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Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
DANGEROUS HEADLIGHTS

The dark evenings of the early
fall bring us up against a special
peril from automobiles. The dark
comes on at an earlier hour when a
great many people are hurrying from
their work to their homes. They are
weary with the labors of the day,
and are not as alert as they were in
the morning. Their reactions are
not as quick. Mental fatigue has a
way of leading people unconsciously
to neglect some of the precautions
they take when they are alert and
fresh in the morning.
The motorists proceed along many
roads and streets that are poorly
lighted or not at all. If there is any
one standing or walking by the side
of the roadway, they are frequently
unable to see such a person.
Then the situation is made about
10 times worse, by dazzling head
lights. These lights are often so
bright that the driver can see moth
ing as he advances. If someone is
out in the street at that moment, the
driver will run into him before he
has discovered his presence.
Some authorities urge motorists
to use their DINNERS, and give the
cars coming against them a chance.
But the motorist without his own
bright lights to illumine his path
way, is as badly off as if he is daz-
zled by someone else's improperly
regulated lamps.
When driving after dark, people
should use far more care than they
do. If they can't see what is ahead
of them, it is their duty to slow
down or stop. But not many will do
that, with the present mad rush for
speed.
The only cure for this situation is
to require regular inspection of
headlights, and to suspend the Ii
censes of a lot of people who are |
negligent in such matters. If peo-
pie realized that their lights must be
right, or they would lose their Ii
censes, then their headlamps would
get some care.
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Blanchards Station

The bean factory in Milford closed
last week and our ladies from here
who worked there reported having
much success. Some of them reaped
$4,000, plus the bonus.
Oscar Needs spent the past week
with his brother at Newark.
E. L. Kratz made a business trip
to Philadelphia last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Lloyd, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. Russell and Howard
Todd were Georgetown visitors on
Friday.
E. J. Russell of Williamsburg, Nd,
visited his brother here during the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Layton and
son visited with, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Biddle at Townsend over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kratz and
children of Wilmington visited their
parents here over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Coates and
daughter of Monroeville, N. j., call
ed on their sister, Mrs. Della Russell
on Saturday.
Miss zilda Russell spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Dorothy Rust of
near Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford Bailey of
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about four dollars out of the bird he
has fed and reared, in a year. OF
course he will kill the hen and dis
pose of her carcass. But then the
egg supply ceases.
Hens and economics are interest
ing. Some people make money rails
ing poultry but the statistics at
Washington show that paper values
often fade away when the real bus
mess of poultry raising is undertake
en-.
The Chemist and the Caterpillar
A chemist pondered upon the fact
that the silkworm ate mulberry
leaves and spun silk. To him the
method looked as clumsy as plowing
with a stick. Why pick on the poor
little worms! Chemists are apt to be-
lieve that kettles and tanks are small
enough when it comes to preparing
fabrics for the markets. 1t took a
long time but science has triumphed
over the caterpillar-and the chem
lists dreams have come true. OF
course the caterpillar still has ex-
elusive claim to certain secret meth
ods and little movements all her
own" but nevertheless the daughters
of Mary and Martha have cast their
lot with rayon, and that was the fab
ric the chemists made.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
MILFORD, FRIDAY, OCT. rs, 1872!
HALLOWEEN FRANKS

The doings of the youngster ele-
ment in Milford or other towns at
Halloween time should not be
taken very seriously, unless they go
actually to the point of lawlessness.
When they begin to destroy things
of value, then it is time to bring
them up with a sharp turn.
1t is desirable to distinguish be-
tween mere youthful exuberance
and fun, and display Of bad man
ners that is harmful to the young
sters themselves. There is a dis
tinction between kid enthusiasm, and
rowdyism. When the young crowd
cross that line, then it is time for
someone to get busy. But even then
it is not well to get too pessimistic
about the small boy element. We all
should remember that we were
young once. A great many very
fine men had their youthful out
breaks.
When the Halloween celebrators
go through a town making trouble
and creating loss for people, then
they go beyond the limit. In many
towns they damage window blinds
and screens by their effort to rattle
these objects, they tip over ash bar
rels and strew the litter over a
mans lawn, they tear down gates
and fences that have value. At that
point the fun making leaves off and
the hoodlumism begins.
The common sense householder
laughs when the prankful celebra-
tors tiptoe up on his porch and ring
his bell once or twice. But if they
do so repeatedly and make such a
lin that the family can't rest in
peace and quiet after their days
work, then they are showing spirit |
of bad manners which might be help |
ed by the we'll welded shingle out |
in the woodshed, if any sue harticle !
can be said to exist in these soft |
and easy going times.
Youthful spirits need some outlet.
They have to be given a certain
amount of rope. Sometimes the kids
who are very well behaved in such
matters, are plotting mischief on the
quiet that can have more serious
results.
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is a great misfortune. 1t creates an
tagonism between nations, and as
the result of such sentiment wars
break loose. 1t seems a strange
thing that over in Europe the vari-
Gus nations live so closely together,
yet they speak different languages.
With this barrier between them, they
do not get each others point of
view.
But if they could speak the same
language, then they would see that
the positions taken by their neigh
bors are not wholly unreasonable,
and they would learn to live in
peace. And if they live in peace, the
danger that the United States will
ever have to fight any more real
wars is extremely slight.
Attempts to create a new language
that shall be learned in all lands
have not so far had much success.
If the world ever gets a universal
language, it will probably be be-
cause so many people know one of
the existing languages, that it will
become necessary to have that
tongue taught in the schools of all
countries.
English, French, and German are
the three best known languages.
There is a kind of race between the
three to see which shall become the
universal one. If our talking pic
lures, as the Danish editor sug-
gested, shall become familiar all
over Europe, our language might
soon be generally understood all
over the world. This would not
merely help abolish wars, but would
promote extension of our trade.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
Our Weekly
Washington Letter
LOBBYISTS

Legislation as it is affected in
Washington today offers opportuni-
ties to all of our national interests
to make their wants known. Hun
dreds of men and women have been
in Washington within the past few
weeks to appear before Committees
of Congress. No one has questioned
the propriety of these visits. The
biggest interests in finance and bus
mess send their representatives to
Washington or maintain their head
quarters in the Capital and this is
regarded as perfectly proper. AS a
matter of fact Congress would find it
difficult to get along without the in
formation it receives from these pri-
vate citizens and representatives of
corporate interests.
The lobby investigation will con-
tinue but the chances are that the
scamps who are unearthed will turn
out to be fellows without any real
influence in Washington or else
where.
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WHAT A FEW FOLKS CAN DO

Instances are often noted where a
very few people, perhaps one per-
son only, have changed the attitude
of a whole community.
If you let few live men move
into town, they will frequently
turn it upside down in few years,
shaking out all its pessimism and
encouragement, and substituting
hope and energy. They go ahead and
start movements to accomplish
needed things, they get them done,
and the feeling spreads that the town
is going ahead, and it can do things.
We have men of that type in Milford
but few people criticise their eff
forts by expressing doubts about the
possibility of accomplishing the
things they had in mind; mainly be-
cause an expenditure of money must
be made. Keep in mind the fact,
that money spent for improvement
Is money well invested for all the
people.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
THE PRESIDENT AT THE BALL
GAME

President Hoover seemed to enjoy
very much the final ball game Of the
world series, and he entered heartily
into the spirit of the sport with his
vigorous applause. That spirit of
appreciation is a wonderful help,
not merely to players who are doing
their best to win games, but to any
one who is giving any kind of pub
lie performance.
1t is remarkable how many people
there are who will go to sporting
events or concerts or entertain
ments, and never lift hand to show
that they like the efforts being made
to please them. Their cold reserve
throws a kind of chill over any kind
Of activity. President Hoover sets
an example of applauding when peo-
pie do good work, and none of us
should be afraid to exercise our
hands OF voices in such expression
of appreciation.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
aTHE LOBBY WILL STAY

The United States Senate is get
ting after "the lobby" 1t desires
to look into that large assembly of
agents, paid and unpaid, some rep
resenting selfish and some unselfish
interests, which seek to influence
legislation. 1t asks how far these gen.
tlemen and ladies create sentiment
hostile to the real interests of the
American people.
1t will never be possible to abol-
ish the so-called lobby, either in
Congress or in the State Legisla-
lures. Every citizen has right to
become lobbyist, either in his own
interest or for some cause which he
considers important. If legislation
is pending that affects his life in any
way, he has the right to hurry down
to Washington or to his state capi-
tai, and tell his representatives
what he thinks about it.
Organizations represent groups of
citizens whose interests may be
threatened by legislation or failure
to legislate. They also have the
right to engage spokesmen who
shall express the organizations
opinion of pending legislation.
So much Of this lobbying, however,
is selfish in character, that the leg
islators have to be very much on
their guard not to be unduly
swayed by it. Some of the organi-
cations which appear before the law
making bodies represent interests
which have at their disposal very
largs sums of money. They are able
to employ lobbyists who are ex-
tremely persuasive, and can dress up
an undesirable proposition in most
attractive garments.
Wise lawmakers never forget that
most questions have two sides. The
situation that looks wholly clear as
presented by the eloquent and en-
thusiastic representative of some Or
ganization, may look entirely diff
ferent when the opposite side has
been stated. We can not abolish
the lobby, but we can send to Wash
ington and Dover people of such
sound judgment that no lobbyist will
sway them against the public in
terest,
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
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CORPORATION FARMING

Some economic authorities have
always predicted that eventually
farming would come largely into the
hands of corporations, who would
cultivate great tracts of land, or
operate chains Of such big farms on
a quantity production scale.
They claim that this is the ten
dency of modern industry, to con-
centrate in large units. One trouble
with modern farming, they say, is
that it remains mostly on the basis
of the small individual farm, whereas
in most of the industries, great
part of the production is done on a
very large scale. They claim that
by uniting crops of farms under a
single head, many expenses could be
cut out and the operations simpli-
fed and unified and made more
scientific, the same as may be done
when a group of factories are COM
bined under a single head.
Such plans may work out in time,
and one finds corporations in some
lines of production carrying on
large scale farm work very success
fully.
But the small individual farmer
has distinct advantages. He does
not quit at four or five o'clock be-
cause his eight hour day is over. 1t
might be very difficult in certain
lines of production to handle the
crops in good shape, with gangs of
men working labor union hours.
The individual farmers thought is
on that farm all the time. Even
when his hours of rest come, he is
planning and studying as to how he
can get the best returns. This close
personal attention gets many re-
suits which could not be had from
hired labor working fixed hours.
Individual farmers can greatly i'm
prove their efficiency, by combining
with their neighbors, for the joint
use of expensive machinery and for
marketing their crops. The day of
the small farm that cultivates and |
sells its crops without cooperating |
with its neighbors, seems to be going |
bV
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
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ENGLISH MAY BECOME
UNIVERSAL

A prediction that English may be-
come the universal language, as the
result Of the influence of talking pic
lures, is made by Viggo Cavling, a
leading Danish newspaper editor
now travelling in the United States.
He speaks of the interest manifest
ed in Europe in our "talkies," which
help the people of those countries
to learn English words.
No lack of universal language
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
LIFE ON THE DUDE RANCHES

The popularity of the so-called
dude ranches of the cattle country
indicates some changes in popular
taste. These resorts have had big
season in 1929. A great many peo-
pie seem to like roughing it, and
they enjoy the camping trips, the
hunting excursions, the riding of
wild or partly broken horses that
they find at these resorts. There is
a touch of reality about these ac-
tivities that people like.
A man to hold his own in such
a scene would have to have some
physical vigor and courage, some
skill with his hands, a good deal of
common sense. Many men nowadays
would prefer that kind of life to po-
lite society. They are more inter
ested in cooking meal over a camp
fire or riding a headstrong horse,
than they are in the correct way to
hold tea cup at the parties, or the
kind of clothes that should be worn
at weddings.
Only a limited number of people
can get just the kind of thing pro-
vided at these ranch resorts. But
there are a great many who like to
rough it bit, and the camping habit
was never more popular than it is
today.
Theodore Roosevelt was an ex-
ample of man brought up in high
ly cultured society, who enjoyed the
palmer and rougher side of life as
he found it in his young manhood
on the western plains. He greatly |
benefited in health through this ex-
perience, and became deeply at
tached to many men whom he met |
in that life. He felt their real worth |
under a somewhat primitive exterior.
1t does people good to get away at
times from the conventionalities and
comforts of civilization, and come
down to primitive living. 1t shows
up what people really are, it sepa-
rates the workers from the shirkers,
t shows which folks have true steel
n them, and which ones are made
)nly of tinsel.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
Johnny Get Your Gun

This has been an excellent season
for the sportsmen who have gone out
with their guns in search of quail,
ducks, geese, and other game birds.
And all of these fine results in the
progress of game development may
be traced to constitutional regulation
by Federal authorities, and legisla-
tion in the States, backed by sports
men, in the interests of the propa-
cation and care of game, and sensi-
BILE laws for the protection and en-
couragement of hunters.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
The Hen and tbe EGG

The price of hens egg at the
delicatessen or grocery store gives
birth to the opinion that poultry
raising is profitable. But If Madam
Biddy lays only $50 eggs in a year it
can readily be figured out that the
farmer or poultry raiser is apt to get
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wood flower gardens, Valley Forge,
West Chester, Pottstown, Norristown
and Bridgeport. The day was ideal
for motoring and the trip was indeed
enjoyable.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bullock of
fredericksburg and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Taylor and children of Selby-
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THE CONTRACTION OF ENTHUSI-
ASM

Disease is not the only thing that
is catching. Peoples point of view
is also contagious. You can see that
in the way things go in our home
towns. If people have a depressed
point of view, if they think their
town is running down hill, they cas-
lily convey that point Of view to
their neighbors. The result has
been in many communities, that
towns that really had good pros
poets were doomed to failure, by the
people who communicated their de-
pressed spirit to others.
Enthusiasm for a community and
It's activities is communicated in the
same way. When you speak hope
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vile were callers at the home of NJ
E. Russell on Sunday.
Are We LandIubbers?

1t has bee nestimated that Of the
100000 people in this country
that more than 100,000,000 are un-
able to take care of themselves In
the water.-The American Magazine
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25

Georgetown spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Hack.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Harmon motor
ed to Wilmington early last Sunday
morning and there Joined relatives
and friends; from there they started
on motor trip to places of interest
in Pennsylvania. They visited Long
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fully to your neighbors about the
prospects of getting things done,
you do a great deal toward getting
it done. You create the point of
view which helps on progress.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
ENGLAND ID NAME
 DELEGATION SOON
Macdonald Discusses Five
 Power Farley Plans

London. Nov, 2G GP}--Prima Min lStcr Ramsay Macdonald told the house of commons vest crday that the chief British delegates 10 the Iivo-poW"r naval conference in Jan nary probably would be named next week
 President Hooyer's proposal for the immunity of food ships in War time was brought up when Com mandcr Southhy, conservative. asked the prime minister whether the last proposal would not be excluded from the discussion at the confer once as result Of the decision 10 exclude discussion of the freedom of the seas principles.
 Mr. Macdonald answered that President Hoover had stated in his Armistice Day speech that inc food Shlp question was not intended for at the five-poWer con- ference. II" added that the British government was in full agreement with this view.
 Commander Southby also asked whether the smal! British naval bases in the Bcrmudas and Jamaica would be closed. First Lord of the Admiralty X. Y. AIex1ndor answered hat the government had no intcn- uoh ot abandoning them.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
D0WELL PROPOSES
 FEDERAL AID WORK
Mill Ask Millions to Extend
 System Of Roads

Washington, Nov. gG lP}-Chair- man DoWcll of the house roads com . Irtttcr announced yesterday h. would sock an increase from S75 - ooo,00o 10 5.oou. GOO in the an- ru@l authorization for federal high way aid for the fiscal years f9&f and lH52, in response to d general movement over tn" country for ex- p&nsion of road building programs
 Conferences with officials of the bureau Of roads. members of state highway commissions and associa- tions sponsoring highways, had shown him, DoWell said, that the country as a whole desires 10 cx- tend and improve the highway sys- tens.
 Since inc war. he said, $75,o0o.- COG had been sufficient to meet the annual demands of states which match the fed araI money dollar Tor dollar in the construction of artcrjaI highways.
 DoWell said in many parts Of the country. particularly in the western states, there was an urgent demand to build roads 10 connect links which would afford complete high ways which were now only improy- cG in sections.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
HURLEY OP7INIST
 ON STOCK BREAK
Says Collapse May Prove Real
 Aid to Business

Chicago, NoV 2G P)-Edward N. Hurley, wartime chairman of the shipping board and prominent Chi ea%o manufacturer, today said the i9%0 business outlook is distinctly encouraging.
 AIr Hurley, in am address before the Illinois Manufacturers Cost as sociation, pointed out that the re- cent dctlation in stock market yaluus actually represents a positive gain because it 'insures to industry more and cheaper capital. relieving it of the pressure to earn eXtravagant profits"
 There is nothing wrong with American business" Mr. Hurley added, we have everything today that We had on September first of this year in the way of. wealth, brains and earned income. Nothing has disappeared except some delu- sions as to the amount Of profits which American industries might earn in years to come.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
Sailors Badly Burned
 As Oil Tanker BIazes In

Glasgow, Scotland. Nov. 26 P- Two members of the crew of the tanker, British Chemist. were in a hospital near here today suffering from bad burns after a triple cx plosion on their ship last night. which practically wrecked il.
 The tanker was lyin~ in its berth at Grangemouth with a cargo of 10000 tons of crude oil, all not vet unloadcd. when a ship at an ad- joining wharf took fire. The fire spread 10 the tanker and with the first explosion six of the crew jumped overheard, The second and third explosions caught two remain ing members and burned them bad ly.
 Many persons at Grangemouth mad marrow escapes from serious in- jury as Wreckage was flung into the streets by the explosions. About GO feet of the starboard side of the tanker Was blown away.
 The British Chemist was q vessel ot b,991 gross tons built in 1925 with the home port London.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

batchcldcr when she was but IS years old, student at the Spence school, New York, and he was 8. Their matrimonial life was most un- harmonious.
 According to published accounts once when she left Italy with their child he sent five hydroairplanes and a motorboat belonging to the ltailan air service after them to bring them back to Italy and the Jul lsdlction of Italian courts. Ru- mors or their impending divorce were frequent
 He was credited with bringing down @2 enemy airplanes during the war.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
ITALIAN COURTS
 ANNUL MARRIAGE
Free Gen. PicciO-CIaim Con-
 St1aint Present in Service

Rome, Nov. oG (P)-Thc marriage Of General Pere Ruggero piccion, former head of the Italian air serv- ice, to Loranda Batchelder of New Orleans, which occurred in New ! ork in 1920, was annuled by the Rome courts Of appeals today.
 The court held that the marriage agreement was not spontaneous and that an clement of constraint en- tered into it at the time. General Piccio is air attache at the Italian embassy at Paris at present.
 General Piccio married Miss
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
Child Marriage Rules
 Applied in East India

London, Nov, gG Fl-Thc Daily Express in a dispatch from Bonn bay today said infant brides were being rushed to the altar by the hun drcdS m some parts Of India 10 forestall the law prohibiting child marriage, which becomes effective in April.
 Several child marriages have been aolemnized in Bombay the last few days while in Eurat if was estimat- ed 2,o0o such marriages have oc- cured recently.
 Brides and bridebrooms Of be- tween five and , yearse have been common sight, Even marriages between babies have been arranged.