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Our Pledge.

In the Christian Endeavor pledge is the
promise OF missionary service. Each So
ciety should keep this topic prominent.
It is only through the missionary spirit
| of the church that the world Is to be
brought under the control OF Christianity
for GOD has so ordained. in the COM
mand Ito go and teach ell nations.
How shall Christian Endeavor societies
| best promote the increase of missionaries
| from their membership!
| As a suggestion, l give plan adopted
| by a Sunday school in Wisconsin
| AS you enter this schoolroom your at
| Of neatly framed, full-sized likenesses of
John q. Patton, Alexander Mackay, Da-
| yid Livingstone, Robert Mof1at and
Adoniram Judson. all grouped around the
portrait of William Carey tne nrst LOT
eign missionary of modern times
Underneath that group OF noble races
there hangs a picture frame that holds
!! no likeness of any one as yet.
It is waiting for the picture OF mem
| Der Of the school, for on a shield within
fhe frame these words in large type are
printed: ,.;,,
contain no picture until 1t shall lnclose
a photograph Of some boy or glrs VINO
school as a missionary to the foreign
| ): x !: *
Honor Your Missionary Heroes.
I This is given to present an idea. Some
design or device in keeping with this
thought might be employed in the room
where the Christian Endeavor Society
meets to call special attention to the
honor in which a missionary Is re-
gayded.
It is we'll in some way to hold up be.
AZ H,o~ cton ideal
which Is regarded by every one as the
greatest blessing it is possible for any
member to attain. Even to have on the
wall in the meeting room the pictures
| or the missionary heroes Of the denomina-
ton to which the society belongs would
be both appropriate and inspiring.
| Give earnest thought and prayer 70
! this topic of "going," which is the great
est of all the missionary essentials.
They are dying by millions! yes, millions:
| All over the worlds wide lands
In Africa, India and China
Can you sit with idle hands.
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sionary. BY his whole life of example
and service he is preaching the gospel.
and all preachers of the good news and
glad tidings Of salvation. whether ordain-
ed or not, are missionaries OF the cross.
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"There will be a meeting in studio
No. / at once" said Leonard after Di-
rector Otis Turner had dismissed the
performers. 1--WE want as many men
as possible to be there"
Margarita Fischer, who plays leads
with Mr.. Leonard, and Ethel Grandon,
star of the 101 Bison company, over
heard the announcement of the meet
ing. Feminine curiosity prompted an
investigation, even at the risk Of los
ing their positions at supper. SO Miss
Fischer and Miss Grandon remained
at discreet distance while the men
filed away, in groups of two or three,
to studio No. /.
Choosing an opportune moment, the
two girls quietly secreted themselves
behind a mass Of props" and listened.
LET these men run us and Universal
City too? Never!" sputtered the now
angered Miss Fischer as she hurried
Miss Grandon away from the studio at
the conclusion Of the mems meeting.
women can vote up in Los Angeles.
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London, asking her for advice on how
to get the suffrage vote. They wired
Miss Inez Milholland at the Wander
bilt hotel In New York for helpful
suggestions.
Pending replies to these messages.
the Universal City suffragettes have
taken things into their own hands and
acted where action was necessary.
Lois Weber, suffrage candidate for
mayor. has threatened to give Phillips
Smalley, her husband and leading man
in Rex company No. /. weak support
in an important picture in which they
are playing unless he will agree to
vote the women's ticket.
All of the residents OF this suffrage
torn municipality. including the tribe
OF Indians. the regiment Of soldiers and
the cowboys, are in the employ Of the
Universal Film Manufacturing COM
pany of New York. Officials OF the
company have determined to let the
actors and actresses fight their own
battles and settle their various po-
litical differences without any inter-
ference.
1--WE don't even dare betray our party
inclinations." declared Mr.. Carl La
emmle. president Of the Universal Film
Manufacturing company. If we did
there would be an awful cry OF par
TALLY from our west coast organiza-
ton. Actors and actresses are tempera-
mental, even under ordinary circum-
stances. and difficult to manage. but
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when they are boiling with political
wrath and party alliances it is policy
for us to sit back and let them fight
their own battles"
At all of the eight studios there are
daily arguments between the candi-
dates Of the three parties. One picture
has been spoiled by the leading lady
of the Nestor company. who forgot her
business and launched forth into
heated suffrage argument with her
leading man while the frantic director
was trying to film ball room scene.
Squaws Grow Militant - Threaten
Braves.
The women are threatening to resort
to methods Of sabotage as practiced in
London and Paris by militant politi-
Gals. They promise to spoil thousands
Of feet of film unless the men will treat
their movement with more dignity and
agree to give them their support.
One squaw with a particularly stub
born spouse who rides bucking bron-
chos in some Of the best 101 Bison
company pictures has sworn that she
will put cockleburs under her hus-
bands horse blanket and make his
CGl1CO pony DUCK III AtCAAy col OCSI AZ
the next picture if his chiefship doesn't
agree to "vote right
The directors Of the various compa-
MES are all sitting on the fence. afraid
to get down on either side for fear of
stepping on the tender toes Of their
temperamental actors and actresses.
They don't dare express an opinion or
espouse any Of the three causes for
fear some earnest politician will spoil
picture.
The men, having visions of being
hailed to court by lady police. ex-
amined before a lady judge. having
their pay envelopes taxed by lady
assessor and tapped by lady collec-
tor. are in open revolt Their chief
argument is that women graft enough
privately from their husbands and that
they shouldn't be allowed to get into
the business of public graft
The mems camp Is divided between
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the two parties. They are debating
whether to throw up their hands right
now, in the fear that there is going to
be trouble II the women don't have
their way.
Director Breaks Up Democratic Gath.
ering.
The suffragettes are still laughing
over the failure of a recent Democratic
mass meeting. Phillips Smalley or
ganiZed the meeting to "get back" at
his leading lady, Lois Weber, who had
made many political threats against
him. Right in the midst of an eloquent
speech Smalley was pulled off the
stump by the director Of his company
and taken in an auto six miles into the
country to appear in forest scene in
an unfinished picture His mouth was
still open in a final denunciation of the
women's candidate when he disappear
ed into the tonneau Of the big auto.
leaving his audience dumfounded
Selling the opportunity. Margarita
Fischer mounted the vacated stump
and made a rampant, redhot suffrage
dwindled.
Women Score First Real Campaign
Victory.
At night. when all the actors are free,
they turn out into the streets and drift
from corner to corner. listening to rival
speakers. The embryo city is ablaze
with torchlights. and free food and
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in history on which every candidate

in history on which every candidate
Is a woman.
Charges Of Graft Loudly Denied.
Having been nominated for mayor.
Lois Weber took an even more active
interest in the campaign. She deliv-
cred the ultimatum that the suffrage
ticket must win by fair means or foul.
Two charges OF graft have been
made unofficially against Democratic
and Progressive nominees by members
OF the suffrage party. 1t is charged
that Democratic candidates several
weeks ago opened negotiations with
officials Of a traction company operat-
ing suburban line between Los An
geles and Universal City and who are
DESTROYS Of obtaining a franchise to lay
tracks through the main streets Of the
new municipality to bring about the
necessary influence in event they were
given sufficient financial support DUR
ing the present campaign A similar
charge has been made against GER
tain leaders in the Progressive fac
ton. who. according to the women
office seekers. have held long confer
ences recently with several contractors
from Los Angeles who are seeking the
acceptance Of their bids to build arte-
sian wells in Universal City and to
construct new cottages and lay out the
streets.
Both the Progressive and Democratic
candidates who have been labeled by
the suffrage opponents as being in
volved in the prediction conspiracies
have placarded every telephone pole
and board fence in the city with en-
phatic denials OF the verbal allega-
tons made against them.
1.-The women want the vote" reads
one glazing three color poster pasted
on a conspicuous fence. 1.-THE Demo-
Gratis won out in November. We are
going to win on May 20. The suffra-
gettes have instituted stories of graft
as a part of their campaign against us.
We deny every such allegation and
will upon request prove the utter fall
sity Of each misleading assertion"
A group Of Socialists. including two
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to be on hand at the mass meeting that
night.
The meeting was held at studio No.
z, and an overwhelming majority Of
the four hundred and seventy-one wo-
men voters were present 1t was sort
Of indignation meeting. At least every
woman present was indignant at the
thought that she was to be left out OF
city politics.
Lois Weber. the leading woman OF
the Rex company. voiced the sentiment
Of the meeting in her maiden suffrage
speech:
I'VE have been patient long enough.
We live in California and have the
right to vote, and we're going to ex-
ercise it. We are four hundred and
seventy-one strong, against one hum
dred and fifty Indians. seventy-five
cowboys. three hundred cavalry and
infantry soldiers, twenty-five carpen-
tiers, fifteen scene painters, two hun
dred actors. one hundred laborers and
twelve men cooks. That's eight hun
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fear OF getting no meals az all. The
suffrage question has already pene-
trated to the big kitchen where over
a thousand moving picture people take
dinner and supper together daily.
Men do the cooking In this kitchen, but
women serve the meals. so they have
the ruling hand after all. Suffrage
sympathizers are getting big helpings
nowadays. while many Progressives
and Democrats are going hungry, even
after passing up their plates for third
and fourth scanty helping.
An interesting question Of naturali-
cation arises because two hundred and
forty one of the voters are Indians. As
yet many cases Of Indian voters are in
question. There is also some talk
about the fact that three hundred of
the inhabitants are discharged United
States soldiers, and the right of some
Of these men to vote Is being Ques-
toned.
There is a great deal of betting on
the outcome. Groups of actors and &C.
tresses get into heated arguments be-
fore and after work. One freak bet
has been registered between mother
ly suffragette and a cowboy. In the
event that the women's ticket loses the
suffragette has agreed to put in two
days at ditch digging on the new arte-
sian well works.
If the suffragettes win. however. the
cowboy has agreed to do a Weeks
washing for the winner.
1t is rumored that Chief Black Bear
has bet his suffragette wife against
fifty dollar pony on the Democrats. IL
the Democrats win he gets good
horse; If they lose he gets rid Of sut-
fragette wife. When last seen Chief
Black Bear had SNUG smile Of salts
faction on his bronze face. He looked
as though he were heap satisfied"
over having pretty sure thing, sort OF
heads I win, tails you lose'' propo-
sition.
It will be interesting to follow this first
attempt of women to gain entire CON-
troll Of a municipality the size Of Uni-
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and If there Is any voting to be done at
Universal City we are going to do as
much Of it as anybody. Maybe more!"
And with this ultimatum the young la
dies set out on visits to the various
cottages. They talked propaganda and
reused the women to action Many
suppers were served either cold or
burned in Universal City that night.
But the women were awakening.
Women Hold Indignation Meeting.
Miss Grandon even extended her Wis
Il to the wigwams Of the ninety-one
Indian squaws who cook hominy and
Indian pudding for the $50 braves
working with them In pictures at Uni
versal City. The sister sQuaws were
interested In the movement and agreed
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dred and seventy-four in the enemy's
camp-almost twice as many votes as
we have.
"Now, the only way for us to win Is
for each woman to bring at least one
vote besides her own. That will give
us big majority. Since most OF us
are married and can only properly
bring in one extra vote, we will count
on the old and young maids for three
or four votes apiece"
"Heap good talk!" cried an old In
dian squaw sitting well down front
Il bring-um three"
Thereupon the meeting was adjourn
ed and the audience, with swish Of
skirts, began by nominating q slate Of
officers. It is the first municipal ticket
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proportions so alarming that the voters
are anxiously urging the appointment
Of temporary police department be-
fore the official election is held.
Secret Meeting Reveals Political Plot.
The trouble started at the conclusion
Of a recent rehearsal for big three
reel feature Aim, in which every &C.
tress in Universal City was to appear.
Nc previous announcement had been
made by the men leaders in the move
mant to incorporate Universal City
that the election Of city officials was
contemplated or even that a state
charter would be sought. The affect OF
q little speech made by Robert Leon
ard Of Rex company fame, therefore.
had doubly surprising results.
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anarchists and an anti suffragist. tried
to organize a party following. but the
resourceful suffragists broke up their
meeting with a few cat calls and
threats to spoil any films In which the
Socialist members worked unless they
fell in line and listened to reason.
Solicit Advice From Mrs. Belmont.
One Of the first steps the suffragettes
OF Universal City took was to cable to
Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont at the Strand. in
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board Of aldermen and police and fire
department, is rayaged by a suffrage
movement which has sprung up al
most overnight.
Christened little more than three
months ago. Universal City is now
permanently established on the map
Of southern California with a total
population of 1,345. Every one Of the
thousand and more residents Is ac-
lively identified with the making Of
moving pictures.
Announcement recently that an cleo
ton will be held on May 20 precipitated
the suffrage furry which has assumed
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free speech are to be had In the two
public halls.
The women have already scored one
victory by hiring the famous Universal
Roundup Cowboy band to play at
their meetings and drown out the
voices Of male political agitators in the
streets.
Princess Mona Darkfeather, leading
woman of 101 Bison company No. 3,
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bids are to be placed shortly Other
big movements are afoot. bank. ho-
tells and race track have been planned.
The women are all in favor OF CO.
operative store and kitchen idea which
has been talked about, but most OF the
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has pledged herself to swing the In
dian vote. She has conducted two sue
cessful powwows among her people. at
which the peace pipe wasn't passed.
The forthcoming election is exceed
ingly important because street rail-
way company has been making over
lures for a franchise to lay its tracks
through the city. and artesian well
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CITY.
CAL, the only mu-
nicipality in the
world Inhabited
exclus ively by
moving picture
actors and &C.
tresses, soon to
be incorporated
with a mayor,
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SUFFRAGE CANDIDATES.

Mayor-Lois Weber.
Corporation Counsel-Ethel Gran
don.
AIdermen-Edna Maison, Natalie
pelantan.
Chief of Police-Laura Oakley.
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versal City. II 1t succeeds and the
women really get into the coveted
offices, then it will be just twice as In
teresting to see how they pan out.
Anyway it's an unusual situation. and
In this case II the best man wins II
will probably be a woman.
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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.

Mayor-Aubrey M. Kennedy.
Corporation CounseI-James Day.
ton.
Aldermen-A. r. Whitcomb, D. c..
Hoadley.
Chief of Police-l. M. Levey.
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PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES.

Mayor-W. L. Foster.
Corporation Counsel - Arthur A.
Alder.
AIdermen-P. e. Mcclure, r. q.
Norton.
Chief of PoIice-Daniel Horn.
Newark post., 1913-12-10

cptican Lecture by Or. A. s. Hall,
Director Of Maryland Farmers In
stitutas. Stereopticon Lecture On
Methods Of Soil Improvement
and Grain Growing" by Prof. 4.
z. Gra1tham, Delaware College.
Friday morning-Corn Improve
ment through Local Corn Clubs,
Irving Walker. Chestertown, Nd.
The Use Of Lime and Fertilizers
in Grain Growing, DR.. H J.
Wheeler. formerly director Of the
Phc5a Island Experiment Station
Report Of the Secretary and annual
election Of officers,
Friday afternoon-The Market
ing Of Corn by Means Of Live
Stock on Delaware Farms, Dlrec-
Tor II. Havwa~5 Of the Delaware
T-Dsr.4e4t Station. Discussion,
The progress Of Grain Investiga-
ton at tn Delaware Experiment
Station. Prof. 4. T. Grantham.
Newark post., 1913-12-10
Program Of Corn
Groves Institute

To be held in correction with the
Delaware State Corn Show at
Georgetown. Dee. II and y. 1913.
Thursday morning-The morn
1Dg will be devoted to the judging
and sh,Eg e Of tn exhibits in tha
various classes. The exhibitions
~ill be open to visitors all day
Thursday afternoor-Address Of
Welcome. 1Lr. Andrew Marvel,
Georgetown. Response and An
nual .71rass Of the President Of
The Delaware Corn Growers Asso-
citation. J. ". Kille1. FELTON,. How
to Secura Larger Yields Of Corn
Through Better Seed. Prof. \.
Schmitz, Maryland Experiment
Station. Round Table Discussion
on Grain Growing.
Thursday Evening-This ses-
sion will be held in cooperation
with the Good Farming Train
of the Pennsylvania R. r. Stere-
Newark post., 1913-12-10
Delaware High Schools

At the request Of DIR. 9. II.
Phillips. principal Of the PennsyI-
vania State Normal School a. Vest
Chester, Pa, attended by many
Delaware teachers in normal train
ing courses. for a Classification Ct
the high schools in Delaware 5n the
PENNSYLVANIA basis. Charles !.
Wagner. State Commissioner Of
Education of Delaware, 10 whom
DIR. Phillips wrote some time ago
for the information, replied last
Thursday. giving the classification
of the schools in this State as fol-
lows:
First-CIass schools having a
term Of nine months, and all the
time at least three teachers. for a
four-year course are:
New Castle county-Wiluiugton
Kent-Dover, Smyrna, Milford.
Sussex-Laurel, Seaford. George
town.
Second-class schools, having a
term of at least eight months. all
the time two teachers, for c, Lrse
of three years:
New Castle county,. T. ia
Pont, New Castle and Newark.
kent-Harrington.
Sussex-LeEes.
Third-class schools, having one
teacher all the time for term of
two years:
New Castle county-Newport,
Delaware City. Middletown. Town
send.
Kent-Clayton, Wyoming, Eel
ton, Frederica.
Sussex-Bridgeville, Milton, Sci
byville, Greenwood. Ocean View
Millsboro, Delmar, Millville, Frank
ford.
Newark post., 1913-12-10
Plan Community Meetings

County School superintendent
j. f. Carroll, E. L. Cross and +. j.
Hardesty, with State Commission
er of Education Charles A. Wag-
ner, met in conference at Dover re-
Gently. relative TO the holding of
local institutes and community
meetings throughout the State.
Ways and means of securing bet
ter attendance at school during the
next year were also discussed, and
an effort made TO secure more ex-
tended use Of libraries in the
schools. Gillette s Rural Sociol-
ogy" is being studied at the regu-
lar monthly meetings.
DIR. George w. Marshall of Mil
ford has added to the records in
the office of the State Commission
er of Education copies of the first
school reports gotten out by the
Newark post., 1913-12-10
STATE GRANGE IN
ANNUAL. SESSsOk
Interesting Program Arranged

The State Grange convened in
thirty-ninth annual session in
Grange Hall. Milford, Yesterday,
and viii continue for three days.
Many agricultuI1sts from all parts
Of the State are il attendance. The
complete program follows:
Tuesday A. ERNOo-s
Open IL form Of the Fourth Degree
RO.l Gail Of GraAZ
Report OF Nos4In-t.-a on Creden-
lials.
annual Address Of the Worthy
Master.
Repo--~ Of Officers.
Regular Order Of Business.
TUESDAY ETEENG-WoNAN' :
NIGHT
Open Session, Mrs. Horace i. Dill
worth presiding.
Music By Milford Orchestra.
AdGrfs. Of Welcome. A. {. Howe,
Master Of Milford Grange.
Response. Mrs. S. H. Messick, Sun
nyside Grange.
Sole, "Gypsey Maiden, ]" Miss
Miriam Gray.
Report of National Grange Session
at Manchester, New Hampshire,
Mrs. Frank c. Bancroft.
Duet, "A. B, C." Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward 7. Evans.
Address, Equal Suffrage Miss
Mabel Vernon, president Della
ware Branch Woman's Congress
sional Union for Equal Suffrage.
Duet, Whispering Hope" Mrs.
Elizabeth Carter and ". F.
Massey.
Recitation, "Ringum Tea," Miss
Miriam Gray.
Address. The Grange and the
Farm Woman" Mrs. E. T. Hip
well
Music. Milford Orchestra.
WEDNESDAY, $50 a. III.
Regular Order of Business.
"WEDNESDAY, 200 p. m.
Open Meeting, Worthy Master F.
c. Bancroft presiding.
Music, Male Quartette.
Address. Hon. Charles r. Miller,
Governor Of Delaware.
Solo, Il Hear You Calling" Miss
Gertrude Atkins
Cello Solo. selected, Mrs. J. Harry
Hulnes.
Address. Professor H. Hayward.
Solo. Till the Sands Of the Des-
ert Grow Cold" Mrs. S. ?.
Griffith.
Music. Male Quartette.
THURSDAY, $50 a. m.
Regular Order of Business.
Newark post., 1913-12-10

State and also a copy Of tine first
Delaware sclcol laws. which are
greatly appreciated by the commits
z.ouer. They viii enable him to
nike Z st.ay If conditions Of the
school a4a.rs Of Delaware from
.4eir inception.
Newark post., 1913-12-10
Church Supper At Glasgow

Ladies Of Glasgow NJ, Z. Con
gregation will continue their ba-
zaar and serve a poultry supper in
the lecture room of the church
this "wednesday evening. Supper
% cents. lee cream, cake and
fancy articles will be on sale.