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Evening journal., 1920-04-30

prices in March were no higher than
in February. and were siX-leuihs OF 1
per cent lower than In January. since
November 1919, they had. however,
increased 4 per cent, and since March,
1919, the Increase was "a per cent
In January. 1920. sugar cost 224 per
cent. moro than the average price In
1919. which has been accepted az rep
rcscntaiiNc of pre-Nar pric s. ana llo-
iatoes were 2is per cent higher.
These were the most sensational price
demands up 90 That time.
Rlnts averaged 40 per cent hi9hel
IN March 1920 than they had Deen 10
July, 1914. according to hgures inr-
nishcd by 3a2 agencies ia tJs cues.
This marks an average Increase OF
ner cena since November 1919. and
OF ~ per cent. since March 1879
These Increases refcr GO rhangos lil
rents fOr low and medlum-prlced
houses Stcam-heated apartments and
other expensive dwellings showed
greater advances
Rents had gone 40 IN ala sections
OF the country and In Oitics of every
size In New York Detroit LlcNclapd
Pittsburgh and hos \ncslr- ih in-
crease was apparrr iv oN'f M
ornt. In Philadelphia, Boston and
baltimore, on the other hand. II was
not more than 40 per cent Every
where therc was stll a great short
age OF houses and buf....
rising. SIN higher rents were ll'it'
fore predicted.
Clothing IS the budget Item for
which greater price Increases Nor.
recorded The adNS" of
cent. between July. 1914 and March
! 1870. represents a rise of As D.. ,,a,
4 since November. 1919 and OF 1j PEE
cent. since March. 1919 These csti
mates are based on rdplies TO ques
tlonnalrcs returned by POO dry good
dealers in 12 cities.
The largest advances since 1914 con
3iuued TO be for cotton yard goods
| Pcrcalc. formerly selling for I f.
cents a yard In March, 1920 hrough
an average OF 30 cents; This is an In
crease of i22 per cent Muslin under
wear and wOmcn's hl0uscs, on th
| other hand had advanced In pric
only ii25 per cent and 1892 per cent
respectively. Other important increase
IL. q
Evening journal., 1920-04-30
AD SAVES LIVES OF 30 PUMPS

NEW ONLEANSl April JU.-J. j
Lawler saw 2iO dogs under sentence
or death and waiting for the pound
masters "eXeCulioner." LaWlei
thought OF a dog he had when d boy
Lawler "choked up he says, when
he remembered how that dog ran
away Uie went 10 The poundmaster.
obtained a stay OF execution for all
2i0 pups and advertised In the news
papers until every dog had been
adopted.
Evening journal., 1920-04-30
living COSTS
UP Fl PER CENT.
National Industrial Confer
ence Shows 95 Per Cent.
Rise Since 1914
FOOD AND CLOTHING
MAKE HIGHEST GAINS

BOSTON, April 30--There Is no sign
in The reduction OF the cost OF living i'm
the rcport about to be issued bv the
National Industrial Conference Board.
covering up 60 the beginning this
month II shows that the fresh toll
for The last ~ months WAS 2i per cent.
that u mounted per cent. from No
Vcmber 90 March, making The total
average increase % per cent. through
out the country since July. 1914.
Increases IN the Ave major items FOR
The entire period advances were fOC
ter. III per cent for clothing. 40 per
cent. FOR fuel. light and heat and So
per cent for sundries.
iabulatcd budget OF increased
costs in average American cOmmuni-
ties shows the rate and period OF the
upward progression:
Evening journal., 1920-04-30
FRECKLE-FACE

sun and wind Bring Out Ugly Spots.
How TO Remove Easily.
Here's a chance. Miss Freckle-face, so
try a remedy for freekles, with the guar
antee of a reliable concern that II will not
cost you penny unless It removes the
freckles; while If It does give you a
clear complexion, the expense is trihing.
Simply get an ounce Of Othine-doub'e
strength-from any druggist and few
applications should show yOu how easy
n Is to rid yourself Of the homeiy frech-
les aud get beautiful complexion. Rare
ly Is more than one ounce needed for the
worst case.
BE sure 10 ask the druggist for the
double strength Othine az this strength
is sold under guarantee OF money Tack
" IL falls 10 remove freckles.
Evening journal., 1920-04-30

creases being from 20 10 40 per cent
Furniture. household furnishings
church support insurance. medical
care. recreation, candy, tobacco and
soft drinks were among the Items
that mpde up the average sadvance
OF ~ lrpr cent
Evening journal., 1920-04-30

Food prices In March were TOO per
Get. higher than average prices before
The war. according to the retail food
prioc index numbers Of the United
States Bureau OF Labor Statistics.
Quotations on which this estimate IS
based were furnished by over 1000
dealers in 81 cities. Average food
Evening journal., 1920-04-30

The Wants are scanned by thou
sands who are interested in the real
ty elluaiion.--Adv.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10

Good business is good advertising
and the columns OF the Chronicle
make the best business investment.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
OVERLOOK

The farmers are threshing clover
but the crop is small
Mrs. H. Lingo of Philadelphia i:
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hester Hol-
land.
Mrs. r. 3. Foskey spent the week
end with her cousin, Mrs. Hannah
Rhodes
Several people OF this vicinity are
attending the Delaware State Fair
which is being held at Elsmere, near
Wilmington.
Mrs. Anna King, who has been in
Philadelphia for seven weeks, has
now returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. p Warrington en-
tertained at dinner Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson OF Philadelphia.
Quite a number of people spent
Sunday at Oak Orchard.
Miss Fannie Smith is spending a
two weeks visit in Philadelphia as
the guest of her brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph D. Smith.
Mrs. Albert Davidson has been en-
tertaining friends from Camden, n.
There will be preaching at Whites
Chapel Sunday morning, starting at
II o'clock.
Fred Seamen has purchased new
automobile.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
DELAWARE IS SURELY
THE GARDEN OF EDEN

Surely Delaware is Mother Natures
favorite State if the fruits and vege-
tables on exhibition at the State Fair
comprise fair sample of her bounty.
Quality, size and quantity are also
there to show that she stinted her
products no way. 1t is doubtful if
there is any fruit or vegetable grown
in the Eastern United States which is
not on exhibition there One of the
oranges exhibits green lemons and
another japanese walnuts both grown
in the State.
The exhibition building for the
fruits and vegetables is a miniature
Garden of Eden and well worth a
visit The grange displays are the
finest on record, breaking the monOt-
ony Of the exhibition room with their
novel exhibition stands.
The apple leads all the other en-
trants in the building in variety,
something like SO varieties of that
fruit being shown. Grapes and toma-
toes run a close second Not to be
overlooked are exhibitions of cooked
dainties in every grange stand The
skill of the Delaware housewife is
shown in the exhibitions of artistic
iiAg 4NSN Ndht9s 4hasAGA NAANhIAA9 anu
fancy candies.
Elk oranges have exhibits. They
are Harmony, FELTON,, Milford, Rose
Hill. West Brandywine and Hockes-
sin. While the displays are much the
same. differing mostly in variety,
there is keen rivalry in finding the
most attractive way of showing the
products Beside the regular fruits
there were shown field products, wood
samples and a few relics.
West Brandywine Grange used an /
old waterWheel as its vehicle of dis 4
play. Fruit. canned goods and jellies I
were shown on shelves on the rim of .
the wheel and the fancy work on the .
inside. The HOckessin Grange erect .
ed a building OF the log cabin type for
It's exhibits A pagoda sheltered the
Rose Hill Grange exhibits. Milford
itself with merely putting
up shelves. but the displays are as
inc as any of the other more fancy
exhibits. Harmony Grange had sew
raj novel features. Over the door
way of its building a flag is shown
made of red, white and blue corn.
'wo pumpkins, with onions for eyes,
obacco leaves for clothes, corn for
eeth, etc, provide animation for the
nimal kingdom.
The individual displays of fruit and
egetables are varied and extensive.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10

GOVERNOR cox wakes unctuous
and effusive over the expenses of the
late war, which he evidently regards
as one of the greatest glories of the
nation. Why. he declaims. we spent
more than million dollars an hour
Tor two years, and the total expenses
almost equalled the aggregate Of all
the disbursements of our Government
from its foundation down to our entry
into the war They were enough to
have run our Revolutionary War for
more than a thousand years. Our
army alone spent nearly as much as
all the gold produced in the United
States in all its history. And so on;
until we half expect him TO calculate
how far into interplanetary space a
pile of nickels equal to our total ex-
penditures would reach. As if monu-
mental extravaganza were something
to be proud of!
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
BLANCHARD STATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Hill and chill
dren have returned to their home
at Philadelphia after spending two
weeks with Mrs. Hills parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Obier.
Miss Violet Meredith has returned
to her work at Wilmington after
spending the weekend with her
mother, Mrs Manola Meredith.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Cahall and son,
Louis, spent Sunday with relatives
and friends at Hickman.
Miss Nell Rogers and Walter Lyons
and sister, Miss Virginia Lyons, and
Charles Conaway motored to Reho-
both on Sunday and spent the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rogers and
daughter, Mrs. Grover C. Torbert and
r. E. Wiley of Greenwood motored
over to Milford on Monday evening.
r. E Wiley and wife and daugh-
ter, Betty, motored to Rehoboth on
Sunday
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
ADAMS CROSS ROADS

Mrs. Ellen Weaver and three chill
dren have returned to their home in
LaMott, Pa, after a visit of two weeks
with Mrs. Blanche Adams.
]. Z. Elerick factory has been run
ming full time for two weeks.
Wooden Hawk school opened on
Tuesday of this week. with Miss Ma
BILE Still. of Bridgeville. as teacher
The Bloomery Aid will hold its first
meeting with Miss Emma and Jane
Bullock on Tuesday afternoon, Sept.
2Sth, at Smithville. This is the first
meeting since June.
Rev. A. B. Frye and wife filled their
places at Bloomery Sunday, after two
weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Beachum, of
Denton. were Sunday guests of D. f.
Johnson and family.
Sunday School at Bloomery at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. Every one invited.
Mr.: and Mrs. Clarence Lowe, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Adams and children, mo-
tered &C TGiehl:estte::' and and spent SatliT-
day and Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
Flying ParSOn
To Speak Here
Winner Of TranscontinsntaI Acre RaSa

Lieutenant Belvin w. Maynard,
bstter known. as The Flying Par
CON-" because he entered the aviation
service from the ministry at his
country's call, is naturally famous be-
cause Of his winning the Transoonti'
mental Aero Race, conducted last
October.
At the invitation of the Swarth-
more Chautauquas, Lieut.. Maynard
upon his discharge in April, 1920,
from his military service, has turned
his attention to the lecture platform
where he will have ample opportunity
to continue his patriotic labors under
the title, HMotor Troubles of So
cicty.'" This intrepid aviator, who
knows so we'll how to overcome aero
plane motor troubles, will discuss our
rational and social problems from a
new viewpoint. Lieut.. Maynard is
the red-blooded type of man whose
varied experiences and training he
him for a practical and helpful dis
cussion of this subject.
Has physical fitness and mental
alertness led the flying parson to take
chances that most aviatOrs shun, al.
though he instantly enters a modest
disclaimer when faced with the tri-
butte. Where others followed railroad
tracks or the ribbon-like highways in
going from control to control, Lieut..
MAYNARD took the cross-country cut,
flying entirely by compass. He set
his faith upon his star and sheared
off the miles. On the trip from SaL
Francisco he. had occasion TO take a
long chance. Leaving Chicago, his
course led him straight across Lake
Michigan, and he followed his needle
without hesitation. More cautious
competitors circled the water and lost
valuable time. His charge across the
lake was one way of showing conf
dence in himself.
The real conditioning he believes In
brought him earlier fame than his
in the great Derby. Months
ago he took to the air, bent on record.
Three hundred and eighteen
loops in 81 minutes did the trick-an
average of better than loop every
fifteen seconds, continued for over an
hour! 1t is a mark which has re-
PEELED assault after assault by other
army aviators, Maynard came out Of
the test tired, of course, but far from
exhausted.
This clear-headed parson, un.
iizzicd and unexhausted, comes on
he closing night of Chautauqua 70
ell US how our problems look from
he far heights to which he has b.
iViIie accustomed.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10

THE SCHOOLS in most of the special
districts in the State report registra-
tion of unusually large numbers of
pupils in all grades of the public
schools. This indicates a general de-
sire on the part of parents to avail
themselves of the opportunities to get
the best education facilities possible
for their children. In Milford this is
especially true, and the people are
facing a very serious problem to meet
the situation. At present, part of the
school is attending only half time.
while the teachers are doing double
service by reason of this being neces-
sary. The children are losing just
half of their opportunity for an edu-
cation because of the lack of rooms
and seating capacity in the school.
The two portable schoOl-rooms which
have been loaned to the Milford schools
by the State School Auxiliary will re-
lieve the situation when they arrive
to a certain extent, but this is only
the opening of the school year. Later
on other children who are working
will return to the schools, and then
the congestion will be even greater
than it is now. It seems that the
only solution for the problem in Mil
ford is to build a High School with
ample grounds about it, and then
maintain the present school building
Tor the primary and grammar schools
The buildings are perfectly good
buildings. but need rearranging even /
under this plan. should it be adopted. /.
It will be well for the people who
are not informed of facts relative to
the schools to investigate along lines I
of needs of education, and form their
opinions as to what will be for the /
best interest of the children in the I
future.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10

WOMEN OF DELAWARE have but a
short time in which to register and
qualify themselves to vote at the cleo
tion in November. Just two days are
open to them-Saturday September
18th, and Saturday, October 10th, and
unless they are registered on one of
these days, they certainly will be dis
franchised. It is a certainty that
the two parties will have workers
looking after this important duty
which our women must perform to
become voters. The Democratic
women are being organized rapidly
and the Republican State Central
Committee has appointed a special
committee to do this work for the
Republicans. According to the policy
established through the State Re
,,,,;,,iis,7,ss. Committee. the Republican y
women of Sussex county win form
their own organization to act as a
county Organization. The same plan
has been adopted for the women of
Kent county, and chairmen in each
district are named to look after each
voting district, with authority to en-
ploy assistants to do the clerical
work. The first step was taken last
Monday when State Chairman Charles
Warner and Miss jeanette Eckman,
the new secretary, conferred with
Mrs. Robert G. Houston and County
Secretary Stewart at Georgetown.
Mrs. Houston was chosen by caucus
of the Republican members of the
state League of Women Voters. at
Rehoboth, recently, to lead the or
ganization work in Sussex county.
She has adopted the plan suggested
bv the State Central Committee that
a group of women, of known strong
Republican amliation. should get to-
gether quickly and form an organiza-
ing committee to plan for and call a
countv-wide meeting of Republican
women. At this large meeting the
permanent organization will be form
ed and officers elected. Delegates to
the State Associate Committee will
also be elected and plans for election
district organization be madS. Mean
time the work of getting the women
10 register on the 18th of September
is not being neglected-as all active
Republican Committeeman are urged
10 assist local women in making
~.s-r percentage Of registration in
voting district. The Organiza-
gommittee Of Women meets at
Eown today.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
THE sTATE FAIR at wilminoton !.

THE STATE FAIR at Wilmington is
by longod the greatest display of the
products of Delaware that has ever
been assembled. The stock and poul-
try displays are remarkably fine. Ev-
erything from machinery to horse rae
ing is in the superlative class. while
the attendance has been larger than
ever known at a fair in Delaware.
The management deserve the success
it has won in this fair. and those of
the future viii be larger and better
than ever dreamed of, if the same
policy is maintained to assemble in
one great display the products of the
State, and the machinery to mod
ernize farming and fruit-growing sue
cessfully.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
OAKLEY

Mrs. Mollie Short and children from
Philadelphia are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs VIM. II. Deputy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Short are spend
ing some time with their nephew, Will
liam Short and family.
Mrs. Ethel Morgan has returned
home after spending some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Ban
ming.
webbs school opened Tuesday Sept.
9TH. 1920.
Charlie Collins met with a painful
accident last Saturday while cutting
timber when he cut his foot with an
ak.
Viva Deputy is entertaining her
cousin Eva Short from Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
Written the day before the procla-
nation of the Secretary of State.
Hearty Congratulations to All

the splendid women of America, and
especially the efficient committee OF
PHILADELPHIA and Pennsylvania, VINO
stood the storms of opposition ana
succeeded in amending the Constitu-
ton of the United States to give
WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE
For many long years past the old
men, the rich men, the slackers, VINO
never vote on rainy day, have left
the elections in tn ehands of the mill
lions of young men of the cities,
states and the nation.
The Coming TO the Front
and Staying There OF
the Nobel Women of Each State
has brought on this day OF just and
righteous freedom, which has downed
upon the United States.
/ 1t ushers in the new era deyoutly
prayed for.
/ 1t raises a golden Star of Hope in
the sky, that means much to the world
around, which has been laboring and
fighting for a Golden Age TO come to
manhood and womanhood May it not
be that the wise men of the East will
again follow the star and ind in the
United States the answer to their
prayers?
Great opportunities beckOn!
The horizon enlarges itself to make
room for enlarging souls bent upon
the making OF the new world. that
Theodore Roosevelt preached about, fit
For Every Man
and Woman
to Live In
The serious and difficult questions
yet to be settled by patient and hard
thinking will be faithfully met and
adjusted in time and experience.
There are men still living who can
be safely trusted as of the spirit and
wisdom of the Fathers of this Repub-
lie, who found a George Washington,
as later the people found Abraham
Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theo-
dore Roosevelt in their needs.
Are there not dangers ahead?
Most assuredly there are but not
as great as the perils which we have
lived through, when demagogues and
cOrrupionists of political parties held
sway at times since the revolutionary
days
We are safer now than ever before
and the better days are coming soon
(Signed) JOHN WANAMAKER. 4
August 2S. 1920.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10

The above space donated by one
who believes that ninety per cent. Of
intelligent Americans hold the same
views as expressed above by that truly
great and good American-Mr John
Wanamaker.-Ady.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-09-02
SCORE ONE FOR DIPLOMACY
Will Be General Agreement That Lit
tie Joe Deserved the Treat He,
Was Looking For.

Little Joe had been told that no
could not go to grandmother's house
before the end of the week. And he
wished very much to 60 right away,
for grandmother had a new kind of
cooky. He coaxed mother, but to no
avail, so he decided to try strategy.
Mother" he said sweetly, "when I
get to be grown and away from home
I'm still a-going to come back and see
you every day."
Mother was delighted. '"That will be
grand" she said. II do hope you will
remember that promise"
Eyes," Joe was positive, "and If any
thing should happen that I couldn't
come any day I'm going to be sure to
send your grandchildren to male up
for me, so you'll know remembered
you"
He made the trip to grandmother's
house that afternoon
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-09-02
Impulse of Petitioners.


A brusque theatrical manager,
whose uncouth manners are well
known in New York, was in his Office
the other day after lunch. His feet
were on top Of his desk, his coat of,
his hat on and a black cigar fitting
upward from his lips.
A very pretty young girl came in
unannounced, looking for a job. She
gave the immediate impression Of gen
tie manners and culture. AS she talked
her refinement evidently impressed
the manager, who had not moved.
Finally, as though fine thought
had struck him, he said: II beg par
don, young lady, but do you mind IL
I remove my hat?"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-09-02
Millions of Tiny Germs
Cause Your Catarrh
sprays and douches.

sprays ana dOucneS.
S. S. S. will cleanse your blood
Of the cause Of Catarrh, and give
real relief. It has been in con-
slant use for more than fifty
years, and is sold by all druggists.
Buy a bottle Of S. S. S. today and
lose no further time in getting on
the right treatment.
Valuable advice regarding your
case will be furnished free. Ad-
dress Medical Adviser, 103 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-09-02

The success Of nurse girl depends
upon her attention to little things.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-09-02
A Slow Town,

'The officer claims you were going
at the rate Of 40 miles an hour" said
the Judge, looking at the man at the
bar over his glasses.
eyes, your honor. My chauffeur
was trying to get me to the railroad
station in time to catch the 6:16
train"
"But you didn't have to catch that
particular train; there was another
one in an hour"
every true, Judge, but what in the
world could I do to kill time In this
town for an hour?"-Yonkers States-
man.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-09-02
Real Relief Comes Only By
Cleansing the Blood of the
Germs.

You must realize that your blood
is loaded down with catarrh
germs, and these germs must be
removed from your blood before
you can expect real, rational relief
from the disease. And Of course,
you know that you cannot reach
these germs in your blood with
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-09-02
Two Views,

Deacon A-What beautiful dis
pensation of providence it is that man
is so constituted that the memory of
pain and trouble becomes fainter and
fainter as time goes on.
Doctor Bob, suppose so, but
that's why we doctors have so much
trouble collecting our bills.-Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-09-02
"Feenish the Course"
Exact Copy Of Wrapper.

"FeenI8n the COURSE.
The veteran Scottish caddie was out
with an old gentleman who, by the
time the twelfth hole was reached, had
been in most of the bunkers en- route,
Md had succeeded in breaking club.
Il think shall give up at this hole"
10 remarked at last to his Indignant
caddie.
INA, na," retorted the old worthy.
"Feenish the course, sir, flemish the
course; we've got four clubs to smash
yet, an nine bunkers to dae it inv-
Edinburgh Scotsman.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-09-02

The first trip across the Atlantic by
steam was made in 1919 by the Sa-
vannah.