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Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14

IN A CONCISE STATEMENT the State Bank
ing Commissioner of Delaware made report of
the banks and trust companies under his super
vision, UP to October 10, 1924. which is interest
ing to study. 1t must be always kept in mind,
that the National Banks are not included in any
report made by the State Banking Commissioner
and that only trust companies, savings banks
and State Banks are included in the showing of
the financial institutions of Delaware. The saw
ings deposits as well as the general deposits
have made very satisfactory growth and up
sets the oft-repeated statement of individual
calamity hOwlers, who neither know and do not
desire to know, the facts as to what they are
stating when they proclaim that everything is
in bad shape financially with agricultural Della
ware and farmers not making a living. This
report proves all such statements as false and
creating a propaganda against the farmers of
Delaware.
The following table is an aggregate showing of
the Mutual Savings Banks, State Banks and
Trust Companies of Delaware in parallel col
umns, and speak for themselves that Delaware
farmers and business generally. is better than
it was the preceding year and that prosperity
continues for those who work, study the new
systems and business policies. Read it as a mat
ter of information, if for no other reason.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14

COMPULSORY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
is one of the major issues of the day as far as
! insurance men are concerned" says ]. P. Stell-
wagen of the National Bureau of Casualty and
Surety Underwriters.
Soon the legislatures of nearly all our
states will be convened and it is fOregone con-
clusiOn that bills concerned with compulsory
automobile insurance will be introduced in the
large majority of them.
Mr.. Stellwagen, in reviewing arguments COM
monty advanced in favor of compulsory automo-
bile insurance asserts that the adoption of such
compulsory insurance almost certainly means
the establishment OF a monopolistic state fund
to administer that insurance.
Many motorists take the attitude that if the
government requires them to take out insur-
ance which they otherwise might not seek of
their own initiative, then the government must
provide that insurance at cost.
The injection of government into business in
general is obnoxious and it is particularly so in
'egard to automobile insurance which would
INVOLVE the state in a most complicated line Of
business where conditions are constantly chang t
ng and where a car must be insured while it s
nay be passing through several states. 1t would t
nvolve the state in lawsuits against its own cit
zens due to claims arising over which there was v
controversy. t
Competition would be stifled with resulting S
ack of initiative in devising new and cheaper j
utomobile insurance coverages which have S
cen feature of modern automobile insurance. Il
1t is an exaggerated idea of the functions of c
to try to have it assume all the bur- I
en- and all the expense involved in saving peO- s
lie from their own careless acts ii
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
Nebraska
News
'NubbinS

kEARNEY-When Emil Huffman
thought he heard burglars In the
house he had the right hunch. In
the morning he was short one pair
OF pants. and their contents. lie final
ly found the trousers IN the alley TO
the rear ~ his place. An empty
purse retRsined in them. The So II
had contaiNed was missing
kEARNEY--t'or the benefit OF
tourists planning trips into the Vel
lowstone park OF extreme northwest
next summer. a new highway. recent.
~ eharted. is now being marked. The
eoad extends rom Snlina Kan. TO
Franklin. Neb. thence north through
Minden and on to kearncy. Al this
point the travel Is directed west over
tho Lincoln highway or north over
tho Potash highway. Further west
both roads intersect with the Yellow.
stone trail. Tho road being marked
is federal aud state highway over
practically It's entire length.
oRD~~A request hns been received
by the ord firemens band from
Beatrice asking that II participate In
the annual firemen's convention In
that city during the middle OF Janu-
arp
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
Shotwell Quits
Race for State
Representative
Work With Coolidge Club
Given as Reason for With
drawal-Will Have Ii.
cense Law Introduced.

Ross l.. Shotwell, attorney. who
filed for nomination as state repre-
sentative from the Eighth district
Monday morning. has announced his
from the race.
so many matters have come up
since the filing. that I find It impos-
slble to take care of them and the
race as we'll" said Mr..
Sholwell yesterday.
Now that the Coolidge club is
gaining such impetus through the
state, 1t Is necessary for me TO make
frequent trips to various towns.
Other work connected with the same
organization makes II imperative that
drop political aspirations for n
time.
"The state automobile drivers IL
cense law and the city and county
workhouse laws. which | have helped
draft. I will have put before the next
legislature. even though ] viii not
do IL myself
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
Former Iowan Held
as Murder Suspect
Passport Wins Release for Lad
Detained Upon Arrival
in L. S.

New York. Jan bearing
striking resemblance TO Ma. Nor-
man Percival Bailey. English officer
sought for the murder of his wife 81
Hove. Eng. on December :. Garlic
Mcintyre of Thermal. Cal. vas de.
tanned as suspect for several hours
upon his arrival on the Orca today.
After undergoing a severe griiiing
he won his release by showing
authorities his American passport. Is
sued hast year. and his certificate oi
graduation from a German univer
sity
MeIrtyre said his wife snd his
father. f. NJ Mcintyre. lived In
Thermal. aud that he himself was
resident of Des Moines. Ia, before
he went TO Europe.
Reports that Major Bailey was
travelling with an American girl led
officers TO question Miss Helen Sted
man. who stood by and treasured Nc
Intyrs during his ordeal She said
she had gone abroad with q group OF
college girls TO study European con
ditions and was returning to Their
NAL Cal
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
Engraving Row
Near Finale

Washington. Jan. An end to
the two-year.old controversy ctigf-
mating in the discharge by President
Harding OF James l.. Wilmeth. direc-
tor. and 80 subordinate officials OF
the bureau of engraving appeared
IL sight last night.
Louis \. H'll the director named
10 succeed Mr. Wihmeth and about
whom the storm has more or less
centered, has rendered his resigna'
ton to Secretary Mellon
1t was assumed also that several
officials would retire
when Mr.. KIN leaves. inasmuch as
treasury officials have indicated they
would give n number of the men
discharged with Mr.. wilneth the
opportunity OF reappointments as was
done with the former director. Mr..
Nilmoth refused the reappointment,
but said he would make every effort
10 have those ousted with him vlndl-
waited Of any irregnlarity and sug-
gested this could hest be accom-
plished through a tender ot reap
reintment.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02

Just before leaving the old home
town after busy holiday season, I
regret to report that the banana
crop OF this section Will be short next
season. The banana plantations OF
the valley suffered severely from
frost Sunday night and Monday night
freezing weather finished things. The
temperature descended to 2S below.
severely blighting the tender plants.
Local music dealers have ordered
several hundred extra copies of
familiar song.
They live long and happy out In
this section of the footstool. Grand
ma Shaft of Harrisburg celebrated
her 101st birthday week or SO ago.
Father and Mother Woolfenden OF
Gering are soon to celebrate their
G5th wedding anniversary. New
Years day | met Father Woolfenden
on tho street as he was hurrying
down TO the postoffice after his Daily
Bee. He wasn't bundled up nearly
so well as l was and didn't seem to
be minding the 2s below weather n
little bit. lie IL away past % and
puts lot of three score year fellows
to shame in the matter of activity.
lie attribuates his long life and
young spirits to Mother Woolfenden's
good care for more than three score
years.
A certain editorial critic says ho
would be incarceratcd in Leaven-
worth we're he to write and mail what
he really thinks of n recent Santa
Claus editorial Ina The Bee. But that
needn't worry him. His letter con.
vinces me that II isn't Leavenworth
that is worrying him. It's Ingleslde.
Last night the missus read the
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
Mellon Looks as Measure
Merely to Raise Revenue
Opponents Consider Dis
sipating Fortunes.
Delay Is Most Certain
by MARK SULLIVAN.

Washington. Jan, Stated in the
order of the strength behind their
advocacy, the charges in Mr.. Mel
pressed are. first, placing a tax on
stock dividends; second. an increase
in the inheritance taxes on large
fortunes: third. the restoration of the
excess profits taxes. and fourth, the
retention of surtaxes on large in
comes to an extent much larger than
Mr.. Mellon proposes. II is very prob
be made. 1t is possible that all of
them may be made.
The reader will not understand this
tax situation in congress until he
realizes n clear distinction between
the standpoint from which Mr.. Mel
lon approaches it, and the standpoint
of very considerable numbers of con-
gress Of both parties and all groups,
including some orthodox conserva-
tives. Mr.. Melons point of view
looks on the tax bill wholly as a rev.
enue raising measure. He has franz
ed it with the primary purpose of col
lecting the maximum revenue. As an
incidental purpose, the bill is aimed
to promote the minimum volume and
activity of business. because his OBJ
vious theory is that maximum rev.
enue can be raised from maximum
business.
The other point of view. which is
sometimes consciously and sometimes
unconsciously in the minds OF many
members Of congress. goes straight
to the heart of the question whether
It is best for the country and for So
ciety that large fortunes be protected
and maintained in the hands Of their
present owners and their families and
heirs, or whether IL Is best that these
fortunes be dissipated In one degree
or another. As respects the various
proposals mentioned above. the tax
on stock issues. the increase Of in-
heritance taxes, the excess profits tax.
and the retention of large surtaxes,
there is no unity or leadership among
the groups that advocate one or the
other, nor among those who oppose
the Mellon proposal.
But, as respect the general PROPOSE
tion that quite apart from tax raising
it is legitimate purpose to prevent
the perpetuation of very large for
tunes, there is practically complete
unity among the opponents of the
Mellon proposal. On this point, the
opponents include some OF the most
conservative men in Washington, who
are themselves owners or heirs of
considerable fortunes. That is the
reason the present writer believes
that when the process of compromise
arrives there will be a tendency TO
Turn 10 Page Two. Column F1ye.)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02

Butte. Neb.. Jan Efforts TO turn
Holt county into the proverbiaI land
Of milk and honey have finally been
a abandoned by ranchers who sought TO
turn bee culturists. and concenira-
ton on the betterment Of the lactic
supply has been resorted TO instead.
The honey bee cannot live long
nereabouts. FOR a unique reason.
His wings wear out TOO soon. And
the busy little bee. when his gliders
go on the bum. can but crawl. which
means that the 2.354.S79 miles il is
necessary for a bee To travel. meas
urlng fron9 blossom TO comb as many
as 22s.9S3 times to produce pound
of honey. is an unbridgeable distance.
They usually give II up and crawl
off. sting themselves and turn up
thel- toes
Here is why
This IL a windy AREA. The gentle
zephyrs that bathe the prairie in
cleansing dra lights eternally more
than often reach a velocity of a mere
60 to so miles an hour. The average
wind last year was 81 miles an hour.
over the long prairie stretches. un-
hindered by hill or dale. unbroken by
the strand Of trees which covers the
lands to the east and north. Holt
county is veritable paradise for any
bag of wind.
When Claude johnson. well.known
stockman and producer OF some Of
the finest bulls In western Nebraska,
struck upon the idea of going in for
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
White House New
Years Reception
Attended by 1000
Small Number Taken as Indi-
cation that Day of Big
Celebrations is Thing
of the Past.

Washington. Jan. 1.--Evidence wae
furnished at the White House today
that the days of the big New Years
receptions at the executive mansion
have passed. apparently because the
American people have come 10 q
realization it is such affairs that wear
out the chief executive.
Time was when the New Years re-
ceptions brought 5000 TO 10000 peo'
pie TO the White House. but when to-
days reception ended it was found
less than 4,0o0-a total of 3.sel to be
exact--had shaken hands with Pres
ident and Mrs. Coolidge. The last
previous reception. given by Presi'
dent and Mrs. Harding In 1922. was
attended by more than 1900. and In
tho days Of the Cleveland. Roosevelt
and Taft receptions there scarcely
ever were less than 5000 visitors.
Today's reception. according to old
White House attaches, was equal In
color and brilliance. however. to any
of previous years. The famous first
floor rooms were decorated beautiful.
~ yet simply, with flowers and plants
from the White House Conservatives,
and the usual brillianee attended the
receiving of tho foreign diplomats,
dressed in state uniforms. and the
high officers of the army, navy and
marine corps.
President and Mrs. Coolidge de.
scended the broad stairway from the
upper apartments promptly at II. at
tended by military aides and TO the
accompaniment of "Hail the Chief
from the full Marine band. The chief
executive and first lady took their
places in the blue room in front of a
lighted Christmas tree and until
shortly before 8. with ths exception
Of an interval of 50 minutes for
lunch, a steady stream passed by
them. Mrs. Coolidge wore gown
" red chiffon. brocaded in q rose de.
sign In dark blue velvet. with shoes
to match. She wore no jewelry.
The president smiiingly acknowl-
edged and Mrs. Coolidge graciously
received the wishes for the new year
extended by every one Of those who
passed. Both often paused to say
kind words to children or some aged
persons after the public began to
pass through about /. Arrangements
had been made TO expedite matters
as much as possible and often as
many as 40 to 45 persons we're greet.
ed in a minute.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
Milk Supply in Chi
cago to Be Cut

Chicago. Jan. six milk dealers,
said 10 represent nearly one half Of
the milk distributed in Chicago. last
night rejected a price Of three months
asked by the Milk Producers associa-
tion. IL was announce after a closed
conference between the milk board
of the producers and the dealers.
Rejected came I'm the face of a pro-
ducer's threat to fail To provide milk
to the distributors after tonight when
the present contract expires. unless
their demands are met.
Dealers providing 10000 pounds
of the 2.10o.oo pounds OF milk sold
in Chicago daily. have agreed TO cut
off their supply. according to Frank
T. Fowler. spokesman for the produc-
ers.
II is said Chicago would have pien-
ty milk in spite OF the threat Of the
producers who are altered s2.e0 n
hundred pounds.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
Underwood Files.

Montgomery. Ala. Jan. 1.-Senator
Oscar Underwood filed with Secretary
of State s. II. Blan and Hugh White,
secretary of the state democratic ex'
ecutive committee. his formal an
nouncement as a candidate for the
democratic nomination for the presi-
dent OF the United States in the Ala
bama presidency.
Earlier in the day. l.. r. Musgrove
of Jasper filed his announcement as a
candidate for the democratic presi-
dency nomination In Alabama. The
third presidential aspirant to an
nounce his participation In the presi'
Dental primary today was Senator
Hiram w. Johnson of California, who
will contend with w. l.. Chenault of
Russelville for the republican nomi'
nation.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
Dewinged by Strong Holt County Wind
Tortured Minds Send Bees to Suicide
Farmers Turu Book To Producing NIX after
Results OF Honey Production Are NH-inco-
uacifated " orkers Die from DisilIusionment.

honey production. he imported three
dozen hives OF Astrakhan bees.
which were bred and raised on the
sunny region 10 the north OF Tunis,
just at the edge CT the Sahara desert
These bees. whose die; was date palm
blossoms in their youth. looked like a
ready source Of revenue.
Last June the winged toilers ar
rived A month later. Johnson did
not have bee left Investigating ana
his fence riders. he found
that his men had seen many of the
lees. stripped Of their wings. lying
en- the ground. apparently tied in
knot. but upon examination fould
to have their heads pierced between
the eyes with their own stingers. He
collected several Of these. sent them
to a Chicago bee expert and waited
Last week johnson. after a series
of letters with the specialist. in which
climatic and atmospheric conditions
were gone over. found why his bees
all died The winds Of Holt county
had sheared off the wings 81 each
tiny sting carrier and left him help
less Thoroughly discouraged and
perhaps suffering from remorse at
being unable TO carry or. each when
he found himself dewlnged had COM
mitted hari.kari. The fate OF the
drone. too. might have been in ehe
minds Of the little victims of nature.
For now what could be more dis
couraging to n bee than TO be denied
his heritage OF labor,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
:: SUNNY SIDE UP ::

usual bedtime story to the kiddies.
At its conclusion i remarked to the
effect that the average bedtime story
was uninteresting, whereupon she ad'
mitted that they exhibited far less
ingenuity and interest than lot OF
the late bedtime stories | have related
To her during the last 30 years.
Gering's colored population consists
Of one man. Yesterday l asked him
what he would do II he received a
notice from the Ku Klux KIM. Il
would probably turn so white the
khan would overlook me when they
made the search" was his smiling re-
ply.
Tried TO secure n sleeper berth last
night from the old home town TO
Omaha but was not successful. In
quiry developed the fact that all avail
able space had been pre.enpted by
students returning to university after
the holidays. II reminded me forcibly
of the time when / tramped four miles
each way every day over the MISSOURI
hills to attend little academy. Each
one Of those returning students paid
more for one nights sleep than l
paid for 10 days board and lodging
the only year ! managed TO 80 10
school at Columbia.
The proposition TO send Nebraskas =
prize winning stock judging team 10
Europe to meet In competition the
boys across the ocean ID such a good
ono that am afraid II VIII not be
carried out. American boys who ex-
pect to be sent abroad to compete
must not waste time I'm learning how
to Judge livestock but spend their time
running. jumping, wrestling ana
vnnlting or something else equally
useful
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
WorldC0urt
to Prevent Wars
Plea of Students
Volunteer Movement Discuss
es Proposed Schemes-Fa-
yor War if Disputes Not
Settled by Court.

indianapolis, Ind. Jan. An
overwhelming expression in favor of
the league of nations and the world
court of international justice as the
best means of preventing war was
voiced today in the final sessions Of
the international convention Of the
Student Volunteer movement. in
" hich more than 1000 student dele
gates from ] 900 schools and colleges
IN the tinted States and Canada for
mally approved statement embody-
ing the sentiment of the meeting.
I'VE believe that war is unchris-
tian and that the league of nations
is the best means Of preventing it,
but we would resort to war in case
en- unavoidable dispute had been re-
ferred to the league or world court
without successful settlement" the
approved expression declared.
The viewpoint was selected by the
convention from four presented by
student speakers, embodying every
shade of opinion from an endorse
ment of preparedness to approval OF
nonresistance and refusal to sane
tion or participate directly in any
future war"
Declaration of preparedness re-
ceived the vote of approximately 800
delegates, and statement defined
by the chair as embodying the "ab-
solute pacifist" stand was approved
by about 500 students Two middle
of.the-road pronouncements. one urg-
ing organized education against mill
itarism and the other pointing to in
ternational tribunals as the road
away from war were approved by
votes Of 5000 and 5000. respectively.
Delegates were permitted TO vote on
as many of the declarations as they
wished. and many who first approved
the educational program also declared
later for the league endorsement.
Wendell Berge OF the University OF
Nebraska represented the league
opinion,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
Middlewest No Unity.
'Shivers at in Fight on
Zero Mark Tax Bill
Slightly Warmer Weather Re-
ported in Omaha-25 Be-
low al Norfolk-COld-
cst in Stale.
Moderation Is In Sigh

A wind from the south and south
n east last night brought relief to Oma-
H ha. The temperature rose slightly
from it's below zero status. light
! and fluffy snow fell. From shortly
khfN noon TO 7. half an inch of snow
E6s reported raising the total amount
on the ground to approximately four
kand three quarters inches.
E Traffic was appreeiably lightened.
With tie cold weather. motor We
hicles were kept in garages.
Meteorologist NJ. 3. Stubs pre-
dicted that the temperature would
rise to above and possibly 10 by
morning.
Whole Middle West Hit.
From east of the Ohio river to the
Rocky mountains. the first day OF
1924 found the country in the grip of
It's first severe cold snap of the win
ter and in many sections a fall and
early winter of unusually mild wealth
er was interrupted by a snowstorm
and a dropping mercury that dived
from above freezing to zero in a few
hours.
The cold snap, according to weather
forecasts, will probably continue to-
morrow but there may be modera-
tfon later. In Chicago. the New Year
was welcomed in a temperature 3
above zero with prospects for tenn
perature lowering around the zero
mark In the morning.
A cold wave struck into Texas.
where citrus fruit growers were be-
coming alarmed over prospects for
q frost. Missouri and Kansas report
ed temperatures ranging from 10 be-
low at Salina to above at st. Louis.
From Fort Worth came word that
the mercury dropped to minimum
Of II above.
The cold wave, which came from
Alaska was reported continuing it's
eastward journey and cold wave
warnings were issued for many of the
east4 Bn seaboard states. Havre and
NV City, Mont, We'd with each other
the coolest towns in the country,
each reporting 80 degrees below zero.
Below Zero In Nebraska.
North Platte, Neb.. reported 20 be-
low Monday night; Grand Island. IA
below; Cheyenne, 10 below; Des
Moines, IL below; Kansas City. be-
low: Sheridan. Wyo.. 26. below; Havre,
Mont, 30 below; Miles City. Mont.
20 below: Calgary and Swift Current,
Canada, 20 below.
Poor Suffering.
The cold has brought to light num-
erous cases of poor families. insult
ficiently sheltered or clothed. The
Omaha Bee Free Shoe fund and other
charities have done much work in
relieving this distress In the last few
days.
Virtually every train arriving in
Omaha yesterday was late. the late
ness varying from As minutes to "a
hours.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-02
Atlantic Boat Picks Up
). u. :. from Pacific

New York. Jan. An SOS distress
can flashed out " the Pacific ocean
was picked up in mid.Atiantic hy the
Greek liner Byron on December 20.
Captain Nlahakis reported when The
vessel docked today.
The wireless operators of the Ry-
ron picked mn only scrap et tho
disabled vessels name. but its loca-
tion, about 100 miles west OF Puget
sound. was clearly heard