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Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
THE FALSE AND THE TRUE

The Christian Science Monitor
quite pertinently remarks that
"thOse countries in which the dem
Ocratic ideal has had such brief
towering were lands In which It has
not had time to root"
Quite true; only It remains Ia be
added that their type Of democracy
was false in conception, and hence
failure in practice.
Right here in America are many
well-meaning folk who have little
or no appreciation of the meaning
of democracy in its true signifi-
canoe.
The finest and best statement Of
American democracy is to be found
in what is practically the initial
statement of the Declaration of In
dependence, written by Thomas JEFF
feTson:
First, all men are created equal
equal before the law.
Second, all men-not some but all |
are endowed by their Creator with
certain inallenable rights-rights 1
with which government has NO bus
mess to meddle, among which are
life, liberty and the pursuit Of hap
piness.
Third. to secure these rights
these God-giVsn rights s-Goyern-
ments are Instituted among men
note. please, that the man comes
before the government; It Is his
and subject to his Will.
Fourth, the government derives
is just powers--dwell on that word
'just"-from the consents world
# meaning in that word--of the gov
irned or Of the people as a whole.
rhe purpose Of the Constitution is
o hold the majority, temporarily IN
ontrol of the government, within
he bounds described in the forego-
ng statements.
Failure to grasp and act on the
elf-evident truths Of the American
leclaration Of Independence is what
rought a dictatorship to Germany
nd king to Greece-The Houston
rexas) Post
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
Why We Need
a National Umpire
By RAYMOND PITCAIRN
National Chairman
,SenfineIs OF fhe ReBubf

AS happened after the crash Of the
Blue Eagle, the recent decision in
validating A. A. A. has aroused war;
GUS proposals for change In our
American form Of government.
A typical suggestion is that we
withdraw from the Supreme Court
some or all Of its authority TO hold
elected officials TO the course mapped
out for them IN the Federal Consti-
tuition, and thereby extend TO Con-
greSs the power to steer our ship Of
state among whatever shoals or
channels may strike its fancy.
There is nothing either new or
impossible about such proposals.
They can be translated into reality
by the mere adoption Of any one OF
several amendments now pending IN
Washington. Let the American peo-
pie agree to relinquish to Congress
certain rights granted them by the
Constitution and preserved by the
Supreme Court--and the thing is
accomplished.
That's what advocates Of those
amendments are asking us to do.
But. simple as this idea can be
made to sound, It remains a serious
and dangerous proposal. It strikes
at the very root Of accepted Ameri-
can principles in government. Be-
fore we consider any such course
let's pause to remind ourselves Of
several facts Of our past and current
history. Let's recall, for example:
That alone, among the greater ma
tons Of earth, our country has
retained its form Of government un-
changed during the past century.
That much Of the permanence and
success Of its government has been
attributed TO the system of checks
and balances between executive.
judicial and legislative branches.
and between the states and Wash
ngton. It is based on the principle
hat the right Of the people and
he states to govern themselves shall
not be uSurped by central authority.
That under our form Of govern
nent America has enjoyed a larger
hare Of happiness and prosperity
han any other nation.
That none of the nations which In
ecent years have shifted TO the
ewer forms now popular IN Europe
ave achieved anything that can be
nvied by the American people.
And finally:
That whatever passing benefits
ariOus odd experiments may offer
favored few. they do not hold the
DlutiOn Of our problems. Despite
le alluring phrases Of economic
'Ooners, America still subscribes to
le essential truth and wisdom ex-
'essed by George Washington when
: said:
Nothing but harmony. honesty.
dustry and frugality are necessary
make us q great and happy
sople."
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
NATIONAL BANK ELECTS
OFFICERS

At the annual stockholders meet
ing Of the First National Bank and
Trust Company Of Milford, held on
January IA, the following directors
were elected for the ensuing year:
r. ]. Clendaniel, James L. Davis.
Thomas Davis, John w. Herring,
Daniel Hirsch, J. Postles Hammond,
w. W. Harrington, Augustus Hol-
son. Frank L. Grier, w. G. Powders,
r. P. Sharp, f. B. Short, I. D. Short,
r. r. Vale.
The board organized with the
election of the following officers:
Daniel Hirsch. president; 1. D. !
Short, first vice president; J. L. Da-
Wis, second vice president; W. F. |
McFaul, cashier and trust officer;
Edwin P. Messick, assistant trust
officer.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
JACOBS ELECTED
AT HARRINGTON
Democrats Unseats Mayor A, L.
Harrington, Republican, In Town
Election.

7 @NA~t0NAe
In a spirited election at Harring-
ton on Tuesday, Mayor A. L. Har-
rington, Republican, was defeated
by Wilbur E. Jacobs, Democrat, by
"a votes. Harrington carried the
newly created first ward by eight
votes, but was defeated in his own
ward, the third, by So votes. The
first was the only ward he succeeded
in carrying.
The councilmanic votes was as
follows: Fifth ward, Grover c.
Lord, Democrat, 80; Harry G. Far
row, Republican, 6S. Third ward,
George w. Swain, Democrat, defeat
ed R. Baynard Smith. Democrat, by
81 votes. In the Sixth ward ]. Harry
Raughley, Democrat, and in the
First ward. Herbert Denney, Demo-
crat, were unoppOsed for Council.
The mayor will serve a term of
two years. COuneilmen Lord and
three years each, and |
Swain and Denney, two years each.
The new officials will meet for
on January %, when
The city manager government will
automatically go into effect.
Jobs To BE Filled
There is expected to be consider
lble activity prior to this meeting
It which a city manager, treasurer,
street supervisor of as
essors are to be named. It is under
TODD there are several applicants
or city manager and also for street
upeTvisOr while it is expected that
red Marvel will be reappointed as
oliceman.
Leslie Kemp, who for a number of
ears had charge of the streets, re-
Igned several weeks ago to remove
} a farm and the position is being
filed by Alfred Long
no is expected to seek the appoint
ent.
OF the 62O votes pOlled on Tues
ny, about One-third were women, it
as announced. and considerable
was shown.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
WILKERSON : BOOLE

Mr.. and Mrs. James d. BOOle, of
EXmOre. Va. announce the marriage
of their daughter. Catherine Virginia,
to Roy WilkersOn, of SelbyVille, Del,
December 9th, 1885. at POcOmOke
City. Md. the Rev. A. S. Venable Of
iiciating. AT present they are resid-
ing at Fort dupont. Delaware. where
Mr.. WilkersOn is stationed in the
u. S. Army.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
Weddings
HALL LECATEs

HALL l4ECATES
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Marguerite
Nichols Locates. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. +. Frank Locates, of Lau-
rel, to Frank Laurence Hall. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall of Milford.
The ceremony was performed on
Monday, January 6, 1886. at tine Pro-
testant parsonage IN Salisbury, Nd,
with the Rev. J. Leas Green oficiat-
ing. Mr.. Hall is employed by the
Caulk Dental Company at Milford,
where the couple will make their
home. The bride is a graduate of
Laurel High School. and is a grad
uate nurse from the Delaware Hos
pital, Wilmington, and has recently
been on duty at the Emergency Hos
pital in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
Here Comes The Log

President Roosevelt has an
nounced he viii not ask Congress to
make any more lump SUM oppripri-
ations for public works. That means,
OF course, that Congress will be al
lowed hereafter to specify what pro-
jects 1t wants built.
And Il also means a revival Of the
old log-rolling, back-scratching
pork-barrel system in Congress.
That Is the one under which a Con-
gressman from Tennessees votes for
an Oregon project not because he
thinks It sOun. but because the Ore
gon member will vote for his pet
Tennessee project.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
IN YOU RNOW-PLEAsE TELL ME
By Lyla Myers

By Lyla Myers
/ know that suns rise In the East
And then set in the West.
The fact that Summers warm-and
that
The Winters cold-I've guessed.
I know that when the springtime
comes
The birds and hens will set
Ond il I walk around In rain
I'm likely to get wet.
l doubt there is a Santa Claus,
Though even ycu have said IL:
And s-s-s-h! that stork does not do
all
With which he's given credit.
But must break down and confess
There's one thing l don't know.
It's why they Use applause to mar
Good shows Of radio.
Assisting a criminal TO escape the
law is a crime, unless you happen to
be a lawyer.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
NEHEMIAH GRAY'S WILL
DECLARED INVALID
[C0nIinned from - 80

L0''''''''" JFVNI wv fageT
The cats were named In the will
as Tom, Mike, Mother Cat and
Peter.
Besides the two houses in Milford
Mr.. Gray also owned a farm and
personal property at his death.
While under the decision Of Regis
ter Of Wills Paradee no disposition
was made Of the estate or Of the
cats, the Delaware law provides
that should an estate be intestate
It shall be divided in equal shares
with the deceased's next kin. Chill
dren Of any deceased brothers or
sisters Of the deceased would re-
ceive their parents share of the es-
tate.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17

businessman that be owes $I,50o
more il taxes than be paid last
year. Pending q final adjudication
which might come any day. the bus-
inessman has to keep 1900 on hand
to pay off II he loses. That money is
standing idle. doing nobody any
good.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
MILFORD BASKET BALL
TEAMS DEFEAT LAUREL
[C0nIinaed trom - Pagel

lC0ntiNaed from Firsf Pags
running mate at forward, will be
able to convert more Of his missed
shots for scores as soon as he de-
velops a drive for the rebound after
his shots. Ben Orkin's drive and
scoring ability rounds out one of the
best balanced teams Milford has had
IN years.
With seven more good games on
me home schedule the local fans
have a real treat in store for them
In the way of interesting basketball
nnrina the luininl. nnnn....
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
FAVINGER ANDREWS

Miss Mary Kathlyn Favinger of
Milford. and Mr.. oliver Linwood An
drews of Chester. Pa, were quietly
married at the NJ. p Parsonage last
Saturday night A few of their
friends were present with them.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
FOR SALE

FOR SALE'--Antiqne roll top desk
Apply Dewey sapp. Houston, Del ltp
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
NOTICE

NOTICE TO FARMERS Broom corn
made up at once. Also 5fooms for sale.
J. % Webb, Milford. jil-u
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17

Free Taxi Service
To and from Shows within city
limits. Phone "A
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-18

Grain should be ground only to
medium degree of fineness for stock, so
that it is gritty, and not mealy or
noury.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-18
Use of the Various
Manures on the Garden

There is no need for the average
farmer to buy commercial fertilizers
for his vegetable garden because the
best general vegetable crop fertilizer
is barnyard manure. And above all
places, the vegetable garden. consid-
ering its value to the farm family, is
where it should be applied first.
Ten to twenty loads of manure to
the acre each year are not too much.
Fresh manure Immediately before
planting potatoes encourages potato
scab, as does lime.
Sheep and poultry manures are
much more concentrated than cow or
horse manure, and should be used in
much smaller quantities. Poultry ma
nure, If entirely free from litter, should
be used sparingly because 1t is apt to
burn the plants Poultry manure is
valuable for garden purposes, but
ton per acre broadcast would be equal
in plant food content to five or six
tons of horse manure which contained
litter. Sheep manure, free from litter,
Is not as rich as poultry manure, but
contains more plant food than horse
manure. Cow manure is available for
many farm gardens and is of high
value but contains more water and less
plant food than any of the other an
imal manures.
Where the space devoted to the gar
den is not limited, green manures may
be substituted in part. One-fourth or
more of the land may be planted to
cowpeas or soybeans each year and
turned under in the fall. In smaller
gardens the cowpeas or soybeans may
be sown following the early vegeta-
bles.-MiSsouri Farmer.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-18
Cows Of Today
Good Investment
Big Improvement Over the
Milk Producers of
Years Ago.
BY j. G. CASH, Dairy Specialist, College OF
Agriculture, u. of Illinois,


WNU Service.
Current models in milk cows are
quite as much of an improvement over
their ancestors of 1925 vintage as the
sleek, streamlined cars of today are
over the cumbersome automobiles Of
a few years back.
Setting the standard for advance
ments in the mik-cow models" have
been the dairy herd improvement as
sociations. These are organized and
sponsored by the extension service of
the agricultural college as means of
furthering better breeding feeding and
management of farm dairy herds. AT
the present time there are 5S of these
associations in which 10000 cows are
being tested for milk and butterfat pro-
duction and otherwise handled under
approved methods.
Value of these methods in putting
dairy herds on more efficient and
more profitable basis is evident from a
review of past records, it Is pointed
out. In 1925 dairy herd Improvement
association cows in Illinois averaged
only 2S2 pounds Of butterfat. In 1894
member cows averaged 324.9 pounds.
On the basis Of 1894 prices the late
model COW cleared $64 above feed costs.
On this same basis the 1925 COW would
have cleared $50, or $40 less.
If dairy herd improvement associ-
alton farmers had obtained no better
production in 1894 than they did in
1925, the total net return above feed
costs in 1884 would have been $4,000
less for the 10000 member cows of
the state.
Most members are confident that
their herds are continuing to improve
in efficiency. 1t is expected that the
amount of butterfat produced for each
pound of feed will be maintained be-
cause of better cows and more care
full feeding and herd management.
Farmers have been able to develop
this higher production efficiency among
their herds mainly through testing,
culling, feeding of better rations and
improved breeding programs advocated
by their Improvement associations.
Those who intend to keep up with the
models in milk cows" will find it to
their advantage to be members of
their local associations during the COM
ing year. Through these Improvement
associations they will be able to dis
tinguish the star boarders from the
paying producers and Gull out the poor
cows. In addition they will have ac-
cess to the latest information on ra-
tons. Also accurate herd records will
help them locate proved herd sires.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-18
Where Cooling Moth Lives

Punky wood and split branches are
favored alternating places for the cod
ling moth. All dead branches and stubs
should be removed in pruning, and the
ends of broken branches cut Off
smoothly so they will heal over Limbs
removed in the regular pruning should
be cut off close to the point of origin.
Stubs heal very slowly or not at all,
and usually develop into excellent
places for codling moths to hibernate.
Pruning cuts more than inches in
diameter should be protected by wood
preserving paint to facilitate healing
and prevent rotting-Mssouri Farmer.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-18
Only the Fence

A stranger addressed the farmers
boy across the fence.
young man, your corn looks kind
o. yellow
Eyes, that's the kind we planted"
Don't look as if you would get more
than half crop"
Don't expect to. The landlord gets
the other half"
Then, after pause, the man said:
Boy, there isn't much difference be-
tween you and fool"
NO" replied the boy, "only the
fence."-Hoard's Dairyman.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-18
Slightly Mixed

Jimson was relating his experiences
in India.
II was taking my usual morning dip
when l spotted three gladators max
ing for me, so l had to swim for dear
life!"
"You mean avigators-something
like a crocodile" interposed Johnson.
"Well, what are gladiatOrs?"
"Gladiators? Why, they're a sort
of flower grown from bulbs. STRAY
Stories Magazine.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-18

With proper care and judgment, the
use of manure on pasture will result
in more and better summer feed and
leave an improved sod.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-18
Farm Notes

The SOW should receive no food for
"a hours after narrowing but should
be given plenty of lukewarm water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
CADETS DRILL
ON ELLIPSE

Two battahons of st. Johns Col
lege Cadet Corps began their
twenty-first annual competitive
drill on the North Ellipse this
morning with officers Of the
Twelfth Infantry, United States
Army, acting as judges.
The battalions, including eight
companies headed by Regimental
Adjutant Capt. Vincent williams,
were to be presented with a gold
medal and the Major Ernest Brown
Victory Cup will go to the winning
company.
Following the drill, one man will
be selected to represent each COM
pany in expert handling Of the
service rifle. The drills will be
climaxed by formal mount in
official Army maneuvers, intro
duced for the first time this year
in the competition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
HOUSE VOTES
MEMORIAL

BY a vote of 70 to 10, the House
today adopted a resolution author
iZing an appropriation Of $1,000
900 for the construction In Wash
ington Of a memorial to Thomas
jefferson.
The Thomas jefferson Memorial
Commission, which sponsored the
resolution, has not yet selected the
site for the memorial, but ~ex-
planned it desired enactment Of
the resolution so it could feel safe
in proceeding with purchase Of
ground and other plans prelimi-
nary to actual construction.
The memorial is to be a statue
Of jefferson and a building to
house not only papers and other
articles directly connected with the
former President, but also papers
written about him.
Representative John A. Boylan
CD of New York, chairman of
the memorial commission, told the
House he will not ask for the &C
tual appropriation until the next
session Of Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
PEACE WAITED
IN NICARAGUA

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, June l
0.N.S.-Residents of Managua
anxiously awaited outcome Of a
scheduled peace conference today
after revolutionists engaged in a
stiff machine gun battle with
loyal forces, throwing the city
into panic.
While the number of casualties
was not definitely known, official
sources claimed the government
forces suffered only 500 while the
rebels-members Of the Nicara-
guam national guard-lost two
dead and 16 wounded.
"a dispatch from San Jose,
Costa Rica, placed the number Of
dead and wounded at 400, but
this could not be confirmed)
At the height of the battle, two
American cigarette manufactur.
ers, c. H. Lyerly and S. j. Calvert,
and an Englishman, L. w. Jack
man, were caught between cross
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
TO MEET PRESIDENT

leave Washington next Monday
and on Tuesday may be at Hod-
gensville, KY, birthplace Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, and on the follow
ing day, he will speak at Little
Rock in commemoration of the
Arkansas Centennial.
Mrs. Roosevelt will be in New
York Friday for the Todhunter
School commencement. After
travelling with the President, both
she and President Roosevelt ex-
pect to attend the Yale-Harvard
boat races at New London, Conn,
on June 10, in which their son,
Franklin, jr., will participate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01

Somewhere in the Middle West,
sometime either Tuesday or Wed
nesday Of next week, Mrs. Roose-
welt will meet the President, leav-
ing off a trip of her own and
travelling through the country
with him.
On Saturday, Mrs. Roosevelt
will be in Des Moines, Ia, to
deliver he commencement address
a Drake University, and then she
will start on her way to join the
President.
She said she hadn't worked it
out yet just where he would be
at the time. The President will
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01

fire on the Managua golf course
along with Nicaraguan women
and children.
The Americans and others
dived into an old marine corps
trench, where they remained
under heavy fire for three hours.
They were resc ued when
Fletcher Warren, secretary Of the
American legation, carrying Amer
lean and Red Cross flags, was
able to bring about cessation Of
the firing and permit them to es-
cape.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
Cat Shields Kitten
From Flames, Dies

VICTORIA, B. c., June IA
mother cat saved the life Of her
kitten by .leaping through flames
into a burning building and curl
ing itself around the kitten. The
cat was found burned to death.
The kitten was unframed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
Cuban Strife Sends
CafferY 10 Capita

HAVANA, cuba, June l.
in Cuba broke into full voice when
U. S. Ambassador jefferson Caff-
cry announced he would fly to
Washington today. 1t was believed
possible he may have been sum-
moned to explain the budget stu
alton which has become stormy
subject in Government circles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
Troops Requested
In Tenant Strike

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June l..
st. Francis county authorities last
night appealed to Gov. ]. M. Fut-
rell to send troops to prevent
bloodshed in clashes between strik-
ing Southern Tenant Farmers
Union members and plantation
owners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
Flush POisOns From
Kidneys and Stop
Getting Up Nights
Be Healthier, Happier
Live Longer

When you can get for IS cents q su.
premely efficient and harmless stiunu.
liant and diuretic that will flush from
your kidneys the waste matter, poisons
and acid that are now doing you harm,
why continue to break your restful sleep
by getting up through the night.
Just ask your druggist for Gold
Medal HARLEM Oil Capsules-but be
sure and get GOLD MEDAL-right from
HARLEM In Holland. Other symptoms
of weak kidneys and irritated bladder
are backache. puffy eyes, leg cramps
moist palms, burning or scanty passage.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-28
Disfict BondhoIders
May Go to Court
Continued from Page I


bonds at prices ranging from 90
cents to 75 cents on the dollar.
Pondholders opposed to the method
~. refnancine were forced under
the act. to accept the RFC offer.
The bOadholdCrS have always
ben contacted by the districts
themselves" continued Mason. "or
tbe.r agents. and often threaten
ed that they would lose everything
lnle>> they took the figure set by
The REC
aOaenttucs these agents were
being paid To contact The bond
holders by the holders of mortgages
on land i'm the districts, although
fcA bondhoIders understood this, at
The tine.
IN view of the supreme courts
decision. if The RFC should take
.he position that they will demand
$1,000 from a district for bonds
which they recently bought at $3.50
from persons and institutions that
have loaned the districts $1,000 on
each bond. and should they refuse
to accept delivery of refundins
bonds from the districts unless they
are able to buy up all the old bonds
at tae.r figure. such districts will
now have quite a problem.
OBVIOUSLY those who sold their
bonds 10 the RFC cannot get their
bends back, unless they think they
IN rs0yc fraud"