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The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • 16

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Sixteen Joiirnal'Every Evening, Wilmington, Delaware, Friday, March 15, 1935 King Continues Schooling Heads Saarlanders 4 This Is the Last 7T Double Crisis Iii Maryland Treasury Ban 1 1 'S r. A in Which Day Witness Defies Death Threats In Lawyer Quiz Boly Guard Provided After Inventor Tells of Gang Connection of Attorney Former Official Say He Didn't Desert I lis Wife ARDMORE, Pa March 15 (AP). Qiorg'i A. Abercronibie. former exscutlve of two big companies whese mysterious disappearance tlx years ago was f.o-Ivcj when was found cooking dinners tir his second wife, today faces a hearing on charges of desertion and non-cuppcrt.

The former president of the Franklin Wear Company and former vice-president of th Fuller OruAh Ccmpany, was arrested Wednesday evening as he and his second wife, the former Grace Ho4d- r' i 5 Relief May Cease Due To Order Stopping Pay Of All Wages, Obligations 1 i vp a4aV, -s jiw I 4 I lsrw A PHILADELPHIA. March 15 (AP). Detectives revealed today that death threats had been made TO FILE YOUR INCOME TAX REPORTS FOR STATE 6c COUNTY WITH TAX DEPARTMENT Returns are required to be filed undjr State income tax law. by every citizsn or resident of Delaware 21 years of age or over, or minors with in- of more than $1,000.00, fiduciaries, individual or ccr-porae, and those who hold property cf any kind i.i trust. Under the New Castle County law every resident of the county md every minor wi'h an Income of $100 or more must file another return and pay the county tax for relief purposes.

rich Lynd, of Miro-. Ma, were In the midst of dinner preparations. against a witness who Braved the warnings to testify in hearings against eight lawyers cited by the beard oi judges of Common Pleas Court for alleged "unprofessional conduct." City Be hiii di $375,000 Year's Budget! Ordinance Allowing Loan Is 1 Before Council Many Un- expected Demands Met Wilmington will have to negotiate a loan to enable It to meet budget requirements for the remainder of the year ending June 30. An ordinance authorizing the borrowing of a sum not to exceed was given its first and second reading at last night's meeting of City Council, and was referred to the committee of the whole. The Council will meet In committee prior to its meeting next Thursday night to disctuv the financial status of the city.

A motion to refer the ordinance to the finance committee was first offered but on the suggestion of President Hazzard decision to refer it to the entire Council was made. Emergency expenditures which have been made by Council so far during the fiscal year and which had not been anticipated when the present year's budget was made up and the slowing up of tax receipts are forcing the city to borrow funds to meet the remaining budget requirements, said Councilman James B. McManus. chairman of the finance committee following th3 meeting. Mr.

McManus pointed out that one appropriation made by Council and not anticipated when the budget was pajssed was $145,000 to Re The warrant, sworn out by his first wife, Mrs. Mary Abercrombie, charged him with abandoning her and leaving her in difficult financial circumstances aix years As the first wife wa.s reported ready to fly hre lodny to attend tha hearing, Abcrcrornbie denied he had ever "dfferied' hi? wife. "I iust got tired and left." be aid. ANNAPOLIS, March 15 (AP) The State of Maryland today faced a double crisis that caused suspension of treasury disbursements and discontinuance ol relief. A virtual padlock was placed on the treasury.

No salaries were paid. No current obligations were met. The State has no funds and federal relief aid expires at midnight. By that time, the legislature, under a Faderal ultimatum, must have moved to raise its share of the re-1 ef burden, or federal aid will cease altogether. $62 000,000 Budget Bill, "Key" The key, to the situation lay in parage of the $62,252,000 State budget.

The bill hit a snag in the Senate last night and the situation suddenly developed. A high Nazi party member, Philip Willi Jm Jung, is the new Governor-president of the rich Saar Territory recently returned by plebiscite to German control. BUS FARES Thj threats were made, officials caid. against Alwyn D. Lassiter.

graduate engineer and inventor of a television apparatus, who blundered into underworld characters while attempting to obtain financial backing for his invention. In his strange story tord on the stand yesterday at the hearing of Attorney Bernard L. Lemisch his partner, Fred C. Gartner and their associate I. J.

Brad Brodsky, Lassiter related a tale of alleged meetings between Lemisch and men now under indictment as big shot" number racketeers. Attorney For Leonard He said Lemisch was attorney for Tcmmy Leonard, reputed leader of the "69th Street Numbers Gang," fcr whom police have been looking for several weeks. Lassiter said he did not know Leonard was a numbers racketeer The budget jammed up an Understudy Toj 000 bond issue bill to offset the State deficit and provide working capital and prevented consideration Hebron Airport Servant Held in Silver Theft PHILADELPHIA March 15 AP). Monico Itchon, 27, houseman employed by Alexander Dacosta, of Phoenixville, owner of the Del-Mar-Va Airport at Hebron, was arrested yesterday after police said they found a bundle of Dacosta's table silver in Itchon's automobile. Monograms were rubbed off 'some of the knives and forks apparently with sandpaper, police said.

Itchon was held in $2500 bail. He said he had "borrowed" the silver for a party. Two Harbors, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the first shipment of ore, by an ore port memorial. If you go now, you cao enjoy bus service at new rates below xst many poinn with hotwatrr htntt, por- tr. free naffify spri control Savmt to oil parts oi the U.

S. and Canada. Fastt- thru sfrrxic to Richmn'J; also to Pittsburgh and point Wert- CHTC.4GO II1.M NEW YORK MS ANGfXES 41.4 ST. LOCI 1 MIAMI It'-i WA5HtVGTOy S. Telephone 107 WEST 11TH STREET 'De Lawd9 Now In Lead Role 1 if -i until after he went to him to obtain a loan to finance a television Wood Carries Out Last Request of Harrison to Keep "Green Pastures'" Going experiment.

Leonard, he said, named Lemisch as his attorney. C. Brewster Rhoads, special-Bar Association prosecutor against the of a two per cent sales tax to raise relief funds. No fiscal measures can be passed until the budget is passed. The Senate refused to concur with the House in eliminating $55,000 to create a new department in the State Roads Commission.

The budget was hung, Mie bend issue jammed up, relief measures thwarted, the Treasury empty. Gordy Issues Order Comptroller William S. Gordy. announced the Treasury would be forced to cease disbursements because of the legislative traffic Jam. Governor Harry W.

Nice had swallowed his objectiens to a sales tax and urged its passage as a "last resort," but Attorney General Herbert R. O'Conor blamed him for the tangle. The situation developed. O'Conor said, became of Governor Nice's "maneuvering over a few political aTh NEW YORK. March 15 (AP).

Charles Winter Wcod will keep it up." accused lawers, asked why Leonard "il named Lemisch. "Bump Off" Threatened "Because he said Lemisch was his OEAILDACEI Rubberized, Waterproof TappatmflSrao lief Commission, Inc. Another was approximately $80,000 towards the South Wilmington drainage project and about $15,000 for a new fleet of trucks for the Board of Health. Decline In Tax Receipts "Added to this is the sum of about $150,000, the amount by which property tax collections for the present year have fallen behind. This is not the first time that the city has had to resort to banks for loans to meet budget requirements because of a depletion of the current account.

Last year about was borrowed. This loan was repaid out of receipts this year. While members of Council feel that collection of property taxes has fallen considerably below estimates, the collection of mercantile license fees is considerably ahead of last year. Council set up $60,000 as the amount that should be produced this year by this source and to date $57,000 of the amount has been collected by David Hollett, clerk of City Council, whose office is responsible for the collection of the license The total of license fee collections so far this year is about $3,000 in excess of the amount collected by March of last year. That was the last request made cf him by Lawd." and Understudy Wood, te new "Lawd," will carry it out.

Wood carried on last night, as did all the rest of the cast of 'The Green Pastures," although Richard Berry Harrison, who had been the etar of the shew for five years, had died in the morning. Wood will be retained as the Lord as long as the shew runs. Harrison's name still flashed in electric lights at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre last night, his pic New Packard "120" IS HERE 4-DOOR SEDAN S1216 DELIVERED PHONE 6535 For Demonstration jobs in the State Roads Commis sion." Prince Ananda. the 11-year-old king of Siam, will continue his studies in a private school at Lausanne, Switzerland, for luo more years before returning to his native country for his coronation. This announcement was made by a group of Siamese officials after paying homage to the child.

They will consider him their ruler despite the fact he has not been crowned. This picture shows him in royal raiment. attorney and he wanted him to represent him in the business venture." replied the witness. After the session Las-eiter was provided with a guard to conduct him to his home, althougn he said he had no fears for his personal safety. Detectives later disclosed he had received threats he "would be bumped off" if he testified.

The eight lawyers were cued by the beard of judges to how cause why they should not be disciplined for "unprofessional conduct" after a long investigation made by the Philadelphia Bar Association. The cases of State Senitor Samuel Salus, his brother, Herbert, civil service commissioner, and their associate, Albert P. Goldberg, will be taken up next week. Jiigrid Eiiiraii cd To Wed Prince Manufactured By Atlantic Mfg. Co.

FRONT WALNUT STS. Wilmington, Del. Phone 2 6123 Truck Covers ture still stood in the glare outside, the crowd still poured into the auditorium, but it was net the same. It's Silent Back Stage In the dressing room downstairs, where pickaninny cherubs are ac V. F.

W. Preparing For Colonel Kearney's Visit Arransements have been complet- High School Pupils Show Airplane Models Students at Wilmington High Continued From First Page, political circles as of unique importance since the marriage will ed for the visit of Colonel Bernard School have shown their air -mind- customed to gather, was an awed silence. The backstage corridors. serve to bind the royal families of Repaired and Waterproofed I Open Evenings usually abuzz with the excitement Sweden and Denmark even more closely. of the curtain hour, were subdued by the whispers of the actors gathered ia little groups.

It was not easy alter 1.6o7 per Route 122 North Has Been Changed to 202 An important route change resulting in the elimination of United State Route 122 and its renumbering as United States Route 202 run- formances together in 203 cities, but the cast of "The Green Pastures knew what "De Lawd" would want and fhow went on. edness this week by the interest which they have taken in the exhibit of airplanes in the display case in the school lobby this week. The model airplanes show-n there show a degree of craft and skill almost equal to that cf a seasoned mechanic. Clarence Stauffer, sen of Mrs. Margaret Stauffer, of 707 "East Twenty-second street, heads the list with an "exhibition of five models.

A Waco Cabin, Lockheed Electra, Puss Moth, and Fokker D-8 cm prise his contribution. Walter Pierce is next with a Dewitone 33 and Vought Corsair. James Hart has a British S. E. 5-A; Harry McLaughlin a Sop with Wood, sitting in the star's dressing ning between Wilmington.

Paoli, COPENHAGEN, March 15 (AP). The engagement of Princess In-grid, of Sweden, and Prince Fred-erik, of Denmark, was announced In Denmark today at the same time a in Stockholm. A brief statement from the royal palace said: "The king and queen of Denmark have the grnat pleasure to announce the engagement of Crown Prince Frederik to Princess In-grid cf Sweden." Norristown, Doylestown and Lam- room, told how he had visited Har-bertville. is being made. rison on Tuesday and been told: This popular route for motorists "Charlie, they tell me you're doing through Norristown and Doylestown.

all right. Keep it Pa, Lambert ville, Flemington, I Hovered Closer to Him and Mornstown, N. to Suffern, i On the bulletin board was a tele-N. bas been confusing in the gram from Marc Connelly, the play-past because it was over unmarked wright. who is in Culver City, Calif.

W. Kearney, National senior commander-in-chief of the Veterans of of Foreign Wars of the United States', a resident of Glovers-ville. N. here next Friday by the Department of Delaware. Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Colonel' Kearney, escorted by Commander Robert H. Gray, Henry O. Swenson. chief of staff, and other department and post officers, will visit the State Armory here at 3 p. and at 4 o'clock will be extended greetings to the city by Mayor Spcer and city officials.

He will speak over Station WDEL at 5.30 o'clock on National Defense. Colonel Kearney will address a conference of department and pose officers in the Hotel duPont at 7 p. and at 8 o'clock will head the parade from the Hotel duPont to the headquarters of the J. Ferdinand Speer Post. No.

615, Veterans of Foreign Wars. 1303 West Thirteenth street. The Speer Post Drum and Bugle Corps will participate. Commander Gray and Deputy National Chief of Staff Ohman and other officers of the department and auxiliary and posts, will great Colonel Kearney at the post headquarters at 8.15. The program will be conducted King Christian, astride an Irish Camel: and" Jack- Price a Fokker hunter, smilingly acknowledged the county roads for a great part or it reaa thic riicta-rv-.

rrtTrvT-ictc n-m n-nri fKo. I "Let me join wim you muuni- greetings oi nis suojecLs as ne re D-6. These boys have built their models, some of which are capable of short sustained flights, soleiy of their own initiative and ingenuity as a worthy use of leisure time. That the display interests all the new Route 202, from Wilmington i -Eg the loss of as gentle and lovable turned from his morning exercise through Suffern" and then into New land gallant a man as any one of simultaneously with the -official an-England, very easy to follow. Theirs ever win meet." nouncement.

new concrete road built between! And Dodo Green, who hovered nevs vas welcomed by the Flemington and Somerville, part of near Harrison for two and a nail Danish pubijc in general which has this highwav. affords a new. fast Tears as the Angel GabneL repealed jjj anxious to see its crown and DEJEXSEnr TOUn PAYMENTS Which Makes Buying 5 Easy! TKtVs no nd for nyon to bo without mrHy ttylod. now quality oiotho whn wo off or such oxcoptionoi vaiuo and osy forms of poymont. Com at onco ioorn why courrtloM mon and womon oro mking rftotr opporoi hooo-quartors horo.

Opon charqo account for your purchoso it tkos but momtnt. You'll Marvel At the Values In LADIES' SUITS iSA2l and COATS Mm High School pupils is Evident from the small groups congregated around i Luair ijc uau xxA ct prince put an end to his bachelor- short-cut, eliminating the old road the case between classes each day via Wnite House to Morristown. New Jersey has completely mark- ed the route from LambertvUle to year-cia acivx ca.vi-iiiife x-u 'hood sanville, Fla, on January 30. Unfurled From then on. "Gabriel" shouted: i cniunea rv Twdt Flags were unfurled on public and SuSern and Pennsylvania and Del- "6al hQ even i Private buildings, while the Danish aware are expected to complete their Sr, fen capital made plans for celebrating P3rt of the renumbering next the betrothal tonight month.

Inerid and Frederik have known i each ether almost since their child-! with a veterans' rally at 6.30 in the River Project hood and rumors of their betrothal Americans Indicted As frequent in the -w-t have seen nigni Soviet Spies in France fjCtS JH- cl 1 1 11 Iast few monfhs- have been highly cpeer fosc neaaquarters. All veterans and friends of veterans are welcome. Arrangements are being made by Commander Gray, Chief of Staff Swenson and Edward Kopp, department adjutant. Even recently, however, such ru PARIS, March 15 AP). Mr.

and mors met with formal denials. No Mrs. Robert Gordin Switz of East I less than a month ago the Copen i less uidii a moiiLii ago me nr.tia xr lyuutn- SSea otSeT rJr2ns' Propose Jettie, in St. Jones hagn newsier, BerLske TldeSde cay as memoers of an alleged So- Il I Spring woarl Fkion to mk -Y ''-'W'lC. fvcjfx lv mA py wt of utcom.

1 mi.L mi. fmX (( 1 1 1 T-l Magistrate Michel Benon, the ex court circles. COMPLETE Silver Service FOR SIX aminer, sent the cases to the correctional court for trial, expected to begin early in ApriL First Sign of a (SILffi) DOVER. March 15 Special). Lt.

Col. Jchn C. Lee. U. S.

The engagement, lt Is believed, was definitely settled when Ingrid returned from a tour of the Far East, at which time Frederik visited Stockholm. induced in the indictments were District Engineer ana uapu tiv Ugi' Bishop of the Philadelphia govern- Made by a famous Silver Tbe nrosecution is men- oulCK ex u- ---t--fcr. VI i Kill It Faster oer a secret trial for Mr cussed th2 P-cixed improvement in Urges Hearers St- Jonas' River with a group of 7 held that inciud-! To Give Their Best Switz ffhn har Kun K1 f.r i citizens here yesterday in prxson here vt-rday ThTv anri 7 ed State Senators and RePresenta ware Manufacturer. Low price prohibits the use of their name. $4-95 25c DOWN 25c PER WEEK "wvvu -UCVXil It only takes a few A.

K. Tablet to LegLilature in Kent a an a2(, ftf fpftrfinPS the Rt. nlices will r-fhaHiv -f-. lives of the hPfor. th.

thiwfv, xJ: County court room. Rev. Wrarren L. Rogers. D.

bish-: a. k. is your doctor can tell you why. criminal court. Pacing cf a jetty or Jetties at op of OMo said in his sermon at In lt is real cold breaking substance the mouth oi tne jones ixu the Lenten service in Immanuel P.

E. Murderkill Rivers to prevent inter- church, last night. I ference from sand and mud to navi- Rishon Rogers stressed the need Way Cleared for Reed that very few cold remedies contain. Try box it costs but 23c but the speed with which it breaks up a cold will delight you. It's absolutely safe dees not To be Solicitor General Sation xas susss-ted.

The meet- Gf keeping tiie world young and Dover Inc. irvr o5i arrsne-pd bv i iresn. 839 MARKET ST. affect the heart or dull the mind. Double Value 2 PANTS SUITS Very Specially Priced! vlioitjxV, March 15 chamber of Commerce.

The way was cleared today for! After Colonel Lee had explained the appointment of Stanley Reed, the object he introduced Mayor J. RFC general counsel, to a high po- Waiiace Woodford, sition in the ppartment of Justice captain Bishop read the corre-where he would be charged with de- poricience between ths U. S. Engi- Kpd, DRESSES rg JPa 'hS For a Smart Spring in me rvper'K rffice and the Dover jnam- TTvo off urn? Best Supreme Court. ber of Commerce relative to the matter as well as from different cr Attorney General Cummings still refused to say that Reed.

51-year- ganizations and corporations who oid lawyer, would be i would benefit by the improvement uc named to succeed r.m.xi fr- Ptiroc i Bishop Rogers used his text from the Epiphany lesson in which the three wise men visited the baby Jesus, and he followed them in imaginary travels until a day when they again came together and while reminiscimg heard of the crucifixion. The real things of life are those that have mighty little ordinary values, Bishcp Rogers stated. "Wo den't say much about our church, but we carry it in our hearts. It bores us to hear of 'he love a man and his wife may have for each ether, although it may be the greatest thing in tl.eir lives." A principle of life should be 10 give our best to each other, he said. If industry and cr -ital would give their best instead of the worst, there might be another story today, he concluded.

BLUE RIBBON 90 PROOF STRAICHT WHISKEY 90 PROOF STRAICHT WHISKEY Rnt sono R3fLJm.T.r 1 shipper, told of the advantages of A stunning atsorlmant ef ttn is close to the RecorL.trnrtin having the creek deepened so as to PINT poration and a friend of prints, Kaars, "uckt styWs in every popular fashion note. Make your selection et once. AH sizes for misses and women. GIRLS' COATS the administration, said flatly: I 7 DVDOST A special purchase mates these unusual values possible. Sport styles as well as conservative models ail neatly tailored of quality woolens.

And you pay no more. Open an account! QUART 0 fl .35 V2 PINT 39 69 The resignation of Crawford Biggs clears the way for Stanley Reed's appointment as solicitor be to both the St. Jones' and Mur-derkiP Rivers to have the jetries Smart womon avo on all thoir accoisorios at our ttoro. Now millinory, ihoos, handbag, tc, ro aB lurprUingh low prtcod. Satisfy your noodt now Just "Char 90 It." placed there.

Exceptional values Sa Spring styles- just "Charge It," Havii i i ver, told of how Dover could save on lo Have M. Fatnck Farty its coal bm thy cQuld get theirj Delaware Society Meeting Members and their friends of the coal hauled bv boats. The Delaware State Societv of SPECIAL! I Walker's Old English ALE GMJ I on-75 case 9v0n-3yl Democratic League of Delaware will i Captain John Tarburton, Dover, Washington will meet at the Thomas celebrate St. Patrick's Day Monday oyster planter in the Delaware Bay. Circle Club.

1326 Massachusetts ave- mght with a card party at head ue, Washington, Monday night. ri spoke of the advantages it would be 1ST Moa'. TOPCOATS Pay Out of Imomt BoySUITS mt "Chargt If HUM quarters, 610 French street. James Hurlock and Franklin Mettler will be in charge of cards. The shuffle boerd series between Henlin Wallaces Ice Birds and Ellwood Bls-coe's "Fender Busters," will be renewed- Shamrocks will be After the business meeting.

Myrtle Barnes will entertain with music and songs. There will be "Echoes of Our Trip," by members of the club who have returned from Florida where they visited Mrs. Helen W. Jameson, vice-president of the society, who has been wintering in Miami. to have such improvements made.

A survey of the project has already been authorized by the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives. Buggy whips to a total value of $300,000 are still produced annually. -606 r.3arlxct St. One CliQbt Up Corp. 714 rxraG CT.

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