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The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02
AN EXHIBITION
OF VANDALISM

Supposed opposition to consolida-
tion on schools in the district north
in the High Tower neighborhood
has assumed a vicious form that bids
fair to require the attention Of thc
courts.
Mr. Denainger has b3el engaged
to transport tie pupils In that dis
trict to and from school sacn after
school commenced, ho says flat he
pic!,sn up more than fho eua.,.llry
amount OF carpet taehs in his tires
To meet this condition ne procureJ
old casings and placed over the
outer castings Things went well
for short time, but 'ast week hr
encountered large spiies driven iut9
plank and buried in the wheel
tracks. The truelg anpnanterei .
Of these "sub-surlaca Tire destroy
ers in the course ol two days ANA
the damage done was something ter
rife, which at the present Gust oil
rubber threatened to make his
monthly wage far from sufficient to
meet his tire repair bill.
Mr.. Dendinger was In town Tues
day and felt that he had evidence
sufficient to file complaint and
may have done 50 before this,
The penalty for such trick ought
to be severe and VIC hope that II will
be possible to find and convict the
guilty party and that a lesson will
be taught that viii convince the
guilty ones that such tricks arr m-
profitable
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02

dertake the mission he Is now fulfill
ing in the musical world, not only by
endowing him with extraordinary
genius and a marvellous artistic TEN.
perament, but by shaping one of his
hands so that he may play with ease
passages which no other vlollnlst Is
capable Of executing.
Theobaldi's left hand, leaving out
the theory Of Natures specific ordina.
tion In the matter. would doubtless be
regarded as a freak" as the first and
fourth fingers are of equal length, and
also the second and third. But one
other viollnist known to history has
possessed a hand of similar formation
the great Paganlni-though In the
latter's case there was a greater varia
ton than in that Of Theobaldi's. This
hand formation enables the musician
to play In seemingly impossible posi-.
tlons In executing remarkable pas
sages and to produce tones and har.
monies battling his most sklllfu rivals
and placing him in a class distinctly
by himself.
1t is told of Paganinl, whose left
hand was similarly formed, that the
difficult scores he performed led many
to believe, in that age of superstition,
that the musician was in league with the
devil and that upon charges preferred
by rival yiollnists Of his time, the
evidence Of Satanic partnership was so
strongly presented that the vlrtuoso
was convicted and condemned to
death. Despite the fact that lhe sen.
tence was not carried oli1, TheobaldI
congratulates himself that he lives in
an age that is free from witclcraft
for his admirers assure him that did
such customs prevail IN the nresant
day clear rs'yr ~ no ~ lsspnp
with rhr esl sjff 80 nr aAd
agaiiai a.'a.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02
CnUivifR PATRONS
ENDORSE SCHOOLS

At a special election held at Gro
yer last Saturday the consolidated
school was endorsed by a substantial
majority
At the same time there was sub
mitted the question of increasing
the school levy to meet the budget
as estimated at the last spring elec-
ton This budget was so large that
We understand the mill raise the
Tax Commission can allow under
the law would not meet the budget
and so the election became necessa-
ry. The fact that Grover people
voted TO tax themselves so heavily
in the face of the light crops of the
past season shows that they are a
fine progressive people and that the
education of their children is the
last thing they will neglect whether
crops be good or bad
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02
TRAIN ROBBERY
NEAR NUM-

A daring train robbery was per-
petrated between Pierce and Num-
Tuesday night or Wednesday morn
ing by thieves breaking into three
cars of merchandise and throwing
a large part of the contents.
A steep grade on the L p north
of Pierce slows the train to a snails
pace and ii is supposed the thieves
threw the goods off of the train
and they were picked up by confed-
crates in cars running along beside
the train.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02

But Mr.. Wilson, with clear logic and
with compelling eloquence. answered
to the entire satisfaction Of Callfor.
MAS people every objection which
Senator johnson had made to the
League. And thousands Of the states
citizens deserted the Johnson stand
ard Immediately and rallied to the sup
port of the president. More than that,
they came forward and said, I'VE
were against you, Mr., President, but
you have cleared everything up and
now we. are with you heart and SOUL"
Still more than that, they let Senator
johnson know that they we're no
longer with him and that they disap.
proved Of the speaking tour which he
himself was making In opposition to
the League and SO powerful was the
volume Of public opinion which reach
ed him, that the senator almost i'm.
mediately abandoned his tour. The
Shan Tung question, because Of the
anti.Japanese feeling which undoubted-
b exists along the Pacific coast was
the most serious which the president
had to answer. He explained to the
people that he had been powerless to
prevent the rich peninsula from being
given to Japan. England and France,
through q secret treaty. had promised
h to Japan for entering the war and
remaining In 1t. That treaty had to
be carried out Anyway it was not
China that was losing Shan Tung. but
Germany, which had seized the terri.
tory from China in 1898 and held 1t
ever since. Japan had promised, the
president explained. to return Shan
Tung as soon as the peace treaty was
ratified and It was only through the
ratification Of the treaty with the
League Of Nations inclusion, that
China could ever expect to get her
. former property back. And she surely
, would get It back. he declared, through
th,l ratification Of the League. There.
fore, through the same instrumentality
no other nation could again prey upon
the Great, patient, diligent, but help.
less Kingdom" Al to our being drawn
into any European conflict. The pres
ldent pointed out that no direct action
such as the sending Of troops to any
part Of the world to maintain or re-
store order could be taken by the
Council Of the League without unani.
nous vote Of the council members,
therefore our vote could at once mega
tive any such proposition as sending
our soldiers where We did not want
them sent. Besides, Mr.. Wilson argued,
III you have to Quench FIRE in Call
fornia you don't send for the fire de-
psrtment Of Utah." But, he argued,
there probably never will be another
war, II the League is established, for
the members promise either to arbi-
trate their difference and accept the
decision Of the arbitrator, lay the DIFF
ferences for discussion and publica.
ton before the Council of the Lee yue
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02

FOR a period Of six months, and lAen,
II possible. accept the councils advice.
That failing. they agree to refrain from
war for further period OF three
months and 1ne months Of cooling
off," the president contended, would
prevent any armed conflict. These clear
explanations satisfied every reasonable
hearer and destroyed the "Bugaboos"
which Senator Johnson and others had
raised against the League. Through
rugged Nevada into Utah, the land OF
Mormons, the president swept to find
that those fine people were heartily
with him for the League and per
manency Of peace.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02
THE0BALDFS LEFT HAND.
Medical Men Would Call II a Freak
Of Nature" but II Enables Him
to outcIass Other violinists.

1t may not be regarded as unrea.
sonable to assume that If an All Wise
Creator "tempers the wind to the
shorn lamb" that He also fits His
creatures for life work He designs
them to follow; and reasoning from
this hypothesis, 1t is not difficult tG
understand why Theobaldl, the won.
derful Norwegian viclinist who will
appear here soon, Is capable of per.
formanees which are impossible to
other violin vlrtuoso. Nature seems
to have especially prepared him to un
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02
SCHOOL WARRANTS
WILL BE CALLED

The school board made q "trip to
Greeley last Monday To finish the
work of having the schoo bonds
registered and Ani + f!Ias ont thu
papres and certificates that have 10
accompay the bonds before The bond
house will pay over the money 81
goes without saying that the steps
required by law must all be c0mpli-
be with before The bond house par
with the coin
The county treasurer told the
board that this issue OF bonds brot
the total Of school bonds sold from
this county this to over q million
dollars, as we remember the frurcs
the amount was $1,0S0. 10000
The proceeds from the bond sale
will probably be available to take up
outstanding warrants some time the
middle of this month, The proceeds
OF the bond sale together with the
tax collection for this year viii just
about wipe out the registerer war
rants and pay the expense Of the
new trucks.
The monthly pag roll for teach
ers, drivers, mechanic and ianitor
will be sl,552.77 per month. It Il
likely that gasoline viii cost anoth-
er $3.50, while text books. fuel and
other incidetals viii take close To
another $500 Der month, or a total
OF $4,000 per month.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02
BUREAU CHANGES NAME

The Mount Clemens New
Bureau, which has been furnishing
reports on President Wilson's tour
In behalf Of the League Of Nations
to $500 papers. has adopted new
name and will hereafter be known
% The Independent News Bureau.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02

Remember that this entertain
ment is the opening number of this
seasons lecture course and comes
Saturday evening, October 1lth
The season tickets may be obtained
of any OF the Booster Ladies now.
Don't delay for you will surely
want to hear the great musician.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02
N0TIGE

All subscribers To cemetery lots
or to the fund for the cemetery, are
requested to meet at the printing
office on Saturday, October nth, for
the purpose Of arranging for lncor-
poration and other necessary action
in connection with the Cemetery.
BY order of the Committee.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-02
WHEN THE0BALDl PLAYS

When Theoballi plays. spring trips
along
The wood and meadow bloom with
flowers anew.
hear the glad thrush rolllcking his
song
hear the lark sing soaring in the
blue
| hear the bells that tinsle on the
down,
The cattle on The hills. the sheep
that Craze.
The splash Of mountain torrents seem
to drown
The melodies thai inurmur through
the days
When TheohaIil plays.
When Theohaldi plays. the martial
tread
or armies piss mo by with rhythmic
feet;
! see the bridges span. hear them led
BY bugle call. and echoes wild and
sweet.
hear the piecolo. the fife and drum.
Then swept alang by music and ro-
nance,
revelry of mirth and JOY have come,
! see the merry peasants whirling
dance
When Theobaldl plays.
When Theobaldi plays. the tempest
shrieks,
The storm king rides the blast, all
nature grieyes;
The lightnngs flash, and Thor In thun.
der speaks.
And then the south winds softly kiss
the leaves.
The sleigh bells sprinkle silver sym
ph0nles,
The Wee bird twitters on Its swing
Ing nest,
The mother croons her sweetest lula.
bies
To the dear babe that nestles on her
breast
When Theohaldi plays.
When Theobaldi plays. love pleads and
w00s,
Now low, now strong. and now with
passion lost,
Her rhapsodies enthrall us, they trans.
fuse
Their beauties through our souls, our
hearts are lost.
We thrill and tremble at his sad re-
frain,
The tears are starting In ecstatic
awe,
We feel and live and move In others
pain.
Bound by all life's inexorable law
When Theobaldi plays.
Master of melody, his violin
Speaks every language, every mood
obeys,
The soul Of music seems to dwell with
In,
And dance or sob as Theobaldi
plays,
We wander with him through en-.
chanted bowers.
The mocklng bird thrills out Its
golden tunes,
We languIsh In the perfume Of rare
flowers,
We catch the harmony Of all the
June
When Theobaldi plays.
Emma Playtor Seabury.'
president of the Woman's Press club
Of Chicago Ill.
Remember that this entertain
ment is the opening number of this
seasons lecture course and comes
Saturday evening, October 18th
The season tickets may be obtained
of any OF the Booster Ladies now.
Don't delay for you will surely
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
FINE EQUIPMENT FOR HOSPITAL

The committee recently appointed
by the Trustees of the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital to look into the mat
ter Of equipment for the hospital
building are laying plans for furnish
ing the hospital in such a manner that
the local hospital will be the equal of
any, so far as equipment is concerned.
In the private rooms the furnishings
and equipment will be uniform ANY
persons who may be so disposed may
furnish one or more of these private
rooms, but the furnishings must be
of that specified by the trustees. In
other words the donors should con-
tribute the money and the trustees
will see that the room is equipped in
accordance with the furnishing scheme
for the entire building. Contributions
of silverware for these rooms will be
accepted. In this case each and every
private room will be furnished some
what differently. so that the silver SER
vice may be kept separate.
The local hospital, when opened to
the public, will be one of the finest
of its size in the country. An oppor-
tunity is open for at least six pupil
nurses, and applications will be re-
eeiye4 55y any 0ff the The trustees Il TGsttees 0f in.
institution. These pupils will have
an opportunity to qualify for nurses
for the training department of the
hospital will be managed such as are
those in the large city hospitals, and
the course given will be made to con-
form with those of other reputable
institutions. The training will be of
the best.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
WILL ACCEPT AWARD
IN CANAL JUDGMENT

1t was reported Saturday that the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Com
pany bondholders who were recently
awarded about $2.5O0,0OO by the gov
ernment in condemnation proceedings
tor the canal property, will accept the
award of the government less $40. 900.
the amount of a judgment recently
awarded by the Supreme Court Of the
United States against the company in
favor of the government This judg-
Dent was obtained for the non-pay-
ment of dividends to the government
by the canal company a number of
years ago. The dividends were for
stock owned by the government.
If this action is taken, it will greatly
facilitate matters in Washington.
where the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal Company transfer has been held
up for some time by the Comptroller
of the Treasury, who insisted on the
deduction before authorizing payment
of the money for the property.
The settlement of this controversy
now would mean that work on the
of the canal would be start
ed this year, and that a great amount
of work could be completed before
next spring, when it could be attack
ed on a larger scale.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
ACTIVITIES OF RED MEN

Sakimas Tribe. No. 10, l. o. r. NJ,
are still on the move and growing.
Last Tuesday evening they had a class
of four for adoption, making a total of
about three hundred members. They
have also organized a base ball club
and have arranged several games with
the Odd Fellows, which will be up-to-
date base ball. Thursday evening Of
last week they trailed to the home of
Oscar Maloney. another member of
Milford Neck, and there surprised him
and his wife, nee Miss Laura Postles.
with an old time serenade. At a late
hour they were invited to the dining
room where they received a surprise,
and after partaking Of ice cream and
cake. left, wishing Oscar and his wife
a happy married life.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
VACATE JUDGMENT
OF UPPER COURTS
The COURT OF CHANCERY OVERRULE
PLEA OF LAYTON VS.. HUDSON IN
SUSSEX COUNTY CASE.
MANY UNIQUE FEATURES
THE DEFENDANT FAILED TO APPEAR
BECAUSE He THOUGHT IT WAS
NOT HIS SUIT CALLED.

That the Court of Chancery has ju-
risdictiOn to vacate a judgment was
the opinion handed down by Chacellor
Curtis on Tuesday, when he over
ruled a plea on behalf of Elizabeth
Layton against Parker Hudson.
In the Superior Court for Sussex
county at the suit of Elizabeth A. Lay
ton, a judgment was entered against
Parker H. Hudson for not appearing
in court.
The suit was instituted for the pur-
pose of recovering damages to wood
land caused by fire, and at the time
OF its institution another suit by Ian
Superior Court.
The bill of complaint filed in the
Court of Chancery alleged that Hud-
son was mistaken in the name of the
plaintiff when the summons was serv-
ed in the suit of Elizabeth A. Layton,
believeing it to be in connection with
the suit Of Landreth L. Layton.
After judgment was entered in the
Superior Court a petition was filed on
behalf of Hudson to have the judg-
ment vacated and to permit him to
appear and defend the suit The Su-
perior Court denied this petition and
the bill in Chancery was filed for the
purpose of having the judgment set
aside.
The Chancellor held that the Court
of Chancery had the jurisdiction to
vacate a judgment entered in the Su-
periOr Court where the defendant in
that action had failed to defend it
there, having been misled by the con-
duct or statements Of the plaintiff in
the suit
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

st. Johns Church. Sunday. August
3: Mass at 9 a. m. Evening services
at 7.3O. Mass at Lewes at 11.3O a. M.
All are welcome.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
picnic at Oak Orchard on Tuesday
next, August 5. Full particulars will
be given at the session of the school
on Sunday morning, beginning at 10
o'clock.
At the First Baptist Church next
Sunday at 10.45 a. m. Pastor Thomas
e. Davis will preach on the theme:
'Paul's Initiation" Paul was a mem
Der Of a secret society; let the brothers
come and see how he took his three
degrees. At $50 a. m. the Bible
School. At 7.3O the Mission studv
followed by the Young Peoples meet
ing. Last Sunday morning the Young
Peoples choir rendered special music
There will be special music next Sun
day morning. Mrs. Harry M. Bennett
conducted a very interesting Mission
ary Service last Sunday night
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
WESLEY HARRIS DROWNED

John Wesley Harris, a colored boy
about 10 years of age, was drowned
in Silver Lake on Monday evening
last Harris, in company with two
other boys, went to the railroad bridge
near the passenger station and, not
withstanding the fact that he could
not swim a stroke, jumped into the
deep water. At this point the water
is at least twelve c. fifteen feet deer,
His friends were too far away from
him when he went into the water to
save him. The accident occurred lust
as the evening train was crossing the
bridge, shortly after six o'clock. Har-
ris' body was not recovered until after
eight o'clock in the evening. The cor
oner from Sussex county was notified
came to Milford and held an inauest
that night. Harris has a mother and
father and one brother living. His
parents were out of town when the
drowning occurred. About a year ago
the boy was employed at the Chroni-
Gle plant as an errand boy.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
MIDDLETOWN, AIDED BY HARLAN
PTAVFRC DEFEATS CAITK CIITR
DESPITE The ADDITION OF MILLER LAKE WALTERS PAYNE AND BROWER
PLAYING UNDER ASSUMED NAMES, VISITING CLUB BARELY WINS
FROM LOCAL BOYS SCORE 3 TO 2-SERIES EYENED UP.

The baseball hackers of the town OF
I Middletown sent an aggregation OF
players to Milford on Tuesday after
noon of this week with which they ex-
| pected to completely swamp the Caulk
Club. Much to their surprise they
found that they had sent a team about
the equal of the local organization,
even with the addition of five big
league players in the lineup of the
visitors. The Middletown 90 team,
with five of the best Harlan big
team" players heading their batting
order, went up against a team com
posed of local boys and won by the
close score of to 2. BY the victory
the series now s-Middletown /.
Caulk 2, Harlan-Middletown 1.
After both teams had warmed I'D.
a request was made by the visitors
that the game be held up a few min
utes to allow some of the Middletown
men to get to Milford. This was done
and about on hour later the Harlan
boys arrived. These men are all
league men. The Harlan boys, who
played under assumed names, follow:
Frank Brewer, Fred Payne, Harry
Lake, Rusty" Waters and Shorty
Miller. In addition to these men,
Coslett, from the dupont Dye Works
League, was used.
Local baseball enthusiasts had been
warned that Middletown was loading
for the game, but as the series ar
ranged was to be played by the home
teams Of each town, no effort was
made to load" for the visitors. Mid
dletown followed her usual method
OF unsportsmanship. Manager Grier
has been asked by local rooters to re-
fuse to play the deciding game of the
series unless written guarantee is
placed that the original Middletown
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
OPENS OFFICE AT DOVER

State Banking Commissioner Medill
and his deputy, C. Sherburne Rice
were in Dover Monday making ar
rangements for an office there. While
no office is available in the State
House at present, and none likely to
be until the old Kent county building
is remodeled, Mr.. Medill has secured
the offices in the building at the cor
ner of State street and Dover Green,
recently occupied by the State Coun-
Gil of Defense and formerly the head
quarters Of the First National Bank.
The location Of the Office is excellent.
not being far from the State House
and also is fitted for a banking COM
missioner's office.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
STUDENTS PRESENT PLAY
ENTIRE PRODUCTION WORK OF PERSONS
IN ATTENDANCE AT THE SCHOOL.

On Saturday evening, under the di-
rection of Mabel X. Tebo of Dover, a
living magazine. The Saturday Even
ing Bazaar" was presented by Sum
mer School talent. Everything, from
the cover design by Pearl Langrell of
Smyrna, to the advertisement of The
Skin You Love to Touch, represented
by Dean Mary Rich and Miss Turk.
athletic instructor. was real. Some of
the feature articles were Who's Who
at the Summer SCHOOL,; jokes by
Puck, who was Miss Grace Atchinson,
an instructor; and poems by Robert
Service, read by Miss LOtta Clark. pro-
fessor of civics. Among the illustra-
tions interspersed were those of
beautiful women" of the stage. who
were Ethel Bookhammer of Lewes,
from THE Lure of the Dance; Emma
Blades of Clayton, from The Five
Dollar Bet; Addie n. Williams, of
Clayton, from THE misunderstanding
at Residence Hail.; and Rosa Hick-
man of ROxana, from "The Affair at
the Pool. Then the audience was
shown the advertisements. who were
Dorothy Rust of Eewes. presenting
"Milkweed Cream; William Horner
Of Greenwood and Mildred Steele,
"Jonteel'; and Miss Agnes Snyder,
head of the Methods Department,
"Colgate's Tooth Paste. Styles in
Gage Hats were exhibited by Anita
George, Georgetown; Lillian Sudler,
Bridgeville, and Mildred Johnson of
Greenwood.
The Faculty Table, at the Commons,
was vividly represented in a burlesque
in which the dignified instructors were
taken off, as follows: Miss Rich, the
Dean, by Sydney Scout of Smyrna;
Miss Snyder by Kathryn Johns of
KentOn; Miss Clark, professor of
Civics, Lillian Sudler, Bridgeville;
Miss Fernald, by Jane Kulp of South
Pa; Miss Turk, by Maud
Blackstone of MillsborO; Miss Moore
instructor in Geography and Arith-
metic, by Mary Messick. Bridgeville;
Miss Pattison, assistant in Methods,
by Anna Studley. Laurel; Miss Atchi-
son, Demonstration School. by Mil
dred Deputy of Lincoln: Miss La Son.
Music Director, by Anne CahaH, of
Mrs. Wilson, Director Of
Halls, by Anna Short of Bridgeville.