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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
FINED ON CHARGE OF
DRIVING WHILE DRUNK
Robert Hobbs Arrested Following
Collision With Parked Car

Robert Hobbs was arrested by
officer Davis of the Milford police
force Sunday evening after the car
which he was driving had cOllided
with the automobile Of Henry Met
tam, which was parked on West Wal
nut street. Hobbs was charged with
operating a car while under the in
fuence of Intoxicating liquors. He
was taken before Magistrate Hen
driXsOn on Monday morning and
pleaded guilty to the charge. 1t be-
ing his first offense he was fined the
minimum allowed by law of $4,000
and costs; or for failure to secure
the money to be imprisoned for one
year. After the case against Hobbs
had been disposed of, Officer Davis
preferred charges against Mettam
for parking on the wrong side of the
street. He was fined $500 and costs.
At the request of Chief of Police
Courtney the fine was held up until
after the matter could be presented
to Town Council, owing to a misun-
derstanding as to whether the park
ing ordinances applied to all Sec
tiOns of Milford or not. Frank Glen
daniel who was with Hobbs at the
time of the accident, was badly cut
about the face by flying glass. He
was not detained by the police.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
URGE Is FOOT DEPTH FOR
DEL. & CHESAPEAKE CANAL
Speakers Say This Depth Is Neces-
sary To Accommodate Traffic

A twenty-five foot depth for the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
which now has a 12-foot low-tide
depth, was advocated by J. Hampton
Moore, president of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association at
Tuesdays session of the associa-
tion's convention in Baltimore.
Mr.. Moore pointed out that al
though the canal has a 12-foot depth
at low tide the steamer which car
ried nearly 1000 persons to the con-
vention dragged bottom.
The proposed New Jersey ship
canal will be the final link connect
ing southern waterways with those
of New England and the west, he
said.
The canal, it is estimated, he said
would cost $5O,OO0,OO0 leading from
a point near Bordentown, thirty
miles across the State to Raritan
Bay, there connecting with water
ways leading to Boston and the
Great Lakes.
There has been an awakening in
connection with this canal" Mr..
Moore said. ARMY engineers have
asked for further data, which is be-
ing collected, so far as the associa-
tion has means to provide them.
Statistics already submitted indicate
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
MANY DELAWARE TOWNS
ENTER RADIO CONTEST
Seven Will Aid In Selecting Boy
And Girl For State Addition

According to plans of the State
Committee of the AtWater-Kent
Foundation for Delaware's partici-
patton in The National Radio Audit
ion, at least seven town of the State
will arrange for local contests, out
of each of which one boy and one
girl will be certified to the State
Addition, to be broadcast from Sta
tion WPG, at Atlantic City, N. J. in
October.
A local committee already has
been formed in Newark, under the
craftsmanship Of Mrs. J. Pearce
Cam, who also is a member of the
State committee of censorship, Of
which Mrs. Josiah Bacon, of Clay
mont, is State chairman. Other
cities OF the State to which invita-
tions have been extended to ar
range for local contest, and the
names of the individuals addressed
are:
Dover, Mrs. J. Hall Anderson;
Middletown, Mrs. J. Frank Biggs;
Milford, Miss Ida E. Rosa; Smyrna,
Mrs. Howard r. Jones, and Will
mington, Mrs. Clarence Underwood
and T. Leslie Carpenter.
The State committee, of which
Mrs Bacon, a leader among the
States music organization is chair
man, is urging all interested COM
to complete their local
organization at once. Candidates
cannot enter the contests except
through local committees, and for
this reason rapid advancement of
community plans is desirable so
that the possible loss of opportun-
ity to boys and girls of the State,
whose voices deserve to be heard,
may be averted.
Local contests are to be held in
and all must be conclud-
ed not later than a week before the
date to be set later for the State
in October. Winners of
the State event will be certified to
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
FIRE DESTROYS LARGE
FLOUR MILL AT LINCOLN
Property Owned by George w. Glen
daniel Totally Burned Wednesday

A grain and flour mill owned and
operated by George w. Clendaniel at
Lincoln City, burned to the ground
on Wednesday at about 1870 p. m.
The mill was a three-story, frame
construction opposite the railroad
station. 1t contained from 5000 to
1000 bushels of wheat, all a total
loss, together with the building
which was insured for $4,000, but the
loss was probably in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. The fire was caused
by an exploding torch. Mr.. Glen
daniel was using the torch, babbit-
ting bearing of the machinery,
when the torch exploded, setting fire
to the mill. Mr. Clendaniel's cloth
ing also caught on fire and he sue
ceeded in putting this out by wrap
ping bags around himself. The Mil
ford Fire Company arrived in time
to save, by the use of chemicals, the
garage of Robert Southard, in the
rear of the mill, which had caught
fire, and also the warehouse of Frank
Clendaniel few feet away. The
heat from the fire was very intense.
A slight fire also occurred on We'd
nesday at the Glendale Canning
Company plant at Glendale. The
roof Of the fire room caught fire, be-
coming ignited from the smokestack.
The Milford Fire Company was sum-
moned, but before they got under
way they were notified that the
flames had been eXtinguished.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
RACE RIOTS EXCITE
BERLIN MARYLAND POLICE
Negroes And Whites Battle After
Court Case Decision

Twenty-Five Negroes were hurt,
five seriously, in a race riot at Ber-
lin, Maryland, Saturday night and
early Sunday morning, between a
crowd of more than 800 Whites and
Negroes.
The outbreak lasted over three
hours. Late Saturday night Thorn
ton Showell, Negro was arrested
charged with assault upon Theodore
Merritt, mechanic, following street
brawl.
Slowell was found guilty by
judge A. w. Peters in Municipal
Court and fined $40 and costs.
Upon the termination of the trial,
attended by a large crowd of both
Negroes and Whites, some one hurl-
ed a brick and the clash started.
The blacks and whites met in the
middle of Main street, hurling bricks
and stones. Crowds joined in the
fighting, which extended down
Broad Pitts and Commerce streets.
The tide began to turn against
the Negroes after about two hours
fighting. Efforts of police to curb
the mob proved fruitless. An
emergency call to the Ocean City
police was terminated when two
missiles crashed through The Win
dow of the telephone exchange.
About 1 o'clock Sunday morning
the last trace Of the outbreak had
disappeared, leaving a trail Of brok-
en- straw hats, bottles, clubs, stones
and broken windows.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
JURY FINDS HUFFMAN
INNOCENT OF MURDER
Out Only Twenty Minutes Before
Returning Verdict Saturday
Afternoon.

Walter Luffman, on trial in the
Kent County Court at Dover, charg-
ed with the murder of William D.
Cook on May Srd, was acquitted Sat
urday afternoon, the jury being out
only 20 minutes when it reached the
not guilty verdict.
The case was turned over to the
jury about $3.50 o'clock and much
surprise was caused when the jury
men filed into the court room 20
minutes later announcing that they
had reached a verdict.
The trial started on Wednesday of
last week and large number of wit
nesses were examined on both sides.
Luffman was accused of shooting
Cook through a window at the lat
ter's home early in the morning of
May 5. Cook died in the Milford Hos
pital few hours later.
Luffman was on the witness stand
in his own defense for two hours,
he denying that he shot Cook or that
he ever threatened to shoot him. He
told of being at a party on the night
before the murder with Robert Long,
a girl named Lorraine and Mrs. Cook.
He said that he left there somewhere
in the neighborhood at 1920 o'clock
and left Mrs. Cook at the home of
her stepfather, William Neff, and
then went to his own home and went
to bed. He was aroused by his wife to
count some money which had been
left at the home for him and did not
awaken again until after 6 O'Clock. |
He later heard of the murder and |
with Long went to the Milford Emer-
sency Hospital where they asked an
if Cook had been brought |
here and the orderly replied: Eyes,
md he says Walter Huffman shot /
him."
Huffman said that he has a wife
Ind seven children and had never
)een separated from them.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
DELAWARE LEADS NATION
In LOW FOREST FIRE RECORD
Only Thirty-seVen Fires Reported
In 1926. mississippi Record Bad

Delaware holds the record for the
fewest number Of forest fires dur
ing last year of any of the States,
according to figures announced to-
day by the Forest Service, United
States Department of Agriculture.
There were only 81 forest fires in
the State in 1867. The greatest
number, 23,170 were reported from
Mississippi
The enormous toll of approxi-
mately $2G,900,000 was caused di-
rectly by the forest fires through
out the United States during 1926,
the department states. This i'm
mense loss is the result of 91,793
fires which burned over 24,300,000
acres of the lands of the country.
More than 72 per cent of the fires
are known to have been caused by
man and 12 per cent by lightning.
The causes of little more than Is
per cent are unknown. Smokers
lead all others as starters of forest
fires with over 16 per cent of all,
railroads came next with 13 per
cent, and brush burning third with
IL per cent.
Where protective systems were
functioning last year nearly 81 per
cent of all fires were confined to
areas of less than 10 acres, and
less than per cent exceeded 1000
acres, the department stated
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
MILFORD POULTRY SCHOOL
Was BEST IN The STATE
Moro Interest Shown Here Than
EIsWhere Says Agent Vaughn

During the month of August, II. S.
Palmer, Extension POultryman of
the University of Delaware in CO.
operation with the County Agricul-
tural Agents held five poultry
judging schools throughout the
state in the following communities:
New Castle County, Hockessin;
Kent County, Hartly; Sussex Coun-
ty, Bridgeville, Georgetown, Mill
Vile and Milford. The program of
the two day schools were five il
lustrated lectures on Poultry judg-
ing for High Egg Production" and
laboratory work which gave every
one an opportunity of actual handl-
ing birds. It is the opinion of Mr..
Palmer and County gent Vaughn in
Georgetown that Milford school
was the best held in the state. The
interest shown by the Milford poul-
trymen was splendid and the at
tendance at Milford was larger than
at any other place. Those who
took the work at Milford were as
follows: Mrs. J. S. Willis, G. E.
Jester, Medford Jones, A. Buchel, F.
L. WaterhOuse, J. B. Hostedler, E.
j. Lewes, W. e. Lank, E. H. Trice,
F. NJ. Short, J. D. Mills, J. NJ. Wat
son, J. H. Vreeland A. E. Num-, F.
B. Austin, H. R. Lemex, J. c. Kirby,
Frisly Curley, JOS, C. Costs, w. B.
Simpson, w. H. Harrison, w. B.
Gitruely, F. A. Morris, Frank P.
Walker, Fred Smith, William Wolf,
r. L. Corbett.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
.DU POINT co. TELLS
OF RELATIONS WITH
MOTORS and STEEL
Letter To Department OF Justice
Says Purchase OF Steel Stock
Made For Investment.
MOTORS WAS DIFFERENT
Stock In General Motors Was
Purchased With View Of Ac.
tive Management.

Declaring that the E. I. dupont
de NemOurs Company's purchase of
$14,000,000 worth of the stock of
the United States Steel Corporation
carries with it no obligation to par
ticipate in the management of the
steel corporation, through director
ism or otherwise, Irenee du Pont,
chairman of the finance committee
OF the DUPONT Company has sent a
letter to Colonel William Donovan
of the Department of justice.
The letter is in answer to an in
quiry made by COnOnel Donovan
with respect to the growth of the
DUPONT Company and its relation
ship with the General Motors Cor
pOration and the United States Steel
Corporation. A copy of the letter
has also been sent to the Federal
Trade Commission which on July
20, notified the DUPONT Company
that it had directed their chief
economist to investigate the relat-
ionship between the three corporat-
ions. This letter also gives details
of these relationships which will
also be sent to the stockholders of
the DUPONT Company
In the final portion of this letter
Mr.. DUPONT declares that the pur-
chase of steel stock is different
from the purchase of stock of the
General Motors Company because
capital funds of the company were
invested in General Motors and this
carried an obligation to assure at
least in part responsibility of the
of that concern.
The purchase of this 114,000 !
shares of stock in the steel company
for $14,000,000 was purely an in
vestment of that amount of the du-
Pont company's reserve and carries |
with it no right, responsibility or
agement and that no director, officer |
Or employee of the company is an Of
ficer, director or employee of the |
steel corporation. The stock is
subject to release at any time at a
notice.
"Reffering to your industry with |
respect of the growth of E. I. du-
Pont de NemOur's Company, and it's
with the. General Mo-
-Ors Corporation and the United
States Steel Corporation, would ad-
7ise as follows:
"The business of E. 1. DUPONT de
NemOurs and Company was founded
IN the banks of the Brandywine in
Delaware 1875 years ago by Eleuthere
Lrenee DUPONT, of Nemours, France.
The business at that time consisted
solely of the manufacture and sale
If gun powder. The company was
and continued as a part
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
TAKE OFF TRAINS BETWEEN
SEAFORD AND CAMBRIDGE
Due To Poor Business BUsses And
Trucks Will Sppplant Two

Effective with the change of fall
time tables, September 25, Pennsyl-
vania railroad trains Nos. 1890 and
4799, which run between Seaford and
Cambridge, Md, will be discontinue
ed, according to information given
out by w. Miller WardrOp, general
superintendent of the Southern di-
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad,
and busses and trucks substituted.
The trains that are affected by this
change are the ones that leave-Cam-
bridge at 7:05 a. m. for Seaford, and
the train that arrives in Cambridge
from Seaford at 7:40 p. m. These
two trains in past years have been
carrying few passengers, mail and
newspapers, Mr.. Wardrop stated, and
consequently it was deemed neces-
sary to discontinue them.
Mr.. Wardrop issued the following
statement: INSTEAD of this service
there will be provided two round
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
WILMINGTON TRADE TRIP
TO SUSSEX POSTPONED
Wholesalers VIII Visit Milford,
Georgetown and LeweS, October 3.

Following the meeting of the
wholesale section of the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce on Wednes-
day, the trade extension committee
Of that section met and decided to
postpone the trade tour originally
scheduled for September 26, to
October 8.
The trip will be made to Milford,
Georgetown and Lewes and a large
number Of wholesalers are expected
to make the tour. At each of the
places visited, calls will be made
on the retailers to acquaint them
with the wholesale facilities of Will
mington. Arrangements have been
made to charter a special bus for
the occasion. Present plans call
for luncheon at noon at the Wind
sor Hotel in Milford. A large num-
ber of Milford business men will
be invited to attend this affair.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
AED men OF STATE
ATTEND HOMECOMING
Program OF Sports And Other Enter
tainment At FraternaI Home

With about 500 present the annual
Homecoming Of the Improved Order
of Red Men of Delaware was held
last Saturday at the Red Mems Fra
ternal Home, Newark. Members of
tribes and councils of Daughters of
Pocahontas and their families were
present from all parts of the State,
but the greatest majority of those in
attendance were from New Castle
county. The affair was held on the
lawn of the home and the program
included athletic events and enter
tainment. Out of 80 orphans % were
special guests at the Homecoming in
charge of the Orphans Band of the
Great Council of Delaware.
William Stetser, of Philadelphia, Of
the office of great chief of records Of
the Great Council of the United
States was among those present and
gave a brief talk on "Redmanship."
Prominent Red Men of the State
were present, including Great Sach-
EN- Robert C. Cantler, of Whining
ton; Great Junior Sycamore George
H. Hall, of Milford; Great Chief Of
Records Edward Mcintyre, of Will
mington; Great Keeper of Wampum
Milton w. Ferguson, of Wilmington;
Great Guard Of Wigwam Edward R..
Needs, of Wilmington; Great Prop
het Harvey J. Davis, of Union; and
the following past great sachems:
James Faulkner, of Wilmington;
Charles L. Dybeck, of Wyoming;
James T. Semerteen, of Wilmington;
William H. Ferguson, of Whining
ton; William A. Moore and James H.
Mclaughlin, resident of the home.
Prominent guests included A. T.
Alternately, of Elkton and Peter Cath
of Washington State.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL NETS
$lO42.4O FROM TAG DAY
Sum May Be Increased When OutIy-
ing Districts Are Heard From

The Milford Emergency Hospital
has been successful in getting,
through the tagging of automobiles
about Milford and other nearby
towns, the sum of $1O42.4O, for the
improvement needs for the hospital.
This does not include the amounts
yet to be turned in from some Of the
outlying districts, and it is expected
that this will amount in the aggre-
gate to $1135 at least. The automo-
bilists responded beautifully, but
few seeming to be annoyed or re-
sent being held up" and glad to
contribute when the cause was un-
derstood. Everyone who took part
in the campaign did his work cheer
fully and well. The hospital hopes
another year to attain more money
than this year.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
MANY STATE CROPS
HAVE Low AVERAGE
Corn, Oats, BuckWheat, Sweet PO-
tatOes and Fruits Fail to Produce

The condition Of the corn crop in
Delaware on September 1, while
showing some improvement since a
month ago, will probably be the
smallest harvested in the past ten
years, with the exception of the crop
of 1924. Oats, buckwheat, sweet
potatoes and fruits are below the 10
year average. White potatoes and
hay crops are slightly above aver
age, according to the report issued
today by G. L. Morgan, Agricultural
Statistician for the Delaware, Unite
States Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics.
The condition of the corn crop on
September 1 was 81 per cent of
normal, indicating a yield of about
BIG bushels per acre and a product
ion of 4,265,000 bushels as compared
with 4,278,000 bushels, last years
final estimate; and 4,927,000, the
average production for the past 10
years.
Oats, on September 1, was SO per
cent of normal, indicating a yield
of about 1926 bushels per acre and
production of 10000 bushels as
compared with 112,O00 bushels last
year and $4,000 bushels, the aver
age production for the past 10 years.
The condition of the buckwheat
crop on September 1, was IS per
cent of normal, Indicating a yield
of about 1873 bushels per acre and a
production of $4,000 bushels as
compared with $4,000 bushels, last
years final estimate; and $4,000
bushels, the average production for
the past years.
White potatoes on September 1,
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
HARVEY J. HILL RESIGNS
As DEL-MAR-YA EXECUTIVE
Beginning November 1st, He VIII
Resume His Business Application

Harvey J. Hill today annouced
his resignation as Executive Vice
President of the Del-AIar-Va East
ern Shore Association, effective
November 1. Mr.. Hill sewers his Of
ficial relations with the Association
in order to resume his practice in
the general organization field.
1t is understood that Mr. Hill, in
addition to his New York office will
maintain offices this coming winter
in Washington, resuming his relat-
ions with his former associates.
For the past year and a half" J"
said Mr. Hill when questioned about
his resignation" Ihave been to all
practical purposes on leave of alb
sence from my business. I have
had a personal interest in the sue
cess of the Del-Mar-Va Association.
We are asking the public to say
whether they desire the Association
continued. I intend to help state
the Associations case. 1 believe in
the Associations work and it's mis-
sion passionately; and I can fight
for.it quite as vigorously outside
the official ranks as I can inside.
I left an active business to come
with the Association as I expected,
for few months only. I have
neglected my personal affairs too
long already and am only making
what is a necessary business move.
While I will be connected with or
ganizatiOn movements of major i'm
portance in various parts of the
country from time to time 1 will
continue to make Salisbury my
home when I am not on the road. l
like the Peninsula, and am conf
dent of it's future.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
LOCAL BUSINESS WILL OPEN
BUSINESS in FEDERALSBURG
BrOman Stores Plan Expansion OF
Their Business

Announcement was made this
week that the Broman Store now
doing five, ten and twenty-five
cent business in Milford will open a
branch store in fredericksburg, Mary
land, about October 1st. The new
store will feature merchandise SINH
lar to that sold in the Milford store.
The concern is also negotiating at
this time for locations in two of the
larger and better towns in New Jer-
sey. The four stores will be under
the supervision of w. T. O'Neal and
R. Broughman with headquarters
for buying at Indianapolis, Indiana.
The buying for the chain will be In
charge of o. S. Trick who operates
a chain Of stores and a large whole
sale business in the middle west. The
principal stockholders of the Bro
man Stores are contemplating fur
ther expansion Of the business in the
near future.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-16
FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL
DRAWS LARGE CROWDS
EVERY EVENING
Thousands OF Persons Are Enjoy
ing The Interesting Features
On Carnival Grounds.
FINE FINANCIAL RETURNS
To Date The Gross Returns Have
More Than EquaIed Those OF
Last Years Affair.

Living up to their reputation of
presenting the finest and largest
carnival given on the peninsula,
the Carlisle Fire Company of Mil
ford is now nearing the close of it's
annual carnival The affair this
year is larger and better than ever,
and the crowds each evening have
been larger and free with their
money Opening last Friday even
ing with an automobile dealers
parade, mountaineering attend
ance for an opening night was pre-
sent. The firemen have worked
hard to have everything ready and
from the opening of the grounds
until late at night the visitors were
enjoying real pleasure. On Satur-
day night rain somewhat marred
the carnival, but Notwithstanding the
weather early in the
evening the grounds were packed
and the booths were well patron
lied. In fact the gross receipts
were very little less than those of
the corresponding Saturday night of
last year.
Monday evening the school child
rem paraded from the school build
ing in North Milford to the carnival
Banners asking for a new
school building were in evidence.
AS usual Tuesday night saw a crowd
which packed the grounds. The
community parade was fine, and the
many interesting floats were much
enjoyed by the thousands of persons
Who lined the streets while the pa
'ade passed. All the floats were so
we'll displayed, showing so much
righteousness and originality in
heir decoration, that the Judges
.ound it especially difficult this
year to award the prizes. After
much discussion, it was finally
hought most just to split the prizes
n some cases. As, for instance,
With the school children floats. the
Nonstop Flight to Success" of the
lass Of 1928, and the Spirit of Mil
ord" each eXemplifying it's idea
With well done aeroplane. seemed.
'qually worthy of the first prize of
'l5.OO, which was divided between
Rem. The second school prize of
10 was awarded to the "Nightin-
.ale' nurses surrounding a patient
N stretcher. Other floats in the
choOl parade showed a great deal
Vi work and thought, and are
worthy of creditable mention.
There being only two decorated
automobiles, and both well done, it
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