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Milford chronicle., 1936-08-21
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Mrs. Georgia Klund Of Wilmington
has been visiting mrs. CofneIia Hur.
die and daughter the past week. Mrs
Klund has also had her brother from
the west visiting her while here.
Everett ArgO was a caller IN this
neighborhood Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stevenson
were weekend visitors Of the form
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ura Ste
venson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence wilson
spent Sunday with Mrs Nora Pretty
man.
Miss Phyllis Walls Of Milton and
Shirley Pray were Saturday and
Sunday guests Of Miss Frances JOS
eph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Prettyman OF
Morris Plains. N. J., Russell Pray
and friend Of New Jersey and Mrs.
Ted Noble Of fredericksburg, Nd, are
the guests OF their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Prettyman this week.
Mrs. B. b. Ewing of Rehoboth
spent Monday with Mrs. Amanda
Prettyman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lingo-and son
Frank Of Collingswood, N. j., visited
Mrs. Amanda Prettyman and family
last week.
Mrs. Ida Prettyman Of Philadel-
phia and Mr.. and Mrs. George Wa
pies of RehOboth were also callers
Of Mrs. Prettyman last week.
Miss Doris Kershaw visited Miss
Helen Warrington on Tuesday Of
last week.
Mrs. Jennie Sparks Is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Walls.
The Social Union Of Unity N. E.
Church held a picnic supper on the
beach at RehOboth with a few Of the
members and their families on Sat,
urday. There were twenty-one pres
ent. Rev. and Mrs. Powell and son
Donald were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bennum at the party.
About thirty members and their
families of the HOllymOunt Home |
Demonstration Club attended the
hot dog party held at the sand dunes
on Lewes Beach on Friday evening
of last week. Singing, games and
stunts were played and everybody |
enjoyed the evening around the fire.
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-21
A SOUND APPEAL

The governor made telling point
in his indictment of the present ad-
ministratiOn's extravaganza and
waste and its political use Of the vast
sums made available to it during the
national emergency. There is a
sound appeal that the Roosevelt
forces will do well to heed in Lam
don's homely declaration that "the
government does not have an unlim-
tied supply OF money to spend. 1t
must husband it's resources just as
truly as does the head Of family"
New York World Telegram
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-21

Samuel Green of Delaware City on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Hart and
son Leon spent the weekend in New
York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Collins accom-
panied by Rev. and Mrs. R: L. Tawes
visited the formers son, Kenneth, at
West Point on Sunday.
Mrs. Willis Smith, Mrs. Florence
KentOn and son Junior, accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lynch of Lit
tie Creek to Chester. Pa, to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Steffins on Sunday.
India now ranks as one Of the
eight chief industrial nations in the
World
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-21

Opportunity Knox witA IaudOn.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
GENERALS ROBBED
. BY BOLD BANDIT.
Bridge Players Lose $42 to
Gunman-Woman's Gems
Returned.

A shabby gunman, who robbed two
bridge-playing generals Of $42, was
sought by police today. The armed
interloper last night entered the apart
ment Of Brig. Gen. Joseph A. CASTOR
In the Westmoreland Apartments, 2l22
California street, took wallets from
him and Brig. Gen. Edward D. Ander-
son, 2636 Woodley place, and ram
sacked the rooms for half an hour.
Then. as a sort of farewell gesture,
the intruder handed back Mrs Ander-
sons jewelry, which had fallen from
her dress, where she had sought to
hide it.
The Army officers and their wives
were playing bridge when the robber
appeared. Gen. Gaston's back was
toward the front door, which was un-
locked. AS he was about to trump an
opponents ace. he heard a sharp
command:
Put up your hands You are held
up. And no funny business, because I
have a partner in the hall"
He turned to see a short, ill-kempt
stranger with his right hand thrust
into his overcoat pocket in a way to
lead his victims to suspect he was con-
cealing a gun. The partner" never
appeared.
The four players dropped their cards
on the table and stood up. The bandit
ran his left hand through the generals
pockets and transferred to his own a
wallet of Gen. Gaston's. containing S35,
and wallet Of Gen. Anderson's, con-
tanning 81.
The intruder then ordered the men
and women to lie face-downward in a
corner of the room For half an hour
he searched drawers, peered under
chair and sofa cushions and ransacked
a closet for more loot. He found two
flashlights. which he put into his
pocket.
Meanwhile. Mrs. Anderson. by
stealthy movements, removed from her
wrist and fingers a valuable pearl
bracelet and costly rings, and slipped
them into her dress.
As the bandit was about to leave, he
ordered his victims tc stand. The
bracelet and rings tumbled to the floor.
The robber swooped them up and
handed them to Mrs Anderson.
Keep them" he said. Il just want
money"
AS he left, he tore the telephone from
the wall.
Evening star., 1936-01-23

War, during which he won interna-
tional renown for his articles on the
European conflict. During this period
he also acted as contributing editor
to the Review of Reviews, a connec-
ton which he maintained for nearly
20 years. and his articles on the war
were widely syndicated in this coun-
try and abroad.
Articles in Star.
Since 1918 his articles have ap-
peared in so American and foreign
newspapers. including The Sunday
Star.
For his valuable articles on the
World War Mr.. Simonds was awarded
decorations by most of the European
countries.
He was awarded the degree Of doc
tor OF literature at Dartmouth in 1918.
Early in his career he himself had
served as soldier, having been pri-
vate in the 9Th Massachusetts Regi-
ment during the Spanish-American
War.
Best known Of his war histories. per-
haps, was his five-voiume History Of
the World War. published in 1925.
Among his other works were:
They Shall Not Pass Verdun," How
Europe Made Peace Without America" "
Can Europe Keep the Peace?" They
Won the War" Can America Stay at
Home?" and "a B. c. of War Debts. u
Received Many Decorations.
His club Affiliations included: Au-
thors Century New York; Metro
politan (this city, and Cercle Interallie
tParis}.
Among the decorations he received
following the World War were:
Chevalier Legion d'Honneur (French)
commander of the Order of the Phoenix
Greek. Officer Star of Rumania
officer of Polonua Restituta tPolish)
officer. Order of the Crown (Belgian)
and Order of Merit (Hungarian). He
was member of the Delta Upsilor
Fraternity.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
DRIVE TO RESTRICT
COURT |SPRESSED
Move Reported Taking
Shape in Both Branches
of Congress.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A movement to restrlct-by law
the Supreme Courts power to invali.
date acts Of Congress took shape yes.
terday in both branches of the ma.
tional legislature.
Encouraged by increasing talk Of
such procedure in New Deal circles
and an indication that President
Roosevelt may have studied the possi-
bilities, leaders of the movement
planned active campaigns.
Senator Pope. Democrat. Of Idaho
said he would introduce bill before
the end of the week and make a
speech on the subject as well, in addi-
ton to comforting with number Of
his colleagues.
In the House, Representative Cross.
Democrat. Of Texas, and Representa-
tive Lewis. Democrat, Of Maryland,
have similar measures pending. They
are working together, and Cross said
he planned to bring the subject to
the floor. Representative Maverick
of Texas said he and his liberal group
were ready to fall into line.
Uptown, Secretary Wallace, when
asked at his press conference If he
favored legislation to restrict the
courts powers. declined to answer
directly, but said:
Its obvious there is a real problem.
The essence of Government is to pre-
vent injustice"
Announcing support Of Pope's idea,
Senator Norris, Republican, of Ne
braska said, The Constitution clearly
gives Congress the right to say what
the Supreme Court shall and shall
not pass upon"
Evening star., 1936-01-23

dispute arises between members
"likely to lead to a rupture" the
members must submit the matter to
arbitration or to inquiry by the
Council.
Guani replied that Article XII does
not apply in the case Of Uruguay's
break with Russia, because, he said.
the mere cutting of Of diplomatic
relations cannot possibly lead to .
rupture" endangering peace.
Denies Justification for Acts.
Litvinof said Uruguay had no justi-
f1cation for its acts and was un-
doubtedly speculating in prejudices
nourished by many countries against
the Soviet Union.
"All countries notorious for their
aggressive policies endeavor to screen
this way their aggressive natures" he
said, speaking in English.
Under cover OF this speculation,
the independence Of China was in
fringed, one after another Of its
provinces taken away from it.
I'm Europe another state is seeking
cover behind this speculation for its
vast organization of wars Of aggres-
sion.
Another European country which
recently committed IN act Of aggres-
sion disapproved by the Soviet gov
ernment is attempting through its
press to exploit the same prejudices.
This indulgence in q sort Of specu.
lation in itself q weapon Of sggres-
sion may be Of utmost danger to
world peace. On these grounds alone
Evening star., 1936-01-23
WOMAN ADMITS
PART IN POISONING
Mrs. Mary Creighton Testifes
She Gave Potion to Wife
of Lover.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
. MINEOLA. N. Y, January 23.-In
. low. hesitant voice, Mrs Mary
Frances Creighton. being tried on
charges of first-degree murder in the
poison death of Mrs Everett Applegate,
admitted on the stand today she had
administered a poison potion to the
woman.
Under q pounding cross-examination
by Martin w. Littleton, district attor-
ney. Mrs. Creighton. co-defendant
with Everett Applegate in a bizarre
case involving alleged love-making by
Applegate to both Mrs. Creighton and
her daughter. the witness began re-
spending afirmatively to questions In
tended to implicate her.
=. Mrs. Creighton" asked the district
attorney, "did you know it was-(a
y poison) Applegate you gave, and it
was the same thing you gave to Mrs.
Applegate and that 1t was a deadly
poison?"
The reply was faint. "Yes."
"You realize this duplicates you In
the death Of this woman?"
Yes"
q, A little later the prosecutor asked !:
''You knew the symptoms OF that poi
son while the woman lay dying, and
yet you failed to tell . physician?"
! ,EYes."
Evening star., 1936-01-23

stituent But later on 1t developed
that Eli couldn't print the postal
cards. as he had promised, and the
thing fell sort Of nat.
Failure Multiplied.
But Eli and his pictures we're a
bowling success compared with the
lady reporters attempt to ride the
bull elephant. Following Senator Rey-
nolds' bold stroke for Democratic pres
tige, Eli directed the mahout of the
big bull elephant to permit the lady
reporter to ride. The bull elephant
looked at the lady reporter and then
looked at the mahout. The mahout
looked at the lady reporter. gave a
glance at the bull elephant, lowered
his eyes bashfully and shook his head.
Eli. who speaks variety Of languages,
and the lady reporter. who is also
gifted in figures of speech, demanded
to know what the hell was the matter.
The mahout looked at the bull ele-
phant and the bull elephant looked at
the mahout and one could have sworn
that both of them were giggling.
Interpreters were sent for and told
about the situation-the large chain
of newspapers in the United States,
whose readers were waiting for
the lady reporter to ride the bull ele-
phant of the sacred herd of the Temple
of the Tooth at Handy. The interpre-
terS went into huddle with the
mahout. with the bull elephant listen
ing in. and then suggested that the
lady reporter ride, instead. small,
flea bitten little lady elephant stand
ing nearby. The lady reporter scorned
the little elephant and mentioned the
name of William Randolph Hearst.
But 1t did nc good. The mahout had
never heard Of him and he wasn't 60
ing to break traditions thousands Of
years old and commit sacrilege as we'll
by letting a lady reporter or a lady
anything else ride bull elephant. It
is Just one of thOeS things that isn't
done in Handy.
The lady reporter told Eli, the bull
elephant, the mahout and a large as
sembly of Sinhalese what she thought
of them and where they could all 60.
Then she watched bitterly while each
man in the party proudly availed him.
self of a privilege that belongs exclu-
sively to the male, climbed upon the
back of the big bull elephant and
sighed sweetly over the discovery.
after having come half way around
the world, of one place where no
woman Is allowed.
Evening star., 1936-01-23

the Council cannot be Indifferent to
the diplomatic methods of Uruguay"
The commissar indicated Russia's
refusal to buy immense quantities Of
cheese from Uruguay entered into
that nations decision to break of
relations.
He pointed out that Uruguay was
displeased because the Soviet refused
to permit deportation of an anarchist
imprisoned there.
Litvinof disclosed the Russian
Minister at Montevideo had cabled
that the Uruguayan President would
consider himself compensated for this
refusal If we would buy 200 tons
Of Uruguayan cheese"
Russia refused, whereupon the
Minister cabled the refusal had been
interpreted as fresh display of lack
Of consideration, the commissar said.
He denied accusations the Soviet
had instigated and supported Com
munist elements in Brazil and had
issued checks for large sums for revo-
lutionary purposes. .
BRAZILIAN CHARGES RELAYED.
Evening star., 1936-01-23

cameras and making faces. The ele-
phant owners also seemed to know
Eli. for as soon as the picture-taking
was over the tourists were surrounded
by a gesticulating mob of elephant
owners, their relatives, their friends
and their speaking acquaintances. who
in wheedling tones demanded coins.
Being the first to ask for coins that
day they were literally rewarded But
before the day was over the tourists
were so weary of Sinhalese with their
hands held out that they went on
coin strike.
Bandits in Disguise.
At Handy is located the Queens
Hotel, where bandits. disguised as bell
hops, walters and merchants of jewell
ry. canes, precious stones. ivory fig
ures and BRASS hold up tourists and
probably make millions at it. At
Handy is also located the Temple OF
the Tooth. one of the famous Buddhist
temples, where come to worship the
faithful from far away. They pros
trate themselves before the flower
covered vaultlike receptacle of the
relic-the left canine tooth of the
prophet himself-and some Of them
writhe in their religious ecstasy until
completely worn out. when they fall
asleep where they lie. Tradition says
that the relic was brought from the
cremation grounds in Northern India
after the last rites for Buddha, in
543 B.C-brought concealed in the
hair of a princess. On occasions it is
taken from the vault and ridden on
the back of a sacred elephant.
On the outskirts of Handy are some
of the sacred elephants. There went
the cavalcade. Senator Reynolds
plan was simple, yet full of possibili-
ties. The mahout of the largest bull
elephant in the herd told his beast
to lie fiat on the ground. in the atti-
tude Of a thoroughly disgusted Re-
publican. Both the mahout and the
elephant seemed to get the idea and
Senator Reynolds posed for pictures.
by Eli, with his foot on the neck of
the elephant and, Mr.. Hurja acting
as stage manager and director. Sen
ator Wheeler did the same thing, but
not SO zestfully, having served longer
in the Senate than Senator Reynolds
and knowing that one can't fool ele-
plants all the time. 1t had been Sem
ator Reynolds plan to have the pic
ture of himself and the elephant
printed on several hundred postal
cards, a swell thing to send a con-
Evening star., 1936-01-23

q R).-Informed sources reported
today that the Uruguayan govern
ment had sent to its Geneva envoy
Alberto N. GUAM, q number Of Bra.
lillian notes accusing the former So
Wet Legation here of revolutionary
activities.
The material dispatched to Guani
made up q complete Recommendation Of
charges concerning the alleged center
ing Of South American Communist
agitation here, 1t was understood.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
ROBBERS GET $4,000
Three Men and Woman Take
Funds From Paymaster.

BOSTON, January % R-Three
men accompanied by woman robbed
a United Drug Co. paymaster Of
$4,000 today in front of the COM
pany's plant in the Roxbury section
of Boston and escaped in an automo-
bile. A patrolman fired several shots
at the robbers but failed to halt them.
Two girl employees in the plant were
wounded slightly after the robbery
when a police riot gun was discharged
accidentally
Dorothy Middleton and Alice Cas-
sidy. stenographers, were shot in the
ankles as buckshot ricocheted and
struck them.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
Oppose Bonus
House Members Who Voted
Against Baby Bond
Bill Listed.

The following House members voted
DEMOCRATS-28.
BIERMANN MONTAGUE
BLAND O'DAY
BURCH O'NEAL
ccInAHIBoRNE cnH RRGGxHssERHTs.oN RGxsEHT
DARDEN RUSSELL
BSFSa BSEEFEY sTISH sTEaEsy syyirs'n'''
FORD TARVER
HOBBS TERRY
HUDDLEsToN UTTERBAcK
LANHAM WHTTTINGTON
LEWIS (Maryland) WOODRUFF
LEWIS (Colorado)
REPUBLICANS-3O
ANDREW LEHLBACH
ANDREWS MCLEAN
ssoEfoN MEhEiTT <conno
CHRISTIANSON PERKINS
COLE New York; PLuMLEY
G4F6N G2F6sF kkoSdHERs tMass3
CLIFFORD SMELL
GOODWIN TABER
HANCOCK TINKHAM
HARTLEY TOBEY
HIGGINS TREADWAY
HOLLISTER WIGGLESWORTH
PAIRS.
Patman. Democrat, Texas for. with
Wadsworth. Republican. New York. against.
McFarlane. Democrat. Texas. for with
ANSWERING PRESENT..
Wadsworth. who was paired.
VACANCIES-i.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
CALL FOR MIR. DANTE
New York Bay ''Boils'
in Grip of Sub.Zero
Weather.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 23.-New
York Bay boiled" today III sub-zero
weather.
A steam-like vapor, known to
meteorologists as Arctic smoke. :"
arose from the bay. making the water
look AS If it were boiling.
The vapor. created by the extreme
cold of the air over tne warmer water,
did not interfere with visibility in the
ship lanes.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
IL DUCE STRIKES AT PACT.
Aloisi Instructed to Protest Five
Power Accord.

Aloist Instructed to Protest etlVe-
Power Accord.
By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, January 23.-Premier
Mussolini struck back politically to-
day at the formidable defense erected
around his warning nation by the
mutual assistance pacts of Great Brit
ain. France. Turkey. Greece and
Yugoslavia.
II Duce. an Italian spokesman an
nounced, would protest to the League
of Nations against the Mediterranean
mutual aid agreement.
Through his Geneva spokesman,
Baron Pompeo Aloisi, Mussolini de-
cided also to criticize Britain for
sending mighty fleet without League
authorization to patrol the Mediter-
ranean, amid the Italo-Ethiopian
crisis and resulting European tension.
Fund ALLEGATION Fought.
Previously he had sought to block
the operations of the League pen
alties against Italy for its Ethiopian
invasion, combating ALLEGATION of
League funds for Sanctions Commit
tee expenses on the grounds that 1t
was a non-League organism.
(Rome advices said Premier Musso-
lini instructed Baron Aloisi to reply
to the British memorandum. pre-
eented yesterday by Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden. disclosing the five
power mutual assistance pacts against
any Italian attack.
Uniformed Italian circles said the
Government regarded the Mediter-
ranean defense accords as an anti
italian alliance" and considered
them illegal, because the pacts were
based on no League mandate.)
The disclosure of the five-power
agreement to pool military, naval and
air resources against any Italian at
tack took on even greater importance
when Czechoslovakia and Rumania
announced approval of Yugoslavia' S
participation.
Pact Disclosure Dramatic.
A disclosure of full details of the
mutual assistance pact. by five powers
virtually dominating the Mediterran-
can, came at dramatic moment
just after the Sanctions Committee of
18 decided to press on with consid-
GRAFTON of an oil embargo.
Governmental experts were asked
to determine whether such a poten-
tial blow at Italy's mechanical
armies could be practically effective,
an action which League officials be-
lieved increased q likelihood that the
sanction would be imposed.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
Strikers DISCHARGED.

When "A boy apprentice drillers quit
work on the new liner Queen Mary.
being built at Clydebank, Scotland, as
protest against the dismissal of two
of their number, the "a we're dis
charged.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
BAND CONCERT.

By the United States Marine Band
In the auditorium Of the Marine Bar
racks ct 3 pm. tomorrow. Capt. Tay-
Ior Brauson, leader; william F. San
telmann, second leader.
BY the Soldiers Home Band Orches-
tra at Stanley Hall at $3.50 pm. today.
John s. M. Zimmerman, bandmas-
Evening star., 1936-01-23
He'll Freezes Over as Snow
and Ice Glaze Michigan
Town.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HELL. Mich. January 23.-Hell was
well frozen over last night.
The 50-year-old village, now almost
abandoned, was under inches Of
snow with the remainder of Livingston
County.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
U. Grant Smith Speaks.

U. Grant Smith, retired diplomat
and an authority on neutrality. was
the guest speaker at the weekly lunch
con meeting of the Press Club today
Evening star., 1936-01-23
BY the Associated Press.

SATANS KINGDOM. Conn.,, Janu-
ary 23.-Overnlght the temperature in
this little settlement between Canton
and New Hartford dropped 36 degrees
to below, making Satans Kingdom
one of the coolest spots in Connecticut,
with snowdrifts s feet high.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
Custom Revived.

The old Germanic custom Of offer
ing bread and salt to newly welded
couples has been revived by the Prot
estant clergy in the region Of Ballen-
stedt.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
REPORTS
NEWBATT[ERAGES
Several Thousand italians
Killed, Adds Ababa
Communique Says.

6ACACNOUNU-
The Italo- Ethiopian tD0r has put
the dnti-luar machinery OF the
League of Nations to severe
test. In November So nations
agreed to embargo Italy through
application of economic sanctions.
Already chatting at the trade re-
striction, Italian officials fared
this ,peek at British formation OF
q dve-potper mutual assistance pact
including France, Turkey, Yugo-
slduia and Greece, providing for
mutual assistance in case OF Italian
attack on any one OF the fue.
By the Associated Press.
Adds ABABA, January 23.-An
ofncial Ethiopian communique today
claimed several thousand Italians
have been killed" in a major battle
on the northern front.
The battle has been raging since
Monday. the communique stated.
Its site was not given in the official
announcement, but officials said they
understood the engagement took place
west of Makale.
The communique continued:
Important positions were occupied
by the Ethiopians, and many cannon
captured
"A tri-motored Italian plane Wa.
brought down by Dagne Wodajo."
Wodajo IS a graduate of st. Cyl
Military College in France.
Apparently the fight occurred In the
Tembien Mountain region. where tht
Ethiopians previously claimed they
had cleared out all Italians.
IL DUCE STRIKES AT PACT.
Evening star., 1936-01-23

Uruguayan Envoy In Geneva to Get
Notes Against Soviet.
MONTEvIDEO, Uruguay, January
Evening star., 1936-01-23
STEAMSHIPS.

BERMUDA VIA FURNESS. $50 up. round
trip. with private bath Frequent salinas
direct to dock at Hamilton. Furness Ber-
muda Line. "a Whitehall St.. New York.
Evening star., 1936-01-23
SPeClAL NOTICES.

k ECiAI HETURN-LOAD RATES ON FULL
Snd poFt loods to all points within 1000
: mi5es: padded vans; suar9nteed service.
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