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Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Whv Balloon Was Abandoned.

Walter Wellman and his five COM
panions, who were rescued at sea from
the dirigible balloon America by the
steamship Trent, Captain Charles E.
Down, OF the Royal Mail Steam Packet
company, about 375 miles east of Nor
folk, Va. Tuesday morning while at
tempting to fly from Atlantic City to
Europe, reached New York aboard the
Trent
Mr.. Wellman. still wearing the
khaki aviation clothes which he has
worn since sailing from Atlantic City
in the balloon last Saturday morning,
showed no more i'll effects of the voy-
age than did his companions, other
than that he was somewhat pale and
carried one arm in a sling owing to
an injury to the little finger of his
right hand.
After Mr.. Wellman had greeted his
wife, his four daughters, Mrs. Vaniman
and Mrs. Loud, who is the aged moth
er of Mrs Vaniman and of Engineer
Albert Louis Loud OF the Americas
crew, the newspaper men worked their
way to Mr. Wellman's side to ask him
the reasons for the abandonment Of
the dirigibla and consequent lack Of
success Of the voyage.
Mr.. Wellman surprised his inter
viewers by stating that the airship had
met with no serious engine troubles
and that the escape of gas from the
bag was negligible. In two statements
signed by Mr. Wellman just after the
rescue and in conversation with Cap
tain Down and passengers on the
Trent, Mr.. Wellman was quoted as
saying that the dirigible had met with
mishaps so serious that the balloon
when sighted by the Trent could have
remained above the sea only few
hours longer and that her maehin-
cry had gone awry.
The equilibrator was our great
trouble" Mr.. Wellman explained. BE
fore starting out on this balloon voy-
age we were of the opinion that no
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04

Judge Anderson's Friends Indignant.
The friends of Judge Albert B. An
derson, who was denounced at the Co.
lumbia club, in indianapolis, Ind, by
Mr.. Roosevelt as a damned crook and
jackass," have been writing him from
all parts OF the state, and many have
called upon him to express their indig-
nation and at the same time assure
him that nothing which the former
president could say would have any ef-
feet upon those who know him and
are familiar with his honorable record
as a citizen and a judge.
Some OF them have indicated that
they would be glad to unite in a testi-
Inonial and have it sent broadcast over
the country, but there is little prospect
that the judge would consent to this.
Those who have talked with him,
while not protesting to speak for him,
do not believe he will notice the in
sHlt.
Notwithstanding his silence there is
great indignation that he should have
been characterized as a "crook and
jackass" by Mr. Roosevelt, and some
of the former presidents warmest
friends are among the number who be-
lieve he wantonly charged Judge An
derson with tnat which he in no sense
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
POLICE OF GERMANY.
Privacy of the Home No Bar to Their
Farreaehing Authority

Farreaehing Authority.
To a foreigner no feature Of German
life is more striking than the promi-
nence and almost unlimited authority
of the police Many Of its functions
are such as in the United States would
be intrusted only 10 a court Of law
What seems almost equally strange.
the greater part of these functions are
excr iscd quite independently of the
.o,ai government.
The minutOuesS and thoroughness of
Iv work of The German police are a
.uStani SUR rise to the foreigner. The
E,pmau mot only preserves order in
ne streets. but exercises farreach-
ag authority i'm private houses. For
1stanrr. he undertakes the nightly
s,ting of ones street door at a suti-
iuIy carly hour He sees that one
aS his chimney regularly cleaned He
uspects nj stated times ones stoves
Iud heating apparatus. and while he
is about it ne will look into a few
other matters of domestic economy.
one feature Of his activity strikes
good many American visitors with IA
vor In some places singing and piano
playing with open windows are for
bidden. and it is a common house reg
ulation in large towns that no pianos
may be played after 10 o'clock in the
evening. The German policeman is
also something of a food Inspector in
his way. and he keeps a sharp eye on
venders of food and of medicines. II
is not an III, ommon sight to see a Ger
man policeman halt a milkman's wag-
on and on the spot make az inspection
Of his wares. Should there prove TO
be anything wrong with them they
are promptly seized and destroyed and
he matter is Immediately taken in
hand by the higher authOrities.-New |
York Press.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
A BATHLESS AGE.
For a Thousand Years the People Of
Europe Went Unwashes.

For a Thousand Years the People Of
Europe Went Unwashes
When Egypt. Greece and Rome were
at the height of their ancient power
their citizens made bathing a social
function, municipal duty and re
ligious observance. The public baths
Of these nations were magnificent ar
chitecturally and important as centers
of hygienic and municipal sentiment.
With the decadence of these cUun-
tries the word seems 20 have reverted
to a period Of mental sioth and physi
cal uncleunliness. As an authority on
the matter puts 1t:
For 1000 years there was not Il
man or woman in Europe that ever
took bath. if the historian of these
times. Michelet. is TO be believed. The
ancient love of the bath seemed to
have disappeared from off the land.
There was no Greece or Rome to
hold up the ensign of cleanliness to
the nations of Europe Small wonder
that the people Of the continent be-
came physical decadents. as indeed
they were in spite of tradition to the
contrary.
1T is not strange that there came
the awful epidemics that cut OFF one
fourth of the population Of Europe
the spotted plague, the black death.
the sweating sickness and the terrible
mental epidemics that followed in their
train-the dancing mania, the mewing
mania and the biting mania.
"The bath was banished and filth
was almost Adeifed Indeed. it was
then thought that the sanetification OF
the body wastonly accomplished when
that body was indescribably dirty
Physical Culture.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
SAYS ROOSEVELT
LIBELED HIM
Judge Baldwin, Of Conn.,, Threat
ems to Bring Suit
DEMANDS A RETRACTION

Friends of Judge Anderson, Of In.
danapolis, Whom Roosevelt Do
nounced, Are Also Indignant.
Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. ex-chief
Justice OF the supreme court of Con-
pecticut and Democratic nominee for
governor of Connecticut at the coming
election. sent an open letter to Theo-
dore Roosevelt, informing him that he
had misrepresented him in his politi-
cal speech at Concord. N. H., last Sat
Brday. if the newspaper reports were
correct. and demanding a retraction Of
the false statements, because they
we're likely to hurt the judges stand
ing as a lawyer and prejudit q ais can
didacy for governor Judge B~ldwin, it
is understood, means to bring an action
for libel
Judge Baldwin's letter in part is as
follows:
THE Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Ii. D.
Dear Sir-In the newspaper reports
Of a speech delivered by you at Con
corn, N. H., on Oct. %. it is stated that
you remarked that the Democratic
party of Connecticut had nominated
for governor a former judge who was
a man who took the view that it was
competent for the workman, when
driven to any employment, to grind
nina to bind himself not to be compen-
stated if he lost life or limb in that oc-
cupation.'
q never took such a view.
Il never stated that l took such a
view.
such a view would be opposed to .
the settled principles OF law, and no
lawyer could or would
take it.
Il trust that your remarks at Con
cord were misrepresented. If not, you
certainly we're misinformed.
IF you did, in fact, make the charge
against me or one substantially of that
l write to request that you
would retract it, as it is one calculated
10 affect my standing as a lawyer (at
least among those who do not know
ne), as well as to prejudice my posi-
lion as a candidate for public office"
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04

dirigible could reach Europe without
an equilibratOr. Now we know that a
dirigible cannot get there with an
equilibrator The equilibrator, which,
being partly formed of small tanks Of
gasoline arranged in links and trailing
as a tail down into the ocean, was the
very cause of our being compelled to
throw overheard some of our gasoline
on Sunday night and Mon&ay. The
trailing tail held the balloon back and
at times pulled it down toward the
water, and we had to ballast ship at
the cost Of a loss of gasoline dropped
to the waves. Try again? Well, some
thing better than our equilibrator will
have to be invented. Until it is l can
not answer definitely when l shall
make another trial. The balloon was
in good condition when abandoned"
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
FAKM IMPLEMENTs
day Of sale


Mccormick Reaper, McDorIuick Corn Har-
vester, 1 Mccormick Mnwer, ] Hay Rake,
Baker x Holman Dril, ] Phosphate Driil,
Roller Avery Corn Painter, Gang Ow,
Oliver Chilled; ] Gale Buggy Plow, J No l9
oliver Pow, No Is oliver Plows. ron Break
Cult'vatOrs. ] Fan. ! two hole Corr ~se Ter,
sing no Sheher rruck Harruwe, Orchard
Harrow, 1 Sbriug TOHth Harrow, Vince barrow
seed SONer.
THINGS IN BARN
set Of r Etfp m Scs es pair Cf BarB Scales,
] Vice. Ccussctt saw BlOck and FaE, 2 Two
horse Wagons. HHv Rack J Timber Rack
pair OF Wagon springs, York Carriage, Buggy,
2 snits OF Carriage Harness. suit. OF Wagon
Harness. 4 suits Piow HaIuess, lot OF Collars
and Brides, Shoveis, Forks. Hoes lot Of Top,
Blade aud Coarse Fodder. lat NJ Corn ON cob
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
. Bedsteads, swinging Churu, ] RevoIvirg
Churn. Creamery. Separator, Ice q *. ST
OF Buiier scales, lot OF MIX Buckets and Csn~
and many her things not here meuiieu.d,
such As are kept on a farm
Terms Cash AID all goods must be settled for A
before taken awav
BENJAMIN F, HUDSON. I
W r. Parvis, Auctisneer
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04

] pair Mules, lOyeafs old,
sp endid workers, weigh.
ing 20C0 pounds; ! B ack
Horse, s years old good
driver and worker /. I Bay
Horse. 10 years Old, fine
driver aud worker /
Black Mare. 9 years old /;
: splendid Dairy Cows,
'wo OF thef with ca yes
y their side, and three
others will be fresh by
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Public Sale.

will sell as the executrx of Mrs. sarah A.Veasey,
at her late home in Glendale, Delaware, on
Wednesday, NoVeH Der 9th, 1910,
CONNIE ucing N 10 O'Clock a M. her personal
p operty. consisting of Beds and Bedding. Bed.
steads, Chat S, Tables. Carpets, Disnes etc, and
everything In or a bout the prem ses will be sold
for cash
MRS. MAGGIE MARSH, Executrix.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Saturday, November 26fh, 1910,

~ o'ciocE ?. IN, at the hotel OF J. D. Price
(The Windsor Hotel, in Milford, IN Cedar Greek
Il Huud dred, sussex County, Delaware, the fol-
owing described real estate, TO wit
All that certain tract, piece or parcel of land,
situate. lying and being 10 Georgetown Hun
d ed sussex County, Delaware. adjoining lands
OF Mary A stevens, William J. Stevens, John
Mazai Joseph Penne vii and others, containing
seventy acres. more or less
Being the real estate of Sarah A. Mackliu, de-
ceased and will be sold for assets
Term twenty five per cent OF the purchase
money Will be demanded on the day Of sale, and
the balance thereof In ten days thereafter or
when deed is rendered or delivered The pur-
chaser or purchasers will BE- required 10 pay the
costs and expenses OF deed.
JOHN W. MACkLIN
Executor OF sarah A. Mackliu, deceased.
Andrew j. Lynch, Attorney for Executor.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Saturday, November 18th, 1910,

the 3j acres of land, known as the SprOston
farm. with beautiful frontage on Haven Lake,
imp owed by dwelling with large rooms and
sun Parlor NEARLY new with adjoining room
building and cellar large chicken houses and
all other necessary Outbuldings in excellent
cOnditien; 2j0 peach trees, so pear trees some
berries land well adapted 70 any crops. The
farm is located about ] = miles west OF Milford,
In most pleasant neighbOrhoOd,
Terms 10 per cent OF purchase money to be
paid on day Of sale A mortgage Of s. 900 Will
be taken for part Of purchase money and bal
ance Of purchase money will be paid within
ten days Of the day OF sale.
JEAN l.. BROULATOUR, Milford, Del.
w. T. Parvls, Auctioneer.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04

commencing Al 10 o clock no postponemeut on
account Of weather, the fo.lowiug
LIVE STOCK
One Work Horse, y years old, kind and gentle .
one WOtk HOrse, Il years old. kind and gentle :
SorTel Horse, years old, a fine driver ana per-
fectly gentle; Colt, years old.
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Two-horSe Wagon. One-horse Wagon York
Carriage, two De4rbOrns, Road Cart Drag Har
row, Wagon Harness, Carriage Harness, Plow
Harness, Collars etc Riding Cultivator. Two
small Cu'tvatoTs, Two horse Piow. One-horse
Pows, and many other things used on a farm
Lot Top ana Blade Fodder go baskets Corn.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
Cock Stove and Fixtures. Wood stoves Bed
steads. Bureau, SidehOard Lounge Sets Chairs
. Rockers. LOT Of Dishes ard other articles
Terms Cash, aud no goods to be removed until
pald for
THOMAS +. PASSWATERS AND BRO.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Executors Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
Late OF sarah A. Macklin. deceased, situate II
Georg Hundred sussex County and SLATE
OF Delaware.

By virtue OF the power and authority IN me
vested, by and under the last viii and testament
ofSarah A. Macklin, deceased, / will expose
10 sale by way Of public auction, on
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Wednesday, November 9, 1910

commencing at 10 O'Clock a. m. sh arp; but II
thai day shOu d be Storm then sale on Friday,
November llth, as follows;
LIVE STOCK.
Bay Horse 10 years Old good worker aud fine
driver. SprreI Mare u wears old, good worker
aud extra Hue driver. Sorrei Horse, g wears o d,
good ALTAR .uud horse Gray Mare, years Did,
fine drts eT and worker. Black Mare, years old
Bav Colt, years Old. partly brOken-wiu make
nice horse. Pair Mules, years Old, well mated
and fine size. and wi give guarantee with them.
Fue CO@. years o d, viii be fresh in January
Elt Cow yea's old, will be fresh IN February
Heife-. year Old
FARM IMPLEMENTS
fork Carriage, Oue-horse Wagon. Dearborn IN
Z lod condition. ~teel-tire RunabOut bought last
n ring aud has umbrella TOP. Two-hOrse Wagon,
Eeeriug Mow.r, one Riding CutivatOr, Plows,
.harrows FORKS, Hoes etc all kinds OF harness,
aud many o. het Things about a farm.
.fpp and Blade Fodder; lot Household Goods
4rsrms Cash. No goods TO be removed until paid for
HARRY b. GREBNLN
az 4. Parvis. Auctioneer
10 Greenly, CLERK
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Administrators SALE
REAL ES7ATE& PERSONAL PROPBRTr
OF me late drm OF Nulier q Windsor.

ofthe late drm OF Nulier Il windsor.
The undersigned will dispose at public sale on
Wednesday, November 9th, 1910,
att O'Clock M, in front Of the windsor Hotel.
Milford, Delaware, the Buildings and Ground
Rent Lease OF Lot on south Front Street oppo
site the Draper d Hirsch Factory, together
with ! surrey. One-HOrse Farm Wagon lot OF
B'acksmiih's Tools snd materials, Horse Shoes,
SpOkesi ri g. shafts, Iron of different sizes
Shueing Brake, etc, and many other articles
u usually found around Blacksmith Shop.
Terms Cash
FREDERICK T. WINDSOR, Administrator.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
REAL ESTATE
AT
Public Sale.

The undersigned will offer al public sale at two
o. clock 3. IN. In front of the Windsor Hotel IN
Milford. Delaware on
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Public Sale.
Monday, November 14ih, 1910,

We win sell at public sale at our home one mile
Sc nth from Oakley Station. on the road leading
from Milford 10 BridReviNe on
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
LIVE STOCK

a. 10 O'Clock M. but IL that day be
very stormy safe next clear day, the following
property to wit
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04

A new and beautiful line of ta-
pestry couch covers, table covers
and pillow tops at reasonable prices
Come in and see them.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Public Sale.
Wednesday, November 10Th, 1910.

! will sell at my farm. one mile from Milford,
on the road leading from Milford TO McConey's
Mil, on
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04

Sweaters for men, women and
children in all the popular colors,
from 25c 70 $500.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Public Sale.

Tue undersigned will sell al public sale at his
home known as the 81. ID Alexander Farm, %
at Nilliamsville. on
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
THAT MILK ORDINANCE

Following the visit OF the State
dairy commissioner to this city last
week there was some action taken on
the part or the citizens of Greeley to
give another vigorous push to the
proposition Of establishing milk
inspector Of this city. IL sufficient
public sentiment can be mustered
the council will be forced to act and
act hurriedly in the matter of pass
Ing an ordinance and of appointing
an inspector
And such an ordinance is at lea st
as important as any which has ever
come up. from the standpoint OF the
public health. 1t makes some differ
ence. particularly to the families
concerned. whether one or two or a
score of babies die OF tuphus fever
or other diseases contracted through
milk which contained pathogenic
microorganisms.
There are many families here in
Greeley. according to the dairy com
missioner, who so fear the milk and
cream provided by the dairies tha,
they use condensed milk altogether
The need of milk ordinance ant
an inspector to enforce it is appar
ent. 1t is one of the advances mad.
in up-to-date cities. IL must come tt
Greeley sooner or later as soon a,
public feeling is brought to bear OF
the question which is of vital inter
est to every family in Greeley.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02

cases been employed as a CLOAK 10
hide huge fraud ,.,, ,,co
Insurance companies when ha.o
ham nreying on the people OF 'he
state for years have been forced 10
other fields for activity. The tunas
of the state have been conserved ana
nj The same time in every line OF a',
tyity where watchers were neeueu
10 preserve just service for the peo-
nile there has ever been readiness
ON the part of the present admins
tration to go to the bottom and 10
hew to the line,
And the pledges OF the party 10
the people are to be redeemed De
spite the part played by clever
Denver politician whose every ac-
tion is based on the assumption tna'
the end, victory. justifies any means,
when he persuaded a recent body OF
democrats to speak against the call
ing of the special session of the leg
islature. Governor Shafroth has de-
cided that such 4 session shall De
called and if the powers of demo-
cracy in the state can bring them,
that the party promises shall be re
deemed.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
paGER UNDER THE sror LIGHT

And still the investigation by the
present administration goes forward
and former secretary of the board OF
pardons, Hager, is now up on the
charge OF having obtained the pard-
on of prisoners from the penltenti-
AIRY for pecuniary considerations,
1t is being whispered baout that
the unearthing of the Hager case
may bring to light the dealings of
other men OF the past administra-
ton in the neiarious pardoning of
prisoners of Canon City. And not
only the past administrative officials
but those holding office at this time
are being watched most closely.
The abuse OF the pardon privilege
has long been the subject of bitter
attack from right meaning people
within the ring whose courage
was not sufficient to cause them TO
bring the matter to public notice,
and now that ii has actually been
given out, ii is to be hoped that the
matter Will be run TO earth, regard
less OF the heads that shall fall. and
even though it mean the disclosure
Of certain chief executives in former
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
CRIME AND THE pUNIsHln,

OF interest 10 attorneys anu
Judges throughout the country will
be the decision which has recently
been handed down by the United
States supreme court in which II is
held that the punishment must BE- in
proportion to the offense. The AS
sociatel Press. through its Wash
ington correspondent. has the fol-
lowing to say on the subject:
The agitation among the legal pro-
fession arises from the decision OF
the court last Monday for the first
time in its history in setting at lib
erty person convicted OF an offense
because there has been inflicted up
on him "a cruel and unusual pun
ishment" 1t was In the case Of Paul
Weems, an official in the lighthouse
service in the Philippines. His case
came under the bill OF rights of the
island. The court announced that
it must give the same interpretation
to that bill OF rights as given TO the
eighth amendment to the constitu-
ton. Thereupon ii proceeded to
construe this amendment. prohibit
ing "a cruel and unusual spunish-
ment". 1t was admitted that the
constitution makers had used this
phrase only to prohibit the resort
to inhuman methods for cAus n s
bodily torture. 1t had been used to
prevent a return to the Roman, GUS
tom of sewing a parricade into a
leather bag with a live dog. . cock,
viper and an ape. and casting il
into the sea. and to the English Gus
toms of disemboweling traitors and
h .hx~ pNHkN a
treason.
The court decided to regard these
application OF constitution" said
Justice Mckenna. in announcing the
precedents as milestones in the ad
vance OF civilization and not as
limitations on the phrase, In the
decision OF the court. "our contem-
plation can not be only OF what has
been. but OF what may be-" This he
based on the belief that otherw Sc
the general principles OF the ,Sl0-
stitution would have little v9les
and be converted by precedent into
impotent and lifeless formulas"
Rights declared in words" said he.
might be lost in all reality" Much
speculation exists as to the effect OF
the decision. That 1t will apply to
the territories and the District OF
Columbia is not doubted. The court
has determined that the eighth
amendment is not applicable to the
states and hence the states will not
be compelled to follow the new
principles. Most of the states, how
ever. have provisions in their consti-
tutions similar to the eighth amend
ment and it is believed the decision
will have powerful influence in the
future Interpretation of these
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
DENVER OUT-STATE IN SPOT.
LIGHT

Now that Denver has decided that
bath tubs are not luxuries as was
presumed by certain Speerites in the
latest election and as Denver has
likewise concluded that the institu-
tion of the recall is a worthy law
for the city which will probably re-
suit disastrously for certain munich
pal officials now in Office, Colorado
In general Is turning the spot light
on the coming state election.
And with the speculation regard
ing the candidates there is in gen.
eral tendency throughout the state
to look back over the past two years
and see the work which has been
done by the present administration.
Democracy, under the guidance of
the present state administration, has
warranted the faith of the people of
Colorado when they placed the
government in its hands two years
ago.
The administration has been eco
nomic and thorough. Land frauds
have been investigated to the bottom
az have other abuses Of the govern
mental authority which has in many
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02

Now that the courts have again
decided that the present railroad
commission is without standing in
law and probably is correct in its
Judgment. 1t recalls the Infamous
Buchtell administration which enact
ed that law after pledging 1t to the
Joker into the measure to render Il
harmless to the railroad corpora
tions and utterly imperative. II the
commission is helpless for good the
sooner 1t is thrown into the ran
pile the better and It Is a serious
question II Gov. Shafroth would
not be justified in embodying that
subject in his special call soon to T.
sue.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
SEND IN ADDRESSES; Na%s :
WITHOUT THEM AXE NJ "

b. ID. Sanborn, chairman " :,
committee on Invitations of
wishes to call to the nl'nas !
people of Greeley ana ,oodiu
county the necessity OF y, ali
the names and addresses u rr,d|
xens who have formerly -" maj
Greeley in order that '"r, n,-sser
sent invitations to De ,rratou
Greeley during the cet,''
the 10th of next moh,n, I1
Mr.. sanborn said today ', ,ddr
plenty OF names hut THE nj
are the scarce articles 90 vlt
without the addresseS ryer
use to the committee, ,,onld
who sends in a name
the address attached