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my life some seventeen years ago:
"'"I think it grand they are Civ.
ing you a hearing and I do hope fol
your sake it will be favorable. You
should be able to progress wonder
fully, though of course, you know il
will be slow work. Do not be over.
ambitious and estimate your
limitations, by that | mean. do be
satisfied with a small income. Money
isn't everything, first comes happi-
ness and freedom. $50"
Before ! go any further / want to
acknowledge a stack Of communica-
tions and to ask the correspondents to
accept this acknowledgement as their
reply. Upton Sinclair, Los Angeles;
Caxton Printers. Caldwell, Idaho; and
Little, Brown g. Co., Boston; all book
publishers. ***Young's Magazine;
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Television News; of New York;
~Bronzeman. Chicago; Broadcast.
Houston; Union. Murfreesboro. Tenn.
and the extra badl copies from the
Advocate, Portland, Oregon; all the
latter being from magazines and news
paper publishers. ***From commerce
ial houses the following communica-
tions ar acknowledged; Cook-Rite
Food Products Co.; Defender Labor
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all Of New York; Aramed Co., of
Providence. R.. l.; Ashton Collier,
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Tenn. ""And many releases from
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National Urban League; Information
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Tom Mooney Congress, Chicago;
And from Lansing, Michigan; bullet
ms from Frank D. Fitzgerald, secre-
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ton lists from the Marsh
all, Inc; and the daily journals from
the Michigan State Senate. $3.50,
that's thatl
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Khufu; Toussaint L'Ouverture; Rob-
ert R. Motion; Nefert; Anthony Over
ton; Alexander S. Pushkin; J.. w.
Quinn; kas Tafari; C. C. Sparkling;
Henry 0. Tanner; Usaphais; VIM. E.
varick; Booker T. Washington; Fran
co.'s Xavier, Col. Charles Young, and
Zaudita, n time Empress of Ethio-
pia.
A very interesting book is added to
my permanent library of racial lit
erature.
Clifford C.. Mitchell. ( ,
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the Lincoln His
tOrical Research
Foundation.
1.-The state In
which Lin
grew to manhood
now becomes the
scene Of the most
thorough S I d
ever made Of his
life and already
boasts the o
complete collection
Of literature on the
Emancipation as yet
-
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'1This
and
That....


a. w1E lEI Z week $50 that I wrote
Of thr p~ ibility 81 obtaining my
early e edom but already friends are
uf-aEnT e ry rescue.
The fne4. tribute that one man
could rzy another came in the form
of a carbon copy of the letter James
a JACK ~. S. Dept. of CONF
Wafhrrt- u. 6. wrote ii my behalf
10 tfz Michigan Parole and Pardon
Ce~sni sorer. the Honorable W. Al
frcd D-ta, Lansing. Mich gan. Lack
Of spae prevents quoting from Mr..
Isekzan' letter IN this column but so
ehst a. editors can read his wonder
fui trit1fs J am sending a copy Of
Sara T. each publication using any of
my ~ We kly releases.
} r. 8icCall. editor Of the new
Drtro1 Tribune. also writes another
veEy sting letter and includes
tbs paragraph:
1851 = sh also 10 state that we
havr written . petition TO the Com
missioner q Pardons and Paroles. at
L@H1nR. asking that he give you your
dr~rAom Mr. Charles Diggs. a mem
Der 81 the Parole Department, plans
10 visit Jackson soon. during which
time h. hopes 10 talk with you."'""
And from Minneapolis. Minnesota,
umr = cheering word from one
whsm ] thOpght had dropped out of
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new STUDY AIMS
TO "PERPETUATE
LINCOLN LORE
Expanded Program An.
nounced by Historical
Foundation.

FORT WAYNE, lND.-The most
comprehensive study of the life and
character Of Abraham Lincoln ever at
tempted has been announced here by
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16

it is pointed out. Employment in
the wheat carrying trade has in
creased, boat owners have been
obliged to employ extra men for
the work and other lines of indus
try have been benefited by the rise
in price and increased activity
among wheat farmers on the up
per Shore, the principal grain
growing counties of eastern Mary
land. More than 5000 bushels of
grain are being unloaded daily at
the elevators and bins of the Port
of Baltimore and a feet of nearly
100 sailing craft and power YES
sells of light draft are engaged in
the trade. A year ago Eastern
Shore wheat growers were receiv-
ing 60 cents a bushel for prime
wheat. This season the price has
ranged from S103 to SLIP. DR..
Insley, the Maryland commission,
has estimated that more than 2000
men are engaged in handling and
shipping wheat from the Eastern
Shore.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
WHEAT FARMERS ARE CHEERED
BY BETTER PRICES FOR GRAIN

One Of the best money-producing
crops of wheat in recent years will
put more than S2,OO0,000 in circu-
lation on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, according to DR.. j.
Knox Insley, the Maryland State
commissioner of labor and sta
tistics. More wheat is being sent
to the Baltimore, Md, market than
for five years, he said. The same
condition that is giving cheer to
the Eastern Shore of Maryland is
giving a like cheer to Delaware.
While figures are not available for
Delaware, a good spirit prevails.
as most growers will sign the Fed
eral Wheat Control acreage plan.
Some farmers are holding on to
their wheat for a better price and
pobably wheat is not moving to
market as rapidly as in Maryland,
but growers sense better times ard
prices. Not only is the wheat in
prime condition but farmers are
receiving nearly twice as much
per bushel as they did year ago,
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
MIDDLETOWN HAS RECORD
Orders $4,000 More Bonds Paid Off
a nd Acts For Better Streets

At the monthly meeting of May
or and Council of the Town of
Middletown, arrangements were
made to retire $4,000 in bonds on
September 1st. Council also con-
tracted to have the standpipe at
the light and water plant painted.
Edward S. Jones appeared before
council in regard to the recently
planted row Of trees along the new
concrete walk south of MiddletoWn
and the care of same Council
agreed to pay for taking care of
the trees inasmuch as they are an
asset to the town. The resurfac-
ing of the streets of the town viii
be completed this month. Council
will also have a number Of new
lights placed in the business sec
tions Of Middletown, making It one
of the best lighted towns on the
Peninsula. Town Treasurer Frank
P. Jones reported $4,000 in the
various town accounts.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
OF
KENT co. UNITE
Retail Merchants of Smyrna,
Dover, Milford and Harring-
ton Form Organization
PLEDGE SUPPORT TO NRA

About a hundred representatives
from Smyrna, Harrington, Milford
and Dover met in the Dover High
School auditorium Wednesday
night and formed an organization
of the various business interest to
carry out the NRA program. Wed
nesday evenings meeting was
continuation of one held last week
by the Chambers of Commerce Of
Dover and Milford. George D.HiIl,
president of Dover Chamber of
Commerce, presided at the meet
ing and after stating the objects
of the organization, a committee
Of three, representing Dover, Mil
ford and Smyrna, was named to
nominate a board of directors for
a permanent organization. The
board that the committee appoint
ed included Karl Dorzback and
Walter t. Massey, Of Dover; j. E.
Wilson, Davis H. Bell and J. E.
DeFord, Smyrna; Thomas Davis,
]. E. Robinson and r. A. Derrick
son, of Milford; Garrett Harring-
ton, Of Harrington; William Will
son, of Frederick; Harry Johnson,
Of Wyoming. This board of direc-
tors elected the following as offic-
ers for Kent county, the name of
the organization to be known as
Retail Merchants of Kent County
President, George D. Hill, Dover:
vice-president, r. A Derrickson,
Milford; secretary, ]. E. Wilson,
Smyrna: treasurer, Walter T. Mas
sey, Dover. Prior to the election
of the directors and officers talks
were made by Chairman Hill, DR..
Charles NJ. Wharton, Mayor Wal
lace Woodford and L. Lee Layton,
all endorsing the Presidents NRA
proposal.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
OF DUAL
HIGHWAY OPEN
Road Wilmington to Smyrna
Longest in U. S. to Trav-
erse Rural Section
SECOND LINK TO DOVER

The last section of the dual
highway, between State road and
Hares Corner, a stretch of two and
one-half miles, was opened Sunday
leaving a clear stretch of dual
highway for thirty-one miles from
the South Wilmington causeway to
Smyrna open for traffic. With the
completion of this stretch it is the
longest dual highway through a
rural section in the United States
State Highway Department engin-
eers now are making plans for the
laying of the dual highway be-
tween Smyrna and Dover,
twelve-mile stretch. Work prob
ably will be carried on in the fall.
winter and spring, and the new
section will probably be opened for
late summer traffic. The proposed
section of dual highway, starting
from this point, will go directly
through the edge of Smyrna, fol-
lowing the route of the present
single DUPONT Highway. In Smyr-
ma there will be two sections of
twenty-foot concrete with a
twelve-foot dirt parking space be-
tween. Below Smyrna the high
way will open into the full dual
highway, with two twenty-foot
concrete roadways with a fifty-foot
grass plot between, in conformance
with the same plan used on the
rest of the dual system. This will
make total of forty-four miles of
double road from the Wilmington
causeway to Dover. It is hoped to
have the dual highway undertak-
ing from Smyrna to Dover includ-
ed under the public works bill of
the National Recovery Act. Plans
and specifications will be submit
ted to the Recovery Administra-
tion in Washington as soon as
completed.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
MILK BOARD TO
MEET AT DOVER
New Commission Will Con-
vene at Capital Tomorrow,
Thursday, to Organize
PRICE BOOST IS SEEN

The commission appointed by
Governor Buck to investigate milk
distribution and fair competition
in this State will meet for organ
ization tomorrow, Thursday, in
Dover. Secretary of the State
Charles H. Grantland has sum
moned the members of the COM
mission for the meeting. The COM
mission is composed of DR.. Ezra
B. Crooks, president of the Con-
sumers' League, and professor of
economics at the University of
Delaware; Richard E. Beckett, of
Dover, sanitary engineer for the
State Board of Health; William L.
Richards, president of the Glover
Dairy Company, distributors, VIII
mington; and Preston Dasher, of
State Road, and George A. Moore,
of Laurel, producers. The commits
sion is to investigate written COM
plants of unfair, unjust and IN
economical trade with a view to
solving the situations that are said
to exist in this State. The com
mission was created by act of the
last General Assembly A chair
man and secretary probably will
be elected at the organization
meeting. Distributors state that
the proposed increase in milk pric-
es as announced Thursday are by
no means definite. The increase is
subject to the APPROVAL of Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace. The price
increases were decided upon by
dairymen of the Philadelphia milk
shed and the Interstate Milk Pro
ducers' Association Wednesday,
subject to Federal APPROVAL The
new scale would make Grace "A"
milk retail at IA cents a quart and
Grade "B" milk at IL cents. This
means an increase of one cent per
quart for each grade The farmer
would get the bulk of the increase,
according to the agreement. Della
ware would come under this action
of the Philadelphia milk shed, local
distributors said Though the milk
situation in neighboring counties
of Pennsylvania is in a turmoil
with strikes threatening in Chester
and Montgomery counties and
Susquehanna county dairymen al
ready on strike, the situation here
is by no means dangerous, local
producers stated.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Lloyd w. Taylor, Formrely of
Salisbury, Md, Dies in Dover

Mrs. Laura A. Taylor, daughter
of the late Beauchamp L. and
Martha a. Gillis, and widow of
Lloyd w. Taylor, both pioneer
merchants Of Salisbury, Nd, died
at the home Of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Lincoln Clayton, 81 North Brad
fords treet, Dover, Thursday morn
ing, aged 81 years. Mrs. Taylor
was a descendant of Captain
Thomas Gillis, first commissioner
appointed to lay out Salisbury, Nd.
in 1882. Mrs. Taylor was also a
direct descendant of Lieutendant
James NJ Gillis, founder of the
Naval Observatory at Washington.
The deceased is survived by a son
Charles E. Taylor. of Baltimore, a
daughter, Mrs. William Lincoln
Clayton, Dover; two brothers, H
w. Gillis, of Salisbury, and Lew
ellyn Beauregard Gillis, of Balti-
more, Md, and one sister, Mrs. An
ME Gordy, of Salisbury. Funeral
services were held Friday at 2.30
O'Clock from the residence of her
son-in-law and daughter. Inter
ment was in Lakeside Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
DAIRYMEN FIGHT FOR DEAL
Group Near ConcordviIle Demands
80 Per Cent of Retail Price

Delaware county farmers up in
Pennsylvania plan to form their
own organization to fight the price
system advocated by the Inter-
state Milk Producers Association
for the five-state Philadelphia milk
shed, which includes Delaware. A
group of dairymen near Concord
vile, Pa, voted Monday night 70
demand payment on a fat basis of
from so to so per cent of milk's
retail price and set August "a for
a mass meeting at Concordville.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
MOVE DOVER PO
INCH BY INCH
Hundreds Watch Moving Of
Old Building To Make Way
For Street Extension
TO BECOME CITY HALL

Work on the old Dover postofhce
preparatory to its removal to a To-
cation just northeast of the pres
ent location where it is to be used
as City Hall, a much needed
municipal building for Dover. The
work of moving the heavy three
story brick building is progressing
most satisfactorily. At the close
of work last week, the building
had ben removed from its founda-
tions about ten or fifteen inches.
Hundreds of persons watch the
moving of the building. It is the
second moving of a brick building
in Dover and because of its weight
which exceeds that Of the old brick
Kent County building, which was
moved last year. much speculation
arises as to the ultimate success
of the undertaking. Some think
that the walls may be damaged
during the transfer. The entire
postofice force continues to work
in the building while the structure
moves along at its snail like pace.
The foundation for the building is
being prepared on the new loca-
ton The State Highway Depart
ment and city officials are prepar-
ing for the Loockerman street ex-
tension, which will begin as sono
as the postoffice is cleared from its
present foundations.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
MISS ANNA F. DRAPER HURT
Severely Cut Yesterday When Auto
Turns Turtle Near Frederick

Mrs. Anna Ford Draper, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ford
Of this town, cashier for the Amer
lean Store, met with an unfortun-
ate accident early last evening
near Frederick. Her daughter.
Roberta, and her niece, Miss La
vinia Ford, of Woodbury., N. J.,
were the other occupants Of the
car. While Mrs. Draper was at
tempting to pass a car, she was
forced off the road by another car
approaching in the opposite direc-
tion. Mrs. Draper's car turned
over three times in the ditch. Mrs.
Draper, who lost consciousness,
suffered severe cuts on her head
Her daughter received fractured
wrist, and Miss Ford escaped with
minor cuts and bruises. The car
was badly damaged. Mrs. Drap-
er is resting comfortably at this
writing, in the Milford Hospital.
She is expected TO be able to re-
turn to her home soon.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
r. r. WRECK is
LAID TO VANDAL
Detectives Find Tampering
With Rails Caused Crash
Fatal to Three
WRECK NEAR SALISBURY

Investigation into the cause of
the wreck of the Cavalier" crack
express on the Delmarva Division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, near
Salisbury, Md, Saturday morning,
has definitely proven that the rails
were maliciously tampered with
and the case has now been turned
over to railroad detectives. Until
Sunday night the detectives had
not been able to find any clues as
to the identity of the person or
persons responsible for the act.
Three persons were killed, W. Os-
car Brown, 53, engineer, of Del
mar, who died in the Peninsula
General Hospital, Salisbury, of in
ternal injuries; E. r. Massey, So,
fireman, also of Delmar, who died
in the same hospital six hours lat
er from scalds from escaping
steam, and an unidentified negro
who was riding blind baggage.
Two other bodies, picked up fol-
lowing the wreck and at first be-
lieved to have ben victims of the
wreck were found to have been in
the baggage car being shipped
north for burial The injured in
cluded William L. Simmons, of
Darby, Pa, mail clerk, who suffer
ed minor bruises and cuts, treated
and discharged; Thomas Donoho,
of Wilmington, news agent, slight
ly injured, treated and discharged.
Samuel Wilson, of Delmar, treated
for minor injuries, and H.C. Hitch
ems. of Wyoming, Del, who suffer
ed cuts and bruises, were also
treated and discharged. Massey
was taken from beneath the boiler
of the locomotive, which was turn
ed over. Brown, passenger engin-
eer for 18 years, was taken from
the wreckage of the locomotive.
Both legs and one arm were brok-
en-, in addition to internal injuries.
The train was made up of eight
cars and was bound from Cape
Charles. Va, to New York, due az
the Union Station at Salisbury at
] % a. m. Two cars were over
turned and all cars were derailed.
Coroner White held no inquests in
the four deaths since "the case of
the deaths was apparent and that
the railroad company and probably
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion would inquire into causes OF
the wreck" The trainmen praised
the passengers for their calmness
in emergency. While one or two
grew hysterical, the others quickly
them The Cavalier
No. 45O-was due to pass through
Philadelphia at COS a. m. The
were transferred to a
relief train which left the scene
several hours after the accident.
Meanwhile a wrecking train had
arrived and had set to work to
clear the tracks.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
PUBLISHERS OF
STATE ORGANIZE
Form a Delaware Printer
Publisher Association
Marshall Townsend, Pres.
TO COMPLY WITH n. r. A.

With ten of the fifteen printing
and publishing concerns of the
State in attendance at Dover Fri
day afternoon, the Delaware Print
er-Publisher Association was or
ganized for the purpose of cooper
ating with the plans of President
Roosevelt in the return of the
country to prosperity. The officers
of the organization elected COM
prise, Colonel T. Marshall Town
send, of the Milford Chronicle,
president; James F. Alice, of the
State Sentinel at Dover, vice-pres-
dent; r. S. Mahaffy, of the New
ark Post, secretary and treasurer
The directors are former Congress
man Robert G. Houston, of the
Sussex Republican, Georgetown;
James H. Hughes, of the Index
Publishing Company, Dover; Har-
ry H. Cleaves, manager of the
Press of Kells. Newark Bylaws
were adopted and a permanent or
ganization perfected. Following a
it was agreed that the
would comply with
the code to be presented by the
National Editorial Association at
its meeting in Chicago on August
II. This code will apply to 10000
printers and publishers in the
United States.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
POSSE HUNT NEGRO SLASHER
Dayidge, a 81 Year COl0red Man,
Sought For Stabbing Policeman

A posse of about 200 persons is
searching a 5OO-acre woodland
tract near Centreville, Md, for
Emil Davidge, 21. colored. Davidge
is charged with stabbing Louis B.
Perkins, a policeman, three times
Monday when Perkins attempted
to arrest him on a petty larceny
charge. Police said that as Perk-
ins fell to the ground Davidge
wrested his pistol away and at
tempted to shoot Perkins, the
safety catch preventing the dis
charge. After fumbling with the
pistol for several minutes, Perkins
said, Davidge fed. Perkins was
slightly on the side, arm
and back.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
'0o'OOO FOR STATE HOSPITAL
innate Of Hervey P. Hall, Smyr-
Sna' Approved by Commission

APPioteu Dy commission
!, The Delaware Survey Commits
I meeting in Dover Monday. ap-
ovsd S336'OOO worth Of improve
ns At the State Hospital at
naurst as revised and submit
Oy Hervey P. Han Of SMYRNA
fustee and DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz
superintendent Of the Hospital
WORK is to include renovating
/ county Hospital, which viii be
a'eo upon opening Of the new
~ Age Welfare Home, Smyrna.
I,i.. \, construction Of buildings and
ons a. the hospital IS includ-
APPROVAL BY the Commission
II lnis project will be recon-
IN oy that body to the Fed
d n ~ commission Of three appointed
pass On Delaware's public works
rs AN II under the NRA. IF Il
~ I'M Is reoeral commission in
] ~ - recommend the projects
korgs slOndl administrator,
w. !. j -sauclife, Of Baltimore,
forks ad ponsioie to the Public
Iston sistfatlon in Wash
u hosn,t hpproval !, Of $4,000 for
hdustriaI Dllioing at the Ferris
y, was .,so Snooi near Whining
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
JUDGE POWELL
IN AUTO CRASH
Former Jurist of Dover Ran
Car Into Abutment Passing
Truck Near MillsbOrO
TWO IN PARTY ARE HURT

One woman was seriously injur
ed and two others suffered bruises
and cuts Wednesday when an
automobile driven by former Judge
Walter A Powell in passing a
truck and trailer struck an abut
ment a mile below Millsboro. Miss
Edna Cariss, of Dover, daughter Of
Dr.. Walter Cariss, Of Philadelphia,
the most seriously injured of the
three women is in Kent General
Hospital with concussion of the
brain. When DR. Cariss, Of Phila-
delphia, was notified between 5 and
6 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
that his sister had suffered what
was feared severe injuries in an
automobile accident one mile south
of Millsboro, he obtained plane
and made the flight to Dover, a
distance of IS miles. Mrs. Powell
suffered a cut about the head and
Miss Myrtle Lloyd, also of Dover,
suffered cuts and bruises about the
body. They were treated at the
hospital also. Judge Powell, while
suffering from the shock of the
crash, has no injuries Judge Pow
ell and his party were returning
from days outing at Ocean City
when in trying to pass large
truck and trailer at a difficult
point of the highway, he lost con-
troll and struck the abutment. The
car was badly damaged. The
Georgetown Legion ambulance was
called and took the injured mem
bers Of the party to the hospital.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-16
STATE HOME LOAN STAFF
Thomas b. Young, State Manager,
Names His Assistants

Thomas B. Young, State man
ager of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation, has announced these
appointments in the Delaware Of
fee of the Corporation: Mayor
Charles E. Klingmeyer, of New
Castle, assistant manager; Nor
wood L. Rearick, President of the
Wilmington Real Estate Board,
chief appraiser; Scott w. Rees, of
New Castle, application clerk for
New Castle county; Jacob w.
Brown, of Wyoming, Del, and G.
Leslie Gooden, of Dover, apprais-
ers for Kent county. The Sussex
and New Castle county appraisers
will be appointed in near future.