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The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04

slight opening, leading to the desert
above, streamed the glare of day,
white and dazzling to his. eyes after
the pitch darkness in which he had
been blindly feeling his way forward
1t rested, pool of light on the floor
and in it's very center. every detail
outlined as in an etching, were two
bodies, one face downward, curled in
groteSque shape, the other lying at
full length. features upturned to the
low roof. Beyond these the flare of
the flashlight, leaping across this mar
row space of day, exhibited a jumbled
mass of rock blocking the passage
from top to bottom. They seemed to
have attained the very end of things.
The startled sergeant stared speech
less-frst at those mOtiOnless bodies,
death pictured in each attitude; then
beyond at strange. CHASTITY, white
face, on which the searchight fam
tastically played. Suddenly some
thing else reflected into his eyes, the
sparkle of an uplifted revolver's pol
ished tube.
"Who are you?" asked a hoarse
voice sternly. stop there until you
answer"
My Cd, sir!" was the instant
cry. Pm Carney, Sergeant Carney.
Captain. We've come here for you,
sir"
The threatening revolver sank
weakly, and Carney and the lieu
tenant, obivious to all else. rushed
forward, circling the two dead bodies
in their eagerness to reach the one
live man beyond, held helpless in that
fall of rock. Deborah, left in the dark
ness behind, grOped her way forward,
dazed, speechless, only one fact echo
ing in her mind-he was alive Daniel
Kelleen was alive!
She dropped to her knees, and drew
his head into the comfort of her lap,
her hand smoothing back his hair.
There were glistenin9, unshed tears in
her eyes, and he saw them.
"No, got away" she explained
hastily. ~They did not see me at all,
and then God guided me to your men,"
Il know part of tt-Meager told
me-
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04

BY Randall Parrish
V1vYvTS

old fox ever since I've been in the
army, twenty years, sir. Twice we
were after him down In old Mexico.
It's Manuel Gomez lying there, and it
was knife that killed him."
The boy lieutenant's face was white
in the reflected light, but his lips were
firmly setr-
"WelI. he's dead now" he said stern
ly, "and 1t Is up to us to find out what
all this means"
He lifted the flash from off the up
turned face, and sent it dancing along
the gray walls into the black chasn
ahead.
but, Lieutenant. this amt no cave.
sir; it's a bloomin mine," voice
spoke from behind in tone of sur
prise.
What makes you think that, Cal
houn?"
cause it's been blasted out most
~, sir, or else picked. I've been a
miner myself, and ought to know
Maybe there was a cave yere once,
but tell yer, sir, these yere walls
have been hand-worked. or I'm a
piker."
"All right. we've got to explore the
passage just the same. Come on,
men,"
He flashed the warning light ahead,
as they advanced, taking his own place
beside the sergeant, and compelling
Deborah to remain behind with the
two soldiers. AS the passage curved
to the right the leaders crept forward
with extreme caution, to gain view Of
what lay hidden beyond, Carr reach
irg out his hand to send the flicker of
light dancing down the narrowed tun-
mel. The flashing rays brought no re-
spOnse, awoke no sound of movement,
and Carney ventured TO prOtrude his
head far enough around the protect
ing rock to gain view of what was
beyond. The f1ashlight was no longer
needed to reveal the scene At the
end of the passage, down through that
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
Oldest Known viii.

A will executed in 254S B. c. Is rhe
oldest extant. 1t is written on papyrus
by an Egyptian named Uah. In ii he
gave his home and other property tt
his wife to be left by her to any oi
their children; arranged for the burial
of himself and wife. and appointed a
guardian for a son. In fact the vii
differs little from Que which might b.
executed today.
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
Quit It,.

''The Macintosh apple as raised in
eastern Massachusetts is a favorite be-
cause it smells as good as it looks and
tastes as good as it smells.-Boston
Herald.
soft pedal That apple smells and
tastes just as good when it is grown
in Maine. .'-Kennebec Journal.
Come, boys! Come, boys! You
know what a fuss over one apple did
Boston Transcript.
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
A True Helnmate-

The Welfare Workers. it true that
your husband does absolutely nothing
toward the support of his family?
The Laundress-No, it amt true.
Why, he hardly ever goes out in his
fiivver but he brings back a washin'
for me to do.
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
Why Name Was Chanoed,

The city of Cleveland was named
for Moses Cleaveland, leading share
holder of the Connecticut Land com
pany, who founded the first settle
ment on the site Of the present city.
The spelling of the name was changed
in 1923 when the Cleveland Adver-
tiser was established and the editor
dropped the "a" in the first syllable
in order to get the headline into the
form.
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
"DANDELl0N BUTTER COLOR"

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for so years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
of ''DandeliOn" for 35 centS.-Adv.
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
Watch cuticura Improve Your Skin

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off Ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. 1t
is wonderful what Cuticura will do
for poor compilations, dandruff, itching
and red, rough hands.-Advertisem
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04

Of all kinds of animals there is none
except man that has knowledge of
god
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
Hanpy DAYS Gone RY.

Junior-Seniors are not what they
used to be.
Senior-What did they used to be?
Junior-JuniOrs, of course.
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
Youth.

Youth drinks the Cup of Life
With joyous haste,
Age sips it with jealous care,
But l whose cup is full can hardly
Be expected to understand
One whose cup is now empty.
Exchange.
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
"CASCARETS" FOR LIVER
AND B0WELS-10G A BOX

Cures BiliOusness, Constipation, Sick
Headache, Indigestion. Drug stores. Adv,
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04

The heiress may be homely, but II
she waits for some young man to tell
her so she will never find ii out
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
Keep Well! Avoid Sickness.

Take Brandreth Pills. One or two at
bed time will cleanse the system, purify
the blood and keep you well.-Adv.
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04

A Simple, Safe, Sure Remedy
for all local aches and pains due to
taking cold or over exertiOn is an
AllcOck's Plaster-Adv.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
MASQUERADE PARTIES
Plaza Theatre Management Plan
ming For Their Entertainment.

A night of merriment and enjoy
ment will be staged at the Plaza
Theatre, in Milford, on the evening
of Halloween. The management of
the theatre is making elaborate
preparations this year for Hal
lowe'en when witches and spooks
will hold sway, and parade across
the stage of the theatre. AS means
of providing additional pleasure for
their patrons the Plaza managers
have announced a contest at that
theatre for Halloween evening. All
masqueraders attending the theatre
that evening will be permitted to
enter the contest. The winners will
be given prizes. For the person
wearing the best fancy costume
prize will be awarded and for those
having the most comical costume an
other prize will be given. Two prizes
will be awarded in each class, one
for adults and another for children.
In addition to the mummers feature
of the evenings entertainment, "The
Man Life Passed By" featuring sew
eral movie stars, will be shown.
Those wishing to enter the contest
may go to the stage just after the
first show, or notify the manage
ment at any time between now and
that date of their intentions to en-
fer
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
Lee BUELAH DIED
FROM BROKEN BACK
Negro Patient Admitted To Emer-
gency Hospital Succumbs
Shortly After Arrival.

Lee Buelah, colored, was admitted
to the Milford Emergency Hospital
early Monday evening suffering from
broken back received when he was
run over by truck. The negro died
about three hours after having been
admitted to the institution. The man
was employed by the contractors
constructing a concrete road be-
tween BridgeYille and fredericksburg,
Maryland. The details of the acci-
dent were not disclosed when he was
admitted. An X-ray examination dis
closed the vertebrae completely
broken and the spinal cord severed.
He was completely paralyzed from
his hips down when admitted. While
the doctors at the institution were
certain that death would result soon,
they set the broken vertebrae and
made the injured man as comfort
able as they could. Pictures of the
injured bone showed that it was
clean break almost as if it had been
sawed into. A peculiar feature of the
accident was the fact that only
few scratches and slight bruises
were visible on the mans body.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
CROWD CLEANS UP A SUPPER

The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church arranged supper to be SER
we'd in the new Grange Hall dining
room last Tuesday evening, and ex-
tended invitations to the public to
come and partake of the good things
on the menu. 1t did respond and in
a way that cleaned up the unusually
large store which the ladies had
prepared and served handsomely.
When the doors swung open the
multitude was so great, that only
small part could be served at once;
but the good natured crowd awaited
the opportunity until the constantly
increasing number coming, plainly
showed that the supply for feeding
those who wanted to patronize the
supper, would be exhausted. When
the late comers arrived, the informa-
tion was passed that Everything is
sold out" This was gratifying to the
ladies in charge of the affair. The
proceeds will go toward liquidating
the cost of recent changes made in
the church.
The M. P. Church also had a sup
per served in its community audi
torium on Wednesday evening, which
was also a splendid success in at
and in the proceeds.
Church suppers seem to be popu-
lar with the people generally, and
they also help to finance the cost of
the church work.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
LEVY COURT ISSUE IS FOR
THE COURTS TO DECIDE

time stating that the completed
form of ballot must be in the hands
of the printer before noon the next
day. The situation in Sussex county
developed out of the following state
of facts:
'By an Act passed in 1915 pro-
vision was made that the Levy Court
of Sussex county should consist of
three members to be elected by vote
of all of the voters of the county
for terms of six years, and that one
member should be elected at each
general election. Provision was
also made in this Act that vacancies
should be filled at each general cleo
tion, presumably for the unexpired
term. Since the last general cleo
tion the office of one member Of the
Levy Court became vacant because
of his death, and a successor was
appointed by the Governor to hold
Office until his successor should be
duly qualified.
Therefore, at this election two
Levy Court Commissioners are to be
elected in Sussex county, one to
succeed the Levy Courtman appoint
ed by the Governor and the other to
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
ABSENTEE VOTERS
SHOULD BE CAREFUL
Only Absentee State And Federal Officials And
Those Physically Unfit To Go To Polls Sure
OF Ballots Being Counted Election Day.

All that the Clerk of the Peace
does is to send the ballots to the
man asking for it and then see that
the election board in that mans dis
trict gets the ballot on election day.
He has no authority whatsoever over
the question of voting the man. The
mans plea, a written one must ac-
company the ballot and then the in
spectOr of election must decide
whether the ballot shall be accept
ed.
Several persons who are given a
holiday on election day from their
regular employment want to spend
the day cunning. They want to start
away perhaps the night before and
not return on election evening until
after the polls are closed. They want
to vote but don't consider it import
ant enough to remain at home to do
so. This class of individuals won't
have their ballot accepted if the cleo
tion inspector obeys his instruc-
tions and does his duty.
While this condition doesn't exist
in lower Delaware, it is very serious
in the city of Wilmington.
In addition to the State and Fed
eral employee the only other person
who might be eligible to vote by
mail would likely be the man or
woman confined to a hospital and
unable to physically reach the poll
ing place.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24

Northwest Fork hundred appropri-
ately is known as the Gibraltar of
Republicanism in Sussex county.
Election after election this hundred
comes through with a majority that
makes the whole ticket safe in the
county. Nor will 1924 be any ex-
ception, according to the predic-
tions of Republicans who know
their district. The forecast of sew
eral Republicans is that the whole
ticket will command a majority of
about 275.
Henry P. Cannon is one of the
stalwarts whose support of Republi-
can candidates and Republican prin-
ciples never wavers. He expressed
complete confidence in an interview
that the ticket would poll a large
majority on election day.
1--WE are not having much trouble
with kickers here" said Mr.. Cannon.
1--WE are, as usual, well united and
will support the complete ticket.
There will be a few La Toilette
votes confined to men in the rail-
road service. Just count on us all to
answer present at the roll call No
vember 4"
Senator Harry Viven is one of the
active leaders in the district. He can
be found working for the Republican
cause 365 days every year except
leap years. The Democrats, he ad-
mitted, are showing unusual signs
of activity in the district, but claim
ed it would avail them nothing as
the Republicans have the situation
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24

DITCH BLASTING
ASPubIic Demonstration VIII Be
Given At Vernon Next Tues
day Afternoon.

REPRESENTATIVES, of the E. I. du
Pont Powder Company will give a
Dublic demonstration in modern
methods of ditch blasting at Vernon
next Tuesday afternoon at two o.
clock. At the present time Marsh
Hone ditch is badly filled up in some
places, and it is necessary that 1t be
cut out in some manner. Suggestions
have been made that the work be
done by putting dredging machines
at work and cut, ng q new dltch 10
carry off the storm water IN tne
rainy reasons. This method would be
practical in some sections, DuJ IN
others it would be practically i'm
possible because of the bridges
which have been constructed across
the ditch. They would have to be
removed to allow the dredges to pass
I'D the ditch as the work progressed.
The persons interested in this work
have been prevailed upon to allow
demonstration to cake place at YER
non. A section Of the ditch has been
selected for the work, and on Tues
day afternoon expert blasters will
set their charges and blow out the
accumulated mud. Those having the
work in charge are confident that
the method will be both speedy and
practical and the demonstration on
Tuesday has been arranged for IN
order that the public may witness
this modern method of opening up
closed bitches.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
DELAWARE C. E. SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR

The thirty-third annual session of
the Delaware Christian EndeaVor
Society closed two days session in
the Dover Methodist Protestant
Church Saturday evening after the
selection of officers for the ensuing
year including Ernest ]. Peoples, of
Wilmington, as president; vice pres
ident, Ralph H. Vaughn, Whining
ton; Paul D. Lovett, rural New Cas-
tie county; Mrs. Mitchell, Dover;
George o. Adams, Cannon; general
secretary, Miss Dorothy H. Krauss,
Wilmington; assistant secretary,
Emma M. Hoey, Wilmington; treas
urer, Robert G. Hackett, Whining
ton; $3.50 treasurer, Mrs. A. j.
Book, Wilmington; directors, New
Castle county, the Rev. Joseph S.
Gilfillan, Wilmington; Kent county,
the Rev. Avery Donovan; Sussex
county, the Rev. John W. Townsend,
Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
MAY REJECT new
HOLLANDSVTLLE ROAD

It is understood that C. D. Buck,
chief engineer of the State Highway
Department, will not accept certain
sections of the concrete road just
built between Hollandsville and
Whiteleysburg. The report is that
the road as constructed is not lack
ing in cement or other materials and
that the concrete was properly mix
ed and poured-the trouble being in
the curing.
The highway departments method
of curing concrete roads requires
that ponds or dikes constructed with
earth be built every twenty or twen-
ty-f1ve feet and these ponds filled
with water for fourteen days.
Chief Engineer Bucks rejection of
the Whiteleysburg work was due to
the ponds being made too early and
before the concrete had had time to
succiently set to Withstand the
weight of the earth dikes, thereby
causing holes and ridges in the
pavement of sufficient number and
of a depth to justify its rejection.
These imperfect sections Engineer
Buck refuses to allow the state to
pay for and unless removed and re-
placed with new concrete the work
will be a total loss to the contrac-
tors.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
GRANTS DIVORCES
Frand Jury Finds Many True Bills
First Day---Trials Next Week.

The October term of the Kent
County Courts convened at Dover
Tuesday with Judges Rodney and
Richards on the bench.
Tuesdays session was largely
taken up in the hearing of, divorce
cases, DEGREES nisi being granted to
the following: Clara B. Steele from
Manning R. Steele; Harriet VI. Hut
Crimson from John W. Hutchinson,
and Gladys G. Tibbitt, an infant by
her next friend, Kenton H. Meyer,
Cher father) from Herman H. Tib-
bitt
The Tibbitt case was contested,
charges and counter charges of
cruelty being made. The court grant
ed the decree nisi to the wife.
Final DEGREES in divorce were
signed by the court in the following
cases: Catherine S. Shakespeare
from Franklin H. Shakespeare;
John R. Hartnett from Elizabeth R.
Hartnett; Florence X. Robinson
from Thomas Lemual Robinson;
Dorothy Frances Austin from Albert
Austin; Florence, Ethel Quintin from
Lewis Quintin; Charles M. Scott
from Malinda A. Scott; Mildred A.
Sapp from Clement e. Sapp.
The Grand Jury during the day
returned true bills as follows:
Charles Price and Edward Mccoy,
for carrying concealed a deadly wea-
pom; Frederick Callahan, larceny;
Paul List, unlawfully selling intoxi-
eating liquors; Harry Lawson, as
sault and battery; William F. Cook,
transporting spirituous liquor; Her
man Simmons, unlawfully possess
ing spirituous liquors; Claude Yer
non Capes, two indictments. one for
the unlawful possession and one for
the unlawful manufacture Of intox-
icating liquors; James P. Moore. un-
lawful manufacture Of intoxicating
liquors; Catherine Manser, unlawful
possession of spirituous liquor.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer
will convene next Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
REPUBLICANS WILL HOLD
MEETING IN SLAUGHTER NECK

A mass meeting for Republicans
and all persons interested in listen
ing to the speakers will be held at
Argos store in Slaughter Neck on
Thursday evening, October Both, at
1880 o'clock. Robert G. Houston, Re
publican candidate for Congress,
will be the principal speaker. Sew
eral other interesting speakers will
address the meeting that evening.
The leaders in Slaughter Neck dis
trict have issued an invitation to all
persons regardless of party ahillia-
tion to be present and hear the
speakers,
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
CARELESSNESS CAUSE
OF MOTOR ACCIDENTS
Failure To Observe Right OF Way
Results In Many Smashes Says
Highway Department.

That the failure of motorists to
observe the right-of-way rule and
boulevard stop provision of the State
Motor Vehicle law as stated in Sec
tion No. 217 is the cause of the ma
jority of automobile intersection ac-
cidents was the statement of G. C..
Reynolds, superintendent of the
State Police at conference with Off
GERS of the Delaware Safety Council
recently. This provision of our reg
ulations was introduced at the last
session of the legislature at the di-
rect behest of the Delaware Safety
Council as it is one of the most 9f-
fective safe practice rules when
complied with. The law covering
these two points reads "The opera
tor or driver of a vehicle upon any
street, road or alley within this state
shall have the right of way over the
operator or driver of another We
hicle who is approaching from the
left on an intersecting street, road
or alley; and shall give the right Of
way to an operator or driver of We
hicle approaching from the right on
an intersecting street, road or al
ley; provided, however, that wher-
ever traffic officers are stationed
they shall have full power to regu-
late; provided further, however, that
on any principal highway outside the
limits of any city or town, the State
Highway Department shall have the
right to declare that vehicles trav-
cling on such principal highway
shall have the right of way over We
hicles approaching said principal
highway from intersecting roads,
and provided further that the State
Highway Department shall erect and
maintain wherever it is deemed nee
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
RUM RUNNER IS
CAPTURED AT LEWES
Shots Fired Across Bow Of Fast
Motor Boat Causes 1t To Stop.
Loaded With Liquor.

/Twenty-fOur cases Of Scotch whis-
Ky and 118 cases Of alcohol, seized
on liquor runner off Lewes canal
inlet, was stored in the custom
house at Lewes last Saturday.
The captured vessel, a power boat
known as the X-10-U-8, was moored
nearby, and her alleged owners, Cap
tain Edward c. Edgens and Daniel
Schmierer, are held by federal au-
thorities. They were taken off the
boat Friday night by the Lewes coast
guard after a chase in which four
shots were fred.
The X-1O-U-S put out to sea Fri
day afternoon and is supposed to
have visited the liquor fleet anchor
ed off the Delaware capes. The coast
guard in their fast motorbOat sight
ed the X-10-U-S heading for the can
al and plunging through choppy
sea. The X-1O-U-S put about and
headed out to sea. A shot over her
bow failed to halt her, and the coast
guard continued to fire at her. Then
she stopped and the coast guard
came up and boarded her.
Captain Samuel Fithian, of Milton,
recently sold the X-10-U-8. She is
about thirty-two feet long and equip
ped with powerful engines.
It is the first large cargo Of liquor
captured at Lewes and great inter-
est was displayed around the gov
warehouse when the seized
liquor was being stored. The Lewes
canal runs inland, and it is believed
the boat intended to discharge her
cargo to waiting motortrucks.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24

No one except an employee of the
State or Federal governments on
business from his department who is
away from home on election day can
rest assured that his vote sent by
mail will be accepted and cast by the
election officials.
That is the Interpretation of the
election laws covering voting by
mail by those absent from their
town on election day by the best
authorities on the subject.
Travelling statesmen and others
who will not be at home on election
day to cast their ballot, or those who
want to take the day off for hunting
and cunning stand a strong chance
of having their ballot refused. Even
men whose business take them away
from home for weeks at a time are
not assured their ballot if cast by
mail will be voted.
The fact that several persons have
applied to the Clerk of the Peace of
the three counties for ballots, whose
occupation is not that of State or
Federal officeholder, and who evil
IDENTIFY intend to be away from home
on election day and hope to vote by
mail, and that others learning of this
hope to exercise the same
privilege, is causing no little uneasi-
ness among their friends for fear
their votes will not be accepted.