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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15
STOCK MARKET
IS CLOSED
BY w. S. COUSINS
international News Service

NEW York. April disclosing
Of the speculative and many Of the
commodity markets today is in ac-
cordance with long established
custom. though good Friday Is not
observed as holiday in New York
State. The banks. clearing houses
and most of the business houses re-
main open, while the cotton and
produce market remain closed until
Monday.
Summarizing the movements of
speculative security prices over the
past two or three weeks. It can be
said without fear of controversy
that this has been one of the most
confused periods since the break In
prices In February and March of
last year. Though withinsa week
the average price of representative
Industrial and railroad stocks have
recorded their highest ranges for q
decade or more, there have never
theless occurred violent reactions in
some of the prominent groups of
stocks with prices declining below
the bottom prices of last years big
Smash"
Prominent in this list are the oil,
sugar and speciality stocks. Democrat
ization in the crude oil production
situation, following a year of high
prices and excellent earnings for the
oil industry as a whole. has made
the oil stocks an excellent target
for the professional bears. and
forced liquidation Of stock by in
vestors who feared for the safety
of their dividends. Copper and sugar
stocks also have been compelled to
carry the handicap of over-produc-
ton and the consequent declines in
commodity prices.
Since the crash in stock prices in
the first and second months of last
year. both the industrial and the
railroad stocks have staged one of
the most sensational come-backs in
the whole history of American
speculative marhets. The Industrial
stocks have moved upward more
than 40 points on the average. a
feat which seems all the more
remarkable when 1t is considered
that many of the important sections
OF the market have lost further
ground since that time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15
Merchants Will Fight
To Keep Parking Spaces

Predicting a severe blow to bust
ness should mo parking" shipping
entrances be abolished in the Dis
trict, members Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association
traffic committee today stated they
will take the matter before the
Commissioners
A recent decision of Corporation
Counsel Francis Stephens would
abolish the parking spaces.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

Twills, novelty tweeds, checks and f1annels
Flare styles, French Raglan sleeves, fancy
pockets. Full lined. Sizes / to years.
Second Floor, The Hecht Cob /,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

well located, moderately priced apart
ments are listed daily in the Rental
Columns Of The Times and Herald
Classified Ad''
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
LAUREL WINS STATE
FOOTBALL TITLE
D. /. A. A. Grid Honor Remains In
Sussex Towns Possession

The Delaware Interscholastic Ath-
letic Association gridiron title COW
ering secondary high schools
throughout the State, will remain
for another year in Laurel's pos
session as result of their Ia to 0
victory over Newark High at Dover
on Thanksgiving Day at the Dover
Ball Park. Two thousand, five hun
dred persons witnessed the champ
ionship battle.
Captain Pollitt, of the Laurel
team, the man whose brilliant work
brought victory for his team last
year, continued his fine work in the
turkey day contest and scored one
of the two touchdowns, while his
broken field running accounted for
many gains made by his team. West
went over the line for the other
Laurel score, and Marvil, the giant
Laurel lineman, kicked both goals.
The Laurel attack was centered
around Pollitt and West, who made
numerous gains. Laurel made a
total of IL first downs, while New
arw made one. Laurel also COM
pleted the lone forward pass of the
contest for gain of 95 yards. New
ark had four incompleted passes,
while Laurel had three.
After the initial score, Newark
braced. The Newark team made
their best showing in the third per-
Continued on ba0e 81
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
MOTHER DIES AS PARTY
GATHERS FOR WEDDING
Mrs. Annie Hatfield, of Georgetown,
Expired Suddenly on Saturday

The expected joy of a wedding
was turned to sadness at George
town last Saturday, when the moth
er of the bride was suddenly strick-
en- i'll and died shortly before the
marriage service Saturday after
noon.
The wedding has been postponed
due to the death.
The entire bridal party had as
sembled and the church decorations
were completed when Mrs. Annie S.
Hatfield, SO years old, died at 1.30
Saturday afternoon. She had been
ill for the past two years, but the
nature of her illness had been KEEP
a secret.
Mrs. Hatfield was the mother OF
Miss Louise Downing Hatfield, who
was to have become the bride of
Ford M. Warrington, of Laurel.
Mrs. Hatfield complained of feel
ing ill at about IL o'clock in the
morning. By 1.3O, when the party
was prepared for the wedding and
the guests were assembling at the
church, Mrs. Hatfield died.
She is the wife of Cyrus Hatfield,
and was the daughter of the late
Magistrate Isaac 1. Smith. The
late Coroner George Hatfield was
the father of her husband.
Mrs. Hatfield was buried Tues
day.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
POST OFFICE WILL AID
CHRISTMAS PATRONS
Postmaster Davis Announces New
Hours During The Holiday
Rush Season.

An announcement which gave
pleasure to the patrons of the Mil
ford Postoffice was made this week
by Postmaster Davis, who informed
the Milford citizens of new hours
for opening and closing the office.
Beginning with Monday, December
18th, and continuing until Christmas
the windows at the postOffice will be
opened at z o'clock in the morning.
The regular opening hours is 8 o.
clock, which is too late to allow
patrons of the office to purchase
money orders or do other business
in time to have their mail sent out
on the morning train. The results
is several hours of delay in reaching
the destination of the mail. Under
the new ruling persons having bust
ness with the office will be given an
opportunity to transact it so that
their letters may be posted and on
their way several hours earlier.
Patrons of the Milford office have
been displeased with the later open
ing hour since it was started sever
al months ago, but orders from
Washington made it compulsory on
the part of the postoffice employees |
to open at o'clock. 1t will be we'll |
for persons sending parcel post |
packages, and other packages which |
must reach their destination before
Christmas to mail early. Do this to
insure delivery of the mail.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
STATE CORN SHOW
WILL BE HELD AT
DOVER In JANUARY
Twenty. first Annual Event Under
Auspices Of Corn Growers
Association.
PREMIUM LIST ISSUED
Scholarships Aud Cash Prizes
Among The Awards To Be
Made To Winners.

Plans are rapidly being cOmplet-
ed for the twenty-frst annual State
Corn Show which will be held in the
State ArmOry in Dover on January
IL, IL and 10, under the auspices of
the Delaware Corn Growers Asso-
citation, and copies of the premium
list which has just been issued are
now available at the offices of the
county agricultural agents.
A special committee composed of
Denny Pleasanton, vice president for
Kent county, R. Harry Wilson, John
M. Roe and B. B. Chase, has been
appointed to work in cooperation
with County Agent Russell E. Will
son, and the Dover Chamber of
Commerce, and officers of the AS
sociation to make all local arrange
ments in an effort to make this
corn show the most successful one
that has ever been staged in the
State, and all farmers are being
urged to select and exhibit their
choice ears of corn and other farm
products.
Cash premiums to the extent of
$500 will be awarded, in addition to
several ribbons, and an entry fee of
one dollar will be required of each
exhibitor in the State. This fee also
entities the exhibitor to member
ship in the Delaware Corn Growers
Association for period of one year.
Only grain grown in Delaware by
the exhibitor during the season of
1927 shall compete for prizes, and
no exhibitor shall make more than
one entry of the same variety of
corn in a single class, but the ex-
hibitor may, however, enter any or
all classes.
All exhibits must be delivered to
the Acting-Secretary G. E. Phillips,
at the State Armory in Dover by ten
O'Clock on Wednesday morning, Jan
uary IL, and if the exhibits are
shipped by freight or express, all
transportation charges must be pre-
paid. Each ear of corn should be
carefully wrapped to prevent she'll
ing, and then security packed in a
light weight box, while all grain
should be shipped in strong bags to
insure safe delivery.
Each exhibit must be accompanied
by full instructions as to the name
and address of the exhibitor, as we'll
as the name of the class in which
the exhibit is to be entered. The
local committee in charge will have
all the exhibits properly displayed
and judged for those who are I'M
able to attend the show. At the close
of the show all exhibits will be re-
turned to the owners if so requested,
CCOntiHHed on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
WILL ISSUE AUTO
LICENSES In SUSSEX
Applicants May Get Them At Sea-
ford, SelbyViIle And Georgetown

Secretary of State Charles H.
Grantland through State Motor We
hicle Administrator William Ball
has sent out today the following no
tice relative to motor licenses:
Representative of the Motor We
hicle Department of the office of the
Secretary of State, will be at the fol-
lowing named offices between the
hours of 9 a. m. and p. m. on the
days specified, for the purpose of
issuing automobile tags for 1928:
Monday, December -, office Of
James X. Phillips, Seaford. We'd
nesday, December IA, office of D. F.
Hollingsworth, Selbyville. Friday,
December 16, office of the clerk of
the peace in the courthouse at
Georgetown.
"All applicants must show their
title before tags will be issued. The
title will be returned to the owner.
Applicants for operators and chat
feurs license and public service per-
mits will be received and mailed
from the office at Dover.
II trust owners will take advan-
tage of this opportunity to secure
their 1928 tags"
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
CHAPEL BUILDING IS
RE-DEDICATED MONDAY
Delightful Program Features Mon
day Nights Party In Building

The Chapel of the Avenue Me-
thodist Episcopal Church was filled
to capacity for it's re-opening on
Monday night, after the many im-
provements which have been made.
With new ceilings, new doors and
new electric light fixtures, and
beautifully painted throughout, the
place was pleasing to the eyes of
the audience. G. R. Messick, the
chairman, opened the meeting with
the singing of America, then spoke
briefly of the work accomplished in
the renovating of the building. This
was followed by few words from
the Superintendent of the Sunday
School, Haswell Pierce. Rev. Frank
Herson christened the chapel the
Chapel Beautiful" and gave a his
tory of the building looking back
ward into the past and gazing into
the future. DR.. R. X. Stevenson
then delivered very interesting adj
dress. He told of having been pre-
sent at the invitation of Peter eau
sey, the founder and builder, at the
50th, anniversary in 1911. DR.. Ste
venson was at that time District
Superintendent of the Dover Dis
trict of the Wilmington Conference.
He brought out the need of that
section of Milford for a Sunday
School to take care of youth in that
day, emphasizing the need today
which he considers just as great.
He said it should be backed up with
the building of the much needed
Methodist Episcopal Church for Mil
ford, which during the time of his
pastorate in Milford was strongly
advocated by those who were in
close contact with church and Sun
day school work. Following DR..
Stevenson's talk, there was a hum
orous reading by Mrs. Henry Ingram
and Arthur Hudson rendered two
beautiful selections on the violin.
Refreshments were served.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
VAN ARMAN'S MINSTRELS

The Plaza Theatre wishes to an
nounce to the public that they have
secured John R. Van Arman's Sup
erior Minstrels for one night, Fri
day, December 9th. Van Arman's
Superior Minstrels, while only on
their 9th season, comes with an en-
viable reputation of having played
two consecutive years as a head
line attraction over the B. F. Keith
circuit of Vaudeville Theatres, be-
ing the only production giving the
entire show on the Keith circuit.
Mr.. Van Amman has the only min
strel show on the road today play
ing to popular prices of SOC, 75c and
$1.00. He believes in crowded
houses and pleasing the public. AS
with all minstrel shows, there will
be a street parade at noon and a
band concert in front of the theatre
before the night performance. Re-
served seats are now on sale.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
HOME FROM MEETING
OF NATIONAL GRANGE
Governor Robinson Reelected
Treasurer At Convention Held
In Cleveland.
GOVERNOR RETURNS
FROM NATION'L GRANGE
Chief Executive Was Reelected
Treasurer At Cleveland Meeting

Governor and Mrs. Robinson re-
turned Saturday night from CleVe-
land, Ohio, by way of New York,
where they stopped over to attend
the Army-Navy football game.
They and number of other Della
wareans stayed ten days in Cleve-
land attending sessions of the an
nual convention of the National
Grange. The Governor, who is mas
ter of the Delaware State Grange,
was reelected treasurer of the Ma
tional Grange. His wife is matron of
the State Juvenile Grange.
The Governors cousin, John Nc
Lure Hamilton, portrait painter, who
has started a portrait of the Cover
nor, is now in Tobyhanna, Pa,
where he planned to shoot pheasant.
Mr.. Hamilton will return to the
Governors home next week to finish
the portrait.
Relative to the grange convention,
the governor said much of national
interest was discussed which in time
should result in the betterment of
LII AAAAA6 SOhn4IlOhO 1clIAOnel14ys LIC
said that no particular problem of
the convention bore on Delaware
farm problems except in a general
way, affecting the entire country.
Other grange officials from Della
ware in attendance included Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank c. Bancroft and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bailey Thomas, of Wyoming;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Rosa and Miss
Edna Barker, of Milford; Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Frank Rice, of FELTON,, and
Asa Reynolds, of Georgetown.
The annual convention of the State
Grange will be held December Is, IA
and Is, at Milford, when it is ex-
pected the Governor will report in
detail upon the Cleveland conven-
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
SCHOOL TAX LAW
PERMITS COMPROMISE
Question Settled In Answer To
Protests Of Many Kent County
Citizens.

Protests have been made by sew
eral persons, especially in Ken
county, who failed to pay the State
School Tax Filing Fee of So for the
year 1926, because they were in.
formed that if they would pay the
filing fee of So and penalty of 81
together with the costs of $3.50 g
total of $1,000 there would be nc
trial before the magistrate before
whom the taxable had notice to
appear.
What puzzled many who have
paid the $1,000 when that course
was suggested by the agents of the
Tax Department, is what right the
Tax Department, or agents of that
department had to impose a penalty
or to include the costs in collecting
the SO filing fee without trial be-
fore a magistrate.
Because of this question, so to
100 taxables in Kent county have
employed attorneys to look into the
question as to who has a right to
impose penalties and exact costs
when there was no trial.
Officials at the Office of the Tax
Commissioner in Wilmington, when
spoken to about the imposing of the
penalty on the delinquent taxables,
said that under the law the Com
missioner is empowered with the
approval of the Attorney General to
compromise a case by permitting
the taxable to pay the fee, plus the
penalty, he would otherwise have to
pay if the case was to go into
court.
The plan being followed in Kent
county is the same plan that is
being followed in Wilmington in
collecting the delinquent taxes.
The section giving the Tax Com
missioner power to levy the penalty
reads as follows:
Provided, however, that in each
case of refusal or neglect by tax
able to make return or pay the
filing fee or tax aforesaid the Tax
Commissioner shall be and he is
hereby authorized and empowered
with the approval of the Attorney
General at any time before trial to
compromise by permitting the tax
able to make a return or to pay
such filing fee or tax together with
a specific penalty for refusal or
neglect of not less than the sum of
five dollars and costs that may have
been incurred"
Persons who have failed to pay
their 1926 State School Tax filing
fee have to pay a total sum of
$1,000. It was stated at the tax de-
partment that many do not under
stand just how the sum of $1,000
is arrived at by the officials of the
This sum includes the
filing fee, the compromise, and the
costs of the case. The magistrate
does not impose any of the $1,000
on the taxable. This is done by the
tax commissioner as given in the
Delaware State Income Tax Law.
The filing fee tax is So, the compro-
mise for having committed
charge known as misdemeanor
against the state amounts to S.,
and the costs of the case, $3.50,
which makes a total of $1,000.
More than $500 returns have
been received from delinquent tax
ables in Kent and Sussex counties
during the last two months, it was
stated.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
NORTHERN COUNTIES
FAVOR DEL-MAR-VA
Every County In Which Vote Was
Taken, Desires Work Continued

Final report was made this week
by Edwin H. Brown, Jr., Chairman
of the Special Referendum Com
mittee, which sought the views Of
business leaders in the northern
Maryland and Delaware Counties
relative to their desire to continue
in cooperation with the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association. Mr..
Brown stated that he had received
two hundred and fifteen referendum
ballots, which is approximately
twenty per cent of the total distri-
buted. OF this number but nine vot-
ed against continuance and practi-
cally all of the remainder voiced
interest by offering suggestions for
future operation of the Association.
From Talbot County, where the
local Chamber Of Commerce some
time ago severed it's connection with
the Association, came the largest
return received from any county.
There were forty-one votes cast
there with but five not favoring
continuance. A total of eighty-five
came from the other northern Mary
land Counties with New Castle and
Kent, Delaware returning eighty
nine.
Practically unanimous approval
was given the question asking
whether the money expended in adj
vertising and publicizing the PENN
sula had been a benefit either di-
rectly or indirectly to all of the
fourteen counties. The majority
voted a continuance of publicity and
to include all commune
ties and counties, urging that the
Peninsula remain a solid unit Many
suggested that cost of advertising
be distributed on an assessed valu-
alton in each county.
Practically a unanimous affirma-
tive reply was given to the question
asked as to whether the Associat-
ions Traffic and Transportation
Bureau, as now operated, is a bene-
fit to the Peninsula as whole. Re-
garding these services being placed
at the disposal of shippers and COM
munities of all fourteen counties, ir-
AOopCSbANS VI InSlI OuppOIB u Tie
the vote was divided
about half and half. Nominal rates
for this service were suggested, but
one was to the effect that it be given
with every one hundred dollar mem
bership.
The vote was largely to the effect
that Peninsula marketing problems
could be better handled through
Peninsula-wide organization than
through a local or individual effort.
Fully eighty-five per cent of the vote
evidenced a strong desire for the
Association to continue it's Exten-
sion Service to local Civic Organiza-
lions and also for the Association
to continue in directing improve
ment plans for the Hotels and Re-
sorts and Real Estate interests. The
voters agreed, with few exceptions,
that the Association was the proper
source through which industrial,
business ond agricultural research
could most efficiently andd econom-
ically be continued.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
STATE SAFETY WORK
BRINGS GOOD RESULTS
Reduction Of &C. Per Cent Made
In Compensation Insurance For
The Coming Year.

At a meeting of the Industrial Ac-
cident Board last week announce
ment was made of reduction in
the cost of workmen's compensation
insurance of approximately &C. per
cent for the coming year. This
means a considerable saving to en-
ployers of the State who are COM
PEELED to carry this insurance and
is especially gratifying when it is
reported that in Pennsylvania an in
crease of II per cent will be made
in the price for similar insurance.
The board members expressed the
opinion that this reduction is due to
the cooperation between employees
and employers in endeaVOring to
prevent accidents. The Delaware
Safety Council was praised for its
efficient work in teaching accident
prevention. The opinion was express
sed that if the smaller plants made
an effort to keep down accidents,
similar to the effort made in the
larger plants, there would be fur
Their reduction in the insurance rates
and it would also be possible to ex-
tend the operation of the law to en-
ployees who are not now covered
and do not therefore, receive the
benefit of the act.
In order to secure all informa-
ton possible on the work of acct
dent boards in other states James
B. McManus, secretary of the board,
was directed to attend the eleventh
annual New York Safety conference
to be held in Buffalo, November 20
and 80 and December 1.
Before going into executive ses-
sion the board held a session at Mil
ford last Wednesday morning when
the case of the McNichol Construc-
ton Company VS.. Lynford Cordray, |
an employee, was heard. Cordray
had his foot crushed in an accident |
while working for the company on
October 20, 1925. He was paid SO a |
week compensation until June Is,
1926, when the compensation was
reduced to $3.50 per week. The en-
ployer wanted the compensation dis
continued.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
BOLD ROBBER BREAKS
STORE WINDOW And
TAKES MANY WATCHES
Evans JsweIry Store Robbed For
Second Time Within Eighteen
Months Wednesday Morning.
STRIPPED NORTH WINDOW
The Thief Left Only A Few
Canoes Which Had Been Gov
cred With A Cloth.

The store of S. C. Evans, jewellery
was visited by thieves sometime
early Wednesday morning for the
second time within year and half
and quantity of watches were stol-
en-. The robbery this time was nu-
usually bold and was carried out
within the views of any person who
might be passing by. A hole about
a foot square was cut in the heavy
plate glass in the north window of
the store and the thief had used a
stick with fork on the end of it to
rake the watches from the window.
The stick was left in the window.
The only thing not taken was a lot
of canoes which had evidently been
overlooked when the rObber acct
IDENTIFY pulled a cloth over them. The
window had been dressed with dia-
monds, watches and other jewellery
on Tuesday, but Mr.. Evans had TAX
en- everything except the watches
and canoes out and put them in the
vault before closing the store Tues
day evening. He turned the store
window lights out about ten o'clock
evening. The loss is about
$4,000.
The robbery in the heart of the
business section and so boldly exc
outed on the main street within
view of anyone who might pass by,
has caused the voicing of much
against the night watch
man. employed by the town. The
broken window was first noticed by
Justice of the Peace, William A.
Truitt who was passing shortly af-
ter seven o'clock Wednesday MORN
ing. Business men are openly stat
ing that the loss should have been
earlier by the night DO
lice force and are criticising the
lack of protection being
rendered. Others are voicing the
opinion that one man cannot ade-
quately patrol the business section
Of the town and give efficient SER
vice. Whatever the trouble, it is
likely that the Walnut Street bust
ness interests will ask Council for
better protection in the future.
The Evans jewellery Store seems
to be magnet for thieves. It has
been entered and robbed several
times during the past few years,
and every time a considerable a.
mount of loot has been taken by the
thieves. So far as is known the au-
thorities have no clue as to the
Identity of the person, or persons,
who robbed the store Tuesday night.