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Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
PUPILS WILL ENTERTAIN
TODAY AT HIGH SCHOOL
Interesting Program viii Be Given
This Morning

The friends of the Milford public
schools are cordially invited to en-
joy the following program which
will be rendered Friday, February
18th, at II a. M:
Chairman, Margaret Deputy.
Song, Lincoln" mixed chorus.
Recitation, "Oh Captain, My Cap
tain," Violet Best.
Talk, Raleigh Baker.
Play, "Abe Lincoln's Neighbors," j"
Durham Simpson, Henry Metz, Dom
nell Marshall, Anton Adam, Delmer
Ruddell, Logan Grier, NAPLES Jes-
ter, Roland Walls, Mildred Mayhem,
Frances Abbott, Hedwig Matthews,
Celia Wootten.
Solo, "Just Awearin' For You,"
Donnell Marshall.
Talk, Joseph Adam.
Recitation, Lincoln" Carrie Hum
nell.
Song, March of Triumph" mixed
chorus.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS
PROVE BIG PROBLEM
The State Board Of Education
Has KuOtty Questions Before
1t This Week.

The State Board of Education,
which will meet i'll regular monthly
session this week, will have several
perplexing problems to consider,
some of which seem to bob up an
nually at this time and for which
there has been no satisfactory ad-
justment.
One of these annual worries is
how to pacify residents of towns
who want a high school, but who
fail to have enough attendance to
warrant the expense of maintaining
such high schools, when the expense
is compared with that of other
towns.
Frederick and Rehoboth are two
of these places, and every attempt
on the part of the State Board of
Education to suggest consolidation
with some other high school in a
nearby town has met with deter
mined opposition.
1t has been suggested that the pu-
pills of high school age in Frederick
should attend the high school at
Milford, but this is opposed. Six or
seven years ago, Frederica trustees
obtained a house and made changes
in it so that it could be used for
high school.
The high school now, has forty
two students and four instructors,
an average of about ten students per
instructor. Efforts to get the parents
to agree to send their children to
Milford High School has been vigor-
Ously opposed, but the expense of
maintaining the present high school
with ten pupils per teacher is so
high that it is likely the State Board
of Education will reduce the num-
ber of instructors.
At RehObOth there are 25 students
in the high school with two instruc-
tors, an average of twelve students
per teacher. Efforts to get Rehoboth
to merge as far as high school pu-
pills go with the splendid school and
organization at Lewes have been re-
fused. However, there are some par
ents in RehObOth who refuse to send
their children to the Rehoboth High
School but send them to Lewes High
School. These parents claim their
children receive better training at
the LeWes school.
This matter of more experienced
and qualified instructors, is one of
the chief arguments of the State
Board of Education with these two
towns. A larger school such as at
Milford and Lewes, it is stated by
the State Department of Education,
does have a better chance to give
the student more training Of an ad-
vanced calibre than where the
school organization is small.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
COURT DECLARES
PART OF LOOSE LAW
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
State Cannot Seize And COnfis-
cate Private Cars Carrying
Liquor.
NO NOTICE TO OWNER
Section Is Declared Contrary
To Both National And State
Constitutions.

That section of the Loose Anti
Shipping Qiquor) law which pro-
vides for the confiscation and sale
by the state of automobiles and
other vehicles used by persons other
than the owner in the illegal trans
portatiOn of liquor is held to be un-
constitutional by the court en- tanc
in an opinion handed down last Fri
day afternoon.
The court enbanc is comprised of
Chief Justice Pennewill and Associ-
ate Judges Richards, Rodney, Rice
and Harrington.
The constitutionality of the sec
tion of the law involved was ques-
toned in proceedings brought before
the judges several weeks ago by Da-
vid A. Wolfe of Washington, D. c.,
who petitioned the court to return
to him an automobile seized near
Wilmington some time before while
being used by Ellis Rose, also of
Washington, for the Illegal trans
portatiOn of liquor. Wolfe declared
he was the owner of the auto.
claims that he was entitled to the
return of the automobile were two:
First, that the portion of the statute
providing for the forfeiture of con-
Veyance used in the transportation
of liquor, upon the conviction of the
user of said conveyance, applies to
public and private carriers only and
not to individuals; second, that the
said portion of the statute is in vio-
lation of the Constitution of the
United States and the Constitution
of the State of Delaware, in that,
when invoked, it amounts to a TAX
ing of property without due process
of law. Wolfe contended he did not
know the auto was being used in the
liquor traffic.
What the Law Says
In it's opinion, the court, among
other things, quotes paragraph
three of section four of the Loose
Law which is as follows:
ANY public or private carrier car
rying, transporting, transferring or
delivering liquors in violation of
this section in automobile, motor
cycle, carriage, wagon, boat, vessel
or other conveyance shall be subject
to the fines and penalties provided
by this act, and in addition thereto
conviction of such violation shall
work forfeiture to the state both
of the liquors and also of the con-
veyance by which the liquors were
carried + + + -"
The court stated in the opinion
that 1--WE feel that paragraph three
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
TROOPS HOLD MOB
in CHECK AT TRIAL
The Attempt To Break Through
Barriers Met With Tear Gas
Bombs,

Georgetown, in the vicinity of the
Court House, last Monday resembled
an armed camp, with soldiers hold
ing back the thousands of persons
who had come to the county seat on
the occasion of the Butler trial. An
ticipating trouble and a possible at
tempt to lynch Butler when he was
brought back to Georgetown for
trial, Governor Robert P. Robinson
last week ordered three batteries of
the State National Guard to proceed
to Georgetown to control the crowds.
Battery B, of Wilmington, Battery
H, of New Castle, and Battery G, of
Dover numbering about $50 men,
comprised the guard units sent to
Georgetown. They arrived late Sun
day afternoon and Immediately set
up barbed wire entanglements about
the green and near the court house.
Machine guns were placed on the
green and streets behind sand bags,
while other guns were placed at
points of vantage on the roof of the
building. The soldiers were provid-
ed with about 5000 tear gas bombs
for use in emergency. Immediately
upon his arrival in Georgetown, Ad-
jutant General Ellison posted a
proclamation ordering all citizens to
keep away from the court house
during the trial of the negro.
Notwithstanding this warning
thousands of men congregated on
Monday morning and pushed as far
up Market street as they could get
until stopped by wire entanglements.
The citizens of Georgetown seemed
to resent the presence of the troops,
and many brushes between the pub
lie and the soldiers were reported
during the day. While the crowd
growled at the time consumed by
the court in trying Butler, no dis
order of any great proportions was
reported up until the time court ad-
journed for lunch.
During the luncheon hour the mob
became restless and an effort was
made to rush the soldiers and break
down the wire barrier. officers
pleaded with the mob to stop their
efforts to enter the court house, but
the crowd surged forward. At this
point orders were given to throw
tear gas bombs into the crowd. Sol
diers stationed on the top of the
court house tossed about twenty-five
bombs into the surging mass of hui
manity, who broke and ran for shell
ter. Within a few minutes they
were back, however, and made fur
ther efforts to get into the building.
Crys of Lynch him, lynch him"
were heard from all sides and for a
time it looked as if trouble was
brewing for the guards.
During the trouble the machine
guns were turned toward the scene
of the disturbance and the mob was
warned that further mob action
would be met with bullets. This ap-
parently had the desired effect, for
while still grumbling and surly the
members of the crowd remained be-
hind the wires without further eff
fort to break through. During the
height of the trouble several men
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
SUSSEX DAIRY SCHOOL
WILL Be HELD AT MIDWAY
Interesting Program Will Feature
Second Annual Event Next Week

The second annual dairy school
will be held at the Presbyterian
Community Hall, Midway, February
18th and 18th by the Extension De-
partment of the University of Della
ware. The Interstate Dairy Coun-
Gil, Supplee Wills Jones Milk Com
pany of Philadelphia, the Sussex
Trust Company Of Lewes- -and-the
Nassau Milk Producers Association
will cooperate in making the pro-
gram interesting to the dairymen OF
Sussex county. County Agent M. G.
Vaughn, of Georgetown, who has
charge of the school, states that the
program will consist of afternoon
and evening meetings and will in-'
clude addresses and discussions Of
interest to milk producers. An enter
tainment will be given each evening
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
WHOLE OF DELAWARE
BLANKETED WITHSNOW
Largest Snowfall In Years Cow
cred Ground To Depth OF IL
Inches In Milford.

Following a downpour of rain of
several hours duration, the heaviest
snowfall to be registered in Milford
for several years covered the ground
when the residents of the town
awOke Wednesday morning. The
snow commenced to fall shortly af-
ter 2 o'clock in the morning, at
which time the ground was covered
with water from the heavy rain
storm. At 4:30 o'clock the ground
and trees were blanketed in white.
Snow continued to fall intermittent
ly until noon; but the heavy part Of
the snow was over before o'clock.
Notwithstanding the condition of the
earth when the storm started, the
official government reporter meas
ured II inches of snow on the level.
The whole landscape was thing
of beauty all day Wednesday. The
snow clinging to the trees and
shrubs in the gardens gave fairy
land appearance to the entire cOun-
tryside. All was not beautiful about
the storm, however, for the heavy
snowfall broke down trees and cleo
trio and telephone wires. The man
agement of the electric light plant
in Milford had men out all day We'd
nesday repairing the damage.
The storm was not so severe fur
ther down state; but north of Mil
ford it was even worse than at Mil
ford. 1t seemed to center about Do
yer. At that town the snow, meas
ured Is inches on the level. The
snow was falling at noon on We'd
nesday in Wilmington, at which time
IA inches were noted on the level.
Trains from the north were late
in arriving, but all were able to get
through. Traffic was badly handi-
capped all over the state. Local au-
tomobile dealers early sold their
supply of chains for cars.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
Justice Moved Swiftly AS Court Met With Mil
itia Guarding Court House. Verdict In Eight
Minutes Death Sentence FoLLouUed.
EXECUTION FRIDAY, FEB. rs
Quick Action Of Judges Appeases Mob, Who
A Short Time Before Had Attempted To
Break Through Soldier Guards.

Harry Butler, assalan 12-yeaOd Snmez
his crme His fate
Chief PenneWi Immediately following by
Butler just he has conducted himself
mdy following his displayed
atty pronounced Immediately following his sentence
taken back the Castle
confined until the time for his execution part
Of the stirring drama which he the principal
February 26 between the hours of 10 O'clock morning
clock the afternoon He will be hung the
will be the first hanging GOrdy
white man, for MURDER almost thirty years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
Jury Quickly Selected

Convening at 1O:3O o'clock Mon
day morning, the Court of Oyer and
Terminer, in which Butler was tried,
lost little time in getting down to
business. Chief Justice James E.
Pennewill, and Associate Judges
Watson Harrington and Sudler
Richards were on the bench. The
empaneling of the jury started at
1885 o'clock and at 11:O5 o'clock
the twelve men had been secured to
try Butler, and Attorney General
Switzerland began the presentation
of his case.
The men who composed the jury
are:
Walter w. Roach, Georgetown.
foreman; Charles E. Hastings.
GumborO; Albert Lank, Nassau;
Edward H. Palmer, Lewes; William
D. Burton, Millsboro; Garrison F.
McCabe, Selbyville; Lester Hastings,
Gumboro; Walter Howard, Harbe-
son; Earl D. Cooper, Delmar; Roll
and B. Collins, Laurel; Arthur B.
Bryan, of Sycamore, and Raymond
Lingo, of Millsboro.
Only nineteen men were called be-
fore the jury was secured. Three
were challenged by the State, two by
the defense and two were excused
by the court because of opinions al
ready formed.
With the selection of the jury, the
case moved rapidly and a chain of
evidence was quickly produced by
Attorney General Switzerland which
was convincing evidence of the guilt
Of the prisoner. The first witness
called by the State was Mrs. Peter
W. Steinmetz, mother of the child
on whom the atrocious assault had
been made by the negro prisoner.
Mrs. Steinmetz told of leaving home
early on the morning of January 21,
and of going with her husband to the
home of John M. Wiley, on whose
farm they are tenants. She said that
her small daughter, Elnora, had
been left at home because she had
been sick and that the physician
had ordered her to remain away
from school that day. She told of
having seen Butler go toward her
home, and of her return home to find
her child missing. She next describ-
ed the condition of her little girl
when the child was returned to her
home after having been found by
her father.
Peter W. Steinmetz, father of the
assaulted child, was the next wit
ness called by the State. He likewise
told of leaving home and of seeing
Butler shortly before noon going to-
ward his home. He described in de-
tail how he had searched for the
child through the fields and woods,
and how he had finally found her,
His description of the condition of
the little girl was touching and it
was noticeable that the crowd pack
ed in the courtroom was tense; and
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
BUTLER SENTENCED TO HANG
AFTER SUSSEX JURY FINDS
HIM GUILTY OF ASSAULT
Jury WhO FOund
Harry ButlSr GHilty

Walter w. Roach of George
town, foreman.
Albert Lank of Nassau.
Edward P. Palmer of LeWes.
William D. Burton of Mills
boro.
Garrison F. McCabe Of Sell
byville.
Lester Hastings of GumborO.
Walter Howard of Harbeson.
Earl T. Cooper of Delmar.
Roland B. Collins of Laurel.
Arthur B. Bryan of Syca-
more.
Raymond Lingo of Millsboro.
Carlton E. Hastings of Gum
borO.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12

OUR PRINTING PLANT
ls THE LARGEST ON
THE PENINSULA. LET
US QUOTE ON YOUR
NEXT PRINTING ORDER
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12

THERE ARE 1900 RU.
RAJ WEEKLY NEWS
PAPERS IN THE UNI.
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CHRONICLE STA N p s
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IN CIRCULATION.
The Washington times., 1926-09-06
MISS HITONI

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MISS HITONI
THE ONLY JAPANESE girl
ln the athletic meet i'm Sweden
IS Aliss HitOni, who journeyed TO
G0tllenburg with British girl
athletes and Is training with them
N preparation for the sports
events.
The Washington times., 1926-09-06
Greater Movie Season
Contest Rules

pictures and using the clues that
win accompany each picture.
The persons who send in the
nearest correctly named and the
neatest compIete sets Of the twenty
scenes in accordance with these
rules, win be awarded prizes Of
unusual value. The grand national
prize is a trip for two around the
world on the Red Star Liner Bel
genland.
Open to All
The contest is open to every.
body except employees OF this news
paper and persons who are en-
gagged in the production, distribu.
tion or exhibition OF motion pic
lures.
At the end of the contest we win
want you to send with your set Of
20, q short letter telling why you
IKE motion pictures. The sincerity
and originality Of this letter will
count in the final decision, provid-
ing the sets are otherwise, in the
opinion OF the judges. equal in ac-
curacy and neatness.
Get All Answers Together
Contestants may send in as many
sets as they wish but no contestant
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Submit your answers in com
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to CONTEST EDITOR, THE
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TENDER 8. No entries will be re.
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The winners Of the first % local
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National Greater Movie Season Con.
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warded to New York city, where
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The Grand National Prizes, for
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First Prize
A. trip for two around the world
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A trip for two with a two-week
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A set of passes for two, good for
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are Public, Universal and Warner
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Additional Prizes
Twenty-Five Eastman Cine.Ko.
daks, loaded with film. ready for
taking motion pictures.
The Washington times., 1926-09-06
YOUTH MISSING
DUE At TREsT

Tne eleventh annual tryst eli the
crave 81 their mother. Of Nathan
Isubar, is, OF this city. and his
sister, Dorothy. Of Philadelphia.
Pa, was indefinitely postponed to.
day because Of the unexplained dis
appearance Friday Of the youth
from his home, 22s5 First st. n. W.
Each year since their mother
died. Nathan and Dorothy have met
at the gates OF Baltimore c6n1e-
terry, entered and placed flowers on
the grave.
The girl went TO the trysting
place yesterday as usual but when
Nathan failed to appear she came
To washington.
Their uncle, Jacob OstroW. said
that the boy had left Friday n4orn-
ing after breakfast without saying
when he would return He Is sill-
posed to 70 to work today at the
Service Market, Sixth and III
Streets Northeast He retHfned
last week from the national guard
encampment at Fort Humphreys,
Va.
Nathan was bareheaded has
black wavy hair, dark complexion
and brown eyes. He IS Of avcl age
height. weights about 135 pounds
He wore q gray and red sport
sweater
The Washington times., 1926-09-06

militia bureau and the War De
partment. one Of the outstanding
features Of this year was the affil.
iation OF the national guard and
the organized reserves for training.
The reserve officers taking train
ing with units Of the national
guard.
Soldiers stationed at Alaskan
posts of the army are now privi-
legged to witness ball games played
at the witching hour Of midnight
AT this time of the year daylight
obtains for "a hours and there Is
no such thing as the game being
called on account OF darkness.
Word has come In from China
that rifle team from the 18th
infantry recently won an interna-
tional craftsmanship meet there.
The American soldiers defeated
picked teams OF the japanese,
British and French garrisons in
Tientsin, China.
The Washington times., 1926-09-06
TIVOLI-
$50 This Is Paris

Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth
Miller are the pictured stars OF
the bill at Crandalrs Tivoh Thea
ter the first two days of this
week IN the Warner Brothers
production OF so This Is Paris, /"
one of the engaging comedies Of
the new greater movie season.
In this subject the co-stars are
supported by a cast that lends
many touches to one of the. most
vivacious and most enliVening
screen plays seen in many days.
The supplementary attractions
include Charlie Chase in Mighty
Like q Moose" and a new issue
Of the Pathe Review.
The Washington times., 1926-09-06

Every day for twenty consecutive
issues THE WASHINGTON TIMES
viii print scene from a different
popular motion picture. The face
or head Of the star OF the motion
picture win be missing.
Additional information is found
At the stanley-Crandall chain Of
theaters, celebrating the Greater
Movie Season. Everybody Is in
yited to cut out these scenes and to
identify the star and the motion
nicfure. Just ELL in the blank.
nsing your knowledge Of motion
The Washington times., 1926-09-06
AMBASSADOR
sMen of Steel.

Milton Stills, who wrote the
story, is supported by Doris Ken
yon, Mae Allison, Victor McLag.
len, George Fawcett and Frank
Currier, at CrandaIl's Ambassador
Theater the first three days of
this week in First Nationals
MEN of Steel" an unusual
camera drama.
The extreme length Of the fea-
ture makes 1t impossible to pre-
sent an elaborate supplementary
bill, but the program nevertheless
is rounded out by an interesting
news reel and pipe organ as ac-
compartment.
A complete review Of 'Men OF
Steel" will be found in conJunc-
tion with Crandal1's Metropolitan
Theater.
The Washington times., 1926-09-06
YALE To ST UDY
FLUNKERS
Nv international News Service

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Sept. o.
Yale University intends to learn.
in the future, why any duly en-
rolled student flunks his work. The
department of psychology at the
university will proceed into such
study with the opening of the new
university term late in September.
The student who, after passing
entrance examinations, fails to keep
up with his work and fails in the
term examinations will be the par.
ticular subject OF attention an1
eventually, the university officials
hope, there viii be no more funk
ing.
Due allowance viii be made for
the student who does not spend
enough time at study. He will be
treated in another fashion. But
the university believes that some
students fail in spite of long AMI
earnest study and officials want to
know the exact reason.
The Washington times., 1926-09-06
CENTRAL
eBlack Paradise. !"

There are four excellent screen
offerings on the bill at Crandall s
Central through today addition
to pipe organ music that is
genuinely delightful.
The chief feature is BLACK
Paradise with Madge BeIlamy,
one OF the beauties OF silent
drama VTo is supported by q
cast of the first rank. The come
dy is furnished by Mack Sennett
in Flight Night" Other import
ant inclusions embrace the fifth
visualised lesson in dancing the
Charleston and new issue of
GrantIand Rice's "Sportlight."
At the Central's modest scale Of
charges this bill represents one
of the most generous entertain-
ment bergains of the new Great
er Movie Season.
The Washington times., 1926-09-06
WILL
/. CO ON STRIKE
~ international News Service

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.--More than
q. 1000 musicians employed in approx
nlateIy 400 theaters throughout the
Chicago district win strike today
on orders issued at 1880 a. m.
today by James G. Petrillo, presi-
dent of the musicians union.
The Walkout order was signed
following the collapse Of a 12-hour
conference between union officials
and representatives of the exhibitors
and tlneater owners.
Late yesterday it was announced
that the strike had been settled.
the owners conserving to an in
crease of $3.50 in the weekly scale.
The break came later. 1t was said,
over working conditions and the
duration of the contract.
Mr.. PetrilIo declared the motion
picture operators and stage hands
would go out with the musicians,
thus completely tying up all movie
and vaudeville theaters in the city.
George r.. Barrett, attorney and
spokesman for the theater owners,
said the theaters would attempt
to operate without music.