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Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14

Miss Emily Maull, a nurse in q
Philadelphia hospital, spenS Thanks
giving with her grandmother, Mrs
Mary A. Crouch.
George Lynch, who is doing tree
surgery on John J. RaskoD's estate
at CentreXille, Nd, was recent
visitor of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Chandler
of Scranton, Pa, stopped in Milton,
as the guests of DR.. and Mrs. JOHN
c. Wiltbank, few days last week,
on their way to Lakeland, Florida,
where they will spend the winter at
Mr.. Chandler's fruit farm.
The Bible classes of Milton NJ. E.
Church report the sum of $45 clear
ed from the turkey supper held in
the lecture room of the church on
Thanksgiving Day.
William and Parker Mason of
Great Neck, N. Y, were recent Wis
itors of their father, William V. Ma
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arncy White and son
James of East Orange, N. j., were re-
cents guests of Captain and MIS-.
James C. Conwell.
Mrs. Arthur M. Barnes who has
been so painfully ill with acute neu-
ritis for the past three weeks is
very much improved and is now able
to walk about the house with the AID !
of crutches, much to the qualification
of her many friends.
Franklin Harrington of Whining
ton was a recent guest at the home
of his son, Reuben Harrington
Mrs. Harry Wagamon and sister,
Miss Nell Gray, were recent visitors
at Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs. Effie Reed who has been i'll
with the quinsy is able to be out
again.
Aleck Warren and family have
from the Davis Lingo proper
tv to the home of his sister, Mrs.
Martha Warren on South Chestnut
street.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
EXPECT MESSICK
WILL HEAD HOUSE,
STMONTON, SENATE
There Is Much Speculation As
To Who Will Be Legislative
Attorneys.
SEVERAL MEN MENTIONED
Victor J. Colombo Expected To
Be Chosen Assistant Lawyer In
House.

Charles w. Messick, of Bethel
Sussex county, is most likely to be
selected the Speaker of the House
of Representatives of the next Cen
eral Assembly of Delaware. Sentl'
ment for Mr.. Messick, it was SAID
has been growing every day among
the House members in the lower
conntv who will be given the privll-
eye of making the selection. lmme-
diately following the election the
Cbronicle stated its belief that MI
Massick would be chosen. At that
time many believed the post would
he given to Harvey o. Derrickson, OF
sussex. Mr.. Messick has just peen
elected to the House, but has had
several years of experience as kep-
7eeantatiye in the past, and is look
cd unon as very well qualified tor
+ba nosition. He is engaged IN lar
ming. c..o4o,, C.n-
+oir w A. Simonton, of Wilmington
as president Pro Tenn of the senate
is certain, it is forecast. This mas
hean nredicted for sometime past
Counsel for Legislature
Tho next business of Importance
- +bo reorganization of the General
Assembly is the selection OF the at
+ornev and chief of the assembly anu
tis two assistants. The chief attor-
-,ov ie employed mainly to look al
tor the bills and their legality, IN
sorr,ino the Assembly of any conflict
or conflicts with the State Constltu-
+ion The assistants are kept Dusy
18th House and Senate business.
II is looked upon as almost GER
4oio that the assistant attorney for
+ho House will fall to Victor j. 70
1ombo. of Wilmington. Mr.. Colonloo
is weI1 known. He is strong party
worker. and is considered a very
capable lawyer.
Kent county is expected to receive
the anpointment for the assistant
attorney in the Senate, Ernest VI
18th of Dover, being most hkely
TO obtain the post. ,..oe
The race for the Office OF cnleL !
attorney is being much sought aIIer
and &C vet no certainty has been
arrived at by party leaders, as u 1ne
likely choice. 1t is expected, how
over that a rural New Castle at
torney will be appointed.
The office was held by Jullan Y.
walker of Richardson Park, during
the sessions of last legislature.
others prominently mentioned 1or
the most. include Martin B. Burrls'
of Middletown, George L. Townsend
of Newark, and Frank L. Speakman'
of Brandywine hundred.
lanes F. Alec, of Dover, is men
+ioned from Kent for the office.
THOSE from Wilmington mentioned
ore william T. Broughall, who held
the assistant attorneyship in the
House at the last session, John ).
DeTmca. and Percy Warren Green.
The narliamentarian for the Sen
ate will most likely be Donald II.
Morton. of Wilmington, well known
and popular party worker. William
Wintrun. of Wilmington, Speaker OF
tbe House at the last session, will
probably receive the post of parlla-
mentarian in the House.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14

heavy rains washing away the grave
shoulders of the road. In one or twC
instances the dirt was washed from
under the concrete roadbed endang-
ering the highway.
An unknown autOist received the
surprise of his life on Wednesday
evening, November %, when he
turned into Broad street from Union
at a high rate of speed and found his
car high upon a pile of crushed
stone dumped there for the work on
Union street His lady companion
| let out a screech that awakened the
neighbOrhood He quickly backed off
the pile and disappeared, going
south.
Miss Margaret Argo, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Argo, of near
Milton, has returned home after
spending two weeks in Philadelphia
and New York.
Miss Lillian Cade has returned
from Boston, Mass, where she at
tended the National WOman's Chris
tian Temperance Union Convention.
William Hankin has rented store
room in the J. H. Walls building on
Union street, and will remove his
stock of clothing on December 15.
Mr.. Hanl1in has been located in the
Palmer building for several years.
His new location is in the business
center and has just been recently
built.
w. C. Welch has moved into the
new home east of Behringer avenue
he recently built.
Norman Baker has moved his auto
repair business from the Hopkins
garage to the William Martin garage
on Federal street.
A chimney fire at the home OF
Roosevelt Young, at the rear of the
Bethel Church, caused an alarm of
fire to be sounded. The fire COM
pany responded and quickly subdued
the flames without serious damage.
The Guild of St. John Baptist
Church met at the home of Mrs.
John P. Wilson on Tuesday evening,
December II.
The Sunday school Christmas en-
tertainment and treat at the NJ. P.
GuuICll I'LL DG l4ClN O4A l. AOetI wv
ming, December 28. The superinten-
dent has appointed the committees
on decoration and the program COM
mittee will soon be appointed and
begin work on the program.
Rev. D. K Sturgis preached a spe-
cial sermon at the M. p. Church on
Sunday morning commemOrating
Universal Bible Sunday" Leaflets
responsible readings
have been obtained from the Ameri-
can Bible Society and will be used
in the worship.
Miss Helen Lewis entertained the
[. C. E. Society of the NJ. P. Church
On Monday evening Of last week. All
reported most enjoyable evening.
John G.. Donovan, who recently
sold his home farm to Harry Camp
bell, of Milton, and is erecting a
nome and filling station at the inter-
section of the Milton-BrOadkill
Beach and MilfOrd-RehObOth roads, |
will sell his personal property at his
lome, three miles west of Milton, at
public sale on Wednesday, Decent
)er 10. He will also offer at the
iame time a 4O-acre farm. See ad in
his issue for particulars.
Mrs. Dora Warren butchered three
arge hogs recently that weighed
As. 437 and 430 pounds each.
During the annual Red Cross roll
all Milton workers succeeded in en-
oIling seventy-six members, an in
rease of seventeen over last year.
FRS. Leroy Lynch had charge of the
rive for members here. u
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
CHEWING THE STRING

OF course some people delight in
Chewing the rag" as it were. But
when you get tired of chewing the
rag" at your next party try this sim
pie little stunt chewing the
string" 1t is an especially good
stunt for any party and always Gre
ates lots of excitement. Take two
pieces of candy and wrap each in a
piece of paper. To each piece tie a
separate string about three yards
long. Place the candy and strings on
the floor at distance from each
other. Then select two people of
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14

the company preferably those who
like to Chew the rag" and give
them the free ends of the strings in
their mouths. At the signal "go"
each player places his hands behind
his back and chews as fast as he can
at the string, trying to get it all in
his mouth. AS a reword for his eff
forts the first one reaching the candy
is given both pieces.-The Pathfind-
er.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
SAMUEL J. WILSON&SOE
MILTON, DELAWARE

Funeral Directors and Embalmers
We have added to our funeral e0uip
ment a new Motor Funeral Car for
which We make no extra charge We
have still retained both our Black and
White horse drawn hearses, which
therefore places US in a position to fur
nish either horse drawn or motor
hearseB.
We are the best equipped and carry
the largest stock Of funeral supplies
south Of Wilmington.
Call phone. ONCE No. ~, residence
No: 70. Phone service day and night. II
calls promptly answered. No extra
charge for distance. use Of hearse or
wife's services.
We also carry q large and complete
assortment Of Furniture. Carriages
ons and Farming ImDlements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
PUNISHMENT IS Melted OUT
TO ACOSTA FOR PLANE CRASH
Department of Commerce
Does Not Reveal Penalty
1t Imposes.
Noted Flyer Is Alleged to
Have Performed UnIaW-
full Acrobatics.

Mai Clarence NJ Young, director of
aeronauticS of the Department of Com
merce, yesterday afternoon placed in
the mails a letter to Bert Acosta. pio-
neer airman. transatlantic flyer and the
bad boy of aviation" notifying him of
punishment which the Department of
Commerce has imposed for his recent
crash on Long Island as the result of
alleged unlawful acrobatics
What the penalty was Mai Young de-
clined to say in advance of Acosta' S
receipt of the letter, which will be some
time tomorrow. Acostas plane. carrying
two passengers. crashed at Curtiss Field
Long Island. N. Y. a few weeks ago
during a wing close to the
ground, according to reports OF the
time. Neither Acosta nor his passen-
gers was seriously injured
AT the time of the flight. Acosta was
under 90-day suspension for urT i.
thorized acrobatics over the Chicago
municipal airport. His license had
been taken away. and ne was. and still
Is. prohibited from flying licensed air
planes, whether solo" with friends as
passengers. or with passengers and
cargo for hire. AS the department has
no control over unlicensed planes.
Acosta may pilot those, but not for
revenue from the standpoint of pas
sengers or cargo
To compiicate matters for Acosta. his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
KING OF SERBIANS
Is BUILDING CHURCH
Alexander Completing Edifce
Started at Topola by
His Father.

BELGRADE Gp).- King Alexander is
resting for while on his estate AT
Topola. the historic village where his
ancestor Black George. the pig dealer
who became prince. lived and whence
he led the movement which finally
freed Serbia from the Turks and laid
the foundations on which the present
union Of the Serbs Croats and Slovenes
was built
The king is supers ising the work of
completing the church there which
King Peter. his father. began TO build
It is fine structure In Byzantine
style. built of pure white marble and
set nobly on the crest of ridge of
hills. Its interior is being decorated
with marvellous frescoes In mosaic,
which recall in their design and color
ing the paintings in the old Serbian
monasteries IF Macedonia, which are
said TO be among the finest examples
OF Byzantine art In existence.
From Topola the king makes visits
In his car to the villages and towns Of
Shumadia, where he delights to mix
with his peasant people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
RANG Rs HUNTING
ASSA|LANT OF TWO
Father and Son in Serious
Condition After Shooting
in Estes Park.

BY the Associated Press.
ESTES PARK, Colo, July IA posse
OF forest rangers today continued to
search the heavily wooded Tuxedo Park
forests near here for trace of the
mysterious asSailant who shot and seri-
ously wounded DR.. George N. Sleight,
SO. Illinois educator. and his son, Virgil,
25, of Clinton, N. Y, while they slept
in tent yesterday. The search for
the attack2r lasted long into last night
and was resumed with renewed vigor
today but no clue TO his identity had
been uncovered
At hospital here. the two victims
we're reported resting easily, although
the condition of the elder Sleight was
described as very serious. Physicians
who attended the wounded men said
the first X-ray examination had failed
to disclose the bullets but further ex-
aminations were to be made. Both
men were shot twice in the head.
The description of the attacker given
by the wounded men was that he wore
checkered jacket and khaki trousers.
Officers believed that this garb would
indicate the shooting might have been
lone by tourist.
The Sleights pitched their tent In
an isolated section of the park several
days ago. They had come to study
glacial actions. The elder Sleight Is
a member of the faculty of Lake Forest
College in Illinois.
Some officials are inclined to believe
the shooting was intended as a prank
and that the shots were fired by boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
RHODE ISLANDERS
APPLAUD CURTIS
Crowds Along Route of rs
Mics Cheer Candidate in
Motor Procession.
Special Dispatch to The star,

Special Dispatch TO The Star
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. July THE
Pawtuxet Valley home of Mrs. Webster
knight, I'd. formally welcomed her
father. United States Senator Charles
Curtis Of Kansas, Republican nominee
for the vice presidency, and adopted
him as a native SON"
Scattering crowds along the 26-mile
route OF an automobile procession
through score or more of the towns
end villages of the valley cheered the
distinguished visitor who has been en-
toying vacation among them for sew
eral days at the home OF his daughter
At Natick members of fraternal or
sani2ation, in full war paint and red
feather bonnets, offered the pipe of
peace and gave war whoop OF victory
to "the Indian" as they affectionateiy
dubbed the vice presidential nominee,
who is member Of the Kaw tribe.
tides With Governor.
Senator Curtis rode with Gov Nor
man S. Case and Judge Felix Hebert,
member of the Republican State central
committee and In charge of the celebra-
ton, in the governors machine, and
smiled greeting at the crowds that APP
plauded him. AT one point a troop of
Boy Scouts drew up at salute AT an
other group of girls. in gold and white,
waved ITS welcome from gayly decorat-
ed platform. For most of the long
parade, however, the automobiles wound
along the roads and streets In silence.
onlookers gazing quietly from porches
or from the roadside
At the Ledgemont Country Club came
the official reception. A crowd of more
than 2.00e gathered to shake hands
with the candidate and wish him we'll.
Gov. Case greeted the Senator on be-
half of the State. and predicted victory
In the Fall.
Thanks Valley Residents.
Introduced by Judge Hebert as NOM
inee for President, Senator Curtis pass
ed this off by remarking that he was
until lew weeks ago. but that now he
cid not know whether he was nominee
for anything. and that until he were
officially notified of his nomination. he
could not give political talk. He
thanked the valley residents cordially
for their welcome and paid tribute
to the late United States Senator Mel
son w. Aldrich of Rhode Island. with
whom he had been closely associated
In the Senate. The latter's son. Rep
resentative Richard b. Aldrich sat be-
side the Senator on the platform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
Army Officers Get
Permission TO Don
Summer Uniforms

Evidently inspired by the pres
ent warm spell, the War Depart
ment has amended the Army Reg
ulations as TO authorize the wear
ing by officers OF the Army of the
white dress uniform and white mess
jacket in the United States as well
as in tropical countries, whenever
found desirable. The amendment
also provides that black trousers,
black shoes and black socks will be
worn with the white mess Jacket
in lieu of white trousers. shoes and
socks henever prescribed by the
commanding officer.
Heretofore the wearing Of white
uniforms in the United States has
been optional and many officers
have worn them in warm weather
IN preference TO the olive drab.
Hereafter the prescribed uniform
Will be fixed by the commanding Of
ficer OF each post, according to eli
matte conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
LEAGUE SPEECHES NOW HEARD
IN ANY LANGUAGE BY PHONE
Delegates Turn Disc and Get TRANSACTIONS
In Native Tongues-Much Time
and Money Saved.

GENEVA, July Up1.-Delegates to
League of Nations conferences may
henceforth turn on" any language they
prefer.
The installation of telephone sys-
tenn, financed by Edward A. Filene OF
Boston, whereby speeches can be de-
livered simultaneously in English,
French. Spanish. Italian. German and
other languages. and delegates. equip
ped with head pieces. can choose their
tongues by turning dial, has speeded
league machinery.
Old System Slower.
In the old days a speech made in
English was translated into French by
an official interpreter who took the
rostrum after the speaker If the origi-
nal delivery was in French the inter-
prefer spoke English,
Under the Filene system an elabo-
rate network of telephones has been
set up with head piece resembling a
doctors stethoscope on each desk, When
a delegate speaks, his words are in
stantly put into other languages BY a
battery of interpreters talking into
transmitters
BY turning a disc the delegates were
enabled to listen to the language they
desired. The diseontinuance of oral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
ICE AND SNOW FIELDS AT EOUATORS LINE
GOAL OF SCIENTISTS AFRICAN VENTURE
Explorers Also to Seek Rare
Game and Plant Life on
Peaks in Tropics.
EXPECT FROZEN LAKE
Party win Keep Picture Rec
crd of Trip for Museum
Exhibits.

! LONDON GPl. Six scientists and eX-
ploYers. five of them Americans, have
! set out to study the ice and snow fields
! in the heart of Africa's heat belt
/ The party includes DR.. s. A. Barrett
/ director of the Milwaukee, public mu-
| scum: John Cudahy and Osborn ro"S-
! rich. wealthy Milwaukeeans: Irving
Perkins and Owen Gromine. museum
taxidermists, and Carveth Wells, British
explorer.
Peaks on Equator.
They will explore two snow topped
mountains on the Equator. Beneath
The rays of the tropical sun they expect
to find at high attitudes walls of ICE
and a frozen lake. They are taking
arctic as well as tropical clothes, SKATES
and icehookS as well as mosquito net
ting. Their equipment includes mo-
ton picture and Still cameras and
supplies for preserving animal skins.
Wells hopes to find a new variety OF
animal on Mounts Kenya and Ruwen-
zori DR.. Barrett seeks material for
habitat groups to be placed in the mu
scum. He intends to carry back not
only animal skins. but plants. trees,
rocks and stones of the country. Photo
graphs will be taken of the animals in
order that the taxiderimists may make
their exhibits realistic. Gromme will
make oil paintings of the animals and
their settings. Only those animals re-
quired for museum purposes win be
killed
Out Nearly Year.
The expedition is in two sections.
The first is that of the Geographical
Society of Chicago, led by Wells,
Fellow of the Royal Geographical So
cietv. The second is that of the Cuda-
hy--;Sssey- Milwaukee museum expedi-
ton. The group is financed by Cudaily
Goodrich and B. A. Massey of Chicago
The party will venture into the high
tablelands and swamps around Lake
Victoria Nyanza from Mombasa in
British East Africa. under the banner OF
the Explorers Club of America.
AT Nairobi the explorers will meet
Pat Ayre. the hunter who conducted
the Duke of York's party in Africa.
The expedition viii remain in Africa
yearly a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
FORT HOYLE CAMP
FORMALLY OPENED
Col. Heron Outlines Purpose
cs Military Training
to Candidates.
snecisl nisnateh to The s:sr.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
lockwood. Md. July :, - The
1928 citizens military training camp
81 Port Hoyle. Md. was formally opened
near here today With an address Of vel
come by Col Harry c, Bishop COM
n1anding the 9Th Field Artillery, and by
Col. Leroy w, Heron. commanding the
aiSth Field Artillery. outlining the p,U-
pose Of the camp. Lieut.. Col william
TAYLOR. 2rd Corps Area, Judge advocate.
administered the oath.
The two battalionS of three batteries,
each commanded by the field and line
officers OF the 3lSth Field Artillery,
were maSSed before the colors on the
camp parade ground at 1880 pm. to
take the oath OF the c. NJ. T. c. caadl-
dates. The regimental band of the 9th
Field Artillery furnished the music.
Extends Welcome.
After the student regiment had been
nlassed in line of battalionS III column
of batteries in line, Col. Bishop en-
tended the welcome OF the post 10, 70 th M,
candidates following the invocation by
Chaplain Hugh Kerr Fulton OF the
2iSth Field Artillery.
Col. Heron pointed out the fact that
the blessings enjoyed by citizens OF the
United States were not of the nature OF
an ordinary heritage but were the di-
rect results of the patriotic sacrifice IN
mace and in war Of our foreiatnerS,
vl,a inhled with the high ideals upon
which our Government is founded, as
s,,n,ed the ohlieationS of fighting Ter
and of maintaining the liberties which
are ours. He further stressed the point
that pstriotisra lis not a thing merely
Ia be our guide in times Of emergency,
bat also in times Of peace. he
BROUGHT home to the assembled yoGns
men that The privileges of citizenship
carried with them certain ooIgatlonS,
among which are the duty OF acuVsiy
participating in our Government 70 the
end that it may maintain the nisn ana
liberal standards upon which II was
founded and the duty of defending that
Government when threatened with dis
rgaption from without.
SOLDIERS Want Peace"
The colonel made it clear that no
soldier who had ever seen actual war.
fare desired anything but peace, and
that those who had fought Tor tneir
country would never want TO see thsr
sons called 10 the colors without ade-
Quase preparation.
Col. TAYLOR administered the oath to
the students. The regiment was then
faced toward the camp flagstaff ano
gave the salute while the camp flag
was raised and the 9Th Field Artillery
Band played the national anthem. the
batteries were then marched to their
respective quarters and dismissed, 20
spend the rrmsinder of the day In
recreation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
PENSION ACCUMULATED
FOR LONG LOST VETERAN
Canadian Ex-Soldier, Who Was
Missing Ten Years. Will Re
ceive 2,7O0 Back Pay.

ST. THOMAS. Ontario Especially -
After being sought for nearly 10 years
by the pensions department at Ottawa.
Garfield Paige. 35-year -old war veteran
living at Payne's Mills. seven miles west
Of this city. Is TO receive approximately
So. 100 in back payments and Is 70 be
placed ON a disability rating Is per
cent greater than when he was dis
charged from the army. according TO
word brought back from Ottawa by NJ
r. Hepburn. M p. for Elgin West. De-
spite the fact that Paige has lived On a
farm at Paynes Mills since his dis
charge, letters OF inquiry sent there by
the pensions department never found
him and his pension piled up.