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Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
NOTICE

Notice-Our new millinery goods just
arrived. Complete line. Prices right. J.
Frank Porter, Greenwood, Del. m12-3t
NOTICE-Income tax returns made
out by former Federal expert. Rates
reasonable. Fl. B. Mitchell, Millsboro,
Del Phone IRA. j22-7tp
NOTICE-Start your chicks right
with Bonnie Booster Chick Starter.
Keep them growing with Park & Pol
lard Buttermilk Growing Mash. o. A.
Newton & Son, Bridgeville, Del j12-tf
NOTICE-Instruction Study astrolo-
gy 1t will help you in every way. Co
ologic System, easy to learn and apply.
Humanitarian Harmonist, Astrologic
Researcher, North Dartmouth, Mass.
f19-4tp
NOTICE TO PUBLIC-It has been re-
ported that have gone out Of busi-
ness I want to say to my customers
and friends that I am still in business
at my old stand, and expect to continue
and am still selling and mending shoes
as low as any one. All repairing done
promptly. A. Levinson, next door to
American Store. f19-4t
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12

Petty's Homade Bread, the kind
everyone likes.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
PROPOSALS
NOTICE

NOTICE
Specifications, blue prints and
information regarding estimates
for the erection of the Delaware
Building, at the Sesqui- Centennial
Exposition, in Philadelphia, can be
obtained from the Architect, 9. k.
Hope, Room 4160 DUPONT Building
on or after Friday, February 26'
1926.
Estimates must be delivered at
the same address, on or before IL
noon, Monday, March Is, 1926.
Contractors desiring to estimate
this work can purchase the neces-
sary documents from the architect,
for three dollars $4,000 a sea.
DELAWARE SESQUI-
CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
J. GILPIN HIGHFIELD, JR.,
Chairman.
JAMES c. HASTINGS.
CHARLES W. HARDESTY.
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Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12

Fresh bread at all times at Petty's
Bakery.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
Administrative Sale
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY
AND
Real Estate

The undersigned, Administrative OF
George T. Wilson, deceased, will sell at
his late residence in Georgetown, Della
ware, on
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
FOR RENT
REWARD
LOST

LOST-Black and white fox hound,
female. License tag No. 1247. Thos. NJ.
Stayton, Pennington, Del. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-12
SHERFFS SALE

by virtue of a writ of Levari Facias,
to me directed, will be exposed to pub
lie sale, on
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-30
Nevada Tract May
Be Ammunition
Depot for Navy Dept.

Washington, Oct. 29.-tP1-Finding
site for the navy's projected
ammunition depot within a 1000 mile
radius Of Pacific coast points moved
step nearer accomplishment today
when a 100000 acre tract near Haw-
thorne, Mineral County, Nevada, was
reserved by the interior department
for such use if needed.
The tract, withheld from settle
ment of executive order, is 200 miles
south of Reno in the Walker Lake
district. The navy department point
ed out, however that the action of the
interior authorities did not neces-
sarily mean that the station would
be constructed on the reservation.
Establishment of a storage depot
within reach of Pacific centers is
included in navy program provid-
ing for two ammunition depots for
high explosives, as recommended by
the naval court of inquiry into the
explosion which wrecked the depot
at Lake Denmark, N. j., July 10.
Western Nevada is understood to be
the locality favored. because of its
nearness to the Los Angeles San
Diego, San Francisco and Columbia
River areas but other sites are under
consideration.
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Northampton Folks
Plan Reception to
President and Wife

Washington, Oct. 29-R)-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge will be tens
dered a reception by the people of
Northampton, Mass, in the high
school when they return there next
Tuesday to vote.
A special train is to leave here
Monday morning, arriving the next
morning in Northampton. The re-
turn trip will be made after q few
hours visit and in time for the
president to receive elections at the
White House Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge will be ac-
complained by small party of White
House attaches, secret service men
and Washington newspaper CORES
pondents. A reception committee
Will greet them upon arrival. After
voting, visit will be made to their
old home, where Mrs. Elmyra Good
hue, mother of Mrs. Coolidge, now
lives.
Besides the president, many other
high officials will go home to vote,
the group including several cabinet
members. The exodus is under way
and at the regular cabinet meeting
today only three secretaries. kellogg,
Mellon and Jardine, showed up. Both
Mr.. Mellon and Mr.. Jardine, how
ever, plan to go to their homes to
vote. Secretary Kellogg will vote by
mail
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Arrest Brunswick
Doctor and Druggist
For Dope Conspiracy

Fortland, Me-, Oct. 29-(P-Dr.
Robb c. Pletts, Brunswick physician,
and j. D. Wilson, Brunswick pharma-
cist were arrested this afternoon on
charges of conspiracy to violate the
federal narcotic act. The arrests
were made after q three weeks in
Vestigation by narcotic Inspector
Richard A. Kelly of certain supplies
OF morphine which have been making
their way into the National Soldiers
Home at Togus since December.
The men pleaded not guilty when
arraigned before u. S. Commissioner
George L. Gould and were held in bail
for the December grand jury.
lsadore Joseph, an inmate of the
soldiers home. was alleged to have
obtained the morphine through the
doctor and druggist and distributed
1t among certain of the inmates. He
was detained at Togus by the Sol
diers' Home authorities.
Inspector Kelly visited the Wilson
pharmacy in Brunswick yesterday
nd seized prescriptions calling for
more than 5000 quarter grain NOR
ph,ne tablets made out by DIR. Pletts
and filled for Joseph from December
TO the present time.
Drugstores in Augusta, Gardiner.
Hallowell, Waterville and other
neighboring communities were
searched before the trail led to
Brunswick.
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Death of Vermont
Retired Capitalist

Burlington, VT, Oct. 29.-(P)-Dr.
William Seward Webb. capitalist and
husband of Eliza Osgood Webb,
daughter of the late William X.
Vanderbilt, died at his home, Shell
burne Forms, this afternoon, after
an illness of a few days. At his
bedside were his wife and daughter
in-law, Mrs. j. Watson Webb.
Seward and Vanderbilt Webb of New
York City are hurrying to Shelburn
with their families now and his
daughter, Mrs. Frederick Cyril Jones,
is coming from her home in Hyde
Park. Mass. by automobile. ]. Wat
son Webb has been on a hunting
trip in Canada and now is hasten
ing home.
DIR. Webb has been long retired
from active business and has lived
at his home in Shelburne for the
last 20 years. He has not been in
good health for SINE time. This
summer he appeared to be better and
took an interest in trapping game.
A few days ago he began to decline
in health and for the last three days
he has been confined to his bed for
the last "a hours he had been semi
conscious
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Favor County Poor
Farms In Place of
Town Institutions
DENY PRESIDENT
EXPRESSED CHOICE
FOR ILLINOIS SENATOR

Washington. Oct. 29-(P1-The po-
sition of President Coolidge as one
of non-investment in the senatorial
election campaigns in Illinois was in
Dictated at the White House today in
foraml statement. 1t emphasized
that he had expressed no attitude on
the choice of senator in that state.
The statement was made public
without comment. Prior to its pre-
paration the attention of the White
House had been called to a dispatch
in today's issue of the Chicago Tri-
bune, which represented the presi-
dent as having made certain COM
ments on the candidacy of Frank l..
Smith, Republican nominee for the
senate.
The text of the statement read:
For obvious reasons it has been
the policy of President Coolidge to
assume no responsibility for press
reports as to his position on public
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Patrolman Shoots Down ,
OF Robber Quartet Fleeing
In Detroit Bank Repulse
One Killed, Another Wounded
in Timely Arrival Officer
Dombeeky-Two Others Es-
cape During Exchange of
Shots-Bank Guard in Steel
Cag> Ba!ks Robbers Attempt
Shot Gun Charge Finally
FEELS Courageous Patrolman

Detroit, Oct. 29.-(P)-Patrolma
Frank ]. Dombecky today shot dead
one man and wounded another who
attempted to rob bank of Detroit
branch on the West Side. A year
ago he shot and killed a member of
a mob who had slain his partner
Two robbers escaped during the
gun fight.
The attempted robbery itself was
thwarted before Dombecky, who was
on other duty in the neighborhood,
reached the bank. Albert Golfer, a
bank guard stationed in a steel-en-
closed turret above the cages, open
ed fire with a shotgun, the robbers
fleeing at the first shot.
Dombecky arrived outside the bank
just as the trio came running out.
He and the robbers opened fire al
most simultaneously. Dombecky's
first shot instantly killed one of the
men, Carl K. Porter, 81. His second
shot struck Arnold Porter, IS, a
brother. but the latter continued run
ming for the car. A third shot shat
tered the youths knee and he fell.
The third roDber had reached the
car and the driver paused long
enough to discharge a saw-off shot
gun. The charge struck Domecky,
who fell unconscious.
About 20 shots were fired during
skirmish. A stray shot wounded
John Skimanski. a jeweler.
The three wounded men will re-
cover, it was reported.
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Rival Factions
Still Hold. Off
In Illinois Feud

Marion, Ills, Oct 29.-[P)-With
the whereabouts of the Shelton
gangsters in doubt and the Seton
brothers disavowing any intention to
fight, it appeared problematical to-
night whether there would be an
other clash soon with the militant
Birger faction.
The only warlike move by the rival
factions today occurred this after
noon, when Charley Burger, leader of
one Of the gangs, announced he had
been warned that he was to be
framed" by Shelton gangsters, and
left Harrisburg with six automobiles
loaded with armed men and drove
swiftly westward to his roadhouse,
midway between Marion and Harris
burg.
Earl Shelton, Ill in East st. Louis,
meanwhile declared that he and his
two brothers had permanently with
drawn from Williamson county a
month ago and no longer had any
connection with the men operating in
that section and commonly known as
the shelton gang" He declared
Birger was "only talking" when he
threatened to get" the Sheltonites
in retaliation for the Staying of two
Burger men last Sunday night.
The Sheltonites, driven out of
Franklin county yesterday by the
sheriff and states attorney of that
county. left for parts unknown.
National guard officers at Herrin
as observers of the situation planned
to remain in Williamson county until
after the election next Tuesday when
q successor is to be elected to George
Calligan, who has been accused by
his enemies of making but little eff
fort to enforce the law against boot
leggers and gunner.
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Topsham Home
Damaged by Fire

Topsham, Oct. 29.-The residence
Of Alexis Dufresne on Maple street,
was damaged to the extent of $1,000
by fire this afternoon. Mrs. Dufresne
who had just returned after passing
several hours in Lisbon, discovered
the house filled with smoke when
she entered. The combination truck
was summoned from Brunswick. and
the firemen were nearly an hour be-
fore they were able to locate the
seat of the fire, which was inside the
walls, where it had evidently started
from crossed wires. The lower part
of the house was badly damaged but
the loss is covered by insurance. Mr..
Dufresne is at present employed in
Providence, r. l.
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Missing Teller
Admits Shortage
In Letter to Bank

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 90 - (P1 -
Shortages of S463,976 in the accounts
of Courtney Glssen. 80 year old teller
in the Bank OF Commerce and Trust
Company, Memphis. were announced
today by officers of the institution
after an auditing of the books in the.
savings department where Glissen
worked.
Executives of the bank today re-
ceived letter from Glissen who dis
appeared Wednesday after he found
examiners working on his books, an
nouncing shortages in figures which
agreed approximately with those of
the accountants.
"rll be back in couple of years
and pay oft everything. I'm now on
the honorable road" the letter saiu.
The letter gave a detailed report
of his alleged entertainments from
savings accounts and specified each
amount tempered with, giving SER
ial numbers.
The teller took the money to pro-
mote the manufacture of an auto
mobile lody finish preparation called
"Permo," which he had been finan-
cling here. his letter indicated.
Glissen had been an employee of the
bank since boyhood.
Police of Memphis have broadcast
descriptions of the fleeing employee,
requesting authorities everywhere to
assist In experimenting him.
Entering the bank Wednesday
morning to go to work. Glissen saw
state bank examiners with his books.
Making excuses he left hastily and
was not seen again here. Bank Of
flcials announced that he had taken
about $4,000 in currency as he left
Glissen's abandoned automobile
was found that night on highway
near here.
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Prosecutors Active in Prepare
ton for Opening of Trial
-Four Defendants in Hall
Mills Case Next Wednesday
Will Seek to Determine
Course of Bullet That Pene-
trated Minister'S Head

Jersey City, N. j., Oct. 29.-P)-
The recovery of a razor believed to
nave been used to slash the throat
OF Mrs. Eleanor Mills when she was
slain four years ago with the Rev.
Edward w. Hall and the issuance of
a permit to exhume the latter's body
from a Brooklyn cemetery today
threw investigators into a feverish
state of activity in their efforts to
gather up loose ends before the open-
ing of the trials of the four defen-
dants in Somerville next Wednesday.
The razor, bearing dark stains and,
according to Joseph A. Faurot. for
mer police inspector of New York,
giving evidence that it had been
under analysis by experts, was
brought to the office of Special
Prosecutor Alexander Simpson. by
Frank Caprio, who worked on the
original investigation for eight DAYS.
The autopsy on the minister's body
will be performed by DR.. Otto H.
Schulze, who yesterday examined the
body of Mrs. Mills. He will attempt
to determine the course of the bullet
which passed through the clergy
mans head, which the state declared
has never been established.
Caprio had worked on the original
Investigation under the late Asariah
Beekman, then prosecutor of Middle
sex County.
Simpson said Beekman had placed
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Schooner Deering
To Be Repaired

Rockland, Me-, Oct. 29.-[P)-Rep-
resentatives of the Boston Broker
age Co., owner of the five-masted
coal laden schooner Gardiner G..
Deering, lowed here last night, bad
ly shattered but victorious after a
battle with Sundays storm, stated
today that the craft would be re-
paired at once and proceed to Fort
Point, in Penobscot Bay, under her
own canvas.
An inventory of the damage sus-
tanned in the big gale shows partial
los sof sails. broken gaff and q
leak, the extent of which cannot be
determined until the schooner dis
charges her cargo at Bangor and
hauls out for repairs.
The pump, which became clogged
with coal while the schooner was
laboring in heavy seas off the Maine
coast. soon will be in commission.
Meantime. the other pump is amply
able to take care of water which
finds its way into the strained hull.
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Advocating adjustment Of the
town poor farm system in favor of
the county almshouse plan and the
passage of legislation assuring the
right of franchise to unfortunate
workingmen who have been aided
through municipal pauper depart
ments, John 2. Deering, of Saco, the
retiring president of the Maine State
Conference of Social Welfare, told
the delegates at the closing session
of the 18th annual convention yester-
day in the Senate Chamber at the
State House that they have in the
past and Will in the future wonder
at the short -sightedness and inn
practacability of the law makers.
Judge Deering declared that the
Conference should receive State rec
ognition and expressed his belief that
under our changing conditions and
more enlightened understanding of its
decreasing importance the day is not
far distant when the social service
workers will be known as the home
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[oung People
Are What Parents
Make of Them
LOCK OF AUBURN
HAIR STRESSED IN
TRIAL OF EVANGELIST

Los Angeles. Oct. 29.-(P)-The
ruddy CLINT of strand of auburn
hair colored todays quota of pro and
con statements in the Aimee Semple
Mcpherson conspiracy case.
1t was the strand OF hair received
by District Attorney Asa Keyes from
New York, where detectives discovered
it, and other articles described by
keyes as solving" the Mcpherson
case, in a trunk belonging to Ken
meth G. Ormiston, fugitive from JUS
tice and alleged companion of Mrs.
Mcpherson at Carmel cottage during
the time she says she was held in
bondage by lkidnappers.
Keyes announced today he was con-
WINGED the hair came from the head
of Mrs. Mcpherson. He said he and
others had compared it carefully with
samples of the evangelists locks OBJ
tanned in Los Angeles and that there
was such a similarity that anyone
could see they all came from the
same head"
Mrs. Mcpherson, however, was just
as positive that the hair never at
any time belonged to her. She bit
terly denounced those who would con-
meet her with it and the dazzling dis
play of feminine apparel found with
it in the trunk of her former Angelus
Temple radio operator
The strand preceded to Los Angeles
by air mail the trunk in which it was
found. In the trunk, which is being
shipped here, Reyes said he expects
to find other evidence that will sup
port his charge that Mrs. Mcpherson
was with Ormiston at Carmel He
announced today list of the gar
ments found in the trunk and seemed
to pin much faith in a laundry mark
on one of them. Keyes refused to
say much about the mark, declaring
at the time that much evidence which
his investigators have uncovered
through the trunlS must be kept secret,
until later
Meanwhile. the hair from New York
has been sent with the samples from
Los Angeles to University of Cali
fornia criminologist at Berkeley for
microscopic examination and COMPARE.
son.
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Condition Magician
HOudini Very Low

Detroit, Oct. 20. - up = Harry
Houdini, operated on recently for
appendicitis. suffered a relapse today.
Physicians tonight reported his con-
dition as low. with poisoning from
streptococcus peritonitis which has
developed. spreading generally
through his system.
Houdini's four physicians said he
spent restless day.
The after developments of the
operation, into a particularly virulent
form of peritonitis. physicians said,
give Houdini but a slender chance
for recovery.
A second operation was performed
tonight in an attempt TO check
paralysis of the bowels which
developed after the relapse. Houdini
failed to react favorably, a bulletin
issued by his physicians stating his
condition was Tess favorable than
before the operation
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Will Not Attempt to
Halt Broadcasting
Of Hall-Mills Trial

Morristown, n. J., Oct. 29-(P)-
Justice Charles w. Parker, who will
preside at the Hall-Mills trial,
which begins next Wednesday, said
today he could not stop broadcasting
of the trial by radio so long as it
was not done from the courtroom.
He made this statement after Gov
ernor Moore in referring to him a
protest against broadcasting of the
trial, had requested that he take
steps to prevent it. Justice Parker
said that while he would allow no
broadcasting from the courtroom. he
has no jurisdiction outside the court
room, and people can do what they
please"
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SEES NEED LOCAL
Authorities AID
IN DRY enforcement

Philadelphia, Oct. 20 = up - The
prohibition law must be shared by
local with federal authorities" AS
sistant Secretary Andrews, in charge
Of its enforcement, warned tonight
before the American Academy OF
Political and Social Science.
Solution of this problem, the gen.
eral held, demands, in addition to
sane enforcement, that "the agencies
of social reform be induced to take
up again the task of education"
Painting gloomy and Every curl
Gus picture" of the past, the dry
chief took a hopeful view of the
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Maine Central r. r.
Declares Regular
Quarterly Dividend

Portland, Oct. 29-The Directors
of the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany at their meeting here today de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend
of one dollar and twenty-five cents
(S.25) per share on the preferred
stock of the Company, payable De-
cember l, 1926 to holders of prefer
red stock of fecord on November Is,
1926, and also a dividend of one dol
lad (S1.00) per share on the common
stock of the Company payable De-
cember 10. 1926, to holders of COM
mon stock of record on December
/, 1926.
The dividends declared during the
year 1926 on the common stock of
the Company amount to two dollars
($2.0O) per share. President Nc
Donald stated that knowing definite
ly the results of operations for the
first nine months of the year and
having a forecast of the result for
October, Novem Der and December,
the payment of dividend at this
time is warranted by the cash posi-
ton of the Company and that fur
Their dividends would be paid as and
when conditions make such pay
ments possible.
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Find St. Stephens
Engineer After a
Two Day Search

Calais, Me, Oct. 29.-P)-Frank
Welock, chief engineer of the pump
Ing station in st. Stephen, N. B., was
found in a deserted camp late yes
terday afternoon by a posse which
had been securing the woods for him
for two days. Although famished
from lack of food he was in good
health.
Welock and a companion went
into the Canous woods Tuesday to
hunt, became separated and when
the latter could not find his fellow
hunter, returned to st. Stephen and
organized a searching party.
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|RDP N COTTON
PRICES AFFECTS N. E.
business SITUATION

Boston, Oct 29-(P)-The drastic
sclne in cotton prices, accompany
hg reports Of an unusually large
EtN has complicated the New Eng
haa hHness situation, according to
~ nihly review Of industrial ard
tlsnaa conditions of the Federal
EseF' Bank Of Boston. The re-
1cr aid that lessening activity in
|'MI and weakness in silk had it,
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Wells Church to
Celebrate Founding
225 Years Ago

Wells, Ne, Oct. 29-(P)-With a
record of 225 years of almost con-
tinuous service behind it. the First
Congregational Churc hof Wells be-
gan today the celebration OF
founding.
The church was organized by Rev.
John Wheelwright after he had been
banished from Massachusetts. Serv-
ices have been held continuously on
the spot ever since.
Among those who will take part
l nthe program this afternoon and
evening are Rev. James w. BiXler,
d. D., Exeter, n. H.; Rev. Alfred
V. Bliss, Portland, and William Bar
ry of Kennebunk