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Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

ExpoUNDERs of the evolutionary theory
might well use the two-piece sports frock
as one of their most striking examples.
Originating with the sweater-over-shirt-
waist-and-skirt (some authorities say
with the MILDLY and skirt this type OF
costume has reached the full measure of
smartness and comfort which we see
pictured above. The collarless neck is
the latest development, and is particu-
larly becoming to those ofus whose necks
are little short. The blouse is finished
at hips and cuffs with bands OF the ma
terial in the two tones just deeper than
ne shade Of the frock Copyright, 1927,
~ PHYeric"}
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
SAFER

Stop and let the train go by,
1t only takes a minute;
Your car will start again, intact,
And, better still. you're in it.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

Painted furniture is attractive
and much used nowadays, but don't
paint all the furniture in the
house just because you like to
paint. If you have any furniture
made of beautiful wood, such as
mahogany, walnut, or others, it
should not be painted, but refinish-
ed by an expert.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

A bird house should be durable,
rain-proof, cool, and easy to clean.
Easily workable wood such as cy-
press, pine, or yellow poplar, is
desirable. Metal is too great con-
ductor of heat Make roofs with
sufficient pitch to shed water read
lily; or, if level or nearly so, cut a
groove across the under face of the
overhanging part to prevent water
from draining back. For the aver
age house it is well to make this
overhang from to 8 inches, so as
to protect the entrance hole from
driving rain. Bore one or two small
auger holes near the top Of the
walls for ventilation.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

Always use particular care in
building a milk-house floor. Con-
crete is the best material for the
purpose. 1t resists moisture, de-
cay and wear. Make the top coat
one inch thick of part cement and
2 parts sand; the base five inches
thick of 1 part cement, 8 parts
sharp, clean sand, and parts
stone.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

Rich. heavy foods should be serV-
cd with lighter, more succulent
Goods. This evens up the calories
and avoids too heavy tax on the
digestive system For example, a
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

The sheen on properly mercer
lied cotton is permanent. True
mercerization makes cotton fabrics
stronger, and very attractive in
appearance. For summer dress
goods, mercerized cottons are hard
to equal. They are durable, cool,
and easily laundered.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

Cows watered once a day drink
less and produce less than those
watered twice a day or at will. In
experiments by the United States
Department of Agriculture, those
watered twice a day drank as much
but produced less than those wa
tered at will. The maximum diff
ference in production, between wa
tering once a day and at will was
about 5 per cent. The higher the
production the greater the benefit
to be derived from frequent water
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

In making boiled icings for a
cake. if it does not seem to be
cooked enough after it has been
taken from the fire, it can be re-
heated in the top of a double boiler,
even after the sirup has been pour
cd over the egg white.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
Many Direct Circuits

The toll and long distance expansion
program of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company has now reached a
point where all the principal central
offices in the State are intercOnnected
by direct telephone circuits. This
means that a quicker, more compre-
hensive out-of-town telephone service
is at the disposal of Delaware tele-
phone users.
From the Wilmington central Office,
direct lines now radiate to New York,
Baltimore, Washington, Reading,
Philadelphia, Atlantic City, etc.
The advantage of direct lines lies
in the fact that out-of-tow calls over
such circuits can be handled as quickly
as local calls 1t is not necessary to
call an operator somewhere between
the point where the call originates
and the destination and request the
operator at that place to complete the
call. The originating operator now
calls the distant Office direct, where
the call can be Immediately completed.
The extension of this service is a
step forward in the progress of the
telephone art, and the officials of the
Diamond State Telephone Company
are desirous of extending this service
wherever warranted by the volume of
telephone calls.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

Thursday afternoon Cook was given
a distress warrant for rent by JUS
tice Wood and told to serve it on
Swiggett. AS there had been trouble
with the man on a previous occasion
the justice warned the constable to
look out for trouble. Cook says that
he went to the home of Swiggett on
North street to serve the warrant
and when he entered the house Swig-
gett with shot gun and his son with
a poker, made a rush at him. He
then pulled his own gun and fired.
The bullet entered the breast of Swig-
gett and according to the hospital
doctors punctured his lung. Cook at
once reported the case and had the
man sent to the Milford Emergency
Hospital after which he made full
statement. The family of Swiggett
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
American People Most Artistic
In World, Says Ethel Barrymore

"Americans have a keener sense
of dramatic values and a broader
sympathy for art than any other
people," declares Miss Ethel Barry
more, in recent interview. II have
always maintained this" she adds,
''in spite of the contrary opinion of
other nations. That is why felt so
safe in plunging into Shakespeare
with Walter Hampden, at Hamp-
den's Theatre, New York"
Miss Barrymore, who is perhaps
the best known American actress,
rose to fame largely through her in
depreciation of modern feminine
character. She therefore startled
both the theatrical world and the
public by the announcement that she
would appear in classical roles, play
ing Ophelia to Walter Hampden's
Hamlet, and Portia to his Shylock.
Il was convinced" said Miss Bar
rymore, "that large percentage of
American theatre-goers were tiring
of the stage artificialities of the
day. knew that the taste of the
public is sound, better grounded and
more intelligent, in fact, than that of
any other country. And | was sure
that American audiences would well
come the wholesome tonic of the
classics. To say that my belief was
justified is to state the fact too
mildly"
AS evidence of the living interest
Of Americans in the classics, Miss
Barrymore's seccess as Ophelia and
Portia brought to her a greater
number of congratulatory messages
than had ever resulted from any of
her triumphs in modern drama.
Hundreds Of greeting cards came to
her, so many in fact, that she could
n OF possibly hav acknowledged
them all personally.
II was quite overwhelmed by this
manifestation of interest in my
Shakespearean ambitions" said Miss
Barrymore. It was not aware that
my unknown friends followed my
career so closely. 1t seems that they
approved of this step and were anx-
ious to let me know it and assure me
of their support. These greeting
cards will remain with me a source
of inspiration and a cherished
memory.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
Many Aspiring for Dover Postoffice

There is much speculation at Dover
as to who will be Dover's next post
master, to succeed William r. Satter-
field, who has held the Office for the
past four years. Mr.. Satterfeld is an
applicant for reappointment. The
other names mentioned in connection
with the office are Benjamin F. Sim
mons, of the Delaware Republican
and G. G. Shorb. 1t was reported
some weeks ago that Elmer E. Ben
son, brother of A. r. Benson, former
Secretary Of State, was an applicant
and it was said that he would be APP
pointed, but it develops that Mr.. Ben
son has withdrawn from the race and
the chances in favor of b. f. Simmons
seems to be favorable. The term of
the present postmaster does not ex-
'pire for several weeks.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

mond state Telephone l0nip"'
Dover. ,norrisiOn IL
o,adas ap. he Milford area, is IN saa9s. ,l-ls'
If tbe work incidental to tn9 romnq1y 5r-ll
III Said that the Telephone s.al;mjrary nm
mas - nianning Is have all pF5lL.5ibat n5 hat
,yoSk WAS Pl1I Pcomplefed this spring ana 'fs the
tbe once would be operating L,,.oaar.
new location ii the carIy sum- ! Il, new
,sr,rrs More sf''t 20 faEe sare Of the s'fss fees
wbirh aIii the Telephone conPflIi PI5n, ar
wiIl characterize ths ei'!, '!,.nging and
n,',nding now GTne thc cable plant n 'n aod ii u
TapnIl,l5 in prcparation fer th@ % mI'I lines Is, for
or3ar q supply additional ai.a i is felt
the new tcltphoass W'i'''
VII Tbs e neT 5y2u quarters q the dos9e aoerane
COMPANY as VII ns,ods 4do@ for aP tes goa51 s,5,
room, onerators p@I,la and space iisSs3ed 70, to
Inc the telephone equlpli''
operate the office. 1I
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

"My going into Shakespeare was
no sudden impulse. l have wanted
to play the big classic roles since
childhood and have been preparing
for this step for years, but it was
only recently by forming this asso-
citation with Mr.. Hampden that I
was able to take it. A woman star
cannot do the great tragedies and
comedies alone. You cannot produce
Hamlet without a fine Hamlet, or
The Merchant of Venice without a
Shylock.
"Will I eventually return to mod
ern drama? Oh, yes, | will never
abandon it completely; I expect to
appear both in contemporary and
classic plays in the future, in ac-
cordance with what may appear the
best policy from season to season.
NY friends among the public per-
haps will have to tell me which to
do now and again. 1t is they whom
/ wish to please"
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

One of the results of the lowering
of the canal bed is the draining of the
marsh at st. Georges, where telephone
poles have been submerged for a cou-
pie of years.
An interesting incident occurred in
the early morning hours one day re
Gently when the barge deepening the
canal cut one of the cables at Della
ware City. A telephone crew was in
readiness for just such an eventuality.
Groome Marcus, Construction Fore.
man for the district, had the crew
splice new section of cable in place
Immediately, thereby restoring the
telephone service in few hours.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
NEW WILMINGTON
DIRECTORY ISSUED
Over 610O Listing Changes;
reference to Book There
fore Important

The new Wilmington directory re-
Gently issued contained about 10000
alphabetical listings and 700 classi-
fed listings, said E. p. Bardo, Man
ager here for the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company.
There were 148 pages of the white
or alphabetical section and forty eight
pages Of the canary-colored or bust
ness classified section.
Since the issuance of the last direc.
iory, more than 6100 listing changes
were made due to people moving from
one part of the district to another
changes to other classes of telephone
service, etc. Tais means that the new
directory should be referred to before
making calls in order to avoid the
possibility of wrong numbers.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

to talk over telephone operating prob
lens and to present helpful sugges-
tions for the improvement of the serv-
ice. While telephone service is as good
as the Telephone Company can hu-
manly make it, it is nevertheless felt
that these meetings are of great value,
G. l.. Smith, General Traffic Man
ager for Delaware, addressed the meet
ing, as did j. II. Christensen, the Dis
trict Superintendent of Traffic. These
meetings are held periodically and in
clude an open discussion as well as
the addresses of the telephone officials.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
SUBMARINE CABLE
JOB NOW COMPLETE
Telephone Cables on Deeper
Canal Bed at Delaware City
and St. Georges

The second and final phase of the
lowering of the telephone submarine
cables of the Diamond State Tele.
phone Company at st. Georges and
Delaware City was completed on Janu.
airy 31st with practically no interrup-
tiOn Of telephone service.
The work was done in conjunction
with the government project for deep.
ening the Chesapeake and Potomac
canal, which is crossed by telephone
submarine cables at st. Georges and
Delaware City.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
MAN SHOT RESISTING ARREST
]. Evans Cook, Former Sheriff, Says
Victim Threatened Him With Gun

Martin Swiggett, a middle aged
man living on North street, Dover, is
in the Milford Emergency Hospital in
a serious condition suffering from
bullet wound in the breast. Con-
stable j. Evans Cook, a former sheriff
Of Kent county, has made a full re
port of the shooting to the authori-
ties, stating that he shot the man in
self defense while in the permorm-
ance of his duty. Cook has not been
arrested. State highway police in
vestigated the case and Justice of the
Peace Wood is also in possession of
the statement of Cook, but no action
is likely to be taken for the present.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
NEW APPOINTMENT

Miss Anna Collins was recently ap.
pointed operator in charge of the
Hockessin switchboard by the Dia.
mond State Telephone Company. Miss
Collins takes the place of Miss Mar
garet McVaugh, now Mrs NJ. V.
Rigler.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

blame the whole affair on Cook. Swig-
gett has served a term in Jail for
violating the liquor law and one Of
his sons is now in jail awaiting trial
on charge of stealing automobile
tires. Cook who lives in Camden is
well known in the county and made
an excellent reputation as sheriff be-
fore becoming a constable
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
TELEPHONE MEETING
HELD In WILMINGTON
Talk of Service from "Sub-
scriber's Point of View"

A discussion of
service from the
subscriber 5 point
of view was held
in Wilmington by
the Diamond State
Telephone Com
pany recently and
was attended by
all supervisory
people in the traf
iic department Of
the Telep hone
Company in the
city.
The purpose Of
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Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
You can trdUeL many
miles by telephone for few
cents. Rates in front part Of
local directory.
BUILDING OPERA
TIONS UNDER WAY
AT MILFORD, DEL.
Diamond State Telephone
Office to Be Operating in
Masonic Hall in Early
Summer
Alterations vii

Alterations VII
be made to the
second floor Of
the Masonic
Building, Milford,
this month IN
preparation f9l eI
be move of the
Milford central
office from lls
present Location ton
on the north SIDE
Of Of West Front 15l
: Street to the Ma
sonic Building ae,
cordfng sorlii to John John
a. argo, ], Plant Wire
chef Z Of the Dla
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
FOR SALE

15-ACRE Poultry Or Truck Farm,
all good tilable land, close to town, on
stone road, dwelling and out buildings
new, good bargain.
DWELLING rooms and bath,
heat and electric lights, large yard
and garden on Mt. Vernon Street.
22-ACRE Truck or Poultry Farm,
good soil, fine location on concrete
road " mile from railroad town.
DWELLING on Main Street, mod
ern conveniences, good neighborhood,
can be bought right.
DWELLING on Commerce Street,
light, water, large garage and yard,
a very desirable home.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
VOL II

J. E. Wilkens, Combination" man
for the Diamond State Telephone
Company in Milford, makes a repair
caused by a recent heavy snowfall.
The telephone plant must be kept at
maximum efficiency in spite Of the
snow and sleet storms which weigh
down the wires and cover the outside
telephone equipment with the pic
turesque but damaging offerings from
the workshop of Jack Frost.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

Levy Court Name AImshouse Trustees
Trustees Of the Kent County Aims
house were appointed By the Kent
Levy Court Wednesday as follows:
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

IT. r" little lamb.
NJ. 9na 3.5 ..s i cropped ds.s.
-" Mary takes her lamb :
Between ro 1,.l l-o y q
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

n trip via the o'l'r@I.sa IT'D easy.
telephone is cheap -t %l,d If local
Rates in front par
directory.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-09

tric.. t.rst d falstfef, + Il. Leon Jones. -,
TSon1r To~ard Hopkins; p seventh e5t5 disri,
Emmett Daugbio,. ana ninth dis,a
books Of tia sIn5st An audit ~ i .
The court ] attaraao ,.s,ioose will Be NJ.
termiao, who < +b9 was asked n
andIt the books. upper persoa
The Washington times., 1927-03-18

being denied by the Comptroller is
the fact that the organization by.
laws do not meet the standards pro-
Nided in the Millspaugh banking
law. Rothschild stated today.
Operations have been carried on
in Washington for nearly month
during which time it is estimated
that hundreds Of shares at 800
each have been unloaded on the
public.
Bank Inspector G. A. Stewart has
been working on the case and has
just made the report Of his find
ings on which the Treasury De-
partment took the present action.
Shares at S. Down
Participating and non-participating
shares were offered the public at 50
down and the balance in monthly
payments If desired. But because
the initial payment was used only
for the organization of the concern,
it involved a violation Of the local
banking laws.
The president of the company is
Clyde ]. Nichols, local undertaken;
George w. DalzelI, vice president; H.
J. Sommers. second vice president; j.
NJ. Stein, third vice president, and
". A. Sommers, secretary and
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18
LIFE
SPAREDBY
GOV.
OssINING, N. Y, March Is.
"Good Lord, l thank you! ~

OSSINING, N. Y, March Is.
"Good Lord, l thank you -
With tears of thankfulness
flowing from his sightless eyes,
Harry Cowan, the blind muir
derer of Brooklyn, knelt on
the bare stone floor of the
death-house at Sing Sing and
thanked his God for having
saved him from death in the
electric chair last night. Gov
ernor Smith committed his
sentence to life imprisonment
Wanted To Live
Cowan, the 55-year-old husband
who fell in love with a young
girl, Edith Burton, killed her when
she tired of him. and then turned
his gun upon himself, wanted to
live He said he didn't want to
die when he thought the 'littie
green door" was gaping wide
for fn-when he thought the
electric chair was waiting to
crown him with its death-giving
coronet.
| He wanted to live. A poor.
pathetic creature, stripped of the
vestments of vitality. He is blind.
His ears no longer hear. Ills
tongue is incapable of distinguish
ing taste. Only his shell-like BODY
and the heart that gave it life
are left. Yet such as 1t is, re
wanted to live.
Then the glad tidings came.
With his daughter, Mrs. Gladys
Haff, Brooklyn, kneeling in siIenr
prayer, with the guard waiting.
somnolent and grim, 10 cut the
side of the trousers where his leg
would receive the electric voltage;
with the last ray Of hope gone.
the news came. He was to five!
The governor had granted aim
life.
Went on Praying
And Cowan still prayed. Then
he was led from the death house
to cell in the service quarters of
the prison. Although he can2ot
see or know the change, he realizes
he lives and will live until it IL
the win of God, from which there
is no pardon, that he die.
81 haven't much to live for"
sobbed the broken man, "but 1 am
glad because Of my relatives"
He prayed God to forgive Joseph
Provensana and Joseph Fria as
they were led out last night to
the death sAA1esV - pay the
The Washington times., 1927-03-18
COOLIDGE SETS
HAND RECORD

President Coolidge has established
a new world record for handshak-
ing, so far as the White House is
concerned.
No Chief Executive in modern
times has come anywhere near APP
preaching the mark set by Coolidge
in period Of three years and
eight months. In that time ne has
shaken hands with nearly 100 900
White House callers, according to
the statistical experts.
The White House books do not
cover the early Presidents, but since
the Civil War period a fairly ac-
curate daily record has been kept.
and shows that the total number
OF White House callers personally
received by President Coolidge far
transcends any mark set by any OF
his predecessors.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18
CHARTERDENIED
BUILDING ASSO.

Involving what may prove loss
of more than $4,000 to. Washing
ton investors, the Security Building
Association. located in the invest
ment Building, has been refused a
charter to operate In the District of
Columbia, the Treasury Department
announced today.
! A long list of prominent business
men are officers of the association.
The losses, according to the Better
Business Bureau, which has been
investigating the organization, viii
fall mostly on the shoulders Of
these men.
Liquidation of the company's cap
ital - automatically brought about
~ the refusal Of the comptroller
of currency to grant the banking
charter.
Nearly $50 Washington investors
are involved in the case. according
to Louis Rothschild, director Of the
Business Bureau.
Unfiattering reports have been
received. Harry ]. Sommers. Sec
ond vice president. of the associa.
ton, It was stated, has been
adjudged in bankruptcy in Detroit.
Indianapolis, Birmingham. and other
cities.
Other reasons fer the charter
The Washington times., 1927-03-18
NINE
GONE 8
WEEKS

Before the eyes of his play
mates and surrounded by
neighbors, all of whom knew
him, 9-year-old Albert Baker,
of fredericksburg, Va, has
been snatched into the port
of missing men as though by
a Hindu magician.
Mother Distraught
Nervously clasping and unclasp-
ing her hands as she steels herself
to the ordeal of relating the Incl
dents leading up to the disappear
ance, his mother, Mrs. M. Y.
Baker, refuses to believe the boy
is dead, despite the fact that he
now has been missing since Feb
ruary %.
Not one clue to his disappearance
has survived the investigation by the
police
Early in the afternoon of Febru-
airy y, Albert came from school with
Conway Apperson. a school chum
of about the same age. The after
noon was holiday. so permits
sion was asked to go to the Apper-
son home. Reaching the Apperson's,
Conway asked his mother to be al
lowed to go back to the Bakers %
ride Albert's bicycle.
At the Baker home, the boys an
Ecunced that they were going to the
Fairgrounds Of the high school abous
The Washington times., 1927-03-18
SPEECH.
|. lJPHELDBY
COURT
By WIN. z. HUTCHINSON
international NeRn service

international News Service
DETROIT, March 49,
Hurdling a series of legal OBJ
stacles, Senator James A. Reed
(D.) of Missouri today pic
tured Aaron Sapiro, socalled
"wheat king" to the Ford
Sapiro libel jury as an ex-
ploiter of American farmers
and wrecker of farm associa-
tions.
This scathing attack on
Sapiro came only after Federal
Judge Fred S. Raymond ruled
that Reeds opening speech to
the jury was in order. Counsel
for Sapiro vigorously protested
and noted an exception to the
ruling, to be used as the basis
for an appeal to higher courts
if the verdict ultimately goes
to Ford.
SapirO Took Fees, Claim
After this technical victory,
Reed declared that one after an
other Of Sapiro's co-operatives
Continued on Page 2, Column IL
The Washington times., 1927-03-18
DESER Err
CIJTSBAR5
At REED

After forcing the bars of his cell
at Walter Reed Hospital. Edward
A. Westover, q, an alleged de-
serter held for mental observation,
made his escape early last night
and is at large.
Hospital authorities today were
seeking to determine whether West
over was aided by a confederate.
since it would have required con-
siderable effort for one man to pry
loose the heavy bars.
Westover was wearing the con-
ventional hospital uniform, white
blouse and blue trousers when last
seen.
The soldier was sent recently to
the local hospital from Fort
Screven, Ca. near Savannah.
Records show that Westover was
one time a patient in an insane
asylum in Vermont, prior to his
enlistment in the Army. While in
service, the record indicates, he has
suffered periods Of mental de-
hnuuency.
Physicians who have been OBJ
serving the soldier at the hospital
had already planned to recommend
his discharge from the Army.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18

penalty for having killed James
Leonardo in Rochester.
God help YOU. boys, said Cowan.
Provensana and Fria, both of
Rochester. were electrocuted.
Love Tangle
At the trial it was testified that
Mrs. Lamarde. in love with Proven.
sana. pretended to be in love with
Continued on Page 2. Column a.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18

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