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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
FOREMAN PLEAD GUILTY
SENTENCED TO One MONTH
Negro Whose Car Killed Howard
Walls Let OFF With Light Term

Sidney Foreman, colored. of Mil
ford, who last fall drove his Ford
touring car into Howard Walls, who
died from the injuries sustained, was
indicted for manslaughter when his
case came before the Grand Jury.
On Monday when the case WAS called
for trial Foreman. through his at
torney, offered to plead guilty to as
sault. The state accepted the plea,
and the negro was sentenced to
serve one month in the Sussex Coun-
ty Jail, and to pay the cost of prose-
cution. Foreman has been in Jail
since October 3rd last, awaiting trial.
The disposition of the case meets
with the general approval of the citi-
zens of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
SUSSEX ORATORICAL CONTEST
HELD AT LEWES TONIGHT
Eight High Schools VIII Be Repre-
scented In The Contest

Eight High Schools will be repre-
scented at the Ninth OratOrical Con-
test for Sussex County, when the an
nual event is staged this evening at
the Lewes High School auditorium.
The contest will start at 7:45 o'clock.
The materials for the contest this
year differ from those of the pre-
ceding years in that the Grafton pre-
scented is the work of the individual
student. They deal generally with
the National Constitution, and with
the men who are great factors in Sc
curing its ratification and preserving
it's integrity. In this respect the
contest holds forth much promise of
excellence. Sussex County high
schools which will be represented in
the contest are Georgetown, Seaford.
Laurel. Greenwood, Frankfort, Sell
byville. Bridgeville and Lewes. Those
students who win first and second
places in this contest have the priyi-
lege of participating in the State
OratOrical Contest which will be bs1sls'
at Dover April oath.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
MRS. WELLINGTON WILL GIVE
VOCAL RECITAL AT DOVER
Former Milford Girl Is WelI-KnOwn
And The Recital Should Be Fine

E/Mrs. George NJ. Wilmington, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. McClos-
key, will give a Recital at the Dover
Century Club Rooms this evening at
8 o'clock. Mrs. Wilmington, who will
be remembered locally as Miss Eliza
beth McCloskey who in her earlier
life resided in Milford, is an accom-
plished singer and has made quite
reputation for herself in her chosen
profession. Her mother who will
accompany her in the recital, is an
excellent pianist. It is certain that
a large number of friends of Mrs.
Wilmington and Mrs. McCloskey will
go to Dover this evening tO>enjOy the
treat in store for them
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
ANNUAL PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
Will Be Held In Dover, Tomorrow,
April 18th;

Great interest is being shown in all
local Pffent Teacher ! Associations
throughout the state i'm the coming
Convention, to be held in the Opera
House ir, Dover on Saturday, April
18th. From all accoq nts of the ap-
pointing Of delegates, it would seem
that las. years atten dance of about
eighteen hundred may be greatly eX-
ceeded this year. Every moment of
the days program, + rom ten o'clock
to four thirty, prom Uses to be filled
with interest. Mrs. Robert E. Lewis,
of Dover, State President, will pre-
side a. all meetings. The chief
speaker of the day fs to be D. S. c..
Mitchell. of the University of Rich
mond, 'ormerly president Of the Uni
versity of Delaware.
Registration of delegates will begin
at nine o'clock. The morning ses-
sion will open at ten, with roll call
of associations, awarding of banners
to associations that have met GER
tain specified requirements all
through the school year, and of at
tractive pins to teachers who have
been conspicuOU'sly successful in
organization work.
From twelve to One-thirty, lun-
cheon s to be served, so cents
plate. hy the ladies' of the Peoples
Churq in their attractive new din
ing II d. Groups of three hundred
will erved and it is promised that
all " wish The luncheon may be
continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
The new POSTAL
RATES STARTED ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Is
Higher Rates On Mail Matter Are
Now In Force Throughout The
United States.
QUICKER PARCEL SERVICE
Under New Ruling Parcel Post
Matter Is Handled As First
Glass Mail.

Increased postal rates, provided IN
/ the fact of Congress granting $685.
| OOObOOO advance in the salaries OF
postal employees, became effective
! Wednesday.
The bulk of the rate increase is to
be derived from second, third and
fourth class matter, the only change
I'M tirst-class rates being in the case
of private mailing cards and sow
elhir postal cards, which are incTeas-
M from l to cents. Postcards is
ued by the Government will remain
t l cent.
Under the new law there will be
no change in the present 1O-cent
charge for special delivery letters
bnd packages of less than two
pounds. Mail weighing more than
! that but not more than ten pounds
will require a special delivery stamp
of Is cents. A charge of 20 cents
for a special delivery stamp will be
made on mail weighing more than
ten pounds.
The new rates as they affect the
general public were outlined by the
Postmaster General as follows:
Second-class mail-On Newspa-
pers, magazines and other period
icals, the rate for the public is 2
cents for each two ounces up to
eight ounces, and the fourth-class
zone rate plus a 2-cent services
charge on each parcel over eight
ounces.
Third-class mail-Circulars, and
other miscellaneous printed mat
ter as well as merchandise, the rate
lis p cents for each two ounces
up to eight ounces. But the rate
on books, including catalogues of
twenty-four pages or more, seeds,
cuttings, bulbs, roots and plants is
1 cent for each two ounces or frac7
ton thereof up to eight ounces.
Fourth-class (parcel pOst) mail
The same matter weighing more
than eight ounces as handled in
third-class mail. Limit of weight
seventy pounds in first, second and
third zones and fifty pounds in all
other zones. The present pound
rates in the various zones have not
been changed A service charge of
2 cents in stamps. to be affixed to
packages in addition to the post
age. has been imposed for each par
eel except those collected on rural
delivery routes.
The new law offers a speedier
service for parcel post, which mail
ers may or may not purchase at
CONTINUED on page y
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
SENATE KILLS, THEN
RE-CONSLDERS SCHOOL
BLLL--S7ILL IN DOUBT
MANY MORE EGGS
ARE IN COLD STORAGE

Cold storage stocks of eggs
have more than doubled in the
last year, the Department of
Agriculture reporting 100000
cases in storage April 1, COM
pared with $4,000 on the same
date a year ago and 100000 five
years ago. Less meat was in
storage this year than last
year, the report showing $685.
600 pounds on the first of the
month, compared with 1,193,-
$4,000 last year and L,159,9O7
five years ago.
Storage supplies of poultry
were larger, 1O8, 426,O00 pounds
being held April l. compared
with 76,O67 900 a year ago and
72,632.000 five years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
TREE PLANTING DAY AT
FEEBLE MINDED HOME
Exercises VIII Be Held At StOckley
Afternoon OF Saturday, April %

Tree Planting Day will be cele-
brated at the State Home for Feeble
Minded at Stockley. in Sussex Coun-
ty. on Saturday, April 25th. This has
become an annual even at this insti-
MUTTON, and each year the interest of
he public is growing in the proper
observance of the day. The program
the day has not been completed
vet, but the exercises will start at
N o'clock in the afternoon in the
Deemer Building. The garden
cree planting will be in the lawn
Alice dupont Building. AS
zen customary in the past, the
5 of all sections of the State
uested to donate trees, plants
lbbery for use in identifying
bindings at the institution.
nitte in charge of arrange
the day have requested all
wing anything of the sort
send them direct to Mr.
mis-, Delaware Colony,
Iaware, and to notify
pment in order that he
of it upon its arrival
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17

Caesar Rodney

Three base hits-R. Pratt, Voshen.
Two base hits-Lafferty, Reed. Stru
Two base hits-Lafferty, Reed.
Struck Out-By Jackson, u; by Jes-
ter, Z. Base on balls-Off Jackson, 2;
off Jester, in Z innings; off Grier, 2
in l inning. Stolen bases-R. Pratt,
2; Voshell, Southland. Errors-South-
ard, 3; Bosley, Kelley. Oeschler.
Time of game hours, Z minutes.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
ROAD u g FROM
BRIDG 3 TO MARY
LAM COMPLETED

Sherman Rhodes, con-
tractors, h completed lay
ing cement the Bridgeville-
Federalism Dad. This is the
first sectiO road to be COM
pleted in r Delaware this
year. AbO bne mile of this
section fro Atlanta to the
Maryland was left unfin-
ished last This entire road
is now ce ted and will be
open to fic within two
weeks.
The Del re and Maryland
highways now connected.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
JOH \. R4RINC WILL BE
.E-APPOINTED IT IS SAID
Milford Nah Said To Be FaVOrably
Hooked 4 For Another Term.

1T is ~ rstood that the term Of
he Coz of Internal Revenue for
)ela ill expire within a few
loI that appointment will
on the near future for cOnsi-
Ell t is believed Collector
oil ering will be named for
nd ERIN and that several
b; II be made in his office and
e II event of his re-appoint-
pointment of Walter S.
Il succeed himself as United
t rshal of Delaware for an
n of four years from April
robably be made some time
d 1t is understood that his
tment has the endorsement
br DUPONT and Congressman
Mr.. Money who has served
wears, was endorsed for the
0ent by IN Senator L.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14

y. S. District Attorney to Or
der Objectionable Maya
zine Sales Stopped

Constituting himself as a quail
fled expert on art and literature
particularly as to whether certain
picture or story is indecent, obscene
and immoral. and. consequently
falling within the category of for
hidden tastes, as it were, United
States District Attorney Gordon,
after giving a two days thorough
study to the matter. has decided on
those publications which should be
withdrawn from sale at Washing
ton news and bookstands.
Major Gordon refused to give out
the names Of those publications
which have come under his ban, de-
claring that the police department
will be notified of the Objectionable
literature and will carry out his
orders and prevent their sale.
It is expected that legal steps
will be taken. according to reports
at the courthouse to enjoin the
police from interfering with the
sale of magazines of any kind and
Z is claimed in this connection that
District Attorney Gordon has never
Qualified as an expert in art or
literature, and that he is therefore
disqualified to pass on these sub
1ects.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
CORPS
PROMOTIONS
PLANNED
Thirteen Navy Officers Are
Ordered Up to Take
Examinations

Lieutenants Louis F. Snyder,
James @. Tough, John e. Herlihy.
George C. Fowler, Guy E. Nicholas.
Sidney M. Akerstrom. Charles C..
Bockey, Leon c. Frost, Enrol w.
Willett, Clark E. Morrow, William
r. Taylor. Dewitt C. Emerson and
Lou c. Montgomery, OF the dental
corps of the navy, have been or
dered to take the examination for
promotion to the grade Of lieutenant
commander.
Lieutenant ROLAND w. Quesin-
berry, dental corps of the navy,
who has been on duty with the
naval medical school in the District
of Columbia, has been ordered to
the naval hospital at San Diego,
Cal, for duty.
Other changes in the corps have
been ordered as follows: Lieutenant
Commander Arson F. McCreary.
recently returned from the Asetic
station, has been ordered to the
naval medical supply depot, Brook
lyn; Lieutenant Harold A. Daniels.
who has completed a tour OF duty
in Samoa, to the naval training
station, Hampton Roads; Lieutenant
Robert M. Askin, from navy yard,
Mare Island, Cal, to the U. s. s.
Chaumont; Lieutenant Ronnie A.
Berry, from the u. S. s. Chaumont
to the navy yard at Mare Island
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
INVITE.
COOLIDGE To
SPEAK
President Believed Likely to
Attend National Editorial
Association Meet

President Coolidge was invited to
participate in the entertainment Tor
the National Editorial Association
which will be in Washington June
18.
The invitation was extended by
committee from the Washington
Chamber of Commerce and news
papers of this city. On the com.
mittee were NJ. A. Leese, vice
president, and A. E. Seymour, Sec
rotary, of the Chamber of Com
merce; Rudolph Kaufman, Avery
G. Marks, jr., and Edward +. John
sen, from the newspapers.
President Coolidge was asked by
the committee either to receive the
delegation of about 800 editors at
the White House or to attend d
luncheon which is being held June
18, at the Willard Hotel
The President told the Committe e
he would give the matter careful
consideration and it is believed
quite likely he will attend the
luncheon.
The National Editorial Associa-
ton, which is composed of editors
of weekly newspapers and daily
newspapers in smaller cities through
out the country, Is holding its 4Oth
annual convention at Rlchmonu just
before coming here.
The delegation is planning to
arrive in Washington June Is, and
will spend the next day visiting the
battlefieIds and other historic
points in and near Fredericksburg.
The morning Of June Is will be
spent in touring the Capital, and
after the luncheon the delegates
will go to Mount Vernon.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
BIGGEST SHOW
HERE, 5 RINGS
AND ALL
Youngsters on Hand Early to
'See the Elephants
n'everything"

"Hully gee! Pipe the snake! Guess
it's a bawn-constricter!'
"whoop! Run like ever thing.
Skinnay, here come the elephants
"Golly hominey-a whole hundred
Of 'emH'
Yes. it's here. Ringing Brothers
and Barnum & Bailey circus came
to town this morning and with Its
arrival the young fry popped forth
like mushrooms after IL rain, getting
in the way of several thousand
grown-ups who weren't really inter
ested in the circus but who just
happened to be around.
Through the crowds the herds or
elephants, the battalions of trained
horses there are $50 performing
eouines this trip. the handsome
PercherOns drawing cage after cage
and van after van treaded their
way to the Camp Meigs circus
grounds.
Out at the lot" still other on
lockers watched the tents go up or
peeked into the big dining tent to
see Just what circus athletes eat
to make them so unlike their
brothers and sisters of the "oIher
world" There was ample Opportu-
nifty since more than 800 perform
ers breakfasted in the canvas hotel
today.
Still Better and Bigger.
Bigger and better than ever this
year," asked the reporter.
Yes" nodded the chief chef,
land, you might add, hungrier.
Yesterday we served link sausage
for breakfast, and if the string had
been put together it would have
reached seventeen times around the
big-to And when you consider that
this seasons main tent is better'n
700 feet long, you'll allow that's a
parable. When we serve steak, it
means slaughtering a small herd OF
cattle. 1 knew it was going to be
q mistake to add those extra two
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
Judge SiddOns Will
WedD.C. Couple In
Fraternity House

Being a member of the same
fraternity, the Sigma NJ Phi,
Justice Siddons of the District
Supreme Court, will tomorrow
evening repair to the fraternity
house at 1852 N street, north
west, to perform the marriage
ceremony of his frat brother,
L. Karlton Mosteller, twenty
nine years old and Miss Mable
E. Frere, twenty-Seven, whose
residence is at 14O9 Fifteenth
street, northwest.
Mr.. Mosteller today applied
for a marriage license and told
Colonel Knoll that he was tenn
porarily employed in the Gov
eminent but planned to embark
in the profession of law soon.
His bride-to-be is a widow.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
READY
To SETTLE At
HOWARD
Students First Must Resume
Normal Relations, Says
Statement

THE faculty is willing to con-
slider any complaint or grievance Of
the students after they resume nor
NAL relations to the university"
This statement of the faculty at
Howard University, where l 200 stu
dents are on strike, is being con
sidered today by the students coun-
ell. 1t is in reply to a request for
a meeting with the president and
faculty.
Dean Kelly Miller and Doctor
William v. Tunnel urged the stu
dents to- put their trust in the
faculty and return to classes, with
the assurance that a satisfactory
settlement will be made OF all the
strikers grievances.
Officials of Howard University
today issued a chronology of events
leading up to the strike, and the
various steps during the first week
LOT the walkout.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
PAIN 7 ERS
END Bic
STRIKE
600 Accept Offer of $3.50
Daily Wage-Paperhangers
Also Settle Dispute !,

Arrangements for the return to
work of more than 600 union
painters will be made at a con-
ference between employers and
union today.
The union last night voted, at
a strenuous meeting in Knights of
Columbus Hall, 800 Tenth street
northwest, to accept the master
painters offer of $3.50 day, an
increase of fifty cents over the
old scale.
Union paperhangers, numbering
approximately 800, also met last
night for the same purpose, in
Society Hall, Fifth and G streets
northwest. They took similar ac-
ton.
CoIpOys Brought Peace.
A strong movement for contin-
uance of the strike was noted at
the painters meeting. After hours
of debate, however, the meeting
was swayed toward effecting peace
by John B. Colpoys, Federal media
tor.
William J. Gallagher, interna-
tional organizer of the painters, and
Arthur Chamberlain, business agent
of the local union, also spoke to
mold the opinion Of the meeting to-
ward a vote against further strik-
ing.
Representatives of the opposing
interests are to thresh out the de-
tails of the wage agreement and
draw up a new contract, probably
one effective for two years, before
any of the painters or paper
hangers may return to work.
The strike, which for more than
a month tied up important build
ing operations, will be definitely
over within ty-eight hours,
leaders predicted today.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
Circus Facts And
Figures

SHOW GROUNDS - Ca N. p
Meigs, Fourth street and Flor.
ida avenue northeast.
PERFORNlANCElS-T d a y,
Friday and Saturday, at 2 and
8 p. m. Doors to menagerie
open one hour earlier.
TICKETS--On sale 8 a. M.
to 5 p. m. ut Lansburgh & Bro.
store. Seventh street, between
ID and E streets. Yellow ticket
wagon continuously open for
purchase Of reserved seats mt
show grounds. Red and white
ticket wagons start selling ad-
mission tickets only when doors
open.
DIM ZEN SIONS-Main tent
7OOx35O feet, seating $4,000 per.
sons. Five rings, eight stages,
spacious hippOdrOme oval, acres
of aerial apparatus.
PARTNERSHIPS than 500
men and women arenic stars;
$50 trained horses, $50 of this
number presented in a single
display; five herds of perform
ing elephants; menagerie of
1909 rare animals.
SIDE SHOW-AIl strange
oddities combined in one side d.
show, continuous from morn
ing till night.
ARRIV.AL-On 100 extra.
length special cars, I'm four Sec
tons, from Baltimore via tho
Pennsylvania. u lOa ding at
Benning.
SPECIAL NOTE-There will
be no street parade.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
Devils New Abode
Fixed By Auto
Mix-Up

The popular theory that the
domain of the devil is below the
earth was blasted last night in
Traffic Court.
James A. McCrary, colored,
was arrested on the complaint
of William Frazie, also colored,
on a charge of leaving after col
liding.
"What did McCrary say to
you after the collision" Judge
Gus A. Schuldt asked FraZie.
Frazie told the court that Nc
Crazy had picked out a rather
warm climate for his destina-
ton.
"What did you say to him
them" the court asked.
81 told him all right, let's go
to No. e." Frazie solemnly
answered, and Judge Schuldt
was forced to use his gavel to
restore order.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
TEAPOT DOME
OIL PROBE
SPEEDED
Grand Jury Now Expects to
Conclude Work in June.
More Witnesses Called

Expecting to complete its investi-
cation Of Teapot Dome oil leases,
in which the Government charges
irreguIarity, by the end of this
month or the early part Of June.
the additional grand jury continued
it's work today. Special Counsel
Atlee Pomerene and Owen ].
Roberts. are in charge of the Gov
ernments case.
The following witnesses have
been summoned to testify today: S.
T. Rule, cashier Of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Pueblo, N. M; A. 8.
Booth, a vice president Of the same
bank; H. S. McGrath, A. S. Brown,
both of New York; A. S. Harvey,
Of Columbus, Ohio; j. G. Schaffer,
of Chicago, ILL.,, and Judge f. c..
Finney, of the Interior Department,
who has been before the grand
jury for the last three days.
The purpose of the investigation
is to discover whether there was
a conspiracy in connection with
the leasing of oil naval reserves.
A former indictment returned by
a special grand jury, alleged con-
spiracy to defraud the Government
against Harry f. Sinclair, of New
York; Edward l.. Doheny and his
son Edward l.. Doheny, jr., of Los
Angeles, Cal, and Albert r. Fall,
former secretary Of the Interior.
This Indictment was quashed by
Chief Justice Mccoy of the District
Supreme Court on the ground OF
the presence in the grand jury
room, while the matter was under
investigation, of person not
authorized under the law, to be
tbera
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
Nl1ARL. I D
DISPOSE
Of It
Sum May Be Used to Prose-
cute Cases-Metzerott
to Report Soon

The District Rent Commission
which at one stage Of its hectic
career was virtually broke, has
now. within a week of its sched-
uled death, an unexpended ball
ance of $4,000 that it does not
know what to do with.
It was admitted today that the
question of the disposition Of the
5000 has been put up to Comp
troller General McCarl.
Other Problems UnsOIved.
Assistant Attorney General Ira
Wells, who will have charge Of the
commissions functioning after the
Department Of Justice takes charge
on May %, said today that the dis
posal of the $4,000 is only one of
a number Of money matters the
comptroller general must decide.
All of the questions have been in
the hands of Mr.. McCarl for sew
eral days, and a decision is expect
ed the latter part of this week, or
the first of next.
It is possible that the comptroller
general will turn the $4,000 over
to the Department of Justice to use
In prosecuting the scores of refund
cases on the dockets, but he may
decide that 1t should revert to the
United States Treasury, and the
winding up of the commissions af-
fairs be financed as a Department
OF Justice detail.
Metzerott to Report.
Oliver Metzerott, chairman of the
commission, is busily engaged draft
ing his final report to be submitted
to President Coolidge.
Mr.. Metzerott expects within
few days to make public the re-
suits Of a survey of the apartment
house situation in the city.
This survey is based on question
naires submitted to all classes of
apartment houses in all sections Of
the city, and is expected to give
an accurate cross section picture of
the situation that will develop when
the commission dies.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
MRS. E. A. NOLAN GIVEN
HUSBANDS ENTIRE ESTATE

Mrs. Eleanora A. Nolan, of Capt.
toll Heights, Md, widow OF Henry
Nolan, paymaster's clerk in the
marine corps, who died December
10 last, today filed a petition in the
Probate Court for letters of admin
istration on the estate of her nus
band, who died intestate.
Mrs. Nolan, represented by At
torney John Murphy, says that the
estate consists of a life insurance
policy of $1,000, of which she is
named beneficiary, and for which
she has already received compensa-
ton; 500 accumulated pay as pay
masters clerk and a lot at North
Randle Highlands.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
UNDERWOOD OPPOSES
SHORT LEASE OF SHOALS

Senator Underwood, Democrat of
Alabama, called at the White House
today and told President Coolidge
he opposed a short term lease of
the Governments power and nj
trate plant at Muscle Shoals.
Such a contract, Underwood said,
would not be advantageous either
for the Government or the Jesse.
Underwood supported President
Coolidge's plans not to take fur
Their steps at Muscle Shoals until
the special commission investigat-
ing the project has completed
recommendations to Congress.