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Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE COMMISSION REACH
 AN UNDERSTANDING

SAN RANCISCO, Aug. IA. (P) - With the announcement of Presi- dent Hoover in Washington that the report of the Hoover Young Bay bridge commission had reached admirable results, steps were taken looking to the actual construction of the Golden Gate bridge from Rincon hill to the East Bay sec tion by way of Yerba Guena is- land.
 The president in his announce ment hailed the report of the com mission in finding basis for set clement of a 10-year old dispute involving the army and naval and local authorities.
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ROCKEFELLER. MONEY
 MAN BEHIND I HE
 LEAGUE 0F NATIONS

GENEVA, Aug, 14, (P-John p. Rockefeller, Jr., American Oil magnate and nationalists, has been the financial angle of the League of Nations, it was reveal ed today.
 No other man in the world has been sp generous in money gifts to the league Since 1922 Rocke- feller has given or pledged the league approximately S3,850,000 donations, either personally or through the various Rockefeller foundations and bureaus
 Rockefeller has given nearly four fifths of the money that the league has received from private American sources which total almost S5,OOO,OoO
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
GREAT GATHERING IF SC0UNDRELS kT
 SEATTLE TRIAL
STOOL" IN DUAL ROLE, FIRST GOVERNMENT WITNESS
 CONSPIRACY TRIAL

SEATTLE, Aug, Is, (P-With the opening statements of govern ment and defense counsel com pleted, the government prepared to proceed with presentation of evidence of liquor conspiracy.
 Al Hubbard will be the first and principal government witness to be called. Hubbard, in the dual role of rum runner and dry agent, Is credited with making the charg- es before the grand jury which resulted in the present indict- ments.
 4. R. Hilen, Lyle's attorney, de- clared in his opening statement that While we ourselves may in troduce some interesting charac- ters for defense, unless l am mistaken we are ging to show you the greatest galaxy of scoundrels whom ever cut a throat or scut- tied a ship"
 District Attorney Savage inter preted the conviction and inn prisonment of many liquor viola tors a plot by government offl- cials to destroy their credltablllty as witnesses should they later be- come informers against the or ficials.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
CONDITION OF CROPS
 IN CANADA EXCELLENT

EDMONTON, Canada, Aug, 15, (4)-As harvest approaches the condition of crops throughout the provinces are better than att tributed earlieer in the season with the exception of the south eastern part.
 Central and eastern areas are good, according to the fortnight ly report issued by the depart ment of agriculture. The weather has been fair and warm as a rule.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
RAILROAD FRE|GHT
 RATES ID BE SLAsHED

WASHINGTON, Aug, 15, P- An immediate slash of railroad freight rates on hay, feed, water and livestock in the drought areas stand out today as the first large scale action for relief ot the parched agricultural lands
 Government relief plans mean while marked time until the con- ference of governors.
 President Hoover wants their suggestions and plans before pro- ceeding with any broad relief mea- sureS.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
BRITISH BOMBERs
 ROUTE HILL WARRIORS

BOMBAY, August IA. (P-Brit- isn military airplanes took of- fensive against the Afridi tribesmen who are menancing the northwest ern frontier in the vicinity of Pe- shaWar.
 So heavily did the bombers score that the hill warriors withdrew from sections in the Peshawar area including their camp on Kha-
 ->'74.- nd officials believed the city which is the key to Kyhber Pass was no longer in danger.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
RObT. LEE WILKINS
 HANGS, WALLA WALLA

WALLA WALLA, Aug, IS, (P)- Robt. Lee Wilkins hanged at Dawn in the penitentiary yard for the murder of John w. Brooks, Walla Walla attorney on Decem- Der g, 1928.
 The trap was sprung at 4;19 a. m. and he was pronounced dead three minutes later.
 Two months after the killing Wilkins young son confessed that he and his father went to Brooks home; his father went inside and slew the lawyer after demanding money.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
POPULATION OF WESTWARD SHOWS
 A GOOD GROWTH
FORTY-ONE FARMS ENUMERA- TED IN THE KODIAK IS-
 LAND DISTRICT

The Juneau office of the Alaska census enumeratOr sends The Gateway the following preliminary announcement of the 18th cen sus returns for Kodiak recording district, Afognak, Aiaktalik, Ali talk, Kaguyak, Kanatak, Karluk, Kodiak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie, and Wood Island villages:
 Kodiak recording district as of October !, 1929, is TYPO as com pared to 1,465 on January l, 1920. Number of farms enumerated 29
 Afognak village 298 as compar ed with 308. Farms, 4.
 Aiaktalik village 30 as compar- cd to 72-
 Alitak 86. Farms, q
 Kaguyak village -52 as compar- ed with 52.
 Kanatak 82.
 Karluk village 192 as compared with 99.
 Kodiak village 44O as compared with 374. Number f farms, F.
 Old Harbor village S4 as com pared with 54
 Ouzinkie village 168 as compar- ed with 96.
 Wood Island village 1l6 as com pared with 1O4. Farms, l.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
PULP PLANT BLOWS
 - UP: TWO ARE DEAD

BERLIN, Aug, 14, (P-Two men are dead, a third missing and six others severely burned in an explosion at the Brown Co.,, refining plant here.
 Three of the injured are ex- pected to die. A huge digestor in which pulp is soaked exploded and wrecked seven floors of the eight story building which oc- cupies half-acre. The company manufactures alpha pulp used in the making of rayon.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
NATION PLANS WEEK
 . FUR RADIO INDUSTRY

CHICAGO, Aug, Is, (P-The week of September 9 has been set aside for national radio week.
 Endorsed by the National Fed eration of Radio associations, the period will be observed by local trade associations in all parts of the country. At the same time the seventh annual Radio Worlds fair will be under way in New York.
 Numerous features are being arranged in many cities, includ- ing special radio programs.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
GERMANY CELEBRATES
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germal

FRIEDRICHSHAFE GtTHlaI1y, Aug. IA. While all Germany was celebrating the 11th anniver- sary of the Republican constitu ton, this airport's world wander ing Graf Zeppelin began towing the German skies on it's one hun dreth cruise The Graf took off with 20 passengers for Darmstadt Her
 7+~rn was set for the followino day.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
SOCIETY WEDDING

LONDON, Aug. IA. Marsha Field 3rd, heir to the Chicago De- partment store magnate's millions will marry Mrs. Dudley Coats, Lon don society woman, in about twc weeks, it was announced by the London Evening Standard.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
TRESTLE DYNAnIITED

PROVIDENCE, Ky, Aug, Is, (P) Coal trains were halted by the dynamiting of an Illinois Central railroad bridge 13 miles west of here. The blast, one of series III connection with labor troubles in the mine, damaged the end of the trestle over drainage ditch.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
TAXES SHOW GAIN

BOSTON. Aug, IS, (H0-Gas taxes yielded $4,799,499 in Massa- chusetts collections during the first half of 193o, an increase of 10.2 per cent over the same period in 1929
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
"HIDE AND SEEK" ISLAND

BATAVIA, Aug. IA. (P-The is- land of Anka Krakatuo, or trans lated into English, Child of Krak- atuo,' which had a height of 17C feet disappeared beneath the sur face of the sea during intense act iyity of near by Krkatuo which is throwing out mountains of fire.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
IMPORTANT TESTS

SANTA MONICA, Aug, 15, R- A diver walking on the bottom of the sea and an airplane carry ing women pilots are to be linked with radio in an important test of communications.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
HAWK BREAKS RECORD

CURTIS FIELD, Long Island, Aug, l5, P-Captain Frank Hawkes. broke the transconti- mental west to east flight record when he landed here from Glen dale, Calf. He beat Lindbergh's record by two hours and g nin- uteS.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
NOT RETALLIATORY

MADRID, Aug. 14. (P,-The re- cent increases in the Spanish tariff were essentially protective and not
 retaliatory Carlos Prast, Pres
 of the Spanish Chamber of Com merce declared in defending the
 rates.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
FRISCO STOCKS

Bank of Amer. 85, Trans-Amer- ica 20, Caterpillar Tras. 5, Ha. Sugar 3e, Hon. Oil B, Rich. Oil IS, Do. Pfd. 17.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-15
Harry Seller. another

known resident of Anchorage and employee of the railroad, was among those recently dismissed because of cutting the overhead
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
THE ART OF JOB SEEKING

Many people who have been out of
work recently, have been forced to
hustle for jobs. Some have come out
better than others. The success
which people have had has depend
ed verylmuch on themselves.
There are two ways of looking at
the job for which a man is seeking.
He may regard it simply as va
cancy which he or someone else can
fill. Or he may be able to show that
e can supply real need better than
it has been supplied.
Suppose two men who were Ont of
work the past summer, should have
tried to get jobs caring for gardens
and lawns. If one of them merely
asks the householders if they can
Give him work, his chances might
not be too good. Most people either
take care of their places themselves,
or have previously hired someone
to do it.
But another man might have TAX
en- pains to learn enough about
growing grass and flowers and vege-
tables, so he could suggest to home
owner that he could improve his
place. He would point to bare spot
that needed grass, to flowers and
vegetables not growing as they
should. If he could give some idea
how he could improve that grass and
those plants, his chances for worF
would be much better.
1t is so in much bigger jobs thar
gardening. The applicant who ha:
learned how to do better work is the
one who is preferred. He is not
out of work very long.
1t may be objected that on many
jobs people are hired in the mass,
to do certain mechanical work that
is about the same whoever Goes it.
Still in the majority of employments.
experience and training and skill |
10 count. It is up to the applicant
to show that he is specially veil |
qualified, and job seekers arotn@ |
lere should not fail to watch tho
want ads in The Milford Chronicle
md make use of these columns
themselves.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
HARVEST TIME

In many countries, after the farm
ers have housed their crops, the joy
of the rural population breaks out in
elaborate festivals and merrymak-
ings. They celebrate this event by
quaint and curious customs.
In our country traditional GUS
toms are passing away, but our rural
folks have their own way of cele-
brating. 1t is a big relief to them,
after the perils of the farm year
have passed, to get the crops finally
under cover and on the way to mar
ket. 1t has cost hard work and anx-
ious days and nights. This year,
alas, the farmers of many sections
have taken a heavy loss owing to
the fierce heat of an unclouded sun.
But higher prices for some products
will help them.
The city man who works for regu-
lar wages or salary knows little of
the burden of care that a farm fam
lily carries. 1t is no wonder that the
farmers and their women folks and
best girls feel bit frisky when they
visit the annual carnivals.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
49,
STATES VS.. NATION

The states of our union were earn
estly advised by Charles E. Hughes
former secretary of state, to resist
eDcroachment by the national gov
ernment on their authority. This
raises the question, which has al
ways caused controversy, as to how
far the states should have the right
of local self-government and man
agement of their own affairs.
There have been many demands to
have the federal government handle
problems where it is claimed that
state authority is inadequate. 1t is
often argued that the states are not
powerful enough to promote the
progress of needed social reforms.
Progressive people have seen va
riOus good causes going ahead slow
ly under state management. They
have argued that the strong central
IL wer at Washington could get use
full things done, where if these things
were left to 4S different state gov
ernments, the movement would be
neglected in many of them.
Against this idea is the fact that
the federal government has too
many things to look after now. Con-
gress is so burdened with its work,
that each year it can act on only
small part of the problems present
ed to it. The citizens of various
states may present serious griev-
ances, but congress may not get
around to take any action.
The state governments are diff
ferent. If they fail to remedy the
grievances of their people, the state
capital is close at hand. The citi-
zens get busy and they control the
action of their legislature. In
country of 4S different states, where
ideas and conditions differ radical
ly, different arrangements must Of
ten be made.
There are many questions which
the federal government is forced to
handled because the states are not
able to cope with them. But taking
a problem out of the control Of a
state, and giving it over to the re-
mote and less accessible federal gov
may do more harm than
good.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
LAWLESS AMERICA

George W. Wickersham, head of
/ the presidents law enforcement COM
mission, recently made some re-
marks on the unwillingness of the
American people to obey the laws.
The commission will in due time
make some suggestions.
Meanwhile we all know about how
far the laws will go, if people do
not feel like obeying them, and if no
effort is made to enforce them. You
may post a perfectly reasonable
notice on every road in Delaware
fixing speed limits for automobiles.
But if no one is brought into court
for violating that notice, almost
anyone who desires to travel at a
faster rate will do so.
One may deplore this tendency
and say that people ought to obey
the laws. Yet they have always had
this strong tendency. They seem to
have inherited it from the days when
the English government tried to or
der them around. When they began
to tax tea and other things, the in
dependent minded colonists threw
the tea into Boston's harbor. Their
descendants are still active.
So we have mountain of laws
that are not we'll obeyed The ma
jority are good and useful laws, and
would improve things if they were
to. But our independent
people often refuse to consider what
would be for the good of the com
They claim to know better
than the lawmakers as to what is
good for them. They do as they like
until some officer comes around and
invites them to interview the judge.
After which their views frequently
change. And of course legislators
are human and often pass laws that
are wrong and can never be en-
forced.
Two things are necessary to make
he law respected. First, make it so
Just and reasonable that rational
}eople will see its fairness and re-
3rect it. Second, insist that public
officers and police officials enforce |
he laws to the limit of their ability, |
ind if they are unable to do so, let |
someone else try it.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
Milford, Friday, September 5, 1880
THE AMERICAN CHILD'S CHANCE

The first day of school in the fall
is a wonderful picture of American
opportunity. The sight of all those
boys and girls trooping to school for
another year of work, is an inspir-
ing one. Their bright and eager
faces are due more to the pleasure
of meeting their mates again than to
love of study, yet as rule they are
not lacking in ambition.
The care which the parents take to
have their children we'll dressed is
one indication that they realize the
value of this American opportunity,
and desire to have their children
create 4 favorable impression.
Will these young folks make the
best of these opportunities, which
are equalled in scarcely any country
on earth? AS distractions come in
to call away their attention, will
they lie down on their work and be
satisfied just to get by and barely
PASS?
They should realize that their par
ents make great sacrifices to pro-
vide these opportunities. The ex-
pense of running schools is almost
always the largest item in the tax
bill. Families deny themselves the
comforts and pleasures they desire,
so that their children can have good
schools. If the children can only
realize that these parents are giving
up many satisfactions in order that
the young folks may have this edu-
cation, it may spur them on to make
ne best of it.
They should also realize that to
make good in the world, people must
have useful knowledge. The things
their textbooks teach are the tools of
daily work. If they can't use those
tools skilfully, they are as awkward
as the boy vino tries for place on
the football team without even hav-
ing seen a football before.
1t is easier to lead children than
to drive them. Attempting to force
them to study may or may not get
results. If they can be shown that
they need study to accomplish the
results in life they desire, they are
likely to take hold and do some real
work.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
no PLANT LESS WHEAT

The department of agriculture an
nounces that farmers throughout
the country have signifed a deter
mination to plant As per cent less
winter wheat this season. This
should help the wheat industry.
Prices are governed by the law of
supply and demand, and the trouble
with the wheat market has been that
demand has not been equal to sup
ply. When the supply is only equal
to or less than the demand, prices
will rise.
While it will be a hardship to
many farmers whose land is well
adapted to wheat, to cut down the
acreage therof, wheat is not the only
thing they can raise.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
TROUBLE AHEAD

With several piano firms entering
the boat business, the musicians fed
Grafton warning on canned music"
and monographs going begging un-
! less in combination with radio, the
ancient art of music seems to be the
lates sufferer from this mechanical
/ age.
Will Rogers, asked to indorse a pi-
anO, once testified: "It is the best
piano l ever leaned against" Which
seems to be the chief use of most
pianos today. The big and cumber-
some musical instruments of the old
school are not wanted in the era of
restricted homes and smaller fami-
lies. No longer do small fingers per-
form to the rhythm of "one-two-
three-four," formerly considered a
necessary part of every youngsters
education. Even Mark Twain was
musical. During the food" he COM
ments in one of his books, my
father floated down the river on the
dining room table, while I accom-
panied him on the piano."
Musicians complain that the radio
and it's side-kick, the. talkies, are
killing their art. A piano soloist
now must act like a monkey and
play with his feet. Thousands of
musicians were thrown out of regu-
lar jobs when synchronized music
replaced theater orchestras. And
they are still bowling. But the gem
eral public doesn't much care.
Grand opera, the sport of kings
and wealthy show-offs, also is hav-
ing it's troubles, particularly in Phil
adelphia and Chicago. Otto H.
Kahn's ardent appeals for public
support for this near-lost art seem
to meet little response from ears re-
tuned to loud speakers and jazz. John
Philip Sousa, march king says that !
rhythmical music will en-
dure "just so long as people hear it
through their feet instead of through |
their brains. The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
THE NEW SCHOOL WEAR

What can we do here in Milford
and elsewhere, to make our schools
better than ever before, and accom-
plish the results for our children Of
which all parents dream?
The opening of our school year is
big event in our community life.
Children are dearer to their parents
than anything else, and most fami-
lies will give up almost anything in
order to secure improved educational
advantages for the youngsters.
The best educational results usual
ly cost a good deal of money. The
competition for capable teachers is
very sharp. AS soon as a city de-
Velops one who can really inspire
young people, the superintendent
ccme chasing after such one, offer
ing higher pay in some wealthier
place. It costs money to keep such
teachers and provide them with up
tC date equipment.
Yet excellent educational results
are often obtained without large eX-
penditure. Teachers sometimes re-
main in a community for low pay
because they like the place and have
enjoyed life there. And a competent
teacher will accomplish more in a
very ordinary or meagerly equipped
school building, than an incompetent
one will do in the finest structure
any city ever put up.
Very much depends upon the at
titude of the parents. If they adopt
an attitude of criticism toward the
schools, the pupils become restless
and rebellious and will not cooper
ate with their teachers. If the par
ents encourage their children to re-
sist discipline, they can break down
the morale of a school. But if the |
parents insist that their children
conform to the rules of the school .
and follow the good counsels of their .
teachers, if they try to arouse their
and show them the advan-
tages of the knowledge they are
they help create school of
willing and Industrious young folks.
Ii is easy to make educational prog
ress in a town where the parents are
cooperating well with the schools.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
FOR WOMEN,S YOTES

The Republican and Democratic
national committees are organizing
more carefully than ever before to
secure the votes of the women folks.
The women of Delaware can expect
to have their attention thoroughly
called by the various propagandists
to the issues Of the coming cleo
tion.
The psychology of women will be
studied as never before, to determine
what kind of appeal moves them
lost. The politicians will have to
show up how their policies will af-
feet home life and the welfare Of
families. The women folks are not
very keen on party allegiance. They
are willing to vote for most anyone
who they think will keep living costs
down, provide work and wages, and
/: otect them and their children from
the inroads of vice and crime.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
A Mild Catechism
Has anyone recently seen what
was once very common, viz:


Has anyone recently seen what
was once very common, viz:
Drunken men reeling home, hav-
ing spent their wages at the saloon;
women and children waiting in ter
rOr and dread?
Women working like slaves to
support drunken husbands?
Does anyone want to argue that
men and women are better off from
drinking Intoxicating liquors of any
grade?
= =
Does anyone want to make list
of people who ought to be privileged
to have what liquor they want?
Try the list: Family Physicians? +?
School Teachers? Men running rail
road trains? Drivers of automobiles?
Fathers? Mothers? ? Sons? Your sons
or your daughters?
+ Il
Will any candidate or other stump
speaker say good word for whis-
key, or the saloon, or any kind Cf
drinking, or any degree Of drunken
ness in any campaign speech this
summer?
II = s.
What good program, industrial,
economic, domestic, social or po-
litical, does drinking fit into to ad-
vantage?
Is the liquor business or is liquor
drinking good for the American peo-
pie in any way, financially, political
ly, socially or any other way?
+ = = 81
Is spending money for liquor a
good way to spend it for man or
his family?
What classes or groups in Ameri-
ca are interested in a bigger drink
bill? Are they not those people in
the brewery or whiskey business
who seek gain and gain alone? Who
else wants more money spent on
liquor?
Are any big factories, or rail-
roads, or banks, mines, or stores
disposed to relax their rules con-
cerning the use of liquor by their
employees either on or off duty?
X = $
Who is buying the costly bootleg
liauor? Is it the men who drive cars
or the men who own them?
X =
Do the existence of smugglers and
the practice of smuggling constitute
a reason for repeating customs
laws?
Chicago used to have one saloon
for every three hundred men, wo-