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The Washington herald., 1918-03-30
Sly Shots at the Solons.
BY THE OBSERVER.

Iowa Democrats were wise. I'VE
can't elect anyone in Kenyon's place
in the United States Senate, so well
come out for him and perhaps play
strong enough on the non-partisan
to put our governorship candidate In,
anyway"
John Kirby, the Arkansas red ap-
pie Senator, will be heard in defense
of the committee on public fermen-
tation, no matter whether he has his
facts on straight or tangled.
Think Of what amazing changes
Senator Gallinger has seen in his
years of public service. What does
he believe possible now that he
thought was impossible when he be-
gan his career? Almost anything,
Wen wager.
Why did Jimham Lewis come back
from Wisconsin without making his
campaign tour?
Lenroot Is in Wisconsin saying, 'I
was not elected on a peace platform
two years ago. Some men, now ques-
tioning my loyalty, were elected on
such a platform. But because they
changed I am not questioning their
loyalty"
Senator Gronna has become a mill
tant who faces facts and will not
dodge. And his boy took a private's
job in the regulars to uphold the
family name, too.
The political popping results from
the desire Of men on both sides Of
the House and Senate to fight back
on affronts made to their loyalty.
Members are beginning now to real-
ize that those who criticise construc-
lively cannot be charged with dis
loyalty.
|. Oh, why did Jimham come back
without concluding his tour? We re-
peat Il.
The air program has been q HOT
air program, 50 far as we have been
able to observe from some angles.
This kind certainly will not help de-
feat the Kaiser.
1t shouldn't be incumbent upon
Democrat, just because the admins
tration is Democratic, to defend all
wrong-doing or condone all mistakes
nor to charge Republicans with play
ing politics when they reach out for
real facts.
We must win the war. Lip service
win not do 1t, but service at the front
and real service at home win do 30.
Congress and the administration must
BOTH realize this by this time, unless
ears and szss ~ elQsed AEainst fsetk
The Washington herald., 1918-03-30
SENATORSHEAR
ABOUT BRITISH
AIRPROGRESS
Committee Told by Com
: mander Briggs Of Anx-
iety for U. S. Help.

The Senate Military Affairs Commit
tee spent the entire afternoon yester-
day hearing an account Of flying prog
ress abroad from Commander Briggs.
Of the British air service. He told his
story In executive session.
While no information was forthcom-
ing from members Of the committee
concerning the English aviator's re-
cital, 1t was reported that dissatisfsc-
ton manifested because Of Americas 3
tardiness IN the air was intensified by
knowledge of the work now being
done In that branch by the French
and English
Wants to Go Back.
Earlier In the day the committee
heard from Maj. Cen J. Franklin Bell.
conmander of the Seventy-seventh
National Army Division, who lately
returned from France. He expressed
the wish that he be returned to the
firing line as, soon as possible, but
he also intimated he had some mis-
gfvings concerning the prospective re-
port Of the medical examining board.
which has inquired into his physical
qualifications.
withdrawal Of the British In the face
of the superior numbers of Germans
in the present drive was a prearranged
plan, according to the general. He
declared the English were fully aware
OF the time and power Of the often
sive, and that the present retreat was
q part Of their preparation for 1t.
And the morale of the American,
British and French troops Is excel
lent" he added. They had not the
9nT - frNaT1 81 y
The closer one went to the front and
actual fighting the better one found
the morale. The only pessimism was
from noneombatants in the rear who
knew nothing Of conditions at the
front"
Gen. Bell was at first unwilling to
discuss the War Departments policy
Of the survival Of the fittest," as
far as service abroad is conceIned,
but finally he took himself as an ex-
ample.
Age . Faetsr.
1T is my mature Judgment" he
said. based on forty-four years cx-
perience that age Is a very important
factor. think I am still a pretty
fair specimen for my age. There are
some who differ with me. unfortunate
ly some Of my superiors.
Il don't know yet whether am to
be permitted to return to France. Hav-
ing been a soldier all my life, I nat
urally want to conclude my service as
an active soldier. / am no glutton
for glory. don't like war. but I
don't want to go on explaining all
the rest of my life why didn't serve
IN France. But IL the medical board
rules against me, expect to submit
with good grace"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-30
Wants "Sky" Removed
From Common Name

Louis Amdursky. q resident of
Pittsburgh. Pa, asked the District
Supreme Court yesterday to. remove
the "sky" from his name and allow
him to be known as Louis Amdur.
The way his name Is spelled now,
Amdursky states, makes IL hard for
folks to pronounce and still harder
to spell. The change. he says rep
resents the nearest he could, get to
his present name and would relieve
him of much embarrassment in
having to spell It out so much.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-30

"What good is LAtin?" inquiries a
Lawrence high school freshman 1t de-
pends, replies The Journal-World. Sew
eral very common herbs. by virtue
of having acquired Latin names. have
become valuable drugs. and thus have
attained a market value many times
that which they you'd have borne un-
der their ordinary names.-kansas
City Star.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-30
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New York, March 2.-The follow
ing Washingtonians are registered at
local hotels:
A Bellmore. Navarro; n. s. Black
more, Woodward: W. r. Chester. J.
F. Macoughtry. Herald Square; c. p.
Hammill, Latham: Mrs. A A John
son. Martha Washington; W. II.
johnson, Continental; J. p. Labofish.
Broadway Central; W. Mcbride, I'm
ion Square; Lieut. NJ Bradt. Breslin;
E. Frankel. Aberdeen: A L Turner,
Grand.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-30
WOULD CURB RAILROADS.

Representative Jones, Of Texas. yes
terday introduced q bill forbiddinG
railroads to grant rates in competiti(N
with water rates. or 20 charge more
for any short haul'' than for q long
haul" The House Interstate Com
msrce Committee is conducting hear.
ings on the same subject
The Washington herald., 1918-03-30
TAX REDISTRIBUTION
URGED UPON SENATE

Senator Smith. Of Maryland. chair
man Of the Senate District Com
mittee. yesterday introduced a bill
ito provide for the redistribution
Of general taxes and special assess
ments due and payable ON real es-
tate in the District In cases of sub
division on sales of land therein"
The same bill was introduced in
the House last week.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-30
U. S. WILL ADD
42SHIPSTO
ALLIES FLEET
Obtains 100000 Tons by
Purchase and Charter
from Japan.

An additional 25 or 80 steamships.
aggregating 10000 tons, are to be put
in war service for the allies By. the
United States, 1t was learned last
night from State Department sources.
through charter negotiations with
Japan.
Although this big merchant feet.
with the new purchase by the United
States Of u Japanese vessels aggre-
eating 100000 tons, will make a total
Of $4,000 deadweight tons Of shipping
Immediately available for service. ia
pans contribution may reach 100000
tons, for Japan is to build ships for
America.
Japan to Build ships.
With the negotiations now near con-
clusion for transfer of 10000 tons of
shipping by charter, Japan already is
counted on for 10000 tons, 10000 of
1t to be built on American order with
American steel. which was the basis
Of the agreement announced yester-
day for the purchase Of q dozen
ships in service.
But Japan probably will swell
Americas shipbuilding program ap-
preciably through new agreements to
deliver completed ships in exchange
for American steel. 1t was reported
last night that the War Trade Board
is contemplating these new negotia-
tons to expand shipbuilding in Japan.
where the labor problem COMPARE
lively Is negligible.
1t is understood that the Japanese
government has indicated a disposi-
ton to further a new agreement for
another 10000 tons OF shipping to be
built in japanese yards for America
The pending negotiation for charter
contemplate a tentative selection of
twenty-five steampships of 5000
deadweight tons each, or thirty of
5000.
The Navy Department and the
Shipping Board face a problem in
manning these vessels, particularly.
as was learned last night, an un-
expected drain on marchant marine
personnel is caused by the refusal
OF virtually every one Of the Dutch
seamen and officers to man the ships
recently seized from Holland.
Shortage Of Materials.
A more serious situation. how
ever, confronts the Shipping Board
in a shortage Of materials for the
American shipyards at q time when
everything should be ready for the
shipbuilding drive this spring and
summer. insufficient supplies OF
coal and coke have curtailed steel
production so much that plates and
other parts are not at hand in ade-
quate quantities, nor likely to be
unless some special effort is made.
Shipping Roard officials conferred
yesterday with the War Industries
Board. and will confer today with
the United States Fuel Admins
TRAITOR. Even the heavier summer
production Of steel will balance the
winters loss only in Fart, for some
Of the big mills have been operat-
ing not more than 30 or 10 per cent
of capacity.
That extraordinary efforts must
be made is indicated in urgent re-
quests last night from Admiral
Bowles. assistant general manager
of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton, who is in charge Of the Hog
Island construction and complains
that lack OF material in quantity ID
hampering work there.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-30
DIES SUDDENLY.

Harry Fee, IS years old. s1s North
Charles street. Baltimore, Nd, was
taken suddenly Ill while In Busch's
Garage, s2s7 M street northwest, yes
terday afternoon. and died before he
reached Georgetown University Hos
pitaL Corner hewitt isued certi-
ncate Of death from natural causes,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-30
Cambridge to Honor Wilson.

London, March 20. President
Wilson. the Press says, has ex-
pressed his willingness to accept
the honorary degree Of doctor Of
laws from Cambridge University.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-30

suffrage campaigns, at each Of which
the amendment TO the State constitu-
ton has been defeated by . narrow
majority. II will have q seventh
vote on the question In November.
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01
A CHALLENGE TO DEBATE

A challenge to debate on the liquor
question by Tilghman Harvey, OF
Burrsville, Maryland, has been declin-
ed by a score Of pro-liquor men over
this country. The last three to decline
to meet Mr.. Harvey on this subject
before audiences at any reasonably
near city where suitable auditorium
can be had for the audience. are the
editor of the New York World; Bishop
Corrigan, of Baltimore, Nd; and Con
gresham Jacob E. Meeker, of Wash
ington. Mr. Tilghman has been identi-
fed with the moral welfare of the
people for many years, and he has
been earnest in his efforts to get pub
lie information as to ruin wrought by
liquor on the human race, before the
people of all parts of the United
States His persistent effort helped
to win the victory over the licensed
saloons in Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01
BRIDGEvILLE.

Frank Swain of Washington, D. C
spent the first Of the week here wit
Bridgeville friends.
J. Wilson Layton, Jr., James Walls, Gee
/ Dickerson, Elmer Loaand and Berti
Passwaters were all called for militar
service last week and are to report 70
service on Sunday.
Miss LYDIA Lynch Of Chincoteague, Va.
and Mr. Henry Owens were quietly mar
ried on Monday at Dagsboro.
| Miss Helen Beckwith, who is attending
Goldeys College in Wilmington. is spend.
| ing a few days in Bridgeville.
Ralph Adams William Ellingsworth
Otis Littleton. Harry Russell and George
Belts of Camp Dix spent Sunday with
their parents here.
The fruit brokers called a meeting here
on Monday evening to promote the inter-
est in growing early tomatoes in large
quantities. to be shipped in car load lots.
The meeting was held in the high school
and was largely attended.
Edward White spent Saturday and Sun
day with his parents in Philadelphia.
Stanley Ledenham was among those
who attended a Delaware College frat
ernity banquet at the Hotel DUPONT in
Wilmington last Saturday evening.
Mrs Edward White was painfully in
jured last week by sticking rusty nail
in her foot.
Local merchants suffered heavy loss
on eggs last Monday when they dropped
20 cents a dozen. One party lost $3.50.
Horace c. Jones, who is brakeing on
the P. r. R., located at Wilmington,
jumped from a car, breaking a leg.
P. r. R carpenters are here this week
making some improvements on the sta
ton.
Mrs c. W. Young has returned after
a few days spent with relatives in Phil
adelphia and Wilmington
William Brown was a Georgetown Wis
itor this week.
The honor roll for the school is as fol-
lows: Grade 12, Stanley Folmsbe and
Hazel Taman; grade 10, Ruth Jones;
grade 9, Esther Hynson, Dorothy Rous;
grade s, Anna Cannon, Margarite Dukes,
Francis Hardesty, Lizzie Kinder Made
inc Layton, Edwin McShane. Marie Mil |
er, Velma Snowberger, Alice Swigget, |
Mabel Street, Ida Tatman; grade Z, |
gladys Williams, Lillian Anderson, Mar
raret Baker; grade 6. Helen Anthony, |
ethel Carlyle, Earl White; grade 5, Ell |
wood Anderson, Mildred Dukes, Morgan |
dcAllen, Helen Otwell, Virgil Street,
'homas Vandenburg, Virginia Swain;
rade 4, Blanche Vandenburg, Ralph
Gladys Downs, grade 2, Mil
red Wentz.
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01
GUMBoRo.

The Gumboro branch Of the Red Cross
on Tuesday sent off it's first consignment
OF knitted articles. It has only been or
ganized two weeks, but in that time every
one has been doing their bit, which will
readily be seen by the work they have
accomplished in that time. The con-
signment consisted Of nine sweaters. three
helmets, twenty-one pairs OF socks
II. p White has moved his family and
store goods to Milsbo-o, where he will
have store in the future
DR. o. V. James mother, who is rv-
ing at his home now. is critically i'll.
Revival meetings under the Leadership.
OF Rev. Roland Elzey, begin next Sunday.
The people Of this vicinity have been
pleasantly spending these disagreeable
winter evenings by meeting together AZ
each others homes, where they spend the
evening in games and serve refreshments
one evening last week they met at the
nome Of Harry Donoway, when about
fifty were present.
The Red Cross held their first meeting
at the home Of the president, Mrs. lille
Baker on last Monday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01

THE COMMITTEE of the Kent
County Levy Court which had in hand
the building and remodelling of the
County Court House at Dover. seems
to have brought down a storm of criti-
cism upon its head. This committee
composed of Attorney Watson Harring-
ton and Messrs. Hope and Ford of the
Levy Court, so far have made no de-
fense of the charges brought against
them for awarding the contracts to a
Philadelphia contractor. Is it pos
sible that the Levy Court of Kent
County is composed of only human be-
ings, and not the super-human busi-
ness folks which the Dover papers
have proclaimed, and which the Will
mington Every Evening has helped to
circulate?
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01

THE SITUATION in Delaware from
political standpoint is favorable to
campaign which will bring unity and
harmony for the Republican party.
There remain factions as a matter of
course, and there will always be fac
tions in any political party, but the
determination of the Republican party
to meet the situation squarely and
fairly, will bring about the results
which will crown the campaign of 1918
with victory. There will be no more
primary elections conducted as were
those of 1916 in Kent County. and there
will be no more State Conventions like
the notorious convention held by the
Republican Party in Dover Of the
same year. In the reorganization of
the State Committee, Kent and Sussex
Counties will stand for recognition Of
all interests of the factions involved.
The old states will be wiped clean,
and the party start upon'a campaign
with single purpose to elect Republi-
cans to the United States Congress in
the Senate and House.
Governor Townsend, State Treasur-
er Swain and Attorney General Rein
lardt were elected in 1916 because
hey were loyalty supported by the in
dependent thinking Republicans of
Delaware, and those who refused to
ollow the entrenched followers of
Henry A DUPONT. 1t was to that fac
ion of the party that responsibility Il
or the loss of the balance Of The Re-
ublican ticket rests; but, this is an
Id story and with the robbery at the
rimaries in Kent County, was han
leap to heavy for any party to carry. t
The story of grievances is too long ,
nd useless to repeat here, but by {
greeing to settle the differences, and g
rganizing the State Central Commit S
,e so as to recognize all Republicans, !
lere will be no difficulty in winning
sweeping victory in Delaware for
le whole Republican ticket.
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01

THE TAKING OVER by the Unite,
States Government of the steamer
which plyed between Milford and Phil
adelphia leaves the merchants of Mil
ford is a position where they are COM
PEELED to depend upon the already con-
gested railroad service to transport
the merchandise which formerly came
and went via the steamboat. The
water route gave quicker service and
better service at a less cost to the
merchants. An effort is being made
to get a freight boat to run this route,
but it will be for bulk freight only,
and not for merchandise shipments:
which leaves them in no better condi-
ton. The only way now open is for
the merchants to patronize a motor
truck route between Milford and Fred
erica to connect with the steamboat
which runs from that place. If the
road between the two towns for seven
miles is made good dirt road.
truck line will find the business prof
table, especially during the summer
and fall months. This seems to be
the only remedy now in sight for the
merchants of Milford to get quick SER
vice, at reasonable rates.
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01

money IU4 .dgets
each year, from the three counties.
Then the petty little political graft can
and will be eliminated, and not until
then.
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01
1T HAS BEEN LEARNED tbat The

IT HAS BEEN LEARNED that the
report claiming that there was waste
in the cOmmissary at Fort Salisbury,
near Milford, which was shameful, is
without real foundation. The facts as
developed are, that during the winter
there has been some loss thru an over
supply which had been provided under
another administration, and, that loss
was caused by the change in the con-
ditions under which the work has been
conducted since last fall. The COM
missary has wiped away a deficiency
Of five hundred dollars in the food fund
since last December, and expects to
show a material saving during the
spring months in that department of
the appropriations for feeding. Idle |
statements by those who know moth
ing about facts, soon become absolute
statements, unless they are nailed as
lies from the start. Just such mis-
representations of facts are harmful,
because they create distrust of the
management, and people
making such statements should be
called down by those who hear them,
and be compelled to tell just what they
know to be facts. Do you realize that
you are helping the German Army
when you repeat a false statement
which will belittle our government?
Learn for yourself the facts before re-
peating any statement which may
affect the United States government. +
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01

THAT THE PEOPLE are disappoint-
ed in the results from the reform laws
which were passed three years ago, and
which were intended to bring about
better conditions in the management
OF the roads and public highways of
Sussex County, and stop the wasteful
methods practiced by the the old Levy
Court and its road system, is fact
which it would be useless to deny.
When the people, regardless of party
Affiliations, organized for getting re-
form legislation for Sussex County.
which legislation was intended to
bring about practical business methods
IN County administration, it was ex-
pected that the laws then drawn and
afterwards enacted, would bring bet
ter assessments of property, a business
system of county government in the
aFairs of the Levy Court and a radical
change for the better in the highway
management. In the matter of assess
mem there has been large measure
OF fulfllment of the expectations. and
in the business methods of the Levy
Court there has been a change for the
better, and all of which we are willing
to concede as the result of the enact
ment of the new laws But in the
management Of the public road work.
there has been a disappointment
Which has grown rapidly. as the people
are realizing that the present methods
are only revamping of the old sys-
TEN, which wasted the peoples money
and no permanent results followed.
1t was intended that the highways of
Sussex County should be under the
direct control of a County Engineer
in some way organized into a Depart-
ment of Public Highways, but lust
there the laws seem to have been de-
hcient. and the present Levy Court
with the present County Engineers
administration, is producing a system
which is very much similar to that
which the people became absolutely
disgusted under the old laws.
We believe that the only solution Of
The situation is for the Legislature to
enact a law to apply to the whole of
The State Of Delaware, which will Gre
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01
0OME FACTS OF POLITICAL
INTEREST TO DELAWAREANS

THE FOLLOWING article is from
the pen of Benjamin F. B. Woodall
probably one of the best and most
widely known farmers in Delaware,
He is now and always has been con-
sistent democrat, and his communica-
ton is handed in for printing in the
Milford Chronicle without solicitation,
or our knowledge of his intentions to
present facts as they are in the First
District of Sussex County, in relation
to road work as accomplished under
the direction of the County Engineer
thru his efficient" supervisors of
roads. 1t will be remembered that the
County Engineer in his defense of
these same appointments, which de-
fense was printed in the Milford
Chronicle a month ago, proclaimed
that these men were selected for their
known ability and satisfactory work
which they had performed for him.
We simply present the article from
Mr.. Woodall, a representative man of
the agricultural class in Sussex Coun-
ty, who advocates the building of good
roads at all times, as a side-light on
the statement made by the County En-
gineer, and the people of Sussex
County can judge for themselves, from
the testimony of men of the we'll
known character of Mr. Woodall, and
hose who will make similar statements
Of conditions as they exist in the First
District of Sussex County. We have
The statements of other democrats of
lnquestioned party fealty to follow
his statement by Mr.. Wodall, which
will show that the County Engineer,
n his mentor, Mr.. Valiant, have made
tatements which the facts will not sub
tantiate-especially as to road su-
in Sussex County.-Editor
Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01
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