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Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
MILFORD CHANGERS AGAINST
DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW
Editor Milford Chronicle,
Milford, Del.

Editor Milford Chronicle,
Milford, Del.
Dear Sir
I have been requested as Secretary
of Milford Grange, P. of H., No. 6, to
present through your paper the SEN
timent against the sO-called daylight
saving law" manifested by Milford
Grange with its membership of almost
300. On May II last, Milford Grange
went on record as being strongly op-
posed to this law, and instructed the
Secretary to communicate this fact to
our Delaware Senators and Represen-
tative at Washington. We have also
been informed that the Delaware
State Grange in its annual session at
Dover last December took firm posi-
tiOn against this obnoxious law. Is it
any wonder that any law so in conflict
with the interests of production should
be unpopular with the producers?
This law seems satisfactory to many
factory and office employees who
thereby have an extra hour in the al
ternoOn for pleasure. But the farm
er in many cases actually loses one
hour by it, 1t is not only detrimental
~ NAbPo buA dAoO AdA II Jill BAIe9ahN "
the tiller to start cultivating when
all vegetation is wet with dew. Con-
slider, for instance, cultivating a field
of tomatoes while the vines are sat
urated with moisture and the ruinous
effect it must have on the crop. The
farmer is so handicapped in other
ways. The milk producer must arise
one hour earlier to get his milk to
the shipping station. Hay or grain
should not be moved or harvested
until the dew is off. The best time for
this work finds the help walking off.
as the whistle blows at 5 p. m. told
time) leaving the farmer to finish get
ting the hay in the barn or leave it
to get soaked with rain. The fruit
and truck grower is equally at a dis
His product must start
for the city market one hour earlier,
leaving one heGr less fer picking and
packing.
Last, but by no means least, let us
consider the best and most worthy
farm crop-the children-our future
Each normal child should
have ten hours sleep every night. But
the farm children rise the hour earlier,
with the parents, have their own
chores to perform, get to school, do
heir tasks afterward, and because the
family retire at the old time, are rob-
bed of the sleep that is their right.
Few of us, think, retire any earlier
han formerly, but we are compelled
o rise that one hour earlier, which in
he case of a neighbor means really
It $50 a. m.
l quote the Rural New Yorker,
which says, Practically every man
Who represents farmers or country
,eople voted for repeal" The Grange
las, stood behind this effort to repeal
his law and l am sure we shall soon
zee our efforts crowned with success
n spite of the Presidents veto.
Trusting that you will print this in
his weeks issue, / am,
Respectfully yours, !
r. L. Gates,
Secretary Milford Grange. {
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
LICENSE VIOLATIONS

John Titus, collector of State reve-
nue., returned from Rehoboth Beach
last Thursday.
While there Mr.. Titus found five un-
licensed eating houses and gave the
proprietors 80 days for paying license
fees and imposed a five per cent fine
in each case. Similar action was
taken concerning a barber and pho
tographer, who had not obtained Ii
censes.
Mr.. Titus accused two merchants
Of swearing falsely when obtaining IL
censes, and they were held for the
grand jury. He says that one swore
that his business last year amounted
to $4,000, whereas his books disclos-
ed $4,000, and another swore to $4,000
whereas his books disclosed $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01

TWELVE STATES have ratified the Amendment to the
United States Constitution which will give equal suffrage
10 the women of America and the last of these was Ark
ansas 1t is almost certainty that the Amendment will
be ratified by more than thirtysix States without the
aid OF the South this side of the Mississippi River Del
aware should enroll in the number of those rafyng and
the women of Delaware have making effort to secure
expression from members of the present legislature so
that the Governor would be reasonably assured of fav
orabe action the question should he deem proper
TO call an extra session for this purpose Unless there
has been radical change in the ideas to suffrage
by members of the legislature closing of the
last session of that body would useless to call upon
them to act in favorable light upon the subject vote
on bill which had granting of suffrage to the women of
Delaware was overwhelmingly against its adoption and
should the same opinions prevail it be useless to
call them into session again to consider the subject.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
Real Estate Department
The Milford Trust Company
Of Milford, Delaware
6-lstf
LINCOLN CITY

There was rejoicing at Lincoln City
on Saturday last when Miss Ethel
Beardsley of that place arrived home
from two years nursing on the battle
fields of war-torn France. She looks
the picture Of good health and is in
every way improved. Miss Beardsley
took some fine photographs of the diff
ferent places where she had been To-
Gated and also has a collection OF
curios, picked up on the battle-felds
and in the different cities.
The Misses Ida Lingo of Lewes and
Amanda Atkins of near Union spent
the weekend with Miss Eta Clendan-
iel.
H. D. Cook and family have been
recent Wilmington visitors.
Walter Beardsley and Clyde Clark
and family of Chester are visiting
Mrs. Walter Beardsley.
George Sackett visited Camden
Camp on Sunday.
Daniel Kasulke. who recently re-
turned from France, is the guest Of his
father and sister, Mrs. Charles Cape
hart.
Jay Abbott and wife, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Donovan, spent
Sunday at Camden.
Roscoe Weatherley of Long Island
City has Joined his family and will
remain for the week,
Mrs. Hazel Giggs, who has been
spending several weeks with her
mother, returned to Baltimore on
Monday
Mrs. Curtis Carey, who has been
quite ill, is much improved.
r. H. Derrickson, George Derrick
son and Joseph Morgan visited New
Castle on Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Donoho on Friday evening, August
8, at her home on the State road.
Alaband Denney and family of Mil
ford were Sunday visitors of G. H.
Frank Sandusky of near town has
improved his house by a new coat OF
paint
Stephen Shockley of Philadelphia is
spending a month with H. F. Warren.
]. S. Willis and family and William
Hollis and wife motored to Centre
Vile. Md, on Sunday.
Miss Grace Parvis and niece of Phil
adelphia and Mrs. c. C. Magee OF Mil
'ord are visiting Mrs. George Warren.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01

WITH A BARE MAJORITY of one vote, the wilmington
City Board Of Education this week postponed action for
two weeks acceptance of the School Code and
applying the educational which it carries to the
management Of the public schools city The fact
that the distribution Of the State for the public
schools Will be made the basis children attending
school, and not the basis of of teachers en-
poyed seems to be soaking thru the understanding of
some of the people On the basis children in attend
anee the City Of Wilmington would fare very we'll but
would be unable to share in the building available
thru the generosity OF Pierre dupont setting aside
two millions of dollars to assist in building modern
schools and would be also debarred sharing in the
State Aid where buildings are provided for More
common sense and less politics will help Wilmington Pub
lie Schools amazingly.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
BRTDGEVILLE

Bruce Hartzel and family, with a
party of friends, mOtored to Philadel-
phia last week.
Mrs. d. W. Jacobs spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Viven at Re
hobOth.
Harry Butler and Charles Wiley,
who have been in Georgia buying
peaches for Layton & Owens, came
home last week by auto.
Mrs. Racheal Hastings and son of
Wilmington are visiting at the home
of her father here.
Quite a number of our people are
suffering with the mumps at this time
William Brown Of Porters spent tie
first of the week at the home of his
uncle. ]. o. Brown.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover Buell. of Philadelphia died at
the home of its grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Legar, last Friday evening.
Funeral services were held on Sunday
and interment made at fredericksburg,
Nd
Clarence Parker is on a ten days
trip through Virginia and on his re-
turn trip will visit Washington and
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Owens of near
town are the proud parents of fine
baby girl, born last week.
A young man was hurt, as was also
a young lady, when an automobile in
which they were riding overturned
near town on Sunday last. The man
received broken leg while the young
lady received painful cuts on her
limbs. The young man was taken to
the Salisbury hospital while medical
was given the young lady
here. The other young man, who was
driving the machine, and the young
lady with him, escaped unhurt.
E. G. Adams has recently purchased .
a Ford roadster, for use in his butcher
business.
Many OF our people spent Sunday at
Oak Orchard and reported more peo-
pie there than at Rehoboth.
A heavy wind storm visited this
section on Monday and destroyed some
Of the corn and cantaloupes.
Charlie Anderson is confined to his
home suffering from an abscess on his
knee.
Frank Simpson has had wire wheels
)ut on his auto.
H. C. Layton is making some i'm
to his property by some
lditional building.
Linden G. Owens, who has been in
he Navy, has been discharged and is
to arrive home the latter
Dart of the week.
Mrs. Joshua Dickerson and daugh-
er, Neya, and Miss Mamie Still spent
sunday at Ocean City, Nd.
Rev. Howard Davis, who was over
eas with the 59th Pioneers, will make
n address at the NJ. E. Church here
n Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
BOWERS


Ii current reports be true, and we
are at the present time inclined to be-
lieve such is the fact. there seems to
be new era looming up for the i'm
provement Of this town. 1t is cur
rently reported that the Beach Hotel
property has been sold to capitalists
who purpose to improve it and put
it under first class management. We
welcome the advent as this property
in the main and most prominent part
of the town, has been for a number of
years in a state of deterioration. With
a hotel Of sufficient size on modern
plans and proper management it
would be the greatest incentive to the
resort that could be made. The pa
tronage of the place would be doubled
and trebled were there ample accom-
mOdatiOns ITO properly take care OF the
people who come and would come.
Sunday last was an exception 10 any
Sunday in the point of visitors at the
resort that we have ever witnessed.
From early morning until after night
fall there was a continual stream of
machines going to and from the place,
besides those who came in motor
boats and other cOnveyances.
The cottages are about all filled with
vacatOnists and the resort is now in
full swing and will continue until
along in September.
The extraordinary hook and line
fishing is attracting hundreds of peo-
pie here that are lovers of that sport
who have never been to this place
before. The enormous catches that
asn IL. ion nraA sfns
accessibility that is afforded for reach
ing the grounds from this resort has
done more to put the old resort on the
map than anything that ever took
place here.
A Colonel J. P. Jervey, United States
Engineer, of Wilmington District,
and Engineer Miller of Wilmington, in
company with Senator ]. o. Wolcott
and ]. L. Wolcott, Esq, came here on
Friday of last week to inspect the
mouth of Murderkill river and see
what steps should be taken in order
to stop the ravages that the wind and
tide storms are making on the Beach /
and river front on the town side
They saw the facts as they exist and
we are encouraged to know that the .
matter would be taken up and reme- .
died as soon as it was possible to
have it looked after and permanently
improved.
Elmer T. Williams, a highly re-
spected man Of this community. died
at his residence near town on Mon
day of this week. He was attacked
with cancerous affection on the bow
els and about two months ago he was
taken to a hospital in Philadelphia
where an operation was performed,
from which he never recovered. He
was born and reared and spent prac-
tically all of his life on the farm on
which he died, and the whole COM
munity deeply sympathize with his
wife and children and mother who are
left behind to mourn his departure.
His burial will take place at Barratt's
Chapel cemetery on Thursday of this
week.
When in Milford, stop at Pettyjohn's
Ono1 raFrachfn1
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
SALES OF SUSSEX FARMS

The lands of Captain Benjamin W.
Robinson, deceased, were sold at
Lewes at public auction by Joseph l..
Cahall, trustee, Saturday. The two
Rehoboth Bay farms, 307 acres, sold
as one tract and were purchased by
Benjamin w. Robinson, Jr., for $13,-
900. The Angola tract, known as the
home farm, so acres, was purchased
by DR.. Walter P. Robinson, one Of
the heirs, for $6,70O.
The farm of Hetty T. Johnson, de-
ceased, five acres, was sold at public
sale at Lewes Saturday to Elmer Nor
ris, colored, for $3.50.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01

SELDOM HAVE WE HEARD a more offensive boast
OF arrogant wealth than in Mr.. Fords declarations: If
wanted to know about it, / could hire a man to tell me
in five minutes and "The only way can do anything
by hiring good expert He has to know things
himself long his wealth can command the services
Of other mems brains That the apotheoss of venality
-Harvey's Weekly.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
Observation-Disclosures
Is Your House or Farm
For Sale?

Selling Real Estate is one of the SER
VICES we perform for our patrons.
We have a number of properties in
hand at this time and will be glad to
handle your sale in the same manner
We also take care of properties and
collect rents, pay taxes and insurance
and attend to all the matters of interest
to the owner or tenant.
Leave your property in our hands if
you contemplate being away from home
for any time.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01

THE GREAT CHANGE in weather conditions since
Tuesday Of this week has benefited the growing crops
and infused confidence the and the fruit
growers
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01

When your story which these pictures
ell They Of wheat fields the Delaware College Agricultural
experiment uon Grown side by SIDE poWed narrowed and soWn alike
they different they well be- One will yield big of fine wheat
One will hardly be worth harvesting What made the difference? One
off with feed of ferzhe other had shift
There which field had the fertilizer which
the biggest profit The picture tells its story
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01

When in Milford, stop at Pettyjohn's
Fountain. Cool, refreshing drinks and
Supplee ice cream served as it should
he
The evening world., 1919-02-05
Spring Girl of 1919 Must Watch Her Step;
Peace Has Brought Back the HobbLe Skir
Woman Who, During the
Past Year and a Half,
Acquired Erect Carriage
and Free, Springing
Walk, Must NoU Prdc-
tice Her Chinese Tod
die and Suit Her Gait
to Dame Fashions.

ercisc in patriotic activity, are to be
lost once more at the decree OF She
who-must- -obcycd, Dame Fashion.
No woman can possibly have normal
gait in a skirt less than two yards
IN circumference. After tho short,
wide skirts Of the last two years. the
long, narrow ones will seem particu-
larly uncomfortable-so awkward, in
short, that some OF us will refuse to
wear them. But there will be moth
ing like a universal strike. Most
women will scuttle and submit.
In fact. the advance guard of hob
blcs even now is making late all the
trains Of South Jersey. The Regional
Director OF Railroads at Philadelphia
says that the average stop AZ way
stations has been increased from Il
seconds to s. seconds. Brakemen-at
east a scoffer SO assures us-are be-
ginning to spend their on time in
-ymnasmms. to harden themselves TO
withstand the deadweight OF hobbled
femininty which even now has begun
to carom from car steps to platform.
Tho Broadway tomato-bug cars
will acquire a new popularity. Tip
TO our transportation magnatcs-put
on plenty OF stcplcss cars and charge
all women VINO ride on them an
cent fare. II will be paid-if the
alternative is mounting tho bcetling
cliff which the old type Of street
car presents 10 q hobbie
a pretty little problem will be put
before the moralists, too. They have
been invcighinG against the skirt
that stops amid shin. Will they con-
slider moro or less pure the new full
length skirt showing at one side an
orfice where little ankles, in and ont.
prove the better part OF candor is
suggestion?
one consolation alone may be dis
ccrned In fashions post-wa porver-
sity. The persons who thought that
learning how to make munitions and
| how to vote was going 10 "defem-
ini2c" woman have, In the vernacu-
lar, another think coming To them
/ So lonG as Illogical feminine beings
are willing to bind their feet, or wear
| furs in summer. or slit their nostrils
/ for nosc-rinEs, or wear hobble skirts
/ the condcscendinE male is entitled tc
/ the good old standby: "Oh, you can't
ARGUE with a woman"
The evening world., 1919-02-05

who swaps overails for hobble!
Think Of her. hoe in hand, toddling
along rows OF beans. Imagine her
walking in from the barn, two inches
to step. with a full milk pail in
either hand. Think OF her plight IL
pursued by an angry COW or even
peevcd Plymouth Rock rooster!
II the busy canteen worker wore a
hobble skirt her charges would die
OF famine before she could POSSIBLY
'attond to all their wants. And en-
visago the cruel catastrophe when
she caught her foot in the wro tchod
thing-as you always do until you are
used to the tcthcr--and brought to
earth not only herself but tray
loaded with cups OF coffee, plates OF
The evening world., 1919-02-05

This winter, for the first time in
years women have worn enough cloth
ing TO keep them warm. And the ever.
popular uniform OF last year, however
It might be lacking in grace and beau
ty, was cmincntly convenient and
sensible"
Therefore. after two experiments
with common sense clothing, lovely
woman stoops TO folly once more, TO
the skirt so narrow that she must
walk Ike n cripple, or must slit IL IIp
the side In order TO walk at oil. Tho
silt skirt you may remember, came
after 30 many inches had been sub.
tracted from tho hobbies circumter.
ence that the skirt had TO be put OIL
with a shoe-horn and locomotion was
Impossible.
However, the advent OF the hobble
and the slit prove indubitably the
war is over. No hobbled maiden can
vault into the chauncur's seat OF her
motor ambulance and rush on TO aid
the victims at an exploding munitions
plant. She herself would be a vic
tim before she started. for the ex-
treme hohDlc shown IN advance spring
models should have weight and pull
ley attachments for every wcarer de-
string to lift her foot more than four
inches above the ground
And just cast your minds eye over
| IA vision OF the dainty farmerette
The evening world., 1919-02-05

CARRIED by home ',fc." observes
cynic in the best short story OF tho
month. THE story Ashland Told at
Dinner" IN the February Smart Set.
An excessive statement. perhaps, but
eveuy thoughtful woman knows that
it takes positive genius TO keep ro-i
nance from being destroyed by the
friction o. daily domcsticitv Every
time the tide comes IN and rccrdcy
IL takes a litt!c Of the shore with Il. ,
We do no' have % worry about tho
situation FOR some time, perhaps. be-
cause the action Of the tides Is slow
and there rs whole lot Of sho,e.
And many persons do not concern
themselves about tho gradual attri-
ton ~ romantic love by habit and d's-
illus!onment. HIt u goes on ju5t
the same. And It may bu hindclcd'
or accelerated by iusistoncc on the
Siamcsc ideal OF happiness.
Marriage seems to give certain
type OF man or woman q wicked
sense Of possession, ,rcnZicd desire
Nov. Of all things IN several ur..
verses the most helpless is the huss
band o: shrewish or unroasonab q
woman. lie is to-day as much an.
object OF pathos as was the wife OF q
tyrant OF 1850. Society. the law, pub
lie opinion, all rally in a frenzy =
feminist fervor 10 the Slda OF tho,
woman, no matter how worthless shs
may be nor what are the merits os
her controversy with her husband
The mere absolutoness OF her doa
minion should influence the modern
wife to rule gently and to offer su;r
mitigations Of his lot as her husba ld
In his humility may request. Why.
for instance, insist on dragging \
man to parties that bore him, or. g
parties bore you, why force your Dis
taste upon n human being who mpy
md refreshment for the next 6lys .
work in few hours OF frivolous foo, =
ing? Why consider that a mans only
real reason for wanting TO be away
from his wife an hour is a lurkIne q
interest in phantom blondes or imlc4
mary bruncttes? why be a shadow {?
Why want one? Why be a Siam = u
twin?
After all, the Siamcse twins we.S q
monsters, and marriage which ho.ds
husbands and wives to be social v
inseparablo is monstrous too.
The evening world., 1919-02-05

baked beans and hunks Of chocolate
cake.
As for the slit skirt, It's place surely
is on Fifth Avenue, rather than in a
Red Cross worltroom. In the latte?
spot are no masculine eyes to stray
magnetically toward the glimpse. the
now you-sce- me-and-now- you don't,
Of dainty silk-clad ankle. as re-
vealed by a slit four to six inches in
length. 1t is only the bus-conductor,
you know, who is b-utally cynical
enough 10 proclaim legs is no treat
10 me-
II seems a pity, % course, that the
erect carriage. the free, springing
walk so many of our women have ac-
quired during a year and n half Of ex e.
The evening world., 1919-02-05

.HElR weather SCARED camou-
ragp melting into the morning
haze Of the North River, four
dcstroyors slipped into tho port OF
New York not long ago, No whistles
blew or reception committees waited to
meet them only the ferryboat PAS
scngcrs waved as the lean ocean grey
hounds sped upstream to their an
churaSe Off Riverside Park Set the
men Of thes' ships have seen thc
hardest ana hittcrcst naval service Of
the war Their work was the constant
searching patrol. the long convoy run,
the sudden roar OF short range battle
with the undersca pirate submarines,
vet winds of the l}ay OF 3iscaS their
brave part N the war MAS Tough. IA
silence. And in silence they returned
to their homo porD
These destroyors were thc Nii"eS,
Allen, Davis and sampson, from
Queenstown. They arrived after 4
rough passage on the win'or Norh
Atlantic, bringing crews that hal seen
a ycar's service in foreign waters. Sc
little is known OF the worN Of the
United states Navy abroad that these
brave little vessels have received none
Of the ovation that was given the bat
| Tic fleet Vet navy men vii! tell you
that the destroyers did .ar more i'm
portant work in defeating the German
! arms than did the great drcadnoughts
The nrst United States destroyeTs
lrIiyed IN European waters few
weeks after we entered the war. Tney
made their base at Queenstown, l-e-