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Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
MILFORD MERCHANTS
TO HOLD DOLLAR DAY
Plans Have Been Formulated Which
Give Promise OF Giving Real
Bargains To Buyers.
TOBE HELD FEBRUARY 18th
At Meeting Of Merchants Tuesday
Night This Date Was Settled On.
All Are Enthusiastic.

The merchants of Milford have been
busy during the past week perfecting
an organization looking to the better
ment OF business conditions in Mil
ford, and with the idea of drawing lar
ger numbers of shoppers here. The
new organization will be known as the
Milford Business Mems Association.
James P. Pierce, Jr., has been elected
the temporary head of the association.
The first thing considered by the new
CIVIC organization was the holding of
a Dollar Day in Milford. The mer-
chants have pledged themselves to
give real values on Dollar Day, and
committees have been appointed
whose business it is to see that they
do this.
Wednesday, February 9th has been
chosen as the date for the Dollar Day
in Milford. This will be the first af-
fair of its kind ever held in Milford
Not only the larger merchants, but
the very smallest are enthusiastic in
working for the success of this ven
ture. The committee looking after the
advertising of the Dollar Day have
contracted with the Chronicle for a
considerable amount of space in next
weeks issue, as well as for a large
number of posters to be scattered
throughout the two lower counties.
The plans so far have progressed to
the point where the committee in
charge say that the values given will
be greater than in any like affair held
In any town in lower Delaware.
Milford is the logical shopping point
for Sussex county, and for a large
portion of Kent county. The stores
mere are the largest and carry bigger
stocks of goods than any in the State
south of Wilmington. The prices COM
pare faVorably with those charged in
other towns on the peninsula, and the
quality is the equal of any sold at the
same prices elsewhere. Notwithstand-
ing this fact, the Milford merchants
plan to offer reductions in the way of
cuts in prices for Dollar Day, as well
as hundreds of smaller articles which
will sell for one dollar.
The idea behind the Dollar Dav
sales is to make your dollar go as far
as you possibly can in getting real
7alue. 1t does not mean that every ar
icle sold will be sold for one dollar:
)ut it does means that price conces-
;ions will be made on all articles
Which will be large in the aggregate.
10 lIlusLrate-say an oil stove reg
llarly sold for $4,000 is the merchan-
ilse under consideration. On Dollar
Day possibly a saving of from 1919 to
80 or more will be offered on that
tenn. Some saving when large sums
re involved.
The merchants will make their an
in next weeks issue of
he Chronicle. They will offer bar
aims which carry real values, and
-hich should induce shoppers to make
Lilford the point toward which they
III journey on Wednesday, February
lth. Watch for these announcements,
nd come to Milford on Dollar Day.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
SUPPER ON FEBRUARY 22ND

Milford Grange invites you to cele.
brate WashingtOn's birthday by eat.
ing a turkey supper in the Grange
Hall on the evening of February %
commencing at $780, The bill of fare
is as follows: Roast turkey, gravy,
dressinng, cranberries, celery, mash
ed potatoes, rolls, butter, peas, fruit
salad, coffee, ice cream and cake. All
this for dollar bill. If you do not
like turkey you can order chicken sal
ad, mashed potatoes, celery, cranber-
ries, rolls, butter, coffee, ice cream
and cake for 60c. No tickets will be
sold for this supper.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
GIGANTIC PROJECTAT LEWES
Plans Call For Twelve Piers Each
Three Hundred Feet Long.

Final surveys are being made this
week for the terminals which are tC
be built at Lewes and which will
make that place one of the largest
seapOrts of the country, provided
present plans and hopes are realized.
The project, it is said, is backed by
c. w. YOx, engineer and financier, who
built the terminals in the harbor of
San Pedro and other large cities. Mr..
YOX was in Lewes and made a prelim-
mary survey, and this week his en-
gineers are making the final surveys
and plans.
The specifications call for twelve
piers, each one being 1,500 feet long
and 300 feet wide.
According to the survey the docks
will be located on the Delaware Bay
about one mile south of LeWes, near
the present site of the upper fish fac
tory, which will make a safe place for
landing and also afford deep water
that will accommodate ships of any
size.
Already arrangements have been
made with the Norwegian and Ameri-
can Line to handle their passengers
and freight, and it is stated that con-
tracts will soon be made with many
others which will make Lewes one of
the big terminals of the country.
The Pennsylvania railroad, it is ex-
pected, when the terminal is complet-
ed, will build a double track from the
junction, through Milford,
to Lewes, in order to handle the extra
traffic
Lewes is at fever heat on account
of the glowing prospects ahead for the
town, as the project seems a GER
-ainty.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
COOLIDGE ASKS AID
FOR NATIONS FARMERS
In Address Broadcast Throughout
Country He Told Of Problems
Confronting Administration.
STANDS FOR MELLON PLAN
Plan In Bill Now Before Congress
Would Aid Man OF Small In
come He Says.

The address of President Calvin
Coolidge before the National Republi-
can Club in New York City on Lin
coins birthday was one of the most
fOrceful speeches ever delivered by a
President of the United States. He
made no pretense to oratory. It was
an address which placed fairly and
squarely before the people of the
country the needs of the nation at this
time. After paying a Well-deserved
tribute to Abraham Lincoln, the Pres
ident took up the needs of the nation.
He said: Every sound policy must be
national in its scope. 1t is always nee
essary to determine what will be good
for the whole country"
Contrasting the flOurishing condi-
tion OF manufacturing with that of
agriculture, the President said:
Agriculture has only partly reviv-
ed; its position has been improved
and the returns for the year are near
ly 80 per cent in excess of two years
ago, but the great food staples do not
sell on parity with the products of
industry. Their average price is little
above the pre-war level, while manu-
factures are about 80 per cent higher,
the farmer is not receiving his share.
The farm is one of the chief markets
for the industries of the nation. You
cannot long prosper with a great
farming population area in distress.
The farm has social value which can
not be overestimated. It is the natural
home of liberty and the support of
courage and character. The problem is
nf
tural sections of our country. 1t is the
problem likewise of industry, of trans
pOrtation, of commerce and of benk-
ing. l have promoted tariff investiga-
tions for increased rates on wheat, I
have extended relief through the War
Finance Corporation, the Federal re-
serve bank system"
President Coolidge called attention |
to the fact that the relief organization |
recently perfected to supply money
and management for the larger as
poets of agriculture ought 10 have ac-
tive and sympathetic support. In the
matter of taxation, the President stat
ed that out of an income of about
$50 100000 900 the people of this coun-
try pay nearly $7,500000,000 in taxes.
Of this amount the national govern
ment collects about $3,2OO.OOO,OOO and
the state and local governments about
$4,000, 100000. He said: "As a direct
burden this is stupendOus sum, but
when it is realized that in the course {
If our economic life 1t is greatly aug
nented when it reaches the consumer z
n the form of the high cost of living, I
ts real significance begins to be ap- t
)reciated." He said that the debt-pay- :
ng program of the United States is
lbout $50O,OO0,0OO each year. In re- /
gard to the matter of the reduction I
# taxes the President said: L
Immediately upon my taking office
was determined after conference I
Continued on page fivel I
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
SEEKING TO AVERT
BEETLE QUARANTINE
Delaware Officials Visit Washington
In Effort To Have More Money
Provided To Fight Plague.

Oliver A. Newton, of Bridgeville
President of the State Board of Agri-
culture, and Dean Charles A. McCue,
of the University of Delaware, attend
ed hearing before the subcommittee
of the House of Representatives at
Washington last Friday. The commit
tee was considering the advisability
of increasing the appropriation for the
Department of Agriculture for the
control of the Japanese beetle. Farm
ers, as well as other residents of Del
aware, are vitally interested in the
control and exterminating of this pest
which is causing thousands of dollars
worth of damage to crops in our
neighboring states. A meeting before
the Horticultural Board of the Depart
ment of Agriculture several weeks ago
considered means of fighting the pest;
and at that time Delaware was left
out of the quarantined area for the
time being at least.
Considerable damage by this pest
las been reported in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, and a quarantine of
certain parts of Delaware against the
pest is pending. It has been the in
tention of both State and Federal Off
cials to avoid a quarantine of Della
ware if possible, the main object
sought being a method of extermina-
tion. Representative William H. Boyce
is interested in the matter and con-
ferred with Dean McCue and Mr.. New
ton.
recommendations were made to the
that 100000 be added to the
of the budget bureau which
had reduced the original amount ask
I'd for. No definite decision was reach
ed at the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
RUlDIAGE SALE A SUCCESS

The Faithful Circle of Kings
Daughters have just had a rummage
sale, ably conducted by Mrs. J. Lynn
Pratt and her committee. At these
sales and at carnival time each year,
the Kings Daughters realize that
their efforts in charitable way are
appreciated. 1t is with the assistance
and gifts from friends, that each un-
dertaking to raise money is beneficial.
During the rummage sale, expenses
were lessened by the use of the room;
by coal given for heat; by transporta-
ton for the rummage and for meat
and vegetables from which soup was
made to sell two mornings during the
week. A neat sum of $134.32 has been
added to the amount pledged to the
fremen's fund.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
M. H. S. TEAMS ENJOYING
/ BEST SEASON In YEARS

FMilford High School basket bal
teams are enjoying one of the bes
seasons in recent years, both teams
winning with great consistency. The
girls team, under the able direction Of
Miss Helen Pierce has not lost game
They have defeated Milton twice, anC
MillsborO, Smyrna, Frederick, and
Laurel, each once, and have high
hopes of landing the Sussex County
Championship.
The leading scorer of the team is
Myra Ackerman who has not been
held to low score all season. She is
closely followed by Kathrine Horton
in the number of points scored, and
together they form the strongest COM
bination in this section.
Virginia Smith is captain of the
team and she makes an excellent lead
er. Much of the success of the team is
due to her stellar work at center The
balance of the team consists of Helen
Morris, Dorothy Scott and Lily Cook.
The reserve squad consists of Lila
Hudson, Cynthia Webb, Grace Bennett
and Lib Reedy and all are capable of
putting up a good game at any posi-
tion.
The boys team got off TO an early
start and have played eleven games
in all, winning nine of them. They
dropped a close one to Beacon but it
must be rememered that they are all
former high school stars and are old
er and more experienced. The return
of "Buck" Brown and "Dutch" Farber
has been hailed with delight by fol-
lowers of the blue and white squad
and Coach Bill Ackerman was highly
pleased with their work in the Fred
erica game last Friday night.
Balsley, Griffith and Locates are |
still ineligible and probably will be |
out for the remainder of the season
but Holzmueller, Denney, Pratt and
Sapp form capable understudies and
are making the regulars fight hard for
their positions. Captain Bill Smith is
the leading scorer of the team as he
has dropped in on an average of five
field goals every game and he is one
Of the best floor men in the State. He
is closely followed by Kitchens and
Brown for scoring honOrs.
Dick Abbott, although playing bas-
ket ball for the first time is showing
up remarkably well and makes an eX- s
,ellent running mate for Farber. One I
Of the severest tests Of the season q
comes tonight when Seaford boys and a
girls teams are met at Seaford. @
A large delegation of rooters will t
ravel along with the team for it is S
ealized that the championship will be a
Dartly determined by the outcome of l,
his game. o
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
SNOW BRINGS JOY TO KIDS:
BUT FOR SHORT TIME ONLY

Snow, which commenced to fall at
4:SO o'clock Sunday morning, covered
the ground in Milford to a depth of
about three inches on the level. The
storm came from the southwest, and
was accompanied by a strong wind.
The storm abated about noon, at
which time about three inches of snow
had fallen. The youngsters were out
with their sleds just as soon as the
snow had reached a sufficient depth to
use them. Shortly after it stopped
showing the temperature took a quick
rise and melting set in. This was the
nrst snow Of the season deep enough
for the kids to use their sleds.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
MILFORD GRANGE

This Saturday the 3rd and 4th de-
grees will be conferred By special
request of our many Milford friends,
another turkey supper will be served
at the dining room of the Grange Hall
on Friday evening, February 22nd. AS
this possibly will be the last turkey
supper Of the year we will prepare for
a large number. Should the ticket sell
lers fail to call on you, see A. B. Peet
)r H. r. Lemex.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
254 TEACHERS ARE MEMBERS

Two hundred and fifty-four teachers
of Sussex county are members Of the
county association of teachers. The
treasurer, Ethel B. Gibson, of Green
wood, reports that there is a balance
of S170.97 in the treasury.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15

Sarah Elizabeth Bennett, the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ben
nett, died at their home on West Third
street on Sunday, February 10, 1924
Interment at Odd Fellows cemetery.
VIM. Powders had charge of the fu-
neral.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
MARRIED
DAvIDsoN-LONG

Edwin Davidson of Dagsboro and
Miss Emily Long of Delmar, were
quietly married at the Protestant par
sonage at Sharptown, February End,
1924. Rev w. c. Mumford officiating.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15
OBITUARY
BENNETT

BENNETT
Sarah Elizabeth Bennett, the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ben
nett, died at their home on West Third
street on Sunday, February 10, 1924.
Interment at Odd Fellows cemetery.
VIM. Powders had charge of the fu-
neral
OWENS
Mrs. Hettie E. GiVens, wife of RAY
mond GiVens, and daughter of the late
Emma b. Hastings, died at their home
in Georgetown on Friday, February
Sth, 1924, aged % years, 8 months and
IL days. Funeral was held at the First
Methodist Protestant Church in
Georgetown on Sunday at one o'clock.
Rev. John T. Bailey and Rev. George
Dawson officiating. Samuel J. Wilson
& Son, of Milton, had charge of the
funeral.
MACKLIN
Elias Macklin died Monday evening.
February II, 1924, at his homa in Mil
ford Neck, having been stricken with
paralysis on February End. He was
born June II, 1914, and was in his 8Oth
year. Mr.. Macklin was a well known
and highly respected citizen of Mil
ford Neck having resided on the farm
of Colonel Robert H. Williams for the
past thirty-six years. He was a mem
ber of Milford Neck Methodist Episco-
pal Church. The funeral services were
held at his home on Thursday at 1880
p. m. and interment made at Odd Fell
lows cemetery. Rev. Harry Taylor, as
sisted by Rev. D. W. Jacobs, Oflciated. |
Harry F. Mitten directed the funeral. |
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. |
Schuyler c. Kirby and four sons, John
W. Macklin, George w. Macklin, Will
liam D. Macklin and Ernest C. Mack
lin, all of Milford.
METTEN
John Metten, aged 72 years, died at
lis home in SeafOrd on Saturday, Feb
'uary 9th, 1924. He was born and
'eared near Frederick, a son Of the
ate Daniel and Sarah Metten, Fred
'rica. He went to Seaford in 1879 and
n 1880 married Miss Minnie Towers,
laughter of Mrs. Wilmina and the late
ames H. Towers. He succeeded his
ate father-in-law as Seaford funeral
irectOr. He was prominent in lodge
ircles, being a member of Hiram 3
Odge, A. F. and A. NJ, Hebron lodge, :
o. o. F., and Hobah lodge, Knights n
f Pythias, all of SeafOrd. In 1890 he
Tas census enumerater, and was a
rominent Democrat. He is survived +
y his wife and one son, Towers T. .
Letten, st. Louis, Mo-; two sisters, y
Liss Alice Metten, Frederick; Mrs. J. A
lesley Bennett, Wilmington; one bro " "
Ter, Harry F. Metten, Frederick. Fu- 9
eral services were held in st. Johns a
. E. Church, Seaford, Tuesday after
BON, in charge of the pastor, Rev. W.
aughan Moore.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-15

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-14
Hungarian Miners
Win All Demands
In Short Strike
lFederated Press stan c0rresp0ndent

Federated Press staff correspondent.)
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Aug. 13.-Af-
ter five weeks strike conducted in a
model manner, the Hungarian miners
have gained practically all their de-
mands in the way of wage increases
and working conditions.
The fourth week of the strike the
mine operators made an offer which
seemed totally unacceptable to the
miners delegates. Instead of turn
ing it down fiat, however, they con-
Quoted a referendum as a demonstra-
ton of how solidly the miners were
in opposition to the proposal The
referendum showed 1850 votes
against the operators proposal, and
1856 for it.
The government then had to take a
hand. The second proposal, granting
virtually all of the miners demands,
was accepted almost unanimously by
the miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-14
Bear
ENTIRE COST OF
U. S. PENSIONS
Fund Receives Nothing
from Government
(By Federated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Sen. Stan
field of Oregon, latest sponsor for the
retirement pension bill which federal
employees have been dragging thru
session after session of Congress for
the past twenty years, has promised
to interview President Coolidge within
few days in support of the measure.
The civil service workers are asking
for a retirement pension of $1,000 a
year for those who have served 30
years and who have drawn at least
$1,000 year for the last ten years of
their service. Smaller rates are
asked for workers who retire at the
end of ten or more years of work for
the government.
The retirement scheme which went
into effect four years ago is now TAX
ing from the salaries of civil servants,
with the interest on this fund, more
than $15,000,0O0 a year. This is
$6,000,000 more than the present obli-
cations, which involve about 1O,55O
POI SOho WA4OoO cfC1dbC dnnuAly 10
only $3.50. The amount to the credit
of the retirement fund at the close of
the fiscal year was S25,51O,000, and at
the end of the fiscal year 1924 1t had
increased to s34,O0O.OOO. Next July it
will have reached $42,000,00O.
The employees who want the $1,000
pension established have estimated
that it can be taken care of by de-
duction of 31s per cent in place of the
present 21s percent, from all civil
service salaries. This will leave the
government free Of any contribution
to the scheme.
Inasmuch as this is plan for the
expenditure of the civil servants own
money for their own benefit, Sen.
Stanfleld thinks Coolidge will be will
ing to endorse it and take political
credit for "pensioning" the aged en-
ployes Of the nation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-14
SOP TO WORKERS
FROM MORGAN'S
ELECTRIC FIRM
Petty Stock Bonus to
5-Year Employees
BY LELAND oLDs.

Federated Press Industrial Editor)
Crumbs from the grooming table of
the enormously wealthy General Elec-
trio Co., are dropping to 27,412 en-
ployes who have given years of
continuous service. Meanwhile chair
man Of the board owen d. Young is
in Europe helping ]. P. Morgan get a
cinch hold on German industries,
among them the giant electrical works
at Elbersfeld in the Ruhr. If he sue
ceeds, Morgan will be able to under
mine the wages and conditions of
workers in the General Electric plant
with competition from his lowpaid
German workers.
The bonus just distributed repre-
sents 5 per cent of the employees earn
ings for the last months and
amounts to approximately S1,172,OOO.
But does the company come across in
cash? Not so you notice it. 1t hangs
onto the cash and will pay the bonus
largely in bonds of the General Elec-
trio Employees Securities corporation
which is another of the numerous at
tempts to get faithful and docile
labor force.
When it comes to the wealthy stock
holders General Electric talks cash.
In the years in which these 27,412
employees have been doing the work
it has distributed $50, 63O,536 in cash
dividends not to mention an additional
S34,65S,372 in stock dividends. In
fact it has paid per cent cash divi-
dends without intermission since 1902
The real profits of this corporation
have been larger than the dividends
indicate. For 10 years stockholders
profits have never fallen below S11 a
share and the total available for divi.
dends during the period has amounted
to $214,249,2S3. Last years net in
come amounted to $33,525,11S or
$1S.25 on each 800 share of stock and
it is expected that at least SIS share
will be available for stockholders at
the end of 1924.
General Electric is rated as the
third richest corporation in the coun.
try in cash on hand, which amounts
to more than s91,OOO,OOO. 1t belongs
to the group Of corporations with
so much cash that they have gone
into the banking business. Together
with six other corporations it shares
more cash and investment securities
than the total cash of the clearing
house banks of New York city. It's
working capital has reached $685..
1889.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-14
Hindu Coop. PAPERS.

A current bulletin of the All-Amer-
lean Cooperative Commission re-
views the educational activities of
the Indian co-operators. The Coop
erative Union of the Province Of Mad
ras, for instance, publishes coop.
erative magazine in two languages,
English and Tamil, which the Ameri-
can Commission asserts is larger
and better edited than. any co-opera.
tive publication on the North Ameri.
can continent" This journal has
just completed its fifteenth volume
and contains from "A TO 60 pages
monthly on the practical development
not only Of consumers cooperation,
but also of cooperative banking, CO.
operative insurance, cooperative pro.
duction, and agricultural co-opera.
ton. In addition, the Malaba or Co.
operative Union publishes the Go.
operator" in Malay and English, the
Bengal societies have well-edited
"Co-operative Quarterly"