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Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
Saturday End Registration
Day Throughout DeLaWare

Men and women residents of Della
ware who are eligible to vote at the
general elections in November will
be given their second opportunity to
register at their respective registra-
tion places tomorrow when the reg
istratiOn officers will sit to qualify
them as voters. The politicians are
making no great effort to have the
thinking element of the citizens to
register tomorrow; but this should
not deter you from getting your
names on the registration books of
your voting district. It is only those
persons who have registered on the
first three days who can vote at the
primaries conducted by the political
parties, at which the tickets are
named to be balloted for at the gen
eral elections.
The politicians generally do not
want too many thinking persons reg
istered-no matter to what party he
belongs. 1t is the aim Of the politi-
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
GRAND RECEPTION HELD

The Republican Club of colored
women of South Milford held .
grand reception Wednesday evening,
July 23rd, at the Bethal hall. A very
interesting program was rendered.
Opening with the National anthem;
prayer by Rev. Williams; welcome
address by the vice president, Mrs,
Anna Allen. Miss Blanche Mitchell,
the president of the club, gave a
very interesting talk in which she
made plain to the women and all
why it was the duty Of every man
and woman to take a greater inter-
est in the coming election to help
make it a success for the Republi-
can party in general. The reception
was largely attended by women and
men of Sussex county.
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
"A BIRTHDAY BEACH PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Burn of Mil
ford gave at their summer cottage at
Slaughter Beach a birthday party on
Friday night to Mrs. Burns mother,
Mrs. Emma Sipple. The evening was
spent in card playing and when the
stars were all dotting the sky, all
adjourned to the beach where a big
bonfire had been started and where
the evening was spent in singing,
telling jokes and stories. While seat
ed around the glowing embers dog
gies were roasted and lemonade and
candy and cigars were enjoyed. The
guests were:
Mrs. Emma Sipple, Miss Minerva
Sipple, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Burn,
Dr. and Mrs. J. G.. Dawson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Hammond, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Willis, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Sal
mons, Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs. Reville,
Mrs. Hester Bunstein and children,
Miss Barker, S. F. Gross, John For
rest, beside children of the several
families.
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
REPUBLICANS CALL
STATE CONVENTION

A call was issued from Dover on
Wednesday of this week for the Re-
publican State Convention to be held
in Dover on Tuesday, August 26, and
for primaries all over the State to
be held on Saturday, August %.
This convention will be composed
of delegates chosen by those who
have registered in July and on Au-
gust 2 and 8, and they will nomi-
nate candidates for U. S. Senator,
member of Congress, Presidential
electors, a Governor and an entire
State ticket.
The official notice issued by the
Republican State Central Committee
appears in this paper.
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
Examiners Say They Find Milk In
Diamond State Had More Filth
Than Any State Yet Visited.
CAUSE OF BABY MORTALITY
Authorities Attribute High Death
Rate Among Infants To Un-
clean Milk.

The Travelling Laboratory of the
American Health Association, which
has been making milk tests in con-
junction with the State Board of
Health throughout the State, COM
pleted its work late last week, when
it concluded it's tests of New Castle
county.
The representative of the Health
Laboratory in addressing the milk
producers at the State Laboratory,
admitted that the milk as a whole
for the entire State was "the dirt
lest that he had encountered" in any
of the states in which tests had been
held. This, no doubt, explains the
reason for the high infant mortality
in Delaware, which at the present
time, is the seventh highest in the
Union. 1t is high time that the pub
lie interest themselves in this mat
ter of their own milk supply, for ru-
raj Delaware is largely AnglO-SaxOn
and more intelligent in the under
standing of matters of public health
than those states having a larger
farming population of foreign des-
cent, it was pointed out.
The general character of the milk
supply of New Castle county was
found to be far ahead of that of
Kent and Sussex counties, both from
the point of view of bacterial count
and general cleanliness. Greater
care has been taken by the dairymen
in the proper cooling Of milk and
consequently a lowering Of the pos
sible disease germs has resulted.
Those dairies in and around Newark
show the highest tests Of any Of the
county, due to the activities Of the
local authorities as well as the State
Laboratory in their insistance on
the highest possible grade Of milk
obtainable. For one and half years
the closest supervision has been car
ried on by the authorities with most
satisfactory results. If these results
can be obtained in Newark, they can
be equally as well obtained in every
section of the State, it was main
tanned.
At meeting held Saturday DR..
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
GEORGETOWN FINDS
MILFORD BOYS EASY
Local Baseball Team Outhit Their
Rivals But Poor Team Work
Threw The Game Away.

The Milford team of the Sussex
County League last Saturday jour-
neyed to Georgetown, where they
met defeat at the hands of the
Georgetown boys by the score of 8
to 6. Milford outhit the county seat
boys Is to Z, but their work on the
defense was far below par.
The Milford boys seem to think
they can win games without prac-
tice-as only about half of the team
report for practice on the nights
designated for such work outs. If
the boys don't get together and prac-
CONTINUED on page 10)
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
POST OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED

The Milford post office will be
closed during the month of August,
ending September 1st, 1924, at 1880
u. m. for the evening delivery of
mail and all business for the day.
The main front doors will be closed
at 8 D. M, instead of $3.50 p. mY
which will permit lock box renters
IN get their mail up to that hour.
This will be the rule until September
1st. when the former hours will be
restored.
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
MILFORD GRANGE

The field meeting as announced to
be held at Shawnee Saturday next
has been postponed until Saturday,
August 3Oth. This has been done on
dccount of the Kent & Sussex Fair
held at Harrington. Watch for fur
ther announcements.
There will be a sewing rug rags
Saturday afternoon at the Grange
Hall. Bring your needles, thimbles
and scissors.
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
MILFORD W. C. I. U.

There will be a special meeting Of
the W. c. T. U. at the home of Mrs.
Chas. Hammond, III South Walnut
street, Tuesday evening, August 5th,
at 1880 o'clock. A meeting of impor-
tance, the State President has a
message for you, please be present.
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
SPECIAL MUSIC ENJOYED

For the past two Sundays mem
bers of the Avenue M. e. Church of
Milford, have been enjoying selec-
tions sung by Mrs. Nash Of Green's
boro, N. c. Mrs. Nash has beauti-
full contralto voice Of unusual wide
range and sings in a most pleasing
manner. She was at one time an ac-
tive member of this church and has
many friends here. 4
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
POSTMASTER AT MIDWAY

~ Edgar L. Warrington has been
appointed postmaster at Midway,
Sussex county, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Mary E. War
rington. Midway is a fourth-class Of
fee, near Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
MILLS-DEPUTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Owen P. Deputy an
nounce the marriage OF their daugh-
ter, Hilda May, to Archibald Reed
Mills, youngest son of Mrs. Mary E.
Mills, of Cedar Neck The young
couple surprised their friends by BE-
ing quietly married on Saturday
morning, July 26, 1924, in Elktd IN,
Md, by Rev Ernest D. Weaver, pas-
tor of the M. E. Church of that place:
The bride wore a pretty navy blue
canton crepe frock with hat to
match. After a short honeymoon,
they will live in Milford where the
groom is engaged in. business.
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01
NUPTLALS
DAVIs-FAULKNER

Miss Julia Faulkner, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Seman, of Rich
ardson Park, and Mr.. Benjamin
Watson Davis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Davis, who reside on North
Walnut street, Milford, were united
in marriage by Rev. c. N. Jones at
Denton, Md, on Saturday evening,
.J1I1v 12. 1924.
Milford chronicle., 1924-08-01

Advertising space is sold
on basis of guaranteed
circulation of over 5000
copies each issue.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
V|CENT|N| SIGNS
PAPERS WITH
DUNDEE
Will Open Session Of Box
ing at New York
veIodrome

NEW YORK, May IA fifteen
round match between Johnny Dun
dee and Luis Vicentini, of Chile
virtually has been closed for the
opening boxing show at the New
York Velodrome. set for Wednesday,
May 2S. Sid Barbarian, of Detroit
one of the chalIengers for Benny
Leonard's title, tried to land the
contest with Vicentini, but the
Chilean would have nothing TO do
with Sid, declaring he preferred to
take Dundee.
The match will be at 1875 pounds
and unless Vicentini crosses Johnny
and comes in at 1870 pounds Dundee
will be In no danger of losing his
junior lightweight crown.
Charlie Phil Rosenberg, clever
Harlem bantamweight, and Cannon
ball Eddie Martin, of Brooklyn, are
slated to meet in the ten-round
semi-final to the Dundee. Vicentini
fracas. These two. boys put up a
great fight In the Olympic fund
show and though Rosenberg appear.
ed to have won. the judges on
that occasion voted for a draw.
Rosenberg is convinced that he
won that fight and jumped at the
chance to meet Martin again.
Charlie declares that in the coming
bout he will win by so large a mar.
gin that there will be no doubt in
the mind of any one as to the cor.
rect verdict.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
BLIND Pic
TOURNAMENT
TONIGHT
Urban Shoots Into First Place
With 4o7 Set at
King Pin

The annual blind pig tournament
of the Washington City Duckpir
Association will be shot tonight or
the Grand Central alleys. 1t fol
lows Immediately the conclusion OF
the associations championship
tournament. which win pay off next
Friday night.
Tonight at the King Pin, the
District and National Capital League
aharpshooters will perform in the
Capital City Duckpin Association
tourney. Some whopping big scores
are expected.
Today finds q new leader in
Class A singles at the King Pin
Arthur Urban having turned in q
I 4O7-eet. He was closely followed by
c. NJ: Charest, with S97, which put
Charest in the all-events at the
Grand Central with lOS1.-
. The ecord.breaking Waverly
team and the champion RathskelIert
Of the National Capital League will
perform on adjoining alleys at the
King Pin.
Joe Mulroe got ss2 with the oper
atoms team at the King Pin. ther
dropped to 334 in his doubles with
Red Morgan. The pair got 6S4.
Another star for Operations wai
L. Kupfer, with 3S5.
The Electrical team Of the G.. p
O.. League grabbed first place II
Class B teams at the Grand Cen
trail on the final night, with 1913.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
GOLF
TOURNEY WILL
OPENMONDAY

With virtually every leading pub
lie links player entered, the second
annual municipal golf tournament
will be played. starting Monday, on
the Rock Creek Park course. the
winner and runner-up Of the cham.
pionship division to be sent to Day.
ton. Ohio, as Washington repre-
sentatives in the national public
links tournament.
The entries total 1876. The Class
A and Class B players will shoot
their qualifying round on Monday.
and on Tuesday the Class C players
and women will swing into action.
Match play will start on Wednes-
day., with the finals in all four
classes being scheduled for Thurs
day.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14

paws of the Apaches' second
sacker.
The runner broke weakly for
home. But a moment later he was
flying. @
Across the diamond, from the
throat of a sudden and excited
arrival had come a cry, electrify,
ing: Fire! Fire! Friendships on
fire.
It came a fraction of a moment
so to speak, before Jimmy Holts
pop fly thudded on the ground
beside the Apache's galvanized
secondsacker, and a half second
before Victor Wheeler crossed the
pan with that tying run.
1t so happened that Friendship
House was in the same General
direction of the home plate, other
wise-who can say?-Victor might
never have touched the platter.
The question is answered, to our
own satisfaction.
A ball game between fierce rivals
with the score 4 to in the ninth
inning, the tieing run on third and
the ball itself in the air is ar
exciting affair, but beside a fire
Ut Is a Sunday school meeting.
What say you?
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
GIRL CHANP ION
IS OFF FOR
OLYMP| les
Helen Wills Will Also Take
Part in Wimbledon Tennis
Classic

NEW YORK. May 14.-With only
a few intimates to bid her success,
Miss Helen Wills. women's tennis
champion Of America while still in
her teens. sailed for Europe early
today to take part in the Wimble.
don championship and later THE
Olympic games at Paris. She left
with the interest Of the nation fol.
lowing her in her quest of world
honors that may follow her meet
ings with Suzanne LengIen in Eng
land and France.
The child champion ventured no
prediction as to the outsorne of
these meetings and seemed to fear
seasickness more than possible de-
feat by the noted French expert.
She will use a special court on the
deck OF the Berengaria for daily
practice while en- voyage.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
COLD IS
HAILED As
WINNER
@bu

LOUISVILLE. KY, May 1.-THE
knowing, approving and hopeful eye
of the West rested linReringly TO-
day on the Jet black TANKS Of Black
Gold, as their candidate in the
golden jubilee Derby after his run.
away victory in the Derby trial
yesterday.
1t was his effort since he left a
field OF three-year-olds watching his
heels in the Louisiana Derby March
II, and 1t was an impressive victory.
The track was heavy and from
the occasionally threatening skies
may be little better Derby day, but
Black Colds time Of 1887 as for
the eight furlongs was highly con.
vincing.
Altawood. Chilhowee, Beau Butler
and Bob Tail will have their Derby
trial today, after q short workout
over the slow track yesterday morn.
ing. BY night, better slanls on
their chances will be had. Eastern
hopes in the Derby. meantime. ara
steaming toward Churchill Downs.
They will begin arriving tonight.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14

and he went all over It and pointed out the details
OF scheme he is very much interested in After
listening to him it is easy to understand why he
got to be the head Of the greatest army in the
world
The General, | understand was quite an athlete
when he went to West Point. Anyhow, he knows
strategy interest him, have heard it said that
football and the war business are lot alike but
the General said this was also true, Of baseball.
He compared the outfed to the heavy artillery be-
hind the lines, the nfield to the infantry in the
front line and worked out all the similarities
He also spoofed . little and called my bat "Big
Bertha came back at him by hauling out a
baseball on which had written, ITO the Hero
of the REAL World SArias -
The Washington times., 1924-05-14

Numerous excuses for poor
showing emanated from the faint
hearts Gripping tales Of the
treachery of green's. horrifying
stories Of unbelievable atrocities on
the part of the mid irons and
mashies. and ordinary tough luck
made up most Of the reasons why
so many kept their scores to take
home with them.
The fact that there are 2I4 en-.
trants, and hut four sixteens,
making qualification difficult,
was given as one reason for the
large number Of defaults" The
lowest 80 scores for each day
will constitute the four sixteens
and with the best golfers In the
city entered, 90 is loosely fixed
as the highest score that can
put one In the finals.
The Chevy Chase course il in
good shape and but for the soggy
condition of some of the greens
would present its best appearance
Many brave souls tore up their
score cards when they took one
look at the large gathering around
the table where the scores were
being tabulated. Mix don't want
anyone to know / just shot a
beautiful u.s." was the way many
answered the query as to whether
or not they were going to turn in
their cards.
Officials Of tho course, ever
vigiIant to prevent unethlcaI
practices during the play, report
ed that q large number Of en-
trants were observed to clean
their balls ON the green. This Is
q direct violation OF the summer
rules which are prevailing for
the tourney and will disqualify.
In each. case where the players
name was noted not q single one
was observed to turn In his card.
The scores were a surprise to
many. The fact that SO is par,
and that no one came near that
mark was considered indicative of
the condition Of tina greens. Ono
chap said that he found 1t difficult
to putt more than six inches with
any degree of accuracy. The sun ID
expected to do its share toward
Ameliorating that evil.
The tricky eighth hole caused
many downfAlls. The woods nearby,
and the sandtraps SHARED many q
well-meaning golfer and caused dis
trass. When such an old hand az
Walter Tuckerman takes a ten on
that hole, which Is par five, there
is reason to believe that it's hard
nut to crack.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14

No red-blooded pail team can
listen long to that biting query:
"Fraid to play us?"
So it came to pass that the Vir.
sinias and Apaches encountered
on the, battle-worn field at Fifth
and II streets southeast, where
sandlot contests have ended in riots
on the slightest excuses. However,
this was long ago and is relevant
| only in a vague way to the odd
breaking up of the VirgInia-Apache
scrap.
Welt Nash climbed the hill in
diabolical glee, even gioating over
the prospect of humiliating his
former gang. Responsible for il
himself he nevertheless was piqued.
not Ito say aroused a trifle, it is
said, over adverse criticism anent
fis switch to the enemy.
For seven innings he tOiIed
| fiendishly, heartlessly moving
down his former fellow warriors.
One measly bingDe did he yield
and things looked black for the
Virginias.
It's long lane that has no turn.
| ing, though, and in the seventh the
Virginias squeezed over a run. In
the eighth, the Apaches' defense
was shaky and the Vlrglnias scored
twice more. The game was getting
exciting.
The score was 4 10 3 entering the
ninth. The Apachcs newly az.
quired star pitcher frightened his
belt, fixed his cap firmly and set
his jaw for a supreme effort.
He got the first man right easily.
The second batter went out. Vic.
tory was in his grasp-aimost.
| Then
| Whack!
Victor Wheeler, Virginia pitcher,
had hit one of Walt Nash's pitches
squarely on the beak. The pin
made q dirty streak over the in.
field. 1t was travelling Ike a comet.
On and on it went and so did Vic.
| tor.
He pulled up trlumphantly at
third base.
Jimmy Holt, three and One-haIf
feet tall and ten years old, but
courageous, came to bat. Two
down I'm the ninth, the tieing
run on third-truly il was up
to Jimmy.
His ninety-one pounds lunged in
a vicious little swing. He surely
tried hard. did Jimmy, but, oh
| Lawdy--the ball popped up in a
dainty loop toward second base.
| 1t was dropping straight into the
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
CENTRAL WINS FROM RED
AND WHITE IN 10 FRAMES

Central went into the lead in the
High School baseball championship
series when, in ten inning game,
the Blue and White landed a 3 to
2 decision over Western. The
game practically assures Central
of the title.
Western fought an uphill bat
tie all the way and finally kicked
the game into the discard with q
couple of errors in the tenth in.
ming. The Central batters were
virtually helpless before McGahey 5
hurting, obtaining only four hits,
while the Red and White batters
rot eight
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
FRoSH DEFEAT STENoCS,

Business High School baseball
team went out to Catholic Univers
ity to receive severe dribbing
at the hands Of the c.. u. frosh 10
the tune Of Is to. 8.
The Stenographers were a poor
second all the way. Their batters
were unable to do any effective
stickwork. and their fielders were
butter-fingared. Bleigh was on the
mound for the frosh,
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
WISE COUNSELLOR MAY
BE RE-ENTERED IN DERBY

NEW YORK, May 14.-Recon-
sideration Of the decision to keep
Wise Counsellor out Of the Kentucky
Derby on Saturday may follow the,
Western colts performance in the
Stuyvesant Handicap at Jamaica
today. II Wise Counsellor wins i'm
pressively, it is understood that
John Ward, his owner and trainer,
is likely to ship the three year-old
to Churchill Downs in time for the
big race.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
ScRI6ES GOLF TOURNEY
TO BE PLAYED MONDAY

The Newspaper Golf Club tourna.
ment will be held next Monday,
with the usual bill of exceptions.
The course Of the Washington Golf
and Country Club. where the affair
will be held is in good shape and
barring more rain will be in top.
notch condition for play.
Newspaper men who want to play
in the tourney are asked to com.
municate with Secretary James ID.
Preston. The original pairings and
handicaps still hold good.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
CLUB
|. PARESFOR
|. TOURNAMENT

Invitations are now available for
the Columbia Country Clubs annual
invitation tournament, to be held
June lila, entries for which close
June Z.
A general invitation has been
forwarded to members of clubs az.
filiated with the District Of Colum.
bia Golf Association. Special invita-.
tions will be sent players not mem.
bers of the association. These lat.
ter will be guests Of Columbia club
members.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
WHATCHU THINK GIVES A
KIDHIS BIG THRILL
By. r. D. THOMAS.

What gives an elevenyear-od his greatest thrill?
When Walt Nash Hnch Lanham and Pete Dyer chued the v
gnia A. c. Insects of Friendship
and signed with the rival Apache Insects the Vrgas
contenders for the coveted flea championship that
sandOt warfare the territory around the Washington Navy Yard
Walt Nash alone main of the Vnas their
pitcher And the Apaches had made gaping hole the
gnias works by nvgng players they began eggg the
weakened for game.
Without Dyer Virginas ought to easy
png figured and the Apaches they
in q to
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
WASHINGTON GUN CLUB TO
HOLD TESTIMONIAL SHOOT

The Washington Gun Club will
hold Wilson Robertson resti-
monial Shoot Saturday afternoon at
1:30 o'clock.
The program for the shoot is
fifty targets from sixteen yards,
twenty-five targets distance handi.
cap, and twenty-five doubles. The
entrance fee will ve the cost OF
the targets only. "rt
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
HOPE TO START NET PLAY
IN WARDMAN PARK EVENT

Unless rain prevents, long de
layed action will get under way
today In the WardmAn Park invi.
tation tennis singles tournament.
Among the feature matches listed
are those between John Temple
Graves and Stanley Thompson
starting at 2:46 O'Clock; William M
Robertson and B, r. Price, at $50
o'clock and Colonel Waite c. John
son and A. O. White, at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
Scribes Play Monday

The Washington Newspaper Golf
Club will hold It's tournament next
Monday over the Washington Golf
and Country Club course, Il is an.
nounced by Bob Barry, president.
The tournament was postponed last
Monday because Of the sogginess II
the links.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
Ought to Be Good

Sundays feature sandlot battle
will be fought by the Mohawks and
Shamrocks in the Independent
League, at Fifteenth and II streets
northeast. There are no warmer
baseball rivals in Washington than
the Mohawks and Shamroeks, who
hail from Southeast.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
crescents Report.

The following members OF the
Crescent ball team are asked to re-
port today at 4 p. m. on the Zoo
diamond: Barbee, Brown, Belt, Car.
michael, Rupertus, Frederick, Sim.
mons. Cole, Lotus. Parker, Corson,
Price, MorSan, Dingler, Mensh,
Vaughn, Schotield and Kraft.