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New Ulm review., 1922-01-18
."INEFFIcIENCY."

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1--WE found the following poem in
an Australian Labor paper as an
answer toeGthis remark in a kept
press: ''The danger now is lest in
justice shall be1 followed by it's ma
turaal yulfaall consequence - ineficiency. :
One can hardly deny that working
on rotten raincoats for the army,
guns that would not shoot,
airplaness that had to stay on the
ground, etc., would have a bad effect
on the working-man's morale. .-Edi-
tor.)
They robbed the nations with will;
In plunder lay their only skill.
The peoples rights they stole away
And framed the laws to make thempay
Each unjust call upon their toll.
They stole the sea; they stole the soil
And each man in the thievish ring
Was placed in power and made king.
They called at. times aloud on God
To bless and prosper every fraud
For here and there they cast smile
On one whose smaller act and deed
Proclaimed him an adept in greed.
Then would they open out their ranks
And draw him in with praise and
thanks,
In case he might, in lonely grief,
Develop skill to rob the thief. ID
Thus, plunder built on plunder long;l
!. And IS bold iniiu iiustice, rich ana storing:
New Ulm review., 1922-01-18

have to replace programs OF gold and
money. The gold and money pro-
gram cannot heal the world; this can
only recover if we are given an oppor-
stunity to deliver products according
to our ability without their distrupting
world economics when they reach the
markets Of the world. It is sincerely
to be hoped that the recognition of
these facts, which are so perfectly
plain, will gradually spread all over the
world. It is furthermore sincerely to
be hoped that that great country across
the ocean with which we now are at
peace, will recognize that conditions in
Europe cannot improve so long as such
a vast country as America stands aloof.
New Ulm review., 1922-01-18
WAYTo SAVE THE cuRRANTs

Currant worms are the larvae or
immature forms oof a little fotlr-winged
jny sThis fly IS afound about the time
the leaves are coming out on the. cur
rants in the spring: The eggs are
deposited on the under side Of leaves
along the midrib and usually on those
leaves near the center of the bush.
After these worms get their full size
they drop to the ground and under old
leaves or clods of dirt they transform
and come out in July again as four
winged flies, to lay more eggs.
These. worms are very easily con.
trolled BY spraying the leaves with
any of the arsenical poisons,. dry or
liquid. If the berries are beginning
to turn red when these worms are
abundant /. it is better to use bellebore
rather than the sprays like arsenate
Of lead or paris green. The bellebore
does not stain the fruit and is not SO
poisonous to man.-A. G. Ruggles.
State Entomologist, University Farm,
st. Paul.
New Ulm review., 1922-01-18
FEET EXERCisE'''
BAN AT N. U. H. S,
CONTINUED from page L.

was temporarily retained BY the board
as guarantee Of material and work
nanship.
$6,466 from the State.
Treasurer Herman F. Raabe reported
the receipt Of s6,466 as state aid for
the local public schools, as we'll as
$50 from the Emily Doehne-Strickl
/ Memorial 4 en- Fund. This Fund was ori.
ginally established for the purpose o.
providing money to purchase works
Of fiction for the high school library
but upon request Of Superintendent,
New Ulm review., 1922-01-18
Home Garden Pests

g The insects which prey upon
the home garden increase the cost
Of living and add to the gardeners
labors, both in town, and country.
They must BE fought skillfully to
be externinated.
New Ulm review., 1922-01-18

Gloor, Or. Q. g. strickler granted per el-
mission to acquire a number Of his
.torical works with the interest from
the Fund. This is to be done upon
the recommendation Of the superinten-
r1ant
New Ulm review., 1922-01-18
Rules for Janitors.

A set Of rules and regulations rela-
tive to the janitors Of the various
school buildings was submitted to the
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
APPOINT AUDITORS FOR MILFORD

Alderman Hendrixson in pursuance
to the laws of Milford, has appointed
Edwin Messick and Wallace McFaul,
both of the First National Bank of
Milford, as auditors of the accounts of
the town treasurer and town council
for the year just closing. They will
also audit and publish the financial
affairs of the light and water commits
sioD-which will be made in January.
The audit of town council finances,
will be made before Christmas this
year-as the annual town elections
falls upon January 1st, 1928, and the
financial report had to be made and
published at least one week before the
elections and town meetings are held.
1t is up to town council to close up
the business and submit the reports
after their last meeting about the
middle of December.
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
WORK PLANNED FOR THE
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE
Wilmington Wants New Charter and Greater Representation the Leg
satwe-Several Towns Throughout the State Want Home
Rule On Business Basis.
REPEAL OF THE FILING FEE LAW IS OPPOSED
"Absentee Registration Law Continuous Registration Separate PsO
for Women Child Labor Tax On Gasoline and Many Other
Reform Measures to Be Pressed.

increase the quota of Representatives
and Senators in the General Assembly
from Wilmington. Although the dele
cation from there will be in favor Of
it, the down-State members are not
so enthusiastic. If passed, the dom1-
nation by Wilmington of the two low
er counties would be insured.
Another of the measures is the re-
peal of the SO filing fee. Both the DEM
ocrats and Republicans in their plat
forms pledged to vote for repeal. 1t
appears now that those in favor of
the repeal will have much opposition
from the two lower counties. 1t is
claimed that in Kent and Sussex cOun-
ties there is much sentiment in favor
of the filing fee as a means of econ
omically leVying what the courts have
decided is actually tax for school
purposes.
Continuous Registration
Another bill which will be presented
in few weeks for presentation is one
for continuous registration" The Re-
publican party platform contains a
plank calling for amendment of the
registration laws, to permit registra-
tion of persons absent from the State
without appearing in person. The SEN
timent in local Republican circles is
that when the. measure is drafted it
will contain the Continuous registra-
tion" feature instead Of the "absen-
tee" clause. Such an amendment, it
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Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
WHIPPING PROPOSED
FOR AUTO ''DRUNKS''
Delaware Officials Consider Stern
Measure to Suppress Road Perils
Throughout State.

The authorities of Wilmington and
other towns in Delaware have for
some time past been informally con-
ferring with state officials relative to
legislation that will break up reck-
less driving of automobiles by per-
sons who are intoxicated.
When the municipal court of Will
mington a few months ago began inn
posing prison sentences on drunken
drivers of cars, it was thought that
the chance of going to Jail and hav-
ing a prison record would forever end
the practice of carelessness while
driving an automobile if it could be
proved the driver had been drinking
or was drunk. But the accident cases
have continued to increase, so that
now the courts admit that something
more drastic must be done if acci-
dents occurring from such causes are
to be prevented.
There has been much discussion
about the advisability of making the
offense one punishable by lashes at
the stocks. Some of the authorities
more caustic than the others are sug-
gesting that such a bill be introduced
before the next legislature and if they
prevail over the counsels of the more
conservative element, such provision
may be included.
The imposition of the whipping pen
atty in this state automatically re-
moves the offenders right Of fran
chise. Defendants in criminal cases
always make a strenuous effort to
prevent whipping being added to their
iail sentences.
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
ELECTIONS and PROHIBITION
A Canvas Of Members Of Congress
Reports Increased Dry MajOrities.

When the new Congress assemblies
next December, 1928, or in special
session after March 4th, there will be
296 congressman who are "dry" and
1873 who are "wet," according to an
announcement made by DR.. Clarence
True Wilson in Washington, d. c.,
corresponding secretary of the Board
of Temperance, Prohibition and Pub
lie Morals.
DIR. Wilson, in a telegram received
at Methodist headquarters, in Chicago,
says, "The vets reelected to the
House 70 members, and the drys re-
elected 224. Wet new members to the
House of Representative are 54 and
the "dry" new members are 70. The
"drys" also gained three votes N the
Senate" According to DR.. Wilson's
statement there are 1873 congressman
who are wet and 296 who are cry.
DR.. Wilson also says, "Ohio major
ity against beer, was one hundred and
eighty-seven thousand. California
passed bone dry the Wright Law with
a majority of sixty thousand. There is
No Slump in Prohibition anywhere.
All the wet results were from wet
places. No dry Democrat was defeated.
That was the test this year."
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24

Politicians are turning their atten-
ton to the measures to be brought be-
fore the State Legislature when it
cOnvenes in January. One of the most
important, and one that is likely to
pass, is the bill for a new nOn-part1-
san charter for the City of Whining
ton. 1t is planned to draw the act so
that Wilmington will have greater
measure of home rule. 1t will be
framed to provide for commission
form of government with city man
ager. That will do away with City
Council as it now exists, as well as
the various commissions, in cluding
fire and police, streets and sewers,
board of health and board of public
education.
A similar measure was presented to
the legislature two years ago and
came near passing. It had the in
dorsement of the Democratic organi-
cation in Wilmington as well as the
various reform bodies. Senator James
w. Robertson so amended the bill
when it came to the upper chamber
that it was obnoxious. to its sponsors
and was defeated. Senator Robertson
was defeated for denomination. Cap
tain w. J. Simonton, who was elected
from Robertson's district, is in favor
of the measure. A lot of Republican
office holders will thereby be legis-
lated out of jobs.
Increased Representation
Another bill to be presented would
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
FORMER MILTON RESIDENT
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Mrs. Eliza ]. Lekites, sc years old,
of 1873 South Fifty-fourth street, Phil
adeIphia, was so badly hurt in mo-
tor accident in st. Georges Monday
morning that she died four hours la
ter. Failing to make the curve ap-
preaching the canal bridge at st.
Georges, the automobile crashed into
tree at the side of the road. The
driver, Harry Lekites, a son Of the
dead woman, was injured only slight
ly.
The mother and son were the only
occupants of the machine, a Buick
roadster. They were going south about
$3.50 o'clock, their destination being
Milton, Mr.. Lekites' former home. AS
they approached the curve to the left,
leading to the bridge, the son is be-
lieved to have lost control of the car
and it plunged off the road, striking a
tree at the right side of the road.
Mrs. Lekites was thrown forward
against the windshield brace, the force
of the impact crushing her skull. The
son, jumped to the ground and es-
capped with slight scratches and
bruises. Persons who witnessed the
accident Immediately ran to give aid,
and passing motorist rushed the in
jured woman to the Delaware Hospi-
tai in Wilmington. She lived for four
hours after being admitted to the
institution.
Mrs. Lekites formerly lived at Mil
ton. Her husband, a sea captain, is
dead, having been lost at sea some
years ago. The son, Harry, is a bar
ber in Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
TABLE DONATED
ReceivedcAt the Milford Emergency
Hospital and Installed.

VThe Milford Emergency Hospital is
very fortunate in having presented,
by DR.. G. Layton Grier, a Scanlan-
Morris pedestal operating table of the
Balfour type.
The Balfour operating table is so
designed and constructed as to per-
init the table top to be instantly ele-
waited or instantly lowered to the pO-
sition most convenient for the oper-
ator. The table is fitted with mar
row rail on each side of the table top;
this rail carries the attachments such
as shoulder crutches, wristlets, etc.,
and permits of the perfect and rapid
adjustments of the various accessor-
les used. The table top is of Benedict
nickel, a non-corrosive metal, and
the base of the Balfour table is fin
ished in white enamel.
This is the finest operating table
made, and it is very gratifying to know
that the surgeons connected with the
hospital now have table at their
disposal which can be operated with
the greatest ease to them and the
greatest comfort to the patient.
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
CORN PRICES SOARING;
WORLD SUPPLY SHORT

Corn marketing conditions unpre-
cedented at any time in the last six
years are stirring up the liveliest sort
of interest among grain traders in
Chicago this week. The outstanding
features attracting attention is that
within about go days the value of corn
has scared II cents a bushel at
time when the bulk Of the corn still
is in producers hands.
What this situation means to the
farming community and to the busi-
ness relations of the country at large
was authoritatively discussed in
statement issued by B. W. Snow, of
Bartlett Frazier Company, former as
sistant secretary of Agriculture at
Washington. Mr.. Snow said:
''The advance in corn is not specu-
lative in character, but is the result
of growing appreciation in market
centres of the country situation. The
crop is some three hundred million
bushels short of last year, and the
stocks of old corn carried over are
about 100,000,000 bushels smaller than
a year ago."
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
EXAMINATIONS FOR
TEACHERS DEC.2AND9 9
The Time, Place and Subjects for
All Teachers in Delaware to
Take the Examinations.

The State Board of Education will
conduct teachers examinations for
white teachers on Saturday, December
2 and 8, at the following places:
No. 1 School, Wilmington; High
School, Dover; High School, Seaford;
High School, Georgetown.
The examinations for colored tea
chers will be conducted at the new
colored school, Dover.
All persons desiring - qualify as
teachers in Delaware should arrange
to take these examinations, provided
they do not already have certificates
from other States in full force that
can be recognized in Delaware.
On Saturday, December 2, examina-
tions will be given in the following
special subjects, to those persons on
ly who have applied for the same.
A. Elementary school methods;
school administration; school super
vision, the teaching geography, the
teaching of elementary science.
P. M-The teaching of English; ed
ucational measurements; physical ed
ucatiOn; drawing and industrial arts.
On Saturday, December 8, the fol-
lowing special subject will be given
to those persons who have applied for
the same:
A. M.-American history and civics;
child study; English and American
lieterature; PSYCHOLOGY.
P. M.-The teaching of history and
civics; history Of the United States,
1763-1848; the teaching of arithmetic;
I'm noIish oOunOsifion
The foregoing is announced this
week by H. V. Holloway, State Supt.
of Public instruction, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
new SAVING STAMPS
SERIES 1918 ARE DUE

War Saving Stamps, series of 1918,
become due and payable on January l.
1928. The people who bought these
stamps will receive their full face
value upon redemption, and will lind
that the money they saved five years
ago has earned every year about per
cent compound interest. In order to
afford the holders of war savings
stamps an opportunity to continue
their investment in a safe government
security, the treasury department is
Offering an exchange of war savings
stamps for treasury savings certifi-
Gates. These certificates are issued in
denominations of $25, S100 and $1,000,
maturity value, and sold for $2O.5O,
S82 and $40 respectively. The hold
ers of war saving stamps can get the
certificates at these prices upon appli-
cation through their own banks or
their post offices. Exchanges will be
made as of January 1, 1928 upon ap-
plications presented between NoVem-
ber Is, 1922 and January Is, 1928. Inn
mediate payment will be made in cash
of any difference due the holder Of
war savings stamps if he takes the
largest possible amount of treasury
savings certificates on the exchange.
If a holder has $25 in war savings
stamps, he may exchange them for a
$25 certificate and get $3.50 in cash.
His original investment in that in
stance grows to $29.50. If he has
$1OO in war savings stamps, he can
get a $1OO treasury savings certificate
and $1S in cash, in which instance
the original investment grows to
S118; if he has $1,000 in war savings
stamps he can get $1,000 treasury
savings certificate and SIG in cash, in
which instance the original invest
ment grows to $1216.
A growing inclination of the peo-
pie to save, and their desire to find a
safe re-investment for their money,
leads treasury officials to believe that
a large part of the $600,000,000 in war
savings stamps soon to become due
will be exchanged into treasury saw
ings certificates.
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
DOG TAXES BEING PAID

The annual tax for dogs maintained
within the limits of the Town of Mil
ford are due at July 1st of each year.
In 1921, the amount received from the
dog tax, was about S275.00. Up to the
middle of November for the current
year of 1922, the number of dogs on
which the tax had been paid to AL
derman Hendrixson, was 10S males
at 81 each and 81 female dogs at So
each, making a total of S177.00 paid in
for dog tax for the current year. Wha
has become of the other dogs? Why
do they escape? Is the Town Council
careless of the collection Or payment
of this especial tax? Any dog worthy
the name of "dog" is certainly worth
paying 81 tax on each year. Send a
dog catcher after the dogs not wearing
a tag and make the delinquent owners
pay up or get their dogs out of town.
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
WORD FROM A FRIEND

The West Jersey Ministers Associa-
ton of the Baptist Churches will bold
it's quarterly meeting with the West
Baptist Church at Vineland, N. j.,
November 21st. An outstanding fea-
ture of the program will be an address
by Rev. Thomas C. Davis, of the First
Baptist Church, of Dividing Creek.
His theme will be "The Problems Of
Forty Years as a Christian Minister. I"
A banquet will be held in the even
ing in honor of Pastor Davis, who re-
tires from the active ministry on De-
cember 18th. The ministers wish to
recognize in this way the long service
of Mr.. Davis in the Baptist ministry.
He will move to Chincoteague, Va,
where he was once pastor, and supply
the churches or conduct evangelistic
services.
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
SAMUEL ]. MESSICK
HEAD OF |. 0. 0. F.
FrankfOrd Man Was Chosen Grand
Master in Closing Session Held
At Wilmington. Z

The eighty-ninth annual communl-
cation of the Grand Lodge of Della
ware, I. o. o. F., came to a close last
week with the installation of the new
officers in Odd Fellows Temple, in
Wilmington. More than one hundred
members of the order witnessed the
installation.
Oficers installed were: Grand Mas
ter, Samuel J. Messick, Of Frankford;
Deputy Grand Master, Charles For
wood, of Wilmington; Grand Warden
Alfred M. Johnson, Wilmington;
Grand Secretary, (re-electe0 William
w. Douty, Wilmington; Grand Treas
urer, (re-elected) Phillip ]: Isaac'
Wilmington; Grand Representative to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge for two
years, Walter Thompson Smith, OF
Laurel.
Retiring Grand Master Ernest w.
Crossan, and his staff Oficiated at
the installation. Ellis P. CrOssan,
member of the Grand Lodge present
ed the State body with a portrait OF
Past Grand Master Corssan. This pic
ture will be hung in the corridor OF
the grand lodge headquarters.
Oficers appointed by the new grand
master are:
Herbert E. Downing, of Whining
ton, grand marshal; John G. Abbott,
of Georgetown, grand conductor;
George R. Davidson Of Milton, grand
herald; Ignatius Cooper Of Camden,
grand guardian; and John w. Tuller
of Wilmington, grand chaplain.
It was announced that the degree
staff of Eden Lodge Of Wilmington,
No. "a, had donated to the Home Fund
the sum of $3.50. Arthur Hudson is
captain of the team.
Following the reading Of various
reports by the officers Of the lodge
an address was made by William S.
Hutchinson, grand secretary and grand
scribe of the Connecticut jurisdiction.
Mr.. Hutchinson talked in the interest
of Odd Fellowship.
Past Grand Representative Alexan-
der Guthrie presented a grand mas
ter's jewel to Past Grand Master Err
nest w. Crossan on behalf of the
lodge.
Milford chronicle., 1922-11-24
MILFORD AND DOVER
In ORGANIZED BALL
These Two Delaware Towns Were
Taken in The Eastern Shore
League Last Friday.
EIGHT TOWNS NOWIN LEAGUE
The Addition Of Milford and Dover
Increases Circuit to An Eight
Club Organization.

At the annual meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Eastern Shore
League last Friday both Milford and
Dover were admitted to membership
in the league. The action of the
league officials was not unanimous,
for Parksley and PocomOke City voted
against the admission of the two Del
aware towns into league membership.
The Representatives of Salisbury, Cam
bridge, Laurel and Crisfield supported
the application of Milford and Dover
and it was through their efforts that
the towns were finally admitted. With
the admission of these teams, the
league membership will be comprised
of eight teams, instead of six as was
the case last year. This should make
the league stronger and prove better
in every respect.
Other matters taken up by the
meeting was the question of a salary
limit for the players. Last season the
limit for players salaries per month
was $175O. 1t was found that this
was insufficient so at Fridays meet
ing the limit was raised to $4,000. This
is the same limit that is in force in
the Blue Ridge League. The price for
general admission tickets to all games
played in the league was made forty
cents, including war tax. The play
ing season last year was seventy days.
This next season the season will
start about May 9th, and close on
Labor Day. A total of eighty-four
games will be played by each team.
With a schedule of this length, each
team will visit each town IN the
league total Of six games during
the season.
With the admission of Milford to the
league it becomes necessary to put
the local baseball grounds in first
class condition. New fences will have
to be constructed around the park,
and the present grandstand will either
have to be greatly repaired or re-
placed with new one. The club will
be incorporated and stock in the pro-
ject will be sold within the very near
future. Milford is an excellent base
ball town, and the fans next year will
be given brand of baseball equal to
any played on the peninsula. The
game is played in the Eastern Shore
League under organized baseball rules
IN every respect.