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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23
PARKS' MESSAGE TO LEGISLATURE IS NEARLY DONE
C Governor Making Final Touches to Document
 Will Urge Economy

Final touches to his biennial mes sage to the Alaska Legislature are now being given by Gov. George A. Parks, and that document will be ready for delivery as soon as the lawmakers complete their or ganization of the session which convenes here next Monday.
 This will be the tenth biennial session of the Alaska Legislature which held it's first meeting in 1913. The first out-of- town member to arrive was Representative Frank H. Foster, of Cordova, veteran of several terms.
 The Governor has not made pub- lie any of the recommendation which he will make, but it s known that he regards the time as requiring extreme economy in appropriations and it is generally believed he will stress this need in his message.
 It is probable the message will be. delivered on the day following the convening of the Legislature, or on March 3. It is not expected by those in touch with matters of that kind there will be any hitch in the organization which probably will be completed on the first day of the term. If this is done, the Governor can submit his recom- mendations and comments on the second day. As has been his GUS tom in former years, he will de- liver the message in person, the Legislature meeting in joint session in the hall of the House of Repre- sentatives to hear him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23
AT THE HOTELS
GaStineau

Gastineau MT. and Mrs. Frank Foster, Cor dova; MT. and Mrs F. Raynor Fanshaw; Mrs. Otto E. Wilde, En- trance Island; Mrs. M Arnold, Ju- neau; Mrs. Frances Freeman, Tena- kee; z. M. Bradford, Craig; A. G. Betts, Bureau of Public Roads.
 Zynda MT and Mrs. Charles M. flaw thorn, Portland, Ore; Olive A. Mccoy, Wrangell; G. Austin, Ketchikan; F. B. Crowell, Indian Island.
 Alaskan w. J. Daly, Ketchikan; William Haskins, Tenakee; B. Melvin, Ju- Ileau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23

Der of the household was employed on the night of the tragedy. As before, she stated she was in the house with MT Duckworth, when Marjorie brought the news. There was only one inquiry that hinted any particular line of thought in the coroner's mind.
 You are engaged to be married to MT Duckworth?"
 T am"
 "Is your sister, Miss Marjorie Blake, engaged, or is there any engagement pending?"
 There was perhaps a moment of hesitation, but the answer No" was quite firm.
 Now, I must ask you this. Did you leave that sitting-room or ap- proach your aunt while she was in that garden?"
 T did not.'
 Thank you. That is all."
 Evelyn left the box and resumed her seat between Duckworth and Marjorie, some distance from Jim- mic and his friends.
 Henry Roscoe, the next witness, was impressed by the importance of his role. He told the time he was called to Morrow Craig where he found the body had been taken into the house. He produced a plan of the property and a photo- graph of the Dutch garden, with it's fallen image and its unbroken still in position.
 As the exhibits were handed to the jury Dr. Burbeck asked the constable if the figure could have fallen by accident.
 No, sir. It couldn't. The wall it stood on had a level surface and the figure was well balanced"
 Roscoe had seen the two images before and declared they were iden- tical.
 Now look at this photograph, the coroner directed, handing him a picture of the unbrokcn figure" Suppose there were a flaw in the stone of one or both of those legs, might not the figure topple over by it's own weight?"
 Roscoe looked at the figure and scratched his head doubtfully. There was tense silence in court. Per- haps after all the mishap had perfectly natural explanation. Copyright 1930. J. B. Lippincott
 Company is
 Nothing wrong with a chance
 meeting at church, Netherton
 tells the coroner tomorrow. But
 he faces a real dilemma, de-
 spite Andrews reassuring smile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23

Nothing wrong with a chance meeting at church, Nctherton tells the coroner tomorrow. But he faces real dilemma, de- spite Audrey's reassuring smile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23
MERRYMAKERS HAVE
 GOOD SAX PLAYER

The Merrymakers have now ad- ded real hot sax to their com bination. The new member, MT Dave Bunet, who just arrived from Seattle, plays two instruments. The next dance will be given at the A. B. Hall next Wednesday night by the Moose Lodge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23
CARD PARTY POSTPONED

The public card party planned by the Rebekah Auxiliary for the con- ing Saturday has been postponed until later date it was announced this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23
DRY SPELL WEARS RECORD

PENDLETON, Ore. = National Foresters estimate by tree rings that the present dry spell in East ern Oregon, now 13 years in length, is the longest since 1848 and equals all such cycles except one in the last 300 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-23
ION THE LEVEL"

Victor McLaglen in "On The Level' is the holiday attraction at the Douglas Coliseum tonight. There will be complete change of features tomorrow night.
Smyrna times., 1931-06-17
PERFECT ATTENDANCE HONOR
ROLL FOR SMYRNA SCHOOLS
PUPILS OF VARIOUS GRADES
ON HONOR ROLL FOR MONTH
Teachers of IL Grades of Smyrna
Schools Submit Their Honor List
to Superintendent Schantz

Smyrna Special District Schools
c. w. w. Schantz, superintendent
submits the following list of pu-
pills reported by the teachers of the
twelve grades, who are entitled to
go on the perfect attendance roll
for the month of May.
18th grade, Miss Shorter, teach
er-Melvin Bleckman, Carlton Gar
rison, Kathryne Clifton, Elizabeth
Crossley, Mary Hutchinson, Helen
Pawn, Hannah Wallace, Elizabeth
Rodway.
18th grade, Miss Rogers, teach
er - Margaret Collins, Thelma
Crossley, Audrey Davis, Marian
Scout, Helen Skrivan, Robert Tai
bott, Clarinda Tweedle, Edw. Ever
hart, Louise Hoffecker, Edward
Keiser, Rosemary knight, William
Roe.
10th grade, Miss Graham, teach
er- -Hilda Armstrong, Margaret
Anne Garrison, Howard Donovan,
Margaret Hoffecker, Edgar Har-
rington, Franklin Hilyard, Claire
Hughes, Stanley Middleton, Sarah
Knight, Louise Langrell, Alma
Loose, Lucille Robinson, Helen
Spence, Meredith Todd, Mereta
Warner.
9th grade, Miss Beckett, teacher
Ethel Carey, Martha Cochran,
Sara Crossley, Ernestine Davis,
Mary Hartnett, Neva Hutchins,
Hilda Lockerman, Carmen Loder,
Grace Mackamer, Mabel Mofitt,
Mildred Pusey, Ethel V. Roe, Mil
dred Ryan, Bessie Virden, Evelyn
Wallace, Lloyd Gardner, William
Markland.
Oh grade, Frank H. Hynson,
teacher Horace Pugh, Denny
Slaughter, Franklin Stevens, Violet
Dickerson, Catherine Graham, Elva
Griffin, Minnie Johnson, Emma
Scott, Helen Slaughter, Sarah Var
isco, Maggie Warner, Anna Bart
lett, Dorothy Mohtt, Betty Hemes-
lay, Alice Council.
8A grade, Miss Vogel, teacher
Willard Beckett, Allen knight,
Earl Stats, Harry Still, Helen
Austin, Margaret Burris, Dorothy
Davidson, Mildred Deakyne, Flor
ence Doughten, Sarah B. Jones, AL
verna Jones, Virginia Heinold,
Gladys McAfee, Frances Morrison,
Elizabeth Shockley, Mae Warner,
Ruth Moffitt
8B grade, Miss Knots, teacher
Anna Tttix, Margaret Conley, Pet
er Pollack, Charles Gears, Harold
Hilyard, Theresa Slaughter, Iona
Smyrna times., 1931-06-17
BIDS OPENED FOR 8 ROADS
To Award Contracts For Work
After Inspection by Engineers

Bids for three new roads and sur
facing % miles Of other roads,
were received by the State High
way Department Saturday. The
new roads aggregate 10.548 miles
and at the lowest bids the cost of
the work will be 1924, ,966.50. OF
the new roads for which bids were
received one is in each of the coun-
ties of the State. The road in New
Castle county will extend from
Delaware City to Port Penn. The
bids follow: White Hall Neck road
-Matt's Corner, Kent county, $50
miles. Old Line Construction Com
pany Chestertown, Md, S64. 1890;
Louis Domento, Philadelphia, $685.
155; w. w. Truitt, Lincoln City,
$58, $50; Suburban Construction
Company, Ardmore, Pa, $57, ,255;
George and Lynch, Dover, $56, ,265.-
so. Port Penn to Delaware City,
New Castle county. 3.674 miles, w.
w. Truitt, Lincoln City, S97, ,999;
Louis Dolenti, Philadelphia, S97,-
300; ID. E. O'Connell and Son, Rid
ley Park, SS6.348; Suburban Con-
struction Company, Ardmore, Pa,
S87 ,432. Browns Church to Mid
dleford, in Sussex county, 3.515
miles, Old Line Construction Com
pany, Chestertown, Md, $56,757;
w. w. TruittS Lincoln City, S55,-
211; Walter Roach and Son,
Georgetown, s54 ,445.10; Highway
Engineering Construction Company
Selbyville, S53,757. For surface
treatment of % miles of road, Good
Roads Company, Inc, Upper Oar
by. Pa, s2s s.232; the Cooper Com
pany, Salisbury. Md, 2s.596.so;
George and Lynch, Dover, SIS, 1915;
Martin Contracting Company,
Philadelphia, $36.512. No con-
tracts will be awarded until the
bids are gone over by the highway
engineers.
Smyrna times., 1931-06-17


IA grade, Miss Start, teacher
Marian Cook, Jeanette Everett
Homer Goldsborough, Marv r
Hurd, William, Keiser, Dorothy
King, Alma Lewis, Jack MagiIi
Warner Price, Pauline RothweII
William Shuster, Winoma skinner
Jean Urian, Elizabeth Wisk
7B grade, Miss Sutton, teacher
Hilda David, Franklin Everett
Elsie Lockerman, Ada McCIain
Ray Wood, John Mosuly.
GA grade, Miss Matthews teach
er-Mary Clifton, Ruth Garrison
Irene Goldsborough, Dorothy Hand
loft, Marie Heinold, Mary Jefferson
Erika Reimann, Evelyn Robinson
Mary Roe, Melvina Stevenson. Mel
lie Wallace, Eleanor Williams Ma.
tide Wisk, Harold Carrow. Darwin
Davidson, Howard Deakyne, Victor
Ennis, Guy Edmondson, James
Morrison Paul Smith, John Tai
bott, George Thawley, Karl VogeI
6B grade, Miss Smith, teacher
Virginia Ford, Dorothy Gardner
Harriet Hutchison, Frances Light
Naomi Urian, Arthur Dickerson
Walcott Hutchins, James Shocklev
Stephen Vogel.
5A grade, Miss Van Pelt teach
er-Anna B. Archer, Phyliss Arm
strong, Priscilla M. Collins. Dor
othy l. David, Estelle D. Edmond
son, Esther L. George, Margaret
Hurd, Florence M. Jacobs, Marian
M. Rothwell, Charles G. Bartlett
James A. Blanch. Earl C. Ford w
Smyrna times., 1931-06-17

Aa',i1 Algin Frstz. ret Reynold,
Samuel @n E. Todd, 'SEnoa vi..5l /
Mary Eta West 'i'sin1
Ha,l oB grade, Miss prvo. /
Fglen F'iIa Faulkner, WijsroIj IyoE /
Eaa.a EllzaOeth Stevens. Paaa Fshi1
Gecil Ireland, Hovars0 soo0sa I
liam Melvin, william wHsr'G y
ard Nowland. '@in ~
4th grade, Miss &. /
bona.s bona Davis, Mary 19I' n
Maa Inslma Slaughter, SS, n
~ a. Suerlte Grabor
on, Russell Frane;a ael
Lloyd Jones, Elmer psaa1 @on'
wood Robinson. ass'
"a grade, Mrs. Js4.l
Billy Bramble, Ruth 1'Ias Psl,
Cook, Walter Dow. on nus|
CALVIN vT"aIa u Ennis, Wan
Bernard Grier, Hare 4aalsn'
Smyrna times., 1931-06-17

ment of time, fingers, etc. Miss
\ Lulu Wands gave us the Valedic-
tory and like most other farewells
brought tears to our eyes and
made most of them feel as if they
wished vacation would never come.
AS we were at the end of the pro-
gram and thought we were to be
dismissed, our attention was drawn
to the presentation of the prem
iums by the teachers. In the large
room, for attendance throughout
the last half year Miss Lulu Wands
was the only one who was present
at every session and received a
beautiful volume of Miss Proctor's
poems. For best scholarship in the
first class, she was also the sue
cessful one, receiving gold pen
with ivory holder. In the second
class, Miss Ethel Cooper received
for best scholarship a handsome
autograph album. Among the lit
tie folks, Miss Florence Beck and
Master Edgar Tygert, for pune
tuality in attendance were made
happy by receiving writing desk
and chest of tools. For scholar
ship in the first class Miss Lidie
Lord was awarded "Chatterbox"
book recognized by all youthful
readers. In the GA. b. c." class
Master Luther Lapham was the
successful competitor winning an
Illustrated book of one syllable
stories. I understand that the ex-
aminations through the week were
particularly pleasing and satisfac-
tory to the teachers. In the ex-
animation of Physical Geography
the class wrote a test composition
on the theme and though all were
good and each had individual merit
the decision for the best was
awarded Miss Lizzie Beck There
was no stimulant offered but the
wish of the teacher yet in the dis
tribution of the other premiums,
Miss Lizzie was presented with a
prize card. In conversation with
the teachers I find that they regret
there was not more interest taken
in the examinations by the patrons
and friends of the school, their
rooms were open all the week for
examinations, and but few visited
them. wish the ladies much sue
cess and more support from the
public in general and patrons in
particular during the coming year
and in this way secure to them and
the town what is much needed-a
hourishing seminary-A Visitor.
Children's Day.-The bright sun
and soft air of Sunday was in de-
lightful contrast to the cold drip
ping days of the preceding week,
as if to be in harmonious recogni-
tion of "Children's Day" and the
gladstone anticipations of tens of
thousands of juveniles. The M. E.
Church on last Sunday (the ap-
pointed day throughout the con-
ference), presented pleasing as
pect to the assembled audience.
Flowers, vines and ferns were
everywhere that taste indicated
pleasing effect. Of course the rose
predominated. There might never
have been a children's day had
there been no roses. The Great
Teacher declared himself the Rose
of Sharon and the Lily of the Val
ley" and it was especially proper
that the chief commemorative en-
blem of this occasion "a beautiful
ly proportioned cross, some five
feet in height - was composed
mainly of these flowers. The base
of this, where the pulpit stands.
was a bed of rocks and moss
around which were a number of
Smyrna times., 1931-06-17
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, JUNE Is, 1881
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

(The Smyrna Times has started
TO look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. a half century
ago. We hope to make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
IL will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
eyly sought and read-Editor.)
A Birds Eye View of Smyrna
Seminary.-Last Friday afternoon,
June 10th, it was my privilege to
attend the closing Soiree of the
Seminary, and must say I was
both pleased and surprised to see
to what the pupils had attained
during the past year. My only re-
gret was that the parents of these
children were not more generally
represented, thereby encouraging
both pupils and teachers; and I
would say that this school should
be encouraged and recognized as a
desirable institution by our towns
people. The exercises of the af-
ternoon were of a pleasing nature
consisting of recitations, read
ings, essays, letters of travel, with
vocal and instrumental music. If
time and space would permit, 1
would like to comment on each of
the actors, but will only be able to
touch on few. The school greet
ed us with an opening piece called
Welcome Here" The primary
school all did SO well that it is hard
to single them out, yet we think
Miss Florence Beck's recitation on
Vacation" was well rendered. The
small readers gave an example to
us of larger growth in the manner
of disposing of our hands and eyes
as well as the holding of our books.
The exercises of the large room
were opened by a defamation by
Master Spencer Lapham, which
was well given for SO young an
orator. Miss May Martindale and
Miss Lizzie Beck pleased our ear
with some fine reading form
er having a very distinct and pleas
ing voice latter excelled in
entering into the spirit of the writ
er and pictured well the theme.
Misses Buckmaster and Smithers
gave us recitations entitled '"The
Red Jacket" and THE Death of
the Drummer Boy" both showed
care and study in the elements and
power of elocution. The Misses
Armstrong letters Of travel, es-
pecially the one of the trip to Nj
agara, were interesting although
the embarrassment in the reading
of them was to be regretted.
must not omit the music. The
school gave us the song of well
come and the closing piece Joy!
Joyl Happy Are We" Solo and
chorus by Miss Emma Hudson and
others, entitled amber tresses
tied with blue" Solo and chorus
by Miss Flo Gootee and others,
called kiss Me and Will Go to
Sleep" Instrumental duet by the
Misses Hudson and the instrument
al solos by Miss Ethel Cooper and
Miss Flo Gootee, all showed mark
ed improvement in the manage
Smyrna times., 1931-06-17

(The Smyrna Times has started
70 look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. half century
ago. We hope to make this regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
IL will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
TO the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)
Smyrna times., 1931-06-17

Continued on D..
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Chips From the Mapleways

first skirmish for King Pine, GOA to 5l5,
and his 124 coupled with Glenn Weld
mans 1877 got the champions over in
the third, $50 to SIT, the Temples max
ing a brave bid in the final box.
Bernie Frye was high for the vlctors
with 1856, trailed by Campbell with $50.
Dutch Newman topped the Temples
with 353.
capacity gallery saw the match.
The Lucky Strike will be crowded again
tonight for the sweepstakes wind-up.
ELSIE ROMERO, secretary OF the
IL Washington Women's Duckpin As
ISOLATION, urgently requests that
every women's league in the city have
a representative present tonight at the
Arcadia, at O'Clock. for the aSsocia-
tons annual meeting and election.
Arrangements have been completed
for the American Legion Sweepstakes
to be held next Saturday night at
o'clock, at the Arcadia. The entry
fee of So will cover the cost of three
games and the remaining coin will go
into the prize fund.
The tournament is open to all eX-
service men. The DR.. B. c. MacNeil
trophy will go to the champion and
the runner-up will receive medal given
by the Stuart Walcott Post.
The Crescents of Washington picked
I'D 1872 sticks on the Baltimore I'M
perials in the first 5-game block of a
homeland home series to be finished
next Friday in Baltimore. Cochrane's
1875 was high game for the winners.
The teams score was 2,5l6 to 1894.
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SCHOLASTIC COURTS
VACANT HERE TODAY
Four Teams Have Engagements
Out of Town-Eastern Battles
St. Johns Freshmen.

So far as action on District courts
was concerned, today was a total loss
for schoolboy basketers of the District
group. Four quints, however, were to
show their wares on out-of-town hard
wood.
A swimming meet is slated tonight.
On the court Eastern will meet ST.
Johns College freshmen at Annapolis,
Central was to engage Virginia fresh
men at Charlottesville, st. Adams had
a date with Episcopal in Alexandria and
Emerson was at Woodstock, Va, for an
encounter with Massanutten Military
Academy.
Central's swimming team is to meet
Yale freshmen tonight at New Haven.
In court battles in and about the city
yesterday st. Johns downed Woodward,
% to 10, at the Central Y. M. c. A.
Gonzaga went down before the Boys
Club, 16 to 20, at Come ga; Hyattsville
High turned back st. Adams, IS to is,
at Hyattsville; Georgetown Prep scored
29-16 win over Landon at Garrett
Park, and Georgetown Prep Juniors
drubbed Friends Juniors, 10 TO S, in
the latter's gym.
Woodward was no match for St
Johns first-stringers, who held a 1914
lead at half time. Against the Kaydet
reserves, however, Woodward got going
and st. Johns had to put back its
regulars to save the day.
Line-ups:
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w YHILE Skinker Eagles are
M printing to tangle with five
" " or more bearded men of the
House of David basket ball
team in the big game tomorrow, two
court contests will headline independ-
ent activities tonight.
Griffith Consumers and Clovers, tied
at the top in the Community Center
League, will battle for undisputed pos
session of the loop lead tonight in the
Central High School gymnasium. Play
will start at $3.50 O'Clock.
Naval Air Station and Marine Bar
racks, the only two teams lacking at
least one victory in the Independent
League, will have it out in a game De-
ginning at $3.50 o'clock on the Boiling
Field court.
Some of the Marine Barracks basket
ers have sore necks from watching bas-
ket balls shooting through the rim in
their game last night with Quantico
Marines. The Quantico team won, 80
to IA, to register the highest court
count in the annals of Marine quints.
In totaling this score, Posik scored
20 points, Ferrell 10 Williams IL, Cum
mings IL, Chill 10, Walker 8, Cornell Z
and Carmichael /.
MOT to be outdone by their service
~ brethren. Battery c, National
Guard, stepped out to hang up an
other weird score, beating Company G,
26 to 8.
House of David boys are stopping at
the Silver Spring Armory Sunday en-
route to the South where they'll train
for the base ball season. The be-
whiskered gents are said to be Better
base ball players than basket ball per-
formers, but the Skinker Eagles, re-
membering last Sundays defeat by the
Kansas Tornadoes, are wary. The game
starts at $3.50 o'clock.
Maryland Avenue Baptists hurdled
their last obstacle, the First Baptist
quintet. to win the B. Y. P. U. pennant.
The score was 80 to 20. Tommy Peck
starred for the winners with II points.
MEMBERS of the Nationals are in
1V1 vited by Manager Bernie Peacock
of the Birds to watch next Wednes-
DAYS game between the Skinker Eagles
and the Big League All-Stars, the latter
including Mickey Cochrane, Mule Hass.
Roy Sherid, Chapman and Black.
Skinker Eagles, by the way, are sit
ting up and taking notice today of
Census Enumerator Walloped by
Stewards recently, the Census boys were
not reckoned to down Trenches. who
gave the champion Eagles a scare last
week in the Independent League. but
that's Just what the Moser-managed
combine did last night. Census won by
80 to 81, the same margin by which the
Eagles beat the Frenchmen.
But Stewart Photographers won, too,
beating Anacostia Eagles, % to II, to
keep in a tie for second place with
Census.