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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16
NATIONAL GRANGE
FAVORS ENFORCEMENT
OF 18TH AMENDMENT
National Master Louis J. Taber
Stresses Position Of Agriculture
lists At Washington Meeting.
STABILIZED POPULATION
SAYS This Must Be Attained And
Net Revenues Increased If All
Are To Prosper.

The annual session of the Nation.
al Grange convened at Washington
d. c., on Wednesday, bringing TO-
gether thousands of members from
more than 80 different states. The
convention will be in session until
November 23rd, and is one of the
most noteworthy gatherings of farm
people that has ever assembled in
the United States.
The keynote" of the session was
sounded by Louis ]. Taber of Col
umbus, Ohio, Master of the National
Grange, who delivered his annual
address Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Taber is everywhere recognized as
one of the great agricultural leaders
of the country, with a varied knowl-
edge of farm conditions throughout
the nation which enables him to
Speak with authority upon rural af-
fairs and needs.
In the opening portions of his ad-
dress Mr.. Taber emphasizes the fact
that agriculture has shared in the
national progress of the past half
century-in the creation of an active
Department of Agriculture, in the
development of the agricultural col
1eges and experiment stations and in
the spread of such helpful agencies
as rural mail delivery, parcel post
and good roads; in the financial ben
efits due to the establishment of the
Federal Farm LNan System; and in
the great increase in improved farm
machinery and household convent
ences. Especially significant" says
MIR. Taber, "is the fact that during
more than half century there has
not been a statute enacted, a pro
gram advocated, or a piece OF con-
structive achievement for the better
ment of rural life completed, with
ont Grange influence somewhere
along the line having touched the
movement and brought it wholly or
partially to final fruition. Millions
of rurally-minded people have re-
ceived the Grange obligation, paused
at the Grange altar, and appreciated
anew the relation of organization TO
their own welfare"
Attention is called to the fact that
the Grange began its life fighting for
equality for agriculture, has always
had to keep up the battle, and still
has the same task on its hands, even
though in constantly changing form.
There is much truth in Mr.. Taber's
assertion: 1.-THE agricultural problem
cannot be permanently solved, be-
cause it is not a problem-it is a
series of problems, each one requir-
ing a separate solution. The work OF
the Grange and similar agencies is
therefore as continuing as the work
of the school OF of the church" J.
"The relatively small share of the
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16
As STATES HOOVER'S IF
161,O46 VOTES CHANGED

In an article published Mon
day in number of newspa-
pers, David Lawrence, a we'll
known writer on national poll
tics, quoted figures to show
that the shifting of 34O,37O
votes in the election from
Hoover to Smith would have
elected Smith.
After reading Mr.. Lawrence's
analysis, a mathematician
proceeded to figure out the
result of the vote from the op-
posite angle. He found that
the states carried by Smith
namely, Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia, Louisiana, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Missis-
sippi and South Carolina
gave the Governor a majority
aggregating 322,O91 votes. If
one-half of the majority count
ed for Smith in each of these
States had gone to Hoover, a
total of 161,O46 votes, Mr..
Hoover would have carried
every State in the Union.
Accepting as correct Mr..
Lawrence's estimate that 34O,-
$40 votes shifted from Hoover
to Smith would have elected
Smith, it is thus equally ap-
parent that less than half that
number of votes, or 161,O46,
shifted from Smith to Hoover,
would have given Hoover the
electoral vote of every one of
the forty-eight States.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16
KENT co. FARMERS
TREAT SEED WHEAT
About Is Per Cent Of All Seed
Wheat Used In County This
Fall Smut Treated.

The campaign which has been
waged in Delaware for the past four
years to eradicate the stinking smut
in wheat has met with very good re-
suits, and especially in Kent county
where it has been estimated that
about eighty per cent of the farmers
are treating their seed wheat for the
control of this disease. This smut
has caused a loss amounting to
many thousands of dollars annually
to the wheat crop in this State, and
a proportionate damage to the crop
in other wheat growing sections of
the United States, so those farmers
who are not following this seed
treatment practice are receiving
their portion of this loss.
One of the main steps taken in
with the smut control
program in Kent county again this
year was the planning and conduct
ing of seven seed treatment meetings
for the purpose of demonstration to
the farmers the most effective and
practical method of eradicating this
from the wheat crop. These
were held during the last
two weeks in September with total
attendance of ninety-eight wheat
DR.. J. F. Adams, Plant
of the University of Del
aware and the State Board of Agri-
culture, assisted in five of these
and the other two
we're conducted by County Agent
Russell E. Wilson under whose di-
'ection the meetings were planned.
In accordance with the program as
for the past three previous
rears, the use of the dust disinfec-
ants was demonstrated at each of
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16
THEODORE HAMMOND
KILLED WHEN TRUCK
STRIKES ABUTMENT
Retired Farmer Almost Instantly
Killed When Truck Turned
Over Following Crash.
THOMAS KEMP ESCAPES
Owner Of Truck OuIy Slightly
Scratched Says Hammond Was
Driving Car.

| Theodore Hammond, a retired far
mer residing in Milford, was killed
Monday afternoon when a truck in
which he was riding struck an
abutment and turned over. Thomas
Kemp, owner of the truck, escaped
with minor injuries. The accident
occurred just north of Levi Gene
terry, on North Walnut street, be-
tween $50 and o'clock. Hammond
was almost lifeless when witnesses
to the accident reached the scene,
and expired in the Milford Emergen-
cy Hospital Ambulance as he was
rushed to that institution. Kemp
was slightly shaken up and
scratched
Persons who saw the truck i'm
mediately before the crash, and
those who witnessed the accident,
agree that the vehicle was moving
at high rate of speed and was be-
ing driven in a reckless manner.
None of them seem to be able to
tell definitely who was driving the
truck. Kemp states that Hammond
was at the wheel, even though the
prevailing opinion had been that
Kemp himself was driving the car
when the accident occurred.
The truck was driven from the
dirt road leading into the Negro
district of the town on to, and across
the concrete roadbed on Walnut
street. Witnesses saw it go com
pletely across the road and follow
up along small drainage ditch un-
til it struck an abutment. 1t then
turned over twice. Hammond's
head was buried in the dirt when
assistance arrived. Kemp was kneel-
ing over him and was trying to aid
lim.
Immediately following the accident
State Highway Policeman Lamb ar
rested Kemp, who was taken before
Justice of the Peace Thaw, who held
lim to await the action of the cor
'ner. On Tuesday afternoon Cor
)ner Minner, of Kent county, empan-
eled a jury and held an inquest at
he undertaking parlors of William
!. Powders. After hearing Witness
IS, verdict to the effect that Ham
nond had met his death as a result
II an automobile accident was re-
urned.
Funeral services for Hammond
we're held yesterday afternoon. He
S survived by his wife, who was
Miss Anna Kramlich. and
hildren bv his first wife.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16
NOTED EDUCATORS TO
ADDRESS CONVENTION
Delaware State Education AssOcia-
tiOn In TWO-Day Session

Speakers from some of the leading
educational institutions in the east
will address the sessions of the Del
aware State Educational Association
at Newark, today and Friday. Cen
eral sessions of the association are
being held in the armOry at Newark
and demonstrations in classroom and
other educational work are being
held in buildings of the University OF
Delaware and the Newark High
School. The first general session
began at 9.20 o'clock Thursday
morning.
The annual banquet was held
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16
HOOVER'S MAJORITY
33,627 in DELAWARE
Official Canvass Shows Winners
POIIed 6S,9S6 Votes; Losers
35,359.

The total vote of Delaware, as Of
ficially canvassed by the court,
which completed it's work in that
behalf Friday night in New Castle
County, shows that the Hoover cleo
tors defeated the Smith electors
taking the highest vote in each
group-by a majority of S3,627.
Senator Bayard scored highest on
the Democratic ticket, receiving a
total of 40,S28 votes. TOwnsend's
majority was 22,797.
The complete official vote through
out the state on the state and ma
tional tickets was as follows:
For President
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16
DELAWARE HAS FIVE
WITH MILLION INCOMES
Residents OF State Paid S., 5,1OO,ss4 In
individual Income Taxes in 1926

Citizens of Delaware paid $780,
884 in individual Federal income
taxes for the year 1926, according to
statistics for that year made public
by the commissioner of the internal
revenue today. Corporations in the
state paid $1O,S15,415, ahead of any
previous year.
The number of citizens of Della
ware who filed tax returns was 1901.
The states total in individual income
tax payments was 80 per cent of the
total for the country.
The average net income per return
for Delaware was $1,5S4, while the
average for the country at large was
only $5,SO6. The percentage of the
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16
PLAN FOR LOCAL DRIVE
OF RED CROSS WORKERS
Town Is Layed Out In Districts For
Efficient Work.

An enthusiastic meeting of the
Red Cross was held at the home of
Mrs. George w. Marshall on Monday
afternoon, when plans were made
for drive, and it is hoped the COM
munity will respond with their US
ual generosity, especially since their
hearts have been touched by the re-
cent catastrophe. Girl Reserves will
nave booths IN various parts of the
town and the Boy Scouts will stand
in front of the Plaza Theatre solicit
ing donations. The following solicit
ors have also been appointed:
NORTH MILFORD
From the M. E. parsonage east to
the phosphate factory, Mrs. G. w.
Marshall and Mrs. Wilson Vinyard,
Jr. From the bank corner north to
Kent Garage, Miss Elizabeth Collins
and Mrs. James Davis. From the
Kent Garage out, Boy Scouts. All
streets between West Front and
North Walnut, Mrs. Lee Hirsch. The
school, Misses Short and Whitehead
Streets east of Walnut in North Mil
ford, Mrs. Charles Banning. From
the parsonage west to town limits
and priests house, Mrs. L. Matthews
and Mrs. Harry Vinyard The busi-
ness section, Mrs. c. H. Abbott. The
hotel Miss Elizabeth Stidham.
MILFORD
From the Presbyterian Church
south on Walnut street to the rail-
road, Miss Ratcliff and Mrs. S. c.
Evans Causey Ave-, from Plaza
to railroad, Mrs. Elizabeth
Riggs and Miss Nan Deputy. From
the Presbyterian Church out to
Fisher Ave, Boy Scouts. From
Fisher Ave. out to the dyke and to
Mill, Mrs. Wallace Burn
and Mrs. T. c. Collins. The Mulhol-
land factory, Mrs. Harry Vinyard |
and Mrs. L. Matthews. Washington
street, Mrs. Bayard Wharton. Mont |
gomery, Franklin and other cross
streets in South Milford, Boy Scouts.
Clark Ave. and parallel streets and
Milford View, Mrs. Messick. Second |
street, the Girl Reserves. Railroad
Ave. and Maple Ave, Mrs. w. V.
Sipple. The Laboratory, Mrs. Mes
sick. The Chronicle Office, Miss
laura Salevan. Lincoln, Mrs. John
3urris and Mrs. R. A. DerricksOn
Houston, Mrs. Donnell Marshall and
Mrs. Chester Marshall. Millwood,
1rs. Bennett. The country near
heir homes. Miss Woodruff, Miss Ida
Rosa, and Cedar Neck, Mrs. Shew.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16

Bayard, D. Tow
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16

Advertisers should note
that the mosquito, which
does a humming business, is
not satisfied with one inser-
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16
For President
U. S. Senator

Totals 35,359
Plurality e.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-16

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Evening star., 1928-10-22
BLIND MACH|N|ST,
RETIRED, EXPIRES
B.. F. McCathran, 73, Showed
Skill at Trade After
Losing Sight.

Benjamin F. McCathran, veteran re-
tired machinist of the Washington
Navy Yard, whose keenly developed
sense of touch enabled him to grind
and file castings for a score of years
with impaired eyesight, and for about
five years after he was totally blind,
with the skill of one with perfect eye
sight, was claimed by death Saturday.
First employed at the navy yard 81
years ago, Mr.. McCathran soon became
skilled machinist His sight was i'm
paired during an explosions 33 years
ago. After being deprived entirely OF
his eyesight he continued at his work,
rarely mentioning his misfortune to his
fellow-employeS. And little did the
latter realize that his eyesight was even
dimmed as they saw skillful fingers
guide tools and turn out accurately
ground castings to within the small
fractions of inch of the dimensions
required.
Mr.. McCathran was 73 years old and
was placed on the retired list in 1920.
He died at the residence of his daugh-
ter Mrs. j. J. Hunt, TAO Twelfth street
southeast, after long illness.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Annie McCathran; two daughters, Mrs.
Hunt and Mrs S. l.. Sweeney; three
sisters, Mrs. Cora Martin, Mrs. Cath
crime Beck and Mrs. George Guest, and
brother, John McCathran.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Hunt, tomorrow afternoon, at o'clock.
Interment will be in Congressional
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
MAIL DROPPED HERE
BY ONE OF CREW IS VALUABLE
Post Office Finally Allows 1t to Go
Through Regular Channels to Him
at Lakehurst Terminal.

easy landing of the package. Mrs.
Kicker promptly called the post Office
officials and they sent out for the mail
matter.
Post Office Makes Decision.
Just what to do with it was problem
that ultimately required the authority
of Postmaster General News office to
find a solution Strictly speaking, the
cards and letters were hardly receivable
mail unless somebody put on American
postage. In view of the circumstances,
however, the department waived the
question and received these missivcS
lust as though they had been dropped
in any mail box in the city.
Postage due stamps will make up for
any lack of domestic postage. Lef-
mann's cards, despite their participa-
ton in what may prove to be the be-
ginning of transatlantic air transporta-
ton on a practical, commercial basis,
completed their journey as ordinary
American domestic mail and will bear
Washington Post Office cancellations to
prove it.
Official Pouches in New York.
The official mail pouches brought by
the Graf Zeppelin were handled
through the New York City Post Office
They bear, so far as ordinary letters
are concerned, the special "Deutsche
Luftpost' stamp of the German govern
ment showing Zeppelin in flight from
Europe to America and are of ReichS-
mark denomination.
On one sile is the legen "Amerika"
and on the other Europa" They show
Friedrichshafen post Office cancellation
stamp dated "7Okt 28.7-8V--Luftpost'
and a rubber stamp saying Nit Luft-
post LZl27. Befordert" making clear
by what route and what ship they came,
as "Lx127' is the builders number OF
the Graf Zeppelin.
Evening star., 1928-10-22

1lOkIl lSb dEC-y
the whole program will be carried to
the country on an extensive radio
hook-up.
10000 Seek Seats.
New York Republican State leaders
in charge OF arrangements for the Gar
den rally said there had been 10000
applications for the $4,000 available
seats. They announced that in order
to accommodate an overflow meeting
loud speakers had been set up outside
of the building.
The midday luncheon, with Mr..
Hilles the host, was similar to those
arranged at Newark and Boston, the
only other Eastern cities in which the.
nominee has appeared. Invitations
were issued to several hundred county
and State leaders, as we'll as to CAM
paign workers in the various boroughs
of Greater New York City.
With the conclusion of the afternoon
session Mr.. Hoover planned to rest and
dine privately in his hotel suite before
setting out for what his friends said
would be his major effort in the cam
paign in Eastern territory.
Mrs. Hoover, who, with her son, Al
Ian Hoover. accompanied the nominee
from Washington, was to breakfast with
the Women's Auxiliary of the Engi-
neers National Committee and also to
attend the midday luncheon to State
and county leaders.
The Republican candidate was given
an enthusiastic reception upon his ar
rival here late last night. Several
thousand persons were gathered inside
of the Pennsylvania Station, and many
more grouped outside cheered the NOM
inee as he began the short automobile
ride to his hotel
Evening star., 1928-10-22
PEACE MOVE SEEN
IN NICKEL CONTROL
Canadian Newspaper Says
England Would Dominate
World Supply.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Ontario, October "a
The Toronto Mail and Empire today
publishes the following:
Canadian control of International
Nickel gained by spectacular battle or
the tsock exchanges of Toronto, Mon
treal and New York is but part of
Great Britain's policy 20 insure world
peace by dominating t''} source of sup
ply of one of the essen ial implements
of war. While the public watched the
sensational rise of Nickel on the money
markets, the significant move back of it
all was British fight for peace, and
the results will be worldwide.
THE skirmish in the world drama
of peace was fought out on the money
markets. 1t has been under way for
several months, but all the public saw
of it was the gradual Sise of Nickel and
last weeks fireworks. The general
story which has gained credence in New
York is that it all began nearly two
wears ago, when the British Chemical
Commission made its report to the Brit
ish government Sir Alfred Mond Uord
Melchett) was chairman of the commits
sion. Two points of marked signif1-
canoe to the British empire and to the
peace Of the world were indicated by
the commissioners.
"One was that during the great war
Canadian Nickel went to the United
States and prior to the advent of the
States in the war it may have gone
to Germany. Charges were freely made
at the time that it did reach enemy
territory. The second discovery was
that in the event of future wars the
British empire would be in bad way
so far as copper Was concerned.
80 the wheels began to turn Brit
ish interests found source OF copper
in the form of contract with Noranda.
Then Canadian interests gained con-
troll of International Nickel, wrestling 1t
from the States through market plays.
Those are the two big moves which
have followed the finding of the British
Chemical Commission. The leading
Canadians credited with controlling In
ternational Nickel are Sir Herbert Holt.
John w. Mcconnell and James A. Rich
ardson."
Evening star., 1928-10-22
Ru The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
One member of the crew of the Graf
Zeppelin had the forethought to pro-
vide himself with some three dozen
souvenirs of the first commercial air
voyage from Germany to the United
States. which may be highly valuable
one of these days. They are post cards
purchased in Germany and self
addressed by Albert Lehman, care OF
the Graf Zeppelin crew, Lakehurst, N. j..
When he gets them, in addition to
their German stamps and cancellations,
they will show that they were received
in the Washington City Post Office as
domestic mail matter and forwarded to
the addressee Actually, however, they
will be the first air mail delivered by
commercial liner direct from Germany
to the United States Post Office and
handled as a matter of everyday
routine.
Boy Finds Mail Matter.
The package of post cards and two
letters. one addressed to destination
in Switzerland fell from the big air.
ship as she made her unexpected side
trip to Washington on her way to Lake
hurst. Chance rather than design laid
the course of the vessel close above the
City Post Office Building, near the
Union Station Neck-craning observers
on the housetops below saw something
fall from the ship at the time, but Ber-
nard Kicker, a schoolboy playing in the
yard of st. Martins School, about three
blocks from the City Post Office, was
the only one to get his hands on it.
1t fell at his feet and he gathered
It up, and dashed for home. When
Bernard and his mother examined this
treasure-trove from the skies, they found
it to be bundle of post cards and let
ters done up in silk-cotton bag that
mad a parachute effect in making for
Evening star., 1928-10-22
CLAYTON D. LEE
TAKEN BY DEATH
Co-Founder of United Press
SucCumbs at SO in New
Jersey.

By the Associated Press.
MAPLEWOOD, N. j., october 22.-
Clayton D. Lee, formerly president and
one of the founders of the United Press
Association, died at his home here early
today. He was So years old.
Mr. Lee. was born in Wellington, Ohio,
and was graduated from Northwestern
University. He served in the Spanish
American War and aicsr its close be-
came a member Of thc a1 Of the Chi
cago Tribune.
In 1907 with H. B. Cook Of Caltfor-
MIA and John Vandercook Of New York,
he organized the United Press ASso-
citation and served as president for
six years. During the World War he
was business manager for the comnlit-
tee on public information at WASH
ington.
He is survived by his widow Mrs.
Eta Gould Lee, formerly president of
the New Jersey Federation of Women's
Clubs and editor of the woman's page
Of the Newark Sunday Call; Miss Vir-
ginia Lee, daughter, society editor
of the Newark Star-Eagle, and three
other children.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday afternoon.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
Hoover and Dawes
On COasi-tO-COast
Network Tonight
BY The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 22.-Po-
litical speakers on the radio to-
day include:
Republican:
6 pm.-United States Attorney
Charles H. Tuttle over WIZ.
Gas p.m.-Mrs. Charles H.
Sabin over WEAF.
$50 p.m.-Herbert Hoover and
Vice President Charles G. Dawes
from Madison Square Garden over
WIZ and National Broadcasting
Cos coast-to-coast network. and
over short-waye radio network of
20 stations.
Democratic:
1890 a.m.-Mrs. II G. S. Has
kins over WIZ and n. 3. G.. net
work to Omaha.
6 p.m.-Senator Millard E. Ty-
dings over WEAF and N. B. G.
network.
1890 pm.-Professional Wom-
ems Smith rally over WOR and
Columbia chain.
tTimes given are Eastern stand
ard)
Evening star., 1928-10-22
HOOVER FOR OPEN SHOP,
OPPOSITION GROUP SAYS
Union Labor League, Backing Gov.
Smith, Accuses G. o. p. Nominee
of Advocating Policy.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, october 22.-The Alfred
E. Smith-for-PreSident Union Labor
League yesterday issued a statement
charging Herbert Hoover, Republican
presidential nominee, with being an
advocate of the "open shop"
The statement declares: Mr.. Hoover
testified before the Senate committee
on education and labor, according to
the record and likewise the New York
Times of May Is. 1920, that mutual
feeling of responsibility between employ
or and employe must be restored by
some system of shop organization The
principle of individual freedom requires
The open shop"
The Union Labor Leagues spokesman
is John Fitzpatrick. president of the
Chicago Federation of Labor.