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Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
"KONGO"

An event of more than passing in
terest to local theatTe-goers is the
announcement that Kilbourn Cor
don's latest play, "Kongo" Will be
the attraction at the Playhouse, VIII
mington, for three nights commenc-
ing Monday, March Is and We'd
nesday matinee performance at 2:SO.
Kilbourn Gordon is remembered in
this city as the producer Of the Cat
and Canary prior to its presenta-
ton on Broadway. The success this
play achieved before metropolitan
audiences bespeaks a knowledge OF
what the theatre-going public wants,
and Kilbourn Gordon can be depend
ed upon to give an entertainment
that will please lovers of fine drama.
'Kongo" is from the pen Of Ches-
ter DeVonde and KilbOurn Gordon
and deals with class of people
who for some reason or another are
compelled to flee their native lands.
Some are bad through and through,
others through no fault of their own
have naturally drifted into this
stratum of society. 1t is the re-
demption of two lost souls through
love that is undefiled that provides a
play that will grip the heart strings
and hold it's auditors throughout the
telling of this tense melodrama.
1t is in the casting Of his plays
tEat Kilbourn Gordon makes espec-
tally good with his public. No finer
group of we'll balanced players, will
be seen in Wilmington this season.
"Kongo" will be headed by Walter
Huston, whose performance in de
sire Under the Elms," won for him
an enviable place in the American
theatre, and will include such well
known players as Frederick Burt,
last seen on Broadway in 'Minick
and Puppets" Florence Mason, re-
Gently leading woman for William
Hodge in For All of U.s." Richard
Stevenson, who for some two years
was the hero of white Cargo" Mar
10 Majeroni, late of Casanova" F. H.
Day, Bruce Henry, Helen Grayce,
Desmond Gallagher, Jos. Lawrence,
Clarence Redd and Herbert Ellis.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
Warwick
rch winds are still blowing.

March winds are still blowing.
Winter seems loath to depart, and
still fingers in the lap of spring.
Mrs. Ralph Johnson and daughter
Helen and Mrs. Robert Johnson of
Harbeson visited Mrs. Charles Short
on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Short of
Nlillsboro visited his father, P. NJ.
Short, Sr., who has been suffering
with an attack of Ia grippe.
Mrs. Matte Johnson who has also
been on the sick list is much i'm
proved at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Blizzard and
sister, Miss Agnes, of Georgetown,
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Barto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Steele of
Stockley have been spending a week
at the Fawcett cottage.
The family of Parker Harmon
moved to Philadelphia last week,
where he has been employed for sew
eral months past.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Mumford of
Wyoming and Mrs. S. A. Warrington
were callers in Warwick on Satur-
day afternoon.
Mrs. c. L. Lingo attended the tea
chers meeting at Georgetown on Sat
urday.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
SelbyVine

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. NJ. Long of the
Bee Hive are spending the week in
Baltimore.
Mrs. w. H. Kenney is the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. J. NJ. Alexand-
er, of Wilmington.
The high school teams played Del
mar at Delmar ON Thursday even
ing and were defeated. At the close
of the game, hot chocolate and wa
fers were served the visiting teams
by the Home Economics Department
of the Delmar school.
A return game will be played at
the McGee Theatre, between Delmar
and Selbyville on Friday evening of
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Williams have
had as their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Williams and children of Will
son, N. c.
The attendance for February was
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
Rehoboth Beach

MadelOn Murch entertained a num-
Der of little friends at party on
Saturday afternoon, March 9th, the
occasion being her seventh birthday.
Miss Mable Hopes and Miss Alice
Poole of Wilmington, spent the week
end in Rehoboth.
Miss Myrtle McCabe spent the
weekend at her home in Selbyville.
Mrs. Edward Massey and daugh-
ters, Hilda and Hazel, were the
guests OF Mrs. Hilliard M. Palmer on
Sunday.
Mrs. Benjamin Ewing, Jr., who
has been confined to her home with
sprained ankle for the past three
weeks, returned to her duties as
teacher in the Commodore McDon-
ough School at st. Georges on Mon
day.
Mrs. Mollie Roach is quite i'll with
grippe.
Miss Sallie Hall is confined to her
home in Frankford with an attack
of grippe.
Mrs. Emma Martindale and little
daughter Marjorie of Dover are
spending sometime with Mrs. Mar
tindale's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Killen.
Miss Delema Carey of philadel-
phia is spending some time with her
parents here.
Mrs. Lydia Burton is critically i'll
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Oliver Tyndall.
Roland Simpler is building house
on the lot adjoining his home on
Rehoboth avenue, which he recently
sold.
Mrs. John McCabe is substituting
as seventh and eighth grade teacher
/ in Rehoboth school.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12

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Pabbheeen BroadcOhs Linens and Everfas Fabrics in eec-
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Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
Not These DAYS

A judge, not having enough evil
dence to convict a negro of stealing
a watch, said:
"Rastus, you are acquitted
Rastus-Ah's what?
Judge-You are acquitted.
Rastus-Does dat mean dat All
heve tub give de watch back?
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12

Always bear in mind that ii you
let the train go by the passengers
will look out the window, see you
waiting patiently, and say in their
minds. Now there's a motorist who
has some sense!-Toledo Blade.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
Who Knows A Good, Rough One !

It being the fashion to coin new
words to define various types of
discourtesy or lawlessness, why not
have one for the motorist who gaily
splashes pedestrians with street de-
bris at every opportunity? He will
soon be abroad in all his glory once
more and a proper cuss word for
him might relieve a good many boil,
ing tempers.-Portland Express.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12

The Soviets are going to trade
the Russian Crown jewels for Am
erican plows but are still unwilling
to beat their swords into plough
shares.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
BRITISH WON'T ACCEPT M0SC0W'S MILLION
|ry Car Andrews Plans Home Brewing for Families
World War Vets
Mourn Death Of
John Barleycorn

NEW YORK, May s.-In
"@'iric protest sgainst prohibi-
tion, ? delegation from tho
World War veterans light wines
and beer league today draped in
mourning the statue of, Liberty.
For ten minutes two ba k
banners SO TO 60 feet long wav-
ed from the eyes OF the statue
while passengers crowded to the
rails Of two ocean liners which
were moving down the bay and
watched the strange spectacle.
A trio Of former A. e. F. men,
carrying the mourning banners
in Photographic kit, made the
trip from the battery to Bed
ICES island without attracting
suspicion. They were dressed in
citizens clothes and did not re-
veal their names.
just as the mess bugla was
9ounded and the company of in
fantry under Captain A. G.. Leg
gette, which guards the island,
went to the noon meal, the Ian
ners rippled down the breast Of
the statue.
1t was ten minutes before Sup
erintendent Simpson of the is
land was notified Of tho act, and
he Immediately pulled up the
cloth. Cheers went up from
soma Of the passengers OF the
Celtic and Minneka which were
proceeding slowly past the sta
tue.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
G. of G. Elects
II New Members

Seventeen new directors were
elected bv the members of the FL
Centre chamber of commerce yeSier.
day and will be installed into office
next Wednesday night.
The new directors are: George
Bowles, garage owner: a. W. Bunte.
manager Pure Milk Diary; Harold
Burnham, secretary, w. S. Fawcett
company; w. G. Costello. manager,
Imperial Valley Press; Ray Edgar
Edgar Brothers Realty company;
W. l.. Garrett, Pacific Southwest
bank; Pat Glasgow, Soncs Lumber
company; Leo Hetzel. photographer;
Nj. O. King, grocer; W. w. McEuen,
Pioneer Title Insurance and Trust
company; l.. r. Philley. Office Sup
ply company; w. j. Reid, Edgar
Brothers Hardware company; John
r. Robertson, Robertson Motor com
panv; Roy l.. Rumscy, clothier; w.
II. Tyler, Tyler Insurance company;
II. Y. Watson, manager Southern
Trust and Commerce bank; d. l..
Zinn, auctiOneer.
Thirty-twO candidates were named
by the nominating committee, those
failing to he elected being A. j.
Barnes, II. d. Bibbins, Verne NJ.
Bishop, Robert Burns, DR.. r. G..
Clemons, w. f. Hancock, Herbert
Holt, a. II. Keller. Fred j. Nuttall,
j. 4. Schofield, Al j. Smith, Oscar
Sweeney, DR.. W. S. Sylvester, George
Varney and X. B. Whitelaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
AIR
NE n BOMB
The RIFF
FrancO-Spanish Attack
On African Positions
Opens Today.
TRIBESMEN PREPARE
Offensive Follows Futile
Attempts at Effecting
Peace.
by United Press Leased Wire

FEZ, French Morocco, Nav 8. =
French aviators bombardcd the Rif-
fiam positions today. General Boz
chnt is personally supervising tn"
rrclminarv moves in the combined
Franco Spanish offensive which be
gan Yesterday.
Emir Add FL Krim. head Of the
Riffian state, is storing water and
food supplies, and is prcparinp to
l"vv a new tax on friendly tribes.
The Riffians are reinforcing the
Spanish front to prevent new land
uies.
Peace negotiations between the
European allies and the Riffians
collapsed This week hftcr nearly
three weeks futile talk. The French
"nd Spanish Immediately began
their long delayed offensive.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08

ACT To Be
STRONGER
But Chief of Enforce
ment Has Decided to
Modify Law.
AFTER BIG ONES
Strengthening Lines for
Summer Campaign on
BOOtleggers.
By JOSEPH WASNEY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May S.-Home
brewing and even running small
distllery in a private dwelling, pro-
vided the product is for personal
consumption, may be carried OH free
from federal Interference under new
plans announced today by Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Andrews.
|, Recognizing that man s home is
his castle, fhe.dre czar has decided
to ask congress to change the word
ing of pending legislation designed
to allow federal agents to search
any private dwelling suspected of
violating the prohibition law.
Andrews sent a bin to congress
to strengthen the Volstead act. Its
search warrant clause raised a storm
! of protest. Now the prohibition
chief has agreed to change the meas
ure so that the government Officers
can obtain search warrants for pri
vate dwellings, only after it is as.
certained that intoxicants are being
made for commercial purposes
After the Big Ones sG't
Home brewing or gin making at
Andrews. He is after the ring lead.
ers of the bootleg industry and in
fact hopes eventually to drive all
illicit manufacturing of intoxieants
directly into the homes of citizens.
This step, he believes will be the
greatest accomplishment of prohibi-
tion.
OF course the fact that minor home
violators of Volsteadism are not
to be molested does not mean that
their work is legalized. 1t will still
be illegal to brew or distill at home;
and it is Andrews hope eventually
to force the last of the law violators
into the ''home trenches
Meantime, the dry czar is gradu-
ally strengthening his organization
or the summer campaign against law
violators.
To Investigate Coast
He is. planning to name new pro.
hibition investigators for the gulf
section, Pacific coast region and the
eastern section of the country. Alf
Oftedale, chief Investigator of the
internal revenue bureau at San Fran
cisco is reported slated for the in
vestigator position on the Pacific
coast.
/ Need for an investigator on tine
Pacific coast is imperative, Andrews
said. Virtually all liquor west of
, the Rockies is smuggled in from
Continued on page s
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
BISHOP RELEASED
IN MEXICO CITY

MEXICO CITY, May s.-Dean H.
Dobson Peacock, bishop of the Brit
ish Episcopal church, who was ar
rested on a charge of violating the
religious laws, observance of which
was a condition of his residence
here, has been released on his own
recognizance.
The British legation in a state
ment said:
"We are investigating the tech
nicalities involved in the alleged
violations of the law by Bishop Pea
cock
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
BARBARA WORTH
ANNEX WORK IS
NOW UNDER WAY

With dirt flving to complete thc
excavations for the Hotel Barbara
Worth annex on the west side, and
(plkmcn tearing on = p"rtion of
tie ,ns' wall TO make n rev Sev-
"nth stree entrance, he local hos
'citv toda'' slows marked signs OF
the extensive improvements which
are to De made before next season.
Wbrk OH Seventh street is being
done IN The rear of The ehi chaTrhcr
Of commerce quarters. which were
recently leased to the Postal Tclc-
graph COMPANY \ commpdious en-.
iran"" hol'. connect ing the Seventh
street. sidewalk with q lobby. is
hcirg cut off the rear Of the prescn;
room. rs local residents will re
mo omber. the hotel has h"en without
q Seventh street entrance since the
snacc was added to the private din
in; room.
The space over the new hallway
will be utilized as bed room ami
bath. which will open off the me-.
Zarinc floor.
Ilnns FOR the Improvement OF the
p,oSent hotel structure also i0cludc.
according 10 VIII Il, Corwav. the in.
S'allation cf vent ilati0n system
that will make the former ball room
in The basement available for that
'nipose again. The ball room, which
vas once popular gathering place,
has not been used for that purposc
recently due TO the lack of circula
tion. Changes which are to be
L,ade will entirely eliminate tha;
condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
by CLIFFORD L. DAY
(Irni+do press staff Correspondent

LONDON, May 8. - To-day S
strike dcvelonments bristlr with the
atmosphere Of war; ..
The weight of the army and navy
has been thrown into the conflict.
Troons stationed at s:rate"ic points
thrnut tfhout Britain are ready 10 cope
with any emergency. 4.g q.
The latest government commune.
que reports that a destroyer has been
|sent to Manchester to guard unload
ling of food ships and that marines
have been callcd ooui To rsmoyc, OBJ =,
|structions placed on railways at
|MiddlcsborouGh a.
Meanwhile grenadicr guards pro-
teci transport cf foodstuffs AT tn"
great Smithfield market IN London
! and other soldiers guard East End
|Pvnlar. steel he'metcd troons with
rifles rode in food lorries through
central London. Fifteen armored
cars guarded the CONVOY. Tanks
moved on roads in London suburbs.
Situation Unchanged
The government communiqne to-
| day said that ahe troops wouli not
| be called on TO act unless circum
stances got beyond the power OF
| the police and said cred rropagan-
| da" rumors of disaffection among
| |troops were without foundation.
"The situation generally Is the
same ~ yesterday the rommnni'
que said.
The usual Laborite communique
was not issued at noon. lis issuance
being postponed until ) p. IN.
Police dispersed crowd of 2oo
| who mobbed recruiting station AZ
|Wathamstow. Some forced an en-
trance before being ousted.
Tanks Being Used
Military forces of the government
stepped into British general strike
Situation today.
The goyernment had thrown tanks
Into the struggle against the strik'
.crs' war to force the nation INTO
|submission to their terms
With continuance of incidents
(which are bound to develop bitter
hess among the workers. the labor
Rcadcrs' great fear today is that the
Continued on page ~
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
Local Busi ness
Woman Goes Up
In Air Today

1t was next to impossible to So
cure breakfast at the Liberty cafe
this morning, owing To the excite
knent caused nv the feet that Mrs.
X. Crumrine, proprietor was schcd-
les to take her first flight in a
blame. It
The worth of the Liberty meals
Il proven by the fact that the flyer
BIT one Of the local passenger planes
tftcr eating breakfast at this onfe,
Nr once invited Mrs. Crumrinc 20
3 " with him this morning. lEi
Tho flight took place ut :
clock, and was followed by 4
breakfast at the Liberty. The lieu
cnant enjoved his breakfast but It
|rould not be determined whether
he passenger was az appreclat've
BIZ the food after her first cNpc
fence in the air. 4a{.,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
Mrs. OsWalt Will
Be Buried Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. j.
Ster'ing Cswalt. wife of Chief
Of Police Oswalt. will be held
tomorrow cftcrrOoa at 2:3O
from the funeral parlors Of r.
r. emons, with Rev. Georgia A.
Eartr,1n Of the Presbvtrrian
church officiating. Burial Will
be In Evergreen cemetery.
Pail bearers ior Inc funeral
have been chosen from the sher-
ifs office, citv police depart
ment. state traffic squad and
Bovce Aten Post, American Le-
gion.
All members of the American
legion who are ill ine citv are
asked by Commnnder Phillips
tn make . special eff>rt to at
tend t"o funeral sarvices. Mrs..
pel'e Hovev president Of the
] eoinN A-vilia"v. has issued
similar inetrnctions TO members
CT that organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
HARTMAN SPEAKS
ON BEAUTIFUL
MOTHER SUBJECT

Rev. George A. Hartman, pastor
of the Presbyterian church, gave a
splendid talk on mothers, at the
luncheon of the FL Centro Kiwanis
club yesterday, when Mothers Day
was observed. lie eXtolled the high
virtues of motherhood and the sac
rifices they make for their children,
and urged the Kiwanians to live up
to the ideals and practices taught
them by their mothers.
A poll of the kiwanians showed
that nearly rs per cent are forum
ate in having their mothers still
living, each Kiwanian in this class
Icing called upon to stand and
give his mothers name and ad-
dress.
Walter Johnson sang "Little
Mother o. Mine and John Rob
ertson gave his life s history, re-
vealing many things hitherto hidden
from his fellow Kiwanians.
New members welcomed into the
club included GUY Bcynon and Har-
nv Winter. Visiting Kiwanians in
cluded Jack Kinckley, Calexico;
Jack Hill and Charles Clausen, of
Brawley.
DR.. F. A. Burger, city health of.
ficer, in order to impress upon the
Kiwanians the fact that trachoma
exists in Imperial Valley, and that
it is a menace to the health of
school children and adults, showed
an IS year old girl who has become
blind through the disease within
the past three years.
The Kiwanians Immediately took
steps to have the unfortunate girl
sent to San Diego for treatment
by experts in an effort to have her
evesight restored. Her pitiful con-
dition aroused the interest of the
Kiwanians in the battle which the
health officers are having i'll the
valley with trachoma. and the sup
port of the membership was pledged
to the health authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
Fundamentalists
After Liberals
By United Press Leased Wire

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Nav S.-A Wig
orous swing at the liberal element in
the Methodist >Enisconal Church.
South, was made today by. groups of
fundamentalists
"Makc them sign declaration of
faith in EVERYONE of the o5 articles
of the Apostles crecd,' was the de-
mand aimed at the General board of
officers. editors and educators.
Memorials TO that effect were in
troduced bv delegates from the Pa
cific and Central Texas conference.
The Pacific memorial came from
Trinity Methodist church, Los An.
geles, California. 1t made the de,
mand "in view of widespread be-
lief that liberal notions as to the
word of God and modernistic tend.
encies that bid fair to hinder our
great gospel program as church
are being fostered in school owned
and controlled by our denomina-
tion.'
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
Nv United Press Leascd Wire

MUSKOGEE. Okla. Nav S.
More than dozen cities along n
strip of about 40 miles were reeov-
ering today from disastrous effects
Of series of tornadoes which
struck here late yesterday.
Three persons are known to be
des-' and more than three score in
iured. MANY farm houses were dc.
molished. Towns in the path of the
twistcr wore in darkness through.
out the night.
AS many as five twisters drop.
ping cone shaped from the clouds
were seen by persons not in the
path of the storm.
The tornado first struck near
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
Terrell Tells
How to Do 1t

Homer b. Terrell, examiner for
the United States government, con-
Quoted a naturalization class at tho
court house this morning.
Twelve new cases and three old
ones were presented to him at the
session. Judge Franklin j. Cole
presided at the hearing,
The 10 new applicants for citizen
ship represented subjects Of several
foreign powers, including Greece,
five; Syria, one; Turkey, one;
Switzerland, two; Netherlands, one;
Jugo,Slavia, one.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
Watermelon Men
Attend Annual
Meet at BraWley

Representing a high percent
age Of Imperial Valleys $500
acres of watermelons, watermel-
on growers who gathered in
Erawley yesterday to attend
the annual meeting called by
Horticultural Commissioner b.
A. Harrigan, voted to raise the
sum of 81 per acre to defray
the cost OF inspection during
the coming season.
In addition to discussing
problems Of general interest to
the industry, the growers elect
ed an advisory and financial
committee, to work with Har-
rigan. e. F. Standlee, Henry
Jackson and John Cox were
chosen for this board.
While the greater portion Of
the valleys watermelan acre
age, which is considerably
larger this year than last, is To-
Gated in the northern part of
the valley, some promising look
ing patches are to be found in
the Mount Signal and other
south end districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
King CantalOupe
To Reign May II

Imperial Valleys first annual
"King Cautaloupe Ball" to be Civ
en- for the benefit of the nation
wide cantaloupe advertising cam
paign, will take place at the Red
Wing pavilion in Brawley on We'd
nesday night, May IL.
Arrangements are being made by
the committee in charge 10 make
this big event. Good music will
be furnished and every one who al
tends is promised fine time by the
cantaloupers. -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
OIL IN IMPERIAL VALLEY is
THE PREDICTION OF EXPERT

township Is, range l3 S. B. NJ. The
leases call for denth of 1000 feet
Unless oil or gas in paving guam
tities is discovered sooner.
The settling basins have already
been dug, the siphon connection
made with the canal and the cement
foundation for the derrick laid.
Asked concerning his outfit, Mr..
Todd said:
~ have combination outfit with
rotary tools which l hope to bring
in next week. The derrick is 125
feet high. With this outfit I can
easily go mile deep. I do not ex.
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-08
'STR|k ERS
WANT NONE
OF SOVIET
Check Sent Amounted to
S1,O3O,00O Altho u G h
Drawn as Rubles.
ENGLAND WARLIkE
Grenadier Guards Protect
Transportation of All
FOOdstuffs.

LONDON, Nav 8-British Ia
Dor today refused to accept as
sistance in the industrial war
from Communists in Moscow.
The trades union council an
nounced that check for
"consideral' sum- had been
returned to Moscow with an ex
preston of warm appreciation
for the gift.
The check represented con-
tribution from all Russian Gen.
trail trades union council.
According to dispatches from
Moscow, the check amounted to
slightly more than S1,000.000.