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Milford chronicle., 1928-10-05
ROxana

Sunday being so stormy there were
no services in the morning at the
church.
AIr. and Mrs. Wilmer Evans, Mr.
and Mrs. Vollie Lynch and Mrs.
Frank Furman spent part of last
week in Philadelphia. ~
Clarence Derrickson Of Philadel-
Dhfa spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Angie Derrickson.
Howard Bennett and Vance Nc
Cabe of Delaware College were
Weekend guests of relatives here.
Mrs. Belle West, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey McCabe and daughter were
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
her Smith of Harrington.
Mrs. Emma Merritt of Chinco-
eague, Va, has been visiting Mr..
! Ind Mrs. Austin Wilgus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilgus, son
nd daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Dora
Btephens, Mr.. and Mrs. James Leary
nd son and daughter were delight
'ulIy entertained to dinner Sunday
t the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie
IIcCabe at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilgus made
business trip to Baltimore, Md,
his week, purchasing their fall and
winter merchandise.
The stork visited Mr.. and Mrs. A.
n. Chandler Sunday morning and
eta ten pound boy.
o. W. Wilgus, one of the grand
|lrors is attending court at George
bwn this week.
The Ladies Aid Society met at
be home of Mrs. Harvey McCabe at
sayard, Thursday evening Of last
ReesE. After the business hour re-
reshments were served by the hos
ess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Atkinson Of
now Hill, Nd, were over night
uests of Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Viii
bus last week.
There will be a special service
ED in the Holiness Church Sunday
fternoon at 2.3O. Rev. H. P. Adams,
astor of Pilgrim Holiness Church
Milton, will preach. The public is
lvited.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-05

The annex of st. Georges is still
progressing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Breasure were call
ers in frankfort Sunday.
John G. Harmon of M. S. Bidwetll
Sun Oils, who is home on his vaca-
ton, has enjoyed the sQuirreling
season, having killed 20.
Snow Hill relatives visited Mr..
and Mrs. B. G. Derrickson over the
weekend.
Friends are sorry to hear Of the
serious illness of Mrs. Ralph Belts
who is in the hospital at Salisbury.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-05

st. Georges will not have services
October Z because of the rebuilding
Of the church.
Russell M. Hudson is going to
Newark University to complete his
studies.
Mrs. Clara Cannon is visiting
friends and relatives in Philadelphia.
Elmer S. Murray visited his fam
lily in GAINESVILLE during the past
week.
Mrs. Jane Derrickson passed away
October 1. Funeral services in st.
Georges Wednesday, October 8.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-05
Selbyvine

This is rally week from October
LIST to 9TH, inclusive. This is a So
cial get-together week of the Sun
day school, which eliminates in a
great rally day with exercises by
the school Sunday evening, october
7th.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society met at the home of Mrs.
Raymond B. Morris on Monday ev-
ening. A very nice program was
given by Mrs. J. R. Buell.. =
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
E. Church, met in the Sunday school
room on Tuesday evening, October 2.
At the conclusion of a brief period
when some business items were dis
posed of, the hostess, Mrs. Helen
Hudson and her assistants, served
delicious refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Ryan and son
spent Sunday with the latter's par
ents in Seaford.
DR.. w. 2. Hastings left Tuesday
morning for New York City and
Long Island, where he is to spend
his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Hudson and
son Emory, of Ocean View, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Hud-
son on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonah McCabe spent
Saturday and Sunday with the for
mer's brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie
McCabe at Rehoboth.
H. V. Tubbs motored to Whining
ton Saturday. Mrs. Tubbs is receiv-
ing treatment from a specialist.
Miss Maude Tingle spent the week
end with Mrs. Calvin Jarman at
Berlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Murray of
were guests of their
parents over the weekend.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-05
Frankford

While driving from Philadelphia
Saturday, Ralph Esham of this tow
met with very peculiar accident
just north of Dover. A glass bottle
was thrown from a car going north
The bottle went through the wind
shield of Mr.. Esham's car. His face
was badly cut, his eyes were also
injured, requiring treatment at the
Marshall Hospital in Milford. The
State Police Station at Dover was
notified and effort is being made to
locate the car from which the bot
tie was thrown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrell Lynch, Mrs.
John A. Tingle and Mrs. J. M. Lynch
were visitors to Philadelphia this
week.
Rev. and Mrs. George F. Sheese,
Capt. and Mrs. Henry T. Tunnel at
tended the meeting of the New Cas-
tie Presbytery held this week in the
Presbyterian Church at Lewes.
William S. Long, an engineer on
the ship Gloucester, is spending a
few days at home here with his fam
lily. During the recent heavy biloxi
his ship was detained in Jackson
vile for "a hours.
The September attendance record
for the frankfort school indicates
splendid interest and cooperation
on the part of parents, pupils and
faculty The following pupils have
perfect attendance records for the
month: High school-Seniors, Cliff
ton Brasure, Dorothy Hudson, Hazel
Layton, Rachel Long, Claudia
Lynch, Doris Parker, Elias Tingle,
Mildred Tingle, Preston Williams
and James McCabe; Juniors-Bur-
ton G. Cannon, Jr., Milton Eashum,
Russell Lewis, Harvey Tingle, Irene
Brasure, Lettie Campbell, Viola
Campbell, Bertha Hudson, Matte
Walter and Edna West; SOphomOres
Greber, Sarah Lynch, Gladys
Turner, Frank Nelson and Edwin
West; Freshmen-Hail Bennett, Ed
win Crocker, Ward Daisey, Afford
Ellis, John Ellis, Roy Layton, Rob-
ert Long, James Richards, Bertha
Sadie Campbell, Bertha
Ida Timmons, Mildred Tin
gle, Helena Walter and. Ruth Wat
son.
Grades: Eighth-Walter Phillips,
Eleanor Lynch, Rattle Long, Edith
Edna Hudson, Blanche
Bertha Hudson and Viola
Godfrey; Sixth and Seventh-An-
drew Campbell, David Croker, Or
Vile Daisey, Leslie Evans, Robert
Gum, Elwood Handbook, Chester
Atwood Lynch, Harrison
Samuel Mclaughlin,
William Truitt, George Richards,
Edgar Vickers, Catherine Parsons,
Virginia McCabe, Lucy Magee, En-
ma Long, Sarah Long, Hilda Hud-
son, Katherine Gray, Pearle Fur
nan, Catherine Davis, Marion
Alma Campbell and Hope
Fifth - Alvin Campbell,
4emueI Evans, Clayton Franklin,
Idwad Hudson, WinamOre Hudson,
Everett Long, Walter Stokes, Thel-
ma Truitt, Lula Richards, Melrath !
lynch, Mary Elizabeth Gum and ,
race Daisey; Third and Fourth ,
Pugh, Russell Hudson, !
harrison ESham, Leroy Richards, I
Rogers, Gertrude Crocker, !
barbara Price, Thelma Daisey, Ev- !
Ign Truitt, Levin Magee, Charles :
Vest, Edward Magee, Lemuel Rog- !
RS, Otis Long, David Jarman, Dav- \
Hudson, Elizabeth Rogers, Hilda :
ong, Hilda Hudson, Eleanor Hud- =
IN and Grace Davis; First and Sec :
7 !
Donald Long, Noah Rog- =
IS, Lloyd Hudson, George Layton, A
enc Hudson, Helen Hudson, Flor :,
ice Hudson, Decima Hudson, Doris u
ugh, Nellie McCabe and Aleine
udson.
If 100 per cent attendance means =
10 per cent progress Frankfort :.
hoOl will be among the leaders. 4
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-05

Friends and relatives are circu-
lating through the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Derrickson are
entertaining their daughter and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. West Shan
non and children.
Mrs. Daniel Smith is visiting Mrs.
Clara Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Davis are
enjoying their new car, a Pontiac.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-05

Capt and Mrs. ]. C. Tracy and
John Harmon's family called on Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Murray Saturday
evening.
John B. Williams and wife cir
cled among friends Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-05

s'--s--A--
The boys and girls Of the town
spent pleasant evening with La
Motto Harmon and brother. After
games refreshments were served.
Robert ]. Hudson is away on a
business trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
More on Talking Pictures.

TALKING motion pictures will have
l. to maintain the high standard Of
the best silent product if they are to
meet with the same degre of success,
in the opinion of william r. Fraser,
general manager of the Harold Lloyd
Corporation.
For the present talking and sound
pictures are an extreme novelty, and
in the public's eagerness for something
different good and bad pictures are
being patronized. But this novelty IS
going to wear off before many months,
and the same discrimination being
shown by theatergoers in the selection
of their silent drama entertainment to-
day will then be exercised as far as
sound or talking pictures are concerned.
Producers who overlook the artistic
and story value in their pictures In an
effort to rush on the market with
'Talkies' to profit by the public's pres
ent lack of discrimination will do the
indsutry as a whole a great injustice
and irreparable harm. Their lack OF
foresight will be reflected in the box
Office figures not of today perhaps but
of some months hence. Aside from
other contributing factors, poor pic
lures did more to bring about the ap-
parent slump in motion picture box
office returns during the past year than
did anything else. Good pictures did
excellent business in proportion, but
they came so few and far between that
the slump in theater income naturally
became noticeable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
Minneapolis Orchestra Plans
For Twentv-sixth Season

THE twenty-sixth season of the Min
neapolis Symphony Orchestra will
open Friday evening. October 10. and
16 pairs of evening symphony concerts
will be given, Thursday evenings in St.
Paul and Friday evenings in Mime
apolis. Henri Verbrugghen, who re-
Gently won new laurels as guest con-
ductor at the Hollywood Bowl, will enter
his sixth year as conductor. Harold
Ayres will be the concert master
Soloists engaged to appear with the
orchestra during the season are: Violin
istS-JaScha Heifetz, Albert Sbalding
and Renee Chemet; pianiStS-Arthur
Shattuck, Ernest Hutchinson, Rudolph
Reuter- and Moriz Rosenthal; vocalistS-
Kathryn Meisle, Luella Melius, Flor
ence Austral. Richard Crooks and Law
renee Tibbett
During the orchestra's Midwinter
tour, which opens at Chicago Sunday
afternoon, January IS, the orchestra
will make its first visit to southern
Florida and Havana. Cuba. Among the
re-engagements to be filled during this
tour are New Orleans, La: Atlanta,
Ga: Nashville, Tenn; Louisville, KY;
indianapolis, Ind, and Pittsburgh, Pa.
At the close of the home season the
orchestra will make its usual Spring
festival tour, covering the States of
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
is maintained and operated by the Or
chestral Association of Minneapolis. In
corporated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
Vaudeville's New Era
Has Musical Outlook

THE new plans of the Keith-Albee-
Orpheum, consolidated, feature the
discovering and developing of musical
talent, including young artists and COM
posers. Vaudeville already has done a
notable work in the service OF good
music. One of the founders, and
present executive, of vaudeville, E. F.
Albee. was the first to introduce orcheS-
trail symphony music into the non-lyric
theater For 40 years vaudeville execu-
tives have appreciated the Importance
of great voices and fine instrumental
music for their patrons.
Vaudeville has given a number OF
splendid soloists to the operate and
concert stage. The names of Rosa Pom
selle, Chief Capaulican, Dorothy Jar
don. Carmela PonSelle are some OF them
But vaudeville has also given keen well
come and acclaim to eminent vlrtuosl
of the violin, of the piano and other
instruments. Prima donnas Such as
Gadski and Calve have appeared on
vaudeville circuits.
1t seems logical, therefore, at THIS
time to find that the recently merged
major circuits of vaudev1lle-the now
perfected Keith.Albee-Orph organl-
cation, in designating its campaign 1or
a new era in vaudeville, announces one
NduIIlR
regime will be a search for, develop
ment of and presentation of new and
worthy musical talent. This campaign
of discovery is not to be confined TO the
great metropolitan centerS, but is to eX-
tend into hundreds Of cities, towns ana
neighborhoods in which there are
vaudeville theaterS.
1t would be difficult to exaggerate
the importance of its plan as 1t applies
to gifted and ambitious student artists,
debutantes, teachers OF vocal ana IN
Strumental music scattered as they are
through every city and State OF TINS
country. 1t means that the quallned
aspirant for operate, concert or recital
career need not come to New York,
Chicago. Boston or California to face
the unknown public, to invite the blaSe
indifference. to meet the nervous strain
and the (sometimeS) ruinouS expense
of a metropolitan debut, try-out or
addition. The new era of vaudeville
would seem to prevent many OF these
premature and ill-planned ventures.
Some fine talent has been discouraged
or wrecked because of unpreparednesS.
and even that modicum OF experience
on the stage which is best gained IN
the home theater and before friendly
audiences.
The musical plans emphasize lie
determination of theater managers
everywhere to cooperate with the must
cal schools, Conservatives, colleges,
churches and teachers in every locality
in the continual search for genuinely
fine vocal and instrumental talent
Definite ability, intensive coaching, a
measure of professional experience and
the preliminary test of actual stage APP
pearance for the artist now will be
available for hundreds of hitherto "un-
discovered" artists in every part OF the
country.
These plans also outline systema-
tized campaign for reinforcing orches-
tras, standardizing the musical scores
to the advantage of both the artists
and accompanies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
Next Weeks Photoplavs

1NeXt week S FHOtOpIayS
INTERCOLLEGIATE Jolson
in 1.-THE Singing Fool"
COLUMBIA - Wilma Banky
and Ronald Colman in
1.-TWO Lovers"
FOX-CharleS Farrell and
Greta Nissen in Fail"
PALACE-William HaineS in
EXCESS Baggage"
EARLE-Clara Bow in "The
Fleets In"
LITTLE THEATER - Ufa'S
production, Frederick the
Great"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23

TN a recent curtain speech at the Nor
CISCO Theater, New York, Willard
Mack told in detail how he collected
his material for Gang War" his new
melodrama.
Among those who assisted in the
task of getting the real lowdown" on
Chicago and Cook County gang lfe'
he said. was Al Capone, sometimes
called "Scarface" AL The story Of Ca
pone's interest in Chicago affairs has
frequently been told in the news COL
umns of papers all ever the country,
1t was Capone, Mr.. Mack explained,
who was his principal guide through
Chicago. and through Capone Mack was
able to meet some of the characters
he has dramatized in his play.
The prologue of Gang War;" shoot
ing scene, is almost Photographic re-
production of what took place on the
steps of St. Dominic'S Church in CT
cero. Ill. The exact date given Is
March 81, 1926, and the victim was
Giuseppe Petroni, a rival OF the beer
mob" in power.
The second act reveals a gang raid
with machine guns. This is another
event which took place in Cicero. In
Gang War" the victim is one OF the
sweet carts of the gang leader then
in power-a dramatic necessity, OF
course-but the actual victim was AS
sistant District Attorney McSWartin.
Still another who contributed was
Charlie Berger, a we'll known gang
ster, who was hanged at Herrin, Ill.
about a year ago for the murder of Joe
Adams. Berger, like Capone, was q
powerful figure in Cook County and en-
abled Mack to gain entry to and al
understanding of the most secret gane
affairs. Such was his power that wher
he was later hanged there was consld-
cradle rejoicing by his rivals.
The aeroplane raid in the Venetian
cafe" scene is also said to be based or
fact, The real target victim in this
case was Charlie Berger's road house
"The Hut" in Williams County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23

CEEKING to convince foreign pro-
- ducers and exhibitors that their
agitation for the restriction of Amer
lean films is coming just at the mo-
ment when America is not only ready
but anxious to receive foreign films and
that the continuance of this agitation
will work to further misunderstanding
Michael j. Gourland, president OF the
Affiliated European Producers, Inc, yes
terday announced that he would sail to
Europe to personally make his plea for
free trade of motion pictures among ma
tionS.
Mr.. Gourland, president of the COM
bine of German Russian French pro-
ducerS, will confer with Georg Sklarz,
president of the Derusa, the German
Soviet producing combine, also head of
the Phoenix Film A. G. of Berlin and
the Phoenix Film Francois of Paris.
While in Europe he will meet other
members of the Affiliated European
Producers, Inc. to discuss both the
plans of this organization and to make
his plea against further restriction of
American films.
Our entrance into the American
market has been accomplished with
little drum beating" Gourland stated.
"Of course, it is too early to state def
nitely how successful this venture will
be, but, personally, believe American
exhibitors believe in fair play and that
they will book good picture irrespec-
tive of the country it was produced in.
Too much emphasis has been put on
the artistic merit of European films.
1t is true that they contain this quail
ity, but European films are as enter
tanning and exciting So far, only the
freak films of Europe have found their
entrance into America. But it is the
aim of the Affiliated European Produc-
ers to select pictures which have a uni
versal appeal and which are also we'll
made (artistic, if you wilD. The essen
tial feature of our films. however, will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
Mary s First Talkie.

MARY PICKFORD will play the role
Az of Norma Besant in a talking
picture version of "Coquette," the play
by Anne Bridgers and George Abbott
which was first presented at the Maxine
Elliott Theater in New York Novem-
Der 8, 1927. 1t closed its New York
run September IA, 1928, to go on tour
in the key cities of the country, while
the film is being produced in Holly
wood.
Mary Pickford was a stage star for
David Belasco before D. w. Griffith
put her in the movies Her voice was
tested for talking pictures, however, at
the Paramount Studio in Hollywood,
and Director Sam Taylor pronounces
it the finest screen voice" yet recorded
Director Taylor, vino made "My Best
Girl" and John Barrymore'S Tempest
saw "Coquette" five consecutive times
in New York, it is said, and Altar
Mcneil and John Gray, scenarists, sal
beside him. Production on the pic
ture will be started within few weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
LITTLE THEATER-"Dawn."

The second week of the engagement
of Dawn" begins at the Little Theater
as the last Washing
ton showingS of this unusual picturiza-
ton of the dramatic story of Nurse
Edith Cavell. .#r
Relating in complete detail all the
factors in the conspiracy of Nurse Ca
veil to secure the escape of British pris-
oners from behind the German lines in
Belgium during the late World War,
Dawn" shows how the gallant heroine
was eventually suspected and caught.
The latter half of the picture is devoted
to the trial of Nurse Cavell--a bit OF
drama all the more thrilling because 1t
really happened.
Produced on the actual locations in
Belgium by Herbert Wilcox, noted Brit
ish director who made THE Ledger"
and "Decameron Nights" Dawn" fea-
lures Sybil Thorndyke, one of England
most popular actresses in the role OF
Edith Cavell, with Gordon Craig, Nine.
Aada Rodart and others in support.
The bill includes a picture collection
of shots from all belligerent armies dur
ing the war; an Aesops Fable, and the
newsreel, while Fritz Hauer plays spe-
cial violin prelude before the feature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
Willard Mack S "Gang War

It might be interesting to add here
Willard Mack's program note:
IT have written this melodrama from
the facts as they have occurred during
the last four years. The characters and
the story told are taken from the rec
ords of great State. I have tried to
present to you both sides of Gang War
as given to me by the police and the
mob themselves. Please view this
play, not only as a contrib ton to the
theater, but perhaps as a document pre-
senting bit Of evidence which we all
might 90 well to weigh"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23

playboy and playwright, Klondike gold
rush adventurer, globe trotter and Flor
ida realtor. who is now on the Fox story
writing staff, will appear in ME,
Gangster." Raoul Walsh, the director
and a pal of Miner, pressed him into
service as the city magistrate. ME,
Gangster." was written by Charles
Francis Coe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
Corrects an Error.

MOT infrequently some reader Of The
Star will disclose that he or she is
better acquainted, apparently, with the
facts in story than the publicity man
of the picture producing corporation
that wrote and sent it in tor publication
A. w. Ferry, referring to the story
bearing the caption Filmed in Natural
Colors," which appeared in last SUM-
days issue of The Star, states that the
Arizona's Navajo country, is Canyon de
Chelley, not De Chilly Canyon, as given
by the writer, and that Douglas Fair
banks did picture there years ago, a
scene being laid about the cliff dwell
ingS being called THE White House"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23

"Theatergoing can become a habit,
but a habit easily broken by a string
of poor entertainment. Talking pic
lures undoubtedly are proving the
greatest boon the industry has had for
years. They have injected life-giving
blood into an industry that was liter
ally suffering from hardening of the
arteries through too rich living. The
film doctors have provided tonic IN
talking and sound pictures that Will
restore the old time vigor of the IN
dustry. provided the proper attention
is devoted to diet" which happens to
mean nothing more than continued
output of pictures that have some back
bone. human interest, general appeal.
wise producers long since noted the
way the industry was drifting and TOOK
full cognizance of the situation. These
same producers will be leading the
parade when the years development in
sound pictures is checked up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23

Alexander McKaig's first production
this year will be play, so far without
name, from the pen of James Ash
more Creelman. 1t is described as a
modern drama of New York. Mr..
Creelman recently returned to New
York from Hollywood, where he has
been writing scenarios. The pictures,
Erik the Great" 1.-THE Air Legion"
and Circus" now in production, owe
their scenarios to his pen. McKra1g
produced THE Racket" last season.