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New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
Through tie Static

Conditions last evening, insofar as we are acquainted with them, were excellent, with little static, if any at all, fair volume and slight fading. Of course. we didn't hear a great deal, because Of the fact that we went Frol!cking with the Lions club at the Lyceum theater. We know you will excuse us if we didn't hear a great deal radiowise, because the program we listened to right here in this city was particularly worth while. The Herald Reviewer" will tell you all about it.
 We heard the beginning of the Old Time Minstrel show from VICES. New York, laughing heartily at the wise cracks and paying par ticular attention 10 the solo and chorus numbers. The entire section was well done, although the station faded in Rock-a-By-Baby time.
 McEnelly's orchestra from WBZ played several mum bers in their well known style, this style being one O. note, when the transmission from the Springfield station doesn't ball up the works and throw a monkey wrench into the machinery. Last night WBZ behaved itself and We en- ioycd the orchestra. "Oh, Lovey De Mino" was one Of them. The orches- tra, wc would say band, but the tele- graph editor objects to the use Of such a word when & dance organi- lation is being described, also played Q waltz composed by MT. Jones, cid time fiddler, who has appeared before Henry Ford and other crowned heads, including some heads that haven't been crowned, but should be. Mir. Jones has been unable 10 name the selection. for some req son or other, and the fans were
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
HOW ID GET RID
 0F AUSCLE-LANENESS
Beach Patrolman Advises this Treatment

After exposure to dampness and cold, and after hard exercise, muscles will stiffen up and get lame.
 A beach patrolman at Atlantic City writes that he has found this treat ment the quickest and most effective way to take out the stiffness and pain: "Just pat on a little of Sloan's Eminent. Don't rub. It's the lini- ment-not the rubbing-that helps. You'll get relief right away. I've tried all sorts of other things, but nothing gets results like Sloan's."
 Hundreds of letters like this tell of the wonderful relief from muscular pain that Sloan's gives.
 Sloan's gets results because it doesn't just deaden pain, 1t gets at the cause. Right to the place that hurts it brings a healing stream of fresh, new blood. Quickly and surely it carries of the "fatigue-poisons, takes out stiffness and drives away the aches and pains.
 Get bottle today and have it on hand All druggists-S6 cents.
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New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
DISPUTE WITH OIL co.

London, Jan IL Rt-The Daily Express says today that 1t undcr. stands that calouste $. Gubonkian the oil magnato who Is reputcd to be ono of the wcalthiest men in Eu. rope, has had differences with the Royal Dutch. Shell Oil group which may lead him to sever his connoc- tons with thr oil companies on whose boards hc represents the Shell company.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
BIG LIQUOR HAUL
70 Barrels of Doozc, Valued at S85,- 900, Taken From New Haven Blacksmith's Yard.

New Haven Jan. 15 Rt-Police to- day made a seizure of liquors at tho blacksmith shop of David Rynne, in be valued at s65,ooO. IL was in 70 barrels.
 It was at thls blacksmith shop some time ago that thieves made Il haul and one man concerned, Eu- gone Marscca, got a state prison sentence.
 Rynno and his watchman, Martin Doyle, were each held in heavy bonds for trial.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
PEPPER IS INACTIVE
Penn, senator Denies That He Has Taken Any Action Toward Trying to Bring End of Coal Strike.

Washington, Jan. 15 Rp-Asked today about reports that he might intervene in the anthracite situation, senator Pepper. Pennsylvania, issued this statement;
 Apart from letters and visits from distressed constituents in the early stages of the strike l have received no mtimation or suggestion from anybody directly or indirectly, that I should take any action toward To. Heving tho present coal situation. Except to study the problem ns 1t Is the duty of every public man to do, I have done nothing, absolutely noth- ing and made no statements what soevcr, because in my opinion impul-
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
EVENING PICK.

wTIC, S;SO--Meriden Community
 Night program, WEAR, 7-3-First Anniversary pro.
 gram. WEAF, l0-Henry Ford's Old Fash
 toned dance orchestra, WNYC. S:l0-Talk, The Ins,ru.
 ments Of The Orchestra" WMCA, S-Talk, "The Coal Situa-
 tion," WRNY, lO:l5-salvation Army
 Meeting, WHAP. S;3O-Labate WoodwInd En-
 semble. WGY, S:l5-Comedy, The Wren,"
 WGY Players. WGR, s:30--American Legion band. VEAL, 1.-Two plano recital WADC, l0-The India Owls. XIX. 12-Order Of Optimistic
 Oonuts. WSM, 9-Ward- Belmont College
 girlss program.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
Newport Places Its Ban
 On Dancing Charleston

Newport. R. l., Jan. IS P)-The Charleston was banned from public dance halls of this city last night. Acting on the recommendation of J. T. Douglas, building inspector, tho board of aldermen voted to prohibit it, and police were instructed to see that the edict was obeyed.
 Douglas said a survey of local halls had convinced him that in some of them at least the vibration which resulted from the dance made the buildings unsafe.
 American foreign trade with all continents except Asia increased in value during 1924-i92b.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
GILIRI,RTO-laiIIt.

paolo GillibcrtO and An.oin,to Ri2za were married yesterday morn ing at st. Mary's church by Rev., Walter Lyddy. They were attended by Michael and Sadie Ri2Ga,
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
FIRE DEPT. SUAKEUP

New Haven, Jan. l6-rN"w lla- vrn's new fire chief, Lawrence J, Ref, today shookup inc department by making transfers of Ib officoH and 32 men.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15

avo action and considered state mcnts serve only to complicate the situation and not 10 relieve it."
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
l]l~ ION THE AIR
FRIDAY.

tAn Programs on Eastern standard
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Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
RAPID GROWTH OF
UNIVERSITY RAISES PROBLEM
DIR. HulIihen Suggests Possibility OF
Increasing Tuition Charge

DR.. Walter Hullihen, president of
the University of Delaware in a re-
port submitted to the Board of Trus-
tees on Saturday gave the total en-
rollment in the University as 672 of
which number of students, there are
378 in Delaware College and 294 in
the Women's College. DR.. Hullihen
explained that when the budget was
submitted to the last legislature the
requested appropriation was based
on an estimated increase of 40 in
the enrolment when as matter of
fact the increase was 100.
DR.. Hullihen suggests that if the
growth continues in this manner it
will be necessary to restrict the
number of new students as the ap-
preparations are not sufficient to
properly care for such large in
creases. 1t was also suggested that
it may be necessary to increase the
fee charged to outside of the state
students from $100 to $3.50 a year.
Efforts are being made by the Alu-
mni of the Delaware Chapter of the
Sigma Nu Fraternity to raise money
for the building of the proposed new
fraternity house on the campus at
the University of Delaware this year.
The proposed new building is to cost
about $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
INCOME TAX COLLECTOR
SAYS MANY ARE CONFUSED
John W. Herring Advises All To Be-
come Familiar With New Law

u. S. Collector Of Internal Reve-
nue. John w. Herring today stated
that the number of inquiries. receiv-
ed at his office, 3rd floor of the Post
Office Building, Wilmington, rela-
tive to the requirements for filing
returns for the year 1925, seems to
indicate that taxpayers do not fully
understand the provisions of the
law in this connection. The collector
stated that, in view of this unfamili-
arity with the law, and also due to
a change in laws, which might be
confusing to the taxpayers, he con-
siders it advisable for all taxpayers
having an income to apply to his
office, submitting all information in
connection with their total income
and expenditures in order that the
deputy may arrive at correct de-
termination of their tax liability.
Collector Herring said, in this con-
nection, that all arrangements have
been made for the convenience of
the taxpayers and number of dep
uties have been detailed to assist
them in preparing their returns.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
MINISTER'S WIFE GIVEN
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY
Mrs. DisstOn w. Jacobs Given De-
Iightful Party On Natal Day

A number of friends of Rev. and
Mrs. Disston w. JACOBS gathered at
the Methodist Episcopal parsonage
in North Milford on Tuesday evening
where they gave party in honor of
Mrs. Jacobs, who celebrated her
birthday on Tuesday. The party was
in the nature of a surprise, and nei-
ther Mr.. Jacobs or his wife knew of
the plans of the group until they
called at the parsonage. In addition
to several presents, those making up
the party brought refreshments
which were served after an evening
of social pleasures. Those present
we're Misses Elizabeth Carlisle, Beu-
lah Mae Hobbs and Laura Salevan,
Mrs. John Truitt, Mrs. Anna Car
Isle and Mrs. Mary Gee, Rev. and
Mrs. Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Varney, Mr.. and Mrs. William V.
Sipple, Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Marshall Townsend. The affair was
a very enjoyable one in every re-
spect The pastor and his wife were
delightful hosts and hOstesses.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
MILFORD HIGH BOYS
TRIM LAUREL CAGERS
First Defeat of Season Handed Visit
Ors Here Tuesday Night

In one of the biggest upsets of the
season Milford High School boys de-
feated Laurel in very closely con-
tested game in the Community
Building here Tuesday night. Laurel
had not lost a game this season in
the interscholastic league and was
leader in the race for the southern
Delaware title. They defeated the
locals two weeks ago at Laurel and
anticipated having little trouble
here. However, the local boys went
into the game with determination
and never let up until the final
whistle.
There were no individual stars on
the team as everyone played well.
Captain like" Warren led his mates
On and collected four field goals as
did "Bub" Kitchens. This little fell
lows outiumped Locates and held
him scoreless for the greater part of
the game. Tatman, Wootten and
Grove played an excellent game and
the former also collected three bas-
kets. The crowd was on edge
throughout the game for the teams
were never more than points apart.
Tonight the locals travel to Del
mar where they play two games and
on March 5, Salisbury comes here to
wind up the season.
In the preliminary game Laurel
girls defeated Milford's lassies, 1872.
Miss Bernice Lowe was the whole
show for Laurel.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
OFFER PRIZE FOR GOOD
PENINSULA BOOSTER SLOGAN
$50 In Gold Will Be Given To Person
Submitting Winning Slogan

The Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association announces a contest
which is of interest to all of the
fourteen counties on the Peninsula.
The Association is looking for a
slogan-a phrase which will aptly,
concisely and briefly state its aim
and purposes. The phrase selected
will be made part of the insignia
or trade mark which will be borne
by all of the Associations official
literature.
Since the phrase selected is to be
part of it's trade mark, the Asso-
citation reserves the sole right to
make the selection. A $50 prize will
be awarded to whoever suggests the
phrase adopted. If no phrase sub
mitted is adjudged worthy to be
made a part of the Associations
trade mark, no award will be made.
The Association has issued pros
pectus which sets forth its program
in considerable detail Anyone de-
string this prospectus will receive a
copy if they send in a request by
postal card or letter.
There is no limit, the Association
says, to the number of slogans or
phrases which can be submitted by
any one person. The object of the
contest is to secure the best possible
phrase.
The Association cautions those
sending in slogans or phrases to
write on one side of the paper only,
seeing to it that names or addresses
are written plainly. Communications
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Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
MILFORD MAN CELEBRATES
HIS NINTIETH BIRTHDAY
William Harrison Davis Visited BY
Children On Wednesday

William Harrison Davis of East
Second street, South Milford, cele-
brated his ninetieth birthday anni-
versary on Wednesday, at which
time all of his children and grand
children were guests at his home.
Mr.. Davis in earlier life was in the
meat business in Milford. He was
also interested in real estate. He
still owns many houses in South
Milford. Up until few years ago
his greatest hobby was to produce
early sweet corn, and for years he
always grew the earliest roasting
ears'' in the Milford markets. OF
late years he has ceased to follow
this hobby. Those who visited at his
home on Wednesday were his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Oscar Ackerman, of Mil
ford; his two sons, Walter H. Davis.
of Milford, and E. M. Davis, of Will
mington. Grandchildren present
were Mrs. Philip Harding, of Will
mington; Mrs. Edward Walls, of
Milford, Miss Elizabeth Ackerman
and Miss Myra Ackerman, of Milford
and William Ackerman, also of Mil
ford. Mr.. Davis is enjoying fair
health for man of his advanced
age. Mrs. Davis will celebrate her
84th birthday next week.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
FIVE DWELLINGS BURN
AT NORTH LAUREL
Ira Fields Suffers Loss OF House,
hold Goods

Fire of undetermined origin which
started in a dwelling occupied by
GUY Lyons, in North Laurel, at 1870
o'clock Monday morning, destroyed
five dwellings all owned by the Mar
vii Package Company, and tenanted
by Guy Lyons, Herbert c. Adams,
Ernest Hastings, Raymond Lokey
and Ira Fields.
The tenants lost practically all
their household effects some barely
escaping with their lives, clad only
in their night clothes. Adams, a me-
chanic lost in addition to his house
hold goods, lathes and tools valued
at $4,000. In an effort to save some
of his property, Adams rushed into
his burning home and was badly
burned before others could force him
out.
The loss on the buildings is esti-
mated at from $4,000 to $4,000 par
TALLY covered by insurance. The
loss to the tenants is about S6,OOO
with no insurance.
An easterly wind, which blew the
clouds of sparks to an open field
saved the Laurel Lumber Company
Plant, the largest manufacturing
concern on the Peninsula. The main
feed wire of the plant of the Eastern
Shore Electric Light Company, To-
Gated near the scene of the fire was
burned out, putting Al Peninsula
towns in darkness.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
ELECT DELAWARE DIRECTORS
FOR FARMERS EXCHANGE
Patronage Dividend Declared At
Meeting On Tuesday

Another year of expansion for the
Eastern States Farmers Exchange
was reviewed at the annual meeting
at Springfield, Mass, February %.
Farmers from all of the New Eng
land States, Delaware Pennsylvania
and Maryland attended the all day
session and the banquet in the eve
ming. More than 800 farmers and
their wives were on hand.
Announcement was made of the
declaration by the directors of a
patronage dividend of u of 10, the
first in the 8 years of the Exchanges
existence. The bylaws require that
two-thirds of the reserve accumu-
lated each year after a surplus of
100000 is established be distributed
to the patrons. Out of the $70,765 ac-
cumulated in 1925, S24,418 went to
complete the 100000 reserve fund,
and two-thirds of the balance, or
$3O,898, will go back to the members
during the course of the next few
weeks in the form of patronage divi-
dends.
uG lOllOWluS nctfC DCCh OASNb~N
as directors from the States of Del
aware and Maryland to serve for
1926: R. H. Wilson, Dover; H. s..
Milliken, Porter; Asa Reynolds,
G Georgetown; John D. Reynolds, Mid
dletown; E. L. Fooks, Preston, Md.
John D link, general manager,
showed that the exchange had serv-
ed more than 10000 members during
1925, living in eight states and TAX
ing delivery at 657 different shipping
stations-598 carload stations, and
the balance stations to which less
than carload fertilizer and feed or
-ders were sent last spring. The total
business done in 1925 amounted to
S5,979, 1865, compared with $5,526,554
in 1924. This volume was handled
at a cost of 1850.
By it's purchase of the milling
property in Buffalo, N. Y, in April,
1925. the Eastern States Farmers,
Exchange came into direct control
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Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
GRAPE GROWERS Get
MARKETING STATISTICS
Kent County Agent, Russell E.
Wilson, Gives Some Valuable
Information.

Grape growing is rapidly becOm-
ing one of the leading fruit indus
tries in Kent county, as was indi-
Gated in a recent survey of vineyards
made by County Agent Russell E..
Wilson. The opportunities for grape
culture in this county are superior
to most of the other regions in
which this crop is being grown, as
there is generally less danger from
frost injury in the late spring and
the growers are not confronted with
the number of insects and plant dis
eases that are to be found in many
of the other grape producing areas
in the United States.
The extent to which commercial
grape culture is being practiced in
Kent county at the present time is
shown by the fact that there are
approximately eight hundred acres
of bearing vineyards in addition to
a marked increase in the acreage of
new vineyards each year. The Con-
cord is the leading variety in the
Dover and Wyoming districts, while
many of the growers in the Smyrna
and Clayton areas are producing the
MoOre's Early grapes.
Along with the increasing inter-
ests in grapes, and the large guam
titles of this fruit being grown each
year in this section of the country,
there arose a need for practical
and economically sound marketing
organization which would have for
it's purpose the cooperative selling
of the crops produced by its men,
bers. AS a result of this apparent
demand for a more systematic meth
cd of marketing, and the efforts
upon the part of several interested
growers, a cooperative organization
known as the Kent Grape Growers
Association, Inc, was formed in the
summer of 1924 with membership
of twenty-six commercial grape
growers of the county.
AS the cooperative marketing
movement has made a remarkable
advance during the past ten or fif-
teen years, the grape growers in this
section may be interested to learn
something of the activities of CO.
operative grape selling association
in Michigan which has been doing
an active business for twenty-siS
years. This information may be OF
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Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WILL
PRESENT MUSICAL COMEDY
"My Friend From India" To Be
Staged March 18th

Rehearsals for Milford's big musi-
cal comedy, "My Friend from In
dia," which is to be presented in the
Plaza Theatre on Friday evening,
March 18th, under the auspices of
the Alumni Association of the Mil
ford High School, started last even
ing in the Community Building,
with very enthusiastic organization
meeting. From now until the date of
the performance, the large cast num-
bering approximately 80 of Milford's
best talent, will be busy with rehear-
sails,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler of the
Wheeler Producing Company, who
staged Melody Land" last year with
splendid success, are in charge of
this years show. They say that a
fine evenings entertainment will be
given the spectators on the evening
of the 18th.
"My Friend from India" is a mus
ical comedy in three acts, has we'll
defined plot, an abundance of clean,
wholesome comedy, and numerous
pretty and attractive musical num-
bers.
The cast will include all of the IA
vorites of last years production be-
sides several new players.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
KENT FIELD MEET
TO Be HELD MAY "a
Dover Business Men Are Trying
To Have IntersChOlastiC Affair
Held In That Town.

At a meeting held in Dover last
Thursday night the Kent County
Track and Field Meet Committee or
ganized and made plans for the COM
ing meet.
The meet will be held this year on
Friday, May "a, either at Dover or
Harrington fair grounds. The busi-
ness men of Dover are trying to OBJ
tain the meet for that town and are
willing to supply funds for laying
out a field. A crowd of 5000 witness
sed the meet last year at Wyoming
and it will mean lot of business to
the town of Dover.
Frank NJ. Barsby, vice president of
the Delaware InterschOlastic Ath-
letic Association, is chairman of the
Kent County Meet and is anxious to
get an early start. He has as his as
sistants, Wilbur Jump, chairman of
publicity; Miss Elizabeth Amery in
charge of booths; Howard Lewis,
field agent of the D. 1. A. A, in
charge of equipment, etc. The Off
cials will be in charge of Mr..
Thomas while H. B. King, elemen-
tary supervisor, will handle the
finances and Mr.. Helm will have
charge of entries and programs.
The dodge ball tournament will be
held in the morning as heretofore
along with the badge tests. The meet
proper will be divided into junior
and a senior meet. The juniors COM
prising the younger and lighter boys
and the senior meet the two upper
classes. This is a departure from
previous years and is intended to
speed up the meet. The scoring will
be based on the class of the school,
which will give the smaller schools
an excellent chance to win. There
will be three classes according to
the size of the school.
Milford, Dover, Caesar Rodney,
Smyrna and Harrington will COM
prise class A; Frederick, Houston,
FELTON,, Hartley, ETC., class B, and
the rural schools will form class c..
This will enable a rural school to
win the meet in their class and will
give them something to strive for.
Preparations are going forth at
the local high school now. All boys
have been weighed and classified
and will start training in about 10
days. Milford has finished second for
the past three years now but Coach
Barsby is anxious to eclipse this
mark this year and win first place in
Glass A.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
PLANS Are COMPLETE
FOR EXECUTION OF
HARRY BUTLER TODAY
Sheriff Johnson Will Hang Con-
victed Negro In Georgetown
Jail Yard.
ONLY few WITNESSES
Jury And Physicians Have Been
Selected To Witness Hanging
Of Young Man.

All of the plans for the execution
of Harry Butler, 2l-year-old negro,
who on February was convicted in
the Sussex county courts upon a
charge of felOniOusly assaulting l2-
year-old ElnOra Steinmetz, near
Bridgeville, have been made.
The scaffold has been brought to
Georgetown from the New Castle
County WOrkhOuse and erected in
the northeast corner of the jailyard,
a high brick wall enclosure which is
used as an exercise court for the
prisoners. 1t occupies about the
same position as the scaffold from
which James NJ GOrdy was hanged
on June II, 1897. Gordy was the last
man hanged in Sussex county. Since
that time all who have been convict
ed and given the death sentence
have been convicted and executed in
the New Castle County Workhouse.
The rope which will be used to
sniff out the life of Butler arrived
last week, having been purchased
from the Wall Rope Works, New
York, and shipped from their factory
in Beverly, N. J. 1t is fOrty-five feet
long and one half inch in diameter
and weighs four pounds. 1t is four
strand manila bolt rope, and is used
especially for executions.
Requests from all sections of Del
aware and from the Eastern Shore
of Maryland have been pouring in to
the officials for admission to the
prison to witness the hanging, but
ponly a limited number will be per-
mitted to enter the enclosure. Nu
merous requests have also been
made by men throughout Sussex
county that they be permitted to cut
the rope which will take the life of
the prisoner.
Sheriff Harry w. Johnson, a man
of iron nerve, states that he will full
fill his official duty and will not seek
to thrust it upon any other person.
When Butler walks upon the scaf-
fold, he will be dressed in a black
suit of clothes, white tie and slip
pers which Sheriff Johnson and
Deputy Sheriff Bud Coy purchased
last week. 1t is likely that Rev.
Henry Y. Arnett, a prominent ne
gro minister of Wilmington, will be
on the scaffold with Butler and read
several passages of Scripture before
the death cap is pulled over his
head and the moose placed about his
neck.
Butler will be brought from the
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