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Nogales international., 1929-11-12

dead is generally received voluntar-
lily through some comrade in arms
who recalls, perhaps from a maga-
zine or newspaper articles after sew
eral years, the approximate spot at
which a soldier was killed or where
he was buried. This work is carried
out under the Investigation and Re-
search Branch of this service,
which obtains all information pos
sible from relatives and from other
sources, generally sending to the
person giving the information a
contour map and requesting that
the location be marked and dll1g-
ent search is made, generally with
success. No definite identification
is made unless il is positive and
this is done finally from the office
of the Ouartermaster General In
Washington.
Tooth Charts Identify
A complete system of forms and
charts is kept, both in this office
and in Washington, and positive
identification (after preliminary
Identification by means of parts of
uniform, personal belongings, iden-
tification tag and so forth) is gen.
orally made from tooth charts or
from certain peculiaritieS known to
have existed, such as broken or
fractured bones and so forth.
Identification and searching
parties are working at present,
principally in the Meuse Argonne
sector and in the Chateau Thierry-
scissors sector, but are moved to
other sectors whenever information
is received. Helpful information is
received from French, British and
German authorities. The bodies of
unidentified soldiers when found
are kept in the morgue at the near
est militery cemetery until every
means of Identification has been ex-
hausted. If Identification is finally
unsuccessful, the body is buried as
an unknown soldier No cases are
known to exist where there has been
any doubt as to identification as
an American soldier.
Occasionally cases have occurred
where the body of soldier buried
as an unknown has subsequently
been identified through additional
information furnished by relatives
| friends or comrades s-in-arrns after
a lapse of several years. Wher
Identification is positively establish
ed in this way, grave marker
bearing the customary Inscription
is substituted for the unknown
marker.
A few isolated graves remain
harvest season. These workers pos
sess complete charts which enable
them to identify bodies even though
they have been buried for more
than eleven years.
Information relative to unlocateC
Nogales international., 1929-11-12
LUNCHEON CLUB
H&%* &AH

The Mid-Week Luncheon Club
met with Mrs. H. r. Sis< last week
for a delightful luncheon and an
afternoon at cards. Mrs. j. A. Cum
ming, holding high scor,,, received
the prize for bridge. Those present
were: Mrs. r. T. Frazier, Mrs. j.
A. Cumming, Mrs. Roy Noon and
the hostess.
*****#*#***A
Mrs. r. M. Cousar gave a bridge
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS FINN

BONDED INDEBTEDNESS FUND
Balance December 1st
1927 ..........S 35,45825
Amount received from in
terest deposit 1850. 6883I
s 36.14s.5s
Amount received from
State for payment of
Coupons and Redernp-
tion of Bonds ..... 100000 90 1eO 0oo IN
Total Receipts -. .s196.146.56
Amount paid out for
Coupons ...... ....... IOO.222.5O
Bonds Redeemed 100000
Balance deposit De-
cember l, 1928 ....... 35.924O6
S196.146.56
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27
DEL-MAR-YA MAKES SURVEY
OF Prospective Locations for the sum
mer White House on This Peninsula

OF Prospective Locations for the Sum-
mer White House on This Peninsula
The recommendation of President
Coolidge favoring the selection Of
Mount Weather, Virginia, as a site for
the Summer White House, will not in
terfere with the plans of the Del-Mar-
Va Eastern Shore Association in sub
mitting survey Of prospective loca-
tions on the Peninsula, was announced
by Edwin c. Totten, Executive Secre-
tary of the Association today. Mr.
Totten said he received direct advice
from Washington this morning that a
bill introduced December IL, by Sena-
tor Fess of Ohio, provides for the Gre
alton of a Commission to be compos-
ed Of the President, the Vice-Presi-
dent, Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, the chairman and the rank
ing minority member on the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds
of the Senate, and the same officials
on the like committee in the House,
the Architect of the Capitol, Director
of Public Buildings and Public Parks
in the National Capital, to be known
as the Commission on Establishing
Country Summer White House.. This
bill was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds and thus far no further ac-
tion has been taken. According to the
information received at Del-Mar-Va
headquarters Congress may either
call for hearings on this project, act
on the Fess Bill, or may await to sub
NIT the matter for the consideration
of President-elect Hoover.
In any respect action on the part of
the Del-Mar-Ya Association in cffer-
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27

ing several sites will proceed. The
committee named to care for this pro-
ject includes DR.. G. Layton Grier, of
Milford; E. Dale Adkins, of Salisbury;
P Watson Webb, of Cambridge, and
Warner Ames, of Onancock, Va. This
Committee will take definite action
relative to completing a survey, which
will include several handsome estates
that have been offered on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, as well as the
beautiful residence of Henry A. Wise,
at Kiptopeke, Virginia.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27
TO EXTEND DOVER STREET
Town Will Buy Property to Open a
Thoroughfare to King Street

lHOTOuRnIdTe 10 IAlIlS oITttb
Preliminary steps for the extension
of Pennsylvania avenue across the
small triangular piece of ground be
tween Division and King streets was
taken by Dover Town Council at their
regular monthly meeting on Monday
evening. To make this extension it
will be necessary for Council to pur-
chase two lots and this they decided
to do by paying deposit on the lots
at once and making final settlement
on July first at which time the titles
will be transferred. The two lots will
cost the city $5,818.01 according to the
figures submitted at the meeting. By
purchasing two other small parcels of
land, the city will have left after the
street is opened, enough land to make
a lot upon which a value of fifteen
hundred dollars has been placed.
Council was unanimous in their action
as the motion to make the purchase
was carried by vote of four to three,
Councilmen DoWnes, Clements, Keith
and Frear voting in favor of the ac-
tion while Councilmen Burton, Clark
and Hinkle voted against it. A large
delegation of citizens from the sec
tion east of State street and north of
Division appeared at the meeting in
favor Of the project. Former Lieu
tenant-Governor J. Hall Anderson cat
ed as spokesman for the delegation.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27
Christian Science Churches

mind" was the subject of the Les
son-Sermon in all Churches of Christ,
Scientist, on Sunday, February "a.
Golden Text: 81 beseech you, bre-
thren, by the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that ye all speak the same
thing, and that there be no divisions
among you; but that We be perfectly
Joined together in the same mind and
in the same judgment" l Corinthians
1:10. Among the citations which com
prised the Lesson-Sermon was the fol-
lowing from the Bible: "By the word
Of the Lord were the heavens made;
and all the host of them by the breath
Of his mouth" psalm 1866. The Les
son-Sermon also includes the follow
ing passage from the Christian
Science textbook, "Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy: "Question.-What is
Mind, Answer.-Mind is Good. The
eXterminator of error is the great
truth that God, good, is the only Mind,
and that supposititious opposite of in
finite Mind-called devil or evils
not Mind, is not Truth, but error, with
out intelligence or reality. There can
be but one Mind, because there is but
one God; and if mortals claimed no
other Mind ard accepted no other, sin
would be unknown. We can have but
one Mind, if that one is infinite"
page 469).
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27

Word was received at Dover Tues
day Of the death in Washington, D. c.,
Of Charles Butler, aged 65 years, for
many years a resident of Dover, who
died in the Naval Hospital at Wash
ington and was buried on Thursday at
Arlington Cemetery, Washington. Mr..
Butler is survived by two sisters and
one brother, Miss Jennie Butler and
David Butler living in Dover and the
other sister living in Philadelphia.
The deceased was the son of the late
Zadock l. Butler, native of Dover
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27

The Rev. George H. McNeal, pastor
Of the City Road Chapel, Methodist,
London, where John Wesley, the
founder Of Methodism preached, will
speak in st. Paul's NJ z. Church, Will
mington, on Friday evening. His
lecture will be illustrated Mr.. McNeal
and his wife, who are now touring in
this country, are at present in Wash
ington. While in this State they will
visit the grave Of Bishop Watcoat at
Dover, Barratt's Chapel and other in
teresting places Of early Methodism in
Delaware. The visit of the tourists
here was arranged by Bishop McDow-
ell, Of Washington.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27

From December l, 1927. to December l. 1928.
Paid Salaries of County Officers:
Attorney for Levy Courts 1,266.5O
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27
KENT COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS

The emphasis put upon an economical adj
nllnlstratlon of government by the President
OF the United States and stressed by Governor
Buck in his inaugural address should receive
most welcome consideration by our County
Officials. For there is no course of action open
to them that would receive more hearteninp
approval from the tax payers than will a
sound, sane and economical administration of
County affairs.
Our Legislature in session has golden
opportunity, i it shall SO approve, to put into
effect our recommendation of two years ago.
that the State take over all roads This sup-
gestion seems to be growing in popular favor
We again renew our recommendation, believing
this course to be in the interest of the tax
payers.
It sometimes seems unfortunate that the
exigencies of politics, retires a most competent
and satisfactory official from office The re-
tring County Comptroller, Mr. William n
Poore. has been such official His books
and Records are not only neatly and accurate
ly kept, but they orderly and system
atically kept, to render the auditing of same
an easy and quickly accomplished task We
are pleased to pay Mr.. Poore this compliment.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER o. HOFFECKER.
JOHN C. HOPKINS,
Committee.
State of Delaware,
Kent County, IS.
Be it remembered that on the Eleventh day
OF February, A. D., 1929. before the Subscrib-
er. a Notary Public of the State of Delaware
personally appeared Water o. Hoffecker and
John c. Hopkins. Committee to inspect the
books and accounts of the Comptroller of Kent
County respectively, and made solemn oath
that the foregoing report and statements are
true and correct to the best of their knowledge
and belief
WALTER o. HOFFECKER
JOHN C. HOPKINS,
Committee
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and
year aforesaid
HARRY 3. CLARK.
Notary Public.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27
Report
OF THE
Auditing Committee of Ac-
counts of Kent County
Comptroller, 1928

To the Honorable w. Watson Harrington.
Resident Associate Judge of Kent County.
Delaware:
We the undersigned committee of two free
holders of Kent County appointed by the Hon
orable w. Watson Harrington, Resident As
sociate Judge of Kent County, respectfully re-
port under oath, as follows:
The period covered by the report is from
December 1, 1927, to December l. 1928.
We have examined and audited the books
and accounts of Mr.. William n. Poore. Comp
trolIer of Kent County. and find them correct.
We have examined, with painstaking care.
the published report of Mr.. Poore. and find
it correct, and we hereby incorporate its main
features in our report. For a detailed state
ment, see Comptrollers report as published,
or write him for printed copy of same.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27
ADVERTISEMENT FoR RIns

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department at its office. Do
yer, Delaware. until 200 O'Clock P. NJ, March
II. 1929. and at that place and time publicly
opened for contracts involving the following
approximate quantities:
CONTRACT "R"
Trees for Planting along State Highways
as follows:
$3.50 Elm
100 Plane
100 Weeping Willow
CONTRACT lis
Milford towards Cedar Neck School, 1.22 Miles
1000 Gu. Yds. Excavation
1000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
so Tons Broken Stone Base Course
1920 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
14O Gu. Yds. Class "A" Concrete
5000 Lbs. Reinforcement
250 Lin. Fl. 15' Corr. Metal Pipe
so Lin. Fl Is" R. c. Pipe
400 Lin. Fl. Cable Guard Rail
1.600 Lin. Ft. Wood Shoulder Curb
1900 Lin. TT. Timber Piling
CONTRACT I16
Newport TO Gap Turnpike, 200 Miles
10 Acres Clearing
10 Acres Grubbing
$4,000 Gu. Yds Excavation
1000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
$50 Gu. Yds. Broken Stone Base Course
$4,000 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pave
10000 Lin. 1T. Longitudinal Metal Joint
OR 1O,500 Lin. IT. Longitudinal Joint (Non-
Metallic)
21O Gu Yds. Glass "a" Concrete
10000 Lbs. Reinforcement
800 Lin. IT. IS" Corr. Metal Pipe
$50 Lin. Fl. 49, Corr. Metal Pipe
1iS Lin. IT. "a" R. c. Pipe Pipe
80 Lin. Fl 30" R. C. Pine
"a Lin TT. 36'' r. C. Pipe
400 Lin. IT. 4" Pipe Underdrain
$500 So. Yds. Glass "A" Concrete Gutter
600 Lin. Fl. Cable Guard Rail
4.600 Lin. TT. Wood Shoulder Curb
CONTRACT III
Milton-EIlendale, 6.01 Miles
II Acres Clearing
IL Acres Grubbing
21.000 Gu. Yds. Excavation
10000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
9325 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pave
sI.75O Lin. Fl. Longitudinal Metal Joint
OR 31.75O Lin. TT. Longitudinal Joint Mon
Metalic)
80 Gu. Yds. Class "a" Concrete
$500 Lbs. Reinforcement
500 Lin. #. l5' Corr. Metal Pipe
270 Lin. Fl. Is" r. c. Pipe
100 Lin. Fl 49, r. C. Pipe
so Lin. Fl "a" R. c. Pipe
90 Lin. Fl sO'' r. G. Pipe
30 Lin. Ft. SO" r. c. Pipe
5000 Lin. Ft. Wood Shoulder Curb
Performance OF contract shall commence
within ten (10) days after execution of the
contract and be completed specified
Monthly payments will be made for 90 per
cent OF the construction completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon forms
provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
surety bond. certified check or money to the
amount Of at least ten (i0) per eentum of the
total amount OF the proposal.
The envelope containing the proposal must
be marked Proposal for the. Construction of
State Highway Contract No..
The contract win be awarded or rejected
within twenty (20) days from the date of
opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
Complete sets of plans and specifications
may be obtained upon receipt of two dollars
(s2.00) for each contract, which amount will
not be refunded.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Dover. Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger Penin-
sufa Towns and Communities

Elwood Killen, of near FELTON,, while
driving south on the State Highway
Wednesday between Woodside and
FELTON,, struck an abutment one mile
south of Woodside and demolished the
car. Mr.. Killen was severely cut and
bruised and was taken to Kent Gen
eral Hospital, Dover, where it was
necessary to take Is stitches to close
wounds on his head and face.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27
EXPENDITURES

Total Receipts. including Balance
Dac I 1897 S327 100
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27

County Agent Ed Willim, Jr., is
planning to conduct a campaign in
New Castle county to increase the
acreage of sweet clover as a pasture
crop. Information as to the value of
sweet clover for pasture is timely and
important on account Of the nearness
to the time when it should be sown.
Mr.. Willim points out that for contin-
Gus grazing, two fields Of sweet clover
are necessary, one that has just pass
ed its first winter and one starting its
first seasons growth.
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27

Telephones -. -. =. S3991
Travelling Expenses .. I221O
1.14s4s
Witness before court -. 1.O33.43
Witness before Justice of
Peace ..... 1886 1.oso.0s
Miscellaneous payments 1885
Board of Canvass .... 1890
Casualty for injury to
employee -. -. 1,lO7O0
Refund Justice of Peace
Fines -. -. -. 1000
1.2Se.oo
Expense Quarantined per-
sons -. -. ..... 1854
compensation Insurance 343.64
4o3.2s
lotai Expenses General Fund -. $27S. .S34.74
Smyrna times., 1929-02-27

At special meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce at fredericksburg, Md.
attended by farmers, brokers and bus
mess men of the community, held in
the Temple Theatre, the question of
having there an auction block, which
has been under discussion for some
time, was definitely settled and the
work Of erecting a suitable building
and conducting such a system of buy
ing and selling produce will 60 for
ward at once. Albert S. Handy, at
the last regular meeting of the organ
ization named chairman of a commit
tee to investigate the project, made a
favorable report concerning the atti-
tude Of the local farmers and brokers.
The game of checkers is still popu-
lar with quite a number of people in
Dover and most any night can be seen
partners playing the game to hearts
content. E. !. Lane, assistant chief of
police Of Dover, has prided himself
for years with being an expert checker
player and in fact often challenges
manipulators Of the checker board to
play him, hardly ever losing out. He,
however, met his Waterloo on Monday
night, when Daniel H. Casson, one of
the assistants in the Dover postoffice
paid visit to Officer Lanes home and
challenged him to a series of games.
Lane with all of his dexterity tried to
show Casson a few points in the game
but when the fifth game had been fin
ished, Casson came out the victor,
having defeated Lane, four out Of the
five games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
FUTURE PROCEDURE.
HOLDS UP EXPERTS.
Preparations Subcommittee
of Two Fails to Agree
on Program.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
! / PARIS, February 19.-The subcom-
inittee appointed by the reparations
commission to find, a method of pro-
Cedure for the future work Of the ex-
perts has run into q snag and con-
sequently has been enlarged and told
to try again.
When the committee which consisted
of Sir Josiah Stamp of Great Britain
and DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, president OF
the German Reichsbank, reported this
morning they said that they had failed
to find mutually acceptable proce-
dure. The full committee then appointed
three more members and these five went
into session this afternoon to see what
they could do.
The newly-appointed members were
Jean v. Parmentier Of France. Prof
Switch of Italy and M. Quit Of Bel
GUM.
Asked to Lay Groundwork.
The procedure which the subcom-
mittee was asked to determine was to
enable both the debtor and creditors
in the reparationS account to submit
an offer and put in claims that might
form the groundwork Of the main COM
mittees further deliberations.
I The American members of the COM
mittee apparently are taking an effaced.
Impartial and independent attitude in
the reparations problem. since they were
not included even in the second sub
committee
The point at issue seems to be, Who
will speak up first?
Will the Germans, following their
presentation of the economic situation
IN Germany, say, I'VE can pay only
so much and only so fast?" or will
Germany's creditors state the minimum
sums with which they would be salts
ned in liquidation of reparations.
1 1t is admitted in reparation circles
That the principal issue is between Ger
many and France, the latter being the
principal reparations creditor.
France Apparently Dissatisfied.
The inference drawn from the in
crease in membership of the subcom-
mittee is that France was not satisfied
with the report made by DR.. Schacht
and Sir Josiah Stamp. The work of
the experts thus has reached dead
point which will be passed only when
tions debtor or reparations creditors
will make the first step toward COM
promise.
The French press is restless at the
turn the conference has taken.
The conference, 1t appears to Paris
newspapers, has held nine successive
meetings. while announcements as to
what has happened behind the her
inetically sealed doors relate only to
routine matters and generalities and
more vexing than all, to a somewhat
one-sided exposition of the German
position.
Let us get down to real business"
says lie Temps, generally recognized as
the semi-of1cial exponent Of the French
viewpoint.
THE preliminary explanations must
be over now after a weeks sittings. or
they never viii be-" says the Journal des
Dabats.
"A policy of more liberal announce
ments as to the nature of the secret
proceedings might placate much of the
public feeling. which is that negotia-
lions have progressed beyond the mere
preliminary stages and that the public
Is entitled to know the trend"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
GEN. KING ORDERED HERE.
Will Go On Duty as Assistant Chief
Il of STAFF.

Brig. Gen. Edward L. King, COM
lnandant Of the General Service Schools
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., has been or
uered to this city for duty az assistant
cnief OF stan. Gel (personneD, War De-
partment, and Brig. Gen Stuart Heint-
eeiman. commanding the I'd Coast Artil-
Jerry district at Fort Totten. N. Y. has
been assigned to the command of the
General Service School at Fort Leayen-
worth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

An unusually attractive collection of
sample handkerchiefs. Linen, silk and
fine cotton in white and colors, with en-
broidered corners, scalloped edges or
henStitched hens.
Kanns-Street Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
At &c

Cameo figured shades, with attractive de-
signs on blue, white. dark green, medium
green and beauty buff Size 3x5.9, and reg
ular $1.39 values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
At nc

Duplex Shadex shades-white on one side,
ecru or dark green on the other. Size 3x5.9.
Regular $1.25 values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
Toiletry Specials

$3.50 Knickerbocker Bath Sprays. ........... .oSc
handled Bath Brushes. ................6oc
Nail BrusheS-assorted styles. SOC
ALL Bath Salts-regular 90c ..............75c
$1.00 Djerkiss Bath Salts or busting Powder 75c
Csc Fracys Bath Soap ...........3 cakes, soc
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
In Gorgeous COIorings

With the coming of Spring the scarf takes on
added Importance. And these of soft crepe
chiffon in monotone and pastel shades with their
gay hand painted designs are particularly pretty
to wear with Spring costumes
Kanns-Street Floor.