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Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03
HOUSTON

Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Armour of Hous
ton on Thursday, September 25th, OBJ
served their 53rd wedding anniversar,
by a family dinner and reunion. TIL,
day was also the second wedding an
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs John H. T
Armour, one of the seven sons. JohI
H. T., Jr, their son, was christeneC
at the same time by Rev. w. S. Grant
Please don't forget the supper or
Friday night, October 3rd. Oysters
in all styles, good bread, potato salad
pickles, coffee, pie; also ice cream and
cake for sale. Price of supper, 40c
Everybody come out and help.
The>Sunday school rally will be held
on Sunday morning, October 5th.
l/Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jump spent the
weekend in MiddletOwn as the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jump.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nutter of Phila-
delphia and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mar
vel and two children spent Friday
with Mrs. Poole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Kinder spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Simpson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Cooper have
been visiting R. Graham and wife.
Mrs. B. S. Manlove went to Phila-
delphia on Saturday to help nurse her
son-in-law, Roy Holloway, who is very
i'll.
Mrs. Zack Johnson returned home
on Friday from Rehoboth where she
spent several days the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Coulbourne
entertained Mr.. COulbournes aged
parents from Bethel on Sunday; also
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coulbourne from
Mrs. Sarah E. Jump is spending
some time with her son, Wilbur Jump,
in Middletown.
Mrs. Howard Clifton and daughter.
Catherine, spent several days of the
past week with friends in Houston and
Mr.. Clifton came up on Sunday and
hey were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
folan Armour
Mr.. and Mrs. Nutter Marvel and
laughter. Miss Edith, were the guests
IN Sunday of Mrs. George johnson
md Miss Cora Johnson.
Mrs. Nathaniel Johnson entertained
Ter father, Alex. Truitt, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Nreeland and children of Mil
ord on Sunday.
William Moore of Harrington spent
he weekend at the home of his uncle.
Johnson.
Francis Hummel is quite i'll at this
rriting. Z
Mrs. Albert Lofand is very i'll at
his time She had her teeth extract
d over a week ago and she is having
ute little trouble. Her sister Miss
linda Burris, is with her.
Mrs. Everett Manlove of Milford was
Houston visitor on Tuesday.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03
SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR
new CASTLE AND SUSSEX
Concluded from first page)


supplies, 191S-19, $176,5O5; 1890
$222,52O; difference, S56,O15; per cent
81.
. New items-Tuition and transporta
tion of pupils to high schools, S13.5OO:
interest and payment of proposed
bonds, $1,000; total, $243,O2O.
Teachers salaries-The minimum
salary of an elementary school teacher
under the code is S40O 1888 a month";.
The minimum salary of the highest
grade elementary teacher under the
code is $3.50 ($62.5O per month";. It is
impossible to get any teachers at these
salaries so that teachers pay is in
dependent of the code provisions.
Repairs-On account of prospective
new building, no allowance has been
made for large repairs or additions to
existing buildings.
General expense-This item includes
salaries of supervisors, attendance Of
hcer, clerk, travelling, etc.
The tuition and Transportation of
pupils to high schools was formerly
paid by parents with the assistance of
small state appropriation, ($4.5OO).
Interest and payment of proposed
ponds covers one twenty-ffth of the
estimated issue of bonds that NAV be
made during the year for building of
school houses and annual interest
thereon.
Ihe following tables show the deta
lis of the comparisons:
Comparison of the 1919-2O school bu
faH 81 4
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03
VERNON

. Parents will kindly see that (
children, between tsss ages of 7
IA, start to school at once.
The ladies will be glad to learn ,
Miss Martha X. Lord has retuiI
from the fashion bazaars of PhilaI
phla where she has been to look al
the most popular styles.
Miss Katharine Stevens of Wilm
ton has returned from a visit with
aunt, Mrs. Bertha Ross.
I Mrs. Jump, who has been entertS
ing Mrs. Minnie Ledenham and cI
dren, accompanied them to Prest.
at which place she tied her sisp
Mrs. Frank Patchett.
Miss Ellen Hopkins has return
from a weeks visit to Wilmington
Mrs. Elizabeth Tharp Harringt
entertained Mrs. Alice Ross on Satu
day.
John O'Conner has returned fro
visit to Philadelphia. He will emit
Harrington high school shortly.
Mrs. Pauline Collins is spending
month with Mrs. Jesse Ward.
Henry Silberstein and family wi
move to Kentucky the first of the yea
l. Hand, who had a sale in August,
planning to move to New York shordl
William McKnatt and Mr.. NelsO
are erecting new silos and will 500
have them filled.
The outbuildings on the farm ten
anted by Walter Hanson have bee
greatly improved.
Clean up the yards and get paintinl
lone IN September and October.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03
MAGN0LIA

4he anniversary service at Barratt's
Chapel which was postponed from the
18th, viii be held on October 18th
Rev. John Krantz of Patterson, n. J..
will deliver the sermon. He will also
preach at Magnolia church on the
morning Of the 18th. The Board OF
Bishops, while they are holding their
annual meeting in Wilmington in Oc-
tober, expect to visit Barratt's Chapel
one day and hold an all-day service.
This will be rare treat for it will
afford a chance for all who desire to
do 50 TO see and meet the whole board
of Bishops at one time. The date of
their coming and the program for the
service will be given later through
these columns.
Samuel Saxton has purchased a new
automobile
1t is reported that F. NJ. Soper &
Son have sold their entire pack of
winter apples at $40 per barrel.
81 A sneak thief entered the garage of
]. L. Soper one night last week and
stole the tires and rims off his auto.
Mr.. Soper would be pleased to make
the acquaintance of the one who got
them.
collins Davis and wife OF Whining
ton spent the weekend with the for
mer's uncle, George w. Collins.
George Knight of Philadelphia was
home over Sunday.
Mrs. P. S. Shockley and Mrs. A. r,
Dodd Of Millsboro were visitors at the
parsonage last Monday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pennewill of Denton
is visiting Mrs. ]. W. Taylor.
Mrs. E. C. Hallman left this week to
join her husband, who has accepted
the pastorate of the Ocean View
charge.
Mrs. Lottie Lodge of Sudlersville
has returned home after visiting her
mother, Mrs. Hettie Conner.
Miss Anna D. Cooper of this place
was married on Saturday evening of
last week to Edward Thompson, also
Of Magnolia.
Miss Emma Faulkner of Salisbury.
who has made quite an extended visit
With her parents, returned on Friday
lf last week
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03
ADAMS CROSS ROADS

Mrs. James White has returned home
after spending some days with her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Adams, of
Smithville, Md.
d. F. Johnson and sisters, Mr.. and
Mrs. John NJ. Adams and daughter
Marian, Miss Althea Adams and David
Devore were among those who visited
the Fort at Cedar Beach op Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fountain spent
Sunday with Hickman relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frye and sister spent
Tuesday at the home OF. Mrs. Arthur
Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Hubbard were
Sunday guests of her daughter, Mrs
Pennyton Horsey, Of Tuckahoe. Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Parker and
daughter Marie and Mrs. d. C. Adams
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Goot-
tee Liden and family at fredericksburg.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03
PROGRESS OF SCHOOLS
UNDER STATE CODE

How are the public schools
of Delaware getting along since
they opened for the present term
operating for the first time un-
der the State Code? Are the
school children OF the State re-
ceiving a broader more liberal
education and getting it with
less Inconvenience to them
selves? The story herewith OF
observations made as to actual
conditions existing i'm the schools
today serves TO partly answer
these questions which every
parent OF a school child is ask
ing
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03

get of New Castle county (exclusiy5
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03
S173,56S S243.
County Taxes, 1919-192O

S176,505 S22252O AZ O1E
New Items Y0'''i'
Ist on ana transportation pupils to high sells 10 5oo
interest and payment Of pro posed bonds 9ooO 9oO
ESTIMATED; formerly paid direct or county '44'OzO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
CALCULATIONS OF
PARTY HEADS ARE
UPSET IN PRIMARY

Chicago, Sept. 11.-Party organi-
cations were upset in several i'm
portant spots in yesterdays pri-
maries, for the nomination of dele
gates to the Illinois constitutional
convention In the greater number
of districts, however, the candidates
slated by the dominant factional
committeeman were nominated cas-
lily.
By far the highest vote ever cast
in a formal primary in Chicago I'M
der the direct system was register
ed at the polls.
Down state the primary fighting
was limited to a few of the % SEN
atorial districts. Interest conferred
in the Kankakee district, where
there was a fierce combat between
the Small and the anti-Small
forces.
The Small organization won out
by about 700 votes, nominating both
Senator Edward C. Curtis and his
running mate, A. F. Goodyear Of
IroquoiS county.
In the Champaign district an
eleventh hour row, involving the
wet and dry issue, ended in the
nomination of Henry l. Green of
Urbana and the probable defeat of
Senator Henry NJ. Dunlap by for
mer Representative julius n. Rod
man of Piatt county.
All OF these were within the Re-
publican camp. The only Demo
cratic scrap that was worth while
was in the Twelfth district, where
former Senator NJ. H. Cleary has
been defeated by Martin ] Dillon,
a former representative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
SENATORS ARE
APPREHENS!vE
ABOUT treaty
Harding and POindexter View
With Alarm Alleged Plot To
Involve This Nation.

Washington, Sept. 11-Declaring
his intention to vote for amend
ments to the peace treaty, Senator
Harding, Republican, of Ohio, told
the senate today that every day
of discussion, presidential utter
ances included, every hour of study
combined to persuade him that
the League of Nations venue, in
the form in which the covenant
has been negotiated. is one of
peril to the republic"
To accept it unaltered, he ar
gued, would be a betrayal of
America.
Il can never vote to ratify with
out safeguards" said the senator,
land I mean to vote for the amend
ments proposed by the committee.
If the president is correct in de-
cIaring the proposed reservations
will send the treaty back, then
amendments will not unduly delay
If the world is to start all over
again, it ought to start with the
square deal. The treaty has not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
SUNDAYSFIRST
SERMON THEME
ON HOLY GHOST
Committee Denies RumOrs Of Seat
Reservations for Money in Tab
ernacle Now Complete.

Have Ye Received the Holy
Ghost" is the theme of the first
sermon to be preached by Billy
Sunday opening his six weeks
evangeIistic campaign here Sunday
morning This will be followed by
the afternoon sermon Gods Gren-
adiers," and his evening theme will
be why Call We me Lord, Lord"
Three sermons are given the first
day, the evangelist resting Monday,
as it is his custom to hold no Mon
day meetings. He will however meet
with the general committee mem
bers end their wives at a confer
ence- breakfast at Broadway Pres
byterian church. Church societies
and clubs in the three cities, prEc-
tically all of which have planned
to cooperate with the efforts of
the campaign, will have a chance
to hold their meetings on this one
evening without interfering with
evangelistic drive.
A program for noon meetings in
factories, stores and plants in the
tri-cities is being mapped out by
mittees. Although the tabernacle
will seat some 5000 persons, it is
believed that room will be at
premium TO seat the audiences
which Billy Sunday will attract
from the tri-cities and the sur
rounding community. 1t is expected
that with the campaign conducted
at this time of year that the attend
ance from the surrounding country
districts will be unusually large,
Volunteer ushers are. TO seat the
crowds. Those attending are asked
not to hurry either going to or COM
ing from the tabernacle, so as to
avoid all possible confusion and
congestion.
A group Of 200 secretaries is to
occupy the front rows to assist the
evangelist in securing the names OF
the "trail-hitters." o. J. Stlrratt Is
the head secretary.
There have been circulated many
absurd rumors in connection with
the tabernacle and the coming OF
Rev. Mr.. Sunday. One OF them
which has been persistent and per
nicious is that regarding seatlng
and reservations. 1t has been nolsed
about that there will be reserved
seats to be had for the price OF 81:
This has been stoutly denied, ana
those in charge wish it understood
that no such charge is to be made.
Flags and bunting are being put
on the platform at the tabernacle
TODAY. and the floor is being cover
ed with green carpet, the finishing
touches before the opening OF the
campaign Sunday. The tabernacle.
which was finished Tuesday is now
in absolute readiness for use.
Tonight it will be used for the
first time by the choir, which Will
meet for organization and rehearsal
at 7:30.
J. H. Hadberg, head of the recep-
ton committee is making arrange
ments for welcoming Rev. Mr.. sun
dav and his party when they arrive
At the Rock Island station at XIV
saturday afternoon. There Will be
a large welcoming committee 10
greet him and escort him to MS
the Hotel Blackha"k'
in Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
NURSERY WANTS
QUANTITIES OF
AQUATIC PLANT

A unique request was made of the
Rock Island chamber of commerce
today, when letter was received
from the California Nursery COM
pany, desiring that thousands of
water lilies be shipped them from
this vicinity. The wish of this
company might be the means of
some Rock Islanders making some
money. Application at the local
chamber of commerce or a letter to
the California Nursery company at
Niles. California, Will gain addi-
tional information. The letter
follows:
I'VE understand somewhere in
your vicinity along the Mississippi
river you have growing wild a tall
water lily, botanicaly known as
Nelumbium, sometimes called
Lotus, and sometimes known as
"Yonkepin" Plants have large
round leaves, on the same order as
the sample enclosed, except a num-
Der of times larger. Flowers are
pink, or white, or yellow, and after
petals drop, a large seed pod forms
two to four inches in diameter with
large holes or seed cavities.
IF these are growing in your
district, we would like to know
whether or not some one in your
locality would be Interested in
gathering them in quantity and
shipping here. 1t would be neces-
sary to gather the pods from stems
"a to SO inches in length. and leaves
with stems 20 to 30 inches in
length. The leaves would have to
be wrapped about like sample en-
closed. Any information you can
give US along this line would be
appreciated.
Y eff any one is interested in gath
ering them for US, have them write
how much per thousand they could
gather the product for, and about
how many thousand could be fur
nished, also how soon shipment
could be made. Please address
your letter to the writer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11

tons connected with the litigation
in the district court.
e. NJ Warner, the companys at
torney in Muscatine, is handling
the case OF the traction officials.
Asked this morning whether he
would plead guilty, Mr.. Huntoou.
said that he could not say what GC-
ton would be taken.
The action brought by the city
against the company's officers is
without precedent, attorneys in
terested in the case state. Al
though Mr.. Denman and Mr.. Hun
toon are veteran operators of traC-
ton companies with many years of
experience, neither has ever before
heard of a rail head being charged
with "crime of not operating cars"
Pending the outcome OF the liti-
CATION, the street cars of Musca-
tine are at a stand-still, and the
deadlock between the city and
company. which has existed since
the later part of July, seems no
nearer being broken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
THREE ISSUES
HOLDING BACK
STRIKE Finish
Chief Controversy Over Wages,
Though Check System and Mill
Work Are Involved.

In the strike Of tri-city carpen-
tiers the biggest issue today is the
wage question. The contractors
have made a final offer of 771z
cents per hour and a further rise
10 80 cents on Oct. 1. The men are
holding out for their original de-
Inands-sO cents to start with and
IS cents effective Oct l.
However, there are two other
points OF contention which are in
yolved in the controversy. One is
the timekeeping system. The car
penters want the present method,
which has been in use by contrac-
tors all over the United States on
Zig jobs for years, abolished. The
method employed is, in brief, this.
Every morning at the time of
starting to work each man re-
ceives a brass tag with a number
upon if, which he keeps with him
all day. The number is the one
assigned to him when given the
job. The timekeeper, who hands
out the checks, also receives them
at quitting time, and can thus re-
man to whom each number be
longs.
p The contractors contend that on
d job where scores Of men are en-
ployed this is a great improve
ment over the system of record
ing time according to names, be-
cause the timekeeper cannot keep
track of every individual and the
names are apt to get mixed. IN the
case of the commoner ones. The
timekeeper has the record of the
names to which the numbers be-
long and reports at stated periods
the exact work put in by each man.
Carpenters object
The carpenters object to this on
the grounds that they are often
forced to walk a block or more to
arrive where the timekeeper is. in
order to turn in checks in the ey
ening. The contractors refute this,
saying that this long trip is made
in only few and unusual instances.
When the contract is house. the
men have to go no further for
their checks than they do for Their
tools. Moreover, the contractors
claim the practice of using the
numbers is beneficial both to en-
ployers and employees in avoiding
confusion. The same system is
still used on small jobs where un-
der twenty men are at work and
confusion is not probable, but the
carpenters demand that numbers
be abolished and names only be
used upon all jobs hereafter.
The other issue. discussed a few
days ago, is that of using mill work
from only union shops, which was
asked by the carpenters. They want
the unfair" shop work excluded
from use by the contractors, of
which there are said to be two in
the tri-cities. The contractors
claim the right to purchase manu-
featured material of this class from
any shop except prisons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
Delay HEARING
OF OFFICIALS
Cases OF Traction Officials, SET for
This Morning. Postponed by
City's Petition.

Hearing in the case of President
B. J. Denman and General Man
ager J. G. Huntoon Of the Tri-City
Railway company, charged by the
city of Muscatine with violation OF
the city ordinance by reason of
failure to operate the street cars.
was postponed until 2 o'clock this
afternoon on petition of the city.
The hearing was originally sched-
uled for 10 this morning Post
ponement was caused by complica-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
Personal Points

A. L. Richards. assistant engi-
neer in the Rock Island district
of the United States engineers, is
in the city visiting for several
days while on leave of absence
from his permanent working sea
son headquarters in Hannibal,
NO.
Mrs. f. L. Strate of 1927
Twelfth street, left this morning
for Springfield, where she will
visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Landgren
and children of Cambridge are
visiting in Rock Island.
Miss Marguerite Jenkins OF
Springfield, No, formerly of Mo
line has returned to her home aft
er three weeks visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Ericsson OF 1125 Fourth
avenue
Miss Hattie Miller and Miss Ruth
DUnsmore of Kewanee who spent
the past two weeks in this city
with friends, returned to their
homes yesterday.
Mrs. William Mintz left today for
Chicago, where she will visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.
Grossman. Mr. Mintz will join her
in Chicago later.
DR.. and Mrs. c. Z. Robb have re-
turned from a two weeks motor
trip through Illinois and Indiana.
Miss Elizabeth Greiner, Mrs. r.
F. Greiner, H. ]. Freyermuth and
daughter Mildred of Muscatine and
Mrs. Oding and son Wallace of San
Antonio, Texas, spent last evening
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
McPike. 1905 Twenty-sixth street,
making the trip by automobile.
They returned today to their re-
spectiye homes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
ASSERT KOLCHAK
LOST $4,000 MEN

London, Sept. IA bolsheviki
wireless dispatch from Moscow
claims the capture of nearly 10000
prisoners from Admiral Kolchak's
forces in the region of
and Orsk in the prov
ince of Turgai in southern Russia,
south of the Orenburg district. It
is declared the surrender of the
remainder of Kolchak's southern
army is expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11

John I. Cole, 1884 Twenty-sev-
enth avenue, succumbed at $50
this morning in a local hospital,
where he had been confined for
the last week.
Mr.. Cole was born March 1, 1872,
in New York. He married Mary A.
King AZ years ago and since that
period had made his home in Mo-
line, with the exception of a few
years. He was a polisher by trade
and was last employed by the Root
& VanDervoort company of East
Moline.
Surviving him are the widow,
one daughter, Mrs. Hiram Nee of
Moline, and two sisters. Mrs. Elias
Crane of Moline and Mrs. Louisa
Bruen of New York. Funeral ser
vices will be held at , Saturday
afternoon in the residence, Rev. r.
S. Haney to have charge. Inter
ment will be in Rock Riverview
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
NORTH RUSSIANS
FEAR EFFECTS IF
ALLIES GO AWAY

London, Sept. 11-(By the Asso-
ciated Press A demand that al
lied troops be retained in northern
Russia has been made by a delega-
ton representing the municipal
and Zebstvo organizations in the
Archangel district which has just
arrived in London.
P. Loptiakoff, who heads the
delegation, told the correspondent
today that if the allied troops were
withdrawn 'at least half the pres
ent population, numbering 100000
will be murdered by the bOlshe-
Wiki"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
HEAR THAT THREE
AMERICANS WERE
MADE PRISONERS

Washington, Sept. II. - The
American embassy at Mexico City
is investigating an unconfirmed re-
port that three Americans, includ-
ing two named Jones, and Fergu-
son of Tampico, were captured by
bandits who blew up a train be-
tween San Luiz Potosi and Tam
DicO,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
GRAND ARMY MEN
TAKE UP BUSINESS

Columbus. Ohio, Sept. 11.-Dele-
gates to the 53rd annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public began their business session
this morning. which probably will
last through tomorrow. Election of
officers, selection of next years en-
campment city and adoption of res
oIutions will be the main business
Of the session.