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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-24
HINT SHOOTING
MELEE SOLVED
Man Held by Cops May Be
HoIdup Gunman.

shooting of Mortimer Schussler,
packing company head, during a
purported holdup almost a month
ago, was limited as solved today with
the arrest of Victor Wray, %. of
1926 West Vermont street. on a
charge Of vagrancy.
Wray was held in solitary con-
nnement in default of a SIS 900 bond.
Schussler, president of the pack
ing company, is recovering at CITY
hospital Of a gun shot wound which
he said was inflicted during a hold
up at the plant. He was shot in the
leg. - ''0
He told police that he and o. s.
Hamilton, bookkeeper, were alone in
the offices when a lone gunman en-
tered, ordering Schussler to give
me your bucks" Schussler said he
reached for his own weapon and
That the bandit fired at him with a
shotgun.
1t was learned later, however. the
shot had been from pistol. Police
also learned several of SchussIer's
friends had been present when the
shooting occurred, but had left be-
lore arrival of authorities.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
PARDON REFUSED
TO 3 APPLICANTS
Clarence Graham, Eddie
Wolfe, Francis Mccoy
Must Stay In Jail
2 KENT COUNTY MEN

The applications of Clarence Gra-
ham, Eddie Wolf and Francis Nc
Coy for pardons presented at Dover
last Thursday to the State Board of
Pardons were all denied.
The case of Graham was present
ed by Professor James A. Barkley,
of the University of Delaware, who
visits the workhouse in the capacity
of an instructor. The reasons as
signed for apaTdon were that Gra-
ham had been sufficiently punished
for the Offense committed, that of
Staying Gordon c. Riley, of Har-
rington, November, 1926 He plead
cd guilty to manslaughter which
was accepted by the State and SEN
fenced to 20 years in the Work
house.
The pardon was opposed by the
State through Deputy-Attorney
General Wiley and by Mrs. Riley
and brother of the deceased, both
of Harrington, who claimed that
the son and brother was shot down
in cold blood.
The second case considered was
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
HUGE WHEATCROP
PREDICTED IN i. S.
Winter Paintings Expect
ed To Give Bumper Yield
Of 652,9O2,OOO Bushels
LARGE CARRY OVER

A bumper winter wheat crop of
652 900 bushels-4S,565 900 more
than last year and 105, ,457, 900 larger
than the five-year avcrage-was
forecast today by the Agricultural
Department.
The condition of wheat, favored
by excellent growing weather in all
but few of the leading producing
states during April, was placed at
90.3 per cent of normal on May 1,
compared with 1877 on that date
year ago and ten-year average of
S2.1.
Acreage abandonment to May 1
was estimated of 81 per cent COM
pared with 1913 in 1880 and a ten
year average of 1913.
Based on an average yield, spring
wheat production has been estimat-
ed at 221,000,O00 bushels. That
would result in 1881 crop of S7l,-
100000 bushels compared with
S51 100000 last year. Spring wheat,
however, has been affected by lack
of rain and dust storms and winter
wheat may suffer some damage
from weather prior to harvest time.
The carry over on July 1 has been
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
RAPS EXCESSES
OF PROSPERITY
Says Depression Is Great
est Opportunity Of The
Church Since War
BISHOP SCORES RUM

The United States Tariff Commits
sion has notified Senators Hastings
and Townsend, of Delaware, and
Tydings and GoldsborOugh of Mary
land that a further hearing ON the
differences and cost of production of
canned tomatoes and tomato paste
will be held at the Office of the COM
mission in the next few weeks.
The investigation was ordered by
President Hoover, who, on April /,
rejected the commissions recon-
mendation for a reduction Lf the
present duty from fifty per cent ad
valorem to twenty-five per cent, and
requested the commission to review
the facts on the basis of the forth
coming crops and to make another
report. .,
When the commissions recon-
mendation was made public, Senator
GoldsbOrough and Senator Hastings
said they were amazed that a re-
ductiOn of the present duty mad been
recommended.
At that time Senator Hastings
wrote the commission stating that
while he had not made any partic-
ular study of the question he said
he was thorough yfamiliar with
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HONOR ONLY WOMAN
REPRESENTATIVE
Mrs. Estfllc Tschudy Speaker And
Guest At Dinner

Mrs. Imogene Oakley, writer and
lecturer, spoke at the biannial
luncheon of the Woman's Joint Leg
islative Committe, which was held
in the New Century Club in Will
mingtOn last Friday, May Sth
Mrs. Oakley, who organized the
first society for civic improvement
in the state of Pennsylvania, advO-
Gated universal laws to make man.
datory sterilization of the insane
and criminals; deportation of alien
criminals: stricter immigration laws
and the universal dissemination of
birth control knowledge.
Another speaker, and the guest of
honor. was Mrs. Estelle Tschendy,
the only woman legislator of Della
ware
Arrangements for the luncheon
were under the direction of Mrs. A.
p. Tauberg. general chairman. Mrs.
Frank G. Tallman was vice-chair-
man of arrangements and those who
served with her on the committee
included: Mrs. A. ID. Warner, ST.,
Mrs. James Hughes, Mrs. Robert w.
TOmlinson, Mrs. Clarence Pool, Mrs.
Pool and Mrs. Edmund M.
Barsham.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
NEW CRAB BILL
NOW IN EFFECT
Governor Signs Measure Which
Grew Out Of Arrest of Children

Children of Delaware won vic
tory this week when Governor C.
Douglass Buck signed the bill regu-
lating the catching of crabs in In
dian River and Rehoboth Bays. The
law permits the catching of crabs
without taking out fishing license,
but limits the fishing to two lines
with "a crabs to each line per per-
son. The bill, however, makes a
provision which makes it impos-
sible for people to come into State
waters and catch crabs for canning
and other commercial purposes.
1t came out in the State when the
bill was passed that the real aim of
the bill was to give children an op-
portunity to catch crabs if they SO
desired. 1t appeared that some of
the children of summer visitors to
Indian River, Rehoboth and other
points went out and were amusing
themselves catching crabs when fish
and game wardens swooped down
upon them, arrested them for fish
ing without a license and their par
ents were fined. Senator Maull, who
lives at Lewes, was especially inter-
9sted in protecting the children
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STATE GUARD TO
CAMP AUGUST lis
Laurel Company At Fort Hancock
June 13 TO %

General orders fixing the annual
encampment of the 198th Anti-Air-
craft Regiment, Delaware National
Guard, for August l to Is, inclusive
at Bethany Beach, have been issued.
Mobilization orders will be issued
by the regimental commander, Col.
John P. LeFevre, about July 1.
The date was assigned the Della
ware regiment by the Second Com
manding general of the Second
Corps Area at Governors Island,
N. Y.
An order directing mobilization
of the 261st Harbor Defense Battal-
ion of Laurel, for it's annual en-
campment at Fort Hancock, N. j.,
has also been issued. The encamp-
ment will be held June 13 to q in
Whether Bethany Beach camp
will be used this year by troops
from other States has not definitely
been determined. II is probable
that Pennsylvania National Guard
may encamp there as
they did last year.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
WIFE'S SCREAMS PUTS
ROBBERS TO FLIGHT
Mans YelIs Taken Up By Woman
Who Frightens WOuld-Be Thieves

NScreams of his wife saved Louis
Wallace, manager of a Dover Amer
'ican Store from being robbed and
probably beaten up about midnight
Saturday night. Mr.. Wallace lives
south of Dover and after closing the
store near midnight Saturday night
drove home in his car.
He had put the auto away and
was leaving the garage when two
masked men suddenly stepped from
behind the building and with each
pointing a revolver at him, one of
them demanded "Stick them up"
Mr.. Wallace was frightened and in
stead of putting his hands up let
out yell. His wife, who was await
ing him in the house heard the yell
She raised a window and started
yelling herself. The highwaymen
then became frightened and ran
from the place.
The two men probably thought
that Mr.. Wallace had the days re-
ceipts of the store on his person
when as matter of fact, the re-
ceipts had been put in a bank and
he had little money with him at the
time of the hold-up.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
H. RODNEY SHARP
HEADS BODY FOR
NEW STATE HOUSE
Commission Organizes
And Will Start At Once
On The Project
WILL MAKE SURVEY
Hope Structure Will Be
Ready For Sessions OF
Next Legislature
WILL MAKE SURVEY

The commission appointed by
Governor c. Douglass Buck to ac-
quire the necessary land and con-
Struct a new State House, met on
Friday and organized by electing II.
Rodney Sharp of Wilmington, as
chairman, and Harry p. Cannon, of
Bridgeville, as secretary.
The commission will at once pro-
vide for a survey and the acquisi-
tiOn of land needed for the purpose.
The work will be pushed as rapidly
as possible to aid the unemploy-
ment situation. At the time the bill
was passed, hope was expressed that
the land needed would be acquired
and the new State House completed
in time to be occupied by the next
General Assembly. An appropria-
tion of $750,0OO was made to pur-
chase the necessary land and con-
struct the State House. 1t is in
tended to erect buildings for other
State Departments from time to time
as decided by the Legislature.
The purchase of the site proposed
will make it necessary for Kent
county to obtain a new site for
Jail and home for the sheriff. This
building now stands on a portion of
the site desired by the State. The
Legislature passed bill which has
been approved, providing that the
Levy Court of Kent county shall
have the power to eXpend the
amount received from the State for
the old building and to make bond
issue of $4,000 for a site and con-
struct a new Jail at some other
point.
The State Highway Department
will lalso build a road through the
section of Dover in which the new
State House will be erected, so that
the new building ill stand on a con-
crete highway, which will make it
easy of access.
1t is expected that the construc-
tion of the new State House. the
of the new Jail and the
nof new pOstOflice
building by the Government will
create a building boom in Delaware
within a short time.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
HOSPITAL WILL
GRADUATE THREE
NEXT WEDNESDAY,
Graduation Exercises Will
Be Held In Plaza Theatre
Beginning At s O'clock
TUNNELL TO SPEAK
Prominent Georgetown
Lawyer Will Address
I The Class
TUNNELL TO SPEAK

WThe annual graduation exercises
of the Milford Emergency Hospital
Training School for Nurses will be
held at the Plaza Theatre next We'd
nesday evening. May 20, beginning at
8 o'clock. Three young ladies will be
given diplomas at that time. They
are Miss Ellen Chambers, Virginia
Wilds Graham and Alice Brubaker
Croft. The trustees and officials of
the Emergency Hospital urge the
public to attend these commence
ment exercises. The graduates have
worked hard to secure their 6iplo
mas, and will leave the institution
well qualified to practice their chos-
en- profession. The program for the
evening as announced follows:
Invocation, Dr.. Frank Herson.
New Century Club Chorus.
Address of Welcome, DR.. Francis
Burgette Short.
Speaker of the evening. HOu.
James NJ. Tunnel, of Georgetown.
COrnet and trombone duet, Ralph
Reed and Wilson Sockrider.
Presentation of diplomas, Rev. J.
l.. Nichols.
BenedictiOn, Rev. Joseph r. Kinks.
Music for the evening will be fur
nished by Willis Halls orchestra.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
S5OO,OOO.OO PEACH
CROP IN STATE,
VIEW OF DIRECTOR
T. DericksOn Says
Trees Are Little Affect
ed By Frost
APPLES PLENTIFUL
Products OF Orchards Ex-
pected To Provide Big
Profits For Growers
APPLES PLENTIFUL

From present indications there
will be good crops of apples and
peaches in this State this season.
This is the opinion of w. T. Derrick
son, director of markets, who has
made a study of the situation. The
crop of Williams and Rome Beau
ties, for some reason, will be small.
All states report prospects of good
apple crops, Mr.. DericksOn says, but
all are qualifying it with the state
ment that the crops will be good
unless the drought hurt the buds.
Chances are that Delaware will have
good crops unless something occurs
in the way of a pest to kill the ap-
pies.
Mr.. Derickson feels confident,
however, that unless something alb
solutely unforeseen at this time oc-
ours there is going to be a good
crop of peaches. He estimates that
there will be from $50 to 900 car
loads of peaches shipped. The aver
age car carries something over 400
bushels of peaches which would
mean 100000 bushels of peaches. If
counted in baskets, this would mean
about 100000 to 100000 baskets,
and if the usual prices prevail
would mean at least half a million
dollars coming into the State from
the peach crop.
A peach crop of the size expected,
together with a good apple crop,
will mean vast amount of money
for Delaware growers and this will
aid the prosperity of the State be-
cause it will be necessary to hire
pickers, to purchase carriers and
various other supplies, all of which
will put money into circulation. ~
Late frost in Delaware damaged
peaches to some extent but the frost
damage was peculiar and might be
called freak condition, Mr.. Derrick
son said. In some orchards, trees in
certain parts of the orchard, were
lipped by the frost and killed, while
rees Immediately beside them were
Untouched by the frost. Alberta and
Georgia Belle peaches were the va
'ieties which appear to have been
he most damaged but the frost
lamage was comparatively light in
IL parts of the State where peaches
re grown.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
MRS. MARY WOLCOTT
DIES AT DOVER HOME
Mother OF Chancellor Passes Away
After An Illness OF Several Weeks

Mrs. Mary Miles Goodwin VOL
colt, aged 50 years, wife of the late
Chancellor James l.. WOlcOtt and
mother of the present Chancellor,
Josiah o. Wolcott, died at her home
ON State street in Dover Sunday
night. She had been i'll for some
time and her death was no surprise
to her many friends.
Mrs. WOlcOtt was the daughter of
Alexander and Sarah Buckmaster
Goodwin of Dover. She had been
active in religious work for many
years and especially in the work of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. She was chairman of the leg
islative committee of the w. c. r. u,
for many years and had also served
as president of the Lend A Hand So
ciety of the Peoples Christian
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GOVERNMENT MAY
CLOSE SOME FORTS
Speculation Rife As TO Whether
Delaware Area Will Be Affected

The reported plan of the Govern
ment to abandon a large number of
army posts, especially along the
eastern seaboard for economic rea-
sons. is causing some speculation
as to how the decision may effect
Forts DUPONT, Mott and Salisbury
on the Delaware river and bay.
While no specific orders have
been issued or probably determined
on as yet by the government follow
ing the conference between Presi-
dent Hoover and War Department
officials on the subject. it is un-
derstOod to be the plan should the
idea of abandoning some forts be
carried out to close only those of
minor military value.
1t is felt that Fort Dupont espe-
cially could not be placed in the list
of minor posts because of the fact
that it guards the Delaware river
end of the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal and therefore is looked on as
a fort of major Importance. Fort
Mott is on the New Jersey side of
the river almost opposite Fort Du-
Pont and while probably of not as
much military value yet is an i'm
Dortant post. Fort Salisbury is To-
Gated at Cedar Beach almost oppO-
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''Home Life" OF Young Fishes In
DEL Bayb Studied By Yale Prof.
Conclusion Is Reached That DeLGrVare Ban Is ADDGr-
emily Consistently Unsuccessful Spanning Ground
For One OF Commercially Most Important Species

The joint investigation of the ear
ly life history of the fishes of the
inshOre waters in the Delaware Bay
region, carried on during the last
two years by cooperation between
the United States Bureau of Fish
cries and the Bingham Oceanogra-
phic Foundation of Yale University,
under the direction of Professor AL
bert e. Parr of Yale, has been eX-
panded to include the entire coastal
region between Delaware and Cape
Cod, it was announced this week.
So many interesting facts concern
ing the marine life of the Delaware
Bay region have been discovered,
particularly in regard to the COM
mercially important species, that it
has been found to be desirable to
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
UUBWOMEN HERE
FOR ANNUAL MEET
OF FEDERATION
DIR. Delema Draper, OF
Milford, President Of The
Federation Is Presiding
TO ADJOURN TODAY
Meeting Will Close This
Afternoon With Showing
OF Picture

Milford, for yesterday and today
at least, is the local point around
which the women's club activities
of the state revOlves. The occasion
is the Thirty Fourth Annual Meet
ing of the Delaware State Fedora
tiOn of Women's Clubs. The annual
meeting is being held in the Com
munity Building in Milford, which is
ideally equipped for a gathering of
this nature. DR.. M. Delema Draper,
of Milford, who is president of the
Federation, is presiding. Delegates
from every club affiliated with the
Federation are in attendance.
The convention was opened at II
O'Clock Thursday morning, but pre-
vious to the opening a meeting of
the executive board was held at
1890 and registration of delegates
was had. Invocation at the opening
session was made by Rev. J. L.
Nichols. The visiting clubwomen
were welcomed to Milford by Mrs.
Walter Barratt, president of the
Milford New Century Club, and
were extended the visitors
by Harry J. Pettyjohn, president of
the Milford Rotary Club. Response
to these greetings was made by
Mrs. w. o. Covey, of Seaford, who
is vice-president from Sussex coun-
-y. Reports and routine matters
consumed some little time. Imme-
diately before recess for the lunch
con at 1890 o'clock, the president,
DR.. Draper, read her annual mes
sage to the gathering.
Yesterday afternoons session was
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Caesar Rodney
Wins The Kent
ConmtyFjeHMeet
Carriers I4I Points; Milford, Second; DOUer Third.
School Has Won First HOnOrS Several Years. Last
Year Milford Lost To Them Bu OtLv Half 4 Point

Caesar Rodney High School won
the eleventh annual Kent County
Track and Field Meet held at Har-
ringtOn last Friday afternoon. The
winning team compiled a total of
141 points. Milford was second with
1875 points.
Milford was second last year at
which time the local school was only
one half a point behind the winners.
The point score:
Caesar Rodney, hi; Milford, 1926;
Dover, 11715; Harrington, 81; Smyr-
ma, 61; FELTON,, 231a; Magnolia. 21;
Clayton. II; Woodside, 10; Houston,
8; Cheswold. 6; Frazier. 2.
50-yard dash. 80-pOund bOys-WOn
by Steele. Dover; second. Baughn,
Dover; third, Reed, Magnolia. Time,
6:5-10.
5O-yard dash, SO-pounds girls Il
Won by Grove, Milford; second. Nc
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15

Bride, Caesar Rodney; third, Sibit-
zky, Harrington. Time, 1910.
5O-yard dash. 95-pound boys-Won
by Webb, Milford; second, Cataldo,
Caesar Rodney; third, Graham,
Caesar Rodney. Time, 5:5-1O.
50-yard dash, 95-pound girls-WOn
by Bauiman, Smyrna; second, Ham
ilton. Harrington; third, Douis, Do
yer. Time, 7:5-10.
400-yard relay, 8O-pOund boys
Won by Dover (Teele, Vaughn, Heite
and Sarber); second, Harrington;
third, Milford. Time, 3O:7-1O.
44O-yard relay, 95-pound boys
Won by Caesar Rodney, Emerson.
Capaldi, Graham and Hargrave);
Milford, second; Dover, third. Time.
59:5-1O.
22O-yard relay. 8O-pound girls
Won by Caesar Rodney, Zones,
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TOMATO TARIFF
TOBE REVIEWED
Del. and Md. Senators No
titled Hearing Will Be
Held On Canned Imports
TO BE HELD SOON

Scoring the excesses, crimes and
corruption that accompany periods
of great prosperity in a nation and
declaring that such periods are lean
times for the church, Bishop Philip
Cook told the opening session of the
146th diocesan convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church at
Dover on Tuesday that the indus
trial depression tragic as it has
been, opens up the greatest OppOr-
tunity for the church since the
World War. The convention met in
Christ P. E. church at Dover on
Tuesday and Wednesday and the
Woman's Auxiliary of the diocese
held its annual meeting at the same
time.
The bishop made strong plea for
permanent world peace, holding the
war with it's enormous wastage of
lives and property partly RESPONSE
BILE for the depression. He praised
the response of the American pub
lie to the appeals for aid for the
sufferers from the drought and the
depression.
Reiterating the stand of the Epis
copal church against taking part
in any political controversy. the
has lost its place as a moral issue"
and that "the political Significance
bishop declared that Prohibition
whic hattaches to it overshadows
every other consideration" How
ever, he said, the habit of drinking
is not outside the church's sphere
and he urged the clergy to fight un-
ceasing warfare agains this evil.
"What the situation now requires"
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
BANKERS DEFER
ACTION ON SAVINGS
ACCOUNT INTEREST

Members of the Delaware
State Banking Association
met in Dover last week to
discuss interest rates to be
paid on savings account in the
banks of the State.
The meeting was called at
the request of the Sussex
county association. About rs
bank officials were present
and f. dell. Janyier, the pres
ident of the State association,
presided. At present per
cent interest is paid on saw
ings accounts.
The object of the meeting
was to consider whether to
lower the rate to 3 or 315 per
cent and under what regula-
tiOns savings accounts should
be carried. There was a full
discussion of the matter but it
was finally decided to have the
advisory committee work out
a plan and present it at a spe-
cial meeting to be held some
time previous to the annual
meeting of the State assOcia-
ton in September.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
MILFORD GIRL WINS
IN ESSAY CONTEST
Elva Davis, Milford Eigh School
PupH Among Six Winners In State

a -
Six students of the Delaware Sec
Ondary and High Schools have been
announced as winners of the 500
gold prize in the eighth annual es-
say contest sponsored throughout
the United States and its possessions
by the American Chemical Society.
A committee in each state selects
the first and second best essays un-
der each of the six subjects by the
society. The first prize winners of
the Delaware students, as announc-
ed by J. l.. Bennett, Delaware chair
man, are as follows:
Isadore Slovin, Wilmington High
School.
Margaret Campbell, Ursuline
Acamedy
Rita Theresa Gill, Ursuline
Academy.
Elva Davis. Milford High School.
Elizabeth Love, Tower High
School.
C. Belmont FAIRIES, Wilmington
High School
Each of the above students will
receive $4,000 in gold. and will au-
compete in the National
Contest.
Certificates of Honorable Mention
will be awarded to the authors of
the second best essays in each
group, and these essays are also
eligible for the National Contest.
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enlarge the cooperative program of
these two agencies.
For this purpose it is intended to
keep one boat in almost continuous
operation out of Wildwood. N. j.,
covering the Delaware Bay and most
of the state of New Jersey. For the
region around the entrance to New
York Harbor, the New York Aquar-
ium, through its director, DR.. Town
send, has offered the use of the
Aquarium's boat. the "Seahorse," for
collecting purposes. in connection
with the collecting carried on to
maintain the Aquarium's own ex-
hibits. The field work at the north
ern end, as previously, will be I'M
dertaken by the boats and staff of
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