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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-04-05
INDIAN LEGEND
is BORNE OUT
Hull of Ancient Vessel At
Found at Bottom of
Lake Huron
BUILT IN THE YEAR 1878

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.-Old In
dian legends, handed down at the
council fire from father to son. ap-
parently were borne out here. After
a threeday search. in which many
holes We're cut through the 24-incn
ice of Lake Huron. the hull of an
ancient vessel was found on the bot-
tom off Birch island, where aborigi-
nal tales long had maintained lie
Griffon, first sailing boat on the
Great Lakes, would be found.
The little ship was constructed
in the winter of 167S-79 by Rene
Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Sale.
who set sail in it in May of 1919
on the first leg of his famous jour
ney of exploration to the country
of the Illinois.
La Sale himself. however, left
the boat, which was built at the
mouth of Cayuga creek on the Nj
agara river, at Green Bay. Wis.
There, goaded by the thought Of his
debt to his countrymen at Fort
Frontenac, he determined to load
the vessel with furs and send them
back in payment.
Twelve thousand pounds of skins
were put aboard the little ship and
she started back with a crew of FIVE
sailors. the captain and a supercar-
go. La Sale ordered the boat to
stop on the way at Michilimackinac
1t never reached there nor was
heard from again.
Indian legends, however, said the
vessel sank in a storm off Birch is
land In Les Cheneaux group, near
what is now Hessel, Mich.
This winter Mike Onogwin, Chip
pewa Indian, succeeded in interest
ing the chamber of commerce of
Hessel in a search for the boat
despite the fact that a Canadian
commission in 1880 declared a wreck
at Manitoulin island to be the long
missing LIE Chiffon.
AT first 1t was planned to hire a
diver. but because of the expense
and difficulty of diving through the
heavy ice. it was decided to make
the search without one. Oliver
Birge, a life - resident of Les
Cheneaux il :. and the Indian
succeeded in locating an ancient
hull at the approximate legendary
spot.
After the discovery it was decid-
ed to wait for warmer weather so
that a diver may search the hull for
further identifying marks. 1t is
hoped name plate may be found
or that brass cannon may be dis
covered of the type lie Chiffon was
known to have carried.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-04-05
BANK BANDITS
ARE SENTENCED
FOdale and Kent, Robbers of
PENIS Grove Bank, Fined
$1,000 and 14-15 Years
REACH QUICK VERDICT

John Fodale, % year old Detroit
gangster, and Carol Johnson, also
known as Charles Kent, of Canton.
Ohio, Thursday were sentenced to
IA to Is years in State prison and
fined $1,000 each for participation
in the holdup of two PENIS Grove
bank messengers February 2. Ex-
cltement ran high in the court
room throughout the last day of
the trial, with charges and recrim-
nations flying back and forth. The
legal fireworks ended with an emo
tional plea by George H. Williams,
of Detroit, one of Fodale's counsel.
and a charge Of perjury by Frank
M. Lario, of Camden, associate
| counsel Lario asserted that
Thomas Hunt, for 25 years post
moster of PENIS Grove, "deliber-
ately perjured himself" when he
testified that Fodale was in his
rooming house at PENIS Grove on
January % and January %. Sent
encing of the prisoners so quickly
after the trial caused some sur
prise, but met with no objection by
the defense. The prosecutor ex-
planned to the court that Sheriff
Hubert A. Layton wanted to get
the bad men out of Salem county
and into the State penitentiary at
Trenton as soon as possible. The
prisoners were taken to Trenton
Thursday might. Appeals for the
new trial will be filed within the
next week or ten days. F'odale
met his fate with silence and
stony calm when he was called to
the bar of the court. Kent, on the
other hand, was visibly nervous
and Judge Sinnickson made it
clear that he felt sorry for the
man. The case was given to the
jury at 3.45 o'clock. All concern
ed apparently thought a much
longer time would be required for
the verdict, but at 4.45 O'Clock the
jurors came back and Foreman
Charles Sparks. of Lower PENIS
Neck, announced they had agreed.
The PENIS Grove bank was rob-
bed shortly after it opened for bus
mess on the morning of February
2. Four men were said to have |
participated. The $4,000 in bank
notes carried in two satchels had
come into the bank by mail to
meet DUPONT payroll. On a tip
from source which has never
been made public, State troopers
and Camden police closed in the
next day on the Camden rooming
house. They saw Fodale and Kent
through the windows and finally
Fodale came out and lighted a Gig
arctic. This, detectives said, was
a signal. A motor car drew up
containing the Greenbergs. As
Fodale and Kent started to get /
into it the detectives closed in on
them. A search of the house re |
vealed two satchels containing the
money, in new bank notes. Detec- |
tive Benjamin Simon of Camden
testified that Kent offered him a ]
bride of $1,000 for liberty, while he
was taking them to Jail, and that
Fodale raised it to $500. When
Kent pleaded guilty to his part in
the hold-up it was assumed that he
would turn States evidence. But |
though later Sheriff Layton testi-
fed that Kent had named Fodale
as a participant, Kent took the
stand and gave Fodale clean bill
of health, insisting he was not one
of the gang Of four. Kent refused
also to name the other men who
were with him.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-04-05
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cONPERlll
largest in II, = u
side Of viIpip'as.1
MAKING TupD,,

st Johns NJ. |
Church Of sesfo. .s'aif
ference t.0u ub = The Filpar'
ark yesterday NV -.'a'd ! |
to hold the 1935 . ,sas;9
favorable action t ~. III
on the matter j -aa'NgAI
official board Of -. nas't
ward J. Win5er : caa
seaford Trust Con p'sslda |
ed a lay delegate to ~ h.
Conference met !. '4s
years ago, when tss ~
tor, the Rev.Lester Z. F W.
lpst beginning a nin.t /"
mat session being H. u
attended as a fuiIs.s,a, !
Many Improvements a n i
are now under way !.
Church. A new c5yr ;. L
being built, which io.,- =
main building. The Nj,
as vel as the church rn1
ing bricked all aroma y
pleted there will be N
CLufCl and Church p,L.
St.John's Church t,s ~ ~
odist church in tbs n.y.,
and the largest Ne. M.
south Of WiImingto,
one at Salisbury M
lions and improyemsr,,
made at a cost Of FINN !,
$4,000.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-04-05
Forests of Alaska

The principal trees in the forests
of Alaska are composed of approx
mately 70 per cent western hemlock,
20 per cent Sitka spruce, 8 per cent
each of red and Alaska cedar. and
few scattered less important
species.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-04-05
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with the secrelal' IN y
Board B Of Pardon s,+ II / J.,
t be NO meeting Z. # 81 s35,,sssa
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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-04-05
Flashlights S'''' \

one of the pls ss,r ~
in the auto ac' : uIidss,|
h by k, last week w
lights Jig were . s,sl' BE- FL
flashlights we as,.r e.
wa, wanted as noting thu
from + the window
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-04-05
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF APRIL 2ND, 1884

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-04-05
TASKS OF chi
STATE PROBI|
Assembly Must Vote n
Unfinished Work /.
Be Completed
U. S. DROPS PROOF

The remedy for The "a
ing condition caused by 4
pension, last week, in WI
and Throughout the Sae|
large number Of eva mI
entirely up to the DelaEssl
lature, CWA officials sii. /
~ on these projects AMI |
work to hundreds Of mg ]
men who had been enTuIal
ployment under the CEad
of the Federal gover1nz. |
the suspension order DUE 4
hausted funds, the Genez
bly,, CWA officials sad, 4
low other States, that band
voted funds to complete Z |
ished projects. Unless "
lature acts to provide A
sary funds the projects u
way, or partially conpa
remain unfinished and n
aid can be expected fu7 4
tional government. Ohs
warned some time ago d7
ing down of the eva n
have voted funds to bring
completion and also nsf
the promise of Fedora ~
ministrator Harry L. HlA
Washington, of governs
ance. In many instances
convenience will be SUITED
incompleted projects Fl
dition to the setback n
ment. The stopping O
of grading and improVn:
Field, New Castle, stafh
last week, is causing ni-
rassment. Under agrein
the City Council and u'
of Commerce apprOzln', \
900 in CWA funds ves
been expended to impl0n
the field into the citys
nort Dr,e to the In
grading work, the nSlu /.
made more dangerous ! !.
purposes than ever . ID /
Because of this, cOnp1
been forwarded to ths
D COVE Among s
plete projects giving ~ II
worry, is the grading ~ I
site Of the propose, ass
building, 18th anu '.l-.
Wilmington; lns ~ I'll
new P.S. dupont ne .s,...tir
ovating the Aolli !. rtcss
ing of the Boalu y nt: I
pair of warehouse .15 q
Marine Terminal -. r,o,s
projects in the city -
ing extensive ,., "a Vlaa
Candy Park sOu'
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-04-05

roads and linking farms, are in
much worse condition than usual
this Spring.
Montana labor news., 1934-08-30
Puts Mellon
On thu SpOt

has
Andrew w. Mellon on the run.
With $4,000 workers striking against
Melons Aluminium Co. of America for
higher wages, better working condi-
tons and union recognition, the Ma
tional Petroleum Advisory Board,
comes along with a recommendation
that the Department Of Justice prose-
cute MELONS Gulf Refining Co of
Philadelphia for violation of the col
lective bargaining provisions OF the
NRA and the maximum hour provis-
ions of the oil code. The board ad-
mitted its inability to compel the com
pany to arbitrate.
Late in June, 700 employees of the Gulf
Refining Co. struck for higher wages,
reinstatement of fired workers, con-
tinuation of the former system of hir-
ing workers from the list of former
employees, and union recognition. The
company persistently refused to &C
cept the boards peace proposals and
to negotiate with the workers.
Montana labor news., 1934-08-30

the Wagner-P eyser Act to speed re-
employment"
in order to facilitate the placement
of unemployed workers, the United
States Employment Service organized
the National Unemployment Service
to supplement existing State employ
ment offices. Where only Us public
employment offices were operating in
twenty-four States on July 1, 1888,
now more than 1000 exist throughout
the nation.
These National Unemployment
Service offices are closely intergrated
with existing State employment serv-
ices, as well as with each other, re-
CARELESS of State boundary lines. One
Of the most important connecting links
is the system Of intra and interstate
clearance Of job vacancies
by such a system in New York
State, the facilities of the twelve State
Employment Service offices and the
fifty-two National Unemployment
Service offices are as much at the dis
posal of employers in need of work
ers in Pennsylvania as they are to EN-
ployers in the State of New York"
As illustrations of the efficiency of
the system, the statement explained
that the clearance office in New York
State recently had referred appli-
cants for positions to inquiring manu-
facturers in Pennsylvania, the West
Indies, louisiana, etc.
Montana labor news., 1934-08-30
W. B. SANDS
Candidate for
Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court

| condemn excessive salaries of Of
ficers of corporations and conse-
quent reduction of salaries of en-
ployees. | also urge that salaries Of
public officers be fair and consistent
with services required, In that con-
n~ection | assert that the Judges Of the
Supreme Court are now each collect
ing the salary of $6,000.00 provided by
law and an additional salary Of
ST $4,000 for reporting their decisions.
The work of reporting decisions (writ-
ing the headlines is all done by the
Supreme Court Reporter who receives
a salary of 100000. The judges do
nothing to a these additional sal
aries, a total of $500. Additional
salaries are prohibited in definite
language by the state constitution. IF
elected ] will accept no more than the
lawful salary.)
We urge economy in state affairs;
why not commence at the top?
| oppose the attempt to authorize
district judges to comment on the evil
dence at trials as an en~croachment
upon the duties of juries. 1t will tend
to give wealth and influence greater
oGFahNa5Co al jury lEidASs
| also oppose the present practice of
courts in reducing the verdict of juries
as an infringement upon the right Of
trial by jury.
| ~denounce, as fundamentally wrong,
that decision of our state supreme
court hat cancelled the law Of 1888
intended to prevent discrimination in
the price of gasoline. That decision
permitted the millionaire oil companies
to rob Montana gasoline consumers Sc
per gallon on so million gallons. A
total loss of at least $4,000, 100000 for the
years 1888 and 1884.
| condemn that supreme court de-
cision which relieved railroad oil tank
and refrigerator cars completely from
taxation and returned $100,000.00 taxes
heretofore collected.
Vote for w. B. Sands and a more
progressive court.
Paid Political Adv.
Montana labor news., 1934-08-30

Labor Day as a general holiday was
started on its way by the Central La
Dor Council of New York City on May
8, 1882, when the Council adopted
the idea, presented by P. ]. Mcclure,
founder of the Brotherhood of Car
penters, that one day of the year
should be set aside as a special
holiday for working men and women.
The Central Labor Union held the
first Labor Day celebration in the
United States on the first Monday in
September, 1882, after which many
municipal councils passed ordinances
making the first Monday in September
municipal holidays.
Oregon Enacts First Law.
1t was not, however, until 1887 that
the States began to fall in line and
Montana labor news., 1934-08-30
NEWSPAPER CRITICS
OF 7 new DEAL.
AGAIN LOSE Image

CHICAGO-FP)-For the second
successive month the leading newspa-
per critics in Chicago Of the Roosevelt
policies have lost in advertising volume
compared with a year ago while all
the other dailies have again made
gains. The Image loss of the Chi
cago Daily News from July a year ago
was 43,7OO and the Chicago Tribune's
loss was 29,813.
That recovery has not blessed the
daily press of the country, which has
been on the whole hostile to the new
deal, is shown by a 20 percent drop in
advertising Image in July from June
in the daily papers Of 81 leading cities.
Montana labor news., 1934-08-30
Wartime Distribution
OF Workers Is Revived
Officials Under Wagner-P eyser
Act Shift Skilled Labor to AL
Parts of the United States Ac-
cording to the Needs of EN-
ployers.

During the World War the Govern
ment applied an extensive interstate
system for what was called the clear
ance Of labor" so that skilled workers
were shifted from one part of the
United States to another to meet the
needs of both the Government and
private employers.
According to an announcement by
the New York State Employment
Service and the National Re-employ-
ment Service, this labor clearance sys-
TEN is again functioning under the
provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act.
The statement issued by these two
services in New York City said:
Just as Congress organized the
United States Employment Service in
1917 as a wartime measure, SO did it
revitalize the service in 1888 through
Montana labor news., 1934-08-30

pass laws making Labor Day a legal
State holiday.
The first State law was enacted by
Oregon in 1887; the legislature desig-
mated the first Saturday in June as
Labor Day, but in September, 1898,
changed the date to the first Monday
in September. The legislatures of Col
orado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and
New York followed in quick ucces
sion, all of them enacting Labor Day
Laws in 1887. Wyoming was the
.forty-eighth State to come under the
Labor Day influence, the legislature
enacting a Labor Day law in 1923.
Dates When State Labor Day
Laws Were Enacted.
Following is the list Of States, COM
piled from data in the Bureau OF La
Dor Statistics of the United States De-
partment of Labor, recognizing Labor
Day as a holiday, with the date OF the
enactment of the law:
Alabama-Decembe II, 1892.
Alaska-March %, 1913.
Arizona-April %, 1912.
Arkansas-January %, 1908.
California-February %, 1897. I'm
der the original law of California Of
May e, 1893, Labor Day fell on the
first Monday in October.
Colorado-March IS, 1887.
Connecticut-March 20, 1889.
Delaware-February IA, 1898.
District of Columbia-June %, 1894.
Florida-April %, 1898.
Georgie-Octobe 10, 1891.
Hawaii-19O3.
Idaho-March 5, 1909.
Illinois-June II, 1891.
Indiana-March 9, 1891.
Iowa-April S, 1890.
Kansas-March 4, 1891.
Kentucky-March II, 1902.
Louisiana-July 8, 1912. The law
enacted July 7, 1892 affected Parish OF
New Orleans only.
Maine-February 10, 1891.
Maryland-March %, 1910.
Massachusetts-May IL, 1887.
Michigan-May II, 1898.
Minnesota-April Is, 1893.
Mississippi-March 4, 1904,
Missouri-April 9, 1895.
Montana-February 10, 1895.
Nebraska-March %, 1889.
Nevada-March II, 1918.
New Hampshire-March 81, 1891.
New Jersey-April 8, 1887.
New Mexico-March IS, 1915.
New York-May 9, 1887.
North Carolina-January q, 1901.
North Dakota-March 10, 1909.
Ohio-April Is, 1890.
Oklahoma-May %, 1908.
Oregon-Feruary q, 1898. Under
the original law of Oregon Of February
q, 1887, Labor Day fell on the first
Saturday in June.
Pennsy1vania-April Is, 1889. In
Pennsylvania by an act Of May 81
1898, the date of Labor Day was
changed to the first Saturday in Sep
TENDER, but by an act Of June %, 1897
the original date was restored.
Puerto Rico-1902.
Rhode Iisland-May 20, 1898.
South Carolin-Decembe p, 1891
South Dakota-February II, 1907.
Tennessee-March II, 1891.
Texas-February II, 1893.
Utah-February %, 1892,
Vermont-November 20, 1898,
Virginia-February S, 1892.
Washington-February "a, 1891.
West Virginia-February q, 1899.
Wisconsin-April 10, 1898. Labor
Day is set by Governor.
Montana labor news., 1934-08-30

WASHINGTON. - OPP "One OF
the most s~candalous chapters in the
history of American investment bank
ing" wa the floatation of foreign sec
urities in this country, according to
the Senate Banking Committee in its
investigation of stock market and
banking activities.
Montana labor news., 1934-08-30
48 STATES NOW RECOGNIZE /;
LABOR DAY AS HOLIDAY

Oregon Enacted First State Labor Day Law in
1887, With Colorado, Massachusetts,, New Jer-
sey and New York Following in Quick Success
sion-Forty-Eight States, the District of Column
bia, Puerto Rico, and Philippine Islands Now
Have Labor Day Statutes.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
SING SING GETS
EASIER DEATH

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-A new
electrical apparatus to make kill
ing easier has been introduced
into Sing Sings death house.
After 10 years of service, IN
which 1t snuffed out the lives
Of nearly 300 men and one wo'
man, the old generator was torn
out and a new dual electrical
system was installed.
The old juice-provider was used
in the execution of Police Lieut..
Charles Becker for the murder
of Herman RoSenthal. In later
years it played its role in the
electrocution of Mrs. Ruth Sny-
der and her murderous paramouH
Judd Gray.
With the bodies of the three
men executed recently still on
his hands because they have not
been claimed by relatives. Warden
Lewis E. Lawes announced tbs
dates Of three more executions
had been set.
Antonio Posterno Of Oswee0
N. Y, is to go February %, and
Lloyd Price and Benjamin Nal
low Of Brooklyn, will walk the
last mile March /.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
IDA LUPINO, II, TO MARRY JACK LA RUE
Actress Admits Fact
To Friends; Jack
Once In Suit

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 15.-Cupid
is lowering over the film colony
with two new romances which
may culminate in weddings any
minute.
Young Ida Lupino, 17.year-old
English actress who was import
ed to this country to be Alice"
in "Alice in Wonderland" has
confided to friends that she and
Jack La Rue, young screen heavy.
may be married very soon.
About q year ago La Rue was
sued for 100000 alienation Of
affections by n New York janitor
who claimed that he had stolen
his wife'S love.
The other couple consists Of
Mae Clarke and Sidney Blackmer.
Miss Clarke was formerly married
to Lew Brice, vaudeville actor.
Later she was reported engaged
to John Mccormick, screen pro
ducer and former husband Of Col
leen Moore.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
CongressC CommentAppro
Roosevelt's Gold Move

for public uses without 'juSt
compensation.
HELD IN TRUST
"The Federal Reserve banks
hold the gold as trustees for
the membre banks, and for
them it is part Of the invest
ment Of the depositors, rich
and poor alike. To take away
tOw-fifthS Of their property,
Practically One-half, without
just compensation, would be .
blot on the honor Of the conn
try"
Senator Robinson, Of Arkansas
the Democratic floor leader:
"The proposal to fix q mini
mum pertaining to change in the
gold content Of the dollar lin
its to . narrow margin the un-
certainty aS to what may be
done regarding the subject. This
seems desirable from the stand
point Of national recovery.
Seizure by the Government
Of all monetary gold at the
value fixed by law does not
appear to me to be q violation
OF the constitutional provision
fOrbidding the taking of private
property without just cOmpensa-
tiOn. While the subject is not
without difficulty, it would be
fairer to give the public the
benefit Of the profits, as the
President suggests, rather than
permit them to accrue to pri-
vate institutions"
Senator Harrison CD0 Of Mis-
siSSippi:
"The Presidents monetary
policy appeals to me and his
prOgra m should be carried
through Immediately"
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance, $717,210.-
544.32; M. I. R, $4,524,44O.O6:
customs receipts, $10.832,149.79.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
The Weather

District Of Columbia, generally fair
tonight and Tuesday, not much change
in temperature; lowest tonight about
80 degrees; gentle winds mostly north
west and west.
Maryland, mostly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday, probably snow fIurries in west
portion; slightly colder in northeast
portion tonight.
virginia, generally fair tonight and
Tuesday, except possibly snow flurries
in extreme northwest portion; not much
change in temperature.
Local Temperatures