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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-25
ODESSA SCHOOLS REOPEN.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ODESSA. Del, Sept 25.-The Odessa
public schools reopened on Monday
with these teachers: Principal. VII,
liam Horner: intermediate. Miss
Martin.
Miss Elizabeth Wood OF Philadel-
phia, is visiting her parents. Mr. and
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-25
MISSION SOCIETY MEETING.

Members Of the Wilmington Dis
trict Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety will hold its quarterly meeting
in McCabe Church, on Thu sday, Octo-
Der 70. Il will be an all day meet.
ing. Mrs. George NJ. Fisher, president,
will preside.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-25
BY The United Press.

NEW YORK. Sept 25.-Heart dis
ease among school children here is
becoming a serious menace to public
health. according TO figures available
today in a report by the health de-
partment. Fifteen thousand OF the
100000 New York school children suf-
fer today from II.
Infectious diseases. intoxication and
improper methods of living are di-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-25

Many housewives either answer ep-
peals Of domestics out of work. or send
for them themselves through a Want
Ad Of their own. They are always
satisfied II they use the Want Ad
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-25

countries at war because the longer
the day the moe time the people will
have 10 make munitions to fight their
enemies. And as this is a war OF
machinery and ammunition. you can
see that the adding of an hour TO
a ten-hour day will increase the pro
duction of the munition factories
about how much quick
Ten per cent" said Joe his ey 8
swapping
"Tu tell you" exclaimed Jimmy.
let us start daylight saving Wen set
our watches an hour ahead and get
up at six o'clock"
We'll" said Uncle Harry. musing.
iy you get up at six o'clock tomor.
row and Saturday. Then. If we see
You mean it. maybe we will join you"
Uncle Harry laughed, aud Helen
and Joe chimed in
"All right said Jimmy, grinning
'I'l show you ! mean it,"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-25

Editors Note-Unole Harry will be
glad to answer inquiries, either in this
column or by mail. provided letters
are signed with the full name and ad.
dress Of the persons writing. The cor
respondents names will not appear in
the articles.
Copyright 1916 by The NC Syndicate
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16
RAISE MONEY TO give
POOR BABIES outings
Summer Camp Committee Issue Appeal
for Subscriptions to Aid
in Work.

A preparedness campaign to place
the National Capital in position
where 1t will be able to protect its
babies and mothers from the swelter-
ing heat of summer was begun yes
terday by John Joy Edison, chairman
of the summer outings Committee.
Chairman Edson's appeal read In part
as follows:
"'Saving the kiddies' is our slogan.
We begin with the babies who are
desperately ill-Baby Hospital Camp
and at Camp Good Will and Camp
Pleasant we take care of other babies
and children. with their mothers"
The camps will be opened about the
last of this month, and the committee
hopes to give at least 1000 mothers
and children an outing this summer.
Whether they will succeed depends
/ upon the generosity of the public-ror
1t takes money to run the camps. A
number of fraternal and other organi-
cations have donated tents and other
equipment. Subscriptions should be
sent to the outings headquarters. s23
H street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16
Friday, June 16, 1915.

This is a fairly good day, as Jupiter
and Mars are in benencent aspect
Uranus Is slightly adverse,
1t is an auspicious time to seek work
or to ask for increase In salary.
Commerce has sinister ruling. but
merchants should prosper in trade at
home or in neighboring States.
The evening Is an especially favorable
part of this day and conferences of every
sort that look toward future enterprises
should be lucky.
Political candidates have the best lead
they avoid irnpetuous moves and are
OH their guard against deception.
The evil influence of Uranus. while not
for contracts or partnerships. It Is be-
lieVed to encourage Jealousy.
Treachery in a political deal Is fore
shadowed. This may affect a man long
before the public.
Indiana comes under a sway indicating
great uncertainty or excitement in the
fall campaign.
The stars indicate that crops In the
Western States will be abundant, al
though unusual storms may cause losses.
Nebraska has an unusually good augury.
The seers prognosticate an extraordi-
nary and startling complication with for
eign powers, owing to disagreements or
Observation-Disclosures among American ad-
vocates OF peace.
Again, an unusual number Of deaths
among persons high in Official and pub
lie life is prophesied. A tragedy in a po-
htical campaign is presaged by the stars.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16
To Fence Historic Milestone.

Ceremonies commemorating the inclos-
ing in an iron fence of one of the his
toric milestones that surround the origi-
nal District of Columbia, will be held to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in Vir-
ginia on the boundary line between Alex
andria and Fairfax counties. under aus
pices Of Fairfax County Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Virginia Railway car
leaving Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue at 3:l5 o'clock should be taken by
those desiring to attend. At Hatfield sta
ton automobiles and carriages will be
waiting to convey visitors to the site
of the stone.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

The close of a woman's career which
has been most distinguished is predicted.
The stars are read as foreshadowing the
passing of old groups OF celebrities and
the rise Of young leaders among both men
and women.
Persons whose birthdate II is have
happy augury for the year. Financial
conditions should be satisfactory.
Children born on this day probably will
be persevering and reliable. Girls have
kindly planet to guide them in love
affairs.
Copyright, 1914
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Miss Eleanor Coate. of Memphis. Tenn.
and Mr. and Mrs. z. NJ. Durham, of
Chattanooga. Tenn, are at the Willard
for few days.
Col. and Mrs, W. o. Owen have re-
turned from Charlottesville, Va. where
they went to attend commencement exer-
cises, Col Owen being an alumnus of
the university. In getting off the train
at Charlottesville. Mrs. owen fell and
sprained her ankle, necessitating treat
ment for several days in a hospital.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Articles sold regularly mp to Sec.
Grantteware Coffee Pots, Kettles,
serlin Kettles, Saucepans, Dish
pans, Sleeves. Baking Pans, and a
great variety Of other articles, SELL
ing in all stores up to sec and more.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

MrA A T. Watson. Of Fatrmont ". Va
has come down to Washington to spend
soma time, and is stopping at the Shore
ham.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hammerling are at
the Willard for several days. Others
staying there are Mr.. and Mra C. L
Harrison, OF Richmond, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. R o. Conant, of Portland, Me-, and
Mr.. John A g, Carson and Mr.. WV.
Osborne, OF Savannah, Ga
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Mr.. Frederic A. Delano, OF this city,
is stopping at the Hotel Lafayette.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Mr.. Thomas L Lpsett Is spending a
few days In New York City and Is a
guest at the Wolcott Hotel.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16
HOROSCOPE.

The stars incline. but do not compel
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Mrs Woodbury. Pulsifer, of Hobar
street, Will leave Washington today 70
her summer home on the Maine coast &C
companied by Miss Hall. who will spen,
the summer with her. DR.. Pulsifer vii
Join them later.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Mr.. and Mrs. E C. Richardson. Mrs
A B. Bassett and Miss Bassett all OF
Princeton, n. j.. have arrived in Wash
ington for a short stay and are at the
Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Articles worth 10c, 15c, 18c and 2Sc.
Granite Iron Mixing Bowls, Pud-
ding Pans, Bread Pans, Cake Pans,
Baking and Milk Pans, Basins,
Drinking Cups, Long-handle Dip
pers, Children's Chambers, Ball
handled Saucepans, Etc.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Former Senator Burton. Of Ohio, wfn
arrive In Washington on Sunday and VIII
be located at the Hotel LAfaystts.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Col and Mrn John r Williams ant
Miss Francise Williams will go to Nor
rtstown- n. J., today, where they vii
be the weekend guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
J. o. II. Pitney, parents Of Miss Will
Jams fance, Mr.. John Ballentine Pitney
Mr.. and Mrs. Pitney will entertain at
ball IN honor Of Miss Williams and Mr.
Pitney this evening.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Maj. and MIS- L 7. Hess entsrtAtned
at dinner last evening at the Army and
Navy Club IN compliment to Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Albert L Mills and their daush-
ter, Mrs. Emil Laurson. Invited to meet
them were Col. and Mrs. Arthur, Mrs
Hess mother, Mrs A K Sloan, Of New
York; Col and Mrs Munson, Maj. and
Mrs. Gerhardt. Maj. and Mrs Aultnan-
and Capt and Mrs Emhick-
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Mrs. Robert Lansing. wife OF the Sec
retary Of State, and Mrs. Edward W.
Eberle, wife Of Capt Eoerle, supertnten-
dent Of the Naval Academy, were the
honor guests at a luncheon which Miss
Amaryllis GIllett gave yesterday at her
home in r. street
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

The Misses Scriven, daughters OF Brig
Gen. George P. Scriven, u. S. A, sailed
from New York for Panama.
where they will visit Mai. and Mrs.
Charles Mex. Saltzman.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

The Counselor OF the Chilean Embassy
who win act az Charge 6AnAtres, and
Madame Nunyzasa- accompanied BY their
four children. have arrived at Washing
ton and are staying at the Willard pend
tax the selection Of their summer home.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Mrs. Robert Moore and Miss Leila
Moore, Of New Orleans, have arrived in
Washington for stay OF some length.
and are stopping at the Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Stenning Coate ac-
oompanied by Miss Margaret Coate, and
The Washington herald., 1916-06-16

Mrs. Franklin K. Lane. wife Of the seo-
retary of the Interior, and her little
daughter, Miss Nancy Lane, will leave
Washington today for Ezsex. N Y,
where Secretary and hra Lane have
taksn a cottage for the summer.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21

the Commissioner Office should max
the computations and allotments AM
instruct the State Treasurer as to thl
amount of Dividend to be paid to eacl
district. The State Treasurer woul'
still handle all the money. Similarly
with the accounts with the school dis
tricts for book purchases. Now thu
State Treasurer has to keep all th'
accounts and handle all the routine o.
book orders and book payments
charging the payments to the district:
and deducting the book payments from
the annual school dividend. For OBJ
vious reasons, the book orders should
be handled by the office of the Com
missioner of Education. The payments
should continue to be made by the
State Treasurer, upon the order Of the
Commissioner of Education.
The payments to school districts for
nonresident pupils too are computed
by the State Treasurer. These COM
putations and accounts too should be
the responsibility of the Commissioner
to compute and keep.
Before assigning these several addi-
tiOnal duties to the Office Of the Com
missioner, a permanent Office and Of
fee rooms should be provided. Nov
ing about from one set of rooms to
another, sometimes twice in a year,
is not conducive to the development of
systematic keeping of records and
documents. To an Office such as the
Commissioner of Education such fire.
quent migrations are especially dis
advantageous. If the Office cannot find
20 NJ inf
ton when they are wanted, there is
small value in the records or in the
documents.
To take care of this mass of detailed
record keeping and of computing, the
Commissioner should have an assist
ant who can handle all the Office work
and an statistical tabulations and stu
dies under the direction of the Com
missioner, and who can also be State
High School Inspector. The Commits
sioner would still have enough to do
in being the field agent Of the State
Board of Education and Secretary to
the Board. The office of Commission
er of Education is important if there
is to be general and constant growth
and development in the system, but to
make the official OF most value he
must be given place to work and the
equipment. just as the
school must have books and furniture.
The assignments of duty as proposed
could not have been made before the
1ffice had been created, but they can
and should be made now, regardless
If who is Commissioner; these are du-
les proper to the Office. Who may be
.ba oHoial IN discharge them Is not
involved at all.
CHARLES A. WAGNER.
State Board Of Education.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21
The STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION TO The PUBLIC
VIII. Re-aPPortionment of Payment for
Nonresident Pupils.

The limit of $50 nonresident pupils
IN each county for whom the State ap-
propriates money to pay tuition in
town High Schools, is too low, as
more than $50 pupils would like to
use such an opportunity The State
must either appropriate more money
Ior this purpose and raise the limit to
800 or $50, or the money now appro-
priated must be apportioned among
the students on some basis other than
the present. which fixes twenty cents
a day as the pay to a town High
School for a nonresident pupil. The
effort to increase the appropriation
has been made and failed. 1t may fail
again. Therefore, some plan should
be devised to meet the difficulty if the
appropriation cannot be increased.
Three plans have been advanced to
meet the need.
First. the State Grange meeting ia
YOred an increase of the appropriation
from $4,000 (the present annual ap-
propriation) to $25,OOO Admit to town.
High Schools all who are qualified
and wish to go, then apportiOn each
cOunty's share of the appropriation
COne-third) among all the children ad-
mitted in that county. Thus if $50
can be paid for as now, with S7,333.33
the State paying the full twenty cents
day, the State will be able to pay
only twelve or fifteen cents a day
when the number of pupils is increas-
ed to $50, as might easily be the case
under a new plan. Who should pay
the difference between the twenty
cents a day allowed by the law and
the twelve or fifteen cents apprO-
priated by the State? The State
Grange favored having the parents of
the children who go to school make
the extra payment. This is one plan.
Second, it is advocated that the
home school district should pay that
part of the cost not provided for by
the State appropriation, otherwise this
is just like number one.
Third, since the money apprOpri- |
ated for these nonresident pupils !
comes out of the State Treasury, and |
therefore does not include local tax |
money, it has been proposed that the |
entire State appropriation for High |
School attendance be appOrtiOned |
equally among all the High School |
of the State, without regard |
% whether they live in the town or in
he country. What the State does for /
me child it should do for all There
ore, if the State intends to encourage
High School education, it should do
he same thing for the town child as
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21

it does for the rural child. The State
appropriation apportioned on this ba-
sis would become smaller for any
child, but would be fairly and equally
given toward the education of every
child. Thus the towns would receive
special help toward running their
high schools so that all children
might secure a High School education.
The difference in the cost to nOn-resi-
dent pupils must here too be paid,
either by the parents or by the dis
trict of residence of the pupil.
High School Appropriations in other
states are all made on the latter basis,
since paying for some and not paying
for others is showing special favOrs
or extending special privileges to
some.
This change would tend to build up
High Schools in rural communities,
since each community would then get
help toward the maintenance of its
High School, not only by the attend
ance of nonresident pupils, but also
from the attendance of home pupils.
It would not be unfair to the town
High Schools, since it gives them
something substantial in place of the
pay from nonresident pupils, namely,
pay for the attendance of their own
pupils. Temporarily, some of the
town High Schools would get more
than in the past, since the new plans
all make provision for more pupils.
the State paying a part and the home
or the home district the other part.
This change involves much discus
sion and will require very careful con-
Some better plan than any
here proposed may come out of the
To secure the best prOpO-
sition is the State Boards only desire.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21
TX. Reorganization of the Office, Com
missioner of Education.

Since the State has created such an
Office, it should now after a trial treat
the office as permanent, and assign
to the official all the duties and re-
sponsibilities that properly belong to
it. At present a number of duties that
should be performed by the Commits
sioner of Education are performed by
the State Treasurer or by the State
Auditor, because there was no Com
missioner of Education when the re-
spective duties had to be assigned to
some official.
Thus, the computations and allOt-
ments of School Dividends is now
made by the State Treasurer. Very
little thinking is needed to see that
the Commissioner of Education should
be charged with this duty; he keeps
the record of teachers qualified and
appointed, and it is on the basis OF
number of teachers employed that the
School Dividend is paid. Therefore,
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21
MILLVILLE.

Mrs. George Steele died very sud
denly on Saturday evening at her home
in Whites Neck She was apparently
well until a few minutes before her
death. Funeral services were held in
st. Georges NJ. E. Church on Monday
afternoon. She was the mother of
Mrs. Joseph Thompson of this town.
Paul West returned on Tuesday
from a visit at Lewes.
Mrs. Lydia Evans and Mrs. Clara
Williams returned on Thursday from
a visit to the family of their brother,
John r. Steele of Georgetown.
James Dukes, Jr.. had the misfor-
tune to break his left arm last week.
Mrs L. C. Lynch and family enter
tanned several friends from Bishop
vile on Sunday.
Harry Dukes has recently purchased
a new automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Townsend
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil
McCabe on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21

Thomas E. Dukes, accompanied by
his little daughter, Ola, is spending
this week at Fenwick's Coast Guard
Station to relieve Capt. Hudson.
Miss Sallie Quillen spent a few days
last week with Mrs. James Tunnell Of
Frankford.
Miss Georgia Richards spent last
week with DR.. and Mrs. J. w. James
of Dover.
Capt J. S. Pruitt, of Bethany Beach
Coast Guard Station, entertained his
family to dinner on Sunday at the sta
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones. of Whaleyville,
Md. visited their brother, William
Jones, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Richards, OF
Blackwater, and John Bennett, of
Whites Neck were entertained to din
ner on Sunday by r. c. Steele and
family to celebrate the 72nd birthday
of W. c. Richards.
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE
MILFORD CHRONICLE.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21
SHAWNEE.

Mrs. Edwin Walton entertained her
Sunday school class to a fine supper
on Saturday. The little folks enjoyed
every minute of the afternoon.
We are very sorry to learn OF the
illness of our pastor, the Rev. W. w.
Johnson; he was on a visit to rela-
tives in Princess Anne, Nd, when he
was stricken with a slight stroke Of
paralysis and at present is unable to
be moved to his home.
Church news: Sunday school, 2 p.
m; class meeting, 3 p. m; Christian
EndeavOr meeting, 1880, subject En-
its value; how to cultivate
it,"
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21
COUNTY AGENT NOTES.
ResuIt Of AppIe BIIght MeetIngs.

The series of seven field meetings
arranged for last week was held ac-
cording to schedule. In addition to
DR.. Manns and the County Agent, Prof.
G. A. McCue, Horticulturist of Del
aware College, attended all the meet
ings. With the aid of a high power
microscope DR.. Manns was able to add
greatly to the interest of those pres
ent by showing that the cause of blight
is definite living organism and that
its very small size is an important
factor in determining control meas
ures.
DR.. Manns states that summer prun-
ing is in most cases not only useless
but dangerous. since 1t may serve to
spread the disease to healthy wood.
Weather conditions in summer have
much to do with increasing or de-
creasing the spread of the trouble.
Pruning in winter, if done by careful
workers and accompanied by proper
precautions, is the proposed method
of control. One of the most suggest
i've facts revealed in these visits to
many orchards is the close relation
existing between the proximity of
blighted pear trees of all varieties to
the amount of blight in apple trees.
In every case where pear trees were
found on one side of an apple orchard.
that side showed the most blight. This
only illustrates the well-known fact
that more blight is held over winter in
pear trees than in apples, and that for
this reason diseased pears not only
constitute a losing part Of the fruit
business but that they are the most
common cause of heavy blighting in
apples.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21
Columbian National Bank, Indaln-
apOlis, Indiana,

says: I'VE were bothered quite a little
by rats in our basement, destroying
our stationery, but after distributing
your RAT-SNAP very thoroughly, we
are pleased to repsrt that we re no
longer bothered with them" Prices,
one cake package 15c;. two cake pack
age Csc. Sold under written guaran-
tee by The Pierce Hardware Co.
11-12-ty
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21
CantaIOupe improvement.

From time to time the County Agent
has been told Of unsatisfactory results
from commercial cantaloupe seed,
both in regard to the vitality of the
seed, as shown by the stand of plants
secured, and the type of fruit pro-
duced. There appears to be no good
reason why more home grown seed
should not be used, if it is saved in
the right way. The County Agent
wishes to undertake about six canta
lOupe breeding projects on as many
different farms. and would like to hear
at once from growers who have plant
ings produced from fairly good seed
and who have either been accustomed
to saving their own seed or who wish
to begin to save seed this year.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21
Early Blight Of white Potatoes.

One Of the commOnest diseases
found on white potatoes this year is
the early blight, which shows itself
in the form of more or less round
brown spots with raised, cOncentric
rings in the larger ones Some well
grown crops, the now badly blighted,
will still yield well, while poorly cared
for fields have been severely injured.
Irish Cobbler of early varieties is one
of the most susceptible. The same
kind of spots may often be found on
canning house tomatoes, but they do
not do the damage that is commonly
known as tomato blight, which is the
result of an entirely different fungus.
Investigators differ as to the effect
iveness of Bordeaux mixture in con-
trolling this disease. some claiming
complete control, and others no con-
troll whatever. 1t is likely that thor
ough spraying during the spring
months, by reducing the number Of
flea beetles and other insects infesting
the leaves, would help very much in
protecting the crop. Insects break the
surface of the leaves and make 1t cas-
ier for disease spores to send their
shoots into the interior of
the leaves, where no spraying will
reach them.