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Newark post., 1920-12-15
IN SELF-DEFENSE

This happened in London ana
she was what Mayfair would call
"inclined to embonpoint" and
Whitechapel "a bloomin' whop-
norw Also she was strap-hang-
ing in the tram.
At the first lurch the strap gave
way and she landed in the 9, meek ZEE !,
mans lap. She scrambled off and
grasped the rail. The rail came
down with a crash.
The meek man carefully soroeo
himself out and rose.
"Perhaps, ma'am,' he muir
mured, you'd like my seat!
"You are very kind, SIR she
gasped, breathlessly.
"Not at all, a'am," he respond
ed. grimly. at amt kindness; 1t
self defense" !"-Houston POST.
Newark post., 1920-12-15
A WIDOWS GRATITUDE

A woman living in the village of
Milford, N. Y, who lost her hus-
band by death, sent the following
communication to an Otsego coun-
ty newspaper:
"Mr. Editor: | desire to thank
the friends and neighbors most
heartily, in this manner, for the
united aid and cooperation during
the illness and death of my late
husband, who escaped from me by
the hand of death on Friday last
while eating breakfast. To the
friends and all who contributed
so willingly toward making the
last moments and funeral OF my
husband a success 1 desire to re-
member most kindly, hoping these
few lines will find them enjoying
the same blessing. | have also a
good milch cow and roam geldlng
horse, 8 years old, which l Will
sell cheap. God moves in a mys-
terious way his wonders to per-
form. He plants his footsteps on
the sea and rides upon the
Storm also a black and white
shote, very low"
Newark post., 1920-12-15
HANDS
AND DISCIPLINED BRAIN
FOES TO FEAR

An elderly woman living in ease
and luxury with a relative, discov-
cred one day that the relative, in
stead of owning the property he
held, had only the income from it,
and that at his death she would
be homeless. She quietly ponder
ed the situation and change of
fortune that might come to her.
She could do beautiful embroidery
and fine sewing, but that was all /;
so she set herself to find a market
for her wares without mentioning
the subject to anyone.
For five years she kept her
secret. The excitement of earn
ing money, the praises her beauti-
full work won and the secure little
nest egg she was adding to every
week transformed her into an
alert, active business woman.
Then the unexpected happened
the relatives property went in q
failure and the annuity stopped
The poor old man was thrown into
a state bordering on insanity, but
the elderly woman quietly stepped
to the front and assumed charge
of the household. She Immediately
set up a little establishment anc
sold her own fancywork, provid
ing for the man who had cared fol
her so long and prospered herself
There are thousands of un
happy, soured, discouraged womel
who see no prospects except deb
and poverty in the future, VIII
would be definitely better off i
they stopped brooding and fret
ting and fell to work with a will
Newark post., 1920-12-15
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
A, told by Correspondents and Exchanges
KEMBLESVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Spencer, OF
West Grove, Pa, called ON Mr..
and Mrs. F. B. Pratt, on Sunday
evening.
Miss Margaret Anderson was
the guest of Wilmington friends
last week. ,
Mr.. George Good and family OF
West Grove, Pa, were guests OF
J. N. Good and family on Sunday
Mrs. S. C. Kennedy spent Thurs
day and Friday in Philadelphia
The sum of $62 was raised at
the Kemblesville Sunday School
on Sunday for Armenian suffer
ers, this is enough to keep one
child a year. Chester county has
been asked to care for 400, and
the authorities who have it IN
charge. think it can easily oe
done.
Howard Mcmillan, J. S. StrlcK,
land and C. T. Richards journeyeo
to West Chester on business or
Monday.
Mr.. VIM. Boetlin, of Avondaie
was visitor I'M town ON SUNDAY
The new stone road was open
ed for traffic on Friday last.
Newark post., 1920-12-15
WILL REPAIR
COLLEGE FOR
COLORED STUDENTS
Delaware School Auxiliary
Association Maps Out

The Delaware School Auxiliary
Association has decided to put the
buildings and grounds of the
State College for Colored Stu
dents, near Dover, in good repair
at an approximate cost of $58, 900.
This decision was reached at
meeting held this week.
For erecting a five-room school
for colored children at Smyrna
the association received the fol-
low bids: A. L. Hudson of Smyr-
ma, S36,912.35; William D. Had
dock & Co., of Wilmington, S44,-
200; William S. Shockley, of Mil
ford, $44,450; the Heindle-Sam-
worth Construction Co., of Will
mington, S47,764; John E. Healy
& Son, of Wilmington, S47,913;
j. c. Willis, of Newark, S47,92S.
Action on the bids was deferred
until later, when the contract was
awarded to Mr.. Hudson.
The association voted to build a
three-room consolidated school at
Centerville if the New Castle
County Board of Education con-
solidates Centerville and adjacent
school districts. 1t also decided to
give the Newark special district a
one-room schools.
The State, Board of Education
was voted $500 to get transcript
of the Fedral census as it relates
to school childrn.
Having resolved to consolidate
the Center Grove, Clinton and Mt
Airy schools districts with Center
Vile as the location for the new
school building, the New Castle
County Board of Educ alton give:
notice that, acting under section
76, School Laws of Delaware 1920
at the end of four weeks, it viii
y declare the consolidation effec
tive, unless 25 per cent of thu
voters in this attendance distric
shall appeal by petition from th'
decision of the County Board o
Education to the State Board o
Education.
Should any ONE of the district
appeal to the State Board of Edu
cation, and should the State Boar
of Education approve the actio
of the County Board in Consoll
dating the said districts, it will b
necessary for at least 35 per cen
of the voters in any of the thre
districts to petition for referer
dunn within two weeks after tn
decision of the State Board Q
Education, should they not deslr
to abide by the decision of tn
!. State Board of Education.
Newark post., 1920-12-15

There are those who say the
oldest joke is the one about the
Irshman who was handling dyna-
mite in a quarry. He let a stick
drop, and the whole box went up,
taking Mike with it. The quarry
boss came around later and said
to another Irishman: where's
Mike?" Hes gone," replied Pat.
"When will he be back?" asked
the boss. "Well," replied Pat, III
he comes back as fast as he went,
he'll be back yesterday"
Newark post., 1920-12-15
LEGAL NOTICE
Estate of Mary L. Mackey, Deceased

Estate of Mary L. Mackey, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters,
of Administration upon the Estate OF
Mary L. Mackey, late of White Clay
Creek Hundred. deceased, were duly
granted unto Clara M. Brown, on the
thirteenth day of October, "A. u. l9Zo,
and all persons indebted to the said
deceased are requested to make pay
ment to the Administrative without
delay, and all persons having demands
against the deceased are required to
exhibit and present the same duly pro-
bated to the said Administratrix, on
or before the thirteenth day OF Octo-
ber. A. D. 1921, or abide by the law IN
this behalf. >,
CLARA M. BROWN,
Administrative.
Address:
Chas. B. Evans, Atty-at-Law.
Ford Building,
Wilmington, Del.
Newark post., 1920-12-15

would those depending upon her
go hungry. With her well-trained
hands and disciplined brain she
knows she can cope with misfor-
tune and win out, and that knowl-
edge brings repose of mind and
heart.
A terror-stricken woman is at
the mercy of the world, but a
brave, prepared, disciplined one
is bound to win because she has
met trouble halfway, fought her
battle and won the victory.
Newark post., 1920-12-15

They might right now be fitting
themselves for stenographers,
dress-makers, teachers, bookkeep-
ers, music teachers, or any one of
a dozen other paying positions,
and they could be doing it so
quietly that no one would ever
suspect it.
Many a woman has found her
greatest solace and comfort in the
thought that, if anything did
happen" she would not be un-
prepared for the battle of life, nor
Newark post., 1920-12-15
TOWN COUNCIL

,,,yov-Eben B. Frazer
HsSt Tsstern District-E. G. Wilson, o. w.
,nTd1s " iE District-Dr. George w. Rhodes,
Charles Colmery
r rsatsra Utsr, District-Robert J. Morrison,
Jonathan Johnson
c...etory and Treasurer and Collector of
0'T, Tiobt and Ta9es-S. B. Herdman
ct.,st and Serer Committee - c. w.
colmerv, h. J. Morrison, o. w. Wild
does.
,ioRt and Water Committee-E. G. Will
son Dr. George w. Rhodes, r. J.
Morrison.
RmrdirJ Committee Jonathan johnson,
c W. Colmery, L. c. Willis.
Isspssor-A. L. Fisher
Brilding Inspector-T. J. Willis
Plumbing InSpector-L. l.. Curtis
BOARD OF HEALTH
prosident--Dr. G. L. Penny
Ssrretarv-Dr. II. L. Watson
Robert T. Jones, Orlando K. Strahorn
DR.. c. H. Blake
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Preside DIR. Walt H. Steel
rjrr Pr,tdtnt-Harrison Gray
S(rn tcru--J. H. Owens
+. : Gallaher
Newark post., 1920-12-15
d r E c T Q RY
BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS

oiLD1NT AND LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS
Secretary--Warren A. Singles
Meetlng hrst Tuesday night of each
month
MUTUAL
Secretdry-J. Earle Doughertv
Meeting-Second Tuesday of each month
LODGE MEETINGS
ODD FELLOWS HALL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Pythias, or K, Of
p, 1880 p. m.
Wednnesday-Heptasophs, or 8. W. NJ,
fr.ddy-Modern Woodmen of America,
No. 1910, 1880 p. m.
Monday-Jr. Order American Mechanics,
1880 p. m.
Tuesday-I. 0. R. NJ, 1880 ,. m.
Wednesday-1st and 3rd of every month.
White Clay Camp, No. S, Woodmen of
the World.
Thursday-I. o. o. F., 1880 p. m.
Saturddy-Knights Of Golden Earle,
1880 p. m.
FIRE ALARMS
In case of fire call the following mum.
bers; 90, 1870
BY order of Fire Chief Wilson
Newark post., 1920-12-15
Household Teller of Fairy STORIES

HOuSenOI0 lelIcT VI foA1
Mammal"
"Yes, my child"
"Will you tell me a 1airS
story?" >,
But it's very late, my son.
Il know, but papa isn't home
yet"
well, wait until he comes
home, dear; he'll tell US o''n
one."-Yonkers Statesman.
Wifey-I heard a noise Wheh
you came in last night.
Hubby-Perhaps 1t was the
night falling.
Wifey (coldly)-No, 1T WASH u
it was the day breaking.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-18
BRINGING HOME THE BACON.

Reports from the rural districts are
encouraging for the Escambia County
Fair. which means that the exhibit at
the State Fair in Jacksonville are ex-
pected to be unusually good.
The State Fair exhibit is always
made up of the best exhibits at the
County Fair, and it is believed that
the specimens which will be shown
at the State Fair next fall will out
class any in the two former exhibits
which reflected so much credit on this
county.
But it is not going to be an easy
thing to carry off honors at the State
Fair this fall. The counties have
walked up to the possibilities of the
Fair, from a publicity stand point, as
well as to their individual duty to make
the best showing possible for the
county and state.
Judging from reports of the Fair
management and notices appearing in
the state exchanges, Escambia county
will have to do some hustling, if this
county brings home the bacon" from
the state fair, after competition with
number of counties of north and South
Florida. which evidences an equal de-
termination to do that very same
thing for their own counties.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-18

impish look I had learned to dread. He
came a step near to me and looked
down at me maliciously.
Suppose, me proud beauty" with the
burlesque imitation Of the stage william
which he affects, suppose I had been
on your trail for days. Suppose these
were me faithful henchmen." He wav-
ed an unsteady hand toward his com
panions, who had Withdrawn from us
as they conveniently could. Suppose
intended to carry you off to a lonely
island, and there make you mine What
them" He snapped the last words alb
ruptly, his face almost touching mine
Then he drew back, laughing mali
ciously at the frightened look which
knew must have appeared involuntari-
ly in my face.
CONTINUED tomorrow
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-18

the other thing, and their committees
and subcommittee.
The Tribune is working for a COM
mission manager, and says:
Shall we go to Kalamazoo,--or some
other seaport town. for a man to
manage your city busiseas," cries, al
most in these very words, those who
have suddenly discovered that they
are for a commission form of gov
eminent but not for this commits
SION manager charter. The very paper
that leads the opposition went some
where else than Tampa and some
where else than Florida tfor its man
ager and even for the hea tbs of the de-
partments How puerile 50 such an al.
legged argument! This is day of
specialties. The man WHO is a good
shoemaker is not chosen ITO head a
street car company merely because he
is home talent"
The demand for this charter came
not from the politicians. .or from the
dominant political machine. You will
note that the howl against it is.
There's a reason.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-18
NOW HEAR EN- HOWL!

A county charter, abolishing the
board of county commissioners, and
establishing three salaried commits
sioners with a salaried county man
ager is now before the voters of Bal
timore County. Maryland.
The ST. Augustine Record says:
Late last May the commission
elected to draft charter for Balti-
more County. Maryland, reported a
thorough going county manager form
of government, similar to the city
manager plan now in force in 1S5 i'm
portant American cities. Its hackers
are confident it will be approved by
the people al the election in November.
although in the face of stiff opposition
from the dominant political machine"
To which the Tampa Tribune re-
torts:
That reads just like 1t was talking
about the stiff opposition from the
dominant political machine fighting
the commission-mana charter pre-
pared by the charter board for this
city,
Now for another. and an all together
long howl, Has this thing no end? Is
time political machine. and ring boss
can find safe spot in which TO hide
and order things? Has the whole
darned world" determined that the day
OF the political trouble-maker must
come to an end?
One hundred and eighty-five cities
in the United States successfully go
ing ahead to heights OF attainment
and financial prosperity never dreamed
of before, under the commission
manager form of government. Tampa
is going to be the next one. 1t has
watched the working of other cities
so governed and it finds it much easier
to keep an eye on a quintet of COM
missioners and one manager. than it is
to keep the focus of all the eyes in
the many heads of an Argus on the
councilmen, boards of this. that, and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-18
POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS
IN ITALY VERY POOR

Rome. Sept. 17.-Complaint that the
government postal and telegraph ser
vice is poor is crystalized in a state
ment by Professor Ugo Ancona. mem
Der of the recent Italian cabiner. who
declares that the Ministry of Posts and
Telegraphs must be abolished and or
ganized anew. The Professor suggests
also that subsidiary branches Of the
ministry, except the savings banks he
given over TO private enterprise. de
claring that it is Impossible to go on
as things now are.
Professor Ancona charges that the
Ministry is a hopeless maid Of all
work which tries TO operate the postal
service, telegraphs. telephones, savings
banks. loans and national lotteries and
that ii does all Of these services poor
~. The public is rapidly learning 10
send parcels by private firms since
of those confided TO the state moro
than 20 per cent do not arrive. while
80 per cent Of those received are
without their contents, says the Pro
fessor. He charges also that the Min
istry of Posts is enormously over
stated with about $4,000 employees,
some of whom are terribly under
paid" and that both discipline and or
ganization are sadly wanting.
The ministry had a deficit equivalent
to $4,000, 900 in its budget for iast
year owing to greatly increased oper-
ating expenses and wages. The deficit
is expected to reach $4,000 for the
year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-18
EIGHT HOUR LAW TO BE
SUSPENDED IN SWEDEN

Stockholm, Sept IA government
committee which has investigated the
operation of the eight-hOur law en-
acted by the Liberal Socialist Eden
government has just recommended
that the law be suspended and re-
vised. 1t advocates that the length
of the working day should be made de-
pendent upon a mutual agreement be-
tween employers and employees and
that some provision be made for longer
working hours under certain circum-
stances.
The committee was unanimous in
finding that the expectation that the
measure would encourage industry on
the part of the workers has not been
realized. 1t reports that in no single
line of work have the employees shown
any greater efficiency or energy. that
there has been a considerable declire
in production. It says that several
big plants are on the verge OF closing
down because they can not be made to
earn profits owing to heavy charges
for increased housing facilities for
workers, higher payrolls and the high
cost of machinery.
The committees investigation COW
cred period of eight months. IN
der the law heavy fines on employers,
employees and government representa-
tives were established to consider any
departure from the eight-hour working
day established under the law.
When the measure was introduced,
Hjalmur Granting. the Socialist leader
and labor leaders declared it would
not reduce production.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-18
Revelations
ola Wife
How Harry Underwood Met Mrs. Ora
ham
Rx ApELE GARRISON

How Harry Underwood Met Mrs. Ora
ham.
you don't seem delighted to see me
I am surprised at you
Harry Underwood lowered above me,
his handsome face marred by the little,
leering smile he generally wears, his
bold laughing eyes staring down into
my Mortified ones.
do not believe that ever woman
of a more superstitious time dreaded
the evil eye as 1 do the glance of Harry
Underwood.
He is fast becoming a boyle to me.
He hobs up in my path at the most I'M
expected times. And whenever 1 see
him there come involuntarily TO my
mind the cool, matter-O f-fact tones of
Lillian Gale, and the astonishing words
which she uttered at my chatting dish
party:
You are not used to our ways, or
1 shouldn't bother to tell you this. But
1 can see that you are much annoyed
at Harry and I don't blame you. But
you mustn't mind him. He is really
harmless. He falls in love with every
new face he sees. has a violent attack,
then gets over it just as quickly. You
are an entirely new type to him, so I
suppose his attack this time will be 4
little more prolonged. He'll make vio-
lent love to you behind my back and
before my face, but you mustn't mind
him. I understand, and I'll straiGhten
him out when he gets too annoying.
1 tried to assure myself that Mrs.
Underwood had been mistaken. But the
look in her husbands eyes whenever
he met mine always made uncomfort-
able. There was bold admiration in
every glance. but also lurking behind
it there was a touch of malevolence.
1 was much puzzled, too, by his pres.
ence in the Aquarium. 1t seemed to me
that Of all places in the world, it would
be the most unlikely to appeal to him.
A Frigid Greeting.
How do you do.'' managed to gasp
trying to be courteous and chilling in
the same breath. Even my slight ex-
perience in such matters I saw that he
had seen drinking heavily, and that the
two men that stood behind him. and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-18
The Future of Southern Ports.

Miamians who have thought at all
4of the future of their city hardly have
to be reminded of the benefits which
will accrue to us with the greater de-
velopment of the port of Miami. Evi-
dence of this accumulates, every day
evidence of the shipping waiting to
take advantage of what Miami Of
fers, just so soon as Miaani's h1rbor
is ready. But at the same time it is
interesting to note that recognition of
trend of shipping toward southern
ports is becoming widespread through
out the COUNTRY. The difficulties
which have been growing upon the
port of New York, transportation
troubles, the development of import
to and export from South America,
the Panama Canal, all contribute to
emphasize the part which Miami har-
Dor will some day play.
An editorial from the New York
Evening Sun serves to make this quite
clear. The Sun says:
THE feature of the report of the
department of commerce on exports
during the past fiscal year is the re-
markable gain made by certain south
ern cities. Three of these-Galves-
ton, Savannah and Hampton Roads
have actually doubled their exports
in the past twelve months. Calves
ton now ranks next to New York in
the matter of exports, her shipments
in 1920 totalling $57S,2@227. This
represents a gain of no hess than 800
per cent over the figures for 1918. The
exports from Savannah in 1920. were
1911, I'll .3S9, and from Norfolk and
Newport News, 1925, 00S, 28S. New Or
leans also made great strides, her
total being $3.50, 4O9,222, a. gain of
s100s000,000 over the figures of 1919.
Although these notable advances
may in part be accounted for by the
present shortage of railway facilities,
and the consequent necessity of ship
ping goods for foreign countries from
the nearest available ports they con-
stitute none the less a striking index
to the advancing prosperity of the
South. The states beyond the Mason
and Dixon line have been msszing giant
strides in industry in recent years, and
are rapidly catching up with their
sisters of the north and west.
Before the war the South. pinned
down to an antiquated system of la
Dor, depending only on extensive agri-
culture, dropped rapidly behind in the
race for population and wealth. But
with the freeing of the slaves, the
of mines. the building up Of
manufacturers, is has gene steadily
forward. Today it is one Of the most
prosperous sections in the country, and
the end is not yet.'-Miami.sH Herald.