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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
COLLEGES FOR ALL
(St. Augustine Record.)

(St Augustine Record)
1t is getting so that ambitious boy or girl
who wants to go to a well-known college almost
has to break in with jimmy The old eastern
colleges are getting exclusive that it is nee
essary in some cases to enter children when they
are born, guessing on their probable year of
matriculation, and even then they may not be
eligible.
Dartmouth expects 5000 applications for en-
trance next fall and is only going to admit one
tenth of that number, for the very good reason
that that is all the college has room for Vassar.
limiting its attendance to LOCO, is compelled to
apply drastic restrictions 1t is so with nearly all
OF the best known institutions
1t is the penalty of fame and of Increasing de-
sire for education in popuous country. They
must either pick and choose and limit the ell
trants or they must increase their facilities enor-
mously Most of them cannot increase their en-
dowments last enough to accommodate the grow
ing demands made on them. Some of them do
not want to grow big, preferring to keep their
traditional character and the peculiar advantages
of a small college.
This works out unfortunately for the public
because any boy or girl who wants a college edu-
cation ought to be able to get it. The problem
arises mainly from the fact that our American
colleges are mostly private The situation points
to great increase in the size of the state uni
versities, which should logically absorb the over
flow One of the big responsibilities of the states
from now on will be to provide for such public
institutions literally enough to meet the demand
Also there should be, and doubtless will be here
after big development of free city colleges
maintained at public expense an extension of
the present public school system.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
WINTER NIGHT

When winds are shriekng and clouds are leak
ing cheap-iohn brand Of snow, and things are
freezing. it's doubly pleasing CHEEKY home to
know. The storm grows louder, and like white
powder the Sits through the cracks; the
drifts pilinG. but | am smiling, and life is
slick as wax. Here in my shanty, with wife and
auntie. and grandSons nine eight, | read my
paper while storm-fends caper and howl their
hymn ot hate. For | kept busy till was dizzy
before The cold blasts came; with vim and ardor
| stocked the harder and spoiled Old Winters
game. 2'hc round plunks earning no fair job
spurnng. banked some iron men: now should
worry when wild winds scurry outside my comfy
den. 4 squash named Hubbard is in the CUP.
board, I've oaves OF kickess bread; up in the
garnet there is carrot. and cordwood in the
she'd And all is paid for; the goal | played for
my aunts declare I've won. and winters squeal-
nss dom hurt my feelings. since [ have saved
my Let winter thunder. got from under
before the tempests came; alert and heedful |
saved the needful, and hope you did the same
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
SYNTHETIC GOLD

Germany has set the world guessing by the
report that some scientist Of that nation has solved
the age-old problem CT alchemy by The discovery
of process for making gold out of baser material.
Bankers and scientists in this country are skep-
teal, yet Prof. Irving Fisher, the financial expert
of ale College, now in Europe has arranged to
go to Germany for personal investigation
In the meantime the beneGciaries o. The Ger
man reparation payments, which are carefully
stipulated payable in gold, are peeved at the
possibility that the metal brought them from their
former enemy may turn out to be IS cheap a. pig
iron from the abundance of It's supply 1t IS also
pointed out that this discovery would dsanange all
the worlds financial calculations. upset its meme
tary system and make mockery Of the German
indemnify
The whole thing sounds like hoax Germany
has peculiar of humor in addition to her
other vlainies and knowing how the world makes
a fetish Of the precious metal, may have occurred
to her to have little revenge of kind mol inter
dlcted by the Versailles treaty The Joke is pass
able. even if it only causes her creditors to worry
over the value of what they expect 10 collect. 1t
would become really hilarious if the value of The
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
AS Others See 1t
DON'T BE A RUBEI
(St. Petersburg Times.)

No man and woman of the many who are
now in ST. Petersburg would think of walking
about in large cty-in Chicago or New York,
We'll say-with the same abandon which some
men and some women show in going
streets in ST. Petersburg.
It's little trouble Wen admit, to walk to
street intersection from the middle of the block
and then to cross and walk back the dis
lance to your objective. But some men and wom-
en- who have tried to save that much time and
effort are no longer worried about such little
things as time and lfe-they're paid the penalty
of the present day rush and have sacrificed their
own lives to the ignominious cause of "jay-walk-
ing
Don't be 'rube"
You wouldn't if you were visiting larger city
where the traffic rules are rigid Why not protect
your own life and aid traffic by crossing the
street only at the street intersections where
ing is made safe for you?
Did you ever drive an automobile?
Get into one with friend and find out how your
nerves will be shattered by these careless folk
who will persist in rushing out from behind
parked cars and crossing the street in the mid
die of a block.
See how difficult it is, even at the slowest
speed, to evade running some of them.
Let the automobiles stop until we go by"
seems the thought Of most of these jay walkers"
But is that fair? The street belongs primarily to
vehicular traffic; the sidewalk to pedestrians
How would walker feel if the driver of an auto
mobile should cross the sidewalks in the middle
of block and adopt the same tactics as the Pc
destran who crosses the street at other places
than at street intersections?
1t may be that there are too many laws already
on our statute books, but certainly it does not
appear that Jay walking" will be stopped until
it is made an offense punishable by fine Fear
OF injury or possible death seems to have no eff
fect-maybe touch of the pocketbook would
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
HOLIDAY PROSPERITY

Reports from New York, Chicago Phlladel-
pha and many other commercial centers show
that the Christmas trade exceeded in volume that
of either of the last two years.
That is an Astonishing showing in view of the
current hard times rumors. 1t shows beyond ques-
ton that. while certain lines CT production may be
dull, the country as whole is still enjoying high
degree of prosperity.
A population that is really hard pressed for
money does not spend hundreds of millions for
Christmas presents.
We have good grounds for expecting the COM
ing year to be one of the best, in an economic and
commercial way in the country's history. The
people have climbed down from the peak of specu-
lation They have learned, or rather recalled,
scme of the basic facts, including the Importance
of thrift and industry. and the fallacy Of easy
money" They are down. in most lines, to
hard pan.
More price readjustment is, of course, to be ex-
peced The dollar is not yet back to its normal
purchasing power But we look for the final es-
adjustment of sound basis shortly after the hoi-
days, after which there will be an increase in GER
tain things which have fallen lower than they
should and a general return of confidence.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
Daily Poem
THE HYMNS OF LONG AGO

THE HYMNS OF LONG Ago
(Anonymous)
There's lots of music in 'em-the
hymns of long ago,
And when some gray-haired brother
sings the ones | used to know,
sorter want to take hand; l think
of days done by,
ION Jordans stormy banks l stand
and cast a wistful eye"
There's lots of music in 'em-those
dear, sweet hymns Of old,
With visions bright of lands of light
and shining streets of gold;
And hear EN- ringing-singing,
where mem'ry dreaming, stands,
From Greenland's icy mountains to
India's coral strands"
They seem to sing forever of holier
sweeter days,
When the. lines OF the love of Goa
blocmed white in all the ways;
And l want to hear their music from
the old-time meetin's rise
Till 81 can read my title clear to
mansions in the skies"
We never needed singing books in
them cid days-we knew
The words. the tunes, of every one the
dear Old EumyI ok through;
We didn't have no trompets then, no
organs built for show,
We only sang to praise the Lord.
from whom all blessings flow"
An so | 1--we the old hymns, and
when my time shall come
Before the light has left me, and my
singing lips are dumb
If | can hear EN- sing them then, II
pass without a sigh
To "Canaan's fair and happy land
where my possessions lie"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28

Because its editorial force likes 10 visit Tampa
every time day of is available the Telegram ven
lures to protest against the dangers caused by reck
less driving on the streets of that strenuous city.
1t refers specifically to few negro truck drivers
who seem to be utterly nsensible to all the dangers
they are causing. One Of them, cannonballmg
along Nebraska avenue Saturday evening, ran into
Chevrolet and left the driver seriously wounded
The negro, fearing the consequences of his murder
Gus recklessness, fled the city We know from OBJ
servation in Lakeland how difficult it is to keep
traffic down to safe limits, and it is doubtless hard
er in Tampa. Nevertheless, we should feel good
deal safer if we could read in the Tribune and
Times that some of these offenders had been Sc
yerey punished.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28

.Tcbe Moseley's front yard fence has
been down ever since the storm OF a
few months ago, but good many in
going to his house continue to use
the front gate through habit.
Sidney Hooks, who has always
wanted to belong to some club, is
now full-fledged member of the
Tickville pressing club.
80
About the biggest convention in the
world would be one made up of per-
sons who at some time or another had
been nearly run over by an automo-
bile.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
BETTER PLAY SAFE
miami Metropolis. }


me usual crop of newspaper headlines is
looked for every day telling of the worlds casual.
ties Killed by trains, by automobiles by bandits.
or shot to death poisoned or dubbed ont of
life by jealous rivals and taken away by deyious
other methods too numerous to mention yet
these tragedies are news, and if thew continue
the newspapers will tell about them. A good reso.
iu'ion ior the new year would be not to kill
or be killed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28

An occdltaiicn Of movie stars is to be desired
All the best plays we have had in Lakeland this
fall have been of The sarless variety, depending
upon the merit of the play and the scenery rather
than upon the reputation Of some hundred-per cent
oyerraled California bathing beach beauty
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28

There may be a wave Of immigra-
tion to, instead = of from, Ireland
henceforth. Scores of American eX-
soldiers have applied within the last
few days to the knights of Columbus
at New York for jobs in Ireland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28

Trying Julio Conan for ntoxication, Mags-
irate Stanley of New York, warned him of the
danger of bootleg whskey: Last night you land
ed in the station house; tomorrow. if you continue
10 drink that whiskey, you will land in Bellevue
Hospital and the next day you will land in the
morgue"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28

An Indiana man arrested people as
a deputy sheriff and then fined them
as justice of the peace. But when
it was found he was also acting as
treasurer in these cases, the law
stepped in and arrested him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28

stuff could actually be destroyed.
In the meantime, however we shall not reject
any payments in gold which anybody may be 3
crazy as to offer on account until we have furg.er
verGcation of this alleged discovery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
EOCH,S MASCOT
(Florida Times.IJniop

tForida Times-Union)
Marshal Foch's constant companion is a briar
pipe, and look where he is today. Yet the aver.
age young man can't be separated from hi.
cigarette hardly long enough to sleep and eat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
Extent Of His Generosity

Small Girl-"Give me 4 bite of your
candy, Jimmy"
Small Boy-"No fear!- but you may
kiss mo while my mouths sticky
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
Wrong Accent

Miss Hatson-"Did Mr.. Stark say
to you as | entered the drawing-room
last night, Clare, Is that the beautiful
Miss Hatson%
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
Laugh Line

No man is as dangerous as he
thinks you think he is.
Newark post., 1921-01-05
ORDINANCE RE-
LATINC TO WATER
RENT PASSES
Town Council Reports Salts.
factory Progress on
Extension

At the regular monthly meeting
of Town Council, held last Mon
day evening, the ordinance relat-
ing ito increase in THE water rent
rates to cover cost of plant ex-
tension and maintenance; and
raising the maximum monthly
allowance, received its final
reading and was passed. The new
rate goes into effect this month";.
The construction work on the
extension is going forward rapid
ly. The new standpipe was con-
nected with the MAIN yesterday,
the basin is practically completed
and the pumps will be installed
during the next month.
Routine business was transact.
ed and bills ordered paid.
Newark post., 1921-01-05
GENERAL ALDEN r. BENSON
SECRETARY OF STATE

Governor-elect William D. Dem
ney announced the appointment
this afternoon of General Alden
R. Benson, of Dover, as secretary
of state for his administration.
General Benson, who wild succeed
Everett C. Johnson, of Newark, is
one of the best known Repu'bli-
cans in the State. He has taken
an active part in political affairs
during the hast thirty years.
General Benson is the owner of
a large modern farm near Dover
He has large business interests IN
Kent county and is president OF
the State Board Of Agriculture
During his administration of this
office he has been instrumental IN
enlarging the scope of it's acbivi-
ties on behalf of modern agricul'
tural methods.
General Benson was elected
member 10 fthe Kent County Levy
Court inn 1900, serving four years
Tn 1904 he was elected a membel
of the House of Representatives
serving two terms. In 1908 Gen
eraal Benson was named treasure
Df the Republican State Commit
tee. Later he served as cnalrma'
of the committee.
Newark post., 1921-01-05
GlVES FAREWELL
PARTY TO FRIENDS

Thomas J. Green gave "a fare-
we'll stag party to a number Oh
MS friends last Thursday evening
at his home on Main Street.
Mr.. Green moved his family 10
Newark from Wilson Station a
year ago after purchasing the
mercantile stand and business OIL
William H. Barton. Several
months ago he sold out to Rlchard
buckingham, who took over nne
BUSINESS last week.
Mr.. Green will return to ms
farm in Pencader hundred, when
". UuStrlct he represented in the
1Ia0e D, Legislature four years ago
lAose present at the party We're
tSaac ~ Vansant, Clarence t. Major
TTlarence T. Major, Jr., Walter
n n Geist, w. Clarence Jester
benjamin w. Eubanks, John An
sserSon, Jonathan Johnson, CHI
1Osa ,a Willis, William Carpenter
,unA T. Thornton, William >
armstrong and R. w. Armstrong
Newark post., 1921-01-05
FEDERALSBURC
MAN BUYS RHODES
DRUG STORE
Dr. w. E. Brown New Owner
to Take Immediate
Possession

DIR. George w. Rhodes has sold
the good will and fixtures of his
drug store on Main Street ad-
JOINING the college property, to
DIR. W. E. Brown, of fredericksburg,
Maryland, who will take posses
sion at once.
DR.. Brown is well known
throughout this State and the
nelghboring state of Maryland as
an experienced, well-trained drug
glst and am excellent business
man. He spent a part of last
summer I'M Newark assisting DR.
Rhodes and is therefore we'll ac-
quainted with the business here
The latter has made no. definite
plans for the future.
DR.. Rhodes came here from
Maryland II years ago and pur.
chased Buffers drug store anc
later the drug business conducted
by E. B. Frazer ait the stand now
occupied by The Victrola Shop
The business soon outgreW those
quarters and DR.. Rhodes built tht
present attractive modern stort
and dwelling.
Newark post., 1921-01-05
MAN VICTIM
OF HOLD-UP
Suspects Apprehended but
Released for Lack of
Evidence

George Jarmon, a well-known
farmer in this vicinity, was the
victim of sensational hold-up
last Saturday night ON the Lincoln
Highway, east of Newark, the
fifth that has occurred in that
immediate locality RECENTLY.
Mr.. JaIrmon was returning from
Philadelphia with a pair of mules
which he had purchased there
that day. When he reached a
point on the Lincoln Highway
about one-fourth mile from Har-
mony Station, he was accosted by
three negroes who ordered him to
throw up his hands. He felled
the nearest ONE with a heavy blow
of stick which he had pre-
viously picked up to urge forward
the mules.
With profane exclamation
relative to the victims showing
fight, a companion of the pros
trate negro sihoIt at Mr.. Jarmon,
the bullet penetrating his coat ait
the shoulder and grazing the flesh
I Completely overpowered, he sub
mitted to search. The thieves Sc
cured his gold watch valued as q
| gift from his father, but nc
money or other valuaibles since by
a curious circumstance Mr.. Jar
mon was carrying no money at the
time. The thieves then fed. lr
am effort to- secure assistance amt
to apprehend the negroes, Mr.
Jarmon tried ito stop several auto
mobiles which passed at the time
Nome would halt, owing perhaps
to the unsafe condition of TIN
: road at that point.
On Monday while on his way tt
the mill, Mr.. Jarmlon passed thre
, negroes whom he recognized "a
the thieves. He telephone Chic
5 Thompson, who speedily place
, the three under arrest. They Wen
: detained i'm THE lookup over Mon
day night and tried yesterda
morning, but released owing t
insufficient evidence.
The hold up occurred about l
D. m. About 1890 the sam
evening a robbery was committe
, at Harmony, only about "a mil
distant.
Newark post., 1921-01-05
RECTOR OF ST.
THOMAS'S CHURCH
RESIGNS
Will Engage in Educational
Work in Washington for
the Present

Vestrymen Of St. Thomas's
Church and members of the parish
were surprised and grieved last
week to hear that the pastor, Rev.
Walter G. Haupt, had announced
his resignation at a special meet
ing of the vestry held on Wednes-
day evening. The resignation will
take effect the last of January.
HI health was assigned by Mr..
Haupt for taking this step. He has
been in poor health for several
months. He will mot therefore as
sumo any other charge for some
time but will engage in educational
work for the present in Washing
tom, D. G. ,
Mr.. ~Haupt has held the rectorate
at st. Thomas's for seven years
coming to Newark from Havre de
Grace to succeed Rev. Hamilton b
Phelps. He has been partic ularly
active in building UP the church
and i'm working for the interests OF
the young people of the congrega
tion. During his pastorate thf
church has been cleared OF deb
and many notable improvements
have been made. A new pipe organ
was installed "a few years ago amt
a new bell purchased last year.
New books have been secured an.
other additions made ito the churcl
equipment.
The installation of a veste,
choir and their training, the build
inc I'D of the Guild into a live or
oanization are two of the nllmer
Gus achievements accomplished o
this energetic pastor. .
In addition ito his ability as a,
organizer, he is also an able pulpl
orator and an authority on blblics
subjects. .,;uo
= The vestry recently recognize
his ability and worth by an II
: crease in salary. =, .
Am immediate effort Will Z
made ito fill the vacancy caused u
Mr.. Haupt's resignation
Newark post., 1921-01-05
CHILD WELFARE DIS
CUSSED AT CENTURY q,
CLUB MEETING
State President Entertained
and Social Hour Enjoyed

Mrs. H. l.. Boyer, president of
the State Federation of Women's
Clubs, was the guest of the New
Century Club yesterday afternoon
for the first meeting of the new
year. She addressed the Club on
the duties and responsibilities of
citizenship, urgingi acceptance
thereof in the same spirit which
has always characterized wsoman's
attitude toward duty. She urged
every woman to do we'll her
part" She spoke also very earn
estly and sincerely on the immi-
grafton and child welfare prob
lens.
Mrs. Ina J. Perkins, director of
Child Welfare for the State, spoke
of health conditions here, giving
comparative statistics to- show
that the Legislators now i'm ses-
sion AIT Dover and other citizens
should give this vital matter more
that passing Thought. The death
rate per Thousand for the nation
she said, is 1873 per cent; for Del
aware, 1876 per cent. This State
has SO per cent more cases o1
typhoid, 40 per cent more of diph'
liberia, and 40 per cent more OF
intestinal disorders than the aver.
age for the nation as a whole.
Miss Marie Lockwood, chair
man of Child Welfare for tht
State Federation emphasized th'
points concerning health made BY
i Mrs. Boyer and Mrs. Perkins amt
} urged that the district nurse, Mis-
Stevens, be given authority to re
I port certain classes of disease il
the community and to work il
r conjunction with the local Boar
Y of Health. She urged the club t
2 work toward THE Accomplishment
] of this.
I Miss Eleanor Duffy sang tw
9 French songs to- accompaniment
bv Miss Nellie B. Wilson.
e Following the program a socIs
o hour was enjoyed and refresf
C ments served by the club hostess
G Mrs. C. A. Short, and her aides.
e The program for next week wi
d be in charge of the Arts an
( Crafts committee. Mrs. j. Pear(
e Cann. chairman, announces som
II features of unusual interest II
next Tuesdays meeting.
Newark post., 1921-01-05
LOCALLY KNOWN
YOUNG PEOPLE WE'D

Joseph Swift Tatnall, last year a
student at Delaware College, and
Miss Helen Cameron Shaw, a fire.
quent visitor here, were married
last Saturday evening at Trinity
Church, Wilmington.
The ceremony, which was at 8
o'clock, was performed by Rev,
Frederick M. Kirkus, D. D. The
bride, who is a daughter of Mrs,
Ralph Shaw, was given in marriage
by her brother, Mr.. Ralph Shaw
and was attended by Miss Char.
lOtte C. Mahaffy as maid OF honor
and by Miss Caroline Tatnall ano
Miss Mary Tatnall, sisters of the
groom, and Miss Ella w. Hopkins
Of Montclair, N. j., as bridesmaids
Mr., TatnalPs best man was Mr.
William Ellison Barnard, OF Cam
den, Del, and the ushers were Mr.
Lee Sparks, Mr.. H. Lee Tatnall
Mr.. Markley Shaw and Mr.. e. Dom
nelly Shaw.
The brides gown was of whit
crepe meteor and her tulle veil wa
held in place by orange blossoms
She carried white roses and sWee
peas. Miss Mahaffy wore orcnl'
crepe georgette; Miss Carolln
Tatnall, lavendar, and Miss HOP
kns, green, all of the same ma
terial. The attendants bouquet
were of lavendar sweet peas an
Ophelia roses.
Following the wedding an II
formal reception was held at Tn
home of the bride. After a Weddln
"trip Mr.. and Mrs. Tatnall Will NV
at Princeton, N. J.