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The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1934-03-31

Olson's appointee, Mr.. Rarig!
And Rarig writes Mrs.
Schoening:
Definite instructions were re-
ceived by this Office from the Fed
eral Emergency Relief Administra-
ton that there could be no dis
elimination against chain stores
and the instructions issued from
this Office to the Minneapolis
Board of Public Welfare were in
accordance with those instructions.
The State Emergency Relief Ad-
ministration had no discretion in
the matter whatsoever"
l wonder if this man, Jasper
J. Mayer was talking through
his haircut when he wrote Mr..
Hitler?
Mayer wrote Hitler that the
State emergency relief admins
tration (Rarig to batD "has full
jurisdiction over all matters per-
tanning to relief in each state"
Rarig, one month later, de-
clares he's compelled to cut the
chain stores in on the money
that by every laaV of right should
go to the Independent merchants
of this city!
But, now listen to this one
from Rarig's epistle:
PERSONALLY I feel that the Or
der issued by the Federal Eme--
gency Relief Administration was
entirely fair and that no other
ruling could possibly be issued
by a department of the Federal
Government" Rarig, the wise,
speaking!
Appointed by Farmer-Labor
Governor, Mr.. Rarig feels that
the order he says was issued,
was entirely fair" Fair to
zVhom? To the chain stores!
And now listen as Mr.. Rarig,
Jr, Executive Secretary of the
State Emergency Relief Admin
istration-a synthetic Farmer
Laborite puts that political
party "on the SPOT" He says,
bluntly:
"The chain stores are notori-
ously burdened with additional
taxes. They pay their share of To-
cal taxes and are, in addition,
taxed by the federal government
through excise taxes of various
FORMS"
Who's paying Rarig's salary
the chain stores? Who appointed
Frank M. Rarig, Jr., to the ex-
ecutive secretaryship of the
State Emergency Relief Admin
istration-the chain stores? No!
Governor Olson made that ap-
pointment and his abbointee
(like Mayor Bainbridge's ap-
pointee to the welfare board,
|. S. Joseph )cackles like a chain
store biddy! cambridge can't
fire his chain store champion but
Governor Olson can! But he
won't do it. The chain stores
and the chain banks and the
chain everything else haze a mo-
notoly on politics and business
and industry in this country and
no political party can escape
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1934-03-31

The letter from Frank M.
Rarig, Jr., executive secretary of
the Estate Emergency Relief
Administration" is a work of
political art. 1t deserves a place
(down in the basement) of the
Hall of Fame. AS an illustration
of official and political stupidity
it has no peer and not many
equals.
The Farmer-Labor party is
publicly-possibly firmly-com-
mitted to program opposed to
the Capitalization of wealth. Its
leaders proclaim themselves as
champion of all human rights.
Its elected and appointed officials
"a legion these last y profess to
be opposed to domination of
Wall Street, to big business. And
here comes Rarig!
Now, want to be fair about
this. I have a wholesome regard
for many of the principles and
principals in the Farmer-Labor
party. I count many of them my
friends. They are sincere, no
question about it, they are sim
cere. They understand the dan
ger of Wall Streets further en-
croachment upon the industrial
and commercial field. They view
Wall Streets attack upon the In
dependent merchant in much the
same light as the Chinese resi-
dents of old Manchuria did the
friendly" advance of the brown
devils from Japan.
But the fact remains that
these loyal members of the
Farmer-Labor party have been
prevented from having a voice
in the party's programs. They
are in the minority when con-
ventions are held. They are in
the minority when important de-
cisions are made and they are
going to continue being in the
minority until they take the bit
in their teeth and take control of
the party. So much for that.
Now let's get back to Rarig.
Under date of Feb. 10, exact
ly one month prior to Rarig's
letter to Mrs. Schoening, a Jas
per J. Mayer of the government
Emergency Relief Administra-
ton, had written Mr.. Hitler that
the state, not the federal relief
administration, had full jurisdic-
ton over all relief funds ex-
pended or to be expended in the
state. The government down at
Washington 7Vas not and is not
interested IN chain stores.
Mr.. Mayer wrote that Mr..
Hitler should take the matter up
direct with the state admins
tration, the address of which is
the State Office building, St.
Paul"
That, friends, is where Cover
nor Olson's appointee, Mr..
Frank M. Rarig, Jr., holds forth
as the executive secretary. The
federal emergency relief admin
istration, through Mr.. Mayer,
was putting the responsibility
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1934-03-31

their blood-sucking tentacles -
not even the Farmer-Labor
party!
Rarig says that the "chain
stores are VIGOROUSLY burdened
with additional taxes." What
taxes is he referring to that pre-
cede his "additional"? They are
not paying anything that isn't
squeezed out of them and then
only after they have tried to
escape through every legal tech
nicality and loophole. "Burd-
ened with additional taxes" says
this Farmer-Labor champion of
Wall Street. He's nuts!
But listen to him bark:
"They pay their share of local
taxes :" Where did Rarig get
that one? Not from the tax rec
ords, that's a cinch. He pulled
it out of the political derby! He
thought his letter to Mrs.
Schoening would get no further
than the little village of Mound,
MINI. / held Mrs. Schoening's
letter to Rarig UP taVo 7Veeks be-
fore / published it so he aVonld
not haze Advance information
and he stuck both ears in the
wringer!
There was a law passed by the
last legislature predominately
Farmer-Labor-that levied tax
upon chain stores. That portion
of the Farmer-Labor party
represented by McGaughren and
Rarig are bewailing the passage
of that law! Both of them-and
they have plenty of official
Farmer-Labor company - have
shown a pitiful solicitude for
chain stores. Are they repre-
senting the chain stores for
nothing? They are fools if they
are.
But let's take another Rarig
statement for change:
1T has been a definite policy of
many years standing that there
shall be no discrimination against
one class of selling in favor of an
other when government funds are
being expended"
What a crime to, bury an in
tellect like Rarig's in a secretary
ship! He should be down in
Washington among the rest of
the "brain trusters" and busi-
ness busters!
If the present administration
- the Roosevelt administration
has demonstrated anything at
all, it has demonstrated that it
wants the American business
man to have break, and Rarig
and McGanghren, t70o staunch
Farmer-Laborites believe in
Wall Street business having first
chance.
Let's hear Rarig again:
II can see no other possible pol
icy which could be followed by the
Federal Government without ter
rifle criticism"
That bird, I tell you, belongs
in Washington! He'd make a
Din of an ornament for the
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
100000 EXPENDED
In SAVING $50 HOMES
Delaware Branch Has Saved $40
Homes

The Delaware Branch of the
Home Owners Loan Corporation
has reached the $4,000, 900 mark in
its business of re-financing homes
threatened with foreclosure, it was
revealed during the weekend by
Thomas B. Young, manager of the
branch.
In reaching this mark, Mr.. Young
said. the Delaware branch has en-
abled Wilmington to collect $20,-
1878 in delinquent taxes. The city
has done this by accepting the cor
pOration's bonds and selling them
at above par. actually realizing a
profit of $50. MFR. Young expressed
his appreciation of the manner in
which the tax department accepted
the bonds when they were below
par and before the Federal govern
ment had guaranteed the principal
of the bonds.
The Delaware Branch has saved
$50 homes and in doing so has been
instrumental in effecting an approx
imately 20 per cent increase in gem
eral real estate values, by stopping
the reduction of prices through for
ced sales.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
SAY WOMEN DRIVERS
SAFER THAN MEN
Safety Council Reports Give Analysis
OF Accident Cases

The truth about traffic accidents,
as revealed in the Delaware Safety
Councils reports, may upset some OF
your pet notions. For example, the
percentage of drunken pedestrians
killed in traffic accidents is greater
than the percentage of drunken
drivers.
Perhaps the fact that wet weather
calls for extra caution in driving
while fair weather encourages speed
and carelessness explains why eighty
per cent of. the highway deaths last
year occurred ON dry roads and in
clear weather
While the woman driver is per-
entially held up to derision, the fact
remains that more than four times
as many men drivers are involved in
fatal accidents as women drivers.
Backing father and mother In their
firm stand against giving Johnny the
freedom of the family car, comes the
statement that young drivers under
twenty lead the field In accidents.
The age group twenty to twenty-nine
is second. These figures bear out
the theory that youth is the reckless
age
Out of each hundred drivers with
less than three months experience
nine have an accident. Only two out
of each hundred operators with from
three to six months experience are
involved in a mishap. The first three
months are the dangerous age for
the amateur driver.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
F. F. A. HOLD SPECIAL
MEETING In DOVER
Diamond Farmers Elected And Con-
stitutiOn Revised

At a special meeting OF the Dela-
ware Branch of the Future Farmers
of America, a national organization
of farm boys taking vocational asrl-
culture in the high schools OF the
United States, held at the State De-
partment of Education offices in DO
yer. the Diamond Farmer degree was
awarded to Charles Clifford, Newark;
Niles Sylvester, Newark; William
Parker. Harrington; Francis Wey-
andt. Caesar Rodney; Harry Webb,
Greenwood; Arthur Hadley, Bridge
Vile: Frederic Myer, Bridgeville;
Reese Carey, Laurel; James Legates,
Georgetown; and George MarVll'
Georgetown. This degree is the
highest that may be conferred on any
agricultural boy within a state, and
for the first year, Delaware used its
entire quota.
Besides the regular officers, the
following delegates were inattend-
ance: Louis Hopkins, Harrington;
Arthur Hadley, Bridgeville; Russell
Burris, Greenwood; Clarence Abbott,
Georgetown; FoodrOw Haas, Caesar
Rodney; Norman Bowdle, Seaford;
Paul Colt, Middletown; Thomas
Ware, DUPONT; Reese Carey, Laurel;
and Charles Lynch, Newark.
Other important business was the
revision of the State Constitution.
Many changes had to be made due
to revisions being made in the Ma
tional Constitution.
Others in attendance were: Past
Presidents John Montgomery of the
University of Delaware, and Joseph
Williamson of Bridgeville, State
President Charles Hill of Seaford,
Joseph Cross of
Newark, and William Wolf of
Georgetown, Treasurer Harry Webb
of Greenwood, Secretary Frederic
AIyer of Bridgeville, and State .Ad-
wiser W. Lyle Wowlds, Dover.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
G. O. P. SECRETARY HAS
DUPONT RESIGNATION
II Is Probable That a DOwn.State
Man May Succeed Him

The resignation of Francis V. du-
Pont as chairman of the Republican
State Committee is in the hands
of Colonel William j. Storey, secre-
tary of the committee and will be
taken up at meeting to be held
Monday, June 18th, at Dover.
II has not been settled who is to
be Mr.. duPont's successor, but 1t is
understood he will be from Kent
or Sussex County, especially in view
of the fact that John G. Townsend,
Jr., expected to be the Republican
candidate for reelection to the u.
S. Senate. is from Sussex.
At the meeting June 18th, II is ex-
pected the date will be set for the
Republican State Convention. 1t
probably will be Tuesday. Septem-
Der 18th, the Democrats already hav-
ing chosen Tuesday, September 18th.
Several names have been suggest
ed as possible successor to Mr.. du-
Pont. but at the present time it
would seem that man from Dover
will be the new chairman.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
VACATION CHURCH
SCHOOL INSTITUTE
For Kent County In FELTON, VI. f.
Church, June z

An INSTRUMENTATION Vacation
Church School Institute under the
auspices of the Kent County Coun-
Gil of Religious Education, will be
held in the FELTON, Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church on Thursday after
noon and evening. June z.
Miss Kathleen Paschall will be
the leader of the discussions. She is
an instructor in religious education
at Western Maryland College, West
minister, Md, and has had Consider
able experience in the field Of va
cation church school work. The
June number OF the International
Journal of Religious Education car
ries an interesting article by Miss
Paschall, telling of her work in one
community last summer.
Miss Paschall will be accompan-
led by Miss Pauline Albertson OF
Salisbury, who directs the religious
educational work for the Maryland
Delaware Council Of Religious Edu-
cation on the Eastern Shore. Pre-
vious to the meeting In FELTON,, they
are conducting Institutes In three or
four other centers on the Peninsula.
The institute is primarily for the
leaders and workers In vacation
schools, to assist them in planning
the program and carrying on the
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
TRADE REGULATION
PLAN HIT BY BYRD
Va. Democrat Assails bureaucracy
Being Built 10 C6ntrOI Business

A strong indictment of regulatory
policies OF the Roosevelt adminlstra-
ton came Monday night from Sen
ator Byrd tD.-Va) with the asser-
ton that I'VE see today a bureau
cracy being rapidly built up here in
Washington to central the daily ac-
tiyities of our people such as no one
has before even remotely suggested
or anticipated"
The Virginia Senator said in
radio address that the bureaucracy
was being built up in the face OF
assurances in the Democratic plat
form.
Previously, Byrd had assailed pro-
posed amendments to the farm act
on the grounds they gave dictatorial
power to the Secretary of Agricul-
ture
He used the proposed amendments
as a vehicle to assail the principle
of the continuing extension of reg
ulatOry powers over every business
activity"
THE platform adopted by the
Democratic party" he said, assured
the American people that unneces-
sary and unwise regulatory laws
would be repealed and our govern
ment restored to The people with
the least possible interference with
our private affairs consistent with
orderly government.
by this l do not mean that evils
that have heretofore existed should
not be eradicated; but the average
American should be permitted to
conduct his legitimate business OPP
erations without the fear of Grim
inal prosecution by his government,
or harsh and threatening treatment
from autocratic bureau heads"
Byrd said, however, that he had
supported most administration rec
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
LOCAL FIREMEN
RENOVATE QUARTERS
Materials And Labor Furnished
Free Of Charge

The firemen's room in the Com
munity Building that has long been
in need OF being completed insofar
as painting, floor finishing and dec
Grating was concerned. has through
the aid of donations of material and
labor. been turned into a room of
very creditable appearance. The
following concerns and persons con-
tributed materials and labor: Paint,
The L. D. Caulk Company. Milford,
Wess and Company, of Philadelphia,
finish for the floors; Potter Coffin,
Milford, sanding machine for use on
the floors and services with same;
Cleve Marvel, Milford, labor in con-
nection with the painting.
The Olsen Rug Manufacturing
Company of Chicago. has agreed to
furnish a rug, 80 u, to cover the
floor. This rug will be made from
old rugs and wooden sweaters.
An appeal is made to the citizens
of Milford, and a chance is given to
all to participate in the obtaining OF
the rug by leaving all their old rugs
and sweaters at the Community
Building or calling C. D. Holzmuel-
Ter, who will see that they are call
ed for.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
ORGANIZE MILFORD
RIFLE PISTOL CLUB
VIII Hold Meetings Every Wednes-
day Night In ArmOry Hall 20

Monday evening a group of sports
men from Milford and surrounding
vicinity met in the Milford Armory
and organized a club to be called
the Milford Rife and Pistol Club.
The following officers were elected:
President, ]. Holland Prettyman;
vice president, DR.. Lester Adkins;
secretary and treasurer, Haswell
Pierce; ordinance officar, William
Marvel; range officer, Jack Christ
off; publicity officer, Robert Yerkes
The Office of instructor was left va
cant for the time being, but il is
hoped that the services of George
ShockIey of the State Police can be
secured.
Meetings will be hell every We'd
mesday vening in the armoFy and
at the present. time several suitable
SITES for a life range are being con-
sidered. The cnarter. will be held
open until June IA, after which
time a membership fee of $500 will
be charged. At present the members
number 46 with newcomers daily.
The purpose of the .cluD is pri-
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
STATE BORROWS
100000 TO MEET
PAYROLLS, Bills
Bank At Dover Made Ad-
vance Thursday For
State Needs.
PAYROLL DUE TODAY
Loan Will Cover May De-
mands Only; No Plans
For Future Months.
PAYROLL DUE TODAY

The State will meet its payroll
this morning and its current bills
for May despite the depleted condi-
ton of the general fund, it develop
ed on Monday following a confer
ence in Dover with Governor c.
Douglass Buck and other State OFF,
Gals when preliminary arrange
ments we're made for a 100000
bank loan.
After the meeting, Governor Buck
and Secretary of State Charles H.
Grantland said the group had con-
ferred with Henry Ridgely of the
Farmers Bank, at the home oftice
of the bank at Dover and had re-
ceived tentative assurances that the
bank would provide the money.
Mr.. Grantland, however, pointed
out that Mr. Ridgely would have TO
confer with the banks board OF d.
rectors before the TRANSACTION Is
settled. Nevertheless, ne added,
there is no reason TO doubt that the
money will be made available bV
THURSDAY night so the checks can
be in the lands of the workers by
Friday when the payroll will b" due.
Besides tie Governor and MI
G-antland. the conference was at
tended by Attorney General r.
Warren, Green, State Trea h':r
George s. Williams and State Audi
tor J. Henry Hazel.
The details of how the loan Is 10
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
MUST REGISTER TRUCKS
WITH CODE AUTHORITY
Three Registration Offices VIII Be
Established In Delaware

, The Delaware Code Authority for
the trucking industry has started
this week to register the aproxi-
mately 1000 trucks operated for hire
in this state.
The truckers have As days to file
the data required They must pay
an assessment of So a truck for ex-
penses of administering the code.
Heavy penalties are provided for
failure to abide by the code.
The Code Authority of Delaware
is headed by Robert J. Mccormick,
chairman, of Wilmington. The other
members are: Arnold ]. Stewart,
vice-chairman, Wilmington; John
W. Burris, Milford; Bentley NJ. Jami-
son, Wilmington; Halstead p. Lay
ton, Georgetown, and H. /. Truitt,
Seaford.
Headquarters for the State Code
Authority have been established at
2 East Third Street, Wilmington.
Three registration officers will be
established for Delaware, one in
each county. The registration Of
fee for Wilmington and New Castle
County will be located in the former
Evening Journal Office, at Fourth
and Shipley streets, and will be in
charge of E. George Tonkin, regis
trar, assisted by Miss Mary Ellen
Boyle, stenographer. Louis W. Hol
loway will be in charge of the Kent
County ofifice at Dover, and H. T.
Truitt will conduct the registration
through the Sussex County Office at
Seaford.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-01
FEDERATIC
MEET ATkEWES
Governor Buck To Ad-
dress Federated WO-
mems Clubs.

Governor G. Douglass Buck is ex-
pected to address the annual con-
vention of the Delaware State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs on June
Z at Lewes The Governor. who will
attend a meeting in Chicago, is ex-
pected back in time TO make the
scheduled address, but in the event
of his being unable to do 50, plans
are bein3 made for the address on
the following day. The convention
will be held June 6, and, s
Club leaders, representing a group
of nearly 1000 organized women, are
looking forward to the Governors
message with great interest, believ-
ing that if shown the way, they
have valuable service to give to the
State.
Wednesday afternoon will he Civ
en- over to the opening ceremonies,
reports of officers, and an address
Subsistence Homes in Delaware,
by NJ. VI. DausheTty of the CniVer-
sity of Delaware Mr.. Dausherty
will be introduced by Mrs. A. D.
Warner, chairman of the Better
Homes Committee in Delaware ser
wing under the national committee.
Miss Marie Blatz will present
one-act play, Rabbits Boy by
Glenn Hughes and The Soul of
the Great Bell" by Lafcadi1 Hearn
at the banquet Wednesday night at
the Caesar Rodney Hotel Mrs, Her
bert S. Drew, vice president for
New Castle county. will preside.
Following the banquet, a meeting
will be held at the Firemen's Hall,
at 8 O'Clock, with an illustrated lee
ture, THE Viking Empire" by Eu-
gene c. Van Wyk, nationally known
writer, lecturer and traveller
The speakers Thursday morning will
he Miss Clarette Sehon, executive sec
rotary. OF the training school at Vine
land. y. j., and George 5. Williams
state Treasurer. Mr. Williams will
speak on the subject. Our state Mon
ey-How We Can Get It-How We
Spend It."
Miss Sehon's subject is Present Day
Problems in the Field OF Mental Def
Cheney" She has had wide experience
in social service work, having been
with the Vineland Training
School for five years. Previous 10 that
she did reconstruction work in France.
Italy. and Czecho- Slovakia for four
years following the World War. THIS
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