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Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
DELAWARE SENATE RATTFTES
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
The Proposed Amendment Received Large Majority Vote
of Eleven Members For to Six Members
Against the Measure
BOTH OF THE MILFORD SENATORS VOTED FOR
Senator Isaac D. Short From Sussex County, and Senator
Wallace S. Handy From Kent County, Voted
Afimatively

lengthy arguments by Senators
Walker and Alice, favorable to SUI
frage, ana Senator iJrmley opposed
IT, j.; While tus Senate chamber was
packed w'th both suffrIgIsts ana an
ties the result of the balloting was re-
ceived IN an orderly manner.
Those who voted for the amend
ment were Senators Alice, Bennett.
Handy, Highfeld Long, Poole. Rich
ards Robertson, Walker and Short
Republicans. and Price, Democrat
Opposed were Senators Brown and
Palmer. Republicans, and GOrmley
Hollett, Latta, and Murphy Demo-
Gratis.
Fight Now Back In House
With the passing of the bill in
the Senate, it is again back in the
house where it was badly defeated
several weeks ago. At that time,
however, the measure did not poll all
the vote possible for it, and more
members would have voted favorably
should an exact strength have been
desired. The suffrage workers are
confident that the measure will Sc
cure the necessary votes to insure its
passing that body at this time. The
antics claim that they will see the
measure defeated, but they are not
so confident of the success of their
cause as they were a few weeks ago.
1t is not likely that the measure
will be brought up in the House for
final action this week.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
LEGISLATURE STILL HAS
MUCH WORK BEFORE IT
THE SCHOOL CODE, SUFFRAGE AMEND
MENT AND WORKHOUSE PROBE TO
Be CONSIDERED.
OTHER MEASURES PENDING
IN SENATE OR HOUSE. MAY TAKE AC-
TION ON SOLDIERS BONUS MEASURE
AND OTHER BILLS.

Member Of the State Legislature
who have been busy during the past
week on various legislative matters
reconvened in special session at Dow
er on Wednesday of this week At
that time the committee appointed TO
consider amendments to the new
State school code made their report
as did the committee of four which
has been conducting an investigation
of the New Castle County WOrkhOuse.
Another matter that will be disposed
of at the session will be the proposed
ratification of the suffrage amend
ment.
During the past week. while the
legislature had taken a recess, the
committee on revising the school code
has conducted number of hearings
as have the committee investigating
conditions at the Workhouse.
The report of this committee will
be made public through the legis-
lature, the legislative committee hav-
ing barred newspaper representatives
from the hearings on the grounds that
the prisoners called as witnesses in
the probe desired to give their testi-
mony privately.
1t has been i1timated, however, that
the members of the legislative com
mittee feel that the prisoners at the
Workhouse should be used to raise
enough produce at the Workhouse
farms to support themselves and in
following out this suggestion made
last week Warden Plummer on Thurs
day engaged John Jackson, of Kent
county, Nd, as assistant farmer to
superintendent Chester Cullen, of
the Workhouse farms.
The present clothing contract held
by the Oppenheim and Company will
expire in December, 1921, and in all
probability the Legislative commit
tee report will deal with this method
of prison labor.
One subject that will be presented
to the legislature when it reconvenes
on Wednesday, dealing with this phase
of the wOrkhouse, will be a proposed
law compelling all clothing manufac-
tured in prisons in Delaware to be
prison made" This measure
has been approved by some business
men along Market street. who have
signed a petition addressed to the leg
islature asking that such law be en-
acted.
Many bills still pending in either
the Senate or House will also be acted I
upon. Among these is the soldiers /
bonus measure which has already /
passed the House.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
DENY SMALLPOX EXISTS
HEALTH OFFICIALS REFUTE CHARGES
MADE BY PHILADELPHIA OFFICER.

Chester II. Wells, State Health com
missioner, takes issue with Dr.. A A.
Cairns, chief medical inspector of Phil
adelphia, who on Monday through a
Philadelphia newspaper, asserts that
cases of smallpox, with which mem-
bers Of crews Of tugboats plying be-
tween Philadelphia and Lewes have
been attacked, came from LeWes. Sew
eral thousand people have been vacci-
mated in districts where the afflicted
men lived. and in addition DR.. Cairns
has ordered that all tugbOat men
touching Lewes shall be vaccinated
Dr. Cairns in his statement refers to
the fact that Lewes is near George
town, where he also asserts smallpox
is still prevalent.
Mr. Wells said that there were no
cases of smallpox now under quaran-
tine in the State, and If there are any
existing The physicians have not re-
ported them to the State Board of
Health.
AT the time when the smallpox cpl
demic was raging in Sussex county,
Lewes had one case but the Lewes
Board of Health did not consider this
serious enough to order general vac
cination of the people, defying an or
der from the State Board.
As a consequence. Mr.. Wells said
the State Board had notified the postal
authorities and the Delaware River
Pilot Association, informing the pilots
body that captains OF boats touching
at Lewes should as a precaution ar
range to have their crews vaccinated.
Because Of this warning the State
Health Board feels that it complied
with every precaution that could at
that time have been taken. If the Pi-
lots Association failed to heed the
warning sent them, that was their
fault.
Although there are no cases of
smallpox now reported in the State is
not conclusive evidence, Mr.. Wells ad-
mits. that there may be some mild
hangover cases still existing, where
no physician has been called to treat
them. Many of the cases found in
Sussex county this winter were cases
that had not been attended by any
the families OF the suffer-
ers treating them with home reme-
dies.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
ENTERTAIN GRAND
MASTER DERRICKSON
MEMBERS OF CRYSTAL FOUNT LODGE OF
ODD FELLOWS OF MILFORD HOLD
ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT.
STATE ARMORY THE SCENE
R. ARTHUR DERRICKSON, HEAD OF THE
STATE ORDER, AND HIS STAFF ARE
GIVEN DELIGHTFUL BANQUET.

Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10, I'M
proved Order Of Odd Fellows, of Mil
ford, held a most enjoyable banquet
and social affair on Monday evening
last in the State ArmOry. The affair
was q striking and unanimous testi-
monial of local Odd Fellows to their
Grand Master, r. Arthur Derrickson,
who is a member Of the local lodge.
Grand Master DerricksOn was at
tended by his staff, consisting of Dep
uty Grand Master Calvin NJ. White
sell; Grand Secretary. W. r. Douty;
Grand Treasurer, Philip J. lsaacs;
Grand Warden, John W. Kelley;
Grand Herald, ]. j. Foulk, all of Will
mington: Grand Marshal, Roy +.
Pettyjohn; and Grand Guardian, Geo.
Swain of Milford. The Odd Fellows
met in regular session in their lodge
room for preliminary exercises, and
at o'clock, under command of Grand
Marshal James W. Cannon, proceeded
to the banquet hall.
The AFmOry was beautifully deco
rated by a committee composed OF
Mrs. J. B. Warner, Jr., Miss Elizabeth
Stidham, Mrs. Wilbert N. Joseph, and
Mrs. Thaddeus Windsor. The decora-
tive scheme was completed by a beau
tifully designed Odd Fellows emblem,
the three links" done in frosted
electric bulbs. which was displayed
over the speakers table. The menu
consisted of chicken salad. Delaware
biscuit, cold boiled ham, pickles,
olives, coffee, ice cream and cigars,
was admirably prepared and served
by Caterar Windsor.
Past Grand Harold l. Salmons was
toastmaster, and added much to the
enjoyment of the evening by his hap
py manner and his forceful, we'll
chosen remarks. Addresses were
made by Grand Master R. Arthur Der
rickson and staff, Past Grand Master
W. E. Lank, Past Grand Master VIII
liam G. Abbott, and others. Music
was furnished by Blackstone Or
chestra which jazzed the iazziest kind
of jaZzs; and the heartiest kind of
good fellowship prevailed. Chorister
led the banqueters in the
singing Of popular songs. All the
speakers voiced optimism and well re-
hected the earnest purpose Of the
Grand Lodge officers. and the mem
bership of Crystal Fount Lodge, No.
10, Of Milford, to faithfully dessimi-
nate the principles of Friendship,
love and truth"
Crystal Fount Lodge is one of the
most enterprising and enthusiastic
lodges in the state. 1t now numbers
over 250 members, has made over 100
per cent gain in the last three years,
and is just starting on a special drive
FOR new members with a goal of 100
per cent gain in the next year.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
MOONS TOTAL ECLIPSE
STAGED IN CLEAR SKY

The first total eclipse Of the moon
occurring in many years, under al
most ideal conditions of atmosphere,
entertained Sunday night a multitude
of spectators who never had seen so
fine a free celestial exhibition on SO
marvellous a night. 1t was second to
none in the faWlessness of the earth
air cushion through which they peer
ed, assisted in some instances by bin
Oculars and telescopes out into the
ether where 238,000 miles away, our
esteemed satellite throws back the
golden light she borrows from the
sun.
The residents of Mars were not in
on the exhibition which might not
have made them envlous, as they have
two little moons Of their own to enjoy
in eclipse. The day is legally past
when the average man of this spere
can see two moons.
The show began on the very minute,
announced by astronomers, unlike
some terrestrial exhibitions. Nature
nevers postpOnes her marvels on ac-
count of the weather. The sun set at
653, Standard time The eclipse was
due to begin eight minutes later
Promptly on time the shadow of the
earth penetrated the lower right hand
side of the moon, viewed from the
standpoint of the man in the moon
1t was not a deeply impressive per-
formance and the moon was so low in
the easterly horizon mists that only
a few saw the actual entrance of the
shadow on the face of the cleaning
disc. 1t was not until the moon had
risen a quarter way toward the zenith
that the masses of the uplookers could /
see that the shadow of the earth gave
a dark bronze suggestive mask, then I
much like a domino. The mask grad I
ually reduced the disc to a mere thin I
crescent and finally the total obscur-
alton came at Sis.
The moon passed out Of the shadow
at 10:41 and chilled, disappointed low
ers were able thereafter to resume
their sentimental strOlls.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
PTPIS APPRECIATE PARENTS
VISITS TO SCHOOLS

The parents of the pupils in the
Milford school delighted the teachers
BY the interest they manifested in
the work of the school. On Friday,
April 30, which had been advertised
both by the newspapers and by the
children themselves in letters to par
ents, was a real visiting day. No
room was without visitors, and in
some rooms in the afternoon there
were so many visitors, that the reg
ular work had to be suspended. The
work of the individuals pupils was ex-
amined, and the pupils took creditable
pride in exhibiting their work. The
teachers are hoping that the visitors
will come again and continue to in
terest themselves actively in the
school work.
The following was the program of
the Milford local teachers institute
last Saturday, May 1:
10:30 a. m.-Elementary section:
Physicians criticism of a score card
for hygienic living, given by DR..
John Prettyman. The use of the score
card for hygienic living, in the sew
enth grade of the Milford school, by
Miss Susan J. Kern.
High school section: Informal lee
ture on science teaching and the
necessary equipment for it, DR.. Ar
thur Gray of the Caulk Dental Co.
the session DR.. Gray took
the members of the high school sec
tion to visit the Caulk laboratories.
1890 to 200 p. m.-LuncheOn for
all the teachers served by the mem
bers of the Domestic Science Glass
IfwnaFfnn Of nTfeu E1fVo haf n
Houston, instructor. About thirty
teachers and guests were served.
300 D. Elementary section:
by Miss Agnes Snyder, super
visor of practice teaching at Della
ware college. Her subject was,
Achievement and Growth on the
Part of the Pupils" The teachers
were very much interested in what
she told them from her experience.
High school section: Address by /
Assistant Commissioner of Education |
John Shilling, subject, High School |
Courses of Study"
3:15-General meeting: Address by 1
Dr. William Burdick, director of the (
Maryland Athletic League. His topic .
vas playground Activities" He ex-
planned the nature of the plays and
games most loved by children and
old how to enable the children to
get the most good from their games
md at the same time have the ut
most enjoyment and the least harm
possible.
400 p. NAT the close of this ad-
lress the entire group went out to
he school lawn and learned to play
imple children's games. Pupils who
ad been invited by their teachers to
eturn to school at this hour were
resent and entered into the games
With their teachers and the guests.
his part of the program was in charge
+ Miss Mabel Krall, the popular field
ecretary of the Young Woman's
Association. The teachers
{ the Harrington special district at
ended this institute, reciprocating
lie visit of the Milford teachers to the
lstitute held in Harrington on April 4
7.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
BOYS HEIFER is
PAYING INVESTMENT

Newark, Del, May 1.-As a part
of the required work in the agricultur-
al department, one boy in the Middle
town school has as his project a pure
bred Holstein heifer. He has made
his plans for the care and manage
ment of this heifer and determined the
feed rations which she should get
prior to the time when she would calf
This heifer produced 50 pounds of
milk in one day on two milking a day
The milk tested 3.1S butter fat.
During the first week that the calf
was taken from the COW, it was fed
a pound of milk for each eight pounds
of live weight. In a little over a
month the calf weighed 1874 pounds
and was then sold for O26.54.
The milk which the calf did not use
was also sold and the money earned
thereby was enough to keep the COW,
thus making the price received for the
calf net profit. Last month the mon
ey received for the milk amounted to
$15.39 and from the present indica-
tions it will exceed $40 this month
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
NEXT SUNDAY IS MOTHERS DAY

Mothers Day this year will be OBJ
served on next Sunday and already
preparations are being made for fit
ting celebration in the churches and
in many other ways. Notices of the
observance and the programs to be
used are being sent out from the In
ternational Mothers Day Association
at Philadelphia.
In an effort to prevent proflteering
in carnations on Mothers Day, the
Mothers Day International Associa-
tion of Philadelphia, is sending out
letters asking people to refrain from
wearing these flowers on Mothers Day
this year. 1t is felt that if some other
flower or flag should be substituted
for the carnation the profteering will
StOD
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
MOVEMENT FOR BETTER
TOMATO PLANTS

Owing to the severe inroad which
plant diseases and insects have made
on young tomato plants in the seed
bed, the Sussex County Farm Bur-
eau has in its program of work for
this year a better plant project and
County Agent Vaughn at Georgetown
and Prof J. NJ. LeCato, extension
pathOlogist, at Delaware college is
cooperating with Gamers, produc-
ers association, and communities in
demonstrating spraying of seed beds.
The schools of the western section
of the county is taking up the pro-
ject also under the direction Of Miss
Nina NJ. Langvick rural supervisor
and fourteen of her rural schools
have planted their seed in cold frames
and the plants will be given the first
spraying this week. In ten days the
seed beds will be sprayed the second
time and then at the time they are
transplanted. The following recon-
mendations to control diseases and in
sects are given by the farm bureau.
l. Seed beds should be sprayed
every ten days with a solution of
bordeaux mixture ALSO to which is
added l 1-2 lbs. of powdered arsenate
Of lead. 1t will not pay the ordinary
grower who has a small seed bed to
make up his own mixture, but it will
be better for him to buy some COM
mercial spray mixture which has both
a copper compound and a poison
such as arsenate of lead in it.
2. The plants should be thoroughly
sprayed when they are pulled from /
the seed bed roots and all before
setting in the field.
3. Plants should be set deeper in I
he field than they stood in the seed /
bed
For further information call on
'our county agent at Georgetown, or
Prof J. NJ. LeCato. extension patha-
ogist, Delaware College.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
TRIAL OF OLLIE MORRIS

Ollie Morris, the boy who is held for
the killing of his father, is recovering
from the effects of the burns receiv-
ed in his cell in the Georgetown Jail.
where it was thought he had tried
to commit suicide. His mother is
now said to have expressed the inten-
tion Of using all means to secure his
acquittal
His trial is fixed for June 28 and
James NJ. Tunnel and Daniel J..
Layton have been retained as his
counsel It is said that his plea will
be self-defense while he was attempt
ing to prevent his father from injur-
ing him. 1t is further said that the
young woman said to have been the
cause Of the trouble between the faith
er and son has expressed a willing
ness to marry Morris when he is lib
Grated and if she has secured a di-
vOrce from her husband.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
RED MEN NOTES

The members of Sakamas Tribe No.
10. /. o. r. NJ. hunting grounds of Mil
ford have been very busy the last
two moons and have secuted the for
est and captured sixty pale faces
which they are going to adopt into
Hall. Sakamas degree team will put
the three degrees on, this is the only
team that puts all degrees on south
Of Wilmington, so all brothers and
members of the tribes in the Reser-
vation are invited to attend, we are
expecting the Great Chiefs to be with
US, you heard what this team has
been doing so come out and see them.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WILL
HOLD FIELD MEET


The boys and girls clubs of Sussex
County will hold a field day and pic
mic in Georgetown on Saturday, May
Sth. Member of the winter clothing
clubs will bring in their completed
work for exhibition, and the George
town Baking Club will exhibit yeast
bread and baking powder biscuits.
Members of the school tomato clubs
organized by Miss Langvick, rural
supervisor and instructed by NJ. c.
Vaughn, County Agent, will join the
ranks on Saturday for a demonstra-
tion of Seed Bed Spraying.
During the last period of the after
noon the boys clubs will meet with
7. T. Martin, State Club Leader and
County Agent NJ. c. Vaughn to plan
for corn, pig, and poultry projects.
The girls will meet with Miss Emer-
son, County Club Leader in the
Georgetown Domestic Science Labor
atory where the club sewing will be
exhibited. There will also be an ex-
hibit of high school sewing in charge
of the Domestic Science Instructor,
Miss Florence Becker.
Program for Sussex County field
day:
10000 a. m.-Seed bed spraying to-
mato project, NJ. c. Vaughn, County
Agent.
11:OO a. m.-Before Dinner Speak
ers in the grove. Welcome from
Georgetown Club, Naomi Pepper;
Judge Conrad; Robert G. Houston,
president farm bureau; H. c. Steward,
mayor Georgetown; Howard ]. Cook,
Esq
12:OO-1 :OO-Lunch in the grove.
punch will be served by Georgetown
club.
100000 p. m.-Games. Exhibit by
Sycamore club of singing game.
200 p. m.-Moving pictures on club
work, T. T. Martin, State Leader.
S:00-4:00 p. m.-Visit Farm Bureau |
office. exhibits from clnh memhars
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
WEDDING INVITATIONS ISSUED

Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Davis OF 1908 Rod
hey street, Wilmington, for the mar
1iage Of their daughter, Margaret, to
Samuel J. Milliken, son OF Colonel
ard Mrs. James Milliken, Of Pitts
burgh, Pa, the wedding to take place
Saturday evening. May Is, at $50
O'Clock in Westminster Church, fol-
lowed by a small reception to imme-
diate friends and relatives. Miss
Davis is a niece OF the Misses Jennie.
May and Burdella Davis ati Robert
p. Davis Of Milford
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
GETS TWO YEARS
FOR MARRYING TWICE

Dover, Del, May flames Ander-
son, who was arrested in Baltimore
on Tuesday of last week and brought
here on a charge of bigamy, for hav-
ing married a Dover girl July II, 1919.
while he had another wife living in
South Carolina, whom he married in
1911, entered a plea Of guilty before
Judge Boyce, and was sentenced to
TWO years in the workhouse and fined
S400.
Anderson was the acrobatic bal.
loonist for carnival company, which
exhibited here last year, at which
time he became acquainted with his
second wife. Miss Baker.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
FINED FOR CATCHING BASS

William Trader, farmer residing
north Of Milford, was arrested last
Saturday by Chief Field Game War
den Albert F. Dillahay, and his as
sistant j. Frank Hollis. charged with
catching bass before the open season
and selling them. The case was heard
before Justice of the Peace E. V.
Hendrixson Of Milford, and a fine of
$50 and costs imposed. The State
Game and Fish Commission has spent
money to stock the ponds
throughout the State, and they will
prosecute all persons violating the
galma laws
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
PERSONAL MENTION

Jay ]. Foulk of Wilmington was
Milford visitor this week.
Mrs. Lottie Hill and daughters, Ed
ma and Virginia, Of Harrington, spent
the weekend with Mrs. VIM. Hazard
Mrs. Edwin Satterfield and little
son, Burton, Of Denton. Md, are
spending a few days with her mother,
Mrs Josephine Watson
Miss Virginia Pearson was a week
end guest at the home Of her siste-.
Mr. and Mrs. Perce Haughey and
cousin, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Denney enter
tanned about twenty persons at prog
ressive rook Tuesday evening in hon
or of Mrs. George H. Warren's birth
day. At a late hour dainty refresh
ments were served
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
q \ y

The State Senate of Delaware on
Wednesday afternoon voted favorably
on the proposed nineteenth amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, by the overwhelming vote of
Il to 6. With tie exception Of two
senators all of TIE Republican mem
bers of the Senate voted 'or the
measure. One Democrat. Senator
Price, Of Smyrna, also voted in favor
OF the 4mtldment
Tho vote in TIE Senate cane after
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
MILFORD NEW CENTURY CLUB

The regular meeting of the Milford
New Century Club was held on Mon
day, May Srd, 1920 with the president,
Mrs. r. c. Hall, presiding.
The officers for the club year, 1920
1921 were elected. Monday, May 10th,
will be Installation day, the last meet
ing Of tire club yesi.
Friday evening, May 2Sth, a lawn
fe.e" will be given al the home of
Mrs. Carl Colell, captain Of team No
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
PLUABERS GET 81 HOUR

Plumbers Local No. 26, Of Whining
ton, met recently at Plumbers Hall,
No. 109 West Sixth street, Wilmington.
Only routine business was transacted.
Robert W. Kremer, business manager
of the union, announced that the
agreement entered into between the
plumbers and master plumbers called
for a standard wage scale Of 81 an
hour. The prevailing impression that
the men were getting S1.25 an hour he
said or that the master plumbers had
agreed to was wrong.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
wOODENHAWK SCHOOL

Our school has been striving for
the honor roll" Those who have been
successful are: 1st grade, Harriet
Seeley; End grade, Thelma Short ;
3rd grade, Alvin Seeley; 9Th grade
Laura Seeley. We were visited by
Miss Faris during the past week and
now we are looking forward for an
other one.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-07
MILFORD HIGH DEFEATED

The Milford high school baseball
club was defeated on Thursday Of last
week on the local diamond by the
Georgetown high school team in the
first inning, the visitors scoring ten
runs before the side was retired
Pitcher Housman was wild as a March
hare and his team mates went up in
the air Baynum went in the box in
the second inning and twirled a pret-
ty game and was given good support.
It then proved a pitchers battle, but
the visitors lead was too great TO
overcome and the game closed with
the score II to in favor of George
town.