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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-18
SOME COMPARISONS.

Editor Every Evening: In your
editorial Of the 18th under the cap
ton working For Hearst you
stated the National Democratic party
had gone crazy politically I'm the past
when 1t nominated Greeley In 1872
and in the more recent surrenders
to the Bryan domination. but always
with disastrous results In the cleo
ton.
Why did you single out Bryant
n the Democracy was crazy In 1896
1900 and 1903 please inform us by
stating the name OF the party's afIllc-
ton In 1904 when It nominated Parker
and 1920 when Cox was nominated
Both Parker and Cox. an you must
know, were more overwhelmingly de-
feated than Bryan ever was and botf
had the support OF the Cold Bugs
who ran the Republican "sideshow'
against Bryan I'm 1896.
w. G. Dizer.
wilmington, May IL. 1922.
tThe nomination of neither Parke
nor of Cox, was such demonstration
of political craziness' as was tn
amazing selection OF the then com
parhtively unknown Bryan in 1896
Parker's heavy defeat was due 10 tn
refusal of many "Bryanites' to sup
port him, and to the tremendous Re
publican campaign fund. Subse
quently revealed by sworn Testimony
las to the Cox avalanche, there
reason to believe it was largely du
to the Greatness" of the entir
| country.-Ed e. Ed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-18

Among a number Of notes received
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
SEEK TO ABOLISH
CHANCERY COURT
A Bill Having This in View Will be
introduced at the Next Session
Of Delaware Legislature.
DETENTION HOUSE WANTED
The Court Of Chancery Can be AbOI-
ished Only Through a COnsti-
tutiOnal Amendment.

Among the bills which will be in
troduced at the next session of the
State Legislature, it is said, will be
one abolishing the Court of Chan
Gerry, and another to create a COM
mission to take the place of the New
Castle Levy Court. Several measures
of interest to labor are being consid-
cred and will be decided upon at the
meeting of the State Federation of La
Dor at it's meeting in Dover on Janu-
ary 8.
Former Governor Charles R. Mil
Ter, ]. Paul Green, chief probation Of
ticer, and others are interested in a
measure to provide for a detention
home for juvenile delinquents and the
coordination of all organizations in
terested in child welfare
The Court of Chancery can be
abolished only through a constitution
al amendment. To accomplish this the
measure must pass by a two-thirds
majority both branches of the Iegis-
lature in two successive sessions.
Abolition of the Court of Chancery
has been advocated by members of the
legal fraternity for a number of years.
Several bills introduced, two of them
by former Representative John E. Nc
Nabb, have been defeated, but friends
of the measure feel it has a good
chance of passage at the coming ses-
sion.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
FIRST DAY OF WINTER SEASON

Today is the first day of the winter
calendar and what is most difficult
to realize, that it is only three weeks
intervening between now and Christ
mas. Everyone has Christmas respOn-
sibilities, of more or less great import
to themselves or their relatives. The
selecting Of presents for the father,
the mother, the sister or brother, the
son or the daughter and grandchil-
dren;s must be made and when made,
we hope they will be true express
sions of the givers regards for the re-
ceiver. To most folks the selection of
presents is a task, even if the money
is not to be consideration that rea-
son alone, it is well that this duty to
the Christmas holiday season, shall be
looked after as early as possible.
Three weeks is none to soon to start
gathering these gifts-now is the time,
while the stocks are fresh and the no
velties and best gifts are available.
Make your work and the sales persons
work more easy by shopping this
coming week and the next week at
the latest. 1t is easy to look at the
rush, when your own shopping is over.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
GUARD AGAINST
MEASLES SPREAD
While No Disease Danger Exists,
President Of Board Of Health
Sounds Warning.
DANGER LIES in PNEUMONIA
The Wilmington Board of Health is
Taking Every PrecautiOn to
Prevent An Epidemic.

Believing that prevention is far bet
ter than cure, the Board of Health is
taking every precaution to prevent an
epidemic of measles in Wilmington
similar to that now prevailing in Phil
adelphia, Camden and nearby towns,
and with this in view DR.. c. M. Handy
president of the Wilmington Board
has urged that the teachers of all
schools, both public and private,
promptly report any suspicious cases
among their pupils so that any af-
fected with measles may be promptly
isolated.
DR.. Handy believes there is no need
for alarm at this time as there are
only eleven cases Of the diseases in
Wilmington, but urges watchfulness
that the children may be safely guard
ed from a disease that is causing so
many deaths among children in the
above-named cities.
Measles if taken in time and given
proper medical treatment" said DR..
Handy, 'is not necessary fatal, but
owing to the tendency of the little pa
tients to contract pneumonia and
bronchitis, measles are very danger
GUS.
DR.. H H Davis, chief medical ex-
aminer. of Camdco, N. J.. who urges
the keeping of children from public
assemblages, in a statement said:
Measles by the larger portion of the
community is looked upon as a mild
disease, needing no medical atten-
tiOn, but more children die of measles
and its complications than of diph-
theria. scarlet fever or smallpox
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
new OFFICERS FOR
BASEBALLASSOCIATION
At Meeting Tuesday Night Officials
to Succeed Those Who Had
Resigned Were Elected.

At a meeting of persons interested
in baseball, held in the Armory on
Tuesday evening, the resignation of
several officers of the Milford Base
ball Association, were received and ac-
cepted. New officers were elected as
follows: President, Edward S. Valli-
ant; vice president, c. DOnnan HOlz-
mueller; secretary, William G. Pow
ders; treasurer, o. T. Cannon. Direc-
tors of the club were named as fol-
lows: E. S. Valiant, G. D. Holzmuel-
Ter, VIM. G. Powders, o. T. Cannon,
William D. Pratt, G. T. Reed, w. T..
Banning, Edward NJ Davis, Norman l..
Windsor, Louder N. Hearn, William v.
Sippe, Sr., and Walter L. Grier.
With the present organization it is
planned to Immediately start drive
to secure the necessary funds, equip
ment and players to be ready when
the Eastern Shore League season Op-
ems in May. Milford has been admit
ted to membership in the league, and
hopes to make good showing when
the playing season is under way. The
old officers resigned because of pres
sure of other business which would
not allow them to continue their du-
ties with the baseball association.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
HOLLY. TREES ARE WELL
LADEN WITH BERRIES

For the first time in many seasons
the holly trees in Delaware are well
supplied with fine red berries. AS a
result of the fine quality of holly this
season, those persons who make a
business of wrapping holly wreaths
are exceedingly busy at the present
time. In many sections of Sussex
county every member of the family is
at work making wreaths, and the fam
lily income is greatly enhanced by the
industry of the members of the family.
Following a season during which the
farm products have sold at exception
ally low prices, and as a result Of
which the farmers as a class have lit
tie ready money, the revival of the
holly industry comes as a blessing to
those who are engaged in the indus
try.
A few years ago the making of holly
wreaths was one of the large early
winter industries, but the holly gath
erers were careless in cutting the
trees with the result that the supply
was very greatly diminished. In re-
cent years, however, owners of prop
erty on which holly trees were grow
ing have been jealously guarding
these trees. This has resulted in the
saving of many trees which would
have been slaughtered, and the indus
try may yet regain it's former impor-
tance. The foliage this year of the
holly trees is of good color, and the
fine red berries will make the ever
green very valuable.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
DOVER PREPARES FOR
l923BASEBALL SEASON
Permanent Organization Effected.
Stock to be SOId--RichardsOn
Elected President.

With the reputation won by Dover
baseball team last summer in putting
up a first-class team in which many
of the larger teams on the Peninsula
were defeated, it is now the intention
of Dover baseball enthusiasts to have
a permanent team for Dover, mas
much as they have joined the PENN
sula Baseball League, and to this end
a temporary organization has been eff
fected by the selection of William w.
Richardson, head of the well known
firm of Richardson & Robbins, of Do
yer, a spresident; William H., Baker,
vice president; Harry G. McSherry,
secretary; Elmer P. Horsey, treasur-
er; board of directors, M. Hayes Will
son, Morris Simon, James B. Bice, Jr.
1t was decided to have the fiscal
year start with the first Thursday in
December and on December a spec
ial meeting of Dover fans will be call
ed at Robbins Hose House to effect
permanent organization and elect per-
manent officers.
The committee in charge Of the sale
of stock is making good progress. Ov-
er 1000 shares of stock will be sold
at $5 per share. The plot of ground,
known as the Martin lot, opposite the
State Armory, back of the State House,
has been purchased and it is propos-
ed to have one of the best baseball
parks, anywhere to be found in either
a city or town. It will undoubtedly be
the best park in the league.
At the preliminary meeting of the
baseball fans it was generally admit
ted that organized baseball would be
a paying proposition for the stock
holders as it will prove valuable as
set to the town.
The association feels that it is par
ticularly fortunate in selecting Mr..
Richardson as president, as he is not
only well versed in baseball, but has
every qualification of a leader. He has
been affiliated with Dover baseball for
several years, and is very popular with
all classes.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
MILFORD NEW CENTURY CLUB

On Monday, November 9th, the reg
ular meeting of the Milford New Cen
tury Club was called to order prompt
Lynn Pratt, presiding. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Mrs. James Davis was librarian of
the day and several more books were
added to the library. We hope it will
continue to grow each week.
Two charming violin solos, Caesar
Cur Orientale and Franz Riez by
Schirmer were beautifully rendered by
Miss Helen Neff, accompanied by Miss
Maria Causey.
Mrs. Pratt gave very good ex-
tempOraneous talk on temperance and
the good of the work. She urged every
one to take a greater interest in it's
uplift for the betterment of the COM
munity. This was to have been Temper
ance Day, but as the chairman of the
day, was on an extended visit out of
town, and no program was arranged,
a party was hastily planned by the
president.
Games of various kinds were play
GU LhC 4O4dy SdluO0, CAOInOS pin IdC6y
potato race, peanut race, auto race,
fish pond, lotto, jack straws, tiddledy
winks, old maids and a literary sal
ad. The judges were William Robin
son, Jr., Lynn Pratt, Jr., and Evans
Abbott, they were dressed in costume
for the occasion. Those who won
prizes were Miss Jennie Davis, Mrs.
Julius Scott, Miss Edith Simpson, Mrs.
Howard Neff, Mrs. VIM. Aldred, Mrs.
Jas. Davis, Miss Helen Neff, Mrs. Sam
uel Welch and Miss May Davis. Delic-
ious home made candies were served.
This will long be rememberer as an
afternoon of fun"
Next Monday: Arts and Crafts in
charge of Mrs. Joseph Elliott, who is
planning an excellent program of liv-
ing models of Roman and Grecian
statuary1 etc.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
SMITH APPOINTED ON
ASSESSMENT BOARD

The Kent County Levy Court has
settled in full with the election Off
GERS holding the recent election in
Kent county, also approving the bills
of the registration officers who are
paid by the State.
7 he court accepted the deed of J
{. duPcnt for the road from Dover to
Kenton leading by the country home
of Judge D. o. Hastings, the course
of which road was recently changed.
The old road south Of Moores' Mill
leading through The Mifflin land and
H. w. Conard land to Lebanon, was
ordered abandoned.
Wilson Slaymaker of the Seventh
district was given permission to fill
the road leading to Star Hill, near
Camden.
Joshua Smith, of Harrington, form
er Register of Wills Of Kent county,
was appointed by the court as mem
Der of the Kent County Board of AS
sessment, to succeed the late John G.
Cooper, deceased. The appointment is
for two years being the unexpired
term of Cooper. The board as now
constituted includes: Harry B.
Grieves, Smyrna; John A. Barnard,
Rising Sun and Joshua Smith, Har-
ringtOn.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
FARMERS MEET AT DOVER
Program Of Annual Meeting Of the
Kent County Farm Bureau

The following program has been ar
ranged for the Farm Bureau of KEN
County, in the Century Club room, on
Thursday, December 7th:
1000 A. M-Meeting opened by w
V. Cosden, president. Minutes of pre-
vious annual meeting. Report of Sec
retary-treasurer. Announcement of
committees. Reports of project lead
ers. Reports of committees.
1900 N.-Lunch served in club
rooms by Dover Club Girls.
1890 P. M.-Demonstration exhib-
its by Kent County Boys and Girls
Clubs.
100 P. M.-Reports of County
Agent Russell E. Wilson and County
Agent Helen L. Comstock.
1870 P. M.-Talk by representative
of National Farm Bureau.
2:45 P. M.-Plan of the Eastern
States Farmers Exchange to sell CO.
operatively to farmers.
S.15 P. M.-Poultry marketing by
DR.. Evans Roberts.
$3.50 P. M.-Adjournment.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
TO HOLD ESSAY CONTEST
FOR CHILDREN OF STATE

Between now and December 4 hun
dreds of school children of Delaware
will engage in an essay-writing con-
test in which the topic is: my Share
in Making the Highways Safe"
The contest is given under the
auspices of the Highway Education
Board of Washington, D. c., which is
working through the State, county
and city boards of education and Del
aware Safety Council. According to
the rules governing the contest pu-
pills of the fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth grades, IA years old and under,
are eligible. The essays must not ex-
ceed 500 words and they are to be il
lustrated by an original drawing, ap-
prOpriate photograph or clipping from
a magazine or newspaper In order
that there may be less confusion, each
essay must bear the name, school and
home address of the pupil and must
be written only on one side of the pa
per.
Three prizes are to be given in the
State. The first is a gold medal and
SIS; second, a silver medal and $40;
third, bronze medal and S5. In ad-
ditiOn to this, the Delaware Safety
Council will award five other medals
for honorable mention. In last years
contest Madeline Ellis, of Delaware
City Public School, who lives at Port
Penn, won the first prize, George E.
Hayes of the Howard High School, the
second, and Jeanette Geary, of the
Ursuline Academy, the third prize.
National prizes are also offered to
the students, the awards consisting
of, first, a gold watch and a trip to
Washington and all expenses paid;
second, a gold loving cup, and third,
a silver loving cup.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
CEDAR GROVE DISTRICT NO. III

The average attendance of Cedar
Grove District, No. III, for November
was 96.7 per cent. Those who had
perfect attendance were William
Paynter Sharp, Howard Wilkins, Earl
Walls, Myra Dodd, William Roberts,
william Lynch, Woodrow Roberts,
Harry Walls, Edward Doland, Edward
Wilson, Robert Roberts, Harlan Nc
Colley, Roland McColley, Sara McCol-
ley, Elizabeth Dodd, Marie Deputy,
Myrtle Wilkins, Gertrude Morris, Ruth
Wilson, Margaret Roberts, Helen Nc
Colley, Bertha Wilkins. Good atten-
dance: Watson Shew.-Laura c.
Walls, teacher.
A Parent-Teacher Association was
organized at our school Friday, No
vember "a. Mrs. Bessie Watson Shew
was elected president; Mrs. Byron
Deputy, vice president and Mrs. Will
liam Wilson, secretary and treasurer.
The chief object of the association is
to plan to serve hot cocoato the school
children during the winter months.
Our next meeting will be held Decem-
ber %. A Christmas program will be
rendered before the meeting. We hope
every patron will be present.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
TAX BUREAU WANTS MONEY
Claims $56,55O Will be Required
Next Year and $54, ,O5O in 1924.

The State Tax Department has no
titled Governor Denney that it's re-
quirements for operating expenses
June 80, 1924, will be $56,550, and for
the following year, ending June 80,
1925, $54,050. This makes a total of
$110,600 for the next two years.
This developed at a budget hearing,
held by the governor, as required by
law. The Tax Department informed
the governor that the $4,000 appro-
priated two years ago had been util-
lied.
Other departments also conferred
with the governor on their budgets.
The State tuberculosis Commission
received for 1921, $4,000 for colored
people and $4,000 for white people,
with an extra appropriation of S25,000
For 1924-25, the same appropriation
of $4,000 for colored people and $780,
900 for white, and an extra appropria-
tion of $4,000 is asked.
The State College for COlored Stu
dents received from the State for gen
eral running expenses for the past
two years $15,000 $500 for summer
school and $500 for board at summer
school, making a total of $4,000 each
year. 1t received from the govern
ment $4,000. The same amount will
be asked from the state next year as
for the past two years.
The Child Welfare Commission,
which was given hearing last week,
has asked for $4,000 and $4,000, be-
ing $4,000 more than two years ago,
with an additional $1,000 for con-
ducting the dental unit. The appro-
priatiOn two years ago was $4,000
and $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
FARM BUREAU MEETS
Sussex County Farmers Preparing
to OAdvertise Sweet Potato Crop.

The executive committee of the
Sussex County Farm Bureau met at
Seaford last Wednesday with Robert
J. Allen presiding.
V. r. Allen, chairman of the pub
licity committee on sweet potatoes, re-
ported that plans are being made for
the distribution of the bulletins which
gives publicity to Delaware sweets.
The finance committee was reorgan-
lied and is composed of Brooks L..
Ross. chairman; J. H. Elliott, Lacey
L. Hardesty and Lee Layton.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by President Allen:
PUBLICITY. R. Allen, Miss Helen
Comstock, Miss Dorothy Emerson.
observation-disclosures N. Rawlins,
DR.. J. F. Adams, M. G. Vaughn.
The following committees were ap-
pointed to arrange for the annual
meeting to be held at Georgetown,
December 9Th:
Nominating-John Ponder, V. R. AL
len, George A. Hill.
Program-Robert G.. Houston, J. D.
Thompson, Robert J. Allen.
Expense Budget-Thomas N. Raw
llnot IIllllGl 4(lCh44oOA15 6AAlh4CW 4fAetA NSAs
Howard Selby of the Eastern States
Farmers Exchange and Gray Silver,
national representative of the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau, will be the chief
speakers at the annual meeting.
M. c. Vaughn was appointed chair
man of the entertainment committee
for the annual meeting and will have
Miss Dorothy Emerson and John
Green, both as assistants.
John Ponder was appointed to rep
resent the Sussex County Farm Bu-
reau at the National Farm Bureau
to be held in Chicago, ILL.,,
December 9-14. Robert J. Allen will
the Delaware State Farm
Bureau at the convention. The Della
ware party will visit the National Live
Stock and Grain Show at Chicago pre-
vious to the meeting of the National
Farm Bureau.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
NUPTIALS
/S /SAPP-WILKINS

Mr.. J. Earl Sapp, of Frederick, and
Miss Verna E. Wilkins, of Milford,
were quietly married at the Methodist
Protestant parsonage on last Wednes-
day, November %, 1922. Rev. c. E.
Dryden performed the ceremony.
FIN-CALLAWAY
A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, 63rd and Grays avenue, Phil
adelphia, by Rev. Theodore Wesley
Bare, the pastor, when Miss Alta May
Coffin, eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Coffin, of Milford, became the
bride of Mr. Ralph w. Galloway, of
Harrington. The bride wore blue and
was attended by Miss Irene Cook as
bridesmaid, who also wore blue. The
groom was attended by Riley Walls,
a close friend. After a short honey
moon the young couple will be at
home, at 1852 Springfield avenue,
Philadelphia. Mr.. Galloway is engag-
ed in business in Philadelphia and
their many friends hope and predict
for the young couple a happy and
prosperous future.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
SATTERFTELD MADE
DOVER POSTMASTER

William P. Satterfield, Dover meT-
chant, and Republican, on Monday re-
ceived notice from Washington of his
appointment as acting postmaster
for Dover. Mr.. Satterfield took the
oath of Office Monday afternoon and
it is presumed that as soon as he COM
plies with the formality of giving an
approved bond and other minor mat
ters he will receive his commission
as postmaster.
Mr.. Satterfield, who has been a res
ident of Dover fully 90 years, is a son
of the late John Satterfield, a former
postmaster of Dover. Mr.. Satterfeld is
a brother of James NJ. Satterfeld,
prominent attorney of Dover.
The appointment of Mr.. Satterfield
as postmaster is the climax of a clash
that has existed in Dover many
months between two wings of the Re-
publican party. Sometime ago an at
tempt was made to remove Postmas-
ter J. Frank Startling, a Democrat, on
technical complaints against him. A
coterie of Republicans headed by for
mer Senator J. Frank Alice, urged
the appointment of Mr.. Satterfeld as
postmaster, and won the support of
Senator Ball, who recommended Sat
terfield for the place. Another ele-
ment of the party backed Elmer Ben
son, brother of Secretary of State A.
R. Benson, for the postmastership,
and he was recommended by Senator
du Pont. AS the two Senators failed
to agree, President Harding made no
appointment and Mr.. Startling con-
tinued in office. Now that Senator
Ball, as the only Republican Senator
from Delaware, has the dispensing of
Federal patronage, he has had Mr..
named as acting postmast-
er pending his formal appointment to
that nOsition
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
ANKLE CRUSHED HAULING LOG

Arthur Collision, of Milford, while
hauling logs from a timber tract to
the saw mill of Charles Reed in
Slaughter Neck last Friday, caught
his left foot in a snag along the road,
in which he was walking beside the
loaded log and before he could stop
the team or extricate himself, the log
caught his leg and threw him down,
while the left foot was caught under
the log. He was dragged for several
yards and the ankle bones were crush
ed into pulpy mass between the log
and the hard ground. He was brought
to the Marshall Hospital, in Milford,
where the foot was amputated. I'm
fortunately, neither Mr. Collision or
others who reached him first, knew
how to tie tournequet so as to stop
the flow of blood, so he was bled al
most white when he reached the hos-'
pital. He is getting along very well
now.