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Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21
Lewes News

Fire, of unknown origin, broke out
Sunday morning at fOur-ffty o'clock
in the store of Clyde M. Phillips, on
Second street and had gotten well I'M
derway before it was discovered. Mrs.
Ida NJ Lank who lives in the building
adjoining and conducts a dry goods
store, was awakened by the cracking
of the flames. She Immediately gave in
the alarm. The firemen responded in
a very few minutes and had the fire
had Is minutes more time, the entire
block would have been swept away.
Phillips stock and fixtures We're a
complete loss, partly covered by in
surance. The building which was own
ed by L. Finley Ross, was also a to-
tai loss and the building tenanated by
Mrs. Lank was badly damaged and her
stock was nearly all a complete loss.
Ross also owned the building occu-
pied by Mrs. Lank. Had it not been for
the asbestos siding and metal roof OF
the Phillips store the fire would have
spread rapidly in the other direction
which is the Junior Mechanics Build
ing tenanted by the American Stores
Company. Many were reminded Sun
day morning when they turned out to
this fire, of the disastrous fire which
occurred within a few doors of the
same spot just three years ago this
month.
William H. YOX, of Philadelphia,
came this week to stay and is work
ing on the proposition of making
Lewes a seaport. The corporation will
be known as the Delaware Breakwa-
ter Terminal Corporation. Mr.. YOX
has an oil painting representing the
port and the beach front in a few
years to come which is being exhibit
ed in the lobby Of the Sussex Trust
Company here. Mr.. YOX rented the
first floor of the Lewes Real Estate
Building, formerly occupied by the
Lewes Gas Company and will make
his Office there. He expects to be fixed
up this week. Several out of town men
were here on Saturday with Mr.. YOX
looking the ground over.
Henry C. Littleton, a farmer in Pill
OttOwn, is said to have hog which is
expected to dress around a thousand
pounds. This is the largest hog known
of in this section. Harry +. Jefferis of
near Lewes butchered two this week
which weighed 5121a and 495 pounds
respectively. Joseph H. Maull, Pill
ottown farmer, butchered three this
week which weighed 428, 1872 and SS4
pounds each. William F. Dodd, of Re-
hoboth, butchered three which weigh
ed AT, 440 and 421 pounds each.
Postmaster Napoleon B. Register
has appointed Mrs. Margaret Hickman
first, and Miss Louisa Marshall second
clerk as substitutes in the Lewes Post
Office.
Thomas R. Ingram, cashier of the
Sussex Trust Company, and Pilot ia
cob Teal were visitors at the county
seat on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd X. Schmierer
who were recently married have NOV
ed into the Ella Pierce property on
South street, which was recently va
Gated by Charles W. Futcher who
moved into the Register property on
Market street. Mr.. Schmierer is en-
plOyed as lighthouse keeper on the
Harbor of Refuge.
The first snow of the season greeted
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21
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A Christmas entertainment will be
held at WilliamsVille NJ. E. Church, on
Monday night, December oath, 1923, at
1880 o'clock. The Sunday school is
preparing a very pretty program. Ev-
erybody is welcome.
The Christmas entertainment will
be held in the church here on Monday
evening, December oath, Christmas
Eve. The public will be very welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21

will have to look for other quarters
and no other place in town is avail
able for dances or other functions re-
quiring a large hall.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
URGES REINSTATEMENT
OF BUREAU EMPLOYEES
Senator Caraway, Backed by King
and Norris, Opens Fight for
Dismissed Workers.

Urging that the twenty-eight en-
ployes Of the bureau Of engraving and
printing. who were summarily dis
missed last year by executive order
be now reinstated. Senator Caraway
of Arkansas. democrat. yesterday in
the Senate called attention to pub
lished reports stating that an investi-
cation of these employees by Depart
ment Of Justice officials had revealed
nothing against them.
Senator Caraway declared that If
the achievements of the Harding ad-
ministration are not to be pale and
tarnished," the President order these
employees reinstated. He said the
President of the United States let the
people know that he was willing to
do justice to the humblest employe of
the government.
Senator King of Utah, democrat. de-
nouncing the executive order which
turned these employees out without
giving them hearing, declared that
IL such things were to continue, he
believed the civil service commission
and system should be abolished.
why should we continue to make
appropriations for the commission il
the civil service laws are to be fla
grantly violated?" he asked.
Senator Norris, republican, of Ne
traska, told the Senate he believed
the President had been deceived by
Evening star., 1923-01-25
KANSAN TO SPEAK
ON AMER|CAN|zAnON
Representative White Will Address
Class at Columbia Junior
High School.

Represen,ative Hays White OF Kan
sas will address the AmericanIzatlon
class of the Columbia Junior High
School at a meeting in the assembly
hall of the school this evening at
40 o'clock. Arrangements are be-
ing made to have other members OF
Congress speak to the class at 1u-
ture meetings.
Officers of the Association to Pro-
mote Americanization Work in the
Public Schools have just issued a
four-page booklet, copies OF which
were sent to each member OF the
Senate and the House of Representa-
tiyes. 1t calls attention to legisia-
ton for the Americanization School,
which is now pending in Congress:
This circular has been acknowledged
by many of the senators and repre-
enntatives. all of whom promise to
give the matter careful consideration
when it comes up for passage.
Half of Colony Naturalized.
The circular points out also that OF
the $4,000 foreigners in Washington
only one-half are naturaliZed, and
it is declared that records show that
one-third of the foreigners who ap-
students Of the Americanization class
"Americanism is often thought OF
and spoken of as if it concerns chiefly
persons of alien BIRTH" said Arthur c.
Moses, chairman of the Travellers Aid
Society, who is one of the directors
of the AmericaniZation Society. 1t
has quite as much to do with natives
No one is born with a knowledge of
what makes up an American; every
one must learn little by little our Ian
guage, our customs. our habits, our
standard of living. All must be
taught and retaught the underlying
principles of our government as they
were established by the fathers"
Many Prominent Directors.
Americanization Association d.
rectors are: Walter 1. Mccoy, chief
justice, Supreme Court, District of
Columbia: Frederick l.. Siddons, as
sociate justice, Supreme Court, Dis
trict of Columbia: DR.. Abram Simon,
president board of education; Oran T.
Moore, chief naturalization examiner;
Arthur c. Moses, chairman, Travellers
Aid Society: Col. E. Lester Jones,
American Legion; Elliott H. Goodwin,
vice president, United States Cham
ber of Commerce; Merle Thorpe, ed
O'Grady, Catholic charities. District
of Columbia; John L. Taylor, chair
man legislation, American Legion; J.
T. Lloyd, board of education; Clarence
Hardin, president, Civitan Club; G.
Logan Payne. publisher, Washington
Times; Rudolph Kaufman, Evening
Star; Joseph Letter, Miss Gertrude C.
Macarthur, general secretary, Y. w.
G. A: James P. Hornaday, president,
Gridiron Club; E. F. Colladay, presi-
dent, Board of Trade; Mrs. L. B.
Swormstedt, president, Women's City
Club; Charles A. Baker, president,
Federation of Citizens Associations;
A. ]. Driscoll. president, Mid-City
Citizens Association; Fred A. Delano,
English Speaking Union; Miss Ida
Hafford, Federated Women's Club;
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
of public schools; Mrs. William B.
Hardy, Daughters American Revolu-
ton; S. NJ. Ely, president, Sons of
American Revolution.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
POLAND ASKED TO STOP
EXPULSION OF HEBREWS
Request for Postponement Of Order
Is Handed to Minister
Here.

A request that the Polish govern
ment postpone execution of a decree
effective March / for expulsion from
that country Of 10000 Ukrainian
Jews who have taken refuge there
during and since the war was pre-
sented yesterday to the new Polish
minister, Dr. Ladislas Wroblewski,
by a delegation representing the Fed
Grafton of Ukrainian Jews.
The delegation asked that the refu-
gees be permitted to remain in Poland
until they could obtain visas from
consuls of other nations where they
might be admitted, promising to pro-
vide means for their care until they
are able to leave Poland. 1t was urged
that execution of the decree March ]
might force some of the refugees to
return to Ukrainia and entail great
hardship for them, and the minister
was said to have told the delegation
he would cable its petition to his gov
ernment
The delegation later called on Am
bassador lie Breton of Argentina and
asked him to urge upon his govern
ment that admission to his country
of the Ukrainian refugees in Poland
be facilitated. He expressed sympathy
for the refugees and informed the
delegation that yisas were being
granted freely to them by the Argen-
tine consuls in Poland.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
HOLD ANNUAL DINNER.

The Washington Passenger Asso-
citation held its annual dinner last
evening at the Franklin Square Hotel
which was well attended by passen-
ger and ticket agents from this city
Boston. New York. Philadelphia. Bal
timore. Norfolk, Richmond and At
lanta. Ga.
Representative Langly of Kentucky
and w. r. Loves, general passenger
agent for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company made addresses.
II. A. Huestis, president of the asso-
citation, was toastmaster. and Joe
Hurney, chairman of the dinner and
entertainment committee. was on the
job with a good line of entertainment
Harry Howser. chairman of the execu-
tive committee, was also in evidence
Musical numbers were rendered by
the Musurgia Quartet. composed OF
Mrs. w. n. Reed and Mrs. Hartsill and
Messrs Young and Howard. The Su'
preme Orchestra, under the leadership
of Claude Stanton, played popular
airs.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
FREDERICK RESTS EASY SINCE
FRIETCHIE STORY SEEMS PROVEN

failed to say whether she really had
qualified as q chauffeur at the flag
staff Now. w. c. Gompf of Hartford
Conn.,, whose sister knew Mrs,
Frietchie. has written saying a MISS
Quandrille waved the flag that day,
Mrs. Frietchie being i'll in bed. OF
course, he went on to say, everybody
knew Barbara suggested 1t to the
girl.
80. then" says Frederick, "it is
groven that Barbara Frietchie lived
and that she had something to do
with the flag-waving ceremony. I am
content. The next thing to happen,
depend upon 1t. will be absolute proof
that Mrs. Frietchie jumped from her
death bed. ran to the front porch,
seized the Star Spangled Banner
climbed three flights OF stairs and
from the third story front window
unfurled the flag to the breeZes. say
ing just what Whittier said she did :
Any how. says Frederick, soto yoce
all the school readers say she did 1t,
and even Johns Hopkins University
cannot cause A school book revolu-
ton, hard as times are.
lCopyryht 1921
Evening star., 1923-01-25
For Itching Torture
Use Antiseptic Liquid Zeno

Use Antiseptic Liquid Zemo
There is one remedy that seldom
fails to stop itching torture and re-
Iieve skin irritation, and that makes
the skin soft, clear and healthy.
Any druggist can supply you with
Zemo, which generally oyercomes
skin diseases. Eczema, Itch. PimpIes,
Rashes, Biackheads, in most cases
give way TO Zemo. Frequently,
minor bIenlishes disappear over.
night. ticking usually stops in-
stantly. Zemo is a safe, antiseptic
liquid, clean, easy to use and depend
able. 1t costs only 35c; an extra
large bottle, SI.OO. 1t is positively
safe for tender, sensitive skins.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
STREET LIGHTING
HEADS D. c. NEEDS
Called Greatest by Budget
0fficiaI-SeWerage Work
Also Tagging.

Washington's greatest civic need ie
better street lighting. R. d. Stephens,
assistant director of the budget, who
is in direct charge of the District fis-
cal items in that bureau. yesterday
told members of the Optimist Club at
the weekly meeting in the City Club.
Mr.. Stephens pointed out that dur
ing the publicity and attention given
to schools and street improvements it
appeared that the needs OF street
lighting facilities and improvements
were not getting the consideration
they demanded. He cited figures TO
show that the average per capita ex-
penditure for lighting the city was
approximately SO cents, while in many
other cities the average cost ran
over So.
Approve ClaxsroOms.
As far as schools and school needs
are concerned. he said, the ouogeI
bureau gave the stamp of approval
10 all estimates submitted which
would mean additional classrooms III
the 1924 estimates. killing items
however. which would provide Tor as
sembly halls in two cases ana 10.
tWentS-SlX SCalleTtu pay , ou''
projects.
The bureau of the budget, he ADD
ed. recognized the necessity Tor
street improvements and has given
the District as great consideration In
this item as was possible.
Sewerage Construction LnEs.
He revealed a situation with regard
70 sewers here that astonished many
members He said that new sewer
construction, when the building oper-
ations were taken into consideration
was so backward that homes lacking
facilities in the District were actually
increasing to the extent OF 2'ooo
year.
This increase he showed to be the
result of the speedy growth or the
city in sections where sewer construc-
ton had not kept pace with building
The sewer construction, he said Is
being placed on a more progressive
basis. however. and under present
plans should catch UP to building
within a few years at the outside
President A. NJ. Fisher presided az
the meeting. Mr.. stephens was given
a rising vote Of thanks by the organl-
cation for his address. Announcement
was made that F. y. Wholey or the
Advertising Club of Washington al
next weeks meeting would ADDRESS
the organization on Advertising.
Evening star., 1923-01-25

Special Dispa tch TO The Star.
FREDERICK. Nd, January 25.-
After a week of fitfui fever Frederick
sleeps we'll She is no longer concerned
with the controversy over Barbara
Frietchie, and whether she waved the
starry Union banner in the faces of
Stonewall Jackson's bulls. She knows,
and, with poise regained. is quiet.
Students at Johns Hopkins University,
in Baltimore. a week ago declared pub
licly, with no regard for Frederick's s
sensitive feelings that the John Green
leaf Whittier poem. scintillant upon the
pages of every fourth, or maybe fifth,
reader in Americas schools, was false.
There was no Barbara Frietchie, they
stated with undergraduate abandon That
aroused Frederick, but authorities since
have rushed to her aid. She is at
peace.
He who dosen't know the Whittier
poem can be only just from the "old
country" Every American parlor.
every church, and every schoolroom
mas echoed the thrilling verses telling
how an elderly lady of the old school
dared to take the grim StonewaIl in
breathless hurdle of patriotism
how. when Jackson and his troops
marched through Frederick during
the desperate 1S60's, Mrs. Frietchie
ran to her upstairs window and
shook the Star Spangled Banner
saying Fire whenever ready, Grid
ley, or words to that effect, "as
long as you don't mistreat your
c9untrys sacred and symbolic en-
eicm; and how Jackson advised his
soldiers that If any one harmed the
brave and fair Frederickburger ne
should perish after the manner OF
the beagle. March on" he said.
Passed ms History.
Naturally enough, the poem is
Frederick's second Bible. If Whittier
th nad visited this city after penning il
have had him out to the country
club for a banquet and the woman
CLUB would have asked him to read
| Tor IT. Had he asked for the keys
OF the city they would have given
For ffty years the poem has passed
tor history. But week ago came
John Hopkins students fresh from
coma of research and said Whittier
could get space in the magazines as
versifier. but as historian he neg
lected to get any facts; that Barbara
fTietchie was a bit of lavender and
lace fluff. blown by the divine af-
hatus from his fancy
instantly the news came out Fred
erlck wanted to Mer Rouge the Hop
kins boys. A blot was beginning to
settle upon her fair escutcheon. She
resented II. To her rescue came an
ancient book dealer in Hartford. He
made public a letter from Whittier
written in 1884. as If he knew some
prankish collegians would some day
reflect upon his name.
Was Ninety Years Old.
Whittiers letter said there was a
Barbara F'rietchie, ninety years old
when Jackson marched through
Frederick. He knew her relatives, he
said. That seemed to end il all He
Evening star., 1923-01-25
You
Are
Safe
h I
49, 6
when you take
Father Johns Medicine

for your cold and to build new flesh
and strength, because it is free from
morphine. chloroform. cod inc,
heroin, or other dangerous drugs
and alcohol Take il todaY.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
10000 ALIENS IN CITY,
LIONS CLUB is TOLD
T. P. Shoemaker Stresses Need for
Work Among Them Before Radi-
cal Elements Get Hold.

There are 10000 aliens in Washing
ton who are not naturalized, according
to Thomas p. Shoemaker, deputy COM
missioner Of naturalization, who ad-
dressed members Of the Lions Club at
the New willard Hotel yesterday.
Individually these persons mean
little, but collectively they mean q lot"
said Mr.. Shoemaker. Citizens Of this
great city should make 1t their duty
to know some Of these persons and en-
deavor to put them In the right at
them first, then the United States loses,
but II we get them first, then the coun-
try is safer for all concerned"
DR.. s. B. Muncaster, eye specialist
gave the weekly trade talk. He point
ed out the difference between the op-
tician and the oculist. saying that the
oculist provides glasses to improve
the sight, while the optician treats eye
diseases. James P. Schick presided.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
HUGE SUM TO OVERHAUL.
13 WARSHIPS ASKED
$6, 100000 Appropriation Proposed
in Resolution by House Naval
Committee Chairman.

Appropriation of $6,5Oo,OO for mod
ernizing thirteen battleships of the
United States Navy would be au-
thorized under a resolution introduced
yesterday by Chairman Butler of the
House naval committee.
The ships affected would be the
Florida, Utah, Arkansas, Wyoming.
Pennsylvania, oregon, Oklahoma. Ne
vada, New York, Texas. Mississippi.
Idaho and New Mexico. Elevation of
the turret guns and increasing their
range would be the immediate task
in the program of Improvement. which
is urged by Secretary Denby, Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt and a number of
high-ranking naval officers. Similar
action is being urged in the Senate.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
ARMY SERGEANT SHOT.

Frederick Durey. twenty-eighi
years old, a staff sergeant in the
Army was held up last night by two
white men in garage where he
kept his automobile. He was shot
by one of them. the bullet severin2
an artery, necessitating his removal
to Walter Reed Hospital.
The men obtained nothing, as
Durey had left his money at home
He furnished good descriptions of the
men.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
SEEK MISSING WOMAN.
Mrs. Anna Justice Disappears on
Way From Baltimore to Asheville

W. A. Palmey captain of police of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
has asked the local police to assist in
an effort to locate Mrs. Anna NJ.
Justice, thirty-three years Did, whose
address is given as 217 East 21st
street. Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Justice, he said. left Balti-
more January 16 for Asheville. n. c.,
and failed to reach there. She is de-
scribed as having brown hair and
eyes and wearing a blue suit. blue
hat and brown shoes. She carried a
suitcase and telescope.
Evening star., 1923-01-25
After: Exposure
Take Hills

w HEN colds are going the
rounds and Ia grippe and
pneumonia are prevalent, you
must exercise precaution.
You can't escape exposure.
But you can strengthen your re.
sistance by taking Hills Cascara
Quinine Tablets regularly.
Colds spread in the sneezing
crowds that pack cars, streets,
shops and theaters.
Play safe and keep fit. Take
Hills before and after exposure.
At All Druggists--30 cents
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w. II. ain GO. 2TN/ Detroit, Mich.
Evening star., 1923-01-25

othrs, and for that reason had or
dered the dismissal of thsese en-
ployes. He said that the people who
deceived the President should be pun
ished and the ousted employees, If
worthy, should be reinstated.
At the Treasury today IL was ex-
planned that President Harding has
Evening star., 1923-01-25

before him recommendations for the
their former civil service status
Three women only so far have beer
re-employed. not in the bureau. but
in the Treasury Department, il was
explained.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-06-28

Fl lunes dej6 de existir en- Ia ciudad
de Mayaeuez, una edad algo avan.
zada, Ia que fue en- vida virtuosa DANA
doha Essefania NadAl Y cuebas auien
disfrutaba en- aquella localidad del
aprecio general por sus bellas cualida-
des de caFacter y bondad
Su entierro Sc VERTIGO en- Ia tarde del
nartes en- IA metropolis de aduella ciu-
dad ante una nutrida seiecta con
cu1sneia. resultsndo una sentida de-
mostfaci6n de dueIo.
Envianos ! sus deudos por medic dc
estas llneas. IA expression Dc nuestra
NNttttHiF'st*tt IA N Al .1.ls.. w .e|...s..lI /
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-06-28
Los ACUSADoS EN- Ell PROCESo
DE LOS ALCOHOLICS FUERoN
ABSUELToS

Despues de habef estado celebrando.
sesdurante algunos tiias en- Ia Corte Fe-
Idera1 el renoinbrado proceso de los all
coholes. en- el cuai estaban acusados
los sefores Enrique Castro Martinez
Luis Sanquirico. Narciso Sains, Leandro
Guerra, Gumersindo Colon, Celso Sua-
rez, Juan Lacomba, Ulises A. Marti-
neg, Rafael Seijo. Joaquin L. Miro, Ra-
mon Valcourt Questell, Gonzalo Cor
dova Davila y Sergio Seijo, el juez
Odlin despues de haber dido todas las
declaraciones incluso Ia del testigo mas,
importante en- este proceso, Waldemar
Hess. instfuy6 al jurado, para que fir
mase un veredicto absolutorio en- favor
de- todos los acusados. Fueron firma-
dos en Corte alberta por el presidente
del jufado senior Federico Rubert, dos
yeredictos, uno por recommendation del
juez y otro por Il fiscal.
Despues de terminado 81 iuicio todos
los acusados fueron felicitados por sus
amigos que esperaban el falIo, Tam
bisn recibieron indItiplss felicitaeiones
los abogados Sire, Wilcox, Martin,
Francis Sanchez castaho, de Jesds,
Juan b. soto. Henry Castro y Ira
vieso, - 4 NI {
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-06-28

Speaker de la Camara de Represen-
tantes;
Hon. Emilio del Toro Cuebas, Juez
Presidente del Tribunal Suprepo de
Puerto Rico;
Hon. Arthur f. Odlin, Juez Corte
de Distrito de los Estados Unidos pa
ra Puerto Rico;
Coronel Tenney Ross, Official Co
mandante, Tropas de Estados Unidos,
distrito de Puerto Rico;
Hon. Manuel A. Martinez Dayila,
Senador por Guayama
Comandante John A Wilson, Ayu-
dante Genearl, Guardia Nacional de
Puerto Rico;
ST.. Frank Adams, Comandante. We
teranos de Ia Guerra Hispano- Ameri-
cna;
DR.. w. 3, Lippitt, Comandante, Le-
gi6n Americana.
EN- TESTIAIONIo DE 10
CUAI, he firmado esta orden
ejecntiva v hecho estampat
en- ella el Sello de FL Pueblo
de Puerto Rico, en- Ia ciudad
de San Juan, hoy dia veinti-
tres.
n AZ. T0icncr,
Gobernador de Puerto Rico.
Promulsada dc acuerdo con Ia ley
en- 20 do JUNO de 1929.
y. J SdlddHa,
sserstssio l1leeatlyQ g Puerto Rico