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ICEBERGs FARTHEsT SOUTH.
Four Sighted by the Amerika on tht
New Transatlantic Route.

LIVERPOOL, May 1.-THE Cunard line
has received a wireless message from the
Hamburg-American line steamship Amer
ika stating that she sighted four icebergs
Thursday approximately 130 miles south
and $50 miles west Of the scene Of the
Titanic disaster.
The Amerika is following the new south
erly route. It is believed that this Is
farther south than icebergs have ever
drifted
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NORFOLK FIRE LOSS, $125, 900.
Main Foundry Of r. W. Whitehurst
COMPANY Burned,

NORFOLK, Va, May 11.-FiEe of un-
known origin today completely destroyed
the main foundry building of the R. W.
Whitehurst Company. with heavy loss
also to manufactured goods on hand
ready for shipment The total loss is
$125. 200. partly covered by insurance.
The fire was a very threatening one
and menaced valuable adjoining property.
once.
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Demonstrates in Hydro-Aeroplane.

YOKOHAMA, May 11.-W. B. Atwater
Of New York today gave a demonstration
In q hydro-aeroplane before a large
gathering OF naval officers and many
other prominent persons, including
Charles Page Byran.- American ambassa-
dor To Japan, and the Japanese minister
OF marine, Vice Admiral Baron Minoru
6aito. The flights were very successful.
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OLYMPIC GAME DECIDED.
Lawn Tennis Match, First Event,
Won by France.

STOCKHOLM; Sweden. May 1.-THE
first event in this years Olympic games
was decided today when Andre H. Colbert
and Max Germon. representing France,
won the final of the mems doubles in the
lawn tennis matches, beating Hetterwall
and Ksmpe. the Swedish players, by Ga.
12-1A. g. A.
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Leave Ammunition Behind.
PRESIDENT TAFT
RECEIVES CALERO
AS AMBASSADOR

Senior Manuel calero, formerly minister
of foreign affairs of Mexico, was formally
received by President Taft yesterday aft
ernoon in his new capacity as Mexican
ambassador to the United States. Be
cause OF the critical situation in Mexico
as result Of the Revolutionary moves
ments. more than ordinary interest at
taches to the addresses exchanged on this
occasion.
In presenting his letters Of credence.
Ambassador Calero said:
During my tenure of the Office of
secretary of foreign relations in my coun-
try l had occasion to appreciate the
high sense of justice which animates
the government of the United States of
America in its diplomatic relations with
the Mexican government, and, leaning on
this precedent, I unhesitatingly believe
that my mission will be easy and pleas
ing In the extreme. since it will con-
sist In maintaining and strengthening,
IL that were possible. the outstanding
and cordial relations that hold our two
gre. countries in sincere ties Of tnterna-
tional friendship.
Reasons for Close Ties.
"Propinquity is not the prime factor in
our relations Inc CeaSeleSS interchange
of products. SO brisk that Mexico finds
it's best market in the United States. and
the large investments of American capi-
tai in various Mexican industries are
surely reasons why both peoples should
feel themselves bound by ties that moth
ing could rend asunder.
There is more. however. Of a loftier
and nobler character. I have reference
to the influence welded by the United
States in the field OF ideas. especially
political ideas. on the development OF the
public law Of the Mexican people. The
difference Of languages has not hindered
the Mexican student and statesman from
drinking at the abundant founts OF
American legal writings.
with this combination OF elements,
Mexico and the United States will know
more and more how better to understand
each other. The Mexican people, who
are now learning at the cost Of bitter
experience how costly and difficult 1t Is
to bring about the free operation Of
democratic institutions. possess the
necessary elements to achieve that su-
preme purpose, because they are noble,
intelligent and Industrious and love their
independence and freedom above all
things. They win emerge from the
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Belmont, N. Y, Shops Burned.

HORNELL4 N. Y, May 11-Fire to-
day destroyed Clark Brothers machine
shops at Belmont. Allegany county.
entailing loss estimated at 5000, 900.
The factory. which employed 800 men.
was the leading manufacturing plant
In the village
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To Meet in Indianapolis.

ST. LOUIS. May 1.-THE executive
committee Of the National Conserva-
lion Congress has decided to hold the
annual convention in Indianapolis
October 1 to 4. The committee was in
session here today arranging pro-
gram for the convention
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BARS CLARK "S1|CKERS"
Post Office Department Thinks
They Too Closely Re-
sembIe Stamps.

Small stickefs issued by the Champ
Clark headquarters that is conducting
his campaign for the democratic presi-
ly the design, color and shape Of the
two-cent postage stamp that a ruling
of the Postmaster General, it was said
at the city post Office today, makes it
illegal for them to be put on any mail
matter. A picture of the Speaker is
in the center of the sticker. Above the
picture is For President" and below
Champ Clark"
An order Of July, 1911. prohibits the
sticking Of any stamp, except legal post
age stamps, on the address side of an
envelope, and says concerning stamps on
tie reverse side: Stamps may be affixed
to the reverse side of domestic mali mat
ter, provided they do not in form and de-
sign resemble lawful postage stamps and
do not bear numerals"
Thinks Mistakes Likely.
Assistant City Postmaster Robinson
said today that the Clark stickers bear
so close a resemblance to the lawful
stamp that during the rush hours they
would easily be mistaken and passed as
such.
1t was explained at the Clark head
quarters that the stamps were intended
to be pasted on the back of letters, the
assumption being that such would be
legal. The officials were not prepared
to discuss the statement that the Post
Office Department would not sanction
of letters transmitted through the
mails.
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SPRINGFIELD. Ohio, May 1.-THE
Rev. Winton Hobson of Newton was
killed here yesterday when the automo-
bile being driven by his son turned over
an embankment- The son, who was
buried beneath the machine. escaped with
slight injuries.
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Louisville Turf Writer Dead.

LOUISVILLE, KY. May 11.-William
w. Douglas, for twenty years sporting
editor Of the Courier-Journal and
widely known as turf writer died
here today aged forty-two years.
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FEAR COAL TRADE CRISIS
Trouble in England Over New
ly Enacted Minimum
Wage Act.

LONDON, May 1.-THE recently enact
ed minimum wage act for miners already
has broken down, and the country is
threatened with another great crisis in
the coal trade. AS before, South Wales
is the storm center, the colliery laborers
there objecting to the decision Of Lord
st. Aldewyn, chairman Of the local
wages board, which gives less than the
five shillings day that the men expected
to obtain under the new act.
At conference today. at Cardiff, Of the
South Wales Miners Federation, it was
decided not to participate further in the
work of the districts wages board until
the whole situation has been reviewed.
A national conference has been called to
meet in London next week.
Stanton Heads Revolt.
c. B. Stanton, the socialist leader who
took such prominent part in the recent
strike. again heads the revolt and indi-
cations point either to the extremists
causing a stampede in favor Of the re-
pudiation Of the minimum wage act or of
definite split in the ranks of the Ma
tional Miners Federation.
Stanton threatens to bring out all the
transport workers in support of the min
ers II 1t comes to strike.
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Nearly All Chicago Convention
Delegates Will Be Chosen.
MORE THAN 700 ELECTED
Claimed for Taft, 483; Roosevelt,
319; Conceded, 143 and 237.
THE CONTESTS NUMBER 1874
Republican National Committee Will
Meet June to Pass on Conflict
ing Claims to Delegates.

The makeup Of the republican national
convention. so far as the original selec-
tion OF delegates can determine it, will
be practically settled within week. In
cluding eight to be chosen today at dis
trict conventions in Texas and Arizona,
over 300 delegates are to be selected in
the eight days ending next Saturday.
About 100 will then remain to be chosen.
including forty-eight from Ohio and
twenty-four from New Jersey.
The republican national committee will
meet June and will take up at that
time contests involving the seats of at
least 164 delegates. 1t is not unlikely
that additional contest cases will be an
nounced by the time the committee be-
gins work.
More Than 700 Chosen.
Up TO this morning 1856 of the 1,O7s dele
gates to Chicago had been chosen, ac-
cording to Roosevelt estimates; while the
Taft forces record twenty less. The diff
ferences arise over Maryland, where the
Taft managers declare the control of six
teen delegates will not be cleared until
the state convention next Tuesday, and
Kansas, where the Roosevelt records
show fourteen have been chosen. and the
Taft records ten.
Representative Mckinley, head of the
Taft campaign, claimed 4S3 delegates for
the President, and conceded 237 to Col.
Roosevelt. Senator Dixon. manager of
the Roosevelt committee, claimed 80 for
Roosevelt and conceded 143 to Taft
The Roosevelt managers contend that
ia delegates are uninstructed, including
eighty-eight from New York. and that
164 are contested. Both campaign COM
mittees, in their tables. give Senator La
Follette thirty-six delegates and Senator
Cummins ten.
Preparing for the Contests.
Preparations for the two-week battle at
Chicago, over the seating of contested
delegations. are being completed rapidly
by the attorneys for both factions.
While but few contests have been
hled thus far with the national commit
tee, the managers and their attorneys
will be ready with all OF the cases by
May %. the date on which the papers
must be before the committee.
The delegations instructed for Taft
whose seats will Be contested, according
to the latest statement from Senator
Dixon, are as follows: es:zs
Alabama. 20; Arkansas, 8: District Of
Columbia, 2: Florida, II; Georgia, D.;
Indiana, II; Kentucky. 16: Louisiana, 90;
Michigan. 8: Missouri. 2; South Carolina.
4; Tennessee, II: Virginia. -
The 200 delegates to be selected In the
coming week include 26 in Texas, rs in
California, "A in Minnesota, ii in Wash
ington. - in North Carolina, Is i'm West
virginia, and scattering delegations in
many other states
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enormous effect this will have in reducing
the size Of the fly population ultimately
to be developed here this season practical
ly is incalculable, they state.
DR.. Murray, supervisor of the campaign,
estimates that, on a conservative basis
100000 descendants will spring from one
female fly between now and the end OF
the season. On the assumption that half
of the 20,Q00 insects destroyed by Bur-
dette and Steiner are females. the num-
Der of flies prevented from coming into
existence, as a result of their slaughter,
DR.. Murray estimates, approximates one
hundred billion.
Much Expected From Campaign.
With the activity Of Burdette and Stein
er already assuring Washingtonians Of
being annoyed by fewer flier by millions
this summer than otherwise would have
been the case, health officials say that the
five-month campaign. begun In time to
strike a deadly blow at the fly when he
contends against unfavorable conditions
for existence at the beginning Of spring,
will make the National Capital freer of
the pest by fall than 1t ever has been and
that the beneficial results undoubtedly
will extend over into next season.
A large number of contributions have
been received from children who are
anxious to win prizes offered in the anti
fiy essay contest, which closes Wednes-
day, May 10. and indications are that
the competition in this contest will be
close. The essays will be turned over
next Thursday to a committee Of judges.
consisting Of DIR. William G. woodward.
health ofiicer; Alexander T. Stuart, di-
rector OF intermediate instruction In the
public schools. and John G: McGrath.
sociation. 1t is likely that names OF
the winners in this contest will be an
nounced by the latter part Of next week.
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Members Who Will Place Wreaths.

Graves of dead members of the depart
ment will be decorated by the following:
Capt. j. T. Rossiter, White Marsh: Mrs.
M. T. Wiles. Alexandria; Private S. O..
Bassford, Oak Hill cemetery; Private J.
Sullivan, Holy Rood cemetery: Mrs. M. A.
oliver, Andrew Chapel: Assistant Driver
r. E. Harrison. Arlington; Driver r. j.
Holmes, Harmony, and A. Savoy, Wood
lawn.
Chief Wagner has given instructions for
the oral tributes to be carried to the
cemeteries in the supply wagons of the
department Priyates j. nj. Davis and
Purcell will be in charge of supply wagon
No. 1; Privates r. B. Wright and w. P.
Lunsford will be in charge of supply
wagon No. 2. and Driver Dwyer and AS
sistant Driver Bentley in charge of sup
ply wagon No. 3. The wagons will start
from the District building for the ceme-
terieS.
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HONOR TO DEAD F|REMEN
Wreaths Will Be Placed on
Eighty-Eight Graves Wed.
nesday, May Is.

Wednesday, May 10, was today designat-
ed by Fire Chief Frank Wagner as the
sixth annual memorial day of the District
of Columbia fire department. Eighty-eight
wreaths will be placed on the graves of
dead members of the department, an in
crease of seven over the number last
year. The increase is due to the deaths
Of Capt. T. J. Brown, Driver L. Beall and
Private M. A. Downes, and the following
retired members: ]. II. Oliver, ]. Gaghan
and F. P. Jacobs. One grave was located
during the year.
Chief Wagner will place wreaths on the
graves of former Chiefs Belt and Cronin
in GlenWood and Mount Olivet cemeteries,
respectively The memorial day custom
was inaugurated six years ago by Chief
Belt.
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WEATHER

Showers, probably thunder
storms tonight and Sunday; cool
er Sunday afternoon or night.
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Milford chronicle., 1912-04-05
OAKLEY.

Misses Nora Banning and Millie Lloyd
ertarfsined FlS5SI their gentlemen friends
from Houston Sunday evening
Mrs. J. F. Hobson and mrs -. =. -
Isaacs. of Milford, visited their sister,
ISrs'1l Mrs Henry en- Short, Monday afternoon
"iii Mrs. . Harry B. Townsend; ;SfoE Of Pits IT'S
5or 9eyeu2 I2bere re- she taught for the past two
year years, and all were glad. glad to Tsbb See her; were
Edward and Charles WeDD "0io
Greenwood visitors Saturday. d.
'FT5slWOU me Young people gave Clarence Rus, Rus,
sell "s an oId7fashioned serenade, viii: which n
the tSev ali ali enjoyed very much. After After II II
was ali over they helped themselves u
apples and cigars. ..+;o;ro for
The young people are are PIbi;cbI'i~fI P,l,b;cb Will be be
held he at Oakley N. P, Church 3il1t Sunday 3,
evening ever April 7th. Silver offering a. a.
f5p fbe door. Come one, come all, and helE
the good cause along.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-05
HARBESON.

The farmers seem to be taking ac-
vantage of this fine weather.
The Beaver Dam M. P. Sunday School
has adopted the Cross and Crown sys-
TEN. There will be an Easter enter
tainment at Beaver Dam Church next
Sunday evening. All are cordially IN
vited.
Roy King visited John S. Veasey last
Sunday,
Miss Elsie Davidson was the guest OF
Miss Micha Davidson last Sunday.
Charles r. Davidson is erecting a new
dwelling house on his farm near here.
George Mcgee and wife visited A. H.
Mcgee last Sunday.
Harry Joseph and family, OF near
Lewes. visited Charles A. Davidson ana
family last Sunday.
S. A. Jarvis has sold his farm, situated
near Beaver Dam Church, on the road
leading from HarbesOn to Milton, now
occupied by Eliza Walls, to Reilly kOg'
ers. Price, S2SOO.
Miss Matte Trice, who has beer
boarding with Houston Dodd while
Teaching the Harbeson school, has beer
entertaining her mother Mrs. Irlce
from fredericksburg, Md.
EASTER LILY.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-05
TEN PACKERS NOT GUILTY
Jury Frees Men Accused Of Violating
Sherman Antitrust Law.

Sherman Antitrust Law.
"Not guilty." was the verdict tie
jury returned in the trial of the ten
Chicago packers accused by the gov
ernment OF violation Of the Grim nal
sections of the Sherman antitrust
act.
The verdict was returned before
United States Judge Carpenter, after
the jury had delibera,ed over nineteen
hours.
The ten defendants accused by the
government and acquitted are:
Swift group: Louis F. Swift, pres
dent of Swift & Co.. Edward F. Swift
vice president of Swift & Co.; Charles
H. Swift, director of Swift & Co.
Francis A. Fowler, manager dressed
beef department Swift & Co.
Armour group: ]. Ogden Armour
president Armour & Co.; Arthu
Meeker, director and general manage
Armour & Co.; Thomas J. Connors
director and general superintendent
Armour & Co.
Morris group: Edward Morris, pres
ident Morris & Co.; Louis H. Heyman
manager beef department. Morris 4
Co.; Edwin Tilden. president Of tn
National Packing company
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Tease OF soro Throea ToHsiLlA- cures sole @ aoe.n
2sn. and SOC. HOspiiaI size si.oo. Az DIuraists:
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RAIL WAYS REFUSE
TO RAISE WAGES
RajsCf Demands Presented BY
the Engineers,
EASTERN LINES AFFECTED
Requested Increase Amounts to ST.
s5s,792 Annually or over 10 Per
Cent.

s5s,792 Annually or Over 10 Per
Cent.
The reply of the eastern railroads
a the demands of the locomotive en-
gineers for a general increase IN
wages. which was handed to the con
lsrence committee of the engineers
L. the committee OF twelve railroad
,5anagers in New York, was a denial
IF the demands.
Figures we're given to show that
Standardization OF the wages On all
fhe roads, which was demanded by
the engineers, was impracticable, ana
II was stated that these demands, Il
they could be granted, would be iol-
lowed by demands by the other rail-
road employees, which if granted would
he disastrous to the railroads them
selves. They say that the proposed
increase in wages and changes IN
working conditions would total 81
55S, ,7S2.74, or 1853 per cent annually
When the committee OF the locomo-
tive engineers came back TO the
Rroadwav Central hotel, Warren >.
Stone, grand chief of the BROTHERHOOD
of Locomotive Engineers, who Is the
snokesman for the committee, called
a meeting to act on the reply OF the
railroads.
He was asked before the meeting il
the committee had the power to caH
a strike. -
1T cannot call a strike" he SAID
i "but it can order that a referendum
vote he taken on the question Of call
ing a strike" He also said that the
engineers we're in good condition for
a strike. a.
THE demands he said effected 25''
7OO engineers who we're in the Broth
erhood and some 1000 non-union en-
gineers. The railroads on which they
worked did more than half the traIhc
of the United States.
The meeting of the engineers com
mittee lasted about two hours. AT the
conclusion of the meeting Grand Cnler
stone sent out a committee to see the
renorters. The spokesman Of the corn
mittee said that a reply had been sent
To the committee, representing the
railroads, stating that the engineers
committee had repected the propost
ton of the railroads.
The reply of the engineers as re-
ceived by the railroad managers was
that if the conference committee OF
the railroads had nothing further TO
advise the entire question would oe
submitted to the engineers employed
on the roads represented for final ac-
} ton. ..,,s +o1,a
two-thirds vote of all the men IN
VOWED to declare a strike. Even tnen
he had power to veto a strike II a
strike were declared. ..o
II was said that mediation under the
Erdman act would be probably resort
r cd cd 0 to in case of a strike vote. TINS
oct cannot be appealed to until crisls s
;s reached. Such crisis would oe
Tsacbed I9 if the engineers voted for a
/. strike.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-05
Anty Drudge Agrees with Nellie.

May-Let5 play washday Ne9 and wash Tng leT 10y and
IN go mt it on the kitchen stove to heat water
NelIe-"Oh no! My mama doesn't wash that way. She
washes with FelsNaptha in lukewarm water and she
says it's lots easier" ,,--.,.
Ant,, Dy7dqe-Neie is right children The Fels-Naptna
av is long sight easier and better way OF Washing
than boiling the clothes. It's more like play and
saves clothes wonderfully"
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-05

ones. Mrs. Hattie Wagamon has pulled
the large lemon that has been admired
in the window of her home from the
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-05
Snow WHERE BOULEVARD
BOOSTS Land VALUE
Sussex UOuntians Write Of Increases
Along the New Highway.

Some of the newspaper attacks upon
the dupont Boulevard have stirred Charles
M. Hammond, the well known real es-
tate broker of Milford, and he has written
70 General T. Coleman dupont telling oI
increases in land values along the route
of the boulevard as laid out so far Mr..
Hanmond's letter is as follows
There are great many articles ap-
nearing in the newspapers about the
damage the DUPONT Road is doing to
the property owners along the llneoI
the boulevard. As real estate man
and one who is in close touch with
farm values, | think it only in talr'
ness | should state that from my
observation in every case where this
road has crossed from properties 1t
has been the means OF greatly IN
creasing the market value OF the
land / might also mention that
have received a great many inquiries
from people outside of the state OF
Delaware wanting to purchase larms
along the dupont Boulevard. There
are perhaps, some inta ces where
small properties are cut into oad shape
INIT in these cases so far the COM
pissioners on condemnation have L
believe. awarded proper damages;
I would be very glad il you would
have published this to show the views
real estate man who is in touch w'th
the value Of farms lands.
Very truly yours,
Charles NJ Hammond.
Robert Short, a well'known residen
of Georgetown, in a letter emphalize
that the boulevard has increase the val
ef his own lands,as shown by recent sales
His letter to General dupont says:
In regard to what the papers are
saving about the dupont Boulevard
heinq an injury to the farms through
which Il runs, l would like to say
that / own several tracts OF iand
in Sussex County through. when
the road runs and have been offered
o1d in some instances have sold tracts
Of this land for considerable more
than | was able to &c, for 1t before the
Tosd vent through. Very truly yours,
iO''N Robert Short.
tIaDtain Lee Murray, of Fianktor
Del. has sent the following letter
General DUPONT: 80. d.
Your line of survey Tor the DOu,
levard crosses my farm and my real
estate has Increased at least one'thHo
in value. Captain Lee Murray
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-05
SHAWNEE.

Howard Isaacs is. visiting his parents
D. H. Isaacs and wife. -5:uo. bor
Miss Pearl Griffith is spending nei
Easter vacation with her parents 100
Miss Betty Vibbert visited MISS .siS1', La91a
johnson, Of Glendale, last SATURDAY
and Sunday. ..4o;nod Mrs
Elliott of Milford, last Sunday.
Miss Bertha Purnell and Fred hop,
l;ns were entertained last Sunday al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eisennuryt 81
Mrs. Phillips and Miss Lewis visiVec
Mrs. E. H. Vibbert on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-05
nenro Murderer Is Hanaed.

Henry Brent. a nero, was hang
in the county Jail ct Somerset, Pa. for
the murder of Charles LANGLEY, at Zim-
norman. Jan. 26, 1871. Brent sail h
was drunk and drugged and knew
nothing of the crime.