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Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
HARRINGTON HIGH
WINS STATE TITLE
Newark Nine Was Forced To Take
Short End Of Championship
Game Last Friday.

Harrington won the base ball cham.
pionship of the State in the Delaware
InterschOlastic Athletic Association
by defeating the Newark team at Do
yer last Friday, to 1. The game was
filled with many thrills for the large
crowd who witnessed it.
Ryan, for Harrington, and Rose, for
Newark, engaged in a twirling duel
with honors about even until the
eighth inning, when Rose weakened
sufficiently to permit Harrington to
score two runs, although an error by
Hopkins assisted in the scoring.
Both went scOreless until the fourth
inning. In that frame Rose seemed to
lose some of his effectiveness and
scored a run.
Newark lost an excellent chance to
score in the third inning. Newark tied
he score in the seventh J. Jauuette.
he first man up, was passed and went
o third on Ryan's wild peg to catch
lim mapping on first. Davis singled
md Jaquette scored
Harrington won the game in the Sth
ming by scoring two runs after two
nen were out.
The score:
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
NEWARK
MRS. THOMAS ALEXANDER
FOUND DEAD BY NEIGHBORS

Mrs. Thomas Alexander was found
dead on the floor at her home at Sec
ond and Church streets, North Mil
ford, last Saturday morning when
neighbors went to look for her. She
was about 70 years of age and was a
widow, her husband having died sew
eral years ago. Mrs. Alexander had
been in poor health for some time.
When neighbOrs failed to see her Sat
urday morning they became alarmed
and started an investigation which
disclosed her lying dead on the kit
chen floor In her hand she held a
scrub brush and a bucket of water
was nearby. She had evidently pre-
pared to scrub the floor when she was
stricken with heart trouble and died.
DR.. S. M. D. Marshall was called, but
le said that she had been dead several
hours before her body was found.
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
STATE GETS $365,725
FOR ROADS FROM U. S.

In the apportionment among the
states and Hawaii of $75,OOO,OOO for
Federal-aid highway construction, an
nounced last Saturday by Secretary
Wallace, Delaware will receive $685.
625.
Prompt apportionment of the Fed
eral funds insures continuation of the
work without interruption. Of the
17O,000-mile Federal-aid highway sys-
TEN, $4,000 miles have been surfaced
and 300 miles graded, leaving no.
900 miles to be surfaced, which will
require an annual program of II, 900
miles to be completed by 1884.
Delaware has taken advantage of
the Federal-aid for road building, and
has matched the United States Gov
ernment dollar for dollar as each an
Dortionment came due. 1t was through
the medium of federal-aid that the
State and counties have been able to
make such a good showing in build
ng wood modern roads.
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
SMALLER WHEAT
CROP THAN LAST YEAR
Government Reports Indicate That
Yield Will Be 93,OOO,O 900 Less
Than Last Year.
EXPECT LARGE PEACH CROP
The Peach Crop Will Probably Be
Fourth Largest Ever Gathered.
Other Crops Reported On.

Ninety-three million bushels less
wheat than last year was forecast by
the Department of Agriculture, from
June 1 conditions. Estimated output is
69S, 100000 bushels.
The spring wheat crop, for which
the first forecast of the season was
announced, was placed at 1S4,OOO,OOO
bushels, the area planted being esti-
mated at 16,92O,O00 acres or SOL per
cent of last year acreage.
Winter wheat production was fore
cast at 5O9,OGO,OO0 bushels, compared
with a forecast of 553,013,O0 bushels
a month ago.
First production forecasts for the
season of other crops are: Goats,
1,232,000,000 bushels; barley, 100000
100000 bushels; rye. G2,500,000 bush
els, and peaches, 52,500.000 bushels.
The total wheat acreage, combining
winter and spring wheat areas is
53,S18,O 100000 acres this year, or 92.S
per cent of the combined areas last
year.
The acreage of oats is 41,625,OOO
acres, or 1919 per cent of last yyear,
and of barley, 7,552,OOO acres, or 95.5
per cent of last year.
The condition of the crops on June
1, from which the production fore
casts are computed, was: Winter
wheat IA per cent of a normal; spring |
wheat. 76.O; oats. $50; barley, 1915; |
rye, S74; hay, $50; pastures, 1922;
lpples, 74.O.
Winter wheat prospects declined |
100000 bushels in the month since
Nay l, due mainly to drought, cold
Weather, insects and disease, in the
producing States. Kansas
prospects declined 21,OOO,O0O bushels
Cast of the Rocky Mountains it was
he coolest May in thirty years, with
wo exceptions, 1907 and 1917, both of
which years were followed by cold
unes. The effect on crops was mark
d. Favorable weather from now on,
oWeVer, may cause very material
hange in prospects. :
Smaller crops than last year of l
ats, barley and rye were forecast, Z
ut a bumper crop of peaches is in !
respect, probably the fourth largest {
4 record In the south and east, the
each crop is large; in California, i
and Utah, it is reported Il
BOD, but in the North Central States I
e crop is in poor condition, due to "
eeZes. p
May was 5 to 6 degrees below nor
al in most Of the corn belt states, 1
4 degrees below normal in the cot /
n belt states, and 3 degrees or more
iove normal in Pacific Coast States,
here the month was warmer than
y other May on record, except 1897.
a result, spring wheat condition
Is 5 per cent lower June l than on
at date during the last thirty years
r which comparable figures are
ailable. Oats showed the lowest con-
ion of which there is record, eX-
Dting 1898.
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
XII KLUX KLAN FIRES2
CROSSES NEAR MILFORD

The Ku KluX Klan put on demon
stration in the vicinity of Milford last
Saturday evening with the evident de-
termination of letting the residents Of
this community know that such an or
ganization exists in this community
Two crosses were fired near the du
Pont Boulevard, both at about tie
same time. One was burned on the
farm of J. Frank Salevan at the nor
thern entrance of Milford, and the
other on a part of the boulevard right
of-way Just north of the North Amer
lean Egg Laying Contest and the wes-
tern entrance of South Milford Both
demonstration were preceded by the
exploding of a bomb of some descrlp-
tion, and in one instance a lady was
very badly frightened as a result of
this method of securing advertising of |
the organization. This is the first |
time that the Klan has made any dem
Onstrations in the vicinity of Milford,
and the first inkling that many resi-
dents of the town had that such an
organization existed here, though per-
sons in touch with the affairs of the
town have known for months that the
organization had headquarters in Mil
ford.
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Mrs. Thomas Kennedy, of Magnolia
is doing nicely at this time and will
probably be moved to her home in
several days.
Mrs. w. w. Hendricks of Milford,
who has been receiving treatment at
the hospital for a fractured hip, is
resting fairly comfortable at this
time.
Mrs. Joseph J. Sirman of Laurel has
been receiving treatment at the hos
pital for several weeks.
Mrs. Edgar Wilkinson of near Do
yer, who has been receiving treatment
following serious operation, is i'm
proving.
Mrs. Hayward Grier, of near Eel
ton, is getting along nicely following
an operation and hopes to return
home in a short time.
Mrs. Clifford Kelley, of Milford, and
Mrs. Laurence A. Warren, of Dover,
have returned to their homes.
The following patients are receiv-
ing treatment at the hospital: Mrs
Rueben Farrow, WOOdside; Mrs. J. i.
Hitch, Wilmington; Mrs. Wilhelmina
Remus, FELTON,, and Joe Smith, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
WILLIAM V. SIPPLE. JR.
CAUGHT FINE BLACK DRUM

A party of Milford professional and
business men jOurneyed to Bowers
Beach early Wednesday morning and
embarked on one of Joseph Crosses
fishing boat for an enjoyable fishing
trip on the bay. The men who cOmpOs-
ed the party were John B. Smith,
cashier of the First National Bank;
Harry J. Pettyjohn, proprietor of Pet
tyjohn's Pharmacy; Augustus HOlson,
senior member of the Milford Feed
Company; DR.. Willard r. Pierce, Dr.
Oliver James, Everett Manlove, en-
plOyed at the Milford post office, and
Howard Derrickson, junior member of
the firm of Ennis & Derrickson, shoe
dealers in Milford. All of the party
are experienced fishermen, and from
the time that they arrived at the fish
ing grounds until the time that they
pulled up anchor there was something |
doing.
To William V. Sipple, however, went |
the banner catch of the trip. Mr.. Sip |
pie landed a fine black drum which he |
played for long time before it was
finally brought to the boat. 1t weighed
fifty pounds. 1t requires real skill to
-ethu bhCoC Aou VIII d oulcl1 IIOuI 1lu6
such as Mr.. Sipple was using when he /
hooked the drum. The fish was
brought to Milford and distributed
among the members of the party.
Other members of the party had fine
sport catching fine sea trout; and all
lad large catches.
AS is usual with parties of this kind |
fifty per cent of the bunch" succumb-
ID to the seasickness, caused by the
olling of the boat, and the other four d
of the party enjoyed their I
Misery. Harry Pettyjohn, DR.. James,
lverett Manlove and John B. Smith i
7ere the unfortunate ones in this re-
pect. 8
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
LODGE ATTENDS CHURCH

On Sunday morning last Crystal
Fount Lodge, No. 10, I. o. o. F., at
tended divine service at the Presby-
terian Church and the pastor, Rev.
Bunstein, preached on the Ministry
of Fraternity" The choir was aug
mented by several new voices and
sang very pretty anthem. Mrs. H. w.
Nash, of Greensburg, N. c., who is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Isaacs, sang a contralto solo entitled
abide With Me-" an exquisite setting
of Lyte's old hymn, in her usual de-
lightful way Mrs Nash's visits home
are always looked forward to by the
people of Milford with much pleasure,
for requests to sing are so graciously
complied with and everyone so enjoys
hearing her beautiful voice
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
SUPREME COURT CASES
Will Argue Breeding-MeIsOn Case
At This Term Of Court.

Following is the calendar of cases
scheduled for argument before the Su-
preme Court at its semi-annual ses-
sion which convenes June II; Roxana
Temple No. 4, Order of United Ameri-
cans, VS.. Ernest J. Evans; Charles S.
Gunby VS.. Robert Phillips; John D.
Gibson and Martha Gibson his wife,
VS.. Charles Main; Elisha Dean VS..
State of Delaware; American Public
Utilities Company VS.. Henry S. Nor
ris, Oscar Hecker, ct al; Mike Iowa
VS.. State of Delaware; William Ford
Breeding VS.. John T. Nelson: John
VS.. State of Delaware;
Alvin L. Marvel VS. State of Della
ware; Samuel CutrOna, trading as
Wilmington-New Castle Bus Line VS..
The Mayor and Council of Whining
ton.
Cases scheduled for decree include
Louis JoslOff VS.. Maurice Falbourn
and Nathaniel ConOway vs.. State of
Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

Christ Church Guild will hold a
rummage sale in the near future.
Few things can change your point
of view quickly except shave and a
wife
Get your pies, rolls and cakes at the
Pierce Hardware store on Saturday
morning.
We have become so nearly normal
that nobody now scorns a nickel ex-
cept the beIlhop.
What is so rare as a girl who ad-
mits that her hair wasn't long and
Wavy before she had it bobbed?
Now that all the axes are ground.
very few nations are making regular
contributions of soft soap to Uncle
Sam
The world has yet 10 produce a
man who won't smirk when told he
has a distinguished look
The Lincoln Division of the Milford
Grange will hold bake on Saturday
morning from $3.50 to 1890 in the
store of the Pierce Hardware Co.
Why do any baking this week, when
you can buy such good things as the
Trangers can make at the bake this
at the Pierce Hardware
tOre
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
BEER ACT UPHELD
BY SUPREME COURT
Tribunal Rules Congress Has The
Right To Regulate The Use
Of Malt Liquors.
LEGAL RIGHT ESTABLISHED
twenty-five States Urged Decision
As Rendered In Case Brought
By Breweries.

The Willis-Campbell law prohibit
ing the sale or importation of intOxi-
eating malt liquor for medicinal DUR
poses was declared valid and consti-
tutional by the Supreme Court on
Monday.
Known as the Willis-Campbell beer
act, the law was attacked in appeals
brought by the James Everard's
Breweries, New York, and by Edward
and William Burke, brewers of GUM
ness Stout. 1t was contended that the
national prohibition amendment limit
ed the power Of Congress to legisIa-
tion dealing with the use of intoxi-
eating liquors for beverage purposes,
and that the states alone had author
1ty under their police powers to reg
ulate the use of liquors for medicinal
The Federal government and twen-
ty-five states urged the court TO inter-
pret the prohibition amendment as
leaving in Congress discretion to de-
termine what constituted a legitimate
use of intoxicating liquors.
The case differed from that brought |
by DR.. Samuel W. Lambert, a New |
York physician, who won before Fed !
eral Judge Knox in his contention
hat physicians could not be restrict
ed in the quantity of intoxicating
liquor they could prescribe for medi-
,inal purposes. He joined in the as
iertion that the Eighteenth Amend
nent was restricted to the use of in
Oxicating liquor for beverage pur-
jOseS.
The government combatted the
'rewClies' case with the contention
ha- beer had no medicinal value
Ii s clear that Congress, in enfOrc-
ng prohibition, may adopt any law
ul means to make it effective, it was
eld, and the only question presented I
7as whether in prohibiting physicians t
'Om prescribing malt liquors for {
ledicinal purposes it had exceeded its
,gislative authority. The court ans I
cred that question in the negative. L
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
TALL CEDARS HOLD
HARDING NIGHT" MEETING

Evergreen Forest, No. 40, Tall Ced-
ars of Lebanon, of Milford, under the
leadership of George Fearon, Grand
Tall Cedar, held special services on
Monday evening, the affair being in
honor of the late President Warren G.
Harding. 1t was one year ago on June
9Th that Mr.. Harding, together with
several members of his cabinet. visit
ed Milford and joined Evergreen For
est. The Cedars have decided that
June 9th shall be designated as ''Har-
ding Night" each and every year. at
which time the former President will
be remembered in fitting manner by
the local green tops. On Monday ev-
en1ng the Evergreen Forest rangers
were assisted in putting one some of |
the degree work by rangers from |
Forest, of Wilmington.
Several new candidates were initiated
into the mysteries of Tall Cedarism in
The usual effective manner. Following
The initiation and regular lodge busi-
ness, vaudeville show of real excel
ence was presented for the entertain ]
nent of the Tall Cedars. Sandwiches h
md coffee in abundance satisfied the
nner man at a late hour. A large
lumber of green tops were in attend
nee, and gave the rangers a r0using
walton as they appeared in their nat 7
Y uniforms. Evergreen Band Is rap 9
dly forging to the front and ranks c
7ell with bands of like organizations E
Ound elsewhere. g
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
OFF TO CAMP In FLIVVER
Jim Deputy OF Milford And Sock
Jackson Of Dover.

James Deputy and Sock jackson.
University of Delaware students, and
members of the Kappa Alpha Frater-
nifty, left for Plattsburg, N. Y, We'd
nesday morning in a camoflauged
fliVver which should attract much at
tentiOn from the many cities through
which the boys will pass on their 900
mile trip to the citizens training camp
being conducted by the United States
Government. Elizabeth" has been
dolled up for this lengthy trip and
the loud" green color will cause the
feminine population to give a second
glance at the University students as
they wend their way nOrthward. A
special torpedo shaped body has been
put on the lady, and on the rear a
large luggage frame has been pro-
Vided for their trunks and camping
equipment. Tent poles and other nee
essary paraphernalia are all carried
on this revamped Ford. On the radia-
tor a large "U" and the word Della
ware" have been painted, while on
one side the Kappa Alpha crest has |
been painted in gold paint, and ap-
DrOpriate wording on the opposite |
side of the body.
The dOwn-State boys are not the
only Delaware College boys who are
making the trip by fiivver. A party of
.hree Wilmington boys who are stu
tents at the University, and members
If the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
eft this week for camp Their fiivver
sarried the usual body but was paint
ID with wording such as a bunch of
college students would be likely to
hink of. This party was composed of
Ialph L. France, William D. McKelvie
nd Paul R. Rinard. mike" the fra
ernity dog mascot, accompanied them !
Il their trip.
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
MILFORD STUDENTS OF U.
OF d. RECEIVE PRIZES

Among the many prizes awarded to
the students at the University of Del
aware, at their commencement exer-
cises on Monday, June 9, two were
awarded to students from Milford
The English prize of $25.OO to the
Freshman doing the best work in the
course of English composition was
given to Miss Margaret Joyce Num-,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Num-,
of near town.
The Maryland Society scholarship
of $125.00 was awarded to Harold
Polk Nutter, son of Mrs. Mollie Nut
ter, North Front street. It is very
to see our Milford boys and
girls receiving merits for their in
dividual efforts and we wish them
more success in the future.
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
LARGE TONNAGE
HAULED BY TRUCKS
Points South Of Delaware Sent To-
tai OF 4l6l Tons During May.
Weighing Made At Dover.

How the system of magnificent
State highways constructed in the last
ten years is revolutionizing the trans
pOrtatiOn business can be realized
from report of the goods, materials
and food products carried over the
highways during the month of May by
motor trucks. Years ago everything
went by railroad freight Nowadays,
everything except carloads, and even
in such quantities, goods and food are
being shipped by motor truck.
In order to establish records that
will aid the department and also the
State Board of Agriculture in estimat-
ing on crops, the State Highway De-
partment, under the direction of c. D.
Buck, Chief Engineer for the State
Highway Department, has located
three stations along the main system
of north and south highways, where
trucks engaged in Transporting food
and other things are weighed. One of
these stations is at Penny Hill, just
north of Wilmington, another at State
Road, and the third is one mile north
of Dover. AS everything going into or
coming from lower Delaware must |
pass by the Dover station,
a report of the goods checked at that |
station is very interesting.
During the month Of May there
were 1855 loaded trucks weighed at
this station with a capacity of 4,161
.ons of goods. In the diversity of the
goods carried some idea of how the
motor truck is supplanting the rail-
Dad freight car may be obtained. The
goods checked at the Dover station
'Omprised-feed, stock, lumber, eggs,
ce, apples, wood, ice cream, logs,
'retzels, wire, fruit, furniture, marble, :
'arrels (empty), bran, produce, cot
on goods, cakes, milk, oil, sand, soft
rinks, fish, hay, telephones, aspara-
us, boxes, canvass, strawberries,
ogs, phosphate, merchandise, bottles
empty, household goods, baskets,
coal, cinders, building mater
lis, lightning rods. tinware, scrap r
on, poultry, machinery, bread, meat, L
egetables, heaters, cabinets, congOl- o
I'm, potatoes, flour, crates, hides, II
on pipe, lime, meal, boilers, salt, U
vine. d
In weighing the trucks. the State "
ighway Department is able to check ~
on INSCRIPTIONS truckers who I'll
light by overlooking their motors st
adually destroy the highways, if
ey were not stopped, so that these n
,ighing stations are a constant sur "
illance on those who would break
: traffic laws.
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN
Mrs. Lola Collision Died AT Emer.
gency Hospital From Injuries.

Mrs. Lola Collision, wife of Roland
Collision, a farmer residing near
Greenwood, died at the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital, Saturday morning of
injuries sustained when the autOmo-
bile in which she was riding crashed
into a freight train at Greenwood. The
accident occurred about GAS o'clock.
before the watchman at the crossing
had come on duty for the day. View of
the track is obscured at the point by
thhe Snyder Preserving COmpany's
factory. Irving Elliott Collision, who
was driving the car when the acci-
dent occurred, did not see the rapidly
approaching freight train until it was
too late to avoid being struck. He
sWerved the car sharply, but not far
enough to miss the train. The vehicle
was hit on the side and dragged for
several yards down the track before
the train was brought to a stop
When persons arrived on the scene
they found the automobile com 1letely
demolished and Mrs. Collision badly
her arm and one leg being
almost completely severed from her
body. The boy was not seriously hurt. |
The woman was rushed to the Emer- !
sency Hospital in Milford where an
'ffort was made to save her life, but !
Ter injuries were so severe that she
xpired shortly after having been ad-
nitted.
When the train struck the automo-
ile it is thought that Mrs. Collision
7as thrown between the car and the
rain, and that the train wheels pass
d over her arm and leg. She is sur
ived by her husband and one child.
he husband has two children by a
primer marriage.
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-13
AVIATORS FORCED TO
LAND NEAR SMYRNA
Caught By Severe Wind And Elec-
trio Storm Army Airmen We're
Driven From Course.
MACHINE A LARGE BOMBER
The Airplane Was Largest Ever To
Land In Kent COunty--Crew
Was UniDjured.
COPIES THIS IssUG

Buffeted about high in the clouds bv
a series of electrical storms that fore
ed them thirty-fiVe miles ont of their
course across the reaches of the C,bee-
dpeaKe Bay and then back towards the
Deia"are Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
large Martin bomber airplane, G8
9IS U. ). A, in charge of Lieutenant
John F. Whitley, of Cincinnati. Ohio
was forced to land at Smyrna, short
~ aIter O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
Inc bomber, the largest 10 land in
Aent county, left Langley Field. near
NOIlolk M, sunday with Lieutenant
Whitley and Sergeant Samuel Salan-
SKY and Sergeant John r. Bluhm. of
the 2Oth Squadron Air Service. to have
the range finding apparatus adjusted
at Mitchell Field, New York. Tbe
course OF the bomber was laid out bv
way OF Washington, but after leaving
That city a storm was encountered
and the huge machine was forced
over Annapolis and The Chesapeake
Bay. The fiiers maneuvered their ma
chine about and they started north bv
way of the Eastern Shore and Kent
county. The three airmen encounter
ed storm after storm in their fight
and finally they were compelled to
land at Smyrna.
The machine lowered low in the
ceiling of clouds over the town and
Clayton before landing was effected
on the Ralph Jefferson farm, tenanted
by William H. Davis. The machine
alighted in a pasture field in which
some horses were quartered, and the
stampeded when the monster
1f the air was brought to a stop in
heir midst, about fifty feet from a
enant house.
The presence of the airplane flying
oW over Clayton and Smyrna caused
of autOmobilists and pedes-
rlans to make their way through the
torn and mud to the field
The machine was hastily covered
With canvas to protect it from the ele-
1ents and Lieutenant Whitley went
D Smyrna and engaged Major Enoch
loore to watch the machine over
light Telegrams were also sent to the
uthOrities at Mitchell Field, telling
lem of the forced landing.
Lieutenant Whitley and his cOmpan-
ms then returned to Cedarbrook
arm nearby, where they were the
tests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Carter
1tl weather conditions permitted
lem to resume their flight.
The machine in which the three
en- travelled is a Curtis biplane. rs
ct from tip to tip, equipped with
'uble prOpellOrs and two engines of
O-hOrse power each.