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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-11
Not Advantageous So Far.
(Prince Rupert News.)


 The operations of the cooperative organization handling the halibut here this year have not been to the advantage of the city so far. The Alaskan port of Ketchikan seems to have been the gainer and Prince Rupert the loser.
 Everyone wishes the fishermen to get high prices. They mostly local citizens and their prosperity means the prosperity of the city. They have been very much enthused this cooperative move ment, so much so that they could not see any other side to the question and could not believe that it might possibly fail
 If the company continues in business it is to be hoped that Prince Rupert will get square deal and that it's operations will not work to the disadvantage of the port. There seems to be no good reason why it should hurt the city, but so far it has and that fact has made it less popular locally than it otherwise would have been.
 Those not directly interested will watch with great interest the operations during the next week or two that will be the crucial test of the ability of the new concern to hold its own.
 While undoubtedly there is great deal of sym pathy expressed for the in their efforts to secure higher prices it must be realized that the presence of the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Company here with great plant, partly built by the Canadian people, has anchored the fish busi- ness in Prince Rupert and that the presence of the other company representatives here has been the mems of developing the port as fishing center Should the present movement succeed the whole effort of the other concerns will have been swept away something that it is difficult to imagine Usually it takes years of patient toll to build up la business but when once established and carried on under wise management it is less of a permanency. If the movement under way succeeds it would indicate that there is no such thing permanence in business. In fact the new business will be in just as precarious position as the older if it becomes possible to sweep one away in a night
 Possibly the fishermen have benefited far from the operations of the new concern. No one can say. All know is that some of those who have taken the checks payment of which has beer delayed week or more, have almost been laid up by nervous prostration
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-11
Surplus and Famine.
(New York World -Telegram.)

Republican politicians having a hard time trying to explain away the Federal Farm Board failure advertised by the Boards decision to stop speculating in wheat. In fact, the explanation makes matters worse.
 The Farm Board at least had the courage to re- it's bankrupt policy and publish the fact Now the politicians explain that the 275,O00O00 bushels of surplus wheat bought by the Board will not be dumped the market until that operation can be undertaken without harm to the farmer.
 All of which is rather naive.
 It is not only the dumping of that huge pus the market which will drive down the price of wheat and ruin the farmer trying to sell his own wheat The very existence of that surplus whether it is put on the market or not, depresses prices and will continue to do so
 That surplus cannot be laughed off. To hold dumping it now and having done with the painful operation.
 The suggestion has been made that the surplus be destroyed. Worse things could happen
 For it must be got rid of somehow.
 But if this surplus is going to be great financial loss in any event-either to the Govern ment to the competing farmer, to both-it might better be fed to the starving than de stroyed
 If the Government and the farmers un- willing that 1t go for flour to feed the hungry un employed in this country, is it not time to sider the old proposal to send it to the Chinese famine victims? Or to of hungry citizens?
 Of course, it is easy enough to point out ob- jections to this any other plan, but that doe: not dispose of the surplus.
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income and who eat as our fellows do can have little to worry about"
 Those who really suffer from lack of vitamins are people who lead abnormal lives, he finds such as "underfed children of the poor half crazy re- cusas. men out of work who batch in cheap rooms backwoods ranch houses, fussy old women who live on tea and toast, winter bound fishermen and explorers"
 Dr. Alvarezs ideas set forth at length in a paper in the April number of Everybody $ Health" a publication of the Minnesota Public Health Association. They to be put into an official report of the American Medical Association
 The author is inclined to exonerate physicians from blame for the extreme emphasis upon the diet of vtanlins and roughage He says:
 It is not the medical profession that has
 been leading the crusade. This fight has
 been waged largely by laywomen, amateur
 deticians, self-appointed guardians of the
 public health and cranks of all kinds
 Bran comes in for special scourging and derision from the campaigner. He it seldom bene fical and almost essential. It is indgestibe, he says, and that fact is a why it should not be eaten rather than why it should be.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-11
OFFICE, INDIAN
 AFFAIRS, HAS
 BEEN CHANGED
Complete R cor ganization Perfected After Over
 Years Study

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If the Lighthouse Service needs assistance in distributing that 125 gallons of pure grain alcohol 1t is getting for it's navigation lights in Alaska, it need only let the fact be known, Volunteers will gladly do the rest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-11

Old papers at the Empire office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-11

Tor some years, with the United States Geological Survey.
 The Director of Forestry is J. P. Kinney, who has been in the In- dian Service since 1910 as Chief Forester.
 During the past two years 12 new and highly qualified people nave been added to the supervis- ory staff of the Indian Office, in addition to the directors and as- sistant directors named above.
 Chief Finance Office
 Tn contrast to the old system in which the financial and fiscal mat ters of the Indian Office were scattered and spread over three divisions, the Chief Finance Off, cer. Samuel w. Dodd, is now re- sponsible for all fiscal and finan- cial details, including accounting and bookkeeping, and the, Pur- chase and Construction Sections.
 Matters of routine nature, which so often in the past have hampered the administrative work ing of the various divisions, will be handled by the Chief Clerks Off, flee, along with other office de- tail B. s. Garber will be Chief Clerk on the retirement April 30 of Charles F. Hauke, who has been in the Indian Service for 32 years.
 The review of all legal procedure will be handled by the Chief Coun- sel, John R. T. Reeves, who will have charge of the Probate Di- vision and all other legal work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-11

If the tendency to make more and larger appro- priations continues it will rot be question of tax or not to tax, but where and what to tax.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-11

With the Progressives in Congress already plan ming to force advance pledges for pet measures in exchange for their per cent of votes on or ganization we have government by the minority in sight Washington Poet)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-11

Some Republicans worried about the first half of President Hoover's term. But we are won- dering whether he'll have first half of second term (Atchison. Kans. Globe)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-11
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
 (Bank With Branches) Report of the Financial Condition

(Bank With Branches) Report of the Financial Condition
 of the
 BANK OF ALASKA, located at Skagway, Territory of Alaska. at the close of business on the sixth day of April, 1881. RESOURCES Loans and discounts -..-----$ 60,o624 46 Loans on real estate .-..--.. 5,5O0.O0 United States bonds own
 cd ............... 1,55o0O Other bonds and war
 rants owned ............... 114,O0O.Oo Banking house. furniture
 and fixtures ...... 2s,ooO.o9 Due from branches ....-..-- 324.l9 Capital assigned to
 branches ............... 75,oOoOO Cash and due from banks 39,96862
 TOTAL ........................... .s333 ,2O5 .27
 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in ......S140 ,OO0.00 Surplus fund ....................... 5,00000 Undivided profits less ex- penses paid ................ 10,649.11 Due to branches - 29.96 Individual and savings
 deposits .............................. 173,19114 Cashiers and certified checks ..--..-..---.---.-..--.--.------ ooz.ol Reserve for depreciation
 on Investments ............ 2.5s2.45 | Reserve for Interest and
 Taxes .................................. 1,2oo.oo e. li TOTAL ............-...-...-....-. .$333 ,2O5.27 1 United State> of America, Terri tory Of Alaska, First Judicial ,t Division, ss. ] I, H. B. Thornquist, Cashier of the | above named bank, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
 H. B. THORNQUIsT, m Cashier. | (Correct Attest)
 E. A. RASMUSON,
 P. H. GANTY, | Directors or Partners. l Notorial SeaD 1 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of April, 1881. ! JOSEPH J. F. WARD. United States Commissioner
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-11

Sometimes those convicts up in Northern peni- tentiaries go rampage just like us Demo crats at a national committ,e meeting-Dallas NeWs)
Milford chronicle., 1931-07-31
REDDEN

Charles Rust and family and Mrs.
Mary E. Donovan spent Sunday af-
ternoon with mfr. and Mrs. Samuel
Donovan of near Robbins.
Andrew Dutton and family of
Marcus Hook, Pa, are spending
their vacation with his mother, Mrs.
Belle Dutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Walker of
Philadelphia have returned home
after spending few days with MIR.
and Mrs. William J. DuttOn.
Old father stOrk visited the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Jester on
Tuesday morning of last week and
left them a baby girl, weighing eight
pounds. Norman is going around
with smile from ear to ear.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Veasey OF
near Harbeson spent Monday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Veasey.
Harvey Penuell gave birthday
party in honor of his daughter Kath-
crime 18th birthday which was large
ly attended by her many friends on
Saturday evening. Music was fur
nished by on archestra from Mills
boro, which was enjoyed by all.
Various games were indulged in by
the young folks until a late hour
when all were invited into the din
ing room where the table was load
ed with refreshments, including a
beautiful birthday cake with eigh-
teen candles. Katherine received
many beautiful and useful gifts and
at late hour the guests departed
wishing her many more returns of
the day.
The Ladies Aid will be entertained
next Thursday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Donovan. Ice
cream and cake will be on sale. Ev-
erybody invited. Rain or shine.
Mrs. Joseph Penuel and daughter,
Miss Myrtle, of Georgetown, spent a
few days the past week with Har-
vey Penuell and family.
Miss Gladys Warren of Millsboro
spent the weekend with Misses Ell
sic and Esther Donovan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Veasey were
entertained at dinner Sunday last
by Mr.. and Mrs. John Coverdale in
Lincoln City.
Services next Sunday at McCol-
ley's Chapel as follows: Sunday
school at 2. Preaching at 3 by DR.. |
Habbart, district superintendent, of |
Dover. After which the third quar-
terly meeting will be held in the
church. We hope everyone will help |
to make up our minister's salary be-
fore he goes away on his vacation.
Milford chronicle., 1931-07-31
DAGSBORO

George w. Smith, a we'll known
and respected farmer of Whitesville,
departed this life on Wednesday
morning after a lingering illness,
aged SO years. He was a devoted
husband and father and faithful
and enthusiastic church worker. Mr.
Smith was patient sufferer and
those who came in contact with him
know of his general disposition un-
der all circumstances. Funeral was
conducted on Saturday afternoon at
his late home by Rev. Gardner, of
Frankford, Rev. Connerly of this
charge, and Rev. Buckson of Whites
vile. Interment was in Millsboro
cemetery. Mr.. Smith is survived by
one brother, Zadre Smith, one sis
ter, Mrs. Emma Hitch of Laurel, and
four children, Harry Smith of
Whitesville, Walter Smith and Mrs.
Alvin G. Culver of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. James Williams of this town.
Mr.. Smith lived in our town for a
number of years and gained many
friends. He will be greatly missed
in his church and the community in
which he lived. This community
extend their sincere sympathy to
the bereaved family.
Fred Parkhurst spent the week.
end in Philadelphia and Atlantic
City.
Evelyn Daisey, who has been very
ill, is much improved at this writ
ing.
Miss Hattie Parkhurst called on
friends in Georgetown on Monday.
Charlie Osward, of Philadelphia,
Is spending some time with Fred
srick Parkflhurst.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. B. Chandler pre-
sented their son Billy with a fine
pony the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Illea Thomas, of |
are spending some |
line with friends and relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar West and
Milford chronicle., 1931-07-31
HARRISON

Don't forget the dates of the pic
MICS. Club picnic, Monday night, Au-
gust 8, at Rehoboth Beach. Sunday
school picnic Thursday, August g.
at Riverdale Park.
Mrs. Clara Koepple is spending
the week in Camden, N. j., visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dodd.
Mrs. Jennie Veasey and family
are spending the week at Oak Or
chard.l
Mrs. Lena Mirch and son Billie
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Mirch.
Mrs. Mayme Hill and children of
Wilmington are spending their va
cation with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Pettyjohn have
been entertaining William and Ed
win Kershan of Marshallton.
Martin Davidson of Philadelphia
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. David
SON.
Paul Bryan gis spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Me-
gee.
Miss Virginia West of Gumboro is
spending the week with Mrs. Esther
Prettyman'
Milford chronicle., 1931-07-31

is spending his vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Horace
Derrickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Calvin and
two children, Ruth and Barbara, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Spanutius and son
Wade, of Elizabeth, N. j., are spend
ing two weeks with Mrs. Edward
Hickman and family, and Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. H. Belts.
Mrs. Matte Bishop is visiting her
brother, Asher Evans and wife, and
her son, c. G. Bishop and family, af-
ter spending some time with her
two sons, Clifford and Sherman
Bishop, in the city.
Mrs. Woodburn James has return
ed home from Philadelphia, where
she met her husband while his
steamer was at the dock Mr.. James
left on a voyage to South America
a few days ago.
Misses Daisey and Hilda Evans, of
New York, visited Miss Louise
Evans.
Mrs. Beauchamp and daughter,
Mary Ruth, of Fairmount, Md, were
guests of Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Bran
ford at the parsonage this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie West, of
Camden, N. j., are spending several
days at their summer home here;
also visiting relatives and friends.
John West. Jr., motors from his
place of business in Hazelton, Pa,
to his country home, where he
spends the weekend with his wife
and two daughters, Thelma and Sal
ly Jane.
Miss Olive West has been enter
tanning several friends at her sum-
mer home here. They are from
Philadelphia.
Mrs. James Lynch is spending the
week with her mother, Mrs Martha
Conoway. James Lynch, of East
Lansdowne, Pa, spent the weekend
here.
Mrs. George Hooker and baby
daughter. Joyce, is spending some
time this summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Murray.
Mrs. Beatrice Smith visited her
mother, Mrs. Posephine Roberts.
Miss Charlotte Hooker, of Phila-
delphia, remained here for stay
with her grandmother, Mrs. L. G..
Roberts.
Mrs. L. c. Roberts has moved to
the property next to Mrs. James M.
Evans, owned by the former West
sisters.
Miss Mae Richards is spending
her vacation with her sisters, Madge
and Dorothy Richards, and father,
James A. Richards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Davis and
granddaughter, Constance, of Phila-
delphia, were guests of his sister
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Maston, of
Galestown, Md, were guests of Mr..
an Mrs. Walter Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Davidson
are having several visitors from
Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1931-07-31

daughter spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bunting.
Mrs. Ida Layfield and children
are spending the week in Seaford
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. H. Hickman
spent their vacation at Wildwood,
Atlantic City and Cape May, N. j.,
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Daisey en-
tertained Frank Blanchard on Sun
day.
The M. E. Sunday school held it's
annual excursion and children's
treat Friday at Bethany Beach.
The Dagsboro ball club will play
Accomac, Va. on the home grounds.
Saturday, August 1st. This is a
league game and is expected to be
good one, as the first half of the
series is near, and all clubs are
beginning to tighten up. Dagsboro
will also play Ocean City on the
home ground next Tuesday, August
4th. This also will be a good game.
Come out and enjoy our new grand
stand. Plenty of parking space.
NJ. P. Church Notes
Glass meeting Wednesday even
ing at o'clock. The Ladies' AuXil-
iary will meet at the home of Mrs.
Lillian Hickman Friday evening,
July 81. We hope that all members
will be present.
The services Sunday was well at
tended both afternoon and evening,
there being 1S1 Sunday school schol-
ars and teachers present.
The sermon Sunday evening was
very interesting.
Rev. Archer will take for his sub
iect next Sunday evening these
words: "The Great White Throne
Judgment" To me that is a beau
tiful subject, when we think of that
great day it almost makes one shud-
Ter, but then we have pleasant
hought. We think of that loving
md merciful God that sits upon His
great white throne, the God that
las watched over us all these years
With outstretched arms, ready to
} ick us up when we fall by the
vayside. He knows our every |
hought. He will judge us accord |
ng to the deeds done in the body. |
lie will make no mistakes. He will |
udge us right. We should be glad |
md thankful that we don't have to
e judged by men of this old world.
jome out, it will do you good.
A welcome awaits you.
Milford chronicle., 1931-07-31
Il. H. HANSONNE
COMMANDER OF
AMERICAN LEGION
SeafOrd Man, By Two
Votes, Defeats Summers
For Vice President
REJECT JUNIOR PLAN
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CONTINUED from First PageJ
ior vice-commander After a long
debate, during which time it was
proposed to have three county COM
manders, the resolution was reject
ed. The basis for this action was
that it was out of order because an
amendment must be submitted at
least thirty days before the conven-
tion, with no changes in the lang
uage permissible in the intervening
period
The principal address during this
session was by John A. Elden, an
attorney of Cleveland, Commander
of the Department of Ohio. He
stressed Delaware's need for veter-
ans disqualification and promised
the support of the Ohio delegation
at the National Convention if neces-
sary. He touched on the veterans
bonus, recalling that the govern
ment returned the railroads to pri-
vate ownership and reimbursed them
to the extent of $1,000,000,000 and
also the munitions plants who re-
ceived $3,000,OOO,O00. Later, it was
realized, he stated, that the soldier
did something, and he was given an
insurance policy, with premium of
81 a day, subsequently, he was
awarded money, allotted half, and
compelled to pay exorbitant inter
est charges, two or three times what
was charged foreign governments
for loans.
Other speakers were Thomas
Dowd, of Philadelphia, attached to
the U. S. Veterans Bureau; Mrs.
William N. Cam, retiring president
of the Women's Auxiliary, Depart
ment of Delaware; Mrs. C. M. Dillon,
who gave report of the welfare
work done in the past year by the
auxiliary; Charles 1. Engard, Com
mander of the Department of Penn
sylvania; Congressman Robert G.
Houston; Charles Gebbard, of Tama-
qua, Pa, national committeeman
from the Department of Pennsyl-
vania; Rev. John Crosby, of Sea-
ford.
Talk Sons of LegiOnnaireS
Organization of Sons of Legion
naires as an additional auxiliary of
the American Legion was proposed
in letter to the Legion convention
by ]. Clark Samuel The letter was
reported by Col. Thomas w. Miller
and was read by Capt. John J. Du-
gan, the suggestion was received
with favorable interest. The pro-
posal will be discussed by the Leg
ion posts throughout the State.
At present daughters of Legion
naires are eligible to membership
in the Legion Auxiliary but there is
no provision for cooperation of
their sons. 1t is Mr.. Samuel's idea
that the Sons of Legionnaires be
affiliated with the Legion somewhat
as the Sons of Veterans functioned
with the G. A. R. following the
Civil War.
Mr.. Samuel is the son of DR..
Meredith L Samuel who was the
first State Commander of the Amer
lean Legion in Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1931-07-31
SHAWNEE

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Belts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Abbott and Mrs. Wal
ter Workman went touring last
Sunday to Gettysburg, Pa, and other
places of interest.
Mrs. Margaret Harris and daugh-
ters of LansdaIe, Pa, visited Miss
Anna Harris on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Prettyman
and Mrs. Emma Walls spent We'd
nesday in Wilmington.
Dorothy Isaacs of near Milton is
spending the week with her aunt,
Mrs. Millard Belts.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fitzer of OIL
ney, Pa, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierce Prettyman and mother.
Miss Hilda Calhoun is spending
two weeks with her sister, Mrs.
James c. Mayhem of Wilmington.
Mrs. Fred Davis visited her
daughter, Mrs. Causey Hall, on last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Stayton and
family spent Sunday with Charles
Deputy and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Philham of
Philadelphia are visiting F. L. Vib-
bert and family.
The Shawnee Sunday school will
hold it's annual picnic at Oak Or
chard on Tuesday, August 4. Want
all to meet at the church at nine
o'clock. All who desire to go and
have no way, please communicate
with the superintendent, R. J. Har-
ding, before that date. Please re-
the date, August 4.
Milford chronicle., 1931-07-31
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Miss Mae Morris and friends of
Bryn Mawyr, Pa, visited her bro
ther, VIM. Morris and sister, Miss
Eva, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Mcdowell of
Philadelphia were dinner guests of
the formers brother, Isaac McDow-
ell and family Sunday.
Apple picking has been the main
employment in this community for
the past three weeks. Prices are
very ordinary. The trees have been
heavily loaded so therefore the fruit
did not have much size. A few Will
liams Red are at present being pick
ed for market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Biddle and
Miss Byrle Russell of Wilmington
spent the weekend here with G. L.
Biddle and family.
Some of our folks spent Monday
claiming at Slaughter Beach.
The majority of the people in this
community are expecting to spend
a part of their spare time at the
Fair this week.
Alva Lloyd is reported on the
sick list.