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Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03

lican Administration. And President
Coolidge is a real friend of the far
mer. He was raised on farm and
knows what is needed.
q didn't know all that" said Fred
die.
Il told you, you didn't know what
you were talking about" said Jack.
"Now. be friends and stop fuss
ing" interrupted Uncle Ted. ANY
how it is past bedtime and Freddie
must run along so you can turn in.
GOod-night!"
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
SIGNING 33,OOO,OOO CHECKS!

Probably neither Ruth nor Jacl
had ever spent a more interesting
day in all their lives than the las
day before school began for the fall
that is, the last weekday when they
didn't have to worry about books
and teachers.
They hadn't really done anything
out of the ordinary. Just a trip to
the city with Uncle Ted where he
showed them through the big bank
in which he keeps his money. They
saw the big vault where the money
is kept, with its big lock which, once
it is set, cannot be opened until the
next morning at a certain hour and
minute. They saw the long lines of
people at various windows, some
bringing money to be deposited,
others to draw out money with
which to buy food, clothes, pay gas
bills and the thousand and one
things for which money is necessary.
When they saw the clerks counting
money, paper, silver, and gold. Jack
was particularly interested in the
funny machines in which the silver
is dumped, a crank turned and the
coins come out sorted into different
denominations.
1t was after dinner, now, and I'm
Gle Ted had finished the evening pa
per. Putting it down and taking off
his glasses he said:
You know, children. 1 was just
reading something that will make an
interesting story for you tonight and
1 know it will be even more interest
ing because. of your visit to the bank |
today"
What is it?" asked Jack.
'It is about the wonderful work /
that has been done by the Pension
Bureau of the Interior Department
and the splendid improvements in
the system that have been put into
effect during the present Admins
tratiOn at Washington. One of the
things about this work is
that 100000 checks were sent out
to war pensioners within the past
ten years, a record in the signing
and delivery of checks. Just think,
kiddies, what that means. On each
check the name of the pensioner
lad to be printed as well as the
mount to be paid, the signing of the
,heck in the name of the Govern
nent and addressing the envelopes,
ealing and mailing them, all so that
more than half a million veterans,
Widows and dependents will get their
money promptly on the fourth day of
very month.
About a year and a half ago, I'm
le Sam decided that the veterans
hould receive their checks every
lonth, instead of every three months
S had been the custom before. Even
len it was a big job, but when Con-
ress changed the law it meant that
le work would be just three times
5 hard.
"But the disbursing Office of the
ension Bureau was right on the
b and not once has it failed to get T
/ of the checks out on time. Dur
9 the month of July, this year,
O,102 checks were issued, the total
mount in money being $18,440,954-
7. Up until February, 1918, the pen A
Ons were paid by what were call
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
THE Usual DIVISION

It was with intelligent foresight
that the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen refused to endorse the
Gompers proposition that organized
labor get behind the La Toilette
movement. The head of that organi-
zation stated that its members
would be left free to support the
candidate each preferred. AS an evil
dence of their freedom from Com
pers' dictation, the employees of the
Boston and Maine Railroad are for
ming a Coolidge and Dawes Club for
which a membership of at least TO-
600 is anticipated. It is highly prob
able that the vote of railroad work
ers. as of other wage earners, will be
divided among the Presidential can
didates in about the same proportion
as that of the rest of our citizens;
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
REPUBLICANS SAVED BILLIONS
DEMOCRATS DROVE BONDS TO S5


DEMOCRATS DROVE BONDS TO s.
Boasts of the Democratic cam
paigners that the Democrats reduc
ed the National Debt to the extent o
S2,O00,000,000 during the last two
years Of the Wilson Administration
serve merely to recall the RECORD
which shows that the reduction Ot
the debt was made possible by Re-
publican Congress.
AS everybody knows, during the
last two years Of the Wilson Admin
istratiOn, both houses of Congress
were Republican. The election of
November, 1918, resulted in a de-
feat Of enough Democrats to assure
that the next House and Senate
would be Republican. In the closing
days of that Congress the Republi-
cans conducted a filibuster against
the Democratic appropriation bills
and prevented their passage. That
compelled Wilson to call a special
session Of the new Congress to pass
the bills and they were passed after
$940,000,000 had been cut out of
them.
The Wilson Administration made
the estimates for the following year
but the Republican Congress cut
more than a billion and half out Of
those demands. Thus, in the two sets
of appropriation bills in the closing
years of the Wilson Administration
saving about two and half billions.
But there are other facts that
ought to be kept in mind in this con-
nection. 1t was in 1920, with the
Wilson Administration still in power,
that word was sent out to the banks
to call in their loans on Liberty
Bonds-the bonds in which the peo-
pie of the country generally had in
vested their savings on the assur-
ance of McAdoo that the bonds were
the best security in the world "as
good as currency"
Many people went in debt to buy
bonds in order to help win the war.
When the Wilson Administration or
dered the calling of loans on those
bonds, people were forced to sacri-
flee them and they went down to IS
cents on the dollar.
w uGu IuG JULIUS udu luuS Db6u uG-
preciated, the Wilson Administration |
bought them in to the extent of ST.
OOO,OOO,OO0 and then Dragged about |
its cleverness in saving money for |
the Government by purchasing bonds |
at a deprecated price.
1t is true that by that method the |
Wilson Administration saved the |
Government Is cents on the dollar, !
but that saving was taken from the |
pockets of people who were least !
able to spare it.
Large holders of bonds were not
forced to sell them, as they could
continue to hold. The small holders
could not meet the calls from the
bank and were forced to liquidate.
There are hundreds of thousands
of people all over the country who
bought those bonds at a hundred
cents on the dollar and were forced
to let them go at IS cents.
To them the Democratic boast OF
having saved Is cents on the dollar
for the Government through a clever
financial manipulation is not very
pleasing.
Boiled down, the facts are that the
Congress forced the saw j
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03

that time on one thing after an
other was done by the Administra-
ton to readjust farm conditions 50
that today the farmer is better off
than he has been for many years.
The first aid given the farmer
was in the form of temporary help
and while this temporary help was
smoothing out the farmers troubles
as much as could be expected. more
substantial and lasting aid was be-
ing planned. The thing needed most
was temporary credit. The farmer
needed money to buy seed and ma
chlnery and pay his hands. The War
Finance Corporation, brought into
being during the war, was revived so
that it has been able to make loans
since August "a, 1921. The last ex-
tension was made at the suggestion
Of President Coolidge before the first
session of the 68th Congress, so that
loans can now be made up to De-
cember 91st of this year.
But this was not the only rene
dy offered the farmers. Figures
show that the credits made available
to the farmers of the country by the !
Republican Administration since
March, 1921, when President Hard
ing went into the White House, |
amount to S1,979,O ,O50,O0O. This
amount was divided as follows: ST.
000,000,000 was made available to be
loaned by the War Finance Corpor-
alton; S660,000,00O was provided
the Intermediate Credit
Bank System, for live stock and
farming operations, S56,0OO,O 900 was
added to the capital of the Federal
Farm Loan Banks; the working cap
ital of the Joint Stock Land Banks
was increased to $163, ,050,000 and
was provided as work
ing capital to run the Agricultural
Credits Corporation, established to
help banks make loans to the far
ners.
President Harding called a con-
ference of farmers under the direc-
lion of Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace. This conference was called be-
cause the administration wanted to
get first-hand information on the
problems of the farmer in order that
lelp of the right kind could be given.
you kiddies remember what a
lime Mr.. Nelson, out of town, had
when he was trying to pull through
With that big herd of cattle. He found
himself without enough money to
1uy feed for them. You don't know,
hOugh, what saved him. It was the
Stock Growers Finance Corporation.
That organization came into being
Is the result of one of the first acts
If the Republican Administration.
Mellon, President Harding
md Secretary Wallace held a con-
erence on the matter and decided
hat some help must be given the
took raisers. A meeting was called
f the banking interests of the cOun-
ry and a pool of $50,000,000 was
aised and turned over to the Cor
oration with headquarters in Chic
go. This was a real emergency aid,
omething that gave the stock rails
RS immediate help without waiting
ntil bill could be passed by Con-
ress. Between $19,000,000 and $20,-
100000 of this money was loaned
nd Mr.. Nelson got some of it. That
why he was able to pull through.
''Yes, indeed, Freddie, Jack was
ght in his argument. There is no
uestion about the genuine assist
nee given the farmers and stock
lisers of the country by the Repub-
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03

farm, and back to school. Amusing
| pictures, quickly drawn, of the clos
ng hours at Mercersburg. A hun
dted boys in mad scramble of sort
ing luggage and packing it. The
younger boy piled his father with
questions about Greek fraternities.
asked him if he thought this quite
fair to a man who had been out of
college so long. Without trace of
disrespect he gave me to understand
that his father never went stalel
Listening to this family banter.
| visualized thousands of American
homes to which young people were
returning from school, and hoped
that all of the boys and girls could
meet such sympathetic understand
ing, such a simple, wholesome at
r1osphere as reigned here in the
White House.
Dinner over, the President con-
Quoted us to the northern portico,
from which we planned to start on
our tour of the White House
grounds, those seventeen spreading
AZ - uAAA4AdAA Gu ny dIllllCldllLys DuL
light rain was falling, so we re-
manned under the protection of the
lofty roof.
"Glancing up at the Grinling Glib
oons carving above the doorway, I
recalled talk of remodeling, of mod
ernizing the White House and the
dea assumed the proportions of sac
.ilege. I talked, I might almost say,
thought aloud of the palaces Il
lad seen In Europe, Windsor, Yer
ailles, the Quirinal, those castles
,uilt by the Mad Prince. None of
hem could compare with the White
House in its chaste colonial beauty
nd dignity, as a home for our
President.
president Coolidge listened
ravely. He is a good listener. He
nows how to draw out his visitors.
hen on long pause he raised his
cad. Looked at a wide open win {
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
BY
by
MRS. ALVIN T. HERT,
Yice-Chairman, Republican Nationa
Committee


Yice-Chairman, Republican National
Committee
The most beautiful house in
America is the White House" This
was the comment of a woman who
recently paid her first visit to the
house in which the Chief Executive
Of this country lives-and it was a
real visit.
When the messenger boy brought
her an invitation to dine informally
with President and Mrs. Coolidge,
there came to her mind the same
picture which would come to any
woman who had read stories of Off
eial life in Washington. The bril-
liant state dining room, glittering
chandeliers, military aides in smart
uniforms, the trappery of the White
House, the Marine band playing in
the distance
But let her tell her own story.
Simplicity Everywhere
Tremendously thrilled, l took the |
arm which President Coolidge Of |
Tered, with the quick, angular move
nent so characteristic of the man.
We entered the quiet, softly lighted
lining room. The table was perfect
y set with linen and crystal, set off
with low bowls of late spring
lowers, but it was simple and unim-
posing. A b1ackcoated butler was
II attendance, but a son of the house
drew out his mothers chair.
Six of US sat down together, four
II the name of Coolidge. And in
ltead of martial strains, floating in
from the portico, the first sound to
meet my ear was the quiet voice of
The nations Chief Executive: Mr.. /
S., will you say grace?'
THE two Coolidge boys had Just
from school. Even then 1
The face of Calvin, Jr., showed the s
pallor of his approaching illness. but
attributed it to the strain of the
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
MORE RESULTS-LESS COST

Necessity is the moth of invention.
The necessity of national economy
has reduced our army below the
strength called for by former stand
ards or comparison. But the national
defense has not suffered as a conse-
uuence. Our citizens military train
ing camps, our organized reserve,
and our observance of Defense Day
provide a more efficient defense or
ganization than the upkeep of an ex-
pensive standing army. More results
with less cost has been accomplished
in this as in many other government
tai activities.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
THE THANKLESS CHILD

The Florida citrus fruit crop is
breaking all records with 22,0OO,0OO
boxes of oranges and grapefruit.
That is due to favorable weather and
expert cultivation, of course, but
markets for that huge crop will be
found because the people of the
country are prosperous and able TO
spend money for such things. But
probably the FlOridians, under the
guidance of their political dema-
gogues, will continue to vote the
Democratic ticket.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
FOR SALE

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of Pennington, Del oS-0Ip
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engine and boiler. New 30 ft. IA inch
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Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
Luke Reilly Says, ''The Rat Died Be-
fore Reaching the River"

"Since moving near the river 2
years ago, we've always used RAT
SNAP. Watched a vicious water rat,
nibbling at RAT-SNAP outside the
house. About Is minutes later he
darted off for the water to cool his
burning stomach, but he died before
reaching it." Three sizes, 35c, Csc,
SIPS. Sold and guaranteed by Pierce
Co. Milford. O3-5t
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
LOST

LOST - Pocketbook containing $4,000
in bills, also drivers license, bearing
name Of John Adams Finder please re-
turn and receive liberal reward John
Adams 433 Church street, Milford. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03

Overhead expense is easy to put
on but hard to take off.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
FOR RENT

GOOD FARM-100 acres at Church
Hill School for rent. See Robert p. Da-
Wis. Milford. o3-2t
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Tel ZEN y.D sS,g Il iaMs CAr.aicls.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03

that is. with a very substantial ma
jority for Coolidge and Dawes.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
WITH LORDS HELP

Next to cabinet officers, the man
who has most frequent consultations
with the President is Director of the
Budget Lord. When the budget law
was passed it was supposed the
President would delegate most of the
work to the Director, but Mr.. Cool
idge likes to keep close hand on
the ALLEGATION of funds. What the
Budget Bureau accomplishes in the
way of economy may thus be direct
ly accredited in large measure to
President Coolidge himself. The stat
ute puts technical responsibility for
the budget upon the President, but
Mr.. Coolidge cheerfully assumes the
actual responsibility and gives it his
personal study and approval before
it is ever submitted to Congress.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
POLITICAL FACTS

ing of the money with which to buy
the bonds, and the Democratic Agi.
ministration invested that money in
bonds the market value of which the
Democrats had deliberately depre-
ciated.
The Democratic campaigners are
welcome to all the advantage they
can get out of a record such as That.
PILING UP FOR CAL
Chairman Butler of the Republican
National Committee says he will not
be satisfied unless President Cool
idge gets at least as many electoral
votes as were received by President
He predicts that the re-
turns on November 4 will show an
increase over the 404 votes given
Harding in 1920 AS the campaign
and the lines of cleavage
among the candidates become more
it becomes increasingly
evident that a tremendous Coolidge
andslide is in prospect.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-27
PRELATES MADE CARDINALS
MundeIein and Hayes Elevated to
Dignity of Membership in COLLEGE.

MundeIein and Hayes Elevated to
Dignity of Membership in College.
Rome-The elevation Of Archbishop
Hayes Of New York and Archbishop
Mundelein of Chicago, to cardinals of
the Roman Catholic church, took place
at the moment of the delivery of the
"biglietti' by special emissaries from
Pope Plus after secret consistory,
in which these two American prelates
were formally raised to the purple of
the cardinalate.
When the pontificial emissaries de-
livered the momentous tidings, they
addressed each recipient as most
illustrious and most reverend achbi-
shop" but on their leave taking after
the "biglietti" had been read, an
nouncing the pope's action, the form
Of address: most eminent and rever-
end prince"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-27
DUTCH NAMED COMFY ISLAND
Discovered In 1924 by verrazano, and
In the Public Eye Ever Since
That Time.

Coney island, New York's lively and
picturesque playground, has a history
as lively and picturesque as itself. It
has been in the public eye ever since
1924. when, according to some authors
ties, it was discovered by Verrazano.
Although Coney is long and thin now,
stretching about six miles from east
to west, according to old maps 1t was
short and fat when Henry Hudson.
first sailed past it.
The early history Of Coney island L.
as full Of romance as that which She
Is making at present The Hollanders
In Kings county named 1t Conyen
Eylandt, which Is Dutch for Rabbits
island, and used it for a pasturage
for cattle, remarks the New York Sun
and Globe.
When, in 1912, the English Graves.
enders arrived they were met by An
tony Jansen Van Salee, nicknamed
"The Turk" who claimed the island.
Jansen. although originally a Dutch
man, had long lived in Barbary, and
acted and dressed like the traditional
Turk. He had been resident Of New
Amsterdam, but got in dutch" with
the authorities by threatening Dominic
Bogardus for dunning him for church
dues
The trouble started when Bogardus'
wife, Annike, snubbed Mrs. Jansen,
who, pqued, gave vent to the gossip.
about the dominie's wife lifting her
skirts too high while stepping over
mud puddle. The dominic retorted by
dunning for dues. Jansen's reply was
threat Of personal violence, anu he
was bound over by the authorities not
to carry anything more deadly than
an ak within the limits Of New Am
sterdam.
Jansen moved to a farm in New
Utrecht, where he found more free
dom, and when the Gravesenders OBJ
tanned their patent his farm was part
Of the western boundary. He defend
ed his claim vigorously, claiming the
overlordship Of Coney island, until the
Gravesenders' right to it was estab-
Hshed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-27
GOVERNMENT INSURANCE
Conversation Overhead in 1853
(By S. A. Warren, U. S. Veterans
Bureau)

'tMary, our children have success
fully established themselves and re-
lieved US of further burden on their
account. The discharge of that OBJ
legation has involved great personal
and considerable financial sacrifices"
"We do not have a great many
years to live and it has occurred to
me we should now consider our own
personal welfare and enjoyment Of
the few remaining years"
Gin checking over the yearly bud
get find we are still paying $50. 80
per year for Government Insurance"
ssTis true joint" "Those policies have
been comfort to us through the
long years during which we had the
responsibility of the children upon
our shoulders. Wouldn't it be big
help if we could now avail ourselves
of some Of the money we spent keep
ing them in force" "In looking the
policies over see, Mary, it is possible.
The value of these policies represent
small fortune to us"
Thirty years ago took out an
Ordinary Life policy and a 20-Pay
Life policy each in the amount of $5,-
900. We have spent on these policies
Sc, O85. / can by surrendering my
policies receive $5,321 in cash. If /
do so we have no more protection.
Still we can stop paying the $500,
and be protected for the rest Of our
lives in the sum Of $8,487.55. You
see, my $4,000 2O-Pay Life policy
was paid up ten years ago and the
Paid-up value Of the $1,000 Ordinary
Life policy is SO, 1876. Again we
can receive protection in the full
amount Of $4,000 for 16 years and
"a days, the extended insurance value
Of the Ordinary Life policy. Our life
expectancy is only IA years. After
the Is years and 81 days we would
be protected for the balance of our
lives in the amount of $1,000"
Then again we could take ST.
1880 in cash, the cash surrender
value Of the 2O-Pay Life policy, and
be protected to the extent Of So, 487.-
55, the paid-up insurance value of the
Ordinary Life policy, for the re-
mainder of our lives or in the amount
Of $4,000 for sixteen years and 81
days, the extended insurance value OF
the Ordinary Life Policy. Gee, Mary
We have another option, we could
take $2,186.40 in cash, the cash sur.
render value of the Ordinary Life
policy, and still be protected in the
amount Of $1,000 so long as we live;
this under the 20-Pay Life policy
Any of these we can do without fur
Their premium payments.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-27
AMERICAN LEGION
avenues of Flags"

Many Minnesota towns will have
avenues of Flags" on Memorial Day,
along which the parade incident of
the occasions observance will pass.
The plan is being worked out by Lee
gion posts in cooperation with bust
ness men, who are purchasing stand
ards and stats to be used on holi-
days. In most cases Memorial Day will
mark the debut of the systematic flag
display. Among posts under whose
auspices such projects are being car
ried out are those at Mankato, Mar
shall, Preston, Pipestone, ST. James,
Sleepy Eye, New Ulm and Redwood
Falls.