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The Washington times., 1931-06-22
DUEL BAN TOLD
To CORNELIUS
Photo by International

RENO, New, June 22.-Wide-
open Reno legalized gambling and
five-minute divorces. but won't
stand for society dueling.
There are but two loopholes to
this ruling. Dueling with eggs
vintage unSpecified-may be praC-
ticed under police supervision and,
in exceptional instances, unloaded
guns may be used.
The announcement of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, jr., writer and scion
of the multi.milliOnaire Wander
bilt family, that he planned TO
get" Peter ArnO, satirical artist,
evoked the ruling from Chief of
Police J. M. Kirkley.
The chiefs concern, however,
proved unnecessary today when
Vanderbilt said he did not mean
it in any sense of physical
violence.
He promised, however to make
things unpleasant" for the man
he accused of kissing Mrs. Van
derbilt."
Vanderbilt was one up on Arno
in the matter of divorce. He al
ready had a suit on file against
Mrs. Mary Logan Vanderbilt,
charging extreme cruelty. A1no
was scheduled to file suit this
week against Lois Long, New
York writer, and Miss Long was
reported ready to come right back
with a cross complaint.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

Many believe that the one-year
suspension, while of undoubted
value as an emergency measure,
will prove too short for Ger.
many's economic rehabilitation.
It will, it is true. provide her and
the world with a much-needed
breathing SPELL" in which to re.
pair some of the ravages of the
last year. but this question was
asked today: What will happen
If, at the end of a year, Germany
and Europe generally are still in
the morass of depression? Will
the one-year moratorium be ex-
tended for another year?
To these questions there was
no answer from an official source.
The Presidents plan, it was said,
was a purely emergency measure
and did not indicate any major
shift in American policy toward
Europe and its problems, or
toward the whole involved queS-
ton of reparations and debts.
Hoover Favored Two Years
It is known, however, that Mr..
Hoover was at first inclined to
propose a two-year suspension in
stead of one year. 1t was argued
that one year was too sort a
time for the accomplishment of
appreciable recovery. In the end,
however, it was pointed out that
~ i
year, and then, if necessary, be
extended for another yeal, and
Mr.. Hoover accepted that view.
The end of the one-year period
will be July /, 1882. That will be
exactly in the midst of what
promises to be a most exciting
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
MONEY SOUGHT
To BUY POST

Seeking financial backing for
her proposal to buy The Washing
ton Post, owned by the John R.
Mclean estate, of which her eS-
tranged husband, Edward Beale
Mclean, is one of the trustees,
Mrs. Evelyn Walsh Mclean was
in New York today comforting
with a well-known publisher,
whose name was not revealed.
Albert w. Fox, one of Mrs. Nc
Leans attorneys. is with her on
the mission, it was said. Both
plan to return before Friday,
when Justice Jesse C. Adkins, in
District Supreme Court, is Sched-
uled to consider all bids for the
Washington newspaper property.
Court Gave Her Time
Mrs. Mclean became a poten-
tial bidder for the property last
week when the court delayed con-
sideration of other bids in order
to permit her TO seek financial
backing.
The bidding for the Post was
started by David Lawrence, pub
Usher of the United States Daily,
who offered 100000 in cash and
$2,2OO,O0O in long term notes
secured by the property.
Lawrence Offer Expired
The offer was up for considera-
ton last Monday but decision
was delayed and the bidding was
thrown open.
William Randolph Hearst has
made an offer of $3,OOO,OOO for
the newspaper, 100000 to be
paid by July IS next. and the
balance over a period of IS years.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

eight days available for congress
sional action.
In view of the situation which
will develop when Congress recon-
venes. there were many today
who frankly expressed doubt as
to the ability of the Administra-
ton to push the legislation neces-
sary for execution of the plan
through Congress in SO short a
time.
The House is faced with a bit
ter fight on organization and
nothing can be done until it is
organized. 1t is doubtful if, with
out some compelling motive, the
House would be organized before
the Christmas recess.
With unlimited debate in the
Senate, eight days is not much
of a margin on so important and
controversial a matter as the pro-
posed SuSenSiOn.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Extension of One-Year Debt Holiday
To Two Years Likely, If Necessary

and hard-fought presidential cam.
paign in the United States. With
both political parties bidding for
so-called German vote in this
country it can easily be imagined
that a years extension could be
arranged.
Oppose New Farley
Suggestions that the logical
next step in the situation is the
holding of a worldwide economic
conference we're frowned oown to.
day in Administration quarters.
The American Government, it
was stated. can see no need for
such a conference and quite
probably would refuse to partici.
pate in one. Any conference
worthy of the name would have
to examine the war debts queS-
ton, and that is considered a
closed book by the American Con-
gress.
President Hoover took particu-
lar pains in his statement Satur-
day night to make it clear that
he did not even wish to remotely
suggest any cancellation or re-
duction of Europe's funded in
debtedness to the United States.
This was put into his statement
at the insistence of congress
sional leaders with whom he con-
ferred almost continuously for
two days.
Soon after the Presidents re-
turn from his Rapidan camp
this morning, he was closeted
with Secretary of State Stimson.
Stimson went to the White House
with a sheaf sof reports from
abroad.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
A Sore |COme-Au-Ye'
1t Was, 1t Was, the
SulliUanS GaUe

CHICAGO, June % G.NS).
The SullivanS had a reunion
yesterday, unintentionally, per-
haps, and in a police station,
of all places.
John L. Sullivan. not THE.
and a young woman sang so
loud in battered car that the
neighborhood complained about
static.
The nearest policeman was
Roy Sullivan. cousin of the dis
turber. A squad car following
him was piloted by Sergt.
Robert Sullivan, who took the
first Sullivan to the station.
There John L. was turned over
to the keeper. Robert E. Sulli-
van, and booked by Desk
Sergeant Sidnay Sullivan, cousin
of Sergeant Robert. who asked:
What shall we do with this
Sullivan? He has inSulted my
cousin, Robert, and his own
cousin. Robert. and his own
cousin, Roy. Shall we charge
him with disOrderly conduct"
1t was so ordered.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Taylor, of U. S. Steel,
Backs Holiday
Debt Plan

NEW YORK, June % 0.N.SO.
Myron c. Taylor. chairman of
the finance committee of the
United States Steel Corporation,
returned from Europe. today and
expressed approval of President
Hoover's proposal for a years
suspension of reparation and
war debt payments.
While discussing the action,
Taylor said:
81 consider the move for a
holiday on reparatiOn and war
debt payments as the first
great constructive move we
have made for the worlds eco
nOmic recovery and this
should be fully appreciated
abroad"
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

Hoover had been stampeded into
making it by Americas fear that
the economic-financial situation
in Germany was in danger of
driving that country into the arms
of Bolshevism, thus endangering
American capital invested in Ger
many.
The prospect of losing, for a
period of year, the very con-
siderable revenue from the repa-
rations payments was apparently
appalling to many of the French
legislators. 1t was pointed out
that President Hoover'S proposal
would result in adding 1000, ,000,-
600 francs to the present deficit
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
France Frigid to Debt Holiday Plan;
Labeled German Diplomatic Victory"

PARIS, June % G.NSO O-Presi-
dent Hoover's proposal for a
worldwide postponement of inter
Government debt payments for
a year made anything but a
favorable impression in France TO-
day.
The corridors of the Chamber
of Deputies fairly hummed with
unfavOrable comment on the pro-
pOSal when the French legislators
convened for discussion of the
project.
The general tendency of French
opinion was to regard the pro-
poSal as a German diplomatic
victory" believing President
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Commander to Pin
DISC. on Lieut.. Scott

The Distinguished Service
Cross won by First Lieutenant
John E. Scott, Infantry Reserve.
will be presented to him next
Friday at the polo field, Fort
Myer, Va, by Brig. Gen. Edgar
T. Collins. commanding the Six
teenth Infantry Brigade.
The Third Cavalry Band,
squadron of the Third Cavalry
and the colors will be present at
the ceremony.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
LONDON, n. !, y,BERL|N, ROME
EXCHANGES REPORT GAINS
(continued From First Pqge)

CONTINUED From First PGge)
che first genuine rebound from
worldwide depression was the pre-
vailing opinion in Wall Street
today as stocks and German gov.
ernmcnt bonds resumed their
skyward move.
Stock ss..es in the first half
hour today totalled a million
shares, or about 100000 shares
more than in the whole of last
Wednesdays five-hour session.
Many of the favorites passed
through the market in 10000
and 20,000-share blocks, with
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
PTOWLer Gets $3.50
From Bureau DrdlUer

Mrs. Hattie OMeara, 1874
Monroe st. N. W.. told police
that $430 had been stolen from
her home sometime since June
IS. The money, placed in
bureau drawer, consisted of three
500 bills, $50 bill and four $40
bills. She named a suspect.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
CONGRESS SEEN
FAVORABLE To
DEBT HOLIDAY
Democrats Join Republicans
In VoiCing Approval, Citing
PeriIs in Germany, Austria

Members of Congress, upon
whom will rest the responsibility
for enactment of legislation to
carry out President Hoover's plan
for a one-year foreign debt holi-
day, today expressed widespread
approval Of the Administration
proposal.
Senators and Representatives
of both parties declared them
selves in favor of 1t, and pre-
dicted passage of the necessary
bills.
From members of Congress
scattered through the country
kilograms were received express
ing some slight reservation to
the program, but those members
at the Capital indOrsed it un-
equivOcalIy.
SmOOt, Bingham Approve
Senator Reed Smoot (R)
Utah, chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee, reiterated
the laudatory statement which
he issued yesterday from the
Presidents camp on the Rapidan.
Senator Hiram Bingham CRO,
Connecticut, said:
"It seems to me that the
Presidents plan meets the
needs of tie present economic
situation of the world in the
best possible manner. To be
sure 1t will cost France $780,
100000 to agree to it and will
cost us more than twice as
much. But under all the cir
CumstanceS it is certainly the
wisest thing to do and 1t has
been done in such a way as to
win the confidence and support
of all the responsible elements
in Congress"
Democrats Favorable
Senator David I. Walsh (DO,
Massachusetts,, said:
II feel that We ought to be
willing to modify tn terms of
the debt settlements and to
postpone payment of interest
during the present economic
depression # it would be help
full"
Senator William j. Harris DO
Georgia. said:
"I feel that what the Presi.
dent is trying to do is a good
thing. and am in favor of it.
It will help cotton and wheat
and every other industry"
Reich In Bad Way
Senator William H. King CD
Utah, said:
"The world is staggering un-
der the burdens of debt as a re-
suit of the World War, and un-
wise and foolish economic and
financial primiSeS. Undoubtedly
German and Austria are in a
precariOuS situation. Heavy
drains have been made upon the
gold resources of German banks
threatening the stability of that
government.
Germany is, in a sense, the
key to the arch of European
stability and, if Germany
should go down politically and
economically, the repercussiOns
would be of a most serious
nature, not only to that nation
but to the world.
"It was, therefore, important
that Germany should not fall
and a moratorium was needed
to give breathing space to her
and other European nations who
hoyA haouv ror oki0oS
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
agreements through the upper
body of Congress.

body of Congress.
Smoot arrived belatedly at
camp yesterday from his home
State to have his first personal
talk with the President about the
proposed dip into the interna-
tional financial situation. and
soon thereafter issued a formal
statement, declaring it should
go a long ways toward lessening
the burdens of depression and
restoring prosperity at home and
abroad" and pledging he would
do everything within his power
to advance it.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

prices, including Saturdays rise,
up to 20 points from the low
of last week.
A strong market for cotton at
Liverpool foreshadowed higher
prices in the American market.
Cotton in New York sold up So
a bale.
NEW ORLEANS, La, June %
0.N.SO advanced nearly
$3.50 a bale at the opening to-
day of the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange in the wake of heavy
trading caused by strength in
foreign markets.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
M. E. CONFERENCE
LAYMEN TO MEET
FOR 18TH SESSION
Annual Gathering To BE
Held In Crisfield, Nd,
Today
WILSON WILL SPEAK
List Of Delegates From
The Dover District Is
Announced
WILSON WILL SPEAK

The sixteenth session of the Lay
mems Association of the Whining
ton Methodist Episcopal Conference
will be held in the Emmanuel
Church, Crisfeld, Md, today. officers
of the association are: President, w.
T. Dashiell Salisbury, Md; vice
presidents, Dover district, Wilmer
Fell Davis, fredericksburg, Md; Mid
dletOwn district, II. IL. Nuttle, Den
ton, Nd; Salisbury district, A. G..
Humphreys, Snow Hill. Md; Will
mingtOn district, Il. B. Crooks, New
ark; secretary, Charles w. Cook,
Jr., Wilmington; treasurer, NJ. Ed
ward Culver, Laurel.
The morning session will begin at
8, and the afternoon session at 1870.
The program follows:
Morning session, Love Feast, lead
er, DR.. E. P. Simpson; greeting by
the president, w. r. Dashiell; Girls
field; address of welcome by the
Rev. T. J. Sard. pastor of Asbury
Church, Crisfield; response by
Frank NJ. Jones, of Georgetown; roll
call by the secretary; report of vice
presidents; appointment of commit
tees; greetings from Wesley Col
legiate Institute of Dover, by Prof.
c. A. Short; greeting from Univer-
sity of Delaware, Newark, by DR.. E.
B. Crooks; the departmentalized
Sunday School by Wilmer Fell Davis
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
MILFORD CITIZENS
APPROVECHANGES
IN TOWN CHARTER
Agreement Reached To
Support Newly Written
Charter At Meeting
FOR CITY MANAGER
Light & Water Commits
sion Would Be Abolished
Under New Plan
FOR CITY MANAGER

/ At a meeting of the citizens of Mil
ford in the ArmOry Hall on Friday
night last, unanimous agreement to
SUPPORT the substitute bill prepared
by joint committee of Town COun-
Gil and the Light & Water Commits
sion, was reached. Ruby r. Vale
acted as legal advisor for the COM
mittee which made the changes
which were presented to the meet
ing. The original charter bill which
recently passed the State Senate met
with strenuous opposition from Mil
ford residents generally, and the
substitute was made as result of
this feeling.
Under the plan as worked out and
approved at Friday nights meeting
the "city" will be layed off into four
wards; two in North Milford and
two in South Milford. Walnut street
will divide the wards in each side
of the city. Each ward will elect
two members to Council, each ward
nominating and electing their cOun-
cilmen. The Mayor will be elected
at large and will have vote only
in case of tie. The Light & Water
Commission will be abolished, and
a city manager will be appointed
who will have supervision over all
city property and the collection of
all taxes and revenues.
A committee from Council and the
Light & Water Commission took the
substitute charter bill to Dover on
Monday and it was introduced as a
substitute for the Senate Bill recent
ly passed. Time for action on the
measure is short and there is pos
sibility that in the last minute rush
now confronting the Legislature it
may fail of passage. In that event
the present charter will remain in
full force as at present. -
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
SENATE PASSES BILL
FOR WELFARE WORK
Measure AbOlishing County Aims.
houses. Approved IL to 5,

BY a vote of 12 to 5 the Senate
passed Senator Keith's bill appro-
priating $50O,0OO to acquire land and
establish a State Welfare Home and
to abolish the three county aims
houses on Tuesday.
Passage of the bill was urged on
the floor of the Senate by the Rev.
DR.. Charles l.. Candee and John S.
Rossell, of Wilmington, Senator
Keith termed this measure a SISTER
bill" to the old age welfare bill
which has become law as the result
of action by the present session OF
the Legislature.
President Pro TEN Simonton, who
later voted for the measure, said he
was in sympathy with it, but as
chairman of the budget committee,
it would be necessary to take cog
nizance of the money available. Sen
ator Keith asked if it is not true
that the Governor must reduce the
amount of allowances made, but Sen
ator Simonton said he could not
speak for him.
Senator Griffenberg presented
letter from Alfred l. DUPONT, writ
ten from Jacksonville, Fla, urging
passage of the bill.
DR.. Candee declared that no APP
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
House Passes Bill Regu-
lating BillbOards Along
The ROadways
FOR NEW KENT JAIL
Authorize Purchase Of
Land For New State
Building Group

The House on Monday afternoon
by a vote of "a to passed the first
bill regulating billboards along the
roadways. 1t was Immediately sent
to the Senate for concurrence.
For several years efforts have been
made i'm this direction but in each
instance the bills we're unsatisfac-
tory and were killed. The subject
has been given considerable thought
by the members of the House at this
session and when the VanSciver Bill,
as finally framed, was presented in
the House, Paul c. Hessler who con-
trolls most of the outdoor advertising
in Delaware, was granted the privi-
lege of the floor and advocated the
bill.
The VanSciYer Bill requires every
concern dealing in the business of
outdoor advertising outside of in
corporated towns to obtain a license
from the chief engineer, of the State
Highway Department which LICENSE
shall be 5000 annually. The bin will
become effective after January 1, of
next year. The entire enforcement
of the bill is put up to the Highway
Department. Those firms from out
side the State who would desire to
do business in. the State would be
required to furnish a $1,000 bond. l}
The bill, provides that no billboard
shall be erected outside of incorpor-
ated cities or towns within distance
of five hundred feet of an intersec-
ton of highway with another high
way, or with railroad or street rail
way, at a point where it would OBJ
struct or interfere with the view Of a
train, street car or other vehicle on
the intersecting highway, railroad OF
street railway. 81
Mr.. VanSciver, in calling the bill
up, said it was one of the measures
that had been advocated by Cover
nor Buck in his message. He said
this particular bill had been prepared
to meet objections of those in the
sign business and that he would call
on Mr.. Hessler who had co-operated
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
KENT LINES UP FOR
COUNTY FIELD MEET
Events, Officials, Committees, An
nOunccd by Chairman McSsncr

]. c. Mossner, county chairman
for the Kent County Field Meet to
be held at the Fair Grounds at Har-
rington, on Friday. May g, already
has preparations well in hand and
announces the committees, officials
and events as follows:
County COmmittee-D. A. Petry,
r. w. Mick, George y. Hendricks,
Ralph McIlvaine, George Wright. II.
B. King, Ira Staley, John Shilling,
Virgil B. Wiley. Leila Thomas, w.
w. Hickman, r. T.. Shilling, Lester
A. Judy, II. II. Williams, Orville
Wright and w. r. Michaels.
Meet Committees
Ohicials-J. c. Messner
Publicity-F. w. Mick, d. A. Pet
ry. Robert Shilling. Virgil B. Wiley.
Entries-GeOrge +. Hendricks.
Field-Ira Staley, II. Fl. Williams,
w. T. Michaels.
BOoth-George r. Hendricks, les
ter Judy, George Wright.
Booster Tags-J. r. McIlyaine, w.
w. Hickman.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
SUSSEX WINNERS
TOBE IN CONTEST
Miss Helen Williams And
Tilghman Hastings In
State Finals
ARE HELD AT DOVER

Helen Williams, representing the
MillsborO school, won first place in
the county defamation contest held
in the MillsborO school auditorium
and will, therefore, represent Sus-
sex county in the State contest at
Dover today.
Though there were II schools rep
resented at the county contests last
Friday making the program nearly
two hours in duration, so interest
ing and dramatic was the contest
that the large audience was held
spellbound from the time the first
contestant had taken the floor until
the last one had finished.
Miss Kathryn Quillen, of Selby-
Vile, was awarded second place, and
Miss Elizabeth Williams, of Laurel,
was ranked third
In the oratorical contest which
was held at MillsborO in the after
noon, the judges ranked Tilghman
Hastings, of Laurel, first; Edwin
Crocker, of Frankford, second, and
Miss Marian Ableman, of George
town, third.
The following prizes were award
ed in each contest: First prize, $40;
second prize, IS; and third prize, So.
Those winning first and second
places in each contest will partici-
pate in the State contest.
DR.. King, DR.. Herbst, and Profess
sor Miller served as the judges in
both the contests.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
STRINGENT RULES
FOR FAKE BOUTS
ARE ADOPTED
Referees For Boxing And
NWreStling Instructed To
Stop Tainted Fights
FOR CLEAN SPORT
Athletic Commission To
Guard Against Sham
Battles

In a booklet issued this week the
State Athletic Commission clearly
defined its stand against sham box
ing bouts and fake wrestling. The
rules adopted by the Delaware So
Ions conform with those in vogue in
other states in regards to details
concerning the promotion of boxing
and wrestling and deal with every
phase of the sports.
The Delaware Commission, it is
announced. reserves the right to re-
peal, however, any of the rules and
regulations and to adopt additional
rules and regulations from time to
time as it may see fit.
In rules 102 and 103 the commits
sion takes a firm stand against sham
bouts. The rules state:
when a referee is of the opinion
that both boxers are stalling or not
honestly competing he shall warn
them in way that will not cause
confusion, but that may be seen by
the judges and spectators, If, in his
opinion, after proper warning has
been given, the contestants continue
to stall or pull punches, the referee
shall wait until the round is finish
ed and consult the judges. The ref
cree shall abide by the majority de-
cisiOn of the judges and himself, call
the announcer and have the decision
announced by him, if it is decided
that the bout is to be declared mo
Contest" If it is decided that the
bout shall continue and should no
satisfactory improvement be shown,
then the referee may stop the con-
test during or at the end of round
if in his judgment it should be de-
clared mo Contest"
When referee is of the opinion
that one of the boxers is stalling or
not honestly competing, the referee
shall during a round warn him in
way that will not cause confusion,
but that may be seen by the judges
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