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THREE News of Delaware and the Eastern Shore as Told by Our Correspondents WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS. WILMINGTON. DELAWARE. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929 WEATHER DELAYS SEAFORD WOMAN CHESAPEAKE CITY FERRIS INDUSTRIAL BAND PARADES IN NEW CASTLE INDIAN RIVER INLET MAY BE REOPENED Boys Make Good Impression With Appearance an Music; Senior High School Plans for Washington Trip Theatre, in Elkton, on Friday, May 24. The two properties are being forclosed on a Albert C.

Litzenberg has filed in the Elkton court asking for a divorce from Charlotte A. Litzenberg, who is now residing in St. Louis. The Rev. W.

F. Hopkins, who has been returned for his fourth year as pastor of the Holiness Christian Church, at Pleasant Hill, was tendered a reception by his congregation, his wife being presented with a substantial purse. 1 Mrs. Sara A. wife of G.

Alvin Schrader, died last night at her home, near Chesapeake City, after a lingering illness. Deceased was 42 years old and is survived by her husband and four children. Assistant County Treasurer W. Herbert Baker, of Elkton, Is a brother. Her funeral will take placa Saturday afternoon of his aunt, Mrs.

Martha DuFrainoi. Smith was returning home after attending his father's funeral, Columbus Smith, at Laurel, last Friday, and stopped oft here to see his aunt. While there he was taken ill. A trained nurse is in attendance. The annual membership meeting of Gethsemane M.

P. Church, Reliance, was held at the church last night. Trustees, stewards and other officers were elected, also the delegate and alternate to the next M. P. Conference.

Quarterly Conference will be held Monday afternoon, May 20, for the whole charge, Gethsemane, Liberty and Wheatley churches. The conference will be held at Gethsemane Church at 2 o'clock. Miss Blanche Williams, student at Beacom's Business College, Wilmington, who has been ill at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L.

Williams near here, is reported to be improved. Mr. and Mrs. Linwood S. Lloyd and daughters, of Wilmington, were week-end guests of relatives in Blades.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hutchison, of Live Oak, are spending a month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

E. Lloyd, of Blades. Mrs. C. H.

Marvel and Mrs. Martie McCue visited their sister. Mrs. T. V.

Blades, who recently submitted to a serious operation at the Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia. CHARGE YOUNG MOTHER IS Thomas Cappodice, 36 Years Old, Run Over by Trac- tor Hotel and Theatre In Elkton to Be Sold Under Mortgage Special to The Morning News ELKTON, May 1. Thomas Cappodice, 26 years old. of Chesapeake City, was brought to Union Hospital last evening suffering internal injuries received when run over by a tractor. The injured man, who is married, was employed by the Gulf Construction Company at Chesapeake City.

His condition is reported serious. Merton Owens catcher on the Perryville High School baseball team is confined to Union Hospital, suffering with a broken leg, received during a game with the Elkton High School team on the latter's grounds. McDaniel, shortstop for the Elkton team, in sliding into home plate, struck Owens with his spikes with such force as to break the leg below the knee. Herbert Coleman, of Iron Hill, who was separated from his wife, went to the home of her mother, Lavinia Green, with a loaded shotgun and demanded admission. When he finally gained entrance into the house he struck the older woman with the gun, badly injuring her arm.

Deputy Sheriff Short was summoned and arrested Coleman. Judge Sootten imposed a sentence of six months in the House of Correction. William Pepper Constable, attorney, will offer at public sale the New Central Hotel, also the New Central MAN INURED Temporary Gates In Assawo-man Canal Approval Expected From War Office Senator 'Townsend and Congressman Houston -Believe Request Will Be Granted TJie Ne Bureau. 1214-A rational Prta WASHINGTON. D.

May lv Senator John G. Town send. and Representative Robert G. Houston, of Delaware, together with Senator Phillips Lee Goldsborough, of Maryland, called at the office of General Deakyne, assistant chief of army engineers, today, and requested permission of the War Department to construct a temporary gate in the Assawoman Canal to facilitate the reopening ot the ocean in'et into Indian River. While a definite answer was not forthcoming, the department late today informed Senator Townsend that a letter was being drafted In reference to the conference today, and that it would probably grant the request for the construction of the temporary gate.

If the army engineers authorize the Indian River Commission to construct the gate, it will pave the way for the immediate beginning of work of reopening the ocean inlet, which Senator Townsend was informed today was carrying a flow of water six feet Senator Townsend expressed considerable optimism and believed that the authority of engineers would be granted. Following the conference Senator Townsend was in telephone communication with Governor Buck at Dover. confined to hia home with illness for the past week is convalescing. St. Anthony's Association, of which Phillip Sousl is president, is completing plans for the observance of St.

Anthony's Day on June 13. Louis Gionios Band has been secured for the entire day and evening. The festivities will begin early In the morning to be followed by a street parade and then a mass to be said at St. Peter's R. C.

Church. There will be street parades during, the day and a banquet in the western section of the city. In the evening there will be the usual elaborate display of fireworks near the ffgh Bridge. Mr. Sousi is being assisted by a committee composed of Carlos Mar-cozzi.

Pierano Pierantozzi and FranS CoveiH. Announcement has also been made that the association will hold a public dance in the Van Dyke Armory on Thursday evening. May 30. GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL CREATING LABOR BUREAU Special toThe Morning News DOVER, May 1 Governor C. Douglass Buck today signed the bill creating a State Labor Bureau and appropriating 2500 a year toward its maintenance.

The Wilmington City Council is to appropriate a like amount and the federal government will follow its present plan and pay the salary of the director and contribute to certain other expenses. The bill really continues the employment bureau which was established in Wilmington some time ago by City Council and the federal government of which Leroy Kramer the director. The object in making the bureau State-wide is to give employers down State and men seeking employment the benefit of the bureau as well as people in Wilming. from her late home. The Ninth District Farmers Club was1 entertained today at the country home of Mr.

and Mrs. John B. Fas-sett, of the Sylmar section. Harvey Gray and C. C.

Barber, bath of Washington, D. are in Union Hospital suffering from splintered vertebrae received when an automobile in which they were riding, crashed into another machine on the North East-Elkton road. The injured men failed to obtain the name of the driver of the other car. i ARTIST'S WIFE GIVEN DECREE AT RENO RENO, Nev. May 1 (AP The wife cf Carltcn C.

Fowler, New York artist, was granted a divorce from him today on the grounds of failure to support her. Short''? after their marriage in 1926, Fowler sued his wife for damages as the result of an automobile accident, but the court dismissed the action, holding that a husband could not sue his wife for damages. Mrs. Fowler told the court today that she did not ask for alimony be cause Fowler's first wife supported him. Before her marriage to Fowler she was Mrs.

Robert H. ChamJxrlain, of New Haven, Conn. WITH MURDER TODAY SOUTH PARIS, May 1 (AP County Attorney William J. Flanagan declared tonight that Mrs. Anne Merrill Welch, 26-year-old mother, would be charged tomorrow with the murder of Ellhu H.

Turner, aged Hartford farmer, whose charred body was found In the ruins of his barn a week ago. The declaration came on the heels of an earlier statement by the prosecutor that a pathological report of an autopsy on Turner's body had shown that the farmer met death in the fire. INJURED IN FALL Mrs. Annie Perry Meets With Accident In Front of Post-office Kiwanis Club Obtains Fishing Grounds as Camp for Boy Scouts 7 Special to The Morning News SEAFORD, May 1. Mrs.

Annie Perry, one of Seaford's best known women, while at the potsofQce this morning, fell on the sidewalk In front of the office, and 'suffered severe bruises of the face, and possibly other injuries. Mrs. Perry, who is the widow of George Perry, was picked up in a semi-consciou. con dition by the postal employes, and taken to her home, where a physician was summoned. She is reported to be resting as comfortable as can be expected this afternoon.

Daniel Sorden, negro, 70 years old, died last night at his home. For many years he had been sexton of St. Luke's P. E. Church.

Miss Helene Hatfield, daughter of Magistrate and Mrs. Arthur Hatfield, of Blades, gave a party last night at her home on the Blades highway. in honor of her 7th birthday anniversary. Those present were: MaybeEe Hastings, Mabel Joseph. Gertrude Warren, Dorothy Sullivan, Helen Carmine, John Collins, Win-fred Dove, Virgil Magee, James Hastings, Wilson Taylor, Mrs.

Wallace Fleetwood, Mrs. Milton Riggin, Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield, of Blades; Low, Charles Lathbury, Virdie Elliott, Lawrence Elliott, Mr. ana Mrs.

Arthur Hitch, Georgfe Whaley, of Laurel. The Kiwanis Club has obtained the fishing lodge of the late Woodburn Martin, located on the NantlcoKe river, five miles below Seaford, as a camping place this summer for the Seaford Boy Scouts. J. Franklin Gordv, scoutmaster. A committee from the, club, ap- nointed bv President W.

C. Hurley, will put the lodge, which has not been used for several years, in condition for the reception of the Scouts. There is also some talk of providing them with an expert swimming instructor during their stay there. The bull frog season in lower Del aware opened tonight and many Seaford people took advantage of the opening. The frogs, after being caueht.

are cleaned and their legs to citv hotels and restau rants. An expert -frogger can make eood waees at catching frogs. Former Judge w. rt. boj, i Dover, is a guest of his son-m-iaw and daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. George H. Huston. Mrs Annie H. WUliams is spend ing sometime with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. George W. Lawrence, of Wilmington. Alger Smith, 36 years old, employ- ed in a Wilmington steel plant, is very ill with pneumonia at the home from nie 95 It is NOT SURPRISING that bwinessmen are using this new method ST. GEORGE Half of Working Days In Past Two Months Lost, Officials Say First Sturgeon Caught; Bar Trucks Hauling Clay From Main Streets DELAWARE CITY.

May 1. Work on the concrete highway linking St. Georges, near here, -with the State Highway, has been considerably hampered durig the past two months. officials In charge of the project estimating today that as many as half of the working days during this period were wasted by storms. The ground work, which must be com Dieted before the concrete may be laid.

Is still far from finished. Trucks hauling red clay through the streets of St. Georges lor ine Slling operations in the vicinity of the bridge there, are prohibited from using these streets by an order issued today. Caused Nuisance A layer of dust two or three Inches deep collected on the sidewalk, a silent fall of rain was all that was necessary to create a disagreeable condition. The mud was tracked by pedestrians Into stores and residences tnd complaints were heard from all sides.

1 The fill Is being made from the northern end of the St. Georges bridge across the marsh to the termination of a -back road. A total of 1CV0 tons of dirt will be required. Other smaller operations in that vi cinity have been completed. beeinninir to cast their lines for sturgeons In the Delaware River.

Only one, thus far, has been landed! but Michael was rewarded with a strike today. The fish escaped, however, as he was rrSempting to land it In the boat. Catches of shad increased today and many persons from Wilmington and other nearby places, came here in automobolies last night to watch the boats land and to make purchases. The yacht Saunterer, of New York City, bound for its ho port after wintering in Florida wa tied up at Wright's dock last night, proceeding up the Delaware river to the Delaware and Raritan canal this morn-: Captain Edward I- Trett, chaplain of the First Kegiment' of Engineers at Fort duPont. left this morning for New York from where he will sail Saturday for ten weeks of service on an army aiivu.

k- their children will remain at the ps- until The directors of the Delaware City Water Company will hold a business meeting Friday night in the plant office. i The civil action of Lewis Rudnick of Middletown against E. R. Marke of near St. Georges, involving the purchase by Marker of calves from Rudnick, will be heard by Magistrate Benjamin Vinton tomorrow.

Will Decide Chain pionships The Delaware City Juniors, youth ful baseball team, will play a game with the Junior team of the Midal-town high school on Canal field to morrow for the championship of rural New Castle county. The game will start at 3.30 standard time. The New Castle high school team will olay the' varsity team of Delaware City high school at the same hour Friday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Harry F.

of Baltimore, moved to this town this week and win make their home here. Mrs. Heal is an employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Miss Addle Morrow, of Phiiadel phla, who has been 111 for some time In a hospital in that city, has been Drought to the home of her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Morrow, for a peri of recuperation.

Mrs. John Lirbey and her infant i -nter nave been brought to home from the St. Francis Hospital, wiamngton. i nil CMri-UIti AKfc HtllKtU Three more veteran employes of the Maryland Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have been placed on the retied list. They are: Harry E.

King, aged 70 years, of 304 East Front street. Media. Pa, who was bora in New York city on April 29, 1859vand entered the company's service as an apprentice carpenter on November 20, 1873; made a carpenter May 1. 1874; resigned November 30, 1875; re-entered service as a carpenter on October 16, 1879; madea foreman September 2, 1895; master carpenter of Delaware Division March 31, 1907; carpenter on Central Division on September 19, 1909; foreman of carpenters on same division on May 1, 1913. On the consolidation of the Central Division with the Maryland Division, Mr.

King was turned over to the latter division as a foreman of carpenters. He had been employed by the company 5l years and 6 months. Malcolm Gilpin, aged 68 years, of Elkton, was born in Philadelphia on January 6, 1861, and entered the service of the company as a warehouse man in Elkton. January 1886; made freight clerk January 1. 1894, and agent at Elkton July l.

1904. He served 43 years and 4 months. Charles F. Barnes, aged 66 years, of 1337 A street. Northeast, Washington, D.

he was born in Car-coll county, Md, December 1, 1863; he entered service as an engine cleaner April 1, 1885: made firemen June 7. 1887, and engineman April 23, 1892. He had served 44 years and 1 month. i There doesn't fcem to be much' trouble meeting expenses one meets them everywhere. Wall Street Jour-pal, ROAD The increased appropriation will also enable the bureau to send men out to seek employment? for those who apply for work.

LOCOMOTIVE FIREMAN HIT BY PASSING CAR James Clague, 35 years old, of 448 Magnolia avenue Elizabeth, N. narrowly escaped death last night when struck on the head by a freight car in the Wilsmere yard of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Clague who is employed as a fireman by the Central Railway of New Jersey, was riding in the cab of an engine passing through the yard when he put his head out the window and was struck by the passing freight car. He was taken to the Delaware Hohpital and treated for a laceration of-the scalp. Although his codition Is not regarded as serious, he is being held at the hospital for observation.

'Take it Special to The Morning New NEW CASTLE, May 1 The Ferris Industrial Cadet Band of Which Lieutenant A. W. Arthurs Is band master, held a street parade here this evening beginning their program with the stirring tune "Hail, Hail, the Gangs' All Here." The boys pa raded over the principal streets In behalf of the show Always In Trouble." a comedy which was presented hi the Opera House this evening, by the members of the St. Georges M. E.

Church. The boys furnished the musical numbers between the acts. While this was the third presentation of the comedy It was well received here. Jacob H. Speicher, is unopposed In New Castle foj- membership on the Board of Education.

He has served on the board for several years and Is a candidate for reelection to succeed himself and is the only person to file. The election will take place from 2 until 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the High School building when othei members of the Board of Education will act as election officers. The members of the senior class the New Castle high school have completed plans for their trip to Washington, D. next week. The.

trip which has been looked forward to by the members of the class and worked for for the. past year will begin next Thursday morning when the group, accompanied by Miss C. Louise Jackson will go to Washington to spend Friday and Saturday. Many interesting sight seeing trips have been planned for the week-end which will include of course a trip to Annapolis Naval Academy. in the city of Washington the group will visit all the important points of interest and will also go to Arlington National cemetery.

The Aid Society' of the First Baptist Church met in monthly business and social session ai me church this afternooni when plans were made for a soup sale to be held in the church on Wednesday morn ing, May 8, at 10 o'clock- The com- mit.tM In charee comprises oars. nharles Leib, Mrs. George F. Hanson, Mrs. Alfred Gooden, Mrs.

B. Lancaster. and Mrs. Georee Thomas Hewlett. The society discussed plans for painting the exterior of the church said a committee composed oi juts.

Harry J. Cable and Mrs. Charles II-Leib will ask bids on the work and report back at the next meeting which will be held at home of Mrs. Simon Cheney the Wednes day afternoon in June. Mrs.

Cheney be assisted by Mrs. Aiired Gooden, Mrs. Walter Sibley and Mrs, S. H. Hewitt The Ladies' Auxiliary of Friendsnip Lodge, Ancient Order united or se will hold a Dase saie in uie store of Lewis Thompson on Satur day morning.

J. Rogers Holcomb, of Walnut Hill, has returned from a business trip to North Carolina. He spent last Sunday afternoon with former Coun oilman George F. Kern at Ashville, North Carolina. Kern who has been ill, is spending several months in the south.

The degree team of Lafayette Lodge, No. 2, Knights of Pythias, will confer the rank of knight on a class of candidates for Adelphia Lodge on Friday night. A delegation of members from Wilmington and New Jer sey lodges will be present. The Order of Red Men will be re established in this city within the next few weeks, if plans outlined by the Great Chiefs of the order for Delaware mature. Members of Seminole Tribe which was disbanded sev eral years ago have signified their intentions of reviving the tribe About 25 old and new members are expected to be among the charter members.

The monshly meeting of Hare's Comer Farmers Club was held at the Masonic Home on Lancaster Pike this evening. Following the business session, a literary and musical pro gram was presented. National Music Week will be observed here next week by the New Castle Century Club with an interest ing program to be presented in the club room on Tuesday evening. The program which Is under the direction of Mrs. G.

A. Pedrick win Include chorus singing led by Mrs. Pedrick; paper written by Mrs. Emmett Hitchens, State chairman of music. to be read by a member of the club; solos by James T.

Challenger, and spirituals by a colored quartet led by Professor James M. Ctoulboume, of the Buttonwood school. Mrs. Newlin T. Booth, president, has announced that the regular monthly business session of the dub will be held Tuesday evening prior to the music week program.

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