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Smyrna times., 1925-04-22

self as to his opinion on this crop.
Mr.. Derrickson expressed the opin-
ion that early apples would start this
year at a very good price. He named
S1.75 per hamper as the lowest price
at which the crop should start He
explained that last year there was a
heavy carry over from the preceding
year; but that this year the surplus
has all been used up with a resultant
demand for early apples at fancy
price. What few Elberta and Belle
Of Georgia peaches there are he says
will bring fancy prices. Reports re
ceived at his Office indicate that Penn
sylvania's peach crop is IS per cent
killed; the Western Maryland crop is
very badly damaged and that Georgia
and North Carolina will send a very
small crop to market this year. He
bases his opinion on a good price on
the factor of scarcity. He also says
that of the approximate twenty-five
per cent of buds still living in Della
ware fully half of them will not ma
ture. This will bring the total yielC
for the year, at the best, not over ter
per cent of a normal crop.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22
Big Delegation Present

The House convened Thursday af-
ternoOn at o'clock and Immediately
recessed until 2 o'clock; the Senate
convened at LIP and Immediately re
cessed until 2 o'clock.
Large delegations from all sections
of the State crowded the corridors,
doorways and the Senate chamber.
While none of these were given an op-
portunity to voice their sentiments
on the floor Of the Senate, the six
Senators who had consistently refus-
ed to vote for the school building pro-
gram were cOrralled and buttonholed
and forced to listen to arguments of
friends or opponents Of the measure.
Senator Cam made a futile effort
to hasten final consideration of the
bill early in the afternoon. A reso-
luton adopted by the State Board Of
Education urging passage of the
school building bill was read, together
with a message from DR.. Joseph H.
Odell, president of the Delaware
School Auxiliary Association, guar
anteeing the State against any deficit
accruing from the proposed $2,0OO,00C
bond issue until the next General AS
sembly convenes.
Senator Highfeld, who has been the
target of criticism from numerous
constituents in the Third SenatOria
District of New Castle county, read ;
lengthy address setting forth his rea
sons for voting against the proposed
school building bill.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22
wEER BILL AND OTHER BILLS
Remains of a Large Number of Bills
Rested Peacefully Sine Die

When the Legislature adjourned
sine die late Thursday afternoon the
Weer super-dry bill had not recovered
from" sleeping sickness" which attack
ed the measure after it was returned
to the Senate following the action of
the House in killing the Senate
amendment which would have elimi-
mated private homes from the "nO
quart" provision of the bill. No ef-
fort was made in the closing hours to
revive the Weer bill.
One of the Senate clerks, just be-
fore adjournment got out the bill and
said he proposed to take the bill with
the rejected amendment home with
him and frame it as a memento of the
1925 session Of the Legislature.
Neither the boxing bill nor the race
track bill ever came up for vote in
the House where the two measures
were introduced.
There remains a large number of
bills passed for Governor Robinson Ia
consider, although he has signed a
large number to date. No bill was
vetoed by the Governor during the
session. The Governor has 30 days
starting Thursday, to consider bills
passed, and at the end of the thirty
days all measures that he has moi
signed automatically die.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22
STATE PEACH CROP DAMAGED
Board of Agriculture Experts Find
Buds Severely Nipped by Frost

Fears that the recent severe cold
and freezing weather had done dam
age to Delaware's peach crop this
year were well-founded, examinations
of orchards in Kent and Sussex COun-
ties indicate. Last week w. T. Der
rickson, Director of the State Bureau
of Markets, and Ralph C. Wilson, Sec
retary of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, made an extended trip through
out the two counties and examined
very carefully orchards in every sec
tion through which they passed. Mr.
Derrickson was very pessimistic
as to the outlook for even
fair crop of peaches. He stated that
their examinations of the orchards in
the vicinity of Dover and Wyoming,
known as the Wyoming fruit district,
showed that about fifty percent of
the buds on the Elberta and Belle of
Georgia trees were killed. The Hale
variety, which is an early peach of
uncertain quality, was injured only
to the extent of 10 per cent killed.
The Caman and other early peaches
were not injured. Travelling south
ward to the big fruit belt beginning
at Greenwood and extending through
Bridgeville and toward Seaford, they
found the DANCE appalling. In this
section fully IS per cent of the buds
on the Belle of Georgia and the FL
berta peaches were dead. Travelling
eastward across Sussex County they
visited most of the larger orchards
and found the proportion of killed
buds to be about IS per cent. At the
Chandler Orchards at Milton, and al
the large orchards at Nassau they
also found the same percentage heIC
good. In some districts, however
the dead buds were fully 80 per cen
of the total examined. In some or
chards near Delmar the owner claims
that all of his peaches have beer
much damaged; but the fruit Of thes,
varieties is not very good as a rul
and a full crop does not mean mucl
to the growers.
Examination of apple orchard
shows that the Winesap and othe
late varieties are not seriously injuI
ed. In the vicinity of Bridgevill
they found some apples had bee
about 40 per cent killed.
Asked about plums, cherries an
! pears, Mr.. Derrickson said that h
was certain they had been badly nip
ped by the freeze. These crops al
not very large commercial ones
Delaware, and for that reason he ha
not examined the trees as closely a
. he did peaches and apples. He sal
; that of twelve keilfer pear grower
with whom he had talked, eight ha
n assured him that the crop was pract
= cally wiped out; but the remainin
5 four said that there were still SUI
. ficient live buds to assure a fair Gro
y. of pears. He would not commit hin
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22
Would Make 1t Issue

DCldIO4 IluSCly ItpllGuy saying ue
was not opposed to building schools,
but was opposed to forty members
of the Legislature deciding the issue.
He intimated that if a referendum
were held, and the Legislature in the
proposed special session did not do
the peoples bidding, there still re-
manned the opportunity for the people
in the next general election to send
members to the General Assembly
who would do their bidding.
He suggested that the matter be
made d campaign issue in 1926, and
that if the people wanted to start out
on a $9,70O,0OO school building pro-
gram they could send representatives
to Dover pledged to carry out their
wishes.
Senator Allen declared Senator
Ridgely's position to be inconsistent
in view Of the General Assembly
voting authorization of a $24O,OOC
bond issue for a dormitory and dining
hall at the Women's College, a $500,
600 bond issue for stone roads in KEN
county, and similar bond issues fol
the other two counties, an extension
to the State House, and so forth, witt
no assurance that the creation o.
these debts would not fall on real es
tate.
you have passed appropriation.
amounting to 100000 to build ar
mories in Wilmington and Laurel" ht
said, "and yet you are not willing t,
vote for good schools for your boy.
and girls and mine"
Senator Hardesty insisted there i
no provision in the Constitution
against holding a referendum, al
though there is no specific provision
authorizing it.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22

the Milford Chronicle. had
e, escape from beng E.I1o5 In. a n Narrow.
townsend had been eatcJ l,y'' >. Colonel
eating. He noticed Mr. S.n N tabs
Mother' W. II. Still, in 4,,,' t5a and hi|
charging the tank. He .''e act q
Let me get ont Of bare re assmarket,l
finish that. ' : before yoI
Colonel Townsend had ig.+
the y dool when the explosion soo,,. so.e oa'
the tank wreckiae The table ~,5s. 1JVa'sed
had been seated les. tSs" .'9.s . "aere he
before. The brother, wera minute
over the tank charging Il .,anCn9 "a,
sprang a leak and started =, %aen :. i
pedo like trip through the 5n:iI.. Sn lIs tor
The tank a.. through '--a.ng. aa..5!
knocked down q -tovc, vrecke5 kgs'4o' ae'
tables inciudac Tie one w5era TS c.i.I LOU
Townsend had bee. sea,eJ sn5 J0.9a' i.
went upward tearing The boIo + = NE ne
ceiling and eNn.odea. The sgo,5 Il IN u
felt for some distance. 0 va
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22
COL. TOwNsEND's CLOSE CALL
Milford Chronicle Editor Had Just
Left Soda Fountain When it Exploded

Explosion of tank used in charg-
ing a soda fountain in the restaurant
of George Still in the business section
of Milford about o'clock Thursday
night nearly wrecked the restaurant
and shook buildings for some distance
in that vicinity The tank shot thru
the restaurant like a torpedo and af,
ter wrecking several tables and a
stove, shot upward cutting a hole in
the ceiling.
Col. Theodore Townsend, editor of
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22

At the annual parish and ve.....
meeting Of ST. Anne's p r c,r.a5
MiddIetown, the following were l., alo..
ed wardens and vesaymea to ,s.,, sas,,
st. Anne'- Paris for The CONNIE ro',s
year; jefferson B. Foarl. Senior l.., W.e'
den; Jane Gaylord Rragdor. Jn,'o,
Warden; Nestlymer-George Y -r..o' pa,
erley, Joseph Hanson, Joseph Bigs.
Julian H. Foard, Frederick Rrs5..
Benjamin Gibbs and William G. iocE
wood.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22

Miss May Holtea Of N.ddIe-or,
entertained at bridge, her quests +.
ing Mrs. William Coaaellee, Mrs. NJ
lie Lockwood, Mrs. G. Lindsey Car,
ran, Miss Laura Willis, Curtis
HOlten, DR.. and Mrs. T. N. Vaugbar
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22
Amendments Offered

Senator Ridgely then offered his
amendment, providing that no provi-
sions of the school building act should
become effective until after a special
election, called by the Governor, for
the purpose of ascertaining State
wide sentiment on proposed measure.
When this amendment had been
adopted, Senator Simonton then pro-
posed another amendment, providing
that if any section Of the act should
be declared by the courts to be in
valid, such court decisions should not
apply to any sections except those de-
clared by the courts to be invalid.
Senator Ridgely declared that every
effort had been made to get the en-
tire matter laid before the people
He opposed the second amendment
on the ground that a court de
cision invalidating any portion of th'
act would invalidate the entire act
He insisted that the proper course O.
procedure was to place the entir,
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22
Scored by Drexler

Report to the House of the Senate's
action was the signal for a vitriolic
speech by Representative DreXler,who
scored the six recalcitrant Senators
who voted against the bill for their
having accomplished its defeat.
Mr. Drexler declared that on the
shoulders Of these six Senators re-
solves the responsibility for not Civ
ing the children of the State better
school facilities, as we'll as upon the
shoulders Of members of the House
who cast the minority vote against
the bill when it passed that body by
a majority of 27 to last week.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22
McDOwell's Answer

Senator Mcdowell said he could not
understand the attitude taken by Sen
atOr Ridgely in the matter of build
ing school buildings, when during two
sessions of the Legislature he had
voted in favor of the issuance of four
and one-half millions of bonds for
building roads, and the Senator from
Camden had never raised the issue as
to whether the State could stand the
burden.
Furthermore" he said, 1--WE have
been assured that there shall be no
loss if the revenues that accrue from
school revenue sources are insufficient
to cover the $2,OOO,OOO bond issue nee
essary to launch the school building
program"
He declared that 70 per cent of the
districts of the State need a school
building program, few of which were
in position to bear 100 per cent OF
the cost.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22
DUPONT SCHOOL ACT KILLED
IN SENATE; SESSION ENDED
SIX ORIGINAL OPPONENTS VOTE
AGAINST AND IL FOR MEASURE
Ridgely and Highfield in Defense of
Opposition, Take Stand That Senti-
ment of People Should be Sounded

ment of People Should be Sounded
The statewide school building pro-
gram, proposed by Pierre S. dupont,
and Incorporated in a school building
program bill, which already had pass
ed the House by the required three
fourths vote, was killed in the Senate
Thursday afternoon when a vote of
IL to 6 lacked two votes of the re-
quired constitutional majority to pass
the bill. Hope for the passage of the
measure was not abandoned by it's
friends until after two amendments
had been attached to the bill; the bill,
in its amended form, had been defeat
ed, and both branches of the Legisla-
ture concurred in a resolution to ad-
journ sine die.
Proposed Referendum
One of the proposed amendments
which was carried by a vote of IL to
6, would have referred the entire
question of carrying out the proposed
building program to a referendum of
the voters of the entire State. The
six Senators who have consistently
opposed the school building program
bill in its original form, Senator Cam,
Hardesty, Highfeld, Jester, Pretty
man and Ridgely, were joined by Sen
ators Allen, Attix, Belts, Lord and
Mcdowell, who voted in favor of the
revised bill last Friday. Senators
Kramar, Pool, Simonton, Steele, Viver
and President Pro Tenn Truitt voteC
against the amendment.
Senator SimontOn then introduced
an amendment proposing that only
those portions of the bill as amended
would be invalidated by an adverse
decision of the courts regarding the
validity of other sections of the bill
This amendment was also carried b!
a vote of II to 6.
| The original bill as amended b!
these two amendments was then pu
on its final passage and defeated b!
a vote of II for and 6 against, tw,
short of the necessary Constitutions
majority, Senators Cam, Hardesty
Highfeld, Jester, Prettyman an,
Ridgely, the original six opponents 0
the revised school program bill, vot
ing against it.
Senator Truitt, President Pro Ten
then declared the bill lost, and in
structed the clerk to so notify tn
> House in which the bill originated.
Smyrna times., 1925-04-22
Assembly AdjOurns

Elwood F. Nelson, Senator attorney
asked by Mr.. Ridgely to express his
opinion on the Constitutionality of a
referendum, refused to render legal
opinion on the constitutionality of a
referendum, but expressed the per-
sonal opinion that there is nothing in
the Constitution to prohibit a refer
endum provided there is a provision,
as there is in the proposed amend
ment, to take care of the necessary
expense incipent to holding a refer
endum election.
The roll call was ordered with the
above recorded.
A concurrent resolution to adjourn
sine die with the conclusion of Thurs
days session, introduced by Senator
Mcdowell, was passed and referred
to the House, which later concurred
New Britain herald., 1925-08-25
An idle word may give a clew To mischief some ono else may do.
 Old Mother Nature.

The night after Peter saw Mrs. Snapper the Shaping Turtle digging a hole in the roof of Jerry Muskrat's house in the rushcs at the edge Of the Smiling Pool, was moonlight. Peter had gone on up the Laughing Brook into the Green Forest. There he met Bobby Coon. Bobby was fishing. Of course Peter stopped to rass the time of day tor should l say tho time of night?) with Bobby.
 What's the news, Bobby Coon ?" asked Peter.
 There is no news" replied Bobby Coon. "I haven't been awake long enough 10 have heard or seen any thing like news, What is the news with you, old Longears?"
 "I don't know of any real news myself" replied Peter. Then he happened 10 think of Mrs. Snapper the Shaping Turtle. He knew that Bobby Coon is wise in the ways of his neighbors, and it. popped into Peters head that Bobby might know what Mrs. Snapper had been about on the roof of Jerry Muskrat's house that afternoon. By the way, Bob by" said he, "why should Mrs. Snapper the Shaping Turtle be in terested in the roof of Jerry Musk rats house."
 Up pricked the sharp little ear of Bobby Coon. Say that again, Pet CT" said he.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-25

check book for the New York bank was in the writing desk in my own room, now occupied by Fanny Pow ell. Katherine was just opening the door as 1 reached the top of the stairs, and l told her my crrand.
 "Como on in and look for it' she said, but when l had opened the desk and rummagcd through it without finding the book, realized that Fanny Powell in one of her queer fren2cs had scattered the con tents Of the desk like dandelion fluff. l had not time to make all cXhaus- live search, and shut the desk again, saying hurricdly to Katherine:
 "l cant find 1t. but it doesn't mat ter for today. l can use a blank check"
 But it does matter" Katherine said, Worriediy. 'l don't like it a little bit. Are you sure it was in this desk ?"
 Her eyes framed a query more significant than her spoken one, and inyoluntarily l sent d quick glance in the direction of Fanny Powell, who sat by the window, staring ahead of her in her usually vacant manner. But my unexpected glance caught a sudden uplifting of her eyes, mirroring an expression which held amusement, triumph and male violence. The next instant her face was blank again, and I wondered if pcrchance my eyes or my ina gina ton were playing me tricks.
 ''It Is Of No Value"
 Away down in my consciousness tinklcd tiny bell of warning and l answered Katherinc's question in as casual fashion as l could man age.
 "Plcase do not think of it again, " I urged. Tt is really of no value at all. There are only two or three i filled stubs in il, and l have a record of those, so that its value is only that of the blank paper forms which certainly do not assay very much"
 T am not so sure of that Kath. crime said rebelliously. and I won dercd at her placing so much stress upon the loss Of the check book. But it was the remembrance of Fanny PoWeIl's queer look which re- malncd with me as I went from my room 10 Dicky's and secured the blank cheek which needed. If my eyes had not deceived mo there had been full intelligence in that momentary glance and Lee Chow's contention that Fanny Powell was shamming was upheld.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-25
THE STORY so FAR;

May Seymour, whose husband killed himself because of her love affair with another man, returns 10 her home town after a years ah- scncc. She sells all her inherited property and with her entire for tune of S2O,O0O sets out to find and marry man with money. At 27 May has made up her mind that there is no such thing as real love, and that therefore she is going 10 have whatever happiness tn a { money can buy.
 At Atlantic City she meets a di- NorCor, CarIolta Frolking, and her two friends, Dan Spraguc and Her bert Waterbury, Both men pay court 10 May, greatly 10 the distress Of Carlotta, who has been in love with ban for many years.
 May, however, sets her cap for Waterbury. having decided that he is the millionaire husband she is looking for. But finally she deSpairs of ever getting Waterbury 10 the point of a proposal and accepts Carlottas invitation to winter with her in California.
 Then, suddenly Waterbury pro- poses, and May promises 10 marry him within a week She turns over 10 him the $14000 that is all she has left after buying a fur coat and some expensive clothes and jewels.
 But she Immediately regrets giV- ing him the money when Carlotta. on the eve of her departure for California, warns Ter not 10 trust Waterbury too far. She hints that ho and Spragu" put over some shady stock deals from lime to time,
 May goes straight to Waterbury and demands the return of her money Waterbury goes up to his room i'll the hotel for the check and never returns and May realizes that sh" has been choatcl out of every cent she has in the world.
 NOW 60 ON WITH THE STORY
 How long she stood there beside the railing. sobhing into the dark ness, May never knew. But whom
New Britain herald., 1925-08-25

T suppose I'm nlst so out,of sorts myself that nothing tastes good to me- May finally decided, "I could live on bread and water and enjoy it If l had an appetite .. "
 She had not been able 10 eat for a week. She was not sick but heart sick as she faced the future.
 She was poor, as she never had been poor in her life, And ahead Of her was the immediate necessity of going to work, back to the grind of typewritting for living
 It seemed impossible that only q week ago she had been well-to-do widow, living upon the fat of the land in q luxurious hotel And here she was now -- all but pennilcss, sitting at the supper table of q cheap boarding. house, trying 10 cat fried onions.
 She looked at them, piled in a shiny brown heap on her plate, flankcd by boiled potato and a chunk Of beef with blue sides of gristle running through fl. Ugh!.
 Sick at her stomach, she pushed her chair back from the table and passed swiftly out of the stuify house to the clean air that smcllrd of tine sea.
 She stood on Inc porch looking up at the moon and inc sky .--- eternal things, that brought peace 10 her heart as she stool there with lifted face and blown-back hair.
 Life was built in layers. 1t seem cd - first layer of happiness and good fortune. then one of misery and i'll luck.
 And when the unhappy lime comes, l suppose the only lining to do is 10 grin and bear it." May told herself philosophcally.
 A voice behind her rouscd her from her thoughts.
 Nice night isn't il ?" it asked. May turned. The owner of the voice was one of the young mor she had noticed at he table in the dining room she had inst left a fattsh young man, with round and rosy face, and bald spot on the crown of his wide head.
 Miss Mnny had introduced him to May as Mir. Sid Sallcr, who travels for the Satin-Silk company" - whatever the Satin Silk company was.
 "H's 2 heavenly night" May an sWered, not very cordially.
 Gold. though" Mir. Sid Saller went on, Thought I'd ask you to go for a walk, but l guess it's too cold, don't you?"
 Before May had time for a reply, he had answered his own question: "Yes, it's too darn cold for q Walk,7 he decided. "Cozier indoors. |. Let's hit movie, What say?" "I say No thanks,'" May an- swcrcd coldly, 'I - have q head ache, you sec" She drew away from Mir. SaIler, from whom the odor of fried onions seemed 10 fairly eAudc
 Shc heard him humble some thing under his breath, and present. ly he went into the house. slam- ming the front door behind him. But in moment he was back at her elbow again.
 "Maybc you'd like 10 go for a
New Britain herald., 1925-08-25

shc hnaIly dragged her lcaden feet back 10 the hotel the lobby was al most empty. and only q light here and there on the frcscoed walls H. lumincd it.
 She crossed the great, deserted space before the desk and asked the night clerk If Mr. Waterbury had loft any forwarding address" B,f Herbert. it seemed, had not The earth had opened and swal- lowed him up, so far as May was concerned.
 And yet, she was to hear from him again.
 Early inc next morning, as she stood before the mirror batting cold cream into the circles under her eyes, a knock came upon the door. May opened it to a bellboy who handed her a letter -- letter from Waterbury himself!
 Perhaps he had rcpcnted and was sending back the check to her! Wild hope rose in Mays breast, as she tore open tho cheap white envelope.
 But within was only a single sheet of paper, pcncilcd across in Waterbury's bold handwriting. Don't be to sorry for yourself" 1t read. Remember that you tried to put the hook into me. You didn't care the snap of your fingers about mo. but you would have married me for the wad you thought I had. got yours instead - that's all, And next time you paste it in your hat that women never should be trusted with money - they simply don't know how to hang on 10 it"
 The letter was signed "Herbic.' v Mays heart surged hot against him as she read 1t.
 When she had finished dressing she ordered . large breakfast and