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The Raymer enterprise., 1921-08-18

Formal Invitations to the confer.
ence on disarmament and far eastern
questions were sent out from the State
department last Thursday to Great
Britain, France. Italy, Japan and
China. and the date for the opening
Of the meeting was announced as No
vember II. Armistice day. There will
be no preliminary conferences, and
the government has rejected the sug-
gestion Of several Pacific coast cities
that one Of them be selected for some
Of the sessions dealing with Pacific
questions. Conversations Of, the agen.
da are still going on and the program
probably will not be finally arranged
until after tho conference begins.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-08-18

1t is reasonably certain that the re-
port Of the Wood.Forbes mission to
the Philippines will bs adverse to
granting immediate independence to
the islands. but the Filipinos will bs
considerably mollined by the an
nouncement that General Wood has
been offered the governor general
ship Of the islands and has expressed
his willingness to accept the post.
The general was familiar with con.
ditions there even before he went on
the present mission. and II there 10
any man In whose capacity and
sympathy the natives have full cen
ndencs. that man Ii Leonard Wood.
In accepting the appointment his sense
Of public duty leads him to sive up the
lucrative and honorable position Of
head Of the University Of Pennsyl.
vania to which he had been elected.
II Governor Small Of Illinois ID sin.
cers In his statement that he desires
an early trial Of the charges Of fraud
and embexzlement Of public funds for
which he IL under indictment, provid-
ed 1t Ii not In Eangamon county,
there 10 good chance that his limo.
cence or guilt will soon be determined.
The states attorney Of Sangamon
county has offered to agree to a change
Of venue and has said the prosecution
is ready to 90 to trial at once. Mr..
Small avoided arrest In Springfield
for week or 20 By the simple ex.
pedident Of staying away, and then
returned to the capital and accepted
service from the sheriff under protest
and gave bonds. Now his lawyers
seem to be spreading a net Of legal
technicalities while he issues state
ments scoring the political enemies
and newspapers which, he says, are
responsible for the charges against
him.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-08-18


the supreme council, In session In Par
Is, undertook to settle the question Of
the boundary line between Germany
and Poland In that region. Lloyd
George advocated the so-called Sf0r.
"a line, which gave Poland the west
ern part of the industrial district
and Germany the rest. BRAND oh.
jected to this plan. and deadlock
was imminent. The French premier
admitted that Upper Silesia amount
ed to nothing compared with the
friendship between the British and
French people, but evidently he was
afraid Of the influence Of the French
extremists. A complete break was
ayerted by a decision to refer the
whole question Of the partition to the
League Of Nations.
Premier BRAND first proposed that
the United States be asked to arbi-
trate the matter. but Lloyd George
preferred that It be left to the leag
This disposition Of the question was
made under the second clause Of art
Gle II Of the Versailles treaty. to-
pether with articles II and 13. These
are parts Of the covenant Of the
League Of Nations and provide for
reference to that body Of "any circum-
stances whatever affecting interna-
tional peace or the good understand.
ing between nations upon which peace
depends"
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CO ~ revenue IuCluue0 $Zu0,UUUyUUU ID.
ditt0nal from changes In corporation
taxes, $4,000, 900 additional from the
new soft drink taxes, and $S.000, 900
from the new tax on proprietary med.
icines, making a total OF 1887 ,000. 600.
President Harding signed the Sweet
soldiers relief act and at once ap-
pointed Col. Charles R. Forbes. d.
rector Of the veterans bureau ere
ated by that law. Colonel Forbes has
authority to supplement the hospital
construction program by contracting
with state, municipal and private hos
pitals for the immediate aceommoda.
ton Of disabled veterans whose need
of care is pressing; and his greater
work will be In the line Of vocational
rehabilitation Of the former service
men.
After hearing Senator Capper de-
nounce the Chicago board Of trade
as "the biggest gambling hell In the
world" the senate passed the bill for
federal regulation Of grain exchanges.
Some Of the more drastic features Of
the bill as adopted by the house were
eliminated and the differences must
be adjusted In conference. AZ passed
by the senate the measure seeks to:
Abolish transactions known a. '.in.
IDENTITIES" or puts and calls" BY
levying q prohibltive tax.
Admit cooperative associations Of
producers to membership In grain ex.
changes.
Permit dealing In futures, but only
In certain markets. IS In number, des-
ignated by the secretary Of agricul.
ture.
Empower the secretary Of agricul-
ture to compel grain exchanges to
make regulations preventing manipu-
lation Of the markets.
AsOY0uu e1CuAuBes " e1etSA19 Uiit>
gence preventing dissemination Of
false crop reports.
Require exchanges to keep records
Of all transactions for inspection BY
the secretary Of agriculture y de-
partment Of justice.
President Grimm Of the Chicago
board Of trade says that institution
will In good faith attempt to function
under the provisions Of this law.
Another thing which the senate did
last week was to pass the Campbell
Willis bill prohibiting physicians from
prescribing beer a. medicine. But
while the senators thus yielded to
the extreme drys. they also adopted
some amendments which change the
volstead act In ways that are dis
pleasing to the prohibitionlsts. One
Of these especially made the dry
leaders howl. It provides Z Ans Of
$1,000 and imprisonment for one year
for q prohibition agent or any gov
ernment employee engaged In enforce
ment Of prohibition or any other law
who searches or attempts to search
property Or the premises Of any per-
son without q search warrant.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-08-18

Among the cities that have tossed
their hats In the ring a. candidates
for the 1922 national convention Of
the American Legion, are New Or
leans Baltimore, Houston and San
Francisco.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-08-18

More than 8,000 former service men
have been assisted financially and 9th.
erwise by the Connecticut department
Of the American Legion, according to
q recent report. Approximately $3.50.
600 from fund appropriated BY the
state Of Connecticut, has been spent IN
the soldier welfare work.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
SELBYVILLE

Mrs w. H. Kenney spent the week
end at Millsboro with friends.
J. G. Townsend and family anC
John Tubbs and family have return.
ed from Ocean City, Md.
William T. Hudson has opened 6
new butcher shop where fresh meats
and reasonable prices may be found
at any time.
Mrs. COrinne fanny and Miss Yes
ia Hudson have a new line of attrac-
tive millinery in stock. Although a
little late in having their opening.
those who have seen their new goods
feel well paid for having awaited their
return.
Do not forget the special services
at Salem Church on Tuesday after
noon and evening of the 9th. The
speakers will be Rev. J. S. Eldridge,
Rev. j. T. Ghram. Rev. w. c. Poole,
ReV &. c. Hallman and Rev. J. Zim-
m9rman.
VThe Misses Lucille Petry, Pauline
Moore, Helen Baker, Bernice Camp
bell, Bertha MCGEE and Jennie Hud-
son left on Wednesday morning for
the University of Delaware. Miss Mir
lam Lynch has returned to West Ches-
ter State Normal.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. ODay and Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Messick had a fine
time last week in Milford-it was the
circus that afforded the fun for them.
Little Martin Peterson who had an
arm broken recently is getting along
fine.
Rain is longed for by everybody in
this section. There has not been any
rain here for over month.
Wheat sowing will be delayed this
fall because of the dry weather.
Revival meetings will begin next
Sunday night at 1880 p. m. The Sun
day school service will be at 1870 p.
m, and preaching at o'clock.
Mrs. w. S. O'Day and daughter,
Mary, and Mrs. Frances Dickerson
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Wiley of near Staytonsville.
Everett McLane has returned home
after being on a business trip to New
York.
Mrs. Cecil Morgan is on an extend
ed trip with relatives in New York.
w. S. O'Day is spending a few days
with relatives in Philadelphia and
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Prettyman are
the happy parents of baby boy.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
COOLSPRING

Capt. John H. Lingo, aged So years
4 months and Is days, died aboard his
ship, the w. C. Tagle oil steamer, al
New Orleans, Wednesday, September
7th. The body was shipped to Cool
spring +" day of last week. arriving
uere on Monday of las: week. 1t was
taken to the home of his father-in-
law, Samuel Lank and funeral SER
vices held Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock at the residence, Rev. T. o.
Grouse, of Milton, officiating; inter-
ment at Whites Chapel. Deceased was
son of late David Lingo whose death
occurred at Milton about 40 years ago.
Mr.. Lingo for many years was engag-
ed in carpenter work, Dut he took to
the sea. His home was on Long Is
land. Deceased was we'll known to
many of the older residents in the
eastern part of the county.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
SHAWNEE

Miss Irena Lemex, Phyllis Griffith
and Bess Elliott are on a trip to
Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. ElwOod Kenton and
I daughter spent the first of the week
/ with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T. Walls.
Mrs. Harry T. Walls was given a
1 surprise party last Wednesday even
ing in honor of her birthday. There
were about eighty-fve guests present.
AT late hour refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served and the
guests departed wishing Mrs. Walls
many more happy birthdays. Mrs.
Walls received many nice presents.
Many of our Shawnee folks attend
ed the carnival Saturday night.
The Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor Society is largely increasing.
The attendance was very large last
Sunday evening and the church near
ly filled.
The officers of the church are plan
ming to fix and repaint the church
which is very badly needed. The
young people have secured enough
money for two more new lamps. The
money has been secured through the
socials which have been recently held.
H. Ross Lemex has a new Overland
car.
1t has been reported that Fred
Hammond has sold his farm.
News has been received from Mrs.
II. Ross LemeX, who is in Virginia |
for her health that she is very much
improved. We are all glad to hear
this.
Homer Stayton has accepted po-
5ition in Milford.
There is to be Rally Day program
at Shawnee Church. Watch for the
late.
There is to be a new preacher to
preach at Shawnee next Sunday and
We wish large attendance at 8 D. m.
Christian Endeaver at 1870.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
LONG NECK

Mrs. Clara Jones is quite i'll ant
under the care of Dr.. Dodd of Mills
bOrO
Mrs. E. G. Lingo entertained over
the weekend Miss Maud Blackstone
of MillsbOrO.
Mr.. and Mrs Kendall Warrington,
Jr. and Miss Mary MCGEE spent Fri
day at Bowers Beach.
Frances Moore is still under the
care of DR.. X. J. Frome from the eff
fects of a broken arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Martin and fam
lily and VIM. Pettyjohn of Milton call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Lingo Sun
day.
The Misses Ruth and Pearl Hall of
MillsbOrO have resumed their duties
as teachers of Trinity and Long Neck
school,
Mrs. F. C. Wilson and son, Yelling
ton, of Brooklyn, N. Y, are spending
some time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. r. Lingo.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23

four months could do but little work,
had to lie down most of the time, was
nervous and could eat hardly anything,
but my husband was always reminding
me to take the Vegetable Compound,
which did. Of my eight children this
last one was the easiest birth of all and
l am thankful for your Vegetable Com
pound. l recommend it to my friends
when | hear them complaining about
their ills. Mrs. M. NATALIE, II Ere
mont St., Springfield, Mass.
Slckly, ailing women make unhappy
homes, and after reading Mrs. Natale's
letter one can imagine how this home
was transformed by her restoration to
health. Every woman who suffers from
such ailments should give Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound fair trial.
1t is surely worth while.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
ZOAR

Phillip johnson is much improved
at this writing.
Miss Matte Mitchell is visiting
friends at Berlington, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wash Niblet visited
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Dorey Sun
day.
Quite a number attended the party
given by Ernest Galloway Friday ev-
ening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kitchens
gave a party last Thursday evening
in honor of their son, Roy.
Roy Kitchens of Wilmington spent
a few days last week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Kitchens.
Quite a number of people through
this section attended Walter L. Main
circus at Georgetown last Wednes-
day.
One of the largest crowds that was
ever known to attend Zoar Church
was present Sunday morning to hear
Elder Bowers deliver a grand ser
mon.
The stork has again made his ap-
pearance in this vicinity leaving a ten
pound baby girl with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Belts. Also baby boy with Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamine Dorey.
Miss Florence Andrew, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Andrew, of
Greenwood and Coursey Langrell, Of
Harrington, were quietly married in
Wilmington Saturday afternoon, Sep
tember 10, 1921, by the brides uncle,
Rev. w. w. Sharpe. The bride wore |
white bearnet satin and carried
bunch of white rosebuds and the
groom was dressed in brown. After
the ceremony they left Wilmington for
the brides home in Greenwood, ar
irving there in due time for a good
old country supper which they boun-
tifully enjoyed. They were entertain
ed that evening with music and social
chats and at ten O'Clock were invited
in the dining room for refreshments,
were a beautiful table was spread,
decorated in white satin ribbon, pale
pink astors and asparagrass fern.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
FELTON,

The death of Miss Martha Jackson
was a great shock to her many rela-
tives and friends in and around Eel
ton. She was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Jackson who resides neal
Harrington, and a granddaughter OF
the late DR.. Jackson who resided in
FELTON, a number of years ago. She
had been i'll for two weeks with ap-
pendicitis and was removed to the
Milford Hospital on Tuesday, Sept.
18th, where she underwent an oper-
alton, but died on Wednesday, Sopt.
14th. She was good and kind to every
one and had host Of friends. She
will be greatly missed by her girl
friends. Funeral services were held
from her home on Friday, Sept. 18th in
charge of Rev. Wareheim. Three beau
tiful selections were sung by the
leaders of the M. P. Church choir.
The flowers were beautiful and
great many of them. The remains
were layed at rest in Hollywood GEM
etery.
Samuel AIinner and Thomas Kelley
are both very i'll.
Miss Hanna FarrOw who was mov-
ed to the Kent County Almshouse has
been taken to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph FarrOw.
The stork has visited the home of
Reverend and Mrs. Marine and left
them the happy parents of baby
girl.
Miss Myrtle Sharp gave a party at
her home near town Wednesday even
ing to a number of her young friends
very pleasant evening was spent
and at a late hour refreshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Friedel are !
her sister and husband |
rom New York.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
STAYTONVILLE

Needed repairs to the church here
are in process of completion.
Most everybody went to the circus
at Milford last Thursday and seemed
to have had a pleasant experience.
The Ladies Aid Society of Stayton-
Vile will hold a festival and social at
tEe home of Mrs. Henry Pepper on
Wednesday evening, September 28th-
bbt if that evening should be very
stormy, it will be postponed until the
next fair evening. The ladies are re
qdested to bring pies and cakes and
the men their cash. This affair was to
have been held on the church lawn,
but because of the cool evenings it
is deemed best to mold it at the home
of Mrs Pepper.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
TRINITY
Near BridgeviIIe)

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Warrington
and son spent Sunday with relatives
at Laurel.
Mrs. R. H. Elliott has returned
home after spending sometime with
relatives in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Coates and
James Wheatley and son of Bridge
vile spent Sunday at the home of
Joseph Wheatley.
Mrs. Gertrude Andrews OF New
York is spending some time at the
home of her sister, Mrs. I. L. WilIin.
A number of folks in this section
attended the funeral of John Work.
man of Laurel on Tuesday.
R. J. Hastings and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Wheatley and sons
visited relatives at Cannon on Sun
day.
[. J.. W:llin and family entertained
friends from DagsbOro over The week
end.
The Misses Margie and Marian Pic
ards entertained a number Of friends
on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Clarence Mels1a who has been
III the Cambridge Ho spitll for some
IiIlie Ids IetuIHeu HOIne Lnuch lmproV-
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Chandler and
children of Dagsboro spent the week
end here
The Misses Gertrude Willin and
Grace Hastings attended the teach
ers' meeting at Trinity on Tuesday.
Rev. Jones of Asbury Church, Will |
mingtOn, preached a very pleasing
sermon at Trinity on Sunday.
Service at Trinity Sunday at $ a.
N. The superintendent of the Sunday,
school. :. L. Willin, desires .good at
tendance.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
GREENWOOD

The town is booming up again. The
Snyder Company have opened III
their factory and are running day and
night. They are paying good prices
and receiving tomatoes from all sec
tions. Several thousand baskets were
hauled here on Monday with three
carloads on the side tracks.
Rev. H. W. d. Johnson circled
among friends in town this week.
Frank ConOway has gone to Wash
ingtOn on a business trip.
Orville Cohee who has been sick
for the past two weeks is slowly re-
covering.
Emma Hayes has gone to Philadel-
phia to live.
Addison Porter and wife are the
happy parents of a fine baby boy. Mrs.
Porter is in the Milford Hospital
where mother and son are doing nice
ly.
Many people from Greenwood at
tended the circus at Milford last week.
Edward Lynch is on the sick list.
Another new street has been made
in town, and already four new houses
have been built. There are several
more fine lots that will make good
building plots.
Ray Tatman who was in Cambridge
Hospital is much improved and has
been brought to the home of his fa-
ther.
Rev. w. D. Short is slowly recover
ing from his auto accident.
The new home of c. P. Tatman, Jr.,
is progressing rapidly and they will
soon have 4 fine new home.
DR.. Jones of Wilmington gave a fine
talk in the M. E. Church on Sunday
evening, trying to raise money to bet
Ter educate the emigrants of this
Beg for the pennies and dol
ars to send them back home where
hey belong and our own people want
laVe to walk the streets looking for
work in our cities.
Chester Cox and family of Ohio has
sold his property and will move to
queenstown, Md, where he and his
Harry, will run a garage.
George Elliott, farmer near town,
Who was taken to the Milford HOspi-
al about a week ago seems a little
at this writing.
Alfred Pearce has sold his farm to
man in Chester, Pa, who moved
ere about a week ago and seems to l
Ike the community very we'll.
Harvey Short who moved on the
fired Pearce farm at New Years has {
Did his crops and farming implements {
} the man from Chester who bought
he farm. Mr.. Short moved to Milton I;
4 Undertaken Wilson's farm. t
w. E. Jones, one of our merchants e
ere for many years, will sell his
ore good also his home property C
here he now lives and move to Thur G
ont, Md, in the mountainous coun-
y where his health seems much bet G
y. He has bought out a large store e
I'd will still continue in the mercan-
e business. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson and 81
n of Lewes, accompanied by Mrs.
erman Smith, of this place, left last N
eek on vacation trip to Niagara Sc
lis, Canada, Buffalo and other points te
interest. q
Oscar Richards has rented a bar
r shop at Bridgeville after selling
t here.
Call "Pettyjohn's" for Drugs of
ality." Mail or phone orders. Phone
hFileo-s
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
GEORGETOWN

County Agent M. V. Vaughn gave
poultry demonstration on the farm of
John T. Reynolds, near Stockley, last
Saturday and instructed quite a num-
ber of farmers in that community
how to Gull their flocks, and also how
to vaccinate their chickens against
cold, roup and chicken pox.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23

4 aClon, otherwise l
would be a sickly
woman and could not
have any more chill
dren on account of
my weakened con-
dition. 1 refused to
have the operation.
My husband asked
me to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound to see
if it would not help
mo Eor A. cd
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
WIFE TAKES
HUSBANDSADvICE
And Is Made Well Again
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Springfield. Mass. 1.-THE doctor told
my husband that had to have an Oper-
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23

The Tinge of Pain
That little twinge of
pain which you feel to-
day may develop into
something far more
serious if you do not
find and correct the
cause at once. In tax
ing Chiropractic Verte-
bral Adjustments you
should bear in mind
the fact that IN acute
cases results are OBJ
tanned almost immeGi-
ately as there is not
much tissue cell brok-
en- down and Nature
does not have much to
repair. See your CHR
opractor now. Don't
wait. Consultation and
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23

LEGAL BLANKS OF ALL KINDS
AT MILFORD CHRONICLE OFFICE.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
More Than a Coincidence

more IMAM coincidence
Walter and Edwin Bethel, of Abel
celebrated their birthdays last Sun
day, both falling on the same day
st. Mary's (Va.) Beacon.
Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23

Call "Pettyjohn's" for drugs Of
Quality" Mail or phone orders. Phone
70 Milford.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-24
Norma Talmadqe at Rialto

Tn a vital pulsing with warmth and live, wonderful document based on love ana devotion, Norma Tal- madge opens a two days engage ment at the Rialto today, presenting her latest First National feature de luxe, '.The Sign on the Door," Moth ing this talented emotional star has ever done before has drawn any more wonderful praise than has this mas terful adaptation of the famous Chan ming Pollock play in which Mar jorie Rambeau scored so heavily in the stage version It Is at once a tribute to the wonderful art of an ac- complished actress and screen en- tertainment wherein Is Incorporated every element best loved by the great
 army of motion picture followers. Love and romance, mystery and fn- trigue, excitement and suspense, all ome in for attention during the un- winding of this drama which finds Norma Talmadge most excellently cast. The story is one that concerns a stenographer. She is admired by the son of her employer and not knowing his nature accepted a dinner engagement with him. His destina- tion. unknown to the girl, was a mo- torious resort and during a raid she and her ascort are caught The af- fair is husheo up, but not without the mans having to buy the flash light negative of the affair. taken by a newspaper reporter. It is years after that we find the girl married to wealthy and influential business man and happy in her home and in the love of her stepdaughter. The shad- ow crosses her life when she dis covers an infatuation which the girl has for the very same cad who played such an important part In the life of the wife. She determines to prevent her keeping an engage ment for dinner at the mans apart ment, an engagement which the girl has foolishly accepted and goes to the mans apartIc ent to prevent the daughters coming to harm. While there she is surprised at the approach of her husband, coming to upbraid the cad for an affair with his wife of one of his dearest friends. The wife hides, the men quarrel and when the cad shows him the picture of the affair in the resort years ago, the husband shoots and kills the scoun- drel He is unaware that his wife has seen the deed and after his de- parture the wife telephones the po-