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Milford chronicle., 1914-08-21

THE American farmer has come to real
ize that he can demand and enjoy the
better things in life, just as much as the
man in the city, and as a result of this
realization of his rights and needs, has
come the delivery Of mail daily to the
rural districts of the greater part of the
United states, and reports Of the weather
conditions likely to exist. The farmer
also has come to realize that he has been
made the butt Of the balance Of the bust
ness world, and also that BY and through
good roads he will come into his own
Why should a city have paved streets
and the country roads be rough, without
grade and heavy with sand or mud for
fully half the YEAR, By having good
roads the farmer can haul at one load
with one pair Of horses and one driver.
as much as can be hauled with two wag-
ons and with four horses and two men
to take care Of them; a clear saving of
over one dollar q day to the farmer In
the town and vicinity of Milford about
one hundred automobiles have been sold
during the current year, and over half
of these have heen purchased by the
farmers. In the streets Of Milford each .
Saturday and Wednesday from seventy |
to one hundred automobiles are either
parked or standing portion Of the dav,
and nearly all are driven BY agricultur-
lists. In ten years from now, a horse
drawn carriage will be seldom seen on
the roads of lower Delaware. This
means that the farmers are realizing that
they cannot afford to use horses for road
driving, and that they are realizing also
that the roads must and will be made so
that the farmer can use them with econ
Dmy for himself to market his farm pro
iuce and haul supplies over, as well as
Tor his own comfort. The American
farmer has awakened to the fact that all
ibis country is his heritage, and fer his
pleasure and profit, and that all improve
ments Of roads are for his benefit.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-21

ity is able to see Kent County has had
very little consideration from the hands
of the County Engineer. The people
are willing to pay for having better roads,
but they certainly are not getting results
under the present arrangement of affairs.
The whole system of road management
must be placed in a department ofroads,
which would consolidate the work into a
responsible head and under competent
engineering experience. When the
highways were taken from the manage
ment of the Levy Courts and placed in
the hands Of a competent commission
for the entire county, then will the peo-
pie begin to get value received for the
money expended. The present plan is
simply a makeshift Sussex County
spent seventy thousand dollars on her
roads and bridges last year. Can mile
of permanent road be shown for the ex-
penditure2 What is the result of the
present road SYSTEM Kent County has
spent almost as much on her roads and
bridges; but the people of Kent County
nave got a few pieces of graded road,
With temporary roadwearing surface to
how for her money; but, the people
egardless of political affiliations, want Z
.etter results for their money, and they I
lant them now Further dilly-dallying
lust not be longer tolerated; for it takes o
ash to make experiments, and the peo- i
le want practical results from exper- a
need road builders. Our present engi- f
GERS are probably all right if they had p
proper system to work under but the lo ol
ct is they havn't got any practical sys- il
III at all. Lets have a road depart a
ent in Delaware which will mean better al
ads for all W
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-21

a CORRESPONDENT from Milford Neck
very properly asks the question, what
goes with the money we pay in Milford
District, the Tenth Representative Dis
trict, each year for improvement of
roads,? Each year there is a special
tax of from six to ten cents added to the
assessment for the purpose Of building
improved roads in the district, and to
this the State of Delaware adds one
thousand dollars each year. What does
80 with this money is a very proper
question for the people to ask. The
road leading to Frederica was graded
and rolled, and thereby greatly improved
during the season Of 1918, but since then
nothing whatever has been done in the
district towards building or improving
the roads in it permanently. The County
Engineer may have once or twice rode
over the main highways, but nothing has
resulted from such visits if any have
been made. So far as Milford and vicin-
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-21
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

State Convention Of the Republican Party Of
the State Of Delaware will be held at Dover on
wednesday, September p A. D. 1914. for the pur-
pose Of nominating a candidate for the office Of
Representative from the State Of Delaware in the
Sixty-fourth Congress Of the United States. can
didate for the Office of State Treasurer. candidate
for the Office Of Auditor Of Accounts and for the
purpose Of transacting such business as may prop
erly come before it.
The convention shall consist Of one hundred and
sixty delegates. apportioned among the several
districts as follows;
Forty delegates to be chosen from the First Dis.
trict
Thirty-eight delegates to be chosen from the
Second District.
Forty delegates to be chosen from the Third
District.
FOrty-two delegates to be chosen from the
Fourth District.
The Executive Committees Of the respective
District Committees are directed to issue calls des-
ignating the time and places for holding said Pr
mary Election in accordance with the provisions
OF the Primary Election Law, and shall have auth
ority in all matters necessary for the proper hold
ing Of said election.
Upon closing the polls the judges shall publicly |
count the votes and make certificates Of the result
Of the election in duplicate. one Of which shall be
delivered to the delegate or delegates elected and
the other forthwith mailed the Secretary Of the
Republican State Committee at Dover.
EDWIN MITCHELL,
Chairman, Republican State Committee.
THOMAS s. LEWIS.
Secretary. Republican State Committee.
Wilmington. Del. August p 1914.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-21
HICKMAN

Miss Estelle Reynolds and Marguerite
Reynolds have returned from a visit to
Rehoboth Beach.
Miss Susie Breeding is visiting her
sister at Concord.
After passing part of his vacation with
his parents here, James Hammond has
gone back to his city home.
Miss Naomi Hammond has gone to
Lewes for a short visit.
Miss Nettie Lecompte, of Cambridge.
Nd, is visiting friends in Hickman,
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-21
SHAWNEE

Rev. Paris Greenley, of Chicago. will
preach at the Central Church this Sunday
at ) p. m. Mr.. Greenley is a young
man Of power and eloquence, and his
many friends here will be much pleased
to hear him.
Miss Pearl Griffith has returned from
a very enjoyable visit to Philadelphia
and New Jersey.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-21
Notice

VIII people that have my Ice Cream
Packing Tubs and Cans, please return
them without further notice. Don't wait
for a second notice to appear in this pa
per, as | need these tubs and cans very
badly. ChaS. B. Porter, Greenwood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
COMBINE TO RAISE PRICES.
SPECIAL AGENT TELEGRApUS
FROM MIDDLE WEST.
RcfincrS and Producers OF Sugar De.
clarcd to Have Formed Organixa.
ton to GOuge PcOplc-Drug Stores
Combine Also.

washington. Aug. 18.-RepOrts
from officials and special agents in
vestigating the rise in food prices
since the European war began con-
tinued to flood the department Of JUS
tice today.
A special agent in the Middle West
telegraphed that he had found evil
dence that sugar producers and re-
finers had combined to raise prices.
Another announced that a State asso-
citation Of flour producers was issuing
price bulletins and that evidence gath
cred showed the organization prices
are followed by individual millers.
A report from Kansas City said re-
tail grOcers there had formed an as
sociation to control prices.
charge that a large combination
Of drug stores has raised prices 100
per cent on various articles is being
investigated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
PLACE M'REYNOLDS ON BENCH
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BE AS.
SOCIATE JUSTICE.
Gregory Will Take Place in Cabinet
Vacated by New Member OF High
Court.

washington. Aug! 1S.-Attorney
General McReynolds will be nomi-
mated by the president to the vacan-
cy on the supreme court within the
next Few days, according to definite
information obtained in official cir
cies today.
Mr. McReynolds' nomination is ex-
pected to be confirmed during the
present session of congress i'm order
that ne may go on the supreme court
bench at it's next term.
President Wilson has decided to
name T. w. Gregory as attorney gen.
eral. Mr.. Gregory is a special as
sistant attorney general in charge of
the governments investigation Of the
New Haven railroad. He is So wears
old and is a native Of Mississippi. He
was admitted to the Texas bar in
1885. AS special counsel for the
state of Texas, he prosecuted many
antitrust cases. He declaimed ap-
pointment as assistant attorney gen.
eral of Texas in 1892 and later de-
clined a federal district judgeship.
His home is in Austin, Texas.
The president, it was learned to-
night, originally wanted to name Sec
retary Garrison Of the war DEPART
ment as attorney general Mr.. Gar
! riSOn was for lone fi,no nm +ha
bench in New Jersey. The president
decided. however, that he could not
at this time spare Mr.. Garrison from
the war department.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
SITUATION Is GOOD.
French Claim it is Wholly Satisfac-

tory.
Paris, Aug. 17.--An official state
ment tonight says:
THE situation continues good. We
are making progress in upper
Aisace. The German forces are re-
tiring in great disorder, some towards
the north. other towards the east
This is proved by the enormous
amount of shells. wagons and provi-
slons abandoned. The Germans also
lost more heavily in this region than
we at first thought. This is proved by
the number of bodies found.
We are making the same progress
IN the valleys Of Sante Marie and
Vile. Our troops strongly based on
the Damon position are marching
down the valley of Bruche towards
Strassburg. Everything goes to show
that the Germans in this region are
disorganized.
our troops are gaining ground
along the line Of Lorquin, Adondange
and Marcal. We have gained ground
varying from 10 to 20 Kilometres (six
to II miies) all along the frontier
from Belfort to Chambray and have
established ourselves solidly both in
AlSace and Lorraine"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
M'ADOO CALLS CONFERENCE,
TO PLAN COOPERATION IN PRES.
ENT COTTON CRISIS.
Will he Held In Washington OH August
24th-EHOrt to Establish Closer Re.
latiOns Between Producers, Manu-
facturcrs and Bankers.

Washington. Aug. 1S.-To establish
close cooperation between cotton pro-
ducers and manufacturers and bank
ing interests of the country in the
present emergency, Secretary McAdoo
today called a conference to be held
at the treasury department Monday
Members Of the federal reserve board,
Secretaries McAdoo and Houston,
Postmaster General Burleson and DEL
egatiOns representative of all branch
es Of the cotton industry will take
part.
Cotton producers today told Secre-
tary McAdoo they estimated that out
Of this crop there would be 5000, 900
bales Of cotton for which they could
see no market.
Il have called q conference" said
Secretary McAdoO, "to consider the
cotton situation. to be held ut the
treasury department August "a at II
a. m., to which representative men in
the different sections of the country
interested in the producing, financing
and manufacturing Of cotton will be
invited. The names Of those who will
be asked to attend are now under
advisement and a list will be furnish
ed in a few days.
"The secretary Of agriculture and
the postmaster general will join the
secretary of the treasury in the con-
ference. The federal reserve board
will be invited to attend as a body.
The purpose of the conference will be
to consider the general problem with
a view to securing the largest possibl.
degree Of cooperation between the
producers and the manufacturers OF
cotton and the banking interests of
the country"
A delegation of representatives OF
cotton interests from the South. par
ticularlv from Louisiana, Alabama,
Arkansas and Tennessee, called on
Secretary McAdoo today. They said
that from the cotton to be harvested
this fall there would be about 3,0OO,-
600 bales for which they could not
see any market at this time. They
sought practical discussion Of the
best way in which to take care of this
cotton.
Secretary McAdoo told the deelpa-
tion that they had the sympathetic
interest of the administration and
that the forthcoming conference was
being called for the purpose Of con-
sidering this subject.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
AT WORK IN GOTHAM.
Grand Jury to Begin Price Inquiry
Tomorrow

New York, Aug. 18.-With city de.
partment heads planning municipal
groceries and meat markets and police
obtaining comparisons between pres
ent and past food prices it was an
nounced at the district attorneys Of
flee late today that the promised
John Doe" inquiries into the high
cost of living here since the outbreak
Of war in Europe would be begun
Thursday. District Attorney Whit
man will conduct the proceedings.
Retailers have raised prices because
wholesalers did SO first, according to
statements made at the prosecutors 8
Office today. With wholesalers MAX
ing the retailers pay more for their
staples, one retail butcher said re-
tailcrs were forced to increase prices
to the consumers to make any profit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22

the speaker added "Ill be there tC
give them a dose of 10 cent cotton"
The senator said ne would not have
the courage to face the crowd If he
had worked only for those who voted
for him. What had been accomplished
through organization and legislation
he pointed out, was to the direct ben
eiit OF the good. bad, Indifferent, big
little. riffraff and bobtail." Senator
smith made a general discussion Of the
different measures to get better mar
kets for cotton. pointed out that the
state had saved $3.50. 900 in six months
In consequence Of his resolution to
have the nitrates investigated and
that the prices Of ties and bagging had
been cut practically i'm two i'm conse-
quence Of like resolution he had in
roduced. Senator Smith got much ap-
plause at the conclusion Of his. speech.
The meeting tomorrow will he ot
Monck's Corner. Williamsburg county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
AFTER TIE Leipzig.
Japanese Cruiser Sails on Germans
Trail.

san Diego. Cal, Aug 1.-THE Jan
anesc cruiser Idzumo sailed north
from here at $50 tonight on the trai,
OF the German cruiser Leipzig. now
coaling in San Francisco bay.
IF the Leipzig remains near San
francisco. we will remain there too"
said Capt. Moriyam, Just before bis
snip left. IF the Leipzig leaves for
samoa or for the Canadian coast we
VIII follow. Where she goes we will
go.
me Japanese consul general at
san Francisco will leep me informed
as 10 the German warship's move
ments."
shortly before the Idumo sailed
'he United States torpedo boat de-
Stroyer Hull left the harbor at "A Is
knot clip.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22

est majority in the first primary will
be from 5000 to 1000, and the high
est from $4,000 to $1,000" All doubt
full votes, he said had been excluded
for the other side.
In reference to the Smith parade
here today the governor said the
mules and wagons belonged to COR
poratiOn. that the Charleston band
was hired by d. Frank Mcleod and
were all Blease men, and the cotton
Of dog tail' grade. 1t was at this
juncture that Mr.. Mcleod intcrposed
a denial as to the payment of the
band, which was sustained by Berke-
ley county citizens. "COrporations all
over the State" the governor asserted,
ARE supporting f. ID. Smith," Among
these he enumerated the bankers. the
lumbermen and the cotton mill presi-
dents. 1t was these that had been
called in cotton conference to help
raise the price Of cotton, the governor
explained, and after reading q list de-
nOunCed each in no uncertain terms
as unworthy Of confidence. The gov
ernor asked the senator to say If these
had been called. The senator's reply
was, you haven't read the name of
Il single man l invited to the confer
euca"
One from the crowd wanted to
know why the governor did not give
the people Il stay law
why don't you elect men to the
legislature with sense enough to H.,
what | want DONE" the governor re-
Piled, and added, IF we had a few
long-legged jackasses in the legisla-
turc like you, we'd have a stay law"
The governor also said this would
have been different campaign, "one
Of education and discussion of issues,
had 1T not been for the entrance OF
tho two other candidates, whom ro
denounced as "hirelings put out hy
somebody to help Smith"
The meeting tomorrow will be ut
Manning, Clarendon county, with tn.
campaign brought to Il close at sum
ter the following day
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
CANDIDATES AT SMITHVILLE.
Lee County Office Seekers Discuss Is
sues Of Campaign.

sues Of Campaign.
candidates for county officers address
ed the voters of this section at the
Smithville school building today.
The meeting was called to order at
l o'clock by Mr.. G. l.. Kirkley.
president Of the Spring Hill Democrat
ic club. Prayer was offered by Mr..
l.. A. White.
The first speaker was Mr.. f. D..
Lee, candidate for reelection as mag
istrate. Mr.. L. d. Smith Offering for
the same office spoke next.
Mr.. II. II. Pate for auditor was the
next speaker, followed by G. w. Wood
ham and then the candidates for
treasurer spoke in order named: T. G..
Perrin. j. w. Josey and c. f. Nc
Caskill. Mr.. McCaskill was the first
speaker who received an ovation,
Candidates for the house spoke
next. Mr.. r. f. Dennis was the first
speaker. The main issues were good
roads. education, and farm demonstra
ton work in each county. Mr.. Dem
mis- spoke at length of the European
war conditions and paid a beautiful
tribute to Woodrow Wilson. He was
highly cheered when he finished.
Mr. Edwin Wilson spoke next. He
was alive to the issues and while not
an orator he made an excellent talk
which was appreciated by the au-
dience.
Mr.. w. A. James, candida. for re-
election, made an excellent address
and address E9OeyarYqff99r mn.
and his jokes were thoroughly enjoy
ed. Mr.. James spoke of his work
while in the house and was applaud
ed.
DR.. j. B. Lane was the last speaker.
hut he was heard by as many atten-
tive listeners as the first
About $50 voters were present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
SHIPPING BILL PASSED.
NOW NEEDS ONLY ASSENT OF
PRESIDENT no BECOME
LAW.
Upper Body Accepts House Measure
I'm Preference to Conference Report.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE senate
today passed the emergency shipping
bill already approved by the house to
admit foreign built ships to American
registry SO that commercial fleets
might ply safely under the American
flag. while belligerents of Europe are
securing the ocean for prizes. Presi-
dent Wilson Is expected to vitalize the
measure tomorrow by his signature.
elimination of q two weeks effort
to enact this legislation followed re-
pudiatiOn by the senate Of the con-
ference report, which included radical
amendments. 1t was rejected by a
vote Of 40 to 20. principally because Of
determined opposition to the amend
ment which would have admitted to
American coastwise trade all foreign
built vessels obtaining American reg
istry within two years.
Twenty Democrats and 20 Republi-
cans voted to disapprove the report
Seventeen Democrats. led by Seantor
O'Gorman. chairman of the inter-
oceanic canals committee, supported
1t. and Senators Borah and Jones. Re-
publicans. and Senator Poindexter,
Progressive, voted with them.
When the report had been rejected
Senator OGorman gave up the fight
against the staunch supporters of ex-
elusive American coastwise shipping.
and moved that the senate recede from
all Its amendments and adopt the
original house bill. This promptly
was done by q vote Of 40 to 20.
The New York senator did not sub
NIT the conference report to q vote,
however, until he had arraigned Dem
ocrats opposing 1t, declaring they were
championing an offensive monopoly"
OF coastwise trade. He accused his
Democratic colleagues of borrowing
the Republican arguments in favor of
the un-American principle of pro.
lection"
As finally agreed to, the bill not only
admits to American registry foreign
built ships, but authorizes the presi-
dent. In his discretion. to suspend pro-
visions Of the law prescribing that all
watch officers Of vessels in United
States registry for foreign trade shall
be citizens Of the United States. The
president also is authorized to sus-
pend provisions of the law requiring
survey. inspection and measurement
Of vessels by officers of the United
States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
BANKERS WANT COTTON MONEY.
Southern Bankers to Meet i'm Wash.
ingtOn.

Southern Bankers to Meet in Wash.
ingtOn.
Washington, Aug. ia conference
or Southern Bankers here today to
discuss plans for financing the cotton
crop appointed a committee to con-
fer with treasury officials and the
federal reserve board as to what sup
port the South might count on from
the federal government.
The bankers agreed it would be
necessary to carry over at least 3,OOO,-
coo bales Of the cotton crop and dis
cussed various plans to finance stor-
ing.
I'VE want all the money we can
get in this crisis and we can make
no plans until we consult with the
federal reserve board and the treas
ury officials" said G. L. Conner, pres
ldent of the Alabama Bankers asso-
citation. "The Southern banks are in
a position to handle the situation with
the aid of the federal reserve board.
and L feel sure We will get that"
George w. Rogers, president of the
Arkansas Bankers association. pre-
sided at the conference. He named
this committee to consult with treas
ury and reserve board officials: H.
r. Mobley. Arkansas; G. l.. Conner,
Aiabama; Andrew Queries and E. X.
Smith, Louisiana.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
NAME OF GOVERNOR.
Not Removed From Club Roll Of
Ward 5 In Newberry-Executlve
Committee Meets.


Committee Meets.
Nswberry, Aug. 1.-THE county
Democratic executive committee met
yesterday to go over the club rolls and
to correct any errors. The committee
did not show any partisan bias. so far
as could be observed. only an honest
and sincere desire that every Demo-
crat should have q vote In the COM
Ing primary and that no man shall
have more than one. A list Of COM
plants or objections had been filed
by citizens not members Of the ex-
ecutive committee and these were
brought up for action.
Among these was complaint that
Gov. Blease had enrolled in the wrong
ward; that he had enrolled in Ward
o. whereas his residence. when resid
ing In Newberry, Is Ward 3. The
committee seemed to think that the
governor should have enrolled in the
ward that he had lived in while here
and not in a ward in which he had
never lived. but by unanimous vote
tho body decided the name should re.
main where 1t Is.
The governor had been notified by
the secretary Of the club. as others
had been, OF objections filed and had
been notified in the usual way to ap-
pear and show cause why his name
should not he stricken from Ward
ana transferred to Ward 3. The gov
ernor was represented by Eugene S.
Blease. who read lengthy answer to
the committees note.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
CRUISER STOPS LINER.
American Mcrchantman is Forced to
Establish Nationality.

Charleston, Aug. 17.-Capt. Patter-
son of the Philadelphia and New Or
leans liner Ruby. which arrived here
this afternoon, reported that his YES
sci had been held up off Sand Key
light, near Key West, Fla, Saturday
morning by the French cruiser Conde.
The American merchantmen was re-
CURED absolutely to establish her
nationality Capt. Patterson said the
Conde gave evidence Of preparedness
for action.