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Evening journal., 1920-07-29
HIGH Bidder
gets SCHOOL
BOARD WORK
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specifications were as ordered by the
board.
That the matter is more or less
muddled is evident through the state
ment Of shermer II. Straddley. chair
man Of the finance committee Of the
school board. Mr.. Stradley said today
the contract for the work was award
ed to Mr.. Robelen during the time he
(Stradley) was absent from the school
board meeting last Monday night,
when he bolied the session. When he
reioined the members. Mfr. Stradley
says he was advised that the Weldin
bid had been rejected because the bid
der planned to use old bricks on the
job.
According 10 Mr.. Stradley the rea-
son the bids were not opened at the
| special meeting held on July 10 was
/ because he objected to the procedure.
holding that the advertisements for
the proposals had been inserted in the
newspapers only for three days prior
10 the meeting, which was not enough
time for bidders TO prepare their esli-
mates As a result Of this objection
The proposals were re-advertised and
opened last Monday night.
In speaking OF the matter today Mr..
Stradley said: while the school
board budget provides for one million
dollars this year, it VIII not be long
Ia going II the prescIt method OF
eApendlng money by thu board is con-
tlnued."
When asked for an explanation he
said: "Of the entire amount allowed
the board 100000 Is for salaries, leav-
ing a balance OF $4,000 for books
repairs, maintenance, coal and OTHER
details
several days ago, as an Illustration
OF how money Is being spent hy tn,
board, was PASSING the plot o.
Land adjoining the Howard tIigt
) School, when / saw several men al
work grading the lot. / made in
J quiries and learned that the commit
tee on schools had awarded a con
tract TO Isaac Kent. who sold thl
school board the land. 10 do thi
work at a cost OF S295. I dt ono
entered an objection, as every iten
costing 800 or more must be bid oil
after advertising
Not content with having the Worl
stopped, I had the others bid on tn
work received and the lowest estimat
was $40. One other man bid SIZE
As a result OF my endeavors 10 saw
the board money, the work wa
stopped and new bids have been aske
FOR"
Mr.. Slradley said the presen
method Of the school board. in ad
S vertising for bids for various worl
3 when they have no standard I
}, which such work should conform
:, causing annoyance and losing none
for the board He cited one plumbe
e who said ne would have estimated O
T the toilets, but his standards or plan
4 for the work on which his bid nigh
g rest, would not please the members q
j. the committee.
o As a result Of Mr.. Stradley's en-
Il deavors 20 TO secure some form OF
standard to base estimates on, COS
+ bids received 10y the board last Mon
day, he says, were rejected and ne'
\. ones asked for One Of the bidder
e who furnished an estimate on IN
a coal. Mr. Stradley said, was arm {
IS leamsters.
IS II objected TO the contract bein
e awarded to them" he continued, "a
they are not in the coal business an
= in case Of a coal shortage and the
u were unable TO secure coal, the loo,
IS dealers would not be In a position {
y supply US, perhaps
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SUSSEX
FAIR SUCCESS
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ing a large display Of canned fruits
and vegetables by the girls canning
clubs OF Kent and Sussex Counties.
In charge OF Miss Helen NJ. ComstOck,
County demonstration agent
The child welfare booth In charge
of Miss Marie II. Lockwood and other
workers Is also an attractive spot
and yesterday many babies were
weighed by those In charge and in
lcrestng facts given mothers as TO
the care and protection OF their ba-
bies.
The display OF needle work is at
iracling much attention.
Miss Mabel Krall State Y. w. c. A.
worker for Delaware arriving at the
fair yesterday sought space for a
rest room. but all OF the space was
occupied in the main building Miss
krall has been promised tent TO be
erected today.
Politics were much in evidence yes
terday. An unusually large number OF
sussex county politicians as we'll as
a good sprlnkling OF Kent county
politicians. circulated through the
grounds and between the races could
be seen In groups discussing the COM
Ing campaign.
In addition 10 the exhibits the as
ISOLATION furnishes special features
each day between the races. An air
plane Is doing a thriving business by
taking up parties VNcry half hour
The management has provided sur
flcient room for The parking OF auto
mobiles within the fair grounds. and
every effort Is boing put forth "a
make this first year such a success,
that the fair viii be a permanent
feature for lower Delaware.
Many members Of the last Della.
ware Legislature. who were prcsen|
yesterday, and who had a part In th,
Kent and Sussex County Fair by cast
Ing their vote for the appropriation
30 aid the association, prlised th,
| fair. Everything IS In Keeping witt
/ the promises made by senator Nlur
/ phey and others who advocated tn
/ passage of the appropriation bill.
In the Want Ads. Will be found N,
direct route between employer and Ia
Evening journal., 1920-07-29
LINERpnnL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, July % Omitted Press
Spots opened in fair demand today
with prices easier. Sales amounted
70 6O00 bales. Receipts totalled 1900
bales including 270O American.
Good middlings. 2S.54; American
middlings fair, 3i.29: full middlings,
q. 7.29; middlings, 26Oi; low mlddlings,
22.24; good ordinary, 1904; ordinary,
iS.Oi.
FuLures opened easy.
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DEATHS

DEATHS.
McCORMICK-In this city, on July q.
1920, Margaret Mccormick.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral from the residence q
her niece, Mrs. Annie Hertrich. 1891 W.
Fifth street. on Saturday morning, July
n, at o O'Clock. Requiem mass at st.
Pauis Church. Interment at Cathedraa
cemetery.
cOOK-in this city, on July ., 1920
Emma J. Cook, beloved daughter 4
Sarah 7. and the late william H. Cook,
aged "a years.
attend the funeral from the residence q
her mother 103 Vandever Ave, on Sat
urday afternoon, July 81, at l.50 O'Clock
Services IN st. Johns Episcopal Church.
at o'clock. Interment at Lombardy
KLuND-In this city, on July 2s, 1920.
Ellen Frances, wife Of John II. Klunds
aged a years.
JOHNSON-In this city, on July %, 1870.
william Tredd johnson.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at his late resi-
dence SO7 Jackson street. on Monday af-
ternoon, August 2, at $50 o'clock Qoca1
time). lnterment private. PleaTe omit
VoLK-on July p, 1920. Sarah J.. widow
OF the late Charles V0lk.
Funeral services at her late residence.
2OS w. Twenty third street, on Friday
afternoon. July 80, at 2.30 o'clock Coca1
time). Interment private, at Mt salem
o'coNNELL-In this city, on July n.
1920 David 4. O'Connel
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from the residence dr
Mrs. Mary NJ. Hahn, 24O6 W. Eighteenth
street. on Friday morning. July 80. at
D O'clock standard time). Requiem masa,
at St. Joseph's Church. Interment at
ST Josephs cemetery.
ANDERSON-1n this city, on July %.
1920. Clara NJ. Anderson, In her 5sth
year.
Reiatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services, at her late resi-
dence. $50 Vandever aveAIe, on Thurs
dav afternoon, July %, at o'clock. In
ferment at Silverbrook cemetery.
WILSON-In this city, on July 25, 1920.
Martha Wilson, widow Of the late
Mark Wilson, Of West Grove, Pa.
mother Of Anna NJ Smith, aged CO
years.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 at
! tend the funeral services at West Grove.
Pa. on Thursday afternoon, July 20, at
/ o'clock. lnterment at West Grove, Pa
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SEE GOUGING
IN FOODSTUFF
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peck. This means 81 basket for the
retailers Cucumhors. a drug on the
market whOlesalcd today at 80 cents
a carrier and reiailed . TO cents
a piece There are about so cucum-
hers in carrier. which would yield
the retailer at least Si.60 a crate.
Cabbage, another commodity with
which the local wholesale market Is
overslocked is wholesaling at SOC
10 81 a barrel and is netting the re-
taller excessive profits. at 30 cents
head. barrel contains from so
20 a. heads which the retailer sells for
s. and Si50 a barrel Allowing for
losses, there is at least 200 per cent.
profit in this commodity.
Peaches are bringing wholesale
from 1928 TO $3.50 a basket, and re-
falling at % cents a quarter peck
This mutt is showing fair profits 10
NE retailer Of 33 i-3 per cent.
The truth Of the matter Is that the
professional man today Is sore This
Is a tax. This country now faces the
greatest crisis IN iis history, caused
by The government taxing the people.
Can YOU think OF anything more un-
scientific than The excess profit tax? 10
Is unwise. We in this country have
assembled a mountain and we are
about 10 begin the descent which
/ promises 90 be more troublesome
/ than the ascent Now ] am a friend
10 The man who lab0rs What would
/ we an do " he ccased2 We should
/ be- sober In our thoughts. charitable In
I our views Now who will pay This
added tax. II not the laborerS"
Dr. Harris said Government sta
/ lsiics shON that OF the 1900 den
| lists In America. The AVERAGE earning
~ each was but 5000 a wear at fho
time the 1910 census was taken. I am
a property owner here. but let us eo
slow and tax as lightly as YOU can
| until we get over this crisis"
Invitations were Then extended IA
representatives OF motion nictlrr
houses. cafes. window cleaners land
others who are 90 be taxed In ~
measure now pending None appea-oe
90 protest against the tax. however
A representative OF the taxicah mef
was heard on The ordinance pendins
providing for changes In the RAJ,
zones. The taxi men originally aske,
, Council 20 fix Rodney street as I'M
western line OF the zone This ha
now been extended 10 Union stree,
The spokesman for the delegation
pointed out that they would be force,
out OF business II an increase wer
not allowed Councilman Abherre
urged that the measure should be NJ
ported out on the floor and actio
y taken.
e No action was taken at last night
!. meeting. however.
Evening journal., 1920-07-29
ENGINE COMPANY
TO HAVE NEW PLANT

Owing 10 the increasing demand FOR
the Downward reversible steam tur-
bine the Downward Engine Company
anticipate erecting a new and larger
plant on East Thirty-sixth street. The
company has been constructing the
turbines on a small scale for several
years
The company viii employ about 100
workmen when the new plant Is
operated. which may be by winter.
0mcials Of the company say they
have prospects for a large output OF
turbines to both local and foreign
trade. Two Of these turbines are now
IN use at the Harlan shipyard and the
water works. William c. Downward
OF this city, Is inventor OF the reversi-
bile turbine the company manufac-
lures.
Evening journal., 1920-07-29
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. July % UNITED Press.)-
Opening grain:
Wheat Dec. 236; March 229ik.
Corn, Sept. i43ia; Dec. i2Sh@29.
Oats, July 7Sh@79h; Sept. HON
Dec. 70h@dA.
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NEW YnRk cnrrnN

NEW YORK, July 90 UNITED Press
The cotton market opened easy to-
day. October sold at 3240 Off 3 De-
cember 1920, or g; January 5000, on
30; March 30.07, of 2i; May 29.55, of
%.
Evening journal., 1920-07-29
STUDENTS TO GIVE
PAGEANT AT NEWARK

Pageant OF Freedom" by the stu
dents Of the Delaware College sum-
mer School will be presented on the
college campus. Newark. Monday eve
ming al 6.30 o'clock STANDARD time)
More than 200 persons, comprising
the entire student body and the
faculty, viii participate.
II will depict four historic events
OF reedOm-freedom Of seas, land.
religion and education. The coming
OF The Norsemen TO America viii be
illustrated; landing OF the Pilgrims at
Plymouth Rock; complete possession
OF The land by the Indians, and free
education In Delaware, showing the
landing OF the Dutch al LeweS and
educational development sereabout
will be traced TO the present day.
The Last xvord in low ohoee a.
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Sines and WeIch
Florists

PIP WEST EIGHTH STREET.
Cut Flowers and Funeral Designs
D. & A. 5672.
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persevere in the use Of the Want
Ads and you will invariably succeed.
ADV.
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Laird and Company. dupont Build
Ing, furnish the following quotations
OF local securities:
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Yours very truly,
&C. r. JEFFERIS. JR.
"p. II. kEANENY.
III. g. WATSON.
u II. HALLETT.

lonnlllcc.
Dr. w. +. Harris. dentist. said
Gentlemen. I did not intend 10 say
anything being resident OF the
county, but having = business here.
Evening journal., 1920-07-29

Cooks and Mattresses Will IND
good places by advertising in the
Want Ads.
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The last word in low shoes at
prices you'l be glad 70 pay. Nelson
Shoe CO.-Ady.
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In the Want Ads. VIII be found the
direct route between employer and the
employe.
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TeamSters and drivers win gnd
plenty OF work by using the Want
Ads.
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Answer TO No. Isl.
'<The word LIAR.
Copyright, 1920, by sam Loyd.)
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COOK-In this city, on July ., 1920.
Emma j. Cook, beloved daughter q
Sarah 7. and the late william H. Cook,
aged "a wears
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KLUND-In this city, on July %, 1920.
Ellen Frances, wife OF John II. Klund,
aged n Years
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BRAIN TESTS.

nv sam I0Nd.
5-A1lNuTES TO ANSWER THIS.
~ tcr
Evening star., 1920-02-09
Y. M. C. A. SOLICITORS
TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS
$4,000 of $3.50 Quota Still to
Be Obtained for Non-Support-
ing Departments.

Every effort to obtain the necessary
$4,000 to complete the $4,000 quota
of the Y. NJ. {. A campaign to SUD-
port departments which produce no
revenue will be made this week. Di-
rector Clifford l.. Johnson stated to-
day.
Workers will redouble their efforts.
and appeals will be made direct to
former contributors to aid the asso-
citation in continuance of departments
such as the housing and employment
bureaus, the religious and boys de-
partments and the 18th street branch
for colored men and boys
Numerous expressions of apprecia-
ton fthe work being done by the
school of religious education are be-
ing received. These testimonials are
accompanied by checks showing the
confidence the donor has in the or
ganization. At present there are
more than 1900 students attending
the Seven classes and 116 different
churches of Washington are repre-
sented in the student body.
Sessions are held at the Calvary
BAPTIST Sunday school on Monday and
Wednesday evenings from to 8
O'Clock. The first years work begins
Among the members of the faculty
are Prof. Frank Wilbur Collier. Rev
George NJ. Diffenderfer, Miss Alberta
Walker. Prof willard S. Small. Dean
w. c. Ruediger, Rev. John Britain
Clark. Prof. Mitchell aCrroll and Prof
George S. Duncan.
Evening star., 1920-02-09
TEN ARRESTED HERE
FOR INTOXICATION
All Who Fail to Put Up $50 Held.
Costly to Get Drunk,
Policeman Says.

Ten residents of this city who i'm
bibed too freely in intoxicants Sat
urday night found themselves in Gus
today of the police before Sunday
morning. Each was compelled to re-
main in custody unless he could pro-
duce $50 collateral
Fines imposed in such cases in
Police Court usually are fixed at $40
the court occasionally raising the
amount in cases in which defendants
make themselves exceptionally OBJ
noXious.
.Drunks find offending against the
prohibition law an expensive expert
ence," remarked a policeman. They
find it high both coming and going.
I'm the first place" he said, .'the
liquor costs from SIS to $40 quart
and the quality is such that it re-
quires the use of $40 worth of it to
put a man in condition for fight or
to be locked up. And then it costs
him from $40 to $50 to keep out of
prison. Is it worth while?"
Police say that very few intoxicated
persons are willing to name the per-
sons from whom they made purchases
of liquor.
Evening star., 1920-02-09
ARMY WILL ALLOCATE
REGIMENTS TO STATES
Secretary Baker States Purpose in
Letter Which Is Received py
Senator Chamberlain.

Plans for maintaining the strength
Of the regiments in the present per-
manent military establishment by al
locating them to various states from
which recruits will be secured lin so
far as at present practicable were
outlined by Secretary Baker in let
ter received today by Senator Cham
berlain. democrat. of Oregon.
"Ey this new policy" Secretary
Baker wrote. II hope there may be
created a bond of sympathetic inter
est between the people of your state
and the units to which its citizens
may choose to go, that will develop
in these regiments spirit of pride
and emulation and that will result in
a deep and abiding mutual respect and
confidence between the citizen in uni
form and the citizen out of uniform,
sentiments that are so necessary If
we are to build up real citizen army
backed by the good will and affection
of the people"
Evening star., 1920-02-09
FARMERS NOT TO JOIN
A.F. Of |. CAMPAIGN

Farm organizations will not join the
American Federation of Labor in ITS
non-partisan campaign to elect this
year only friends of the trades union
movement. according to T. c. Atkeson,
representative of the National Grange,
which has 10000 members.
Mr.. Atkeson said today that HIS or
ganization had decided not to support
organized labors political :/tivities
and pointed out that representatives
of the Grange. National Farmers
Union. International Farm Congress,
American Farm Bureau Federation.
Farmers National Congress and Ma
tonal Milk Producers Federation re-
Gently met here and formulated a
platform of principles. but decided
that individual members should be al
lowed to exercise their right of per-
sonal preference IN voting.
the program has been sent to
every member of Congress. Mr.. Alike
son said. and it may be expected that
farmers will observe the attitude of
Legislators on bills affecting their in
ttresIS
We decided" Mr. Atkeson said.
that the interests of the farmers and
of organized labor were not identical
in fact. were diametricallv opposed
on some questions. The union man
wants shorter hours and higher pay.
which means higher prices to the con-
sumner. A similar attitude on the part
of the farmers would mean curtail-
ment of production of food until the
people were SO hungry they would
pay exorbitant prices rather than
starve. Instead it is our policy to
encourage as much work as possible
to stimulate production. SO that nor
NAL conditions may be restored"
DR.. Atkeson said the opposing in
terests of farmers and organized
labor had illustration at the time
Congress fixed a price for wheat, the
unions urging a low price.
Evening star., 1920-02-09


in an effort to prevent future wars
will not be worth the paper upon
which it is written.
Force of Moral Stand.
For instance. the value of article
* as the President sees it is that,
whether or not there is a pledge to
use the Army and Navy of the United
States to preserve the territorial in
tegrity of any nation whose boun-
daries have been violated by an in
vading army. the mere expression by
the United States of it's disapproval
through the medium of a worldwide
tribunal like the league of nations
would be sufficient to deter an i'm
perialiSt nation from making war on
weak neighbor.
If the United States had simply ut
tered, as President Roosevelt so long
claimed, an expression of protest
against Germany's prospective inva-
sion of Belgium, the fear might have
been engendered in the hearts Of
German statesmen that America was
on the alert and that her public opin-
| ion might become so inf1amed as to
cause her Congress to recommend
even further steps to preserve peace.
What Mr.. Wilson is pleading for is
that no reservation shall be adopt ed
which subtractS right off the bat any
| influence of a moral nature which any
future President of the United States
! may want to feel free to exert to
/ keep the peace. The Presidents ap-
proval of the Hitchcock reservations
! is a step toward real compromise. 1t
! brings the issue out in the open. The
debate before the country now will be
| what kind of reservations shall be
adopted. Both sides are on record in
favor of reservations to "AmericaniZe
| the treaty.
| Uupyright, 192o.l
Evening star., 1920-02-09
S3,4OO.0OO ASKED
FOR AIR MAIL ROUTES

An appropriation of s3.400.00o for
the establishment of new aerial mail
routes between New York and San
Francisco. Pittsburgh and Kansas
City, Detroit. Toledo and Cleveland :;
New York. Washington and Atlanta
and ST. Paul. Minneapolis. Chicago
and st. Louis was asked of the Sen
ate post Office committee today by
Otto c. Praeger. second assistant
postmaster general. In addition. Mr..
Praeger requested that other items
of the regular postal appropriations
be made available for next year for
contracts with private concerns to
carry mail by aeroplane on branch
routes between lOs important points.
powerful type of mail plane.
equipped with two 300-horsepowe er
Hispano-Suisa motors. is now being
developed to carry the mail over the
mountains on the San Francisco
route, Mr.. Praeger told the commit
tee. Standard mail planes. equipped
with Liberty motors. are not capable
of attaining sufficient altitude to
make flying over the mountains safe
as commercial proposition, he said.
Evening star., 1920-02-09
UPPER MARLBORO.

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, February
"a report covering social service
work in this county from July l. 1919.
to December 81. 1919. states that 1t
has progressed satisfactorily and the
need of social service work in the
county now is recognized. The report
shows that much humanitarian work
has been accomplished.
Miss Catherine Hereford of this
town has been appointed clerk to the
supervisor of assessments. James H.
Shreve. The appointment was made
by the county commissioners. Miss
Hereford, who was secretary to the
selective service draft board succeeds
George w. Wilson.
The local branch of the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank of Seat Pleasant is
to open Tuesday morning, il is an
nounced. NJ. Cary McNab of this town
has been chosen president and Will
liam Brooke, jr. cashier.
Charging desertion, l.. d. Adds. a
farmer of Surratts district, Prince
Georges county. has entered suit in
the circuit court here for absolute di
vorce from Nida w. Adds. There are
eight children. all of whom reside
with the complainant except the eld-
est daughter, who is nineteen years
old
Dr. and Mrs. John NJ Peach of For
est Place, near Mitchellville, were
rendered a surprise a few days ago
upon the occasion of their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. hTe affair was
in the nature of family reunion.
Evening star., 1920-02-09
Mr.. HINES MAY SUBMIT
WAGE PLAN TO UNIONS
Sixth of Series of Conferences Be
tween r. r. Administration
and Brotherhoods Today.

Director General Hines and rail-
road administration officials went into
conference with heads of the railway
brotherhoods early today in the sixth
of series of conferences on wages
1t was understood at the railroad ad-
ministration that the conferences
would end this week, but no suggeS-
ton that anything in the way of a
definite agreement had been reached
was made.
Mr.. Hines is expected to submit a
definite proposition to the union of
ficais early this week, and. with this
before the conference. action, in the
opinion of both sides, will not be long
delayed.
w. G. Lee, president %6f the Order
of Railway Trainmen. arrived in the
city yesterday and is taking part in
the conferences. Mr. Lees attend
ance at the opening sessions of the
conference was prevented by illness,
and Valentine Fitzpatrick. vice presi-
dent of the order, has been represent
ing the entertainment.