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The Nome nugget., 1938-03-02
Bone Criticized
 State Dept. For
 Lack of Interest

WASHINGTON, D. C., March l P)-Congressman Bone criticiz- ed the U. S. State Department for its lack of zeal in obtaining the withdrawal of Japanese fish ermen from Alaskan waters.
 Bone said the controversy had reached dangerous proportions and at the same time the State Department was sending stern notes to Japan because of her in vasion of China; but on the other hand the State Department has been most conSiderate of the ex- ploitation of the fish resources of Alaskan waters"
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-02
GOV. HOGGATT DEAD

NEW YORK, March lst, (P)- Milford Bacon Hoggatt, aged 72, governor of Alaska from 1902 to 1909, died at the Veterans hospl- tai here, Saturday, following long illness.
 He went to Alaska after the Spanish Am erican war. He gra- duated from Annapolis in 1884.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-02
ltaly's Poet Dead

ROME, Itlay March ?, (P)- Gabriel Dannunzio, Italy's soldier poet, passed away here after a severe illness.
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06

present. Mr.. Baggs, who formerly
resided in Delaware, went wesi
early in life, and is becoming prom
inent il what will soon be a new
state. The happy groom is Grand
counselor of the Grand Lodge OF
Cod Templars of Montana and an
active Layman in the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
King-Regenear-In Wilmington,
December 21st, by Rev.D. H. Cork
ran Samuel NJ. iKng, of Dover, and
Miss Mary E. Regenear, Of vii
mington.
Reese-Cooper-At the residence
os the brides father, P. L. Cooper,
December 28th, by Rev. T. E. Ter
~ John |. D. Reese, of Matthews,
Nd. and Miss Lille Cooper, of Do
yer.
er-Smith-At the M. E.
Parsonage, in Dover, December %,
bv Rev. T. E. Terry, Enoch Sylves-
ter and Miss Eva Smith, both of
this county.
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06
Attractions at Roxy Theatre

Friday and Saturday Football
fans may have been disheartened
over the holiday games, but some
consolation can be derived from the
trouncing Carlton administers to
State on the Roxy screen in 'Over
the Goal" with June Travis, Will
liam Hopper, Johnnie Davis, Mabel
Todd, Gordon Oliver. There's a
lot of college life, and seevral col
legiate songs.
Monday and Tuesday - Movie
fans have seen Leslie Howard and
Bette Davis together in tragedy
("Of Human oBndage"), a melo-
drama ("The Petrified Forestt")
and now they are about to present
themselves on the screen in a COM
edy Thispicture, Warner Bros.
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06

Friday and Saturday-A bit OF
research revealed that George
OBrien has been occupied with
playing in dramas of the western
plains. ''Windjammer'' takes him
away from the cattle country. but
the habits accumulated during his
presence in those yarns have not
deserted him, with the result that
the film is sea-going horse opera,
with mutinous-r running crew sub
stituting for the rustlers, and the
U. s. navy coming to the rescue in
the usual nick of time. O'Brien is
called upon to serve a subpoena to
the father of Constance Worth, en-
gagged in a yacht race, and is car
rled off to sea and made to work
his passage. Soon after his arriv-
al, the crew deserts and the craft
is wrecked in a collision with a
boat run by the villains, who see
IN Miss Worth and her father an
opportunity to gain ransom. With
the help of our hero, they manage
to escape and succeed in wrecking
ship number two.
Monday Tuesday - Paramount
is at sea in more ways than one.
during this year, its most success
full efforts have revolved around
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
The M. E. Parsonage at Seaford
has been sold at sheriff's sale re-
Gently for S720.
Cards are out for the wedding OF
H. Clay Jones of Milford to Miss
Mary G. Bennett.
The firm of Mccartney & Kenny
of Wilmington, upholsterers and
dealers in carpets, oil cloths and
furniture, have failed.
Miss Maggie Jakes has rendered
her resignation from the public
schools at Wyoming. She has been
succeeded by Miss Lenore Glenn
ents.
All the churches Of Milford ex-
cept the Baptist are lighted by
electricity. The Avenue Church
auditoriu mis- lighted by 450 candle
power.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of ]. M. Naudain, of Bal
timore, to Miss Fannie B. Houston
for January 5th, in Forest Presby-
terian Church at Middletown, Del.
Richardson and Robbins have
cooked and put up this season 5O,-
GOO chickens and 5000 turkeys,
and have not finished their work
yet. Mr.. Richardson says the firm
proposes canning $4,000 beef
tongues.
Thieves are reaping harvest
from the citizens of Wilmington by
breaking into and robbing their
dwellings during the absence of the
inmates. The city would do well
to employ one or more first class
detectives, and by such means rid
the city of band of sneak thieves.
New Castle is booming. The
Star says that twelve months ago
nearly one half the dwelling houses
in the city were vacant, but since
the iron works have been again
opened, houses are in great de-
mand. Frame houses costing $500
readily rent for from So to $40 per
month.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission will hear the case of the
Peninsula farmers against the
Pennsylvania and The N. Y. p. e
N. railroad on January oath. It is
said that the commission will sit
at Dover for that purpose. It will
resume its sittings at Washington
after the holiday recess on Janu-
ary 4th.
On Monday Secretary and Miss
left the White House early
and went to their own home where
they entertained the Diplomatic
Corps at breakfast. Later in the
day the Bayard home was thrown
open to the public. A Washington
special says that the Secretary was
by his four daughters.
Miss Bayard wore her White House
gown.
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06

production called TITS Love I'm
After" is said to offer conclusive
proof that Leslie and Bette are
ideal teammates, no matter what
angle their movie may take. 1t
has had splendid reviews from
those privileged to witness the pre-
showings at Hollywood and else
where.
Wednesday Thursday Love
is on the Air" Warner Bros. radio
drama featuring Ronald Reagan
and June Travis, is a novel and
thrilling mystery story, involving a
gangster controlled political ad-
power of radio broadcasting.
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

The Presidents New Years re-
ception was brilliant affair. The
cabinet officers also held recep-
tions. Secretary Bayard gave a
breakfast to the diplomatic corps
There were balls at the residences
Of the British minister and Admir-
al Porter at night.
James Hendricks, brother of the
late Vice President Hendrick's $,
died in Shelbyville, Indiana, on
Sunday, aged Sc years. He was a
soldier Of the Union in two Indiana
regiments during the war. He was
the last of the Hendricks family,
and the third member of it to die
within the year.
Mrs. Sarah McCankey, of West
Chester, widow of Daniel McCon-
KEY, was found dead in her bed by
her maid Monday morning. She
was very wealthy in her own right
as the heiress of her father. Her
fortune is estimated as about ST.
100000 Mrs. McConkey married
late in life and had no children.
She was about 80 years of age.
Congress will be in session but
four days this week. 1t convened
at noon to-day. Speaker Carlisle,
it is stated, intends to announce
his committees on Wednesday. In
the Senate Mr.. Hherman is expect
ed to deliver a criticism of the
Presidents message. Mr.. Blair
will try to have his educational bill
considered and the direct tax bill
may be taken off the calendar and
passed.
There was a heavy snow storm
throughout the north west on Sat
urday. In many places freight
trains were abandoned and pas
senger trains went out with two
locomotives. At various points in
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Dakota
it was considered the worst storm
of the season, and was accompan-
led by unusually low temperatures.
The storm was also heavy in south
west Virginia.
President Cleveland issued
proclamation yesterday admonish-
ing all persons from selling or buy
ing the land between the north and
south forks Of the Red river, con
cerning which there has been a dis
pute between the Federal author
tiles and Texas; a commission has
decided that the south fork is the
true line, and the President admon-
ishes the citizens of Texas to re-
spect this decision.
The death Of Judge Joal Parker,
OF New Jersey, removes another of
the War Governors" whose devo-
ton to the Union during the dark
days Of the rebellion entitle them
TO place in the his tory of this
country. He was elected Governor
Of New Jersey in 1862 on the Dem
cratic ticket, and Immediately de-
voted his energies and all the
means at his command to the or
ganization and forwarding of
troops to the front, and when other
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06
FIREMEN 20 MILES TO BLAZE
Middletown Company Extinguishes
Chimney Fire Near CeciIton

The Volunteer Hose Company
made a 20-mile run Wednesday
morning of last week to the farm
of George Padley, near Cecilton,
Md, to extinguish a chimney fire.
There was no damage to the build
ings. During the past year large
percentage of calls answered by
the Middletown company has been
in the neighboring Maryland coun-
ty. The recently organized Cecil
ton Fire Company, which has pur-
chased a truck and is building a
fire house will be able to care for
that section in the future.
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06
MONIES
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Attractions at Strand Theatre

AttEacf1OIS at strand IneatTN
Today Double or Nothing"
is Paramount's contribution to-
ward the movement designed to re
store ones faith in humans. Peo-
pie, the film claims, are both hon
est and intelligent, that is, at least
four out of every 25, which, con-
sidering the chicanery prevalent
throughout the world, is a fairly
decent average. With this happy
thought in mind, and the presence
Of Bing Crosby and Martha Raye
as the proponents of the honesty is
the best policy idea, Double or
Nothing" adds up to at least the
usual standard Of the formula mu-
sical that has been the most fire.
quent contribution of the industry
during the summer months.
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06
Greetings From British Rotarians

The Dover Rotary Club has re-
ceived letter from the Dover Ro-
tary Club Of England extending
holiday greetings. The letter also
extended greetings to the Rev. DR..
Roy c. Helfenstein, pastor of Peo-
pies Congregational Christian
Church, who two years ago, while
visiting England, spoke before the
Dover Rotary Club of that country.
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06

stories with the bounding main
serving as a background. 'Ebb
Tide" is distinguished entertain
ment that allows Oscar Homolka
to reveal the magniture of his tai
ent, Frances Farmer to look pretty
before the technicolor camera, and
Robert Louis Stevenson to prove
that his writings are not only for
children.
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06
Western Dignity Upheld;
No Longer Wild Frontier

San Jose, Cal. - Times have
changed in the west. Wilford Nc
Afee interrupted his testimony be-
fore Judge Percy O'Connor to re
mark: Judge. do you mind if
smoker" II certainly do" replied
his honor. 1--WE are not running a
frontier court in the back of bar.
Finish your testimony and 60 out
side to smoke"
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06

YOu would naturally think Of the
man operating the tractor as
farmer. And he is a farmer, but he's
aIso an increasingly important figure
= NE Industrial world, not only as a
consumer but as producer. He's en-
gagged In hoeing up field Of soy
leans leans which later, after passing
sniough various factory processes,
you'll be using in the form of paint
eH etiu varnish. soap, Hnoleum and scores
u otner products. Consumers Infor-
.ilatlon points out that 81 million
pounds Of soy bean oil, compara-
Lively new crop for American farm
o. os was produced in one recent year.
~ ms amount, 2h million pounds
,ShI mehI into the soap kettles, s million
INTO hneleum and 13 million into
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06
IN OUR CONGRESSMAN
I'M r. ALLEN

.syiopsl planning bill an n
..,.,smsnt reorganization oll
y taksn up at the regular
h I q both face strong oppo'
Relief apprOprlasloiLs ,oa,s
1 d the food and uls arug saairo iams J
w.ritime Commission, se-
4, aBd Exchange Commlsslol.
k.ssral Trade Commission are
subjects due fer consldera-
LRuERs TO PROSPER In I
IT, will be more than q ol-
s,rl,r headed in the direction
tmers. The billion dollars
n form Of subsidies, and in
4. tsere will be money spent
sviro Ioans and for WPA
h build farm-to-market
/ ! aid the farmer. Then
| M regular expenditure
! u Department of Agricul-
ND tbe amount spent yearly
\ Surplus Commodities cor-
Em to buy farm products for
Mutton to unemployed.
N WAGE AND HOUR BILL
|ths regular session q new
In hour bill will probably be
h.. The measure will limit
~ hours and abolish child
! wage standards will also
kluded but not emphasized as
ss the other two points. Sec
of Agriculture Wallace feels
[tsm area representatives
support the bill with indus
ruupS, as they labor repre-
vssl supported the farm bill.
ARMAMENT = The United
nav venture into a field Of
ment, her navy may be
The second largest, and the
Eunpletely modernized. Many
favor Of such a program Of
b for the Government, as it
ut only take effect soon af-
F1Tal but would put thou
b people back to work, help
ss, and above all would
III country On a safer basis
Td to world conflicts BY
her assume world leader
FSE . Prices Of the better
Of slaughter cattle are ex-
to decline more than sea-
ii the first half Of 1898 as
Of increased marketings Of
ftte compared with those of
earlier and some further
Ping IN consumer demand for
Although slaughter of both
pa calves in 1888 is expect
3 smaller than in 1887, a
afger number Of well-finish-
Y VIII be marketed. Recent
Indicate that the number Of
Y Be fed in the current feed
'n Will be much larger
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06

Democrats declared the war a fail
ure on the part of the North he re-
doubled his energies to convince
them of their errors. He was
twice elected Governor.
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06
lRNA DOINGs
30 YEARS
'U0aHlusd From Psgs sirl

: make sleeping uncom-
aaa melting all the ice
\. ysuus' = At the same time
~ wsst there was a furious
IN. sua' blocked up the rail
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06
| I51. FIRE INSURANCE
s,uSlMENTS MADE

Y Spruance was auya ardad
,ss. y he Continental Insur.
s1s rpany in which he was IN.
w. w. ,ns!,a. osys after the fire, and
,sa amount paid. He Is oc-
/. tas ss,,.t building adjoining
s,sio aoase is B eng repaired !
n .uler rl was awarded ii
County Mut utual ,r1u for III. 2
n,,s 4sa ! 70 the building sss5
1ais i !. ot the carpenter to 'r. Z.
H.. .ls ',l,, former condition, ~
j ~ ! 'r..s VII add about $3.50 a as.
" V e e5e't 4,. certain improve. y.
NJ 7 Iall is sharing a
b To,, LlppincOtt's stor.
J. '''Anen are putting his !
Smyrna times., 1938-01-06

iSr,,., 4 company Of rel
deaes4 4't'sa Y guests met #
aoniay = Francis Wells, on On
8 ''lg q Z. to witness tbe IL
faacs, Wsr " daughter, Mis-
! a sus.su' ss,l' and Wesley ,'5S B
RgiusS"atss' Sas'ez county. nj. !
~ bs",s,of q this town. als5 and
j, b.5iaeansiIa i mai . .os the g! groom
fs Ro5iS!.ln appointed hour Rey L
service 'oa . Performed the
tso i've, 4f Il marriage Slv by
sscipieS, is1 y ne. The brids a.
present.. n.y. 7 q humber of
az Leges NJ IN for their
4 se'sase9a e @;3ti,. william J.
vas %sl,an na,.Ia,H H. Baggs .; of
! T.'alass'97' as9' !. sst.s'5sassvfialiss- y mis- far
d. 'Is st.sa.r marriage 4a5y tooE
Rev. R. R'Sss'snsrilie e sl'tl NJ. 'GS E.
Methodist siat ssnlth, Of the
Evening star., 1938-01-14
Hoover
CONTINUED From First Paee.)

sanctions or embargoes or boycotts in
endeavor to prevent or end" other
wars.
Cooperation with other nations "by
every device and on every opportunity"
In exerting moral force and building
pacific agencies to preserve peace and
end conflict.
The present Neutrality Act and ad-
mlnistration tariff policies were CEN
sured by Mr.. Hoover in discussing
points Of his proposed program. The
act. he said, might even get America
into war.
Neutrality, the former President
said is as dynamic in its requirements
as war, "and it requires single direction
just as does war"
For that reason I have never re-
garded our present neutrality law with
any more confidence than I would
an attempt by Congress to legislate
In advance the tactics and strategy to
be employed in war" Mr.. Hoover de-
clared.
L believe this law would collapse
IN the first contact with realities. 1t
already has proved absurd.
For if there is humor in such
events, its only effect has been that
neither Japan nor China has formally
declared war, and therefore there is
excuse that the law does not operate"
Some Good Points.
The measure has some good points,
Mr.. Hoover said, but it should be
greatly amended or repealed, lest If
We enforce it, it will get us into
some war" ...
He did not detail how he believes
the act should be changed
Declaring America neither wants
nor has any purpose in war, Mr.. Hoo
yer said this Nation, however, must
keep world respect and protect its citi-
zens abroad, despite the passing Of
dollar diplomacy" and enforcing of
foreign business contracts with SOL
diers and battleships."
Evening star., 1938-01-14
Numbers
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your game-craps, blackjack, stud,
faro, roulette.
Oh, yes, you also can play the num-
bers there, though the least you can
wager on the next days race track
pay-off is 81. In consideration for
this sleeper minimum, you get odds
OF 700 to l, if you manage to click,
the mathematical hazards against you
being only about 999 to l.
At least you could play the numbers
at "Jimmys" recently. Some patrons
report the practice has been stopped on
the premises T.
But, if you prefer to deal with
"Jimmy's Place." since it has the rep
utation Of always paying on. you can
play the numbers downtown for as
little as penny. You can place your
wager with any one Of the several hun
dred writer's Jimmy" is credited with
scattering over the city.
For every afternoon another feet
Of cars-not containing customers for
the gambling house-moves out in the
same general direction, though the
slips are reported tabulated at another
building. These cars, estimated by the
police to number around "a as a rule,
watt the numbers tickets from the
writers to headquarters, where "the
books" are balanced as the lucky num-
Der is revealed.
'Jimmy's Place" is an old story,
written up almost as often as the
National Geological Park. For nearly
Is years it has been Washington's
favorite and most invulnerable gaming
establishment. Every one knows about
it-every one except, apparently, the
Prince Georges County authorities.
In the early years of the place the
numbers racket had not been invented,
at least around Washington, and
Jimmy" depended on the various
games and on bookmaking.
When James G. La Fontaine pleaded
Evening star., 1938-01-14

would favor voluntary system based
upon costs of production.
Closing Of Soft Coal Mines.
In the years Of national prosperity,
from 1923 to 1929, Mr.. Tryon said,
more than 5000 soft coal mines were
forced to close, investors suffering a
complete loss on more than 2G0,00O,-
600 tons of mine capacity.
From 1928 to 1882, employment
steadily decreased from 705,00O to
100000. Average daily earnings sank
from s674 to 1896 in the same 10
year period.
Faced with these conditions" Mr..
Tryon said, 'it was significant that
bituminous coal mining was among
the first industries to avail itself of
the facilities for collective action
offered by the National Industrial Re-
covery Act. 1t is generally agreed by
impartial students that both mine
workers and employers were materially
benefited under the N r. A. bitumin-
Gus coal code.
Since the middle Of 1933-at least,
until last November-there has been
gradual but steady recovery in the
coal industry. From the low point of
3O9, ,00O, 900 tons in 1882 the production
increased to 434,000,0o0 tons in 1886.
The year 1896. therefore, showed an
increase of 40 per cent over the de-
preston trough, even though 1t was
still 1875 per cent below 1929.
Production in 1887.
In 1887 production continued to
run ahead of the year before, down to
the middle of October"
Estimating that 1887 production was
440, ,265 900, Mr.. Tryon said this would
be an increase Of IA per cent over
1896.
Stating that employment had been
benefited greatly by shortening OF
working weeks to IS hours, Mr.. Tryon
estimated that there had been a job
increase from 406, 900 in 1882 to 472,-
600 in 1896, and was slightly higher
in 1887, still far below 1923 and
slightly below 1929.
Evening star., 1938-01-14

don. He succeeds the late Ambassa-
dor Robert Worth Bingham.
The other nominations confirmed
were:
Hugh r. Wilson, Assistant Secre-
tary of State, to be Ambassador to Ger
many; Norman Armour, Minister to
Canada, to be Ambassador to Chile;
Isador Lubin of the District Of Colum-
bia to be commissioner Of labor sta
tistics, a post he now holds. and J.
Austin Latimer Of South Carolina di-
rector OF information of the new
United States Housing Authority and
assistant, to the administrator. Mr..
Latimer for five years has been an as
sistant to Postmaster General Farley.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
TRADE BODY CITES
COOPERATION GAINS
Growing Willingness of Busi.
nesses to Eliminate Unfair
Practices Reported.

b. the Associated Press.
An oficial Of the Federal Trade
Commission said today there had
been a decided increase of interest in
an established form Of Government
business co-operation-the trade
agreement conference to eliminate un-
fair trade practices.
Such agreements now govern nearly
200 industries. They are made in
conference at which representatives
OF an industry gather voluntarily un-
der commission auspices and decide on
provisions concerning rebates, price
discrimination, below-cost selling, mis-
branding, minimum standards for
goods and similar questions.
The Trade Commission has more
applications for such agreements
pending, the official said, than at any
time since this method Of cooperation
first was tried in 1919.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
$2,968 instead Of IS, ,604.

$6,0Oo AAoV0A "a Vc5OOHs
Whether the aging La Fontaine still
runs "Jimmys Place" does not appear
in any stipulated records, though he
and his nephew, James A. La Fon-
taine, ir., were sued for $4,000 only
. few months ago by q former South
Washington, Va, grocer, who said he
lost that sum "at gaming tables main-
tanned and operated by the Defend
ants" The suit was based on
Maryland law allowing victim to
sue for recovery Of gambling losses
The case has not come to trial.
La Fontaine has become almost a
legendary figure in Washington sport
ing circles. Any number of tales are
told about him. His honesty as a
gambler has become traditional. He
is said to keep his cash in 20 different
banks and to contribute heavily to
charity. They say wife has only to
whisper her husband is gambling
away the family sustenance and the
erring breadwinner will be barred from,
"Jimmy's Place" He is reported to
have returned losses which had driven
men to the dilemma Of casting them
selves in the Potomac or leaving for
the South Seas.
Some say he has taken three sport
ing gentlemen from Philadelphia into
partnership and retired from active
management. Others insist he still
counts the take every night.
But, whatever the set-up, the au-
thorities agree that in recent years
the numbers has become the big source
OF profit, the gambling house a mere
sideline. There is bookmaking, too,
when the Maryland tracks are not
running. But the important money Is
in the numbers.
And "Jimmy's Place." the metro
politan police say, remains the capital
OF Washington's gambling empire.
Yet there are several other mobs
also making huge sums out of the
numbers racket, which has built its
millions of- dollars. from mountains Of |
pennies, dimes. nicksls and quarters.