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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-26
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IN Nationalist uniforms began COM
ing to the house in large groups,
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Davis and Earl T. Hobart, Standard
OIL manager, r.shel their llFes while
facing the soldiers and arguing with
them in Chinese. Finally one OF the
soldiers sad to M-. Davis We
don't want more money. We want
TO kill: Wen XIII Americans,
French, British or any foreigners.
Marines Get Ready.
A. three o'clock the firing which
had kept up through the early att
ernoon, become heavier Mr. Pax
ton, who had left the party while II
was on The Way 10 SoconY Hi, TO
seek two kuomlntans (Natlouahsts)
friends, returned with them, wear
Ing kuom!ntang flag, This seem
81 20 eurange u" S2ldiers, VINO tore
down the flag ana began attacking
the house in earnest, starting to
crowd up the entry way ana steps
The marines We're ordered TO arm
and prepare 10 fight,
sienal is tlreh
y roeka,-the- agreed signal ask
I wars hin TOR plI--IF1S GENT
/ up. Mrs. DAVIS continued Inc
women and children were all smut
In the bathroom, where they lay on
the floor, hearing the bullets crash
i"E through windows ana "his'lne
. overhead. Meanwhile praying Tor
SHIPS barTaEe 10 begin. Inc tlrlhg
OF the so!Hlefs became heavier aho
the marines fepll@d. y IS peAcNed
they inflicted heaVy casuaINes'
'HeNerthe-ess the cantonese 'orc-
cd an entry and began 70 ascend the
stairs, seeking foreign women.
( My husband then shouted: ms
IS tH@ end JUS tAen tfe lFst shtIis
began bursting around Inc NH
. drawing or the attackers 9
hf"a'h"d again, We seized 1hl5
, chance to escape,
jmproNi>cu ropes
Mrs. Davis then told no" the
party climbed down from the sec
ond story using sheets, ropes cur
talhs ana blankets. lHey haSiehen
to IN" city wall. when Is 'ofty feet
hlGh. hcy chiIlbeu lhe steps ON tHt
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-26

Painting and paper hanging es-
Inmates gwen. G. Pierce St. Plain
| ville-adyt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-26

Frankness on the part of
the heads Of the govern
ments of United States, ia
pan and Great Britain is
what is needed to make the
proposed naval disarmament
conference a success, in the
opinion of W. c. Bridgeman,
England's first lord of ad-
miralty. He suggests that
statesmen usually avoid
frankness.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-26

~ tie Associated Press.
New York-Andrew W. Mellon
notices his age in JUS one respect.
The Sundays seem closer toS~' her
as you grow older he remarked OH
leaving Tor Europe lie Is y years
old.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-26

New York-Cncle Sam Croesus.
This country now has In the treas
ury and federal reserve vaults the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-26

Bennington. Nt.-Latest quotation
on pre-war whiskey; a year in jai.
per bottle. Arthur Tromblay stole
Is bottles from a residence and got
10 years in state prison.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-26

Princeton, \. J.-Having changed
his mind because Of new evidence
Or. Henry Norris Russell, professor
OF astronomy, now believes there is
at least vegetable life on Mars. One
factor in his belief is the oxygen in
the marian atmosphere.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
HARE EXAMINES YOUNG
TURKEYS FOR DISEASE
Experts Says IncubatOrs VIII Be
Used For Hatching Turkeys

DR.. Frank Hare of the poultry de-
partment, under the jurisdiction of
the State Board of Agriculture with
his assistant, was busy Wednesday
investigating several samples of
poultry apparently suffering with
disease which his department is
combating.
Black Head, a disease common
among young turkeys, was one of
the diseases he was experimenting
with and had two or three young
turkeys which had been brought to
him for inspection and observation.
The disease resembles that of
dysentery and unless checked in
time, is likely to infect a whole
flock.
The disease does not seem to af-
feet the older turkeys or even the
chicken hen which might have
Matched the young turkeys.
In speaking of the future of
turkey Matching, DR.. Hare states
that many turkeys at the present
time are hatched under chicken
hens, but that in time turkeys will
be Matched as most chickens are
hatched, by the Incubator system.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
STATE HIGHWAY BONDS
SOLD AT PREMIUM
New York Bankers Pay $1OO.3S9
For Bonds Just Sold

The State Highway Commission
opened bids Wednesday afternoon
for $500,O0O of highway bonds. The
commission reserved the right to
take $425,O00 of the issue at the
highest price bid. This was done
and the bonds will be paid out of
the money in the sinking fund of the
State Highway Commission. The
highest bid for the bonds was made
by Barr Brothers and Company of
New York, who made an offer of
$100.3S9 per $10O for the entire
issue and $75291.75 for the $4,000
worth of bonds not taken by the
State. The bonds bear interest at 4
per cent per annum and are in de-
nominations of $1,000 each.
There were three bidders for the
bonds: Laird, Bissell and Needs,
New York and Wilmington, bid S99-
376 per S100 for the entire issue
and offered $74,532 for the $4,000.
The Farmers Bank of Dover offered
S98145 per $100 for the entire issue
and $7S,6O8.75 for the $4,000 worth.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
MILFORD ROTARIANS
ENJOY RIVER OUTING
Guests Of DR.. VIM. Marshall And
Louder N. Hearn Have Delight
full Trip On Indian River.

Members of the Milford Rotary
Club together with several invited
guests had delightful afternoon and
evenings outing on Indian River on
Monday as the guests of DR.. William
Marshall and Louder N. Hearn. The
rOtarians went to Oak Orchard where
they left their automobiles and
boarded the yachts of the two above
named rOtarians. From the time of
the arrival of the guests until all had
departed every minute of the time
was enjoyably spent by these COM
posing the party. Leaving Oak Or
chard at 2:30 o'clock the two boats
cruised down the river to Rehoboth
Bay, returning in time to anchor and
have supper. Rain marred part of
the trip and caused many of the
party to seek shelter below deck, but
Notwithstanding the disagreeable
weather ample amusement was found
for all. When the boats returned to
Oak Orchard they anchored off shore
and supper was served.
Those on the party were Earl B.
Atkins, George H. Draper, Jr., C. D.
Holzmueller, George H. Hall, L. N.
Hearn, ]. p. Hammond, Augustus
Holson, S. M. D. Marshall, William
Marshall, John H. Mulholland, W. G.
Powders, G. T. Reed, N. M. Stokes,
R. E. Shilling, G. Marshall Town
send, S. P. Teadvine, Theo. Town
send, C. E. Varne;, W. S. Vinyard,
Elmer T. Williams, Thad Windsor,
Frank L. Hates, James K. Pettyjohn,
and Dale Wimbrew.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
MILFORD MAN CAUGHT
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Earl Bennett Held Under $1,000
Bond By Magistrate Truitt On
Saturday.

Earl Bennett, son of John Bennett
a barber having a shop on East
Front Street, North Milford, was ar
rested early Saturday evening
charged with operating a still. He
was taken before justice of the Peace
William A. Truitt, who held him un-
der $1,000 bond for his appearance
before the Federal courts. The ar
rest was made by Officer Jett of the
federal force. A quantity of COM
pleted liquor was confiscated and a
large copper still, complete in every
respect was taken by the officers.
Bennett was released when bail
was furnished by his father. The
federal officers claim they have
sufficient evidence to secure a con-
V1ct1on when the charge comes to
trial. When the officers brought
the still into the business section
OF the town Saturday evening a
large crowd congregated about
their automobile with the idea of
examining the edvice. Many of the
crowd had never seen a still before.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
DEL-MAR-VA FORMS
new ORGANIZATION
Real Estate Board Will EndeaVOr
To Weed Out UnethicaI Practices

Adopting a Constitution and by
laws along lines advocated by the
National Real Estate Board, thereby
making it possible to affiliate with
that organization, the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Real Estate Board
was officially organized at a recent
meeting at the Atlantic Hotel, Ocean
City, Md.
Among the numerous advantages
which the Peninsula Board would
enjoy as members of the National
Association, is the right granted to
use the word "Realator," which is
rigidly protected and implies that
the user is operating in accordance
with the ethics, rules anr regulat-
ions of the National Board. The
local board require that each mem
Der agrees to accept and abide by
the National Association.
Practically the entire membership
of the Del-Mar-Va Board has gone
on record as expressing a desire to
become united with the National
group.
Organization of the board was eff
fected at the instigation and under
the auspices of the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association, which
has advocated such movements for
nearly year because of certain
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
STATE CHARTER REVENUE
SHOWS A BIG DECREASE
Offset, However, By Increase In The
Receipts From Franchise Tax

While the amendments to the
Delaware Corporation Law, affected
somewhat the revenues received in
the Secretary States office, in
comparison with former years, the
number of charters filed each month
during the past six months has not
decreased; in fact the number by
months compares favorably with
other years and in some instances,
goes far beyond former years.
The greatest change in the cor
poration law was that Of changing
the capital stock from money valua-
tion to shares of stock of no par
value, many Of the charters filed
since March following the shares
provision Of no par value. This
change has, to a certain extent,
caused change in the revenues
paid with the filing of charter.
Secretary-of-State Grantland Stat
ed that the revenue from corpora
t1ons filed in his office for the past
six months would show $3.50. 900
less than last year, due to the
amendments to the general corpora
ton law passed by 1927 Legislature.
He further stated that the reve-
nues from the franchise tax for the
year 1927 will be approximately ST.
z5O,OOO, or $250,000 more than ever
Continued on Page Five(
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
COOCH'S BRIDGE STILL HAS
CLAIM ON FLAG HONOR

While the controversy over the
question as to where the Stars and
Stripes were first unfurled in battle
continues to interest historians
throughout the country a recent let
ter received. by Senator Thomas F..
Bayard, from H. H. Wells, Acting
Secretary of War, in which he states
That the war department is now con-
Vinced that the flag flown in battle
at the defense of Fort Schuyler, in
August, 1777, was not the Stars and
Stripes increases the belief among
many that it was at the Battle of
Cooch's Bridge, this State, that "Old
Glory" was unfurled.
There is a claim now being made
by Bennington, Vermont, that the
flag was used in the battle there on
August 16, 1777. If Bennington's
claim is proved, it is still possible
that the engagement at Cooch's
Bridge was the first in which Cen
eral Washington's troops used the
flag, as the men under General Max
well were picked by Washington
from his own army sent there to
meet Lord Howe.
There has been much agitation re-
Gently in Delaware's patriotic circles
over the press reports stating that
the War Department had declared
that the flag was unfurled at Fort
Stanwix, New York, on August 8,
1777. This announcement came as a
surprise because it contradicted the
correspondence previously given out
by the department, which left the
Cooch's Bridge claim worthy Of con-
CONTINUED on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
STICK TO The FARM
ADVICE OF TABER,
CHANGERS CHIEF
Says That FarmwOrk Will Make
Agriculturists Prosperous In
Twenty-Five Years.
FOR MODIFIED RELIEF
Tells Kent County Grangers Ma
tiOnal Grange FavOrs Export
Debenture.

Young men who remain in the
farming occupation, apply brains
and business methods to their farm
practices and use organization and
cooperation will find themselves
prosperous citizens in quarter of
a century.
This was the crux of a speech
made by Louis J. Taber, master of
the National Grange, before the
Kent County Pomona when it had
its annual outing Friday afternoon.
The outing was at Moore's Mill
Pond. w. H. Armstrong, master of
the county grange, presided. Gov
ernor Robinson, master of the State
Grange, also spoke on the organiza-
tion of the grange.
Mr.. Taber, who visited Delaware
a number of times while national
master of the grange, is a dairy
farmer specializing in high produc-
ing cattle. He has recently produc-
ed seven COWS that have won gold
medals from the American Jersey
Cattle Club and since he has been
East, he has been notified that his
herd sire Lads Foxy Boy" has
just been made a gold medal bull
because of the large number of his
high producing daughters. This is
the first gold medal bull to be de-
veloped by a farmer in Southern
Ohio.
Mr.. Taber's speech in part fol-
lows:
"Pessimists tell us that the future
for those who till the soil is not
promising and point to the fact that
since 1920 the value of farm pro-
perty in the United States has de-
clined $15,000,0O0,00O. Mortgage
indebtness has increased, the num-
ber of farmer bankruptcies has in
creased, and at the same time, rural
population has declined. We will
admit that these are danger signals
but insist that sound program of
organization, education and cooper
alton can in time cure all our pre-
sent day difficulties.
Dislike Term %Farm Relief"
1--WE hear much of rural relief
legislation. do not like the term
Farm Relief. Farmers only want
equality. Restrictive emigration
has been value to the nation and
benefited labor The tariff has been
of greater benefit to the manufact-
urer than the farmer and so we
might continue. The legislature
CONTINUED ON page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
PLAN TAG DAYS FOR
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
Ladies Enjoy Delightful Party
Stringing Tags To Be Used.

Entirely unsuspicious of any
ulterior motive were the recipients
of an ingenious invitation from DR..
g. Layton Grier. These letters in
vited the ladies to a party to be
held on Thursday evening at the
Nurses Home of the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital.
About 20 ladies were intrigued,
and accepted, to find that the
amusement for the evening" was
the stringing of about $4,000 tags
for the two big tag days, Saturday
and Sunday, for the benefit of a
new equipment for the Milford
Emergency Hospital. All those
present were delighted to do their
bit toward the two new frigidaires,
new lighting system and a stoker
for the furnace. They enjoyed a
pleasant social time, which did not
distract them from the mechanical
work with their fingers. And, true
to Dr. Grier's word, there were re-
freshments, delicious ones.
On Wednesday night a meeting
was called by DR.. Grier, in the Com
munity Building for the purpose of
organizing the various groups of
boys and girls to be stationed at diff
ferent points on the boulevard and
other roads and streets about Milford
on Saturday and Sunday, to tag auto
mobiles.
Other groups have been organized
for this purpose in FELTON,, Harring-
ton, Pennington, Bridgeville, Sea-
ford, Laurel, Millsboro, Dagsboro,
Selbyville, Frederick.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
NAME new STAFF FOR
DELAWARE STATE LEGION
Aides Announcement By ]. Paul
Heniel, Department Commander

The staff of the American Legion
commander, Department of Della
ware, has been announced by J.
Paul Heniel, commander. Those
who have positions on the staff
through election are: William E.
Matthews, David c. Harrison Post,
vice commander; James H. Cassidy,
Delaware Post, adjutant; r. Law
renee Pyle, Laurence Roberts Post,
finance officer; Rev. William Glib
son, New Castle Post, No. 4, chap
lain; Elmer E. Walls, Delaware
Post, sergeant-at-arms; c. Leslie
Sweeney, Laurence Roberts Post,
historian.
Department Commander HeineI
has appointed the following to
serve on the staff: John ]. Dugan,
Delaware Post, service officer;
John B. Jessup, Laurence Roberts
Post, Americanism officer; Leonard
G. Hagner, Laurence Roberts Post,
guardianship officer; Harris Samon-
isky, Delaware Post, publicity Of
ficer.
The executive committee in
cludes: J. Paul Heinel, commander,
Delaware Post; Mr.. Mathews, Abel
Klaw, Delaware Post; Clarence M.
Dillon, Laurence Roberts Post; DR..
o. N. Smith, Lewis A. Taylor Post:
Robert D. Simmons, Walter L. Fox
Post; J. Halbert Robinson, Nanti-
coke Post.
Colonel Thomas w. Miller of
Delaware Post, elected last year for
a two year term, is national COM
mitteeman. H. H. Hanson, Walter
L. Fox Post is alternate.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
FORTY-ONE TRUCK
DRIVERS ARRESTED
FOR RECKLESSNESS
The State Highway Police Have
Round up To Halt Speeding On
Roads At Night.
ADOPT CLEVER RUSE
Officers OuIwit Lawbreakers By
Dressing In Civilians Clothes
And Using Autos.

In an effort to put a stop to the
wild and reckless driving of auto
mobile trucks along the highways
of this state, especially at night, Of
ficials of the Highway Department
Monday night inaugurated some
thing of an innovation in the polio
ing of the roads by putting highway
officers dressed in civilian clothes
in automobiles instead of permit
ing them to perform their duties
while in uniform and on motor
cycles. This strategic move was
successful beyond their fOndest
hopes for it resulted in wholesale
roundup of offenders, the total ar
rests for the night being Al, accord
ing to reports received by Superin-
tendent Reynolds, from all of the
highway police stations in the state.
At the Penny Hill station, north
of Wilmington, six arrests were
made; at the State Road station, Is
were arrested; at Dover station
seven arrests were made and at
Bridgeville 13 drivers were taken
into custody. Fines of $25.00 and
costs were imposed on each of the
offenders when arraigned before
the Magistrate.
1t was found trucks loaded to 49,
900 pounds were being driven at a
speed of A miles an hour, startling
evidence of the danger to any who
might meet such a vehicle on the
highway, especially at night Other
drivers were making fast time with
heavy machines; some were over
loaded; some were taking up the
whole road; some were cutting in
and out of traffic and others were
disregarding the traffic laws in
various other ways. All the accused
were charged with reckless driving.
The move to put a stop to this
sort of thing was launched by C. D.
Buck, chief engineer of the Highway
Department and the man in charge
OF the highway police. He had a
conference in Dover Monday with
Superintendent Reynolds and five
corporals of the state police and it
was then decided to launch the
campaign Monday evening. The Of
ficers were dressed in civilian and
rode in ordinary machines. They
started out about o'clock and con-
tinued until after daylight Monday
Mr.. Buck made it clear that the
state police are not adopting any
gum shoe" methods in order to spy
upon drivers of passenger cars. He
did explain, however, the necessity
of doing something to enable the
police to catch the truck drivers,
the greatest offenders against the
traffic rules and regulations.
1t appears the trucks have been
using Delaware's good roads for
CONTINUED on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
In MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Will Open September 9Th, With Al
Students Enrolled For The Course.

The quarters fitted up for the
Commercial Department in the
North Milford Public Schools, will
open under better conditions than
it was at one time thought possible
to secure.
The Second story of the Cadner
Building in the school yard has
been remodeled to meet the re-
quirements, and excepting the low
ceiling, they are very satisfactory to
to the Board of Education.
The equipment has been contract
ed for, and the Board will install
ten new Underwood Type Writers
and the tables necessary as be-
ginning. AS the necessity increases
additional machines can be added.
In the first floor the Glass in
Biology and possibly one of the
sections in the Fifth Grade may be
located. That will not be finally
settled for few days.
The building will receive two
coats of paint both inside and out
before the school opens, and it's
general appearance as well as ar
rangement for school purposes, will
make it quite comfortable. Of course
this is only temporary arrange
ment to care for the children al
ready to start in school work, which
are known to the Superintendent.
How many will be enrolled from
neighboring districts, in the seventh
and eight grades can not be known
until the school is reopened.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
DEL. BOY SCOUTS MAY
ENTER COMPETITION
Group Selected From Ten States
Will Demonstrate Scouting
Activities.

Competitions are now being car
ried on in ten eastern states to
select a group of representative Boy
Scouts to demonstrate Scouting
activities and Indian pagentry al
the Eastern State Exposition
Springfield, Mass, September 18 to
"a. The Scouts will raise tepees
and maintain a village typical of
the Indian Villages of the Mohawk
tribes.
Participation of the Boy Scouts
constitutes one of the principal
features of the Eastern States Ex-
position and one of its most enter
tanning activities. The Scouts are
being selected from $1,000 of their
fellows in the six New England
States and in New York, New Jersey
Pennsylvania and Delaware. For
six days they will demonstrate at
Springfield, their knowledge of
woodcraft, Indian lore and of the
vocational merit badge subjects in
which Scouts attain proficiency.
The selections will be made from a.
mong Troop Scouts, Sea Scouts and
Lone Scouts and the boys are pick
ed according to standards which
give credit to the lads who indicate
greatest ability. These Scouts in
turn will represent their areas in
the various Scout championship
contest, many of which are spectu-
lar and picturesque. Many possess
international interest to Scouts. On
several occasions during past years
world records have been broken in
Scout contests at the Eastern States
Exposition.
All three divisions of the Boy
Scout program will be represented,
Troop Scouts, Sea Scouts and Rural
or Lone Scouts, will have '1and
ship" on the ground. Modelled after
a real boat, the demonstration ship
will be the home of the Sea Scouts
during the exposition and all their
activities will be carried on there.
In the Mohawk Indian Village,
various types of improved shelters
used by plainsmen, mountainers,
and woodsmen will be erected by
the Scouts. An Adirondack shack,
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