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The Washington times., 1931-07-28
Thinking of Profit Only

Not long ago at a meeting Of
the steel men here, Mr.. Schwab
and Mr.. Farrell were unable to
agree regarding the reduction
Of wages in the industry. The
former gave the impression that
there has been none, and the
other very stoutly insisted that
there has been. It appears
that, in truth, there have been
reductions in wages in one Of the
highest protected industries in
the country, and that, before
we are through, there will be
reductions all along the line.
The United States Steel Cor
poration will probably take a
cut in dividends and will fol-
low this up with a cut in wages
and salaries. Since the salaries
Of the executives paid by the
steel industry are notoriouSly
high, it will mean no suffering
among them; but the cut in the
wages Of the men in the mills
may tell another story.
In justification and explana-
tion, it is announced that the
steel corporation is producing
only up to 80 per cent Of its
capacity, which is a reduction
Of 80 per cent on it's production
last year. Two years ago 1t
was up to 80 per cent Of It's
capacity. This tells the story
of construction work in Amer
lea during the last two years
The Washington times., 1931-07-28

men? To be brutally frank,
their rating is not much. They
are vivacious. sweet, pretty ard
amuSing-which seems quite
enough for any 1ovesick young
swain. But after he has come
out of his daze what does he
find?
ALL TOO OFTEN HE FINDS
THAT HE HAS ACCUMU-
LATED A SILLY, SELFISH,
LAZY, CONCEITED, DANGER
OUSLY UNRELIABLE KNICK-
KNACK. Whose upkeep he'll
have to pay, regardless Of her
performance, until divorce do
tn e m part-and for weary
months thereafter.
And it's easy enough to see
how Rosie gets that way. Had
she been born 80 years earlier,
she would have learned to be a
lady and a housekeeper, as her
mother learned before her.
Which would have knocked
some sense into Rosie just as
his service station job knocked
some sense into Jim. But
Rosie's modern" And mod
ern girls are supposed to do
something better than stick
around the house." Modern
girls have freedom and equal
ity. So what do the Rosies do
that's better than sticking
around the house? They stick
around the streets and hotel
lobbieS, tennis courts, swimming
pools and dance halls. And how
do they prove their freedom
and equality? BY raising diver
sified whoopee until some
young man comes along and
takes them off dads hands.
And as long they don't involve
themselves in scandal, we call
them Nice Girls and think that
any young man is lucky who
gets them.
WOULD WE CALL JIM A
mice BOY" IF THAT WE'RE
ALL HE HAD DONE WITH
LIFE FOR THE FIRST 25
YEARS?
Copyright. 1881. King Features
Syndicate. Inc)
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
Making a Hole in One

The Prince Of Wales has played golf since he was big
nough to handle clubs and few days ago he scored his
second hole in one" His first hole in in Brazil in
IarCh last.
All golfers will share the thrill of the British Prince be-
fuse rarely happens to golfer to achieve this triumph
There thousands Of golfers who made hole
and thousands who will do so though all of
lem will continue to hope.
The Princes second hole in made with 22Oyard
rive and just the right trice of his ball had to be
ood shot, although there have been many uke shots that
aided in the hole.
The unintated will understand this thrill of making
hole in one. It means nothing to them.
In years to come when all present golfers have grown old
thing hoen-one chaps will cherish in their hearts,
nd throw out their aged chests about will be this memorable
Tre are American heroes of the with Germany who
lpfed single-handed several hundred Germans or per-
ued other almost impossible feats Of bravery but in the
aA fame they rank higher in the estimation Of golfers
Iap the comparatively few who have made holes In one.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
COnvict-Made Shirts for
Our Policemen

The strong objections Of Washington policemen and their
ief to the making Of their shirts in the District
eformatory at Lorton should be sufficient to set aside the
lggestions Of the Bureau of Efficiency.
The adoption Of this suggestion by the Commissioners would
% lead to Congressional opposition nasmuch organized
bor and organized business would both strongly dsaprove
he scheme.
This country has set great howl against letting convict
de lumber from Russia here and there
Gbor
Putting our policemen in prsonmade shirts would be
nwise and might lead to unwarranted insults.
The problem Of keeping convicts Of the District employed
serious one, but prison authorities elsewhere find ways
, do this without arousing hostile public opinion.
Nothing dangerous to prison discipline than dleness
I'D yet is hard to find suitable work for all inmates
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
Crooks or Heroes?
1t All Depends

One of the most moving stories Of the tragic fire at e
Home Of the Little Sisters the Poor in Pittsburgh was the
part played by gang of boys in the rescue work. e.
Amid the blaze which took more than score oil nves
these youngsters cambered and INTO
to safety All dared DEATH and all showed courage that
would have been noteworthy among grown men, let alone
"kds in knee pants" g., -s
These boys by way the same who had annoyed
the inmates and others the vicinity by their nocturnal
uranks and have been problem to the
noIice Thew were members of gang-one OF those from
which crmnologsts tell the typical gunnan and r'ceeer
Is recruited. .,: .o
Students of crime prevention will find their theories con-
red in this little incident Most boys all right tney
merely need an outlet for their energies It their environ
men and their opportunities that turn them ln'o
or heroes.
The Washington times., 1931-07-28

instead Of giving these stagger-
ing bonuses the money had
been set aside for the benefit
of the workers, in the event of
some such depression as has
come upon us. there would be
no necessity either for throw
ing workers into the street or
Of reducing wages.
But the evident disposition
is to cut the wages Of the
workers.
And this is being defended
on the ground that the reduc-
ton can be made without in
jury to the workers; since
commodity prices have fallen
and the cost Of living has been
reduced.
The workers know, however,
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
By Claude G. Bowers
BY Nelson
Harding

that after wages have been re-
duced, it will mean many a
. battle to get them restored to
the former standard after pros
perity has been regained. And
if an industry which has made
such phenomenal profits as the
United States Steel reduces
wages, other smaller industries
all along the line will feel justi-
fled in imitation.
Leaders" Would Like
Economic Slavery.
We do not include the United
States Steel in this category,
but there are many leaders"
in industry who have long re-
sented the paying of good or
high wages to the workers.
There are men, with no per-
spicacity or foresight, who act
ually dream Of an industrial
feudaliSm as the ideal system.
This means men who really
believe that If workers are
given enough out Of earnings
to pay rent, buy necessary
clothes, and enough food to
maintain strength for labor.
they are receiving all to which
they are entitled.
Among these is heard the
complaint that workingmen
have automobiles that they
could do without; radios, that
are not necessary to existence: +:
that they and their families
dress beyond their station, ="
and that too many Of the work
ers have ridiculous ideas about
the education of their children.
Put bluntly, this means that a
condition of economic slavery,
is what these leaders" would
like.
These leaders" may receive
big salaries, but they are not
big brains" It is when the
masses can buy more than the
mere necessities of existence
that business thrives; and re-
ductions in wages and the TO-
100000 affected by unemploy-
ment help to explain why
United States Steel must re-
duce its evidential.
~
Dangerous to Try to Set
Humanity Backward
And these leaders" are not
big brains, for, if they were,
they would understand the ex-
treme seriousness Of attempting
to reduce the living standard of
the masses of the people. It is
dangerous to try to set human
ity backward.
Having had a taste Of the
green pastures, the average per-
son will not be happy or salts
fled to be turned into a Scrubby
lot where the picking is scant.
1t is on the scrubby lot that the
minds of men become receptive
to revolutionary ideas. And
there are so many Of them
abroad today.
The great debate today Is be-
tween capitalism and commun.
ism. and in the end it Is the
masses that will decide,
The Washington times., 1931-07-28

and more. It is a tale of in
creasing loss. It measures the
seriousness of the panic.
X
The traditional
Conservative Policy"
It is explained that the cut
in dividends to be accompanied
by a cut in wages is in har-
mony with the traditional con-
servative policy" Of the Steel
Corporation. Many will be
prone to challenge this "tradi-
tion Of conservatism" These
will recall the staggering sums
paid out Of the profits as
bonuses to those receiving enor-
nous salaries. They will find
nothing conservative in that.
And 1t will be urged that If,
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
Cavemen Are in Style
They Always Will Be

Women hronged Jack shakey battle Mickey Walker
Thew saw and squeaed with rapture grandas
Joining in with flappers and subdebs.
STYLES in heroes change but the caveman will always appeal
Mankind including most important half women, eernaly
enjoys fight. AS spectators especially
It is by the way popular faacy that are the great
fore behind movements to abolish They merely think
they are. . .- u--- .ur, o.--s, . -
From the days of Helen Troy to the present few
would risk their valuable necks battle they not
afraid of the razzng of the girl friend back home
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
TIMES TEST

Match correctly:
/. Richard Arkwright
American painter
2. James Garfield
laid a cable across the
Atlantic
3. Stephen Kearney
fought against the Eng
lish Kings right to
tax
4. Henry BesSemer
invented machines for
spinning
5. Edward Everett
president of Yale
6. George Gable
invented process Of max
ing steel
7. John Hampden
assassinated President
8. John La Fargo
fought in Mexican War.
8, Cyrus Field
orator from Massachu'
OCOIO
10. Timothy Dwight
novelist of the old South
Do you know:
II. What States are the great
est producers of tobacco?
IL. When was the Knights Of
Columbus founded?
13. Where is Duke University?
IA. What statue crowns the
dome of the Capitol at Wash
ington?
IS. Who said:
my public and private
sentiments are at all times
alike
fAnsSuM~R mva Ma 80 wTvaa Row wMN
The Washington times., 1931-07-28
A World Language
American, Not English

Many profound thinkers recalling perhaps the Tower Of
Babel and what happened to it, tell us that world language
needed. go
They need not worry English or rather American will
be the world language It already FOR BUSINESS which
is all that really matters.
Purists from Oxford and Cambridge will regret this but
they can't help it. Greshams Law operates in language
money drives out good money generation irty
third will be pronounced tboity thoid the world
Evening star., 1931-12-13
"KathvMe!'' / sMI

wide gesture placed the bag on the end of d
mantel nearest the door. Then, rushing to q
electric button, she switched off the light al
plunged through the velvet black into bed
caught her in my arms and pulled the cov(
over her and there we lay, not daring to sped
not daring to breathe, icy with terrible fear|
waiting waiting.
1t may have been 20 seconds 20 minutes
20 years. had lived so long in that last nd
that felt sure my hair had turned gray. "a
the knob turned as turn we knew it must al
furtlve footstep sounded on the soft carlj
Of our room. My heart stopped beating al
then, with great wave the blood returned
it and, to my disrnay, the pounding almo
deafened me. I wondered If the man co,a
hear tt wondered
He was moving-and for a mad momentI
thought it was toward our bed Katharin(
cold arm eightened about me as for an insta
there was no sound at all. The creature hi
stopped stock still, celebrating, no doubt.
what step to take next Suddenly thoug
of my wedding ring-the only bit of jewelry
the marriage band can be termed jewelry, th
I wore. Perhaps he had glimpsed its mode
sparkle and wanted to include that in his hal
Great heavens! Why hadn't I placed it Wi
Katharine's things? Why hadn't I though
Then, he moved-toward the fireplace
Some time later the door into the hall clos
behind him. And there we lay, the rain bea
ing frantically against the panes, the room
pitch darkness, that man beyond the door
but how far beyond we did not know Perha
he was listening at the keyhole perhaps he il
tended returning to the scene of plumber, n
satisfied with the spoils Katharine had la
out for him.
Hour after hour Katharine's body presse
against mine, her lips trembling on my chee
her labored breath came and went in fitf
leaps. Hour after hour we lay there-lay the
and then at last a gray dawn crept into Il
heavens, cold, bleak dawn, but still ligt
the light of day. Night was over, night with j
velvet black, its creeping footsteps, its hrkir
terror. The day had come
Katharine's viselike grip about my shoulde
loosened and feebly the blood began to fo
again through her chilled body. looked I'M
her face and saw eyes as black as ink spots on
sheet, eyes million years old. got out of be
and, going to the window, ran the shades
the top.
A milk wagon clattered through the sire,
peloW Sounds at last. Beautiful, huma
noises. Lets get dressed" said, and my ow
voice startled me. Neither of us had spoke
all during that dreadful night With shakir
hands we put on our clothes and, unwashed, ur
combed, moved toward the door that led in1
the hall
Katharine placed her hand on the knoI
drew it hastily away; then with lips stiffend
into firm line of determination, again claspd
Evening star., 1931-12-13

inquired, flashing me an amused smile. She
was lovely thing to look at as she sat there
in her creamy silken neglige. She had~ turned
off all the lights with the exception of the pink
lady lamp which shone up in her eyes. WAS
the blessed little Pat afraid of the dark" she
teased.
She was and she is" I replied petulantly;
but my petulance had no effect on her. She
went on brushing her hair. But suddenly her
arm, brush in hand, stopped in midair With
widening eyes she stared into the mirror and
as she stared her nostrils dilated with quick
and terrified breathing her pupils enlarged with
horror.
katharine" gasped, as saw the color die
from her face and leave it gray "Katharine!"
AS If hypnotized she continued to gaze into the
mirror. "Katharinel' I shreked What are
you l6soking att"
She answered me- "I'll tell you," she whis-
pered In a voice that almost froze on her lips,
IF you swear not to make move" And then,
taking my frightened silence for consent, she
said Patricia, there's a man looking at us
through the transom of the hall door"
tried to say something, but my lips were
too stih to form words. I tried to scream but
instead, I uttered q gutteral moan. I tried
to continue to look at Katharine, but my eyes,
wide and Mortified as hers, turned as If mag
netlzed to-the-transom And what I saw
there made by heart contract as if squeezed
by bony hand. Two eyes were gazing under
pale brows through the glass oblong. That was
all could see in the peculiar light of the room,
pale brows and white eyeballs. Some dread
ful, sulking creature, a criminal, a murderer
perhaps, was on the other side of that un-
locked door.
TO rush to the door in attempt to lock 1t
was out of the question. The man would see
either Katharine me advancing and rush in
on us before We could turn the key. Screaming
for help was equally impossible. The windows
were closed and the rain beat wildly against
them, drowning even what reassuring sounds
might have come to us from the street.
Katharine I breathed, what are we going
to do?"
AS I watched her, Katharine began to strip
the bracelets from her wrist and remove from
the fourth finger of her left hand her jeweled
wedding band and the brilliant square-cut dia-
mond. She did this with hand held shoulder
high before the mirror. Then, with studied de-
liberation, she dropped these baubles worth
kings ransom, into her needlepoint bag
II going to put these things on the man
TEL" she whispered, her lips dry and gray THAT
is coming into the room 1t is inevitable
Let us pray Patricia, that all he wants is jew
elry. I am making 1t easy for him to get it,
so that he will be satisfied not to molest us;
that-that he will not find it necessary to
harm u.s."
She staggered to the fireplace and with =
Evening star., 1931-12-13

ATHARINE MILLARD was pointed out
to me the first time 1 had dinner at
the Soundview Golf Club, and I was
at once enchanted by her appearance.
] watched from a distance almost as
fascinated as were the two men who
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
OCEAN VIEW

A special school election was held
| by the Lord Baltimore Consolidated
School District on Saturday after
noon and night ON the school premi-
ses, for the purpose of voting for or
against borrowing by said Lord
Baltimore Consolidated District,
which comprises Ocean View, Mil
vile, Bethany Beach, Blackwater,
Lizard Hill, Cedar Grove, Piny
Grove, as at present constituted the
scene of $15,672.00, etc, the estimat-
ed cost of the erection and equip
ment of new school building for
said Lord Baltimore, Consolidated
School Districe, as at present con-
stituted, the said sum of $4,000
being two per cent of the assessed
value of the real and personal prop
erty within the boundaries of the
Lord Baltimore Consolidated School
District.
Mrs. VIM. West mOtored with her
husband, Mr.. West from Fayette-
vile, N. c., to Delaware. Mrs. West
motored here and visited her sister,
Mrs. James M. Evans and Mrs.
Charles Williams.
Mrs. Annie d. Belts a former post
mistress of this town, who resides at
the present with her son, Mr. Alvin
Belts at Hendersonville, NJ c., OBJ
served her birthday on April 18th,
she received II letters and four bou-
quets.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lynch and
Mr.. Irwin Sshort and Miss Ella
Grant, motored from East Lans-
downe, Pa, and spent Sunday with
Mrs. Martha COnoway, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Short and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah Lynch.
Several people, acting as chape-
rOnes, accompanied their children to
on the Excursion to the
Geological Garden and returned on
Saturday, April 25th.
Among those who went were: Mrs.
Clarence Holt and daughter, Mabel,
Mrs. Wilmer Steels and three chill
dren, Irwin, Marie and David; Mrs.
Hiram Truitt and daughter, Jane;
Mrs. Charles Steel and two children,
Betty and Charles, Jr., Mrs. Norman
Calhun and daughter, Eileen; Mr..
George Keene and daughters, Mar
jorie and Floris.
Mir. and Mrs. Charlie Johnson and
entertained at a family
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01

dinner on Saturday night. There
were also friends who were present
at dinner.
The EpwOrth League was led by
Emory Hudson, on Sunday night
April 18th. We desire to call the at
tention of the young people as we'll
as the older ones, of making it a
point to be present on time. The time
was changed from z to 1880. Let's
plan to be on time. A better program
can be rendered.
The services were inspiring on
Sunday at the three churches.
AT the Methodist Church, Mr..
Thomas e. Hickman gave an eX-
PLANTATION of the Sunday School Les
son. The class meeting i'll charge of
Mr.. T.. II. Hudson, was very helpful.
Rev C. w. Branford preached to a
gOodly number ON Sunday night. lie
emphasized the Importance of seven
Tins for the year, that each member
or christian should strive to attain.
One was the work of evangelism by
each christian in town.
Mrs. Lizzie Knox and Mrs. Ralph
Laws, of Chincoteague, Va, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Belts, last
week.
Mrs. J. A. Burton, Mrs. Bess Carey
and Mrs. Elbert Evans and Miss
Dodd motored here on Tuesday and
called on Mrs Ethel Davidson and
others in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Evans and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Williams, and
Mr.. Maurice Evans, motOred to
Lewes on Monday and attended the
funeral of Mr.. L. Albert LuptOn, SON
in-law of Mr.. George Tunnel, their
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
BOWERS BEACH

Shad fishing has Eeen almost a
failure during the spring of 1881.
Much of it due to unusual spring
weather. Cold and windy periods
played havoc, days when the fisher
men could not run their nets to take
out gilled fish which would become
worthless. 1t cost money and hard
labor to stake the nets in the bay,
stakes must be driven on calm days
and nearing slack tides, haulseins
are being put in shape for the share
work 6 to 10 men will be given work
on each net Most years the work of
hauling the share seins has begun
on or about April 25. The 1881 work
will be a short season unless May
would be a cool month throughout,
as hot summary days keeps the fish
in deep water, only coming in share
at nights, and then the hauling OF
the nets is done during the night. A
few fishing parties have tried out the
fishing with hook and line and not
much luck resulted. The water must
get warm for fish to take the bait.
Most of the boat captains have their
boats in commission, others working
on the boath. There will be a num-
Der of new boats, for the 1881 sea-
son Over one hundred boats will
trade out of Murderkill River. There
is over 100000 invested in boats
alone for hook and line work, and
many thousands of dollars in prop
erty improvements, thousands of
fishermen come to Bowers Beach
each summer season. The gasoline
tax to the state of Delaware, the
farmers stands along the Du Pont
Highway and roadside inns are
much benefited by the fishemen COM
ing to Bowers Bearch.
Oyster planters are not meeting
with much success, while wind is
necessary they do not need gales
as they are having now. Dredging
for plants is done with sailing power
only, gasoline winders are used to
drag the dredges aboard. the catch
of spat was not SO good the past
year on the natural beds, all of the
boats are tied up at the wharves at
this time on account of the N. w.
gales, butt will return to work on the
natural IOCkSi wien lHe WSdIHeI COll-
ditions permits. The tongers working
in the st. Jones and Murderkill
rivers are about through longing for
the spring work. Most of the plants
were sold to New Jersey planters,
They sold for zoe per bushel with
limit to each tonger of 25 bushels
each day, about 80 tongers were at
work for the past three weeks.
J. P. Cross and wife entertained
over the weekend, George w. Butz,
ST. and wife OF wilmington, Miss
Mary Wine of Wilmington, Wallace
Coke and family of Cragsmere, Del
aware and Miss Emma Upregraye of
Boyertown, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
CAREYS

The rains of the past week were
very much welcomed by the farmers
in this vicinity.
Mrs. T. II. Bush is very III at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Hudson
and family of Georgetown spent
Sunday with Nj and Mrs Lake Cof
fin
Jack Frost was a much unwel-
coined guest for few mornings last
week.
Some of the farmers i'm this yicin
ity have begun planting corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wilkine
and son were visitors Sunday with
the formers parents, Mr. and 3lrs
r z. wilkins
Mr.. and Mrs William Timmone
entertained on Sunday Mr.. aud Mrs
Edgar Timmous of DaEshuro and
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Tiumons of
MillsbOTO.
Mr.. and Mrs T.. r. Jones' and son
Oliver spent Sunday evening with =.
y. llumford and family
Our pulpit was filled un SUNDAY
by our new pastor. Eey Moore
Mr.. and Mrs Elncr NCottHu and
son visited the formers parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George Wooitcu and fam
ily Sunday.
Mrs. Granville }lumrOrd i5 very
little improved at this writing.
The pupils OF our school are prac-
ticing for the difeTe4t events at the
Field Meet at Harrington Friday.
Services Sunday: Sunday school
at 1870: class at 8 o'clock. Everyone
invited