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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-27
The Day In Washington

The shipping board threw the
United States lines on the market.
Ambassador Herrick discussed
French affairs with Secretary Kel-
logg.
Treasury officials opposed use of
war debt interest to bring down
taxes
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-27
4 DEAD; DAMAGE OF.
TWO MILLION AFTER.
TROPICAL DISASTER.
INV nisnatch A. z. Wirel

NEW ORLEANS, La. Aug. 26.-With four persons
known dead, two others missing and property damage
estimated in excess of two million dollars, Louisiana to-
night apprehensively awaited further news from out
living districts of the passage of the tropical storm which
syent in from the Gulf of Mexico last night.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-27
as Miners Believed to
Be Dead in Explosion
CLYMER MINE NO. | OF GREAT
CLARIFIED COAL. COMPANY Is
PENNSYLVANIA DISASTER SCENE.
!. 1Runisnatch A P. Wirel

CLYMER, Pa. Aug. 26.-Forty-six miners were
believed to have been killed here late today in an ex
plosion which wrecked the interior Of Cymer Number
mine Of the Clearfield Bituminous Coal corporation
Four men escaped alive and are in hospital seriously
injured
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03
Sycamore

A number of people from this sec
ton attended the Indian pow-wow at
Oak Orchard last Thursday.
A large number of folks are en-
gagged in making holly wreaths at
the present time.
Alton Lowe who is attending the
w. C. 1. at Dover passed the Thanks
giving holidays with his parents.
Miss Iva James who is attending
the University Of Delaware, also pas
sed the Thanksgiving holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
James.
]. Rufus Dukes and family were
the guests of T. F. B. Short OF
Stockley last Thursday.
Joseph Lowe of Bridgeville was
the guest of his brothers at Syca-
more last Sunday.
Roland Joseph Of Hearns x Roads
was the guest of his brother, Orlando
Joseph, last Sunday.
G. w. Carmean and wife Of Con-
cord were guests of ]. Rufus Dukes
and family last Sunday.
j. B. Lowe and family were guests
of their daughter, Mrs. Frank Parker
of Millsboro last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Brown enter
tanned the following persons last
Sunday in honor Of Mrs. Browns
10th birthday: Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathanie
Brown and Elisha Wilkins. all Ot
Salisbury, and Ira Brown and fam
lily,
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03

If John Jones lends Jim Smith
$4,000 and takes Smiths promissory
note for that amount, Jones holds an
unsecured obligation, a mere prom
ise to pay. If, however, Smith gives
a mortgage on his house or other
valuable property as pledge for the
loan, Jones then holds a secured OBJ
legation, that is, promise to pay
reinforced by sufficient property
pledged to insure payment OF the
debt in case Smith fails in the full
fillment of his promise. In the lat
ter case, if Smith fails to pay either
principal or interest when due, Jones
can foreclose the mortgage, sell the
property and thu reimburse him
self. On the g Aer hand, If Jones
has only simple note to protect
himself, he can secure payment only
by haling Smith into court and fore
ing him to pay judgment if he is
able to pay.
The distinction made in the fore
going transaction is the distinction
between secured and unsecured
bonds. A bond has been defined as
a formal promise to pay back a GER
tain sum of money at specified date
under agreed conditions, and to pay,
meanwhile, interested at an agreed
rate. A bond is said to be secured
when some remedy is provided for
the bondholder in event the borrow
er fails in the agreement. This rem
edy is usually some form of mort
gage on a part of or on all the prop
erty, real or personal, of the issuing
corporation. This is known as lien
security. But the security given the
bondholder in the contract sometimes
may be entirely personal. Thus
there are guaranteed, indorsed and
assumed bonds, which become the
obligation of a third party or par
ties in event the borrower fails to
pay.
In the unsecured bond only
promise to pay exists. The purchaser
relies entirely upon the ability ana
willingness of the borrower to full
fill his promise. In the case of un-
secured bonds of corporations snd
municipalities, however, the prom
ise to pay is enforceable in the
courts of the United States.
The great bulk Of unsecured bonds
is made up of the obligations of the
United States Government, the var1-
GUS States and their smaller taxing
subdivisions. Corporations some
times issue unsecured bonds, which
are called debentures, but, for the
most part, their issues are secured
by a lien on property.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03

one main and four supplementary
school buildings. Conditions which
are a positive menace to the health
and safety of the children, exist in
at least one-half of the grade rooms.
Thirty-twO fourth grade children
were found quartered in a second
story room, 27 x 19 feet in size, with
just Z feet 3 inches between floor
and ceiling. A stove occupies the
center of the room. A foot beyond
the teachers vision is completely
blocked by a huge square chimney.
That the smoke sometimes escapes
is apparent from the blackened wall
surface.
The rooms sole method of light
ing and ventilation is by means of
four small windows, located on three
different sides of the room. There is
a tin roof under each window, a fact
which made the room unbearably
hot during September and October.
Now it has its compensation, how
ever, for, the teacher remarked, "I
often think in case of fire I'd have to
get the children out on the roofs for
they can go only single file on the
stairway" The steps, old, wooden,
and dark, are, by actual measure
ment, thirty inches in width. The
only toilet facilities at the disposal
of the children are in the rear Of the
main building, across the highway,
$50 yards distant.
Little first grade children find
their school home in an abandoned
store room on the opposite side of
the pike. Every time they go to their
playground, visit the drinking foun-
tain or wash room, they cross the
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03

On the estate of Mitchell Swig-
gett of Cedar Greek hundred to Eliz-
abeth Swiggett and the Milford
Trust Company.
On the estate of Augusta W. Math-
er of Seaford hundred to Sallie B.
Mather.
On the estate Of John R. Morris of
Seaford hundred to Minnie NJ. Nor
ris.
The program on Friday evening at
the Georgetown Rotary Club was in
charge of the business methods COM
mittee, James E. Goslee, chairman.
The speaker of the evening was Cor
nelius D. Garretson of Wilmington,
chairman on the business methods
committee of Rotary International,
who gave talk on business as
should be conducted along lines of
the code of Rotary Ethics. James NJ.
Tunnel, Jr., gave an Grafton on
Marshall and the Constitution" in
a splendid and mastery manner,
much to the entertainment and de-
light of all present.
Justice of the Peace William ].
Mustard has the past week issued a
marriage license to Charles F. Welch
Jr. of Bridgeville and Bertha E.
Short of CannOns.
There are five prisoners, four men
and one woman, confined in the
county Jail here at the present time.
Frank J. Holson is quite i'll at his
home on the public square.
George A. Rust of Harbeson was
among friends here Saturday.
Asa Bennett of Frankford was
circling among friends here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Borton Evans of On
ley, Va, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Marsh of
this town.
Deputy Clerk of the Peace Oscar
S. Wilson, wife and son Harold spent
Sunday with her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. William P. Quillen in Seaford.
DR.. Robert G. Ellegood of Delmar
was among friends here Friday.
Horace Johnson, for several years
star football and baseball player of
this town, now of Wilmington, spent
a part of last week with friends
here.
Mrs. Clinton A. Kephart and chill
dren spent a part of last week in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Walls spent
the THANKSGIVING holidays with rel
atives in Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barr entertain
ed to a turkey dinner at their home
on East Market street Sunday, their
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Courtland
Barr, Georee Barr and H. Leslie
Walker Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Annie Zebley of Philadelphia
is the guest of her brother, Albert
Croll and family here.
Oscar Pepper has returned from
trip to Baltimore.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03
YOUR
The Immediate Issue In DeLauOare

main Lincoln Highway, at a point
where the road curves at the foot of
a hill. dreaded for its skidding pos
sibilities by every motorist who
drives over it.
Across the bridge, facing another
dangerous curve, the fifth grade
carries on" in a rented lodge room.
There is not even a sidewalk be-
tween the doorway of the school
room and the main thoroughfare
over which the vehicles surge, in
literal thousands, every day in the
week. A wooden stairway, broken by
a landing with right angle turns,
leads to the second-foor school
room. On opposite sides there are
three windows. The rear is Partition
ed off with dreary, faded curtains
Gaping flaps reveal a mass of old
lumber and discarded furnishings,
benuinely ideal lodging places for
germs and dust accumulation. "My
attendance is below normal now" !"
the teacher remarked, for there is
scarlet fever in the district"
AS the bell rang for recess the
children adjourned merrily to the
rear Of the building, attempting an
organized game on a rough bit of
ground steeply sloping to a rocky
little stream that batters its way
noisly to White Clay Creek. At one
end of the playground there is a
sharp drop to the streams bed of
perhaps eight feet. Entirely open and
exposed, there is no attempt at pro-
lection. The pump and antiquated
out houses, which the children strug-
gle hard to keep neat and clean, fig
ure prominently in the picture.
Every child has to cross the road
at the dangerous curve, in going to
his home. The teacher is in the
habit of taking position in the mid
die of the highway and holding back
traffic until the children are out of
harms way. School could not be
held under these conditions" Mrs. A.
P. Mote, principal of the school de-
clared, "were it not for the marvel
lous and courageous spirit of the
teachers"
The fact that thousands of Della
ware children are required to go to
school, day after day, in the face of
conditions which threaten their per-
sonal safety, represents the big is
sue in the Delaware school situation.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03
Laws Church

William Knots has just returned
from Wilmington where he has been
visiting his wife who is improving.
Franklin Taylor who is attending
Goldey's spent the Thanksgiving hol-
idays with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Taylor.
Mrs. Raymond Shockley and
daughter Pauline spent the weekend
in Wilmington.
Thomas Johnson Robbins is spen-
ding the week with his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Johnson,
near Canterbury.
Mrs. Edward Hollinger entertained
relatives from Dover on Sunday.
Willis P. Maloney has recently
purchased a new Ford sedan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Moore and
son spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. r. J. Hope.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03
Redden

George Jester is on the sick list at
this writing.
Wesley Workman is spending
some time with his daughter, Mrs
Lott Donovan at Milford.
Samuel Warren and family of near
Glendale moved on the Clark Hill
farm the past week.
Miss Florence Jester is spending
some time with Oliver Jester and
family.
Mrs. Asa Warren is seriously i'll at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Har-
vey PenueL Her husband, Asa War
rem, who was stricken with paraly-
sis a few weeks ago is somewhat i'm
proved.
Mrs. Horace Webb spent the week
end in Wilmington.
Rufus Rust had an old time corn
husking on Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Veasey en-
tertained at supper Sunday evening
last, Edgar Short and family of
near Georgetown.
Mrs. LeVina Messick has returned
home after spending some time with
Philip Short and family at Stokley.
Mrs. John Jester has been spend
ing some time with her mother, Mrs.
Frances Kitchens of Broadkiln Neck
who had the misfortune to have a
nail stuck in her foot.
The Sunday school of McColley's
NJ. E. Church will soon begin re-
hearsing for their Christmas enter
tainment.
Sunday school next Sunday at two
o'clock. The pastor and members of
McColley's Church invite the men,
bers and friends of our neighbOr
church which has been closed, to
come and worship with them.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03

Cool. Sweet. Fragrant. words,
I'll admit, but you get bl new idea
of how much they can me lin a pipe
bowl packed with P. A. Aybe you've
always thought such pip pleasure was
''just around the corner" Try load of
Prince Albert and turn TIL Il corner!
Get ta half-nelson on the pipe-joy that's
due you. Before you do another thing,
buy a tin of Prince Albert and tuck a
neat wad into your pipe Notice how
mild it is, yet how delightfully."- fuIl-bOdied.
Here's smoke that yO1 can pal around
with, morning to midnight.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03

Do not forget Laws Church Aid
meets with Mrs. Homer T. Hopkins
on Friday evening, December 10. A
full attendance is desired.
w. Knots took supper with
Thomas Robbins on Sunday.
Joseph Robbins stayed over night
with Johnson Robbins Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Russell spent
Sunday with her sister, Everett Rob
bins.
Theodore Lily and Byron Morrison
visited Laws friends on Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Shockley entertain
ed friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Graf,
Mrs. Ada Barcher Of Philadelphia, on
Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03
Gravel Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Woodford Steward
have purchased the Alfred Carey
farm near here and will live thereon
next year.
Miss Gladys Clendaniel spent the
past week in Wilmington with her
aunt, Mrs. Nina Moore, and also
attended the Sesqui.
Fred Steward has been spending
some time in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Estella Clendaniel spent a
few days the first of the week with
Mrs. Ruth Veasey- at Redden.
Miss Nina Warren, of Rehoboth,
spent Wednesday with her sister,
Mrs. Lizzie James.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03

I TOOK P. A. for better or worse Z.
and found it better! Better than anything
1 had ever smoked. That's my story and
I'm going to stick to it. When siren
brands try to firt, 1 just give them the
icy stare. I know what like in pipe,
and what like is Prince Albert!
The instant you break the seal on the
tidy red tin and get that wonderful fra
GRANGE of real tobacco, you know you are
in for a pipe-treat. Your mouth fairly
waters for a taste of tobacco that smells
as good as that. Then you load up and
light up-ah! ..s
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Robbins and
Raymond Shockley motored to Will
mington on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Quillen spent
four days in Philadelphia and Cam
den, N. J. While there they spent two
days at the Sesqui.
Miss Agnes Goodwin has been Wis
iting Delema HOllinger.
Miss Susanna Warrington is home
from Newark for Thanksgiving va
cation.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03

How bad are
t h e S e school
buildings that we
say need replace
ment? A repre-
sentative of the
Joint Educational
Committee start
ed out recently to
see for herself.
The first stop was
made at Mar
shallton on the
Lincoln Highway,
near Wilmington.
Here 2S0 school
children are be-
ing cared for in
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03

THE KENT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Dover, Delaware
Insures Property Against Fire and Lightning
T. P. CAUSEY, j. FRANK GRAHAM GEO D. HARRINGTON
Milford Agt Harrington Agt Pennington Agt
DR. r. 3. HOPKINS. Milton Agt VIM H. EATON. FELTON, Agt
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
DISCOVERS NEW MINERALS
Italian Engineer Finds Two That Contain Silver, Gold and Plati- mum in Colloidal State.

Rome, July 17 LP) - Discovery of two minerals containing silver, gold and platinum in a colloidal state is claimed by Ludovico Dal- ferno, an engineer, who has named them Dalfernite and aurogummite.
 The minerals, he says. are abundant in Italy. and he can pro- duce from them at a reasonable cost between one and two per cent of gold, 25 per cent of silver and a considerable amount of platinum.
 Delferno describes "Dalfernite' as a special variety of muscovite mica, of crystalline or semi-crystal- line form and micaceous structure. He says it is probably a primary or secondary metal. "Aurogum- mite" is a primary mineral, he says. and is passive and compact, in an amorphous, glassy state.
 Since no mineral resembling these exhibited in the list of gold or silver bearing minerals" he says, q claim them as new dis coveries. The appearance and ex- ternal characteristics of Dalfernite and aurogummite do not indicate the presence of precious metals and they were not submitted to rigorous experiments to this effect until I successfully carried them out"
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
JR. ACHIEVEMENT NOTES

2S Junior Achievement clubs are in operation on the playgrounds in this city.
 That work can be turned into play is daily demonstrated on the play grounds where groups of boys and girls can be daily seen toiling away and thoroughly enjoying their labors.
 Energy is not wasted in these groups but rather recreation, educa- ton and productiveness are bound together.
 The girls needle work is showing a decided improvement. The older girls are making simple frocks. While the younger and less eXperi- enced are taking their first lessons on dolls clothing. napkins, etc.
 The boys are making toys for their younger brothers, sisters and some of them are proficient and ex- perienced lads are working on pieces of furniture.
 At the close of the season the fin ished articles will be exhibited on the Burritt playground and some of the best work will be placed on eXhibi- tion at the Junior Achievement head quarters at the Eastern States EXpo- sition in Springfield, during Septem- Der. Prizes will be offered for those showing the best workmanship. A number of the boys and girls who have excelled in their work will be chosen to represent New Britain at the exposition and will enjoy week at Vale camp, which is conducted free of charge for the boys and girls who are eligible to attend.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
Auto Driver Freed in
 Fatal Motor Accident

Greenwich, July IT (AP)-Henry Howard, of Stamford, driver of the car in which Frank McGrath and another were riding early in the morning of July fourth. when it turned over at the foot of Puts hill, McGrath being fatally hurt. were exonerated from blame by Coroner Phelan today.
 Howard was driving toward Stamford when two cars coming in the opposite direction left the line of vehicles and tried to pass the others. It was foggy at the time and Howard, fearing that he would be struck, swerved his car a little and it left the road bed and turned over on the edge. It was impossible to tell who were the drivers of the other cars which encroached upon the east side of the highway.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
Yachtsmen Urged to Stop
 When Ordered to Do So

Washington, July 17 P) - Coast guard officials today reiterated the warning of yachtsmen to heed con- mands of government vessels to stop when requested in order to eliminate unnecessary shooting.
 Commander S. Yeandle urges CO., operation of the yachtsmen in the governments war on rum runners after receiving a report from A. At water Kent, of Philadelphia, that his yacht had been fired upon by the coast guard while he was aboard it en route to Maine last month.
 Care is particularly necessary, the commander said, in the case Of speedboats as the one Kent owns, since this type Is used by the rum runners and all therefore are under suspicion. MT. Kent entered no pro test over the affair, stating he wish ed to know only what was necessary to meet the wishes of the govern ment.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
DIPLOMAT ACCUSED
 OF BRINGING DOPE
Bolivian Said to Have Had 25
 Pounds Of Opium

Washington, July 1T P - Gus toms inspectors in New York have reported to the treasury depart ment discovery by them of 25 pound package of opium which was brought into the United States, ac- cording to the report, by Reyes Ortiz, secretary of Vice President Saavedra of Bolivia.
 According to customs reports, the Bolivian vice president and his secretary arrived in New York from Mexico City where they had expressed the gratitude of the Bolivian chief executive to the Mexican government for it's special representation at his inauguration.
 It was while the vice president was in Mexico City that his secre- tary was approached by Mexican named Vasquez who asked Mir. Or tiz to carry a package to New York as a favor to him. Ortiz consented. and was given 25 pound package carefully prepared for delivery.
 Mir. Ortiz was said to have put the bundle in one of his trunks without an inspection. and appar- ently without advising the vice president.
 Meanwhile Vasquez made his way 10 the border. where his boast ing of the affair brought his arrest by customs officials, who informed the New York office.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
BARRETT DECLINES
 ID BE CANDIDATE
Vermonter Will Not Enter Rae
 for Senate

Grafton. Vt, July r, Lpl - Joh1 Barrett, former director general d the Pan-American Union, who with| drew from the Vermont republicaj senatorial contest two months ago il favor of ex-Governor Stickney an| nounced yesterday that he woull not re-enter the contest, despite MI Stickney's withdrawal. although h| had been strongly urged to do so.
 My main reason for Keeping outl he said, lis to prevent any campaigI complications or final results whic1 might be interpreted, even unjustl| and illogically, throughout the coun| try. and especially in Massa chusett1 as showing antiCoolidge reaction il his native state.
 "I have no false illusions regard ing the situation. If ran I woul| unavoidably in view of my previoud declarations, be regarded throughou the land as representing pro- Cool idge sentiment. If, In turn, I wer defeated, the result would be inI mediately seized upon for unfad and unjust conclusions which migfI react unfavorably on the nation wide senatorial and congressional elections. The loss of two months d valuable time and the consequen lack of personal organization Is al most impossible to overcome"
 Mir. Barrett suggested that 5enatd Porter II. Dale, the incumbent d Washington and unopposed for rd nomination, .'clear the air with al unequivocal statement as to hi platform"
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
RADIO WAVE WAR HEADS ID COURT
Question Of Property Rights
 Involved in Squabble

New York, July 17 Pt-The |squabble over wave lengths may end
 in the courts. Belief that broad. casters whose wave lengths are
 usurped may obtain redress in law suits was expressed today by Paul
 B. Klugh, executive chairman of the National Association of Broad casters.
 Stations that appropriate a wave assigned to another are raising a very serious question of property rights" Klugh asserted. Tt will
 not surprise me to see many law suits started to protect stations rights if this practice continues There is little doubt in my mind that such cases could be won, and the offending stations would no doubt be enjoined from broadcasting. Broadcasting stations that charge their wave lengths are making "se-
 rious mistakes" in Klugh's opinion.
 He said there are few points on the
 band wwhich can be used without stations being in worse positions than at present. Confusion in New
 York Thursday night was cited as
 proof of this.
 Klugh's statements came after a chaotic right on the air in which
 several stations jumped to high wave lengths. causing interference. The jumping of wave lengths
 prompted by other followed the un-
 favorable court decision against Sec retary of Commerce Hoover and the
 failure Of congress to pass legisla- ton establishing authority to control the use of wave lengths.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-17
Wholesale Commodity
 Prices Show Declines

Washington, July + P(-Whole- sale commodity prices showed an- other slight increase in June while employment in selected manufactnr- ing industries decreased 0.4 per cent and payroll totals declined o.1 per cent. Increases occurred in the case of 100 commodities and de- creases in 13S.
 Farm products were slightly low CT due to declines in grains. sheep. poultry, cotton, hay and tobacco. Clothing and building materials, house furnishings goods and miscel- laneous commodities also averaged lower, while increases were report ed for foods, fuels and chemicals and drugs.
 The slight decrease in employ ment, when compared with May, when the decline was three times as large indicated the department, a considerable check in the decline Of manufacturing