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Grand Forks herald., 1918-10-28
WHY THIS SlLENCE2

The state constitution provides that when two
proposed amendments submitted TO the peo-
pie that they must submitted separately SO that the
people have opportunity to for what they
want, and against what they do This provs-
manifestly reasonable no argument is re-
qured to support it, Justice Brdzell supreme
court in official opinion, has pointed that the
clause is intended logrolng" the
ment Of Joker legislation. Justice Birdzel was select
supreme candidate by Nonpartisan league
leaders, endorsed league convention >and elected by
league votes. Presumably he is considered by league
leaders competent and satisfactory judge Yet the
Socialist of the state not giving
the benefit of Justice Birdzes opinion this subject
by publishing it for their information. Why?
Seven of the Socialist amendments proposed by pc
voters at the coming election
by Supreme Court Justice Robinson
be unsound and dangerous, the are
against them. Justice Robinson like Justice Bird
zel, chosen by the league management endorsed
the league convention, elected by the same
league votes Presumably he by those who
elected him to be good judge Yet again Socialist
silent the attitude Judge Robinson to-
ward these amendments. why? Avn .-sf
Do the bosses who control all the Socialist organs
believe that voters of their own organization whose
actions they have undertaken direct not fit 10 be
entrusted with the facts?
Grand Forks herald., 1918-10-28
THE STATE SUP ERINTENDENCY

Upon the state superintendent of public instruction
depends, very large measure pub
lie schools and education youth the
Other factors in course Other agencies
share in control, the attention given
the by authorities highest impor-
ent than other single agency gives form and
direction to the entire work.
At the approaching election the voters will have
opportunity elect this position, person
of Miss Minnie eNeson, educator, executive
administrator who, in personal temperament, in
scholarship and in knowledge gained through years
fitness for this important position. .
~ IT is the misfortune of the during the
past years it's educational department. has been
hands unsuited to control. n. c. Macdonald the
present incumbent who seeks reelection, gained his
position by the of the wirepullng methods
small politician, during he has employed
the methods in order to lay the foundation for
another term, terms
schools need different leadership. They need
to be placed educational rather than political
basis and the voters have the opportunity
this greatly needed change by electing Miss Nelson
This is Of the Offices which have the legal
right to and it to be hoped that they we'll
the of the state, will avail themselves of the op-
porfunty presented.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-10-28
scowl upon his face half Of pain, nan hal
of resentment, terrifying all VINO pe

81 resentment terrifying all who be-
held It.
At midnight he found himself over
on the East River front. In the sas-
tank district, where the great caldrohs
1oomed black against the moonnsn.
sky; and all the broken-up n.tle
streets were silent and forlorn, diMl'
ominous canons Of mystery and stlll-
mess. With start he realized now
far heNwas from home. and tuTnlns
north again, made his way slowly
backward. his brain weartly turnins
over and over the problem OF MS
situation.
The shack seemed dark and forbid
ding when he reached it once. more.
Flimbling around he at length sue
the place, empty still save for Gomor-
rah, the cat who arose to greet him
from the dinihg-table. The sight Of
)dts otherwise undisturbed surface
brought to him the realization that ne
had not eaten since noon. and going
to the cupboard, he got out some colo
food and sat down before 1t. But he
could not eat, and pushing it to one
side, he drew up pen and ink and pa
per, instead, and began to&write. maxi
ing dozen false beginnings, and
! tearing them up again. Nothing that
he could say seemed right, nothing
that was not susceptible Of misrepre-
] sentation, or so 1t seemed as he read
over what he wrote. Never before
| had he seen the difference that can
lie between tn spoken and the writ
ten word, and the more he >trted to
write fully and clearly, the more dit:
ficult the task became. Finally he did
complete a letter that seemed to tell
the story. and laying it aside, pushed
the scattered sherds of his other eff
forts from before him, burying his
face in his folded arms upon the table.
By and by the. cat came close, and.
lying beside his tousled head. began
to purr A wind came down the river
and whined about the shack, but
neither of the two stirred. The cat
stopped ~purring after a while and.
tucking her nose under her paws. slept
also. The little lamp burned steadily
into the dawn.
Adam awoke with a start to find
hot sunlight flooding the room. The
clock pointed to ten, and the room
was sitting. A haze hung over the
lower city. but here the sun was high
and clear. His head ached, and his
eyes were swollen. There on the table
were scattered sherds Of paper. and
the letter: closely written. Ions. intact,
and the glutted lamp. The cat was
gone. Through the open window he
could see her stalking a sparrow
across the pancy bed. He arose some-
what painfully. cramped from his po-
, sition, and stretched. Then he re-
Grand Forks herald., 1918-10-28
A DEPLORABLE BLUNDER

The appeal OF President Wilson to the American vot.
to return Democrats congress approaching
election one Of the most deplorable bpnders
by in American public life in q long time For
the sake Of his reputation, for sake of
dignified conduct of mofnentous public affairs
at singulary inopportune moment
With the nation in the throes great war; with the
ton-with few dishonorabe exceptions-united
determination that the shall to
cessfu ssue with the nation facing
lens OF reconstruction and readjustment which will
mand the highest the wises leadership
the most united of elements population;
with disposition the part people
the president his full measure for his nerpre-
taton of issues and his shaping thought: these
conditions surrounding him. and imposing him the
nate the spirit of strife focus attention
the nation the really big things before it,
Wilson steps down from his high place descends
the wallow, and drags the nation with him.
his recital Of conditions. Mr. Wilson is singuarly
oblvious that apparent every other think
ing in the country. He the election
of of his party in order that may
division Of council in the dsregardng
fact that in committees and the floor
the legislation which plans methods sug-
gested by himself carried pos
ible by the votes Of Republicans placed country
fore party against the opposition of his own
party undsputed Of the he
now. pleads.
He supports Henry Ford, whose only record on the
issues Of the is pacfsnn He sup
portsrClark and Kitchin and Dent have op-
posed the and measures forgets the
Of such Lodge and Nelson and Cannon. have
been hearty supporters Of war
He charges that Republicans have sought
and leadership from him. forgetting the leader
in the persistent effort make congress working
partner With administration Senator Chamber
lain. member Of his party and unlike many Dem
ocras in thorough believer the prin-
ciples to which the nation stands committed this war
and incorporating advocate OF the vigorous
war measures
These In and out Of public whose disposition
deplore and discountenance caous criticism Of the
head Of nation for purposes are by
appeal deprived their argument for
those who offend In this only to point to the
of the president to show that they continuing
tho conflict which nesdlessly become partci-
pant, ana plane which he descended What
ever effect his unfortunate may have on the
elections It Is to be dspicred every standpoint Of
public interest sss3% "a 81
Grand Forks herald., 1918-10-28

membered, last night. and picked up
the letter he had written. taking In
the pitiful inadequacy of<its begin
he tucked 1t AWAY in his coat pocket,
determined no reread It later, when
his head would be clearer. and aris-
Ing, lit the stove. and set about the
making Of coffee.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-10-28
SUGAR REETS

Last spring constderabfe, publicity was given to the
net fhat with very simple and inexpensive equipment
possible 70 make syrup from sugar beets doing he
small scale on the farm sr in the home Not
Grand Forks herald., 1918-10-28

Another month Of Indian summer
and the fuel administration will buy
the weather man a Christmas pres
ent of a side of bacon set in plati-
num-.
Grand Forks herald., 1918-10-28

(To Be Continued.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-05-22

Geo. Queen, A. J. Coverdale. ". ".
Morgan, Lee Murray, Chas. Cur
raider, Richard S. Morgan, Paul
Wier, Gilbert Fountain, Henry
Bayard, Geo. Cleaves, Irwin Leach,
Henry Ayers, Clayton Mccoy, John
Caunaue, N. Tindall, Lewis Thorp,
Jr.. Mrs. Lewis Thorp, John De-
vinny, Mrs. John DeVinny, Alice
A. Gale, Fannie A. RothWell, Al
fred GreenWalt, Nicholas Lom-
hardy, Lyman McCallister, Dr.. A.
b. Surrender, Chester Darlington.
Mrs. Re0ecca SmaItey, FRANK
Sapp, Geo. AodIeheart, Joshua
Brown, Harry IomlIn, John Per
k.ns, Mrs. John Perkins, RAYMOND
South, Clarence Reed. W m. l. Ap-
p.Sozi W III. 1,: ~. 0L C II, - t5I9I'
William 7 AnnIehv Trs Emma F
ADplebv. william L. Appleby. Jr..
William Allen, Mrs. Elizabeth A.
NJ BoEce' Mrs Lld| BaLard' VIII
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-05-22
HONOR ROLL FOR WHITE
CLAY CREEK HUNDRED
Subscribers to the Third Liberty Loan
Continued from last uesk)

z. H. Srager. Sol Wilson. New
ark Trust and Safe Deposit Co.,
Florence Colbert, Fred D. Reed,
Thomas Kennedy. Lizzie Hoffman,
George ". Rhodes, James ",
Ewing, Louis Hoffman, Frank Pal
mer, Ernest Lwyman, Mary L.
Kennedy, Charles Colmery, VIM.
Loyett, F. H. Weller, Helen NJ.
Rhodes. Div. a. O. H, No. s, Etna
H. H. and L. Company, A. c. Stiltz,
Mrs. a. c. Stiltz. +. J Colbert,
Ferd Stiltz, Dr.. Floyd Mechling,
St. John r. c. Church, Allen Cum
ningham. Lee Lewis, Mrs. H. n.
Reed, H. Newell Reed, Margaret
Kelley.
Subscriptions in Bird District
Geo. D. Morrison, VIM. H. Leyey,
James H. Marshall, Leslie Mccall
lester, ". TruXton B0yce, J. Allen
Morrison, Harry Stafford, Paul
Murray, Fred Mitchell, Mrs. Julia
Murray, Frank Moore, knights Of
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-05-22

suited to purchase he would not
sell his land to US.
Il appointed the following com
mittee to 60 all over the State and
look up the various tracts that
might be adapted for our purpose:
Robert G. Houston, of George
town; Arley B. Magee, Of Dover;
former Governor Charles R. Miller,
Of Wilmington; John B. Hutton, Of
Dover. and W. X. Morgan, of Sea-
ford. That committee made re-
port unanimously in favor of the
Townsend tract as best suited for
the purpose Of an institution for
the Predetermined. 1t had isola-
ton, the soil for small fruits, soil
for brick-making, sand for CONNER
cial purposes, and the land requir-
ed for the care Of the COO feeble
minded persons on record in Della
ware.
AT a meeting on May 3, Of this
year, it was unanimously agreed by
Mr.. Houston, Mrs. .Nessick, ex-
Governor Hiller and myself. men,
bers Of the commission, that the
Townsend tract was the best locat-
ed and adapted for an Institution
for the feeble-minded. That meet
ing was held at my home in New
Castle, as | was just getting over
pneumonia at the time. Because
there was but a bare quorum pre-
sent, at the request Of Ex-Governor
Miller, who said he would like to
see more persons present, it was
moved and carried that we hold an
adjourned meeting on May 8 at the
Hotel DUPONT. Mr.. Miller said he
would try to get Senator Gormley
to attend. Governor Miller called
me on Sunday morning and told me
that he had gotten word from
Senator Gormley that he would be
present.
At this meeting | told the COM
mission that Mr.. Deemer, some
other persons and myself would
assume the cost Of the Townsend
tract, and that it would not cost
the State one cent.
After notice had been sent to
all the members, we met according
to program at the Hotel dupont,
with the following present: Mr..
Magee, Senator Gornlley, Mrs.
Messick, Mr.. Hutton, Mr.. Houston
and myself. After the subject had
been thoroughly discussed a reso-
luton was offered by Mr.. Magee to
purchase the Townsend tract, and
it was unanimously adopted, Sena-
tor Gormley saying if was his
choice from the first"
It is Of interest to note in pass
ing that Mr.. Magee and Senator
Gormley are Democrats, to show
that there was nothing political in
the transaction.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-05-22

worked increasingly to have a mod
ern institution for that purpose
established in Delaware.
The Governor Townsend tract
was selected by the commission in
preference to a tract owned by
State Senator Edward Hart, near
Townsend, who offered up to 1000
acres at $50 an acre, or $50, 400 for
the entire tract. The Townsend
farm in Sussex county, because of
its buildings, its adaptability to
the raising Of small fruits, the
brick-making plant that is on it
and the commercial value of the
sand it contains was deemed pre-
ferable to the Hart farm, and aside
from that It had the isolation from
populous certers which the COM
mission deemed necessary for an
institution for the feeble minded.
The commission which has pur-
chased the Townsend tract for the
State, appointed by. Governor
Townsend under authority of an
Of the Legislature, passed in 1917,
comprises Mrs. Deemer, who is the
chairman; former Governor Chas.
R. Miller, and State Senator
Thomas F. Gormley, of Whining
ton, Mrs. Emma Burnett, John B.
Hutton and Arley B. Magee, of
Dover; Mrs. S. H. Messick, Of
Bridgeville: William X. Morgan, of
SeafOrd, and Robert G. Houston, of
Georgetown.
That there has been nothing
political in its actions is evident
from the fact that Republicans
and Democrats alike Joined in vot-
ing for the purchase Of the Town
send tract in Sussex county.
Mrs. Deemer when recently ask
ed how the Townsend tract first
came to the attention of the Com
mission said:
Mr.. Deemer and | saw it when
looking over Sussex county for
suitable sites in October, 1916"
/ said Mrs. Deemer. I'VE did not
know to whom it belonged, and did
not find out until April of last
year, after the bill providing for
an institution for the feeble-mind-
ed had passed the Legislature. |
went. to the Governor and drew a
diagram of the tract-here, | have
the pencil drawing l made at the
time-and asked him if he knew
who owned the land in question
The conversation revealed that the
tract was owned by the Governor.
Mrs. Deemer, that's NINE, the
Governor said. 4 couldn't sell it
| don't want to sell it. | bought il
with the idea of setting out big
orchard there. It's been one of my
dreams to have a big orchard
there | began to tell him how
suited 1t was to our purposes.
had to urge him many, many times
on different days, before he would
consider selling it. What partic-
ularly attracted ne was the brick
plant, and the sand that can be
utilized for commercial purposes,
aside from its other advantages
for an institution such as is con-
templated. Governor Townsend
told US that if we could find an
other piece of land equally as we'll
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-05-22
FEEBLE MINDED INSTI-
TUITION TO BE GIFT
Mrs. Deemer Discusses the Sc
lection of Townsend
Tract

-- mat the acquisition Of tract Of
$50 acres in Sussex county from
Governor John G. Townsend, Jr.,
by the Delaware Commission for
the Feeble-Minded as a site for an
institution for care Of feeble-mind-
ed persons will not cost the State
Of Delaware one cent, became
known today.
The So. 400 which Will be paid
to Governor Townsend for the
farm will be contributed by priv
ate citizens of the State. Not one
cent of it will come out of the State
Treasury.
Mrs. Selden s. Deemer. Of New
Castle, who is chairman Of the
committee; Mr.. Deemer, General
t. Coleman dupont, Colonel j.
Ernest Smith and other public
spirited citizens stand responsible
for the $50, 400 and will contribute
that amount.
The Legislature, in the act Of
creating the Commission for the
Feeble Minded, appropriated S10,-
600 for the purchase of. a site.
erection of the necessary build
ings, etc. Not one cent Of that APP
preparation will be used for the
purchase Of the Townsend tract,
which is located between StOckley
and Selbyville, in Sussex county,
and was the unanimous choice Of
the commission as a site for the in
stitution. The $4,000 will be
available for the erection Of neces-
sary buildings.
Not only will the State obtain
the Townsend tract without one
cent Of cost to the State, but Gov
ernor Townsend has sold it to the
commission at the price he paid for
it. Some of the tract was purchas-
ed as far back as four years ago,
and the Governor has been adding
to it ever since. Notwithstanding
the increase in Sussex county land
values, Governor Towsnend turned
his books over to members Of the
commission, allowed them to find
the amounts he had paid for the
land and sold the extensive tract
for exactly what he paid for it,
without any compensation for the
improvements he had made. He
was reluctant to sell, at that, but
did so only when urged that it was
the best adapted site in the State
for such an institution.
There are buildings IN good con-
dition on the farm already that
will accommodate from forty to
fifty feeble-minded persons and at
tendants, which is an important
point in the minds of the commits
sion. According to statistics
gathered, there are about coo
Predetermined persons in the State
All the above facts, and many
more, have been disclosed by Mrs.
Deemer, who has made thorough
study of the care of the feeble
minded persons, and who has
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-05-22

week by Robert Farralt, was 4,21o
rivets in tank in the same time
Devine's record was made after
Colonel w. V. Faber, member OF
Parliament for the west division
of Hampshire, had offered in a let
ter to the Daily Mail, twenty hVe
pounds sterling to the first riviter
in the United Kingdom to beat
Farrant's figures.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-05-22
Clyde Captures
Riveting Record

The Clyde has beaten the Lon
don riveting record, according to
the Daily Mail. Thomas Devine,
a former soldier, at the Dalmuir
yards of William Beardmore and
Company, has driven 4.422 rivets
in a side of a ship in nine hours.
The London record. made last
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
Puss in Boots, T.

to the room where the great hole
was. And then he laid the piece
of cheese on the floor and hid be-
hind the door.
Well. after a while the giant
mOuse poked his head out of the
hole and looked all around. And
as soon as he saw the cheese he
said:
'oh, doesn't that cheese smell just
divine?
| know its flavor H. mellow and fne:
How nice OF the giant to place it
here:
I'll gobble it up while the coast is
clear"
And he took three bites and
half and swallowed the cheese.
And after that he grew smaller ana
smaller, until at last he was no
bigger than an ordinary mouse that
runs around your grandmother's
house.
"Ah, isn't this hne?" he said.
Now ] can crawl through the
smallest hole in the castle wall"
and he ran across the room. And
then Puss jumped out from behind
the door and caught him. and in the
next story YOU shall hear what hap
pened after that.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
Animals and Light.

IL is we'll known that many ami
mails are very sensitive to different
degrees OF illumination-some seek
ing more light and others less.
Many larvae Matched on the floor OF
the sea make for the light. which Is
the best thing they can do for nu-
tritive and other reasons.
Still more frequent is the case OF
animals which show marked light
sentiVeness only when some I'M
usual conditions have interviewed.
such as pcTturbations in the water
or fuulncSs of water.
They retreat in the direction of
the light conditions ihrv are accus-
toned to. They make for stronger
or weaker liz HI. rs I've case may be.
Jnd the degree OF illumination has
a dirCCLirE ,ufirirUr's fI q. sense.
Eut il 3 not ~. fa~rr.' ~ iliumina-
ION in itself that is significant: 4;
is ;hc aNnl..an", 81 rua, Oinitant I'M
pTopiti"us conditions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
Half-Mast.

On" OF the mort universal OF GUS
tons H. tho hosting Of flags on pub
lie buildings only part Of the way
~ thc hagpo'cs when n prominent
ran dies. Originally this practice
was a military one. Ever since flags
were used in war IL has bern the
custom TO have tn" flag Of tho SUI
pc-inr or conoucr'ng nati"n above
that or the Inferior or vapduiShcd.
When an army found i:seIf hope
l"ssiv beaten it hauIN4 its flag down.
far enough for the flag Of tho vic
tors to he n'H"Cd above II on 80
sam" pole. This was a token. not OF
suhn' sSiun. but of respect. In Iik,-
mE nn'r when a famous soldier died
naGS wer" lowered not only 20 in
diCate respect to his memory. but
To show that he had succumbed TO
the great cundueror OF death.
for whosr fl1E space was left at the
top OF the flagstaff.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
A Final Farewell.

4 Frenchman saying at a London
hotel. when presented with his bill.
paid II without formal protest, but
wac most indignant at its amount
II Wish to see &c pToprietaire." he
ssid-to the clerk. In a minute the
proprie or appeared. The French
man was all smiles "Ah." he ex-
claimed. Il must embrace your
Tut why should you wish to en-
brace me. SIR. asked The aston
iShed hotel keeper. II do not un-
a. -ch.i. Lock at gees BILL"
Yes, your -sceipted bill. What ~
it," what of IL? Simply seeA
zsire: II means nat I shall neVaIPA
no nevaire, zee you again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
By DAVID CORY.

.EET HATS a hard task" said
the old owl when little
Puss Junior asked him
how he was to kill the
great mouse that lived in the
giants house. as mentioned in the
story before this.
But the little canary bird who
sings every day to the giant told
me you would help me. and I've
come way up here on the roof OF
the castle to ask you" said little
Puss Junior with a sigh. Please
help me. Mr.. Owl"
''Oh, very we'll" said that wise
old bird. Nov listen carefully.
for that mouse is as large as a dog
and very fierce, and you would have
a hard battle with him, let me tell
you, II you tried to catch him the
way you would an ordinary mouse"
So Puss kept very quiet. and
pretty soon the wise old owl said.
You wait here while fly up to the
moon for some green cheese. And
then you can put some by the hole
IN the wall. and as soon as the
mouse eats it, he viii become as
small as an ordinary house. After
that. you can catch him easily
enuBSh-that j.. If you are still a
good mouscr.'
And then the old oa.I flew up to
tile moon and Knocked on the from.
door OF thr Man in the Mona
house
Il want a piece OF very green
cheese.
Mr.. Man in the Moon. as quick as
You please.
Way down on The earth in a giants
house
Lives monstr"us thief. gray col
oTed- uuuyc,
And little FUSS Junior must catch
him tonight
Or the ant will give him a terrible
fright"
Wei, J, that's the ease" said the
Man In tn" Moon. "IIl give you
piece Of green cheese. But mind
you. don't you ever tell auybo iy
for moon cheese is not for saic nor
IL il for use on earth"
So he. went cut and broke of
piere just inside the rim 81 the
moon SO II wouldn't show. YOU kno.
and then hr handed It to the Old
owl, VINO took il in his bcIk and
few down to earth a. fast AZ he
could. Maybe lie sid down n moon
beam. for IL tols him such a short
time that Puss was surprised to
see him so soon.
Here's the cheese" said the owl.
q nd then FUSS went inside the cas-
tie and down the stairs till he came
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
Sturdy Vegetarians.

The Roman soldiers. who built
such wonderful roads and carried
a weight OF armor and luggage
that would crush the average farm
hand. lived on coarse brow-u-.b bread
and sour wine. They were temper
ate in diet and regular and con-
slant in exercise. The Spanish
peasant works every day and dances
half the night, yet eats only black
bread. onion. and watermelon. The
Smyrna porter eats only fruit and
sour olives. yet he walks on with
his load of 100 pounds.