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Smyrna times., 1923-01-24

morning on round of the various
schools in each district to observe at
first hand the work the supervisors
are doing. These members will re-
port back to subsequent meeting of
the two committees.
Work of School Supervisors Explained
In reply to the statements of sew
eral members Of the committees that
their constituents were crticising the
supervisors on the ground that they
make only infrequent visits to the
schools, Superintendent Holloway
pointed out that the number of schools
to be visited was so large combined
with their office duties, it would take
a supervisor a month and half to
visit every school in her district if she
visited on an average of three schools
a day. "The trouble is not that there
are too many supervisors" he stated,
but that there are too few" He said
the supervisors spend practically 80
per cent of their time visiting the
schools. When some members of the
committee complained about the un-
fairness Of one district being compell-
ed to provide for the education of chill
dren transported from another district
Superintendent Holloway said this
was the reason the State Board of Ed
ucation wanted funds to carry out its
proposed building program-as the
contemplated program would obviate
the unfairness of one district having
to take care of the children of another
district. The public schools, he said
touch practically every person in every
community in the State, and for this
reason is more subject to kicks from
people who feel they have kick com
ing.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-24
KILL GULLS WITH MATCHES
Birds Are Poisoned in Search for
Food Along Thames Embank-
nent at London.

Proof that the average LOndOner is
ardently fond of birds was furnished
short time ago when the report of
the untimely death of several score
of gulls out of the thousands that
daily flutter over the foggy Thames
was given prominent space in the
metropolitan newspapers and called
forth general indignation.
One of the oldest customs in Lon
don is the feeding Of the gulls along
the Thames embankment, where hun
dreds of persons daily stand, throwing
breadcrumbs into the air and watch
ing the swirling gulls catch the NOR
sells on the wing with uncanny ac-
curacy.
The other day the bodies of a num-
ber Of gulls were found floating in
the river. An investigation disclosed
that some person, instead of throwing
breadcrumbs to the birds. had fed
them matches, the phosphorus ends
of which poisoned them.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-24

extent as to drive efficient help out of
the department and to abolish num-
ber of offices under the State Board,
was apparently done without giving
the State Board officials a proper hear
ing or even making an investigation
of the matter. Much surprise has
been expressed over the attitude of
Mr.. Nelson in taking a stand that if
carried out would be sure to cripple
educational advantages in the State.
He is a graduate of the University of
Virginia and practicing attorney Of
Sussex county. Several days ago Mr..
Nelson in a TRADE on the floor against
the State Board of Education started
out by saying "there are some things
that are burning me up and | have
got to get rid of them" A former
resident of Sussex county, which is
also Mr.. Nelson's home county, after
reading in the newspapers Mr.. Mel
sons statement, remarked to a repre-
sentative of a Wilmington daily that
he sympathized with him." | know
from his description of his ailment
and the fact that also formerly lived
in Sussex county just what his trouble
was and how he felt," remarked the
former Sussex countain. "Melson he
added, chad evidently been eating
green turnips. That will do it. They
sure do burn"
Smyrna times., 1923-01-24
GAMERS EXPECT BIG YEAR
Hopeful Outlook Reported At the
Meeting of Tri-State Organization

Hopeful Outlook Reported At the
Meeting of Tri-State Organization
The new products committee of the
Tri-State Gamers Association held
luncheon meeting in the Hotel dupont
Friday when plans were discussed for
the coming season. 1t was intimated
that the output the coming year would
be larger than that of last year. Can
ners from New Jersey and Maryland
were present and plans were made for
close cooperation between the Gamers
of the three states. The distribution
of $1,000 recently appropriated by the
association for demonstration work
this year was also discussed. A. d.
Rodebaugh, farm agent of Cecil coun-
ty, Maryland, by request of the as
sociation, induced 100 Cecil County
growers to cooperate last year in
raising plants in a central bed, which
yielded eight tons per acre. F. A.
Torsca, of Maryland, presided at the
meeting and other committeeman pres
ent were: Lucius Hires, Elmer O.Wag-
ner and John Hall, representing New
Jersey; H. l.. Cannon, C. L. Reckord
and George H. Draper, representing
Delaware, and JIM. Shriver and Orrell
Salisbury, representing Maryland
Others in attendance included William
Silver, former president of the as
sociation; C. M. Dashiell, secretary o.
the association; T. B. Symons, direc
tor of the agricultural station of tn,
University of Maryland; Director Nc
Cue and Professor Spence of the ag
ricultural station of the University o
Delaware; A. D. Rodebaugh and w. R
Ballard.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-24
DEVELOPING SCHOOL WORK
Parent Teacher Meeting DemOnstra-
tiOns to Be Held Thru State this Week

fdrent- Iedcner meeting OennOHStId-
tiOns to Be Held Thru State this Week
Demonstration meetings are being
held in all three counties this week
by the State Parent-Teacher Associa
tion. officers from the $50 local as
sociations have been invited to one of |
these demonstrations once during the |
year. This is the fourth series of such |
meetings. Schools that promise to be !
capable of deIeloping the |
program recommended by the State
association in the leaflets published by
it each month have been selected by
supervisors of the State Board of Ed
ucation as centers for the meetings.
Local associations in adjoining sec
tions have been invited to send repre-
sentatives to observe the demonstra-
tions and obtain ideas for their own
use. The subject recommended for
consideration by the local associations
of the State during the month of Feb
ruary is "The Farm-What 1t May
Contribute to the Child's Education"
DR.. Lee L. Driver, director of the Bu-
reau of Rural Education of Pennsyl-
vania, will be the speaker at all of
the demonstration meetings. DR.. Driv-
er believes that the consolidated school
is the only possible means by which
an educational opportunity equal to
that of the city Child may be carried
to country children. He came to Penn
sylvania two years ago from Randolph
county, Indiana, where he had demon
strated to the country the possibilities
of consolidation. When DIR. Driver
left Indiana there were only three out
! of the 131 one-room schools in the
county left; 1915 students had been
graduated from the eighth grade dur
ing the last. five years of his residence
there, and 1179 of this number had en-
tered high school, showing record of
81 per cent. Before consolidation -
DR.. Driver states, "there were only 81
students in the high school from all
the one-room schools in the county
After consolidating there were TAP in
the high school and the rural popula-
tion had remained practically un-
changed during that period" The
first of the series of meetings in jan
uary, at which the February program
material will be demonstrated, will be
held at Blackbird, in New Castle coun-
ty on Thursday evening, January 25
Miss Ina Barnes, supervisor and Miss
Gladys Hopkins, teacher In Kent
county the demonstration meeting will
be held on Friday evening, January
26 at Rose Valley, near Dover, Miss
Edith VanSyckle, supervisor, and Miss
Florence L. Griffith, teacher. In Sus-
sex county, the demonstration meeting
will be held on Monday evening, Jan
uary %, at Prime Hook Neck, neal
Milford, Miss Edith Barger, supervi
sor, and Miss Evelyn Isaacs, teacher
In Sussex county a second demonstra-
! tion meeting will be held on Tuesday
evening, January 30, at Seaford, w
H. H. White, superintendent.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-24
RIPPER BILLS TO BE OPPOSED
Dissatisfaction Over Nelson's On
slaught Against Schools of State

Dissatisfaction Over Nelson's On
slaught Against Schools of State
Republican members of the Legis-
lature have decided TO oppose many of
the drastic "ripper" bills introduced
and proposed by the Democratic ma
iority. Some of these bills are out
and out political measures and others
are evidently intended to impair the
efficiency of some of the departments.
The Republicans have decided in eau
Gus, it is understood, to stand as a
unit against some of these "rippers," 7"
but just what ones has not been an
nounced as yet. Representative Mel
sons crusade against that State Board
os Education which, if successful,
would mean the crippling of that inn
portant department and handicapping
the opportunities of Delaware children
in an educational way, is not receiving
a great osal of support from those
members of the Legislature who have
studied the situation. The trouble to
date has been the members have been
taking rumors as facts. Mr.. Nelson's
attempt to slash salaries in the State
Department of Education to such an
Smyrna times., 1923-01-24
LOOK FOR DELAWARE FARMS
Men In the West Want Land Where
Varied Crops Can Be Grown

A real estate firm which operates a
number of agencies on the Eastern
Shore is reporting to its agents that
from. statistics prepared by farm bu
reaus of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Nebraska and Illinois about 100000
farmers of those states have indicat-
ed a desire to change their location in
the near future. Climatic conditions
in the Northwest are responsible for
the desire of most of them to get
away. Having been accustomed to a
very cold climate they do not want to
go to the extreme and hence are re-
ported to have selected the Eastern
Shore and Virginia as a happy
medium. These farmers are neither
paupers nor drones, but men of aver
age means and ability. Land in the
states mentioned is high priced and
$4,000 would not go very far in pur-
chasing a farm there. The soil is
adapted more especially to corn and
wheat and the farmers are anxious to
go where more varied crops can be
grown. AS a verifcation of this re-
port, letters have recently been re-
ceived in a number of sections-some
at Georgetown-from Western farm.
ers inquiring as to prices of land anC
the opportunity of securing posses
sion of farms this year if they are
purchased at once.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-24

The Rev. David 4. Reed, formerly
pastor of White Clay Creek Presby-
terian Church, near Newark, has ac-
cepted call to the pastorate of the
Presbyterian Church, at Bellevue Gap,
Pa. DR.. Reed with Mrs. Reed, has
been living with relatives in Washing
ton, D. c., since last October when he
resigned the pastorate of White Clay
Creek Church. He was pastor of that
church about four years.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
ONE.WAY TRAFFIC
 ExCITES DRIVERS
Police Experiment Kilh New
 Saturday Night Regulations

Automobile drivers were taken by surprise saturday night when one xsy tfafFle rules NeHe put iata ef' feet ss an experiment. hF the police department All traffic coming into the eitf from West Main street, re- Esrdiess CT the destination ef ihe driver. sas routed along the sest side Of Central Park as far as the traffic post al the South church, II the driver intended to go 10 Berlin. or in that direction. he proceeded as usual if it was his intention to SC ta the north end Of city. he turned at the traffie post and proceeded back in the direction of Church street.
 Automobiles entering the center ef fhs city from the north along Main street were turned west ai the Ma tionAi bank corner and joined tfaf, nc entering from West Main street at the Globe Clothing House corner,
 Cars reaching the center by way of Church street were also diverted to West Main street and the west side of the park if the drivers intended to go south.
 Criticism was heard from many auto owners who were unaware that one-way traffic rules would become effective as an experiment. II Is also said that merchants did not favor the idea because drivers were unable 10 stop. being told by policemen to keep moving" thus causing decrease in business.
 Hundreds of spectators standing hlong the curbs marveiled at the constant stream of traffic. It was fhc biggest auto parade" New Brit ain has ever had.
 It is probable that traffic going along the west side of Central Park will not be required to go as far as fhc South church but will be turned at q point between the park and the South church corner. as a further ex- pertinent.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
AUTOS FOR STUDENTS
s..s ssa,a. .~ rssm,.ssa ,a ors- s.s mss o.a Cars uaaaF oasa.a rai.~s.i,, Rs.ss.s.seas.

keN HaYea, Oct s2.-fhe fsls Sheffield student eenneii has signed a statement aeliIAnE in detail the sons allans undsF which Yale seniors are ensltlsd 10 operate automobiles ekflAs siNe ef the laweF elaSsmeR, hladsas ehanffsurs must set the approval ef lhe dean. before apPlyiag fer a state lieeRss te drive, They m.lsi ne allh lhe dean details as io the make of ear, rf gistFati0n number, etc, and seniors must produce parental permission, Car aNReFs must permit no other undergraduate ie operate them, The faie News outlined the difficulties ef administering the privilege oRlnaa that brilliant students whe complete their college course in three years might be permitted senior privileges al mid years,
 The question of whether a motars cycle Is an automobile and concerning the use Of the privilege hY Yale men Nha reside in New Haven are eompli- cations which might puzzle judge
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
HEARINGS FOR CITIES
Republican Ns,iaaai Committee Braash nes.s November is ,a eea' sidss risas fes niz Convection,
Raal.liesa

Washington. Oct 2s,-The FePuhli' can national committees suh-e0m' miiiee annaihisd to consider sites for the issi national convention Will meet in Washington November ib, to hear representatives Of various cities,
 n, ", Anlyane, national commit tsemaR from Kansas, chairman of the subcommittee, has sent ont notices that an invitations be for warded 10 him hy November iA. The uh-eemmiltee will formulate a re- port to he presented at the meeting af the full national committee meet ing ih December when the eanNeh- tion city Will he selected,
 Fred ". upham, treasurer Of the national committee, and William R.. Wrigley of Chicago. arrived in Wash ington taday for q series of eonfer- enees. dealing largely with the narty's finances. They Will be guests at the White House during their stay,
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
AUTO CRASH LOSSES IN
 CHICAGO TOTAL siS.Ms,Of8
This Is Record for isss nu, Iaaios- .iaas Are That isss ffsures
 wal Re E,ea GFeaies,

Chicago. Oct ss,-Autemablle asi eidenis in Chicago, ef which thsHs were sl,s0i ia 1889, resulted ln 2 lass Of sis.sAs,eTs. sad this years total sill be greatly In excess ei that. according to report made bs the mayors safety commission,
 The committees report te Mayer DeYer, in listing the value of human life st ss,oo0. declares that the usual figure for a life loss Is ss,oee. hu' that fs,000 is used by the commission in averaging men, women and ehilr dFsn. The loss Is divided as follows
 Accidental deaths al an average Of ss.Aao each, s,sis,
 Serious injuries at sss each. ie.s BIO.
 Bodily injuries at SIS each. if,ifa,
 Property damage at siss each on a.sie fatal accidents. property dam age at s6l each on io,sie serious ae- eidenis. and property damage of sis each on iT.ifa other accidents
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
OFF FOR INDIANAPOLIS.
Lloyd George and His Party Leave
 After Weekend in Louisville.

By The Associated Press.
 Louisville, Ky. Oct. 22.--David Lloyd George, Dame Margaret Lloyd George and their daughter Miss Megan left Louisville this morning for Indianapolis, after a quiet week lend spent here as the guests of Judge Robert W. Bingham. publisher of the Courier Journal and the Louisville Times.
 Britain's war time premier and his party were scheduled to arrive in In- dianapolis at 11:35 a. m. No special program of activity had been arranged for MT. Lloyd George in Indianapolis, it was said, until evening, when he was to address an American Legion mass meeting.
 A visit to the birthplace of Abra- ham Lincoln near Hodgenville, in western Kentucky, furnished the feature of Sundays entertainment for the former premier.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
Sporting News

Footballs. all prices from 9Sc to the Spalding J-5 of ficial-"the ball that put the iron in gridiron."
 Punching Bags, Dumb Bells and Indian Clubs at right prices; also Basket ball supplies.
 We are supplying a strong, well made red rub Der sole shoe on which we make a special team price. The lowest Club and Team prices possible are made on football and basketball accessories. | Sporting Goods
 Fifth Floor
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
She Loves Golf

YOUNG MAN ABOUT TOWN ---1s your boss hard to work for, Sadie?
 SADIE, THE STENOGRAPHER - He used to be terrible, dearie. He'd always put in 10 hours day at the office. But somebody started him playing golf. Call me np any after noon.--Printer's Ink Monthly.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22

the bls building sansFaeieFs fer si- most hall eeHtaEy and erected several ei the pslsiial residences in AeNReTas R- i. and many gosfFnF msnt buildings
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
WALLACE IS READY
Says He Has Evidence to Prove Both Mrs. Stokes and Her Mother Arc Good Women-WnI Testify.

Chicago, Oct. 22.-Edgar T. Wal lace. New York and San Francisco mining engineer, passed through Chi- cago yesterday en route to New York with 6. suitcase full of evidence. enough. he said. to blast all charges made against him by W. E. D. Stokes in his divorce suit against Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes.
 He declined to tell the exact nature of his evidence, fearing. he said, to ruin its value as q surprise.
 'I can prove I did not see Mrs. Stokes from 1909 until the divorce case was first brought to trial" he said. T lost track of her two years before her marriage. My acquaint- ance with her and her mother was al- ways rather casual. but was continued long enough to convince me they are both good women"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
John Bishop, Builder of
 PaIatial Homes. Is Dead

Worcester. Oct, ss,-John W. Rishap. 7T years of age. president of the ]. W. Bishop Co. building cons tractors, died today here, A native of White Sands. Prince Edward
 Island. Mir. Bishop has been one of
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
Might, Good Remedy

If your brains won't get you into print. just sign q patent medicine tess timonial and grab on some publicity for your stomaeh--New York Tribune,
New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
CHINESE DIPLOMAT DIES
iy Ind Assoelaled Pfsss.

Picking. Oct. :s.-chow Tsn.chi. former premier of China. who had held diplomatic posts in the United States. including that of secretary to the Chinese Legation in Washington died here today.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-20

A well-known scientist has recently
set a number of free-for-all examina-
lions, just to show what the equipment
Of an educated young man should be,
says the Independent Interweekly.
These tests required miscellaneous in
formation, nothing else; they set no
store by either intellect or intelligence.
The colleges, even, under pressure of
a great flood of Students are so busy
checking off "student-hour" credits for
undigested information that they give
scant attention to the question wheth-
er the student is going through an
educational exercise, whether he Is
learning to thRk and so laying the
foundation of wisdom. The students
on their part, fall in pathetically with
the notion that piling up information
against examinations twice "a year
spells education.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-20

Announcement has just been made
in New York city of what promises to
be the best seller Of. the year in the
American book world. Advance orders
calling for 100000 copies have already
been received. The book, which will
consist of Ga pages. will sell for cent
q copy. The reading matter will be
excellent. It will be made up of por-
lions Of the four Gospels, the Book of
Acts and the Book of Proverbs. The
American Bible society is the publish
er. This is said to be the biggest en-
terprise of this sort ever attempted.
There is no doubt whatever of it's sue
cess, for the low price at which the
book is to sell, and the constantly
growing popularity of the Bible-even
as literature merely-will combine to
kill all possibility of failure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-20

If an American novelist writes some
thing which strikes the public fancy
he yields to the temptation to exploit
the money value of his reputation and
pours ont 'an incredible amount of
mediocre writing at so much word.
While it is probable that want of pow
er has more to do than anything else
with the failure of American novelists
to turn out more books Of lasting
worth, there is something in the over
exploitation theory, says the Indianap-
oils News. But back Of it all is the
habit Of superficial writing. Most of
the ephemeral books turned out are
the product Of credulOus writer's COM
pletely misled by the glamour of
American prosperity. They write
about. sleek people and shining cities,
about the ornaments of America rath-
er than about its body and soul. And
their novels are written because they
sell, which brings the problem back to
the market and reflects no credit upon
the taste of the country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-20

received the majority vote, 306; E. L.
White was reelected with 291 and
Ernest M. Lucas reelected with 272
votes.
observation-disclosures of the Mary
land State School for the Deaf have
formed Boy Scout troop. The fol-
lowing are the charter members: Will
liam Cutchin, Howard and Orville
Dovell, James Gneisco, Jacob Hahn,
Fred Hanklein, Charles King, Glenn
Knode, morris Lowe, Ira pepper and
Philip Popfer. Leo Rosenberg,
member of the advanced student body
of the school, will be in charge of the
troop, under the supervision of Au-
gust Wriede, the schools military in
structor.
Annapolis reorganization of
st. Johns College on modern basis
will be started shortly. following a
meeting between the board of gov
errors and representatives of the
alumni at which it was decided to put
the rehabilitation of the college in the
hands of a committee of six. This
committee will be appointed by the
board of governors and the Alumni
Association. It's work will be to reor-
ganize the faculty and curriculum, and
broaden the scope of athletics. A
spirit of harmony prevailed at the con-
ference, the board of governors being
in full sympathy with the proposals of
the alumni.
Elkton.-The former pupils of the
late A. F. Galbreath, one of the oldest
school teachers in this section of the
country, have placed memorial tab
let in the Darlington High School. of
which he was principal at the time
OF his death. Plans have been COM
pleted and work started ON the new
hotel at Love Point, to replace the
one destroyed by fire during the win
ter. The new building is being erect
ed on the site of the old one, and will
be about the same dimensions. 1t is
expected to have it ready for guests
by June /. The West Nottingham
Community Club began its drive for
$1,000 for a community playground.
Hagerstown.-An iron plate of his
toric value was found on the estate
formerly owned by Ex-Governor Will
liam T. Hamilton, near this city. The
plate, worn and almost illegible on
stone, was found hidden by grass and
underbrush, and announced that Gen.
Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay spoke
from this slave block in Hagerstown
during the year 1890" The plate is
in the shape of half moon. History
records that General Jackson and
Henry Clay visited Hagerstown,
travelling over the. old national turn
pike.