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The Washington times., 1931-11-10
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

seeming very near in that trans
parent air.
Every night I sat for an
hour on the dump and watched
them. The dump was a great
pile of sterile ore.
It was as though all the dis
appointments, the broken
dreams, the hearth I-eak, the bit
ter drudgery had turned to rock
and were piled there beneath
my feet. Endless hours Of
labor-for what? And all
around me spread the dreary
earth, colorless, without sound.
But the hills were not color
less. They were a wall of flame!
And color quivered them like
a song. Hot floods of rose and
copper drenched their slopes,
their gullieS dripped with
shadow, dark as wine. Behind,
the sky, that, through the day
was like a tight, white lid,
opened it's endless reaches of
clear green.
Then the night came. The
earth dissolved. The gold and
scarlet softened into amethyst.
Star wreathed, the dark hills
stood, tall sentinals above the
plain.
The Eternal Hills
And watching, sometimes I
felt grateful tears. I could 90
on. stand anything. .as long
as there were hills.
And there came back to me
those words, once written by
another troubled soul:
"I WILL LIFT UP MINE
EYES UNTO THE HILLS,
FROM THENCE COMETH MY
HELP"
Looking back, I have realized
more and more, how like life is
that flat, dreary place. The
endless, gray monotony of many
days. The heartbreak pile af
broken dreams. The stupid
toil-and all for what? Is life
worth while. if this is all it
holds? All of us, drudging
through life, wondering that.
Then suddenly, lifting weary
eyes, we see the hills! The
tall, proud hills that men have
built above the dreary plain.
Built with their tenderness,
their sacrifice, their courage.
The hills left by the poets, the
adventurerS, the scientists, the
prieStS-and all lose coui ''--7,
nameless ones who dared to
dream.
The tall peaks Of the soul,
shining above our dumps of dis
couragement, our deserts of de-
Spair.
Do not lose hope! Our life is
not a meaningless gray waste
a mocking hollow where we
thought we would find gold.
There are the hills that other
men have made.
LIFT UP YOUR EYES TO
THEIR LONELINESS!
Copyright. 1881, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

It is pleasure print for readers Of Italian descent and
for the edcaton instruction Of all readers this fine pic
ture of great inventor arcon his lovely wife and daughter
All the world knows the work Of Marconi to whom the
world wireless teegraphy and all the other discoveries
that have followed it.
Giving to the world power to talk AROUND THE WORLD
without wire has added to the long list of great
men and women that have lived that Italian peninsula that
runs out into the Mediterranean southern Europe with the
beautiful Adriac sde and Africa just the
Mediterranean.
Here you Marconi and in your imagination, you
long line of others that have added glory to the word ITALY
You Mcheangelo painter sculptor and architect Of
nficet genius greatest artist that has lived this earth
And beside him you Raphael Leonardo and others that
have equals in the history Of Italian Greek art
You see before the Christian era at work his scientific
problems the great Archmede of whom said truly
he dominated the world with useful science for thousand
years after his death.
You julius Caesar greatest soldier that lived
ceptng perhaps the Macedonian Alexander Napoleon
himself italian who kept n mental storage
the Island Corsica released ery dominate the earth
and die prisoner of the English.
You the great genuses of Italy working the
welfare the racch and their noble mother whom the
sonate love Of freedom born realization
You see the Emperor Marcus Aureliu perfect charac
ter. most just, unsefish ruler that has ever lived
you see that wonderful woman the wife Roman con-
demned to die by his hand When hestaed to
out the sentence his wife to preserve his honor save him
from the taint of ear took the dagger from his hand plunged
into her own heart and dying said with voice. Non
doIet Poege 1T does not hurt Paetus Then encouraged
he followed her example,
Standing high above all Others in Italian history you see
the noble Calico student of the universe who taught the
world that the earth is round and travels the sun
ing lesson in celestial mechanics that will forever
cost him his liberty and nearly his e but brought
him immortality that will never fade.
You see in 1ays history the courageous patriot Garibad
who changed Italy from collection of small states to one
great nation. ~
II Is said that when President Wilson made his famous trip
10 Europe many Italians took down the picture of Gabad
T pII wilson up instead They haUe probably put Carl
bnldt back in his place by this time.
You in Italian history the splendid name of DANTE
saI9S among the three greatest in the literature of
'ne Worid-AOMER DANTE SHAKESPEARE
Ihe Italian roll call of Italian greatness is list of shining
Bear that in mind and remember with great Italians
W M the magnificent inventor whose you see here
in the worlds great crisis e' - 1 ~ '"'
10 not be one of the little ignorant" Americans that criti
them. ~ '0I A40" nO'"Ang SOOuU
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Give A Job

an effort to bring together those who want Jobs and
wac nave work they want done The Washington Times
eSumng the Give job activities which last fall aided
In relieving the distress those out of work
ne good OF the city for the benefit of the needy and
g OF the opportunity thus presented to get in touch with
ence between life and death ~ ~ ~ ~14O
In this endeavor The Times is cooperating with the 1nited
states employment Service The latter already has listed the
names addresses and qualifications of thousands who are out
of work ~ ~ 49,
Nearly every home in the city some Job or task which
should be performed The Employment Service has the man
together " e "
you haven't got job around your home or office into
which fit of the regrants should be easy
make one Have something done that may necessary
but is desirable.
Fill out The Times coupon and give man work.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
ONCE-OVERS

He knows that he needs more
censure for the times he fails
in good citizenship than he does
praise.
It is the fellow with some per-
sonal desire who calls attention
to the commendable things that
he has done.
The more perfect a man, the
less he has to say about it.
1t is the one who has an OBJ
ject that calls attention to the
commendable things that he
has done or accomplished.
If you are given to self-lauda-
ton you have established the
fact that there is something
wrong with you, and someone is
going to investigate.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

Tell him his bald-spot doesn't
show
Honey catches more flies
than vinegar"
Tell him there's something
about his SMILE
That "je ne sais Quoi"-that
Don Juan guile!
Tell him his clothes have "class
and style
Honey catches more flies
than vinegar!"
Tell him his dancing-foot is
light;
Tell him he's JUST the perfect
height!
Tell him his judgment Is All
WAYS right
Honey catches more flies
than vinegar!"
Tell him his car is "the swellest
thing:
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Star Chambers
Will Not Suit

The American people are
demanding "good faith and
honor" from their own Gov
ernment-that, and a red
blooded defense of American
interests, and more concern
over the plight of the Ameri-
can people. They want
Washington to discover
America.
There is a general feel
ing that the interests of
America are being neglected
by the ADMINISTRATION. The
man who demanded money
from the Treasury to feed
the Belgian and French
children thinks it shocking
to take money from the same
source to feed the hungry
children of America. That
has sunk in on the people.
The recent disclosure that
the present President advised
using America as a recruit
ing ground for the armies Of
the allies instead of making
an American Army to fight
under the American flag has
shocked not a few.
The understanding in Eu-
rope that the Administra-
tion is prepared to shift the
debts of IA nations from Eu-
ropeans who got the loans,
to the backs Of the Ameri.
cans, is resented.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

the wind, ELSIE ROBINSON
sweeping unhindered over the
grim, empty miles, was noise
less. Something hideous about
a wind that makes no noise
swooping at you, ghostly silent,
from the hollow air. A hard
place to live.
And our work was as mono
tonous and grim as the PLACE.
We were mining. A poor little
mine, run on a shoestring Of
monay. Now and then a
fleck of gold in the g1udging
grey ore. Usually the skip
brought up only discourage
nent. Tons of that. Ugly
work, mining, if we're getting
nowhere. Harsh sounds, harsh
-" eS. Dust ealing on your
eyelashes, on your cracked
lips. after a while dust cak-
ing on your soul. And all
around those flat, dead miles
that, in time, seemed to be
SpraWllng on top Of ones spirit,
like some great gray monster,
pressing out all the Joy and
hope.
A terrible place! I do not
know how I could have endured
it without the hills.
Like Cathedral Spires
At one point on the horizon,
far off, the hills rose abruptly
from the desert. They could
not be seen by day because Of
the constant cloud of singing
gray dust. But, with evening,
the air cleared. Suddenly there
they were, tall and shining and
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Don't Boast!


You are not fooling anyone
when you brag about your good
habits.
Everyone knows that the one
who alludeS to his own virtues
has something to cover up.
It is well to beware of the
one who seeks to establish him
self as a bit better than the or
dinary run of people.
Law abiding persons are
much alike-exemplary in some
ways and weak in others, ac-
cording to their temperament.
But, knowing his weaknesses,
the law-abiding citizen is not
going around proclaiming his
good citizenship.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

a great sea
h a d covered
that pla C e.
N o W, where
the W a t e RS
h a d + e e n,
there was a
vast blister
ing d sol a.
ton. Not a
shrub CT a
tr e e. n o r
the song of a
b ird I'm or
the comfort
in G clluckle
of brooks Even
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

Tips for the Simple Virgin
How to "Feed the Brute"
Tell him he wears "such smart
cravatS";
Tell him you LOVE his taste
in hats;
Tell him his feet look neat in
spats-
Honey catches more flies
than vinegar!"
Tell him his talk has a charm
ing flow;
Tell him his eyes have a
wicked" glow;
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The Washington times., 1931-11-10
The Demand Of
Common Humanity

When Congress meets, it
is to be assumed that Amer
lea and Americans will get
more consideration than they
have been getting during the
adjournment. By the time
it meets we shall know
whether or not enough money
has been subscribed by in
dividuals to relieve the peo-
pies Government from doing
anything for the millions
who are in misery and threat
ened with starvation. We do
not believe that the money
asked Of individuals is enough
properly to care for the mil
lions of women and children
who have nothing; but even
the money asked is being
found with the utmost diff
Guilty.
And if it is not found, the
Government of the United
States is not going to permit
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
WISE WORDS

He who seeks the minds i'm
provement,
Aids the world in aiding mind.
Swain.
Satire is a sort of glass where
in beholderS> do generally dis
cover every face but their own.
Swift.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10


will control the House Of
Representatives by a bare
margin of two or three votes,
the ill-wishers Of the party
are prolific Of advice and
warnings. One writer warns
them that they will be dis
credited if within 80 days
they do not announce a defi-
mite program, in all it's de-
tails, for the solution Of
every single problem brought
upon us by the laundering
policies of those in power.
The Administration, with
a party majority in the Sem
ate and, until this hour, in
control of the House, has
not submitted a single con-
structive thought on do
mestic problems, but it is to
be vindicated unless the
Democrats, within 80 days,
present a complete program
to drag us out of the morass
into which the "only party
fit to govern" has plunged
us. We suspect the coun=
try will not demand such a
speedy disentanglement Of
the miserable mess of the
present Administration and
Of the party still prevailing
in government.
We do not hope for a
miracle within 80 days, but
we are not gravely con-
cerned over the constructive
capacity Of the party which
has triumphed so signally in
the elections. It has demon
strated the finest construc-
tive ability seen in America
in two generations. There
was more intelligent con-
structive S a t e m a n ship
shown during the Demo-
cratic domination of 1913 to
1917 than was exhibited dur
ing the SO years before.
With the Republicans in
possession Of the Presidency
and the Senate, and with
the House Democratic by a
margin Of two votes, the
Democrats, if wise, will not
be stampeded by any de-
mand that they undo all
the economic blunders of the
last two Administrations A in
80 days. That is impossible.
Mr.. Hoover Still
Has Obligations
The Democrats in the
House are not in possession
Of the Government; most of
their plans would be vetoed
by the President; the neces-
sary investigations prelimi-
nary to action would require
ninety days. But the Demo-
cratic House should seriously
consider the revision down.
ward Of some Of the more
outrageous special-privilege
schedules of the tariff act
that was bought and paid
for by campaign contribu-
tions. We have this on the
authority of Mr.. Grundy.
Inc best service the Demo-
Gratis, situated as they are,
can render to the party, will
be to concentrate on service
to the cOuntry-this coun.
try. This has not been the
fashion in governmental cir
cles during the last three
years.
Mr.. Hoover still has obli-
cations; broken pledges to
be honored and the coun-
try will expect him to put
forth his program to lead the
country out Of the depres-
sion into which his Admin
istration has plunged it.
MI. -
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Mr.. McAdoo Has
Something to Say

S0metn1ng 10 say
Congress should also want
to know the details of the
conversations and under
standing between Mr..
Hoover and M. Laval. With
protests against the burden
ing Of America with the
debts of fourteen nations
rolling in, the Administra-
tion is inclined, by vague
explanations, to sidestep.
But the propaganda goes on.
Mr.. Houghton, the Presi-
dents former ambassador,
and others, are busy with
pencils showing that for us
to pay the debts of four
teen nations will not cost
each American much, and
the answer is that if it will
not cost Americans much, it
will not cost the Europeans
more. If it is insignificant
for us, it is inconsequential
to them, and they have sixty
years to pay.
William Gibbs McAdoo,
who made the loans and
collected the money for
them from our people, has
just said, in a fascinating
book Of "reminiscences, called
"Crowded Years.:
Cancel these debts, and
the result will be that Mr..
Everyman and his wife and
children will have to pay
the colossal sum-"
And he tells us what was
told the American people
when the loans were made:
when I went to the
people of the United States
on a long speaking tour in
the first Liberty Loan cam
paign, I had to explain with
meticulous care to every
audience I addressed, that
all advances to foreign
powers were loans which
would, from time to time, be
repaid to the United States,
Just as the United States it.
self would, from time to time,
repay the money it was bor-
rowing from its citizens to
enable it to make loans to
these foreign powers. It
was on this specific point
that our people wanted to be
informed and assured. I do
not overstate the fact when I
say, that if the American
people had not been con-
vinced Of the good faith
and honor of the borrowing
governments, the United
States would never have
been able to sell its bonds to
its own people for the pur-
pose of making these foreign
loans.'I
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Wanted! AnAmerican
Policy for Americans
n TI~Jo ~ Do,~or.o
Bu Claude G.. BOWers

starvation. Senator Borah is
right. All that is needed, in
excess Of what is subscribed,
must be appropriated. That
is the demand of common
humanity.
And with 100000 bread
winners out of work, Con-
gress will consider the wis
dom of a prosperity loan to
create work - work, which
done; will increase the
wealth of the nation.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
1 Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto
the Hills

ONCG I LIVED IN A DESERT
COUNTY.
Before the memory of man,
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

Tell him he walks with an
athletes swing;
Tell him you love to hear him
Honey catches more flies
than, vinegar!"
Tell him his eyes are rather
nice;
ASK for his priceless good
advice"
Soon it will be "old shoes and
rice
Honey catches more flies
than vinegar!"
Tell him N1is jokes have a Win
chell KICK;
Spread it on thin or pile it on
thick.
Applesauce NEVER makes them
sick
Honey catches more flies
than vinegarw
Inc old-faShlOned girl Velled
her emotions in modesty or
mystery; but, when a modern
girl sets her cap for a man,
her designs are as easy to see
through as cellophane.
What a woman never can
understand is that there are
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Milford chronicle., 1931-06-05
TRTPLETS BORN IN
GLIDDEN FAMILY
Daughter Of DIR. Bring
hurst, Of FELTON,, Mother
OF Three Fine Sons

EThomas Tatnall Glidden and his
two baby brothers, Richard Bring
hurst and Harry Rathburn Glidden,
are getting along splendidly at the
Lancaster General Hospital, in Lam
caster, Pa, and the fame of the trip
lets has reached Delaware where
they have relatives, among whom is
Frederick Bringhurst, of the Will
mingtOn Savings Fund Society, an
uncle of their mother, and Dr.. JOS
eph Bringhurst, of FELTON,, and for
merly of Marshallton, who is their
grandfather. The babies, weighing
six pounds each, were born in the
Lancaster General Hospital on May
20 and their arrival caused such
happiness there that the hospital as
sumed all charge for the expense of
their advent Mrs. Esther Bringhurst
Glidden, wife of Burt R. Glidden, is
the, proud mother of the triplets and
is well-known 10 residents of Kent
county where she made her home
before her marriage. DR.. Bringhurst,
who is a member of the staff of the
Milford Emergency Hospital, is
wearing a broad smile as he tells of
the wonderful family of lusty
youngsters.
Milford chronicle., 1931-06-05
DIR. FL SHORT IN
PLEA FOR PEACE
Says Calling Of Youths
To Arms Should Not Be
Heard In Our Nation

An address by the Rev. DR.. F. B.
Short marked the Memorial Day OBJ
servances here on Saturday under
the auspices of the American Legion
and other organizations.
"The sounding of the bugle calling
the youth of the nation to arms
should not again be heard in our
land" DR.. Short declared.
America is called upon to mind
its own business and as that is done
America will give its largest SER
vices to mankind" he continued.
eve cannot, should not and must
not live for ourselves alone. Neither
must we feel it incumbent upon us
to assume the responsibility of act
ing as the big policeman for the
world.
"Then too, there are our own
problems. They are many and in
volYed in our economic structure.
Labor and capital must be fused in
the hot furnace of mutual recogni-
tion of the welfare of each and both.
The principles of fair dealing and
the fair distribution of both profits
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Milford chronicle., 1931-06-05
STATE SCHOOLS
TO GRADUATE DAB
Number Of Children OBJ
tanning High School Edu-
cation Shows Big Increase

Figures made public by John Shil-
ling, assistant superintendent in
charge of high schools for the State
Board of Education, shows that
within the next two weeks, the high
schools of the State will have grad
uated SAB boys and girls. Four years
ago in September, there were 1900
who entered these schools as fresh
men and the number to complete the
courses amounts to As per cent of
those who entered. Nine years ago,
the percentage was 1913.
These figures do not include the
Wilmington High Schools.
The growing demand for high
school education, according to the
school officials, is due to the extend
ed program of building as carried
on under the direction of the Della
ware School Foundation.
In addition to it's teaching and
professional staffs the Delaware
Schools are also maintaining an en-
viable standing. High School teach
ers in Delaware schools must be col
lege graduates who have devoted at
least one-third of their college prep
aration to teaching in the subject
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Milford chronicle., 1931-06-05
MILFORD MAN WINS
PRIZE IN CONTEST
Richard F. Nugent Awarded Wrist
Watch In Piano Contest

Mrs. Kenneth R. ,Bardely, Profess
sional Building, Salisbury, won the
first prize in the puzzle contest con-
Quoted by the F. A. North Company
which closed June l.
The puzzle consisted of the ar
rangement of nine numbers so that
they add up to 21 when taken verti-
cally, horizontally and diagonally.
Prizes were awarded upon correct
ness, uniqueness and neatness OF de-
sign. Mrs. Bradley's entry was a
hooked rug into which the correct
numbers were worked.
Second prize was awarded to Will
more Shockley of Pittsville, Md, a
cartoon comprised his entry.
A beautiful floral design, in which
the numbers were displayed, enter
ed by Mrs. Byrd Waller of Seaford
was easily chosen for third place.
One of the most unique entries
was that of Richard F. Nugent of
Milford. Mr.. Nugent had found pic
lures of wrist watches showing all
hours of the day and had placed
these so that they were a perfect
solution of the puzzle.
Mrs. Agnes Wootten with a floral
piece was awarded fifth place.
A baby grand piano was given to
Mrs. Bradley as first prize, Mr..
Shockley received radio, Mrs. Wal
Ter a diamond ring, Mr.. Nugent a
wrise watch and Mrs. Wootten a
chest of silver.
Hundreds of entries were received
by the F. A. North Company show
ing a variety of effort on the part of
the contestants.
The judges were: Alfred T. Truitt,
The Times, Salisbury; w. H. White,
The Advertiser, Salisbury; VIM.
CHAT, Keystone Display Service, of
Milford chronicle., 1931-06-05
Criticise Jail Sentence
In CaPitatiOn Tax Cases

The Levy Court Commissioners,
however, have agreed to allow board
for such prisoners for five days, it
is stated, figuring that such main
tenance is a loss to the county as
we'll as the tax which could not be
collected. Added to this, is the
costs of the magistrates and con-
stables. In the case of Cooper, the
costs were double the amount of the
tax and added to this is the sher-
iff's costs for board. 1t is figured
that it would be better to reduce the
capitation tax to conform to that of
New Castle county, or fix a definite
sentence on each one arrested so
that it will serve as a lesson to all
others who refuse to pay. AS the law
now is, or is being enforced many
people say there is grave question
as to whether a delinquent can leg
ally be committed to prison without
a definite sentence.
Milford chronicle., 1931-06-05
CITY WORKERS MOVING
OUT ON THE FARMS
Strange As It Seems, High City
Wages, Is Compelling Motive

High city wages are driving people
to the farm, says the Alexander
Hamilton Institute. This seeming
paradox is explained as meaning
that high wages artificially necessi-
tate high retail prices for finished
products. Such prices restrict buy
ing by the unemployed and the far
mers, thereby reducing the physical
volume of business and the oppor-
tunities for employment.
The consequent movement of ur-
ban unemployed during 1880, says
the Institute, has resulted in an in
crease of farm population for the
first time in ten years. While the
number of persons leaving farms eX-
ceeded the number moving to farms,
the difference was so small as to be
more than offset by the excess of
rural births over deaths.
Meanwhile, the average daily
wage, without board, received by
farm labor in the United States at
the present time is $3.50 as COM
pared with $2.43 in the middle of
1929. This reduction in wages has
been made necessary by a S5 per
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