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r. JEIPTS INCREASE.

NEW YORK. August s [E).--The
seven principal French railroads had
receipts for the first six months of
1927 of $4,000 900 francs, an in.
crease of 416. G54 900 francs over the
corresponding period last year. the
Bankers Trust Co. of New York is
Informed.
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COTTON GOODS QUIET.

NEW YORK, August (SpeciaD.-
Cotton goods market continues quiet
at the start of the week as print cloth
prices advanced X cent at 8 cents
for 68x72s. The standard 64x60s re-
manned unchanged at 77s Raw silks
quiet at unchanged prices.
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SEEK BOND ISSUE.

The Illinois Central Railroad asked
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today to approve an iss,e of S8,46o, 600
in equipment trust CT lificates. The
company will purche new rolling
stock with the proce. j.,
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic D. McKen-
ney will entertain at dinner Friday
evening before the first of the Friday
Evening DanciU. Class meeting at the
Willard.
Miss Virginia McKenney was hostess
at luncheon today. when covers were
Ia T1~ A
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Judge and Mrs. c. c. McChord en-
tertained at dinner at the Willard last
night. at which time covers were laid
for IA.
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The director general of the Pan
American Union, DR.. L. S. Rowe enter
tanned Informally at luncheon today at
the Pan-American Annex in honor of
Mr.. Albert Kelsey of Philadelphia, one
of the architects of the Pan-American
Building.
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to Washington December 81. to re-
main until December ~, when she is
leaving for the West with a group
from Bryn Mawr to attend a student
conference. Miss Lee will return to
Washington the first week in Febru-
airy for the Spring vacation.
Mrs. Sidney T. Thomas was hostess
at luncheon today in compliment to
Miss Rebecca Davidson, debutante
daughter of Mrs. John e. Davidson.
The company included Miss Theo-
doria Catalani, Miss Ellen People,
Miss EXilona Hamilton, Miss Emily
Ecker. Miss Hester Ann LeFevre,
Miss Adelaide Henry, Miss Margaret
Bacon, Miss Jeanette Hume, Miss
Frances Montague Hill. Miss Anna
Louise Ahadie. Miss Alice Abadie.
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SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Coolidge Dining
Tonight With Vice President and
Mrs. Charles Gates Dawes.

| Immediately after the ceremony for a
wedding trip.
The charge d'affaires of Norway
and Nine. Lundh are back from a
weeks stay in Atlantic City.
Signora Lais. wife of the naval at.
tache of the Italian embassy enter
tanned a company of Il at luncheon
today.
Miss Adelaide Douglass, daughter of
Mrs. David Hunt Blair. entertained at
luncheon today at the Wardman Park
Hotel in compliment to Miss Idanthea
Moffatt. The "a guests included
number of the debutantes of this sea.
son and of last season.
Mrs. Paul Fitz Simons. sr., who
spent the Summer at her country
home in Virginia has returned to
Washington for the Winter and is at
the Mayflower. Mrs. Fitz Simons
spent part of last Winter and the
early Spring in Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dawes enter.
tanned at dinner at the Willard last
night, at which time they had six
guests. Mr.. Dawes is a brother OF
vice PreSldent Dawes.
Mrs. Wade Hampton Ellis is in New
York for a few days and is expected
to return to Washington at the end
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James William Orme
entertained for their daughter, Miss
Marguerite +. Orme, at a dinner party
last evening in honor of Miss Idanthea
Moffatt and Capt. Hubert Beyette
The guests included members of the
wedding party and were Miss Adelaide
Douglas, Miss Sarah Major. Miss
Fannie Dial, Miss Nancy Hamilton.
Comdr. Arthur Davis. Maj. Alvin c.
Sandeford, Capt. Levin Allen, Lieut..
Joseph Dalton, Lieut.. Francis Gray
ling and Lieut.. Tighman H. Bunch.
About so additional guests were
asked for dancing after the dinner.
Mrs. Reginald Walker will enter
tain at luncheon Thursday at the
Chevy Chase Club. in compliment to
Mrs Erek Henius, who is visiting her
parents, DIR. and Mrs. Charles X
Koones. The guests will be members
of the younger married set.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence r. Lee will
entertain at tea Friday, December %,
for their daughter. Miss Francis Lee,
when they will present her to their
friends. Miss Lee, who is a sophie
more at Bryn Mawr College, will come
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has arrived to spend a week with his
son, Mr. Thomas Erwin, who is at
tending Georgetown University. Last
evening Mr.. Erwin entertained at
theater and supper party, when his
guests included Miss Nam Hennessey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Turin Bradford Boone
and Mr.. Thomas Erwin. Mr.. and Mrs
Boone will be hosts ut an informal
supper party Thursday evening in
compliment to Mr.. Erwin.
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Many Dinner Parties
Engaged Society Last Night.

Capt. Donald c. Bingham, U. S. N.
entertained at dinner last evening at
the Wardman Park Hotel in honor
OF Capt. and Mrs. G. j. Rowcliff. His
other guests were Capt. and Mrs.
Emory Land. Maj. and Mrs. John B.
Brooks, Capt. Lannon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. William
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Mrs, Harry Wardman and her
daughter, Miss Helen Wardman, will
sail on the Majestic tomorrow from
Southampton. arriving in New York
about December 20. They will join
Mr., Wardman al their home in Wash
ington for the HOLIDAYS.
Mrs. Edward Nelson DingIey, vice
president of the League of American
Continued on Nineteenth Page)
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Representative and Mrs. Godfrey G..
Goodwin have taken an apartment at
the Wardman Park Hotel for the
Winter. They win be joined shortly
by their two schoolgirl daughters.
Miss Lois and Miss Eleanor.
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Father. Mrs. John w. Davidge and
Mrs. Carrere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bush Brown have re.
turned from st. Paul. Mimi, and re.
opened the residence at 1929 G street.
Tomorrow they will resume their
studio teas, giving other Wednesday
afternoon teas during the season. 49,
Mrs. Dewitt Talmage. who is stay
ing at the Mayhower, entertained at
dinner last evening in the presidential
dining room,
Mrs. Robert Hinckley was hostess
at luncheon yesterday in compliment
to Mrs. John Starr Simmons. who
with Mr.. Simmons has recently re-
turned to Washington Mr.. Simmons
has been United States consul at Riga.
Latvia. and is now on duty at the
State Department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic D. McKen.
ney will entertain at dinner Friday
evening before the first of the Friday
Evening DanciU. Glass meeting at the
Willard.
Miss Virginia McKenney was hostess
at luncheon today, when covers were
laid for IA.
Judge and Mrs, c. c. McChord en-,
tertained at dinner at the Willard last
night at which time covers were laid
for IA.
Mrs. w. Morgan Shuster has spen:
the Iast week in New York and will
sail tomorrow on the Roma for italy.
where she will spend the remainder of
the Winter with her son-in.law and
daughter. Conte and Contessa Caccia-
guerra Ranghieri. Contessa Caccia
guerra Ranghieri was formerly Miss
Little Nee. Shuster of Washington
and New York.
Mrs. Ollie James has issued cards
for a dinner for Friday night at the
Willard, when covers will be laid for
so. Mrs. James will later take her
guests to the first of the series of
dances to be given this Winter at the
Willard by the Friday Evening Dane
ing Glass.
Mr.. Charles Francois Guerin enter.
tanned at dinner last evening at the
Club st. Marks, having as his guests
Baron and Baroness Won Below, Nine.
Won Lewinski, Capt. and Mrs Clar.
ence Crittenden Calhoun. Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick Irving Cox, Mr.. and Mrs
Malcolm S. McConihe, Mrs. John r
Dana, Miss Muriel Wood, DIR. James
A. Emery and Mr.. Markley Bethea.
Mr.. Charles Noble Gregory enter
tanned a company of % at luncheon
yesterday at the Metropolitan Club in
honor of his cousin, Rear Admiral
Roger Wells. The guests included the
Minister of Panama, Senior de Alfaro.
The Congressional Club has issued
cards for the regular Friday after
noon tea, December 16, when the
honor guests will be the members of
the Women's National Press Club.
Mr. John F. Erwin of Dixon, Ill.
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Miss Florence Wetherill, Miss Peggy
Burch, Miss Emogen Taylor. Miss
Jane Love. Miss Sophie Snyder.
Mrs. Thomas Patten Cheeseborough.
jr.. has arrived from her home in
Asheville, n. c.. to spend week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph f.
Davies.
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Mr.. Scott Bone, former governor of
Alaska, entertained at luncheon yes.
terday at the Willard.
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Mrs. Dewitt Talmage. who is stay
ing at the Mayfower, entertained at
dinner last evening in the presidential
dining room.
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Senator and Mrs. Metcalf
To Providence for Christmas.

Senator and Mrs. Metcalf
To Providence for Christmas.
Senator and Mrs Jesse H. Metcalf
have gone TO Providence to remain
until after Christmas
Mrs. Everett Sanders will have FIVE
guests lunching with her Wednesday
in the presidential dining room of the
Mayflower following Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend's musical morning. The
artists at this. the second Of this
years series, win be Miss Beatrice
Harrison, who is Englands best
known woman cellist. and Mr.. Helm
rich Schlusnus, the celebrated German
baritone.
Mrs. Beck. wife of Representative
James NJ. Beck. will go to New York
today TO remain through this week.
Mrs. William Mcclellan Ritter enter
tanned at luncheon today in compli-
ment TO Mrs. Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock,
wife of former Senator Hitchcock.
The other guests were Mrs. James J.
Davis. Mrs. Taft. wife of the Chief
Justice Sonora de Olaya, Mrs. Har-
Ian Ii - Stone, Mrs. Guy Despard
Golf, Ms Cary T. Grayson. Mrs.
Henry +. Dimock, Mrs. Henry c. Cor
bin, Mrs. Marshall Langhorne, Mrs.
Robert Lansing, and Mrs. Frederick
Anterior.
Mrs. Halle Davis Percy daughter
Of Mrs. 3. Armstead Davis, and Lieut..
Morton c. Hutchinson. jr., L. S. N.
will be married tomorrow in the home
of the brides uncle, Col. Henry H
Armstead. in Chevy Chase, Nd. The
ceremony will be performed by the
I nf
in the presence of a small company
of members of the two families The
arrangements for the wedding are as
simple as possible owing TO mourning
in the brides family. and Lieut..
Hutchinson and his bride will leave
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
TOLD In A FEW LINES

The Ladies Aid of the NJ. P.
Church will hold a rummage sale,
Saturday afternoon and evening,
February 5th, in Mrs. Pleasanton's
office on North Walnut street. Please
send all articles there Saturday af-
ternOon.
All appointments made by Cover
nor Robinson since the adjournment
of the legislature in April, 1925,
have been confirmed by the Senate
in executive session. Among the ap-
pointments confirmed was that of
Pierre S. DUPONT, for State Tax
Commissioner, who was appointed
on November 2, 1925, for a four-year
term. Among other appointments in
the group confirmed was Sylvester
D. Townsend, Jr., as Secretary of
State; Charles M. Curtis, Judge of
the Juvenile Court of Wilmington;
DR.. S. NJ. D. Marshall and Harold
w. Horsey, trustees of the Univer-
sity of Delaware, and DR.. Joseph R.
Smith and Ralph NJ. Wingate, mem
bers of the State Board of Supplies.
There were large number of
Magistrates in all sections of the
State in the list confirmed.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04

and then up to 81 per cent in 1925.
In general, the factory turnover
is in direct ratio to the general pros
perity. When factories are short of
help, so that any newcomer can pick
up a job, the percentage Of volun-
tary quits instantly rises.
The increasing purchase Of indus
trial securities by employees, is tend
ing to cut down the turnover except
in the lowest grades of unskilled
labor. Stock bonuses and rewards
for continuing employment, are max
ing it easier for men to settle into
an effective partnership in almost
any industry. The better times ap-
peal to the itching feet of many low
grade workers; to a percentage that
nothing but starvation and misery
would reduce, though never elimin-
ate. That this percentage can grow
so slowly, and to so negligible a
proportion of the nations workers
even when prosperity is so marked
as it is today, is splendid proof that
the nation is basically sound.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
MILFORD CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE WANTS SUGGESTIONS
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interest. If you are not, we invite
you.
Every citizen in business or fol-
lowing any professional pursuit,
should belong to the organization,
should contribute to the support of
the Chamber of Commerce to carry
out the program which public spir-
tied citizens of the community want
to see done, want to help see done.
The executive board consists off,
DR.. G.. Layton Grier, president; Guy
L. Hill, secretary; VIM. G. Pow
ders, treasurer; DR.. S. NJ. D. Mar
shall, 1st vice-president; R. ].
Clendaniel, End vice-president; Ben
ton Councilman, Srd vice-president.
The committees named thus far
are as follows:-Membership, C. D.
Holzmueller, chairman; ]. P. Ham
mond, Steve Toadvine, R. ]. Glen
daniel, j. Pierce, R. A. Derrickson.
Publicity and Advertising, w. C.
Smith, chairman; Marshall Town
send, Harry MulhOlland, w. Vaules
Grier, Neal Long, E. H. Bratten.
Civic, C. E. Varney, chairman.
Bylaws, Guy L. Hill, (named be-
fore appointed), G. T. Reed, R. P.
Davis.
The bylaws will be presented and
passed upon at the next meeting,
Monday, February 7, at o'clock.
Everybody please be on hand.
Guy L. Hill, Secretary.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
ELECTRIC POWER INCREASES
PROSPERITY

In no country in the world are
business executives spending as
much of their time, energy and
money in perfecting their plants
and industries to actually give the
people the highest type of service,
as are our own industrial leaders.
Commenting on the progress
which the electric industry has
made, Frank L. Dame, President of
the North American Company, says:
There is no agency at present in
existence other than electric power
which can be made the better
means of furthering prosperity, of
furthering production, of increasing
wages and shortening the hours of
labor. Electric power has brought
us to where we are in 1926. If we
are to continue or even maintain
this commanding position, electric
power must be used to do it, and in
ever-increasing amounts"
Foreign nations have realized
more clearly than we have that our
industrial supremacy, high wages,
short hours and large home con-
sumption result from the unlimited
use of mechanical power. The very
life of our nation today depends up
on electricity, and the executives of
electric companies have undoubted-
ly adopted a policy which recognizes
the fact that good electric service
and reasonable rates are conditions
precedent to fair earnings by their
companies.
Mr.. Dame has pointed out the re-
volutionary changes which electri-
city constantly has to meet. That it
has met these changes, improved
its service and supplied a constantly
increasing demand is evidenced by
its universal use in this nation.
SeS
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Willing spent
Monday and Tuesday in Whining
| ton.
Miss Mary Heindle will spend the
weekend with her parents in Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Hollis, OF
Boston, Mass, have been visiting
his sister, Mrs. Carrie Viereck.
VIM. B. Pratt, brother of DR.. J.
LYNN Pratt, is critically ill at the
latters home in North Milford.
Miss Mary Smith has returned
home after spending several weeks
in Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Mrs. Homer Barry, of Whining
ton. and Mrs. William Pennewill OF
Dover, are visiting Mrs. Frank l..
Grier.
Mrs. Josephine Capehart of Lin
coin City spent sometime with MIS-
Zakrzewski at her home in North
Milford.
Miss Viola Stadler, Of Carney's
Point, N. J., spent the weekend in
Milford as the guest of Mr.. and MIS-
Louis Ryder.
Earl Worthington of the Chronicle
force was called to ChambersDurg'
Pa, Wednesday because OF the death
of his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Artis who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Sam
mons, have returned to their home
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Carrie Viereck has been cal
ed to Philadelphia on account OF the
serious illness of her brother, Il.
Harry Hollis, formerly Of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ralston Davis
and John R. Davis attended the fu-
neral of their cousin, Miss Wilhel-
nina Dyer, at Lebanon, last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Draper,
Sr.. Miss Ida Draper and Mr.. Thos.
r. Draper, left Milford Saturday for
Miami, where they will spend the
remainder of the Winter.
DR.. John G. Sharpe, of North Wal
nut street, Milford, has been serious
ly i'll for the last month. His condi-
ton at present is considered by his
physicians, as more favorable.
Miss Margaret H. Hamilton, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HI. Ham
ilton of Philadelphia, was mem
ber of the graduating class of the
Germantown High School, the com
mencement exercises being held last
Friday evening. She is a niece OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ralston Davis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurschel M. Holland
of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
THE POWER OF PUBLICITY

No more striking illustration OF
the power of advertising and publi-
city can be cited than the telephone
company. Here is a business which
the individual who boasts about his
conservative business judgment"
would say had nothing to advertise,
'if anybody wants telephone ser
vice, they know where to get it"
The telephone company has dem
onstrated the fallacy Of such an op-
inion. Largely as the result of con-
sistently advertising in the Ameri-
can press over a long period OF
years, it has popularized telephone
service in the United States as in
no other nation in the world. The
people would never use the tele-
phone like they do today, if they had
not been continually "sold" to the
= telephone idea.
There are narrow-minded indivl-
duals who claim that the cost OF
publicity is not a legitimate ex-
pense of public service corporation.
Publicity which encourages the wild
est use of an article is the most po-
tent influence to reduce the expense
of that article to the consuming pub
lie. Without publicity, the demand
for an article is small and the cost
of production is high. With proper
publicity, the demand for an article
becomes universal and the cost Of
production drops to a minimum.
That is why Americans enjoy the
best public utility service in the
world-Such companies are con-
sistent users of advertising space.
The telephone has proved this fact
beyond question of a doubt.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
TEACH CHILDREN SANCTITY OF
LIFE

Schoolchildren inspection of fire
hazards is credited with saving Kan
sas City million dollars in need
less fires, within the past five years.
The children are trained in the
schools to note and to eliminate fire
risks; and they are encouraged to
make their city safe from fire by
pointing out or abatiDg these proven
hazards.
Every needless fire is that much
wanton destruction of the life work
of those who built the property,
whatever it is. From this stand
point, every fire is a public calamity,
even a crime. To teach the child
ren to abate fires is to teach them
the sanctity of life.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
LAWMAKING AND TAXATION

The lawmakers are in session,
both state and national. The ma
jority of laws proposed will further
restrict individual liberty and at the
same time make citizens pay, thru
taxes, for the limitations placed up
on them.
1t is safe to say that SO per cent
of the measures up for consideration
were not asked for by the people,
are not needed by the people, and
are not wanted by the people. Some
individual or organization decides
the people should be assisted, up
lifted or restricted-the result is a
new law proposed under which the
proponents of the measure can see
some advantage to themselves, eth
er financial, political or honary.
The bill for passing all new laws
and later enforcing them, is sent to
the taxpayers.
NO l1f4uS law yO4 NoA hSOP bAUSh "a
new legislation. A citizen can hard.
ly pass a day without unintentionaH
Iy breaking law. Police depart
ments can not begin to enforce the
laws and ordinances. If they did,
the courts would be so swamped
that most of the offenders would not
live long enough to come to trial.
The result is that we are nation
of lawbreakers. And why do we all
break the law? In most cases, be-
cause we are not aware of it. OBJ
solete laws should be removed from
the statute books and thus elimin-
ate the cost of trying" to enforce
them.
The taxation question starts and
ends with lawmaking. If anyone
has any doubt about this let him
read measures proposed in his 'state
or the nation, and then check up the
expense attached to the Jew law"
DoS
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
BLAME DELAWARE
In TRUCK MIDDLE
CONTINUED from page u

According to officials of the Inter-
state Milk Producers Association,
the daily average production of milk
per COW in Talbot county is only
4 9-19 pounds. The county stands
at the bottom of all the counties sup
plying Philadelphia with milk. Other
Eastern Shore counties are low, and
for this reason the series of meet
ings will be held in the Eastern
Shore section this month.
Another matter to be considered
at the coming meetings is the tax on
trucks hauling milk to the cooling
stations. A prominent dairyman
said.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
Frederick

Ex-Sheriff and Mrs. Howard WiX
of Frederick, entertained on Thurs
day, January 9th at a turkey din
ner: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred T. Har-
ringtOn, Jr., and family; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur S. Camper and family
and Anabel Baker. They all enjey-
ed the lovely singing and music on
the Radio.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
LABOR SANITY STABILIZBS
NATION

During the boom times of 1920; an
average of S.4 per cent of all the
factory employees Of the United
States voluntarily quit their jobs.
The year before, 5.S per cent Of the
workers threw up their jobs. In
the panic year 1921, only 2.225 per
cent. or one-quarter as large per-
centage as in the boom year, yolun-
tarily gave up their places. The per-
centage increased in 1922 and 1923,
to fall again to 1858 per cent in 1924
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04

When a nation demands place IN
the sun it is usually getting ready
to throw a shadow on peace pros
pects.-The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
GROUNDING Saw HIS
SHADOW ON WEDNESDAY
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fact remains that there are many
people who put unfaltering faith in
his ability to predict with accuracy.
February is fraught with the his
tory of superstitions, clear back to
pagan days. The name itself comes
from the word Februa, one of the
appellations of the heathern. Goddess
Juno. Old SaxOns knew February
as the Salmonath or pancake month
and ShrOve Tuesday is, even to this
day, observed in a measure in Eng
land, by eating those savory articles
of diet.