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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-24
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ANNIVERSARY

BLACK FRIDAY"
Sept. "a

ON Sept. "a, 1869, a financial
~ panic began in New York when
gold rose to 1874 after clique head
ed by Jay Gould and Colonel James
Fisk Jr. made a daring attempt to
corner on market of the precious
metal. Black Friday is the name
applied to the two disastrous days
in financial history that followed.
The gold ring purchased about
$50 100000 in gold, paying, or rather
agreeing to pay $96,000,0o0 in cur
rency. The transactions were in full
swing, with gold hitting $50, when
the United States government tele-
graphed to sell 100000 worth Of
the golden metal.
Instantly the end was reached and
gold fell to 140, then 1873 and there
we're no buyers at any price.
A disastrous panic ensued, af-
fecting business in the United States
and disrupting international trade.
For several months the sale of
bonds in Europe was affected by
transactions of that day.
The men who engineered the deals
continued to settle transactions in
which they prof1ted, but numerous
court injunctions delayed settlement
of the deal in which they suffered
losses.
While no definite figures were
available, it was estimated that the
gold clique's profits were about
$4,000, 900 on transactions they were
willing to admit and their losses on
those transactions which they re-
fused to acknowledge totaled
$40, 000, 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-24
It's a Boomerang

THE collapse OF moral education
l. in this country, of which so
many people complain, is attribu-
table in some measure to their own
cute practices.
The father who avails himself Of
every business twist in making out
an income tax return, or reasons
that he is not violating traffic rules
when he exceeded the speed limit,
finds it rather embarrassing to in
sist that Johnny tell him the ex-
act truth on every possible occa-
sion.
The mother who fritters away her
time in useless pleasure finds it
lust as hard to teach the desira-
bility of honest, conscientious eff
fort.
The young people are confused
not only for lack of the right kind
of precept, but by the prevalence
of the wrc11g kind Of example.
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Sanitation
DLANs being made for the c

DLANS being made for the Chi
4 cago region constitute an ex-
ample for every American city, &C
cording to Daniel H. Burnham Of
the city and regional planning COM
mittee of the American Institute OF
Architects.
with more than $50 cities and
villages all laying pavements, sew
ers, water pipes, and other public
works. each as unit of a compre-
hensive system, it stands to reason
that the ultimate development OF
the region will be on a sound basis"
he says.
For. the tremendous population
of this region in the future, many
facilities, such as highways and
streets, parks, forest preserves, sew
eYs, sewage treatment plants, water
supplies, electric power, gas, systems
of telephone connections and other
facilities must be provided.
THE Chicago Regional Planning
Association has brought together the
outstanding men Of experience and
authority on these subjects and they
a1c contributing their time and
thought to the shaping of sound
policies and definite plans for con-
Struction.
1.-THE problem of sanitation, water
supply, and drainage in the Chicago
region is the one which will control
the future population to a larger
degree than any other feature.
Roads can be built, coming can
be done, parks can be laid out, but
unless adequate provision is made
for supplying the citizens of the re-
gion with clean, wholesome water
and adequate provisions for proper
treatment and disposal Of sewage.
the capacity of the land in this con-
gested area may definitely be
limited"
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DR.. MORRIS FISKBEIN.
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine.

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine.
THE average family medicine
IL chest is closet in the bath
room in which the family places
practically everything that ever may
be prescribed for any one in illness,
anything distributed from door to
door as useful in illness, anything
used on the exterior or interior of
the body for cosmetic purposes or
for regulation indeed, anything
that does not quite fit somewhere
else.
Years after the persons has re-
covered, the bottle of half-used
medicine, prescribed by the doc
tor, may stand on the shelf with
out potency, coagulated, precipi-
tated perhaps dangerous, long
after everyone has forgotten what
it was used for.
All men experiment with safety
razorS; all men have difficulty in
disposing of the blades. In half
dozen medicine chests in which I
have snooped in recent months,
obsolete razors and blades cluttered
up the shelves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-24

Chicago, Aided By It's Neigh
bors, Seeks to Be the Best
Planned City in the United
States.
BY DAVID DIETZ

CHICAGO, already famous for its
" gang battles, its political war
on the king of England, and its
ouarrels with other cities son the
Great Lakes over the. diversion OF
water from Lake Michigan, now
seeks fame in a more peaceful field.
Chicago seeks to be the best
planned city in the United States.
Under the direction of the Chicago
Regional Planning Association the
latest findings of scientists, en-
gineers. medical men, architects and
civic experts are being assembled
The association even has an airways
committee to study, the airplane
problem of the future.
The association is a graphic ex-
ample Of how present-day semitic
advances are breaking down old po-
litical limitations. Not only has the
association extended its work far
beyond the political boundaries OF
Chicago, but it has spread into two
Of Illinois neighboring states.
Public officials and business men
of fifteen counties, nine in Illinois.
three in Indiana and three in Wis
consin. organized the association. It
represents $50 cities and villages II.
g~ea: circle City miles f.o.n CHI
cago's 'loop.'
This territory, called the Region
of Chicago. by the association, is
expected to have a population OF
100000 by 1850 This is more
than double the population which
the region had in the 1920 census.
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Daily Thought

Let love be without dissimula-
ton. Abhor that which is evil;
cIeave to that which is good
Romans 1873.
The greatest tyranny IS to love
where we are not loved again
Balzac.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-24
IT SEEMS TO ME By AB BRoUS

Seemingly he is blind to the fact
that a cruel and unjust humiliation
has been put upon people who came
seeking God and met instead a color
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the thereafter could protect itself against
Shearer and Bethlehem officials? He did not
Mr.. Schwab as a leading armament maker has
profted financially from war, and is prof1ting
through cruiser contracts from the Geneva fiasco
He is making much more money out of it than
Shearer, whom he appears to scorn.
He shares the responsibility
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-24

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those Of
one of Americas most inter
esting writers, and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-Tbe Editor.
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Beside the Point

VXTE have our opinion" he is
w quoted as saying. "as to the
tactfulness, or lack of tactfulness, OF
Mr.. Blackshear's action, but unless
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
REPEAL PROPERTY
TAX FOR SCHOOL FUND
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opposed the bill on the ground that
if the bill is passed and becomes a
law a driver who is negligent and
causes an accident would be relieved
of responsibility as would the insur-
ance company should he be insured.
The bill was passed by vote of q
to Z.
Representative Lingo's substitute
bill to appropriate money for COM
pleting the work of opening Indian
River inlet was passed by the House.
Under the original bill $4,000 was
appropriated for this work and an
other bill would have appropriated
$4,000 for tide gates in the ASA
DOMAIN, Lewes and Rehoboth canals.
The substitute carries the appropri-
alton for the tide gates and cuts the
other appropriation to $65,000, of
which $4,000 would be available the
first fiscal and $4,000 during the
fiscal year starting July 1, 1880.
Representative Hynson's bill abol-
ishing the State Board of Supplies
and placing most of the work of that
board under the Secretary of State
who took care of it before the board
was created several years ago was
passed by the House by vote of 81
to 6. The terms of members of The
present board will expire in a short
time. 1t is contended that while the
theory of the Board of Supplies idea
was fine yet it has never been able
to function to such an extent as to
make it a success in practice.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
JAPANESE BEETLE
WORKERS COMMENCE
THEIR SEASONS WORK
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Office will continue it's battle against
the spread of the beetles more
strictly than in previous years.
Every effort will be made to enforce
the regulations in regard to the
transportation of the materials men
toned above out of the area, and all
roads and highways will be care
fully guarded in an effort to prevent
the further extension of the beetle
infected area.
Although the offices of the special
police of the bureau have been
moved from the old limit of the
quarantine area along the Delaware
and Chesapeake Canal, to the new
boundary line, the main Office of the
bureau in this State will remain in
Wilmington.
Inspectors were at their stations
at the southern entrances to Mil
ford last Saturday. Persons having
ported Easter flowers were not al
lowed to take them into Sussex
county unless they had proper GER
tificates attesting that the plants
were free from the beetle. Cut
flowers were not bothered. They
will come under the ban on June
18th. One of the beetle inspecting
stations is located just east of Mar
shall's Mill Pond, another is on
the du Pont highway at Kern's Fill
ling Station.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
5000 EXEMPTION FOR
EACH CHILD PROVIDED
In INCOME TAX BILL
CCoafiaHed frss first bass1

ed. 1t would then be the duty of the
Governor to determine how much
should be spent to rebuild the school
and whether or not there is an avail
able surplus in the school fund for
the purpose.
Mr.. Nields stated this bill is the
result of the fire at Seaford which
destroyed the building there. He
said at first the Delaware School
Auxiliary advanced 100000 for
building the new school with the
understanding the district would
come to the Legislature to get au-
thority to bond to repay the money.
He said later Pierre S. DUPONT de-
cided, going to the Legislature for
authority to bond the district for a
school already built would be bad
precedent to establish and conse-
quently he gave the Seaford dis
trict the 100000. The 100000 re-
ceived for insurance and money re-
ceived from what was sold of the
burned school, he stated, would be
used to equip the new building.
Representative Conwell said he
thought the House should take
some action on this fine act of Mr..
du Points and move that the body
thank Mr.. du Point for his gift of
the Seaford school. The motion was
unanimously adopted and ordered
spread on the minutes.
Representative Parsons, of Sea-
ford, corroborated what Mr.. Nields
said as to the situation at Seaford
and said the people there are very
grateful to Mr.. du Pont.
The House passed Representative
Hynson's bill providing for an
emergency appropriation for the
public schools of 100000. Of this
amount $4,000 is for teachers sal
aries and $4,000 for transportation.
This emergency was caused by ex-
ira appropriations in Wilmington
and other districts owing to large
enrollments.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05

They made a mans job of it. They
used publicity, enlisted the coop
Grafton of the wives of prospective
members and led in personal solic-
itation. They got results. The
class started with four members.
Within month the attendance had
reached 81. The contest closed with
the class having an average attend
ance of 26 and with 1401 points to
it's credit.
During the contest the class be-
came organized and elected as it's
officers: w. NJ. Vineyard, president;
R. D. Prettyman, vice president, and
H. L. Salmons, secretary. The men
in this class are proud of their rec
ord and their enthusiasm has COM
municated itself to the Sunday
school as a whole. AS a result there
has been a distinct growth in all the
departments of the school. The fact
that the contest was not sparodic
effort is evidenced by the plans the
class is formulating to increase its
membership and to widen its activi-
ties.
Mrs. A. NJ. Eells, the pastors wife,
has been the teacher of the class
through all of the last two months.
Last Sunday morning she was sur
prised by G. T. Reed, who, on behalf
of the class, presented here with a
very beautiful carnation lily. So
unexpected was the tribute of ap-
probation by the class that the tea
cher became frustrated and had diff
ficulty in collecting her thoughts
for the period of instruction.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
nine MILLIONS FOR
SCHOOLS NEXT z YEARS
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way department. Two years ago a
bill appropriating 100000 was pass
ed but as this was not sufficient, and
the money never used, it reverted to
the State.
The bill was explained by Con-
gresham Robert G. Houston who
said for some time there has been
an agitation for a ferry line to Cape
May but there is not sufficient wharf
facilities on the Delaware side for
loading and unloading. He told Of
getting an appropriation through
Congress in the last rivers and har-
Sbors bill of 1921, 444 for improve
ments to the harbor of Lewes, which
includes an 18-foot channel from the
capes to the piers, which will en-
able boats to come in and unload.
The handicap, however, has been
lack of wharfage.
The House passed Representative
Hynson's substitute bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for the erection and
equipment of dormitory for white
girls and a general administration
and educational building at the In
stitution for the Feeble Minded near
Stockley. The original request was
for S70.500.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
MILFORD PRESBYTERIANS
OVERWHELM DOVERITES
Local Mems Bible Class Easily Out
strips That of the Capitol City.

Over two months ago the Mems
Bible Glass of the Milford PresDy-
terrain Church challenged the Mems
Bible Class of the Dover Presbyter-
ian Church to an attendance contest.
The challenge was accepted and the
contest began the first Sunday in
February and closed last Sunday.
The credits proposed were as fol-
lows: Attendance at the class of one
person one Sunday counted one
point; attendance at the church SER
vice, counted two points; and atten-
dance at the class for four or more
consecutive Sundays counted five
additional points for each consecu-
tive Sunday.
The Dover class started with five
members and maintained that num-
Der through February. During
March the reports of the Dover
class to the Milford class ceased.
Yet allowing the most possible
points based upon the record made
in February the Dover class may
have acquired record of 440 points.
r. d. Prettyman and H. I. Sal
mons were appointed to boost the
attendance of the Milford class.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
PLAN KENT TOMATO
DEMONSTRATIONS
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setting of plants if the increased
yield per acre and the highest quail
ity of products are to be secured.
Tomato growers should make every
possible effort to secure the best
seed available of the varieties or
strains which they plan to use, as
nc one factor in the growing of any
crop is as essential to success and
profitable returns as the kind and
quality of the seed. Fertilization is
also of important consideration, as
tests and demonstrations that have
been conducted in different states in
this section of the country have
proven that the best and most prac-
teal results are obtained by the ap-
plication of from 1000 to 1900
pounds of 4-8-10 commercial fer
tilizer in addition to 10 or IL tons
of manure to the acre. These rec
concentrations, however, are more
or less OF a general nature, as each
farm presents an individual prob
lem, and the amount of fertilizer and
the method of its application are de-
termined largely by the fertility of
the land and the varieties of toma-
toes that are to be grown.
Demonstrations are being plan
ned on a number of farms in Kent
county this spring and summer to
show the Importance of setting the
plants in the field between the dates
of May Is and 20, as compared to the
period from June 1 to 10, which is
the time that the majority of the to-
mato growers set out their plants in
this section. The yield records from
Greater Baltimore, Marglobe, and
Bonny Best varieties of tomatoes
from 1913 farms in New Jersey, as
obtained by the agricultural expert
ment station of that state, showed
that plants set in the field between
May Is and 80, produced on the av-
srage 1873 tons per acre, as compar-
I'd to a yield of only tons per acre
rom plants set between June 1 and |
10.
In addition to the demonstrations |
With reference to the different dates
or setting plants in the field, the
omato projects for this coming
7ear in Kent county also include a
of the Marglobe and
Greater Baltimore varieties for can
ling purposes. The names of the
armers on whose farms these dem
will be conducted this
ear will be announced at a later
late when the work has been def
litely established.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
AUTOMOBILE CODE
PASSED BY HOUSE
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was offered by Mr.. Brewer. Mr..
DreXler based his argument largely
on the safety viewpoint of the ques-
ton.
This bill is the result of months of
work of a joint committee named by
former Governor Robinson, repre-
senting IL different organizations.
Mr.. Drexler who is also president of
the Delaware Safety Council, was
chairman of this committee, and
Walter Dent Smith, manager of the
Delaware Safety Council, was secre-
tary. The bill was a substitute for a
skeleton bill introduced by Mr..
Brewer who had also aided the COM
mittee to a large extent in its work.
The bill really codifies practically
all the automobile laws of the State,
except those raising revenue such as
the gasoline tax law, into one act.
A large number of bills now on the
calendars to amend the automobile
laws will be stricken off should the
Brewer bill pass the Senate and be-
come a law.
One of the principal new features
of the bill is the provision requiring
new applicants for a drivers license
to take an examination. This how
ever, will not affect those already
holding a drivers license. The meas
ure designates the Secretary of State
as the State Vehicle Commissioner.
All three amendments offered were
by Mr.. Brewer. The one
to increase the speed limit was the
only one that brought out any dis
cussion. The bill as presented makes
the driving of more than 35 miles an
hour in the country or rs miles an
hour through towns prima facie evil
dence of reckless driving.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
81 CAPITATION LEVY
DEAD FOR THIS YEAR
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tation tax bill had been introduced
in the Senate by mistake as the con-
stitution provides all revenue pro-
ducing measures must originate in
the House and this bill was for a 50
capitation tax to take the place of
the one introduced in the Senate.
Both Representatives Virden and
Smith objected to the bill being in
troduced.
Mr.. Hynson again explained that
a mistake had been made in intro
ducing the bill in the Senate.
Their mistake is my gain" re-
marked Mr.. Virden.
"Oh, if that is the way you look at
it the bill is dead" replied Mr.. Hyn-
son.
Senator Simonton introduced the
bill in the Senate early in the ses-
sion. Unless Mr.. Virden and Mr..
Virden change their stand the bill is
dead without a vote.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
TWO SCHOOLS DISPLAY
COMMUNITY ANTIQUES
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Millsboro blacksmith shops. There
were long handled skillets used in
fireplace cooking" days; andirons,
tongs of many types and kinds
numerous very old articles from the
Nanticoke Indian colony in Indian
River hundred; homespun petticoats
and coVerlids. Perhaps most beauti-
full of all in the entire collection
were the various samplers made by
Polly S. Wolfe in 1903, Mary E. Jar
ris in 1915, and Louisa C. Burton,
done in Mrs. Bowers School at
Lewes" in 1928.
Some Articles 200 Years Old
A pewter teapot, more than 200
years old, attracted much attention.
A section showing utensils used in
the homes in early days included a
mortar and pestle, spinning wheels,
cards, reels, swifts, used in the man
ufacture of cloth; and numerous ar
ticles of historical interest. There
were many specimens on the walls
of weaving done in the neighbor-
hood.
The display at the Caesar Rodney
School was held, in connection with
the regular March meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association. Frank
Bancroft. president of the associa-
ton, presided. The committee in
charge of the evenings program in
cluded Miss Virginia Case, chair
man, Miss Ella N. Gibbs, and Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Richardson. Howard
T. Ennis, president of the State Par
ent-Teacher Association, delivered
the address of the evening. A squad
from the local troop of Boy Scouts
acted as custodians of the exhibit.
OF especial interest was the COL
lection of manuscript which included
a writing lesson of Caesar Rodney's,
also deed drawn and signed by
him in 1865; bundle of letters
written in 1890, old Bibles, col
lection of hymns by Felicia Hemans
dated 1927, Godey's Ladies Books,
and a composition book containing
the school boy efforts of Ebe w.
Tunnel.
Tell Weaving Development
An explanation of the development
of weaving processes given by the
school children, with descriptions of
conditions under which flax, cotton
and wool are produced, was follow
ed by an interesting account of an
old time plant in which wool was
manufactured by paternal grand
father, by Mr.. Bancroft.
John A. Barnard, ex-senator and
president of the Caesar Rodney
Board of Education, described arti-
Giles in the Indian collection, all of
which had been picked up on his
farm. Mr.. Richardson gave the story
of a copper kettle brought by his
family from Bristol, England, 200
years ago; and displayed articles in
brass, all of which were more than
one hundred and fifty years old; a |
quaint lantern, from Canada, was
shown which was 100 years old.
There were great-grandfather' |
made in Liverpool in 1852 |
and a home spun wedding dress,
quaint and interesting; a Spanish
she'll comb, beautiful specimens of
hand painted china, and elaborate
from China and Hung
try. One child contributed an excel
ent collection of articles which il
life and customs that pre-
rail in Hawaii.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
YOUNG PEOPLES CONFERENCE
IN NJ. p. CHURCH APRIL 6

Sussex County Young Peoples
Conference will be held in the M. P.
Church, Milford, next Saturday,
April 9Th. The following is an out
line of the program for the day:
800 A. M.-Registration
9:30-Worship
9:45-Greeting by pastor of Con-
ference Church.
10:O0-Study Period.
10:50-Outside Recreation.
11:00-Study Period.
11:5O-Assembly. Song. Bust
ness.
12:S0-Lunch to be provided by
delegates.
1:30-Assembly.
1:45-Special Feature.
2:00-Study Period.
2:50-Assembly. Reports.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-05
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Miss Madeline Emory, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Emory, enter
tanned her Sunday school class last
Friday evening, March %, in honor
of her 18th birthday. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Gillespie,
Marie Rogers, Anna Rogers, Myrtle
Daniels, Jeanette Potter, Jeanette
Emory, Lille Poore, Mary Bowman,
Mary Favinger, Mary Bunting, Mae
Meyer, Ethel Collins, Elizabeth
Dodd. The evening was spent in
playing games and music. At a late
hour they were invited to the din
ing room where refreshments were
served.