Milford chronicle., 1925-01-23

hand. This the two lower counties have done
since the forming of the state government, and
only dreamers or impractical fools will serious
ly consider giving up this control to the upper
part of the state. Kent and Sussex are now in
the saddle and have been riding a safe course
for well over century, during which time Will
mington has been fairly treated, when real leg
islation has been presented. The trouble with
Wilmington has been that her own citizens
could not agree on what they wanted, when they
came before the legislature with pleas for leg
slation. 1t is our belief that present members
of the General Assembly from Kent and Sussex
Counties, Republicans and Democrats alike, will
vote solidly to kill any proposition looking to-
ward increased representation for Wilmington.
The Sunday Star to the contrary, the City of
Wilmington is receiving fairer treatment at the
hands of the General Assembly as at present
constituted than would Kent and Sussex Coun-
ties were the tables reversed.
THE FOLLOWING LETTER came to the Edi-
tor of the Milford Chronicle through the U. S.
Mail last Tuesday morning. It is a startling
revelation of moral conditions which the police
and members of Town Council, should have
leading clews to put an effectual stop on it's ex-
istence in the Town of Milford. The appeal of
the individual to the Editor of the Chronicle
should have been made direct to the President
of Town Council, who would no doubt have had
the Investigations made promptly by the police
and would be in position to wipe out the dis
graceful disregard of moral laws.
That others may assist in whatever way it is
possible in unearthing and destroying the alIeg-
ed inequity in its den, the letter is printed be-
low for information of all concerned and that all
members of the Town Council may learn just
what statements are made as to existance of
moral crime. The letter follows verbation:
Milford, Del, Jan. 10, 1925.
Dear Editor:-I have been a reader of
your paper for over thirty years and have
never heretofore asked space in the ChrOn-
icle, except for advertising, which have
paid for; but, now I am sending you the
following statement, which hope that you
will print in full in the Chronicle so that the
people of Milford will know something of
what is going on. This is the statement:
On Sunday January 18th, 1926 called at
a mans home in Milford and knocked at the
front door. Not receiving any answer, 1
stepped around to the back door-thinking
that probably the folks were at dinner.
knocked at that door and the woman of the
house opened the door; she was crying as
though her heart would break. 1 asked, "Is
anyone sick or dead?" She replied, "No
Sir" To change the subject I asked "is
Mr. at homer" She replied, ''No Sir"
1 asked, do you know where I can locate
him?" The woman looked at me, and a sad
der face I never looked upon. AS she looked
at me, she said through tears and sighs,
"Mr.--if you know where the Sunday
gambling den is, there is where you will
find him." this, she said, "is an every Sun
day occurrence and we never have but one
meal on a Sunday and that a breakfast, as
he leaves home in the morning and does not
return until late in the night" I said I am
sorry for you and then she said, why don't
you Christian people, or the Ku Klux Klan,
or some other society get after these people
and break up their gambling on the Sabbath
Day?"
So I appeal to the good people of Milford
through the Milford Chronicle, to try to do
something to break up such places, which
are disgrace to the town and worriment
to those who have it to endure
(Signed) E. c.
The writer has not signed his full name to the
tier, therefore we have no means of knowing I
lat the statement is true, or only fairy tale,
Id for the qualification of petty spite; or, a l
al truth and given for the purpose of destroy
g common nuisance; which would work {
lrdship to the family of one who squanders I
oney that should be spent on the family at {
'me. The story reads well as a sentimental t
cture but the fact, that it is not signed by the
sponsible name of an individual leads us to /
1t have full faith in it's truthfulness. Such G
nditions may exist in Milford, but we must il
I've the name of a responsible man or woman a
act upon any case il
The Milford Chronicle stands for law and or T
r and is willing to go to the full length to t
ing about good results, but unsigned state il
ents as to moral delinquencies carry doubt of tt
cir truth. If the writer will come forward C
tn his name as a guarantee of truth and good
th, we will stand back of this charge and de- t;
md that the Town Council enforce the laws g
d protect the people from such conditions. IL