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10 indicate the man had jumped on
the running board OF the machine
while it was in motion.
Mrs. Lilliendahl has maintained
throughout all the grilIings at the
hands of detectives that her hus-
band was killed by two colored
bandits who jumped on the running
board Of the car while she was
driving along the Atsion road near
Eannmonton.
John j. Gregory ir., Eall.Mills de.
tective working for the defense, to-
day ID making efforts to check the
prints with police Bertillon records
and Government records at Wash
ington, to have them identified.
When these prints are identi-
fled we will have the murderer Of
DR.. Lilliendahl and not before.
the detective said.
Test Story
1.-THE story of Mrs. Li1liendahl
while she was driving along at Is
miles an hour has been secuted by
police. But we have tested this
and find it IL an easy matter for a
man to jump on the running board
OF any car travelling at that rate
Of speed"
The SIS bills found in the pocket
book of Mrs. Lilliendahl or lying on
the front seat Of the machine were
given to her by her husband sew
eral hours before the murder. the
widow claims. She told detectives
the men took the Doctors pocket.
book containing 5000 and stripped
rings from her fingers.
Phillips said IL reports Of blood
stains on the money are true he
does not believe this evidence will
80 far In convfcting the accused
couple. A robber would discard
money II it had become marked in
this manner, he pointed out.
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Mrs. Marshall Field
Recovering i'm Paris

PARIS. Oct. 25.- Mrs. Marshall
Field. of Chicago. who is Ill at the
Hotel Crillon, was reported much
improved today by DIR. Edmund
Gros, attending physician.
Mrs. Field was taken i'll some
time ago with a case OF intestinal
poisoning which has been cured.
However. Dr.. GroA said. IL will b
some time before shs viii Be ehA
10 regain her nernal stsasgtAA
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Ambassador Houghton
Calls on President

Alanson B., Houghton. American.
Ambassador to Great Britain. who
returned home on private business,
called on President Coolidge and
Secretary Of state kellogg today.
He expects to return to his post
shortly.
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Wife Beaten Is Given
Fine or Jail ChOict

George Colston, coIored, accused
before Judge Mcmahon in Police
Court today by his wife. Emma
Colston, 3215 Sherman Ave.. of as
saulting her, must pay q fine Of
$36 or spend Is days in Jail.
Policeman w. s. Buchanan ar
rested Colston.
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Martha 8. wittnauer, Americas
only woman matchmaker. IL the
oriv woman ever elected to the
&Orclogical Society Of America
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
MILFORD WILL LIGHT
LINCOLN AND GLENDALE
Contract Made With Lincoln & El-
Iendale Electric Company

The towns of Lincoln and Ellen
dale are to be lighted in the near
future with electric current made
in Milford. The Milford Light &
Water Commission has contracted
with the Lincoln & Ellendale Elec-
trio Company, a new corporation, to
supply current for the lighting of
the streets and residences of the
two towns. Under the agreement the
Milford Commission will supply
current of 230O voltage to the wires
of the Ellendale & Lincoln eorpor-
alton at the Milford city limits at
Deep Branch. The new corporation
is to build the pole and wire lines,
install meters and do all of the
work incident to the transaction
the only stipulation so far as the
Milford Light & Water Commission
is concerned is that current will be
sold at a price agreed upon at the
city limits. Work of building the
new lines has started and when the
work has been completed the two
towns will be well
lighted from the Milford plant where
new machinery is now being install
led.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
ANNUAL FARM And
HOME PRODUCTS SHOW
Event At Dover November Sth Prom
ises To Be Fine Affair

At a meeting of representatives
of the Kent County Farm Bureau
and the Capitol Grange which was
held at the home of Mr.. Ed Willim
east of Dover on Friday evening of
last week preliminary plans were
formulated for the staging of a
farm and home products show in
the Capitol Grange Hall in Dover on
November 8th, under the auspices of
these two agricultural Organizat-
ions which have been cooperating
in this particular type of education
al work in one county for the past
several years.
This meeting was called by presi-
dent Ed Williams of the Kent Coun-
ty Farm Bureau who had previously
appointed special committee from
these two organizations following
the suggestions of the members of
the executive committee at one of
the recent meetings. In addition to
Mr.. Willim the other members of
this farm and home products show
committee from the Kent County
Farm Bureau were Mrs. Harry T.
Smith, Mrs. David MetX and John M.
Roe. The committee representing
Capital Grange was composed of
Mrs. A. F. Dawes, Mrs. Francis H.
Raughley, S. J. Hall and B. B.
Chase.
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Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
KENT DELTNOUENTS ARE
PAYING FILING FEE TAX
$3.50 In Taxes And Penalties AL
ready Collected In Middle County

With $5,250 in filing fees, costs
and penalties already collected from
$50 delinquent taxpayers in Kent
county, Gerald Montaigne, assistant
State School Tax Commissioner,
feels that the campaign of the Tax
Board to round up taxpayers in the
middle county, who have failed to
pay their filing fee, is off to a run
ming start.
In addition to the $50 taxpayers,
who have accepted the compromise
offered by the Tax Board, when
brought before a magistrate and
paid the necessary $10.50, one hun
dred other cases have been contin-
ued until Monday night because the
defendants in the action did not
have the money to pay up when
their case was first heard.
AS there are only 5000 delin-
quents in all of Kent county and the
campaign has not been extended to
the three largest towns, Dover,
Smyrna and Harrington, the Tax
Board feels that great progress has
been made since the campaign was
instituted last Monday with the ap-
of number of special
constables in the various localities
to serve warrants upon backward
taxpayers.
AS yet no action has been taken
in Sussex county, but the method
that has brought such immediate
and satisfying results, first in New
Castle county and now in Kent |
will almost certainly be ap-
piled there.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
WILL MEET THURSDAY
Annual Convention Will Be Held At
Georgetown In All Day Session

The annual convention of Sussex
County Sunday Schools will be held
at Georgetown next Thursday, Oc-
tober 9th, in the Wesley Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Each Sun
day school is entitled to elect two
delegates to the convention in ad-
dition to the pastor and superinten-
dent who are delegates ex-oficio.
An invitation has been issued to the
general public to attend the ses-
sions of the convention. Three con-
ferences have been provided for the
day. The program follows:
Morning Session
w. B. Stephens, presiding:
9:30-Devotions, led by Rev. T. F.
Beauchamp.
9:45-Address, Dealing Justly
With Childhood" Lillian E. McCor-
mick, Children's Division Specialist.
1O:15-Address, "Can We Produce
a Christian Citizenship for Tomor-
row." DR.. Frank McKibben.
business.
11:15-Conferences: Elementary,
Miss Lillian E. Mccormick; Young
People, Colonel J. H. Cudlipp; Ad-
Adult, DR.. Frank M.
Maurice R. Hamm.
12:30-Luncheon served by the
New Century Club, so cents.
Afternoon Session
Ernest W. Jefferson, presiding:
1:45-Devotions, led by NJ. w.
Marine.
2:OO-Address, "The Educational
CCOntiHHed on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
MASONIC COMMITTEES
APPOINTED BY WAPLES
Grand Master Announces Appoint
ments' For Ensuing Year

Weldon c. NAPLES, of Milton,
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Delaware, A. F. and A. NJ, on
Monday announced the following
committees appointments:
Foreign Correspondence: Thomas
J. Day, No. 80; Warren A. Singles,
No. 25; Edward A. Wiltbank, No. IS;
Edwin R. Osler, No. %; Joseph H.
Cox, No. 21.
Finance: William M. Mask, Jr.,
No. 20; James B. Eliason, No. IL;
E. V. Baker, No. 80; William o.
Wingate, No. %; Frederic w. Kurtz,
No. IA.
Records: Henry 8. Young, No. %;
Charles Simmons, Jr., No. IA; Ches-
ter R. Jones, No. q.
Nehology: Harry V. Holloway, No.
2; Harry G. Little, No. 26; Moro Nc
MILAN, No. %.
Grand Lodge Library: Charles w.
Lawson, No. IA; David King, Jr.,
No. 20; John F. Robinson, No. IA.
Grand Charity Fund: Charles A.
No. 20; Stanley S. Stew
ems, No. 10; Samuel ]. Stein, No. q.
Past Grand Masters Portrait
Jewel and Apron: William j. High
field, No. 20; Frank B. Carey, No.
II; George c. Maull, No. Is.
Masonic Service: Edward W.
Cooch, No. 25; Harry ]. Guthrie,
CCdHtiHHed on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
DEL-MAR-VA WORK TO
BE CONTINUED FOR
THREE MORE YEARS
Peninsula Business Interests
Pledge 100000 A Year To
Garry On Work.
DUES GREATLY REDUCED
Members Will Pay Only $500
A Year Instead Of $4,000
As In The Past.

With the continuance of the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association
for three more years backed both by
votes giving moral and financial as
surance, officials of the organization
has settled down to work to prolong
the task of putting the Peninsula in
Its place" on the map.
The $50 or more delegates to the
meeting held at Salisbury last
Thursday night in which the con-
tinuance was sanctioned after the
result of the referendum ballot had
been made public, went on record as
solidly backing the plan to provide
100000 annually for the associa-
tiOn's support for three more years.
The reduction of the dues from $100
to SIS, and the creation of bureau
membership class in which contri-
buttons less than $25 will give mem
bership, approved at the meeting,
are expected to bring more cash and
new blood" into the organization.
The program adopted begins with
conclusion of the present program
on December 81, for which the Or
iginal budget for the first two years
of operation has provided funds.
Representatives of the fourteen
counties present, unanimously Pied
ged their financial support and per-
'onal assistance in carrying the cam
paign to raise the proposed three
year budget throughout the penin-
sula.
The action in deciding upon con-
tinuance of the association for
three years, was taken after refer
endum of the sentiment in the five
central counties of Wicomico, Dor
chester, Worcester, Somerset and
Sussex showed returns of 81 per
cent favorable; after editors and
publishers of the Peninsula's thirty
1ne newspapers, and bankers of the |
i've central counties in public meet
ngs, had unreservedly endorsed the |
present activity and
Urged its continuance.
Harvey J. Hill, executive vice |
president of the association, was
chosen to direct the campaign for |
,unds. All membership fees, it was
lecided, shall go into the general
reasury fund to be allotted to the
7arious departments at the option of
he associations officers.
DR.. G. Layton Grier, Milford, pres
dent of the association, in calling
he meeting stated that it was the
lesire of the membership to ascer-
ain if the organizations work had
rContinned on page I21
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
OFFER $lOO CASH PRIZE
TO HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
Best Health Play viii Bring Prize
To Winning School Boy Or Girl

Every high school student in Del
aware has a chance to win cash
prize of $100 for writing a play the
basis of which is the establishment
of some good health habit. The con-
test is under the auspices of the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association and
the final date for receipt of the
plays is May 1, 1928.
All replies should be sent to the
Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Socie-
ty, oil Delaware avenue, Whining
ton. A second prize of $50 and
third prize of $25 cash are offered.
There will also be five honorable
mention awards, each carrying
prize of $40, which are available for
other plays showing special merit.
According to the rules of the con-
test it is open to public high schools
Junior and senior and to private
and parochial schools of the same
grade. Plays must deal with some
aspect of individual or community
health or hygiene. They must be
produced before an audience and
must run no longer than forty min
utes. The plays must represent the
combined efforts of a class or group
of high school students because the
contest is not intended for indiVid-
ual students.
The ~lavs must be accompanied
by statement signed by the prin-
cipal of the competing school to the
[CO1tinned on page s.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
RED CROSS AIDED in Ill
DISASTERS In PAST YEAR
Delaware Chapter Is Now Making
It's Annual Plea For Members

Henry P. Scott, chairman of the
executive committee of the Delaware
Chapter of the American Red Cross,
after a great deal of effort has COM
piled the following facts and figures
concerning the Red Cross work, OBJ
tanned from the national headquar-
ters of the American Red Cross at
Washington, D. c. The work has
been done by Mr.. Scott in connec-
ton with the present roll call cam
paign Of the Delaware chapter, to
give the people of Delaware, accu-
rate information as to just what the
Red Cross nationally and locally
has accomplished during the past
fiscal year.
The pamphlet speaks for itself and
il should inspire anyone after read
ing to go to the nearest Red Cross
booth and enroll for another year
without further loss of time.
The pamphlet follows:
'It is impossible to report the
tremendous activities of the Ameri-
can Red Cross for the past year or
so. without dealing with figures that
became wearisOme, and yet, as Pres
dent Coolidge stated in his recent
address, the work done by the Red
Cross and the manner in which it
has met emergency and other de-
mands made upon it, are very
bright chapter in the history of our
country.
There was expended by the ma
tional organization for the year end
ing June 80, 1927, $11, 1850, ,438.60, and
by the chapters in addition $4,779,-
900, or a total of $16,139, ,348.60; but
these figures do not begin to tell the
full story, for since July 1 up to
21 an additional expend-
iture of about $9,00O,000 has been
made in the Mississippi Valley
floods alone.
During the past year the Red
Cross rendered aid to twenty fore
ign disasters and to 81 disasters in
the United States. No such respon-
sibility was ever expected, and the
adequate way in which the Red
Cross responded is almost beyond
belief. Its work the past ear alone
las proven to the people of the Uni
ed States the absolute need of sup
porting this great agency
Immediate Relief Given
Immediate relief was given to
he following:
Explosion at Lake Denmark, N |
T., which occurred July 10, 1926.
Hurricane in Southern Louisiana
which occurred August 27, 1926.
Flood in Eastern Kansas which |
September IL, 1926.
Hurricane in Florida which oc-
,urred September 10, 1926.
Floods in Northwest Iowa which
occurred September 18, 1926.
Floods in Illinois River Valley
[COHtinHsd on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
DEMOCRATS WILL
ELECT COMMITTEEMAN
Election For That Purpose In Sus.
sex County Will Be Held Sat
urday, October 18th.

E. Frank Locates, Chairman of
the Sussex County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, has issued a call
for an election to be held in the sew
eral election districts of Sussex
County for the purpose of electing
members of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee. The election will be
held Saturday, October 29th, be-
tween the hours of 2 and 4 o'clock.
Two members of the committee will
be elected from each district, one
woman and one man. Those elected
at this election will hold Office for
two years. The elections scheduled
for Saturday, October 29th, are the
first to be held by any party in Sus-
sex County and it is the opening
gun for the November elections of
next year. From now until the cleo
tions of next year political talk and
will wax warmer and
warmer, and many states will be
made and broken during the next
few months. The Republicans have
not issued a call for any elections
as yet.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
FINED FOR DRIVING
CAR AFTER DRINKING
Raymond Pride, OF Lincoln, Draws
Fine OF $4,000 And Costs

Raymond Pride, of Lincoln, was
fined a total of $4,000 and costs by
Justice of the Peace E. V. Hendrix
son, of Milford, Monday morning
after his conviction on three
charges of having violated the auto
mobile laws of the State. Last Sun
day night the automobile driven by
Pride cOllided with the car owned
by Ernest Workman. The Workman
car was parked on a de road lead
ing from the du POnt highway
south of Lincoln. When officers Pur-
nell and Messick went to the scene
they arrested Pride and charged
him with operating a car while un-
der the influence of intoxicating
liquor. He was fined $4,000 and
costs of this charge. For operating
an unregistered car a fine of $1,000
and costs was imposed. A like sum
was imposed for operating a car
with switched tags. The officers
have been instructed by Secretary
of State Grantland to arrest imme-
diately any person found operating
car without proper licenses and
titling papers.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
DUCK SCARCE AS
SEASON OPENS HERE
Small Bags Reported By Gunners
Who We're Out On Monday
The Opening Day.

Monday opened the cunning sea-
son for wild ducks in Delaware. and
a large number of followers of the
sport were on the marshes awaiting
an opportunity to shoot at the fowl.
Small bags were reported by those
persons who used the hunting
blinds near Milford, for the ducks
seemed to be very scarce. This
was attributed to the fact that the
warm weather has not caused the
migratory fowl to start their south
ern flight, with a result scarcity of
the fowl in this vicinity. The ponds
frequented by the ducks were visit
ed by the gunners on Monday and
their decoys were placed, but very
few birds were killed.
The cunning season for ducks
closes on January 31st. The limit
for a gunner is twenty ducks a day.
The State law provides that ducks
may be shot one hour before sun
rise until one hour after sunset.
The Federal law, however, provides
that ducks may only be shot half an
hour before sunrise and half an hour
after sunset. AS the Federal law
supercedes all State laws on such
matters, the game wardens will en-
force the Federal law.
Gunners who follow the State
law may get into trouble and be
fined under the Federal law.
An effort is being made to enlist
the cooperation of wild-fowl hunting
clubs throughout the United States
and Canada in reporting to the
Survey of the United
States Department of Agriculture
heir bags of wild ducks and other |
birds taken during the |
l927-2S open season. This informa-
lion is desired as basis in part for
whether migratory
birds generally are increasing or de-
creasing. 1t will be of value in for
regulations for their pro-
.ection.
Paul G. Redington, chief of the
Bureau of Biological Survey, states
hat 'this cooperation from the
;portsmen and sportsmen's clubs of
his country and Canada will be of
great benefit not only to the birds
)ut to the sport as WE'LL" Clubs
Ind individuals interested are re-
luested to communicate with the
Survey, Washington, D.
:. Instructions and forms will be
furnished. The work will be started
,arly in October.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
KENT COUNTY COURT IS
In SESSION THIS WEEK
Grand Jurors Find Thirteen True
Bills, Ignore Two

The grand jury at the opening
session of Kent County Court at
Dover on Monday, returned 13 true
bills and ignored two On Tuesday
the jurors inspected the county Jail
and almshouse. The true bills re-
turned were as follows:
John Ziono, for illegal possession
of liquor.
Harvey Williams, two indictments
one for assault and battery and
one for carrying concealed a dead
ly weapon. He pleaded guilty to the
former and not guilty to the latter
charge.
Gilmore Dickson, carrying con-
cealed a deadly weapon. Failed to
answer to his name and a capias
was issued for him.
Theodore Manship, two indict-
ments for assault and battery to
which he pleaded not guilty.
Roscoe Richards, carrying con-
cealed deadly weapon. He pleaded
guilty and was fined $50.
Harvey Wright, operating a motor
vehicle without the consent of the
owner. He pleaded guilty and was
fined $10O and sentenced to three
months in the New Castle County
Samuel Cook, desertion and nom
support, pleaded not guilty; Thomas
S. Clarke, non-support, failed to ap-
pear and capias was issued; An
drew Martin, non-support, pleaded
not guilty.
Elmer Ross, colored, pleaded gull
ty to carrying concealed a deadly
and was fined $25.
The court in chambers heard the
divorce cases of Hilda Loebe vs..
Francis Loebe and Raymond Berry
VS.. Amelia Berry.
The application for the annulment |
Of marriage in the case of Henry /
H. Carey VS.. Myrtle Masten Carey |
was dismissed on payment of costs. |
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
In SCHEDULE
BRINGS PROTEST. FROM KENT
Dover Residents Resent The Early
Closing OF Railroad Station

When the change in the schedule
of trains on the Delaware Railroad
was made on September 25, when
the train reaching Dover at 1927 p.
m. was changed to 1924 p. m, it
was supposed that the closing time
of the mails at the Dover postoffice
would also be changed so that the
mails could be placed in the bag
gage room at the station before the
baggage room was closed for the
night and not opened until after
midnight for the first train down,
at 1908 a. m. The change in the
mails, at that time, however, was
not made, and persons having mail
to go on either the northbound or
southbound midnight trains, could
not get them in the Dover postoffice
at 8:15, which was half an hour ear
lier than before the railroad COM
pany. changed their order by having
the station closed there after the
arrival of the 1927 train.
Now the order has been issued by
the Postofice Department, accord
ing to Postmaster B. F. Simmons,
that the mails for the midnight
Trains Sudl1 ClOSS dI y ClOCh 6dCu
evening thereby making it neces-
sary for persons getting mail off on
the midnight train, if they fail to
make the o'clock mail, to go to the
station.
The mail consequently, closing at
the Dover postoffice at o'clock, is
allowed to remain over six hours at
the Dover station, while Dover peo-
pie are put to the inconvenience of
either waiting for important mail to
go out on the next morning train
or carry it to the Dover station.
Protests from business men and
several of Dover's organizations
will be filed against the arbitrary
ruling of the railroad company and |
will be followed up with personal |
interviews to convince the railroad |
officials of the injustice of such in
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
BAPTIST CHURCH 226
YEARS OLD LAST SUNDAY
Old Welsh Tract, Near Newark, OBJ
serves Its Anniversary

The 226th yearly meeting of the
Old School Baptist Church at Welsh
Tract, near Newark, was held last
Saturday afternoon and all day on
Sunday. The services were largely
attended. Baptists from all parts of
the State and Maryland were pres
ent.
The speakers were Elders L. H.
Hardy, of Atlantic, North Carolina,
and D. L. Topping, of Linthicum
Heights, Md. The Welsh Tract
Church is the oldest church in ex-
istence which has had the same doc
trine preached from it's pulpit from
the time the church was instituted
in the year 1901, and brought from
Wales. 1t is the only church which
has held continuous services, meet
ings being conducted in the church
every first and third Sundays in the
month.
In the quaint old graveyard which
surrounds the church, with it's
many old and undecipherable tomb
stones, lie the bodies of seven gem
erations of families whose members
belonged to the church. The body of
former Secretary of State Everett
Johnson was laid to rest in this
cemetery.