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Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
DISCUSS PLANS FOR
CONFERENCE MEETINGS
Begin In Wilmington September 90;
Three Daily Sessions

At a meeting of the Cabinet of
the Wilmington M. E. Conference at
Dover on Friday, at which District
Superintendents COlona, Jones, Gun
by and Dashiell were present, plans
were discussed and formulated for
the holding of the four fall district
meetings, the same as were held
last year.
The series of meetings will begin
Sunday, September %, in Whining
ton and continue on through Mon
day and up to Tuesday noon. Be-
ginning on Tuesday, September &C.,
the Middletown district meeting will
be held at Chestertown, Md, which
will continue until Wednesday, when
the Dover district meeting will be-
gin at Dover and continue on until
Thursday. The Salisbury district
will begin Thursday and end on
Friday.
There will be morning, afternoon
and evening sessions on the full day
and on the morning of the following
day at each place of meeting the
meeting will be for ministers only.
This meeting will be in the nature of
an informal spiritual fellowship
gathering and will be the climax of
the occasion.
The speakers for the four districts
will be among the foremost of the
world, including several from
abroad. Following is the personnel
of the speakers and where they are
from:
DR.. E. Stanley Jones, of India. DR..
Jones is the minister who was elect
ed by an overwhelming majority at
the last General Conference in May
at Kansas City, and then refused
to become Bishop" He is consider
ed the outstanding figure today of
the Protestant world and will con-
duct the Mountain Top" meeting of
the ministers at the several places
he is scheduled to speak. The entire
evening at each place where the
meetings are to be held will be given
over to DR.. Jones for his address.
Rev. A. N. Warner, of Nagpur, In
dia, missionary to India; Rev. H. A.
Musser, "The Jungle Man." former
missionary to India; Miss Georgiana
Such, worker among the Kaybles in
North Africa; Wan Liang Hsu, prin-
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Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
MRS. E. H. TRICE HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT SUN.
Cut By Glass When She Is Thrown
Into Windshield OF Car

Mrs. E. H. Trice was cut about
the face Sunday afternoon when the
car in which she was riding collided
with car driven by J. E. Pordham,
of Greenville. The accident occur
red on the DUPONT Highway just at
the northern entrance to Frederick.
Mrs. Trice was in a car with her
husband and who was driving south
on the DUPONT road. Several cars
were in a line travelling northward.
Pordham pulled out of the line, he
says to keep from running into a
Pennsylvania car, the occupants of
which were drinking. By pulling
completely across the road the
northbOund car made it impossible
for Trice to avoid a crash. Mrs.
Trice was thrown into the wind
shield and was badly cut about the
face by the shattered glass. Both
cars were badly damaged. The State
police were notified to be on the
lookout for the Pennsylvania car,
the occupants of which caused the
accident. The Trice family resides
at the southern entrance to Milford,
on South Walnut street Mrs. Trice
was formerly Miss Mary Hopkins,
of Frederick.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
REQUEST REPORTS ON
STATE WOODS FIRES
800 Forest Blazes In State Since
January 1, Survey Shows

The State Forestry Commission is
forwarding letters to volunteer fire
companies throughout the State,
asking officials to forward to the
Office in the State House reports
concerning the various forest fires
that have occurred this year. Ac-
cording to information coming to
the Commission there have been
about 300 fires in woodlands since
January 1.
Members of volunteer fire COM
panies should realize that it is i'm
portant to send in these reports, Of
ficials say. All the volunteer COM
panies seek appropriations to help
maintain their equipment and hous-
es. If they could show that they
had attended so many fires in wood
land and through their efforts had
saved so many hundred or thousand
acres, it would be big feather in
their cap, one official said.
This information would also aid
the Forestry Commission. At this
time the Commission, which is
Handicapped by lack of more ample
appropriations, would like to appeal
for an increase in the Federal ap-
preparation given the Commission.
If it had this data about the 300
woodland fires, it would be able to
make such a presentation of the
merits of its appeal for more funds.
The nursery of the Commission
in Sussex county is coming along
nicely. While it is several months
off, to the time when young trees
are distributed, the Commission is
making preliminary plans for this
distribution which occurs late in the
winter.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
W.C.T.U. WILL HOLD
CONVENTION AT LEWES
Three-Day Affair To Be Held Oct. IL
Is And 19-Mrs. ArmOr To Speak

The forty-ninth annual conven-
tion of the Delaware WOmans
Christian Temperance Union will be
held at Lewes October 18th, 18th and
18th. This years convention prom
ises to be one of the best and largest
attended in the history of the state
organization. One of the features
which is expected to draw a large
crowd is the gold medal contest and
other features by the young people
on Wednesday evening, October IT,.
On Thursday evening Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor, of Georgia, will be
the speaker. She is a fluent talker
and this year brings a message to
white ribboners which will be of
timely interest. Every local union
has been requested to send its full
delegation to the convention this
needed in the W.C.T.U. work this
year to do its part in this great
crisis in the nations history. Tick
cts for the banquet on Thursday
evening must be secured before Oc-
tober 10th. They may be had by
sending check to Mrs. Ida Joseph
Maull, of Lewes.
year The call for the meeting
states that all possible help is
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
STATE PHYSICIANS
FORM CANCER BOARD
Affiliate With American Society;
Consider County Units

At the meeting of the committee
on scientific work at the annual con-
vention of the State Medical Society
were made for the formation of a
state organization for the control of
cancer. The state organization
when formed will be a part of the
American Society for the Control of
Cancer. DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz, chair
man of the scientific committee, pre-
sided.
Nine members of the Medical So
ciety were appointed to form the
statewide organization and to ar
range for county units, headed by
local professional and business men,
for the control of the disease and to
give information which will assist
in its control and prevention. The
members are: New Castle county,
Dr.. Harold L. Springer, DR.. w. Ed
win Bird, DR.. w. Oscar La Motto,
DR.. G. c. McElfatrick and DIR. M. A.
Tarumianz; Kent county, DR.. H. V.
P. Wilson, of Dover, and DR.. William
Marshall, Milford; Sussex county,
DR.. James Beebe, of Lewes, and Dr..
G. F. Jones, of Georgetown.
The organization is being formed
at the suggestion of DR.. Joseph P.
Bloodgood, of Baltimore, chairman
of the national committee, who is in
terested in the control of cancer
and who spoke before the scientific
committee. He said that the Della
ware Society should take an interest
in the subject and people should re-
ceive information on the subject of
cancer and its control as it is only
by this means that it can be even
tually stamped out. The members
of the scientific committee should
lead in this work, DIR. BloodgOod
said, as information on the subject
is essential for any effective plan of
control.
The five members were appointed
from New Castle county and two
from both Kent and Sussex coun-
ties, and an effort will be made to
form local county units which will
be under the direction of the county
leaders. The county leaders, the
nine men appointed, will form an
advisory committee for the state,
which will be so organized that it
will be a member of the national
body.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
STATE POLICE HEAD
BELIEVES IT UNWISE
TO ALTER SPEED Law
Says Serious Accidents Frequently
Happen On Straight Roads In
Light Traffic.
FEWER DEATHS THIS YEAR
While Number OF Accidents In
creased During First Eight
Months, Fatalities Were Less.

Recklessness and speeding con-
| Jinue to be the chief cause of acci-
dents on Delaware highways, ac-
cording to the report of the State
| highway police for the first eight
months OF the year. While there
were more accidents this year than
last, yet the total number of fatali-
ties is not as high by five deaths as
for the same period last year.
In the opinion of c. c. Reynolds,
superintendent of the State police, it
would be unwise to consider in
creasing the speed limit Mr.. Reyn-
Olds points to the fact that on Labor
Day there were 1850 cars passing
the State road station every hour
from noon until midnight. Because
of the crowded conditions, the mo-
torists had to drive slowly and the
outstanding feature of the day was
the fact that no person was serious
iy injured in automobile accidents
anywhere in the State on Labor Day.
Most of the serious accidents have
happened when traffic was very light
proving to Superintendent Reynolds
chat it was either recklessness or
speeding or possibly both that caus-
ed the accidents. Continued proof
of this is being manifested in the
monthly reports.
For the first eight months of this
year there were 473 accidents, which
is 20 more than for the same period
last year. Twenty-seven persons
have been killed as against 80 last
year and there were 1922 injured as
to 292. Property damage
to $83,646 as compared
with $77,079 last year. Pedestrians
on the highways led in the number
of fatalities.
The greatest number of accidents
occurred in dry weather, there being
339 mishaps or nine more than last
year and 134 under wet conditions,
which is II more than in 1927.
More accidents occurred on
straight stretches of road than on |
curved sections.
There were 303 mishaps on the |
''straights" which is 13 more than |
for the same period last year. There |
were 127 at intersections, one more
than in 1927, 13 at railroad crossings
three more than last year and 80 at |
curves which is 6 more than last
year.
There were 81 accidents charged
10 recklessness, three less than last
year. In many of the causes of
mishaps, the roll for the first eight /
months is lower this year than last
year. Inattention was the cause of
81 mishaps, failing to stop at cross
'oads, Al; skidding SO and jay walk
ng 20.
Failing to signal when turning off
'oad caused 25 mishaps and oper-
lting while intoxicated, %. Last
1ear there were 81 accidents due to
drunken drivers. There were 21 mis-
laps charged to cutting in and 16
o glaring headlights. Driving while
lsleep caused IA accidents and loss
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Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
STATE SWEPT BY Wind
AND RAIN AS TAIL OF
HURRICANE SWEEPS BY
Damage At Milford Was Heavy
With Trees Blown Over And
Wires Broken By The Storm.
VESSEL BEACHED AT LEWES
Private Yacht A Total Wreck.
RehObOth Al al n Saved By JET.
ties Built A Few Years Ago.

Sweeping northward from the
tropics, the tail end of the hurricane
which swept death and destruction
along the Florida coast, spread over
Delaware Tuesday night and We'd
nesday and left a trail of damaged
property in it's wake. At Milford
the damage was principally to the
shade trees and telephone and cleo
trio wires. In all sections of the
town large trees were uprooted and
heavy limbs twisted from the trees
as if they were small match sticks.
The section hit the worst by the
storm seemed to be the southwest
ern part of the town. At the home
of Joseph E. Holland one of the
trees in which he took so much
pride was destroyed. The large will
lows at the railroad embankment
opposite the station were badly dam
aged by the storm. These have af-
forded beautiful view for the trav-
cling public. Several trees were
damaged at the home of DR.. G. Lay
ton Grier. At the home of Senator
1. D. Short large tree was broken
in half. Almost every tree along
Lake avenue suffered some damage.
Water from the river flooded the
lumber yards and lowlands.
At Lewes the wind reached a We
locity of over rs miles an hour. The
45-ton motor yacht "Tigress", own
ed by Samuel Curtis, of Philadel-
phia, was driven ashore and into the
old Queen Anne's pier. The boat will
probably be total loss, for wreck
age from other boats was pounding
it to pieces on Wednesday,. Other
large boats were drifting toward the
beach and it was feared that they
would go ashore. The breakwater
was filed with boats of all descrip-
tions which had come in from the
ocean for protection.
RehOboth felt the full force of the
storm. The tide was the highest re-
ported in years, but the jetties con-
structed by the State a few years
ago saved the beach from destruc-
tion. At noon on Wednesday the
water was breaking under the
boardwalk, but it withstood the
pounding. The new Hotel Henlopen
was in the path of the storm and the
cellar was flooded. Screen porches
at the resort were destroyed by the
force of the wind and rain. AVN
ings were torn to ribbons, and trees
in the residential section were up
rooted.
At Slaughter Beach the cottagers
left their homes and made for high
land. The causeway was impass-
able Wednesday afternoon. At that
time the water was all over the
beach. Bowers Beach was under
water and many of the winter resi-
dents who live in the centre of the
town were compelled to move their
to the second floor. Water
covered the first floor of the Kelly
home to the depth of several inches.
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Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
VISITS ROTARIANS
Charles Ackley, Of Vineland, N. j.,
Pays Official Visit To Club

Charles F. Ackley, of Vineland, N.
j., and Governor of the Fiftieth Ro-
tary District of which Milford is a
part, paid his official visit to the
Milford Rotary Club on Monday af-
ternoon and evening. At the former
meeting, Governor Ackley discussed
matters of interest to the club with
the officers and club directors. He
explained the program as laid down
by Rotary International for this
years work. At the regular dinner
meeting in the evening he addressed
the club membership along the same
lines, and urged the members to
take Rotary seriously" He was
accompanied by Howard Sharp and
Harry D. Lord, of Vineland. Cover
nor Ackley paid his official visit to
the Laurel Rotary Club Monday
noon, and to the Dover club on
Tuesday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
STATE WILL GET MANY
OF RODNEY'S PAPERS
Minutes Of First Assembly Of
Delaware, l776 To 1882, To
Go IutO Archives.

Walter G. Tatnall, of Smyrna, de-
livered to Secretary of State Grant
land on Monday, the last of a large
lot of historical papers which were
formerly owned by Caesar Rodney
and which were purchased by an ad-
ministration sale of the effects OF
John M. C. Rodney, descendant OF
the signer. These papers consist OF
the original minutes of the First AS
sembly of Delaware, as the House
of Representative was formerly
called. The minutes cover the meet
ings of the assembly between ITS
and 1882.
The minutes have never been pub
lished and are the only records of
the assembly meetings found up un-
til this time.
The books were published in 1885
by James Adams, who had a print
ing shop on High street, now Fourth
street, in Wilmington. 1t is under
stood that no other copy of the min
utes of the First Assembly is now
axtant. 1t was therefore decided by
MIR. Tatnall and Mr. Grantland that
the proper place for them was with
the governor of the State. They will
make an exceedingly valuable addi-
ton to the archives of the State, and
it is understood that they will be
reprinted by order of the Legisla-
ture.
Another exceedingly valuable old
book in the group, contains the
minutes of the Council, as the Sen
ate was formerly known, between
1888 and 1887. This publication con-
tains matter not included in the
minutes of the Council published in
1886.
The first volume of the assembly
minutes contains rules governing
the procedure of that body. One of
these rules provides that no member
shall smoke during the session nor
shall any book or paper be read
when a question is up for considera-
ton, unless it has to do with the
subject under discussion. 1t is also
stated that no member shall inter
rupt another during the course of
debate or speak more than three
times on any subject.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
SUSSEX DEMOCRATS IN
PRIMARIES TOMORROW
Spirited Contest For Levy Court
Commissioner Is Expected

The Democratic party in Sussex
county will hold it's county primar-
les tomorrow. The main fight thru
out the county will center on the
Levy Court Commissioner. The fol-
lowing have filed for the several
county offices:
Levy Court Commissioner-Benja-
min Burton Bowden, present incum-
bent, OF Seaford, R. Lee Culver, of
Bridgeville; Thomas ]. Waller, of
Laurel.
Prothonotary-J. Bayard Morris,
of Delmar.
Charles E. Parsons,
of MillsbOro.
Clerk of the Orphans Court and
Register in Chancery-Theodore M.
Jarvis, of Harbeson.
Receiver of Taxes and County
Treasurer-William ]. Carson, of
Lewes.
Sheriff Harvey F. Dukes, of Mill
vile.
Coroner-Stephen H. Wingate, of
Laurel.
Representatives First district,
Roy E. Pettyjohn, of Milford; Sec
ond, vacant; Third, Charles E. Hast
ings, of Seaford, and Thomas P.
West, of near Asbury; Fourth, Isaac
E. Elliott, Jennings Moore and Chas.
E. Gordy, of Blades; Fifth, former
Representative Harlan E. Phillips,
and J. Frank Thorington, of Del
mar; Sixth, John Baker, of Mills
boro, R. D.; Seventh, John H. Har-
mon and William H. Murray, of near
Selbyville; Eighth, George F. Phil
lips, of Millsboro, R. D.; Ninth, Rob-
ert Veasey, of Redden; Tenth, DAN
iel G.. Conant and Joseph M. Arm
strong, Of Rehoboth Beach. State
Senator's: First district, Waitman
W. Bryan and Chester L. O'Neal, of
Laurel, r. D.; Fourth, Edward V.
Baker, of SelbyVille.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
DEMOCRATS WAGE
LIVELY CONTESTS
In KENT COUNTY
The Primary Vote Was Practic-
ally As Large As In General
Election.
FIGHT FOR LEGISLATURE
Herman WiIds Of Dover Wins
For Sheriff; HOey FarrOw I'm.
opposed For Legislature.

The Kent County Democratic pri-
mary election held last Saturday to
name candidates for county and leg
islative Offices was the hottest con-
tested held since the primary cleo
ton law went into effect several
years ago. In most instances the
contests brought out a vote practi-
cally as large as the party would
cast in a general election. There
were few places which did not show
contest.
The successful candidates for the
county offices include: Herman
Wilds, of Dover, for sheriff, with a
majority of 119 votes over five other
candidates.
For prothonotary, Willard Slaugh-
ter, of Frederick, victor over three
other candidates by a majority of
854.
Frank Graham, of Harrington,
won the contest for register of wills
over James Burrows, the incumbent,
by majority of $50.
William c. Paradee, of Magnolia,
was winner in the contest for coun-
ty comptroller over William H.
Poore, the incumbent, by a majority
of 2O55.
For receiver of taxes and county
treasurer, Geo. P. Scotten, of Hart
ley, was the successful candidate
over two other contestants by ma
jOrity of six over the second high.
est candidate.
For coroner, Wilbur Pearson, of
Milford, won out over three other
candidates by a majority of 1895.
In the First Representative dis
trict of the county there was
fight for the lower
house in the legislature between
Davis H. Bell, H. D. Boyer and John
]. Hurd, Boyer winning out over the
two other contestants by "a major
ity.
In the Second district there were
two candidates for the lower house,
William B. Harrington and Charles
Harrington being the win
ner by so majority.
In the Third district there was
also a three-cornered fight for the
legislature, George w. Cook, Alex
ander C. Darrah and Claude H.
Pearson being the candidates. Cook
won out by majority. There being
no contests in the Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth
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Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
TOMATO GROWERS
MUST HAVE DUTY RISE
Packers Unable To Meet Foreign
Competition, Tariff Men Told

Delaware, New Jersey and Mary
land Gamers at a hearing before
the United States Tariff Commission
at Washington on Tuesday, urged
that the commission recommend to
the president an increase in the duty
on imported canned tomatoes from
Italy.
Competition from Italian products
has increased to such an extent
since 1922 they claimed that domes-
tic Gamers have found it difficult
and, in many instances impossible
10 meet foreign competition. I'm
ports of Italian tomatoes in 1926
was more than II per cent of the
total domestic production.
The Delaware Gamers were repre-
sented by Congressman Robert &.
Houston, who went to Washington
for the hearing before the commits
sion.
The Gamers maintained that in
order to place domestic Gamers and
producers on a competitive basis,
the duty of the Italian product
should be increased to Al per cent.
This cannot be done under the pres
ent tariff act. An increase Of % 1-2
per cent is all that can be made
under the present law.
In describing tomato canning in
dUstry in Delaware, Congressman
Houston told the commission that
he is a farmer himself and to his
personal knowledge, that at the
present time, not one farm in 25 in
his state was growing tomatoes, and
that formerly there were tomato
Gamers at almost every cross-road.
"At the present time the industry
is at the lowest ebb in history due
to competition of imported toma-
toes from Italy," he said.
Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
REPUBLICANS EXPECT
LARGE MAJORITY
Strenuous Campaign Will Be
Waged In All Parts OF The
Diamond State

Arrangements are being made tC
have Mrs Mabel Walker Willie.
brandt, assistant attorney general oil
the United States since 1921, to ad-
dress two mass meetings for women
in Wilmington some time next
month. Mrs. Willebrandt has devot-
ed most of her time to enforcement
of the prohibition laws.
Congressman Robert G.. Houston,
of Georgetown, candidate for re-
election, has been appointed head of
Republican speakers bureau
which will be opened in the Equit-
able Building in Wilmington in a
few days. He will obtain Republi-
can speakers for the state during
the prediction period.
Now that their state ticket has
been nominated, the Republicans ex-
pect to wage an aggressive cam
paign until the polls close.
AS result of blocks of voters in
various city and rural districts, and
check-ups on the registration and
on the changing political attitude of
individuals, some Republican lead
ers are claiming Hoover will carry
Delaware by close to $4,000 major
ity. They are counting on a major
ity for Hoover of at least 10000 in
New Castle county and at least 5000
in Sussex county. 1t is admitted
that hundreds of Democrats in Will
mington who have voted the Repub-
lican ticket since Al Smith was de-
feated for the Democratic nomina-
tiOn for President four years ago,
will return to the Democratic party
this year, but it is contended their
loss will be more than made up by
the great number of Democrats Who
Will Support Hoover this year.
While a claim of close to $4,000 |
for Hoover in the State is
put forward by the Republicans, |
they do not predict such large ma
lorlty for their Congressional and |
State ticket, but estimate it will |
have a majority of from 5000 to 1O,-
BOO.
The greater part of this Republi-
can majority is figured for New
Castle county, with the prospect for
NASAb SOuHCy S4F4uS d SLudll OeIuO-
cratic majority for the State and
ticket, and Sussex
county returning a substantial Re-
majority. While there is
some unrest in Sussex county over
he State conventions action in de-
ieating l. Dolphus Short for Cover
lor, the strong sentiment for Hoo
yer for President in this county
among Democrats as we'll as Repub-
leans is expected to go a long way
Oward smoothing out the Republi-
IAN situation in Sussex.