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Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
BULKLEY SOUTHWORTH GRIFFIN Especial Correspondence 0 The Putnam Patriot

the administration in Congress. for the post of head Of the eastern eam- paign headquarters iH New York. These proposals were lad before gathering Of the national committee 0f which J Henry is the Connecticut member. Al once MT Roraback put veto on Tilson. He is reported Q have said that Tilson' appointment would be personally objectionable to him. | Therefore. Tiis0n's name was with drawn and he was subsequently, made assistant in charge of the eastern headquarters So the Republican boss Of Connecticut had his way and pre- vented his state from getting the cap taincy of the important eastern cam paiRn headquarters.
 Mir R0raback is sssiduously engaR- ed in oilinR the ways for the renom- ination of Mir Bingham And his dangling of the olive branch appears to be making successful headway
 Putnam Phalanx Bill
 The bill of Mir TiIson to give. as it were. official authorization for the pro posed t6ar of England. France and Belgium hy the Putnam Phalanx the tsa companies df Che Governor Foot guard and the Richmond Blues passed the House th week and went to the Senate. where senator Bingham and Mclean sill ty e hurry t throueh
 I'm Bingham Merritt civil aele' bill nat through the Baase this pses.- and committee of conference ha tha job 5f ironing aat the differ Bees between the House and Senate meas- ures and reporting back an agreement Thr mau question between the two has te do with iHtra tate 1r inter tate regulation of flying The Bingham bil which passed Che Senate confined federal regulation te interstate flying
 The rivers and harhors bill report ed out by the river and harbar rom mtttee of which Congressman Free man i ranking member contains aI- thafizHtloh for widening and deauen- ing the channel nf the Fhames up to Norwich sa as t1 uid in tbe dev-fuH meat of commerce 4 report from 'he committee notes tbat The eity af Nef- Wieb z aH important industrial and blziHe center and i trthufiue HalHi and me 7{Ga9eaHaer 1f the present channel ffe d Mfr Freeman
 
 matter approved
 Mr Freeman recently f9 anns9ae= el fhHt he mn q candidate for the sg,ra federal Huiz Hp which Congress
 xBeeed Hs atie ff Connecticut af fha Jha NelseHu hlll. ta ia end ia rd fhs Senate lae Sal utdag le eHa House is similar blli pHt iH hy fisaa Chances for aJti- mate passage 1f tbe proposition afe bright N1yhe The Mclean bill ssIil he substituted in the House for the la=an measure
 TakEuR all together. Connecticut members af Congress are beginning tp got frutz from work done some timc aE8 fhr ffait IH The shape ef htlIs finally pas ing. or propositions getting the definite approval of committees
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
CHILDREN VICTIMS
 IN2,465 ACCIDENTS
Death Occurs In l08 Motor We. hiolc Cases In State Last
 Year
School Au,horitis, Cooperating With
 State Department

Motor vehicles caused uiufle5 t1 465 children IH Connecticut hast year. II is announced hF the state mo tor vehicle department The injuries proved fatal to Lbs of chem Special reports furnished to che education die partments of Hartford and Stamford shew that 2Nl of tbe children were iu- iured In the former city and seventy one iu the latter
 "ln view of the appalling loss of life tn prcventablc accidents in the United States, the importance of safe ty education Is apparent. says rec ommeudation of Che National Confer ence ou Street and Highway Safety which is being widely disseminated in Connecticut by the Playground and Recreation Association of America. Recreation leaders are strongly urE cd tn do everything m their power Co cooperate with the safety movement in tbe playground program and ia lo- cal institutes for playground direct ors. In support af this work Mrs. Charles Goodwin has sent out let trrs co many people iH Hartford ask ing for contributions Co the Play ground and Recreation Association
 School authorities in several maHic- ipalitles of Connecticut are tak#s hold of the problem iu earnest and t.Ht motor vehicle department is giving tts cooperation. Al the request of tim school officials ef Hartford and Stauf= fond the department seuds Co each If those cities a monthly statement show ing all ths accidents to children due 70 motor vehicles which occurred in the previous month These statements include the following information the date the hour the location of che aeci dent. the extent of the injury and the identity and agc of the victim he information enables the authorities Ia concentrate their precautionary meas ures m large degree ou tine locations and hours shown Co he the most haz ardous to children
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

monstrations just the same as in 1 other schools. but somewhat different tn their interpretation. It was ap- parent that the district school of | forty years ago did not have a school dcatist Dental hygiene was not ini the curriculum The results were garug Many toothless frontage Was disclosed when the pupils got up ta rreIte or sing T. IS said that so Hbpealing was this form of makeup to i members of the east that there was snnn a shortage of black wax in the i dressing rooms.
 the costume was most excellent. r There were eingham plnaforts and dresses that were really in vogue near | k a century ago The knee britches ! uf the little fellows exposed some we'll !. developed country calves Buster Brown and his blond locks was sport | iue d black smudge right beneath his shiny nose and the audience thought. possibly. that Buster had been eugag- ed in that oldtime pastime of chew ing tar or black jack chewing gum John Jacob Astof had a part of Man haitian Island on ms face denoting that the home made soap had not been generously apporiioned before he left for school
 Decided Success
 The District School was decided success from the viewpoint of both the audience and the box office There must have been nearly 400 out front which was encouraging Co the school. | the teacher and to the two members of the visiting committee
 The two visitors appeared after re- cess and Deacon Tidd, with a great deal of oratoriesl power. touched al high altitude in his timely remarks | to the children, while Mrs Quackin- bush asked some pertinent questions of the teacher and showed her ap-I proval of the pertinent answers. The District School furnished nearly two hours of wholesome amusement and Che audience passed out with words of | commendation for what their tickets had entitled them to.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
MANY VISITORS AT
 DISTRICT SCHOOL
Boys and Girls Pleasingly En- tertaining In Songs, Reef
 tations and Declarations
Audience and Box Office Brand It
 Big Success

Only one pupil was late when the District school convened last Friday evening IA was visitors day and the high school auditorium Was filled to the doors Extra seats were brought in and were auon occupied N hen the school bell rang there were few iu the large audience who had ta stand Only one pr two pupils failed Co re spond to roll cail and why they were absent was quickly explained by know ing scholars
 Although a somewhat noisy school il was decidedly active one Teu- cher and pupils seemed not to regard this as anything unusual The tea- cher. E. l Robinson. was the first to appear and, after removing his white kid gloves with some difficulty and depositing them m his stove pipe hat. was ready for the day's routine The early arrival was allowed Co ring the bell. apparently coveted privilege. and the scholars trooped lH.
 Cast of Characters
 Present were John Jacob Astor. lver Nelson Patience Puddefoot Miss porcas Bartlett Ben Butler Nelsen Lowu. Tooty Frooty. Mrs Howard Shirreiis. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Will liam Wheaton. peruna Jones. Miss Ruth Bartlett; Jim Blaine. Allen Aver ill hris Columbus Lawrence Back us. PeteV BafBum r. S buffey Bus Ter Brown, Howard Shirrefs. Dan Webster. Howard Arnold Lydia Pink ham Miss Sylvia Nhrelock. Jesse . E.I | saa.s Anne Suodgrass Miss Ruth Morrison . Symantha Small Mrs Raymond Med bury MehltahIe HouswoEgle. Mrs. K F Philips Brigham Young Herbert Clark Members of the school com mittee. who attended the session after recess. were Amanda Jcrusha Quaek- inbush Mss Marion Warren. and Dea- con Tidd. Ernest C Morse
 Just Like Sehoolmaster
 The teacher handled the school as well as a regular schooimaster might have done His singing of Romeo and Juliet was one of the outstanding features of che evening The Misses Bartlett were also we'll received. sing ing for an encore. T don't want to play in your yard More of the same would have been welcomed by the audience
 Glasses in reading writing and arithmetic. also geography. were call ct and each had something original Co offer The primary class had some local hts as they tolled oH the alpha. bet These personals the audience thoroughly enjoyed The old Oaken Bucket and Little Drops of Water. no however. from the bucket. were sung hy the children
 roothlest Tots
 There were reeitatians ana read.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

\ flowers exchange eolnmu s con duetcd hy southern newspaper, whereby those Nho grow Ecraniums. larkspurs. or iris tn their gardens may exchange the blossoms with those who gr0W suapdrsgons, clematls, can mas. and the like
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

An abandoned. circular. earthcn water reservoir at Jacksonville, llh- nais has been converted into aH open air theatre. said to have wonderful acoustic qualities
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

Reecut tests show that the bee Is eelor-eiud ta red shades and has 70 rely upon its sense of smell in drtect- ms flowers of that color.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

The Greek. Pythias. is believed to have been the first traveller of history to approach the Arctic Circle and rrach the Land of the Midnight Sun. He made a voyage of discovery in B B. C.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

Washington. D. C.. April i4-The ] Brookhaft- -Sfeek election case vas the ! high light iu Congress this week and i the two Connecticut enat1fs split on ] the gotc Bingham voted for Brook ! hart ca the ground that states rights was involved while Mclean is under stood to have felt that the Senate elee- tl0u committee. which voted over. Wheimingly in favor Of Steck had made out a good case
 When the Senate committee de elared it had not consulted the Iowa law or Iowa officials. and had no need to. in judging the case. Senator Bing ham took sharp issue. holding that the constitution gives Co each state the power t6 prescribe the manner of hold ing its elections. and that in the pres ent instance the main matter before the Senate was Co determine whether the Iowa las had been violated and that Hs testimony f0 this effect had been offered Mir Mclean is said to have felt that the intent 9f the voters Wa fhe proper ggide ta follow. 4 aF serted by the election committee 1f the Senate
 The vote if The Senate wss rather spectacular. tw1 laaf minute witeh#s# bg Dala 9f Vermont and Brpu saTd az Louisiana being beld raa ihle for preventing tie eat The American Legion injected ifz#if Hta tha trHE gle and the u8le .sh may he at least partially explained aH taH ground Indeed Atat Secretary .of War MtSid=r sent taI grams ta seV= ffal senators. urging them tu y9te Cor Stack aH action fba propfiafy af which ha been challenged When ihe gafe Wa. counted lt -ea= frHHd that many 1f fhe 5aealled sit eaard k. ruhipaH= had voted Yel.tau for ! Steek. ahilp BH2ha# h4j alfh hiH some ef th- younger leader- Ike Wad worth of SeW York ud Reed aud Pepper of PenusfIv4sa
 Tdson Ohseryes Birthday
 Fl9af Igaaaf Tii eieafat I .ae sixteth birthday pma isq ago aud gathered ealnal beech ffnm Speaker Ienrwarfh aud Minority Lender Garrett wt1 rHra auts tbe
 tntr Nhert I'll aH g H5ru 1aHHe- sec He had on E a=halah s6 fed rases thiriceH 5f them 70 2. ehaBeed fa hH from =HHHt7F EHg ham 4H interesting sIs asaee 3li=sH the traaRf I4tsHll4. sHfHHHHf 5Eat Bingham cHuld h8<e fHf thH itefati can senatorial nanHE8t FrHaE ttts aided ta bury t6 ftftbHE fea haw Tilz8n sfilt keen i H whether hs Intend fa f.E z4t the @se. ate and fh more he ka fHt tHs happier Kas4 EBfabaeH H.sI eat feels
 | reminder Of tha I421 ea#HdeH and ef the enmity that ! ileHH it7zg hack holds for hiz rnrmigs had been disclosed here Ii frems fhut when President, Coolidge and Chairman BH l lrr af The Republican national com mittee were lus ing pans f9t the tl 2 presidential eamFafou. they ueeHd Nr Tilsau. wha had laElilY apHafsei
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

Two-thlrds of the 4.267 centenari- ans in the United States are Negroes.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

Bacteria have been found in oil wells one thousand feet deep.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
CONNECTICUT SENATOR'S SPLIT

Brookhsrt- -Steck Election High Light In Congress- Floor Leader Tison Passes Sxtieth Brthdsy-freeman Not Candidate For Federal Judgship-Frus of Former Work.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
Toothles. Tots

Thgre wcre recitatious and read iHes and songs and blackboard de-
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
EFFICIENCY IN TAX
COLLECTIONS

The report of Tax Commissioner
Pierre S. du Pont, made public yes
terday, furnishes food for thought on
the part of those interested in eff
cheney in public office, and incident
ally proves that intelligent and de-
termined effort properly directed
will result in the payment of State
taxes as the law provides.
The Tax Commissioner report
/ shows the very remarkable increase
of 23,273 returns in 1925 over 1924,
which means that many persons paid
taxes last year who had failed for
some reason or other to pay them in
1924. According to the report taxes
for 1925 reached a total of $1,454,-
487.85, and for prior years, $685.
$3.50, or a grand total as of May 81
of $1,738, ,426.15. The net increase in
collections in 1926 was $76O,755.44, or
78 per cent greater than 1925. The
greatest percentage of increase ap-
pears in collections for prior years
taxes, which showed gain Of about
600 per cent.
These figures are of tremendous
interest to every taxpayer, showing
as they do, that the taxes are being
collected as the law provides. The
trouble in the past has been that an
inefficient system and more or less
Indifferent attitude to what was after
all a public duty failed to collect the
taxes and permitted hundreds of in
dividuals to escape payment of an
obligation which the law required of
them. No good citizen objects to pay
ing his share to support his state
government, if the tax levy is equit-
able and everyone is obliged to pay,
but there are many who do object
to paying taxes when they have rea-
son to believe that many are permit
ted to sidestep this obligation. Re-
ports from the tax Office as at pres
ent operated indicate that the chan
ces of any individual escaping his tax
obligation are remote indeed. And
this is as it should be.-Every Eve
ming, June oath.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
THIS YEARS REGISTRATION

The Department of Elections this
week appointed the officers to hold
the registration and to conduct the
general election, which will be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in oVember-Tuesday, No
vember 2. Governor Robinson in due
time will appoint those who will
serve for the registration and cleo
ton in the rest Of the state. There
will be five days of registration, as
usual, the first of which will be Sat
urday, July 18th. There will be two
other registration days in August,
one in September and one in Octo-
Der
This years registration, however,
will be of unusual Importance, as it
will be the last one held under the
system that has prevailed ever since
the system was established, that of a
complete recording of voters every
two years. This year will mark the
introduction Of new system, ap-
preaching permanency. Those who
become registered this year need not
pay any further attention to this
prediction the remainder Of their
lives, unless they make a change Of
residence to another district, in
which event they have to secure a
transfer.
All voters, therefore, especially
those Of mature years and settled
residence, should register this year.
Thereby they will qualify themselves
for voting thereafter without con-
cerning themselves about registra-
ton. To many this will be a relief
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
A DELAWARE MAN IN ELWOOD,
INDIANA

Editor of the Chronicle:
DR.. Francis Burgett Short now
hailing from New YORK City, but a
Delaware man, through and through,
spent the day, yesterday, in Elwood.
He is connected with the J. C. Penny
Co., whose ramifcations reach near
ly all over the United States. He
spent the day here in looking over
the city in general, and the J. c..
Penny Co.'S store in particular Last
night he took supper with the local
Kiwanian Club, in the spacious base
ment room of the new Presbyterian
Church, after which he gave those
present a splendid talk on Good
will" or Christianity in Business.
He is indeed a splendid fellow,
tall and muscular, with an excellent
voice. Being the only other Delaware
man in the house, the writer was
made the guest of honor for the eve
ming and placed right near the
speaker. While we had never met DR..
Short before, we felt that we had
known him for many years, because
of what we had read in the Chron-
icle, concerning him, from time to
time. We had a splendid time to-
gether, both glad of the fact that we
were from Delaware.
JOHN W. BEEBE.
Elwood, Ind, June %, 1926.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02

be had for both the town and the
people.
Incidentally suggest: First
Parking of vehicles of all kinds be
positively prohibited on both sides of
Walnut street from the north town
limits in the business section, to the
Plaza; permitting stops to unload
merchandise to or from merchants,
or for business customers.
Second-That parking be allowed
on the Plaza and side streets only,
and for not longer than one hour;
except by permission of the Milford
Police Department.
Third-That all public garages and
repair shops be compelled 10 repair
or examine cars owned by their pa
irons, or wagons, inside of their own
premises; thus preventing Obstruc-
ton of the streets and sidewalks.
FOurth-That traffic signs or ar
rows be installed at all street cor
ners where necessary to direct
strangers.
Fifth-That foreign, or tourist,
when infringing on law or regula-
tions, be stopped by the police, and
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02

from what they look upon as more
or less of a nuisance.
All citizens entitled to exercise the
privilege of franchise should attend
to the registration and also vote at
the election. There has been too
much indifference in regard to our
elections in recent years, until it
has come to the point when our ma
tional elections are determined by a
really small minority of the elector-
ate body. This is an unnatural con-
dition, and one that is both unheal-
thy and dangerous. But it is an evil
that the people may easily remedy if
they will.
So let us have full registration in
Delaware, this year, even if other
states should prove negligent
Every Evening.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
A DRIVER MAKES SUGGESTIONS
ABOUT PARKING IN MILFORD

read with interest the editorial
in the Chronicle respecting traffic
regulations over the streets of Mil
ford, and I agree entirely with the
suggestions. 1t occurred to me that
possibly suggestions from the resi-
dent drivers of autos, might be ac-
ceptable to the Milford authorities.
Some good points might be brought
out through public discussions, in
invited gatherings from which to get
ideas of all the people.
AS just an ordinary driver of bus
mess trucks and my own automobile,
I call public attention to this oppor-
tunity to get a public interest arous-
ed, and the town councilmen inter
ested in getting the best that is to
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02

advised politely of the law; such
drivers can not possibly know OF 10
cal driving or parking regulations
so courtesy should be shown them.
Sixth-That Milford regulations be
advertised in the local press, accom-
panied by a small but plain diagram
or plan illustrating said regulations
Yours for law and order and safe
ty for all-for the drivers have their
own skin to be careful of, as well as
that of the public.
ONE OF THE DRIVERS.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
LITERAL

Deacon White had been pacing the
station platform for twenty minutes
Rather hot under the collar, he went
back to the ticket window.
Il thought you said the noon local
was on time today" he roared at the
station masters youthful assistant.
wal, she were," replied the lat
ter. went through here right on the
dot, bout three minutes afOre you
come in an asst me" From Every
body's Magazine for July.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
ooS
SUNSET MUSINGS

There are thousands to tell you it can
not be done.
There are thousands to prophesy fail
ure.
There are thousands to point out to you
one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you;
But just buckle in with a a bit of a
grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it.
Encourage your men when you tackle
the thing
That can not be done" and you'n do
it.
Lots of fellows expect to get to
heaven on a scalpter's ticket.
Honesty will succeed as a prin-
ciple where it fails as a policy.
No one envies the pioneer until he
begins to gather in his riches.
If the epitaphs were said over and
over again in the home, there would
be fewer on the tombstones.
There is but one name by which to
call dishonesty, whether it be of the
crude or the refined sort.
NFarv of I1e foracfaII Our vision Of
the higher things by an abnormal
self-appreciation.
Individual units in the wide world
of humanity are held together by
the law of attraction; else, by the
law of repulsion, they drift further
and farther apart.
No play is well staged unless it
ends beautifully. When the curtain
falls the last act in life's drama
ought to linger with the world like
the afterglow of sun long since
gone GOWN.
No matter what your social posi-
ton, no matter how wealthy or how
poor you may be, no matter what
your occupation is, you belong to
one of two great armies. If you are
not a builder you are a destroyer.
Which? That's the question. In the
silence of your inner self-answer
now!
No person can really live whose
heart is cold and shriveled. Love and
life are one and the same. Life grows
rich and precious as love deepens
and broadens. The empty life is al
ways self-centered. To save your
self, be spent for others. Selfshness
is a high form of suicide.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02

A NEW YORKER who bought a
Connecticut farm says he was sur
prised to find wild life so near the
cities. But judging from reports
there is a lot more of it right in the
cities.
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
JOHN B. SMITH
A TRIBUTE

A TRIBUTE
The life Of John B. Smith was devoted to this
Bank. In the earnest hope of young manhood, he
he ped to open its doors to the favor of COM
munty; and in the fullness of years. he has passed
to his successor the rich heritage of merited
hdence.
Continuously for half century and more the
foresight of his discernment, the wisdom of his
Judgment the fidelity Of his loyalty the integrity
of his character and the urbanty of his genial
nature have been given to this Bank gladly, freely
and in full measure
In him the depositors had trusted custodian of
their funds the borrowers just dispenser of
loans and kindly intercessor in the extremity of
their needs; the employees, a companionable and
considerate superior; the officers and directors,
associate of inAexible integrity, of splendid
business judgm and of wisdom ripened by
large experience and mellowed by years of amia-
biity.
His human contacts enobling and his
memory will ever be green and fragrant of a
good, kind and worthy
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
MILFORD, DEL,
Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
EeS

AS TO TAXES, Ogden Mills says
we are confronted with three very
definite questions: First, whether
costs of state and local governments
are excessive, judged from the stand
point of whether we could not get
the present service at lower cost;
secondly, whether existing methods
of financing these costs are sounG
economically; and, third, whether
our state and local tax systems are
not in need of a thorough overhaul
ing in the interest of a fairer allo-
cation of the burden.
The danger from most overhaul
ing" schemes, is that new methods
Of taxation are devised without re-
moving old tax burdens. The great
game Of states and cities seem to be
"how to get more taxes" rather
than how to reduce the per capita
tax load.