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Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13
THE LEwEs FISHERIES CASE
printed by Request)

ny nGQuGSNy
Mr. Editor
have seen two communications in
your valuable paper, one signed 'FaiI
Play" the other tx. Y. H." and feel af-
ter reading them that should in some
way express just how stand about this
whole matter of the Fisheries Company.
First, was a stockholder and like
some others, 1 suppose, after the usual
local prejudices were expressed and the
many abuses whispered about the Direc-
tors. was led, willingly, to believe that
there was more money coming my way
Greed for more money getting the better
of my judgment. that previously thought
was immune from such selfish snap judg-
ments, against my fellow man, and too
about men who had done so much for
the Town of Lewes, The Lewes Fisher
les Company and for me. am frank
and proud to admit that these Directors
are gentlemen, and why one should try
to besmirch their regulations and assist
in causing ruin to stare them square in
the face, when they had done more for
me than should have been willing to
have done for them or the Fisheries
Company. is beyond reasonable conjec-
ture of rational men. Some Of us have
"a little nest egg in the bank that would
not be there if these Directors had not
interested themselves in us and slavish-
ly worked for the Fisheries COmpany's
successful termination.
Second, I want to say that I never
have nor do I now glory in my fellow
mans downfall And 1 am in hearty
sympathy in the appeal from the Court
of Chancery's decision, and hope when
the case is properly placed before the
Supreme Court, that they will see the
case in a different light and reverse the
former ruling, that seems so unpopular
to persons who are unbiased. That rul-
ing which brands with a burning hot
stigma, which should not be applied to
those Directors.
am sure there are others that feel as
1 do and have changed their former opin-
ions-I hope they will-if nothing else
express to these Directors personally,
their change of mind, and give credit
where credit is due, for we must all ad-
nit, that without their constant care.
and agressivenessS plus their
personal risks, we would not have sur
v1VeQ as a BuccebbluA HlSneElSS NOmpAuy
but would have been blank failure, in
stead of the greatest big business enter
prise in lower Delaware that was ever |
drawn to a successful close, where all |
were the recipients Of a
handsome profit.
Therefore, at the next hearing Of the
ease I hope for a decision that will give |
hem the stock they paid for, the same as
| did. I long for a decision that will al
ow them the compensation for their
servicesC which pay was
ess than peckhand's pay) which seems
,niy reasonable.
long for a decision that viii quiet the
.ongue Of slander that has uhjustiy
,lighted the lives Of thousands Of its vic
inns.
I long for q decision that win Lring US
ogether again as brothers in unity peace
md friendly comradeShip. All striving
or the uplift Of this community Ond
,reater business for our beloved Town
# Lewes.
aTOCKHoLDER.
Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13

Matthew Russell is laid up with a bad
ly sprained arm and broken wrist, from
fall he got in November He is still
unable to use the fractured limb.
The people of this vicinity are busy
some with hog killing, and others pre-
pairing their wood for the winter.
Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13

FROM U. S. GOVERNMENT RE-
PORTS it is shown that Pennsylvania
is the "wettest" state in the entire
Union, while Delaware is shown to be
the "dryest" and Kansas the next to
Delaware. The stock of liquor remain
ing in the United States was estimated
at about SO,OOO,OOO gallons-less than
one-fourth of what it was three years
ago. The topers are gradually con-
Stunning the stock.
Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13

Miss Edna Baker who teaches VIII
Evansville school spent the weekend
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
jah Baker.
Miss Virginia Thompson of Pennington
spent New Years Day with Miss Eta
Russell, of here.
Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13

REMEMBER THAT there is no
county system for the public schools
in Delaware. All the schools are un-
der direct charge and management of
the State of Delaware, through and by
the State Board of Education. This is
the law and it can not be changed
now. The filing tax is State tax of
So upon every person over twenty-One
years old, for support of the public
schools. 1t is little enough for each
individual to pay. It costs about twen-
ty dollars to keep one child in the Dri-
mary schools of Delaware each year
and the State requires you to pay less
than one cent each day in the year
to educate children.
Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13

GOVERNOR DENNEY HAD NO
CHOICE as to selection of a judge to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Judge Heisel-so> far as political
afiliation with the political parties in
Delaware was cOncerned-because the
organic law Of the commonwealth
made it obligatory that the appointtee
must be a member of the Democratic
party. In announcing Richard R. Rod
ney, of New Castle County, as his
choice, the Governor selected a man
who has the qualifications to I'LL the
position with credit to himself and
honor to the State. The State Senate
which had to be called into session
before the candidate could be induct-
ed into the judiciary and perform the
duties attached to membership Of that
-HS,eeay, &c met in Dover yesterday at noon,
and will certainly confirm the appoint
FBent BY unanimous vote. Richard
Rodney comes from one Of the Oldest
and honored families in Delaware. His
father was an able and respected
member of the legal fraternity and
Richard Rodney has been a patriotic
and earnest citizen, always honorable
and fair in his dealings with his fell
bowman. He will make record dur
Ing the twelve years Of his term on
tbe Delaware bench. that will be with
but reproach. ]
Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13

JOHN WESLEY HILL wrote the
book Abraham Lincoln, the Man of
Cod" which is one of the standard
histories of the greatest man of the
last century in the records of the
United States of America. This man
will deliver an address in Milford to-
morrow evening, which is in response
to an invitation extended to him by
the people of this town, and he will
speak on the Enforcement of Law
from the point of a broad-minded
thinker and the welfare of the repub-
lie. The lecture should be heard by
all the people. It is free for all and it
will be good for all to hear and con-
slider the thoughts expressed by the
speaker.
Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13

LEGAL BLANKS OF ALL KINDS
AT MILFORD CHRONICLE OFFICE.
Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13

GET BLANK DEEDS AT MILFORD
CHRONICLE OFFICE
Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13

NEXT THURSDAY January 18th,
the Tax Commissioner of Delaware
will sit in South Milford, at the Office
of Esquire Hendrixson, to assist any
person to fill out and acknowledge the
statement they are required to make
each year, under the new school law.
The Tax Commissioner will sit in
North Milford, on Thursday, January
26th, to assist the people of Kent
County make their return. The people
will do well to remember that it is not
necessary for the Tax Commissioner
to give further notice than the pos
ters offer-but this statement is made
for the convenience of those who de-
sire to comply with the law and save
trouble. There is no charge for MAX
ing afidavits before the tax officials.
Milford chronicle., 1922-01-13

1T HAS BEEN DECIDED to hold
the mid-winter session of the Del
Mar-via Press Association in Will
mington. The date selected will be
Saturday, January 2Sth, and the place
the Hotel du Pont, where the dinner
and meetings will be served. It will be
useless to attempt to equal the meet
ing which was held last fall at EastOn,
Maryland, where the gathering en-
joyed the hospitality of the EastOn
people in splendid prodigality and
happiness. We~shall hope to bring the
score to at least an easy standoff be-
fore the year 1922 has closed. At the
meeting in Wilmington, the annual
automobile display will be on at the
same time, which will be one attrac-
ton in addition to the feast Of other
good things of the mind and table. By
these meetings the men and women
engaged in printing and publishing,
gather the fruits of experience from
others, and, at the same time start
thinking in lines which will AFFECT
their own personal business efforts.
All,who can should attend these meet
ings. They are for the benefit Of others
than your own organization, if they
are considered from the right stand
point.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Foreign wheat
markets again failed to reflect any
great uneasiness over political con-
ditions in Europe. Liverpool closing
kaSd higher in sympathy with
America and on smaller offerings.
and Winnipeg opened &c lower. The
Chicago market held within rather
narrow limits a good part Of the
day, with local traders inclined to
the buying side on the belief that
the situation abroad was rather Sc
rious; and in some quarters there
was a belief that a good upturn
might be witnessed were any en-
couragement given the trade. Ex-
port demand was reported as lack
ing and the movement in Canada
extremely heavy. with arrivals for
the week 7.341 cars against 3,056
cars the previous week and 1923
cars last year. Lake tonnage from
Canadian ports Is all booked for the
balance Of the month. which il re-
flected in a break in the premiums
there, as a good part o. the urgent
requirements have beer filled. Sep
tember wheat here went 20 a frac.
~" 1al premium ove- December at
o." time.
Corn and oats held within narrow
limits, averaging a trifle firmer in
the early trading. Business was
mainly of a local character. Cash
houses sold September corn, while
shorts bought September oats and
advanced it to a new high on the
present movement. Country offer
ings are not large and shipping de-
mand fair. Sentiment Is decidedly
mixed.
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The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
N. Y. CURB
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NEW YORK. Sept. ls.-There
were wide movements with the tone
constantly varying from strength
to weakness on the New York Curb
Exchange during the past week.
the market generally being disap-
pointing to those committed to both
the buying and the selling side.
The widest movement was in Gulf
Oil. which was bought all through
out the week, advancing over 100
points to $40 preliminary TO the be-
ginning OF trading In Gulf OIL of
Pennsylvania stock. That issue.
which 10 SIS par value, is exchange
able at the rate of IL shares for
one Of the present Gulf OIL stock
aud WAS traded in for the first time
yesterday at IS to So. All the Stand
ard OIL shares made vigorous ad-
vances at frequent intervals dur
ing the week and some OF them end
ed with prices far above those pre-
lung week ago. Simms Pc
troleum was the most prominent
feature of the low-prlced indepen-
dent issues. advancing on heavy
trading from . Is to IL SIS. Ma
racaibo was a weak feature, falling
from 81 to Is "a.
The industrial group moved with
In narrower range. but also pre-
sented many striking features
Prominent among these was
Schultz Stores. which. after advanc-
ing TO Sc 1-2. reacted to <s Ia
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.
Eggs-Strictly fresh. 36a3Sc.

Eggs-Strictly fresh. 36a3sc.
Live Poultry Spring chickens
CSC; Leghorn, csc; hens, 24c; roost-
ers, lac.
Dressed Poultry-Hens. 4 lbs. and
up. -Sa29c; springers. III to 2 lbs.
2sa29c: roosters, 16a17c.
Livestock-Calvos, choice, l2c:
undergrades, 4aSc; lambs. top
spring, 12a13c: undergrades, 6asc;
sheep. tops. 4a5c.
Hides-Salted. 1oc; bull green, Sc:
bull. salted, Sc: calfskins, per lb.,
12a13c: horsehides, each, $1a1.50.
Beeswax, 22c.
Tallow, &c.
Walnut Kernels-Dry and clean.
40c.
Wool-Free of burrs, 35c; bury,
20a25c
Butter, 20c.
Market in good condition. Strict
ly fresh eggs in liberal demand.
Fancy chickens in good demand,
small broilers selling low. Hens in
liberal demand.
During the coming week there
will be several Jewish holidays. so
heavy hens will be in good demand.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17

and the bullishness of the threat
ened short crop.
The effect was to cause some
what further scattered liquidation
by local and Wall Street longs and
at the same time produce addi-
tional Southern selling of a hedg-
ing character. The market held up
fairly well against this pressure
during the first hour with con-
tinued bull support from local trade
interests. but it finally gave way In
the last hour. declining about 10
to 13 points then from yesterdays
closing quotations. October going
off to 21.14 cents. December selling
below the basis of 21.12 with March,
while January went under 81 3-S
cents Just before the close there
was enough further covering OF
shorts to steady the market and
cause a moderate rally.
FURNISHED by W. B. Hbbs & Co.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-The cot
ton market was again affected by
the disturbing news developments
on the general Greek-Turkish situ-
alton. with its possibilities of de-
veloping renewed complications in
the European political situation
with the Bolshevik government
utilizing the Turkish war aims as
a basis for supporting their posi-
tion to presumably provoke dis
turbed relations between the Euro
pean powers. While there was not
much evidence OF foreign selling
.of cotton contracts for either Liv-
erpool or continental accounts to-
day. the whole European political
and economic situation was dis
cussed more in the cotton trade to-
day than the continued drought in
the southwestern part of the belt
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO. Sept. 16.-Cattle -
Prime steers, s10.75a11.55: good to
choice steers. $9a10.75; feeding
steers. s5.75a7.S5: heifers, s6a9.50;
yearlings, fair to choice, $7a11.50:
plain to good steers, s6.50a9; plain
to choice cows, s3.S0a8.40; Gamers,
$2a3.15.
Hogs-Choice light butchers
$9.75a10; medium weight butchers
$9.45a9.9O; fair to fancy light. s9a
$50: heavy butchers, $S.25a9.60;
heavy packing, $7.50as.10; rough
packing, $7a7.50; pigs, s7a9.4o.
Sheep-Good to choice lambs. $12
a14.90; Gull lambs, $9a10; feeding
lambs, $11a13.60; yearlings, $9a
11.75; wethers. $sas.75; ewes, $2s
SIS.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 16.-Wheat-
No. red winter spot. s1.13k; No.
garlicky spot. s1.o7h; No. red
winter spot. s1.os: No. 3 garlicky
spot. s6&c: September. s1.o7h.
Corn-Track yellow. soc; contract
spot. 72kc; No. spot, 7Sisc.
oats-No. . white, 46a46i1c; No.
white, 45a45hc.
Rye-No. Western rye spot
S2iac.
Hay-Good timothy. s16a1s; fall
to good clover mixed hay, s15a17.
Mill Feed-City Mills winter
bran. tor. in 1Oo-lb. sacks. s26: Pa
tapsco mill feed, ton. in 1oo-lb
sacks. s26: white middlings, ton,
in sO-lb. cotton sacks, S31: same in
lO0-lb. jute sacks, s35. These are
jobbing prices.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
PITTSBURGH LIVESTOCK

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16.-Hogs-
Heavy, ss.75as.so: Workers., $1o.4oa
1850: light, s10.4oa1o.5o: pigs.
S10.25.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17

Total sales 446 600 against yesterday, 400 200
week ago o36 442 900 From
January to date 1sss+oo against l2o5s3l0 100 year ago
and s35, 100
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
FINANCIAL
STOCKS RECEDEi
Profit Taking and Short
Selling Brings Lower
Prices.

NEW YORK. Sept. is.-week-end
proht taking and some scattered
short selling made for lower prices
In stocks today. While the ma
jority of issues showed fractional
declines selling pressure was not
pronounced in any part OF the list.
and a few speculative favorites
continued strong. particularly
Mexican Petroleum The Street was
not disposed TO become excited over
foreign events. nor did Il pay par
ticular attention 20 the laying Of
of workers in the Ford plants. The
reaction was largely q technical
one and trading after opening ac-
lively was only In moderate vol
ume. As the market closed a large
number of stocks had recovered
part Of their earlier losses.
Pools Are Active.
Pool activities have seldom fur.
nished so large q proportion Of
speculative business on the Stock
Exchange as they are doing at the
present time. II was Q matter Of
comment that one house alone 10
conducting fully a dozen pool op-
erations and many OF the large
commission houses on the Street
are spoken Of as headQuarters for
one or more OF the pools IN indus
trials and railroads. II is sus-
gested in some quarters that this
condition is not unusual In pre-
liminary stages Of bull campaigns
and that long continued upward
movements have always been pre-
ceded by pool manipulation IN easily
moved stocks.
Producers and Refner.
Reports and statements in regard
to the Producers and Renners
which have been circulated on the
Street for some time and have met
with denials in some quarters, be-
came more definite after the close
yesterday and Il is now stated that
formal announcement Of the COM
pletion Of arrangements for alb
sorption of this company will be
made within a short time. II wa.
said that IL is positive the property
VIII be permanently lodged with a
producing company OF the most i'm
portant class. The earnings Of
Producers and Renners for IN. six
months ended June 80 shows net
revenues of s1.s14.747 and a sur
plus available for the common stock
OF s1,1Is.30s. or at the annual rate
OF IL per cent. the largest halr
yearly net earnings in the history
Of the company.
Money.
Money brokers referred 20 the
time money market as having de-
Veloped pronounced hrmness partly
because of a pronounced contrsc-
tion in supply. About the only
business effect during the week
was he making of four five and
six months loans of a special char
acter at ~ per cent and "a was
strongly bid. These loans were
made in nearly all cases on bonds.
the accommodation on those secur-
tiles calling for a higher interest
rate than other documents because
OF the cumbersome character OF
the collateral Yesterday cali
money was quoted all day at a.
per cent with $4,000. 900 left un-
loaned at the close. The expecta-
tion prevailed that as the end OF
the month approaches the money
market will be still hrmer because
OF necessity 10 provide for October
i payments. interest and dividend
disbursements on that date beinE
extremely large.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
BUFFALO LIVESTOCK.

EAST BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 49,
Cattle-Steady.
Carves, $5a5.15.
Hogs-Heavy. $9.25a10: pigs,
S10.25; roughs. $7.25a7.50; stays,
s4a5.
Sheep-Lambs. $6a14.S5.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
COMPLETE N. Y. BOND SALES


the oneings Only ago
volume
growing will bring Of
nothing known definitely enough
otaton of about s2oooooooo
OF
supply hand Bond prices
perhaps with the loss suffered recently by the franc
New Ulm review., 1922-09-20

ever, and he thought of his good friend
Otto back home and asked him to help
him out. Otto says he wired the
money, and then that he went to
Chicago to keep Cy company. He
emphatically says, however, that he
was not investing the $4,000. He was
merely backing Cy but that he was
not out to get rich quick. Otto also
let slip that his brother was also in on
the matter but wouldn't tell us just
how so we can't tell you anything
about that
The $4,000 was delivered to Murray
who was still on the scene, and Brod-
erick. One of the dailies has it that
shortly after the investment of the
$4,000, the big business men showed
Cy an armful of currency, which they
explained were the oil stock returns
for the day and that $66, 900 of it be-
longed to Cy so soon as he could put
up the actual cash. According to that
paper, Cy had SO far put up only a
note, and this, it seems,
was the note which Otto Pullman
says he signed with Cy. But now it
had got down to cases and the hard
cold cash was necessary to complete
the deal and the $4,000 was produced
by the New Ulm men and paid over.
Evidently Broderick wasn't too sure
that someone might not grab the
$66, 900 he was keeping for Cy so he
didn't carry it around in his pocket
to hand over to Cy at once when the
So, 1000 was forthcoming. At any rate,
Cy delivered the goods to his new
friend and then something happened
that he cannot yet explain for that
was the last he saw of Broderick.
Now, you can finish the story for your
self for even the city papers are silent
as to what became of Broderick and
Murray. Probably they got lost some
where in Chicago and are now looking
for the New Ulm farmer whose money
they have.
New Ulm review., 1922-09-20
NEW UM BROWN WEDNESDAY, SEPT 20 1872

F. NJ: shelby's ear at Amboy, recent
II has made a clean breast Of it by
confessing to the theft 81 three auto
mobiles He implicated his wife in
two of these crimes, claiming that she
assisted him on stealing the Nick Mag
geson car at Cambria by helping to
push it out into the road, and also
aided him ID the theft Of Ford
coupe at New Ulm during the recent
Indian massacre celebration and home,
coming. 5
All three .of the machines were found
at Worthington last Sunday night.
Meinz waived preliminary examination
at Mankato, Wednesday morning and
is now in the Blue Earth County Jail
there, having failed to furnish bonds
IN the sum of $1,000 for his release.
The car stolen in New Ulm belonged
to G. B. Hunter a travelling man from
MINNEAPOLIS.
New Ulm review., 1922-09-20
WOMAN TERRIBLY BURNED.

Mrs. George Schultz Of Comfrey
was the victim Of terrible mishap
last week when she attempted to fill
the tank on the gasoline engine which
was driving her washing machine
while the engine was running. She
cid not want to stop the, engine be-
cause she was alone at home and did
not know how to start it up again.
The 7 tank was located under the ma
chine and she had to get down on her
knees to reach under and fill it, and
when on her knees the quart of gasoline
which she held in tin can exploded
and was thrown all over her body from
the waist up, setting FIRE to her clo-
thing. She had presence of mind to
rush for the water trough but it was
empty and she ran, back to- the house,
tearing the clothing from her body
as she ran and beating the flames out
with her hands. She finally succeeded
in smothering the flames and her little
four year old girl ran to the field where
her father was working. Mrs. Schultz
was terribly burned all over the upper
half OF her body. She was wearing a
cap and that saved her hair to a cer-
tain extent. Her injuries and the re-
sulting shock brought on premature
travail and son was born Wednesday,:
At this writing the injured woman was
in the care Of a trained nurse and ply
sicians who hoped to be able to save
her life.
New Ulm review., 1922-09-20
Pleads Mental Incapacity.

Mr.. Hage also claims that during
the summer Of 1916 and especially
during the month Of August 1915 when
he gave his promissory notes to the
Brown County Bank he was not in
condition to transact business and
that on account Of his physical and
mental condition the bank had finally
prevailed upon him to sign the notes
and that his signature to the same had
been procured by threats Of prosecu-
tion and by duress.
What the next step will be in this
long-drawn out law suit is not known
at this time. Presumably the bank
will ask for a new trial and if this is
refused will appeal to the Supreme
Court to have the highest tribunal in
the state pass on Mr.. Hage's liza bility
on the notes in question.
New Ulm review., 1922-09-20

Manager Dietz of The Consumers
Wholesale grocery store is recovering
nicely from the operation which he
underwent last week and expects to
be about again this week. w. A..
Turner, field man for the Consumers
chain stores, was here last week locking
after matters during Mr.. Dietz illness.
He left again the end of the week.