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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
OVERLOOK

Revival service is in progress at
Whites Chapel NJ E. church, and
will continue through the present
week. The public is cordially in
vited to take part in this service.
1t may be or it may not be a fact,
that the ground hog can prejudice
the weather i'll the month OF Beru-
airy and March, but certainly the old
saying has had a complete break
down so far this season.
The Nassau Demonstration Club
will hold its next meeting Thursday,
March 5th, at the home of Mrs.
Louis Wolfe, near Midway.
A Shadow Social will be held at
the West Hill school house this Fri
day night, February 27th.
Rev. James O'Neal is preparing to
get to and from the annual session
of the M. E. conference, which will
be held at Christfield, Md, in April,
and the method is entirely sensible,
as he has purchased a new Chevrolet
coupe.
William Timmons, aged 90 years
and one month, died at his home
near DagsborO, Del, last week. He
has been active all of his life and
never wore glasses. He voted for
Abraham Lincoln for President with
his first ballot, and is survived by
four children, one of whom is Mrs.
Joshua DOwnes, of OverbrOOk. The
funeral was Wednesday, February
18th, and was attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua DOwnes and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ingram and daughter of Phila-
delphia, Miss Lola DOwnes and Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew d. Sheppard, Of
HammOndtown, N. j.
The teachers meeting at George
town last Friday was attended by
Mrs. John Houston. Mrs. Robert
White, Miss Pearl Lynch and Mrs.
Everett Jones. They are regniar in
The Sunday service ut Whites
Chapel on Sunday, March lst. will
be: Sunday school at 10 Il. m;
preaching at IL by District Superin-
tendent of Dover. A large audience
is expected to be present at The
preaching service, when an invita-
ton viii be extended to those who
desiir TO join the church, on either
probation or full membership. Ep-
worth League will be ut 1880 p. m.
Miss Laura Rockford, of George
town was a guest of Mrs. John llouS-
ton last Saturday and on Sunday
passed the weekend at Ellendale
with Mrs Prettyman.
Harry Mitchell, Of Philadelphia,
was home over the Weekend with
his parents, Jacob Mitchell and
wife -
Robert White and Wife visited rel +
ltives ut Salisbury last Sunday
Mrs. Simpler is very i'll at the
home of her son, Roy Simpler.
Mr.. and Mrs Alvan Joseph, Of
Delmar, were guests of his sister.
Mrs. Jacob Mitchell, part e. this
week.
Otis Kitchens and wife passed a
social Monday evening as guests Of /
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Reed, of Broad
kiln.
Otis Kitchens and family attend /
ed the funeral of his sister, hercOu- |
sin, Mrs. Mary Armstrong, last Sun /
lay. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Manship |
them.
Mrs. r. P. Warrington had as Sun
lay visitors Harry Metzinger and !
family, of Lewes..
Arthur Campbell and wife and |
Charles Corey and wife were guests
If Absalom Rust and family at
Gravel Hill on Sunday.
Captain and Mrs. Fred Johnson
md Harry Donaldson and wife mo-
ored to Kennett Square last week
md were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Mason and Laurence of that
)lace
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
SUBMIT AUDIT FOR
COUNTY OFFICIAL
TC0nfinned from Firn Pa0rl

Guiding balance in general fund of
$31, 1,100.82; uncollected taxes for
1929 and 1890, $5l 100000 and bal
ance from good road fund of $43,-
600 shows $127,47715.
The auditors in their comments on
the report state that they directed
attention to the great increase in
receipts from the work of prisoners
over those of previous years, this
veare instead Of the $428.63. received
iastsyear from this source.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
MiIlSbOrO

Next Wednesday, March 4, the
Hoyt's Stars will play the Sails
bury Aces at the Community Build
ing in Milford. These teams are
evenly matched ana. the game should
be a good one. A good preliminary
yet to be scheduled, starts at 7:45.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
"UNAVOIDABLE"

The verdict very frequently re-
turned b va coroner's jury is to the
effect that the accident was "un-
avoidable." That is true only rela-
lively. as Mr.. Einstein would say.
With an auto going rs miles an hour
through heavy traffic and with only
six feet to stop in to avoid an accl-
dent the accident is unavoidable.
But if that car is moving at from 10
to 20 miles an hour and equipped
with good brakes, and if the driver
is giving his whole attention to his
driving, then the accident would be
avoidable, and would be avoided.
Those Smart" drivers who go NY
ing around corners and curves, ana
who are always trying to get ahead
in crowded traffic, are responsible
for nearly all those unavoidable
accidents. The Pathfinder.
When better automobiles are made
.o,oc+ Of nc will still he having for
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
MILFORD TOSSERS
TRIM MILLSBORO

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he poorest of the season. The line
nc fn1ICwc.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27

When better automobiles are made
most of us will still be paying for
the ones we now have.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27

hlNlJIIll
II. Bruce Kinder, As years old, one
of the best known farmers of west
ern Sussex county, died Monday
morning at his home near Atlanta, of
heart trouble After spending Sum
day at his home and apparently in
his usual health, Mr.. Kinder retired
at his usual hour. Shortly after
midnight he complained of feeling
ill and went downstairs accompanied
by his wife. He died within few
minutes after seating himself i'll
chair by the fire. He was a native
of this section, having been born
on the Kinder homestead, across the
road from the farm where lie died
His father, the late Edgar Kinder,
met tragic death some years ago,
when he was thrown from a wagon
in which hs was riding when the
horses became frightened and ran
away. His mother, Mrs. Mary e.
Kinder, celebrated ffffef- fffeff- 77234Ad birthday
anniversary at her home in Bridge
vile Sunday. Besides his wife, who
was Miss Anna Lane, of Federals-
burg, Md, and his mother, he leaves
two sons, Robert l.. and Virgil l..
Kinder, both residing at home; also
four sisters, Mrs. George Keithler,
of Easton, Pa; Mrs. Charles Handy,
OF fredericksburg, Md; Mrs. Archy
Wheatley, of Bridgeville, and Miss
Mary Kinder, of Bridgeville. Funeral
services from his late home Wed
neSday afternoon at 2 o'clock, in
charge of the Rev. j. p Outten, pas
tor of Bridgeville NJ. E. church. In
terment made i'll Bridgeville ceme-
terry,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
JAPANESE SEND
new ULTIMATUM
ON BRIDGE ROW

TOXIC, Nov. 3. U.P)-Renewed
clashes in Manchuria were believed
imminent today when army leaders
reported that Chinese officials had
failed to comply with a japanese
ultimatum demanding repairs to a
bridge over the Nonni river.
japanese leaders decided to have
the bridge repaired themselves
when the time limit set by the ul-
timatum expired without action by
Gen. Ma Chan-Shan Of the Tsitsi-
har provisional government.
The ultimatum carried o yelled
threat of reprisals in event the Chi
nese failed to make the repairs. and
it was believed here that clashes
we're possible.
Action of the TsitSihar govern
ment in forbidding all foreigners
from travelling within the province
was taken as an indication that the
Chinese also anticipate trouble.
The -TsitSihar bridge over
the Nonni river was bombed Octo-
Der % by japanese airplanes. Their
commanders claimed the bombing
was a defensive act since Chinese
troops guarding the bridge allegedly
fired on the planes. The bridge is
an important unit for military COM
munications.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
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@ 1850 MeNsuaht syndlests. Ins
BANKER STATES
BUSINESS SHOWS
AN IMPROVEMENT

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. 3. U.P)
Business conditions within the
last week have shown the greatest
improvement of many months. Will
lis j. Bailey, governor of the Kan
sas City Federal Reserve bank. said
today.
The business barometer has
turned upward, he continued. and
depression weary nation has
thrown off the yoke of distressing
situation which was mostly psy-
Geological"
Perhaps President Hoover's gi-
gantic credit corporation brought
the upturn, perhaps the drastic rise
in wheat and oil prices, Bailey told
the United Press.
"It doesn't matter what" the II
year old banker added. THE psy-
chology has changed, sudden and
definite change, traceable perhaps
to no definite Tactor, but none the
less real for all of that" -
Upon the agricultural situation
Bailey believes, depends the busi-
ness situation of the nation.
Let them trade their jack knives
in Wall Street, he said. "Wher
they're all done, they haven't Great.
ed a shiny dimes worth of goods
But out here in Kansas this year
we've taken from the earth a bill.
lion dollars worth of material goods
Our oil wells, our mines. oul
farms, all produce material goods
and that's the only place those
goods can come from.
when the farmer and the miner
and the oil well owner receives q
price below the value of the goods
he produces, the nation suffers
That's what has happened to u.s."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
OPERA FAILS TO
REFLECT SIGNS
OF DEPRESSION

NEW YORK, Nov. 3. U.P) - No
sign OF "the depression" was evi-
dent as the 47th season Of grand
opera opened in the Metropolitan
opera house last night, signalling
also the opening of the social sea-
son.
Every seat was filled. Five, and
in some places six, files of stan
dees' crowded against the rail to
hear Verdis La Traviata' per-
formed for the 120th time on the
Metropolitan's stage. Three hun
dred more were turned back at the
doors.
The gross of subscriptions and
box office sales was estimated at
between $4,000 and $4,000. Season
subscriptions totalled about $1,000
600.
The famous Golden Horseshoe"
was filled, as usual, with gorgeously
gowned and bejeweled women, with
their ermine wraps, diamond
brooches. necklaces, tiaras.
Society, diplomatic circles, the
army and navy, all were well rep
resented
Rosa Ponselles rendition of Vio-
letta was applauded and bravoed
wildly as the curtain came down at
the end of the first act. She was
called before the curtain again and
again as the audience continued its
applause.
The opera will be broadcast from
Chicago next Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
MEN MAROONED EIGHT DAYS IN
SMALL BOAT NEAR METROPOLIS

NEW YORK, Nov. 3. U.P)--
Two men were rescued today
by coast guard cutter outside
new York after they had re-
manned for eight days in dis
abIed, open motOrb0at while
hundreds of ships passed all
around them.
They left Rockaway Beach
on October 25 and were not
seen again until the cutter
picked them up today in SER
ious condition from starvation
and exposure. though many
ships had passed them with
out realizing they were in dis
tress.
The men are David Wars
sauver, 81. and his brother in
law, Irving Tuchner, %, a poe
textbook manufacturer.
The story of the mems res
cue was revealed in a radio
dispatch from the coast guard
cutter Cuyahoga which sent a
New York police department am
phibian TO sea to bring the men
to the Brooklyn harbor hospital.
The cutter was steaming iaz-
lily along this morning l35 miles
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
INDIAN YOUTHS
ARREST RESULT
OF CLEVER WORK
Young Apache Trapped
Into Damaging Admis-
sions By Federal Agent

GLOBE, Ariz., Nov. 3. U.P) - An
Indian youth, bewildered by the
ways of white men, was held in the
Gila county jail today on charge
of numbering an attractive white
girl who came from New York to
study his people at close range.
| The Indian Golney (Mac) Sey-
mour, 21-year-old Apache, confessed
he assaulted and stabbed Miss Hen
rietta Schmerler, "a, a Columbia
university student, according to J.
A. Street, department of justice
agent.
Miss Schmerler last May settled
in tiny cabin, far from other
dwellings, on remote White River
reservation. She dressed as an In
dian squaw, kept company with
young braves and participated free
ly in the tribes social life.
! Last July 18, according to Sey-
mour's confession, he called at Miss
Schmerler'S cabin to take her to an
Indian dance. The assault occurred
enroute 1t was followed by the kill
ing SO "She wouldn't tell the white
men," he said.
Indians were surprised when Miss
Schmerler failed to appear at the
dance. The report reached William
Donner, superintendent of the res
ervation, and search started.
| The girls battered body, claid in
Indian dress was found July "a by
q group of Apaches after two-day
search. Knife wounds had caused
her death.
Many Indians we're questioned but
Seymour was not suspected until
recently when Street learned he had
called at the girls house the day
she disappeared. He arrested the
youth who confessed readily, Street
told the United Press.
Worked Patiently
Streets work in apprehending
Seymour was characterized by the
utmost patience. From his post at
FL Paso, Texas, he went to the
White River reservation disguised as
a brave.
Because he spoke the Apache
tongue fluently, he was accepted as
one of them, and worked himself in
to the confidence of the group. Fol
nearly three months he conversec
with them. Those who knew moth
ing of the case frankly said so. A
chance remark made by Seymour
one day to Robert Gatewood, an.
other young brave, was overheard
by Street.
Engaging him in lengthy conver'
sations, Street eventually trapped
Seymour into a virtual admission oi
the crime. whereupon he was taker
before Superintendent Donner, anc
a signed confession was readily
forthcoming.
Gatewood was held as a material
witness here. He told Street he wit
messed the murder Of Miss Schmer-
ler from afar, but did not know
Seymour was the killer until the in
eliminating words dropped from his
| lips.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
FILIPINO GETS
PRISON SENTENCE
IN ASSAULT CASE

Closing a case that has held the
attention of authorities since last
June %, Judge A. c. Finney this
morning sentenced Ignacio Baldeo,
Filipino, to from one to 10 years
in San Quentin penitentiary for
assault with a deadly weapon.
The case first opened on the
morning of June % when deputy
sheriff's received a call informing
them Sam Ferrera. foreman over a
gang of Filipinos on a Dogwood
road ranch, had been stabbed by
one of his men in dispute over
wages.
Baldeo, who welded the knife,
had disappeared when officers ar
rived, and was the object of a
search for several days. Finally he
was located as he climbed into a
box car northeast of El Centro, at
tempting to leave the country
Fcrrera, in the hospital, was in 81
critical condition, and Baldeo's
trial was postponed time after time,
until yesterday Kendell B. Perkins,
his attorney, informed Judge Finney
the Filipino desired to change his
plea of not guilty to one of guilty.
The injured man is still suffer-
ing from the effects of the stabbing,
but is almost recovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03

north of New York harbor when
the lockout saw the idle motor
boat. Through his glasses the
cutters captain saw two prone
forms in the bottom OF the boat
and Immediately altered his
course.
The men were so exhausted
they could hardly give a CO.
herent story but Tuchner re-
vealed how the motorboat had
broken down soon after they
left ROckaway Beach and that
the boat had been steadily
forced out to sea. They treat
ed 1t as a joke at first but after
the third day the seriousness
of their situation became ap-
parent.
Their hunger was intense by
the fourth day and they had
begun to suffer from the bit
terry cold night winds. Once n
liner came so close to them
that they could sec the passen-
gers waving at them. They
waved back desperately, hop
ing to attract attention, but
the liner continued on its way,
not realizing the mems dis
tress.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
Dove OF PEACE
PRESIDES OVER
BOARD MEETING

Imperial Irrigation district direc-
tors reversed the order of things
at board meeting today by voting
unanimously upon everything which
came up for decision and enjoyed
one Of the most ainicable sessions
held in recent months.
Charles L. Childers, chief council.
was delegated 70 leave this morn
ing for Riverside to represent the
district at j session Of the Califor-
MIA Water Resources association to-
day and ~ g meeting of the same
organization IN Los Angeles tomor-
row. The body is composed of les
islative and governors commission
ers and representative Of irrigation
districts.
Announcement was made Of 9
meeting OF the California Irrigation
District association in Marysville on
Friday and Saturday, November l3.
ana "A. The loca! district VIII be
represented.
Chief Engineer NJ. J. Dowd was
present for the first time IN several
weeks. having returned this morn
ing after attending All-Amerlean
canal contract hearings III WASH
ington, d. @.
The board adjourned shortly be-
fore noon 70 meet again at 10
o'clock next Tuesday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
WHE: 4 T s
REACTION
CHEERING,
Optimism Replaces Gloom
Among Farmers AS
Price Continues To Soar
EFFECT SPREADING
Outlook In Other Indus
tries Improves AS Buy
ing Starts.

CHICAGO, Eog. 3. (U.P)-Wheat
the grain which spelled despair ana
want for thousands of American
farmers & few weeks ago when it's
value sank to the levels OF Eliza
bethan England, today was hailed
as a saviour.
Optimism replaced gloom in the
wheat growing regions OF the west
as farmers read reports that Dec
ember wheat was selling at 63 cents
q bushel.
In less than a month an unswerv-
ing rise had carried the price up
1915 to 2Gas cents a bushel from
a low previously unequalIed in Am
erican grain trading and recorded
only at Liverpool in the seventeenth
century.
The advance was attributed to
sudden development of Short crops
in Russia and other European grain
countries.
IN part however, the rise came
because the outlook FOR wheat was
so black at planting time this fall.
Farmers in every section of the
country cut their winter wheat acre
age sharply. a Is to 20 per cent
reduction in acreage was estimated
to have resulted.
Other farmers held their grain
on their farms at harvest time.
Prices were SO low they feared 1t
would cost them more to ship 1t
than tbpy would rpraivc They
stored the grain in barns, attics,
cellars-anywhere it would be safe.
hoping dimly that by some miracle
prices would rise eventually.
Now that miracle has come.
Farmers who had looked toward
the holiday time and long winter
without income, were hastily load
/ ing the wheat for shipment to
market. In the southwest wheat
belt more than half the total wheat
stocks are held on the farms, grain
experts estimated.
The greatest cash crop Of the
western farmers had been frozen by
the small prices paid at country
elevators suddenly, had been re-
leased. Little known vents thou
sands of miles away in Russia gave
the entire wheat regions cheer.
Railroads Happy
Country store keepers who had
held their stocks low knowing their
customers had no funds, were re-
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
Chinese Bandits
Take Missionary

NANKING. China, Nov. g. W.P)-
j. w. Stinson, member of the
Southern Presbyterian Mission at
Haichow, Kiangsu province, was
captured last Sunday by Chinese
bandits, the American consulate was
informed today.
Messages from the Mission said
that the capture took place 80 miles
southeast of Haichow and that Lo-
renzo Morgan, another member of
the mission, was attempting to Sc
cure Stinson's release.
The consulate here Immediately
sent a demand to Yeh Chu-Chang
chairman of the Kiangsu provincial
government, to obtain the mission
ary's freedom at the earliest pos
sible time. Morgan made similar
overtures to the Chinese foreign Of
flee.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
.H00vER'S NAVAL INQUIRY TO
BE CONDUCTED IN QUIET WAY

Mr.. Hoover's economy measure
within the department were especi-
ally tabooed by the Presidents an
nouncement.
The personnel of the committee
is such as to assure the restrictions
desired by the President. Two gov
ernment officials, former admiral
and two former government Off
cialS were named on the board OF
inquiry, including:
Hugh Rodman, retired admiral,
Spanish war veteran, holder of
many decorations, former COM
mander OF the Pacific fleet 1919)
who conferred with Mr.. Hoover be-
fore his appointment.
John Hays Hammond, chairman
of the coal investigating committee
under the Harding administration
and president of the National
League of Republican clubs, origin
ally a mining engineer.
Eliot Wadsworth, an overseer of
Harvard University, former assist
ant secretary of treasury, and the
only member of the commission
whose home (Boston, Mass.) is out
side of Washington.
Ernest Lee Jahncke, assistant
secretary of navy and close friend
and admirer of Mr.. Hoover.
William R. Castle, Jr., assistant
secretary Of state, also a confidant
of the President.
Hammond, WaGsWorth and Jah-
ncke were named as representatives
of the Navy League. according to
Theodore Joslin, presidential pub
licity secretary.
Their duty will be to ascertain
from the records the truth concern
ing the assertions of William Howard
Gardiner, president of the Navy
League. Gardiner issued a PAM
phlet statement last Wednesday in
which he charged that the Presi-
dents old proposal to immunize
food supplies in times of wal
showed "abysmal ignorance"
Acceptance of his suggestion
would have worked not only dia-
metrically counter to the interests
and weight of the United States in
world affairs" said Gardiner, but,
in effect would have made for big
ger and bloodier wars"
Gardiner also asserted in the
pamphlet that Mr.. Hoover's pre-
liminary conferences with Premier
Macdonald of Great Britain, prior
to the London Arms conference,
reached agreements that have nev-
er officially been divulged." He
generally charged the President
with mistreating the navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
MAY Get JURY
I'm HEAD TRIAL
THIS AFTERNOON

J. w. Head will probably take the
stand in his own defense after his
attorneys have presented evidence
to show he was in great fear when
he killed Ernest Puryear in Braw-
ley September 8.
This was indicated in questions
to prospective jurymen by Fred
Thompson, associated with NJ. w
Conkling in defense, as attorneys
this morning continued the routine
battle Of choosing a jury to hear
evidence in this murder trial.
Almost the entire course defense
testimony will take was indicated
in questions by Thompson and
Conkling, while District Attorney
Elmer w. Head and D. H. Wolford,
his chief criminal deputy, continued
along routine lines in questions to
the veniremen.
The defense laid particular stress
on the self-defense theory, ques-
tioning every prospective Juror
closely TO find out his opinion re-
garding the right of man to kill
another when he is in great fear his
own life, or the life of a relative,
is in danger.
Thompson, in questioning one
venireman, asked If that man would
give the testimony of Head, should
he be called to the stand, the same
consideration given that of other
witnesses
After the defense has ATTEMPTED
to prove Ernest Puryear had seve-
raj times threatened the lives of
Head and his entire family, calling
witnesses who heard the alleged
threats, Head probably will be
called to the stand to tell how he
shot Puryear when the latter re-
turned his 11-year-old son TO the
custody of Mrs. Jessica Puryear
September 8.
Prospective jurors also were oues-
toned closely today regarding their
belief in the testimony of character
witnesses, some of whom may have
known Head for many years.
1t is expected jury will be Sc
lected this afternoon. Both the
state and defense had used more
than half their peremptory chal-
lenges at noon today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-03
AMARILLO TAKES OUT PHONES
IN WAR TO GET LOWER RATES

phone service at the chamber
of commerce offices, none at the
city hall, except in the police
and fire departments, and none
at the leading hotels.
This telephone has been dis
connected in cooperation with
the citizens of AMARILLO" was
the card that appeared over each
telephone in the hotels that had
no service. "Your patience will
be appreciated"
Telephone company officials
sought to check the orders for
disconnecting by requiring that
such orders be made in writing.
City officials promptly mailed
out letters TO ALI telephone sub
scribers asking for written or
ders to discOnnect.
The company has declared ii
cannot afford to make a further
reduction in rates at this time.
A financial statement showing
the cOmpany's earnings in Am
arillo in the last five years was
filed after a reduction in rates
had been made effective Sep
tember l.