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Smyrna times., 1933-05-24
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
CONTINUED From Page Two)

Serick F. Shallcross, Middletown;
r. T. Turner, Betterton, Md, to
represent the growers. G. V. Gith-
en-, Robert Dix, A. Thomas, Jr., w.
T. Brewer and r. Shetzline to rep
resent the dealers and Messrs. Hen
erickson, Wilson, Hobson, Baker,
and Bowman will act for the gem
eral committee of the Exchange.
The report of the committee it is
expected will be submitted to an
adjourned meeting to be called by
the chairman. On the following
day the committee met in a room
at the Exchange to agree on a re-
port, but just what the report viii
be is not known, but it has leaked
out that the growers would not
agree to the conditions insisted on
by the commission men and deal
ers, which is to demand a deposit
of only five cents on every basket,
as a guarantee for the return Of
the basket, to be paid to the one
returning it, condition Of the bas-
ket not to be considered, if enough
remains to designate the mark
sold under.
Miss Ella F. Swim
messy, NJ. D., of this town, who is
soon going as medical missionary
to Shanghai, China, has given up
the practice of medicine here and
is succeeded by Miss K. c. Wood
hull, NJ. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
has had thorough medical training
both in this country and in Europe
and several years of practice.
Miss Allie Davis, medical student
left today to visit her parents in
West Virginia, after an absence of
three years.
Miss DR.. Swinney started this
morning for West Virginia to visit
her brother, Rev. L. c. Swinney
preparatory to sailing for China.
Miss Mary A. Keim of Pottsville,
Pa; DR.. Green and wife of Church
Hill, Md; Mrs. DR.. ]. c. Dirickson
of Berlin, Md, Mrs. Sallie Smith,
Samuel P. Wright and wife and
FAIRIES, of Philadelphia, are
visiting friends in town.
A little son of Abel Sevil at
Clayton while riding on passing
reaper on Friday, fell off, and was
run over by one of the wheels and
considerably bruised but no bones
broken.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-24
4-H CLUB NEW
CORN PROJECT
Club Members Offered VaIu-
able Prizes in Contest An
nOunced by Committee
OTHER DATA CIV EN-

All Club members in this and
adjoining counties enrolled in
corn growing project will be great
ly interested to learn of fine list
of prizes offered in a new contest
just announced by the National
Committee on Boys and Girls CLUB
Work of Chicago. Beautiful gold
filled medals of honor are offered to
county champions. They are eli
igible to compete for the state
championship title with which goes
a prize educational trip to the
Twelfth National Club Congress to
be held in Chicago in connection
with the international Live Stock
Exposition. From the state champ
ions will be chosen three to receive
agricultural college scholarships of
$500, $500 and $1O0 each. To make
the contest more interesting, two
special prizes, each a S115.00 solid
gold watch, are to be awarded. One
is to the grower of the largest yield
per acre and the other to the one
who produces corn at the lowest
cost per bushel. The state exten-
sion department has approved this
contest as an incentive to club
members to carry their projects to
a successful finish, and will work
with county extension agents and
the National Committee in select
ing the winners. The contest is
made possible through the friendly
interest in All Club work of the
Nelson Knitting Company, { Rock
ford, Illinois, which has served
farm people since 1876. Club lead
ers and members may obtain COM
plete particulars of this great con-
test from their county extension
agent or, if there be no agent,
from the state club leader at the
state agricultural college or the
National Committee
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BISHOP COOK TO SPEAK
Will Give Address at Annual Mem
oriaI Service at Dover, MAY 28th

Will Give Address at Annual Mem
oriaI Service at Dover, May 28th
The Memorial Service Committee
of the Walter L. Fox Post, No. 2,
American Legion, of which Glenn
Newton is chairman, has announc-
ced that they have secured as the
speaker for the annual memorial
service which will be held Sunday
evening, May %, in the Capital
Theatre, Dover, Bishop Philip Cook.
AS usual Memorial Day services
will be conducted by honoring the
soldier dead of the various wars in
the cemeteries of Dover and vicin-
ity. The National Guard will take
part, saluting the dead as climax
to the services in each cemetery.
This year it is planned TO have
parade from the Dover armory to
Lakeside cemetery. Captain Henry
Roscoe is the chairman of the COM
mittee in charge of these arrange
ments.
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LEGION TO MEET
AT REHOBOTH
Change in State Convention
Date to September s De-
cided on at Meeting
200 MEMBERS ARE ADDED

At the first meeting this year of
all post commanders and adjutants
of the Delaware Department, Amer
lean Legion held at Dover, Thurs
day night, it was unanimously de-
cided to hold the State convention
in Rehoboth, September s and 8,
instead of in July. The convention
date was also approved by the de-
partmental executive committee
which met before the post COM
manders' and adjutants' session.
Col. Thomas w. Miller, State COM
mander, who presided at both
meetings, announced he would ap-
point the convention committees in
a short time. He expressed him
self as being pleased with the re-
suits of reports by the post COM
manders and with the progress
that has been made this year. The
post commanders and adjutants
met in the quarters of the Walter
L. Fox Post, on the Dover Green.
Among the subjects discussed was
that pertaining to community well
fare. Under the direction of the
National Americanism Commission
of the American Legion, each post
is required and expected to engage
annually in some community enter
prise. Citations are made by ma
tional headquarters for the best re-
suits reported. Through reports,
it was discussed that the junior
baseball league in lower Delaware,
sponsored by the American Legion
posts is progressing but in Will
mington it will be impossible to or
ganize such a league due to the ex-
pense involved. An increase in
membership of more than 200 was
reported. Col. Miller said it look
ed as if Delaware would equal its
membership quota this year. Col.
John P. LeFevre, of Dover, chair
man of the legislative committee,
reported that the legislation spon-
sored by the Legion had been sue
cessful. The posts of the State
Smyrna times., 1933-05-24
COMMENCEMENT DATES
Announce Exercises of the High
Schools in Rural Delaware

Announce Exercises of the High
Schools in Rural Delaware
Commencement exercises for
high schols in rural Delaware will
be held on dates ranging from June
End to June 18th this year. A
number of the schools will hold
their exercises on the same date,
according to the records filed at
the Office of the State Board of
Education at Dover. The dates
for the various schools follows:
June End, ,Frankford and Selbyville;
June 5th, FELTON,, Greenwood, Mil
ton, Millsboro and Delmar; June
9Th, Bridgeville; June 7th, Har-
Delaware City and Mid
dletown; June 8th, Dover and Re
hoboth; June 9th, New Castle,
Laurel and Caesar Rodney; June
18th, Milford; June 14th, Smyrna;
June 10th, Alexis I. DUPONT and
Newark; June 10Th, Claymont.
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FATHERS DAY AT u. OF ID.
DIR. WI. Hullihen Addresses Group
Following Baseball Game

Fathers Day" was celebrated
by the students of Delaware Col
lege at Newark Saturday with a
special program. The entertain
ment was planned by the Student
Council. The program commenced
officially with a baseball game be-
tween Delaware College and Wash
ington College, of Chestertown, Md,
at 2.30 p. m. D. S. T. After the
game refreshments were served in
the college Commons. At this time
DR.. Walter L. Hullihen, president
of the university, addressed the
group.
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were invited to attend C. A. r.
memorial services to be held in the
Delaware Avenue-Bethany Baptist
Church, Wilmington, on May %, at
7.30 o'clock in the evening. The
Memorial Day fund of S1,800, as
appropriated by the recent Legisla-
ture, was distributed to all posts
so per cent of the fund equally
among all the posts and the re-
naming so per cent pro rata ac-
cording to membership. The
money will be used to decorate the
graves of all soldiers and for Mem
orial Day programs.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-24
j. w. VOSS DIES AT DENTON
Well Known Farmer, Aged 76, Dies
From Lingering Illness

Services for James Warner Voss,
age 76, a well known farmer of
near Denton, were held at the home
Friday at p. m. Burial was in
Denton cemetery. Mr.. Voss, a son
Of the late James and Josephine
Curry Voss, was a native of Della
ware, having been born near Burrs-
vile. His wife, the former Miss
Catherine Meluney, of Burrsville,
who died six years ago. He is sur
vived by two sons, Martin c. Voss,
Of Denton, and Dr.Norwood W.Voss
Of Wilmington, and daughter,
Miss Anne z. Voss, of Denton. He
also leaves a brother, Leonard Voss
Of Burrsville. Mr.. Voss has been
in poor health for more than a
year.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-24
,.duPONT ASKS
COOPERATION
| Greater Operations OF
LtIsggers i lo.h Al''eHu-
| ment Continues
|rpTTION MISTAKES

partnership" of citizenry Of
~ is necessary if the State
/, control is to be successful,
| ! duPont, Delaware's Liquor
|.i..iouer, declared Wednesday
NM statement. Mr.. DUPONT
clear in his statement he Is
~ tae cooperation and crit
/ y his fellow-citizen in his
/ hties. The statement con-
report Of what has already
4 Anne regarding the issuance
F.r.e for the sale and dispens-
1 beer. He outlines particu-
rbst every citizen and resi-
!, tbe state will be entitled to
!, ne repeal of the Eighteenth
l,iment is ratified. On the
|.,rd. Mr.. dupont points out, if
Amendment, plus
ontion, laws in the State out
4 Wilmington, remain, the
| discussed, but very evident
Lions of bootleggers, moon
L and racketeers, are likely
|-tuue unabated, perhaps with
Ia force. The repeal of the
amendment and of the local
4 laws will restore Delaware
N their full rights and respon-
Isss. Mr.. dupont states. The
\ trafic will then be conducted
IA well defined law that fixes
,r;ibiIity and requires an ac-
-sng.. Mr.. DUPONT believes.
nsnting further he said: del
r,aus face their problem of
!, with the great advantage Of
rng definitely the provisions Of
Avs which will be in force in
sate under the alternative
sions presented. On the one
continuation Of the Eigh-
d Amendment together with
ral potion prohibition laws in
State outside of the City of
,ngton will leave national pro-
lon practically as it has been
e the past 13 years excepting
beer containing not more than
Smyrna times., 1933-05-24

80 per cent Of alcohol, by weight
may be manufactured and sold in
the City of Wilmington and may
be sold in that city and shipped or
transported to the residence of a
person over Is years of age outside
of the city. The much discussed
but, unfortunately, very evident op-
erations of 'bootleggers,' moon
Sinners 'racketeers, and others
operating in defiance Of law, are
likely to continue unabated or per-
haps with renewed force if it is de-
cided to continue the prohibition
laws under which they have -four
ished.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-24
Repeal Will Restore Rights

ION the other hand repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment and of the
local option laws will restore to
Delawareans their full rights and
responsibilities The liquor traffic
will be conducted under a well de-
fined law that fixes responsibility
and requires an accounting. This
law, like many others, is of the
people-completely successful op-
Grafton can be obtained by con-
scientious cooperation only. The
law is sufficient to suppress unde-
sirable places of sale and to prevent
the sale Of liquor shipped Illegally
into this State provided that the
United States government will and
can prevent interstate shipments
contrary to our State laws. This
much lessened responsibility of the
Federal government should meet
with much greater measure of
success than do the more exacting
and difficult problems under the
Eighteenth Amendment and Vol
stead act.
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sick when soviet agents calne along
ahd drove rs and neighhors out OF
Il homes.
we then lived with my mother
until the month OF August. Then one
evening lanaftde Joe Cling and
DINERS came TO warn me not to he
found III the village after 30 min
utes. old me to 80 anywhere. bur
20 De sure TO get out Of the village
promptly 81 my family and | spent
one day and III night in the fields
We heN1 Went to my sisters place
af colony Newfeld No. .. Here we
stayed until winter set IN. and then
moved into 4 house where we lived
mil the following spring, May &
1881.
.kronau sell-soviet came along
y asked Inc where my residence
was recorded. / explained. He ~.
rested ME. lie semi me and r.. Iobr-
or TO 1wanoWka. Here we STAYED
with relatives until the evening IF
May Z. On that evening the com
rades came along again, arrested lis.
and sent us to Kronau, where we
anu many 0thers-peaeefnl citizens
were placed behind lock and bar,
like criminals.
During the day we were allowed
70 spend two short periods Of 10
minutes each outdoors.
we were q considerable number
and the heat IN that room was un-
bearable, the air unfit TO breathe.
Tor the room was entirely too small
accommodate it's prisoners.
Then, during the night Of June
they hauled US to the railway
station at Belongranitza.
Near the station was d big gra-
merry. Into this we were driven and
locked up. Then our families were
brot in. On the 9th Of June we all
WMI
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were loaded into boxcars. a. If
these boxcars were each loaded wirh
To persons. There were no provisions
lor ventilation, no toilets, these
cars were without windows.
During the night we started OIL
the trip. Only in larger towns the
ffain-Would make stops. We were
Kept in these cars under heavy
guard. so the journey continued for
SIX days uninterruptedly. When we
arrived at our destination. 4 town in
northern Ural-Lunowka. Here we
We're held four days.
All able bodied men and va.
men were taken so kilometers far.
ther to Estuhil, il forest region. -Four
o. my daughters were sent with me
Here we were put to Telling trees
and buildings houses. Here we were
until Jan. ?. 1892. We froze
our hands and feet and Icontraetea
heart trouble and anemia. To mike
Y misery complete we also con-
fracfed schfvy. We stayed IN Usfu-
bill until March %. was no longer
able to walk my feet were too bad
~ swollen. ! was allowed to go to
llnnWoka where my wife and other
three daughters were staying. We
got no pay. Those who worked rot
eight pounds Of crushed rye pel
month. This was soon cut down TO
i've pounds per month.
On the 18th Of June we were
again packed into boxcars; this
there We're il boxcars. We
were shipped to 4 place 40 miles
from Lunowka. also d place in fhe
RAJ mountain forest belt.
We mad been here eight days,
We're given bread cards hut moth.
70 eat. When we asked for food
w heafd the answer. .sabatran
Whlch IN Russian means tomorrow.
10 keep alive we are cooking
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nettles and grass. We eat som tbns
prepared from netties and orass
twice daily.
ON clothes are mere rags and
talters hanging from our bodies
{. foodstnffs of all kinds are rid
lculialsly high-0ne= gallon lard
sels for from 50 to SO. Rye. pota.
Toes. 10llr and milk can lie nl1rnh.
ased only by the rich.
train Is not grown here. On ey-
Try hand is timber, forest and coal
MINES. \ few Of the older inhabi-
lanfs raise some potatoes. q
The Tartars and 'Gabazen'-
NHlie kussians-are the lords in
thls part OF Russia. Everything is
ielsy-fnryy everywhere. Building
d1d repairing is at Il standstill and
where We formerly lived as we'll as
N other parts where we had been
The aspect Of desolation and aband-
onment is complete.
We have been aiyested NJ mn,
homes and properties by so.aalIad
comrades who do not know how
20 make the land respond.
what wrong have we done? We
IRE innocent. Will there ever be for
u q return to orr former hnmps2
Ny poor children have grown up in
lhls misery and have no idea what
human existence should be like.
we were condemned to work nm
mere for five years. under conditions
worse than slavery In its commonly
accepted term.
When asked, even our opprps.
sors cannot give reasons why we
are subjected to this inhumanity.
rms, then, is what we get from
Inc free state Of soviet Russia This
.hen, IS what we get from n govern
hlent In which our comrades are In
powert
'Dear friend, we are now as moor
as Lazarus.
MY family consists Of nine nor.
sons. Two Of my daughters arc had.
y affeeted with scurvy, and myself
lhose who are ~incapacitated for
WORK receive no food lit anv time
me workers get but so little that
even they are slowly starving.
1hleSs- Y get food we must in
evifably all perish of starvation
Why should innocent children ra
through such hell? MY daughters
nave cen naught hut saliaInr nri-
vafion, suffering and brltishness.
Animals fare better than thevt
because I worked. saved and Ind
q competency In my old home at Ffg-
enfield. the soviet. | take it were
envIous md singled me ont and thou
sands like me. ont for this nnprece-
aehleu program Of inhnmanity.
1T Is very cold here. In the win
Ter the nights are very long. the
very short.
we are almost naked. and
starved. II is d wonder we are vet
alive. How much longer ran we
snrviye9
tould yon publish our Night in
your newspapers If we can get aid
u once. II liyes-snme Of them
might he spared.
Give my regards and best wishes
al my former friends. God be
with You and all Of us.
Your friend,
otto Schumacher.
Trial, s.. =. T.. s.
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Starvation, Hardship, Death
Threaten Russia Family, Says
Letter to Friend in Dakota

Gardena. y. OAK. April PA
gripping tale of brutal treatment n
exile in Siberia, where he ana his
iaIniiy We're sent by the Russian
soNlef government. IL told In a LET.
Ter from Otto Schumacher. received
by his friend William q. Bieberorf
Of Gardena.
Sent into Siberia for five wears
Schumacher says he and his family
are slowly starving to death. and
IRE III rags and adds. MY moor
children have grown up In this mis-.
cry and have no idea what human
existence should be like
The letter AS translated.
f. O. Hubacha.
ID Standaryick.
Ural. S. s. r. s.
bear Friend B~ieberdorf
I reach for my pen to describe
our life, conditions surrounding It
and where we are.
T. Otto Schumacher. a. Won
know. formerly lived ii Eisenfeld.
No. /.
AaFM III IRdGe ING con-
until the fall OF 1929. All
grain crop and ready money
ere seized By order Of the selI-so-
Wet mt that time. leaving nothing
but vegetables. stock and equip
ment.
Shortly after ~selI-soyief agents
eame along and sold the balance of
my possessions at sacrifice, and. of
course. kept the money. / was now
destitute. a conrad minus 1.-THE
5ernin term "Genosse blank sig
1ifying O comrade with empty wal
et.1
Il had only a few pieces of fur
lifnre left. We continued to live In
he same place until February q
1890. Three of our children were
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-
Deceased
The administrator of the bova-
named Estate having made and
FILED in Court his petition praying
for IN order to rent, under farm
cropping contract, the lands OF the
said estate to-wit, META Sec. %,
and NW1l4 Sec. %. Twp. 35 NJ.
Rye. 81 y. NJ. NJ, Sheridan county
Montana. to n Henry @. Hanson.
upon q basis Of one-foHrth OF said
crop to the said administrator or
said estate, plus sufficient grain to
said administrator, out of the other
three-fourths share Of said D
70 equal the amount Of the indebt-
etness of the latter to said admins
traitor. to-wit, the sum of $15O.S o
with interest thereon at 10 percent
per annum from July 18th, 1881.
III IL FURTHER ORDERED That
all persons interested In said estate
appear before the ab~ove-entitIed
court. on Saturday, May 9th. 1893
at the hour of ten o'clock In the
forenoon Of said day, or as soon
thereafter as the matter can be
heard. at the County Courthouse. in
I1entywood, Sheridan county. Mon
fana, to show cause Ii any they can.
why the said real estate should not
be rented to the said Henry o. Han
son, for the purpose Of cropping the
same, upon the basis hereinaboye
set forth, as Is more fully set forth
IN said petition Of the administrat-
or, reference to which Is hereby
made for further particulars.
said lands are described as. and
they are, the Northeast Quarter
lNE1l4) Of Section Twenty-Five
~, and the Northwest Quarter
1NW1l4l of Section Twenty-three
l23), Township Thirty-five (35).
North, Of Range F%ifty-seven (57l.,'
East OF Montana Meridian. Sheri-
dan County Montana.
DATED this 25th day of April.
1888.
COURT sEAL) @. B. PETERSON
Clerk Of the District Court
BY ID. G. Peterson,
Deputy Clerk
THE JUDGE OF SAID DISTRICT
COURT BEING ABSENT FROM
SAID SHERIDAN COUNTY STATE
OF MONTANA.
Howard M. Lewis, /,
plentywood, Montana.
Attorney for Administration. !
First Pub. April 27, 1898. !,
LAST Pub. May 4, 1888
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NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to a resolution passed
by the Board Of County Commits.
sioners of Sheridan county. Monta-
ma, on April %, 1888, notice is
hereby given that the following de-
scribed property will be sold at pub
lie sale to the highest bidder on MAY
13, 1888 2 o'cock y. m, at the
County court house.
SIP Of Sec "a Twp. "a, Rye. So
Appraised value ....$35O.O 0.
The value stated for this descrip-
tion is the minimum value at which
said property can be sold.
At least 20 percent OF purchasing
price must be paid at time of sale
and balance in five years.
A Quit Claim Deed will be issued
to the purchaser.
Niels Madsen.
County Clerk In and for Sheridan
Montana.
Pub. April 81, 1883.
Last Pub. May IL, 1888.
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County Buildings -. 1850
Vernon Hoven, Mileage 1.26
Hans F. Masden, Mileage 1OS.g1
Hans T. Madsen, Board for
Prisoners .......... 29.25
G. +. Christensen, Mileage 1926
A. ]. LANCER, Burglary Pol
1cles .......... 61.4G
Jesse Mason Sr., Mileage 1927.
). G. Faaborg. Insurance
County Buildings 70a4l
K. l. Russell, Agency, Rib
bons ................ 27.oo
Plentywood Herald, County
Printing -........... 144.2nl
Mont. -Ihk. Power Co.
Light Co. Bldgs. ...... 1884
Paul Kurtz, Mileage 1e.00l
Cecil M. Hall. Mileage 15.8Ol
Industrial Accident Board
Assessment ......... 1880
=. y. belanski, Fees 500
Mt States Tel. & Tel. Co..
Telephone Service $50. 5gI0
Continued on Page n
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bors Of transforming nearly four
hundred acres Of barren, sandy. 4an
made land-o0rcsfed from the boz.
tom Of Lake Michigon-into Chi
ngo's Worid's Far grounds is nap
mty nearing completion. All the ma ,o,
buildings are either completed or
nearly so as may be seen from the
aertdf vew Of n Century Of Progress.