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Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
TO VISIT WILMINGTON
BISHOP ELECT N. S. THOMAS COMING
ON WEDNESDAY NEXT.

Bishop Nathaniel S. Thomas. who is
missionary bishop OF the State of Wy
oming. and recently elected bishop OF
the Protestant Episcopal diocese OF
Delaware. will visit Wilmington on
February 25th.
Bishop Thomas has not indicated
as yet whether he will accept the
5ishopric OF Delaware He promised
TO give the subject of accepting his
prayerful consideration. and wrote
the Rev. Dr. Frederick NJ Kirus,
chairman of the notification commit
tee. that he would visit Delaware and
look over the field before making de-
cision as to whether or not to accept
as bishop of Delaware.
Bishop Thomas now has fixed Feb
ruary 25th as a time for his visit to
Delaware. He expects TO remain in
this state several days, inquiring
into general church conditions and
other phases before making his deci-
sion as to whether he will come TO
Delaware as bishop.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
SAVE MONEY BY CLEARING
THE HIGHWAYS OF SNOW

Out of the recent snow and ice
storms that covered Delaware came a
development that is new to the State
the cleaning of snow from State
highways in order to save them.
Days that it showed a truck with
a snow plough ahead Of it cleared the
newly constructed highways from
Wilmington to the Pennsylvania State
line on the Philadelphia turnpike, and
from Dover to Symrna. As a result.
in addition TO the luxury that the au
tOist had of finding a road clear of
snow, the Highway Commissioners
believe they have saved the State
much money
From experiences learned in other
States, after big snow storms, when
roads were not cleared. the highways
have been found to be worn for a
width of four to six inches where
traffic has made its way thru the
snow. Repairs have cost much money
and the extra wear on a few inches of
the highway has destroyed the
whole" as a road after the repairs
were made.
In States where the cleaning of
snow from highways has been made,
il is found that the wear and tear on
the highway is more evenly distri-
buted and is not so costly to the
State
The experiment made in the recent
storm win prove of aid to the High
way Commission.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
MILFORD NEW CENTURY CLUB

The regular meeting of the Milford
New Century Club was held on Mon
day, February 10th, 1920. with the
president, Mrs. r. C. Hall presiding.
The afternoon was in charge of Mrs.
Robert p. Davis, chairman of Home
Economics"
Miss Ruth d. Windsor sany, BE
cause" after which the chairman in
troduced Miss Elizabeth Houston,
teacher of Home Economics in the
Milford High School. Miss Houston
exhibited many garments made by the
pupils of the Senior Class, and gave an
outline of the work that is being done
in her home nursing classes. Special
emphasis was made on the preparing
of trays for the sick room. Many at
tractive trays were passed among the
club members showing the proper
kinds of food for the sick and the
best way to serve them.
After the instructive and entertain
ing talk, Miss Mary E. Smith played
"Humoresque."
Next Monday will be Current
Events" Mrs. S. c. Evans, chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
SUGAR REFINING AT WILMINGTON

Final arrangements for the con-
struction at Wilmington of a sugar
refining plant, which is expected TO
give employment to several hundred
workers, TO be financed by Adolph
Segal. of Philadelphia. with a capi-
tai of S30,OOO,00O, will be completed
this week, il is announced The plant
will be located on a tract just pur-
chased near the LObdell tract, bought
recently by the city for harbor pur-
poses on the south side of the Chris
tianl river
The company. which has been char
tered at Dover, will be known as the
Wilmington Sugar Refining Com
pany. Work OF erecting buildings will
be commenced in the spring. Raw
products VIII be brought by water di-
rect from Cuba and other producing
countries and the refined products
shipped by water or rail direct to
sales centers.
Announcement of the cOnsummatiOn
of plans for the undertaking clear up
rumors which have been circulating
for some time of the coming of a big
plant supposed to be a refining sugar
industry Statements made indicate
the plant probably will be one of the
most efficient equipped Of the kind in
the country
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
VERY IMPORTANT TO
ELLENDALE COMMUNITY

We are going to start some very in
teresting Boys and Girls Clubs in
connection with the Glendale Farm
Bureau in the near future. There will
be free moving pictures on the night
we organize the Boys and Girls
Clubs So we want every farm boy
or girl within a radius of four miles
around Glendale, to get your par
ents to join the Glendale Farm Bu-
reau. Boys and girls be real boos-
ters for Glendale community. Get
Dad" to join the Farm Bureau and
then you can join one o. the clubs.
and have have "a pis, Sasf, 0T chickens Of
your own. or corn canning, baking or
sewing club work. and be taught by
the County agents how to do things in
an economical and scientific way.
That will mean dollars in your bank
account, and a lot of pleasure besides.
Date of free movie will be announced
later. This notice is by a member
of Glendale Farm Bureau.
Geo. w. G.. CObaugh
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
KENT COUNTY COURT
IN SESSION THIS WEEK

Monday Kent county courts con-
vened Chief Justice Pennewill and
Associates Rice and Heisel presiding.
The court appointed Thomas d. Gar
rison of near Cbeswold foreman and
the grand jury, and Arthur f. Dawes
was elected secretary. The greater
part of the day was taken up in hear
ing divorce cases, as follows:
Dorothy x. Knox VS.. Charles p.
Knox, deseftion, decision reserved.
alexander watson VS.. Alice watson,
infdelity; continued for further hear
ing
Benjamin F. Simmons of Dover vs..
Anna J. Simmons, desertion; decree
nisi granted. Mr.. Simmons, is owner
and manager Of the Delaware Repub-
lican of Dover and had been married
25 years.
William J. Douglas vs.. Mary A.
Douglass, desertion, decree nisi.
Isaac Henry Wilson vs.. Margaret
Annie Wilson, infidelity; decree nisi.
Mary L. James VS. James n. H.
James, inidelity; decree nisi.
Estella Schriener vs.. Edwin A.
Schriener, extreme cruelty and deser-
ton; decision reserved.
The grand jury returned true bills
against the following: Clarence Man
love, Edward Layton, larceny; Davis
S. McKnatt, assault and battery; Irv-
ing H. Green, non-support of wife and
children.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
FARMERS WILL ORGANIZE
MEETING CALLED FOR NEXT FRIDAY
AT GEORGETOWN.

The time is here for Sussex County
to organize a Farm Loan Association
and Mr.. Irving p. Whitehead Of the
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore will
be in the Farm Bureau Office at
Georgetown in the afternoon of Fri
day Feb. 9th for the purpose of or
ganizing a Farm Loan Association in
Sussex County. The farmers Of this
county have an opportunity of gett-
ing money thru this Association from
the government al 55a 20. and the loan
may run for 34l4 years. The loan may
be paid off or any amount Of same
after five years. The government will
lend so per cent of the appraised val
ne of land plus 20 per cent of the ap-
praised value of permanent improve
ments. such as buildings, etc. County
Agent. NJ. c. Vaughn. will be glad to
discuss the working plans of the As
sociation with any one interested at
the Farm Bureau office on Tuesday,
Feb. oath before the meeting to or
ganize on the 27th.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
A COMPLETE HANDBOOK
ON THE SCHOOL CODE

A new source of information on the
school code is provided in a pamphlet
just published by the Clearing House
of the Delaware State Program under
authorization of the State Board of
Education. The legal phraseOlogy of
the Code is here reduced to simplicity
and clearness by the question and ans
wer method. For those who don't
know the Code, this easy method of
becoming familiar with its provisions
is now available and relieves a de-
mand for the Code itself which has
not been met owing to a limited num-
Der of the printed copies.
The subject matter of the new ques-
tionnaire is devoted wholly to the fea-
lures of the law and not to the admin
istration Of the Code since it was
passed. separate chapters deal with
the powers and duties of the State and
Local Boards, with all matters rela-
ting to teachers, TO school attendance
and to finance.
Included in the pamphlet is a state
ment Of the Indebtedness of Delaware
schools on July 1st, 1919. and also a
compilation of the school budgets for
1919-20 for the counties and special
ulstTlCLS. 4 utat uuuBetb dAdl9 At l4N
items of expenditure and revenue.
Copies of the School Code Question
naire can be secured from the State
Board of Education Office of the Clear
ing House Of the Delaware State
Program, Church Building, Whining
ton. The Clearing House supplies Of
fetal publicity and information on the
work of the five States departments
in charge of education, (State Board
of EducatiOn), health (State Board of
HEALTH, roads Estate Highway De
partment), child welfare( ReconstTuc-
ton Commission), and study Of gov
arnmnnf( Survey Commission.l
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
TRUST FUND TO
AID CHARITIES
THE EQUITABLE COMPANY ORGANIZES
DELAWARE FOUNDATIONS FOR
HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES.
TO DISTRIBUTE The INCOME
A COMMITTEE OF PROMINENT della
WAREANS WILL Be NAMED TO DIS
TRIBUTE INCOME FUND.

With a vision that has characterized
the policy Of the Equitable Trust Co
of Wilmington during its thirty years
of existence, the company has taken
a long step ahead by the creation OF
the Delaware Foundation. to aid char
table institutions in Delaware
By a resolution passed by tire Board
of Directors. a trust was created
whereby the public-spirited citizens
of Delaware and other States, if they
so desire, may make gifts of money or
other forms of property either while
living or by means of bequests in
wills, to The Delaware Foundation
for humanitarian purposes.
Being aware of the great need OF
some agency whereby persons of both
modest and large means might give or
leave any sum, large or small, either
for the benefit of a specific charity or
other purpose or to be used generally
by the Foundation, the company will
act as trustee for such gifts or be-
quests and incorporate them in a trust
to be perpetual.
The difficulty in the way of person
of modest means in the past, who de-
sired to leave or give a small sum to
help his fellow-man, was in the fact
of the sum often being so small as to
discourage the giver. The idea of the
Foundation is to provide a general
fund by the large number of small do
nations as well as with the large ones.
The income from this permanent
fund may be either applied to certain
charities by the people who make the
donations or may be left to the judg-
ment of the distribution committee to
spend as the majority Of the COM
mittee decides
A committee Of prominent Della
warean who are familiar with the con-
ditions in Delaware, will be named by
men high in the city's life and by the
board of directors of the company, and
this committee will distribute the in
come from the trust fund, either as
directed by the donors or as a major
ity of the committee so decides.
Organized charitable institutions
will be eligible to receive such proper
ton of the income as the committee
decides, without regard to race, re-
ligion or politics, as the committee
will be non-sectarian and no member
may hold a political position while
member of the committee.
Announcement will be made at a
later date of the membership of this
committee.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
HOME ECONOMICS INSTRUCTORS
In SESSION AT LAUREL

The monthly professional improve
ment conference for Home Economics
Instructors was held at the Home
Economics departments of the Laurel
high school on Saturday, February
9TH. In spite of the severe weather of
last week every instructor was pres
ent except two who were unable to
get out because of the roads to both
Delaware City and Frederick being
impossible. Mr.. Mark Stine, District
Superintendent spoke on the Social
izing Influence OF Home Economics" 3"
Asst Commissioner Shilling address,
ed the Home Economics instructors
on The Organization of Delaware
Schools" Seven of the instructors
gave demonstrations or addresses on
some particular phase of their teach
ing that they are doing especially
we'll The two most helpful ones
were by Miss Charlotte Smith of New
ark High School who spoke on the
planning of a foods lesson" and Miss
Helen Mackey of Middletown High
School who explained how she guided
the notebook work and the Study of
Textiles" The remainder of the time
was devoted to routine matters con-
nected with the teaching of Home
Economics including % Items to be
covered before starting cookery the
second semester % Schedules (3)
Receipts for purchases "a Daily Les
son Plans 90 Assignment for outside
study for self improvement in teach
ing. Miss Mary Mason, Home Econ
omics instructor at Laurel, with the
aid of her pupils had the Home Econ
omics department in splendid order
and each visiting instructor had an
opportunity to CLEAN many helpful
suggestions for the improving of their
laboratories. Mr.. Stahl, Superintend-
ent from Seaford and Mr.. Chapman,
Principal from Delmar also attended
the conference. The Home Economics
instructors have formed a Delaware
State Home Economics Teachers As
sociatiOn to be a chapter of the State
Teachers Association. Miss Rather
inc Roy of Rehoboth is President, Miss
Elizabeth Houston, of Milford, Secre-
tary and Miss Ethel Grieves Of Smy-
Tna, Treasurer. The Association will
follow the precedents of the American
Home Economics Association and will
welcome visitors from its near neigh
bOrs, the Maryland Home Economics
Association which has its headquar-
ters at Baltimore and the Association /
centered in Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
COURT MAY DECIDE
PRESIDENTS ABILITY
THE HOUSE RECEIVES TWO BILLS TO
CLARITY PROVISIONS OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
is NOT A BLOW AT WILSON
ACTION WOULD FOLLOW REQUEST OF
CONGRESS; SPOONER POINTS OUT
IMPORTANCE.

Washington. Feb. 1S-President
Wilson's extended illness and the at
tendant discussion as TO whether he
was incapacuated for continuing his
duties. gave rise today TO two prOpOs-
ais in the House 10 clarity and sup
plement constitutional provision on
the subject.
II was made clear however, that
neither proposal was aimed az Pres
ident Wilson. the intent being TO de-
fine the procedure for future emer-
gencies beyond any possibility OF
misconstruction or partisan action.
The first proposal was in the form
of a solution for a constitutional
amendment, introduced by Repre-
sentative Fess. OF Ohio, chairman of
the Republican Congressional Com
mittee. proposing TO have the Su-
preme Court determine the ability OF
a President to discharge his duties,
whenever authorized by concurrent
resolution OF Congress. II Congress
was moi sitting when the emergency
arose, the Vice-President would be
authorized to call a special session.
Unless the constitution expressly
states that Congress shall be the judge
of the disability OF the Executive"
Nj Fess said. "it is argued that it
cannot safely be allowed by inference;
especially would this be true where
the two departments might belong 10
different political parties.
"The uncertainty of the cOnstitu-
tioaal question would strongly argue
the wisdom, if not necessity, Of an
amendment pointing the way out OF
a possible embarrassment"
Virtually the same procedure was
outlined in a bin introduced by Rep
resentatiye Rogers. Republican. of
Massachusetts, and referred 10 the
Judiciary Committee along with the
Fess resolution.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
EXEMPTIONS FOR DEPENDENCIES

In order to clear away misunder-
standing as to what constitutes de-
pendency, in connection with the ad-
ditional exemption granted income
taxpayers, Collector of Internal Rev
enue Graham has given out the follow
ing statement:
For 1913 taxpayer may be allow
ed a credit of 5000 for each person for
whom he is the chief support But il
must be remembered that he can
claim this additional exemption only
with respect to children seventeen
years of age or younger, and persons
mentally defective, cripple, and per-
sons old enough to be without ques-
ton physically incapacitated for self
support.
If the taxpayer contributes to the
support of some relative or other per-
son who is over seventeen years of
age, in fair health. and still active. he
cannot be allowed the additional $780,
even if he is furnishing the chief sup
port.
The very different requirements of
the two exemptions head of a fam
lily" additional $1,000; dependent" ad-
ditional 5000 must not be confused. To
be the head of a family" the person
whom he support must be a close rel
ative, must live with him and he must
be such relatives sole support. To be
entitled to exemption for dependent"
have to a relative, but be any child
or any Grippe or defective the child
or incapacitated adult may live any
where: and it IS necessary that he
furnish only more than ''dlC Of The
support
The chief difference is that for
head of family, the restriction is to
close relatives, the evident object of
which is to promote the home, for
dependent" the restriction is to chill
dren under eighteen years of age or
persons mentally or physically defec-
tive, the object of which is to recOg-
nize material assistance given to those
who cannot help themselves.
A son who has left home but who
still sends to his mother more than
half of her support with enough regu-
larity that she may depend upon it,
can be allowed the additional $500;
provided, however, that the mother
has become sufficiently aged to be
without doubt physically incapacitat-
ed for self-suppOrt. Otherwise. the
amount contributed must be consider
ed as a gift, not deductible as an ex-
pense and not emitting him to the ad-
ditional exemption regardless of
amount.
A father may claim the exemption 4
for every child under eighteen years
Of age. But if one of his children re-
eeives from some estate or otherwise .
sufficient distributed income to pro- .
vide for the expense of his support in .
The station of life in which he is plac-
ed, the father cannot claim the exemp-
tion with respect to that child, for, al
though the child is legally dependent .
upon him. he is in fact financially in
dependent"
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
NO TOMATO CONTRACTS

Deciding to make no contracts for
future crops of tomatoes, the George
town Tomato Growers Association
last Saturday turned down a PROPOSE
ton made by Gamers to take the
1920 crop at so cents a basket. The
association declared itself opposed
to future contracts on crops, believing
that il is fairer to both the grower and
Gamer to take the regular market
price at the time of delivery.
The association also took a step
to save money for the farmers by CO.
operation, ordering several car loads
of fish scrap direct from the factories
at S42 a ton in contrast to the price
quoted individuals for small lots at
$50 a ton.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
BUILDING AND LOAN

The annual meeting Of the Milford
Building AMI Loan Association was
held at their office Tuesd&y evening
Dr. r. =. Watson sncce sdcl Daniel
iirsCiI as viCe-president AMI /. Car
Isle Collins succeeded W. II. Riggs
as secretary. The other officers were
reelected.
The association during the past
year paid off S24,6OO.OO matured stock,
granted new loans to the amount of
S42, $500, and earned over seven per
cent interest to shareholders.
A new series Of stock will be issued
at the March meeting and to persons
desiring to buy or build homes thru
out the year. The Milford Building
and Loan Association has been in op-
GRAFTON 40 years. has disbursed about
$1,000 100000 for BODYBUILDING, and
now has assets of more than a quar-
ter million dollars A few investment
shares will be issued.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
GOVERNOR IS PROUD
OF The SCHOOL CODE
ADMINISTRATIONS GREATEST ACCOM-
LISHMENT, GOVERNOR TOWNSEND
TELLS ROTARY CLUB.
PRAISES HIGHWAY WORK
DELAWARE STANDS HIGH IN IMPROVED
ROAD SYSTEM, HE SAYS. SECRE-
TARY JOHNSON ALSO SPOKE.

Governor John G. Townsend and
Secretary OF State Everett c. john
son were guests at the MONDAY
luncheon of the Rotary Club Of VIII
mingtOn on Thursday of last week.
Governor Townsend, in a brief ad-
dress, reviewed the work of his ad-
ministratiOn. The Governor spoke Of
the developments in highway con-
struction during histerm Of Office.
AT the time l assumed the Office Of
Governor of this State four years ago,
there were but a few miles OF i'm
proved roads he declared. Il am very
proud to be able to say to you today
that now we have more miles of i'm
proved roads proportionately to the
size of the State than any other state
in the country.
But the great accomplishment of
my administration" he continued.
was the enactment of the new school
code True, it may have some de-
fects. They can all be changed with
out difficulty. / believe that posterity
will rate the school code as the big
gest work Of my administration. And
feel that this is as it should be. l am
proud of the code and thank all those
WHO Helpeu 70 nave II tHdCLtu.
Il want to thank you men for your
cooperation with me in the tasks that
confronted me-" the Governor con-
cluded. 1T was my great response
bility to have been your Governor DUR
ing the most trying days OF the war.
1t is highly unselfishly to aid your
State and country during that crisis"
Secretary Johnson eulogized Lin
coin as the first and greatest OF Am
orleans" He stated that what the
country needs most today is to ground
itself securely on the principles of the
great President. He stated that no
party had a monopoly on these. but
that they should be always the COM
nlofl d tritape Of all Americans
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
RUNAWAY BOYS APPREHENDED

Four youngsters were apprehend-
ed in Milford on Friday morning last
by Chief of Police Baker and held to
await an investigation of their pres
ence in Milford. After some question
ing the boys confessed that they had
run away from their homes in Phila-
delphia the day previous. According
to the story told the local officers the
children left the Quaker City on a
steamboat and landed at Wilmington
from which point they boarded a train
for Harrington. They walked from
Harrington to Houston and remained
overnight on a porch of one Of the
houses in that village. Friday morn
ing they walked to Milford where they
were captured. Following their cap
ture the youngsters were taken to the
New Windsor Hotel where they were
given dry clothing and made comfort
able. The parents of one Of the boys
was notified and they came to Milford
Friday evening TO take the boys back
TO their homes. The youngsters rang
ed from to II years Of age. They
were Albert StefanO and Jerald Stef-
anO, 1889 South 18th street, DOminict
Verna, 1881 South goth street and AL
fred Jerano, 1910 Sickle street, all OF
Philadelphia.
The boys carried a small bag and
when it was opened the reason for
their escapade was very evident. The
youngsters had evidentally heard of
the large sums of money being paid
for hides of all kinds, and their childs
minds had planned a trapping expe-
dition in which they would make a
fortune The bag contained two
small mouse traps, one rat trap. and
three steel traps, several fishing lines,
some sewing cotton, and a collection
of safety pins. A small bank with a
few nickels and pennies. and some
crackers in the bottom of the bag
completed their pharaphernalia for
their great adventure.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-20
AID VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION

Vocational instruction in Home
Economics and Agriculture in twenty
three high schools Of the state have
been approved for State and Federal
aid for the first half Of the school
year Mr.. Helm, State Director for
Vocational Education. reports that
most Of the necessary reports and az
hdavits have already been received in
his Office and that requisition for re-
endorsements will be drawn up on or
before February goth. Approximately
$4,000 will be disbursed to the dis
tricts Of the State At this time for
work which has thu far been carried
on. A similar amou will be disburs-
ed in July after the close Of the years
work.