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Milford chronicle., 1919-04-18
FELTON,.

We were sorry to learn Of the death of
the infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs Holstein
which occurred last week The funeral
services. were held on Sunday at the NJ.
p. Church in charge Of Rev. Moore, and
| interment was made at Barratt's Chapel.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Carson entertained
on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Carson
and little daughter Helen, from Phila-
| dolphin, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor Of
Chicago, ILL.,, Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur Friedel
and children and Mrs. Oscar Hill Of near
FELTON,. A very pleasant day and evening
was spent by all.
Miss Beulah Kelly has returned to Will
mington after spending few days with
her parents.
The concert which was held Friday
evening at the Grange hall was well at
tended and enjoyed by all and was sue
cess in every respect.
The sad death Of Harry Barcus came
as a great shock to his many friends.
He had only been i'll one week He was
stricken with appendicitis and was re-
moved to the Delaware Hospital at Will
mington early last Tuesday morning, and
an operation was performed, but he was
too weak TO recover. Mr. Barcus was
well known and loved by every one. He
will be greatly missed by his many
friends and in his home where he was
so greatly needed. He was a member of
the Jr. o. L. A. NJ. Of FELTON, and a mem
Der of the Presbyterian Church. Funeral
services were held on Friday afternoon
at O'Clock from his late residence and
were in charge Of Rev. H. S. Dulaney,
and interment was made at Barratt's
Chapel He leaves a wife, who was Miss
Annie Carson, father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Barcus, and sis
ter. Mrs Clarence Raughley.
Miss Rachel Killen and friend were
with her parents for the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Alexander Of
Milford and Mrs. Emma Pierson of Ches-
void have returned to their homes after
being the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Carson.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
Education's Limping Progress.

Dr. D. president of National Education
cation that received advance of the Milwaukee
venon shows of for increased
beginning make inadequate appearance.
New York leads Of States increased salary provisions
BY establishing minimum of SIoos and maximum of $36so
annually minimum $500 for rural districts
Illinois makes the minimum 500 for thysx weeks adds mil
Eon appropriation and authorizes local dis
t double the educational Iowa the minimum for col
lse normal graduates
Indiana gives graded increase of from
Virginia raised its appropriation for teachers salaries $4,000
1918 Texas adds $oooooo annually
for IosI0 teachers salaries South Carolina raises its minimum
from s5s SIS the figure also fixed by Oregon North Dakota
Oklahoma Missouri Massachusetts, Pennsylvania California and
Connecticut increased educational appropriations
of which used salaries There also list Of
that increased salaries during the
all this inadequate beginning long
almost unnduable the opinion Of the officials of the
Cities of $50
per barely enough the increase
Commissioner of Education
that the increase is from of S533 in 1918 to
soso64 1918 figures which far below what
fixed by several States for factory girls
tons in rural schools
national unanimously
agreed digaceful condition changed and teachers
be but hmping
but miserable approximation to the needs
industrial education which
ingiy needed
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
MOST POPULAR YANK
IS GIVEN GOLD WATCH

Tony ,Poci. voted by his comrades,
THE most popular soldier at Walter
Reed" left for his home in Rock
ford, ILL.,, last night, the happy pos
SCISSOR of the 500 gold watch donated
by the Comeback" for the best
liked man at that institution. The
presentation was made Jointly by Sur
geon General Ireland and Col. James
Glennan in the gymnasium of the hos
pital. during the Afternoon, in the
presence Of a distinguished gathering
of ACKNOWLEDGMENT society women
and army officers. who were guests
at the opening of the new Rea SWIM
ming pool.
Psci, who is "a years old, was
wounded at Verdun. October 10. 1918,
by bursting shell as he was about
to go over the top. 'It was when
the fighting was at its worst" said
the young veteran. that l got hit.
had just shot big German out of q
tree and had watched him fall. when
orders came to advance. Just as we
got over the top a shell burst amone
us, and a piece Of shrapnel struck me
in the left leg. The doctors had to
amputate 1t above the knee"
The watch was to have been given
Poci at the close of the athletic meet
on the Fourth Of July. but he could
not be found. and the ceremony was
postponed until the surgeon generals
attendance at Walter Reed yesterday
made 1t possible to carry out the orig
inal program.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
From Six to Eleven.

tells the of in the
business She with capital of
sos low is worth hundreds of thousands.
doll hair manufactured this
business woman's shop, or by machines she invented
Truly remarkable of remarkably successful
climbed business until
this paragraph:
$50 she summoned of her former women employees
who had Many o them found
Children and housework keep them home dur
the day. but they eagerly responded chance work
a night from six until eleven"
Success" didn't look like
thinks Of the mothers who
thsr homes their babies after hard days housewo
factory 1t be pro6tablefo
business Improbable mothers and babies
We read
Most of these workers (speaing of the mothers
in her eleven) of foreign
birth-chiefy Finnish, Bohemian and Slavic"
Now then, let US ask ourselves this question:
of working foreign mothers in America from
night anything do with the readiness Of the
this revolt the behest of the
asitator?
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06

When the District of Columbia
gets the voting privilege Frederick
]. Rice will take a rest. Until then
however. he intends to keep plug
ging right along in the interest of
suffrage for Washingtonians. To-
ward this end he serves on the spe-
cial committee of the Board of
Trade to secure suffrage for the Dis
trict, and holds like position with
the Columbia Heights Citizens AS
ISOLATION. of which he was president
for three terms.
Mr.. Rice recently resigned from
the Office of assistant United States
attorney to resume the practice of
law in the partnership firm of Bell,
Marshall & Rice. Mr.. Rice comes
from an old Capitol Hill family.
which resided here before this city
became capital of the United States.
He is a graduate of Eastern High
School and Georgetown University.
He was admitted to the bar in
1911 and, following successful
practice of law. was made assistant
attorney. On the enactment of the
draft law he was appointed legal
representative Of the Government in
appeal cases before the Board OF
Exemptions. He is president of the
Capital Beneficial Association and is
vice president and treasurer Of the
Manhattan Dyeing and Cleaning
Company.
Besides affiliation already men,
toned. Mr.. Rice holds office in the
National Union Congressional Coun-
ell, and is a member of the WASH
ington Safety First Association, CO.
lumbia Country Club, Monday Eve
ming Club and the Knights Of CO.
lumbus.
He is greatly interested in ath-
letics and was a star performer at
the Hilltop during his college days.
He played baseball. ran for the track
team, and for two years was all
American basketball center. He has
since successfully coached Catholic
University basketball team to three
championships. He is married and
has three children. the oldest of
whom, a girl, attends the public
schools.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
THE PARAGRAPHER'S
NEWS VIEWS.

Holland feels that. every IRE made
with the wood Of the Hohenzollern
trse-cutter places her In q bad light
Atlanta Constitution.
The belief becomes stronger that 80
far as war Is concerned Germany did
not quite get all that was coming to
her.-Detroit Free Press.
To the last. the Germans. meditated
treachery. And yet they are demand
ing the trust and good will Of the
world.-Baltimore American.
One trouble Is that the country II
stocked up with lot OF people who
would rather divide up the property Of
other folks than earn and save some
Of their own.-Los Angeles Times.
German honor has been carried to
the grave. according to Berlin paper.
And the paper might have added that
the corpse did not require a very big
cofin.-Raleigh News and Observer.
Surgeon General Ireland Is quoted
as declaring that control Of pneumonia
Is in sight. The medical profession
never has made such strides as 1t Is
making today.-Charleston News and
Courier.
Senator Lodge could say. in reply
Senate Republicans would be easier
to lead IL there were fewer Presi-
Dental candidates among them
Springfield Republican.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
peace treaty was signed in the famous
Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. the Ger
man representatives were altogether
unable to see themselves as others
saw 'them.-Norfolk Virginian Pilot.
"It gives me heartiest pleasure to
congratulate you and the great people
whose First Magistrate you are" ehe
Emperor of japan cabled to President
Wilson. which. according to Hiram
Johnson. is the Mikado's way of shak-
ing mailed fist at us.-New York
World.
It is worth considering that the
more the embittered Germans shoot
off their mouths the less chance will
be given them for shooting of any
thing more dangerous.-Boston Tran
script
The war lasted until a majority of
Americans were almost sure they
could spell Sarajevo: almost, but not
quite.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Now the Turkish problem looms UP
for settlement and the L Of N. execu-
tives realize the magnitude of the
work ahead in reconciliRg Moham-
medan and Christian--Philadeip
Bulletin
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06

"A few OF our vocational books were
called for. but the purpose of most Of
the reading was manifestly recrea-
tional. The books and magazines
were regarded by the men as a means
Of killing time. and forgetting the
discomforts necessarily incident to a
trip on a closely crowded troop ship.
Our men were mostly from, States be-
yond the Mississippi, and they wanted
DOCKS OF outdoor life and adventure
Very few cared for anything about
the war or about European life and
peoples. They wanted books by
American authors and dealing with
present-day conditions in the United
states. There was little or no demand
for books in any language other than
English"
In The Life of John Redmond" :"
by Ware B. Wells. the author SAYS:
John Redmond will be represented in
history as the greatest Irish parlia-
mentarian OF his day. His name
stands in the past generation for the
constitutional movement for Irish
self-government, known as home rule.
ne brought Brltlsh democracy to the
point where it was on the eve Of ac-
cepting the Irish demand for self
government, only to pail on before the
results of his tireless craftsmanship
had born fruit.
The history of John Redmond is, in
effect. a history of Irish politics dur
ing the critical period when the whole
world was, and still is, alive to the
necessity and the wisdom of a salts
factory settlement Of a question which
has vexed the souls of good men for
many generations.
In the introduction Mr.. Wells gives
an historical background for this po-
litical issue which is a synopsis of
events in Ireland since 179S
Ware B. Wells is the author of "A
History Of Irish Rebellion" IAN Irish
Apologize" THE Irish Convention ana
Sim Fein'' and other books on the
same subject
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
BOOKDOM
By Lon,ac
From the "War Library Bulletin

On the transport Matson homeward bound from Saint Nazar
the the library that often required
at the book window books and take cards to keep
the line of borrowers from becoming conssd that of the
main deck -..
some OF the readers called book day. the of
the transport librarian Henry Green "The of the
popular titles remarkably rapid of the books bearing
many as eight date the days Of the hoewad
during which books issued By the end the fourth day
from St Nazare than hundred books left unds
urbed the shelves them the classics One day laid
the shelf under the charging about twenty volumes
Dickens Scott Thackay Eliot Ward James, Hows Hawthorne
e man from Montana along and asked something by
Jack London, Zane Grey NJ Bower Rex Beach, G. Nc
Cucheon On being told that all the titles by all these authors
out just hen he looked the shelf of classics
bum collection and asked for a magazine.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
AFRICA PAYS TRIBUTE
TO RHODES MEMORY

Buluwayo. South Africa, July s.
whites and blacks alike paid trib-
ute today to the memory of Cecil
John Rhodes, Britain's great "em-
pire builder" on the anniversary of
his natal day.
Rhodes. who died in 1900 at the
age of 40. was buried in the Ma
toppo hills near here. His grave
on the hill he called '.the view of
the world" was decorated today
with floral pieces which included
wreaths from Rhodes scholars the
world over.
The founder of the territory Of
Rhodesia left practically the whole
of his vast wealth. over $50, ,000. 900.
to public service. the best known
example being the scholarships at
Oxford University.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1919.

Copyright. 1879. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
This should be particularly
fortunate day, according to astrology.
Satxn. Venus, Mars and Uranus are
all in benefic aspect
1t Is held to be a most auspicious
rule for those who speak to audiences.
Clergymen should benefit. since the
stars are supposed to increase the re-
captivity of the human mind.
Saturn Is read as indicating respect
for the counsels and advice of the
aged. Preachers who are old should
find this day favorable to their ser
mons.
While the configuration seems to in
cline towards what is of the past in
creeed or faith, reactionary tendencies
will be but the precursors of radical
changes In thought, the seers declare
During this configuration the in
f1uences are most lucky for romances.
especially those that concern soldiers.
Mars Is in place that seems 70
promise a gradual realization of the
real meaning of recent service in the
war and benefits for soldiers are fore
cast
While all the signs are read as pre-
ledSih6 OtucnlS tIldt tudhe LOT
|, national progress after the war. there
will be social changes that may seri-
ously affect American life.
The stars that encourage eloquence
appear to foreshadow much lecturing
in new educational movements.
There is an aspect believed to in
dictate some sort of complications or
MISUNDERSTANDING in regard to Ameri-
lcanization work.
Uranus is read as giving promise
that there will be attention paid now
as never before in the speech of in
habitants of the United States.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of travel change and pro-
gress in the coming year. They sould
not speculate and should guard their
money.
Children born on this day are likely
to be kind and affectionate. These SUBJ
i jects OF Cancer are likely to be ex.
travagant and fastidious. but they
usually succeed.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
COTTON MEN NDORSE
FOREIGN TRADE BILLS

Asheville, N. c.. July 5.-The Cot
ton Manufacturers Association of
North Carolina passed resolutions at
their closing session here today in
dorsing movement to provide ade-
quate cable and wire facilities, fur
ther development Of the merchant
marine. extension OF American bank
ing insurance facilities abroad and
the protection of American invest
ments in foreign lands. The reso-
lutions call upon Congress to adopt
all measures calculated to extend
American foreign trade.
The cotton men also issued an ap-
peal. directed to labor, and espe-
ciaily labor employed in the cotton
mills Of the state, urging that it
be not nisled by agftators who seek
to create contention between capt.
tai and labor.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR
BY John Kendrick Bangs.

Copyright. igs, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
II you could look on war horrendous
You'd find your tribes less tremen-
dous.
II you could visit scenes war stricken
Where wires barbed and trenches
thicken,
And note the courage and the smiling
Mid scenes Of ruin all defiling.
You'd find. trow. mid desolation
A most uplifting inspiration
To lead you out Of present SORROW
To certainties Of cheer tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
Preacher Calls Wearing
Of Mourning Hypocrisy

Shinnston. W. Va, July s.
Wearing mourning for the dead is
hypocrisy. Rev. Elias n. Sharp. 30.
pioneer Baptist minister who died
here. declares in his will
Referring to his widow in his
will. he says:
My desire is Mat she enjoy all
the comforts of life that come with
in her reach, and not to clothe her
self in the draperies of mourning
as the manner of some. which is a
cover of hypocrisy"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
A PRAYER AT THE END OF
SPRING.
BY David Morton.

If l have been too sombre, Lord,
For daffodils that light the
Spring;
If l was too dull to see
The wiser worship that they
bring,
Lord, God of laughter and delight,
Remember not this thing.
If have walked in April ways,
Too solemn and too grave, alas,
For all Thy mirthful, careless
leaves,
Thy gay and gaIlant-hearted
grass,
Lord, stay me till I learn to heed
Thy laughter where l pass.
And when there comes another
Spring
Of tulips rising from the earth,
If | would go too darkly by
To sober things of lesser worth,
Lord, halt me where those pulpits
are,
To hear Thee preaching mirth.
Copyright, 1919, by David Morton.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
The Washington Heralfs Poet
Today Rhymes on
LESSON OF THE DAY."
pu rnNETrNn uANrr rnnYr

Masters (and servants) of Mammon,
Pause ye my poem to examined
A wisdom / wot me, so istl
Loi an arm is bone,
And fist is a stone,
Which is tied to truculent fist.
Nay, sirs, it is not that threat ye;
l neither assail nor abet ye;
offer this grain of my grist:
The Hand which is filed
Has its restlessness stilled
But the empty hand grows to fist
Ye may cite me from Levi to Livy,
But cite ye the Law of the Divvy
'Tis law of different twist:
A full hand holds steady,
An empty is ready
To knuckle itself to . fst
Yea, masters of might and of money,
| am droll, l am whimsied and funny
Yet should not my meaning be missed;
Many bones in the palm
Keep the populaee calm,
But beware ye the bones of the hst
tcopyrtght 1s1al
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
Newsie Notes.

The Inheritors" by Joseph Conrad
and Ford MADDOX Huefrer, bound in
leather. will soon be added to the Deep
Sea edition of Conrad's works pub
lished by Doubleday. Page & Co. .
Action, adventure and romance are
all combined in goodly doses in 1.-The
Branding Iron." a Western novel by
Katharine Newlin Burt which Hough-
ton Mifflin Co. announces for late
summer publication.
The following books formerly pub
Iished by Philip Goodman have recent
ly been added to the Knopf list:
Damn" and I'm Defense of Wom-
en-" by II. L Mencken, "a Book With
out a Title" by George Jean Nathan
and Flows Your Second Act by
Arthur Hopkins.
An out-of-the- ORDINARY book with a
progressive name and some peppy ad-
vice for the business man or Woman
comes from the Reilly & Lee press un-
der the inspiring title go" 1t is the
work of George Harrison Phelps. d.
rector of advertising for Dodge Bros.
Detroit
Will Rogers. the cowboy OF the
stage. has put his humorous epigrams
concerning the Peace Conference into
a book called 1.-THE Cowboy Philoso-
pher on the Peace Conference" which
the Harpers are to publish. 1t is ex-
pected that this will be the first of a
series of such books to be published
unCer the name of .Rogerisms."
Now that Blasco Ibanez, Benavente
and other Spanish authors are win
ming popular notice in this country
through their novels and plays, the
Holts' new book, Main Currents of
Spanish Literature" by Prof. ]. D.
Ford, ought to prove of special inter-
est to American readers. In it the
author also gives space to the newer
writers of Spanish America
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
PURELY PERSONAL

Miss Claudia L. Reid of the Treas
ury Department is visiting friends in
Roanoke, Va.
Charles L. Willis of Richmond. Va.
is the guest of NJ Edward Talbot or
the Dresden apartments.
Miss Lucy Brandt OF the Bureau of
War Risk Insurance, has returned
from a visit to Columbia, s. c., her
home.
Arthur L Grove and James P Hills
have returned from a visit to Blue
mont,>-Va-
George NJ. Reister and Henry O..
merce are in Atlantic City, n. ].
Perry w. Williams of McKeesport.
Pa. is in the city for a few days.
Lieut. Herbert Jones expects to
leave Washington Tuesday for France
with the graduating class of West
Point.
John G. McGrath is expected to re-
turn to this city today. following an
absence Of three days.
Dewey Zirkin will return this even
ing from motor trip in the Blue
Ridge.
Capt. Lutte L. Collier and son. EN-
nett, spent the weekend at Atlantic
City, n. j.
T
in Riverdale, Nd. He will spend the
summer with his family in a cottage
on the bay, near Baltimore.
Francis Cole and a party of friends
remained over the Fourth at Colonial
Beach as guests Of John Stockard.
Raymond Esher, 6oe Florida avenue
northwest. who is serving in the
United States Cavalry, writes friends
that he is now stationed at Fort
Apache, Arizona. Mr.. Esher hopes to
be released from the service in a few
months.
Mrs. A. M. Lord. 545 Fourteenth
street southeast, Is enjoying a three
weeks vacation in Chicago.
Louis Johrden will leave the city
today for a weeks visit to the Boy
Scout Camp at-Camp Roosevelt. Mo.
Mrs. c. d. Layman, of Frederick,
Nd. is in the city visiting relatives.
Mrs. Martin McDevitt. 40 Randolph
street northwest will leave the city
next week for a three months trip
through New York State.
Mrs. T. b. Johrden. who lives in
the Smyser Apartment. will leave the
city this week for a six weeks VISIT
to Frederick. Md.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
Lift Ban on Exporting
Of Currency to Mexico

Laredo. Tex..July 5.-Restriction
on carrying or exporting gold or
silver coins o. currency OF the
United States into Mexico were re-
moved today by order of the Treas
ury Department. For the last two
years travellers have had to change
their American money into Mexican
money before entering the republic.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
WELL! AMT NATURE
WONDERFUL!

Mrs. Myles-And is her husband
kind to herf
Mrs. syIves-oh. very. why. he's
more like Q friend than q husband.
-Yonkers Statesman
Whats his claim to distinc-
tionr
"a great one. He created the
role Of Hamlet-
In the nlms."-Judge.
tSheroh. Carl. there was once a
time when you used to lovingly
stroke my chin. You don't do it
any more.
He-Yes; but that was when you
had only one--Detroit News.
Chief clerk-Biffson has asked
for another raise. although he's
been given three in the last four
months.
once Manager-He must have
worked for the Railroad Admins
tration.-LAfe.
He (somewhat embarrassed, after
the car had stopped on a lonely
road)-I can't start my engine: the
thing won't spark.
She-Must be like some people l
know.-The Olive Branch.
mo more the genial popping of
the champagne cork"
"A tangible sign of wealth"
"Just so. But we can still have
tho melodious detonation of the ex-
ploding automobile tire.-Cleye-
Land Leader.
Husband-Always wanting money. II
is like a game Of chess-nothing but
check, check. check"
Wife-But If you don't give It to me
it will be still like a game of chess,
for'it will be pawn, pawn, pawn
Pearson's Weekly.
so you are going to take a trip
over one of the scenic routesT'
Yes" replied Mr.. Jagsby. i've
been travelling over that road for
years"
why go again."
LAS the dining car win probably
be dry I may find time to glance
at the scenery."-Birmingha Age
Herald.
Mrs. Morningcall - When you spoke
OF your maid as an old family re-
tainer / expected to see an older per-
son. How long has she been in your
family?
Mrs. Rooral Ever since last
Wednesday.
Il presume you're mighty glad the
war Is over"
We'll, I don't tes' know about dat
answered Mandy. "'Cose Use glad
to have my Sam back home an an
dat. but I jes' know I amt never
gwine Z get money from him so regu-
lar as ! did while he wuz in de army
an de government wuz handlin' his
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
She Awakened a Caye-Man,

Chicago, Ill. July 5.-She dared
him to "kidnap" her. Today parents
Of Miss Grace Grasta believed when
they next hear from their daughter
she will be Mrs. George Lubugio.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
Call Nebraska Legislature,

Lincoln. Me-. July 5.-call for a spe-
cial session of the legislature July D
was ordered today by Gov. McKelvie.
Ratification Of the Federal suffrage
amendment II the principal object