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Milford chronicle., 1918-02-22

KENT COUNTY has practically gone
out Of the roadbuilding business, after
having borrowed more than one hun
dred thousand dollars for that purpose,
and spending the money under the di-
rection Of second-grade engineers.
With the exception of few miles Of
road mostly about Dover, there is no
permanent road work to show for the
money spent. 1t is true that a num-
Der of bridges have been built which
are in line of permanency, and some
grading has been attempted to relieve
bad drainage in a few instances, and
these are few indeed. Kent County
needs better roads, and especially the
main State road running from Sussex
County to New Castle, needs to be
made so it can be travelled over in all
weathers. At present the only hope
for Kent County is thru the continu- |
ance of the dupont Boulevard by the |
State Highway Commission, and the |
east and west roads will have to be /
for future action of Kent County. The
Levy Court of Kent is entitled to credit
for stopping the wasteful system un
der which the expenditure of money,
WHICH was DOA AOA AAAS ca ~ C9oNa
purpose of building good roads, not
making dirt roads, under the manage
ment of an engineer who was not get
ting what the people wanted for the
money spent We feel more and more
strongly that the proper way to get ;
real roads for all parts of Delaware,
Is to build them thru a commission I
formed for that purpose, and totally +
divorced from any direction thru or :
by the Levy Courts. h
Milford chronicle., 1918-02-22
.4rned home
W eelSs' stay with her
3 Wilson near Loves.

Of llil1tt B. Parsons is spending
orgs with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
way. near FranlSford-
many friends Of Mrs. Melissa Dor
(who is with her son. Earnest Dor
Of zoar) were shocked to hear Of
being seriously III again. having had
her paralytic stroke. but when last
3 from was somewhat better.
hong those on the sick list are Mrs.
es H. Phillips and little John d.
rington, while Mr.. and Mrs. Sheppard
y and Frank Moore are convalescing.
da Lingo. who has been quite III for
past week, is now with his brother
Lingo. Of Lewes. where ne viii be
r the care Of DR.. Beebe,
and Mrs. Benford Warrington and
ana MIS-. x. ]. Warrington were
getown callers on Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1918-02-22
BOWERS.

Ihere IS perhaps some likelihood o
this town having electric lights instaue,
70 light the town in the near future ",
would gladly welcome the event as N,
place needs good lighting more than tbi.
place, and more especially during tb.
warm season Of the year
Whhe we are aware Of the fact thai
| II would increase the tax rate of ths
town. and that very perceptible. we can
not expect good thing or good i'm
proVement without additional cost Will.
thefe might be some dissentions or Soma
directors the time would be short before
all would adjust themselves to it.
therefore we hope that the town an
'horlties will act wisely and well and rive
me town something they will appreciate
and not be ashamed of.
since the weather has so favora b,,,
moderated and the snow and ice have
disappeared it seems to have pnt No.,
me INTO everybody around this place
The bay oystermen are workirs
o,'a. (,,e'. oyster plantations about every day.
Oysters are in good condition
me creek oystermen (tongers) are bus-
iy engaged in their business and with
good results. The demand is great for
oysters sea- ior
--''-o =" more warm sunny days and itye
may expect TO have the delicious perch
ana rock fish to adorn cur tables Nav
the>time move along swiftly as the edict
has already gone forth that we are 70
refrain from eating chicken for to
months or more. But thanks to bonn
'eous nature she has provided a boun-
''tui supply Of water delicacies such a 9
oysters CLAIMS. crabs. mananoes. etc
which we can enjoy TO our hearts content
at any time
we nave the assurance Of two more
entertainments 10 be given in 'ISlizabeth-
an HAIR between this time and the mid
die Of March. Those who have them in
charge are rehearsing preparatory for
same. Due notice will be given as IN
dates in the near future.
Mrs Florence Short, Of Camden. n I
whose cottage was burned a few weeks
ago on Hubbard avenue. has concluded to
rebuild early in the spring. She has had
a contractor and builder on the prenisas
making estimates for the cost of buudinp
Miss Mary " Coverdale. of near town
- tHO AAoopllaA at Milford a ( |
present on account Of throat trouble Of
winch she has been afflicted VITA, for
some time.
Mrs. Sarah H, Jackson, the wife Of
Il. e. Jackson, died at her home here o.
Tuesday the 18th inst. aged Al yea6Ss,
months and days. She had been \ =
declining bealth for over two years W "
pulmonary trouble and great suffel Of
during the last few weeks Of her exibeir
ence. She was born near this town q her
spent practically her whole life at ia 4
place. She leaves a husband and chon
son' an aged mother and six broth es
and sisters. besides host Of friends rini
mourn her demise. " a
Her remains were taken to Barra ga
Cemetery on the 18th inst, where int pas
ment was made in the family burial ri l
H. F. Mittern, undertaken in charge.
Milford chronicle., 1918-02-22
PAUL PRY's ELLENDALE
LETTER.

About eleven O'Clock on Monday morn.
ing when Mrs. Stephen Warrington, who
resides with her husband and family
about a half a mile south Of Glendale
was hanging out clothes she discovered
her house was on fire around the kit
chen chimney. Her screams were dis
tinctly heard and everyone rushed to her
| assistance. which resulted in all the fur
niture being saved. but the home was
bunrned to the ground. The Warning
tons We're young beginners with two small
children and they recently purchased this
nice home. The loss was partly covered
by insurance.
Robert Warren has sold his nice home
and farm of 26 acres. located near town.
through the real estate agency Of Hahn
Sons, at Greenwood. to Louis French.
from Colorado, who Will move to his new
home in thirty days. Mr.. Warren will
have a sale and move into town, occupy
ing the new Dorsey Morgan house.
Farmers are saving big piles Of wood
now that winter weather has broken.
William Workman and Charles Lohand
sawed Saturday and Monday, and it was
big party, with much chicken potpie.
despite the orders Of Mr. Hoover to con-
serve.
We are now experiencing the difficulty |
Of getting into town. The roads were
worked last fail and are now in an i'm
passable state. Many cars have been |
stuck in the mire trying to get over to |
the dupont Boulevard
On Saturday four soldiers from Camp
Dix visited their homes here, remaining
over Sunday.
Charles O'Neal unfortunately lost his
pocketbook on the streets here Monday
night, just after having money order
'ashed. No trace Of it has been found
1ut we hope no one in Glendale is dis
lonest enough to keep the money Of an
,ther,
Wilbur Millman, Of Old Bridge. n. J.,
nd Everett Milman, Of Wilmington, both ,
elegraph operators, spent their annual
'acation here last week with their par ,
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis AIillman
After great deal Of difficulty Mrs.
Itch has been able to move her house ,
old goods to her new home in Whining
on. Robert Wilson, of Lewes has been
pponted in Mr.. Hitchs place as track
laster on the Queene Anne R. r. and
as moved with his family into the Aeisse .,
'tely occupied by the Hitchs :
Miss Alice Macklin spent last week :
Cedar Neck, visiting her neice, Mrs "
lila Mills p
The young people Of Glendale have ar =
'nged an elaborate program for an en-
'rtainment in Jester Hall this evening. r..
htch promises to be especially attrac- "
We.
Miss Gertrude Dickerson is visiting -,
sr sister Mrs. Price. of stllman, n. -,
, and on last Sunday they motored to =,
amp Dix to visit w S Dickerson. Jr. y,
eir brother, who. is stationed there.
Mrs. Lena Anderson and Mrs. Della i.
'verdale have been appointed members Of -,
e Civilian Relief Of the Red Cross in ~
!endale. 9"
Clement Passwaters died on Tuesday -,
orring at his home az New Market, and ~
'a buried on Thursday at Oakley church. iis
Milford chronicle., 1918-02-22

THE MARYLAND legislature has
approved the national prohibition
amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States. but It balked at enact
ing a bone dry" law for Maryland
and making Baltimore a dry city. The
legislature of New Jersey will act upon
the national amendment this week and
It is almost certain to be approved.
The Washington times., 1918-12-05
BANK IN
PALESTINE BUSY

The AngIS-Palestine Company. or.
at it is called in Palestine. the Jew
ish Bank. is displaying great activity
of late. In spite OF all the difficulties
under which the bank labored in the
days of the Turkish rulers. who final
ly decreed its liquidation. the confiS
dence Of the population in the bank
has remained mistaken. Since the
occupation of Judea the head bank
in JafTa and its branches in Jerusa-
lem, GAIA. and Hebron have re-
sumed operations.
The credit extended by the Jewish
Bank has been an important factor in
stimulating business in the Jewish
colonies. The large commercial
houses as well as numerous small
merchants were at once able to re-
sumo their Egyptian trade. Many
owners OF orange plantations were
able, thanks to the credit extended to
them b. the bank, to procure the nee
essary petroleum and coal which were
placed at their disposal by the Brit
ish government. In all the colonies
of the Zionists, groups are now being
formed with the object OF procuring
the necessady materials for planting
and sowing. With the credit given
by the Jewish Bank IL will be pos
Sible speedily and successfully to
carry out thesefasks. Each day large
deposits are received by the bank on
behalf of all kinds OF institutions as
well as private individuals.
The Washington times., 1918-12-05

Henry F. Holbrook. correspondent
in the divorce suit of Charles Blaine
Warner, on trial before Supreme
Court Justice Scudder. at Mineola'
proved to be a willing witness yes
terday, admitting he was very fond
of the defendant, and ventured the
hope she, too, was fond of him.
Warner is a son of the president
of the Warner Sugar Manufacturing
Company. Holbrook is a manufac-
turer and lives at the New York Ath-
Ietic Club
Mr.. HoIbfook admitted he had Wis
tied Mrs. Warner at her home on
many occasions and had stayed there
overnight. but said no indiscretions
were committed further than that he
always had a highball or two. He
! told of taking his wife to the War
ner home one night when there was
large party. which broke up at 5:3O
a m.
"Did your wife ever go to the
house after that night?" asked one
of a half dozen lawyers who are in
the case.
mot with me-" he answered
He admitted that soon after he
met the young woman they began
calling each other by their first
names and that he had visited her
twice while she lived in the Hendrix
Hudson apartments, Manhattan. He
came upon her once in a dressing
room there, but the furnishings were
such he thought it was a library.
He had never called her dear" he
declared: she had never called him
dear" he never had an arm around
her and he never had rubbed her
forehead. as had been charged in the
morning papers.
Mr.. Holbrook admitted that when
the plaintiffs father raided his
Jaws room in the Goshen
Inn. he was in an adjoining room.
There was so much excitement tina:
after It was over he went down TO the
bar and got brandy for Mrs. warner
and her woman companion.
Irving Tickling, 4 partner OF HoI-
brook. admitted he had registered the
latter under false names at Hol-
The Washington times., 1918-12-05
C0NvICT'S AFFINITY FREED
FROM YOUTHFUL HUSBAND

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. Lulu
Westphal CapeIli. former assistant OF
James J. Worthington. charity swim
dler AMI breaker of hearts, and the
woman whom he says he is going to-
marry when he is released from tn,
Federal prison, was granted a divorce
by Judge Deasy from Hilton Capelli
on grounds of desertion.
Mrs. Capelli testified that Capelli.
who Is the son OF a captain in the
local fire department. deserted her oil
April 10, 1917. They were married on
February Il the same year. Capelli,
who instituted the proceedings by
asking for an annulmCnt on ghe
grounds that he was but nineteen
years old at the time OF his marriage,
did not contest his wife's cross-com-
plant charging desertlon. She did
not ask for alimony.
The Washington times., 1918-12-05

brooks request. There was evidence
as to men at the party mentioned
Shaping women On the backs, but
Tickling said he saw none OF this.
One Of the lawyers asked Mrs.
Picking. a former show girl, to de-
scribe the meaning of neg2gee. He
was touching upon garb she had
worn during Holbrook's calls She
described it in detail and when she
Lad finished one of the lawyers took
occasion to remark the fact that an
other in the case knew little about
what negligee really is.
Mrs. Warner probably will take the
stand today.
The Washington times., 1918-12-05
PRESIDENT WOULD
i LIFT COTTON BAN

President Wilson favors removal of
all restrictions on cotton trading as
speedily as is consistent with the pub
lie welfare.
This word was circulated at the
Capitol today. when IT became known
that the President conferred with
senator Smith of South Carolina the
night before he sailed for Europe and
recommended that he take the matter
up with Vance Mccormick and the
heads of other Government agencies
having to do With cotton regulation.
The Washington times., 1918-12-05
DELIGHTEDAf
PRESIDENTS TRIP

during an audience granted Con-
gresham Charles c. CarIin CT Vir-
ginia. expressed delight that Presi-
dent Wilson is coming to Rome.
The municipality has appointed Z
commission to prepare elaborate
ceremonies on the Capitolin Hill in
President Wilson's honor.
Ambassador Page, It was an.
nounced today, will-leave for Paris
next week.
The Washington times., 1918-12-05
sTIMsoN TO RESIGN.

CAMP MEADE. Dec. Col Hel,y
l.. Stimson. commander Of the Thirty
first Field Artillery. will resign his
command and return to his law Offices
n New York. Re was Secretary II
War under President Taft. In = state
n;Unt issued here he said that ne was
a warrior only when there Is wa.
The Washington times., 1918-12-05
HOT TEA BREAKS
c0LD-TRY THIS

Get a small package Of HAMBURG
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take
tablespoonful Of this hamburg
tea, put cup Of boiling water
upon IL, pour through 4 sieve and
drink teacupful at any time. ItI
is the most effective way to break
cold and cure grip, as Il opens
the pores, relieving congestion.
Also lOosens the bowels, thuEI
breaking q cold at once
II Is inexpensive and entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless.
The Washington times., 1918-12-05

w 4xO1OOCAAN OOO&
r s4;95 s sss5ss Uniforms $19.75
x ,s,sb s sssss Uniforms $23.75
s ss,s5 s ysp .a Uniforms .$24.75
1 ss,ss s %5pe ..' Uniforms, $27.75
s so,9s s Ms5tea ovsreea'', $24.75
: fs5e Y Sss ssn Yss :ss mole $2975
EIERE are the facts behind the headlines above.
For months, as our contribution to the cause,
we have distributed officers uniforms at actual
cost. That required large stock-by all odds the
largest in Washington. Peace came suddenly and
with it the need of immediate clearance.
To accomplish this we are reducing, at one stroke,
our prices to less than the manufacturers cost of
production-less than the market worth of the
materials and labor involved, as will be vouched
for by the Makers
A. B. KIRSCHBAUM COMPANY
Back of this announcement there thousands
of officers uniforms and overcoats-every size,
every regulation fabric And never in Washing
ton or in the United States have uniforms of
Kirschbaum quality---or even approachable quail
ity--been offered at prices so low That is a
broad and inclusive statement--but make it
advisedIy with the goods here to support it.
Very respectfully we also invite comparison with
the values to be obtained at the government stores
T2Mhe1z@Naga1C3
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
JOYRiDERS ARE
IN CITY AGAIN
One Machine is Stolen and Attempt
to Take Another is Made In
Loop District.
FIND CAR WITH WHEEL GONE
Man Is Caught In Act Of Making
Away With Auto on Second
Avenue, But Escapes.

With the appearance of few
days of spring weather Joy riding
mischief makers are again coming
forth.
The machine owned by c. j.
Starofski. 1920 Seventeenth street.
was stolen at 9:35 last night from
the front OF the Safety building on
Third avenue and Eighteenth
street. 1t was found at o'clock
this morning at Thirty fifth street
and Sixth avenue with one wheel
smashed. The thieves had evident
ly been speeding and when the
wheel broke they made their get
away. The contents of the machine
were untouched. Apparently
a ride was all that the robbers were
after.
A bold attempt was made to
steal the machine owned by Gabe
Mosenfelder, sos Twentieth street.
at 1880 last night. The machine
was standing along the curbing on
Second avenue between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets. Mr.. Mos
enfelder had left the car for a
short time. He heard the motor
start and saw a man driving away.
He jumped in the car and shut off
the power but the man meanwhile
made a break and got away. He
yelled for those standing around to
catch him but the crowd evidently
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
DRUGGISTS WILL
AID IN DRIVE ON
SOCIAL DISEASE
Local Dealers TO Cooperate With
Government and City Forces
in Sanitary Cleanup.
PROMPTED BY PATRIOTISM
Those Found Affected and Not
Taking Treatment VIII Be
Detained Here.

At the request of DR.. c. T. Fos-
ter, city health physician, and
prompted by patriotic motives, the
Retail Druggists association OF
Rock Island will report to the
proper authorities all cases of We
nereal diseases which come within
their observation.
Under this plan the local author
tiles are going a step further than
the federal regulations require. as
druggists are not compelled to take
this action, but will do so in Rock
Island to assist in the present
emergency. Cards have been sent
to each of the druggists to make
their reports on.
By virtue of his office as city
health physician DR.. Foster has
been named by the state board of
health TO handle the situation To-
cally. All local physicians have
reported cases under their care and
an accurate check is being kept in
every instance. The federal off
GERS now stationed here will place
under the care of the local health
authorities every case that comes
to their attention.
Where it is found that person
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
SCHOOLS TO AID
CLOTHING DRIVE
Are Made Solicitations to Head
quarters OF Local Belgium
Relief Committee.
ONLY TWO DAYS REMAINING
With Campaign Closing Saturday,
Local People Are Urged to
Help at Once.

School buildings of Rock Island
have been made sub-stations for
the Belgian relief campaign.
Armour cement was made today
by the committee IN charge OF gath
ering clothing for Belgians pauper-
lied by the war, that people who
have clothes to give, If they do not
care to call at the headquarters in
the Adams building, 312 Twentieth
street, or telephone Rock Island
1884 TO have them sent for, they
may give the clothing to their chill
dren tomorrow to be taken to the
schools, from where they will be
later gathered.
With only two days left to work
In, the committee urges upon the
people of the city not to wait until
spring housekeeping to get out the
old clothes, but TO do so at once.
Sorting Committee.
Chairmen of the various sub
committees are urged to be at the
headquarters at 9 o'clock tomor-
row morning. The sorting commit
tee, supervised by Mrs c. A HOge
with Mrs. c. Z. Sharpe as chair
man, is composed of the following:
Mrs. J. II. Liedtke. Mrs. "A. Oar
ling, Mrs. ]. K. Scott. Mrs. A. W
Champion, Miss Rosabel Stewart,
Mrs. Henry L. Schill, Mrs. Morris
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
MISSION DISTRICT
CLOSES SESSIONS

The March meeting of Rock Is
land mission district of the August
ana synod came to close last eve
ming at Zion Lutheran church when
services were conducted by Rev. T.
A FAINT of Ophiem and Rev. NJ J.
Laure of Andover The session
opened Tuesday evening with serv-
ices conducted by Rev. A. W. Mag
Husson Of Geneseo. The session
yesterday morning was devoted to
the transaction Of business and in
the afternoon a discussion on the
theme. The Sufferings of Christ. y
was opened by Rev. c. A. HembOrg
of New Windsor, president of the
district. This was participated in
by Rev. c. f. Lindberg, DR.. n.
FOTsander, Rev. c. J. Sodergren and
others. Q
The May session of the mission
district will be held in New Wind
sOr.
The ladies Of Zion church served
dinner and supper to the delegates
in attendance at the meetings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21

Red Cross never has sold single
article and never will"
Work of Red Cross,
Mr.. McMullen concluded his talk
with a few general remarks upon
the larger significance of the Red
Cross. He brought out the fact that
2+.OOO,o00 persons are members of
the American Red Cross; that TO-
100000 women are doing service in
its ranks. The American Red Cross
Is teaching the nations of Europe to
forget its old concept OF the selfish
America the Red Cross flag car
rled over the battlefield. into 1000
foreign hospitals, and into the
trench, has taught the allies to love
that other flag. the stars and
stripes In order to accomplish all
this the Red Cross has had to mus
ter the loyal and tireless service of
thousands. and Il thus signifies gi-
gantic cooperation. In conclusion
Mr.. McMullen quoted the following
lines from kipling:
II amt the guns nor armament
nor funds that they can pay.
But the close cooperation that
makes them win the day.
J. amt the individual nor the army
as a whole.
But the everlastin' teamwork OF
every blOOmin' soul"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
WOMEN TOLD ABOUT
FTVE-MILE LIMITS

Two more out-of-town women
were informed regarding the ar
senal five-mile vice zone this morn
ing by Magistrate Smith in the po-
lice court.
May Shoemaker was arrested by
Officer Minor on Second avenue last
night. She claims she only came
to the city from Davenport to buy
q hat 1t was learned that the wo-
man had just finished serving a 80
day sentence in the Scott county
Jail in Davenport Sunday. She was
sentenced to 40 days in the Rock
Island county Jail this morning.
Irene Swanson, claiming Galva
as her home, was also sentenced to
40 days in the county jail on a
charge of vagrancy. Both women
have been arrested by the Rock Is
land police several times previous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21

affected with a venereal disease is
making no effort TO have himself
cured, they will be forced to take
treatment until cured by the health
authorities. Federal prisoners will
be detained here until they are
cured, probably at the expense OF
the county.
DR.. Foster stated today that he
was prepared to give all OF his
time if necessary to this cleanup
and he will assist the government
officials in every way possible. BY
a systematic drive he hopes to put
things in better condition than even
the government officials had hoped
for.
Dr. G. G. Taylor. who is in
charge of this work in sanitary
zones around army camps and can
comments in Illinois. was in Rock
Island yesterday and conferred
with Dr. Foster and other federal
officials on the situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
GET NEW KIDNEYS!

The Kidneys are the most over
'erked organs Of the human body,
ID when they fail IN their work Of
-Iering out and throwing off the
eisons developed in the system,
~ngs begin to happen.
0ne Of the first warnings IS pain
! Stiffness in the lower part Of the
2eg; highly c0Iored urine. loss Of
ippetite; Indigestion. irritation, or
Heh stone In the bladder. These
anptoms indicate a condition that
-sy lead up 10 that dreaded and
'al nalady, Bright's disease, for
'a.ch there IS said to be no cure
lou can almost certainly find
-Aediate relief in GOLD MEDAL
l'aflem on Capsules. For more
g 200 years this famous prepar-
~ has been an uufailing remedy
Z al kidney, bladder and urinary
-ssoies Get Il at any drug store,
= Il II does not give you almost
j. ~1eoiate relief. your money viii
Il refunded Be sure you get the
~ MEDAL brand. None other
'-4ihe- IN boxes. three sizes