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Milford chronicle., 1916-02-11
ALUMNI ENTERTAINMENT

Do not forget the Alumni entertain
ment to be given Tuesday evening
March 9TH. The first part of the pro-
gram will consist of musical numbers
in which the association will be as
sisted by the talented people of Mil
ford. The second part will be a breezy
little sketch in which will figure some
of Milford's well-known younger act
ors. And above all do not forget the
cause for which this is given-the Al
umni Scholarship Fund.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-11
CHRONICLE CARD BASKET
Personal and Social Functions
During the Week

Mrs. Ella Hall is visiting Milford
as the guest of Mrs. Mary L. Marshall
Edward Davis, of Washington. D.
c., has been a Milford visitor this
week.
Mrs. Robert Davis of Montgomery
Street, is convalescent after an illness
of two months.
Miss Elizabeth Carlisle is visiting
in Collingswood, New Jersey, as the
guest of Miss Rachel Frame.
Roland Heisler of Philadelphia.
spent the weekend here with his
mother, Mrs. Minnie Heisler.
Matthew Hynson. of Haverford Col
lege, spent last Sunday with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Hynson.
Miss Lillian Kern. who has been Wis
iting her mother for the past two
weeks, has returned TO her Philadel-
phia home.
Vaules Grier. Of the University of
Pennsylvania, spent the past Sunday
with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. G.
Layton Grier
Mr.. and Mrs. John Latchum, of Phil
adelphia, are being congratulated on
the birth of twin daughters, Miss Dor
othy and Miss Jean Latchum.
Major and Mrs. VIM E. Lank observ-
ed their twenty-eighth wedding ami
versary last Sunday by entertaining
a number of their intimate friends at
dinner. IN
Miss Snyder of West Virginia. has
been a guest this week of Miss Ruth
Heisler. A number of small parties
have been given in Miss Snyder's hon
or.
Miss Mary Smith will be among
those who attend the wedding of Miss
Ellen Nicholson to Randolph Shackle-
ford in Wilmington on next Monday
evening.
Miss Emma Gillespie. OF South Wal
nut street. Milford, has gone to Sara
sofa, Florida. where she will be the /
guest of Mrs. Ida Bromley for the next |
six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wilson. of
Lockport. New York. are receiving
congratulations on the birth OF a .
daughter, who was born on Thursday.
February Bird, at their home in New
York.
Mrs. Fred WickstrOm and son Max
who have been visiting at the home of
A. F. Num- in Cedar Neck. returned
to her home in Detroit, Mimi. via
d. c., where her sister
Miss Nellie Rose, will accompany |.
them.
Captain Hastings was home for two
rays this week with his family. He /
IS employed at Carney's Point. in the
luPont Powder Works. where he is
IN charge OF the installation OF new
machinery. and the wrecking of the
Did worn-out machines. He is we'll
pleased with his position.
J. Stanley Short. Jr.. arrived homo
n Milford Tuesday morning from the
powder works in Virginia, where {
le has been employed for two months I
last. He will take his position a 7
'urser of the steamer George +. Pierce =
between Milford and PHILADELPHIA at /
he opening of navigation about the I
irst of March Ii
Burton Short arrived in Milford
asst Monday evening from the hospital
where he was operated upon ten davs
so. He will return to the bospitaI
eXt week for observation by the sur
cons and about the last of February l.
Xpects to return to his business at l
Point, New Jersey. where he
as charge of the feeding of the en- :
lOyees .
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-11
CHURCH HILL SCHOOL

Miss Hammill, the teacher in Church
Hill public school, is arranging to
have a Box Social on Friday evening,
February 18th. in the school house.
commencing az 1880 p. m, for the
purpose of raising a fund to pay the
expense Of the annual school picnic
to be held next May. The public is
invited to attend,
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-11
A TALK On WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Miss Clara Louise Rowe will give a
talk on Woman Suffrage at a meeting
to be held at the home of Mrs. Mary
B. Derrickson in Frederick on Friday
evening. February 18th. at 1880. The
public is invited to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-11
OBITUARY
ATKINS

/ Albert Atkins died on Wednesday.
February >, 1916. of pneumonia, aged
"A years. months and y days. Fun
( eral services were held on Saturday
in the NJ. Z. Church of Milford by Rev.
W. r. Mowbray. and interment made
in the Odd Fellows Cemetery by r.
G. Reed. funeral director
TRUITT.
Mrs. Mary Z. Truitt, widow of Ben
iah W. Truitt, died on Friday, Febru-
airy 4th, of paralysis, aged 81 years,
years and II months. Funeral SER
vices were held on Sunday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs Joseph Chip
man, and interment made at Barratt's
chapel by Il. G. Reed, funeral director.
RICHARDS.
William j. Richards. a veteran of
the war of the rebellion. died at Will
mingtOn, Del, on Monday February
7th. 1916, and his remains were taken
to Harrington. Del, yesterday for in
terment at Hollywood Cemetery. He
was well known in Milford, where he
resided fol a number of years. and
where he was member of the Gar
AClu I O0ts u Ait GAdliu army Ile
was 60 years old.
HOLLIS.
Charles G. Hollis, aged 46 years,
month and % days, died at the home
of his sister. Mrs. Carrie Vierick, on
Tuesday evening, February 9Th, 1916.
from tuberculosis Of the spine. The
funeral will be held from the resi-
dence on North Walnut street this
Friday afternoon at 2 p. M He was
a /son of the late Charles w. Hollis |
and Mary E. Hollis, who survives him. |
and has one sister Mrs. Carrie E. Vier 1
ick, and four brothers, J. F. Hollis. of I
Indianapolis; r. II. Hollis of Phila- |
ielphia; J. B. Hollis, of ST. Louis and .
william Hollis of near Milford. While .
in Phila. he Joined the NJ. E. Church. /
His death was probably caused by a
bullet wound received several years
ago while trying to act in the capacity
lf peacemaker. His recovery from the
wound was a surprise to the medical
profession as well as to his many
friends
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-11

FieId GOals-CO B-ACkerman 5.
Johnson Z. Evans 3, Goodwin 2. Pruitt
e.
Camden CULLEN 3. Wine 1, Smith
p.
Foul Goals-Co. B-Johnson Z.
Camden Smith 1.
The preliminary game between the
Boy Scouts of Milford and the All
Stars of Harrington was hardfought,
and it was not until the last minute
of play that the deciding tally was
made. the Scouts winning by the
score of 20 to 10.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-11
co. B DEFEATS CAMDEN

Company b continued its winning
streak when on Saturday evening it
defeated the strong Camden team by
the score OF AZ to 13. The Camden
boys early in the season defeated the
militia boys by the score of AZ to 16.
The score follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14
100 YEARS. SOCIAL PROGRESS

One hundred years of social pro-
gress in Illinois will be celebrated on
an elaborate scale during 1918 when
this state will observe its centenary
steps have been taken to in
sure to the social and charitable in
situations and agencies Of the state
their proper and appropriate place in
the general scheme of statewide cei.-
bration. What form this will take has
not been determined. One idea is that
a ten days congress of representa-
tives of every institution and agency
of charity, social service and correc-
ton shall be held either in Chicago or
Springfield, supplemented by a great
exhibit which will show how the states
service in care of it's dependents and
detectives has developed.
The state charities commission has
taken the initiative in the matter. The
subject was presented recently to a
large audience Of social workers in
Chicago. At the next state conference
of charities, which will be held in Alton
the question will be given thorough
consideration. Another plan is to in
vite the national conference of chart
ties to meet in Chicago during the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14

summer of 1918. If this is decided
upon the preliminary steps will be
taken at the meeting of the national
conference in Indianapolis in May of
this year.
1t is believed that no aspect of life
in Illinois has received more atten-
ton or made greater changes than
that dealing with the social welfare of
its people. This state has been the
leader in numerous movements which
have spread over the entire country.
1t originated the juvenile court. 1t
has the first municipal court, organ
lied for social work. 1t has the first
courts supplied with laboratories to
study offenders or dependents arrayed
before them. No state has made great
er strides in the public care of its in
sane and feebleminded. Its laws rel
alive to the employment of women AM
children were among the pioneers. Al
these things should be shown not only
as matter Of state pride, but as an
incentive and inspiration for the fu-
ture. Such celebration would bring
together in a cooperative movement
hundreds who otherwise would never
be brought into contact with each
other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14

Using purposes. And as the law
stands it must be obeyed implicitly.
But it does seem absurd that its pro-
visions should apply equally against
those who are endeavoring to inspire
patriotism and those seeking to ad-
vance commercialism.
The president, In his message to
congress, deplored hyphenated Ameri-
canism, which is but lukewarm pa
triotism, or a lack Of it entirely, and
lack OF patriotism, of the real pa
triotism which sacrifices self, will be
found at the bottom Of every civic Ill
of this nation. Patriotism is not like
ragweed. 1t will not grow rank and
wild, but 1t must be cultivated, and
when those who would cultivate it are
denied the use Of such appeals to the
eye as the three Boston magazines
attempted, their work is made more
difficult.
America does not display the flag
enough, does not make its use and the
customs Of respect, which are SO de-
lightful when properly practiced, COM
mon enough. If every school boy and
every school girl in the country each
day began school work by saluting the
flag and were given brief talk on
its meaning and on the patriotism
which the flag has seen displayed, it
doubtless would be time well spent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14
Brady.n.D.
and the Anti-PiII.

1t now becomes necessary for US to
say a few words which may not
sound well to our medical friends.
A staid old formula of the National
Formulary, one of the legal standard
formularies all druggists must follow,
is the aloin, belladonna and strychnin
pill, or, as its friends call it, Familiarity,
the A. B. S. The A. B. s. is one of the
greatest absurdities in the whole pill
lery, and, in our own radical opinion,
a fine thing to create chronic consti-
patton.
Aloin, active principle of aloes, is
thoroughly efficient catharctic, pro-
yided you are not averse to develop
ing piles. 1t is as good as any active
cathartic. But-here comes old Doc
tor Gloom again-aloin congests the
lower bowel and the pelvic organs,
and besides, it requires eight to twelve
hours to work. Now that latter fact
is all right-you wouldn't want ca
thartic to work while you are asleep
or want to sleep; you prefer to have
1t work tomorrow morning.
Belladonna does two things to the
bowel. First, it dfminishes secretion.
Second, it exerts an antispasmodic eff
feet, and is supposed to prevent the
gripping which aloes is supposed to
cause. We say supposed, because in
actual practice we have observed that
1t is all superstition. And now old
Gloom bobs up once more-belladonna
is rapidly absorbed; it produces all
the effect it is going 10 produce in
something less than four hours. So
there you are next morning, at the
mercy Of the aloes. and your bella
donna protection against gripping gone
these four to six hours,
The strychnin-goodness only knows
why that is in the pill. Strychnin is
cheap, and it may have been added 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14
INITIATING ZACCHEUS.

A Philadelphia man, who is con-
tributing to the government con-
science fund, has set wholesome
pace. He stole $4,000 and proposes
to make a four-fold return after the
manner of Zaccheus, the publican OF
old. Zaccheus said, 'if l have taken
anything from any man by false &C
cusation, l restore him four-fold," and
on this basis the Philadelphia delin-
quent proposes to return $4,000 and
has already turned in 100000 If this
policy of returning four to one for all
amounts stolen could be adopted by all
who have got the best Of Uncle Sam
the past 50 years, it might tighten ma
terially the burden of taxation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14
YEARS FIRE LOSSES.

The losses by fire in the United
States and Canada during February of
this year aggregated $24,77O,77O, which
is greatly in excess of the losses in the
same month Of 1915 and 1914. The fig
ures for 1915 were $13,OS1 $50, and for
1914, S21,744,200 The losses for the
first two months of this year amount
ed to $46,194, 120, as compared with
1913, 141 $50 in 1915. There were during
February, 1915, ESQ fires which in each
instance caused an estimated property
damage of $4,000 or over. There
were II fires which caused property
damage OF 100000 or more. The
burning Of the parliament buildings at
Ottawa involved a loss Of $4,000 900,
while CONGREGATIONS at Fall River,
Mass, and Brooklyn, N. Y, produced
losses Of 100000 each. If the re-
manning months Of the year are in line
with February the prospect of a de-
crease in fire losses in 1916 is not
bright.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14
FICTION AND FLOODS.

Oscar Wilde used to say that ma
ture is always initiating art" And it
does look that way Last fall, for ex-
ample, one of the big magazines print
ed fiction story about a rainmaker
in the southwest flooding out a town
that had never had heavy rainfall
before, and now San Diego, Cal, ap-
pears to be obligated to pay $4,000 to
professional rainmaker who agreed
TO fill Moreno dam for that sum-and
who claims to have produced the
goods. After he set up his shower fac
tory and went to work, that whole
region was flooded, and the dam was
filled for the first time in its history,
Anyhow, it's evident that fiction has
nothing on" fact. The most absurd
story ever imagined usually proves
true sooner or later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14
The Greatest Speech Delivered In the
Debate On Warning Americans
From Armed Ships.

1t was very noticeable in the debate
on the question of warning Americans
from travelling on armed vessels that
those legislators who are known as
corporations attorneys and whose rec
ords are consistent in opposing any
reforms in the interest of the masses,
were the loudest and most patriotic
in their pleas not to interfere with the
rights "of the humblest American cit
izen."
Let the humblest American ride on
the armed ships if he DESIRES was
the substance of their arguments. II
an armed ship is sunk with an Amer
lean aboard it will probably mean
war. If an armed ship is sunk with
out an American aboard it will not
mean war Wall street wants war.
Therefore, however humble the citi-
zen may be, and the humber the bet
ter, let him ride!
However, it is gratifying to know
that these corporation servers Lave
finally come over to the cause of the
humble citizens of this country. Let us
hope they will stay put
1t was also noticeable that as q
rule the younger men of all parties
were in favor Of warning Americans
Of the prudence of not sailing on
armed ships. Probably the greatest
speech that was made during the en-
tire debate was made by young man,
one who in years is representative of
the type Of young men who will have
to do the fighting if there is any to be
done. l refer to the speech of Con-
gresham Perl D. Decker of Joplin,
Mo. Decker was at first refused
time to make his speech, but was fin
aally granted five minutes. Here is the
speech in full, as taken down by the
official shorthand reporter of the
house:
"Mr. Speaker, in Germany the is
! sue was, will we stand by the kaiser
! In England the issue was, will we
stand by the king? In Russia the issue
was, Will we stand by the car, the
little vicar of God? If war comes, we
will all stand by the president of the
United States. (Applause). But this,
thank God, is representative govern
ment. (Applause). And l wish to say
to the insinuating gentleman from
Alabama (Mr. Heflin), the question
now is, will you stand by the Amer
lean people? applause on the re-
publican side.) You cannot dodge the
question, gentlemen of the southland
and gentlemen of the northland. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14
Selected by Tavenner

question Is, will you go to war on
what Mr.. Lansing saws is a doubtful
legal right? Applause). l am willing
to go to war il necessary. My people
have borne their part. My father ana
my uncle fought to preserve the nag.
But / say to you, the private citizens
of this country, the men who pay the
taxes, the men who, if there is war.
will die in the trenches, the men who
will breathe the asphyxiating gas, the
mothers of the boys whose flesh and
blood will be spattered on the fields of
battle, want to know before war is de-
clared why they have to go to war.
(Applause).
II have stood by the president of
the United States. | have stood by him
in his efforts to carry out the man
date Of the American people. He has
said that il an American citizen on
board an armed merchant ship is
drowned by a German submarine
without warning, he will hold Ger
many to strict account. Stripped of
it's diplomatic language it means that
If an American life is lost as the re-
suit of the sinking of an armed mer-
chant ship without warning-it means
war. l am willing to go to war for
an American right, but not for a
doubtful legal right as Mr.. Lansing
says this is. (Applause). l am willing
to go to war for an American right,
but it must be a vital right. CAP
plause). Our people had rights down
in Mexico. They were valuable rights.
They were definite, specific. and GER
tain, based upon treaty obligations.
Oh, l know there was no responsible
government down there to call to &C
count for the violation of those rights,
but nevertheless we could have sent
our army to maintain those rights.
(Applause). But 1 believe the presi-
dent did right when he said, In behalf
of the lives and the welfare of the
mass of American citizens, We will
lean boys for the sake of few Amer
leans in Mexico and warned those
Americans in Mexico to come home.
Now, if it is right to warn Americans
in Mexico to come home, who have
certain definite and established rights
there in the name of God, why am |
a traitor and a coward when l stand in
the halls where Henry Clay stood and
say, You shall not hurl the miners and
the farmers of my district into this
hell of war; you shall not take the
! sons from the mothers of my district
and sacrifice them at Verdun or in
the trenches of Europe in order to
maintain a doubtful right" ZAP
plause)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14

When the great war broke out In
Europe my little girl, Fredrlca. was in
Munich studying art. I at once be-
came uneasy about her, and when /
heard Of the great number of Ameri-
cans detained In Europe I lost my
head entirely. I wanted John to 60
abroad at once and bring our daughter
home.
He endeavored to quiet me, remind
Ing me that Fredriea was not the child
she had been; that 1t would be difficult
for him to get across, still more diff
cult to find her and much more difficult
still to get back to America. he was
worried himself, though he did not ad-
NIT it to me, well knowing that we
had been able only to keep our child
supplied with sufficient funds to pay
her way from month to month without
providing anything ahead, and she had
no means to bring her home.
Week after week passed. and We
heard nothing from our chick. Worry
ing told on me bodily, and was re-
duced to skin and bone. At last /
told John that IL he did not do some
thing to end my suspense he would
Lose me as well as Fredrica. He went
out at once to learn If he could get
across the ocean, and, finding that a
ship would sail next day, he took pas
sage on her and, procuring by loan
what money he would need, babe me
goodby Il have no doubt" he said,
chat Fred will be here with you be-
fore l return. Nevertheless there Is
no help for it; I must go after her"
As soon as he had gone I was half
sorry had let him go. Now had the
two Of them to worry about instead Of
one. Besides, by this time ships be-
gan to come in loaded with returning
Americans, and the stories Of their
discomforts were narrowing. John
went over in an English ship. and l
worried lest he should be captured by
one of the German war vessels at that
time rowing the sea.
When, true enough, took up news
paper and saw that this had really
happened I was in despair. 1t was all
l could bear to think Of my only child
detained without means in Germany,
and now 1 had the additional worri-
ment of her father carried about on the
ocean with no prospect Of being landed
anywhere, for he might be captured by
a German cruiser, and they were run
ming the gantlet Of the enemy's cruis-
ers and often did not put into port for
months at time.
John started abroad about the LIST
of September. Of course he could not
communicate with me unless put
ashore, and even then he might be
landed on the other side of the world,
in which case, the mails being inter
rupted, it might take letter months
to reach me. At that time l had
only our daughter to worry about, and
now the causes Of worrimertt were
tripled. l worried about Fredrica, l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-14
The Daily Story
A Worrier-By Dwight Norwood.

worried about Jonn. and worried r.
cause knew that John would uo-~-
about me. | believed that If T co,,,s
have thought Of anything else TO uo,.-
about / would have included 4, M
only thing else there was TO W.
about was myself, but that didn't tro,.
Bile me bit. And yet there WAS ~
parently more cause to worry abor.
myself than either Of the others ,or =
had lost twenty pounds and was rrad
ually sinking into the grave.
November came and not
from either Of my absent ones h.S
intimate friends. Of course, who tras
In every way TO bolster me IN. Nv
cousin, Ellen Thompson, asked N.
about week before Thanksgivjng ~
promise that | would spend the dsv
with her and her large family 81.
said that with so many Of them
would forget my troubles. I told n.
that l would be more miserable I'm "a.
midst of happy family than alone.
would spend Thanksgiving In nv OWN
home, enduring my loneliness a, has,
could.
The day before Thanksgiving wan.
around to Ellen Thompson g. to ask %
she had seen in any Of the papers
notice Of the landing Of the nervo,s
that the German cruiser had captured
why, Ellen, what In the world ars
you going to do with two turkeys~
exclaimed, noticing a pair Of gobbl.rs
just delivered from the market.
"Oh, we've so many mouths to ann
she said, that one turkey won't do
1t seemed to me that she had ords-ad
provisions enough to last her fort.
night. But said no more about II. And
since Ellen said that she hadn't seen
anything to comfort me In the papers
went home. I carried more worry with
me, for before I left Ellen she nut h.r
arms about me and smiled at me,
reckoned that she was concealing ann.
bad news from me.
The next morning. THANKSGIVING dav
I had scarcely finished dressing when
hearing vehicle stop before the house
looked out through the window. and
who should l see but John alightinr
from a cab! And the next thing l saw
was John handing out Fredrica. ran
downstairs at the risk Of my neck.
and, meeting them at the front door.
together they kept me from falling on
the floor in a faint.
Soon after their arrival Ellen brought
us an extra Thanksgiving dinner she
had provided for us, for John had sent
her a message from quarantine to let
her know that he and Fredrica were
coming. We had a glorious Thanks
giving, John and Fredrica narratins
their adventures. John had been put
ashore from a cruiser that had cap
tured him in an out of the way place
and had gone to Munich, where he
found Fredrica quietly pursuing her
studies, waiting her next remittance
tell John that I will never worry
again. He adds, It'll the next time"