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Smyrna times., 1930-04-02
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social In.
terest Cleaned About Town

Cheswold, April l. Cheswold
firemen, who were summoned to
the home of Charles Kepp on ac-
count of a chimney fire, found the
damage to be only slight They
had the fire extinguished in only a
nick of time.
Mrs. S. E. Pearson, is spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Schneider near Woodside
While there she accompanied their
little daughter Dorothy to the
Kent General Hospital where she
was operated on for tonsiIs and
adenoids.
Mr.. and Mrs. George King, of
Wilmington, were recent visitors
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel King. While here they motor
ed to the Stockly Home, in Sussex
County. where their son Clark
King, is a patient.
Mrs. B. H. Emory, has returned
from a visit to her son ]. N. En-
ory and family, at Glenolden, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs w. B. Harrington,
were recent visitors to Whining
ton.
Mr. Herbert Masten has return
ed from near Coatsville, where he
visited his brother James Mastin
and family.
Smyrna times., 1930-04-02
HARTLY
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town


Hartly, April 1.-The members
of the Hartly Band wish to express
their appreciation and thanks to
those who helped in making their
Bingo party held last Thursday ev-
ening a success. They especially
want to thank those who contribu-
ted cakes and prizes. The receipts
of the affair were S10390.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sparks and
children of Salisbury, North Caro-
lima, were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Daily. Miss Franc
es Daily accompanied them home.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. w. Truitt enter
tanned at dinner Thursday evening
their nephew, Mr.. Harry Eichholz
of Wilmington.
Mrs. Charles Hart of Chester is
spending a few days with her
brother, Mr.. w. w. Powell
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schaub
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. U. S. Wootten of Can
non.
We are glad to note Mrs. Fred
Latter, wo was operated upon in
the Kent General Hospital is i'm
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brainard Taylor
and little daughter Ruth, spent the
weekend with Mr.. Taylor's sister,
Miss Elva Taylor.
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DOVER
Items of Personal and Social In.
terest Cleaned About Town

Dover, April Mrs. W.L.Clay-
ton, of North Bradford street, and
her mother, Mrs. Laura A. Taylor,
were called to Salisbury, Md, last
week on account of the death
there of Mrs. r. Frank Williams
Mrs. Williams was Mrs. Taylor's
youngest sister, and her death was
very sudden and unexpected. She
was an active woman, prominent
in club and social affairs and a
member of the Presbyterian
Church. She was sixty years old
at the time of her death.
Miss Anna Massey and Robert
Massey, Of New York, N. Y.,spent
the past weekend in Dover.
Miss Ruthanna Harrington, has
been spending few days this
week in Philadelphia, Pa.
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SUDLERSVILLE
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tereSt Cleaned About Town

Sudlersville, April Mrs. Ad-
die Sudler and Mrs. Annie Sudler
had as dinner guests last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Chance, of
Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Spenc-
er Walls, Mr.. and Mrs. w w. Nor
gan, Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Ander-
son and Rev. c. w. Clark.
Mrs. Addie Sudler, Mrs. c. w.
Anderson, Mrs. Spencer Walls and
Mrs. Albert Chance visited Rev.
and Mrs. Henvis at st. Michaels
one day last week.
Mrs. Harry Nuttle, Of near Den
ton, was a recent guest of her
mother, Mrs. Amor Joslin.
Smyrna times., 1930-04-02
ANNOUNCEMENT

l have opened the Tip Top Gar
age on the DUPONT Highway just
south of Smyrna We will carry
a line Of best quality and up-to-
date Accessories, Gas, Oils and
Greases. We will also maintain
free air at all times. We will have
in our shop one of Dover's best
known mechanics, Mr.. J. D. Hunt
er. His experience covers a period
of about Is years in the auto bust
ness.
Our shop is well equipped to
handle any kind of job that you
may have on your auto. For the
first two weeks we will specialize
on grinding valves and adjusting
bearings. You will find our charg-
es very reasonable. Any business
you can bring or send our way will
be very much appreciated.
Courtesy and consideration my
motto.
/ EDWARD BURRIS
Phone 259 SMYRNA, DEL.
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LEIPSIC
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terest Cleaned About Town

items OF ferSOnal ana Social In
terest Cleaned About Town
Leipsic, April L. The chicken
salad and oyster supper held Fri
day night in the p. o. s. of A.
Hall by the ladies of the M. E.
and MP. Churches, netted nice
little sum aside from being a So
sial occasion that drew large
number of people. After the sup
per many patroni2ed the Bingo
table and secured much fun and
enjoyment from it.
Mrs. Samuel Fox and son Jim
my, have returned from a visit to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Slaughter. Mr.. Fox, who had been
on a business trip to New York,
accompanied By his brother, w.
j. Foxt have also returned.
Smyrna times., 1930-04-02
KENTON
Items Of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Kenton, April L. The Honor
Roll pupils of Kenton School for
the month of March are: Grade l.:
.Adeline Hilyard; grade 2: David
Hughes, Weston Crosley; grade 3:
Davis Numbers, Naomi Davis, Rose
Urban; grade A: Edward Hughes;
,xrade s.: Emily Arthurs. Anna Win
,ia1l Davis, Allen Cook, Mary Dyer,
Smyrna times., 1930-04-02
TOWNSEND

Items Of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town
Townsend, April L Mrs. Rob-
ert Hodgson, teacher of the Bible
Class was presented before confer
ence, a Methodist Hymnal and two
dozen American Beauty Roses, as
a token of the high esteem in
which she is held by the members
The Washington times., 1930-10-06

pages as quickly as It had cap
tured them. In this record, for
the first time the solution Of
the grim mystery surrounding
the disappearance Of Elsie Car
roll, nee Donahue, is given.
The reason for keeping 1t
secret, q reason which caused
police and press to combine In
obtaining silence, no longer
exists.
The facts in the case were
simple. The very simplicity or
the bizarre crime was undoubt-
edly what staggered the imag-
ination Of the country, as wen
as resisted the utmost efforts
Of the police to fathonl the
appalling facts which lay be-
hind it.
Elsie Donahue lived with her
widowed mother and q sister,
Louise, In . small cottage in
Van Nuys. a suburb Of Los
Angeles, situated at the head
of San Fernando Valley. The
family was quite poor and ex-
listed for q number of years
upon the small income Elsie
received as a clerk at Madrins,
a large department store In
the downtown portion Of the
city. At the time Of her dis
appearance Elsie Donahue was
"a. She had gone to work
at Is.
Only one unusual incident
stood out In the otherwise pro
sale existence Of the Dona-
hues. Like , many another
Southern California family.
they had been enticed by glib
tongued realty salesmen into
the purchase Of two lots. This
was early in the career Of
Elsie. The Donahues hoped,
like many other poor, mis-
guided hoIneSeekers, that some
day they might build q home
of their own on those lots.
But q strange thing happened.
The lots were located in q
barren spot called Santa Re
Springs. When Elsie was %
oil was discovered on the ad-
joining property. The net re-
suit was that Elsie Donahue
The Washington times., 1930-10-06
YOUR RULING STAR
By William Shwader-

keep an eye on your affairs and
make as few changes as posi-
BILE. Plans and affairs may go
contrary to your expectations.
This would be a poor time to
marry or enter into partner
ships.
Important dates: Avoid ex-
ceSses Of all kinds, take no risks
and maintain routine from Oc-
tober z to 81, November ! to IA,
December II to 81, January /
and 2, January 10 to February
28, March / to IL, April 8 to
"a. Good for general affairs, No
vember 2 to IL, March 3 to II,
June 16 to 26, July 9 to IL. Con-
Trajectory dates show two OppOs-
ing influences.
"A child born october 2 will be
eager, aggressive, and desirouS
Of q life of change and activity.
He should learn to take things
as calmly as possible and be
tactful with his associates or he
may be misunderstood and sllf-
fer losses.
The Washington times., 1930-10-06

Farnsworth Of all suspicion In
the murder of her millionaire
husband, involves Chester T.
Farnsworth, rich young club
man and son of the murdered
man, in what may be serious
charges.
Following are the latest de-
velopments in the case:
IL. Chester T FarnSworth Is
revealed In the confession as
the father of an illegitimate
child born to Marguerite Spin
ney, suicide and self-confessed
murdereSS,
"2. The district attorney
promises that the full confes-
sion Of the Spinney woman
will be made public tomorrow.
''S. CoincidenS with the ex-
pected Dismissal Of the case
against Mrs. Catherine Farms
worth, it was intimateds that
charges Of perjury will be filed.
against Chester T. FaFnsworth,
In connection with his teSti.
rnony in the trial.
-. v. ]. Althouse and Will
The Washington times., 1930-10-06

became the possesses Of q five
thousand,dollars-a-week income.
So much for the family.
About Elsie herself. For a
number Of years she kept
COMPANY with Fred Wagner. q
poor lad Of vague antecedents,
who worked as an orange
picker on one Of the valley
groves. She was also known
to have gone out occasionally
with Edward NorcroSS, a floor
walker at MadrinS. NorcrosS
was believed to be quite STnit-
ten with Elsie. Then. after
bIOssOming forth overnight as
3 lady Of wealth, she met and
became enannered Of Roy Car
roll, q teller at one Of the
branches OF the Bank of Sicily.
After six months Of hectic
courtShip, during which both
Fred Wagner and Edward Nor
cross figured at intervals, Elsie
announced her engagement to
Roy Carroll. In view Of the i'm
pending wedding she built and
completely furnished q beautiful
home on a hillside overlooking
the Pacific at Laguna Beach.
Laguna Beach is so miles south
Of Los Angeles. The wedding
took place In February. -It was
the sixth day of the month. The
entire wedding party proceeded
to Laguna Beach to celebrate
the occasion at the new home.
In the party were Fred Wagner
and Edward Norcross.
They arrived in automobiles.
Elsie Carol was the first to en-
ter the new home. From the
moment she put her foot inside
the previously untenanted house
she was never seen again. There
was one vague report that Fred
Wagner had seen her running
out of the house, later, after a
fruitleSS search for her. Wagner
ran after her. All the others fol-
lowed.
But Fred Wagner was never
able to confirm this for he dis
appeared as mysteriously and
completely as Elsie Carroll had!
It was exactly eight days after
these strange happenings that
Robin Dale aIighted at Los An.
geles and Immediately took a
local train to Laguna Beach. Up
to that time no clue of any kind
had been unearthed as to the
whereabouts Of Elsie Carroll or
Fred Wagner. The yacht upon
which Elsie and her husband
were to have sailed on q honey
moon trip to the South Seas, the
day following the wedding. still
rode at anchor in the bay near
Laguna.
Unquestionably Elsie Carroll
had met with foul play. But
how. by whom, or where her
body was, the police had not the
slightest notion.
Such was the promise which
! had brought Robin Dale over
5000 miles.
Ito Re C"ntipued CcmOtrOw)
(CopyriSht 1890. by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1930-10-06
The Bride of Death ) By Arthur Hoerl

sponaible for out here that I
wonder they never thought
about it."
you've wasted enough of my
time now. Gcodby and good
luck" The two men shook
hands cordially. And now get
the devil out Of here!'
Mind If I take a cigarette? 2"
And Dale put his hand into an
open cartoon, took an unopened
pack and walked off.
For the best part Of five days
and four nights Robin Dale
spoke to no one except the
train barber, the porter. the
walters IN the diner and q fur
niture salesman from Grand
Rapids. The salesman. in q
state Of glorious inebriation,
banged into the reporters berth
the first night out Of Chicago.
Except for those interiudes
Dale pondered thoughtfully over
a set Of newspaper clippings.
His fellow passengers probably
wondered what fascinating Sc
cret the clipping held to keep
someone so intently and unir-
terrupted interested. Their own
interest, did they but know it,
while more detached, was
equally as keen, in the daily
neWSpaper inStallmentS of the
Donahue case.
In a few days the affair had
taken on a national aspect. It
had found its way to almost
every front page. The mysteri-
Gus quality of the thing, the
very paucity Of facts concerning
1t. the many vague channels
which had been opened by the
newspaper reports on the actors
in the case, had served to stir
the imagination or to arouse
the morbid curiosity Gas the
case might be) of countless
readers across the length and
breadth of the country.
The Donahue case is suffi-
GENTLY recent so that most
readers will remember it quite
vividly. For q number of
weeks it was featured by the
daily press Of the entire coun-
try. Then, suddenly, it disap-
peared from the newspaper
The Washington times., 1930-10-06
CHAPTER I

"I have an idea; Mr.. Bailey"
The city editor of the Daily
Journal looked up quickly from
the stack Of proofs on his desk
and gazed at Robin Dale with
a Quizzical expression.
"How much Is it going to cost
me, Dale?"
Plenty" was the ilaconic re-
ply.
Where you going, Dals2
Europe?"
"No, California"
"Oh, that it. The Donahue
affair but we're getting
the international and Associated
reports daily -
They're satisfactory, are
they? I thought maybe :.
well, let's forget it."
wait . minute, Dale. ]
know what you thought, and it
certainly wouldn't do q paper
like the Journal any harm to
ferret out the lowdown on that
case. Why! we'd :"
'Nobody's guaranteeing to
ferret it out. / guess sleuths
from Bangor to Miami are out
there already cluttering UP the
landscape. I only thought we
should have a personal repre-.
sentative on the job consid-
erin they've got q man'hunt
under way that'll take its place
alongside, the Taylor and Hick-
man jamborees."
"You win, Dale. When do
you want to leave?"
II packed up this mornin'
fore I came downtown"
We'll, I'll be darnedP Bailey
laughed aloud. At this unusual
sound all work in the editorial
office was suspended. No one
ever remembered when Bailey
did more than smile weakly.
A laugh like that must have
meant nothing less than a
gain Of $4,000 daily circula-
ton.
with your assurance" Bal
ley was still grinning, you
ought to own this paper"
''But we'd still need you to
run it, Mr.. Bailey"
Dale had a way with him,
no question Of that. Bailey
sensed the great compliment
behind the reporters common
place remark. But there was
no other word said about 1t.
Better telephone for your
ticket. Imagine you'll be tax
ing the Century"
ALREADY have it, Mr.. Bailey,
and Dale grinned again. AL
ready gave Craig q record OF
the car and berth numbers.
Say, you, you've probably
figured out what this Donanue
affair is all about" and Bailey
settled back in his chair and
glared up at Dale, "and you're
taking the trip for q vacation. "
"To tell you the truth, !
think it can all be traced to
the weather there are SO
many things the weather is re-
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GIRL

claimed to be in poor health,
and rarely left the room. Her
only visitor was Q stout, elderly
Italian woman whose identity
has not as yet been established.
This elderly visitor came to
the apartment once a day,
carrying food. Children in the
neighborhood who attempted to
talk with the woman state that
she was a deaf mute. Police
believe that she may have been
someone interested in the case,
wearing as a disguise the garb
Of a poor, Italian widow.
Police are working to clear
up several obscure angles OF
the case including the source
from which the Spinney woman
procured the opium" ]"
FARNsWORTH's SON LINKED
IN MURDERER's CONFESSION
Wealthy Clubman Revealed As Father
Of Child Born to House
maid Killer.
THE amazing confession that
has cleared Mrs. Catherine
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Wife Upset Because Hubby
Never Washes His Hands

! own house, wrote me q deli8ht-
ful letter, which 1t Is q pleasure
to publish.
Lovely Linen Not for Guests
Alone
Dear Miss Fairfax:
It IS true that men do not
know how to wash their hands,
but it has always been q pleas
ure to me to replace my hus-
bands very soiled towel with .
sweet, fresh one-HlO matter
how often. Surely the lovely
embroidered linen Is not kept
entirely for guests. Is II too
good to dry the hands that are
always ready to help us? II, as
Furious Maude" writes, our
husbands are in league with the.
laundries, Is 1t not the hus-
bands who pay the laundry
bills? Why worry
But this was countered by an
other, written by q lady who
has doubtless lost heart and
stopped embroidering. Her hus-
band takes a bath Just before
company is expected and wal
lows like a sea lionl But hear!
hear!
No Bath Room Manners at All
Dear Miss Fairfax:
! agree heartily with that
woman whose letter you read
over the radio the other day.
1t may seem like laughing
matter to you. but If you fixed
your bathroom beautifully be-
fore guests arrived - wash
cloths, towels, and bath-mat
matching and the towels all
hand-embroidered. and your
husband came in late Che al.
ways does when I'm expecting
guests to dinner) and suddenly
decided to have q hot bath and
wallowed like Sea-lion, then
grabbed all the best-looking
towels and wrecked them, what
would you do? There never is
time to get the place straight
ened out again before the bell
rings land company! And you
know women all like to rouge
and makeup in the bathroom
because they're not disturbed.
I agree with Furious, Maude'
and If you will let me say so,
think your humor was ILL
timed.
NEAT HOUSEKEEPER.
/ humbly apologize, If any
attempt at lightness on my
part about Fathers privileges
caused pain to Neat House
keeper, but when it comes to
putting Check-signer in one
side of the domestic scales
and "drawn.work, croSs-stitch,
7 and padded lettering" in the
other, Check-signer outweighs
all the needlework. Think back,
dear lady. before you marched
Check-Signer up the middle
aisle to the tune Of Lohengrin,
wouldn't you have strewn his
path with the wealth Of the
embroidery hoop? Give the
Door fellow a break now.
Meantime, I'd like to hear
from more wives, both long-suf-
fering and indulgent, in this
matter of guest towel ethics
where does Father come In
with the croSs-Stitch?
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bur Burns, who corroborated
Farnsworth's testimony against
Mrs. Catherine FarnsWorth,
may also face perjury charges.
IS. Allan and Gunther, att0r-
neys for Mrs. Farnsworth, have
traced the full connection of
the Spinney woman with the
Farnsworth family, revealing
startling story Of love. envy,
jealousy and hate extending
over two generations.
Loses Mind
'The mother Of Marguerite
Spinney, widow known as
Maggie Spinney, was for seven
years 8 housekeeper for the
late Horace Farnsworth, who
died in 1915. The woman, Mag
gle spinney, came into his EN-,
ploy shortly after the death of
his wife, Hannah, in 1888. She
was dismissed in 1895 for mis-
conduct with an Oscar Leeds,
butler in the house. Leeds.
The Washington times., 1930-10-06
The Marry-GO-ROuIld
By Helen Rowland.

The Man Of II.
To hss-or not to kissl That
seems to be the modern girls
problem. II she does, he loves
and rides away-and If she
doesn't, he goes right past.
The softest spot on earth is
the heart Of 4 professional
"woman.hater." When / hear
one yowing that he win never
marry, because he can't find
an Ideal Woman, / sigh to
think what easy game he will
be for some fluffy little thing
The Washington times., 1930-10-06
BY Beatrice Fairfax

The other day when I talked
over WAGAL I read . letter
from q lady who said her mar
ried life was as dust and ashes
because her husband had never
learned how to wash his handsl
It seemed to me IN the years
this column has been running
I'VE heard of every species Of
masculine depravity. All
that's to be told. has been told
about the stingy husband, the
flirtatious husband, the hus-
hand who is nasty to mother.
the husband who Is brilliant at
someone's else table and who
lust gruntS at his own, the
husband who leaves his man
ners on the adoormat, the hus-
band who tinagi1les he can sing,
write, make speeches, read
poetry out loud, cook and who
tries al these God-given tai
ents on . secretly 1y-suffering and
tnwardly.rebelliou woman.
Friend-wife. near the break
ing point, writes to me and I'm
delighted to hear from her.
with one stamp she saves her.
self the expense Of being psyche
analyzed and keeps the anguish
from eating her heart, like
moths in o. fur coat.
But the husband who near
wrecked the domestic apple
cart because he used only
enough soap to loosen the dirt
and then grabbed the best look
Ing towel on the rack--frequent-
" the hand embroidered guest
towel, q new crime on the
domestic calendar to me.
Prayerfully, and almost tear
fully, ! took this grave 0ffense
against the social order under
consideration, and it seemed to
me that the quality Of mercy
should not be strained. That
In his own house Father should
be accorded the same hand
embroidered attentions as the
president Of the local card
club, or Aunt Jane when she
drops in for the weekend.
I stood up for. Father and
his right to the pursuit Of
health, wealth and the hand
embroidered guest towel, If his
fingers itched for q little cross
stitch:
Then q lady signing herself
Furious Maude" wrote in and
said she too had suffered cruelty
from her husbands untidiness.
It seems that "hands promiscus
Ollsly applied" to towels, whose
only mission in life is to arouse
envy in the hearts of guests,
for no well-bred person would
ever dream Of using a guest
towel, has driven many hus-
band to join the Alimony Club.
When is q towel not a towel?
Answer When 1t is a hand
EN- broidered d guest towel,
wouldn't make . bad conun-
drum, would IL?
Then a lady who evidently be-
NevAs that the check signer is
not wholly without honor In his
The Washington times., 1930-10-06

her relations with the Farms
worth family. The murder was
the result Of q lifetime grudge
against the men of the family.
It is revealed also In the con-
fession that the maid intended
to kill Chester T. Farnsworth,
her victims son. Grieving be
cause her act had resulted in
the unexpected arrest and con-
viction Of her beloved mistress,
the half-mad woman decided to
confess and commit suicide as
the best way cut Of the Situa-
tion.
Recluse Found
Police learned that the Spin
ney woman had occupied
housekeeping rooms In the
Stockton street tenement for
several weeks. Mrs. C. Pinochi,
who leased the building, states
that she rented the room to
the Spinney woman, who paid
a month in advance. She was
a quiet and unobtrusive roomer,