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Newark post., 1919-02-26
"WAGES A POPULAR
SOURCE OF INQUIRY"
Miss Malone, Former Ten
Hour Law Inspector
Makes Timely Com
parlSOn

One of the most recent visitors
at the office Of the Consumers
League of Delaware who called in
for latest firsthand news of the
Minimum Wage Bill in which she
is much interested, was former
Ten Hour Law Inspector for Della
ware, Miss Mary Malone.
What with living the life of
good old-fas hioned farmer, raising
stock and poultry, making butter,
growing feed, as we'll as getting
through the host OF other things
that make up the busy farmers
life, you wouldn't think Miss Ma
lone had time for anything else.
Just at present, too, she is par
ticularly keen on pigs which are
thriving in thorough going pro-
gressive and cooperative fashion.
But whether this is because they
bear the names of well known and
highly respected social workers in
Wilmington, Miss Malone is not
prepared to say. Two of the latest
arrivals have been named Sybil
and Circe. So now it's a race be-
tween the classics and the modern
progreSsiveS.
No, these novel attractions have
not dimmed the industrial memoir
les Of former Inspector Malone.
at is only five short years ago"
she said "since children were re-
ceiving in some instances $3.50
and women S4.00 a week in certain
industries in this district. Before
the end Of my four years service
as Ten Hour Law Inspector, l knew
Of children who were receiving as
much as $500 a week; but
haven't the least doubt, in view of
the exceedingly high prices in VIII
m!ngton. that wages require an
other boost.
up to a little over a year ago,
the best industries had so raised
their wages that they will probably
not be affected by a Minimum
Wage Law. 1t seems to me it would
be greatly to their interest to have
such law because it would bring
the more inefficient industries up
TO their standard. 1t must be hard
for them to have to stand such
unfair competition.
Wages are a popular subject of
inquiry anyhow; at least l have
noticed that the wages for legis-
lators and Judges in this state
have been raised quite recently.
so why not get a boost on the
most poorly paid. industrial work
ers?
Farmers find it to their econo-
mic interest to pay every attention
to the animals that depend upon
them for food and care if they are
to give their best services. How
much more should employers see
that their economic interests are
dependent on a decently clothed
properly fed, healthily happy EN-.
ployee?
This is a poor standard by
which to measure the needs OF
! human beings but it is the only
standard that the inefficient en-
/ ployer, the low-wage employer
can APPRECIATE"
Newark post., 1919-02-26

Jastrow-The War and the Co,l
ing Peace
ddard-Frank-Stakes of II
War
Gauss-Why We are at War
Faust-The German Element !
the United States
Clark and others-Readings
the Economics of War
Wilmore-The Great Crime an
its Moral
Fish-American Diplomacy
Abbott-The Expansion of F,
rope
Hazen-Modern European Hi
tory
Paetow-Guide to the Study
Medieval History
observation-disclosures Hfsto,
1862-1914
Fish-Development of Americ;
Nationality (revised edition.
Farrand-The Development
the United States
Muzzey - National Conferen
on War Economy
Newark post., 1919-02-26
N. E. A. MAKES DRIVE.
FOR MEMBERSHIP
Delaware and California il
Drive for First Place

DClC" al Z anu NIlilO MA III
Drive for First Place
Delaware's quota is 120 new
members. To date the county super
intendents have reported lis new
members, or SO per cent of the
quota. Supt. Scott Of Wilmington
has promised to interest his crops
of teachers in the Campaign, and
with the aid of the Wilmington
teachers, Delaware should lead the
States. The teachers of Delaware
are taking a lively interest in Ma
tional Education Bill, known as
S 1887, and have petitioned Della
wares representatives in Congress
to support the measure. The bill
carries an appropriation of $780,
100000. Should it be enacted into
law, Delaware would receive as her
share nearly S185,O00 for public
education.
Mr.. Spaid says Delaware would
have gone over the top last month
had not the prevalence of the in
fuenza prevented Supt. f. J.
Hardesty from holding meetings of
his teachers in Seaford and
Georgetown.
Kent County is leading with a
membership of 81; Sussex comes
next with a membership of 80,
while New Castle reports Is.
Newark post., 1919-02-26
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
RECORD FOR MONTH
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page y
Eighth Grade-Lewis Green, Sid
ney Hoffman, Alma Johnston,
Earle Mote, Alice Rothwell, Will
liam Rupp, Bessie Shew, Elizabeth
Spence, Wesley Wollaston, Leon
Walls, Theresa Cage, Gladys Clark,
Mildred Coy, Mary Griffith, Bessie
Handloff, Edna Holton, Mildred
Richards, Gladys Rose, Violet
Rowan, Evelyn Stoll, Alice Will
liams, Lille Willis, Frank Dun
levy, Clifton Ivins, Wallace Ligget,
George Powell, Raymond Russell,
Penrose Wilson, Marshall Manns.
High School - Gertrude Brown,
Lillian Connell, Florence Gray,
Mildred Major, Naomi Riley, Rob
ert Cook, Ernest Stafford, Lewis
Stafford, Henry Townsend, Daniel
Walton, Norman Appleby, Victor
Armstrong, Evelyn Carpenter.
Charlotte Dayette, Earle Evans,
Dorothy Hotfecker, John H0ffeck-
er, Helen Jarmon, Beulah Law,
Paul Moore, Marian Nesbit, Kath-
leen Wright, Frances ButtIes,
Hazel Collins, Madeline Johnston,
Alma DunIevy, Alice Leak, Sara
Lovett, Helen Pillsbury, Beatrice
Yansant. Rebecca Wollaston, Edith
Zebley. Waldo Lovett, Ernest NIL
liken, Sara Brown, Edith Edman-
son, Marion GaIlaher, GLADYS Nc
Allister Elizabeth McNeal. Martha
Wollaston, Wallace Cook, Earle
Ramsay, Granville Robinson, john
son Rowan, John Williams, George
Mitchell.
The following have attended
every day during the school year.:
Mary Hopkins, Francis StaDleton,
Ebert Wright, Eugene Thomas
Joseph Gregg, Donald Armstrong,
Otis Gregg, Lydia Cox, Annie Full
ton, Jessie Kinch, Mary Campbell,
Reta McConaughy, Eathryne Hot
fecker Catharine Ho,5on. Amos
Collins, Marian Durnau, Sidney
Hoffman. Earle Mote, Mildred Cox,
Edna Holton, Gladys Rose. Alice
Williams. Lille willis, Clifton
Ivins, Raymond Russell. Florence
Gray, Mildred Major, Robert Cook,
Charlotte Dayette, Dorothy Hof-
fecker, John Hoffecker, Marian
Nesbit, Madeline Johnston, John
son Rowan.
Though six months have passed
since the present school year be-
gan. yet the number of days the
schools have been open is eighty
seven. This loss of time will prove
a big handicap to the students in
asmuch as the schools are at pres
ent graded ahead. 1t is only
through the cooperation Of par
ents and increased interest on the
part of many students that we hope
to bring the schools to a higher
standard. The work being done by
the teachers is commendable. In
some Of the grades it is highly
commendable. Let me urge the
parents whose children do not
seem to be happy in their school
work to consult the teacher or
principal. Eleven Of the seventeen
teachers are new to conditions
here.
Phineas Morris,
Newark post., 1919-02-26
Appointed Teller at
Farmers Trust Co.

Claude c, Buck, formerly with
the Franklin National Bank of
Philadelphia has accepted the po-
sition of teller at the Farmers
Trust Co., and assumed his duties
on Monday.
Newark post., 1919-02-26
Colonel Reed Sends
Word of Pioneers

Governor Townsend on Thurs
day received from Colonel J. w.
Reed, commanding officer of the
59th Pioneer Infantry, American
E. F., in France, letter contain
ing two maps, pne of entire
France, the other a section in
which the American armies operat-
ed during hostilitieS. This latter
Newark post., 1919-02-26

to Mathematical Literature
Rosenbusch Iddings - Micro
scopical Photography OF the
Rock-Making Minerals
Useful Arts
Fletcher - The Strawberry OF
North America
Davis-School and Home Gar
dening
Bailey-Farm and Garden Rule
Book
Bailey-The Pruning Manual
Jones - The Business Admins
TRAITOR
Rollins-Tables of Bond Values
Swinney-Merchandising
Bone - Coal and its Scientific
Uses
Watson-The Chemical Consti-
tuition of Colour
Mitchell-Edible Oils and Fats
Matthews - Laboratory Manual
of Deying and Textile Chemistry
Matthews-Textile Fibres
Smith,. n. 7. and other Nitro
toluenes
Biography
Cullom-Fifty Years of Public
Service
Foraker-Notes of a Busy Life
| Gorky-In the World
Observation-Disclosures
Vreeland-Hugo Grotius
Harris-PubIic Life of Zachar-
iah Chandler
. Clark-Life and Letters of John
Fiske
/ Hanney-Diaz
. Pears-Abdul Hamid
/ Bland-Li Hung-Chang
History and Travel
/ Giles-China and the Chinese
Latourette-The Development of
China
. Wiener - The Interpretation of
the Russian People
/ Bunyan-South America, Obser-
vatiOns and Impressions
BeneZat-The World War
/ Kettle-The Ways of War
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10

HURT REAL ESTATE VALUES
Urgent Reason Given by Practical Men
for the Elimination Of insight
ly Biliboards.

A step, and n of considerable i'm
p%ortance, toward the exit. at least in
many places, of the much-discussed
American billboard was taken in At
lantic City when the National Asso-
citation of Real Estate boards agreed
in condemnation Of this form of out
door advertising, without a dissenting
voice among the 1000 delegates. This
sweeping agreement followed an ad-
dress by the president of the Chicago
Municipal Art league. in which he de-
clared that the advertising billboard
is now generally recognized as one of
the leading nuisances in the home life
of American cities. The case against
"thOse purveyOrs of information to an
unwilling public that line so many OF
our public streets" has ceased to be
one of esthetics and become a matter
of practical business concern to a large
group Of very practical men because
they lower real estate values. And.
with the campaign against them rein
forced by real estate dealers all over
the country, the billboard may well
tremble on its often unstable founda-
lions for its future existence.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10
Teach Proper Housing.

Cincinnati is said to be doing more
10 solve the problem of the careless
tenant than any other city in the
United States. This is being carried
on through a better housing league.
The Ohio city put into effect the first
systematic plan for teaching housing
in the public schools, It is declared.
Three visiting h~ousekeepers are at
work In various districts of the city.
Each has a district small enough so
that she can get to all the houses In
her territory frequently. She gets In
touch with the owner, explains the
work. seeks his cooperation, and asks
In return for her services that he
make reasonable repairs that she may
recommend.
1t is not claimed by the league that
the visiting h~ousekeepers will revo-
lutionize conditions In a day or a year.
What Is being accomplished. 1t is
stated. is so satisfactory that the
league hopes to gradually extend the
work so that 1t may reach every tenant
in the city.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10
Trance Treatment.

DIR. Thomas Pomeroy. a New York
physician. Is quite an unusual type Of
doctor, with methods peculiar to him
self. When a patient presents him
self. Doctor PomerOy, instead of sub
jecting him to the conventional exam
nation. takes the patient by the hand,
and goes into a kind Of trance.
During this trance he analyses all
the patients symptoms before com
ing back to EARTH" and dictates a pre-
scription which is taken down on the
spot by his niece. who has been his as.
sistant for many. years. He uses moth
ing but herbs in treating his patients.
and generally is averse to surgery.
When the trance Is over Doctor Pom
eroy is seldom able to remember what
he said while 1t lasted, but the method
is said to be so unerring that some of
the most successful medical men call
him as second opinion In cases where
they are in doubt of the correctness
of their own diagnoses.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10

opportunities that pass by the renter;
likewise his family will be accepted
in social circles that are denied to
those who do moi own their W
homes. But best of all. is the salts
faction that comes from knowing that
the place in which you live Is yours,
to fix up as you see fit.
Home building now is IN the boom.
Rents are high and houses scarce. The
money that is paid for rent will pay
for II home. With a small amount of
cash. the local banker or building and
loan association, or real estate man
will provide the family man with the
sort of home he wants built according
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10
No Monotony.

81 reckon you had II right lively
time in Kanss City, |insinuated an
acquaintance.
~''Tollable," replied Gabe Gosnell Of
Grudge, but nothing like what | prob
ably would have had if | wasn't con
siderable lively on my feet. You see,
up in Kay See, if you meet ii re-
spectacle looking nan after 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, anywhere the least
bit off to one side, he's a hold-up and
robs you. And if you meet one that
don't look. respectable, he's a plain
clothes policeman. and pounds you
because he thinks you're IA hold-up. So
| was practically on the keen jump all
the time | was there. lodging one or
the other."-Kansas City Star.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10
PHYSICIANS TEST IS
USED ON MOTOR CARS
Stethoscope Employed to Exam.
inc Hearts of Machines.
Expert Tester lnspeets Power Plant
OF Modern Automobile With Much
Preeision-Siiohtest Unnatural
Sound Detected.

Automobile engineers in their new
~er-ceasing efforts to attain the high
est degree of perfection in motors
have invaded the field of surgery to
obtain an instrument which will aid
them.
The stethOscOpe is the instrument
which has found its way into the
automobile industry.
1t is being utilized in the final test
department of numerous motor a
factories.
The motor of nearly every car is to-
day subjected to the "~stethoscope
test" before the car is permitted to
leave the factory. In the same man.
ner that the physician employs this
instrument In examining the heart
the power plant-Of a patient, for
'murmurs," the expert tester exam
ines the power plant of the modern
automobile.
With the ends of the stethoscope
tubes In his ears, the mechanic "goes
over" the motor with precision. Just
as the doctor Oftentimes puts the per-
son being examined through certain
physical exercises, the motor is put
through Its various PAGES and speeds,
the tester meanwhile sounding it out
with his instrument.
IL the results of the examination
are not absolutely satisfactory, the
tester diagnoses the trouble and rec
ommends the remedy.
The stethoscope tests are conduct
ed in what are known as silent rooms.
These rooms, though in the heart of
the factory, are isolated in such a
manner as to be practically sound
proof. There. with the aid of the
stethoscope, the trained ear of the
mechanic can detect the slightest
unnatural sound In a motor.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10
City Planning Proposed.

The city Of Auburn, Maine, is to try
the city planning method. Last fall
1t contracted with a park building as
ISOLATION Of Chicago. to draft n plan
for the city, and il will be ready in
October. 1t will be accompanied by
a comprehensive report of its construc-
tion and suggestions relative to its
execution. The cost Of the plan is
$1,000. and it provides for the great
est possible development in the mex
80 years. 1t is being adopted by Au-
burn in preference to haphazard meth
DDS followed by many cities.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10

The kitchen Is well-equipped with cup
boards and other cOnveniences, and
each bedroom has a closet. As this
house is built there Is no basement
under II, but any contractor car con-
struct one to take care OF the heating
plant and provide space for the stor-
& of vegetables. etc.
The floor plan that accompanies the
exterior view Of this bungalow shows
how well the rooms are arranged for
comfort and for the convenience of
the hOusekeeper. The living and din
ing rooms and kitchen all are at the
front Of the house; the two bedrooms
are at the rear, and the bathroom ad-
Joins them. The living room opens out
on the front porch. while the dining
room is at the front Of the house also.
All are goOd-sized rooms; larger than
the average small house contains.
such a home as this should appeal
10 the prospective builder who wants
a comfortable, convenient and attrac-
tive little house. that comparatively.
is not costly to build.
The first thing that a person who
wants to build should consider: What
sort Of a home do ] need? II is not
a wise policy TO put a $1,000 building
on a $1,000 lot; neither is 1t good bust
ness to have the home far out Of pro-
portion to the value Of the site. This
is because the time may come when 1t
a.. .o.,...rv - call and h,i1Iino N
house that Is readily saleable makes
It a good investment.
After the site is selected. before the
plan finally is determined upon, 1t is
well TO consult the local architect. the
contractor who Is expected to build the
house and the material dealer, who
will supply the lumber and other mate
rails that are to 60 into the building.
These men through education and ex-
perience are building specialists and
can give the prospective builder some
valuable advice about the plan and
the materials to be used.
The advantages Of building a home,
rathed than buying n already con
structed are many. The owner by
building can get the sort Of an tx
terror that appeals to him; and the
women members of the family can
have Incorporated in the plan the
little conveniences that they have
seer in other homes that appealed to
them. After the home is erected every
member of the family will have the
sort Of house that he or she believes
Is best suited to their needs.
Owning a home requires. In a major
fly Of cases, systematic saving. Sys-
tematic saving is undoubtedly the
greatest method by which to secure
assets that win come In mighty handy
in the future. BY ~obligating oneself to
pay for a home. as the years 60 by an
asset will be created In place of q
Of rent receipts. The home
owner, when he moves into his own
home. at once becomes Q more stable
member of his community; one who Is
upon - q fixture and not a
To him YIN come business
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10
PREFERS DEATH TO PARTING
Facing Separation. Ohio Woman Kills
Seven Children and
Herself.

Jacksonville, O.-Several hours be-
to the Athens county home seven
children. ranging in age from six
weeks to ten years. were found with
their mother. Mrs. Tony Stavisar.
burned to death or asphyxiated in
their home at Kimberly. a small min
ing town near here.
The children were tied TO their beds
and coal oil had been sprinkled over
the room.
II is supposed that worry over the
separation caused tho mother to de-
stroy herself and the children.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10
WILL TEACH HIGHWAY WORK
University Of Michigan Announces
Course In Road Transport 70
lts Students.

One Of the most far-reaching devel-
opments to place u national high
way system On a sound. Uniform and
economical basis is the recent an
nouncement by President H. B. Hutch
ins that the University Of Michigan
will offer a course in highway trans
port to its students. says the B. F.
Goodrich Rubber company.
The Significance OF highway freight
transportation was wildly brought TO
light by the war and is now recognized
as much a part Of our shipping and
communication scheme as are the rail-
roads and the steamship lines.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10
FOUND MISSING
HEIR" IN JAIL
Long Search of United States
Naval Authorities Comes to
an End.
WAS HELD AS F0RGER
EiQhteen-Year-Oid Youth Boasts Of
Shrewd Trick Which, az He Said,
"Fooied Them All for
Awhile"

Green Bay. Wis.-In the state re-
fOrmatOry pasty-faced, hollow
checked lad of eighteen PAGES back and
forth In his cell. He is ashamed To
lOOk his cOuntrymen I'm the face be-
cause he Is a deserter from the Unit
ed States navy. His name is AdoIpn
Gerds, alias Daniel II. Tolman.
He is the boy who tricked the au-
thOrities at the Great Lakes Naval
Training station into believing he was
the missing heir to the S4,0OO,0O0 es-
tate of the late Daniel ii. Tolman Of
Philadelphia.
The whereabouts of this youth, who
had played tag with military and POI
lice officials throughout the United
States for seven months, did not be-
come known until a short time ago,
Then it was his tongue that told his
whereabouts TO the world.
Confdes in Cellmates.
"Yep. I'm the bird you read about
in the papers, he had told his cell
mates. Il almost had them believing
that | was the missing heir to an es-
tate of S4,"oO,0OO left by "A loan shark
in Philadelphia named Tolman. But
keep ii quiet"
But his mates couldn't let the story
rest. The guard heard it. From the
lad he forced Il confession. Then au-
thorities at the reformatory communi-
Gated with the Great Lakes Naval
Training station. Naval and civil in
~telligence officers were sent to the In
stitution. Then the identity vas es-
tablished.
Prisoners Story.
lie told the officers the following
story:
Il admit that | made a botch job
of II mt the finish, but you'll have to
give me credit for foollng them for a
while.
The whole thing started in Milwau-
kee. didn't have IA dime in my pocket
and my clothes were almost in rags.
My poor old mother, who lives at 145S
Spring street. was just about living,
and even though | tried hard. |
couldn't help her along.
''One day a fellow stopped me on
the street and told me | resembled the
missing heir To n fortune. lie said the
heirs name was Tolman. We talked it
over, srhemed and planned and before
the end Of the week | had made my de-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10
ADVANTAGES OF GOOD ROADS
Public improvements Will Effect Mate
rial Reduction in High Cost
Of Living.

Food products were never higher
priced or more needed than they were
this past year. and yet the food ad-
ministration states that one-half of our
perishable produce rotted on the
ground for lack of transportation IA
cilities," said George C. Hubbs. sales
manager for a large automobile on
&C n. "Such a waste would be un-
heard of In Europe. 1t would spell ma
tional disaster. And at first thought
it seems remarkable that 1t should be
true Of the country which has 229.951
miles of railroad as against 349,391
miles for all the rest of the world put
together. and 100000 motor vehicles
as against approximately 100000 for
the rest of the world.
but we must remember that all
this great network of railroads and
waterways might as well not exist, so
far as the farmer located five miles
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-10

Change your tires from wheel to
wheel.
Glance both ways on each cross
street, and If you're not on the main
t~horoughfare slow down before you
cross.
Do not fail to test your battery with
a hydrOmeter every week. A reading
of LEO to 1,175 shows that battery is
discharged.
Springs are easily fabricated by
lacking up the body of "A car and sep
aratlng the leaves with Il screw-drlver
or leaf-spreading tool.
of ears; do a number of errands In one
trip; carry purchases home In the car
to reduce deliveries by the stores.
When brakes squeak it is usually
due TO dirt forced into the lining fabric
when pressed against. the drum. Often
this dirt can be washed out with kero-
sene. t.s.
When putting on new tires, where
all are the same size, put them on
the rear wheels and the half-worn ones
on the front wheels-they will last
longer.
IF gears or diferentlal become noisy
a temporary relief may be obtained by
using a heavier oil or grease. but this
trouble comes back as the lubricant
gets low.
Stop when the street car ahead Of
you stops. and stand still till all pas
sengers getting OF are out Of the
street. In most cities this Is required
by ordinance.