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Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
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A POLITICIAN and a newspaper
man were once discussing a certain
political result. The newspaper
man remarked quite jubilantly that
the candidate which his journal ia
vored, had won the election by a
good majority.
yes, replied the politician, who
had played the game many years,
"but you had no opposition to speak
Of That makes a difference. Wait
until you get a candidate against
you who will push his canvass"
He went on to remark very truly
that it makes big difference in
politics, whether a candidate and
his friends get out and work for
their success. If the candidate just
puts himself Gin the hands of his
friends" and doesa nothing active
himself, and if his friends do moth
ing active, he will not commonly
make big run. Or if he does make
a good showing, he could have made
a far better one if there had been
an active campaign in his behalf.
This is recognized as truism in
politics, that any political candidacy
can get many more votes if some
vigorous work is done to interest
the people, call attention to the
tell what it proposes to
do, and enlist support
That principle works just the
same in the commercial world. The
business concern that simply opens
It's doors and shows up it's goods, is
ike the candidate that announces
hat he is in the field, but for
whom no aggressive work is done.
Just as the passive candidate
alls short of the vote he might get,
f he tried to get the vote out, so
he results gained by the passive
BUSINESS fall far short of those it
ould get if it began to push it's
ales by advertising, and thus at
racted public attention and won
ublic interest.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK

A lady recently wanted to get a
little job of setting out plants done
in her garden, and she called up a
boy who had done such work, and
asked him to come over and set
them out. This would take him
about half an hour, for which she
offered him $1.OO. The boy, who
was of high school age, remarked
that he didn't have to work now.
Many of our men can remember
when as boys they were glad to
get chance to earn five or 10
cents an hour. But some of our
boys find money coming so easily
now, that they do not realize what
its value is. Many of them need to
work more for their spending
money.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
HOMETOWN THOnGHTS

You can't expect the people of
your home town to do much for
your personal benefit, unless you
are willing to take hold and cooper
ate with the public causes for the
benefit of all.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
THE ATTRACTIVE SCHOOL
HOUSE

The educational authorities of
Liverpool, England, recently decor
ated their schoolhouses with bright
colors, inside and out, on the theory
that the working hours of the pu-
pills will thereby be frightened, and
better study will result.
No one can doubt that pupils will
study better in a well maintained
schoolhouse than they will in a
shabby one. A poor looking school
is not good incentive to ambition,
and pupils attending there would
probably be slack about their work.
But when the schoolhouse is made
neat, trim and attractive, there is a
powerful suggestion to the children
that their work must be done in a
finished way.
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THE FAMILIES that always rent
their homes miss a quite vital ex-
perience of life. They can not
quite have the real pride of home
when they live in a house belonging
to someone else. They are not in
cited to do much to improve it,
consequently can not look around
and say about this and that pleas
ant or useful feature, that it was
something they created themselves.
When people set out to own their
own home, the pride of home be-
gins. They are encouraged to make
it nicer and prettier and more con-
Yenient, and it constantly should
grow more valuable for the things
they do to it. They become at
tached to the bit of space that has
become theirs, and their affection
goes on to the home city and helps
make a community here in Milford
of which all of us shall be proud.
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THE 0NE-LAMP AUTOMOBILE
L nCAC al always q CGILdlu uuul-
ber of people who operate their au-
tomobiles at night with one lamp
unlighted. This occasionally hap
pens to anyone, because of failure
to realize that one lamp has gone
out. But some people keep on run
ming a car thus incomplete from
mere indifference. The practice is
because people in meet
ing them may think that their left
light is their right one, and that
there is more room to pass than a..
tually exists. We used to tremble
when. we once read in our childhood |
tales about those awful Cne-eyed |
giants that were supposed to roam
the land, but they were less dan
gerous than the one eyed automo-
biles are now.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
THE GRADUATES

The thrill that comes once in a
lifetime is waiting around the cor
ner now for thousands of Uncle
Sans lads and lassies. What is
more stirring of the heart and Tie
imagination than the receiving, with
solemn ceremony on a fowery plat
form, diploma rolled up and tied
with ribbon?
This is harvest time, in a way.
The schools of the land turn out
their human crop in the late spring
and early summer. The field is
large; the cultivation extensive. In
our 100000 public school buildings
we have enrolled 25,OOO,OOO pupils
under the care of nearly 100000
teachers. This intellectual farming
in our country costs more than ST.
OOO,OOO,OOO a year.
Then there are the colleges and
professional schools and various
private schools besides. In these
schools of higher learning more
than 100000 young men and over
100000 young women are struggling
along the "thorny road" that leads
to the "sheepskin."
But that sheepskin, or diploma, is
coming to have a different meaning
as the world progresses. Schools
have been growing and widening
like other things in our modern civ
ilization. No longer is the curricu-
lum restricted to "the humanities :"
no longer does the diploma stand
simply for that nebulOus and i'm
practicable thing called culture"
To the Latin, Greek, literature and
philosophy of the Old-fashioned col
leges have been added dozens of stu
dies directly related to the practical
world, and there are physical, chem
ical, electrical and other laborator-
les where real problems are worked
out in shirt-sleeves and aprons. The
case of young man making his way
college in an architectural
course by designing apartment
houses and Office buildings does not
strike us as so unusual now.
More and more schools are equip
ping students for work-not merely
setting them off to themselves as a
Thite-collared, cultured" class. Our
new graduates are not so afraid of
getting their hands soiled. They do
lot cling to the white collar. They
ace the world with fewer illusions
Ind more confidence. Schools are
growing by relating themselves to
lctual conditions. Diplomas are
coming to be an evidence of practi-
al training.-The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01

Business is not a perpetual mo-
ton machine, that runs itself with
out some stimulus from outside. Ad-
vertising is the fuel under it that
keeps the fire of public interest bur-
ming.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
PASSING EXAMINATIONS

Many thousands of students in
schools and colleges now face the
problem of final examinations for
the school year. Many of them are
worrying a lot about this ordeal
Commonly those who are worrying
will be all right. Their anxiety has
led them to do some real work,
which is all that is required. Exam
nation papers are not usually too
hard. They simply are aimed to dis
tinguish the students who have
worked, from those who have not.
Their minds are absorbed by their
athletics, their dances, their fun and
good times. Their motto is "We
should worry" The parents of such
students should talk to them in a
serious way, and try to make them
understand that failure in school has
very unfortunate results.
In preparing for examinations,
many students will dawdle along
through a good part of a term, and
then expect in a few days of fever
ish cramming to make up for the
neglect of weeks. That kind of thing
is not apt to be successful. OF
course students who have a quick
readiness to learn and a good mem
Ory, can often pick up a lot in a
short time, and possibly squeeze
through.
But where they fall down is in a
thorough comprehension of their
subject. They may know a lot of
facts, but the underlying principles
can not be thus grasped. Examina-
tions always contain many questions
to test the general conception of a
subject more than the memory for
facts, and on these the quick cram
mers fall down. The faithful stu
dent may not be very quick, but he
passes all the exams he gets
up against.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
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TEACHERS AND PUPL HEALTH

TEACHERS AND PUPIL HEALTH
Teachers are urged by the federal
bureau of education to look out for
the health of school children. Par
ents often overlook serious all
ments. The teacher may say her
time is all taken by problems Of
book work and discipline, but moth
ing is more important than curing
physical defects.
If we did not crowd the school
rooms so full, and expect the
teachers to straighten out the trou-
bles and control the vigorous wills
of so many youngsters, they would
have more time to look after the
well being of their pupils here in
Delaware.
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1t is too much to expect that a
man will register enthusiasm after
having had experience with a dull
hud.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
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THE AMERICAN HOME

Much is being said about making
our homes more attractive. We have
Better Homes Weeks, American
home movements in the clubs, home
improvement plans in cities and
towns. The aims and methods of
these movements are excellent, and
they have had marked influence in
Milford and vicinity. But they do
not cover the whole hone problem.
While money has to be spent on
homes to make them desirable, yet
some of the most important ends are
not obtained by money at all.
The most important function Of
home, is to bring up children well.
There are many beautiful and at
tractive homes, which are doing a
poor job on their children, while in
many modest homes where there is
very little money for Identification
or improvements, the children are
being brought up finely, and the
home is performing its function.
The most essential thing as re-
spects children, is for the parents to
be willing to give their time to them.
Many parents are perfectly willing
to spend money to have their chill
dren trained. They pay for them to
have lessons and club memberships,
and experiences in camps and all
that, but they are not willing to
take their own time to talk with
them, instill good ideas in their
minds, help them acquire correct
standards and tastes, and show them
low to do things.
An hour spent in showing boy
low to make a garden and working
With him, might be more effective I
han many dollars spent for some I
Orm Of training outside the home. S
he boys and girls should be given a
heir full share in the life of the i
ONE, and when they get interested
I its activities, they will grow up
ood home folks.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
WHO STARTED THE WARE


Every few weeks one reads some
where some argument as to who
was responsible for the World war.
1t is very interesting question. Yet
it does not make so much difference
to us now, as a second question,
which is: "Who is most responsible
for the warlike talk we still hear
today? Who is doing the most to
keep the war peril alive, through
provocative policies?
The nation that is doing the
most along that line to create trou-
BILE, is far more of a peril than
whichever one did the most to start
the war back in 1914. The real
question today is, not who started
the last war, but who is helping
make a new war now.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
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COOPERATION WILL HELP ALL

The business men get together in
mergers and combines, and they
consult together for mutual accom-
plishment. The wage-earners unite
in unions. And similarly the resi-
dents of a community have to unite
in cooperative movements, if they
want to secure prosperity for their
community.
If a town consists simply of iso-
lated individuals and families, each
of whom is simply working for him
self or his own group, there is no
go ahead. Such a community falls
far behind one where the people
join the business and improvement
organizations and work together
for mutual benefit.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01

Friendly talk among townspeople
is a fine thing but it should be fol-
lowed up by friendly action shown in
supporting the home enterprises and
buying our goods at home.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
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THE OLD FISHIN' HOLE

It is remarked by a U. S. Bureau
of Fisheries official that the streams
of America need constant restock-
ing. The amateur fisherman is said
to have found all the good fishing
holes. Formerly, people could just
fish in the streams near their homes
or those to which Old Dobbin could
carry them.
Now they jump into their auto
mobiles and travel so to 500 miles
to reach some good fishing stream.
Naturally many haunts once swarm
ing with finny creatures, are now
scarcely populated. Which makes
the old-time fishermen despondent;
but if so they can put up the money
to have the streams restocked.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
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THE ARMY OF THE DEAF

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THE ARMY OF THE DEAF
At a recognition Of National
Hearing Week, the statement was
made that 100000 school children
are partly deaf, and 10.000,O00 adults
are more or less afflicted with deaf
ness. Considering that it is diff
ficult or impossible to cure deaf
ness, it becomes necessary to do
every possible thing to prevent it.
Deaf people often have hard time
keeping their jobs in the industrial
world. They can't hear directions
clearly, and an obstacle is placed
between them and the rest of the
world No child should have to go
through life with this serious hanu;.
cap if it can be prevented.
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THERE ARE now 126 women
serving as Legislators in the various
states, according to a poll made by
the National League of Women Vo-
ters. This is less than an average
of three for each of the 4S states,
so the women have not yet taken a
prominent position in political and
government management.
They have of course an enormous
amount of political power obtained |
through use of the ballot. If the |
politicians get the idea that the wo
men favor any particular thing,
they usually hasten to come out for
that idea. Yet politicians have
subtitle ways of influencing the vo-
ters toward the points of view they
believe in. The women are often
led around without knowing it,
lust as the men are.
Women who are ambitious to see
heir sex take a bigger part, will
watch the political results of this
ummer and fall very closely, to I
ee if any more of the congressional h
nd legislative districts will NOM t
nate and elect women this fall.
The feeling still exists among the
len politicians, that the women are
amateurs in politics.
here is a constant tendency among
lie men to fix up the results among
and then submit them
the women and get their APPROX
!. But the women are learning the
ays Of politics every year, and are
ore and more inclined to claim a
recting share in management.
The women have on the whole
Ter ideals than the men, but they
I'VE some tendency to theoretical
,ints of view. Many of them seem
clined to think that if a certain
ing ought to be so, it is so. They
we to learn to test their theories
close observation Of the actual
cts Of life. When they do that,
ey will acquire political power, II
d we shall see many more than III
women legislators in the var II
is state governments. III
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1T HELPS a lot if we talk in
Vor of our home town, but if we
not back up that talk in a more
bstantial way, there is something
bit hollow in the support we give
r local community. Money is
Id to talk, and it talks very loudly
favor of every effort of home
yn progress. Such action on the
rt Of our people places the town
a substantial basis. The bust
IS that is backed up by such
me support is going to prosper
i provide employment for a lot
people, and pay substantial taxes,
/ it is going to provide the
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
THE CAPACITY FOR ACTION

THE CAPACITY FOR ACTION
1t is the mark of a successful per-
son, that when such a one sees
something that ought to be done, he
goes ahead and does it, without
further deliberation. He takes
reasonable amount of time to think
a situation over, he draws conclus-
ions, and he goes ahead without
further delay and does the thing
needed. A person who has that
faculty and combines it with COM
mon sense, will make good.
The same principle applies to
community life. A certain amount
of deliberation is necessary. It is
a foolish thing for a community to
rush into ill considered action
which will waste money and en-
ergy.
But for every one town that
makes mistakes due to such rash
action, there are a dozen that delay
and deliberate and consider with
out reaching decisions. The peo-
pie will have something in mind
that ought to be done for the bene-
fit of their community. The need
Of it is generally admitted. It will
be admitted that the thing is pos
sible.
Yet in the ordinary community
such propositions drag along year
after year, and they remain in the :
consideration and deliberation
stage. They are discussed in pri-
vate gatherings and in public as :
semblages. But no one ever, or for =
long time, makes any definite =
move to get them done.
What is needed is to have Just L
a few people or even a single per- L
son, get up and say such a thing
ought to be done and done at once.
If some influential organization will
take hold and push it, all the bet
ter. Then it will commonly hap p
pen that people will fall in and ac- G.
complish the desired result, and is
wonder for years why they did not n
do it before. h
Organizations of the Chamber Of S!
Commerce type are formed to do u
these things, and they get lot of ia
them done. That is why we should d;
support them cordially. With the 81
force of such associations behind m
an idea, things begin to move. IL
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Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01

The city where the people can't
afford to join and support the civic
organizations, can not probably af
ford to provide modern advantages
for the people.
Does advertising pay? This is
not a question which advertisers
ask. They know, without having to
inquire.
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-FOUR PATROLMEN
: INJURED IN CRASH.
One Knocked Unconscious
When Taxicab Strikes No.
3 Reserve Wagon.

PatroIman l.. W. Kelly was knock.
Ell unconscious and three other police.
men thrown 10 the sidewalk and
slightly hurt when a taxicab early this
afternoon crashed into the side of the
reserve wagon from No. ) precinct
as 1t was crossing NJ street at
Twentieth street en- route TO fire at
Twelfth and . streets. The taxicab
was overturned completely and its
passenger an unidentified colore,i
woman. taken TO Emergency Hospital
in an unconscious condition.
Kelly was revived at Emergency
end was able TO resume his duties, al.
though he sustained several cuts
about the head Patroimen Frank $.
Marshall and Fred patno1e were
slightly injured but not incapacitated,
and W. i. Piper. colored, driver of the
reserve wagon. escaped injury.
Police stated that the reserve wa.
gon was going north on Twentieth
street with its siren wide open at a
speed Of about 90 miles an hour when
il was struck amidship by the taxi
cab which was going east on NJ street
at high rate Of speed. One Of the
wheels on :he reserve wagon was
broken and the wagon careen2d
against the curbing. sending its &C.
cupants TO the sidewalk. The taxi
cab was badly damaged and the street
was filtered with corned beef, cahba Sc
and beans. the property of the pas
Senger in the cab. Police stated that
the driver Of the cab will be arrested
He is believed TO have escaped injury.
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CAPPER BILL ASKS.
REALTY LICENSES
Board Here Backs Move to
Regulate Brokers and
Statesmen.

With the fun hacking Of the Wash.
in3ton Real Estate Board. Senator
capper introduced bill in the Senate
today TO provide for the licensing and
regulation Of real estate brokers and
saIe8men in the District II will b.
referred TO the Senate District com
mittee for considera ton.
The measure would create. the Re-.
Estate Commission q the District.
composed Of three members appointed
by the District Commissioners, 70
issue licenses. with power 70 suspend
or revoke them for a list of "a ,laes
given in the bill. including evidence
Of misrepresentation or false promises
For brokers, the original license
fee would he $40. and s. upon re-
newal. For statesmen the original fee
would be 81, with 81 renewal charge
Licensed statesmen would be given
cards TO be carried with them, show.
ing they had met the requirements
Of the Real Estate Commission.
In letter to Senator Capper, Roger
J. Whiteford, counsel for the Washing
ton Real Estate Board, said similar
laws are in operation in a number
Of States and q the constitutional
ity Of them has been sustained b.
courts. He said the bill Is unique II
legislation Of this kind. in that T.
seeks 10 regulate the man engag gel
In business rather than the business
itself Mr.. WhItford said the Pea
Estate Board would appreciate pas
sage OF the bill
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Diamonds in the world represent a
value Of probably $1,000, 900. 900
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BOULDER DAM BILL.
APPROVED BY WORK
Secretary Endorses Measure Pro-
vided Tax Cut Does Not Handi-
cap Revenues.

Secretary Work yesterday gave
his approval to the Swing johnson
Boulder Canyon Dam bill He said he
had been advised by Director Lord Of
the Budget Bureau that the proposed
$l25 600. 600 expenditure would be In
harmony with the fiscal plans of Pres
ident Coolidge unless tax reduction ex-
ceeded materially what the Treasury
regards as safe cut in revenue.
In a letter to Chairman Smith Of
the House irrigation committee, which
has jurisdiction over the proposal, the
Interior Secretary said that engineers
had estimated sl25, 100000 would cover
the construction cost and operating
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expenses of the project. and that
there Is no reason to question the
ultimate solvency of this undertaking
If carried out along lines proposed"
Tho provisions relating to the Colo
RADIO River compact appear we'll con-
ceived," Mr. Work said and believe
are sufficient to afford the necessary
protection to all States involved. The
approval OF this project should open
the way for other developments, and
encourage the construction of Projects
above this dam for development Of ir-
rigation, power or other purposes.
Secretary Work said that in passing
upon the bin he had considered the
proposed development as Including the
following features:
4 dam approximately $50 feet high
creating a reservoir holding not less
tnan 10000 900 acre.feet of water
works for the generation of electric
power. and an all-American canal
starting at Laguna Dam and deliver
ing water 10 Imperial and Coachella
Valley canals
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Mems Furnishings
Reduced

Work Shirts. @7c. Firm blue
chammay. we'll made. triple
stitched seams and two pockets.
Sizes i|Ii to II.
7oc Shirts and Drawers, sc
ca. Winter-weight fieeced. long
sleeve shirts In sizes Is 20 10.
Ankle length drawers in sizes =
10 ~.
N.s0 paiamas. Sse. Heavy
hecced tlannelette in new stripes.
Rayon frogs at closing. Well
cut: in all sizes A 10 y.
Union Suits. <4c. Athletic
style that usually sells for ~
and 81. Self.striped madras
and checked nainsook. Tapped
armholes. Sizes ~ 10 u.
Union Suits. soc. Formerly
81 20 quality in medium and
heavy cotton ribbed or heavy
heceed. Long sleeves and ankle
length, Sixes Is 10 10.
street Floor
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d. c. Cantor Is Honored.

Cantor Louis Novick of the Sixth
Strict Synagogue was elected one of
the three presidents of the Cantors'
Association of the United States and
Canada at the convention yesterday
in Atlantic City.
Cantor Moses Gam Of Newark. n.
J.. and Cantor Jacob Beimel of Phila-
delphia are the other members of the
governing board.