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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20
SEPPALA IS SECOND MAN
 IN DOC RACE

QUEBEC, Feb. 20.-Emil St. God dard yesterday won the first lap of the forty and three-fifths mile Eastern Canada Dog Derby in three hours forty-seven minutes and forty seconds.
 Leonhard Seppala, of Nome, Alas ka, finished second in four hours two minutes and fifty seconds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20
NAMED
 TO LEAD TEAM

BERKELEY, Cal, Feb. 20-The girls look twice when the captain of the University of California walks across the campus.
 That is if they want to sec all of him" Because the captain is not one boy, but set of twins.
 The team decided that one of the Noble boys deserved the cap- taincy, but they couldn't be told apart. So both were elected.
 The brothers are practically idcn- tical both physically and facially. Elmer Noble is five feet eight inches tall, while Glenn is half an inch shorter; Elmer weighs 1858 pounds. Glenn 1855 In their gymnastic work they enter the same events.
 The boys, whose home is Seoul, Korea, are g years old.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20
bUNN HEARN
 IS TO TEACH
 SALEM TEAM
One Time Tutor of King Is to Be Baseball
 Instructor

WINSTON SALEM, N. c, Feb. 20.-The man who taught King George V. of England to throw a baseball will try to teach the 1881 edition of the Winston Salem Twins of the Piedmont league, to play ball.
 He is Bum Hearn, native of Chapel Hill, former big leaguer and for several years past a colorful figure in bush league baseball. Hearn will become co-owner and manager of the Twins. He is not unknown here, for he performed with the Twins in 1928, and for the past two years has been in the New rk-Pennsylvania league.
 It was back in 1914 that the British monarch got his pointers from Hearn of the great American pastime, when the latter was a member of John McGraw's world travelling Giants.
 Bum wasn't a real big leaguer then, although he had been in the National league couple of sea- lsons He had been purchased by the Giants from Toronto after the close of the 1881 season but was selected and called by McGraw for the trip abroad.
 The Giants were playing an ex- hibition in London in 1914 before Ian audience of 600O0 cricket fans, and King George was among them The king was interested in the game and asked how the pitcher
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20
CONCER WINS
 OVER KELLER
 CHAMP RACE

NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 20.-Paul Keller, 800 m tier champion of France, was last night defeated by Ray Conger, American champion miller, in the 1000 meter race of the New Jersey Amateur Champion ships. The Frenchman appeared to be winner 50 yards from the fin ish but Conger crept up and passed him. Conger's time was two min utes, thirty-three and one-fifth sec ondS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20

ELEC-E7CA!. WORK Call Schombel. Telephone 4502.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20

Daily Empire war. Ads Pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20
HERE IS NEW
 BROTHER ACT
----ByPap.

CLEVELAND, Tenn, Feb. 20.- Six Galloway brothers are foot ball lettermen at Bradley college.
 Two of them, Gene and Hugh, have been captains of the Bradley eleven, Gene in 1925 and Hugh in 1929.
 Gene and Frank were centers, Ed and Hugh were ends and Luke and Lloyd were backs. Hugh, Frank and Lloyd were on the Bradley squad in one year, 1929.
 Three have finished school and Frank will be graduated this year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20
Ladies From Missouri

old cookbook the "Uuseful Compedium of Household Hints"
 muslin for filling rub small section vigorously be- the forengers and arhy substance that breaks fbers
 buying kind samples all patterns and soak
 in allwoop abrcpu the threads apart and apply lighted match,' etc..
 old shop ping knew them all by and descended Bgg linen draper with defiance in eye Her le ened forenger shot pou under poed length sheet ing dshtowelng She took nobodys word for nyting
 But how differently you approach yardgood purchase today the sevage label the end of the bolt
 guaranteeing that also suggests method of washing These your saeysgnals buying. To the questions twill Wash? this woo? pure sk? the saeswoman of of fabric name ilar through advertising doubts dspeled
 Yes still look before leap but today that READ BEFORE YOU SHOP!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20

The Atlanta Professional Golfers association has announced plans for forming pro-amateur golf league.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20
VANCOUVER BEATS
 PORTLAND, HOCKEY

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 20.- In a regular scheduled game in the Coast Hockey League, Vancou- yer defeated the Portland team by a score of to ?.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20

Hard times for business usually means good times for baseball, Ban Johnson, former head of the Am erican league, said at Hot Springs, Ark.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20

held the ball for delivery to the batter. Hearn was designated to show his majesty how it was done.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20
Sport ,S1antS
 ALM10ouD

The one thing that seems certain about Gene Tunneys future is that he will not fight again There never yet has been a worlds heavy weight title fight staged on the sands of the Asiatic deserts.
 When Gene sailed with Mrs. Tun- ney aboard an Italian liner a few days ago he talked freely but negatively concerning his plans. There were some things he said he wasn't going to do:
 He was not going to visit George Bernard Shaw in England.
 He was not taking Mrs. Tunney to Italy for second honeymoon.
 He was not bound for Asia with a scientific expedition.
 He was merely going abroad and he had no plans.
 As soon as the liner was well out to sea, bound for Naples, the mag azine Time" had this wee para graph buried among the adver- tisements:
 Major James J, Tunney has ob- tained three years leave of ab- sence from the Connecticut Naval Militia and has sailed for Syria to join a scientific tractor cara van expedition organized by Vice. President Georges Haardt of the Citroen corporation to follow the route of Marco Polo across Syria, Irak, Persia, Afghanistan, Tibet and China. Mrs. Tunney planned to accompany him as far as Beirut, Syria. Governor Wilbur Lucius Uncle Toby" Cross, of Connecticut, who recently majored Tunney for his staff, expressed regrets"
 Jack Dempsey and Jack Sharkey, who have been tossing verbal brick bats at each other because maga- zine printed story the Old Man Mauler never read belittling Shar- key, might have staged their recon ciliation face to face, but for the prudence of a hotel clerk
 Sharkey came to town to second Ernie Schaaf in bout with Jim Braddock at Madison Square Gar den and learned that Dempsey was recovering at a hospital from an infected finger. Full of sympathy the sailor headed for the hospital to register his regrets but Demp- sey had moved out to his hotel. 1 Still anxious to see the former champion and condole with him Sharkey marched to the hotel sidled up to the room clerk, and gruffly asked for MT. Dempsey.
 The clery had been reading of the l Dempsey-Sharkey feud and he recognized the Boston tar. He thought fast. No one was going to bust down the hotel right over his head. There'd be no second bat tie of the Yankee stadium with his masters furniture.
 There is no MT. Dempsey here, l he insisted. 4'I never heard of the gentleman"
 That's why they had to make up 1 by telephone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20

John Campbell, outstanding Ala bama halfback, has signed as back
 field coach at the University of
 Kentucky.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-20

Old papers at the Empire office.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11
WARWICK

Horace Mumford who works for
the Swans Creek Apple Farm was
hurt Friday night in a collision
with another car, on the Millsboro
dam, that was parked there without
any lights.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Short. Jr., and
son James and Harry Daisey attend
ed the Adult Bible Class Rally
which was held at Georgetown on
Sunday.
Miss Thelma Thomas and friend
of Philadelphia called on relatives
in this vicinity on Saturday.
Little Marguerite Short has been
very i'll, but is better at this writ
ing.
Several from this vicinity attend
ed the P. T. A. at MillsborO on
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linford Mitchell and
little daughter Betty of Phillips Hill
were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. NJ. Short, Jr.
Ralph Johnson of Harbeson was
a recent caller here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green MumfOrd and
daughter Marguerite of Phillips
Hill spent Monday with friends
here.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11
ST. GEORGES

On Sunday morning, December
Goth, the members of the Childrens
Division will present a program be-
fore the entire school on the theme,
"The Coming of the Christ Child. -
The program will have three parts !:
His Coming FOretold,. the Birthday
of the King, the alteration of the
Shepherds and Wise Men, and will
consists of hymns, stories and read
ings.
In the evening of the same day,
the young people are sponsoring Il
special Christmas program, in which
a number of famous pictures of the
Nativity will be shown and inter
preted. There will be special music
in connection with the program, and
the public is cordially invited to at
tend
The young people are having their
Christmas party on Wednesday eve
ming, the 10th, at the church. This
will be a "Kid Costume Party" and
each member of the TuXis Depart
ment is requested to bring an in
expensive gift as the fee for admis-
sion. These gifts will be distributed
to needy children or sent to a chill
dren's home or children's ward in
some hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11
DRAWBRIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kitchens anC
daughter Martha spent Sunday with
Eli Moore and family.
Rodell Card and Samuel Locker
man attended the sale of the late
Willard c. Todd at WillistOn, Md.
on Wednesday last. They spent a
part of the day with r. B. Zacharias
and sisters and Thomas LOckerman
of near Greensboro, Md.
James Moore spent the weekend
in Milford.
Mrs. c. A. Davidson and son, Uh-
land, spent Sunday with friends in
fredericksburg, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reed enter
tanned relatives from Lewes over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Campbell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Manship and
Miss Villa Hastings entertained
Harrison Hastings over the week.
end.
Rodell Card spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Legates and
family of near COOlspring.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Mitchell of
Lewes, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas o. Nit
chell and Mrs. l.. l.. Lockerman and
children spent Tuesday last with
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11

wood is engaging the attention OF
farmers in this section. These are
neishbofhood affairs and big din
ners of chicken pOt-pie and other
tiXin's are served in abundance at
each farmhouse. The saw rig moves
from farm to farm and is followed
by the neighbors until it leaves the
section. These dinners are prepared
by the wives of the farmers who are
| busy inside the house as the men
folks are busily engaged in cutting
the trees in suitable lengths for the
stove.
Rev. Philip Cook breaches Here
The Rt. Rev. Philip Cook of the
! P. L. Diocese, gave a talk in st.
Johns Baptist P. E. Church, Milton,
on the subject of What the Church
is Doing" He was introduced by
Rev. Joseph c. Wood, rector of the
! church.
Girls Band BEING Organized
A girls band is being organized
by Prof. Shuster, teacher of music
in the public school. A bake was
held on Saturday to procure funds
for equipment. Prof Shuster is also
training a young peoples choir in
the NJ. E. Church, which will serve
as a junior choir at the church SER
vices on Sundays. Rehearsals are
being held each Thursday evening
in the Sunday school room.
The w. G. r. U. held a very sue
cessful bake in the old Sussex Trust |
building on Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Rey- |
nolds NJ. P. Church met at the home |
of Mrs. Elizabeth Jefferson, ON
Chestnut street, last Thursday ev-
ening.
Holly Making
Makers of holly wreaths and other |
Christmas evergreen decorations be-
gan work this week and many farm
homes are the scene of busy activi-
ty nightly as the women members
of the families wrap the holly into
wreaths and rOping gathered by dad
and the boys during the day from
the woodslOt. Several thousand dol
lars will be paid out by local deal
ers for this labor which will be used
in the purchase of warm clothes for
each member of the family and the
purchase of Christmas gifts.
Muslrat Trapping
Owners and renters of marsh
lands are setting traps for the cap
ture of the valuable fur bearing
muskrats. Despite the thousands
trapped each winter from the mar
shes in BrOadkiln and Prime Hook
Necks these animals continue to
at a rapid rate, affording
much money to trappers at a time
when farm and other outdoor work
is over. The owner of a muskrat
marsh has a valuable piece of prop
erty upon which very little, if any
taxes, are paid, and from which is
gathered more ready cash than
from many crops grown on high
lands of the same tracts.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11
BLANCHARD'S STATION

E. l.. KratZ spent last week hunt
ing deer in Pennsylvania and was
QQuite successful.
Mr. and Mrs. f. Fl. Zott and son,
Mr. and Mrs. George Zott and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Zott and fam
lily, were guests at Il turkey dinner
dinner on Sunday given by Mr.. and
Mrs. e. NJ. Cahall, of Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Rust and
daughter spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs Willis Rust near
Pennington.
Miss Beva Zott and Miss Alice
Orendorf spent the weekend in
Bellville, Pa, as guests of one of
our Greenwood teachers, Prof. Fay
Grassmyere, whose home is there.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bowman have
returned home during the past week
after spending about four months
here with their nephew and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Il. l.. KratZ.
Our farmers are now very busy
butchering their porkes 70 the COM
ing year.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Moore of near
GumbOrO.
Services 1T Zion NJ. +. Church on
Sunday, December 13, at follows:
Sunday school 2 p. m. Raymond
Lank, superintendent; class service
3 p. m, Reed Leverage, class leader.
Epworth League services 1880 p. m.
Hiram Outten, president.
Prayer services at the church
each Thursday evening. Speeches
for the Christmas entertainment
were given out to all the children
who wish to take a part who were
present on Thursday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11
ROXANA

We are having real winter wea-
ther.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Johnson called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Tingle on
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Tingle were also callers
in the evening.
Mrs. Zacl1 Wells of Wilmington
and Miss Odetta Lynch of Bayard
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Orlando Derrickson and
daughter Christine.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Derrick
son entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11

McCabe and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry McCabe and family to din
ner Sunday.
COrdy Murray was taken to the
Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Tuesday.
We wish him a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Russell Wilgus is still ill at
this writing. We trust she may soon
be able to leave her bed room and
be able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar T. West,
daughter, Althea and her boy friend
of COllingsdale, Pa, spent Sunday
with Mr.. Vests mother, Mrs. Belle
West.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11

Miss Hilda Bennett and friend
from Wilmington visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cove Bennett ON
Sunday.
Mrs. o. w. Wilgus is spending
this week in Philadelphia.
Rev. and Mrs. McCorkle attended
the preachers meeting at Crisfeld,
Md, Monday. They were accompan-
led home by Rev. and Mrs. Romans
from Smith Island. They are spen-
ding a part fthis week at the par
sOnage.
A little kerosene in clear water
helps in window washing.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11

Put up storm door now.
Smyrna times., 1931-03-04
Short Short Story, but
Neatly Pointed Moral

A certain king sent to another
king, saying. Send me blue pig
with a black tail. or else The
other replied, Il have not got one,
and if l had" For these words
they went to war After many men
had been killed they wished for
peace. But before peace could be
got they had to explain the words
they had used. what did you
mean." asked the second king of
the first. by saying to me, Send
me a blue pig with black tail. or
else" Why" said the other,
Il meant a blue pig with black
tail, or else some other color. But
what did you mean by saying. i
have not got one. and if | had
"That if | had one. | should have
sent it, Both kings We're pleased.
and peace was made Many quar-
rels are pretty nearly as foolish as
the war about the blue pig with
the black tail.-Montreal Family
Herald.
Smyrna times., 1931-03-04

an Educated Man." DR.. Robert
MacGowan, Pittsburgh, Pa. 11.00
to Sectional Meetings
mary Reading, Pennell and Cusack
"Art in One-Teacher Schools, :"
Rachel w. Taylor; Teaching Of
Common anu Decimel Fractions" +"
Lester A. Judy; Elementary Sci
ence," +. w. Mick; Progress Unit
in Educational Development ]. G.
Messner. Time will be allowed for
general discussion of all topics.
1915 to 1.45-Banquet at Peoples
Church. Return to High School
Auditorium. 1.50 to -Massed
Band FELTON,, Dover and Smyrna
Schools. 2.10 to 2.25-Business
Session. 2.25 to Address,
Promise of Tomorrow" Rev. Rob
ert MacGowan. $40 Round Table
All music under direction of John
w. MacFaddin.
Smyrna times., 1931-03-04
Neither Lion Nor Tiger
Are Forest Denizens

It is commonly but enormously
believed that lions dwell in great
forests and jungles. and they are
frequently so represented in con-
ventional drawings and pictures.
These animals, however. are not ma
tives of the forest and jungle.
They live chiefly in rocky places,
on sandy plains where there are
thorn thickets, and in the tall
grasses and reeds along the banks
Of rivers. The lion is found in both
Africa and Asia. while the tiger is
exclusively Asiatic. Tigers have a
wide range in Asia. being found in
almost all suitable parts Of the con-
tinent and on the islands Of Su-
matra, Java and Bali. Unlike the
lion, the tiger is frequently found
III forests, although it prefers
grassy plains or swamps. Lions
and tigers sometimes interbreed
In 1924 the Maharaiah Jam Sahib
presented the Geological Society of
London, with a ''tigon," or tiger
lion hybrid. which had been bred
at Newanagar, India.-Pathfinder
Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1931-03-04
Eagle Brooks No Rival

The American bald-headed eagle
is still master of the air. His su-
premacv again was established the
other day near Craws Range, Mont,
in a battle against a kite which.
soaring 1000 feet in the air. had
invaded his realm. Angered over
the trespass. the great bird at
tackled. Down il shot like a plum
met. talons first. 1t ripped the kite
to shreds and as the man-made
plaything fiuttered slowly to earth
the king of birds circled slowly and
triumphantly over the scene of his
latest victory.
Smyrna times., 1931-03-04
Scottish Religious Shrine

Iona stands first in its religious
significance among the islands of
Scotland. for Scotland's destiny is
linked with it. and it has stirred
the imagination and rapture of
poets, literateurs and religious zeal
OTIS of many generations. Here the
saint COLUMBIA founded in J63 the
monastery which for a century
and half was the national church
of Scotland and from which the
emissaries of the Christian faith
penetrated into the mainland. The
existing monastic buildings are of
later date than Columba's time, but
they are linked with the beginning
Of Christianity in Scotland and are
an object of veneration to countless
pilgrims.
Smyrna times., 1931-03-04
American Library in France

The American library in Paris is
at 10 Rue L'Elysee. The library
was founded in 1918 by the Amer
lean Library association in connec-
tion with war work. In 1920 the
book collections and library equip
ment. together with $4,000 toward
an endowment fund, were present
ed by the A. l.. A. TO a society
formed to make the library per-
manent institution. The greater
part of the library's income is from
the endowment fund. three-year
grant by the Rockefeller founda-
tion, and special gifts from patrons
and life members.
Smyrna times., 1931-03-04
Simple Matter Decided
Bostonian's Alma Mater

The late Sherman Whipple, one
of Boston's best known lawyers
and famous characters, was unique
among his colleagues. owing to
the fact that he went through
Yale instead of Harvard. 1t was
almost sacrilege and proved de-
cfded drawback at the beginning
of his career. This is no slam at
Yale, but merely states the fact
that in the eyes of Bostonians, a
local boy who went there instead
of to Harvard has committed so
cial error.
OF course, Whipple had intended
to 90 to Harvard, but as expense
had to be considered, his prudent
mother wrote TO both Harvard and
Yale asking them to send cata-
lOgues.
Yale promptly sent a catalogue.
Harvard replied that one would be
sent on receipt of 90 cents.
So Sherman Whipple went TO
Yale.-Los Angeles Times.
Smyrna times., 1931-03-04

In this day of modern kitchens,
when architects are giving as much
thought to the kitchen as any other
part of the house, comes the home
without a kitchen. The tower
apartments in the new S40,OO0,OOO
Waldorf-Astoria, New York City,
citadel of the gracious art of mod
ern living, are without kitchens.
Every conceivable convenience
for human comfort and ENJOYMENT
are Incorporated into these magnlh-
cent suites for discriminating fam
lilies who prefer the plea Of
private home without is q !san-
tapes. All meals viii E 'vca
from the many kitchens IN 81. no.el
below, where they VIII % p' pared
Smyrna times., 1931-03-04
..REALo WASHINGTON LOST
TrumbuIPs Painting of Washing
ton, From Memory, Not Favored

The man who enjoyed real and
big opportunities to paint Washing
ton was Colonel Trumbull, his aide
de-camp and closest observer,
writes Helen Alpert-Levin in the
Baltimore Sun. Seriously mindful
of Washington's demeanor on the
field, on horseback, in society, in
barracks, Trumbull painted head
of Washington from memory. In
the autumn of 1889, upon his re-
turn from Europe, he began
sketches of the chiefs and states
men of the revolution; these were
later embodied in the pictures
adorning the rotunda of the Cap
itOl at Washington.
Trumbull's best and most spirit
ed portrait is dated 1892. 1t was
his aim to portray Washington S
full military character at its most
sublime moment, the evening pre-
yious to the battle at Trenton, when
through Washington's mind there
flashed like blazing lights the yari-
Gus details of his position; the vast
superiority of the British; the i'm
possibility of recrossing the Della
ware or of retreating down the
river; the daring solution.
Trumbull unfolded the plan for
the painting to Washington, where
upon Washington looked the
scene" with all its desperate chance,
wild hope, hazardous determination.
Tho porfraif was eYpcufed and
copied numerous times. But it was
not calm and peaceful enough for
popular sentiment. Reluctantly.
then, Trumbull asked Washington
to sit for another with his every
day face.