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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18
Long Chain Of Family
Grandmothers Broken

Arkadelphia, Ark.-A chain Of
grandmothers without parallel,
in this section, at least, has been
broken by the passing of Mrs.
Emeline Eliza Rifles. 81.
Before her death, two small
children of Mrs. Eliza Hanson.
her Observation-Disclosures. had
six living grandmothers of whom
two were great-great-grand-
mothers, two were Preat-grand-
mothers and two were just plain
grandmOthers. The oldest of the
Hanson children is 31a years of
age. Thus there were at one
time five living generations with
less than seventy-tyo years
separating the youngest from the
eldest.
The Hanson children had be-
side their six grandmothers.
nine uncles, four great uncles.
two great-great uncles, four
great aunts, two great-great
aunts and forty second cousins.
but no first cousins.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18
Works Of Art, Stolen by
German Army, Reappear

London.-Numerous works OF
art. heirlooms and jewels stolen
during the war by the Germans
In occupied territory are gradu-
ally coming to light and in many
cases finding their way back TO
their owners. The Rnnanlan
papers publish the story, OF
cache of stolen works of art
which the police have found IN
the Pennsylvania home of the
father of onetime Hungarian
officer.
Ninety-two well known paint
ings. eight vases and two onyx
clocks were found at the home
of a mine manager. who said
they had been given him by his
son on his return from the war.
The son was an officer In the
Hungarian artillery. and had
fought on, the Cambrai front.
The objects dart were found
to have been taken from the
chateau of the Prince de Chi
may. near Cambria. and were
returned to their owner. Some
of the pictures, including works
of Joseph Berger. Millet and
Van der Helst had been hacked
out of their frames and badly
damaged.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18
United States Has Surprising
Number Of Illiterates, Say Con-
gressionaI Investigators.
PAINT DISTURBING PICTURE
Millions Of Immigrants In Country Can
Neither Sp>ak Nor Read English
Committee Finds American
Teachers Are Incompetent.

Washington, d. C.-The United
States of America is one OF the hard
est places in the civilized world In
which to get good education, In the
opinion of committee of the house
which has been investigating the ques-
tiOn.
A fourth of the men of fighting age
in the United States are illiterates,
many children never get adequate
schooling. many of the teachers are in
competent. There are millions OF i'm
migrants in the country who can nei-
Their speak nor read English, and many
negro children never see the inside OF
a schoolroom. Thousands of schools
are closed because no teacher can be
obtained for the miserable salaries Of
fered.
This disturbing picture OF educa-
ton in America is contained in the
report of the house committee on edu-
cation on the Towner BILL and abun.
dant proof of it's truth is contained In
the hearings which were held in con
nection with the bill.
| This report is surely one of tn
most startling indictments of our CIV
| illZation which has ever issued from
Capitol hill.
Facts Which Convinced Them.
Here. briefly. are some of the fact
which brought the congressman to thi
frame of mind
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18
Bureau Of Mines Survey in Cali
tornia Shows 2,359,lo0
Barrels Could Be Saved.
WCUlDgE' WORTH Sa,5OO,OOO
One Company Says Less Between Well
and Storage Tank Is 10000 Barrels
Monthly-oil Lost in seepase
Along the bitches.

washington.--The great demand for
petroleum.. resulting chiefly from the
Increase of oiI-burning devices and
and motor-driven vehicles, forces pro
ducers to take advantage OF every
opportunity I'd increase. its production
by seeking new sources of supply.
and, what is more important, TO Use
new methods for saving more of the
Dir brought to the surface than has
been retained heretofore. As In other
Kinds of mining. il is thought possible
that a large additional recovery can
be obtained at profit by WORKING
over the wastes in certain fields ana
by using more economical methods Oh
production In the future, says A. X.
Elliott, assistant petroleum engineer.
| bureau of mines.
A survey of the oil districts OF Ca'i-
iornia was made 10y the bureau IN
| order to ascertain whether the visible
masses of wasted oil-bearing SANDS
would be profitable source OF supply
From the data collected ii Is estimated
that 2,359,100 barrels of oil valued al
more titan $3,500.000. could be OBJ
tanned from the sandpiles about pro
ducing wells and from the outcrop
pings In the vicinity Of the fields. Also
many times that amount of oil scat
cred over nearly the total oil-produc
ng area might be recovered iron
eepage.
Wasted Through Seepage.
paper issued by the bureau
mines in 1914 said 1T is probabl
that 10 or Is per cent of the tota
gross production of the state has bee
! wasted through see.age or evaporf
ton" This represents loss OF 10
100000 barrels of oil yearly. Probabi
one-quarter to one-half OF this amour
J seeps into the ground.
AS a possible means of recovering
| large amount of Gil from these waste
the following should be considers
) says Mr.. Elliott: (D Recovering q
left in the sand that 1t produced WI
the oil; (2) reclaiming the oil TIL
seeps into the ground through was
in production; ard (3) mining al
'reating the material in oil-bearil
outcrops and asphalt beds that occ
in certain sections of the state.
In the early days of product
4 field, the rush of gas into a new w
frequently sucks oil ard sand with
in large quantities Oftentimes az
auate means of holding in the W
an. not available, and the oil is y
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18
Seek to Recover
Oil Now Wasted

United TO how wild" until the gas
pressure diminishes enough 10 enable
controlling the well. This may re-
quire days or even months. says MIR. |
Elliott There being no commercial
use for this oil-salurated sand. IL Is
removed from tile Immediate vicinity
OF the well or otherwise disposed OF as
valueless.
Throughout many OF the oil districts
Of California. particularly in the San
Joaquin valley. a noticeable feature is
the large cone-shaped mounds near
each ot the wells where sand is pro-
duced with. the OIL
Sand Rises With Oil.
In wells where the sand Is loose and
fie-graned and agitated by a high
gas pressure. naturally greater
amount rises Ia the surface with the
oil. In the Sunset field. wells with
high gas pressure have produced more
:ian 5,1W tons of sand in two to four
years, representing nearly two-thirds
of their gross production. In the
I runway dtid u ~ Ntii
about 500 tons month and wells near
IL with an output nearly as large In
the kerne River and West Side Coal.
ings fields the oil is of heavy gravity
and. with the aid of an agitaior such
Pas air, large amounts of sand are lift
ed TO the surface. Each well yield.
ten TO twenty-five barrels of oil daily
the proportion of sand carried with I
varies between 20 and 60 per cent. an,
probably averages 40 per cent of tn,
gross production. The amount of san,
per well. because of the small oil pro
duction. is small, but owing to tn
great number of wells In these dis
tricts the aggregate amount is large
Where wells produce only SINAI
amount of sand the so-called san
boxes are frequently used. The san
J.. box Is n long. narrow. open troug
, closed at the ends and lifted wit
BATTLES running crosswise to the flow
The oil flows slowly over the shar
f kaffles. the sand and emulsion sett
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18
Is Hard Place to
Get an Education

According to the census Of 1910
there " ere in this country 5,5OO,OOO
persons ten years Of age or older who
could not read or write. and the COM
mittee does not believe that conditions
have improved since then. In addition
to these. there were 3,5OO.OOO persons
who could not read or write English.
making total of 9,OO0,OOO in the land
of the free who were no more qualified
to exercise the right Of the franchise
than so many Australian bushmen.
The surgeon generals report showed
that of the men called to service be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and thir-
ty-one, nearly 20 per cent were praeti-
cally iliterate. This means that
fourth of the young manhood of the
country. which Is its main reliance In
peace and in war. is to all intents and
purposes in state of harbarism. For
mer Secretary Of the Interior Lane es-
Inmates that the annual cost of illit-
eracy to the United States Is 1925, 6OO-
200. The director Of the bureau Of
mines states that If all Of the miners
could read and. speak English thou
sand lives a year would be saved.
| The committee emphat!cally refutes
the idea that illiteracy il confined to
the South and to Out-of-the-way sec
tons 1t shows that while Georgia
has $4,000 illiterates, New York has
100000. and that Pennsylvania has
more of them than Alabama. Neither
| IL haI Il
literates are chiefly negroes. There
are a million more white illiterates
than colored.
OF the 100000 foreign-born in the
United States, the committee says that
5O0OOOO cannot read or write English,
and that 2,0O0,OOO cannot read or write
any language.
Luck Decides Education.
The committee says that getting an
, education in the United States IL
largely matter of luck. that the OBJ
portunity is not equal.
"ln the South large number of the
negro children never see the inside Of
a schoolhouse,' 1t asserts. "In the
North there is hardly city that has
adequate school facilities for all its
children"
The committee finds that in physical
education our schools have failed
even worse than in mental educa-
ton.
The provost marshal generals re-
pori revealed the startling fact that
more than One-third of the men ex,
amined for military service in the late
war were disqualified by reason o
! physical disability" II reports 1T ais,
q stated that 30 per cent Of these youn;
q men could have qualified had they beer
Il taught the simplest rules Of hygien,
Il and health. 1t was ignorance. gros
u ignorance that in the vast majOrit,
q of cases was the cause of their incOn,
a petence."
d The committee finds that American
81 teachers are utterly incompetent, tina
B: 100000 of them are less than 20 year
q old, that 10000 Of them have no ed,
cation beyond the eighth grade, tina
100000 of them have less than hlg
school education, and that 100000 o
them have no professional tralnin
sn whatever. 1t finds that the averag
to salary paid teachers In this countr
he is less than the wages paid scrub won
de en- or ditch dggers." Frederic J. HUI
kin N Chicago Daily News.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18

W. Cogshal
beside
miles of Whitehall Ind AS the
Professor Coga
the making
192021 figures
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18

A mother and child of the Tehuana
race of Indians inhabiting the 1sthmus
Of Tehuantepo, Mexico. Unlike most
Indians, the Tehuanas are extremely
clean in their habits, washing daily in
pools and rivers. They are notably
handsome and have most graceful
carriage and bearing.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
DELAWARE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO
HAVE PHYSICAL FITNESS
BADGES

At recent meeting of the Della
ware Interscholastic Athletic Asso-
citation a resolution was passed adopt
ing Badge Tests for physical fitness
as a feature of the regular athletlc
nrogram of the public schools OF the
state. This action was a long step
in the direction of developing an IN
terest among the boys and girls in
training and keeping mt.
In spite of the many advantages OF
our prevailing system of athletics py
a team representing a school, long
standing failure of athletic sports has
been their appeal mainly to the
strongest and most active boys, ana
neglect of the weaker fellows ana
those most in need of training ana
nhvsicaI upbuilding. Many means OF
stimulating those not likely to become
athletic stars in the sports have peen
suggested. but none have proved more
successfully than that of awarding,
nv badges of distinction, every effort
of everv individual to attain set stan
dards of attainment within his reach.
It is no longer necessary for boy or
girl to "make the team in order to
have a share in the honors and physl-
cal benefits derived from training for
distinctive events. Every child IN
our schools needs incentives to make
the most of his capacities in every di-
rection. For this reason, the Badge
Tests for physical fitness are admir-
able
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
ANDREWYILLE

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Finkbinder en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. George Henry of AndersOntOWn
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Spence OF
Greenwood were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Morgan
on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cannon were
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Morgan of near Greenwood.
Mrs. Bessie Jones of DOdds spent
Sunday with Miss Belle Atkinson.
The little infant son, Carl Vincent,
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Vincent, passed
away Saturday. Pneumonia being the
cause of it's death. Funeral services
were held at his late residence on
Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock.
The Ladies Aid of Bethel Church
was announced in last weeks paper
to be held at Mrs. James Outten, but
Mrs. Outten has postponed it until
May. Where they will meet in April
has not been announced yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Cannon and
family of Dodds spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe George of Hous-
ton were Sunday visitors of the lat
ters sister, Mrs. John Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Williamson and
family of Marcus Hook were Sun
day visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Rust.
A box and shadow social will be
held at Tomahawk school house on
Thursday, March "a. If stormy Friday
night. Proceeds for a picnic.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
GREENWOOD

Raymond Russell, aged "a years old
met with a fatal accident on Monday,
He and his father had gone to the
saw mill to go to work, and had
started the engine when the drive belt
slipped, and a pulley became entang-
led in the fly wheel. It struck young
Russell who was standing near by on
the head fracturing his skull and he
died about half an hour later His fa-
ther was bruised badly while trying
to stop the engine, by the belt strik-
ing him.
Mrs. Florence Wright and daughter,
Nellie, were suddenly called from Fed
eralsburg, Nd, to the bedside of Thos.
Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Tatman and
son were in Milford shopping on Mon
day.
Grover Lord of Harrington was a
town visitor on Tuesday.
George Bullock who now lives at
Burrsville, Md, formerly of this place,
was seriously burned by gasoline last
Sunday evening. He took five gal
lon can of gasoline to put some in the
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18

tank of the automobile, setting a Ian
tern on the seat of the car. The hea
of the lantern ignited the gasoline
and the can exploded burning hin
very badly. One ear was nearly burn
ed off, and his body and arms are
burned brown. He ran and jumped
in a ditch to put the fire out.
Extra services have been held in the
M. E. Church with apparently no sue
cess.
Many children have the whooping
cough in town.
Samuel Collision and wife and lit
tie son of Chester, Pa, visited at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. A. M. Jones,
last Sunday.
Herring are down to As cents per
dozen.
If you want to see some good NOV
les, just come to the Imperial Theatre
in Greenwood. We can lay all the
near by towns in the shade.
Wilbur Gaslyn of near Pennington
is spending few days with his aunt,
Mrs. D. S. Murphy on Bunker's Hill,
near town.
Mrs. L. A. Salisbury who has been
away for two weeks visiting her son,
Willard, in Hillcrest, near Whining
ton, has returned home again.
Levin Tucker is seriously ill at this
writing at his home near Epworth
Church. His recovery seems very
doubtful.
Mrs. Elizabeth Long who has been
away several weeks visiting and at
tending the sick is home again.
C. B. Porter will open his store at
the old stand and will manufacture
ice and make ice cream, beginning the
first of April.
Mrs. Herbert Wright will move soon
to Marcus Hook, Pa.
Mrs. Euphania Andrews, aged 6S
years, died at her daughters home on
last Wednesday. Funeral services
were held on Friday afternoon in the
M. E. Church and interment made at
Todd's Chapel Church. She leaves to
mourn her loss several sons and
daughters.
Thomas Bradley, an elderly gentle
man of 73 years, is seriously i'll and
is not expected to live.
Mary Elliott gave a birthday party
to her friends last Thursday evening.
There were quite number of young
people there, and all enjoyed a very
pleasant evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Schultz entertained
their daughter, Miss Anna Schultz,
and her friend, Jack Pixies, over the
weekend.
Ralph Hollis is visiting his sister
in Delmar this week.
Chester Cox, wife and little daugh-
Ter of Orville, Ohio, Arthur Wiley of
Mrs. Paul Kenney of
Laurel, and Charles Wiley of Orr
Vile, Ohio, visited at the home of their
brother, R. E. Wiley, the past week.
James Mcfarland and family visited
1t Greensborough last Sunday.
F. D. Satterfield spent couple Of
lays with his mother this week.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
BRTDCEVILLE

Mr.. Burkman who recently pur-
chased the Rappe property on Broad
street is having electric lights in
stalled in the property.
F. E. Henry has recently pu%chas-
ed property of r. R. Lay:S% ON Wal
nut street.
Some of our young men attended
the regular meeting on Wednesday
evening of the T. c. of L. at Milford.
Miss Lizzie SULLIVAN was on bus
mess trip to Philadelphia the first of
/ the week.
The p. R. r. Co. put the job of car
rying the U. S. mail from the station
to the P. o. out to the lowest bidder
The bids were opened last week and
the position was given to a colored
man at around $425 a year.
Paul Adams has accepted posi-
ton in one of DOver's meat markets,
and expects to leave for that place
the latter part of the week.
Mrs. J. F. Legar was called to the
home of her son at Milford last week
due to the sudden illness of his wife,
who is now slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fields of Sea-
ford spent the week end at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wiley.
Rev. D. W. Jacobs, pastor of the
NJ. e. Church here, has accepted a
call to go to Milford and the vacancy
will be filled by Rev. w. L. White of
Easton, Md.
B. J. Collision who had his arm
broken a few weeks ago cranking his
auto had the splints removed the first
of the week.
Mrs. Elkton Adams and son of New
Castle are spending few days at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
G.. Adams.
Harry Butler left last week for
Louisianan where he will engage in
buying strawberries for Layton G Ow-
ems.
The Bridgeville high school base
ball team have organized and have
arranged for several games with the
near by towns in the near future.
Gordon Warner of Montreal, Can
ada, is visiting at the home of Geo.
J. Zott, near town.
George Bayer was on a business
rip to Georgetown on Tuesday.
Hi Henry's Minstrels play here at
he Opera House on Monday evening
If next week.
J. o. Brown who had blood poison !
n one of his arms a short time ago, =
S having considerable trouble again
With his hand.
Due to reducing the force at the
,. R. R. station here, D. l.. Short was
aid off last week. E. G. White who
las been making the night line trains
caves the station now at 9:45.
Fred Butler was on a business trip !
o Philadelphia the latter part of last !
Teek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell G.. Short spent !
unday with friends in Seaford. !
Miss Elizabeth Curry of Whining :
1n spent the weekend with her I
arents here. '
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Macklin spent
part of last week in Philadelphia
hopping.
Mrs. c. C. Lewis is visiting her
ster, Mrs. E. H. Lawyer of Vineland,
J.
Raymond Russell, aged "a years,
let with a very sad accident, result
g in the loss of his life on Monday g,
hile working in saw mill with his in
ther. The large belt came off the fr
w and in an attempt to stop the en- !
ne, he was caught by the belt and ..
rown down. The belt then wrapped fo
'ound the fly wheel of the engine
Id each time the wheel turned over IN
e end Of the belt would slap him in
e face and breast. Mr.. Russell ran
his rescue and succeeded in getting
g engine stopped and getting his A,
n out of reach of the belt, and was j.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
Public Sale
of valuable
PERSONAL PROPERTY

We will sell at public auction at the
farm of Samuel Swain, deceased, adjoin-
ing Hollywood cemetery, on road leading
from Harrington to Milford,
Wednesday, March 80, 1921,
at 1880 p. M, if stormy, will be sold the
following Saturday.
Haul Seine, 45O yards long, already
in lines.
1 Gill Net, 300 yards long.
Lot of land and water rope.
1 Boat and oars
TERMS-Made known on day of sale.
]. A. and w. A. SWAIN,
Administrators of Samuel Swain, decd.
j. w. Thomas, auctioneer. m18-2t
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
IN MEMoRIAM

In sad and loving memory of our dear
father, Jesse Sharp, who departed this
life, March 14th, 1920:
In the graveyard sadly sleeping
Where the flowers, gently wave
Lies the one we love so dearly
In his lonely silent grave.
No one knows how much we miss him.
No one knows the tears we shed
But in heaven, we hope to meet him
Where no farewell words are said.
Sadly missed by his children. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
FOR SALE-Early Cobbler potatoes.
Alfred Num-, Milford. m18-2tp

We cordially invite you to inspect our
stock of fine Easter Plants including fine
specimen plants of Easter Lilies, Ciner-
arias, Roses, Genistas, Hydranges, Be
gonias, Fuchsias, Tulips, Hyacinths, ETC.
We also carry full line of flower plants
for the garden including many of the
new improved varieties of strawberry
plants. Milford Greenhouse, Nicol Nook
Garden. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
IN MEMoRIAM

In loving memory of Anna May Bickel,
who died March 16, 1919:
Peaceful be thy rest dear wife,
1t is sweet to breath thy name;
In life we loved you dearly,
In death you are still the same.
Two sad years so full of changes,
Since death strangely bade us part;
We cannot take thee from our memory
Nor thy image from our heart.
1tp Harry Bickel, Milford Neck.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
AVENUE NJ. L. CHURCH
Rev. r. X. Stephenson, Pastor

1O:3O a. m.-Palm Sunday services
Subject, "The Kings Welcome"
2 p. m.-Sunday school.
6:45-Epworth League. Leader
Theodore Hudson. Subject, Jacobs
Promissory Note"
Sermon. Subject, "The Solid
Certainties of Religion"
Glass Monday.
Prayer meeting Thursday, 1880.
Junior League, 4 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
ARITHMETIC
her arithmetic,

He's teaching her arithmetic,
He said that was his mission,
He kissed her once, he kissed he1
twice,
And said, "Now, that's addition"
And as he added smack by smack
In silent satisfaction,
She sweetly gave him kisses back,
And said, ''Now, that's subtraction. .
Then he kissed her and she kissed him
Without any exclamation,
Then both together smiled and said,
"Now, that is multiplication"
But dad appeared upon the scene
And made a quick decision:
He kicked the lad three blocks away,
And said, That's long division"
Exchange
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18

badly bruised about the limbs him
self. DR.. Sudler was summoned but
could do no good. death resulting in
about forty minutes after the acci-
dent. Funeral services were held from
his home on Wednesday and inter-
ment in Union cemetery at George
town.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
ST. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. f. X. Fitzpatrick. Pastor

Sunday, March 2O-Mass at 1890
a. m. Evening services: Stations of
the Cross, Passion, Sermon and Bene-
diction at $780, Mass at Harrington at
$3.50 a. m. Everybody welcome.
Good Friday Stations of the Cross
and Passion at 7:45 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
BARGAINS IN GROCERIES

Elegant coffee, lac lb; prices have
come down, why pay more. Sunny
Monday soup 7c;i olives 10c bottle;
catsup 12c; baked beans, 10c; lard
15c; soups 1Oc can; extra fine peas
13c can; clean easy soap sc.
STEWARDS GROCERY.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18

FOR SALE-4O acre farm near Jeffer-
son Cross Roads, one mile from Reynolds
Church and school, Good cellar, nearly
new good outbuildings. All kinds of
fruit trees. Some good timber. Splendid
place for poultry. Mrs. Emma S. Wilson,
Milton, Delaware. 1t