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New Britain herald., 1930-12-19
EARTHQUAKE PROOF
 BUILDINGS SOUGHT
J. s. Engineers Study TrenorS
 in Safety Quest

Washington, Dec. 19 CP9 - Gov ernment aid in obtaining practical information on the action of earth quakes needed in the designing of shock proof buildings, is to be sought by the American engineering council.
 The coast and geodetic survey has framed a program for extensive study in this field which has the approval of engineers.
 Precise knowledge of earthquake motion and force is Urgently need ed," says John R. Freeman, of Prov idence, R. T., in a report to the resisting architecture.
 Tn the United States there is a growing realization of the great im- portanCe of making researches in earthquake matters because of their importance to safety of life and property" Freeman said.
 The engineers problem, he says, is to provide far greater strength and rigidity than is required simply to prevent the building from being topplod over.
 The framework must be so de- signed that it's distortion under stress will be so small that interior plastered walls will not be badly cracked and partitions Of hollow tile crushed.
 Stone and bricks used in exterior .veneering must be anchored so strongly. he says. they will not be- come detached and fall on the heads of people below.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

silk. but it was only a short time before inventors discovered that linen or cotton would do as we'll The material used now is a specially close woven cotton fabric.
 c. When did Ii Hung Chang die?
 A. He died in China, in 1901.
 c. Is President Hoover the thir- tieth or the thirty-first president of the United States?
 A. He is the thirty-frst president and the thirtisth individual to hold the office. Grover Cleveland is counted twice on account Of 1he in terval between his two administra- tions.
 c. Who is the war minister for Great Britain, and what is his ad- dress?
 A. Right Hon. Thomas Shaw, War Office, London, England.
 c. How much does it cost to send a letter from the United States to England?
 A The postage is the same as in the United States, two cents for the first ounce or fraction of an ounce and two cents for each ad- dironaI ounce or fraction. .. How many morning and eve ming newspapers are there in the United States? 4. There are 381 morning news papers and 1,563 evening news papers.
 Write to our Washington Bureau, enclosing 5 cents in stamps, if you wis ha copy of the new bulletin How 10 Make Hard Candies and Taffies" for Christmas,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue. Washing ton, D. c, enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be under taken. All other questions will re- celye q personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are contidentlal-Edit i C. Who is head Of the United . States Department Of Justice?
 A. William Dewitt Mitchell, at torney general ot the United States
 Q, Was Oscar be Priest, negro congressman rom Illinois. re-e1ected ill the election of last November?
 \. Tes
 c. Is "HougAten" q proper word?
 \. IL ls an American colloquial adjective. "Boughtea goods" are ~ooIs bought in a store or shop as opposed 10 home-made.
 Q How tall Is Col Charles A, LtudberEh and what is his weight?
 A. He is feet , inches tall and weighs about l54 pounds
 !. Do bees die after stingng q person"
 A Honey bees dle within q day OF TWO. and sometimes sooner, after singing, because the sungcr which is more or less like a harpoon, is severed from the body with injuries that result in the bees death. Bumbie bees. hornets and wasps do ror dle after singing
 C. Are aliens, earning an income in the United States, required to pay income tax here?
 A. 1es.
 e. What is the derivation and n ming or the name Lopp?
 A It Is 3 form of German family name meaning "ot the people,
 C. Where are the Green Noun tatas9
 4. They are 8 range in the Ap- naiachjan system extending through Vermont from Canada to Massachusetts
 c N'ho wrote the words and music Of th. song Its q Long, Long Way to Tipperary." and when and where Was t published?
 A The song was published in London in 1912 by F, Feldman and Company The words are by Jack Judge and the music by Harry Will Hams.
 c. Does an automobile going at the speed Of sixty miles an hour consume more gasoline per mile than che going thirty miles an hour?
 A. 1as.
 c. Who is the president of the Republic o1 Andorra?
 |. The Republic Of Andorra has . no president. It is governed by 3 councu of 4 members elected for four years ny the heads Of families In each Of the s9X parishes. The council noulnatns first syndlc tc . preside over jts deliberations,
 z. Dos tHe president have power to call ouc inc state militia? A. The constitution Of the United States expressly declares that tht power Of calling the militia into th' sarrica Of the Federal governmen shall b. vested in the president For operations within the state thu govtrnor alone can call the militi; 0 arms.
 c. Are the wings Of airplane made C. silk
 , A. Some of the early types 0 T .airpIanes had wings covered witt
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19
Thugs Call Doctor to
 Rob Him Near Garage

Evanston, III, Dec. 19 LP>-Dr. Wallace D. Mackenzie received a telephone call last night to hurry out on an emergency operation at an address several miles from home. He hurried to his garage to get his car.
 "You are very prompt" said one of two holdup men who ar ranged the call, as they took his watch, his money and his auto mobile.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

front of him causing his truck to strike it and break it off.
 The windshield of the truck was broken.
 At the same time according to the police version furnished by Ser getnt Flynn's report, Chester Bu- kowski of PIT Booth street was driving west on West street prior to turning to go south into Oak street when he was blinded by the sun which caused him to misjudge his distance and graze the front fender of the auto of Victor A. Kazaskas of IA Daly avenue who was turning east into West street from Oak. The damage to kazaskas' cal was slight.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19
AUTHOR ID SPEAK
 AT FIRST CHURCH
Dr. Walsh Of FOrdham Will Ad-
 dress Mems Association

The speaker at the First Church Mems association dinner on Tuesday evening, December 23 will be Dr. James J. Walsh, physician, psycholo- gist, socioiogist and author of inter- national reputation, now practicing in New York city. His subject will be "The Funny Things that Cure Mankind"
 Dr. Walsh holds degrees from many American universities and did his graduate work in Paris, Vienna and Berlin. He has written some 40 volumes, especially on the history
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19
JACKETS MATCH
 JEWELS CHOSEN
Short Velvet Garments in Varied
 HueS New Trend

Paris, Dec. 19 P}-Short velvet jackets the color of their jewels are a little mid-winter idea of ultra smart Parisiennes who are having a big white season.
 If emeralds are the piece de re- sistance in the jewel box the little jackets worn with the white dresses are emerald green.
 Some women carry the idea even further and conform their slippers thing but white slippers is seen with white evening dresses
 The wraps are almost without exception made of velvet. It may
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19
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.H Synopsis: Fanny Frost finds the hostility of her motber-lD-l1w inuol- erabIe and runs away with 3 mar ried man, Bob Daniels But she re- pents before wrong has been done, and returns to her LusEand. laNld, only to ind that her molhor-En-la" is convinced she Is gui!ty and viii not allow her to tell her side Of the story. Fanny agaln leaves, and III New York obtains work as q dress makers model \ divorce Is arrans- cd, giving David custody of Sl>l-a, their little daughter. Garrett Nent- worth, d publisher, whose vile is an invalid, talls in love with Fanny but is content 10 remain purely az a friend. Fanny NsIrs SheLl4 secretly, and later Sheua runs away 70 visit her mother. They are raptnrouaiy happy for four days before SasNa $ uncle and grandmother trace 1-r to Fannys apartment
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

be cotton velvet, easy to work into crisp original lines; or silk velvet draped in graceful folds.
 The little wraps are meant to be worn under the evening coat.
 Aside from supplying the color note they cover up shoulders and backs in a season of exaggerated decollete.
 For that reason they are short and seldom cucumber the hips.
 Most of them stop at the waist line where they fasten with a jeweled buckle or soft loops which are not bulky under the outer wrap.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

Spanish and French interests are planning to dam the Mulaya river. which forms the boundary between Spanish and French Morocco, for production of power and irrigation of large areas.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

Justice is near Tor Fanny. Read toIaorrows dramatic chapter.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

(CopyrgAt, 523f by 11ateel Howe
 EaruHal)
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

'Did my mother do thatc" she
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

That's question that the preachers been fighting over eyar since Adam and Eve sinDed their selves out Of the garden, As far as I can figure out, it's maybe for one person to set about deliberate 10 make another think he or she aln'r of no account-that whatever they do aren't worth doing
 Sheila puzzled over this.
 "Did my mother do that?" she
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
DEVICE CUTS, SHELLS
CORN. z ROWS AT TIME

A machine that cuts two rows of
cornstalks at once, shells the grain
from the cobs, cleans it and then
shreds the stalks all in one opera
tion is expected to be in use this
fall. A recent demonstration Of the
new corn combine was witnessed by
5000 persons near Liberal, Kansas.
1t was called successful by a COM
mittee of four farmers and a milling
company executive named to observe
the results.
The corn combine consists of an
attachment at the sickle bar on a
wheat combine. Instead of the sickle
which cuts the small grain, circu-
lar saws are used to cut the corn
stalks which are thrown in reach of
the spiral or auger that conveys the
corn to the threshing machine. Here
the corn is shelled and cleaned and
the shredded stalks left behind on
the ground.
The corn where the demonstration
was held had been standing all win
ter awaiting the test of the combine.
The committee in its report Of the
demonstration said that only a few
ears which were on the ground had
been missed by the combine, and
that the cobs were not broken. The
cost of harvesting the corn was
slightly less than cents a bushel,
the committee reported.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
FIGHT AGAINST
JAPANESE BEETLE
BEGAN THIS WEEK
Expert Gives Latest Rec
concentrations On Spray
ing For The Pest
INCREASE RAPIDLY

"This week marks the launching
of a great campaign of spraying
against the Japanese Beetle. Tons of
lead arsenate and thousands of gal
Ions of water will be used within
the next few days by property own
ers in the heavily infested beetle
regions in their usual early summer
campaign against the BEETLE" says
L. B. Smith, principal entomologist
in charge of the Federal-State Jap
anese Beetle Laboratory at Moores-
town; in an interview relative to
spraying work this season. "This
season, which unoficially opened
about June Is, represented the lar
gest attempt ever made in the Penn
sylvania-New Jersey area to check
the spread of the beetle by spraying.
Get the sprays on the shade trees,
the ornamentals, and the valuable
house and garden plants this week
Or next" is the advice of those in
charge at the laboratory in discus
sing the fundamentals of plan to-
check the injury to many kinds of
foliage caused by the Japanese bee
lie.
In reply to a question relative to
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Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
DELAWAREANS
FILE WILL SUIT
Relatives OF Indianapolis
Business Man Contest
Disposition OF Estate

Harry B. Clark, clerk of the Or
phans Court of Kent County, Della
ware, and twelve other relatives of
Bartholomew D. Brooks, elderly bus
mess man who died at Indianapolis,
Indiana, last week, were plaintiffs
in suit filed this week in probate
court in Indiana, cOntesting the will
of Brooks offered for probate.
Disposition of the estate left by
Brooks valued at between 100000
and 100000 according to the terms
of the will, was being contested by
the cousins on the grounds that
Brooks was of unsound mind at the
time the will was executed by him.
Persons named in the will were
named defendants in the suit
Other plaintiffs of the suit filed
were William E. Clark, Leon c.
Clark, Ella Postles, Kate S. Rupe,
Gertrude Clark, Frank d. and Will
liam Clark, Joseph Clark, Agnes
Clark, Carol Clark, E. Gilbert Clark,
Walter Clark and Clara Moore.
The wrangle over the estate was
opened when Mrs. Frances Winters,
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Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
INSPECTION OF
AUTOS PLANNED
Secretary OF State Says
All Cars Will Have To
Be Examined

A determined and more efficient
inspection of automobiles has been
decided upon by Secretary of State
Charles H. Grantland. Within a
short time, Mr.. Grantland will issue
a statement calling upon all motor
lists to go to the nearest official"
garage which will be selected in
various parts of the State, and have
their cars inspected.
Last year the insurance compan-
les through a special organizer made
an attempt to have all the cars in
spected, but as Mr.. Grantland ad-
mits, the attempt was a mere farce.
Owners of expensive cars whose
motor apparatus was probably in the
best of condition, desiring to obey
the law, had their cars inspected.
But the ones who were really aimed
at, that is owners of third and
fourth-hand cars, evaded the issue
and did not have their cars inspect
ed. 1t is this character of motorists
who pay ten to twenty-five dollars
for a decrepit machine that this
Statewide official inspection is
seeking.
Mr. Grantland proposes to call for
the official inspection under Section
"a (a) of the Motor Regulations of
Delaware, which reads as follows:
"The Department shall rescind
and cancel the registration of any
vehicle which the Department shall
IoAo - e. -
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Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
WILL PAY OFF
100000 STATE
BONDS IN JULY
Charter Business On In
crease During Past
Five Months
GRADUAL INCREASE

Increased activity is reported in
both the corporation and automo-
bile departments of the Secretary of
States office. While the receipts
from the charter business do not
approximate those of a year ago, due
to decreased capitalization, there
has, however, been gradual in
crease month by month for the last
six months. Should the volume of
business continue to show the same
improvement during the coming
months of the year, the total re-
ceipts for 1880 will be about $2,000,-
900. This will insure the anticipated
available cash balance of $5,000,000
at the beginning of the fiscal year
1881.
Another call of State bonds is be-
ing made by the Sinking Fund Com
mission for July l, 1880, at which
time approximately 100000 will be
cancelled. This will make a total
cancellation of $3,O00,OOO for the
year, and bring the bonded indebt-
edness down to $5,000,OOO. 1t is the
hope of Governor Buck that the
General Assembly of 1881 will lend
assistance to the cancellation of all
the States Indebtedness before the
close of his tenure of office.
During May $41.796.55 was paid
10 the State Treasurer for use of the
State Highway Department from the
auto license bureau.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
LOCAL JUSTICE Is
81 YEARS OF Age
Esquire HendrixsOn Sees
Sister For First Time In
19 Years On Birthday Z

Justice of the Peace Edward ".
Hendrixson, of Milford, celebrated
his ninety-first birthday last Friday,
June 13. Mr.. HendrixsOn, who is ac-
tive and attends to his official duties
each day was given surprise by his
son, DR.. Edward Hendrixson of Phil
adelphia, when he, together with
Mrs. Massey and her son, his wife
and wife's mother, of DreXel Hill,
Pa, called upon him. The justice of
the peace was in his Office when a
large car drove up and the chauf-
feur asked him to come outside. He
saw the ladies sitting in the car but
failed to recognize his sister, whom
he had not seen for nineteen years.
When she laughed he recognized her
and there was happy reunion. At
ter spending a pleasant day with
him the party returned to Pennsyl
Vania. In addition to his duties as
justice of the peace, Mr.. HendrixsOn
also serves as Magistrate for the
town of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
BASE BALL GAME
TO M OR R 0 W
Fans Are Urged To Sup
port Milford Boys Who
Hope To Revive Sport

The crack of bats, the swish of
balls, pop bottles, and yells, and it's
no dream either; it's a fact. On Sat
'urday, June 81, a base ball team of
MilfOrd's local talent will spring up
on the old diamond, and cross bats
with the strong FELTON, aggregation.
There are some people in Milford
who believe that the old cry, "Mil-
ford won't support a ball team," is
dead wrong. One of the loyal men
is Jess" Legar, a loyal Milford
booster, a lover of base ball, and
veteran of the diamond. "Jess" be-
sides holding down one of the posi-
tions on the club is coaching and
getting the team in shape to meet
the best amateur teams on the Pen
insula.
Just what the starting lineup will
be can't be determined at this date,
but the mere mention of some of the
men who are trying out for the team
will be sufficient to give an idea of
the teams strength: Jess Legar,
Garrett Grier, Ike" Warren, George
Lynch, Draper, former Caulk star;
Kelley, "Dil1e" Kitchens,
Frank Marvel, Frank Sapp, Logan
Grier, "Slim" Smoot, Frank McCuI-
Tough, Ed Wilson, Charles Pretty
man, Jack Magee and others, who
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Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
COMPLAIN OF
TRASH NUISANCE
Persons Throwing Paper
And Rubbish In Creek
Cause Trouble

During the past several months
thoughtless persons have been
throwing rubbish and paper in the
Mispillion River and allowing it to
float down stream. This practice is
causing much trouble at the cleo
trio plant operated by the town, for
when water is taken into the boil
Prs from the stream the paper and
rubbish is drawn into the strainers
and the intake pipes are clogged.
This neceSsitates much extra labor
at the plant as well as causing delay
in pumping the water supply for the
town. There is a heavy penalty for
throwing such trash into a naVa-
gable stream and those who are re-
sponsible for the trouble may find
themselves faced with prosecution if
they do not stop it.
The Federal Government has ap-
$12,000.00 with which 10
dredge the river out TO a depth suf-
icient to allow boats to dock at the
wharf of the electric plant. When
this work is completed it will enable
the town to have its coal delivered
by water at saving of approximate
$1,000 year. 1t is possible that the
stream will be dredged as far up as
he Walnut street bridge. 1t seems
useless, however, to do this work if
he stream is to be filled up again
by those persons who use it only for
4 dumping place for rubbish, if they
ire not to be stopped. A warning
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Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
LOCAL SHOOTERS
DO WELLN MEET
ArgO and Pierce Win First.
And Second Place In I
Glass c Contest u

During the recent Delaware State
Trapshooting Championships held
at the Yorklyn Gun Club, Yorklyn,
June Is and IA, Herman Argo and
Dr.. w. r. Pierce, of Milford, fgur-
ed prominently in the scoring. June
13 was championship day featuring
the 200 16-yard target event for the
State title. Shooting in Glass C.
Argo shattered SO targets in the
morning and an equal number. in
the afternoon to finish with the fine
score of 1872 out of 200. This perfOr-
nance easily won class honOrs, and
was as a matter of fact only 3 tar
gets below the State high gun of
1876. DR.. Pierce shooting his first
State championship also took the
situation seriously to finish his days
effort with the score of 1873 out of
200, and thereby return to Milford
with second high honOrs in Class C.
Wilmington shooters won all of
the State titles but were forced to
shoot their best by lower Delaware
scatter gunners. State championship
winners were as follows:
Singles Champion, Ike Turner;
doubles champion, Scutch Laurit-
sen; handicap champion, T. C. Mar
shall; all around champion, L. D.
Willis.
The championship was run under
the auspices of the Delaware state
Sportsmen Association. This asso-
citation is a cooperative organ of
the Amateur TrapshOoting AssOcia-
ton whose activities are country
wide, the State Association being
the active element insofar as pro-
motion work in this vicinity is con-
cerned. Closer cooperation among
State shooters has been the chief
object of the spOrtsmen body dur
ing the past year and much progress
has been made. The annual election
of officers and directors was held at
Yorklyn, following the State singles
championship and the following
were elected to serve for the new
year: President, Isaac Turner; vice
president, c. L. Walker; secretary
]. c. Gunweur, all of Will
mington; directors: Wilmington, J.
w. Anderson, J. r. Skelly; rural
New Castle, r. c. Marshall, N. A.
kent county, c. Gruwell,
Willis Johnson, J. B. Hendricks;
Sussex county, II. Argo, G. Hill, Z.
K. HOch.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
WILLIAM R. MURPHY
NAMED POSTMASTER

President Hoover on Tuesday af-
ternoon forwarded the name of
William R. Murphy to be postmaster
at Milford to succeed Mark L. Davis,
the present incumbent. The ap-
pointment of Mr.. Murphy was rec
commended by the Delaware delega-
ton at Washington. Mr.. Murphy
received official notification that he
had been selected for the local job
on Wednesday morning. Just when
he will take charge at the postoff1ce
was not announced. 1t is anticipated
that the appointment will be con-
firmed rapidly by the Senate. Mr..
Murphy is a young man who has
been a life long resident of Milford,
and who has taken an active in
terest in Republican politics. Others
who took the examination for the
Job were James P. Pierce, G. Roy
Bennett and Harry B. Thaw.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
GOVERNOR BUCK GETS
CABLE FROM BYRD

Governor Buck last Thursday re-
ceived the following cablegram from
Admiral Richard Byrd:
Governor c. Douglass Buck: ZAP
preciate greatly your cordial letter
which DR.. Nelson handed me on my
arrival at Panama. Grand to have
a representative of your State on
our expedition and Albert Thawley
of Harrington has done fine work as
one of the engineer officers on the
supply ship Boiling" My compan-
ions join DR.. Nelson and me in best
of good wishes.
81 hope to have the pleasure of
meeting you in the near future.
RICHARD BYRD"
The DR.. Nelson referred to is DR..
Clyde A. Nelson, of the L. D. Caulk
Co., of Milford. DR.. Nelson Joined the
expedition at Panama and is doing
dental work for members of the ex-
pedition on the way to New York.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
SECRETARY OF STATE
RETURNS DILL LICENSE

An order was issued Saturday by
Secretary of State Charles H. Grant
land resembling the suspension of
the automobile drivers license of P.
Roland Dill. Dill's license card was
mailed back to him. The mans Ii
cense was recently suspended under
the clause giving this power to the
Secretary of State in the case of
persons deemed to be "habitually
reckless drivers"
Dill had been previously found
guilty of reckless driving on two oc-
casions and was arrested a third
time on that charge. He appealed
the fine imposed upon him by the
in the third instance and
was acquitted by a jury in the
Court of General Sessions. A hear
ing then was held by the Secretary
of State in accordance with the Mo-
tor Vehicle Code of Delaware.