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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-09
BUSY B. & @. RAILROAD
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
To Nations Congress of All
Boys and Girls in Chicago,
Friday, December 2.

Mr.. Daniel Willard, who is presl-
dent of the great Baltimore and ONO
Railroad, which is conceded to be the
best equipped system and best man
aged road extending from the east
into the middle west, is one OF the
nations busiest men, but he was not
too much occupied with his railroad
interests last Friday to make the trip
from Baltimore to Chicago in ord5' to
make heartening address to the
boys and girls composing the Ma
tional All Club Congress, assembled
at Hotel LaSalle in Chicago.
Mr.. Wizards address to the youth
full farmers was intensely interest
ing and was based upon personal eX-
periences, for Mr.. Willard was farm
boy up in the New England hills fifty
years ago. His address was such as
to attract the attention Of the daily
press, not only of Chicago, but of the
entire country. The Republican is
privileged to reproduce Mr.. Wizards
remarks in full upon the occasion. He
said:
81 felt much honored and real
sense Of pleasure when | was invited
by Mr.. Noble to address the members
of the Boys and Girls Farm Clubs at
their annual banquet here in Chicago,
so much so in fact that | was glad to
come 800 miles to keep my appoint
ment. There are two, perhaps more,
reasons why l was glad to come
first. because | was born and lived on
a New England farm until | was
eighteen years old, or about the av-
erage age, should judge, of the boys
and girls in this audience. Second, l
know that the boys and girls who
would be here were here because they
had shown excellence and intelligent
interest in some particular line Of
farm work, and might, therefore,
be called selected group; and
last, perhaps, because | am now and
always have been very much inter-
ested in farming, and when | say
farming l suppose | have in mind
farming as | knew it in New England
over fifty years ago.
"My father owned his farm of
about $50 acres of woodland hills,
pasture and meadow lands. He had.
I suppose, about sixty or seventy
acres Of tillable land He kept, when
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-09

and farms would look SO much nicer
and more attractive if we would only
keep them picked up. l hope you will
use your influence to that end.
II suppose that inasmuch as am a
railroad president you may expect
me to say something about the rail-
roads. There is much that | might
say but little that | am going to say.
am not going to tell you how many
locomotives and cars are owned by
the railroads, although | could tell
you both if you should ask me, but
you can get all such information else
where, particularly in the pub
lished reports of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and Of the Ameri-
can Railway Association.
Our country is one of the largest
and best in the world, and we also
have the largest and best railway sys-
tenn in the world. The railroad mile
age in the United States alone is
more than one-third of all the rail-
road mileage in the entire world. The
passenger fares in this country, by
and large, compare favorably with
such fares in other countries, and the
freight rates in the United States as
whole are the lowest in the world
except in some countries such as In
dia, where wages and standards of
living are very low, as well as the
standard of service.
There should be no feeling of an
tagonism between the railroads and
the farmers. They are mutually es-
sential to each other. Railroad men
and officers, including presidents, are
very much like other people but, be-
ing human, they have of course the
defects of human nature. But farm
ers are also human and they have
sometimes even been accused of put
ting the largest apples on top of the
barrel they intended to offer for sale.
without the railroads, remote
western farm lands would be as val
ueless today as they were before rail
roads were built. Without passengers
and freight to carry, the railroads
would be worthless. Railroads rates
as a whole must be high enough to
enable the roads to be reasonably
prosperous, provided they are honest
ly and efficiently operated. If rates
should be so high as to prevent traffic
from moving, the railroads would be
injured and not benefited. The rail-
roads are anxious to see the farmers
prosperous; l know that am. And
unless the railroads are also reason
ably prosperous, they will not be able
to provide the facilities necessary
when the farmers want to ship their
grain and stock. If farmer cannot
get his stock and produce to lket
they are Of little or no value to him.
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sometimes hear it said that it costs
money to clean up and put things in
the right place, and the farmers can
not afford to do so. | do not believe
it. | am convinced that in the long
run it actually pays in dollars and
cents to keep picked up, but in any
event we can afford and actually do
afford to do some things not because
they pay directly, but just because to
do so gives Us a certain worth while
feeling of satisfaction. That is why
men wear collars, have their hair cut
and shave; and also why girls bob
their hair, powder their nose, etc, not
to. go further into details. ! am told
that there was rigidly enforced rule
in our army during the World War
which required all men in unifrom-
officers and privates-to shave each
day and to clean their clothes and
equipment as soon as possible after a
battle or hard march. 1t was believed
that this course had a stimulating eff
feet upon all the men and made them
better soldiers. A farmer with a clean
and well kept farm will stand up
straighter and feel more satisfied with
himself and his calling than would be
the case if he followed, as so many do,
the opposite course.
GAS a matter of fact, many people
get the impression that farmers as a
class are shiftless and wasteful be-
cause of the things l have mentioned.
There is no class of people in all the
United States for whom l have great
er respect than the farmers, and l am
panied when | hear them unjustly
criticised, but it cannot be denied that
they are in part at least responsible
for some criticism because of their in
difference as a class concerning ap-
pearances.
| wish when you go home you
would keep in mind what have said
about farm appearances. l also wish
that, if you do not already have it,
you would try to cultivate the habit
of keeping all things picked up and
in the right place, and that is really
all there is to good housekeeping.
The older generation may find it diff
cult to change fixed habits, but if the
younger people would always be par
ticular to put things that they have
been using in the right place after
they are done with them, l am conf
dent that very great improvement
in appearances would gradually come
about, and that too without the ex-
penditure of any additional money,
but just little more time and effort
perhaps at the first. A real economy
of time and effort would come even
tually, just BY not having to waste
time hunting for tool or appliance
every time it is wanted. Our homes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-09

l was boy, but not as much better
as we ought to. Our agricultural col
leges, farmers Institutes, boys and
girls clubs all in different ways fur
nish opportunities to obtain the best
practical as we'll as scientific informa-
ton concerning the most improved
methods and practices for stock rails
ing, soil treatment, care Of poultry,
fruit culture, etc. All information of
the kind mentioned can now be had
for the asking, and l shall not under
take to tell you young people any
thing about such things. There is
one feature, however, about farm life
in America which is seldom, if ever,
referred to, although | can say from
actual observation that it is quite gen.
eral and almost typical throughout
the United States.
Il refer to the appearance of care
lessness and neglect which is so COM
mon on our farms throughout the
length and breadth of our land. 1t
has always been so; it was so when |
was boy; it is so still. Sometimes |
think it is even worse now than was
the case fifty years ago. am obliged
to travel a good deal in my business
and | have excellent opportunity to
observe. By neglect and carelessness
| refer to such things as leaving wag-
ons and farm machinery out in the
fields or outside the barn or shed in
all kinds of weather, permitting Win
dow panes to be missing, doors and
gates off the hinges, fences out of or
der, piles of wood, lumber and stones
around the buildings where they ought
not to be, thereby giving the grounds
a bad appearance; stumps and stones
in a tillable field when they ought to
be removed, piles of rubbish about
the place that ought to be burned if
of no value, and so on and so forth.
81 do not mean to say that all
farms are bad in all ways l have
mentioned, but my observation is
that many of them are bad one or
more ways and some are bad in all
ways. In short, our American farm
ers ~as class are not good house
keepers mean, of course, the men
folks-and bad housekeeping, whether
outside or inside the house, is gener-
ally inexcusable from my point of
view. Please understand that what
l have just said is not intended to
apply to the girls and women, because
my observation convinces me that the
farmers wife and daughter usually
take much better care of the inside of
the house than is the case outside.
"Now, know that the railroads, or
some of them, are bad housekeepers,,
and it is just as inexeuSable Cor the
railroads to be careless and neglect
full as it is for the farmers. You will
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-09

| was boy, five or six cows, yoke
of oxen, ten or dozen head of young
cattle. including calves, two or three
horses and sometimes 200 sheep, and
of course hens, turkeys, guinea fowl,
pigs, etc. As l was the only boy in
our family, you can perhaps imagine
how busy I could be, although no one
who has not lived on such farm can
have any idea how many jobs there
are on a farm that just seem to fit a
boy from ten to fifteen years old. 10
enumerate just few: 1t was my job
to feed and water the horses and to
clean out the stables; then | had to
help feed the cows and cattle, and try
to persuade one or more calves to
dring milk from a pail. The hogs
also had to be fed. assisted in nearly
all of these operations, which was
called doing the Chores and then
there was one other job that was
wholly mine. No one ever took it
away from me and there was no one
else that | could wish it upon. / refer,
of course, to filling the wood-boX in
the kitchen 1t sometimes seemed to
me that it had no bottom at all or
that its bottom went clear down to
the floor of the cellar.
"In springtime l had to ride horse
to cultivate corn and potatoes and
help make the garden. In haying-
time | had to turn the grindstone
while the moving machine cutter was
being ground and also the scythe. |
also had to rake after the cart when
the hay was being loaded in the field.
We had no hay forks when | was a
boy and so l had to NOW away up
under the roof in the barn. l don't
suppose any of you boys know what
is near by moving away but l
know. The meanest job on the farm,
so l thought, was picking up potatoes,
but | liked to husk corn. There were
many other jobs supposed to be a
boys size, such as going after the
cows up in the pasture, washing the
buggy (this was before the day of the
automobile), sticking pumpkin seeds,
pulling weeds in the garden, ETC., etc.
81 own New England farm now
much like the one have been telling
you about, but the work is quite diff
ferent. We now have a tractor as
well as horses, and milking machine
and separator run by electricity.
II forgot to mention churning.
had to turn the churn and we had one
cow that l despised. 1t seemed as if
her cream never would turn into but
ter, and it also seemed as if it was
always time to churn when the wealth
er was just right for fishing or slid
ing down hill. CAurninS was an ALL
the-yeaT-round job.
eve farm better today than when
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1t is truly wonderful, and you will yer
readily agree with us, that you can buy S
many Gifts for so little money as you can her
in this Store during our PREF Christmas Sale Q
Holiday goods of the better kind. In fact 20
will find it possible to give many more Gift
than you planned to give and even then hav
money left for other purposes. Opening da
is the best day to shop
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-09

For the Childrens Christmas you will
want to buy so many things you
can if you come to this Store. Low prices
aid you in adding to your list of gifts
See our Toy Display.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19

VIM. A. Carey entertained Bradley
Dorman on Sunday.
Mrs. ]. D. Warrington and sons
John D. and Harb, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ward MCGEE and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall Warrington
and son Kendall, Jr., and William,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Veasey and family of Cool
spring.
W. w. Steele and George Warning
ton have installed new radios in
their homes as has Chas. Lingo, Jr.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19
and Evelyn Lingo on Monday even

and Evelyn Lingo on Monday even
ing.
Mrs. James Hazard, Jr., has re-
turned home after visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Downs and
family Of Warwick.
Albert B. Downs was a visitor
among friends and relatives here on
Monday evening.
Wedding bells are ringing again
and next week we will tell you
whom they are ringing for. Just
guess?
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19

the auspices Of the League of Wo-
men Voters, will be held in Zwaan-
endael club room at Lewes on Feb
ruary 18th at p. m. Some of the
state officers Of the organization
from Wilmington will attend. The
topic is Taxes, State, County and
Local." Speakers representing both
political parties, Lawyer James M.
Tunnel and Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Howard J. Cooke.
ANNA K. GREGORIUS, D. C.
Days in Milford: Tuesdays,
Thursday and Saturdays, and every
evening. Phone 157. Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19
Georgetown

W. Elwood Wright was in VIII
1nington Saturday. Il
No marriage licenses were issbed
BIN this town for the past week by
either the Clerk or Justice of the
Peace.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19
Long Neck

Mrs. W. W. Steele entertained the
Misses Frances and Addie McGee
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19
NOTICE

This is an absolute half price
selling and every coat in stock
will be sold tomorrow at one-half
of their original markings, Not
ono coat reserved. Every one
must go at way below cost. We
must make room for new spring
garments whichare arriving daily
That's the reason for this very
unusual offer.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19

We Are Anxious That You Should Know That Every
Smart and New Fabric is Represented. The Trimmings
Include All the Most Desirable Furs. Styles Are Varied
Straightline, Flare Bottoms and Wrap-Arounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-20
ALL ROUNDEXCELLENCE
AT THE RIALTO

The Riato through with satisfactory
holiday BILL stage and the featured picture being
worthy OF extended notice.
The phooplay Mystery Club achieves its air spookness
the hopessy bewdered
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COOLIDGE SENDS.
|. VETS GREETING

America will continue TO care for
her disabled soldiers. president
Coolidge assured disabled former
service men in a message today.
J Again I take great pleasure in,
sending my holiday greetings
to sou who have sacrificed so much
n order to maintain the honor Of
our country" the PRESIDENTS Ines-
sage states.
"AmericA viii never forget the
uTiselfisll services OF those who have
rallied 20 her defense. PartictIs
lArly does the heart OF the nation
go out TO those whose health and
strength, were impaired as q result
Of your devotion.
.'Our Government will continue
its solicitous care Of those seeking
restoration and Tehabili tation.
Nothing possible In that direction
will be left undone. need scarcely
dwell on this.
''But. most OF all. want you TO
understand how fully you have the
gratitude ana sympathy of your
fellow citizens In the gallant strug;
Gle you are making against III
health and disability.
MAY this season bring TO you
good cheer In abundance and may
the coming year be filled with hap
piness
(sisned, CALVIN COOLIDGE"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-20
QUALITY AND BOUNTY
AT THE PALACE

Manager Larry Beatu Loews Palace eate stood the
balcony in front of his office and looked down at the tightly
edgd the Christmas lobby fighting get
and murmured, "There is Santa Claus Stree"
each show yesterday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-20
HYDE PLAYERS
CONTINUE AT
STRAND

The Victor Hyde Players usher
In the holiday week at the Strand
Theater with another snappy me.
dunn devoted TO light and joyous
entertainment. I. B. Hamp Is
still on hand. and on this occasion
he abrings forth son1e new COM
edy stunts. One act p1aylets seem
to be Ramps long suit and he
puts them across In slaf1.bangs
sWift-moving manner that scores
one laugh after another. Earl
Root, Paul Rush ana Lew Lewis
are his co.workers. and they are
only second to the star In furnish.
ing wholesome fun.
While comedy holds the boards
during the greater portion OF the
bill. there Is much that IL agree
able In. the singing and dancing
lines. Miss Florence Drake has
some good songs. which she sings
well, while her dance numbers are
graceful and pretty. Kathleen
Butler renders one or two melo.
dies in good voice. Billie La
Monte puts pep and ginger into
several songs.
There are two novelties that call
for approval. "A Young Mans
Fancy and q DAY in the Park"
Both creations are bubbling over
with good things and went big
with those in attendance at the
opening performances.
Last, but not to be ignored. IL
the work OF the "FellIes Bergere"
girls from New York, Philadelp hia
and points East. These young
women are clever and well trained.
With good voices and graceful
feet, they have much to do With
the success Of the program At
the Strand. II. 3.
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speech. So were his buddies,
those black-faced boys with the
nimble feet and the music In
their fingertips. 1t looks like q
large week for Eddie.
Oh gosh. you should see that
lavender suit in which Eddie
makes his debut. Not q girl
missed it. Later he appeared IN
q candy stick uniform that was
a riot, even for him. And Little
GAL" a. grooming melody right
back o. Richmond. was q sure
fire. Yes. he had to oblige with
the ever-popular "Roly Boly
Eyes" but then, he's used to that.
Eddie's an institution and right
now is better than ever.
Zelda Santiey and Oscar Lor.'
aine were tied for second honors
in Yesterdays applause. Miss
Santley. displaying real personal,
ity, offered limitations Of Ted
Lewis, Fannie Brice and Grace
La Rue that rang the bell. Her
character bit, IF You Hadn't
Gone Away" was well done and
deserved the big hand It got.
Lorraine, the tvioIin nuttist," Is,
that and plenty more. He was q
laughing riot from first TO last
and could have fingered much
longer had there been opportunity.
Jane and Ginger Rodgefs--
the latter at the piano-offer q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-20
MAGICIAN, GOOD JOB
BY INGRAM

W. Somerset Vaughan and Rex Ingram-talsmanic
together with Alice Terry and European cast and setting, have
the fantastic theme of The Magician" the unusual
motion picture showing at the Columbia.
Dauncey scuptress feIed huge
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-20

during the showing thing that
can not be said Of most mys.
terry films.
While 1.-THE Mystery Club"
makes no excessive strain on ones
mental equipment, it is fast NOV
ing and, more than that, thrill
ling. In addition, the climax-not
a long drawn out explanatory
thing-has a terrific kick in 1t.
The plot, in short. il very clever
and far away from any stereo-
typed form.
The cast is exceptional. MIL
dred Harris, Matt More, Edith
Roberts and Warner GLAND are
only few of the stars that
scintillate during the action Of
the play.
''rhe Atlantic Four adver.
tised by the theater as the "crack
quartet Of the day." does good
job at fulfilling this claim. Their
song numbers consist Of popular
melodies, including version Of
the too-present "Black Bottom.
One of the number plays vic:
lin solo, worthy Of special men
ton. So this is it.
The overture is the popular
"Blue Danube" played as Strauss
wrote it, thank Heaven.
Additional features, all praise
worthy, comprise the news reel,
a Buster Brown Comedy, espe
cially recommended for the kid.
dies but perhaps little irksome
for adult minds, and the Organ.
logue," by Otto F. Beck, always
a particularly enjoyable feature.
j. w. 3.
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VARIETY SPICES
THE EARLE
BILL

The holiday spirit il evidenced
Oy an exceptionally fine bill at,
the Earle this week, one seldom
equalled in variety and excellence.
Eddie Foy. dean OF comedians Of
the American stage wins the de-
served praise of the older genera
ton and the admiration OF the
younger in a clever skit. 1.-THE
Night Drum" the headlining at.
traction.
Lottie Mayer and her disappear.
ing water ballet present a highly
spectacular diving act. most elab.
crate as to costuming and staging
and not a little thrilling. Bob
han makes up some entertaining
songs, Just as he goes along.
much to the delight of his audi.
ence.
The Enchanted Forest" noted
as q wonder act, is one Of the
most unusual and novel perform
ances Aseen in a long time. Elec.
trical puppets dance and cavort
IN marvellous manner to the
amusement of the children and
the grown folk, too. Lester and
Stuart. Bound for Nowhere"
with their patter and clatter,
round out a great vaudeville show.
The cinema offering. west of
Broadway" features Priscilla
Dean, Arnold Gray and Walter
Long In picture, entertaining
enough but a trifle too prolonged.
An especially noteworthy news.
reel Is shown.
Alexander Arons, concert or
sanists and Floyd Wheeler and
his orchestra supplement a splen-
ala program with appropriate and
euneful music. IA. K.
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gave the public more than Its
moneys worth for any incon-
venience the standing room pa
irons may have undergone.
With David Armand leading
the orchestra, a Yulet:de over.
ture was played. This unit was
supplemented by an excellently
staged carol number, showing the
Three Wise Men following the
Star, and by a film version Of
1.-THE Night Before Christmas"
The stage presentation was one
of the best orchestral speciality
acts the Washington stage has
ever seen. It was done by Joe
Rea and his California Night
hawks. This show carried Jim
Mcnamara, dancer, who was
forced to respond to several en-
cores; Marie LeVinnes, soprano;
Jerry Eby, tenor, and other talent.
1t was presented with discretion,
snap and distinction, And the
house liked 1t immensely.
"Everybody's Acting" the film