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Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20
A BLACK MARK ON GEORGIA.

Georgia has allowed an everlast-
ing blot to be cast upon her fame, her
repute and her history in permitting
mob to take a prisoner from the Gus
tody of the State and hang him. 1t is
the State of Georgia that was assault
ed, humiliated and outraged by this
mob. She was bound to give security
to her prisoner. To suffer him to be
torn from her custody and murdered
is to confess herself imbecile and i'm
potent and unworthy of her Statehood
1t was not the ordinary lynching
where a band of men, with passions
infiamed by some dastardly crime,
hang the luckless offender to the near
est tree before their indignation has
had the chance to cool off and their
calmer judgment to assert itself. Such
occurrences are truly objectionable,
but at least they are understandable
The lynching of Leo Frank was
coldly, calculatedly lawless. There
was no spontaneous mob passion
about it, Too clearly it was the ulti-
mate expression of a frame of mind
shared for a long time past by the
majority of the populace, a flame of
mind that openly defied law and order
and was as unswervingly bent upon
the destruction of its victim as any de-
liberate assassin. Against this gener-
al blOod-lust the minority of law
abiding citizens and the ordained au-
thOrities were too weak or too cow
ardly to contend.
Leo Frank himself long ago ceased |
to be Of Importance. Even the ques- |
ton of his probable guilt or innocence !
is lost sight of in the larger consider |
alton involved. Georgia justice was
mOcked by this proceeding. The au-
-hOrity of the State was defed and its
lignity outraged.
The foul deed is the last and worst
If a series Of Outrages on the even
course of justice. Franks trial was
tself obstructed and made farcial by
hreats of mob violence which the
rial Judge was forced to take notice
#. A Governor Of Georgia who in
esponse to a nationwide appeal for
lemency, commuted Franks sentence
o life Imprisonment, was himself
united out of the State by angry,
mobs. Before Frank had
een in the State prison a week he
1as stabbed and almost murdered by
fellow-prisoner. Lastly, he is taken |
Orcibly from a prison farm and
anged. !
At the end of such a series of events D
unparalleled in American history, mob |
iolence has triumphsd Talk of pun /
hing the offenders is idle, for COM 4
lunity that can breed such lawless- Il
ess can never punish it. An unerad- a
able blot has been cast upon the
sputation of a great Commonwealth. a
Press. a
Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20

Two of this years great supply bills,
one appropriating funds for the Post
Office Department and the other for the
/ Indian Bureau, failed of passage last
March. All the work of preparing esti-
mates, planning new projects, and the
intelligent continuation of former works
has been absolutely wasted by the failure
of these bills. The affairs of those two
branches of government must now be
conducted under plans nearly two years
old which are absolutely foreign to con
ditions at the present time. A tremen-
dous waste of time and money is inevita
BILE, and the service that should be rem
dered to the public will be seriously i'm
paired
Secretary Redfelds attempt to make
political capital out or foreign war and
domestic catastrophe has failed lament
ably in two instances at least: He fluids
it impossible to convince the American
people that our large trade balance is due |
to a Democratic administration and not |
to war orders. And, defending the sea-
men s law, i'll connection with the East |
land fatality he published correspondence
which betrayed the fact that he was fully |
informed as to the overcrowding of the
excursion steamer, some time DeIOIe the
accident occurred. He has been the re-
cipient of scores of indignant letters ask
ing him why he took no action. The
old newspaper expression applicable to
Mr. Redfeld is "hoist with his own
petard.
There was great Democratic jubilation
over the discovery that in the month of
June the number of idle freight cars de-
,reased Is. 600. This ment prosperity"
;aid Mr. Redheld's little warblers. for ,
getting that June is the annual season of
he greatest movement of coal that these !
,ars were used for that purpose. Now !
here comes to light some comparative
igures which are still further disconcert-
ng. Despite a decrease of $4,000 idle !,
ars in June, there were 275 Ill idle cars
n this country at the end of that month,
which was nearly $4,000 more than :
ear ago, and nearly 200, 900 more than
7hen the present Democratic Admins
ration came into power Railroad men q
ldge of business conditions-the own y
nd others by the number of idle cars;
nd 100, 900 or more is the barometrical "
eading for bad business. What, then, o
hall be said of 275, 900? D
Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20

IT is difficult for the farmers who has
for ten years past received higher and
ever higher prices for the product of the
trees and soil to realize that one of the
lean years for money returns from big
crops is at hand. The cost Of high liv-
ing has so accustomed the people to
prices which were once thought to be ex-
travagance, as their daily due, that is
only the older men and women who can
look with any kind of comfortable acceD-
tance of the sales for fine fruit at this
time. We have become so accustomed
to getting big returns for everything,
even to turnips last fall, that moderate
prices of other seasons seem discouraging.
The fact is that nature has given bounti-
full crops, and it is unfortunate that so
many people and business generally is at
a standstill, so that they can not afford
to pay the price of former seasons in the
present year. It's all right, and the
times will right themselves after bust
ness gets on better basis. The farmer
can live just the same even if they can
not buy automobiles each year.
Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20

IT is the purpose of the Governor OF
Delaware to conduct the affairs of the
State government on an economical basis
so far as it is possible, and get the best
results. This week he has caused no
tices to be sent to each Justice-of-the-
Peace in Delaware, calling his attention
to the automobile laws especially, and
demanding that attention be given to
their enforcement strictly. One of the
things especially to which attention was
called, was that of persons driving cars
without license, and running without the
proper lights at night. They were di-
rected to make an example of the first
case, and the more prominent it is, the
better. There will be something to
happen before many days pass.
Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20

vacation here with relatives and friends.
Mrs. James Baum and children from
wilmington, are visiting FELTON, friends.
A new Pullman automobile has been
bought this month by Earl Reamus.
Earl Holden has returned to Chester,
Penn.
8 Miss Glennie Montague who has been
in Wilmington for the past three years,
has returned to her home here with her
parents.
Mrs. Charles O'Neal has been enter.
tanning Emeline Taylor of Philadelphia.
Edwin Melvin from Philadelphia, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Maggie
Melvin.
Mrs. Hugg is entertaining Hewett
Hugg and wife from Clayton.
Miss Alice Sharp has returned home
from a weeks outing at Bowers Beach
Miss Evylin Dill from Wilmington is
passing this week with Mrs. George
Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20

land the best loads of fruit which are
{ shipped, for her house, even assisting in
the marking and manifesting of the vari-
GUS shipments.
1t seems that there is no fun in horse
trading any more if the one who gets
the little end of the trade, goes before a
Observation-Disclosures and makes oath that
he was wilfullY deceived, he can get his
horse back. Last week two colored men
made deal, and dissatisfaction followed
In short time Constable Boyce from
Milford, was on the job, and the parties
were called before Esquire HENDERSON
IN Milford, where that gentleman did the
swapping for them. In another case a
man bought horse in Milford and his
father endorsed his note at the hank
which he gave i'll payment; but when the
horse reached home it laid down and died
and there will be another law suit We
saw the dead horse wagon from Milford
at the home of Isaac Harmon, for the |
purpose of taking away two dead horses !
which were the result of swapping horses. |
A resident at Dickerson's Corner re- !
ports that he counted 81 automobiles mass
going toward Georgetown on Sunday
last, and 1t is supposed that most of them
were enroute to Rehoboth, as most of the
machines now take this route to and from
that resort and the upper counties. be-
cause OF the gravel roadway. Ellendale
will soon be on the map. What would
i have been with the du Pont Boulevard
built and in Operation?) II
The plan to take the Sunday School to
Slaughter Beach for its annual picnic has
'een abandoned so we are informed .
'ut It is to be held in nearby grove this
'oming Saturday. This plan seems to be
by many of the people.
The colored people turned out fine for
he excursion to Atlantic City last Tues
ay about so of them went from here.
The tomato factory started operations
ERE this week, and it will use foreigr
elp. Harry Jester has a large gang at
'ork getting ready to start his factory
MS coming week.
Why not can peaches-they are plenty
nd cheap enough certainly? Paul PRIV. Il
Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20
POLITICAL POINTERS.

As business managers the Democrats
have been a conspicuous failure.
A study of the record of laws enacted
to spend money" shows that careless
methods of appropriation insured waste
ful expenditure.
member of the present cabinet, Sec
fetary of Commerce William {. Redfeld
severely criticised Congress for this kind
OF extravaganza in his last annual report.
1t has already been shown that the
three laws the last Congress enacted to
raise money, namely, the tariff, income
tax, and war tax laws, each failed to
produce the amount needed.
In this connection it should not be over
looked that during the sixteen years of
Republican control preceding the present
administration, the appropriation bills
were invariably passed before they were
needed, and an extension resolution was
never resorted to.
Examine the history of appropriation
bills during the time the Democratic
House has handled them, and you find
that fifteen regular appropriation bills |
have failed to pass before the necessary
udAGf anu llAdA uAlEEu LlulGS IIsOlQuOn !
extending the appropriation of The pre- |
vious year had to be passed.
Finally, money loss arises from fail
ure to make appropriations in time to
keep the work of the government NOV
ing" said Secretary Redfeld. The
serious results of these latter losses are
probably not appreciated. They un-
doubtedlY amount to more than some of
the economies thought 10 be effected bv j
clipping estimates"
This method Of appropriation is an adj !
mission of incompetency and ineficiency |
in itself It causes a tremendous finan- I
cial loss in the work of every department I
Of government. It complicates accounts,
hinders the making Of plans in advance, a
prevents the execution of contracts for
work, and prevents allotting h
funds equitably for the different seasons e
If the year.
Thomas S. Allen of Lincoln, Nebraska, in
deserving Democrat" and brother-in- W
aw of William J. Bryan, has been ap- q
,ointed United States district attorney. h'
'he job dosn't pay as much as Secretary
! State does, but the appointment serves Sd
D maintain the score of the Bryan family ne
n the payroll, which now bears the
ames Of Bryan's son, son-in-law and SD
Ba
Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20
ANDREWVILLE.

! A large number of residents of thi.
! section went to Bowers last Thursday tc
be present at the annual celebration oil
Big Thursday. The heavy showers cur
tailed their pleasure and made the re-
turn trip perilous to many who had
motored down.
Mrs. J. w. Thomas entertained Ed
ward Wilson and family, of Camden, n.
j., last week. Her son Herbert also
paid her her visit but returned home
on Sunday.
Miss Sallie Seeders has returned to her
home after visit at Concord Camp.
Miss Pauline Barney went to Denton
on Sunday where she will remain for an
indefinite period.
Thomas Bradley recently of Virginia
is spending some time with his parents
here. If opportunity affords him a posi-
ton here he will take up a residence
here.
James Morgan and wife Of Connecticut,
are visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Elizabeth Morris returned to her
home at Masten's on Saturday after an
visit with her brother here.
It is feared Everette Carter received 1
Internal injuries when a colt which he
vas riding on Monday threw him to the
round. He is still confined to the
Iouse.
Mrs. Edward Bowen and daughter
pent Tuesday with Mrs. George Smith
ear Pennington. y
Miss Myrtle Adams, of Greenwood,
oent Sunday with Miss Edna Edna {
aker. {
Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20
Not So Strange After All.

You may think it strange that 50
many people are cured of stomach trou-
bic by Chamberlain Tablets. You
would not, however, if you should give
them a trial. They strengthen and in
vigorate the stomach and enable it to
perform its functions naturally. Mrs.
Rosie Rish. Wabash, Ind, writes,
Nothing did me the least good until |
began using Chamberlain's Tablets. It
is decidedly the best medicine for stom-
ach trouble l have ever used" For
sale by all dealers.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
Boost For Cooperative Creameries

Speaking before the National Cream
cry Butter Makers Association in Ma
son City, Ia, on Tuesday Of this week,
Prof. E. ]. Homers Of Graham Mime
sofa said.
The cooperative creameries Of the
country are largely responsible for the
progress in marketing the dairy pro-
ducts. The butterman has become a
professional man and science has i'm
proved to such an extent in the United
States, he said, that this country is on
a par with the best butter making coun-
tries of the world
Professor Holmers was the principal
speaker during the afternoon session.,
which was devoted to papers by promi-
nent members on the various phases
of the industry.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
SPOKAN GIRL ARRESTED
WOULD GET MARRIED
Miss Vivian Moore, Daughter of PrOmi-
nent People, Held on Advice from
Chief of Police

On message from Chief of Police
Ware, Of Spokane. to Marshal Sampson,
Miss Vivian Moore was taken off the
west bound train Wednesday afternoon.
She was on her way to Seattle to meet
a man to whom she was engaged to be
married. Miss Vivian looked to be 10
or II years old, we'll dressed and quite
attractive looking. She took her arrest
quite coolly and i'll the evening attend
ed one OF the moving picture shows,
showing no signs Of distress. Her
mother, who is head OF the Spokane
w. c. T. u, objected to her keeping
company with the man whom she left
home to marry because he is addicted
to drink, so the girl said. Miss Vivian
was sent back to Spokane on the early
morning train yesterday in charge Of A.
]. O'Leary.
She talked over the phone with her
mother and told her she would again
run away, and to her fance she phoned
she would meet him later.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
Still Has Faith in His Mineral Prospect

John Sadoski has been working off
and on for the past four or five years
on a mineral location just west of the
town which he calls Native No. 8 and
4. He has bored a considerable dis
tance into the mountain, and recently
left some samples Of his ore at this
Office. Not being judge of mineral
we can only say it does not look like
ordinary rock He says he lacks the
capital to make of his property a pay
ing mine and wants some one to take
an interest with him and help develop
the claim. The opening up of pay
ing mine in this vicinity would mean
much to Leavenworth. If this meets
the eye Of a mining man, look into the
matter, and if it impresses you favor
ably, give Mr.. Sadoski lift.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
SChmOker-DaVis Wedding

On Monday afternoon Mr.. o. ].
Schmoker and Miss Nettie Davis were
married at the home Of the BRIDES
parents, in the presence of few inti-
mate friends Of the family, Rev. Carne
Of the Congregational church perform
ing the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter Of ]. c.
Davis, one of the old residents of
Leavenworth, and grew to womanhood
here. She is a most estimable young
lady and has a host of friends. The
groom has made his home here for
long time. A few years ago he gave
up railroading to accept position in
the Great Northern electric power
plant, where he is now employed.
Smoke is a first class man, and the
worst we can wish him and his bride is
the best there is in life.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
Death Oyertakes Jimmy Reed

DR.. HoxseY was called to Wallace's
livery barn last Saturday evening to at
tend a man who has been about here
for the past few years, and for some
months past was employed in his
livery barn. He was known as Jimmy
Reed, and that Is about all that anyone
knows about him. II he has any rel
atives they have not been found.
He lived only an hour after first be-
ing striken with fainting spell. Death
from acute alcoholism was the doctors
verdict. County Attorney Williams
came here Monday to investigate but
found the man already buried and from
inquiry, decided death resulted from
natural causes.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
To Milk Consumers

had my dairy herd inspected the
past week and all proved to be in
sound health except two head. l was
advised by some people to take them
away and have them again inspected
later on, that they might get sound
again, but instead employed man
last Saturday to kill and bury them. I
mean to have my COWS inspected from
time to time and keep the public fully
informed. Mr.. Pearson states that the
milk referred to by DR.. Judah at the
council meeting last week, that con-
tanned formaldehyde, came from his
place but did not come from the
Logan dairy, and that he has since
then bought milk from the Logan
dairy. that was all right. have heard
of people complaining of their milk
but it was not obtained from my dairy.
Certainly the milk treated with for
maldehyde, complained Of in the
council, did not come from my place,
which I can prove to the satisfaction
of any fairminded person. / have had
my milk inspected every year by the
state inspector and he pronounced it
wholesome every time. For every
year I have sold milk I can show Ii
cense certificate. The cows udders
are washed and dried every time they
are MIXED. l am perfectly willing to
have my milk and>cows inspected any
time. The pals, cans, strainers, bottles
are washed with brush, and the
pals, strainers and cans are scalded
every time they are used with boiling
water. All bottles go thru boiling
water just before being filled. l also
use covered milking pals. Following
are some Of my customers, many hav-
ing taken milk from me for four years,
and have children who drank the
milk; if any have suffered i'll effects
let them speak for themselves:
Mrs. J. w. Elliott, Mrs. F. M. Lee,
Mrs. w. A. Cline, Mrs. S. A. Blank
enship, Mrs. F. T. Motteler, Mrs.
Dale Marble, Mrs. ]. L. Maston, Mrs.
Hoxsey. Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. John
Bohnsack, Mrs. G. P. Rice. These
are only a few names out OF $50 Gus
TONERS who take our milk daily.
10 M. o. Logan.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
FRUIT GROWERS AND
SHIPPERS IN SEATTLE
Local Growers Left Wednesday to Meet
Representatives of Several
Sales Agencies.

Another big meeting OF the repre-
sentatives Of the fruit growers met in
Seattle yesterday to confer with the
different sales agencies to make some
binding agreement to maintain level
selling price. In other words not to
demoralize prices and destroy the apple
industry. The different selling agen-
cies are also contemplating forming an
organization of their own. Mr.. Paul
hamus, the head of the new fruitgrow-
ers organization formed at Tacoma last
month will be on hand.
The following representatives OF the
Peshastin growers council, w. M.
Stark, G. P. Freyberger, F. A. Win
gate. ]. A. Warman and J. L. Arbo-
gas left here Wednesday for Seattle,
very hopeful that an amicable and mu-
tually satisfactory agreement would be
arranged between the growers and
the sales agencies. In the last analy-
sis the success of the whole thing
hinges on the individual growers them
selves. If they stick together and do
not fall out among themselves over non
essential differences, they can hold the
selling agencies in line.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
ELECTED SATURDAY
Heaviest Vote Ever Cast in a School Flee
tiOn-F. 7. MOtteIer and N. Pat
terSOn Winners

Unusual interest in the selection OF
school directors for the two and three
year terms resulted in bringing out the
largest vote ever cast in a school cleo
ton in this district. Often in the past
the election has been decided with less
than so votes. For some reason un-
usual interest developed in last Satur-
days election, when a total Of 377
votes were cast.
Following is the sesult: For two
year term, F. T. Motteler, 307; Chas.
Anderson, 80: For three year term,
N. Patterson, 2oo; Mrs. Coleman, g..
S. C. Woldenburg is the holdover
member of the board.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
CONTRACT LET MONDAY
FOR CREAMRY BUILDING
Hartman and Mckenzie the Successful
Bidders-TO Be Completed By
First of April

The contract for the creamery build
ing was let Monday to Messrs. Hart
man & Mckenzie. There were FIVE
bidders. The location decided on is
at the east end OF Commercial street,
just across the track of the Wenatchee
Valley & Northern Ry.
The board Of directors are now in
correspondence with parties over the
selection Of manager, and as soon as
that is decided on the purchase of ma
chinery will be made. The intention
is to have everything ready for busi-
ness by about the first Of April. The
prospect of the early completion OF the
creamery has induced a number of
ranchers to buy cows. VIM. Marshall
shipped in car load from the Sound
and has purchased a place in the
Chumstlck valley. Mr.. Rumohr the
Peshastln member OF the board Of di-
rectors was here few days ago and
said he had added to his herd and that
a number of other ranchers in that vi
cinity were contemplating the purchase
of milk cows. Eight head were shipt
here from Wenatchee last week and
four sold the first day. VIM. Titus be-
came the owner Of three Of the pick of
the bunch. There seems no longer
any doubt that enough milk will be de-
livered to make the creamery go from
the start,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS
FROM STATE SUPERINTENDENT
Directors and Teachers by Working In
Harmony Can Improve Schools

Some interesting facts have been Sc
cured regarding the stability and per-
manence of the rural teaching force of
the state by Superintendent Josephine
Preston, who has been making a re-
cent study of the question. Out OF
1853 teachers of one-room schools in
81 counties $50 are this year in the
district that they were in last year,
304 in different districts in the same
county, 363 who have left the county,
and 206 who are not teaching. OF
the 206 not teaching IS are married
and 81 are attending higher institu-
tions Of learning.
In a letter to the teachers who are
in the same district this year that they
have taught in one or more years pre-
viously, Mrs. Preston tells them they
are building permanent circles OF
friends among the young people that
will enable them to WELD great infu-
ence over their lives, and that they
are adding stability to the states teach
ing force. She also suggests that two
Of the biggest responsibilities, or OPP
portunities, before the rural teachers of
today are, first, aiding the children to
find their best work in the world, and
secondly, to be factors in improving
the community of their respective dis
tricts.
That school directors have big part
to play in making teachers as class
more permanent in their districts is
also suggested by Mrs. Preston, who
would urge all school boards who are
pleased with the work of their teach
ers to go to them before the term is
ended and invite them to apply again
and thus make them feel that their
good work is appreciated.