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Evening journal., 1923-01-23
nr MmITON nRoNNER

NfsA service sian correspondent.
what is going to hap
pen 70 Poland?
Anxious hours are ahead for this
restored nation. which stands in a
preearious position, politically and
economically. as Europe seethes
and bolls with new troubles.
AIarmists give warning that Po-
land must bolster her d d'fenses 20
stand between western Europe and
the peril OF Bolshevism. especially
now that the Ruhr incidents have
revived talk OF alliance between
Russia and Germany against the
allies.
Poland stands between. geogra-
hically--Russia to the east and
Germany to the west. She stands
between in an economic sense. too.
Poland is not as badly of as Aus
tria, but is worse off than Germany
Badly in debt. with her currency
OF little value in the world markets.
she has potential enemies on both
sides of her, and internally she has
trouble with racial and religious
minorities.
Meanwhile Poland is spending
vast amounts on her army. The
war department. costs more than
one-quarter of the entire estimated
expenditures and just about one
third of the estimated receipts Of
the government.
Hope for the future is pinned to
NJ AEOfriech chou-sl-f tho No.. ,,,.1-g
dent, who was elected as successor
TO the Inflated Narutowicz. the first
constitutionalle elected president of
Poland recently shot and killed by
an assassin.
Although the new president was
elected by the same political com
bination that put Narutowicz in
ofiice--a circumstance which i'm
PEELED the assassin to his deed-.t is
believed he stands a better chance
Of creating a solidarity OF the Pol
ish nation. This is because OF his
friendship FOR Marshal Pnsudski.
head OF the army and the nearest
approach 20 national idol that Po-
land boasts Of
It's no light job to which ne has
been elected. on form. Poland
ought to be a rich and prosp srous
country. She has great grain lands.
mineral wealth and other resources.
But the broom of the war swept
back and forth across her territory.
she has been menaced by Bolshe-
vism without and within, and to-
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
DIR. SKILION
LEAVES TOWER
Will Give Up Duties at Close
of Present Scholastic
Year
DIRECTORS ORDER
LETTER OF THANKS

Resignation OF DIR. John D. Skill
ton as headmaster Of the Tower Hill
school. to take effect at the end of
| the current scholastic year, has been
accepted by the Board OF Trustees
OF the institution. Selection OF his
successor is in the hands OF the edu-
cation committee of the board.
The headmaster rendered his resig-
nation a month ago. and the trus-
tees have directed that suitable
letter reviewing his association with
the schools work since its inaugura-
lion in 1919. shall be drafted and
sent to him.
Towev Hill School has occupied an
unique position in the educational
world. Physically it expresses the
latest thought in building and equip
ment. 1t was designed to I'LL a need
for school facilities ranging from
the Kindergarten through lower
middle and upper schools, twelve
years in all. at the end OF which
the students should be prepared for
college or technical school
1t was expected when the school
was founded that, in due time, the
right of certihcation for entrance
into college would be granted by the
best institutions of higher learning
i'm the country. and good progress
has been made along this line.
Tower Hill is not run for profit
The building and equipment cost
ing approximately 100000, were
paid for by three of the trustees, and
the plant was turned over TO the
board so that the trustees might ap-
ply all the receipts from tuition to
purely operating expenses. This has
permitted the board TO engage a
strong faculty and has enabled the
school to take high rank among the
country's preparatory schools.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
Poland, Squeezed BY
Ua,YIng Nations, Near
Collapse as Army Debt Crolus

day has TO fear not only Soviet Rus
Sia. but Germany which is only
bidding her time to seek to recover
Upper Slesia.
As a result Poland maintains a
large and expensive army and. de-
pending largely upon French friend
snip. has concluded trade treaties
which make France a most favored
nation although Germany and Eng
land are far better customers in
Polish markets.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
WELSH TRACT ENTERrAINs.

The monthly meeting OF the
Welsh Tract Parent-Teachers' As
sociation was held in the school on
Thursday evening
The following program was Civ
on: Song by school. "Old Folks at
Home" recitation. In the Morn
ing Elma Cooper; recitation. The
Dishes" Bertha Happersett; recita-
tion. My Best Girl" David Cover
dale; dialogue, playing Grown-up," 4"
Ruth Hutchison, Ruth Fowler; reci-
tation. THE First Snowfall" Bes-
sic Coleman; recitation. when the
World Busts Thru" Wesley John
son: record on victrola. The Song
That Reached My Heart" reclta-
tion. "Only One Mother" Charlotte
Johnson; recitation. Mandy" John
Cooper: dialogue. School Bell Fe-
ver;" recitation. when the Corn
Pone's Hot" Ruth Fowler.
Eighteen pupils received attend
ance buttons for the month. "A
Child's Book of Stories was pre-
sented to the school for their Ii
hrary This book was given by the
Service Citizens as reward to a
school with an average attendance
of 90 per cent for three months.
Miss Kathryn r. Woods, State
home demonstration agent. gave
very interesting talk on What the
Home Should Do for the Child"
The Junior Sewing Club of the
school gave an exhibit of their first
work, handmade sewing bags.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
MISS WALTER DEAD
AT 107 YEARS

WEST CHESTER. Pa. Jan "a
Julia Walter. the oldest native-borr
resident OF Chester county. died on
Sunday at her home in Malvern. aged
lO7 years. She was born in Penns-
burg township March 6. 1915. the
daughter of Thomas and Ldez
Pierce Walter, the oldest of six
children.
For many years Aunt Julia" as
she was familiarly known, resided
in West Chester with a sister, Mrs.
Peason Embree. and later with Mrs.
George Embree. South High street.
but for 15 years had lived at NAL
vern with Mrs. Barnard Hawley. a
niece. She had been in health until
within a few months ago. Miss
Walter attributed her long Hfe to
hard work and plain living.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23

The Want Ads will favor wait
resses. cooks. chefs and walters in
their columns today and the rest OF
the week. Watch them carefully
and you are sure TO profit.
Evening journal., 1923-01-23
OIEs7TONN4LRE DLSCZOSES STATE SCHOOL SITTA7YON

Interesting summary & Of school
state Education Aaon @ efdT wSSn IS
the state schools The facts the form Of
school moneys are raised need for
dng ansanary @ are trap school follows:
Who created Of Hdusa,IonR 900,
twas created by an act of the Legislature of 1921
To MAINTAIN an eaen system public State
possible within the budget @ allom%nGe This allowance?
NO auditors law passed by the same
les go~ are the funds raised for school purpOses2
ga mills per dollar on all real and per-
' OBJ % graduated tax Of per
Ccj corporation franchise tax of "a
al mills a.. ,a,ono income IA,
rcpoS which the capt'''o"
asa asT "n"I in public S'seR Schools and
iis% sCp @f3s Of %no% osaGs a's are high
%Ss9 we 10. %s"s"s 'S isns1 ''%'fS OF the 's% "Sol
p o b da Children % ' attend school better than they
Yes; n 1929 tho aver
[ Sss;R ID wilmington ST sssa S rS s %cr but s a%oa
S.s @ %o p nanin mncS S Sut 'fS lss having pcrfcct
text books teachers salaries and running
The la from the
what is the average teachers salary wilmington?
White elementary teachers high school teachers
What does it cost the state educate child?
ssI per an%"% ann m or aS % cents % d%' % Zoo Of % Wilmington % IN % ~
What the cost per pupil of material Of Instruction.
What is the cost of text per
$eseo s3 day per
SALARIES TEACHERS
nc Is ne ] ] @ % nned h, considering three factors; prepa
eency The lowest salary paid $500
5000 win
coored 500 less
TScy T a,qan eesa asS at ssoo a and may reach
take place % the H , @ @ %% to do c " % the
how teach unity the work to stimulate '""'or and
What does this work cost? . 80, - -. -. - - -, :,
Jeans coed
81. % the 9s.na. " sa % sn ,.o. better understanding
the school and the home
Delaware
teachers employed
What has growth outside
in
results
giving standard pupils In reading spelling
a%s"ass @ c and 'Snsr@s ] 1n S %e %,m % standards % S @n
Of children in the schools Of other states Wv " ~
PROGRAM
Q
in he Includ wilmington.
what to become OF the new projects under at Smyrna
a part of program a part of
Tney
would haveto be ercossum med by the local districts.
fair for the state debt contracted building
back to
failure OF the building
s Bs ssrs s: s ss s,sas sss s building. ...m,. increased
on
I not
children
buildings that a
many provided Immediately or within the
ow mi be npro
children o
Is child n from homo
a q The cacicr
In
moth
oncc
so-called o
call
OF he
o
in in
Evening journal., 1923-01-23

That 2OO.OOO.OOO people is all that
continental United States can ac-
commodate is the opinion OF an ex-
merit
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and rustled amongst his papers.
FINALLY he pushed them away, and
leaned over the desk.
~Now, my dear young lady, let us
come TO business" His large face
broadened into a smile. "You want
werk7 Well. ! have work to offer
you. What should you say now to
500 down, and all expenses paidY'
Mr.. Whittington leaned back in his
chair, and thrust his thumbs into the
armholes Of his walstcont.
Tssppence eyed him warily.
S.And the nata.e OF the workr she
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palpably impossible sum might awaken
his suspicious. An idea flashed across
her brain.
Suppose we say q little something
down, and a fuller discussion OF the
matter later?"
Wilmington gave hir an ugly glance.
"Blackmail, ehY"
Tuppence smiled sweetly.
"Oh, no! Shall we say payment Of
services in advanced"
Wilmington gruntcd.
"You're about the limit, that's what
you are" he grow!ed, with q sort Of
unwilling admiration. "You took me
in all right. Thought you were quite
a meek little kid with just enough
bruins for my purpose. All the same,
someone's been talking. You say II
isn't Rita. Was IT? Oh. come In"
The clerk followed his discreet
knock into tie room, and laid a paper
at his masters elbow.
Telephone message just come for
you, sir"
Wilmington snatched II up and
read 1t. A frown gathered on his
brow.
"That1l do, Brown. You can 60"
The clerk withdrew. Wilmington
turned to Tlppence.
"Come tomorrow at the same time.
I'm busy now. Here's fifty to go on
WITH"
He rapidly sorted out some notes
and pushed them GRO the table to
Tuppence.
The girl counted the notes. secured
them in her handbag, and rose.
"Gcod morning. Mr.. Wilmington"
she said politely. AT least, au re-
voir. should say"
Exactly. An revoir, my clever
and charming young lady"
Tuppcnce sped lightly down the
stairs. A wild elatiOn possessed her.
Lets give Tommy a surprise !"
murmured Tuppence. and hailed n
taxi. n
The cab drew up outside the tube
station. Tommy was Just within the
entrance. His eyes opened to their
fullest extent as he hurried forward
to assist Tuppence to alIght. She
smiled at him arectionately. and re-
marked In a slightly affected voice:
"Pny the thing. Will you. old bean!
I've got nothing smaller than . five
pound uote!"
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The Secret Adversary

fancy nightly. especially after a
meager breakfast and a supper of
buns the night before. She sat up
and smiled with the air Of one who
has the situation thoroughly well in
hand.
MY dear Mr.. Wilmington she
said, 'let us by all means lay u
cards upon the table. And pray do
not be so angry. You heard me say
yesterday that I proposed to live by
my wits. 1t seems to me that | have
now proved I have some wits to live
by! | admit have knowledge OF a
certain name. but perhaps my knowl-
edge ends there"
"As | said once before" said Whit
tington angrily, quit foollng, and
come to the point. You can't play the
innocent with me. You know q great
deal more than you're willing TO
admit"
Tuppence paused a moment to adj
mire her own ingenuity, and then said
softly:
81 shouldn't like to contradict you.
Mr.. Wilmington"
80 we come TO the usual question
how muchT"
Tuppence was in q dilemma. So
far she had fooled Wilmington with
complete success. but to mention a
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-20
WANTED THAT FARM BUREAU
Swede's Complaint to the Department
OF Agriculture Put on File for
Future Action. I

The Estellire Is. d. Journal prints
the following:
a Swede in Minnesota took out n
membership in the Farm bureau.
About three months afterwards the De-
partment Of Agriculture at Washing
ton received Il letter from him:
u ban sign up for n farm bureau.
Net received it as yet. School teacher
she ban going to board az our house.
My wife she want bureau for spare
bedroom. Let me know how soon you
will send it,
He received the following letter.
Dear Sir:-Replying to yours OF
recent Gate. We have no bureaus In
Washington that we can send out at
the present time. However, Sidney
Anderson of Minnesota is at work on
an \ No. ] farm bloc, and as soOn rs
he finishes it we will have it sawed up
made into farm burea1s, and send one
to YOU"
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CONTINUED.
=
afr. wilmington spoke again :

MFR. Wilmington spoke again:
"If you will call upon me tomorrow
morning at eleven o'clock, / Will lay
the details OF my proposition before
you"
cat eleven o'clockY' said Tuppence
doubtfully.
eat eleven o'clock"
Tuppence made up her mind.
Every well. I'll be there"
"ATHhank you. Good evening"
He raised his hat with a flourish,
and walked away. Tuppence remained
for some minutes gazing after him.
Then she gave q curious movement or
her shoulders, rather as q terrier
shakes himself.
"~The adventures have begun" she
murmured to herself. what does he
want me TO do, l wonder? There's
something about you, Mr.. Whiting
ton, that l don't like at all. But, on
the other hand, I'm not the least BIT
afraid Of you. And as I've said be
fore, and shall doubtless say again.
little Tuppence can look after her
self, thank you'll"
And with a short, sharp nod of her
head she walked brtskly onward. AS
a result OF further m~editations, how
ever, she turned aside from the direct
route and entered a post office. Tup-
pence wrote rapidly: Don't put In
advertisement. VIII explain tomor-
row. She addressed II ia Tommy at
hls club, from which In n short
month he would have TO resign, I'M
less a kindly fortune permitted him
60 renew his subscription.
IL wanted some five minutes to
eleven when Tuppence reached the
block OF buildings In which the Of
ices OF the Esthonia Glassware COM
pany were situated. To arrive before
che time would look overeager. So
Tuppence decided to walk to the end
OF the street and back again. She
did so. On the stroke Of eleven she
plunged into the recesses Of the build
ing. The Esthonla Glassware com
pany was on the top floor. Tuppence
knocked. In response to a voice from
within, she turned the handle and
walked into a small rather dirty outer
Ufice.
A middle-aged clerk got down from
q high stool at a desk near the Win
dow and came toward her lnquiringly.
T have an appointment with Mr..
Wilmington" said Tuppence.
"Will you come this way, p~lease?"
He crossed to a partition door with
Private" on II, Knocked, then opened
the door and stood aside to let her
pass In.
Mi. Wilmington was seated behind
q large desk covered with papers.
Tuppence felt her previous judgment
confirmed. There was something
wrong about Mr.. Wilmington. The
combination OF his sleek prosperity
and his shlfty eye was not attractive.
He looked up and nodded.
$50 you're turned up. all right?
That's good. Sit down, will your"
Tuppence sat meekly With downcast
syes whilst Mr.. Wilmington sorted
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CilouSh WOO 49,
a bathing suit and then, late IN me
afternoon, they went down into the
hospital yard and Jerry, he wonderfui
%janitor man, played the hose upon
them and they jumped into its cooling
spray. Oh, what a good time they
had!
Sometimes, too, you know. a big tn
BILE was taken down into the yard and
there the children would have their
supper.
They called that a picnic! Yes,
every time they had supper in the yard
they said it was their picnic party.
but every Tuesday night they had
ice cream, and that was the big party
OF the week.
1T gave Father Weeks son Tuesday
much JOY to think that upon his day
there was such a treat.
"And one night the Dreamland King
told Tuesday he would give an added
treat upon his day.
Tuesday vas delighted and, Of
course, as 1t was not yet time for
Wednesday to appear, Tuesday was
about
"wednesday would appear all right
on the very second following midnight,
but 1t was now only nine o'clock and
there were three hours before Wednes-
day would appear.
Tuesday was very much excited to
see what would happen.
Pretty soon he saw the Dreamland
King coming into the hospital. How
handsome he did look. His face was
so kindly, and he walked so softly, md
1t seemed to Tuesday as though every
child smiled as the Dreamland King
walked along.
9TH tell you what I'm doing said
the Dreamland King to Tuesday.
"Do,' said Tuesday.
"I'm giving some dreams about
said the Dreamland King, and some
are about toys and some are about
games and frolics and ONE are about
the days when those who're sick now
will be quite we'll and will be going
home.
But I'm giving a particularly nice
dream to Tony. Tony Is that fine boy
In the bed yonder.'
"And the Dreamland King pointed
toward a bed in which Tuesday saw,
sleeping, q very ~fne-lOoking boy.
"He looks ever so NICE said Tues
day, and he is as nice as he looks, I
know.
"'For I'm about once a week, as
you know, and l always find Tony the
same. CHEEKY and happy and making
every n in the hospital CHEEKY and
happy, too.
"'Visitors say they are awfully fond
of Tony and that they admire him just
yer so much
~ don't WONDER said the Dream
land King. Tony has always been a
friend Of mine.
HE doesn't know how much | like
him. Well, I'm giving him my best Ice
cream dream
"'My best ice cream dream is a
wonderful dream
"Do tell me about it, said Tues
day.
Its a dream IN which the dreamer
Or the one to whom I give the
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dream dreams
that there Is n
castle made of
Ice cream and
that they've been
Invited to make
I h G m 8 es ut
home in the cas-
tie and eat all
the ice cream they
can.
""They eat Of
the walls Of the
castle and Of the
towers and Of the
turrets, and rs
they eat, more an,i
more ice cream
seems to come In
Marc OF that
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ALIENS FOOT=EASE
FOR the feet

Sprinkle one or two Aliens Foot.Ease DOW
ders in the Foot-B Bath and soak and rub the
lot. 1t takes the sting out Of CorDs and
Bunions and Smarting, Aching feet. Then for
lasting comfort, shake Aliens Foot.Ease into
your shoes. 1t takes the friction from the
shoe, rests the feet and makes walking a de-
light. Always use it for dancing parties and
to break in new shoes. Over One Million
Five Hundred Thousand pounds Of Powder for
the Feet were used by our Army and Navy
during the war. Trial package and a Foot
Ease Walking Doll sent post Free. Address
Aliens Foot-Ease, lie Roy, n. 4.
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DtOC vi thd
which they have already eaten.
".And they don't feel sick, even
after they've eaten ever so much,
which is n Of the incest things about
the dream, for in waking time too
much Of anything is apt to make one
sick.
~ Will say, though, that Ice cream
Is eve so good and doesn't 20 about
making people sick, as too much of the
cake family will do.
"'But that is the dream I'm giving
Tony on this evening when he has had
n treat Of ice cream. Two treats
q waking-time treat and O dream treat
are what I'm giving tonight-youI
night, Tuesday
"And Tuesday felt highly honored."
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"~BLACKMAiL, EHT

MISUNDERSTANDING that she
has a possible chance OF being
saved, as the Lusitania Is sinking,
a stranger gives a young American
girl a package which he asks her
to deliver 10 the American ambas-
sador in England. She Is saved.
In London, former Lieut.. Tom
my" B~eresford and Miss Prudence
Cowley -'Tuppence" discharged
army nurse, form an organization:
THE Young Adventures, Ltd.'
They are both broke and conse-
quently ready for unorthodox
methods. They write out an ad-
vertisement.
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CHAPTER u
Setback.

~ Sss1dSHs
The moment was not quite so tri-
umphant as II ought to have hcen. To
begin with. the resources Of Tpmmy's
pockets We're somewhat limited. In
the end the fare was managed.
"Well." said SIR. Beresford. at
length able IL relieve his feelings.
what the-dlckcns did you want to
take a taxi for:"
IL was afraid ] might he late and
keep you waiting" said Tuppenee
gently. And really and truly. I
haven't rot anything smaller than a
dve-pound note. Now let's 40 to
lunch. How about the Sa,oyf-
Tommy grinnci
"IIow about the ':itxr"
ION second Thoughts, l prefer rhc
Piccadiliy. It's nea~er. We shant
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IRON allowed tne
boys and girls
who could get
about fairly cas-
lily TO 60 down
into the yard.
Il have old you
of these hospital
children before, as
they are the ones
I 90 to see when
I'm in the city,
and you have
been told Of the
surprise the ma
iron had for them
nna time.
"You
how every enid
who was well
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"Just GO on with what you're
doing now. Find Jane Finn"
fTo BE
Prehistoric Cliff jewellers.

Several skeletons OF prehistoric be-
'ngs estimated TO be from 1000 70
l..aM years old have been unearthcd
In the O=arks region OF Missouri.
These people were cliff dwellers, but
they should not be confused with the
cllfr jewellers who lived high up IN
the faces ~ cliffs in !.-lzoha and New
"exico Many crul, weapons and Inn
'ni"menrs were found perfectly pre-
,~rvei in the dry soil Under she cve,
banging cliffs.
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Wife Likes to Hear About EATING.

Younger Clubmah--I thought this
was the night with the wife?
Elder Clubman-It was, but she
went to hear Professor Blank on Life
Of the Cann;bal."
Il didn't think your wife would care
for that
"Oh, yes. She W fails to 60
where they talk about eating -
Pit Panther.
Whining children and IN are
bad enough. but deli, er us from the
whining men.
Not everybody can be President but
anybody can tell him how.
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EUDddd!ys
G6EyeNiN8
Fairy Tale
TUESDAYS ICE CREAM
~wARY GRAHAM BOWER

'In a children's hospital SAID
Daddy, when it was very hot the ma