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Smyrna times., 1935-11-21
TEXAS OUTFIT
OF "RANGERS"
Has Become a Trained and
Specialized Detection
Body
ENDS nj AR A U DIN G

Austin, Texas.-The Texas Rang
ers were organized in 1874 to put
an end to cattle rustling, maraud-
ing Indians, and the general law
lessness Of the frontier Lone Star
state. Their hard riding, straight
shooting exploits won them promi-
nence in the history of the wild
West. But in recent years, with
the arrival of automobile and radio,
the hangers declined into a prac-
tlcally useless institution.
As one veteran expressed it:
while crime was travelling at S5
miles an hour we still were back
IN the horse and buggy days. Crime
used to be local; now it is state
and nationwide. The lone Ranger
who once could track down a cat
tle thief unaided now may be deal
ing with dope ring having CON
nectiOns in all parts of the coun-
try"
But now Texas has brought its
Hangers up to date again. Reor-
ganizatiOn this summer has made
the 36 remaining Rangers a divi-
sion Of-the new department of pub
lie safety. A companion division.
the state highway patrol of 40.
will take over the former duties of
the Rangers, such as guarding
trails and suppressing disturbances.
In effect the Rangers become the
detective division or Scotland
Yard" of the state. Tom Hick-
man, famous captain of the head
quarters company, will be chief
of the intelligence division of the
public safety department.
For modern detection of crime
the Rangers will have a college
crime laboratory. a statewide col
lection Of finger prints, teletype ma
chimes reporting all state crime.
Furthermore they will have the CO.
operation of local Officers-some-
thing more than they have had in
past times. Most important, how
ever, is the removal Of the organ
ization from political manipulation.
A public safety commission of three
nonsalaried men serving staggered
six year terms heads the whole de-
partment. The present number of
Rangers will be on probation for
six months before additions by ex-
animation are made.
Smyrna times., 1935-11-21

,revent escape of poisonous gases.
4 wise precaution in this respect,
Iic TO see that rooms are well ven
Stated AT ell times. The family
r,,ioht well make a room to room
s,Iryev In the living room these
noints might be checked: Is the
heating apparatus properly protec-
i+adq Is the wood or coal-burning-
fireplace properly screened to pre-
vent sparks from popping onto the
IAoor or rug? What is the condi-
tion Of the electrical appliances !?
Are there any paper or combus-
ItibIa shades on the electric lights
and are the extension cords to
lamps in safe condition? In the
kitchen-are there any curtains,
wooden shelves or paper decora-
tions too close to the flame? Are
the matches kept well out Of the
reach Of children and away from
heat? Is the garage kept open,
and open wide, when the car is be-
ing started on a cold morning? The
danger of carbon monoxide is ever
present. Last, and most import
ant Of all, is the home ready for an
emergency? Is it supplied with
4 first aid kit and does the family
know how to use it? Many lives
have been saved by this fore
thought.
Smyrna times., 1935-11-21
Great Britain Plans TO
Give Sultan Gold Sword

Singapore-A golden sword is to
be presented to the Sultan of Jo-
hore by the. British government as
a birthday present in September.
Johore is celebrating the sultan's
sixty-second birthday and also the
fortieth year of his reign. The
sultan's gift of S2.5OO,OOO on the
occasion of his majesty's silver ju-
bilee for accelerating the defense of
Singapore created interest through
out the British empire.
Smyrna times., 1935-11-21
Urges Welfare Board Agency

Recommendations that a State
Board of Welfare Agencies be Gre
ated in Delaware, was made by I.
B. Finkelsein, presiding at the Del
aware State Conference on Social
Works, which was held in the Hotel
DUPONT, Wilmington. Such a State
board, Mr. Finkelstein said, would
take over and enlarge upon the
work of the present State Board of
Charities with the present mem
bers Of the State Board of Char
tiles serving on the new board.
Smyrna times., 1935-11-21
Weather Guarantee
by French Company

Paris.-"Rain, rain, go away;
come again another dayr' This
little nursery rhyme has lost its
meaning for French holiday MAX
ers. For the French Nord rail-
road has guaranteed to protect
trippers to LIE Treport and
Boulogne-sur-Mer from rain-or
pay the cost. One-day seashore
eXcursionists get an automatic
insurance with their tickets. If
it rains more. than three millime-
ters between the hours of 2::30
and 80 p. M, the Nord COM
pany will reimburse them the
price of the ticket or give them
a free pass good for another
day.
Smyrna times., 1935-11-21
Examination For Postmaster

At the request of the Postmaster
General, the United States Civil
Service Commission announces an
open Competitive examination to
fill the position of postmaster at
Camden, Del. Receipt of applica-
tions to close November %, 1885.
Application must be properly ex-
lecuted and filed at Washington, D.
c., prior to the hour Of closing bus
iness on or before November %,
1885.
Smyrna times., 1935-11-21
In $
] 10. . Best To Avoid
Them
|, FIRE HAZARDS

,..r that John Jones lel, .ad
nse s.ek steps and injured li piu
b IN NJ year at ,..'.ue z es',n,r voll
u s'Ils @dsr conditions ro;sr,s w.,
Is.SIT % i've conclude that JOtln J 8a', I
Io'a55I' sISs't Just happen l. ! Iou !
olurr oaslnrincsd that there wa was
h 'on'. oanss somewhere. Per-
|, Ils would raia' tell John just ooL,1d wnas
'e.' y WAS Vas and how he coa,u 9arl
u s.-tssr damage to his RET
y lai'Ts . much larger scale tnat
y y Delaware safety @ oun-
IT, IaS for ali the Johns Of the
[aDS [srS the James, too. Oslag aag
[, reports the councn !. ~ ~
h tss sa Johns and James in .l.lt lnt
/. ,ogether Y, and tell you Iust
\ ~, y many persons were IN, !,
l. past years and how anu M
X Rrt more important an an
II these statistics can fore-
7, !. now telling John and
III their chances Of acclaen-
a and injury are CONSIDER
~sater during the winter
3 any 0lner SeaS0 -
I'm one-third of all fatal
/. occur at home, how to
.omp IF the more common
..lber accidents centering
tbe family hearth. Two OF
4 prominent causes Of home
Is during winter-fre and
me- readily to mind as com
Of the winter scene. Iclcles
! on caves often fall as a
masses under them, so that
i be wise to knock them
! tbey form. Snow left on
swalks and steps becomes
under foot and forms a
-usted, icy substance which
many a spill. The thought
on will shovel off the walk
II the porches and steps of
,Ileu snow. He will remove
b all walking surfaces or
them with ashes or some
substance. Every family
heck its home for fire haz-
'0me of the causes are:
d other combustible mater
! dangerously near the fur
broken iues, which allow
le to contact infammable
or the framework in the
Hot ashes carelessly put
Iammahln sfuff or in a
box. Clothes suspended
-Ove or too close to an open
lrying. Clogged Hues which
Smyrna times., 1935-11-21
STATE SAFETY
COUNCIL NEWS
Continued From Page Two)

contemplated includes a modern
ization of some of the present
roads to the needs Of present mo-
tor traffic in addition to the build
ing of roads which have been plan
ned for some time but which have
been held up for lack of funds. The
peak of the work, however, is not
expected until the middle of next
summer while the grading and pre-
liminary work before the actual
laying of paving must be done this
winter should the weather render
this possible.
Smyrna times., 1935-11-21
Discover Skeleton of
Prehistoric Gangster

Belgrade.-In a prehistoric grave
discovered near Vincovtzi, Jugo-
slayia. an enormous skeleton of a
man has been found wearing stone
"irons" - the arms were fixed
through two holes in a huge block
Of stone and the legs through holes
in another block.
The skeleton may have belonged
TO some gangster Of prehistoric
times who died in prison.
Smyrna times., 1935-11-21
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
CONTINUED From Page Two
sanguine expectations.
BIRTHDAY PARTY TO

/ BIRTHDAY PARTY TO
MRS. C. F. GRIFFINBERG, JR.
The social event Of the season
was held last evening at the house
of the popular hardware merchant
G. F. Griffinberg, Jr., the occasion
being the birthday of his estimable
wife. The presents were very
handsome and numerous, among
other things a very handsome
Smith American Organ, which was
performed on during the evening
by number of good players, who
pronounced it perfect in tone and
finish. Among those present were:
DR.. B. c. Mitchell and wife, Henry
Donovan and wife, George A. Allen
and wife, j. L. Cavender and wife,
John F. Perkins and wife, S. A.
Pearson and wife, N. Severson and
wife, John A. Wright and wife,
Silas Thompson and wife, and
many others of Clayton and vicin-
ity. Among those from a distance
we noticed Miss Fannie Griffinberg,
of Odessa and Frank H. Hoffecker
of Wilmington. The gathering was
held until about twelve o'clock,
when the guests dispersed to their
homes. The universal verdict was
that they had never enjoyed them
selves better. A resolution was
passed unanimously amongst the
guests that all the succeeding
birthdays might end as happily as
this.
MISS BLANCHE CAHOON
WEEDS j. c. HUTCHINSON, JR.
The M. E. Church at Dover, was
filled with joyous assemblage at
2 o'clock last Wednesday after
noon to witness the marriage of
Miss S. Blanche Cahoon, daughter
of William r. Cahoon of Dover,
and j. c. Hutchinson, Jr., of Phil
adelphia. The ceremony included
the ring service and was performed
by the pastor, Rev. t. E. Martin
dale. The ushers were, Walter S.
Hill, Norton o. Harris, David
Hutchinson and John Lattomus.
The young brides Sunday School
clas stood near her during the
ceremony. The bride was very be-
comingly attired in a dress of gar
net plush, and carried in her hand
a large and handsome bouquet of
white rosebuds and carnations. The
pulpit and chancel were tastily dec
GRATED with flowers and plants, the
table and pulpit-desk being COM
CONTINUED or Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1935-11-21
Best of Good Things

One of the best of the good
things in life is victory and particu-
larly moral victory.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

The auto route from Alaska to the Argentine will be completed within six years, it is said. The route will link l2 Latin American republics to the United States.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

Frank Peterson connected with the Bureau of Fisheries and station ed at Red River, Kodiak Island, says there will be no scarcity of fish at the river this year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18
Hitler Alarmed At Welding g Of Three
 Assistance Facts
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 BERLIN May F, - Persistent rumors that the French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval is to come here for conference at the invitation of Hitler were circulated today des- pite official denial.
 Political circles asserted that Hit Ter was becoming increasingly ap- prehensive of the welding together of Russia, France and CzechoslaVa- kia in mutual assistance pacts
 Developments of the past few days, they say, have encouraged the Reichsfueher to talk turkey with the French.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

The city of Juneau is out of debt and has paid back the money bor- roWed from the bank to tide over the current year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

Jack Holohan died recently at Ju- neau, following an attack of pneu- monia. He was an oldtimer in AL aSka
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

It is reported that three floating herring and salmon canneries will operate this year in and about Ko- diak and Seldova.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

Vim. J. Wagner, radio technician of the Anchorage Signal Corps, re- gently brought a new plane north with him and is now cutting didos around the interior city.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

The 100 foot motorship Dorothea with it's owner Fred Kruz and Jack ONeil, Seattle representative of the Cordova Ieepack Corporation, has been making the rounds of Alaskan ports selling groceries and vegetabl- es to merchants The Dorothea left Seattle March and made leisurely trip up the coast MT. Kruz is in terested in several mild cure pro- positions and Is taking supplies to them selling the surplus.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

Protecting the striking seamen seven officers of the tanker A F. Lucas walked off the ship at the port of Ketchikan. With only Captain Peterson and the chief engineer on board the vessel was lowed from the oil dock and anchored in mid streap. Twenty-Five seamen walk ed off Friday, and urged local fish ermen to boycott the Standard Oil Company until an agreement was reached.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18
Falloff In Douglas
 Fir Is 5O Million
 Feet First Week
(Bv The Associated Press)

IBY The HSSDClatGu FTeSSJ
 SEATTLE, May F, - The lumber mems association figures showed that the Douglas fir production fell off fifty-two percent or about fifty mil lion board feet during the first week of the logging and lumber strike. Besides that payroll losses were about a half million dollars.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

Otto Sandbeck, formerly connect ed with the Gateway at Seward, is among a group of U. of w. students who are travelling around over the state editing newspapers. They have published papers at Everett, Mt. Vernon Ellensburg and other places during the tour
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18
Interesting Items
 About Alaskans


 The Alaska Commercial Go. is planning the erection of ware house at Dutch Harbor this year.
 Two dredges will operate at Gan es Creek this season, Waine Puntilla being the owner.
 About 25 white people live in Un- alaska and 250 natives, who make their living fishing and trapping.
 Jack Holohan died recently at Jul neau, following an attack of pneu- monia He was an oldtmer in Al aSka.
 Wm. J. Wagner, radio technician of the Anchorage Signal Corps, re- 
 gently brought a new plane north with him and is now cutting didos around the interior city.
 It is reported that three floating herring and salmon canneries will operate this year in and about Ko- diak and Seldovia.
 Frank Peterson connected with the Bureau of Fisheries and station ed at Red River, Kodiak Island, says there will be no scarcity of fish at the river this year.
 The city of Juneau is out of debt and has paid back the money bor- rowed from the bank to tide over the current year.
 The auto route from Alaska to the Argentine will be completed within six years, it is said. The , route will link 12 Latin American republics to the United States Prospectors in Canada are given half fare on certain railways while in Alaska they pay a fare and a half or more. Canada is trying to develop her resources in every way. Martin Itjen, Skagway oldtimer who recently drove from Seattle to Hollywood to see Mae West now . says he has seen everything and is ready to die. Martin is propriet- of Skagways only street car and un- dertaking establishment. Macs sym metrical curves apparently depress- ed Martins spirit Protecting the striking Seamen
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

The Alaska Commercial Go. is planning the erection of ware house at Dutch Harbor this year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

About 25 white people live in Un- alaska and 250 natives, who make their living fishing and trapping.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

Prospectors in Canada are given half fare on certain railways while in Alaska they pay a fare and a half or more Canada is trying to develop her resources in every way.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-18

Two dredges will operate at Gan es Creek this season, Waine Puntilla being the owner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-01
Buy for Now! buy Now Cor Spring!
ELIMINATION SALE!
Mems LEATHER OXFORDS

WE MUST ELIMINATE OUR PRES
ENT STOCKS! Make your choice from M Whe1
about 400 pairs Smart lasts! Black -
or brown
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-01

sales like this fingers! These sweeping
The blues,
fords we'll the smaest things in patens
Models satisfy preference conservatives to the remen
popular Stes The values such that
young afford NOT to buy!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-01

spreading FAST Soon the Capitol viii! naugate start
ngy different merchandising policy! Before this however, must
dispose present cohg The facts pain Wehave
aternatve force these sweeping reduconS
Whether you clothing not this opportunity challenge
to every far-Sghted man!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Outdoors

AS an inducement for increased
activity on the part of Minnesota
sportsman, a crow contest Is being
featured by officials of the North
west Sportsman's Show which will
be held in the Minneapolis auditor.
ium the week of April 20 to 81. This
is the first crow shoot of its kind
ever attempted, according to G. K
Odekirk, co-manager.
+ Three trophies will be awarded
winners with the close of the shoot
scheduled for April Is. No entrance
or prize fees are necessary. Points
will be determined from old and
young crows killed and crow eggs
destroyed.
James G.. Mott, Worthington, is
chairman Of the crow shoot con-
test. Complete information Is avail
able to all sportsmen's organiza-
lions interested in participating in
the contest.
Persons interested in securing in
formation relative to specific par
GELS of state-owned lands must in
clude a description of the land in
volved, +. A. Wildes, director of
the division of Lands and Miner
ais, warned.
The state owns almost 100000
acres Of trust fund land, mostly In
northern Minnesota. One county
alone has over 100000 acres of
state trust fund lands. No printed
lists of descriptions Of this land
are available.
For information regarding the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
TELEPHONE HAS GOOD YEAR

A small gain in number of Bell
System Telephones and increased
use both Of local and intercity tel
ephone services during 1884 is re-
ported by the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, the par
ent company of the Bell System, in
it's annual report for 1884, which
has just been issued.
There were two per cent more
Bell System telephones in service
at the end OF 1884 than at the be-
ginning" the report says. THE net
gain of 298,0OO telephones for the
year compares with a net loss Of
$4,000 in 1888. At the end of the
year there were 13,458000 Bell tel
ephones in service-14 per cent be-
low the maximum development
reached in 1880. Including tele-
phones of about 6,700 connecting
telephone companies and $500
connecting rural lines, there are
about 16,80OO00 telephones in the
United States, practically any one
of which can be connected prompt
ly with any other. The total num-
Der of local telephone calls for the
year was 20 per cent greater and
the total number of toll and long
distance calls was 4.6 per cent
greater than in 1888. This reflects
a somewhat greater use on the av-
erage of each telephone in ser
vice."
Among other facts reported are
the following: The systems expense
for the year included taxes of $780,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Kandota

Archie, Carol and Walter Meyer
called on Berrys Tuesday evening.
Little Sank town board meeting
was held at the Jonas Eckburg
home Thursday.
Ed Becker called on Otto Blank
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Wiener
and family and nephew, Arthur
Wiener, Of Sank Centre, were din
ner guests Sunday at the G. M.
Berry home.
William Trones called on Henry
Blank Wednesday.
Otto Blank made trip to Free
port Tuesday.
Otto Olson was a dinner guest at
the Jonas Eckburg home Sunday.
Mrs Otto Blank and Betty Lou
visited at Aelrose Thursday fore
noon.
Marie, Marril and Bert Berry
called at the Ed Becker home Sum
day evening.
We are quite sorry to hear that
Miss Ellen Ec4klund was i'll the lat
ter part OF the week.
Sig Trones and Rubin Eckburg
visited Henry Blank Sunday even
ing.
Clint Steinbauer and Alvin Blank
helped with the work at the Glenn
ents Kampson home, while he was
in the hospital.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
Congressional
News Letter
(By Harold Knutson,
ARE THEY LOCOEDn

AXE THEY LOOOED
Out West they have a weed call
ed loco which, when eaten by hors-
es, cattle or sheep, produce
chronic affection whirh is charac-
terized by a slow measured gait,
high step, CLASSY eyes with defec-
tive vision, delirium and gradual
emaciation. This description of the
disease caused by the loco weed, is
from Webster SO it must be accur-
ate.
There are times when I wonder
whether some of the brain trust
ers have not been partaking of the
loco weed.
The other day papers from home
carried a story to the effect that 81
families will give up their farms in
Minnesota to settle in Alaska I'M
der Federal Government sponsor
ship. I find that these families are
being taken out Of Cass, Mile Laos,
Kanabec, Pine and other counties
in northern Minnesota. These
counties contain hundreds of
thousands of acres of fertile land
that are accessible to schools, roads
and markets and why the Federal
Government should want to move
these families from good Minneso-
Ia counties to Alaska is beyond my
understanding. I could understand
the governments moving families
out Of the arid and semi-arid belts
into Minnesota Wisconsin and
Michigan, where there is usually
plenty of rainfall, but to move fam
lilies from these states to Alaska
appears to me the height of asin-
Unity, not to mention criminal
waste of public money. There they
will be a thousand miles from any
market and the government will
probably have to support them for
all time to come.
Congress cannot escape its just
share Of responsibility in this in
stance because it blindly voted the
necessary appropriation without
any information as to how it would
be spent, and, Of course, when a
brain truster goes to spending the
peoples money he wants to spend
it in the most spectacular way so
as to get on to the front pages of
newspapers. Certainly, I cannot
think OF anything that would az
tract more attention than the idea
Of moving families from Minnesota
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-28
EARLY SEEDING NEEDED
FOR HIGH GRAIN YIELDS

When small grain seeding time
arrives, The who hesitates is lost"
judging from crops trials carried
on at the Minnesota Agricultural
Experiment. Station, University
Farm, st. Paul. Getting the seed
ing done at the earliest practicable
date in spring Is much more i'm
portant than preparing the seed
bed extra we'll, says A. G. Army.
Over a peirod Of years, the ex-
pertinent station crops men made
tests with successive seedlings Of
wheat, oats, barley and flax, be-
ginning with the earliest practic-
able date in spring and making
other paintings after 10 days, 20
days and 80 days. Results showed
that both yield and quality are
better from the earlier seedlings.
A delay of 10 days in the sowing
date decreased average yields Of
wheat PSI per cent, oats lila per
cent, and barley 17.8 per cent.
When the seeding was delayed 20
DAYS, the decreases in yield were
500 per cent for wheat, 28.2 per
cent for oats, and 24.5 per cent for
barley. When the seedlings were
made 30 days late the reductions
were 1853 per cent for wheat, 55.S
percent for oats, and 50.8 per cent
for barley. Delayed planting cut
flax yields slightly more than oats
yields. Where all Of these grains
are planted on the same farm, the
figures indicate that the order of
paintings should be wheat first, fol-
lowed by oats and flax, with barley
last, says Mr.. Army.
Six years of work on different
methods Of preparing seedbeds for
grains and for grasses and le-
gumes sown with them, showed
that yields of grain on unplowed
corn land were about as high as
on fall plowed corn land narrowed
before sowing in spring. Disking
fall or spring plowed land before
seeding did not bring higher
Yields.