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Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
ROTARIANS HEAR TALK
ABOUT STATE CONSTITUTION
Frank M. Jones Of Georgetown Tells
OF Manner In Which 1t Was Made

The Milford Rotary Club, at its
regular weekly dinner meeting last
Friday evening, had as it's principal
speaker, Hon. Frank M. Jones, a
member Of the Sussex County Bar,
of Georgetown. Mr.. Jones talked on
| the Delaware Constitution" He
said that Delaware since its found
ing as separate state has had four
constitutions, and five constitutional
conventions. The first Constitution
al Convention was held Is years pri-
or to the making Of the Constitution
of the United States. It was in force
until 1892. Under this constitution
the salary of the governor was fixed
at $1,333.33. The second constitution
was made in 1892 and was in force
until 1881, at which time the third
constitution was evolved. "It was
during the constitutional convention
at this time that John M. Clayton
was the dominating figure" said Mr..
Jones. Mr.. Clayton is quoted as hav-
ing said that he "Had locked the
door to future amendment and
thrown away the key" In this he
was nearly right, for no change was
made until 66 years later.
In 1851 the legislature provided |
for a convention to meet in 1852, in
order that the constitution might |
again be changed. The convention
was held in that year with two out
standing men in attendance-one,
Andrew Caldwell Gray and the other
James A. Bayard. Gray on the floor
held that the convention was un-
called. After being
n session, a constitution was finally
lrawn and submitted to the people
or final action. 1t was defeated.
It was in the year 1897 that new
the one under which
he state is now governed, was made.
Ir. Jones spoke of corruption at
lections and favored severe penal
les for vote buying.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
PLAN DRIVE TO WIPE OUT
ILLITERACY in DELAWARE
Parent-Teacher And State Board
VIII Cooperate In The Campaign

Educational war has been declar-
ed by the State Board Of Education
and the State Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation against illiteracy in Della
ware. On October 1, a cooperative
plan will be perfected to carry on
this campaign which has for its goal
an enormous reduction of ilIiterates
in Delaware by 1880, when the next
national census will be taken. With
the exception of the Southern States,
where a large part of the population
is made up of negroes, Delaware has
more illiterates than any state in
the Union. In this state there are
10,50S adults who cannot read or
write and of this number 5818 are
in Wilmington. The majority of the
illiterates in the state are native
born.
The attack of the combined organ
izations will be concentrated upon
illiteracy in rural Delaware. The
State Board Of Education has left the
icon tinued on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
THOUSANDS OF DAHLIAS
ARE In FULL BLOOM NOW
Greensboro Gardens" At Greens-
bOrO' Md, Are Beautiful Sight

On Sunday, September 18Th. flower
lovers in Delaware will have an on
portun1ty to see a veritable sea Of
Ganllas IN bloom if they will take a
oeIlghtful ride over excellent roads
TO Greensboro, Maryland. Just OUT
SIDE the town, at Greensboro Gar
dens, owned by A. A. Christian. 25O.-
UUO blooms will be in evidence AZ
that time. Last year thousands Of
DeIaWareans took advantage of this
beautiful sight and visited the dab-
La farm. This year the prospects
are said to be much better for a
more beautiful yield of the flowers.
due to a more favorable weather sea.
son. At the Greensboro Gardens
there are said to be 5000 Different
varieties Of the dahlias, all of which
will be in full blossom within the
next ten days. The Delaware Dah-
liza Society and the Maryland Dab
liza Society have been invited to vis-
1t the fields Of flowers, and the gar
dens will be thrown open to the
public this coming Sunday. No ad-
mission charge is made, the only
stipulation being that the visitors
will not mutilate the beautiful flow
ers. Greensboro can be reached
from Milford by concrete highway
through Harrington to BurrsviIIe
and then to the tarvia Maryland
highway leading from Greensboro to
Denton. Turn to the right at this
road and drive to Greensboro. The
farm is on the outskirts of this town.
No person will be sorry for having
.aken the trip, which is about 28
niles from Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
DELAWARE BANKERS
FAVOR TAX REDUCTION
At Annual Meeting They Went On
Record As FaVOring Lower Taxes

Members of the Delaware Bankers
Association, at their annual meetins
held last Thursday at the Hotel
Henlopen, elected Haldeman G.
Stout, of the Industrial Trust Com
pany, Wilmington, president, sue
ceeding Walter W. Hynson, of the
Fruit Growers National Bank, of
Smyrna, who has held this Office
during the past year. Thomas R. In
gram, of the Sussex Trust Company,
of LeWes, was elected vice-presi-
dent. Warren K. Ayres, of the Will
mington Trust Company, was elect
ed secretary and treasurer.
During the business session a res
olution was adopted faVoring a re-
duction in Federal taxes.
The meeting began Thursday af-
ternoon with an invocation by Rev.
N. C. Benson, of Rehoboth. James
Satterfeld, Mayor of Rehoboth, well
coined the bankers to this resort.
Routine business was quickly dis
posed of and several interesting ad-
dresses were delivered. One Of these
was by E E. Agger, associate pro-
fessor of economics at Columbia I'm
iversity. He urged closer relations
between the Federal Reserve Banks
and the banks of Delaware.
Another address was by W. Miller |
WardrOp, general superintendent Of
the Southern Division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. He spoke about
the relations between the railroads
and their patrons, showing how the
roads are the servants of the people
and what is done by the companies
lor the accommodation of their pa
.rons.
Thursday night at the banquet SER
red at the Hotel HenIopen covers
we're laid for 140 guests. Walter W.
1ynson, retiring president, presid-
ID. After the invocation by Rev. R.
(. Stephenson the chief address of
he evening as delivered by Harry
I. Holmes, Of New York, whose sub
ect was: Pacific Ocean, the COM
1g center of world AFFAIRS"
Other speakers Of the evening !
CONTINUED on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
STATE REVENUE FROM
MOTORS RAPIDLY INCREASES
Gasoline And Motor Vehicle Fees
Already Top Years Estimates

The State Highway Department
reports that the gasoline tax for the
seven months of the present year
has amounted to 1921, ,755.19. The es-
innate for the year by the depart
ment was 100000. The last four
months of 1924, the amount receiv-
ed from gasoline tax amounted to
$1S0,000. With four months yet in
the present year, it seems safe to
predict that the estimate will be
realized this year.
The estimate of the department as
to revenues from motor vehicle
fees for this year was 100000. The
amount already received for the past
seven months from motor vehicles
has been $637,332. Last year the
amount received for the last five
months of the year was $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
.FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL
BETTER THAN EVER
Carlisle Fire Company Of Milford
Plan To Hold The Finest Ever
Given By Them.

Plans for the Firemen's Fair ant
Carnival, held annually by the Car
Isle Fire Company of Milford, have
progressed to such point that an
nOuncement of some of the features
is now possible. The carnival this
year will open on Friday evening
September 25th and will close on
Saturday evening, October Srd, CIV
ing eight nights for the event in
stead Of seven as has been the case
in past years. The fine new Com
munity Building now nearing COM
pletion, and which is owned by the
Carlisle Company, will be dedicated
with impressive ceremonies at four
o'clock Friday afternoon, the open
ing day of the carnival. This struc-
ture has been erected at an approx
innate cost of $4,000. In the evening
of the opening day, at o'clock, a
large parade will be held. This will
consist of decorated automobiles and
floats and prizes for the best decor
ated cars have been announced.
Another parade will be held on
Tuesday evening Of carnival week
at o'clock. This will be known as
the Farmers Parade, and farmers
have been invited to place cars, dec
GRATED trucks or floats of any char
acter showing exhibits of farm pro-
duce. Prizes will be given the win
ners in this event.
A third parade, and possibly the
finest of the week, will be the Fire
mems Parade on Thursday evening
at o'clock. twenty-five fire COM
panies have been invited to send
their apparatus for this parade. Ac-
ceptances are being received daily,
and the committee in charge expect
not less than eighteen companies to
come to Milford that evening for the
event.
The usual booths, merry-go-round,
lingo, shooting games and other at
ractions will be featured. Last year
he firemen gave cash prizes at the
lose of the carnival each evening.
his year it has not been definitely
ecided whether this will be done or
lot. 1t is possible that some free {
may be substituted Z
Or this feature. A committee of /
are in New York at the pres I
Mt time making final arrangements c
)r this portion of the weeks enter D
linment. e
Work Of laying out the carnival y
rounds started this week, and
any Of the booths have been con- /,
ructed. Electric lights are being y
stalled also. Taken as a whole, y
e plans so far decided upon def
tely assure a very enjoyable eight
ghts' entertainment for the pub ID
;.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
MORE GRAIN In 1926
IS WHEAT OUTLOOK
U. S. Department Of Agriculture
Says Farmers Are Increasing
Acreage.

Winter wheat production in tn
United States next year will be con
slderably in excess of probable do
nestle requirements if reported in
tentons of farmers to increase acre
age some 100000 acres above las
year are carried out and averag,
yields are secured, the Department
of Agriculture points out in its
wheat outlook report released this
week.
This situation, the department
says, would place winter wheat on a
world market basis. The fact that
our market is now on approximately
domestic basis is considered large
ly to have brought about the present
favorable market position of wheat
producers.
The winter wheat area sown this
fall will be in the neighborhood of
46,4OO,O00 acres, if farmers carry out
the intended increase of 81 per cent.
Allowing for average abandonment
the area to be harvested next sum-
mer would be about 40,424,000 acres
compared with S2,S13,000 acres har-
vested this year.
Should the yield be the same as
this year, 1927 bushels per acre, the
lowest since 1904, the crop would
reach 513,0O0,0OO or % per cent more
wheat than was harvested this year.
crop Of 5S6,000,000 bushels or |
about 40 per cent more than this |
year would be produced should the
yield per acre equal the average of
he past ten years, which was 14.5
The spring wheat crop has aver
ICED 25S,000,O00 bushels in the past
i've years, which added to 586,O0O,-
100 bushels of winter wheat would
make total of 839,OOO,OOO bushels.
This would produce an exportable
urplus of from 160,0OO,OOO to 24O,-
100000 bushels in the face of an up
yard trend in world production.
European countries have been
radually expanding wheat areas to ]
he point that the area in 10 Euro
can countries is now 80 per cent of |
ne estimated pre-war average. The
heat areas in Australia, Argentina,
nd Canada have also been increas- I
i, so that the wheat acreage in
lese three countries combined is '
ow about SO per cent above the pre- a
ar average. I
Farmers, in planning their plant f
g, the department says, should
'nsider not only the outlook for e
tai wheat crop but also the outlook v
r the class of wheat produced. In a
cent years the United States has
for feed, seed, and in mill
indings, approximately 100000, 900
shels Of soft red winter, 100000 q.
0 bushels of hard red winter and p
out 5O,000,000 bushels of white o.
leat, in addition to practically all 81 81
3 hard red spring wheat produced. ~ a.
e experience of the past few %
ars indicates that these quantities II II
these classes can be disposed of ~
thin the United States without d
npeting in foreign markets. 1e Ie
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
ACTIVE In MANY LINES
OF IMPORTANT WORK
Delaware Ranks High
In Line of Invention

Delaware, though small in
area and population, is strong
in inventors, as shown by the
records Of the Patent Office for
last year. The ratio of Della
ware patents is one to every
3,848 inhabitants, which places
this state as No. "a on the list.
That the Connecticut Yankee
is still the most inventive Of
Americans is substantiated by
the fact that the Wooden Nut
meg state leads the list, with
one patent to every 1882 in
habitants. District of Colum-
bia, California, New Jersey,
New York and Illinois follow
in the order named.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
MILFORD SCHOOLS
OVERCROWDED FIRST
DAY SCHOOL OPENS
First Days Enrolment Reaches
7l9, With Freshmen Class Of
Seventy.
CLASS WORK STARTED
Excellent Organization Work AL
lowed The Teachers To Hold
Classes First Day.

The public schools of Milford re-
opened last Tuesday with a larger
enrolment for the nrst day than in
previous years in the grammar and
primary grades. The enrolment in
the high school was twenty below
that OF last year; one of the reasons
for this, was the failure of a num-
Der who were to enter the Milford
school from other towns and rural
districts; who did not measure Up to
the requirements to enter the high
school and keep up with their class.
Several will make the effort to gain
the marks needed and enter later.
School No. has 26 teachers and
439 in attendance on the first day of
school, while the No. 2 school has
four teachers and 120 pupils in at
tendance. The high school started
with 100 present. There will be a
number Of additions to the enroll
ment of each school within The next
few weeks; as several are sick and |
kept out for sufficient reasons, who
will be regular attendants for the
balance of the year.
The United States flag has been
placed in each assembly room and in
the grade rooms, for teachers to car
ry out the law requiring that the
flag be salUted each day in a formal
ceremony. The Bible has been plac-
ed in each school room to comply
with the law requiring that at least
a portion of the scriptures shall be
read each dav in eVarV SchOO1 1OOm |
The Board of Education will re-
quire that drivers of autos strictly
observe the laws in a school zone as
to speed and noise. Several COM
plants by parents, giving names Of
auto owners and drivers, have been
made. The names of owners and
drivers will be presented to the po- !
lice for arrest in every case possible,
and the charge against those who ,
are guilty, will be that which car
-ies a fine of $25 and costs in every 4
ease. The Town Council has also +
ordered the police to enforce the n
avs regulating the driving of autos A
ind trucks, not only in the school :,
ione, but in all parts of the town. h
The fool driver who rushes headlong q
It high speed over the streets need I,
lot worry, only justice and educa- -
ion is being forced upon them, -
through stiff fines and experience. h
Excuses will not be accepted in
lace of the fines and costs. Owners ~
autos driven by other than them Ia
elves, will be and they are liable, ei
CONTINUED on page 81 AZ
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
STATISTICS SHOW
STATES FINANCES
According To Government Report
DeIaware's Per Capita Income
Was $34.5O In Year 1924.

The Department Of Commerce an
nounces a summary Of the financial
statistics of the State of Delaware
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1924.
Expenditures
The payments for maintenance
and operation of the general de-
partments of Delaware for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1924, amounted
to $3,763,890, or S16.1S per capita.
This includes $1,2O4,281, apportion-
ments for education to the minor
civil divisions of the State. The in
terest on debt was $310,895; and out
lays for permanent improvements,
$3,801,628. The total payments,
therefore, for expenses of general
interest, and outlays
were $7,876,413. The totals include
all payments for the year, whether
made from current revenues or
from the proceeds of bond issues.
OF the governmental costs report
ed above, $3,771,940 was for high
ways, $170,484 being for maintenance
and $S,6O1, ,456, for construction.
Revenues
The total revenue receipts of Del
lware for 1924 were $8,023,625, or
i34.50 per capita. This was $3,948,-
40 more than the total payments of
he year, exclusive of the payments
or permanent improvements, and
IA, ,212 more than the total pay
1ents including those for perma-
ent improvements. Property aRd
pecial taxes represented 47.2 per
ent of the total revenue for 1924,
go per cent for 1923, and 28.1 per
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
RETURNED FROM EUROPE

Rev. D. W. Jacobs who has been
touring Europe for the last ten
weeks has returned to Milford. Rev.
Jacobs reports a most interesting
trip.
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
SCHOOL HEADS Are
ADVISED OF DUTIES
BY SUPERINTENDENT
DR.. Holloway Tells Principals To
Keep Teachers From Being
''LOst In The Wilderness"
TELLS OF APPROPRIATIONS
Milford Allotment This Year Is
%6,9O7. Others According
To Attendance.

A conference Of superintendents
and principals of the schools of Del
aware, outside of Wilmington was
held at Dover last Thursday in the
House Of Representatives. Those
present included: State Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction DR.. II. v.
Holloway, PrOfs. John Shilling and
H. B. King, assistants; James O..
Adams, business manager and the
following principals or supervisors:
H. 3. Stahl, Claymont; w. 3. Yerger,
of the Alexis 1. du Pont School; ].
Herbert Owens, Newark; Henry E.
Snavely, New Castle; Harvey H.
Kenyon, Smyrna; Andrew J. Peters,
Dover; w. II. Jump, Wyoming; Rob-
ert E. Shilling, Milford; Alex. L.
Harrington, Georgetown; Ira S.
Brinser, LeWes; w. H. H. White,
Seaford; Clarence A. Short, Laurel;
Gilbert Nickel, Middletown; W. N.
Willis, BTidgeville; Virgil B. Wiley,
FELTON,; M. L. Hydorn, Frederick; A. |
J. Bolin, Milton; Ethel B. Gibson,
J. Emory Chapman, Del |
mar; D. A. Petry, Millsboro; C. E. |
Timmons, Frankford; c. W. Jarrett,
Selbyville; Jesse W. Moffett, Mill
vile.
Dr.. Holloway Speaks !
DR.. Holloway in greeting the SUI
)erVisors and principals spoke of
He pointed out that it
vas their task to keep their teach
IT'S from getting "lost in the wilder
less," that it was the business of
he supervisor to have vision, and
o secure this he must climb to high
r points Of vantage so that he could
hereby get his bearings for direct
1g his teachers.
He should be able to see his prob
Ems through the lense of a teIes-
Ope magnified beyond the view of
ne ordinary laymen. In order to do
lis, DR.. Holloway said, the teacher
lust keep in mind special detectives I
school education and character S
Continued on page fve) l
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11

OUR PRINTING PLANT
Is THE LARGEST ON
THE PENINSULA. LET
US QUOTE ON YOUR
NEXT PRINTING ORDER
Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11

THERE ARE 1860 RU.
RAL WEEKLY NEWS.
PAPERS IN THE UNI
TED ST ATT e S. THE
CHRONICLE S NDe
FOURTH nv THIS LIST
IN CIRCULATION.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-12
MODERN HEBREW SCHOOL
IN OHEB ZADEK SYNAGOG

There are many parents In Denver
who feel the need of Hebrew cduca-
tion for their children. The greatest
obstacle in the way of getting He
brew education for these children has
been the inefiicicncy of the methods.
The old .Chader" system of pedagogy
with Its glaring faults Of teaching is
too well known. In this system the
rabbi cares nothing about definite rules
of grammar and instruction. He sell
dom applies the principles OF education
which seek to present the subject so as
to appeal TO the student: that is, he
does not concern himself with the psy-
chology Of the Individual. The subject
is generally taught in sort Of sing
song fashion, in which the rnbbi leads
and the students follow.
All these faults have been done ava.
with by modern system of scientific
teaching, advocated by Nv. Arthur }
Kirscbstein. Mr.. Kirschstein teaches
not only young school children, hut also
classes Of adults. chiefly university stu
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-12
THE COUNCIL AT JEWISH
WOMEN TO PRESENT AL
LEGORICAL PLAY.

The next regular meeting OF the
Council of Jewish Women will he an
evening meeting open I'd the public.
At this meeting held at Temple Eman-
uel Wednesday evening. March 18th at
s o'clock an allegorical play Every
Girl" will be presented thru the Coun-
ell. This play interesting and absorb
ing has been presented successfully in
various cities The theme of the play
plainly shows the result accomplished
thru the activities Of the Council on
the life of young immigrant girl and
her Americanization. Cantor kwartin
will add to the evenings enjoyment
with his Purim music and will render
two selections. Florence Hyman as
danseuse will be an added attraction.
Music will be under the direction of
Mr.. and Miss Fistell The program
is as follows:
Hebrew Melodies......-Cantor Kwartin
Every Girl
Apology ...................Mrs. Haskell Coher
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-12

dents, who feel the need of n Hebrew
education. 1t is his pride that his
pupils find his efforts and accomplish
mcnts highly satisfactory. The public
Is invited to attend his classes and offer
constructive criticism for the promo
tion of higher standard of Hebrew
education.
Mr.. Kirschstcin conducts nn elemcn-
tary school. not only for boys but also
for girls. from > 80 to 80 p. IN. on
Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday and
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-12
First Rehearsal for Open Meeting

The long anticipated open meeting
of the Junior Council will he held Sun
day evening. April >, at Temple Eman-
ucl. The Council members who will
take part on the program are hereby
notified to attend the first rehearsal to
he held Thursday evening March 10.
at the home of Miss Ehrlich, 1Ii6
Adams street.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-12

Thursday, II. the Ohcb Iadek Synagog.
2o22 Marion street. Your children are
welcome. The university students
class meets Every Tuesday evening, at
S 80 p. IN. Both elementary and ad-
vanced courses are given. Immediate
registration for all classes is advisable
for those who wish TO avail them
selves of n wonderful opportunity.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-12
Sell Your-Tickets!!

From all indications the benefit per-
formance at the Ogden theatre prom
iscs to be success. Reports prove
that the tickets can he sold and with
hardly All effort. Time is short-you
must sell your tickets now-don't delay
until the last night
Sell Your Tickets Now.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-12
Junior Council News

The last regular meeting of the Jun
iOr Council. held Sunday afternoon,
March x, at the Community Chest Au-
dilOrium, was well attended. DIR. c. II.
Kauvnr addressed the meeting. speak
ing of Purim. Several musical num-
hers were rendered.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-12

Be respectful to superior, affable
to an inferior, and receive all men
with cheerfulness.- s.-Talmud.
He who trusts in the Lord will never
act dishonorably.- ly.-Talmud.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-12
THE JUNIOR COUNCIL ROUND
TABLE

The invitation to dine at the Junior
Council Round Table is still standing.
DO not overlook this opportunity TO
gather socially around the luncheon
table and meet your council sisters.
Election of Officers
At the next regular meeting the elec-
tion of officers will be held. Because Of
the Junior Council convention, TO he
held at Boston next fail. and because
the president is the official delegate to
the convention. this election is n matter
cf utmost consideration. Only mem
bcrs who have paid their dues to the
council will be privileged to vote at
this election. If you have not as yet
paid and desire TO do so. kindly send
your money 10 the treasurer, Miss
blanche HOldner. 1881 Lowell Tcle-
phone is Champa 57ld-W.
Sell your tickets now.