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Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
PLAN TO PROBE
COAL COMBINE
Resolution in Legislature Calls
For Investigation.
QUESTION OF FREIGHT RATES

Committee to Be Directed to Inquire
Into Cost Of Mining and Transports
ing Anthracite and Other High
Prices.
A resolution introduced in the Penn
sylvania legislature provides for a
sweeping investigation of the anthra-
cite coal industry of Pennsylvania
and to frame laws to reduce the price
OF coal
AS an indication that the proposed
investigation will be thorough com
mittee is empowered to inquire into
relations between mining and trans
portation companies and great bank
I ing houses. which are said to be close
ly affiliated with them, and which
usually conduct their financial Oper-
ations.
The resolution, which is understood
to have the approval of the Republi-
can leaders, gives the committee pow
er especially to investigate freight
rates, it being alleged that rates for
anthracite are much higher than those
for bituminous coal.
In the preamble it is said that the
excessive cost of transporting and
handling anthracite is due, in part at
least, to large fees and commissions
paid by transportation companies to
bankers to negotiate the sale Of their
securities and for loans of money"
And also to excessive fees, com
missions and other charges paid to
brokers, commission agents, sales
agents, factors and middlemen."
The committee is directed to in
quire particularly into the actual cost
of mining and transporting anthracite
and the proportion paid to labor.
This with a view to determine
whether the transportation rates for
hard coal are excessive as compared
with rates charged for bituminous
and other commodities for equal dis
tances.
Also whether the cost Of anthracite
TO the consumer is in any measure
due to "usurious fees and commissions
paid by the transportation companies
to private and other bankers who are
in the directorate Of or are closely
affiliated with such transportation
companies" for negotiation Of securi
ties.
The committee is also further to
enquire into the relation of private
and other bankers. brokers, factors
and agents who are in the directorate
of the anthracite coal carrying com
panies to the mining and sale of an
thracite COAL
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
sussex COUNTY LEVY
COURT PROCEEDINGS

The Sussex County Lew Court at its
meeting on Tuesday of last week proved
by the following resolution that it is in
favor Of the State Highway proposition Of
cred by 7. Coleman DUPONT, and will aid
in every possible way in its construction
should the Legislature approve the plans
as submitted bv General DUPONT. Be it
Resolved, By the Levy Court of Sussex
I County that T. Coleman DUPONT or such
corporation as he shall appoint and desig-
nate, be and he. or it, is hereby given
and granted the right to use without cost
such gravel from the county gravel bed
at Bennum's as he or it may need in the
construction OF the proposed highway
through said county.
The following resolution, which was
adopted, is a blow dealt to the residents
of Laurel who have had bill presented
to the Legislature authorizing the Levy
Court to construct another bridge across
the Laure River, short distance from
the one now in service:
Whereas In the judgment of the Levy
NuuAA va t7urHEA AHAAAnAN AAtN NQhCtAAANAAN
by the county of an additional bridge
over the Laurel River within the town of
Laurel within two hundred wards OF the
present bridge over said river is not such
a necessity for the general public as makes
the construction thereof imperative and
Whereas, Other public improvements,
which will absorb funds available for
general improvements, are more needed
49, -, 4 10
Resolved BY the Levy Court Of Sussex
County that the General Assembly be re-
quested not to pass the bill now before
the present session which has for its pur-
pose the direction of the said Levy Court
to build such bridge by the county be it
further
Resolved. That copy OF the above
resolution be forwarded to the President
of the Senate and copy to the Speaker
Of the House, and that they be requested
to deliver said resolution to the proper
committee.
The bond Of William H. Lynch, Trustee
of the Poor from the Seventh Represen.
tative District, was approved.
Bridge.tenders were chosen as follows
Cedar Creek bridge, Silas Hynson, salary,
S35 per wear; Seaford, John H. Lingo.
salary. 500 Laurel, W. R. Gorby, salary,
$3.50; Bethel, James Robinson, salary,
SI6O; Drawbridge, Mr.. S A. Lockerman,
salary, S175.
John Pardee was chosen ierryman at
Woodland at a salary of 500 per wear.
Mrs NJ c Bradley was allowed SlS 30
as rebate on county tax for the years of
1909 and 1910.
John f. James was allowed S4.2l rebate
for the years of 1909 1910.
The bonds of the following collectors
were approved: Willard II. Clendaniel,
First District j. G Moore, Fourth Hor \
ace Fleetwood, Third Elton r. Wood
Ninth
William Slatcher was elected constable
at Gumboro.
A motion to fix the tax rate for the en-.
sueing year at 80 cents on 500 prevailed
Sheriff Buell. was authorized to paper
four rooms and paint the hall at the Sus-
sex Jail
A motion was passed to levy 20 cents
on 500 for special road purposes in addi-
ton to the regular county levy Of 50 cents |
on 500
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Familiar Sayings.


Il don't like your weigh" remarked
the customer to the dishonest grocer.
81 hope make myself clear" said
the water as il passed through the til
ter.
Reading makes the full man. but
writing doesn't" complained the half
starved poet
My resources are all tied up" satG
the tramp as he placed bis bundle Oh
a stick
The rest is silence" quoted the mu
sician explaining the meaning of that
term To MS pupil
This Is a complete give away" re-
marked Papa santa Claus as he I'm
ished stripping the Christmas tree
= call that treating a friend in 70
rather distant manner" said the doctor
as be hung up the receiver after pre-
scribing over the telephOne.-BostOb
Transcript.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
PRICES for the Corn Growers.

The State Board OF Agriculture offers
the following prizes to be awarded fol
high yields OF corn in 1911
First, $50 to the citizen Of Delaware
growing in this State the largest amount
of dry, shelied corn on one acre of ground.
Second, $50 to the citizen growing the
second largest amount Of dry, shelled
corn on one acre Of ground.
Third, $40 to the citizen growing the
third largest amount of dry, .shelled corn
on one acre OF ground.
S25 to the minor in each county who
grows the largest amount Of dry, shelled
corn on one acre OF ground.
SIS to the minor in each county who
grows the second largest amount of dry,
shelled corn on one acre OF ground.
$40 to the minor in each county who
grows the third largest amount of dry,
shelled corn on one acre of ground.
Each contestant must be a citizen OF
Delaware and plant at least one full acre
Of corn. The acre may be separate from
other paintings, or it may be portion OF
any field Of corn.
Each contestant must on or before
August lst, 1911, file with the State Board
of Agriculture his intention Of entering
the contest.
Prizes we're won last year by Arnold
and Son, Alonao S. Whittock
and Edward A. Evans.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
JACK JOHNSON IN JAIL

Champion PugiIist Gets rs Days For
Violating Auto Speed Laws.
Meek as a lamb being led to the
slaughter, Jack Johnson, champion
heavy weight pugilist 0 the world, was
carted off to the county Jail in San
Francisco, to stay twenty-five days for
his repeated infractions of the automo-
bile speed laws. The court refused to
accept fine.
Nothing now but an order from the
state supreme court can get the pu-
gilist out of jail before the end of his
sentence.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
chsan hx the Hour.

Il must say you've got pretty loi
Of citizens to allow themselves TO be
charged az the rate of cents mile
from here down 10 the Junction ON O
miserable one horse branch road" saiu
the shoe drummer bitingly
I'D like ter call yer attention ter ont
fact before you 20 ON usin any more
seeh language" answered the ticke'
agent calmly and that is that. whilr
it may be cents a mile. it's only 8.
cents an hour Metropolitan Maya
zine.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Roston sewer Runs Red.

The Hanover street sewer in Bos'
ton Tuesday ran red for an hour. No
blood was shed, however. The scarlet
flow came from 1900 gallons of to
mato ketchup, emptied from twenty
nine large barrels into a msnhole The
ketchup was seized by United States
deputy marshals and condemned as
unfit for food.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
IN THE STUD. SEASON OF 1911.
The Magnificently Bred Stallion
Sidney Foster. 5Q.R6

Grandson ofthe Great Sidney Foster,
/ is a handsome rich bay stallion, weighs
4 100 pounds, is OF ground finish and plenty
/ of substance, his blood lines are of the
/ best. the most popular and prolific
speed, producing combination in trotting
blood lines, the kind that get the money
on the race course and the prizes in the
show ring He is bred for speed, he is
of speedy conformation and has proven
to be a great trotter With little work
on the Wilmington Race Course he
stepped full miles in 2:2O or better, last
las in "a seconds and last IS in 10
seconds, Even common mares bred 20 a
horse of this class cannot fail to produce
foals that will hnd a ready market as
carriage hoses or roadsters as well as
general all purpose horses.
He will make short season at Der
rickson Stock Farm, Frederica, Del, at
S25, to insure. after which he will be
trained for few races.
This may be your last chance to breed
to this great colt and if he makes good
he will lead Wenonah Stock Farm at
$50, or perhaps 500 to insure.
l am ready to book 20 good mares as
this is my limit, so write at once if YOU
want to get in or you will be to late as
my book is filling fast.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
lmnartial.

what did the captain OF the vesse
do when ne found the men were no
disposed TO do their full dutyT
"He gave up the voyage and docSet
the vessel"
What thenY
"Then he docked the crew. Baiu
more American.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Aviator Ealls 2ooo Eeet ID peath.

NJ Gel. an aviator, was killed while
he was attempting a flight over the
Seine at Puteaux. near Paris. At a
height Of 1000 feet he lost control and
the machine crashed down. The avia-
tor died a few hours later.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Attended church loo Years.

The possessor Of good health and
retaining almost unimpaired mental
faculties, Mrs. Marie Esther Sturgeon,
Of Muskegon, Mich, has just cele-
brated her 1O4th birthday here. It is
said she has attended church regu-
larly for 100 years.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Between Friends.

Bessie said my face was a perfect
poem. Jess-It is-like one Of Brown
ing's. Bess- What do you mean
Jess-SOme of the lines are so deep
Toledo Blade
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
TO OPENMORE POSTAL BANKS
Postmaster General Resignates as Of
fees to Receive Deposits.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
designated forty-five additional post
Offices as postal savings repositories
in as many states and territories.
mostly at industrial centers.
Among the offices designated we're:
Havre de Grace, Md; Burlington. N
j.; Berwick, Pa, and Alexandria, Va.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Three Killed In Tornado.

Three persons we're killed near Mon.
roeville, Ala, by flying timbers from
buildings blown from their foundations
by a tornado which cut a path through
the settlement
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
Can You Furnish Team and Wagon :

WANTED Irresponsible young men. who able
to furnish team and wagon to sell commission
to farmers the best line Of household necessities,
for the oldest largest and most responsible COM
pany Of the kind in the world. About two thou-
sand salesmen working earning on the average
over 500 per month net, clear Of ell expenses,
Net earnings OF best men $500 per month.
Two million farmers now using these thoroughly
advertised goods Established 1868. capital
S2,00O0CO. Address. = The J R, Watkins 20,
lis South Gay Street, Baltimore Md Mich luth-i6s
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
J. B. Derrickson, owner,
Frederica. Delaware.

Frederica, Delaware.
p. S.-Sidney Foster will stand at Gem
tral Hotel Stables every other Saturday,
beginning March 18th, if clear, until
further notice.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
EHARRED RUINS
YIELD BODIES
Known Dead in EeW York
Horror is IL3.
PITIFUL SCENES At MORGUE

Firemen Find Bodies Beneath Side
walk and Pick Up Arms and Hands
In 5uilding-Women Hystericai at
Sight Of charred Victims.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
ADVERTISING TALKS.

all. Conscience must indorse all
that men do, and it never in
dorses making money dishon-
estly.
You see, the gist of all of this
is that men like to make money
first of all, and after they have
secured their pile, to become
honest.
1t is better TO START OUT
to be honest, and all of the other
good things in life-SUCCESS,
HONOR, RESPECT-will fol-
low.
1t is a wise thing for the mer-
chant to commence to advertise,
determined to give the public a
SQUARE DEAL at the start.
Then he builds on the right
kind of a foundation and in the
years that follow he may be sure
of a constantly increasing bust
ness.
Of course honesty of purpose
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
LITTLE Boobies PA.
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK

sed Mister Muldoonihan. What do you
think Of 1t? sed he to Pa.
II looks like Swede to me, sed Pa.
II has blond hair & a frank & open
expresshun. IL dident know its
naini, Pa sed, wud sware that IL is
eether a Swede or a Belgian. How
are you going to treat him in the way
of first naim? sed Pa.
We haven't deesided, sed the father
& mother of the baby. We wanted to
leeve II to our friends. Dcant leeve
1t to the rest of yure trends. sed Pa,
let me call the kid sumthing that he
Will like to be called in the later
yeers. All I need, sed Pa, is bottle
of wine. | won't brake 1t oaver his
he'd, lsed Pa, beekaus he Is too yung,
but Jest the saim I Will brake 1t, q
then I will naim the baby. Ia it a go?
1t is, sed Mister Muldoonihan, & l
will git the wine rite away. SO he
went out & after a while he CAIN
back with sum reglar champagne, &
Pa broke the bottle acrost his knee
& drank most OF II, & then he looked
at the littel son Of Mister q Missus
Muldoonihan, q he sed, Here. In the
presence of all the assembled gang,
look you strate in the eyes, you littel
shaver, & chris-ten you Ignatz. lg
natz Muldoonihan, look at me-" But
the baby dident look at Pa at all, q
Il dident look at the bottel Pa held
in his hand. II had bottel full OF
milk.
Wen Pa & Ma was on the way
hoam with me heard Ma tell Pa that
he was foolish.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
/ AGIN
| SNOBS IN
HIGH SCHOOL

Pa & Ma & me went to chris-ten'
ing last mite. a nabor Of ours has
baby, the nabcr's wife is a friend OF
Ma & so she made Pa & me 60 oaver
to the christening.
Ma walked ahed with one OF tue
other ladies that was going, & Pa d
me walked behind, 30 Pa had good
chanst to talk TO me. Take IL frcm
NE, E3obbie, IA sed, doant 'evver git
married & have chris-tenings until yon
are old enuff to support twins. l doant
wunt TO go to this affair tonite, Pc
sed, any moar than a rabbit wants t.
20 & visit a coyo.e, but here am,
trailing along, trying to look Ike
Cheerful Charles the Coal Man It's
pritty tuff. sed Pa, wen you stop 20
think of il, but Us mea has to>b2
game, Bobbie, & stand for a-iot OF
things that ought not for to be on the
calendar.
Then we got tc the hoam Of Mas
friend. The naim of the peepul was
Mister & Missus Muldoonihan. Pa
dident know them, but Ma inderduced
Pa & me to Mister & Missus Mui
doonihan, q toald them that she had
asked US along to the christening
to help make 1t good crowd. Oh
sed Missus Muldoonihan. In that case
dare say that 1t will be all rite. Did
you git that, Bobbie. sed Pa, I'm thai
case" we are welcome
Well, sed Mister & Missus Muldoon
Than, here is the baby, folks. It's
fine baby isent IL. Mike? Anybody
that says II isn't has got me TO hte
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
Clean Newspapers. Pulpit and
Readers Commend The Times

that what he sees in the paper is true.
For that reason. when an advertise
ment appears In the paper, the ma
jority of the people accept the valid
ity or the ad. and patronize the thing
advertised. How significant, then.
that the paper become not channel
for the advertisement OF hurtfnl
schemes In business, nor damaging
drugs. | am writing you this line TO
extend hearty congratulations to you
and your associates on the lofty moral
stand you have taken In refusing TO
admit liquor advertisements into the
columns OF your paper. No doubt you
do this at no little financial loss for
the present. but a general advance
among all the great dailies 70 put into
the American home q paper OF high
intellectual and moral tone will be a
great safeguard to every business In
terest and every institution OF the
nation. l sincerely wish that many
will follow your noble example.
Very truly,
w. G. BEASLEY.
Presiding elder OF the Nevada dis
trict. Methodist Episcopal church,
South, Nevada. Mo.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
From Another Point of View

legislature this week another bid
~ popular favor
hunk honk
II recall Alright the Michigan
in
Erfrpit appreciate just how the feels
favong Gov osborns
could with fewer
|Frer senators
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20

is not the only thing necessary
to attain business success.
GOOD JUDGMENT, ABILITY,
ENERGY are also necessary.
But honest practice must be
one of the links in the chain-a
good, strong link, too-or else
the chain is of no strength what
ever.
Men practice smart tricks and
great many of them make
money successes before they are
discovered, but they all run up
against a day of reckoning some
time.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
Appreoiation From Altar.

To the Editor of The Times; In
the Atlanta Georgian and News or q
day or TWO ago. read with unusual
interest and pleasure, your open let
ter ia regard to not taking any beer
ads. after Jan. /, 1911. Allow me 10
express my most cordial appreciation
of your manly purpose, and the high
plane upon which you place II III
your excellent letter, and statement OF
the matter. Though stranger 70
you, personally, feel impelled 70
write you these few words OF good
cheer X. LIN. GAVE.
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 16, 1911.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20

l remember, remember
Before the last election
Farewell" they cried. Ito prices
hight
That was the glad prediction.
But now the battles lost and won.
The smoke clears In thrice;
Twas just campaign yarn ihey
spun.
We pay the same old price.
A year from this summer
There'll be lots of unrest.
There'll be politickers
In the east and the west;
Therell be big conventions
A-meetin' aroun,
And there'll be nominations
OF Smith and OF Brown.
There'll be heaps OF shoutin'
And talk about graft,
And many bum pilots
To steer the old craft.
In spite OF his weight, President
Taft has more endurance at dancing
than Mrs. Taft. Al q recent White
House ball he danced for four hours.
One of the pleasantest ways to
spend an evening would be to read
Ballinger's letter Of resignation aloud
to the family.
There are three John Daltons in
the biographical gazetteers. None OF
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
Great step Toward Better Conditions

Great Step Toward Better Conditions
To the Editor of The Times: The
members OF the board, OF managers OF
the Detroit federation OF Woman's
clubs, wish to thank you for the copy
of New Years greetings which you
60 kindly sent them, and resolution
was offered commencing you for the
action taken in receiving no more
liquor advertising.
II is certainly great step towa-d
better conditions.
Very truly.
JEAN W. FOX,
Corresponding Sec'y.
Detroit, Mich. Jan. Is, 1910.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20

them is THE Jack Dalton" you are
thing OF. One was a doctor OF divin-
ity, another doctor of philosophy,
another psychologist.
To demonstrate the pulling power
OF an ordinary automobile an enthus-
last at Los Angeles, CAL, towed a pas
senger locomotive weighing Ito tons
along a track for several hundred
yards.
Where was your son educaten
"Oh. he isn't educated. He just
went to college"
David said "All men are liars.
Therefore David was liar Whom
shall we believe, anyhow
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
civ. tb, public what Il Needs.

To the Editor of The Times: The
daily paper Is enc OF the great civiliz-
ing and enlightening agencies OF our
country. This organ should seek TO
give to the public, not always what
the- want. but what they need. The
average reader of a paper believes
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20

Reward In the Sense OF consclen
tlousness.
To the Editor of The Times: Your
notice as to the future policy OF The
Times In It's advertising. along with
the editorial thereon. has come In
You have done fine and brave
thing. | cru sure you have your re-
ward In the sense or conscientious
ness and the compensation OF cour'
age. l believe that you Will ind that
increased advertising from other
sources will eventually come for your
loss. At least, sincerely trust that
IL will.
am, yours sincerely.
GAIUS GLENN ATKINS.
Pastor Central Congregational church.
Providence, r. l.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
ITO be continued
Work OF Providence

1.-The man died eating watermel-
ons," some one said to Brother Die
key.
yes, subj" he said. Providence
sometimes put us in paradise befo'
we gifts ter heaven. Atlanta Consti-
tutiCn.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20

England has spent three times ne
much on her navy In the past two
years az Germany.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20

so young Saphead and his father
are carrying on the business
"Yes. The old man does the bust
ness. while Saphead does the carry
ing on"
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
CAPITAL NOTES

on rule 8
ruled
from the committee had once
%
rulings this effect the last
Colin Campbell
will probably
Of
Of
by at
by
could be
scouting committee however
lWedemeyer
school
teach smoke drink said Rep Rankin of Ypsant
introduced the anrat bill
they teach them be snob It's keep the chill
mddleclass school
is sti harder If they have to be looked down upon
debating bill
simply school societies
that