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Evening journal., 1920-06-29
BETTER PAY ron LIBRARY WORKERS..

A adequate market value for library service is the
greatest need confronting public libraries in Amer
lea today in the opinion Of the members OF the American
Library Association.
Reports reaching the Wilmington Institute Library
from the annual conference Of the A. L. A. recently
cuded at Colorado Springs, indicate that the problem Of
low salaries the outstanding feature Of the key
note speech OF the president of the association, Chalmers
Hadey librarian OF the Denver Public Library.
An assistant in the public library Of large Middle West
city declared that the had taught librarians and teach
alike that remunerative occupations open to
hem and that of the many assistants no had left the
library in question TO take up work only one has
returned.
Librarians reported general shortage Of library
slstans all the country and urged the organization
OF workers. through the aid Of the American Library As
ISOLATION, as solution
The hundred librarians adoptedd resolution urg
Ing all library trustees ITO labor earnestly TO have salary
scales increased that the younger members OF their
STATS shall receive SUFFICIENT pay for decent livelihood
and that shall be given for experience and at
tanmens, that the best minds may be induced to enter
the service and remain in IT,
The Books for Everybody" movement which is rails
ing Books for Everybody fund Of S2OOOO0O for library
extension in America, hailed enterprise which
would better the status OF Librarians.
Public library workers Of New York City are now hight
Ing for share OF the S5O0OOQO pay to be ap
portloned among city employees The beginning salary
In the New York Public Library after high school grad
ualon and years library training, is $50.
Evening journal., 1920-06-29
nnrYEn rnE punLIc MILL.

<~OVERNOR TOWNSEND has obeyed, so far as he was
" able to do so. the public Will in the matter Of
disposing Of the bills which left in his hands by
the Legislature when It adjourned about month ago
Expressions heard n all three counties show that MS
course has met with widespread public approval.
II is no easy job 10 be a governor In the matters
OF legislation appointments and other lines OF policy
there are so many conflicting interests that it is Inn
possible for an executive TO reconcile them. lie must
take the situation as he finds and do the best he can
with IT, having in all times the broad general
interest.
That is what Governor Townsend has done and mat
is why the Delaware public has such strong faith in his
administration
He has done his best to promote the educational in
terests Of our people.
He has done his best to improve our public highways
He has done his best to conserve the financial inter
ests Of commonwealth.
has done his best TO stimulate agriculture horli-
culture commerce. industry and the many other lines
Of activity which make for bigger and better Della
ware.
His administration has been marked by integrity and
ebilty and that too. during war and reconstruction
periods which would have taxed the powers Of any
man who held the onlce Of governor.
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VACATIONS.

WI HAT, in fact, is yacation2 The dictionary sets It
w up pretty we'll
"a stated interval in a round Of duties or employment
as for rest and recreation"
Then the object Of vacation is rest and recreation
This the accepted vacation season. The idea is TO get
the most out Of It,
To do that probably complete change in the usual
routine Of life and occupation will do the most good
AS rule, city people recreate in the country along
the lake shores or in the mountains
Country folks hurry to the city.
Change Of and environment what both crowds
are looking FOR. And correctly
BY sticking around the same old heunts in vacation
time. one is apt TO return to his Job whether bank
farm, behind counter mind sick and limb weary
And mis- time or win have done little good.
Many and at the vacation period try to for
get absolutely, for The time beng their usual form Of
existence
They stay out OF themselves as Il
They brush the mental cobwebs from their minds
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the work and some teachers who have withdrawn
may return but this will that higher pay and i'm
proved conditions otherwise must be offered The only
alternative TO employ below the standard pre-
scrbed by experience and general practice.
How The situation is may be judged by the fact
that the threatened shortage is twice great as the
number Of teachers in all OF New England and greater
than the number Of such teachers in New York and Penn
syvania combined
Mr. Neal advises school boards everywhere to lose no
time strengthening their forces in anticipation Of the
expected difficulties. Salaries must be raised and i'm
proved conditions must be created in order to hold as
many possible OF the teachers in the service and
to attract desirable recruits All this must be done not
for the benefit Of the teachers who evidently able
care themselves very well indeed but for the
sake OF the children who the sufferers when good
teachers leave the service.
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A REAL mGn scnooL CRIsIs.

cannot fail 10 interest Delavareans to know that
not fewer than $1,000 teaching positions in public
high schools Will be without properly qualified teachers
next September the estimates OF A. o. Neal OF the T.
s. Bureau Education prove TO be correct The bureau
recently extensive inquiry among the high
Of the country and than 1000 high schools
have written OF their needs.
Those schools now employ 65s57 teachers and they
viii require 1925 teachers in the fall 20 provide
for the normal In enrolment and TO take the
places Of those who leaving the schools for other
work Mr. Neal considers that this proportion fairly rep
resens the general condition high schools throughout
the country, and he estimates that total 259s places
must be 1iled before the next school term begins
The visible supply OF qualified candidates does not
approach that number simultaneously with the inquiry
made OF high schools, the bureau requested all the
colleges and universities OF the United States TO re-
port the number Of persons who would graduate this
year and also the number OF those graduates who
expect 10 teach in the high schools Replies from
a23 Institutions show that their graduates VIII number
io680 and 1927 women that 1880 men and s7i2
women VIII take up the work Of hlgh school teaching
On this basis II estimated that only i062O members
this years graduating classes OF the higher instit-
lions will accept positions nthe high schools The dif-
ference i585s places must be filled in ways that are
not apparent, that numl er OF classes will be
without proper instruction
It DC possible to induce other graduates
Evening journal., 1920-06-29

"Savo the nomination for July A."
Is the plea Of the hotel keepers. who
promised a big celebration II the 30,-
900 crowd VIII remain over until In
dependence Day.
]. Ham Lewis, with his fashion
plate and his iwhiskers, Is the only
active candidate for V. p. yet in the
running.
The South has to pay homage TO
beauty. even TO the extent Of unani-
mously electing a suffragist delegate
from an anti-suffrage district Mrs.
Neil Wright, known as "the belle. OF
the Convention" because OF her
beauty, was the first OF four women
to win seats from Tennessee and she
came from the old Bourbon district
OF Huntington.
A big East wind started blowing.
Just Bryan crossing the Rockies, "
said a delegate from New Jersey.
Who's the greatest man in Amer
lea? Wilson, Edison? No. Tom
Taggart, Of Indiana. So swears Alex
ander Manning, colored generalis-
simo OF the National Committee head
quarters, for over 30 years.
"Mistah Taggart Is de creates man
livin' O. dead, said Manning. Hes
gonta give Jim Watson de French
Lick 70 Senate by 25,0O0 votes"
The first flve Presidents OF the
United States ended their terms Of
service each in their sixty-siXth year.
Opponents Of the third term idea here
are sure Wilson will beat them by
one year. He is now slxty-four.
The tishtest delegate has been
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EYE ron EYE.

BETWEEN lynching and civil law the gap Is that which
~ separates the yncher and the wolf OF the pack
What better authority upon cruelty there be than
Niezsche the German who exalted the "bond beast
perman?"
without cruelty there is no FEAST" says Netzche. lie
traces the origin Of all punishment TO primitive times
Even as late the Roman civilization the value OF each
limb of the body expressed in the law security
debt"
Punishment not meted out TO the guilty says Metz
sche It out OF the belief that suffering
sunering-could be equivalent OF goods
Thus-he lender accepts the pledge OF the borrowers
wife, The borrower cannot pay. In The torture Of
women the lender receives the value OF the unpaid debt
It was not the unadorned vengeance, born OF their
for their dened and murdered sister, which made two
Kentuckans ask TO pull the switch to kin the
slayer II this seeking OF value for value pain for
paln-an eye for an eye.
So long carries, tucked deep Within the power
to thrill at the thought OF unrestricted cruelty
there be ynchings often traditional excuses allow
mobs to form and lose individual scrupes what Muen
sierbery was pleased 10 call mass consciousness"
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DISAPPOINTING FIGURES.

N ELAN>RE has grown only 9oesi in population dur
~ ing the last ten years.
That is average yearly increase Of so6s, which is
far from gratifying showing.
The total population is 223003, against 2o2322 ten
years ago increase OF 1912 per cent.
But small that increase is, It is In Of that
shown by the OF ten years ago, which 1851
the increase then being 95 per cent.
It is unfortunate fact that both Kent and Sussex
counties show decreases while New Castle county shows
an Increase OF 25O5i, 203 per cent OF the 25O5i
increase in New Castle county, Wilmington made 22757
In ten years.
II the figures show anything at ALL Il is that there Il
strong drift from the country 10 the city and thai
the rural sections Of our state must be made NOR
attractive and remuneratve they 10 hold their peo
pie and induce outsiders and others to there and settle
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Most Comfy Contention For Women;
1aggat Tagged de Creates Man

found. Thinking It cheaper TO hire a
taxi by time, Missouri politicion
chartered a car for an hour to take
him TO the country. The trip took
Just 45 minutes. and. in order to get
full value for his money he forced the
driver to wait the remaining IS min
utes before paying him. Evidently
none OF the Lowden money spent In
Missouri got into Democratic hands.
Women may be vain, but so far
masculine vanity has predominatedi in
the shops Of the local photographers
who can't get enough assistance TO
make pictures Of applicants for every
Job from official guarder Of the gavel
to head OF the ticket.
Mrs. George Bass says that the
Democratic party Is in the control OF
Liberals. Well. from the way the
Republican bosses spent their money
we'd say the G. o. p. is too.
Evening journal., 1920-06-29
GIVE nAnpNc noYAL cnEErINe.

=. EI.AWARE Republicans should begin preparations
~ now 10 sve to Senator Warren G. Harding, Re
publican Presidential nominee. hearty welcome when
ne comes to Wilmington next month as the guest Of
the Young Mems Republican Club.
They should spare effort TO make Il clear to him
thai they viii give to him and his running mate, Gov
ernor coolidge the fullest possible Of support
in the campaign and at the polls
He stands for the things for which Delaware Repub-
lcans stand-the fundamentals Of good government
when ne here the apostle Of the best there
in American politics. the people Of State should
express themselves in a which cannot be mis-
understood by anyone.
Evening journal., 1920-06-29
BY MAX STERN

N. p. A. stan Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO. June 29.-Mrs.
Ellis Meredith, delegate to the Demo-
cratic National Convention here, who
claims to have attended more conven-
tions than any woman Democrat. says
the most uncomfortable one was at
Kansas City in 1900 when they had
20 buy cheese and crackers at the
corner grocery TO keep from starV-
ing.
1T looks like this Is going to be
the most comfOrtable-for the women
anyway" she said. "As for the men
well, here's the hldeous truth, the
men here. simply don't know what
20 do with us. We're going TO per-
meate this convention, but the men
don't know whether well do II like
altar OF roses or like moth balls.
The publicity rooms here from
which an attempt was started to find
a house in Washington for Hiram
Johnson, are now being used. by the
Housing Committee trying TO ind
houses for the delegates In San Fran
cisco. so far they've had more sue
cess than the previous occupants.
No, the brand-new scab on the nose
OF w. j. Coohrane, chairman Of pub
liclty. is not OF political significance
He got IL out at Sutro Baths by slid
ing down a shoots and humping 1t
on the end theerof.
The candidates don't seem TO be
able 10 stir up much enthusiasm
among the delegates. No political
ballyhOO has vet been able TO divert
the crowd OF visiting politicians
which stands constantly in front Of
a Market street window watching a
doughnut maker manufacture the
kind mother used to make
There is a prevailing opinion here
that the Republicans wouldn't be
quite so sure if they had 1t to dc
over again at Chicago.
Therell be nothing happen here like
the convention days Of 20 years ago
says Mrs. Mary Hall kinkald. WO.
mems publicity chairman, who USED
10 "cub" in Chicago with Eugene
Field. Mrs Kinkaid says the mer
would wait TIL the women had go
their hair done up in curl papers
and then do their dirty work In Sc
cret night caucus. They're going tC
stay up all night II necessary thli
time.
The public stenographer In one o
the leading hotels here has gone L
bed with nervous prostration. Shi
says lherell be no thirly-minut
limit on nominating speeches at thi
convention, Judging from some Of th,
gems which have been dictated Il
her.
When Charles Murphy arrived II
town several managers immediatel.
stOrmed his room for news OF New
Nork's delegation 10 was a dlsap
pointed group who found that It wa
the Rt Rev. Charles Murphy. Catho
lie priest from Ottowa, Canada, whl
had neglected TO sign his title.
Evening journal., 1920-06-29

The Washington Heights section OF our city unques-
tionaby will derive much benent from the enlarged oper-
atons Of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. at T,veny-hird
and Monroe streets, the cornerstone Of which was laid
with impressive ceremony, on Sunday. Everyone will
feel the good influence which the church will ex-
ercse in its enlanged form, particularly in that charm
ing and rapdlydeyelopng section north OF the Brandy
wine.
Evening journal., 1920-06-29

once more Evelyn Nesbit Thaw-Clnord is In the lime
light. Her husband Jack Clifford, has sued her for
divorce, accusing her Of improper relations with Eu-
gene Strong vaudeville actor Evelyn has retored by
bringing oountersu naming Jusnita Hansen and Ann
Luther as correspondents. Meanwhile Stanford White
reposes quietly in his grave and Harry Thaw leads
fairly decent life.
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Ct ms of Thought

Just so long the star OF the future thaj
long wiz The ssncly OF the home be preserved against
juggled justice.
=.--.
In all secrets there Is kind OF guilt however beautiful
joyous those secrets may be- Secrecy means eva
son-and Just at this point in the moral prob
lem.
-.--.
In the erayeyards, have read Inscriptions mar
bic shafts OF people who had played FIRST base down
here-and we have hunch they have not had chance
al the Dleachers up yonder.
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William G. McAdoo is In receptive mood His an
nouncement that he would not be candidate for the
Democratic Presidential nomination seemingly was mere
blum OF the Caesar sort
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Evening journal., 1920-06-29
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There is a prevailing opinion here
that the Republicans wouldn't be
quito so sure if they had II to do
over again at Chicago.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-13
MANS 4 A
AGE

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can be as vigorous and healthy at
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-13
FIRE DAMAGES
ANDERSON SHOP
Old Jack WEIGH Building on North
Main Street Badly Damaged by
Fire at 4 O'Clock This Afternoon

The old Jack Welch building on Main
street was badly damaged at A o'clock
this afternoon by fire and had it not
been for the prompt action of the fire
department the building would have
been totally destroyed
gasoline stove in the rear Of the
building and in that portion occupied
by. v Il. Anderson. the tailor and
cleaner. caused the fire. The whole
rear end of the building was envelopcd
in flames almost Instantly and 1t is be,
leved the gasoline tank on the stove
must have exploded. The fire seemed
to be confined to the west end of the
structure very LITTLE damage being
done to the east part.
" T.. Anderson occupies the. south
half of the building and his loss is con-
siderable Many of thegclothes there
for cleaning and pressing We're removed
but some were damaged by water
The north half of the building is oc-
cuDied by the Varlamos cigar and san
dy store Most of the merchandise was
removed.
The building is the property of Geo.
Lamberty who purchased 1t some two
years ago with view of erecting bus
mess block for Il clothing store.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-13
pENIsoN LOSES TO BOONE
First Game Of Season and High School
Lost to boone By Score Of II to o.
5 Will PLAY Harlan Here Saturday

The high school football eleven lost
their first game OF the season last Sat
urday when they journeyed down to
Boone and played the high school team
of that place. 1t was a one sided con-
test, the score being Al to 0, but Coach
Green was well pleased with the show
ing put up by Denison.
Boone had fourteen experienced men
in uniforms and the game Saturday was
their third this season. DeniSOn has
but three experienced men this season,
but nevertheless they played q plucky
game. 49,
In the first quarter Boone scored four
touchdowns, but did not tally in the
second quarter, but in the third quar-
ter managed to cross DeniSOn'S goal
line for two more touchdoWns. The
Boone players easily Outweighed Deni-
son fifteen pounds to the man.
Coach Green states that DeniSon put
up a fine exhibition in the second and
last quarters. In the second quarter
they rushed the ball down the field to
within a few feet of -Boone's goal line.
The lineup for Saturdays game was:
Roeh. Servoss and Suffer, guards; Haw.
ley and Smith, tackles; Saggau and
Binkley, ends; Weiss, quarter; Buckley
and Lorenzen, halves; Rollins. full back
IIennings substituted for Suffer. Pow
ell for Hennings and Benson for Pow
ell r.
On Saturday of this week the Deni.
son eleven will play Harlan on the local
gridiron, the game starting promptly
at o'clock. This promises to be a
good game and there should be large
crowd in attendance. IT,.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-13
c. LUNDGREN dies
FRIDAY, OCT. s
Swedish Citizen. Aged 81 Years, Dies
mt His Home in Denison. Suffering
From Inflrmitics Of Old Age
TIE FUNERAL HELD ON MONDAY
Lived in DeilisOn for the Last Thirty.
three Years-Leaves a Widow
and Five Children

Charles Lundgren, highly respected
citizen of DeniSon, passed away at the
family home here Friday, October 9Th,
at the ripe age of 81 years. months
and s days. Mr.. Lundgren had been
in failing health for some time, suffer.
ing from the intirmities OF old age, and
death came as Il relief from his suffer
ing.
The deceased was born at inSua,
Sweden, Aug. l. 1898, where he spent
the early years of his life, learning the
carpenter trade, which continued to be
his trade throughout his active career.
In 1862 he was married to Ellen Ros'
cndahl of his native town, and they
continued to make their home in SWe'
den until they left to seek their vel
fare in America. 1t was in 1869 that
they came with their four children to
this country and settled at Galesburg
III. After almost two years residence
at -G;aIesburg they moved to keOkuk,
where they lived for Il time and then
moved further west, becoming pioneers
in Polk county Nebraska. At first
their nearest town was forty miles
away and the nearest ncighbor thirty
miles For. thirteen years they lived
in Polk county near the place where
Osceola grew during their stay. For
two years they resided in Lincoln and
then moved to Denison. where Mr..
Lundgren spent the last 80 years of his
life.
The faithful wife passed away July
rs. 1896, ana two years later Mr.. 'Lund'
grcn was married to Matilda Carlson,
who survives him. S..
TO the first union nine children were
born: John, Betty. Gus and Anna in
Sweden, and Joseph. Mary, Matte,
Samuel and Charles in this country.
or these four have passed on to their
reward. Gus. Mary. Matte and Charles.
John and Joseph Lundsren and sister.
Mrs. Anna Montgomery. reside at Sill
yer City, Ncb. Samuel lives here III
De nison and Mrs. Betty Peterson ut
Stromburs, Neb.
MIR. Lundgrcn became IL dcvout chris.
tan early in life, and allied hlmsclf
with the Dissentcrs in his native land.
He BECAME an eXhorter and spent much
time distributing literature and per-
suading folks to have a vital religious
experience In fact for some time this
was his main business before coming
to this country. %
In AMERICA he continued his ardent
christian work. He organized and serV'
ed as PASTOR for, two years the Free
BAPTIST church at Stromburg, Neb. Mr..
Lundgren was q devoted husband and
ather. i, kind neighbor and Il good
citizen.
Funeral. services were held Monday
afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock at the BAPTIST
church in DenisOn, Rev. c. +. Hamil-
ton officiating, assisted by Key. Peter
son. of Kiron. 1nterment was made
in Oakland cemetery.