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HEMSTITCHING

Hemstitching, picOt s31 11th. Phi, $40 J
HEMSTITCHTNG AND PICOTING, 1900
18th st. Phone 610. Mrs. IVerson.
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tress, $12. Sanitary couch, $3.50.
Telephone 596-W
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CLASSIFIED ADS
Telephone 81

1c per word for each insertion.
Six insertions for the price of
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FOR SALE-Furniture of three-room
avenue.
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FOR sALE--A young fresh cow $40
18th st.
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MISCELLANEOUS

AUTO LAUNDRY-Open cars washed
$1OO; closed cars, $1.5O. 43O 9th St.
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FOR RENT-3-room house, furnished,
gas and lights; also for sale, Ford
sedan, cheap, terms. $50 18th ST.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
PUBLIC LAND SALE

First publication April 10. 1927.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-13

In the Justice Court, Eleventh Pre-
cinct, Cochise County State of Ari-
zona
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
SIX new STORES WILL
BE BUILT AT REHOBOTH
JOhnsOn-Pepper Company, OF Mil
ford Will Do The Work

Announcement of the plans for
the erection of six stores on the old
Y. w. C. A. site at the corner OF
Surf and Rehoboth avenues, Reno
both, has been made by William
Shelleday and James Robbins, OF
Wilmington, joint owners in this
development.
The contract price was $15,OOO.OO
and the contract was awarded to
Johnson-Pepper of Milford. Work
will start at once and the buildings
will be completed and ready for oc-
cupancy by May 1.
Mr.. Shelleday states that the row
of stores will be an exact duplicate
of the stores in Wilmington that are
located on Ninth street between Tat
nall and West. They will face on
Rehoboth avenue and the surf front
will be vacant as it is the intention
of the owners to wait and see if the
resort will warrant the erection OF
more stores. If it does the front Will
be used for six more stores. This
is the second large contract secured
by Johnson-Pepper at Rehoboth as
they are remodeling the club house
of the Rehoboth Beach Country CLUB.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FOR CADET APPOINTMENT
Tests In June Will Offer Fine OPP
pOrtunity For Young Men

An exceptional opportunity IS OF
fered young men of the right caliber
to complete their education at gov
ernment expense and to become
commissioned officers in the United
States Coast Guard, one of the mill
tary services of the United States,
which includes service afoat and
ashore. .
The age limits for appointment Of
cadets are Is to % years. An appli-
cant who has passed his twenty-sec-
ond birthday is ineligible for ap-
pointment.
Cadets are trained and educated
at the Coast Guard Academy at New
London, Conn, and each summer are
taken on an extended practice cruise.
Cadets receive the same pay and al
lowances as midshipmen in the navy
1880 per annum and one ration per
day-80 cents).
Upon graduation, after three years
at the academy, cadet is eligible to
be commissioned an ensign. Com
missioned officers in the Coast
Guard rank with officers in the Ar
nv. Navy and Marine Corps and re-
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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
FREDERICK BOY HONORED
AT PEN.y UNIVERSITY
Lester L. Carlisle, Jr., Made Honor
Fraternity Man

Lester L. Carlisle, Jr., OF Freder-
lea. was one of twelve seniors at the
University of Pennsylvania to re-
ceive recognition for achievement IN
the field of scholarship by having
been chosen a member of the Penn
svlvania chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
Scholastic Honorary Society, at the
annual mid-winter elections OF that
organization, the results of which
have Just been announced.
Carlisle is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. L. Carlisle, of Frederick, and is a
student in the college. Prior to en-
tering the University Carlisle at
tended the Frederick High School.
In Icing elected to Phi Beta Kap-
ma Carlisle becomes a member OF
the oldest scholastic honorary fra
ternity in the United States. Recent
ly the society celebrated its one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary at
William and Mary College, where 1t
was founded. Phi Beta Kappa mas
included among its members many
of this country's leading figures, in
cluding Presidents of the United
States, members of the U. S. Su-
nreme Court and numerous leaders
in public life and the various pro-
fessions. ,
The late PARTS T. Carlisle, 4th,
who was killed in France during the
World War, and son of Mrs. Anna
v Carlisle, of Milford, was elected
TO the same fraternity while a stu
dent at Pennsylvania.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
PLANS COMPLETE FOR
BETTER HOMES SHOW
Milford Merchants Are Cooper
atiDg To Make This Affair A
Success.

Plans for the first Better Homes
Show, to be held in the Community
Building, under auspices of the Mil
ford Light & Water Commission, are
rapidly near completion. The mer-
chants and other business houses in
Milford are cooperating to make
the show a real success, and to pre-
sent to the citizens of Milford and
vicinity new ideas in Tightening the
hOusework for the housewife. The
following business houses of Milford
have already signified their inten-
tions of planning exhibits for the
show: Wharton & Barnard, Warren
& Gibson, L. N. Hearn & Co.; J. H.
WilkersOn & Son, Pierce Hardware
Co., Milford Ice & Coal Co., Thomas
Davis, N. B. Downing Co., Johnson
Pepper Construction Co., J. H.
Humes & Son, w. J. Pierce, Milford
Electric Shop, Milford Light & Wa
ter Commission, S. C. Evans, R. H,
Jameson, ]. B. Mettam & Son, and
Frank Reedy.
One feature of the show will be a
demonstration of electric household
appliances, featuring especially the
electric range. The Westinghouse
Electric Manufacturing Company
will send an electric cooking expert
who will show the housewives of
Milford how to cook with electricity
in the most economical way. 1t is
the purpose of the Light & Water
Commission to demonstrate to the
Milford folks how little it costs to
cook electrically under the new
cooging rate of cents per kilOwatt.
Another feature of the show which
will be attractive will be the gift of
an electric cooking range to some
Milford citizen during the show.
Every admission to the show at ten
cents each will be given chance
on a four burner side oven electric
range. The winner will receive the
range. The Milford Ice Company will
give away on the last night of the
show a real refrigerator worth about
$4,000, and having an ice capacity
of 100 pounds.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
SCHOOL And ROAD
TAXES NOT BURDEN
SAYS P. S. DU PONT
Seventy-three Per Cent Of Rev.
enue Places No Burden On
Citizens.
Gas TAX GOES ON ROADS
AutOmObiIists Pay Towards Up
keep OF Excellent Highway
System.

Delaware's entire school and high
way system represent no burden on
the average Delawarean either di-
rectly or indirectly, Pierre S. du-
Pont, State School Tax Commission
er. said Monday afternoon in an ad-
dress made before the Chamber of
Commerce of Wilmington at a lun-
cheOn under the auspices of the
wholesale section of the organiZa-
tiOn.
In analyzing the taxes paid the
State by individuals and corpora
tins, Mr.. DUPONT pointed out that
7S per cent or nearly three-quarters
of the revenue received by the State,
does not place any burden on the
citizens. The remaining q per cent
is the sum of direct taxes, he added
OF this percentage all but 1875 per
cent is paid by about $4,000 citizens.
1t is therefore found, Mr.. dupont
continued, that the average Della
warean contributes through his fill
ing fee and his share of the State
tax on real estate, barely sufficient
TO cover his share of the administra-
1--WE EXPENSES VI lAlG OldlGs
Speaking of the gasoline tax, Mr..
dupont declared that in this State
The auto owner has the satisfaction
of knowing that all of the money
paid by him to the state goes toward
the building and maintenance of
roads. Delaware, he said, has by far
the best road system among the
states of the Union.
Following are some of the many
points made by Mr.. DUPONT in his
address:
state revenue of 5000, ,561.74
exclusive of receipts from sale OF
bonds) is $294O per inhabitant OF
Delaware Estimates at 235,000) or
S147 per family of five persons.
This is almost one-tenth of the in
come of a family earning $500 and
one-seventh of the income of fam
lily earning $1,000 of such the great
er mart of the families of Delaware
consist. An income tax of ten to
fifteen per cent is high for rich
man. how does the poorer man OF
Delaware manage to exist under this
burden? Is this statement that the
family of five in Delaware struggle
under a br yden of $147 annually a
fact? A hort inquiry will show
that it is not, no such burden ac-
tually exists. -
I'm the first place, $2,965, 5,641.67 OF
the State revenues CAS- per cent OF
the totaD come from fees paid by
corporations of which the great part
do no business in Delaware, from
government donations, from interest
on money and investments owned by
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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
MILFORD MAN CONFIRMS
RADIO RECEPTI( n
Llewellen Evans Gets California
Station Program Clearly =

Llewellen Evans of Milford has
been having excellent success IN
getting radio programs from Radio
Station XII, located at Los Angeles,
California. Many of Mr.. Evans
friends have been skeptical OF his
repeated statements that this sta
ton came in clearly on his set SO
he recently wrote to the station tell
ing the program as it came in and
asking for verifcation Of his re-
ception. He has received an answer
to his letter thanking him for his
report and advising him that he did
hear the KFI program OF the nlght
in question. The letter contained
pictures of the broadcasting studio
and showed it's generators, master
switches and central control room
Mr.. Evans was advised that the sta
tion employs twenty-five employees
The writer of the letter said that ne
was glad, that persons in Delaware
were enjoying the programs and
asked others who received the pro-
grams sent out by the station to
send in reports to the station.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
SUGGEST AMENDMENT
TO GAME LAWS
Senator Kramer Introduces Many
Measures Putting Teeth In Statutes

Senator Kramer Monday after
noon introduced ten bills amending
the fish and game laws as follows:
To make it unlawful to catch
game fish in Delaware waters to
liberate in the waters of another
state without first securing per
mission of the Board of Fish and
Game Commissioners. The penalty
for infractions of the law would be
S25 for each offense, the moneys de-
rived from collection of such penal
ties to be used by the board in re-
storing Delaware waters with game
fish.
Making it unlawful for any per-
son or persons to gun during Au-
gust for blackbirds or any other
game or non-game bird on a marsh
or feeding ground of reed birds
Penalty $40.
Making it unlawful for any per-
son to take, carry away or unlaW-
fully appropriate with intent tc
steal any trap or traps, the property
of another, by or in any public OF
private stream or ditch, ETC., toI
the purpose of catching skunk, mink
muskrat, otter or any other tur-
bearing animal protected by the
State laws. Penalty $50.
ANY person holding a valid hunl'
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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
DELIGHTFUL BRIDGE PARTY
AT SENATOR SHORTS HOME
Large Gathering OF Friends Enjoy
Party Wednesday Evening

The home of Senator and Mrs. 1.
D.. Short, on Lake avenue, was the
scene of a delightful party on We'd
nesday evening when they enter
tanned a large number of friends at
bridge. Guests were present from
North Carolina and Narbeth, Pa, in
addition to those from Milford.
Among those who enjoyed the hospi-
tality of Senator and Mrs. Short
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hirsch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle Collins, Mr..
and Mrs. C. E. Varney, Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. Truitt, Mrs. Fisher Pierce,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. v. Sipple, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. d. Holzmueller, Mrs. Mia
Morris, Mrs. Mortimer Browning,
Mrs. Minnie w. Heisler, Max Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen P. Toadvine,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Finkenstaedt and
daughter of Washington, DR.. and
Mrs. Willard R. Pierce, Mrs. Stanley
Deakyne, Miss Mary Smith, DR.. VIM.
Marshall, DR.. and Mrs. S. NJ. D. Mar
shall, Miss Elizabeth Carlisle, Mrs.
Sinclair Campbell Of Narbeth, Pa,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Vinyard, Miss
Maria Causey, Miss Mildred Causey,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. V. Grier, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. NJ. Townsend, Miss Marjorie
Mode, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Messick,
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Grier, Geo.
H. Draper, Jr., Edwin Steele of New
ark, Miss Laura D. Salevan, Miss
Edith Simpson, DR.. and Mrs. Clyde
Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Da-
Wis and DR.. and Mrs. Elmer T. Will
liams, DR.. and Mrs. Walter L. Grier.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
DELAWARE POULTRY
PASS DISEASE TEST
Milford Flock Among Five That
Pass Free Test

The flocks of five owners of flocks
Of poultry including one in Milford,
have passed the test of the State
Poultry Pathologist as being free
from reaction to the baciliary of
white diarrhea, which has been
causing many deaths among focks.
The owners of seven flocks passed
the first test. 1t is necessary that
the fowl pass two tests before being
declared free of the disease.
The owners of the f1ocks that
passed the two tests are as follows:
Cedar View Poultry Farm, Warren
Newton, proprietor, Bridgeville,
white leghorns; W. G. Matthews,
1905 Delaware avenue, Wilmington,
white leghorns; H. R. Lemex, Mil
ford, white leghorns; Mrs. M. v.
Bennett, Bridgeville, barred rocks;
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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
HUSBANDS SLAYER
SENTENCED TO LIFE
TERM ON MONDAY
Mrs. Frances Spence Who POis-
Oned Husband Began Sentence
Immediately.
LEAVES SEVEN CHILDREN
Two Negro Murderers Are Sent
enced After Plea Of Guilty Is
Made.

Mrs. Frances Spence, confessed
cider slayer of her husband, was
sentenced to life Imprisonment by
Chief Justice Pennewill in the Court
of Oyer and Terminer at Georgetown
on Monday, after she had pleaded
guilty to second degree murder. The
courtroom was crowded with be-
tween 900 and 700 persons when the
sentence was pronounced.
Going to Jail, Mrs. Spence leaves
behind her seven children, whose
ages range from less than year to
II years. They are: Grace, II; Bes-
sic, 10; Maude, 8; Myrtle, 5; Willard,
4; Freddie, 2, and Clifford, going on
year. They are with friends and
relatives in Hickman, where the
murder occurred.
John NJ Richardson, who repre-
scented Mrs. Spence, and delivered
history of the case, declared that he
will work for a pardon for the wo-
man as long as he lives. He said
that in his opinion, she was not
mentally sound.
Mrs. Spence's head dropped as the
sentence of life imprisonment was
pronounced. Chief Justice Pennewill
pointed out that according to the law
the only possible course of action he
could take was to sentence the wom-
an to life Imprisonment.
Mrs. Spence was charged with
having on October 8, last year, given
her husband, Grover Cleveland
Spence, sufficient quantity of paris
green in cider to cause his death.
The prisoner was taken to the
New Castle county workhOuse Mon
day afternoon.
Emerson Wright, colored, indicted
for shooting Mary Butler, mother of
Harry Butler, who was hanged on
February 26, last year, for criminal
assault on ten-year-Old ElnOra
Steinmetz, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to life Imprisonment for
second degree murder.
Frederick Polk, negro, of Bridge
Vile. charged with having murdered
Richard Chase, alias Richard Bar
clay, in May, 1924, was sentenced to
20 years for manslaughter, after
pleading guilty to this charge.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
MAY CENSOR MOVIE
FILMS In DELAWARE
Bill Creating Board For State Intro
duced In Legislature

In the House of Representatives
Representative Scheifele has intro
duced a bill to create State Board
of Censors, for motion pictures. The
bill authorizes the Governor to ap-
point a board of three members, at
least one of whom must be Wo-
man and not more than two. OF the
same political faith. The term OF
Office would be three years and the
salary not to exceed $500, each to
come from fines and fees collected
by the board. The bill provides that
for examining each moving picture
film the board would receive a Zee
of 50 and 81, for each duplicate. 1t
further provides for the imposing OF
fines from $25 to $100 for violations.
The bill limits the total expenses OF
the board including Office quarters,
to $500 year.
Representative Evans has intro
duced a bill to create what would be
known as the Delaware Real Estate
Commission of three members to be
appointed by the Governor to regu-
late the business of real estate brok-
ers and real estate statesmen. The
commissioners would receive $40 a
day and expenses for each day act
ually spent on the work of the COM
mission but all such expenses would
have to come from the fees collect
ed by the commission.
The bill sets out that after July
1. 1927 it would be unlawful for
any real estate broker or salesman
to carry on the business as such
without securing a certificate of
registration from the Real Estate
Commission. The commission would
charge brokers SIS and statesmen ST.
granting such certificates. The COM
mission would have power to re-
woke the certificates for violations
of the standards set up in the bill
and would have other powers to reg
ulate the business.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
BOARD REFUSES
TO CUT AWARDS
Accident Board Hold COmpensa-
iiOn For COrdrey And Parker
Must Go On.

The Industrial Accident Board
gave decisions in two cases heard
last Friday. One was in case
heard in Milford at IL O'Clock, and
the other at a hearing held at
Laurel at 2:SO o'clock. Each decision
given was in favor of the injured
employee.
The McNichol Paving Construc-
ton Company, of Philadelphia, pc
titioned the board at the Milford
meeting to terminate the agreement
giving compensation to Lynford Cor
drey of Pittsville, Md. COrdrey had
his left foot badly crushed by con-
crete mixer on a road building Oper-
alton near Milford on October 20,
1925, for which he has been paid
compensation since May 1925. The
board, after hearing the testimony,
decided that COrdrey's injuries still
existed and refused the application.
Brittingham and Hill, saw mill
operators, about seven miles north
of Laurel, petitiOned the board to
end it's agreement with Charles H.
Parker, who had his left foot crush
ed by log falling on it at the COM
pany's mill on March 10, 1926, for
which he had received compensation
since, by orders of the board. The
board decided that Parker's injury
was still a temporary total disability
and that the compensation payments
should be continued. It was the
opinion of the board that the injury
has not improved since the award
was made.
After these hearings the board
investigated several cases, but came
to no definite decision.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
AMERICAN MECHANICS
MEET AT MILTON
Delegates At Annual Meeting
Told That 627 Withdraw
Membership.

The State Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
held it's annual meeting in Milton on
Tuesday. About $50 delegates from
the 43 councils in the state attended
the session.
Tuesday morning the State COun-
Gil was welcomed to Milton by the
mayor, William Welch. The State
Council was opened by State Coun-
cilor Charles H. Sharp of Whining
ton, assisted by State Vice Councillor
H. S. Lowe of Delmar. The main
business of the morning session was
the nomination of officers, who were
elected and installed at the evening
session.
At the meeting Tuesday morning
the following officers were nominat-
ed: State council, H. S. Lowe, Coun-
Gil No. 6; state vice councillor, JOS
eph S. Steward, Council No. 36;
state vice councillor, Robert G. Sim
mons, Council No. 6; state secretary,
Frank Siegrist, Council No. L;
state treasurer, Harvey Hotfecker,
Council No. 20; state conductor, 5.
P. Lester, Council No. II; state war
den, Robert Turner, Council No. g.;
state inside sentinel, Ward Short
Council No. 16; state outside senti-
mel, S. P. Pull, Council No. 21; Hen
ry Wooten, Council No. %; state
chaplain, ]. H. Jester, Council No.
%; delegate to National Council
Philip C. King, Council No. 10; N.
D. Register, Council No. IA.
Monday night the death Deneht
association held it's annual meeting.
The following officers were elected
President, Charles D. Bird, VIII
mington; vice president, Harry T.
Clark, Wilmington; secretary, Frank
N. Jones, Georgetown; treasurer
Joseph S. Clark, Frederica; direc-
TORS. John w. Sheldrake, Harrlng-
ton: Victor c. Kitchens, Laurel;
Edward S. Jones, Middletown.
During the past year, Il death
benefit accounts were given out. The
disbursements during the year were
S1S,213.79, while the assets on Jan
uary 1, 1927 were $19,77O.S7. During
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HEARING OVER
STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH REVENUES
A Discharged Former Employee
Fails To Impress With Evil
dence Submitted.
DR.. DAVIS TESTIFIES
Executive Secretary. Says That
State Auditor Has Necessary
Information.

Delaware has been liberal in its
appropriations of money to it's state
board of health and l am not here
to interfere in any way with that
departments appropriation, but
these State funds should be budget
ed to the work in the department
for which they are to be expended -
This statement was made Monday
morning by Miss Marie T. Lockwood,
of Middletown, before the joint bud
get committee of the legislature
when she appeared to make charges
against the manner in which she al
legged the funds of the board have
been handled by the executive sec
retary, DR.. Arthur T. Davis. The
Supreme Court room where the
hearing was held, was crowded to
its capacity, many persons over
flowing into the corridor outside.
There had been rumOrs of some
sensational developments and this
attracted many visitors as well as
members of the legislature who
are not on the budget committee.
Miss Lockwood alleged certain
funds from the state and from the
Federal government do not appear
in the budget of the State Board of
Health and she also alleged certain
things were going on in the clinics
conducted under the direction of the
Board which the legislature should
know about.
Chairman Hall said the commit
tee could not proceed on hearsay
testimony only and wanted facts.
Miss Lockwood said she would give
the committee names to support her
allegations, but refused to do this in
a public hearing. She alleged the
budget of the State Board of Health,
so far as she could find, did not set
out the items for Brandywine San
itarium, Edgewood Sanitarium and
other departments. She cited the
budget for child welfare, vital sta
tistics and venereal diseases and
diphtheria anti-toXin, tOtaling about
$4,000 are not itemized in the
health boards budget so far as she
could find, although the several
amounts might, she admitted, have
been included in the general account.
She insisted, however, these items
are not budgeted to the department
as such.
Miss Lockwood alleged the funds
received by the State under the
-Towner act from the Fed
eral government are camouflaged as
other items in the health boards
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