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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
AMERICAN LEGION FUND
DRIVE STARTS MAY 23RD
DeIaWare's Share In The Drive Is
$4,000 Which Should Be Raised

Members of the Delaware Execu-
tive Committee of the American
Legion who will take the leadership
in arranging for the fund of $10,-
Geo which Delaware hopes to raise,
during the campaign starting Sat
uTday, May 23 and concluding May
80 for the American Legion $5000,-
900 Endowment Fund for disabled
men and orphans of the veterans,
have perfected organization and are
ready to lay the ground work for
the campaign.
Offices have been opened at Room
2I69 DUPONT Building, Wilmington,
and telephone 10,00O-the same
amount as that for the campaign,
has been installed J. Huber DEM,
who has been granted a leave of
absence from his duties at the Mar
inc Terminal, in Wilmington, is to
be manager of the campaign and
from now on, until the campaign
closes, will give his entire time to it
at headquarters.
Briefly stated, the purpose of this
campaign is to guarantee perma-
nent care to disabled service men
and widows and orphans of veter-
ans. Such work as this, which is
now being done under the direction
of the Legion, is financed very large
ly by contributions from the Red
Cross and knights of Columbus but
ne Legion and general public can
lot expect this financing, which is
in behalf of a public cause, to be
indefinitely. The Legion, through
out the country, hopes to raise a
fund which will be sufficient to
look after the work.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES
WILL COMPETE FRIDAY
Contests For Grier Trophy VIII Be
Staged Next Week

The Annual Defamation Contest
among the four classes of the Mil
ford High School for the Grier Tro-
ply Cup will be held this year on
the afternoon of Friday, May %, at
$3.50 p. m.
The contestants from the classes
are as follows:
Glass of 1925-Virginia Mason, Geo.
T. Reed, Jr.
Glass of 1926-Violet Best. Ber-
nard P. ireland.
Glass of 1927-Dorothy Davis,
Dorothy Derrickson.
Glass of 1928-Louise Minner,
Raleigh T. Baker.
The following are the winners in
the Milford High School Essay Con-
test for the three prizes awarded by
Hon. David T. Marvel for the best
essays on the State Bar Association
subject for 1925, "The Powers of
Congress" First prize, Edith A.
Num-, 1925, $500; second, Violet
C. Best, 1926, $1,000; third, Mildred
Greenly, 1925, $500.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
TOURIST CAMPS MUST
Be KEPT SANITARY
Acting Under New Law, The State
Board Of Health Will Enforce
Regulations.

Making Delaware safe for tourists
is a habby of State Sanitary Engi-
neer R. C. Beckett. He has been
working for several weeks to pro-
vide clean and comfortable condi-
tion at tourist camps and last Friday
he announced that fifteen comfort
stations had been established in the
| state in connection with these camps
which are located near gasoline fill
ing stations.
On Monday a corps of highway
department employees began erecting
signs at strategic points to designate
the location of the comfort stations.
Onwers of filling stations located
near Georgetown, RehObOth, Milford
Harrington, Dover, Smyrna, Newark
Wilmington and ClaymOnt, have set
up these comfort rooms at their own
expense and so have been admitted
to the honor roll. Many of them are
being operated directly in connec-
t1on with the tourist camps. Engi-
neer Beckett says that other persons
who establish like sanitary cOndi-
tions in so far as the health of tour
lists is considered will also receive
the concentrations of the state
board of health.
Sanitary regulations concerning
he camps and filling stations, as an
bounced last week by the health |
board, require that every person, |
or municipality estab- |
ishing or having control of a tour
ST camp of filling station which pro-
-ides facilities for the public shall
'e provided with an adequate water
upply, toilet facilities and refuse
disposal"
The water supply must meet with
he previously established require
nents of the board of health as to
anitary location, construction and
peratiOn. Water may be drawn
rom a municipal system provided
uch system has had the approval
: the board Il
The once fashionable tin drinking S
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
SUMMER CLOSING HOURS
IN FORCE JUNE FIRST

Following the custom of
several years standing, the
business office of the Milford
Chronicle will close at noon
each Saturday during June,
July and August. The work
rooms in the plant stop at
noon the year round on Sat
,urdays, but during the fall,
winter and spring months the
business office is kept open
for the accommodation of the
public.
All persons having business
with the Office during the
summer months should bear in
mind the closing hours for
Saturdays. The business office
will be open as usual every
week day.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
STATE CONSTRUCTS 8
MILES OF new ROADS
Bids For Twenty-three More To
Be Opened At Meetings Held
This Month.

During the month of April be-
tween seven and eight miles of new
concrete highways were built in the
state Considering the delays in
getting underway in the spring and
the fact that as the time advances
and more contracts are let, the work
VIII be increased at least double be-
cause of many jobs going forward
at the same time, this is a good start
Inc new roads completed were
divided into small units. They COM
prise roads near Townsend, Bridge
vile, East of Frankford and the
Limestone road in New Castle Co.
AT the meeting of the State High
way Commission on May 20 and also
at later meeting on May 27, bids
on roads involving about % miles
VIII be opened. The many compe-
tltors this year and the zest with !
winch inquiries have been made by |
many responsible contractors, pres
ages keen competition and resulting
low bids. The contracts for which
bids will be opened on May 20 COM
PRISE the following jobs:
Road from Mermaid to MilltoWn.
LBS miles.
Road from Kenton to the Mary
and line, 5.18 miles.
Road from NAPLES Mill to Brick I
}ranary, 5.11 miles. :
Road from Ocean View to Bethany
Beach, 1.38 miles. a
Contract for the Rehoboth bridge \
uper-structure rolling bascule.
On May 27th the contracts involve ,
be following: n
Valley road to Pennsylvania line, d
10 miles. e
Road through Woodside, "a miles. =
Road from Five Points 10 Waples Il
ill, 1892 miles. a
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
MAY DAY FESTIVAL

The Lincoln School will hold a
Gala Day on Saturday afternoon,
May 23rd, at 1870 P. NJ, on the base
ball grounds. It will be a Veritable
feast for the eyes, cheerful, joyful,
colorful, beautiful. One hundred
children will take part. Those who
come out will be treated to an after
noon of real recreation and fun.
They will see the beautiful dream
of an orphan girl as she is crowned
Queen of May. They will see her
pretty attendants, the Pages, the
Fairies, the Japanese Girls, the
Flower Children, the Butterflies, the
Goblins, the Schoolmates and the
jolly Court Testers. There will be
ice cream, cake and lemonade for
sale. Plenty of room to park cars.
Come early and see the Grand Pro-
cession.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
SUSSEX TAX BOARD
COMPLETES WORK
FOR FISCAL YEAR
The Realty Assessment, Together
With CapitatiOn Tax, Submitted
To Levy Court.
$Sl,53O.6O FOR SCHOOLS
Commissioners Levy twenty-five
Cents For Every $1OO For
School Purposes.

The Board of Assessment of Sus-
sex county has compiled the assess
ment valuations of the real and
personal property, together with the
capitation tax, in the special and
general school districts for the fiscal
year of 1925, and submitted their
report of the assessment in the sew
eral districts to the Levy Court
Commissioners who have levied a
rate of twenty-five cents upon every
one hundred dollars for school pur-
poses. The assessment in the diff
feTent districts show the following
valuations:
First Representative District
First Election District-SpeciaI
schools, $1,633,279; capitation, 943;
general schools, $1174,2S6; capita
tiOn, 600.
Second District-General schools.
$l,6S2,2S7; capitatiOn, 1881.
Totals-Special schools, Sl,633.-
273; general schools, S2,756,57S;
capitatiOns, 1881.
Second Representative District
First Election District-General
schools, $97O,553; capitatton. SIS.
Second District-General schools !
S1,689 las; capitation, 1890.
Third District General schools |
Sl,13O,1S5; capitation, 1888.
TOtals-General schools, $685. |
1888; capitation, 1886.
Third Representative District
First Election District-General
schools, S707,894; capitation, 453.
Second District-Special schools,
$467, ,218; general schools, $579, ,553;
capitatiOn special schools, 47S; capt.
tation general schools, 317.
Third District-Special schools,
S955,289; capitation, 587; general
schools, S1,612,142; capitation 5S5;
TOtals-Special schools, S1,422,-
5O7; capitatiOn, 1860; general
schools, $2,299,529; capitation, 1856.
Fourth Representative District
The Election District-Special !
schools, S237,966; capitation, 1873; =
-eneral schools, $1,593,511; capita t
ion, 1888. !
Totals-Special schools, $2S7 1855; $
.aDitation, 1873; general schols, ST. h
93,511; capitatiOn, 1888. b
Fifth Representative District b
First Election District Special +
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
SUSSEX LEVY COURT HOLDS
UP issue ON ROAD BONDS
Resolution Adopted Saying There Is
Question OF COnstitutiOnaIity

At its regular weekly meeting on
Tuesday, May 18th the Sussex Coun-
ty Levy Court passed a resolution
which is of more than passing inter-
est to the residents of Sussex COun-
ty The action taken means that
legislation enacted by the last ses-
sion of the General Assembly, will
have to be passed upon by the courts
before more State Aid roads will
be constructed in Sussex county.
For some time past there have been
rumOrs to the effect, that the Levy
Court would refuse to issue the ST.
100000 of bonds authorized by the
last legislature; and, it is said that
efforts have been started to compel
them to do so. The action of the
Levy Court on Tuesday confirms the
rumOr that the bonds would be held
up. The resolution as adopted fol-
lows:
Whereas, Counsel for the Levy
Court of Sussex County, as well as
Counsel for the State Highway De-
partment, has advised the Levy
Court that there is doubt with re-
spect to the constitutionality of the
Act Of Legislature, known as Sen
ate Amendment to House Bill No. |
278", authorizing d bond issue of |
S1,000,000; therefore be it Resolved |
That no bonds be issued under the |
provisions of said Act until the
question be passed upon by the |
Courts of this State"
With the possibility of no i'm
proved road work being done with |
combined county and state funds in
sussex this year, it is said that tax
layers intend to take the matter in
o court at once for an early deci-
ion, when further action will be
aiken; provided the Court upholds
he law.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
SCHOOL CHILDREN MAY
ENTER DRAWING CONTEST
Affair In Wilmington VIII Be Open
b To Boys And Girls OF State

The Wilmington Society of the
Fine Arts announces an exhibition
in black and white MONOCHROME to
be held in the Gallery of the new
Library at Wilmington, from May 26
to June 13 inclusive. Invitations
are extended to all Delaware ar
lists, members of the Society and
pupils OF Howard Pyle to send SAM
pies of their work. Certain other
artists from outside the state have
also been invited. The exhibition
will consist of originals in black and
white oil; also drawings in pencil,
charcoal, wash tempers, pen and ink
any medium that has for its final
rendering an effect of black and
white or tint. Pictures must be
those that have never before been
SHOWN III Wilmington.
In addition to the exhibition, there
will be shown the work Of the pu-
pills of the various schools of the
State of Delaware. All drawings
submitted by the pupils must be de-
liVered to the rooms of the Society,
Public Library Building, Whining
ton, and afternoon of May 1S, 10,
Nuu SOs L4Oul LOU p ILL W sUU y. ul.S
Daylight Saving Slime. Drawing
by the pupils need not be framed,
but must be mounted on cardboard
with margin of not more than two
md one-half inches to permit of
hanging. All drawings will be pass
ed upon by the committee. It is
suggested that the pupils seek the
advice of their instructor in art so
hat only the very best work is sub
nitted. There will be two prizes for
he work of pupils, the first of $40
ind the second Of $500. There will
llsO be an honorable mention. The
committee for the exhibition con-
lists of DR.. Barker, chairman, Frank
9. SchoonOVer, Stanley M. Arthurs,
Walter Kumme and Gayl P. Hos
rims.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
MILFORD LEGION POSTS
QUOTA In DRIVE IS $500
OF States AppOrtiOnment of $4,000
Local District Will Raise One-Tenth

The American Legion throughout
the country at the present time is
starting drive to raise five millions
of dollars with which to finance a
perpetual program for disabled
mems rehabilitation and child well
| fare. OF this fund the state of Del
aware has been appropriated S1O,-
900. The State fund has been sub
divided among the several Legion
Posts. Milford Post No. has been
allotted $80000 as its share of the
state fund. The drive in Milford
will start on Monday, May 25th and
will end on May 30th The local
veterans are urging all persons in
the town and community to give
freely to this fund which will be
used for an exceedingly good pur-
pose.
During the first six years of re-
construction which have followed
the World War the very large re-
spOnsibility for the disabled and the
orphans has not been met by the
Legion without assistance from
other Americans. 1t could not have
been met without help, and it should
not. The duty is one shared by
every citizen, and claimed as the di-
rect privilege of the Legion because
the comrades of those who gave
most for their country are peculiarly
equipped to perform this service.
The Legion has used freely it's
own financial resources, and has
had from time to time the gifts of |
groups and individuals. At times it |
has borrowed money. At times it
has seemed impossible to see the
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
KEESAL CONVICTED
LAST TUESDAY ON
EXTORTION CHARGE
Chicago Man Who Demanded
Money From Meekers Fined
$1,000 And Costs.
SAID He WAS DEFRAUDED
On Witness Stand KeesaI Claimed
Stock Had Been Misrepresented
To Him.

After celebrating ten minutes,
the jury in the Kent County Court of
General Sessions at Dover Tuesday
afternoon, returned a verdict of
guilty and a recommendation for
mercy in the case of the State YER
sus Samuel A. Keesal, indicted for
eXtortion.
1t was charged that Keesal had
made statements, regarded as
threats, to Mr.. and Mrs. Meeker and
their daughter, Mrs. D. V. Smith in
which he asked for $4,000 to drop
the charges he might bring against
D. V. Smith. Keesal alleged that
he had been defrauded in the trans
actions in the sale of stock of the
Lumber Company of
Havana, Cuba, which he bought for
$4,000 and which he claims are
worthless.
The court after comforting with |
the counsel for both the State and |
Heesal, ordered the defendant to pay
4 line of $1,000 and the costs of |
which amounted to ST.
)4l.22. While standing for sentence
Aeesal completely broke down and
,ried. Keesal paid the fine and was
'eleased.
The case started Monday morning
md consumed two days. Mrs.
trace Smith, wife of D. V. Smith
md daughter of the Meekers, was
he first witness called and she was
n the stand for a considerable
length of time She testified that
he was present with her father and
lOther, Mr.. and Mrs. Meeker, when
Aeesal made the threat that if the
5000 was not paid to him, Smith
yOuld go to Jail
Mrs. Ada H. Meeker was the next
fitness. She correlated the test
iOny of her daughter and added
nat Keesal in addition to his de-
land or request for $4,000, stated
nat d. V. Smith, the sOn-in-law
ould be prosecuted for lying and
lieving, if the money was not
Mrs. Meeker also tes-
fled that Keesal said if the $4,000 {
as produced the contemplated suit
ould be dropped. [
w. r. Boyce, who was at the :
ecker home on the night of Jan l
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
SUSSEX W. c. T. u, CONVENTION

A large delegation of women from
our local W. C. T. u, attended the
Sussex County w. C. T. u, Conven-
tion at Bridgeville on Wednesday,
May 9th one of the principle speak
ers being Mrs. Jeanette Haslam
Mann of Boston, Mass, a National
Organizer and lecturer, her address,
es were wonderful and all the other
speakers helped to make this
worthwhile convention.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
CHRONICLE RECEIVES
BIG PRINTING ORDER
viii Print Both The House And The
Senate Journals OF Last Session

AT the regular meeting of the
State Board of Supplies at Dover on
Wednesday afternoon of last week,
bids for printing the House Journal,
the Senate Journal and the Laws of
the last session of the legislature
were opened, and contracts for the
work were awarded. Several bid
ders were bidding on each of
the books. The journals for both
the Senate and the House of Repre-
sentatiVes were awarded to the Mil
ford Chronicle Publishing Company,
whose bids were the lowest for the
work. The contract for printing the
laws was awarded to the Index Pub
fishing Company, of Dover, they be-
ing the lowest bidders. The Chroni-
Gle did not bid on the printing of the
laws, confning their efforts to Sc
cure the books to the journals alone
The bids on the books follows:
Session Laws-Index Printing Co.,
Dover, $3,55 per page; Star Publish
ing Co., Wilmington, $4 per page;
Capital Printing Company, Dover,
S6.O5 per page; and Mercantile
Printing Company, $3.50 per page.
Printing JOurnals-Milford ChrO-
nicle Publishing Co., Milford, $1.55
per page for each book; Star Pub
fishing Co., Wilmington, $1.90 per
page for the Senate and $1.88 for the
House; Capital Printing Company,
Dover, $3.45 for Senate and $3.50
Tor the House; Index Printing Com
Dany, Dover, $2.33 for Senate and
1927 for House; Mercantile Printing
Company, Wilmington, S1.98 for Sen
ate and $1.92 for the House.
The copy for both of the Journals
las been delivered to the Chronicle
md work on both books is being
started this week. Each book will |
make from one thousand to fifteen |
hundred pages.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
EHORAL SOCIETY AT
DOVER in CONCERT
Mrs. Ruth Wilson Sachs, COntraltO,
Formerly OF Capital, To Assist

The Dover Choral Society an
nounces its final concert for May 19
at 8 o'clock in the Dover Opera
House under the direction of 7. Les
lie Carpenter, of Wilmington, con-
ductor.
The society will be assisted by
Mrs. Ruth Wilson Sachs, formerly
Of Dover, who will sing two groups
of contralto solos. Mrs. Sachs is a
cultivated singer who possesses a
cOntralto voice of rare beauty.
Another attractive feature of the
program will be the Sonata for
piano and violin. The chorus will
render nine numbers. All these
chorus numbers will present a most
pleasing variety and the full amount
is as follows:
Part One
Bridal Chorus (from the can
tata "The Rose Maiden') full chorus
with orchestra.
2. Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes, Unaccompanied Chorus.
8. Who Will Ger the Downs So
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
ODD FELLOWS WILL
INITIATE CLASS NEXT
FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY %

Members Of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows from all
sections of lower Delaware
will come to Milford on Fri
day night, May %, where a
large class initiation will be
held in Armory Hall. The de-
grees will be conferred by
Fairfax Lodge, of Wilmington,
recognized as one of the best
degree teams in the country.
An effort is being made at this
time by all of the lodges in
Sussex county to have candi-
dates for the class initiation.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
BAKE

Under the auspices of the Mission
ary Committee of Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Sunday school, Miss Jen-
ME Davis, chairman, there will be
a bake held in the Pierce Hardware
store on Saturday morning, May 16,
beginning at 1O:3O o'clock. Patron
age Of friends in solicited.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15

OUR PRINTING PLANT
is THE LARGEST ON
THE PENINSULA. LET
US QUOTE ON YOUR
NEXT PRINTING ORDER
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-26
SOrcery Banished,
Indians Use Iodine

Cass Lake, Minn.-The passing of
the medicine man" with all of his
supposedly supernatural powers over
evil spirits, is enabling Minnesota
Indians in increasingly large numbers
to take advantage of the facilities for
medical treatment at reservation hos
pitfalls, according to P. D. Wadsworth,
superintendent of the Consolidated
Chippewa Agency.
While most of the approximately
$4,000 Chippewas in this state have
become fairly civilized, hundreds of
the more timid Indians are finding
the gap between the old-fashioned
tribal manners and the modern heal
ing means difficult TO bridge, said Mr..
Wadsworth. Once the Indian over
comes his Characteristic superstition,
however, he makes an apt convert and
readily subscribes to this phase Of CT
vilization's contribution to his well
fare.
When the Indians become accus-
toned to patronizing "the white
mans medicine man." as they term
him, they make good customers. Old
men of the tribe who have learned the
advantages of such common treat
ments as the atomizer, or spray, for
nose and throat infections, and iodine
for external ailments, hasten to the
infr1nary at the least provocation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-26
Labor Conference
Urges Attendance

: overwhelmingly compensation
will be the chief item on the agenda
of the, next annual international la
Dor conference, which will open at
Geneva May 10. Three other items on
the progra mare really matters left
over from last years conference
where, in the form of conventions,
they were given preliminary apprival
by the delegates. Now, however, they
require a final vote. They include
equality of treatment for national
and foreign workers as regards work
mems compensation for accidents, tie
weekly suspension of work for "a
hours in glass manufacturing process
ses where tank furnaces are used, and
night work In bakeries.
Albert Thomas, director of the iu-
ternational labor bureau, has issued
an appeal to all. governments to see
to it that complete delegations attend
the forthcoming conference. In a6-
dition to treating the subjects on the
official agenda, the May conference
will elect the governing body of the
labor bureau and engage in a gener-
a discussion of the question of soc
ial insurance
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-26
Suggest Six Year
High School Courses
Bill introduced by Senator Quick
Would Provide for Six-Year Cours-
es in High School,

Madison, Wis. Six-year high
school courses would be allowed in
Wisconsin by the provisions of bill
introduced in the state legislature by
Senator William Quick, Milwaukee.
Appropriation amounting to 100000
annually is provided for the support
and maintenance of such schools, but
the state aid mentioned would be linn
tied to seven cities adopting curri-
culum covering six-year courses of in
struction.
Application to extend the high
school course to six years would be
made to the state superintendent of
public instruction, and by him re-
jected or approved, the bill provides.
Before aid is given such, schools,
the several boards of education are
required to prepare plans outlining
the courses of study qualification of
teachers, housing, methods of financ-
ing, and extension of high school cur
riculum, together with such other
facts as are required to be given to
the state superintendent. Under the
bill, city boards of education are Civ
en- powers of administration, issuance
Of degrees, acceptance of gifts or be-
quests and may demand tuition fees
in connection with the conduct of six
year high schools.
The state aid contemplated by the
bill would go primarily to pay one
half of salaries of teachers.