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The Kusko times., 1931-12-26
DEPARTMENT OF THE INFERIOR
United States Land Office
 Fairbanks, Alaska, ConfonnhoR 17 1QS1

0NPSSAA0CA ASOAs
 Notice is hereby given that final proof testimony in homestead entry No. 02046 for the land embraced in U. s. Survey No. 1861 situate on the right bank of Kuskokwim river about l mile southeasterly from the town of McGrath. Alaska, in latitude 62' 57' 40" N., longitude 165' 3T w, whence U. s. L. M. No. 1861 bears s. 87' 14' w. 27.67 chains, has been given by William T. Vanderpool, en- tryman. and his witnesses, Richard Joseph McArthur and Charles Ed ward Smith, all of McGrath, Alaska, and is in the files of the local land office at Fairbanks, Alaska. An per- sons having adverse claims against this entry are required to file the same with the Register of the United States Land Office at Fairbanks, Alaska. within the period of publica- tion or 30 days thereafter or they will be barred by the provisions of
 ROBT. w. TAYLOR,
 Ex-ofhcio Register.
 First publication, November IA, 1881. Last publication. January 16. 1882.
The Kusko times., 1931-12-26

Harry Coulter, aged GO, resident of Alaska for 34 years, died at the Pio- neers Home at Sitka from heart at ta k a few days ago.
 He stampeded to the Klondike from California in 1898 and was in almost every stampede and in Alaska, going to Fairbanks, Nome, Iditarod, the Koyukuk and Marshall. He was ser- ge i5-at-arms of the Territorial house of epresentatives in 1929.
The Kusko times., 1931-12-26

In the Probate Court for Otter Fzs- cinct, Fourth Division.of Alaska. In the matter of the .Estatesof MaymA WNoten, deceased.
 No. I69.
 Notice of Hearing of Final Accosnt. Notice is hereby, given that the Ad- ministrator of the above estate has filed his final report in shhe Prpbate Court aAeve namsd and. tAttasafd re- port will 'bes sheayd esbefuEe titb1e asaid Probate Court for Otter 1reeinct, at Flat, Alaska, on Monday, sYYEks yr3oth day of November, fSSl, .Aj 23easa6ck p. m. of said day, at whl 2ht aissra4a place all persons interestedeMsyssap- pear and show cause, af sany ttAsy have, why said Tepont onldaMotse6e approved and confiru1n.
 IHOS. MSDARLAND,
 administrator. First publication --za, 1881.
The Kusko times., 1931-12-26

Jack Mcdonald, after an absence of about three weeks, during which he made trip to McGrath and Medfra, returned here last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-07

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Eight popular kinds all
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-07
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Printed Silk Crepes. 40 in. wide
'Darbrook" 4O-in. Printed Chiffon
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Chinese Silk Damask. .27in
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Floor.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
CORRESPONDENTS
Continued From Page Eight

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Turner and
son, Edward, and daughter, Miss
Helen Turner, have returned from
2 several days sojourn at Atlantic
City.
The HOmemakers' Club was very
pleasantly entertained Tuesday Of
last week by Mrs. Smith Of the
Commercial Apple Farm.
Mr. Anderson, the Rev q. Given
the Rev. Kerwin and Jefferson
Cooper attended a church meeting
at Elkton last Thursday
The w. 9. T. u. will meet this
Thursday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. N. T.. Remley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Coleman, ac-
conlpanied BY Mrs. n. L. Remley,
motored to Philadelphia last Sat
urday on a shopping trip.
Mrs. John Thompson has been
spending a few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Lewis Holloway, at
Prospect Park.
Mrs. John Foraker has returned
to her home near Wilmington af
ter spending a few weeks at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Loose.
Jean Moore of Wilmington, has
been spending few days with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Moore.
Quite a number of the members
of the L. T. L. motored to Seaford
last Thursday to attend the speak
ing contest. Miss Elizabeth Ann
Sampson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
C. r. Sampson, of this town, won
the gold medal.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
SUDLERSVILLE
Items of Personal and Social In
tereSt Cleaned About Town

Sudlersville, Oct. 13.-Mrs. Aus
ton Roberts, Scout Leader, took
the Pansy Patrol Of the Scouts
and the Brownies on a hike as far
as Duley's where they built camp
fire and cooked their lunch. After
lunch they studied the different
kinds Of tree leaves. They return
ed home late in the afternoon af-
ter one glorious day in the open.
Miss Ellen Esther Benton and
Edward Benton of New Castle,
spent a visit with their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. N. a. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Peters and
MIR. and Mrs. William II. Roe have
been visiting in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gillespie
and Mrs. Mamie Hillary have re-
turned home after being away on
a three week motor trip. While
away they visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Gillespie's son-in-law and daugh-
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14

on on May 26, 1908, that his sur
viving family moved from Smyrna
to make their home in Philadel-
phia. Ambrose Cameron went
with them. Several years ago he
moved to near Newark. Besides
his wife he is survived by one
brother, Frank B. Cameron of
Bradley Beach, N. j., and two sis
ters, Mrs. May Fields of New York
City, and Mrs. George r. Bicking
Of Atlantic City, n. J.
Benjamin ID. Coppage, Wilmington
Sudlersville, Md, Oct. Ben
jarnin d. Coppage, SO, a widely
known engineer and an inventor Of
note, who died suddenly at his
home, 24O2 Willard street, Will
mington, last week, was buried
Friday in the family lot in his old
home town at Sudlersville, Md.
Coppage, who was born and raised
at Sudlersville, Md, had been
resident of Wilmington for many
years. He was associated with
the Viscose Company Of Marcus
Hook as designing engineer at the
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14

time of his death. Mr.. Coppage
had enjoyed a long successful car
eer in his chosen profession of en-
gineering. Possessed of brilliant
and inventive twist of mind Mr..
Coppage exercised his faculties in
this direction with signal success.
He was widely known as the in
ventor of the criss-cross ball bear
ing and the "plastometer," an in
strument internationally used for
measuring the density of rubber
and officially recognized by the U.
S. Bureau of Standards, as the
leading instrument for that pur-
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14

ter, Rev. and Mrs. James Roe at
Sydney, Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly and family
who have been living in the Hart
property on North Church Street
for the past year, have moved to
their former home in North Caro-
lima. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cop
page and baby have moved into
this property made vacant by Mr..
Kelly.
Miss Gertrude Goodhand was
hostess to a number of guests over
the past weekend.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
GOLDSBORO BANK CLOSED
Institution Second to Be Affect
ed on Shore Last Week

Institution Second TO Be Affect
ed on Shore Last Week
The Goldsboro Bank of Colds
boro, Caroline county, Md, has
failed to open its doors since Tues
day morning Of last week pending
the arrival of State banking exam
liners. This, it was said, was due
to a moderate run on the bank
during the past two or three
weeks, and the impossibility of
liquidating funds enough to take
care of Withdrawals. The closing
of this bank followed closely the
closing of the Bank of Queenstown
a State depository at Queenstown,
making the second bank to be clos
ed on the Eastern Shore last week.
Many depositors of the Goldsboro
bank who had hoped that the
Greensboro Bank would take over
Goldsboro bank were keenly disap-
pointed when DR.. w. Winder
Goldsborough, president of the
Greensboro Bank, denied such re-
ports. officers of the Goldsboro
Bank are: President, j. Spencer
Lapham; cashier, J. Ross Bulin;
assistant cashier, Mrs. John Syl-
vester.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14

pose. During his career he was
granted numerous patents on boil
ers and paper manufacturing ma
chinery. Mr.. Coppage was a mem
Der of Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church and of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen. Surviving
him are his wife, Mrs. Elsie Barton
Coppage; a daughter, Miss May
belle Coppage, and two brothers,
George L. Coppage, 1000 Parkway,
and Edwin ]. Coppage, of Atlanta,
Georgia.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
it represents and the State of which it
is a part. 1t also gives the items of
Importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
ia the business medium not only for the
town it represents. but for the outlying
district Of which it is the center. EN-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic. &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charg-
ed for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale. For Rent,
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less. minimum
charge Of so cents per insertion. Public
Sale advertisements rs cents per inch
first insertion and so cents per inch for
each subsequent insertion. Locals and
Reading Notices. Is cents per line per
issue.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Bids will be received by The
Smyrna Town Council at the office
Of the President, Geo. r. Steven
son, until 1900 o'clock noon, Oc-
tober 10Th, 1881, for one u ton,
closed cab, pickup light delivery
type truck.
The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids.
SMYRNA TOWN COUNCIL.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Continued From Page One

Gil, Junior Order United American
Mechanics of which the deceased
was long a member. When Young
Cameron was in Smyrna he lived
with his parents on north Main
Street in the dwelling now occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r.
McCawley. It was in September
following the death Of Mr.. Gamer
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
REGISTERS ORDER
Registers Office
Kent County. Del. Octnha-

registers Office
Kent County, Del. October N 1881
Upon the Application Of EMMA u.
LAPHAM. Of Kent County and State of
Delaware. EXecutrix of ISAAC LUTHER
LAPHAM late of Kenton Hundred, in said
county, deceased, it is ordered and directed
by the Register that the Executrix afore-
said give notice of granting of Letters
Iestamentary upon the estate of the de-
ceased. with the date of granting thereof,
by causing advertisements to be posted
within forty days from the date of such
Letters in six of the most public places of
the county of Kent. requiring all persons
having demands against the estate to pre-
sent the same, or abide by an Act of As
sembly in such case made and provided :
and also cause the same to be inserted
within the same period in the Smyrna
Times, newspaper published in Smyrna,
Delaware. and to continue therein g weeks
Given under the hand and
Seal of Office of the Register
aforesaid, at Dover. in Kent
tSEAL) County aforesaid. the day and
year above written.
J. FRANK GRAHAM. Register
Notice is hereby given that letters Testa-
mentary were in due form of law granted
unto the undersigned. on September gath.
1881. and that all persons having claims
against the estate of the deceased must
Emma L. Lapham. on or before the oath
day of September. 1882. or abide the Act
of Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided.
EMMA L. LAPHAM,
EXecutrix of Isaac
Luther Lapham. deceased.
Clayton. Delaware.
Charles L. Harmonson.
Attorney for Executrix
15-17 Dover Green. Dover. Del.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
HOME LAUNDRY

I have opened a Home Laundry
at my home, 1O2 S. Main st. Will
call for and deliver. Your patron
age will be greatly appreciated.
Blankets and spreads given special
care. LEOTA A. DEAKyNE,
10-7 3t Phone 124 Snyrna
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
The Smyrna Times
SMYRNA, DELAWARE

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
r. d. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker, July 8.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
rusry 10. 1907
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
SHERIFFS SALE
OF VALUABLE
R T. "A IL IL S IL "A T. T.

BY virtue Of a writ Of Levari Facias ~
me directed will be exposed to sale by way
Of public vendue at the premises Of Ken
ton Canning Co.. in the Town Of Kenton.
Kenton Hundred. Kent County and State
of Delaware on
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
FOR RENT

Sunnyside farm, 200 acres, all
high land, within two miles of
Smyrna, Del. If possible, would
like wheat put in. Address
MRS. N. F. WILDS,
COG Edgevale Road, Roland Park,
10-7 2t Baltimore, Md.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14

Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Del
aware. as Second Class matter.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-14
FOR SALE OR FOR RENT

House, Union Street, 6 rooms
with modern conveniences. Posses
sion at once. Apply to
H. r. BODLEY,
Clayton, Del.
Phone 1S4 or 6S Smyrna 1O-7 It
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
WOMAN
 ARRIVES IN SEWARD
 ENROUTE ID INTERIOR

Mrs. Edward M. Riddle, prom inent in Philadelphia social circles, was an arrival on the SS Admiral Evans from Seattle today, having completed the ocean trip of her lone trek into Interior and Central Alaska on trip to study how white women have been transplanted to the frontier cabins from their sur roundings such as the suburbs of Philadelphia" and to gather first hand material for a book she Is to write on her experiences.
 While at Ketchikan, Mrs. Riddle said that she was not coming to the North country to study the native women as was announced as her original intention.
 While in Seward Mrs. Riddle is 8 guest at the Va Glider Hotel and she will entrain for the North on an outgoing train to the Interior where she will make her treks to scattered communities via the dog team.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
SENATORS FIGHT FOR RATIFICATION
 IF DEBT HOLIDAY
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE TO LAST SEVEN OR EIGHT
 MONTHS, THINKS

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. g. (P)-Under the heavy verbal bat teries of the embittered opposition the Senate supporters of the mora torium measure tried again to win through passive residence and hoped for ratification by tonight.
 Holiday plans are still up in the air and the Senators settled down to listen to a renewed attack on the debt suspension plan.
 The first appropriation bill ap- peared in the Senate with Presi-- dent Hoover's name on it. It was Q bill calling for an appropriation of $200, 100000 to permit veterans to resume making loans on their com pensation certificates.
 Indications were that the Senate Agriculture Committee will reject the Farm Board request to be paid for the 40,000,O ,O0O bushels of wheat that the Senators propose to give to the unemployed.
 Secretary. of State Henry Stimson expects that the World Arms Con ference at Geneva in February will last for seven or eight months. This was shown in his request for about $500,000 to defray expenses of the American delegation.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
LEGISLATION WILL LIMIT CAMPAIGN
 EXPENDITURES
CORPORATIONS BE FORBIDDEN MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS
 OFFICE SEEKERS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. P. &R9-Legislation to limit campaign expenditures of the President, Vice President and Congressional mem bers was introduced into Congress yesterday. The legislation also in cluded a clause which would for bid the practice of corporations to donate or contribute to a candi- dates campaign funds.
 According to the legislation intro duced, a seeker of the Presidency of the United States would be linn tied to spend $25O,O00 to conduct the campaign. A party would be limited to an expenditure of $500,- GOO in behalf of their Presidential nominee. Congressional members are also to have their campaign fund expenditures limited should the new legislation be put into force. Seekers of Senate seats would be limited to $50,00O and those for the House would be limited 10 $10,000.
 The proposed legislation would centralize responsibility for cam paign fund expenditures upon the office seeker himself or hls man ager and thus obviate much diffi- culty in Keeping expenditures straight.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
JAPAN WILL ATTACK CHINESE LESS THEY
 LEAVE: CHIN CH0W
BOMBING PLANES CONTINUE TO HARASS CHINESE
 PARTICULARS

TOKYO, Dec. 2. (FD -- If the Chinese do not withdraw from the Chin Chow area it is evident that the Japanese intend to launch an intensive offensive against the Chinese "irregulars" who are hold ing the area.
 The Japanese are converging to a triple attack on the Chinese bands in the area which already have been sent helter-Skelter by Japan ese bombing planes. One attack by the Japanese army, 1t is reported, will be made on group of Chinese irregulars to the north of Mukden. The Chinese there are said to mum Der 4,O00. A second attack will be made to the south of Mukden where an almost equal number of Chinese are and the third offensive will be launched against Chin Chow in gen. eral. The total number of Chinese irregulars is estimated by the Jap anese to number 25,00
 Neutral observers made predic- tionS that the Nippon troops would be in control of Chin Chow and area before the end of the week
 The Japanese troops advancing to the front have wrapped white cloth around their helmets as a safety precaution to keep from be- ing bombed by their own planes The Japanese flag has also been altered in that a bright rim has been added to 1t. The latter detail was made necessary when it was found that bands of Chinese "r- regulars" were using home made Japanese flags to cover themselves from being attacked by bombing airplanes of the Japanese.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
SCREEN STAR NARROWLY AvERTS BEING KILLED
 BY INTERNAL MACHINE

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. P. (P)-Mar- ian Davies, screen star, narrowly escaped serious injury and possible death when her butler intercepted a package containing an internal bomb machine which was to have been placed in the actress hands for opening. However, the butler, it appears, undertook to open the package but got wise to its con- tents before any damage resulted and he tossed the package away.
 Explosives experts, in describing the machne, said that 1t was ar ranged so that turning a key in the lock of the package would bring a number of match heads in contact with sandpaper and this in turn would set off the bomb. Had the butler turned the key, little bit more he might have suffered ser ious injuries.
 There was no clue as to who the sender could be or what could be the motive for the atrocious at tempt.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
COv. HARTLEY SAYS BE NO PAROLE FOR
 YOUTHFUL SLAYER
HERBERT NICOLLS BE GIVEN FULLEST CHANCE FOR
 LIFE

OLYMPIA, Dec. 9. (P)-A parole for Herbert NicoIs, boy slayer of Sheriff John Wormel of Asotin County, was denied despite the ef- forts of Father Flanagan, head of the Omaha Boys Home, to obtain custody of the boy and reform him was deplored by Governor Harley.
 Herbert Nicolls was robbing a gro cery store when Sheriff Wormell chanced to surprise the boy. The boy shot and killed the sheriff and was convicted by jury and sen- fenced to life imprisonment.
 Hartley's decision was made pub- lie in a letter replying to Elan agan's personal written appeals for removal of young Nicolls to the home. The letter is based on the results of an executive investigation of Flanagan's request.
 The request was denied primarily because Herbert, from testimony of well corborated experts" and his past record "as an incipient Hick- man and Is not safe to be at large
 Governor Hartley explained fur thermore, when he said that any action permitting the boy who was sentenced to life imprisonment to be removed from the State would be tantamount to giving him com plete release as there will be no legal obstacles to overcome and le- gal authority over the boy could not be vested to you or any other agency outside of the State by exe- cutive action"
 Hartley said in his letter and assured Father Flanagan that the State could guarantee Herbert the fullest opportunities of life.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
MT. F. R. Wadleigh, care Alaska Railroad, Anchorage, Alaska. My dear Mir. Wadleigh:


 It was with cynicism and lack of interest that I viewed your advent in the railway belt. It was not a personal feeling, but an attitude resulting from experience in the past, with fruitless results of many Investigations.
 I have been in Seward since the first rails were laid in 1904; rails laid with the one object of provid- ing the means to transport coal from the Central Alaska fields to a deep water harbor where the ships of the Pacific could come and get it.
 We settled here with high hopes of a quickly established coal busi- ness, with great bunkers kept busy night and day feeding our coal to the hungry ships of trade. But alas, twenty-1 wen years have rolled past and still not a sign of bunk CTS or other coal handling facil- ities is to be seen at this, the ter minus of a 500-mile railway, tap ping two immense coal fields.
 We have watched dozens of in- vestigators come and go. We have seen million dollar coal washing and other machinery erected, used a trifle and dismantled.
 We know that the three cities in the railroad belt use Alaska coal exclusively, every heating require ment being met by the different grades of coal coming from the great areas of the Matanuska and Healy fields.
 We have heard an endless song of boosting; of schemes to pro- vide tonnage for the railroad; of ways to stimulate commerce, etc, and yet never a start to provide the Missing Link in the coal moving chain that must be the basic power line of the railroads development, l.e. Coal Bunkers here at Seward.
 There are the mines; the coal loading machinery at the mines; the coal trains arriving regularly at tide water, and yet nine-tenths of the ships leaving Seward are empty, a condition mostly due to
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Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
LINDSEY CONVICTED OF
 SECOND DECREE MURDER

SEATTLE, Dec. 2. (P LII Everett Frank Lindsey was convicted of second degree murder for the slay- ing of his wife a number of months ago.
 Lindsey was convicted by jury consisting of men who returned the verdict on their fifth ballot and after three hours and Is minutes of deliberating.
 It is said that no appeal of the case will be made. Lindsey plead ed self defense.
 He faces a prison sentence of 10 years to life.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22

The concerted local cooperation during the last two months toward securing coal nkers in Seward has been further strengthened by Mayor D. c. Brownel author of the following letter F. R. Wadeigh, coal expert of the Department of Interior who spent several months here last summer compiling comprehensive report on Alaska coal and it's relative value commercial ad- lunct to the Alaska Railroad
 Mayor Browneps letter, as we'll as others from bus mess men of Seward Anchorage and elsewhere, is in cuded in Mr. Wadeighs report of his findings to Secre tary Wilbur ncidenty, it may be added that copies of this issue of The Gateway is being forwarded to prom nent Washington officials interested in creating larger tonnage and revenue for the Alaska Railroad.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22

The largest circulation of any newspaper In tha End. erd, 4th D,yisaoaS of
 Alaska
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
VICTORIA SAILS

SEATTLE, Dec. p. (P}-The SS Victoria sailed Sunday morning at g o'clock and carried 55 first class passengers and four steerage. There were six Seward passengers includ- ing Mrs. c. H. Schiffler and daugh- ter, William Sargent, c. E. Laneis- ter, M Koslosky, P. H. Crowley and four steerage.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22

On the Southbound trip of the SS Admiral Evans last voyage the vessel was forced to return to Ket- chikan because of the illness of Charles Miller, purser. He was rush. ed to the Ketchikan hospital and was operated on there for acute appendicitis, says the Ketchikan Chronicle.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
EXECUTE TO CALIFORNIA

FL PASO, Texas, Dec. 2. (F-The Tulane party, including 35 football players, left here at 7:45 last eve- ming enroute to California where they will play the niversity of South ern California on New Years Day.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-22
EVANS SOUTH THURSDAY

The SS Admiral Evans, of the P. s. 8. Co.,, in port today from the South and which departed early this morning for the West ward, will leave Seward Thursday morning at 10 o'clock for the South, according to the local office.