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Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
EVERGREEN FOREST VISITS
WILMINGTON TALL CEDARS

over IT'S members of Evergreen
Forest No. 40. of Milford, went to
Wilmington Tuesday evening of this
week as guests of Brandywine For
est Of that city. The trip to and from
Wilmington was made on a special
train and was greatly enjoyed by
those persons who went with the BOYS.
Baltimore Forest was also in Will
mingtOn that evening as guests of
Brandywine. The visiting Forests
were met at French Street Station by
a delegation from the Wilmington
Cedars and escorted to the New Cen
tury Club building, where the even
ing's entertainment was provided.
About ten candidates were taken from
Milford, several from Baltimore. and
a large number from Wilmington
were taken into the order at the meet
ing.
Following the work delightful
program and entertainment was pro-
vided for the members of the visiting
Forests.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
BOY DROWNED IN MILL RACE

Francis Walls, aged four years. a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Walls, OF
West Front street, North Milford. fell
into the race at the rear of their home
on Monday afternoon last and was
drowned. He had been playing with
another small boy unknown to the
parents. and it is possible that the
child had been in the water for ten
or twenty minutes when assistance
came in response to the call from the
frightened playmate. The body was
soon found and effort was made for
more than four hours to revive the
drowned boy, but without avail. The
mother was prOstrated at the sight
of her dead boy, and it required care
full attention to restore here to con-
sciousness. The funeral was held oD
Thursday and interment made in Odd
Fellows cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
SUMMER SCHOOL STAFF
1T WILL Be HELD AT DELAWARE COL
LEGE FROM JUNE Is TO AUGUST 6.

Bulletins are being sent out tC
teachers throughout the State, giving
details relative TO the sixth session
Of the Summer school which will open
at Delaware College on June IS and
close August 6. Tue State will, as
usual, pay the transportation and
board of State teachers while at the
school
The summer school faculty for this
year, with the subjects they will
teach, has been announced as follows
DirectOr-ProfessOr William A.
Wilkinson of Delaware College.
Dean of WOmen-PrOfessor Mary +.
Rich of the Women's College.
Physical EducatiOn-Miss Rose Vir-
ginia Christal. now director of physic-
al education lementary schools. Santa
Cruz. Cal
Social Director Community Ciyics
Miss Lotta A. Clark. head of DE
partment Of History, Boston Normal
School.
English-Prfoessors George E. Dut-
ton and f. NJ. X. Foster. both Della
ware College.
Education ~ Professor Wilkinson.
Delaware College. Miss Mamie f.
Rohr OF the Women's College and Miss
Susan Faris. rural school supervisor
for Sussex county.
Demonstration teachers-ProfessOr
Mary E. Rich, principal, Miss Rachel
Fuller. Columbia University and Miss
Evelyn Estella Tilton, New York
State Normal School
Fine Arts-Miss Florence Tuttle
Women's College.
Music-Miss Dora Wilcox, Women's
College.
Those attending will get their meals
at the Commons and most of them
will be housed in the Women's Col
lege dormitories. the same as last
year.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
PENSIONS FOR MOTHER

At the State Mothers Pension Com
mission Tuesday the secretary's re.
port showed the following number OF
pensions granted in the State to date
by counties:
New Castle county. AZ pensions
with total of 141 children aided.
Kent, 20 pensions. total of Sc chill
dren.
Sussex, SO pensions. total of 152
children.
In all, 129 pensions, and number of
children aided. S79; number Of chill
dren in school, 246.
Pending the signature of the Gov
ernor to the bill for increased appro-
priations of $4,000 for New Castle.
S2,500 for Kent and $2.5OO for Sussex.
three cases, one in New Castle. one in
Kent and one in Sussex, were granted
pensions, this being all that could be
on the funds available.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
WANTS BIRTH CERTIFICATE

DR.. P. s. Downs has received a re-
quest to furnish the birth certificate
of Miss Ellen Elizabeth Shockley,
daughter of William Penn Shockley,
formerly an attorney of Dover. for
the purpose of complying with the
marriage laws of Italy. Miss Shock
ley is living in Rome and is soon to
be married in that city.
Because of the nearness of the we'd
ding and of the fact that letter con-
veying the information could not
reach Rome in time, the contents of
the birth certificate had to be sent by
cablegram. Miss Shockley was born in
Diver. State Sentinel
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
COUNTERFEIT STAMP HAS MUMPs

The Treasury Department is issu-
ing a warning to POstmasters and to
thrifty persons hereabouts to be on
their guard against buying counterfeit
War Savings Stamps. Fraudulent
blue stamps of the 1919 Series have
been made by counterfeiters and be-
ing sold TO the unwary.
But the frauds can be easily de-
tected," the Secret-Service men say.
Ben Franklin's picture appears on
the stamp, and in the counterfeit
stamps, Old Ben seems to have the
mumps in his left jaw. Indeed, there
is a pronounced swelling Then under
the portrait the lower of the two left
dots is comparatively indistinct. and
the vertical opening between the
lines in the lower part of the numeral
9 in the date 1924 is closed. The
principal feature Of the fraud, how
ever, is the swollen cheek.
1T should be remembered that the
counterfeit is only of the 1919 series.
and like the original, is blue BLUE
War Savings Stamps can no longer be
bought from post offices or other au-
thOrized agencies. Only the 1920
stamps, which are red, now being sold
by agencies. Sales of last years
stamps are not legal. No one should
buy a 1919 stamp. though it is true
that some have been improperly Of
fered for sale"
Everyone who bought 1919 stamps
last year may feel perfectly safe, the
Treasury Department says, because
the counterfeit was not made until
after the first of this year. The blue
stamps had then been withdrawn
from sale by the authorized agencies,
and the red 1920 stamp was being
sold. Don't buy any 1919 stamps, and
keep a look out for the picture of the
man with the mumps. If you see one
.et YOnr POstmaster know"
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
DIR. GEO. II. Buckley
ELECTED A BISHOP

Three bichops were elected on the
seventh General Conference ballot
taken at noon Wednesday at Des
Moines, Iowa. They are Anton Bast
Copenhagen; Edgar Blake, Chicago
and George H. Buckley. Philadelphia.
G. W. Burns Of Minneapolis, MINI.
who was elected bishop on the ballot
taken on Monday. is a cousin of DR..
Buckley, and both are well-known in
this locality
A total Of nine white bishops now
have been elected, and three more are
to be chosen.
During the voting last Saturday Rev
Robert Watt Of Wilmington received
six votes for bishop He is a former
pastor OF the Avenue NJ. E. Church at
Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
STATE NEWS HAS EARLY
MORNING SCARE OF FIRE

A serious conflagration was mar
rowly averted in the office of the
Delaware State News of Dover about
z o'clock Monday morning when fire
was discovered in the cellar of the
building by one of the workmen. Mon
day being a rather cool day. the jan
itor of the building had started a fire
in the furnace in the cellar, and as
considerable old paper is stored in the
cellar it is supposed that the janitor
tlrew the match in a pile of this pa
per after he had started the fire.
The Robbins Hose Company re-
sponded to the alarm of fire and the
fire was subdued before serious dam
age was done Some of the old news
paper files. together with a quantity
of envelopes, were destroyed, the loss
in all amounting to about $780,
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
SHIP AND
GOOD ROADS TOUR
THE CARAVAN ARRIVED In MILFORD AT
NOON TUESDAY AND OUR PEOPLE
HEAR ENLIGHTENING REMARKS.
PARKED ON The PLAZA
The DEMONSTRATIONS GIVEN BY PHIL
ADELPHIA DEALERS MADE A GOOD
IMPRESSION ON THE PEOPLE.

Marking out a route by which the
high cost Of living can almost be cut
in half with truck loads of country
produce unloaded at the very door Of
the consumer. the good roads bureau
OF Philadelphia ran its first train OF
trucks through Kent and Sussex cOun-
ties this week TO show the farmer how
easily crops could be marketed in
trucks over the good roads that Del
aware is building instead Of shipping
by railroad.
The trucks arrived in Milford Tues
day noon and parked in the Plaza
square. Shortly after noon the per-
sons interested in the demonstration
gave talks, following which the truck
train left for Georgetown.
A number of persons interested in
trucks inspected the exhibits while in
Milford
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
SUNSHINE SOCIETY

The Alden Branch of the Sunshine
Society of Milford met at the home OF
Mrs. Author Gray on Friday, May IA.
The meeting was presided over by the
president, Mrs. H. L. Bunstein, who
having attended the State convention
at Wilmington had very interesting
report to give. Mrs. G. W. Dorsey,
Jr., of Wilmington, State president,
was elected a delegate to attend the
international Sunshine Society in
Boston, May 20, 21, and %. Ms. H. L.
Bunstein was elected a delegate to
attend the State Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs at Dover, May 20 and 21st.
After the business meeting was over
the hostess served delicious refresh
ments and social time was enjoyed.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
$1,000 FOR GUERNSEY
s. COW, RECORD PRICE

A record price of $17,7OOO for a
Guernsey COW was paid at the COM
bination sale of Guernsey cattle held
at the farm of E. B. Maltby at Mid
lothian, ILL.,, in connection with the
annual meeting this week of the Am
erican Guernsey Cattle Club. The
COW, Imp Prospects Rose des Houards.
was owned by w. W. Marsh. of Water
loo, Ia, and was purchased by Fred
J. Reupling, of Fond du Lac. Wis.
The highest previous price was
S12,5OO0, paid year ago for Folly
land Nancy.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
GRAY

Smith Napoleon Gray, aged "a years
and months, died at his residence
on South Front street, Milford. Del,
on Friday. May 14th. 1920, and the
funeral was held on Monday. May 18th
from his late residence. Rev r. Ki
Stephenson officiating Interment was
made in Odd Fellows cemetery by
VIM. G. Powders. the funeral director.
>. n. Gray was born in Philadelphia.
and came to Milford with his parents
about 1860. He was associated with
his father and brother for a time inl
the stove and tin roofing business. He
married Miss Caroline Davis, by whom
two sons were born, Davis R. Gray
OF New York and William Gray of
Milford, both of whom with their mo-
ther survive him.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE TICKET

At a meeting of the Democrats of
the Second Election District of the
Tenth Representative District of Kent
County. at the Windsor Hotel on We'd
nesday evening the following ticket
was nominated to be placed before the
Democratic primaries on Saturday.
May 22nd: Delegates, Thaddeus T.
Windsor, John c. Wharton and DR..
James P. Lofland. Alternates. ].
Frank Salevan, Harry Greenley and
George l Hill
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
OBITUARY
NEVANS

Francis J. Nevans, aged % years.
fell from the wharf near the electric
light station in Milford, Del. on Fri
day afternoon into the Mispillion
River and was drowned He was sub
pect to epileptic attacks. and it is
supposed that was the cause of his
death. Mass was said on Monday at
the Catholic Church by Father Fitzh
patrick, and interment made at Will
Evansville by VIM. G. Powders, the
funeral director.
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
A. T. COLE RECEIVES
ii IMPORTANT PROMOTION

A Torbert Cole, son Of the late
Amos Cole, a former resident of Mil
ford, has recently been elected acting
treasurer of the Gulf Coast Line, one
of the largest railroad systems in
the southwest. Mr.. Cole has the we'll
wishes and congratulations of his
many friends on his recent business
advancement
Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES WILL
BE HELD ON MAY 22nl

The Democratic State Committed
has issued a call for their primaries
to be held on Saturday. May 22nd fol
the purpose of electing delegates foI
the State Convention, which will be
held on Tuesday, May 25th. At the
State Convention delegates will be
elected to attend the Democratic Ma.
tional Convention at San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30

placed the work in the hands of one
man. f
When the 1919 law was drawn. in
Hopkins's office he was serving the
state as attorney general. In the legis-
lature the irrigation bill was generally
accepted and the $4,000 appropriation
item-S2. 500 for each year-was safe
guarded only as against payment of
attorney fees. Many of the legislators
are said to have accepted the measure
as one calling upon the state to de-
fend litigation to which it was party
or had loaned its name. There was no
intimation that the bill. which came
from Hopkins's own department, was
carrying an appropriation which
could be used for the aid and benefit
of one of Hopkins's clients in Finney
county.
In May Hopkins personally drew on
this fund for $1SS.33 for trip to Cal
ifornia to take dispositions for his
client. Fred Dumont Smith of Hutch
inson, who accompanied Hopkins on
the trip and seemingly paid most of
the witness claims, filed bill against
the state amounting to s438.9O I'm
der the law there was nothing for
George Knapp, state irrigation com
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30

when Hopkins and Fred Dumont
Smith, as attorneys for the Finney
county irrigationists, drew on the
state for s627.23 for a trip to Califor-
MIA This trip was shown to have
been made in order to take deposit
lions for their private clients-the
Finney county water users = but
under the broad provisions of the act
drawn in Hopkins's own office, was
charged to the general taxpayers of
the state.
Under the terms of the law enacted
in 1919, the state may be called upon
to pay expenses of the litigation up to
and including total charge of $1,000.
The money is available for all court
expenses except attorney fees. The
item under which the appropriation
is made IS Sec. 8, Chap. 218, Laws of
1919. This act was known as House
Bill No. 4S0 and the appropriation
item was inserted in the general law
creating a division of irrigation. 1t
repeats Chap. 236 of the laws. of 1915
creating the office of state irrigation
commissioner. The legislature of 1915
had repealed the enactment of 1913
creating a state irrigation board and
pressed on state officials recently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30

have more than 500 signers, Il is un-
derstood. The heat in September and
the latter part of June make It mad
visable to adopt the ten months plan,
the petition sets forth.
The ten months school plan was
made by the board of education last
spring at the time when general in
crease in pay was granted teachers
One reason for the longer school term.
according to the board. is that a large
amount of school work was neglected
during the past two years because of
influenza guarantees.
The board of education probably
will act upon the petitions at the
meeting of the board of education
Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30
MRS, ANDERSON
Gains Twenty-sfx Pounds Taking
Tanlac.
Four Years of Suffering Over
come.

I have gained twenty-six pounds
by taking Tanlac, and it is just won
derfuI how my health has been so
completely restored was the remark
able statement made recently by Mrs.
Hilda Anderson who resides at 904
Atlas street, Omaha. Neb.
4 suffered a nervous breakdown in
1916. and, up until the time I started
taking Tanlac, l was simply in miSer-
able health. My nerves collapsed al
most completely and little noises I
had always been used to would upset
me. Sleep was nearly impossible for
I would toss from one side of the bed
to the other nearly all night long.
would have cold spells and then get
right hot like I was having 9 chill. 1
lost my appetite almost entirely and
ate so little that I fell off nearly thir-
~ pounds in weight. 1 was hardly
more than human frame and was so
weak that I seemed to have no
strength or energy at all. I was prac-
tically a nervous and physical wreck
and from morning till night felt ready
to give up just any time.
my brother recommended Tanlac
to me, and I am so glad I took it for
it has brought me health and happi-
ness. After the fourth bottle my trou-
bles had disappeared and 1 felt like
different person. That was some
time ago and I have enjoyed just
splendid health ever since. I have
a wonderful appetite. and the way l
have been built up in weight and
strength shows how we'll everything l
eat agrees with me. I am not one
bit nervous and can sleep just as
sound as 7 ever could. I feel better
IN every way and just can't say enough
in praise of Tanlac."
Tanlac is sold in Topeka by THlly-
Mcfarland Drug Co. S35 Kansas ave
nue.. and 729 Kansas avenue-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30
PROBE HIS ACTIONS
Attorney General Under Fire of
Irrigation Commissioner.
State Pays Cost of Private
Client of Hopkins, Is Charge.
INVOLVES TRIP TO PACIFIC.
Hopkins. Took Own Dispositions
at Public Expense?
Legislature of 1921 viii Be
Asked to Investigate Deal.
INVOLVES TRIP TO PACIFIC.
BY A. L. sHULTz.

b A l. SHULIZ.
Members of the next legislature may
call upon Richard J. Hopkins, attor-
ney general, to explain his action
which resulted in insertion of an in
nocent looking little appropriation
item of $4,000 in the state Irrigation
commissioner act of 1919. This extra
fund of $4,000 is available only for
court costs and litigation expenses of
a Finney county ditch company which
Hopkins represented as private coun-
sci at the time the act was passed, it
is stated at the state house today.
George B. Knapp, state irrigation
commissioner, is back in Topeka after
an investigation OF the irrigation case
He expects to make a special report
to the legislature urging state aid for
irrigation, but condemning practice
of private litigation at state expense
The rider provision in the irrigation
law is declared to have beer. sponsored
and urged by Hopkins. All other Ar
kansas valley ditch cases were de-
clared by Knapp today to have been
disposed of before the legislature
made the appropriation.
Several years ago there were nu-
merous suits pending in the United
States district court of Colorado. These
actions involved Arkansas river water
rights and were defended by indi-
vidual land owners. The state. it is
asserted, was not a party to the ac-
tions and had not loaned its name to
the individuals who were conducting
the litigation. All of the cases except
one have been disposed of. The one
remaining case is an action in which
Hopkins is private attorney for Fin
ney county litigants
Elastic Provisions.
The elastic provisions of the APP
preparation bill were somewhat i'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30
FRECKLES
DON'T Hide Them With Veil; Re.
move Them With Ofhine-
Double Strength.

This preparation Cor the removal of
freckles is usually so successful in
removing freckles and giving a clear.
beautiful complexion that it is sold
under guarantee to refund the money
if it fails.
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil; get an ounce of Othine and re-
move them. Even the first few appli-
cations should show a wonderful in-
provement, some of the lighter freck-
les vanishing entirely
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength Othine: it is this that
is sold on the money-back guarantee.
-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30
Youngest Person EIectrocuted.

Ossining. n. Y. July So.-Efghteen-
year-old Elmer Hyatt. the convicted
slayer of Patrolmen O'Brien. of Roch-
ester, was put to death in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison. last night
put to death in Sing Sing prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30
ADVERTISE CITY BY BILLBoARDs
Wholesalers and Jobbers of Topeka in
Road CamDafon.

Billboards fifty feet long and ten
feet high will be the next advertising
move by the wholesalers and jobbers
of Topeka, who met last night at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms as the
guests OF the trade extension commit
tee. The boards also will contain a
boost for Topeka. paid for by the
merchants. The Hinkson Advertising
agency will place the boards on a
three-year contract
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30
PROTEST 1o-MoNTH SCHOOL.
Petitions Out Among Parents Against
Lcngthening school Year.

Petitions asking the abandonment of
the ten months school plan are being
circulated by parents and others who
disapprove of sending children to
school two weeks earlier than usual
and keeping them in school two weeks
later in June. The petitions already
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30
Thieves Get valuable haul,

bag containing $1,000 worth-of jewelry
and fifty annual railroad passes was
stolen from the office of Vice Presi-
dent Holden of the Southern Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30

According to information received
in the state house, the suit by Hop
kins' private clients is the only court
action by Finney county ditch owners
which has not been settled Months
ago. ii is declared, all of the cases
except the one in which Hopkins is
attorney, were settled. This company
is said to have been offered a bonus
to join in the settlement but refused.
Now the case is being fought in the
United States district court of Colo
RADIO. And the expense for general
court costs is being paid by the state
of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30

missioner, except to attach his name
to the vouchers. The money was then
paid by the state treasury.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-26
lie following personal property:
HEAD OF HORSES

No. |, Kit, gray mare, will work
anywhere hitched, in foal by Perch
eron horse. No. 2, Morgan, will work
anywhere, except lead. No. 3, Doc,
gray horse, will work anywhere, a
good leader. These are good, heavy
horses
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-26
S GOOD CATTLE

One Holstein COW, will be fresh b.
day of sale. One Durham cow, Civ
lng milk now. Three heifers, will b,
fresh in the spring.