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The Washington times., 1930-08-08
|JAIMS CANCELS
VET WORKERS +.
LEAVE RIGHT
No Vacations for go Days TIL
Rush OF New Claims Lets Up,
Is Ruling of Bureau Officer

Workers in the United States
Veterans Bureau. who had re-
served their leave until August
and September to cool off during
these hot months, we're today
shocked to learn that from noon
today. until so days have elapsed,
no one who has already taken Is
days leave this year may take
any more.
The proclamation, issued by Col.
Ijams, acting director Of the
bureau, and signed by Major
Cutter, assistant director Of sup.
ply, came as a result Of the on
rush Of work that has come to
the department of claims, divi-
sion of approximately TOO workers.
The additional work has been
caused by the added claims made
by the veterans since the pas
sage of the recent CYeterans' Re
lief Bill.
The 5000 persons in the bureau
have thus been forced to forego
their hopes Of vacation because
Of the TOO in their ranks who
/ have more work.
The Washington times., 1930-08-08
Blaze at Midnight
DAMAGES Radio Firm

A midnight fire wrought sew
eral thousand dollars damage
last night at the Reliable Radio
Co., 240O block Eighteenth st.
N. w. The blaze, Of undeter-
mined origin. attracted a crowd
Of several hundred persons.
Nathan l.. Chaser, proprietor of
the store, who was asleep on the
second floor Of the building. was
awakened by the smoke and gave
the alarm. Firemen confined the
blaze to the first floor. Of the
three-story structure.
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CLAIMS SPOUSE
IS DESERTER

DeSertion Is, alleged in the suit
for: limited divorce filed in Equity
Court today by Mrs. EvangeIne
M. Lands. 14O0 block Chaplin st.
N. W.. against Earl S. Lands,
22aO block, Shannon Pl. s. E.
Mrs. Lands also seeks alimony
and custody of their child.
Attorney Vivian o. Hill appears
for the wife, who informs the
court that once before she filed
suit for limited divorce but after
a reconciliation withdrew her
action. She says her husband
contributed SIS a week to the
support Of the family until six
weeks ago. when he quit alto
gether.
An unjustified suit for divorce
was filed against her by her hus-
band in Arlington county, the
wife says. since the payments
stopped. and she says Lands is
not q resident Of Virginia.
The Washington times., 1930-08-08
Pound Does Brisk Trade
On Untagged CANNES

Big dogs, shaggy dogs, little
dogs, and just plain dogs running
around the streets of the District
are falling into the tolls of the
law.
Not for any misdemeanor Of
theirs, but just because their
owners have neglected to procure
licenses for them.
Today only two-thirds Of the
dog owners in the District have
applied for license tags for their
dogs, of which there are at least
10000.
The month OF grace allowed
owners expired August |, and
Poundmaster Smith has been
The Washington times., 1930-08-08
AUigOOd to Submit
To Brain ODerUtiOn

Headquarters Detective Frank
M. Alligood. Of the automobile
squad. is to enter a hospital to-
day or tomorrow to undergo a
delicate brain operation.
Alligood, who is known through
out the country for his ability in
automobile theft work, has been
on leave from the department
since July 80 suffering from eye
trouble. A diagnosis of his case
revealed a possible tumor on the
brain.
The Washington times., 1930-08-08
Model Air TOurney
.OpeninQ Tests Set

The District of Columbia Model
Aircraft Tournament, to be held
here August 1929, will hold a
special qualification test tonior.
row from 10 a. m. to noon at the
Monument Grounds for all the
model plane fliers deSirous Of
entering the contest.
Further qualification tests will
take place Wednesday at Central
Community Center from to A
p. M. and next Saturday at Mac.
Farland Community Center from
10 q. m. to noon. After the boys
have succeeded in qualifying
registration will follow.
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Hourly Plane Trips
VIII Regin Sept. /

Hourly passenger service be.
tween Newark, Philadelphia, and
the Capital will be inaugurated on
September /, with the first north
bound plane taking off from
Washington at a. M, and the
first Southbound plane leaving
Newark at 8:45 o'clock.
Nicholas S. Ludington is preSi
dent Of the new company. the
New York, Philadelphia and Wash
ington Airway Corporation. Miss
Amelia Earhart, transatlantic
woman aviator, is an official OF
the new line.
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COURT EPISTLE
. FREES WOMAN

Arraikned iii Police Court to-
day for parking their push cart
in a restricted zone, Peter Speros
and Marie Profeta, Italian fruit
venders, one Of whom could not
speak English. were given their
freedom by Judge Robert Mat
tingly after he had read q letter
written by an interpreter for the
woman vendor.
A new lesson was learned by
the court in view Of this case
II you cannot explain your plight
to the Judge in eloquence, write
him letter.
The letter ran as follows:
"YOur Honor: really hate to
bother you with these letters,
but rs II is I do not speak your
language 30 / must have way
to explain to you. This Is
what happened. / was walking
in the street with my little
cart, and rs you know an old
lady like me cannot walk fast,
50 now and then stop either
for the automobiles or to get
my breath. 1t was during this
moment of resting las / call
- it, that / was arrested. 1 do
not know the reason why, but
1t is = plain fact that all Off
GERS are after me. What have
I done to them; what can / do
to them; they seem to be At
ways after me? That is all
your honor and / am hoping
that you will use = little con-
SideratiOn for me and this
letter. / thank you kindly for
doing so.
(Signed)
"MARIE PROFETA,"
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EMBREY BACK ON JOB

After, an illness that confined
him to his home, 404 Ritten.
house st. N. w, for 20 days,
Lieutenant EN- brey yesterday
vert back to work at Police
Headquarters as night chief Of
detectives.
The Washington times., 1930-08-08

Keeping his crew rounding up
stray and untagged CANNES. while
anxious owners constantly rush
to the pound to see if their pets
are in the confines of the in
closure.
Unclaimed dosS may be adopted
by persons wishing \ its, providing
they promise ito give he dog a
decent, respectable living, and
swear that they will not uSe the
animal for experimental or
scientific purposes.
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WRIST WATCH LOST

IA white gold wrist watch val
ued at $25 was lost during the
past week by Miss Cany Aber-
ciomline, of Garfield Hospital,
she reported to police.
The Washington times., 1930-08-08

Even the kids appreciate the pleas
nres Of hOme-OwneRShip. q Give them
this happiness through the purchase Of
Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-08-08

End Four Rental Worries
With : Review of Rental Listi
in Today's
Times Classified Ads
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
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COST OF PRIMARY CAMPAICNS

theoretically in our democratic
CC Untry, the chance should be open
to every qualified citizen to hold
public office. 1t is a legitimate as
E,ration to desire such positions.
Young men of good character and
ability should be encouraged to en-
ter political careers. But this is be-
coming almost impossible for a good
many offices, for people to obtain
tho nominations for these positions
unless they spend a lot of money.
This seems contrary to our demo-
ciatic principles.
And yet the people who spend
such claim there is no other way to
set the arguments in their behalf
fairly presented to the people. Other
wise, they say, the well known can
didate, the man who has been con-
stantly before the public eye, has a
great and unfair advantage. The
man who has superior qualifications,
but is not we'll known, has no chance
unless he or his friends spend a lot
of money to make the public familiar
with his personality.
Consequently, many people advo-
cate. the idea that the government
should pay the expenses of candi-
dates to a reasonable extent, and for
lid them to expend anything more
than very limited sums themselves.
Then, it is argued, all aspirants
would be placed upon an even level,
el eryone would have a fair chance,
and the best candidate would win on
lis merits.
That might seem theoretically
fair, but it is easy to see how it
would work. The field would be
filed with candidates depending
Iron the government to pay their
bills. The public would
be so confused by the many con-
tests, that it might pick out some
aspirant.
We have had many so-called re-
fC rms that were supposed to end the
abuses in politics. But somehow
politics seems to be the same old
same, with more and more money
being spent. Which suggests that
re forms do not always reform.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
HIGH TIDE OF THE YEAR

The late summer and early fall
days are the high tide of the year.
They bring Nature up to glorious
climax. The fruits are turning to
golden yellows and reds and pur-
pies. The plants of our gardens and
fields reach maturity, rich with sug-
gestions of good food concealed
within. The trees are heavy with
their mass of foliage, the fields are
laden with waving grain.
The world seems a very rich sort
of place with all these fruits of the
earth ready for mans gathering.
Nature has made ample provision
for our wants. While her supplies
do not come without effort on our
part, yet when that effort is faith
fully and wisely applied, the abund-
ance of Nature seems a very gener-
GUS thing, more than sufficient to
feed our people, and with reserves
to send far away.
We can be proud of our country
in these days of fruitiOn, with all the
abundance of resources, and capacity
for caring for double the number of
people we now possess.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
BROWN SKINNED FOLKS

Sun tan is the fashion. People are
seen returning from their vacations,
brown as berries. Many boys and
girls are so tanned that you could
take them for Indians.
The girls who in former years
would have refused to play out in
the open, for fear they would spoil
their pale and delicate loveliness,
row expose their faces, legs, and
arms freely to the sun. According
to all talk, the rays of the sun are
very healthful, if not overdone. Liv-
ing so much in the sunlight should
not merely make people stronger
physically, but they seem to acquire
a more normal point of view. They
get away from the artificialities OF
civilization, they are less nervous
more contented, less restless. Sun
tan not merely browns the body, but
it, is a tonic to the soul.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
Milford, Friday, August Is, 1890

WHAT LOOKED LIKE quiet pri-
mary elections for the Democratic
party in Delaware now takes on the
aspect of a regular battle. This con-
dition has been brought about by the
announcement of former Senator
Tom Bayard who has entered the
lists as an out and out wet" For
months the campaign of Josiah Mar
vel has been breezing along and his
followers had about concluded that
it was all over but the shouting so
far as his nomination for the United
State Senatorship is concerned when
Senator Bayard threw the monkey
wrench into the gears. Since the
Bayard announcement political
workers have been watching the
progress of his boom with interest.
Predictions are rife as to the out
come, but it is more than likely that
a battle royal will be the result
when the Democratic clan gathers at
Dover to nominate their State ticket
next month. In the meantime rum
ors are being circulated to the eff
feet that both Marvel and Bayard
may be asked to step aside for the
sake of party harmony. 1t is hard
ly likely that such plans will sue
ceed.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
ECONOMIC EFFECT OF ADVER-
VTSTNG

1t would be difficult thing to find
a business authority in these times
that would not say that advertising
is one of the very essential features
in business. 1t performs a certain
service that needs to be performed
for successful operation, and if that
service is lacking, business suffers.
When you advertise a business in
some medium having a circulation
among the people you desire to
reach, you attract public attention
to the merchandise provided by that
business. The results is to draw
people to see those goods, and to
increase sales. A we'll advertised
store ought to sell twice as many
goods as one that is not advertised.
This doubling of the volume of
business, or whatever increase is
secured, works for efficient and eco
nomical distribution. When the sales
of a business are thus doubled, the
expense of doing that business
should not rise in anything like the
Same proportion. You may be able
to double the volume of your trade,
while your expenses may not have
increased by 25 or SO per cent.
Hence your expense per article
sold is reduced by the advertising.
You can sell goods cheaper to the
public. Your ability to do this
draws still more people to the store.
So a well advertised business not
merely sells cheaper and makes
more money, but it is in a position
to enlarge and go on to become a
much bigger concern, the profits of
which will far exceed those it gain
ed before it started to bring its
goods to the attention of the public.
Thus all parties profit by adver-
tising. The public gains infOrma-
ton it desires to have, the concern
increases it's trade and its profits.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
DELMAR

Charles Lewis, of Baltimore, is
spending his vacation with his par
ents, MI. and Mrs. S. J. Lewis.
Delmar has several cases of ma
laria at the present time and has had
one case of typhoid, probably caused
by the hot, dry weather.
DOda Hearn, one of our leading
merchants, has been nominated as
candidate for county commissioner
and Joseph Frazier, retired railroad
man, has the nomination for Judge
OF Orphans Court, both from Wi
comicO county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Sirman are
spending several weeks at Rehoboth.
Mrs. Earle Elliott and daughter,
Miss Dorothy, are visiting relatives
in Richmond, Va.
DR.. and Mrs. Howard Lynch have
Miss Matilda Jameson of Wooster,
Ohio, and Mrs. James Applebaugh of
Snow Hill, as their guests.
Charles Truitt, of Chester, is
spending his vacation with his fam
lily in Delmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Hastings and
daughter, Mrs. Frank Baker and
children, are spending couple OF
weeks at Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. John Hancock and Mrs. Ella
Vincent are chaperoning Troop No.
l of Girl Scouts, who are camping
at Oak Orchard.
All Saints P. E. church is closed
until September.
Mrs. Harrison Jones has returned
from a visit with friends in Eliza
beth, N. j., and Baltimore.
Mrs. Joseph Elliott is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Florence Culver, OF
Haverstraw.
The Rev. and Mrs. John Wright,
who have been visiting their son,
John Wright and family of Cam
bridge, have returned home.
Mrs. H. M. Waller is enjoying a
few days at the Veterans Home at
Rehoboth.
Mrs. William Galloway entertained
the members of her Sunday school
class, "The Loyal Workers" at her
home on Friday evening.
Leo Hearn, who has been an as
sistant in the pOstoffice for some
time, has accepted the poSlCloH dS
assistant cashier in the First Ma
tional Bank.
Mrs. George Maddox, of Pitts
burgh. was a recent guest of Mrs.
Clara Renninger LankfOrd, at her
cottage at Public Landing.
Mrs. T. Barton Freeney is spend
ing some time with her sister, Miss
Helen Webster, of Wilmington, who
recently underwent an operation for
Smith Kitchens, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his daugh-
ter. Mrs. E. E. Freeney.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
SERIOUS CARD PLAYERS

A man remarked the other day,
that he was willing to play game
OF bridge with his wife and her
friends, provided people could be
found who would agree to trump
their partners tricks, ignore all sig
nails, and violate all known rules of
the game. He couldn't play a scien-
tific game himself, and he was tired
of people who played as if the world
and their private fortunes depended
on the result.
Much can be said for his point of
view. Card playing is a recreation,
and not business, except of course
for the gambling profession. Many
would get more fun at it, if an error
vas not regarded as so heinous a
crime.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
OLD LADY OPPORTUNITY

Opportunity is said to knock once
at every mans door. She also
knocks at the doors of towns, and
offers them a chance to go ahead.
She knocks more than once, because
chances are constantly occurring tC
do things which help on community
development.
Business concerns are constantly
looking for places where they can
locate new enterprises. They pick
the places that make the best aD-
pearance and show the most enter
prise. People are constantly look
ing for homes. They pick the places
that have the most attractive dwell
ings, the best schools and churches
and societies, and the friendliest
people The chance to do something
to attract the interest of such people
occurs very frequently. 1t is our
old friend Opportunity knocking.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
THE TIE.RTYING WIVES

1t is estimated that women buy
about two~thirds of the mems neck
ties. But if so, they seemingly need
to buy also the shirts and the stock
ings, as the color harmOnists tell us
that these three articles of mems ap-
parel should be a part of one well
thought out color scheme.
The women folks may buy the
shirts, neckties, and stockings that
will harmonic into one blissful SYM
phony, but alas, the men will fail to
cooperate. They will get the au-
tumnal sunset necktie onto the
thunder cloud shirt, and the stock
ings will be the spring foliage yell
low. The only way to create this
harmony will be for the women to
dress their husbands, but the worm
may turn at this point.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15

WHILE DELAWARE has not been
suffering from the lack of rain to
such an extent as has other States,
and at Milford possibly more rain
has fallen than at any place in the
State, the seriousness of the situa-
ton is forcing itself upon those who
are in charge of water works
throughout the State. In many To-
calities the water in the springs is
so low that it may be necessary to
curtail its use. This has not been
necessary in Milford yet. 1t is no.
ticeable at the Light & Water plant,
however, that the source of supply
is showing signs of lowering very
materially. To cOunteract the de-
mand made by some citizens for wa
tering their lawns and washing au-
tOmobiles, it has been necessary to
reduce the pressure in the water
mains. In this way much water is
being conserved. Even should heavy
rains fall it will be some time before
the springs are filled and a normal
supply of water may be expected. In
the meantime, Milford residents
should stop the use of water on their
lawns and for all purposes
which can possibly be avoided.
Should big fire break out the sup
ply in reserve is so small that a few
hours pumping would exhaust it,
Care should be used by all.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
CLEAN UP AS YOU GO

One man has a bit of refuse to
handle, and he drops it in his back
yard, thinking he will take care OF
it the next day. But he doesn't.
Probably he drops something else
equally unsightly. His grounds are
a mess of litter.
Another man who has bit of re-
fuse to dispose of, makes a suitable
disposition of it at once. If it is
combustible, he puts it in stove or
fireplace or furnace. If not, he
DUMPS it in some can or barrel kept
for that purpose, where it is out of
sight. When the container is full,
he has it dumped in a suitable place.
His grounds are pleasing all the
time, and they attract people to the
neighborhood. We want that kind
OF folks here in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
CLIFTON'S CORNER
Near Lewes)

Mrs. Myers Vessels. is in the hos
pital at Chester, Pa. She has under
gone an operation for appendicitis
and is very sick.
Mrs. Elsie Hudson of this place,
Mrs. Edith Simpler of Lewes, Mrs.
Ethel Hill of near Loves Greek and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dorman of
Angola, all went up to see their sis
ter, Mrs. Myers Vessels on Saturday
night and came home Sunday. Mrs.
Vessells' mother, Mrs. Mary Dor
man went up Sunday to stay while
with her.
Raymond Hill and mother, Mrs.
Laura Hill, Mrs. Sarah E. Clifton
and sister, Mrs. Abbie Cooper of
Lincoln, spent one day last week
with Mrs. Clifton's son, John E.
Clifton of Angola Neck.
Fires are again raging in the old
Burnt Swamp. Someone threw a
match down after lighting a pipe or
cigarette on the hay marsh at Shell
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
HOME INSTITUTIONS GREAT
VALUE

The development of a community
depends mostly upon it's reputation
and its reputation is built up not
merely by showing business enter
prise, but by providing all the insti-
tutions needed for modern commun-
ity living.
Perhaps the most essential insti-
tuition in a community is a good
public school system People will
go to much expense and make some
sacrifices, for the sake of living in
a community known to provide gOod
schools for their children. The dol
lars paid out for extra good school
equipment, and for superior teach
ers, come gack in the form of taxes
paid by people who move into com
munities known to have good
schools.
Churches are an institution the
necessity of which is equally vital.
People look to church life for the
training of their children, for the
satisfaction of their cravings for bet
ter living, and for pleasant social
life. A community having churches
that provide able preaching, good
music, well equipped church build
ings, looks twice as attractive TO the
majority of people.
Fraternal and social organizations
are vital essential. People have no
use for a cold town. They want to
move into community with pleas
ant societies and clubs, where their
social instincts can be gratified, and
where they can make progress in
culture and make friends
A good public library and reading
room is an essential institution,
though thousands of American towns
do not yet realize it. The time will
come when a town without library
will seem almost as backward as
one without a school. The people
need books and magazines and
newspapers to keep up with the
times, and they feel out of the world
if these are not provided them.
These are a few of the vital essen
tials of community life. Money de-
voted to theft support all comes
back, for communities can not ex-
pect to attract progressive people,
unless they have such essential fea-
lures.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
GRAVEL HILL

Clyde Hess and family of Parks
burg, Pa, spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Powers.
Lloyd Baker and family spent the
weekend at Oak Orchard with Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Collins.
Mr.. Lewis of Philadelphia is
spending some time with Fred
Steward.
Mr.. Dunham has been on the sick
list with heart trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Powers motor
ed to Whitehorse, Pa, and spent the
day with the latter's sister, Mrs.
Ramsey.
Mrs. Frank wilkins spent a few
days recently with her daughter,
Mrs. Mabel Ingram in Milton.
Mrs. Arthur Shockley is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Lottie Getz of Wilmington
chaperoned the following at a cot
tage at Oak Orchard recently, the
Misses Pearl and Pauline Koeppel,
Alberta Smith, Hilda Wilson of near
here. and Myrtle Wilson of Chester
town. also Messrs. Rudolph and
James Koeppel, Conwell Dodd of
near here and Clarence Wilson, Jr.,
of ChestertOwn, Md.
Mrs. Woodford Steward visited
her mother in Georgetown one day
the past week.
Miss Lora Jefferson of New York
City was. the guest of Mrs. Laura
Pepper recently.
Samuel Loockerman of near
Drawbridge spent Wednesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Clendaniel.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15

Landing, which set the marsh on
fire and burned up several stacks OF
hay.
And some one else did the very
same trick at the Sweet Berry Tree
near Lewes and burnt up a lot OF
hay and the fire is still burning at
this time going toward Rehoboth
Beach.
Mrs. Annie Walls is real sick at
the home of her son, Martil Walls.
DR.. Hooker of Lewes is attending
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Legates call
ed on William Vessels and family
on Monday.
We have had no rain yet and it is
surely a dry time and most every
thing is needing rain.
Mrs. Henry King and son Norman
spent Sunday with her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. George Mar
iner. Mrs. Mariner is real sick.
Oliver King of Powelville, Md, is
spending some time with his uncle,
Henry King.
Fred Joseph called on William W.
Clifton Monday morning.