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Smyrna times., 1924-05-14
4 3fIJL INSTRUCTORS
1I'0IfERENGE At NEWARK
,.yrz AND NUMBER OF
.%pyA sCl,,, FACULTY ATTEND
,....,tiue Discussions On Stu
" ll''is, , .l',,s. We're Had-Banquet
b fSiiui Serial Event

s Failures were liaN -
Ir T.,,bers a Social Event
" ". Schantz and a num-
T.. !. teaching q, staff of the Smyr-
. ,l..,I u Dist District High School went
s,t 81 saturday for an all day
s..,es ..ar1 High school teachers
l'I',, N n,rts Of the state gathered
r. r,fivsrsity Of Delaware Satur-
'.,,i,g for the sixth annual
~ ",Ii' # the State High School
..,s,,e. - There was a reception
4. visiting teachers in the
poom Of Old College, at 3
n .fter which a banquet was
+, tbe Commons. The ban
y -, : new feature added to the
In for the first time this year
an especially enjoyable occa-
m Walter Hullihen, president
4. University, and Dean Winifred
5ir,on. Of the WOmen's College,
.,iJ greetings to the visitors on
ho University. The re-
d we're by DR.. H. V. Holloway,
!, SDsrntendent of Public In
n, and DR.. David A. Ward, su-
---,,dsnt Of the public schools of
rrton. The speech of the even
4 I; made by DR.. William D.
Il, EDITOR Of Winston Company,
islDhia, on "The Social Purpose
n High School," The session
hy morning was one Of special
nt as the subject discussed was
n lN Among College Freshmen.
subject was recently brought to
front in Smyrna by several pub
x \ articles in the Times and was
4 sile Of special interest to the
ma contingent. Dean George E
Il n, Of the University, discussed
l1as in Delaware College," Pro
mT A. Wilkinson, Failures II
Fpnen's College," and DR.. W
SyTheTd, head Of the English
rrsnt, discussed Freshmen
4 as From the Point of View Of
University" and NJ. Charming
n. Principal of the Wilmington
School, talked on Freshmen
1s From the Point of View o.
High School," A general discus
ndhe subject was then followed
Shilling, assistant state super
ailt presided over part 2 of tn,
ang session when the theme wa.
asE Of Fundamentals" Delawarr
By vas discussed by Miss Rosali,
1i Arithmetic, by John F. Lain
Geography, by Henry f. Snave
nd English, by Miss Anna Wor
The visiting teachers witnesse.
4 ltsF-sCholastic field and tracr
On Frazier Field in the after
Smyrna times., 1924-05-14
SMYRNA CHILDREN's PAGEANT

Children of st. Peters Sunday School
Hold Pageant at Dover Opera House
In Connection with the Diocesan Con-
vention held at Dover yesterday to
emphasize the mission work in foreign
lands, there was an illustrated lecture
of the work in China at the new Do
yer Opera House and a pageant given
by a class of children of st. Peters
Sunday School, Smyrna, on the direc-
ton of Miss Emily w. Spruance. The
pageant represented a japanese Kin
degarten."
Smyrna times., 1924-05-14
w. b. Start Leaves Wilson's Store

William B. Start who for sixteen
years has been a salesman in the store
Of John E. Wilson and for twenty-five
years a hardware salesman, has re-
signed his position with Mr.. Wilson
and has been succeeded by Frank c.
Armstrong.
Smyrna times., 1924-05-14
silRNA FIREMEN OFFICERS
"a Monday Night at Meeting Of
ual'ns Hose Company, No. 1

10 Monday Night at Meeting of
ualas Hose Company, No. l
--''s Hose Company, No. /, of
la' aeld It's annual election Mon
.'alng' Harry C.Collins was re-
~ n, PRESIDENT for another term and
Al y Middleton was elected secre-
Iae oiicers elected are as fol-
resident, Harry c. Collins;
r''aent, ]. Kent Shubrooks:
aF B. Franklin Middleton
!. ~, 5,,,5. John c. Mannering; fire re-
-. !, william u Patterson; board of
..la' Harry c. Collins, Thomas
Z -.a' n John c. Still, G. R. Steven
4 ! wv vaI,,. =, Norris, ]. c. Mannering.
I !, ) oolglnkle, n F. P. McCawlev,
T ,, nun mum, Samuel Cole, Jr..
z c..1 y, Glant, J. K. Shubrooks; Jan
4. o.n ,D Turner; Chief, John D.
4 Az. Y. assistant, Stanley Morris;
n rum, v.' +. Wallace Elterich; chief
-aH W. Grant. ase;e+o.4 -.
H. i. r,.l collins, Jr., John Mood. V
\ 1 l,'sreh' The Building Com.
I'm, soT ~. ! receiving plans from
n, l.l J,.; ihe new fire house anC
NJ M q. decide what plan to adont
hi, Isn 4. advertise for bids ano
81. s.,,t lel the contract with a re ra.
sssl.Ii.il 1ailaer. The actual worl
g,ssals gs-as the property our fire.
d. r,I,,a1ta M i : will begin early tbi.
aen...I. s,,o u Is expected to be read,
@ 'I By the latter part o.
ssti.,. !. I. HOffecker report.
-' % date total S4,675Oo
Smyrna times., 1924-05-14
MISS KATHERINE MANNON WE'D
Married Quietly in Wilmington May 3
to Mr.. Charles W. Cole, of Dover

Miss Katherine Mannon, daughter
of Theodore Mannon of this town, and
Mr. Charles w. Cole of Dover, We're
quietly married in Wilmington, Satur-
day, May 3, by the Rev. DR.. C. L.
Hubbard. The ceremony took place
quietly at st. Pauls NJ. E. Parsonage.
The bride is a graduate nurse but for
the past few years has been residing
in Smyrna. The groom is in charge
of the Dover District of the Atlantic
Refining Company. He is a son of
Samuel J. Cole, Sr., and a brother of
Andrew D. Cole and S. J. Cole, Jr., of
this town. They will reside in Dover.
Smyrna times., 1924-05-14
Smyrna Male Quartette at Townsend

The Smyrna Male Quartette, COM
posed of ]. E. Hoffecker, L. NJ. Price,
w. Townsend Jefferson and Samuel l..
Rogers, will go to Townsend Sunday
to sing at the morning service of the
Townsend NJ. E. Church, a special
service of interest to the young peo-
pie.
Smyrna times., 1924-05-14
OIAS BIRTHDAY PARTY

|Ss, 'oI, c Help Little EIiz.ho,b
eeSs,SS' Celebrate b Fourth Birthday l,''
ae f NJ TIe'guson Phillips, little
els5s,,'alii' ~ and Mrs. V. Law ,,, I5fiIe P5iIs
/ sss'5s..e,.d her fourth I,iy bi,+bda,, bdill-
EGV,nSos, y Nay 7th, at her eii il,urS 5on's
4 ahsrI li,g is,ieet, by entertaining J,
'Sdo,k "'IIe friends from IlI,le three :
adT M. "A. 4 delightful time W. ws - !
4 risIs rss, Elizabeth was '''iIv the |%S re1
tsd,' good wishes from o1l9 ber Ie-
F.,sA those present l,'ia were. ne.
u, psoo' e' jeanette co@e., were :
sosIanda 11a,' !, Eleanor Robinoou G%l,olu'
Gsds,,' Mary n Ellen JoDos Dl,,Ton'
sssSs q. Mary Esther Tog GVpes'
''snp Ji'Iser, ios'r Victor Emil. Slly
James Anthony MEL
Smyrna times., 1924-05-14

Continued on Page -Four
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
COFFEE FU ,URES

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Coffee futures opened today at a decline of 17 to 70 points and showed net losses of 30 to 40 points in the early trading, March sell ing off to 1900 under liquidation pro noted by easier Brazilian cables. The decline was checked by covering. March rallied to 1880 but eased back to aS lsas cost and freight offerings. The gen. eral market closed at net declines of of l5 to 30 points. Sales were estimated at 40 1000. Closing quotations: December 1928; January 1900; March 1919; May 1745 July 1892; September 1920;
 Spot coffee qui .; Rio Is. 21A to 211a; Santos As, 2A to 26h. Cost and freight offers included part Bourbon 3s and 5s at 2500 to 2650. --
 Rio exchange on London unchanged. Dollar buying rate 20 reis lower. RIO buying rate 20 reis lower. Rio market market 275 to 675 reis lower. Santos 526 to 1,250 reis lower. Later cables reported additional declines Of 70 ,,d to o 200 reis in the Rio market. Brazilian port receipts 51,OOO; Jundiahy receipts 19,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
END OF REACTION TN STOCK MARKET IS SEEN AT HAND
Federal Reserve Bank Fails To Raise Redis-
 count As RumOred
<y. ,..sed Wire To Age.Herald)

NEW @ YORK. Dec. 1.-The an, nouncement of the directors or the loca, federal reserve bank that there "oulu he no increase in the present reoiseouns ,o+o of 3 ner cent, following thelr Doara ,noo+;no after the close of the markets u,;lI nrobably put an end to the reac- t;nnarv sessions promoted by pro1es- a;o,,1 snaculators the last two dass py ,,Snnad;ng rumors that the rate was 'o be increased. oodod
 These operators again today sueeeaet aet in starting heavy selling ea, mo'em hour which proceeded until the 1ihul "ou,, ond when the big holders took a, hanu t;at an mt in a flood of buying oraers "n'o ot resnlted in a much stronger 'ohe at the markets close.
 ~ Market Is Sound
 That the market is sound IS 1ppa. ; from such action and that opinion terests in the street, who do hoI pen:.e ~, backed up by the strongest oahhihs ,i, ,n the present aggressiveness IS ouli market. but term it flnanGial up beaval," which they believe will result in the revision upward of existing priees, I which will bring about selling leVeis for many stocks at prices unheafa oi few years ago. e.r ho
 Tronsactions on the exchange fell De, low the 2,OOO, ,OOO share mark today and totalled 1,S4S, 200.
 Bonds were irregular throughout the day with unusual activity Tn noerty loans, with over three quarters or d million sales in the 4th 1-4s "hlch
 Exchanges ReactiOnary
 The entire foreign exchange list con- closed fractionally higher at lol.3o. tinued in Thursdays session the react ionary trened which began Monday, with French francs the feature on decline of .0O6 3-4 cents. Fluctuations in the other exchanges were narrow.
 The general participation of the pub lie in the market is reflected in the ln- the largest houses finds it loans have crease of borrowings by brokers. One ot increased $G,OO0000 since December l, with the major part occurring since last Thursday. Borrowings in this house are now about B per cent higher than be- fore election day or since the public market. A member of this firm points began such active participation in the out, however, that this increase IS subnormal entrusted with market acti- vity since election.
 His experience in the current market, he said, isthat the public is not pyramid ing stocks and that many of his orders have been for casn with securities taken out of the street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
Federal ReserUe Bank

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Combined resources and liabilities of the twelve reserve banks at the close of business Dcmeber 10 were reported tonight by the federal reserve board as follows: Resources:
 Gold with federal reserve agents S1 ,386, ,288, ,0O0.
 Gold redemption fund with U. 5. treasury S32,093.000.
 Gold held exclusively against F. k. notes $1,s6S, 3S1 ,000.
 Gold settlement fund with F. R., board $647, ,643, ,O00.
 Gold and gold certificates held by banks, $4s1, ,474,000.
 Total gold reserves, $2,997 ,49S, ,000 Reserves other than gold, $95 5,21S,o00 Total reserves, $3,092,716.00o. Non-reserve cash, $41, ,643,000. Bills discounted
 Secured by U. $. government obliga- tions, $127, ,279,000.
 Other bills discounted, $126,9 900. Total bills discounted $254, ,256 ,0OO Bills bought in open market, $352,- s3S,O ,OOO.
 U. S. Government securities: Bonds, S46,35S,00O.
 Treasury notes, S361 ,0S2, ,OO0. Certificates of indebtedness, $144, ,456,- 900.
 Total U. S. government securities, S551 S96,0OO.
 Forign loans on gold, $6,OOO, ,OOO. All other earning assets. $2, ,050, ,000. Total earnings assets, $1,167, ,04O, ,0OO. Five per cent redemption fund-F. R., bank notes
 Uncollected items, $649, ,131 ,OOO. Bank premises, $61, ,00O. All other resources, $26, ,O0O. Total resources, $5,038, ,510,OO0. Liabilities:
 F. R. notes in actual circulation, $1,s53, ,614, ,Oo0.
 F. R. bank notes in circulation-net deposits:
 Member bank-reserve account, $2,192, ,333 .OOO.
 Government, 35.975,0O0.
 Other deposits, $31, ,OO2,0OO
 Total deposits, $2,259, ,31O O0O. Deferred availability items, $57S,685,- 900.
 Capital paid in, $112,123,OOO. Surplus, $220, 1915, ,000.
 All other liabilities 3,S63, 900. Total liabilities $5,O3S, ,51O,0OO. Ratio of total reserves to deposit and federal reserve note liabilities combined 75.2 per cent.
 Contingent liabilities on bills pur- chased for foreign correspondents, $37,- 297, ,O00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

an already bountiful supply that struc- tural activity throughout the country is continuing at comparatively high lev els.
 An increase of 13 per cent in the movement of livestock during the past two months, above the average of the same months of the three years, 1920 through 1922, reflects a desire on the part of farmers to sell their animals rather than feed them grain at it's present improved prices. With no strikes pending, and a popular belief that transportation facilities will be ad- equate to meet requirements, the buying of coal has been below normal.
 Looking at total freight movements as a fairly accurate barometer of busi- ness activity, October and November of the present year were better than two, three and four years ago by 13 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
THE WEATHER

North Carolina. South Carolina. Geor- gla Extreme Northwestern Florida, Ala bama and Mississippi: Fair Friday and Saturday. with slowly rising temperature
 Virginia Fair and warmer Friday; Sat urday increasing cloudiness and warmer.
 Florida Generally fair Friday and Saturday. Slightly warmer Saturday in north portion.
 Tennessee: Fair and warmer Friday and Saturday
 Kentucky: Fair and somewhat warmer FHday: Saturday cloudy. warmer in east portion.
 Louisiana: Friday fair: somewhat warmer in north portion; Saturday fair.
 Arkansas ard Oklahoma: Friday fair somewhat warmer; Saturday fair.
 East Texas: Friday mostly fair, some what warmer in east portions; Saturday fair.
 West Texas: Friday and Saturday fair. little change in ttmperature
 Illinois, Generally fair Friday and Sat urday, except somewhat unsettled in north portion by Friday night, moderate tenn perature.
 Missouri: Generally fair Friday and Saturday; moderate temperature.
 Summary of observations made at stations of the United States Weather bureau. during the "A hours ending at D. m, 90th meridian time. Dec. II. l9I4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
IRON TRADE REVIEW

IN Ex Ek
 CLEVELAND. Ohio, Dec. 11.-(Spe- cial) Trade Review today says: Growing demands for tonnage are being directed to the mills against the large volume of orders recently placed al though the approach of the inventory in the stocking of material. No doubt now exists that consumption is ex- banding with definite progress and the trustworthy evidence of this is to be found in the multiplying number of assorted undertakings that are being brought into the market or are being committed. On the question whether speculation has entered heavily into the recent buying, producers point to the number Of supplementary lots are be- ing placed by various individual users. This Is construed to show that obliga- tlons' as rule, have been incurred as positive requirements have arisen.
 Chicago mills haxe experienced the greatest week of the whole year in the tonnage passed for rolling. Large mak- CTS of sheets at Pittsburg lately have been receiving specifications averaging ll,OOO tons daily or at a rate of 70 per cent in excess of capacity. From Detroit comes the statement that the automobile industry Is in the most li- quid condition at this time of any sim liar date in five years.
 Production is still on the rise. Chi cago operations are at 83 per cent of ingot capacity this week and the same rate is shown in the Mahoning valley. Large independent companies at Pitts burg are running at S5 per cent. The Steel corporation is averaging about 75 per cent of ingot and 7S to 80 per cent of finishing activity.
 Steel ingot production in November was the greatest since April and reached a point which was 77.5 per cent of the high mark in March. It also revealed recovery of 73 per cent from the low month of July. The gani of November over October was 7.8 per cent, putting the country on the ope- rating basis of 3S,650,00O tons annually. During the previous month the annual rate was 35,S40,000 tons.
 Iron Trade Review composite of four teen leading iron and steel products again has sharply advancedd. This week 1t stands at $39.94 compared with $3s.5S last week and Is at the highest point since early July.
 Steel prices show a stronger tendency as mills find themselves in a more com fortable position on bookings.
 Five railroads placed 4,500 cars and three others came out for 5000 this week. Total car awards in November were 12,720. About 125,0O0 tons of rails and 10000 tons of track fastenings is on the verge of closing at Chicago.
 With more than 15O,0 tons of struc- ural steel work awarded in the two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Renewed weakness featured the raw sugar mar ket today due to increased offerings. There were no spot transactions but 98, 900 bags of Cuban for January ship ment were sold from 515 down to 490.
 While December showed relative firm ness on covering, the general tendency in raw sugar ftures was lower, due to continued liquidation and hedge sell ing. Weather advices from Cuba were favorable and with another estimate placing the Cuban crop at 4,735,571 tons, the largest thus far received, was re- sponsible for the selling. Offerings were well absorbed on reactions of l to points, however. Prices rallied near the close and were finally points higher to l lower. December closed Ss9; March 291: May 299; July 309.
 No changes occurred in refined sugar prices and inquiry was small. Prices were listed at 715 to 760 for fine gran Hated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
FOREIGN EXCHANGES

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Foreign ex- changes easy. Quotations in cents: Great Britain demand 4.69h; cables 469%; 60 day bills on banks 4.66%. France demand 5.32; cables 5.32h, Italy 4.30h; 4.31. Belgium 4.91h; 4.92. Germany 23.S1. Holland 40.36. Norway 15.14. Sweden 26.93. Denmark 17.64. Switzerland 1884. Spain 14.00. Greece 1.S213. Poland 1874. Czecho SloVakia 3.02h. Jugo Slavia 1.51. Austria .001A. Rumania .521a. Argentina 38.S7. Brazil 11.62. Tokio 4SR. Montreal 991a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
|GxAnnkf AssdcN1z5 -As,nx

URING the past two months 39 per
 cent more grain has been moved to
 markets than the average amount moved during the same months of 1920, 1921 and 1922. A like comparison re- veals an increase of 23 per cent in the movement of forest products.
 In connection with the movement of grains, these figures which have been compiled from statistics of car loadings of revenue freight for the respective pe- riods, the deduction that higher grain prices have encouraged the farmers to market their crops earlier and in larger proportions, is fairly safe, particularly since total yields of grain crops have been less during the current year than they were in the other years entering into the comparison. The increase of 23 per cent in the movement of forest products is but additional evidence to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Trading in gray cotton goods today was inactive and print cloth markets shaded off a trifle of a few constructions. Other di- visions remained unchanged. Openings o fwide naphed goods will take place next week for the cutting trades. Yarns were quiet. Silk yarns have been bought freely by some sections of the knitting trades, largely for hosiery pur
 poses. Some silk mills are being rushed to make deliveries of goods that
 were not ordered promptly. New lines ffine dress goods arc being sampled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Eecretary of the Treasury Mellon announced to- day that exchange subscriptions for the new four per cent 30-year bond issue will be open until December 31.
 Around a billion dollars in securities is understood to have been received in exchange in addition to the $200,000,- 900 cash bond issue.
 Holders of the third Liberty loan bond. of which nearly $3,000,0 100000 weer outstanding last month, thearsury notes of the 1923-A issue, of which $600,- O00. .09O were outstanding and certificates of indebtedness of about $400,000000, all expiring next year, are being ex- changed for the new issue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
BANK OF FRANCE

PARIS, Dec. 1.-The weekly state ment of the Bank of France, shows the following changes in francs:
 Gold in hand increased 123,OOO; sill yer in hand increased 277,OOe
 Notes in circulation decreased 132,- 901 00O.
 Treasury deposits increased 11,991,- GOO.
 General deposits decreased I'll ,216, ,OO0. Bills discounted decreased 9s3 3,O77, ,OOO Advances increased 150 ,587 ,0OO
 The state repaid the bank 300, ,0OO, ,0Oo francs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

weeks previously, bookings of the past week have been less important, totaling 29,96S tons.
 A shortage of early pig iron has de- veloped at Chicago and some melters have been obliged to curtail operations slightly because of it. All districts re- port good shipments with modest sell ing. Prices are working higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
STOCK LETTERS

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-It was very small market in cotton today without particular feature except that it rallied from 23.05c for March instead of break ing through 23c. Local operators were bearish, but the trade took the con- tracts and the room was covering in the afternoon. Bulls count on a good demand to advance prices after New Years while bears base their belief in lower prices on a yield of thirteen and a half despite
 and a half million despite the govern ment estimate of 3,100,00o.-John F. Clark & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
LOCAL DATA
WINDS

East Gulf: Moderate northeast and north and weather mostly overcast Fri day.
 West Gulf: Moderate to fresh northeast and weather generally fair Friday.
 Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage; Fresh northeast and weather overcast ana showcry Friday.
 Hatteras to Florida Straits: Moderata northery and weather fair Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The daily average gross crude oil production of the United States decreased 1000 bar rels for the0 week ended December 6, totaling 1,974,S00 barrels according to the weekly summary of the American Petroleum institute. The daily average production east of California was l,316,SOO barrels, a decrease of $500 California production was 598,OO0 bar rels, an increase of 2,50O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

When an Owen D. Young or Sec retary Mellon or a Thoma s W. La mont or a Henry M. Robinson re- turns from taking official or unofficial
 part in the final readjustment Of Europe, we expect them to talk opti- mistically, to em- phasize the favor able and to ignore or pass lightly over the unfavorable. Tb borofore ODtt-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Copper firm electrolytic spot and nearby 14A i; futures 14A G14%. Tin easy spot and futres 54.S7,
 Iron steady, prices unchanged. Lead
 firm,spot9 ewe-Wr55sC firm, spot 9.00Q9.25.
 Zinc firm East St. Louis spot and futures 7.16@7.eO. Anthony spot 14.S7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
VEGET ARTES

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Beans Louisiana 7-8 hampers green 3.50@4.00.
 Egg plant Florida crates S.0o64.00.
 kumquats Florida crates 12g15c per quart.
 Peppers Florida crates green fancy 5.50M 6.50.
 Sweet potatoes Tennessee hampers Nancy Halls 225G2.50.
 Tomatoes Florida-Nassau resacked sizes fancy 7.50 choice 650.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

an da strong effort is being made to avoid advances, lest buying be checked. Burlaps were quiet and slightly easier,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The Amcri- can smelting and Refining company to- day advanced the price of lead to nine cents a pound, shortly after an advance from S.75 to S.90 had been announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

PARIS, Dec. 1.-The Bank of France today raised tis discount rate from six per cent to seven per cent maintaining the rate for advances on securities at eight per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
NAVAL STORES

SAVNAANAH, Ga., Dec. 11-Turpen- tine steady 771a; sales 109; receipts 492; shipments 5; stock 14,O24.
 Rosin steady; sales 1,272; shipments blank; stock S9.22.
 Quote: B to H GAS; I, K, $50; M, 6.65; w., 7.55; Wv, $50; x. s.75.