Milford chronicle., 1926-03-05

We resent the intrusion of citizens
from neighboring states who come
into our midst to mock and make
light of our institutions. This resent
ment was voiced rightfully from the
Brandywine to the Atlantic and from
the Bayshore to the Maryland line
Immediately following the gathering
of outsiders" at Georgetown last
Friday to make merry and enjoy a
holidays when Harry Butler, negro
brute, was executed. Delawareans
welcome with outstretched hands
our neighbOrs from Maryland and
Virginia when they visit us as law
abiding citizens having due respect
for our institutions, laws and GUS
toms; but we do not want them
when they come as they did last Fri
day-nor will we have them. Arriv-
ing long before daybreak these
Marylanders and Virginians pro-
ceeded to make of themselves a gen
uine nuisance, and to give a demon
stration of the lowest in citizenship
and all on the occasion of the ex-
ecution of a poor, misguided brute
who was to pay for his folly with
his life. They came with holiday
spirit and carried their hilarity with
them until they left our State.
Breaking into the jailyard in which
the gallows were erected, these un-
welcomed guests mounted the scat
fold, made merry and gave a dem
onstration such as we in Delaware
are unaccustomed to on the ap-
proach of the hanging of our con-
demned criminals. To the credit of
our officials and State Police, they
quickly stopped this demonstration
on the part of our unlimited guests
and impressed upon them the fact
that in the little Diamond State, at
least, executions shall be carried out
as our laws provide. They came,
they saw-and they gave us dem
onstration of morbid mob psycholo-
gy such as may be the custom in
our neighboring States. We believe,
however, that in that we are wrong.
Unwelcome guests have departed.
May they never return.
SeS
ONE AUTOMOBILE FOR every
five persons, man, woman and child
in the State of Delaware is said to
be the average for our little State.
Though the total registration Of
cars is only approximately fifty
thousand, and though this number
is small as compared with the num-
ber of automobiles in use in our sis
ter states, the average per capita is
well in the forefront of States. AS a
practical demonstration of just what
this means an illustration may be
appropro. Let's suppose that today
is moving day in Delaware, and that
each and every family in the State
is desirous of moving out of the
State. Some task, we admit to trans
port the citizenship of Delaware
within a few hours time; but it is
not impossible, or is it the gigan-
tic task which it appears on first
thought to be. All that is necessary
to do is to back out the "gas bug
gies" standing in Delaware garages,
load them comfortably with men,
women and children, crank her up,
step on the gas-and ride leisurely
away. Not so hard is it? Yet our
per capita average of cars makes
this procedure practical.
SoS
THE COAL STRIKE ended and
miners went into the mines Wednes-
day, after nearly six months idle
ness and loss of income. The terms
made was five year renewal of the
old rates of pay, and few unimpor-
tant changes of managing the busi-
ness. While coal will probably
reach the consumers in the great
cities within the next week, it is un-
likely that rural communities or in
stitutions will be supplied before the
last of March. The settlement be-
tween operators and the miners, is
not a real, or permanent settlement
Of the wage question; for, in their
agreement it is especially stated
hat whenever during any year the
miners or operators, desire to have
wages adjusted, they can do So
through a board which is provided
or-provided that board can agree.
This leaves the conditions as to fu-
.ure disputes open. However, the
,ase is closed for time and the
public will be able to stock up on
lard coal, while the operators say
hat prices will be the same as those
before the strike began. The public
las the bill to pay in every dispute
between the mine owners and the
miners. 1t would be wise for Con-
yress to take up the report which
las been before it for months, which
vas made by the board created to
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