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Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17
SHAWNEE.

On Thursday morning of last week
the home of Louis Walstrom and about
half of the contents were destroyed
bv fire. It was partly covered by in
surance.
Mrs. Warren Hackney is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vierl Johnson are the
happy parents of a new baby. There
has arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jackson a fine daughter.
The social that was held at the home
of Harry Belts last week was a sue
cess in every way and nice little
sum was realized.
Several new families have moved
into this community.
Harry Walls has moved on the Hol-
land farm and Mr.. Porter has moved
on the farm opposite the church for
merly owned by Short and Hall.
Miss Violetta HaZen of New York
State is visiting Mrs. T. H. Abbott.
The following officers have been
elected for the Christian Endeavor to
serve for the ensuing year: President,
IT. H. Abbott; vice president, Mrs.
Harry Belts; secretary, Miss Mildred
Griffith; treasurer, Mrs. Ella Harding;
prayer meeting committee, Frank Vib-
bert; lookout committee, Miss Mabel
Griffith; social committee, Mrs Frank
Vibbert; missionary and temperance
committee, Mrs. Harry Belts; music,
Miss Pearl Griffith. These officers will
be installed on Sunday evening and a
full attendance is requested.
Sunday school as usual at 2 p. mr.
and preaching ats p. m. Christian
Endeavor meeting at Z Up. M; topic,
"The Practice OF Kindliness." led by
the pastor.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17
MILLVILLE.

Owing 10 the influenza epidemic,
which is again raging, the school and
churches have again closed.
Lieut.. Earl West, who has been with
the American Evolutionary Forces in
France and who has spent five months
lat the front, has returned home.
We were sorry to hear on Sunday
of the death of Mrs. Agnes Wharton
who has been i'll for some time at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ida Pow
ell.
Miss Lima Richards OF Whites Neck
spent Sunday with her sister. Mrs.
Archie Evans.
Paul West is spending some time
with his mother, Mrs. Clara West.
Mrs. Mae West and Myrtle Powell,
also Mrs. Harrison Manning, Mrs. Cecil
Freed and Mrs. Roscoe Ringler, teach
ers of the Millville schools, are ill.,
Mrs. Clara West entertained Miss
Hattie McCabe, Miss Lydia Evans and
James Dukes of this town and Edward
Derrickson of Ocean View to dinner
on Sunday'in honor OF her sons, Earl
and Paul
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cobb attended
the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs.
Sallie Townsend, at st. Georges, ON
Friday Of last week
Archie Evans of Bethany Beach
Coast Guard Station spent Monday
with his family here.
Edward Belts has gone to Hog Is
land. where he expects to secure work.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. z. Townsend have
presented their daughter, Mae, with
q pianola.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Daisey OF Selby-
vile visited his sister, Mrs. John Fur
man, on Friday.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17
COMMON LABOR sURPLUs

Twelve California, Colorado,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mis-
souri,. Montana, Nebraska, North Da-
kota, Oregon and Utah-reported a
surplus of common labor to the de-
partment of labor this week, as COM
pared with seven the week previous.
Weather conditions stopping lake
navigation are believed to be in a
measure responsible for the growth
of unemployment. In the south there
is a general shortage of labor in all
trades, while in the belt from Connec-
ticut to Minneapolis shows surpluses
in special branches.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17
LINCOLN CITY.

Lawrence Murphy Of Lincoln has
gone 10 Wilmington where he will
spend the winter.
Mrs. George Derrickson was called
10 Philadelphia on Wednesday to the
bedside of her husband, who is suffer-
ing a relapse of influenza.
Mrs. Frank Shew is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. G. T. Reed, at Milford
r. H. Derrickson has been spending
several days in Philadelphia.
Davis Donovan Of Wilmington spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. NJ Donovan.
Mrs Willard Clendaniel is with her
daughter in Philadelphia. who is quite
i'll.
Representative H. E. Clendaniel is
home from Dover, suffering from an
attack of influenza.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17

THE FUTURE status OF the Militia,
or National Guard, in Delaware is one
of the uncertainties which can not be
cleared up until the Congress of the
United States has enacted laws TO
provide for the future military
strength of this country. and what
system it shall adopt to maintain an
army Of defense. But in the meantime
Delaware should have some kind OF
protection against riot and great Of
fense against local government other
than thru the local police and con-
stables. We had as well consider a
State Constabulary force now, for that
is what will finally be the basis of the
organized policing force in Delaware.
Something along the lines of the State
Constabulary of Pennsylvania is an
effective force and will cost but little
more than the present upkeep OF the
National Guard in this State.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17

THIRTY-FIvE STATES have ratii-
ed the prohibition amendment to the
National Constitution up to the time
this item is written, and only one more
State will have to adopt resolutions
to ratify this amendment and it will
become a law of the nation. 1t has
one year to elapse before the law is in
force, but most of the States are al
ready dry, and the law adopted by
Congress recently makes prohibition
effective July 1st next in any event.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17

IN SQUARELY recommending that
women be given the right to vote, Gov
ernor Townsend has voiced the SEN
timents of a large and growing number
OF voters in Delaware. AS one mem-
ber of the present legislature express
ed himself this week in private talk,
'There is no argument against the
proposition to give the ballot to wO-
men in Delaware, but I shall not vote
for it although l believe it is right
and just" Don't be afraid to let the
men vote on this question.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17

THE ORGANIZATION OF the legis-
lature was completed this week after
a spectacular development of situa-
tions full Of political fireworks. SEN
ator Long, after considering the sit
nation, and the heavy pressure brought
for him to renounce the election as
President pro TEN Of the Senate thru
the Democratic votes given TO him,
held a conference. with the Republi-
can members of the Senate and Gov
ernor Townsend. and at that confer
ence it was agreed to start over again
and organize the Senate by the Re
publican program. It was a dramatic
moment when Senator Long addressed
the Senate and declined the election.
Senator Short was nominated and
chosen by ten Republican votes to the
presiding officers position. The un-
expected trouble in organizing of the
Senate upset the program and there
by several plums which were expected
to fall to Sussex county were gobbled
by New Castle. The House orgahiza
tion went thru without friction and the
two branches OF the legislature are
now starting to get the work going.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17

GOVERNOR TOWNSEND in mis-
message to the joint session of the leg
islature made it a message of infor-
nation as to the situation in world
politics and made several suggestions
which held the attention of the mem
hers of the legislature closely thru
its delivery. Its main points are set
forth in another column of this issue.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17
eunersl olre:.o; ana emsaImer

Lincoln City, Delaware.
White and black hearses, and a good
stock Of funeral supplies al my ware
rooms al all times. Calls day or night
attended 10 personally. Phone I44.l2.
Auto service II desired. Apr l2-lyT
E. G. REED. Lincoln City. Del
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
SENATORS OFFER BILL
TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION

A bill providing for the enforce
under the wartime prohibition act
and under the constitutional amend
ment for prohibition. was introduced
in the Senate today by Senator Shep-
pard of Texas, and by Senator Jones
Of Washington. democrat and repub-
lican, respectively.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment of commissioner of prohibit
tion." and for a force to carry out the
provisions of the prohibitory laws,
under this commissioner. Penalties
are provided for violations of the law
Senator Sheppard said today that he
would seek to have early action upon
the measure. 1t was referred to the
Judiciary committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
THOUSAND YOUNGSTERS
TO HAVE PART IN FETE

A thousand Washington youngsters
are promised a part in the annual
spring day festival to be given to-
morrow afternoon at 3:45 o'clock on
the Elipse by the children of the mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds. under direction
of Miss Eunice Ensor. director of pag-
eantry of the playground association.
Very appropriately this pageant is
to be in honor of the Salvation Army.
the nationwide drive for the home
service fund of which is now in prog
ress, and, in fact. the performance is
announced as having been dedicated"
to this popular welfare agency.
The Marine Band will furnish tho
music for the occasion and will offer
special program Of classical num-
bers.
Miss Mildred Lashorn will be May
queen, Miss Camille Little will be
queen Of FAIRIES and Miss Flora Kali,
queen of dancing. The soloists will
be Flora Kali. Camille Little. Ruth
Neman, Marie GRAHAM, Catherine
Nicholas and Eudoxia Atlee. The spe-
cial dancers will be Fannie Bodeck,
leader; Mildred Scott, Balla Dodek,
Aileen Wilson. Martha Ward, Ella
Bryan and Mary Shuts.
There will be hundreds Of attend
ants. who will include scarf dancers,
hoop dancers. gnomes, brownies frogs,
grasshoppers, birds. butterflies and
flowers.
Miss Ensor has been assisted by
Miss Florence Chambers, Miss Kath-
crime Kali, Miss Nina White, Mrs
c. w. Donaldson and directors of the
grounds. which include Miss Maude
Parker, Mabel Towner. Elizabeth
Fisher. Ethel McAllister, Mrs. l.
Thompson. Victoria Smith, Mrs Graf
fam. Mrs. Edna Donaldson, Miss Far
up, Kathleen Fisher. Virginia Roache.
Helen Roache. Mrs. York, Miss Mahon,
Miss McAuliffe. Miss Regain, Miss Nu-
gent and Miss Gassman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23

when they can null the good. works
Of the peace conference In Paris in
creating a free and independent Po-
land. German plans of controlling
the Baltic littoral and handling the
wealth Of Russia which will come
largely through Revel. Riga, Windau
and Libau much depends upon sue
cess of impeding the progress Of Poland
According to well informed opinion,
the Germans will move against Po-
land instantly the bolshevists make
any Roadway in the recreated coun-
cies are laboring diligently among the
workingmen Of Poland with the hope
of inspiring revolts against the Pad
erewski regime. So far they have
made little headway, inasmuch as the
anti-bolshevist peasants seem to be
try. There Is no minimizing the fact,
however. that any bolshevist out
break would be the signal for Ger
many to act, unless the allies in the
peace conference in Paris make 1t
plain that the Germans withdraw.
And Immediately the question arises:
How can the allies make the Ger
mans withdraw If they do not choose
to do so without dispatching military
forces against the Germans or main
which would be impossible II the
Germans agree to all the terms Of
the peace treatyr' Failure Of the Ger
mans to sign in Paris would bring
consequent firm allied action in the
Baltic literally. 1t is believed in
Washington. for. unless the Germans
re scotched in the east. full reali-
cation of any allied terms imposed
would be impossible
AS time passes both friends and foes
of allied military intervention in Rus
STA on q larger scale begin to admit
the one cardinal fact that Poland and
the Baltic littoral will afford perplex-
ing questions and dangerous prob
lens for the allies for years to come,
even with the overthrow Of Lenin and
Trotsky, which is believed possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
CHECKS SUFFRAGE PLAN
Senator Underwood Objects to
Resolution to Send Amendment
Direct to Calendar.

Efforts to expedite passage Of tho
woman suffrage constitutional amend
ment resolution in the Senate by send
ing it directly to the calendar. where
it could he called up at any time. in
stead of first referring it to the wom-
an suffrage committee. failed in tho
Senate today through objection of
Senator Underwood, democrat, of Ala
bama. an opponent of the measure.
When the resolution was received
today from the House. which adopted
it last Wednesday. Senator Johnson
of California. prospective chairman OF
the suffrage committee. asked TO have
ii read twice and then sent to the cal
endar in compliance with the Senate
rules.
Senator Underwood asked. however.
that il so to the committee so 1T
might first he carefully considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
URGES MORE SHIPS
AND PRIVATE SALE.
P. A. S. Franklin Addresses
Shipping Board Conference
of Labor and Agriculture.

a liberal shipbuilding program and
the sale of merchant ships to private
owners on a basis of 25 per cent cash,
cages, was advocated before the
United States Shipping Board today
by p. A S. Franklin, president of the
International Mercantile Marine Com
pany. which promises to be one OF the
largest shipping corporations i'll the
world
The brief and informal address of Mr..
Franklin was delivered at the con-
ference of representatives Of national
labor. agricultural and industrial or
ganzations being held under auspices
of the shipping board to formulate a
plan for establishing an American mer-
chant marine on a permanent basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
Huns Perverting "14 Points"

A past master at propaganda. free
once more.to resume the type Of cam
paign familiar to all Americans. the
same Germans who year ago were
outlining a peace of violence, sur
passing anything in modern history.
are now endeavoring to create public
sentiment against the allied peace
terms in allied countries by contrast
ing these terms with their own inter-
probation of President Wilson's four
teen points.
When they were victorious these
Germans frankly affirmed their pur-
pose to annex all OF northern France.
Now that they are defeated they are
proclaiming to the whole world the
Hypocrisy of the allies in such cases
as the Saar valley arrangement. Con-
temptuous of every purpose, every
seemed to their interests, these Ger
mans are now skillfuily and artfully
interpreting President Wilson's state
ments as If there had been a guaran-
tee that Germany by surrendering
might escape. not punishment, but
situation as it exists at the present
time. This Is the meaning of the Ger
man tactics. They can best be I'M
derstood by remembering that the
old gang is still in charge in Ger
many. that they are animated by the
oring to use the principles to which
they never subscribed to save them
from payment of the costs Of that
war to which they universally con-
scented and in responsibility for the
excess of which they unhesitatingly
shared. Herself unchanged, Germany
is endeavoring once more to use the
idealism and liberalism of the ma
tions she attacked to save herself and
enable herself to play her old game
in the world again.
Copyright, 1918, Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
Mr.. PENROSE TO BE
FINANCE CHAIRMAN
CONTINUED from First Page.)

fight between the progressives and
the conservatives. The democrats are
rejoicing over the dilemma. But the
extent to which they will be able to
rejoice is also dependent upon what
the Senate republicans do with needed
legislation in the next two years. -,
II their record is good there will
not be much in the argument that
Senator Penrose was chairman of a
senate committee. If it is bad rec
ord the republicans will have to shoui-
der responsibility for the whole bust
ness anyway.
The same kind of a fight was start
ed in 1912 just after President Wilson
was first elected. Senator Simmons
and other conservative denocra.s
were objected to by the progressiVes
in the democratic party. Mr.. sim
mons was accused of voting with the
republicans on the lumber schedule In
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. But IN
the interest of party harmony Mr.
Wilson believed it would be best TO
work with men who. like Simmons,
were familiar with tariff legislation.
He himself expected to exercise SUI
pervising eye on such matters and
prevent any protectionist from inter-
fering with the passage OF a lower
tariff.
But 1T turned out that Senator Sim
mons was one of the few democrats
who knew tariff legislation at all.
And his management of the Under
wood-Simmons law while it was In
the Senate was SO skillful that the
late Senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, republican leader, paid public
tribute to the North Carolina senator
on the night the tariff bill was passed.
Senator Penrose has the same
chance to serve his party by giving
up his personal views II majority
Of his colleagues in conference decide
against such proposals as he may
make. The future. not the past. will
determine whether Mr.. Penrose has
seen the signs of the times. Evidently
the leaders of the party think he has.
Hence their readiness to stick by him.
The answer will be known when Con-
gress gets busy.
lCOpyright. 1919. BY y. Y. Evening Post Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
SAW PLANES LIGHT AT SEA.
Cableship Reports Red Spark in
Path HaWker Would Take.

LONDON. May % (by the Associ-
ated Press).-The cable ship Faraday
reports that it sighted the red light
of an airplane during the early hours
of Monday at SO degrees % minutes
north latitude and 80 degrees west
longitude. approximately midway be-
tween England and Newfoundland,
and in the course which would have
been followed by Harry G. Hawker in
his attempted flight between the
American continent and Ireland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
NATIONAL 8-H0UR WORK
DAY Is SENATE BILL PLAN

A national eight-hour working day
beginning January l, 1921, was pro-
posed in a bill introduced today by
Senator Moses. republican, Of New
Hampshire. In an effort to meet con-
stitutional objections the bill provides
that eight hours shall constitute a
working day in any mine, quarry
mill. cannery, workshop, factory or
manufacturing establishment engaged
in production of articles entering in
terstate commerce.
1t was explained that the application
OF the measure would be similar to
that of the Adamson law to the rail-
roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
Mrs. Ada May Broun Dies.

Mrs Ada May Broun, forty -four
years old. died at her home. 664 Irv-
ing street, yesterday. from poison she
took while on visit to her sister in
North Carolina several days ago.
Coroner hewitt was told that Mrs.
Rroun, a sufferer from melancholia.
had previously tried to end her life by
shooting. He gave a certificate of
suicide. Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
PENROSE AND WARREN
TENTATIVELY CHOSEN
Assignments for Chairmen of Sem
ate Committees to Be Fought
by Progressive Group.

The republican committee on COM
mittees of the Senate made great
progress in consideration Of the re-
publican committee assignments to-
day. While no announcement has yet
been made in regard to the assign
ments, it became known today that
the committee has selected Senator
Penrose as chairman of the Senate
finance committee and Senator War
rem as chairman Of the appropriations
committee.
Both Of these assignments are be-
Ing fought by a group of progressive
republican senator's. who insist thaey
will prevent the election of Senators
Penrose and Warren to these chair
manships when the matter comes I'D
on the floor Of the Senate
The selection of Senator Warren for
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee will give the Craftsmanship of
the committee on military affairs to
Senator WadSworth and the chairman
ship of public lands to Senator Smoot
of Utah.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
GERMANS NOTE.
Continued from First Page.)


catastrophe would not be long in COM
ing about. seeing that the health of tho
population has been broken down dur
ing the war by the blockade and dur
ing the armistice by the aggravation nt
the blockade of famine. No help. how
ever important or over however nnG
a period it might he distributed. would
prevent these deaths en- masse. Peace
would impose on Germany numberless
human sacrifices that this war OF four
years and half did not demand OF her
pride Il. 1900 killed, nearly 100000
dead. victims OF the blockadel.
I'VE do not know. and indeed We
doubt, whether the delegates of tho
allied and associated powers realize
the inevitable consequences which
will take place in Germany. An in
dustrial state very thickly populated.
closely bound up with the economic
system of the world. and reduced to
the obligation to import enormous
quantities of raw material and food
stuffs. suddenly finds herself punhed
back In the phase Of her development
which would correspond to her eco
nomic conditions and the members OF
her population as they were half a
century ago.
"Sign Death to Millions
Those who will sign this trssty
will sign the death sentence of plsnv
millions of German men, women Srd
children.
Il thought it my duty before ente,-
ing upon discussion OF other de-
tails of the treaty. to bring to the
knowledge of the allied and ASSOC
ciated delegations this summary eN-
pose of the problem of the German
population.
Il have at the disposal of your OK
cellency statistical proofs of The
above statements.
Il have the honor. etc.
(Signed)
"BROCKDORF'F-RA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
Institution Objects.
Urge Reconsideration.

Evan H. Tucker and Dr. L. d. Wall
ter, president and vice president. re-
spectively, Of the Northeast Citizens
Association: Joseph /. Weller of the
Ivy City Land Company; Rev. H, j:
A. Bennett of the Benning Citizens
Association; Elwood G. Hubert of the
wv City Citizens Association. and
many others urged the Commissioners
to reconsider their action and direct
that refuse be handled in some other
section. DR.. Walter insisted that a
refuse plant cannot be operated with
out impairing the health of persons
who live in its vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
FLIGHT FROM AZORES
is AGAIN POSTPONED

PONTA DELGADA, May 90 (by the
Associated Press) High winds and a
choppy sea today caused a postponement
of the flight of the NC-4 to Lisbon UNI
til Saturday. Lieut.. Commander A. c.
Read, the comma nder, said he was not
willing to risk the last survivor of the
NC planes until weather conditions were
perfect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23

adelphia bourse presented strong
argument for merchant marine with
all the deck and engine room officers
American citizens and with at least
one-fourth of the crew Americans. At
present, he said. native-born Ameri-
can seamen were Disseminated
against, even in American ports.
Farmers and Shippers Disagree.
wide divergence of opinion has de-
veloped among representatives of the
farmers and the shippers at the con-
ference, the former holding out un-
equivocally for government owner
ship and operation Of merchant ships
and the shippers urging the sale OF
ships to private individuals. The
strongest speech for government own
ership was made yesterday by Ben {.
Marsh, representing the Farmers Ma
tional Council and large part of the
National Grange and the non-Partisan
League. He said the sentiment of the
farmers was overw helmingly in favor
of the government operating the ships
The members of the conference Will
adjourn tomorrow after making trip
to Philadelphia. where they will in
spect the large shipbuilding plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
No Chance of Monopoly.

LAS for a monopoly, l do not see the
slightest chance for a monopoly of
the shipping industry in this coun-
try. We might have large and small
corporations. but they will always
be in competition with the whole
world. Our present shipping laws
will need modification. but nothing
drastic will have to be done. The
government should also see that we
get fair play in foreign ports"
President Neil Albrecht of the Phil