And Urban Ehocker. with
his splitter, ought to give them
plenty to think about, too.
But the point Is they've got some
great pitchers. Sherdel, Alexander
and Rhem rank pretty Highland
the Yankees, II they meet the Car
dinals, won't be expecting anything
eaay. Here's the funny thing.
Every. man on our club has figured
al along that the Cardinals would
be the toughest Of the three Ma.
tionaI League teams for as to trim In
. series. And ! think that's the
right dope.
However, the pennant isn't In yet,
and there's no need winning series
games until we've grabbed the nag.
Next week we hook up with the
Cleveland Indians in q series that
win just about tell the story. II we
can take the edge in this series or
even get an even break 1t will be
oil over. Even II we drop the ma.
jority Of the games we've still got
just ~ good q chance as they have.
Over In Cleveland, understand
they're all hoped up about this
meeting. They still figure the In.
dams to win the pennant. That's
fine. Feeling like that Is q good
thing for basebaII-and q good
thing for the two clubs. And IL
the Yankees can't win / certainly
would like to see the Cleveland
Indians grab the honors.
iris Speaker certainly deserves
all he can get. And he has q great
ball club. OUT on the field Of course
we're enemies, but off the field
figure some Of those boys as mighty
good friends of mine. Fellows like
Speaker, and Burns, and Jameson
and Shaute and Uhle are great
chaps. And great ball players as
well. ...-
And I think I speak for all the
Yankee players when 1 say that
we're going into that series to win.
We hope to win. But If we can't
well all get back of the Indians and
wish them luck. For IL we win, we
know they'll do the same for US.
Copyright, 1875, by the Christy
Walsh Syndicate.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
Pirates Crush Reds

Fighting with their backs 70 the
wan. the Pirates crushed the REDS
IN both games Of : twin bilE ~
scores 81 8 Is / and II TO D.
Meadows and Hill pitched alright
ball while Fred BrickelI. I9sgear-
old Kansas high school boy, who
il playing LETT Held for the Pirates,
rot three hits ii each game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09

see q wo-id series worth watc.ling.
You'll see two clubs who can slug
like fiends. There isn't a really
weak hitter In the lineup Of either
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
lIlnked Auto Race

weekly motor races are held izl
Granville, Mich, over b rough SEQ
course where only small cars that
might be cIasaed e. Jun are
TAR for the half.nails track Is fifty
seconds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
WiIfse Beats YanI<s

WiItse. Uf the Red Sox. held the
Yankees to five hits and beat
them. s to Z, ending BoAfon,s losing
streak ok IL straight. Rogers
Hornsby ana seven other members
81 the Cardinals watched the game
but saw nothing to cause them
any great worry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
BEST ROAD CLUBS SURE
To FIGHT in SERIES
Ry Rabe Ruth

BY Babe Ruth !.
that win the most games on
winning the certainly viii hold true this year
contendng clubs in the leagues seven you
Athletics Washington finish their seasons with
long away The Yankees the Cardinals the
Pirates the Reds the Gmn and Athletics all finish away from
home. s.
Only the Cleveland Indians advantage q stay 1T
the outfit that make the best
record in -
Some time ago picked American League and
the Cardinals In the National don't reason
The Yankees though they have had
recently sn retain good long lead that ought 70
hall remaining The CArd
proved themselves be the strongest club
the road in the whole league There's why they should
flat
uS.s And
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
BUGS NEAR
LEADERS

Pitteburgfiss pennant chances
were considerably brighter todat
al result Of the double defeat
which the world champions aa.
mif1istered To the Reds ysster.
day. The Pirates are now only
hall . game behind the Reds, VINO
trail the Cardinals BIZ three games
The C0rsairs will play double
header with the Cubs tOday while
81. Louis and Cincinnati are Idle.
The Yankees lost yesterday put
Increased their advantage as the
Indians also were defeated e
the Yanks win only hair Of her
remaining 18 games Cleveland
must capture IL of 10 70 finish IN
front.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
JONES
BEAT ALL?

Things may run IN cycles Of three.
a. the adages tell us. but the scoth-
savers have struck snags when tiley
tried to apply their trite saying e
politics ana golf. Politicians win tell
you, that getting . third time. con-
secutiva or otherwise. In the White
House Is like unto pulling the moon
from lts orbit. Winning the ma
tional amateur golf cllanpio
may be less difficult. National seFlti-
nient Is not set against the man en-
deavoring to accomplish the 1eaf.
Neither II the golfer dependent upon
votes to be cast BY the dear seIltt-
mental public. Yet, since the
amateur championship vas FIRST
held under the watchful eyes Of the
Four Hundred, 81 Newport. no one
has won the amateur title three
successive times.
Jerry Travers, walter Travis,
Chandler Egan and II. ]. Wing
ham have made many attempts.
Each won twice Id successive
years. Old Jerry Travers tops the
lists Tor the number Of victories.
He Is the only man TO have won
ID four times.
Bobby Jones has smashed q nuns
Der 81 records this season. he
knocked the tradition concerning
the British and American opens TOT
row be cooked hats when he won
both titles iii the one year. Bobby
now has the opportunity of doing
what no one has yet done. He has
the opportunity Of being the first g
win the amateur title three sue.
ceaslve times. When he steps % th6
/ starting tee ak Baltusrol he VIII oc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
Paid To init

Jack Delaney worlds iisht
heavyweight champion was so 1T.
tie thought Of IA 1898 that he ha
r. pay ST 900 as 4 guarantees II
order to get his fight In New York
with the veteran. Augie Rather
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
Hits Four-run CIout

Cy williams pulled q Frank
Merriwell by polling out his fif-
teenth homer Of the season with
the ba~@@ SLED ~ the NINTH 80
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09

drawn being destined to meet In the
opening match.
None Of the four players attended
f1aia ceraYno1v
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
Giants, Braves Divide

The Giants ana the Braves again
split double bin. New York win.
ming the opener, 5 to 1, and. Bos.
ION coping the nightcap. Z to 3.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
Tigers Pound San

Detroit's sIuggers pounded sfiaut
ana Kafr to all corners of the lot
the Indians losing 10 To Z. It Wa
Cleyeland's third straight defeat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-09
Il MI ri Indoor snorts = = ra@ES : By TAD


IpHIA, Sept. 9. - Big
end Little Bill, better known as
Tilden and Johnston, the same con.
keetanfs a. last year, win take the
court for America today in the start
az khp defense of the Davis Cup.
historic trophy Of netdom. Opposed
e these stars at the Germantown
Cricket Club, Mannheim, will be Rene
1.acoste and Jean Borotra, two OF
Frances hopes.
The first two singles are sched-
mIed for this afternoon and the
opening contest is due to start az
$50 o'clock. William Johnston, of
San Francisco, opposes Rene La
costs IN the opener.
william Z. TiIden, 3D., Of Phil
aaelphia, the American champion
NAYS Jean BOrotrm at the con-
eInBiOn Of the first match. These
1sgo are the No. players q their
respective teams.
The drawings were made yester.
day &C the BeIlevue-Stratford Hotel.
with Richard N. Williams, ID Of
Philadelphia, captain 0f the Ameri-
can team. and Pierre Gillou, the
non.playing leader Of the French
uaen. in attendance. and Julian s.
HyTiels. chairman OF the United
states Lawn Tennis Association
Cavis CUP Committee, supervising.
The names OF the four players
were written on slips OF paper
which were folded and dropped into
hat. Norman =. Brookes, former
caplain Of Australian Davis Cup
teams, who stopped in Philadelphia
a his way back to the Antipodes
from England, IN order to witness
this challenge round, drew the
names from the hat, the first
American and first Frenchman
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-01-23
CALIFORNIA
CONGRESSMAN
PASSES AWAY
John f. Raker Dies In Wash
ington Following An
Operation

W WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Repre-
sentative John E. Raker, Democrat
of California, died last night. He
had been i'll as result of stomach
trouble and never rallied from an
operation performed month ago
He was too i'll to take his oath OF
office in Congress and Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth went tc
Rakers sick room and administered
it. lie died in his apartment, Mrs
Raker being present.
John +. Raker, was from Alturas
California. He was born in Knox
vile, Ill, Feb. %. 1863. He WA
elected to the Sixty-second. Sixty
third, Sixty-fourth. Sixty-fifth, Sixty
sixth, Sixty-seyenth and SiXtysighth
congresses.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-01-23
Heroic Clergyman, Who Defied
Germany I'm Ruthless War Dies
I'm Brussels; Loses His Fight

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 23.-
Desire MERCER. famous Belgian car
dinal, died today, losing a stubborn
flght following an operation on lie
cember 20 for stomach trouble lie
became unconscious as he tried IL
pronounce the Benidicte during
mass from his bedside. When the
mass ended he turned to the cota-
pany with a significant look Of
farewell to his two nephews, -
Joseph Mercier and Rev. Ch4flnr
Jean MERCER, professor of phloso-
ply at Notre Dame. Indiana, WHO
celebrated the mass. The cardinal
sister-in-law, physician, WIS
present at the bedside After IL.
mass the cardinal said:
There is nothing to do but
wait"
Administration of oxygen pro-
longed life. A coma preceded the
cardinals death.
Apostle of Peace
Desire Mercier, Cardinal OF Ma-
lines, prince of the church aud
apostle of peace. was one OF fha
m os striking figures brought
prominently before the world by the
most ruthless war of all times.
Little known outside OF Vatican
circles or beyond the borders OF
Belgium prior to 1914, this mod
est. unassuming prelate was as fam.
Gus before the world on Armstice
Day as were the royal heads of
belligerant states or the illustrious
generals who led the Allied arlaiee
to victory.
The role played by Cardinal Mer-
cier was one of the outstanding
features of the World War. Al
though hailed as the "apostle OF
peace" throughout the iyilized
world, he demonstrated early in the
great struggle that he also was
fighter of the first magnitude when
convinced that his cause was in
bued with Righteousness.
He was in Rome when news a
i ived that Belgium-his native land
had been stricken to earth by
the mighty German advance. Gui
ting short the formalities which ns-
ually attend the departure Of high
church dignitary from the Vatican,
he hastened back to Brussels, waved
aside prelimnaries and precedent,
exhorted his people to resist the
invasion with all the strength and
determination at their command;
denounced the Germans from pulpit
and palace, and from then on cor
tnued as one of the most formid-
able and dangerous thorns in the
side of the enemy military author
tiles who were endeavoring to shape
the destinies of conquered Belgium
to the best advantage of victorious
Berlin.
On countless occasions his cour
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