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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-08
ROOSEvELT'S VIEWS

ALBANY, N. Y, July 8-Mem- oers of Congress clamoring for im- mediate action to restore beer through modification of the Vol stead Act will look in vain for assistance from Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 The Governors position was made clear yesterday He said he con- sidered an effort on his part to influence Congressional action would be an interference and was not warranted by his designation as the Democratic choice for the Presi- dency but he believes it is within the power of Congress to change the dry act.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-08
Prosperity WW Return, Rockefeller Says, at 03

. NEW YORK, July 8.
 , John D. Rockefeller, who has . lived through seven major . depressions, is 93 years Of . age today. . The aged oil magnate is-
 . sued a statement saying: , Prosperity has always re-
 . turned and will again" . Rockefeller said worry
 poisons the system. He is working hard to live , to be 100.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-08
HOOVER SIGNS
 ACRI. MEASURE

WASHINGTON. July 8--Presi-
 dent Hoover has signed the $l75,-
 100000 Agriculture Department ap- Ipropriation bill.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
Christian Science Churches

Doctrine of Atonement" was
the subject of the Lesson-Sermon
on Sunday, April II, in all Church
es of Christ, Scientist. Golden
Text: Christ was once offered to
bear the sins of many; and unto
them that look for him shall ne
appear the second time without
sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:28) i.
Among the citations which com
prised the Lesson-Sermon was the
following from the Bible: There
fore being justified by faith, we
have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ: BY whom also
we have access by faith into the
grace wherein we stand, and re-
joice in hope of the glory of God.
(Rom. 5: /, p. The Lesson-Ser-
mon also included the following
passages from the Christian Sci
ence textbook, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by
Mary Baker Eddy: Atonement is
the exemplifcation of mans unity
with God, whereby man reflects
divine Truth, Life and Love. The
atonement of Christ reconciles
man to God, not God to man; for
the divine Principle of Christ is
God, and how can God propitiate
Himself? (p. 49,.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
Marked Progress Shown
in Orthopedic Surgery

Kansas City. Mo-Marked i'm.
provement in orthopedic surgery
was noted in a meeting of the Sec
tional Clinical Orthopedic society
here.
DR.. Willis c. Campbell, Memphis,
president Of the American Ortho-
pedic society. brought that message.
There has been startling prog
ress in the surgery conducted with
broken and diseased bones," he said,
''and now their setting and knitting
together is not the difficult problem
1t was In former years.
"Stiff joints once incurable, now
are easily made movable by the It's
sue grating treatment and the re
suits are highly successful"
Orthopedic surgery deals with not
only the feet, he pointed out, but
also with any bone that will cause
reformation.
Experiments have disclosed a
close relationship between the par
athyroid gland and bone formation,
according to Doctor Campbell.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
ELECTRICL LINE TO
BAYVIEW BEACH
Resort Below Augustine to
Have Benefit of Much
Needed Service
Al COTTAGES BENEFIT

The Bayview Beach Improve
ment Association, an organization
of the IL cottage owners at Bay
view Beach, a short distance below
Port Penn, is making arrange
ments for the formal opening of
the season on Memorial Day. One
of the greatest improvements ever
made in the settlement has just
started to get under way. The
Delaware Power and Light Com
pany has extended branch line
from the main system at Macdon-
ough on the State road down to
the beach and the Al cottage own
ers are now having the cottages
wired for electricity. The work is
expected to be completed in full by
May 1. The Bayview Beach I'm
provement Association petitioned
the power company for an exten-
sion of the line to the beach with
the assurance that all the cottag-
ers would avail themselves of the
opportunity to use the power.
Mayor Frank Sparks of Whining
ton is the president of the Beach
Improvement Association. In ad-
dition to the Al cottages to be wir-
ed, the community hall which was
opened last spring, will also be
wired. The addition of electric
lights will add greatly to the life
of the cottagers. No announce
ment has been made concerning
Delaware Beach this year and it is
not known whether the old resort
will be operated or not.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
DEATH IN NEARBY VICINITY
George L. Turner of Little Creek
Passed Away Last Monday

Captain George L. Turner, one
of the best known residents of
Kent county residing at Little
Creek, died at his home Monday,
April IL, after an illness of several
weeks. While a native of Mary
land, Captain Turner moved to
Delaware over so years ago where
he engaged in the manufacture of
bricks. Later he gave up that
work and entered the oyster bust
ness at Little Creek, where for
many years he has been an oyster
captain in the Delaware Bay own
ing and managing his own boat
and beds in the Delaware Bay. He
was " years of age and is surviv-
ed by wife and six children, four
sons and two daughters. He was
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
QUIET NOW REIGNS
I'M RIPS CATSKILLS
No Longer Is Disturbed by
LEGS" Diamonds Gang.

Catskill, \. Y.-"Old Man" Rip
Van Winkle can curl up and go to
sleep for another 20 years in the
Catskill mountains If he chooses
without being disturbed.
For no more is this mountainous
village and environs disturbed by
gangsters shooting, intimidations
and beer racketeering. All is quiet
now.
For almost two years this COM
munity was under the CALLING SPOT
light Of notoriety because of the al
legged beer and racketeering activi-
ties of Jack (Legs) Diamond and
his henchmen.
Legs Slain After Acquittal.
Hotel and tourist house proprie-
tors complained that the unfavor-
able publicity hurt business. Other
law abiding citizens became uneasy
as Diamonds alleged ''muscling in"
beer activities spread.
There are no organized gangster
activities now. Diamond was shot
and killed at Albany, N. Y, Decem-
Der Is. His enemies got him only a
Few hours after he was acquitted OF
a kidnapping charge, the second fell
Ony for which the state of New
York has tried to send him to prison
recently.
The shooting was done by two un-
Identified men.
Several Of his henchmen have
been sent to prison for long terms.
John Scaccio, his bodyguard. has
has been sentenced to Is years at
Dannemora upon conviction Of a
charge of participating in the tor
ture Of a truck driver.
other Leaders Sentenced.
Diamond himself was acquitted Of
the same charge.
Paul Quattrocchi, Diamonds for
mer right hand man, has been SEN
fenced to two years on the same
charge upon which Legs" was con-
victed.
Harry (Skunky) Klein is serving
two years. He was convicted of a
charge Of grand larceny in connec-
tion with the theft of an automobile
owned by Harry Western. The
latter is believed to have been
slain.
Jack Dalton, who is wanted in
connection with the Parks case, has
disappeared, while Marion Roberts,
former show girl and sweetheart of
Diamond, is free on bail. She is
charged with being an accessory in
the torture.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
SUSSEX FARMS TO BE SOLD
149, Largest Number in History,
to Be Sold for Taxes

One hundred and forty-nine sep
arate tracts of land and real estate
are being advertised by Sussex
County Receiver of Taxes, John S.
Isaacs for taxes, the largest num-
her in the history of the county.
Last wear, at one time, more than
100 were posted, and many of them
were sold and some never redeem
ed. Many of the sales are expect
ed to take place within the next 10
days. Usually most of the taxes
are paid prior to the day of sale,
nrovided the land owners are able
RI raise the amount and the costs.
IF the sales are consummated, the
land owner has one year in which
to redeem the farm, by the pay
ment Of the accrued taxes, costs
and interest to the one who makes
the purchase. Lower Delaware has
feIt the depression more within the
mast 1S months than any time
since October, 1929. Conditions
are gradually getting worse, be
cause of the low prices that have
been received for the past two
years for all kinds Of farm prod
ucts. The buying power of farm
ers is curtailed as well as the pur-
chasing power. The consequence
is that farm operations have be-
come paralyzed; the farmers have
nothing from which to derive a
revenue and are without money.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
British Perfect Device
to Iron Out HIGHWAYS

London.-No longer need roads
be torn up for repairs. They now
can be "ironed" and made as good
as new.
A new machine which smoothes
the surface Of worn out highways
was pronounced successful after
series of experiments At Farming
ham.
An iron" eight feet square Is
placed on the asphalt and heated.
Soon the surface crumbles and can
be racked away. A very thin lay
er then can be applied and "ironed'
on, and the road Is ready for use
again In a few minutes.
The new process is three or four
times as cheap as the old and makes
detours unnecessary.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
New Automatic Rifles
Menace to AirpIanes

San Antonio, Texas.--Airplanes,
which strafed ground troops with
such immunity in the World war,
will not escape unscathed in the
next conflict, antiaircraft tests at
Camp Bulls here indicate.
Troops Of the Third brigade fired
at a towed target of the approxi-
mate size of a fuselage. With auto
matte rifles, 3.61 hits were regis
tered for every 100 rounds fred.
Rifle fire scored 2.73 and machine
guns 1.96.
In a sudden air attack, 1000
rounds of automatic rifle and rife
fire would register 80 hits, accord
ing to this average.
The target was towed an ell
ovation Of 400 to 600 feet and at
speed of 90 miles per hour.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20

fame in finance and business by his
distinguished service in Chicago,
Texas and throughout the Middle
West. He was one of the delegation
headed by E. N. Hurley and Mayor
Cermak of Chicago who went to
Washington and clinched their bid for
the National Democratic Convention
with fund of 100000
Chicago has exceptional facilities
for entertaining both Republican and
Democratic conventions within a
single month. Already the engineers
are at work with blue prints to ar
range the interior of the huge Chi
cago Stadium where both conventions
will be held
The assembling of both conven
tions promises to be a great spec
tacle. for the arena where delegates
will be seated will accommodate be-
tween 5000 and 10000. Circling tho
arena are 10000 seats where guests
and visitors may be accommoda ted.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
Unsatisfactory Assets

Frozen assets consist of prom
issOry notes aud other evidence of
Indebtedness, winch. although they
are good, cannot be collected i'm
mediately. For example, bank has
lent a man money on a note for a
year. The note is perfectly good.
but business is bad for the bank,
many people take their money out.
and a lack Of funds develops. The
note and many like it cannot be
turned into cash for some months
because they are not due They
are therefore called frozen"
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20

NHICAGO has jumped into a long
- lead over other cities in the race
for winning convention assignments.
Getting the two great assemblages
of Democrats and Republicans in
June puts Chicago well in the lead and
gives the Windy City an opportu-
nifty to stage these colorful affairs as
a curtain raiser to the Century of
Progress" which will be headline at
traction in 1888. Already the conven-
ton pot is boiling merrily as COM
mittees of prominent business men
are organizing to receive thousands
of visitors in Chicago during June.
One of the leaders who has helped
to bring the blue ribbon convention
assignments to Chicago is Melvin A.
Traylor, president of the First Ma
tional Bank and business man with
flair for tackling big jobs. Mr.. Tray
lor, a native of Kentucky, has
achieved national and international
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
Marriage Rate Among
Youths Is Increasing

st. Louis, Mo.-The marriage rate
among young people between eight
cen and twenty-four has been stead
lily increasing since 1890, Peter
Kasius, executive secretary of the
Missouri Social Hygiene association.
said here
Twice as many girls between the
ages of fifteen and nineteen marry
on the Pacific coast as compared
with the number Of marriages be-
twen the same ages in the New Eng.
land states, Kasius said.
Climatic conditions, religious
views, social upheavals and cultur-
al, economic and educational factors
influence such young marriages"
Kasius declared.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
5000 HOT SCHOOL LUNCHES
Served in CentreviIle, Md, School
Cafeteria Since Last October


Cafeteria Since Last October
That more than 5000 hot lunch
es have been served pupils of Cen
treville grammar school, in the
period extending from October 5,
1881, to the week before the close
of schools for the Easter holidays,
is disclosed in report filed by
Miss Lille B. Rochester, with the
Parent-Teacher Association. De-
spite the fact that 1903 of these
meals were given entirely without
cost to little tots who either were
undernourished or whose parents
were not able to provide substan-
tial noon day meals, the associa-
ton has only expended S70.O8 of
its own funds. Just 1893 of the
hot lunches were sold to children
who paid S341.72. A small profit
was made on these which, deduct
ed from the cost of $S0.15 for the
SOB lunches, left a total cost of
$70.08. Miss Rochester, who has
had charge of the grammar school
cafeteria since it opened last Fall,
has made a fine showing, both fin
ancially and in caring for the scor-
es of little tots. In this work, the
teaching staff had given hearty CO.
operation, and members of the as
sociation have been loyal and en-
thusiastic in providing the neces-
sary backing to insure the success
of the movement
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
Big Cheese of Arizona
Sets Tongues Waggine

Phoenix, Ariz.-The big cheese
All Arizona dairymen are talking
about it. The cheese, made up for
exhibition purposes, weighed SIT
pounds. 1t was IA inches in cir
cumference, 26 inches in diameter,
and 2214 inches high. It took 800
COWS "a hours to produce the 1900
gallons of milk used. No one has
fgured-yet-how many mice would
have to nibble to eat the cheese III,
say so years.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
SECOND CANAL NOT
NEEDED FOR YEARS
Panama Can Handle Traf-
fc for Several Decades.

WaSnlngt0n.-SurV conducted
by the War department may post
pone construction of a second
canal connecting the Atlantic for
several decades if not until the end
of the century.
Scientific inquiries have disclosed,
according to reports submitted to
Washington, that the growth of traf-
fic will not necessitate any addition
to the present inter-oceanic canal
facilities until 1850 at the earliest.
The consensus expressed in official
conclusions was that when added
lockage facilities are needed, third
series Of locks should be added to
the Panama canal before work is
begun on a second canal.
No Need for Many Years.
The findings reached by the in
terOceanic canal board headed by
Col. Ernest Graves of the United
States army and the engineers for
the Panama canal indicate that the
present capacity of the Panama canal
will suffice until 1870 and that with
additional locks the canal would
not reach capacity for possibly 100
years. To build this third set Of
locks would cost S140O00.00O. while
construction of the proposed canal
through Nicaragua would cost more
than $7OO,OOO,OO0.
The traffic through the acnal to-
day runs around 30OO0,OOO tons an
nually. The present tonnage ca
pacity of the canal Is set at 10000
600. With a third set of locks the
capacity would be 140.0O0,00O. On
the basis of Panama canal estimates
that tonnage will not increase fast
er than 100000 tons a year, 1t Is
estimated that 100 years would
elapse before the canal would reach
capacity. The inter-oceanic board
said the proposed Nicaraguan canal
would increase the traffic capacity
through Central America by S0,0O0,-
600 tons.
Defense Another Matter.
Notwithstanding the array Of
traffic statistics lined up by the in
ter-oceanic board and the canal en-
gineers, the possibility exists that
other factors rather than cargo ca
pacity may dictate an earlier date
on new Nicaraguan canal than now
seems probable. These include the
advantages a second canal would
give to national defense and the
greater assurance two canals would
give of uninterrupted waterway
passage Of commercial ships be-
tween oceans. It is also asserted
that construction of the canal in
Nicaragua would "tend to stabilize
the government Of Nicaragua as
well as all Central American gov
ernments."
The tendency Of commercial ships
to increase in size may hasten the
day when a Nicaraguan canal
should be constructed.
While recommending against con-
struction of the Nicaraguan route
during present conditions Of world
trade and world finances, the inter-
oceanic board pronounced the build
ing Of such a waterway feasible
from both an engineering and con-
struction standpoint
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
Cow Leads Horse and
Mule to Death In Flames

Newburn, Tenn.-A COW led a
mule and a horse to death in a fire
here recently. When the barn on
the Lawrence Mullins farm caught
fire. the three animals pastured in
the barnyard became infuriated.
Both the horse and the mule began
attacking the COW, and to escape
their flying hoofs and swapping
teeth, the cow raced into the barn.
The building collapsed before they
could be chased out.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
Carrot Pierces Erick

Erie.-Mrs. Hurley Bomboy won-
ders why she had to strain so to
pull up n carrot. She gave an
extra hard yank, the carrot came
up, and she fell backward.
The carrot, she found, had grown
through a brick buried in the gar
den. The carrot was five inches
long.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
Regret

The man Of regret is almost in
gariabIy a fellow of flimsy texture.
Continually bemoaning the fact that
ne has done the wrong thing, he
;huffles through life sad and pa
.hetic performer. His hopes are al
ways empty. His cup of sorrow Is
ever full. Its ingredients are split
milk and tears.-Kansas City Times.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20

member of Union Lodge, No. z,
A. F. and A. NJ, of Dover. Fun
eral services were held Wednesday
afternoon from his home in Little
Creek with interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-20
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Evening star., 1932-04-22
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-05

Associated Press Photo ;. memorial to William Holmes McGufiey, des!aned by Lorado Taft, noted sculptor, wh!ea. esii, h., sasct- ed on the Miami campus rss...tg McGuffey's old homestead where he wrote his immortal McGuffey's Readers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-05

was pistol shooting and Drury shone by hitting dimes tossed into the air using a weapon which had a lnair-trigger. Yet Drury said that Steve Gillis was better markalnan. Steve was one Of the famous Gills boys of Jackson Hill, Toulumne County, California; and was an intimate friend of Mark Twain, the stage driver who drove Horace Greeley on his famous ride to Placerville.
 Friend of Liar
 Another frontier. character was Lying Jim Townsend" whom Dru- " described as ~by all. odds the most original writer and versatile liar that the west coast, or any other coast, ever produced" Drury said it was Townsend and not Jim Gills who was the original of Bret Harte's Truthful James,
 Hart himself came within Dru- rvs ken and so did Mark Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson. Tn later years he helped train many young newspaper writers and he was well acquainted with such men as Ambrose Bierce, Joaquin Mil Ter, Jack London and Robert Ho- bart.
 MT. Drury was a charter mem Der of the San Francisco Press club, honorary member Of the Ty- Lhographical Union, a member Of the advisory council of the Boy Scouts of America and of the California Historical Society. He wrote voluminouSly for newspapers and magazines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-05

Juneau High School was victor ovsr Douglas High School in the track and field meet at the Base ball Park in this city yesterday afternoon. The local institution tfiumphed by margin CT 38 points Both boy and girl teams here 1ead,ng by comfortable scores their equipments from across Gastineau Channel.
 George Kara5einkoff was high scorer for Juneau and H. Lundell and A. Wilson at the top of the Douglas list. Robert McClain of Juneau spangled in the sprints showing fine form in the 50, 100 and 220-yard dashes.,
 aS Leaders Among Girls
 Margaret Hanson. E1izaheth Ter h5tfss and Lillian Anderson led in the scoring among the Juneau girls and Margaret Pearce was the chief point gainer for the Douglas maids.
 ! All the events were closely con- tseted and the condition and ca- spabilities of the participants evi- denced the excellent training thai had been given them by then coaches, E. G. Wentlund foi the boys and Miss Enid Burn' for the girls of Juneau ane Floyd Rinden for the boys ant Miss Lucille Pepoon for the girl of Douglas. q The meet was witnessed bl more than 200 spectators.
 a, At an assembly of Juneau fiigf School students in the auditorium of the school this afternoon, tht Juneau students whose scores en titled them to ribbons were award ed the decorations by Superin tendent of Schools R. s. Raven .These students were Karanelinkoti
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-05
DOUGLAS NE WS
TREES TO BE PLANTED
 TOMORROW AT DOUGLAS

Unless prevented by inclement weather, the tree planting cere- mony arranged for the school by the Douglas Island Women's Club will be carried out tomorrow after noon at 2:3O o'clock Twelve ever green trees, one for each class, are to be planted, and the ceremony will include an appropriate literary program. L. w. Kilburn will be the orator for the occasion. If the weather is unfavorable tomor- TOW the event will be held on the first nice day, thereafter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-05
r etera,i Coast Editor
 Who Dared Bullets m
 Early Days, Passes Aicay

Continued rom Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-05
JUNEAU WINS
 FEEL D NEE FROM DOUGLAS
High School Boy and Girl iilgAthletes Keenly Con-
 test All Events
HURRAH FOR US

. Total school pointS-Ju- Q neau ST, Douglas 49. . Total Boys pointS-Juneau . 56, Douglas 29.
 . sl Total Girls points-Juneau . 30, Douglas 19.
 . Individual Boys scores . Juneau: Karabelnkoff IT, . lMcClain 16, Riendeau 8, Nj . skish 6, Melseth 3, Redling- . ashafer 3, Haglund 2, Beh- : rends l. Douglas. Lundell . 10, Wilson 10, Niemi 6, , Edwards 2, Doogan l. , Individual Girls points , Juneau: Margaret Hanson , 5, Elizabeth Terhune 5, Lil- , 3lian Anderson 5, Mary , Sohramen 4, Fern Gubser ] 4, Minnie Rogers 3, Barbara Winn 3, Eleanor Gruber l, Douglas: Margaret Pearce
 70, Mabel Powers, T. Mary
 Pearce 2, Rosie Africh l.
 Ribbon Wjnners-Juneau: Karabelinkoff, M c Clain,
 nRiendeau, Nikish, Margaret
 Hanson, Elizabeth Terhune,
 Lillian Anderson. Douglas:
 iLundell, Wilson, Nien1i, Mar
 garet Pearce, Mabel Powers.