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Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
The Campaign Log
Ry United Press Leased wire

February Ex-senator Horah an
rounccd in Washington he would
send his prohibition questionnalre
70 at least three more possible Re
publican presidential candidates.
The possibilities include Senator
Watson. Indiana; former Governor
Frank Lowdcu of Illinois; Senator
Norris, Nebraska, and Vice President
Dawes.
Philippine Democratic delegation
voted to support Governor Al Smita
OF New York at the Houston conyen-
ton.
Senator james i. Reed continued
bis western swing and viii speak to-
night in Albuquerque, \. NJ.
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover
and Senator Willis Of Ohio named
by delegates IN presidential primary
preferential for Ohio.
in m article in the Current Ameri-
can Reviews Of Reviews, William
&. MrAdoo asserted the Fundamental
prohibition issue was whether Il
state shah be permitted to disregard
any part of the constitution. He
referred 10 the repeal Of the state
prohibition law in New York and
the fact Maryland aevcr had a pro
hibition law.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09

A man may be able to trade his
reputation for money. but he can't
trade back.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09

A short girl gets around II by
making the stripes on her skirt run
in the opposite direction.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09
Dagsboro
School Notes

School Notes
Some time ago Dagsboro School
received notice of Honorable Nell
ton" from Delaware Safety Coun-
Gil. We were indeed glad to know
that only two schools in the county
surpassed us in the completeness
and effectiveness of the inspection.
The elimination contest in spell
ing for the school reveals that
Ruth Bamberger and Marian Helm
are to represent this school in the
supervisor contest to be held at
Mil1sboro. Merrill Donoway, a
sixth grade boy, is third and is al
ternate for the contest. We wish
them well, therefore will give them
our support.
Hot lunches have been served the
past two months. At present men,
bers Of the eighth grade are serving
hot doggies.
The eighth grade is conducting a
Literary Club on Wednesdays.
The members Of the sewing club
and agriculture club are making
very useful and attractive articles.
We sympathize with the children
and other members of the family of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Williams, in the
loss of their devoted mother, wife
and friend. The school is purehas-
ing a spray of flowers in honor of
them.
Some dirt has been hauled to fill
the holes in our play ground and
the trees have been trimmed.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09
THE POLITICIANS AND THE
PEOPLE

The question arises as a political
campaign comes on, as to how 1aI
the people will assert themselves
and make their own choices OF can
didates. and how far they will fol-
low the lead set by the politicians
and passively accept the choices
handed out to them?
It is not easy to arouse the people
to take an interest in these contests.
They have more and more the habit
Of passing the buck to the polite
ians, and taking the position that
the country goes along about the
same whoever is in power.
That, however, is not the case,
and when we get the wrong men in
the management of things, the whole
country suffers from their mistakes,
and their failures hurt business and
industry, and every family feels the
difference. 1t is better for the people
to devote some time and thought to
this question in advance, so that
they can make an intelligent choice.
Many of the people who complain
the most of government by the poll
ticians, will not themselves take the
trouble to get out to vote and ex-
press their own ideas of how things
should be run.
The choices made by the polite
ians are not necessarily bad. They
are usually as good as the average
citizen would make. But they are
more or less influenced by the ira
ditions of politics, which are not
the same as the methods of business.
Political methods often work again
st efficiency in running the affairs
of the government. The people are
getting sick of political methods,
and they want business principles
substituted. But the only way they
can get their ideas carried out, is
to go to the polls and vote at all pri-
maries and elections for delegates
or candidates who will run the gov
eminent according to standards of
business efficiency.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cole of Cen
treville, Nd, were the Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Obey Sapp and Mrs
Hummel.
Jesse Thomas of Fort DUPONT /:
visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs
A. G. Thomas at the parsonage tint
week.
Mrs. William Johnson spent par
of last week in Wilmington visiting
her mother and other relatives.
Prof. Wilbur Jump and family Of
Wyoming were the Sunday visitors
of his brother, Ralph Jump and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Armour, Mr.. ant
Mrs. George Armour, Mr.. and Mrs
Lloyd Armour attended the funeral
of Mrs. Nancy Truitt at Lincoln OF
Tuesday afternoon.
Lemuel D. Prettyman Of Harr1ng-
ton is spending few days with lei
atives and friends in Houston.
Miss Martha Denney is visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Benton
Counselman.
Miss Elva Marvel was the over
night guest of Gladys Thistlewood
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Thistlewood
and daughter Evelyn were the sup
per guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
w. johnson of Selbyville on Friday
night.
The degree team of Hiawatha
Council. n. of p. of Glendale, trail
ed to the hunting grounds of Hous-
ton and adopted four pale faces to
the mysteries of the degree of Min
nehaha Council, No. II. There were
30 from Glendale, three from Mil
ford and 20 of our own council to
witness the work of the Ellendale
degree team and they certainly did
splendid work and we hope to nave
more work for them to do in the
very near future.
The local branch of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union met at
the home of Mrs. c. P. Armour on
last Thursday night and the follow
ing officers were elected for the
coming 70 months: President, Mrs.
Viola Thistlewood; vice president,
Mrs. Jessie Marvel; secretary, Mrs.
Minnie Armour; treasurer, Mrs.
Thistlewood; evangelistic
superintendent, Mrs. Minnie Chism;
of flower missions,
Mrs. Jane Thomas and organist, Mrs.
John Lofland.
The Houston New Century Club
met at the home Of Mrs. Ella Reese
afternoon. The meeting
was called to order by the president.
Mrs. Reese read a chapter from the
Bible followed by the Lords prayer.
The minutes were read and approx
ed. Mrs. Thistlewood read a report
Of the meeting held in Dover per-
tanning to apple blossom festival
to be given soon. There being no
other business the meeting was turn
ed over to Mrs. Reese who introduce
ed Miss Breach, state supervisor OF
Home Economics, who gave very
interesting talk which was enjoyed
" all present, followed by delicious
refreshments served by the hostess.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09
TOMATO GROWERS
WILL MEET NEXT WEEK
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eastern part Of the United States
where the average yield per acre is
below that Of the Middle Western
States which have been rapidly COM
ing into the tomato growing business
in competition with the eastern far
mers.
In order to meet this competition,
therefore, our production per acre
must be increased in addition to the
raising of the standards of quality.
A word of warning, however, should
accompany this economic produc-
ton program to the effect that the
acreage must not be expanded along
with this increase in yield per acre,
as such a practice among the grow
ers generally would result in even
a greater over production, and de-
cided reduction in the market prices.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09
So@
RURAL SCHOOLS

The needs of rural schools were
recently presented to the superin-
tendence department of the National
Education Association. The opinion
was expressed that rural schools
need even better qualified teachers
than city schools. There are thous-
ands of rural schools that have to
hire teachers who would not be con-
sidered qualified to take city schools,
and many qualified teachers will
take a rural school for year or
two, until they can get better pay
ing job.
One reason why the farming and
country industries have not pros
pered as well as the city industries,
is that many country districts do
not have adequate schools. They
can not afford to provide them for a
few children scattered over a con-
siderable area.
2. L. Hendricks, president Of the
Central Missouri State Teachers
college, expressed the faith that
eventually our democratic form of
government will provide equal OPP
portunities for all its children. To
accomplish this for all rural child
rem, will take some generous contri-
buttons from the weather. centers.
It is probably useless to expect
as much in the way of equipment
for rurSl schools as the city schools
have, Though very large part Of
the rural children will get excellent
facilities by being transported to
central consolidated schools. But
no doubt for long time there will
be many one-room and cne-teaCher
schools in the outlying districts.
Such schools need strictly first-class
teachers.
We need bright and well trained
young people going out from these
schools. They do not need to study
a great many subjects, but they do
need to be accurate and thorough in
fundamentals, to know something
about the history of their country
and the duties of citizenship, and all |
who propose to go into farming need
training in scientific agriculture.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09
Houston

Church news for Sunday, March
IL: Sunday school at $3.50. Superin-
tendent, Howard r. Moore. Preach
ing at 1880, by he pastor, Rev. A.
@. Thomas. Glass meeting. Epworth
League at ISIS. Preaching at 8.
Mrs. Henry Sapp is confined to her
home with illness.
On Tuesday night fire destroyed
the horse and COW stables on the
farm of Cove Donovan and eight
cows, one heifer, two horses and all
of his hay and dairy feed were burn
ed up. Houston, Harrington and MIL
ford Fire Companies quickly ans
Wered the call for help.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Deford Of
Danbury, Conn, have been the
guests Of Mrs. Cora Hummel and
Mrs. Obey sapp during the past
week.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09
BridgeviIle

Miss Carrie Tucker entertained the
Ladies Sewing Club on Monday eve
ming.
Kendall Wiley, son and daughter
spent Sunday in Philadelphia witt
Mrs. Wiley.
Mrs. Bradford Jones, Mrs. Charles
Brown and Mrs. e. ]. Elliott were
Wilmington visitors on Wednesday
last.
Mrs. Linda Owens who has fol
several weeks been in the South re-
turned home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Macklin en-
tertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Macklin of Richardson Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Calhcon OF
Ocean City, Md, spent Friday last
with his brother, L. T. Calhoon and
family.
The regular monthly meeting of
the w. c. T. U. met at the home of
Mrs. T. c. Smith on Tuesday after
noon. EsS4&
Mrs. Charlie Gray is quite i'll at
her home on Main street.
Mrs. Chester Mofitt of Porters
was a visitor over the weekend
with her brother here.
Miss Esther Burris of Philadelphia
has been visiting at the home of
Mrs. Fred Butler.
Miss Margaret Mitchell is home
for a while after having an opera
ton at the Methodist Hospital in
Philadelphia for appendicitis.
Gilbert White spent Sunday with
relatives and friends at FELTON,.
Danny Hewes, a noted evangelist
is spending two weeks here in a
series of revival services in Union
Methodist Episcopal Church. A
number of people come every night
from towns where Mr.. Hewes has
been assisting in this work.
Miss Adele Gray was hostess to
her bridge club Saturday afternoon
at Edgewood, her country home.
Miss Gray's guests were Mrs. George
Ruos, Mrs. Geo. Hill, Mrs. Holland
Cannon, Mrs. William Ferguson,
Mrs. Roland Elliott, Mrs. William
Cannon, Mrs. Harry w. Viven, Mrs.
Leon Cannon, Miss May Ricards,
Miss Maude Sudler, Miss Dorothy
Ruos, Miss Elizabeth Ruos Of Doyles-
town, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker have
announced the marriage of their
only daughter, Miss Elizabeth Ba-
ker, to Charles McCaulley, son of
former Representative Charles Nc
Caulley.
Mr.. Tebitt who is manager Of a
chain of restaurants in lower Della
ware, is arranging to open one here.
force of workmen is now engaged
IN erecting building on Market |
street, on the lot of Elliott Brothers. !
Mrs. Dawson Todd was hostess on
Saturday evening to her bridge club |
1T her home on Main street. The |
guests were Mrs. Lester Newton,
Mrs. Warren c. Newton, Mrs. Sher-
nan Dodd, Mrs. Edgar Anderson,
Mrs. Elmer Hoch, Mrs. Victor Lewis,
Mrs. Stanley ]. Tilghman, Mrs. Lee
Culver, Miss May Ricards, Miss Del
ma Radcliffe, Mrs. William TruitT.
Edwin McAlvaine of Philadelphia
s visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry McAlvaine here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Brown spent
Sunday at Rehoboth.
A meeting of the Bridgeville Fire
company was held on Monday eve
ling.
Norris Ewell who has been in
for several weeks was
visitor over the weekend with his
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09

The Girl Reserves Of the Young
Women's Christian Association of
Milford have been combining pleas
ure with business and enjoying a
number Of social activities lately. On
Saturday, February 20, these girls
met at the home of Mrs. Davis Grier
for Girl Reserve singing and enjoyed
a pop corn party and games. On the
same day these girls had a very
successful bake, the money to be
used for various needs of the club.
On March End the executive commit
tee met and had tea at the home of
Mrs. Davis Grier. The last of this
week their regular bi-weekly meet
ing will be held at Mrs. Grier's. Be-
tween 80 and 40 girls have joined
this club.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09
NEW CENTURY CLUB

The club meeting on Monday af.
ternoon was a short business session
the usual monthly reports Of off,
GERS being made and all necessary
business transacted briefly to allow
the dramatic chorus time for their
rehearsal Of music for that evenings
entertainment.
The entertainment given that eve
ming under the supervision of Mrs
E. ]. Lewis, was one of delightful
joyous fun, music and laughter. A
nice sum was realized for the club
treasury.
There will be no regular session
Of the club held next Monday after
noon, but in the evening at eight o.
clock the st. Patrick's Day program
with Mrs. Andrew ]. Grimes, chair
man, will be given and this will be
the annual social event when the
husbands, sweethearts and friends of
the club members will be the invited
guests and very cordially and hospi-
tably received and entertained.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09

Mrs. Annie M. Belts, widow Of the
late Solomon Belts, died at her
home Tuesday night near Union
Church, age 80 years, 4 months and
"a days. Funeral services at Union
Church, Friday at 2 D. m. Rev. Ryan
will oflciate. Interment in adjoining
cemetery.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09
Stockley

Our town was well represented at
the Midland Grange Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Short, of
Georgetown, spent Sunday with
Mrs. T. 3. Wilson.
Miss Edith Prettyman spent the
weekend with her grandparents,
near Millsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Marvel and
son, of Seaford, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Delbert Short and children, of
Millsboro, called on Mr.. and Mrs.
s. ]. Baker.
Miss Florence Wilson spent Sun
day with Miss Kathleen Lee, of
Georgetown.
Mrs. John Hazard and little son,
Of Philadelphia, are spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Stocked.
Mrs. Fred Lynch, Of Philadelphia,
spent part of last week with her
mother, Mrs. T. E. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bunting recent
ly gave a birthday party in honor of
their daughters birthday.
Many young people were present
ana all reported a very pleasant
evening.
Do not forget the Community
Meeting Thursday evening, March
Is. Everyone is urged to be pres
ent, as this is the last of the six
programs. There will be ice cream
fpr sale. Also fish pond.
v The prizes of one dollar each Of
fered by J. e. Goslee and Howard
Ennis to the two best spoilers in the
contest held here February 20, were
won by Nina Rogers, of Rogers
School. first prize, and Aline Nell
vaine. Of Hollymount school, second
prize.
Services at Bethesda Church next
Sunday as follows: Sunday School
1880 and preaching 200.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09
WEDDINGS
CHAMBERs-sTANTON.

Edward Chambers, Of Viola, and
Miss Clara B. Stanton, Of Harring-
ton, were married Sunday, February
26, at the M. e. parsonage, Green's
boro, Nd, by Rev. H. G. Budd.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-09

The easiest road to wealth is to
have a rich relative die and leave
you a fortune.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-23
The Coal Miners Wives

At place and time have the played
heroic role than that which has been played by the
miners wives sisters and daughters in the big struggles the
coal fields during the past twenty years.
The herosm of the who marched the Belmont
county jail at ST. GAINESVILLE Ohio Saturday must be hailed
example which will help materially to win the present big fight
against the coal operators and their agent Lewis.
The brutality and trickery of COL Don Caldwell the
ona guard troops who trapped the wives sisters and daughters
of the mine workers. Turing them into the jail with lying promises
that they might their jailed comrades and then used the
bayones of the soldiers to drive these defensees the
trap will surely the working of America and the
workers of all coal fields to fighting fury.
The incident shows that the mine owners control of the state
and of the state troopers will be exercised extreme
against defenseess and children But shows
that the pcketnes becoming and effective
and that the mine becoming deeply fearful of victory
the strikers.
We proud of the of our class When coal miners
who have borne the brunt of the struggle and the
for than year still ready the
by the hundreds and thousands and then to march the a
where their comrades of the picket line carceraed
know that the fighting spirit Of the coal fields upgrade
Miners redouble your picket lines!
Our women are SHOWING us the way to win
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-23
May Day in
Switzerland

The Swiss workers, just like all
workers all over the world, also had
to fight hard to achieve the right to
celebrate May First. Solidarity and
united energy lead to victory, and
thus there is hardly hamlet to be
found in Switzerland in which May .
First is not celebrated by a complete
cessation of work.
Even the governmental institu-
railways, post, telegraph, etc.,
were forced to reduce service on the
First of May as on other holidays. +,
No employee can be penalized if he
doesn't show up for work on May
First.
In the larger industrial towns the
First of May has been declared
legal holiday. There the police have
relieved our comrades of the job
which they used to have when In
the early hours of the morning they
would march through the industrial
quarters, do picket duty, and kept the
weaklings and vacillating elements
from work.
But it was not always so. Heavy
fighting, which inevitably led to
clashes with the police, was demanded.
The offices of the Party and Of the
trade unions used to look like the
offices of the general staff of the
army. The whole membership was
modified and five o'clock in the
morning they gathered to be assigned
to march to the various factories.
The young comrades, under the
leadership of several strong adult
comrades, undertook to close the
stores and shops.
But at noon, when the demonstra-
ton paraded through the streets, no
one dared any longer to resist the
mass will of the working class. Each
year there was less for us to do, for
the employers gradually came to re-
alize that it is much better to put
good face on a bad situation and
they no longer even opened up their
places of business.
On May First the streets belong
to the working class. The working
class has achieved this right by fight
ing for it, and the results of these
demonstrations have opened the eyes
of unnumbered workers and bound
them closer witt the class front of
the workers. The victory of the First
of May is an example of how the vic
tory of the proletariat can be fought
cut. Stand together-don't be fright
ened-endure and march forwards,
and thus we will attain our goal.
Should not that which is possible
in Switzerland and in the whole of
Europe, be possible also in the land
! of the Chicago martyrs?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-23

there can be no real substitute for
adequate wages.
To the many welfare" schemes al
ready in existence, the Fur Manufac-
turers' Association of New York has
announced that it will add the private
unemployment dole. Out of the city's
10000 fur workers 5000 are at pres
ent unemployed. The manufacturers
have appointed committee to admin
lister relief fund to unemployed
workers who apply for assistance. The
president of manufacturers organ
zations referred to the relief fund as
IA Charitable undertaking." Unem-
played fur workers have been in
structed to apply for assistance to
their last employer. The manufactur-
.ers described the "dole" as a loan,
which the workers will pay back when
they are employed once more. Thou
sands of fur workers participated in
last years left wing strike, which
was fought by the manufacturers,
the right wing bureaucrats of the fur
workers union and the American
Federation of Labor leaders. The
manufacturers are unsuccessfully try
ing to use the "dole" to attract work
|ers away from the left wing leader
ship.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-23

A study by Labor Bureau, Inc, of
New York shows that about 400 pri-
vate corporations in the United
States have old age pension systems
for their employees.
The total number of workers COW
cred in 315 of these 400 companies is
about 3,259,000. Most of the old age
pension systems have been adopted by
big firms, including 83 public utility
corporations, SO railroads, Sc metal
trades companies and % banking or
CARNATIONS. Among these are the
Standard Oil companies, the Pullman
Company, the U. S. Rubber Company,
the U. S. Steel Corporation, the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and the General
Electric Company.
Workers Are Bound.
Instead of government social insur-
ance, such as is found in Europe,
American capital uses private old age
pension systems as part of the "wel-
fare" work intended to bind the en-
ploye closer to the capitalist system.
These so-called welfare schemes in
clude not only old age pensions, but
also Elusive forms of stock owner
ship, group life and health insurance,
educational" schemes, employees
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-23

magazines and gymnasiums. Their
avowed purpose is to increase produc-
ton, reduce the labor turnover, pre-
vent strikes, disrupt the discipline of
the labor union, and in general lull
the workers into contentment with
otherwise intolerable conditions.
These schemes also enable the en-
ployers to evade state regulation by
arguing that it is unnecessary and to
reduce taxes on profits by artificially
initiating costs.
Workers Entirely Dependent.
About 80 per cent of all the old age
pension plans followed by private
companies are of the on-contribu-
tory discretionary" type. In these
cases the cost of all pensions is borne
formally by the company. The pay
ment and continuation of pensions is
also in the company's hands. EN-
ployers are bound in no way, either by
law or contract, to pay pensions to
their old workers. If the company
discontinues payment of pension,
the worker has no legal claims of any
kind. Companies using this plan in
sert a special clause expressly reserv-
ing the right to discontinue pensions
altogether or to change the regula-
tions at any time in regard to any