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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
HARRINGTON MUST PAY
SPECIAL TAX LEVIED

AttOrney-GeneraI Townsend has
given to DR.. H. V. Holloway, State Su-
perintendent of Schools, an opinion on
that all taxables in the Harrington
School District are liable to the pay
ment of a special tax levied this year
to take care of bonded Indebtedness
incurred when the district was en-
larged four years ago to include three
other districts.
you have advised me that in 1918,
the Harrington School District was
enlarged to include three other dis
tricts prior to which time the original
Harrington District had incurred in
debtedness," says Mr.. Townsend in
his opinion to DR.. Holloway.
''YOu further state that the present
Board of Education has, this year.
levied a special tax to take care Of
said debt service; and you ask, in sub
stance, if all taXables in said school
district as now constituted are liable
to the payment of said special tax.
''In my opinion they are liable the
same as though the bonds had been
issued subsequent to consolidation;
and in making this statement, 1 am
not unmindful of that provision of the
school laws which says that the dis
trict issuing the bonds shall be liable
for their payment, or Of the other pro-
visions which might give similar
to the lay mind"
Attorney-General Townsend then
quotes from several authorities on the
points involved, and concludes:
"In my opinion the reasoning IN the
above cited and referred
to is conclusive"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
RehObOth Beach

Miss Mary Mast9n and Miss Mildred
Merritt of New Jersey are spending
their vacation with the formers pdI-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Masten.
Mrs. Dode Yarnall is critically ill.
The RehObOth public school was the
scene of an elaborate affair Friday
evening, January 18th, when the Par
! ent-Teacher Association held a box
social in that building. An interesting
! program was presented by members
of the high school and of the associa-
ton, after which boxes, having been
chamingly prepared by ladies, were
auctiOneered off by Charles Greene.
The program was as follows:
Violin solo, by Mr.. Dewey, accom-
panied by Miss Florris Downing.
Medley, by seventh and eighth
grades.
Reading by Mrs. John Lingo, Jr.
Several songs by high school.
Piano solo by Mrs. Chas. Satin.
Vocal duet by Miss Gertrude Joseph
and Miss AlVira DuttOn.
Solo by Mrs. w. E. Covey.
Announcements by Mr.. ChOroker.
Vocal solo, sung Ind impersOnated
by Miss Virginia button.
After the program was completed,
ice cream, cake and candy were scld.
Last but not least, Mrs. John Lingo
played several popular songs on the
piano while the young people sang
and danced.
Many RehOboth people motOred to
Lewes on Thursday to attend the home
talented minstrel which was given by
the Lewas firemen.
y L. L. Thompson is spending the |
weekend in New York with his fam
lily there.
A regular meeting of the Ladies Aid |
was held at the home of Mrs. CULLEN |
last night.
A regular meeting of the Standard .
Bearers was held on Monday evening
at the home of Miss Delma Ewing who
is to Oficiata during the absence Of
the leader, Mrs. Walter Palmer
John Hazard )f Wilmington re-
Gently visited his sister here, Mrs.
J. A. Lingo, Sr.
While Mrs. Ayres Roach was cook
ng, her one year old baby, who was
playing around the stove, split some
not grease on its face. causing a bad
1urn. She was rushed to the Beebe
Hospital where she stayed for few ]
lays and was then removed to her S
home. Although the condition of her {
ace is better, it is feared THAI the !
light of one of her eyes is lost.
Master Gorden Convey is on the sick
list.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
Cleaning an Oil-Soaked Belt
Told in a Few Lines

Mere backbone avails little if the
knot at the top is formed of the same
material.
A man isn't old until he begins to
wonder why all men don't marry
trained nurses.
The radio is like life; the desire to
reach more keeps you from enjoying
what you have.
The grave may not be the end, hut
at least there are no taxes on the
other side of Jordan.
There is no particular advantage in
being an early settler, except that you
get discount for cash.
The King of Greece says he would
rather be a humble citizen, and that
seems to make it unanimous.
When children were taught 10 hon
or their parents there wasn't new
set to honor every few years.
Pity the poor married man who
yearns to hold out on his wife and yet
itches to boast of the raise he got.
When big-town preachers quarrel,
that is news; when small-tOwn prea-
cheers do it, that is mere narrOwness.
We are in a fair way to, violate the
spirit of the Washington treaty. Other
navies have no rum fleets TO practice
on.
If Henry feels a genuine urge to
serve in some big way, he might try
placing better springs under the back
seat.
The man who slams the door to ex-
press his feelings is the one who |
spanks his children when he has a
bad day at the office.
There is a general conviction, how
ever, that the safest side for Uncle
Sam to take in the reparatiOns con-
is the outside.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
STREET SPECIFICATIONS
FOR SUBURBAN ROADS
Increased Traffic Brings Higher Type
Highways

Better city streets have taught We
hicle users to demand better subur-
ban roads. The requirements for the
country road are not as drastic as for
the street in the municipality, but they
are much closer than they were ten or
fifteen years ago.
For fast moving traffic city pave
ment must be smooth, not only to per-
init the rapid and comfortable move
ment of vehicles but to conserve fuel
and tires. A slight saving in the OPP
Grating cost per vehicle reaches a
large aggregate when the vast num-
Der of motor cars is considered which
justifies a considerable outlay to OBJ
tain smoOthness.
This factor gets bigger every year,
in county road specifications.
Impact attracts the attention of en-
gineers to an increasing degree. A
wheel with a drop of 1 inch when in
motion delivers a blow equivalent to
six times the dead weight. City engi-
neers, therefore, attach increasing i'm
portance to the resiliency of pave
ments to take up the shock of impact.
County road engineers build more
feXibly every year.
1t is now almost impossible to close
an important street to traffic for any
time. The engineer must, therefore,
select his type with ready repairs in
mind. Even when possible to detour
traffic the cost in extra fuel over a
comparatively short space of time
adds enormously to the cost of the |
pavement
Quick repairability is now much |
in county-road design.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
Cities Half Century Hence to be
''Built in Air.

Moving the calendar ahead fifty years,
some noted experts see American cities
with towering sl1yscrapers beside which
even the tallest and most beautiful build
ings of today will seem very ordinary.
Even the small towns will have structures
as large as those now considered huge.
Street traffic will have been almost elimi-
mated, workers will travel in subways,
dirigibles, or on elevated roads at high
speed. The telephone will have added
Improvements. Radio sets will be essen
hal in every Office and home. Houses will
be heated by electricity in a few min
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
THE DIFFICULT PARENT
By Helen Gregg Green

We read and hear of the difficult
husband, the difficult wife, and chill
dren that are difficult, but who ever
heard of a difficult parent being dis
cussed? Still there are plenty of them.
A child is a human being, even as
you and 1, although we some times
impose upon children simply because
we can.
was invited to dine with a young
attorney and his wife not long ago.
Jim phoned, asking me not to wait
dinner for him; he had been in court
all day and would be late.
AS we finished dinner, he sauntered
in, looking tired and glum. He threw
his hat on the davenport, giving his
wife and siX-year-old son a perfume
tory kiss.
He ate hurriedly; then joined us.
AS he entered the room, his eyes
turned towards his son, playing on
the davenport. Suddenly he clustered,
James, Jr., you're sitting on my haiti"
In moment he completely lost his
self-control, his temper fiared, and
Jimmy, Jr., received a severe scoId-
ing.
The child turned white, and tears
started down his little cheeks.
Daddy, I'm sorry. +"
There, none of your tears and ex-
cuses, young man. You're a fine spec
linen of carelessness!" Again the I'M
just anger of the father was heaped
upon his child, all because he'd lost
his case in court that day.
Jimmy's mother hurried the trem-
bling child off to bed, while I, troub-
led by the incident, started home.
My first roommate at college, who
now has two small daughters, one
seven, one nine, is another example
of such a parent. She is high-strung
and fussy, following and encouraging |
trifles to worry and irritate her.
Her children pay the price for these
moods
Naturally they, too, are developing
first-class set of nerves"
One day l met them skipping home
rom school. ooh gee. Aunt Cassie, we
10 hope Mother is in good humor.
She's such dear when she's happy"
announced the older child.
Eyes" hesitatingly, but 1 tell you,
he's awful unreasonable, when -
When she's cross" offered little Nudge.
And, do you know, she gets cross at
IS over the funniest things!" The lit
lie brows puckered.
Strange, isn't it, that parents fail to
ealize the danger of alternating their
hildren's affections when indulging
1 these difficult and unreasonable
hoods?
How we all love the person who
Understands our feelings and dislike
he one with whom we must always e
e guarded! In time he becomes a :
ore. And, after all, children are a lot 1
Ike us. I think they must feel the
lme way, don't you?
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
CARDS OF THANKS

l wish to extend sincere thanks to
the many Lewes friends who in var
ious ways assisted me and rendered
their kindly expressions of sympathy
during the several weeks illness of
my mother, Mrs. Annie M. Millman,
and at the time of her death.
Mrs. James Prettyman.
To our many friends in Georgetown
we extend grateful thanks for their
many acts of kindness and express
sions of sympathy because of the loss
of our dear mother, Mrs. Annie M.
NIillman. Her Children.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
IN MEMoRlAM

Lines in memory of the late Annie M
Millman, widow of Elisha Millman, VIII,
died January 9, 1924, at the home of he
daughter, Mrs James Prettyman, Lewes
Del.
From our chain this link has fallen:
In the East the stars have set,
But engraved on memory's tablet
Is the name we'll never forget
Her CHEEKY smile and kindly ways
Are pleasant to recall;
She had a smile for everyone
And died beloved by all.
Although we cannot clasp your hand,
Your face we cannot see,
Wen let this little token show
We ftill remember thee.
Her Children.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18

giving it the appearance of being decor
ated with strings of large beads. Because
Of the great amount of current generated
aboard the vessel and also because the
mdio is so necessary for its guidance, no
electrical leakages can be permitted any
where aboard. According to navy off
eiaIs, the craft is one of the best insulated
ships afoat.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
Phone Receiver Held to Ear by
Bracket; Frees Hands

Free use of both hands is permitted
person using a telephone equipped with
a folding steel arm recently invented,
that holds the receiver to the ear.
Clamped to the stand, it is easily adjusted
to any position desired With single
of the arm, the receiver hook
Is raised to signal the operator. To dis
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
A Ski Toboggan

The exhilarating sport of sliding down
hill on the snow crust has much to COM
mend it. 1t also has it dangers, as the
crust softens toward spring, and heavy
sled is liable to break through, catapult-
ing its passengers headlong into the
frozen snow, which breaks up and pre-
sents jagged cutting edges capable of in
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
SNOW KING BAKING POWDER 1gc

Special, the great Snow King Bak-
ing Powder, 12c for large can; best
grade milk, tall can 1Oc; small size SC.
Pancake flour SC package; tender
string beans, 12c can; macaroni, all
kinds, and noodles, &c package; try
our 28c coffee and save money, it is
a wonder; new palm oil toilet soap
for SC. 1t pays in the long run to deal
at Stewards. 1t
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
WANTED

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Must have auto
mobile. Need II It be away from home
nights. We want Il man unafraid Of hard
work with selling experience in small
towns 9n6 country .tricts To such a
man we 0fi'r higf grad selling POSITION.
r"ying $50 20 $3.50 weekly. d SIX 20. Stct
son Oil Company. Cleveland. Ohio 1tp
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
Automatic Gear to Replace
C1ntch In Antnc

In the invention in England of an
automatic automobile gear, which dis
penses with the clutch, gear box, and
the usual type of rear-drive axle, certain
engineers see the beginning of a new era
in the industry that will be marked by
many revolutionary changes in the We
hicle's mechanism. The device is said
to instantly adjust itself to loads and
grades without attention from the driver.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
Grace Before All rhInas.

The goodness that is cheap in beauty
muSes beauty brief-fn goodness; but
grace, being the soul of your complex
ion, should keep the body of it fair
Shakespeare.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
What the World Is Do1nS
ON cA1GAznE -
c4S SEEN BY POPULAR cN1ECHANTCS cAlAGAznIE

utes, and little coal will be used in either
homes or office buildings. The camera
will have been discarded for pocket mo-
tion-picture outfits, and movies" in the
theaters will have been given speech.
College students will report their lessons
by wireless, and ministers will broadcast
their sermons.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18

fiicting considerable injury. A sled that
is so built as to practically eliminate this
danger is shown in the drawing.
1t is made from pair of old skis, Sc
curely fastened together by means of
three crosspieces and two diagonal braces,
as shown in the upper details. The top
board and foot rail are attached to this
framework by means of wood screws, and
a hole is drilled through the end of each
ski to take a 54-in. rope. This sled will
slide just as easily and Just as far as any
other sled, and will not break through the
snow crust, or turn over, due to the width
of the runners. 1t is also light in weight
and can be easily managed by children.
=
Cleaning an Oil-Soaked Belt
To clean an oil-soaked belt, coil the
belt loosely in a box or tub and fill the
box with whiting, being sure to get the
whiting between the surfaces for the en-
tire length. Let it remain thus over
hight, and the whiting will absorb the
oil and leave the belt clean.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
HOME EDUCATION
"The Child'S First School is The
Famiiy"-FrOebel

Issued by the National Kindergarten
Association, West 10th Street, New
York City. These articles are APP
pearing weekly in our columns.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18
Insulators on Warship Like
Strings of Beads

Every rope and stay of the Colorado"
Uncle Sans new electrically driven war
ship, is thoroughly insulated, the knobs
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18

It isn't probable, however, that
law to conceal woman's curves would
make her square.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-18

Call at Morris Store for Petty's
Bread.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
OUTING WILL BENEFIT
ODD FELLOWS HOME
5000 Expected at Large Fete To-
morrow-K. of G. at Beach
Today.
nited News Pictures.
Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

The Odd Fellows Home in the
District will benefit from the pro-
ceeds of the annual excursion of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and the Rebekah Lodges tomorrow at
Chesapeake Beach. More than 5000
are expected to attend. Twenty ath-
letic events and special features are
planned. Seventy-five prizes will be
awarded the three or four winners
Of each event. The prizes have been
donated by business men.
Arrangements are in the hands of
a central committee of forty. COM
posed of representatives Of each
lodge. Officers of the committee are
J. B. kincer. chairman; Miss Irene
Jeffries. secretary; Thomas c. Rais-
den. treasurer; Harry L. Andersen.
grand secretary, publicity agent: E.
and Milton Johnson in charge of ath-
letic events.
The knights of Columbus are hold
ing their annual outing at the Beach
today. E. ->P. Goodwin. chairman of
the program committee. assisted by
William K. Mulligan and John E.
Burns, has arranged a length pro-
gram of athletics. including the fol-
lowing events: 25-yard dash for boys
under 8. 25-yard dash for girls under
IL and 16, 50-yard dash for girls be-
tween IL and 16, 50-yard dash for
members only, potato race for girls
over 16, fat mems race, sack race
for boys under 16, egg race for girls
under II. standing broad jump open
to all, pie-eating contest, and a tug
of-war between teams representing
the various councils, the winning
team receiving a. silver loving cup.
Prizes will include a bathing suit.
umbrellas, porch rocker, cuff buttons,
merchandise, candy, necktie, cigars,
three sets of automobile lenses, ice
cream and razor.
Music will be furnished by the
Knights of Columbus Band.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
LAF0LLETTE URGED
T0DELAY SPEAKING.
Followers Advise That He
Make One WhirIWind Cam
pai9n in Autumn.

Advisors of Senator La Toilette of
in a hurry to launch his active cam
paign for the presidency. Speech
making during the next few weeks
would be wasted effort, they argue,
Urging that the Senator do little cam
paigning until September, and then
begin an intensive fight for votes,
carrying it through to a whirlwind
finish just before election day.
While no definite decision has been
made, Senator La Toilette apparently
is of the same mind as his lieuten-
ants. The next three or four weeks,
he believes. should be devoted to the
non n-spectacular task of building up
nationwide organization and of
getting the La Toilette ticket on the
ballot in every state.
Declines Invitation to Speak.
The Senator has declined an invi-
tatfon to address his followers here
before the end of the month and those
helping on campaign arrangements
say there probably will be no stump
ing before September. Meanwhile
however, he may do some broad
casting by radio, which will be used
extensively in the interests of his
campaign after he goes to his home
in Madison, Wis.
Most pressing Of the problems con-
fronting La Toilette and his political
aides is the selection of a vice presi-
Dental candidate. This will be done,
after consultation with the Senator,
by the national committee of the
Conference for Progressive Political
Action at a meeting here tomorrow
and Saturday.
Dozen Names Proposed.
A dozen or more names have been
proposed by various committee mem
bers. These included Senator Wheel
er, Democrat, Of Montana, but he an
nounced yesterday that he would not
accept an Endorsement If rendered
him.
Senator Wheeler said he had de-
cided not to support John w. Davis,
the Democratic presidential nominee,
but would do what he could in Mon
tana for the Democratic state ticket
and for the reelection of Senator
Walsh, his Democratic colleague. He
added that he probably would cast
his own vote for Senator La Toilette.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
Z MEN CONVICTED.
BY FALSE CLUES
Siss0n and Sullivan, Pardon
ed by Coolidge, Cleared
by Confessions.

The unconditional pardon granted
by President Coolidge to Robert W.
Sisson and Maurice J. Sullivan of this
city closes a case unique in the an
mails of the District courts, and.
strange as it may seem, emphasizes
the injustice which sometimes is
meted out to innocent victims of cir
cumstance.
Although the confessions of eight
guilty men completely exonerated
Sisson and Sullivan from any part in
the crime for which they were con-
victed, their only method of remov-
ing the stigma was obtaining par
don for crime they did not commit.
On the night of September 90 1922,
during the rail strike, James r. Eee-
ton, an employe of the Pullman Com
pany, was assaulted. and SiSSon and
Sullivan, together with Earl ID. Dean,
We're arrested. tried and convicted in
Criminal Court =. Sisson and Sui
livan stoutly maintained their inno-
cence, and the case was taken to the
Court of Appeals. which court upheld
the lower court February last
Freed by Confession.
After the decision of the Court of
Appeals. and before the sentences
were put into effect, Dean made
son and Sullivan and duplicating
seven others.
These men, Erhardt, Austin Smith,
Beckett, Pumphrey. Dugan and Phil
lips, were sent for, one at a time, by
Assistant District Attorney Presmont,
and each admitted his guilt and exon
Grated Sisson and Sullivan and were
given varying terms in prison. which
they are now serving. In passing
sentence on these men Justice Hoeh-
ling, commenting on their silence
while they saw Sisson and Sullivan
almost at the doors of the peniten-
tiary said:
1.-The case is a most unusual one,
and has presented difficult problem
to the court for solution. The de-
PENDANTS have now acknowledged
their guilty participation in the crime
and they have spared the govern
ment the necessity of trying tao---
On the other hand, the court is con-
fronted with the situation of these
seven defendants standing mute while
two men, who, they now say. are i'm
nocent, were tried. convicted and sem
fenced to the penitentiary and were
practically on their way to serve the
sentences until Dean. one of the con-
victed men, broke the silence by ex-
onerating the other two and implicat-
ing these seven. The latter, however,
did not break their silence until their
convicted associate broke the silence
for them.'
The sentences imposed on Sfsson
and Sullivan were ignored, pending
the pardon granted by President
Coolidge.
Evening star., 1924-07-17
PANAMA PROSPERITY
AIDED BY U. S. GENIUS
Minister Tells G. w. q. Students
of Influence of Canal Upon Com
mercial Life of Nation.

"To the Panama Canal, a monu-
ment TO American engineering genius,
is due the present prosperity OF Fan
anna in a great degree" declared DR..
RICARDO AIfaro. Minister of Panama.
in speech before the students OF
the George Washington University
Summer School yesterday. He said
the United States, however, reallzes
s24. 10000 a year from the canal In
tolls paid by the 500 ships which pass
through it each month.
DIR. Alfaro gave BRIEF Sketch OF
Panama He mentioned it's discovery
by Columbus and the founding of the
City of Panama. Vast hordes of gold
and silver were obtained by early
Spaniards from the mines of Pana ma
and Peru, he declared, and one of the
ancient governors even had a canoe
paddle incrusted with pearls. The
tales of fabulous wealth caused the
countries to be sacked by buccaneers.
AS early as 1924. DIR. Alfaro said.
the advantages of building a canal
through the Isthmus were seen, and
the project was considered by vari-
Gus European nations, but it re-
NAMED for the United States to ac-
tually accomplish the construction OF
the canal Panama has a population
of only half a million, or about Is
persons to the square mile.