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ny one We saw the faces OF our
relatives and intimate friends.
Rescue in Sight.
But finally I saw a second whisp
OF smoke off on the horizon. This
time We were determined that It
should not get away from us. Yank-
ing of the wooded supports from
the back end OF the fuselage. we at
tached a strip of fabric to It that we
always carried along for wing
patches. with a few tacks we i'm
provised a flag that was lighter and
easier to wave than the heavy can
vas we had used I'm vain earlier In
the afternoon.
Hank climbed out on the upper
wing with It and started wig.wag-
ging f%uriously. We wondered
whether the ship would turn out 10
be the cruiser Richmond or merely a
passing fishing boat. Fortunately
Il was headed In u direction and
as II drew nearer and carer we saw
that II was n fishing trawler.
But in order to make quite sure
that It was us I got out the flares
and also fired a few shots with our
rifle. while Hank kept on wig.wag-
Elng. You can't imagine the feel
ing Of relief it gave US when we
saw that they had noticed our sig
nails and we're coming toward us.
1.-THE trawler proved to be the
Rugby-Ramsey. and she came along
side Mt $3.50. Somewhat to our
,,.r.a-nrf bar etrfppar ubo,,tod ont.
" DO you wan any help?'
Well, I should hope we dor !
replied.
" What kind OF help can We give
you?' asked the old fisherman.
" Throw us a tow line said I.
Waves Make Towing Hard.
But there was such a stiff wind
blowing by now that it was extreme
ly difficult for us to talk back and
forth. We shouted to them to come
astern and throw n line overheard
on floats so that We could drift
alonAand pick 1t up without danger
of cohiding with tho trawler. But
instead they attempted to come
closer and toss us the line. OF
course they were not aware of the
speed with which our light plane
was drifting. A moment later we
got the biggest thrill we had had so
far. AS they wallowed in the trough
IF the sea we rode to the crest of a
great wave and nearly the whole
OF our fuselago was suspended over
their stern. We yelled for them TO
push US away. but fortunately as
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we felt about our accident. and not
one Of them bothered us with a sin
gle question that night. 1t was
mighty sporting of than. and we
deeply appreciated their thoughtful.
ness.
Shortly after 8 O'Clock I was
aroused and told that the plane had
capsized. This had occurred after
the front %spreader bar had broken
loose and allowed the pontoons to
come together. All OF the tanks had
been left open in the event of Just
this sort of thing happening. so they
would fill with water and cause the
plane to sink instead of drifting
about as a menace to shipping.
Plane Goes to Bottom.
when this occurred we were
within a mile OF land. But we were
forced to abandon her. and at 500
to U friend VINO sad carried us so
far round the globe. and headed
straight for Iceland.
I'VE wirelessed Smith that every
possible effort had been made TO
save her. but that this had proved
futile g.
II have seen four such wor.
ried and gloomy men," said Erik
Nelson. ''as we were when that wire
less reached us at Hornaflord. tell
ing us that Wade and Ogden had
lost their plane. At that moment 1t
seemed as though 1t was Just as
great a tragedy for US as It was for
them. 1t was mighty tough luck
and we all knew that It was only
chance that had prevented this oc'
curing TO some of the rest of us.
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CONFIDENCE IN
LUTHERV VOTED
BY RE|CRSTAG
artisan Ministry
Is Now Prepared
to Function

BERLIN, Jan. "a. (By tho Associ-
ated Press).-With "a tentative vote
of confidence in his pocket. DR..
Hans Luther, the new chancellor,
is in a position to set the machinery
of his non-partisan bourgeois min
'stry in motion. The reichstag vote
of 246 to $50 Thursday approving
the governments platform of for
and domestic policies has for
the time being cleared the political
atmosphere. and the temporary ad-
journment of the reichstag will en-
able the chancellor to coordinate
his organization without being eN-
posed to further heckling for the
present.
The advent of the new govern
ment signalizes u new phase in Ger
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saw that our only chance was TO
all returned TO the cruiser. and we
attempt to tow her TO a lea shore in
the Farce islands and disassemble
her there.
Too Excited to Eat.
After we came ON board the Rich
mond the officers. urged us to have
some food, as we had gone without
eating all day. But we were much
too anxious about the plane to be
interested in anything else. How
ever, they brought coffee to us out
on deck and 1t bucked us III a lot.
LAS we started to tow the plane
Hank and l remained astern to
watch her. We had very little hope
that in such n rough sea she would
be able to stay afloat until reaching
the Faroes. We watched in silence
until nearly midnight. and as she
had survived the gale so far we de-
cided she might pull through. Go
ing below. We sat down to a dinner
of roast duck. The food didn't APP
peal to me just then. but / recall
wildly the struggle that Hank had
with his bird. He said he was sure
1t had flown around the world sew
eral times. Finally he gave up try
ing to cut 1t and simply chewed and
sucked the Juice from one of its
angular corners like an Eskimo
woman chews her husbands frozen
boots In the morning so he can put
them on. After dinner we threw
ourselves on our hunks.
There were many newspaper men
on board, I cannot thank them toe
much for the consideration they
J showed to us. They realized how
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We had changed motors at Brough,
England, and Wade and Ogden were
the first to get their plane ready to
install the new engine. The three
new motors lay there on the floor OF
the Blackburn aircraft factory. still
in their crates. Ogden hesitated for
a moment before picking the n of
the three that he would open. But
one crate happened to be a bit easier
to open than the others. so he took
II. just as any Of the rest OF us
would have done In doing 30 he
got the one dud OF the LOT. Just
where the weakness developed we do
not know. but the probability is that
the oil pump shaft broke, thus pre-
venting the oil from circulating.
I'VE had spent nearly all of We'd
nesday, the 4th Of August. waiting
for more new from Wade and hop
ing there still might be some chance
of salvaging the plane. We were
stunned By what had happened. OF
course. we were relieved 10 know
hat they were both safe, but 1t
simply made us sick at heart TO
think that they had come 10000
miles around the world and then lost
their plane through absolutely 20
fault of their own.
THAT night We spent a few hours
at the home of n of the leading
men OF this town eighty people. lis
rtening to Mr.. Danie.son's six flaxen
haired daughters sing old .Icelandic
songs. Next morning We got away
at 9 o'clock for Reykjavik. the cap
ital OF this famous island OF the arc
tic. Although the run was only
about 800 miles. we had to buck such
a stiff head wind that at times we
were barely creeping through the
sky. and at one point we had the
strange experience of flying through
a thick duststorm away up here
where we had only expected TO en-
counter snow"
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Protestants And
Catholics Using
The Same Church

KEYSTONE, Neb.. Jan. 24.-Co-
operation and religious federation
are receiving a thorough test in a
little church here, where both Catho-
lies and Protestants worship.
At n end OF the edifice is the
Catholic altar; at the opposite end
is the pulpit for protestant services.
Seats r arranged like those OF a
railroad coach SO that the backs face
either end of the building. Reversal
of the benches thus changes the
church denomination to the other as
desired. The church seats about 75
persons. Two denominations hold
services at different hours.
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maps showed every village. noun
tain, stream. or other landmark.
The strip we had along on this hop
10 Iceland included nothing but the
Orkneys' tho Faroes, and the east.
srn end Of Iceland. So we could
only make a rough guess as TO how
far we wero from the nearest main
land added Wade.
Here was where We did n thing
that caused Smith and Nelson TO
sfterward dub US the worlds great
est optimists. Hank climbed out
Of his cockpit. hung on to the edge
OF It with one hand. opened the tool
compartment. and then ferreted out
a very small scale National Geo
graphic society map Of the world,
which we had carried all the way
around. On this map we measured
OF the distance We were from the
coast OF Norway. and figured out
that with favorable winds We might
possibly exist until we drifted to
those shores. providing OF course
that we could keep the plane intact
that long.
- DNttlAfto AtOhAAtAs
But within a very few minute
after we had come to that conclu-
sion The weather changed for the
worse. The sea became increasing
" choppy. and It looked as though
the wings would dip under the
waves and buckle up almost any
moment. Just imagine the sensa-
ton of beign wrecked at sea in n
plane. and being obliged to sit hour
after hour watching the waves roll
ing toward you and expecting
every second to see the wings
crumpled up by the weight OF the
~aterl We got enough kick out of
this. 10 last us for the rest of sour
llveA It was something like the
suspense endured by the victim In
Poe's blood curdling tale OF the Pit
and Pendulum when he saw fthe
razor edged pendulum swinging
nearer and nearer TO the brink OF
thnt pit where he lay bound and
helpless.
Hour after hour went by and the
only scenery we had to look at was
our W plane in which we had
journeyed two-thirds Of the way
around the world. a seemingly end
less expanse OF water all around us,
and the gray bowl of an arctic sky.
we said very little to each other.
but we did a lot OF thinking. One
by one all the deeds of our lives
seomed to pass before us. and n
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they bodied up out OF the trough of
the sea our pane was carried one
way and the trawier the other way.
The captain of the fishing boat
then saw for himself how It would
have to be done. This time he at
tached the line to a float which no
threw over and towed around in a
circle until he dragged it near
enough for Hank to fish 1t out Of
the water.
BY good luck we had come down
near the course that Is taken by
fishing boats plying between the
orkneys and Faroes. The latter is
lands were the nearest so the traw-
Ter attempted to tow us toward
them. Now came still more thrills.
The trawler was awfully slow and
as a result of the cross wind blow
ing she would rise and fall with the
swell. But each time she went up
on a wave she seemed to stand still.
At each Of these moments the plano
would swing around and head into
the wind according to tho natural
instincts OF a plane. Then when the
trawler would shoot off from the
crest OF the swell the poor old Bos.
ton would get a jerk hat would
make her shiver from nose to tail.
Frequently the pontoons would be
yanked right under the water.
After a half hour of this the
trawler found that she wasn't max
ing any Roadway, so stopped towing
and simply stood by awaiting the
| arrival Of one of our destroyers. In
a little while the Billingsby arrlv-
ed. and we cast adrift from the
Rugby-Ramsey in order to pick up
the ~destroyer's line. y few minutes
later the Richmond raced up. Again
we switched over. and in transfer
ring to the admiral's cruiser n Of
OF wings dipped under a wave and
the ribs OF the trailing edge popped
like the crackle of c machine gun.
Pulling alongside the Richmond,
we drained off all the gas and oil,
to tighten her before attempting TO
hoist her up on the deck. The sling
was dropped down from the crane.
and after attaching IT. we went
aboard the cruiser In order to still
further tighten IL plane. Our spir-
It's were high again. We foresaw
no difficulty in the way of hoisting
the Boston on board and of then
returning to Kirkwall for repairs.
Fight to Keep Af1oat.
1.-THE signal was given and I can
recall the wonderful feeling OF joy
that swept over me as 1 saw our be
loved plane raised off the water for
three feet. But then the crash came.
The tackle was wrenched loose from
the main mast. and the plane fell.
Fortunately all of the sailors had
cleared away from underneath and
no one was injured. Our task now
was to keep her afloat, because the
fall had broken the pontoons. Men
went aboard at once with veneer.
fabric. and dope to make emergen-
cy patches, while others operated the
bilge pump. We also decided to take
everything loose off the plane. such
as baggage. tools. and spare parts,
and then dlsassemble her by saving
off the winds and pontoons before
attempting to hoist the .fuselage on
to the deck.
But fate was against us. The
wind had been increasing in violence
and. It soon became impossible to
work on the plane. She tossed SO
violently that 1t looked for n bit as
though the men on her were going
TO lose their lives, One of them did
get carried overheard, but two Of his
companions seized him before he
had been carried away. Then they
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BERLIN. Jan. "a by the Asso-
clnted Press).-An attempt to over
throw the Prussian cabinet headed
by Herr Won Braun was defeated 10.
Jay when a motion Of no confidence
failed to command tho support -,
half the total number of deputies.
The vote was 221 TO II, whereas
225 arc required by the prussian
constitution to defeat the govern
ment
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BOSToN-The war department Is
studying the organized activities of
British women with their armies as
a basis for a probable emergency
military organization OF women.
Major General John L. Hines. chief
of staff. said in an address.
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Gloom Settles
On Filters Nth
Loss of Plane
By LOWELL. THOMAS.

Copyright. By the Chicago Tribune Newspapers Syndicate and tho Nc
Clure Newspapers syndcatD
Although the rain and wind was coming from the
north and west, we knew it might shift any moment. So
Of course it was impossible to tell where we might drift.
1t had been our custom to cut our maps into strips and roll
them so they would be easy to handle in the cockpit as we
flew. They were large scale, and whenever flying over
$1,000 .AAn--
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-04
OPEN SEASON FOR
OYSTERS AND GAME

With the first of September the
open season for several things which
are luxuries for most people, but the
usual diet and table supply service
for the average resident of Sussex
county, in Delaware, are available.
For instance the oyster again comes
into its own as a food in many
forms. Then the open season for
certain wild game birds is started
for the annual fall period, when
hunters of the squirrel are at liber-
ty to hunt that little animal for use
on the table; but not for sale. Hunt
ers must also remember the fact
that those who reside in Kent coun-
ty can not hunt in Sussex county,
without taking out a gunner's Ii
cense; and this same condition ap-
plies to those generally, who may
want to gun in another county than
that in which they live; they must
take out the gunner's license to
hunt in Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-04
ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE

On Saturday evening of last week,
Mrs. A. Donnell Marshall entertain
ed in honor of her sister, Mrs. Nc
Blair Lloyd, who is spending some
time with her Many of Mrs. Lloyd's
old friends enjoyed very pleasant
evening with her.
Mrs. P. T. Carlisle entertained at
bridge in honor of Mrs. Lloyd on
Monday evening. Those present we're
Mrs. Walter L. Grier, Mrs. S. M.
Truitt, Mrs. George H. Hall, Mrs. c.
E. Varney, Mrs. A. D. Marshall, Mrs.
McBlair Lloyd, Mrs. Mary L. Mar
shall, Miss Burdella Davis, Mrs.
Harry L. Grier, Mrs. Minnie W. Heis-
Ter, and Miss Ida Draper.
Mrs. G. M. Townsend entertained
her bridge club on Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. C. D. Holzmueller entertain
ed at dinner in honor of her guest,
Mrs. George Sipple of Spruce Pine,
N. C. Those invited were Mrs. Ash
bel Morris, Miss Rachel D. Frame,
Mrs. I. D. Short and Miss Elizabeth
V. Carlisle.
Mrs. John G. Truitt motored to
Rehoboth on Wednesday afternoon
and had as her guests, Mrs. A. D.
Marshall, Mrs. McBlair Lloyd and
Mrs. P. T. Carlisle. They all enjoyed
a beach supper on the sand.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-04
OYSTER IMPORTANT
SAYS GOVERNMENT
continued from first page)

to San Francisco, and it yields an
nually about $4,000 tons of food as
prepared for consumption, the equiv
aIent of 254,000 dressed steers.
at employs $1,000 persons and its
annual product as it comes from the
water is valued at over $14,OOO,OOO.
We consume about 2O,O0O,000 bushels
of oysters annually, and on the bas-
is of 300 oysters to the bushel and
a consumption of 20 oysters at each
meal these figures indicate that
oysters are eaten at 3OO,OOO,OOO
meals each year. In contrast, in Eu-
rope the oyster is, and long has been
"a luxury enjoyed by the few"
Maryland, with an annual harvest
of 4.5OO,OOO bushels, leads all the
states in production. Virginia comes
next with approximately S,25O,OOO
bushels. Delaware and New Jersey
waters yield about 100000 bushels,
the Maurice Cove oyster of these
waters being widely known.
Persons desiring information on
the preparation of oysters will find
Economic Circular No. So, just issu-
ed by the commerce department,
worth the trouble of writing for. 1t
describes SO ways Of preparing oys-
terS.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-04
GEORGETOWN MAN new
PROHIBITION ADMINISTRATOR
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AO048AA408 A4gAA - kNA4%EF
further word from either Baltimore
or Washington since the message
transferring all agents employed in
the Delaware prohibition Office to
the control of Administrator Bud
nitz.
Two appointments under the new
administrator were announced last
week by General c. Andrews, As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury in
charge of prohibition enforcement
activities. Jacob France, of Balti-
more, and J. Craig McLanahan, of
Washington, were appointed legal
advisors of the new administrative
unit. Both took Office with Mr.. Bud
nitz.
1t is also considered probable that
Harry M. Luckett, district chief of
enforcement agents operating out of
Washington, will remain in charge
of the District Of Columbia dry
forces.
Mr.. Budnitz explained that he
would not interfere with present
working arrangements of the Wash
ington group of agents operating in
Baltimore.
"I shall want time to go over the
situation before making changes in
the enforcement personnel" Mr..
Budnitz said.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-04
MILFORD REAL ESTATE
HAS BEEN ACTIVE RECENTLY
CONTINUED from hrst page)

tCOuLluuGQ LIOuA uIBt VdBGy
provided they are conducted on bus
mess principles and as business is
conducted today-not ten years ago.
Nicholas Stokes, the jeweler on
North Walnut street, Milford, has
plans drawn for a residence for
himself on the Kings Highway.
Harry Mulholland, of Philadelphia,
has bought the property at the cor
ner of South Walnut and Second
streets, opposite the Milford Post
Office, from Mr.. Coats of Colorado.
The sale was effected just before Mr..
Coats died about a month ago and
the deed given and executed; so that
Mr.. Mulholland has the title. He has
notified the tenants to get out at the
expiration of the present year. He
has not stated what he proposes to
do with the property, which is To-
Gated we'll for either a home or to
be turned into business.
The negotiations for the Horton
residence on the extreme end of
South Walnut street, near the boun-
dairy line between the county and
the town, which is now in tenure of
Mr.. Stokes, the jeweler, have been
brought to a stage where it can be
stated, that the property changed
owners this week.
Mr.. Giltner has purchased the
from Jesse Legar on Clark
avenue, and will occupy it the first
of the year.
Jesse Legar is erecting a new
bungalow on the lot adjoining his
present home.
William Murphy is building new
home on his lot on the east side of
South Walnut street, near the town
limits.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-04
W. C. T. U. NEWS

That was a delightful party that
was given in the chapel Tuesday eV-
ening, August 25th, under the aus
pices of the w. c. T. U. Each mem
ber was requested to bring a guest
and consequently we had a filled
house. The program was so interest
ing, consisting of humorous read
ings, duets, vocal solos, instrumen-
tai solos and the reports from the Y.
P. B. girls, of their encampment at
Lewes and the good that is being ac-
complished through this work, was
interesting to know and hear about.
This party was really "get together
meeting to talk and plan for our
great W. c. T. U. State Convention
which is to be held in our town in
october and we want the interest OF
everyone at that time.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-04
REASONS FOR FIRST
GRADERS FAILURE TO PASS

That nearly % per cent of the first
grade pupils fail to pass to the Sec
ond grade in due course is shown
by an inquiry conducted by the In
terror Department, Bureau of Edu-
cation, as to the causes of children's
failures in school, Inability to meas
ure up to the requirements in read
ing and arithmetic, unnecessary abb
sences from school, and lack of gen
eral physical and mental develop
ment account in great measure, for
this condition. Unduly large classes,
placing children of widely different
age and mental ability in the same
class, too many Interruptions to
school work, and lack of co-Opera-
ton on the part of parents are con-
tributing causes.
The Milford School Board has
made special effort to correct all of
the above points for the year 1926
1929
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. c. O. Smith Of Allan
ia, Ca, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Porter
and Miss Mabel Porter of Baltimore,
returned home last week after a Wis
it with Capt. and Mrs. Caleb R
Smith.
DR.. and Mrs. Florence Leach OF
Baltimore, Md, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Harrington last Sat
urday and Sunday 1t was their 1irst
visit to Milford and they were de-
lighted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rezer and
daughter Evelyn, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Whittoch, Mrs. S. A. Beideman,
of Norristown, Pa, spent the week.
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Bennett.
Miss Dorothy Num- left on Satur-
day for Unionville, Pa, where she
will teach domestic science. Miss
Num- is a graduate of the Milford
High School and also of the Wo-
mems College, Newark.
Miss Margaret Sharpless who has
been spending her vacation with
friends and relatives in Narragansett
Pier, R. l., Trenton, N. j., and Phil
adelphia, has returned to her home,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. j.
G. Weinmann of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Hamilton,
William T. Hamilton and the Misses
Kathryn L., Margaret and Natalie L.
Hamilton have returned to their
home in Germantown, Pa, after
spending two weeks at Rehoboth
Beach. They also visited relatives IN
Milford and Harbeson enrOute.
Henry Harrington who is the fore
man of the Milford Chronicle Pub
fishing Company, has for the past
month been disabled as the result
of an abscess on his back, just un-
der the shoulder, which kept him in
the Mercy Hospital in Baltimore for
two weeks, is so far recovered from
the operation as to be able to re-
sumo his position this week in the
Chronicle Office.
Mrs. Earle F. WorthingtOn, accom-
panied by her neice, Miss June
Springer, left on Wednesday for Ia
maqua, Pa, where Mrs. Worthlngton
will spend several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Springer.
Miss June will return to school IN
her home town, Tamaqua, next week
after spending the past two months
with her uncle and aunt in Milford.
Miss June says she likes Delaware
but not so much of the mosquitoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Evans
have been passing this week as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard |
Pitcher at Scranton, Penna. Mr.. Pit
cher was a Milford boy and for many
years was high up in the State
Police of Pennsylvania; but a few
years ago resigned that post to take
charge of one of the largest private
police bodies in this country. He is
at the head of the Delaware and
Police of the Coal Company
police with headquarters at Scran-
ton.
Miss Helen Pierce has been ap-
pointed director in the new addition
to the Friends School at Baltimore,
Of Play and Recreation for the girls
and will have entire
charge of the work in the new twen-
ty-five acre Fairgrounds in which
The school will organize and operate
his fall and henceforth. Miss Pierce
will have about two hundred and fif-
ty girls to superintend and direct.
The boys department is under an
athletic trainer and supervisor of
sports. That is some advanced posi-
ion of a Quaker School.