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Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
INTERESTING DATA ON
PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION
The UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER OF
EDUCATION GIVES INSTRUCTIVE
INFORMATION.

The following letter from the De.
partment of the Interior at Washing
ton has been received by the Chron-
1cle. 1t is instructive and valuable:
Mr.. Theodore Townsend,
Editor Chronicle,
Milford, Delaware.
Dear SIR
Because of the awakening inter-
est in public education in Delaware.
the demand for larger appropriations
and higher tax rates for the support
OF the schools and the feeling on the
part of many that the support of pub
lie education is becoming burden
some, the following table showing the
expenditure for public education in
the State for the one hundred years
from 1921 to 1920 inclusive may prove
interesting to your readers, as will
also, L believe, some comparisons of
the expenditures for education with
other expenditures of the people, pub
lie and private.
The figures in the table have been
compiled with care from the records
in the United States Bureau of Educa
tion and elsewhere. 1t will be OBJ
served that the amounts for forty of
the years have been estimated, but
they are approximately correct. The
figures include the expenditures for
schools in the city of Wilmington. as
well as in the counties:
Expenditures on Public Elementary
and Secondary Schools for
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
BAPTIST CHURCH
Next to the School House
Samuel C. Welsh, Pastor

Thursday-7:SO p. m.-Prayer meet
ing.
8:30-Choir practice.
Friday, $3.50 p. m.-Children's choir
Sunday, $3.50 a. m.-Bible school.
lO:45 a. .m.-Morning service.
1880 p. m.-Song service and ser
mon.
The pastor will preach on Sunday
morning on Wrong Conceptions OF
the Mission of Christ; or The Place
of the Church in Settling Labor Prob
lems." The subject for the evening
sermon will be "a Notable Conver-
sion" The pastor would like to see so
young men in his class next Sunday
at $3.50 a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
NO HURRY TO NAME
EDUCATION BOARD

! No members of the new State Board
of Education which goes into office
on July l have not yet been appoint
ed or proposed. Governor William
Denney, following an informal lunch
con with George B. Miller, president
of the State Board of Education, in
the Hotel dupont, said that nothing
had been done in this matter.
There will be no new members
talked of until the term of the pres
ent board has expired, or until the
members of the present board decide
to resign" said the Governor. $50 far
as l know" he added, none of the
members of the present board intend
to resign"
Governor Denney said that no names
have been proposed to him for posi-
tions on the board, and intimated that
nothing would be done on the matter
until near the first of June. The pres
ent board, he pointed out, is going
ahead with the work requested of it
by the Legislature, and there are no
indications that any of the members
will resign before. their terms have
expired.
President Miller stated that he had
no intention of resigning and added
that he knew of no other members
who intended to resign. At the time of
making that statement, Mr.. Miller
added that the board is now busy pre-
pairing budgets for the years 1921 and
1922 for the public schools of Della
ware. The board will hold a meeting
shortly before April 20, when the two
budgets will be whipped into shape
for presentation to the Assembly when
it recOnvenes on May 9.
The present State Board of Educa-
ton will be legislated out of Office
July 1, when the new State Board |
created by the Legislature takes hold.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
WARWICK

A severe wind storm followed by a
heavy down pour of rain passed over
this section on Saturday afternoon.
Several from here went on the ex-
cursiOn to Philadelphia on Sunday.
Willie Timmons- who has been suf-
fering from spasmodic commissions is
much better at this writing.
The snow and ice on April II will
cause that day long to be remember
ed by many.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15

The increase of 165 per cent in ex-
penditures within the last four years
indicates clearly the growing appre-
citation of education among the peO-
pie of the State and is gratifying. Yet
the average of less than $500 per cap
ita of the total population for public
elementary and high school in 1920
is less by more than $500 than the
average for the United States.
Some Comparisons
In 1920 the people of the State of
Delaware paid into the Federal Treas
ury directly in income taxes, profit
taxes, and miscellaneous taxes, $21,
las, ,605.43. Their apportiOnate part of
the custom taxes for that year was
more than $675,0OO. These two items
make a total of more than $21, 100000
for Federal taxes for the year 1920.
This is more than 13 times the total
cost of the schools for that year and
only million dollars less than the
total cost of the schools for 100 years.
If to the Federal taxes, the State taxes
of $1,263,500 for other purposes than
education be added, the total of Fed
eral and State taxes for other puT-
poses than education in a single year
will be found to be more than expend-
itures for public education for the one
hundred years, and fully equal to the
total cost of public education in all
the history of the State.
The total of Federal, State, county,
and city taxes for other purposes than
education was in 1920 approximately
16 times as much as the most of all
the public schools, and 20 times as
much as the total cost of all teachers
salaries. If there had been no taxes
for the support of public schools in
that year, only one dollar in sixteen
of all taxes would have been saved. If
the salaries of all school teachers had
been doubled, the total of all taxes
would have been increased by only
one dollar in twenty-three. In either
case, the difference would hardly have
been noticed by any individual tax
payer if all his taxes had been paid
at one time and receipted for in one
lump sum.
Compared with certain private ex-
penditures for things no more neces-
sary to the individual happiness of the
people and to the public welfare and
of the State, the cost of
public education to the people of the
State of Delaware is equally inconsid-
erable.
We are told by the Secretary of the
that the people of the Unit
I'd States paid last year for Iuxuries /
22,700,000, 900. Of this amount $780, =
100 went for face powders, cosmetics
md perfumes, $1,3OO,O00,0OO for cigars t
nd cigarettes, 8OO,O0O,OOO for tobac- {
% and snuff, $2,11O,000,00O for tobac- s
o in all its forms, $3.50, 100000 for soft S
rinks, $400,000,000 for toilet soaps, @
5oo,ooo,ooo for jewelry, $4,000, ,ooo,-
90 for food luxuries, $6,ooO,ooo,ooo
)r luxurious service, joy rides, sum-
Ter resorts, and races.
If the people of Delaware spent
leir money for these things in pro- h
1rtion to their numbers, and there is Il
pod reason to believe they did, they
lid for these items as follows: C
Face powders, cosmetics and per-
mes, $1,500,000; for cigars and ciga- fe
ties, $2,600,000; for tobacco in all m
!; forms, $4,2O0,OO0; for soft drinks,
sc, 900; for toilet soaps, 100000; for CT
welry, $1,O5O,OO0; for food luxuries, &c
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
DELAWARE SELECTS ARTIST

The committee appointed by the
Legislature to secure a painting for
the State House at Dover, to COM
memorate the work of Delaware sol
diers in the Civil War, have engaged
Stanley Arthurs to paint a picture
with the scene laid at AppotomatoX.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15

FOR SALE-Reasonable 1914 4-Passenger
Buick Automobile, Model 25, electric light self
starter. rear tires new. Only run 1900 miles.
All in good order. Always has had good care;
never been misused; looks almost like new.
VIM. w. HENDRICKS. Frederick. Del. 4-l5-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
ST. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev z. x. Fitznatrick. Pastor

Sunday, April 17-Mass at 1880 a.
m. Evening services at 1880. Mass at
Harrington at $3.50 a. m. Everybody
welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15

COUNTRY PRODUCE-Poultry and
eggs wanted. I will pay the highest cash
prices for all kinds of poultry. produce
and eggs. Phone or drop postal and I
will CALL E. P. Smith, $40 East Front St.,
Milford, Del a15-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
Public Sale
of valuable
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Having sold my farm I will offer for
sale at my home, near Lincoln, on
Thursday, April FL, 1921,

Having sold my farm I will offer for
sale at my home, near Lincoln on
Thursday, April FL, 1921,
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, sharp,
rain or shine, the following:
1 Oliver Chilled Plow fuke harrow,
cultivator, seed harrow, lot of carriage
harness, tubs hoes, shovels, rakes, chairs,
nice shoats in fine condition., 1 double
barre'll shot gun and a lot of other goods
not here mentioned, usually found around
a farm.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
1 cook stove in good condition, 2 sets
of chairs, rockers, 2 tables. Lot carpets
and rugs. Bureaus, stands, bedding and
all wool blankets. Lot of dishes, kitchen
cabinet, 1 lounge, 1 sewing machine,
glassware and jars wash stands,
clocks, pots and pans, and lots OF goods
too tedious to mention. Terms of sale
are cash, no goods to be removed until
ELIZA A. CALHOUN.
VIM G.. Murphy, auctioneer.
E. C. Reed clerk.
Geo. NJ. Sackett, cashier. II
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
2 BOXES CORN FLAKES, 15e

Where? Stewards Grocery of course
also extra large can baked beans,
1Oc; fine coffee, lac lb.; tomatoes, 12c
large can; apricots, 16c lb.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15

FOR SALE-One closed-in truck bodv
Will trade or sell. Apply to Alfred Pass.
waters, near Oakley, Delaware, postoffice
Greenwood, Del. a15SSt
FOR SALE-Strawberry plants, Mise
ionary. DR.. Burrell, Chester Ford, How
ard No. H. Premier and Lupton. Phone
Io4-1-4, MllIord GREENHOUSE. 1t
FOR SALE--Flower plants for beddine.
out. Porch and window boxes, lawn vases vases
etc. we nave now ready Dracaenas, Vim
cas-, single and double Petunias, Geran-
iums, Scarlet Sage and many other. al
SO tomato, Pepper and Egg Plants Phone
1S4-R-4, Milford Greenhouse.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES \ Z Z y y Z
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT

HAVE LVO GNGN AAOCN'AA@
how utterly impossible it is for
: you to make known what you !
want to sell or what you want
to buy without using the Want :
Ad columns of the Milford I
Chronicle? Everybody in Mil !.
! ford and in the surrounding 9
country for twenty miles will s
. read your Want Ad if it is
.. printed here.
The cost Of delivering your
] message to these many thoUs-
ands is small indeed as compar-
! ed with the large measure or
J benefit and profit you will get in
return.
Write or Phone your adver-
tisement to Phone 10, Milford.
Ask for Want Ad Taker
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15
ADVERTISING
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-1 pair mules, 2 horses,
heifer. ]. D. Robbins, Milton, Del. a15-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15

FOR SALE-DwelIing on East Fourth Street.
North Milford. Apply to John H. Bowen. 4-15-2t
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-15

Goods are delivered to
all points by motor truck
= or freight charges are
prepaid by us to points
irnpracticable for us to
reach by motor truck.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-18
duabble In Air Service Quieted
 After Conference

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Differ- enc&s between Major General Memo Ter And Brigadier Mitchell. chief and assi$tant chief, respectively, of the arnlF air service. have been "satis- 1actRrily composed by Secretary We&ks- General Menoher has with draEn his letter requesting the relief of General Mitchell from his assign mer<, 1t was said, at the request of he esecretary, who announced that gotH clearly *understood" their po- sltiQnH In way that would make mp9ssible the recurrence of reasons xhifh led to the friction between the IF bfffcials.r
 TAe two officers were called into inference today by the secretary, whd outlined to them hds desire to n4nue each in his present office for inc best interests Of the service. Sec etafy Weeks had personally investf- sateU the differences. General Men heH was held to be justified in re- ae&tinD Brigadier MitcheaPs relief, Ut Fthe secretary said such action
 ot13d be undesirable and unfortunate t this time" He added that Gen ralk Menoher would be wholly re-
 yo1fsible for the future administra- Aona Of the air service and General Iitdhel1 would serve primarily as an dvfser because of his expert knowl-
 lg& of flying and the training oi erepnnel.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-18
EXPLANATION Is
 l MADE BY MR. CAsE

an editorial. Truth and Fiction ,. Alzona Gazette June IT see IVA W Mir Akers. editor Of the Gazette stnisunderstood my purpose in re- uest1nE him to publish a statenant e'auve to an article that appeared in ae Arizona Republican over my
 l can see how the request that I aaqe of Mr. Akers, prompted more bv eei!ng than purpose, easily leads to a Asmterpretation of my intention, but would be worse than cowardly to ei1Rin silent and permit this mis- Rhdfrstandtng to continue.
 onder some provocation end in Hpneiderable haste launched a state snent Tn the Gazette, feeling that some oneSdeserved 1t. land then some" but ne fshaft hurled was aimed at no 9ne5 m particular as I did not then ssnoF whom to blame.
 Bnt without reciting details, I want to pay in fairness to the Arizona now know that the article in ques- tior1 to which I took exception was reieRsed to The Republican for publi- eation through circumstances which led to a misunderstanding for which na 4ne is to blame. All parties con- rected with the affair have acted ir eooQ faith
 shall do all in my power to cor rect any misunderstanding that hal occurred through the statement tha mnde in the Gazette
 am in favor of house bill s3 ant rolHd very much regret to have an,
 ct bf mine contribute to it's defeat
 c. O. CASE.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-18

commission drove over the rosd from Tucson last Friday. making the trip in five and one-half hours. The road is now completed and accepted The total distance of this new construc- ton Is 7s.S miles The distance across the Indian reservation Is SO miles Mir Fishburn. says that considering the long continued drouth the road is in a very good condition
 Mir. and Mrs. Albert Abbott left Ajo Thursday for Ninot. S- D. They are making the trip by motor car. On the way they will visit Donald Cowan and family in Tucson. former real dents here. and friends in Denver. Colo.
 Arrangements are being made for . great Fourth of July celebration in A3o. The committee having the mat ter in charge win give a great car niyai on Monday evening. June 20. on the plaza and in the park. when a general good time will be in store for all. The poceeds from the car nivai will be used for expenses of l the Fourth of July celebration
 The Misses Francis and Hariowe Mayes have returned home to spend the summer. after being in attendance | for the past year as students al the
 
 statc university at Tucson Glenn Mcconnell. a former resi- dent here. was graduated in a class of 90 members from the eighth grade at Peoria He was the vaicdictorian O. his class Hfs many friends here | where he attended school for several | ysarx are pleased to hear of hiz splendid progresa
 Mfr. and Mrs- Ciaud Fenner havs returned to A5o from their wedding trip and are at homo in the Vincent property.
 Mrs. John Perry was hostess to thu Ladies' Ala society of the Communit, church Thursday afternoon splen did program was renedered and de llcious refreshment was served Tn attendance was large and the meetin' one of the most enjoyable of the sea son.
 MT. and Mrs- L. O. Shake. who re gently left A5o for an extended tri on the coas<. gre now in Los An geler- Mrr. Shake was taken sic soon after leaving here and has bee quite m since reaching Los AnEelel
 Mrs. W. W. Cruse. teacher of th | urinary department of the Com | munity church Sunday school too her large class on a picnic to tr seven mile well last Friday and enjoyed . great time
 Mrs E. N. Erickson has gone on
 visit to her parents and other rei1
 tives in ulinois- She expects 10 spen
 the summer.
 MT. John challeEar and children
 Douglas. Arfx- are here as gues
 of MT. and Mra Charles Williams
 Word has been received here
 friends of the recent death of
 mother of Mira Calvin Benedel
 her home in Carlyle. Ind Mir. and N'
Arizona republican., 1921-06-18
Urges Government To Co-Operate In
 Oil Development
TRepubIIcan A. P. Leassd WIre]

IRepubiican A. P- Leaeed WtreI
 WASHINGTON. Juno IT. - J. A. Phelan of the shipping board staff urges in his recent report on the Mexican oil situation, transmitted to Chairman Porter of the house for eign affairs committee. that since the proved oil field in Mexico lis fast going into salt water" the American government. either directly or by cooperation with American capital. at once proceed to develop oil fields" in that country, adding:
 That the potential production of Mexico Is almost unlimited Is beyond question--o
 MT. Phelan discusses at length con- sents the following under the head os Recommendations"
 '1nasmuch as the consumption of oil in the United States increased from two hundred million barrels to five hundred million barrels in ten years. 1t is certain that this country will have to depend upon foreign oil and principally Mexican oil for fuel purposes in the future
 "As the American merchant marine | is fast going into fuel oil it is neces- sary that this supply be assured. This means that the American government
 enter directly and by cooperation
 with American capital. at once pro- ceed ts develop oil fields in Mexico That the potential production oi Mexico is almost unlimited Is beyond question. but the proposition should not be delayed until after the present ifields are exhausted Ii takes year. lof time and a fortune in money tt develop an oil field-'
 MT. Phelan's report, under date o June 13. was prepared by direction O.
 Rear Admiral Benson. former chair man of the shipping board. ans
 transmitted to Chairman Porter a
 Mr. Porter's request
Arizona republican., 1921-06-18
ASKS HARD|NG FOR
 CONCRETE PLAN OF
 PROPOSED LEAGUE
(RspubIIean A. D. Leasss wIrel

IRepubiIcan A. P- Leased Wire1
 NEW YORK June 17-Hamilton Holt. magazine editor. who headed the delegation of pro-league Repub- licans who called on former President Wilson during the last presidential campaign. yesterday made public al letter he had written President Hard ing asking him to explain to the American people the terms O the Harding association proposed to sup plant the Wilson league of nations
 The letter follows in part:
 "The world is on the brink of re- olution. famine and pcstilencc. The only two greas ifeas that have come out of the late war as world pan aceas are the league of nations and bolshevism. If you repudiate the ex- isting league and delay too long sug- gesting anything in it's place you run the very real risk of making the world believe you have no plan. at all and if that comes to be generally be- lieved can you guarantee that the world would not turn to boishevism 2 MT. President the time has come for you to redeem your promises. The country and the world have waited long enough to know just what kind of an association of nations you have in mind.
 .If you delay much further. people everywhere will inevitably conclude | that either you have no concrete plan at all, or else that you propose to put party harmony above world welfare | In that event there will be nothing | left for those who want America te play her rightful part in stabilizine the world. but to organize the coun- | try so as to capture congress for the | league in 1922 and the presidency 1T 1924.
 "This can be done, for the vast ma iority of the American people = Re publicans as we'll as Democrats - want the United States 10 enter ints some sort of a league or assccistio'
 with enough teeth in it definitely C II hasten the day when. as Victor Hug'
 prophesied. The only battlefield will he the market opening to commerce and the mind opening to new ideas
Arizona republican., 1921-06-18

round. Taylor came out fast in the seventh and pumped home some good body blows with occasionally left jab to the face and a right hook to the jaw. It was in this round that he opened the old sore over Ander- sons right eye. He had the round by a good margin.
 Semi Windup Is Thriller
 The semi final was a good battle as long as it lasted, but it was evil dent that McKittrick was in no con- dition to 90 the pace against such man as Alger. If McKittrick would take time and get into good condi- tion, he could give Alger mighty stiff argument He shoots em straight with either hand. is cool and collected and can take 'em. But he( tired quickly.
 Alger put up one of his best fights last night against the Phoenix boy. He assumed the aggressive at the outset and kept after his man every minute. The blow that dropped Mac was terrific crash and could be heard for a block. It was the clean est knockout ever scored in a Phoe- nix ring-and the most convincing
 If there are any more members of the Slade family who are anxious to try conclusions with Young Pete, the latter is now ready to accommodate them. He disposed of the third mem Der in as many starts last night. The two previous members fought
 under the names of Rufus the Sec ond and Rufus the Third The third | brother fought under his own name but the jinx still fingered in the fam | fly corner. It took Young Pete on4 minute and 40 seconds to end mat | ters.
 l Young Mike had pretty easy sail. ing winning from Nal Polly. beinl credited with knockout in the thirt
 round of their scheduled four -rount entertainment. Polly had goot l left hand, which he used every oncs in . while. His right was evidentl, 1 suffering from an attack of paralysis I Kid Sharkey made his last appear ance before a Phoenix crowd when h. I fouled Wildcat Johns in the frs
 round of their schfduled four-roun' set to. Referee Hyland stopped tn engagement after the Kid ha' pumped home his fifth blow beiov the belt. Wildcat Johns won tn
 decision. although suffering painfr injuries.