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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22
COMPREHENSIVE MINING SURVEY NOW UNDER WAY
Three Engineers Making Exhaustive Examinations
 Tn Interior Areas

The most complete mining in- vestigation ever made in a single season in Alaska is now under way in the interior and northern sec tions of the Territory, it was made known today by B. D. Stewart, Supervising Mining Engineer, U. s. Bureau of Mines, and in charge of the cooperative program between it and the Territory. Three engl- neers-N. L. Wimmler, Irving Mex. Reed, and Earl Pilgrim, former professor of Mining at the Alaska College, are making the studies
 MT. Vim Ter, specializing in placer mining methods and condi- tions, has covered the Porcupine River district back of Haines, Forty Mile and Seventy Mile in the Eagle section, Circle, and Hot Springs. He is now in Fairbanks and will pro- ceed at once to the Livengood area.
 When he finishes there, he will cover all of the mining areas di-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22
(. M. JONES TO RECEIVE NDID PROMOTION

c. M Jones, the popular repre- sentative of A. Schilling's Company in Alaska since 1924, and Mrs. Jones will leave tonight on the Admiral Evans for Seattle on their way to San Francisco where they will be located in the future. MT. Jones has received a splendid pro- motion and will be Field Manager out of San Francisco for the Schil- ling Company in the future.
 In speaking of his departure, MT. Jones said: T have enjoyed the years I have spent in Alaska tre- mendously. Our company has had nice increase in the Territory in the years I have been here, which is due to a large extent to the publicity and local advertis- ing of the Schilling products.
 My interest in the Territory will not stop when I leave Alaska, for since I have helped to build up our business here, I will always be in- terested to see that it continues. like Alaska and would not con- slider leaving if the proposition of- fered to me was selling in the States. But, though I have de- liberated for a year over leaving, do not feel that I can refuse the attractive promotion which I am to receive.
 My successor will be H. B. Crew. son, who for a number of years has represented a nationally known concern, with headquarters in Se- attle. He is an able man and l am sure will be successful in the Territory.
 Though I am leaving Alaska, I will not say, as some do, that will never return, for one can never tell" MT. Jones declared.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22
SAN SU SHUTTERS
 COMING NEXT WEEK

The San Su Strutters, ladies jazz band, will open a short engagement at the Palace next Tuesday night, presenting one complete bill each performance between movie fea- lures. The organization is com posed of five lady musicians sing CTS and dancers. The members, the instruments they play and their ad- ded speciality work follows:
 Hazel Hayes-Saxophone, trom- bone, clarinet, sings, Dean Fl sings; Faye Toliver Drums, cornet, sings, dances; Harriet Goodlow-Saxophone, ban jo, sings, dances and Vivian Lewis saxophone, clarinet, sings and dances.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22
NILE SHRINERS
 ARRIVE TO PUT
 ON CEREMONIAL
Dival from Nile I e pl e Reaches Juneau to Stage
 Old Time Ceremonial

To stage the first Shrine Cere- monial to be held in this city since the erection of the Scottish Rite Temple, a Divan from Nile Temple, A. A. o. N. M. S., of Seattle, ar rived here this morning on the steamer Alameda on a pilgrimage that has taken them as far north as Fairbanks. Past Potentate Will liam A. Eastman, Acting Potentate is heading the Divan and directing the ceremonials.
 The ceremonial will be staged iJl two sections, both held this eve- ming. The First Section will be put on in the Scottish Rite Temple, beginning at 7:30 pm.
 The Second Section, which IS under the direction of Van S. Mc- Kenny, is something entirely new. It will be the first time it has ever been shown in Alaska, and, in fact, has been put on but once in Se- attle. This part of the ceremon- ial will be put on in A. B. Hall, beginning at o'clock this evening.
 The official grogram will be con- cluded with a banquet to all visit ing Shriners, given in the banquet room of the Scottish Rite Tenn pie, at Il pm.
 The Divan has held ceremonials at Fairbanks, Seward and Cordova. At Fairbanks there were 25 candi- dates, at Seward Il and at Cordova five. A short visit was made at Anchorage, where the Fire De- partment was turned out to receive the visitors at 3 am.
 we have enjoyed our Alaska pi,- grimage very greatly" said Act ing Potentate Eastman. T note a very great change in Juneau, since my last visit here in 1927. You have new paved streets, new buildings and other improvements that impress visitors with the idea that your community is one of the outstanding cities in Alaska"
 Members of the party include: MT. and Mrs. Eastman and their daughter, Miss Geraldine, Miss Maud Jackson, Recorder Frank B. Lazier, Mrs. Lazier; Past Potentate and Mrs. T. M. Askren, Assistant
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22

Rabban Van s. McKenny, Charles M. Howe, Miss Waller, and MT. and Mrs. J. F. Chamberlain of Ketchi kan.
 The party will remain in Juneau until sometime Friday when it will sail on the steamship Rogers for Ketchikan where a ceremonial will be held, concluding the Aals- ka pilgrimage. Only the First Section will be shown in Ketchikan as the time there is limited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22

Try a HOT 1nMHf.E after the show. Juneau Ice Creau: Farlors
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22

rectly adjacent to The Alaska Rail- road.
 MT. Reed has covered the Fair banks district After that he went into the Koyukuk region, making the first examination that has been conducted there in several years He used a plane in travelling be- tween Koyukuk and Fairbanks and shortened the time required ty several weeks.
 He will leave Fairbanks Saturda 7 by plane for Seward Peninsula. He will cover that section as far north as Candle, unless prevented by ab- normal weather conditions. He will return via Tacotna, covering the Innoko and Ohpir areas.
 Arrangements have just been made, MT. Stewart said, for Prof. Pilgrim to examine the Copper Mountain and Kantishna areas Promising prospects have been re- ported uncovered in the former that are attracting the attention of some of the larger mining com panies.
 All three of the engineers will pay particular attention to the workings of the Territory's Pros pector's Aid System. This is the third year of the experiment and data will be assembled on it for the benefit of the next Territorial Legislature in considering con- tinuation of the work after 1880.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22
2 POLICEMEN
 SHOT, KILLED

MONTGOMERY, Aug g. - One policeman was shot to death and another seriously wounded, appar- ently in an attack by a maniac, as they patrolled beat in the downtown section. The attack oc- cured as the officers had left an automobile and started on their beat. The men were shot after being stunned by blows.
 Joseph Choate, when arrested, 'in- formed the officers: T did it all"
 Choate had one of the patrol mans pistols when arrested.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22

of Atlanta, Ga, and Mrs. Howell, were interested visitors in Juneau today while the steamer Alameda was in port They are just com- pleting tour of Alaska that took them into Fairbanks and were de- lighted with their trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22
MRS. J. H. CAIN LEAVES
 FOR APEX FL NIDO

Mrs. J. H. Cam left on the Vir- ginia " last evening for Apex Fl Nido, where the mine, of which MT. Cam is principal owner, is To- cated. MT. Cam will join her there in about a week and they will remain for short time before returning to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22
AT ST. ANNS HOSPITAL

Joseph Smith, 11-year- old son of MT and Mrs. L. H. Smith, entered the hospital yesterday for medical attention.
 Frank Remos, who has been in the hospital since July II, follow ing a major operation, was dis charged today and left on the Ala mcda for the south
 John Hunter, who has been in the hospital since July g for medi- cal attention, will leave tonight and return on the Margnita to Angoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22
APRON DANCE SATURDAY

The Women of Mooseheart Le- zion announces an Apron Day for Saturday night in Moose Hall. Re- treatments will also be served dur ing the evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22
GEORGIANS DELIGHTED WITH
 FIRST TRIP TO TERRITORY

G. Arthur Howell, vice-president of the Creomulsion Company, Inc,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-22

LET AmquIn. rress TOUT Suit We call and deliver. Phone 526
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
MILFORD POULTRYMAN
WINS OFFICIAL RATING
Fred G. SEith Is First Delaware
Man To Win In Official Contest.

Fred G. Smith, local poultryman
and hatcheryman whose plant is To-
Gated at the western entrance to
Milford, has a pen of birds which
have brought unusual distinction to
themselves and their owner. The
fowl have recently won the contest
staged at Farmingdale, Long Island,
and with the winning become the
only pen in Delaware to ever win
an official contest. Other Delaware
birds have won in semi-official con-
tests, but the fowl owned by Mr..
Smith are the first winners in an Of
ficially recognized contest. Mr..
Smith has been producing real egg
producing birds for sometime. A
group of ten birds entered at College
Park had a score of 23O0 eggs for
the pen. One of the high birds in
the contest had 2S8 eggs. Taken
over a seven year period of time the
egg production at the Smith farm
has averaged from 125 to close to 200
eggs per hen. This record was kept
of about seventy birds which were
trapnested and records taken of each
hen. Mr.. Smith matches about 100
chicks each week and uses only eggs
produced on his own farm. He has
only the one breed, S. G. W. Leg
horns. All of his breeders have free
range of his pens.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
SEN. J. G. TOWNSEND
AT ROAD MEETING
Will Be TOastmaster At Banquet In
Atlantic City On January Is.

Delaware highway engineers and
county officials will share in the
program of the American Road
Builders Association twenty-seven-
tn annual convention January 11-1S,
it was announced by the convention
committee.
John G. Townsend, Jr., U. S. Sen
ator from Delaware, will preside as
POSTMASTER over the Road Builders
banquet Wednesday night, January
Is, at the Ambassador Hotel where
many of the 10000 road builders will
gather for a dinner and a program
of talks by prominent leaders of the
road building industry in the United
States and distinguished foreign
guests.
Charles E. Grubb, county engineer
New Castle County, Wilmington, as
president of the county highway Of
ficials' division will be responsible
for the activities of the national
gathering of county highway officials
The great and growing interest in
county planning of highways will
make the sessions of this division of
particular interest this year. Mrs.
Grubb is a member of the enter
tainment committee which will have
charge of the social activities of all
women visitors at the convention.
(Continued on Page 81
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
COMMISSION NAMED
BUT NEVER ORGANIZED
Body Named To Aid In Washington
Celebration Inactive.

AS yet there has been no organi-
cation of the commission authorized
under the House joint resolution
passed at the session of the Legisla-
ture of 1927, relative to celebration
of the two hundredth anniversary of
the birth of George Washington on
February %, 1882.
The resolution calls for the ap-
pointment of a State commission OF
Is members to include Governor Rob
inson, w. F. Allen, president pro TEN
of the 1927 Senate; William Wintrup
speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives of 1927; four citizens to be
named by Governor Robert P. Rob-
inson and four members of the
House and two members of the Sen
ate of that year.
The remaining members of the
committee in addition to the above
are as followh: Leroy Cramer, }.
Gilpin Highfeld, Hervey P. Hall, j.:
H. Cox on the part of the Senate and
w. E. virden, James w. Carrow, W.
o. Cubbage and Tb' las G. Curry
on the part of the ,ouse.
Governor Robinson's appolntees
Included Secretary of State Grant
land. w A. Speakman, Daniel nj.
wilson and Herman c. Taylor.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
HYDE THINKS 1880
EPOCHAL FOR FARM
Secretary OF Agriculture Urges Co.
operation Of Growers

Secretary of Agriculture Arthur
M. Hyde, in an article written for
the January issue of The Farm Jour-
nal expressed the opinion that the
new Federal Farm Board is in a po-
sition to make 1880 an epochal year
for American agriculture provided
it receives sufficient cooperation
from farmers themselves and farm
organizations. The article says the
current credit situation is favorable
to farming. The crop and livestock
production prospects are also de-
clared to be favorable. The chief
responsibility of the farmers, the
secretary says begins with regulat-
ing production.
"The overexpansion of agricul-
ture," the article says, sis an i'm
portant contributing cause of agrl-
cultural distress. Inferior land
should not be brought under the
plow. Millions of acres now are be-
ing farmed from which there can be
no hope of profit yet they assist in
the creation of a surplus problem.
To diminish this problem, one re-
ouirement is the increased use OF
economic information by individual
farmers. Much can be done by plan
ming farm operations in the light of
market prospects"
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
OYSTER INDUSTRY
INTERESTS BUCK
Will Name Commission To Study
Conservation of BiValves In State

The conservation and restoration
of the oyster fishing industry of Del
aware is being given consideration
by Governor C. Douglass Buck, who
is planning to name commission in
the near future to give proper study
to this industry.
This is in line with the general
plan of Governor Buck to name com
missions to study the outstanding
problems of Delaware. He recently
named an aviation commission and
is now preparing to name a similar
body for agricultural problems.
Governor Buck declares that the
oyster industry in the past has been
a very important one and he contem-
plates the naming of body which
will secure information tending to
the saving and restorating of the in
dustry. 1t is possible, he feels, that
the assistance of technical men will
be required in the work of this com
mission, but these cannot be secured
he adds, without the action of the
State Legislature, which will have
to act on the matter of appropriat-
ing funds for the payment of such
technicians.
The oyster industry has been dis
appearing rapidly in the Delaware
and the greater part of it is now
controlled by residents of New Jer-
sey.
In connection with the oyster
problem, Governor Buck is also
studying the fishing industry thru
out the State, with special attention
being given at this time to the in
dustry in lower Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
ADMITS
ENTERING COTTAGES
Has Entered More Than Twenty
Cottages During Past Year

Solution of the mystery surround
ing the breaking into of more than
twenty cottages in Rehoboth during
the past year it is thought has been
solved in the arrest of Fernley b.
Gray, 17-year-old boy. The ar
rest was made last last week by
Constable Clarence X. Lynch, who
has worked on the case many
months.
The robbers have been a mystery
from the fact that in every instance
where a cottage was broken into
nothing apparently was stolen but in
every house magazines were found
from which pictures of girls had
been cut. Entrance to each cottage
was also made possible in the same
way. The screening enclosing the
front porch would be cut or broken
sufficient for a person to get thru
and window facing the porch
would then be forced.
Gray was given a hearing on Sat
urday before Magistrate R. B. In
gram, of Rehoboth, and held under
bail for the next session of the Sus-
sex County Court. 1t is said that
after being questioned for many
hours the youth admitted to Con-
stable Lynch that he had broken
into the cottages and that no one
CONTINUED on Page 81
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
DELAWARE'S DEBT IS
REDUCED $7,OS5,OOO
DURING PRESENT YEAR
Cancellation OF $4,9S5,OOO Of
Bonds On January l. Leaves
$6,OOO,OOO Outstanding.
HOPE FOR DEBT FREE
Governor Buck Aims To Have
State. Free From Debt When
He Retires From Office.

Reduction of the bonded debt of
the State by S7,500,000 within less
than a year is to be one of the out
standing achievements of the ad-
ministratiOn of Governor c. Doug
lass Buck.
This will leave the total bonded
debt of the State about S6,OOO,OOO
after the first of the new year, and
Governor Buck hopes to be able to
reduce that by $1,50O,O0O to $2,OOO,OOO
during 1880.
Governor Bucks efforts to reduce
the tax burden on the people of
Delaware, however, does not end
with this tremendous reduction. He
anticipates a cash balance by the
time the Legislature meets in jan
uary, 1881, to wipe out the remain
ing bonded debt, which will prob
ably then be slightly over $4,OOO,OOO
and hopes the Legislature will take
the necessary action to do this
which would make the state free of
debt.
This would be wonderful saving
to the state and indirectly to the tax
payers, as it requires hundreds of
thousands of dollars annually to take
care of the interest alone on this
bonded debt.
On July 1 last, $2,1OO,O0O of high
way bonds were cancelled. On jan
uary 1 there are to be cancelled and
redeemed $4,9S5,O0O more bonds
with money in the sinking fund.
Some of these bonds are held by
the Sinking Fund Commission and
some by the public. This, with the
$2,10O,000 cancelled in July will
make total reduction of the bond
ed debt in six months of $7,035,000.
AS the total bonded debt on July 1st
last was $13,000,000, this will leave
less than $6,0O0,0OO of bonded debt
after January 1. AS stated Governor
Buck hopes to reduce this by S2,0OO,-
900 more during the year if possible
and then suggest that the next Leg
islature, if the cash balance is suf-
ficient, wipe out the debt entirely.
Some idea of the great saving the
big reduction of the bonded debt is
to the state can be judged from the
fact that the state on the balance
of millions of dollars that it has been
carrying receives but 2 1-2 per cent
interest while the average interest
being paid on the bonds was 4 IL
per cent.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
OLIVER A. NEWTON
AS MASTER FARMER
State Board Of Agriculture Presi-
dent Receives Title From Farm
Paper.

Announcement is made in the an
nual report of the State Board of
Agriculture that Oliver A. Newton,
president of board was selected as
the master farmer of the country by
the Pennsylvania Farmer, a nation
al farm paper, for the year 1928.
They are selected according to
their qualifications based on the fol-
lowing points: Operation of farm;
business methods and ability, gen.
eral farming appearance and up
keep; home life and citizenship. 1t
was on these points that Mr.. New
ton was named the master farmer"
for 1928.
The report on the operations of
the State Board of Agriculture for
1929 show that during the year 800
brands of commercial feeding stuffs,
526 brands of fertilizers and 16
brands of lime were registered in
this State. The amount collected for
this registration was $1,000 which
was turned over to the State Treas
ury. The number of swine inocu-
lated against cholera was S0S7.
The outbreak of anthrax in Kent
stamp it out is described. A total of
county and the method taken to
stamp it out is described. A total of
1431 animals were inoculated. A
total of 434 animals died Of the dis
ease.
The work of eradicating bovine
tuberculosis is declared to be pro-
crossing rapidly and there are more
accredited herds in Delaware than
ever before. The work of the bureau
of markets is described. Informa-
ton concerning the condition of
markets is secured by telegraph,
telephone and radio and the farmers
kept advised.
Six hundred and ninety-tWo visi-
tatiOns were made to poultry estlb-
lishments in the State for the pur-
pose of assisting in the control of
disease. Six hundred and ninety-five
letters of instructions, and seven
thousand circulars on poultry dis
ease control, were written and dis
tributed, for the same purpose. Sew
6uI66u IuOuSduu etllu ola AuhN4 Gu
doses of roup and pOx vaccine, and
two thousand doses of cutaneous
chicken pox vaccine were made and
distributed to poultrymen of the
State, free of charge. The cutaneous
chicken poX vaccine was made IN
this State this year for the first
time. 1t promises to effectively con-
troll one of the most troublesome
diseases of domesticated birds. Con-
trary to what has been said by
others, this product should not be
made and used by the layman, if
uniformly beneficial results are to
be obtained. 1t is questionable if the
administration of this product
should be placed in the hands of the
inexperienced, as considerable care
must be exercised selecting fiocks to
be vaccinated.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
MODERN PROGRAM
ASKED FOR P. 7. A.
Adults Are Asked To Study In Or
der to Show More Cooperation

Many local Parent-Teacher Asso-
Citations are clinging to the old-fash-
ioned type of program which de-
mands only that the parents sit in a
passive state to be entertained leav-
ing all the activity to the teachers
and pupils. By so doing, such pa
rents often impose too much of a
burden on teachers and pupils,
missing the point of the years work
for which the State program COM
mittee has planned an activity pro-
gram. The committee asks the
adults to study history in the way in
which children would study it in
a progressive school and thereby
gain an appreciation of that method.
Two leaders are meeting with pro-
gram chairmen periodically to help
them plan.
Reports have been submitted by
number of associations whose MEM
bers have made Handicapped candles
at the Christmas meeting and en-
joyed doing it. At Seaford a large
group made candles. Houston and
Kenton are representative smaller
associations which carried out the
activity with enthusiasm. Colored
associations at Harrington, Laurel,
Greenwood and Warwick also made
candles. A few groups carried out
the idea of carol singing on Christ
mas Eve, among them, Seaford and
Clayton around the community tree.
Colored associations at Smyrna and
Harrington went over their districts
singing to the sick and shut-in. The
members at Jacobs Sussex danced
the old English folk dance and play
CONTINUED on Page 81
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
THIEVES STEAL FOWL
VALUED AT OVER $4,000
Andrew Marvel Loses Valuable Bar
red Rocks At Georgetown.

Police and commission merchants
in Wilmington, Chester, Philadel-
phia and other cities have been noti-
fed to look out for fifty Barred Ply
mouth Rock chickens, valued at 500
each, which were stolen from the
poultry farm of Andrew Marvel at
GEORGETOWN on Monday morning or
sometime during the night. 1t is
probable, the owner believes, that the
chickens will be offered for sale in
some city close by. The sheriff,
State Detectives and State Highway
Police have also been notified.
The chickens were bred especially
for breeding purposes in order to
raise the quality of poultry in this
section. They had been exhibited at
the State Poultry Show and other
places and had won first prize.
Mr.. Marvel operates one of the
largest poultry farms in that section
of the country. Two years ago he
engaged Professor NJ. G. Fitzpatrick,
of Cornell University, who is one or
the foremost chicken experts in the
country, to take charge of the farm
for the purpose of breeding super
chickens. The fowl which was stol-
en- included fifty of the chickens
which had been especially bred by
Professor Fitzpatrick and much was
expected from them.
The chickens were in a special
house on the farm and this was
broken into and the chickens stolen
There is no clue to the thieves. The
loss is especially severe on account
of the quality of the chickens and
Mr.. Marvel will do everything possi-
BILE to capture and punish the
thieves.