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Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
4 HURT WHEN AUTOS CRASH
Head-On Collision Without Lights
Near Georgetown.

In head-on collision between two
automobiles on the cement road be-
tween Georgetown and Harbeson
about ten o'clock Sunday night, Bryan
Fisher and his wife, Elva Fisher, of
near Angola, were seriously injured,
while Lee Baylis, of Georgetown, will
lose an eye.
Baylis. was driving one car from
HarbesOn and Fisher was driving the
other on his way home after a trip to
Philadelphia. Neither car had any
lights and both were riding at a good
rate of speed, hoping to get by with
only the star light to show them the
way.
They met head-On the cars both be-
ing completely wrecked. Fisher re-
ceived broken elbow and internal
injuries. Mrs. Fisher was badly cut
and her arm from the elbow to the
shoulder badly smashed, while a baby
she was holding in her lap was also
cut about the head but escaped SER
ious injury.
Three children in the rear of the
car escaped injury.
Baylis was cut about the face and
his eye was laid open on his cheek
and he will lose the eye. It is feared
Mrs. Fishers arm will have to be am
Dutated, while the seriousness of Fish
er's internal injuries cannot be deter
mined until he receives some relief
rom his pain.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
CAULK REPRESENTATIVE
IN JAPAN is SAFE

The L. D. Caulk Company, whose
large dental laboratories are located
in Milford, have received word from
Mr.. Kengo Moriya, their Japanese rep
resentative, that he and his family es-
capped and are well. He is a resident
of Toxic. The Caulk Company an
nounced Mr.. Moriya's safety on Tues
day after they had received a wireless
message from him. The experience of
the Moriya family was severe and they
all lost everything. After Mr.. Moriya
became associated with the L. D.
Caulk Company he spent several
months in Milford during which time
he made many friends. After he had
become conversant with the manu-
featuring end of the dental business
he returned to Japan and since then
has acted as their Japanese represen-
tative. While in Milford he made
of friends who are glad to
learn that he and his family passed
the terrible earthquakes and
fires without personal injuries. The
Caulk Company expects to receive a
vivid report of the disaster from Mr.
Moriya in the very near future, and
have promised the Chronicle a copy
Of it as soon as it arrives. This will
be given to our readers as soon as it
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Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
DOVER TAKES SERIES FROM
BLUE RIDGE CHAMPIONS AND
WINS "FIVE STATE" PENNANT

Dover, of Eastern Shore League,
won the Give State" baseball cham
pionship series promoted annually by
the Baltimore Sun from Martinsburg,
of the Blue Ridge League, by captur-
ing the sixth and deciding contest, 8
to 5, last Friday afternoon.
The Delawareans, after losing the
first two contests to the West Vir-
ginians in the latter's home town,
September z and 8, came back with a
vengeance and took the next four
games, two in Dover, one in Salisbury
and the fourth at Hagerstown.
Dover practically outclassed the
Blue Ridgers Friday. They almost
made the game rout in the sixth in
ming by scoring half dozen tallies, 10
men batting. Then the Dobbins added
two more in the seventh. Their first
marker came in the fifth on solid hit
ting.
After scoring two runs in the first
session without the aid of a safety, the
Blue SOx staged rally by clouting the
ball in the eighth and sent home their
remaining three runs. Dover had such
commanding lead at this time that
it looked as if Pitcher Fred Wiley let
up somewhat. His hand was slightly
injured by a batted ball and Humph-
reys warmed up after the seventh in
ming.
Manager Mack used all of his 13
men, while Manager Jiggs Donohue
finished the battle with the lineup
with which he started.
Wiley, a former Milford boy, was
the hero of the series.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
GOVERNOR IS MEMBER
OF MUSIC COMMITTEE

The first National Music Week will
open May 4, 1924, and close May 10,
and thereafter National Music Week
will begin regularly each year the
first Sunday in May, according to an
nouncement made in New York by the
National Music Week Committee.
Governor William D. Denney has ac-
cepted membership on the Honorary
Committee of State Governors, which
will assist in making the week ma
tional celebration.
The original date set for next years
observance was the week of April 27-
May 4, but as this was the period Sc
lected for Boys Week, the music peo-
pie decided to postpone their celebra-
tion one week to give the youngsters
full sway. At the same time the sug-
gestion was made that the opening day
of the National Music Week be fixed
and popularized so that when mention
was made of it the public immediate
ly would recognize it as the begin
ming of National Music Week.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
VETERANS AND FRIENDS MEET
TO ORGANIZE POST IN MILFORD

Armory Hall, in Milford, will be the
rally point for all veterans of the
late war, Friday evening, October 5th,
1928. Just after the war closed there
was an effort to organize a Post of
the American Legion-but after a
brief spasm of interest, the matter
fell without material accomplishment.
The trouble then was, because of I'M
experienced people in organization
work at the head, and the mistaken
belief that the few veterans locally
could keep an active interest in its
affairs. Just recently another attempt
has been made to effect an organiza-
ton; but on different basis. All vet
Grams of course are included and in
addition, the Woman's Auxiliary Vet
Grams and patriotic war workers will
form a part of the new organization.
On October 5th the meeting in the
Armory Hall, Milford, will be under
the management of American Legion
Post, No "a, and the Women's Auxil-
larry, both recently organized by the
department head of Delaware. 1t takes
in all veterans and women connected
as an auxiliary during the world war.
They will have as special guest, De-
partment Commander Richard R. Ken
ney and the Executive Staff of the
American Legion Department of Del
aware.
All ex-service men, with their mo-
theirs, wives and sisters, are especial
ly invited to be present on October 5,
in the evening. Several patriotic ad-
dresses will be made by men of prom
inence.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Lena Reynolds spent a few
days in Philadelphia this week.
Harry Deputy was on business
trip to New York City last week.
Miss Adele Edwards is visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Hall.
Mrs. W. Clyde Davis and daughter,
Martha, were in Philadelphia last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilcox spent
the weekend with his brother, Ezra
Wilcox.
Miss Ida Draper is spending two
days in Westfeld, Mass, as the guest
of Mrs. Fred Smith.
Miss Ruth Draper Of Davenport,
Iowa, is spending couple of months
with relatives and friends in Milford.
L/Mr. and Mrs. John Teas are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of a
son, Willard Disston Teas, on Mon
day.
Mrs. F. C. Truitt, Miss Betty Varney
and VIM. V. Sipple, 3rd, spent a few
days this week sightseeing in Wash
ington.
Mrs. Harry Emory and son Joseph
Holland, have returned home after
spending two weeks at Laurel and
Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Boone who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Sam
mons, have returned to their home in
Philadelphia.
VThomas Draper sailed from Balti-
more this week for Miami, Fla, where
he is registered as a senior in the Mia
mi High School.
Miss May Folk and nephew, Albert
Folk, of Wilmington were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Bowen over
the past weekend.
Mrs. John R. Seifert who has been
spending the summer with her aunt, !
Mrs. Ezra Wilcox, returned to her
home in Clarksburg, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harrison Da-
Wis, with their son, Edward M. Davis,
Of Wilmington, left this week for a |
rip which will include Atlantic City |
md tour of the New England States.
Miss Jennie Sivel and Miss Mary o.
Ieary who have been spending the
)ast three weeks with relatives and
riends in Milford, will return to their
ZONES in West Philadelphia on Mon
lay.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
SCHOOLS CONSOLIDATE
State Board Of Education Hold In
teresting Sessions At Dover.

An agreement was reached between
the State Board of Education and the
people of Arden, a suburb of Whining
ton, whereby several problems affect
ing the public school at that place,
were adjusted. The school was author
ized to employ another teacher and
supply a room in which to teach a
higher grade, in order that sixteen
children would not have to walk three
miles to Claymont to attend classes.
1t was pointed out that the law re-
quires children in the seventh and
eighth grades, must attend schools
where such grades are taught, as the
rural schools do not go above the
sixth grade. To do this, sixteen chill
dren in Arden would be compelled to
walk three miles to attend school; be-
cause the State legislature failed to
provide for transportation beyond
limited amount, which was not suffi-
cient. The trustees offered site for
the new building at Arden, and they
are now actively after a new school
building.
The State Board agreed to furnish
the district another teacher, with the
understanding the Arden school board
will Immediately take steps to provide
quarters for the establishment of an
eight grade school.
Approve New Consolidation
Approval of the consolidation of
Logan's Square District, No. sc, Kent
county, with Magnolia School District,
No. So Kent county, was made.
This action was taken following
recent vote of the qualified voters of
the two districts in which a majority
favored consolidation of the two ele-
mentary schools of the two districts.
The board received vote on the
to consolidate the Houston
and Centenary districts, Sussex coun- |
ty. The plan was defeated by the ad-
verse vote of the Centenary district.
The vote in the Houston district, No.
241b, was nine for consolidation and
three against; in the Centenary dis
trict, two for consolidation and 13
against.
Must Insure School Buses
The board discussed the question of
liability insurance in connection with
The TRANSPORTATION of school children
and concluded that owners Of buses
carrying children to and from school
should be required to take out liabil-
ty insurance policies.
An agreement between the State
Board of Education and the Blue Rock
Club, Incorporated, Of
Gordon Heights, was signed, whereby
he board agrees to return to the club
is prorata share of the cost Of a
there, now used for school,
n case the building should be aband-
med for school purposes.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
INVESTIGATE FIRES
In BUSINESS SECTION
Town Authorities Take Prompt Ac-
tiOn To Place Blame For Re-
cent Fires Here.
MANY PERSONS QUESTIONED
At A Hearing Saturday Night Sew
eraI Men Were Asked To Tell
What They Knew.

Milford Town Council took prompt
action following the blaze over Smith
& Hurley's store last Thursday morn
ing, by putting detectives on the Job,
with the idea of learning definitely
who had fired the structure, if it was
possible so to learn. A Burns de-
tective arrived in Milford Thursday
night and Immediately started to
gather evidence as to the probable or
igin of the fire. Several suspicious cir
cumstances were connected with the
blaze, but it was hard to fasten the
blame upon any one person.
On Saturday evening Deputy At
torney General Robert G. Houston, of
Georgetown, was called to Milford by
the town authorities and asked to take
part in the Investigations being made.
A number of persons were summoned
to appear before him, and they were
asked to tell what they had seen on
the night of the fire. Several members
of the Carlisle Fire Company said
that they were convinced that the
blaze was of incendiary origin, as did
Mr.. Asbury Smith, senior member of
the firm of Smith 6 Hurley. A. c.
Houston, owner of the fruit and con-
fectiOnery store, was also questioned
at length as to his opinion of the
blaze. He said that so far as he knew
the windows and door in the rear of
his store were intact when the fire
started. Harry Pierce and Pierce
Simpson were asked questions con-
cerning when they had seen persons
in the buildings near the blaze, and
other witnesses told of discovering the
blaze.
After questioning the witnesses for
several hours the Deputy Attorney
General announced, that he had given
some of the men questioned more time
to think it over and then tell if they
knew more about the blaze than they
had already told. Inquiry at his Office
on Tuesday by a representative of
The Chronicle brought forth the fact,
that the State Attorney is in Wash
ingtOn and was not expected home
before the weekend. Just what has
developed since the meeting on Sat
lrday evening has not been made pub
ic. The Burns detective employed by
he town, is said to have reported that
n his judgment enough evidence had
)een secured to warrant an arrestThe
own authorities have turned the mat
er over to the State after securing
and it is now up to the State
'ficials to act.
Should no persons be convicted of
attempting to burn the buildings, the
own authorities have shown that they
re on the job and that they will not
,ontenance work of this kind in Mil
ord. The investigation has been valu-
.ble as an object lesson to persons
Who might be inclinded to fire build
ng in the future.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
UNIVERSITY OF della.
OPENS FOR l923-24
The COnvOcatiOn Exercises Will Be
Held This Friday Afternoon
At Three O'clock.

With all buildings and grounds re-
noVated and in many instances repair
ed and improved the University Of
Delaware will open for the 1923-1924
year the latter part of this week. The
prospects are that the freshman
classes at both Delaware College and
the WOmen's College will be the larg-
est in the history of the institution and
"Old Delaware" is looking forward to
one of the most interesting and bene-
fetal years since the colleges were
started.
While the students register Friday
and Saturday classes will not be start
ed until next Monday. Sophomore's
and Freshmen will register on Friday
and Juniors and Seniors on Saturday.
The convOcation exercises will be held
at 8 o'clock Friday afternoon when
DR.. Charles Alexander Richmond,
President of Union College, will make
the address.
DR.. Walter Hullihen, President of
the University, A. G.. Wilkinson, busi-
ness administrator and members of
the faculty are prepared to extend
hearty welcome to the students. Sew
nounced at the convocation exercises
on Friday.
After spending a week at Augustine
Beach for preliminary training Coach
McAvoy will return to Newark the lat
ter part of this week with the Univer-
sity of Delaware football squad. Work
will then be resumed on Frazer Field.
The prospects are bright for another
fast eleven and Coach McAvoy is we'll
satisfied with the showing of the new
men. The opening game of the season
will be Saturday of next week with
st. Joseph's of Philadelphia on Frazer
Field.
Several of this years freshmen class
who have had preparatory school foot
ball experience were taken by Coach
on the training trip to Au-
gustine. Among them were, Isaacs of
Georgetown high and Wootten, of |
Laurel high. Jackson of Dover who
made the quarter back position last
year is also with the squad.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
PENNSY PENSIONS TWO
DELAWARE DIVISION MEN

John B. Mahoney, of Kirkwood, and
William F. HaymOn, of Georgetown
after a long period of service with the
Pennsylvania railroad, have been re-
tired. Both men had their names plac-
ed on the Honor Roll for faithful per-
formance of their duties.
Mr.. Mahoney, agent at Kirkwood,
on the Delaware Division, having
reached the age of seventy years, was
retired from active duty under the
pension regulations and his name add
ed to the Roll of Honor September l,
with a record of f1fty-one years and
five months Of service.
In his long service he has made
wide acquaintance and has host OF
friends who wish that his remaining
years may bring to him all the peace
and Joy which he has so justly earned.
He has been agent at Kirkwood for
the past 25 years. He entered the ser
vice in 1872 as laborer and was trans
ferred to the telegraph department in
1881.
Mr.. Hayman, of the Delaware Divis-
ion, was retired from active service
and his name placed on the Roll OF
Honor on September 1, with a record
of sc years and five months of service.
He was made conductor in 1899, af-
ter having been in the train service
since 1887.
Mr.. Hayman was born in 1858. He
has MANY friends from one end of the
Delaware Division to the other. He has
always been on the job and interested
in the work at hand. He is a resident
of Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
why Maryland Has IS
Total

Because each of the six Congress
sional districts in Maryland cast as
many as 10000 Republican votes in
! 1920 that State loses none Of its dis
trict delegates. And because Mr.. Hard
ing carried Maryland in that year
Maryland will have six delegates-at-
large in the next convention, instead
of four as hitherto.
Virginia representation is increased
by the fact that under the 1916 plan
that State was allowed two district
delegates for the Ninth district, then
represented by the Republican Con-
gressman Bascom Slemp, and only one
for each of the other nine districts,
which, added to the four delegates-at-
large, gave her a total of Is votes. Two
Virginia districts in 1920 cast as many
as 10000 votes for Harding, which
gives the State one additional vote,
making 16 in all.
Before 1916 the South had repre-
sentation in national conventions on
basis of four delegates-at-large for
each State and two for each Congress
sional district. This was the same
basis of representation as allowed in
Northern and Western States. In that
year 68 votes were taken from the
South by reducing many districts to
one vote each.
William P. Jackson, delegate-at-
large from Maryland, proposed in the
Republican convention of 1920 that ac-
ton be taken further to reduce South
ern representation. A subcommittee
appointed by Chairman Will Hays was
headed by Bascom Slemp, now secre-
tary to President Coolidge, and after
a years deliberation brought forth
the present plan of representation.
The move of the national committee
in further cutting Southern represen-
tation in Republican conventions will
somewhat weaken the position of
President Coolidge in 1924, even his
friends admit. He had brought Mr..
Slemp into his official family, it has
been thought, for the primary pur-
pose of attracting to the Coolidge
standard Southern delegations to the
next convention. If Mr.. Coolidge
should get them all, he would be 80
short of the total that voted in the
1920 convention.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
STATE POLICE ARREST
MAN AFTER GUN FIGHT
John Wood, A Farmer Living Near
Blackbird, Was Jailed For Six
Months And Fined $3.50.
OTHER CHARGES ON HIM
When He Has Served His Sentence
He Will Again Be Brought Into
Court On Other Charges.

John Wood, a farmer who lives
near Blackbird Station, in a place
known as "The Forest" was arrested
on Tuesday after a gun fight with
State Highway Policeman King and
three other officers, Powell, Bonafari-
no and Beswick, on warrant charg-
ing him with reckless driving and Op-
Grating a motor vehicle while under
the influence of intoxicating liquor
Wood, it is alleged, for twenty-four
hours preceding his arrest threatened
peoples lives along the highway, and
on Monday declared he would kill Po-
liceman King, who attempted to ar
rest him.
It is charged that Wood began
driving about the highway between
Smyrna and Blackbird Monday, MAX
ing no effort to obey regulations and
constantly endangering the lives Of
motorists. He was reported and King
made an effort to arrest him.
The prisoner carried a gun in his
car at the time, it was alleged, and
prevented King from making the ar
rest.
On Tuesday, after being taken in
he was given a hearing be-
fore Squire Stevens, in Middletown,
who fined him $50 for reckless driv-
ing, S400 for driving a car while I'M
der the influence of liquor, and SEN
fenced him to six months in the New
Castle County Workhouse on the lat
ter charge.
Three additional charges will be
placed against him in the Court of
General Sessions, one for resisting ar
rest, one for threatening an officer,
and another for breaking glass on a |
State highway.
When officers attempted to arrest
him Tuesday he refused to follow
hem and ran into his house. The Off
GERS surrounded the place and he fir
I'd on them, it is understood.
Residents of the vicinity say their
ives were jeopardized by his pres
,nce at any time while under the in
luence of liquor. During the fight on
Monday, King fired three shots at his
Tres, puncturing one for every shot.
An accident to his car on Monday
rave Officer King the opportunity to
ret close to him, but, upon seeing the
ficer, he made his escape, at the
anne time, it was charged, threatening
Kings life.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
WORK FACTORIES SUNDAY
Georgetown Tomato Packers Work
To Save Tomatoes In Yard.

For the first time in the history OF
this section, Sunday work is being al
lowed because of the tremendous crop
of tomatoes that will spoil unless they
are packed. With hundreds of tons of
tomatoes piled up in baskets on the
factory grounds, packers asked per-
mission of authorities to continue
their work Sunday and get clear of
the tomatoes.
Road Work on Sunday
At the same time, the road builders,
near Harbeson, found they were COM
PEELED to work some of their men on
Sunday to wet down poured concrete
to keep the cement from hardening too
fast; and for the first time among
this Sunday observing people, public
work was done in factories and high
ways, which was never known before.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
WELFARE WORK
CENTRED In DOVER
New Department Of Public Health
Consolidated; Wilmington Of
fees Closed.

All the activities of the new Depart
ment of Public Health and Welfare
will be consolidated and directed from
the offices of the Department in Do
yer. This was decided at a meeting
of the Commission held last week. This
was the first meeting of the Commits
sion with DR.. Arthur T. Davis, the
executive secretary, since he assum-
ed his new duties.
Under this ruling of the Commits
sion, the Offices of the Child Welfare
and tuberculosis Commissions in Will
mington will be closed and the cleri-
cal help and records transferred to
Dover. The transfer will be made as
quickly as possible.
Under this arrangement, the Com
can coordinate their activi-
ties and keep their clerical help CEN
tered at one point. 1t is probable that
this move will enable the Commission
to reduce the number of clerks in its
The nurses now located throughout
the State under one Commission will
be made public health nurses and be
available for any work that requires
their attention. Previously they were
working under a certain Commission
and did the work of that particular
Under the new arrange
ment they will be available for all
public health work and will act as
ield agents for the department.
The Commission decided to adopt
md publish at regular intervals, a
sanitary code for the State. Under the
DID regime, the code was published
n the report of the State Board of
Health every two years. The Commits
sion desires to keep it up to date by
ssuing it more frequently with the
lew material added to it.
The Commission is considering the |
of health bulletin each |
month which would contain statistics
# the various diseases prevailing
throughout the State as well as gen
raj health information.
Regular meetings Of the Commits
ion will be held in Dover on the last
tuesday of each month at 1880 O'Clock
n the afternoon. All the members of
he Commission were present at last
1eek's meeting except DR.. Margaret
Iandy, of Wilmington, who was alb
ent from the State on her vacation.