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The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Sunday doesn't get one red cent of the collec-
tionS except the one lifted on the last Sunday of
a campaign called the farewell offering" said F.
D. Acklcy, the famous exangcst'S secretary and
pianist, answering hostile rumor in Philadelphia
And the pianist must be given credit for vocabu-
larry as expressive as that of Billy Sunday himself
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

II the present Congress fails to pass the Presi-
dents ship purchase bill, he may call the Sixty
fourth in extra session; and in figuring dam
ages it must be borne in mind that the extra scs-
sion may pass the shipping bill and others besides.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

We have it in black and white now that baseball
is trade the Federal League magnates having
brought suit under the antitrust laws to prevent
its being restrained. We suppose, however, the
sporting writers will refuse to refer to the trades
mems base or bench.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

England has sabor who has survived three
naval disasters since the war began. He was on
the Arphion when she struck by mine in
August. He was the Cressy when she was tor
Pedoed in September, and he again escaped death
on the Formidable. That man might almost afford
TO take chance with the New York gunner and
hOmh fhrOMcrS-
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
A Bargain.

Mr.. Citibred-Do your cows give you
milk?
Mr.. Tallglass-No one ever gives me
nothin'. have to swap 'em fodder for
it-Chicago News.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
Up to the Minute.

Cranque-A wife is an expensive luxury.
Blanque-So is an automobile.
Cranque-Sure. But you can get a new
model every year.-Judge.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
Morning Smiles.
An Easy Livelihood.

Knicker-Does Smith live by his wits?
Bocker-No: he lives by the lack of
other peoples wits.-New York Times.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Miss Davis was not enthusiastic for civil service
examination where the positions required special
qualities. If the public authorities were of
ability and character, free from partisanshp, ap-
pointments might be wiser Civil service is the
protection of mediocrity." However, it was a good
sign that for work requiring qualities developed by
education qualified workers were coming for
ward in greater numbers. The great obstacle, how
ever, was insuficiency of pay For the proper man
agement of prisons exceptional people were, need
ed, but they could not be secured at anything like
$40 a month and keep.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Miss Davis did not betray that in her half year
OF work as commissioner in the Department of Cor
rection OF New York City, she felt she had made
good; but she must have known that the people of
New York City felt and the knowledge must
have sustained her in the quiet confidence revealed
by her talk and by her manner. Already she was
the most interesting and the most talked OF figure
in Mayor Mitchers administration. What seemed
to impress her most Of all in her new undertaking
was its magnitude. There many things
she wanted to do and she had only four years to
work in, only four years she could be reasonably
sure of, at any rate. Already she had become con-
vinced that the men prisoners were very like the
women prisoners Perhaps it was confinement that
developed in men as we'll as in women the hysteria
leading to violent outbreaks Did know that in
New York City there more prisoners than in
the whole State of New York?
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

A Line O Cheer Each Day o the Year,
First printing Of original poem, written daily
for The Washington Herald.
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
THE SNOWY GARB
Down comes the snow
On wales below
To some pail
That chilleth all,
But in my sight
A robe OF white
That speaks to me
OF purity.
And shows us how earth would appear
Were we to keep all spotlcss here.
Copyright 95D
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

On going to New York Miss Davis felt she
must first of all relieve the congestion on Black
wells Island If the whole island had been given
to the prisoners the problem would have
been much more simple. But there were several
other city institutions there and the prisoners had
to be kept apart. When a woman was sent to
BlackweS Island she was literally confined there
within four walls for the whole of her term. The
situation was intolerable. Already many of the
women had been transferred to the prison in
Queens County, where they could have plenty of
exercise and plenty of work in the open air. The
women still left the island would soon be able
to get out into the air. high fence was now in
process of construction around what would be their
yard. But all the women ought to be taken off the
island and sent into the country and the country
the place, of all places, for the boys who were
prisoners In fact, the sooner the prison institu-
tions of New York City were out of the city the
better for everyone concerned. Just now, on
Blackwells Island, prisoners serving short senten-
ces, less than six months had virtually nothing to
do. There work to be given them. So
they sat about all day long in wretched and un-
wholesome idlcness.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

That condition presented no difficulty. But
there was the question of the civil service examina-
ton Would Miss Davis consent to take it? She
did consent, and when she presented herself she
found many other applicants, sociologists nurses,
teachers, prison reormers and settlement workers.
1t was both oral and written and in the opinion of
Miss Davis, it was fair by virtue OF being largely
practical Its only technical feature consisted Of
questions in regard to the laws of the State of New
York affecting women's prisons. With some detail
it went into sanitation and hygiene and theoretical
and practical control The only studying l did
for the examination consisted of looking in the
New York laws. As had no actual experience Of
prison work in discussing it, was obliged to con-
fine myself to theory"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter and Miss
Hegeman entertained at luncheon yester-
day in honor Of Miss Stang. of Nice,
who Is spending some time in Washing
ton.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Lieut.. Commander Dinger, L. S. N, en-
tertained at dinner last evening at tho
Chevy Chase Club in honor of his guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Sadlier. of New York.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mrs. s. Evan Ryan. Of New York, ar
rived at the ShOreham yesterday to spend
part OF the season.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mrs. Ellis Logan, president OF the
District Federation of Women's Clubs.
1858 Irving street, will be at home in
formally Monday. January II, from
to o'clock. All members of the Fed
GRAFTON of Clubs. friends and club
women visiting in Washington are
cordially invited
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Miss Helen McCumber. daughter Of
Senator and Mrs. MeCumber, entertain
ed at dinner last evening in honor Of
her house guest. Miss Eileen Roach.
of Baltimore, who will be with them
the remainder of the week. The dinner.
which was small and informal, preceded
the regular Wednesday evening dancing
at the Chevy Chase Club.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

The Minister from Ecuador. DR.. G. S
Cordova. who passed the holidays in New
York, accompanied by his family, have
returned to the New willard The le-
cation is temporarily located in New
York City.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Pay Director and Mrs. Lawrence Heap.
Who have rented their X street house for
he winter, have taken an apartment az
he New willard
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

DR.. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes. the
minister from Cuba, who passed the hol-
idays in New York, has returned to tho
New Willard.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

methods founded on pretty clear understanding
Of human idosyncrasies. A little account that she
gave me of her history told that she belonged
to the new school of public workers. those scien-
tifcally trained for their task
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

The circumstances of that chance seemed to me
to be of some interest. Mr.. James Wood, the mil
lionaire-p -philanthropist, and Mrs Josephine Shaw
Lowell, who had spent most Of her life in social
work, wished to make the prison for women
at Bedford a model So they sent a circular letter
to organizations throughout the country interested
in sociological work. asking them to send the
names of trained sociologists who would be suited
to the responsibility and to the opportunities OF
management. When, finally, they conferred with
Miss Davis and urged her to consider taking the
place, she replied: "There's one condition I should
have to impose if l were to take it There must
be no walls around the institution"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mrs Thomas p. Gore, wife Of the Sena-
tor from Oklahoma, will be at homo this
afternoon and will have receiving with
her Mrs. Reed, wife Of the Senator from
Missouri, and Mrs. White. wife OF the
Senator from Alabama. Assisting Mrs.
Gore will be Mrs Tarbin, Mrs. Oldfeld
and Mrs. d. F. Gore, sister Of the Sena-
tor.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mr. w B. Holgae. formerly governor
Of Alaska, now located in New York, is
on a short visit to Washington. stopping
at the New Willard.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

The Constitution Chapter. D. A. r. will
be "at home" this afternoon from $50
to at the Hamilton Hotel The officers
will receive. assisted by members Of the
chapter and fifteen members OF Gov.
Thomas Welles Society, c. A. R., dressed
in colonial costume.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Smith. Of Montreal.
who spent the early season at Atlantic
City. are now at the New Willard for
an indefinite stay.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mrs. c. NJ. Phelphs and Miss S. H. Jar
dine, of Roston, arrived at the Shorehan
yesterday to spend some time.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Clyde Gray
West left Washington last evening for
Norfolk, where Commander West will
ioin his ship, the L. 5. s Vermont.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. NJ. Howard are
spending the week in New York and Con-
necticut
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

MISS DdVIS Wds UOIH dIu ItaIeu IN NtW oTk
State. After graduating from Vassar she was
granted fellowship at the University of Chicago.
From Chicago she went for further study to Ber-
lin and Vienna, returning to Chicago for her doc
tors degree 81 specialized in economies" she
explained. did l expect to teach in a college?
No. l believed that l was not by nature student.
l liked executive work. My first practical expert
ence in sociological work had in Philadelphia,
where for several years | in charge of settle
ment. Then came the chance to go to Bedford"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

The Southern Relief Society will ten
der an informal farewell reception to
its president. Miss Nargfie Heth. in the
red room at the willard on Wednesday.
January 1s, at S:30. Miss Heth has
been appointed by Gov. Henry Stuart,
sponsor and hostess OF the Virginia
State Building at the San Francisco Ex-
position and viii leave shortly to as
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mrs Anerton Cushman entertained at
luncheon yesterday in honor Of her moth
or. Mrs. Hoppin, who Is her house guest.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Entered at the postohce at Washington. D. c. as
second-cass mail matter.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mrs. Beale Howard has invitations out
for a dance on January % in honor of
her daughters, the Misses Howard, and
her niece, Miss Gwynn.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07

Mrs Pethnick Lawrence will arrive to-
day to be the guest OF Mrs. John Jay
White. Mrs. White will entertain at
luncheon in honor of Mrs. Lawrence,
later in the week.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-24
TO RESURFACE The STONE ROAD

At the last session of the Kent Coun
ty Levy Court the county engineer was
directed to resurface all the stone
roads in Kent County. This is good
news for the folks both in the Ninth
and Tenth Representative Districts,
for we have four miles of roads lead
ing from Milford to Harrington that
have been in need of repairs and re-
surfacing for four years past. In ad-
ditiOn to this, there is about two
miles of stone road leading out of
Harrington towards Milford which
need attention. The stone road leading
out of Milford towards Dover is bare
of all top dressing, and in another
winter it will be in very bad cOndi-
tion, and the resurfacing of that road
will save the taxpayers money The
County engineer has directed the
Good Roads Supervisor for the Tenth
District to grade and rebuild the one
mile of road beginning at the south
end of the. Frederick Causeway and
tending to the road which was grad
ed and built last year leading to Mil
ford; but which has been permitted
to deteriorate fast this season for
lack of attention during the early
part of the spring and summer.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-24
ESCAPED PRISONER SOUGHT HERE

The sheriff in charge of the Denton
Jail from which several prisoners
made their escape a few weeks ago,
came to Milford Sunday evening fol-
lowing a clue which pointed to the
presence of one of the men in Milford
The information which brought the
officials here was secured from one of
the other escaped prisoners, man
named Lindall, who was captured in
Wilmington. This man stated that he
had parted from the other man at Mil
ford early in the week. The person
sought is said to have been living
here under the name of DOC" John
son with a family near the fertilizer
factories. Early Monday morning
Chief of Police Baker, officer Macklin
and the sheriff went to the house but
the man was not there. The sheriff
stated that the escaped prisoner had
been serving time for having dupli-
cate berry checks printed and selling
them to berry pickers at a reduced
price. Soon after the two lower cOun
ties went dry the same man was in
Milford under another name securing
evidence against alleged illegal liquor
sellers. Upon his evidence twenty
one prisoners were arrested in one
raid, and most of them were after
ward convicted on his testimony.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-24
HARRISON.

With the close of the local canning
factory this week, the foreign help
with which it was operated, have re-
turned to their homes in Baltimore.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn, of
Philadelphia. are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. ]. Warrington and family.
" Miss Milly johnson daughter. of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert johnson and Walter
Bryan, son of William Bryan, of near
Fairmount, were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, by Rev. F. j.
Phillips at the parsonage, Saturday
evening. the 18th inst.
Noah Dennis and wife of Georgetown,
were guests of Harbeson relatives this
week.
Mrs. Zoda Hayman and son were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cover
dale this week.
Messrs G. E. Veasey and Clarence
Virden and families were the week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John McNeilly.
of Delmar..
Mrs. Emily Warrington spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs. John Rust and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walls, of Will
mington, were the guests of relatives
AGLE LAlAS WEChs
Robert Rust and family, and Harry
Rust and wife were guests of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Harry Hudson on Sunday.
Our school opened Monday with the
two teachers in charge and an enroll
ment of eighteen pupils We hope the
term may be a pleasant one for the
teachers and a profitable one for the
pupils.
Mrs. Tina Waugh and mother spent
Sunday with Georgetown friends and
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Martin and
daughter Dorothy, were guests of Will
liam Fields and family of Lewes this
week.
Carrying out their present policy of
Juggling the rural mail routes of our
State for the betterment of the patrons.
the powers that be,>in the Post Master
Office, have made changes in
the two routes from this place, which |
becomes effective October LIST, Route |
No. l, which is a twenty-four mile route |
Is shortened about four miles, while |
route No. 2 is heightened about five |
niles, making them both approximately |
he same distance.
The Pennsylvania railroad will inaug- |
lrate its Winter schedule October 1st,
however but very little change is made
n the trains at this point.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-24

THE coming Of the school teachers to
Milford for the annual Teachers Institute
means much to the people of the town
as we'll as the country about us. To care
for more than four hundred teachers and
their friends who will be here for FIVE
days in the second week of November,
will tax the hotels and boarding houses
beyond their capacity, and it will be
necessary for the people to open their
homes to the young ladies and gentle
men who are instructing the children,
and entertain them. They expect to pay
their their board wherever quartered,
and do not expect free entertainment.
A committee will make canvas of the
town to get list of those who desire to
take the teachers, aud the number they
can entertain. Any one desiring to get
into touch with the committee can do so
by addressing c. D. Abbott or Arthur
Derrickson, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-24
HOUSTON.

We were wrong about our school be-
ginning on Monday, September 18th,
but the lower room opened last Monday.
Weunderstand some,Of the black boards
have been changed but no added space.
We hope the building has been cleaned
and that new chair will replace the
one in the upper room, which has been
out of commission for several years.
We do not believe our local board to be
more remiss than local boards in general,
but to the writer it seems a deplorable
fact, that schools are often provided
with 'makeshifts" in the way of equip
ment. Are we not conscious of the fact
that every thing pertaining to the build
ing and grounds, belong to the teaching
process, and that all should be as nearly
perfect as possible? How many men
and women could trace their failures to
the Peter Tumbledown" schools they
attended?
just one other thought concerning our
schools-THEY ARE NOT MEETING THE
DEMANDS OF THE PRESENT DAY
Dr. Brumbaugh. former Superinten-
dent of Philadelphia schools, and now
Governor of Pennsylvania, visited the
schools abroad about two years ago, and
declared Belgium to be ahead in her
public school system. In Belgium each
child learned trade by the end of its
l4th year, and if obliged to leave school
at that age, it was able to earn liveli-
hood. In what contrast are the great
majority of our public schoolsl In school
until seventeen or eighteen; in college
until twenty-five or more, and then pet
out AND LEARN HOW to make a living,
is the attitude of both these institutions.
One had almost as well throw a child.
who has never had anything but a tub
bath, into the Atlantic and tell it to
swim. What we learn in our vOuth
grows up with US, and in time becomes
a part of ourselves, is as true as Cos
pei, and ought to be constantly before
parents and teachers. The time to learn
how to do things is in childhood, and our
public schools must shoulder this obliga-
ton. In other days, when each home
was a workshop-each father a carmen
ter, blacksmith, cabinetmaker and far
mer-each mother an accomplished cook. |
nurse, dressmaker, weaver. etc.-the |
sons and daughters could but learn the |
trades to a great degree of perfection. |
Today this is all changed, and often the |
housewife uses her energy and time in |
plans to have the home a place where !
her family may luxuriate wonder
that the matrimonial market is filled /
with fortune hunters! However. if the |
parent doesn't teach his child. or see
that he is taught, how to earn money
he is wise, perhaps, to encourage him to
marry for pecuniary reasons.
Let US have liberty in all our affairs.
and you parents, wake up to the fact
that the school must prepare your child
Tqr life. See to it that something is
actually accomplished along these lines
this very school year. and that the
school your child attends does something
to train the hand as well as the head.
Parent Teacher Associations, ''get
busy. 1t must be if you say so.
The foreign help left this week. ex-
,ept those few who remained to helm Il
;an sweet potatoes.
Mrs. Alice Gray went to her school
iuties in District 1T this week.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-24
BRIDGEVILLE.

Dorsey Fooks, son of Rev. J. w
FOoks, of Pittsburg, Pa, employed il
the basket and crate factory Sf Layton
Owens Manufacturing Co., sustained
painful injuries to the hand and arm last
Wednesday, by coming in contact with q
veneering machine he was operating
Due to the extreme hot and dry
Weather the Keiffer pear crop will be
cut short. Local brokers practically dis
continued loading, claiming the hot
weather affects the carrying qualities oi
the fruit.
Charles F. Wiley, a local fruit broker
and Miss Lucy NJ. Allen, of Seaford
we're quietly married at Dover Sept. IS,
1915.
Misses Esther Smith and Mary R.
Ledenham have gone to Newark, to en-
Ruos will attend Dickinson College,
Carlisle, Pa.
In consequence of the ordinance re-
Gently passed by Town Council prohibit
ing Sund7y selling, several merchants
say they will endeavor to stop the sale
and serving of Sunday newspapers.
+. w. Adams and brother, of near
town, have just completed an up-to date
lighting and water system in their homes
Rev Thomas B. Buckaloo pastor of
the Nazarene Church of Bridgeville, who
had charge of the Jackson Grove Md, ., J
camp, after visiting in Washington. d.
c., and other places has resumed his
pastorate here.
A jolly crowd, consisting of L. T.
Calhoon and family, Miss Rhoda Ander-
son, Russell Short, Miss Ray Welsh,
Walter Smith, Mason Allen, Miss Emma
Pote, The Misses Minnie and Mabel
Spence, Raymond Russell, Grover Dick
erson, are spending a week at Ocean
City, Md.
Dorsey Fooks, who has his hand
badly lacerated in the basket factory last
week, is improving rapidly.
New pavements are being laid all along
Walnut street which makes travel much
more pleasant,
The basket factory owned by Layton
& Overs shut down last Friday for an
indefinite time.
Bridgeville defeated the Cannon's
Crossing baseball team last Saturday, by
a score Of s to 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Adams are on
two weeks outing visiting Philadelphia,
Atlantic City and Allentown fair.
Harry ROlands has returned to Johns
Hopkins University after spending the
summer with his parents here.
Earle Ferguson is able to walk a little
after lingering illness with hip trouble.
Mrs. Phrone Messick has returned
home after visit to Bethlehem, Pa.
William Ellingsworth has accepted a
position with his brother near Laurel.
Lawrence Tucker is visiting relatives
lear Pennington.
Joseph Unrue, who is employed by
Dr.. Horace Sudler. had his bicycle stolen |
rom him on Tuesday while he was eat
ng his supper.
Deeds, mortgages, bonds, notes,
louble or single, probate blanks, sale |
,ills and other legal blanks can be ]
lad at the barber shop of Luther Cal
lOun, in Bridgeville. Mr.. Calhoun is |
he agent in Bridgeville for the Mil |
ord Chronicle Publishing Co., and |
will receive advertisements or orders
or job printing.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-24

IT is a fact that the farmers Of Della
ware have invested much money in auto
mobiles, but it is also true, that the peo-
pie individually are getting information
as well as pleasure by riding over the
state and counties, and bringing to them
direct knowledge of the improved farm
ing and fruit growing methods, which
they would never have been able to get
by the use of horse drawn teams, or
travel over the railroads. The people
are gaining wider ideas for their own af-
fairs in a general way, and the pleasure
derived helps to make the life on a farm
happier and the people more contented
by being able to have more and closer
social life. A pleasant ride over beaui-
full Delaware during the lush fail season
in swiftly moving automobile, is bene-
fetal to any man or woman of average
and what benefits the peo-
pie benefits the county and the state.
The money invested in automobiles by
the farmers, is a good asset.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-24

THE Governor Of Georgia declares that
the Leo Frank case is for Georgia alone
to deal with and that outside criticism is
offensive to the Empire State of the
South Exactly. Georgia wants to be let
alone-let alone to execute mob venge-
ance as it will let alone to maintain its
two Democratic Senators and twelve
Democratic Congressman at the head or
on the membership Of the most impor-
tant committees which shape our national
laws.