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Evening star., 1928-11-17
A Blast of British Rhetoric.

| There is no occasion for American
! annoyance at the peevishness Of the
British weeklies regarding President
Coolidses Armistice day speech. The
expressions employed by the London
periodicals are not unusually severe
1t Is the habit of that portion of the
British nress to engage in superlatives.
such as "Pecksniffian CUFF" ma
tionalistic imbecilities," "one hundred
per cent New England backwoodsman,"
"sonorous silence" "the spotless toga Of
American virtue" and discreet inanity"
But it was not to be expected that any
of these critics of the address would go
so far as to make the explicit state
ment that the Presidents speech was
read in draft form by Mr.. Hoover when
in point of fact Mr.. Hoover knew
nothing of the speech and read it for
the first time in the news prints of
November IL.
If this speech Of the President was
shock to Englishmen 1t Is clear that
such q shock was due and the hope is
that it was experienced with good effect.
No fair reading of the address can
lead to the belief that the United States
is bent upon a course of competitive
armament or that 1t is inclined toward
militarism or that it is insincere in its
desire for universal peace. Indeed the
whole spirit of the speech was pacific.
The fact of the matter is that there
Is a certain section of the British press
representing certain section of the
British people that cannot whole
heartedly accept American intentions
and expressions as sincere. This is
strabisn1ic viewpoint that Is leftover
from the old animosities and iealousies
and harsh feelings growing out of the
successful American Revolution. Modern
British craftsmanship has been some
what tinctured by 1t, but not to the
point of really endangering relations
between the two countries. For lingo
purposes and for purely partisan
political ends the performance of pluck
ing feathers out of the eagles wings,
Just like that of twisting the British
lions tail. once a favorite trick of
American politicians of a certain type.
is occasionally enacted. Over here this
sort of thing is called tub humping"
1t is about the most idle occupation
that can be devised.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Country Extends Sympathy
To Votelcss Washingtonians

Opposition to the project is voiced by
the Lansing State journal, with ex-
pressed belief that there is the desira-
bility of having the Capital free Of a
political atmosphere so far as the mass
of the people Is concerned" That paper
also offers the view: Most of our polit-
ical experience Is to the effect that po-
litical divergence does not mean down.
right enmity. However, there have been
times when party feeling has run very
high, and here is the possibility that the
Federal Government might have to
function in the midst of popular polit-
ical antagonisn1. In the meantime,
Washington is not suffering greatly.
The whole country has a pride in the
city. The situation as it is has worked
well in general way. While the feel
ings of the citizens of Washington de-
serve consideration, yet no gricvouS
harm is being done to any one. it must
appear, under the present arrange
ment."
Stating that lin most respects the
people of Washington are better off
than the people of any other city" the
Oklahoma City Oklahoman asks never
theless: who can fail to sympathize
just little bit with their resentment
and their aspirations?"
Actually the people of Washington. +"
as observed by the Columbus State
journal, "are not stopped from putting
political pressure on Congress because
they are not voters. They use other in
fluences when they want special legis-
lation and in many instances they plan
wisely and secure the thing wanted"
Evening star., 1928-11-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

who carry mail In the country carry
passengers?-C. W. NJ.
A. Mail carriers on rural routes are
not permitted to carry passengers.
However, mail carriers on Star routes
are permitted to carry passengers.
Q. when was the Erie Canal opened?
ID. e.
A. 1t was opened in 1928.
O. Why does the wood In trees ap-
pear In rings?-B. T.
A. Trees form annual rings by reason
of the alternating seasons of rest and
growth.
O. Did the Italians invent macaroni?
r. B.
A. Macaroni and other pastes are
considered typical and peculiarly italian
food, and Italy is probably entitled to
the credit for her early appreciation
of these foods. However. history credits
their first use among the Chinese and
their European introduction to the
Germans. The Italians are said to have
learned the art of making them from
the latter History shows that by the
time of the fourteenth century Italy
was the only European nation enjoying
macarori.
9. This year has SO Sundays. When
did this occur last and when will 1t
happen again.. G. G.
A. The last year In which there we're
So Sundays was 1915. The next year
In which there will be SO Sundays will
be 1914.
Q. Does Ceylon produce any export
hHr NJ
A. Spices, plumbago, pearls and rare
woods, the export commodities which
brought fame 10 Ceylon, have been
superseded by tea. rubber and coconut
products as the islands leading exports.
More than one-fourth Of the worlds
commercial crop Of tea is produced
there. In the two chief coconut
products, copra and coconut oil, Cey-
Ions contribution forms a tenth of the
aggregate world exports. One-tenth Of
the total rubber supply is produced
there.
@. How far has the teacher retire
rl1ent movement advanced?-N. F.
A. A total of 23 States has teacher
retirement systems established by State
legislation. OF these laws. % are State
wide, that Is. they include all public
school teachers In addition, more than
40 cities and local communities have
established retirement systems.
9. How are bayberry candles made?-
j. v. P.
A. The berries are collected from the
bayberry bush and boiled in pals of
water. The wax rises to the top. Is
SKINNED of, and boiled again. Regu-
lar candle wicks are cut the desired
length, attached to a rod dipped In
warm water and then dipped into the
pail Of wax several times. Allow the
wax to harden between times. The
wax should be kept just warm enough
to be in liquid state.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

Neither borrower nor lender be,
said Shakespeare.
Most people can subscribe to tha
! without reservation.
Borrowing as well as lending Is mostly
a complex based on two liabilities, the
cne to do without something and the
other to refuse request for something
Sometimes it is as difficult to refuse
a loan as it is to ask for one. We are
| speaking. of course. for the generality
of mankind.
Perhaps 90 per cent of the populact
| dislikes both borrowing and lending
| thus living up to the bard's wise saying
(perhaps as we'll known as any quota
tion). but is often forced into one Of
the other by demands Of the moment.
One would speak, too, OF everyday
life. not Of the exieencies Of business ol
of high finance, which seem often tc
demand both borrowing and lending or
a big scale.
Shakespeare maxim was intended tc
apply to the individual in the ordinary
walks of life, not to the man or woman
who has legitimate need for loan OF
money In a business way.
The average man or woman. let 1t be
said again. iislikes both to borrow or tc
lend
They have seen too many of the Dor.
rowing sort. who, like loud-moutheo
persons in a crowd, make themselves
stand out. although in point of num-
bers they are only handful compared
to the total
Every one knows somebody. usually q
man, who would rather borrow than
eat. At least that is the way 1t seems
to his victims Perhaps it is simply a
bad habit that has grown upon him
until he is unable to resist.
He needs treatment of some sort or
other. There are several varieties OF
this standard borrower. Perhaps the
most irritating is the heggar OF small
sums. If man asks for SO, one may
be able to refuse; but how can any one
withhold the loan of 50 cents?
So it goes.
He gets so cents here, dollar there,
until In the aggregate he must pick up
q considerable sum- He owes everybody
borrowers logic.
If one dares to ask him for the
money. he has either forgotten the Incl
dent or becomes quite angry because
the other dared to remember II.
" X y u
"Out of sight, out of mind"
This old saw has no greater demon
stration than In the case OF borrowed
money.
If the sum is large one. Of course
1t is not quite so easy to forget; but 1t
is remarkable how easy borrower for
gets a dollar or two,
There is probably no man in the
business world who hasn't a list OF
outstanding sums which he would be
quite glad TO see again, since they
properly belong to him.
Yet there is nothing truer than that
they are as lost as If he had thrown
them down the sewer
He gave away good money, yet was
denied the right to regard himself as q
donor.
Perhaps this is the meanest part OF
the whole thing. Most men hold on to
most of what they earn, parting with
it only for something else in exchange
Therefore most men willingly accept
the credit for being slightly generous
when they do give away money.
They do not shrink particularly from
seeing their names in the list Of con-
tributors!
When they contribute to one of these
Evening star., 1928-11-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Impractical Opulence.
If all the stars in yonder sky
Were coins that brightly gleann,
And they were mine, what could they
buy
In wealth's ecstatic dream?
I'd pay the same old cost IN rent
And on the bill of fare.
The surplus would mean discomfort
Amid luxurious care.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

However terrifying catastrophe may
be. 1t always reveals some fine element
of heroism. In all the resentment there
is gratitude for such men as the radio
operator who sank on the vestris and
the little seaman "Licorice, who brave
ly saved many lives. Just as part of
the DAYS work.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

Colleges compelled to forego investi-
cations as to evolution are likely to lose
many of the young students who insist
on an opportunity to find out every
thing that is liable to be talked about.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

BY going to South America, Presi-
dent-elect Hoover manages to avoid a
vacation-something which has come
to be regarded as vain endeavor to
keep the camera men interested.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

The Associated Prsss Is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication OF all eWs dl5-
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied IN thus paper and also the tocai Jews
published herein. All rights Of publlratlon O.
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1928-11-17

No doubt can be entertained as to
the permanent existence of at least two
political parties. There can be no form
of government so satisfactory as to
silence all opposition.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

Culture is still within the reach of
all A Shakespearean drama would not
dare ask as much for a ticket as a
spectacular musical presentation.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

A large city's police force Is always
under fire. There is many true word
spoken in jest. A policemans lot is not
a happy one.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

The vestris' sinking constitutes one
Of the most terrifying sea disasters be-
cause of its influence toward Destroy
ing faith in human nature.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

When the stock tickers are several
hours behind the market quotations
Wall Street should put in a few bids
for efficiency experts.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Dessert Difficulties.

From tbs Asheville Times.
Mr. Hoover can take just pride IN his
record as food administrator and yet
contemplate with natural disMay his
duties as ris administrator.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

The presidential election of 1923
starts new deal" and throws many
names, once prominent in affairs. into
the discard.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
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A river flood can be taken care OF to
some extent. An ocean disaster all TOO
easily proves beyond human control.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Heartening Contrast.

From the Rochester Times-Union.
Perhaps the easiest way to develop
an appreciation of old books is to read
the new ones.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Secure Quarters,

From the Indianapolis star.
Mr.. Hoover probably selected bat
tleship for his trip III order TO be pro-
tected from political aboarders,
Evening star., 1928-11-17
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Evening star., 1928-11-17

AN old friend" said Uncle Eben,
"dst can't hang on as new friend
never was no friend at ALL"
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Hard.Hearted Hannah.

From The OttaWa Journal
The ultra -nodern type of girl Is the
one who won't let her parents have a
latchkey.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

Backsliding.
From the South Bend Tribune
No murders occurred In Chicago on
election day. That town is slipping.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Spellbinding.

Spellbinding.
"You held your audiences spell
bound"
Maybe" answered Senator Sorghum,
but there were a lot of hearers that
I could not hypnotic enough to make
the spell last till they got into the
voting booth"
Jud Tunkins says mebbe there ought
to have been campaign manager
named Johnny Corncob to exercise
more influence over the farm vote.
Great American Pastinfe.
We have not quit the cheering
Nor speaking at the feast.
Well keep electioneerine
For four more years, at least.
Seeking Variety.
Are YOU afraid to ride in an air.
plane?"
No" answered Mr.. Chuggins. Il
have had so many thrills In automobile
traffic that I think nlebbe I'd enjoy a
new kind of danger"
He who speaks we'll" said Hi Ho,
the sage Of Chinatown, may gain
much applause, while he who thinks
well is forgotten"
Glceful SpeculatOr.
The market hath enhancing tricks
For one who wears white collars.
If, every time the ticker clicks.
He scores a million dollars.
AN old friend" said Uncle Eben,
"dst can't hang on as new friend
never was no friend at all"
Evening star., 1928-11-17

Jud Tunkins says mebbe there ought
to have been campaign manager
named Johnny Corncob to exercise
more influence over the farm vote.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Glceful SpeculatOr.

The market hath enhancing tricks
For one who wears white collars.
If. every time the ticker clicks.
He scores q million dollars
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Great American Pastime.

We have not quit the cheering
Nor speaking at the feast.
Well keep electioneerins
For four more years, at least.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

with women and love. ambition ano
literature, life individual and life rela-
tive. AS a woman. Orlando roams over
Europe with a band of gypsies. then
searches for the significance OF llfe IN
the complexities of London AS time
passes, or seems to pass, Orlando be
comes a Victorian lady. and. when
something has happened to more time
a twentieth century lady. All the ex-
perience of four centuries. as mere MS
torians reckon time. has helped to MAKE
Orlando what she ultimately becomes
In her secluded cabin in the heart
of the Canadian woods, where sne is
now at work on her new novel Mao
de Ia Roche, author of "Jalna' recent
ly read aloud to group oi 1rienos
.Jchan Boilers latest novel, The New
Ten,nle !" eve read it alone In the
depths of a wood" writes Miss de la
Roche, "a At setting for a story so har-
rr1orious and elemental. The personal
struggles of the brother and sister are
made memorable by the noble sinpllc-
ity of Bojer's style" The New Tenn
pie" Is Bojer's first novel to be puolished
here since 1928. Its simultaneous pub
lication in four countries-Germany;
Norway, Great Britain and the United
States-makes it an international work.
The book carries on the powerful story
which Bojer began in his most famous
work, 1.-The Great Hunger" published
here a few years ago.
John A. Steuart, whose Robert Louis
Stevenson: A Critical Biography. has
recently been published. in new and
less expensive edition. takes the follow
ing quotation from Stevenson himself
for the keynote of his biography: There
are two distinct duties incumbent on
any man who enters on the business OF
writing: truth to the fact and a good
spirit in the treatment 1t must always
be foul to tell what is false; and 1t can
never I've safe to suppress what is true.
am not afraid OF the truth
but I am afraid Of parts Of It inpsrti-
nsntly uttered. Partiality "a immoral
ity."
Evening star., 1928-11-17

He who speaks WE'LL said Hi Ho.
the sage Of Chinatown, may gain
much applause. while he who thinks
well is forgotten
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-10-19

have ridden in the advanced
Hudson Super-Six.
Even those who owned and
admired Hudson Super-Sixes
of previous issue, have no con-
ception of the Superlative quality
expressed both mechanically and
in body beauty of the great
Hudsons of today.
The extraordinary speed of
Hudson getaway is but a single
expression of the brilliant activ-
ity of the New Hudson Super
Six, which is carried on to every
phase of performance. And with
it a gasoline efficiency that alters
all previous standards.
A single ridewill explainwhy
has been the moSte enthusiastically
accepted Hudson ever built.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-10-19
Mnvine

Radio seems to be the topic of the
season just now. There are rumors
going that one man got up in the
middle of the night to listen to his
new radio. Then there are some
more people we know who have for
got their regular bedtime hour en-
tirely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Long and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Bennett are very
enthusiastically enjoying their new
Atwater Kent radio.
George Torbert, Jr., has the agen-
cy for the Atwater-Kent line of ra-
dos in this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rodgers of
Brooklyn, N. Y, were Sunday visit
ors with Capt. and Mrs. Philip West.
Capt. West is still ill at his home
here. Capts. Rodgers and West have
made for themselves a wonderful
record, being partners in business
for the past % years. and for "a
years side by side and never passed
a cross word to each other.
Daniel Boyer is spending a few
days at his home here with his mo-
Their, Mrs. Francis Carey.
Mrs. Ella Rogers and son joseph
Of Milford were guests on Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lekites.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Derrickson
1t Philadelphia and Mr.. and Mrs.
Larry Mitchell and children of
Oagsboro visited Mrs. Kate Layton
IN Sunday.
Mrs. Sallie Tyndall entertained to
Inner Saturday Rev. and Mrs. A. B.
frye and three boys, Loren, Bran
ION and Gleason of Fruitland, Md.
Alfred Mcgee and sons of Harbe-
ION were callers on Sunday at the
lone of Mrs. Nellie Mcgee.
Mrs. G. H. Townsend is spending
ometime with relatives in Pitts
'urgh, Pa. Mr.. Townsend is also
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-10-19

as you go plan and without the is
suance of a single bond.
I'm future financing of the school
program, there remains yet an
achievement-the transfer of the
present school tax on real estate, to
other property or business that can
better afford to bear it.
my friends, it is not to be denied
that if it were not for the schools
and roads, it would cost less to run
the State, but the wealth of the state
depends upon the kind of schools
and roads we maintain. When funds
for roads, schools and other public
improvements, are as prudently in
vested as has been done by late Re-
publican governors in Delaware,
what criticism can be directed
against it that doesn't reflect ignor-
ance, or an intentional distortion of
facts, inimical to the welfare of our
citizens.
No Difference in Dollars
From my point of view, there is
no difference between a Democratic
dollar and a Republican dollar, and
the taxation problem is not to be
solved by the expression keeping
down expenses" which is generally
to mean, getting the cost
Of operating government back to
where it was five, ten or fifteen years
ago. This can not be done. Even
hose who are now loudest in their |
demands that expenses be cut to |
heir old basis, would be loudest in |
heir denunciation of conditions if |
heir demands were complied with.
Governmental expenses are much |
higher than they were a decade ago,
because we all demand from our
government much more than we did
hen.
zone duty of the next administra-
ion, regardless of party, is to guard
gainst any increase in taxes and to
locate, insofar as possible, those
hat must be levied, to businesses
those income can best afford their
ayment."
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-10-19
visiting in Philadelphia.

visiting in Philadelphia.
Several of the members of Mill
vile Council, No. 81, attended the
Jr. o. A. M. county meeting held in
Laurel on Tuesday evening.
w. R. Ringler and children and
Mrs. Lulu c. Lynch motored to
Philadelphia and spent the week
end.
Mrs. Sadie Williams and mother.
Mrs. Sara C. Williams have return
ed home after spending few days
in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland West enter
tanned quite number of their
friends from Selbyvillea nd Frank
ford on Thursday evening.
John Mcgee is reported sick at
this time.
Silas Evans who makes his home
with Capt and Mrs. Philip West had
the misfortune to fall from the barn
loft and hurt himself very badly.
Mrs. Clara ]. Williams, n years
old, and the last surviving member
of the late John Steele's family, de-
parted this life and scared to her
eternal home September 18th. She
was a resident of Ocean View dur
ing the life of her husband and
children and for 16 years she made