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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-15
DAILY STOCK TRAINS

Z Hbw sojidly Virginia is develop
ng her agricultural possibilities are
shown by: the action of the Southern
Railway in putting: on two fast stock
freight trains daily, to run from At 4, Z!
lanta and Chattanooga to Potomac
Yards at Alexandria, with connec-
tiops, from. .Danyille to Richmond.
This is to- distribute all persuade
goods from the. South to eastern
markets., and bring: live stock TO ysrss
ginia feeding grounds. This service
was established in, 1912 to run oEce,
a week, to serveja limited territory,
and has grown so. steadily that the
new arrangement: is necessary, sto
s:nfieGs the new deniand. y :
:. :. i inuHng lnens discontinued with the
farm should contemplate: items !. Of
this Kind before coming to the
-hasty conclusion that only +cities Of
:fer: Opportunities for business adj
vanecment. The abandoned farm !. is
going" To stand for IAN :abandoaea
chance in life, # gsivieSn. up 81 too light
". There is hard work. on "a: farm;
but with improved machinery ana
improved methods Of cultivation, ag-
riculture has taken its place, as g
profession with all the dignity WI which 4,
brains can give it. .:1. .,...,.,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-15

whole rodiusing pub lie so-cp erated N
producing things, and the whole com
jsuming public in sane economy, the
price, problem would not long remain
to ysx u.s.: :
&, "We., have been callmgson the Gov
eminent ito solve this problem, when
it4hasibeeni leMdent all along that ats
real. solution acknowledgements on.ithe
people themselves. Attorney al
,Palnrers mistake consisted in gpeomis-
ing to1perform an impossbility, land
in trying" to work out a. remedy from
.tfe-.-saIssdown only -instAad-at4.tra .n
the. bottom up at the same tins An
other disappointment awaits US if we
expect to cure the trouble BY the al
Turing, prescriptions Of political plat
forms. 7" 80
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-15
Roy KILLS BROTHER
Youngsters Were Using Rifles Father
Had Brought. Home 10 Clean -,


Philadelphia. June 15.-While play,
ing soldiel with rifles which his
father had brought home to clean
The2dGrc Toggweiler, II years old, OF
1870 Ridge avenue, was shot and
fatally wounded yesterday by his ~
year-cld brother. Edward. He died
later in the Northwestern Genera,
Hospital.
The father of the boys operates a
shooting gallery, and had brought sew
eral small rifles home to clean and
repair.
Shortly after noon the parents We're
attracted by shot in the room in
which the boys were playing: They
found'Tteodore lying on'the floor with
blood flowing from a wound behind
the left ear. T.. r.tt:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-15
sO.CALLED BLUE LAWS"

+! One of the topics of much discus
sion in the general assembly lof
Virginia recently adjourned and a
cause of much conversation among
the people of our state is the so
called "bl pe laws" which have to
do with certain personal liberty
restrictions and Sunday observances,
The Encyclopedia AMERICANA defines
"blue laws asfa;:term generally APP
blied to any laws .whcih.rimpose. vex-
atious restrictions and. interfere
with the orGinafy!life Ct a comniu1r-
ity, or seek to regulate the private
morals of that. eonlniunity.-
The Richmond journal says, LII q, +
is interesting, toyzknow, how these
laws received then: name. Early in
the history 6fsfhe New Haven col
ony groupscIof strict and severe
Sabbath dayiand personal liberty
laws, which carried with them strin-
gent penalties, were issued d book
form under q blue"cover. = Whether
it was because OF the binding or
because Of their depressing character
that they received tht.r name It's
hard to tell,
4 ar , narson should fail to attend
church on the Sabbath day, unless
he was sick. he should lose his al
lowance for one week. If he miss
led the second time not only would
his allowance stop but he would
Ireceive whipping If he missed
again he should be put. to death.
Speaking against the Trinity and
articles of Christian faith and de-
riding Gods holy word were followed
by death.
For Refusing TO 90 to the minis
ter for religious instruction the Of
fender was. for the first neglect,
whipped in public contrition; on the
second occasion he was whipped
twice, and if he offended again he
was confined to the galleys for three
years. II; 4 person blasphemed God
he would be severely punished; Tor
the SECOND offenSe he would !eceNe
a bodkin thrust through his tongue.
and thirdly, he was t., be put to
death.
h "Were a man TO show dlSrespe:t
to minister in any way he would
be thrice whipped and compelled to
get. up ip.~hurch and publicly ask
pardon on three successive Sabbath
days. All persons were required to
keep regular hours of work in the
colony. IF one refused he was
made to lie with neck and heels tied
together all night.
"Any person inhabting the colony
Of Virginia and entertaining any
Quaker in or near his house should
be fined 5000 pounds of tobacco.
"Pollar6;S revision of the Virginia
code 1910) provides that if any
person is found laboring OF the
Sabbath he shall be fired five dol
lars. We now come to the act
which so Gisturhs the inhabitants Of
our state-that is. the law prohibit
ing the sale Of unnecessary articles
Sunday. IN 1916 this act was pass
ed, and since then there has been
much dissatisfaction. Little or moth
ing was done to avert it until the
last legislature ruled that the local
governments should decide whether
or not the law should be enforced"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-15
141-12c
LOOK LOOK


See what ypu now have in
Alexandria "a new system
of calling fors delivering
your work. ! 9
JUST TELEPHONE 233 :.
and we will call and gett:yg]5asr i.
old shoes and make them like!
new in satzs:.S {.
. THIRTY MINUTES TIME
We use the best of ma:
terials at the lowest prices
to be found in the city.
All Work Guaranteed
:: We buy old, shoes and are
selling Army Shoes at spe-,
cial pFices. I. >
BLUE RIBBON SHOE
RE EAIIR COMPANY &
Frank Hapiro, Manager
WH King St. / Phone 233;
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03

The chronicles classified advertise
,neuf.s bring results. Proved to the
sItisiactioA. of many and will be to
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03
DIVORCE COURT
MEANS SEPARATION

By ruling of Kent County Super
ior Court. in session at Dover this
week. divorce nisi granted becoming
absolute within year of the date of
granting. is in effect a full and COM
plete divorce, Notwithstanding the
Divorces may live together after the
decree nisi has been granted, or even
after the divorce becomes absolute.
The ruling of the court, which
while having been in force and effect
in New Castle county had never been
passed upon in Kent, was brought
about by the courts attention being
called to the divorce nisi granted
February "a, 1919, to Fannie NJ.
Knight from George P. Knight, and
yet no application had been made by
counsel for Mrs. Knight, who sued
for the divorce, for a final decree. A
short time after the decree nisi had
been granted, Knight and his divorc-
ed wife began living together and are
still living together. The courts rul-
ing also makes it plain that if they
desire to live together as man and
wife, it will be necessary to be re-
married.
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03

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more of his
more encou
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sprained on |
while attemI
to a sick hoI
and in its lu |
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is unable to
broken.
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Sunday schod|
ing with Mrs
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ter the study
tice by the C
was enjoyed
ing the hostes
juice.
The Ladies
ternoon of la
Mrs. Barratt
members wer'
business was
chicken salad
fee.
A quiet bu
was solemniZ
and Mrs. JAM
daughter, Mis-
wife of Paris
lea. The hous
rated with Il
chysanthemun
stood beneath
and shrubs an
Sydney Allen
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FELTON,.
The bride v
of African br'
carried a larg
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members of
witnessed the
ception, congr
ments the hap.
train at Feltor
The ceremo
the Rev. Geo.
nolia.
Mrs. Hettie
home after gu
phia.
Our basket |
den last week
defeated the {
the tune of Is
On account {
iberia in Selb.
thews is spendi.
giving vacation
Geo. r. Ellis
Mrs. Prof.
Philadelphia fc
James w. K
spent Thankss
and Mrs. Jam'
turned on Sun
New York.
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panied by Mrs
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turned on Mon
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03

Taken by years this shows that
wages increased Is per cent, 1909 to
1916, while efficiency decreased Is per
cent; 1916 to 1918, wage increase %
per cent, efficiency decrease 80 per
cent; 1918 to 1919, wage increase 25
per cent, efficiency decrease 4.6 per
cent; 1919 to 1920, wage increase 25
per cent, efficiency decrease s per
cent. Or. over the whole period, 1909
to 1920, wage increase 172 per cent,
efficiency decrease nearly 81 per cent.
On an eight-hour basis the cost to the
consuming public of getting bricks
laid has gone from $40 for 1,100
bricks SO for SAL bricks, or from
S400 a thousand to $3.50 a thous-
and for the mere work of laying, to
say nothing of the terrific loss due to
delay. To express it in percentage.
the cost to the public for getting
brick laid has increased 1862 per cent
since 1909. Added to other construc-
ton costs it does much to explain the
shortage of housing now so prevail
ent. At the rate the union bricklayers
have been going since 1909, by 1880
we might expect them to lay no bricks
whatever and draw $3.50 an hour for
their idleness, which is the ideal sit
uatiOn for which the Russian bolshe-
viks have been striving.
This condition of affairs is by no
means confined to the bricklaying
trade. 1t is to be hoped that the fig
ures put out by the Indiana associa-
tion will be followed by others con-
corning other trades, inOrder that the
ntrh1fR of ttrhf fha n no n NO ri
may see the terrible situation into
which we have drifted.
Nor can it be considered a mere
coincidence that this awful slump in
the efficiency of certain unionized
trades began markedly to manifest it.
self at just about the time that the
Wilson Administration cravenly sur
rendered to the railroad brotherhoods
by passing the Adamson law under
duress. and within a year after the
Administration put into operation the
heinous cost plus system which has
done more to demoralize the labor
market than any other method EN-
ployed under the defeatist Wilson re-
gime.
In the face of such conditions
Messrs. Gompers, Morrison, and Vol
are challenging employers to reduce
wages and a huge fund is sought to
combat any attempt to balance wages
with production. These gentlemen ex-
hibit no intention of increasing labor
efficiency and the piece-work basis is
anathema to them. Whoever calls at
tention to their delinquencies is con- |
iemned by them as a reactionary and 1
a slave-driyer, and the Republican f..
party is accused of being the arch |
enemy of labor L wish the higher .
wage to abide, on one explicit condi-
ion.' declared President-designate
Harding in his speech of acceptance,
that the wage Garner will give full
'eturn for the wage received Ger
ainly the American sense of fairness
an concede no more and will ask no
ess. 1t is the firm belief of many stu
lents of the labor problem that the
workers in the trades are anxious and
Wiling to give value received for the
ugh wages accorded, if certain of the
neddling labor leaders will only ieave
hem alone, but until such leaders
re repudiated by the workers them
elves the country will suffer from CO.
reed inefficiency."
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03
EDUCATION Is THE NATIONS
BULWARK

BECAUSE
1T is a financial investment
that yields the highest divi-
dends.
PIT results in safe and sane cit
izenship.
st increases the ability and
desire to serve others.
At adds to the appreciation and
happiness of life.
St multiplies the chances of
success in life.
EDUCATION FITS FOR SERVICE
With no schooling the child has
only one chance in 10000 of rem
dering distinguished service.
With elementary schooling, the
child has four times the chance of
the one without it.
With high school education, he
has 81 times the chance.
With a college education, he has
800 times the chance.
LESS THAN ONE PER CENT OF
AMERICANS ARE COLLEGE
GRADUATES, YET THIS ONE
PER CENT HAS FURNISHED
SIS ner cent 0f our Presidents.
54 per cent of our Vice-Presidents
AZ per cent of our Speakers of
the House.
SO per cent of our members of
Congress.
81 per cent of our Secretaries of
State.
81 per cent of our Attorney-Gen-
erals.
50 per cent of our Judges of the
Supreme Court.
over so per cent of the disting-
uished people of the United States.
At the present time the President,
vice-P President, Speaker of the House,
all but two members of the Cabinet,
SO out of 90 Senators, 305 out of 435
Representatives and all the Justices
of the Supreme Court are college
trained men.
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03
4O0,0OO,O0O
S6,672,OOO,OOO
900.000,00O
Less excess profits repea

772,O0O,OOO
1t is apparent that if this estimate
is sound it is possible to effect net
reduction in our taxes of 100000, 900
and still leave a surplus of 81 ,924, ,000,-
600. That sum could be applied to
substantial reductions in the income
tax and the oppressive surtaxes, etc,
or it could all be applied to the re-
tirement of the national debt.
The success of this plan is princi
pally dependent ON the last three
items in the above schedule of re-
ceipts, the largest of which contem
plates the imposition of tariff drawn
along traditional Republican protec-
tive lines. The imports for the cal
endar year, 1920, will probably reach
the stupendous total of six billion
| dollars. Taking into account the low
! ering of those imports through the re-
strictions imposed by higher tariff,
| it is believed by customs exports that
there would be sufficient left to yield
| the amount estimated, in addition to
giving protection to American indus
tries from the products of cheap for
eign labor.
Another item anticipates the col
| lection of interest on foreign obliga-
tions, amounting now to approximate
| ly $4,000 900 ,009, at rate of five per
cent. Negotiations have been in pro-
gress by the Treasury Department
for some months looking to adjust
ments that will procure the payment
of that interest. The discussions are
proceeding with great secrecy, and
no intimation is given of their pro-
gress. With proper stimulation by
Republican administration, there
seems to be no reason why interest
payments should not begin within a
year, in addition to making provision
for the ultimate retirement of those
obligations and reduction of our
own national debt by the retirement
of a similar amount of Liberty bonds.
The collection of back taxes is an
uncertain item. but the amount here
estimated is conservative in view of
all that has been said on the subject
Former Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Roper declared that at the
end of 1919 there were underpayments
of corporation taxes to the amount of
S1.5O0, 100000. Auditors are working
on the returns, having just finished
luOSc lOI 1915 anu pdCh pay giuelllS |
have been coming in at the average |
rate Of S40,0O0,0OO month. DR.. Ad-
ans, former chairman of the Tax Ad- |
visory Board, estimates that the |
Treasury will receive $500, 900. 900 |
from that source in 1921, and $400,- |
900, 900 in 1922. OF course that income
is not a continuing one, but it will |
be available during the peak of our
debt payments, after which the ne
cessity for it will largely disappear.
High taxes must be levied for many
years to come, and proper adjust
ment of them will make it easier for
the people to bear the load. But that
load itself can be reduced to the ex-
tent of a billion or a billion and a
half dollars, almost one-third. It is IL
the lifting of the tax burden, rather
than in its rearrangement. that the
people are most interested, and for
he accomplishment of whieh they
elected Republican administration.
IS it not the duty of those in author
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03
SELBYVILLE

Quite a number of the teachers at
tended the teachers meeting at
Georgetown on Saturday.
Rev. Graham of Roxana conducted
the morning Chapel exercises at the
high school on Monday morning.
Mrs. c. L. McCabe, Sr., has return
ed from a visit to friends in Phila-
delphia.
Miss Marion Graham of Roxana
spent the weekend with Miss Hilda
Evans.
Miss Elva Rogers is home from
Philadelphia for a few days.
Norman c. Davis sold his home on
Walnut street on Saturday. Mr.. Davis
and family have purchased a home in
Dover, where they expect to reside at
the beginning of the year.
The Ladies Club met on Monday eve
ming at the home Of Mrs. ". Z. Davis on
walnut street.
The Ladies Aid win meet on November
80 at the home of Mrs. Il. V. Baker on
Church street.
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03
EX-GOY. MILLER MAY BE
UNION LEAGUE HEAD

Former Governor Charles r. Miller
has been nominated for the presiden-
cy of the Union League of Philadel-
phia. The name of Former Governor
Miller is one of four that has been
placed before the members for the
annual election.
The Union League is one of the
best known Republican organizations
in the country.
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03
Sore Throat Wisdom

To relieve Sore Throat you must get at
the seat of the disease, counteracting the
cause. TONSILINE is prepared and sold
for that one purpose. A dose Of TONSI-
LINE taken upon the first appearance
Of Sore Throat may save long days of
sickness. Use little Sore Throat wis
dom and buy bottle of TONSILINE
today. You may need it tomorrow.
TONSILINE is the National Sore IT.
Throat Remedy-best known and gssM
most effective and most used. Look
for the long necked fellow on the n
bottle when you go to the drug 4
store to get it. 35c. and 60c. Hos M
pitaI Size, S1.00. ALI Druggists. "a
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03
A SAD EXAMPLE
A Story Well Worth Reading and Con-
sidering by Working People.

Efficiency reduced more than one
half. rate of pay increased more than
127 per cent, comparing 1920 with
1909, is the story told by figures re-
Gently published by the Associated
Employers of Indiana on the brick
laying trade" declares the Republi-
can Publicity Association, through
its President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne,
Jr. THE figures are Illuminating as
showing what some of the unions are
doing to increase the cost of living
and bring discredit on union labor.
Here they are:
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03
LOVES X ROADS

Capt. E. D. Taylor of Chincoteague,
Va. is spending this week with his
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Jones
and family.
Elijah Hastings. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William ]. Hastings died at the home
Of his parents and was buried last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Lewis of Will
mington are visiting their parents
here. l.
Raymond English of Philadelphia
spent a few days with his parents
here last week.
Geo. Buchanan of Philadelphia vis-
ited his mother, Mrs. Mary Short ana
enioyed a few days hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gunby OF
I.ssnral spent last week at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Gunby.
Granville Lewis is spending
month with his parents.
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03

ity to devote themselves primarily to
that task, instead of evolving a new
method of extracting the same taxes
from the people?
Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03

Good business is good advertising
and the columns of the Chronicle
make the best business investment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-03
WHITE CREEK

Mr.. and Mrs II. II Ccoper Of Troy
were Sunday guests of their daughter
MIS- H. VI. Niles.
Miss Eva Stanley is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Stan
ley.
George Gilbert of Schenectady
was week end guest at Jesse Bark
ers.
Rev. G.. X. Statham. district super.
intendent win preach in the Methodist
church next Sunday morning.
The Womans' Foreign Missionary
society will meet at the parsonage
Thursday afternoon, Mrs X. Golledge
and Mrs Il. Parker hostesses. Leader
Mrs, b, II, Sisson.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold
a harvest supper and parcel post sale
Friday evening Supper will be serv.
ed from seven O'Clock unite all are
served, for 25c a Ucket
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Mitchell, who
have been guests at S. Center's. have
returned to their home in Cambridge.
Rev. c. lE, Niles and family were
recent guests at F. Sissons
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Big special II reel show at Library
Theatre today, Read big ad. Adv.
Norma Talmadge in YES or Mo-
Library Theatre-Friday and Satur-
day. ADV.
"Homespun Folks" a mother story
that hits the greatest target in all the
world THE Human Heart. Opera
house today and tomorrow. Adv.
Not a cocktail drunk, not a VOW
broken in "Homespun Folks. Human
nature and Countrywide abound. Opera
house today and tomorrow. 4Adv.
You don't get one laugh out of your
system before a dozen others are piled
up in Beware of the Bride" starring
Eileen Percy Harte Theatre today.
Adv.
Employees Of the Allen A company.
whose underwear mill Is closed for in.
yentory this week, may cali at the Of
flee Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock for
their pay envelopes.
The dance at East Arlington will be
postponed this week but will be held
at FoFesters hall across from free IL
brary, Bennington, Friday and Sat
lurday night. Ewell's orchestra. Adv
to-.
/ Box social and dance will follow the
regular Grange meeting tonight, s
o'clock at Union hall Ladies are re-
quested to bring box containing
lunch for two. Come and bring your
/ friends. Elwells orchestra Adv.
An uproarious screen farce about a
beautiful bride who clothed herself
in a suit of armor. What happened
when hubby found it out? Oh ladyl
See Beware Of the Bride" starring
Eileen PERCY and laugh. Harte The
atre today. ADV. EfiMfiM III
i11There will be a service of special
| interest tomorrow evening at the cha
! pei of the First Baptist church. This
service has been prepared for use in
the Northern Baptist Convention and
will create q good deal of interest
| The time Is 1880.
/ The Community dances which PROV
so popular this summer viii be resum
ed this evening at the high school
building. Social dancing every We'd
nesday evening from s. 80 to II 100 pre-.
ceeded by an hour Of instruction. Pat
rons of the summer dances will find
the winter series equally enjoyable.