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Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18

He did not think that it would
be wise to start on too big scale,
but to 10 it by gradual steps With
the present prejudice in the state
against co education, he did not
think it would be a success, that 1t
would be necessary first to work up
public sentiment tor the movement
and then ii was bound to come.
They depend on the women S organ
izatiou to do this.
Speaking from the point oi view
ofthe agricultural department OF the
college, DR.. Cook showed the ad-
vantages to a farmer Of having
wife with an education Of the mod
ern kind, which means not only
book learning bu scientific training
in household science.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, Mrs John A.
Cranston, Of Newport; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Winfield S. Quigley,
Wilmington; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Mary X DeVou; record
/ ing secretary, Miss Helen Cranston,
Newport; treasurer, Miss Emma
Lore; auditors, Miss Mary A. H..
Mather and Miss Alice P. Smyth.
Miss Brassington, of London,
who is visiting her brother John W
Brassington, in Wilmington, told of
"Votes for Women" work there.
She said one good had been done,
because when women of high sta
ton served jail sentences, they were
indignant at the conditions for
women prisoners, and important
prison reforms had been made.
The afternoon session closed with
/ the reading of a paper on Julia
Ward Howe, who was an active
suffragist all her life, by Miss Emma
Worrel.
Mrs. Cranston announced that
Washington had been added to the
/ states granting equal Suffrage.
Miss Ida Stokes Adams of Phila-
delphia was the first speaker o! the
evening.
Frank Stephens, founder of Arden,
proved himself to be highly inter
esting speaker. He said women
don t ask for the right to vote. They
asked to be allowed to cast the bal
lot and not to be restrained by mere
brutal force. He thought reforms
will be brought about if the women
are allowed to vote.
Mr.. Stephens also spoke of CO.
education and urged that the female
sex be given greater opportunities
for mental development, especially
in this state.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18
SUSSEX FREIGHT RATES.

Sussex County shippers seem to
be having the same experience that
various citizens had vixen they pro-
tested against the increase in the
price of meat some time ago. The
harder and louder the boycotters
protested the higher went the price
of meat. And so the Public had
to grin and bear it
1t seems that merchants and bust
ness men in the lower part OF the
State have been protesting against
the freight charges. The reply IS
a notice served by the Delaware
Railroad Companv that the mini
mum rate on any package will be
changed from IS cents to 40 cents
on November 1.
1t is said that as a result OF the
order, local trade between the
towns will be almost suspended.
Tn effect the rule makes it cost as
much to send box Of cigars fro IN
Georgetown 10 Millsboro as it
does TO send a barrel Of potatoes.
If we had parcels post system
this method Of charging would be
changed. The people could use
the postal service Even in view
Of such instances as this we hear
politicians from Sussex say that
there is no interest in that county
in freight rates. They come to
Dover with such story We be
lieve they are about as much in
touch with the real sentiment OF
the people of the county as was the
Hon lanes Schoolcraft Sherman
with the sentiment of the voters OF
Wisconsin when he said that the
insurgent movement was waning.
But it is often difficult to sympa-
thize with sufferers under such
freight rates in the lower counties.
If they organized some move
ment, if they should arouse from
their slumber and determine to
make an aggressive fight against
such treatment, they would find re-
lief The attention of the Inter
State Commerce Commission
should be called to the matter
JourI al.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18
FOURTH DEATH FR1ll
STRANGE POISONING
Woman Who huTSGd Dying
Family a Victim

The fourth death following the poi
soning of the family of Moses Milling
ton. of Slocum Corners, near " WlHes-
Barre. Pa, came when Mrs Mary p
Johnson, mother of Mrs. MillingtOn,
and who had attended the victims OF
the poisoning. fell dead
Coroner Dodson. believing that her
heart might have been affected by the
subtle poison in the bodies Of Milling
ton and his two children, who are all
dead and whom she nuysed, ordered an
autopsy.
Mrs. Millington the sole surviving
member Of the family, is now dying al
the NanticoRe hospital, AMI her moth
er had been visiting her bedside fro
quently during the last few days. The
authorities haven't yet learned the ma
ture of the poisoning.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18

COuT kidneys alG NGdh ~ - "a
you can understand how quickly your en-
ire body is affected and how every organ
,eers to fail to do its duty.
If vou are sick or " feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, Dr.
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The mild and immediate. elect OF
swamp-Poot, the great kidney and
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YOU do YOU will be disappointed.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18
BELIEVE TOLSTOI
is NEAR END
SuCCumbing in Miserable Hut
TO Fever.
LIES IN STUPOR OR RAVES
Countess, Whose Life Was 0espalred
Of Revived by Letter From Hus'
band, Insists on Being Take7 to Him.


The condition of Count Leo TolstoL
who is now at Astapova, Russia, Is
said to be critical
The countess, who was reported as
diving OF a broken heart showed mark
ed Improvement following the receipt
OF a touching letter from her husband
written from the Shamardino cloister-
The count appears to be succumbing
to a fever brought on by mental dis
tress and exposure incident to his vol
untary exile.
Tolstoi. overcome while attempting
to continue his pilgrimage from the
monastery at Shamardino to the eau
casus. where he had hoped to spend
his last da. in the Tolstoian colony
on the sea, lies in miserable hut
at the railroad flag station Of Asia
poya.
He was removed from a train there
when his physician realized that a con
tinuation Of his journey would result
in certain death.
with his fixed resolve not to enjoy
further any worldly comforts, Toisto
had insisted on taking an unyentilated
third-class compartment, crowded with
peasants.
The atmosphere was sitting, and u
was not long before he was in hgh
fever. This fever has not abated and
he had occasional severe chills.
He is most OF the time in a stupor
or delirium. when he calls out the
names of old friends
On the Tolstoi estate at Tasnaya
Poliana. less than eighty miles from
Astapova. the countess received the
last sacrament.
When her husband disappeared last
week she attempted suicide. Sinc
then one nervous crisis after another
has followed.
Despite her condition the coun ess
astonished her physicians by demand
that she be taken to her husband
She would not listen to objections
and became so insistent that arrange
ments to move her to Astapova We're
made
Later the party went to Astapova,
the countess being accompanied also
by two sons and a friend.
Those in close touch with the nov
elist say that Tolstoi felt the approach
of death ana that his disappea ance
from home was caused by desire to
spare his family pain and the compli-
cations that might ensue regardins his
sis..a
tion from the Greek church.
Prince Obolenski, who gave ont the
news that the count had Left home,
pointed out that Toistoi was always
deeply interested in the legend OF AL
exander l., who was supposed to have
passed many years as a hermit in 81
IBERIA under the name of Kusmith.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18
EDUCATION FOR OUR
DIAMOND STATE GIRLS

The unusual number Of church
conventions and fairs Thursday in
terfered somewhat with the attend
auce at the fourteenth annual con-
vention Of the Delaware Equal Sui
frage Association, but much impor-
tant work was done by the conven-
ton. which held afternoon and
evening sessions in the Uniurian
Church, Wilmington. There is some
idea o. having a third session, IN the
mornin,. at next ye1r's convention,
as the program is crowded with only
two
The convention passed two reso-
lutions. one that all women OF the
state be allowed to vote at school
elections, under the same condition
as the men, not merely the taX-pay-
ing women as at present. The OBJ
lection that the association makes
to the present arrangement is that
the mothers who have Children in
the schools are usually left out with
this plan. The convention thought
that if the petition was granted the
women voters should pay poll tax.
Mrs. CrInstou told Of several chal-
Ieugers at Tuesdays election who
did not know the present law relat-
ing to school election.
The second resolution was as fol-
lows I'VE believe that the advan-
tages of state education should be
shared bv women as we'll as by men.
Resolved: That we urge upon our
commonwealth the granting to the
women of Delaware that oPportun-
ity Tor higher education which IS
now open to men alone.
DR.. Harry Hayward, of the Ex-
perimeutal Station, Delaware Col
lege. was to have been afternoon
speaker. but received news in the
morning of the death Of his father.
Dr. Melville T. Cook, member OF
the station staff of instructors, gave
the address, partly from DR.. Hay
wards ideas and partly from his
own.
He said that all the professors in
the department, as well as Professor
Hayward. were in sympathy with
higher education, as most OF them
were graduates from educational
institutions, in the middle west,
where there was no question OF its
success. He explained that funds
for new buildings, which would be
necessary, would have to come from
the legislature. The funds for teach
ers and equipment come from the
federal government, and there IS
nothing to prevent their lawful use
for women as we'll as young men.
There is nothing in the charter OF
Delaware College to prevent co-edu-
alton there, he said.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18
ren.Year.old Girl a Suicide.

Lying beside a wreath that was TAX
en- from the coffin Of her mother, ZEN
year-old Harriet Owens was found
dead in her home. 21O7 Arizona street
Philadelphia A bullet wound through
her left eye and a revolver at her side
told the tragic tale Of childish suicide
Constant grieving over the death OF
her mother four years ago, coupled
with fear OF the consequences of her
absence from school, are believed to
have preyed on her mind to an extent
that led her to the deed.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18
Football Fatal to Small Bow.

Football has claimed a victim in
Milford, Mass. in the person of Ed
ward ]. Byrnes, a tnirteen-year-old
lad, dying of injuries received in a
scrimmage three months ago. The lad
was a pupil in the Park grammar
school, and while playing football was
tackled and thrown against a tree. The
fall caused an abscess to form on his
right leg.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18
Piles! Piles! Piles!

williams Indian Pile Ointment viii cure
Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. t abb
serbs the tumors, allays itching at once,
acts as a poultice. gives instant relief.
williams Indian Pile Ointment is pre-
pared for Piles and itching Of the private
parts Druggists, mail SOC and si.0O.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Praps., Cleveland. ohlo
Sold by Red Star Drug Store.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18

tIercIUICi y F-I1'lI-J ,
trouble is permitted to
continue, serious re-
suits are most likely
to follow. Your other
organs may need at
tention, but your kid
news most, because
they do most and
should have attention
first. Therefore, when
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18
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Milford chronicle., 1910-11-18
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened BY OV6T-WOTk'
Unhealthy Kidneys Make impure BIOOu'

Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re-
sponsible for much sickness and suffering,
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
OAKLAND CLEARING
REPORTS MISLEAD
Amount of Banking Business Is
Far Greater Than Indicated,
Declares Statistician

OAKLAND, Jan. 2s.-That the amount
of banking business done in Oakland
is six or seven times as great as would
appear from the clearing house reports
was the statement of Frank c. smith
Pacific coast representative of the
Americans bankers. who was a speaker
at the weekly luncheon of the progress
and prosperity committee today.
"Oakland's bank clearings are not 2
correct measure of the city's bank
ing transactions" said Smith, because
so many Oaklanders use checks on San
francisco banks, which, of course. are
cleared in that city. If the actual busi-
ness transactions of the city were
shown in her clearing house reports the
weekly total would approximate from
SO, 100000 to s14.O00,0O0 instead of
about $2,00O,000 as at present.
With extracts from detailed sta
tisticaI report compiled by himself
Smith showed that Oakland has a
smaller percentage of crime and fewer
chattel mortgages and pawn shops than
any other city of its size in the coun-
try, and that the city is practically
free from pauperism.
He said that he had come TO the
city to make study of its industrial.
civic and financial conditions for the
financial journal which he represents.
which Is the medium through which
nearly every banker in the land keeps
in touch with general conditions.
Judge W. H. Waste propheSied that
the consolidation of Berkeley and Oak
land would be an event of the near flu
ture anr that there would ultimately
be a union of all the bay cities into q
greater San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
ST. MARY'S TO HAVE
THREE QUlNIfIS
Trio of Basket naH Teams viii
Represc atI-~ Co cge
in Tournaments

George c. Faulkner, basket ball man
ager at4St. Mary's college, has definitely
announced that three teams will rep
teur tournaments soon to start on both
sides of the bay. Though originally
intended to have not more than two
quintets in the field, the material de-
veloped in practice games has proven
SO satisfactory that the athletic au-
thorities have decided on entering
teams for the 110, 13o and unlimited
classes.
The surprise of the college this year
is the 1s0 pound team. which has shown
up well in several practice games and
which is composed of students recog-
nized as the snappiest and headiest
players in the college Twice have the
13O Founders waged battle with the
huskies in the unlimited class and
twice have ispeed and skill overcome
the advanta ges of superior weight
The 110 pound team, known officially
as the Victors and col1oquialiy as
Thorpe's colts, will start the season
with confidence born of a long series
of former triunlphs. The lineup. of the
team this year differs but slightly from
that of last season, and Manager Will
Thorpe asserts that the change is in
the nature of an Improvement.
Eugene J. Riordan 10, who edits the
student monthly, the Collegian, has
decided to form a basket ball quintet
from the members of his editorial staff
Among the students likely to find
places on the, magazine team are Syl-
vester Andriano, Raymond Miller
Louis lie Fevre. Harry Grayson and
Charles T. Moul The last named
though not prominently identified with
athletic affairs at st. Mary's, is known
to be. clever goal shooter.
Prominent among the games TO be
played early in the season by the col
lege basket baIlers is a series with the
players from Sacred Heart college. Ii
is not likely that the Fell street school
will put an unlimited team~in the field
this year. but it is certain to have q
crack 130 pound team that may be
relied upon to put up several fine
games with the Oaklanders.
The feather weight basket ball en-
thusiasts are also looking forward tC
series of tussles with the academic
five from Sacred Heart. They will also
play several games with the st. Jo-
seph's academy five, and possibly with
the all school team to be organized
by the Catholic schools athletic league
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
Gossip of Railwaynen

merciai agent at Dallas will be abol-
ished by the Katy. and that of as
sistant general freight agent created,
in which case the road will have two
such officials in Texas. one. E. S Briggs
being located at Houston
Ohicial circulars announce that Rich
ard NJ Huddleston has been appointed
general auditor of the New York Cen
tral lines west. with the exception of
the Michigan Central.
IL W. Adams. traffic manager of the
Pioneer fruit express. with Office at
Sacramento, is IN the city.
The transportation club will give a
dance in the Palace hotel ballroom on
the evening Of February Z. The enter
tainment committee is preparing for
the most enjoyable affair of the new
year and viii have Virginia reel in
serted In the program of dances. Dane
ing will begin at o'clock and supper
viii be served at 10.
A E. StilweH, president OF the Kan
sas City, Mexico and Orient railway
company, announces that the pegotis-
tions for lopg term traffic agreement
connecting lines and the Orient road
have been closed. This agreement Will
give the orient valuable outlet from
Kansas city to Chicago and other
large cities in the central west served
by the Glover Leaf and other connect
ing lines in the Hawley system. Sew
eral months ago Vice President Ross OF
the Hawley lines was elected director
of the Orient road.
George L. McDonough and Isaiah
Wheeler, colonization agents of the
Union Pacific. reported yesterday OF
having closed a deal for 10000 acres OF
land in the Butte valley. 1t is their in
tention to bring between 200 and 900
families of Mennonftes to his valley
within the next six months. The land
was purchased from Henry ~. Martin
who is also the owner Of considerable
land in Kern county, and who has
brought several hundred families to
that county.
In addition TO the other deal, Nc
] Donough and Wheeler have concluded
arrangements for the colonization OF
Athe Peterson ranch. which consists OF
] about 19 600 acres of fruit land in the
/ San Joaquin valley, near Emerald sta
1 tion. on the Southern Pacific About
] 100000 is being spent to build a cana
1 through the property and the land will
I DE sou Will NdtCL l4SHlc- II IL cA
pected that the entire acreage will be
I fully colonized within three years. Ar
attempt is being made TO induce 1,00t
/ families from the southern part of Ger
many to come to this state and settlt
on the land.
F. II. Chapman. manager, has beer
promoted to the position of genera
i ger of the Southern. with head.
quarters at Washington, D. c.
s. r. Burkhead. assistant superinten
dent of the Denver and Rio Grande il
Pueblo. has been appointed superin
tendent of the Rio Grande Western
with headquarters in Salt Lake City.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
"Frat Rushing During High
School Meet Forbidden

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Jan. 26.-
The interscholastiei board Sof governors
has announced that the pledging of
high school men to fraternities while
they are here for the interscholastic
track meet will be prohibited in the
future. On account OF. the fact that so
many high school athletes are here
during the meet this has been an espe-
cially opportune time for the various
fraternities to reap a good crop OF
freshmen for the coming year, and
many of them have gone back to school
pledged 10 one fraternity or another.
Action has been taken because of
numerous complaints from the differ
ent high schools that the future fra
ternity men return TO school and pay
more attention to realizing the comic
supplement idea of college men than
to their work. and several of the
schools nave threatened 10 withdraw
from the meet unless this evil were
remedied
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued IN
San Francisco Wednesday, January 26, 1910:
ARATA-G -GIORGIE-David Arata, 81, and Ade-
line Giorgie IS, both Of Colma.
BFa,KER- R-CASTELLINo-ott j. Becker. %,
1IoS1s Treat ave, and Mary H. Casteilino, 20,
1867 Stockton St
BUI.LARD RD-McCREAGH-Ar Arthur r. Bullard, 2l,
and May Mecreagh, IS, both Of o7i Valencia
street.
CASsANI-LI GGETT-Joseph A. Cassani. %,
and Irma +. Iiggett. 30 both OF Santa Rosa.
GUEHRING-sv svgIIEI.A AN--Hermann j. Guehring,
81 933 Shotweil St. and Edith NJ. Whelan,
IS, 1i16 York St
GTIoT-DEMA A RITZ NI-Edward J. +. Guiot. ~.
$50 Bay st. and Fannie Demartni y, 1885
Stockton st.
-YoSHIkAWA A-Koichi euro, "a, Lodi,
and Riyu Yoshikawa. 81 52S Pine st.
kim INE-WEINBERGER-- Morris Kline. %, 446
oak ST.. and Sadie Weinberger. %, Chicago.
MacMILLA LAN-AHAINES- ]. Macmillan, II
and Elois Haines 10. both OF Oakland
sIJLLIyAN--CASEY- J. Sullivan. 21, las
sixth ST.. and Hanna Casey, 10. S411 Clay ST.
THoafAS-QUINN--Joh NJ. Thomas, 81, 94l
Fourteenth ST., and Harriet 7. Quinn, 49, Sal
Lake st.
wIGGER-CL G. wigger, "a, 44o
Fourteenth St. and Georgiana Clark, %, 42Sd
Twenty third st.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
Oakland High Five Wins
From Polytechnic

OAKLAND, Jan. 26.-The basket ball
team of Oakland high school opened
its season this afternoon by victory
over Oakland Polytechnic high school
in the St. Mary's college gymnasium.
The final score was 81 to Is. The great
work of Fink and Smith at guards for
Oakland high is not shown by the
score Only two field goals We're made
against this effective pair
Russell played clever. game at cen
ter, throwing more goals than any
other member Of the team.
The teams lined up as follows: Oak
land high-Maclise and Captain Holden,
forwards; Russell, center; Fink and
Smith, guards.
Polytechnic high-NieIsen and Co
han, forwards; Captain street, center;
Albright, Tyler and Mayo, guards.
Referee-Dietz- Umpire-F'aulkner.