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Indiana daily times., 1920-03-12
$5OO,OOO Estate Left
to Widow by Bleyer

( CHICAGO, March 2.-Approximately
s50O,0OO is left to Mrs. Andrae Bleyer in
the will of Clifton NJ. BleYer, wealthy
Evening journal., 1920-11-30

tables in the Hotel dupont, include
the following:
Walter b. Harris. Worton, Kent
county, Md. n barrels. 30 boxes and
Il baskets OF apples and plates Of ap-
pies. Mr.. Harris exhibits practically
every variety Of apple grown In MS
section.
w. Il. Sanger, Of Easton, has the
next largest exhibit. including bar
rcls, n boxes and about 10 bushels
on the tables, consisting OF nearly
every variety on the list.
Dover Fruit Farms has display OF
apples, in hampers only; John w.
Milburn, OF ElktOn, display OF apples
Il. b. Milburn, OF Elkton, display or
apples: Ambrose Killen, OF FELTON,, dis
play OF apples; John II. Jesber y sons,
| FELTON,. display Of apples, and John
I w. Killen. of FELTON,, display OF Nege-
tables, including practically every
thing on the list. lie has a special
display OF sweet potatoes, chestnuts
and other varieties OF nuts.
Fred Hirst and Captain j Howard
Hirst, OF Cambridge. have displays ol
vegetables, including nearly all va
rieties.
several amateur exhibitors alsG
have displays. These include Ashton
Jester and Ambrose B. Killen, OF Eel
ton.
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
LEAGUE PREsENTs pIAYLET.

Members OF the Drama League pre-
scented "T'wo Crooks and a Lady" in
st. Andrews parish house last even
ing. The play was under the direc-
tion OF Miss Dorothy Hawkins and
Alexander Blair, Jr. The cast was as
follows: Mrs. Simms-Vane, Corinne
Brown; Miss Jones. her companion,
Mrs. J. Walker Hopes; Lucille, the
maid Miriam II. Hawkins; Miller. the
Hawk, William B. Megear, Jr.; Car
rity, ]. Walker Hopes; the Inspector,
! George B. Speer.
After a short business meeting, II
was decided to chang the name Of
| the organizaUon from the Whining
ton Center Of the Drama League or
America to the Wilmington Drama
/ League.
Evening journal., 1920-11-30

dren is all wrong. ''We should break
away from it," he added.
Horace l.. Dilworth said he thought
all classes OF property should bear its
share OF school taxation. There should
be a certain percentage Of 1t IRON
real property and the remainder by
an income tax. levied by the STATE.
He thought the present code was
probably too big a step at once ana
that it would have been better To-
have gone more gradually.
Charles SIMON, Of Brandywine nun
dred, said he would dike to know just
where all The money under the new
code is being spent. This inforna-
ton, he said. would probably recon-
/ cile some TO the new law.
| Mr.. Simon also thought the individ-
ual and not the county, should pay
for the transportation Of children.
The speaker also said he had been
told that Sharpley School. which IS in
his district. is not as good a school
now as II was before the new law
went into effect.
Chairman Medill inquired OF Misse:
Miller and Barnes. supervisors, as tt
their opinion Of the Sharpley School
, Both said from what they knew OF II
il was a better school, as TO teachers
books and general conditions.
! Mr.. Townsend moved that IL be Thu
l sense OF the meeting that a state
. wide bond issue be made for th
. erection OF new school buildings ani
that an income tax he established t
raise all the money for the mainte
!; nance of the schools and provide 70
a the retirement of the bonds.
= Jesse l.. Shepherd. OF Middletowr
y seconded the motion, stating that h
; thought the State should take hold O
,, the running OF the schools.
II Mr.. nownseld explained that it wa
II his idea that everyone should pay al
, income Tax. there being no exemption
> Messrs. Weldin and Dilworth OF
d pose dthis idea uni IS there shOul
IT be a certain exemption and a capita
ton tax provided to get the others.
1t Dr. Cooper and Mr. Shallcross ais
le opposed the motion. Mr.. Shallcros
1t said 10 would be too radical a NOV
d and he moved TO amend the Towr
D. send motion to make the State pro
vide so per cent. OF the cost OF ne
,r schools and the maintenance
m schools. the other so per cent to
~ raised by Tax rate.
"a Both the amendment and also II
~ original Townsend motion were r
~ iected.
"a The meeting recessed to meet aga
III at . o'clock.
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
PARLEY over
CHANGES IN
SCHOOL LAW
CONTINUED from first pago)

College; William Chandler. OF Centre
Vile; Miss Ina Barnes and Miss
Ruby Miller. county supervisors; /;
Miss Ruth Jones, county attendance
officer, Newton l.. Grub, Of Bran
dyyine hundred; r. w. Helm, OF the
vocational department of Delaware
College, and George b. Miller. presi-
dent OF the State Board OF Education.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by Bishop Cook. George l..
Medill, president OF the New Castle
County Board OF Education, presided
and briefly stated the purpose Of the
meeting. He said there is no doubt
but that there is dissatisfaction with
the present school law and that the
purpose OF the citizens committees is
10 see how the school system can be
improved and how the present law
can be improved.
Or. Il. W. Cooper, who is a member
of the executive committee OF the
citizens committee, also was called on
TO explain the purpose OF the meeting
He told OF the nine hOld-oVer Stale
Senators meeting some weeks ago. and
appointing a citizens committee. Ht
said there has been a gerat deal OF
criticism OF the present law and thai
there was no doubt that some mem
bers OF the Legislature elected at tn,
recent election are pledged to vOt'
to repeal the present law.
The hOld-over Senators, he said, dl'
not want 90 take the respOnsibilit,
of any action that may be takei
when the Legislature meets mex
winter, unless they know from Tn
peoples what they think lis wron
with the new law and decided o.
this plan OF getting that informatio
and OF getting suggestions that woul
result in changes that would be sal
isfactory TO opponents Of the law a
IL stands at present.
Adelbert Sidell a trustee Of th
McClellandville school, near Newarl
opened the discussion by stating thi
he was opposed 10 going back
ANYTHING like the old method OF edl
cation in this State. lie said th
/, school ne represents has been in
proved thousand per cent und,
ihe new law and with the co-Operi
tion of the county board. lie sa
This Improvement could only con
through some centralized support. /
Evening journal., 1920-11-30

said the code may need amendments
but the main thing, he said. is 10
keep from going backward.
OuestiOnnaires were distributed sell
ting out certain queries as 10 sch0ol
taxation, school consolidation ana
school administration.
Eugene ShallcrOss. a member OF the
County Board, called on DR.. Cooper TO
explain the method OF taxation under
he new code compared with the Old
system This was done by DR.. Cooper
at some length II was explaind that
the code is blamed FOR the changing OF
the taxation system from the rental
value 10 the real value, when as a
matter OF fact this law was passed
two years before the new school code
/ became a law.
George L. Townsend said he would
\ like 10 know the opinion OF George d.
! Miller, president OF the State Board Oi
Education, as TO this plan OF the Citi-
zens' Committee for working on, any
! proposed changes in the school code.
Mr.. Miller said the members OF thu
d. State Board were trusted enough Il
be appointed, and he thought tn
citizens might give them a chance 4
suggest corrections that they nigh
think are leG ssary to improve tn
] NNUts ne C4iu ilit law lAuC OAlAg Dtil
in effect one year and that he c0ul
see no reason for writing new law
The board, he said. had the educa
tiOn OF the children OF the State a
heart and is interested 10 make tn
expense as light as possible. MI
Miller thought the people shOul
trust the State Board TO max
2 changes. He added that the boar
would be glad to hear suggestion
. as 10 changes in the law.
! Mr.. Swanson Of the Rose Iii
! school, said he was opposed 10 thi
, part OF the present law which pr,
, vided for the countrywide bond il
' sue He thought each district shoul
!, take care of its own bond issue +,
. the building Of new schools.
Chairman Medill remarked tn
d there are some things about q
v present law which he thought mig
n be changed but what the boards ne'
Il most is the cooperation OF the pc
e pie.
X Thomas IT. Weldin. in discussiI
m the taxation feature, called attenti'
m to the fact that when the new la
ID went into effect, the State was ju
/ changing from the rental value
IS the real value system assessment al
thcn the increased tax rate coming
he was too much at one time. "Wh
k. you hit mans pocket, you hit hi
at all Ovr," the speaker said. lie sa
10 however, the school code was a st
H. in the right direction and should
ne given a trial. lie added that
NJ agreed with the idea that no boa
er should have the power to issue bon
a. unless there is some check.
Id Mr.. Townsend said he thought {
ne present plan under which the pro
lie eriy owner educatps eVprybody's ch
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
coIuRF CIUCKMAN HOME.

Magistrate and Mrs. Barnet Gluck-
man, who spent several days last
week in New York, returned To- TINS
ciIy yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Gluck-
man reports he found snow in the
northern par. lof New York state; They
made an automobile trip to Schenec,
tady and attended the wedding OF
the daughter of Mr.. Gluckman's niece
Mrs. Samuel Lambert, OF California
Mr.. and Mrs. Gluckman made the
automobile trip with his brother. l.
A Gluckman and Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Lambert Mrs. Lambert IS an
other niece Of Magistrate Gluckman
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
wAnNFD AND DISMISSED.

With warning to be more careiul
in the future, Judge Hastings in Mu-
nicipal Court this morning, DIS
missed Lawrence Mccartney on a
chargeof violating the traffic laws, IN
driving on the wrong side of French
street. on Monday Of last week, mar
rowly avoiding collision with another
machine. Mccartney claim d mat
running out OF gasoline and on the
side of the street opposite gasoline
station, he had to back to the place
TO get gas and was pulling away
when charged with violating inc
traffic rules.
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
CHECK CHARGE INVOLVES RUSSELL

Roleased i'm Chester YesItTudYl dItT
settlement of similar case, in
which he was involved .aere, Thomas
]. Russell, charged with uttering a
worthless check, was brought here
by Detective Horace Mcdaniel and
held in $500 bail for a hearing tomor-
row, by Judge Hastings, in Municipal
Court this morning.
Russell is alleged to have purchased
a s25 suit OF clothing al the Correct
Clolhing\H House and to have given a
check for $50. receiving $50 in change.
The check proved 10 be worthless.
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
cnNCFRT an FARNHuRST.

Inmates Of the New Castle County
Hospital will be given a concert To-
m ght by the orchestra and 20 singers
and d$ncers OF Wilmington Lodge. No.
iSi. Loyal Order Of Moose The enter
tainment committee Of the lodge has
completed arrangements with James
B. Foster, superintendent Of the insti-
tuition.
The chairman Of the Moose en-
tertainers. w. e. Lane, viii have as
his assistant, jack Bralnard. The
orchestra will be under the leader
shin OF George II. ODonneH
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
EnRn AGAIN MISSING.

The police department was notified
this morning that a Ford touring car.
bearing Delaware license 1904. he
longing TO Herman Phillips. Seaford,
had been abandoned along the Ken
nett pike. near the dupont School.
Upon going after the machine the po-
lice learned the car had been taken
aNay
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
sI1NsnINE MEETING

The executive board Of the Inter
national Sunshine Society will meet
at 2A5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
at Sunshine Hall. All members are
asked TO be pres nt because the
Christmas good cheer work is TO be
talked over. The house committee
will meet before the executive meet
ing. 10 is called for 2i5 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
CRIDIRONER BREAKS BONE.

While playing football at The
Tower Hill School. yesterday after
lOOn, Edward Hanna, aged "A y ars,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J.. N. Hanna, pf
Centreville. broke his colarbone. He
was taken to the Delaware Hospital in
the police ambulance
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
WILSON TALKS
OF ARMENIA
fonniinned from frst pag J

assembly today wnen Secretary Col
by's Mesopotamlan noie 10 Great Bri-
tain caused wide comment
The secretary's note, demanding
recognition of the commercial rights
Of other countries in the mandate ter
ribory was greeted warmly by neutral
states without mandatories. II was
declared the American note had added
strength TO the delegates seeking 20
iair the activities of the league council
in the distribution and administration
Of mandates over German colonies:
II was believed certain the mandate
question would be considered in Vhe
assembly today
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
LABOR REDS
STRIKE MOVE
IS BLOCKED
CONTINUED From First Pago.l

Continued From First Page)
The movement Is similar to The one
big union plan. II is reported and is
backed by New York union which
severed all connections with the A. II.
OF l.. Fosters work so far has been
merely Of a propaganda nature but Is
in direct opposition TO the regularly
organized workers.
officials OF the A. r. Of H., showed
little attention TO new form OF labor
afilliation.
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
NAV ACT -ON PHONE RArEs.

The Board Of Public Utility Com
missioners will meet Friday night,
when some action may be taken on
the requests OF the Diamond Stale
Telephone Company for permission
to increase its rates, and the Whining
ton Gas Company TO havs an apprals-
al made Of its DrODerty
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
cIccIES WAY OUT OF COURT.

When arralgned by LIerk LharIes
]. COleman in Municipal Court nis
morning on a charge OF breach OF the
noace toward Ernest Martini Rosario
Barber. an Italian, burst out giggling.
% was dismissed. however. as Ernest
fdled TO appear against him.
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
EIENEN INOUESTS IN MONTH.

Coroner Bullock has held eleven in
quests during November and con-
ducted nine Investigations. For the
corresponding period of last year he
held nine inquests and conducted
tweniy-three Investigations.
Evening journal., 1920-11-30

Tanned hides OF go steers were
used in the construction OF a 5000
pound transmission belt in Philadel-
phia.
Eight hundred rare chegicals, for
merly obtained only from Germany,
now are made in the United States,
More than 20 per cent OF the avail
able new water-power in the United
States IS west OF the Mississippi.
Crude vanilla may soon be obtained
from The wild pimento leaves OF the
snd ofIamaica
Evening journal., 1920-11-30
HE DIDN'T WANT

PORTLAND-"Your're here entirely
too often" the judge told a habihal
drunk. Il don't conn OF my own ac-
cOrd-the officer brings me against
nv will" was the reply.
The Farmington times., 1920-08-20
SOLD BY h. NJ. LAAKMAN.

ed by the friends of one of the de-
feated Ethiopian candidates for con-
gressional honors, that "some low
down black scoundrels betrayed the
race in the hour Of need by vouAg 10.
that white man Dyer"
Rev. VIM. A. Venerable, a colored
minister, was the only real negro con-
testant against Dyer for the Repub-
lican congressional nomination in the
Twelfth District. When it looked in
early 1920 like he would have easy
sailing for this "gop" plum, Con-
gresham Dyer selected negro youth
of that portion of st. Louis for West
Point honors and his friends circulat-
ed the story that only negroes would
in future be thus taken care Of, and
that white young men need not apply.
This sugared military bait won
back to the Dyer Congressional cal
liope many negroes who had deserted
and lined up with Venerable's forces.
Then came the second wave to divide
the many negroes who were still
sticking to the venerable darky
preacher George L. Vaughn, an
Ethiopian lawyer. we'll known and
popular among negroes, filed for the
Congressional nomination against
both Dyer and Venerable.
A Plot to Divide the Negro Vote
Discerned.
The elements behind the colored
minister studied the situation over
carefully and then announced that the
entrance of the negro barirster was
but well concocted scheme to defeat
their black Congressional gladiator
through hopelessly dividing the ne
gro vote of the Twelfth District be-
tween the two "dingy" combatants.
The returns" made by the white
Republican judges and clerks of the
Twelfth Congressional District pri-
mary night indicate that Dyer easily
ran first for the "gop" ermine apple,
DR.. Venerable poor second, and
Vaughn, the negro lawyer, very
small fourth.
More returns from the polling plac-
es in other negro settlements of st.
Louis revealed also that every Etheo-
The Farmington times., 1920-08-20
PERTINENT POLITICAL PRATTLE
(By A. T. Edmonston.)


jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. lin
stead of paving the way for the negro
wing of the Republican party of Mis-
souri, to have equal high-class and sub
stantial representation in proportion
to their numerical strength on the
"Gop" State ticket which was nomi-
mated at TIE general primary of Tues
day, August 3, small sop was thrown
to these 10000 electors through Civ
ing them two small legislative berths
in St. Louis. Langston Harrison and
W. M. Moore are the negroes honored
in the Twelfth Congressional District
in which "gop" Ethiopian electors pre-
dominate in number over their white
partisan brothers and political asso-
ciates, by being chosen as two of the
Republican nominees for epresenta-
tives, but it is already known that they
will never be elected to these places.
Manipulation of tie returns on cleo
ton night by their own election judg-
es and clerks, if by chance they
should actually win before the Off
cial survey of the vote by the st.
Louis Board of Election Commission
er, will defeat them. Two years ago
in st. Louis a negro dentist was elect
ed Representative on the face of the
first returns. When this fact was
heralded about, "erros" were quickly
discovered in the first count by three
or four Republican judges, and when
the full vote from this legislative dis
trict came in many hours late this
Ethiopian repairer of dining room
furniture discovered he had been beat
en- in a normally heavy negro and Re
publican section by a Democrat. His
friends suggested contest, but Re-
publican leaders got hold of these
rampagcous da.kies, squared matters
in some manner and soon all once
more was harmonious and serene.
What Republican Negroes Wanted
Early in 1920 when the presen,
campaign was still in it's infancy the
negro "gops" of Missouri counted all
"kinky heads" and discovered that
their voting strength in the state was
over 10000. Comparisons with the
Republican vote of 1916, revealed that
this black phalanx represented a fifth
of the Republican strength of Mis-
souri,. Some easy theorizing develop
ed the conclusion that through nu-
merical strength and a fair division Of
The p!ums fifth of the Republican
nominations on tie next State ticket
belonged to this strong black faction
Of the party.
The Ethiopian "gop" leaders of
Missouri started movement in be-
half of political recognition of their
race from the Republican party
through the nomination of blackman,
either for Lieutenant Governor or Au-
ditor. on the State ticket, for the
Congressional berth in the Twelfth
District of St. Louis, four places in
the same city as candidates for the
lower branch of the next Legislature,
and four or FIVE more honors.
These were the honors the Repub-
lican negroes of Missouri asked for.
What they got, and then these conde-
tensions only through the strength of
their own forces on primary day in
st. Louis were the two nominations
for Representative. But already the
political election day skids have been
CREASED for these two ambitious ne
gro Republicans BY their white par
tymen and their defeat and the cleo
The Farmington times., 1920-08-20

merchants on federal taxation" is
flooding the country with millions of
pamphlets and circulars in an effort
to slide the Ralston- Nolan bill through
Congress. The purpose of this bill as
set forth in these pamphlets is "to
reduce the excessive taxation burden
on business and other producing en-
terprises about 81 900, 900 by rails
ing the same revenue by federal tax
of one per cent on the privilege of
holding land and natural resources
valued Irrespective of improve
ments) over $4,000" A speakers
bureau and publicity department are
being used by this committee.
This is the bill which proposes tax
Of one per cent on all agricultural
holdings above the given valuation
Farm organizations the nation over
have registered their protest against
this bill. The American Farm Bu-
reau Federation conducted a nation
wide referendum and found that
Farm Bureau members were almost
to a man opposed to this bill. Many
local organizations have voiced their
disapproval of the measure. In June
the National Affairs Committee,
Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City,
recommended that the organization
use all influence possible against the
Ralston-Nolan bill. In July the Mis-
souri, Farm Bureau Federation ad-
vised all county farm bureaus to con-
tinue on guard against the bill until
it was finally killed.
This is a good time for Missouri
farmers to place their Congressman
on record in regard to this proposed
bill. COUNTY AGENT.
The Farmington times., 1920-08-20

1ian aspirant for u membership on
,he st. Louis Republican City Com
mittec and for other minor places of
honor or the "gop" ticket had been
defeated.
The negro friends Of those who lost
out explain the decisive waterloo at
the hands Of their white partisan fra
ters by declaring in unison: Dem
black men were not defeated, they
We're just simply counted out after
dey had won de fight"
The paramount question which is
now troubling the Republican leaders
of Missouri is whether or not the
25, 900 negro electors of St. Louis will
vote the "gop' ticket on election day
in November. Without this black
vote, the city Is from 5000 to 5000
Democratic at any election, national,
state or city.