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Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
LEGION OFFICERS ARE
NAMED AT CONVENTION
Major Richard R. Kenney Elected
State Commander At Meeting
Held In Dover.

The fifth annual convention of the
Delaware American Legion met last
week in the House of Representatives
at the State Capitol. officers were
elected and new constitution and by
laws adopted.
The officers elected were: State
commander, Major R. R. Kenney, Do
yer; State vice commander, DR.. Lewis
Levinson, \Middletown; department
chaplain, rabbi Levinger, Wilmington;
national committeeman, Colonel Thos.
w. Miller, Wilmington; alternates,
DR.. w. C. Speakman, Wilmington;
master at arms, L. w. Kelley, Will
mington; historian, Leslie Sweeney,
Wilmington; delegates to national
convention at San Francisco, Thomas
W.. Miller, John G. Dugan, w. w.
Burhl, Jr., c. L. Sweeney, L. R. Webb,
all of Wilmington, and Governor w.
D. DenneyS of Kent county. The new
ly-elected State commander was Civ
en- power to appoint alternates to the
national convention.
The Legion Auxiliary also met in
the Senate chamber. officers of the
auxiliary elected were: President,
Mrs. W. c. Speakman, Wilmington,
reelected unanimously; vice presi-
dents, New Castle county, Mrs. Dill
lon; Kent county, Mrs. Lynford Out
ten; Sussex county, Mrs. Sanders
Truitt; treasurer, Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt,
Milford; historian, Miss H. Rossell,
Wilmington.
Delegates to national convention,
Mrs. w. c. Speakman, Mrs. Ada Rob-
erts, Mrs. J. R. Eckles, Wilmington;
Mrs. Benjamin F. Thompson, Mrs. Eu-
gene Raughley, Dover; alternates,
Mrs. harrington, Mrs. Dillon, Mrs. Ira
Burns, Wilmington, Mrs. Lynford Out
ten, Mrs. Marshall Derby, Dover.
AT both conventions reports were
submitted of the years work and
pledges made for renewed work during
The coming year. At the American Leg
ION session, several resolutions were
presented and nearly all adopted,
lmong the more important resolutions !
adopted were the following:
Expressing hearty approval of Ma
,ional Commander Alvin M. Ousley's |
administration approval of a confer
,nce for limitation of armament; rec
)UlIu6uuluS d SURVEY VI pSndl 4uoI1Iu-
ions in Delaware to ascertain wheth-
# ex-service men are incarcerated
herein who were led to commit crime
Incident to disability incurred in war
nd recommending examination of
uch; urgently requesting the restor-
tion of the sub-district offices of the
United States Veterans Bureau, at
urging the city of Will
lington to provide adequate school
ABILITIES for the children of that city;
rging establishment of universal ply
ical education for school children of
ne Nation.
The convention decided to meet in ,
next year on the second !
uesday in September. !
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl N. Faulkner, of
Wyoming, are to be congratulated
upon the birth of a baby girl, Doris
May, born at the hospital, early Sun
day morning, September 9th.
William Legg, of Laurel, who had
several fingers amputf ted on Friday,
September 9TH, returned to his home
on Saturday. Mr.. Log at the time of
the accident, was employed at the
Laurel Lumber Company.
Mrs. Eugene C. Wonder, of Wyom-
ing, and son, Billy, are doing nicely
and hopes to return home soon.
Little Darrell Hudson, of Selbyville,
and little Homer James, of Laurel, are
still receiving treatment at the hospi-
tai.
Mrs. Paul Macvegh of Milford is
doing nicely.
Mrs. Walter Brittingham, of Laurel,
and Mrs. Geo. Mitchell, of Bridgeville,
are receiving treatment at the hospi-
tai.
Mrs. Bertha Truitt, of Pittsville,
Md, who underwent an operation, ON
September 4th, is doing very nicely
and hopes to return home soon
Mrs. John A. Truitt, of Milford, who
was operated upon Wednesday, Sep
tember 5th, is doing as nicely as can
be expected.
Squire Frederick Hopkins, of Fred
erica, is receiving treatment at the
hospital.
Mrs. J. Roland Davis, of Milford,
and sons, Robert and Richard, are get
ting along splendidly.
The following patients have return
ed to their homes: Mrs. James A. Sal
mons, of Lincoln, Ruth Ward, of YER
non, Capt. Oscar Cannon, of Dover,
and Charles Donohoe, of Lincoln.
We wish to express our appreciation
of the donations received during the
past two weeks, consisting of vege-
tables, fruit, magazines and flowers.
Do not forget the bakes at the Pierce
Co., on Thursdays from 10 |
to IL a. m, held by the Ladies Auxil-
larry of the Milford Emergency Hospi-
-a1
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
RECOMMEND PARDON FOR
WILLIAM A. FITZPATRICK

The State Board of Pardons, in ses-
sion last week at Dover, had but one
case before it, that of William A. Fitz-
patrick, young white man who is
serving a life sentence for the shoot
ing of Mrs, Frick, in hotel in Will
mington in 1917, while looking for his
wife, who was supposed to be living
at the hotel at that time.
Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty to Sec
ond degree murder at the November
term of the Court of General Ses-
sions in 1917, but it was pointed out
that under all circumstances, had he
stood trial, he would likely have been
convicted of nothing greater than
manslaughter, which would nave car
ried five years. sentence. He already
has served nearly seven years.
The board voted unanimously to
pardon to the Governor,
on the good behavior of
for term of three years.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14

Central National Bank of Whining
ton, was elected president of the asso-
citation; Walter G. Hynson of Smyrna,
vice-president; Haldeman C. Stout, of
the Industrial Trust Co., Wilmington,
ecretary-treasurer
These members were elected to the
advisory committee: New Castle coun-
ty-George L. Medill, c. Earl Baum,
j., E. Dougherty, John F. Cloud, Fred
erick E. Stone; Kent county-John w.
Herring, Walter Hynson, Elmer Hors-
ey, du Pont Ridgley, c. E. Thorp; Sus-
sex county-Dr. G.. Layton Grier,
NewIand Messick, E. L. Baker, Harry
X. Fooks, Harry Viven.
On the suggestion of DR.. G. Layton
Grier the sum of 5000 was contributed
to the Red Cross fund for the relief
of Japanese stricken in earthquake
and fire.
The convention was attended by $50
bankers from all parts of Delaware.
The session was opened by invocation
by Bishop Philip Cook.
Regret Death of Harding
These resolutions of regret for rhe
death of President Harding were sub
CONTINUED from page 81
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
SECOND FIRE in WEEK
in THE SAME BUILDING
Fire Of Very Suspicious Origin
Again Discovered In Milford
Business District.
INVESTIGATION TO Be MADE
Local Authorities Are To Be Asked
To Look Into The Origin OF
The Blaze.

Fire, of very suspicious origin, en-
dangered the business section of South
Walnut street, about one o'clock YES
terday morning, when a blaze start
ed in the store of Smith & Hurley.
grocers. The Smith & Hurley store
adJoins the cleaning establishment of
Emory Powell, where a fire of sus-
picious nature was started one week
ago. Adjoining the Powell establish
ment is the fruit and candy store of
AL Houston. The second floor of the
Houston store extends over the Powell
store to the Smith & Hurley build
ing. Between the two buildings there
is very small door. The second floor
of the Houston building is used as a
store room.
The fire was discovered by "Dick"
Herbert and a travelling salesman,
who were standing in front of Wind
or's pool room and saw smoke COM
ing from the burning building. They
gave an alarm. It was Just one o.
clock when this was given. When the
hremen arrived they found the loft of
the Smith & Hurley building burning
under the roof. After a stubborn fight
the blaze was confined to the section
in which it was started. Immediately
following the fire the fremen discoy-
cred that a quantity of grass, used
in packing bananas, had been placed
under the roof of the building and
that it had been fired. There were no
electric wires to ignite the grass. En-
trance to the loft over the Smith store
was evidently gained by going into
the Houston store. The stock in the
latter store was damaged by water.
In the fire of last week straw from
banana baskets figured in the blaze.
1t started this week within ten feet of
the spot in which last weeks fire was
discovered. To persons who were
early on the scene of Thursday NOR
ning's fire there is little question but
that the fire was of incendiary origin.
The business men on Walnut street
are demanding that the town author
tiles make an immediate Investigation
and if the guilty party is found TO see
hat proper punishment is meted out
% him. Had the fire gained headway
morning several large bus
ness establishments would have been
Feeling has been high
iince the discovery of the second fire
If suspicious origin, and threats have
'een openly made against the guilty
|arty should he be apprehended.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
CAR TURNED OVER WHEN
IT STRIKES STALLED AUTO

The family of James U. Sharp, for
merly of Milford, but now residents of
Marcus Hook, Pa, narrowly escaped
serious injuries last Saturday after
noon when the car in which they were
riding crashed into a stalled automo-
bile on the du Pont Boulevard, north
of Milford. The accident occurred
almost in front of the home of Hen
derson Davis, just south Of the Tub
Mill. The stalled automobile was
driven by A. Lynch, fertilizer sales
man, and it had stalled on the right
side of the road facing south. Sharp's
machine was proceeding south on the
boulevard and was driven by his son,
James U. Sharp, Jr 1t is claimed that
the vehicle was being driven at about
thirty miles an hour speed. When the
boy attempted to pass the stalled au-
tomobile he saw a northbound car ap-
preaching him. In attempting to keep
from striking the approaching car he
crashed into the standing vehicle. The
force of the impact overturned the
Sharp car. Mrs. Susan Sharp, aged
76 years, and mother of the owner of
the car, received a severe laceration
of the scalp and body bruises. Other
members of the party were uninjured
other than being shaken up. The ac-
cident occurred about four o'clock in
the afternoon. The injuries of Mrs.
Sharp were dressed at the Emergency
Hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
APPEAL FOR FUNDS FOR THE
JAPANESE DISASTER FROM
THE DELAWARE RED CROSS

The Delaware Chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross has appealed to the
branches in the different towns of
Delaware to respond, to the best of
their ability, and as soon as possible,
to President Coolidge's appeal to the
nation for contributions of not less
than five million dollars. This money
is to help the victims Of the great
Japanese disaster. Such contributions
are to be administered through the
Red Cross. We ask everyone who can
do so, to send contributions to Henry
M. Candy, treasurer of the Delaware
Red Cross Chapter, or give your con-
tributions to Mrs. George W. Marshall
and she will send them to Mr.. Candy.
A glance at the newspaper will show
the need to be urgent and immediate.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
DOVER NOW LEADS
in FIVE-STATE SERIES
Tops Martinsburg OF Blue Ridge
League By Winning Every Game
Played This Week.
PLAYM HAGERSTOWNTODAY
Should Martinsburg Win Today The
Deciding Game Will Be Played
In Baltimore Tomorrow.

The Dover base ball club, champions
of the Eastern Shore League, have
proven big surprise to the Martins
burg, w. ", team of the Blue Ridge
League and have thrown the hooks
into them in every game played this
week. After getting away to a bad
start in the two first games played at
Martinsburg on Friday and Saturday,
the Dobbins came back strong on Mon
day, again on Tuesday, and on We'd
nesday, and defeated the camp of
Mack.
The scores for the series to date fol-
lows:
First game at Martinsburg
Martinsburg 5; Dover 4.
Second game at Martinsburg
Martinsburg 4, Dover 1.
Third game at Dover
Dover 4, Martinsburg 1.
Fourth game at Dover
Dover 10, Martinsburg 6.
Fifth game at Salisbury
Dover 5, Martinsburg 2.
Yesterday the teams did not play,
but Travelled to Hagerstown, Md,
where the sixth game of the series
will be played today. Should Dover
win today's game they will win the
Five State Pennant donated by Ban
Johnson, the American League mon
gul. Should Martinsburg take the
game today and even up the series, the
last and deciding game will be played
in Baltimore tomorrow.
The showing of the Dover team has
been the surprise of the baseball sea-
son. Going into the series with the
odds heavily in their favor the West
Virginia boys were heavy favorites to
take the series without much trouble.
The setback on Monday, however,
seemed to take all the fight out of
them and since then they have been
playing very ordinary ball. The Dover
boys, however, have been improving
each game and after they got rid of
their stage fright early in the season
have outplayed their rivals. The pitch
ng staff for Dover has come through |
fine, while Hulvey and Ozmer, both |
slated for big league berths, have been
1atted very hard by the Dover team.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
MILFORD FARMERS WINNERS
Awarded Several Prizes At The
Delaware State Fair.

Frank D. Sapp and Dewey Sapp, who
own and operate a dairy, grain and
truck farm, three miles west from Mil
ford, had large number of entries at
the State Fair, near Wilmington, and
won several prizes. Among their win
nings were the first and second prizes
on field corn; first and second prizes
for hay, including crimson clover, red
clover, timothy, COW peas, soy beans
and mixed hay. They received four
teen prizes on vegetables out of as
many entries. In addition they won
prizes for fruit; in all they won fifty
ribbon prizes and cash prizes.
At the Kent and Sussex Fair in July
they won forty-two prizes and ribbons
on farm products and in addition they
won the special prize offered by the
State Board of Agriculture to go to
the winner of the greatest number of
ribbons in the grain and forage de-
partment.
This is very creditable record, as
the Sapps were in competition with
some of the best farmers in Delaware
at both fairs.
Dewey Sapp first became interested
in farm activities through the Boys
and Girls Clubs when they were first
organized in 1914, under the supervis-
ion of the University of Delaware and
he has the honor of being the first to
enroll as a member of the first club
formed in Delaware. He has since
been sent to Springfield, Mass, East
ern States Exposition as a representa-
tive from Delaware. He has earned
trips to Washington and Mount Yer
non, trip to the National Dairy Show
held at Chicago and three trips to the
Junior Short Course at the University
of Delaware.
During his club work he has won
100 ribbons and medals, as well as
cash prizes. In 1918 he was made "Del-
aware Corn King" by growing 1O1
bushels of shelled dry corn per meas
ured acre; the corn being weighed and
hand measured by officials at the Uni
versity of Delaware.
This is what using your brains with |
industrious work has done for one
Delaware boy and his father. It is a
sample of just what every farmer with
ideas and industry can do for him
self in any part of Kent and Sussex
counties. This is what is meant when |
farmers are asked to think and plan
The farming or fruit growing for them
selves, and back their theory with in
1ustrious working out of the system.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
BOWERS BEACH LIQUOR
SELLERS SENT TO JAIL
Men Taken AT Kent's Popular Bay
side Resort Big Thursday Plead
Guilty In U. S. Court.
SMITH GETS TWO MONTHS
The Plea That Imprisonment Would
Keep Him From Planting His
Wheat Crop Was Ignored

Judge Morris in United States Dis
trict Court at Wilmington Tuesday
morning said that the Volstead act
was valid law and that the burden
placed on innocent people by those
who violate the law was not imposed
by the court, but by the action of the
defendants. The court made this state
ment in passing a sentence of two
months in the wOrkhouse on George
Hazel, young farmer of Bowers
Beach, who was charged with selling
liquor.
Hazel was represented by William
Salisbury and while he entered plea
of guilty he asked for the mercy of the
court. Hazel was accompanied to court
by his wife and a small child. Mrs.
Hazel wept as sentence was pronounc-
ed and had to be lead from the court
room.
Ira A. Melvin, prohibition agent,
testified against Hazel saying he paid
him $4 for quart of whiskey on Au-
gust 8 (Big Thursday at Bowers
Beach.
Sentences ranging from two to four
months in the workhouse and fines
totaling $400 and costs were imposed
on four men charged with violating
the Volstead act at the "Plead Guilty
Day" session of the United States Dis
trict Court on Tuesday.
The majority of the defendants
were arrested at Bowers Beach, on
Thursday, August 9, by Agents Melvin
and Washburn, of the Federal pro-
hibition forces.
Sentence was deferred in the case
of one man, Charles ]. Bowden, of
Philadelphia, however, Judge Morris
instructing United States District At
torney Hughes to ascertain if state
ments made by the defendants that
others were selling liquor at Bowers
Beach and that many persons went
there to purchase liquor were true.
Judge Morris in deferring sentence in
this case informed MIR. Hughes that he
looked to him to lay any information
he may gather of people who know
better than to purchase liquor induc-
ing persons to sell them such.
Bowden, according to Agent Mel
vim, sold the Government agents two
quarts of liquor, one for 81 and an
other for Sc. Bowden caused a smile |
in the court room when he informed |
Judge Morris that he, Bowden, sold a
good grade of liquor. In his own de-
tense Bowden said he lost money last |
year at Bowers Beach in shipping fish |
and this year he thought he would
make up his loss by selling liquor.
He sold only $23 worth, he said, hav-
ng given most of his liquor away.
who pleaded guilty to a charge of
selling whiskey at Bowers Beach,
was sentenced to four months in the
Torkhouse.
Joseph Smith, owner of a 40-acre
arm, near Bowers, was sentenced to
.wo months in the workhouse on a
selling charge. E. E. Berl, attorney
or Smith, pleaded for his client, say
ng that a sentence at this time would
prevent him from planting his wheat.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
ANOTHER ACCIDENT AT
HAVEN LAKE CROSSING

What came near being a serious ac-
cident with possible loss of life, was
narrowly averted on Tuesday MORN
ing when a southbound freight train
and an automobile travelling south on
the du POnt Boulevard came near col
liding. In the automobile was its own
CT, Elwood Jester, of SAC Kirkwood
street, Wilmington, and a lady whose
name was not learned. Tie driver of
the automobile noticed the freight
train when just few feet from the
track and swerved his car sharply to
the right. The automobile hit an
abutment and jumped over a deep
drainage ditch along the boulevard.
The front of the car crashed into the
bank of the ditch and the front axle
and wheels were broken. The wind
shield was smashed. Mr.. Jester was
slightly cut about the scalp and chin
by the flying glass from the wind
shield, but his companion was not
hurt. The man was taken to the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital where his
injuries were dressed and he was al
lowed to leave the institution.
The crossing is located about half a
mile north of the Milford station, and
crosses the du POnt boulevard at a
crossing. The view of an
approaching automobilist is obscured
on the left as he approaches from the
north by field of weeds and apple
trees; and on the right as he comes
from the south by dwelling house.
The view to the west is clear and
lrivers of cars should see it. It was
1t this crossing that Father Comisky
and woman from Dover were killed
few weeks ago, while another occu-
pant of the car was severely injured.
Several near accidents have occurred
1t this crossing this summer. Located
IN the main State highway as it is, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
hould be compelled to place a watch
nan at the crossing. This should be
lone now.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
DU POINT GIVES ROAD
TO PENNSYLVANIA
Chester County NOtabIes Gather To
Honor Donor Of $1,35O,OOO
Highway.

NDrenching rain last Saturday mar
red the ceremony incident to the pre-
sentation to the State of Pennsylva-
mia of four mile stretch of road
from the Delaware State line to the
Anvil in Chester county, which was
built by Pierre S. DUPONT, to his rural
home at Longwood Thousands of res
idents of Chester county and from
Wilmington and nearby Delaware
towns had early gathered for the
event.
Shortly before 2 o'clock lowering
clouds sent the crowds scurrying to
cover, and the exercises were trans
ferred to the conservatory of Mr.. du-
Pont at Longwood.
Mr.. DUPONT made the speech Of pre-
sentation. Paul D. Wright, Highway
Commissioner for Pennsylvania, re-
sponded.
State Senator T. Larry Eyre, Of
West Chester, then presented to Mr..
DUPONT. bronze clock.
A committee of Chester county wo-
men presented to Mrs. DUPONT a sill
vel basket filed with choice cut flow
ers.
To Mr.. DUPONT also was presented
a leather case containing a message Of
good will from seventy-four towns in
Chester county that will benefit by his
gift to the State.
Leroy Harvey, former Mayor of Will
mington, spoke of the Delaware men
who had settled in Chester county.
Governor Denney, of Delaware, Rep
resentative Butler, West Chester; JOS
eph Scattergood, West Chester; Hugh
Clifford, of Kennett Square; Samuel
West Chester Clyde S. Say
lor, County Superintendent of Schools;
R. Mcdonnell, of Elkview, Pa.
and Prof. E. Doughty, of Phoenixville,
also delivered short addresses. A let
ter from Governor Pinchot expressed
his thanks and appreciation for the
gift of the largest stretch of road ever
presented to Pennsylvania.
Mrs. E. C. Lukens, of Parkesburg,
Pa, spoke for the Women's Committee
in rendering thanks to Mr.. DUPONT.
The highway begins at Rising Sun
avenue in Wilmington and extends to
he Anvil in Chester county, a distance
Of eleven miles. 1t was built at a cost
IF approximately $1,350,000.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
DINNER AND SHOWER

On Wednesday of last week Mrs. J.
C. Stuart and Estella Lyons, of 412
South Walnut street, entertained at
dinner Misses Carrie M. Derrickson
and Minerva Robinson. After dinner
number of their friends and associ-
ates assembled and gave Miss Derrick
son a miscellaneous shower. Many
pretty and useful gifts were received.
The evening was spent in various
amusements after which refreshments
were served and the guests departed
wishing luck and happiness to the re-
cipients.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL PLANS

The members of the Carlisle Fire
Company of Milford have been very
busy this week making their plans for
their Annual Fair and Carnival. The
firemen this year are planning to make
their parades greater success than
they have been in the past. On Tues
day afternoon at $50 o'clock the pa
rade of decorated automobiles will be
held. This parade will be open to au-
tomobile owners from everywhere and
is not confined to residents of Milford.
In this parade prizes will be awarded
as follows: For automobiles decorat-
ed with natural flowers and ever
greens first prize, $500; second prize,
$1,000.
For automobiles decorated with pa
per festoons, flags, or artificial flow
ers, first prize, $500; second prize,
$1,000.
On Thursday evening the Business
and Industrial parade will be held.
This parade is also open to persons
from all towns. The prizes to be
awarded follow: First prize, $25.0O;
second, $15.00; third, $1,000.
ne uT6ueu SeCJlOu Oh CllS parade
should be big attraction. Prizes will
be awarded to the firemen as follows:
Best apparatus in line, $500; best
appearance, 10 or more men, $2500;
coming the greatest distance, $25.OO.
$500.
The firemen this year hope to have
the finest carnival in the history of
their annual events. The practice of
giving away a handsome prize each
evening, as was done last year, will
be continued. The articles to be sold
in the many booths are above the US
ual of goods found at carnivals.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
MOVING PICTURE BENEFIT

The Faithful Circle of Kings
Daughters will have moving picture
benefit on Monday and Tuesday even
ings, September II and 18, in the Plaza
pany.
Buy your tickets from the solicitors
and help a good cause. Tickets pur-
chased will be good for either night
and only cost twenty-eight cents. The
title of the picture is "Adam and Eva.