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Evening star., 1924-01-04
'PERF|DY CHARGED
IN SCHOOL FIGHT
Education Board Called to
Act in Dispute With
Commissioners.

The bomb. which was thrown into
the board Of education when the Com
missioners made several important
changes In the teachers salary bill
exploded this afternoon when Capt.
Julius /. Peyser and Ernest Green
wood called a special conference Of
the school board tomorrow afternoon
to determine what school officials and
members of the board had been In Sc
cret conference with the Commission
.ers and approved the provision which
calls for the appointment Of the
school board -personnsi by the Com
missioners instead Of the District Su-
prerne Court !. ~ ..s.s-,ss
1T was a treacherous trick, de-
signed to throw Mr. Greenwood and
me out of the school. board. and we
are determined to find out who these
officials were" declared Capt. Peyser.
I'VE have been regarded as thorns
In the side of the school board and
these persons employed that method
to get us on"
Capt. Peyser said he and Mr. Green
wood. who is vice president of the
board, hxd called the conference at
the Franklin School for O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon and had invited
the other members to attend.
Hits City-HeaA Plan.
The clause transferring the power
Of appointing the board OF education
from the justices of the District Su-
preme Court to the Commissioners,
has been written into the teachers
salary bill. It was definitely learned
today and news to that effect brought
statements Of indignation from sew
eral members of the board OF educa-
ton. .,.>
Mr. Greenwood. vice president OF
the Board and Capt Peyser. pointed
out today that the measure had been
submitted to the Commissioners with
the general understanding that II
any part Of 1t did not meet with
their approval It would be returned
with q notice to that effect Mr.. Lloyd
said that neither he nor any other
members of the board had been Of
ficially notified of any change In the
construction OF the bill and he indi-
Gated that when the budget bureau
holds q hearing on the bill the board
will insist on the original draft.
Cauoo Sf Old Fight.
The clause giving tho Commission
ers power to appoint the board OF
education has been a bone OF conten-
tion for some time, the Commission
'ers upholding and the board opposing
this change. 1t is expected that the
recommendation for the different
method of naming the school board
will provoke lively discussion at
the Capitol. In previous years It has
been proposed that the President
name the board with the consent OF
tho Senate. Others have advocated
that tho people elect the school board.
Mr.. Lloyd characterized the teach
err bill today as moro important to
tbs sucoess OF the schools than any
other legislation. and said that the
board would do anything to get an
adequate salary bill for the teachers,
Evening star., 1924-01-04
Every Precaution Taken.
o. s. TO PROBE BLAST.

Investigation into the cause of the
Pekin explosion will be begun on the
gpot Saturday by governm ent experts.
Three engineers Of the Department OF
Agriculture's bureau OF chemistry
win arrive at Pekin tomorrow after
noon. They are David J. Price, Who
has long made q study Of dust ex-
plosions; Hilton r. Brown and Paul
w. Edwards. Tho Investigation ;was
rouu ested by the New York head
quarters Of the company owning the
plant.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
SIX KILLED IN BLAST
AT. WELSH C0LLIERY
Explosives Used by Miners Ignited
Buildings Shaken by Force
Of Explosion.
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SWANSEA. Wales, January six
men were blown to pieces and another
man died In hospital today as re-
suit Of an explosion at midnight on
the river bank adjoining the Rhosam-
man coIliery at Brynamman In the
Swansea valley. The men were en-
q ca.i = vhsn fSs tnu aHn,naiv.. ~ th.v wera
to use became ignited. The force Of
the explosion shook tho whole neigh
borhood and the noise was heard six
miles away.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
BOYS DROWN IN CREEK.
Raft Capsizes, Two Unable I.
Beach safety-Bodies Found.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. January 49,
Herbert Schultz. twelve. and Joseph
Miller, fourteen, schoolboys. wsre
drowned in the backwater Of Mil
creek here yesterday. when raft
on which they were playing capsized
The bodies were recovered.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
2OBOD|ES REMAIN
IN PEk|N, ILL.,, RUNS
Ice and lettering Walls Slow
Work of Rescuers-ch Check
Being Made.
By the Associated Press.

| 0y tne AssOclate0 HfcSs- ?
,PEkIN, Ill. January More than
| score Of bodies still are buried in
the ruins OF part Of the plant Of the
Corn Products Company here, where
| an explosion early yesterday caused
/ the deaths of upward of forty en-
ployes and serious injuries to twenty
eight more. Rescuers. working in the
iee-covered debris Of the wrecked
buildings are in constant danger from
tottering walls and 1t may take days
| to recover all the bodies.
One building OF the sc. 200. 900 plant
| collapsed and two adjoining buildings
| were partly wrecked and swept by
fire. which still was being fought
early today. Streams of water d.
rected at the smoldering ruins COW
cred them with a thick sheet of ice,
which adds to the dificulties of the
searchers.
A further check is being made to
identify the men missing from their
homes. Most Of the bodies when re-
covered are expected to be unrecog-
nizable. Supt. H. B.. Lawton of the
company said 1t would be impossible
definitely to fix the number of the
.. dead until all the bodies were recov-
, men leaving the plant after the blast.
Women Wait in Cold.
Throughout the night, while search
ers dug into the wreckage, knots of
watching women waited in zero
weather outside the steel fence. sid
ing the plant They are being cared
for by the Salvation Army. the Red
Cross and local relief organizations.
Several explanations Of the ex-
rplosion are offered. A spark from, q
drive wheel igniting dust from starch
was tho cause in the opinion OF r. 8.
Sheewin, chief chemist for the COM
pany. John G. Gambler. state nre
marshal. attributed IT to an sxplo-
sion Of accumulated dust similar to
recent explosions in r plants, OF the
same company At Argo, Ill, and Des
Moines,, Iowa. - 81
Every Precaution Taken.
Every precaution had been taken
supt. Lawton- said. Men constantly
were employed intsweeping- out the
dust, but there was no mechanical
means for drawing 1t out or the work
rooms. Omcials of the company said
the buildings had been inspected fire.
QuentlyA and pronounced safe. The
explosion occurred. In s the packine
plant, where the manufactured starch
was bagged. they believe.
Most of those injured were en-
ployed in the building partly wrecked.
Nearly all the dead were Amerf-
cans and at least twenty-five OF them!
had families, according to the Red
Cross. The plant, which covers
twenty acres, employed 760. men IN
three shifta.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; con-
tinued cold; freezing temperature.
Temperature Ior twepty-four hours
ended at 2 pm. today-Highest, As. at
4 pm. yesterday; lowest. 81, at am.
today.
Fun report on page z.
Evening star., 1924-01-04

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
, 1924-07-22

EAFlNG been designated Assist.
~ amt ostm&ster at Christiansted
ST. CroiZ, Virgin Islands Miss VIOLA
L. +. PETERSEN is authorized to IS
sumo charge Of the affairs of the
post olice during the absence of
the postmaster.
Post Office, Christiansted, Virgin Is
lands, July "A, 1924.
B. +. LARSEN, Postmaster.
, 1924-07-22

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
FRIDAY, MARCH la. 1924
CECIL COUNTY CHAPTER
AMERICAN RED CROSS

At one of our County Schools the
Red Cross Nurse was asked to see
a little pupil with severe headache
the other morning. On inquiry she
found that breakfast had consisted
of hot cakes and sausage only-no
milk, no fruit, no water-this togeth-.
er with the nervous strain of hurry
ing to school was enough to set up a
severe toxemia in an adult, to say
nothing Of a growing child. In many
cities the school curriculum includes
simple dietary instruction and the
establishing of neighborhood clinics,
where mothers are taught proper
diets for their families. 1t is often
pathetic to see small children leading
their parents to these Clinics and the,
<eagerness with which they, listen to
the instruction and watch the DEM
onstrations.
The story of this little child points
to the need Of more education re-
garding the right diet for school
children. Miss Grimm, the County
Home Demonstration, is beginning
this month some Nutrition Classes
and Health Clubs with the School
Children, in cooperation with the
School Health Supervision, carried
on by Drs. Jack and Franklin.
Dr. McCullen, prominent Food
Chemist of Johns Hopkins Hospital,
recommends everyone to take one
quart of milk per day, two salads
fruit or vegetable), and one cooked
green vegetable in addition to the
limited food value in bread. meat
and potatoes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
Red Man Prefers Red Color.

The red mans fondness for gaudy
color schemes has long been known.
but It has remained for DIR. T. r.
Garth Of the University of Denver to
scientifically ascertain the color pref
erences Of the Indians in the South
west. Full-blood Indians were found
to prefer red to all other colors, then
blue, violet. yellow and white in the
listed order. White men. living In
the same social and educational en-
vironment. preferred blue. then green.
and then red.
The education Of the red man has
little apparent influence upon his IA
vorite colors. The squaws and the
braves agreed more closely in their Sc
lection Of colors than the whites and
the Indians did. Fle fuIl-blo9d Indians
were found to be very emphatic in
thelF color preferences, much more
SO than the mixed hloods and the
whites,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
California NolD ShotDs
Whaling to Tourists

There Is a general belief, cultivated
by motion pictures and fictioneers, that
whales are peculiar to the Arctic cir
Gle, inseparably associated with Ice
bergs, Eskimos, polar bears, igloos.
scurvy and huge men so bewhiskered
as to resemble water spaniels. All Of
which is "old stuff" for now that Call
fornia has gone into the tourist busi-
ness seriously and intellectually,
whaling Is merely weekend party.
sort of graduate work in connec-
ton with the trout-fishing course, says
George Creel in the Elks Magazine, &C
cordlng to the Detroit News.
At Trinidad, point Of land Jutting
into the Pacific near the California
Oregon line. there is a whaling station
of such proportions and activity that 1t
can be smelled for 80 miles on calm
day, while, when the wind is right, dis
tant San Francisco grabs for its hand md
kerchief. Three boats. mostly manned
By Morse, Danes and Swedes. ply up
and down the coast, and six whales
day is the average catch
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
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LESSENlNG FERTILIZER cos
Nitrogen From Air and Hydrogen
From Water Combine TO Make
Cheap Ammonia.

Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers using
ammonia as a principal Ingredient,
may be made at prices to compete with
those using nitrogen from such natu-
raj sources as Chile saltpeter, Charles
o. Brown, consulting, chemist Of Provi
dence, told members Of the American
Institute Of Chemical Engineers The
nitrogen may be derived from the air
by any one Of several processes; the
hydrogen, which is the other compo-
nent Of amomnia, may be had from
water.
Economy in production Of hydrogen
from water, which is q well-known.
method, may be effected, Mr.. Brown
said, through use Of a special type OF
electric cell and through utilization Of.
electricity from hydro-electrfc power
plants at other times than that Of the
peak load. 1t is cheaper, he said, to
sell such power at low rate than
to waste it, and the manufacture of
hydrogen offers profitable use for It.
Another good source of hydrogen, in
the speakers opiniop, is gases Of coke,
ovens. These are two chief sources
for what he termed ''by-product by
drogen." Such secondary methods of
manufacture were the most suitable
nent Of ammonia, may be had from
Mr.. Brown declared.
Mr.. Brown predicted that hydrogen
may be produced from coke ovens at
the cost of 20 cents per 1000 feet, and
from water at from % to 88 cents,
depending on the cost Of the electricity
used The production cost of anhy-
drous ammonia, using "by-product n.y.
drogen," he figured as from 3.84 to
6.32 cents pound, which would en-
able the production Of commercial fer
tilizer at lower cost than that now
made. from natural sources Of ammonia
and nitrogen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
Marriage Kept Secret
for Thirty-SeUen Years

The secret Of wedding which took
place 81 years ago has been revealed
since the death at his home in South
Shields, England, of Cleveland Mas
terman, a cousin Of the bishop suf-
fragan Of Plymouth. ~
Masterman's will was proved recent
~. He left an estate of the gross
value of more than $650.000.
Among the beduests was one Of $751;
600 In trust for life. his wine and fur
niture and the income from two houses
to his housekeeper, Mrs Martha Mary
Ann Broom. 1t has now become known
that MRS. Broom" was actually Mas
terman's wife, says the London Mail.
The marriage took place at the Car
lisie register Office May 4, 1885. Mrs.
Masterman always called herself Mrs.
Broom and Mr.. Masterman always re-
ferred to her as his housekeeper. The
marriage was very happy one.
or late years only one other living
person has been in the secret, Mrs.
Masterman's niece, Annie Rebecca
Turner. who was one Of the witnesses
at the wedding.
Masterman was eighty-two years old
when he died and his wife is eighty.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
ROOFING HURTS THE VOICE
Professor in University Says Vocal
Lessons Are Useless After Big
Football Game.

DiscOvered-the reason why schools
Of music never have football teams.
Voice pupils would be hoarse as
goats for half of the week following
every game and the ears Of the rest
of the students would be way off
standard. due to heavy duty in the
cheering section. &
This is vouched for by Prof. q. G..
Killeen. instructor in voice at the uni
versity of Minnesota.
Professor Killeen says he would
never have to attend game nor read
a newspaper to know how Minnesota
football contest came out. He would
be able to reconstruct the game as
soon as lessons began Monday morn
ing.
Voice students were practically 100
per cent casualties following the Min
nesota-Iowa game and at the close Of
the Northwestern game. in which Min
nesota was victorious. Voice lessons
went of smoothly the week after Min
nesota lost to Michigan a game so
far away that relatively few were
present.
Professor Killeen.s keenest disap-
pointment came the week after the
Iowa game. One Of his pupils is an
oboe player in the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra.
He expected this voice at least to be
clear and accurate.
When the man tried to sing It sound
5 ed like putting the brakes on train
of heavily loaded fiatears.
Even the oboe player had been to
the football game.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
WILL YOUR SEED CORN GRow7

Many farmers have an abundant
supply of seed corn selected before
frost last fell and cared for so that
they may be reasonably sure it will
grow. Others selected their seed lat
er, either at husking time or from
the crib. In any event it is well to
make sure that the seed will grow.
Two kernels taken from each of
100 ears and tested for termination
Will tell the story, says the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
II these kernels terminate well, ali
right. II not, the sooner you know it
tne better. New seed may still be OBJ
tanned, or the best on hand NAV be
selected through a termination test
of the individual ears. The field is an
expensive place to test the germ
nation of seed corn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
PROPOSAL TO MAKE MILK THE
NATIONAL DRINK is FAVORED

Resolved, That we, the agricul-
tural representatives of the Com
monwealth of the great State of
Kansas, do favor and recommend
the establishment of milk as ma
tional drink"
This resolution was adopted at the
Kansas Agricultural Convention held
early in January at Topeka, Kansas.
The convention included prominent
agricultural organizations and Off
Gals Of the State.
The resolution was based on the
preamble that "our boys and girls
are the men and women of to-mor-
row, and healthy physique is con-
ducive to good cltizenry. Another
basis for the resolution was recogni-
ton that the dairy COW is the foster
mother and an important financial
support of the Nation.
This resolution is believed, by
dairy officials of the United States
Department of Agriculture to be the
first of it's kind on record. DR.. C. w..
Larson, Chief of the Dairy Division
Of the department, expressed the
opinion that the proposal to make
milk national drink is an appro-
pirate recognition of 'sthe drink of
health" as it is sometimes called.
Certainly" Doctor Larson re-
marked, milk is worthy of the dis.
tinction as a national beverage. In
addition to its high nutritive value
and health-giving properties as a
drink, it yields other valuable food
products, including butter, cheese,
ice cream, milk powder, and condens-
ed milk. Its by-products enter into
the manufacture of almost countless
products. The widespread distribu-
ton OF dairying in every State and
Its growth in our island possessions
also appear to warrant the selection
of milk as national drink,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
Liberty Bell Always on View.

The Liberty bell. treasured Ameri-
can relic. will be made visible to the
public, day and night, summer and
winter, under plans being formulated
by Wilfred Jordan, curator of indie
pendence hall, where the bell rests.
Heretofore thousands of visitors have
failed to see the famous old bell be-
cause the building is closed to the
public during certain hours. Under
the new plan It is proposed to place at
the rear portals of Independence hall
a Georgian grill of wrought iron work,
so open In character that the bell may
be clearly seen at all times. At night
it will be Illuminated with fioodiights.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

Some ladies presented small SYM
bolic statue to their community.
Space was allotted in the court
house grounds, but when the figure
was set up 1t did not face the court.
house. The lawyers declared the
statue should be turned around. The
ladies said they had no objection to
its facing the courthouse, but an
nounced firmly that 1t would not be
turned around. Whereupon the ques-
tion wss put up to the mayor.
Whatever the ladies want they
shall have" decreed that worthy
"We'll just move the courthouse"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
Might Net ea.sb vp,

A drummer was waiting at way
station for train. The station mas
ter reported It as being four hours
late. After the drummer had read all
the timetables In stock. the station
master suggested: ut is only an honr's
walk to the next station"
walking won't help me to make the
train as far as can see." declared
the drummer. "FIrst thing know.
I'll be too far ahead of It."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
.sFLUr COUGHS bang on

Some victims OF the ''fiu" never
fully recover the health Of the lungs,
and coughs that hang on" are the
coughs that threaten. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy puts sooth-
ing, healing coating on the infiamed
surfaces. relieves tightaess and sore
ness. raises phlsgm easily. Good
Tor bronchial coughs. and night
coughs. toe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
Barely Worth savIns.

Miss Plainmug-I suspected that
Mr.. Lightfoot was getting ready to
leave town so ! broke Off our engage
ment to save my face.
Miss Tarte-I can hardly blame you
when ] remember It's the only face
you have.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
A GOOD THING-DONT MISS RI

A GOOD THING--DONsT MISS Tr.
Send your name and address
plainly written together with S cents
(and this Slip to Chamberlain Med
icine Co.,. Des Moines, Iowa. and re-
ceive in return trial package con-
tanning Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy for coughs. colds. Group. bron-
chial. .'fiu" and whooping coughs
and tickling throat: Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets for Stom-
ach troubles. indigestion. eassy pains
that crowd the heart, biliousness and
constipation; Chamberlain's Saiye.
needed in every family for burns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

at is good plan to look ON the
bright side. but it is just as well to
take peep at both sides.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

The Cynical Bachelor observes that
the best time for girl to marry is
when the fellow is willing,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

You can't say of the fellow who
uses cheap perfumery that he has no
common scents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

II wishes were horses it would af-
feet the price Of gasoline,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

Tho mistakes of the foolish are
the opportunities OF the wise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

The things we get for nothing are
generally dear at the price.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

Funeral Director

Assistant Embalmer OF twenty years
experience
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