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Voice of the people. (Laurel, Miss.) 19??-19??, 1926-10-25

Mr. John Thigpen will motor to
Aberdeen, Sunday and will be away
for week or longer.
Voice of the people. (Laurel, Miss.) 19??-19??, 1926-10-25

East Jerusalem Baptist church has
just closed soul string revival with
the Rev. P F Howe as thespiritual
feeder.
Voice of the people. (Laurel, Miss.) 19??-19??, 1926-10-25

Mrs Frances Nickson of Jack
is visiting Mrs. Jno. Thigpen, 1853
ferson st.
Voice of the people. (Laurel, Miss.) 19??-19??, 1926-10-25

= Mrs Mary Burks, of Foret, M
iva the guet of her daughter, M
Bonnie Mae Burks,on So. 9Th.
v Miss Freddie Lee Blakly, left
Birmingham last Thursday.
Voice of the people. (Laurel, Miss.) 19??-19??, 1926-10-25

Misses Moore, Huddleston and Mr.
Harrer enjoyed Sunday afternoonin
in Hattiesburg, visiting school friends
dining with Mr.. and Mrs House, on
Whitney st. The trip was certain
ly enjoyable.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25
INTOLERANCE OF DRYS HAS PROVEN THEIR
UNDOING, SAYS THOMAS W. PHILLIPS, JR,
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

line of division between "wets" and "drys
has developed a result of six years under Vostead
prohibition, in the opinion of Representative Thomas W.
Phillips Jr of Butler, Pa This division, shifting of
the line dividing the socalled vets from the drys, Phil
lips believes is clearly demonstrated in the tabuaton
of the nationwide prohibition poll being taken.
Thousands of the votes which cast "wet"
and which contribute to the overwhelming majority
on the wet side of the poll, he believes, cast by
persons who six years ago. would have been classed
definitely "drys."
"The words wet and dry Phillips says ''have
become a part of everyday vocabulary, but their
meaning has become radically changed.
"only short time ago the term wet oppro-
brious and chiefly used to designate intemper
ate profane and despised outcast dry, the other
hand, regarded the embodiment of Christian
charity and virtue
Following the adoption of national prohibition,
however, the drys soon excluded from their cult and
council all who had the temerity to question in
spect either the adopted the means en-
poyed to enforce the strict letter of the prohibition law
All the host of temperate, honest aw-abding people
who have protested against the overriding of other
equally important laws and Constitutional guarantees in
the effort put prohibition above all else in the legal
calendar have been bodily cast by the prohibition
lists into the wet group and branded. myself have
been classified as wet because have had the emerity
Continued in next column
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25
GIFFY, THE GUFFER!

Giffy Pinchot in baring his announcement for Sen
ator from Pennsylvania, makes futile gesture that
smacks of shifting himself his puny chest and
squawks 81 enemy of the gangl
Is that so? And if so, What gang?
The gang" to Giffy anybody who is OPP
posed to his socalistic and puritanc ideas.
What about Lewis and his gang of parasites who
"stuck up" the public in the coal strike? Was Gify
against them? Not so you could notice it!
And it is significant that Giffy's announcement that
he is going to run" for the United States Senator is
mailed out from the State Capitol State stationery
in State envelopes and doubt under State bought
postage.
"Giffy the Gutter" is about thru as Governor of
Pennsylvania, thank heavens And it won't be long be-
fore he retire to his freside in Milford and knit
socks and gasp at the wekedness of the world Poor
old lady
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25
INSURANCE PAID WITHIN
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

From the number of conversions
of war time insurance that are com
ing into the Veteran Bureau daily,
it is evident that the ex-service men
are keenly alive to the advantages
Of this class of insurance. The
proposition of life insurance has
been approved in principle by the
best minds of every civilized coun-
try in the world, but it remained
for America to develop particular
kind of policy which could maintain
its wartime economical features and
still be adaptable to peace time con-
ditions.
Policies Of this character, six in
number, have been prepared by the
actuaries of the Veterans Bureau,
keeping true to all that is trad
tionally best in the theory of life
insurance, but keeping always II
mind the need for making such poll
cies as economical a buy" as pos
sible for the benefit of the veterans
for whom they are issued.
Under the liberal legislation gov
erning the reinstatement and con
weston of the original wartime
insurance, thousands of veteran
who had given up their insurance
of lapsation, are now getting If
as lost to them forever ON account
call, July 2, 1926, and the Insurance
"under the wire" before the last
Division of the Bureau reports H.
SAT applications for conversion alone
received during January and Feb
ruary. OF these applications, 1852
have already been approved.
In connection with the insurance
the Bureau has recently made re-
markable record in paying con.
verted insurance claim within q
hours of the death of the insured
The case was that of Michael f
Curran, who died at p. M, on tn
21st of the month, and the benefic
iaries, his daughters, the Mise
Marguerite ind Eleanor Curran, Of
Boston, received their checks in full
payment of their claims before clcst
of business at 4.30 the next day
With the necessary proof in claim
presented to the Bureau in prope'
form, payment can be almost unbe
lievably expedited, in the case o
these insurance policies.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25
TAX DODGERS TAKING MONEY OUT
OF OTHER PEOPLES POCKET

Final notices have been Issued by Tax Receiver Van
Malta delinquent personal and poll taxes in Lam
bertve He is acting under orders to seize goods to
the delinquent taxes if they aren't Immediately
paid
ALL POWER TO HINT And here's hoping he lets
nothing stop him from doing his duty to protect the in
terests Of honest tax payers
In 1924 the Lambertvie Tax Receiver forced
to write off $4,000 worth of uncoectable taxes. In
1926 $500 worth had to be written off the books Many
caused these osses-peope moving away, goods
being sold, etc.
WHAT DOES THIS $4,000 LOSS MEAN?
1t means that the $4,000 had to be added to the
taxes of HONEST TAX PAYERS!
1t costs just much to the city. The costs are
raised by taxes If tax dodgers beat the city out of
their taxes, then that money must be made up some
other way The only other is to collect it from the
honest tax payers who pay their bills like all other
honest people
THUS THE TAX DODGER is NO BETTER THAN
THIEF BECAUSE HE PUTS HIS HANDS INTO
THE POCKETS OF HONEST MEN AND WOMEN
AND TAKES THE MONEY WITH WHICH TO COVER
UP HIS OWN CONTEMPLATE SHYSTERING! A
thief by any other would stink just badlyl
Don't blame the City Commissioners if your taxes
have to be raised. Blame the tax dodgers who force
them to do it. The City Commissioners reduced taxes
this year by two cents the hundred for the total But
the local tax actually reduced thirteen How
ever in order to for the school funds the school
tax had to be increased eleven cents, leaving the total
reduction at two cents.
BUT If THE TAX DODGERS HAD PAID THE
$4,000 1T WOULD HAVE REDUCED LOCAL TAXES
ABOUT TWENTY -FOUR CENTS MORE. And this is
based the old assessments--it would be greater
saving on the new increased assessments
1t is up to honest tax payers to that tax
dodgers keep their hands out of their pockets. Be
when you right down to it, the honest tax
payers of Lambertvie robbed of $4,000 in the
last two years by dishonest tax dodgers.
TAX DODGER is ANOTHER NAME FOR SKUNK
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25
is PROHIBITION A FAILURE?
Continued from preceding column)

to protest privately and officially against that very
situation
"Six years of undisputed and almost unchalenged
power has, therefore, rendered the word dry synono
with inemperance intolerance, bigotry arrogance
and tyranny Under the rule of the drys' the Consti-
tuition is fast becoming of paper the jury system
junk justice a joke and the government, through its
agents the greatest lawbreaker And anyone who has
the courage to protest against this condition is inn
mediately given the brand of wet. Today, however
as result Of this situation, to be classed wet
carries no opprobrium. In that great and growing
group be found the great majority of conscien
ous conservative constructive minded people, who be-
leve in law and order, in temperance, tolerance, in
liberty and Justice"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25
SMILIN' THU

BY GORDON COOPER
Copyright 1926 by Gordon Cooper
Reproduction permission of the author)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25
PERHAPS SHE JUST THOUGHT
SHE WAS.

Jacob Nesbitt, Ohio State Univer
sity graduate, club man and socia
leader, chafed under the realization
that his wife, Fran, was his business
and intellectual superior and was, il
fact, the "better man" of the two
He didn't know what else to d.
about it so he KILLED her.-Stat'
Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25
JUST KIDDING!

There a lot of fool who would rather
have lot bones to rub together than to have per-
fecty good money to rub together! (Speakng of Gig
ures.D
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the nest -
but Chicken" with glands is the worst sort of
pest!
FIRED BLOODGOOD TO BE
GUESTS OF PARTY"
says a Trenton Times head Evidently there lots of
him!
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25
EDITORIALS
THE ART OF SUGGESTION

Said lover TO his lady,
you're the idol of my heartl"
Said the lady to her lover,
you're my ideal! Meier we'll part!"
Said they both in happy chorus,
"And our loves an idyll true"
Said her father from the doorway,
"On your way! You're idle, too~
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25
INK FROM OTHER
PRESSES
Humorous and Serious Topics
From Leading Editors
of the Country
WHERE THEY GROW IcEBERGs

The Cannibal King This teeth
chattering): What was it you serv-
ed with the last meal? I've had a
prolonged chill ever since.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-25

Royal Cook: That, sire, was
female missionary from Boston,
Pitt Panther.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-09
WHITE POTATOES BEGIN
TO GO TO CITY MARKETS
Shipments OF "Spuds" Took A Sud-
den Jump On Monday

The movement of white potatoes
over the Delaware Division, Penn
sylvania Railroad, took a sudden
jump on Monday, 1908 barrels haV-
ing been carried on that day, as
compared to 11S5 barrels on the
same date last year. This brings the
seasons total to 1921 barrels, in
comparison to the shipment of II, ,491
barrels over corresponding period
last year.
The shipment of apples over the
division also picked up in volume,
2251 barrels having been moved on
Monday, making a total of 1858
barrels for the season. Last years
record is much higher, 74S1 barrels
being carried on the same date last
year, and 147,S77 barrels being NOV
ed over corresponding period.
The shipments of berries are
gradually decreasing in volume, only
1871 quarts being recorded for Mon
day, as compared to GAS quarts for
the same date last year. Despite the
falling off in shipments at this time,
the record-breaking movements at
the beginning of the season have
contributed towards making this sea-
sons figures much higher than last
years, the figures being 1890 and
5,650,212 quarts respectively.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-09
STATE HOSPITALS GET
SUPPLY OF GRAIN ALCOHOL
Two Milford Hospitals Share In
Division OF Seized Liquors

Distribution of 91O gallons of
grain alcohol among the hospitals
of the State for medical purposes
was ordered last Friday by Attorney
General Switzerland. State Detective
Messick delivered the allotments to
the various institutions.
The alcohol represents, in major
ity, a seizure recently made in a raid
by Detective Messicl1 and Magistrate
Tinsman on the property tenanted by
James Callahan, near Stanton, on
June %, when 101 five gallon cans
of alcohol were taken, and in the
seizure of an automobile truck in
which 81 five-gallon cans of alcohol
were seized.
The distribution was made as fol-
lows: Delaware Hospital, 80 cans:
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital,
% cans; Homeopathic Hospital, %
cans; st. Francis Hospital, 22 cans:
Emergency Hospital, %
cans; Marshall Hospital, Milford, %
cans; Beebe Hospital, Lewes, 25
cans; and the Visiting Nurses AS
sociation, 10 gallons.
Each can containf five gallons.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-09
RAIN MARRIED HOLIDAY
OUTINGS FOR THOUSANDS
Continuous Rainfall Sunday And
Monday Upset Plans OF Visitors

Rain, continuous and heavy, fell
Sunday and Monday with the result
that thousands of visitors from other
states who came for a happy holiday
were disappointed and saw Delaware
through unfavorable eyes. All day
Friday and Saturday last hundreds
of automobile parties wended their
way to the many bayshore, lake and
ocean resorts. Some were equipped
with camping outfits while others
came as guests of the hotels or prf-
vate individuals. By Saturday night
the entire two lower counties was
crowded with those who had come to
enjoy Delaware's hospitality and ma
tural beauty. Their hopes and dreams
of weeks were smashed on Sunday,
however, for heavy rain was served
with scarcely any let-up. Those new
at the game of camping were caught
unawares and went through long un-
comfortable hours hoping for a let
up in the rain. Their prayers were
unanswered for on Monday the rain
still fell and thousands of the visit
ors started their way homeward af-
ter having spent some very disagree
able hours. At Milford almost two
inches of rain fell during the storm.
Crops were greatly benefited as a
result of the steady rain.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-09
CITIZENS OF
TYPHOID FEVER MENACE
Three Gases Which Developed In
Sussex Being Traced To Origin

Representative of the State
Board of Health have been scouting
about in Sussex county seeking to
trace the origin of three cases Of ty-
phoid fever, the first of the summer
season. One of the patients lives at
Seaford and two at Broad Creek. In
order to prevent this serious sum
mer illness from spreading, DR.. Ar
thur T. Davis, executive secretary of
the State Board of Health, issued
warning to all Delawareans.
THE most important thing for
everyone to do, and particularly
those who are planning a vacation,
is to get immunized," said Doctor
Davis. The State Board of Health
supplies serum free of charge to all
physicians, and the thing to do is to
go to your family physician and have
him immunize you.
Don't drink water from streams.
If you are planning a motor trip or
if you are just motoring about the
country, Quench your thirst in towns
or else at lunch stands along the
road which display authorized signs
from the health authorities setting
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-09
BETTER PRICES
OR MILK FAMINE
Man Familiar With Situation Sees
Time When Farmers Stop Pro-
dCcing Milk.

American city dwellers are court
ing a milk famine by greatly under
paying the man who produces their
milk, IS the opinion of Charles STAFF,
secretary of the LarroWe Institute of
Animal Economics. Prices cOnsum-
ers are now paying for milk, makes
impossible a decent living to the
producer who is fortunate if he can
get $500 a day"
1t takes a dairyman a full hall
hour daily to milk, feed and care for
one COW, says Mr.. Staff. A dairyman
who has twenty cows must put in ten
hours day of solid work in look
ing after them. Taking the average
production figures as a basis, these
twenty cows will yield the dairyman
a gross return of $1,000 a day. Out
of this $1,000 he must charge I'D
$500 for feed, hay and silage, and
from the remaining $4.O0 must come
taxes, interest on investment in
equipment and livestock, replace
ment of his cattle, straw for bedding,
veterinary service, repairs to build
ing and equipment, and many other
miscellaneous items. Taking every
thing into consideration, it would be
very conservative to estimate these
additional expenses at $500 a day,
SO for his ten hours of hard work,
commencing not later than five in
the morning, winter and summer,
rain or shine, a dairyman is fortu-
nate if he gets for himself $500 a
day or zoe an hour. This is less
money than the poorest paid worker
in the city, and yet it requires a man
of no small intelligence to properly
feed and care for herd of COWS and
produce milk of quality that will
pass inspection by the Board of
Health.
A drastic change in the existing
dairy situation must come if the
dairy industry is to be conserved,
according to Mr.. Staff. "The number
of dairy COWS in the east is gradual
ly diminishing. Young folks are not
staying on the farm and as the older
people reach the age when they feel
they can no longer bear the burden,
they also follow their children to the
city, or decide to give up their COWS
and live on what means they have
available. This is all very serious to
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Milford chronicle., 1926-07-09
ENFORCING HEALTH
LAWS In MILFORD
Woman Broke Quarantine And
Went On Picnic; Health Officer
COmPels Her To Return Home.

DR.. Evans Roberts is the execu-
tive officer of the Board of Health
for Milford, and he so far has made
a record for efficiency, in attending
to enforcement of health laws and
looking after the welfare of the fam
lilies in cases of contagious disease
quarantine.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gillispie in South Milford, was quar-
antined because Mr.. Gillispie was ill
with what the physician reported to
the health officer as scarlet fever,
June oath, 1926.
On Saturday, June 29th, a picnic
of employees where Mr.. Gillispie is
employed, was held at Oak Orchard,
on the Indian River, and to attend
this outing Mrs. Gillispie left her
husband at home and with ner auto
mobile accompanied the picnic party
to that shore resort. Mrs. Gillispie
is young woman under 20 years of
age and is also employed at the same
factory in Milford.
DR.. Roberts learned of her act and
Immediately started in pursuit; but
failed to Overtake the party enroGte
and found Mrs. Gillispie in bathing
with the picnic party. Her compan-
ions there did not know that her
home was quarantined for contagi- !
GUS disease, until the health officer |
her from the water and gave
her ample time to change TO her reg
ular apparel His instructions were |
complied with promptly and the two
autos came from Oak Orchard to
with that of the health off
Ger following closely after.
DR.. Roberts has daily cOmnlied
with the health laws by having what
ever supplies needed by the famiiy
sent to the home on order, so that
no unnecessary trouble would result
for the family routine.
This is the kind of enforcement
that should be carried out in Mil
ford and also in every other town or
in Delaware, of health
laws so as to protect others from
contagious disease.
This case and it's enforcement
should be a warning to all persons,
who are affected by the health laws
of Delaware; especially when re-
1uired to respect quarantine laws.
No inconvenience will be incurred,
as to receiving supplies for a family
for they can order by
through the health au-
thorities or even the physician, and
get all that may be required for
comfort. Those able to pay need have
any anxiety on that point, and in
such cases as no money or friends,
the state takes care that all needs
are supplied.
Dr. Roberts has earned respect
and thanks for duty well performed
and good service for public health.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-09
THREE GOVERNORS
TO TAKE PART In
SHORE PEACH DAY
HarrisOn's Nurseries Will Be Host
At Joint Meeting Of Com
merce Boards.
PLAN BIG PROGRAM
Prominent Speakers Will Address
Meetings That Day AT Berlin,
Maryland.

Friday, July 80, will be a red let
ter day in the history of Berlin and
DelmarVa Eastern Shore. Governors
of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia,
together with other nationally
known speakers, will feature Peach
Day at Harrison Nurseries at Ber-
lin, when a joint meeting of the
Maryland and Peninsula Horticultur-
al Societies will convene. The Balti-
more and Wilmington Chambers of
Commerce, together with the Florist
Clubs of Baltimore and Washington,
will also attend.
Senator Orlando Harrison, of Wor-
cester county, will be host to the
gathering.
The selection of Berlin as a meet
ing place for the State and PENN
sula Horticultural Societies was
brought about through the efforts of
Senator Harrison. Prior to his inter-
vention Salisbury hau been thought
Of as a possible convention head
quarters.
William F. Metten, president of the
w llulluSIOu CudulD6F OF commerce
will attend, accompanied by men,
bers of the Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce body. A special train will
probably bring the Delawareans.
Fred P. Adkins, Delmarva's presi-
dent, will speak during the day. Mr..
Adkins is head of the Delmarva As
sociation and halls from Salisbury.
The occasion will mark the initial
of a Peach Day" festi-
val on the Delmarva Peninsula for
horticulturists throughout the cas-
tern states. An extensive tour of the
orchards and nurseries at Harrisons
will be held during the convention.
Senator Harrison will be host at
luncheon to the distinguished visit
DTS at his home.
The program of the day will start
ibout one o'clock.
Through the efforts of the secre- |
aries of the State and Peninsula
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Milford chronicle., 1926-07-09
OFFENDERS DRAW JAIL
SENTENCES in KENT COURT
k8&BIM8Ft
Man Who Broke Parole Sentenced To
IS Months At WOrlihOuSe

Before Resident Associate Judge
w. w. Harrington, at Dover, George
w. Conklin, a young white man, who
had pleaded guilty a year ago TO es-
cape from Dover Jail, and who was
probated to Z. D. Garrison last year
for Is months, and who broke his
probation in May Of this year, hav-
ing been recaptured in Philadelphia
some weeks ago and brought back to
Kent county Jail, was given sem
tence in the workhouse of IS months.
Thomas Bailey, negro, who pleaded
guilty to a charge of larceny Of an
automobile tire, was given nine
months in the workhouse and order
ed to pay S11 restitution money to
Edwin l.. Downes, the owner of the
tire. ATillard Waters, negro, who
pleaded guilty to attempt to utter
and publish a check for $25 purport-
ing to have been signed by T. M.
Soper, the Delaware apple King"
was given a sentence of one year in
the New Castle County WorBhouse.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-09
KENT GRAND JURY BRINGS
IN SEVERAL INDICTMENTS
COlOred Man And White Woman Will
Stand Trial For Murder

With the opening of the regular
July term of the Kent County Court
of General Sessions and Superior
Court at Dover on Tuesday, it was
thought there would be but few
bills for the grand jury 10 consider,
but on concluding its work late
Tuesday afternoon, twenty-three true
bills had been returned which, TO-
sether with three infOrmations. pre-
sented by the attorney-general with
out presentment to the grand jury
made Il total of twenty-six indict-
ments for the term.
Judges Rice and Rodney are sit
ting at the present session of the
court.
Practically all Of Tuesday morn
ing's session of the Superior Court
was taken up in the hearing of di-
yoree cases, DEGREES nisi being
granted in the following cases:
Catherine NJ Gooden frcm Aubrey ].
Gooden, adultery and extreme cruel
ty; Jean French Wiltshire from
George Wesley Wiltshire, desertion;
Adelia Turner from Roscoe Turner.
desertion; Andrew Jackson from Sa-
die Jackson, desertiOn; Paul S.
Shorts from Myrtle c. Shorts. desel-
tion.
There was but one other divorce
case scheduled for hearing, it being
deferred until later in the term.
True bills returned by the grand
jury included the following: John L.
Cardy, alias Jack L. Cardy, desertion
and non-support; Henry c. Belts, de-
sertion and non-support; Harry Por-
ter, non-support Of minor children:
Jacob Snow, breaking and entering;
CONTINUED on page fVe)