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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-26
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
MA Service Writer

MA ctTttCo HFtteT
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-"I
hope we can put Senator
oyer in the primary" Wayne B.
Wheeler once remarked to a close
friend.
Hell be drunk most of the time,
but he'll be sober enough to vote
dry"
This jocular remark, which re-
ferred to recently departed Sena-
tor whose memory is so venerated
that it would cause a fearful row
to mention his name, was indicative
of Wheelers methods.
To Wheeler the cause of prohibit
ton justified any means necessary
to its success. Poisoned alcohol,
double jeopardy defeat of distin-
guished and valuable Senators in
favor of publicly dry" but person.
ally "wet' nonentities- Wheeler
firmly believed that all these meth
DDS were ethical. He never expected
a majority of personal drys in Con-
gress and didn't worry about it.
Until the end, Wheeler devoted his
great talents to defeating those SEN
ators, congressman, governors and
other officials who weren't fright"
with the league. Instances were in
Vulnerable.
He forced the distinguished Sen
ator Underwood OF Alabama into
private life when Underwood refused
to bow before him and repudiate
his convictions. He tore Under
woods machine to pieces and made
him withdraw.
Defeated Stanley
When Senator Stanley Of Ken
lucky attacked the league, a few
blasts from Wheeler we're enough to
crumple mis- machine and elect the
very dry Barley, much to Stanley's
establishment. So with many others.
The leagues oratorical Battalion
Of Death" was always ready to tear
into candidates district and ami
hilate him. Often. wheeler went
himself and told the church folks
what a bad, wicked man their rep
resentative was.
Wheeler never Dragged openly Of
his own power. He once went to
President Harding and demanded
that Harding stop drinking. If he
didn't, he warned the President, the
drys would not only prevent his re-
nomination but would in the mean
time kill his appointments in the
Senate.
Harding Gave In
Harding capitulated. Although
the league took a certain pride in
this and still boasts little. Wheeler
had sense enough not to brag about
il. The story leaked out through a
member of the "Ohio gang
The league never has had faith
in Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
who Is in supreme command of all
enforcement, but Wheeler always
xuac fnr xrytco ~ ant loco -. HH11r-.-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-26
Milk Bottles Looted

BW UNWed PrcSS
BLUFFTON, Ind, Sept. 26. =
Emerson Graham and Donald West,
this city, and Roy Roller, FIT. Wayne.
eahc about 20, are in custody here
charged with stealing money from
milk bottles left outside homes
awaiting arrival of milk delivery
men. They were to be given hear
ing today. ar.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-26
RARE DISEASE FATAL
Columbus Child Dead of Military
tuberculosis.

BB Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, Sept. 26.-Her-
bert @. Bassett and the late Heg-
bert w. Bassett, died here of military
tuberculosis, a rare disease.
Local physicians, unable to dag
nose the cause of death sent sam
Piles of body tissues and fluids to a
laboratory at Indianapolis, where an
analysis showed the cause. Doctors
explain that military tuberculosis at
tacks the entire system, not being
localized in the lungs, the most
common form.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-26
SOL0NS MADE
And UNMADE
BY WHEELER
Anti saloon League Gar
Drove Defiant Senators
lOut of Office.

''who will succeed Wayne B. Wheeler"
has become the question OF the hour.
cussing the situation faced by the Anti
Saloon League In selecting the man.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29
In The Summer Social Swim

In this age of varied activity,
when lack of time is a universal
complaint there are some phrases
that lose their accepted value, for
instance, that once descriptive "a
woman of leisure" Even in sum-
mer the Milford women is kept ac-
tive, between the beaches, which
have put on their festive dress and
are now in the full glory of their
gayety, and the parties continuing
in rapid seqence. Slaughter Beach
sojourners, as well, have been in
cluded in most of the Milford sum-
mer parties to date.
$50
One of the most enjoyable as well
as appetizing parties heard of lately
was the picnic bridge, given at
Slaughter Beach, with Mrs. Wallace
Burns porch as the attractive set
ting. Mrs. Charles Hause donating
the prizes and everyone contribut-
ing her own picnic lunch, supple
mented with delicious deviled crabs
supplied as lovely surprise, by
Mrs. Burn. The Slaughter Beach
ladies present were: Mrs. T. T.
Windsor, Mrs. S. c. Evans, Mrs.
Thomas Abbott, Mrs. Postles Ham
mond, Mrs. C. d. Holzmueller, Mrs.
G. G. Hause, of Philadelphia, Mrs.
Emma Sipple, Mrs. S. M. D. Mar
shall, Mrs. w. R. Pierce, Mrs. T. C.
Reynolds, Mrs. Rena Shaffer, of
Emporium, Pa, Mrs. Byrd Wharton,
Mrs. R. A. Derrickson, Mrs. John
Burris, Mrs. William Hallett, Mrs.
James Stanton, Mrs. Bess Gillespie,
Mrs. Minnie Heisler, Mrs J. G. Daw-
son, Misses Bess Emerson, of Fred
erica, Emma Gillespie, of PhiladeI-
phia, Elizabeth Stidham and Fannie
Holmes. Mrs. Byrd Wharton re-
ceived the first prize, and Mrs.
Emma Sipple the consolation.
$40
Mrs. John Burris was hostess to
a delightful bridge party in her
home on Washington Street on
Wednesday night of last week, her
guests being most from Lincoln
City. They were: From Lincoln,
Mrs. Harry Clendaniel, Mrs. Dallas
Kibler, Mrs. Vernon Reed. Mrs.
John LeComte, Mrs. M. Hirsch. Mrs.
George Morrison and Misses Irene
and Lily Cook and Loretta Truitt,
from Milford, were: Mrs. William
Watson, Mrs. George Hopkins, and
Misses Emma Gillespie, Mabel Grif-
fifth, Alice Brown, and Mildred
Masten. The prizes were won by
Miss Iren Cook, first, and Miss
Mildred Masten, consolation.
Miss Betty Lofland entertained a
of her friends on Friday
evening. Games were played and
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29
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Selbyvine

Mrs. P. E. Long had as her dinner
guests on Sunday the following Mrs.
w. H. Mealey of Philadelphia, Mr..
and Mrs. Healey of Philadelphia, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hudson and son of
Frankford, P. c. B. Hudson of
Frankford, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Hud-
son, Sr., and daughter, Mr.. and Mis-.
w. T. Hudson, Jr., and son, Mrs.
Rena Moore, all of town, and Mrs.
VIM. Truitt and son of Millsboro.
Miss Lillian Colona spent the
weekend as the guests of Miss
Christine Baker at Bethany Beach.
Mrs. w. H. Kenney is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Alexander of Will
mington.
Mrs. F. K. Evans was the weed
end guest of Mrs. H. V. Tubbs at
Bethany Beach.
Mrs. e. V. Baker and Mrs. H. V.
Tubbs gave bridge party on Friday
afternoon at the Log Cabin, Bethany
Beach. Twenty guests were present.
Mrs. Fred Murray has returned
from Philadelphia.
Roland Pepper is spending the
week in Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Cooke and
son are away on their vacation.
Miss Mae McCabe has returned
from Chatham, N. ].
Miss Madeline Watson had as her
weekend guests, the following:
Miss Virginia Holland, Miss Alice
Holland and Charles Holland, all of
Berlin, Md, Herbert Nichols of
Crisfield, Md, Miss Mae McCabe and
Miss Hilda Evans of town. On Sat-
urday evening she entertained at
cards and the following young peo-
pie were present: Miss Thelma Nc
Cabe, Miss Charlotte Clements, VIM.
Daye, Wilfred and Edward Adkins,
Brice McCabe and Preston Town
send.
Mrs. w. H. Mealey of Philadelphia
was the weekend guest of her mo-
ther, Mrs. P. e. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dukes of
Philadelphia were weekend guests
of Miss Roxie G. Dukes.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29
SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN
TWO DELAWARE GIRLS

Miss Helen Swain, of Milford, a
graduate of the Milford High School
and Miss Kathryn Kesselring, of
near Dover, graduate of the Caesar
Rodney School at Wyoming, were
awarded the two Scholarships Of
fered each year by the Delaware
Branch of the American Association
of University Women.
Both girls have a high average of
scholarship. Miss Swain was vale
dictorian of her class. Both took
part in the many activities of school
life. They plan to enter the
Women's College of the University
of Delaware in September.
The awards were made by the
scholarship committee headed by
Mrs. John j. Morris, Jr. The choice
was made through personal inter-
views with candidates and through
competitive examination. The papers
were graded by Miss Quaesita c..
Drake, Phi. D., a member of the
faculty of the Women's College,
Miss Madeline H. Dixon, member
of the faculty of the Wilmington
High School, and a member of the
correcting committee of the college
board examination.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29
MILFORD, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1927
BUSINESS GETS DOWN TO
BUSINESS

There is a strong renewal of con-
fidence that business should contin-
ue at high-prosperity levels for an
indefinite period. With this has come
an impression-which is well-night a
fear-that this confidence may Ureed
too much of an assurance of securl-
ty. says the Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Feeling this, bankers and indus
trial leaders have been quick to de-
plore any tendency toward losing
the traditional American energy and
simplicity of living, in sense OF
ease and luxury. They realize the
very fact that the volume Of money
now in circulation is Unprecedented
ly large and tends to put commerce
on a basis of keener competition
than probably was ever known IN
America.
With men and women employed at
the highest wages on record-meas-
ured by buying power as well as by
dollars-American business has at
its own door the worlds most profit
able market. So great is the change
compared with pre-war days that it
almost seems an entirely new mar
ket has been created.
Articles once classed as luxuries
have become necessities in the aver
age home.
Business is again emphasizing
that he who is alert, resourceful and
persevering will live; that he who
is a Iaggard will go down and disap-
pear. So the homely old-time rules OF
business conduct once more are
coming into respect.
Strict attention to business is be-
ing advocated, probably with more
force than at any time since the
Armistice. The executive as well as
the clerk is feeling this pressure.
The tendencies toward timewasting.
business frills, and the sadly over
done conference" habit are being
checked. Business is getting down to
business.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29
Houston

Church news for Sunday, July 81:
Sunday school at $3.50. H. r. Moore,
superintendent. Preaching at 1890
by the pastor, Rev. A. G. Thomas.
Glass Immediately after preaching.
Epworth League at 7:15. Preaching
at o'clock.
Mrs. Rachel Greenly died on Sat
urday morning, July %, after ling
ering illness of several months. Her
funeral which was a very large one
was held on Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock from the M. E. Church. Rev.
A. G. Thomas had charge of the SER
vices and he was assisted by Rev.
Edward Collins of Harrington and
Rev. ]. D. Reese, the latter being
on this charge rs years ago and Off
ciated at the funeral of Mr.. Greenly
at that time. Grandmother Greenly
as most everyone called her had
been very active all her life till sick
ness and afflictiOn came upon her.
She was a good Christian, always
very active in church work. She was
a splendid neighbor, wherever there
was sickness, sorrow or trouble, she
was always on hand to do what she
could to help in any way and she
will be greatly missed from our COM
munity. She was about IA years of
age. She is survived by 6 children,
4 sons and 2 daughters, as follows:
d. E. Greenly of this place, Rev.
Paris Greenly of West Orange, N. j.,
H. B. Greenly of Americus, Ca, and
Frederick Greenly of Harrington;
Mrs. William Johnson of IrVington,
N. j., and Mrs. Benjamin Simpler OF
Claymont, and she leaves several
grandchildren. She had a super
abundance of flowers and they were
very beautiful. Interment was made
in Barratt's Chapel.
There will be chicken and waffle
supper held in the school house on
Friday night, August 5th, under the
auspices of the Epworth League. So
everybody come out and enjoy good
supper. Price: Adults SOC, children
under 12 years, 25c. Date, August 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Downes and fam
lily and Miss Gladys Thistlewood Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Marvel on
Sunday.
Mrs. Edward Costello and daugh-
ter Jean of Philadelphia are spend
ing sometime with her aunt, Mrs.
Thomas Carre and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Tingle and
daughter Norma of New Brunswick,
N. j., were callers at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Marvel on
Wednesday.
Mrs. William Hayes entertained
her children, Mrs. Henry Minner and
family and VIM. Reynolds and chill
dren on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Carre and
family, Mrs. Edward Costello and
daughter Jean were callers at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Marvel
on Sunday evening.
Benjamin McKnatt of Viola is Wis
iting his niece, Mrs. S. H. Cohee.
Miss Pauline Johnson of Milford
was the guest of Miss Gladys Thistle
wood on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Thomas of
Cambridge, Md, are visiting with
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. G.
Thomas, at the parsonage.
Our neighborhood was very sorry
to hear on Sunday of the death of
Robert Jewell.
Mrs. L. R. Holloway is just slight
ly improved.
Mrs. John H. Johnson is getting
along very nicely with her fractured
wrist.
Mrs. Charles Webb and sons, Mrs.
Whitley Webb and children, Miss
Emma Foraker and Miss Agnes This
tlewood spent the weekend at Reho-
both.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29
WHY GRANGE is STRONG
The Stable, Responsible Character
of Its Members Is One Reason

Inquirers seeking to learn the
sources of the strength of the
Grange, and endeavoring also to
find why it has been able to survive
the test of sixty years and prove it.
self stronger today than at any pre-
vious time in it's history, while
scores of other farm organizations
have started with great promise, at
tended high altitude of apparent
prosperity and then have declined
into oblivion, reach various conclus-
ions and arrive at many interesting
facts as to the basic strength of
this great rural fraternity, which is
just now entering upon its seventh
decade of continuous existence.
Many writer's in current publications
have discussed the question and in
consequence the Grange is becoming
widely known to all classes of the
American people.
One of the reasons for Grange
permanence is found in the fact
that to be a very marked degree it's
membership is made up of property
owning people, it being conservati-
-vely estimated that property owners
and member of their families con-
stitute more than S00n of the pres
ent Grange membership. AS class
they are not wealthy people, but are
the prosperous farm folks of the
United States, leaders in their
several communities, responsible
men and women and good citizens
who take an interest in everything
that pertains to the home locality,
because they are themselves fix
lures and not transients, who move
from place to place every year or
two.
The same element of stability
shows itself in Grange ownership
of more than 5000 well-equipped
halls; of thousands of. dollars of
Liberty Bonds; in solvent State
Grange treasures from ocean to
ocean, and in present National
Grange treasury in excess of $780,
900; all accumulated by thrifty, con-
servative management and close
with over expenditures, though
Grange dues in most instances are
only 10 cents per month, per mem
ber. Probably this record of finan-
cial accomplishment is unrivalled
in the history of American organic
ations. and taken with responsible
character of its membership as a
wnoIe, furnishes one striking answ-
er to the inquiry noted above
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29
If That Sofa Could Talk
Capper's Weekly

The proprietor, of a secondhand
store at Ottawa, Kan, recently pur-
chased an old sofa from home
where seven daughters had been
reared and had been courted in the
parlor.
Taking it apart for repairing, he
found AZ hair-pins, 8 mustache
combs, 46 buttons, 1S needles, s
cigarettes, 3 photographs, 217 pins,
some grains of coffee. 6 pocket
knives, Is poker chips. vial of
headache tablets, "a Jumps of chew
ing gum, toothpicks and button
hooks.
He displayed the articles in his
window and says it attracted more
people than any scheme he had ever
hit upon.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29
5o92
THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION
PROBLEM

Compelling every automobile own
er to carry liability insurance will
not in itself prevent accidents. In
deed. there are those who contend
that a reckless driver, insured, be-
comes more reckless than before.
Instead of constantly striving to
make it easier for the reckless drlv-
er to operate a car to the detriment
of the public, why not make it more
difficult by imposing obligations
based on character and ability to
drive.
During 1926, there were 1000 ac-
cidental injuries and 246 deaths eV-
cry day in the United States. Motor
cars were the largest single contr1-
butor to the death, hospital, and the
$4,000,000,000 money loss.
Some accidents seem unavoidable
but by far the greater majority are
easily avoidable: by car inspection,
by reasonable driving, by fair con-
sideration of others, by pedestrian
decency and care. The speedster and
the jaywalker are twin perils; the
foot hog and the car hog are other
twins, alike deadly; the get-out-of-
anyway driver and the don't-you-
dare-touch-me pedestrian run mock
and neck in the fatality list, for
themselves and for others.
Safety is largely an individual
matter; it must be taught to every
person, every succeeding generation
there is no hereditary or racial
caution to save anybody.
The best contribution any man can
make to public safety is to be care
full himself, and to demand caution
in his own family whether it walks
or rides. This loss of $4,000,000 a
year in accidents, most of them
avoidable, is everybody's business;
and until everybody does his part,
the slaughter and the loss will con-
tinue.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29

delicious refreshments served, and a
delightful time was had by the fol-
lowing: Misses Henrietta Cohen,
Elizabeth Burnett, Dotty johnson,
Jane Hallett and May Russell; and
Messers Eldridge Prettyman, Price
Webb, Willard Mettam, Billy Steven
son, George Vinyard, Tim Mettam,
Dallas Kitchens and Myron Boone.
&&s
On Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Felix Short of Sawnee took few of
their friends to Slaughter Beach for
a frankfurter and marshmallow
toast. A number of the party enjoy
ed bathing, and the singing contri-
buted plenty of pep to the affair.
Misses Maxine, Jane and Charolette
Grove, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harri-
son, Miss Floss Keating, Bess and
Joe Elliott, Sara Stayton and Naomi
Farber report a fine time. This
merry group was chaperoned by
Mrs. J. G. Elliott and Mrs. Howard
Hager.
Little Miss Jean Mulholland, the
attractive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Mulholland, gave a party in
honor of her grandfather's little
guest, Clarice Tidcock, of Philadel-
phia, on Tuesday afternoon. Many
games were played on the lawn, and
delicious refreshments served. The
little guests were: Anne Townsend.
Jean Grier, Marjorie Mulholland,
June Sappington and Clarice It'd
cock.
The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge
CLUB met this week at the home of
Miss Edith Simpson. There were
just two tables, and the substitutes
were Mrs. Mortimer Browning. of
New York, and Miss Lena Short.
Miss Elizabeth Collins won the
prize.
The following were guests at a
lovely supper given by DR.. and Mrs.
S. M. D. Marshall in their Slaughter
Beach cottage on Tuesday night:
Misses Rachel Frame, Laura Sale
van, Elizabeth Carlisle, DR.. William
Marshall, George Draper and James
h. Pettyjohn. Following the hore
dinner, the party enjoyed bathing.
Mrs. Frank Grier was hostess to
the club of which she is a member,
at delightful luncheon in the Reho-
both Country Club, preceding the
bridge, on Wednesday.
Invitations have been issued by
Mrs. Mortimer Browning, of New
York, to a large bridge party to be
given tonight in her Milford home.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29
&oGH

HOT DOG AND PEANUT stands
on the sidewalks have been prohib-
tied in Scarsdale, N. Y. Here is a
chance for the Town Council of Mil
ford to restore the sidewalks to the
use of people in Milford to pass over
without annoying delay and incon-
veniences. The encroachment by
merchants on the sidewalks is a
common nuisance and should be
stopped in Milford. Each store front
can be made into an open market by
changing the window so that 1t Will
hoist leaving the entire front Of the
store open for inspection. where the
display of groceries. fruit and vege-
tables present an attraction to all
buyers, or shoppers.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-29

Congress, recommends an early ses-
sion, there is no evidence that Mr.
Coolidge intends to oblige with a
call this fall. The fear is expressed
that on the eve of presidential
campaign Congress will become un-
ruly and do little or nothing con-
structive. True, there are many i'm
portant subjects scheduled for con-
sideration, such as the seating of
Senator Smith and Ware whose
rights are questioned, tax reduction,
the Mississippi flood relief, farm
measures, the deficiency appropria-
ton measure which failed in the fill
ibuster last spring, and other meas
ures. The opportunities to make po-
litical capital in the short session
are so numerous that delays are re-
garded as inevitable. Hence the de-
mand for cleaning up certain meas
ures at a special session.
Communications reaching officials
here indicate that legislators will be
under pressure for patronage this
winter. In the old days the demand
was confined to appointments and
post office buildings, but the increas-
ed interest in aviation has brought
new factor. The communities are
beginning to call for recognition as
airports. The extent of the politi-
cal patronage depends wholly upon
the governments participation in
air transportation. No doubt, the
Post Office Department will be in a
position to dictate the location of
airports for the mails but it will be
confined to the larger cities for
sometime. The real estate owners
who hope to palm off large fields to
the Government at fabulous prices
may be found holding the bag for
many moons to come.
The fact that figures issued by the
Department of Agriculture show a
decrease of five per cent in the gross
agricultural income for the crop year
ended June 80, is expected to play
an important part in debates on farm
relief legislation. The Government
attributes the reduction in estimated
income chiefly to the decline in
prices for cotton. The administra-
ton, it is said, will recommend leg
islation to the next Congress which
has to do with the diversification of
crops as a means of settling the far
mer's economic troubles.
Though the Hoover boom has been
revived there are few here who be-
come excited. Hoover has been so
active in American public affairs and
one of the real factors of the pres
ent administration that speculation
naturally turns his way. Meanwhile,
he keeps mum about his aspirations
for the Presidential nomination and
minds his business. Just bear this
in mind occasionally when candi-
dates are mentioned for high nonors
that their friends are "giving the
boom ride" which is political
slang and may be interpreted as
method of ascertaining public reac-
tion to their ambitions.