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Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
LAWN FETE

At Chickabee Farm on May 2Sth
A surprise is waiting you,
A lawn fete to awaken Spring
viii be given by team No. 2
Mortal maids from far Parie
A fashion show will bring
Colors gay to celebrate
The opening Of Spring.
Cooling ices win be served
BY maids Of the II. +. sign
From Milford come these lassies
In caps and apron fine.
A burst Of song and girl reserves
Are here with laughter gay
Their willing spirit and dainty dance
Do credit to z. W. c. A.
Seel the fairy creature beckons
And swaying in the breeze
Wood nymphs dance and waken flower
Or whispers to the trees.
You know our Club is fine no doubt
But needs improvements in and out
A round half dollar pays the bill
And help us out we know you will
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30

STATEMENT Of the ownership, management.
circulation etc. required by the Act of Congress
Of August a. 1919. of MILFORD CHRONICLE. pub-
hshed weekly at Milford. Delaware, for April
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
The following table of receipts and
aNnanditnres will he of intnrnst.

Inc years 1915, lJUO, 1911 1918 and
1914 showed deficits. The column of
receipts does not include balances of
the previous years. The figures for
1919 include highway department re-
ceipts of S1262, 1887 and expenditures
of $1193, ,644.66.
The figures reveal the growth in vol
ume of the States finances from the
year 1883, when S169 603.90 was col
lected and less than that amount spent
to the year 1919, when the receipts
run to more than three and a quarter
million.
The more important sources of rev.
enue of the State are interest on State
money, State income tax, inheritance
tax, corporation revenue, motor rev.
enue, revenue from tax on railroads,
tax on insurance companies, banks,
trusts and loan companies, from occu-
patton license fees, tax on telegraph
and telephone companies, express
companies, steam, gas and electric
companies, Federal Aid" revenue.
In 1919, the second year of its oper-
alton. the State income tax yielded
$317OO419.
The revenue from the direct inher-
itance tax for 1919 was $199,033. Up
to 100000 this goes into the general
fund, and over that amount into the
sinking fund.
The State tax on corporations for
1919 was $1O51 ,5S914, and the fran I
cuse taG Un 10T Pei lens, S22S S24 g. I
The automobile tax for 1919 amounted .
TO S2S6,334; State tax from civil com
missions, S1226, and fees collected in
secretary of States office, S90,49S.S0.
In 1919 the State revenue from the
secretary Of States Office was more,
by few hundred dollars, than the to-
tai receipts Of the general fund for
the preceding year.
The revenue from the State tax on
railroads for 1919 was $50 ,625; from
insurance companies, banks, etc, $685.
949.04; from occupation license fees,
5,3S0.07; telegraph and telephone
companies, S19,207.20, and express
companies, $3.50. The latter item is
in, the hands of the Attorney-General.
In 1919 the State received from the
Federal government, for schools and
Della ware College and public roads,
$135, ,294.52. =
The compilation shows the general
fund had good balance in January,
1920.
State Debt &
The State debt in January, 1920, ]
amounted to S2,066.7S5.
The present sources of the Della {
ware sinking fund are: a. the inher- /
itance tax returns over 100000; (2), +
the annual receipts from the collector J.
Of oyster revenue; (S), interest on A
bonds, and "a, sinking fund deduc- a
ons on highway bond issues as re- I
Iuired by special law. L
In January, 1920, the sinking fund
.otalled S27S,31495. ;
The large increase in the bonded y
during the past years is o
iue to the two bond issues for the
high way department, 100000 in 1918 Y
md S50O,O00 in 1919. There is a "a B
Der cent sinking fund provision, how a
'ver, by law for each Of these issues, a
to $4,000 on the issue of
91S and $12.500 on the issue of 1919.
The bonded Indebtedness of the State
vas paid off to the extent Of $4,000 in b,
9I9 B
ghe following table for selected Ii
ears shows the growth Of the school
ind and the school expenditures over
long peri ! Of years, dating back to a
S29: QnC g balances from prev h
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
REDDEN

The Ladies Aid Society Of McColleys
Church win meet at the home Of Mrs
Henry Stewart on Thursday, May 9Th
and the friends are cordially invited to
be present with them.
A light frost was reported last Sun
day morning, but no injury was done to
the fruit crop so far as known.
Emanuel Myers and wife have return
ed home from a winter passed in Phila-
delphia with their children.
Miss Edith Jester is visiting at Shlng-
les District this week.
Harley Wilson is home from Marcus
Hook with his parents here.
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
sTArE oF DELAWARE.l !

circulation. etc. required by the Act of Congress
Of August 2, 1872, Of MILFORD CHRONICLE. pub
lshed weekly at Milford. Delaware, for April
1920.
STATE OF DELAWARE,
COUNTY OF SUSSEX. J 80
Before me. Justice Of the Peace in and for tn
State and county aforesaid. personally appeared
G. Marshall Townsend Secretary. of MILFORD
Chronicle Publishing Co.. who. having been duly
sworn according TO law, deposes and says that ht
is Secretary Of the MILFORD CHRONICLE. and
that the following Is. to the best Of his knowl.
edge and belief. true statement Of the ownership,
management. etc, Of the aforesaid publication for
the date shown in the above caption. required by
the Act Of August "a 1912. embodied in section 48S,
Postal Laws and Regulations TO wit:
l. That the names and addresses Of the pub
Usher. editor managing editor, and business man
ayers are:
/ Publisher. Milford Chronicle Publishing Com
Editor. Theodore Townsend. Milford. Delaware
managing Editor, George Marshall Townsend
Milford, Delaware.
Business Manager, Thomas c. Reynolds and G
Marshall Townsend Milford, Delaware.
2. That the owners are:
Theodore Townsend. Milford, Delaware 10 West
Second Street.
George Marshall Townsend. Milford, Delaware,
lOS Lake View Avenue.
Thomas c. Reynolds. Milford. Delaware. Sos East
Front Street.
Mrs Pauline Townsend Hanley. Milford. Della
ware. Is West Second Street.
3. That the known bondhoders. mortgaQees
and other security holders. holding / per cent or
more of total amount Of bonds, mortgages, other
securities are: None
4 That the two paragraphs next above giving
the names Of the owners. stockholders. and Sc
curty holders If any, contain not only the list Of
stockholders and security holders they appear
upon the books Of the company but also, in cases
where the st0ckholder or security holder appears
upon the books Of the company as trustee or in
any other hduciary relation, the name Of the per-
son or corporation for whom such trustee is net
ing. is given also that the said two paragraphs
contain statements embracing affiant' full kHowl-
edge and belief as TO the circumstances and con-
ditions under which stockholders and security
holders who do not appear upon the books Of the T
company as trustees hold stock and securities in I
capacity other than that of a bona ide owner and
this atant has no reason TO believe that any other
person. association. corporation has any interest
direct or indirect in the said stock bonds. other
securities than as so stated by him.
B. That the average number of copies Of each .
issue Of this publication sold distributed through
the mails or otherwise 70 paid subscribers during
the six months preceding the date shown above is .
$3.50 weekly. G. MARSHALL TOWNSEND
Sworn 70 and subscribed .
lSEALI before this eth day
ALL ION
EDWARD V. HENDRIXsON. Notary Public.
my commission expires January 18th. 1921
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
GIFTS FROM THE HIGHBOY

Some very attractive gifts are to
be found at the home of Miss Marian
B. McKim on Friday afternoon, April
the 30th, 1920. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30

Two out of every derelicts make
good" The Salvation Army.
The Salvationists say, "No matter if
the baby is nameless, it is worth it's
weight in gold to the nation, if
brought up into a worthwhile citizen. 3"
No way too dark. no climb too
weary for the Salvation Army lassie
who is helping 10 wage the long war
against crime and poverty, suffering
and HUNGER.
The Washington times., 1920-02-22
GEORGE WASHINGTON"
OPENS MONDAY NIGHT

Walter Hampden has been com
PEELED to postpone tomorrow night,
at the Belasco Theater. the premiere
of his new play, George Washing
ton" This is duo TO the very un-
usual elaborateness of the scenic and
The Washington times., 1920-02-22
Gaiaies
Slowed D0zvn
BY Lent Season

XXX /oU know" sagtly. 'wissn
yod try TO crowd w,:n.s
wosl.is work into two days
Heres bound 10 be something 90
Ann Needless to say, tho wide-eyed
Ibung person who voiced that sxlopl
hid never known a days work In llep
lie. But, after ell. It's just as hard
II crowd a weeks play Into two Gays
Il a weeks work. And she had just
olen through that trying experisnee.
It's the old story: Two in one--you
ctn'tl"
ltsven though this 10 not a Lent-ob-
CRYING Administration, aud Ash
wednesday did not call an absolute
halt on entertaining, stu IL slowed
things down lot and jamnfed
pretty, good weeks work"-in Il
social wsy--into the FIRST two days OF
the week. ..
Monday was an unusually busy day
Tuesday had us all literally "runnins
round IN circles" and by "Wednesday
everybody was glad enough to pause
even II they didn't discard bali
gown and "swallow tail for sack
cloth and ashes. There was really
almost nothing doing on Ash Wednes-
day. The emily one of the Cabinet
hostesses who was ''at home" was
Mrs. Baker. who argued that she her
sesf was brought up among Presby-
tcrians. who didn't observe Lent
and that possibly there were others
equally benighted. Moreover. she
mad not been able to receive for the
three Wednesdays preceding. The In
iuenza had accounted for the first
two. and the third-the week before
practically all the Cabinet women
had been with Mrs. Lansing. So she
decided to receive, informally "a
Usual. . i
The Secretary of the Treasury apo
Mrs. Houston had birthday celebra-
ton. his birthday-but, "Sh! don't call
4 6 dinner" said Mrs. Houston, in
mock trepidatiQn. "or III be read on;
cf our church, In point OF fact, the
party could hardly truthrul.y be called
"a dinner party" being merely a
altering Of the Houstoas' Oldest
i:icnds--she Lanes, the Franklin
ltooseve,ts, the James r. Mains, and
q. few others.
And II WOULD have been given on
tuesday. the Secretary's proper birth
Say. save for the unaccommodating
incIasticity OF time--the fact that one
reilly can't do more than limited
number of things at once, especially
when they involve being in u num-
b : of different places simultaneously.
tuesday was the last day before
'.snt, the last call for anybody who
wanted TO give real "sho' nur
larty. All their friends were already
bcspokcn. SO, in fact, were the
tfoustons themselves. SO NJ. Houston
Das had his birthday party, quite in
.ormally. with some OF his Oldest
5iends, on Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1920-02-22
french Ambassador
{ CELEBRATES birthday.

Wednesday. by the way. WAS the
} renchl amba ssador's birthday. But
.rncc ths Jusserands are unobtrusiye
], Govout Roman. ca tholics--and- it is
a. e Catholics and the Episcopalians
10 are most rigid in keeping Lent"
hero was, OF course, no entertain.
g at the embassy Oh Ash Wednes-
. j.. So except. for a flood of mes
4 cs OF greeting and good Will Am
basYador Jusserand's siHty-fiith BIRTH
u9y passed unma rlSed. Moreover,
Inc. Jusserand was Just beginning
> recuperate after an attack Of
rippe.
tNondsy was marked by whole
tist of dinner parties and dances
lie One Hundred Clubs second party
m one, with the dinners before it;
}e Georgetown a ;sembly Mr.. and
Is. Louis Titus dinner dance for
$Hcy Lane and her fiance, Philip
hRufmann. and Congressman and
is. James w. Husted's dinner dance
n the Willard. This was largely
{ Congressional and the New York and
'nn Massachusetts delegations, who
4. by together so much, were largely
continued on Page Nlnc)
The Washington times., 1920-02-22

mechanical equipment. the produc-
lion being one of exceptional size.
Tickets purchased for tonight
will be honored on Tuesday even
ing, when the National Peace CARL
lon Committee will hold its beneht
performance. Tomorrow evening
there will be the special Cabinet and
Diplomatic Night. under the auspices
of the George Washington Memorial
Association, an occasion that in itself
promises to be of great interest.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26
rou 10 more WORK.

You are more ambitious and you get more
enjoyment out of everything when your
blood is in good condition. Impurities in
the blood have very depressing effect on
the system, ceusing weakness, laziness,
nervousness end sickness
GROVES lASTELESS Chill TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and Enriching the Blood. When you feel
its strengthening. invigoratine effect, see
how it brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the appetite, you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
is not patent medicine, it is simply
IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup.
So pleasant even children like it. The
blood needs Quinine to Purifyit and IRON
to Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop
critics never fail to drive out impurities in
the blood.
The Strength Creating Power of GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC has made it
the favorite tonic in thousands of homes.
More than thirty-fve years ago, folks
would ride long distance to get GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC when a
member of their family had Malaria or
needed a bodybuilding, Strengthening
tonic. Q The formula is just the same to-
day, and you can get it from any drug
store. 60c per bottle.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

encouraged blood lust. Men were
taught to rip, shoot, gas, 'bayonet
and bomb other men. Success
was measured in casualties.
Hatred was instilled into the
hearts Of the fighters, and they
knew no law save military dis.
cipline. Armies were sent across
the water to destroy other armies.
Other armies were composed of
men. Fear. whether it be of man
or law, was driven from the heart.
The purpose to which the machin-
cry, resources and manpower Of
nations were dedicated was to
destroy. Rule was by might, by
bayonet, by gun and by bomb.
The idea Of hate and destruc-
ton has not been entirely re-
moved from the minds of all men.
The thought of rule by might and
by gun has not been wholly dis
PEELED. The tail of the kite of
war is sweeping America as indi-
Gated by the Chicago murder
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26
GOVERNOR cox rs FAvoRITE

New York. June Ex-Governor
Cox of Ohio. with odds of 3 to /
against him. is the favorite in
@all Street betting TODAY on the
chances Of nomination for the
Democratic presidential candi-
dacy. Money chances are eveh
that there will be a wet plank in
the Democratic platform, and
wagers of 5 to 6 are being made
that the plank will be positively
wet. Odds of 9 - 10 are offered
that the platform committee ma
jority report. favoring wet laws
for the country, will be adopted
on the floor of the convention.
Several curious developments
have occurred in the betting odds
announced by the Wall Street
commissioners. The Street, for
instance, is willing to bet ! to 4
that William G. McAdoo will get
the nomination, in spite of the I'M
eauivoval announcement that ne
was out of the race. Another
strange development is that TWEEN
ty DAYS ago Wall Street was
willing to wager 20 to ] that
President Wilson would not be
nominated. Today the best odds
seAtainable are 4 IL to ! against
One firm which is handling the
hnll, of the commissions in con-
nection with the betting this year,
today gave out the following odds
- representing the consensus IN
Wall Street relative to the chan
eos ~ the candidates. All odds
are against: Cox, 4 to /; DAVIS,
80 10 L: McAdoo. 4 to !: VII
son 4 ID to /; Edwards, . to l;
Governor Smith 5 to ] Marshall,
60 4. Clark, 10 to | I; Palmer, IL
Il /. Bryan, 20 to /.
H. Rail and Company stated that
chiefly because there appeared 70
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26


Parish Of Iberia.
This cause on this day to be
heard, upon petitioners applica-
ton, for change of name; Present.
A. B. Nc Gowen, Attorney for pc
titioner; and E. Vuillemot, Dis
trict Attorney of the 10Th Ju-
dicial District Court of the State
of Louisiana, in and for the Par
ish of Iberia, representing the
State of Louisiana.
When, after hearing the plead
ings, the evidence, and the coun-
sci, the Court being of the opin-
ion, for the reasons, this day
orally assigned, that the petit
toner is entitled to the relief
prayed for.
It is ordered, adjudged and de-
creed, that there be judgment
herein,i authorizing the petit
toner Benjamin Hickman Schex-
nayder to change his name, to that
of Benjamin Hickman Kelso,
which shall be the true, lawful
name Of said petitioner after the
publication of this judgment in
the manner required by law.
It is further ordered that all
the costs of these proceedings be
paid by the petitioner, and that a
fee of ten dollars be taxed as part
Of the costs in favor, E. Vuille-
mot, District Attorney represent
ing the State of Louisiana in
these proceedings.
Done, read and signed in open
Court in the Parish of Iberia,
State of Louisiana, on this 25th
dav of May A. D.. 1920.
(Signedl JAMES SIMON,
Judge 18th Jud. Dist. of La.
A true and correct copy Of orig
inal, fled Nay 25th, 1920.
Attest: f g. DECUTR,
D'y elk Of Court. Iberia Parish.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26
LAND WITHOUT A WORRY
ENTICES U. s. MARINES.

Picture land where they have
no peace treaties or politics, no
candidates or elections, no in
come taxes or poor houses; where
the landlord, the butcher and
Naker don't enter into the scheme
of things, and worry is unknown.
That's GUIANA little island in
the South Pacific, under the nom
inal rule Of a governor sent there
by the United States, and guarded
by force Of U. S. Marines. The
island is daily coming into more
prominence, as it is soon to be
fortified as a base for the Pacific
Fleet.
The sun works overtime for
Guam, the land is fertile. The 12,-
600 natives exact living from
the soil with a minimum of effort.
They raise only enough for their
own needs. They farm a little,
90 fishing occasionally and de-
light in the pastime of cocoanut.
watching" which means, accord
ing to the Marines who have Wis
tied there, lying on their backs
beneath the palm trees and watch
ing the cocanuts grow.
When war and a destructive
yphoon came the Government
passed labor law. compelling
every able-bodied man to cult
vate a bit of land. The easy-go-
ing natives didn't object-they
worked in groups so that they
might talk and be sociable.
They have a simple Christian
creed and are devoted in their
worship. Since the island was
ceded by Spain to the United
States, some twenty years ago,
education and sanitation have i'm
proved 100 per cent.
In recent years the Govern
mnnt has maintained a consid-
cradle force of Marines in Guam,
and Marine Corps recruitin off
GERS at GIT Common Street, New
Orleans, La, report that many
Marines who have lived under the
spell of this modern Utopia re-
enlist with the object of returning
there.
The Marines call it "The Land
Without a Worry"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26
MURDER MONTH.

June is known as the murder
month in Chicago. On the first
day of this month IL people
charged with murder faced Judges
in Chicago courts. There are 40
to be tried before July /.
The wave of killings is no doubt
an outgrowth of the great war.
Cheapened lives are a legacy of
that titanic struggle.
Years of destruction and strife
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26
Itching, Scratching, Skin Diseases
That Burn Like Flames of Fire

cases of Eczema and other skin
eruptions. This wonderful remedy
is one of the oldest and most re-
liable medicines on the market. 1t
has been sold by druggists for fifty
years. S. S. S. is splendid system
cleanser; it is not sol dor recon-
mended for venereal diseases.
You are invited to write to-day
for complete and full advice as to
the treatment of your own case.
Address, Chief Medical Adviser,
Swift Specific Co., Dept. 81, At
lanta, Ga.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

WANTED-At Sterling Sugar
& Ry Co. Franklin, La. a first
class man who thoroughly under
stands how to and can operate
tractors. Good pay to right
party. 6-12-4
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

month.
When we dance the fiddler must
be paid. And in addition to the
billions spent in prosecution of
the war, to the needed reorgapi-
cation of our industrial and social
fabric, to wealth destroyed, and
to dead in France, we have our
dead in America and a murder
month in Chicago.-Oregonian
Times.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26
Here Is a Sensible Treatment
That Gets Prompt Results.

Eczema and similar skin troubles
often arise from a disordered con-
dition of the blood, and perman-
ent relief is rarely obtained ex-
can only be cured by giving the
cept by giving the blood thor
ough cleansing, and removing
from it the source of the trouble.
sThis is why S. S. S. has been
used SO successfully in hundreds of
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

be imminent danger of a third
party entering the campaign bet
tiers are rather shy and that there
was not much actual money in
hand to place on any of the can
didates.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

$1,000 REWARD for information lead
ing to recovery of 5-passenger Ford stol-
en- in Jennings, La, night of May Bird.
Car has mohair top; self-starter; engine
No. 3e30234. Wire or write VIM. Boyer,
Box 71o, Lake Charles, La, or Calcasieu
Mercantile Co., Lake Charles, La.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

DESIRABLE DWELLING FOR SALE.
z room dwelling with bath, located at
$40 Fulton Street. House in good con-
dition. One-third cash. Apply to Muir
ray, Fisher & Labit.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

WANTED-Man with team or auto
who can give bond to sell 1877 Watkins
home and Farm Products, biggest con-
Germ of kind in world $500 to $4,000
yearly income. This county open. Write
today. R. Watkins Co., Dept. liz,
Winona, MINI.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

Frances Ferns Majesty No.
165987, champion Jersey Buh.
Lafayette Fair, offers his services
to increase milk and butter pro-
duction, it cost no more to raise a
good calf than a scrub; so why
not breed to the best.
L. F.. LALLANDE.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

FOR SALB-Brand new set of
Brann's 1conoclast, ~ volumes.
Cost $27.O0. Will sell for $500.
Apply this office.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

666 cures Malaria, Chills and
Fever, Bilious Fever, Colds and
LaGrippe. 1t kills the parasite
that causes the fever. 1t is a
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

FOR RENT-House with tour rooms,
dining room, kitchen and bath room. APP
ply to J. T. Landry, Agent, P. o. Box
246, New Iberia, La. 6-12-4t
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26

Judgment Authorizing Petitioner
to Change His Name.
Benjamin Hickman Schexnayder
Va No. 1868
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-26
Article II.

The domicile of the said corporation
shall be in the City of New Iberia, in
the Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana.
The President, or in his absence, the
Vice President or in the absence of both
the above officers, the Secretary of this
corporation shall be the person upon
whom citation or other legal process may
be served.