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Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
OYSTERMEN OBSERVE
BAN ON CREEK PRODUCT
Cannot Understand Why Objections
Have Been Raised At This Time

State Oyster Revenue Collector j.
w. Wilcutts, when asked about the
situation relative to the oyster in
dustry in the creeks in the lower
part of Kent county, where the ban
has been placed by the State Board
of Health, as recommended by the
Federal Health Bureau, states that
the order is being strictly adhered
to by the Oystermen, but at the
same time, considerable mutterings
are heard on all sides about such
action, when from time immemOrial,
oysters have been taken out of the
creeks and sold to the public and
eaten in large quantities without any
objection being filed or a case. of
typhoid fever or any other disease
ever having been known to occur
from eating such creek oysters. The
question in the minds of the hum
dreds of oystermen is why, at this
late day, has the objection been rails
ed as to impurities in the oyster
caused by the pollution of the waters
from which the oysters are taken.
AS proof of the low percentage of
pollution of oysters taken from st.
Jones and Murderkill creeks where
it is alleged the larger source of
pollution goes as compared with an
other creek where no sewage pollu-
ton of any amount is known, the
oysters from st. Jones and Murder
kill Creeks were marked scratch 2
while the other creeks was marked
scratch AZ.
There seems to be no apparent
remedy for the situation as it now
exists as sewage pollution is still,
and no doubt will continue to be
compelled to be emptied into the
two above named creeks for many
years TO come.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
DOVER FARMER
HELD FOR SHOOTING
AND MURDER CHARGE
James P. Moore COnfesses That
He Fired Shot That Killed
EnOch Durham.
AFTER LIQUOR REQUEST
Man Under Arrest Says He Shot
After Repeated Requests For
Liquor.

Enoch Durham, aged about 45
years, one of a colony of MoQrs, who
make their home in West Dover, be-
tween Parsons Corner and Dinah's
Corner, was shot and instantly kill
last Wednesday morning, shortly
after midnight by James P. Moore,
aged about 65 years, a farmer of the
same neighbOrhOOd. The shooting
occurred at Moore's home and the
body of Durham was found in a pool
of blood on the porch of the Moore
house by the state police, who rush
ed to the scene. Moore was arrested
and is now in the Kent county Jail.
A jury empaneled by Cornor Minner,
of Kent county brought in a verdict
to the effect that death was the re-
suit of gunshot wounds inflicted by
Moore.
Durham was married and his "wife
and five children survive him. The
oldest of the children is aged II
years. Moore is not married.
According to the information
gathered by the police, Durham
went to Moore's home early Tues
day evening and asked that Moore
sell him some liquor, saying he had
the money with which to pay for it.
Moore claimed he had no liquor and
Durham left. About midnight, he re-
turned and again asked that he be
sold some liquor. A second time
Moore told him he did not have any
and ordered him from the premises.
Durham stepped up on the porch
at the front of the house but wheth-
er it was his intention to break into
the place is not known. Moore pick
ed up a double barrel shot gun and
fired one shot through the window,
the charge tearing a hole through
the glass and the screen. 1t struck
Durham in the right side of the abb
domen making gaping wound. He
dropped to the floor of the porch
and died instantly.
Neighbors heard the shot and in
vestgated. Learning that a man had
been killed, one of them notified the
highway police. Corporal Powell
and Officer Conrad and Vansant
hurried to the scene. They found
Durham's body on the porch and
Moore in the house, apparently wait
ing for their arrival. Corporal
Powell asked Moore who did the
shooting and he replied, according to
to the officer: 81 guess I did" He
was arrested and brought to Dover.
The body of Durham was taken in
charge by an undertaken. Twenty
six cents was found in Durham's
pockets.
Moore is not a stranger to the
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Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
STATE CHANGERS
OPPOSE CLEARING
LIGHTS ON AUTOS
y Resolution Asking Enforce
OF Legal Lights In The
EVENING PROGRAM
Open Night" On Tuesday Ad-
dressed By DR.. George A.
Ryden.

The ffty-third annual session OF
the Delaware State Grange opened
in Milford Grange Hall on Tuesday,
with Governor Robert P. Robinson,
Worthy State Master, presiding.
The convention opened with the
Sixth Degree, followed by a roll
call of the 46 delegates present,
masters with their wives, represent
ing the following Oranges: Union
Grange, Newark; Diamond State,
Stanton; Hockessin, Milford, Ches-
void, Centre, of near Wilmington;
Harmony, Marshalton, Brandywine,
of Wilmington; Fruitland, Dover;
Rose Hill, New Castle; Capital,
Dover; Henlopen, Lewes; Smyrna,
Trophy, FELTON,; Midland, George
town; Angola, near Lewes; Delmar,
Cool Spring; Delaware, Newport;
Blackwater, near Frankfort; Co.
lumbia, Delmar; Greenwood, Har-
ringtOn.
The stage was beautifully decor
ated with a background of cedar
trees representing cedar woods. The
footlights were trimmed with ever
greens, and holly shaded the side
lights in the hall.
Governor Robinson spoke of the
Importance of the farmer as a fac
tor in the progress of civilization
and the business of the world. He
told about the National Grange
which convened in Cleveland, and
talked of the present prosperous
condition of the Grange, speaking
of the Educational Fund as one of
the outstanding features of the or
ganization. He then mentioned the
loss of the three very active patrons
within the last year-Past State
Master S. Harrington Messick, Past
State Master Horace L. Dilworth
and Brother Charles Barker, who
was for many years treasurer of
this State Grange. And, in closing,
Governor Robinson said that he
thanked the officers and members
for their support to himself and
Mrs. Robinson, hoping they might
receive the same loyalty during the
coming year and that "the order in
Delaware may grow far beyond
their expectations"
At the afternoon session in addi-
ton to passing a resolution urging
the highway commission to compel
the use of legal lenses in order to
cut out glaring lights and thus re-
duce accidents from that cause, a
resolution was adopted asking the
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Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
BELIEVE covered
WAGON" GANG CAUGHT
Buster Simmons, Held In AccOmac
Va. COnfesses Many Shore RObberies

With the arrest in Accomac coun-
ty, Va, of two negroes, one of whom
has confessed, and each of whom is
credited with a part of the whole
sale robbery operations that have
attributed to a so-called covered
wagon" gang, officials of the Vir-
ginia and Maryland section of the
Peninsula believe that they have put
a check on this outlawry.
According to States Attorney
Godfrey Childs Of Worcester county,
Md, Buster Simmons, aged "a years
has admitted that he was the leader
Of a gang of Negroes that operated
in Accomac county, Virginia and the
Maryland counties. He implicated
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Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
SHOP NOW. DON'T DELAY.
ONLY Z MORE SHOPPING
DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

For weeks past the mer-
chants have been urging and
pleading their annual cry of
Shop Early" The cry from
now on will be SHOP Now"
If you have not already done
your Christmas Shopping stop
and consider that there are
only seven more shopping
days. Milford merchants are
keeping their stores open ev-
cry night to aid the last-min-
ute buyer. Shop now. Don't
delay.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16

"As necessary as my break
fast" said a business man,
when asked how he liked the
Milford Chronicle.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
MURDER WITNESS
STORY IS CHECKED
"Victim" Back and "SIayer"
Free, Officials Probe Wom-
ans Testimony.

BY the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT, Ky, March 23.-One
wrong righted by the pardoning yes
terday of Conley Dabney, Harlan
County officials continued their in
veStigation to determine why Marie
Jackson, q years old, testified at his
trial that she saw him kill Mary
Nickery, 16. Miss Vickery returned
Saturday and denied that she knew
Miss Jackson or Dabney. Dabney
was serving life sentence for hav
ing murdered" her.
At the trial Miss Jackson testi
fled she had known the Vickery girl,
and had seen Dabney kill her, but
when they were brought together in
the Harlan County Jail she could
not identify the girl
Disappeared i'm 1924.
Mystery still surrounds the identity
of the woman whose body was found
in an abandoned mine. and at first
believed to be that of the Nickery
girl.
Five former husbands of Mrs Leila
Hicks Cole came in for consideration.
Harlan County officials, taking Dab
ney's word that the Jackson woman
had told him the victim was a Mrs.
Williams, sought to determine
whether any of Mrs. Coles former
husbands We're named Williams.
Mrs. Cole disappeared in December,
1924. after having separated from her
last husband, Carlo Cole.
The Dabney- Nickery case in Har-
Ian County has almost a parallel in
Bell, an adjoining county.
Bones Were Found. "a
James Eads of Windsor Ontario,
disappeared a few days before Christ
mas, 1925, at the time he was known
to have had difficulty with Dillard
Wilson and Colson Howard, at
Brownies Creek, 20 miles from here
on the Harlan road
Later some bones were found be-
hind a log near the house where the
fight occurred. Wilson and Howard
were arrested and indicted on a
charge of murder.
While they We're awaiting trial
Eads returned to his home, in Wind
Sor. He told of having left Bell
County and gone to New Orleans,
where he shipped on a cattle boat
and went around the world.
Counsel for Wilson and Howard
said the bones Were nothing but
those OF a horse" The murder in
dictments were dismissed.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
PRISON FOR EMBEZZLER.
Bank Teller Given 90 Years in
S463. 600 Defalcation.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, March % (R).-
Closing the book in a story of daring
misdeeds which brought his hopes
and fortunes to ruin, Courtney Glis-
son, former bank teller, pleaded guilty
to a charge of embezzlement in Shelby
Criminal Court, and was sentenced to
20 years in the penitentiary at Nash
vile.
Glisson, 33 years old, had acknowl-
edged the theft of approximately
s463.000 from the Bank of Commerce
and Trust Co. here and the squander-
ing of the greater part of the money
in the unsuccessful promotion of an
automobile body protective fluid.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

Adorable pajamas and Billie
Burkes that any 7 to a.
year-old girl will adore.
One and two-piece styles,
in pink, blue or peach.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
SHUTTLE MEADOW
 DONATION TOURNEY
Every Golfer Receives a Prize in
 Weekly Event Tomorrow
A donation tournament with a full

A donation tournament with full handicap allowed will be the weekly feature at the Shuttle Meadow Golf club tomorrow. In this event, every entrant will give and every player will receive. It is one of those great opportunities for every man who can swing a golf club to get into the fray because no matter how the ball goes. he will be able to mark down in the book the fact that he won a prize in a tournament.
 An especially good prize will be selected for the man who comes in first in the tournament while one just as good will be selected for the one who comes in last. The prizes will range anywhere from the Spirit of St. Louis to the spirit of economy. value being represented in the high places and strict economy in the low.
 The complex of the players at Shuttle Meadow has changed con- siderably this season. Formerly the golfers at Shuttle Meadow have been known as fair weather golfers but this season fair weather or foul, the course has seen more usage than in many previous seasons. Rain has failed to dampen the indomitable spirits of the men who are striving to correct slices or hooks while Lindbergh's feat in crossing the At- lantic has instilled courage in the hearts o. the timid 'duffers" and scores over 100 have been taking a bad facing Of late.
 A very strong membership has joined the new "Iffers" club which meets daily in the club house dress ing rooms. The members are the ones who insist that If l did this and if did that" the scores would have been different.
 The large crowds out during the past week certainly shows that the members of the club all have been instilled with the "Oakmont fever" The high scores made by the en- trants in the National Open tourna- ment have given the players so much courage that they exclaim If those fellows can shoot them high. I certainly can beat their marks" and 50 it is that those to whom life looked drab and dreary because Of an occasianal 90 or more. have pick ed up heart with the knowledge that with more practice, they might some day be shooting the course at Oak mont in the national tournament.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
LANDERS OFFICE WINS
Universal Team Hands P. & F. Cor bin Team An s to j Beating in Game Last Night.

In q very fast game at Willow Brook park last evening Landers Office baseball team added another victory to it's already impressive string by defeating the fast P, & F. Corbin team 6-a.
 MckcOn for the losers pitched good ball. but was no equal for Hay ward, the Land"rs speed ball mer- chant. In addition to excellent pitching Hayward had q perfect bat ting day with four hits out of four times up, Ii was the opinion Of spectators that he should make welcome addition to the Industrial league team.
 For the winners Guiberson and Butler made timely hits, the former batting in one run at a critical mo- ment and the latter three. Ward and Jackson showed some fancy work in the field, while Nelson ex- celled as base runner. Up to the time he was taken out because of injuries. Morton of the Corbn tea m was displaying fine ability as catcher The Corbin team as 8 whole played a nice game. but was not quite equal 10 the task at hand.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
CHICAGO CUBS ARE BEING
 WATCHED IN LEAGUE RACE
Win 18th Straight Victory At Expense of Phillies- Pittsburgh Beats Boston Braves and Retains One Game Lead = Giants Trim St. Louis and Emerge From Losing Slump - Yankees Clout Out to Win From Browns II Red Sox Down Indians
Nv The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
 With a seasons record of 12 straight victories to their credit the Chicago Cubs today were being counted in on the National league pennant party. Joe McCarthy's club remains full game behind the pace-making Pittsburgh Pirates but that was as nothing to the rabid Chi cago fan, who suggested that the long winning streak was indicative of the teams championship quali- ties.
 Baseball sages who have been shaking their heads at the reputed lack of hitting strength in the Cub lineup yesterday found little to justi- fy their observations. The Bruins made only six hits but one was a triple by Stephenson and another was a home run by Hartnett. The fading Philadelphia club was - victim of the effective pitchtng of it's former teammate, Hal Carlson. who came to the Cubs recently in trade.
 Pittsburgh had to beat the Boston Braves to stay in the van and the bespectacled Lee Meadows showed the way in a so Walkover. The Buccaneers pounded Kent Green field, the former Giant, and he re- tired for pinch hitter after six innings on the mound.
 The Pirates and Cubs get together in an important series starting Sum day.
 Rogers Hornsby helped 10 bring the Giants out of their losing streak at St Louis by clubbing out four hits in as many times at bat. One of them home run. New York hit Bob McGrawk, the ex-Robin, to all corners of the lot. Bill Terry picked on him for a homer.
 Jess Petty was no puzzle for the lowly Cincinnati Reds and Brook lyn took one on the chin by 10 to count. Luque held the Robins to seven scattered hits and was not scored on until the eighth.
 The ponderous bats of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig beat a 1rst-inning ldllOO Oll olt dit <-slIiidiS anu til- Yankees clouted out an S-1 victory in the first game of the series with the St. Louis Browns. The Babe socked out his 22nd home run of the season in tho first frame and Gehrig, next up. collected his 18th. Hoyt scattered the seven hits he allowed the Brownies.
 The White Sox got to Howard Ehmke and batted out 40 win over Philadelphia. Ehmke lasted five innings this time. George Con- nally. making his first start in the box in long time. was tight in the pinches. Hunnefield and Barrett helped him along with home runs.
 The Boston Red Sox hammered out ar 11-10 win over Cleveland. | Eight pitchers were pressed into service during a barrage of S1 base hits: Ira I'lagstead celebrated his i return to the Boston lineup with three hits in four tries.
 Detroit played tight baseball and i downed Washington. 6-1, behind the i effective pitching of Lii Stoner. The ! Texan allowed the Senators only | four hits and was not scored on un- ! til the eighth inning.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
ACTION TAKEN ID
 KEEP SPORT CLEAN
More Than 150 Boxers and WrestlerS Suspended in Illinois

Springfield, H., June 17 P-The Illinois boxing commission has sus- pended more than 130 professional boxers and wrestlers in its efforts to keep the sport clean, its mem bers testified last night before the legislativ. committee investigating charges of ri::.-y and mat crookedness.
 Commission members presented many affidavits from promoters. fighters and wrestlers in support of their contention that they have act cd at all times for the best interests of the state and the sport.
 The charges on which suspensions were made varied from technical violations of the commissions rules to stalling and questionable tactics in the ring.
 The most notable suspension was that of Charles (PhiD Rosenberg. then bantamweight champion of the world, who was put on the blacklist just prior to his scheduled champion ship fight with Bud Taylor.
 Oswald Huncke of the commission explained that Rosenberg was sus- pended and stripped of his title be- cause he failed to post $12,500 for felt
 The committee indicated at the close of the session that 1t believed any crookedness that may have ex- isted in the sport had been through no lack of zeal on the part of the boxing commission.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
STAGE FINALS FOR
 PRESIDENTS CUP
Bill Sweeney and Dave Manning To Battle on Course Tomorrow

The finals in the tournament for the presidents cup at the Shuttle Meadow club will be played tomor- row between Bill Sweeney and Dave Manning. both of whom won the semi final matches by hair. The final match will be staged in the afternoon before what Is expected to be one of the largest galleries on record.
 Sweeney came through yesterday to beat Ed Twitchell in one of the closest matches of several seasons at Shuttle Meadow. Only Sweeney's consistent putting pulled him through when his opponent seemed to have him down on several holes. Twitchell drove almost perfectly and his shots were timed to nicety that made Sweeney travel on every play. Almost super human finishes at the last few holes gave Sweeney the match and put him in the final play.
 Manning defeated Doc Coholan but it was merely the breaks" that decided this match because both golfers were "even- Stephen all through. Coholan made the club champion step with his best stride to come through and a more per feet match hasn't been seen in some moons at the local club.
 With the two leading shooters of the club meeting in a match tomor- row the interest of golfers in this section will be centered on the play CTS. Not only is the match con- sidered one for the decision on the winner of the presidents trophy, but it is also considered a criterion of how the club championship will be played this year.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
SEVEN ENTRIES IN
 B|G DERBY EVENT
Pick of Seasons Three Year 0lds
 to Run Saturday

Chicago, June IT lP}-The field for Saturdays American derby, worth S27.000 to the winner. stood today at seven. with five of the horses at Washington park track and two others en route. These seven, re- maining from a field of S3 nomina- tions, include the pick of the sea- sons three year olds. with the ex- ception of Chance Shot. winner of the Belmont classic last week.
 Whiskery, Kentucky derby winner, and Buddy Bauer, Fairmont derby winner took short gallops yesterday and were to have short final sprints today. Hydromel was sent mile and quarter yesterday in 2:1l. pulled up at the finish.
 Dolan. an eastern dark horse, ac- companied Whiskery. Dolan outran the bluegrass derby winner each time they met as two year olds. The fifth entry now at the track is Handy Mandy. the only Ally in the mile and a half race.
 Black Panther and Teheran. both owned by w. J. Salmon. are en route.
 Trainer Fred Hopkins declared to- day that Whiskery is in his best con- dition of the season and in the early betting the Kentucky derby winner has been made a 3 to 2 favorite.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17


 Three base hits-G. Preisser. Durazio. Home ruL-Bates. umpire-Maher. R. & E. ys. Union
 The Russell & Erwin nine finally won a game when it defeated the luckless Union Works. crew by 15-6 at Willow Brook park. The two tail- enders went at each other deterplin- ed to break their losing streaka Three successive hits in the first in- ming gave the Union Works a 20 lead. and for an instant it looked as if that team might win the first victory it had ever won in the Dusty Tleague. but the Russwins pounded Harry Williams for five runs in the second frame and were never in danger after that.
 The teams finished the eighth with Russwin leading by 15-6. In the first half of the ninth the winners scored five more runs by virtue of some terrific clouting, but before the side had been retired or the Union Works had it's chance to bat the game was called to give the field to two other teams which had a permit. A triple by Groman, two doubles. and two singles thereby went into the land of basehits that might have been. |.
 Al Blanchard took things easy on the mound for the Russwins. He also hit very hard, as did Otto Suess. Gromman. Lagerlof. and Moore. "Speck" Howard reached first in some manner on every trip to the plate. Tn the field Moore play ed' a fine game, particularly on twisting fouls while Chotkowski made nice ohe-handed catch back of third. It was a bad night for the shortstops. each making three er- TOTS.
 The box score:
New Britain herald., 1927-06-17
FALCONS VS. INTERVIEW
New Britain Baseball Club to Meet Leading Team of State At St. Nary's Field Sunday.

The Falcons baseball team will meet the team that holds the inside track for the state semi-pro cham pionship at St. Mary's field Sunday afternoon when the Riverview club of Norwich invades the city in quest of another victory. The RlvervleWs have already taken the measure of some Of The strongest teams in the state and they confidently expect to measure the Falcons.
 The home club has been going at top speed since the opening of the season and Manager John cabay and Coach Frank Woiack both expect to continue the winning streak in the game with Norwich. The visitors lineup is as follows: Normandin. ss: Moore, Of: Mile. If; l.. Lucas, If: sank 3b; Liberty, 9b: A. Dugas, ib; Bclair. c; West, ?. The Falcons will use their strongest lineup with either Fischer or Bucholtz pitching.
 The game on Sunday will be start ed promptly at o'clock.