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Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
DUKE EVANS GUILTY OF End
DEGREE MURDER MUST SERVE
REMAINING YEARS IN JAIL
SPRINGLIKE WEATHER
BRINGS FORTH THE
FLOWERS AND FROGS

Springlike weather of the
past two weeks has caused
vegetation to start it's spring
growth. Early spring flowers
are blooming in Milford gar
dens, and leaves are making
their appearance on bar-berry
bushes in protected places in
the town. Frogs are croaking
in the branches, and farmers
are plowing their fields and
planting their seed peas. All
of which indicate that spring
is not so many, many weeks
away.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
TOWN AUTHORITIES
STATE POLICE CLASH
State Officers Drive In Milford
Business Section Brought
Vigorous Protest.

A clash between the Milford town
autnOrltles and the State Highway
Ponce occurred last Saturday night
when Officer Voshel and Inspector
Campbell of the State Police force
started a wholesale roundup of per-
sons who were operating autolno-
blles without proper lights. For a
time the situation which developed
was an ugly one, and much unpleas-
antness might have happened. The
State Police force has recently inau-
gurated a drive to break I'D the
practice of driving cars at night
without proper lights. Saturday
night was set for a statewide cam
paign to arrest violators. It was in
accordance with this plan that Off
Ger Voshel and Inspector Campbell
were assigned to Milford. The men
came here and asked the co-opera-
tiOn of the town authorities. From
this point of the controversy two
different versions are to be had, The
town and state authorities agree in
that the town authorities refused to
cooperate in the drive; but differ
ent constructions are placed upon
the reasons for not so doing. The |
State Police wanted local officers as
signed to work outside the town lin
its. 1t was this cooperation that |
Mayor Reedy refused to grant. On
Saturday night it is necessary to
use the entire town police force to
control the traffic in the business
section of Milford. Mayor Reedv
claims that the men could not be
spared to aid the State Policemen in
heir work.
Chief of Police Courtney is au-
hority for the statement that Oficer
1oshel then asked that location be
assigned him within the town limits
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
Kent County Jury Quickly Con-
victs Man For Numbering Chris
tian Christensen.
SENTENCED IMMEDIATELY
Chief Justice PennewiII Imposed
Sentence And Evans Was Sent
To WOrkhOuse.

The final scene in the murder of
Christian Christensen. a nouItrv-
man residing near Houston. was in
acted IN the Kent County Court
room at Dover on Monday, when
Duke" Evans, colored, was placed
on trial charged with the crime The
negro was brought to Dover from
the New Castle County workhouse
shortly before the trial Started.
only one day was necessary to select
a jury, hear the evidence, secure a
conviction and sentence the man to
life imprisonment. The evidence
presented was along the line given
at the time of Evans arrest. His
story varied somewhat from the one
told originally by him. He claimed
self defense.
II took the jury one hour to reach
decision on a verdict.
Inc jury retired at 5.45 O'Clock
last evening and came into court at
6.54, and announced that Evans had
Deen found guilty of murder in the
second degree"
Never in the recollection of the
Oldest inhabitant has there been
such crowd present at a trial in
tIe court house of Dover as that
Whlch took up every available space
tnere when the State called Evans
before the bar for trial for first de-
gree murder as indicted by the grand
jury.
Long before the court house was
opened a large crowd had congre-
gated before the doors and when
they were opened the main body of
the court room was soon packed and
many people were standing in the
hall. 1t is estimated that fully 1900
people were in attendance at this
trial, and the court officials had
great difficulty in keeping order so
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
GROUND FINGER OFF

James W. Cannon, Jr., lost the
third finger of his right hand last
Saturday, while grinding sausage in
an electric cutter. In some manner
he can not account for, while press
ing down the meat in the hopper, his
finger was caught by the feed for
Ger and before the current could be
turned off, the finger from the end
to near the second joint was mang-
led, so that it had to be amputated.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
SILAS HYNSON

Silas Hynson died Thursday Feb
ruary 18th, at Farnhurst, Delaware.
OF appoplexy, aged SO years 8 months
and days. The remains were
brought to Milford where the funer-
al services were held at the under
taking parlors of William G. Pow
ders. funeral director on Saturday.
February 21st, Rev. D. w. Jacbs, Of
ticiating. Interment was made at
Union Cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
NEW CENTURY CLUB

The regular weekly session of the
New Century Club was held on Mon
day afternoon in the club house with
the president, Mrs. c. H. Nutter.
presiding. The minutes of the pre-
viOus meeting and some correspond
ence was read by the secretary Mrs.
Robert Griffith.
After short business meeting
Mrs. S. G. Evans, chairman of liter
ature took the chair. The Program
consisted chiefly of readings from
the lives and works of the New Eng
land poets.
Mrs. Evans gave very interesting
biographical sketches of the lives of
Henry WadswOrth LOngfeIlow and
James Russell Lowell, bringing out
some very human characteristics of
these famous men; also gave
brief description of their homes,
"Craigie House" and "Elmwood,"
which are preserved in there orig
inal state and maintained as a
shrine to the memory of these low
ed poets.
Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs read "The
Children's Hour" and Mrs. E. J.
Lewis read "The Courting."
Wrs. VIM. Warren gave a piano
solo, Sunset Reverie."
Mrs. Julius Scott, author of seY-
eral delightful books and short stor~
es, gave an original reading "Opcn
Confession" which was written i'll
collaboration with her daughter, Miss
Anna Scott, who is also an author Of
much ability.
Next Monday the Georgetown Club
will be guests of the local club and
urnish the program for the after
looms entertainment.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

Quite little interest was shown
on the art of several of the milk
producers in a bull association and
a meeting will be held of the Mas
sau Milk Producers Association at
the Presbyterian Community Hall,
Midway, on Monday night, March
End for the purpose of organizing a
bull association, and it is planned
to purchase in the near future sew
eral pure bred guernsey bulls. A
vote was taken as to the breed
which should be established in the
Nassau-Lewes communities. 81 voted
for guernseys, 8 for Jerseys, 8 for
Holsteins and 2 for Ayshiers. It is
the general opinion of everyone that
the guernsey breed will be selected
as the breed for eastern Sussex
County.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

The young people of Millwood will
give play on Friday evening, Feb
ruary 9th, starting at 8 o'clock, en-
titled "The. Aristocratic Club" Ice
cream and cake will be on sale. Ad-
mission 10 and Is cents.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

STATE, COUNTY AND
Deal NEWS FROM
RELIABLE SOURCES
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04
ABOUT ORPHAN AsYLuMs

Evidences multiply showing a
widespread desire to contribute out
of ones possessions that which may
help the less fortunate. OF all the
appeals to that generosity none are
more effective that that of the or
phan children. How many realize
there are 10000 children in the 1400
orphan asylums in this country, in
situations representing an investment
of two hundred million dollars and
an annual budget Of from fifty to
sixty millions? And how many
this will be surprising-know that in
most of these institutions less than
ten per cent of the children are or
phans?
DR.. r. r. Reeder, a prominent au-
thority on child care here . and
abroad, writes in The Survey Graph
ic deploring the apathy of these in
stitutions and their failure to rise
to the splendid service they might
render" He says these cannot be
SCIdppcQ, WCaiSh VI 4AObAS SS3As~
ment, religious zeal and philanthropy
ic have been bestowed upon them"
He. tells us that benevolent people
keep on leaving requests to institu-
tions that really do not need them.
From 1890 to-1903 four hundred Of
these were established. He answers
the question why so few orphans are
among the children in these institu-
lions by saying: Chiefly because
empty space in an orphan asylum is
a brick and mortar appeal to move
in" He argues that there is no sub
stitute for the human family. that
about this we should build our child
welfare work and not be relieving
parents "of their God-ordained re-
sponsibilities, removing children for
slight causes, making divorce easy,
or failing TO utilize the greatest pos
sible service Of the family home in
child care"
He speaks out Of experience. He
calls attention to the need of benev-
olent people making sure about that
to which they give
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04
Bulls Are Moody

Animals will detect an rnfriendIv
disposition much more quickly than
human beings. They are almost per-
Iect mirrors. One cross word-the
next minute the old cow tries to
puncture the bottom of the pail or
takes the mixer for a delightful tail
spin. The bull is about the ONLY
farm animal that doesn't reflect the
care-takers mood. He generally has
a mood all his own and believes in
keeping it isolated, -inde1ed for
ready reference.
Here is recipe by which any
farmer can tell exactly how many
human friends he has. If he has one
friend among the farm animals, the
chances are that he has the same
number among humans, and so on.
The only way to have a friend is to
be one" says Emerson.
There are folks who gauge their
friends by the number of people they
imagine will attend .heir funerals
and how long the clocks will stop
ticking when they shuttle off the
stage.
1t is delusion for any person to
think ne has very many friends. A
scientlhc guess would be that most
individuals have about five real
frlends-those who will stand with
them whether the sun shines. the
rain beats or the snow flies.
claude Mermet gives friendship an
appetizing slant when he said:
Friends are like melons.
Shall l tell you why?
To find one good,
You must hundred try"
The County Agent" in Farm Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04
PALERMO

BRANCH MILLS-Mr. and Mrs.
Will Chadwick and daughters, Elsie
and Hepe and Miss Ella Brann OF
Augusta passed Saturday at G. w.
Ilsley's. i,
The pupils of the village school
under the instruction of Mrs. Jennie
Ilsley held appropriate memorial ex-
ercises Friday and marched to the
cemetery to decorate the soldiers
graves with wreaths which they had
made.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Jones and Miss
Evelyn Drawn have arrived home by
auto from Florida where they passed
the winter.
F. E Worthing was a visitor sew
eral days in Augusta recently.
On account of the illness of the
proprietors, E. S. Cain and Celia Nell
son. their. store was closed for sew
eral days last week.
John Stowe and son, John, are very
ill.,
Mr.. ard Mrs Will Marden, Sarah
Bailey, Mrs. C. o. Dove and Alger
Parmenter. who have had the grip
are able to be out.
A large party of relatives from
Weeks Mills, Augusta and Gardiner,
were at C. A. Workings Sunday.
Mr.. Oliver of Lynn, Mass, was the
guest of his daughter and husband,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04

think not. 1t was Justice Holmes of
the Supreme Court who said that he
thought the country might get on
even if the Court were deprived of
the power to declare an act of Con-
gress unconstitutional, but that he
did not see how our Government
could survive if the Supreme Court
were not permitted to void acts of
State Legislatures. The need of hav-
ing some Federal tribunal to main
tain the rights of the citizen when
they are invaded by local legislation
has never been more evident than in
the case of this Oregon School law.
In the decision of the Supreme Court
against it we also get an encourag-
ing forecast of what will happen
when the Tennessee Anti-Evolution
School law reaches the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Bryan has laid down the
magnificent and inspiring rule: 1T
sis the States pay check that con-
"trols the schools" Let him try that
legal argument on the Supreme
Court and he will learn something
decidedly to his advantage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04
WISDOM ANp-soMETHING
ELSE

Seeds of wisdom-and sad to re-
late some of that which may be con-
sidered unwisdom-an the way from
Dexter, Maine. by way of the recol-
lections of resident of that town in
the generation of the Sixties.
There was the practical-minded
old fellow. "Forty-niner" who
kept" a store. the stock of which
included pocket books. A youth
came in one day, examined the wares
and decided he wanted a pocket book
the price of which was one dollar
"You may charge it," he said. The
"Forty- miner" looked at him until the
youth began to fidget under the scru-
tiny. and then the old mans philoso-
ply, found vent. It'll trust you for
clothes, for any necessity Of life ]
have to sell, but if you haven't the
money to pay for it you surely don't
need a pocket-book the youth
decided he didn't.
So much for wisdom, now for the
other variety about how not to bring
up boys. Those were the days when
wood was burned, when there were
cords Of it to saw, when parents con-
sidered it a part Of their progeny's
discipline to do the saving. This
Dexter parent perhaps wishing to
accelerate the process, told the boy
that when the wood was sawed he
would make him a present. Boys in
that neighborhood practised that
old neighborly custom of Changing
works" and there was much talk
about that present, much conjecture
as to what it might be and some
little hope that it might be something
which could be passed around" It
was,-a brand-new bucksaw, pre-
scented on the day following the com
pletion Of the wood pile. What hap
pened to that saw, unfortunately,
wasn't retained among our inform
ants recollections. We are sorry for
that; we hoped to learn the boys
having sawed all the wood turned to
and sawed UP the piano, or some
thing of the sort.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04
Editorial Comment
A BAD LAW VOIDED.
IN Y. Tinnesl

L
Yesterdays decision, by the SUI
preme Court holding invalid the Ore
gon School law is none the less well
come for being expected. The statute
set aside was born of prejudice. 1t
would. have required parents in Ore
gon to take all their children be-
tween the ages of s and 16 out of
private or parochial schools and send
them to. the public schools of the
State. The measure professed to be
one of equality, but it was plainly
directed most intolerantly at a single
class. 1t was one of the most hate
full by-products of the Ku KluX
movement, which now happily seems
to be dying out. The Supreme Court
does not deny the right of the State
to pass compulsory education laws,
but it holds that the guarantee of
religious freedom and individual lib
erty are violated when the attempt
is made to say exactly how and
where children shall be educated. 1t
is the end but not the means which
the State is entitled to prescribe.
1t will be noted that it is an enact
ment by a State which the Supreme
Court has decided to be repugnant to
the Constitution. Will there now be
an cutlery against confiding such
tyrannical powers to Judges? We
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04
CHINA

SOUTH-Carroll Dawson of Win
throp, Mass, who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. Carroll Jones, left on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence W.'Jones of
East Vassalboro were Sunday guests
of their aunt, Mrs. Mary W.. Jones.
Miss Amy Austin, who has been i'll
with jaundice. is able to be out again.
Linwood w. Jones attended SER
vices with RevA S. M. Thompson at
Windsor Sunday afternoon and even
ing.
Maynard Maxwell, College '27, and
Miss Marjorie Maxwell, who teaches
in Winthrop, We're weekend guests
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Maxwell.
Mrs. Carroll Jones and Mrs. Roscoe
Jones, with their little daughters,
were business callers in Augusta
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest F. Jones, with
their little son Curtis, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Thompson.
Next Sunday will be Rev. Neal
Nerolius' last Sabbath before his re-
turn to Ohio. His topic for Sunday
morning will be "The Stewardship of
Faith" and for Sunday evening, 1.-The
Stewardship of Talents
At the chapel last Sunday evening
Prof. Newman of Colby gave the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04
TAKE ALL you CAN GET

When out for prizes it is perfectly
proper to take all one may get. We
miration, for our enterprising neigh
Dor of the north country, The Houl-
ton Times, for going down to Rich
mond, Va, and bringing back from
the meeting there of the National
Editorial Association a cup for hav-
ing the best front page, second prize
for the best editorial page and hon
orable mention for paper doing the
best community work, to say nothing
about Charles Fogg's popularity, and
the silver cup he brought back last
year. He seems to have formed a
habit worth having.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04
THE CHILD AND GOVERNMENT

"The child is not the mere crea-
ture of the State. Those who nur-
ture him and direct his destiny have
the right, coupled with the high
duty, to recognize and prepare him
for additional obligations"
This from the decision Of the ma
jority of the Supreme Court in the
Oregon school case is hardly in &C
cord with the ideas of communism
in Russia, or the practices which OBJ
tanned in Germany prior to the war.
There the government was fast as
Stunning direction of the youth, de-
termining what vocations they
should pursue and impressing them
with the notion that they belonged
to the Government. Over here we
have held fast to. the idea that the
Government belongs to the people
and it is gratifying to find in this
decision no evidence that eur grasp
on that idea is in any way weaken
ing.
Moreover. in the history of the
world, the desire for control of the
children by organizations has not
been restricted to the political gov
ernments. But the record further
discloses need of influences, organ
ICED or unorganized, to assist the
parent in directing the child. This
to conform to American ideas. how
ever, should, as far as possible, be
maintained by the force of persua-
sion Of the parent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04

baccalaureate address to the gradu-
ating class Of Erskine academy. A
large and appreciative audience lis
tened to Prof. Newman's forceful
sermon on "Imitators of God"
Mrs. E. F. Whitehouse left last
week for a short stay at North
Whitefield.
The graduating exercises of Frs
kline academy will take place at the
gym next Friday evening at 7.45.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holmes and
little son, Corey, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Holmes, Jr., all of New York
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Holmes.
LAKESIDE DRIvE-Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Doe of Weeks Mills
were calling on Mr.. and Mrs. Wes-
ley Morrell on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Fisher and
family of Bath and Eliot Williams
of Colby College passed Memorial
Day in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Getchell, Mr..
and Mrs. Washburn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allie Doe and son and Mr.. and MRS.
Will Niles of Hallowell were sun
day callers at the home of II. ..
Doe.
Mrs. Clara Williams has gone to
Bath where she will pass several
weeks with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fitzgerald,
Harry Fitzgerald and Mrs. Flora
Harrington of Waterville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Fitzgerald of East Vas
salboro, c. B. Finley and two sons
of Augusta and Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Cloves of Cross Hill were Sunday
callers at Fred Fitzgerald's.
Mrs. M. ]. Tobey. Mrs. Harold
Tobey and Miss Mary Tobey We're
recent callers of Mrs. Ida Young at
Branch Mills.
HI. o. Doe was. rendered a party
on Friday in honor of his birthday.
He received many fine presents, In
Guiding three birthday cakes ind
many felicatitions of the day. A
bountiful dinner was served at noon.
Those present were Mrs. o. A. True
of Gardiner, the Misses Barbara and
Madolyn True of Gardiner, Mrs. VIII
Niles of Hallowell, Mrs. Clara Will
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Tobey,
and Miss Mary Tobey and Miss En-
ma Doe of Lakeside, the host and
hostess.
B. H. Gates and family of East
Vassalboro were recent callers at
the home of C. B. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Clark OF Wa
terville passed Saturday and Sunday
in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04
Wealth in the Dead Sea

That the Dead Sea may prove mine
OF valuable material for agricultural
purposes Is suggested in the annual
report OF the farm school department
OF the Near East Relief, orphanages
In Palestine AMI Syria.
The report says that the water of
the Dead Sea contains strong pre-
clpitate of potash, which, by a simple
process, can be extracted at an ex-
pense or about SIS ton. 1t is sug-
gested that this much-needed fertil-
Ter can be delivered to Palestine
farmers at a retail price of SIS a ton
as against $50, which is now being
PAID for imported fertilizer of the
same kind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04
MERCER

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rollins u
Harmony were weekend guests II
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rol.
Inns.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas and
family were calling on relatives IN
town, Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Small has returned
home from Waterville where she has
been for a few weeks.
Lillian Small passed the weekend
with Miss Florence Baker. They en-
joyed an auto trip to Bingham.
Fred Mcmahon has gone to East
Otisfield to pass a few weeks.
Henry True and Charlie Gray were
in Pennington, Tuesday on, business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ross took an
auto trip to Gardiner, Sunday.
Russell Bunker was at home from
Pennington over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Leeman and
Viola Gray were in Skowhegan
Thursday.
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nLittle JACK 90
4 Rabbit - 81
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US ss - Is - SszszzY 80

think I have a bagful in the closet"
and turning back into her neat little
house, she returned in few minutes.
Dear me-" she exclaimed, as Peter
Pig counted out dozen or more
Carrot Cents, "one doesn't get much
for the trouble of saving"
"Save the pennies and the dollars
will take care of themselves" an
swered Peter Pig wisely, and click
ing his tongue against his teeth, he
turned the old donkey down the little
winding path to the Pleasant Pas
ture. AS he passed the Old Duck
Pond, Grandaddy Bullfrog looked up
from his green lillypad seat and
shouted:
"Do you buy old clothes? My last
years suit is for sale. I have an old
umbrella, too, which you may have
for cent or two"
Business getting better every min
ute" grunted Peter Pig to himself,
and pulling in the donkey, he waited
the old suit. Just then Ducky Wad-
dies waded through the shallow water
and up on the bank. do you buy
feathers?" he asked, flapping his
wings, which sent a shower OF water
drops over Peter Pig.
"Id better buy rubber coat If I'm
to meet you Often" answered the old
pig, wfping his face with red BAN
danna handkerchief. mo, don't buy
feathers"
AS Ducky Waddles turned away,
Granddaddy Bullfrog hoped out from
the long watergrass.
Here's the coat and here's the UNI
brella,
How much will you pay for them, old
fellow"
Untving the string of his money
bag, Peter Pig carefully counted out
three Pumpkin Pennies. That's all
they're worth" he grunted, dropping
the pennies in the old frogs hat, and
without another word he snapped his
whip and drove away. And in the
next story you will hear what hap
pened after that if you your parents
will obey and be respectful every
day.