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Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24
POSTMASTERS' CONVENTION

The convention of the postmasters
of the State of Delaware was held in
the community building at 11:15 a.
M, Wednesday. The 26 delegates
who attended were met at the sta
ton by members of the Chamber of
commerce with automobiles and TAX
en- to the community building. The
session was presided over by Post
master Earl S. Whitney, of Ellen
dale, president of the association. G.
A. Hudson, of Georgetown, acted as
secretary. The first business was the
election of officers, Postmaster Earl
S. Whitney being reelected presl-
dent and Miss Vandergrift, of Odes-
sa, secretary-treasurer The main
address was given by Congressman
Robert G. Houston. Taking "Ser-
vice" for his subject, he paid high
tribute to Postmaster w. Leroy
Hickman of Wilmington. He said
that he was proud of the record
made by the Delaware postoffices,
stating that they had greatly increas-
ed in business during the past year,
and he urged the postmasters to give
their best service to their work. Fol-
lowing the brief session of about an
hour, the members of the conven-
ton were taken to the New Windsor
Hotel where luncheon was served,
after which the members of the
Chamber of Commerce took them on
a sightseeing trip through Milford,
in automobiles. They visited the
laboratories of the L. D. Caulk Com
pany and the Mulholland plant and
other places of interest in the town.
The next convention will be held in
Rehoboth on August 10.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24
CLEAN TEETH

The doctors and dentists will pull
your teeth, if you don't watch out!
They say that focal infections will
ruin the health, which means that
an abcessed tooth may send it's
poison into the blood and joints,
and cause the latter to get stiff and
lame. Or bad digestion and poor
health may come from bad teeth.
In the book of job there is a line
which says: "I escaped with the
skin of my teeth. 1t isn't generally
supposed nowadays, that the teeth
have skin--however the care of
them is important. The cleaning
OF teeth is an age-Old practice, al
though the methods have varied in
different parts of the world at diff
ferent times.
The first tooth brush used by the
ancients was the "chew stick" a
twig about the size of carpenters
pencil, with one end beaten to a
soft fibrous condition. This "chew
stick" not only cleaned the teeth
but also gave the gums a general
and beneficial massage. Primitive
people in some parts of the world
still use this type of tooth brush.
An old time implement to keep
the teeth clean was strip of linen
cloth. Tooth powder came into use
in the seventeenth century. A
burnt cork preparation became
popular because the black charred
cork whitened the teeth.
Modern bristles brushes are
practically always made of hog
bristles, the first grades which come
from the cold, bleak region of Rus
sia, Siberia and China, where half
wild hogs are abundant. Apparent
ly the thinner the hog, the longer
and stiffer are the bristles.
The best type of tooth brush
handles are made of pyralin, which
lends itself admirably to the uses
of tooth brush manufacturers, be-
cause it is hard. waterproof, flex-
ible, and thoroughly sanitary. Hun
dreds of thousands of pyralin tooth
brush handles are in daily use and
they have taken the place of the old
form of beef bone and other animal
substance.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24

Much of what we call genius is
only the sudden outburst of broken
heart. The "miserere" period in Ver-
dis wonderful "Il Travatore" is no
more than the loosing of pent-up
forces in his soul. Verdi had one
friend who remained faithful to him
in adversity as well as prosperity.
He was called to the deathbed of this
friend in Milan. While composing
his I'll Trovatore," he watched his
bosom friend slip away. At the very
hour, he was trying to find some
note of sadness and pathos to ex-
press the grief of the prisoner, Mar
rico. While watching his friend dis
appear into the unknown, Verdi felt
a pong so intense that he could not
even weep. He leaped wildly toward
the piano and smote the keys-and
Verdi found the motel Ali it's so
true. Lifes most triumphant note is
born in the regions of despair. The
sweetest songbirds sing in the night
time.
The man who boasts of his igno-
rance has reached the ultimate.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24
EDUCATION ONLY REMEDY FOR
RADICALISM

ANY phrase with a euphonious
twist is golden treasure to the radi-
cal," says R. H. Ballard of Los An
geles. "'Sixteen to One,' The Bill
lion Dollar Trust Muscle Shoals
yellow PERIL Boulder Dam,' 'Su-
perpower'-such are the words he
likes, for they make good headlines
and tie in nicely with PROBE lob
by 'slush fund.- champion and the
like.
Radical propaganda is a menace.
1t is insidious and, like guerilla war
fare, extremely difficult to combat
1t is always destructive, because
constructive ideas, unless they be
phenomenal, are not interesting. A
fire is more interesting than new
building; plague is more interest
ing than health; divorce attracts
more attention than marriage, anG
it is the wayward minister who gets
the publicity"
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24
CAN'T EAT YOUR CAKE AND
HAVE III TOO

Unnecessarily high taxes, per-
haps more than any other one thing,
have a deterring effect on develop
ment and growth of any commun-
ity.
After all is said and done, the peo-
ple themselves, or through theil
chosen representatives in Legislative
bodies, city, state and nation, fix the
rate at which taxes must be levied
and collected. There is an old say
ing that "you can't eat your cake
and have it, too." 1t isn't possible
to have everything under the sun il
the way of public improvements
without paying for it with taxes.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24

the Phoenix Research Bureau, which
adds that it takes 333 silk worms,
consuming thirty pounds of mulber-
ry leaves, to make the cocoons from
which enough silk filaments, or tiny
silk threads, are taken to make a
single pair of chiffon hose.
Most of this silk comes from ia
pan and China, and about tenth of
it from Italy. Some attempts have
been made to produce silk in this
country, notably in Louisiana, Ken
lucky and California. but they have
not so far affected imports to any
great extent.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24

cry week as regularly as paying
their rent or washing their hair.
This represents a twenty per cent
increase in hosiery production in the
brief space of four years, but even
more striking is the change in
styles. When women had ten pairs
apiece for a yearly average, six of
these were wool, cotton, Isle or
some mixture, and four pairs were
silk. With the shrinking of skirts,
stocking standards were also raised
till now, with twelve pairs a year,
eight of them are silk and four of
other materials. This means a
doubled output of silk hose and a
third decrease in wool, cotton and
other sorts.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24

1873. New York has forty-five cleo
tOral votes, more than the combined
votes of many western states. Since
1892 the Democrats have carried
New York but-in 1912, when the
Republican Party was split. Will
son won in 1916 without New York,
but he did it surprising and unex-
pected clean sweep in the West.
Next year the Democrats do not eX-
pect any such sweep in the West so
that it would seem that there is
some foundation to their claim that
they cannot win without New York.
The Republicans do not concede
that the Democrats can carry New
York even with Smith as candi-
date. They claim that Smith run
ming for President would be a diff
ferent thing than Smith running for
governor. But, they continue, even
if Smith runs and carries New York
and a few other eastern states, the
Republicans can win by carrying
one or two of the dry border states,
like Kentucky, Tennessee and Okla
homa.
1t would seem that the Democrat
ic leaders are in for perilous year
unless they can settle their fac
tional differences in advanve of the
conYention-no matter whether the
Smith or anti-Smith forces win. OF
course the convention is still year
in the future and many things can
happen before that time. By the
beginning of 1928 things may be en-
tirely different. But for the present
at least, it would seem that the
leaders of the great Jeffersonian
party will be confronted with a
problem which will tax all of their
diplomatic skill if serious trouble
is to be avoided.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24
TWENTY PER CENT INCREASE
SHOWN IN WOMEN'S STOCKING
PRODUCTION SINCE THE SKIRT
STARTED IT'S RAPID RISE

Four years ago, ten pairs of stock
ings were manufactured for every
woman over ten years of age in the
United States. In 1926, each woman
had twelve pairs of hose due her, the
Phoenix Research Bureau computes
from available sources. This would
imply that a good many women
must be goin garound barefooted, to
average matters up, in view of the
vast army of young business women
who buy a new pair of stockings eV-
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24

The modern city needs the
strength and vitality of the country
boy. But that country boy who
thinks of escaping the supposed iso-
lation and toll of the farm by
plunging into the ceaseless whirl of
the city entertains the widest sort
of a dream.
Some men are tagged before and
behind for fear they'll miss the
Doodle.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24

In the 18th, and early 18th, CEN
turis, family Bibles were kept in oak
boxes made especially for that pur-
pose. Many of the boxes were elab-
orately carved.
The orator who deals large in quo
tations speaks volumes.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24
TAKES ss3 SILK WORMS TO MAKE
ENOUGH COCOONS TO SUPPLY
SUFFICIENT TINY THREADS
FOR PAIR OF STOCKINGS

The smartly dressed woman who
trips along the boulevards, or the
coed fitting about the campus,
probably does not realize she is car
rying one hundred and twelve miles
of silk along with her in the form of
a pair of chiffon hose. This astonish-
ing mileage has been worked out by
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24
PERSONAL MENTION

James X. Pettyjohn attended the
Shriners Convention in Atlantic
City last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Calsley attended
the Davis-Lynch wedding held at
Wilmington last Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24

An aviator in single-seater Brit
ish Air Force plane flew upside down
for four minutes and forty-fiVe sec
onds. thus setting new record
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24

The lines in the Democratic Par
ty are now sufficiently drawn to
indicate that the Democracy will be
truly fortunate if it is to avoid a
long and bitter struggle in it's 1928
national convention, struggle re-
calling the one of the four years
previous. Many eastern Democratic
leaders seem to be determined to
make Governor Smith the issue and
the candidate. This determination
is being opposed by other leaders
in the West and South and by many
woman leaders of the party on the
alleged ground that Governor Smith
wing of the party.
The first struggle between the
Smith and anti-Smith forces is apt
to develop over the proposal to
abolish the two-thirds rule in the
national convention. AS a general
thing Smith forces advocate the
repeal of the rule, believing as they
do that Governor Smith will have
a majority in the convention. George
w. OlVaney, Tammany leader, re-
Gently said: "Tammany is against
the two-thirds rule and the unit
rule both. Majority rule is a sound
and time honored Democratic pr1n-
ciple." The unit rule, of course, is
that which permits state to cast
its vote as a unit, despite the fact
that there may be a minority in the
delegation opposed to the candloate
for whom the vote is cast. With
the unit rule abolished Governor
Smiths friends feel that he would
nick I'D at least a few delegates IN
the western and southern states.
But a great many Democratic
leaders are opposed to the abolition
of the two-thirds rule, not only be-
cause the Smith men favor the re-
neal. but because the rule is a time
honored one. 1t was adopted In
1882 in the first regular Democratic
national convention in which nom
nations were made by delegates.
History tells us that the rule was
conceived by Martin Van Buren, at
the behest of his close friend, Presl-
dent Andrew Jackson, and that lts
purpose was to get rid of the Cal
houn influence in the convention
and bring about the selection OF
Van Buren, himself as the candidate
for Vice President Be that as IL
may, Van Buren was nominated ana
elected. Then fate played him an
ironical trick. Twelve years later
when Van Buren was seeking a sec
ond term as President and thought
he would win the nomination, the
two-thirds rule of which he was the
father. was used to defeat him IN
the convention.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24

The anti-Smith men are handl-
capped Just now through failure IN
having a defininte candidate around
whom they can rally. For this rea-
son the Smith forces are gettlng
most of the publicity. They base
their reason for Smiths nomination
on the contention that he is the
only Democrat who can carry New
York State, and they assert that
without New York it will be 1mpos-
New Britain herald., 1927-09-23

glove-cuffs are extremely popular. Most gloves have tiny pockets in the cuffs for the glove handkerchief.
 Among the accessories which the American woman is sure 10 buy in Paris are heels for evening slippers, Almost every shop sells these heels studded in briliants which may bc studded in brilliants which may be ded In rhinestones are chosen for black satin slippers and silver heels with rhinestones for silver slippers, Almost every conceivable color scheme may be found in heels and the prices are most reasonable.
 Umbrellas Of exotic type also at tract American women. At present those with animal-hcad handles are most popular. All sorts Of dogs leads are shown, the ears, eyes and mouths being movable if one touches a spring. Birds heads arc also shown. To my mind. more un- usual than these are handles which have compartments for makeup, cigarettes. matches. etc.
 The vogue for pearls is waning in Paris. Gold iewelry copied from an 'ique types is more popular for day-wear both for necklets and ear rings. For evening wear, brllllan's set in silver in antique settings ar" chosen
New Britain herald., 1927-09-23
.PAR|S|AN GOWNS
 ARE MORE COSTLY
Americans Find Expenses Are
 High Abroad

Paris. France, Sept. 22. UPl--- One glance at French gown prices and the average American tourist decides 10 wait until her return 10 America 10 buy copies of French gowns. A copy of the $500 Paris gown can be purchased III America for less than half of that price with in three weeks after it is shown in Paris. Accessories, however, are far cheaper in Paris than in America, And they are more beautiful md unique,
 Gloves in Paris are perfectly eX nuisite this year and the most on" can pay for them is s4 or s5. Tho newest gloves 10 mako q hit with Americans here have wide turn down cuffs worked in delicate Nari- colored Beauvais embroidery. The glove may be Of kid or suede. !n white or pale beige tones, while the cuff is usually brown or black sill. embroidered in delicate pastel floral patterns. Cuffs are made in one with the glove, the tNo-inch width en- broidery portion folding down over the hand. Silk handbags in shades of deep brown or black, embroider- ed in exquisite Beauvais work to match the glove-cuffs may be had for around s2o. And glove handEer- chiefs embroidered 10 match tho
New Britain herald., 1927-09-23
FRENCH WOMAN|S
 OUT OF CONTEST
But Will Be Menace Next Year,
 Miss Browne Says
BG MARY K. BROWNE

tGlted Press Stan Correspondent
 Copyright 1927 by United PressJJ
 Garden City, \, r., Sept, 23 (UP) It Is the same old story. You can not come to foreign land and win tae first time. Simonc De La clIaumc, the little girl from France. must content herself with the french and British titles this year and come again to the United States to try for the women's goll title,
 Bobby Jones failed in his first at tempt for the British title. Cecil l.eitch six years ago failed in her ? attempt 10 annex our title. So il has been too in tennis. Suzanne l.englen failed in her one attempt iu America, though she was far superior player to every other entry in the tournament. So did Helen Wills fail at Wimbledon her first time. Frances tennis players have come for the last three years before they succeeded.
 Simone De La Chaume has the game to win, but she did not play within 10 strokes Of the game l have seen her play abroad. She was too short a time here 10 be acclimatcd and 10 learn our peCuliarities Of play and the difference in the manner in which our tournaments are conduct ol. ] am glad that our title will not he so lightly taken, but at the same time l was sorry 10 see this fine golfer so far off her game. l would even think as others at Cherry Val Icy think this French girl is oyer- rated" except that l have seen her play too wonderfully in the French open to underestimate her ability.
 Three things defeated Smone yes terday besides her being stranger in q strange land. One. her inability 70 hole the simplest putt. Second, Mrs. t'raser's beautiful recovery shots on the 1lth and 14th holes where she laid mashie niblick shots 10 the pin and was down in putt when the hole looked lost to her. The third factor which was no in FOHSllfIdbl' tilft III bi III sl'ito "'O'N the French girls downfall was the snails pace which Mrs. Fraser get for herself She Jagged behind on every shot, taking ages to get 10 her ball then two or three practic" swings after reaching her shot. bc- sides what seemed an endless time studying how to play the shot. must confess I never saw ,AleXa de- lay the game so much before. can rrderstand how difficult if was for inc Trench girl 10 keep her concen- tratiou. l was bored to death and it detracted considerably from the splendor Of Alexa's victory.
 Personally, l am rabid on the sub . fect Of stalling. When a golfer Of .NeXa's ability knows her golf as she does. she should step up 10 her shot and play them. Dcliheratiou within reason yes. but unnecessary delay strikes me as incOnsiderate 10 everyone concerned.
 I thinl; there should be rule to govern the number Of practice
New Britain herald., 1927-09-23
wings, just as there is a time limit

swings, just as there Is time limit on how long one may search for a ball. Abroad two rounds day are played so the contestants are obliged to step along. In the mems tourna- mcnt at Oakmont I had to run like mad between tee and green to keep up with the players.
 Maurcen Orcutt, Metropolitan champion. looms as a blonde dark horse to keep the American flag fly ing. She has been playing beautiful golf, but her record has always been fliehty one. She is extremely long with all Of her shots and therefore inclined 10 lose control. She is either very brilliant or very wild. To date she has leaned heavily to the bril- liant side. She had tough fight with Marie Jenny and only won on the goth hole after being up at the 11th. Maureen's real test will come in the next round, Tor she will meet Ada Mackenzie, Canadian champion, who is a fine match play er. Ada has given proof Of her ability 70 pull out tight matches time and again. She Was down at the 5tlN hole in her match with Virginia Van Vie but won on the 18th.
 Experience and the ability 70 play trap shots won this match for Ada Mackenzie. Virginia Van Vie was completely lost the moment her ball found the trap. She said to me afterwards, T cannot recover from these traps, l do not know the shot. l went as far as my golf deserves to go I have a lot 10 learn"
 Mrs. Presslcr, of California, lost to Mrs, Miriam Burns Horn of Chi cagO. who has been shooting her head off all week. Her match play yesterday was unbeatable. For the first five holes she was five under lives and continued with wonen's par for the rest Of the holes. It was a tribute to Mrs. Pressler's yolGng ability and nerve that she was able to stay with this match 10 the 17th hole and lose only and 1.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-23
LIKE AMERICAN CLOTHES

New York, Sept, 23 tP,-Tho Beau Brnmmels of the Dutch West Indies have q failing for American cut clothing, with the result that the United States and Porto Rico last year supplied 8i per cent of the rcady-made clothing imported. English. French and Japanese firms also sold clothing in the Indies but the three together did not sell Gs much as did Porto Rico or about onethird the sales made by this country.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-23
POPCORN POPS ON STALK

san Angelo, Texas, Sept. 2@. lP- The weather here has been so hot that farmers in west Texas con- plained that 1t popped their pop corn growing in the fields. s. A. Stowe Of near Olney brought in several ears Of corn, half-poppod, from the fields Other farmers told Of the same condition.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-23
TURN TO CLOSED CARS

New York, Sept g P-The closed car is becoming as popular ir Europe as in America if the pro- duction schedule of the Citrcen plant is any Indication, the ratio being two sedans and one cabriolet to every touring, The former gear manufacturer has introduced Amer ican manufacturing methods and equipment into his French plants, among them q siy-mile conveyor tclt system, an American-type foun- iry designed hy q Detroit engineer, and American dis. presses and steel sheets for making the Citroon all- metal bodies.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-23
MI SEUN GETS OLD PAINTING

Charleston, $, C., Sept. 23 tP}--- h painting by Chao Mcng Flu, artist at the court of Kuhla Khan when Marco Polo was its guest, has been purchased by Miss Laura M Bragg, director Of the Charleston Museum. The picture, painted in 1912. is On cNhihition.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-23

Clara Bow in Hula" begins Sun day at S1ra"d "d.-adNt.
The Washington times., 1927-12-07
RULES
|SED|CT

Continued removal from games
on account of five personal fouls
must be stopped or the offending
players will be dealt with severely
by league headquarters, Joe F.
Carr, president of the American
Basketball League announced today
from his office in Columbus. Ohio.
A fine or suspension will be
meted out to those who constantly
eliminate themselves from contests
with too much fouling, the league
prexy said. Manager Ray Kennedy
and Rusty Saunders. mainstays of
the Washington quint, must watch
their steps in the future. in the
light of Cars edict. Both have in.
CURED the "out" penalty more
often than is considered usual, ac-
cording to the presidents view.
There Is not the slightest suspi-
cion. however, that either Kennedy
or Saunders Intentionally commits a
foul, but the fact remains that their
hard playing gets them in hot water.
Palace needs these stars too much
to see them yanked on account Of
the rules. Saunders at present leads
the entire league in individual point
scoring while Kennedy is playing
some of the best defensive basket
ball of the season. They are counted
on to take the lead in trying to
score two victories next Sunday
and Monday at the Arcadia when
the Detroit club appears for the
first intersectional series of the year
hero
The Washington times., 1927-12-07
Mrs. Chapman Defends
Her Golf Title Today

PINEHURST, N. c., Dec. T.
Mrs. John D. Chapman, Of Green
wich, Conn, will defend her title
in the first round of match play Of
the Carolina women's golf tourna-
ment here today, after annexing
the medalist honors with an 81.
Others who qualified in the first
division were Mrs. Emmett French,
Youngstown, Ohio: Mrs. w. l..
Pierce, Charlotte N. c.; Mrs. N. f.
Livermore, Brookville; Mrs. w. p.
Conway, Baltusrol; Mrs. Horace
Rackham, Detroit; Mrs. Herman
Ellis, Pinehurst: Miss Carolyn Jami-
son, Greenburg. Pa.