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Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17

THE Sussex County Levy Court at its
December meeting adopted a resolution,
and thereby put into effect an act of fair
ness and justice to the Delaware Indus
trial School for Girls. From now on
Sussex County will pay to that highly
beneficial institution, thirty cents per day
for each of the girls committed to the
school from this county, and the bills
will be paid at the first of each month
upon rendering to the Levy Court. This
is an absolutely right and proper ac-
acknowledgement of the county's liability
for the maintenance of girls committed
to the reformatory It is certainly unfair
to ask people to care for the unfortunate
of Sussex County as matter of charity.
The citizens of Sussex County have not
reached the state of moral depravity when
they desire to shirk the responsibilities
of caring for their unfortunate girls.
The Levy Court Of Sussex by acknowl-
edging this obligation, and making pro
vision for its payment, has only done
what should have been done years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17

IN decision of the court in New
Castle County last week, any person OF
corporation furnishing materials to a sub
contractor, can not place a builders or
mechanics lien against the property which
had been contracted for with the original
contractor and the owner of the building
The decision is important in that it af-
fects a number of lumber dealers and
others who make business of supplying
building materials and who have been in
the habit of supplying materials to sub
contractors. In the decision it was held
that persons who furnish materials and
supplies for the erection of building to
a sub contractor under general contrac-
tor are not entitled under the statutes to
secure mechanics lien against the
building to secure payment for the sup
plies and materials furnished.
Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17

your goods, will in nearly every case be
found responsible for the fall off in trade.
No community can set down and gather
in the result of an individual effort, and
make a success of that effort. When the
individual stops, their opportunity stops.
All mast make the effort; and. also we
must remember, that any display made,
must be made just little better, just a
little more attractive, than the other fell
low makes, and the expenditure of few
dollars by each individual, will make a
town the talk of the county and the state.
thereby attracting the people to it; and
then the man who fails to get part of
their business, will certainly be a dead
one Let US all awaken to this very inn
portant fact. Read. ponder and act upon
this suggestion, and it will bring money
to everybody after the campaign is over.
Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17

LITTLE acts of kindness make the
world better. and the expressions of ap-
probation of the efforts of others in our
behalf, shows that the world is getting
better morally as well as physically.
Life is Just a little too short for jeolous-
les, for acts narrow, or demagogic in
character; and, by recognizing the efforts
Of others to be helpful is a duty we all
owe each to the other. The editorial ex-
pressions of our neighbor, the State
News, at Dover, last week for the efforts
made by the Milford Chronicle Publish
ing Company to assist in hours when help
was needed, is kind expression of ap-
probation of the curtesies shown, which
were more than kind, and they are ac-
eepted in the spirit in which they were
expressed. Expressions of appreciation
of kindly efforts, make the record of our
lives feel velvety to our soul, as we pass
along life's journey. Thanks kind
friends. The white roses of life are far
more pleasant to us all, if we get them
now in kind expressions of appreciation,
rather in flowers which are meaningless
to us after life's journey has ended.
Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17

THR Christmas season is at hand, and
it is we'll for all to remember the fact,
that each must contribute something to-
ward making cheerful the season we all
greet with pleasure and hope for happi-
ness. To those who are interested in a
financial way, an early provision by dec
oratious of stores, of streets and of all
the avenues by which the unusual season
is to be impressed upon the people, and
especially upon the children. Toys, we'll
displayed for month before Christmas,
Christmas trees decorated and changed
several times in the display windows, is
a very potent attraction to bring trade
for not only that one store, but to the
entire community. Meat stores can
make handsome display of the many
kinds of meats. Poultry dealers can do
a similar work, and every business place
by an early display of attractive things,
not necessarily the goods they expect to
sell in every case, will aid the general ef
fort to bring to the town trade from
other and less aggressive places. Just
the right amount of display, made at an
early time before the holiday season ap- |
proches, is a very excellent basis by
which to judge of the quality of the mer-
chants and the stocks of goods to be pre-
sented to the people. There is no reason
in asking the people to shop early, if the
merchant fails to do the advertising,
make the display and provide the goods
The merchant, the community, and
everybody interested. in and out of bus;-
ness, irresponsible for the success of any
business season. If the trade is slow
look at your own individual efforts for
the cause. A failure to supply necessary
displays of goods, doing the advertising
or displays of other things which will at
ract the people to come within reach Of
Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17

Society; 700 p. M, Christian Fndeav-
or, followed by short sermon by the
pastor. You are cordially invited IN
these services. The Sunday School
class Of Miss Mary Wiley will take
charge Of the Christmas program
Pastor Davis will begin special meet
ings in Petersburg on December 27.
First Methodist Protestant Church
Experience meeting at 9 a. M.
preaching at 10:30, to the Tribe Of
Red Men of this town. Sunday School
at p. M; come and join the Sunday
School if you are not attending anv
other school. Christian Endeavor st
$3.50; preaching at 1880, subject will
be of Christmas; midweek services:
Tuesday, Cottage prayer meeting; ON
Thursday, prayer and praise service.
on Friday, class meeting; all services
open at 1880 p. m. Everybody cordial
ly invited to all the services.
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Morning services at 1O:30; this dav
will be observed as Christmas day IN
the services throughout. Sunday
School at 2 p. m. This Is the dav
known as Gift Sunday" in our church
and such things as will be useful ana
helpful in making people happier for
the receiving should be brought to the
church before the Sunday School hour
The League service will be at 6:SO
in charge of Mrs. DR.. Barrett. Who
Is preparing a musical treat for AN
who attend Prayer meeting THURS
lay at 1880; class meeting Monday AZ
he same hour. There will be no Jan
or League on Friday, oath.
Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17

are Of comparatively recent origin,
300 stood the test. These have been
grouped in a special list entitled
Books Boys Like Best" which is
being distributed all over the coun-
try through public Libraries and book
stores.
Librarians, teachers and book deal
ers in all parts of the country coop
Grated in the making of the selections.
A list of one thousand books was sent
to them with a request to check the
most popular books, as evidenced by
the sale or circulation. By this
method the boys unconsciously select
ed their own reading list and the. list
for the growing generation of youth
ful bookworms.
In the published list the books have
been grouped according to the boys
chief reading interests: ~ Stories of
Adventure, (2) The What and How to
Do Books, (3) Books of Information.
Besides the listing of stories of adven-
ture according to a boys heroes, in
each instance there Is an interpreta-
tive introduction, showing just how
that particular group of books is like
ly to influence the boy in his moral
and mental development.
1T Is not for an instant cOntended,
of course, that this list contains all
of the good boys books" said Frank
lin K. Matthews, the Chief Scout LII
brarian. But these are careful Sc
lection of the good books that boys
themselves have shown they like best. |
There will be no necessity of urging |
the reading of them, and, collectively, /
they alone will keep even the reading |
boy busy for some years"
Before the issuing of such list of
and red-blooded books |
there was certainly some excuse for
he existence of the Nick Carter brand
If literature, on the grounds that it
was preferable, in it's effects on the
Joy mind, to the sex literature with
which the country has been flooded.
This excuse, however, no longer is
Talid, when a book selected from this
ist, interesting, clean and wholesome,
,bviates the choice of a lesser evil and
,ffers a safe solution of the problem
# what the boy shall read.
This work is a part of the Boy
scout movements plan to help parents
Who care what influences get into
heir boys lives through their read
ng, and is the beginning of national
ampaign for this purpose.
Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17
A CAMPAIGN FOR GOOD READING

In a very able editorial on the sub
ject of better reading for boys, "The
i Outlook" has this to say in regard to
a certain popular form of literature
condemned by the organization.
These books are not at all the kind
of book which Anthony Comstock
spent his life in destroying. Their
otfense is not that they are immoral,
but that they are untrue and intellect
ually vulgar. They are not indecent,
but exaggerated; and they fill the
minds of boys with the same kind of
mischievous rubbish with which the
cheap novels fill the minds of shop
girls. Mr.. Matthews describes a book
of this type in which the captain of
a new submarine craft is sixteen years
of age He had already served a world
wide apprenticeship and is a world
known expert in the handling of sub
marine torpedo boats" With this
brilliant youthful commander two 9TH
er sixteen-year-old heroes were asso-
ciated who were also masters of the
art of submarine boat building and
direction. They had all taken medals
at Annapolis, and they had served as
instructors in submarine work in that
institution. To boys who read this
sort of rubbish the discipline Of edu-
cation, the painful pursuit of know
ledge, are wholly eliminated, and life
becomes an easy brilliant job in which
the highest awards are attainable with
out a struggle. and at an age which
would have driven the heroes of an
earlier time to despair
The sin of these books is intemper-
ance. They are a form of cheap
whiskey. They not only intoxicate, but
they destroy the tissues of the brain
and contribute in the fostering of
that lack of discipline which is shown !
in every department of life in the
United States, from the brutal hang |
ing of a man by a mob in Georgia, |
the overturning of a steamboat tied |
to a dock, the blowing up of the streets
of New York, to the so-called gentle
mans mark, in the colleges and the
failure of municipal government.
These cheap stories do not stimulate
the imagination; they dissipate and
waste it, and so destroy the greatest
power with which the boys and girls
are endowed
Recognizing the truth of these as
the Scout Organization, with
The endorsement of the American Lii
Drary Association and the American
Association, two of the
most important agencies for the dis
.ribution of books in the country, de-
rised a plan for guarding the minds
If the children from the demOraliza-
ion of the cheap and exaggerated
tory.
AS a result of this effort, the Lii
,rary Commission of the Boy Scouts
# America have issued a list of books
or the purpose of presenting to the l
PARENTS of American boys the truth &
bout juvenile fiction and to furnish l
complete and satisfactory guide to
.ood reading. !
The survey. is one of the first of its
ind ever attempted. Out of a thou
and volumes, some of which have a
7ithstood time and the reading of v
hree generations, and some of which 4
Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17
CHURCH NEWS.

st. Johns Church-Sunday. Dec. 10.
Mass at and 1O:3O a. M; rosary, SER
mon and benediction at 1880 p. m.
Presbyterian Church-The pastor
will preach at 1O:3O o'clock; subject,
"The Coming of the Kingdom" Sun
day School at p. m.
Christ Church-Matins, 10 a. m.
litany, Holy Communion and sermon
at 1O:45 a. m; Sunday School, 2:S0
p. m; evenson, p. m; Fridays: lit
any, p. m; Holy Days: Holy Com
$3.50 a. m. All are cordially
invited to attend the services.
First Baptist Sunday, 9:30
a. NJ, Bible School; 1O:45 a. M, di-
vine worship, sermon subject, What
Andrew Found" 2:3O p. m, Get-One
Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17
REPLY TO new YORK
TAXPAYER IN DELAWARE

We recently received a letter from a
man in New York who owns property in
Kent County, Delaware, who was greatly
perplexed as to the assessments Of the
property in Delaware for taxation pur-
poses. For his information, and others
who are interested. we briefly summarize
the meth ID in use in Kent County which
follows:
(The method of assessments in Kent
County has been in vogue for many years,
and it is without doubt one of the most
unsatisfactory now in use in Delaware.
At the last session of the legislature,
new law creating a new system for max
ing the assessments in Sussex County,
from which part of the evils existing
under the old assessment laws. will be
eliminated, was enacted for that County,
1t was hoped that the law would he
made to apply to Kent County, but
it failed to be accomplished. The prac-
tice in Kent County is to make what is
known as the General Assessment every
second year, and a Scrap Assessment in
each of the other years, and this IS done
by the local assessors elected at the gen
eral elections in each of the various Rep
Districts. That individual,
may, or may not be an expert in fixing
the values of land and property liable to
or, he may play tavorites in
making the assessment, and there is no
one to prevent him from putting such
values as he may see proper. There is |
one check, and that is through the appeal
to the board of review. which is appointed |
in various districts; but they have accom-
plished but little, as the Levy Court has
the final acceptance or rejecting of the
as presented to that body. |
There is certainly a real need for reform
in the method of assessing property in
Kent County. Editor
Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17
Pretty Dolls For Sale.

The pretty Dolls not sold at the recent
bazaar of the Milford Emergency Hos
pital are now on sale at the store of Miss
Elizabeth Stidham, on North Walnut
Street, Milford, and at the home of Mrs.
George w. Marshall. They will be sold
at reasonable prices. l2-l7-2t
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FIGHTING FOR LIFE
OF ANTHRAX VICTIM
Aged Lawyer Afflicted With
Disease Shows Improvement
Under Serum Treatment

NEW YORK. Oct 12-AI the resources
of the medical world were marshaled to-
day to help George F. Stackpole. the aged
lawyer, in his fight for life against
anthrax, the dread disease which seldom
attacks a human being. The injection
last night of a serum sent here from the
Government laboratory at Washington,
seemed to afford the lawyer relief, and
his physicians hoped today that a cure
might be effected.
The following bulletin on the patients
condition was issued:
Mr.. Stackpole's condition is virtually
unchanged. He spent a fairly comfort
able night and was resting comfortably
this morning.
The patients family remained at the
bedside during the night, while a number
of physicians kept up a sleepless vigil
watching for any change that would in
dicate either the success or failure of
the serum treatment.
Another dose of Is cubic centimetres
was ready when the patient awoke this
morning. but its injection was postponed
after conference between the physicians
An ultraviolet ray machine was also in
readiness for use.
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uon that she cannot be interviewed under
present conditions. the wineOne manner
IN which she refuses makes her many
friends instead OF enemies.
NO PARIS GOWN.
In this connection Il was learned at the
Salt home today that the trousseau will
adhere strictly TO the "Made-in-America"
slogan. Not single article Will be used.
II was stated that Is not manufactured
IN the United States. excepting some lacy
herlooms which have been In the family
OF Mrs. Gait for generations Washing
ton Will produce most for the trousseau.
although Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York will contribute parts.
In order TO demonstrate how thoroughly
the Immediate family OF the President ap-
proves the love match" Il is announced
that Miss Margaret Wilson will return
here about october 20 60 preside as mis-
tress of the White House over n series OF
extremely smart prewedding functions
In nonor Of her fathers bride-to-be. All
three Of the Presidents daughters are
admittedly greatly pleased over the match
and idolize the Virginia woman who soon
Is to wed their father.
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WILSON'S SWEETHEART
WON'T GIVE UP SECRET
OF COMING NUPTIALS
Mrs. Edith Gait Sweetly but
Firmly Refuses to Tell
When She'll Be
Bride
NOT TO RUSH MARRIAGE

WASHINGTON, oct. 12.-That a woman
effectively can keep secret when she
so desires is being exceedingly we'll DEM
onstrated by Mrs. Edith Gait, Presl-
dent Wilson's beautiful hancee. Her
closest friends in Washington are Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones, the niece Of the
President. and Miss Gertrude Gordon. her
ward. Both are exceedingly anxious to
know the date settled upon for the we'd
ding. but they have informed their init
mates that they know no more about
It than any one else" And Mrs Gait pre-
serves a smiling air of Indifference when
pressed to name the day. However, Il
is now accepted that the wedding will
not be rushed, because some Of the Presi-
dents political advisers believe it would
"be a good thing to have II over with
and get the gush cut out" The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Calf intend to enjoy their
days of courtship to the utmost.
Today's only intimation on the subject
was a direct one from the White House
that the customary announcement would
be made in due time. Whether this will
De soon cannot be said. But to put an
end to wild rumors-one that Mrs. Gait
and the President already had actually
been married-the announcement was
made.
Seldom before have lovers so much in
the pubic eye as the President and his
tancee taken sc little precaution to dis
guise their happiness. The President has
freed himself from the irritated air with
which he has greeted newspaper men and
women and photographers to such an ex-
tent that it is a lively topic of conversa-
tion, and he is willing at all times to pose
with the beautiful woman who soon is TO
become the first lady of the land. And
the chivalrous lover-like attitude with
which he greets her at all times has
greatly endeared him to the women who
have witnessed it.
Although Mrs. Gait has taken she posi-
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MOTHER KILLS FAMILY
SHE CANNOT SUPPORT
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worked far into the night, when others
were going to the movies or sitting
down to read the evening papers.
In an effort to augment her income, she
boarded two children. They we're found
this morning unharmed. sleeping on the
first floor an6 were taken away after
the tragedy became known.
One of them was an s-month-old little
girl, Anna Stone, protegee Of the Chill
dren's Aid Society, who employed Mrs.
Hagar to act as nurse, and the other was
William Coleman, years old, placed in
the woman's care by Miss Budd, of the
Medico- o-Chirurgical Hospital.
With five children now to look after,
Mrs. Hagar began n fight that would
have been nothing short Of miraculous
had 1t ended In anything but defeat.
She worked like galley slave said
Mrs. Anna Craig, a next-door neighbor
who lives at 2O2S Cleveland avenue, land
here of late she has been so tuckered out
she could hardly hold on any longer. She
never did get over the death of her hus-
band. He was a good man.
But at first she tried hard to do all
the work without giving up. Lately,
though, I've heard her say she couldn't [
stand 1t much longer and If something
didn't happen soon to make things better
she'd have to end II all. She'd just about
gone the limit"
At $3.50 this morning Mrs. Craig de-
tected the odor of gas emanatng from
the Hagar house. Fearing to enter alone
she called Mrs. James Bright, 2020 Cleve-
land avenue, and Mrs. Gillespie, of 2022
Together they tried the front door, but
found 1t locked. The crevices were
stuffed with rags.
They then tried the front window and
forced IL open. In this room the two
children whom the woman was boarding
were asleep. Not enough of the gas to
harm them had penetrated here, and
there they were sleeping naturally. Quick
ly taking thm out, the neighbors went
up stairs. where they found the little girl,
Katherine, first of all. and in the next
room Mrs. Hagar, with the two younger
children. In this room a tube was hang
ing from the only gas Jet and the gas
was on. Rags and papers in the windows
and doors showed the act to be premedi-
tated.
Failing to arouse either the mother or
the children, Mrs. Craig and her COM
panions called a neighborhood physician
who pronounced them all dead. The po-
lice were then notified. Relatives of the
woman or her husband cannot be located.
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FIRE DESTROYS PosToFFICE
Blaze Of Unknown Origin Destroys
Building at Lawnside, N. ].

Scores Of automobile parties bound here
from Atlantic City, along the White
Horse pike, stopped to witness a spec
tacular blaze last night which destroyed
the postoffice at Lawnside. N. j., and
threatened the entire town.
Volunteer fire companies from Msgno-
liza, harrington, Haddon Heights and Au-
dubon battled with the flames for nearly
two hours, which spread to the yards Of
adjoining properties
The cause Of the fire is unknown. Sam
uel Ditton. the postmaster. had come to
this city early last night and no one was
in the building when the fire started. A
safe containing the postoffice funds and
stamps was saved. The loss was s3oo0
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PARTY HEADS IN N. J. INDORSE
THE VOTES FOR WOMEN CAUSE
Declare Unqualifedly for Suffrage as
Election Nears

ATLANTIC CITY. oct 12.--Judee John
J. White. OF the Court Of Errors and
Appeals; State Labor Commissioner
Lewis T. Bryant Mayor Ralph Hart
court, former Judge John j. Crsndail.
former Assemblyman Joseph W. saius.
City Solicitor Theodore schmipf. Mayor
William Riddle and former Sheriff Smith
p. Johnson declared unqualihediy for
suffrage today in morning paper edited
by suffragists.
Every male teacher In the city schools
signed an indorsement Of the cause fol-
lowing similar action on the part of the
woman instructors. Boardwalk hotel
men, leading merchants and bankers are
among the men Of affairs quoted as IA
Voring votes for women.
A SWIFT change Of sentiment, which
now leads many persons to believe the
cause Is going TO win in Atlantic CITY
at the election week from today. Is
said to have caused change Of front on
the part of Republican organization
leaders.
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Family Of Manufacturer Saved From
Suffocation by Son Who Is
Awakened by Fumes

The family Of Charles Rabbi iunIor
partner OF the manufacturing nrm of
Haney kittner & Rebb. narrowly cns
capped sunocation early today. when
Erie avenue. filled the house with dense
smoke The fire began In trunk OF Old
clothes In the cellar and Il Is believes
to have smouldered several hours before
any Of the family awakened.
Henry Rabb. ~ years old. was the nrei
TO awaken. He groped his way through
the smoke and aroused the other mcm-
bers Of the family. who were almost over
come by the smoke. The actual danaR6
caused by the FIRE was very slight
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q When they all failed
to find the way, Column
bus broke the shell
slightly and placed the
egg upright.