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LXI. NO. 234. Full TelPRraph and Cablft Service Tlie Aaaoctalod t'raaa. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1928.

SIXTEEN PAGES. By Mall 00 a yar. Carrier lZo we. UND, GA GGEB IN MARKET ST. SHOP; SCHLEE SEEK ENDURANCE RECORD BANDIT SECURES SEEK NEW ENDURANCE AIR RECORD IN PLANE BUILT AT LOCAL PLANT University Boys Electrify Bed For Frat Initiation, Youth Dies Sheriff Gets "Sore Disappears From When Liquor Cecil Court Room mm plane CONTINUES IN AIR AFTER 55 HOURS 1 SHOT FOR SQUIRREL; MISTAKEN HUNTERS LEAVE HIM IN TREE Zfi 3a William S.

Brwk, left, and Edward F. Bchlee, world fliers, are soaring over San Diego, Cal in an effort to shatter the endurance record established by German aviators last June The two fliers, who recently visited in 'tils ctty, are riding a Bellanea monoplane built at the New Castle factory. They must fly until 2 a. m. tomorrow to establish a new record.

HOLD REPUBLICAN RIFT WAS NIPPED BY HOOVER STAND WORK SAYS SOUTH FAVORING HOOVER AS VOTING NEARS Biff a IGNORES CAPTIVPS WATCH Gives Dixie Shoe Co. Aide Advice Not to Become Crook. INTRUDER BALKED IN OPENING SAFE Manager Alone Had Combination, Assistant Tear fully Assured Him. Sympathetic and regretting the day he became a gangster, a well-dressed, 215-pound hold-up man bound and gagged Theodore Shore, 19 years old clerk In the Dixie Shoe Store. 214 Market street, at 8 this morning, af ter a futile effort to rob the safe 'which contained a large amount of money.

Shore lives at 1322 West street. THEODORE SHORE. The hold-up man was armed with a .45 calibre revolver and threatened to crack the young clerk's head be cause the latter did not tell him the combination to the safe. Young Shore almost on the verge of tears from fright, insisted that the mana rer of the store, Jack Rosenfeld. of Philadelphia, was the only one who knew the combination and that he would net be in the store until about 11.

The hold-up mam then bound Shore, gagged him, made him go In the rear of the store, stole $3 from him and after rummaging about the store in vain for more money, left. Bandit's Good Advice. His parting words were: "Don't get Into this game, boy! It doesn't pay. Continued no page 14 BATTLES LARGE RAT IN G. Sinex Victor in Unpleasant Encounter; Tail 13 Inches Long.

George Sinex, cf 205 Maryland avenue, last night battled with a huge rat in the bathroom of his home, and by holding on desperately to the rodent's tall managed to capture him After a struggle lasting a quarter of an hour. The rat' tall by actual measurement was 13 inches long, which is believed to be a record length. The rat had been making depredations and forays on the Sinex pantry for some weeks, but traps, poison end midnight vigils alike were fruitless in the capture of the rodent. Last night, rubbing his eyes, and un-cresjin? as he went up stairs to bed, Mr. Sinex entered the bathroom.

He was startled and amazed to see a giant rat scampering about the bathroom floor. As Mr, Sinex made a desperate lunge to grab the rodent, it took a hop. skip and jump and landed in the bath tub The three inches cf water in the tub were not to "Mr Rat3 liking and he attempted to climb cut of the unwelcome place. The smooth steep sides of the tub were more than he could negotiate, and he flopped back into the tub. Mr.

Sinex afr a score of maneuvers, finally grabbed the rodent's long, thin, wiry tail. It did'hot pullout as rat tails do according to old fables, but lather made an effective handle by which Mr. Sinex held on until he could swat the ral over the head with a mop handle. SAMUEL S. HERING BURIED.

Funeral services for Samuel S. Kerlng were held at 2 this afternoon from the residence of his brother, George C. Hering, Felton. Interment was In Barratt's Chapel. Mr.

Hering, an attorney-at-law of Wilkes-Barre, formerly of Felton, died of heart disease last Friday, as was abot to address the jury in murder trial. -1 CORNERED ROOM Texas Student Horseplay Turns to Tragedy; Was on Grid Team. (By The Associated Press.) Austin, Oct. 1-Nolte McElroy, 19-year-old University of Texas student and athlete of Houston, Tex was dead today, the victim of a mock Delta Kappa Epsllon fraternity initiation which turned from a bit of student horseplay to tragedy. McElroy died last night a few minutes after being shocked by light wire, connected by a rheostat to two sets of bed springs through which he crawled as part of the traditional fraternity ritual for neophytes.

Two physicians who examined the body declined to say whether frlghc or the electricity Itself caused death. Strength of the electrical charge which entered his body was not determined. Continued on page 13 sihisSred upon his return fromfar west Throngs Hail Nominee Qo-ing From Station to Hotel. WILL SPEAkTtONIGH (By The Associated Press.) Rochester, N. Oct.

1. Laying aside for the time being his standard as Democratic Presidential candidate, Governor Smith came to Rochester to talk state politics today and found the way to his hotel conference room blocked by a huge throng of Roches ter citizens who turned out to welcome Front we time fte arrived at fhe where a large crowd gave him a noisy greeting, until he entered his suite at the Seneca Hotel for a series of conferences with New York party leaders, the governor was the center of a shouting and milling citizenry. Continued on page 2 planbpIbe of carnes' case Former Southern Baptist Treasurer Held in Winnipeg. (By The Associated Press.) Atlanta, Oct. 1.

A new grand jury investigation of the Caxnes case was being mapped out today by Fulton county authorities, on the eve of the meeting of the jury here Tuesday. Meanwhile, Clinton S. Carnes, former treasurer of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board, charged with a shortage of approximately in his accounts, was said to be negotiating by wire with a firm of Atlanta attorneys to defend him. Carnes already has been Indicted on two counts involving an alleged shortage of $150,000. Officers from Atlanta are enroute to Winnipeg to return Carnes for prosecution.

The prisoner is not expected to resist extradition. Carnes' arrest resulted from information furnished Winnipeg police by a former resident of Atlanta, it was learned here today. Identity of the informant, however, has been withheld. DOG'S TAIL IN DOOR MAKES JUDGE LYNN SORE The solemnity and dignity of Municipal Court suffered an affront this morning when the loud and vigorous howl of a dog floated through the judicial chamber and caused sleepy spectators to Jump from their seats and wide awake patrolmen to eye the door suspiciously. Deputy Judge Lynn had Just completed a case and the witnesses were leaving the room when the canine uttered his pleas.

Evidently the dog had been sitting by the door waiting for his master to come from the room when some one departing had opened the door and caught the canine's tail. As soon as the howl was heard Judge Lynn gazed toward the patrolmen's bench and inquired: "Where's Walls?" The dogcatcher was not in the room and consequently missed another addition to his pound residents. HAMIH EG REDS BATTLE (By The Associated Press.) London, Oct. 1. An Exchange telegraph dispatch from Hamburg says that one man was killed and 15 persons seriously injured in a clash between Communists and Republicans last night.

Two hundred persons suffered minor injuries. siqow 'Xbp qsai; EqtuJ paiiAaa Cafeteria. dv. Evidence Taken as Jury Deliberates; Logan Wants it Back, "No (Special fo Every Evening.) Oct. 1 Oeorge Clinton Logan, is real downright mad and on the warpath, hunting for a gallon of whisky, that disappeared mysteriously the latter part of last veek from the Cecil county courtroom, during one of the trials of the numerous violators of the Volstead Act.

The jug of whisky was on display and was offered as evidence before the jury trying the case. After the jury had gone to its room on the third floor to decide on the guilt innocence of the accused, the officer went to the trial table to claim the evidence that he had produced and return it to the county prison to await orders for its disposal, but It Continued on page 13 DEBT CUT IS UP TO IS NATION Speech Is Interpreted as Again Putting Question to America. REFERENCE IS CLEAR (By The Associated Press.) Paris', Oct, 1. A speech by Premier Poincare at Cambrey. where he unveiled a war memorial yesterday, was Interpreted today as again putting the question of a cut in reparations and a cut in the French debt squarely up to the United States.

The Premier reiterated the French policy that any redaction of Ger many' rvvmyiif 43t-n aUls be aocompAn'ed by cor responding cut la the inier-aliied debts to the United States." Washington has always maintained that the questions must remain apart. Poincare Insisted especially that France still considered trie Interde- pendency of reparations and Rhine- land evacuation problems as definitely coreiated to the inter-alUed debt question. His reference to debts was brief, but clear, the Premier saying Continued on page 2 DEL CITIZENS IN Fl Organization's Executive Committee Discusses Its Plans Today. The Delaware Citizens' Association, which completes its first year as an organization today, faces a financial crisis which will probably be met at a meeting of the executive committee In the new headquarters of the associa tion this afternoon at 2.30 in Room. M-207 Delaware Trust Building.

Official of the association explain that there is no money in the treasury inasmuch the dues paid by Its members last year have expired, and that steps must be talren to raise funds to continue its future activities. Wht the organization should do during the coming year and what method of financing Its projects should be adopted are among the two major subjects to be discussed. The association was organized after P. S. du Pont announced that the Service Citizen.

as an organization will no longer function. Delaware's best citizenry was then interested In the problem of carrying on the education work that had hitherto been fostered by the Service Citizens. During the past year, the Delaware Citizens' Association did remarkable work in the way of strengthening the liason between schools and parents. The executive committees consists of E. Goslee, president; vice-presidents, Henry T.

Graham, Walter S. Carpenter, John B. Hutton, Harry L. man; treasurer, Henry Ridgely; right Cannon, secretary, Harry E. Speak-reverend, Philip Sook, Mrs.

A. D. Francis Deh. Janvier, James H. Hughes, Mrs.

Alden B. Richardson, Dr. Frank L. Grier, Miss Laura Richards, Etta J. Wilson, executive secretary.

DEMOCRATS TO HEAR J. MORRIS TONIGHT John J. Morris, local attorney, will address a meeting of the Fifth Representative District Smith-Robinson Club this evening in the old Springer Building on West Fourth street, between Jackson and Van Buren streets. Former Councilman William Duffy, chairman, will preside. William S.

Potter president of the Young Voters' League of Delaware, anl E. Ennals Berl local attorney, will speak before the Seventh Ward Democratic Club at 1307 Scott ttreet, on Wednesday evening. 0 A NTS Mm. CRISIS HEAVY SAFE FOILS BANDITS, HUGE PAL TOTES IT FOR THEM (By The Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 1.

A husky six-foot bandit carried away on his shoulder a small iron safe containing approximately $2,500 from the Level Club, a Masonic organization, early today. Two smaller bandits engineered the holdup, but finding themselves unable to open the safe or locate any money In the manager's desk, they called in the husky bandit who picked up the safe, placed it on his shoulder and walked out of the building, one of the smaller bandits helping to balance it from behind. Pool Defeats Wenninger; Martine Winner Over Wigglesworth. THOMAS WHITE WINS IN CORONER BATTLE The iron grip of the organization continued its hold on Republican poli tics in New Castle county, as a result of making a clean sweep of the nine contests in the G. D.

P. primaries Saturday. Harry w. Wenninger incumbent. was defeated by the organization can didate, Stae Senator Fran JR V-mc of St.

George for th tominatton of county comptroller, while complete returns could not be obtained officially today, the indications were that Pool'i majority would be over 4.500. Continued no page 14. TAKEN AS DRUNK David A. Hammond, Arrested Off Duty After Fence Is Broken. Fireman David A.

Hammond, of 300 South Claymont street, attached to Engine Company No. 2, Bureau of Fire, quartered at Fite Station No. 4, 1200 King street, was arrested by Motorcycle Policeman Webb shortly after 11 last night on a charge cf driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor. Hammond, who is said to have bsen the only person in the car, drove his automobile into an iron fence surrounding the property of the Wilmington and Brandywine cemetery at Twelfth and Madison streets. Although a portion of the fence was much bent, and his car was damaged, Hammond escaped injury.

Webb took Hammond to the police station. Later Assistant Chief cf Fire Bureau Harvey Tazewell suspended Fireman Hammond. In Muncipal Court where Hammond was arraigned oa the charg; ol operating an automobile while uai the influence of liquor, he was granted a continuance requested by his counsel until next Thursday. Due to the case not coming up for action in Municipal Court until Thursday, his hearing befor; the directors' of the Public Safety Dtr partment has been set for a wcit from tomorrow. Hammond was off duty and vrzs net In uniform, fire department officials stated this morning.

Farm-Labor Head For Smith. (By The Associated Press. Dallas, Oct. 1. W.

W. FltzwaU-r, Donham Texas, national president ot the Farm Laboj Union, has volunteered his services as a speaker for Gov ernor Alfred E. Smith. "regular Texas Democratic headquarters here was announced SODead Delaware's traffic toll continues to mount. The death Saturday night in the Bee be Hospital, of Clarence Lowe, 16 years old, of Lewes, brings the toll to the half hundred mark.

Lowe sustained injuries when a car he was operating struck another machine on the dirt road leading into Lewes and the 4u Pont Highway. Three others were seriously injured In the same accident. G. 0. P.

REGULARS WINNER IN NINE COUNTY CONTESTS REMAN AUTO Claim Prompt "Romanil" Note Disavowal Averted Damage to Cause. ERROR FORCED ISSUE By H. M. Lynn. Washtngton.

Herbert Hoover' prompt and all repudiation of the "RomanUt" letUf written by Mrs. Caldwell. Republican National Com-mlttecweman from Virginia, was today believed in Washington to have averted, great damage to the Hoover cause, Since the Republican Presidential nomine himself took cognizance of the letter, personally prepared and gave out vigorously-worded statement expressing his indignation and declaring that neither he nor his party wanted support on the basis of religious prejudice, not much political dynamite Is left In the Republican Commltteewoman's letter appealing for votes for Hoover in order to "save the United States from being Romanized." Continued no page 14 ELECTRIC TRAINS IN SERVICE ON PENNSY With Eastern daylight time in effect again, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company started the trains on "old time" at 2.01 yesterday morning. The first electric train went into operation at 7 in the morning and an hour later another multiple unit train left the local station. The first electrified train left for Philadelphia at 5.25 this mamlng.

The first electric train was operated on the system Thursday. It was reported this morning that the new winter schedule went into effect with no confusion on any of the divisions. For Winterthur milk call Clover Dairy, phone 1540. Adv. (By The Associated Press.) Kansas City, Oct.

1 Fred Henn was hunting hickory nuts. Three unidentified youths were hunting squirrels. Spying a choice collection of nuts tn the top of a tree with thick foliage, Henn ascended. The three boys, with shotguns, came by, and seeing a movement in he tree blazed away four time, flenn fell several feet and lodged in a fork, shot throuarh the shoulder and arm. "We thought you were a the boys explained.

"It's a poor time to Joke," Henn said. Promising to summon aid. the frightened boys left and did not return. OF VOLSTEAD ACT Assails 18th Amendment and G. O.

P. System of Enforcement. SEES NATION WETTER (By The Associated Presi.) Milwaukee, Oct. 1 Striking his first campaign blow at prohibition, Saturday night, Governor Smith contended that the states should be given the right either to modify both the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead act or to keep them in effect witiiln-tnar bordera. As he wound up his Initial stumping tour through the west with a speech la this city, once widely known for Its beer, the Democratic nominee for President called for frank discussion of the prohibition question and assailed present Federal restrictions on the manufacture and sale of liquor and the Republican administration for the way It has been enforcing them.

Then he outlined his program for modification for both the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead law only, however, in states where a majority of the voters gave their approval. He renewed his pledge to guard a gains the return of the saloon, but made no direct reference in his prepared text to the Canadian liquor system as he did last month at his notification In Albany. Continued on page 5 NINETEEN DEAD IS EAST'S AUTO TOLL Another Grade Crossing Accident in Canada Kills Three Persons. (By The Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 1.

Nineteen persons were killed and four critically injured yesterday by six grade crossing automobile accidents in three Eastern states. One such accident in Canada caused three deaths. Three men and three women were killed when their automobile was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad train at Bristol. Pa. The bodies were so badly mangled that identification was delayed.

The machine bore Nevr Jersey registration plates Issued to Robert Boss, of Bayonne. who said he had loaned It to Lester Seidel of Bayonne. He did not know the names of its occupants. Four girls and a man were killed and three girls and a young nnn were so badly injured that two at least are expected to die, when a Long Island Railroad electric train, going 40 miles an hour, ploughed through their automobile at Massa-peqaa, PHILA. SAL00NMEN HAVING THEIR DAY; MAKE COPS PAY UP Philadelphia, Oct 1.

Philadelphia police are now reported to be paying- "protection money" to saloonkeepers. District Attorney John Monaghan was informed today, as he resumed the police extortion investigation, that saloonmen in some parts of the city are making police commanders disgorge money which they had extorted. The saloonkeepers have threatened. Judge Monaghan was told, that unless the police refund, the saloonkeepers will report to Judge Monaghan what has been going on. SMITH REQUESTS FRANK DISCUSSION Hopped Off on Saturday Morning; Must Fly Until 2 a.

m. Tomorrow. HEAVY CRAFT SKIMS WAVES ON TAKE-OFF Weighted Down With Fuel the Start Is "Masterful." (By The Associated Prm.) San Dio, Oct. 1. win: am Brock and Edward Scfce, attmptirs? to break the world's renerd for jus-tained airplane flight, wrre aloft in their 48th hTur at 5.21 a.

m. toar. They took off early Saturday mominr. With le'-s than 13 honM to 'o realize their ambition of brining th air endurance record bk to the United States. Brork arid Bchlee piloted their monoplane alon? the air lines above this city.

The endurance flight will be crowne5 with success if they can remain aloft until 2 a. m. tomorrow momlnar. Brock and Frhle took off in their gasoline gorged plan at 6 49 a. Saturday In the efTort to better the record cf 5 hours.

25 rrAnn, established b7 the German airmen Jonarn Risticz and Wiihelm ZLnmerman last June. To gain official recognition the Continued on pags 2 HUE PLANE BELLANCA PRODUCT OUT FOJT RECORD Originally Constructed for South Pole Flight; Special Motor. BROCK-SCHLEE PILOTS The Eellanca Model monoplane, recently completed at the Beilanca Aircraft Corporation's factory at Castle, and which is being used in an attempt to break the world's record for endurance flying, was finished the factory in time to enter the National Jfon-SW3p Air Races which started from Roosevelt Field. New York, on September 12. The Rose Marie, as the plane has been named, was flown by George Haldeman and Shiry Short in the races and was forced down at Albuquerque, N.

by motor trouble. Continued on page 2 2 MEDIA BANDITS IN ELECTRIC CHAIR Phillips and Parker Die for Murder of rsorman B. Gihson. (By The Associated Press.) Bellefonte. Oct.

1. WUIiam li. Phillips and Jeise G. Parks- ere electrocute Rockview PenitenUary today for the murder cf Norman B. Gibson near Media cn the nisht cf March 23.

Gibson, son cf the deputy prothen-otary cf Delaware county, was shct to death when he resisted the attempt of Phillips and Parker to hold him up and rob him. Phillips went to the chair first and was pronounced dead after two contacts at 7.09. Parker followed soon after, taking the chair at 7.13. Fiie minutes later he was pronounced dead by Dr. C.

J. Newcomb, prison physician. Abasements Toalgbt. Shubert Playhouse "The Trial Mary Pugaa." Aldma "Forgo tten Savoy "The Nigat Watch." Arcadia Strand "Iugh. CJewn, T.vjeb." Garrii Maduvs-.

Queen Hissh. Weather Forecast. (By The Associated Press.) Washington. 0t 1. Waher cast for Delaware: Partiy ci-uy continued cvn'l tonight Tur-day creasing cloudiness ani winder; is erate east win.

Sun rose this rr.orr.ing Sun sets this evemntj 44 Sun rises tomorrow Sua sets tomorrow etemr.j rises this even.a? Length of day, 11 hours, luiuuu: 4 o'clock. HiKht SitunlM- Lowest Saturday 5 a. in. yesterday Noon yesterday 4 ix in. yesterday Highest yesterday it 4 4 il Lowe.it lust night a.

m. today Noon today Tide at Marina Term: -ml. Hifch. A. P.

Data compiled by L. 3.53 3.1 H. Cuat ail Makes Public Keport From Mann, Dixie Campaign Leader. CALLS PRESS A1R (By The Associated Press.) coro mtte'e is highly pdiilstic of Herhsrt Hoover prospects in the usually staunchly Democratic jSoutb, He Issued a statement last night saying that for the first time In years, the Republican Party is actively campaigning in Dixie. A report submitted by Horace A.

Mann, the director of Hoover activities in the southern division, was appended which predicted that Hoover would receive an overwhelming electoral majority in the south, and declared that In some of the southern states the Republican nominee Is in the lead at the present time. Continued no page 14 YOUTH PAROLED ON LIQUOR CARGE Adjudged guilty of a charge of transporting beer by Judge Richards in Court of General" Sessions last week, Victor Tamrnone has been paroled to Parole Officer J. Albert Oliver for eighteen months. After the trial, it was discovered Tamrnone is still within Juvenile Court age, but the authorities of the Juvenile Court gave their consent to the youth being paroled by the higher court. A charge of larceny against Charles Stewart, colored, has been dropped.

James Tully, the prosecuting witness, failed to identify the watch alleged to have been stolen from him. Tully said he was taking refuge in a Lafayette street house from two men who had been following him when he was robbed by a colored man in the house. BILL McGOWAN. B. "Brick" Owens had been his choice of the American League indicator Continued on page 2 OA Vr VJ Bill McGowan Selected As World Series Umpire American League President Selects Local Boy With Owens to Officiate in Diamond Classic; Was Appointed to Majors in 1925.

BY JOSEPH D. M'LAIJGIILIN, Sports Editor, Every Evening. In the spring of 1925, Bill McGowan, product of the Wilmington sand lots was appointed an umpire in the American League by Ban Johnson, then president of tlie junior baseball circuit of the major leagues. It was a great day for McGowan but It was just a big promotion for the local caller of balls and strikes. Thursday when the St Louis Cardinals, champions of the National League go into battle with the New York Yankees, pennant winners of the American League at the Yankee Stadium in New York, McGowan will be one of the quartet of officials to handle the game and it will mean that McGowan will realize his life-long am bition.

Since a lad in short pants McGowan has dreamed of "figuring" in the world series, the classic of the diamond pastime and now only a few days stand between the arbiter and his cherished ambition. Out of Chicago last night came the report from the office of E. 8. president of the League that McGowan, ang with.