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Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
DeIn1ar

S. F. Krause who has conducted a
bakery in Delmar for nearly a quar-
ter Of a century, was found on the
kitchen floor of his home early last
Thursday morning with his wrist
slashed and gas jet open. He was
discovered by his son Albert, who
summoned DR.. II. 2. Locates imme-
diately, but the unfortunate man
was so weak from the loss of blood
that he soon passed away. Upon bid
ding his children good night We'd
nesday evening he remarked that If
he slept no better than the previous
night, he would take something to
make him sleep, he also referred re-
Gently to some trouble that had come
upon him; but the real reason for
his act is unknown. Brooding over
the death of his devoted wife which
occurred two years ago is believed
to be partly responsible however. He
left note requesting that his three
children, Aline aged 16, Albert aged
Is, and Nancy Ellen, aged z, be TAX
en- care of by some Christian family,
and asked that his brother Clinton
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
CHAPTER 8

Their city house stood on an emin-
ence.
This statement, magniloquent in its
simplicity, might serve its purpose in a
real estate prospectus; in the less ro-
mantle light of fiction it calls for an
apology. For the breast of Mother
Nature may swell graciously to be
adorned with jewelled ornaments, or
her face may wither to a hag's and on
her raw cheekbone grow wen to be
trimmed with single bristly hair.
The Holtz house stood on an emin-
ence. 1t was a bump Of land coughed
up by some primeval spasm; in the days
Of Indians and coonsl1in trappers it
might have been beautiful. Civiliza-
ton, wise to mans higher needs, had
treated 1t in its own way, had SCARED it
with gravel pits, scanned it with roads,
bitten into it with an atmosphere that
corrodes like acid. Half way up the
slope stood a geometrical arrangement
Of wooden dWelling-boxes, about equal
In size, very similar in slope Of roof.
The collection was called Dutch Hill.
An Inherent tidiness in the German citi-
GEMS who, a generation before, had
elected to become Southerners in accent
and habit had given the section some
thing Of the charm which children find
In toy villages. The little streets ran
bias 10 the points Of the compass.
Later city administration had ordered
wide thoroughfare to be cut East and
West. This gave the town an appear
ence Of having been scalloped at the
edges-a formation that appealed to
eh0 fmaPinatfOn in sDite Of the dra h
asmeness Of the houses.
Above Dutch Hill stood superior
ven, from time immemorial called the
Fort. Ordnance, arsenal, mOat or
6tockade there were none to be seen |
when Admah came to live on Dutch |
Hill. True, there was tumbled square |
OF weed-groWn stones which the negroes |
referred to awesomely as the Powder
House. But this sank low in the sur
rounding earth; little plateau, gently |
rolling, where afternoon suns slanted |
Gilver-gilt on dry grasses, blowing in the /
wind. There were no relics to be found,
save rusty piles Of tin cans, already
merging with the soil; they might have
been dumped there by Admiral Noah
on some unrecorded visit. Admah and
10 and Eddie Stek-the Sticks lived in
the little house which linked arms with
che Holtzes on the right-used to dig up
these cans and roast them over bon
dres. When the flames died down they
would search the ashes for little pellets
OF solder which they would melt again
and run into wooden moulds, creating
hard, bright bars, resembling silver
bullion. These had market value per
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
Todd's Chapel.

The attendance at Todd's las
Sunday was very large. Before de
livering his sermon Rev. Bailey
baptized a number of children.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Todd'
met at the home of Mrs. Belle Will
hanson on Thursday of last week
On account of the disagreeable
weather the attendance was not
large. The March meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Luther
Williamson.
Mr.. Dearman has new radio. It
seems wonderful that concerts and
speaking from distant places can be
heard without employing wires for
the carrying of the sound. But, no
doubt, in the near future we will see
as far as we now hear. Then, in
stead of listening in we will be
'peeping in
We are glad to see W. S. Todd's
name in the list of prize-winners in
the limerick contest. An ambitious
and perseVering man is sure to win.
While, the roads are greatly i'm
proved in most places yet there are
spots where it is difficult for a bird
to fly over.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
CHAPTER 4

Ma Holtz had scarcely set Pas green
rocker opposite the voiceless melodeon
in the parlor when she laid the grave
stone over a kitchen table and began
making peppermint drops for the
strange people whom she hau so sudden
ly adopted to be her own.
10, whom she called her "good boy
because he lacked sufficient initiative
to take him far in mischief, she chose to
be her assistant. Admah she appointed
salesman. Ma made these decisions
out Of hand, keeping her own counsel,
consulting nobody. Her preferences
were always mystery to Admah.
just what had sent her, almost over
night, from the farm to the city was a
question that her death left unex-
planned. Apparently she had suddenly
revOlted against the whole. rural scene
and abandoned the farm, stock, barn
and mortgage. The skinny cows and
auburn hogs had gone to market.
Even old John parted from the family
shortly after his arrival in the city.
The junk man, who knew the value of
wreckage, paid twelve dollars for the
old horse and drove hing to death in six
months.
A feature of Dutch Hill, second only
to the Soap Factory, was the Car Barn.
Here troupe of jolly rovers, who in
the languors of Spring changed greasy
blue coats to denim shirts, stabbed their
mules at night, and by day rumbled
along the tracks in small yellow bob
tail cars, grandfathers Of the tabled
Toonerville Trolley. Eddie Sick, wise !
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

pound in the estimation Of q funk mal
who lived ct the foot Of Dutch Hill.
''I'm goin to save mine till 1 git I
hundred" announced Admah, uNOr
division Of the treasure
II low it'n be right s.4art Of time.
suggested Eddie Stel
'Mebbe. ButI'll have five dollars, u
declared Admah.
These can-melting parties were as
near play as the Holtzes knew at that
time. Even in his latter years Admah
looked back upon the Fort as an en-
chanted pleasure garden, infinite in
variety. Upon its brow dwelt parti-
cularly sordid tribe Of negroes. Their
habitations were more like kraals than
houses; aggregations Of chicken coops,
battered vehicles, leaning towers of
StOvepipe, all walled in with strips of
corrugated iron or old doors, salvaged
from some former wreck. At wilder,
windier corner of the plateau the Gipsies
pitched their camps in Spring, grazed
their shaggy ponies, flaunted their dirty
shawls Of indigo and vermiHon, plumed
the horizon with the smoke of their
camp-fres while their shapeless women
folk mushed down the hill to trade
black magic for the small change nf
commerce.
Life on the Fort was ROmany, quite
in contrast with the ant-like orderliness
of the Nordic people just below. But
Admah never forgot the queer spell
which the negro dwellings cast upon
him. They were architectural acci-
dents, as lacking in design or continuity
as the ramblings of a crazy brain. They
had charm, a kindly appeal to fancy.
Weather had toned them uniformly to
handsome Vandyke brown. When
smoke arose from their mad chimneys,
chickens fiuttered over the jimber-
jaWed barricades, little dark figures
darted in and out, laughing the eIfin
laugh of Africa, these ceased to be
mortal places. There dwelt the Lepre-
chauns.
To the North the Fort had its practi-
cal side. From bluff Admah could
look down on the soap works, boiling all
day and tainting the air with it's fat, !
heavy smell. Wagons Of raw animal |
matter would lumber up to one great |
door; out of another neat. fresh boxes
would be trundled forth to be Filled on |
trains. The method of it and the
homely magic appealed to this boy,
ambitious to own hundred bars Of
solder. The idea of piling things
Identical things-one upon another
struck fire in his imagination. To pile
up solder bars, to pile up boxes, to
to stack great dollars mountains high
in the artless sentimentality of
Ooyhood he could see himself spending
4 great deal on his mother. arranging it
80 that she needn't be worried and jaw
ng all day, fix it so that she could have
4 hired girl to wait on her and help her
clean up things after she had made the
lays batch Of candy. When he owned
\ factory he would marry somebody.
Mabel Sick, who lived next door, would
10. But she was little tall for him,
md getting kind of old.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
SECOND INSTALLMENT

The wagon jolted on. Ma resumed
her pipe, 10 his empty stare, Admah hi
seat on the forbidden throne. Straight
ahead stretched the City, already
plumed by the rich black smoke Of In
dustrialism. Grey. violet and royal
purple it lay across the River, its feet
touching turgid waters which a foggy
sun had turned to sullen gold.
Through the iron struts Of the Bridge
che boy could see stout white steamers
eheiF side-wheeled paddles working gal
lantly as they piled up and down. Up
che river they swept toward Cincinnati,
9earing great hogsheads Of tobacco.
Down the river they piled with freight
and passengers toward hot ports on the
wider Mississippi. Admah's father
had often promised to take him on a
trip down the Big Water-Memphis
Cairo, New Orleans-what names to
eememberl
Pa had often promised that He was
dead now. ...
Below the Falls the boy could see a
yellowish gargle Of water, slow and
dangerous. They found Pa Holtz there
sour days after he disappeared. Every
body had thought it good thing for
Ma; he had been a drag and drunkard
and free thinker. But Admah had
always been a little on Pas side. Corn
Whiskey never made him cross. He
stood lot Of hammering, just like the
E1rface Of rock quarry that resists
G1ently, then comes down with a
crash.
Adnah looked down at the gargling
water DeloW the Falls. His eyes filed
with tears, as they always did when he
thought Of Pa for long time. And
this was strange. because Pa had been
. bad man, a neglectful husband and an
Indifferent father.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
THIS WEEKS CROSSWORD PUZZLE
BY LYNN ARTHUR

Lynn Arthur has cooked up this
crossword for puzzle fans this
week. Here's what he has to say
about it: Cali the words in this
crossword, with one possible ex-
ception, are used in English CONVEX
sation and should give little difficult
ty to crossword fans. Time yourself
on it. If you can solve it in 80 min
utes you are pretty good And here
is tip. No. horizontal is the ex-
ception to ease and smartness. It's
a corker."
The first letter of each word is in
dicated by a number placed in the
blank white spaces, and by re-
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

81. Long time
33. Russian National drink
J 35. AbbreViation for Russian
36. To use Gas a sword)
38. Form of 'to be-"
80. Conjunction
Al. Authorization for relative
AZ. Musical Note
43. Note of scale
Al. Spike
As. Close to
46. The same (abbrev.) Latin
AZ. Birds home
so. Spills
So. Period of time
So. To Nsing
56. Kind of tree
So. Dolt
so. Author Of modern "FabIes in
Slang"
81. Girls name
6S. Personal possessive pronoun
65. A wrong
Sc. Degree Of Doctor of Laws
6S. Adverb Of place
SO. Steel plate
20. Sorrowful
II. Inclining
76. Talk
n. Charitable donation
78. Never (Contraction)
VERTICAL
l. Toilet article
2. Formerly
8. Irritated
4. Summed
5. Southern state (abbrev.)
6. Cry of pain
Z. Greek letter
8. Half an EN-
8. June birthstone
10. Foliage
IL. Mythical monster
12. City in Alaska
Is. To puzzle
21. To below
%. Elongated fish
25. Large branch Of Mississippi
River
%. Mode of travel
20. Reddish coloring matter
80. Like an elf
33. Enthusiasm; pep
"a. Anatomy (abbrev.)
SO. Happiness; opposite Of woe
81. Father
40. Round flat body
Al. Repose
4S. Rubbed out
49. To make insane
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ferring to the list of words given
below, you will find the definition.
For instance, number one horizon
tai gives the definition of a word
which will fill in all the white
spaces to the first black space at
the right. Number one vertical gives
the definition for a word which will
fill in all the white spaces to the
first black space below. The black
spaces indicate the end of a word,
and no letter is placed in them.
When completed, the puzzle must
read both horizontally and vertical
ly or across and down.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph W. Long and
little son Edward have reached
Plant City, FLORIDA, where Mr.. Long
will spend several weeks, buying
fruit and produce. They drove down
in their car and report a very nice
trip.
Mrs. Olive Griffith Of Baltimore
who has been visiting relatives in
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27
81 Lost My Best Customers Thru
Rats" Writes j. Adams,

USED to have the busiest Restau-
rant in town until news spread that
the kitchen was infested with rats;
lost a lot of my best customers un-
til tried RAT-SNAP. Haven't a
pest in the place now. Restaurants
should use RAT-SNAP." Three sizes,
S5c, Csc, SLIPS. Sold and guaranteed
by the Pierce Hardware Company,
Milford. f6-4t
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

Of Salisbury settle his estate. His
father lives in Salisbury and there
are two other brothers, one living in
Florida and one a missionary in
China. Mr.. Krause leaves a home,
the baking establishment and a farm
near Salisbury. He was highly re-
spected Christian gentleman and his
death has caused a sensation.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

town for the past week has return
ed to her home.
Miss Ruth Hayman ana 6fayson|
Elliott attended the Junior Prom oA
the University Of Delaware at the
Hotel DUPONT recently.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

'DeLeadG est CGrthagO!"
CstO-the severest censor of all Greek
and Roman hstOry-win always be re-
membered for these two outstanding
I qualities: the destruction of Carthage
or which he argued IN every speech he
Sade, until the destruction was accom-
Dliahed; and for his keen faculty for
serUtinizing the characters of candidates
for offee, den0uncing false claims, etc.
The unsPaEing severity Of his censorship
has made his name prOvegblal.
Perhaps yOu did not realize that lust
such = censorship Is being applied to
every product of the Hearn Oil Com
pany, before that product leaves the
main plant of the company. in Whining
ton.
graduate chemist, in a modernly
equipped laboratory, carefully analyses
q sample Of each Of the products, tests
the ingredients individually and eollec-
lively, and makes sure that the product
to b sent out meots e. erv r,o4ired
specification.
In this respect our chemist is like
CatO-and he is not only as conscien-
t0Us, but as severe.
You may feel sure that Hearu OIL
FEOduOtS are a. good - yOu can buyI
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

The man who wants to get ahead
will never stay at the foot
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-27

An ambitious wife is many mans
self-starter.
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81. Sacred hymns
54. Possesses
55. Formerly
81. Rests
SO. One of the senses
81. Proverb
81. Athirst
Ga. Demonstrative pronoun
81. Burden
72. Printers measure
73. Like
"a. Into
rs. Point of the compass
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STERLING

Do you ever stop to con-
slider what sterling actually
means? The dictionary de-
scribes it as Ga criterion
of excellence" - and lays
particular stress upon the sup
erior qualities it represents.
It is our purpose to make the
name "Hearn Oil Company" as de-
pendable in the field of fabrication as
the word Sterling" is on silver.
The quality of Hearn Motor Oils
is shown by the fact that they are
made according to the specifications
Of
The Society of Automobile Engineers!
Therefore, when you choose a =
Hearn Oil Product for your motor,
you KNOW you are getting the most
approved qualities that it is possible
for such products to contain. They
assure longer life for the motor,
lower operating costs, and the salts
faction of knowing you are using
LUBRICANTS THAT ARE AS GOOD
AS YOU CAN BUY!
Evening star., 1925-05-05
TERRIS- DUNDEE BOUT
is FINAL In GARDEN

NEW YORK, May 5.-Madison
Square Garden, scene of notable
sporting events for more than three
decades, will house it's last throng
tonight.
Immediately after 12-round fight
between Johnny Dundee, veteran of
more than 5000 rounds of fighting
and Sid Terris. youthful lightweight
aspirant from New York's East Side,
the giant claws of a wTecker will
begin to rip down the old amphi-
theater.
Although the Garden has been the
center of Eastern track carnivals,
the home of the circus in its annual
visits to the metropolis and the scene
of thrilling six-day bicycle races,
most of the pages of its history are
filled with accounts of struggles be-
tween gladiators of the ring.
Among the relics that will pass
with the raZing of the Garden on
Wednesday will be John Sullivan, a
night caretaker, who for 80 years has
seen the champions come and go.
Sullivan, who said he had not missed
a single nights work since he entered
upon his long assignment, asserted
that of all the thrilling struggles he
had ever seen that between Peter
Maher and Gus Rubin topped the list.
1T was the bloodiest battle ever
staged in New York" declared the
ancient caretaker. THE eyes of both
men were closed in the middle of the
fray. and how they ever lasted it out
l could never understand.
Dundee is the nearest thing to the
old fighters l have ever seen. They
tell me he is almost through, but l
won't believe it until 1 see him lying
on the resin floor taking the count.
Il believe Jack Dempsey could have
held his own with the great fighters
of the past, but l doubt if he could
have beaten F'itzsimmons, Jefferies
birds.
''Alf Goullet is my cycling hero,
although l telieve Peggy Moran,
Floyd Mcfarland, Elkes, Krebs and
Leander would have made the going
hot for him"
Evening star., 1925-05-05
Harris Relies Pitching Mats Repeat Dempsey Fight While ABROAD
MAID AT ARMS WILL
START IN PREAKNESS

BALTIMORE, Nay 5.--A new con.
tender for the $4,000 Preakness ap-
peared last night when Samuel D.
Riddle announced that as a result of
the brilliant performance of Maid at
Arms in the Pimlico Oaks, he would
send the miss to the post in Fridays
classic. Maid at Arms, a Man-O'War
filly, made her own pace in the Oaks
and covered the mile and a sixteenth
In LAG, the fastest time ever made in
the stakes.
The performance Of the Riddle filly
has brought her considerable favor
The PreakneSs last year was won by a
filly, Bud Fishers Nellie Morse.
Glen Riddles American Flag, also
by Man-O'War, is training nicely, and
yesterday had an easy mile in LA
while Nicholas, of the Fair Stable
stepped the same distance in 1.414-5
j. Z. Griffith's Singlefoot, being
pointed for both Preakness and Derby
went a nice mile and a quarter in
2.0S rs. Candy Kid, which is to bear
H. p. Whitney's colors, did a speedy
three-quarters in LA 2-5.
A number of other prospective
starters were put through their PAGES
with the same routine on the schedule
today.
The Bowling Green purse, a six-fur
long sprint, will bring out several well
thought of Preakness candidates this
afternoon. Prominent among these
are Courageous, Storm King, Fast
Mail, Campfire Tales and Finland
Storm King has worked exceedingly
well and looks especially formidable
Swope, with which Bud Fisher hopes
to- repeat last years victory, arrived
at Pimlico last night and is scheduled
to face the barrier today.
Evening star., 1925-05-05
DERBY CANDIDATES
TAKING SHORT TESTS

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 5.-Speed
tests over short distances was the
program yesterday for Kentucky
Derby eligibles and the same schedule
was planned for today. Railbirds here
are of the opinion that while there has
been an absence of long fast work by
the candidates, it does not mean that
the colts are not ready for the taxing
mile and quarter distance.
Infrequency of lengthy workouts
is due to two reasons, the track has
been slow for the last ten days and
trainers evidently are following a pro-
gram of thoroughly seasoning their
charges with short breeZeS to retain
speed. Word has been given out by
numerous trainers that their horses
could creditably face the Derby bar
rier within an hours notice now.
At the local tracks Lee o. Cottner,
Quatrain and Captain Hal delighted
their followers yesterday by short and
fast trials. Aircastle, Pyroot, Elector,
Louis Rubenstein and Russell Cave
also have been worked out, some being
asked for a maximum speed for the
brief distance of only three furlongs.
At Lexington King Nadi ran an ex
ceptional mile in lao, leaving other
Derby candidates in the rear, includ
ing the favorite Supremus, which
finished a poor third Is lengths back OF
Son of John, who engaged King Nadi
in a driving finish only to be beaten
by a head. While King Nadi displayed
remarkable gameness as Son of John
raced him head and head, he has
shown that he is partial to soft foot
ing and a fast track on Derby day
won't be so much to his liking. If the
track is soft, other favorites will face
dangerous challenger in King Nadi
Evening star., 1925-05-05
BOWLERS GET $1,54O
IN C. C. A. TOURNEY

Glass B bowlers in the Capital City
Bowling Association tournament that
closes at the King Pin Alleys tomor-
row night will share in nearly half of
81 $40 prize list. The Glass B pin
spillers will split a sum totaling S765,
while the Class A men are rolling for
$410 and the Glass c winners will re-
ceive S365.
In addition to the cash prizes, silver
cups will be awarded the all-events
victor in each class, gold medals will
go to the winners of doubles and sin
giles in each class, and the three win
ming teams will receive sets of bowl
ing balls.
Five team prizes and the same
number for doubles, ranging from $40
to $40, are offered in Class A. Six
singles prizes ranging from $40 to $40
and three all-events prizes of SIS, SIS
and SO also are to be awarded
Class B team awards include 10
amounts ranging from SIS to SIS.
The seven ranking doubles winners
will receive amounts varying from
$40 to $45, six winners in singles will
receive sums ranging from $5 to S35,
and the five all-events prizes will
vary from SIS to $40.
Team awards in Glass C total $40,
running from $40 to $50; five doubles
prizes range from S5 to '$25; singles
awards total S65, the highest being
$25, and four all-events winnings to-
tai $35.
Evening star., 1925-05-05
BURNING OF PONIES
HITS HAWAIIAN POLO
By the Associated Press.

HONOLULU, May 5.-Polo in Ha-
waii will be set back by years as a re-
suit of the destruction on Sunday by
fire of the Hawaiian string of ponies
at the Baldwin Stables, Island of
Maui, polo players believe.
Among the IA animals burned was
Gray Daun. who is considered ire
placeable. One pony broke loose, but
had to be shot it was so badly burned
Another has not yet been accounted
for. Other ponies burned were Topsy
and Gold Wing, the property of Harry
Baldwin; kelikuli. Weary Willie, Pa
Iona and Fair Play, the property of
Frank Baldwin, who also owned Gray
Dawn, and some new ponies from Cali
fornia and Canada.
The BaldwinS left San Francisco
with Is ponies, one of which died en-
route, while another was left in Homo
lulu. as it was i'll. Sixteen were taken
to Maui on Sunday morning and
placed in the stables, where the fire
started while the attendants were at
lunch. Employees had been burning
hornets nests, and 1t is believed a
spark from these fires settled in the
stable, causing the blaze.