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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10

daughter Nancy have returned to
their home in Philadelphia after
spending several days with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James B.
Robinson of Conwell street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. King of
West Seaford have as their guests
the latters sister, Mrs. Lawrance
James Allen and son Jimmy of New
York City.
The Senior Glass of the local high
school, numbering Al students, Wis
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10

tied the State Capitol while the Leg
islature was going on at Dover this
past Thursday and were the guests
of Senator Chas. NJ. Hollis and Rep
resentative 1. F. Smott. They were
accompanied by w. L. Torbert, Jr,,
principal of the high school.
Harper Mather made a business
trip to Philadelphia and Baltimore
this past week. a.
How easy to hate those we envy?
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10

How easy to hate those we envy!
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10

Friday, Stanley Woodhead, in
charge of Scout work, showed the
club members in the 7th and 8th
grades of the Greenwood School,
who are Boy Scouts, as well as club
members, how to measure surfaces
by means of their strides. This will
be a great help to the boys in meas
urin gtheir plots
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06

/ kmsral services Of Clarence
4 un of William Smith and
I. Mason Smith of Philadel-
| rr held in Smyrna Friday
IT, and interment was made
Il Fellows Cemetery. He was
I yesrs of age and died on
i APRIL "a, at a hospital in
Esgila from appendicitis.
) Mrs. Smith formerly lived
1 town. Mr.. Smith is a
L d Mr. Benjamin Morris of
w.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06

ls,,ts new charter the status
t. has been changed. This
/ u effect last Saturday
| trmsruor Buck signed the
T. In the future it will be
4 ! The city Of Milford"
/ v,rds. Councilmen, city
Ia and mayor. Milford has
greatly in area in the
a Years. This city now has
Il Of streets.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06

some length was given to the
building program provided for in
the appropriation recently made by
the Legislature, and took action as
to closing of schools throughout
the State where the number of
pupils enrolled does not warrant
the keeping of such schools open.
No action was taken on the build
ing program as it will be discussed
at further meetings before any
definite schedule is made out. The
seven schools ordered closed at the
end of the present school year in
June and the assignments of the
pupils to the nearest central school
were as follows: The Pine Grove
and Oak Grove Schools in Kent
county, near Milford were ordered
closed and the pupils sent to the
Milford School Tyndall School
and Redden School, Sussex county,
ordered closed and the pupils sent
to Georgetown School. Potash
School near Harrington was order
ed closed and pupils sent to Har-
rington. Forest Park and Atlanta
in Sussex county, were ordered
closed and pupils sent to Bridge
vile. The State Board also allow
ed the following schools to have six
grades and all seventh and eighth
grade pupils in such schools were
ordered transferred to the central
school nearest them:
Fairview, near Hartly, allowed
six grades and seventh and eighth
grades sent to Hartly School. Lit
tie Creek, Kent county, allowed six
grades and older grades ordered to
Dover. Bethesda and Comegys in
Sussex county, were allowed six
grades while the seventh and eigh-
tn were ordered transferred to
GeogetoWn. The following con-
solidations were reported from
elections recently held: Downs
Chapel with Kenton, in Kent coun-
ty, for consolidation, z; against
consolidation, 4. Elliott's with
Delmar in Sussex county, IL for
consolidation and none against;
Muddy Neck with Lord Baltimore,
in Sussex county, % for consolida-
| tion and 26 against; Donovan's
with Milton, Sussex county, IA for
consolidation, two against. The
board gave a hearing to represen-
tatives of the Woodside School,
Kent county, asking for new
school at Woodside as conditions
were crowded in the two-room
building now operated there. After
a discussion with the representa-
tives Of the school proposition
was granted to allow Woodside to
have six grades and the seventh
and eighth graders transferred to
Caesar Rodney School at Camden
Wyoming.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB NEWS
Delegates Recently Returned From
Reading. Pa, Give Impressions

Delegates Recently Returned From
Reading, Pa, Give Impressions
The Smyrna Rotary Club met
last Thursday evening at the Way
side Inn. w. w. Hynson, presi-
dent, presided; Warner w. Price,
song leader w E. Matthews was
chairman of the evening program
and presented President-elect Ry-
near Slaughter and Secretary Rob-
ert H Denney who attended the
5Oth District Rotary Convention at
Reading, Pa. These officers gave
very interesting addresses on the
value of Rotary as given by sever
al speakers and was transmitted to
the local club in a very enthusias-
tic manner Other members of the
Smyrna Club to attend the conven-
tion were w. w. Hynson and E. F..
Collins. At the convention E.Paul
Burkholder, past president of the
Georgetown, Del, club, was elected
district Governor and will have
supervision over 81 clubs compris-
ing a membership of nearly 5000
scattered over Delaware, Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey. The chair
man of the Boy Scout Committee
w. E. Matthews, reported that the
charter for the local Troop had ar
rived The club voted to assist the
American Legion in the proper OBJ
servance of Memorial Day. Visit
ing Rotarians, S. L. Mckee and
Robert D.Kemp, Wilmington Club.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
SEVEN SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED

Downs Chapel is Ordered ConsoIi-
dated with Kenton-Other Changes
The State Board of Education
met in Dover Monday and had an
interesting meeting. L. M. Price
of Smyrna, member Of the State
Board, attended Consideration at
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
ksnal and Social
pc Who Come and Go
nd Their Social Doings

kisle w. Tschudy of
Vho was the only woman
d the past session of the
A General Assembly, is to
guest at the luncheon on
be given by the Women's S
gilative Committee at the
a'l New Century Club.
Saldy will talk of her ex-
1 u the legislature. Mrs.
! we'll known to MANY
I'aas. She represents the
2nci Of Kent County and
\ Y many club women in
4 oelng past president OF
-as'n Century Club of
ne had the honor OF
! NE first woman State
Inc luncheon comes as
. the winter activities of
a'n's JOINT Legislative
Wallace Elterich enter
g.. ! romans Auxiliary OF
IL Church at tea yesterday
Il At her home On Com.
sa''t' At the meeting the
we're opened and the
| M. sleCted to the meeting Of
a,y on May II and 1s
|s,s, MRS. William D. Brad.
aletown, State president
H.. 4Sn 5 Auxiliary and Miss
y, !, o. Wilmington, State
n, Y the Auxiliary, were
Aan stengle Of WHINING.
! K pdstor Of Asbury ME
...a 'als town, and Mrs
sleOrated their fiftietr
f. s'a11lVersary at their home
! / lRenty-ffth Street last
n, 'as a family affair II
". 'le children and thei,
ID y ~ present. They were
ss,.A Als. l J. W. Colona Cnee
IN : vsslenglel, Mr.. and Mrs
b ~ S'eagle, both of viii.
" Y. Colonel and Mrs
sngle Of Washington
y l'.l Mrs. A, L. Hudson re.
i s,ai On Monday Afternoon
"a ssnloyable motor trio
r. 'iasfSa = ma. last Friday, first
n. ! Il. Wilmington where
Es W. vlaed by Mr.. and Mrs
ss.''s casey, !, then on to Bal. !
k,arvl' 'Aey were overnight
p NJ n. and Mrs. Charlie,
Iasy Ilasy visited Washing.
tss ssa'ay J, caverns, motoret
sied ,0. shenandoah Valley
n auy other places ol
Fr,Salp Ssnapley and daugh.
%sa Joba. Shapley anc
n to BsI.s.o .s Of Dover, motor.
etsd Sgsl'inore gla last Frida,
@'S- Alex Buselmeie,
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
Original Smart Aleck"

The expression Smart aleck" is
said TO be traced to the character
in history. Alexander the Great
whose mentality was unusually well
developed.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
1t Must Be

Be glad that life is just zone
thing after another" It would be
frightful if it were "the same
thing over and over again" At
lanta Constitution.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
FOR SALE OR RENT

One side of double house, eight
rooms and bath, after June 18th,
in good condition.
MRS. MAY H. WILLIAMS,
5-6 2t South ST., Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06

g10r Bucks signature sew
n ago to a bill introduced
rSentative Rupp, of New
zras the University of Del
da Chair in Physical Edu-
hr the future. Under this
vii be possible to provide a
b siucation course SO that
rs Of Delaware can take up
and physical education
. the high schools of the
The bill appropriates $4,000
aash the chair and S4500 a
maintain it.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
FOR RENT

Apartment for rent now occupied
by Eugene Porter. Possession June
1st. Apply
CLARA r. LEINBERGER,
So If Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
|,ryl AND VICINITY

i the rain, Smyrna
! lHs lHoau. = mas unable to play
\ Iiste League with Con
'a Sswark. S'T They play St.
T. It MarshalltOn next Sat
4 Ng9.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06

= Rsvnolds of MiddletoWn,
4 SMYRNA, who is Master
7 delaware, gave his Tex
Tenant Farmer" at
tt Of the Delaware Agri-
!. n's IN Newark last Fri
=, address covered the
y suulication of fundament-
+ principles, as the farmer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-20
PEACE PLAINS
STUDIED BY U. S.
BRAND Appeal Is Received
in Washington.
By United Press

~ URtted Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Faced
by one of the most serious threats
of war to confront the world since
1914, Secretary of State Stimson
and his advisers today searched for
an effective way to restore peace
between Japan and China.
The state department had before
it for study an appeal by Foreign
Minister BRAND of France, through
the United Press, for American in
tervention in behalf of peace. Slim
son and his lieutenants gave seri-
Gus study to Brands statement, but
withheld comment on it for the
present.
While the state department re-
fuses to forecast its course, the pos
sibility of further action under the
Kellogg pact was suggested in an
informed quarter.
1t was pointed out that the United
States, in its previous notes to Japan
and China, merely called attention
to their peace obligations under the
past. A more drastic step would be
to accuse either or both of having
violated their pledge.
This action would be an attempt
to halt the nation which Stimson
considered an aggressor, by mar
shaling world opinion against it.
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May Raise Huge Army
Nv III d EKINIC
BY III. r. EKlNS
United Press STAFF Correspondent

NANKING, China, Nov. 20.-The
militant attitude of Chang Kali
Shek, head of the national govern
ment, appears to be stiffening
China's opposition to Japanese &C.
cupation of Manchuria, making pos
sible an army of 1000, 900.
The most striking indication OF
national determination was an Off
cial announcement recognizing the
Manchurian leadership of General
Ma Chan Shan, who attempted to
defend Tsitsihar against the ia
panese army.
General Ma was appointed COM
mander of all the Manchurian forces,
including those troops in the Jehol
and Kirin units. where the japanese
hold the upper hand.
The potential Manchurian army,
however, is one of the strongest in
all China. 1t once was a dominant
military machine under the late
Chang Tso-Lin.
General Ma was reported attempt
ing to reorganize his Heilungkiang
province troops north of Tsitsihar,
despite continued attacks by the
japanese.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-20
WALKER READY
FOR TRIP WEST
toad MOONEY
Mayor viii Voice Plea for
Pardon, at Hearing on
Dec. |.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Mayor
James ]. Walker plans to start west
tonight on what he considers "the
greatest single duty" of his public
career, an appeal for pardon for
Tom Mooney.
The mayor will plead as private
citizen before Governor James J..
Rolph Jr. of California in San
Francisco Dec. l, encouraged by
hundreds of messages commencing
his decision.
The date was set tentatively by
Governor Rolph, a close personal
friend of Mayor Walkers, who said
he would welcome the city eXecu-
tive on Nov. 25 and consider his
appeal a week later. Rolph will be
attended by his legal advisers.
Accompanied by Walsh
Walker will be accompanied by
Frank P. Walsh of Mooney coun-
sci and John j. Hastings, New York
state senator.
The venture was born in touch
ing applications for aid dispatched
to the mayor by MONEYS aged
mother, his sister Anna and the
labor leader, himself. When Walk
er read the message from the 30
year-ol6 woman who appealed for a
last opportunity to see her son free,
he was moved to tears.
The aged woman's son has spent
fifteen years of life sentence in
San Quentin prison after conviction
on charges of participating in the
bombing of the Preparedness day
parade in San Francisco in 1916,
costing ten lives.
Will See Football Game
1t was understood that Walker
intends to leave before $40 p. m.
for South Bend, Ind, where he will
witness the Notre Dame-Southern
California football game en- route.
Immediately after the game the
mayor will take train for Chicago.
He will leave Chicago at 9:35 p, m.
the next evening on the Overland
limited, arriving at San Francisco
Tuesday morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-20
IGNORE HOOVER VETO
Congress Leaders to Renew
Muscle Shoals Fight.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. Coon
gressional leaders, paying little at
tention to President Hoover's Muscle
Shoals commission recommended
tons, planned today to revise and
repass the government-operation
bill he vetoed last spring.
Senator George w Norris (Rep.,
Neb), announced he would reintro-
duce his old vetoed bill in the OPP
tional government ownership form
in which it last passed the senate.
Chairman Charles L. McNary
said his senate agriculture commit
tee undoubtedly would take the
measure up early in the session. He
said he would study the commission
program, but he recalled that his
committee unanimously Endorsed the
Norris plan on several previous oc-
casions.
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New Government Declared
al TSitsihar Under
Japanese Control.
MAS ARMY SCATTERED
Reinforcements Rushed to
ManChuria From Toxic;
Planes Bomb Foe.
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press staff Correspondent

downright. 1881. BY United Pressl
ANGANCHI, Manchuria, Nov. 20.
An independent government in
Heilungkiang province was declared
at Tsitsihar today by Chang Chin
Hui, the Chinese political leader
who was carried to power with the
Japanese army advance in Man
churia
Establishment of a provisional re-
CINE, without allegiance to the
chinese national government, vir-
tually completed the extension OF
japanese control in the Manchurlan
railroad area.
The japanese influence has been
enforced in the capitals of all three
provinces, Nfukden, Kirin and Isl
tsihar, which lie within the Soviet
sphere of influence.
General Ma Chan-Shan, whose
army was scattered after futile
defense of Tsitsihar, was attempt
ing to reorganize opposition to the
japanese in Heilungkiang province.
Planes Bomb Chinese
Bombing planes, troops and cav
airy from Japanese achievements
were spreading over a wide front
north and east of Tsitsihar, ready
to break up Chinese concentrations
as quickly as possible.
japanese aviatorS bombed General
Mas headquarters at Hailun, north
of Hardin, but it was not deter
mined whether the Chinese military
leader had fled that district. He
was believed to be in the region of
Koshan and Hailun, although Chi
neSe claimed he was within thirty
miles of TsitSihar.
The Japanese advanced steadily
along the railroad line from 2Sitsi-
har to Koshan, capturing Heilung-
kiang after repulsing an attack by
the Chinese troops. The Chinese
were reported entirely disorganized
in flight from Tsitsihar.
Train loads of japanese reinforce
ments from the south enabled the
commanders to dispense all threats
of counter attacks in the immediate
region of TSitsihar.
May Extend Influence
The government of Chang Chin
Hui, former governor of the Hardin
district under Japanese tutelage,
may be temporary, until another
regime can be organized.
There were rumorS that the Jap
anese influence might be extended
eastward along the Chinese Eastern
railroad to Hardin, but officials de-
clined to comment.
An exchange of protests between
the japanese and Soviet consuls al
Hardin revealed that japanese
troops clashed repeatedly with Chi
nese along the Chinese Eastern. The
railroad, under joint Chinese anc
Soviet control, was not damaged
! however.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-20
SUSPECTIN MURDER
HANGS SELF in JAIL
King of Kings
I,nrd AZ fhe Skies

Lord Of the skies.
A monster creation of man,
able to float through the skies
for days and which could be
in time of war-the most
devastating carrier of death in
history
The U. S. S. Akron, the
worlds largest airship-and
what do you know about it?
Ernie Pyle, aviation editor
of the Scripps-Howard news
papers, has written a great
series of four articles on the
Akron. He takes you RICH,
through the mammoth emperor
Of tlsc skies, tells you just what
it would be like if you lived in
it, and just how it feels to ride
in it.
The first of this marvellous
series is on Page Nine.
Turn to it right now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-20

IT is declared that when one
n witnesses the Woodrow Wilson
Film Memorial for the frs time,
he eenters his attention upon the
main character, Woodrow Wilson,
not realizing that the film is
crowded with the celebrities of
all the nations of the world, who
have been prominent during the
last fifteen years.
Many of those who have wit
messed the film have returned to
see it over and over again, and
only after repeated observation is
it realized that the lm-memoriaI
is a screen-record oakall the great
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-20

THE Woodrow Wilson Film
i Memorial, to be presented in
KeithS theater Saturday. Nov. %,
under auspices of The Times, is a
faithful and vivid portrayal of
events in the life of Americas war
President.
War scenes in the Film-Memo-
rial are all of actual battles. The
soldiers are not make-believe &C
tors. They are American dough-
boys, fighting for their lives. The
shell holes are real. The barbed
wire is the erlemy's barbed wire.
The men shown dropping are
dying men. The men hurled into
the air are being torn to shreds
by shrapnel. The limbless bodies
bgsag carried to the rear on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-20
COLD SNAP ON WAY
bad Weather Predicted for
Grid Fans.

Rain and drop in temperatures
will bring Indiana football fans
bad weather" Saturday, according
to the bureaus forecast today.
Temperature slide is due to start
here tonight with the mercury rest
ing around freezing by late Satur-
day, j. H. Arlington, bureau chief
said.
The seasons first snow is expect
ed in the northwest section of the
state Saturday, close on the heels of
rains and fall in the temperature.
This is the third cold snap which
has been forecast by the weather
bureau in the last two weeks. IN
dlanapoliS was victorious in the
other engagements, when temper
atures only dropped slightly.
Cold weather already has gripped
the west with Missouri as the boun-
Diary line today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-20
Two Men Are Arrested in
Staying of Grocer at
South Bend.

By United Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. 20 =
Joseph Jonas, 80, arrested Thurs
day night in connection with the
Staying of Emory Bokor, As, grocer
hanged himself with his trousers
belt in his cell at city jail here this
morning.
The body was discovered by pa
trolman Emil Dewespelaer when he
returned to Jonas cell. after going
for stationery which Jonas had re-
quested. He told Coroner B. j.
Bolka he had been gone but fiji
teen minutes.
Jonas, Soft-drink parlor opera
tor, and Staley Staszewski, 81, iden-
titled as driver of the death car,
were arrested Thursday night, two
hours after Bokor's murder. Stas-
zewski still is being held.
Bokor was shot twice shortly after
5 o'clock Thursday afternoon. His
slayer attacked him in his moving
automobile and escaped in a second
car driven by a confederate, which
had been trailing the grocer's car.
The death car crashed into a near
by building. Bokor's body slumped
over the wheel. A boy was the only
witness of the Staying.
The boy said two men grappled
in the moving machine just as it
approached a street intersection
The slayer fired two bullets into
Bokor's body and fed.
The slain man just had banked
1900 police learned, indicating the
murder may have been committed
for robbery, with the slayer believ-
ing that the grocer still had the
money in his possession.
The slayer and his confederate
escaped in a dark colored coupe
believed by the witness to have
borne Illinois or Michigan license
plates.
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wildly in the Woodrow Wilson
Film Memorial.
The Film-Memorial comes here.
labeled all over with Endorsements
by the nations representative
leaders. In Alabama, approximate
ly $1,000 people recently had to
be turned away for lack Of &C
commodation in the Fox theater,
seating 1900 people. 1t is antici-
pated that thousands here will
plan to see the presentations.
That film will be shown four
times on Nov %, at 2, 4, and 8
p. m. All proceeds, after expenses
are paid, will go to the made work
committee, to help the city's job
less. =
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-20
NEW SKY GIANT
HOPS FOR CUBA
Indy at Controls; 81 Take
inaugural Trip.
BIZ United Press

By bHdcd Press
ABOARD AMERICAN CLIPPER,
EN- ROUTE TO JAMAICA, Nov. 20.
-Thirty-seven persons sailed out
over the gulf waters today aboard
this new American airplane
bound for Central America, the
largest number of passengers ever
to travel on an individual plane OF
an established air line.
AS the big plane passed Carey's
Fort light where the green watre of
Florida's keys merges into the deep,
purple of the gulf stream, Colonel
| Charles A. Lindbergh set the craft
on a direct course for Clentugos'
Cuba. the first stop. Although it is
the first time Lindbergh ever flew
i a ship of this size, he seemed per-
fectly at ease as he piloted the
craft smoothly toward Cuba.
The thirty-two passengers were
at ease. Some wandered from
cabin to cabin and others remained
in the smoking lounge.
MIAMI, Fla, Nov. %.-The
American Clipper, new giant amphl-
HAN. of the Pan American anyways
was delayed at the start on her IN
augural flight to the Canal zone
today. with Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh at the controls. The departure
was delayed for more than an noun
when a starter broke as the motors
were being warmed up.
Spectators crowded the base.
While awaiting the start, several
children fell into the bay from a
slippery bank, but escaped with a
Wetting.
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stretchers are those of Americas
own beloved sons. There is no
make-believe about the medical
operations shown performed on
the field by the army surgeon.
The dead and wounded lying in
the trenches are not pretending.
1t is all terribly real. 1t creates
such a detestation of war as
makes one determined that there
never shall be another one.
This genuineneSs of the Wood
row Wilson Film Memorial is
what distinguishes it from all
other motion pictures and renders
comparison with it impossible.
There truthfully is no other mo-
ton pictureslike it.
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personalities who were engaged in
making the history-story which
the film unfoldS.
The difference between the
value of the Woodrow Wilson film
and ordinary films is strikingly
this: Whereas, the value of the
ordinary film is limited to its ''one-
time presentation and observa-
tion," after which it is absolutely
useless and is destroyed, the value
of the Woodrow Wilson Film
Memorial extends down the years.
entailing numerous presentations
which will be given periodically.
=
THE older the Woodrow Wilson
Il Film-Memorial grows, the
mort valuable it becomes. Nobody,