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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-25
THE TRAIL OF POLITICS


Secretary Mellon has provoking way of sticking to
the main question While the Treasury experts have not
yet finished their estimate of the on revenue of the
tax plan put out by Representative Garner Secretary
loses no time in pointing out it's vicious principle The evil
lies in thinking of lowered taxes in terms politics. not
of business Defenders of the Garner scheme have pointed
triumphantly to the fact that would relieve some hun
dreds of thousands taxpayers than would the Mellon
proposals. But this has nothing do with thoroughly
studied and scientific effort to reduce adjust taxation
for the general good 1t ought not to be question of how
to win most votes but how to confer benefits on the
whole people.
This point Mr. Mellon presses with tenacity and force
What will it profit of small income to save $40 or
SIS in direct Federal taxes if at the same time the high
surtaxes are left in force compel him to nav out ind-
recty five or six times the amount of his apparent saw
ing? Secretary Mellon drives home the argument of the
economic effect of unnecessarily high taxes He shows
again that the Treasury has had larger revenue from
lower taxes and could probably have it in future if
given the chance In any case demonstration is COM
pete that the suraxes of today killing effect upon
the investment of capital which turn means that ord
nary people have to pay rent railroad fares
clothing and food The high surfaces war measure
They should in times Of peace To base tax reduc
ZION upon political motives only and bedev
the whole matter Minor technical questions being pu to
one SIDE for the moment the sevees condemnation of the
alternative plan fahered by Representative Garner is that
It is not economic but palpably political
The personal controversy which Senator Couzens has
ised with the Secretary of the Treasury pass by But
ne Ncngan Senator unconsciousy gives away his case
is regards taxexempt securities and the high surfaces
He points to the very generous and commendabe Gift
Which he made in 1919 to hospitals and crippled children
the form of 400 shares of Motor stock With div
ends at the rate of 35 per cent this turning over
n income of $4,000 To equal that return on the
ax-exempt first Liberty 3K9 he would have had tn olive
principal of $4OOOOOO was he gave stock of
ar value of 100000 which, had kept it, he would
had to yearly $4,000 In the hands of the
ospal the stock would not be taxed at ALL There could
ard be neater proof Of Secretary MELONS contention
hat the high surfaces invite escape into tax-exemp Sc
urites and reduce the Governments revenue m N
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Greenwood

The P. T. A. postponed their meet
ing last Monday evening on account of
the severe cold weather, and the ILL
ness of Mrs. John Carlisle who has
the chicken poX. The meeting will be
held next Saturday evening, January
18TH with the same program, which
will be given by Mrs. Carlisle.
We were sorry to hear of the death
of Mrs. Mary Nutter, widow of Glen
Nutter, of Washington, D. C.. MANY
years ago they resided in this town.
Her remains were brought to Centre
vile, Md. She leaves one girl and
three boys.
Mrs. Rose Johnson of Wilmington
spent the weekend here with her par
ents.
Overlook Nutter and wife of Ia
coma Washington, visited at the home
OF Frank Conoway over the weekend.
The teachers training class will be
held in the M. 3. Church next Mon
day evening. All the members, from
both churches, are requested to be
present.
Frank Houseman of Philadelphia
spent the weekend here with his mo-
Their.
y H. W. Pearson is on a business trip
to Baltimore, after which he will visit
his parents in Rochester, N. Y.
The president of the Maryland An
nual Conference of the M. P. Church,
preached here last Sunday evening to
4 hlled church. He gave us a beautiful /
talk and will long be remembered.
Mrs. Samuel Graham who has been
1t the Emergency Hospital, has re-
urned home, but little improved.
Miss Reed, state organizer for Home
Missions, gave a nice talk in the M.
?. Church last Sunday at which time
he organized Home Mission Socie-
y with Is members.
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BURRSVILLE

On Saturday night, January 10, g
surprise was given Mr.. and Mrs
George Blades of this town, it being
their Both anniversary. Quite a large
number of their friends were present.
They received many useful presents.
The evening was surely enjoyed by
all Refreshments were served in
abundance, consisting of ice cream,
cake and apples and at late hour
the guests returned to their homes,
wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Blades many
more happy years in this life.
Revival services are still in pro-
gress at Wesley Church. Come out to
these services. Everyone is welcome.
Miss Margaret Draper of near town
is able to be out again, after being
operated on for appendicitis at the
Easton Hospital.
Mrs. James Outten has returned
home after spending a few days with
her sister, Mrs. Robert Sipple, near
Frederick.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-25

TOO OFTEN THE ATTITUDE OF A COMMUNITY to-
ward public utilities of intolerance or antagonism
People have impressed with the idea that utilities
are dependent them for support and can De kicked
around because they unable to help themselves
is true that every utility is dependent upon the pub
lie for support just every and woman in the COM
munty is dependent the public for support.
1t is about time, however, to realize that the commun-
ity has more at stake well-managed and successful
public utility such as electric light telephone or
street railway company, than have the stockholders in
these properties.
Narrow-minded action Of citizens or politicians may
bankrupt the utility loss to many stockholders
but this financial will be nothing compared with the
bad advertising and loss Of convennces and prestige that
follaws city town with poor or inadequate public
utility service.
Commenting on this phase of the question, Philip H.
Gadsden United Gas Improvement Company, Of Phila-
dephia says: he commercial and industrial future of
city hands the who conduct the public uti-
ties No community grow faster than its public uti-
ties The responsibility imposed upon the service is to
the No has greater opportunity
to the interests of community than those
gagged public work Every industry or fam
lily brought community adds to assets of the service
and the community
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Warwick

Did anyone observe the frightening
days?
The coolest weather Of the year
reached us on Tuesday morning when
the thermometer registered a little be-
low zero.
While saving stove wood with a
motor saw on Thursday last, Willie
Timmons got his hand caught and
nearly severed one of his fingers.
L. Fawcett and son Ben of Phil
adelphia and Messrs. VIM. A. Faw-
cett and Thomas Hart Of Georgetown
were callers in Warwick on Saturday.
IL T. Harmon who purchased the
school building, District No. 225. IS
moving the same and will remodel n
for sweet potato storage house.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.. Barto entertain
ed on Sunday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs
Lee c. Mumford and children and Mr.,
and Mrs. E. R. Blizzard.
Mrs. c. M. Downs visited her mo-
Their. Mrs. William Mitchell on We'd
nesday afternoon who is critically i'll
at her home near Millsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard johnson of
Georgetown spent Sunday with their
daughter. Mrs. Lille Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Downs visited
relatives in Long Neck on Sunday.
Mrs. L. R. Lingo and Mrs. s. A.
were callers in Warwick
IN Friday afternoon.
James Hazard was a Sunday even,
ng caller in this vicinity.
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UNCLE TED'S BEDTIME
STORIES
A Man of the Soil

. 1t was a cold, crisp, sunshinv win.
ter day. The ground was frozen solid
and the thermometer had registered
way below zero for several days. One
day it was so cold and everything was
SO frozen up that neither Jack nor
ruth could go to school. But this was
a Saturday afternoon and it was warm
enough, with plenty of blankets and a
charcoal footwarmer to go sleighing.
Uncle Ted had gladdened the hearts
of his two chums that morning by an
nouncing sleigh ride and now at last
they were on their way, the sleigh
bouncing and skipping over the rough
spots and the beautiful horses snort
ing as they, too, seemed to enjoy this
I little lark.
What an awful place to live" said
Jack as they passed a little country
home, out in the open where the bleak
wind howled about its four corners.
Must be funny people to live in a
place like that"
Perhaps it strikes you funny,
Jack" said Uncle Ted, "but it may be
that the boy living in that little mod
est home will be a greater man than
you some day. When we get home and
you Riddles are ready for bed tonight,
I'm going to tell you about a boy
whose life is brought to my mind by
that little house"
And so it wasn't so very long be-
fore bedtime and as the three chums
gathered about a big, open fire, I'm
Gle Ted said:
Jack, when you spoke of that lit
tie country house this morning 1 was
reminded of a modest country home,
located in an even colder place, the
hills of Vermont. In that little house,
about fifty years ago, little boy was
born. He had daddy who made liv-
ing for his family by working the soil,
just as those people do whose home
we saw today. This father and mother,
good, God-fearing Americans, named
the boy Calvin. His last name was
Coolidge. That little boy grew as all {
boys do. He helped his mother and {
ather do the work around the house t
ind farm. He went to school when T
.ver the opportunity was provided, at 4
broken intervals as usal in the coun- z
ry. He studied hard because he was a
made of the right stuff and because a
~ heAA elh cAA4D4LAOAA " DCCOllC q law n
er. =
"Time went by quickly, for Calvin y
vas working hard. In his young man n
lood he moved to Northampton,
lass, where his honesty, ability and G,
incerity were recognized by those q
New Englanders. In rapid
accession he was elected a member &c
the Common Council, City Solicitor, nj
Iayor, member of the House, member n
the Senate, 1t. Governor, Governor, =
ice President, and now President! h,
lille that list tells wonderful story h,
the rise of a plain country boy. it n
pes not tell us that never in all that
lsy time, did Calvin fail to return to
IS fathers home every summer.
"a lot Of people may say it was
lcation for him to go back home ev- %
y summer. But this sandy-haired, q
eckled-faced boy, now grown to 10
was not content just to go 81
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home. He worked when he got there,
helping his father
you see, kiddies, there are a lot of
politicians in the world, and a lot of
them perform stunts for political
effect. Calvin Coolidge was not of that
kind. Most public men who go back to
the farm and do some real work take
care to have photographer along to
take their pictures to put in the pa
pers. Calvin Coolidge was not of that
kind. He had been going back to the
farm every year, not for political eff
feet, but to keep himself in good
health and vigor. He worked on the
farm instead of playing golf or ten
mis-. And nobody except the neighbors
knew anything about it until he be-
came President.
! ut didn't take the people of Massa-
chusetts long to recognize that he
was a man who couldn't be swerved
from his honest purpose and for that
reason they felt safe in electing him
Governor of that great Common
wealth. Lots of times after he became
Governor problems came up thu
looked difficult for this Vermont farm
boy. There were times when the wise
politicians said he was killed, politi-
cally. But he wasn't and why?
Because when he believed in a
thing, he believed in it because it was
right and nothing could change his
mind. The people recognized quickly |
that they had elected a statesman and |
not a politician to the Governors
chair, a man who had the courage of
his convictions, a man who could not
be pulled away from the course he
be lieved to be right. There is a great
lesson there for you kiddies. Find out
what is right in this world and then
stick to it. 1t is always the best pol
icy.
$50 you see, kiddies, this boy of the
soil, this real farmer boy who loved
MS country and who stood for all
hose things that are honest and clean !
md who worked hard, is the sort of +
10Y to try to be like"
81 feel different about that little old =
country house, Uncle Ted" said Jack. =
I just didn't realize all you told us .
onight." =
"And lots of people don't realize it "
ither, Jack" =
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-25

LOWER TAXES will restore to very large extent
the economic stability of this country BY reducuon Oi
federal taxes in a way that will stop the investment Oh
great quantities of money in taxexempt securities such
as the Mellon bill provides for, will be accomplish
ed than can possibly attained by other action Inc
proposed reduction one of the few tnss
that Congress could help out in the present stua-
ton 1t is not party question, it's national ISSUE 10
drag red heron over TRAIL by claiming that the Mel
Ion bill will relieve the great fortunes and wealthy man OF
this country from the surtaxes which consume Sixty per
cent of the earned of those who take the chances
of great business enterprises and not the people, is simply
mslead the people. That is exactly Where tne OuDe
starts and stops business enterprise The surtax now ao
serbs the bulk of business earnings to such extent tna
it is better invest the used in business enter
prises buy and lay away coupon bonds and otner invest
ments by the national government and the states and
towns all of which are exempt from all taxes The peo-
pie are looking Congress with keen realization OF all
this Their concern rises above party feeling All inter-
es are agreed there must be relief in federal tax
to set the country solid foundation and business pros
perity.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-25

DISABLED AND INCAPACITATED VETERANS of the
World War in this country entitled to consid
Grafton moral and financial, from both government and
private is not to be regarded act of char
ity gratuity, but duty toward fellow man
who suffered mind and body because of service to his
country Whatever the COST it will be forthcoming without
stint.
Just what effect the movement providing for a gen
eral soldiers bonus for uninured will have with
ation to rehabilitation for disabled veterans cannot
be estimated The view is held in many quarters that
bonus to abebodied service is nothing than
gift and the money distributed will be frittered away
as have been state bonuses already granted
In view of necessity reduction all alike
Guiding exsoldiers, hard to believe that the Am
ecan exservce is really in favor of the bonus but
rather that he acquesces in the because Of loud de-
mand from minority in favor of it. It is likely that
his patriotic nature rebels at the thought
Thousands of boys gave their lives in the great
cause leaving sorrowng families to their loss,
many of them having been dependent those boys
gone forever 1t is serious question whether these fam
lilies not in need of assistance than the abebod
led ex-servce for whom bonus is sought What bon
US beneficiary abebodied and alive would relish the idea
of his dead comrades parents paying the tax to provide
him with his bonus proportion?
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-25

Mrs. George Biddle who has been an
invalid for several years, is very i'll at
her home.
Mrs. John Elliott will entertain the
Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. P.
Church on Tuesday night, January
29th.
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Grace Before All Things.

The goodness that is cheap in beauty
makes beauty brief in goodness; but
grace, being the soul Of your complex
ION. should KEEP tie body of it fair
Shakespeare
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-25

IN THIS and like communities. public sentiment is
everything With public sentiment nothing fall with
out it nothing succeed. Consequently, who mods
public sentiment goes deeper than he who statutes
or pronounces decisions. Abraham Lincoln
Evening star., 1924-09-27
HITS AT DAWES AGAIN.
Wheeler Dissatisfied With G. o. P
Candidates Reply.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DIES MONIES, Iowa September q.
-Listeners-fn in Northern Iowa tow ms
Yesterday heard Senator Wheeler. In
dependent vice presidential candidate,
in back platform talks made while en-
route to Des Moines, repeat denun-
citation of corruption he charged as
existing in the Republican National
administration and urged reelection
of Senator Brookhart, Republican.
Iowa, also a candidate in the Novem-
Der campaign. At Des Moines before
a night mass meeting Senator Wheel
er reverted to critical consideration
of Gen. Dawes, his Republican oppo-
nent, as vice presidential candidate.
on the score of the latter's proposal
of a commission to consider agricul-
tural problems and also on account of
his relation as a banker with the
failed Lorimer Bank in Chicago.
"All ! have asked Mr.. Dawes is,
how does he justify his conduct in
this matter?"
Senator Wheeler said in his night
address. after reciting again his ac-
count of the banking episodes:
THE nearest he has come to an
swering me was at Minneapolis last
night. There he said that man
Mr.. What's His Name, Wheeler, is the
courteous way in which he put it
was raising a bad smell. Naturally j
am not quite satisfied with that an
swer. They said that in Congress
when the lid was taken off Teapot
Dome. You haven't forgotten what
they said about your own able Sena
tor, Smith W. Brookhart and his com
mittee, in one investigation. Mr..
Dawes surely has a better answer
than that, and l hope to get it from
him.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
BEDTIME STORIES 2. 2! sasssys sasssso'

him to do that So Reddy had a
chance to come back and try to dis
cover where Unc' Billy had gone. But
he failed, and finally gave up in dis
gust.
Early the next morning Black
Pussy the Cat came out of the house.
OF course she knew nothing Of what
had happened the night before. She
ate her breakfast, took a sun bath
on the doorstep, and finally decided
to take a nap under the back porch.
This was a favorite place of hers.
There was a hole under it which had
been left especially for her.
The instant she got under that
porch Black Pussy stopped and the
hair on her tail began to stand on
end. Her nose told her that some one
was under there. Now Unc' Billy is a
light sleeper. He heard Black Pussy
and instantly he was wide awake He
couldn't see who it was, but he could
see a pair of green eyes. He scram-
bled to his feet, drew back his lips to
show all his teeth and snarled. To
Black Pussy's startled eyes Unc' Billy
appeared to be a huge Rat, a bigger
Rat than she had ever even dreamed
Evening star., 1924-09-27
RAIN HALTS HARvESTERs

Northwest Farmers Worried by
Long Drenchings.
WINNIPEG, September 27.-Heavy
rains during the last 4s hours
Evening star., 1924-09-27

Hartford-Danb train here. j fl
Mr.. st. John was the dean of stHe
actuary staff Of the Aetna Life InA
surance Company both in point of age
and years of service. His employ
ment with the company dates frum
1857. He was graduated from Ie
school of engineers OF Yale. now
known as Sheffield Science school He
was a charter member of the Ac-
tuary Association OF America
Evening star., 1924-09-27
Wreath Hung for Actress.

SAN FRANCISCO. September 81
A funeral wreath of flowers from
Golden Gate Park was hung yester-
day on the fountain in Market street,
in the heart of San Francsco's down
town district, which was presented to
the city by Lotta Crabtree, the ac-
tresss, who died yesterday in Boston.
The wreath was hung by William H
Crane, dean of the American stage.
Lotta Crabtree's first stage appear
ance was at Petaluma, Calf, in 1853,
when she was six years old.
Evening star., 1924-09-27

throughout the entire Canadian West
have caused a general suspension Of
harvesting operations. The rain has
been accompanied by decided drops in
temperature, developing at several
points into a sleet storm.
Frost has added to the fears of
the farmers in Alberta, 6 degrees be-
low the freezing point being expert
enced at Edmonton. Coronation, Lloyd
minister and other localities.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
Newspaper Editor Dies.

PHILADELPHIA, September 27.-
Harry p. Wilson, for many years
night city editor of the Philadelphia
Record and widely known as po-
litical writer died suddenly last night
from apoplexy He was born in Bal
timore 81 years ago and had at
tended every national political con-
vention since 1892.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
Black Pussy Upset.
Whenever fortune treats you we'll
Do nothing that will break the spell.


Unc' Billy Possum was very well
pleased with the hiding place he had
found under the back porch of
Farmer Browns house. 1t was dark
dry and comfortable there. Unc' Billy
decided that he had had excitement
enough for one night and that he
would stay right where he was until
he had an opportunity to leave with
out running any risk. So being tired
he curled himself up and went to
sleep.
Reddy Fox is smart. He knew
about Unc' Billy Possum's favorite
trick of playing dead. and when he
discovered that Unc' Billy had mys-
teriously disappeared from Farmer
Browns barnyard he guessed what
had happened.
''Unc' Billy wasn't dead at ALL
thought Reddy. He was just pre-
tending. I ought to have remembered
that trick of his. When led Bowser
Evening star., 1924-09-27
of. You should have seen Black Pussy

of. You should have seen Black Pussy
go out of that hole!
Farmer Browns Boy happened
along just in time to see her come
out. Every hair in Black Pussy's tail
was on end, so that it seemed to be
three times its natural size. She
raced for the nearest tree and climbed
it. She climbed high. and then from a
crotch she glared down toward the back
porch---a picture OF fright. 1t was clear
that Black Pussy was upset, badly up
set. And / twas equally clear that what
ever had upset her was under the
back porch.
Copyright. 1924. by T. w Burgess9
Evening star., 1924-09-27
WHEELER At END
OF MIDWEST TOUR
Will Make Two More Talks
Before Invading Pacific
Coast States.
By the Associated Press.
WHEELER SPECIA

By the Associated Press.
WHEELER SPECIAL. en- Route to
Omaha, Nebr.. September 27.-Onl3
two more stopping points in the Mid
die Western country were on the
schedule of Senator Wheeler. lnde-
pendent vice presidential candidate
travelling toward Nebraska today Al
Omaha a noon meeting was arranged
for him, and at Lincoln he was eX-
pected to address night gathering
of Independent ticket supporters. His
route thereafter will take him into
the Rocky Mountain States and later
to the Pacific Coast.
Denver, on Monday, was the next
scheduled engagement for him after
completing those in the Nebraska
cities.
HITS AT DAWES AGAIN.
Evening star., 1924-09-27

the Hound away Cnc' Billy saw his
chance and made the most of 1t.
Probably he is up in a tree near
Farmer Browns house. I'll hang
around awhile. Perhaps I may get a
chance to catch the old rascal on his
way back to the Green Forest
So Reddy didn't go far. OF course
he discovered almost as soon as it
happened that Bowser the Hound had
stopped following him. That was be-
cause Bowsers master had stopped
him. Farmer Browns Boy had
chained Bowser up. He was afraid
that the moment he went into the
house Bowser would pick up Reddy's
trail again and spend most of the
night chasing him. He didn't want
Evening star., 1924-09-27
DENIES NUPTIALS.
Dimes Says He Has Not Wed Edna
Purviance.

DENVER, September 27.-Return-
ing here yesterday from his fathers
Summer home, near Hayden, Colo,
Courtland s. Dimes. Denver clubman
and broker, in an interview with the
Denver Post, denied rumors that he
and Miss Edna Purviance. motion
picture actress, were married.
Pressed for an answer as to Wheth-
er they were engaged, Dimes is quoted
as replying: That is ncbody's busi-
ness"
Evening star., 1924-09-27
VETERAN ACTUARY KILLED
Howell st. John, 80, Hit by Train
at Hartford.

HARTFORD, Conn, September 27.-
Howell st. John, so years old, ac-
tuary of the Aetna Life Insurance
Company, was killed almost instant
ly late yesterday when he was hit by