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Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
STATE INCREASES
ITS EXPORT TRADE
Total For The Last Quarter Was
$l,427,919, One-third Being
Glazed Kid.

Delaware increased its export
trade for the quarter ending June 80
by S13,176 over the figures of the
previous quarter, according to sta
tisties just released by the Depart
ment of Commerce.
Reaching total exports of S1427.-
919 for the period in question, Della
ware was well ahead of its nearest
rival, Montana, whose figures
amounted to S1,257,OO6. Goat and
glazed kid shipments maintained it's
premier position among the commo-
dities with total valuations Of $685.
lS4, an increase over the preceding
period of S162,94S. Other advances in
trade were noted in steam railway
cars and passenger cars sent abroad,
comparative figures being $213,692
and $2S0102; vulcanized fiber ex-
ports, which increased from S94,172
to SlO5,795; rubber hose from $685.
O44 to $74,1S0, and cotton cloth, piece
dyed, from $22.915 to $35,057.
OF the leading ten States in the
list, New York naturally tops all
others and is followed in order by
Texas, Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
California, Louisiana, Michigan, Illi-
nOis, Ohio and Massachusetts. Some |
of the States behind Delaware be- |
sides Montana, were South Dakota, |
Colorado. North Dakota and Yer |
mont, while Nevada brought up the |
rear of the fifty-two States and reg
ions included in the tabulatiOn.
This is the second time in the his
tory of government statistics, states
DR.. Julius Klein. director of the Bu-
reau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, under whose charge the fig
ures were compiled, that an attempt
has been made to show the relative
position of the States in the never
ending struggle for export trade. 1t
S planned to issue these figures I
quarterly. I
According to these statistics Della
ware has advanced one point in the '
'elative scale of exporting statistics |
since the June 80 compilation. 1t
should be of much interest to Della Z
vareans in general, and Whining =
Onians in particular, to know that
he records of the Chamber of Com
nerce show nearly $4,000 tons of I
reight of various kinds with val Z
lation of over half billion dollars
constituted the water borne COM a
nerce from the port Of Wilmington n
or the calendar year 1928.
The vast majority of this traffic a
originated outside of Delaware, and s
therefore, does not show in Della b
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Tuesday. October z, 1924,
Commencing at II o'clock sharp

Commencing at u o'clock sharp
To be held at the residence of Jas.
Marker, between Bridgeville and Chap
lalns Chapel. RAIN or SHINE
Consisting of 1 bedstead, springs and
mattress, dresser, and wash stand, toll
ct set, folding bed and cotton mat
tress, folding couch and mattress, two
rugs, 9x12, some mating, 12 yds. con-
goleum. Two mirrors, 10 #. extension
table. Folding leaf kitchen table. two
stands, rockers. 6 cane seat chairs, 6
kitchen chairs, Globe range, almost new,
l wood heater ironing board, irons,
tubs, wash bench, lamps, 100 DC. set
dishes. some odd dishes, some kitchen
utensils, glass jars, jelly glasses, wind
ow shades, garden tools, screen doors,
some. 5-8 baskets, good as new. Chick
ems and chicken wire; also lot of stove
wood. Gun, good collie dog.
p And numerous other things.
TERMS: No goods removed until paid
for
Auctioneers. }: B. Dickerson and Son.
Elma Wiley, Clerk.
MRS. JAS. MARKER,
Bridgeville. Del, r. F. D. No 1, Box 26
s262t
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26

t OIt K34AL4I1 I455 OIdIto' 4. Z. fIUUs-
ton, Milford. s26-2t
FOR SALE-Cheap. Radio cage aerial.
r. Griffith, Jr., Milford 1tp
FOR SALE-FOur rabbit beagles 7Ia
months old, ready to run. Henry S.
Harrington, near MillwOod. s26-2tp
FOR SALE-50 thoroughbred Ply
mouth Rock pullets, Use each. May see
them Saturdays or Mondays f. B.
Wright, Harrington, Del. s26-2t
FARM FOR SALE-1O7 acres. so
cleared, balance wood and timber Fair
buildings, half mile from stone road.
Route 1, Box 80, Pennington. Del.
s26-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
IN MEMoRIAM

CAREY-In loving memory of Nelson c.
Carey, who died Sept. 30. 1923:
It's lonesome here without you,
And sad the weary way,
For life is not the same to us,
Since you were called away.
But peaceful be your sleep dear Nelson
'Tis sweet to breathe your name
We loved you very dear in life,
In death we do the same.
Sadly missed by Father and Sister 1t
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26

Caulk's Mer Tooth Paste mailed
anywhere on receipt of S5 cents. We
will send tubes free for the order
coming from the farthest north, far
thest south, farthest west. September
Both, last day of offer. Pettyjohn's
Pharmacy, Milford, Della s19-2t
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26

wares export statistics, which show
only exports originating in this
state. 1t does emphasize, however,
the increasing service of the Marine
Terminal and Wilmington's growing
Importance as a port.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
WANTED

WANTED-Girl or woman for gener-
al house work and cooking. Sleep in.
Neat and reliable. References required
Phone Milford No. rs or write p. o.
Box 297. s26-2t
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
WANTED
WANTED-ChicIxen,

WANTED Chickens. Year old hens
or pullets. State kind and price and
number you have. George B. Baldwin,
Dover, Del s26-3tn
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26

kind is the collection plate.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
WANTED

WANTED-Good steady girl for house
W ork and cook for two in family. Apply
to Mrs. Lydia c. Jump, Milford, Del
s26-2t
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
LOST

LOST ON SEPTEMBER 6 - Dark
brown vanity box, S1S to S14 cash, wrist
watch. beads. handkerchiefs, etc, be-
tween my home and Laurel station. Ow-
ner Hazel Collins. Mrs. George Collins,
MillsbOrO Del. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
OBITUARY
BOYCE

Mrs. Bessie Boyce, wife of Howard
c. Boyce, died at her home in South
Milford, Sunday evening, September
21st, after several weeks illness.
Deceased was born January 10, 1881.
She is survived by her husband and
one son, William Boyce. Funeral
services were held yesterday after
noon at Slaughter Neck Church and
interment was made in the cemetery
adjoining the church.
SIVEL
John Wesley Sivel who left Mil
ford when a boy, died at his home,
5240 hardwood avenue, West Phil
adelphia, on Saturday, September 20,
1924. He leaves one sister, Miss Jen-
ME Sivel. Funeral services were held
at his late residence Tuesday after
noon, Rev w. E. P. Haas officiating,
and interment was made at North
wood cemetery, Philadelphia. Mr..
Sivel was a cousin to J. Harry Lynch
of Milford, who attended the funeral.
WORKMAN
Mrs. Alwilda Workman, wife of
William H. Workman, and daughter
of the late Thomas w. Jefferson and
Mrs. Elizabeth Jefferson, died at
their home on Broad street, North
Milton, on Saturday, September 20,
1924. Funeral at the residence at 2
o'clock on Tuesday. Interment at
Odd Fellows cemetery. She leaves a
husband, mother and one sister, Mrs.
Charles Jackson, and host of rela-
tives and friends. Rev. John w.
Townsend and Rev. ]. c. Mccoy Off
ciated. Samuel J. Wilson &s Son had
charge of the funeral.
KUBBL
Mrs. Louise Griffith Kubel, wife of
S. J. Kubel, of 1928 Kenyon avenue,
N. W., Washington, D. c., died at
their home, Wednesday evening, Sep
tember II, 1924, after a brief illness.
The funeral was held on the Friday
following. Her husband and one
daughter survive. The daughter is
Mrs. John Farnsworth, whose hus-
hand is an officer in the United
States Navy. Her husband is chief
in one of the Geodetic and Coast |
Survey Departments at Washington.
Mrs. Kubel was born in Milford ana
her parents were Daniel and Sarah
P. Griffith. She was about 20 years
of age. The older citizens OF MILFORD
remember her as a very handsome
and attractive woman, who was ac-
tive in all social affairs forty years
20. Her son died during the Great
War.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
THE DELTA AMENDMENT.

It would not seem that the people of Alabama would need to be urged to ap- prove the amendment to authorize the people of Mobile county to bond them selves to construct a bridge and cause way over Mobile Delta. The value of the project is so evident and the req condolences of Mobiles request so ob- vious that public approval would appear to be matter of course. The Mobile people, however, are leaving nothing to chance, but are planning a definite ef- fort to urge the people of the state to endorse the amendment.
 It is not that the people would refuse the request, perhaps, so much as that they might not understand it's nature un- less some information regarding it is dis seminated throughout the state. The Mobile Delta is the only important gap yet unprovided for the the only trans continental highway that is free of snow and ice throughout the year, namely, the Old Spanish Trail. The bridging of the delta will make more complete Mobiles highway connecting with the great DOT tion of Alabama lying east and south of the Alabama river. Eventually, the state may find it advisable to take over the delta link in connection with the general highway program. In the meantime,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
MOBILE PORT IS ACTIVE.

Alabama's seaport is becoming a very busy place. Tonnage is heavy and ves- sels are numerous. Half million dol lars in export movement to foreign ports was the record for last week, in addition to coastwise an river movements Among the export items listed were pine timber and pine lumber, cotton, struc- tural steel, flour, machinery, creosoted timbers, coal, automobile parts and mis- cellaneous food products. The incom- ing cargoes were principally bananas, manganese ore, coconuts, shingles, Ar genuine corn, cross-arms, flour, canned salmon, tuna, jellies, peaches and sul- phur During the week there were four teen arrivals and fifteen departures of cargo vessels of all types.
 Among the arrivals were vessels to go into dry-dock for repairs and alterations. Mobile is particularly well-equipped with dry-docks and ship-repair plants, being able to handle all ships except those of the very largest size, such as do not frequent the Gulf. One of the significant factors is the larger outward movement of cot ton, which had in former years somewhat forsaken Mobile because of rates dis eliminating against Mobile and in favor of other ports. Recent adjustments in cotton schedules make Mobile the cheap est port of export for cotton shipments originating in nearby territory in Ala bama and Mississippi.
 The tonnage through Mobile is a very accurate test of the benefits of rate ad- Justments and commercial facilities. The tonnage is growing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
ENACT THE ORDINANCES.

Mir. Julian Hendricks opinion that it is still possible to get harmonious agree rhent as to underpasses is gratifying to the people, even if more optimistic than many have thought warranted. Mir. Ken drick gives some good reasons for his be- lief, careful reading of which is con- vincing to the layman as to the soundness of his logic. The suggestion that further data might lead to the approval of Gen. eral Sibert to the modified underpass plan endorsed by Mr. Kendrick presages a result that should remove all antagonism on the part of the Chamber of Con- Tperce, leaving only the railroads to con- vince.
 Although the railroads will probably fight for time as long as possible, it is not believed that they can afford to put themselves into direct antagonism to a program carrying the endorsement of eminent engineers. Certainly they can not afford to fight the development of Birmingham. Therefore, it is obviously proper for the city commission to pro- ceed promptly to it's ordinances, reserv- ing the option to modify them to suit any later emendations in the program that engineering counsel and the public well fare shall demand.
 This is no time for talking of compro- missing the public convenience in order to win railroad consent. Whatever plan is adopted will be permanent, and there fore only the plan that best suits the public safety and convenience can be considered. It is believed that the under pass construction from Twentieth street westward best meets the ideal laid down by General Sibert and endorsed by Mir. Kendrick. It permits a modification of grade to about three per cent, and satis- fies the other requirements of impor- tance.
 It is plain, however, that there will be no progress until the city commission en- acts it's ordinances and thus puts the sit- uation in status where somebody will have to do something.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
Forum Of The People
Why Should PeopIe Vote?
To the Editor of The Age Herald :.

To the Editor of The AgeH Herald:"
 There is much in the press of late about men bringing out the votes and people vot- ing in order to get good men in office so that we may have clean government. Will you tell me just what good it does a man to vote? Where in the name of God have we had a more rotten bunch of men in the na- tional government offices than has occupied them during the past four years? They have stolen the peoples money, their wares and have allowed privileged interest to have full sway over most all lines of public industries and even gone so far as to let these condi- tions touch our foreign neighbors interest. We thought as a people when we elected those responsible for their official duties that we had men of honor, men who were God fearing and held sacred the trust the Ameri- can people placed in them. The question of lawlessness has frequently been handled by the press of late, asking why men and wom- en disregarded the laws of the land. Do we expect a boy to amount to very much when his father is low principled man? Then why expect the average citizen of this great land of the United States to be an honorable law abiding citizen when the men to whom they look as leaders are lower often than the de- mons of hell. Take the various state offices and we find the same conditions and often worse. Men are placed in office whom we honor and hold out to our neighbors when asking them to support them as men who will fulfill the trust we have in them and to satisfy yourself or others who may doubt, just collect the news items of the past six months and find the numbers who have not kept the faith. I am a man 45 years old. have always trusted in my country, it's flag and the principals as laid down by those who years ago fought the bloody fight to estab- fish it and have tried to abide by the teach ings of those laws as require a man to be honorable and true to his country but I am thoroughly disgusted with the cry to ''come out and vote into office" men who will keep the trust and faith we might have in them and thus bring our people and their govern ment back to principals that means equal rights to all and favored rights to none. J. A. THORNHILL.
 Decatur, Albany, Ala, Sept. 2S, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
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Holland and Russia.

THE bonds that bind men of science are
 universal. They have no boundaries nor
 frontiers. Word comes from Holland of formation of society which has for its ob- ject the reception, training and equipment of Russian students. Professor Treub and the burgomaster of The Hague, Mijnheer H. '. Patijn, are at the head of the movement to give Russian boys who belong to the middle and upper classes of that country a chance to finish their education, something which is denied them by the soviet authorities. No one can forsee at the present time what great historical role Holland will play again in the rebuilding of the huge Russian domain. Peter the Great laid the foundations of his great empire on the basis of Dutch culture. He came to Holland himself, worked in the shipyards of Zaandam and Amsterdam as a common carpenter. learned geometry and kindred sciences and when he finally left for his own country he took with him a small army of Dutch building experts, scholars, musicians, architects an sailors. Within a few years after his return Peter appeared on the Baltic with a fleet and defeated the Swedes, while before his return Russia had not single ship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
rOsoha GA Son of Heaven, :,

No longer need one doubt the legendary charm that is contained in music, The ex- perience of Orpheus, in mythology, who made the rocks and stones comes under the intoxi- eating influence of his divine art, has practi- cally been repeated in modern days by a modern musician, Toscha Seidel, the young Berlin violinist. While on tour of Austra- ha and New Zealand, Seidel made a side trip to the South Sea islands. Here, on a lit- tle-known, small island, he played before the court of a native queen, whose father had just died. The courtiers and other natives fell on their knees to pray Seidel to stay with them. As an inducement they offered him the crown of the kingdom and the beau tiful queen added her personal requests to marry her and live forever in the bliss of a heaven kissed and zephyr-fanned island. Tos- cha had some difficulty in breaking away, we are told. Even when he was back on shipboard he could hear the voices of the na- tives calling him and pleading to return 70 son of heaven"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
The Best Room
WHEN I was a boy in Illinois, every
 XA/ hnnsn had ifs ahasf rnnm" 1t Naa
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

w THEN was a boy in Illinois, every W house had its "hest room" It was
 where company" sat, ladies who came to call dressed up in their best Sunday clothes. and the preacher when he made his regular visit and prayed with, the family, and the lawyer whene he came to get mother to sign papers, and the boOk-agent who sold us ''Mother, Home and Heaven.
 The children were not allowed in there. And really they never wanted to go in, for the shades were always closely drawn at the windows, the air was stuffy, and the harf- cloth sofa and chairs were; most uncomfort- able. M
 There was m album 0h the marble-topped center-table, and in it were Uncle Milt's and Aunt Hallie's photographs, An engraving of Lincoln and his cabinet, preseated as prize with two years subscription for Godeys Ladies Book, adorned the wall, and by its side hung a glass-coyered hairwreath. beautiful ihgrain carpet covered the floor; twice a year it was taken up and the hired man hung it over the clothes-line in the back yard and pounded it. making tremendous whirl of dust, and then having put new straw oR the floor, relaid it.
 The room was the pride and glory of the house, and nearly useless. z Mf
 I remember well the time I, went overitO stay all night with Ralph Matheny, and how amazed was to see the whole family sitting in the "parlor," the father reading the news paper and the boys playing 'checkerS-right in the company room!
 The explanation of the best room is this: It is an expression of the desire that the world should know us, not as what we are, but as what we are supposed to be. 5@
 The whole struggle for 'respectability" may be summed up as an instinctive effort to conceal our real selves. < v Most of what is known as society is but a rattle and mixture of responsibilities, pa rade of masks a game in which by mutual understanding each plays part
 To be genuine, frank and real is to be coarse, illbred, or crude.
 The "best room" idea prevades us. What is the religion of most of us but ''best room" affair, to be used upon occasions and not for the daily warmth of living?
 With how many of your acquaintances have you ever gotten farther than their ''best room? With how few men or women do you talk with whom you feel that you are entering freely into the sitting room, dining room, and kitchen of their mind
 In other words we are acquainted with many and know very few. a
 We move about, suspicious of one another, fencing against one another, interposing con ventional artificialities between our real selves and others
 And what comfort to meet one of those persons who impress you as genuine through and through, with no dignity to defend, no fortress of responsibility to guard, one who in just a real manl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
PERFORMING THE MARKET

Although some ridicule has been heaped upon the municipal market, it is believed that the fault has lain with the fact that the market has not been so ad- ministered as to meet the real need of the housewives of the city. A city mar ket is ideally place where the house. wife may come into more direct con- tact with the producer of food prod ucts. The Birmingham market has not particularly featured this ideal. A city market is also ideally place where one may buy food in any form, prepared or unprepared for table. Homemade bread, cakes, jellies, cheese and the like are found on sale in the markets of Dayton, Pittsburg and Indianapolis. Also coun- try eggs, butter, poultry, meat, vege- tables and fruit. One may go downtown on market day and buy complete din ner from soup to dessert, right from the producer. The prices are low enough to make it profitable for one to do so.
 It appears that those in charge of the market in Birmingham have had some thing to learn about the business. AL ready an effort has been made to con- duct the outdoor market in closer proximity to the indoor market. The people who seek to meet the consumer through the market will eventually, of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
The Right Word
YESTERDAYS TEST.
By Nj. CURTlS NICHOLsON

(EH1u pNO HSfhUE lI AuAo fAAvhCAosJ
 The five sentences submitted yesterday by Francis D. McAIahon should be written as follows:
 1. Every one should attend to his duties (not their).
 2. Neither he nor am to blame (not is or are or, Neiher he is to blame, nor anh l. 8. I will see him about it determination. A. They made arrangements about his go- ing (not hlm).
 5. The effect of the catastrophe affected him seriously.
 However, the fifth sentence is not well con- structed. The following would be better {: The catastrophe had serious effect upon him; The catastrophe affected him seriously. and affect.
 Two More Perfect Papers.
 "The Right Word'' has just received some more answers to the next to the last test and has, therefore, the pleasure to add three more names to the list of those who earned 100 per cent They are as follows: Ann Morgan of Gallipolis, O.; Isaac Cunningham, Dennis, Ky; Marie Dixon Cunningham Tuscola, Ky. Miss Cunningham's attention should be called to the fact, however, that lying is not spelled with an ''e"
 The Belgian HairdreSser Again. H. A. Reed of New York, writes, T offer the following version of the description of the Belgian professors work "A Belgian hair dresser has woven with human hair pie ture, 20x30 inches, representing steamship with black hull and rcd funnels on a gray sea"
 Yesterdays Error. Wrong: Fry and correct them yourself today.
 Right: Try to correct them yourself to- day.