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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
RESCUED CAPTAIN TELLS TALE
OF FIGHT WITH RAGING SEA
Skipper Finally Comes Ashore From Bat
tered Vessel-Gives Graphic Story
of Long Vigil Alone.

the skipper declared. that he remained
aboard while all others were taken
ashore.
Il thought there might be some hope
that the Laurel would withstand the
storm" the captain said. That is one
of the reasons l stayed behind. The
other reason was to gather up the navi-
eating instruments. papers and ships
money ana save them from the wreck"
And 1t was these instruments and
papers that Capt. Johnson saw safely
slowed away in the Coast Guard cutter
before he himself went over the side.
He lowered them with great care into
the launch, was satisfied they were well
slowed, and then slid down the rope.
Capt johnson IS typical of the older
masters, he is slow of speech, calm, I'M
hurried and complacent. He spoke ear
nestly and with evident sorrow as he
told of the wreck of the Laurel A four
day growth of beard covered his face. A
shock of blonde Viking hair, tousled and
unkempt, recalled memories of pages
from the books of London, or Joseph
Conrad
Il slept all Sunday night after most
of the crew had been taken Off" he
said After the others had gone Mon
day placed life boat ready and fixed
up quarters in the wireless shack, and
cleared another place under the poop
deck. The wind was blowing hard and
these were sheltered places.
ON Tuesday" the captain con-
tinued, there appeared to be a break
in the storm. The ship shifted inward
bit, but within few hours the storm
became worse than ever. I decided
then that it was useless for me to stay.
Il gathered up all the instruments
and papers, ready to leave when the
Coast Guard could get through 1
knew, though that they could never get
boat through the sea that was run
ming Tuesday afternoon.
THAT evening l flew a white banner
to let the lookout know there seemed
to be no hope. was glad to see the
boys coming out. There was nothing
else that could do"
The disaster to the Laurel was the
first serious wreck Capt johnson has
experienced. In 1918. however, he lost
two men from the steamer Ellis when a
sudden storm overwhelmed the ship in
the Red Sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
BY the Associated Press.


ASTORIA. Greg June 20.-Capt.
Louis johnson, 81. who is such a sea-
man as Jack London would have loved
to portray stepped from a Coast Guard
cutter here yesterday, after his rescue
from the battered. broken hulk of the
lumber freighter Laurel, which he had
commanded.
Since dawn Sunday Johnson and his
ship had suffered such an onslaught by
the elements as is seldom witnessed on
the Pacific Coast
His ship went aground off the mouth
of the Columbia River Sunday morning
EN- route to New York.
UNFOLDING the tradition of the sea,
Capt Johnson refused to leave his
command even after the last of his
crew had been taken safely ashore.
One of his men met death from the
fury of the storm.
Wearing a Soiled cap as his only en-
blem of authority the captain dropped
from the ship attired in begrimed dun
garees, a shirt and a nondescript over
coat.
All else save the precious navigating
instruments and the ships papers had
been lost. 1t was to safeguard these,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20


An Open Letter to the
PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON
a remarkable City Washington really is!
by congressman
sighted by Presidents,
Butt that lalfofit!
Criticized bv some merchants lost faith at by
literally upside by highly visionary expert
mental legislation recommended by of its citizens
Again improved magazine articles
full grown toA
OF is
WHY SHOULDN'T IT BE ABUSED?
But, all goes OF
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the At sSHs ns as o the Nsto d ca additional terminal meet
meet syoesd %sF sed s N G Cs "e" to
And a great Nation is spending hundreds
of millions upon the hundreds of millions
already spent to keep this Nations Capital
SO, while astounding things going
While little minds pratle and bite a Washington
OUTSIDE CAPITAL, AND BRAINS COME INTO WASHINGTON
Buy railway system
Buy electric light system
Buy
upon buildings upon buildings
loanv our
ehOuses still irving fory
OldIine Mortgages
WAsHINGTONANs you that have come here four
but
make from the foregoing FACTS put of
Up!
0 his Capita
Get of its local securities The world
better and THE WORLD WAR PROVED THAT
Don't let outsiders all o Washington
Big minds and big have faith in Washington.
Washington has all the requisites greater
have
coming.
HERBERT T. SHANNON, President
Shannon & Luchs, Inc.
X SreeN
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
DELAWARE TOMATOES
BRINGING HIGH PRICES
DOWn-State Farmers Are Receiving
go Cents Per Basket

Delaware farmers are getting one
good break in the market this sum-
mer, this being on tomatoes. Ordi-
narily tomatoes bring about twenty
five cents a basket; sometimes, and
more times than not, even less than
that amount. But the past week the
price crept up to So and go cents a
basket. This is the highest price paid
in long term of years for tomatoes.
Because of the high price, growers
down as far as Selbyville were haul
ing tomatoes up to Leipsic, where
they are being loaded on barges and
forwarded to Camden, N. ]. Why
such a good price should be given
no one seems to know. The cannery
men say that it pays to operate their
Gamer even though they have to pay
fifty to sixty cents basket, rather
than have big glut all at one time,
and more than they can handle.
For many years agents of the
Camden concern have been circulat-
ing among Delaware farmers, trying
to get them to raise early varieties
of tomatoes, and their efforts are
just bringing a result. The tomatoes
that have been going forward for the
past two weeks have been largely
early varieties. Whether the price
will hold up when the bulk of the
tomatoes reach market is a ques-
ton no one can answer now.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
STRESSES TEACHING
EVILS OF ALCOHOL
DR.. II. V. Holloway Calls Teachers
Attention To Laws Requirements

That greater stress should be laid
during the coming academic year on
the effect of alcoholic drinks and
narcotics, physically, mentally and
morally by hygiene and physiology
teachers in the public schools, is
among the suggestions contained in
a letter forwarded to all instructors
in the State educational system by
DR.. H V. Holloway, superintendent
of public instruction.
The letter follows:
"Dear Co-Workers:
"In a few days you will begin the
first year of a new century of public
education in Delaware. When Judge
Willard Hall with the aid of a few
far-seeing public minded leaders in
1929 succeeded in getting the State
Legislature to establish a system of
schools which would give to even the
poorest child the opportunity to Sc
cure the foundation of good Eng
lish education" he began a move
ment more important than he or
they perhaps realized. His idea has
made wonderful progress since its
adoption. Will the next hundred
years be marked by equal progress
Our vision, our energy and our intel
ligence will determine the nature of
the beginning, at least.
Cites Law Changes
"a few changes in and additions to
the school laws have been made. I
desire to call your particular atten-
[ContiMHe1 on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
HAIL STORM DAMAGES
SUSSEX COUNTY CROPS
Severe Storm Plays Havoc In Milton
And Other Sections Of County

One of the most destructive storms
in years visited several sections OF
Eastern Sussex County early last
Friday evening and left thousands OF
dollars of crop damage in its wake.
The storm came up from the east
and after working northward over
the Delaware Bay switched and pass
ing over Slaughter Beach cut path
of varying dimensions toward Milton.
Hail fell in small quantities on the
northern part of the beach. At Argo
and the surrounding country the
corn fields, tomato patches, potato
fields, and growing factory beans
were badly damaged. At this point
hail of unusually large size fell for
several minutes. On Saturday NOR
ming it was still laying on the ground
to the depth of several inches.
At Milton the hail covered the
lawns to a depth of three inches in
several places, and in the lower
spots where drifts gathered piles OF
several inches were found. Growing
flowers were cut from the plants and
all vegetation was badly injured by
the large hailstones. Fruit was beat
en- from the trees and the shade
trees were robbed of their foliage.
The storm seemed to jump from
place to place and in every district
in which it struck much damage is
reported. Heavy wind and rain ac-
companied the storm.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
HEALTH OFFICIAL GIVES
TYPHOID FEVER ADVICE
DR.. A. C. JOst, State Board Secre-
tary, Says This Is Season For 1t

DR.. A. c. Jost, executive secretary
of the State Board Of Health, this
week issued a statement relative to
the prevalence of typhoid fever at
this time of the year and gives the
following advice as to its treatment:
"This is the season for typhoid
fever. The disease has not been as
fully controlled in this State as is
possible. An attack of typhoid fever
means that there has been a recent
transfer of infection from the bowel
discharges of one individual to the
couth and intestinal canals of an
other. The transfer often takes place
through water, or in other words, it
is water born. If caused by milk, It
often is found that the milk or milk
ing utensils are first infected by con-
taminated water. Water torn typhoid
is usually a disease Of the colder
months of the year.
"It is doubtful if much of the
disease which occurs in the fall
months is not fly-born. That ex-
PLANTATION of its carriage appears TO
be the only one which adequately
explains the outbreak of disease IN
somewhat isolated farming COM
munities, among persons who give
little or no history Of having peen
away from their homes, and Win
LConfinHed on page y
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
SQUIRREL SEASON
OPENED MONDAY
Many SpOrtsmen Took Advantage Of
Holiday To Enjoy Sport

The squirreling season in Della
ware opened on Monday and large
numbers of sportsmen were in the
woods to enjoy the sport on that
day. No large bags of squirrels were
reported on the opening day. Re-
ports from different sections of Sus-
sex County indicate there are more
squirrels than for several years.
This is said to be due to the fact
that weather conditions were ex-
tremely favorable at the time when
they were young. Dry weather pre-
vailed and the young were protect
ed.
Rabbits and quail are plentiful in
many localities and gunners this
fall should have plenty to shoot at,
provided farmers will permit them
to gun on their lands. Within the
past few years, farmers have lost so
many chickens, ducks and turkeys
from what are known as "pot" hunt
ers that they are posting their lands
warning gunners to keep off.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
SUSSEX TEACHING
STAFFS COMPLETED
Opening Day Found Corps Of Teach
ers On The Job

With the opening of school in Sus-
sex County on Tuesday many new
instrue etors were numbered among
the taaching staffs of the schools
The state Board of Education has
annouh need the list of teachers, which
are divided according to the three
supervising districts, as follows:
{ Southeastern Sussex = Prof. Al
bert Ehrley, supervisor.
Mill$boro-Florence Wilson, Lotta
McCabe, Sallie Quillen Ellis, Ruth
Dobsoh, Hannah Cannon, Olive w
Wilson, Mrs. Hilda Jones, Mrs. JOS
eph L. Chandler.
Dagsboro = Clarence E. Wilkins
Preston L. Timmons, Florence R
Rogers, Edna B. Reynolds, Mrs. Bes-
sic Wilson, Lima M. Cobb.
Eldorado - Minnie M. McIlValne
.Fairmount P. o.
Houston-Florence Marvel, Days
boro.
White Neck - Grace Andrews,
Millsboro.
Lord Baltimore - ]. S. Noble
Thomas Hickman, Myrtle P. Long
Edna M. Rayne, Mrs. W. W. McGln-
mes. Viola Belts, Helen Johnson
Gertrude Williams, Sallie Evans.
HaIls-Jennie H. Wilgus, SelDy-
vile.
WiIliamsville - Harold A. Lynch
Gladys E. Baker, Selbyville.
Roxana-W. w. McGinnes, Thigh
man S. Johnson, Mrs. Vance NC
Cabe, Frankford. =
Seibyville-Henry c. Johnson, G.
W. Jarrett, Helen A. Hudson, Mrs
Grace M. Jarrett, Alice Timmons
Frances E. Derrickson, Harriet u
Graves.
Springfeld-Jennie Prettyman.
Stockley-Mrs. W. E. Downes' l.u-
lu M. Conaway. g,
Gumboro - Clarence Wharton, j.
Otis West, Ruth Brttingham' Elsie
Wharton.
CONTINUED on Page 1S)
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
STATES TREASURY
SURPLUS is A MYTH
News Stories Sent Out Give Public
Misleading Idea OF DeIaware's 5
Surplus.

statements appearing in newspa-
pefs which give the impression that
Delaware has surplus in excess of
$19,O00,000 available for expenditure
have tendency to embarrass those
temporarily responsible for the ad-
mihistration of the States finances,
acfording to prominent State Off
cial.
As a matter of fact, of the $1O,-
000l,000 in the State Treasury on
JULY 1, 1929, approximately $5,40O, 900
wal credited to the school fund,
$37i5,000 to the State Highway De-
par ltment, and 100000 to special ac-
counts, which left $4,175,000 to be
expended from cash surplus avail
able.
From this amount there must be
paid the appropriations Of the last
General Assembly, which during the
fiscal year of 1929-1930 will probab-
ly approach $375,O0O, together with
the $2,900,O00 request to enact the
CURRENT expenses of the State, leaves
real available surplus of 100000.
The difference between $19,OOO,0OO
andI $4,000 900 is the difference be-
TWEEN the cash surplus based upon
assets in excess of liabilities.
The following dicates net cash
available for some # the most i'm
portant departments of the State
Government: School property, spe-
cial account, $12,195.22; Wilmington
school building, special account
s67lL674.6S; school current fund, So
026 .d11.51: Secretary of State. spe-
cial account, S28, ,675.26; State high
wav fund, 1915, 1850; Delaware
StatA Hospital, $52,2OO.S6; Game and
FishI Commission, special account
$751; 74S.47. 49,. c+o+o,s
Thlis misconception Of the stare 5
financial status leads to agitation 1or
on dcean boulevard from Rehobotn
70 the Maryland line, and is RE
Gnent1v a subject of much discussion
~ cl,ssav County. In addition, the
tn naao;S1 nointed out, it has caused a
9non ~ For reduced taxation, which
S,o Soit' n4In1ained. is not feasible insofar
as rdal estate is concerned pecau14 S,t
nonal of the funds used for current
avnebses ~ come from this source, cor
,,orstion fees being responsible ior
* nsr cent of the receipts Tor tne
gene5al fund; reduced automoplle
foo1s which are credited to the state
tgighway Department; lowerlns u
Enoo-6a tax schedules, the money
from which supports to large OK
lent the States school system.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
FEDERAL DRY OFFICERS
ARREST KENT MEN
Eleven Alleged Offenders Placed I'm
der Arrest By Hill

Federal Prohibition Director Geo.
A. Hill and his assistants in gen.
eral dry crusade Saturday afternoon
in and around Dover, caught IL al
legged offenders, all of whom are
lodged in Kent County Jail and late
Saturday night were taken to Will
mington, for preliminary hearings
before U. S. Commissioner Polk.
Ed. Dittman, Clayton, R. D., was
charged with sale and possession.
Dittman's place has been raided sew
eral times, but he has never been
apprehended. The officers came up
on him in his yard. Dittman started
to run toward the woods near his
place, with jug of liquor. He drop
ped the jug, expecting it would
break, but it did not. 1t was secured.
Adrian Vertier, of near Leipsic,
was charged with sale and possess
sion. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Scott of
ECeSfirse1 On rage 81
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
FAMILY STRICKEN BY
TYPHOID AFTER VISIT
Mother And Six Children Ill Follow
ing Vacation Of Son

A vacation for a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Locates, of StaytonsviIle,
proved serious for him as well as
other members of his family. The
boy, while on a visit with friends,
contracted typhoid fever from an
other person in the house and re-
turned to his home before becoming
ill.
As other members of the family
were stricken with the same malady,
DR.. W. T. Chapman, of Harrington,
was called and pronounced the dis
ease typhoid fever. BY this time the
mother and six children were con-
fined to their beds and as help was
scarce it was thought best to re-
move them to the Milford Emergen-
cy Hospital where proper care and
treatment could be given them.
Only the father and one child re-
mained immune from the malady.
In the hospital, the condition of
Mrs. Emma Locates, the mother, is
said to be the most serious, although
there is no cause for alarm. The
others in the hospital are: Elmer.
16; Frank, IA; Russell, u; Oscar,
10; Sarah, 8; Catherine, 6.
Following the removal Of the
group to the hospital last Monday,
DR.. Sargent of the State Board of
Health, Dover, went to the Locates
home to examine the water and de-
termine the cause of the disease. 1t
was revealed that brothers and sis
ters and mother contracted the dis
ease from the boy who visited the
friends.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
PALMER FAMILY HOLDS
FAMILY REUNION
Five Generations Of Family Met At
Georgetown On Monday

These may be days of race suicide,
but not for the Palmer family, of
Georgetown. Five generations cele-
brated together on Monday. They are
represented by Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Donovan Palmer, 81; Mrs. Anna
Short Short, 68; Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Short Lyndall, A; Helen Short
Brasuer, %, and Anna Brasuer, z
months.
For more than 20 years it has
been the custom of the family to
gather on Labor day. 1t is Mrs. Pall4
mer who knows most about those
celebrations and who loves to rem1n'7 :
isce about the days before thera
were enough generations of her fam
lily in one spot to make anyone think
of holding celebrations.
She delights in telling of the time
when Milton was just boat land
ing, when Methodists held their re-
ligious meetings in houses because
no churches of that denomination
had been established in the State
and when every farmer had his own
flax field and flock of sheep, and all
garments were hand woven.
Active and clear of mind and mem
rCsatissed frO~ first fSSe1
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
FORMER LOCAL NEGRO
KILLED BY POLICEMAN
Andrew Watson Died Shortly After
Bullet Enters His Head

Andrew Watson, 3S, negro, form
erly of Milford, was shot and fatally
wounded in a pistol due in Whining
ton at 1920 o'clock Saturday morn
ing by Officer Harry Schwatka- The
negro died in the Delaware Hospital
forty minutes later, after he nad
been rushed there in an ambulance
Patrolman Schwatka was standing
behind a telephone pole on the
southwest corner of Thirteenth and
Walnut streets, telephoning IN TO
headquarters when he noticed Wat
son moving around in front OF the
Simon grocery store on the north
eastern corner. AS Schwatka crossed
the street to see what the negro was
doing, Watson drew revolver from
his pocket and fired at the officer.
Schwatka ran to the man and or
dered him to throw up his hands.
The negro, instead of complying with
the order, pointed his gun at the Of
ficer and pulled the trigger twice.
officer Schwatka then fired at the
man, the bullet striking Watson just
in front of the right temple. Watson
fell to the sidewalk, and Schwatka
telephoned headquarters and ordered
an ambulance at once. The wounded
negro was taken to the Delaware
Hospital, where DR.. B. ]. Gross, resi-
dent physician of the hospital, ad-
ministered medical aid in futile eff
fort to save his life.
officer Schwatka has been a mem
Der of the Police Department for the
past five years, and has an excellent
record of service.
The body was brought to Milford
and funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
WILL INVESTIGATE
PENSION SEEKERS
Time Limit For Applications Under
A. 1. DUPONT Plan Has Expired

Mrs. Laura Calhoun Walls, Lincoln
City, who is in charge of investiga-
tions of applications for old age pen
sions under the plan sponsored by
Alfred I. DUPONT, announced Satur-
day that the time for filing applica-
tions had closed and that September
would be devoted to the investiga-
ton of applications now on file, in
order that definite information might
be supplied to Mr.. DUPONT when he
returns from Europe by October.
Mrs. Walls expressed her apprec1-
alton Saturday for the aid given her
zy various persons throughout the
State in the survey made for the pro-
ject. Mrs. Walls said: 81 wish to
thank the ministers, their commit
tees, and all of the citizens of Della
ware who have assisted in making
the survey for the Old Age Pension.
1 feel that could not have possibly
selected a better class of people to
assist me in this tremendous task.
Many ministers have expressed the
real pleasure it has afforded them in
helping in such a worthy cause.
MANY people have already asked
the question. How many names are
enrolled on the pension list? 1t will
be impossible to give an accurate
report until after the investigations
have been completed about October
1. There are about 600 to 700
churches Tor communities) in Della
ware. The Methodist is the largest
religious denomination in Delaware,
and the M. E. ministers have charge
of three or four churches. I judge
this is approximately about one-half
of the churches in Delaware. If there
should be two worthy applicants ac-
cepted in each community ION the
average) in Delaware, would con-
slider it not too many. After the final
investigation I hope to have as near
an accurate survey as possible.
There is only one way to do any
thing, and that is the right way, and
I shall do my best to do this work
in the right way"
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
POULTRYMEN HEAR
SUCCESSFUL GROWERS
EXPLAIN METHODS
Two Day Annual Tour Takes
Party To Several Small Sue
cessful Farms.
SEE TURKEYS GROWN
Artificial Incubation Of Poultry
Growing Explained To The
Many Visitors.

The Wilmington Sunday Star last
Sunday carried a story about the
two-day poultry tour which is oi
more than passing interest. It fol-
lows:
SeVenty-seven pleasure car loads
of Delaware men and women drove
through sand and dirt almost hub
deep one day last week to get back
into the farms where poultry is bred
They breathed dust that almost
choked them. They got up early in
the morning and stayed out late at
night. A smaller proportion Of them
spent two whole days and the all of
the second night in absorbing infor-
nation about growing poultry, sell
ing eggs and fighting disease among
chickens. They would have scratch
ed from the list some of the late
calls on the schedule by their vote
but when Hope Palmer, of the Ex-
perimental Farm at the University
of Delaware who conducted this an
nual tour for the Delaware State
Poultry Association, the State Board
of Agriculture and the extension de-
partment of the University asked
them what they wanted to do about
it, every man and women in the
crowd agreed to complete the visits
to every place on the list. Why
were they so diligent?
For one thing the poultry 1nous-
try in Delaware stands next to corn
as an agricultural income producer
Mr.. Palmer, basing his estimate on
government statistics of year or
two back, believes that the income
from poultry in the Diamond State
is easily eight million dollars or
more a year. OF the nearly $50 Deo-
pie who went on the tour on one or
both of the two days last Wednesday
and Thursday, large proportion OF
them are earnestly seeking to get
their share of some of this income,
even though their individual part OF
it is comparatively small, as proved
to be the case with many of the lar
ger poultry farms which were visit
ed. There wasn't a single hatchery,
where much of the bigger money IS
being made, on the entire tour. The
reason is that the members OF TINS
poultry association are interested
more in finding out how the breeders
who are engaged in selling brollers
and eggs are solving their problems
than in going into the big CONNER
cial phase Of the business.
Willingly Help Competitors
Never in his experience has the
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