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Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
Delaware's ''First Citizen" Passed
Away Peacefully With Family
At Bedside.
FILLED HIGH POSITIONS
During His Useful Life He Was
Called By Both Parties To
Serve The Nation.

The Hon. George GRAY. iurist and
statesman, former Judge of the Unit,
ed States Circuit Court and forme,
United States Senator, died at his
nome IN Wilmington last Friday af.
IeFnoon after a life conspicuous with
achleVements for his State and na-
ton. '-'N la
Inc passing away of Delawara,s
foremost citizen took place at LIZ
O'Clock, members of his family ~ -
lIg AZ the bedside. He was S5 years
old on May last. '0'lS
WIN the Judge at the time of his
I oeatn were his daughter, Miss Anne
Gray, ana his sons, Andrew C. Crav
Vi wilmington, Charles H. Bt Graz
u F4GIsDurgh, Pa, and George Grav
Jr' Mrs. Henry Thouron. of Al
more, Pa.' daughter, who has heen
spending the summer in Maine boJ
Deen summoned to his bedside b1,+
oetoI ott ngt arrive until a few minutes
aLter her fathers death.
JuGge Gray-with all the bonors
tnaI nad distinguished his career he
was Judge" to Delawareans~boS
Oeen Ill nearly eight months.
Juuse Gray was believed IN ba
wei on the way to complete recovo
cry from an illness with which -
was stricken during last DecembaT
a snort time before Christmas To
suHered severe cold then and 90
Llne his physicians feared TroI,
monla would develop. On acco,,St
u nis age MS response to treatment
was SLOW and he was confined fo his
yea Tor almost six months ana a+
tilnes MS condition was so grave
Lndt MS death was thought to he
OnIy matter of minutes. Members
OF MS family were summoned b11t
tne remal kable vitality of the dis
tlngulshed parent carried hin,
through and he slowly began tn gain
IN strength and about the middle ~
april ne was permitted to sit lin He
gradually gained and I'D until tbe
middle of last week he took daiIv
rides when the weather
and his strength permitted. His
physicians, however, fear he over
taxed his strength and a week before
his death, when he was stricken with
an aItack OF grip he was ordered to
his bed.
Despite a valiant fight for life. his
condition gradually grew worse until
death came to take him along "The
Long, Long Trail" about which he
was wont to speak in the fervor of
his patriotic addresses during the
days of the United States in the
World War.
An ardent Democrat of the old
school, though he could not accept
The Bryan platform and doctrines
Turing the campaign Of 1896, honors
came to him from the Republican
)arty as well as his own. President
Mckinley, a Republican, appointed
him a member of the Paris Peace
Commission that framed the peace
reaty after the war with Spain, and
President Mckinley further recog-
lizing his outstanding legal attain
nents, appointed Judge Gray to the
United States Bench. President
Continued on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
GOVERNOR ROBINSON WILL
ATTEND SUSSEX GRANGE FAIR
Affair At Columbia August IS Will
Be Attended By Changers

Changers of the entire county will
assemble at Columbia, August 18, for
their annual field day. The days pro-
gram will be held in the grove ad-
joining Mt. Herman Church and will
begin at 10 o'clock, when various
games and contests of interest will
be held.
Lunch will be served between 12
and 1880. The Columbia Grange will
have sandwiches, coffee, ice cream,
lemonade, soft drinks and candy on
sale on the GROUNDS. The proceeds
from the sales will be used toward
the construction of a new hall.
The afternoons program, which
will begin at 1870, will include the
following speakers: Governor Rob-
ert P. Robinson, master Of Delaware
State Grange; John A. McSparrow,
past master of Pennsylvania State
Grange; Mrs. Margaret Robinson, of
Wilmington, superintendent of ju-
venile oranges.
Music for the entire day will be
furnished by the Tall Cedars Band
of Delmar.
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
DRIVERS MUST STOP AT
ROAD CROSSINGS SAY COPS
Arrests viii Follow Failure 10 OBJ
serve "StOp" Signs In Future

The State highway police force is
doing its best to prevent accidents
at intersections on the State high
ways, but unless the motoring pub
lie co-operates and does it's share
in warning careless drivers, the
casualties will continue to pile up,
Superintendent Reynolds said this
week.
"Stop" signs have been placed on
the roads leading to the main high
ways for the guidance Of automo-
bile drivers, and those driving
horses.
While a few drivers live up to the
letter Of the warning provided by
law, the majority swing their ma
chimes out without first stopping to
see that the way is clear. This is
true at most road intersections along
the boulevard and other state high
ways.
Superintendent Reynolds said that
it wouldn't be a bad idea for the
careful motorist to keep tab on the
reckless drivers and warn them
wherever possible that it is to their
advantage to stop their autos before
turning onto main highways where
there is danger Of sideswiping col
lisions. Such accidents claim a high
toll in lives every year and precau-
tion on the part Of all drivers would
cut down the death rate.
State police are reluctant to make
arrests for failure to stop, Superin-
tendent Reynolds explained, but un-
less motorists fall in line and stop
wherever they are warned to do by
signs and where traffic conditions
warrant, arrests will be made.
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
RAIN NTERFERC WITH
GOVERNORS 'SDAY PLAN
AT CAMP ROBINSON
Ceremonies In Connection With
Governors Visit Called Off On
Account Of Storm.
TAKE PICTURES OF TROOPS
Movies Of The MiIitia's Training
Schedule Will Be Taken For
Use Of Government.

All ceremonies in connection with
Governors Day of the Delaware Ma
tlonal Guard were called off We'd
nesday afternoon, on account of the
heayy rain, which fell.
Despite the rain Governor Robin
son and members of his staff, Gener-
ais du Pont, Carpenter and Hazel,
secretary of State William G. Tay-
Ior, General Ellison and Colonel Le-
FeVre, made a thorough inspection
OF the troups and the camp Wednes-
DAY morning. The Governor was
greatly pleased with the appearance
OF the troops and their camp.
There were some visitors, but rain
marred the festivities of the day,
Following the inspection of the
troops, the governor and his staff
were guests at the regimental mess.
An official communication was re-
ceiVed Tuesday afternoon from the
Corps Area Signal officers, relative
to moving pictures that can be OBJ
tanned from the training schedule of
the regiment. It is proposed to take
motion pictures of the troops at |
camp and in maneuver and practice
work, and of the convoy from Reho-
both to New Castle. 1t was brought
out by Colonel LeFevre that the Del
aware National Guard is likely the
only organization that engages in
The convoy Of such great distance,
covering 210 miles going and COM
ing. This is an unusual record for
4 troop movement and it is because
of this that the Signal Corps Of the
Second Corps Area proposed to take
notion pictures.
Tuesday was one Of the biggest
Continued on page ive)
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
DELAWARE DARK HORSE"
MAY RECEIVE APPOINTMENT
Senator du POnt And Senator Weller
May Have To Agree However

Tuesdays announcement from the
Treasury Department that Senators
will have the veto power over ten
tative selections of district prohibi-
ton directors probably will have an
important effect in the selection of
an appointee in the sixth district,
composed Of Maryland, Delaware
and the District of Columbia.
Senator Weller, of Maryland, is
supporting Edmund Bundnitz, pro-
hibition director for Maryland, for
the place. But Senator T. Coleman
du Pont, of Delaware, also has a
candidate, and, according to reli-
able reports, a formidable one. This
man, whose name has not been re-
vealed, is known to have the support
of Representative Robert G. Hous-
ton, of Delaware, and it is under
stood he also has the backing of
William P. Jackson, of Maryland.
Senator du Pont and Mr. Jackson
are close friends. Each is the repre-
sentative of his State on the Repub-
lican National Committee and the
understanding in political circles is
that the Maryland man has given
his influence to the support Of the
candidate whom his Delaware friend
is seeking to have named prohibi-
ton administrator.
It is the feeling here that the
"darkhorse" candidate from Della
ware has the better chance. His
it is understood, are put
ting their every energy behind him,
while, it is further understood, there
is not such strong pressure behind
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
MAY SECURE SAME AUTO
TAGS BY APPLYING EARLY
Secretary OF State Says Application
Should Be Made By November 80

The Secretary Of States wishes to
call to the attention of all automo-
bile owners wishing to retain the
same tag numbers for the coming
year of 1926, that it will be abso-
lutely necessary for them to make
their application for tags with fee
attached and have same in the It'll
ing department not later than Mon
day, November Both, 1925.
Any application for special tags
after this date will not be acknowl-
edged. The applicant will apply for
tags in the usual form and as soon
as application is received in the It'll
ing department, same will be filed
and tags mailed direct to applicant.
By making your applications early,
it will insure you Of your tags, so as
soon as same can be put on your
car by January 1st, 1926.
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
MILFORD SCHOOLS
WILL REOPEN WITH
LARGE ENROLMENT
Situation Is Such That Additional
Rooms Have Been Rented For
School Term.
fine TEACHING CORPS
Best Teachers To Be Found Have
Been EmpIOyed.-.New Building
Badly Needed.

The Board of Education for the
Milford Public Schools are arrang-
ing to have the schools reopen Sep
tember Sth, with better facilities for
the children in the primary and
grammar school grades. Last year
because of the lack of proper funds
to employ the needed teachers and
also proper rooms in which to as
semble pupils for them to attend
classes, it was more or less neceS-
sary that too many children should
be crowded into small rooms, where
the air space was insufficient, and
where proper ventilation could not
be made; especially in several of the
higher grades, as well as in the pri-
mary and grammar grades.
This school year there will be
eight school rooms outside the main
building in daily use, for the ensu-
ing school year and one more room
should be supplied for the use of
music and for rest period for the
teachers.
In all there will be twenty-five
rooms in use for assembly, classes,
chemistry, domestic science, manual
training, biology, the primary, and
the grammar school grades. In ad-
dition there is the Office and book
room.
Three of these rooms are loaned
to the people of Milford by the Ser
vice Citizens organization of Della
ware. Three are rented from the Ma
sonic Hall managers on the first |
floor of their building on Front |
street, North Milford, next to the
Windsor Hotel at an annual rental
of $500 per year for the current |
school year and the following year;
when it is expected that a new high
school for Milford will be built. In
the three rented rooms will be plac-
ed parts of the second, third and
fifth grades, each Of which will have
about 26 children to accommodate in
this extra addition to the public
schools.
This program is not to be desired,
but it is necessary; if the children
are to have an all-day attendance in
the public schools of Milford. This
is the best plan for the best interest
Of all concerned, that is workable,
and it is the unanimous opinion of
the Board of Education after devot-
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
MILK TESTING MACHINES
WILL BE STANDARDIZED
State Chemist Hanson Says All Test
ing Outfits Must Be Up To Standard

Dairying, one of Delaware's prin-
cipal industries, took another step
forward this week when the first
move was made at the State Labor
atories in Dover to standardize and
grade all milk-testing instruments
used throughout the state. This
standardization work is required by
law, but could not be put into oper=
alton until the necessary machinery
was installed in the laboratories.
State Chemist H. H. Hanson stated
last Saturday that the grading de-
vices were now at hand and the
work would begin at once.
1t has been the custom in the
dairying industry for the creameries
to take samples Of milk supplied
them by the farmers and to test this
milk for its content of butter fat,
payment being made on the percent
age Of butter fat contained in the
milk. Consequently every creamery
in the state has one or more sets of
the testing instruments, while many
of the farmers, if not all, have SINH
lar sets so as to provide check on
the creamery tests.
With these instruments coming
from several manufacturers it has
been learned that all are not graded
exactly alike and that in few cases
errors have crept in through defects
in manufacture. Under the new sys-
TEN the manufacturers will send
these instruments first to the State
Laboratories where they will be ex-
amined and graded. Those passing
the requirements will be marked
with sand-blowing machine and
Continued on page aHel
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
GIRL BROWNS WHEN
CAR FALLS In DAM
Della SpiCer, Pinned Under Car,
Was Dead When Taken From
The Water.

Della Spicer, Is, of Cokesbury
Church, small settlement about
three and half miles east of
BridgeVille, was drowned when an
automobile in which she was riding
crashed through the guard rail of
Collins mill bridge on. the state
highway, about ten o'clock Sunday
night, and fell into the dam below.
Thomas Williams, 20, also of
Cokesbury Church, who was driving
the machine, fell from the car in its
plunge and swan ashore uninjured.
Williams and the girl were re-
turning to their home after an au-
tomobile ride when the accident Oc-
CURED. Williams was driving east
on the state highway and another
machine was proceeding west when
the two cars met on the bridge.
In avoiding tOO-close passing
with the other machine, Williams
drove too close to the guard rail of
the bridge. The rail gave way and
the machine made its plunge in the
dam, which is about ten feet deep.
After Williams had made his way
to the shore, he cried for help and
Owen Collins, farmer, responded.
The girl, however, had been in the
water about half hour before she
could be extricated from beneath
he machine. A physician was called
'ut she had drowned before being
aiken from the water.
Williams is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Williams, farmers, and
he girl was the daughter of Mr..
nd Mrs. Willard Spicer, who also
re farmers.
The bridge on which the fatal ac-
ident occurred is three miles east
t Bridgeville and about a half-mile
rest Of Cokesbury Church.
A coroner's jury on Monday
rought in a verdict censoring the 4
tate Highway Department and the
ussex County authorities for allow
lg the bridge to remain as it has
cen since the dam washed out sew
raj months ago.
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
ALL COUGH VICTIMS
MUST WEAR BANDS
Yellow Bands Must Be Displayed
As Protection To Public From
WhOOping Cough.

DR.. Arthur T. Davis with the ap-
proval of the State Board of Health
will inaugurate a new method in
the fight against the spread of
whoOping cough the coming year.
The idea is a simple one and has
been used with great success in
Newark, N. j., in Connecticut and
other commemorative.
1t consists of a piece Of yellow
felt about five inches wide and on
which is printed the words:
''WhoOping Cough, State Board of
Health"
According to a resolution recently
adopted by the State health board
every child or person suffering from
whOoping cough shall under penalty
Of breaking the state health laws,
wear one of these arm bands on
their outside coat or dress, where
everyone may see it.
The idea is to keep those i'll with
whoOping cough from mixing close
ly with those who are healthy. A
healthy child or person may be as
sociating closely with a whOoping
cough sufferer, inhale the microbes
that float from the victims mouth
when he coughs and thus become in
fected. But if everyone who has the |
ailment wears a wide yellow arm
band, it will be the fault Of the |
healthy child or person if he catches
the disease from the victim after
once seeing this warning.
The trouble about whoOping cough,
state officials pointed out, is that the
children after they partly recover,
mix and play with healthy children.
They go to church and movies and
other places where crowds cOngre-
gate and thus are a menace to all
healthy individuals. The necessity
for this odd method of warning
others of whooping cough patients
is clearly proven in an examination
of the deaths from whOoping cough
in Delaware. Aside from measles in
the last year it was the most out
menace.
The record shows that
% died from whooping cough.
% died from diphtheria.
10 died from scarlet fever.
With the babies and small chill
dren the disease is unusually fatal.
There were IA children under / year
Of the % who died and 10 of them
were less than years and 26 of the
total Of % were under 10 years.
It's hard to quarantine whooping
cough sufferers, the state health
officials say, but if each one wears a
zellow arm band, the risk to healthy
children will be cut down very ma =
The arm bands will be sup
piled by the State Board of Health
70 physicians and because the all
nent cannot be concealed, every {
that has a whooping
cough sufferer will be held respon-
iible under the state regulations if
he case is not reported. If there is
10 physician attending the case, this
ioes not relieve the household, ac-
'ording to state regulations from re- t
porting the case. t
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
ATHLETICS PLAYERS WERE
In MILFORD LAST SUNDAY
Six Member Of Leagues Leading
Team Entertained by DR.. w. L. Grier

+ Six members Of the Philadelphia
Athletics, leaders in the American
League race at this time, were Mil
ford visitors on Sunday. The players
who came to Milford were Jimmy
Poole, Bing Miller, Sam Gray, Stan
Baumgartner, Slim Harris and
Mickey Cochrane. Three of the
"boys" came to Milford Saturday
night and were the guests of DR..
Walter L. Grier over night. The re-
naming three motored to Milford
early Sunday morning. They, like
wise, were the guests of DR.. Grier.
The men came here to have their
teeth examined by DR.. Clyde Nelson
at the laboratories of the L. D.
Caulk Company. Several weeks ago
other members of the club came
here for the same purpose. Before
the end of the season every member
on the Athletics team will come to
Milford where an examination Of the
mems teeth and gums will be made.
While in town on Sunday many of
the Milford's fans talked with the
players, and if enthusiasm counts
for anything the AS have already
captured the pennant for this sea-
son. Each and every one of the men
who came here expressed the belief
that their team would eventually
beat out the Washington team,
which at this time is fighting hard to
1isplace the Athletics from first
place.
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
SOYBEAN GROWERS MEET
TO BE HELD AT WASHINGTON
Three Day Meeting In September
VIII Be Instruction Affair

The Soy Bean Growers Conven-
tion will open at 1920 a. m, Sep
tember 1, at Arlington Experimental
Farm with an address of welcome by
DR.. w. NJ. Jardine, secretary of agri-
culture. This will be followed by
Chas. Meharry, secretary of the Ma
tional Soy Bean Growers Association
and DR.. W. A. Taylor, c. V. Piper
and E. G. Butterfeld, all Of the
continued on page tVe)
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14
RAILROAD DESIRES PLAN
FORaSAYING MORE COAL
Prizes Are Offered To Employees
Who Offer Best Suggestions

A concerted effort is now under
way on the Pennsylvania Railroad to
obtain a widespread expression
from firemen, enginemen, hostlers,
coal chute operators and other en-
ployees Immediately concerned, of
new ideas and original and helpful
suggestions on the problem of saving
coal. Noteworthy reductions have
been made on the railroad in recent
months in the number of pounds Of
coal consumed by locomotives per
1000 gross ton miles, and it is be-
heved that a general discussion of
the fundamentals of coal conserva-
ton and the tricks of the trade
among the men on the firing line
will stimulate to new heights the in
terest Of employees and quicken
their appreciation of the need for
saving coal.
Locomotives on the Pennsylvania
Railroad consumed approximately
15,000,000 tons of coal in 1924. The
railroads of the country in 1928
bought 159, ,918,00O tons of coal at a
cost Of $537, 100000. The cost Of coal
represents 81 per cent of the total
purchases by railroads, and 10 per
cent of the total cost of transporta-
tion. Coal is, therefore, the largest
item of expense, next to labor, that
a railroad is called upon to meet.
AS an important part of the move
ment, the Pennsylvania manage
ment has offered prizes of $50, $25
and $40 in the Eastern, Central and
Western Regions for the best three |
articles written by firemen
end enginemen on the general sub
ject of saving coal. The contest is
announced in the August 1st Region
al editions of "The Pennsylvania
News" the employees newspaper Of
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14

OUR PRINTING PLANT
IS THE LARGEST ON
THE PENINSULA. LET
Us QUOTE ON YOUR
NEXT PRINTING ORDER
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-14

THERE ARE 1900 RU.
RAJ WEEKLY News
PAPERS IN THE UNI.
TED ST ATE S. THE
CHRONICLE s. A N . s
FOURTH IN THIS LIST
IN CIRCULATION.
, 1925-06-25
Swimming Hole Has
Been Made on West
Side Monument Hill

What might seem to be an injus-
tice to the boys of Rawlins in max
ing them e a swimming suit is
only fair to the grown-up kids of
RawHns who plan to go swimming
in the bathing pool just through the
cut on the west side of Monument
hill.
For many years in the spring the
boys of Rawlins have damned up the
old creek west of the hill and have
had a swimming pool all to them
selves away from the eyes of women
and girls. However, overflow pipes
have been placed in the two city
water tanks and the water is run
down to the old creek, commonly
known as Sugar creek through this
city.
Now the city officials have con-
ceived the idea of making a public
swimming pool out of the boys old
hole and boys, men, women and girls
in Rawlins may go to the pool to
swim as much as they please.
Residents of Rawlins have long
hoped for a place in which to swim
for even though the Platte river is
only about II miles from this city
it is not very accessible to many resi-
dents and the river has always been
considered as tr%eacherous.
The new swimming hole will be
fairly long II in the deepest part it
will be about six feet deep. Many
women and girls nave signified their
intention of swimming, or at least
trying to swim, in the new pool
thus boys, wear your swimming suits.
, 1925-06-25
Dixon Notes

Mrs. Richard Harrison returned
to Rawlins Tuesday after a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Hays
of Savery
Jim Claredy, Mrs. Harry Lewis and
Mi. {. c. Dolan were in Dixon on
business, Monday.
Clyde c. Wolford of Slavery was
t~ransacting business in Dixon, Tues
day.
Mr.. NJ. II. Gooldy was in Dixon on
business Monday. Mr.. Gooldy was
accompanied by his son. Milton.
Mrs. Herbert Henshall went to
Craig, Monday on business. She re-
turned Tuesday with Leonard Harris.
Clifford Williams was killed Sun
day at the oil derrick above Slater.
The particulars of the accident have
not been heard. The boy was hit
on the head by some of the machin-
cry as they were starting up.
Harry Wood is moving his fam
lily TO Laramie to the home which
Mr.. Wood traded for his ranch. They
spent Monday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Allenburger of Dixon on their
way out.
Misses Mae and Nancy Bryan and
Willy Adams were in Dixon from the
ONO, Monday evening.
Miss Mildred Ream is visiting the
Misses Irene and Bessie Terrill of
Dixon this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freely johnson were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Rum
nell for dinner, Monday evening.