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Milford chronicle., 1927-10-28
SHERIFF BLAMES
KENT LEVY COURT
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quested and have not been forthcom-
ing.
"a year ago the Grand Jury visit
ed the Jail and recommended re-
pairs, but it seems that the Levy
Court has not gotten around to it
yet
1--WE did manage to get some paint
for the dwelling part of the Jail last
spring and one of the prisoners put
it on. That is all the repairs which
have been forthcoming.
"The Dover Jail is evidently re-
garded as only stopping place, as
all long term prisoners go to the
New Castle County Workhouse, but
this is not the case since at the pres
ent time, we have some poor unfor-
L mates here until next August. an.
have one at the present time who
has been here since February.
"T!a Levy Court seems to have
plenty of money for other public i'm
prOvements and expenses. Why not
rcnovate the interior of the Jail so
that it can be kept in sanitary, de-
cent condition for prisoners and then
there could be no reflection falling
upon the sheriff.
ITO my knowledge the conditions
there are practically the same as
they have been for the last twelve
or fifteen years and cannot be other
wise unless there is complete repair
and renovation which is entirely in
the hands of the Kent County Levy
Court.
Edgar W. Frazier,
Sheriff of Kent Co."
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-28
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WEDDINGS
COVERDALE-KIMMEY

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Miss Emma KINNEY, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward KINNEY, and
Edward Coverdale, son of Job
Coverdale, were married with high
Mass at st. Johns Catholic Church
on last Saturday at a. M, by the
Rev. E. A. McAtier. The bride wore
a graceful gown Of white satin
back crepe trimmed with lace and
pearls, and a white lace hat, and
carried a large bouquet of white
roses and lillies-of- the-valley. The
bridesmaids, Misses Elizabeth
and Rose KINNEY, carrying pink
carnations and pink roses. were
gowned in pretty frocks Of green
georgette trimmed with lace and
wore LARGE h ack velvet hats. John
KINNEY brother of the bride. served
as best man. After a wedding trip
to New York, Mr. and Mrs. Cover
dale will reside in Philadelphia,
where Mr.. Coverdale is in business.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-28
WORKHOUSE INMATES
MURDER STORY
Is DISCREDITED
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October afternoon at a farm house
where the convict says Bennett was
lured. After hearing the , mans
statement, Mrs. Hunt was interview
ed and in some measures cOrrobOr-
ated the statement made by her
husband.
A second visit to the workhouse
was made by Mrs. Bennett, Detec-
tive Campbell, County Detective
Mullen and Assistant District Attor-
ney Harold MCGOWAN. Hunts pre-
vious story was checked up and
found that it did not tally with the
one made by his wife. 1t was then
when shown the statement of his
wife that Hunt agreed to tell all
he knew" and accompany the Ches-
ter county authorities to the scene
of the alleged murder which he
claims took place.
On Thursday of last week the man
in Jail was seen again by Mrs. Ben
nett, and to her made full state
ment of what took place. The legal
machinery of two States was placed
in operation, and. Governor Robin
son and Mayor Forrest, of Whining
ton the latter a close friend of the
BENEFITS, interested themselves in
the woman's behalf and Attorney
General Switzerland secured a court
order releasing Hunt so he could
aid the authorities in the search
for the remains of her husband.
Detective Campbell and Mullen
and Sheriff Hampton, together with
the captain of the guards at the
workhouse, left Wilmington Satur-
day morning and went to point
near Coatesville where the convict
is being led over the fields and hills
to old quarry holes and wells where
he has told the authorities he be-
lieves the body was hidden.
The search proved futile, however
and Hunt was returned to the work.
house in the evening.
At first the officials were inclined
not to believe Hunts story, as they
thought he was working up a way
to be taken out into the open and
escape. When first interviewed, he
would not agree to go unless he was
not handcuffed. To this request.
he was fatty told, nothing doing.
Later he agreed to accompany the
officers handcuffed.
Bennett, who was engaged in the
produce business in Wilmington
went to Gainesville on October 6,
1926, to collect a debt. He was last
seen on the street about 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. His automobile was
found standing near Seventh avenue
and Main Streets the next morning
but he was missing. A search was
started for him at that time which
included fields, hills and buildings
being searched between Coatesville
and a point near Oxford by large
posse of officers, citizens, newspa-
permen and about one hundred Boy
Scouts who secured the ground well
The most battling part of the en-
tire mystery to the police is they
have been unable to find either a
motive for a murder or a motive as
to why he should so suddenly disap-
pear.
According to the members of the
Bennett family, it is believed that he
only had about forty dollars in his
pocket the day he left Wilmington
to collect the SIS bill.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-28
NEW CENTURY CLUB

The regular meeting of the Mil
ford New Century Club was held on
Monday, October oath, with Mrs.
Thos. Davis, the president, presid-
ing.
Following the reading of the min
utes, the roll was called by the Sec
rotary, Mrs. Hudson. Many members
responded with "reminiscences of re-
cen trips; among the responses,
Mrs. C. D. Abbott's encounter with
a copper head; Miss Ida Diapers
paper FLORIDA" read by DR.. Delema
Draper and Mrs. Geo. w. Marshall's
talk of her trip to the Hawaiian Is
land, stand out prominently.
The roll call was interspersed
with songs by Dan L. Hughes. His
selections were of home and mother
and were very pleasing.
Mrs. Varney read poem of which
she is the author and which appears
below.
Next Monday the annual Hallow-
cen party of the club will be held
and elaborate preparations are be-
ing made for that event.
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POULTRYMEN MAY GET
RECORD CALENDARS
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L@NHEENNN'NN
for the present year, and it is the
hope of the Poultry Specialist and
the County Agents that this number
will be greatly increased during the
coming year, for it is by this means
that the extension department can
keep in closer touch with the poultry
industry and thereby be of more as
sistance to those who desire help
with their problems Of feeding and
management.
In addition to providing space for
keeping the daily egg production Of
the flock, these calendars also con-
tain many helpful suggestions re-
garding the feeding and care Of the
flocks for each month of the year,
thereby serving as a practical guide
to the poultrymen whereby they may
obtain more satisfactory returns and
place the poultry industry on a
more stable basis for profit.
At the end of each month these
poultry raisers who are keeping
these records are requested to send
their tabulated reports to H. S. Pal
mer, Newark, Delaware. who will
make summary of all these different
records and prepare monthly re-
port to be mailed to each of these
cooperators through the offices Of
the county agricultural agents.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-28
STATE AVERAGES
2 DRUNKEN AUTO
DRIVERS DAILY
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L0OHttHHeH JFOW IUSt PHgeI
he does his duty, be compelled to
sentence him to jail
Our experience has been that
most anyone can pay a fine but that
everyone fights hard against going
to Jail. There is no question in the
minds of those who have to deal
with the situation but that Jail
sentence would put an end to drunk
en- drivers better than anything else.
Mr.. Ball commented on the care
taken to investigate all drivers
whose license have been revoked for
operating while intoxicated. If
they are found to be habitual drink
ers it is difficult for them to obtain
a renewal of their license.
Another protection that Mr.. Ball
is putting into effect is that dealing
with those who cannot read or write
If a man sends in an application for
a license with his mark instead of
his name and inspector from the de-
partment Immediately goes to see
him and puts him through a test to
see. whether he can read road signs.
If he cannot read road signs then
his request is refused.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-28
STATE DEATH RATE
INCREASED LAST YEAR
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accidents, l.; street car accidents, q;
and excessive heat, 3.
Deaths in some of the other clas-
sifications were: homicide, 20;
suicide. 10; drowning, %; automO-
bile accidents Excluding collision
with railroad and street cars) so;
railroad accidents, 81; disease OF
the heart, 562; nephritis, 1877; cere-
bral hemmorage and softening, 1885,;
pneumonia (all forms), 316; tuber-
culosis (all forms), 262; cancer and
other malignant tumors, 297; in
fluenza, ia; measles, 81; diabetes
mellitus, 80; diseases of the arteries
atheroma, aneurysm, etc, So; diar-
rhoea and enteritis, 1903; congenital
malformation and diseases of early
infancy, 164.
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-28
PUBLIC SALE

Mrs. George H. Harris will sell at
her home on corner Pine and Bed
ford streets, in Georgetown, on Sat
urday, November IL, 1927, at o.
clock, p. M, lot of Household
Goods, including everal pieces of
Antique Furniture, Kitchen Uten-
sils, etc. The house and lot will also
be offered for sale at the same time
and place; also several hundred dol
lars worth of growing lockwood.
Floyd Johnson. auctioneer. o28-2t
Milford chronicle., 1927-10-28
WARN AUTO OWNERS OF
FREEZING WEATHER
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fer, be sure you have it in your rad
iators. The best mixture in the
world is of no avail unless it is in
the circulating system and not in
the motorists mind nuder the clas-
sifications, "I,ll tend to it tomorrow.
For the benefit of autoists who
may not know the proportions ne
cessary to make a safe mixture, the
following scientifically proved tables
are given by thhe Association:
"The mixture for radiators with
an alcoholic solution is as follows:
Denatured Water Freezing Specific
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troll of outsiders-the backwash of
the Pacific, Tijuana, the water
hole, became Tia Juana, adopting
the name Of the little town Just
across the border in California.
Chester DeVOnde journey to
that little town and studied it's
ways and its people. He returned
and with kilbourn Gordon wrote
Il play about it all.
kilbourn Gordon will present
Tia Juana" at the Shubert- Be.
lasco Theater, the week commence
ing Monday. The cast includes
Frederic Burt, Edna Bennett, Har-
ry D. Southland, Carolyn Ferriday
and others.
GAYETY-Frank X. silk comes
TO the Gayety Theater next week
as star of his new revue. which
he has captioned Nothing Bur
Girls" Sure enough the aggrega-
ton will comprise mostly girls,
but man will not be relocated
entirely to the background nor will
Silk find himself as an Adam
basking in Eden.
Speed, activity. feminine charm,
music, no end of lively dances and
laughs are the pleasant promises
held out by Comedian silk. Sup
porting the funmaker will be a
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astounding tiger pictures. All
that we can say is that Chang"
is a, most worthy successor to
such worthwhile films as INA
nook of the North" "Moana of
the South Seas" and the un-
forgettable "Grass"-but it is
considerably more exciting than
any of these.
That Dustin Pirate Paul
Waner and his brother Lloyd
have joined the list of great
athletes who have turned to the
stage to exc out between-season
fodder. Said fodder is said to
be $4,000 a week and the tour
began with a New York show
ing. Here's how Variety, the
Broadway mentor, sizes up the
Waner boys as performers:
These are the young brothers
who achieved large order of
publicity and attention in the
recent baseball world series.
They are with Pittsburgh, but
have a Southern drawl.
Ostensibly the boys are on
exhibition. That they manage
to entertain as we'll as exhibit
is to their credit. Coming on
the stage in baseball uniforms,
they engage in humorous COM
ments on the world series. Later
they play saxophone and banjo,
Xxi c ling their unsensational
talent in this line to good effect.
They got two large laugh orders
on this, one the warning that
they are baseball players, not
musicians. The other concerned
their practice hours with the
instruments, Paul mentioning
they rehearsed only when it
rained and Lloyd confiding it
didn't rain all last summer.
The brothers go back into
some more dialogue while pitch
ing a ball and finish by switch
ing musical instruments to
demonstrate versatility.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.
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which has served as a vehicle for
the stage and the greatest divas
OF opera as LA Traviata," has
not been impaired.
In the role of Armand new
leading man Is introduced to
Washington audiences in the per-
son of Gilbert Roland, Latin in
appearance. temperament and
dramatic fire. Feminine hearts
will be set aflutter. Others who
contribute in almost equal meas
ure to Camille" include Lilyan
Eastman. Rose Dioue, Helen
Jerome Eddy, Alec r. Francis,
Albert Conte, Michael Visaroff,
Harvey Clark, and many more.
The camera version of this
great love story is Of more th"r
usual feature length and supple.
mentary film offerings for tne
new week therefore will be cur.
tailed. There will he presented,
however, the latest compilation of
the Metropolitan World Survey.
an added short reel feature, and
an exceptional musical program
by the Metropolitan Symphony
Orchestra under the conductor
ship of Daniel Breeskin.
PALACE - Loew's Palace The
ater celebrates its ninth ami
Versary commencing next Satur.
day and in recognition Lawrence
Beatus has arranged a gala pro.
gram. Chang" is the film fare
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ut is my opinion that news
paper and magazine interviews.
providing, of course, the theater
and its problems are treated
seriously. help the profession.
There are so many Interesting
sidelights. so many angles that
need elucidation in the press tn
bring the actor and playgoer into
a closer relationship"
In Tine King Can Do No
Wrong" a romantic mystery
melodrama. Atwill has an
original role. James w. Elliott,
two Of whose stage successes.
The Gorilla" and Castles in
The Air" are still remembered by
playergoers throughout the
country, is sponsor of the play.
He has surrounded AtwiIl with
cast including Leona Hogarth.
Felix krembs, William Ingersoll.
Alfred Firth. Ellen Southbrook.
Lyons Wickland, Edward Forbes,
Alexander Frank, Wilfred lesson,
Edward Dc Tinso. Albert Froom,
Guy Phillips. Kenneth Manion
and Manette Swan. r. s. Merlin,
the author. staged the play.
BELASCO-For MANY wears TT.
Juana, lower California, was
asleep. 1t was a water hole
where travellers across the arid
wastes stopped to drink of the
cold springs. Then came prohibi.
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cially constructed swimming tank,
which has been designed and built
to permit spectators to get a COM
plete view of this mermaid's ac-
cOmplishments. She will be as
sisted in her presentation by Ethel
and Marion Baker, fancy divers.
Chang" is something new in
motion pictures. 1t tells no ordi-
nary tale. There is nothing at
all stereotyped about Chang"
A leopard leaps over high
wall into the heros home: a tiger
hurls itself right into the eye of
the camera; 400 stampeding ele-
plants attack native village.
The program will he further
EXCHANGED with other musical and
film features.
FOX-Vivienne Segal, prima
donna. will share honors on the
Fox Theater program beginning
Sunday with the film production,
Loves of Carmen" featuring
Dolores Del Rio and Victor Nc
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Robert Ware and David s. Gold.
berg Atwood is the featured
comic. in addition this revue of.
fers a new coincidence, Lorita
King, supported by her sister and
brother. Morita and Edward King;
little pantomime. Broken
Toys" acted by George F. Brown
and Harry A. King, with an en-
semble of IS dancers; a little Hun.
garian artist. Marika Rokk. in a
new ballet noir." and as a con-
Guiding piece de resistance a mini
ature musical comedy entitled,
''Oh, Doctor" featuring Marie
Stasg and supporting company
of II dancers.
The feature photoplay for the
new week will he THE Angel of
Broadway" in which the stellar
role is portrayed by I.earrice Joy
with Victor Narconi leading the
supporting cast.
The program for the week will
he augmented by abbreviated
camera subjects. and the custo-
mary house features
STRAND-"The Partisan Flap.
pers," grille show. starring
Stella Morrisey, will be the at
traction at the Strand Theater
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The celebrated Antioch chariot
race, in which Ben-Hur and Mes
Sala, contest for the palm. is A
spectacular scene in the picture.
The love story of Ren-Hur and
Esther is intertwined with the
action.
Ramon Novarro plays the title
role, Betty Bronson. May Nc
Avoy, Francis y. Bushman, Car
mel Myers. Claire Mcdowell,
Nigel de Brulier and Frank Cur
rier have prominent parts.
M.-G..M. News and the Columbia
Concert Orchestra. under the di.
rection of Claude Burroughs,
round out the program.
RIALTO-'Les Miserables," Vic
tor Hugo's epic of French life,
comes to the Rialto Saturday.
Many of the hest-known names
in the French theater appear in
this Universal Film de France.
The story az the ytell it picks
out. the principal dramatic Incl
dents in the novel. always preserv-
ing the main theme--thp regpnera-
tion NJ humanity through the in.
9uence nj goodness in man,
Jean Vatican, regarded by many
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new melodies and some Of the old
fayorites which brought her fame.
The Runaway Four" comedy
offering which scored with THE
Music Box" will he another fea-
ture of the stage program.
Loves of Carmen" is Will
liam Fox production based on the
famous story by Prosper Merimee.
Miss Del Rios portrayal of the
tempestuous gypsy girl is said to
be on par with her best work.
McLaglen makes of the matador
a swashbuckling. adventure low
Ing rogue.
Lovers Of music have treat in
store in the overture to he of
fered by the Fox Symphony Or.
chestra under the direction of
Adolphe l.. kornspan. conductor.
COLU RIA- "Ren.Hur" a
Observation-Disclosures production,
will have It's popular.priced pre-
miere here at Loew's Columbia
Theater next Saturday, opening 9
special engagement on that date.
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The Black Hussar" offers an
abundance-there are spirited
marching songs-lovely seren.
ades-and a story that abounds
in interest.
Charles T. H. Jones is the
stage director. Prominent among
those chosen for the pivotal roles
are: Hazel Huntington, Mary
Craig, Anna Yago, William Mitch.
ell. Lee DAILY. Robert Malone, and
vii liam Barclay.
Alfred Manning is directing the
music and Stephen Golding has
designed the sets.
AtDITORIU M-The Shake.
speare Association of America an.
n"unces that they will open
week 8 engagement at the Audi.
torium November Z. In a roper
toire of Shakespeare's plays.
The great play of Hamlet"
which has always been one of the
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JACKIE COOGAN
HAS PILED UP
3 MILLIONS

Los ANGELES. Nov. 3.-Hav.
ing completed his contact with
M-G-M. Jackie Coogan will be
off the screen for the next two
years at least to continue his edu-
cation uninterrupted.
Jackie was 1S years old Oct. %,
and is reputed worth around
$4,000. 900. He is at Urban Mill
tsry School and will go abroad
this spring.
Following this, he will enter
Loyola University, with present
plans to make one picture during
each summer vacation after his
first year.
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One of the greatest pictures
ever made is coming to Wash
ington soon. 1t is also the
greatest war picture made to
date.
This is Chang" filmed in the
heart of the Siamese jungle by
two Americans, Schoedsack and
Cooper. It shows us the war be-
tween man and beast for SUI
premacy in the wilds. 1t is
vastly human, tremendously dra-
matte, utterly lacking in the
obvious theatrical appeal but
trimming over with truth and
fun and fear.
Chang" is a story picturizeG
as Kipling might have written
it. 1t is a document in which
the creator of Mowgli would re-
joice. But Rudyard, for all his
Rikki-Tiki-Tavis and mandar-
logs and Kaa, never put on
paper what Cooper and Schoed-
sack have recorded on celluloid.
1t is war between man and
the Jungle, told simply and
clearly. with total absence of
machine-made thrills but con-
slant procession of authentic
hair-raisers.
An excellent Siamese actor is
discovered in Kru, the jungle
farmer. He looks like Henry
B. Walthall when he smiles, and
his family consists of his wife,
Chantui; a little boy, a very
small daughter, and an infant
of one kind or another.
They live happily but dan
gerously in a house built on
stills, with Bimbo, spidery
gibbon monkey, which stars as
the comedian of the epic. There
are other animals that do very
nicely-monkeys, dogs, bears, a
monitor lizard, elephants, scaly
ant-eaters and a mongoose.
How Mr.. Cooper shot his pic
lures of the great elephant herd
from below their humping
hoofs is not known. Nor can
we say how he obtained the
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Miss Burke. starred. of course. is
company headed by Arthur
Byron. the featured player, as
well AS Raymond Owen. Rex
o Malley, Theodore st. John. Will
liam keshaw,, Madge Evans.
Harry Lillford, Dorothy Tree, and
Charles Ashley. '.'' e.. -
THE. Marquise"' is described as.
a romantic comedy set in the
France. of the eighteenth cen.
fury. To an old chateau late at
night comes the Marquise Eloise
de kestournel,, a gay lady with
gayer past, upon the highly laud.
able mission Of making bit
gayer. perhaps, the austere. mid
dle-aged nohleman who had helped
her paint Paris red in the days
of their youth. The complications
resulting from her unexpected
arrival form the materials of the
play.
The Washington engagement is
the only one prior to the Broad.
way premiere.
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- Evsrybody'. Confidenc. -
THE GATE-POST

DEAR Mr.. kelley
AS weremt able to get GrOund to the pirate
ing Of "Chdng, at LOe,Cs Palace yor old seuh ,rent
around to Whether is all the NeU York critics hare
cracked 1t mp to be. ........ H.. ...
We sGU H-Messrs. SOners Hail. Hites and myself
IN the pirate projection at the Palace We
"cold-aCh0 benefit of music and aitkout the inde-
Unable assistance of cTOUd-the sort of thing that
makes picture az crOuded house seem better
than shown to mostly empty seats.
| attach hereaoih mig honest opinion of "Chnng."
WtOM erdggerGti0n the other hand it is possibly
an umderstatement. But read 1t for yourself.
MISTER RING
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as the most beloved character in
fiction. is played by Gabriel Gabrio.
Most of the scenes were taken on
the actual locations of the book.
The prison camp, where Jean
first comes under the eye of Jaw
ert; the peaceful days in the little
town of which he became mayor
after kindness had rekindled the
spark of humanity in the man,
the inn at which Jean found the
heartbreaking figure of little Co.
settle, the scenes in Paris, all are
shown in real French locations.
The MiCareme company in a
dance revue will be the stage feat
ure.
PRESIDENT The inaugural
presentation of the light opera
season will be given Monday
night when 7. Arthur Smiths
President Theater Light Opera
Company will be heard in The