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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
CANDIDATES FILE
FOR SCHOOL BOARDS

The annual school elections for
the several districts of Sussex coun-
ty will be held Saturday, May 2. In
the special districts, candidates for
the position of commissioner have to
file their names with the clerk of the
peace, together with twenty-five
signers, fifteen days before the cleo
ton.
Following is a list of those who
have filed their names for the spe-
cial school districts: DR.. James H.
Chapman, Georgetown; DR.. James
Beebe, Lewes; Harland w. Huston,
SeafOrd; Harvey F. Marvil, Laurel.
The terms of those who have filed
and are to be elected without Oppo-
sition will be for a period of three
years, commencing on July 1.
In view of the fact that those who
have filed in the special districts
have complied with the law and are
unOpposed, their nomination and
are assured.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
MARYLAND AND DELAWARE
CROP REPORT FOR APRIL 1.

The condition of winter wheat fol
the United States is unusually low
that for Maryland and Delaware
better than average, according to a
report just issued by the Baltimore
Office of the United States Division
of Crop Estimates.
Owing to severe winter weather
in some of the principal winter
wheat States, the outlook for the
crop is the lowest since 1917, the
condition on April / being 68.7 per
cent of normal, compared with SO
per cent a year ago and 81 per cent
the ten-year average The condition
in Maryland and Delaware respec-
lively on April l was 81 and go
compared with 80 and 85 year ago.
Interpreted in terms of probable
outturn, this means a crop of ap-
proXimately 474 million bushels.
whereas the estimated production of
winter wheat in 1924 was $50 million
bushels, and 592 million bushels the
average for the past five years. The
prospects are for a heavier abandon
ment than usual, due to excessive
Wlnter-killing and to drought in the
plains region from Nebraska to
Texas
The outlook for the foreign wheat
crop from winter seedlings appears
to be favorable. Conditions in Spain.
France and Italy, which are the lar
@est wheat producers of Europe,
have been favorable throughout
the season. While it is too earlv to
make forecasts of production for the |
European crop, the indications are |
for approximately the same total |
production as last year. Conditions |
IN Mort Africa, where harvest time .
IS near, are favorable
The general situation is of inter-
Est to farmers in Maryland and Del
lware, where the crop has come
through the winter in good shape
The stand in nearly all counties is
,ood to excellent. The highest con-
lition is reported in Eastern Shore
counties of Maryland and in Della
ware, and the southern counties of
laryland west of the bay. The ;
igher counties in the northeast. ;
orth central and central portions
f Maryland show relatively lower J
;
The condition of rye on April l {
Or the United States was reported l
S "a per cent of narmal, which I
ompares favorably with 1915 per I
ent a year ago and 81 per cent 7
ne ten-year average. The condi-
on in Maryland and Delaware was "
D and 81 per cent respectively. | /
ye, like wheat, came through the II
inter in better condition than it p
ent in on December l. t
Farm labor was somewhat more o
entiful in Maryland on April 1st 9
us year than last, and the demand e
less. In Delaware the o
indicate that farmers are g
1t employing up to full needs on
count of scarcity of laborers and W
e high wages demanded. 81
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
NO CONTESTS IN KENT
SCHOOL DISTRICTS

That there will be no contests at
the annual school elections in the
special school districts of Kent coun-
ty this year on May is evidenced
by the fact that there is but one
candidate in each of the districts.
and as the time for filing of names
expired on Friday last, there can be
no other names added It is under
stood that in one or two of the dis
tricts requests were made on Satur-
day to file additional names. but the
request was refused because the time
had expired. The commissioners
whose names have been filed for the
several districts, include the follow
ing: Smyrna, Walter o. Hoffecker;
Dover. Herman c. Taylor, John A.
Barnard; Harrington. Leander G.
Marker; Milford, DR.. Walter L. Grier.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
JARDINE NOT in FAVOR
OF CUTTING PRODUCTION
Says II VIII Not Work and Real
Relief OF Farmer Is Through CO.
operative Marketing.

The farmer is not a ward of the
government constantly monkeyins
with his business, according to a
statement issued by Secretary of
Agriculture Jardine to the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
"The farmer doesn't want to be
pitied or babied by other people, f"
Mrs. Jardine asserts. what the
farmer wants is just this: He wants
! his business to have an equal Op-
portunity with other business. The
sound farmer-business man does not
seek legislation to fix prices or reg
ulate details He knows that legis-
lation cannot nullify economic laws.
"The only legislation he wants is
legislation that will assist him in
getting reasonable credit on sound
security; legislation that will help
him build up machinery on a par
with other business men"
The hope of the farmer, according
to Mr.. Jardine, is in improving his
marketing methods, and this can
be done by cooperation. He points
out that most of the farmers capi-
tai is in his land and that he must
make a fair rate of interest on this.
But with land at its present price
the farmer cannot make a fair rate
OF interest by using the marketing
methods of 1900.
Mr.. Jardine said that the farmers
way Out is not by curtailing prOduc- |
ton but by increasing it to a point
where he can make money. He .
the talk of curtailing
production as loose talk" and said
that even if this were practicable
it would not get the farmers any
where.
The Secretary of Agriculture
pointed out that there are now 5000
cooperative grain marketing asso-
cations in the United States, and
lbOut the same number of cO-oper-
tive livestock shipping associations,
md he declared that if it were an
Dl1ed in the proper manner cooper :
tlOn could make of the farming in :
ustry in America "a big voluntarily ',
Inlhed, permanently and dependa- 3,
ly profitable business in a way that !
lot paternalistic legislation could F
ossibly do"
In conclusion, Mr.. Jardine saws: :
What we all need to do is to talk j.
ess tommyrOt and throw fewer -
lonkey wrenches into other peo- q
les machinery. We want to stop =
'ylng to line up one group against :
ther groups. We want to work to-
ether. Americans should be Good
rating, not quarreling with each
+her over the interests of this
rOup or that"
Secretary Jardine's statement.
hich is his first public utterance
nee he became identified with the t,
residents cabinet, will appear in E
le April issue of "The Nations Y
usiness," the official organ of the
hamber of Commerce.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
SURPRISE PARTY

Wednesday evening, April 18th,
the members of Glass 13 of the Lin
coin NJ. E. Church, in appreciation
of the assistance given in the pre-
paration of the Easter Program
gave Mrs. Mick a pleasant surprise
when car after car drove into Chest
nut Knoll blowing and footing their
horns. After a jolly evening re-
were served at a late
hour. The following persons were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Glen
daniel and children. Edgar and
Jean; Mrs. Frank Clendaniel and
son, Frank Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. John Ie-
Compile; Mr.. and Mrs. John Burris;
Mrs. George Morrison and daugh-
ter Ruth; Miss Elizabeth Heath,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Simpson.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
a Device for Covering Up Seeds

Every home gardener has found that
the apparently simple task of covering
up seeds is really rather troublesome.
A simple device, which will do this
quickly and thoroughly, is shown in
the accompanying illustration. All
that is necessary is to set the device
over the seeds and pull it backward.
1t consists of two wings of galvanized
iron or heavy tin, about il. wide at
one end and 8 in. at the other, and 12
in. long. These are fastened together
with an iron band, 6 in. long, bolted
to the wings, as shown, about 8 in.
from the narrow end. The parts are
held together with 3-16-in. stove bolts.
The whole frame, which holds the
blades, can be made of one long piece
Of flat iron, heated and bent to the
ihape shown. An ordinary broomstick
IAN be used as a handle.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
Deaf Hear by Touching a
Telephone Held in Hand

persons can be greatly aided in read
ing spoken messages through the sense
of touch. Words spoken into the
mouthpiece of the instrument set up a
series of pulsations in the delicate re-
ceiver that correspond to the sounds
of the voice. These result in a sort of
code which the 'hearer" may easily
learn. Though surrounded by loud
noises and other heavy vibrations, the
person, while lightly gripping the re-
ceiver, can readily distinguish words
and sentences coming over the tele-
phone without interference from dis
tHrbances and sounds originating on
the outside.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
STATIC

"Static," a double yellow-headed
Mexican parrot has arrived from
the Gulf country to make his home
In a gilded cage and act as mascot
for the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural
Foundations broadcasting station,
WIS. "Static" is the first parrot
in the world to take up a radio ca
reer. He has promised to work for
his board and bed by assisting
George Hay in calling out the sta
tlons on the WIS Unlimited. In
a few months it is planned that he
will take over a part of the actual
announcing work.
The radio parrot is bound neither
by rules nor traditions. "Static"
may break into any program and
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
Portable Lamp Illuminates
Radio Set

A portable lamp that can be
quickly attached to any radio set,
eliminating all shadows and glare, is
now available. Exact dial settings are
somewhat difficult with ordinary room
and this little lamp is there
fore a welcome addition to the modern
radio receiver. The ball joint affords
easy adjustment and permits the op-
orator to turn the lamp so as to illum-
mate the interior of the set if he
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
What the he World Is Doing
As Seen by Popular Mechanics Magazne
As Seen by Popular Mechanics Magazine

completely burned up, or fall to earth.
The heights at which they appear lie
between fifty and a hundred miles
above the earth. At that altitude the
atmosphere is believed to be almost
pure hydrogen, the gas used in bal
looms. Hydrogen forms but one ten
thousandth part of the earth's atmos-
phere at the ground, but being very
light, its density dininishes so slowly
with increasing height as to outlast
the heavier nitrogen and oxygen.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
Shooting Stars Travel Forty
Five Miles a Second

Speeds as high as forty-fve miles a
second are attained by meteors, the
shooting stars" which are drawn into
thc earth's atmosphere and burn up
in a final brief blaze of glory, accord
ing to Prof. G. M. Sparrow, of the
University of Virginia. The meteors,
he says, are small bodies which, enter
ing the upper atmosphere of the earth,
are heated to incandescence and re-
main visible at night until they are
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
HELP FOR FARMERS

Farm records and accounts work
IS being carried on comparatively by
the Bureau of Agricultural Econo-
mics with Is State colleges and ex-
pertinent stations. The purpose of
this work is to make available to
farmers the essential factors of
good farm organization and to show
how to organize farms for the max
lmum income. The keeping of farm
accounts enables producers to put
thelr operations on business basis
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24

Lookin' toward the future
holds a fascination strange, for
ambitious human natur' ever
thirstin' for a change, = And,
though we're doin' well enoug!
as on our way we prance, We
embrace a resky promise every
time we get the chance!.
Lookin' toward the future
holds the element of doubt
jest enough to spur a feller who
delights in findin' out,-No-it
aint the fact of dyin' that
arouses latent dread - it's the
likelihood of sufferin' at the
crossroads on ahead
Lookin' toward the future fer
better, brighter day, we escape
the hauntin' memory that would
face us t'other way - While
there's nothin' quite so certain
as a snooze beneath the sod,
nobody doubts the future of Z
partnership with God!
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
Filing without Scratching

When filing, small particles of metai
adhering to the file cause scratches OF
the work. This trouble can be pre-
vented by chalking the file after clean
ing it. Powdered chalk may be used
and rubbed on with the fingers or a
large piece of lump chalk rubbed over
the file.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
PUBLIC SALE
Saturday, May 2, 1925,

On the road leading from Milford
to Slaughter Beach, on the Charles
e. Reed farm, better known as the
West Jackson farm.
Sale begins at 10 o'clock.
Sewing machine, drop leaf table,
cook table, side board, sitting room
stove, window shades, new rug
9x12. Lot of small rugs, some pic
lures. Five yards OF sCep carpet.
1 carriage, 1 buggy, chickens and
some ducks, and lot of other things.
TERMS: Cash on day of sale.
EDWARD LOPER.
Auctioneer, Willard Clifton. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

You are hereby notified that my
wife, Cassie Wilson Webb, has left
my bed and board without Just cause
and l forewarn all harboring or
trusting her on my account. George
l.. Webb. a24-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
Greenwood

Mr.. and Mrs. R. l. Johnson and
children, Edwin and Beatrice, of Mil
ford, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Fowler.
Life Insurance. Chas. J. Holzmuel-
Ter, Milford. f29-tf
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24

have his say. When he wants to
shout "HOw do you do no one will
stop him. If "Static" is bored by
a long speech it is his right to de-
mand the speaker tune off" "dry
up" or "clear out"
George Hay is teaching him to
call out OWLS, Chi-Caw-GOO." Dur
ing the Lullaby Hour "Static's"
job is to assist Smoky" the Duck.
in entertaining the 5000 Lullaby
Club members.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received BY the
State Highway Department, at its office, Do
YER Delaware, until 2 O'Clock z. NJ,
May 70 1928, and at that place and time
publicly opened, for the construction of
State Highways, involving the following
approximate quantities.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24

Probably there are not more af-
finities nowadays than there were
when Victoria was living, but folks
are becoming more careless with
them.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
Milton

The Ladies Aid Society will meet
Monday evening, April 27, with Mrs.
J. Clarence Lank.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
IN MEMORIAM

WHEATLEY-In sad but everlasting
memory of my dear husband, Alfred
whom God called home:
He bid no one a last farewell
lie said goodbye to none,
His heart had ceased to beat
Before we knew he had gone.
HIS CHEEKY smile and his kind ways
Are pleasant to recall,
He had smile for everyone,
And died beloved by all
Just a few lines of sweet remembrance
Just memory fond and true.
Just token of loves devotion
And with a broken heart
We still long for you.
1t Wife and Children.
ADVERTISING
Received Too Late To Classify
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
Contract CN22
Mermaid -MiIltown 1883 Miles

WeFmald- WIIltoWn 1858 Miles
6,300 Gu. Yds Excavation
zoo Gu. Hds. Rock Excavation
100 Tons Broken Stone Base Course
5'552 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pave
ment
1850 Lin. Ft. Longitudinal Metal Joint
80 Gu. Yds. Class "A" Concrete
l,500 Lbs. Reinforcement
26O Lin. Ft. Is in. R. c. Pipe
$50 Lin. TT. Is in. r. c. Pipe
80 Lin. Ft. "a in. r. c. Pipe
80 Lin. Tt. 80 in r. c. Pine
800 Lin. TT. in. Pipe Underdrain
1000 So. Yds. Glass "A" Concrete Gut
ter
600 Lin. TT. Wire Cable Guard Rail
l,SOO Lin. TT. Wood Shoulder curb
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
Contract CK25

G.5 Acres Clearing
0.5 Acres Grubbing
27,5O0 Gu. Yds. Excavation
1000 Gu. Yds Borrow
12O Tons Broken Stone Base Course
5000 Gu. Yds Cement Concrete Pave
ment
27,350 Lin. TT. Longitudinal Metal Joint
400 Gu Yds. Glass "A" Concrete
10000 Lbs Reinforcement
zoe Lin. Ft. IS in. Corrugated Metal
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
Contract cs3e

Contract Cs39
NAPLES Mill-Brick oranary 5.117 Mile.
4.$ Acres Clearing
0.6 Acres Grubbng
1S,2O0 Gu. Yds. Excavation
10000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
100 Tons Broken Stone Base Course
$500 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pave
ment
27020 Lin Ft. Longitudinal Metal Joint
500 Gu. Yds. Glass AZ Concrete
19,5OO Lbs. Reinforcement
$4,000 Lbs. Structural Steel
$50 Lin. Ft. Is in. Corrugated Metal
1870 Lin. Ft. IS in. r. c. Pipe
30 Lin. Ft. 1S in. r. C. Pipe
| 80 Lin. F't. "a in. r. c. Pipe
80 Lin. Ft. 80 i'm. r. c. Pipe
1000 Lin. Ft Wire Cable Guard Rail
5000 Lin. Ft. Wood Shoulder Curb
2,400 Lin. Ft. Timber Piling
Thousand Ft. b. NJ. Sheet Piling
Contract CS41
Ocean View Bethany Beach 1888 Miles
O5 Acres Clearing
0.5 Acres Grubbing
1000 Gu. Yds Excavation
500 Gu. Yds Borrow
50 Tons Broken Stag Base Course
2015 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete
Pavement
OR 2,O15 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete
dNGilGlll NEoll6 EASSlcStLtJ
1926 Lin. Ft. Longitudinal Metal
so Gu. Yds. Glass Az Concrete
2,1O0 Lbs Reinforcement
230 Lin. Ft. IS in. r. c. Pipe
112 Lin. Ft. Is in. r. c. Pipe
30 Lin. Ft. 36 in. r. c. Pipe
Contract SC30B
Rehoboth Bridge superstructure
Rolling BascuIe
145, 900 Lbs. Structural Steel
$4,000 Lbs. Machinery and Castings
2700 Lbs Cast Steel Track Plates
95 Gu. Yds. Concrete Counterweight |
140 Lin. Ft. Steel Hand Rail
12 Thousand Ft. BM Flooring
10 II. p Motor-Electrcal Equip
ment
8 it. X 70 ft. Operator House
1,5OO Lbs Steel Reinforcement
Navigation Lights
Kellar q Harrington, Chicago, ILL.,, are
designers of this bridge.
This contract will be for a lump sum.
Performance of contract shall commence
within ten (Io) days after execution of the
contract and be completed on or before |
December l. 1925, as specified
Monthly payments will be made for 90 per
cent of the construction completed each
month.
provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
surety bond, certified check, or money to
The amount of at least ten (Io) per centum
# the total amount of the proposal.
The envelope containing the proposal must
,e marked "Proposal for the Construction of
State Highway Contract No. .-.---...--..,r"
The Contract will be awarded or rejected
within twenty (so) days from the date If
pening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
ids.
Detailed plans may be seen and index plans
nd specifications may be obtained upon de- \
ost OF ten dollars ($Io.oo) which amount H
rll be refunded upon return of plans and III
pecifcatiops in good condition at the Office
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
24-2t Dover Delaware. III
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24
Home Education
''The Child's First School is the
Family"4FrOebel

Issued by the National Kinder
garten Association, 8 West 4Oth
Street, New York City. These ar
ticles are appearing weekly IN
our columns.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-24

5000 Lin. TT. Wood Shoulder Curb
2,400 Lin. Ft. Timber Piling
Thousand Ft. l}. NJ. Sheet Piling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-09
TODAY'S GRAIN PRICES.

CHICAGO. May 9.-Wheat prices
underwent a big setback today as a
result of the Government crop report
indicating a larger yield of Winter
wheat than had been expected. Good
sized buying. which developed on the
downward swing of values. acted as
only a transient obstacle. This buy
ing was based more or less on lSSer-
tions that Kansas. Nebraska, Okla
homa and Texas. where the surplus
wheat largely comes from, 'Dromise
only 166,000.0o0 bushels, as against
2S9, O00. 600 bushels last year. The
opening, which ranged from "a to
Az lower, with May Les TO Leo and
July 1.52 to 1881, was followed by
moderate upturns from the initial
bottom level. but then by a reaction
which carried May down to 1924
and July to l.51 y.
Corn and oats sympathized with
wheat weakness. After opening at
q to 21a lower. July l.l5L to Lisa
corn ra llied somewhat. but then
sagged lower than before.
Oats started at 2 10 Is down. July
44Ss to 44a. Later, the decline in
crea Sed.
Despite an upturn in hog values
the provision market responded -
the action of grain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-09
BONDS CLOSE WEEK
AT RECENT LEVELS
B. & 0. First FouTs Among
Issues ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Liens Much Stronger.
BY GEORGE II. HUGHES,
cclal Dispatch To The Star.


NEW YORK, May Bond prices
were maintained at approximately
their recent high levels in todav's
short session.
The prompt disposal at private sale
of Sc, 425 800 in Southern Pacific Re.
funding as on a 455 per cent basis not
only demonstrated the, strength of the
investment demand for securities of
the highest grade. but acted as "a
stimulus 10 the balance of the list
The better public utilities were in
especial favor. notably the American
Telephone and Telegraph dehenture
IS. New York Central IS and +. & O.
first As were taken ut higher prices
while L. S. Steel Sinking Fund IS sold
at the highest quotation for the past
two years.
Features of interest in speculative
bonds included the crossing OF par by
Pierce Arrow SIS. rejecting the i'm
proved position of the motor car com
panieS. st. Louis-San Francisco IAd-
juStmentS and Incomes held practical
ly all their gains. Discussion now
centers around possibilities of an offer
to holders of the income bonds of an
exchange into common stocks, bonds
not exchanged to he called
Explanation Of the recent activity
in japanese bonds was had today from
the report of Il plan to float a CITY of
Toxic loan in this market under the
guarantee of the Japanese govern
ment. Whether this was entirely re.
sponsible for the buying is not certain.
Other bodybuilding foreign bonds
have displayed a much better tone this
week most of which was retained to-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-09
DURANT HAS NEW SCHEME
Plans Open "Pool" for Trading in
Motor Shares.

NEW YORK. May 9 A.P9-W. c.
Durant, automobile manufacturer,
whose stock market operations and
novel financing schemes have made
him a conspicuous figure in Wall
street has announced plans for an
other new ventura virtual open
pool" to trade in Durant Motors
stock.
Stockholders are offered the right to
participate in a trading syndicate
sharing in it's profits on the buying
and selling of the companys shares in
proportion to their holdings. The liza
bility of each syndicate subscriber will
be limited to SO share, which is to be
deposited under the agreement.
The syndicate manager, the plan pro-
vides, will be authorized to hold. buy
or sell and dispose of any stock &C
quired at such prices as he may in his
unrestricted discretion determine to be
advisable"
The stock recently has been selling
SIG share on the New York curb
market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-09
MOTORS TAKE LEAD
IN TRADING TODAY
Rubber Shares Gain While
Steel and Southern
Railway Decline.


NEW YORK, May 9.-The usual
week end readjustment of specula-
tive accounts brought about SOME ,ir-
regularity in today's brief session, of
the market, but the main trend CON
tinued upward with the MOTORS su-
perseding the public utilities as mar
ket leaders.
Mack Truck, Packard and CONT
mental Motors were added to the list
of automotive issues 70 sell ut new
high prices for the year. Hardening
of crude rubber quotations and pre-
dlctions of another increase in til
prices revived activity in the tire
stocks. Kelly Springfield and Gated
states Rubber common both making
substantial gains.
Expectations of another larre de
crease in the April untitled orders of
the United States Steel Corporation
had depressing effect uh the steel
shares.
Southern Railway fell buck more
than 9 points on further selling in
Spired by the official announcement
that an increase of the common uivi-
dend would not he considered until
after the preferred Stockholders suit
had been disposed of.
United States Cast Iron Pipe also
turned reactionary. The clpsinc wa
irregular. Total sales approvimdtcd
100000 shares.