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into line behind the president
Expect Others.
They look for further an
nohncements by other leading
railroad men similar to. those of
Underwood and Lovett.
AS 4 matter OF fact. Shadow
Lawn bears very optimistic at
mosphere these days. Action by
several big business. concerns in
the country, notably the Endi-
colt and Johnson shoe manufac-
tory, is not only endorsing, but
actually putting into effect an
eight-hour day, is held by the
presidents advisers as indicative
that society approves the eight
hour day, as claimed by the
president, and that his means of
settling the threatened railroad
strike are obviously being vim
dicated."
Party Leaders Pleased. :
Party leaders here today are
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fensive standpatters, and ignored
completely the progressives on
whom he must depend for his
election. For instance, IN this
county, the progressives polled
10000 votes four years ago while
Mr.. Taft received 1000.
Few Candidates.
"You can quite understand the
situation here when / tell you
that the progressives nominated
Miles Piondexter for senator,
Henry Mcbride for governor, two
congressman and the state treas
urer, and the republican organi-
cation vigorously opposed all
these candidates.
To-day the republicans have
the organization but very few
candidates, and they are unwill-
ing to divide up the organization
with the men who are in control
of the votes. From a selfish
standpoint that may be well, but
it is not good politics.
There ought to be some man
sent out from headquarters who
has good horse sense.
1--WE also want some
money, and must have some
from some source If we en-
pect to offset the Wilson
propaganda. He has GER
tainly taken hold of our
voters"
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l. ROY SLATER R0ASTS
G. 0. P.LEADERS; SAYS
STATE IS FOR WILSON

Hughes, but the assumption that
MOST of us are going to support
him is, as far as this state is con-
cerned, without any foundation.
1.-THE situation in this state has
been handled very badly and
something must be done to bring
Mr.. Hughes candidacy to life.
ut is my judgment that IL
the election was held tomOr-
row, Mr.. Wilson would carry
the state overwhelmingly. III
the election had been held
three months ago, no doubt
Mr.. Hughes would have car
ried IL.
THE standpatters, following
the nomination of Mr.. Hughes,
went on the assumption that there
was no other place to go but to
the republican party, and con-
Quoted themselves accordingly,
with the result that with very few
exceptions the men who were
prominent as progressives in this
state land we were the dominant
party are out openly advocating
Mr.. Wilson.
Hughes Trip the Finish.
"If there was any need to ac-
centuate the breach between the
two factions, the Hughes trip
added the finishing touch.
He was sent through this
state in charge of the most Of
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HEAR WILSON'S CASE PRESENTED
BY ELOQUENT CHARLES A. T0WNE

Voters, go to the Tacoma theater tonight
to hear former Y. S. Senator Charles A. Towne
tell the reasons why President Wilson should
be reelected.
The campaign is with full force in
Tacoma.
The time before the November elections is
getting short.
When you go to the polls you will want
to vote intelligently, with a full understanding
of the big issues at stake.
If you have already made up your mind
how you are going to VOTE go anyway. 1t will
pay you to hear one Of the most brilliant
speakers in the country.
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UNITED Press Leased wire.)

LONG BRANCH. N. j., Oct. 16.
Statements by F. ID. Under
wood, president of the Erie rails
road and Robert 8. Lovett, chair
man of the board of the Union
Pacific railroad, endorsing PRESS
dent Wilson and disputing claims
that the president acted with POI
litical expediency when he forced
through congress the eisht-hoir
law for railroads, is the best news
which has struck Shadow Lawn
in some days, the presidents posi
litical lieutenants declared today.5
While the big railroad chiefsl
disagree with the president on
the eight-hour law, their support
for the so-called Wilson policy
now under republican fire is
taken by democratic leaders here
as a strong indication that the
business interests OF
the aountrv ara finally swinging
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POLICE WANT
MI EN- AS we'll
As THE LIQUOR

Possibility of an open clash
between the police and prose-
cutor's office loomed large
Monday, as the result of n
seisure by county officers of
five barrels of whisky at the
Commercial dock.
The whisky-250 gallons of it
arrived Saturday on the Admit
raj Schley from San Francisco.
1t bore Pierce county permits
on each barrel, all addressed to j.
E. Murray, at Roy.
The permits were all forged, ii
is reported.
A man appeared at the dock
early Sunday morning and claim
ed the whisky, but because it was
Sunday, dock officials would not
allow him to remove 1t.
An hour later the police learn
ed of the whisky. City Detective
Clifford Osborne was detailed to
guard it.
County Carts 1t Away.
Osborne remained on duty day
and night, waiting to catch the
claimant of the booze.
At II o'clock Monday morning
County Detective Fred Shaw and
Investigator Jacobs took a dray to
the dock and started to haul away
the booze.
The police detective protested,
as did Chief Harry Smith and
Commissioner Petit. The police
wanted to catch the owner.
However, the county officials
carted the whiskey off.
Police officers declare that dep
uties under Prosecutor Remain
have interfered frequently with
the efforts of city officials to
break up the booze ring" in Ia
coma.
Mondays action is declared to
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, last straw. +"
Petit Wrathy.

be the last straw"
Petit Wrathy.
I'VE have met this interference
several times before, and this ia
the last time that we will permit
the prosecutor to butt in on police
work" declared Commissioner
Petit Monday.
THE county officials seem more
eager to confiseate a lot of booze
than to catch the guilty persons.
We want TO catch the men. II we
get the men who are violating the
law, IL will naturally follow that
the supply of liquor In Tacoma
will be depleted.
II am going to tell REMAIN to
keep his hands Off. in the future,
or | will tell the public a few
things about Detective Fred
Shaw and others of the prosecu-
tors department that will not
look nice in print"
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Towne formerly was u S. senator from
Minnesota. He has gained a nationwide repu-
tation 70 ribs power of saying what he has to
say honestly, forciby and convincngly.
George F. Fishburne democratic nominee
for U. s. senator from this district, will pre-
side. w. r. Rust is chairman of committee
which will meet Towne, who will be given a
reception at democratic headquarters by for
mer Minnesotans and democratic women at
7:45 p. m.
Another speaker on the program tonight
is Henry Albert Mclean, democratic nominee
for attorney general.
Turn out and pack the Tacoma
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NOnUcu ETens heuscu "Heg
NEW YORK, Oct. 116.-The
average citizen constantly is being
forced into a lower standard of
living because the increase in
prices exceeds increase in wages,
w. Frank Persons, economist, an
nounced today as the result of
series of Investigations.
Persons said his Investigations
show a family Of five cannot live
on less than $22.75 week. This,
he declared, is equivalent in pur-
chasing value to SIT income
four years ago.
Foodstuffs have increased SO
per cent in four years, according
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BY Gibson Gardner

BY GliSOu GafOucr
Newspaper Enterprise Association)
SPOKANE, Oct. 16.-The
more / see of eastern WASH
ington. the more / am con-
WINGED that Wilson has an
excellent chance to carry the
state.
The progressives are not
cooperating with Hughes.
can give no better idea of
conditions in the state than to
print the following letter, written
by l.. Roy Slater, chairman of the
progressive state central commit
tee, to Alvin T. Hart, in charge
of republican headquarters at
Chicago. Slater says:
81 am today in receipt of let
ter from someone in your office
whose name | cannot decipher
but who signs himself Assistant
to Mr.. Garfield He opens the
letter by saying that 4 suppose
you, like most of the progress
sives, are ready to work for Mr..
Hughes
Il intend to support Mr..
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Thanksgiving
November 80

LONG BRANCH, N. j., Oct. 10.
Thanksgiving day will be on
the last Thursday in November as
usual, which means that it will
fall on the last day of next
month.
Suggestions have been made
that in vie wof the fact that the
feast day is coming so close 10
Christmas this year. President
Wilson should designate Novem-
Der 23 as the official date.
1t was learned today, however,
that the president will name No
vember 80 as the date In his
proclamation.
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William Howard Taft the supreme court prospect which
must be faced if Charles E. Hughes elected president
Hughes appointed to the supreme by Taft
Tafs first appointment this court It is hardly conceivable
that Hughes would appoint Taft to the first vacancy which
might occur.
Taft has wanted to be the supreme bench than
thing else in the world He stated frankly times when he
first mentioned for president and while he pres
dent that he would rather be a supreme court Justice
That Hughes would have vacancy to fill is certain
thing human be- Wilson has had three fill Taft
made four appointments; Roosevelt made three.
At present there the bench three justices who
have passed the Biblical allotment h1ee years and te
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'LivingStandard Goes
Down AS Prices Soar

to Persons figures. Flour is up
almost 100 per cent, vegetables
70 to 10 per cent, coal has adj
vanced from $5.25 to $7.45 a ton,
hardware has advanced so per
cent; lumber, 80 to 40 per cont
and all textiles and dry goods
have made big jumps.
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HERE'S A FACT TO
POSTCARD. TO YOUR
FRIENDS RACK EAST

The Love-Warren-Monroe
Co., large Wholesale dry
goods, notions and mems
furnishings establishment,
reports that its business is
now running at the greatest
volume II ever has. and that
collections are the best they
have ever been.
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Railway Presidents For Wilson

literally walking on air. They
feel the slump has passed and
that Hughes will never. be able
to catch up again."
Their views are based on
scores of kilograms coming in
from their lieutenants all over
the country-and contributions
amounting to something ike
$4,000 a day are materially
boosting their optimism.
During the last { five days
$150,000 We're rung up in demo-
cratic cash registers.
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Mrs. j. T. Miller read an
article ON Personal Davis"
Seventeen were present
Boone (Ia) News-Repnblican.

Rev. Dan F. Bradley says John
D. Rockefeller was wrong in de-
claring that II St Paul were alive
today he would be capitalist.
Tut, tut! How can multimillio l.
aire be wrong on anything, espe-
cially. II he doesn't know any
thing about it?
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REGISTER! 49,
u. s. SUB ASHORE

united Press Leased Wfre.)
/. WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 16.
The submarine HI ran
aground in Puget Sound in fog,
but was quickly pulled off, Act
ing Secretary of the Navy Admi-
raj Benson announced todsv.
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court that this body has become ACTUALLY The UPENE LEG
1SLATIVE AUTHORITY of the country
II is MORE THAN COURT. 1t overrues congress-, and
exercises the veto power all legislation.
The court divides along progressive and conservative lines Its
progressive thought represented by Bande and its reaction
acknowledging thought by such Chief Justice
White Taft would be a vote on the reactionary side
What the people need most to have judges of the
Brandes and Clarke variety.
In voting for presidential candidates this fall Southwest
Washington should therefore bear in mind that they
voting other matters than the choice president
among them the future complexion of the supreme court the
most powerful body scheme government and they don't
want to enthrone Taft there.
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GETS STEEL HEARING
{ United Press Leaned WIRE,

WA5ffIINGION, D. q, OCt. TO.
The supreme court of the u. s.
today assigned the governments
case against the U. s. Steel cor
poration for orpnp,ent rab 2e
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Now they say. pastors sal-
aries are coming down. Must
the good die Of starvation?
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Most all good excuses are
the worst kinds Of lies; the
excuse Is an attempt to
whitewash our mistake with
pernicious self-pity.
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A progressive railroad is the
Louisville & Nashville, which OPP
crates special car on its gulf
coast limited, for intoxicated per-
sons only.
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Talk O. the Times

FOR A BURGLAR IF THE SAFE
is LOCKED.
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Greetings, have You a
friend i'm Fred Plugradt's
club? :
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IT'S ALWAYS 4 pTn BORE
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This is the day that Charlie
Towne comes to town.
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Register!

: Pittsburg telephone operators
have received a As per cent in
crease in wages. We hope the
Tacoma telephone operators
never hear about 1t. The news
would be fatal to lot of them.
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REGIsTER.
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= REeIsrER. -
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-30
REGISTRATION LISTS NOT PRINTED

Under a law enacted by the last
session of the Delaware Legislature,
the printing of the list of those who
were registered during the first three
days Of registration was abolished.
The law may be found in Volume 28,
Session of 1915, page 261, Chapter SO.
Il clearly and unqualifiedly repeals
1929, section II. of the Revised Code.
and substitutes another new section
which has nothing whatever to do
with the printing of the list or any
other kind of printing. This saves
the county treasury about $500 every
two years, and also saves the Regis
trars the trouble of copying and COM
piling the list of names for the print
er. Several printers have sent out
letters to the various Registration Of
ficers soliciting the printing of the
list; but, they are not to be printed,
and the Levy Courts will not pay for
the printing. even if it should be done
The Registrars will do well to remem-
Der this particular change in the cleo
tion laws
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-30
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Clifton, son of Edward Marvel OF
Houston, Del, has been in the hos
pital since last Monday. He was dis
charged this week.
An operation was performed upon
Joshua Bennett Of Frederica this
week.
Abner Wiley, from the State Rife
Range has been a patient in the hos
pital since last Tuesday.
Donations were received this week
as follows: A kettle from Elizabeth
Cirwithen Of Philadelphia.
The management of the Milford
Emergency Hospital has announced
that any member of the National
Guard. or any member of his family
dependent upon him. will be admitted
free to treatment and nursing The
fund which came from the play given
in Armory Hall by the young people
of Milford, has made this possible to
assist the families of the guardsnlen.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-30
CAULE CLUB NOTES

The Caulk Club bade farewell to
Company last Thursday evening at
a reception in the Club rooms. The
rooms we're filled to capacity and the
atmosphere not all that might be de-
sired, but intense interest held every
one until the last orchestra selection
was played and ice cream and cake
we're served. David Pruitt again de-
lighted the Club and Company B with
his reading. THE Man Without a
Country" This story could not have
come at a more opportune time. Mr..
George B. Hynson then addressed the
company, and there is no doubt but
that his remarks stirred deep in the
hearts of the boys. He concluded
with his poem to the flag. and every
muse of patriotism and devotion to
the stars and stripes seemed to linger
very near. The Rev. Captain Steph-
ensOn, chaplain, gave a few remarks
of encouragement and instilled the
boys with a new vigor Since the
club has heard that every man in
Company B has pledged allegiance to
the flag and his country for six years
in federal service, it feels justly
proud and likes to think that what
was said and done at the club on
night last was just a small
Incentive to this glorious act.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-30
CHAPTER SOCIETY RED CROSS

A meeting of the Milford Branch
will be held on Monday evening, July
3rd at 1880 p. m. at the home of
Mrs. George W. Marshall on Front
Street, North Milford.
In consequence of the calling out
of the National Guard by the United
States government to protect the bOr-
der between this country and Mexico,
it becomes the duty of the Red Cross
Society to undertake two important
lines of service. First: furnishing
supplies for the soldiers in camps,
and second, to help the families Of
soldiers.
All desiring to enroll as members
of the Red Cross Society or who de-
sire to assist the committee, will be
welcome at the meeting next Monday
evening.
Supplies to be accepted by the
chapters for shipment should fall
within the following approved lists:
Reading matter, games, comfort bags,
pajamas, cotton socks of medium
weight; large size towels, pipes and
smoking tobacco. cigarettes, electric
fans for hospitals; chewing gum,
chocolate in tin boxes, hard candies,
George Washington coffee, evaporated
cream, canned fruit and other deli
cacies in tins.
Do not forget the meeting is next
Monday night at the residence of Mrs.
Mary L. Marshall, in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-30
SCHOOL ELECTIONS LAST SATURDAY

The annual elections in the public
schools of Sussex County we're held
last Saturday, and the election for the
town Of Milford Board of Education
was held on the same date. Milford
schools are made up of the parts Of
Milford and adjoining country Of both
Kent and Sussex Counties, while the
buildings are located on the Kent side
The election is held the same date as
the Sussex County schools by reason
of an act which incorporated the var
ious districts into the public schools
of Milford, under the direction of a
Board Of Eduaction composed Of six
members, who are elected two in each
year, to serve three years, and they
in turn elect the president Of the
Board At the election held last Sat
urday, William " Sipple and A. B.
Peet we're reelected as members Of
the Board, and it was decided by unan
imous vote to raise the usual $1,000
by taxation for the support of the
schools. This with the current re-
ceipts from various sources and the
State appropriation, will bring the
total for schools in Milford TO about
$4,000
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-30
PAID FINES FOR NEGLECT

Mary Fisher, a colored woman OF
North Milford, was notified by the
BOARD of Health to have weeds on her
property cut and removed within five
davs from the date of the notice. The
Health officer, at the time Of the ex-
niration of the time made another in
spection and found that the order had
been ignored and no weeds taken out.
He caused the arrest of Mrs. Fisher
and She was arraigned before Squire
Hendrickson, the acting Alderman,
who fined her IS and costs, which was
Maid. and the weeds have been taken
up.
same line for trouble, and one resides
on Lake View Avenue fronting the
lake. The Board of Health has serv-
cd notice on a number Of property
holders to clean up, and after the ex-
niration of the five days grace, they
will be called into court and fined,
as well as made pay for the cost Of
cleaning up the nuisance. This is
riqht. serve all alike and enforce the
laws regarding the public health.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-30
JUNE SESSION OF The
sussex COUNTY COURT

The Superior Court at Georgetown
met last Monday and went over the
calendar. On Tuesday a divorce was
granted to Mrs. Ora C.. Downs. of
DagsbeTO, from John ]. Downs. on
grounds Of cruelty, and Mrs. Downs
was given custody of the three year
old child.
Downs is now serving sentence in
the New Castle Workhouse.
Mrs. Clara NJ. Warrington of Green
wood was granted a divorce decree
from her husband, Clement F. War
rington, a prominent mill owner, on
statutory grounds. Mrs. Warrington
also asked for $1,000 alimony, but the
court reserved its decision on that
point.
The case of Daniel E. Rogers, who
is charged with assault with intent
to murder William Lindstedt, near
Georgetown last week, has been set
for trial Wednesday of next week.
Stating it was useless to have the
trial list for Superior Court printed
for the June term, the court instruct
ed Prothonotary Welch that in the
future he need not go to that expense
as the list is never used. In the fut-
ure the county will save from S25 to
$50 on this one item alone. At the
present time there will be but one
jury trial in Superior Court and that
one is by request of counsel.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-30
GRANGE PUBLIC PICNIC
At MILLW00D SATURDAY

Situated about one and a half miles
north Of Milford along the State Road,
Is a pretty grove and mill pond,
school, church and community house,
called Millwood.
There on July 1st is to be held the
annual public picnic Of the Milford
Grange and you are cordially invited
to spend the day in the open.
Contests have been arranged to be-
gin at 2 p. m, which are interesting
to adult and child and full Of fun.
There are always games to be played
and sociability is encouraged.
The grove is at the disposal of all
those who are not Grange members
desiring to bring their lunches. Din
ner will be served from IL to / D. m,
in the community hall to members OF
Milford and Bayshore Oranges. Bas-
kets to contain enough of any two of
the following: chicken pie, bread and
butter, potato salad, cold meat, and
pie, that a uniformity Of provisions
may be served.
Coffee will be provided by the COM
mittee
Jitneys will run from the First Ma
tional Bank corner to grove starting
about / p. m. and making the trip
for a very nominal fare
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-30
CONDENSED LOCAL ITEMS

Barber shops of Milford will be
closed all day, Tuesday. July Fourth.
Big parade in the evening of the
Fourth, with automobiles, brass band
and patriotic features.
Moving pictures at baseball park in
the evening of the Fourth; extra Pal
ace Theatre show with added features
The Faithful Cirle of Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs. John
C. Truitt, Thursday evening, July 6,
at Z o'clock.
If you are a Milfordite, Milford is
the place to stay on the Fourth; if
you are not, Milford is a good place to
spend the day.
Miss Elizabeth McCloskey, of Phil
adelphia, will give a recital for the
benefit of the Kings Daughters in the
New Century Club early in July.
There is going to be a real live
negro in the role of the "Dodger" at
the baseball park in the evening of
the Fourth. Come out and take a
shot at his bean.
The Faithful Cirle of Kings
will hold their annual pic
mic at South Bowers, as the guests Of
Miss Mary Barber. on Friday after
noon, July 9TH. All members desir-
ing to go must notify Mrs. Draper or
Miss Mildred Causey before Thurs
lay, July 9Th.
At this writing the Caulk Club has
lot lost game this season, and the
streak still looks good. The
,ames on the Fourth of July with the
7enlyn Club of Wilmington are going |
o call for all the baseball that the
,aulk boys have in their system