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The Washington times., 1922-10-27
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/, WINCHESTER, Va. Oct Ly-
with election day, Noyensber' 4.
.fwp weeks of. LEADERS Of penfSi
crstic politics ,ins. Virginia are
straining 4: every snefyes3 ta : accom-
pl:sh two /, much desired !achie We.
ynents, each Of. which they trefatd
as being or the utmost importance.
and one Of which---should II .ibe
Brousht -Gbout--Rtn change the p3-
liticAl map of.Ithe. Old D6mlifion. y
i One Of these obiectives. fot., che
attainment Of which Dehocratic
hearts. are praying and TO which
DerioSratic faith u pinned.T ID the
overthrow Of the, Sysmp Republican
dynasty in the Ninth COP pgrssjional
dissflet. where, foiir more than tyven-
~ .years, Representatives c. Bas-
com Slemp, q fhe lone Repyprs s;an
member Of Congress- from yirginia.
and his fsther -psfores him. haye
ruled In secure, and .Nell-ntSh i'm.
'pfegpsble kfshdsar: i'F :. -. 4
wosli- Average HARRISON. $.
The, othss task. forst which the
militant Nrgipia ,DemocraGv ls
primed ard resdy With a barraSe
OF votes said 10 be oyerwhelmlnR.
is the re-efectiol to Copgrcss from
the Seventh district Of Cohgfese-
man Thomas w. ,HSrrison, Of Win
rliestSy, over hif Republican 'pppo.
nent.. Iohn fhuI. Of .ffafrispnburg.
The, one big issue In the fight hero
in the Sexsrith district Is fthe scoi.
test brought by Paul, foiiowing
Harrison's re-electiop in November.
1920. sby q f,,ajority OF ,less than
800 votes. and the subssQnent sup-
seating OF Harrison al the hands Of
an election topHiittee Of D ;Eepub-
lican Hcuse of RepresentatvesJ
Unable to bring charges Of fraud
or the illegal use OF money a. q
basis for his, contesA Mr. Pau
relied upon technical irrexdlafities
in ths use of ther elsotion ina chfnerv
THROUGHOUT the district, olainiris
specificallys that. several thousand
voters-the bulk of them befns
women--had been illesaIly registered
under the provisions Of the State
constitution. IL was contended by
Judge fFarrtsop and, his adhercnts
that the same irregularities and
technfcaIN misuse of .tlfe'f election
Republican side. but thar. Mr. :. Paut,
!" kNcs saw ..it
to ignore the Ttep1bffcan 'preEincts 8
and specified only; those preclncts
that ,yieided heavy Demscratlc airta-
jorittes, .>=Ef , .
After many months DEVOTED al
hearings and to oonslderstion by
he House. elections ,commitee, < Z
which Congressman Daiiinger, OF
Massachusetts. twas chairman. Mr..
Paul won his, contest. and the
.,isctions conimittee vared to give
him Harrlson's seat rand $4,000
In pay and allowances: The decision
of the House elections .comnitte~
threw ,Ieut about 's7 PRECINCTS In
the Seventh district and hetvteen
5000 and 1000 votes. "a I p,atcrty
Y iwhich,shad. been cst fsf. JudSe
Harriso,s s.F".S. M" ~ (
I, Naturally this resiilt -rohseS, .,ho
Ire Of sths Democrats In the de!
trlct. and thev ara determined. ~,
November :. IthL TO administer "A
,rebuke that neither Mr.. Paul nor
the House. elections COMMITTEES can
misunderstand. and Demccrstio lead.
ers I'm /. the, district are predicting
todsy .fhat iudges Harrison WIN .bsnt
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, ~ oNDpN Oct. s27 prohbi.
ton Is suSk il. stale Subject n;
stiont Jokes MilE De Ssnped b.
fsngRtpd the skmIe as they have
bsen bssinsd On the vaudeyile
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n The anpbassador told 'friepds
today, chat he is, tired of belng
twitt tted about Sojnin sftotn r
pro6ihitioh country. : Il n II J.
4 Az I. sHefys fiAnsr he atteads,
he nssys, s's6ine one makes q
. tQnag speecl about YrfhH = g 9rgs
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The Washington times., 1922-10-27
Reinenber Tonsiline

TONSILNE is the. National Soss
Throat Remedy-iit 70 sold IN, every
State h Che Unioh. Most people buy
. bottle occasionally ! Ibecause most
people occasionally have Sore Throat.
They buy II for the prompt, vslcome
relief it brings to sufferers from this
pnslsdy. You can forget Sore Thro.t y
yon will only remember .IONSllNE
and get the bottle NOW that - :
waits for you at your druggists. Z3
Look for the long dnecied
fellow on the bottle when. yoa n
S5 cent. and 90 cents. Hos
pital size. 81 90 -, - >S,'S VA
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NPlAs ett!Ef,s IsoS Ta VI
RESIDE IN WASHINGTON

Chief Tahan !of -ssse 4towsfIitl
dams, son of CsIitorSixt t<jbe, ,us.
ter's"chief ef scouts. .-hassyesr&, 40
Washington to live. He win speak
this, Afternoon at, the = Park, View
school, Newton and 'wafder streets
northwest with his .dsnghts tss
sisting. he win give e. acds,uuh
S,,.,S,,,sItt Ss,aSns.ration sof Indian ne and
This afternoon the chief will
wear a decorated buck-slxin suit
which he ''ipherited" fronrsa slain
enemy. Child ,vahafi sdss %SsiS
daughter, Sacoopaee. and three
sons. The >sons aSe an sAoidiaNs. {,
The Washington times., 1922-10-27
.;sapstfiass. Hair, Roots
aslAnd AL Quickly Col
MarSelous PheIactIne Method

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Dearborn supply Co. ChicaEo. Is kJh-
odorous. non poisonous. non -hrfts ting.
Get . stick Of II from your druSglsts.
follow the SIMPLE instructions. and have
me taftyfactts on -. off,. seeing the roots
themselves removed at LAST
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F0RB|BDENT0
fsLI|IEND GAME
First Class Annapolis Cadets
Wiit.Miss Penn. Clash Be-
,..s.ys.saus a. .Hazlng; J. .',.,
si,x uni,,r..l Service.

ASNAPQLlS. Oct. T.-ComREca'
sssns q bas sns Esssn, Essaisss az, Il
Z - ord beng issued prohibiting all
- Rss mens&rom atteHding 1.-THE
.ootball game between the Navy and
the University OF Pennsylvania, Il
became known today. t. IL. 3
II was stated that this is one OF
he mpsf drastic. orders ever issued
Il the academy and evidences the
determination OF The authorities. TO
top the ''gerseegtion" Of fourth.
As the result 9f, ihs order. a new
staff Of cheers fsAdtfs for the game
tomorrow has been appointed.
The Washington times., 1922-10-27
Apply .Zemo, Clean; Pepetrat-
',' I'M; Antiseptic Liquids rGs

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'euiekly and affsetively most skin
IS zsino Sa s&$nderful.i penetrating.
disappearing liquid and is soothing
to the most delicate skin. Get Il
todav and save all further Distress
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BRENTWOOD DEMOCRATS !,
s;:H;eAs e9Ao syEAcAff

"DVStSa --.aSsi, Wy i 90
Cpngressmar Henry b. steaEsil OF
Alabama a~-tss yths 7 Speaker OF the
evening" last ievenngI At the ma ss
meeting ~ The Democrats Of Brents
wood and Mt; Rainier. .lie gayeSa
detailed account. OF the work done by
the Democratic party IN snactins
constructive laws. for the eountrx.
He criticised fhe leaders Of tins M
publican party for the failure Of thai
party. S w. ElSrsFfsi"SI ~ b 4, iGe
Clarence, n. Roberta. The Demo.
cratic nominee tor the House sEtifrst
Congressman Mudd, the Republican
candidate for re election, Also spoke.
he spoke of the sipnsSa ndsobi ,of
the party at ths coinihs sieSfion al ana
urged that tevery Democrat vote at
the polls next month. it;S' -, -: = =
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
GIVING XMAS CHEER

At Xmas time last year the wish
was expressed for used victrola rec
ords to be given to the Delaware Col
ony for detectives, at StOckley for
Xmas. Again this year the local mem
Der of the Board of Lady Visitors, Miss
Ida Rosa, would like to have a good
ly number of records for the same
purpose. Picture books, story books,
three dollars, an accordian, an express
wagon and flash light would fall in
the hands of proud possessors if some
boy or girl can be found who is gen
erous enough to part with them.
There are fifty women and children
at the colony and it may seem such
small matter to us to give tree trim
mings that we no longer use, or some
article of clothing we have outgrown
or beads and trinkets we have ceased
to care for, but each thing we give
will be much enjoyed by those less
fortunate. Let's make this a happy
Xmas. Those wishing to contribute
anything at all can leave them with
Miss Rosa or Mrs. G. Marshall Town
send, who will see that they get to
Stockley in time for the happy day.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
FEDERAL GRAND JURORS

The following grand jurors have
been drawn to serve during the De-
cember term of the United States Dis
trict Court, which conyenes on De-
cember 18th:
James B. Hickman, John Bancroft,
Andrew W. Selak,- William B. Megear,
of Wilmington; Miss May P. Phillips,
New Castle; Newton /. Grubb, Bran
dywine hundred; Henry P. Bush,
Christiana; Frederick Walls, George
town; George H. Hall, Cedar Greek;
Robert J. Schneider, West Dover;
Welden NAPLES, BroadkiIn; Harry V.
Buckson, st. Georges; William +. Da-
Wis, South Murderkill; James c. Lock-
erman, Duck Creek; George Burton,
East Dover; Leonard V. Aspril, Jr.,
St., Georges; William G. Draper, Mil
ford; Harry Rose, Red Lion; Granville
Cannon, Dagsboro; Thomas A. Kirby,
Samuel H. Derby, North Muir
derkill.
The calendar for the next term of
The Federal Court will include a num-
ber of cases of a criminal nature. In
addition to the liquor cases there will
be that of Samuel J. File, former reg
stry clerk at the Wilmington post
office, who is charged with embezzle-
nent, and one or two cases where at
empted bribery is charged.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
FEDERAL AID FOR
DELAWARE ROADS

Work has progressed rapidly on
the Federal-aid highways during the
past year, according to the Bureau of
Public Roads of the United States
Department of Agriculture. With Fed
eral aid 10000 miles of roads have
been completed.
Selection of the roads to compose
the system of Federal aid highways
is rapidly being made. These are in
addition to the. roads that have al
ready received aid from the govern
ment. The total mileage of primary
and secondary roads that will come
under the government aid system will
be approximately $4,000.
Under the system Delaware will re-
ceive aid for the improvement of lis
miles of primary roads and 151 miles
of secondary roads, a total of 266
miles.
From the present outlook it is
thought that this program of road
construction will cover a period of
from Is to 20 years. Many states will
complete their mileage in a much |
shorter time as they have included in
the system considerable mileage of
improved road. They will then en-
large the Federal-aid system by in
cluding additional mileage.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
MONEY FOR DELAWARE
River and HarbOr Engineers Ask
for $S,O45,OOO for Del. River.

The Chief Engineers of the Army in
their recommendation to Congress
submitted to Congress Monday last
urge the appropriation of $73O,O0O for
the Wilmington Harbor work now well
under way, and the sum of $2,500,00
for the Chesapeake and Delaware Can
al towards the completion of the deep
ening of the waterway and rebuilding
the embankments.
The appropriations asked for Will
mington District including the Della
ware river and is tributaries are as
follows:
Wilmington harbor, $7SO,OOO.
Inland waterway, Delaware River,
to Chesapeake Bay, $2,5OO,0OO.
Smyrna River, Del, $4,000.
Leipsic River, Del, $4,000.
Little River, DEL, $4,000.
st. Jones River, Del, $4,000.
Murderkill River, Del, $4,000.
Mispillion River, Del, $4,000.
Broadkill River, Del, $25,OO0.
Inland waterway, Chincoteague Bay
to Delaware Bay, $1,5O0.
Mantua Greek, N. J., $4,000.
Oldmans Greek, N. j., $4,000.
Maurice River, ~ J., $4,000.
Cold Spring Inlet, N. j., $25,000.
Absecon Inlet, N. j., $24O,OOO.
Chester River, $4,000.
Trenton to Philadelphia, $25,00O.
Philadelphia and the Delaware Riv-
er from Trenton to the Sea will re-
luire $3,025,000.
Work on the country's rivers, har-
)ors, and other waterways will re-
luire 71,515,41O during the year be-
ginning July 1, 1928.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
ASKS EARLY MAILING
OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Post Office Department Calls Atten-
ton to Importance Of Proper
Wrapping and Addressing.

Postmasters directed attention to a
publicity campaign the Post Office De-
partment is conducting throughout
the country to enlist the cooperation
of the people in mailing Christmas
packages early. The government is al
so asking the public to make certain
that packages are wrapped securely
and that the addresses are correct.
The postmaster said these were the
five points which the department
wanted to emphasize for the holiday
rush:
1. Early mailing.
2. Careful wrapping.
8. Correct addressing.
4. Name and address of sender on
envelope or wrapper.
5. Name of sender and addressee on
slip of paper inside the Christmas
package.
He said that, among other reasons,
the need for early mailing was neces-
STATED by the great distances in this
country and the heavy storms in De-
cember, which tie up railroad systems
and delay the carriers in their rounds. :
He said that it was obvious, if the ma
ior part of the public delayed mailing |
gifts until the last few days before
Christmas, the resources of the postal
service would be overtaXed.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
Low PRICES DRIVE
MANY FROM FARMS
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace
Reports a Great Increase in the
Exodus to the Cities.
CROP VALUES NOW RISING
But Much Of the $l,25O,OOO,OOO
Gain, He Says, is Offset in
Disturbed Markets.

American farmers, comprising about
One-third Of the cOuntry's population
find themselves, Notwithstanding their
hard work and large production this
year, still laboring under a serious
disadvantage as compared with other
groups of workers because of the dis
tortionate relationship of prices, Sec
retary Wallace of the Department of
Agriculture told President Harding
and Congress on Monday in his an
nual report.
There is food in superabundance, 4"
Mr.. Wallace said, "and this contri-
butes to the prosperity of business and
industry for a time, but the made
quate return which the farmer is re-
ceiving, and has for three years, in
evitably must result in readjustments
in the number of people on the farms
and in the cities, which will not be
for the continuing good of the nation"
There has been greatly acceler-
ated movement of farmers, and espec-
tally farmers sons from the farms to
the cities and industrial centres, the
reported, declaring that the
best estimates indicate that during
July, August and September twice as
many persons left the farms for the
city as normally"
The Secretary renewed his recon-
mendation for rural credits legisla-
ion, asserting that action should be
aiken promptly to increase the maxi
CONTINUED on page seVen)
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
G. GRAY CARTER WINS
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
A University Of Delaware Student
Chosen From Four Applicants
Last Saturday. 4

George Gray Carter, a graduate
from the Wilmington High School and
from the University of Delaware, and
now taking a. postgraduate course
in the latter institution, won Rhodes
Scholarship in Oxford University,
England, on Saturday in the compe-
tition held before the Delaware Com
mittee of Selection, held in the office
of its secretary, Henry R. Isaacs, in
the Industrial Trust Building, Will
mington.
Young Carter is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Carter, Newark, and a
brother of F. Bayard Carter, at pres
ent senior Rhodes scholar from Del
aware at Oxford and heavyweight
boxing champion for that university.
He will enter into residence at Ok
ford next October, sailing from this
country in September. 1t is unusual
for brothers to win such honors un-
der the Rhodes Trust.
There were four candidates for the
scholarship which was won by Car.
ter on Saturday. The others were Earl
Dewitt Brandt, of Camden, N. j., a
senior at the University of Delaware
and at present president of the Stu
dent Council thtre; Charles D. Abbott,
Of Milford, graduate from Haver-
ford College, and Baldwin Springer
Maull, of Wilmington, graduate from
Princeton University and now taking
law at the University of Pennsylva-
mia.
The Delaware Committee of Selec-
tion which made the decision consist
ed of Dean E. Laurence Smith, of the
University of Delaware, who presid-
ed in lieu of President Walter Hulli-
hen, of that university, who was in
Atlantic City recuperating from the |
effects of surgical operation, and the |
following former Rhodes scholars
from Delaware: Henry R. Isaacs, sec
retary; Professor Charles w. Bush,
acting principal of the Friends School
in Wilmington; James 1. Boyce, son
of Congressman-elect William H.
Boyce, and William P. Prickett, son
of Judge William S. Prickett, of the
Juvenile Court.
The examination of the candidates
was held on Saturday afternoon, and
each man was before the committee
about twenty minutes. That oral ex-
followed an examination of
duplication papers that had been filed
ong before.
Official announcement of the selec-
ion of Carter, who is namesake of
ormer Judge George Gray, of Will
just as his brother, Bayard, !!
S a namesake of former Ambassador
thomas F. Bayard, was made this 7
yeek through the newspapers by DR..
rank Aydelotte, president of Swarth- a
lore College and American secretary q
Or the Rhodes trustees. p
Taking the country over, there were S
2 selections made out of 344 candi- K
ates. A scholarship is tenable for n
lree years and carries with it a stip- a
nd of $50 pounds a year. The selec- a
on is made on the three-fold basis of u
y character and personality, (2) D
cholastic ability, and (S) physical 81
gor, whether shown by participation o.
outdoor sports or in other ways.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
EGG PRODUCTION In
SUSSEX BIG INDUSTRY
The Lower County Of Delaware has
Valuable Asset in Poultry and
Egg Production.
IS 10Th in UNITED STATES
Census Records Show the Value Of
Poultry Growing in Sussex-Best
Paying Part Of Farm.

Sussex County can well be proud
OF her record as an egg producing
center. With 2,161,47 dozen eggs to
her credit in 1919, the last year for
which census records are available,
she is not only the leading county in
Delaware but stands twentieth among
the entire 3,O4S counties of the United
States.
2,161, AIS dozen means over 25 mil
lion eggs or 116 apiece for every man,
woman and child living in Delaware.
These eggs placed end to end would
reach for 921 miles or farther than
from Wilmington to Chicago. At IL
pounds to the dozen, fair weight for
good average eggs, Sussex County
eggs would weigh 1921 tons. Packed
in the usual commercial 80 dozen egg
cases, they would fill 72,049 cases,
which loaded in refrigerator cars 400
to the car, would form a solid egg
special nearly IL miles long,
The position which Sussex County
enjoys as an egg producer is no empty
honor but results in an enormous ma
terial advantage as well, for the COM
bined value of the chickens and eggs
produced reached a total of $685.
787. Since there were STA farms in
the county reporting chickens this
means an average income per farm
from poultry of 1926.
Frequently the poultry industry is
thought of as just a small side-line
business not worth serious consider
alton. In Sussex. County, however, the
value of the poultry products was
three times that of all the horses in
the county, more than three times the
value of the dairy cattle, six times
that of the dairy products including
the milk, cream and butterfat sold and
the butter and cheese made on the
farm, exceeded the value of all hay
and forage by million dollars and of
all fruits and nuts by a greater !
was nearly one-half as great |
as the combined value of all cereals, |
including corn, wheat, oats, barley, |
rye, etc., and had a value of more
than one-third that of vegetables of all
kinds, including both white and sweet
potatoes. In addition poultry pro-
1ucts had value greater than the
combined value of all the mules of
he entire state and nearly three times
greater than that of all the swine.
It is plain, therefore, that in Sus-
sex County, the poultry industry is
business of great Importance which is
loing much to add to- the county's
Every resident should feel
Droud ~Of the county's poultry indus
ry and should recognize in the hum
lie hen. as never before, one of our
most valuable domestic animals.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
MILFORD NEW CENTURY CLUB

The regular meeting of the Milford
New Century Club was held Monday,
December 4th. The president, Mrs. J.
Lynn Pratt, presiding. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap-
proved. A letter from Mrs. H. M.
Waller, the State Club President, was
read on Law Enforcement and Ameri-
can Education Week.
Also a letter from the Carlisle Fire
Company, Inc, was read, thanking the
ladies of the club for their generous
assistance rendered at the annual
carnival, which helped to make it a
success both financially and socially.
The meeting was then put in charge
of the chairman of the day, Mrs. JOS
eph G.. Elliott, on "Arts and Crafts"
Mrs. Elliott assisted by Mrs. Lewis
had prepared very interesting pro-
gram on Grecian and Roman Art. De-
scriptiOns of the statuary and paint
ings were read by Mrs. Lewis and
music was given by Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Riggs, while the tableauX were
present in groups. Vesta, Mrs. R. c.
Hall; Sleeping Areadne, Mrs. Wesley
Minerva, Mrs. Carl Colell;
Ceres, Mrs. Hester Bunstein Romano,
Mrs. Geo. Baynum; Flora, Mrs. D. w.
Jacobs; Demeter, Miss Ida Rose; Per-
sephone Enthroned, Mrs. Robert Grif-.
fifth; Enturpe, Mrs. Geo. Grier.
Two beautiful piano solos were rem
dered by William Robinson, Jr.
A very graceful Grecian dance was
given by Misses Frances Grier, Ruth
Butler, Betty Varney, Bess Elliott,
Myra Ackerman, Eleanor Butler, Kath-
ryn Horton and Virginia Hammond.
The program was concluded with
music by the club sextette, Miss Anna
Mrs. D. w. Jacobs, Mrs. Will
liam Warren, Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs,
Mrs. j. Postles Hammond and Mrs.
Thos. Davis, accompanied by Mrs. Ed
ward Hurley.
Monday next-Business and Social.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
FROM THE 9TH
RED CROSS ROLL CALL

Mrs. George w. Marshall, chairman
of the Red Cross roll call for mem
bers in Milford and the nearby towns,
cordially thanks every minister who
so splendidly helped by speaking for
the drive in every church IN Milford,
and to each one of the collectors,
whose names were given in a notice
that appeared in The Chronicle two
weeks ago. Also to Mrs. Harry South
ard in Lincoln, who did such good
work in her town. Your chairman ex-
tends the most hearty thanks for the
splendid work done by each one to
give us the success we had. The
collected and sent to Mr.. Can
by in Wilmington, was two hundred
and sixty dollars. A few more will
send in names this week, suppose
about ten in all, which will complete
a splendid drive for Red Cross mem
bers.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
SWEET POTATO PRICE
NOW BEING BOOSTED

The knowledge that the sweet DO
tato market has strengthened is graf
flying to business interests and the
people in general on the peninsula,
where immense quantities of Sweets
are stored. Within the past week hun
dreds of carloads of kiln-dried sweet
potatoes have been taken from the
storage houses and shipped to mar
ket. Prices on the outgoing potatoes
have ranged from 65 cents to 80 cents
a hamper f. o. b. 'Seaford. Up until
about ten days ago none of these po-
tatoes were being shipped because of
poor market. The prices had remained
so low that those who had potatoes
on hand were in a quandary as to
what course to pursue. Many of the
potatoes were fed to stock, being con-
sidered worthless. The low level
reached this fall was Is cents ham
per-
One reason advanced for the con-
ditions was the Virginia crop which
was unusually large and to some ex-
tent glutted the Northern markets,
there being at some points on the Eas-
tern Shore of Virginia on the tracks
at one time as many as 700 cars. An
other reason is that this year consum-
ers are buying from "hand to mouth"
that is, only enough for their imme-
date needs.