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HARTLY
Items of Personal and Social In.
terest Cleaned About Town

tereSt Cleaned About TOWn
Hartly, Nov. 3Mr. and Mrs
Charles Phillips and son Denney
were the guests of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Berry, of Wyoming
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Danes has
been entertaining her mother, Mrs
Mifflin Todd, of Lebanon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schweitzer,
Jr., and Mrs. Ed. Dahn have re-
turned home after visiting rela-
tives in Parson, Kingston and Nan
ticoke, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Media an
nounce the coming marriage of
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04

around TowDss,, II
poultrymen ar e vi j
into a vigil oaas2g,t
arming themselr,.s. III
shoot the fri t'sS Fl
seen around ~ llg
ers are talk;aa Ign hi
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culprit is nm. lug 81
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were given a in.
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highways. -'S! 1
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with a number :. 4
usual mummers g.s.
things lively. :
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day.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
"SUGAR DADDY" IN DUTCH
Loans Of 'Boop a Doop'
Girl to. Posner
Investigated

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Bank
ruptcy Referee Peter B. Olney,
jr., reporting on the. financial
collapse of the Bond Dress Com
pany, operated by Murray Pos.
ner and his partner, Jack Eisen,
branded the men as falsifiers of
their assets, and is trying to fig
ure out what part Helen CBoop-a-
doop) Kane played in their bust
ness and it's downfall.
A little matter of $37, 900. re-
layed from Helen to Posner, then
to Eisen, repaid later by part
nerShip checks, must be straight
ened out. Some 100000 uncer.
tain expenditures in 1880 must
be cleared up. and Helen's aid is
sought here, too.
The referee insists that Pos
ner, the boy friend of the win
some Helen, concealed some as
sists and has given him five days
to produce his accounts.
Helen says the money PoSner
gave her was to repay a loan.
Whether it was an individual
loan to Posner or a partnership
affair, or what it was, is the
question facing the referee.
Meanwhile Helen smiles.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
DEMAND JOBS,
VETS URGED

Assured by Claude e. Babcock,
national commander Of the Dis
abled Veterans Of the World
War, that men with physical dis
abilities due to the war have
better chances of getting em.
ployment with the Government
today than at any time since the
armistice, veterans who attended
a meeting at the District Build
ing last night voted to hold
monthly meetings to discuss
problems of unemployment.
Mr.. Babcock said that the
D. A. V. should endeavor to
bring pressure to bear on the
Civil Service Commission, the
Labor Department and other
Government agencies to facili-
tate employment Of disabled
veterans.
Babcock. who is assistant Sec
retary to the Civil Service Com
mission, said that the next an
nual report of this division will
show the number of disabled
men eligible for employment,
adding that it is probable that
most of these men would be
given jobs.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03

STEELE-WELLS NUPTIALS
ATLANTA, Sept. 8. - Miss
Martha Steele, daughter Of the
late Representative Leslie j..
Steele, has become the bride of
Samuel A. Wells.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
INQUIRY SCANS
PLANE CRASH

Department of Commerce Off.
cials are today inquiring into yes
terday's crash of an air trans
port ship at Logan Field, Balti.
more. The Maryland State Avia.
tion Commission and the Luding-
ton Lines are holding similar in.
vestigations. Since there was no
fatality, and since it appears
there was no negligence on the
part of the pilot, Earl Smith, the
three inquiries are expected to be
essentially routine.
Smith has a cut forehead and
right arm, and his back is
strained. He had brought three
passengers from Newark, N. j..
and at Logan Field had them
get out while he tested the plane
whose motors were missing. He
tried to rise from the field but
struck a house and wrecked the
ship.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
PERRY HOWARD
CUSTER SEEN

The ousting of Perry W. How
ard, National Republican Commit
teeman from Mississippi, was ad-
vocated in colored political circles
here today.
Howard for the last decade has
been making his home in this
city and it is on this issue that
prominent political leaders of the
Delta State are basing their OBJ
jectiOnS. The citizens down there
feel that he knows little about
their problems.
Howard's activities during the
last three presidential campaigns
are an object of adverse discus
sion and much is being said also
because he has obtained no pa
tronage from the Hoover regime.
Howard came here from MisSis-
sippi as special assistant to the
Attorney General. Three years
ago he left the Department and
since has been practicing law
here.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
alexandria KiLUdnis
Hears Ex-senator

Former State Senator Floyd w.
King, of the Virginia Public Ser
vice Company. was guest speaker
at the weekly luncheon of the
Alexandria Kiwanis Club at the
George Mason Hotel. Alexandria,
Va, today. George E. Warfield
and John c. Graham were in
charge of the program.
A change in the bylaws which
would permit the club to extend
its membership into Fairfax and
Prince William counties was to
be considered.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Committees Named
By Catholic Women

Committees on arrangements for
the eleventh annual convention of
the National Council Of Catholic
Women at the Mayflower Hotel,
october Al, we're appointed last
night, Mrs. Mary G. Hawks, ma
tional president, presided. Mem
bers are Mrs. James F. Hartnett,
Mrs. Mary Burke, Mrs. Alice
O'Connor, Mrs. Daniel Dunning,
Miss Mildred C. Merrick, Mrs.
Mary C. Clements, Mrs. Rather.
inc Lynn, Mrs. Maud M. Ander-
son, Mrs. Anna Donnelly and Mrs.
Harry Surguy.
The convention will open with
the pontifical high mass, at
which the Most Rev. Pietro Fuma-
soni-Biondi, apostolic delegate to
the United States, will preside.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
A Tip For Tipplers:
Ware That Stuff
Just Off Boat

II a dark. foreign.looking
man who says he is a radio
operator of a transatlantic ship,
tries to sell you some Italian
vermouth-call the cops.
The Better Business Bureau
has warned against the boot
legger." His vermouth has no
kick. It is simply the non-
alcoholic delicateSSen variety.
The bureau of investigation
has followed complaint of a
lawyer who said he paid the
man $75 in advance for two
cases of supposed liquor. When
the stuff was delivered 1t was
found to be less than one-halt
of one per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
WeLCh to Get Girl
If Assured Safety

James E. Welch, Of Louisiana,
who won a two-year fight to re-
gain the custody of his daugh-
ter, Irma, 3, from the Venezuelan
government, will go after the
child provided he is guaranteed
safe conduct to and from that
country, he said today. Welch's
claim for damages for 43 days
Imprisonment when he attempted
to bring the little girl out with
him in 1929 is still unsettled.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03

All due to the attack Of Oxygen!
Think of it! Forty-five to sixty
five per cent of the flavor gone
from nine-day-old coffee. Even
vacuum packing, definite inn
prOvcment over old fashioned
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Chicago VdLLee Fans
Hail Wife of CrOOner

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Mrs. Rudy
Vallee, the former Fay Webb, en-
route to Hollywood, where she is
to appear in the talkies, was given
an enthusiastic welcome by fem
inine Vallee fans when she
stopped off here. George w. Cav,
official city greeter, and Paul
Whiteman, orchestra leader, were
on hand.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
CARTWRIGHT RETURNS

After a trip to Dublin, the Rev.
John K. Cartwright has returned
to st. Patrick's Church, Tenth
and G SITS. N. W., where he is
assistant pastor.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

and use the money derived from
such sales to assist in the liquida-
ton on the contemplated purchase.
In order to thoroughly thresh out
this question and give the taxpay-
ers a chance to express themselves
mass meeting was called for last
(Tuesday) night. The meeting
was held in the Council chamber
and a large attendance was pres
ent. Should the town purchase
this property a referendum on the
question of a bond issue will have
to be held. Mayor Norman Wind
sor, in relation to the property
stated, 1T would be a fine thing
for the city to own this property
provided it could be bought at the
right price, but definite limit
should be placed on its value as a
municipal proposition"
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12
MILFORD TOWN HALL TALK
Movement to Buy Holland Prop
erty for Municipal Building

There is much discussion in Mil
ford over the advisability of the
town purchasing the Holland prop
erty which is soon to be offered at
public sale. The property with its
spacious grounds is located in the
heart of this place and has been a
landmark for many years. 1t is
ideal for park purposes and is suit
able for some public building. The
question of using the building
which could be remodeled for mu-
nicipal purposes and the large
grounds for park purposes is under
discussion. The lawn is decorated
with magnificent trees and beauti-
full shrubbery and is suitable for a
park with very little change. The
most expensive proposition would
be the remodeling of the building
Council has in mind selling some
of the present municipal owned
city property, such as the present
municipal building and jail, and the
storage building on Pearl Alley,
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

however, many of the growers
shipped their own 'lopes to North
ern and New England markets,
preferring to take a chance on
these markets. The cantaloupes
now coming in are early varieties.
1t will be a week or ten days be-
fore the late varieties will begin
to come in. While shipments are
big now they are expected to be
even greater when the late variet
les ripen. There are a number of
growers in southern Delaware and
the adjoining counties of Maryland
who have fields of from 25 to 100
acres in late cantaloupes. These
are better grade cantaloupe and
command a better price than the
early 'lopes unless the market goes
all to pieces while they are on.
Last season the growers got fancy
prices for their late cantalopes,
and some of the farmers cleared as
high as $4,000 to $1,000 on their
yield. If they can do this well this
season their profits on cantaloupes
will go a long way toward evening
up on some of their crops on which
they have not done so we'll AS a
whole the farmers of this peninsula
have received little prices for all
products grown by them this sea-
son.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12
SHERIFFS SALE
OF VALUABLE
II r. A IL E S Il A II E.

By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias to
me directed,will be exposed to sale by way
of public vendue at the Front Door of the
Colonial Hotel, in the Town of Smyrna,
Kent County. State of Delaware, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1881
At 900 P. M
The following described Real Estate, to-
wit:
All that certain lot, piece and parcel of
Clayton, Kent County and State of Della
ware. and lying on the south side of
Smyrna avenue in said town, and having
front on the said Smyrna avenue of fifty
(5O) feet, and running back to an open
alley, and containing eight thousand
(S,000) square feet of land. 1t being the
same lands and premises which were this
day conveyed in fee to the said parties of
the first part by Wilbur E. Clark and wife
by their certain deed, which is now about
to be filed in the Recorders Office of the
State of Delaware, in and for Kent Coun-
ty.
The improvements thereon being a two
story frame dwelling with outbuildings.
Together with all and singular the build
ings and improvements of every kind
whatsoever. ways, water, watercourses,
rights. liberties. privileges, improvements,
ever thereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Henry B. Coverdale and Anne
@. Coverdale, his wife. Mortgagors, and
William j. Storey, Trustee in Bankruptcy
of Henry B. Coverdale, and will be sold by
AUSTIN D. SMITH, Sheriff
Sheriff's Office, Dover, Delaware,
July %, 1881.
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SHERIFFS SALE
OF VALUABLE
r E A L e S T A T E

By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias to
me directed.will be exposed to sale by way
of public vendue at the Front Door of the
Colonial Hotel, in the Town of Smyrna.
Kent County, State of Delaware, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1881
At 200 p M
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

By virtue of writ of Levari Facias to
me directed.will be exposed to sale by way
of public vendue at the Front Door of the
Colonial Hotel, in the Town of Smyrna.
Kent County. State of Delaware, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1881
At 100 P. M.
The following described Real Estate, to-
All that certain lot. piece or parcel of
land and premises. situated in Duck Creek
Hundred, Kent County and State of Della
ware, at Woodland Beach on a plot of lots
known as subdivision A of Woodland
Beach as said plot, is Of record in the Of
fee for the recording of deeds in and for
Kent County aforesaid. in Deed Record S,
Vol. -, Page 140. bounded and described
as follows to-wit: Beginning at a point on
the northwesterly side of Delaware Avenue
eight hundred and seventy-ive feet south
westerly. from the southwesterly side of
Beach Avenue thence northwesterly along
a line drawn at right angles to the said
side of Delaware Avenue one hundred feet
to a point; thence southwesterly parallel
with Delaware Avenue, twenty-five feet to
a point: thence southwesterly along line
drawn at right angles to said side of Del
aware Avenue one hundred feet to the said
northwesterly side of Delaware Avenue.
thence thereby northwesterly twenty-five
feet to the place of beginning. be the con-
tents thereof what they may. being a part
of the same lands and premises which Ed
gar w. Frazier. Sheriff. by indenture dated
April 20, 1928. and recorded in the Office
for the recording of deeds in and for Kent
County and State of Delaware, in Deed
Record. Vol. Page. did grant and
convey unto Delaware Mortgage Invest
ment Company of the State of Delaware
in fee and the grantees by the acceptance
of this deed for themselves. their heirs and
assigns agree that he. she or they will not
sell, convey. lease or mortgage the said
property or premises to any perSon not of
the Caucasian race nor permit the same
to be occupied by any person not of the
Caucasian race (provided that this shall
servants on the said property for family
service) and that no nuisance shall be
maintained nor immoral use made of the
premises. and the foregoing restrictions
made as a part of the consideration for
this conveyance and is a covenant to run
with the land and that violation of this
restriction shall render the conveyance and
all subsequent right of the grantee and
their heirs and assigns of the grantee null
and void and the title and rights of pos
session of said property and premises shall
Immediately revert to and reinvest in the
grantor and its successors and assigns.
The improvements thereon being a two
story four-room frame dwelling.
Together with all and singular the
buildings and improvements of every kind
whatsoever, ways, water, watercourses,
rights. liberties. privileges. improvements
hereditaments and appurtenances, what
soever thereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of ALEXANDER T. CLOWNEY,
BESSIE G. ROBERTS and JOHN D.
ROBERTS,. her husband. mortgagors, and
will be sold by
AUSTIN D. SMITH. Sheriff.
Sherif's Office. Dover, Delaware.
July %. 1881.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12
SHERIFFS SALE
OF VALUABLE
r E A l. e S T A t E

By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias to
me directed will be exposed to sale at the
Front Door of the Colonial Hotel, in the
Town of Smyrna, Kent County, State of
Delaware, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1881
At 100 p. M.
The following described Real Estate. to-
wit:
Ali that certain lot piece or parcel of
land situated in the Town of Kenton, Kent
County and State of Delaware, on the
lands of John Numbers, Sr., on the east,
lands of Alvin bigger on the west, lands of
John w. Attix on the north and having
a frontage on Main street of about sixty
five feet, more or less, be the contents
thereof whatsoever they may. Being the
same lands which were assigned to the
said Leonard bigger on the tenth day of
December A. d. 1906, by the Orphans
Court in and for Kent County, as part of
the intestate real estate of Francis Green
we'll, deceased, sold on Partition Proceed
ings as appears of record in the Orphans
Court aforesaid at Dover.
The improvements thereon being a two
story frame dwelling with out-buildings.
Together with all and singular the build
ings and improvements of every kind
rights, liberties, privileges, improvements,
hereditaments and appurtenances, whatso-
ever thereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of LEONARD BIGER, Mortgagor,
and will be sold by
AUSTIN D. SMITH. Sheriff.
Sheriff's OHice, Dover. Delaware.
July 25, 1881.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

without progressing more than
quarter mile led him to abandon
his attempts to shatter the mark
set in 1927 by Charles Durborow,
of Philadelphia, who swan the IL
mile bay in IA hours, Is minutes.
Accompanied by his trainer, ]. j.
McDevitt, and two expert fisher
men in a launch, Stauffer took to
the water at $50 a. m. Friday
from Cape May Point. At 11.30
a. m. he was within two miles of
his goal, Cape Henlopen. Flood
tide, however. then struck and car
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

It's fine spirit on the part
of those who have relatives
buried at the old Presbyterian
Cemetery on the banks of
Lake Como, to want to pre-
serve this hallowed spot from
desecration and wanton van
dalism on the part of those
who make the cemetery a
thoroughfare to that side Of
the banks of said Lake. A
movement is now on foot to
build a wire fence six feet
high and to restore the bank
along the waters edge. Mem
bers of families having rela-
tives buried there are contrib
uting to the fund and already
enough interest has been as
sured to make the project a
success. To this worthy un-
dertaking no one has been
more jealous or more interest
ed in its success than Miss
Mary Spruance. Though her
self an Episcopalian, her fore
bears, distinguished members
of the Spruance family,
brought up in the Presbyter-
ian faith, are buried there
and she naturally has an in
terest. She is being assisted
by Mrs. John p. Hudson,
Ralph Jefferson and others,
but it was Miss Spruance who
initiated the movement and is
being commended for her in
terest. AS the Evening
Journal pertinently says
'This old cemetery should be
protected against the en-
croachments Of the lake, and
in other ways it should be put
in good order so that it will
compare favorably with the
burial grounds Of Old Swedes,
in Wilmington; St.. James, at
Stanton; Emmanuel, in New
Castle; Old Drawers, near
Odessa; st. Anne's, near Mid
dletown; Christ Church, in
Dover; Barratt's Chapel, near
Frederick and Milford, and
other places in which repose
all that is earthly Of men,
women and children who play
ed their parts in Delaware life
and, in many instances, Della
ware history. The cemetery
bordering on Lake Como is
old. It is worthy Of being
baa1+ifaJ anJ lya,,+ -, -
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12
OANTALOUPES DOWN STATE
Seventy-five Carloads Shipped last
Week From Seaford Alone

1t is estimated that IS carloads
of cantaloupes have been shipped
by train and truck from the Sea-
ford station within the last week,
the first full week of cantaloupe
shipments. While the price has
gone as high as S1.95 per carrier
of SO lopes, the average price for
high grade melons has been around
S1.5O per carrier. Prices declined
at the latter part Of the week,
ranging from so cents to 81 per
carrier for a good grade Of melons.
Sooner than accept these prices,
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12
ABANDONS BAY SWIM
Tide Forces Stuaffer to Quit After
LIZ Hours, 35 Minutes

Unsuccessful after 12 hours, 80
minutes in the water and six miles
from his objective, Earl Stauffer,
of Lancaster, Pa, abandoned at
tempts to set a new record for
swimming across Delaware Bay
Friday night. Bucking tidal back
wash for more than two hours
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12
PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY
Continued From Page One

David Kennedy, who landed in
New Castle in 1850, and took a
humble part with the patriots of
the American Revolution; Nathan
Underwood and wife, grandparents
of Mr.. Ord Jones and Mrs. Ford;
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

ried him to Brandywine Light.
With the return of ebb tide at
D. m. he reached the breakwater
but was unable to progress farther.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

Theodore Johnson, husband of Lii
lie Heitshu Johnson; w. c. Calhoon
1888; Ann Bewley, 1894; Jane
Hunter, 1891; David Hunter, 1860;
Samuel Murphy, Esq. 1868; Jacob
Peterson, 1882; Rachel Carly 1885;
Mary Jamison, 1885; Capt. John
Mathews, 1881. New grape-Win-
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12
The Smyrna Times
SMYRNA, DELAWARE

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
r. ID. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July 5,
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

ter, who married MIS- n,,,s
Jane Pope died d ,,nsl
Landing 1898 Oii - rs
oest ,, oi i,o'Ie !, 7 do,,bt if Grsgi.
lareweii. ,.r;tten IN 8
l1ol9 was ,t w. : han our q
p,oshv+erian Cemetery.
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Our Interior Decorators

VIII be glad to work with you in plan
ming the arrangement of your home. No
charge for their services.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-03
PAVING TAX CASE
LOST BY DISTRICT
Cancellation Is Ordered in Action
Involving Old Bor-
land Act.

The District Of Columbia today lost
another case involving the old Borland
amendment law as applied % row
houses on lots Of fairly equal depth.
The District Supreme Court in a de-
'lSlon BY Justice Jennings Bailey
-rsnted a cancellation of taxes assessed
against the property Of Ida NJ. Miller
and others for repaving r and S,
Seaton and Randolph streets northeast
between Second and Third streets and
Second street between r and Seston
streets
Although the District Court of Ap-
pesls has in four cases refused to .sus-
tain the old Boriand law. it was stated
that the District will appeal from the
decision of Justice Bailey.
IN the course Of his opinion Justice
Bailey said: THE front-foot method
Of assessing the costs OF local improve
ments is at best a rough and ready
means of ascertaining the benefits to
the adjoining property In this case
the highways improved are used 70 a
large extent by heavy trucks as means
Of avoiding a heavy grade on Rhode
Island avenue. OF course there arc
some benefits to the lot owners, but to
require them to pay the entire costs
would be to that extent confiseatory 4"
The property owners were represented
by Attorneys William Cogger and Philip
=. higgins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-03
Shop Saturday
in the Morning!

The new Saturday half
holidays for Government en-
ployes have given wonderful
impetus to Saturday after
noon shopping. The stores
are buster at that time than
ever before.
Mothers, children and 9TH
ers, not employed, should use
the MORNING for their Sat-
urday shopping. This would
improve the afternoon condi-
tons and would insure better
service at the stores for those
who shopped early in the day.
Today's Star contains many
pages of attractive merchan-
disc offerings of unusual value
and interest at this season of
the yoar.