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Milford chronicle., 1926-07-30
CULINARY DEPARTMENT
AT FAIR IS DRAWING CARD
Mrs. Walter Jester, Of FELTON,, Takes
First Prize For Bread

The culinary department Of the
Kent and Sussex Fair is one of the
most interesting sections of the fair.
Mrs. Preston Brown is superinten-
dent and she said the exhibits were
of excellent quality. The judges
were Mrs. Maude Johnson, Denten,
Md, Mrs. Annie Robinson, Chester
town, Md, and Mrs. Minnie Wharton,
Newark, N. ]. The made the follow
ing awards.
Section 3-A-Bread
No. 266 1st prize, Mrs. Walter Jes-
ter, FELTON,.
No. 267 1st prize, W. L. Coulbourn,
Houston; End prize, Mrs. Nellie
Smith, Harrington.
No. 270 1st prize, Mrs. Joshua
Smith, Harrington.
No. 272 1st prize, w. L. Coulbourn
End prize, Mrs. Walter Jester, FELTON,
No. 271 1st prize, Mrs. Joshua
Smith, Harrington.
Section 3-B-Pies
No. 27S, Apples. 1st prize, Mrs.
Walter Jester, FELTON,.
Section 3-C-PreSerVes and Pickles
No. 278, 1st prize, Edith E. Smith,
Harrington; End Mrs. Nellie Smith,
No. 279 1st prize, Chicabee Farm,
Milford, End prize, Annie Downham.
Viola.
No. 2S0 1st prize, Mrs. Walter Jes-
ter, FELTON,; End, Mrs. J. H. McCul-
len, Wilmington.
No. 2S1 1st prize, Ruth Stokes,
Greenwood; End, Edith Smith, Har-
rington.
No. 2S2 1st prize, Bernice Erian,
Dover; End, Mrs. ]. W. Killen, Fell
ton.
No. 2S3 list prize, Mrs. Rebecca
Continued on Page Seven)
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-30
MANS BODY FOUND
HANGING TO TREE
John Mackery Believed Suicide Vic
tim In BridgeTille Apple Orchard

The body of John Mackery, of For
restville, Pa, about As years old, was
found hanging from an apple tree
Monday morning by John Gray OF
Bridgeville. Mackery was tenant
on the Gray farm and came to lower
Delaware this summer. An identlh-
cation card was found in his pocket
in addition to a card naming SIS
ter in Forrestville, who was notified
of the incident.
Mackery had lived very much to
himself since coming to this section:
It is thought he had contemplated
committing suicide before, as he IS
said to have tried to get poison from
neighbors. Mackery used new
rope with which to take his life.
one end of the rope was tied around
a limb of the apple tree. His feet
were barely touching the ground
when he was found.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-30
POULTRY EXHIBITS PROVE
ATTRACTIVE TO VISITORS
Kent And Sussex Fair Awards Are
Made For Poultry Exhibits

Many Fair visitors took advantage
of the opportunity to walk through
the poultry exhibits building, where
they were able to see one of the best
exhibits of poultry ever seen at the
Kent and Sussex Fair. Mr.. w. D.
Scott is superintendent of this De-
partment and Raymond M. Heald of
West Chester is his assistant. Both
are two of the largest exhibitors. N.
G. Temple of Pocopsan, Pa, is the
largest exhibitor, he having 81 en-
tries in the Poultry Show. Since
the building of a 40 foot extension
to the building, the exhibits can be
better arranged without crowding.
According to Mr.. Scott, there are 45O
birds entered this year which is not
quite as many as in former years
but the quality is away above preVi-
GUS exhibits. The judges were New
ton Cash, Vineland, N. J., in the fan
cy class and Frank Vadakin Of Mil
ford in the utility class. They made
the following awards;
Barred Rocks
1st cock, w. D. Scott, Harrington;
End cock, C. Byrd Waller, Seaford /;
1st hen, Mrs. Wilmer Minner, Eel
ton; End hen, c. B. Waller; End
cockrel, Wilson Hatfield, Greenwood
1st pullet, C. B. Waller, Seaford
End pullet, Mrs. J. W. Killen, FELTON,;
1st and End utility hen, Mrs. o. Alex
ander, FELTON,; w. G. Temple, Pocop-
san, Pa, was awarded all prizes in
the Silver Rocks and the Golden
Rocks classes. In the Silver Wyan-
dottes class all prizes were awarded
to Nat Mosley. Black Wyandottesi
George Hurd, Harrington.
Golden Wyandottes, Columbia
Wyandottes and Buff Wyandottes, all
prizes to w. G. Temple, Pocopsan
Pa, Partridge Wyandottes, all priz-
es to R. M. Head, West Chester, Pa
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds
1st cock, C. B. Waller, Seaford
End cock, E. Brown; LIST cockrel, G
B. Waller; End cockrel, DR.. Roberts
Milford; LIST hen, c. B. Walled, Sea-
ford; End hen J. P. Newcomb, Lynch
Md; 1st and End pullets, E. Brown;
old hen, ]. P. NeWcomb; ISL ana zhu
utility hen, E. Prettyman, Farming
ton.
r. C. Rhode Island Reds
1st and End cock, DR.. Roberts, Mil
ford; 1st and End pullet, DR.. Roberts
Milford; list cockrel; N. G. Temple
Pocopsan, Pa.
Jersey Giants
J. w. Killen, FELTON,, carried of
the honors in this class, he was
awarded prizes for the list cock; Isl
hen, 1st cockrel and LIST pullet.
N. G. Temple, Pocopsan, Pa, was
awarded the first and second prizes
in the Black Javas, mottled Javas
Domingues, Light Brahmas, Buf
Cochins and White Cochin classes
He also was awarded prizes for haV'
continued on page ftV0)
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-30
SEN. BAYARD DEBATE
ON THE LIQUOR ISSUE
In Answer To Rev. Cooke He
Says DeIawareans Know Whele
He Stands.

Under date of July 22nd, Senator
Thomas F. Bayard, refuses to de-
bate the liquor question with Rev
George A. Cooke, of Frankford. In
his answer to the Sussex clergyman
he says the "for upwards to five
years 1 have openly and publicly
made clear my stand on this ques-
ton" The letter written by Senator
Bayard and Rev. Cookies answer
thereto follows:
Wilmington, Delaware
July %, 1926.
Rev. George A. Cooke,
Frankford, Delaware.
Dear Sir:
have your letter of the goth in
slant, and my reply thereto is as
follows:
In the first place the meeting was
not a political meeting. OF this you
must be well aware.
When you slur my sincerity, you
do me no harm, nor can you do your
self any good.
Let me call your attention to the
fact that for upwards of five years l
have openly and publicly in the pub
lie press, by statement, letter and
speech within and without the State
of Delaware, made clear my stand
on this question, and 1 am inclined
to think that everybody in Delaware
who is interested in public meas
ures, has little doubt as to the view
take of the matter.
1t is quite immaterial to me wheth-
er you take my speech as a chal-
Ienge or not. The challenge is sole
ly of your own making and you can
do what you want with it.
have no intention of affording
you an opportunity for self advertis-
ing.
Very truly yours,
Thomas F.. Bayard.
Rev. Cooks Answer
Frankford, Del.
July 26, 1926.
My Dear Senator Bayard:
1 am in receipt of your letter OF
July %. The subject matter of our
correspOndenceis of such public i'm
portance that a reply should be
made to yours.
You say-In the first place the
meeting was not a political meeting.
used the word political" in its
primary meaning, as pertaining to
government. The meeting was poll
tical in that it was a direct assault
upon the foundations of our Federal
Government, the ConstitutiOn-that
you have sworn to support. You
will have to agree that our Constitu-
ton is a political document. And, is
it not the declared purpose of the
Association Against Prohibition, un-
der whose auspices the meeting at
Milford was held to modify and IN
effect to nullify the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Constitution OF
the United States?
By your ouwn statement you have
openly and persistently opposed the
Constitution for at least five years
This is quite generally known in the
State of Delaware, as you say.
That you decline a debate with me
on this issue is evidence of good
sense on your part. But it proves
that you are not sincere in your op-
position to Prohibition. Such de-
bate would doubtless ruin you fol
public life within thirty days.
woud neither ask favors nor give
quarter.
Yours truly,
Geo. A. Cooke.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-30

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Milford chronicle., 1926-07-30

THERE ARE 1900 Ru-
RAJ WEEKLY News
PAPERS IN THE UNI.
TED ST ATE S. THE
CHRONICLE ST ND B
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IN CIRCULATION.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30
SALMON NOT THE
 FUR SEALS FOOD

Washingt0n.-Haif seals eat sal mon extensively, the Commerce De partment admits, but the precious fur seal of the Alaskan islands has an ap- petite mostly for others of the fish family.
 The seal herds, by their increase, are not threatening the continuance of the salmon fisheries. it is shown by two scientists, Dr. Frederick A. Lu- cas, of the American Museum of Nat ural History, and Dr. Leonhard Stej- Gege., of the National Museum. They inEesti. aJed the fur seals diet, and the department declares it considers salmon "only an occasional item of diet of the fur seal"
 Lengthy evidence in the case ac- companies the conclusion reached. The fur seal is said to be a deep water animal, while it's cousin, the hair or harbor seal, keeps along shore. As the salmon is considered to be a coastal fish, the two most of the time are we'll apart.
 Also, on Bering island, one of the rookeries where the seal gather year ly under government guard, there is a salmon stream, up which large num- bers of salmon go every year. The fur seal herds have shown no disposi- tion to interfere with them. Further more, in the stomachs of 273 seals opened for examination, salmon was found in but IS.
 The main article of seal diet is the squid, the mortuary inspections indi- cated, and the department says it "still remains unproven" that the seal heards have any appreciable effect on the great run of salmon which an- nually enter the streams of Alaska.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30
DEF, ,EG ATE SUTHERl. AND IN
 PRODUCES SEVERAL BILLS

Washington.-Delegate Dan Suth- erland has introduced the following bills in the House of Representa- tivesa
 To authorize the Secretary of In terior to appraise and sell timber on the public lands of Alaska.
 To permit settlers to use such tim Der for frewood and fences.
 To authorize the Secretary of Com merce to explore the halibut banks of the North Pacific and Boring Sea, with view to obtaining knowledge of the halibut supply and to allow taking of fish in Alaska waters at all times for bait
 Also a bill for construction of an asylum in Alaska for the care of Alaska insane.
 Also one providing for an appro- priation of $35,000 for the erection of buildings for mining purposes.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30
The New Morality

Ferdinand Huxley, the we'll known librarian, said in Denver lecture:
 "The people are going back to the older novelists, to Dickens and Scott and Thackeray. Our new novelists have disappointed them. They don't like our new novelists' morality.
 "This morality closely resembles the chorus girls. A stage manager said to her at supper one night:
 "'Could yo ulove a man who was false to you?'
 |" No, oh, mo- the chorus girl an- swered. Then, after moments si- lence, she added, thoughtfully, But could be false to a man who loved me,'"
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30

government. Some day the people will control and when they do it will be prosperous and happy land.
 q am going to Colombia, for we have been informedin Mexico that the laws there are favorable for foreign efforts.
 "There is this about the coming of foreign capital in a country. The res idents should remember that much foreign capital domesticates itself within a generation after entry. With a big oil boom looming in Colombia, much of the money made by Amer jeans will find immediate investment where it is earned"
 Mir. Moran has been following booms for thirty-five years. He had the first paper in Dawson, the Klon- like Sun. He has had fourteen pa pers, the last one being The Press, Monterey, Mexico.
 Asked what he would call his paper in SColombia, he said: "The Equatorial Sum- And why not; was it not The Midnight Sun in Dawson, in the shade of the Arctic Circle . Alaska Weekly.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30
Long Prenaratinn.

Jail Visitor (speaking through bars)-Poor fellow You must find it hard to be caged up this way.
 Prisoner-Oh, it isn't so bad. You see, was bank teller before I came here and got used to being in a cage.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30

Excavations near Bainbridge, Ohio, show costly jewelry, and evidences of a civilization 1000 to 2,0O0 years old, It is believed that these are the re- mains of the original Ohio gang The New Yorker
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30
No Argument.

Wife Gas they return from party)- Do you realize what you did?
 Hub-No, but I'll admit that I was wrong. What was 1t?
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30

The king of Spain attended brick layers wedding. Now he'll probably be charged with toadying to the rich. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30

An East Indian in Paris has such control over his nerves that he allows scientists to jab needles and knives into his body and beat him with ham mers. What pedestrian he would make.-Detroit News.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30

Man." says Sir Oliver Lodge, "was brought out from among the animals and given knowledge of right and wrong" Thus distinguishing himself as the only animal requiring the ser vices of good lawyer-Life.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30

Bandits robbed Chicago hotel and got into the headlines. That's real news. Now if hotel should rob any, body-.-Life.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30

Among the men who never attend the class reunions at the school of ex- perience are those who received their diplomas at the grade crossings.- Arkansas Gazette.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30

The number of killings in Chicago seems astonishing, but perhaps Chi cagoans know best.-New York Tele- gram.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30
PPESS SQUIBS.

The old-fashioned divided skirt now is called balloon Detroit
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30

Noah's venture was a great sue cess, but in this connection 1t must be remembered that at that time there was no shipping Detroit News
The Kusko times., 1926-01-30

According to General Harbord, the radio is helping to check the exodus from the farm to the cities. The farm population may yet become static-Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
.W.R. I. TO ASK FARE.
|. CHANGE NEXT WEEK.
President Announces Plan
After Conference With En-
gineer Commissioner.

Tbe Washington Rapid Transit
Co.'S contemplated plea for. financial
relief win be filed with the Public
Utilities Commission some time next
week, it was announced today by E.
ID. Merrill. president and general man
ager. following conference with
Engineer, Commissioned ]. Franklin
Bell, chairman Of the commission.
Mr.. Merrill indicated that before the
formal request for an increased fare
is made certain adjustments would
be necessary in the company's finan-
cial report for June.
The rate OF increase to be asked
was not revealed, but members OF the
commission believe 1t probably will
take the form OF a Decent cash fare.
The present fare is tokens for so
cents, and records Of the company
show that it has been operating at
loss under this rate.
MIR. Merrill called on Commissioners
Bell principally to ascertain the attk
tude of the commission toward its
forthcoming request for relief in view
of the Likelihood of the reorganiza-
ton OF the commission due to the
expected designations OF Commission.
ers Fenning and Rudolph. Despite
the unsettled state of affairs, Com.
missioner Bell gave assurance that
any application the company makes
would be duly considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
WETSSTART FIGHT
ON CONGRESS DRYS
Liberals Victory to Be Aim
of National Campaign Be-
gun in Capital.

BY the Associated Press.
Y Plans for a Nationwide campaign
to elect. a liberal Congress" and pro-
mote wet and dry referendums in va
rious States were outlined in a cir.
cuIar sent out today, calling for con-
tributions to campaign fund for the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment.
The circular was signed by the
Voluntary Committee Of the District
OF Columbia, headed by Maj. Gen.
William M. Wright, retired. 1t said;
"The Association Against the Pro
hibition Amendment Is now entering
upon Nationwide campaign Tor the
election of liberal Congress, partly
by nomination of liberals In indi'
yiduaI districts and States, and part.
~ through referendums in New York,
Wisconsin, Montana, Nevada, Colo.
RADIO. California, Missouri and other
States. in which it is obtaining
pledges from the present Senators
and Representatives that they VIII
sunpor-t modification IL their States
or districts declare for It by their
.The association faces the greatest
struggle since # was founded land
the greatest opportunity.
The Voluntary COMMITTEES OF the
District of Columbia, organized along
the lines of similar committees
throughout the country, has under
taken to raise a fund In support OF
the constructive campaign of the as
sociation. the money to be paid to the
Voluntary Committee and TO be ap
propriated by the committee itself
The accounts of the committee will
be on Ale In the Office Of the treasurer
and open to inspection BY subscriber
at any time. VI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
222 DUE TOLEAVE
TREASURY SERVICE
10 Going From Registers
Office Revenue List
Down to 112.

Although the Personnel Classifica-
ton Board has not acted on the 296
names OF employees of the Internal
Revenue Bureau listed for dismissal.
it was learned today that this list
has been reduced to 112 by transfers
and designations.
Under new procedure all names
listed for dismissal must be referred
to the board, and approved, before
separation may take place. This
process has at times slowed up the
matter of dismissals in the Govern
Sment service, as in the recent reduc-
ton in the prohibition unit. but delay
!. usually results in material reduction
Of the force listed to go through
designations and transfers.
Thirty.hve of the Internal Revenue
Bureau employees were transferred to
the field service, It was learned, while
there was q total Of a designations
and transfers to other positions in the
District of Columbia.
The Personnel classification Board
was holding a meeting today to hear
some OF the Treasury cases which are
|sstili pending, 4 but there was no indica.
ton as to when it would complete
It's work.
The Treasury is. dropping about ITO
persons from the Office of Register OF
the Treasury, under q list approved
some time ago by the Classification
Board. All persons dismissed are
kept on the rolls until their accrued
leave has expired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
PERMITLESS DRIVERS
AROUSE ELDRIDGE'S IRE
Suggests He Will Ask Maximum
Penalty for Those Violating
Traffic Code.

Aroused over the mounting arrests
Of motorists for driving without q
hermit, Traffic Director M. o. Ed
ridge indicated today that ne Is con-
sidsrinr requesting the Police Court
iudres to impose the maximum PEN
alty for this offense in order to break
up the practice.
During the period from June 20 to
ruIv s Mr.. Eldridge's records show
That rs motorists were arrested FOR
driving without permit, virtually
All of them between is and 70 years
If age The maximum penalty Tor
the offense is fine Of $500. coupled
With a six.month jail sentence. Inc
traffic director believes that us lmpo.
sit;o, IN few cases would have q
dacided tendency to persuade motor
ists TO procure drivers permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
WOMAN ENDS LIFE,
BLAMING HER KIN
Mrs. Il. E. Aughinbaugh Found
Dead Of Gas Note Tells
Of Loneliness.

Leaving note blaming relatives for
her act. Mrs. Helen E.. Aughinbaugh,
IS years old, committed suicide by
inhaling illuminating gas, in the bath
room OF her apartment. in the Mount
Vernon, 904 New York avenue, yes
terIay.
The note was addressed ito the
coroner" 1t listed the names Of two
relatives at the head of the message
and then stated: "If anything hap
pens to me the above parties are re-
sponsible; they broke up my home,
also made a nervous wreck of me,
took me to their home and abused me
terribly, something which never
was used to-"
Mrs. Aughinbaugh' body was found,
lying on pillows and bed clothing. on
the bathroom floor, a gas tube from
a. jet clinched in her mouth, by Clay.
ton o. Mason, colored elevator man
OF the apartment, who was tracing
the odor of escaping gas.
Mr.. Aughinbaugh.. a salesman for
Calf & Bro. jewelers., 1907 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, died recently and it is
believed that the widow was affected
by the shock.
The note left for Coroner Nevitt
told of the happy life of the Aughin'
baughs had lived for &c years and
added: 1T is hard to be sick and
homeless: sorry I could not die, a
natural death instead of an unnatural
one, but / could not stand suffering
any longer. God forgive mel"
Coroner hewitt issued a certificate
of suicide.
The body was taken to the District
morgue and later turned over to the
MENUS undertaking establishment at
924 New York avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
LUCKETT Is NAMED
CHIEF POLICE CLERK
Resigns Florida Dry Post and
Starts for Capital to Take
Up Duties.

The office of chief clerk of the
Metropolitan Police Department, va
cant since last October, when MAJ.
Edwin B. Hesse was promoted TO the
superintendency, was filled by the
Commissioners today with the ap"
pointment of Harry NJ. Luckett.
formerly division chief of the Federal
dry forces in the District. Luckett re-
signed today as deputy prohibition ad-
ministrator in Florida and will take
over his new duties Friday.
Born in Washington November 2S.
1878 Luckett was educated In the
public schools here and is a graduate
Of Business High School. From 1900
to 1908, he worked as a stenographer
in the Police Department under Maj.
Hesse. Then he took a clerical job
in the Department of Commerce and
Labor, which he left to become assist
ant treasurer of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. He lost that position in
a reorganization several years ago
and became a prohibition agent in the
Internal Revenue Bupreau. being pro-
NOTED to local division chief in 1928.
Again he became the victim of reors
ganization and was sent to Florida
last year.
The position of chief clerk OF the
Police Department pays a minimum
salary Of $500 a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
TWO FLYERS DEFY
DEATH FOR PHOTOS
Conant and Russell Go Over
Explosion Wrecked
Area in Plane.

Obvious of the fact that unex-
pIoded shells in the devastated area
caused by the naval arsenal explosion
at Lake Denmark, N. j., might come
screeching toward his low-fying
airplane, or that a forced landing
would mean destruction, Lieut.. +. H.
Conant, Sd. of the Bureau of Aero
nautics, Navy Department, and Avia-
ton Machinist's Mate r.. s. Russell
of the Naval Air Station here late
yesterday evening photographed the
ruins from their Navy OH plane for
the department.
Lieut.. Conant penetrated an area
which he later learned was "off
limits, at least to height under
10, 900 feet He flew at times as low
as 500 feet. The photograph printed
herewith was one of several taken
by Russell about $40 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. after which Lieut..
Conant few back to Washington,
arriving here at o'clock last night.
1T looked like hell" Lieut.. Conant
reported. Nothing but trees flattened
down. huge holes. mute evidence that
magazine once existed there. In
some cases foundations were left,
while in others it appeared not even
an original brick or board was intact.
saw the flag flying in front of the
commentaries house. though. Here
and there throughout the area white
columns of smoke from burning places
completed the picture
Russell, who is a mechanic and not
photographer. experienced some diff
Guilty In getting the pictures. During
| the first flight into the area Russell
snapped his aerial camera with vim
and vigor. Then a landing was ef-
fected in a field between Dover and
| Morristown, n. j., where 1t was dis
covered he hadn't put any plates in
the camera. So the ship again took
Off and made a second trip around the
Lake Denmark region. They left the
scene about $40 o'clock, landed at
Philadelphia for gas and oil, took off
at tbs and reached the air station
at 3 pm.
Lieut.. Conant left here shortly be-
fore noon today and Is plotting a OH
as a guide to Lieut.. Benjamin Hol-
come, who, flying an amphibian plane
with Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Robinson as passenger, plans to eff
feet a landing either on Lake Den
mark or the nearby land.