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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASM

Baseball is called our national
game, and yet it does not seem to
arouse the intense enthusiasm that
is created by football. Possibly this
may be because there are many
more baseball games, so that sport
has become an old story to some
extent.
But if it was possible to provide
seats for all applicants where the
game could be seen to good advan-
tage, some of the leading football
contests would probably d W
crowds of several hundred thousand
people apiece. 1t is doubtful if base
ball could do that. Something in
football thrills the hearts of the
people. 1t is full of dramatic sur
prises, it has the clash and conflict
of real fight, so that people love
it.
Educators think that the students
devote too much time and energy
and thought to this sport. But the
college alumni keep demanding that
their alma mater strengthen it's
football team, and will contribute
literally for expensive coaches and
equipment. Producing a winning
football team seems to do more to
push a college ahead in popularity,
than producing superior record
for scholarship among it's students.
It would be foolish to talk of
football, but sometimes
a thing that can't be abolished can
be controlled. If football players are
to slip through course
not having gotten the benefit of it,
a school or college has given false
idea of life to it's students and the
community.
If this standard is lived up to,
there need not be any anxiety about
football players. They are obtain
ing social opportunities denied to
most boys, and giving them chances
for business openings later. If they |
are taught that they must do their
work faithfully and well, live clean
lives, and exercise self restraint,
football will do them good and not
,arno
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
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ACCORDING TO AN article in the
Manufacturers News, taxes collect
ed by state and local governments
totaled 100000 in 1913; $4,-
2O2, 100000 in 1928; $5,94S, 900 900 in
1926 and they are still on the in
crease. In 25 years our public in
come has increased 325 per cent, as
compared with a 700 per cent rise in
taxes.
Since the war the Federal govern
ment has kept fairly consistently to
an economy program which has per-
mitted an appreciable decrease in
national taxes. In contract to this,
state and local governments have
gone on veritable orgies of spending.
Unnecessary, overly-expensive pub
lie improvements" ventures into
business, political waste and the like
have made sad inroads into the
American pocketbook.
There is but one solution-busi-
ness methods applied to government
can bring tax "relief."
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
ANOTHER GREAT DEED

Millions of people listening to
their radios had an unexpected ex-
perience a few nights ago, when
without warming they'wePe turned on
to Curtis Field, New York, where
Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bel
lonte had Just dropped out of the sky
on a nonstop fight from Paris.
Probably radio listeners never be-
fore heard reproduced through their
speakers, such a scene of jubilatiOn.
A thrill passed over our nation at
the greatness of the deed, and the
clOseness with which the event
seemed to bind the nations together.
The crossing of the Atlantic ocean
from east to west is called more diff
ficult than the westward. flight The
superb men who accomplished this
first Paris-New York direct flight,
had facing them the grim memory of
who had dropped into
the dark ocean waves never to be
heard from again.
Ordinary folks, shrinking from the
small fears of every day life, can
hardly understand how men can be
brave enough to take such a long
chance. 1t is we'll that humanity
has these superior ones who rise
above the powers of ordinary folks.
They pull the race up to new heights
Of achievement.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
ElNEEl
NEW LIFE IN THE AIR

If a climate is too warm, it ener-
Yates people so that they lose their
energy, and if it is too cold, it exer-
cises a paralyzing influence, and it
limits their agricultural production.
The temperate climates have pro-
duced the most achieving races of
people. The United States has an
ideal climate Some periods are too
hot and some are too cold, but on
the whole there is enough of bal
ance to create the most favorable
conditions. The autumnal season is
commonly considered the best of
the year, because it avoids the eX-
treme of heat and cold. We are
stimulated to activity, yet not inhib7
tied by paralyzing cold. We have
here in Milford at this time every
incentive to ambition and energy.
The bright crisp weather of au-
tumn in this locality favors every
form of activity. The tang of an
autumnal day tells us to make the
best of the season and accomplish
some things we had not been able
to do before.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
I=NG

IN 1926 FIRE ACCOUNTED for
the greatest loss in our history
$560,OOO,OO0. The following year
there was a decrease to $464, 100000,
and in 1929 the waste totaled $473,-
/ 100000. Loss for the first part of
1880 has been higher than last year
But one conclusion can be drawn
from these figures-that a large part
of our people are careless in regard
to fire and Indifferent to the results
of their carelessness. This has bred
the attitude of Let the insurance
company pay for it''-as if insurance
companies had some means of get
ting funds with which to pay losses
other than collecting them from
their policyholders.
1t is said that the factor of ignor-
ance is responsible for an appre-
ciable part of the waste. Yet any
number of public and private organ
iations have given unremitting eff
forts, eliminating each year in a
Fire Prevention Week." to educate
the public in proper use of electric
ity, the danger of poor building con-
struction, the need for care in han
ding refuse and the like. 1t is
telling commentary that often dur
ing Fire Prevention Week" the
loss will fall below the average, only
to rise Immediately after.
Our fire loss will go down perma-
Dently when the public realizes that
every member of a community is fl
penalized by every fire.
Every citizen must pay for fire in
higher insurance rates, in unemploy
ment, loss of taxes, business depres-
sion or some similar way We all |
our share to Americas
gigantic annual fire waste.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
THE CONTROL OF. UGLINESS

In many towns you can see very
fine neighbOrhoods, on which a
dingy blot is created by some prop
erty owner who keeps his land and
buildings in a disorderly and de-
cadent way. A run down looking
building. on a street of nice homes
or good looking business places, is
an Offense which ought to be rem
edied. ~"
Our people cling tenaciously to
the right of the individual citizen to
manage his own property as he
sees fit. But when he exercises that
right to keep his PROPERTY in such
shape as to cause loss to all his
neighbors, he goes too far. 1t is not
usually possible now to reach him
under the law, but public sentiment
should tell him to get busy and
clean up and improve.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF ATTENTION

What may be called the psyche
-ogy of attention needs careful
= study in business. Understanding of
this subject makes in many cases
the difference between success and
failure. How to win the attention
of the public is the problem the
business manager faces.
A suggestion as to how it can be
solved might be had from the way
some restaurants and hotels locat-
ed along leading automobile routes
manage to capture attention. Many
of them gain the public eye by
erecting signs and notices along the
road for some distance before their
places are reached. They argue that
if the attention of a touring party
is not attracted to their places un-
til they actually see them, the
minds of these people will not act
quickly enough to induce them to
stop. Their mental inertia will car
ry them by the place, and they will
not turn back.
But they have found that if they
call attention to their resorts by
attractive signs seen before people
reach these places, then a previous
impression is created calling atten-
'tion to these places. Then when the
motorists actually see them, they
look at these places more carefully
and are in a mood to stop.
No doubt their argument is cor
rect. 1t is much the same in calling
attention to a store. If person sees
a handsome article in a store win
dow, while a favorable impression
may be created, yet mental inertia
is such that people are not usually
melted thereby to go in and buy
that thing.
But if a favorable impression re-
garding a certain store has been
created by newspaper
then people are far
more likely to enter that store
when they see it. The chances that
they will make their purchases
here are greatly increased.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
Revised Sayings

The love of money is the root of
all industry.
A longer answer turneth away
listeners.
Spare the rod and conserve the
forests.
Widows rush in and grab the man
where fiappers fear to tread.
And they were married and lived
ever after.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
Milford, Friday, September 10, 1880

BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES in
Delaware have met in convention
and nominated their State tickets to
be placed before the electorate of the
State on November 4th. For weeks
past Delaware citizens have been
harangued and solicited to support
candidates who sought nomination
az the respective party conventions
This is now over and the voter may
calmly judge what has been present
cd to them by both parties for their
consideration at the November cleo
tions. The Republican party in con-
vention assembled last week renomi-
mated practically all of the present
Officeholders-the one exception be-
ing George S. Williams for State
Treasurer. Heading their ticket with
Edward Baker, for Auditor of Ac-
counts and James G. Shaw for In
surance Commissioner, the Republi-
can party has chosen a set of nOmi-
nces who are tried in every respect.
They have rendered excellent serv-
ice to Delawareans during their
present term of office and deserve
reelection at the hands of the voters
at the general election. The platform
on which these men will run is dry.
1t calls for the enforcement of all
laws, and urges the support of Presi-
dent Hoover through the election of
Senator Hastings and Congressman
Houston.
The Democrats have chosen to
make an issue of the wet" and
dry" question. The platform adopt
ed is "wringing wet" and the heads
of the ticket, former Senator Thos.
F. Bayard for United States Sena-
tor, and Col. John p. LIE Fevre for
Congressman, were nominated by and
for the wet interests. The other can
didates for State offices were chosen
by the respective county caucuses. |
All are good citizens, but, in lower |
Delaware especially, they must bear |
the handicap of the wet" platform |
forced upon the Democratic party |
by the "wet" element which con-
trolled the convention.
There is no question as to the per-
sonal integrity of any candidate on
either party ticket as nominated.
The question which must be met in
Delaware this year is whether Della
wareans want to fall into the wet
column or whether the State shall be
Kept in the arid position which it
now holds.
Considering the tickets after the
aEimosities of the primaries have
been allowed to "coOl" and the sit
u5 tion is visioned through cleared
eyes, we believe that Delaware vOt-
ers will find much to commend the
Republican party this year, and that
after the vote is counted in Novem-
Der the full ticket will be elected
with substantial majorities. The
Chronicle can see no reason why
Republicans, believing in the doc
trines of the Republican party,
should refuse to support the ticket
Loaded by Daniel o. Hastings for
United States Senator and Robert ;
G. Houston for Congressman. This '
paper pledges full support to the en-
tire Republican State ticket, and I
urges Republicans for all factions to l
unite to face a fighting Democratic
party at the polls this year.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
[-l~REl

BUSINESS CONCERNS not mere
ly have to give people the things
they want, but they have to inform
the public through some means of
publicity that they have these
things.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
@%&E

It's always the fellows who haven't
anything to say, and didn't expect to
be called on, who make the long
speeches.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
THE TIDE HAS TURNED

Many commercial reports are COM
ing in to the effect that the business
tide has turned. For year the
American people have been consum-
ing more than they produced. Such
a condition can not last.
While prophets of pessimism have
been declaring that our country
would encounter a prolonged de-
preston, common sense observers
have recollected that the depression
of 1921 was much more severe than
that of the past year, yet that the
very next year great improvement
was manifested. A depression that
lasts more than year is an almost
unheard of thing. Our people have
paid the penalty for whatever errors
they made last year. Now they can
expect results from the patient eff
fort and frugality of recent months.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19

THE PEOPLE who spend their en-
ergies and emotions in jealousy of
their neighbors, haven't any left to
promote their own prosperity and
that of their home town.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
DECLINE IN STOCK
PRICES CONTINUES
Rail and industrial Issues
Sag Further in Liqui-
dation.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 10--Nervous
and irregularly lower, the stock market
liquidation in both rails and industrials.
The market had a number of favor
able news items to digest but they were
without immediate effect upon prices.
The weekly reviews of the iron and
steel trade were moderately optimistic,
stresSing what the Iron Age called "a
gradual gain in demand for Fall de-
livery, strengthening expectations of an
upturn in production early next year" :"
At the same time the rate of operations
was down from 80 to SO per cent.
The directors of the New York Cen
trail declared the regular 50 quarterly
dividend, continuing the stock on an
So basis. Central, which had been so
heavily sold earlier in the week, rallied
a point or 50 on the announcement but
then sold of for loss on the day.
other Changes.
U. s Steel opened unchanged, sold
fractionally higher and then reacted.
showing that the market was concern
ed more with its internal situation than
with trade or dividend developments.
Rails as a group maintained their
position with difficulty. Chicago g.
Northwestern went to another new low.
Earnings estimates now are that the "a
dividend will not be covered this year
New Haven was weak and Chesapeake
q Ohio reacted point, although the
latter is one of the roads making a
much better showing than the average.
The loss in car loadings on the week
was less than the seasonal decrease, but
that fact did not help the rails.
Two or three of the industrials broke
sharply. United Fruit and Johns
Manville were heavily sold and made
new lows for the year. Copper shares
were in supply, rejecting conditions in
the metal trade. The oils were neglected
and utilities ranged lower. American
Water Works put its common stock on
So cash basis against the previous rate
Of 81 cash and 5 per cent in stock.
Water Works sold off points after this
announcement had been made public.
Traders Watch Averages.
Traders watched closely to see wheth-
er or not the so-called pivotal indus
trials would break the November 10
lows. During the morning U. S. Steel
held we'll above that critical point, but
Westinghouse Electric dropped to with
in a fraction of it's record low, not
withStanding that the regular dividend
was declared. American Can was well
above its previous low, although down
on the day, and General Motors was
comparatively steady. For some OF
these stocks support was in the market
temporarily at least
The market was worried over the
weakness in bonds, not understanding
just what was back of the liquidation
in that quarter.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Capital Traction at New Low.

Capital Traction sold on the Wash
1ngtOn Stock Exchange today at 4634
Tor two 10-share lots. new low.
Commercial National Bank stock
came out at 223, Washington Gas Light
at 1I9 for only two shares. while Lam
ston registered 101. Today's sales were
too small TO make a market In any
stock.
The bond market was led by Wash
tngton Railway & Electric As which
figured in three 81 600 and two 81 600
sales at 677s. The remaining bond
trading was confined TO Washington
Gas and Georgetown Gas issues at re-
cent levels
Evening star., 1930-12-10
FINANCIAL ADVERTISING
INCREASE is REPORTED

By the ABSociated Press.
NEW YORK, December 10.-Banking
representatives told the National Thrift
Club members at a luncheon yesterday
that gain in financial advertising appro-
priations for 1881 and reports of $2S,-
4S5,OOO,0O0 in savings banks and trust
companies deposits indicated that de-
preston in business is levelinR of and
nearing an end
Forty per cent of the country'S banks
1t was disclosed, have decided to enlarge
their appropriations for the new year, 40
per cent will retain last years figures
and the others will cut expenditures.
An average gain Of 221k per cent 10
the net result of the budget making.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Reports Of retail turnover continue
quite favorable, supporting the belief
that much OF the looking" hitherto
done by consumers Is now being con-
vertsd into actual purchases. A sub
stantial percentage Of consumers, how
ever. Is believed TO be still shopping
around for lower prices.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

thwart such op.
erations. The As
sociation advocates
these suggestions
which a bank ir
Ohio h q S h a 6
printed OH blotteTs
and distributed to
customers:
do not sign
your ordinary cor
respondence with
the same signature
that you use on
your checks.
do not Civ e
checks to solicitors
who ask for same
in paym e n t Of
small amounts.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
BANKERS IN DRIVE
AGAINST FORGERS
Suggestions Made for Pro.
lection of PubIic-Union
Trust Votes Extra.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

The American Bankers Association
has launched new drive against forg-
ers. in which greater cooperation is
asked from depositors in attempting to
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Note-An stocks sold in hundred-shar lots
excepting those designated by the letter (250s)
which shows those stocks to be sold odd lots only
individual sales compiled 200cOmplete in $3.50 Edition
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Smith. Graham g. RockWell-Un-
satisfactory economic conditions are
likely to mean a poor market for stocks
for some time to come, and IL Is prob
able recOveries wiz be limited.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Money to Loan

Secured By Arst deed Of trust on real estate.
Prevailing interest and cSmmiSsien.
Joseph |. Weller 'iS sIsH.: W.fRi Ssi 1 4 : ErS|e'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-21
POLITICIANS APPEAR
AT(Rp1kv|LLE FAIR
Democratic and Republican
Candidates Build Fences
at Exhibition.
|peciAl Dispatch to The Star.

BbeClhl ElSp6lCn 10 Inc star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 21.-Tak-
ing full advantage of the opportunity to
do missionary" work in the big crowd,
virtually all of the Democratic candi-
dates for nominations for Office soon
to be made and the Republican candi-
dates already selected, as well as many
other active members of both parties,
spent today at the Rockville fair.
5 Politics was the chief topic of con-
Nersation and about everybody within
the big inclosure was reminded that two
important elections are scheduled for
the county in the near future-Septem-
Der 8-when the two Democratic fac
tions clash at the polls in primary
contest, and November 4, when the
Democratic and Republican nominees
fight it out.
Mayor william F. Broening of Balti
more, Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, is expected to spend this after
noon on the grounds. In anticipation
of his visit, prominent members OF his
.party In all parts of the county-about
o hundred of them-have been invited
to attend and serve rs a sort of recep-
ton committee. 1t is planned for some
of the leading county Republicans to
accompany him about the grounds and
Introduce him to the voters. but, 1t is
laid. no speeches are expected.
The crowd was big, possibly as many
rs $4,000 men, women and children
being on the grounds when the exhibit
was at its height, and in expectation
Of large attendance the management
had provided big program, the out
standing features of which were baby
show, six running races, cavalcade of
stock. free open-air acts and other fea-
lures. 1t was a big all-round day and
everybody seemed happy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-21
PASTOR RESIGNS
Il IN CHURCH SPLIT
lev. Elmer Lucas and Thirty-fve
| Members Withdraw From
III Cherrydale Baptist.

o. stah Correspondent of The Star.
tCHERRYDALE, Va, August Ala
skrtous split in the congregation Of the
Q1errydale Baptist Church was dis
closed last night when the pastor Rev.
amer Lucasa tendered his resignation
ahd IS members withdrew their letters.
THE resignation and Withdrawals
teok place at a special meeting of
the congregation following the weekly
pkayer meeting. which was conducted
BIZ Rev Mr.. Lucas with no warning
Of the impending break. While a ma
j6rity of the members of the congre-
"a ton have been aware for some time
OF controversy in the church they
we're hoping for an amicable settle
nd Int of the differences.
No reason for his action was offered
hgi Rev. Mr. Lucas and members who
Withdrew their letters have refused 70
give any explanations, but it is under
stdod that the division in the church
ID the outgrowth OF dispute between
the pastor and H. Stewart Potter,
Superintendent of the Sunday school
Il appears, according to reliable in
fNranation, that these differences arose
oh@r matter of printing materials
used In a small printing ONCE con-
Quoted by Mr.. Potter in a room of the
church. 1t was also learned that Mr.
Fptter had been suspended from the
Government Printing once pending
an Investigation by the public printer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-21
KIDNAPPED GIRL
i STAYED IN MT. AIRY
Hiss Smith Reveals to Reporters
Whereabouts on Day She
Was Missing.
sUecial Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
I MOUNT AIRY, Md, August 21.-
This North Maryland town was revealed
by Miss Retha Smith, 16-year-old Unity,
I'D, girl, who alleged she was kidnapped
and criminally attacked, as 1.-The big
city" to which she was taken after
being subjected to alleged assaults on
= farm near Daisy. She made the revel-
ktions to two newspaper men, who, when
they called at her fathers home were
net by the parent with a shotgun
Ghrown loosely across his arms.
I Montgomery and Howard County po-
zee are searching for two men for
Nhom warrants we're issued by Mont
Peter, IT., following disclosure TO the
ktter of the girls story, after her
xeturn home. One of the men, it was
aid, Is Christopher C. Campbell. Both
men are alleged in warrants to be in
vplved in the kidnapping, but only one
has been charged in warrant with
criminal assault, following the capturing
% the girl near her home at the point
az gun.
THE girl stated to the newspaper men
that she was not held in Mount Airy,
talt was brought here last Thursday by
her alleged kidnapers. She said that
she applied for q room at the local
hotel, but as accommodations were not
available, she was directed to a neigh
hor, Mrs. B. Butler Kidd The latter,
q was said, does not conduct a board
ing house, but when she saw the girls
Night she furnished accommodations
&hen the girl is said to have stated
that her brother" would call for her
O. Saturday. When her brother did
tot arrive as she stipulated, she was
persuaded to leave on Sunday, 1t was
reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-21
ELUSIVE ROBBER
/. ROBS CAR PARkERS
Highwayman Holds Up Couples
j and Escapes Despite
ri Police Traps.
y stan Correspondent of The Star.

y Stan CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, August III
d spite of repeated efforts to capture
him in police craps" a masked bandit
who has been robbing parked couples
et the point of gun along the Edmon-
kton road for the past two weeks was
Till at large today.
i The bandit staged another hold-up
east night and County Officers Reese
md Gasch made a futile effort to find
Mn in the woods after the robbery
had been reported to Justice Of Peace
0eorge Phillips.