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'PROH|B|T|ONF| FIGHT
NOW REAL FACTOR
Issue Looms in Many Con-
gressionaI Campaigns, With
Most Force Since 1920.
BY &. GOULD LINCOLN.

The wet" and dry" fight. which
the Eighteenth Amendment To the
/ Constitution and the Nolstead en-
: forcement act We're expected to set
/ tie. iS looming as a political issue in
! the coming congressional campaign to
IL greater extent than in any year
since 1920. when the prohibition law
went into effect.
The determination to make the
modification of the Nolstead act 50
/ that light wines and beers may be
/ manufactured, imported and sold for
beverage purposes in this country,
part of their platforms is spread ding
among candidates for the Senate and
House
The report comes from Phila delphi
hat Representative William ID. Ware
, boss Of the Republican orga aniZation
in that city, is about to announce his
candidacy for the Republican nomi-
alton for the Senate against Senator
! Pepper. and that the Ware platform
will he light wines and beer
Platform for Brennan.
4 few days ago George r., Brenna n.
Democratic national committeeman
for Illinois and DemOcra tic boss in
Chica go. announced his candidacy for
the Senate on wet" platform.
In Maryland Representative John
Philip Hin. Republican, Is seeking the
nomination for Senator against Sen
ator Weller. and Mr.. Hill is leader of
the wet" forces In the House. He Is
running on a wet" platform against
his opponent. whom the Hill support
ers insist is by no means SO wet" as
Mr. Hill.
In the contests for seats in the
House a considerable number Of the
sitting members will run as "wets."
In some of the congressional districts
they will he opposed to "wets" and
in others to dry candidates. Seats
now held by "drys" Will he sought
by wet" opponents.
The stage is becoming more and
more set for IA drive to increase the
representation in both houses Of Con
gress OF the group which rayors mod
ificatiOn OF the Nolstead act, If not
the repeal OF the Eighteenth Amend
ment The outcome of these contests
Will be watched With no little interest
Sentiment Pro and Con.
The prohibitionists insist that the
prohibition sentiment Is stronger than
ever, take the country by and large.
and that the effort to gain ground
now being staged by the vets is a
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ters and a nephew, but 1t has since
been claimed by Henry d. HummeI
bakery wagon driver of Portland. .
Me-. who claims Little Abe" was his
father. Abe Hummel referred to him
self as a bachelor in his testament.
The estate, according to the Sun,
is distributed as follows: 81 400 at the
Bankers Trust Co. 81 900 with the
Guaranty Trust Co. (which was
named as executor) and 81 ,000 with
the Guaranty Trust Co.'S London
branch
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Today's Star.
PART ONE-44 PAGES.

General News-Local. National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Pages 26 and %.
-. A. r. Activities-Page 80.
Y. W. G. A. News-Page 81.
Around the City-Page "a.
Parent Teacher Activities-lage So.
Radio News and Programs Pages 3S
and 80.
Financial News-Pages 40, Al and AZ.
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SHIP is ABANDONED.
Honduran Vessel Left to Fate by
Passengers and Grew.

NEW ORLEANS, March R).-
All passengers and members of the
crew of the Honduran steamer Yuma.
New Orleans to Vera Cruz, had
abandoned ship at pm. today, ac-
cording to announcements of the
Tropical Radio Co., here.
Two tugs. the Underwater and the
Delemar. and the Spanish steamship
Cadiz were going from Pilot Town to
picked up the passengers and crew
The Yuma carried five passengers
and q crew of 2S men.
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BAN ON NEWS IGNORED.
Accounts Of Murder Trial May
Bring Contempt Charges.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO Inc star.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, March g.
Newspaper readers of this country
were given full accounts of the tes-
timony in the Jesse Favre murder
trial today, despite the order of
Judge White that no testimony be
published in papers circulating in
the county.
Reporters were given every oppor-
tunity to send out the testimony. hut
Judge White indicated the authors
of the reports would be jailed for
contempt as soon as the newspapers
reached the court room. Contempt
proceedings are expected Monday.
when the trial will be continued.
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PART THREE-I4PAGES.

Amusements. Theaters and the Photo
play.
Music in Washington-Page 5.
Motors and Motoring-Pages s, Z
and s.
Army and Navy News-PaCe 10.
Civilian Army News-Page 10.
District National Guard-Page IL.
Veterans of the Great War-Page IL.
F'raternal News-Page 13.
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BOrah AIlays Fears.

IT is expected that the diplomatic
correspondence to date will he pub
lished shortly, and Chairman Bora h
of the foreign relations committee told
the Senate yesterday the notes would
disclose that there is less reason to
he disturbed than some people he
lieve.
The resolution adopted was intro
duced by Senator Norris, Republican,
Nebra ska. and on 4 previous occa sion
Senator Rorah had objected to it's
passage. Senator King said his reSo-
hltion would be introduced tomorrow
Ii Will call for all the correspondence
between the two Governments over "a
period of 10 years.
More than six hundred Americans
have been killed in Mexico" said
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PART TWO-l4 PAGES.

Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and other Society.
Notes of Art and Artists-Page A.
Reviews Of Winter Books-Page 4.
Tales of Well Known Folk-Page IL
News of the Cmbs-Page II.
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STAR REPORTER, in JAIL, FINDS
DISTRICT PRISON NO PARADISE
Well Laid Plot Brings Writer To-Day Sentence
Police Court Lookup Would Have Given Dante
Another Chapter for ''Inferno,'' He Says.

Nos: IN order to Investigate frhond conditions the
faf b d'soIno himself appopiatey and taking the Of
pete Nurtn deliberately had himself
ectnct don and "Gs sentenced Police jail
me ndrdtre detdih0 ddrenture
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lialrbofd and professional habitue
when
howt be
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ROW OVER MEXICO
LOOMSA CAPITOL
Senate to Get Resolution
Calling for Full Data on
Land Seizures.


BY the Associated Press.
The clouds of international disSen-
sion over the new Mexican hnd laws
appear to be drifting away. but the
outlook for peace over the Mexican
situa ton in Congress is not so rosy.
Without much debate the Senate
adopted yesterday a resolution asking
the State Department whether any oh
lection from Mexico was delaying pub
lication of details Of the diplomatic
exchange between Washington and
Mexico City, now apparently approach.
ing an amiCable conclusion.
At the anne time Senator King
Democrat. Utah. announced he would
ask for considerably more light on the
situation, including the question
whether American Amba ssador Shelf
field had been thrust aside by the
State Department and whether the de
termining force in the negotiations
had been former Ambassador Charles
B. Warren. whose nomination To he
Attorney General was rejected by the
Senate aun
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approached 'careessy or without due and
Indeed. il is TO be expected OF these my
late brethren in crime. that they will shout me
down advise me to somewhere and find
4 large and unsuled bank of new fallen snow
ana to bury my head therein until it coos.
For they Will answer and with small show
OF heat, that the worlds greatest problem is
how to keep ont of jail-that a kindly Govern
ment, in fact has surrounded its citizens
with laws that IA mere matter OF going to Jail
is of the least difficult of accomplishments
along life's rough and stony pa:h.
Careful Preparation Essential
But for amateur there is a certain amount
Of careful and painstaking preparation and
thought. There ls the matter of personal ap-
pearance. for instance. and the change from
DR.. Jekyl to Mr.. Hyde is one to be
stance. must be allowed free rein to develop
that uXuriant foliage proudly displayed by
papa in the later pages of the family album
The finger nails should he literally CheWed
while Mother Nature is providing the colornG
matter. Ones should be thrown open to
collect all that's in the air perhaps assisted in
their search by liberal delvings into the coal
pile. Ones teeth must be carefully blackened
by competent dentist. for buns do not have
white teeth. Soap and water should be for
gotten and avoided for days at "A time in ord er
that the criminal may accumulate what is
osphere. but is more commonly and VulgarlY
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The Utah Senator did not elaborate
his reference to Mr.. Warren. who has
been in frequent conference with Sec
retary Kellogg since the Mexican con
trOverSy became acute. For several
days, however, diplomatic Washington
has been specializing on the Sigrifi-
canca of the respective roles played
in the negotiations by the present and
the former Ambassador.
From the beginning of the trouble
with Mexico Mr.. Sheffield advocated
firm stand by the United States
against any enCrOaChmeut upon
American interests. He made some
plain announcements "f opinion Ia
the Mexican foreign office. and for q
while diplomatic break appeared en-
.irely possible. But soon after Mr.. War.
rem was called into the case there ap-
peared noticeable trend toward an
agreement.
The detailed circumstances underly-
ing these surface developments are
kept a close secret at the State De
partment. Officials there decline to
concede any possibility that Amhas-
sador Sheffield may have taken Of
fense, saving they have heard nothing
to indicate "A development of that
character,
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BLUE LAWS SCORED
AS HEARING ENDS
House Body Not Likely to
Report Measure in Its
Present Form.

Hearings on the LankfOrd Sunday
blue law bill, which have been in
progress all week with hundreds of
persons in attendance at each session,
closed shortly before midnight last
night. with indications that the sub
committee. while not in favor of the
bin in its present form. is in favor of
some Sunday observance law.
Charles J. Columbus. representing
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. and G. Melvin sharpe.
representing the Washington Chamber
Of Commerce. registered the opposition
Of their organizations to the l.ankford
measure and asked to be heard al a
later tie.
John B. Colpoys, speaking for Or
eaniZed labor, refuted the statement
made by previous witness that he
had represented the attitude of
labor in the District He said the
Central Labor Union went on record
as opposed to this kind of legisla ton
and the American Federation of
Labor had indorsed that position and
instructed it's executive council to
continue in opposition to legislation
of this kind.
Suggests Referendum.
Mr.. Colpys said that during the
hearings dispute had arisen as to
which side in the controversy really
represented the people of the District
and he suggested submitting the Gues-
tion directly to a referendum vote of
the people. and then If "'Vox Populi
is 'Nox Del" he said. "let the people
be the voice of God in deciding about
the day of worship" An earlier
N,ontinned on Page 9. Column ~
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Careful Preparation Essential.

sometimes known atmosphere but more commonly and vulgarr
problem though
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PART FOUR PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART FIVE-8 PAGES.
Magazine Section--F'iction and Fea-
lures.
The Ra mbler--Page g.
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From Press 10 Home
Within the Hour"

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning 10 WASHINGTON homes AZ
90 cents per month. Telephone Nam 5000
and service will start Immediate
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PART FIVE-8 PAGES.

PART SlX-lO PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
Boy Scout News-Page 8.
Serial, ''The Adopted Wife"-Page 10.
GRAPHIC SECTION-10 PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COMIC SECTION-4 PAGES.
Betty; Regular Fellers; Mr.. and Mrs;
Mutt and Jeff.
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N' s. weather Burrau Fufr'astl
RAIN aud warmer to-day aud tonight:
tomorrow fair aud colder.
Temperatures. Highest, A. at m.
l-stv, daN. lowest. Is. at d am. yes.
terdaN.
Fun report on Page :.
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Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
FOR SALE

FOR sALE-sideboard Mrs. Eli DON
ovan, Lincoln.
FOR SALE-One fresh COW. one
Guernsey and Jersey heifer. 2 years ola
will be fresh in September. also long
fodder VIM. T. Belts. near Jefferson
X Roads II
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
A GOOD TIME

Manager Acton says that the big
crowds since the opening have
found everything running smooth
ly and in full swing.
The new Tumble Bug furnishes
fun and thrills for both riders and
spectators and the new Custer Car
Speedway has proven so popular
that crowds have waited in line for
the opportunity of racing on this
miniature track.
Nothing has been taken away, but
much has been added this year to
entertain and amuse both young
and old.
Those fond of dancing will he
able to enjoy themselves both af-
ternoon and evening in one of the
largest and finest dance pavilIions
in the country
Hendrickson'S Louisville Sere-
naders, "a wonderful ten-pieee Or
chestra) will furnish the dance
music for Monday, May 31st, after
noon and evening, and every We'd
nesday and Saturday evening thru
out tho season.
The new ferries at New Castle
will furnish continuous service Gi-
rect to Riverview Beach all day and
evening, Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, May 29th, 30th and S1st.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
FOUND

FOUND-A pair of spectacles in store
of Delaware Bay Fruit Market. Owner
may have same by calling. IL
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28

COWS were brushed or wiped with a
damp cloth before each milking.
Utensils were stcrilized. The stable
was well ventilated and plenty of
clean, pure water was given the cows.
A year from the time the member
Joined the association, his records
showed an increase in milk to more
than 2S,0cO pounds from the fc,'~
cows as compared 20 z7U00 pounds
from six COWS prior to this period.
There was moro than u correspond
ing increase in butterfat.
The COW testing association con-
sists Of about twenty-siX 14rmers
who cooperate and employ a trained
tester to test their cows for econom-
ical production of milk and butterfat.
The tester spends one day q month
on each farm and obtains q complete
record of each cows milk and but
terfat production, feed consumed,
feed cost, growth, and income, and
income over feed.
The first COW testing association in
the United States was that organized
at Newaygo County, Michigan, in
1895. Since then, there has been a
fairly constant growth until 1925
shows a tally of 1872 cow testing as
sociations with excellent prospects of
the number doubling within the next
three years.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
Andrewvine

Don't forget the festival at An
drewville, Thursday and Friday
evening. May 81 and %. Every
body welcome. Come out and make
this a successful affair.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Bethel
NJ. P. Church will meet at the nome
of Mrs. Henry Silbereisen on We'd
nesday evening". June End.
The A. ]. won another ball game
last Saturday They defeated
Houston by the score of 10 to 2.
Their next game will be with
Manten's Corner on Saturday morn
ing. May 29th, at Masters Corner;
MIR. and Mrs. James McCann OF
Chester. Pa, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Vincent recently.
Wesley Wright and girl trlends,
Della Ryan and Alice Lucas spent
the weekend with friends in Mar
Gus Hook. Pa. ,
James McCann and wife visited
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Morris at
Centreville, Md, on Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Bradley OF Mar
Gus Hook, Pa, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wm'
Bradley. A..
Henry Vincent was drowned at
EGG Harbor, N. j., last Sunday
while in bathing. He was BROUGHT
to Whites Chapel where he was
laid to rest.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28

Getting more milk from fewer COWS
the aim Of the cow testing asso-
iation. Hundreds CT cases have DEM
jnstratod in a most striking manner
hat the weeGing out OF nOn-produc-
i've milk cows and better care for
he producing members OF the milk
lerd pay big dividends.
This point was strongly stressed in
n exhibit at the International Dairy
EXPOSITION held at Indianapolis last
october. An actual instance was
iven which disclosed the following
acts.
A milk producer had q herd of six
milk cows producing $1,000 pounds
f milk annually. He Joined a COW
esting association. The first step
aiken was to weed out the non-pro-
'uctive cows, that is, those cows
ieldinC insufficient milk to net a
rofitable income over and above
eed cost.
The wedding out process left only
our COWS in the milk herd. But
nese remaining COWS were fed ac-
ording to their individual require
nents. No sanitary or beneficial
eeding measure was neglected. Dur
ag stabling months, they were given
,lenty of clean bedding; stables were
:ept clean; the long hair on flanks
nd udders were kert clipped. The
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Bridgevine

The G. A. R., w. L. Cannon Post, |
No. II, OIL BridgeVille, will observe |
Memorial Day on Monday with ap-
propriate services at DridgeVille and
Greenwood. Prominent speakers will
make addresses and the public is
invited to attend. Services will start
promptly as follows: Greenwood u.
m. Bridgeville 2 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millatd Reed of Sal
isbury, Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Reed of Bridgeville spent Sunday
with VIM. H. Ellingsworth at Mills
bOro.
Strawberries have started to ar
rive in our local market in small
quantities and are selling for around
$425 per crate.
Artie Harper Of near Wesley was
a Bridgeville visitor on Monday.
Harry Lofland has been secured by
our town officials to take care of
tho pumping station.
Miss Mary Radcliffe of Philadel-
phia spent the weekend with her
parents here.
Harry James of Dover was a
Bridgeville visitor last week.
Most of our fruit brokers who have
been in the south for the strawberry
deal have returned nome where they
will buy in our local market.
Harry AXE and family and Mrs.
Harry Short motored to Philadel-
phia last week.
Niles Messick is critical i'll suffer-
ing from appendicitis, having been
taken to Philadelphia hospital last
week when a rush operation was
necessary.
Mrs. Edward White of Wilmington
spent a part of last week with rel
atives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hartzel are
entertaining a number of relatives
from their old home in Pennsylva-
mia.
Large quantities of Delaware Bay
trout are in our local market now
and selling at a fair price.
Holland Cannon has purchased
straight eight Packard touring cal
this week.
, Our public school closes on June
: 4, when eleven of our high schoo
will graduate.
} The masons have completed lay
ing the walls of the Adams Bros
= building and the carpenters ar
: rushing the work of closing TIN
: building in.
l Mrs. Thomas Hobbs and sol
= Thomas of Havre de Grace, Md, ar
r spending a few days with her sister
} Miss Maggie Hewes.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Carey spen
= the weekend with their son, Claytol
in the northern part of Pennsylva
4 mia.
f The Bridgeville Firemen's Carni
val will be held June II to 26, inclu
S sive. w. H. Quillen has been electe
i as manager and has already secure
e several contracts.
?, Herman Wiley has recently pu1
S chased a Chevrolet truck.
f Members of Seaford Post, Ameri
f can Legion, have committee her
: to sell flowers and flags for Memol
n ial Day and will visit our cemeter
i on Monday morning, accompanied b
e the band and will hold appropriat
n services.
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BUSINESS QUIZ

I. Is sand-paper made from ordi-
nary sand?
2. Why must knots in new lumber
be shellaced before painting?
8. What is meant by the hardware
term "templet"?
4. Is good enameled ware affected
by cooking acid foods?
5. How can you compute the gal
Ions in a cylindrical tank or cistern?
Answers to Quiz
l. No. Send-paper abrasive paper)
is made from crushed flint, garnet
or emery, or from electric (artificiaD
abrasives, all of which have sharp
cutting edges. Sand is never used,
as it's edges will not cut.
2. Knots generally contain sap or
tar. Unless the tar is sealed in with
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28

Not ready yet for wedding bells?
stop Flirting"
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shellac, or a similar substance, in
time will soften the paint.
8. "Templet" indicates that goods
are made special to a pattern.
4. No. Good enameled-ware uten-
sils are not affected by cooking even
such foods as rhubarb. They never
discolor food.
5. Square the diameter in feet,
multiply by the height in feet, multi
ply by 1854 which gives you the
cubic-foot content. AS there are 71a
gallons in a cubic foot, multiply the
number of cubic feet by 71a.
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NOTICE

NOTICE-I forewarn all persons
against trusting my wife, Mrs. Albert
F. Custins, on my account, as I will
nav no bills she contracts. Alfred f..
Custins, Frankford. Del. m2S2tp
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
GARDEN HOSE

Best quality 2 ply moulded
Garden Hose, from IL to l5c
per foot. Nozzles, Splices,
Sprinklers. Hose reels, etc.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
Home Education
"The Chlld's First School Is the
Eamily"-FrOebel

Issued by the National Kinder
garLsn Association, = West auth
street, New York City. These ar
tlcles are appearing weekly In
our columns.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
LOST

LOST-Pocket book with drivers IL
cense and some money in it. Finder
can have the money, but would like to
have the drivers license, in Milford or
Harrington, May 18th. Edward Wilson'
Milford. IIp
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Wheat Farmers Are
Pooling Their Crop;
Will Delay Selling

Wichita, Kansas, June 24.--t4)--
Thousands Of farmers in Kansas,
Oklahoma. Nebraska and Colorado
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Government Wants
Men For Canadian
Border Patrol WOrl,

Washington, u. e.. June 2l-The
United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced an examination
for immigration patrol Inspector 10
fill vacancies in the Immigration
Service. Department Of Labor, at am
entrance salary Of 81 $50 year.
Applications for this examination
must be on file at Washington. ID. c.,
not later than July "a The date
for assembling Of competitors will
be stated on the admission cards
sent applicants after the close Of
receipt of applications.
The examination will be held at
convenient places in the states Of
Alabama. Florida, Georgia. Idaho. IL
linois, Indiana, Louisiana. Maine,
Michigan. Minnesota, Mississippi
Montana. New Hampshire. New York,
North Dakota. Ohio. Pennsylvania
South Dakota, Vermont, Washington
and Wisconsin,
Work Sometimes Dangerous
Appointees TO this position will be
| required to perform guard duty in
coast territory along the ntcrna-
| tionai boundary lines between tn,
! United States and Canada and al
| other assigned places for the pur.
pose of detecting and preventing the
illegal entry Of aliens into the United
| States. The conditions under which
! this work is carried on are closely
! comparable in nature and require
ments to the duties Of a sodie,
| under actual field conditions. In
| this service, which is essentially 3
! mobile police organization. appointee>
will be called upon to spend mucl
! of their time in the open. Assign
| ments to duty may at times involve
| contact with Smugglers and othel
| criminal characters: the work 70!
| this reason may be attended by som,
risk and personal danger.
Full information and application
! blanks may be obtained from Tho
| United States Civil Service Com.
mission. Washington. ID. C., or from
| the Secretary Of the United State,
| Civil Service Board 1T the post office
or eustomhouSe in any city in th,
/ tates named above.