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themselves out Of employment some
thing upon which to live during the
reimbursement. For moment just
after the war Europe was unable to
meet the world demand for many
commodities. America stepped into
the markets, with the result that
through 1920 American industry was
very active. Then the slump came.
In feverish haste other nations began
to flood the worlds markets. With
their rapidly depreciating currencies
the bottom fell out just as foreign
goods began to be felt in our markets.
But, as though that were not enough
American workmen were threatened
still further with competition from
European people who sought residence
on our shores.
X X " X
Now, for a moment. let us look at
the character of the workers who
make up our own population. The
war forced thousands of women into
industry in office, mill and factory.
Many who but for the war would not
have Joined the ranks of the gainfuIlv
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1T PAID TO SHUT THE DOOR
gency bars which constituted our first
immigration limitation measure.

gency bars which constituted our first
immigration limitation measure.
X 4 X X
Who would have suffered first? 1t
would have been those least able eco
nomically to compete in the labor mar
kets. The older men and the women
would have been compelled to step
aside and give their jobs to the Euro
pean laborers, who would have taken
any wages they could get to keep
body and soul together. This labor
had so recently left adverse living con-
ditions abroad that any wage with
, which they could have made bare
existence would have been acceptable.
1t is unfortunate that industry looks
so much to the strong arm and pays
SO little attention to the head and
| brain.
am convinced that in the economic
| struggle elderly men, capable of
| clearer and stronger reasoning in the
| tasks to which they are assigned, are
| frequently pushed aside when young
er men, full Of energy, present them
| selves at the factory gate. And yet
| in the long run the former class prob
ably can accomplish as much or more
| in many types of employment than
| the youth of less training who are
| lax employment these older men find
it exceedingly difficult to keep the
grade.
The women, too, who have recently
entered occupations formerly filled by
men naturally feel the press CT unem-
| ployment conditions. And right here
| let me ask you to think of the office
positions which men filled before the
| war and which now are held by
| women of your acquaintance.
! All occupations had to be readjust-
| ed to new conditions, and 1t was quite
| apparent that the REIMBURSEMENT could
| not be made until there was some
semblance of stability in the so-called
! labor markets. Two measures were
| adopted to bring about that stability.
| One was the emergency tariff, the
| other the restriction in number of i'm
| migrants.
| The result was almost Immediately
| apparent. Gradually the crowds at
| the mill gates thinned out, until two
| years later we enjoyed a safe and
sane prosperous condition among our
wage earners. The disastrous lower
| ing Of wages anticipated by thou
sands who saw the wave of immfgra-
| ton coming and felt that things must
| go back to pre-war standards was
checked, and with the check came sta
| bility in the purchasing power of the
workers and confidence to. our bust
ness. The individual who loses his
job during period of oversupply of
| labor is not the only one who suffers.
The effects are felt by every member
Of society. The demand for many
| products decreases when money is
scarce. and this means less employ
i ~ fYNa FIc of
which commodities can be sold even
In the most limited quantity must be
kept down to attract purchasers, and
to cut the prices of commodities which
are largely manufactured there must
| be corresponding out in wages.
| X Xxx
| You have heard this called the
vicious circle, but 1t is never vicious
so long as the circle is a wheel with
motive power behind 1t which will
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them on this all-embracing problem of
the substitution Of law for force. And
that will come when all the great ma
tions-our own ncluded-recognize.
as individuals within them long have
done, that all law Is the exercise, by
some agreed-upon authority, of sur
rendered rights; and that with nations
as with individuals more essential
Justice will be obtained, not by sur
render Of the right to justice, but OF
the ancient, savage right Of each to
be the interpreter and the judge and
the executor Of the law.
We may not like the present form
Of an association of nations as repre-
scented at Geneva, as many do not;
we may not like the present form of
World Court or an effective court Of
arbitration. Who does not urge the
adoption of a code of international
law which will define the rights of
nations and under which will be sur
rendered the present right of each
state to interpret that law at its arbi-
trary pleasure and make international
war as 1t 'pleases is working against
effective disarmament and is playing
no part in laying the foundation of
international peace. Fl
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The owner caught them snap
ping at me one night; and re-
member yet how he laughed. It
seemed to him a bully joke-a
little boy worried by two big
barking dogs.
shall never forget that owner
nor thseman whose house stood
next to his. ~ y
1t was the night before Christ
mas. Snow was coming down,
and it seemed more dark than
usual, and the papers more
heavy and the route more long.
! had just come out Of the yard
of the man with the dogs, and as
stepped onto the porch Of the
next house, suddenly the door
opened, and "a; big jolly-faced
man stood smiling in the lamp
light. ~
"tIelIo, kid" he cried, joviaIly.
ave been waiting for. you. Do
you know what day; tomorrow
ISL"
"Yes, sir" answered: "It's
Christmas. !.
fright you are" he shouted.
"And here's something from
Santa Claus" He opened his
hand, and there was big silver
dollar.
do not know his name;
have not seen him in twenty
years; but last night, walking
home in the snow, remembered
him with a warm feeling around
my heart. And fell to think
ing that must be pretty nearly
as big now as he was when he
gave me that dollar, and about
as old.
AndI wondered how l, look TO
the kid that brings my paper
and the other kids | meet. and
whether am the kind of man
that is always too busy to take
time to be kind to them-or
whether | am the kind that they
would like to run into, when it's
cold, and the route is long, and
the burden is heavy.
And dog runs out and barks.
fErn \ 9 -
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ADog Runs Out and Banks.
BY BRUCE BARTON

- TRANCE how a sound will
sometimes set the chords
of memory to vibrating,
- 1t may be a won1an's
laugh, or snatch Of song, or
~even the barking of a dog at
twilight.
The other night left the train
two stations away from home,
and started to walk the rest of
the way across the hills. 1t
began to snow after little.
From the houses along the road
lights hickered through the
haze; and as ! rounded a curve,
a little dog ran out and barked.
i. In an instant my mind leaped
back twenty years or more, to
the days when | carried a news
paper route in Boston. re-
membered how long the way
used to seen1-two miles out and
two miles back-and how dark it
was, in Winter, when the sun
had gone. And how hated one
newspaper that used to issue a
great edition of "a pages on Sat-
urday evenings! The editors
must be heartiess creatures,
thought to myself; surely they
had never been boys compelled
to travel a paper route.
In a big house up on the hills,
in the district where rich men
lived, there were two dogs that
every night barked at me.
"oh, they won't bite" said the
owner. "They bark, but they're
perfectly good natured."
How sereneIy confident every
man is that his dog is perfectly
, sood-natured!
Every night had to grid up
my courage to start out on that
route, thinking Of those two dogs
that would run out and bark.
was just little fellow, in short
pants, and the space between my
knees and my ankles seemed
pathetically unprotected - just
made for dogs to bite.
| 4 q d s4re. e. ~
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" HE mornings mail Of q Fed
eral department which closely
touches the lives of 40-odd
Il millions of wage earriers and
their families is a fairly good
barometer. of what those people are
thinking about and an index to the
trend of their prosperity. -
To answer the question, What
benefits are the. people receiving from
restrictive immigration" one only
| needs to read the daily mall. For in
stance. letter from Detroit describes
serious unemployment situation
there. with thousands of men out of
work. One of the mea sures of relief
asked is that all privileges Of work.
ing in Detroit be reserved exclusively
for persons who maintain their homes
on the west bank of the river.
1t is evident to all those who are
out of work that If one Of the avenues
or labor supply were cut off there
would be more general employment
for those who remained, and this ap-
plication Of immigration restriction is
Immediately the first remedy sought.
x x X X
But, Of course. there is no law re.
stricting the number of natives of
Canada who may come into the United
States. and If these people meet the
required standards, they may be ad-
mitted either daily or to remain per-
manently. So the only change such
a measure would bring about would
be this: Employees who had been COM
muting daily from Canada would get
residences on the Detroit side. So far
as the unemployment situation is con-
cerned. no relief would come without
change. by Congress in the policy
toward natives Of adjoining countries.
This development in Detroit is in
.teresting, for it is an excellent Illus
tration of what might now be the
condition in all our large cities If the
United States had not taken steps to
protect It's workmen from unlimited
competition. Forty thousand men,
say, have left Detroit seeking employ.
ment elsewhere, and am glad to be
able to say, from reports which come
to me from other parts Of the country,
that If their efforts are intelligently
directed those 10000 will not be long
out OF work. 1t is estimated that only
about $4,000 cross daily from Canada
to work In Detroit, and yet Detroit s
unemployed claim that these few in a
city boasting of nearly 100000 in.
habitants are sufficient in the balance
of supply and demand to depress the
market. -
i X X
Unemployment at present is only
serious in few communities, to
which large numbers of workmen
have gone during a period of over
rapid expansion, and in few industries
such as the textile and boot and shoes.
which are overdeveloped. But when
one reflects how great was the un-
employment in 1921, before the limita-
ton principle in immigration was ap-
piled. one feels instinctiyely that a
great good has come to the country
through the policy, Of protection to
American workers
In the early part Of 1921 a survey
OF employment. showed. that $3.50, 900
workers had nothing to do. For.
tunately, the practice of a little thrift
during the boom time just before had
given many Of the workers who found
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Of commercial transactions and con-
tracts. s-,
The present provisions of the Dis
trict Code are analysed and compared,
section for section, with the recent
act of Congress passed in February,
1925.
AS Maj. Key-Smith further says in
his survey, an award of arbitrators
made upon a reference of case under
the law cannot be set aside by the
court for any other reason than the
corruption or misconduct of the arbi.
traitors or their having exceeded their
powers or improperly executed them.
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Graduates Immigrate.

The Italian impulse to emigration
extends to the workmen and peasants,
but also, according to recent advices
from Rio de Janiero. to the intellec-
tuals. Complaint Is made that every
ship arriving from Italy brings many
italian university graduates fondly
hoping to make their waY,in the new
world by their wits. 70 ~
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BY GEN. TASKER Fl. BLISS.

Supreme War Council in France, and
Negotiate Peace. 1919
Causes of. war exist and will exist
for all time: no agreement can abolish
them, byt checks may be; put upon
them that may gradually make them
imperative. The finding what these
checks are and making them oper-
alive is the gradtIl and slow process
Of laying the foundation of interna-
tional. peace.
All the so.called causes Of war be-
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The Constitution says: Each House
shall be the Judge of the elections re-
turns and, qualifications Of its own
members"
James NJ. Beck, former solicitor gen
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bread, potatoes, oily beans and I'm
driEkable water. 400 French and
Spanish prisoners of the Riffians are
still confined in crude Arabian huts
while they pray for the end Of Mo-
rocco's war.
Originally there were 500 of these
prisoners. But when the correspond
ent went through the prison camps
that number had been reduced by
half. Most had died, but some had
escaped.
Lack Of communications with their
families in France and Spain have
cut off these prisoners Of war from
the outside world. When the cor
respondent offered some of them
paper on which to write letters, tears
came to their eyes. Two who had
served in the French army in the
great war and were held in German
prison camps said that conditions
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NAMEn FOR RRITISH

sPOKANE-Mt. Irvine and Mt.
Mallory are the names that have
been given to two peaks of the Sierra
Nevadas In honor of two members Of
the British party for the exploration
and ascent of Mt. Everest, who per
ished near the summit of the world s
highest mountain in 1924.
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AT DIR. SUNS GRAVE

PEKING-More than 10000 per-
SONS from all parts of China visited
the grave of DIR. Sun Yat-sen on the
third anniversary service here.
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in Morocco were materially worse
than in the German camps.

in Morocco were materially worse
than in the German camps.
There we at least received letters
and an occasional package from
home" said one of them. Here we
are completely isolated and the camp
conditions are terrible"
While the French and Spanish
prisoners receive the same food as
that given the Riffian soldiers, such
fare is not sufficient for the average
European. They are unable to drink
the water they receive and there is
no coffee and no wine. Tobacco is
not obtainable except at prohibitive
prices. Most Of the prisoners have
welcomed the coming of spring be-
cause their suffering in cold huts will
be ended for a time.
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s112.5O FOR OLD SACKS

COLUMBUS, Ga.--NIiss Maggie
Ridenour, of 1OS Eighth St. collected
old paper sacks for five years. The
other. day she sold them for S112.5O.
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Milkweed silk is sometimes used
for the nap on silk hats.
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PRISONERS HELD
BY R|FF|ANS IN
, P|T|ABLE SHAPE:
Half Starved by Food Unfit
for Europeans-Shut Off
From Outside World.

oUDJDA, Morocco, May 14.--Liv-
ing on rations OF unleavened barley
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SPECIAL! FRINGED WILTON RUG!
WATERPROOF FLOOR COVERING

Beautiful tile and other linoleum patterns in
washable floor coverings Fine for kitchen, N
bath and hall Special per yard ...................
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08
Chaplain's Chapel

Frances Dickerson spent Monday
evening with Mrs. Mead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Macklin enter
tanned Nolen Macklin of Whining
ton and Katherine Melvin recently.
Dale Lloyd, Edwin Dickerson and
Dewitt DickersOn spent Friday in
Dover.
Harry Littleton, Dietz Dickerson
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in
Baltimore.
Margaret Macklin has returned
home to her school in Wilmington.
Dewitt Dickerson and Dale Lloyd
are visitors of Baltimore. When they
return home they expect TO bring
their brides.
Morgan Edwin O'Day spent a
week with their aunt, Mrs. Ridgely.
Julia A. Bennett is on the sick
list.
Esther ODay spent Tuesday with
Mrs. Charles Passwaters.
Don't forget the meeting at Chap
lain's Chapel. Come out and help.
Ladies Aid will meet with Will
McNatt on Friday evening, January
18th.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08
Delr11ar

Mrs. Clara Jones, formerly of
Centreville, but who has made her
home in Delmar for the past few
years, died at her home here on
Monday at the age of 80 years. The
deceased was the widow of Rev.
Adams Jones of the Wilmington
Conference and is the mother of
Rev. J. w. Jones, pastor of the M.
E. Church in this town and with
whom she made her home, and Rev.
Omar E. Jones, district superin-
tendent of Middletown District, and
Rev. Clarence Jones, of Princess
Anne, Charles Jones, of Whining
ton and Wilbur Jones, of Chicago.
Funeral services were held from
her late home on Wednesday morn
ing with Rev. Dashields officiating.
Interment was made at Centreville,
Md.
Mr.. Clayton Hearn, who has been
ill at his home on State street for
the past three months, was taken
to Baltimore hospital on Monday
night for an operation.
Mrs. James Waller, of Hebron, is
the guest of the Misses Freeny, of
this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Waller spent
Sunday with Mrs. Walters sister,
Mrs. Charles Porter, and family, of
Greenwood.
Mrs. Paul White, of Columbus,
Ohio, is spending some time with
her mother, Mrs. Willard Stevens,
on State street.
Mrs. Alice Hearn is very ill at
her home on Grove street.
Mrs. Earl Elliott and daughter
Dorothy are spending the holidays
with relatives at Richmond, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Britting-
ham, who closed their home-here in
September and moved to Pennsylva-
mia, on account of the formers
health, made a short visit to their
former home on Friday. We are
glad to state that Mr.. Brittingham's
health is wonderfully improving,
Ind he has taken on considerable
weight.
h Mrs. Edward Lynch and little son
who spent the autumn months with
her mother at Gainesville, Florida,
returned to their home here last
week.
Adah Chapter o. E. s.. held a
special meeting on Wednesday eve
ming to finish up the years work.
A reception was also rendered H.
T. Hickey, worthy grand sentinel
of the General Grand Chapter o. E.
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Phillips and
family, of Washington, D. c., are
visiting relatives in town.
Benjamin Freeny, formerly en-
gagged in the mercantile business in
Delmar, but now a resident of Bal
timore, spent several days here this
week.
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with relatives in Milton. They will
return to Miami on January 8th, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Davidson.
Mrs. John A. Hickman has re-
turned from Philadelphia, where
she spent the holidays with her son
James Hickman.
Carlton Ray, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Argo, died at their
home in Milton on Sunday, January
3rd. Interment was made in odd
Fellows Cemetery on Tuesday af-
ternoOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Crouch re-
turned from a visit to Philadelphia
on Saturday. While there Mr..
Crouch was given a surprise birth
day party by his grandson, William
c. Crouch. About fifty guests were
present, and were entertained by
music from a string band. Mr..
Crouch on New Years Day celebra-
ted his 74th birthday.
The Goshen M. E. Church, Milton
Sunday, January 10TH. S. Ed
ridge, Ph. b., Pastor.
Evangelistic meetings are becom-
ing big meetings. Mr.. Gibbey, the
evangelist, is the man for the place
and the work. He is a strong
preacher and wonderful singer
and leader. He has big choir of
good voices, and the music is an
inspiration. The crowds begin to
gather early, and the choir is ready
to sing. 1t is hard to find a seat
on Sunday night, and the meetings
are growing, so you should come
early so as to get a good place. You
will have to hear and see Mr.. Glib
by to know of his excellent quail
ties as an evangelist. Be sure to
hear him. Program for the week:
Friday night, Jan. 8, will be school
night. All the school with parents
and friends are invited. Subject
will be: Little Foxes. Sunday night,
Jan. 10, big night for all and for
everybody. Subject: Millions I'm
known God. Mr.. Gibby will sing:
The Holy City. Monday night, Jan.
II, subject: The Lost Sheep. Mr..
Gibby will sing: The Ninety and
Nine. Tuesday night, Jan. II, sub
ject: The Lost Coin. Wednesday
night, Jan. 13, Fathers and Sons
The Button Factory Men
are to attend in a body, if possible.
Fathers and sons come together if
you can. Seats will be reserved for
the men and boys. Mr.. Gibby will
preach on: The Lost Son. He will
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Sunshine Valley
Cnear Oakley

The roads are very rough in this
vicinity.
On Thursday evening miscella-
neous shower was given to Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel ]. Passwaters. They
received many useful presents and
about sixty friends were present. At
late hour refreshments were serV-
ed and the guests departed wishing
them many years Of happiness and
prosperity.
Miss May Passwaters was a week
end visitor of Alice Banning.
School reopened Monday after the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Frances Donovan Harris
died Monday, December %, 1925.
She had been confined to her bed for
about twelve years.
Katie Vincent died on Tuesday,
December 20, of blood poisoning.
She was a pupil of the seventh grade
in the Greenwood school. Funeral
and interment Friday, January 1 at
Harrington cemetery.
Dias Dickerson spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truitt Webb are en-
tertaining relatives from Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Mary Johnson spent last week
with Mrs. M. A. Webb.
Mrs. Homer Banning is on the sick
list at this writing.
Mrs. M. A. Webb and children at
tended the new year dinner given
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Clendaniel.
Grace Webb spent Friday after
noon with Mildred Banning.
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sing as a solo, Where is My Boy
Tonight. Men, what do you say?
Let us make this a rousing time for
Milton. Come on, you can do it.
Thursday night, Jan. IA, Lodge
Night. All the lodges of Milton are
invited to attend. Mr.. Gibby wants
you to turn out in big numbers.
Will you do it? His subject: Riding
the Goat. Friday night, Jan. Is,
Sunday School Night. All the mem
bers of the Sunday Schools are ask
ed to be present. The class with
largest per cent of attendance will
be given prize. Get it if you can.
Subject: The Best Dressed Person
in Sussex County. The roads lead
ing to Milton are good and you
know them. The meetings are spe-
ciaI efforts to help us all live better
lives. Do not miss your oppor-
tunity. You are sure to enjoy Mr..
Gibby and his choir. And his
preaching will lift you higher and
make you better. Watch the papers
for program and reports of the
meetings. But come and see for
yourself if you can.
Sunday services begin at 1870 a.
M; evening at 7.30 o'clock; Sunday
School at 12 o'clock.