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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09

some mystery in Latin-American Cir
cles over the fact that the United
States Government has kept this re-
port suspended in the air without
acting upon it. However, it is now
understood that the report contains
a certain amount of diplomatic dyn-
amite, at least from the Chilean
standpoint and there has been fear
of hostile demonstrations against
the United States if the report is
made public and approved.
The political claiTvoyants of the
country are still in a quandry as to
who will be the Republican nominee
for President. Many of the old-timers
around Washington, who have been
forecasting the outcome of political
affairs for many years, are of the
opinion that the possibilities of Mr..
Coolidge's denomination are declin-
ing. Speculation is now revolving
around Secretary Hoover, Governor
Lowden and Vice President Dawes.
Mr.. Hughes and Speaker Longworth
are also being considered, not as
active possibilities, but rather as
compromises in the event of dead
lock. The political authorities of
4bo oo,,r4rxr IzpOx,r kbof cOY, otbinor iS
expected of them, and they do their
best to look wise and brood on
things to come. No theory is too
subtle or far-fetched to get hear
ing. A favorite one is to link up
nominations and elections with the
stock market, or quotations on cop
per and steel. This lends an air of
plausibility to such political reason
ing, but obviously it is impossible to
predict the state of trade next June
as it is the choice of candidates at
that time by the two great political
factions.
The President is being urged by
many of the advisability of calling
special session of the Senate early
in October to clear up the question
of the eligibility of Mr.. Frank L,
Smith of Illinois and Mr.. William S.
Ware of Pennsylvania, senators-elect,
to occupy seats with that body, Many
of Mr.. Coolidge's advisors here are
of the opinion that such a special
session is absolutely essential il all
the important business on the calen-
dar is to be cleaned up before Con-
gress adjourns the latter part of
May for the presidential nominating
conventions. However, Mr.. Coolidge
has made no statement regarding his
plans for an early session of Con-
gress.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09

Summer social affairs are ap-
preaching a climax, with a party
and sometimes two being projected
now every day, by hostesses ap-
parently anxious each to do her bit
of entertaining for the summer visit
ors here, before their departure. If
social functions should continue to
be planned with the rapidity and
numerOusness with which those of
the last week have planned, one
wonders how, Milford women will be
able to attend all affairs to which
they are invited, this fall.
On Wednesday night of last week
Mrs. Davis Grier gave a delightful
bridge party for Miss Virginia
Smith, having as her guests:
Misses Mary Louise and Elizabeth
Mayor, of Dover, Misses Irma
Pierce, Helen Pierce, Anne Grier,
Mary Smith, Margaret Layton
Grier, Sara Grier, Shirley Mullen
of Toronto, Canada, Mrs. G..
Marshall Townsend, Mrs, George
Grier, Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs, Mrs.
Mortimer Browning, Mrs. Dudley
Frazer, Mrs. L. o. Adkins, Mrs
Clyde Nelson, Mrs. T. Carlisle Col
Inns, Mrs. Wilson Vinyard, Jr., Mrs.
I. D. Short. Mrs. I. D. Short receiv-
ed a prize for high score and Miss
Virginia Smith a guest prize,
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Mrs. E. T. Williams was hostess
on Thursday night at a bridge party
in honor of Miss Elsa Peterson of
Philadelphia, who is the guest of
Mrs. S. NJ. D. Marshall at Slaughter
Beach. Those present were: Mrs.
S. M. D. Marshall, Miss Elsa Peter
son, Mrs. W. R. Pierce, Mrs. C. D.
HolZmueller, Mrs. Mia Morris, Mrs.
H. o. Halbert, Mrs. Mortimer
Browning and Mrs. Stephen Toad
vine. Mrs. c. D. Holzmueller won
the prize.
Likewise on Thursday night, Mrs.
Bayard Wharton and Mrs. R. A.
Derrickson entertained together
charmingly, in Mrs. Derrickson's
home, at bridge, in honor of Mrs.
William Bennethun of Harrisburg
and Mrs. Mase Smith of Federals-
burg, Md. Mrs w. M. Joseph re-
ceived a prize for high score and
Mrs. Bennethun and Mrs. Smith
each a guest prize.
The beautiful home of Mrs. I. D.
Short was a scene of a lovely bridge
party on Friday night. The follow
ing were her guests: Mrs. Dudley
Frazer, Mrs. Jesse Hamilton, Mrs.
J. Lockwood Pratt, Mrs. George
Grier, Mrs. Bartlett Smith of New
York, Mrs. Davis Grier, Mrs. Wilson
Vinyard, Mrs. T. Carlisle Collins,
Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall, Mrs. Edwin
P. Messick, Mrs, James Stanton,
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS In
STATE TOP LAST YEAR
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child, William Sullivan, riding kid
dy car was struck by milk delivery
truck near his home on February IL.
Adelyn Jane Hastings, years old, of
Laurel, was killed while playing in
the street in front of her home on
March IS.
While the first three deaths were
not due primarily to the careless
ness of the drivers, the motorists
were not always innocent. During
the year, a number of persons have
been killed as they stepped from the
curb and were trapped by speeding
automobiles. Grade crossing acci-
dents have accounted for a number
of deaths. Glaring headlights caused
a number of crashes. Drunken driv-
ers were responsible for others.
Causes are almost as numerous as
the crashes.
Even the observance of all safety
precautions does not always insure
safety. Near Lewes, last Sunday, an
aged man was walking to church.
Following the suggestions of safety
advisors, he walked on the left side
of the road, facing traffic. Two cars
sped toward him. One driver, impa-
tient. swerved ahead of the other.
The car struck the pedestrian. He
died in the Beebe Hospital Monday,
the victim of carelessness that was
not his own.
Motorists and pedestrians have not
yet learned. that the wages of care
lessness-like sin-is usually death.
How many more names will be add
ed to the list of dead before that les
son is learned is problematical.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
is NOT A NEW THING
By Rev. Guy L. Hill


In spite of the fact that Cham
bers of Commerce" have existed in
Europe for centuries, and in the
United States for over $50 years, it
is frequently said that the Chamber
of Commerce of the present day is of
recent development. Such a state
ment is on the face of it untrue.
Originally commercial Organiza-
tions were for the protection of
goods in transit. Later they also pro-
tected the market place, promoted
the sale of goods and in general
boosted trade but the main underly-
ing rules of trade was "caveatemp-
tor"-let the buyer beware; i. e. let
him look out for himself.
AS we are now living in the third
and last stage of advertising where
a firm honestly states what it has to
sell, just so has the old law of "cav-
eatemptor" changed, giving place to
a an unearthing of a much older
law-"Do unto others as you would
be done by" The business man
would say it thusly "The best ad
vertisement of a firm is a satisfied
customer"
Furthermore would it not seem
that a Chamber of Commerce must
come to be an integral part of any
live community? believe so.
Man has certain fundamental de-
sires and capacities. One man is
fitted by nature to produce GER
tain thing, or certain kind of things.
They are an adjunct to the things
the first man produces. Each began
to barter and exchange his surplus
with the other in order to satisfy
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
MILFORD GRANGE

A regular business meeting was
held at the hall on Saturday evening.
Mr.. Campbell was received from the
New Jersey Grange. A field meeting
is to be held at the home of Joseph
Elliott, the Shawnee committee in
charge. Ice cream on sale.
A notice of a resolution to be in
troduced at the regular meeting in
October is hereby published. The
resolution will change the bylaws
and make evening meetings until
December the lawful and regular Or
der.
A rag sewing pyramid party has
been called by three of the Shawnee
members on Thursday and everyone
seems pleased to begin active, social
gatherings once more.
Our bazaar is to be held Septem-
Der 80 and October 1, and many
beautiful articles are being made.
We have heard rumors that the
Poultry Association is becoming in
terested and it may mean more than
just local chicken show" this
year.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
INTHE SUMMER SOCIAL SWIM

Mrs. Mia Morris, Mrs. George
Macklin, Mrs. c. D. Holzmueller,
Mrs. E. T. Williams, Mrs. Stephen
Toadvine, Mrs. T. II. Windsor,
Misses Edith Simpson, Elsie Wright
of Newark, Elsa Peterson of Phila-
delphia, Virginia Hammond OF
Philadelphia, Laura Salevan, Rachel
Frame, Elizabeth Stidham, Helen
Pierce, Irma Pierce, Virginia Smith,
and Dorothy Knight of Akron,
Ohio. The prizes were won by Miss
Virginia Hammond, first; Miss
Rachel Frame, low score; and Mrs.
George Grier, consolation.
Mrs. Mia Morris entertained de-
lightfully at bridge on Saturday
night, with Mrs. Mortimer Brown
ing as her guest of honor The
guests were: Mrs. Dudley Frazer,
Miss Elsie Wright of Newark, Miss
Elsa Peterson of Philadelphia, Mrs.
G. Clifton Maull of Lewes, Mrs.
Frank Carter of Lewes, Mrs. Henry
L. Price of RehObOth, Mrs. c. E.
Varney, Mrs. C. D. Holzmueller,
Mrs S. M. D. Marshall, Mrs. w. R.
Pierce, Mrs. Walter L. Grier, Mrs.
1. D. Short, Mrs. John Truitt, Mrs.
Elmer T. Williams, Mrs. c. D. Abb
bott, Mrs. George Macklin, Mrs.
Elizabeth Riggs, Mrs. Edwin P.
Messick, Miss Ida Draper, Miss
Maria Causey and Miss Lena Short.
Mrs. G. Clifton Maull was recipient
of the first prize; Miss Maria Causey
of the second; and Mrs. Mortimer
Browning, of guest prize.
Mrs. Norris was assisted by Miss
Emma Wroten.
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On Wednesday of last week Mrs.
Chester Marshall together with Mrs.
George W. Marshall and her guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Boland, Jr.,
were the guests of Mrs. Donnel
Marshall and Donnel Marshall at
the Rehoboth Country Club.
Mrs. O D. Holzmueller, Mrs.
Mortimer Browning and Mrs. Mia
Morris were among those invited to
a luncheon given by Mrs. G. Clifton
Maull at her home in Lewes on
Thursday.
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The Misses Maria and Mildred
Causey entertained very informally
at small bridge on Tuesday even
ing.
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The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge
Club met with Miss Ida Draper this
week. There were just two tables,
with only two substitutes Mrs. Nor
timer Browning and Mrs. David
Wallace of Rosemont, Pa.
Mrs. Harry Grier entertained the
Wednesday Night Bridge Club this
week.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
DoG
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

GFrOm National Editorial ASS0cfat0HI
ESPECIAL TO CHRONICLE
Washington, September when
President Coolidge returns to Wash
ington after a comparatively quiet
and peaceful summer in the Black
Hills. he will find himself besieged
with political and econOmic-problems
from every quarter.
There are many important diplo-
matte posts to be filled on Mr.. Cool
idge's return to the capital, which
include Ambassador to Mexico, Am
bassador to Cuba and Governor-Gen-
eral of the Philippine Islands. Poll
ticians suggesting their favorite can
didates to fill these commissions will
no doubt encompass the President.
These positions have been held by
men of unusually keen intellect with
wide vision concerning international
affairs, and it will, therefore, be in
teresting to learn who will be Sc
lected to "fill their shoes"
1t is reported that one of the first
visitors to the White House after the
Presidents return will be Miles
Poindexter, American Ambassador to
Peru, who will confer with the Pres
ident regarding the Tacna-Arica az
bitration between the Chilean and
Peruvian governments. The con-
tents of the report which Ambassa-
dor Poindexter will submit have not
been made public, but it is under
stood that he feels that the prestige
of the United States in all Latin
American countries, as well as in
Chile and Peru, will be seriously af-
fected if the final chapter in Ameri-
cas- attempt to deal with the Tacna-
africa problem results in surrender
by the United States or a complete
collapse of the arbitral award. The
report submitted by General PERISH
ing and Major Lassiter has been held
for an indefinite period awaiting ap-
proval or disapproval of the Presi-
dent and Secretary Kellogg. There
has been widespread comment and
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09

his natural desires. This barter and
exchange could only exist in a semi
nomadic life and as life grew more
complex with the growth of the ag-
ricultural stage the exchange of
commodities extended to groups far
ther and farther away and to those
in different countries.
This new growth made necessary
better methods of communication
and transportation; these in turn
extended the scope and increased the
volume of interchange, until today
the interchange of commodities has
reached such volume and become
so common that until we think of
the matter we have no conception,
either of the extent to which this in
terchange underlies the welfare and
prosperity of our community, and of
every community, and of the whole
world, or of how without it we would
be deprived not only of the luxuries
but many-in fact most-of what
have become necessities of life.
Let us take for example the some
times despised but almost universal
ly relished sausage. 1t seems very
commonplace thing. One is likely to
think that the process of making
sausage is simply taking piece OF
pork (or some other kind of meat)
and grinding it up; but upon inves-
tigation one is likely to find that the
hog came perhaps from Iowa; was
carted in a Ford truck made in
Michigan; was carried in cars made
in Illinois, over rails rolled in Pitts
burgh; that the meat was minced in
machines made in Philadelphia, and
stuffed in castings upon machine
made in Ohio, the outer membrane
coming perhaps from Australia or
Russia; salt from Wisconsin, the
black pepper from Singapore, the
paprika from Hungary, the sage
from Austria or Italy; the sweet
marioram from France, ginger from
the Antilles; and the one pound pa
per cartons containing them were
made somewhere in New England;
or maybe in Chicago; the paper lin
ing the carton came from Massa-
chusetts from rags imported from
Europe then parchmentized; the box
containing the cartons was made
from Canadian spruce wood pulp,
made into paper in Maine; the box
enclosed with nails made in Penn
sylvania, and is coated with cement
made in Ohio, and addressed with
shipping tags made in Massachus-
etts; and the printing in the box us
ed to be chiefly from material
brought from Germany, but more
recently purchased in Cincinnati.
This shows how closely our mod
ern scheme of living is interlaced
with commerce and what affects
commerce affects us here in Milford,
in fact we might even have to make
our own shoes.
1t was the need of commerce that
first brought commercial organiza-
tions into existence and it has been
through the work and efforts of such
organizations that the "caveatemp-
tor" theory is almost thing of the
past.
A Chamber of Commerce, if it be
the strong, representative, recogniz-
ed, thorough and effective body that
it should be, need the activity of
mind of each of it's members. 1t is
their privilege to return to the COM
munity from which they draw their
daily living-something of intrinsic
value.
Some men refuse to give anything
to the community which makes their
success possible, being content to
Let somebody else do it."
Are you assuming your full share
of civic responsibility?
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
EUPTLALS
COVERDALE-FLEETwOoD

COVERDALE-FLEETWOOD
A very pretty marriage took place
at the Methodist Protestant parson-
age on East Front street, this city,
on last Saturday evening, September
8, 1927, at o'clock, when Rev. DR..
J. Franklin Bryan, pastor, made
George B. Coverdale and Miss Mar
ian H. Fleetwood husband and wife.
After a short wedding trip, Mr. and
Mrs. Coverdale will make their home
in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09

The United States ranked tenth
among the world egg exporters in
1926 as compared with the fourth
position in 1928.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
MURPHY

Mary, wife of James T. Murphy,
Jr., died at the home of the late
David Harmon's sister, near Ellen
dale, Monday night, September 5, age
66 years. Funeral services at the M.
E. Church in Glendale at 2 o'clock
Thursday. Rev. Buckson of Lincoln
officiating. Interment in Red Mems
cemetery
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
CAMP AND EVANGELIS-
TIC SERVICES

st. Pauls NJ. E. Church (tent
meeting on the church lawn North
and Third streets, Milford. First,
second and third Sundays in Septem-
Der and intervening Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Able divines will preach.
Good singing. Public cordially invit-
ed. J. H. Nutter, pastor. Under the
of Senior Female Ushers
Board, Mrs. Rae Graham, president.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
ANDERSON

Major L. Anderson, a prominent
farmer, living near Lincoln, died on
last Sunday morning at o'clock,
after a lingering illness. His funeral
was held on Tuesday of this week
at $3.50 a. M, at his late home. Rev.
DR.. J. Franklin Bryan, his pastor,
had charge of the services. Also a
brief service was held at the ceme-
terry, where a large number of rela-
tives and friends had gathered. In
terment was made at Hollywood
cemetery at Harrington. He leaves a
widow, Mrs. Annie Anderson, and
one son, Ralph T. Anderson, and two
daughters, Mrs. M. E. Whitehead of
Wilmington, and Miss Edith Ander-
son, who made her home with her
parents. Mr.. Anderson is survived by
two brothers, James Anderson of
California and Roland T. Anderson
of Dover. He was a member of Cen
trail Methodist Protestant Church at
Shawnee. He also often attended the
services of the First Methodist Pro-
testant Church of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
OBITUARY
RAYNUM

Fred H. Baynum of Cleveland,
Ohio, brother of George H. Baynum
of Milford, died at Ocean Grove, N.
j., Tuesday, September 9th, age 55
years.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
%O@

THE Honorable William H. Boyce
has been chosen to direct the Della
ware Citizens Association, which
succeeded the Service Citizens or
ganization which served the people
of Delaware long and well in educa-
tional matters. Through efforts of
that organized body of the citizen
ship of Delaware, wonderful advance
has been made in the public schools,
and in general education of the peo-
pie in modern ways to get better re-
suits from expenditure of money for
public school purposes. The new
organization of which ex-Judge
Boyce is the president and directing
head with more than score of
prominent people in the State, the
church and educational welfare, to
carry on the work laid down by the
Service Citizens, but which body
turned over all its equipment, COM
pilation of statistics and surveys, as
the result of it's activities, together
with the assurance from those who
formerly created the system for
helping public welfare that they
were willing to continue to help, but
wanted a larger body to represent
all parts of Delaware in the great
work in the future, starts with all
the advantage of the old organiza-
tion.
During the recent few days letters
have been sent to the citizens of
Delaware in all three counties, ask
ing for their cooperation either as
active members, or as contributors
to the support of the new organiza-
ton. Henry Ridgely of Dover is the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-28

Moffett, sh;4f bG"Eas oe the
flight undertaking, was noncomnrit-
tai v~.en asKc- .I n .<ongnt Smith
and Carter would beat the army
filters. ,.f
.Well, it's reasonably certain
that the first ones to arrive will
receive a royal welcome from the
people of Hawaii, he said.
Smith 5 remark indicated that he
still held hope Of taking off before
noon. .-.-,
Smith Unnerved
Valentine Kephart, secretary of
the National Aeronautical Associa
ton, praised Smith 8 return land
ing. ...
He made 4 miraculous land
ing, he declared. Under his
heavy load the wheels might have
crumplcd on touching ground.
Smith later appeared slightly I'M
nerved by his nlishap.
He was taken by his father, Er.
nest W. smith, across the field to
an empty automobile and asked t.
lie down III the tOnneau.
Two policemen stood guard
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-28
PERSONALS

Mrs. Georgia Todd and Mrs. K. F..
Couch are in San Diego for the
summer attending the state normal
school summer session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Doffing are
the parents of daughter, born yes
terday in Brawley. Mrs. Doffing
was formerly Miss Nesta McGuis-
ton Of this city.
w. +. North Jr. has gone to the
Citizens Military Training camp at
Monterey. This is North's second
year at the summer camp.
II. II. Hansley, Frank Nulty and
j. r. Condor of Los Angeles, al
Pacific Telephone officials are here
on company business today.
II. Morgan of the Pickwick stag
es is visiting FL Centre today.
Mrs. Edward Law left FL Centre
this afternoon for IBERIA, Missouri
where SHE plans to spend the sum
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-28
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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-28
At Boston
At New York
Evolves Way to
Destroy Bugs

CHICO, Cal, June 2S.-W. A.
Crank, manager of local theater'
has evolved new way to catch
the pesky bugs which feed upon his
garden.
Friends passing his home recently
were astonished to see candle
burning under can of coal oil and
water in the garden. Inquiring,
they found that the candle was
only lure to attract the bugs-but
that s getting ahead of the story.
Upon the corn in the garden was
scattered red pepper. This heats
up the bugs. Seeking relief, they
are lured to the cooling water by
the candle. They plunge in head
first and perish in the film Of coal
oil upon the water. +,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-28

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cockpit broke in two shortly after
he scared out over the bay.
Aviators here said his landing
,Yas miraculous in view Of the
load carried by the plane and the
rough section of the field he was
forced to select.
Edmund j. Moffett, principal
hacker. said . new windshield
would be taken from Il de Haviland
plane on the field and that Il second
start would oe made "yet this
morning.
The monoplane : gasoline supply
was repleni>hod by three gallons
while mechanics hurried to the task
If obtaining q new windshield.
Smith idlcd about the field while
repairs were being started. He
walked to a drinking fountain with
two policemen, offering each one a
glass of water before himself
drinking.
I'VE II make it yet, the filler
remarked to his companions.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-28

Confined from Page One)
A vacuum bottle Of chocolate, one
OF soup and sufficient condensed
food for five days composed their
food supply. They carried two gal
Ions of water.
4 collapsible combination life
boat and raft, equipped with oars,
provided their greatest protection
against Il forced landing at sea.
Their plane would float for two or
three hours if forced down, the
filters estimated.
The Bird of Paradises' carried
lO40 gallons Of gasoline, providing Il
cruising radius Of about 1000 miles.
Its three motors are Of the Wright
J-j whirlwind type.
Its normal horsepower is 720, al
though 900 can be developed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-28

New Golf Course Planned Draw
lev is to have u new lsholc goll
course. the Del Rio club, according
to word from that city. The course,
laid cut li0 feet below sea level,
will be ready for big opening
Tournament planned early in the
fall. 1t Will be turf course, cx-
ccpt for drop into the river bed
which will contain some sporting
hazards that will test players skill.
DR.. A. B. Hansel. Dentist. TX.
traction specialist. DAVIS Bldg.
Evenings by appointment. Phone
iSW. adv