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The Washington times., 1926-07-12

Western front. It looks like
ground that has been fought over.
All vegetation has been swept
away"
Ready to Move In
How soon the marines, under
General Drums direction. will dare
enter the smouldering ruins was q
matter OF conjecture, although the
marines were ready to 90 AZ a mo-
ment's notice. Some think they
will enter the danger zone this
morning, some think several days
and others 1t least a week.
The loss Of life necessarily viii
remain . matt(r Of conjecture until
It IL possible to explore the black
ened ruins.
Hundreds Of houses in villages
near the scene are just mas yes 81
ruins today.
Many thought an earthquake had
occurred when lightning set off the
first and biggest explosion Saturday
afternoon. Since then the expio
sions have been intermittent.
Huge shells, cans Of INT, "sptk
bombs and cases OF powder ave
shot up into the sky In onal 7uf
pyrotechnical display.
Shells StilI Exploding.
Shells were still exploding this
morning. The marines wsre heiC
back from entering the ruins be
cause of this fact, and also because
It is known that on the navy side
OF the arsenal there still is a bis
powder magazine which hasn't gone
off, and that on the army side OF
the reservation are stored some 40(
aerial bombs--the heaviest type o.
axpaoslNss. knoWn~Aa weII - : CON
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aster. Secretary Of War Davis es.
timated today.
The first estimate OF $1,000, ,00C
was made by Maj. Gen. r. VI. Win.
iame, he said, was too high. He vii.
name board Of officers soon TO fix
the damages definitely.
Four years ago, It was under God,
Senator Edge. (R.l, Of New Jersey,
presented objections to the location
of both the Army and Navy arsenals.
but high-ranking officers IN both dc.
partments believed the surrounding
properties to sbe safe from explosion
dangers.
The cost OF replacing the Army
arsenal. Davis estimated would be
"a. SOC. 900.
Between 1000 mad 5000 civilians
may be homeless as result Of the
blast, z. r. Buchanan, in charKs o1
Red Gross relief work at Dover, re-
ported to Washington headquarters
He said there is q shortage oi
shelter for civilians. The relief or
ganizations, aided BY the Army and
Navy, are making every effort tC
fill this need.
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SHELLS Still explode
Loss s1OO.0OQ,OO0

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and By arnbuances carrying stretchers, easkets, and
supplies. -.
actual warfare, 80 that K . she should fall the
chances Of Injury will Be minimized The marine
detachment was headed BY Captain Sayles, and
Army units from Governors Island were led by
Brigadier General Drum.
Ma. Norman Ramsey. ccrnmandant Of the Pic.
atinny Arsenal ventred some distance into the area
Of FIRE today on 4 accommodating expedition, and
upon emerging announced that total damage 70 both
Army and Navy depots would run to 100000 900,
which he said he regarded as conservative estimate
MORE THAN 200 INJURED
Fourteen known 10 Be dead, between 20 and 80
others believed TO have been killed, and more than
200 injured Is the toll Of the terrific explosions which
wrecked the trim naval ammunition depot at Lake
Denmark N J., six miles north Of Dover, y. J., drove
people In wild fight from the nearby villages and
for hours wrought destrucons al sides shells
continued 20 burst from the smouldering ruins.
This morning 218 United States marines arrived
from Quantico, Va, and prepared to enter the
danger zone in search for the dead and missing.
All Saturday night and Sunday whistling 14-inch
and 1O-inch shells have been shooting forth and
looping about from the burning ruins of the arsenal
Fearing further explosions, naval officials and
other Investigators have kept back on the rim of .
rough circle drawn about two mile radius of Lake
Denmark. To enter that "deadline" would have
been suicide. For that reason il has been impossible
to obtain an accurate check on the dead and missing
DOORS BLOWN OUT OF HOMES
The first explosion occurred $50 Saturday Afternoon
when lightning struck the arsenal
terrific blast shook the country for 80 miles around
and throughout the night blast after blast
the hearts of people n the nearby villages who fed for
their lives.
Doors and windows were blown out Of homes trees
swept away, and automobiles joIted from the roadways
All day Sunday, on the wasted ground of the valley
near Lake Denmark, Army and Navy Officers, State
troopers and other workers cautiously made their
forward to the but feared to get be-
cause of the danger Of further explosions.
Somewhere in the ruins may be some 20 or 30 service
who have not been heard from since the first
piosion.
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WED FOR SPITE
L0SEs NIX

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4iida hans from that way. also. shes
from Oxford, NJ. C.
she only saw Trottie about q half
dozen times after that, she now.
saws. One of these few times was
on the night Of June q, when Trotti
was lost IN washington and. not
recognizing HiIda. asked directions
from her. Their acduaiAta AtancB was
renewed EIiIda said today she WIS
bent on spiting the other fellow. z
So she ana Harry got q license Mon.
day, went to see the Rev. Mr.. Hen.
mig and were married.
They then went to FIiIdasa sisters
home. She sent them on to Mra Me-
Graw. according to HiIda. sent one
half of then--that Is, the lesser half,
az husbands must be content 20 re-
rnain--to. wen. to any place that he
cared to 70.
Left His PoclKetbOok
Harry left FIilda HIS pockefbook.
ne told her to get his bags from
the Hotel Harris and ship them
on To New York for him. Hiida
says she got excited and lost the
money Now she says she has the
money. but the hotel won't release
the baggage to her without her
husbands order.
But where is the husband? HIIda
hasn't heard from him. She wrote
to HIS mother and got b reply
that the young husband hadn't
written home since last January.
No other clue. Hflda wants him.
Her mother is ready to receive him.
she says.
Mrs. McGraw has anothef story.
When she was asked about Il all
today, she didn't want any report
to become public. She said the
two were married with her consent.
Asked about her new son.in-law's
whereabouts. she said he had cleft
town on business but that "he.l
be back" So, there you are-
except this:
"I did spite the other fellow, .
says Hilda. Hes left town. Gone
to New York. / spited him, all
right"
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Edge Denounces Storage

EuHe DeuOuNceS storage
DOVER, N. j., July 1.-THE
practice Of storing high explosives
In populous centers was bitterly con.
demned by United States Senator
Walter e. Edge, New Jersey, to.
day, after the Senator had visited
the stricken area at Lake Denmark,
N. j.
"It Is an outrageous and criminal
practice to store high explosives in
thickly populated districts" said
Edge. Il have been demonstrating
with Washington for two years
against this practice and will intro.
duce q resolution at the next ses.
sion of Congress to bring about the
abolition Of such practice"
Gov. Harry Moore, New Jersey,
commenting on the storage Of ex.
plosives, said:
1.-THE Government authorities are
more competent to Judge than /.
The plant was out Of the way there,
and anything Is likely to be hit by
lightning"
Secretary of War Davis said:
1--WE have determined that there
were no explosions in the Army
properly"
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ARE FEARED
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o'clock. Bombs from the navy
depot had found some ot the army
magazines.
Relief among stricken civilians
IN the swept area, which covers
10 towns, is being pushed by the
Red Cross and other agencies.
More than a, 900 persons have
been rendered homeless, Il - esti-
mated.
Al field hospital has been estab.
llshed outside the zone of fire.
Bursting OF shells add TO the task
of assisting the thousands of
refugees.
Six Bodies In Ruins
Six bodies were reported seen
early today amid the shell craters
and ruins BY physicians ii an ad-
vanced first aid post.
The bodies win Be recovered ar
quickly as It is possible to pene-
trate the barrage.
al state forest ranger from Nor
ristown, who passed Lake Denmark,
saw 8 charred body Ia the water.
Three Marines had been bathing
IN the lake just before the explo-
sion and It IS believed all perished.
Six towns are deserted.
The desolation recalls the war;
town villages In France. The towns
are Marcella, Hfbernia, LonglCod,
Mud Lane, Mt. Hope, and Spicer.
stoln.
ut. Hope is 4 complete ruin and
the property damage to the others
Is immense.
Roads in the vicinity Of the
swept district are patrolIed BY
sailors, marines and State troopers.
Thousands Of sightseers from q
dozen States have flocked to the
scene Of the catastrophe. They are
barred from close approach.
Inspection Of the wrecked Naval
station was made by Secretary ot
War Davis.
He expressed his admiration Of the
assistance which had been sent the
stricken area by the officers Of the
New York and New Jersey police
forces not only Immediately follow.
ing the disaster but since that time
in policing and regulating traffic
on the roads.
QuanticO Marines Arrive
Groups OF marines were to be de.
tailed during the day to explore the
shattered countryside for the dead,
following the arrival Of five com.
panies OF the Fifth Regiment of
Marines from Quantico, Va.
The marines arrived from the
Virginia station on q special train.
Carrying emergency rations and
full wartime equipment, they took
over police duty at the wrecked
Naval post.
Scenes Of horror are scattered In
the wake OF the terrific explosion
that followed the destruction OF a
TINT magazine by lightning.
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VAST DAMAGE DONE
Conservative estimates this
morning placed the property
damage at $100,OoO,oOO. The
damage caused at the Navy
depot is estimated at $s7, ,000,-
GOO. The Picatinny Arsenal,
a depot of Army stores ad-
joining the Naval reservation,
was damaged, it is estimated,
to the extent Of $5,000,000.
Between $50, 900 and $780,
600 damage was done to the
plant of the Replogle Steel
Company, near Mounthope.
Heavy damage was caused
in 10 towns in Bergen, Morris
and Passaic counties.
Marines Await Orders =
The 21S marines from Quantico
were awaiting their chance tc
penetrate the charred, pitted dis.
trict devastated by the explosions
and fires. They will proceed
under orders from Gen. Hugh A.
Drum.
General Drum. after inspecting
the plateau of the reservation
from Picatinny Peak, an adjoin.
ing height, said:
.5TNs like . scene from thG
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5pected here to investigate the diB.
aster, but it is not believed they
will enter the danger zone at tbs
present time as occasional shells
are still exploding.
Major Ramsay OF the Marine
Corps has called d conference Of Of.
ficers to make q survey OF the
damage an soon a. this IL feasible.
Two Investigations Started
Federal machinery began to re.
volve today In the Lake Denmark
arsenal explosion, one Of the great
est peace time disasters that has
ever visited the Ariny.Navy.
Both the Army and Navy set Ia
motion the processes Of inveetiga
tion to place the blame, II any, for
the explosions, and to repair tae
destruction wrought.
Rear Admiral e. n. Campbell
directed to proceed at once to Lake
port. Rear Admiral C. G. Bloch,
chief of naval ordnance, was re
called from leave and ordered to
the scene on q similar mission.
Secretary OF the Navy Wilbur.
cutting short his holiday at New.
port, r. l., made an overnight trip
from Newport to New York and
will arrive at the scene today.
Secretary Of War Davis already
IL on the ground looking after the
Army's end Of It.
Other officers from both depart.
n1ents are going to Lake Denmark
to assist in the investigation.
Meanwhile the national headquar.
ters OF the Red Cross is preparing
to extend aid to the sufferers in the
stricken zone.
T. r. Buchanan, assistant national
director, has gone to Dover tt
make quick survey.
Army and Navy officers said Il
was difficult to see how any blamc
could be attached to any Of the
personnel of the arsenals.
The disaster was caused, accord.
ing to all reports thus far, by q
bolt Of lightning and adverse wind
conditions and this, they said, can
only be classed in the category OF
"acts Of God"
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Newark veIodrome Burns

NEWARK, N. T., July 1.-THE
Newark Velodrome was destroyed by
fIre Of unidentified origin. Damage
was estimated at 100000.
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spots drifted across the valley. All
was silent. Not soul moved
across this zone Of danger. Trees
were split.
huge spots. Remnants OF shells
that had exploded with heavy de-
donations were strewn about, some
Of them still smouldering.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-15
DOVER HOSPITAL PLANS
BAZAAR TO RAISE FUNDS
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the week of November 18th, and
unanimously pledged their support
During this carnival there will be
a committee present at the hospital
at all times to show visitors thru
the building, and there will be a
number of rooms furnished. These
rooms will be furnished by manu-
facturers or selling agents of hos
pital equipment, and it now ap-
pears that the rooms in the entire
third floor will be furnished. These
rooms will be furnished completely
by the above mentioned concerns
as samples of their equipment that
they can furnish, together with the
prices. This is being done without
cost to the hospital, and will give
the people an opportunity to com
pare the furniture in the different
rooms and help to decide on the
way that the hospital should be
furnished
The entire net proceeds of the
carnival will be for the bene1t OF
the hospital, and all the people are
urged to attend this carnival. The
building will be heated and light
ed throughout and it will be an eX-
cellent opportunity not only 10
view the hospital building, but to
lend support to the worthy move
ment of the Walter L. Fox Post Of
the American Legion.
w. r. DERICKSON,
Publicity Director Kent General
Hospital, Inc.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-15
GOVERNMENT LOSES
In CHEMICAL SUIT
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son, before the latter went to Paris,
to authorize Palmer to make the
sale privately without competitive
bidding to a corporation represent
ing the chemical and dye industry
of the country, according to a plan
worked out by Mr.. Palmer after
Congress had provided for the con-
fiscation of the properties, the plan
having been approved by President
Wilson to Americanize the chemi-
cal and dye industry.
Many of the patents, trademarks
and copyrights were valueless,
they asserted, and the others re-
quired large expenditures of money
to develop owing to the practice of
the Germans not to disclose in their
patents sufficient information to
make them workable, thus requiring
expensive experimentation.
For these reasons it was impos-
sible, it was asserted, to determine
the actual market value of the pat
ents or to find purchasers in a
competitive bidding. 1t had there
fore been determined, with the ap-
proval of the President, to turn the
properties over to a corporation
which would be required to grant
the Federal Government the free
use of the patents.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-15
POISONED HUSBAND
BECAUSE OF FEAR SAYS
WIFE In CONFESSION
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her husband three doses of the
poison in cider, two on Saturday
afternoon and the third on Sunday.
She sweetened the cider, she SAID,
in order that he would not detect
the poison. Her plan was to give
him the final dose on Sunday and
when he was taken ill to summon
physician and allow the man TO
die while the doctor was coming to
see him.
After the dose of poison on sun
day the man was taken violently i'll
and died, but the people in the
neighborhood and the physician
called, suspected poison and caused
the arrest.
Deputy Attorney General Cook,
State Detective Donoway and Dep
uty Sheriff Coy are all at work on
the case.
A survey of the scene of the MUIR
der was made at a point near Hick-
man, where the murder is alleged
to have been committed. After the
survey it was found that the crime
had been committed ten feet inside
the Delaware state line and the
trial will therefore take place in
Delaware.
Though the authorities have tried
to make the woman acquainted
with the charges against her and
she admits giving the poison, she
does not appear to realize the SER
iousness of the Offense. Her men
tality is not high and she does not
appear to think that she has done
anything out OF the ordinary.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-15
PERSONAL MENTION

Miss Ann Grier returned to th'
Ogontz School at OgOntz this week
VIM. Nutter spent several days il
Philadelphia this week enjoying the
Sesqui.
Harry Pettyjohn attended the Am
erican Legion in Philadelphia OF
Tuesday.
George Draper, Jr., is spending q
few days in Philadelphia and New
York this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Draper
Sr., and Miss Ida Draper visited the
Sesqui this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul McVey have
gone to California to attend the fu-
neral of his father.
Mrs. Albert Humphreys of Green
wood is a guest Of Mrs. TheO. Town
send for few days.
Miss Helen J. Ryan visited Mrs.
George Somers of Richardson Park,
Wilmington on Thursday.
Mrs. J. Layton Grier and Mrs. P.
7. Carlisle spent two days this week
in Swarthmore and Philadelphia.
VIM. D. Prettyman has been visit
ing his sister, Mrs. A. r. Carmean.
He has now returned to his home in
Newark, N. J.
Mrs. Mary Nutter has returned
home after spending u week with
her sons, Harold and Armel Nutter
in Camden, n. J.
Mrs. Florence Jenkins is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Homer c. Lyons,
at TappahannOck, Va, for the pres
ent week and next.
Mrs. c.. c. Mills and son, Clifford
D. Mills, of Philadelphia, are
spending this week with relatives
and friends in Milford
Miss Delemah w. Walls of Will
mingtOn spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walls of near Lincoln City.
Mrs. Helen Truitt who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Truitt of Philadelphia, has returned
to her home on West Front street.
w. w. Warrington has returned to
his home at Erick, Oklahoma, after
spending some time with friends and
relatives in his native state, Della
ware.
Mrs. DisstOn w. Jacobs left this
week for Rochester, N. Y, where she
is attending the National Missionary
Convention for the Wilmington Con-
Mrs. James H. Hillman is spend
ing some time in Trenton, N. j., as
he guest of her daughter, Mrs. ]. c.
Weinmann, also granddaughter, Miss
Margaret Sharpless.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Dickerson of
Camden, N. j., were the weekend !
5isitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Short !
If Georgetown and Mr.. and Mrs. n |
[. DickersOn of Milford.
William Denney has been in poor |
health for several weeks and he has |
zone to the mountains of Pennsyl- |
'ania for a change of atmosphere |
md scenery. He will remain for sew
raj weeks if the change is found to
,e beneficial.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-15
MILFORD GRANGE

The attendance was large last
Saturday and the meeting was a
very interesting one. The program,
which was put on by the Greenwood
Grange was a most enjoyable one,
and the readings, the duet by two
tiny girls and the laughable little
play, Cinnamon Buns" were all
items worthy of special mention. At
the close of the program refresh
ments, consisting of apple pie and
ice cream were served in a delight
fully informal manner. Another good
program is being prepared for next
Saturday afternoon, so put aside
your work and come, not only to
hear it, but to enter into the plans
for the fair, which are being pushed
by the energetic committees. After
the usual business, we will have
special music, arranged by Miss
Houston, followed by current events
by Mrs. Jester. Five Things For
which as a farm woman, am CRATE
full" Mrs. Grace Wilkins. Reading,
1.-The Old and the New" Mrs. Jones.
Talk by Colonel Townsend on "The
Duty of Every Qualified Citizen" "
You won't want to miss this. Sug-
gestions on "How to Have the Best
Fair Yet" Mrs. Titus and Howard
Moore. Surprise feature by Mrs. S.
P. Griffith.
Juveniles also meet at 2:3O. They
will confer degrees on new candi-
dates, and spend the remaining time
on work for their booth at the fair.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-15
MUST HAVE LEISURE TO
CULTIVATE HIGHER STANDARDS

Business sense and not humanitar-
ian motives induced Henry Ford to
put the five-day week in force in
his factories, he explains in an in
terview with Samuel Crowther, pub
lished in Current American Bank
ers' Association Journal.
"The working men-which are the
largest buyers in the country, can
not without leisure, have the time to
cultivate a higher standard of liv-
ing" he reasons.
Mr.. Ford is a strong advocate for
cash business and to "have the
banks pay interest to us rather than
pay interest to the banks" Likewise
he decries installment buying to the
extent to which the custom has
grown in this country. "Installment
buying has been useful under GER
tain circumstances" he says. "It
may be method of saving and may
stimulate saving but the thing has
gone too far"
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-15
STATE PHYSICIANS HEAR
MANY INTERESTING PAPERS
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papers read as follows: Recreation
for a Restless Age" by Eugent 7.
Lies, of Chicago; "Constraceptive
Methods OF Choice" DR.. Hannah M.
Stone, New York City; "Fallacies of
Birth Control" by +. L. Hoffman,
PHI. D., consulting statistician of
Prudential Life Insurance Company,
of Newark, N. j.; and "The PreVen-
ton Of Maternal and Infant Mortal
ity," by Dr.. S. Josephine Baker, New
York City.
The session closed with lunch
con at l o'clock.
The House of Delegates Tuesday
elected officers and committees for
the year with the exception of presi-
dent, who is elected by the society.
The elections follow:
First vice president, DR.. G. F..
Jones, Sussex county; second vice
president, DR.. James Martin, Mag
nolia; secretary, DR.. w. o. LaMotte,
Wilmington; treasurer, DR.. S. c..
Rumford, Wilmington; councillor,
DR.. w. T. Jones.
Delegates to the American Medical
Association, DR.. w. o. LaMotte; del
egate to the Maryland Medical So
ciety, DR.. G. V. Wood; delegates to
the Pennsylvania Medical Society,
DR.. Earl Bell; delegate to the New
Jersey Medical Society, DR.. w. Z.
Deakyne; delegate to the New York
Medical Society, DR.. E. H. Lender
man; delegates to the State Pharma-
ceutical Society, Drs. H. NJ. Mann
ing, l. L. Chapman and C. J. Prick
EFT.
Committee on scientific work
DR.. NJ. A. Tarumiauz; DR.. c. del.
Harbordt; DR.. J. B. NAPLES. Com
mittee on public policy and legisla-
tion-Drs. A. r. Davis, J. w. Bas-
tian and o. w. James. Committee on
medical education-Drs. H. w.
Briggs, Joseph S. Mcdaniel, James
Beebe. Committee on neurology
Drs. L. S. Cromwell, H. Lynch and
H. Palmer. Committee on publica-
tion-Drs. w. E. Bird, Albert Robin
and w. A. LaMotte.
Committee on hospitals-Drs.
Joseph S. Mcdaniel, J. R. Elliott
and Joseph P. Wales.
The scientific session began Tues
day night in the Dover Century Club.
papers were presented
and read by the following on the
subjects named: DR.. Joseph Bring
hurst. FELTON,, "Pylorospasm." Dis
cussion was opened by DR.. Oliver V.
James, Milford. Ocular Field in
by DR.. William F. Bonner,
Discussion on this pa
per was opened by Dr. E. R. Mailer
berg. of Wilmington. This paper was
with lantern slides.
Prevention" by c. A.
Of Dover, discussion opened
5y DR.. A. r. Davis, Of Dover. San
.torium Treatment for Pulmonary
by DR.. S. H. Hurdle,
1f the Brandywine SanitOrium.
Some Points to be Remembered in
he Diagnosis of tuberculosis" by
DR.. L. D. Phillips, of Dover, discus
sion opened by DR.. Albert Robin, of