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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

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Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
BURRSVILLE.

Miss Edna Cochrane of Crisfeld is
making an extended visit with rela-
tives in and near town.
Miss Laura Thawley was a week
end visitor at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Mary Stafford.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. L. Wyatt and
daughter, Margaret Evelyn, of Denton
were entertained at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs r. H. Dill on Sunday.
Maple Grove School closed on Fri
day, and on Saturday evening the
teacher, Miss Susie Donovan, gave
picnic, which was attended by a large
crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freborn Ellwanger
and daughter, of Whiteleysburg, were
guests on Sunday or Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Stafford.
Mrs. Emily Johnson of Greenwood,
is spending some time with Mr. and
Mrs. George L. Blades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Benson and
children spent a few days last week
with relatives at Delmar and Laurel
Miss Elizabeth Billings and Fred
Smith, of Hobbs, were guests of Miss
Laura Thawley on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Cahall and
son Lester, were recent visitors at
the home of Mrs. Cahalps father and
family, John Nichols, at Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Wooters, !
Of Hickman, were guests on Sunday |
Of their son, Mr. W. Il. Wooters and !
family
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Billings of |
Hobbs were recent guests of Mr.. and /
Mrs. G. L. Blades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Sapp were re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
5app, near Harrington.
Enos Cleaves captured an owl re-
,ently that had caught six guineas
md three chickens. The owl meas
lred four and one-half feet from tip
o tip.
A. d. McCabe Of Harrington is
'uilding an addition to his house on
lis farm, short distance from town.
Contractor r. H. Dill has charge Of
he work.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
MILLVILLE.

THE MOusetrap" viii be given in
/ Mechanics Hall on Saturday evening
I It is worth great deal more than the
price of admission, and after the play
/ ice cream and cake will be served for
| the benefit of the commencement ex-
penses. The play, in connection with
some musical numbers, will be given
in Selbyville on Thursday evening,
I April Goth.
Mr. and Mrs. C.. r. Freed were en-
tertained on Tuesday by W. R. Ring
Ter, and family
Conrad Harmon of Frankford spent
the week end with his brother, Hor-
race Harmon and family.
Mrs. Albert Fox, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred McCabe of Philadelphia, we're
called her last week by the serious
illness of their mother, Mrs. Thomas
McCabe.
Misses Anna Williams, Viola Evans
and Mabel Powell spent Sunday with
Miss Hattie McCabe.
Mrs. Kate Anderson is spending a
few days with her daughter near
Frankford.
Harry Dale Jr., is very Ill at this
time.
u0An - 4UMn nHHnu VI ueLI LOMA
has had a wonderful turnip patch this
spring. It measures 16x35 feet, and
he has already cut more than 100 lbs.
of turnips greens from it, none of
WHICH he has sold for less than six
cents per pound.
Lawrence Evans OF Philadelphia
was the week end guest of Miss An
ma Williams.
The cantata Mother Goose Island"
was given by the school children to |
the Parent Teacher Association We'd |
nesday night, and it was a splendid |
success. The Air Dome was packed |
and everyone seemed to enjoy the pro- /
gram. At the May meeting of the
P. T. A. the officers will be elected
for the ensuing year.
This community was saddened on
Saturday to learn of the death of
Smith Brasure, generally known as
Smith Lynch, aged 19 years. He was
he grandson Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
lynch, with whom he has lived since
lis babyhood. He died in a Phila-
lelphia hospital f4abscess of the
rain. His remains were brought to
iillville for interment.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
STOCKLEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. SilSs J. Baker en-
tertained their daughter, Mrs. Lands
Marvel and Mr.. Marvel, Of Seaford,
Sunday.
Mrs. William c. Dodd is i'll with
la grippe.
Larry Baker with a party Of friends
motored to Wilmington this week.
G. r. Locates motored from Lau-
rel on Sunday and remained as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H, M. Short.
The closing day exercises Of Stock
ley public schools will be held on next
Thursday, beginning at two D. m.
The play entitled, "The Country Kid"
will be given in connection with the
program.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
CHAPLAIN's CHAPEL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beebe OF
Chester are visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Vaird Smith.
Mrs. William Cope is nthe sick
list.
Thomas Williams made a business
trip to Wilmington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Vail Of Della
ware City, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
O'Day.
Helen Butler Of Bridgeville spent
the week end with Mary O'Day.
MI. and Mrs. Leon Webb are the
happy parents of a baby boy.
Mrs. ]. M. Dickerson is visiting
friends in Bridgeville.
G. f. Conrad, of Philadelphia, has
returned home after visiting his fam
lily here.
John Donovan Of Wilmington is vis-
iting his parents.
Master Alfred o'Day is on the sick
list.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20

HOLLAND
S : GROCERIES
Purina Hog Feed
Purina Horse Feed
Purina Chowder Feed
Purina Dairy Feed
Buffalo Gluten Feed
Brewers Grains Feed
Ground Oats
Cracked Corn
Rolled Oats
Linseed Meal
Cotton Seed Meal
Digester Tankage
Consolidated Beef Scraps
3.Medal Beef Scraps
Oyster Shells
Mica-Grit
Hen-E-Ta
Kahr Corn
Ryde's Calf Meal
Quaker Calf Meal
Broken Rice
Cracked Peas
Rock Salt
Cut Bone
Ground Charcoal
Western Recleaned Clover Seed
Western Recleaned Timothy Seed
Western Recleaned Alfalfa Seed
Western Recleaned Alsyke Seed
Western Recleaned White Clover
Seed
Western Recleaned Sweet Clover
Seed
Western Recleaned Seed Oats
Western Recleaned Winter Vetch
Imported Imported Crimson Crimson Clover Seed
New Era Cow Peas
Grey Success Cow Peas
Delaware Black Cow Peas
Tar Heel Black Soy Beans
Wilson Soy Beans
Japanese Buckwheat
Silver Hall Buckwheat
Dwarf Essex Rape
Cow Horn Turnip Seed
Alaska Peas
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
OLD SUSSEX ENTERS
PROGRESSIVE ERA
Increases Tax Rate To Sixty
Cents To Provide For
improvements.
TOTAL ASSESSMENT
THIS YEAR $27,682,225

The assessed valuation o fthe prop
erty of Sussex County, according TO
figures compiled by the County Board
Of Assessment for this year is S27.-
6S2, POS, as against 27,494,2S7 last
year, an increase Of $187, ,93S since the
last assessment was made.
In making up their budget for the
fiscal year, the county commissioners
using the figure submitted to them
by the Board of Assessment, have de-
cided ON a tax rate of sixty cents on
the S100, as against fOrty-five cents
last year. The increase in the rate
was made necessary for the increase
in the county expenses and the i'm
provements that are now contemplate
ed this year. especially to the roads
in all parts of the county.
In some instances it was the belief
of the authorities that the levy on
some properties was too high. and the
valuations placed on some farms and
town properties has been diminished.
In some instances, however, property
owners have been fair in making their
returns. Only in few cases in each
of the Representative districts has the
board been forced to increase the val
uation that has been placed on farms
by the owners. Several properties,
which for years were exempt from
taxation were assessed under the new
system. and now every land owner Is
forced to bear his share of the burden
Of taxation. There are no properties,
it is believed, in the county that have
been missed and taken as a whole q
great work has been accomplished un
der the new system.
While there is objection in sections
)f the county to the system, yet It Is
believed that after a time it will prove
entirely satisfactory. One OF the
objections has been that the
of the hoard ef assessment
lid not view the land personally in
making the assessment.
The contention has been that Il
hould be the duty Of the board to 20
N the lands and thereby they would
.e IN position to know the valuation.
20 much objection was raised to the
Method that at the recent session Of
he legislature a bill was passed max
ng it mandatory for the board to view
ach property assessed. With the
assage Of this. It is believed most Of
he objection to the present system
as been eliminated
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
End 90 sneculatlon.

Speculation ii butter and eggs
through the Chicago butter and egg
board was abolished "as a patriotic
duty by unanimous vote Of the di,
rectors.
This was accomplished by doing
away with all rules covering deals in
these products for future delivery.
Dealers desiring to assure stock for
future delivery may deal directly with
shippers as individuals. but the action
Of the board will, it is said, practically
eliminate speeulation.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
Frank RockefeIler Dead.

Frauk Rockefeller, seventy-two
youngest brother Of John D. Rookie
feller died in his apartments in a
hotel in Cleveland, from a stroke
Of paralysis and a blood clot on the
brain as a result Of a relapse. follow.
ing an intestinal operation a month
ago.
He became seriously I'll a week ago
and had been unconscious since Fri.
day. He is survived by his wife and
three daughters.
Mr.. Rockefeller was not on speak
ing terms with John D. Rockefeller as
the result of a quarrel years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
Motifs Hog Meal
$2.25 Bag

Promotes a sound, healthy state.
Produces fat, bone and muscle. Pro-
notes a vigorous appetite. Improves
the animals digestion. Brings hogs into
good condition. Improves the circula-
ton. Prevents collie and diarrhoea.
Destroys and eradicates worms. Makes
young hogs develop quickly. Makes
qualities. Is health giving and health
restoring. Makes firm hard flesh. In
ables the animal to extract the maxi
mum nourishment from all foods taken
into the stomach. Insures prime condi-
tion of coats and skin. Effects a sub
stantial saving in grain accounts.
Makes more meat on less feed.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND
SEEDS FEEDS GROCERIES

1000 Bushel. Western Recleaned 3
White Seed Oats
40 Tons Agricultural Salt.
so Tons Cotton Seed Meal.
40 Tons Timothy and Scarlet
Clover Hay
l0Cars Western Bran and
Middlings
400 Bbls. Duluth Family Flour.
l0Cars Stable Manure.
40 Tons Galvanized Barbed
Wire
500 Kegs Wire Nails.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
Another Operation Avoided.

Richmond Ind-"For years was so sick and weak from
female troubles that when going up had to go ver SLOWLY
with hands the steps, then sit top to rest The
doctor said he thought should have operation and nv friends
thought would not live to into My daughter
asked to try Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound She had
taken with good results did weakness disappeared
gained IN strength moved into home do all kinds garden
work. and raised hundreds of chickens cannot saw
enough praise of Lydia Pnhams Vegetable Compound "-BIr
NJ o. JOHNSTON, Route D. Box 10O Richmond Ind
OF course there are many serious cases that only
surgical operation will relieve We freely acknowledge
this but the above letters and many others like Them
amply prove that many operations are recommended when
medicine in many cases is all that is needed.
If you special advice Lydia f. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co. cOnfdentia Lynn, Mass. opened
read and answered by and held confidence
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
Hold Neuroes a. Traitors.

Three negro miners have been ar.
rested at Buck, Okla, charged with
treason. 1t is alleged they urged theiE
friends to organize to aid Germany.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
GooManu
Operations
The Right Medicine in Many Cases
Does Better than the Surgeons
Knife. Tribute to Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.


Des Moines, Iowa.-"Bly husband SAYS would
have been in my grave today had it not been for
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. | suf-
Tered from serious female trouble and the doctors
said could not live one wear without an oneration
My husband objected to the operation and had me
try Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound /
soon commenced to get better and am now well
mend Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
any woman as wonderful health restorer"-Mrs
BLANCHE JEFFERsoN,7O3 Lyon St, Des Moines. Iowa
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20

Some one wants what you have 70
sell! Then advertise It in the Chron-
lcle next week.
Northern light., 1917-02-01


 Have you lifted anybody From the wayside dust today. As you went about your business In the old familiar way? Have you frightened anybody With the brightness of your smile. As you trod your path of duty In the old familiar style?
 Have you talked to anybody Through your sunny hours of life Of the happiness of labor And the sweetness after strife; Have you tried to make them happy i And to blossom and to sing i As the days went by SO gently With life's sweetness on their wing? ' Have you heart~ned anybody : with your own heart s joy today ;. AS they struggled all around you ; Tn the conflict and the fray? !, Have you made the world seem better i AS with gladncss and with trust You have lifted some ones spirit ' From the shadows and the dust. BaHimors ,Snn
Northern light., 1917-02-01
K N + + ,: :. j.

My friend have vol helrd of the Town of On the banks of the River Slow, Where blooms the Wlitlwhile Flower fair And the soft Goeasys grow!
 It lies i'll the valley of What 'stheuse, In the province Letherslide; That tired Feeling is native there, It's the home of the listless don't care, Where the Putitoffs abide.
 The putitoffs smile when we ask them to jo And they say they will do it tomorrow, And so they delay from day to day, Till Death cycles up and takes them away, And their families beg steal or borrow. Ex.
Northern light., 1917-02-01

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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26
DIsCRIMINATES AGAINST Upton COUNTY

Under the plan voted upon two years ago. there
SO delegates to Constitutional Convention, the
basis of representation being the same as that in the
Legislature which perfectly fair to all parts of
the State to every County and every political faction
This time there will be 127 delegates in the Con-
vention, and the basis of representation is as unfair
as any man could devise.
1t is a gross discrimination against Upton
County and others of it's class
Under the plan two years ago, Upton had one
delegate direct Landerdale had direct and the two
Counties together had aoteral delegate, making
total of three delegates for the two Counties.
Under the present pan the loterial delegate is
taken away from Upton and Lauderdale.
Under the former plan, these two Counties had
three delegates out of the SO that composed the Con-
vention of 1-33 of the total delegation.
Under the present plan, they have one each or
two out of 1877 or about 1854 Of the total delegates
From this it is seen that our representation has
been cut half in two What is true of Upton is true of
Dyer, Haywood, Obon Sumner, Williamson and many
others that might be mentioned, all of which are
agricultural Counties
But while we were cut down half in the matter
of representation how about Shelby County?
Shelby's delegation was increased from SEVEN
to TEN and this increase was partly at cur expense.
Shelby has only little more than six times popu-
laton, but is given ten times our representation Is
this fair?
Van Buren,, one of the small Counties of East
Tennessee, with population OF 1884 less than one
tenth the population of Upton is given one delegate.
Is it fair to Upton to give it only the representation of
a County that is only one-tenth its size?
If you vote to approve this plan, you vote to
approve grevious wrong to Upton County. Will
you do it?
The bill that thus cuts down the representation
of Upton County was introduced by the Shelby County
delegation.
What has Upton ever got at the hands of
Shelby, except to get it in the neck?
If you vote for the Convention tomorrow, you
vote to approve this raw deal that Upton County
ceived, and Upton may well take back seat once
and for ALL if this treatment is accepted without
protest.
Are you for Upton County or against it?
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26
QUESTIONS FOR THE ADVOCATES OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

l. Have you read the plan under which it is
proposed to hold the Convention? If so, do you not
think it unfair to Upton County?
g. In this campaign, are not faults attributed
to the Constitution which the result of improper
fairs under existing laws? In other words is not the
trouble the manner in which the laws are enforced?
rather than with the laws themselves?
8. How will new Constitution, or amend
ments there to- remedy the evil of failing to enforce
existing laws?
a. How may Constitution be made that will
automatically run the State?
5. The following questions were recently asked
Mr. McWorter President of the Constitutional Conven-
ton League by State Senator J. A. Clement, and they
are worthy of your consideration:
Those who favor departure from
our fundamental law surely know what they
propose to do, and assume that they are fair
enough to frankly state their purpose so the
public may determine the worthiness of their
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26
DICK YANCEY TRAPS HAMMERS

In connection with the recent SEN
fencing of DIR. Ridley G. Hammers, the
so-called "drug king, to the Atlanta
prison, the New York World gives
Richard H. Yancey, Jr., formerly of
this city, and fellow revenue agent,
credit for the trapping of the whole
sale dealer in heroin and other narcot-
les. The World says:
Although Hammers operated from
Florida, his arrest came in this city,
when Revenue Agents Yancey and
Dobbs, of Inspector Nuts squad,
trapped him and, with every word be-
ing recorded by dictaphone, got him
to arrange for the sale of a large
quantity of heroin and cocaine. Seven
teen thousand five hundred dollars
worth of struggled drugs, which he
had, clinched the case against him,
and $500 worth which was discovered
stored in his sanitarium made Ham
mers give up all hope.
"This sanitarium was at Tampa and
was supposed to be place for curing
drug addicts, but the revenue agents
found that, instead if curing people
there, Hammers was selling them the
drugs"
Mr.. Yancey is son Of R. H. Yam
cey, editor Of the Banner, and is well
known in shville-Nashville Ban
ner.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26
SOME PLAIN FACTS
ON CAR SHORTAGE
n. C. & st. L. Owns Nearly 1000
Freight Cars and Is Now Operating
With Only 6,579.

Nashville, Tenn, July 17.-Figures
Just compiled by the car accounting
department of the Nashville, Chatta-
noOga & st. Louis railway show that,
while the road owns 1862 freight
cars, it is at present operating with
6,579 cars (including foreign cars on
It's line), or 61.71 per cent. equipment.
This road also owns 7,199 box cars,
while, including foreign cars on its
line, it is at present operating with
1850 box cars, or 1922 per cent.
equipment.
These facts are being furnished the
car service commission in Washington
in an attempt to secure for the road
and its shippers its quota of equip
ment for handling the business in the
territory it serves. The traffic depart
ment has also sent out an "open let
ter to the shippers over the territory,
calling their attention to these condi-
tions.
AS an illustration: On July 1, there
were 1876 N. & C. box cars on the Sea-
board Air Line, while only 40 S. A, L.
box cars were on N. & c. rails. On
the same date, there were 476 N. & G.
box cars on the Southern road, while
only &c Southern box cars were on N.
& G. rails; 800 N. & G. cars on New
York Central rails as against SO N. Y.
G. cars on N. & C rails; 265 N. & G.
box cars on Pennsylvania lines as
against 81 Pennsylvania cars on N. &
G. rails. There were 100 N. & c. cars
on Illinois Central rails as against
1852 /. G. cars on N. & G. rails, while
the Michigan Central had 155 N. & c.
cars and only had 27 of their cars on
m. & G. rails.
OF the 6,579 cars of all kinds on
N. & C. rails, there were only 1859 N.
& C. owned cars on its own rails,
while out of the total of $3.50 box
cars reported only 652 of these were
box cars owned by the N. C. & st. L.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26
FACTS ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION

A great many people who will vote for ConVen-
ton Saturday think they are voting for Convention
to adopt Constitution for Tennessee but this is
not the case Chapter "a of the Acts of 1917 under
which this Convention will be held provides that the
Convention shall only propose amendments to the Con-
stitution Under this act, the Convention will not
write new Constitution, but will formulate amend
ments to the old one.
If it is only proposed to make amendments, as
set out in the act above referred to- why not let the
Legislature submit these amendments and avoid the
100000 expense incident to calling Convention,
eecting delegates, and paying the various expenses
these elections will incur.
The Legislature has the power to submit amend
ments and under the Constitution it alone has that
power See Article H. Section g. of the Constitution
of the State.)
Under the Constitution, amendments submitted
by the Legislature must be voted on by the people
Amendments proposed by the Legislature must
be adopted by the people, BUT THE CONSTITUTION
ADOPTED BY CONVENTION NEED NOT BE
SUBMITTED TO THE PLE."-Constitution of
Tennessee (Shannon) page 523 Wright VS.. Cunning
ham, Z Gates 445, 465.
The above quotation from Shannon's work on
the Constitution of the State land Shannon is the man
who complies the Code for Tennessee) shows why it
is proposed to take the expensive route of Convention
rather than through the Legislature to propose amend
ments The Legislature would have had to submit the
amendments to the people; the Convention does not
and if it intended to submit the Constitution back
to the people why the Convention called to propose
amendments when this work could have been done by
the Legislature without additional expense to the
people?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-08
CARL DONALDSON
Well Known Lumberman Died Satur-
day At His Home in Rhine
lander.

Carl Donaldson, secretary, treas
urer and manager Of the Mason-Don-
aldson Lumber company of Rhine
lander, died at his home in that
city Saturday after an illness of two
days with heart trouble. The funer-
al will be held tomorrow afternoon.
The deceased was about forty years
of age and had been resident Of
Rhinelander for many years and was
formerly, bookkeeper for the Brown
Brothers Lumber company. He was
well known throughout the state, es-
pecially in lumber circles. He is sur
vived by his widow and one child
Wausau Record Herald.
The deceased was a graduate Of the
High school in this city and will be
kindly remembered by many here. Hi:
mother operated millinery store in
this city and he attended our public
schools. His family have the sympa
thy of his friends here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-08
WHAT ARE
YOU WORTH

Have you any idea? Did you ever
capitalize your wakes and figure it
out? This is the way to ascertain
how much your labor is really worth.
For instance, a man who has saved
$4,000 and invested it at 5 per cent,
receives an annual income of $1,000 a
year, or about $40 a week.
The clerk in the Office or the work
man in the factory who gets $40 a
week, therefore, receives the income at
5 per cent on an investment Of $780,
600.
He is a $4,000 man, that is, he is
getting as much, week by week as the
man with $4,000 who depends solely
upon the income from his investments