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Milford chronicle., 1917-11-02
TAKE A CHANCE ON A LIBERTY BOND

The Alumni Association OF MllIoru
has always, up to the last year gwen
a scholarship of SIS to a graduate Oh
the High School going to college'
This money has been raised IN war;
GUS WAYS, such as plays, moving PIC
ture benefits, rummage sales' elc.'
Last year. due to various reasons no
scholarship fund was raised. NOW II
is the aim of the Association not Oniy
to raise last years. but this year 5
fund by disposing of a fifty dollar U
S. Convertible Gold 4 per cent bona.
In a few days tickets will De IN tne
hands of statesmen, who will dispose
of these to you at the small sum OF
ten cents each. We appeal to you 70
help us by buying as many OF these
tickets as YOU can afford. First, you
will be spending your money helPlns
along two great causes, Uncle SAN
and the Scholarship Fund; second'
you always have the chance OF draw, ',,
dng the lucky number, whlch VIII
make that fifty dollar bond your per-
sonal property. On
The contest will close at noon u
THANKSGIVING Day, when the draWlng lill
will take place, and at once the lucAy
person win be handed the BOND, or
it will be mailed to him, II ne snouiu
be out of town.
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-02
REAL ESTATE SALES

The ten acres, formerly part of the
Humphreys Farm" located east Of
the road leading to Cedar Beach and
at the east side of South Milford. has
been sold by Short & Hall TO Edward
Knots, who now resides near the
New Wharf, in Kent County, on one
of the Potter Estate farms. Mr..
Knots will build a barn on the land
this winter, and a bungalow during
the summer of 1918. He has rented
the residence on South Front street,
near Fisher Avenue. from Short g.
Hall for the coming year, and Will
sell his personal property on Novem-
Der 18th. The ten acres are all set
In fruit, and much of it is the Stay
man Winesap variety OF apples, just
coming into bearing.
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-02
The kent COUNTY CORN
SHOW NOVEMBER l6-l7
Corn Growers Are Urged Not To
Delay Selection OF Seed Corn.
Only Two More Weeks.

1t is just as important to grow
well selected high yielding strain OF
corn as to keep cows with a high
record for milk or butterfat produc-
ton or to raise hogs which mature
quickly and fatten at good profit 70
the grower. Every farmer should
select at the time of husking or haul
ing to the crib the best seed corn he
has grown on his farm. Ears should
be selected which have deep grains
with the depth Of grain holding out
well toward the end of the ear; on
the best soils a type of grain which
is somewhat rough is desirable. The
butts should be we'll filled as this
helps to increase the amount OF grain
on the ears. Only well matured ears
which are suited to the soil on which
they are grown should be selected. A
type that will give a large yield on
very fertile soil may not be suited to
a lighter or much fertile soil. BY
selection each year one can usually
breed up a strain of corn which Is
best adapted to his farm. Yet many
| farmers grow inferior yielding strains
of corn and should secure good seed
corn from somewhere, preferably
| from one who has a good strain in his
vicinity. At the Kent and Sussex
| County Corn Show to be held in Mil
ford November 10th and 18th, it is
hoped that the farmers having good
| strains of corn will exhibit them and
| that all farmers will attend and COM
pare the different lots of corn exhibit
ed.
Your County Agent H. H. thinner
ley, will be pleased to assist those
who desire help in the selection Of
seed and show corn, so send for him
if you want help in preparing for the
corn show and in selecting seed for
another year.
Those living in the vicinity Of Dow
er can, previous to Nov. 15, leave
their exhibits at the home OF the
County Agent, 40 S. Gov. Ave-, and
those in the southern part Of the
county at the Milford Hardware Co.,
| in Milford All exhibits must be en-
tered by Thursday, November 16, at
p. m.
The following is the premium list
for Kent and Sussex County separate
ly:
First. "a; second. SO; third, 50;
fourth. 81; fifth, ribbon.
Glass B. 10 ears white corn-S4,
SO, 50, 81, ribbon.
Glass c. so ears yellow corn-$5,
SO, 2, ribbon.
Glass D. so ears white corn. IS,
SO. 81. ribbon.
Glass E. 10 ears shelling most
corn-SS, 81, 81.
Glass F. 10 ears mixed cOrn-S3,
50, ST.
Glass G. Best single ear-s2, 81.
For Kent and Sussex combined:
Glass H. 10 Irish potatoes-S3, 81,
class 1. 10 sweet potatoes-s8. 81,
81, so.
81, IS. 81, 81.
Glass X. 10 ears corn grown on
boys acre-$3. 81, 81, 50, ribbon.
Glass L. Girls Canning Club Con-
tests. "a, SO, 80, 81.
Glass NJ. Girls canned goods ex-
hibit-$3, 81, 81. so, ribbon.
A twenty-five dollar silver cup will
be awarded as the sweepstake prize
for the best ten acres of corn exhibit
ed at the show.
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-02
FALSE ALARM OF FIRE

The members OF the Milford Fire
Company we're brought out by false
alarm of fire which was given We'd
nesday afternoon of this week. The
false alarm was given by an employe
at the new laboratories building OF
the L. d. Caulk Company, when he
noticed steam coming from ma over
flow pipe on the heating system at
the home of G.. Marshall Townsend.
Not knowing Of the location Of the
steam pipe, he thought that the ewes
of the building were on fire, and ac-
cordingly gave the alarm. There
was no fire other than in the heater.
The Fire Company was on the scene
within four minutes from the sound
ing OF the first alarm.
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-02
HEAVY WAR TAX NOW
ON TELEPHONE CALLS
Five Cent Levy To Be Made When
Telephone Message Costs
Fifteen Cents.

THE law provides" said a Diamond
State Telephone official, that D.
cent tax shall be paid on every tele-
phone message on which the charges
are Is cents or more. This means
that a 20-cent message must pay the
same tax as a twenty-dollar message.
While the public, as a rule, is fami-
liar with this provision of the law
which goes into effect November /,
many persons may not know OF the
Interpretation which has been put up
on il in regard to messenger service
and other charges. As the company
has interpreted il, the law means tnat
a call is ten cents, but II charges Tor
messenger or other service brings the
total to fifteen cents or more, the hVe-
cent tax must be paid exactly as IN
the case of a message the toll on
which is fifteen cents or more. While
the straight charge for service might
be for instance, only ten cents a CALL
the accumulation of charges might
be more than fifteen cents, and 1t IS
the accumulation on which the tax Is
calculated.
Each subscriber will receive a
notice with the November bill tell
ing of the provisions of the law ana
at every pay station a notice con
tanning the same information will be
posted.
The five-eent tax on kilograms cost
ing over fifteen cents went into effect
at the same time. Radio messages
to steamships on the high seas as
well as to other places also are charg-
ed with the tax, although replies from
vessel outside the three-mile limit
is tax free because only messages that
originate in the United States are tax
ah1a
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-02
GREAT COUNCIL MEETS HERE IN 1918

The 62d Great Council Of the I'M
proved order of Red Men held last
week in Wilmington, was attended by
300 delegates, and the keynote OF the
entire session was patriotism, and
much of the legislation enacted was
In support of the Governments war
measures. The sixty-third annual
win be held at Milford beginning Oc-
tober 23d. 1918. Competing for the
honor with Milford were Lewes and
New Castle.
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-02
HALLOWEEN PASSED QUIETLY

Halloween in Milford passed of in
a quiet manner this year. There was
no organized effort TO provide amuse-
ment for the large crowds which as
sembled, but there were numbers Of
mummers on the streets of the town
from early in the evening until late
at night. Some Of these persons were
well made up, and had the proper ef-
fort have been made, an excellent
parade could have been given.
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-02
OBITUARY
HAMMOND.

Charles Hammond. son of Harry
Hammond, of Milford, Delaware, died
at the Emergency Hospital last Sat
urday evening. and his remains were
buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery on
Tuesday afternoon last. He was
nearly Is years old and had been i'll
almost four months.
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-02
FITZGERALD.

Mrs. Emma Fitzgerald died October
9th, 1917, aged Ga years, IL months,
and leaves three children. who are
Miles Fitzgerald, of Middletown; Mrs.
Hiram Isaacs of Milford, and Ernest
Fitzgerald of Cedar Neck. Her sis
ters are Mrs. T. W. Prettyman and
Mrs. Clarence Emory, Of Milford; (;
Mrs. David Argo and Mrs. Willis
Carey of Slaughter Neck; her brother
is Miles Jennings Mills Of Cedar Neck.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-22
HOMES war on GRAFT

Capt. Healy confessed to States
Atty Hoyne and involved ex-Chief
of Police Healey, Aid. De Priest,
''Teenan" Jones and also connected
the graft syndicates of the West and
South Sides. I ..
HeaIy went into the crookedness
behind the operation of the Panama
and Tammany cafes.
Citizens assn, in circular, urged
people of Chicago to stand back of
Hoyne in his efforts to REDEEM the
police force from criminal control"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-22

PRESIDENT TO MAKE SHAKE-UP
IN DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Washington, Jan. President
Wilson is. planning a shake-up of the
diplomatic service after March 4
Custom DEGREES that all American
diplomats submit their designations
at the close of every presidential
term-and this is expected to offer
the president his opportunity to inn
prove the diplomatic service with
less politics andmore regard for eff
cheney. e.. ...s.. z... ......
In this connection there was an
Unconfrmed report today that Sec'y
of State Lansing might succeed Am
bassador Walter Hines Page at Lon
don. .-,... -.... ....
Deserving Democrats" in the dip
lomatic service are scheduled to go.
The president has indicated his de-
sire to secure for the future the serv-
ices Of secretaries in diplomatic serv-
ice who have proved themselves es-
pecialy adapted to such work by
promoting them to the rank of min
lister and ambassador In this way
the president hopes to install into the
whole diplomatic service the princi-
pie of promotion by efficiency and
not necessarily by seniority"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-22

Fair ad slightly colder tonight; low
est temperature about 8; Tuesday
increasing cIoudiness with rising
Temperature; moderate to fresh
northwest winds, becoming SOUTH
west by Tuesday. Temperature Sun
day: High, a. low, ~.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-22

A youngster who loved to play
hockey" from school
And never learned things that he
ought
This lad who was constantly break
ing the rule;
unluckiIy, one day, was caught.
The teacher said: Johnny, ! want
an excuse
From your father explaining your
crime"
"oh, no." answered John, "his ex-
cuses are rank;
Mysma finds him out every time"
P. S.-Anyway, a mother is good
Laal aasiaE 70 AaLnrk dian dad
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-22
ANNOUNCEMENT

Little Theater players will enter
tain migratory workers in play
named Crawford" tonight at Hobo
College, 917 w: Washington blvd.
-O-O-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-22

Toronto, ont-Grigade Gen. w. C.
Macdonald killed and four others
badly injured when light engine
backed into crowd at Union station.
WEATHER FORECAST
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07
WILL ADVOCATE POOLING OF
RAILROAD TRACKAGE AND
FACILITIES

Atlanta, Ga, December 6.-Legis-
lation by Congress to permit the
pooling of railroad trackage and ia
cil'iies under single management to
meet the emergencies of the war will
probably be advocated by Atlanta
shippers before the national lawmak-
cars i'll the course of their present ses-
sion in Washington
The pooling of railroad freight
cars has accomplished wonders 80 re-
lieve congestion since the creation of
the Railroads Was Board in Wash
lngton, but so long as shippers are
allowed to route their freight accord
ing to their preferepGe, the lines Of
greatest congestion will continue 10
be congested and the lines of small
traffic will continue to handle a great
deal less than the maxirn9am tonnage
OF which they are capable.
The anti-pooling section of the act
TO regulate commerce requires for
shippers the right to route their
freight by any line or lines they
please, and the railroads have no OPP
tlOn in the matter.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07
The Red Cross Spirit

The command to join the Red
Cross comes from President Wilson,
but certain prominent minister, in
his address last Sunday, struck the
keynote OF the Rcd Cross spirit when
he said, Some people are saying that
We ought to stop sending mission
aries and doing church work and
keep up the Red Cross and the Y. NJ.
c. A. Why. bless your soul, if we
didn't have the good people who do
those things, VIC would have no one
to give to TIL, ed Cross and the Y.
Which brings to mind the beau
tiful window decorations being sup
piled members by the vice chairman,
Mrs. Holtzendorff, so prepared that
lighted candle placed behind it at
night will cause the Red Cross to be
seen for some distance. Members are
asked to use those in their front win
dows Christmas eve.
Dear reader, do you grasp the sig
nihcance of this? Last year you used
the candle alone to signify the Christ
child spirit in your home. This year
it signifies that the Prince OF Peace
is standing behind Uncle Sam for the
American Red Cross belongs to
Uncle Sam.
Will your widow be dark Christ
mas eve2 Remember the slogan of
the campaign "A member in every
home in Ben Hill County" and a
member in the home means a lighted
candle behind Red Cross.
Make this Christmas memorable
one in the minds of little children,
one to be told about to future gem
erations.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07
Thousands Of Chronic Disease Cases
OFFER SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE
Cor This Visit
Licensed by the State of Georgia.

The DR.. Dickerson's Staff of Specialists
is an organization of licensed physicians,
They are specialists. The Doctors treat.
without Surgical Operation diseases Of the
blood, skin, and all internal organs, r.au-
matism, sciatica, leg ulcers, tape-worm,
weak lungs and all long standing deep
seated diseases.
Twenty years experience and the
complete records of thousands Of cases
successfully treated prove that thet
methods of these Doctors are right. They
were among the first to be called Blood
less Surgeons" Each member of The III.
Dickersons staff has at his command the
knowledge and resources of The whole or.
ganization. Many people go or suffering
from diseases that can be alleviata3<
just because they cannot afford 49,
to high priced specialists at distance
from home. No community has a suf-
hcient number of sufferers from the
diseases mentioned to support snecial
hospitals for their treatment ard cure
DIR. Dickerson has solved the problem. His
highly trained specialists travel from place
to place. They diagnose and prescribe
course of treatment for the sufferers in each
community, and teach them how to
take care of themselves at home, and
are too well known in this locality to
heed further mention.
Worn-out and run down men or
women, no matter what your ailment
may be- no matter what you have been
told, or the experience you have had
with other physicians, you should not
fail to grasp this wonderful oppor-
tunity If your case is ncurable, he
will tell you so. Consult him upon his
visit. 1t costs nothing. Married ladies'
must como with their husbands and
minors with their parents.
For FREE MEMORANDUM BOOK. ad.
dress Dr. Geo, L, Dickerson and Staff. Jack.
sonville, Florida, or enclose 10 cents ion his
8S-page ILL USTRATED BOOKLET
FACTS FOR MEN"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07
MRS. LON DICKEY GIVES REA-
SONS WHY WE SHOULD
FURNISH QUOTA OF
500 MEMBERS
Addressed to All Citizens, White and
Colored, of Fitzgerald and Ben
Hill County

Why should we furnish the 500 new
members allotted our chapter? Be-
cause, Fitzgerald alone has a popula-
ton Of 5000 and we had December
1st $50 members, men, women and
children. In the language of Billy
Sunday, "Where are the rest Of
them?"
Manatee River Chapter, of Braden-
town, Fla, the Atlanta Journal tells
us, was allotted 500 new members
against a population Of 5000 people.
A stenographic error at headquarters,
however, made the quota read 5000
instead Of 500 Instead of squealing,"
reads the report from headquarters,
they set to work to secure the 100
per cent quota requested, with the re-
suit that during the last week the
chapter secured $500 members Of the
population Of $4,000" How is that for
pace setter
Outline of Campaign
Mr. I. c. Brewer, local campaign
manager, and his membership COM
mittee, Mrs. f. {. Brewer, Mrs. A. II.
Denmark, Mrs. J. L. Pittman, and
Mrs. r. Z. Lee, have arranged a large
special committee to work during the
week Of December 17-25, inclusive,
with headquarters at the Ben Hill
National Bank building, generously
loaned by Mr. J. ]. Dorminey, names
OF committee to be announced later.
In the meantime, however, the
drive has already begun Every mem
Der secured later than December LIST
will be counted in this campaign, and
already dozen or more have been
enlisted, with many more promised.
Each member Of the chapter is re-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07

lar, he will ap> leezeease his unpa-
triotic atteranSts, lest the pumpkin
hit him on .os head" and he is relc-
gated to, tie proper place for such in
dividcals. Remember who is at the
head Of the American Red Cross. and
be very, very careful what you say.
Billy Sunday found responsive echo
in every patriotic heart yesterday
when he addressed an Atlanta audi
ence thusly:
They said when Woodrow Viii
son was first elected that he vas a
schoolnaster, but ! want to tel YOU
that 100000,000 people in this coun-
try today are sitting at the feet o. this
Princeton schoolmaster, taking les
sons from him on how to win this
-xa;."
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07
BILLY SUNDAY SAYS NO
MORE OUTDOOR SERVICES

Atlanta, Ga, december 4-Billy
Sunday is not swearing man and
never uses oath 10 emphasize his Ian
guage, but he has sworn one solemn
oath which he is determined not to
relounce, and that is against outdoor
preaching
A week ago Mr.. Sunday went UP to
the town Of Toccoa on the Southern
Railroad some ninety miles above At
lanta, and found ten thousand people
crowded in the public square, waiting
to hear him preach. The temptation
proved too strong and against his
better judgment he gave them one
OF the best sermons in h S repertoire.
Ever since that day he has been pay
ing the penalty with compound in
terest.
nv Full of cold from head to foot, So
hnarse he can hardly talk, the great
evangelist has kept going on his wiz
power alone, despite the pleas OF
Ma" Sunday and other members OF
his organization that he go to bed
ana stay there two or three days until
he gets in condition again.
He has refused to go to bed, but
also has taken an oa'' ,SS1at he will
newer preach again oTdoors
Never again, anybody III any
&c lander any circumstances" he
has announced three or four times in
the past two days, will | preach out
doors"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07

T. vi, TVNN 7 no,
400 Garbutt-Donovan Bldg.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07
Red Cross Notes
By MRS. LON DICKEY
TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU"

TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU"
Take your bundle home with you
and help the Red Cross says sweet
little voice when you shop in Atlanta.
Take your bundle home with you
and share the profit of the $4,000 per
month we would save by cutting out
our delivery vainly urges the Fitz-
gerald grocer.
Dear grocer, it is the war and the
Red Cross that is developing thrift
habits among the ladies, and woman
will do now for the Red Cross what
she would never do for straight out
economy. That little Take it home
with you" label is the --latest thing
out" to quote Atlanta, and can be
procured from Mrs. S. Einstein,
Chairman Red Cross Label Commit
tee, Imperial Hotel, Atlanta, or from
Mr.. Grover GcGahee, Secretary Re
tail Merchants Association, Atlanta
Try them on us, and we will talk
about the proht-sharing scheme
later.
Henry Van Dyke sums up the stu
alton exactly in his message to
Those Who Feel Poor" which has
been adopted for the Christmas
Drive:
Let US save in food, in service, in
clothes, in Injuries, but not in money
Let us use it to save the wounded,
the suffering, our friends, our coun-
try"
Wednesday at the Work Room
With Mrs, J, c, Brewer, Supervisor
and Mrs, Wadley Garbutt, chairman.
record was made of ten garments
practically. completed, and eleven cut
out, and one new member, Mrs. G. w.
Harrington.
The workers included Mrs. L. L.
Griner, Mrs. ]. c. Glover, Mrs. J. H.
Goodman, Mrs. T. J. Griffin, Mrs.
Roland Griffin, Mrs. l. Goldenberg,
Mrs. W. B. Hammock, and special
cutting committee composed of Mrs.
w, R. Bowen, Mrs. E. A. Russell,
Mrs. Harold Bea11 and Mrs. w. D.
DoTminey.
Thursday
Mrs. W. B. Hammock made a ca
pable supervisor in the absence of
Mrs. Shepherd, and Mrs. Helen NAL
doom was a CHEEKY chairman" in
spite of the dreary weather The
force included the following: Mrs.
G. A. Jolly, Mrs. J. A. Justice, Mrs.
R &. johnson, Mrs. c. A. Johnson,
| Mrs L. Kennedy, Mrs. R. l. Maj
felt, Mrs. Jim Mayes, Mrs. Robert
Mann, Mrs. il. McCarty, Mrs. c. A.
Millea,, Mrs. J. NJ Massey, and Mrs.
N. N. Littlefeld Ten garments were
practically finished
The Christmas Bazaar.
A committee of LADIES' cleaned the
Ben E!ai National Bank building
Thursday morning, putting it in readi-
ness to begin putting in the home
canned frGits and other products be-
fore the opening day, Dec. 18th. Have
your articles in readiness. Remember
this is your bazaar, and there are only
ten days more FOR your part in max
ing it success. Every cent cleared
goes to the local American Red
Cross Chapter.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07
MARKETING HOGS.

Beats burying them Steve Hoover,
Mt, Pleasant, Iowa, writes, Com
menced feeding my herd of about
lG0 hogs B. A. Thomas Hog Pow
der over two months ago. Fifty were
sick and off feed. Nearby herds had
cholera I did not lose one-they are
well and growing fast. Watt &
Holmes Hardware Co. du.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07
SPECIAL NOTICE

| am now ready to serve those per-
sons who have called upon me with
reference to Fitzgerald National
Farm Loan Association and such
other persons as may be interested
in procuring loans at 5 per cent for
So years or less time, with the right
TO pay back small amount of the
principal yearly
F. M. POWERS,
It. 400 Garbutt- Donovan Bldg.
For results place your advertising
in the Leader Enterprise.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07

For results place your advertising
in the Leader-Enterprise
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-07
RESERVE YOUR
CHRISTIANS BICYCLE

Bicycles, Tires, Svndries and
Expert Repairing
H E R NJ A N H. TO ELKEN
Where Main & Central Meet"
PHONE 581 dT1
4 4 x x X
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-13

be the speaker at a special uni
versity assembly to be held in the
campus auditorium at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning. His subject has
not been announced.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Parkson spent
Sunday and Monday in Spokane on a
business trip.
Mr. Jack Johnson of Lewiston is in
Moscow on business.
Mrs. A. Mathis is spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. George
Howard.
Mrs. George Daylong and Miss Ollie
left yesterday for the coast with Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Carlson, formerly of
Moscow. They will make the trip
overland and it is hoped that the
change of altitude will benefit Mrs.
DayIongs health. She will be away
from Moscow for several months.