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Milford chronicle., 1916-04-28

Courtesy of Delaware State News.
nOlds, Edward Melvin. Lloyd Morrow,
Harry Bostick and Watson Roe
The funeral was one Of the largest
ever held in Delaware. hundreds Of
Delawareans coming from all parts of
the State to pay their last respects to
their friend, and to view the remains
which lay in a mahogany casket, Gov
cred with imported black cloth with
solid copper lining The room in
which the body lay was filled with
flowers, there being just enough room
for passageway, and it required two
automobiles to carry the flowers to the
cemetery. Among these were three
large wreaths Of lilies and carnations,
each more than four feet in height.
The interment was made in Barratts
Chapel Cemetery.
The following visitors present came
on special train from Philadelphia
and Wilmington Hon. George V. Mas
sey, John i. Book, Superintendent f.
Il. Johns, Henry +. Cain. W. T. Carter.
William II. Redmile. J. X. Donovan.
Herbert l.. Ward. Esq, Col. George
W. Sparks, Senator Thomas H. Mona
CHAN, DIR. Thomas o. Cooper and VIII
liam NJ. PrOuse.
Senator Conner was i'm excellent
health Sunday, having attended church
service in the morning and in the after
noon, with his wife, also. he had made
several social calls among FeltOn's sick
and aged residents, to whom he carried
flowers as an Easter remembrance.
Shortly before g clock in the even
ing, while at his home, he complained
of feeling III. His wife sent for the
family physician, and in the meantime
succeeded in geeting him in bed, but
before the physician arrived Senator
Conner had passed away. lie leaves
a wife and three children, one son and
two daughters.
Fifty Years With Railroad
Only last July he had retired as sta
tiOn agent at FELTON,. after serving
more than 80 years in that capacity.
Senator Conner began his railroad
career in 1867, when he was employed
as an assistant to William Walker.
agent at Dover station. He remained
in Dover until 1867, when. on the
death of his brother at Felton, his
father, James B. Conner, who was sta
tiOn agent there requested his son
Alvin to come and assist him. He held
that position until his father retired
on the age limit, when he was made
chief agent
In politics Senator Conner was an
ardent Republican. lie was elected
State Senator from the Fifth Senator
ial district Of Kent county for the
sessions Of 1903 and 1907. at the
latter session being elected president
pro TEN.
Prominent i'm Public Life
While a member of the Legislature
Turing those two terms, he was ap- =
pointed ON the State House Commits
iOn, which had in charge the remodel
ng Of the present State House, to its
PRESENT form. lie was also appointed
member of the State Oyster Revenue
Commission, which had charge of mark
ne Off the oyster beds in the Delaware
Bay as they are today One Of the
markers in the Delaware Bay bears
he name of Conner" He was also
member Of the State Revenue Taxa
ion Commission for six years, this COM
mission increasing the revenue Of the
tate more than $4,000 annually As
director Of the First National Bank,
( Dover, more than 30 years, he miss
d very few weekly meetings Of the
Oard of directors.
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-28
RABBI |. LUBARSKY VISITS MILFORD

Last week Rabbi l. Lubarsky, of
Philadelphia, visited Milford and held
this section of Kent and Sussex cOun-
ties, and there was large attendance
of that faith from most of the neigh
boring towns. On Sunday a service
was held at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Orkin, on Second street, North
Milford, which was followed by the
rite Of circumcision Of their son Aaron.
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-28
CAUGHT FIRST SEA TROUT

The first sea trout caught in the
Delaware Bay SCENES this spring was
taken last Monday, April oath, at
Slaughter Beach by Nicholas Plummer
Ii weighed over two pounds. The trout
fishermen are making preparations for
a large season at this famous old fish
ing shore. The shad season is not sat
isfactory to the fishermen, but they are
pinning their hopes on the trout season,
which is much longer
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-28
ALUMNI NUTICE

There will be a meeting of the Milford
High School Alumni Association in the
High School Building on Wednesday
evening, May 3rd, at 7.30 o'clock. The
ballots will be counted at this meeting
and also plans for the annual banquet
will be made. A full attendance is re-
quested.
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-28
SUSSEX COUNTY ASSESSMENTS

A comparison of aggregate assess
ments of the county for 1915 and 1916,
by Districts:
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-28

Total 's15.6S5,987 1865 1852, ,s27 1871
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-06-22
WELDING PLANT "IETs CO.,.

A most peculiar accident happened in
the acetylene gas welding plant in the
B. NJ. Heiseth machine shop in Fessen-
den a few days ago. T. o. Thompson.
an emrloye, and John Anderson, a farm
err residing near town were injured. Mr..
Helseth received the most serious injury
being cut and bruised on the legs and
lower part of the body and also received
a fracture of one of the hip bones.
MI. Thompson received numerous cuts
and bruises, while Mr.. Anderson's injur-
les were sustained chiefly from being
thrown by the force of the explosion
several feet and landing on the cement
floor.
The explosion occurred at about 6
o'clock and was heard for several blocks.
The machine was completely wrecked.
but aside from a few broken windows
the building was unframed.
Mr.. Helseth was in the act of prepas-
ing the machine to do a job of welding
when the accident occurred. but had not
vet lighted the torch, a fact which no
doubt 1essened the damage wrought.
Several @thories have been advanced
as to the real cause of the bursting Of
the a but it is not quite certain what
Was the fault.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-06-22
SAVE HOME MARKETS FIRST.
THEN SEEK FOREIGN MARKETS

merely because in q large measure Eur
opean competition against us has been
abandoned.
But we Away can our own
markets if we so will; and the markets
of the United. States are worth to the
American people fifty times, seventy
five times, one hundred times all the
foreign business we arc able to do, even
in these times of war when competitors
have surrendered the field to us and
when we get for our products fabulous
foreign prices which neither we nor any
other trader shall see again for many a
long year.
We want ships because shipping, UNI
der suitable and necessary government
regulations can be made a great .Ameri-
can industry. We want shipping be-
cause it is an essential of adequate sea
power for the defense of the nation.
We want shipping because we never
ought to be at the mercy of foreign mer-
chant marines either in war or in peace.
; And We want foreign lradde Whereve.
we can get it and keep it on a reasonable
competitive basis, because we have sur
plus products to sell and we are always
the better off for selling them.
But we must no deceive ourselves as
to how hard it will be to win foreign
markets away from nations and races
which have q very much lower wage
than ours to offset any ordinary advan-
tages we may possess.
n above all things. feasting our
eyes on his foreign trade mirage, VIC
must not neglect to safeguard here at
home the industry and the business up
on which depends the very economic
life of tile American nation.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-06-22

a great many people have become SO
enamoured of the idea OF grabbing off
foreign trade while the European nations
are at each others threats that they an
parent!y have forgotten all about the
home market which is apt to slip away
from us when the war ends. The New
York Press recently summed up the sit.
uation in this respect in the following
words:
John Barrett director general of the
Pan-American Union, says that because
of lack of ships this country in the first
year of the war lost Latin American
trade worth more than 5000, 000, 000.
Now, very likely, this is true. With
the Latin American countries cut OF
from the markets they patronize in nor
NAL times, even at our prices, more thar
5000, 0e0, 900 of goods if we had had the
goods they wanted to Sell to them and if
we had had any way to deliver them.
But this does not mean that when the
war is over and the Latin American
countries are no longer shut out of the
markets which they p%atronize in normal
times. we should be able. just because
of ships or because of branch banks or
because of some other incidental circum-
stance, to sell $500, 600. 900 of goods
which we might have sold in the first
year Of the war if we had had plenty of
ships.
Reports in Mr.. Barrett's own bureau
show that in nearly every case where we
al. shut out of a Latin American mar
ket in normal times, whether there are
ships to do. our carrying or whether
there are not, the cause is u ~incapacity
to compete, our inability, with our high
labor costs and other costs Of produce
tion, to give the foreign consumer the
same quality Of goods at the same price
as a European competitor can give him.
We are never going to sell our goods
in Latin America or in any other foreign
territory merely with ships. We I.
never going to sell our goods with
branch banks. We can sell them only
with quality and price.
In the vast proportion of all our man.
~ufacturers our cost of production is SO
much higher than the cost of produce
tion in Great Britain, Germany, France
and other trading countries Of Europe
that we cannot take a foreign market.
away from. them in times of peace: VIC
cannot even keep them from taking
away some of our markets from US.
Every day there is somewhere in this
country n rise In wages. Every day the
cost of American production goes high
Ter. Every day it costs American peo-
pie more to buy their food, to buy their
clothes and to pay their rent. With
our prices soaring to heights they never
reached before the war-when we were
Eunable to compete in so many foreign
markets because Of u costs Of produc-
tion-We, are dreaming visionaryadream
for the most part when we talk of COM
manding the markets of the world after
the war as we can command them now
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-06-22
SAVING THROUGH THE roRRENs
SYSTEM.

fSenator Henry L. Hollis, who is sponsor
for the Rural Credits Act, estimates that
the interest rate for farm mortgages
under the workings of his bill may be
lowered to 5 per cent
One percent, under his estimate, is al.
lowed for administrative purposes.
The largest portion Of this administra-
tive expense will be consumed in ascce,.
tanning whether or not the person APP
plying for a loan actually owns the pro-
perty offered as security; tina is, for
title search and opinion-ncarly one
fifth of the interest rate for proof of
title.
Under the common system of alb
stracting to show title, which exists
Throughout The Dakota Farmer Empire,
the cost OF proof of title each time a
transfer is made or an encumbrance
placed upon the the property is, on an
average, from S3G.50 to $500 before
the transaction is completed.
IT property is registered under the
Torrens System the proof Of title costs
not one cent and the cost of registering
a transfer is $500 and that of register
ing a mortgage is even less.
Quite u difference, isn't it:
Furthermore, many an abstract in a.
state as young as Minnesota, for in
stance, carries from fifty to eighty en-
tries. The first entry in most cases is
the record OF the receivers receipt. BY
the time The abstract reaches so entries.
that receivers receipt has been passed
upon by at least so different lawyers at
SO different times and, you bet, each one
charged for it.
And these Iees are included in the
purchase price and in the the interest
rate.
Forty-nine of these examinations and
opinions would " been eliminated GA.
der the Torrens Eystcm.
hin it over, men; think it over.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-06-22
HOW TO CLEAN STRAW HATS

ITO make straw hats look like new.
the Woman's Home Companion.
have our druggist p Il small
quantity of shellacs cut with wood. al
cohol. l~ight-colored shellac for light hats
and brown shellac for brown or dark
colors. For black hats o nay add to
the brown shellac and alcohol a small
quantity Of n%igrosine. Shake we'll before
using. Apply lightly and evenly with a
small brush. 1t is we'll to lay the hat
aside for a few hours to dry thoroughly,
and to allow the odor of alcohol to eval,-
crate. II the mixture is too thick, add
a little more alcohol; if too thin, d a
little more shellac."
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-06-22
MICHIGAN POSTWAR
m FEDERAL COUNT

John F. Snow of Michigan. N. d., was
Jailed at Fargo last week, charged with
tampering with the mails, pleaded mt
guilty. SSHe rs a@indicted ! for retainiase
money given to him by patrons of lis
rural route for the purchase of money
..,,.1o,c
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
Mems List

postofiice for the week ending Jan.
10, 1916:
Mems List
Rev. l. Armstead, Harley Beason,
Nc. Balding, Henry Bryant, James
Brewster, Charles Burse, B. B.
Cooper, C. o. Cason, Edward Cason,
John Dallas, John Dobbs, Oscar Gas
kins, Thos. E. Groden, V. D. Cor
den, Jenny Green, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Harrison, Graham Harrison, Rev.
5. Hunter, j. NJ. Hughey, E. N.
iaines, G.. H. Hall, C. H. Hinke,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ". Jones, NJ. d.
Johnson, Lewis Jordan, John d.
King, B. j. Litaker, Lee Lewis. j.
+. Mattocks, j. H. Miller, w. d.
Miller, Letter Maclowr, Ernest
Mclelland, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ.
Moore, A. NJ. Norton, B. P. Pike,
Monroe Perry. Piand Company, j.
Alnage Quick, Geo H. Robertson.
Fern Roquemore, Boon Seredin, Her.
bert H. Sails, Jess Schumacher. Shan
on Shennon, j. w. Tinker, Edgar
Tonlar, Re. Walter Turner, Ruet.
Williams, G. r. Williams, Walt.
Williams, c. W. Williams, Albert
Wilson, Archie Scott, Tyson's Mer-
camille Co. b. E., Leroy Williams.
Women's List
Miss Willie Alexander, Mrs. Bull
lar Armstrong, Mrs. Rosa Bell. Miss
Sallie Bozenee, Miss Eva Butler.
Mrs. Rosa Birke, Miss Lilly Chris
tai, Mrs. Ida Carwell, Miss Flossie
Capps, Mrs. ] NJ, Dudley, Miss Are
Bell Daniels, Mrs. L. X. Forbes,
Mrs. Ollie Finley Mrs. Vinia Crit
fin, Mrs. Viola Griffin, Mrs. Bessie
Hicks, Miss Clara Hauynes, Miss
Elizabeth Henry, Mrs W. G.. Har-
rison, Mrs. ] T. Harwood, Sarah
Jones, Mrs. j l. Jennings, Miss A.
j. Mcdonald, Mrs. W. B. McNeet,
Mrs. Ned Robinson, Miss Jessie
Steward, Mrs. Miles l.. Smith, Mrs.
Blanche Smith, Mrs. Catherine
Smith, Miss Leola Scott, Mrs. Daisy
Swisman, Mrs. Dora Tillman, Miss
Lizzie Vinson, Miss Pearl Walling,
Mrs. Jessie Wennan, Mrs. Della
Wright, Miss /. W. Williams, Mrs.
Cora Whip, Mrs. Mary Whitaker.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22

At least all men of all factions
can lay aside their differences
as to the test of a Democrat in Flor
ida and the extent of military pre-
paredness in the nation and unite on
the proposition that Villa ought to
be hunted down and shot like the
dangerous wild beast that he is. Ev-
en- Georgia lynching mob, with a
confirmed habit of executing its vic
tins without the formality of a trial,
couldn't dispose of the Mexican MUIR
derer too quickly to suit the people
Of this country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
W. ]. BRYAN'S TRIBUTE
TO ROBERT E. LEE

William Jennings Bryan has pre-
sented no phase of his strong and
well-rounded character to the South
ern people more acceptable to them
then his attitude toward the men,
ory of General Robert E. Lee. as
shown in his speech in Miami We'd
nesday on the occasion of the public
services there celebrating the birth
day anniversary of that illustrious
soldier. Here is what he said. and
1t Is high praise without extrava-
CANT expression, from an eminent
northern man that will be warmly
appreciated in the South:
Il am glad to be part of this
program, ! am glad that live in the
day when we have far passed the ill
will of the war and in which the
North and the South can commune
together as patriots, with their only
rivalry that of advancing the well
fare OF their common country
Through my father who was a Vir-
ginian, early learned the attach
ment of southern people for their
land and for their people. The South
is section of the country in which
the ideal is strong and they become
attached to those who speak and act
for them.
The South is fortunate in having
the character of Robert E. Lee be-
cause Lee was an American in whom
the nation feels pride. The war arose
over differences not confined to sec
tional lines. The question of seces-
sion was discussed in the North as
well as in the South. He had cour-
age and loyalty for his own country
as part of his national heritage. He
was one of the great soldiers of the
world. Even when the soldier will
no more be called upon the people
shall not forget those who gave the
highest evidences of their willing
ness to give lives for principle.
He was of the highest type of soldier
since he first took up arms when
he saw it was his duty to bear arms
and he laid them down also as a
duty. He represents Christian citi-
zenship and true Americanism
He is a representative of the
highest patriotism since he was will
ing to give his life for what he be-
lieved to be right. He showed that
nothing is worth living for that is
not worth dying for. The time will
never come when there is no demand
for such men. We must stand ready
to give the supreme test of our de-
votion as Lee gave it, ] am glad to
join in tribute of respect to this
man and to the satisfactory change
in conditions that has made this pos
sible and through which we can Join
as friends in making this country
better for the succeeding generations.
Lee is the hero of the South and
citizen OF the nation who has a place
among the great of the earth %
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
AN APPRECIATED APPRECIATION

In the current issue of the Florida
Christian Advocate, published from
the Telegram office, the editor. Rev
j. Edgar Wilson, has the following
KIND reference to the Telegram
workers, which is much appreciated
by them:
If anybody notices that the edi-
tor of the Advocate is wearing these
days a pair of handsomely engraved
gold euff-buttons, we beg that you
will not condemn him as extrava-
giant and proud for indulging in
them; though he confesses that he
is proud of them-innocently he
hopes.
These came to him last Saturday
as pleasant surprise-gift from the
force of the Telegram print-shop
where the Advocate is printed. They
were intended as New Years gift,
but were delayed through circum-
stances not under control of the DON
ors.
I'VE are greatly pleased at this ex-
preston of goodwill from these
friends; from whom, in two years
almost constant intercourse, we have
had nothing but courtesy and kind
ness at every point; and thank them
most heartily for this beautiful and
much appreciated gift.
I'VE doubt if any paper, any,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
PREFERRED KENTUCKY.

Needless to say, this story was told
by a Kentuckian. A visitor in
heaven was being shown around by
Saint Peter. After he had made a
circuit and admired the streets of
gold. and the singing birds, and the
beautiful flowers, and was about to
go out the gate again, he noticed a
group of men over in the corner tied
together, looking very disconsolate.
why, who are those men over
there?" he asked Saint Peter in sur
prise.
Oh" said Saint Peter, those?
Those are Kentuckians."
But what are they chained up
for?" asked the visitor.
I'VE have to keep them tied up"
said Saint Peter, frowning. eff we
didn't they'd all go right back. -
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22

BY the Jews and their friends,
January 81 will be observed in prac-
tically every city in this country as
Jewish Day. The day was proclaim
ed by President Wilson, at which
time contributions will be offered
and received for the Jewish war suf-
ferers. Headquarters of the Flor
ida branch of the American Jewish
relief committee are in Jacksonville.
Julius Hirschberg is the chairman.
In the history of American Israel,
the Jacksonville organizations plans
to make the day one of the most
notable. The local organization was
recently Informed of the proclama-
tion by President Wilson by tele-
gram through Louis Marshall, of
New York, chairman of the Ameri-
can JEWS relief. All possible steps
are being taken in the preparation to
receive funds for next Thursday,
which will be used for the relief of
Jews suffering from the war.
In the telegram sent by Mr.. Mar
shall every point was thoroughly ex-
planned, pointing out that it is high
ly imperative that the great signifi-
canoe of the day be properly OBJ
served.-Jacksonville Metropolis
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
EPIGRAMS OF DR.. FOOKS

q BY faith we touch God; by
q sympathy we touch men.
Q The masses are reached
q only through the individual.
q Be the every-ready helper
Q of this old world. 1t needs
q you.
q Everything worth while
q costs honest effort.
q Few people are declaring
Q dividends on. or have an
9 over-stock of religion
. | have not come here to
. skin anybody, for should
q have only dry, worthless
. hides to show for my work.
q Well never lead sinners to
9 Christ through dancing,
= card-playing and beer-drink-
q ign church.
. can preach all day to
q empty pews and not raise
. even so much as a blister,
. and sometimes to full pews
q and get only two grunts and
9 one amen.
. I've come a thousand miles
. to you, and don't propose to
9 be cheated out of a revival in
. my soul. I'm going to have
. mine; are you going to get
q yours?
q Spare not the rod-not al
. ways pleasant, but sometimes
q exceedingly necessary. Thank
= God for prayer and hickory.
. Some boys are like Tonnes
. see oats in dry weather; they
q head too quickly. Lead them
q down behind the barn and
q make their coat tails hunt
q the moon.
q You know where your fine
q horse or fine COW is; you take
q care of your valuable stock.
q But do you know where your
q boy or your girl is tonight?
q
q q q q q = 4 q = 4 q =
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22

Noting the sale of a piece of Flor
ida land for $50 an acre the Brad
ford Herald remarks with both wit
and wisdom that the climate on it is
worth that much. And the more you
think about it and make comparisons
the clearer you will see the truth
of the statement. But, happily, our
climate is not for sale; it is the in
heritance of us all-rich and poor
alike, and no trust or corporation
can ever corner it. 1t is here to be
had without money and without
price, free to everybody. Come on
all good people and help us enjoy
it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22

In this age of pessimism and so
much careless and ill-considered talk
about the world going to the dogs
and being a very much worse world
than it was in our fathers day, it is
pleasant to read something on the
other side of the question like this
from the New York World
Notwithstanding the decline in
church-going, a veteran New York
pastor, after thirty-seven years of
observation, thinks that there is
more religion of the Jealous and sac
rificing kind in the city, greater pur-
ity in the home, less public and pri-
vate immortality and more fellow
ship. Here is man who does not
think the old times were the better
times just because they have passed
into history, and who does not feel
that the world is hurrying on to
destruction just because it has
changed its outward observances 1t
is good to have this example of
cheerful philosophy in time of
feminism and undertaking.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22

AS between Mary Garden kiss
and $40, Ed Lambright. of the Tam
pa Tribune says without a moments
hesitation that he would prefer the
former. Give us the twenty in a case
like that everytime, for it can abide
with us as a concrete joy, thing of
strength and sustenance and armor
against 1.-THE sings and arrows of
outrageous fortune" as some Teller
oNce said, when Mary's kiss hasn't
even the value of withered flower
without color or fragrance and no
good whatever to browse on. This
kissin' bug business amt what it's
cracked up to be, nohow.