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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
BAGS REMOVED FROM
ASSAWAMAN CANAL
Residents Of Indian RIVER Dis
trict Plan Action To Have
Inlet Opened.

Acting under instructions from the
officials, workmen have removed the
bags of sand which were placed
across the Assawaman Canal, near
Ocean View, Monday night of last
week with the idea in view that the
volume of water which made its way
into Whites Creek and through the
Canal would increase the force of
the current in the Indian River and
remove the sandbar which for sew
eral months has closed the Indian
River Inlet, between the Atlantic
Ocean and Indian River Bay.
The canal built by the govern
ment many years ago at a consider
able expenditure of money, is al
most free from obstruction, with the
exception of few bags of the sand
in the bottom of the stream. The
water is said to be flowing freely,
and there is no danger of the stream
backing water on the farm lands in
that section which had been antici-
pated by some. While the thousands
of people in the southeastern section
of lower Delaware, who for many
months have protested to the Gov
ernment engineers because some ac-
ton had not been taken to remedy
the condition, are getting somewhat
reconciled, there is being fomented
a hostile spirit among the thousands
of people who are affected by the
closed Inlet.
At the hearing before Magistrate
William H. Wilson, of Georgetown
today, there will be possibly two
thousand people present to voice
their approval of the action of the
twenty-five men who have been ar
rested charged with placing the OBJ
structions in the canal. About forty
more are said to have assisted in the
work at the time the officers swoop-
ed down on the twenty-five who are
held for a hearing.
Besides draining territory Of rich
farm lands having an area of more
than twelve square miles, the open
ing of the Indian River Inlet will
mean thousands of dollars annually
to those engaged in the crab, fish and
oyster business. The sea food is dy-
ing because the salt water from the
Atlantic cannot pass into the Indian
River through the Inlet and nourish
the shell fish. It is believed that such
pressure will be brought to bear that
some action will be taken by the
Government for relief.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
|CAUEK COMPANY WILL RUN
EMPLOYEES BUS HARRINGTON
Just As Soon AS New Bus Arrives
The Route VIII Be Started

The officials of the L. D. Caulk
Company, whose large dental labor
atories are located in Milford, have
announced that they will operate
bus from Harrington to Milford each
morning to accommodate their en-
ployees from that section. The bus
has been purchased and just as soon
as it arrives it will be put in opera
ton. The bus will stop at Houston
and will also pick up employees
along the road between Harrington
and Milford. 1t will take the en-
ployees back to the above named
towns after work each night. For
several years the Caulk Company
has operated a bus from Glendale
and Lincoln and it has proven a sue
cess in every respect. The new bus
will seat about thirty persons, and
it is thought that in a very short
time this number of employees will
be making use of it daily between
Harrington, Houston and Milford.
The bus to Lincoln and Glendale
will continue to run as usual.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
ROUND OF PARTIES FOR
MILFORD BEIDE-TO-BE
Elizabeth Aldred Extensively En-
tertained BY Her Friends Here

For the past two weeks, the
friends of Miss Elizabeth N. Aldred
have entertained in her honor in a
number of novel parties.
On Thursday, Mrs. Lockwood Pratt
entertained at a bridge luncheon at
her -parents's summer home in Re-
hoboth. About twenty-five guests
motored down from here and enjoy
ed a delicious luncheon, served at
the Coffee Kitchen" after which the
guests returned to Mrs. Pratt's
where Miss Aldred was the recipient
of many useful gifts, presented by
the guests in a bathroom shower.
The remainder of the afternoon was
spent in playing bridge. The prizes
were won by the following: First,
Mrs. C. D. Holzmueller; second,
Mrs. J. G.. Hamilton; consolation,
Miss Grace Vale, and BOBBY, Mrs.
Dudley Frasier. A very delightful af-
ternoon was spent and the guests de-
parted around six o'clock for home.
Mrs. George S. Grier entertained
the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club,
of which Miss Aldred is member,
on Friday afternoon at her home on
Kings Highway. The affair was a
handkerchief shower in honor of the
bride-to-be. Several out of town
guests were also present and the
party was another enjoyable affair,
like her guests usually enjoy when
Mrs. Grier is hostess.
On Friday evening, the home of
Mrs. S. M. Truitt was the scene of a
most brilliant bridge supper when
her daughter, Mrs. ]. G. Hamilton,
entertained in Miss Aldred's honor.
About sixteen guests were present
and enjoyed a delicious supper, SER
we'd on the front veranda. Soft can
die light lent charm to the occasion.
The place cards were miniature
brides and each guest received a
glove vanity case as a favor. After
enjoying delicious supper amid
laughter and gayety, the remainder
of the evening was spent at bridge.
A very enjoyable bridge luncheon
was the next event on Saturday at
the home of Mrs. Lena M. Jones,
given by her daughter, Mrs. Dudley
Frasier. The guests were seated at
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
POULTRYMEN LEARN
CULLING METHODS
Four Field Meetings To Be Held
In Kent County With Addresses
By H. S. Palmer.

Announcement has been made
from the Office of Kent County Agent
Russell E. Wilson that series of
pultry field meetings will be held in
different sections of the county next
week to discuss the essential points
to be considered in selecting the
nOn-proftable layers from the pro-
ductive ones before the birds are
placed in their fall and winter quar-
ters.
All those poultry raisers who are
interested in learning more about
how to Gull these non-layers from
their fiocks are invited to attend
these demonstrations which will be
in charge of H. S. Palmer, extension
poultryman of the University of Del
aware, who has been conducting sim
liar field meetings in the other two
counties of the state this summer.
Plans have been completed for the
holding of four meetings in Kent
county next week, and these four diff
ferent farms have been selected with
a view to giving all the poultry rails
elA OpPO4 buhAlJ " dLlOuO at 4CclOI
one of these demonstrations, the
schedule of which is as follows:
Tuesday afternoon, September z
Denney Pleasanton, south of Dover.
Wednesday afternoon, September 8
Howard C. Deakyne, southeast of
Smyrna, on Smyrna-Leipsic road.
Thursday afternoon, September 8
j. H. COade, one mile west of Fell
ton on the concrete road.
Friday afternoon, September 10
Anton Vodvarka, near Hartly.
One of the interesting facts to be
discussed at these field meetings,
each one of which will start at two
o'clock by Mr.. Palmer will be the
records of the trapnested birds show
ing the high, low and medium char
acteristics of egg production of var
ious individual fowls. This part of
the program is quite different from
anything that was presented to the
poultrymen at the different culling
demonstrations held in the state last
year, and no doubt there will be
many of these poultry rafsers to at
tend these four field meetings which
have been scheduled for Kent county
during the week of September 6 to
II.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
EASTON And CRISFIELD
PROTEST DOVER PLAYERS
Claim Aiken Is ''Class" Player And
That Rule Is Violated

The board of directors of the Eas-
tern Shore League on Monday exon
Grated the Easton Baseball Club of
criminal intent" but refused to re-
nit the sentence-by which the Farm
ers forfeited "a games to the tlVe
non-offending clubs of the circuit for
violations of the class player rules.
The boards action was taken after
representatives of the Easton club
had been granted right of re-hear-
ing.
The Parksley club, which last
week forfeited 21 games for a SINH
lar violation, announced that the
decision would not be appealed to
the directors.
At the meeting of the league and
club officials Monday, Easton and
Crisfield filed protests against Dover
and Cambridge alleging that the two
latter clubs are now violating the
same rule. The player over which
the contention has arisen is Roy
Aiken, outfielder, who was under
contract with Cambridge until Au-
gust and then sold to the Dover
club.
Should Aiken be determined a
"class" player, all contests won by
Cambridge prior to August 1, and all
Dover victories, from that date to
the present will be forfeited. Dover
is now apparently the pennant win
ner and the outcome of the hearing
which has been set for this after
noon is awaited with interest. Should
Easton and Crisfeld be sustained in
their protests it will blast Dover's
chances as was the case with Easton
and ParksIey successfully.
Easton also filed complaint that
Paul Smith and Bill" Durbin, who
have held contracts with the Sails
bury club this year, are OUTLAW"
players. The hearing was fixed for
Friday before the league board.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
KENT KENT DEMOCRATS BE,MIE! 0 NAME
TICKET FOR PRIMARIES
County Ticket Will Be Nominated BY
Democratic Voters Tomorrow

Kent county Democrats will name
their county ticket at their party pri-
maries tomorrow. The following had
filed their names for the respective
district and county offices. Vacancies
in any legislative district will be fill
ed by the county committee:
For sheriff-Manlove. T. Adams,
John H. Bullock, Harrington; Chas.
w. Graham, Dover.
For coroner-William F. Bauer
Kenton; w. T. Jewell, Camden; Oil
yer J. Lafferty, Cheswold; Albert A.
Lofand, Milford; Grier Minner,
Woodside; Wilbur Pearson, Harring-
ton.
For clerk of peace-Edgar E. Gle
ments, Dover; J. Herman Gooden
Wyoming; Henry Williams, West
Dover.
For recorder of deeds-John w
Tarburton, Leipsic; Albert Sapp
Harrington; C. L. Williamson.
Clerk of Orphans Court and reg
lister in chancery-Harry B. Clark
Kenton; E. Frank Burris, Houston;
John D. Hawkins, Dover.
For Levy Court Commissioners
Continued on page dve)
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
FIVE PERSONS INJURED
WHEN AUTO HITS TRUCK
Samuel Adkins Has Right Leg Am
putated Following Crash

Samuel Adkins, 21 years old, oi
Laurel, was severely injured, and
Charles Stockley, also of Laurel
was badly cut when their truck was
struck by another car last Friday
night. The accident occurred about
five miles north of Dover.
Adkins right leg was amputated
above the knee in the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital in an effort to save
his life, after he was given first aid
by DIR. Joseph Mcdaniel, of Dover.
Both legs were broken.
The truck, which was travelling to-
ward Wilmington with a load of wa
termelons, collided with a touring
car, southbound, driven by EnOch
David of Dover and containing also
his wife and two daughters, one an
infant. David was severely cut on
the face and head.
According to witnesses traffic was
particularly heavy, and David at
tempted to pass the car ahead OF
him. Both vehicles were running at
a fair rate of speed, it was reported,
and David evidently did not see the
truck until it was quite near.
Several of the occupants of the
David car alleged to have collided
with the car in which were Adkins
and Stockley, were badly bruised and
cut. One of David's daughters was
cut about the face and shoulder. His
wife was shocked and jammed by the
force of the collision and a neigh
boris child with the Davids was in
jured in the side.
David was taken before Magistrate
w. D. Burton of Dover, late Friday
night and held in $4,000 bail on a
charge of assault and battery, pend
ing the result of Adkins injury.
Adkins is still in serious condi-
ton at the Milford Emergency Hos
pital.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
GOVERNMENT MAY PROCEED
In SUSSEX CANAL CASE
May Urge Holding Men Caught Di-
Verting AssaWaman Waters

Whether or not the government
will prosecute the twenty-five men
arrested a week ago while attempt
ing to divert the waters of the Assa-
waman Canal and thus reopen the
inlet to Indian River Bay near
Millsboro, could not be definitely
learned on Wednesday.
Indications are, however, that the
government, represented by an at
tache of the U. S. district engineers
Office in Wilmington, will seek to
have the men held at the preliminary
hearing in Georgetown today for a
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
HORSES DIE FROM new
DISEASE In NORTHERN KENT
Leipsic Farmer Loses Ten Animals
In Week From Unknown Cause

Farmers in the vicinity of Leipsic
are much concerned over a recent
outbreak of an epidemic of an un-
known disease among horses of that
section. Many horses are now re-
ported sick in the vicinity of Leipsic
and Smyrna and Geo. C. Rothwell, a
Well-known farmer of near Leipsic,
has lost ten head of fine draft horses
during the past week.
William H. Forakre, farmer of
near Taylor's Bridge, in the lower
part of New Castle county, is re-
ported also to have lost four fine
animals during the past few days.
Several veterinarians have been
called to view the remains Of these
dead and sick animals but so far the
cause seems quite a mystery.
The animals affected are those that
have been allowed to pasture over
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
Chronicle Business Office viii
Be Open Saturday Afternoon

The winter schedule of office
hours at the Milford Chronicle
business office goes into effect
tomorrow, Saturday, Septem-
ber 4th. Under the new sched-
ule the Office will remain open
each Saturday afternoon until
5 o'clock. Persons having busi-
ness at the Office will find
someone here to wait on them
each Saturday afternoon.
Milford Chronicle
Publishing Company
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]. HENRI De SlBOUR
4 WEEDS IN BALTIMORE
Son Of Prominent Capital Archi.
tect Quietly Married to
Miss Mary Bickers.

Washington social circles learned
with some surprise last night OF the
quiet wedding in Baltimore yesterday
afternoon OF j. Henri de Sibour, son
0f Jules H de Sibollr, prominent Capt.
al architect and clubman, and Miss
Mary Bickers, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William M. Webb, 2723 Woodley
place. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Edwin u. Leonard In the
Baltimore Cathedral at $50 o'clock,
with only O. small gathering Of the
most intimate friends Of the couple.
+ A graduate Of Yale University Of
two years ago, young De Sibour won
1R.me during his college career az q
star outfielder on the varsity base
ball team. Since his graduation, he
has been associated with his father
III his architects Office, and has been
prominently identified among Wash
ington's younger social set The
cider Mr.. de Sibours Is the son Of Count
Gabriel and Mary l.. de Sibour and Is
Y native of France.
!. Mr.. Webb Is proprietor Of q tailor
shop at 1906 X street. The bride
formerly was q gtenogTapher, and Is
described as stfikingly beautiful.
Il w. Stuart Symmington Of Baltimore
was best man and Mrs. William Simp-
son Of New York, attended the bride.
Immediately after the ceremony he
gave q. supper in honor Of the couple
at the Baltimore Country Club. They
then left for an extended motor trip
through the North, and win reside In
Washington after the honeymoon.
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q TO FACE. i. S.
. NARCOTIC CHARGES
Eight Make Bond, Others
Held Pending Hearing Set
for Next Week.

As a result OF the narcotic raids
Friday night 81 persons were held by
United states Commissioner Needham
c. Turnage yesterday for preliminary
hearings on the first four days next
week, up to and including THURSDAY.
I Federal narcotic agents under q,
rection Of DR.. B. III. Rhees and police
are still on the lookout Tor other
suspects, In addition to the group q
more than 100 rounded up In theHcity'
vide raid. After questioning the
legged narcotic peddlers. The three
cided to present the. cases of 81 to
Commissioner TurnRge, filing charges
OF violating the Harrison anti Arcotic
act. Eight made bond, ana the rest
were committed to jail.
Federal agents under DR.. Rhees
who developed most OF the evidences
worked as undercover men Tor some
time, living with the suspects as oil
legged narcotoic peddlers. The thret
'sundercover" men who developed
most Of the evidence in the caae, DR.
Rheee said, were William b. Shana
han, John D. Dixon and Kenneth q
Christie.
Those who made bond included
John III. Mahaney. Paul Minor, Ethel
and Edward Cook, Pearl Virginia
Thurston, all white, and these col
ored: Rosetta Allen and William Car
ter. Norman Hall, white. was re
leased on personal bond.
Others arraigned before the com
missioner Included Roy s. Blrbe, alias
Robert McGary, white. and these col
cred: Blanche Porter, Charles j., Wal
lace, James ~. Hurd. 10 fraser, alias
Joe Donald; George Parr, Gatrel
Moses Crew, william Whiting, Rich
ara Mallory, James Randall, jamie
Gore, Jeannette Kidd and Lillian
Bowie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
FOUR KILLED IN HOLD.UP.
D'Autremont Brothers Crime One Of
Worst In Vests History.

PORTLAND. Greg, July II t1.--
Roy d'Autremont. with his two
brothers, Hugh and Ray, is wanted
IN connection with the attempted rob.
berry of a Southern Pacific mail car
and the murder OF three members of
the train crew and mail clerk near
Siskiyou, Greg, In October, 1898.
The hold-up was one OF the worst
examples Of train banditry in the
history of the West. The train was
stopped by four roughly dressed men
at the entrance of q tunnel in the
SislSiyou mountains, and the engineer
and two others of the train crew were
killed as they tried to resist. The mail
clerk met death when the bandits
dynamited his car in vain search
for loot. The bandits fed empty
handed.
Later, some discarded clothing was
found near the scene of the crime and
ownership was traced to the three
dsAutremont brothers, who had dis.
appeared at the time Of the hold-up.
Since then, the arrest Of one or
more Of the fugitive brothers has been
reported in many places. Rewards
ftotaling Sic, 900 have been offered for
their capture. Several weeks ago the
Post Office Department issued new
circulars, giving an intimate descrip-
ton Of the men. leading to fresh ef-
nerts by law officers throughout the
country to apprehend the fugitiveB.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
|SYM|NGTON SUES
WIFE SECOND TIME.
Rich clubman Charges Mis-
conduct With "Diyers" Per-
sons in Divorce Plea.

BY the Associated Press.
BLAIR. Nd, July 17.-Thonnas H.
Symingtony millionaire New York
clubman, has filed suit here for an
absolute divorce from Mrs. Ida May
Syrnington 1t was learned today. The
suit was filed July In the Circuit
Court OF Harf0rd County acting IN
equity.
Mr.. Symington charges misconduct
on the part Of his wife with Talbot
w. Chambers and Maurice Fatio' OF
New York City. and divers others
unknown to him.
me court permitted Mr.. Symington
to serve notice of the suit by publica-
ton and allowed Mrs. Symington I'M
til August 20 to show cause why the
decree should not be granted.
Suit Il His Second.
The suit IL the second brought by
the clubman against his wife within
the past two years. Divorce proceed.
inee Instituted in New York in 1924
charged Mrs. Symington with miscon.
duct and also named Chambers ana
In the bin filed here, Mr.. symington
says he and Mrs. Symington, formerly
Mrs. Ida May Weber of Massa-
chusetts, were married at Falmouth,
Mass, August 10, 1919, and that a
second marriage was performed In
New York City, May 8, 1922.
From the date Of this first marriage
until April, 1924. they lived IN New
York city, Morristown, N. j.. and
Florida. Asserting that he has been
dutiful, aftectionate and faithful
husband, Mr.. Symington charges that
his wife rnisconducted herself between
January /, 1924. and April IS, 1924.
At about the latter date, Mr.. Syming-
ton says, he learned Of his wife's in
fidelity and since then the couple have
lived apart.
They Have No Children.
No children have been born to the
marriage. the bill states, but under
the laws OF New York Mr.. Symington,
in June, 1922, adopted Dorothea Web
err, a daughter of Mrs. Symington by
her former marriage.
Mr.. Symington gives Hartford
County as his permanent residence.
Mrs. Symington, II is stated, Ii q res
ident Of New York.
!. The bill was signed by D. g. WI
son, clerk Of the court. Mr.. Wilson
tonight declined to discuss the suit.
Mrs. Ida May Symington is the club
mans second wife. He obtained q d.
vorce from the former Miss Clare
Randolph inS Chicago In 1918 on the
grounds of deseftion. The suit was
not contested.
ACCUSED WIFE BEFORE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

BY tho Associated Press.
PoCATELLO. Idaho, July 17.--An
Indian ceremonial of the ages was re-
.vived here tonight when q score Of
braves OF the Shoshone and Bannock
tribes began their homage to the sun
god.
As the slantlng rays OF the sun left
the bottomland meadow on the old
Fort Hall Indian Reservation the
beat OF tofl.toms Bignalized the be-
ginning Of the three-day religious
festival. Four years ago the Govern
ment agents stopped the sun god
ceremonies on the ground that part
Of the ceremonial involved torture to
the principals, but on promise that
this part would he omitted, the In
dams were allowed again. in the fash
ion Of their fathers. to return their
thanks to the sun god for his bless
ings. and implore his continued good
grac0s.
Indians Of the two tribes have been