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the annual report of the veterans
joint committee. which embodies the
preference recommendations suggest
ed by the committee.
At the request of a number of local
posts the committee adopted reso-
luton recommending the passage of
preference acts now pending in Con-
gress. The representatives on the
committee will urge their respective
departments to pass uniform reso-
luton and to urge the national organi-
cations to do likewise, so that there
may be unanimity of action among
the several bodies with the hope that
concentrated action will result In the
passage of constructive legislation.
The committee adopted a resolu-
ton favoring a joint excursion by the
veteran organizations to Marshall
Hall. A subcommittee was authorized
to take up the matter with a view
of determining it's advisability. No.
tice of the action of the subcommittee
will be made at a later date.
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The chute at the Camp Wilson
swimming hole has been reconditioned
and is now in operation. Activities
at Camp Wilson are daily increasing
and additional boys are coming to the
reservation continually. A court OF
honor was in session at the camp
Wednesday evening" composed of DR..
Paul Bartsch, chairman; DR.. Merrill,
Mr.. Schlaef1i, Mr.. Drake, Mr.. Shouts,
Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Talley. Those
passing merit badges were: Ray
Brown, Troop 60, carpentry. foundry;
Bradford Lynch. signaling. life saving,
swimming, personal health, first aid
to animals. A special session of the
fourth division court OF review was
held at the Sandy Spring High School
for the benefit of Troop 124. of which
Rev. Guy Kagey is scoutmaster. and
Samuel Thomas and Chas. Hines as
sistants. This troop was organized
last June and has 10 members. At the
second class. The court was composed
Of Col E. L. Mattice, deputy COM
missioner of the fourth division; Capt.
Chas. Bell, field executive; John S.
st. Petrie, assistant deputy COM
missioner; John Cole, Scoutmaster
Troop 40; John Boyd and Kenneth
Stubs. secretary of the Pe-An-Ke-
Shaws; Eagle Scout Elliott Murphy
and Richard Sergeant. members of
the Camp Wilson staff. Those pass
ing second class were: Delton Pattie.
Elbry Stabler; Jack Ladson, William
Thomas, Wheeler Bird, John Savage,
Taylor, RUSSELL Kenneth Russell,
Richard Thomas, Evan Thomas, lie
Roy Sopher, Edward Williams, Hubert
Robson and Carl Beall
Roosevelt last week was a visit by
two nature study classes from George
Washington University. AS the guest
of Dr. Bartsch and the camp they
furnished for the boys something in
the way of diversion from the regular
camp routine. The final race for the
Drake cup was held last Sunday
afternoon, and Commodore Merrill
was the victor. The Drake cup now
remains in his possession until next
year. The last court of honor of the
season was held at Camp Roosevelt
last Sunday and was composed Of DR..
Paul Bartsch, chairman: DR.. Merrill,
John Cole. Mr.. Schlaefli, Mr..
Hartung, Mr.. Hovey, Mr.. Talley, Mr..
Shouts. Those passing were; Wallace
Bloyer, camping, cooking; Donald,
Troop s, scholarship; Albert Love.
Troop s, camping. cooking, first aid,
life saving, masonry; Yule Fisher,
Troop 8, cooking; Perry Collins, Troop
Is, camping, carpentry Edmond
Fakes. Troop 20, bugling, handicraft;
Arthur Gilman. Troop 20, bird study,
carpentry; David Miller, Troop IS,
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Disabled American Veterans.

George w. Phillips, commander OF
the District of Columbia Department
of the Disabled American Veterans.
last week wrote Gen. ]. V. Clinnin,
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Veterans Joint Committee.

The veterans joint committee met
Tuesday, with the following members
present: National Comdr. c. o. How
ard and National Adjt. c. l.. Fox,
representing the Army and Navy
Union: Senior Vice Comdr. Capt.
Thomas l. Frailey and Post Senior
Vice Comdr. Francis Miller. repre-.
senting the American Legion; Depart
ment Judge Advocate James A.
Burns. representing the United Span
ish War Veterans; Department Comdr.
George w. Phillips. representing the
Disabled American Veterans; w. l..
Thomas and Comdr. A. E. Price, rep
resenting the Veterans of Foreign
Wars; j. NJ. Watts and Clarence
Brewer, representing the Society of
Santiago: Maj. Charles w. Freeman
and Harlan Wood, chairman.
The results of action taken in a
number of individual cases were re-
ported by committees to which as
signments had been made. During the
week six new claims. for preference
were filed with the committee and APP
propriate action was authorized in
each case.
Department Comdr. George W.
Phillips reported that the national
convention of the Disabled American
Veterans unanimously adopted resolu-
tons approving and urging the pass
age of pending preference bill in Con-
greSS.
The United Veterans Council. rep
resenting nine veteran bodies in the
State of California, has sought the
services of the committee In the prep.
aration of resolutions in preference
legislation. The chairman was di-
rected to send the council copies of
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support DL the IT
Alison service, but the commander was
given permission to make changes 10
cally and the District of Columbia
officials feel that October would be a
more proper date for Washington.
Plans for the drive, which Is an
nually conducted with the co-opera-
ton of the District Federation Of
Women's Clubs, are already under
way and with the increased number
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BEACH POLLUTION HIT.
Potsdam Aristocrats Charge Stream
Is Used for Dumpings.

BERLIN, August (P).-The Pots
dam aristocracy and it's followers
have been complaining to city author
tiles that the exclusive bathing
beaches along the Havel River are
being polluted by the dumpings of
canning factories and machine shops
on the outskirts of the city.
THE river" as one petition describ-
ed it, has become sea Of preserved
edibleS and OIL"
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Scouts photographs taken on his last
trip to Africa with Mr.. Boyce. Albert
B. Karalfa left that night for New
York for visit to the Long House,
accompanied by Mr.. Benson.
J. Hugh Taylor. a Washington
booster. has won the gold quill, the
highest literary award in Lone Scout
dom. He is Washington's fist
quiller since the organization OF the
Lone Scouts.
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France Attracts Foreigners.

1t is not only tourists who are
flocking to France. a great many
are taking out citizenship
papers there. In 1925 more than
$4,000 Foreigners assumed French
citizenship, an increase of more than
5000 over the year previous. Tho
French Government is seeking y
satisfa Glory scheme that will SIM
plify the citizenship procedure.
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A. "a - ~ a. ~
mander, for per-
mission to conduct
he annual Forget
ne-not drive Octo-
Der 2, rather than
September 25. the
evening of the
eighth anniver-
sary Of the begin
ming of the Meuse-
Argonne offensive.
The sixth ma
tional convention
of the D. A. V. at
Atlanta in June
decided upon the
September date for
the annual appeal
for funds for the
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L dot AoIIluL I1O"s
ard S. Fisk of
George Washing
ton Post. No. /,
will be sent to
Paris. France, in
September, 1927,
to represent the
post with the col
ors in the big
parade to be held
there in connec-
ton with the
ninth n a I ON a |
convention of the
organization.
The first step
in this direction
was taken at the
meeting of the
post last Tuesday
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American Legion.

AS an evidence of appreciation for
his interest in having the colors of
his post represented at every national
convention of the American Legion.
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Of members and chapters the depart
ment Is looking forward to the most
successful campaign since the install
lation Of the first D. A. " unit in
this city six years ago.
Part of the receipts from this drive
are devoted to the maintenance of a
liaison officer at room 1911 of the
Washington regional office of the
Veterans Bureau. This officer acts as
free attorney for veterans and their
dependents in the preparation and
presentation Of claims and the coming
year is expected to be particularly ac-
tive due to the numerous amendments
of July 2 to the laws governing the
bureau, the enactment of which was
aided by the national representative
Of the organized wars disabled.
Representatives of the new A.
Rasmussen Chapter of the D. A. v.
attended their first meeting of the
District department last week.
The new chapter contains more
charter members than ever before
asked for chapter here and is al
ready in the midst of a membership
drive. taking in a number of appli-
cants whose names were too late for
the installation
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-13
PENINSULA BOOSTERS
DESIRE CROP INFORMATION
Research Department OF Del-Alar-Va
Association Asks For Crop Data

The Research Department OF the
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Assocla-
tion desires to secure information
from residents on the Peninsula con-
cerning their personal success IN
agriculture, horticulture, and live
stock and poultry raising. Informa-
tion sought is the name Of the crop,
Weld per acre, cost Of production
and net profit. Such information
should be addressed to the Research
Department of the Del-Mar-Va Eas-
tern Shore Association, Salisbury
Md.
If the people of the Peninsula will
cooperate in this matter the Re
search Department Of the Assoc1a-
ton will have in its hands informa-
ton which will be helpful to all res
idents of the Peninsula as well as to
the many hundreds making inquiries
from the outside concerning the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore.
Carl H. Monsees, director Of Re-
search, has announced that he has
collected about $50 catalogues from
various commercial and manufac-
turing firms which he desires to
place at the disposal Of the people
of the fourteen Eastern Shore coun-
ties.
About four months ago the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association
conducted contest to secure photo
graphs. At present the photograph
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KENT VINEYARDS TO BE
INSPECTED BY GROWERS
Grape Growers OF Sussex And Kent
To Tour Counties August II

According to the plans as announ-
ced by a special committee of grape
growers consisting of Ed. Will1n,
Alfred Smith, B. B. Chase and w. V.
Cosden, representing the Kent Grape
Growers Association and the Kent
County Farm Bureau, in cooperation
with County Agent Russell E. VIII
son and DR.. T. F. Manns, Plant Path
ologist of the University of Delaware,
the fifth annual grape growers tour
will be held on Tuesday, August II.
All growers and their families, as
well as all others who are interested
in this highly specialized agrlcultur-
al industry for certain sections Oh
the state best adapted to this par
ticular crop, are being extended cor
dial invitations to join this 1nspec-
ton trip through the grape districts
of the county. This tour will include
fourteen vineyards in the Smyrna
Dover and Wyoming areas which
have been selected for fertilization
experiments, spraying and dustlng
demonstrations, and different cul-
tural methods with reference to ter-
tilization and disease and insect con-
troll under various field conditions.
The itinerary of the tour is as fol
lows:
900 A. M.-Kent and SUSSEX
county growers will assemble at thu
farms of S. ]. Hall and George T
Hudson, about a mile northeast o
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SHOTS GREET HARTLY FIRE
BUG AS HE FIRES BUILDINGS
Two Unsuccessful Attempts Made
To Destroy Properties

The citizens of Hartly, little Kent
county village, west of Dover are
Izeening careful watch for the ire
bug who has been destroying prop
erty in the town for the past seVerai
months. Their vigilance late last
wednesday night thwarted his at
tenpt to fire the barn Of Rodger la
Wis. Because of an evident attempt
to fire the barn of George Scotten
the previous night the watchers were
unusually alert and saw the man.
Shots were fired after him. but ne
was not hit. Early last Saturday
morning he again visited the town.
as an attempt was made to set nre
to the large frame store DulIolhs
owned by William H. Poore. MIS-
Davis. wife of Robert Davis, cashier
oF the Trust Company there, saw a
fash of light in the building ana
gave the alarm. The fire was ex-
fine11ished after a damage of about
s300 had been done. The store had
only recently been vacated by L. H.
KNOTS who had moved the greater
mart of his stock to another store
The holiness of the person respon-
sibIe for the several fires in the
town is amazing and keeps the res
idents of the town keyed up TO 1eVel
heat at all times.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-13
FARMERS HEAR FINE
TALKS ON FARMERS DAY
CONGRESSMAN Houston Addresses
Large Gathering At Newark

Farmers Day at the University Oh
Delaware Experiment Farm attract
ed more than 1000 farmers and their
families to the farm on Tuesday
Many of the visitors came with pic
mic basket lunches prepared to spend
the day. They ate their lunch on the
lawn in front of the farmhouse.
Tuesday morning was devoted by
the visitors to inspection Of the var
ious crops, fruits and stock of inter
est on the farm while in the after
noon speeches were made from the
farm house porch. The speakers
were Congressman Robert G. Hous-
ton, of Georgetown, and DR.. A. G.
Mccall, soil specialist Of the Uni
versity of Maryland. The speakers
were introduced by Dean Charles A.
McCue, head of the agricultural de-
partment Of the university.
Visitors started to arrive at the
farm shortly after 9 o'clock and
from then until noon there was a
procession of cars from all parts OF
the state entering the farm gates
The cars were parked on the spac-
ious lawn.
Members of the agricultural de-
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LOCAL MERCHANTS
WILL HOLD DOLLAR
DAY ON WEDNESDAY
Milford Merchants Are Offering
Real Bargains To Shoppers On
Wednesday, Aug. IS.
STORES OPEN EVENING
In Order That All May Be Ac-
cOmmOdated The Stores Will
Remain Open In Evening.

Forty-three of Milford's most pro-
gressive business houses have united
in an effort to give the buyers in this
trade territory a Third Dollar Day
bargain offering next Wednesday,
August 18th. In this weeks issue Of
the Milford Chronicle the stores
which are cooperating in the move
ment are listing some of their offer
ings for the day. The retailers say
that the merchandise offered is the
usual high standard sold by them,
and that real substantial reductions
have been made in prices on their
stocks for the day.
The Third Dollar Day has been
carefully planned and each merchant
has had opportunity to provide suffl-
cient stock to take care of the needs
Of his customers. The sole idea OF
the Dollar Day is to create better
feeling on the part of the buying
public toward the Milford merchant;
and with this in view the store keep
ers are striving to give real bar
gains next Wednesday. All of the
stores whose advertising appears in
the Chronicle this week are active
in planning for the event. Those
cooperating in official Dollar Day
are displaying cards in their WIN
dows. They are bearing the expense
of advertising the event and should
be patronized.
The merchants have worked hard
to put this Dollar Day across. They
have secured fine stocks to sell at
bargain prices, and now await the
buyers. An early arrival is advised.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-13
CANADA PLACES BAN ON
DELAWARE PEACH CROP
Oriental Peach Moth On Nations
Fruit Result In Order

Peaches will be the next big crop
to be harvested in Delaware and
Carmens. a cling stone variety
which is one of the first kinds TO De
marketed has been moving for sever
al DAYS. The first shipments were
made by truck and the first CARLOAD
got away on Thursday.
The crop of peaches which Will De
about four times greater than that
of last year, started off good as lar
as market prices went. The figures
quoted in one market were Irom
$3.50 toa$2.25.
w. T. Derickson, director OF the
Bureau of Markets Of the state
BOARD of Agriculture has received a
telegram from Washington stating
that Canada has placed an embargo
on Delaware peaches this year oW-
ing to the presence of what is known
as the Oriental peach moth. This
han does not affect Delaware alone
but embraces all the territory east OF
the Mississippi. The moth, it is said
results in worm that burrows IL
self into the peach around the ker'
mel. There is no indication Of the
worm from the outside and the peacf
may look splendid, but when 1t Il
broken open the peach Will be toun'
black and decaying on the inside
Peaches from Delaware and iron
many other states in the east ar
affected and attacked by these mothi
to some extent.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-13
TABER TO MEET
STATE CHANGERS
National Master To Be Speaker
At Outings OF Three POmOnas.
Sussex Outing Aug. Fl.

Louis ]. Taber, master of the Ma
tional Grange, will be the principal
speaker on the programs outlined by
Governor Robinson for the field days
of the three county Pomona oranges.
The Governor is master of Delaware
State Grange.
The New Castle Pomona Grange
will hold it's outdoor rally at the
Brandywine Springs school house on
Tuesday, August "a. The morning
will be devoted to sports in charge
of George K. Ball and in the after
noon at 2 o'clock, standard time, Mr..
Taber will speak on farming condi-
tions throughout the country.
Another speaker will be DR.. L. B.
Smith. of Riverton, N. j., who is
Federal agent in charge of the Jap
anese beetle project embracing Del
aware, New Jersey, and Pennsyl-
vania.
Governor Robinson, as master OF
the State Grange, will preside. While
Mr.. Taber is in the State, he will be
the guest of the Governor.
The Kent Pomona Grange will
meet Friday, August 20, at the home
of e. A. Evans, of near Cheswold.
Mr.. Evans is the lecturer for the
Delaware State Grange. Mr.. Taber
will speak.
On Saturday, August 81, Sussex
County Pomona Grange will hold its
meeting at Midway, near Rehoboth.
The speaker will be Mr.. Taber.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-13
FINED FOR
USING SMALL SEINES
Five Cedar Beach Fishermen Using
Small Mesh Seines Are Warned
Against Repeating Offense.

Acting upon information furnished
him by ane of the Cedar Beach fish
ermen, Game Warden Boggs came to
Milford last Thursday and arrested
five men charged with having hsh
seines having less than a two inch
mesh as prescribed by law. On
Thursday evening James Mlllman'
Walter Macklin, Robert Hobbs, Al
fred Porter and John Bennett ap-
peared before Justice of the Peace
Hendrixson, in South Milford, where
fines OF $40 and costs were imposed
upon each of them, for using illegal
seines. The investigation was made
by Warden Boggs after James Mill
man, one of those arrested AMI lined,
had given information to the effect
that seines used at Cedar Beach were
of illegal size. Investigation by Mr..
Boggs disclosed this to be a fact, and
informer and all concerned were
charged with the Offense. Fishermen
along the bayshore claim that their
seines were full two inch mesh when
purchased but that continuous pull
ing through the water and drying
in the hot sun draws them and
causes them to shrink. They claim
that the same size mesh is used in
the seines at Bowers Beach and at
Lewes. and are demanding that all
fishing beaches be investigated to
learn whether the fishermen are u.s.
ing illegal seines.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-13
REGISTER SATURDAY IF YOU
WOULD VOTE AT PRIMARY
Only Those Who Are Enrolled First
Three Days Eligible To Vote

Tomorrow is the last registration
day before the Democratic and Re
publican primaries, and under the
State election laws it is necessary
that voters register one Of the first
three days to qualify for the primar-
les of their party. To date the reg
istration at the three polling places
in Milford is exceptionally small.
Last Saturday 173 men and women
registered in South Milford, the First
of the First Of Sussex county. This
makes the total to date for that dis
trict 29S. The normal registration is
about 1900. In the east side, First
of the Tenth Of Kent, SO registered
on Saturday. The total for this dis
trict to date is 174. The normal reg
istration is about 900. On the west
side. the Second Of the Tenth Of Kent
county 24S qualified last Saturday. A
total of 4OS have registered in that
district the two days. The normal
registration is about 1900. 1t is
probable that efforts will be made to
bring out a heavy registration to-
morrow by workers Of each party.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-13
MAN FINED AND IMPRISONED
FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING
Second Offense Draws Six Months
Term For Tracy Nutter

Six months Imprisonment in the
New Castle County Workhouse and
the payment of fine of $500, and in
default an additional six months I'M
prisonment was the sentence 1mpos-
ed bv MAGISTRATE William H. Wilson
of GEORGETOWN, on Tracy Nutter, OF
Redden, last Wednesday.
Nutter was arrested by State
Troopers Ingram and Lank on tues
day and lodged in the county jail to
await a hearing, charged with oper-
ating an automobile while under the
influence of liquor, recklessly oper-
ating a motor vehicle and leaving
the scene of an accident in which he
had figured. All three of the charges
were preferred by Harry Jester, Jr.,
of EIlendale, with whom Nutter col
lided near Ellendale on Monday
night. resulting in the injury of the
young mans father, former state
/ Senator Harry w. Jester, OF Ellen
dale, and badly damaging the ma
chine.
Nutter, in an alleged drunken con-
dition was approaching the du POM
Highway, while the Jester car was
going into Glendale. Upon reaching
the highway, going at rate Of speed
! in excess of thirty miles per hour, he
failed to stop as the law requires
and the collision took place, causing
an injury to the eye of Senator Jes
ter. and bruising him about the face
This is the second time Nutter has
been arrested for operating an auto
mobile while under the influence o
liouor. On June 81 of this year, h
was arrested in Collinsville,
Georgetown suburb, by State Troo
per Lank and given a hearing befor'
MAGISTRATE Wilson, who imposed
fine of S1OO and costs upon him. Al
appeal was taken to General Ses
sions Court, and Nutter was held il
bail in $500. The appeal was no
heard at the June term, but was con
/. tinued for the October term. NOV
that he has been sentenced to tn
New Castle County Workhouse TO
! six months, it is likely that the AT
torney General will continue the az
> peal case until the February term {
court, next year.