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Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
MILLSBORO


Three Sunday school classes O.
Grace M. e. Church combined theil
efforts and held a bake Saturday af.
ternOon and evening in the store room
adjoining the post office. In the even
ing ice cream was sold and theiI
sales proved quite profitable.
Mrs. H. L. Barker has recovered
sufficiently from an illness to be out
again.
Frederick and Louise Williams, The
small children OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Williams, have been very sick from
Group, of such a severe nature that it
was as first pronounced WhoOping
cough.
All of the teachers and G. S. Will
liams of the school board attended the
meeting at Georgetown last Friday
and many call it the best and most
inspiring of any conference held
there.
Mrs. Mary Chamberlain of Frank
ford spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Long.
Mrs. H. P. Quattlander is spending
some time with her niece, Mrs. Ray
mOnd Dodd in New York.
Mrs. Sallie McGee entertained rela-
tives from Laurel over the weekend.
Mrs. Sara Truitt spent last Friday
in Georgetown as the guest of Mrs.
Lizzie Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard LOhand con-
template erecting a new home on a
lot they own on the boulevard and
will likely make it their permanent
residence.
Many of those who took a penny to
invest for the new parsonage fund |
are hustling. Some are making and |
selling paper flowers, one lady sold
the cent for $500 and with that capi-
tai has gone into the doughnut in
dustry. Another lady has a Larkin
pantry and the men are doing various
kinds of investing with theirs.
-
The Key to unlock the case to Sill
YER Set at the Red Star Drug Store
las failed to come in, so beginning
February 1st all persons who have
brought in keys will come in and draw
he same number of keys that are
sredited as they brought them in, and
hey will have a chance to draw the
lew key wh!ch we put in with keys
,rought back. Somebody surely will
ret the silver this time as keys will
e tried as drawn, hence there will be
10 chance to lose any keys.
-.
IL you are sick, take Chiropractic
Adjustments and get we'll. Anna
(. Gregorious, Chiropractor. OfaCes:
Iilford and Dover. s8-f
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02

Previous to adjOurning the meeting,
President Varney arose and spoke of
matter which was serious and touch
ing. He mentioned the service flag of
the company which was encased in a
glass cabinet; and told of the MEM
bers of the company who had respond
ed to the call to the colors during the
world war. OF this number all re-
turned save one-Lt. Paris T. Carlisle,
who lost his life in action on the field
of battle in France. He asked that the
men in the gathering arise and for
one minute stand with bowed heads
and commune with the deceased mem
ber of the company-the man whose
memory has been honored by the nam
ing of the company for him and whose
name will be carved in stone over the
entrance of the handsome new CAR
Isle FIRE COMPANY building
soon to be started in Milford. This
was done, and many were those men
in the audience who wiped tears from
their eyes at this moment.
The new Community Building cam
paign is now on in earnest-let's go!
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
HOUSTON

George P. Tingle of Bishopville, Md
and D. e. Jefferson and family of Mil
ton visited James Walls quite recent
ly.
Mrs. Fred Hayes is entertaining
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Everett ManlOve
and son, Everett, were the guests of
Theo. ThistlewOod on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Scott entertain
ed Eugene Sharp and family to din
ner on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Simpson gave
a dinner on Sunday of last week. The
guests were: R. Graham and wife and
Mrs. Julius Cooper and sons of Har-
rlngton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Armour visited
their daughter, Mrs. Andrew Purcell,
at Newark, on Thursday.
Will the members of Minnehaha
Council, No. IL, D. of P, try and meet
next Tuesday evening. If the meetings
are still in progress at the church
please try to. get out early enough to
hold the lodge meeting before church.
The revival meetings are still in
progress and very much good is be-
ing done. Many of the Sunday school
children have given their young
hearts to God. Oh! what a blessing
and may this be an inspiration to the
older workers, to keep the work of
God going ahead, stronger than ever.
Several of our town people attend
ed the funeral of DR.. w. F. Hoey of
Frederick, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Graham and
Mrs. julius Cooper and two sons,
julius and Randolph, of Harrington,
were guests of Ernest Simpson andN
family last Sunday.
Miss Margaret Sapp of Marvey's is
spending a few days with her aunt,
Mrs. Chas. Trice.
Mrs. Sara Jump is with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Alice Gray, of Milford.
Henry Sapp is on the sick list.
R. Graham and wife were in Will
mington on Tuesday.
Mrs. Anna Cook and daughters Dor
othy, Helen and Elizabeth, of New
Jersey, are visiting J. c. Wharton and
family.
We are glad to report at this writ
ing that William Ennis, who has been
very sick is improving.
Mrs. Edgar V1nyard and Mrs. VIII
liam Vinyard have recovered from
the la grippe and are able to be out
again.
The Key to unlock the case to Sill
yer Set at the Red Star Drug Store
has failed to come in, so beginning
1st all persons who have
brought in keys will come in and draw
the same number of KEYS that are
as they brought them in, and
they will have a chance to draw the
new key which we put in with keys
brought back. Somebody surely will ]
get the silver this time as keys will
le tried as drawn, hence there will be /
10 chance to lose any keys. II
~ you are sick, take Chiropractic
Adjustments and get well. Anna
(. Gregorious, ChiropractOr. Offices:
Iilford and Dover. sS-h
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02

Mrs. Belt was taken ill with pneumo-
mia on Sunday, January 21st and died
the following Saturday. Mrs. T. A. Nc
Ilvaine of near town, is sister-in-
law of the deceased. Funeral services
were held from her late residence on
Tuesday morning. Interment was made
at st. Pauls cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
GREENWOOD

The sad news came to our town on
Friday morning of the sudden death
of Mrs. May Willard, only child of Mr..
and Mrs. Hicks Johnson, of this
town. She was 20 years old, and leaves
one child, boy of five. She was born
and raised in Greenwood and after
she had grown to womanhood, she
went to Philadelphia where she mar
ried, and lived at the time of her
death. Her funeral was held on Mon
day in Philadelphia.
]. E. Owens who has been suffering
for the past weeks from quinsey is
greatly improved
Mrs. Lille Cahall has been in Will
mington and Chester for several days
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Nettie Lyden has been on the
sick list for the past two weeks with
very bad hold.
Willie Morris who has been on the
sick list for several years is gradually
improving, and we hope soon to have
her well again.
C. B. Porter made a business trip
to Newport News this week.
The M. E. Church revivals are still
in progress, with but little success, as |
yet.
There will be preachers from Will
mington and Seaford to help Rev. |
Short in his extra service this week;
also the pastor of the M. p Church |
will help, if called on.
Morris Feldman and family have
moved to Wilmington, where he will
open a store.
Our basket factory has changed
hands again, and we hope to have as
good service as we had before.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Galloway and
wife were visited by the stOrll last
week, and left another baby girl.
Business seems quiet in town altho
the. basket factory and saw mill are
making. full time.
The Snider Preserving Company
have reserved the large plant here for
the New York Canning Co. We hope to
have good work the whole year thru.
, A radio is being installed in the
Methodist Protestant Church. When it
gets installed we will have preaching
and other entertainments by radio.
A quiet but very pretty wedding
took place at the Greenwood M. E. !
parsonage on January 25th at $3.50 +
o'clock, when Rev. w. D. Short unit
ed in marriage Virgil e. Morris, of
and Miss Evelyn P. Isaacs, ,
If Greenwood. The bride was attired 6
n a travelling suit of brown with hat +
o match. The happy couple left on r
he afternoon train for trip to nor
hern points. +
Mrs. Mary Johnson who was taken
o her sons home in Chester, Pa, on 4
Lccount of illness is slowly improv- g
ng. f
saI.a O
The Key to unlock the case to Sill g
-er Set at the Red Star Drug Store I
las failed to come in, so beginning v
february 1st all persons who have
rought in keys will come in and draw "
he same number of keys that are v
redited as they brought them in, and e
hey will have chance to draw the S
ew key which we put in with keys d
rought back. Somebody surely will ii
ct the silver this time as keys will
e tried as drawn, hence there will be p
o chance to lose any keys. h
z you are sick, take ChiropractiC q
Adjustments and get well. Anns o.
:. Gregorious, Chiropractor. Offices: p,
lilford and Dover. s8-tf Ell
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
FTREMEN LAUNCH
BUILDING PROJECT
CONTINUED from first page)

ned for their community building in
their new building. This would not be
made necessary when the Firemen's
house is completed. Professor Shill-
ing saw great good for the school chill
dren through use of the gymnasium,
for he saw no assurance that the town
of Milford would be able to build in
the next few years building equip
ped with these necessary apparatus.
Mayor Reedy announced that the
Town of Milford would contribute
$500 yearly for five years; a total of
$2,500, to the project.
The contributions, announced We'd
nesdav evening follow:
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-65 egg Buckeye incubator.
2O6 Jefferson avenue, Milford. f2-2tp
FOR SALE-Grocery store, Second and
Washington street. VIM. R. Morris.
FOR SALE-Hog, ready to butcher
Apply to John Walls, Lincoln, Delaware.
1tp
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02

FOR SALE-Strawberry plants, Kel-
loggs Premier, $4.0O per 1000. Luptons
Late $3.50 per 1000. Missionaries, $3.50
per 1000. w. Harry Truitt, Millsboro Del
FIST
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
NOTICE

A meeting of the Stockholders of
the Frederick and Philadelphia Nav
igation Company will be held Wednes-
day, February 7th, 1923. Town Hall, 2
p. m. Walter Carrow, Secretary. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
LOST

LOST-Last Friday evening, January
26th between Alfred Passwaters and G..
w. Parkers, Greenwood, one bill fold
pocketbook, with twelve dollars and 1922
auto drivers license and title card. Re
ward if returned to Hubert Passwaters,
Greenwood, Delaware. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02

Beware of complimentary banQusta
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
ADVERTISING
RECEIVED TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-One Ford touring car,
1917 model Also old fashion clover hay.
j. 0. Hazard, Milton Delaware. 1tp
FOR SALE - Lucretia Blackberry
plants. so plants, $1.OO and 100 plants,
81. %, by parcel post 1000 lots, $500. G.
L. Ellis, Millsboro, Del f2-4tp
FOR SALE-Incubator 21O egg capac-
ity new, cost $4,000. Will take best Of
fer Owner stopped farming. Parkinson,
Georgetown. R. D. 40. 4. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
WANTED

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., not less than
400 egg capacity. F. M. Wagner, Milford
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02

Leisure should be used. not wasted.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02

II you are sick, take Chiropractic
Adjustments and get well. Anna
X. Gregorious, ChiropractOr. Offices:
Milford and Dover. sS-t
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02

" you are sick, take ChiropractiC
Adjustments and get well. Anna
K. Gregorious, Chiropractor. Offices:
Milford and Dover. s8-tf
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28
MANY VOCATIONAL
men IN TRAINING

That 288 disabled e~x-service men
are attending the University of Mon
tana, is revealed in a report issued
this week by the Sub-District Man.
ager of the U. S. Veterans Bureau
at Helena. Of this number $50 are
enrolled at Montana State College in
this city, 106 at the State University,
Missoula, and two at the School. Of
Mines, Butte. The enrolment for
vocational men is considerably small
Ter than a year ago, when 365 vet
al were REGISTERED at the various
state institutions under the direction
of the Veterans Bureau.
The most popular course at Mis-
soula is forestry. T~hirty-five ex-sol-
diers are qualifying in some phase
of this subject. Next in order come
Business Administration with %, Law
IL, and Journalism 5. Other studies
pursued there include pharmacy,
chemistry, teaching and business
management.
At Bozeman the great majority OF
the vocational students are enrolled
in farm courses. One hundred and
sixty are engaged in agricultural
studies of some kind. Eight veter-
ans are taking Electrical Engineer
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28

Anaconda Copper Mining company, a
companion corporation, from continu-
ing to avoid the payment of their just
share of the tax burden in Montana.
On August 2 Dan M. Kelly, former
attorney general, who resigned from
office to accept an appointment as an
attorney for the Montana Power and
the big mining company, together with
whispering" Frank w. Bird, of Butte,
tax commissioner of the power COM
pany, appeared before the tax COM
mission. At that time Mr.. Kelly made
the threat that if the tax board did
not vacate the order for the proposed
hearing of August s until after a de-
cision had been reached in the Mar
ten case that proceedings would be
instigated in the courts to restrain
the tax commission from increasing
the assessment from S45, 1856, 1884 tt
SCI, 200 900, or in effect virtually re.
move the commissioners from office
to which they had been regularly ap.
pointed and confirmed by the state
senate of 1928, and thereby abolish
the peoples tax commission.
It had been surmised that the sui
started by Martien had been sponsor
ed by the Montana Power compan!
when it first became known that TIT
tax commission proposed increasing
the assessment Of that corporation
and when Kelly made his threat i
was taken that the hand of the powel
company was clearly shown, and tina
the power company, in fact, and no
Martien in person, was ~the only il
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28

the district court of Judge w. H.
Poorman and asked that the state au-
ditor and state treasurer be restrained
from paying the salaries and expenses
of the members of the commission and
their assistants, after July 1, on the
ground that the commission, or pres
ent state board of equalization, had
been illegally created because the
state constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the tax commission had
not been set forth in full on the SEN
ate journal of the legislative assemb-
ly of 1921. Martien asked the state
auditor and state treasurer to show
cause on August 4 why they should
not be enjoined from paying these
salaries, but before that time State
Treasurer o. H. Junod disqualified
Judge Poorman, declaring that he con-
sidered the case would not be tried
fairly and impartially before Judge
Poorman.
OQuS IOOIlldu dnlOunCGQ IudI
Judge Joseph R. Jackson of the dis
trict court in Butte had been called to
hear the Martien case which then was
reset for August z.
Previously the tax commission had
set August 8 as a time when repre-
s~entatives of the Montana Power COM
pany were to appear before the COM
mission and show cause why the as
sessment of the properties of the com
pany should not be increased from
$45, 566, 1884 for 1922 to SOL ,000,0 900
for 1923.
Kelley's Threat
This brought immediate response
from power company representatives,
some of whom had composed the ex-
pensive and active lobby for the "big
interests who wore threadbare the
carpets in legislative halls and hotel
corridors during the last assembly in
their efforts to sidetrack any legisla-
ton that was intended to prevent the
Montana Power company and the
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28

would carry out the threat credited
to F: M. Kerr that if the tax commits
siOn's valuation was higher than last
year by any considerable margin the
matter would be taken into the fed
eral courts and the valuations at
tackled upon the grounds that they are
out of line with the valuations fixed
for farms and other business enter
prises, including stocks of merchants.
Farmers and business men who
heard this threat were impressed in
view of the generally accepted opinion
that in the past the large interests
of the state had been favored in valua-
tions over the lesser business men
and the farming interests.
Story of the Fight
Since early in the summer the Mon
tana Power company has resisted any
attempt on the part of the state board
of equalization to increase for taxa
ton purposes the assessment on it's
in%ter-county properties over that Of
1922, which had been fixed by the ole
board at S45.566, 984. So determined
was the power company through its
attorneys, consisting of a legal staff
paid The highest salaries of any staff
of attorneys in Montana, to resist any
increase, that the court of last resor+
in Montana was appealed to in an at
tempt to abolish the commission. Blu
the attempt failed.
The first attack made upon the tai
commission was on July 30, when c
H. Martien, of Helena, assessor o
Lewis and Clark county, appeared il
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28

down it's decision to the effect that
there had been a substantial COM
pliance with the requirements of the
state constitution, end that body was
declared legally created.
The opinion sustaining the legality
Of the law was written by Associate
Justice A. P. Stark, with Chief JUS
tice Lew L. Galloway and Associate
Justice W. L. Holloway ~concurring.
Associate Justice A. j. Galen and AS
sociate Justice Charles H. Cooper
dissented.
The tax commission having there
fore been declared legal, hearing be.
fore that body in the matter of the
assessments Of the Montana Power
company was held on Wednesday af-
ternoon, November z. At this hear
ing the company" was represented
by Frank NJ Kerr, vicdpresident
and general manager, Dan M. Kelly,
company attorney, Frank w. Bird,
and Charles Swartz, company tax
commissioners, and the company
stenographer. In verbal and doucu-
mentary arguments they contended
that assessment of SCI, 600, 00O
against their property in Montana
was entirely out of line with other
property values in the state. It was
unjust and unfair, they said. They
claimed that even $45,566 1884, as
had been fixed in 1922, would be un-
just as an assessment for 1928
claiming that $43, 549, 488 would be
nearer the proper assessed valuation
for the board to fix.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28
SALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
When Back Hurts Flush Your Kidneys as You
Clean Your Bowels

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, sometimes get sluggish
and clogged and need a flushing occa-
sionally, else we have backache and dull
misery in the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver, acid stomach, ~sleeplessness and all
sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney region
begin drinking lots of water. Also get
about four ounces of Jad Salts from any
good drug store here, take a tablespoon
full in a glass of water before breakfast
for a few days and your kidneys win
then act fine. This famous salts is
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28

According to an announcement
made last week by the state tax COM
mission, the assessed valuation of the
Montana Power company this year
has been definitely fixed at an in
crease over last years valuation of
more than fifteen million of dollars.
The Montana Power company, includ-
ing it's subsidiaries, therefore, will pay
taxes this year on a total assessed
valuation of $61,352,374, instead of
on a total assessed valuation of $45,-
566,984, which was the figure used
last year.
The assessed valuation of the oper-
ated property of the company was
fixed at S53, 1884, 1O3, which figure does
not include it's locally assessed nom
operated property of real estate, dam
sites, the Rainbow hotel in Great Falls
and certain city property, which
amounts to $2,O9O,351, or its solvent
credits, which were shown in the
statement of the board to be repre-
scented in the item of $5,277, 920.
Over Is Millions Increase
Although the three figures given
are not totalled by the state tax board,
says the Montana Record Herald, for
the reason that they are not CLASH
fled by law as a unit and are not used
as an entity by any taxing agency,
either county or state, the total on
which the Montana Power company is
to be required to pay taxes as a sys-
tenn, will be $61,352,374, an increase
of SIS, 785, 1890 in the assessment for
this year over last year.
After the announcement of the
board was made at the statehouse,
the power company's representatives,
including Frank M. Kerr, vice presi-
dent and general manager; Frank W.
Bird, company tax commissioner, and
Dan M. Kelly, former attorney gen.
eral, but now company attorney, left
Helena without making any statement
for publication upon whether they
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28

made from the acid of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and is in
tended to flush clogged kidneys and
help stimulate them to activity. 1t
also helps neutralize the acids in the
urine so they no longer ~irritate, thus
helping to relieve bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; makes a de-
hghtful e~ffervescent lithia water drink
which everybody should take now and
then to help keep their kidneys clean.
A ~weI-known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be-
deve in trying to correct kidney trouble
while it is only trouble. BY all means
have your physician examine POUR kid
neys at least twice a year.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28

ing, five Civil Engineering, four Me-
chanical Engineering and two High
way Engineering. Special instruct
ors are maintained at the college by
the Bureau to assist vocational meu
whose early education was neglected
Or whose long absence from school
necessitates some brushing up"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28

Vocational men, as a group, are
doing excellent work. the report
states, averaging better grades than
their strictly civilian fellow-students.
Several of the graduates have won
exceptional honors since leaving col
lege and now occupy positions Of
trust and responsibility.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28
Power Company'S Valuation
Lou for Taxation Purposes
but High for Rate Making

According to the records of the state public service
commission and the state tax board, the Montana Power
company, for a number of years, at least since 1919, has
been using one set of total valuation figures for the purpose
of tax-fixing and another set of much higher figures for
the purpose of temaking or r~ate-fixing. The statement
that the valuation given for ate-making purposes has been
nearly always more than twice the total amount returned
by the company as its assessed valuation for taxation pur-
poses is borne out by the following comparison:
Valuation for Tax-Fixing: Valuation for Rate-Making:
1913, S33,2S9,57O 1919, $81,O24,42
1920, 37,623,423 1920, S1,463,252
1921, 41,424,OO1 1921, 8~1,534,637
1922, ~45,566,984 1922, 81,534,637
1928, ~61,352,374 1928, .------
The rate-making figures for 1928 will not be available
for publication until after December 1 of this year, at which
time the rate-making valuation of the three allied companies
making up the Montana Power company system must be
filed with the public service commission.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-28
MONTANA POWER COMPANY TAX VALUE
HAS Been INCREASED TO Sol ,352,374

According to the Assessed Valuation, Definitely Fixed Last Week
BY the State Tax Commission, or Board of Equalization, the
Montana Power Company This Year VIII Pay Taxes on a Total
of SCI, 352,374, Which Is an Increase Over Last Year of More
Than Fifteen Millions of Dollars.