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Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
TARIFF REVISION

1t seems practically certain that
the new congress which is probably
to be called in session during the
coming spring, will pass a tariff
law. Judging by the testimony now
coming out in tariff hearings, con-
siderable number of higher duties
are likely to be recommended, to
make it possible to produce large
quantities of manufactured goods
and farm products now being pur-
chased from foreign countries. Del
aware has an interest in this prob
lem by reason of higher rate on
tomatoes impored from Italy.
Many protests will be made
against such action. And yet if we
want to keep our own people busy,
and if we do not believe in allowing
great number of our own produc-
ers to lie idle while we import from
abroad the stuff they are well fitted
to produce, we must raise some of
those duties.
The tendency of a low tariff is to
euualize conditions in various coun-
tries. A low tariff would hurt us
and help Europe and Asia. We would
be glad to help foreign countries, but
we are hardly called upon to give
up our high standards of living and
employment for our workpeople in
order to do it.
A reasonably high tariff tends to
keep living standards high in coun-
tries where such standards are made
possible by the efficiency of the peo-
pie. The efficiency of America does
not count, if we import goods from
abroad when our own workpeople
could make them. But if we want to
protect these high standards, we
have to stop these free imports.
The practical result of a low tariff
is to drive people out of the towns
back on the farms, where over-pro-
duction already exists. People may
be able to live on few acres and
keep body and soul together. But if
more of their stuff is being produced
than can be sold, such a policy pro
duces poverty and disaster in the
farm districts. The best way is 10
give both agriculture and manufac-
lures good liberal protection, so as
to keep our own people busy, and if
they are busy they will be prosper
Ous.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
MIR. HOOYER,S SECRET

From now until the new admins
tration is inaugurated, we are to
have an interesting competition in
secret keeping. 1t is stated that Mr..
Hoover will not probably give out
the names of his cabinet until they
are submitted to the senate. All the
men whom he contemplates naming
to these posts must have been con-
suited, and they must have accepted.
Probably they have been asked not
to divulge the fact of their appoint
ments.
Also it seems fair to assume that
all these men, or those who are
married, will tell their wives. These
welded mates would never be salts
fled were this vital secret kept from
them all these weeks.
1t will be terrible temptation to
those wives to divulge this juicy bit
of news. If they can keep it until
March 4, we shall have to revise
some previous opinions as to the in
ability of the women folks to main
tain a confidence.
1t is a complicated problem to
keep such secret, because there
are so many reasons why number
of people would have to be told
about it. Women who are to be ask
ed to move to Washington would ma
turally have to tell the members of
their families, and probably their
servants and people with whom they
have business relations. 1t may be
that hundreds or thousands of peo-
pie already know positively about
one individual at least who is to be-
come one of the new presidents ad-
visers.
So if this news spreads, it will not
be fair to blame the new cabinet
or their wives. Among all
these people who know, few may
leak. The newspapers have thous-
ands of reporters roofing around un-
der the surface for just such pieces
of news. 1t is some race between
the President-elect, and the news
of the nation, to see if this
secret can be kept.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
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ICE CREAM as served to the peo-
pie of Delaware, is not up to the
standard set by the laws regulating
the grade that must be sold for con-
sumption by the people Of this
State. This is not new condition
of this commodity, which forms a
large. part of the food consumption
by the people of Delaware in gener-
al. and the attention of the State
Board of Health is especially called
to this fact; which can be verified
by having samples taken of the ice
cream sold by all the vendors of that
commodity in Delaware and having
an analysis made. Ice cream is a
food, when it is made of the right
kind of ingredients; but the only in
stance when that kind of ice cream
can be procured, is either by special
order through the local dealer, or
from the home manufacturer of ice
cream for the Delaware trade.
The large manufacturers of ice
cream from other states, are respon-
sible for this low grade ice cream.
The local dealer serves the smallest
quantity possible to the customers on
the plate or cones, and may be aid
ing the manufacturer to get by with
the low grade ice cream sold to Del
aware trade. We have the law all
right to compel the sale of healthful
and delicious ice cream, and it is up
to the Health Department of Della
ware to go after this imposition on
the public by either the sales people
or the manufacturer of cream to he
sold in Delaware.
Let the people have what the law
says they shall have as to ice cream,
and no other kind be tolerated. ]
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
BIDS TOO HIGH FOR
GEORGETOWN SCHOOL
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lCoTtfTned from tIrSt P1geJ
600; James H. Hutchinson, Newark
Del, $179,973; General Construc-
ton Company, Wilmington, $780,
671.60, and Samuel Pasquare, Wash
ington, $159,4O
Heating and ventilating: Palmer
Thackery, Rehoboth, $24,9S1.S0; E.
L. Jones and Company, Dover, $21,-
S3S.90; Poulse Foundry and Ma
chine. Works, $23,S9O; Lewis Nor
gan and Sons, Salisbury, Md, $685.
400; T. T. Weldin and Sons, Will
mington, S25,545; Pritchett and
Robbins, Cambridge, Md, $4,000.
Electric work: Electric Service
Company, Wilmington, $4,350; L. b.
Gunby, Salisbury, Nd, $7,92S!96; E.
L. Jones and Company, Dover, $5,-
912.0S; E. F. Higgins and Company,
Wilmington, $5,S5S; o. w. Lynch,
Philadelphia, $4,000; Strany Electric
Company, Philadelphia, $5,5S1; C..
M. Parkhurst, Clementon, N. j., $5,-
S33; Electric Contracting Company,
Wilmington, S4,997; Electric Shop
of Decker, Cambridge, Md, $4,000.
Plumbing: Lewis and Morgan,
Salisbury, Md, $14,700; T. T. We'll
din and Sons, Wilmington, $12,757;
Pritchett and Robbins, Cambridge,
Md, $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15

IN PULLING a load, team of
horses must pull in the same direc-
tion and pull at the same time, or
the load will not move. 1t is the
same in community life. We must
pull unitedly, or we shall not ad-
vance up the hill of progress.
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FORMERLY the loafers used to
stand around with their mouths open
watching someone else do things,
and now the knockers stand around
with their mouths open, criticizing
those who do things.
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A MOTHERS love is greater than
wife's. His mother believes his
lies.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
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IT is IMPORTANT for the people
of Delaware that man of large af-
fairs who has close touch with bus
mess affairs that are nationwide
should succeed to the place made
vacant on the National Republican
Committee through the resignation of
Senator T. Coleman du Pont. A
man who has the experience. man
who has the wisdom to look into the
future and create through the pass
ing year. policies which will help to
make the whole United States more
prosperous, and incidentally the
people of Delaware benefciaries as a
result of such efforts, must be Sc
lected to fill this position that Sena-
tor du Pont filled with honor not
only to himself and Delaware, but to
the United States policies of govern
ment. Out of the many names sug-
gested for this place of responsible
ity, we know of none who measures
up to the requirements as that of R.
R. NJ. Carpenter, of Wilmington, Del
aware. He is young but has had
great experience. He is in touch
with the great affairs of business as
well as of the political policies which
the people of the country believe
that the Republican Party is best
capable of carrying into effect. He
is popular in Republican circles
throughout the State, and especially
so in Kent and Sussex counties. His
selection would be pleasing to all
factions in the lower counties. There
should be no question as to the ap-
pointment of R. R. N. Carpenter, to
fill the place made vacant by resig-
nation of T. Coleman du Pont.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
THE GIRLS ON THE MOVE

Mrs. Scales, warden OF Smith
college, remarks that the principal
difference between the college girl
of today and those of decade or
two ago, is the tendency to run
about" She speaks of the great
amount of running around to foot
ball games, theatres, ETC., and notes
how fond the modern girls are of
being on the go.
That tendency is not limited to
college girls, or even to the girls.
The boys have it too. With the
family car rusting its head off in
the garage, the boys and girls say
it should get busy and take them
over to any city or town within
reach where there are dances or
games going on, or girls or boys to
be called on, or good food to be had
at hotels and restaurants.
No longer can you persuade these
youngsters to settle down under the
parlor lamp and play quiet games,
and read improving books. But it
is natural for youth to enjoy in
cessant activity. The main ques-
ton is as to whether the young
peoples real work is being neglect
ed. When their studies suffer, it
is time to cut down on their con-
sumption of gasoline.
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IF WE ASKED the advice of the
hometown banker more frequently
about Investments, we should not so
often have to ask the advice of the
lawyers how to get back foolishly
invested money.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
THE HOMES LAG BEHIND

A preliminary survey of American
homes has recently been conducted
by the General Federation of Wo-
mems clubs. Mrs. Sherman, who
conducted the survey, says it shows
that the homes are tagging far be-
hind progress elsewhere in Amer
lean life.
Complaint is made of many good
sized cities without water or sew
erage systems, that nearly one-ifth
the city homes are without kitchen
sinks, that nearly one-third are
without bath tubs, and that furnace
heat is not provided where it. is
necessary.
Many people struggling with pow
erty and special difficulties, will say
they can't possibly raise the money
for such improvements. Also many
homes unprovided with them are
owned by landlords, who let them
for a low rent, and they would say
that many of their tenants do not
take good care of their property,
and do not pay rent enough to war
rant improvements.
There are some things so essen
tial to effective home keeping, that
it would seem as if it would pay
anyone to have them. If women are
deprived of some essential for
housework, it may take. them so
much more time to do their. work,
that they are unable to do things
that would save money to the fam
lily. Such an economy is not an
economy at all, but a waste.
Cleanliness is so essential to
everyone, that a bathtub, if con-
stantly used, should pay every
family that puts it in. Money saved
by not having the best facilities for
personal cleanliness, is also not an
economy, but waste.
Many people who fail to raise
the money for essential improve
ments, are wasting it in foolish ex-
penditures. There is certain
minimum of essential improvements
that is necessary for efficient home
keeping, and it pays to have these
things, even if people borrow money
to get them or pay for them on in
stalments.
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NO woman is an old maid until
she dresses like one.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
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NO woman is an old maid until
she dresses like one.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
MAKING DREAMS CONE TRUE

We have too many people whose
dreams never come true, and too
many who never do any dreaming
at all, and so never get out of their
old ruts. We need in the life of
our communities and our country,
more union of these two sets of
Qualities.
The country is full of people who
have broad and generous visions of
things that could be done for the
public good, but who have little
practical sense as to how these
things can be accomplished. And
then in the opposite direction, we
have plenty of practical hard-head-
ed people, who have no end of COM
mon sense, but who can't, as the
common phrase goes, see beyond
the ends of their noses.
The people of vision are always
dreaming of new ideas that shall
revolutionize human society and get
rid of war, poverty, vice, ignorance,
and all the rest of our troubles.
Two-thirds of their schemes will
not work, because they do not fit
human nature. They do not appeal
to the ordinary run of people, and
support can not be had for them,
and if there was support for them,
it would not be effectively organ
ized
Then the practical people often
think that things are always going
to be as they have been, and that
the fact that an evil always has
existed, proves that it will always
exist. This attitude destroys pro-
gress.
Our people of vision need to get
down in everyday life a little
more, and practise putting over
some of their broad ideas. And the
people of practical sense need to
look over a wider area Of human
life, and discover that the world
moves and they must move with it.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
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ONE OF THE MARKED change.
, of business life has been the great
ly improved cooperation among re
tail merchants. 1t was not so many
years ago that in most communities
these merchants regarded their com.
petitors with marked suspicion and
even bitterness.
With these feelings existing, il
was next to impossible to unite them
in measures for the benefit of their
community or their own business.
But when such merchants began
to join local business associations,
they formed the habit of working to-
gether for desirable ends. For in
stance, take the question of store
closing. Some years ago, it was
customary to keep stores open much
longer hours, and many of them
kept open nearly every evening in
the week. The total amount of trade
done was no bigger on this account.
When the business men began to
unite in organizations, they con-
cluded that these long hours were
unproductive and expensive. So in
the majority of communities, they
have agreed on certain uniform clos
ing hours. This would reduce the
cost of store operation, and unless
near by towns were keeping open
much longer hours and thereby
drawing trade away, they obtained
just as much business. Their help
were better contented and more eff
cient, and disposed to work with
more spirit and ambition.
The business men by cooperating
in such organizations can accom-
plish a great deal for themselves
and their community. They can or
ganize plans for drawing in trade
from a greater distance, they can
plan for cooperative advertising,
they get rid of Objectionable prac-
tees, they can start plans for pro-
noting community growth and i'm
provement. When the business peo-
ple of a community become thor
oughly organized for the public ben
eft. then that place begins to move
ahead at rapid rate.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
TELL THE CHILD THE TRUTH

The little child of four or five is
coming to you, its mother, some day
and ask questions about the myster-
les of life. Where did it come
from? How did it get here?
Tell the truth, madam, with rever-
ence and completeness. Do not fall
back on fairy stories, however beau
tiful they may seem. Sooner or
later that child will learn from
other lips, and your authority will
melt away.
The boy or girl of nine or 10, is
coming to you, it's father and moth
er, to try to get from you without
asking some other facts about the
origins of life and the matters of
reproduction. 1t is a precious mo-
ment, so tell the truth. Here again
you will have an opportunity to say
reverently and with authority that
which will surely come from other
sources less trustworthy. Seize the
golden moment to free the young
mind of doubts and to implant right
attitudes.
The young son or daughter of
fourteen or fifteen is not likely to
tell you what is in their mind. That
is the time to go to them. Again,
let the truth be told. They are be-
ing troubled with strange emotions,
and nightly puzzled, too. Yet the
thing that is troubling them is quite
natural and has a natural explana-
ton which will appeal to their mind
and soul if put to them in natural
way.
The lies that children learn from
other children about the mystery of
life are responsible for perverted
morals and sad mistakes. Tell the
truth. No one can do this half so
well as the mother or the father.
Dc it now.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
MILFORD, FRIDAY. FEB. Is. 1925

THE PRIMARY system as opeTaI-
ed in Delaware, has not resulted IN
better nominations for the county
offices, and there has been grow
ing desire with many of the people,
to either return to the old conven-
ton system, or try out another and
new way for selecting candidates Tor
the tickets in all the counties. Such
a bill would receive attention and
consideration in the legislature, with
much earnest support. Make move
and see the crowd rush to Dover to
work both pro and con.
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THAT HOG CHOLERA SERUM
which the legislature is asked to fur
nish free to the people who grow
hogs for either home use or pront'
in Delaware especially, needs the
veto by the Governor, should the bill
be passed by the House and Senate.
There is no need for the expenditure
of a dollar of public money for this
purpose. Better put the thousands
of dollars asked from the State to a
worthy use, of which there are many
Hog raising in Delaware is tXedi
profitable and assured business pro-
duction, when conducted by those
who know how to care for, sell and
breed hogs. 1t needs no codling, OF
further encouragement from the
State Treasury. Take up something
for encouragement that is yet to be
learned by the people generally, for
disbursing public funds. That may
help others to success and prosper
ity; but the hog growers have GER
tainly got on a business basis and
need no public assistance to make
money out of the business.
THE SOUTH MILFORD voting
district in Sussex County will have
to be divided before the present leg
islature adjourns, or it will not be
possible to hold the election in one
day. so far as casting the fifteen hun
dred votes is concerned. Getting the
votes into the ballot box is not the
most serious part of the problem. 1t
now requires all night of the day
of election, and all of the following
day late into the evening, before the
day when the ballot boxes with the
returns, must be made to the board
of canvas at Georgetown. The Sc
curing of persons to act as clerks,
Judges or even relief clerks, has
reached the point when competent
persons absolutely refuse to be pun
ished for forty-eight hours, now re-
ouired of actual service, to get the
ballots cast and counted. Voting
machines would be one solution of
the situation; but, before that could
be brought about another election
will be at hand, and it is better to
divide the district now, by an act of
the present legislature to get re-
suits quickly. The people of the
first representative district will not
stand for three hours in lines, wait
ing to cast their ballots again, as
they did last November. Divide the
district and give the people relief
now.
Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15

THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
for Milford as planned to meet the
actual needs of the Consolidated Spe-
cial. School District for a High
School and Junior High School, show
that eighteen rooms and an auditor
ium is the minimum need that our
Board of Education can justify ask
ing the State to aid in building at
the present time. At present bids
are being asked for by the State
Building Commission for such a
building, and that proposition is the
least that should be built for the
present needs of the Milford schools.
Milford received the balance of
money left from both the Kent and
Sussex county appointments of the
building fund, which was not suffi-
cient to build and equip such
school building as Milford must have
now, to house and instruct the chill
dren already at the doors. No abate-
ment from the plans for this school
must be made. Milford demands this
now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19

Capital than exhibits Of this kind
Business is highly competitive. The
display of various products serves in
directly to raise the standard of prod
ucts by this very competitive element
Naturally, the best wares of the various
manufacturers will be on display. Other
manufacturers viewing these exhibits
will strive to perfect their products to
meet the competition.
For the public, too, an industrial ex-
position is of great benefit. Not only
does the average man or woman have
the opportunity to become acquainted
with the multitudinous business activi-
ties Of their community but profit ma
tcrially by their new store of knowledge
when they make purchases for home or
Office They have standards of COMPARE
son, after visit to the exposition, that
they never had before.
Washingtonisns are blessed with
clean. smokeless city. Only light in
6ustrics are desired for the National
Capital. Washington's light industries,
however, have made long strides in
their respective fields and are we'll
equipped to stage an exposition of sur
passing interest. Every resident Of this
city, therefore. who reserves time next
week for a visit to the Auditorium will
be bsnefiting himself thereby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
The Army and Navy Game.

Much public interest attaches to ne
gotiations now being carried on looking
to the resumption of the colorful Army
and Navy annual foot ball game. West
Point and the Naval Academy severed
relations two years ago over a contro-
versy as to the eligibility of players.
Each side had its supporters in tine
quarrel that led to a definite split, the
Army remaining adamant on its claim
CT right to allow players transferred
from other colleges to compete on the
same basis as the students at West
Point, and the Navy equally firm on the
thre2-ycar varsity eligibility rule. Re-
CARELESS Of the merits of the controversy
the result has been that the public has
been deprived of a stirring patriotic
spectacle.
Now both institutions are making
overtures for again playing the annual
game. President Hoover has let it be
known that he approves strongly of a
resumption of relations on the gridiron
between the two branches of the service,
and it is understood that both Secretary
of War Good and Secretary of the Navy
Adams have discussed the matter of
calling the superintendents of the
academies together to smoke the pipe
Of peace.
Except with those who are intensely
partisan, a feeling exists on the
part Of the public that nothing
should ever have interfered with
the annual clashes between the two
service teams. The games were not
only good for the participants in develop
ing character and clean competitive
spirit, but good for the public in that
the spectacle stirred patriotism and fur
nished an opportunity to witness at first
hand the young military manhood of
the country in maneuvers and athletics.
OF course those who feel strongly re-
garding the contentious Of one institu-
ton or the other probably do not look
ct the matter in this light; but on broad
general principles it does not seem that
there was sufficient justification for
calling off an event Of such a whole
some nature. Private colleges may war
on any point that they deem fit, but
the Government academies are on
different basis altogether. In this con-
nection it is significant that no other
colleges severed relations with either the
Army or the Navy on the bone Of con-
tention that split the two service teams.
In any event, enough time has been
consumed in quarreling. May the basis
Of settlement be worked out promptly
enough so that the annual classic may
be resumed this year!