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English
Word Often Misuaed

Do not say, "He was shot in the
fight" Say, During the fight he
was shot" or ale was shot in the
abdomen during the fight.
Word Often Mispronouneed
Bona fide. Pronounce bona fi-de
-four syllables), o as in mo-" as
in sofa" as in ice" as in "me, >
accent first and third syllables.
Word Often Misspelled
Aquatic, not acq.
synonyms
Alleviate, mitigate, diminish, mod
crate, abate. soothe, assuage, allay.
Word Study
Use word three times and it is
yours. Let us increase our vocabu-
larry by mastering one word week.
SPECULATIVE; pertaining to a
speculation; theoretical; risky. "OuI
speculative transaction was success.
full"
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PORTERS MAKE
PLANS FOR BIG
NATIONAL DRIVE

NEW YORK CITY.-(FP)-An
organization campaign extending
from coast to coast is the answer of |
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters to the depression, which has |
crippled the brotherhood financially
and prevented two-thirds of its T.
500 members from paying dues. De-
tails of the campaign were given to
Federated Press by A. Philip Ran |
dolph, president of the brotherhood. |
M, P. Webster, first vice-presi-
dent, will travel from. Chicago to the
Pacific coast. Bonnie Smith, second
vice-president and full time organi-
ger, will work principally in Ohio,
checking up on the enforcement of
Ohio's new law against the yellow
dog contract. A. l.. Totten, secre-
tary-treasurer, will work in the East,
and Randolph himself will take
swing round the Middle West. Meet
ings will be held in all the principal
cities where the brotherhood has
branches.
Layoffs which have totalled over
1000 in the past year have belied
the glowing promises given to South
ern Negroes two years ago, when the
company flooded the service in the
North by enticing new men with
tales of immense tips. Many were
discharged hundreds of miles from
home and left to shift for them
selves.
The campaign is rendered especial
/ ly necessary, said Randolph, because
the company has been cutting wages
/ by indirect methods. Heretofore it
has always given uniforms free to
those who have been in the service
more than 10 years, but this summer
only pants and cap are being given
Since the whole uniform costs $685.
new, the change is the equivalent
of wage cut of perhaps $40.
The company has increasingly been
using regular men for deadheading.
When Pullman cars run empty, it is
the policy always to have a porter
with them, and the man who takes
this "deadhead" job gets 81 day in
addition to his regular wages to COM
pensate him in part for his loss of
tips. When men in the regular serv-
ice are used for "deadhead" work,
extra men are deprived of the op-
portunity for run. Thus the COM
pany's new nolicy constitutes hard
ship for the extra men. The broth
erhood's policy calls for the aboli-
ton of the tipping system.
William J. Thompson, member
of the brotherhood, has lust won
suit for $1,000 against the Pullman
Company for arrest and malicious
prosecution, announces the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People. The Jury was out
only 1S minutes. Thompson was ar
rested in 1929, charged with stealing
a few pieces of linen. After three
days in iail he was acquitted, and the
company attempted to hush the mat
ter up by giving Thompson back his
Job, plus a 5-year service stripe and
an increase in wages It was brought
out at the trial of his suit that the
counsel for the Pullman Company
had gathered all its witnesses and
read them a story prepared by the
Pullman investigator to refresh
their minds" on the case. Arthur
Garfield HAYS, counsel for Thomp-
son. pointed out in court that the
arrest would not have been made
without investigation if Thompson
had been a wealthy man.
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LESSON III
Rule No. d
NUMER

THE CARDINAL NUMBERS are
invariable: unu "a, du 90, tri (3),
kvar t4), kvin (5), SEES (6l. sep %.
ok (S), nau 90, dek (10), cent
1900, mil 10000. The tens and
hundreds are formed by the simple
junction of these numbers. (The
and sometimes used in English to
unite numerals is omitted in Espers
anto; two hundred and thirty, ducent
tridek.) Examples: dudek-unu (2D;
kvincent .(500); mil naucent tridek
unu (193D.
THE ORDINAL NUMBERS are
formed from the cardinals by the
simple addition of the A, character
istic of adiectives. Examples unua,
first; sesdeka, sixtieth; tricent sep
deka, three hundred SEVENTEEN.
THE MULTIPIICATIVES are
formed from the cardinals by the
help of the suffix OBI, to which is
added the characteristic 0 or A, ac-
cording as the multiplicative is sub
stantiye or adjective. Examples La
doubla, the double; dudek estas la
numbro kvarobla de kvin, twenty is
the quadruple number of five.
THE FRACTIoNALS are formed
from the cardinals by the aid of the
suffix ON, to which is added the
characteristic 0 or A, according as
the fractional is substantive or adj
jective. Examples: La kvarona de
okdek estas la duona de kvardek, the
quarter of eighty is the half of for
ty; la duona dolaro, the half dollar
THE COLLECTIVES are formed
from the cardinals by the suffix OPP,
to which is added A or f according
as the collective is adjective or adj
verb Examples: La duopa atako the
attack by twos: kvinope iii sin jhetis
sur min, they threw themselves on
me five at a time Give together, by
/ fives, five at once.
All numerals can. when necessary,
take the substantial (o), adjectiveal
(a), or adverbial (e) form. Exam
pies: La unuo, unity; unua, first;
unue, firstly; duone, by half; trioble
4 triply.
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Personals and Possessives
THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS
are mi %, vi (you), Ii chez, shi
(she), CHI (itl, 81 himself, herself.
itself. themselves; these -usages of
the words will be explained later)
nj (we), iii, thew, oni, tone, they,
people, everybody, to be explained
later) They take the objective N
when they are direct objects Of a
verb: min (me), win (you), lin
(him), shin (her), Chin (itl, min
(usl. lin (them). Examples: La in
fano kiss min kai CHI diris al mi, the
child kissed me and it said to me.
The nossessives arc formed from
the corresponding personal pronoun
by simply adding the characteristic
A. They are regarded as true adiec-
tives, and follow all the rules that
apply to adiectives. (See rule 3, les
son p Examples, Vial gepatroi
vents, your parents came. Mia fra.
tino renkontis Wan fraton lSai lain
amikoin nv sister met your broth
er and his friend
Lesson four win be in next weeks
Enterprise
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If you want the Patronage
of Colored People who buy
first class things and lots of
'em, Advertise in The North
west Enterprisel
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LESSON IN ESPERANTO
The International Language

OF
read M inverse in
boz Seatt Wash.
Inclose self1addressed
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Dutch Oven Bakery
Under
New Management

Mr.. and Mrs. John De Jovg
new owners of the Dutch Oven
Bakery, thanks the people of
. the East Madison community
for their patronage and will be
glad to take orders for cakes
and pastry for special occa-
sions. We use high grade prod
ucts only and our prices are
right. Take home one of our
Devils Food. Spice or Whole
egg cakes. Prices loo, 25c, 45c
Dutch Oven Bakery
PUBLIC MARKET
23rd and East Madison
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Don't tramp the streets looking
for place to live Read the classified
ads on Page z You'll find what you
want
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23

quite sick at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. S. Willis Vaughan, in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Columbus Rogers is seriously
ill at her home near the Sussex
county farm. She is the mother OF
Mrs. John King of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hastings, of
Allentown, Pa, have been visiting
the latters father, Robert Short, and
sister, Mrs. e. c. Ryon.
Mrs. Herbert Tyndall is recovering
from a recent operation in Beebe
Hospital, and is expecting to return
to her home here in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Arlington Pepper
on Thursday evening gave Il miscel-
laneOus shower for their daughter
and sOn-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Massey, who were married during
the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. John NAPLES, of Milford, was
a visitor in town this week.
Miss Sara Jane Murray, one of the
nurses from the local health center
here, is in Kent General Hospital at
Dover, where she is receiving treat
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
BENJAMIN Franklin,
Knight Of The Bath

While January II, Benjamin
Franklin's birthday, is well observ-
ed as an annual occasion for point
ing out the value of thrift, there is
another virtue which can trace its
ancestory to Franklin and which
should not be overlooked in cele-
brating the natal day of Philadel-
phia's colonial sage.
AS the son of a soap manufactur-
er he was extremely interested in
cleanliness, and was a pioneer in
the matter of tub bathing. His boot
shaped tub, made of galvanized tin,
was one of the wonders of the col
onies, and his hardness in immers-
ing himself was likewise a marvel
to an age which looked on baths as
serious fiirtations with death or at
least illness. He was among the
first Americans to advocate and
practice that degree of personal
cleanliness for which our people are
now known the world over. The col
onists, like the inhabitants of the
Old World countries, had not yet
fully emerged from the Dark Ages
when the Odor of sanctity too fire.
quently meant something that had
to be covered with stronger per-
fumes.
Household cleanliness was almost
a religious rite among the early
American settlers, but few had the
Franklin courage, especially in win
ter, to defy the superstition sur
rounding the processes of bodily
cleanliness. 1t was not until many
years later that his example be-
came popular, and it is only recent
ly that the American people have
achieved the title of the most sani-
tary nation in the world. Hats, off, |
then, to Benjamin Franklin, who
started the campaign, and who not !
only preached but practiced two Vir-
ues-cleanliness and thrift.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23

ment for injuries sustained when she
was in an automobile accident.
Mrs. Harley Ryon and Miss Ella
Ryon both are recovering from an
attack of grippe.
Miss Gladys Hudson spent a couple
of days in Philadelphia visiting her
brother Anthony, who is a patient in
Jefferson Hospital
Rev. William Gibson, of New Cas-
tie, was town visitor Tuesday.
Messrs. George A. Gray and Edwin
Hudson were in Philadelphia on
Sunday.
Mrs. Bud Coy and Miss Sadie e.
Cooper spent Monday in Whining
ton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Messick is serious
ly i'll at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Raymond Short.
Mrs. George Barr entertained at
bridge party at her home on S. Race
street, Wednesday evening.
Misses Margaret and Isabelle
Green entertained a number of
friends at bridge party on Tuesday
night.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23

ed to Chester on Thursday by the
illness of her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Gordy.
Charles L. Short, class leader of
our church, is ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Elliott
entertained her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Rogers, for supper on
Sunday evening.
Miss Huldah Rogers entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Lyndall on
Sunday evening.
Miss Madalyn Baker, a student of
the University of Delaware spent the
weekend with her mother. Mrs.
Mary G. Baker.
Mrs. Della Littlcton and son spent
Sunday with Mrs. Frank Mitchell
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23

Mrs. Ida Mears, of Georgetown
spent part of the week with Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Mears.
Miss Edythe Reynolds spent the
past week with relatives at Chinco-
league, Va.
Boyce Short and Horace Kitchens
called on Mr.. and Mrs: Charles L..
Short Sunday afternoon.
The revival of Providence is still
going on. Everyone invited. Serv-
ices Sunday afternoon: Sunday
school at 1870; preaching at 2:30.
Also services in the evening.
It's a toss up between blondes and
airplanes which has contributed
most to The fall Of man.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Chase, of Phil
adelphia, spent the first of the week
here with her mother, Mrs. Lavinia
Marsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Thomas and
daughter, Miss Naomi, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Thomas and son, were visitors
at Snow Hill, Md, and Chincoteague,
Va. on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
PINEY GROVE

The weather for the past week has
been very disagreeable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Coulter and
daughter Dorothy spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Rogers.
Mrs. Charles r. COnaway was call
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
GEORGETOWN
Letters On Estates

Letters On Estates
Register of Wills Frank L. Josep
e has the past week issued the follow
e ing letters:
On the estate of Beniah Tharp Col
linson, of North West Fork hundred
to Norman CollinsOn.
On the estate of Minos w. Little
ton, of Baltimore hundred, to Ella.
D. Taylor.
On the estate of Elijah Henry
DOwnes, of DagsborO hundred, tC
Edwin c. RyOn and Lille x. Hender.
son.
On the estate of Charles Ellis, OF
! Little Creek hundred, to Horace e
Ellis.
On the estate of Florence Walton,
of Cedar Greek hundred, to Marshall
Walton.
There are twenty-three prisoners
stopping with Sheriff Lorenzo w.
Brittingham at the county Jail here
at the present time.
All this week teachers from Sus-
sex, Kent and New Castle counties
have been at the Demonstration
School, observing the methods of
teaching, some of whom were Misses
Holly, Lynans, and Hobbs, of Will
mington.
Former Comptroller John c. Lank,
of Milton, was among friends here
on Friday.
Public Comfort Room Ready For Use
The new comfort station being
erected by Sussex county on the
court house lawn is nearing compile
ito nand when finished will be one of
tiOn and when finished will be one of
Levy Court deserves much credit for
giving the public such a rest room.
Miles Henry Niblett, of Camden,
N. j., is the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Lydia H. Niblett, here.
Mrs. Annie Warrington, of Harbe-
son, was among friends here on
Deputy-Sherifr G. Vannie Messick
is sporting Il new Chevrolet sedan.
Revival services are being con-
Quoted nightly in Wesley M. E.
church.
Fire of undetermined origin broke |
out in the rear of the machine shop |
Of the Capitol Garage, owned by
Frank X. HOlson, in this town, Tues
lay noon and within a few minutes |
he entire structure was a mass of +
lanes, due to the oil soaked condi-
ion of the room. The fire within a
short time went from building to
and completely gutted the
over portion. HOlsOn and family
lad apartments on the second floor
nd beneath them was Il show room
or automobiles. An iron roof on the
IOlsOn apartment prevented sparks
rom threatening the home of Judge r,
)harles S. Richards, the home and
tore of the Walls sisters as we'll as
ther property.
The Georgetown Fire Company did
Ood work fighting the fire. Is
ussex Doctors Organize
At the annual meeting of the Sus- s
ex County Medical Society, held in
he Georgetown New Century Club n
Dom, West Market street, officers
resident, Dr.. X. James Hooker,
Iillville; vice-president, DR.. w. p. T
rr, Lewes; secretary and treasurer, Il
II. Ernest F. Smith, Georgetown.
Mrs. w. Frank Sharp is suffering i
ON a sprained ankle, the result of
fall at her home on North Bedford 6
rect. n
A birthday party was given
night of last week in hon Fl
r of w. r. Gibbons, it being largely o
tended. An abundance of refresh
ents were served. "
The dwelling house on the farm of
utter Marvel, where he was born II
I'd reared, near Piney Grove, was n
,strOyed by fire about o'clock n
st Monday morning. The fire,
used by defective flue, had gotten q,
o much headway when the firemen M
ON Georgetown arrived to be able /.
save the building. The loss is
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION

That is the joyful cry of thou
sands since DR.. Edwards produced
Olive Tablets. the substitute for
calomel.
DR.. Edwards. a practicing physi-
clan for 20 years. and calomels old
time enemy, discovered the formula
for Olive Tablets while treating pa.
tients for chronic constipation and
torpid livers.
Olive Tablets do not contain calo-
mel, just a healing, soothing vege-
table laxative safe and pleasant.
No gripping is the Keynote" Of
these little sugar.coated. olive-col-
ored tablets. They help cause the
bowels and liver to act normally.
They never force them to unnatural
action.
If you have dark brown
mouth''-bad breath-a dull. tired
feeling-sick headache-torpid liver
constipation. you should find
quick, sure and pleasant results
from one or two of DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets.
Thousands take them every night to
keep right. Try them. 15c. soc, soc.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
NEW EDUCATION
PLAN STUDIED

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 5.-The
picture of higher cation in the
United States with its shifting
trends in expression and method,
was subjected to the scrutiny Of
about 900 leading educators Of
the country as the annual meet
ing of the Association of Ameri-
can Colleges opened here.
New Era Seen
DR.. Kerr D. Macmillan, presi-
dent of Wells College. Aurora, N.
Y, said in his address:
eve are on the Threshold of
an era when not only the neCes-
stiles and comforts of life will
be made accessible to all, but
also those higher treasures of
the race, intellectual, aesthetic
and spiritual, which have for
merly been the possession of
the very few"
Mass education of all average
individuals and the provision of
the highest educational facilities
for the or 10 per cent of the
race capable of going farther and
from whom the leadership in SCI
ence, art, religion, politics and
social problems might be ex-
pected to come, constituted the
inevitable trend of educational or
gan1zation as outlined by Dr..
Macmillan.
Plan Outlined
For the latter class Individual
1stic education, in which the stu
dent should acquire not merely
information and skill but also
self.development, would be pro,
vided. Those of average ability,
he added, had the right to ex
pect availability of learning,
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
YELLOW K|D''|N
JAIL GRAFTON

CHICAGO, Feb. 5J.ose h
yellow Kid" We'll, the bon bon
confidence man, became so in
dignant on his arrest here for
vagrancy that he gave vent to a
mighty burst of oratory.
He dwelt specifically on the
status of a vagrant, but during
his flamboyant expoundings touch
ed on the mind Of man, the func-
tionings Of the Constitution and
the nature Of reformers.
Defining vagrancy, the yellow
Kid" said in part:
Under antedating chAxters
and constitutions, man has an
inalienabIe right to go and come
as he pleaSeS. So long as he
remains within the demarca-
tiOns of a reasonable prOpriety,
no person has the right to des-
ignate the manner in which he
shall conduct himself.
"The Constitution Of the
United States, expressly stripu.
lates that no man shall impede
the progress of his fellow or in
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Large Cities Rise, Fall 10
Feet a Day. Says SaDdnt

BERLIN, Feb. 5.-The city Of
Berlin rises and falls 40 feet a
day. New York, Chicago, San
Francisco and .avery other city
does likewise.
This action is due to the con-
traction and expansion of the
earth'S crust as a result not
only of revolving about the sun
but also because of the terrific
speed at which the entire plane
tary universe rushes through
space.
This is the astounding result
of measurements made by Prof.
Leo Courvoisier. head Of the
Berlin observatory, in conjunc-
ton with a new theory Of "rela-
tivity" now announced by him.
Einstein Contrast
He points out that his theory
is in direct contrast to the
axioms of Prof. Albert Einstein.
Prof. Courvoisier in an inter
view with Universal Service stated
that the known planetary sys-
tenn maintains a speed of more
than 372 miles a second in its
career through space.
Terrific Speed
AS a result of this terrific
speed-20 times that of the speed
lest individual heavenly body re-
volving about its orbit-the earth
experiences a periodical contrac-
ton and expansion every "a
hours.
While revolving about the sun
the earth is continually being
flattened at different points as
the result of it's rapid movement,
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
POLICY CHANGE
ON PALESTINE
. IS DENIED
British Official Says Report
CabIed to New York Is Kite
Flown to Lure Statement

LONDON, Feb. 5 GIN s. Re
ports cabled to New York that
the British government was about
to reverse its Palestine policy,
making important concessions to
the Zlonists, we're described by a
high government official today as
absolutely untrue. He said
This is only one of a long
series of kites recently flown
with the object of inducing us
to make a further statement
with regard to Palestine.
THE real facts are that
some members of the cabinet,
feeling that the white paper
issued by Lord PaSsfieId, colo
NAL secretary, in October, was
overly severe toward the Jews,
particularly with regard to the
land question, entered into in
formal negotiations with some
Jewish organization to discover
whether some ameliOratiOn
might be made
"The Jews immediately asked
Tor a complete reversal of the
British governments decIara-
ton of policy as set forth in
the white paper. This, of course,
Is impossible"
Reports that Lord Passtleld was
ebout to resign, to be succeeded
by Lord Noel Buxton, former sec
Tetary of state for agriculture,
were denied.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Sundays Son Denies
Ren11rri1Qe ReDOrt

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. 5
ON.SO O.-William A. Sunday, jr.,
son of the evangelist, gave one
of the very best reasons why
he will not remarry Mrs. Mae San
ders Sunday, from whom he was
divorced.
It was reported the remarriage
was imminent. Sunday said:
81 am quite happily married
to Nina ZipfeI Sunday"
Sunday married Miss Gipfel
shortly after the divorce between
himself and the former Miss San.
ders became final.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Chinese Students
Get Purdue DenreeS

LAFAYETTE. Ind, Feb. 5.-Two
Chinese young men, who claim
Washington, D. c., as their home,
received degrees from Purdue Uni
Versity at the close of the first
semester.
Chen-Yu Kang received the
master of arts degree in mechani-
cal engineering. Mo Chih Ii
received the degree of bachelor of
science in civil engineering.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
st. Louis to Soften
Its SUDpLY of Water

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 5.-St. Louis
water will be softened within
the next three years to such an
extent that housewives will save
So annually in soap, according
to Water Commissioner Day.
Experiments to soften the sup
ply are now being carried on.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Teacher, 19, Freed
In Florida SLduinq

PENSACOLA, Fla, Feb. S.
Gretchen Gregory, 10, Sunday
school teacher and society girl
was eXonerated yesterday by a
coroner's jury of any part in the
killing of Henry Moore, who was
shot to death here last Friday.
Miss Moore testified that she
and Moore were sitting in a
parked automobile when two
men drove up and began shoot
ing.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
BANDIT SPlTES WIFE

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 5. GN.S0. &.
Richard Johnson, 36, following
his arrest and confession to 25
taxicab holdups, called his
estranged wife on the phone,
shouted IT hope you're satisfied"
and hung up.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Now You Can Wear
FALSETEETH
With Real Cornfort

Fasteeth. a new. pleasant powder.
keeps teeth firmly set. Deodorizes. No
gummy. gooey. pasty taste or feeling.
To eat and laugh in comfort Just
sprinkle a little Fasteeth on your plates
Get it today at Liggetts, Peoples Drug
Stores and other drug stores.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Wounds His Wife
Then Leans to Death

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 5.-Wil.
liam Freeman, a negro, believing
he had shot his wife to death,
drove his car on a bridge over
The Washington times., 1931-02-05

causing the earth's crust to rise
and fall. Prof. Courvoisier has
measured this rise and fall as
40 feet daily.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Kills Self After
Getting. Death Note

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 5.-Mat.
thew Joel Marlborough, 20, automo-
bile salesman, hanged himself
after worrying over note he re-
ceived. It said:
"We are going to take you
for ride"