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Evening star., 1928-03-04
Miners Faith i'm u. S. at Stake:
Mailed Fist Needed i'm Coal Fields

men whose fathers and grnndfathers
before them have been digging coal
lhe new element is drawn from all
parts 0f the land The committee de-
Nfibped that some of the mines now are
operating with from 80 In 10 per cent
negro labor. The conditions under
"hich these men live will find them In
ripe mood, sooner or later, for some
red~eyrd hRltat0r who comes along and
Tells them to burn the tipple and dyna-
mite the works
bome Gf the Pennsylvania operators
seem 10 indicate that they want 10 get
on All even footing with the operators
III The Hmithcf.j fields, where the labor
organizations have been kept out What
are the conditions In the Southern
n@lds? According 10 reports which may
De trusted The maximum daily wages
Tor hi eleht~h0iIr day IN western Ken
tucEy are S., but the mines operate on
The "shDft~llnle" work week, and the
men are being employed only one and
often not more than two days week
In western Kentucky and eastern Ten
nesser The miners are paid In advance
with "fiickefs" and scrip" subject To
discount II converted into cash and
which are accepted only Rt The COM
panY stores" where prices are said IA
be fran 20 Ia - per cent higher than
standard market prices There are The
usual stories from these fields of eX-
pioiiatIDu Of The workers by The rnms
pahies and of suffering and poverty.
High Wages Not Found.
The story nf miners Who make $40
and Al2 day In the Pennsylvania dis
triet vas repeated many timrs In The
Senate committee. but the committee
failed Ia hpd, ttlnigh II questioned
many miners any one ~ them who re-
ceiVed that pay According to table
ptf1tted hY the Hireau dt Labor sta
iIfti y ~ lae Dol aftment nf Labor. the
Evening star., 1928-03-04

Since 1926 conditions In the mining
industry have grown worse, instead OF
showing Improvement.
One Leader or Another.
There are many who profess to see
in the long drawn out fight now In
progress between the open shop opera
tors and the United Mine Workers OF
America a knock down and drag -out
affair which can only end with one OF
them on top. In Pennsylvania. for ms
tance. the belief Is gaining ground in
some quarters that the large amount
of favorable publicity received by the
striking miners as result Of the Senate
subcommittee tour was a dying gasp
Of the United Mine Workers No one
knows whether the United Mine Work
ers will win or lose It Is not funda-
mentally important, But if the United
Evening star., 1928-03-04

cutting each others thfosts. That Is a
reasonable explanation on It's face
H",hinR Wss Developed 10 indicate that
mere vas any other way out. although
The union officials may tell another
SrIfy. But what L. The result 0! such a
pG!icy2
Industry AZ a whole has found that
'hcfeafing the purchasing power VI the
+nplGyts helps industry There are
more people tn buy the output 0f indus
'fY md II this is true, the reverse IT,
hle Men who ought to know say that
"ilat Is happening In Pennsylvania is
nappenlnR IN northern West Virginia
bhcr piDaHrqiis tpWns are going broke
stores are closing Iaesl estate values
a!e falling some III this can he al
uihuhd " the accoInpa ulments Of open
ana Violent conflict. But much Of IL Is
die ~ decreased purchasing power
Instead II increasing the markets for
th"T coal tho operators have decreased
markets by cutting dawn wages The
f1ah Nin formerly bought a radio can-
not 10 H. nov The radio company
i@a"a his patronage and uses less coal
IN It's manufacture ~ radios This is
'hitied slpna all down the line. II has
vide effect
Living STANDARD Lowered.
~ the same time. the identical con-
cilojts which originally brought about
'riinsibpn ot tHe labor unions IN the
"'ai fields aff being iestTed I.sbpi
cres rot organize and fight for wages
when IL ls hailhflef The kcsie NJ pay
"D1 ny the unions IN the coal fields IL
bfOlg cut down, The standard nf living
IL being loVerfd. snd instead ~ having
~ zeal Nitn long established unipn,
mad" iin AROUND li'ihbntgh IT E"dtil
ssG W@l&ls and tfi1n elld ife'sap ieh,l
Evening star., 1928-03-04

estimated possible average yearly earn
ings Of miners and leaders In eleven
States is 1882. The possible yearly
average is arrived at by considering the
average wage scale and the average
number of days that miners worked.
This table. which is for the year 1925,
Evening star., 1928-03-04

Certainly he pledped himself now 10
life u simplicity ai}q geant his mar
rIhgF VIII pDFeTty' bDgx uu NTH bln3
fif character Cf q FOnGbHCF sfid pag~
e}'y became iis lady WhDhl he AerYeG
win 81! the arcDT aud YtTYe II Gitigalrg
Ite tRnIsif4eG faithful ~ the IAd ~ llN
rev ioFs, apc siYays free from oar Ia
ftslact for lspssc Ssioli eItjpppgh ryld snd
f.ck he WoulG sjYs AiA ciDsk away at
.he frst Tequ'sf. ~ that His bfptjtef
annsf nsd ~ keep H3tId!"sfis ~ Il
s4.,tknte from it.nl. iie denied himself
in variety 81 psHs ths' ranged ttotn
ths sltf..tynf " f.-e r3r3f ..D4k. hs It's
.fsks rtgxtd IL sakt iJsas,se e,eF.s!.' q
xat ..4eG tpjhnf4t III 5ft htm. sna ttGs
Evening star., 1928-03-04
The People and the Popes.

TO give the monastic picture its
'aiTer side We must place beside the
monks the nuns. Probably the world
mas never seen an organization more
unSeihahly devoted to human kindness
than the various orders which gath
cred the holy women Of Christianity
together during the middle ages. Th"
conTents we're no, only the natural
nome Of saints. Ike Hildcgarde and
IheFeSh, they were an admirable ref
uge for women bcFeased or deceived
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
JUST TO RE. CRAZY

Judge Skillman of Detroit does
not seem to understand modern
youth. When he had before him a
rah-rah student for decorating his
small dilapidated auto with brilliant
paint and rather obscure notices
wise cracks, as they say he asked
the defendant why he did it. The
boy answered, in approved fiapper-
esque style, Just to be crazy" and
the judge, taking him literally, sent
him before the sanity commission.
That commission evidently knew of
plainly of such cases, for they soon
reported that he was quite a normal
young male of his age.
"Just to be crazy" is a rather
handy explanation of a lot of pres
ent-day activity. 1t is a sort of plea
in avoidance. 1t is about as good an
answer as can be given for many
things that are done. A psychologist
or psyco-analyst might make many
long sentences containing numerous
double-jOinted words to explain the
same act, but after all the two ans
wers would differ little except in
method. 1t is unreasonable to eX-I
pect a reason for everything.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
FrankfOrd

Miss Louise NAPLES left on Sun
day evening for an extended visit tC
Philadelphia and New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hirons Mumford
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
George Mumford on Sunday evening
J. J. Ellis has purchased a new
Ford.
Virden Mitchell of Ocean View was
the guest of Walter Phillips, Jr.,
over the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hall Barton
and family have been visiting Mrs.
BartOn's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lev
in c. Murray during the past week.
Miss Doris Parker recently return
ed from a trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Ida Walls, her sister, Mrs.
Walter Phillips and granddaughter,
Miss Eleanor Lynch, visited relatives
in Snow Hill, Md, on Friday and
Saturday of last week.
The musical program of the
Christmas entertainment of the
Christian Church of Ocean View is
under the charge of Miss Maxine
Phillips.
Miss Yvonne Townsend who is at
tending the Women's College at
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Russell
Conn and daughter of BoOntOwn, N.
j., and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Townsend
and daughter of Philadelphia were
the house guests of Mrs. Perina
over the holidays.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
DOnOVan's
Near Ellendale)

The second meeting this year OF
Donovan's Community Association
was called by the president, Mrs
Garfield, on Tuesday evening.
After a short business meeting the
pupils rendered the following pro-
gram:
Song, Thanksgiving" by the pu-
pills of the school
The 23rd Psalm was repeated IN
concert by the pupils and the audi
ence Joined in repeating the lords
Prayer.
Recitation, Thanksgiving Day
by John Walls.
Recitation, Corn Song" by Eliz-
abeth Belts.
Recitation. "It's You," by Alva
Belts.
Recitation, eve Thank lhee," by
Sara Walls.
Solo, Let Me Call You Sweet
heart" by Florence Young.
Recitation, "The Thanksgiving
Ride of the Pumpkins" by Robert
COrdrey.
Recitation, "a Teachers Thanks
giving" by Paris Burton.
Reading, "The First Thanksgiv-
ing" by Florence Young.
Reading, "a Thanksgiving Pump
kim" by Grace Belts.
Our visiting teacher, Miss Edith
Jones, was present, and gave us
very worth while and interesting
talk on Attendance"
Miss Florence Young entertained /
us with several musical selections at
the organ.
An exhibit of the manual training
work of the school attracted much
attention, for which two prizes were
awarded; one to the boy and one to
the girl who presented the best
work. The boys prize was won by
Paris Burton and the prize for the
girl was won by Grace Young.
Victrola music was enjoyed dur
ing the social hour. Cake and lem
onade were served by the social
committee and candy was for sale.
Our next meeting will be held On
December 20.
Several new members joined our
association.
We have secured three pictures, {
an organ and sand table for our
school this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Pratt and little ,
daughter Ellen spent Thanksgiving a
in Washington with Mrs. Pratts sis- a
ter, Mrs. Kathryn Boorman. S
Eliza Walls and family took trip b
10 New Castle last Wednesday. S
Jesse Parsons and family spent n
he Thanksgiving holiday with their s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Parsons b
If near MillsbOrO.
There will be quite lot of NOV n
ne in this section this year. Il
20 I,
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
GRAY DAYS OF NOVEMBER

The gray days of November
Shall get no plant from me;
l know shall come December
When happy 1 shall be-;
l draw my chair the closer
To where the warm glow cheers,
And dreaming in the freight,
Look back across the years.
The leaves are stirred by breezes
And one by one they fall;
They hear November's whistle
And gladly heed its call;
Close to the earth they nestle
Awaiting winters snow,
And there they rest in silence:
They lie with things they know.
The birds are flying southwark
In these November days,
And there they keep on singing
Along the woodland ways;
But the soul of mine is cheerful
To know that spring will come,
And here beside the hearthstone
I'll live in home, sweet home.
Mine is a steadier courage
To meet November's days;
Mine is a faith serener
To walk life's fruitful ways;
Mine is a love grown stronger
Than ever youth could know
To walk the way appointed
Through the winters falling snow.
Frank Burns, Lebanon, Tenn.
The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
Cedar6eld
Near Staytonsville)

Our November meeting was held
on Wednesday evening, November
2S, with an unusually good attend
ance. Special music and singing
was rendered by Roy Hampstead
Mrs. Melvin Hampstead and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Fike. A very appro-
riate program was given by the
children and play entitled Grand
ma Green's Thanksgiving" by sew
eral others. Pies and candy were
sold.
Mrs. Virginia Swenson and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lulu Kickel, and two
children, of Clarksburg, w. Va,
arrived on November 19 to make an
extended visit with Mrs. Swenson's
sister, Mrs. Ida X. Fansler, of
Staytonsville. 1t being the first
time in 23 years that Mrs. Fansler
and Mrs. Swenson have met.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. P. Johnson, of
Slaughter Neck, were recent visit
Ors at VIM. H. Zimmerman's.
Paris Johnson spent last Sunday
evening with Milton Hostdler
A. Fay Grassmyer, of Greenwood,
spent Sunday with J. B. Hostedler
and family. Mr.. Grassmyer is
teacher in Greenwood High School.
Geo. H. Murphy and family spent
last Sunday with his mother.
Norman Sterner butchered two
nice hogs on Wednesday last.
Herbert Stayton spent the week
end with his brother, T. N. Stay
ton and family.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
KOxana
(Held From Last Week.

Cunning season is here and the
city people as well as the country
people are making use of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Derrick
son of Philadelphia are spending the
week with their mother, Mrs. Angie
Derrickson.
George Lewis of town lost a valu-
able cow last week.
Ward West spent the weekend
with his family here. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Townsend
and family of Millville called on Mr..
and Mrs. Orlando Derrickson Sun
day. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Der
rickson also entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Zack Wells of Wilmington to
dinner.
DR.. and Mrs. Evans Roberts of
Milford were dinner guests of 7. B.
Lockwood and daughter Wednesday
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Wi1gus called
on Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wilgus 1T
Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
JOSEPH WHITNEY WANTS
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS OR NONE
Communicated

The following letter came to the
Chronicle this week from former
! citizen of Delaware, now residing
in Syracuse, New York. 1t resenLs
objection to patriotic teachings in
the public schools.-Ed.
Under date of December 3rd the
writer says:
1 saw in the Milford Chronicle of
November 30th an article which
stated that the State Board of Edu-
cation of Delaware had been re-
quested to change the compulsory
requirement that all pupils in the
public schools shall salute the Unit
ed States Flag at the opening exer-
cises of the schools.
l am a citizen of the United
States and my father and mother
were born in this country. 1 have
always been a firm believer in obey
ance of all laws of the country and
state in which l live, and 1 do not
believe in excusing any religious
sect from doing the same; or per-
mitting the laws to be so changed
so as to conform to their religious
beliefs.
1 told a friend of mine, who is a
man of high standing here, about |
this request, which was made to |
have religious sect excused from
the United States Flag,
which sect is known as "Mennon-
ites". His reply was, Let them
change their religion, salute the
flag or get out of the country"
have faith that the Delaware
State laws will not be changed to
conform to their or any other re-
igious scruples, against honoring
he emblem of the United States. 1
nope not, anyway.
Yours truly, ETC., Joseph Whitney,
No. 1920 Midland avenue, Syracuse,
lew York.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
p. It. A. PLANS XMAS GIFTS
FOR DELAWARE COLONY

Members of the Meals Parent
Teacher Association have made a
number of attractive as well as use
full garments to send to the inmates
of Delaware Colony at Christmas.
1t is splendid to be able to aid our
schools in making them more at
tractive and comfortable, but to
be able to help others, especially at
this season of the year, is indeed
a wonderful thing.
The Hollymount school is plan
ming to conduct night classes in the
following subjects, Poultry, Vocal
Music and Parliamentary Law.
Reynolds Hill P. T. A. has
membership of forty-eight. A very
good record for a small district.
Nineteen P. T. AS in Sussex coun-
ty have reported meetings this
week, and all of them have used
the State P. T. A. program.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
DagsborO

THANKSGIVING passed very quietly
around this vicinity. Relatives and
friends enjoyed their good eats to-
gether.
The Ladies Aid of the St. Georges
Church. a branch of this charge, will
give a supper in the basement of the
church on December 15 Help them
make it a success. They also will
have their re-opening of this church
as it has been remodeled, on Decem-
ber 80.
Miss Marie Baker, Frances Rey-
nolds, Decima Donaway, Catherine
Archer of Newark spent the holiday
and weekend here with their par
Cnts.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Bishop of st.
Claire, N. j., spent a part of the past
week with their parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. r. D. Lingo.
Mrs. Clara Littleton and daughter
Brenda, also Mr.. and Mrs. Rolanu
Legates of Delmar were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Park
er.
Roy Steelman is remodeling his
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Lockwood are
Occupying the property of the de-
ceased Mrs. Sarah Ellen Parker,
recently purchased by Ernest Palm
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. West, Mrs. Ed.
Fl. Hickman and Mrs. VIM. e. Gray
were callers of Mr.. and Mrs. Armel
West at NIillville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Hickman and
son Junior spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Hick-
man. -.
Mrs. Zeno P. Long sold at public
auction Saturday her entire lot OF
household goods.
The Jr. o. U. A. NJ. of Dagsboro
held a class initiation Wednesday
night in the hall and received thirty
two new members.
Each teacher is asked by the De-
partment of Public Instruction to
spend a day visiting some other
class room doing the same grade or .
grade Of work. Therefore a plan OF
vititation was arranged in our
Dagsboro school and approved by
orr supervisor, Mr.. Farley. On Tues
dav of last week Mr.. wilkins observ-
ed seventh and eighth grade work at
Lord Baltimore, and Miss Edna Rey-
nolds observed fourth grade work IN
Millsboro. On Wednesday Mrs. Rog-
ers and Mrs. Wilson observed work
in Selbyville. Thursday Mr.. Brit
tingham and Mr.. Cobb observed
work in Lord Baltimore. Each came
back with good reports and such le- ]
marks as "a day well spent" were I
{
Whooping cough is cutting the at t
tendance in the first grade. s
Merrill DOnoway has been out {
with illness all the past week. /
At this writing a P. T. A. meeting q
is being planned. i
Several things of outstanding in
terest are being planned for the L
school, some of them will be report v
I'd soon. 1
A new soccer ball has been added d
o our play equipment. t
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07

receive with
CLASS 5OMembeE so each weeks
with
within
weeks within
or
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07

| was in a run
down condition.
l worked in a
laundry but my
health got so bad
that I had to
give up work. I
got a bottle of
Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound and
began taking it
and every time I
feel rundown I
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
Father college professor; mother cultured and
refined; heredity guaranteed. Price-S30,00O.

is still her own. Even
her husband does not
know-1eea neOerknOO.
But can she resist the
loving touch of tiny,
helpless baby hands
that are alreadyclosing
tightly around her
heart? Gan she sell her
Unborn cbika2
aEMgafaMgaA1
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
not nnnthnr hnttln

get another bottle. It is an exec lent
tonic and l am willing to tell others
about it. People take me to be much
younger than 1 an" ."-MRs. HARRY
BERNSTEIN, 4O6 Second Ave. St u,
Nashville. Tennessee.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
BuTnSteadSWOrmS

"TO children an angel of mercy" Where
directions are followed. IT NEVER
FAILS; Despite scarcity and enormous
stood sixty years test. sold everywhere
or BY mail. soc a bottle.
Est. c. A. voorhees,. u. D.. Philadeiuhic
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
LAUNDRESS
benefited
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Nashville, Tenn.-"I cannot say
TOO much in favor of the medicine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-04
sam HOUSTON.
TOBEHONORED
Home of Texas Hero
At Huntsville To
Be Restored

HUNTSVILLE, Tex, July 40
TIE home Of General Sam Houston.
Texas second president and hero OF
the Battle Of San J~acinto in the Lone
Star states struggle for freedom
from Mexico, soon will be restored
to its original state.
This restoration Of The home OF
the Texas hero eliminates years OF
efforts to rebuild the shrine. For
many years it changed ownership
frequently, its owners having no in
t%ention Of making il one Of Texas
sacred spots.
In 1911, however. TIE home and
grounds. Immediately west of Sam
Houston State Teachers college here,
were bought by the college and pre-
scented to the state. The building
had. at one time, been used IS a
girls boarding house.
After the state became owner Of
the building and grounds. the site
vas used for the agricultural de-
partment Of the college until a larg-
er tract of land was bought for that
purpose. Then. in 1927. the state
legislature appropriated $4,000 for
Identification Of the grounds and
restoration Of the building. the COM
nleted project to be known as Sam
Houston park.
The funds now are being expended
under the direction Of the board Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-04

regents Of the Texas Teachers col
lges. J.. l.. Grubbles, a Houston
landscape artist, has charge Of the
designing and planning Of the lakes,
and walks and the arrangement OF
the sh~rubbery. which will be re-
stored as nearly to its original state
rs possible.
During the last few months many
changes have been made in the ap-
~pearance Of the home and grounds
Trees. which were not there when
Sam Houston claimed it rs his resi-
dence, have been cut down; the
house has been ~remodeled and q
kitchen added; the pond has been
enlarged and shrubs have been
planted.
One Of the difficulties facing the
restoration committee is that Of o.
tanning furniture similar 70 that IN
the building when Sam Houston was
It's
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-04
PICKING TO Be
Sion MONDAY
Willacy Growers Vote
Raise at Meet; Not
To Supply Sacks

RAYMoNDvILLE. July 4.-Begin-
ming Monday, cotton pickers work
ing in the cotton fields Of this
county are TO receive 81 a hundred
but are to be required TO furnish
their own sacks.
Growers in this section Lave been
furnishing these sacks but this is
being done away with al the usher
Ing in Of the new wage scale. a
cotton sack costs approximately one
dollar.
The wage scale was fixed at a
meeting Of Willacy county cotton
growers Tuesday night. The pres
ent price of 10 cents a hundred will
remain at that figure until the
Monday raise is inaugUrated.
II was learned here Tuesday that
q nan had brought a truck load
Of negro pickers into this city, the
first to arrive for the present cot
ton season. The man was asking
farmers for $50 a pic er.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-04

to reach an agreement on the price
for picking.
Il have been assured that this
negro organization is very RESPONSE
bic, and that they send mainly fam
lily negroes, who make good laborers,
and are an asset 10 an ariculturai
community" Mr.. Thompson said.
Rice said that he will be in the
Valley in n short time, and TX with
people here to find out how many
laborers they need, and help place
negro labor in this section. He visit
ed the Valley last year. and the
previous year. and helped to send
negroes here TO work.
THE reports sent out from some
sections that the Valley nteds 100,-
600 pickers are Incorrect" Mr..
Thompson said. "The Valley prob
ably viii not need more than 5000
extra pickers, in addition TO the labor
already here. Thousands Of laborers
who have finished with harvesting
other crops are available for cotton
picking. and are starting to work
now. A total Of 100. 900 laborers
in addition to those we have now
would mean at least a laborer for
every bale Of Gotten"
There is a possibility that a meet
ing OF farmers Of the Valley will be
held here Saturday Of this week 10
take up the cotton picking price
question. The matter was discussed
ut 4 small meeting of farmers last
Saturday. and efforts will be made
10 organize in the Lower Valley as
sociations Of growers similar 70
those in Willacy. Nueces and other
counties. to hold down the price TO
a regular figure.
Farmers have pointed out that al
though the cotton is a little spotted
this year on account of the blight, or
angular leaf spot. that the fields are
unusually clean. and the stalks are
small, which will make picking cas-
Ter than in other years. There are
few fields that have many weeds in
them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-04
Negro Organization
To Supply Labor

HARLTNGEN. July 4.-The Texas
Negro Business and Laboring Mems
association. with headquarters in
Houston. will send the Valley all the
negro labor that this section needs
for the cotton picking season. IL the
Valley can promise quarters. and
satisfactory pay, according TO a com
munication received hers by Llovd
II. Thompson. banker. from q. "
Rice. president and manager or the
negro organization.
Mr.. Thomson wrote Rice IN reply
that the Valley will need approx.
mately five thousand leborers. and
that several thousand can he handled
here satisfactorily during the cotton
picking season. He said that the
quarters are available. that Valley
farmers are sure paw for picking
and that the price will probably Ia
* cents a hundred mounds. as farm
ers Of this section are now working