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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
'HOME-ROOM' PERIOD

Under the guidance of Miss Jar
rell, Miss Tatman, and Miss Kinder
the so-called "hOme-rOOm" period of
the freshmen from three to four
o'clock has become an event rather
than a glorified study period. Each
week one of the three sections of the
class performs a program which it
presents for the approval of the rest
of the group. The programs are
planned and organized entirely by
the children themselves.
Last week Miss Tatman's section
had charge. The program which
they presented follows:
America the Beautiful.
School Days mouth organs, Alex
Pemnan and Phyllis Webb.
Minstrel-Justus Hudson and
Charles Shellhouse.
Quintet-Springtime in the Rock
les and in the Evening by the Moon
light.
Piano solo-Pals of the Little Red
SchoOlhouse-Marian WilkersOn.
Guitar-Justus Hudson.
Football-Justus Hudson, Bill
Hinkle, Tom COrcus.
Jokes-Ruth Walls.
Sleight of Hand-Justus Hudson.
Songs-Cheer song Tune Betty
CO-ed," "Mauaninia,' when the
Moon Comes Over the Mountain"
Southern Memories"
Cheers-Fifteen Rah's, Mill
FORD.
Pianist-Marian WilkeTsOn.
Quintet-Justus Hudson, Earl
Walls, Lafayette Burlingame.
Charles Shellhouse, George Whit
jen.
Organizers-Ruth Walls, Justus
Marie Still, Charles She'll
house.
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lIOHtHued from FUT FdyeI
Lewes, and All Saints Chapel, Re-
hoboth. In 1928 he married Estelle
M. Sherman, of New York, who, with
five of his six children survives him.
He was a brother of the Rt. Rev. S.
Harrington Littell, Bishop of Homo
lulu, DR.. Elten G. Littell, of Yonk-
ers, N. Y, and the Misses Littell, of
Wilmington.
DR.. Littell was well known for his
profile writing on historical subjects
and was an authority on church his
tory He was a forceful preacher, a
beloved pastor and a. genial friend.
Struggling against increasing dis
ability during the whole of this past
summer, he never relinquished his
service to his people and his church
until he entered the hospital.
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the Historical Society of Delaware,
opposed the moving of the body. He
declared that Pennsylvania could
follow the precedent of other states
and erect a memorial at any location
desired irrespective of where the
body was buried.
Opposition to the removal of the
body was. also voiced by Edward W.
Cooch and members of the State
Historical Markers Commission as
that commission has prepared an
appropriate plaque to mark the
grave of the early Delaware states
man.
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mittee of this organization, which
has won the respect and confidence
of a vast majority of voters of the
State, as evidenced by their ballots
at State and county primaries, feel
that the time has come to meet the
| scandalOus attacks made on the
Leagues motives and methods in it's
campaign for the election of public
officials pledged to work for the
welfare of us all.
"The League has only pride and
satisfaction in its accomplishments.
1t feels that thinking people will not
doubt its motives, and its methods
cannot in honesty be questioned
the campaign of vilification to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Attacks on the League began as
whispering campaign which the
League at first ignored. Apparently
emboldened by this silence, the at
tackers became more vocal, until
now they are accusing the League of
all the political crimes in the calen-
dar
Untrue statements have been
banded about with great freedom.
These statements had to do particu-
larly with alleged lavish expendi-
lures by the League, the sum of
which expenditures was multiplied
with each telling until now opposi-
tion orators do not hesitate to state
as fact that the League spent the
enormous sum of 100000 in Sussex
county alone for the election of dele
gates to the State convention which
renominated Governor Buck and Sc
lected candidates for presidential
elector, Representative in Congress,
and other State offices.
1.-THE officers of the League felt
that these stories were so self-evi
IDENTIFY ridiculous as to need no con-
tradictiOn However, the attacks
were carried so far that an attempt
was made to bring about Congress
siOnal investigation, the authority
for which the League refused to rec
ognize.
"The time has now arrived when,
in justice to members and friends,
we feel we should formally and We
hemently deny each and every one
of the wild statements made by op-
pOnents.
Instead of the sums of money as
rumored being spent for the delegate
election, the Leagues books show
that $21 ,S32.25-little more than
one-fifth of the reported eXpendi-
ture for a single cOunty-was actu-
ally used throughout the 224 voting
Il In, ~
Had the proposed Federal inves-
tigation been set up properly, these
figures would have been disclosed in
detail, recognizing that properly
constituted Congressional investiga-
ton has the right to inquire into eX-
penditures made in behalf of
nominee for Congress. The small
sum actually spent was, it will be
noted, not only to bring about the
of the candidate for
but also in behalf of the
of the Governor and
the nomination of five other can
didates for State offices.
every dollar paid out was i'll
tended and, as far as the League Of
ficials know and believe, did go to
defray legitimate campaign ex-
penSes.
"At the proper time, that is, after
the campaign is over, the League
will file with the proper authorities
a full account of its disbursements,
and it will give to the citizens of the
State a complete report of its ac-
.ivities in behalf of the public well
fare"
RALPH b. MCKINNEY,
Chairman Executive Committee.
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Fourth Senatorial District, Chris
tiana and Mill Creek hundreds, and
Eugene Woodward, candidate for
Representative from the Eighth Rep
resentative District, Mill Greek, all
in New Castle county.
The Rev. Disston w. Jacobs, SUI
perintendent of the Wilmington Dis
trict of the Wilmington M. E. Church
Conference, opened the meeting with
prayer.
The bulk of those attending the
luncheon meeting were women, as
sociated with the W. c. T. U. and
it's branches.
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ID A NJ S AY MACDONALD Ia
IL PRIME MINISTER of GREAT
BRITAIN The EN- is the printers
unh of measurement NEW YEA.
LAND is the British possession
shown
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he would discharge the present
rate board and reorganize it so that
the consumers would be represent
ed in fact as well as theory.
r
This was a pledge which fits well
into the mood of citizens of The
state, who feel that the commission,
instead of protecting the people
against the utility barons, has
turned deaf ear to pleas for rate
reductions.
Cuthbertson knew that he was
slated for the ak.
His re-conyention letters, in
which he Viciously attacked AGcNutt,
angered friends of the successful
candidate, and there was not the
least question that he would have to
go.
Fellow commissioners, no doubt
thinking that if Cuthbertson would
resign the heat against the board
would abate, had a great deal to do
with his decision to quit, they tell
me.
Now these same commissioners are
working to the end that Governor
Leslie will appoint a Democrat close
to McNutt in Cuthbertson's stead,
and so will make it difficult for the
Governor ELECT to remove the pres
ent commissioners b. legislative
action.
This will not work. No matter
who Leslie appoints. McNutt is
determined to rip apart the COM
mission.
Present plans call for a new util-
ity regulation law to provide for
strict and stringent supervision, and
which will set up commission of
three, instead of five members, in
the interest of economy.
So it appears that Cuthbertson's
sacrifice will be vain, for it has not
had the effect of hating the flood.
The raging torrent of criticism
and opposition to the commission
can't be halted with the body of one
commissioner, McNutt feels. 1t can
be stemmed only by those of all five.
And no one has accused the
remaining four of being heroes.
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be convinced and some plan to be
agreed upon to hold the house par
ty together.
we must think of some way of
keeping them here" she went on,
without giving everything away.
Tell them-well, thought perhaps
could appeal to them. I could
say-and it's true, Tom-that this
was partly a business conference,
and, therefore, it would hurt you at
the Office If you didn't put it
through.
THAT would apply to. Mr. Stat
lander and Mr.. De Vos. You do
have to talk TO them, don't you?
I could appeal to Marvin-if I
could get him alone"
Her husbands face hardened, but
Linda hurried ahead: I'D ask him
as an old friend to stand by me,
because you had to be occupied a
good deal with business. AS for Mr..
Shaughnessey-weH, he's a sponge,
anyhow
"A graceful, charming sponge, but
the sort that's all for himself and
probably has planned to spend a
week or so in our garage at our ex-
pense. He won't need to be coaxed."
THAT sounds plausible" Tom
considered it while she anxiouSly
studied his face. Would he agree?
No, he wouldnt-yes, he might
no! But Binks, it. just wouldn't
xzO,tY.co1F -.
"a death in the family"
But Tom, we can tell them we
hardly knew Cousin Amos"
Even so.7
"And all the festivities planned
for the Fourth of July Weekend
Perhaps we can't go to dinners
and bridge parties, but they
could"
But if they did stay, Binks,
what could we possibly do?"
She breathed more easily. At
least he was taking her seriously
considering this, desperate sug-
gestion.
Talk to each one separately
and notice how they answer, as
well as what they say. They'll
talk about the accident perfectly
naturally with us.
We can ask leading questions
without seeming to and then meet
and analyze what we've found out
and go back and talk with them
more. Oh, Tom, don't you see it's
the only way?
The one who did it is sure to give
himself away by some perfectly UNI
conscious slip. But it needs time
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Sunday. Everything we find or
guess or even imagine weu report
to each other Wen get something,
I know that, Tom. But I promise
this If by, say, after dinner to-
morrow night. we haven't a thing,
not a ghost of an idea, or anything
stronger, you can do whatever you
want-call up Tim Hanahan or go
get him or"
HIM" Tom was contemptuous
of the local policeman's aid.
"Binks, to capture a man like this
you'll need a squad-and then
watch every move you Inake!"
That's for you to take care of.
Whom to call and how to do it.
Whether we locate him or whether
we give it up and call for help,
that's your job, Tonic bring it
of. My jobs to keep them here
and happy and unsuspicious."
And we're both to find out
what we can-if we can"
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homicidal maniac. DO you take
it in now?"
eyes" she answered in a whis-
per.
And you don't want to call the
police and have them all ques-
tioned?"
NO" Again the faintest breath
Of sound. Then, more strongly, as
he paused, perplexed. ut wouldn't
do any good, Tom. That-that sort
Of man would get away. We mustn't
alarm him"
But you know we are doing a
risky-a crazy-thing. That either
Of us-you or I-may be"
"Stop!" She put her hand over
his mouth. II can't hear you say
that, Tom! I know realize-now.
But we must-yait! Today'S Satur-
day. Well find some way to keep
them until Monday morning.
THAT, you see, will give us the
rest Of today and all tomorrow
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changed, but Linda quickly covered
her surprise.
Certainly I'm able, Rosie-though
thank you for trying to save me the
bother. VIII Tim come up here?"
Again Rosie tossed her head, but
she reluctantly was compelled to
pass on the commands of the law.
He will not. ma'am. He says,
will the master be so good IS to
step downstairs at once. and if you
can not come, too, then he viii come
up later.
And already he has made so free
as to use the tillipnone without
asking your permission and has
called DR.. Parson. I heard him
give the number and well know
it mesilf."
Linda rallied first.
Tell Tim We'll be right down,
Rosie" she said almost sharply.
Both of US"
And as the girl heSitated she
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Futile Sacrifice

SOMEWHERE is written a tale
~ about ancient China in which is
described the heroism of slave
who threw his body into breach
in the levee made by the raging
Yangste river.
This action inspired others to do
the same and so the estate of their
mandarin was saved.
Now at a time when the resent
ment of Indiana toward the public
service commission resembles a rag
ing torrent, and so was shown in
the election, Commissioner Harry
K. CuthbertSon seeks to emulate
the slave and sacrifices himself to
save the jobs of the four other
members of the commission.
His resignation, however, if it is
intended to forestall removal of his
brother members, is futile, for, they
tell me, Governor Elect Paul v. Nc
Mutt is adamant in his intention
of creating a new commission.
One of the factors in McNutt's
victory was the pledge he made on
every platform in the state, that
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and SO they simply mustn't go, they
mustn't"
He sat thoughtfully long mo-
ment and then Linda dared press
her advantage.
What else could We do, Tom?'
He nodded slowly.
I see that, all right. It's a
crazy stunt-but it's that or moth
ing"
She cut in eagerly. "Then let's
go right away, Tom, and find
them. I'm ready" She stood
up quickly.
Now wait, Binks. Don't be in
too much Of hurry"
A THOUGH she knew of old
L n that his common sense de-
cisions were slower but also more
thorough than her quicker i'm.
pulses, his caution Infatuated her,
SO highly was she keyed for ac-
ton.
Toni It's Il o'clock. In an
hour"
In an hour they'll be gone for
good, especially if we tumble it.
I want to think how to go about
this. First we must persuade them
to stay, then get together for our
first conference and decide on the
story of what happened to you"
Il tainted"
That's easy" she interrupted,
Not so easy as that. Remember,
one of them knows"
Yes" Their eyes met.
"Binks," said Tom quietly, Il
shouldn't consider this for one mo-
ment."
But you've agreed to it,"
Eyes. But I'm going to make
one condition"
What's that?"
1.-THE agreement is dissolved at
any moment if I think I'm justi-
fed. Think, dearest" as she be-
gan to protest, you haven't real
ly taken in yet what it means.
1T means" Gas he spoke his
words seemed to reach her through
some shell that had not been pene-
trated before sit means that here,
right in our house, there is a killer
"a man without mercy and, posi-
bly,, insane. A homicidal maniac!
And that sort is insane only until
he kills.
Then he's as cool and clever and
as sane, or more so, than most of
US. One of those four men-Pratt,
Shaughnessey, Statlander, De Vos-
is certainly murderer and may be
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN
r INDIA glanced again at the
~ o'clock. After half-past 10-how
the time sped by! Tom was still to
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TIN lODAZ
AMOS PEABODY. elderly cousin Of
LINDA ANERILL. falls to his death from
the SECOND Moor balcony Of the Aycrills
long Island home. Linda reaches him
Just before he dies. in time to hear him
kaan he pushed me-"
Rere are four guests IN the house and
81 become SUSPECTS OF the murder All
arc strong physically. have violent
g5smpers and all have ouarreied with
The four ere. Mr.. sTATLANDER.
mlhqlewestern manager Of the firm TOM
ANE4tIEL works for. MARVIN PRATT
former sutton Of Jinda's: CAPTAIN DE
NOa handsome Belgian representing a
european perfume manufacturer ana
LIAM SHAUGHNESSEY. irish writer and
Linda. realizing her cousin had tried
p teu her he was murdered. Iu.hesl uD
the stairs 70 the balcony. Someone steps
behind her. tries to strange her. and
she falls in a faint.
She reaains consciousness seperal hours
later II Is assumed the death was ac
cideptal and that Linda tainted from
shock. When she finally is able to tell
Tom what happened. Linda insists they
must keen the four guests with them
until they discover which is the muir
dcrar.
There is no evidence on which TO ar
restsanv one Of the four. Tom hesitates,
hnabH agrees
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added, "I'm feeling quite myself
now. thank you. Rosie. And we
won't keep him waiting"
The dismissal was definite and
the girl moved of slowly. She was
not going to hurry for brother-in-
law Tim Hanahan.
T INDIA gasped Toms arm as
much for physical support as
to whisper anxiously to him. tom
do they know?"
1T looks queer. Binks. Phoning
for Parsons
Was Tim here-before?"
mo. Parsons reported the acct
dent. He tried the police station
when he was hunting for Boyle. but
took it for granted it was an acct
dent and, of course, so did Tim
Especially in our house"
Ito Be Continued
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"And compare notes. Often!p
Agreed"

And compare notes. Oftenl"
Agreed"
=
THEY shook hands on it solemn
= ly. And there came a tap
at the door.
Rosie stood on the threshold and
her eyes were troubled.
please sir" she said, "It's Tim
Hanahan. He's very urgent, sir. He
says he must see you at once, sir
and Madame. too, if she's able
which I told him she was not"
Rosie spoke with sudden access
of asperity that suggested her tone
to the young village policeman who
had the misfortune-so far as
authority in that household went
to have married Rosie's sister Tessie,
her predecessor in the AverillS'
service.
There was conscious guilt in the
glances the two conspirators ex-
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN (Contin

ued)
AND what would there be to
~ see? It's only in books that
a murderer leaves cigaret case or
a long blond hair, or something OF
the sort
If a man walks into a. room at
6 am. or thereabouts when every
one ia the house is sleeping, throws
an old man over the rail and goes
back to his room, what earthly
trace could any one ever flnd-un-
less-2"
unless what, Binks?- The police
can at least question them
THE policel The police Of this
village!" She paused to give his
owns imagination time to work. In
the first place could we even con-
vince the police? What possible
proof could we give?
1T happened so early-there were
no witnesses. All the men were in
their rooms-or could say they
were. I thought l was choked-
but Il fell unconscious and might
simply have tainted. You were
swimming in, with your eyes full Of
water, and you thought you saw a
man
And think of those particular
four men-can you imagine one Of
them bearing the idea of being
accused of murder patiently? No
body-nobody from outside-pos-
sibly find out thing from them. "
I'm fact" agreed Tom slowly,
"thsy-the police-would just laugh
at the suggestion of murder and II
thew did investigate in their usual
dumb way they'd be licked before
they started
And then, Tom, it would be
ended! The men would all go as
quickly as they could and we would
never know"
He smiled little wrily and patted
her hand
We'll, Binks, what's up your
sleeye?"
a plan that I know will work,
Remember they have no idea the
murderer has no idea-that I know
it was murder. That's our great
advantage. I came hurrying into
the room and caught him there.
He hid and choked me, but you
have all taken for granted that I
tainted. Isn't it natural THAI 1
think the same thing? So, as it
stands now, there's been an acct
dent. I've come to after pro-
longed fainting spell brought on by
shock.
Il don't remember anything but
a choking sensation before every
thing went black Isn't that the
proper eXpression?"
"Sp you are free to act and the
firsts thing we must do is to make
those men stay here. They must
finish out the weekend just as we
planned it, or as nearly so as pos
sible."
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up to Cairo to consult with the British garrison.
Here she saw the colorful bazars, the pyramids
and the cosmopolitan throngs in the vast hotels.
Even bad fall from runaway camel only made
the brave girl eager for more thriIIA
The daily worker., 1932-10-25

lynch verdcs intensity the
declared:
decision indicates
determined continue the campaign of
motion the Southern bosses in ter
through the legal lynchng of the
that the Court afraid render
The refusal of the Court to
the election is itself decision decision
whole working
Scottsboro victims
working struggle the liberation
intensified multiplied hundred-fold
from ynching What done
has been nothing compared to what must be done
Don't let the Scottsboro boys burn!
their immediate, unconditional released"
L districts and ahiateo
intensity fight meeting of workers thru
will
the adoption of resolution de-
release Mooney These will
California.
press publicity for the
Scotboro- Mooney defense activities.
branches Of League
working organizations Negro
F. them resolutions
demanding the release the Scottsboro
literature the well as
card Supreme Court
Scotsboro
of Court with thunder
the whole hieous system of
imperia oppression persecution the Negro
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ALL OUT! GREET"
GOV. ROOSEVELT
Denounce Program, at
Hotel Astor, Thurs.

NEW YORK.-Governor Roosevelt,
Democratic nominee, will arrive in
New York City Thursday at 8 p. M,
and will be greeted at the Hotel AS
tor, 45th st. and Broadway. The
unemployed workers of this city and
the veterans have particular reason
for giving the proper reception to
this starvation candidate who is
travelling through the country maxi
ing promises to the workers as to
what he will do if he is elected
president.
In the State of New York there are
two and a half million unemployed
and all that the state government
under Roosevelt has done has been
to appropriate So per unemployed
worker over an indefinite time.
Roosevelt's plan of solving unemploy-
ment is by colonizing the workers on
vacant land and furnishing them with
seed and instruments and letting them
croak.
This, he does In face Of the fact
that tens of thosandS of New York
farmers are bankrupt and are being
driven off the farms by their in
ability to pay taxes and interest on
the mortgages.
Hoover appeals for charity relief for
the 16 million unemployed and owen
D. Young, supporter of Roosevelt,
makes similar appeal over the radio.
Roosevelt has come out openly against
the bonus and by remaining quiet
about the murder of the veterans and
babies in Washington on Bloody
Thursday, gives his approval to that.
The workers of New York have
every reason to hate this millionaire
of Wall Street, this Tammany buffer
who promises them prosperity. -Four
years of Roosevelt have taught the
workers what prosperity is.
All out Thursday at p. m. to the
Hotel Astor and give Roosevelt the
greeting that he deserves at the
hands of the workers of New York!