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Smyrna times., 1931-07-01
ELEVEN DIVORCE CASES TO
Be HEARD IN COUNTY COURTS
KENT TRIBUNAL OPENS AT
DOVER MONDAY, JULY 9TH
Paul Baynard, Charged With
Murder of Herbert Gray; Spec
ial Jury Has Been Summoned

While the July term of the
Kent County Courts opening at
Dover next Monday, July 6, will
have no civil business to consider,
the number of divorce cases to be
heard and settled by the Judges
show a total of eleven, with seven
divorces for final decree The
judges listed to preside over this
session are: James PenneWill,
Herbert L. Rice and Richard S.
Rodney. The divorces scheduled
for hearing include the following:
Frank Wagner from Ethel Wag-
ner; David Edward Brown from
Ruth Brown; Joseph Edward Ben
nett from Mary B. Bennett; En-
ma Buckley from Joseph Buckley;
Wesley Conley from Blanche
Truax Conley; Sara E. Campbell
from Roy J. Campbell; Mary S.
johnson from Horace w. Johnson;
Carlton NJ. Hurd from Martha R.
Hurd; Beatrice May Reed from
Edward c. Reed; Nina G. Taylor
from Thomas Taylor; William G.
Warren from Bertha w. Warren.
Cases scheduled for final DEGREES
are as follows: Nellie Marie Artis
White from Walter H White; Eu-
gene Waters from Ole M. Waters;
Delsie Thompson from William G.
Thompson; Elizabeth c. Wads-
worth from Arthur w. Wads-
worth; Mabel F. Murphy from Eu-
gene S. Murphy; Lucy Manship
from Theodore Manship. AS to
the criminal work for the July
term, while there are several con-
tinued cases from former terms,
so far there are but few cases to
be presented to the Grand Jury.
One capital case will be presented
to the Grand Jury that of the
State VS.. Paul Baynard, colored,
charged with the murder of Herb
ert Gray, at the Bayard home near
Frederick, on the afternoon of
April Is. A special jury has been
summoned for this case.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-01
SEEK NEW KENT COURT JOB
Judge Earl ID. Wiley Will Have
Naming of His Court Assistants

Naming OF his court Assistants
With the announcement of the
appointment of Deputy Attorney
General Earl d. Wiley as judge of
the Court of Common Pleas of
Kent County, many applicants
have appeared for the clerkship of
the new court which Judge Wiley
will have the appointment of. The
law states that the judge of the
court shall appoint a clerk and
such other officer or officers as he
shall deem necessary to perform
the business of the court who shan
hold Office at the pleasure of the
judge and whose salaries shall be
fixed by the judge, the combined
salaries, however, of all such
clerks and assistants shall not ex-
ceed $500 in any one year and
shall be paid by the Levy Court of
Kent County.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-01
TRUCK, 4 HORSES DROP 25 Ft
Ran Off High Bridge at Charles
town Crossing Onto Railroad

Robert Wallace, %, of Baltimore
was seriously injured near Elkton,
Md, on Saturday when a truck in
which he was riding to Philadel-
phia, ran off bridge south of
Charlestown Basin and dropped
about 25 feet to the tracks of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The truck,
containing four horses, was ac-
companied by an automobile in
which a negro helper was riding.
The car also left the road. The
horses were killed, the truck de-
molished, and the negro was cut
and bruised. Wallace is in Union
Hospital, Elkton, Md, in a critical
condition.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-01
NEW COMMON PLEAS COURT
JUDGE FOR KENT IS NAMED
GOV. BUCK APPOINTS EARL
ID. WILEY THE NEW JUDGE
Earl v. Keith, State Senator, Mem
TONED For Post as Deputy At
tOrney General for Kent County


torney General for Kent County
Deputy Attorney General Earle
D. Wiley, of Dover, was appoint
ed judge of the newly created
Court of Common Pleas for Kent
county, it was announced Satur-
day by Governor G. Douglass Buck
The appointment is effective to-
day, July /. The Court of Com
mon Pleas for Kent county was
created under bill passed by the
1881 session of the Legislature,
following considerable debate. The
measure was thoroughly discussed
at a joint session of the Legisla-
turef prior to its passage. Efforts
to have similar bill passed at the
1929 session of the General As
sembly had failed. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment of a
judge for the court for term of
four years, at salary of $500
per year. With his acceptance CT
the judgeship, Mr.. Wiley will re-
sign as Deputy Attorney General.
Attorney General Reuben Satter-
thWaite will have to fill the va
cancy for Kent county. State
Senator Earl v. Keith of Dover, is
mentioned as successor to Mr.. Will
ley. Mr.. Wiley has been deputy
attorney general since 1921. He
was admitted to the bar in 1920,
being graduate of Dickinson
College. Mr.. Wiley was born in
Greenwood July 21, 1898, son of
Jabez t. and Fannie A (Dukes1
Wiley. He received his early ed
ucation in Greenwood and was
graduated from the high school
there. He received his Bachelor of
Arts degree in 1911 from Dickin-
son and in 1913 he was graduated
with the degree of Master of Arts
from the same institution. From
the Fall of 1911 until the Summer
of 1915, Mr. Wiley was principal
of the Greenwood High School. He
then went to Washington as sec
retary to then Congressman Thorn
as w. Miller, and while there,
studied for year at George
Washington University. During
this time he was registered as a
law student with Andrew Lynch
at Georgetown, and took a CORES
pondence course in law. In April,
1917, he returned to Dover and
read law with the late Henry R.
Johnson, continuing until October,
1920, when he was admitted to the
bar at Georgetown. He opened
offices at Dover Mr.. Wiley is a
former State Librarian. He is a
member of the Kent County Bar
Association and of the Delaware
State Bar Association He is
identified with the Phi Kappa Ssi
and with the Delta Theta Phi fra
ternities, and is a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
He was married August Il, 1917
to Agnes Gibson, of Greenwood.
She is now State Librarian. They
reside on small farm, about a
mile east of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-01
Union Church Services Begin

Smyrna's three churches, AS
bury Methodist Episcopal, Presby-
terian, and st. Peters, have ar
ranged for Union Evening Services
every Sunday during July. Rev.
F. M. Barton will be the preacher
at the first service next Sunday,
7.30, at Presbyterian Church.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-01
ASBURY Nj. E. CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Essell P.Thomas, Pastor, An
nounces Services for Next Sunday
On Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
the Sunday School will convene. A
large attendance is desired. The
morning worship will be at IL am.
Rev. Essell P. Thomas will speak.
Evening worship at 7.30 o'clock
with the Union Service at Presby-
terian Church, Rev. F. M. Barton,
rector of ST. Peters Church,
preaching the sermon.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-01
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Miss Nellie Wallace, Daughter of
III. V. Wallace, Receives Cuts
Miss Nellie Wallace, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. v. Wallace of
Rosemere Farm at Big Oak, met
with an accident on Monday noon.
AS she was stepping from the car
of her brother, Sam Wallace, she
fell in front of the back wheel of
the car, hitting her head on the
wheel and receiving cuts and
bruises on her knees, shoulder and
ear.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-01
LAKE COMO POPULAR PLACE
Swimming Hole" Operated by

Swimming Hole" Operated by
Town, Mecca For Bathers
Lake Como these days is the
mecca for bathers and the Swim
ming Hole" with "Dink" McClain
as guard for the Town of Smyrna,
is popular recreation center.
This week Arthur M. Potter of the
Y. M. c. A, Wilmington. is here
as instructor, for those who do not
know how to swim and in aiding
the class who will enter the swim
ming races in Smyrna next Satur-
day, 4th of July.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-01
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev.W. j. Bones, Pastor, Announc.
es Services for Next Sunday

The regular services will be held
in the morning. Sunday School at
10 o'clock and preaching at II
am, topic, Our Duties To God
and Our Country" In the even
ing the first of the Union Services
will be held in the church at 7.30
o'clock. The Rev. Frederick M.
Barton, rector of st. Peters, will
preach. The annual Sunday School
picnic of the Presbyterian Sabbath
School will be held tomorrow, at
Deemer's Beach. Meet at the
church at 9 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-01

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Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21
BABBL|NC SHEEP
 HERDER SUSPECTED

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar, 21, R)- The babbling of Jerry L. Davis, 2l year old San Diego sheepherder who was sentenced to San Quen- tin for burglary, swung the invest igation of the Virginia Brooks mur- der to Salinas.
 Davis was disturbed when police seemed interested in the fact that he came from the direction of Sa- inas when he was arrested. He admitted that he was herding sheep on the mesa where Virginia Brooks was found.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21

"1 Surrender Dear," beautiful new Brunswick record now at the Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21
MOLLER MAY BE AT KING CITY, SAYS
 CORDOvA AVIATOR

CORDOVA, Mar, 21, HD - Harold Gillian, president of the Gillian Airways, wired:
 Fred Moller landed in the vic- inity of King City, on the Chi sana, March g at 2 D., III. He was out of gasoline and walked to Chisana village and took 15 gall Ions of my gasoline, then started back for King City. He intended taking off for the Nabesna but never landed there. He must be in King City. If nothing further is heard I will fly across and sec"
 Aviator Gillian wired from Nc Carthy the above news,
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21
HIGH ALTITUDE PLANE

DESRUTH, Germany, Mar. 21. N')-A high altitude airplane is being constructed at the Junkers plant The machine is expected to reach height of about 5O,- 900 feet more than 10000 feet higher than that of the present world record. The plane is a low-winged all-metal monoplane.
 Matt Raich, prominent bus ness man of Anchorage, "a regu- lar fellow" arrived in Seward Friday enroute to the States
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21

A freight train left Seward to-
 day for Portage.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21

The seiner Kitty, with three men aboard, recently turned tur- tie in the Gastineau Channel, re- ports the Juneua Empire. The fire department, shore boats and a lifeboat from the Coast Guard Cutter Tauapoosa immediately went to the rescue and succeed ed in saving the three men and lowed the craft to a pier.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21
SERVICE
 ALASKA GETS $1OS,100

WASHINGTON, Mar, 20, R)-- The Lighthouse service announc- ed an allotment of $918,981 for construction work in 20 states and Hawaii and Alaska.
 The allotment includes re- building the lighthouse at Cape Decision and Cape Hinchenbrook and other aids to navigation, to- taling $1O3,000
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21

Conrad Olson, aged 30, died recently in Juneau, reports the Empire MT. Olson suffered from tubercular trouble He had work ed on steamers plying in South eastern Alaska, for a number of years
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21
MARRIED HIS NURSE

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. Mar. q. iP) James Wood Johnson, 75 years old, and president of Johnson and Johnson, one of the worlds largest manufacturers of surgical supplies has married his nurse, Miss Nora McBain, believed to be 32 years old Mir. Johnson's daughter confirmed the report.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21

James Hagen, Interior deputy marshal, arrived in the city Fri day with a squad of prisoners whom he is escorting to the States
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21

John Mackwiz, one of the best known of Alaska's young pros pectors, arrived in the city last evening on a brief business trip. from his property near Lake Ke- mai.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21

Seward broke even last year in the matter of births and deaths. according to a local compilation just completed. There were IT of each.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21

Two Hearts in Waltz Time" !" one of the latest Brunswick rec ords at the Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21
LIGHTNING COSTLY

LIGHTNING JUSTLY
 STOCKHOLM, Mar. 20. (P) - Property valued at $250,000 is destroyed each year in Sweden by fires engendered by lightning, say official figures.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21

The best ice cream yet. Hor- luck's Danish Ice Cream. Candy Cottage, sole agent.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-21

Phone fer HOrluok's Danish Ice Cream and we will deliver Candy Cottage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14

A pint jar of pickles brought to
the Jail in Dubuque, Ia, by Walter
Bergman proved to be afioat in
moonshine whiskey instead of vine
gar.
When freed on a charge of pulic
intoxication so that he might go
home and milk his cow, Anthony
Dumbrowski, of Albany, N. Y, was
told by the judge to drink milk in
stead of booze.
Because he has a leaning toward
merchanics, 17-year-old James Les
lie, of Chicago was forgiven by
the man from whom he stole 500
worth of material to build motor
boat.
Arraigned in court, CARRIED in a
rose gown, cloak he had and high
heeled shoes, Joseph Coquelin, of
Bronx, N. Y explained: II have
asthma, and feminine attire makes
it more comfortable to breath on
my nightly walks.
Regular church attendance for
six months was the sentence met
ed out to three youths arrested with
three girl companions in what they
said was their club house, at Rens-
selaer, N. Y.
After a seven year bicycle trip,
during which he cycled 5000 miles
and called on IL kings and IA presi-
dents, H. Davar, a boy scoutmaster
in Bombay, India, has returned
home.
The left leg of Arthur Richardson
of Adger, Ala, was broken while
he was asleep in bed, but he doesn't
know how 1t happened.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Elrosa

Joe Breithbach reprinted his
house last week.
The church picnic held here last
Sunday in the Community Hall
proved very successful even in spite
Of unfavorable weather conditions.
A number of guests from the
neighboring towns of Belgrade,
Greenwald, and especially Sank
Centre with a large number of
business men with their families
were present. In the evening a
moving picture, 1.-THE Fixer," a
western comedy, was shown to a
full house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Volt, Of Al
bany, visited at the Jacob Tschida
home Sunday.
A number from here attended the
skat tournament at Cold Springs
Sunday.
Mrs. Mike Boyer left Wednesday
evening for a visit at Denver, Col.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Rapp, of Hold
ingford, visited at the Bill Rapp
home Sunday. :
The Community Hall committee
met Monday evening and have an
nounced that Elrosa will celebrate
the Fourth this year. Watch the
Herald for more complete an
nouncem ents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Mayor w. F. Kunze Badly
Defeated in the Primaries
VIM. A. Anderson Leads In Field of
Eighteen. George Leach
Second

Minneapolis, May 12-The Farm
er-Labor party. which named its
first governor in the last election,
appeared as new power in this
citys political field today.
AS a result William A. Anderson,
it's candidate, will contest with
former Mayor George Leach for
mayor in the city election June 2.
With Mayor w. f. Kunze a poor
third, they were nominated in the
primary yesterday.
Complete unofficial returns from
the city's 353 precincts today gave
Anderson 37628 votes to 28,5O0 for
Leach, who was defeated by Mayor
Kunze two years ago. Kunze poll
ed 1924.
Other totals for mayor were: T..
J. Cation, ALA; c. A. Weaver, 81
$50; G. A. Powers, 414; Arthur Kas-
serman,283, and ]. e. O'Rourk, 228.
The bid to Mrs. Ruth Haines Car
penter to be the city's first woman
council member failed in a special
second ward election. She lost to
Lawrence Lund, $3.50 to 1888.
Anderson's success in the primary
brought into the mayorality field a
bonafide labor candidate for the
first time in a decade. He had the
endorsement of GA labor organiza-
tions and campaigned principally
on an issue of improving the en-
ployment conditions and promising
to rid the city of vice.
A grand jury investigation Of
vice conditions just completed and
resulting in five indictments
against policemen for wilful neglect
resulted in compaign attacks
against Kunze.
On the basis Of the figures, a hot
mayoralty race for the final on
June was forecast by observers
today. Labor and other supporters
of Anderson were jubilant over his
showing. He led on the first re-
turns, but for awhile showed only
a small margin over Leach.
A heavy vote in the labor pre-
cincts sent him far ahead at the
finish and he carried eight of the
Is wards. %
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14

Nahan Lapatrick, aged, IL, of
st. Louis says he owes his long
life to the fact that for MANY
years he has bathed his head in
vinegar.
Because Of hard times, Norman
Emmons, convict who fled from
the Leesburg, N. J. prison farm
three years ago, recently returned
of his own accord.
While heavy frost lay on the
shore of Plymounth, Eng, go per-
sons went in bathing, defying the
lowest water temperature of the
year.
AS food administrator Herbert
Hoover in, 1917 had coupons distrib-
uted on which housewives pledged
themselves to aid in food conserve
ton. A patriotic woman in La
Junta, Colo, signed the pledge and
sent it in few days ago. She win
probably be surprised to learn that
the World War is oyer, and that
people are now being advised to eat
until 1t hurts, 50 as to reduce the
wheat surplus.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Minnesota Population
Increased IL Per Cent
Ration of Increase for Whites and
Negroes Same, According to
Census Bureau

Washington, May 12-There was
an increase Of To per cent in both
the white and Negro population of
Minnesota in the period 1920-1930,
according to bulletin just issued
by the federal census bureau, which
covers the population by color, ma
tivity, sex, etc., and other classif1i-
cations. 1t shows that the proper
ton of males to females was IS to
100, respectively.
The total population of the state
April 1, 1880, was 1858, 953, compris-
ing 1,316,571 males, and 1,247,382
females. There were in the state
2,538973 white persons, 9,445 Ne
groes and 1855 of other races the
last including Mexicans, Indians,
Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos and
others. AS compared with the
number in 1920 (2,368,936), the
white population shows an increase
of 10 per cent. The Negro popula-
ton (Which numbered $500 in 1920
shows the same percentage of n
crease as the whites.
The white population included
1,114,316 natives of native parent
age, 1,036, 1853 natives of foreign or
mixed parentage, and 388,294 for
eign born. OF the whole number
of foreign born, 308,047 were nat
uralized, 23,395 had taken out their
first papers, and 45,751 were return
ed as alien. with reports on citizen
ship missing for 11,101. Alien for
eign-born white represented 1.8 per
cent of the population in 1880, as
compared with 3.6 per cent in 1920.
The population 81 years Of age
and over numbered 1857, 1888, of go
per cent Of the total. The foreign
born white population q years Of
age and over amounted to 378, 450
Of which 41,206 were returned as
alien.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14

Rev. and Mrs. J. d. Butler took
their baby son, Joseph Jeane, to
Minneapolis Tuesday for examin-
alton. At this time the babys cast
was changed and an x-Ray was
taken. When Rev. and Mrs. Butler
first took their infant son to the
specialist they were told that a sur
gical operation would most likely
be the only means Of giving the
little fellow relief or cure. They
were highly pleased to learn that
the baby is getting along so well
that an operation will not be neces-
sary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
MOVE BRIDGE 81
FEET in Il HOURS
Structure 260 Feet Long With
Bottom 33 Feet Wide Nov
ed by Winches
STRUCTURE IS STARTED
Heavy Cable Pull Structure on
Creased Timbers; Many
Spectators Watch
princeton Union)

For the past week residents OF
this village have awaited with
some interest the moving of the
bridge over the West Branch of
Rum river. It took two weeks to
make preparations for changing
the location Of this bridge, but the
actual moving of the entire struc-
ture distance of 81 feet was COM
pleted in II hours.
The bridge which is 260 feet long
has a steel framework with a plank
roadway 10 feet wide on either side
of which there is a seven-foot side
walk. It is in two spans. The task
of moving such a structure a dis
lance of 81 feet seemed like rather
a big undertaking.
On April 13 the work of dredging
the river was first begun. A week
later the workmen started erecting
the scaffolding for the support Of
the bridge in it's temporary locac
ton. On last Monday morning the
stage was all set for the moving,
and during the day there was a
large group of spectators assembled
on both the north and the south
approaches.
On the scaffolding which had
been erected east of the bridge
there were four long caps, 12x12 tim
bers, two in the middle and one at
each end. It was on these caps,
or beams, that the bridge was NOV
ed out by means of three winches.
The winches were placed on the
west side of the bridge and were
operated with cables attached on
the cap at a distance of about 10
feet. The cable on the winch at
both ends Of the bridge was one
half inch in diameter. In the GEN.
ter where the load was estimated
to be twice as much as at the ends,
the cable was five-eights of an inch
in diameter.
The actual process of moving was
accomplished by workmen turning
the crank on these winches and
moving the structure at repeated
intervals distance of about two or
three inches out onto the caps that
had been oiled so as to facilitate
the sliding of the skids. The bridge
was held in place so that one por-
ton of it would not get out Of
line with the remainder of the
structure, by three wooden yokes
fastened on the beams on which
the winches were operating.
It was a slow process, but the
work progressed smoothly and
finally at II o'clock on Monday
night the bridge was resting even
with the approaches which had
been erected for the temporary
crossing.