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Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
TIP QUESTION IS SERIOUS
oratultlss Of tho Season oJVe . &C.
we're Jolt 70 Man Of Small
Income.

-'rhis tip business" said a man q
small income. has come to be a 90
rious matter.
Every summer send my wife and
daughter to tho country, to a modest
hotel in a quiet place-does them good
and doesn't cost US much more than It
would to have them stay home, or
didn't use to.
Years ago We gave some small tips,
little to the waitress and a little to
the chambermAid, amounts not great
but now We have to give more to them
and We have to give also TO the chef
and to the housekeeper and so on,
something to everybody that does
something for US It seems to be the
custom. and It all counts up.
This year, for instance, sent the
folks along weekly the little check for
their board and their other moderats
e1penses--and they are always careful
about those--and everything is going
along very pleasantly and / see US set
Ting the financial problem very nice
ly, and then week or two before they
are coming home We put down a little
memorandum Of the tips to give when
they come away. and do you know
that this year these amounted to $40
Thirty dollars; and that gives mo
just as It does every year-quits
little Jolt know it's coming, bat
I never realize It till it comes.
You know what Lincoln said about
paying bills? that it was easier to
pay big bill II you had the money
than little bill II you hadn't. and
that sum up on the tips hits US in
something that way. We pay EN-, bat
It does sort Of put the kibosh on our
nice little financial schedule"
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
THINKS HIS PAY TOO HIGH

New Jersey Official Asks That His
Fees Be Reduced.
Florence, N. j., has produced a pub
lie official Eho thinks he is being paid
too much for his services.
He is Township Clerk Charles
Green, and at the organizing meeting
OF the township committee be aston
ished the members by sending a re-
quest that his fees of $3.50 for election
work be reduced by s1OO.
There was a discussion as to the le.
gality and wisdom Of doing as Green
requested. but finally the motion was
put and carried.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect II.
How 10 Find Out

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours;
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
.SAYSMORSETRIED
TO BRIBE HIM
Offered TO Share $4,000 Made
on Deal While in Prison.
SENT A CIPHER MESSAGE
Warden Meyers Statement Is the Re
suit of Charges of Bad Treatment
Of Banker In Atlanta Penitentiary,

9aAA " NAt@i I@z " 86e
Of Banker In Atlanta Penitentiary.
Warden W. NJ. Meyer, Of the fed,
eral penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga, made
I a formal statement, in whie hhe de-
clares that Charles W. Morse, the
I convicted New York banker, had Of
fered him what he construed to be a
bribe shortly after Morse became a
+ prisoner in the institution. He said he
refused it and so notified Attorney
General Wickersham.
Meyers statement was a sequel to
the publication in a local paper that q
congressional investigation into the al
legged bad treatment of Morse in the
prison probably would be instituted.
Warden Meyer said he had given
Morse permission on March II, 1910,
to send cipher telegram to purchase
some gas stock, and that subsequently
Morse had come into his office and
said
Warden. made $4,000 on that deal
and ! want you to have half OF it."
The warden said he told Morse to
forget he ever said anything like that
and never to say such a thing again
He said he advised Attorney General
Wickersham that he had permitted
Morse to send the telegram.
It developed that the department OF
justice made an investigation at the
prison last spring. The result of the in
yestigation is not known.
nT.rza,
made before a gathering Of newspaper
men invited to inspect the so-called (
dungeon. where Morse was sent into |
solitary confinement May 1915, 1910, /
according TO charges against the war
den for giving a sick boy about to /
be discharged a paltry sum of money" |
The warden read his report on the [
incident to the department, in which .
it was stated that Morse was sent to
he solitary because he refused to
ell where he got about $50, which ne
admitted he had re-
.eiyed from discharged prisoner, his
wife and his business partner. The
warden denied that it was for giving
money to a sick boy
Meyer denied that he had strong
prejudice against Morse, or that any
statement he had made to the attor-
ley general had any influence in de-
ermining the presidents latest action
n the case. He admitted a natural
lrejudice because of the incident Of
he gas stock and other matters be
7Ould not mention
Attorney Fielder. counsel for Morse,
eft for Washington, after being pres.
mt at the interview, with the avowsd
urpOse Of learning from the attorney
eneral whether Warden Meyer had
cen asked for an opinion on Morse's
onditiOn. Meyer had declared that
q Nov, % last, when reporting to
ttOrneF General Wickersham that
lOrse had been removed to the hospi-
Al at Fort Mcpherson as directed, he
dded
81 saw the prisoner on the afternoon
f Nov 25 and in the early morning
the 26th, and he did not then seem -
me to have the appearance OF q
an whose condition is critical"
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
EvangeIist Hes Too Many Wives.

EfdUJGuat fscS . " many WIVES
Rev. John T Ford. an evangelist oi
the Holiness sect, was arrested WING
conducting services at Mountain Val
ley, Okla. charged with bigamr
COmplainJ was filed against the min
lister by Mrs Minnie Ford, Of 81
Louis. who alleges al tie time 2lr. FOl.
married young woman OF Chanllc
he had not procured divorce ron
her The minister explained ,tat
was his understanding that the frs,
Mrs Ford had gotten divorce
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19

more. That was done instead oi
concentrating all the water supply
and sending it post haste, through
force pipes to the very first conAa-
grafton and thereby having no seri-
Gus conflagrations. n9E,y .aaF,9
The country is rich enough and
amply able to take care of all its
banks doing a sound business and
extend the opportunities Of thrifty
people to give men work and develop
the resources of the country. He
wished the Citizens League Of Della
ware God-speed
The league elected Thomas F.
Bayard president, Francis n. Buck
of New Castle, secretary, and the
following board of directors
| ERew Castle County--Wilmer Pal
mer, Thomas F. Bayard Of Whining
ton Alfred A. Curtis of Newark.
Kent County-Henry Ridgely Of
Dover; H. C. Tschudy of Smyrna
and Harvey P Hall Of Smyrna.
Sussex County-Ebe w. Tunnel
of Lewes; Rufus D. Lingo, Sr., of
Millsboro and Philip L. Cannon Of
Bridgeville.
The convention adopted the fol-
lowing constitution
Article l. The name of this or
ganization is 1.-The Citizens League /
Of Delaware"
Article II The object for which |
this league is formed is to give or
ganized expression in the State of |
Delaware to the growing public SEN
timent in favor Of, and to aid in Sc
curing the legislation necessary to
insure an improved banking system
for the United States of America.
Article III. All citizens in the
State Of Delaware. interested in the
objects of this league, may become
members upon application to the ex-
ecutive committee and upon the pay
ment Of fee OF one (S1.00) dollar.
Article ~. There shall be board
OF nine 90 directors of the league
who shall be chosen annually and
who shall serve until their successors
are elected. Vacancies occurring in
the board of directors NAV be filled
at a special meeting Of the board.
called for such purpose, or at any
regular meeting Of the board by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the
directors present at such meeting.
Fer the transaction of any business. I
five 90 members shall constitute a
quorum /
Article V. The directors shall !
choose annually, either from among
their number or outside thereof,
president three vice-presidents, a G
and a treasurer who shall. v
each of them, hold office for one v
year and until their successors are 4
elected.
Article VI. There shall be an p
executive committee, consisting of 5
.hree (3) members of the league who :,
hall be chosen annually bv the +,
loard Of directors and shall hold Of D
ice until their successors are elected. Il
occurring in the executive W
ommitte shall be filed by the board
# directors. lie
Article VII The board of direc- el
ors shall have power to make and p
mend all such bylaws as they NAV b,
eem fitting to properly accomplish c,
he objects Of the league. o,
A
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
KilIs wife and Himself.

During a quarrel as 10 which shouI
get up first Lewis Campbell, thirt
five years old. miner shot ami l;illta
his wife, Mary, and then endea hi
own life by firing a bullet into bis
head at Brownsville, Pa They leav,
a four-months-old child, which Wa
asleep in the same room at the tim,
Of the shooting
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
CITIZENS LEAGUE TO
AID BANKING SYSTEM

The Citizens League of Delaware,
to aid in the movement to improve
the banking system OF the United
States, was organized at Dover last
week in a representative convention
Of men from all over Delaware, and
Of all political parties. Men of pro-
minence in banking, in the oranges
and in mercantile enterprises were
present.
Robert b. Ireton, of New York
City, addressed the convention. In
his address proper, he made little
reference to the Aldrich monetary
bill, soon to come before this Con-
gress, and finally the question was
put directly to the speaker by former
Congressman Hiram r. Burton of
Lewes
"DO you advocate OF oppose the
Aldrich bill ~
N.Y. Ireton replied quickly that
thus far, as he saw it, he did not
oppose the Aldrich bill, and that he
believed it to be the purpose of these
leagues to adopt or urge the passage
of the Aldrich bill unless something
more suitable could be obtained
along the line of a substantial reserve
to be in readiness and at the call of
banks everywhere in the country.
The Aldrich bill. he declared, is |
open for revision, amendment. orI
even the substitution OF another bill. |
He earnestly hoped that enough in
terest would be taken to even sub
stitute another if one were found
that was better.
Former Bank Examiner Francis
n. Buck of New Castle asked Mr.
Iret0n to explain the Aldrich bill, |
which the speaker did in detail |
Questions were asked by Henry
Ridgely Of Dover and Henry P. Scott
of New Castle and other bankers as
to the profits which the proposed re-
serve association to be created bv
the Aldrich bill would pay.
This reserve association to be
said the speaker. .cannot
do business in the market of itself.
1t is for the bankers, OF the bankers
and by the bankers. All the banks
viii be asked to become subscribers
and four percentum of the profits
will first be turned over to the sub
3cribers. then the remaining nrn6ts
are quartered." "
Mr. Ireton in his speech proper.
declared the American people ought
o be aroused, the length and breadth
If the land, and a sentiment created
md crystalized for immediate i'm
Of the banking system of
he United States.
In 1907, he said, a panic started
n a run on banks and as a result
600, 900 men walked the streets of
,ur cities without work. The FARM
rs felt it, too, and felt it keenly.
hey could not get so much as 5000
n accommodations at their banks.
his was ruinOus and preposterOus
nth all the gold and assets Of the
american nation.
Il had been said, the speaker de-
Jared, that our banking system is
5 ridiculous as an old fire insurance
Ian which was to issue to each
one bucket Of water and
ii him that when fire broke out to
se that, but be could not have any
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
Hacks on Thumb by Divine Command

In response to what he said he be
lieved to have been a divine command
Edward ZelleTs. twenty-one years old.
Of Scottdale, near Pittsburg. Pa, cut
on the thumb Of his left hand with an
axe as a penance fora fancied wrong
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
Taft cets Coronatlon Medal.

James Bryce, the British ambassa.
dor, presented to President TAFT a gold
medallion commemorative Of the corO-
nation Of George V. as zing OF Eng.
land.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19

a brick dust sedi-
ment, or settling,
stringy or milky
appearance often
indicates an un-
healthy condi-
tion of the kid
neys; too fre-
quent desire to
pass it or pain in
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-16
Depouulation in France,

The enthusiasm with which
France greeted Colonel Roosevelt's
sarbonne speech Proves to have been.
In one important particular. only a
characteristic impulse. France did
not set about increasing Its birth
rate. II Justify applauded the great
Americans exeoriation OF Frances
most notable national sin--race sui
eide. but went right on perpe-
trating II.
A writer in the current North
American Review, venturing into the
delicate field OF prophesy. assumes
to say that In this year OF 1912
less than 100000 living babies will
be born to the 100000 600 OF
France" At any rate. Frances
birth rate still stands lower than that
OF any other country In the world.
That is neither speculation nor
prophesy. And In no other country
has the birth rate fallen so rapidly
and so steadily as in France. This.
therefore. is Frances national prob
lem, for Il means depopulation.
The fact is. Frances birth rate is
too low to effect an appreciate net
gain In population. Frances death
rate. to be sure. like that OF most
other countries, has decreased, but
not as rapidly as the birth rate.
This writer shows that In two years
Of late the deaths outnumbered the
births In that country. To make
the situation more impressive, he
says that Frances annual gain in
population through natural increase
Is comparable with the fortnightly
gain Of the United States through
immigration.
Too long have the epieurean
Frenchmen laughed this grave mat
ter out OF coUntenance. 1t is not a
laughing matter. Our own country
certainly would aot regard it 50. We
never have had such statistics to
shame us. and yet It is to us the first
anti-race suicide curtain lectures
were delivered. II might be added
that France has the largest per cap
tia wealth OF any nation. so that II
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-16
The Iowa idea.
81. Louis Globe-Democrat.


II has not always been easy TO define
the Iowa Idea, but II embraced some
measures Of dissatisfaction with recent
republican national policies. Iowa Is
normally a strongly republican state, and
its average of intelligence Is high. 1t
has contributed eminent men apd i'm
portant measures to the craftsmanship
Of the party and the welfare Of the ma
ton. After celebrating over the present
situation Iowa Is choosing at least a ma
jority, OF Tan delegates TO the national
convention. This is true also in districts
lately Identified with what are termed
progressive members OF congress. Iowa
Is disposed TO let we'll enough alone. and
in this case the well enough Is decidedly
the best in sight
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-16
PATENT MoNoPOLIES.

Chicago Tribune: Unless Justices
White, Hughes and Lamar have been
utterly confused by the legal verhiage
Of their brethren on the beach the result
Of this patent decision upon the COM
mercial life OF the nation viii be inered-
IDLY disastrous. Close monopolies will
be established and upheld by law, with
a grip upon the consumer compared to
which the grip Of the most powerful
Of existing trusts is light as an infants
touch.
New York Tribune:- The dissent IN
this case is weighty. and the chief JUS
the evils that will spring from the
courts Interpretation OF the law. The
whole subject Of patent rights needs the
attention Of congress more imperatively
now than before this decision was rem
dered. Upon this. at least. the majority
and minority OF the supreme court agreed.
St Louis Republic: The case Is pre-
cisely in point with much recent declsma-
ton and agitation. The higher court has
given an Interpretation Of law which
competent observers say amounts 10 new
law-at least mischievous law. So far
as the court is concerned. let It go at
that. 1t is for congress to say whether
it shall be wiped out. This Is the true
democratic referendum in judicial mat
tiers. This Is the one sober and circum-
spect way in which q court which Is
supreme only when there Is nonaetion
by congress and people may be over
ruled. We do not need to upset the
court What Is needed is that we give
our serious attention to the law. Con-
gress can rewrite that law in week IL
IT will and by doing 1t can make blank
paper of the decision for all time.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-16
Canal Primarily American.

II 10 the accepted view, we think.
that the Panama canal is being built
primarily for the benefit Of Amer
lean interests and secondarily for
the benefit OF foreign interests. That
being the case, why should not some
advantage be given In the matter OF
tolls and otherwise to American
ships? First, see the disadvantages
American commerce would suffer
without any beneficial discrimina-
ton. Our ocean trade is lame to-
day. chiefly, for the reason that.
without subsidy aid. our vessels find
II difficult. and often impossible. to
compete with the cheap labor and
grade OF living OF the seamen on
foreign ships. We are missing out
in trade along the east coast OF South
America for Just that reason, and
the same is true in the Pacific. How
may we be expected to extend our
commerce to the orient and the west
coast OF South America without aid
Of some sort, except the mere right
TO run ships through the canals
right every foreign nation will enjoy
III we cannot extend II effectuall,l
to this nearer market along eastsfh
South American
Not many American vessels win
be built for the canal route. we i'm
sgine. unless the government offers
them some inducement that would
warrant chance In competition
with the cheap-going vessels OF for
eign countries. This Is n subject
to which most earnest attention
should be drawn In congress at this
session, for In congress It must be
determined upon. II is a great mis-
fortune that personal and party
politics should be allowed to OBJ
scure an issue SO great, affecting, as
II does. the nations commerce and
Intercourse with other nations: in
fact, the biggest interests OF our
people.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-16
Indifferent to the Amendments.

Although scarcely month re-
mains before the decisive vote, it is
safe to say that not one person In a
hundred knows that five amend
ments to the state constitution have
been submitted for popular ratifiea-
ton by the last legislature, and that,
Of those. not one man Iii ten can tell
what these amendments are. We
regret to be compelled in candor TO
declare that II this referendum on
constitutional amendments is a fair
example of the interest and par
ticipation manifested in direct legis-
lation it is sad commentary on
public indifference and apathy.
These proposed amendments would
work vital changes in our funda-
mental law and in our machinery of
government. One Of them provides
for the initiative and referendum,
another abolishes all off-year cleo
tons Of state officers, another vests
cities of over 5000 population with
charter-making privileges. another
creates board of control for state
institutions, and still another short
ems the time for introducing legis-
lative bills and doubles the pay of
the lawmakers.
It is as certain as anything could
be that II these amendments were
to be adopted or rejected according
to the original plan designed by the
constitution trainers. requiring an
affirmative vote equal to a majority
OF the total number of ballots cast,
every one OF hese amendments
would be beaten. and. IL any of them
are saved, 1t will be only by the trick
that counts as Yes" every ballot
marked for a straight party ticket,
without any intention to vote for the
amendments at all.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-16
People Talked About

said the ice dealer to the coal man:
''Leggo,'
signs OF spring are multiplying in the
shop windows exclusively.
Possibly coal miners strike on the
solar system affects the steauiing power
Of Old Sol. II the old machine is to re-
spond to the anxious calls Of the plain
people. now is the time to 'let up"
Frank p. Croft Of Lower Merton. Pa.
who wants to 50 to congress, is touring
the district In an automobile and dis
tributng candy among the wives and
children OF his potential constituents.
According TO an official spprsisement
made by New York tax officials. the
Hartman estate win come very close to
the sIooooe.O ce mark and very close TO the
guess Of 100000 4 word disposed Of In
his iee-word viii.
some thoughtful persons in South Car
DINA, approaching the woman In the
case. urge the erection of q monument
TO Queen Isabella OF Spain. the patroness
OF Columbus and bis co-worker in the
discovery OF America
The Countess OF Warwick. a dear girl
visiting IN New York, admits that she Is
% and decorates the half century IS the
golden age Of woman. The countess 10
beautiful and q grandmother and her
heart echoes the optimism of grand
children.
DR.. F. S. Arehenfeld. the German as
tronomer. who has just arrived in this
country. believes that Mars is inhabited,
and explains his belief by remarkins that
Il there were io.oooeo houses ali fitted
alike in the world and one was known
to be Inhabited II would be = logical IN
ference to suppose that all were.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-16
Surprising Throw-Down.

opfiuSleAa t2AAos-t Atep1Oiicdn-
The state OF New Mexico furnished
more rough riders 10 the square mile
than most any other state in the union
1t is almost incredible that the New
Mexico legislation was not captured by
the colonel. Yet such Is the fact. The
delegation was not Instructed at all. and
the Taft men claim five II the eight dele
gates. And this IS the country where
no one who isn't dead shot. or whose
father didE't kin a man. is received in
the most exclusive society. 1t Is high
time the colonel took the stump. or the
saddle. II he Is going to accept II nomi-
mated.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-16
Man.Led suffragists of Iowa.

Adu-LCu A9hs Va AS"e
The cause of woman suffrage in
Iowa has halted in its progress to let
the good women, divided into two
warning camps, fight over man.
According to yeracious Information,
the struggle has assumed most mill
tant aspects. One faction Of the
women favor a man for campaign
manager and continue to maintain
him at headquarters, where he sits
supreme. The other faction vigor-
ously, even violently, opposes this
and out of the opposition has sprung
a civil suit by the man, who thinks
his good name has been married to
the extent of $4,000 by some OF the
women with especially pungent
vocabularies and facile tongues.
1t seems ineongruous that women
In quest of the ballot so long with
held by mere man should finally en-
ploy him to lead their crusade. Per-
haps 1t was done on the theory that
the man will, supposedly, under
stand better than woman how to go
about wrestling this coveted prize
from his man-made and man-main-
tanned government. At any rate,
moral suasion has been dethroned In
Iowa and mild suffragists have de-
veloped into real suffragettes and are
going after the right to vote, under
the leadership Of this man, with a
vim that would do justice to Kansas.
The outcome should be a matter
OF deepest interest. No doubt many
OF the good women are standing
about wishing for failure. that they
may have proof of their protests Of
mans unfitness for the Job. Should
he win out. though-we hardly
know what will constitute victory
the Innovation surely will become a
regular system with the suffragists.
One thing. the man, II he fails, can
do no worse than most women thus
far have done, though We pity him
II he does fail.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-16

Grove L. Johnson, the old-time
California politician and father OF
Governor Johnson. makes this con-
tributlon TO current political
thought:
The men who are following Roosevelt
remind me OF the boy who was riding the
runaway bull, When asked where he
was going. the boy replied; Il don't
know; ask the bull
And his son. Hiram, is one OF
those boys, but father and lot Of
other Californians are keeping care
fully away from the bull.