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The Washington times., 1927-12-02
WIFE SAYS MATE
ELECTED HER

Mrs. Beatrice f. Boudwin. wife
Of Joseph E., Boudwin, who says
that her husband has an income
of 81 500 per month. has petitionAd
the District Supreme Court for
alimony. Boudwin has sued his
wife for an absolute divorce.
Following their marital diff
culties, the wife tells the court
that her husband elected her from
their, home and changed the lock
on the door. She says that when
looked out she had but 40 cents
and was forced to rely on the
charity of friends for her shelter
despite the fact that she and her
husband are joint owners of more
than $1e0,00O worth OF property
including premises at 1919 Yer.
mont Ave. n. w. The wife also
asks for a receiver to take over
the property. Attorney r. B.
Behrend represents the wife.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
OUSTED CADE I
To FIGHT

Fred G. Stelzer. sr.. Washington
realtor and father OF the Technical
High School cadet captain who was
suspended and his commission re-
voked following charges of insubor.
dlnation placed against him by
Major Raymond @. Payne. assistant
instructor in military tactics, an.
Hounced today that legal proceedings
VIII be entered against Major PAYNE
just as soon as his attorney returns
to the city.
Mr.. Stelzer's suit. he declared
VIII be based on statements Pavne
il alleged to, have made before the
officers club of Tech High to the
effect that ''Fred's teachers ali de-.
clare he. is not of the proper char.
acter to hold a commission in the
cadet corps"
Mr.. Stelzer declares that 4 canvas
of the teachers quoted hv Ms IN.
Payne has brought 4 denial of these
purported statements. He blames
his sons troubles on a real estate
deal three years ago in which he is
said to have "bested' the Arny offi.
Ger, who is listed in the city
directory as a real estate operator.
The boy was stripped OF his cadet
honors yesterday by the military
committee Of the school. on charges
by Major Payne that he was late
attending an officers meeting and
that he formed his company in the
lunch room instead of Marion street
In order to secure "C'' company's
guns first and be the first on the
street for drill.
Mr.. Stelzer said his sons troubles
started Immediately with the ap.
point Of Major Payne as instructor
three weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
GIRL ROBBED On
STREE | CAR

AS she was dropping 4 token
into the fare box Of street car
this morning, Miss Frances wash.
ington Weeks, 1920 Sunderland
cash.
A colored man brushed hy her
as she paused at the fare box and
then ran. from the car. Miss
weeks got off Immediately. but
the man had disappeared.
Miss Weeks. who Is employed at
the Congressional Library. had
saved the money from her salary
and intended to deposit it in 4
bank today.
She was on her way to work at
the time and had boarded the car
at Dupont Circle.
Miss Weeks is a descendant Of
George Washington and ia well
known in Washington society
circles.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
WASHINGTON
lH0ME TOWN PACE
Police Asked to Locate
His Horse AS Well
AS Business

Frank ,Braxton, Sixty-thifd
Street and Sheriff Road N. E.,
has appealed to police for aid in
locating his horse and business.
The horse strayed away from
/ Street s.. W.. yesterday while
Braxton was, making a business
call.
1t was bad enough to lose the
horse, Braxton told police, but.
TO make matters infinitely worse,
the animal was hitched to a
wagon, which makes up the other
half of his business.
The wanderers may be identi-
fled by sign which announces
to all that I'VE Buy Old Iron,
Rags, and Books"
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
SERVANT I Gl R |
R0UTS THIEF

A sneak thief entered the home
of Mrs. d. E. Harris, 1920 Montague
st. n. W.. and escaped, a servant
girl. armed with an umbrella. giving
chase. He had obtained $21 from
bureau drawer in the servants
room In the basement.
Nettie Williams, the servant girl,
said as she was looking out a rear
window she say tall, lIght-skinned
colored man. dressed in black
slicker, approaching the door Of
the Harris garage. She listened for
his knock, but none came. Hearing
footsteps in the basement she went
to another window in the dining
room looking out on her bedroom
window in the basement and saw
the intruder rifling her pocketboOh.
The girl raised an alarm by tele-
phone and in her excitement gave
the police of the Thirteenth precinct
the address of 1920 Madison Street
instead of Montague Street. When
reserves of the precinct went to
the Madison Street address with
Captain Lord, nothing was known
Of any burglar.
Finally the tangle was straight.
ened out4 but in the interval the
theft had made good his escape.
After telephoning the police Nettie
grabbed one OF Mrs. Harris um-
brella and chased the intruder down
the alley and called two white men
to stop him.
They ignored her summons.
Only Mrs. Harris and the servant
were In the house at the time, the
former being up in her bedroom on
the second floor.
Mrs. Harris got only a fleeing
glance Of the man when he was es-
Gaping.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
SECOND SECTION
LOCAL NEWS
Wintry Weather Here
Another Day
AT Least

Wash;ngton's touch of wintry
weather win continue for the
next "a hours at least. the
Weather Bureau predicted today.
The rain is expected to continue
this afternoon and night.
Saturday will be cloudy with
little. IL any, change in te1npera-
ture. the minimum temperature
forecast as about 2S degrees.
Fresh north and northwesterIy
winds win prevail.
official figures from the
Weather Bureau show that Wash.
ington has just passed through
the second warmest November in
81 years. The average tempera-
ture for Noyember is 49, degrees.
The past month averaged 81 de-
grees, the Weather Bureau &c.
,clared. which has only been ex-
ceeded by November In 1902 when
the average was 51.S degrees.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
Stole Car to Make Hit
With Girl, Lands in Jail

Because he wanted to make a
hit with his girl by taking her
for an automobile ride, . John
Joseph Kennedy. 20, former sery-
ice man. is under arrest charged
with stealing a car belonging to
Mrs. Pearl A. Wilkerson, 1905 Fif-
teenth st. n. w.
Kennedy. was arrested yesterday
by Detective Sergeant Frank ALI
good. The car was recovered.
Kennedy, according to police, is
wanted in New Haven, Conn, on a
charge of emsezzling $4,000 from
the Loft Candy Company.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
MARINE BAND RESUMES

The United States Marine Band
will resume its regular Friday con-
certs this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at the Marine Barracks. A concert
solo by Second Leader Arthur S.
Whitcomb will feature today's pro-.
gram. Announcement was made
that. hereafter. concerts will be
given Wednesday afternoons at
$50 and Wednesday nights at S:15.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
Rev. Mr.. Shacklette Put
In Senate Chaplain Race

As a former member of the Navy
Hospital Corps, the Rev. William
Sydney ShackIette, rector of the
Church of the Advent, was in.
dorsed for the post of Senate chap.
lain at a meeting last night of the
Presidents Own Garrison, No. 104,
Army and Navy Union.
The name of DR.. Shacklette has
been proposed in connection with
the post of chaplain of the Senate
by reason of his war record. and
ex-service men are rallying his sup
port.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
TOMB OF CIVIL WARS UNKNOWN DEAD

The largest grave in Washington
or vicinity and probably in the en-
tire country Is that which bones
and relics OF the unknown dead Of
the Civil War. known as the
Tomb of the Unknown Dead. it Is
in Arlington Cemetery in the
shadow Of old Arlington Mansion
and only a short distance removed
from the more recent tomb of the
Unknown Soldier OF the late World
War.
A grim pile Of rough hewn
granite and marble marks the spot
The Washington times., 1927-12-02

the big receiving vault. which was
closed in September, 1866. On the
monument is this legend:
Beneath this stone repose the
bones Of 2,111 Unknown Soldiers.
gathered after the war from the
Fields Of Bull Run and the route
to the Rappahannock. Their rel
mains could not be identified. but
their names and deaths are re-
corded in the archives of their
country. and its grateful citizens
honor them az of their noble army
or martyrs. May they rest In
peace. a. d. September. 1856"
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
cONTRIBS, HAVE COURAGE

CONTRIBS, HAVE COURAGE
1t was three hundred years after he
passed away
Until shakespeare became the great
est of any day.
And many years elapsed before Poe,
Dickens and Twain
Made us realize We might not look
on their like again.
hilbert Hubbard, poor, seedy and in
the direst stress,
10 get his thoughts published bought
q small hand press.
His "Message to Garcia and Little
Journeys" brought fame
And Pilgrims Progress" immOrtallzed
MiIton's name.
Recently an old peddIer, seventy two,
weary and fofIorn
Sold . Eridiron to a woman and
the name Of Trader Horn
% world known. So boys and girls
keep pegging away
The old column may Inspire some-
thing that in time will pay.
OLD SOCKS.
IT'S POSSUM TINE, TOO
Way down south, in dear old Georgia,
(And at this please don't snicker),
Ehe folks are enjoying cohn pOne
And good oId-time pot liIxker.
HAMBONE HAL.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02

Beneath. the tomb is 30 feet deep
and 200 feet square.
From Chantilly to the Kappa
hammock the bodies were gathered
They were found In lonely fence
corners, under tangled thickets, by
running streams and in the deep
forest. Sometimes only a few bones
and belt buckle were left to identify
the soldier. but wherever they were
uneathed, the poor fragments were
gather in small plain boxes OF
uniform size, each skeleton to it.
self.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02

If Charles DGUes does get
to be President he sOiH make
"sOme smoke" from his trusty
pipe, Gnyho1O JASON j.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
HanseL Merger Plan
Puzzles Officials

Comment the Hanse transportation merger plan de-
ayed today by the compexy and volume Of the proposal
which was made public yesterday.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02

"Killem's Restaurant" is in
Michigan town, and on the bill
of fare is to be found: "Fam-
lilies Served With Babies"
The Washington times., 1927-12-02

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The Washington times., 1927-12-02
IT'S ALL OVER

~ the love bug ever bites you
Yon are surely badly stung.
1f you don't lose your senses
You'll lose control of your tongue.
ABLE.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02
HE LOOPED THE LOOP

Because an Illinois husband
gurgled his soup his wife
broke bowl over his head:
Now she no longer hears him
When he gurgles his soup,
For after she swatted him
He promptly flew the coop.
ANGELICA.
The Washington times., 1927-12-02

"AIN'T HE GOT TROUBLE?"
There may be safety in numbers
But don't think 1t meet
That . fellow should have worry
From two drivers on the hack seat.
1ly wife, Of course, is one of tsem,
But things have now become raw
With the addition TO the back seat
or my nervous mother-in-law.
HAMBoNE HAL
The Washington times., 1927-12-02

"A doctor says a aOoman is
at her prettiest a0hen she is
II gears of age. The trouble
is that none of them eUer get
to be more than 27.
UNCLE ZEKE.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-15
COUNCIL GETS PETITIONS
FOR PAVEMENT WORK
At Meeting Tuesday Night Routine
Business Was Transacted

Milford Town Council at its regC7
lar monthly meeting had several deli
egations before it asking for inn
provements. A petition was receivI|
ed asking that the property owners
on the south side of West Front
street, South Milford, be compelled
to pave their sidewalks from the
property of the Milford Chronicle
Publishing Co. to the Mispillion
River bridge. The secretary was or
dered to notify the property owners
to pave. John H. Mulholland came
before Council and asked for infor-
nation concerning a petition recent
ly presented asking for pavements
on Marshall street and leading to the
John H. Mulholland Company fac
tory. He was advised that the Sec
retary would notify the property
owners.
A. Denning, colored property own
er, came before Council and asked
for information as to the cause of
Board of Health action against one
of the buildings owned by him. He
was referred to the Board of Health.
Other matters pertaining to the
street and paving work now being
done by Council were discussed and
action taken on them.
The members of the Light C Wa
ter Commission met with Council to
talk over matters concerning the
Light & Water plant.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-15
BEETLES FOUND NEAR
TOWN NOT JAPANESE
State Board Of Agriculture Sec
retary Says That They Are
Not Destructive.

Farmers residing in the vicinity of
Millwood School were much con-
cerned when Benjamin F.. Davis,
who resides on the farm opposite the
school building, found several bee
ties on Tuesday morning which he
and others who examined them
thought were the destructive Japan
ese pest. Mr.. Davis brought the
beetles to the Chronicle Office short
ly after finding them, and this office
Immediately got in touch with Mr..
Ralph c. Wilson, Secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture. Tuesday
afternoon Mr.. Wilson and H. H.
Hanson, State Chemist, came TO Mil
ford and inspected the beetles at the
Chronicle Office. Both agreed that
they were not Japanese beetles.
Specimens of the real Japanese bee
tie, which they had with them, while
somewhat resembling the bugs
brought here by Mr.. Davis, when
put side by side were very material
ly different. 1t was the opinion of
Mr.. Hanson, who is beetle expert,
that the bugs caught by Mr.. Davis
were a species of the milk weed
beetle" The Board of Agriculture
representatives stated that while
they would eat vegetation they would
not greatly injure any plant. No
Japanese beetles have been found in
lower Delaware this year as yet.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-15
HEAVY TRAFFIC WILL
CAUSE ADDITIONAL
ROAD in 10 YEARS
State Highway Chief Says The
Du Pont Boulevard Is Already
Congested.
WOULD DIVIDE TRAFFIC
Second Highway From Dover
North Will Soon Be Needed
He Says.

Because of the tremendous in
crease in motor travel over Della
ware highways, it will be necessary
within a decade to construct another
highway similar to the DUPONT Boul-
evard between the northern limits
of Delaware and Dover, c. d. Buck
chief engineer of the State Highway
Department, believes.
Just a mile below Dover the pres
ent DUPONT Boulevard diverges and
there are two parallel highways run
ming down Delaware which will split
the amount of travel. But between
Dover and Wilmington there is but
one main thoroughfare available.
Throughout this summer, if the
week-ends are clear, the state high
way police expect to have many new
problems in keeping traffic moving,
although they have an added force
of police which now totals 40 men.
On Fourth of July in order to
speed up traffic the men were given
beats of 5 miles each in the north
ern part of the State and they rode
up and down these beats. The men
did not go off duty for meals but
made arrangements to stay on the
job. In this way State Highway po-
lice officials believe that traffic was
speeded up, delays prevented and ac-
cidents averted.
1t is the lesson being learned from
this extra heavy travel and with the
realization that many thousands OF
people who had no cars last year are
owners of them this year, and the
delays that have occurred, that leads
Mr.. Buck to the firm belief that an
other highway between the capital
of the State and Wilmington will
soon be needed.
Wherever it was possible, the
State Highway Commission has urg-
ed that state road should not be
through a busy town, but should
rather skirt the outside of the town.
This has been opposed by many
towns in lower Delawn-- --1ecause OF
the fear of me=--1ants that they
would miss trade if the motorists
didn't pass through their town.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-15
PENINSULA SWEET POTATO
GROWERS PLAN MEETING
Gathering At POcOmOke Will Discuss
Storage And Marketing Conditions

What promises to be an epoch
making conference to the sweet po-
tato industry on the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula is scheduled for Tuesday,
August 9th, at $3.50 a. M, at POGO
moke, Maryland. The conference,
called by DR.. F. B. Bomberger, Di-
rector of the Marketing Bureau of
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore As
sociation, will have under consider
alton all phases of the sweet potato
industry as it affects the Eastern
Shore.
In discussing the conference DR..
Bomberger had the following to say:
In taking up my work as Direc-
tor of the Del-Mar-Va Marketing
Bureau, and attempting an analysis
of some of the marketing problems
of the Peninsula, one of the first
matters brought to my attention
was the unsatisfactory conditions at
taching to the production, storage
and distribution of sweet potatoes in
this territory. When it is realized
that the four counties of Accomac
and Northampton, Va, Wicomico,
Md, and Sussex, Del, produce an
nually over 100000 bushels of
sweet potatoes; any matter affecting
the production, storage, or market
ing of this crop becomes economi-
cally important.
In the course of a general sur
vey of the sweet potato situation,
questions have been raised concern
ing the suitability of certain widely
grown varieties from the standpoint
of production, standardization and
CONTINUED on page fiVe)
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-15
AGRICULTURAL BOARD
EXPECTS SHORT CROP
OF CORN in U. S.
Present Indications Are That Ma
tion's Total Yield Will Be Half
Billion Bushels Short.
2PER CENT BELOW AVERAGE
Nations Crop Prospects As A
Whole Far From Promising
Says Reporting Board.

The shortest corn crop in 26 years
was indicated on Monday by the De-
partment of Agriculture, in it's july
crop report, which forecast a pro-
duction of 2,274,424,O0O bushels. The
figure is almost half billion BUSH
els less than the average production
of the last five years.
Crops prospects as a whole, are
far from promising" was the COM
ment of the crop reporting board. in
its review of conditions. while it is
still too early to forecast accurately
the production of late sown crops.
the present outlook is for a short
crop of fruit, for about average pro-
duction of potatoes, wheat and feed
grains other than corn; for rather
large crops of beans and sweet no.
tatoes and for a second production
of hay. Corn prospects are fairly
good in the Western states but very
unpromising in the Eastern part of
the corn belt.
THE area in crops this season
SHOWS run of around seven million
acres or two per cent less than the
acreage in crops at this time last
year"
Large shifts in the relative acre
ages OF the various crops were noted
by the board, the largest including
a 2,OOO,OOO acre increase in wheat.
This years indicated total wheat
crop was placed at 853, 900
bushels, or about 22,O0O,OOO bushels
more than produced last year. Stock
Oh wheat on farms on July l, were
relatively low, being 27,339,OOO BUSH
els compared with the five year
average of 29,913,OOO bushels.
An IL per cent increase in the
white potato acreage was noted
with all late potato states showing
increases, and total crop of $685.
OOO,OOO bushels was indicated. That
is 100000 bushels more than pro-
duced last year.
Inc apple crop appeared likely to
be the smallest in 20 years, with the
exception of 1921, and peaches about
two thirds of last years production.
The indicated production of other
crops and their July l, condition, in
per cent of normal was: Oats, l.
349,OOO,0OO bushels, 1913; Barley,
243,OOO,OOO, 1920; Rye, 61,8OO,OO
S9.7; White potatoes, 393,OO0,0OO
bushels, S4.9; Sweet potatoes, &c.
100000, S2.9; Beans (dry edible) IT,
100000 bushels, 1922; Hay (all tame)
1Ol 100000 tons; 89.9; Apples 137,-
100000 bushels, 1855; Peaches 49,
100000 bushels, 48.1; Pears 17,6OO,-
bushels, 1873.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-15
SLOW DRIVER FINED
FOR RECKLESS DRIVING
New Jersey Man Failed TO Speed Up
When Requested. Delayed Traffic

You may be a reckless driver al
though you only drive Is miles per
hour.
On the afternoon of July 4, Russell
Ashly, of Bridgeton, N. j., was ar
rested by Corporal Cole of the State
Police on the State Highway because
it was charged he endangered the
lives of others by obstructing traffic.
Ashley was drivine north at the
rate of about Is miles per hour,
police said at a time when the du-
Pont Boulevard was jammed with
holiday traffic.
When arranged before Magistrate
Vining, of New Castle, Ashly was
fined $25 and costs. He was the
first of all given an opportunity to
speed up and move along with the
rest of the traffic, but Corporal Cole
says, the Jersey man refused to
heed the warning and continued to
drag along and hold up other cars
Many machines overlook Ashlys
car and were forced to pass the slow
moving automobile and this might
have led to serious accidents from
cars coming south and meeting cars
going north in the southbound traf-
fic lane. Superintendent Reynolds
of the State Police pointed out.
The heavy traffic over week-ends
and holidays necessitates keeping
traffic on main highways in Della
ware moving up to the prescribed
limit. Unless this is done, tangled
traffic jams will result, police say,
and not only that, one slow moving
car in traffic lane endanger the
lives of others.
1t is understood that Ashley has a
lawyer working on the case and may
take an appeal from the fine i'm
osed on him.
In highly congested traffic routes
near many big cities drivers are
compelled to keep moving at rat }
of speed which will keep traffic
moving.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-15
81, 300 PLEDGED SUSSEX
COUNTY ALMSHOUSE FUND
Sussex Post, American Legion, Much
Encouraged In Their Drive

The finance committee for the
ambulance drive for Sussex Post
No. 8, American Legion, reported at
their meeting that over $4,000 has
been pledged. No house to house
canvassing has yet been done, al
though Milton and Frankford are
scheduled to start their drive this
week. The committee is John Fish
er, of Milton, chairman; HolStead p.
Layton and Corp, Raymond Ingram,
of Georgetown.
A supper meeting was held in
Frankford Friday night at which
over 5000 was sreceived, the sums
ranging from $50 to 81 given by a
little girl. James ]. Daisey was
chairman of the meeting and Harry
Edgington was POSTMASTER. The
speakers included William Mat
thews, of Smyrna, who was present
with the Smyrna Legion ambulance;
Senator L. A. Drexler, of Bethany
Beach; State Commander Howard
Ennis; DR.. Caleb Layton, of George
town; A. c. Bennett, of Frankford; !;
John Fisher, of Milton. The Selby-
vile Orchestra furnished music.
An interesting by-product of the
ambulance drive is the increase in
members of the Women's Auxiliary
since the drive started. Fifteen new
members were added Friday night,
and the auxiliary will soon rival the
post in membership.
An impressive feature of the drive
is the cooperation shown by other
posts. David o. Harrison Post, of
Smyrna, has not only sent a speaker
and its ambulance to all the public
meetings but has given $25 to the
ambulance fund. The. ambulance
was at the Selbyville meeting on
July l., when $14O was pledged The
speakers at the meeting included w.
E. Wilgus, of Selbyville; William
Matthews and Mr.. Philips, of
Smyrna; Hon., Robert G.. Houston,
Mr.. Williams, president of the State
School Board, and DR.. Caleb Layton.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-15
MILFORD AGAIN DEFEATS
DOVER In GOOD GAME
Take Saturdays Contest For Third
Win OF Four Games Played

Milford defeated Dover here last
Saturday in the best played game of
the season, seen on the local dia-
mond, by the score of to 2. The
home team played spectacular
game in the field and made no. er-
rors. In the second inning Dover
threatened to score, but Warren
and Townsend broke up a double
steal, and a few minutes later Vim
yard made a fine throw to the plate
to cut off another run. Collision was
unhitable after the second inning.
Oskins also pitched good ball, but
Milford made all their hits count
The final run was the result of a
two-bagger by Reed. Marker was
the batting leader with a single,
double and triple. He scored both of
DoVer's runs.
The score: