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Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
STATES BOUNDARY CASE IS
AIDED BY PROBE IN ENGLAND
G. N. DAVIS FINDS 1852 GRANT
WAS NEVER SURRENDERED
Action Twice Before US. Supreme
Court to Come Up Again Be
fore a Master in April

Delaware's case in the current
litigation in connection with the
ancient dispute over the Delaware
New Jersey boundary, involving
rights and ownership of valuable
and extensive oyster beds, was
considerably strengthened by the
return to Wilmington Friday night
of George N. Davis, local attorney,
who was commissioned to go to
England and direct research and
investigation of public records, in
cluding grants, charters, and let
ters patent. Mr.. Davis arrived in
New York Friday on the Ham
burg American liner ALBERT Bal
lin." He spent more than three
weeks in London working up Della
wares case. Mr.. Davis said that
he and his legal associate, Dudley
c. Lunt, of Wilmington, who re-
mained in London to continue ex-
animation of records, found con-
elusive evidence that the charter
which Charles II, of England, is
sued March IL, 1882, to the Duke
of York was never surrendered, as
New Jersey counsel have alleged;
and further that the charter in the
State archives in Dover is the only
and original charter issued.
S3,000,OO0 Involved
The specific area involved in the
litigation now before the United
States Supreme Court between the
two States is termed "the twelve
mile circle" which is in the vicin-
ity of New Castle. Under the
present dispute between the two
States, the issue is whether Della
ware has title to the river bed on
the east, or New Jersey side of the
river to the low water line. The
litigation also affects the title to
certain submerged areas of Della
ware Bay, in which there are oys-
ter beds, with value of more than
So, 100000. Davis said that the
question of title of the Delaware
River bed, inclusive of the ship
channel, up to the low water line
arose in 1884. In 1877 an arbitra-
ton board established the state
Jurisdiction of both states over
lands in the disputed area, but did
not fix the matter of boundary. In
1896, when New Jersey interests
began extending wharfs and piers
into the Delaware River, overlap
ping the low water mark, the ques-
ton of title was revived. The liti-
CATION became intensified when
New Jersey laid claim to the ship
channel. The action has been twice
before the United States Supreme
and again comes up before
a master in April. Mr.. Davis is
expected to submit a written re-
port on his findings in a few days
to Attorney General Reuben Sat
terthwaite, Jr., following which the
date for resumption of hearings in
the boundary dispute will be fixed.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
Colorado Hunter Kills
Deer With ODD AntIers

Canon City, Many a MIN
rod laid claims to. having bagged
the largest buck during the hunting
season just closed, but Coleman
Cooper Of COaldale believes he
found the freak deer of the season.
Cooper brought down 21O-pound
specimen that had antlers. where
antlers should be, covered with vel
vet, another pair of antlers begin
ming to grow just above the eyes,
and other points along the side of
the head, indicating rudimentary
antlers,
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
Receiver of Burton Orchards

Mr.. Laurence B. Knapp, man.
ager of the apple orchards of Bur
ton Inc, of Wescoat's Corner, near
Lewes, has been appointed receiver
for the company. James P.Hugh-
es, Esq, has been appointed at
torney for the received. The Of
ficials of the company are: r. C.
Spencer, president; o. H. Cloud,
vice-president, and II. M. Spencer,
secretary and treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
Wife Gets Laugh
on Fugitive Mate

!. Hammond, Ind.-Mrs. Rob
! ert Quigley waited a long
time to get the laugh on her
: flying husband, so when her
/. turn came she made it a
: hearty one.
! Weeks ago when the Quig-
! leys separated Quigley has
: tened across the state line
! into Illinois TO avoid a suit
: charging nonsupport.
Then" said Mrs. QuigIey,
: 'he bought an airplane, just
to taunt me. Every day he'd
: fly across the border and dip
. the wings of the plane over
: my house. 1t got on nv
. nerves. but l knew my turn
to laugh would come and it
!. did"
. The turn came when Quig-
. ley's airplane motor failed
while he was making the daily
. dip" His ship crashed in
. Mrs. ouigley's yard. Police
. met him when he crawled out
!. of the wreckage unhurt.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
Marriage Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Franklin Home
RUM Baker, of Trappe, Md. have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Ottilie Lima Baker,
to Fred Lee Hooper, of Cambridge,
Md, son of Richard A.Hooper, and
the late Mrs. Carolyn Davis Hoop
er The wedding will take place
in the spring. Miss Baker was
graduated from the Salisbury
State Normal School last June.
Her father, known as "Home Run"
Baker, was the hero of World Ser
les games a number of years ago
while he was playing for the Phil
adelphia Athletics.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
Open Up Radio System,
Germany to VenezueIa

Berlin.-Germany's sixth overseas
telephone connection = this time
with Venezuela = has just been
opened. Connections have been
possible with Siam, Java and Rio
Janiero since last year. Buenos
Aires, which was first reached three
years ago, now has connection over
a second line.
The Venezuela line operated
through the Nauen and Beelitz
stations here, and through newly
opened station at Maracay, near
Caracas. The fee is $40 a minute.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24


This is the season when tn,
farmers contract for their monthly
labor. Wages have stiffened a lit
tie. The average contract price.
are S12 to $13 per month including
board, though some extra or heaC
hands get as high as SIS and some
inferior ones as low as $40.
In accordance with his usua
custom w. George Hill has agair
brought from the West a large lot
of clover seed. Farmers will al
once see the advantage to be at.
tanned from getting pure article
from the West, rather than use
seed grown in this locality.
Mrs. Julia McGonigal who died
near Greensboro, Md, on Monday
last, left a will in which she pro-
vided that the Goldsboro Church
shall receive an annuity of $50 and
bequeathes S100 to the Sunday
School of the same church.
w. j. Daniel of Kent County, Md,
purchased a tract of 120 acres in
Appoquinimink hundred at S47.50
per acre, and another tract in the
same hundred containing 156 acres
was sold to N. Guessford at S11.10
per acre.
The Peninsula Trade Record is
the title of a small weekly paper
or circular published by DR.. j. f.
Speck of Wilmington, giving the
markets and other trade informa-
tion.
To-day the Nation celebrates the
birthday of the Father of his
Country" The schools and banks
are closed today in commemora-
ton of Washington's Birthday.
The Hough farm, two miles be
low Denton, Md, has been sold to
George Redden of Delaware and
his son Frank for $4,000.
Of the two thousand dollars re-
quired to equip the Cecilwood
creamery near Elkton, $1,175 has
already been subscribed.
William j. Corrie of Blackbird,
is selling off his stock of merchan-
disc there with the intention of
coming to this town.
George w. Bennum, a George
town Jeweler, has a clock that be-
longed to Napoleon I.
A portion of the real estate of
the late William Wilson was sold
last week.
Professor Groves will hold an
examination for teachers next Sat
urday.
Herring have made their appear
ance in Maryland waters.
PERSONAL-A party of gentle
men to vary the monotony of the
season and view the sights in the
city of magnificent distances went
to Washington on Monday to
spend several days. They were
David ]. Cummins, John c. Bailey,
John E. Tygert, John H. Hoffecker,
John H. Voshell, John Mustard,
Robert H. Cummins, Moses Price,
L. Moses Price and Hon. James
Williams of Kenton
A party of relatives and friends
made Mrs. T. B. Megear a sur
prise visit on Monday evening.
They took possession of the house
and spread an ample table of re-
The event was in
of its being her
5Oth birthday anniversary.
Richard S. Culbreth, Esq, of |
Md, has been spending
several days in this town and Do
YER.
Rev. w. ]. d. Lucas and wife
are on a visit to Preston, Md, en-
route for the M. P. Conference on
The 9Th proximo. Mr.. Lucas has
rented a house in Kenton and the
nome Of the preacher for Clayton
Circuit will hereafter be in that /
own.
Presiding Elder T. S. Williams
If Salisbury District has been Wis
ting friends in this town.
William T. Johnson of Philadel-
,hia, is visiting Smyrna for sever
Il days.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
AVIATORS TO SEEK GOLD
Three Expeditions to Try Luck in
the JungIes of Brazil

New York.-Deep in the impene-
trable jungles of Brazil lie fabulous
ly rich gold deposits that are the
goal of three airplanes expeditions
now being organized in the United
States.
With the deposits as prize, the ex-
petitions in less than two months
will begin race to the location.
The site has not been disclosed ex-
actly.
Fairbanks Leads One.
According to reports in San Fran
cisco, Douglas Fairbanks, movie
actor, has financed and will head
one expedition. John E. Mitchell,
said to be cousin of Gen. William
Mitchell, is already in Rio De janet
ro with two planes for another,
and Robert Hancock, San Francisco
aviator, will lead the third.
In New York, with his wife, Mary
Pickford, Fairbanks was reported to
have purchased two airplanes for
the trip. He employed one pilot
and will hire three more, two for
each plane. Whether Miss Pickford
will accompany him is unknown.
Mitchells expedition has been or
ganized, and he is negotiating with
the government of Brazil for per-
mission to begin the treasure hunt.
o1,fion Kan& c1..ax
Hancock, forty-three-year-old au-
tomobile racing driver and expert
pilot, has received backing from
Pacific coast financier whose name
is withheld. He has equipped his
own seven-place monoplane for the
trip and organized his crew, with
the exception of two men.
Although in possession of care
fully guarded information as to the
location of tremendously rich placer
claims, Hancock will be accom-
panied by Jay Wilson, mining en-
gineer, formerly of Alaska, in an
effort to locate the mother lode of
South Americas gold. He will leave
San Francisco airport soon for New
Orleans, La, whence he will ship his
plane to Rio de Janeiro.
Naturally secretive as to the
source of his information, but say
ing he had talked with several per-
sons recently returned from the
jungles of Goyaz, Hancock is frank
in his expectation that tremendous
wealth awaits the first expedition
to get there.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
COY. lI BUCK AlNI}|
TO STUDY RIII' '|'|'I NJ
CHARy,n :, HORsp
= OF copj
To Suggest a,s
What Chan ~ Hake n
Are Most y. !, ",

ening Of the basEPisa bar Poa8s
h@als, has ) Governor {. Sa.,,
prominent bank. eoa :
state to make j. a'@ ]
Of the existing ~ ! eStel
gest any cbara .ulsie
deemed feasible S,S !, O
ey Delaware baDtisas' taa'atN
er' has been narns5 !,
the committee w.. sa'
E Elehard Reese, Harrs ar,l !
Erlchton. l. |. Nai5,., y
Kemp Henry s,sa2 Rlss,l
15 pnomas Ingram, H.. j.!
tL.I, MiTsch' Milford; Eds's avg
nillsOoro; Scott Bs5s, sIs.s
burke Every p6a,e y
ment Of banking is r.a.'
Inc Inc committee from y,
,,,st{s. state to commmerciaI. !, !
building and loan. 81,
tion will be paid in i.
present day banking N,
their relation 10 : sri.s F,%1 4
should sl changes and Il
leu FOUND necessary to iss:'
law in order to cope :.
with changing conditir' ! | |
iiIiIIee VIII submit ts., ],
mendations in a rspa- Z,
State Legislature. 4,,s.
to be studied by Il. !,
will be the question i
stricter Requirement. ! /,
granting Of characten !, I.
a feeling among some M !,
the law should fix a..
minimum capitalizatiOs !
obtain a charter for !. !.
These and other probIm !.
thoroughly gone over b,s
mittee members with an.
termining if any champs q
essary in the laws to b.
ing in Delaware Up to Al I
efficiency, thus enabling 4 j
partment of the banks b d
the highest type Of ssrs d
public.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24

(The Smyrna Times has started
to 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 regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
1t will call to mind people and events
of that Gay that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find 1t interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24

Why Justice Is Caleb
Justice discardS party. n
kindred, and is always 4
represented as blind-ltS|
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-22
$500 Negro Beautic-
ians In United States

WASHINGTON. - "History re
cords African apothecaries handling
perfumes and cosmetics when the
Hebrews iourneyed into frica un-
der Abraham in 2126 r. C. Many
authorities on ancient history have
written works which sustain the
early African claim to a knowledge
of the art of human Identification, +"
said James A. Jackson. business spe-
eialist of the United States Depart
ment of Commerce. before the an
nual convention of the National
Beauty Culturists League in New
ark, N. j., early this week.
He estimated that there are per-
haps, $500 Negro Beauty Shop own
ers in the country who provide skilled
employment to 10000 others. The
gross value of the services and ma
terials distributed to humanity thru
these outlets amount to more than
$500, 100000. More than so Negro
manufacturing concerns share in the
tremendous volume of production
necessary to this nationwide service.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-22
Census Reports l,2@ Negro Policemen
In United States; Washington Has Five

Western states. whore the Negro
population is small and which have
10 Negro police are as follows. Con-
necticut. Idaho, Maine. Montana, Ne
vada New Hampshire. New Mexi-
co. North Dakota. Oregon. South
Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin,
and Wyoming.
Pennsylvania leads all other states
ia the number of Negro police with
a total Of 302. Philadelphia is the
leading city. having 219 Negro cop
pers Illinois is the second state
with tSS, New Jersey, third with
Ia New York, fourth with 115;
md Ohio, fifth with so. Missouri
has 81. California, 40; Michigan.
Is; Indiana, AZ; and the District
of Columbia, 40. Maryland has only
IA. with but one OF these in Balti-
more Texas leads the Southern
States with 20 Negro police. Hous-
ton has five of these and San Anto-
Mo. four OF the Pacific Coast
states California with Negro pop
ulation Of Sl048 has So Negro
police; Washington has five of which
Seattle has and Yakima one; there
are no Negro police in Oregon.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-22
Negro Vote in Texas
Primary Cause of Suit

AUSTIN.-(Spl. )-Governor Ross
S. Sterling, in a suit filed in district
court here Tuesday, in which he
challenges the nomination of Mrs.
Miriam A. Ferguson for governor on
the Democratic ticket, set forth that
hundreds of Negroes voted in the
primary election, although the State
Executive Committee had adopted a
resolution that they be barred. The
governor cites this fact as one of the
legal abuses occurring in the Demo-
cratic primary of August 81, in
which he was defeated.
In statement made to newspaper
reporters at his hotel Gov. Sterling
who is seeking in very possible way
10 prove that Mrs. Ferguson was not
legally nominated by the Democratic
party, claimed that the Negro vote
iidn't count.
The Fergusons have made no pub
lie comment on the question of Ne
groes voting in the Democratic cleo
tons, so far as it is known, and the
attack upon their racial vote by Gov
ernor Sterling is being weighed by
Texas Negroes seriously.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-22
BY J. A. ROGERS
(Co-operative News Service)

BERLIN. Germany Colored
athletes will not be permitted to
compete in the 1886 Olympiad to be
held in Berlin If the present Ma
tional-Socialist party, headed by
Adolf Hitler, is in power then.
The Voelkische Beobachter, Off
cial organ of the party, stirred by
the victory of the colored athletes
at Los Angeles over the white ones,
many of whom were Germans, has
urged that they be barred.
1t says: "All colored athletes
ought to be excluded. 1t is to be
hoped that the officials responsible
for the 1885 Olympiad will know
their duty and not hesitate to do it.
Free men alone have the right to
compete. With regard to this let us
so act, that at least, the sacred
grandeur of the Olympiads of an
cient Greece will be respected
Anti-Marriage Bill
Three years ago the Hitler party,
then insignificant, introduced an
nti-miscegenation bill in the Reich
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-22
Is Negro Judges
l9Asselnblymen
In United States

WASHINGTON. d. C.-(SpeciaD
There are Is Negro judges. 1 con
gresham, 10 state assemblymen, 2
state senator's, 81 aldermen through
out America, as follows:
U. S. Congress: Oscar DePriest,
Chicago, Illinois.
State Senators: Adelbert H. Rob-
erts, Chicago, Illinois, and Charles
A. Roxborough. Detroit, Michigan.
State Representatives: George W.
Blackwell, Chicago; DR.. w. M.
Blount, Kansas City, Kansas; Ste
wart Calhoun. Keystone, w. Va. i;
Frank w. Clegg. St. Louis, Mo-;
Robert C. Crawford, Hamilton, Ber-
muda Island: William H. Fuller,
Philadelphia; Harrison S. Gaines,
Chicago; Sam Hart, Philadelphia ;
Charles ]. jenkins, Chicago; A. ].
Kemp, Nassau, Bahamas; George
T. Kersey, Chicago; William E
King, Chicago; L. Amasa Knox
Kansas City, Mo-; Frederick NJ. Rob-
erts, Los Angeles; ]. H. Ryan, Ia
coma, Washington; Nolle Smith
Honolulu; ], E. Stephens, New York
T. Augustus Toote, Nassau, Baham-
as; and william ]. Warfield, Chi
cago.
City Aldermen: Louis B. Ander-
son, Chicago; Leroy N. Bundy
Cleveland; Stewart A. Calhoun, Key
stone. w. Va; James C. Campbell
Charleston, w. Va; Alfred Coleman
Lebanon. Md; Clayborne George
Cleveland; Earle H. Gray, Wauke
CONTINUED on page -
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-22
Kelly Miller Against
Hoover and Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, D. c. - Neither
the Democratic pledge to repeal the
Eighteenth Amendment nor the pro-
posal of President Hoover to give
to each state the right to deal with
the liquor problem with a prohibit
ton against the return of the saloon
pleases Kelly Miller, Howard Uni
versity professor. a publicist and an
ardent dry.
Dean Miller is opposed to any
tampering with the Eighteenth
Amendment until what he terms
"some feasible, enforceable substi-
tute is found" He does not be
lieve that definition of Saloon
is possible.
The position of Dean Miller Is
opposite that of President Hoover.
who thinks that American states
manship is capable of working out
such a solution as he outlined in hi8
speech accepting denomination by
his party.
Dean Miller viii support neither
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt nor
President Hoover. He also does not
favor the election of William D.
Upsbaw, the candidate Of the Pro-
'hibition party He will advocate the
election OF dry candidates to Com
press.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-22

ed in time, said, Amt you gonna
search them niggers?'
The boys showed good spirits as
well as good physical condition, Pat
terson said, and expressed deep faith
in the l. l.. d. and its ability to free
them.
The party later visited the county
jail at Birmingham, Alabama, where
Roy Wright, who spent his fifteenth
birthday in prison, is housed.
Patterson said that the white l.
l.. D. representative was refused
admittance because it was not the
visiting day for whites. Patterson
said that a Negro stool pigeon,
standing in line, overheard tie l.
L. D. worker asking him to- give
Roy Wright money, and informed
the prison captain.
When he arrived at the gate,
Patterson said he was told he could
not see the boy, after being jerked
out of line by the prison captain
and a guard. The captain of the
prison then told him ito get out of
town and stay out"
Patterson said that when he re-
turned to Chattanooga, after speak
ing in Atlanta and Birmingham, he
was Swallowed by a detective of the
Chattanooga Red" squad.
The l. L. d. worker said he learn
ed that this detective had told color
ed people that the police knew
this Red niger was in town." and
in the Streets" II he wasn't careful.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-22
Association Asks
HOOUer, Roosevelt
Question On Negro
N.A.A.C.P. Wires
President Hoover
On Employment

NEW YORK.-As a part of its
national campaign to defend the
Negroes right to work. the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People Tuesday telegraphed
President Herbert Hoover asking
him personally to see to it that Ne
groes are given share of the jobs
which will be created by the $780,
100000 public works program which
the President has just ordered be-
gun.
In its telegram the N.A.A.C.P.
calls the Presidents program a for.
ward step toward economic recov-
cry but says the announcement will
mean little to American Negro citi-
zens unless the government passes
definite word to contractors that "A
Just proportion of the employment
thus provided must be given to col
ored workers"
The telegram cites u. S. Labor
Department statistics showing that
in some cities where Negroes are
five per cent of the population they
are forty per cent of the unemployed
and adds:
ITO date contractors on federal
projects have shown an unmistak-
able tendency to ignore Negro arti-
sans who apply for work.
THE N.A.A.c.P. respectfully urges
the chief executive of the nation
personally to see that word Is pas
sed from the government to the con-
tractors that no discrimination on
account of color shall be exercised
IN the granting of employment on
federal projects. This small act
which will cost you nothing will earn
the gratitude of colored Americans
who ask only a fair chance to work
themselves out of their difficulties. :"
Colored people throughout the
United States are urged by the
N. A. A. c. p to write and telegraph
the President In Washington back
/ ing up this request of The N. A. A..
G. p. that fair share of federal
work throughout the country be al
| lotted to colored workers who are
both able and eager TO undertake it.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-22
QUESTIONABLE To
End Evasion On
Rights of Negro

NEW YORK tSpecialA Assert
ing that heretofore the demands of
The Negro had been "evaded in an
American political discussion whom
hey have not been relegated to the
hate-inspiring diatrbes of dema-
gogues", the National As ociation
for the Advancement of Colorea
People has submitted to President
Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt a
QUESTIONABLE calling for plain and
unequivocal declaration on the sub
ject of race relations"
In its letters to both candidates
the association states it is asking
the questions to provide Negroes
with competent and authorita-
tive basis in determining their
choice of candidates in the coming
election No questionable is being
sent the Socialist or Communist
party candidates inasmuch as these
parties have adequately declared
themselves on the issues involved.
Tbs questions to which replies as
full and as direct as possible are
asked from the leaders of the two
main political parties are as follows.
81. To what extent will you, as
head of your party, personally as
sumo responsibility for ending the
attitude of intolerance 10 Negro
participation in politics in the South,
manifested in schemes TO prevent
Negroes from qualifying as voters
.ricks Of lily-whiteism and in de-
vices TO bar Negroes from primary
elections?
'2. vii! you seek to eliminate
racial considerations from appoint
ments and promotions under civil
service; for example, by substituting
finger prints for the photographs
now required for Identification pur-
ooses2
%. Will You, if elected, appoint
Negroes To office in proportion TO
their numerical strength in your
party, including in your appoint
ments diplomatic and consular posts?
a. viii you endeavor to stamp
out entirely all forms of racial seq
regation in the government service.
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