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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17

back to the doorkeeper, n who ar ranges for their reception by Secre- tary Christian, to whom they explain in detail their mission.
 If the visitor has a suspicion man. ner or gives the policeman the inn presston of being a crank he is asked to wait in the lobby while the
 policeman sends for the f'doctor.'' head of the Secret Service detail. Without any oStentation the suspect is ushered into one of the ante rooms of the Executive Office building and examination by the Secret Service ex- pert.
 No third degree methods are used. The visitor does not even suspect that he is being grirled, but the op- erative Bets his information and acts which may properly be laid before the President he is taken in to see MT. Christian, whA makes an en- gagement for him with MT. Harding. If the visitors errand may be more e2peditiously taken up with a mem Der of Congress or the head of a de- partment he is given the necessary directions as to how to go about it.
 Conducted to Hospital.
 Some visitors, however, are not amenable to these suggestions and in sist upon laying their grievances be- fore the president direct. Calmly and III SOII IOneSb the 1nQulSluOr 01recIS the visitor to follow him, and he is given a personally excur- sion to one of the large Government hospitals in Washington, where he is placed under observation and treat ment as to his mental status and his rela,tfves notified. The efficiency of the Secret Service in handling these unbalanced pilgrims to the president is a source of wonder and remark among those who are familiar with the methods used.
 Hundreds of letters have been re- ceived by the Secret Service detail from anxious realtivess thanking them for the inforamtion on unbalanced members of the family. In most in- stances the visitor is a victim of an Authorization and has wandered away from home. There are very few vio- lent cases handled at the White House now, but there are a large number af- ficted with the mania for insisting upon talking to the president about their real or fancied wrongs. A note to a relative usually brings expres- sions of gratitude and prompt action in bringing the victim of the hallu cination back home, and the entire in- cident has passed without due pub hcity. due to the efficiency of the Se- cret Service methods.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
PREMIER TELLS
 WHY ICELAND
 IS GOING WET
Says Economic Pressure to Make Change From Dry
 Law Necessary.

London, March IT - Iceland. a pioneer in prohibition, having gone dry in 1912. is about To go wet again.
 r. Jon Magnussen, Premier of Tee sd5 lsnd' says -,-i0n has fail
 There are" he said during a visit to London, reasons of first class eco homie importance which call for this step. Spain, for instance which im- ports a great quantity of fish from a quantity Of her wines.''
 ''Did the Icelanders accept prohibi- ton enthusiastically? MT. Magnussen was asked.
 Enthusiasm" he said, 'is not an outstanding characteristic of our people They accepted prohibition yes, they accepted it"
 Would it be fair to say that i'm eernal pressure to remove prohibition is almost as strong as the economic reasons?"
 well" replied the Premier, "an good ministries rule by following the wishes of the public; and perhaps I have heard a, whisper of discontent, chiefly from the poorer classes. The richer people make no complaints"
 Possibly they have private sources of supply" suggested the question
 "I hope not-I hope not" said Mr. Magnussen. 'fbut I should not know If this were sol am a poor mani At all events, it is-officially-owin to Spanish protests that I am about to introduce a bill for the abolition of prohibition and the import of wheat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
DIED.

RODGERS-In this city, March 15, 1922, William P. Rodgers, aged 59 years.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, IA Lindley street. on Saturday after noon at 2:30 o'clock.
 Interment family plot. -Lakeview cemetery. S15s* FADE = In this this city. Thursday March 16. 1922 Jeanette E.. Funeral service will be held at the residence of her sister, Mrs. William E. Ballou, 90 Porter street, on Saturday, March IS, at 2:30 D. m.
 Burial in Lakeview cemetery.
 -.t| S16b* McCARTHY-In this city. March l 15. 1922. Mrs. Ann W. Mccarthy. Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late residence 1896 Fairfield avenue. on Saturday, March IS. at S:30 a. m. and from St. Peters church at g a. m. with solemn high mass.
 Interment at St. Francis Xavier cemetery. New Milford. Conn.
 S16b. BoETTGER-In this city, Thursday, widow of the late Henry J. Boett- Ser, aged 67 years.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the residence of her
 
 William street, on Saturday, March IS, at D. m.
 Interment at Park cemetery.
 S16bsp GRAEIHER-In this city, wednes- day, March IS. 1922, Charles Graether, aged 69 years.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his residence, IA Cot tage street. on Saturday, March IS, . at 2:30 D. m.
 Newark. N. J.. papers please copy.
 Interment at Park cemetery.
 S16bsp COTTER In this city, Thursday, March 16, 1922, David H Cotter. Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his residence, 136 Capi- tol avenue, on Monday, March 20, at 9:30 a. nl.. and from St. Patrick's church at 10 a. m. Interment at St. Michael's cemetery. On Thursday. March 23. a sol- enn high mass will be offered in St. Patrick's church at 8 a. m. for the happy repose of his soul.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
q MUST SEE THE. PRES DENT"
Wheat Separated From Cha As Many Kinds of Visitors Come to White House.

Harding leaves the White House in the morning to go to his desk in the Executive Office building he Is care fully guarded by several Secret Ser vicem en. They remain quietly and unobstrusively on guard in the im- mediate vicinity of the office as long as the President remains.
 Have to Tell Mission.
 Ali persons visiting the Executive Offices during the time the President Is present have to explain thetr mis- sion to the two policemen on duty in the lobby If the visitors mission is apparently legitimate he is directed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17

R Washington, March IT - "I must
 See the PreSid
 fA The person making this demand
 laA the White House almost daily may be of either sex; may be dressed In rags broadcloth silks or Satns; may be mildmannered or loud-voiced. but |they are all equally insistent What happens to them? How is President Harding protect ca from their opportunities There fs simple yet very effective method Flnf handling such White House visit |iors through the medium of the Secret |{ssrvtce detail When President
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
CARD OF THANKS.

To Court Pequonnock, F. of A., to church, and to all those whose sym pathy was so graciously expressed during our late bereavement in the loss of our dearly beloved husband and father. Thomas J. Gillane. we desire to acknowledge our gratitude and assure them that their sympathy was a real source of consolation and help in enabling us to bear up under our afflictiOn. Respectfully,
 as Mrs Ci1lana and Family.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17

the inside of a schonlroom. Ninety three out of every hundred never get beyond the elementary grades. The average daily attendance at school is only 14,000,000. But seven children out of every hundred reach high school, and only five out of every hundred reach college There sare more than 5000, 900 people in the United States who can neither read nor write
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
SIX MILLION CHILDREN IN Q. s. LACK SCHOOLS

Chicago March 17.-Mark T. Mo Kee. of Detroit, in an address here, in which he outlined a plan for a SIC, 100000 home for motherless and fatherless children to be established some startling statistics relating to children.
 There are 25,soo,ooo children of school age in the United States" said
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
TODAY'S WANTS

ments, large garden and fruit, Black Rock section. Phone Fairfield 2s2-4.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
WANTED.

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 Somewhere there IS a man who knows opportunity
 He may be holding down a clerical po- sition, be may be a small store clerk he may be working in a factory. But-he he knows he will be a snccess, because he is a MAN, a REAL MAN. He may be young man or an old man, but he is man, man who can men we have the opportunity. We want to meet you've want to talk to you. We can tell you in five minutes if you . For further particulars and informa- ton apply by letter only. A representa- tive will be in Bridgeport in short time. Write to the GENERAL MANAGER, Third Floor. no West s4th Street. New FIXER on Union Special Sewing Ma chiens. Telephone, Manchester S3s-3. EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY to ob- tain complete Law Correspondence from Yas haf reaa ey w raes ts paymetns granted. L. LIB. degree ob- tained. Complete Bar preparation Write Box 1887, Yale Station. New
 BAILEY'S ART SHOP BOT Stratford Ave, Near East Main St mer shades of Lustre Floss and Shet- land Floss Many beautiful colors. Come in and look them over
 WOMEN-Good Opportunity. regardless or age or experience Inquire Sat1r. dsy: GoynecIGcS.y Monday. between lo-H s1zh.s sA WoAEN-Good opportunity. reesr1ess gay, Monday. between 12-14 - Connecticut fAva 61bp
Evening journal., 1922-11-04
Co1DEy Co1LEGE NEWS

That 1t Is the positive or good
qualities OF a man or woman which
make them forge ahead through
personality, was the thought which
Professor ]. W. Miller. of Goldey
College, impressed upon the mem
bers Of the Commercial Club at their
semi-monthly meeting yesterday af-
ternoon. Professor Miller's topic
was Building Personality"
other numbers on the program
comprised musical selections. read
ing of the Goldey College news and
readings, with current events by the
students.
According TO report which Miss
Castillo Turner made to the MEM
bers of the club yesterday. there will
be a balance coming to the athletic
association OF the college from the
dance held on Thursday
evening. All of the proceeds over
the expenses viii go to help defray
the expenses OF the college basket
ball and baseball teams.
Two committees were selected 10
recommend names. TO the club for
the position of president. vice-presi-
dent and secretary. These commit
tees comprise f. II. Metzler, John
Annette Fuller and
Amanda Bowen. The other COM
prises ]. f. Fuller, Wilson Boyer.
LaReinne Kennard and D. Irving
Cashell. These committees will name
tickets which will be voted on by the
club members at the next meeting,
the officers to serve for the ensuing
six weeks.
Evening journal., 1922-11-04
JOHN W. POUNDS
DIES SUDDENLY

Special to The Evening Journal.
ELKTON, Nd, Nov. 44.-John W.
Pounds. of near singerly. died sud
denly at his home last night Of heart
disease, aged 20 years. Mr.. Pounds
had been IN poor health for some
time, but his condition had not been
considered serious up to within
few minutes OF his death. He Is sur
vived by his wife and eleven sons
and daughters. namely: Mrs.
George Little. Philadelphia; Henry
Pounds, Perryville; Mrs. Hannah
Jackson. Port Deposit; John Pounds.
Providence. r. l.; Mrs. Agnus
Thomas. Akin; Mrs. Clara Warner,
Baltimore; Mrs. Margaret Jackson,
Elk Mills; Mrs. Ella Hassen. Port De-
post: James Pounds, Philadelphia;
William Pounds. Cherry Hill; Joseph
Pounds. Singerly. and Mrs. Spencer
Rutter, Glen Riddle, Pa. The funeral
at Asbury cemetery. Blythedale.
The Rev. Arthur Stockbridge. the
new pastor of Zion and Rock Pres
byterian churches. located in the
upper part OF this county. was given
a reception last night at the home Of
Arthur Mackey. near Providence.
A number Of cases OF diphtheria
have been reported in and near Elk
ton. but only one death has thus Tar
occurred.
An epidemic OF measles has broken
out among the school children IN
Elkton, but thus far there has been
no serious results.
Evening journal., 1922-11-04
Y nIRLE Study CLASS

The eight-week Bible study course
to be held by the Young Women's
Christian Association. will begin in
the association club rooms. S04 Mar
ket street on Monday. at 7.S0 y. m.
the Rev. George ID. Allison, pastor,
will be director OF the class. The
class will continue one hour. All
girls and women are invited. The
subject will deal with World Ideals"
the master being taken from the
four prophets, Amos. Hosea, Isaiah
and Micah The early hour has
been set to accommodate business
girls and others who may have later
engagements.
Evening journal., 1922-11-04

, well as his work. Coming from a
famous family OF English scholars
and photographers, he was born-in
1s64-into hts vocation and avoca-
ton.
But when came to America" he
said, II was on the verge OF going
into the wild west with Capt. Jack
Crawford. the Indian fighter. That
was In 1884,"
Thirty-five times DR.. Vizetelly has
played important parts in revising
the Standard; having been an asso-
ciate editor from 1891 to 1903, man
aging editor from 1903 TO 1913, and
editor since 1914. His recreation
during this time has been TO write
something like twenty books
All, of course. about wordsl
Evening journal., 1922-11-04
MILK PRICES TAKE
JUMP AT ELKT0N

Special to The Evening Journal,
ELKTON. Md, Nov. 4.-On
Thursday evening at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Tobln in Mill
iDgton, Nd, their son, John Henry
Tobin. was married 10 Miss Margaret
Griffith. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton L. Ellison. sr.. OF Chesapeake
City Or. Carlisle L. Hubbard, pas
tor OF st Pauls NJ E. Church, VIII
mington officiated. assisted by the
Rev. o. il. Connolly, OF Asbury NJ.
f. Church Milllngton. The groom Is
engaged in business in New York
City.
Joseph II Sloan. of Elkton. sur
prised his friends by his quiet we'd
ding in Belair, Nd, on Wednesday.
November 1st. to Mrs. Lulu b. Bar
wick, OF Sudlersville, Nd.
Edward n. Anderson son OF the
Rev. ]. F. Anderson, formerly of
Cherry Hill. Cecil county. has ar
rived in Toxic. Japan. where he Is
the representative OF the Safe Cab
met Company OF Marietta, Ohio.
Milk dealers IN EllSton and vicln-
ity have advanced the price OF milk
to twelve cents a quart.
Announcement is made OF the
marriage OF Miss Helen r. Cameron
daughter OF former County Commits
sioner and Mrs. william r. Cam
eron. OF Rising Sun, in Baltimore. on
Saturday. to Luther Lysle OF Ris-
ing sun.
The women OF Trinity Church.
Elkton. win hold a rummage sale
in the parish house on Friday and
Saturday evenings, November 10th
and nth.
Evening journal., 1922-11-04
Women s College Notes
University of DelalUare
BY RUTH ANNE RUSSELL.

Marvel. Heyd. Thompson, Rice, stur-
gis. Ward, Tatman. Vincent, sharp
less, Ruston form the second team in
voliey ball.
Miss Sara Roe, '2s, president Of
the Athletic Association. left Thurs
day for Cornell University whore she
will attend an athletic conference.
Miss Roe IS a member OF the honor
teams in hockey. tennis, baseball
and rife shooting.
Miss Elizabeth McNeal, '2S, enter
talned the senior class at a card
party at her home in South College
avenue in Newark on Thursday af-
ternoon. Miss Alice Jacquette won
the prize for the best score in five
hundred. Miss Letitia Pool won the
prize for tho best score in bridge. |
The seniors who were Miss McNeafs
guests at the delightful party We're:
Miss Helen short, Miss Frances Nc
Coy. Miss Rose Roberts, Miss Letitia
Pool. Miss Gertrude Rouse. Miss
Florence Phillips, Miss Evelyn spru-
ance, Miss Nora Lynch Miss Emily
Ledenham. Miss Mabel Smith, Miss
Ruth King, Miss Lucille Roe. Miss
Mary Handy. Miss Ruth Russell.
Miss Faye Moore Miss Hannah Dea-
kyne, Miss Mildred Massey. Miss
Walker, Miss Esther Gem
tieu, Miss Emma Dayett, Miss Edna
Greene, Miss Natalie Ayerst. Miss
Edith Leonard. lfiss Anne Kane.
Miss Marion Gallaher and Miss Alice
Jacquette.
All the classes are in readiness for
the exercises OF anniversary day.
Saturday. November 4. The sopho-
mores have decided upon a syca-
more as their class tree II will BIO
planted IN front OF Sussex Hall.
Saturday night will be closed
night. The Juniors viii entertain.
they have not as yet announced the
nature OF their party.
The Eaglesmere delegates will i
have charge OF the Y. NJ. c. A. YES.
Der service on Sunday evening.
Evening journal., 1922-11-04
Rv Dudley sIppALL.

NEW YORK-Talk about the
magnitude Of running an ARMY
how would you like to command tho
English language?
That's the job OF DR.. Frank II
Vizetelly, editor Of the Standard die
tionary. Directly or indirectly all of
us depend upon him every time we
get in a first word or a last word or
a word in between. Upon his should
ers-and the shoulders OF the rev
other dictionary editors in America
and England-rests the responsible
ity of helping the English speaking
world to use the right word in the
right place. with correct speliings
and pronunciations.
Yet DIR. Vizetelly insists that a
dictionary editor IS not a supreme
court
THE people make the language
no. the dictionary editors" he de-
clared. 1--WE are recorders, not die
tators.
"Take the word vase It has
four different pronunciations. We
offer all four. cite the authorities
and content ourselves with stating
that one of the four represents the
American usage"
DR.. Vizetelly's Job goes on all the
time. For new words are continual
" popping into use and each must
be seized, analysed, certified, and
hustled into the next edition. New
editions are run off every few months
and complete revises are made every
few years.
This business OF compiling words
has been organized and standardized
and efficiency engineered until it OPP
crates as smoothly as the erection of
a skyscraper or the building of
motor car.
When a revised edition Is called
for. DR.. Vizetelly engages several
hundred persons. Words are gath
cred from every conceivable source
and each is written upon n card. The
cards are turned over TO expert pro
nouncers and deflners. at whose dis
posal are quotations garnered by
many "readers" and who have nee.
essary reference books Immediately
at hand.
When the material on a card Is
completed. It is copied on a type
writer. and set up by a printer Every
step OF the work is checked and re-
checked, and questionable cases are
to an advisory staff OF
leading authorities.
More than 5000 persons shared II
the making Of the Standard diction-
ary's most recent edition. 1t took
four years to collect and define 3d.
600 words. OF which $4,000 were
eliminated for one cause or another
pefore publication. Webster's first
dictionary published less than 100
years ago had only 5000 words. Thus
does language grow!
The modern photographer is a
persistent researcher. DR.. Vizetelly
said It took two months to find the
origin of "cootie." It was finally To-
Gated in the Sanskrit lexicon.
Wars and inventions are highly
productive OF new words. For exam
pIe-aereo-view audiometer, depth !
bomb. COB. radio-amplifer, tank, /
other new ones are boot
logger. fspper. hootch, intelligentsia,
vamp, vitamin.
Words are DIR. Vizetellys play as /
Evening journal., 1922-11-04
CUMNINS SPEAKMAN
RESTOES OLD HOME

Special to The Evening Journal.
SMYRNA, Nov. 4.--Mr. and Mrs.
Cummins f. Speakman have moved
TO their old homestead, Belmont
Hall, which about a year ago was
almost totally destroyed by fire. Mr..
Speakman has had the old mansion
restored as near as possible 20 its
former colonial architecture.
Mrs Elva McCausland is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HURT of RID
ley Park, Pa, spent tho weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Hall.
Augustus Lloyd OF Bound Brook,
n. j., has been visiting his brother.
]. Newell Lloyd.
Mrs. A. ]. Roe OF Flushing. I. L,
is the guest Of her daughter. hrs.
Frank Thomas.
Mrs. Emma Colpitts of Phradei-
ph!a IS the guest OF her sister, Mrs.
Howard Jones. 4
TYSON d. Rowland Of Newark, n.
J., spent the weekend with his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Nellie Rowland.
Mrs. Susan Garman/ Is spending
the winter at Pasadena, Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mcgee spent
Sunday at Wilmington.
Miss Audrey Mitchell, who has
been visiting Mrs. William Carr. has
returned to New York city.
The woman's Democraticl organ
ization gaoVe a tea at the Twentieth
Century Club House. Thursday.
from 2S0 to o'clock. Former Judge
Boyce was one OF the speakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fletcher Truax OF
Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Reig Pea
cock, Dover, and Edward Wilson, OF
Wilmington, were weekend visitors
OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. z. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Stephenson
and son, Rothwell, of Pen-Mar, are
visitors at the home OF Mrs. George
Rothwell.
Evening journal., 1922-11-04
WORDS.
BY DR. FRANK III. VIZETELBY


Words are not altogether I'M
like men.
In the dictionary we come
into contact with a multitude OF
words that seem like the shad-
ows OF men-scholarly words,
specialized professors of the
sciences; antiquated words, the
querulous archeologist grumb-
I ling at modern men and times;
new words, fresh and bold like
saucy boys just launched into
the world with letters of rec
ommendation from some well
accredited source; common
words, the public men with a
long train of clients; malignant
words, questionable characters;
bombastic words, the bullish
phrases of the braggarts; effem-
mate words, the affected mobiles
Of recent rank; shameless words,
the women of Babylon that are
barred from polite speech; for
eign words. travellers who have
lost their way; diminutives,
troops OF tiny children in files
with their parents at their
head.
One points TO a mistake we
made, another~gives US friendly
advice. a third shows us an his
toric fact, a fourth explains a
popular tradition. And as we
proceed we mediate, we dream,
and learn language, history,
morals. poetry, science, sports
and trades.
No wonder the photographer
is in love with his work.
Evening journal., 1922-11-04
CALENDAR

MONDAY
800 p. m.-Friendship Club. club
sSO1 600 p. ,m.-Blble class. Rev.
george d. Allison.
TUESDAY
z.aO p. m. - House oornrnttta.
Wollaston Hall.
o'SV p, m.-Wawataisi Corps of
M blri RESERVES, Club rooms.
GOV p, m.-Hiawathia Corps OF
o a. Girl Reserves. club rooms.
''Vo Z: nj. l.. c. Club, masked
WEDNESDAY
$50 p. m.-Quannacut Corps Of
Girl Reserves, club roorls
$50 p. m.-West End Corps of
Slrl Reserves. Westminster
ZOO p. m.1AltIora Club. wollas-
ton Hall.
Zi5 p. m.-wapanachki Club.
THURSDAY
HOO a, m.-Finance Committee,
club rooms.
800 p. m.-rrue Blue Corps OF
Girl Reserves, club rooms.
400 p. m.-Oriole Corps OF Girl
Reserves, club rooms.
FRIDAY
1000 a. m. Cafeteria Committee.
s02 Market street.
800 p. m.-New Corps OF FRESH
men, club rooms.
$50 p. Mood Fairy Corps Of
Girl Reserves. club rooms.
S.45 D. m.-Membership Commit
tee, club rooms
400 p. m.--Girls' Work Commit
tee, Mrs. Joseph Warfeld,
No. J.. Wilmington Apis.
7.45 D. m.-OrlOle Corps OF Girl
Reserves. Masquerade party.
Evening journal., 1922-11-04
GRACE MISSIONARY WORK.

The Foreign Missionary Society of
Grace NJ. f. Church, held its an
nual dinner meeting last night in
Grace church house. Interesting
talks were given on foreign mission
airy work. Mrs. Tally Smith told Of
the work that is being done in
China.
Mrs. W. A. Mandle presided at the
meeting. The opening devotions were
in charge of Mrs. Norris White.
Solos were sung by Mrs. Caleb f.
Burchenal. A report OF the branch
meeting held>in Reading. Pa. re-
Gently was given by Mrs. A.. A. Will
mot. Mrs. Thomas Alexander gave
a brief talk along missionary lines.
Mrs. Howard d. Ross reported on
the executive meeting of the For
eign Missionary Society held recent
ly in Baltimore. She told OF the
service that the society was doing
and urged that the local societies aid
to the best of their ability to forward
the missionary cause.
Miss Catherine r. Truax gave a re-
port OF the goals for the year and
congratulated the society for its
work. She stated that
S1170 has been paid in by the Will
mington Conference for endowment
Of the Union College of the Orient.
About 100000 has been received by
The national executive treasurer for
this purpose.
Mrs. A. II. Slaughter gave an In
teresting account OF missionary
work in Africa. She emphasized
the need of more money and addi-
-ional teachers TO carry on the work.
Mrs. Alfred Smith read a leafet
about the Chinkiang Girls school in
Central China.