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Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
LIQUOR IN DELAWARE

For more than ten years previous
to the adoption of the 18th Amend
ment Kent and Sussex counties, Del
aware, were dry by virtue of ref
erendum under our constitutional
provision. During this time the sa-
looms went out of existence and the
buildings in which they formerly did
business rapidly turned to places of
respectable business. At the time of
going dry most of the buildings were
owned or leased by beer brewers and
the keepers were little more than
hired men. TIL dry majority was so
conclusive that there was scarcely a
kick left. We were then in the posi-
ton that under the constitution no
person, firm or corporation Gould
manufacture or sell spiritious, vim
Gus or malt liquor, except for medi-
cinal or sacramental purposes with
in said districts. This provision how
ever was no more self executing
than the 18th Amendment was when
it went into effect. There was some
thing more needed. 1t was then up
to the Legislature to follow the con-
stitutional mandate and provide nee
essary laws to carry out and enforce
the constitutional provisions and
provide penalties. This the Legisla-
ture speedily did and by later amend
ments the State had at the time the
18th Amendment went into effect
one of the best and most effective
laws Of any State in the country. We
heard little talk that the law could
not be enforced then. The 18th
Amendment brought in Wilmington
and it is Wilmington that says now
that the law cannot be enforced.
Delaware has never been shirker.
While some States have failed to
pass any State laws to enforce the
18th Amendment and other States
have repealed the laws which they
had, Delaware has retained her law
though the last legislature failed to
amend it so as to make it more ef-
fective. If at times Delaware has not
enforced these laws it has not been
because the people of the State have
not wished it but because the game
of politics has placed in office men
who have not taken their duties SER
iously. In other words our liquor
laws are as vigorously enforced as
are any of our other laws. No one
can truhtfully say that prohibition
is any more a failure in Delaware
than in any other criminal law.
There are violations of all such
laws. There are persons who excuse,
and some who really approve VIOLA
tions of most of our criminal laws.
Delaware needs a more lively, active
sentiment in favor of law enforce
ment generally. A majority of its
citizens are back of our laws. A
small minority are criminal in some
degree. In this class are the VIOLA
tors of the 18th Amendment, the
Volstead act and the State liquor
laws. Many of these criminals are
citizens of prominence and influence
and furiously resent being classed
where they belong. Delaware Goes
not so much need a campaign for
general law enforcement as one for
equality before the law. The lowly
and the ignorant are being punished
but the other classes are not. 1t is
not enough that the liquor laws are
being enforced about as well as
other laws. They should be enforced
better. Their enforcement is the key
to breaking up many other crimes
that have always grown out Of liz
uor drinking. Delaware cannot be
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
COMMUNICATED
Greenwood, Del,
Nav 2R 1925

Greenwood, Del,
May 26, 1926.
Editor Milford Chronicle,
Milford, Del.
Dear Editor:
Please publish the following IN
reply to "Why About War Proven
ton" by a patriotic American pub
lished in last weeks issue of your
paper.
A summary of that article is as
follows: Most lecturers on war
prevention are supported by Euro
pean propaganda. The only dan
ders OF war are found in Europe.
Why don't the pacifists conhne
their work to European conditions
and not many about a peaceful ma
ton like the United States"
Your comment, Mr.. Patriotic
American is correct except in TWO
particulars: First, the peace move
ment is not sponsored by European
influence, and second, the dangers
of a future war are not all found
in Europe. Furthermore we should
have a peace movement in the Uni
fed States, even if all the dangers
of a future war were to be found
in foreign countries. The fOregO-
ing statement is true because our
influence and leadership is needed
in helping to diminish the posslbl-
lities of a future war no matter
where they may exist. We need the
peace movement for our own safe
ty. The average high school stu
dents should be able to recognize
the fact that we are living in an
interdependent world, and that the
United States will be drawn into
the next war no matter where it
breaks.
It is true Mr.. Patriotic American
that a great number of lecturers on
war prevention have been given in
Delaware. A very prominent speak
| er has Just completed his second
speaking schedule in the State. On
both these tours he has been well
| coined to the University of Della
ware, he has been heard and ap-
plauded in many of our largest high
schools, and he has given address
es in many of the leading churches
/ OIL IQ6 OldlGs ne lids llOL Ou4y OCCA
heard in these places for the sec
I, ond time, but he has been given
warm welcome to return next year
Now Mr.. Patriotic American, il
you have the right name, and yoI
think this lecturer is an agent o.
Soviet Russia you should certainly
do more to keep him from running
amuck among the Blue Hen:
Chickens.
Why not get busy and pass you
secret along to the president o
the University of Delaware. Giv'
the high school principals and su
perintendents the benefit of YOU
Judgment and information. Com
mence weeks before the speaker
tour and have personal interview
with all these people. Such a pro
cedure would certainly be more ef
fective than to write a few lines il
the weekly paper on the day whel
the speaker begins his tour.
Signed-Lester A. Judy.
Patriotic American No.
Make no plans for June 18 to %
except to attend Chautauqua and en-
joy a five day treat.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
G0oo
NOVEMBER WILL SHOW
WHETHER STATE is WET
And 1t Will Also Show Whether the
County Leaders Are Willing to
Become Ware HelOtS
fFrom Evening Public Ledger

(From Evening Public Ledger
Harry Mackey, who organized and
conducted Vare's campaign and won
the victory for him, doubtless thinks
that it is all over but the shouting.
But there are other more impartial
observers who find their thoughts
today expressed in this expansion OF
the famous lyric with which the Ware
campaign began:
He milked the COW
And followed the plow,
But look at i'm, he's Senator now
Almost.
About as much depends on this
almost" as on Shakespeare's "if."
Ware was nominated in three-cor-
nered fight by the vote of Philadel-
phia, where his plurality was more
than 100000. He carried only five
other counties, whereas Senator Pep
per carried forty counties. He is
nominated by the wet vote of this
city. And it was the wet vote of Phil
adelphia likewise which carried the
primary for Beidleman. Pinchot car
ried twenty counties.
Now these upstate counties are
confronted with the pleasant pros
pect of taking orders from the Ware
machine. And this machine is insist
ing that it has received wet man
date from the voters. Ware will vote
wet in Washington during the re-
mainder of his term in the House
if he happens to be present when
the question is raised-and Beidle-
man will be wet in Harrisburg, pro-
vided he is able to move into the
Executive Mansion.
Although Ware sought to extend
his power behind the wet issue, the
voters seem to have been more in
terested in voting wet than in any
other issue. 1t was not easy for
some of them to stomach Ware, hut
they did it.
There is a strong dry sentiment IN
all parts of the State. 1t is more eX-
tensive than the Pinchot vote would
indicate. If it's leaders, who refuse
to be bound by party ties, abandon
their fight, they will belle their past
record. What they purpose doing,
however, has not been disclosed.
This is one Of the reasons why the
friends of Ware should refrain from
too extravagant expenditure of their
enthusiasm at the present time. They
may need considerable reserves of 1t
to carry them through the campaign
next fall. Too great confidence has
lost many an election.
Yet Harry Mackey, Vare's most
intimate adviser, may be pardoned
the expression of some satisfaction
with the outcome of his shrewd
campaign. Ware was prevented from
committing himself on the senator
ship until it was evident that he
would have two candidates against
him between whom the opposition
would be divided. Then he decided
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
SUNSET MUSINGS

But sometime in the lives OF ALL
No matter where we roam,
Wen hear again the faithful call
OF those old friends at home;
And then it is that memory
With tender touch will play
Some old familiar melody
\ song of yesterday.
(From Old Friends, by o. L. H.
A face that cannot smile is like
rose that cannot bloom.
God makes the sunshine; we make
the shadows.
Life and death are the opposite
sides of the same great orb.
If a merchant Church member
uses a 35-inch yardstick he is none
the less a thief.
When you put yourself on the
block to be sold to the highest bid
der, you cannot put too high price
on yourself.
The element of time enters into
everything. Given time, the problem
will not only be solved, but slowly
and imperceptibly Outgrown.
We are living in an age when
buoyant youth refuses to worship
the dust and bones of musty past.
Whether the future years shall pro-
fit thereby remains to be seen.
Some very poor people have moth
ing but money. That's the very reas-
on why they can't break into some
high circles. There are some things
money won't buy-brains and char
acter, for instance.
A man had better die poor if his
boarded wealth comes by piracy and
pillage, even thought it be gotten
under the guise of progress and the
commercial policy of the age.
Genuine sacrificial affection can
never be wasted. When preferred to
enrich the heart of another, if re-
fused, it will return to the heart OF
the giver like a sweet refreshing
rain. But there's an infinite pathos in
the tragedy of that other heart. At
ter all, it is the refusing heart that
shrivels up and at last turns to
| stone.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28

dictated to by it's one large city and
some of Wilmington's citizens to the
contrary, Delaware's liquor laws
must be enforced. If need be Della
ware must elect an AttOrney-General
from down the State who will put
some of those scofIing prominent cit
izens in jail-Dover Index.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28


mary and election methods. The
committee has the power to inquire
into the activities of every agency
interested in the elections of sena-
tors which, of course, gives it an
opportunity for a undertaking, if 1t
so desired. This committee will loom
like the shadow of policeman over
the approaching struggle for control
of Congress. For instance, it has the
authority to summon, at any time,
leaders of such organizations as the
Anti-Saloon League, church groups
industrial associations and the like,
to explain the extent of their tinan-
cial participation in the campaigns
of candidates for Federal office. AT
the prospect of unpleasant notorie-
ty it is assumed that organizations
interested in political developments
will be extremely cautious in their
participation. Likewise, funds to
carry on the campaigns may be diff
cult to raise if the subscribers are
known.
In the tumult and discord of cam
paigns the question arises in Wash
ington as to whether President Cool
idge is loosing his hold as a party
leader. Sometimes his supporters
among the majority at the Capitol
chaff under the political fire of their
opponents who twit them about the
unwillingness of the President to
participate in primary fights.
Nobody disputes the fact that
pat on the back, publicly admins
tered from the White House, would
lessen the tension in the primaries.
When these accolades are not forth
coming inquiry of late shows dis
position which is developing an in
dependent spirit on the part of the
candidates, and take their chances
on their personal record rather than
on the support of the nominal party
leader.
The debate on proposed remedial
, legislation for farmers continues to
! hold the attention of Congress. The
Senate has held several night ses-
; sions in an effort to weed out impor-
/ tant legislation on the calendar, SC
, as to be prepared for a quick dispo'
J sition of the farm bill as it comes
, from the House.
, The public building bill carrying
l an appropriation for $15O,OOO,OOO tc
be expended over a period of five
years has become law, with the re-
: suit that several Congressmer
l whose reelection depended upon the
l appropriations for Post Offices viii
l now breathe easier. These Fedora
t buildings will be erected in princi'
} pally six states, not including the
District of Columbia, where $50,0O0,'
900 out of the $165,OOO,OOO will be
used for housing Government De-
= partments. The Senate and House
l are also showing remarkable speed
, in disposing Of pension cases ant
confirming Postmaster appointments
= The patronage question is always
7 delicate subject around election time
5 Unless there is a disturbance
among the opponents of farm legis'
, lation, Congress will adjourn prob.
= ably about June Is.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY

Once more the day is approaching
when we are accustomed to turn
aside from our usual cares and vo-
cations to honor the memory Of
those who sacrificed through four
years of civil war in order that the
nation might live. Many of the griz-
zled old heroes are still with us, but
many more have passed to the dis
tant country where there is neither
war nor rebellion.
To say that the country is greater,
inestimably greater, for their heroic
sacrifices, is but repeating a truism.
And the term heroic sacrifice"
seems the only one which even ap-
proximately describes their service
to the country. Indeed, the history
of the nation, from its birth to its
present greatness, is but little more
than the story of the sacrifices Of
its heroic sons.
Many of these sacrifices have been
on the field of battle, and the nation
will never forget them-will never
forget them in spite of the fact that
there are many people now in the
land, some we'll meaning, but the
majority of sinister design, who de-
cry patriotism as a time-worn doc
trine, preaching pacifsm and nation
al submission as the latest thing in
humane doctrine.
Some of these anti-patriots would
have the nation Immediately lay
aside its army and demolish its de-
fenses-trusting to supine helpless
ness in time of national danger. To
them the suffering at Valley Forge
the heroism of Saratoga. of Gettys-
burg, Of San Juan and Of st. Mihiel
is but a mirage, and all war is a
deadly error marring the pages oi
history.
It is not difficult to picture what
America would be today had Wash
ington and Adams and Patrick
Henry developed into manhood a!
disciples of the doctrines Of passive
submission. Or, escaping this, it i!
not hard to see what would have be
come of the nation in the dark day
of the sixties, had Abraham Lincoll
been a pink pacifist and such sturd,
warriors as Grant and Pap Thoma
with the thousands behind them
followers of the doctrine that tn
way to make your enemy love yol
is to lie down supinely in front o
him.
But so long as the laurels of tn
heroes of yesterday remain green il
our memory, internationalism an,
pacifsm will never become a rea
danger to the United States. Tha
is why Memorial Day should be s.
important an event in our calendar.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
THE ORDER CHANGRTH

The Civil War was fought to de-
feat sectionalism, to settle for all
time that the Union is, above all,
supreme. The aftermath was not
pleasant and there were many Bit
ter memories. War, no matter how
fairly and bravely fought, always
has it's bitter memories.
Sixty years have passed since the
great struggle ended, and now sec
tionalism is passing, too. Two later
struggles in which the boys Of the
North and the South fought bravely
side by side helped to wipe out the
old feeling. The South has fully re-
covered and is now making strides
along the path of progress and pros
perity that may well astonish the
world.
With the passing of sectionalism
the old issues are passing too. The
question of the tariff, for example,
no longer brings an alignment Of
the North and the East against the
South and West. For protective
sentiment is growing more rapidly
in the South than in any part of the
country.
Good roads and myriads Of auto
mobiles are contributing their share.
The northerner goes south in the
winter and the southerner tours
north in the summer. Each is find
ing the other a pretty good fellow
and a good American.
Now we have a sterling American
President, from old New England,
journeying into the heart Of the for
mer Confederacy, taking with him
not only a message Of good will, but
modified theory Of states rights,
theory which no longer divides us,
North and South, Democrat and Re-
publican.
The old order is changing, and the
new order, if we stand firmly on
fundamental principles, will bring us
better and even greater America.
Se@
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
fr7.,,,. NJo4iovo1 I,5iEovia1 A Assooio4 o4io,,N
Especial to Chronicle)
1t is rather pathetic nowadays to
note the confusion of mind prevail
ing among legislators and their
campaign managers. The protract-
ed effort to separate prohibition from
political campaigns has been un-
availing as returns from primaries
recently held in the largely populat-
ed states disclose. The result is
that Congress is doing its best to
wind up its affairs and at the same
time bring about a re-alignment on
policies.
For a time it appeared that the
prohibition issue could be discount
ed as extraneous matter especially
on a national scale. 1t is, perhaps,
too early to judge the effect Of this
issue on party platforms, but nobody
doubts that a multitude of factions
will crop up from this source to
make party success a hazardous
matter.
The passage of the resolution call
ing for investigation, by a select SEN
ate committee, into the campaign ex-
penses and methods may have a
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28

Two Chautauqua plays this year
don't miss them.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY
By George Kirkland
For the Milford Chronicle

For the Milford Chronicle
AS Memorial Day is approaching,
the day in which this Nation pays
silent tribute to its Soldier dead,
those in Union Blue who fought at
Gettysburg, or with General Sher-
man in his long and weary march
from Atlanta to the Sea, or again
with General Grant at AppOmattox
Courthouse where General Lee made
the great unconditional surrender, it
was here and at this crucial period
and this surrender that made this
Country one and inseparable, "One
Flag, One Country"
Following this period Abraham
Lincoln who with his feet on the
Earth, but we believe with his head
in the Skies, so to speak, signed the
Emancipation Proclamation in spite
of the opposition of the members OF
his cabinet, thereby setting at lib
erty many millions of slaves that
were held in bondage.
And later those who fought in the
Spanish American War, Theodore
Roosevelt who with his men climbed
the Hill of San Juan, and HobsOn
who sank the Merrimack in Havana
Harbor, also Admiral Schley who
sank the Spanish fleet in the same
harbor, and last but by no means
the least Admiral Dewey, who sank
another Spanish feet in the Manila
Bay. And still later in the great
World War when America called its
many young men to the colors and
successfully landed them on the
other side in spite of the German
submarines, and as all the World
knows today stemmed the tide of the
oncoming German armies and made
the World safe for Democracy.
When we look back and observe
the victories that this Country has
won, for it has never lost a war,
within it's own borders, nor with
any foreign foe.
Doubtless the question has often
been asked "Whlt is the Secret OF
Americas success in times of war?
The answer to this question will be
found in the following verse:
Then triumph we must,
Since our cause it is just;
And this be our motto,
In God we trust.
And again on Memorial Day when
we are paying silent tribute to the
great heroes of the past of both land
and sea, let us pray that peace shall
spread over, not only this Country
but the entire world. as the waters
cover the great 'leHp, and that the
sword shall be beaten into a plow-
share and the spear into a pruning
hook and that men shall learn wal
no more.
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Manicure sets, s3.30 to $15-Alas- ka Shop. If.
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STATISTICS ON FOREST FUNDS
 IS RELEASED

National forest receipts in Alaska for the first half of the fiscal year 1926 (the period July 1 to December 31) totaled $55,653, which is an in crease of about $2000 over the same portion of the previous fiscal year. The bulk of the receipts come from the sale of timber, this item alone contributing more than $4S,O0O.
 Special uses and water power re- ceipts make up the balance.
 Under the law governing national forests 25 per cent of the net re- ceipts will be turned over to the ter riory for school purposes, and an ad- ditional 10 per cent must be spent by the forest service for roads and trails within the national forests. Thus, for the first half of the year the territory will receive nearly $14,- 900 directly, and the road and trail fund will be increased by the sum of $56O0.
 The Tongass National forest in Southeastern Alaska contributed $49,- 710 and the Chugach in Southwestern Alaska contributed $5,943. Chugach receipts showed an increase of s1,400 for theperiod, and the Tongass $500.
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Send the Gateway to friends.
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crowned in every one but three class

crowned in every one but three class es, while popular Pancho Villa and Pepper" Martin passed away and Battling Siki was found murdered A brief review of the outstanding events in each division follows:
 Heavyw eight: Jack Dempsey, so- called champion, again spent a whole year without lifting finger in de- fense of his title, except to sign ar ticles to fight Harry Wills, which may or may not mean anything. He and his manager, Jack Kearns, def initely separated. Harry Wills add ed to his list of pushed-over set-ups the names of Charley Weinert and Floyd Johnson. Gene Tunney gained great prestige by knocking out Tom my Gibbons; and lost a lot by knock ing out poor old Bartley Madden.
 Light heavyweight: Paul Berlen- bach won the championship of the world by beating Mike McTigue. He defended his title successfully against Slattery and Delaney, and entered the heavyweight ranks to knock out King Solomon. The rise and fall of Jimmy Slattery was one of the sen stations of the year. He looked like a million dollars against Burke in May, yet Dave Shade, a weak-hitting welterweight, knocked him out in June.
 Middleweight and welterweight: Champion Harry Greb defended his title in a stirring bout with Cham pion Mickey Walker, who in re- turn defended his in an equally stir ring bout with Dave Shade. Tommy Milligan, English champion, made a fine impression in America, and has been matched to fight Walker. Mic key also outpointed McTiue in Jersey last winter.
 Lightweight: Jimmy Goodrich won the New York Boxing Commissions tournament to determine a successor to the throne left vacant by Benny Leonard. Then dear old Rocky Kan sas, who had been beaten thrice by Leonard, took the title away from Goodrich. Sid Ferris had a great
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year, winning over twenty victories,
 Junior lightweight: Mike Ballerino took this synthetic title from Kid Sul- livan, and in turn lost it to Tod Nor gan, in California.
 Featherweight: Kid Kaplin won the tournament to determine Dundee's successor The Kaplin- Herman bout in Connecticut raised one heluva stencil as everyone thought Herman had won easily.
 antamweight: "Cannoball' Eddie Martin lost his title to Charley Phil Rosenberg.
 Flyweight: While Rancho Villas death was still being mourned by the whole world in fistiana, Fidel La Barba, a Los Angeles high school boy, outpointed Frankie Genero, and is accredited by most critics as be- ing the worlds champion.
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Good program at the Liberty.
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