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Evening star., 1939-06-12
81 on Burning Ship
Saved OFF Cupe Race

HALIFAX, June u Canadian
Press East Coast Radio reported
today the crew of the French barque
Ben Hur, on fire at sea, had been
picked up by the liner Duchess of
Bedford.
Canadian Pacific steamship off,
cials at Montreal also reported all
"a men Of the Ben Hur's crew saved.
They said the Duchess of Bedford
was continuing her voyage to Liver
pool.
The liner was about 180 miles east
northeast of Cape Race.
The barque. out of St. Malo. had
been abandoned in a sinking condi-
ton.
A message from the rescue vessel
said Grew transferred to Duchess
OF Bedford" but gave no further
details.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Deoths Reported

John Hodge. s6. Gallinger Hospital
Eliza Shuttle. 50. ll47 18th st NV
Margaret E. Griffin. 70. $50 Sth st. n u.
Ambrose Lee Jennings 81, s37 Shepherd
Laura " Virginia Small. -, 1s43 35th st.
Harriet E Tyler, 73, 4l5 Seward SQUARE
Laurits Anderson. p, St. Elzabeth's Hos
Jennie f. Neagle. 70, 1920 Kansas ave.
LORENZO Di Giulian. II. 1888 18th st. ne.
Charles H. Robb, Il, 1900 Hoban I'd NV
Charles E. Sayles. 6S. 123 Webster st NV.
Myra M Hendley, SIS. Stonleigh Courts.
Iennle E. Moreland. 66, Sibley Memorial
Hospital
Myrtle Helen Parke. Sc. 3241 N st. NV
Truman David Lewis. sr., 81. 1900 22nd
Eupha G Miller. IS, St. Elizabeth's Hos
Lillian A. TAYLOR. As. 91a Hamilton st. n. W.
Francesca. Gasch, As, Garfield Memorial
James mesD!f-' + Brady. A.. 4e1o ssth st. NV.
Emil Got,tlieb, 46, Gallinser Municipal
NJ. Daniel shugrue, 80. Garfield Hospital.
Infant Janet Lee Myers, Children's
Alice t;e'f Eu6ank, 75 1oa 18th st. ne.
Mary Gordon. IS, Freedmens Hospital.
Ida Turner, So. Galiinqer Hospital.
Clarence A. Parks, AS. Freedmen's Hos
Robert, H Rutts As, Freedmen's Hos
Roslna Graham. %. Gallinger Hospital
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Wins Tumor FutuI
To 15-Month- Old Girl

By the Associated Press.
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, June 12.
1t was disclosed at New Rochelle
Hospital today that Roberta Brodell,
15-month-old Mandan, N. Oak, vic
tim of Wins tumor, died Saturday
night.
The child, 10th to be brought here
for deep X-ray treatment of the
usually fatal malady, entered the
hospital Friday Her mother. Mrs
Ella Brodell. is returning to Mandan
with the body.
Seven-year- -old Joan Menzel of
Oldham, s. OAK, another patient
being treated for a similar ailment,
was reported improving.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Births Reported

Jesse and Frances Willard. boy.
Walter and Willie Dakeman. boy
Joseph and Esther Richards, jr. boy
George and Natalie Watson, jr., boy.
Gurney and Ida Blanchard. boy
Thaddeus and Patricia Smith. boy.
Michael and Mildred Lohr. boy
Isaac and Helen Azorr girl
Jack and EVELYN Saunders. boy.
Luther and Katie Boiling, girl.
Forrest and Thelma Mover, girl.
Robert and Naomi Murphy. boy.
Rufus and Nclle Miles. girl.
Charles and Jane FORSYTH. girl
Frank and Katherine Gantz. girl.
Arnold and Edith WoodhouSe. girl.
CLAYTON and Matte Colvin. boy.
Murray and Adah Kraft, boy
sydney ard Margaret Marsh bow.
James and Margaret Allerdice, girl.
Clay and Ann Smith, boy
Elmer and IneZ Pine, girl
William and 1nga Saunders. boy
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Economy League
Calls for Reforms
In Relief System
Costs Going Up Despite
~ Decrease in Rolls,
Organization Says
D. the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Contending that Federal relief
costs have increased steadily lin
spite of reduced relief rolls" the
National Economy League called
yesterday for sweeping reforms" of
the relief system.
In a statement the league said:
THE conclusion is. that Federal
relief is administered with either
the wasteful incompetence of an
old-fashioned ice cart in summer,
or with malicious mania to spend
as much of the Nations accumu-
lated savings as possible while CIV
ing as little as may be to the needy
out of the vast total wasted. It's
time that those in genuine need of
relief woke up to the mess that is
being perpetrated in their name"
Changes Being Studied.
A House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee now is considering changes
in the relief setup in connection
with its study of President Roose-
velt's request for $1,447 100000 for
w. P. A. for the fiscal year begin
ming July l.
In a statement yesterday, E. L.
Oliver, vice president of Labors
Non partisan League, contended
the House Committee had not given
adequate opportunity for testi-
mony from advocates Of a larger
relief appropriation.
Declaring the committee was
e,ronorir, To
adequate sum-" he said "it has
been conducting a farce investi-
cation during which it let enemies
of w. P. A. spread all manner
of Misrepresentation and half
truths on the record while denying
to others the chance to refute
these charges"
Conclusions.
The Economy League, a private
organization with headquarters in
New York, concluded that during
seven years of relief:
!. Costs had not declined dur
Ing periods Of business improve
ment
2. While the trend of relief rolls
was down, the trend of costs was
up because of adoption of costly
forms of work relief"
3. The amount spent by all
branches Of Government for admin
istration and work materials had
increased from s12S,OO0,OOO in 1888
to more than a billion dollars in
1898.
4. Unit costs of various forms of
relief showed w. P. A. to be ex-
cessively costly.
5. The average relief allowance
for family on home relief is now
S23,30 a month. whereas it costs
s76.37 month to keep man on
w. P. A.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Civil Service Tests
F or Jobs Announced

The Civil Service Commission to-
day announced examinations for
junior communications operator
high-speed equipment-in the signal
service at large, War Department,
at Sl,62O annually, and for aircraft
instruments mechanic at the Naval
Air Station, Pensacola, at $7.39 to
$8.35 day. Details are available
at the fourth civil service distric.
headquarters, 916 G street NV.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
D. G. Women at Reunion

Three Washington women are
among those attending the alumni
reunions at Smith College. it was
announced here today. They are
Mrs. Frederick j. Libby of the On
tarlo, Ontario place and Eighteenth
street NV; Mrs. Frederic Boye of
1545 Thirty fifth street NV, and
Miss Helen P. O'Malley of Woodley
Park Towers.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Rev. Ze Barney T. Phillips
Honored by Vermont

The Rev. Ze Barney T. Phillips,
chaplain of the Senate, today re-
ceived the honorary degree of doc
tor of divinity from the University
of Vermont.
At the same time DR.. Vannevar
Bush, president of the Carnegie In
stitution here, was made an honor
ary doctor of laws at Middlebury
College, and Gen. Malin Craig,
United States Army chief of staff
received the honorary degree of
doctor of laws at Norwich Univer-
sity.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Turn About Ruled
Not Fair Play by
Judge Casey

Turnabout is not fair play.
Paris Paul Burckley, "a, COL
ored, of the 1900 block of New
Jersey avenue NV, pleaded
guilty in Police Court today to
stealing a radiator cap from an
automobile. He had a ready
explanation:
Some one stole mine so I
stole somebody else's."
Judge Walter J. Casey re-
ferred the case to the probation
officer.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Riemer Will Speak

Mortimer Riemer, national eXecu-
tive secretary of the Lawyers Guild,
will address meeting of the East
Washington branch of the American
League for Peace and Democracy
Wednesday at pm. in Friendship
House, GIG D street, Sc
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Staying Suspect Held

Police today were holding a A.
year-old colored man who, they said,
has confessed killing Sarah Williams,
At, also colored, at her home, 80
Pierce street NV, last night. In
vestigators reported the woman was
stabbed to death with a sharp nail.
Evening star., 1939-06-12

Prices are for District of CO.
lumbia until close of business
Wednesday. June II. 1899. Due
TO the MARYLAND and Virginia
Unfair Trade Practice Acts some
prices are higher in those
States. No sales to dealers.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Reynolds Recovered

BALTIMORE. June u (P).-sena-
tor Reynolds, Democrat, of North
Carolina was reported "all right"
today at Johns Hopkins Hospital He
entered yesterday for treatment for
a minor ear ailment
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Soaked

EUGENE, Greg. tP.-Constable
Mark Hathaway was a little con-
fused, but he finally located a man
named Lake, who lived on Water
street, and served an attachment
on a boat.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13
THE FEAR OF TAXES

Two leading members of the U. S
Senate finance committee have come
out in favor of a tax program that
shall abolish uncertainties about
taxation for years to come. They re-
mark that such plan would be
very helpful to business improve
ment.
The people are thinking about
taxes. Take the case of the man
who contemplates building or buy
ing home. One of the first ques-
tions he asks is about the extent of
the tax burden. He wants to know
what the real estate tax is likely to
be, not merely next year, but for
good many years.
If he sees the government borrow
ing money year after year. he says
that can't go on indefinitely. Some
time they have got to begin paying
on that debt. He doesn't quite see
how they can do it without heavier
taxation. When he hears that taxes !
are already high, he asks how he |
could swing the ownership of a
house if there is a prospect that
taxes will go higher
He has to somehow plan his ex-
penses to make regular payments on
the mortgage which he usually takes
on. If he hears that the government
will have to collect more and more
money on incomes, sales, etc, he
asks how he can make his regular
payments on his mortgage under
these conditions.
Conditions are similar with con-
Germs that contemplate expansion.
There is no motive for such expan-
sion unless they can see regular
profits. "Is the government going to i
levy higher taxes on business for its
running expensesg' " is a Question
frequently asked. What are the ,
taxes for social security to be-" is a ,
second question. The people will g
have to pay large taxes to carry the :
burdens the government has taken n
On and to provide for national de-
,ense in a warning world The heav-
ef taxes go, the harder it is to Op- o.
rate business, and induce people to -
AXE on the ownership of homes. Sc
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13

The Republican Legislature is de-
termined to make the cost of state
expenses less than the Democratic ad-
ministration has been doing, and al
though list of attaches is being
pointed toward by some of our Demo-
crat brethren, it must be remembered
that the number of attaches doesn't
mean any certain amount of money.
1t is fact that many of these men
are staggering their duties so that
one man will be on duty one week
and another the next week, but both
men are working for the price of one.
This is being done because of the
hard times the Democrats have
brought on the country so that a
small job is better than none at all
and in order TO help all possible. the
have arranged among
the job holders that they shall in this
way divide the usual salaries which
will help all of them but which will
not cost any more money and in /
some cases will cost less. The Re- /
Dublicans, however. are intent upon
some larger things. matters which
will produce the result at stake.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

Several attended covered disl
supper which was held at the hom,
of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Macklin on
last Friday evening.
Mrs. J. n. Russell is OH the sick list
again.
Andrew Peterson is not so we'll
Mrs. Harry Littleton has returned
from the Milford Memorial Hospital
where she underwent an operation.
Mrs. Helen Newman and Mrs. Mar
garet Bridges. of Bellevue. Md, spent
Friday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua Prettyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith are the
happy parents of a baby girl. born on
Sunday, Jan. 1st.
John DickersOn. lawyer of Phila
delphia. visited at the home of his
Uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Dickerson
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Harris enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wiley
and children, of Dover. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter O'Neal and son, of near
Seaford on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ~ Russell were Wis
itors in Baltimore last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walls have NOV
ed back to their farm again. 1t was
by Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
0'Day recently.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13
WHEN REALITY
SUPPLANTS POLITICS

There has been an encouraging
improvement in the relations be-
tween government and business, ''
with business executives and govern
ment officials working together as
co-trustees with neatly balanced
I judgment and discretion"
That isn't the opinion of a business
spokesman. 1t is the opinion of Will
liam o.. Douglas, chairman of the
Securities and Exchange Commission
one of the most important federal
bureaus.
Mr.. Douglas singled out the New
York Stock Exchange for especial
praise. In his own words, Go back
five years; | doubt if anyone could
have then predicted the fundamental
changes which have taken place in
the exchange. Yet such changes took
place in less than single year.
"A year ago the exchange seemed
TO be approaching a period of strict
prescription by the government. To-
day it is outstanding as an institu-
tiOn which has firmly taken its des-
tiny into its own hands. And for our
part, we are only too glad to be able
to assume a residual role and to
move into the back seat
Other great businesses have shown |
a similar spirit of cooperation. The |
electric utilities. for instance. are
working hand in hand with the SEC. |
in an attempt to work out and inter-
pret the provisions of the Holding
Company Act in sound. orderly and 4
manner. American in
1ustry has definitely proven its will
ingness to join with officials of gov
in an effort to solve mutual
problems in the interest of all con-
when government is willing
o approach the problem realistically
'ather than politically.
Great credit for this must 20 to the
SEC. 1t is one of the few govern
nent bureaus which, in Mr.. Douglas
'hrase, has insisted on the employ
nent of actual facts, not untenable
heories. "as the keystone TO many of
ur achievements" II all bureaus
howed similar fair and progressive III
pirit we would hear no more about II
warfare" between government and
usiness--and the march OF economic IL
ecovery would be tremendously ac-
elerated.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13

B. S. degree from the Massachus-
cites State Agricultural College in
1911, and became assistant to the di-
rector of the latter institution, the
next year and was also farm mama
cement demonstrator for the college
from 1912 to 1913. He served as di-
rector of the Connecticut State Ex-
tension Service from 1915 to 1928
with the exception of one year 1919
when he went to Allery, France and
established a farm school. He was
awarded the degree of officer d'acade-
mie by the French Minister of edu-
cation and the ribbon of a chevalier
du merite agricOle by the Minister of
Agriculture for his work. The school
now has 125 instructors and more
than 240O students. He became di-
rector of the extension service of the
New Jersey College of Agriculture,
Rutgers University. New Brunswick,
n. j., in 1928 and was still serving in
that capacity at the time of his death
He was chairman of the State Soil
and Conservation Commission and
secretary of the State Association of
Fairs.
His brother-in-law and sister. Mr.. |
and Mrs. John B. McCabe and his un-
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. E. v. Ba-
ker went on Sunday and remained
for the funeral on Monday. His mo-
ther being unable to go. DR.. Baker
from North Carolina and Judge Baker
rom Texas. both came to visit their
mother.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13
GREENWOOD iii CLUB


The first meeting of the new All
Cooking Club OF Greenwood was held
recently in the Gfeenwood High
School, The first project the club
IS to take up is the preparation of hot
breads. This meeting was devoted
10 the Judging Of baking powder bic
cults which the club members had
made. Miss Moore, county club
agent. pronounced them sall better
than average. but awarded first place
to Evelyn Cade. Second place went
to Eileen Mills. Both girls received
small prizes. After the judging there
was discussion of the uses Of bis
cult dough. A number of dishes were
suggested which could be made from
a biscuit dough foundation.
This club, which is an outgrowth
Of the Busy Bees Sewing Club, has
fifteen enthusiastic members.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13
TnempIoyment EmnIorees

Just for instance, did you ever see
the enormous amount of employees
spring up so suddenly in any depart
ment of the state as it has in the
unemployment department? Every
where you go you see some man or
woman riding around the country or
leaning on some store counter. and
you ask. who is that?" The answer
invariably is that it is some one col
lecting, or investigating or examining
some business man or little country
store owner about his payments or
his obedience of the rules concerning
the unemployment payments. The old
song of Everybody Works but
Father" could well be changed to
read. Everybody Works for the I'm
or 0ld-Age Pension
Fund"
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13
SELBYVILLE

Rev Franklin H. Clapp occupied
the pulpit of Salem NJ. +. Church last
Sunday morning through the cour-
tesy of the Board of Foreign Missions
DR.. Clapp used double text for his
sermon. the first being from Matthew
IS and 19-"Go Ye Therefore and
Teach All Nations. Baptising Them
in the Name of the Father, and of the
Son. and of the Holy Ghost" The
second was Revelations IL and Is
The Kingdoms of This World Are
I Become The Kingdoms of Our Lord,
and of His Christ; and He Shall Re-
/ ign for Ever and Ever" Mrs. Clapp
gave a very interesting talk and de-
mOnStration of the costumes worn
by the natives of many different cOun
tries at the evening services. The
theme for the evening was Friend
ship of Boys and Girls of Different
Nationalities".
Mrs. Ray Holloway was hostess
TO the Woman's Home Missionary
Society on Wednesday afternoon and
Mrs. Clapp was also present and led
the devOtions and showed some lin
ems and hand work done by women
of other lands. Mrs. Raymond Nor
ris presided over the business ses-
sion and refreshments were served /
by the hostess.
Bank Meeting
The annual stockholders meeting of /
the three Baltimore Trust Co.. of Sell
byville. Camden and Bridgeville was
held in the banking house in Selby-
tFflIn TunC6au hot tl,n
of 10 and ~. U. S. Senator John G.
Townsend, Jr., is the president and
Raymond B. Morris is cashier of the
Selbyville bank with T. II. Timmons,
Clifton and William Hastings as as
sistants. Dinner was served in the
Red Mems Hall by the Selbyville
Club of which Mrs. Will
liam Greenberg is president.
Former SelbyVille Boy Passes in n. j.
Herbert J. Baker. aged So years,
son of Mrs. Maggie f. Baker and the .
late Mitchell Baker, of this town,
died of a heart attack in Dunellen, N. 1
j., on Friday night, Jan. 6. 1899. Fu- ]
neral services took place in New
Jersey at o'clock on Monday after
noon and the body was also inferred !
IN New Jersey cemetery.
The deceased is survived by wi ]
low, Mrs. Martha Noyes Baker, two q
IONS and daughter, Jonathan, Ho- S
word and Virginia Baker, all of New A
N. j., an S2-year-old mo-
her and sister. Mrs. Maggie E. Ba- a
ler and Mrs. Name McCabe of Sell C
,yville and two brothers, Federal k
Judge Monroe Baker of Dallas, Texas +,
nd DR.. Horace Baker of the Baker Il
Hospital, Lumberton, N. C. Mr.. Ba- II
er's educational career began in the Fl
ublic schools of SelbyYiIle and later II
e attended Mt. Hermon Academy at
Mass, and next received
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13
COMMUNICATED
Editor, Milford Chronicle,

! iNuitOI, MlllOfu NHTOnlcle,
Dear Sir:
/ would thank you for publishing
the following in your valued paper.
Phoebe and Jacob were two beauti-
full and valuable African geese. All
day long they would swim and roam
along the shore of the pond and never
would they be more than few feet
apart. They were adored by all who
saw them and highly priced by me.
Today Phoebe is dead. Jacob. her
mate. sits by the shore. refusing to
eat, and calling her day and night.
Perhaps he will soon die from grief.
as geese never have but one mate in
their lives.
An irresponsible boy, old enough
to know better. deliberately and in
tentionally shot and killed her on
Christmas morning. He had been
presented with high-powered rifle
by his father and had been turned
loose to try it,
The reason for relating the above
incident is TO emphasize the fact that !
a rifle is a very dangerous weapon in /
the hands of an irresponsible boy. |
much more so than a shotgun or a |
revolver and would advise parents |
to instruct their boys to refrain
from rifle shooting around my pond.
Had I preferred charges against
the boy who killed this goose land
have been ridfculed for not doing
SOL his father. being a nonresident
1f this state, would have been liable
o fine of well up into one hundred
lOllaTs.
But as i am not of a reVengeful
mind consider this regrettable incl
lent as closed; it wouldn't bring
phoebe back to life again.
OSCAR BLAIR.
lilford, Del. Dec 81. 1898.
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13
STRICTLY POLITICAL

bates the prOtestOr is at once hushed
up by asking him, Don't you want to
help our boys and girls. or shouldn't
we care for the health of the people
of the state?" No answer at all, Just
the old-fashioned "hokum" to stop
criticism. There are plenty of things
the Legislature can investigate. 1t
may take little extra money but the
departments may prove to be a gold
mine for nuggets. The Republican
/ majority should not be too penny
wise to miss the large spending that
is getting by just because it is un-
seen. What if the Democrats do yell
a little about the high cost of the
legislature, perhaps things may be
uncovered and legislation passed that
may pay well in dollars for the pen
nies spent.
o.
Rent Bill
The Democrats have already placed
the present Legislature in a spot
when they have compelled them at |
the expense of the former session, to |
provide out of this years funds the
expenses of the present preliminar-
les and the salaries of those who are
working now. Always before, the re-
firing legislature provided for the
next one that would be in session.
Not the Democrats. They let that
lay over for the present session to /.
handle. II is like an old rent bill
being taken over by the new tenant. {
o.
States Deficit
If you really want to see where the /
saving should be started. look at the {
leficit the governor says the general ]
und is facing. In his report he says
{ is S519.S65 He declares that the \
General fund will have that deficit as
# July l. 1871. Who caused that to
ome about? None but the Demo-
ratio administration-for the gener-
i fund is the cost of the operation
f the state. Contrast that amount =,
With the petty dollars some one :
'antS to save in doOr-tender or mes
enger salaries in the Legislature
nd you have the answer as to where
ne savings should begin. .,
We are sure that the steering =,
of the Republican party. "
hen it gets into existence and into =
ard work. will concur on some real :,
wings to the taxpayers of Della II
are. The party promised some real
Id continued savings of expendi-
res and it will be done but it will
IT be the waving of the saving of a u,
W dollars and then sit back proud w w
on that record. We want the vo- ~ :.
rs to know that the highly public "A, "a
ed saving of few dollars among ", ~
e attaches or the expenses of the y"
esent Legislature is nothing like
e savings that can be and will be
lde in the reTenchment of many
the state departments that will
ntinue over the coming years and
II not be a matter of perhaps sixty II,
VS.. %;
Milford chronicle., 1939-01-13
Gi,e I.s The EnctS

Suppose the present Legislature
does cost more than other legisla-
lures have cost. What of it? Looks
like there was more work to be done
if it is done right. We ask the Re-
publicans to do their work properly
this time. Investigate fully and then
lay the facts before the people and
enact laws that will stop such fool
ish sQuandering of the money as has
been practiced by the Democratic ad-
ministratiOn. That is what the vO-
ters demanded of this Legislature
when they elected them by such large
majorities. Don't Just investigate de-
partments where they have called at
tention to themselves by public and
open spending.