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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-07
TRINITY

Mrs. Jennie White has been spen
ding some time with her daughter
Mrs. B. ]. Shockley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Moritz anG
sons, William, Neal and Donald snd
Mrs. Mary MOritz, all of Baltimore
Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. William New
ton, Jr., and daughter Virginia OF
Bridgevlile, spent Sunday at the
home of R. ]. Hastings.
Mrs. Rich Andrews of New York
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. l.
L. Willin.
Misses Edna and Emma Lowe and
friends of Willow Grove spent the
weekend with their parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Cashwell of
Chester, Pa, are spending the sum-
mer with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Warrington.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jack Elwell of Phil
adelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby Larri-
more of West Grove, N. j., Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred HOwley and children of
Chester, Pa, and Miss Harriet
White of MarshalltOn were week.
end guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. White.
Miss Joyce Figgs of Delmar spent
last week with Mrs. E. L. Warning
ton.
Miss Grace Hastings who has been
attending the University of Della
ware Summer School returned home
on Friday.
Quite number from here attend
ed the funeral of Miss Myrtle Brown
at the home of her parents at Can
non on Tuesday.
Preaching services at Trinity NJ
E. Church, Sunda yat TO a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-07
RATS

and mice-that's RAT-SNAP, the
old reliable rodent destroyer. Comes
in cakes no mixing with other
food. Your money back if it fails.
35c size 1 cake enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
Csc size cakes for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size cakes enough for
all farm and out ut-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by The Pierce
Hardware Co., The Milford Feed
Co., Milford, Delaware. 7-1O-16t
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-07
DR.. G. LAYTON GRIER
LEAVES FOR JAPAN
[COnfinued from Fir5i Pa0el

lCOMiHHed from FTH FdgeI
America to determine which really
is the best team in the world. From
the rapid progress Japan is making
in base ball l am sure the first con-
tender will be from the land of Nip
pom"
While in Japan DR.. Grier will look
OTTER the business interests of The
Caulk Company which are extensive
in that country.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-07

The number of farms in Kentucky OPP
Grated b yowners dropped from 175,442
in 1925 to 157,4O3 in 1880, the number
of tenants increased by nearly 5000 and
the number of acres titled from 3,946,-
558 to 5,120,527.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-07

A naturalist says that bees are
stone deaf. Well they may be deaf
but they certainly have sharp ton
CUES, or something.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-07

The population of Scotland has
decreased eight per cent in the past
10 years.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-07

Riches used to have wings but
today they have wheels.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-07

Asher Burton, of Milford, aged 55
years, died at his home, Friday,
July 81, 1881. Funeral services were
held on Monday at the Branch
Church. Slaughter Neck, Rev. Trader
officiating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
Emergency Public Works.

While from time TO time announce
ment is made that large manufactur-
ing establishments that during the
past few months have lain wholly or
parity idle have resumed operations,
putting men TO work by the thou
sands-notably in the automobile CEN
ters-little is heard Of the relief Of the
unemployed IN unclassified categories,
in the non-technical occupations, in the
unorganized ranks of labor Yet TO
gency measures that have been adopted
by the State and Federal Governments
there must by this time have been q
considerable offering Of jobs in all parts
Estimates OF the unemployed have va
ried over a wide range. Some have
been optimistic, placing the total num-
Der at two million, others gloomy with
the total set at four and even five mil
lion The chances are that the lower
estimate is correct, and that the total
of the idle people in the country is di-
minishing rather than increasing.
The Federal works that have been au-
thorized by emergency legislation and
appropriation have begun to show re-
suits. Millions of dollars have been al
ready spent in the purchase of road
making materials and gangs have beer
hired for the operations, in all sections
At the same time, according to state
ment just made by Chairman Arthur
Woods Of the Presidents Emergency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22

assumed that bold and daring Isader-
ship and needs to be heard"
ut Is document not only of the
highest import for individuals, but for
the peoples, nations, states, as well, be-
cause it is the advocate of the first unit
of society, the family" AYERS the Cath
olic Daily Tribune of Dubuque, with the
further statement: Pope Plus XXI de-
serves the good will of the whole Chris
tan world for this timely reiteration of
the church's stand, which she has up
held valiantly, uncompromisingly and
with terrible losses. Only a
few days ago Comdr Evangeline Booth
Of the Salvation Army, in an interview,
saw the necessity to vigorously condemn
divorce as a practice and a legal sane
ton that 'cheapenS marriage and that
strikes blow against the family that
is a blow against the civilization of
which we are so proud"
X X
ct is well that we are reminded of
the sanctity of the home, of the tragedy
of divorce. and the dangers that beset
us in a day of extremity and modern
ISM" states the st. Louis Times while
the Hartford Times holds that "the
family is the bulwark of society,"" and
with its integrity stands or falls the
whole social structure and civilization
itself"
"Monogamy seems to be the surest
safeguard of individual happiness, as
well as society'S general advancement"
contends the Omaha World Herald
with the further estimate of the extent
Of the questions involved: Truly the
problems of society are ever changing
and always perplexing. With little ex-
perience to guide them. some men glad
ly turn to the absolute rule of Pope
Va6 Hov full LIT ~
lives and their conduct. Some cannot
do this, seeking in themselves the an
swer to their problems. 1t may be that
this present century will witness a re-
casting of society into conventions,
manners and morals that will be star
Ting, nsw, different and highly indi-
vidualized. 1t may be that tentative
excursions into such realms will turn
the race, as whole, more strongly to
the ancient, time-proved customs. This
is troubled, transitional period, and
there is none wise enough to read the
answer concealed by fate and by time"
rs it to be supposed asks the Boston
Transcript, that the church which
certainly holds itself to be immutably
founded can, by reason of popular cur
rents of action and privately propa-
gated influence, abandon its settled
principles? Hardly. To do 50 would
mean the Ioosening of other influenees
than those pertaining especially to
these particular tendencies. It would
mean that the captain of the ship, be-
cause menacing waves were rising high,
was ready to leave his post and the
deck itself and leap into the surg,ng
seas Of doubt and materialism, or at
least of latitudinariansm. The influ-
ences against which the Pope lifts his
voice are those of earthly convenience.
of the material situation of men and
women. 1t is no part of the function
Of the church to confirm or approve
these influences"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
Killing the Goose.

The consent decree, under which light
and power rates in the District of Co.
lumbia are annually adjusted, is a goose
which, in the opinion of the Public
| Utilities Commission, has been laying
an excessive number of golden eggs for
the company and not enough for the
public. While there has been pre-
ltminary examination disclosing this
weakness, there has as yet been no
authoritative diagnosis upon which cor
receive treatment might be based. An
operation has been limited, with the
thought that the bird may not respond
to superficial treatment But the pro-
posal to kill the goose should be
approached with extreme caution. 1t
has not yet been demonstrated that this
is the best method to get more golden
eggs.
1t is highly proper that the division
of profits between the public and the
electric light company under this con-
sent decree be examined thoroughly,
and If it is shown clearly that modifca-
ton of the decree would yield to the
public more adequate returns in the
form of lower rates, as compared to
the returns enjoyed by the company.
the Public Utilities Commission should
proceed to seek such modification. This
it has wisely determined to 90.
But it has correctly upheld the prin-
ciple represented in the consent decree.
That principle assures the electric light
company the returns that are increased
by efficiency, good business manage
ment and wider use of the commodity
sold. 1t holds out a tangible reward
for initiative on the part of the COM
pany. And the proof of the pudding,
as far as the public is concerned, has
been a steady reduction in rates for
electricity Of more than one-half since
the decree became effective.
There may be weaknesses in the con-
sent decree that have developed in the
years since its PRONUNCIATION, and the
Public Utilities Commission has de-
cided that the company's return of
more than ten per cent, enjoyed under
the decree, is excessive. But before any
move is made to abrogate the decree
and discard it entirely, with the hope
Of getting something better, the public
should be fully informed as to the pros
poets. As yet none of these prospects
has been sufficiently analysed, nor stated
in terms that are concrete enough to
indicate why the proposal to kill the
goose that lays the golden eggs prom
ises more liberal share to the public
than less drastic measures. If the ak
falls, there should be no uncertainty
over the public's benefits from such ac-
ton. As things are now, there is con-
siderable uncertainty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22

Committee for Employment, a total of
approximately seven hundred million
dollars for public constructions OF all
kinds has been made available by the
cities, counties, townships and other
political subdivisions other than the
States and the Federal Government
within the last hundred days. This
amount, Col. Woods states, will be still
further increased as the bond issues
totaling $217, 402, 900, authorized by the
voters at the November elections, are
sold and the proceeds are made avail
able. Some of these bonds have already
been sold and the money is included in
the northumberland total.
These local bonds have been author
lied for a wide variety of purposes
sanitary sewers, schools, town halls,
harbor improvements, airportS, grade
crossing eliminations. parks, hospitals,
light and power plants, swimming pools
county homes, Fairgrounds, street wild
ening, river Strengthening, iails, bridges,
welfare work, police stations and street
Improvements.
There will be no demur to this "orgy
of spending" as there was to the post
war flood of bond issues of the States
and lesser units of Government which
covered a wide range of objects, some
of them unworthy. This is a case Of
borrowing for two good reasons, to re-
lease money for the employment of
suffering people and to provide for
needed works. There may be some in
diligence in the satisfaction of local
pride in additional equipment. but the
list of objects recited by Col. Woods
in his summary embraces in the main
wholly worthy projects, the consum-
nation of which will, in addition to
the economic emergency of the
people, result in the material advance
ment OF the American communities
toward their ideal of organization and
The hope chiefly to be
is that this great volume Of
cash will flow mainly into the pockets
of those who need it, and that little,
if any, will go to the further enrich
ment of those who are in no present
stress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
Reduction of Acreage.

From the Pasadena Star-News.
The American farmer must learn the
fundamentals of economic wisdom.
Manifestly the farms cannot over
produce year after year, and specialize
in certain crops, without being penal
lied, as 1t were, by falling prices and
sluggish demand. DiverSification of
crops is the hope of the farmer. In
those crops of which there has been
overproduction there must be heavy
curtailment. 1t is disquieting to note
that the Lower House of the Georgia
Legislature has defeated a resolution
which Endorsed q IS per cent reduction
of cotton acreage in Georgia. This reSa-
luton declared that overproduction "
cotton has been responsible, in a meas
ure, for the low levels in volume of
business. 1t is surprising indeed to note
this action by Georgia legislators, in
view of the obvious effects of over
production. One thing is sure as fate
so long as the South clings to cotton
and overproduceS it; so long as the
Middle West clingS to wheat, and over
produces it; so long as there is over
production OF any crop, in any part of
the country, so long will there be a
glutted market and ruinous prices for
the farmer. This Is the fundamental
principle upon which the farming in
dustry must rest. The farmer cannot
disregard basic economic laws and
succeed in his industry He is as
much bound by economic law as is the
manufacturer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22

minister proclaims ever and anon tha1
he is ready and even eager for fight.
Labor believes 1t can 60 to the country
in serene confidence Of third lease
of Office. Though it has failed lamen-
tably to ameliorate Britain's paralyzing
domestic plight, the Macdonald gov
eminent has at least two inlDeriRl
achievements to its credit, upon Which
it can legitimately plume itself. u in
stituted and carried to success tho Lon
don Naval Conference, including pri-
marily cessation of building oompeti-
ton with the United States. It has.
with amazing speed, laid the founda-
tons of an autonomous India. 1t con-
Quoted the 1890 Imperial Conference
not, it is true, to any conspicuously
constructive result, but at least without
loosening empire framework.
These are talking points which Labor
will not fan to exploit in British gen.
eral election. No one knows better than
Ramsay Macdonald how to make them
count.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

A few shrubs. or preferably evergreens,
would be permitted to a greater height.
These would fill the place of trees in
an ordinary garden.
Such a garden as here outlined in
brief might be an interesting feature
at the end of a path in a regular gar
den, or it might be planted in a patch
OF ground where nothing larger could
be attempted.
We are thinking of many yards in
what may be termed the midsize-that
is, too small for real garden, yet too
large to be left entirely to grass.
The trouble with attempting to fix
such a place as a regular garden is
that it lacks perspective. Most often
such a place is viewed from a porch,
and the elevation permits the beholder
to look utterly over and beyond the
entire garden. He cannot hold his eyes
down to the earth.
A miniature garden, by being a def
mite thing in itself, would concentrate
the vision on itself. It would restrain
rowing eyes. 1t would give the be-
holder something not only definite to
look at, but by Incorporating small in
dividual features, such as paths. bridges,
houses and even small figures, would
intrigue the spectator TO look and dis
cover more.
If any one brings forward the objec-
ton that this miniature garden would
be, after all, nothing but the typical
Japanese garden of legend, we cheer
fully admit it, and ask what of it?
From the pictures which we have
seen Of Japanese gardens, with their
tori gates and their curious stone Ian
terms and their twisted, gnarled ever
greens and vines, blooming in their
seasons, they must be works of art on a
small scale
Surely they might be transplanted
to this country with no more violation
to the ethics of gardening than is
committed against architecture by the
introducing of Spanish house along a
typical American highway.
Those who are unable to grow grass
in certain spots ought TO thrill at the
knowledge that many of these Japanese
gardens use only sand or gravel. The
paths and walks are of sand; in some
the entire space not occupied by plants
or handiWork is sand.
Sand forms the entire foreground.
Surely this would relieve one of a
seem that the typical japanese garden.
after it was got going" would be ideal
for the busy American.
We have way, we Americans, of
fancying ourselves buster than any
other people ever were, but one NAV
wonder if 1t is So We fancy the
Europe of Shakespeare's age was a busy
place. If we may judge from the rest
less explorations which roamed the
trackless seas, the English and the
Spanish were very busy, busting peo-
pie. too.
If we are as busy as we like to think
we are, however, a miniature garden.
whether Japanese or not ought to Just
suit thousands of persons. Indeed, It
need not be Oriental in character. but
might equally well be Persian, or
Arabian, or Tunisian. It might be
but what's the use? It might be almost
anything. The only thing to be feared
would be that some one would attempt
to play golf in it, after all, mistaking it
for a miniature links.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
An Appropriate Selection.

Announcement that Representative
Louis c. Cramton of Michigan will,
upon the close of his present congress
Sional term, become one of the direc-
tors of the George Washington Bicen-
tennial is highly gratifying to those
who have been associated with him
during the years of his legislative serv-
ice in Washington. HIS is especially
well qualified for such a. duty. He is
intimately acquainted with the Capt.
tai He Is the author of important
legislation concerning its park develop
ment. He is interchangeable in his dis
charge Of duty and will in the position
Of a director of the national celebration
Of the anniversary of Washington's
birth without question render the full
est possible measure of service. 1t is
especially appropriate that he should
succeed Col. Grant in this assignment,
for they have for a number of years
been in close contact and have a unity
Of view regarding the execution of plans
for the attainment Of the ideal Of the
National Capital Upon Washington
the city will center the celebration of
the anniversary of Washington the SOL
der, statesman and executive. There
is none who, not himself Washing
tonian, is better fitted TO work for
such manifestation Of national APP
probation of the great sponsor than Mr..
Cramton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

casions the severest tests of its integ-
rity
Don Jose Antonio Miro Quesada was
born in Panama January 10, 1845, and
was brought to Peru at the age of 2
years by his parents, who took up their
residence in Callao. From then on, al
most without interruption, Don Jose
passed his life in his adopted land. All
his working days were dedicated to his
journalistic art and enterprise. Few
men have held up such a shining ex-
ample to their fellows for industry,
vision and achievement. In him were
combined all the qualities and attributes
OF talented editor, benevolent friend,
a merciful foe and a patriotic citizen.
His innate energy. united with his un-
usual genius, enabled him to rise to
the very front rank in the periodical
liaerature of the world.
X ~
League Is Fighting
Slavery of Baby Girls.
China Weekly Review, SHANGHAI
The League Of Nations and the Ma
tional government of China have united
in campaign against the sale of baby
girls into virtual slavery, which has
been custom in some parts Of China
for centuries.
Although the laws are different in
the north, the sale of girl babies and
even women is widely practiced in
many districts. This is a purely eco
nomic matter. During the past two
years Shensi and Kansu Provinces have
been affected by widespread famine.
Thousands of fathers have been unable
to get food for their families AS a last
resort they sold their daughters and
even their wives.
Shanhi Province has been fairly
prosperous during this period and there
has been a shortage of women and
girls in Shanhi. Men have been willing
to pay for wives or for small girls. The
latter they either raise as wives or use
as household drudges.
The legal status Of these sales is
doubtful, but government officials have
not tnterfered, realizing that a worse
fate awaited the women and girls sold
II they had remained to starVe in the
famine districts. Usually the persons
thus sold were willing to be sold.
Ancestor worship in China has been
partly responsible for the growth OF
the practice of selling girl babies, al
though the economic factor has been
supreme. Boys are alone able to carry
on ancestor worship, which most Chi
neSe consider of supreme Importance
and boys also are economically an ad-
vantage, whereas girls are a liability.
With the rise of the standard of liV-
ing in China the sale of women and
girls probably will disappear But until
conditions improve the practice will
doubtless continue in some districts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
MacDonald's Close Call.

Defeat on a division in the House
OF Commons long ceased TO lack the
element Of novelty for the British
Labor government So when Prime
Minister Macdonald saw his cabinet
wilt into minority support yesterday
over the controversial educational bill,
he did what he has done bSfcre, namely.
nothing at all. To opposition shouts Of
Resign! ReSign!" the Labor leader re-
torted that as no basic principle Of
policy was involved, the government
would not quit office. Defeated at FIRST
by 282 to 249, hostile majority Of 80,
the MacDonaldites later In the day,
on a reconsideration, squeezed through
by vote of 256 to 23S in their favor,
life-saving margin of 10.
The fall of Labor from power in
Downing street is, as all the world, in
Guiding itself, well knows, merely a
matter of time. 1t is a minority gov
eminent. 1t holds on purely and sim
ply by the grace Of Mr.. Lloyd Georges
Liberals. Whenever that small but
potent balance of power group sees ut
to Join wholly with Mr.. Baldwin
Conservatives on some question of I'M
deniably broad principle-say. against
a fundamental Labor program for un-
employment relief, or tariffs, or finance
reform-then the knell Of Labor win
ring. It Is altogether question as To
when the Conservative-Liberal allies,
who are allies for anti-Labor purposes
only, consider the time is ripe to cast
the Macdonald gsgime into the parlia-
mentary darkness.
As q himself. the reGoubtable prims