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PATRIOTIC WOMEN
 PURCHASE HOME OF
 BETTY WASHINGTON
(Ry A ssnniatad Pressl

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb. g. Americas newest national shrine, Kenmore, the mansion that was the home of Betty Washington Lewis, on " sister of George Washington, is 10 be dedicated May 1, and President Coolidge has been asked to attend the ceremony
 In the drawing room of the historic house simple ceremony, on Jan. l, marked the transfer of the last $1,- 900 of the purchase price of $30. .0UO 10 the former owners, and the pcon- erty passed into the possession of t!c Kenmore Association, a national ol ganizal.on with headquarters here
 Three y.ars ago the property was dbrt; :n ie cut up into bL., Il. x lnis ard sold wien a group Of vC',,ct'. .Ui rA. cnting the Washing O., Lewis Chapter ol the Daughters ;. :. nl, erican 1;.g' ution. conceive! ;fC idea of "a chasing the estate ani :."e:erv- lH', 'l lO1 le9ISl1Iy |HSSoA 1 .!As " t'A' term:rc Association wa" orsan..' q and an active campaign was ca".-'i' to every state in the Union.
 Kenmore was built in 1752 by Col onel Fielding Lewis to be the home of his bride, and it was there that he and Betty Washington lived for many years At that time the mansion house of an S0-acre farm, it now Oc- cupies a quiet and dignified spot in the residential section here. State ly and imposing without, its interior walls are adorned with stucco work which George Washington himself de- signed and had executed at his or ders by Hessian prisoners of war.
 True to the older type of colonial buildings, there is no veranda, or porch; steps lead directly into the front entrance The drawing room, where the presentation exercises were conducted few days ago, was the gathering place of the flower of col onial aristocracy, and later, when the new nation was born, it was the scene of many celebrations in which both American and French officers toasted the victories won.
 The Kenmore Association now plans to raise additional funds as an endowment to insure the care and maintenance of the mansion for all time.
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TlBETAN BUDDHIST LEADER
 DISAPPEARS

Photographic copy of painting, by Sviatoslav Roerich, a noted Russian artist who has just come to New York from Tibet, of the Tashi Lama, spiritual head of the Tibetan people, whose mysterious disappearance has caused sensation throughout the Far East. This is the first time a Tashi Lama has disappeared, and there is no satisfactory explanation of the affair, according to MT. Roer- ich, who adds that Tibetans believe it is the precursor of great changes, as according to their old prophecies, such al occurrence marks a new epoch in the worlds history the com ing of a new spiritual leader on earth.
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Y. M. (. A. ANNOUNCES
 NATIONAL PLANS TO POPULARgZE SPORT
(By Associated Pressl

(By Associated PreSsl
 NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The program for the 1925 series of what is said to be the largest group of national and international indoor competitions in the world, was announced today by the Athletic Leagues of the Y. M c. As of the United States and Canada.
 These events, according to Dr. John Brown, ir., secretary of the Y. M. c. A. Athletic League of the United States, will begin in February and extend over a period Of months.
 Their purpose, Dr. Brown points out, is to engage the masses, the ac- tive participation of thousands who ordinarily would not enter contests and to develop in the individual an all-round ability The plan largely does away with difficulties of time and expense involved in travel, while at the same time the rules and SCOT ing systems applied make possible an eminently fair competition among contestants who, in the case of many of the games, may be as far away from each other as the two oceans.
 February and March are to be giv en over respectively to the senior and junior hexathlon competitions in which, last year, 27,S73 different men and boys took part in 36 states, the District, of Columbia, and eight Can adian provinces.
 Other events scheduled include: State bowling tournaments, Feb. 23; national bowling tournament, Marcf 20; basketball tournament, March 26 27, 2S, at Detroit Mich.; internationa all-around swimming tests for mer and boys, April Hume 15; swim ming championships, April 3, 4, a Cincinnati, O.; volleyball tournament May 8, 9, at Des Moines, Ia.
 Among new features to be added this year is the four-wan handbal tournament the finals of which vii be played April, 23, 24, 25, at Cleve land. The national basketball free throw tournament, another new event, will be contested Feb. 2-16, an( is open to colleges, public schools athletic clubs. Sunday schools an( playgrounds. This evel has beer endorsed by Wiwanis Inte- nationa
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and is being promoted with their CO., operation.
 The basketball free throw contest originated last year in the Y M. c. A. at Charleston, $. c. Within two weeks II states in the south were in cluded in the Dixie championship. h. dividual finals resulted in a tie be- tween L. M. Sack of Vanderbilt Uni versity, and R. H. Stephenson, a sail or stationed at Hampton Roads, Va, each scoring 63 baskets out of 75 trials. Called to sea duty, Stephen son was unable to compete in the throw-off and the James Allen trophy was awarded to Sack, who shot GA baskets. Southern Y M. c. A. Col
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U. 5. BUREAUS TEST
 PROVE GERMICIDAL
 POWER OF THE SUN
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. g. In tracing out the reasons why sun light has power to destroy germ life, fact long known and put to use by every housewife who has aired out' things, the Bureau of Standards and the Public Health Selvice have produced positive ser;nlcidal results.
 A public document now in course of publication, by W. w. Coblentz and H. R. Fulton, research men as sigr ed to the work, recounts findings in the field which will be oi special
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SEVEN DEATHS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Only seven more deaths directly or indirectly at tributable to the storm which today has greatly abated, were reported in New York State during the last "A hours. Temperatures throughout the storm swept area were gradually ris- ing.
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RUTH IN TRAINING CAMP

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Babe Ruth left today for Hot Springs, Arkansas, for boiling out preparatory to the opening of the ball season. He plans to do most of his training on a golf course.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-09
For the Prospector

Can you make an accurate compass survey of your claim?
 The strange minerals you find in the hills-can you determine what they are with the blow-pipe? Do you know how to test your ore for va1ous meth ods of concentration such as amalgamatiOn, cyanl- dation, jigging table concentration and Notation? Do you know how ore bodies form and their habits? If you do you can pick favorable areas for prospect ing and eliminate much dead work. ' Would you like to be able to assay your for gold and silver?
 Will not these aids better your chances of putting new mine on the map in Alaska?
 TUITION IS FREE
 This is the of the work the prospector takes up in the Mining Short Course the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines
 The first short of 10 weeks duration begins Mo- vember 3rd. The work is repeated in another short beginning February 2nd.
 The charge for books and supplies used totals about $25,0O for the complete
 Work is offered in geology, mineralogy mining meth ods, dressing, and fire assaying.
 There educational requirements except the abi ity to read and write.
 This is not dressed-up Bring along your wool shirt and oyerals You will need them.
 CHARLES E. BUNNELL
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Remington Portable Typewriters at the Alaska Shop. If
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lege at Nashville, Tenn, won the ] team honors.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31

sions affecting not only their own
business, but the business Of the
community, the state and the world,
shares in the thoughts of practical
business workers.
The strong points of Rotary are
the fact that religion, politics or the
personal equasiOn have no part in
the purposes of Rotary organiza-
tions; it is helpful, uplifting and
practical of understanding, for all
who will understand and who are
not dead ones" in business. By the
term dead ones" it is intended to
compass those who are self-satisfied
with their own methods; who are
jealous of their competitors in busi-
ness; who are not able to see that
the creation of business is not by
elimination of others, but by their
efforts to present a new and better
proposition to the public and show
to the buying part of the population,
that they have something worth
while-even though another has at
tracted attention. Create custom and
build up, rather than curtail and
discharge, is the slogan Of Rotary.
Milford has started out with glow
ing future which will place her
again in the lead of all other towns
in Delaware for practical Rotary
work, and this will be shown
through and by the enlargement of
her stores, rebuilding of places of
business. by creating a business
mart which will draw customers
from the large territory open for de-
velopment, and which other towns
are eagerly reaching out after.
Such in brief are the purposes of
Rotary in Milford which has started
with active business men who see
and want to accomplish the purposes
for which the Rotary Club was for
med, and started out so spIendidly
last Friday.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31

no dead ones" in business occupa-
tions on the rolls of Rotary Club
for the very sufficient reason, that
when the object for which Rotary
Clubs are formed is made known to
any thinking man, his understand
ing of even his own business, is
broadened.
To quote without any sacreligious
intent, it may be well said, that the
splendid address on Rotary" by
Everett C. Johnson, who is one of
the best thinkers and speakers on
public affairs, was a revelation to
those who heard him speak last Fri
day night for three-quarters of an
hour, on subject with which he is
very much interested and Of which
he has made an exhaustive study,
the people of Milford can proclaim
with just cause for deep reverence,
that Mine eyes have seen the Glor-
les of the coming Of the Lord"
We believe that the twenty-three
men who took the charter for the
Rotary Club in Milford have opened
the way for a greater Milford; for a
greater business system which will
bring wealth and happiness to all
the people, for a great change in the
Christian spirit and attitude of the
people one for the other, and for
better and happier homes and bet
ter moral life. This is the horoscope
as we see the future for Rotary and
the people of Milford.
The fundamental drawing power
outside the personal equasion, is the
that each member shall
meet weekly with his own Rotary
Club, or if absent in other places,
with some other Rotary organiza-
ton, for a dinner or luncheon with
fellow Rotarians. This is the tie
that binds together men of business
affairs for a brief luncheon meal at
which the conversations and discus
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31

business methods in the Post Office
Department. Testimony was pre-
sented to a special congressional
committee this week to the effect
that the Post Office machinery could
be oVerhauled and by the adoption
of business principles the Depart
ment could be nearly self-sustain-
ing.
Official Washington is rather dull
during the summer months. The
prediction made by the writer last
week that the Tennessee evolution
trial would soon find it's place in
national politics and in proposed
legislation has been amply sustain
ed by developments during the last
few days. At the conclusion of the
Dayton trial Congressman Upshaw,
of Georgia, a typical reformer, an
nounced his advocacy of legislation
of this sort. He was followed by
Congressman Blanton, of Texas,
when a government clerk filed test
case in the Courts of the District of
Columbia to determine the Bibles
place in the school system. AS a re-
suit Washington will now be the
center of religious turmoil for the
man bringing the test case has de-
clared himself an atheist. The ques-
ton naturally arises as to whether
this Federal employee is seeking a
determination of the legal issues or
just resorting to a cheap trick in
obtaining notoriety. At least it is
keeping Washington on the front
page Of the daily newspapers.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31

A GREAT CROWD and happy
time for all may be truthfully SAID
of the Kent and Sussex Fair this
week. 1t has been a record for at
tendance and the program certainly
created the spirit of happiness foI
the massed crowd of people from
all parts of Delaware and the Eas-
tern Shore. One Of the most fire.
uuent comments on amusements
provided for the people who used
the grandstand to capacity each day,
was the acrobatic and vaudeville
acts. They went strong with the
great throng and made the tedious
waits of former years, periods of
pleasure.
After all is said about the educa-
tional displays of farm products, of
stock and machinery, there stands
forth the fact, that horse racing is
pre-eminent and far ahead Of all
other interests of this or other fairs.
The racing was not only good, but it
was exciting, as the results demon
strated when local horses won the
races of Tuesday afternoon. Men
and women, both young and the old
er class, shouted themselves hoarse
and danced about the course in joy
Gus abandonment. Members of
church and politicians were exhub-
Grant with happiness and gave vent
to capers that even they would deny,
but it can be proven by kOdac pic
lures of the scenes after the winning
horse came under the wire. Oh yes,
horse racing has grip upon all the
people. It may be that dyspeptic,
or rheumatic sufferer who could not
take delight in giving vent to their
happiness in shouts and caperings,
even hugging of fellow beings, fail
ed to take part in the happiness that
the Kent and Sussex County Fair
brought to the people; these are to
be pittied.
Thousands of automobiles parked
for long distances about the fair
ground brought the people from far
and near, while the railroad trains
hauled thousands. Probably the av-
erage attendance at the fair this year
will far exceed that of any previous
year, and the people were happy and
satisfied.
The management has learned
much as to the management of pub
licity, program for entertaining and
attractions, as well as the exhibits.
The State Police have justified
their worth and maintained order
and gave courteous treatment to the
public.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31
Ee9

DELAWARE'S CITIZEN SOLD
IERS. members of the 198th Anti
Aircraft regiment, will begin their
annual tour of field duty tomorrow.
Two weeks of intensive training and
instruction in actual warfare condi-
tions will be participated in. Camp
will be made at the State Rifle
Range, just south of New Castle,
where the rockies will be initiated
into the ways of the soldiers. On
Wednesday the First Battalion, un-
der command of Major Van Solver,
will start on a hike down-state. They
will camp in Milford that evening"
On Friday morning the Second Ba-
tallion, commanded by Major Schultz
will make the trip. They likewise
will camp in Milford on Friday ev-
ening, continuing their journey to
Rehoboth the following day. At this
seashore resort camp will be made
and the soldiers again be given
training in anti-aircraft work. Bat
terry F, commanded by Captain Har-
~ J. Pettyjohn, of Milford, is a part
of the Second Battalion and will be
in Milford Friday evening. Last year
Milford was honored with the pres
ence of our citizen soldiers who con-
Quoted themselves in a very excel
lent manner. This year the well
come to the visitors will be just as
hearty as it was last season. The
young men in the regiment are to
be congratulated on the work they
are doing. The training that they
are receiving will be good for them
in future years.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31
H2oG

DRIVERS OF AUTOMOBILES are
rapidly learning to respect the traf-
fic laws and regulations governing
the operation of motor vehicles on
the improved highways Of Della
ware. This fact is impressed upon
the persons who are frequent users
of the state roads. The condition has
been brought about very largely by
the excellent work of the State
Highway Police who are patrolling
the concrete roads day and night,
rain or shine, and watching for the
speed fend and reckless driver. 1t is
gratifying to learn from recent re-
ports of the State Highway Commis-
sion for the first six months Of the
year that accidents have been reduc-
ed approximately fifty per cent over
the corresponding months of last
year. This great reduction has been
made in the face Of increased traffic,
both of Delaware cars and those
from other states.
Comparatively baby in years, the
Delaware Highway Police Force
has rapidly made record for eff
cheney which is attracting the at
tention of police officials throughout
the country. The men have been Sc
lected gradually and the force en-
larged as the requirements indicat-
ed more men were needed. Chief
Engineer Buck, under whose super
vision the force is placed, has kept
before him at all times the idea that
courtesy, efficiency and physical fit
ness must be a qualification for
membership on the force. This has
resulted in the building of police
force second to none in the country
for the work required of it, and it's
force is now being felt on the high
ways.
Delaware drivers long ago realiz-
ed that the Highway Police meant
business and that infractions upon
the traffic laws would result in i'm
mediate arrest; but the visiting mo-
torists were slower to comprehend
the fact. They are beginning to
learn that arrests will follow their
"road burning" tours on the Della
ware highways and that substantial
fines will be imposed when convict
ed. This has much to reduce the ac-
cidents, and drive the reckless driv-
ers from the highways. Delawar-
cans are proud of their State Police
and the real, thoughtful and careful
driver welcomes the time when all
drunken and reckless drivers will be |
driven from the roads. The record
of the officers is fine. It is hoped
that this record will grow better
each month.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31
OCTOGON SOAP &c CAKE

P. & G. soap 41ac cake; Best quail
ity jar rubbers, &c dozen; jar tops
23c doz.; Armour's oats, 10c; Post
Toasties Corn Flakes, &c box; coffee
best, a smooth drinker, 42c h.; good
coffee, CSC lb. You will save money
in the long run by dealing at Stew
ards,
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31
MILFORD, FRIDAY, JULY 81, 1926

FARMING is a business, and if
successfully conducted, it is a high
ly specialized and complicated bust
ness. Consideration must be given
to the soil and the crops for which
it is best adapted, and the farmer
must study costs of production and
markets closely. Prompt perform
ance Of work at the right season
and planting different kinds Of crops
will bring results which will make
the farmer better satisfied with his
business. Wasteful methods al
ways result in loss and perhaps
failure in farming as in other busi-
ness.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31

WITHOUT regard to political
lines the people of the United States
have paid fine tribute to the life
of William Jennings Bryan. All
agree that he stood for a religious
country, largely made up of think
ers, who believe in moral and
Christian citizenship.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31
@9oG

THE REASON WHY men are liv-
ing from hand to mouth and ex-
pending each week every dollar of
their wages, is because they have
no system for spending their week
" income. The man who is earn
ing from twenty to fifty dollars per
week and has steady employment,
should make a budget for his fam
lily and adhere to it as close as
conditions will permit. First it
should be the object to have and
own the home and be clear of pay
ing rent. This can be done in ninety
out of one hundred cases in any part
of Delaware. In eleven years
through a building loan association
membership, the rents which would
be paid, will give paid up home to
the man or woman, who attempts to
carry out this purpose. In this town
and in every town on the Delmarvia
Peninsula, there are BARRIERS, clerks,
laborers and small businesses con-
Quoted by men and women, who pay
their rents each month promptly
and they can pay their monthly dues
to the building loans with equal
promptness; and, in just few years,
own a home and be free from the
drain of rent for the balance of their
lives. 1t is a simple proposition.
Even the most lowly can accomplish
the first principle of saving and
start independence for the latter
years of life. A newspaper story
tells about a worker in a car shop
who for many years spent his money
as fast as he earned it. In course
of time he got little wife, built a
little home and added little fam
ily-which just about used up his
increased earnings. The telephone
company for which he then worked,
talked him into saving through an
easy payment stock investment in
the corporation-he became an en-
ployee-owner.
Today he is one of the thousands
of smaller stockholders whose earn
ings from his investment will help
give the children a better education.
Thousands like him own stock in
the telephone and other public util-
ities-laborers, clerks, housewives,
business men, all becoming en-
ployee and customer owners.
Any man with a family not ex-
ceeding four, who has weekly sal
ary of thirty or forty dollars each
week paid to him regularly by an
should own his own home
and save in addition six hundred
dollars each year, without depriving
or the family of a reasonable
amount of pleasure and entertain
ment and home comforts at the same
time. Money carried in the pocket
soon is spent, but deposited or ap-
piled towards a saving regularly, it
will become a useful and helpful
source to draw support from in the
declining years Of life. Stop and
.hink this over.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31

This has been dream which we
hoped to come true for Milford for
more than forty years, and we hope
to live to see the results worked out
to the glory of che old town of Mil
ford. 1t will be done.
Doo
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31

Henry Ford is quoted as saying
that the nation is on a solid basis,
but he is not to be understood as
denying that it is also on balloon
tires.-Boston Transcript.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31
CLIPPED COMMENT

The good old days were those in
which nothing much was ever
bumped into by the locomotive ex-
cepting a cow.-Detroit News.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31

Somebody asked us the other day
if we couldn't get the same results
from pushing a hoe as we could
from playing golf. But who ever
saw four men hoeing garden, all
stopping to laugh and slap each
other on the back.-Bethany Re
publican.
Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31

A summer resort is a place where
mosquitoes start in just where the
flies leave off.-Columbia Record.
A headline says: Speeding Tour
ist Crashes Through Billboard" His
only chance to get a glimpse Of the
scenery.-Altoona Tribune.
%o9
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
(By National Editorial Associationl
Especial to Chronicle)
Washington, July 29-With politi-
clans talking about a reorganization
of the government departments as a
means of reducing taxes, people are
wondering whether they really mean
business. A Senate leader has de-
clared that placing the government
on a scientific basis would save
5000, 100000 annually. There has
been so much talk and so little ac-
ton about these changes in the Fed
eral service that the average citizen
is a bit skeptical. Observers say
that true economics can be worked
out by giving constructive thought
to the problem rather than discuss
the subject noisily and superficially.
It is to be noted that the talk of
reorganization of the government
comes from administrative Offices
rather than the legislative branch.
The prime mover in this remodeling
process has been Secretary Of Com
merce Hoover. He has, however, en-
countered many pitfalls and made
little headway. It is now proposed
to place the matter definitely in the
hands of Congress for there is lin
it on the authority of the President
to transfer one burden to another
That Congress must
give serious consideration to the
subject of economies in the Federal
service is indication in the demands
of the organized farmers for better