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Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-08
MAN GIVEN UP
AS DEAD LIVES
TO TELL TALE
Victim Of Drowning Is
Restored After Lengthy
Battle BY Doctors.
BY ROSS DOWNING
UNITED Press Staff CorrespOndent)

lohh'A Atos k1hdtt
PHILADELPHIA. July 8. U.P) -
William Dugan has experienced
something akin to death-a nine
hours dreamless sleep on boundless
ether as he expresses it-and is alive
to describe the sensations the mys-
terry of which has intrigued mankind
through the centuries.
The 27-year-old engineer whose
boat overturned near Laurel
Springs, N. j., and who to all out
ward appearances was drowned,
was resuscitated after nine hours.
During those nine hours Dugans
life "floated" through that sphere
that hangs between life and the
hereafter only to be brought back
to reality by his mothers voice de-
manding him to do something"
At his home today, bit hoarse
from the water he swallowed, he
told of the sensations of death as
he experienced them and of that
urge of life which. bid his small
spark of vitality to respond to
treatments of doctors.
II had the feeling l was expected
to make an effort to go somewhere
and then from a very great dis
tance I heard someone and I felt
I must answer" he said. After a
great effort I opened my eyes and
two hours later I could talk with
my mother who had been beside
me for hours, praying that I would
live.
IT truly believe that my mother
saved my life by calling and plead
ing so insistently that I come back
to her. It was that sense of worry
about having to do something that
reused me from that comfortable
float through ether which is ap-
parently DEATH
He described his experience as a
dreamleSS sleep which gave rise to
the sensation that he was floating
through a boundless ether. Physi-
clans worked on him, never giving
up hope that he could be revived
Signs OF Death
During nine hours no spark of
life showed in his body. His pulse
had stopped and his jaws had
clamped with every indication of
death until he suddenly opened his
eyes in a blank stare.
Dugan was fishing at Laurel
Springs Saturday and when he
stood up in his canoe he slipped
and fell He struck his head on the
bottom of the canoe which over
turned.
"I felt myself going down and
though I've been a swimmer ever
since I was four years old, I was
too stunned by the blow to be able
to make much of struggle" he
said.
"At first vari-colored lights
seemed to dance in front Of my eyes,
then all was black mud and I went
out just like you punch out an
electric switch.
II don't know another thing that
happened until I had that sensation
hours later that I was floating in
the air and that someone wanted
me to do something, someone I
couldn't disappoint. Then feeling
terribly groggy, l opened my eyes
after hearing again and again my
mother call. There was such plead
ing in her voice felt I had to come
back"
Dugan was immersed in the mud
dy water for more than five minutes
before he was rescued
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-08
Ask ExtraditiOn
4 OF Bank RObber

SACRAMENTO, July 8. U.P) -
Governor Rolph today issued a re-
quest upon Wisconsin authorities
for extradition of Dan McKever, un-
der arrest at GAINESVILLE, Wis. and
wanted by San Pedro police for a
$4,000 bank holdup.
McKever, accompanied by two un-
identified companions, is alleged to
have held up John Gaudino, man
ager of the San Pedro branch OF
the Bank of America June 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-08
Radicals Storm
Detroit Council

DETROIT, Mich. July 8. U,P) -
Several hundred men led by Com
munists, Stormed the city hall in an
attempt to rush the council cham
Der where welfare relief was under
consideration.
A call for reserves brought 500 ad-
ditional policemen, but they were
ordered away by Mayor Frank
Murphy in fear that their presence
might stir serious rioting.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-08
WICKERSHAM REPORT TELLS
CRUEL PRISON CONDITIONS

one of these cells"
Concerning the industrial REFORM
atory at Chillicothe, Ohio, she
charged
Petty Crimes Punished
"A few minor offenses noted in
the records as punished by from
three to six days in the guard house
were, possession of two-cent
stamp, talking in mess line, conceal
ing an apple in bunk, kicking a
refuse can, stealing five eggs from
the kitchen"
Stacking of boys with leg irons
and misuse of the flogging system
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-08
ADMIRAL NAMED ADVOCATE

WASHlNGION, July b. tU,H -
The navy department today an
nounced the appointment of Rear
Admiral Orin G. Murfin as Judge
advocate general Of the navy, sue
ceeding Rear Admiral David F. Sell
lers. Sellers will assume command
of the first battleship division of
the battle force.
The change in positions will be
effected August l.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-08
PACIFIC
AIR HOP
STAR IS
Robbins And Jones Take
Off From Seattle For
Trip To Toxic.
REFUEL IN ALASKA
Flyers Hoping To Land
In japanese Capital
! Thursday Evening.

F.. VANCOUVER, r. C., July 8.
U.P)-The airplane Fort Worth
piloted by Reg Robbins and
Harold Jones, passed over
Prince George. B. C., jus. before
$3.50 a. m. today.
The plane evidently was max
ing slightly less than 100 miles
an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-08
BURKHART GETS REPRIEVE

SACRAMENTO. July 8.-(U.P)-A
7-day reprieve was granted by Gov
ernor Rolph today to William H.
Burkhart of Los Angeles, sentenced
to die on the gallows at Folsom
prison July 10 for the murder of
his actress-wife.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14

t Total .......,.. $8,064,S47
The total assets of these cooper
atives was $2,43O,519 and liabilities,
other than capital amounted d~lal 81
1O97, ,134, giving a net investment Of
81. .33S,SS5.
Thirty of these organizatieAs mar
lseted primarily small fruitstsuch as
cranberries, Strawberries, M grapes
and blueberries. Twenty-seVen mar
keted principally tree fruits, in
Guiding apples, peaches, pears and
cherries. a19e
The major business of five @ofs the
other organizations was in farm
products, other than fruits, laFgely
vegetables, and the other four
handled mostly supplies. Forty-fve
of the sixty-siX associations handled
supplies sold to farmers.
The following table shows the
cash far mincome received by far
rilers in the twelve northeastern
states on the six principal CONNER
cial fruit crops, including the
fruits sold comparatively and other
wise:
Commodity Cash Farm
Income
Apples s$46,O4O,OOO
Strawberries 9,S59,OOO
Peaches 1861 900
Cranberries 6,314,000
Grapes e.. 4,116,O00
Pears 2,S78,OOO
All Northeastern States Sell
Strawberries
New York and West Virginia are
the two leading apple states, pro-
ducing 1874 and 1862 per cent, re-
spectively, of the total production of
apples in the twelve northeastern
states included in the survey. Only
about 3.5 per cent of the cash farm
income from apples comes from CO.
operative sales of this fruit in that
area.
All of the northeastern states de-
rived some cash income from the
sale of strawberries but not all of
them marketed this fruit through
cooperaotiVes. Maryland and Della
ware are the largest producers in
that area, producing 37.G per cent
and 1876 per cent, respectively, of
the strawberries raised in the five
commercial producing states. Straw
T. berries are also produced CONNER
cially in New York, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. They are marketed
, comparatively only in Massachusetts,
New Jersey and Maryland. Growers
in Massachusetts and New Jersey
obtained approximately 25.5 per
cent and 1875 per cent, respectively,
of the cash income from strawber-
ries through cooperative sales. In
Maryland less than per cent of
the crop was sold comparatively.
Peaches were principally grown
in New Jersey, New York, Pennsyl-
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
HARRISON

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hudson spent
Sunday at New Castle. They also
visited Deemer's Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Veasey of Will
mingtOn and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Z.
Veasey and family are spending the
week at Oak Orchard.
Mrs. Ida Warrington is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Tene Chamberlain attended
the Home Coming" at Ocean View
on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Davidson OF
Philadelphia visited their sister,
Mrs. Nora V. Ennis on Wednesday.
Ruth Pepper, 10 years old, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pepper
was successfully operated on for ap-
pendicitis in the Beebe Hospital on
Saturday.
A Jolly party of friends gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Veasey of near Harbeson Wednesday
evening of last week. Music was fur
nished by friends from MillsborO, as
follows: Mrs. Lawrence Sipple, pi-
anist; Evelyn UElphreys, clarinet,
and guitar; Howard Sipple, coronet;
Edward Sipple, violin; Paul Moore,
violin; Renza Moore, violin; Balvin
Moore, baritone; Miss Evelyn Ump-
hreys, piano. Others present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Mason, Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer McCOlley, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Simpler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Coverdale, Mrs. Smith, Rev.
and Mrs. Spier, son and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Anias Hickman, son
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Carpenter and daughter, all of in
and near HarbesOn, Mrs. Annie Mar
tin of Milton; Lawrence Sipple, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Umphreys, Carl
Mrs. Balvin Moore, all OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Yea
sey of Redden, and Mrs. Estella
Short of Wilmington. The evening
was very enjoyably spent in music,
both vocal and instrumental. At
late hour refreshments were served
in abundance, after which the
guests departed after expressing
as having spent a very
enjoyable evening.
There are 400 clocks in Windsor
and Buckingham palaces.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
CONTROL OF MOSQUITOES
VARIES WITH THE TYPE

Although to most people a mos
quito is just a humming insect
which goes around puncturing skins,
there are many different kinds OF
them, says the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. There are mos
quitoes which Breed in old tin cans
containing water and in rain bar
rels, mosquit6esiEWh breed in
swamps and gtponds, mosquitoes
which are found in clear cool wa
ter, and MOSQUITOES which are most
at home I'M the = stagnant water of
sewers. f"" Z"
Workers 4nse,this knowledge of
the different mosquitoes in their
campaigns to eradicate the pest. For
one type of mosquito they cOncen-
trate on the rain barrels, tin cans,
and other 7feeeptStcles near homes.
Often wateD4lilynpOnds or stock
ponds are breeding places of mos
quitoes. Here the placing of top-wa-
ter minnows or goldfish is effective,
for all mosquitoes pass through a
"wiggle-tail' or "wiggler" stage and
the fish feed on them. Frequently
the mosquitoes breed in swamps and
bitches. If it is too expensive to
drain these areas, the method most
widely used is that of spraying fuel
oil on the surface of the water. This
destroys the wiggle-tails. Oiling
should be done every 10 days during
the summer to catch, each new crop
of Wiggle-tails.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
GREENWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Lord and son
with their son-in-law and daughter
! Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Johnson, of Will
mington are occupying the Anderson
cottage at Rehoboth Beach for two
weeks.
Mrs. Zack Hatfield spent a week
in Wilmington recently visiting Mr..
| and Mrs. Burton Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Blake and
! family of Newark visited Miss Elsie
Wiley recently.
Miss NJ. E. HOuseman of Philadel-
phia is a guest of her sister, Miss
Katie Houseman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hatfield of
Milford were the guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Zack Hatfield
on Sunday.
Gerald Pearson of New York City
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H..
w. Pearson recently.
At their meeting Friday evening
the Fire Company received the final
report from the carnival committee,
which was indeed very gratifying.
The net proceeds being $1,623.76.
The auditing committee reported
that they had audited the carnival
books and found them to be correct.
The treasurer reported that $500
had been paid ON the money borrow
ed to purchase the new engine.
The Fire Company appreciates
very much the support given them,
not only by their own community
but by their many friends from other
and surrounding communities.
We are sorry to hear of the death
of Mrs. Annie r. Fowler, aged Ga
years, wife of Warren Fowler, who
died July 20, 1881, following an i'll
ness of about six months. She was
loved and respected by all who
knew her. She was the daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. John o. Red
den. Mrs. Fowler is survived by
the following children: Mrs. Lille
Wiley, Bridgeville; Mrs, MOllie
Webb, Glendale; Mrs. Minnie john
son, Milford; Clarence Fowler, Or
lando, Fla; Mrs. Florence Coma
way, Walter Fowler, Frank Fowler,
Miss Bessie Fowler, all of Green
wood; Mrs. Anna Macdonald, Will
and Mrs. Delema Smith,
and she leaves two sis
ters and one brother, John Cover
dale, Lincoln; Mrs. Alvia Redden,
Elkins Park, Pa, and Mrs. Clarence
Welch, Milford. Also hosts of
Funeral services were held
at st. Johnston church, July 81,
1881, at st. JohnstOwn cemetery,
Revs. Layfield and Thorton officiat-
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14

.saIoIal ............ @1l,J4 'IHll
State Cooperative Fruit Sales
Figures,
Below are the total 1929 sales fig
ures of all fruits handled coopera-
fiValV in each state:
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
TRINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Warrington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Friedel and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. X.
Wright and daughters, Louise and
Kathaleen, spent Sunday at RehO-
both.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Brown and
family of Denton spent Sunday at
the home of A. T. White.
Rachel Hastings and Earl White
spent Sunday at Tolcheste"..
Bernice Adams, Margaret Hast
ings, Maurice Moore and John Par
ker were Ocean City visitors on Sun
day.
A number from here attended the
Cambridge Fair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Martin, Sr., en-
tertained friends from Cambridge on
Sunday.
Miss Kathaleen Wright spent last
week with Betty Ruos and Elizabeth
Hardesty in BridgeVille.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14

There are 400 clocks in Windsor
and Buckingham palaces.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14

vania, West Virginia and Ma"yland
According to the survey less than
35 per cent Of the crop was mar
keted comparatively in 1929 and
these sales were confined to New
Jersey, Maryland and West Virgin
Ia.
Nearly All New Jersey CranberrieS
Are Marketed Comparatively
The survey shows that cranber-
ries were produced commercially in
only two of the northeastern states
Massachusetts and New Jersey.
Massachusetts growers produced 81
per cent of the cranberries grown
for market in the northeastern
states. Growers in New Jersey
marketed comparatively approx
mately 100 per cent and Massachls-
etts So per cent of their cranberries.
The cooperative sales of cranber-
ries grown in these two states
amounted to G2 per cent of the cash
farm income obtained from this
fruit in the northeastern states.
Grapes are grown in all of the
northeastern states. New York and
Pennsylvania produced 80 per cent
of the crop grown in the twelve
states surveyed and these two states
are the only ones that marketed
grapes comparatively in 1929. Coop
erative sales of grapes amounted to
1873 per cent of the cash farm in
come from that fruit sold in the
northeastern states. In Pennsylva-
mia cooperative sales of grapes
equaled 65 per cent and il New
York 81 per cent of the stares' cash
farm income from this fruit.
Cooperative sales of pears pro-
duced principally in New York
amounted to approximately per
cent of the cash farm income from /
that fruit grown for sale in the
northeastern states. Growers in
New York contribute 86.6 per cent |
of all pears sold comparatively in
the twelve states.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
HILLS RATS

and mice-that's RAT-SNAP, the
old reliable rodent destroyer. Comes
in cakes no mixing with other
food. Your money back if it fails.
95c size 1 cake enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
Csc size cakes for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size cakes enough for
all farm and -out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by The Pierce
Hardware Co., The Milford Feed
Co., Milford, Delaware. 7-10-16t
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
FELTON,

Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Welch enter
tanned a number of their relatives at
their home near town on Sunday.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Glenn from Kindyville, Mr..
and Mrs. John Glenn from Rock
Hall, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Glenn and daughter Frances from
Baltimore, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Glenn, son Lent and daughter Mary
Ellen from Ohio, they being bro
theirs of Mrs. Welch. A very pleas
ant day was enjoyed. The afternoon
was spent in taking pictures of the
families and in the evening all de-
parted for their homes hoping they
may enjoy another day soon togeth-
er.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
MILFORD NECK

Mrs. l. Sharp, president of Milford
Neck Ladies' Aid wishes to meet all
aid members or anyone not an aid
member at the church this Friday
night, August 14th, to decide a date
for a festival and appoint commit
tees to help. Please try to be there
by 7:30.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
BIG EVENTS AHEAD

And 1882 looks like fighting year
for this country, at least. First
comes the disarmament conference
and then the Democrats hold their
onventiOn.-Judge.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14

STATES FRUIT
COOPERATIVES
Grapes Are Grown In All
Of The Northeastern
States

The Federal Farm Board made
public yesterday august 13) the
following report on the cooperative
associations handling fruits in
twelve northeastern states-Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware and West
Virginia.
These facts were revealed in a
survey conducted jointly by the
Farm Board, state agricultural col
Ieges, experiment stations, extern
sion services and departments of
agriculture.
The figures show the volume of
business handled by fruit cOOpera-
tiYes for the year 1929. A general
preliminary summary of figures for
all cOoperatives handling farm pro-
ducts in the twelve northeastern
states was made public by the Farm
Board on May 20.
Facts dealing with the dairy CO.
operatives in these states were an
nounced by the Farm Board on Au-
gust g.. The details of the survey
made in each of the twelve states
will be published by the various Jjag-
rieultural colleges.
Sixty-six cooperative ASSOCIATIONS
in twelve northeastern states fhaf-
keted fruits valued at $8O6%341 in
1929 for 9,132 growers, according to
a survey made jointly by the Fed
eral Farm Board and stateJ a shli0ul7
tural agencies. In addition, these
associations sold comparatively 81
966,947 worth of other faEm pro-
ducts, chiefly vegetables. They. also
sold to farmers supplies Valued at
$I915,933. adI ,l,a
The following table gives the val
ue of each fruit sold and the total
amount of business handled Ibyl the
thirty-six cooperatives: 4, 3s-o, ~
H9tvr 0~t - M
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-06
MUSTEITESIN
Sell OUT OF
HOSIERY men
Officials Who Vote for
the Pay Cut Try to
Miselad Strikes
Strike Still Goes On
5000 Boston Workers
Hit Pay Cuts

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. s. - Eight
thousand workers gathered at the
Parkman band stand on Boston COM
mon yesterday, then marched singing
and cheering to Charles Street de-
monstration against wage cuts. The
mass messing and parade were held
despite the refusal of permit by
the city authorities.
This demonstration, calling for or
ganization and strike against wage
cuts, was organized by the Commun-
ist Party. Robert Minor, Edith Berk-
man, Nat Kaplan, Harry Canter and
Dawson spoke; Reed was chairman.
Hosiery Officials Betray
READING, Pa, Oct. 5.-As a re-
suit of the betrayal of the hosiery
workers by Edelman, Holderman and
other wage cut officials of the Am
erican Full-Fashioned Hosiery Work
ers Union, the bosses of the Berk-
shire mill and other mills in Read
ing and Berks County have started
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-06
5000 STRIKE
IN LAWRENCE:
HIT PAY CUT
Strike Led By National
Textile Workers
Union
Picket Other Mills
General Wage Cut for
All Mill Workers

LAWRENCE, Mass, Oct. 5.-Fiva
thousand workers in the Wood Mill
struck at two o'clock today against
wage cuts. The strike is under the
leadership of the National Textile
Workers Union and the United Front
Committee. The textile bosses last
week announced that on October 10,
there would be general wage cut
for all Lawrence textile workers. The
number affected is around 10000 to
$4,000.
The various A. F. Of L. takers and
other union misleaders outside Of the
National Textile Workers Union
talked about resistance to wage"
cuts, while they negotiated with the
bosses. The National Textile Work
ers Union called for a united front
and immediate action.
The 5000 workers in. the Wood Mill
were the first to respond.
Picket lines we're formed at the
Aver Mill in Lawrence preparing to
call the workers out against wage
cut and against the proposal to de-
lay through arbitration of the A F.
of L. -,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-06
Trade Union Unity League Maps
Campaign for Jobless Struggle

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 5.-The
enlarged session of the National Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Trade
Union Unity League adjourned at II
pm. last night after two full days
of discussion and decisions affecting
the basic tasks of organization in the
heavy industries and among the I'M
employed.
A draft program OF organization
work was discussed, amended and
adopted, Sundays meeting devoted
serious consideration to a fighting
program for the millions of jobless
who will die of starvation in droves
this winter unless mass pressure can
win relief for them
Struggle OF Jobless<
The main report on unemployment
organization was made by Alfred
Wagenknecht and on the basis of
this report, program was adopted.
A series of city, county and state
hunger marches and demonstrations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-06
3-Month Old Baby
Dies Of Hunger
Comrade Williams Has
No Money for Burial

NEW YORK.--The starvation pro-
gram of the bosses took another
working class victim with the death
Saturday of starvation and lack OF
medical attention of the 3 month
old child of Comrade Henry Williams
militant Negro worker.
Comrade Williams has been out OF
work for the past % months, and
denied relief by the boss charity
racketeering agencies. His wife and
child have been going hungry for
the past 8 weeks. Learning OF their
condition, several comrades came TO
the aid of comrade Williams but be-
fore comrade williams could get
medical aid for his baby, the child
died, one of the countless working
class children murdered by the ca
pitalist system.
The dead baby is lying at the home
Of comrade Williams, who has no
money to pay for grave and its
buris'
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-06
More Capitalist Than
Capitalists

capitalists OF something
beginning the inetabiy of unemployment in
Thus the N Times o Sunday,
Voluntary sporadic The whole body of
be protected Only the state can undertake
enterprise. admit it,
contribution the state will have to be added to
of the employer and employee
Now workers. you that First merely
that unemployment insurance must be-
will be- No indeed You VIII nave to
fight for it.
Second even those capitalists this
idea do because
THEIR wchpease note!makes
the workers pay PART you that
capitalists ENTIRE COST OF unemployment insurance In
Times ineffective and htan though it
that YOUR FIGHT the communist demand Is having Sohe
But the leaders convention
capiastc than the capitalists 1t says
Unemployment nsuran be unsatisfactory i
to working and women"
Did they ask YOU ontented
starving your capitalists throw
millions with security little food
Would those who
are A. "unsasfied" if the
pay you wokP Is not in
fact such unemployment insurance way
tasts the cost OF turning you ou Certainly
Why L. officials that unemployment in
unsatisfactory workers? And turn
demand that the bosses furnish workwh effort power
make such demand" effective?
The reason is workers F.
behalf of the bosses than
some capitalist capitalists the N Times
getting afraid of revolution the starving millions not fed
the A. F. of L. says:
BE more courageous! Give the nong
by keeping them fooled into thinking that
demands that give jobs amounts to something"
workers did you ever see such hypocri Such scoundres.
the entire cost of the capitalists administered by the
workers!