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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-11-09

DRIVE SUCCESSFUL
Continued from first page)

ia RaWding; secretary, Miss Bernice
Hendrick, and treasurer, Miss Pauline
WEIGH. Standing committees were
chosen to carry on the work of the
organization, as follows: Program
Miss Alma Vaughn; Membership, Mrs.
Elmer Bullock, and Publicity, MISS
Janet Bullock. The meeting was very
inspiring and it is expected that much
good will come out of the real inter-
est shown by the people of the COM
munity.
Two new associations were organic
ed on Friday evening, November End,
in Sussex county, to add to the num-
Der already reported. The "P. T. A.
Drive" is forging right ahead, and
these two are such enthusiastic as
sociations that the district chairmen
who directed the organization are very
much to be praised.
D. A. Petry represented the State P.
T. A. at Goodwill school, district No.
1877, and helped in the organization of
the Goodwill Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton. The school house was packed to
the doors, and the whole spirit of the
meeting was one of cooperation and
genuine interest in the welfare Of the
school. An interesting program was
given by the children under the direc-
ton of Miss Olive Hudson, their teach
er. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Charlie S. Long; vice
president, Ira S. Lynch; secretary, Lee
vim Magee, and treasurer, Mrs. Aman-
da Long, all of Selbyville.
Mrs. Mabel Draper, chairman for
Western Sussex, organized Peppers
Community Association, district No.
"a, on Friday night, November 2. The
school house was crowded and all en-
joyed the program given by the pu-
pills. Mrs. Draper explained the pur-
pose Of the Parent-Teacher Associa-
tions and the value of affiliating with
the State organization. Twelve char
ter members enrolled and officers
elected were as follows: President,
Mrs. Martin Carey; vice president, Mr..
Rogers, secretary, Miss Myrtle Jeffer-
son, and treasurer, Miss Emma Will
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-11-09

wood auditorium, on Tuesday, Novem-
Der 1S. Entries in the following classes
will be open to the community:
Poultry-Single entries: Leghorns,
(any COLOR, Barred Rocks, Rhode Is
land Reds.
Small Grains, peck each: Wheat,
COW peas, soy beans, buck wheat.
Corn, 1-5 and 10 ears-Yellow and
white.
Potatoes, peck each-Irish and
sweets.
Women's Department-Patch, darn,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-11-09

Their, Mrs. Elizabeth Hellens, Of Lin
coin City, during the past week.
Rey Murphy and gentleman friend
of Wilmington motored here on Sat
urday and spent Sunday with her mo-
ther
Mrs. Bertha Richards and VIM. Nc
Crea, Of Ardmore, Pa, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Wiley.
COming-The Srd Annual Community
Fair at Greenwood
The annual Community Fair of
Greenwood will be held at the Green
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-11-09

The advantage Of an open car for
Sunday driving is that the attending
physician hasn't so much glass to
pick out.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-11-09

hand made handkerchief, embroidery
work.
Ribbons will be awarded in all
classes and many prizes will be given.
For full particulars see Lawrence Will
ley.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
Ell Centre Now
Shown on Lee
Highway Maps

AS result of correspondence be-
tween j. L. Travers of this city,
and DR.. NJ. j. johnson, director gen
eral of the Lee Highway Associa-
tion, FL Centre is now shown ON the
map, which forms par. of the Lee
Highway Association letterhead,
as q. member of the assoc iation. The
Lee Highway Association maintains
headquarters in Washingt, ID. c.,
and has sub-officcs in various cities
along the borderland route.
According to j. T. Coylc. sccre-
tary of the El Centre Chamber of
Commerce, the publicity given to
FL Centre through having its name
on all literature distributed by the
Lee Highway Association, will be
very beneficial and should result in
an increase in tourist traffic
through this city.
DR.. johnson visited here in the
spring, at which time the Chamber
OF Commerce joined the Lee High
way Association and assured the di-
rector general Of its support in en-
doavoring to bring about closer CO.
operation between the cities along
the Lee Highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
HARDING WILL
URGE KEEPING
ALASKAN ROAD
Believes the Railway Is
Center of Coming
Great System
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN,
u. P. Staff Correspondent.

WITH PRESIDENT HARDING
ENROUTE TO SITKA, Alaska,
July 21.-Members of President
Harding S party were today max
ing comparisons between the gov
ernment s Alaskan railroad on
which $56,000,000 has already been
spent, and the Guggenheim private
line in the Copper country,
visited yesterday by the president.
The comparisons were al i'll favor
of the private road, which however,
is ten years older than the gov
ernmcnt line, and was built for the
specit,: purpose of hauling ore
from the copper mines and supplies
to the mines.
This, government railroad Off
Gals said, explained the fact that
all along the Copper river railroad
there was much freight on the sid
ings while not car of freight
was seen along the entire 472 miles
of the government road.
A movement will be begun in
congress this winter it was indi-
c%ted, to lease or otherwise dispose
of the government railroad to priv
ate interests on the grounds that
they can more efficiently and econ
omically manage the lines.
Mr.. Harding and cabinet mem
bers with him will oppose the idea,
believing that the Alaskan railroad
viii in time be the center of Il
great transportation system inc!ud-
ing branch roads and inland wa
terways.
THIS depends, however, on the
development of the country, which
work, IN Mr.. Harding's opinion,
must be patient. Congress must
not be stampeded into spending
huge sums to try to force Alaskan
growth ON advice of optimistic cit
liens but neither will the govern
mcnt S interest in the territory be
lost through parsimony.
President Harding has promised
to take part in shuttle board
tournament On the Henderson to-
day to while away the voyage to
Sitka, where the party is due to-
morrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
Anti-SalOOn Head
Charges Smi h
Conspiracy
by United Press Leased Wire


NEW YORK, July 21.-In an-
swering publicly today indictments
for forgery and grand larceny re-
turned against him by grand jury,
William NJ. Anderson, superintend
ent of the New York State Anti,
Saloon league scored what he term
ed a Tammany conspiracy to seat
Governor Al Smith of beer and
light wines fame, in the white
house.
A grand jury indicted Anderson
twice yesterday for grand larceny
and once for forgery. ExGover-
nor Charles S. Whitman acting as
counsel for Anderson, secured a
stay of five days for his client who
was released on $4,000 bail.
Anderson faces two additional in
.dictments for eXtortion, making
ifive in all. They were voted and
'will be drawn up and reported next
Wednesday.
; The indictment charges that An
5derson eXtorted %3,875 from c.
5Bcrtsal Phillips, a former solicitor.
The money is said to be the super
intendcnt S share under Il split com
mission arrangement.
The grand jury also called for an
immediate investigation into the ac-
tivities of the Anti-Saloon League
in New York state since January |,
1913, by the state legislature.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
No Firing Here;
Bank Officials
Answer Report

Contrary to Il report in a morn
ing Los Angeles paper to the eff
feet that three local bank employees
had been discharged for imbibing
mt Mexicali, inquiry at each, of the
banks this morning failed to reveal
that any clerks had been discharged
recently, either for visiting Mexi-
cali, or for any other offense.
The Los Angeles story, carrying
an III Centre date line, stated of
ficials of a bonding company had
gone to Mexicali, to watch for
bank employees, and following a vi
sit by three of the latter, their
bonds were forfeited, and this ac-
tion induced the banks to discharge
them.
Officials of the Southern Trust
and Commerce Bank, Pacific South
west Bank and First National Bank,
stated emphatically that none of
their employees had been dis
charged.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
Ey LLOYD ALLEN,
u. P. Staff Correspondent.

LONDON, July 21.--COntents of
the British note to Germany were
carefully guarded today-to give
France and Belgium time to study
their drafts of the document and
express approval, if they wish, be-
fore the note is delivered N Berlin.
Unofficially it is said that the
document is firm III tone and sug
gests that Germany cease passive
resistance and begin to think about
paying up, but all such forecasts
are unauthorized.
Drafts OF the note, with a COW
cring letter, were handed to French,
Belgian and American representa-
tives last night. An early reply by
the allies was requested.
Count de st. Aulaire, French am
hassador to the court of st. James,
hurried Immediately to Paris to
confer with Premier Poincare.
1t was learned that the draft of
the British note sent to Paris reach
ed the Quai de Orleans last night.
The letter requested the French not
to publish the contents.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
DAM BOOSTERS
ON COAST TRIP

Ray Ellis, assistant farm advisor,
and Harry l.. Foster, deputy coun-
ty clerk, left last night for San Di-
c"o. Thev plan to visit several
American Legion posts in that Vi
cnlty, to urge their support in
behalf Of the Boulder Canyon dam
and All-Amcrican canal. They will
be busy today and tomorrow, visit
ing Legion leaders and distributing
literature and will return Monday.
The trip is part of the cham
mering campaign" which the In
tcrpost Council OF Imperial County
is conducting to have the dam and
canal projects endorsed by the state
and national conventions of the Am
erican Legion.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
JURY DUTY NOT
BAD; WHISKEY
In EVIDENCE
Twelve Fail to Agree
or Verdict In Imperial
Case

jury duty, usually considered the
most irksome and thankless of John
j. Citizen S jobs, did not seem quite
so bad to several who were sum-
moncd for that work in Judge May
field s court yesterday afternoon in
the case of the people against
Manuel Alvarez of Imperial, who
was charged with possession of II
half-pints of whiskey, contrary to
the dictates of Mr.. Nolstead and
the United States Constitution, the
sovereign State of California, the
county of Imperial and the city of
Imperial.
The reason jury duty appeared
less irksomc than usual was the
presence of those II half-pints Of
Sunnybrook, which lay in state on
counsels' table, like IL jewels, and
the fact that it was up to the Jury
to determine whether or not it was
whiskey, rs claimed by the pros
ecution.
There is only one way to tell if
whiskey is whislicy, and after all
the testimony was in, the evidence
was passed to the jury, some of
whom were little hcsitant about
sampling it, and contcnted them
selves witch Il smell. Two women
members of the jury passed up the
opportunity for "snifter' as did
several jurymcn, but Sam Dancn-
berg broke the ice when it reached
him, and helped himself to u
"shot.' Sans example was what
some of the others needed and his
action was followed by "Dad"
Fuller, G. C. Baker, and 'Chicllcn'
johnson. IT looked rs though Sam
was getting ready to start in on
another bottle when the court called
halt, evidently deciding that the
jury had ample opportunity to reach
4 decision as to whether or not the
stuff really was whiskcy.
Then the court instructed the
jury, and turning over the evidence
to them, left them to wrcstle with
the "spirits' of temptation and
the fate of Scnor Alvarez. Several
requests for more icc-dater from
the jury room, led court spectators
to remark that there was consider
able demand for "chaSers. - After
arguing for the better part of an
hour, and being unable to reach a
verdict, the jury was discharged by
the court. Whether or not Senior
Alvarez will be tried again is Il
question, but if he is there should
be very little difficulty in getting
a jury.
Alvarez, who conducts the Marti-
nez rooms at Imperial, denied that
he knew the whiskcy was on his
premises, and claimed that it was
left in a large wood-stove by n
former proprietor of the place. He
had no occasion to use the stove,
his counsel contcndcd, and there
fore could not know that the whis-
key was there.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
Russo-Japanese
Conference
Stalled
BULLETIN
Ry CLARENCE LUBCSE,
i

u. l.. SCiIi correspondent
TOXIC, July 21. --Japane-o
and Russian conferees attempt
ing to reach q mutual under
standing which will lead The
recognition of the soviet by
the Japanese government, have
reached an impasse, it was
learned today.
Authoritative sources were
reluctant to intimate THAI fail
urc faces the negotiations but
it is generally agreed that
favorable outcome of the nego-
tiations is doubtful.
A. A. Joffee, the Russian
representative who despite con-
tinucd illness has been putting
his heart and soul into the con-
ference to bring japanese rec
ognition for his country, con-
t;nues to dirclaim Russian res
possibility for tho Niko,aevsk
massacre.
This point and the concession
of rights in North Sagha,ien to
Japan so FAR have beer the
only points discussed, it was
leorned.
The conference ig being con-
tinued in the hope of reaching
an agreement.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
Another Ship Reports

The Mccormick Steamship com
pany this morning received Il radio.
gram from the steamer s. M. Haupt-
man, due in Balboa July p, that
the canal was reported closed in
radio messages the vessel had in
terccpted.
The vessel asked whether it
Should proceed on around The Horn.
The intercepted message having said
the vessel reported, that the canal
would be closed for sixty days. /,
The steamship company was
cabling its agent Mt Bmboa TO-DAY
for further information.
No word has been received by
the naval radio office here tending
to indicate n blocking of the canal.
It was said that such advices would
go to the war department at
Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
American Relief
Out of Russia
by United Press Leased Wire

MOSCOW, July 21.-Russian Off
.cially bade farewell to the Ameri
,can relief administration Thursday
at formal dinner and reception
given to Col. William Haskell and
guests. Leonid Krassin, George
Tchitcherin and NJ. Kameneff were
hosts, and the guests included ten
A. r. A. workers and members of
the American colony in Moscow.
Kemeneff in behalf of the gov
ernment expressed Russia s eternal
gratitude for America S humanitar-
ianism in supplying Russia in its
time of perilous famine.
Tchitcherin deprecated the wide
spread fears that Russian grain
would steal away American foreign
markets in Europe.
Colonel Haskell, in answering
their spepchcs thanked the govern
ment officials for Russian co-ope-
ration, saying, 81 hope this is onl,
au revoir, not good bye
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
DEFINITE CLUE IS
FOUND IN CLOSET
MURDER MYSTERY
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July 2l.-De-
tectives were today OH the trail of
new end startling evidence, said
to give the first definite clue of
the supposed accomplice of Mrs.
Walburga Oesterreich,. held as the
This action is the result of a
of her husband, Fred Oesterreich,
wealthy manufacturer, year ago.
Detective Captain George Holm
principal IN the "closet murder"
against Mrs. Oestcrreich involves a
charge of participation in the mar.
der against an unnamed accomplice.
Further mystery in connection
with the case was disclosed today
when it was found that the detailed
report of the investigation made
by the officers first upon the
scene following the murder is miss
ing from the files 1t central sta
tion. The states ease will be
weakened if this report is not found
as the report contained detailed
description of the closet in which
Mrs. Oesterreich was found locked,
and which has since been remodcled.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
REPORT BIG SLIDE IN PANAMA CANA
DR.. Jacobs Freed
Of Murder
Charge
by United Press Gcnse6 Wire

by United Press GrnseG Wire
SAN DIEGO. Cal, July 21.-
DR.. L. L. Jacobs was found not
guilty of the murder of FRITZ
Mann by a jury in superior
court here today.
It was Jacobs second trial,
the first jury having disagreed.
81 knew it would come out
all right said the debonair
doctor of the United States
public health service, from
Camp Koa-ry as the verdict
was returned.
The evidence against DR..
Jacobs was purely circumstan-
tial, and hinged On his being
the man with the dancer on the
night she died at g Blue Sea
cottage, az LaJolla.
The case, cne Of the most
sensational in court annals
here, has been in court for two
weeks and oyec 80 witnesses
testified,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
FIND RIVAL OF
KING BENJAMIN:
FATHER OF 81
Los Angeles Police Dis
cover Champion Girl
AdOpter
BY Il. A. DONALDSON
by Press staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, July 21. = The
Los Angeles police believed today
that they had discovered the first
real rival of King Benjamin Parncll
and his harcm in the House of
David.
DR.. Hclon B. Allen Of Sabot, Va.
9Th father of 81 children,' is be-
ing held on Mann act charge in
volving one of his daughters" " II
year old Gladith Allen, "the high
stopper from the mountains" while
the authorities investigate her ca
reer in Hollywood.
Dir. Allen, who is believed to have
established n record for "adop-
tions' is charged with transporting
Gladith from Sabot to Pittsburgh.
Gladith was arrested in the
Smoky City after an alleged wild
party in which taxicab driver
was the other principal, and her
story to the authorities led to the
arrest of her "daddy.'
Most of the doctors wards
were young mountain white
girls. Some, months ago his appar-
ent mania for such adoptions came
to the attention of Virginia author
tiles. He was indicted and his
school for poor boys and girls was
broken up.
Two months ago Daddy Allen
fled to Hollywood under an assumed
name. With him were two of the
brightest and prettiest girls of the
school, Myrtle Enloe, II, and Myr-
tie Cruze, 10. Mrs. Myrtle Cruze,
90, the laftor's .sister,in-law, came
along rs housckeeper.
When this party-which "Dad-
dy" Allen hoped to make the van
guard of great motion picture en-
tcrprise in which he was to use va
rious of his 81 varieties of flap
pers and youths as stars-came to
Hollywood the doctor wore "movic
sideburns' and trick moustache,
which authorities claim were meant
as disguise.
Mrs. CruZe wore n matronly white
wig. Before Allen could send back
east for more of his young hope
fuls, however, in stepped the police.
Gladith, they declare had "spilled
the bcans.'
DIR. Allen claims it is a "frame
up He is a husky man about 40
years of age, and he does not look
like a super" He is a University
of Michigan graduate.
~ am willing to go back to
Pittsburgh and prove these charges
resulted from a plot of Charles
Cruze, Myrtle's brother, whom /
had prosecuted for familiarity with
my foster daughters" he declared
Cruze was acquitted of Daddy"
Aliens charges, and according to
Allen, swore vengeance. although
Myrtle stuck to her "Daddy'.
Mrs. Allen is in New York City
with seven other girls and the doe
tor says She'll come to his defense
and help straighten out the whole
affair.
AS soon rs he can talk to Gladith
she II tellthe truth, he asserts.
lie declares the story she told the
Pittsburgh police was wrung from
her under duress. He admitted
however that Gladith was thigh
stepper.''
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
COAST RADIO
HE AIRS SHIPS
DISCUSS SLIPS
President Will Be Forced
to Change Trip
Plans
CLOSED 60 DA VS..
Washington Silent On
Confirmation of Wire
less Messages
CLOSED 60 DA 7 S
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.-A
report that the Panama canal has
been closed by a heavy slide was
picked up by the Federal Telegraph
eompany's radio here during the
night.
The station heard the two Pacific
Mail lines Ecuador, wcstbound,
and Venezuela, east bound, both on
the Pacific side of tie canal dis
cuSsing the slide.
According to this information the
canal will be closed 60 days.
If this is the case President
Harding probably will be forced
to abandon his trip through the
canal and return from the coast to
Washington by rail.
Pacific Mail offices here had re-
eeivcd no confirmation of the re-
port from their two vessels. Other
radio companies disclaim knowledge
of the slide.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
Begin Operation
of United Stages

Operation of the United Stages
between INLAND and CalcXico was
resumed today, following the deei-
sion of Judge Conkling yesterday to
the effect that the stages should
be permitted to operate under the
franchise granted by the state leg
islaturc in 1917. Several ears were
on hand at the stage depot this
morning to haul passengers.
No statement regarding the de-
cision has yet been made by the
United Stages, Inc. Thomas Nor
gan, general manager, is expected
in this city next week, when it is
believed an appeal will be filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
BRITISH NOTE
IN HANDS OF
THREE ALLIES
Contents Secret Until
France and Belgium
Study Document
LEAK IN p A Il Is
Some Provisions Report
ed Unacceptable to
France
LEAK IN PA RIS
BULLETIN
By WEBB MILLER.

u. p. Staff Core 5pondcnt.
PARIS, odly 21.-PreEtN?r
Poincarc and his ministers, con-
sidering i'll secret the British
note to Germany, already have
found several of its PROPOSE
tiOns unacceptable, according to
information from wall.lnfolmed
sources.
This leaked out despite orders
that no indication CT the note s
contents or Frances reaction
was to be given the public. It
is said that the French gov
ernmont will accept the note as
q basis of discussion.
From authoritative sources
the United Press learns the
British note proposed all inter
MS ional commission to be ap-
pointed by those nations eX-
pecting reparations, to deter
mine Germany's capacity for
payment. This, as well as other
points of the note were said to
be unacceptable.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
PACIFIC YACHTS
READY FOR RACE
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, July 21
Queens of all amateur craft in
Pacific coast waters, six trans-Pa-
cific yachts are in readiness for the
starter $ cannon which at noon to-
dav viii send them off over the
2,l90 mile course to Honolulu, the
longest sailing race ever attempt
cd by sportmcn.
The entries are the Poinsetta, the
scratch boat, and the Mariner, Ida
liza, Spindrift, Diablo, and Viking,
which will be given, time allowances
ranging from one to sixty hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
ASK BANKRUPTCY PROBE
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 2l.-Al-
though no grand jury investigation
of the bankruptcy of A. w. Coote,
Pacific coast broker, whose failure
affected hundreds of small invest
ors, has been officially requested
yet by William IL. Moore Jr., the
receiver, District Attorney Keyes
today indicated his willingness to
start a thorough probe of the af-
fair at any time. His office has re-
eeived innumerable pitiful requests
for some kind of an investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
Authorize New
Idaho Railway
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, July 2l,-The
rOregon Short Link railroad today
was authorized by the interstate
commerce commission TO construct q
new line between Rogerson, Twin
Falls county, Idaho, and wells,
Ellto county, Nevada.
The new line will be 0S miles
long, opening up rich agricultural
territory. It's estimated cost rs
$5,094,000 Tho road expects to de
rive annual revenues totaling $l39,-
600 from the new line and $36l,O0O
added revenues to its existing sys;
tenn.
The new road will connect with
the Southern Pacific and Western
Pacific at Wells, Nevada.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-21
Had Eventful Life

, villa, the Mexican Robin Hood,
was born in 1868 and christened
Francisco. He first burst into
prominence when he crossed from
FL Paso, Texas, into Mexico in 1903
with his followers and began his
campaign of terror which startled
the world. AT one time his eight
had grown to 80 but since 1920 he
was supposed to be living life OF
seclusion and quieton his ranch.
In 1913 he staged bis famous raid
into Columbus, New Mexico.
In 1920 he announce he would re-
tire from his life Of banditry and
seek amnesty from the government.
Villa reached the pinnacle Of his
power prior to 1915 when he over
threw the federal army and govern
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