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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-14

gold rush. He moved TO Seattle IN
1904. He leaves q widow. Mrs. Flor
ence Angevine. and two soma Fred
NJ and w. A. Angevinc. both resi-
denta hero.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-14
Hordes of Locusts
Take French Towns

MARSEILI.ES. June 1t.--Mllions
OF locusts have invaded the depart.
ment OF the Bouches de Rhone. and
20 villages have been seriously dam.
aged. All agricultural work has
been brought to a standstill. and the
mayors of the villages have sent an
urgent request to the government
asking for troops to help them In de.
stroying the pests.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-14
Musical Mice Make
Home in the Piano

AIDERsHOT. Eng June a.
Noticing that the soft pedal Of his
piano did not act A. Shallis discov.
cred that the belt had been stripped.
A search revealed II in the instru.
ment transformed into q nest In
which were four little mice. Re
moving the front panel Of the piano.
shallis struck q few chords. The
mother mouse appeared from under
the wainscoung. and the family of
mice. with faces upturned. listened
attentively until the playing stopped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-14
Grand Lodge of
Masons in Session

SroKANE. Juno fl--wlth coo
delegates present from an parts Of
tho state Grand Master James IL.
Beck. Of Seattle opened the s4th an
nuaj communication Of tho Grand
lodge OF Free and Accepted Masons
Of Washington here today. Grand
Secretary Horace w. Tyler. Of Taco
ma. arrived here yesterday.
A quiet session In anticipated.
Begg stated The past masters do
gree viii DO conferred on $50 candi.
dates this evening. Membership In
the order thruout the state has
reached $4,000.
Capt Ewing d. colvin rcsiyns as
assistant corporation counsel 10 take
up private law practice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-14
Launch Crew Held
on Booze CHARGES

Informatios charging violation OF
the national prohibition act was nled
In federal court Friday against ths
four men arrested when The launch
Nora L - was ssivsd By the coas,
guard cutter Arca;a for booxs run
ming last Saturday. Tho men are
Herbert westover. Christ Skoncai.
John larsen and Martin Olsen The
prohibition office 10 holding 1000
quarts Of bauor ms evidence agnlnst
the men
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-14

Good apple pie; 60 to Boldt's:--Ad.
vertinement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-14
Funeral Wednesday
for State Pioneer

81 Yuneral arrangements were being
49, today for George L Angevine.
SGe1 W. Andover IT. who died sud-
'opnly Sunday noon at his home from
that IL believed to have bean acute
1n1iges1ons Funeral will be at Bon
fey.Watson's 1t .. m Wednesday.
1n1ernent will be In washelii cerue-
Try. Angevine was born In Wal
he, Nova Scotia, June 8. isfs. He
onme to this state when II was q ter
r1tory, in 1887. and settled In An
kurn- He pioneered in the Alaska
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-14
You'd Best Remember, in Your Play
the Fearful Fate of Caesar, j.


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Recall Caesar OF tome
he
Bel II
a
with which permanently Closed his Trap You've
shouted "E
One 70 n
FRANCES BOAHDMAN
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
PERSONAL MENTION

Marshall Austin of Brooklyn, N. Y.
spent the weekend with his uncle
near town.
Miss Elizabeth Mensch, of Magnolia
is the guest of Mrs. G. Marshall
Townsend.
Frank Jackson, Sr, left Milford
Monday for an extended trip to De-
troit, Michigan.
A. E. Num- and Medford Jones spent
Monday and Tuesday in Georgetown
serving on the Grand Jury.
Mrs. Frank L. Grier spent a couple
of days in Philadelphia this week and
will spend the weekend in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Kirby have
returned home from Il visit in Phila-
delphia and Woodbury. Heights, N. J.
James K. Pettyjohn attended the
Omega Alpha dance at Newark on
Friday last and spent the weekend in
Wilmington at Hotel DUPONT.
o. B. Warren and family from Smy-
rna and J. H. Spicer and family of
Georgetown, spent Sunday with their
Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Warren
of /Ellendale.
HDelaware Davis of Odessa spent
Sunday and Monday last with friends
and relatives in Milford. He is a for
mer Milford boy and this was his
first visit her in sixteen years.
Mrs. Margaret Bennett and Mrs.
George R. Bennett of Milford Neck
have returned home after a pleasant
visit with relatives and friends in
Dover, Smyrna and St. Jones Neck.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
OPEN LETTER TO TOWN PEOPLE

The following letter was delivered
from house to house on Tuesday by
volunteers from the Milford High
School:
Dear Friend:-
A man, who knows you, is going to
call and ask you to give something to
help keep our Milford Hospital open
for the next two years.
Please remember that you are not
giving because WE ask you. You are
giving because you want your family
and your neighbor's family to have the
life-saving care of a home hospital, if
ever they are sick or injured.
Think how much you would be will
ing to give for quick and merciful at
tention if one of your dear ones had
to be saved today from some grave
illness or injury.
We all hope that such blow will
never fall upon us. Yet we hear of
such trouble among friends and
neighbOrs every day, and we never
know when the stroke will fall. We
must prepare to meet it.
You can remember people whose
lives have been saved by prompt hos
pital treatment, or who might have
been saved if hospital had been near
enough. Any person who needs nur-
sing, needs hospital. Nursing does
not mean giving medicine every hour.
1t means constant, watchful, skillful
not only to give medicine
but to give comfort and quietness.
Home nursing often adds useless risks
that can be avoided in a hospital.
Suppose one of your family were
stricken with appendicitis
1r typhoid fever or blood poisoning. |
your child, or your brothers
child, had his leg broken or his skull |
ractured today. Would any sacrifice |
De too great if you could help save
he precious life?
We know that you understand the
,reat need to have the life-saving
'ower of hospital always ready for
nerciful work right here in our own
own-(75 miles is long ride for
sick man,
We know you are ready and willing
D take your share of the RESPONSE
ility. Please give the solicitor his
lterview without delay when he
all; and try all this week, to make
lie Milford Hospital a subject of con- .
ant thought and conversation wher-
yer you may be.
Yours for the good cause,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Milford Emergency Hospital, l
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
OBITUARY
BELTS

Stephen K. Belts, aged 76 years
died April the 5th, 1921, at his home in
Frederick. Funeral services will be
held this afternoon (Friday) at 2 p
m. from Barratt's Chapel.
CARTY
Mrs. Della R. Hazel, wife of Mr..
Carty, of 6031 North 18th street, Phil
adelphia, died at her home on Friday,
April LIST, aged forty-three years. Her
remains were brought to Milford and
laid to rest at Slaughter Neck Church.
MINNER
S. Fred Minner died at his home in
Harrington, on Wednesday, April 9Th,
1921, following short illness. Fune-
raj services will be held at the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in Harrington
on Sunday and interment will be made
at Hollywood cemetery, Harrington.
Mr.. Minner has been employed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company as
railroad detective for years, and is
well-known in all parts of the two
lower counties.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
GALA DAY AT GEORGETOWN

Georgetown was the scene of many
festivities on Saturday, April End,
when the Georgetown Clothing Club
held their Mid-Spring rally for the
Bridgeville. Clubs and other guests.
The program for the day was as fol-
lows:
1900 a. Registration Farm Bu-
read Office, Helen Pepper; conference
with Naomi Pepper, chairman Chill
dren's Exhibits for Sussex county at
State Fair.
11:3O-Sight seeing tour, Grace
Isaacs, Florence Greet.
12:OO-Picnic lunch in Child Health
Center.
1 p. m.-Recreation on the Green,
Miss Florence Becker.
2 p. m.-Greetings, Mary Jones,
club president; points in judging
clothing and canning, Dorothy Emer-
son, county club agent; club songs
and cheers, Miss Becker; mark cloth
ing demonstration, club leaders.
Every club member voted the day
a complete success.
For its always fair weather
When club members get together
With a smile on their faces
And a good song ringing clear.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
ARRANGE FOR new i
TAX COLLECTIONS
The GATHERING OF MONEY FOR SCHOOL
PURPOSES WILL BE DONE BY A
SPECIAL BUREAU.
SCHOOL TAX COMMISSIONER
WILL Be APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR FOR
TERM OF FOUR YEARS, BEGINNING
NOVEMBER i, 1921.

The act to provide revenue for
school purposes, recently passed by
the Legislature, and which became a
law when signed by Governor Den
ney, on March 81, creates a State
school tax department, to consist of
State School Tax Board, composed
of State school tax commissioner.
the secretary and the auditor of ac-
counts, of which the two last named
shall act without compensation.
The law authorizes the tax depart
ment to pay monthly to the State
Treasurer all sums collected by the
department from personal income tax
and corporation tax and from filing
fees, except $4,000 retained as a re-
payment fund as provided in the act.
Provisions are set forth in the act
covering exemptions, penalties, etc.
Foreign corporations doing business
in Delaware will be required to pay
to the tax department the difference
between such amounts as may be i'm
posed by the laws of other States and
the amounts imposed by the laws of
this State; or, in other words, "a sum
sufficient to make the total taxes inn
posed by the laws of this State on
each such corporation the same as
would be imposed on such corpora
tiOn by the laws of such other State
if such corporation were a Delaware
doing business in such
other State"
The State school tax commissioner
is to be appointed by the Governor,
by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, for a term of four
years, beginning November 1, 1921, !
At slary of $4,000 a year. He will !
act as chairman of the State School !
Tax Board, be the executive of the
ak department, and have sole charge /
If its administration, with power to
employ such assistants as are neces-
jary.
The Tax Board shall elect a vice
hear complaints and ap-
Deals, fix salaries of appointees, ex-
ept that the salaries of the personal
ncome tax deputy and the corpora
ion tax deputy shall not exceed $4,000
ach, and that the total of all salar-
IS shall not exceed the amounts ap-
ropriated therefor by the Legisla-
lre.
The Tax Department is empowered
} administer, supervise, collect and
nforce the personal income tax, cor
grafton tax and franchise tax, and to
ike all necessary steps for the en-
)rcement of the act. The act repeals
le present Income Tax law.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
FRESHMEN WIN H. s. CUP

The team representing the Fresh
men class of the Milford high school
won the cup which is competed for
each year at the oratorical contest
held Wednesday evening. This cup is
known as the Grier cup, and is held
by the class whose representatives
win the contest each year. The fresh
men were represented by ]. Lynn
Pratt and Bess Elliott. The other
classes were represented as follows:
Junior Glass, John Ireland and Naomi
Farber; Senior class Roma G.. Smith
and Dorothy Num-; Sophomore class,
Harold Nutter and Olga Jester. The
freshment won the cup, the Juniors
second, Senior third and Sophomores
fourth place in the contest. The judges
were Rev. Thomas V. Wingate, Mrs.
James L. Davis and Mrs. Mabel H.
Lewis.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
STATE BOARD TO
WORK ON BUDGET
GEORGE B. MILLER, PRESIDENT OF THE
BOARD, SAYS EVERYTHING WILL Be
DONE TO help LEGISLATURE.
REPORT TO SOLONS ON 10Th
BUDGETS TO BE READY THEN FOR CON-
SHERATON BY The COMMITTEES
OF The TWO HOUSES.

Formal notice has been received by
the State Board of Education to pre-
pare budgets for the fiscal years of
1921and 1922 for the public schools of
Delaware, as provided for in con-
current resolution adopted by the
Senate and House at Dover.
The budgets are to be ready by
April 20 for consideration of the COM
mittees on education of the two
Houses.
Commenting on the request, George
B. Miller, president of the State Board,
said it was the feeling of that body
that while it should cooperate in
every way, nevertheless it did not be-
lieve it should make up budgets I'M
der which a new board will adminis-
ter the school system. As the Legis-
lature had made the request, the State
Board would do its utmost to meet
the task so as to give the new Board
the best start possible. The new
Board will take Office July 1.
1t is the intention of the present
State Board to do everything in its
power to further the best interests
of the public schools, said Mr. Miller,
but it does appear unnecessary that
it should be asked to prepare esti-
mates of the cost of running the
schools for two years to come when
the present board will be legislated
out of Office.
1t also was learned that the resig-
nations of A. R. Spaid as State Com
missioner of Education has not yet
been accepted by the Board of Educa-
tiOn nor is likely to be, inasmuch as
he viii automatically go out of Office
along with the county superintendent
and other school officers on July 1,
under the provisions of the new school
law.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
JURORS FOR APRIL COURT

N The petit jurors to serve during the
April term of Kent county court have
been drawn by Jury Commissioners
Powell and Burton as follows:
First District-James S. Griffin,
Walter F. Keith, Leon Jones, Walter
Short.
Second-Gove S. Short, Elmer Out
ten, William E. Cole, Ernest c. Phif-
fer.
Third Clifford Anderson, Abram
Short, Gilbert Davis.
Fourth-Robert H. Clark, David
Roadway, George P. Scotten.
Fifth-Walter T. Massey, Samuel
Legar, Walker Mifflin, Joseph L. Bon
sail.
Sixth-Harry ]. Dill, Edgar w.
Dill, Cooper Gruwell.
Seventh-Howard H. Marvin, John
D. Berry, Christian Singer, Jacob G..
Brown.
Eighth-James H. Jones, Willard
S. Jones, Thomas Spurry, Robert J.
Russell.
Ninth-Ernest Raughley, Jacob w.
Camper, Major Wyatt, Fred Marvil.
Tenth-Thaddeu Windsor, Orion T.
Cannon, John T. Beswick.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
FRANK HALL DAVIS
TO GET FORMER PLACE

Delaware was one of the very first
States to have Federal patronage dol
ed out to her in the appointment of
Colonel Thomas w. Miller as alien
property custodian and Harry Hilton,
Billany as Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter-GeneraI.
But these are only the beginning
Of the Federal places that will go to
Republicans in this State. A number
of Delaware politicians will be given
good places in Washington and at
least one of the places in the port of
Philadelphia assignments will go to
Delaware.
1t is said that Representative Frank
Hall Davis of Dover, a member of the
Legislature, will be appointed auditor
of the State Department and of other
departments in the Treasury Depart
ment. He successfully filled this place
during the Taft administration, and it
is generally believed he will soon be
to his old job. The place
pays $4,000 year and is one of great
responsibility
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
COOLSPRING GRANGE

There was quite good attendance
last Friday evening and everyone en-
joyed the social good time. A very in
structive as well as interesting pro-
gram on Poultry Raising in charge of
Mrs. John Stevenson, acting lecturer.
Song by Grange.
A Hens Soliloquy, by Mrs. Florence
Vaughan.
Hints on egg production, by Mrs.
James w. Hopkins.
Discussions on Care of Baby Chicks
in which Mrs. Walter G. Phillips and
Edward Vaughan gave some interest
ing facts.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
FIVE ACRE CORN CONTEST
ARRANGED FOR DELAWARE BOYS In
1921 STARTS NOW.

The Delaware Corn Growers As
sociation has just announced the
plans for conducting the Boys Five
Acre Corn Contest this year in coop
Grafton with the County Farm Bu-
reaus and interested local commune
ties. As last year, the contest will be
open to all boys of the state between
the ages of IA and 21 years, includ-
ing all corn club boys of previous eX-
perience and high school students of
agriculture, provided that they enroll
wit hthe County Agent, the County
Club Agent, or the State Club Leader
on or before June 1. All contestants
will keep a practical farm record on
five OF more acres of corn grown on
the home farm. These records will
be turned over to the County Judging
Committee of the State Corn Growers
Association when the corn is harvest
ed.
Each boy will be expected to exhib-
it at the County and State Corn
Shows. The awards will be made on
the following basis:
Yield of dried shelled corn---------.--7O9c
Quality of corn produced 1870
Completeness and accuracy of
records -l5% 20
The champion grower from each
in this contest will be award
ed a free trip to the Delaware Farm
ers' Short Course at the University of
provided that there are two
or more contestants in the county.
A silver challenge cup win be
awarded by the State Corn Growers
to the State Junior Cham
Dion corn judge of Delaware. The
champion judge can keep the cup as
long as he remains the state cham
Dion.
The name of the champion for each
year will be engraved on the cup.
Stanley Short of CheswOld now holds
he cup by virtue of his winning the
irst annual junior corn judging con-
est conducted by the State Corn
Growers Association.
The State Corn Growers Associa- |
ion has made arrangements for the
of County Agricultural /
Agents and the County Farm Bureaus
n conducting this contest.
John Ponder of Milton is the Pres
dent and M. o. Pence of Newark is
be Secretary of the Association.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ABOUT THE HOSPITAL

10. Who paid for the building?
A. The State of Delaware gave
$15,000.00, The Red Cross gave
$12,OOO.O0, T. Coleman du Pont
gave 100000, and about >$2,-
100000 was raised by public
subscription in Milford. The to-
tai of these sums served to buy
and alter the building and to
buy all the present fixtures and
equipment.
20. What will the $15,0O0.0O that is
now being raised be used for?
A. To pay the difference between
receipts and expenses. No hos
pital can be self-supporting.
The money that will be paid by
patients will not be enough to
pay the total cost of heat, light,
food, nursing, medicines, wash
ing, linens, bandages, ETC., ETC.,
that will be needed to keep the
hospital in operation.
20. Who will be entitled to treat
ment?
A. This hospital will be open
equally to all people, regard
less of race, color, or creed.
%. viii treatment always be free?
A. No. All patients who are able
to pay will be expected to pay
regular rates for treatments.
These rates however will be
very moderate - considerably
less than the rates charged by
city hospitals. Patients who are
not able to pay will be treated
without charge. The manage !
ment will consider and decide |
this question for any patient |
requesting free treatment.
%. Will those who contribute to |
the present fund be entitled to
any special privileges if they
should need hospital treatment? |
A. No. Contributions to the main
tenance fund are for the pur-
pose of keeping the hospital
open. Contributors can not ex-
pect special privileges. See
answers to questions 2, 8, and
4.
q. When will trained nurses be on
duty?
A. Trained nurses will be on duty
constantly, day and night.
o. Can any physician bring or
send a patient to the hospital?
A. Yes. Any practicing physician
can bring or send his own pa !
tients, and can visit them at all {
times. The hospital will be {
open impartially for all physi- I
clans.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
BENSON HEADS BOARD
SECRETARY OF STATE ELECTED CHAIR
MAN OF HIGHWAY COMMISSION.

Secretary of State A. R. Benson was
elected chairman of the State High
way Commission at a meeting Tues
day in the offices of T. Coleman du
Pont. Mr.. Benson is now q member.
ex OficiO, under the provisions of the
law signed Monday by Governor DEN
ney. In the old law there was a pro-
vision which made the governor a
member Of the board.
George w. Frances, who has been
secretary Off the commission. pre-
sented his resignation and J. Paul
Jones, who had been his assistant,
was appointed Wednesday as his sue
cessOr. The salary attached the Office
has been reduced from $4,000 to $4,000
per annum.
Delegations from all parts of the
state appeared at the meeting in ref
erence to improvements to the roads
in the vicinity where they live. Some
of the delegates, particularly from the
two lower counties, are interested in
lateral roads.
A delegation from Harrington,
headed by Senator Murphy, made in
quiries as to when the work on the
road from Harrington to Milford
would be started. They pointed out
the advantage of such state AID fund.
Senator Bennett also urged additional
aid for Sussex county, stating that he
is in favor of road from Frankford
to Millville, via Elmer.
The Levy Continent from Kent
urged that state aid be turned
over for the lateral roads. They were
advised to pick out the roads desired
and submit list to the State Highway
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

New moon today.
Clearing the ground for the new
theatre is in progress.
April weather has been fine fol
planting gardens and plowing fo1
corn.
Don't miss Mr.. Varney's article on
the Hospital in Mondays Grammar
School Weekly.
Don't miss the first issue of "The
Grammar School Weekly. It comes
out on Monday.
The Millwood Ladies Aid will meet
in the Community Hall, Saturday ev-
ening, April 9th.
$3.50 per day for unskilled labor is
the rate fixed for road work this sea-
son in this part of Delaware.
Fellowship Glass will hold a bake
for benefit of hospital at Arnold's
Store, Saturday, April 16 at 9 a. m.
Horace E. Bennett bought of Hen
rietta Bennett tract of cedar for the
price of one thousand dollars, cash.
Business men! Don't forget to ad-
vertize in the Grammar School
Weekly" $1.00 for 1 and ga inches
single column.
The next Pomona meeting in Sus-
sex will be held at Bridgeville, on
April IA. All patrons are
invited.
Preaching services will be held in
the First M. P. Church Sunday even
ing, April 10, at 1880 o'clock, the Rev.
G. ". KliVer being in Charge.
NRev. Diston w. Jacobs, newly ap-
pointed pastor of the Avenue M. e.
Church, will fill the pulpit both morn
ng and evening, Sunday, April 10th.
The local w. c. T. U. will hold their
business and social meeting with Mrs.
Georgia G. Pierce next Tuesday even
ng at 1880. Text word, Stand. A full
attendance is requested.
A lecture will be given in MillwOod
,hurch Sunday, April 10, at 1880 p.
4. by Miss Hartman, Field Secretary
f the Woman's Foreign Mission So
iety. The public is invited.
A pie and bow social will be held
n the White Hall, at Glendale, Fri
ay evening, April Is. Proceeds for
he EpwOrth League. Every one is in
tied to come and help the good cause.
Warren's Theatre was sold this {
eek to Mr.. Swartz of Dover. Mr.. :
wartz' held the lease on the theatre +
with January next. This :
lrchase is simply the good will, seats +
nd equipment of the theatre, which
as owned by Mr.. Warren. o
The Farm Bureau of Milford Hun D
ed has permanently organized and n
i'll hold it's first meeting Monday ev- Il
ing, April IL, in the Community Hall a
Millwood. The members are here
notified that they may obtain in t.
rmation on prices by asking any of b
@ Iocal-officers. II