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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21

Second honors went to Chuck Klein, slugging outfelder of the Phiilies, and third place to Bill Terry, graceful, hard-hitting first basemen of the New York Giants.
 Choice of Eight
 The selection was made by a com mittee of eight baseball writ CTS representing each National league city. Each made a list of ten players. ranked in order of im- portance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21
TEX AS U.

Austin, Tex, Oct 21-,UP)-Ac- companied by the school band and many student rooters, 30 players of the University of Texas football team were en route east to-day to plny Harvard at Cambridge Satur- day. With a 31 to o victory over Missouri and to o win over Oklahoma to their credit, the Texans were confident they could whip the team that beat the Army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21
Former sFordhan1 Flash ,"
 Voted Most Valuable
 Player In National

New York October 21 (UP) The Baseball Writers Aso
 aon of Frankie Fs second baseman and field captain world champion St Louis Cardinals the most vau- able player the 1o3 National League announced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21

tAEtudy of the Bible in the public schools is being considered by a committee of the New Zealand Parliament.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02
The Portland Canal Mining District S~
 EXTENSIVELY MINERAL LIED AREA NORTH AMERICA

ton mainly pyrite, galena, chalco- pyrite. sphalerte. Principal values ill gold, silver, lead. Contents vary from low grade ores of S1.00 or less per ton to high grade occurrences of more than $500 per ton. Development 50 it. tunnel large amount open cutting, stripping.
 Hyder-5utte Group: Eight claims on Salmon River highway, 9 miles north of Hyder. Fully equipped with mine machinery Value of develop
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

West, crossed by intrusive porphyry dikes. Assays high gold values, with substantial silver-lead values.
 Hyder Monarch Gold Mining Co.,, Inc: Capitalization 300,000 shares common, par 10 cts. Six claims on east side Salmon valley adjacent to Riverside mine. Lies in granordiorite near con tact with Bear River series. Ore de- posits in Assure veins traversing granordiorite or following sheared zones in that formation. Mineraliza-
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

About 35,000 persons travel to Alas ka annually on the twenty-five steam CTS operated by five companies.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

One hundred and thirtytwo can neries are operating in Alaska.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

Department of Commerce figures show that Alaskans spend about three dollars to every dollar per capita spent in the States.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
PLANE CRASHES
! KILL 8, |NJURE
6 FL|ERS
Weekend Casualties Include
Pilot Attempting Altitude
3 Record for Light Ships

Airplane fatalities for the week
end in the Middle West rose to
nine today. and a checkup showed
that six persons had suffered
injuries in air mishaps.
Three persons were killed at
Harrisonville, Mo-, when a pleas
ure plane struck a tree and
crashed to the ground in flames.
Two met death at Chicago Sun
day, two were killed at Jones
boro, Ark. and one Succumbed to
injuries received in a Buffalo
crash.
Frederick Seller, 38, Newark. N.
T., was killed at South Bend when
trying to set a new altitude record
for light planes. In a plane weigh
ing 398 pounds, Seller, weighing
218, had assembled to 5000 feet
when the plane went into a series
Of spins.
Two Die in Canada
Two men were killed and one
badly injured in a crash at Lloyd
minister, Canada.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
BAPTIST YOUTH
TOLD To READ
NEWSPAPERS
Young Peoples Union Closes
Convention Here; Members
Pledge Selves to Gods Work

Five thousand young men and
women, from all parts of the
United States, who have been
attending the sessions of the
fortieth convention of the Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union of
America in Washington, were
urged to read the daily news
papers, the watchmen for Amer
ica." by DR.. Joseph Taylor at the
final session held last night at
the Washington Auditorium.
Only through constant contact
with the daily press, they we're
informed, could they keep in
touch with world conditions and
thus ''be able to pray intelli-
gently"
Pledge Lives To God
A majority OF the delegates,
after hearing exhortations from
the Rev. Joseph A. Cooper and
DR.. George w. Truett, signed
pledges dedicating their lives ito
the advancement of God rather
than for person II success"
The pledge cards were issued
by the Baptist Service League
and the exact number of those
signing them will be announced
from the Chicago headquarters
after they have been carefully
checked.
Candlelight Service
In signing the cards the dele
gates vowed:
II will not drift into life work,
but I will do my utmost by
prayer, investigation, meditation
and service to discover that form
and place of life work in which
1 can become of the largest use
to the Kingdom Of God. AS I
find it, I will prepare for it and
follow it under the leadership of
Jesus Christ. wheresoever it takes
me. cost what it may"
An impressive candlelight ser
vice was a feature of the conclud-
ing session.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
Trades HearSe Ride
For Flight in
Plane

CHEYBOYAN. Mich, July IL
0N.S.)-A brief sensation was
created here when a hearse,
with fire engine clearing the
way, sped to the local airport.
There two men alighted, to dash
to an airplane. and speed aloft
into the clouds.
The Cheyboyan natives were
puzzled until it was explained
that Major Floyd Evans, di-
rector of the Michigan State
Board Of AeronauticS, had bar
gained with Ceryle Kirnperly,
local undertaken, for q ride in
a hearse the price to be a ride
in the majors airplane.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
CiUit1nS to Meet
At Country Club

The second monthly country
club meeting of the Civitan Club
will be tomorrow at the Manor
Club. Golfing and swimming will
occupy the afternoon, with din
ner after $50. President William
Humphreys and others will make
convention reports.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13

G.N.S.) S.).-Three persons were
dead here today from Burns re-
ceived when an airplane crashed
into a tree and fell to the ground
in flames.
The victims are Irwin Vrooman,
pilot of the plane; Ershul
Thomas, "a, Harrisonville. and
George Colburn, II, Manhattan,
Kan, passengers.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
Two Veteran Pilots
Burn to Death

CHICAGO, July 13 G.N.SO.
Wreck of the plane that crashed
and burned with two pilots in the
flames was. so complete that it
was considered impossible today
to assign a cause for the tragedy,
although three investigations
were under way.
Chester r. Bales, 30, Kansas
City, plotting the new silver Lock
heed-Vega mOnOplane. and his
friend, William r.. Warren, 80, Of
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
Four Burned in Wreck
Of DirigibIe

KANSAS CITY, July 13 0N.S).
The storm jinx, that followed the
Mayflower, an airship Of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany, Akron. had caught up with
dt today, c. E. Brannigan, IS,
Akron. its captain, was critically
burned and three others of the
crew injured while the dirigible
itself was ruined.
The blimp was destroyed by
fire when it touched a high ten
sion wire while being buffeted in
D storm. It was thought that fuel
from broken gasoline tanks be-
came ignited from the lash of
the live wire. The big bag was
filled with non-inflammable gas.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13

San Antonio, pilot for the Cen
tury Airlines, were the two who
died as flames leaped high into
the air from the wing gasoline
tanks.
The big ship bored into the
ground, tail in air, so feet from
a street intersection.
HARRISONVTLLE, Mo-, July 13
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
HAS NO SPEAKEASIES

BEAVER, Pa. July 13.-The
influence of the church" is
given credit for absence of even
so much as a single speakeasy in
this town by DR.. Lewis L. Urling,
president of the council.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04

(1'he Smyrna Times has started
70 look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. half century
ago. We hope to make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
1t will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find il interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
HOW TO DRIVE YOUR AUTO
Delaware Safety Council Gives Ad-
vice For Driving on Highway

According to the statistics OBJ
tanned by the Delaware Safety
Council, Safety Sally" is correct
when she attributes 81 per cent of
fatal accidents to excessive speed,
driving on the wrong side of the
road and failure to grant the right
of way. In 1881 to date So people
have met unnecessary and untime-
ly deaths. OF this number, ten
were killed in Wilmington and 48
in rural Delaware. twenty-five
were passengers and thirty-three
pedestrians. This is one more
death than occurred during the
corresponding period of 1880.
Speed has long been one of the
major causes of auto accidents.
The exclamation "Step on it," was
first used by Sir Walter Raleigh
when he spread his cloak in the
mud for Queen Elizabeth. Little
did he realize that he was coming
phrase applicable to the automo-
I1l1G anu later Iue cause OF SO
many sad accidents. The most
difficult traffic problems occur at
street intersections. At an ordin-
ary four way intersection where no
turns are prohibited vehicles may
make sixteen different directional
movements. Two vehicles ap-
preaching an intersection from
different directions may attempt
any two of these movements. In
former days when vehicular speed
was slower and the volume of traf-
fic much less, the right of way at
street intersections was commonly
interpreted in simple terms to the
effect that the vehicle from the
righ has tn right of way. Some
drivers try and bluff the other fel-
low out of the right Of way Be
courteous to the other fellow
Don't try to bluff him out of the
right of way. He may be bluff
fer himself,
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
TO LIMIT WILD DUCK KILLING
Special Appeal Made to Spare the
Wild Ducks This Year

A special appeal to spare the
wild ducks this year was issued to
the thousands of hunters who took
up ortions in their blinds in most
of the Northern states last week
at the opening of the curtailed
shooting season, or were preparing
to do so later in the month, by
Paul G. Redington, chief of the
Biological Survey of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Charged with
the protection OF migratory game
birds, he asked that hunters spare
some of the ducks because of the
evidence that many species are
scarcer than ever before because
of the cumulative drought, drain
age and overshooting. He urged
hunters not to kill the daily limit
allowed by law. "By comparison
with former seasons the ducks on
their Southern trek will find great
tracts of waterless land" he said.
They will have to fly longer and
farther and will concentrate on
those areas-for these are compar-
atively few = that will furnish
needed rest and food. They will
be found in very considerable num-
bers on the water areas by gun
clubs, where they will be fed arti-
ficially if natural food is lacking.
In many instances such concentra-
tions will lead to the conclusion
erroneous, of course-that ducks
are everywhere as abundant as
ever. If there is a heavy kill of
ducks this year and if there is no
amelioration of drought conditions
next year the birds may be placed
in such a precarious situation" he
warned, ''as to endanger the future
of the sport of wildfowl hunting.
The verdict lies with the hunters
themselves. May that verdict be
one favorable to the birds in these
days of their great trouble"
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
ED WiLL|M HEADS PoMONA
GRANGE IN KENT COUNTY
HARRY C. JOHNSON, SMYRNA,
WAS ELECTED AS OVERSEER
Quarterly Session at Dover Nj. p.
Church; Invitation Extended TO
hold january Meeting in SMYRNA

The quarterly meeting of Kent
County Pomona Grange was held
at Dover Thursday in the Dover
M. P. Church with Master Ma
thaniel w. Taylor, of F'ruitland
Grange, presiding. After the re-
port of oranges an officers, the del
egates elected the following offic-
ers for the Kent County Pomona
for the next two years: Worthy
master, Ed Willim, Capital Grange,
Dover; overseer, H. C. johnson,
Smyrna Grange; lecturer, c. E.
Keyes, Harrington Grange; Chap
lain, Jeff Cooper, Rural Grange,
Cheswold; steward, Fred Cow,
Trophy Grange, FELTON,; assistant
steward, R. L. Nelson, ,Jr., Harring-
ton; treasurer, John Heyd, FELTON,;
secretary, H. e. Coverdale, Fruit
land Grange, Camden; gate keep
er, Darias Pyott, ,Fruitland Grange;
Pomona, Mrs. Ed William, Capital
Grange; Flora, Earla S. Mattiford,
Smyrna; Ceres, Mrs. Davidson,
Rural Grange; lady assistant stew
ard, Mrs. M. A. Frazier, Capital
Grange. The sports banner con-
test was presented to Capital
Grange, Dover, for the best exhi-
bition of sports put on at Harring-
ton last July 4. The lecturers hour
was taken up with an interesting
program including a solo by Mrs.
w. D. Burton, Dover; an address
on Banks and the Banking Situa-
ton" by Henry Ridgely, of Dover,
president of the Farmers Bank of
the State of Delaware; recitation
by Mrs. Lula Wilson, of Capital
Grange; recitation by Edgar T.
Heinold, of Smyrna; and solo by
H. c. Taylor Mrs. Robert Prob
inson, wife of the former Governor
of Delaware and at present master
of the State Grange of Delaware,
gave an interesting talk on Grange
work and what can be accomplish
ed further in grange work in Del
aware. An invitation was extend
ed to the Pomona Grange to hold
its January meeting in Smyrna
which was accepted.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
List Dover For Disarmament

Thirty-six cities have already ar
ranged to unite on Arnistice Day,
November II, in nationwide plans
for disarmament. DR. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president of the
Carnegie Endowment for Interna-
tional Peace has announced, in
cluding Dover, Del. The purpose
of the meetings as defined by DR..
Butler is ito present to American
public opinion the problems which
confront the coming disarmament
conference in February, 1882, and
to emphasize the extreme import
ance of that conference.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
WOMAN 7s, MAN rs, MARRIED
Joseph Gray Davis, Elizabeth G.
Bennett Principals in Ceremony

Miss Elizabeth c. Bennett 73
years old, and Joseph Gray Davis
prothonotary OF Sussex county. IS
years old, who a few days ago took
out a marriage license from Mag
istrate Edward v. Hendrickson. 81
years old, were married Friday ev-
ening. The ceremony was perform
ed at the home of the bride on
Second street, South Milford. in
the presence of a few relatives and
friends. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev Frank Hershon
pastor of the Avenue NJ. E. Church.
Following the ceremony the couple
went to the home of the bride
groom on Lakewood avenue, Mil
ford. Miss Bennett is a daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Rilev w.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Only One Pardon Application

But one application for pardon
for the November meeting has
been filed with the State Board of
Pardons at their meeting to be
held at Dover, November 5, it be-
ing that of Peter Uzzo sentenced
October IS, 1880, in the New Cas-
tie County Court of General Ses-
sions to five years Imprisonment
for manslaughter growing out of
an automobile accident.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
But Be Sur.

ITO love the sound of your own
voice." said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, as permissible IL you
are sure Of the wisdom Of what
you have trained 1t to speak,
Washington Star.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Secretarv ~

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|raatland ,as1,. who b. =. :
neafly a year ma. 3
Secretary Of sts,s. !
Tuesday Of last "a
the afternoon t5.,, "';t
current that be nv. :
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home bowa,,o. "aS s,
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illness h 6;d -sV'':';:
his duties pnt1 II,
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04

Bennett ,,,.r ~,
tion. Tba = Elose /,
prominent tstuqs
mat section for !. 'Dli'; I.
and two vs. I nle.
thonotaryy y'atS a aga "a
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The Washington times., 1931-11-14
SKELETON CLUE
POINTS To D. {.

PHILADELP HIA, Nov. IA.
Wrapped in a fur coat bearing
the label of an unidentified
Washington store, the skeleton
of a young woman was found
in a thickly wooded spot on the
2OO-acre estate of the Garret Will
hanson Lodge, two miles south of
Newton Square.
Examination of the skeleton
indicated the woman had been
dead about seven months. The
body was found by a hunter,
Roy Strickland, of Media.
Indications that the woman
may have committed suicide were
seen in the discovery Of a vial
about a third full Of a pink fluid
and a hypodermic needle. A
small silver pitch whistle such as
used by music teachers also was
found.
On one wrist the woman wore
watch. The movement was
numbered 25715096 and the case
172O750. The numerals B-66 and
1923 also were scratched on the
watch. These were thought to be
marks of a jeweler. A pocket
book containing a small sum of
money and keys also was found.
The Washington times., 1931-11-14
To MAKE
TEST FLIGHT

NEW YORK, Nov. IA QN.S0 e.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will
leave New York tomorrow for
Miami, where he will check out"
on the giant Pan-American Air
ways air liner, THE American
Clipper" in preparation for his
latest trail-blazing flight over the
Caribbean Sea to South America.
The check out" is one of the
company's requirements for its
pilots, who must prove they have
perfect feel" of any ship they
fly. Lindbergh has never flown
the giant SikorSky.
His test flight will be made
under tutelage of Basil Rowe,
chief seaplane pilot, who flew the
American clipper from Bridgeport
to Miami. Igor Sikorsky, designer
of the ship, will be a spectator.
The American Clipper will carry
33 passengers. 10 of them women,
and heavy batch of mail on the
trip.
The plane will take to the sky
shortly after dawn and will fly
south to Kingston. Jamaica. The
party will spend the night there.
A formal dinner has been ar
ranged in honor of the diStin-
guished pilot there.
The Washington times., 1931-11-14
TAGES GETS HINDU MONARCH
! TURN NOW SPEAKS HERE
international Photo

Speaking before the first of the
season lectures of the National
Geographic Society last night, the
Maharajah of Burdwan declared
that Indian independence is mot
now within the realms of posi-
bility."
Dominion status, too, he said,
is not feasible because of the
variety of races, religions and
customs of the more than 500
native states.
The Maharajah is a senior
Hindu noble of Bengal and a
delegate to the recent round-table
conference in London.
Moderates of India, according
to the Indian statesman, forsee
for their country a confederation
similar to that of Germany be-
fore the war, with the possibility
of member of the English royal
family acting as viceroy.
The dignitary was introduced
by DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor, presi-
dent of the National Geographic
Society.
The Washington times., 1931-11-14
SLAYER : CACHE
FOUND EMPT

William Owens. 71.year-old &C
cused slayer of 14-year-old Elsie
Louise Bryant. was near collapse
at District Jail yesterday when
advised the $15,300 he says he
had buried under his home was
gone.
The message was conveyed by
his brother, David Owens, Of the
Soldiers Home, and the accused
mans attorneys, Joseph D. Di
Leo and John P. Mullen.
David Owens accompanied the
attorneys to the house in Greater
Capitol Heights, Md, where the
Owens said the money was hid
den. They were armed with q
diagram given the brother by
the accused man.
Explaining the unsuc ceSsful
quest, which has been under way
for a week. Mr.. Di Leo said:
"In the exact spot on the
map where the money was sup
posed to be was a nicely
chiseIed hole. Just the size Of .
metal cash box"
Owens tainted Wednesday In
District Supreme Court when ar
raigned on a charge of first
degree murder.
The Washington times., 1931-11-14
Bushel of Wheat
Can Feed Family
For Weeks

CHICAGO, Nov. IA Q.N.S.).
One bushel of wheat, worth SO
cents at current prices, will
keep an average-sized family
for several weeks, experiments
conducted by DR.. Lloyd Arnold
in his efforts to find a cheap
one-food balance diet, dis
closed today.
No other food is required for
balanced ration, according to
DR.. Aronld. He is not ready to
disclose his complete findings,
but he believes that under his
plan one bushel of wheat will
keep a family nearly a month.
DR.. Arnold is professor of bac-
teriology at the University of
Illinois.
The Washington times., 1931-11-14

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Nov. Ia
G.N.S0 The prosecutions case
concluded, Alexander Pantages'
attorneys today we're completing
plans for the millionaire theater
owners defense in his second trial
for an alleged attack on Eunice
Pringle, a dancer.
At least Is witnesses, including
Miss Pringle's playwright friend,
Nicholas Dunaev, will be called
by the defense, the Pantages at
torneys indicated.
The defense has been denied
the right to introduce testimony
regarding the $1,000,000 damage
suit fed by Miss Pringle against
PantageS.
The young dancer-schoolgirl re-
appeared on the witness stand
yesterday as the prosecution
brought it's case to a close. She
denied she had attempted to
blackmail PantageS.
The Washington times., 1931-11-14
NAVY PROGRAM
WATTS RATIOS
international Photo

The United States Navy is de-
pending upon the system of rota-
ton of ships, rather than con-
struction. to keep the Navy at
maximum strength pending a
definite settlement Of the ques-
ton of relative world strength.
Admiral William V. Pratt, chief
of naval operations, admitted that
the Administration places such
hope in eventual world agree
ment on limited ornaments that
it considers a general naval con-
struction program at this time
would be largely a waste of
money. Said he:
What 1 want to find is the
eventual strength at which the
fleet will be fixed, and then
build steadily up to it,"
The Washington times., 1931-11-14
AUTO|ST FACES
8 CHARGES

Facing charges Of driving
while drunk. leaving after col
liding and driving without a per
NIT. John C. Posey, Clinton, Md,
today was held on bonds totaling
5000 after he had pleaded not
guilty before Police Court Judge
Gus A. Schuldt.
Posey was arrested after an
accident at First and B Streets
Southwest, in which his car col
lided with that of Wade Embrey,
1912 G st. S. E. He first de.
manded a jury trial but later
withdrew this plea and the case
was set for November 20, before
Judge Schuldt.
According to Policeman w. P.
Ais, of the Fourth precinct, who
arrested Posey, Embrey's mother,
Mrs. Fannie Embrey, was injured
when she was thrown from her
sons car by the impact.