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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-14

bnndf Maybe. Maybe she thought he
YVES dead. Mayhem prison. Oh, yes
1T happens, you knowl
"Now, in that case, It's blackmail,
or It's Just plain prlnciple--prlnciple
and consclence-or It's sheer funk.
or course, everything she Inns she'll
give up. But maybe that's not enough.
Maybe he just wants her, and there's
no brlbc Mt ALL"
Tho jewelers. mobile face stopped
him. II tell you, yes |" the young man
cried. linen are that way about WON.
en-! It's happened! Anyway, she
went. And didn't want to. Because
she hoped to come back. Tint Is, ac-
cording to you, she wants to eat her
cake and have 1t, tool And all you
want to know, now, is, how much he'll
takc7 Isn't thnt sop
Glaenzer threw up his hands.
I'm afraid 1t is" no said softly,
am afraid It Isl And can you SEQ
any other picture, you extraordinary
boy?"
~ can't see eny picture at ALL" said
Motherwell slowly. none at all.
There's one, the obvious one And Of
course 1t may be the actual one.
don't say that, But do say that II I
let 1t get In my way, couldn't do any
thing. You think Coggeshall knows
all about 1t. Now, don't. I think
she knows something, a little a lead,
a clew. But she's afraid to tell 1t.
Whyf think she had no idea that
her mistress had gone. think she
hasn't any idea where she has gone,
but believes she can find something
out from Vented. believe IL she
knew, she'd tell me-"
Mr.. Glaenzer shook his head.
"Well," he said heavily, my head
is too old head to make a new pic
ture, perhaps. But Clella would never
have parted willingly with thls,o and
he stared, half bitterly half delight
edly, at the frozen smile on the won
derful lips encircled by the tiny toss.
ing serpents. whoever took that
from her, took the thing she loved the
best Motherwell."
He sighed.
'I'll put this away" he added and
opened the box. Lifting out the heavy,
opalescent half.globe of onyx, he shook
1t free from the tissue wrappings.
II gave her that last Christmas" he
said. "See, the frame has slipped"
He gathered up a handful Of paper
from the bottom Of the box and stared
questIoningly at the young man.
"What's this2" he asked and shook
1t free.
A dark blue flashed from the paper,
and as something slipped from his
hand he seized another roll Of It and
shook 1t out. A three-strand pearl
necklace fell on his lap.
"What?" cried Motherwell, and fall
ing on the rest they unrolled them:
cool emerald and bleeding ruby, and
lace work Of platinum and spray Of
Icy diamonds.
"Good heavens above!" cried Moth
erwell, they're all hereI"
The great jeweler stared at him,
pearls in his limp hand, collar Of
rubies flaming on his trouser leg.
Sand / left them in the checkrcom
at the club" the young man gasped.
"And she left them in a half.wrapped
pasteboard box, on an office table 7"
said Mr.. Glaenzer slowly. Poor Gran
dali! My poor old boyp
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-14

Dhih' hhiu NlubiefWtii buBBehtiNc'
ly, with beard. !"
Lord, mol This ones sandy.hnlred
and little mustnche. He's working
with him now. A lot OF people want
him, too I'll tell you. sehnfrncr's got
q dinner date at Brucca's--know that
italian placef You might catch him
there. Try II, anyhow"
THANKS, I will,' said Motherwell,
"and or, were you here Wednesday
mornlng7 I didn't sec you"
mo. Sir. you did not" said the youth
promptly, because I wasn't here. 1t
was Wednesday, noon that Old pretzels
sicked me on this Job. That's when
he dashed of, swearing Ike a steam
engine. Some Of his messes went bnck
on him, you see. The woman that
clenns up the little lab in there nearly
tainted when she saw the broken
glass and the mess. He's not been In,
since. oh, gosh, there's that phone
againl'
Motherwell went slowly down the
stairs.
"Now, why did Coggeshall lie about
tnat paperweigntf ne asked softly or
the TAXI can no sat IN. Did she
come for III Then why not ask for
It, outright. Or was she looking for
the Mcdusa7 Or did she throw tho
Medusa away, herself7 Nonsense: the
-. IA
woman VINO stole II threw 1t away.
ana kept thc rest OF course. she
aidht dare keep it--Knew It would be
laentined' because Coggeshall IS
snleldlhs her madhm-she'd Keep the
Medusa' II anytnihg. pidn't even ask
TOT her--uniess madam called herself
MIS- Cray But " Coggeshall knew
mat name then she knew the whole
pian rom the beginning, and lied all
along. BESIDES that woman In the
cap wasn't young DID they fool her
on tne .eweis' ana give her only the
Medusa!
well, here's the paperwelght and
there's where she went, any way. Now
let's look up Old Pretzels"
Sitting an hour later In his club in
front OF chop and baked apple he
was called to the telephone booth and
surprised to find himself talking to Mr..
Glaenzer himself. No, he had not
gone to his old friend, who had begged
him to stay In New York. The doctor
was with him, andn nurse. Had Mr..
Motherwell any further ideas as to
the business they had been dis
cussing?
Mr.. Motherwell had, and would send
Mr.. Wells around to see him shortly.
And soon the young man with his
bag and shell-rimmed spectacles was
In the library Of Mr.. Glaenzer's city
house, and the torn box was on Mr..
Glaenzer's knees, and the Medusa In
his olive hand.
You know, you're rather extraor-
binary, MotherwellP said the jeweler.
"Only lucky, Sir" the young man
answered frankly, "reallyl A child
would have followed up that ad in
the Herald. The rest just broke my
way"
vas Ia M ol.en broke
SAWS H 49, ~ uha =. .,,S ~ !.
@pS.saot,n ~ Mn. 10 a ,n's "enlzels
49, anS M. SIS ST.. on, do .ar US !
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cooiS SAPAo'ANSSs ouAhnS Suc WAT, anu
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
APPLE TREES ARE
NOW BLOSSOMTNG
IN DELAW
[Continaed from Firsf Paael

The orchardists in this State take
particular pride not only in the
beauty of the blossoms themselves,
but in the well kept condition of the
trees and intense cultivation of the
soil 1t is indeed wonderful TO see
the large number of apple orchards
in Delaware when the trees are in
full bloom. They are well pruned,
fertilized, and the ground is cultivat-
ed and practically free from weeds.
There are thousands of acres of
apple trees in Delaware which are in
full bloom at this time, all of which
are well worth seeing. If any one
desires additional information, w. r.
Derickson, Director, Bureau of Mar
kets, State Board of Agriculture, Do
yer, will be glad to give the loca-
tiOn of the many large orchards
throughout the State or to plan ad-
ditional routes along we'll kept coun-
try roads so that the visitors may
have the opportunity to get Off the
concrete highways and drive more
leisurely through the beautiful Or
chards.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
DONATION DAY .--
AT THE HOSPITAL

Thursday, May Il, will be Nation
al Hospital Day, when donations are
made to hospitals by anyone inter-
ested in the institutions.
Last year Milford Emergency Hos
pital received many donations from
people in Milford and a gOodly
amount from people in Frederica
Houston, Lincoln, and other nearby
towns. Many quarts of canned foods,
canned fruits, jams, jellies, MARINA
ladies', etc, helped to stock the pantry
shelves. Bed linen, towels, wash
cloths, bureau scarfs, and flower
vases and baskets were very CRATE
fully received. Last but not least,
there were money contributions.
Many people prefer to give money
to be used where it is most needed.
Let's start planning now for our
gift to the hospital on May IL. No
matter how small it may seem to
you, the hospital is glad to receive
il, and you'll know that at least you
have done your part.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
BETHEL

Mothers Day will be observed in
the M. E. Church on Sunday, May
8th, with special services in keep
ing with the occasion in the evening.
Rev. Tilghman Hastings will present
musical program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Phillips and
son, of Chester, Pa, spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Sallie Bailey.
Mrs. Marion Cubbage returned
home last week very much improved
after being patient in a Whining
ton hospital.
Mrs. Harley Hastings, Mrs. Anna
Smith, Mrs. Vertie Moore attended
the P. T. A. convention held in the
Capital Theatre in Dover on Satur-
day.
Mrs. Jacob Gortie entertained the
Count On Me Club" at her home on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Lynch and
son, Jimmy, of Laurel, spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. l..
Bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Leape, of Cam
den, ~ j., spent the weekend here.
anu WNo dNCOAlllltlliiGN liDlllG WIN AllC
latter's parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. e.
Smith, after spending the winter in
Camden, N. J.
Mrs. Willie COrdrey is confined to
her home on account of illness.
Miss Gladys DickersOn, of Laurel,
was mid-week guest of Miss Irene
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Beers enter
tanned friends from Trenton, N. j.,
over the weekend.
Jennings Quillin, of Philadelphia,
was a mid-week guest of his parents,
Capt. and Mrs. w. ]. Quillin.
Miss Dorothy Elzey, of Seaford, |
spent the weekend with her grand
parents, Capt. and Mrs. w. e. Elzey.
Edwin Riggin is spending several |
days in New York.
Miss Irene Williams spent the
weekend at Lehigh University, in
Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
Corn Fertilization
BY c. +. Phillips, Assistant AgrOnO-
mist Delaware Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station

The total value of the corn crop
exceeds that of any other crop
grown in Delaware. Most of this
corn, however, is used as a feed for
the farmers livestock and never
leaves the farm which produces it.
Because corn on the average farm
does not bring in any cash there is
a decided tendency not to spend any
money on the crop either for i'm
proved seed or fertilizer. The re-
suit is a low yield and large acre
age must be planted in order TO pro-
duce enough for feed requirements.
In some recent tests of hill ?ertili-
Zation of corn conducted by the Del
aware Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion at Newark and Milford it was
found that 125 TBS. of fertilizer
properly placed in the hill produced
more corn than 500 lbs. broadcast.
An additional applicatio nof 100 dbs.
of Nitrate of Soda in July increased
the yield at Milford but did not at
Newark. The hill application was
placed in two short narrow bands
above and to each side of the hill. !
Fertilizer that come in contact with
the seed injured termination and re-
tarded growth. The fertilizer distri-
butors on the planters should be ex-
amined to see that they are properly
adjusted so that the fertilizer does
not come in contact with the seed.
Fertilizer injury may account for
some of the poor stands of corn. The
rl.,k
is 100 to $50 lbs. of 2-S-5 properly
applied in the hill at planting time.
For the light sandy soils in southern
Kent county and Sussex county 100
lbs. of nitrate of soda may be profit
ably applied as a side dressing early
In July.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
CHURCHES
WILL OBSERVE
MOTHERS DAY
[Continned f,em First Paael

Sunday school service the children
will do their part to carry out the
purpose of Mothers Day. There will
be songs and recitatiOns and dra-
matiZatiOns. In the evening service,
Mr.. HersOn's subject will be the
Mother of Washington"
AT the Methodist Protestant
Church there will also be a full day
of celebrations of Mothers Day. Mr..
Nichols has arranged program for
the whole day which promises to be
interesting. At nine in the morning
there will be an old fashioned class
meeting in which the subject will be
Exercise Yourself Into Godliness."
AT ten o'clock Bible School will be
held. At eleven o'clock Rev. Nichols
will deliver the morning sermon on
1.-The Modern Mother" At seven
thirty o'clock in the evening there
will be a special Mothers service.
There will be songs and recitatiOns
and several mothers will give brief
talks.
At the Presbyterian Church Mo-
theirs Day will be observed by spe-
cial music by the choir. The pastor
will treat as his subject "The Royal
ty of WOmanhOOd."
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
PIT. ASSOCIATION
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR ENSUING YEAR
rContinupd from FIn Page1

LAbMfHHfa lfNm - tDf
ports were given by the following
State chairmen membership, Mrs.
Robert E. Lewis; illiteracy, Miss
Marguerite H. Burnett; publicity,
Mrs. OrVille II. Wright; library work.
Mrs. Bernice Hammond, and acting
treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth II. Mes
sick.
Following the report of the nOmi-
mating committee, presented by Mar
tin r. Elliott, of Bridgeville, in the
absence of Clarence Person, of FIRE.
derica, the following officers were
elected:
President, Howard T. Ennis,
Stockley; vice-president. New Cas-
tie County, Mrs. Henry b. McVaugh,
Hockessin; Kent county, Mrs. Robert
L. Lewis, Dover; Eastern Sussex,
Harold w. T. Purnell, Georgetown;
Western Sussex, S. Martin Elliott,
Bridgeville; secretary. Mrs. Orville
r. Wright, Pennington; treasurer,
Mrs. w. r. Keys, Clayton; auditor,
Frank Long, New Castle.
Executive Committee Members
At the meeting of the Board of
Managers. composed of the presi-
dents of the local associations and
the members of the executive COM
mittee, the following were elected to
serve on the executive committee;
George S. Williams. MillsbOrO; Mrs.
J. II. Rile, of Newport, Clarence Per
son, Frederick.
Miss Aureia B. Cote, of SeafOrd,
made the following report for the
registration committee: Total num-
ber of delegates registered, 800; dis
tributed as follows: New Castle
County, III. with IS 100 per cent as
sociatiOns; ent County, 6S, with
seven 100 per cent associations; Sus-
sex County, 151, with II 100 per cent
associations.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
TEMPERANCE
UNION ELECTS
OFFTCERSN KENT
[Continurd from E;rn Page]

tional w. c. r. U. Evangelist, spoke
briefly, as did Mrs. Anna Lee Waller,
the state president, both of whom
urged renewed efforts to keep pro-
hibitiOn in force, Mrs. Name II. Reg
lister, of the Loyal Temperance Le-
giOn, and Mrs. Bertha McCaulley
Foster, of the Young Peoples
Branch, also spoke on the work of
those branches.
Resolutions were adopted COM
mending the work of Gen. Rowan,
deputy prohibition administrator for
Delaware, declaring in favor of NOV
ing pictures being restricted to the
proper type and declaring that the
w. C. T. U. is founded on prayer and
will continue its work to prevent the
overthrow of prohibition.
In the evening the Rev. Frank
HersOn, of Milford, who was unable
to speak in the afternoon, spoke
briefly urging the union to continue
its work for temperance and prohi-
bition and Mrs. Azuba Jones spoke
on similar lines. The Young Peoples
Union of Camden, presented the
play, Sale of the Worlds Children"
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
CLIFTON'S CORNER
(Near LeWes)

John Green and family spent Tues
day night with W. w. Clifton and
family.
Jake Vessels is doing some repair
ing to his house.
Most farmers around here are try
ing to get their corn in this week.
Will Clifton mashed his finger one
day this week while helping Jake
Vessels work on his house.
Eggs are only lie per dozen now,
and Rock hens 15c.
1t looks anything but encouraging
to the farmers.
d. Hazard and family had an ice
cream eating Tuesday night. Several
called on Mr.. Hazard that night.
Carlton Clifton. is getting along
fine with his broken arm.
Joseph Walls is able to go out
doors now.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
LOVERS LANE
Near BishOpVIlle)

We are having some nice weather
now.
People will soon be planting corn
and getting ready for picking straw
berries. We all hope they will be a
good price for it is some hard times
now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harmon had
as their guests Sunday evening Mr.
and Mrs. Eli Lekies, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ennis and three children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Gray and
daughter They all had a good time.
Kendel Coffin called ON 5. Fl. Hud
son Sunday evening, as did Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Stephens and two sons
of Williamsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Hudson called
on Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis of
Roxana Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ennis and
three children called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Stephens Saturday eve
ming, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Dasey and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman But
Ter and two children also called on
them.
We have a woman in our neigh
borhood who had a little bad luck
last week. She lost one eye out of
her glasses and never missed it for
two days and she thought it was
funny she was having the head ache
so bad; but she found it all right.
That was like a man | heard tell
Of once. He was narrowing his corn
and one of his neighbOrs went over
10 him. He said ohm where if your
harrow tooth next to your corn row.
| don't know he said and he looked
and it was gone, but he was still
so | think he must of
lost his glasses.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Long called on |
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Fl. Hudson Sunday |
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Eashum call
I'd on MIR. and Mrs. S. H. Hudson on |
Monday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
WHAT HAPPENED 20 FARMERS
IN OTHER SLUMPS

A sixty-year-Old Iowa farmer, who
besides farming the same farm for
forty years has been active i'm the
civic and political life of his COM
munity in a private letter recently
said:
Il have been through five depres-
siOns since | started farming. | have
sold corn for 10c a bushel, oats for
4c a bushel, and burned corn be-
cause there was no market for it.
have sold hogs for &c pound and
stopped breeding pigs because we
had no market even at that price.
have sold eggs at &c dozen and
could not give hens away. In each
of these depressiOns we farmers had
to muddle through as best we could.
We never had any help or encOur-
agement from Washington. We were
outcasts so far as the federal govern
ment was concerned
But things are different during
this depression. Mr.. Hoover has
taken the initiative so far as agri-
culture is concerned. Through him
the Federal Land Banks were recap
italiZed by $125,000, 700, thus easing
the mortgage burden on thousands of
our farmers. Upon his recommen-
datiOn S200,000,000 were set aside for
loans to farmers whose borrowing
was limited and who were
unable to arrange loans at their To-
cal banks. Through his agency ag-
riculture was given the first real
tariff protection, protection that l
believe will be reflected on all farm
products as soon as this country re-
turns to nOrmalcy. His attitude to-
ward the farmer has taken away the
threat of hunger and want in the
Drought stricken states. Forty mil
ion bushels of Farm Board wheat is
now being distributed through the
brought territory. A program we
could not have dreamed of in the
Did days.
president Hoover may have enc
mics in his own party-I hope not.
He is without question being ma
igned and grossly misrepresented
~ the Democratic office seekers. But
lmOng the thinking farmers of the
Middle West, President Hoover
stands out as the first President to
'ecOgnize agriculture and place it
IN a working equality with the other
..
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
CELEBRATION AT
LEWES SATURDAY
CCOntinued from Firn PageI

3rd, of Maryland, will deliver re-
marks. America" will be played by
the Drum and Bugle Corps to close
the program.
The celebration will be climaxed
with a town dance, beginning at 8
in the evening in the Firemen's
Hall. Music for dancing will be fur
nished by George Madden's Orches-
ira. State Senator G.. Clifton Maull
is chairman of the Lewes dance
committee.
A special train will be operated
by the Pennsylvania Railroad for
the celebration, the charge for
which has been set at So. The train
will leave Wilmington at 8:17 a. m,
Eastern Standard Time, arriving in
Lewes at IL. Stops to be made dur
ing the trip, and the time at which
the train will arrive at each, follows
New Castle, 1926; Middletown, 8:49;
Dover, 9:19; Harrington, 9:40; Mil
ford, 9:55; Georgetown, 1925.
The train will leave Lewes at $3.50,
making the same stops and arriving
in Wilmington at $3.50.
E. William Martin was the archi-
tect for the building which will be
dedicated, while Allen L. Lauritsen
Company constructed it. Mr.. Martin
was born in Lewes. Mr.. Martin made
a special trip to Holland to study
the architecture of the present
structure and the original Town
Hall.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
HARD TIMES HITS THEM ALL

1.-The rich are getting richer and
the poor poorer" is the stock COM
plant against the capitalistic sys-
TEN. If any have been disturbed in
their minds lest this saying be true
they might have their equanimity
restored by looking over the gov
ernment's income tax statistics.
These disclose that from 1928 to
1880 the fall in the lower income
brackets was slight, indicating that
| the well-known depression was not
hitting the average man very hard.
But for the same period the taxes
collected from incomes ranging from
$4,000 to 100000 in each case fell
below 40 per cent of the amount col
lected in 1928. The number of in
comes over 100000 fell from 1880
to 6,152, and the tax yield from those
incomes fell from 700 million dol
lars to 23S million, a decline of &C
per cent, showing that the rich were
being very hard hit indeed. But the
depression had only fairly started in
the period from 1928 to 1880. Since
that time large incomes have newt
ably been pared down even more
than during the previous two years.
On every hand one hears stories of
men who were in affiuent circum-
stances who are now reduced to
absolute want.
But while this shrinkage of large
incomes has been taking place, men
of moderate means have been
Strengthening their grasp upon the
wealth of the country. That is indi-
Gated by the fact, as given by no
less an authority than Richard Whit
ney, president of the New York
Stock Exchange, that the So leading
corporations of the United States
during the past two years increased
the number of their stockholders by
about so per cent. In 1929 these
corporations had 2,453,000 stock
holders; in 1881 that number had
grown to 4,653,OOO. Most of these
new security holders are investors
of small means who have purchased
stock outright with a view to hold
ing it.
incidentally, the Redistribution of
wealth indicated by the foregoing
uSuICS uloNlOoCS III Il oblihliiS way
the weakness of a Legislative idea
that the expenses of government
should be paid by the few who are
very rich rather than by the many
who are moderately well-to-do. That
theory was all right as long as times
were good and everybody was max
ing money. But the decline in the
revenues resulting in a
deficit of 4 billion dollars in two
years is proof enough that the idea
is all wrong at time when nobody |
Is making money. In such time as
this it is the very rich who are hit
first and hardest. 1t is safer to de-
pend upon the moderate tax which
100000 men might pay, than to
rely upon the immOderate sum
which $4,000 men may contribute.