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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-31
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BULLET VICTIM
TO FIRE DEATH
Dying Youth Is Brought to
!. Rooming House After d
- Shooting.
RIDE CHARGE MADE
They Were Going to Force
Me Into Car Says Vi
~ Wounded Man.

Shot through the abdomen, man
giving his name as Ralph Patter-
son, 81, who said he lives on Olive
street near Prospect street, is in a
dying condition at st. Vincent'S
hospital.
Known only as "Kentuck" to Mrs.
Florence Ruggles, rooming-h house
keeper at 226 East Vermont street,
he was brought there about $50 this
morning by young man whom the
wounded man called wan"
The wounded man had worked
for Mrs. Ruggles at intervals, but
did not live at her place, she told
police. Before DR.. w. j. BarnVelI
reached the house the wounded
mans companion had left and po-
lice had not clew to his identity.
Linked With Fire Death
Detectives investigating, are work
ing on theory that the shooting
may have occurred as a part of the
murder of a man whose body was
found burned in car on the High
School road early today.
A hi-jacking gang working on
roads west of the city has fired at
several motorists at intervals. De-
tectiveS refused to say what evidence
they have to link the shooting with
the murder in which the skull of
the victim was crushed and his
automobile fired to destroy his body.
"A fellow was going to make me
get into his auto" the wounded man
told Mrs. Ruggles. 'I felt a pain
in Ely back. guess he shot me. I
hurt SO bad I can't say any more"
He turned to his companion:
ivan, call a DOCTOR" he pleaded.
Mrs. Ruggles' story offered the
clew on which police were working.
Worked at Odd Jobs
She said the man had worked on
odd jobs for her for about fourteen
months. At times he occupied a
room at the house, but she had not
seen him for a month,
AT $50 this morning she answered
the front door bell and found
young man there.
'Kentuck is hurt and want to
come in. He's at the back door,
the young man told her.
She opened the back door and
found the wounded man standing
there, baced against the door
frame. Aided by his companion, he
walked into the house and down a
stairway to a basement room he for
merly occupied at intervals. There
he. collapsed and lapsed into I'M
consciousness.
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II FEARED DEAD IN
CAPSIZINGO OF BOAT
OFF WEST COAST
Heavy Waves of Bay Turn
Fishing Excursion Into ]
Tragedy; 48 Saved. T
BY GEORGE HI. BEALE
United Press stan Correspondent

SANTA MONICA, Cal, May 81
Over the heavy swells of Santa
Monica bay where Sixty-two persons
suddenly were thrown into the sea
when the fishing craft Ameco was
struck and overturned by a huge
wave, yachts and motor launches
searched today for the bodies of
those still missing.
Three bodies were recovered soon
after the Ameco capsized as it was
returning with its happy Memorial
day crowd from a deep sea fishing
excursion. Forty-eight passengers
were known to have been brought
safely ashore, leaving eleven un-
accounted for.
The known dead were: Margaret
Keller, 20, Santa Monica; G. c..
Barnett, %, Los Angeles; John w.
LOckhart, IA, Pasadena.
High rollers and stiff north
westerly wind hampered the search
ing vessels, buffeting them about
over the rough surface of the bay
as they piled back and forth during
the night and continued their look
out for bodies today.
Overtaken by Tragedy
The Ameco, commanded by Cap
tain Bill Lightfoot, was mile and
half offshore when the tragedy
overlook it. The captain and his
deckhand. Henry Vanderberg. were
among those saved.
This disaster was attributed by
the master of the craft to unex-
pected seas and the rush of passen-
gers to one side of the boat.
1--WE were under power returning
to the docks" hes aid, when some
very big swells suddenly were blown
up by q strong wind and broke our
bows. Every one ran to the port
side. The effect of the waves and
the shift in passengers caused the
boat to keel over and she sank al
most Immediately"
The Ameco was wooden-hulled
vessel, built in 1917, and had been
in pleasure service three years.
But for the presence of the Free
dom. another fishing boat, many
more wuold have drowned.
Hampered by Clothing
Hampered by colthing and ex-
hausted by the cold several people
went down almost at once. Others
struggled in the water and grasped
at driftwood until the Freedom
picked them up.
Jane Ferguson, IA, of Glendale,
told how she was saved. Her father,
w. F. Ferguson, 48, also was rescued.
st was standing with father near
the deckhouse when the wave turned
the boat over,' she said. II was
thrown into the cold water and I
thought I'd never come up.
I'm good swimmer, though, and
after I got my breath I just padded
around until the boat Freedom)
picked me up. guess was chilled
more than anythign."
Paul E. Fowler, another survivor,
said he was one of group of seven
that struggled successfully to keep
afloat by holding to cask that did
not furnish any fingerholds.
Fowler said he quickly solved the
problem by driving his knife into
the cask and then holding onto the
knife.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-31
BURGLARS GET
$1,000 LOOT ON
MEMORIAL DAY
Robbers Take Advantage of
Absence on Holiday
From Homes.

Loot valued at more than 81 900
was taken by burglars who operated
Memorial day and night while In
dianapolis residents were away from
their homes.
From the room of S. Edward
Abramson, Cleveland, in a downtown
hotel, a diamond stud pin, valued
at $500, was stolen.
Residence of F. j. Strickmeyer,
1891 Guilford avenue, was entered
and clothing, valued at $3.50, was
taken.
FOodstuffS Stolen
Burglars entered the w. H. Wen
del wholesale house, 1872 South Della
ware street, and stole twenty bags of
onions, ten bags of potatoes and
other foodstuffs valued at a total of
$3.50, police were told.
The Carl Davis grocery, 814 North
Wallace avenue, was entered and
fruit and groceries, valued at $50,
were stolen.
Residence of A. II. Johnson, 5758
wildwood avenue, was entered and
ransacked and 500 in articles are
missing.
Take His Gun
-Four holdup men robbed the
Rainbow barbecue Of 500 cash Fri
day night. Henry Weidner, pro-
prietor, who two years ago killed
one bandit and wounded another in
a gun fight, was caught away from
his two revolvers and the bandits
took the guns.
Using chisels, cracksmen ripped
open a safe at the George Lyster
cigar store, 109 North Alabama
street, and got 1852 cash.
Mems suits valued at $3.50 were
stolen from the Tanpex Cleaning
shop, 1918 East Tenth street.
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That the murder may lead
to a band of hijackers which
has been working on roads
west of the city for several
months was belief of officials.
Tactics used by Chicago gangland,
in which rivals or enemies are slain
and their bodies burned to destroy
clewS to identity or manner of their
death, we're used in the Staying.
Legs Arms Burned OFF
The body was on the right side Of
the front seat and not behind the
steering wheel when the car was
found burning after Allen had noti-
fed the sheriff's office.
Deputy Sheriffs Charles Bell and
Harvey Shipp called Lieutenant
Jack Dillon and No. IS fire squad to
extinguish the flames.
Both legs and both arms of the
man had been burned off, flesh was
burned from his face and his body
was scared badly. The crushed skull
was the only clew which could be
ascertained to manner of his death,
due to condition of the body.
Allen saw a large car, travelling
at a high rate of speed, come from
the vicinity of the burning car and
turn east on the Rockville road.
Driven Slowly Of Road
Allen did not see the body in the
burning car and merely reported to
the sheriff'S Office that a car was
burning.
The deputy sheriffs discovered the
body in the front seat of the Chrys-
Ter sedan. The car bore an Ala
bana license 48-310-A, with a motor
number of V7569 and no serial
number.
The United Press verified the Ii
cense numbers and motor number
of the car check as those of car
owned by Harold Herbert Schroeder
of Moline, Ala.
A mans coat was found ten feet
in front Of the car on the west side
of the roadway in the grass. The
car was on the west side of the road,
headed south and just off the road
way. It had been driven slowly Off
the roadway, marks showed.
Believed Alabama Man
Inside the coat pocket were the
initials H. H. S. written in ink. In
the coat pocket the deputy sheriffs
found a pocketbook with an identi-
hcation card bearing the name of
Harold Herbert Schroeder, Mobile,
Ala, and an accident insurance re-
ceipt from the Southern Securities
Company for a $4,000 policy, issued
To Schroeder, 25 North Claybourne
street, Mobile, Ala No money was
found. The pocketbook also con-
tanned a Standard Oil courtesy card.
The ignition button Of the car,
had been shut off and the gears had
been shifted to neutral The 'front.'
seat of the car was burned away
The body was taken to the Roys-
ter & Askin undertaking establish
ment.
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MURDERED Man IS BURNED IN AUTO
Jail Wrecked by Mob to Stay Negro
ak, after several unsuccessful attacks had

daybek after several unsuccessful attacks had
amidst a hail of bricks and stones.
slayer apprehended
attacking the wife small
Skinner Trainer living dugout about three miles from Cckasa
Skinner led the attackers
the abated by the fact that the wife
baby not seriously injured.
night repeatedly the walls the
hurting bricks through the windows
ordered the heads
attackers advanced the Jail under the heavy
said today they obtained the several of the mob
being made to apprehend the ringeaders
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-31
U. S. Dry DriUe
byAiY and Sea
Being Planned

Bu United Press
WASHINGTON, May 31.-An in
tensified warfare on rum runners by
air and by sea is planned by the
United States coast guard this sum-
mer, it was learned today.
Thirty-three speedy picket boats,
designed especially for chasing rum
runners, now are under construction,
and will be assigned for duty on the
Great Lakes when delivered in July.
Six, and possibly eight, new flying
boats are to be used for scouting
purposes along the Atlantic sea-
board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-31
BODY FOUND IN BLAZING
CAR ON ROAD NEAR CITY,
HIJACKING FEUD IS limited
Large Sedan Speeds Away From Scene When
Flames Are Discovered; Tragedy
Rivals Chicago Gang Methods.
1ARCH IS BEGUN FOR KILLERS
Alabama Motor License and Birmingham
Name in Victims Clothes Are
CleWs to Identity.

Burned beyond recognition and with the skull crushed
the body of believed to be that of Harold Herbert
Schroeder Is North Caybourne street. Mobile, Ala
found in blazing parked at the side of High School road
onefourth mile north of the Rockville road early today
large sedan sped away from the burning when
Jack Allen Clayton nd driving with Miss Ruby Blue, 715
North Delaware street. passed the at this morning
Coroner c. H. Keever began search for the murderers
Ground the scene being examined closely this
morning
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enzd that stormed the Grady
county jail and killed Negro accused Of attacking white woman dis
psed today only after national guardmen hurled tear bombs among
the rioters hail Of machine bullets their heads
Henry Ago the shot he crouched in the corner Of his
The jail building wrecked
guadsmen the hundred eighty ninth field
through the windows
killed crept to the window OF
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-31
OWNS DEVIL CHASER
Oklahoma Pastor Also Has Angel
COaxer' in Collection.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
HOLLISTER, Okla, May 23.-If
the Rev. C. H. Hickman's sermons
at the Methodist church here fail
tc reform the wicked, he can re-
sort to a devil chaser" After rat
ting the devil chaser" he can wave
the "angel attractor" to coax the
good spirits.
The devil chaser" and "angel
attractor" are two articles in Hick-
mans collection of Indian relics,
which is one of the most valuable
in Oklahoma.
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He said the flight north
ward was successful until the
Graf slipped out over Ber-
muda Friday night. There a
terrific wind struck the air.
Icraft, which in addition to
the crew carried nineteen pas
sengers.
cit was much worse for a
little while" Eckener said,
"than the mighty wind which
ripped a fin in mid-Atlantic
during our westward crossing
in 1925"
; "Weather conditions between
Yakehurst and Pernambuco were
about normal" Eckener said, and
even the weather in the vicinity OF
.n.the Bermudas was favorable except
Sfor strong head winds.
Temperature Dropped
"Just after we passed the Ber-
mudas we were enjoying a thirty
J.. rnile-an-hour tail wind. Within
six seconds it had shifted to a
y-five-mile-an-hour head wind,
accompanied by rain. The tempera-
ture dropped abruptly. I never ex-
perienced a stronger Squall.
within two minutes of the time
we hit that changing wind we got
a message from the United states
weather bureau at Washington say
ing we were going to get it.
Despite the success of the Graf
Zeupelin's flight, Eckener said that
= commercial air traffic would not be
feasible south of Pernambuco,
Brazil.
Climatic conditions will not per-
nit operation of a regular service by
a liner such as the Graf Zeppelin,
he said, but airplanes can work the
territory.
He suggested dirigible could OPP
crate to Pernambuco and then
transfer passengers and baggage to
airplanes there.
Eckener was jubilant at showing
of the dirigible on the entire 10000
mile trip.
Marines CircIed Field
B we arrived here with thirty
hours fuel and food in reserve" the
commander said.
IF we had gone to Havana we
would have had headwinds from
Florida and our fuel might not have
been sufficient. We were short on
fuel because of a three-day tropical
rain at Pernambuco, which made
the Graf Zeppelin so heavy We were
unable to take aboard 5000 pounds
of fuel which we expected to have"
The throng which cheered the
veteran commander. his crew and
the nineteen passengers on their ar
rival had begun to collect at mid
night Friday night.
A hundred marines circled the
field and kept the crowd back as the
Zeppelin nosed downward toward
the landing field.
The huge silver craft was &C
companied into view by an impress
sive air escort composed of the
United States naval dirigible Los
AngeleS-which Commander Eek
ener also once brought over the
ocean from Germany-a blimp and
six airplanes.
The Los Angeles, due late in the
day at Washington, hung almost
motionleSs in the haze at distance
from hangar as the Graf Zeppelin's
Dcommander brought his ship to
earth.
The time of the flight from Per-
nambuco 70 Lakehurst was SO hours
II minutes. Since it lest Friedrichs-
hafen on the first leg Of the fight
] the Zeppelin had spent 40 hours 81
minutes IN the air.
The gray-haired Eckener. IN
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In the Air

Weather conditions in the air at
8 a. M:
Northwest wind, IA miles an hour;
barometric pressure, 1924 at sea
level; temperature, 81; ceiling I'M
limited; visibility, ten miles; field
good.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03

ford they kept it on display at the
wharf of A. S. Wooley and Co., fer
tilizer dealers.
Mrs. John Nevins has returned
her home after spending several
days at Rehoboth as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nevine.
Thomas V. Rhea, of Vineland, N.
j., spent the past weekend with his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. D. Rhea
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert H. Lank and
son, Raymond, spent the past week
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert J. Lank, in West Seaford.
Miss Maude Dorsey left this week
for the Othepedic hospital in Phila-
delphia after spending the past sew
eral months with her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex DopO-
no.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Thompson,
of Clayton, Del, spent part of this
week with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James B. Thompson, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Parsons, re-
Gently had as their guest Miss Aure-
liza Cate, of Kodal, Tenn. Miss Cate
was a former teacher of the local
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03
SEAFORD

Fish stories are seldom true and
to convince their many friends
theirs to be true the following Mr..
Levi Warrington, Mr.. Howard Purse,
Mrs. Harlem Purse, Mr.. George Cul-
yer, Mr.. James X. Phillips, Jr., and
Mr.. Karl p. Thompson chartered a
truck to bring the fish home from
Slaughter after fishing there only d
few hours over the past weekend.
The Seaford sportsmen have been
several times at Slaughter this sea-
son and during the past four times
it seemed that as soon as they
would have a trout bite something
would steal the trout before they
could get it to the boat After being
fooled many times this way they de-
cided to catch whatever was steal
ing their catch. Some of the boys
made a special trip to Wilmington
to purchase the largest hooks pos
sible And then they bought about
100 yards of clothes line. They first
went to the trout grounds and found
that it was impossible to catch
trout as they would be stolen off be-
fore landing and then they decided
to pull anchor and go farther in the
hay where they would be likely to
catch a few trout to use for bait.
After catching the bait they then
went back to the fishing grounds
and baited their large line with the
trout. The line had not been over
long before the cork foater was
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03

seen to go down and after a few
seconds it arose again only to be
carried down again. After going
down this time it was not bothered
any more, they then decided that
the bait was all stolen and after
batting it again it seemed to disap-
pear again only to come to the sur
face again and the next time it was
carried down Howard Purse grab
bed the line and as soon as he could
tightened it. The line seemed to pull
very hard and finally all of the boys
brought the fish to the side of the
boat and after seeing the boat the
line shot out and was carried at
least 200. feet and held fast. They
then decided to pull the anchor and
allow the boat to drift with the fish.
Soon after releasing the anchor
they were soon over the fish again
and this time they were able to pull
it along the side of the boat where
it was shot by Mr.. Deputy, the own
er of the boat, and then was found
to be a large shark, weighing over
500 pounds and measuring 8 feet 2
inches.
After bringing the shark to Sea-
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03
BETHEL

An Epworth League was organ
lied here on Sunday evening.
President, Mrs. Ida Jester; 1st
vice president, Mrs. Laura Williams /;
End vice president, Mrs. Agnes Phil
lips; 3fd vice president, VIM. r.
Phillips; 4th vice president, Mrs.
Minnie Hastings. Secretary, Lauro-
bel Philips; treasurer, Harrison
Phillips; pianist, Margaret Jester.
Several members Joined and the first
meeting will be next Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Edmond's and
son, Jack Jr., of Philadelphia, Mrs
Fred Martin, of Laurel were week
end guests with Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Milbourne.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Beers spent the
last two weeks with friends in Tren-
ton, N. j..
Mr.. Len Riggin, of Philadelphia
visited his mother, Mrs. ElleVia Rig
gin on Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Condrey, of Laurel,
is spending a few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. Ida Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Smith, of
Salisbury, were weekend guests
with their daughter, Mrs. Harry
Williams.
Mrs. Hoyt Morris and son, Jim
mie, of Philadelphia, was a week
end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Nv. ].
Capt. and Mrs. N. E. Wheatley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Pola
near SeafOrd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Phillips and |
daughters, Margaret and Mary Ell
len, of Middletown, visited the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H.
Williams over the weekend.
We wish to thank all who helped |
make our supper a success on Fri
lay and Saturday nights. Receipts |
we're $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Royce are
being congratulated on the arrival .
Of a daughter on Friday, Septem-
Der 26, at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Ida Adams. The Little Miss has
)een named Isabelle Adams Boyce.
Mrs. Harrison Phillips returned
lome on Sunday very much i'm
proved after being treated at the M.
.. Hospital, in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Rhoda Inesley, of SeafOrd,
pent the weekend with her sister,
Mrs. Annie Inesley.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03
SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY
SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Mae AXE, who was graduated
from the Gumboro Elementary
School and from the Millsboro high
will enter the Nurses Train
ing School of Jefferson Hospital,
next February.
The three or more teacher schools
in this district have been supplied
with a MUltistamp. This is probably
the best moderate-priced duplication
on the market.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03
CEDAR GROVE Pr. A. NEWS

The members of the Cedar Grove
No. III, PIT. A., gave a delightful
reception for their teacher, Miss
Beideman, on Tuesday night, Sep
tember 23, 1880 A large crowd was
present to enjoy the evening.
This was a splendid opportunity
for the teacher to meet the parents
as well as the friends and members
of the PIT. A. and it gave the peo-
pie chance to see the school room
which had been newly decorated
since the last school term.
A short. but very entertaining pro-
gram was given. Then last, but not
least, came the social hour which
was. certainly pleasing feature Of
the evening-when an abundance of
delicious cake, lemonade and home
made candy was served to all and
every one had chance to renew old
PIT. A. acquaintances.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03

high school and is now on her way
to enroll as a student at the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mrs. Dora Brown has as her kuest
her daughter, Mrs. Mary Roland, of
Ashville, N. Y.
Glenn H. Huston, cashier of the
local Seaford Trust Company is ill
in the Beebe hospital, at Lewes,
suffering with a high fever which he
developed a few days ago. 1t is
feared that he has either typhoid or
typhus fever.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03
EPWORTH

Rally Day services will be held at
Epworth M. E. church, Sunday even
ing, October 5th. Recitations by the
children and appropriate selections
by the choir will feature the pro-
gram. The members and friends Of
the church, also the general public,
is cordially invited to attend this
service.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03

Incompetent housekeeping usually
have incompetent maids.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-23
DR. CCOK MAY BE PAROLED FROM
 FEDERAL PRISON
EXCELLENT PRISON RECORD; FAILING HEALTH, FAVORA-
 BILE FOR PAROLE

LEAvENWORTH, Jan., 23, tP) The Times says that parole has been recommended for pr. Cook who is serving a sentence of IA years and nine months in the fed- eral prison for using the mail to de- fraud.
 Members of the parole board re- fused to confirm the report but 1t is known that there is no opposi- tion offered to Cooks release on parole.
 This was voted unanimously, the Times says, adding that Cook will be released in February unless ad- verse action is taken on the recon mendation by Washington
 His excellent prison record, cou- pied with his apparent falling health, is favorable for a parole.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-23
SOUTH POLE |CE
 PACK HAS BYRD
 PARTY PRISONERS
FLAGSHIP ONLY REACHED THE EDGE OF THE TCEPACK
 ON ROSS SEA

NEW YORK, Jan., 23, (P- With the ice blocking the pas sage of Byrd's flagship to his base at Little America, an appeal has been made, through the state department, to aid Norwe- gian whalers and help save the Byrd expedition from spending another year in the Antarctic ice barrier.
 The New York Times said that Captain Railey, manager of the expedition said, the City of New York, Byrd's flagship, had reached the ice pack on Ross Sea but owing to the unprecedent- ed condition of the icepack, the New York and the Eleanor Boll- ing may not succeed negotiating the SouthWard passage to Byrd's base; at least not without the aid of larger vessels.