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Smyrna times., 1926-11-10
MISS DOROTHY RATLEDGE WE'D
Middletown Girl Weds George Nor
gan Of Odessa at Home Wedding

Middletown Girl Weds George Nor
gan Of Odessa at Home Wedding
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at Middletown in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. D. Ratledge last Saturday
evening, at 6 o'clock, when their
daughter, Miss Dorothy Rutledge, be-
came the bride Of George Morgan Of
Odessa. The bride was attended by
her sister, Miss Bertha Ratledge and
the best man was Preston Morris Of
Odessa. The Lohengrin wedding
march was played by the brides cous-
in, Mrs. Ronald W. Fry, of Whining
ton. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. w. F. Mcdowell of Eastlake NJ
r. Church, Wilmington, a former
pastotrt a Middletown and was wit
messed by only a small number Of i'm
mediate friends and relatives. Those
present were: Fletcher Morgan, faith
er Of the bridegroom and other rela-
tives; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Orrell, Leslie
organ of Odessa. Rudolph Magee, a
cousin of the bridegroom from Balti-
more, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ratledge
of Edge Moor, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Chillas and daughter of West Chester
cousins Of the bride; Ralph Shreeves
of Moorestown, N. j., and Ronald Fry
of Wilmington
Smyrna times., 1926-11-10
EDGAR FRAZIER A LUCKY MAN
Smyrna Man, Only Republican on Kent
County Ticket. the Next Sheriff

The recent election of Edgar Fraz-
er, Republican, of Duck Creek hun
dred, to the office of Sheriff of Kent
County over his opponent Manlove T.
Adams, Democrat, of Harrington by
a majority of 10 votes is being wide
" discussed by both Republicans and
Democrats. While Sheriff-elect Frazi-
er is well known all over Kent Coun-
ty he had never before entered the
field of politics and much credit for
his success of running so far in the
lead of the local Republican County
ticket is given to Charles Hanratty,
newly elected member of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee from
this district, and a wide following of
Democratic friends. Mr.. Hanratty
insisted that Mr.. Frazier become a
candidate after the primaries it is
said, when the candidate who had
been nominated had for some reason
declined to be candidate at the gen
eral election. 1t was only by strong
persuasion by Hanratty who claimed
he wanted to inject young blood in
the Republican party that Frazier
consented to allow his name to be
used on the ballot The election of
Frazier which is for term of two
years turns the Sheriff's office over to
a Republican, January 1 for the first
time for a period of 20 years.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-10
TEACHERS OF STATE 70 MEET
Smyrna Schools Close Tomorrow and
Friday to Allow Faculty to Attend

Smyrna Schools Close Tomorrow and
Friday to Allow Faculty to Attend
Smyrna School will be closed to-
morrow and Friday to allow Supt. H.
H. Kenyon and his entire teaching
staff to attend the eighth annual
meeting of the Delaware State Edu-
cation Association which will be held
in Dover Thursday and Friday of this
week, November 18th and 18th The
main session will be held in the Do
Yer Opera House, but there will be
sectional sessions in other places in
Dover. Hundreds of teachers from
all parts of the State will be in at
tendance. The president of the as
sociation, Professor w A. Wilkinson,
director of the School Of Education of
the University of Delaware, with his
committee. has planned an interesting
program for the two-day session
Smyrna times., 1926-11-10
WHOLE NO. 1853
TO DEDICATE NEW AMBULANCE
State Commander Howard 7. Ennis
and Post Commander Crothers to
Be Here Tomorrow Evening


Tomorrow, Armistice Day, Thurs
day, November IL, the handsome new
ambulance of David G. Harrison Post,
No. IA, American Legion of Smyrna,
will be formally dedicated. The cere-
mony will take place at the American
Legion Supper to be held in the Cen
tury Club House tomorrow night.
State Commander Howard T. Ennis
and Post State Commander Alexander
Crothers have been invited to pdrtici-
pate and make addresses. Besides 4
bountiful chicken salad and oyster
supper, there will be a program of
special music. The ambulance on j
fine new Lincoln chasis,strong. sturdy
and built for quick and hard service
has just been turned over to our
American Legion boys, beautifully
painted and ready to run on it, err
rands of mercy. Our American Leg
ion boys are proud Of it, me whole
community is proud of it. but to get
such an equipment it cost money,
considerable money, and the supper
along with other campaigns inaugu-
rated, is a means for getting funds to-
gether to pay for such a splendid out
fit. Therefore, Commander ". E.
Matthews, Jr., and the Smyrna Post
are anticipating a "Red Letter. even
ing and feel the community will come
to their aid as they have always done
for which the Legion Post will be
truly thankful.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-10
STATE HIGHWAY BONDS SOLD
s250,OOO of Them Sold to IL Bidders
the State Receiving S325, 900 at Price

TIE Oldtt httCANihS poNOsOVV at AiSC
Bids were opened at Dover, Friday,
for 100000 State highway bonds au-
thorized under the provisions of a
state law. There were II bidders,
and but $250,0OO were sold, the State
reserving the right to take the re-
naming $325,OO0 at the same price
as bid for the $25O,OOG The bonds
will be $1,000 denomination and will
bear interest at four per cent. The
bids follow: Farmers Bank, Dover,
$99,501; w. A. Hartman & Co., Inc,
with Kean, Taylor & Co., Inc, $685.,
779; Guaranty Company, of New
York with Bankers Trust o.,S96,8 ,869;
Eldridge & Company, N. Y, $97,341;
Rulleyn & Company, n. T., $9SOS1;
National City Co., N. u, S97,439;
Redmond & Co, with Phelps, Fem &
Co, S98,639; Hoffman & Co., N. Y,
S98, 1926; Harris Forbs & Co., with
Laid, Bissell & Meads, Wilmington,
S96,S19; Rufus NAPLES & Co, with
Ritter & Co., 1898; George B. Glib
bons & Co, N. Y, $96,3942. The
award was made to the Farmers Bank
of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-10
SMYRNIAN HEADS KENT UNIT

c. L. HarmOnson Elected President
of Kent County Unit of Del-Mar-Va
The Kent county unit of the Del
marva Association has organized by
the election of c. L. Harmonson, of
Smyrna, as president; F. C. Bancroft.
Camden, treasurer; executive commit
tee, former State Senator f. G. Walls.
Smyrna; J. Henry Hazel, Dover; CIV.
Hardesty, Dover. The executive COM
mittee were empowered to select 4
secretary and secure headquarters. l.
Paul Jones was elected secretary AMI
headquarters have been secured in
the Capitol Hotel building now being
remodeled.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-10
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Mr.. McCOmbs, Soon to Leave, Will
Will Preach at Both Services Sunday
On Sunday there will be morning
and evening worship as usual at 1890
and 7.3O o'clock. Mr.. McComb ex-
poets to preach at both services. Sum
day School at 11.45 and Christian En-
deavor at 6.45.
Smyrna times., 1926-11-10
School Play Attracts Large Audience

School Play Attracts Large Audience
The comedy drama "At the End Of
the Rainbow" given by the Senior
Glass of Smyrna High School Friday
night was well attended and the tai
ent presented received generous APP
plause. The proceeds are for the
senior class trip to Washington next
Spring.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

his mayerality was defeated for rc= election for third term. The defeat of Mir Paonessa was tribute to the abilities of the late Judge C. W klett as political organizer. Ii was through the work of Judge klett in building up the organization that was turned over to others after his death. which everyone regretted. that the Re- publican party has resumed its place as the dominant party in the municipal affairs of that city.
 l. would be we'll for the Republican party in the state f is local organiza- tions in the 169 towns of Connecticut were SO effective in their activities as New Britain is The fact should not be forgotten chat in quite a number af ceuters of population in the state there arr clements of weakness that may be disastrous to the party at tho state election l. Is not the pnrt of wisdom Co ignore the conditions which are responsible for the existence of these elements They may be found in Bridgeport they are in evidence ia Waterbury. noticeable in Stamford, and plainly visible in New Haven.
 Potato Famine Possible
 Philo T Platt. the state commission. CT of agriculture. shows that be is keenly alive to the importance of doing everything possible to relieve the situ= ation brough about by the shortage | of potatoes in this state The effect of the shortage is seen in the enormous increase in the price of potatoes in the local markets of Connecticut. Pota- i toes are selling at four dollars a hush el in Hartford, and il is said that the price will be higher before the people of the north get relief through the car ly potato crop from the south. Even with 9 wages the wage earners of the state will find it hard to buy no- tatoes al the present market price of the favorite tubers To add Co the dis tress of the situation 1t has been found necessary to put an embargo on pota- toes from some countries owing to the discovery of disease in them. This dis ease is called "a seah" and it spreads rapidly through fields of home grown potatoes.
 But. really. the remedy is in the hands of the people themselves In the late war when the people of the state were confronted with the neees= sity of doing their utmost to iaeeease the food supply of the state. Governor Holcomb advised those who had plot of ground at their houses Co grow pos tatoes. and everyone being patriotical= lv inspired responded to the eovcr= nor's request The result saved the state from potato famine and enahl. ed the people of Connecticut. who were not at the front. to contribute mater ially to the resources of the federal government. What was done few years since as a war measure can be repeated now as peace necessity It is the hope of Commissioner Plat to make arrangements to secure seed po- tatoes for next years crop. The sup ply now is SO limited tha' fl is feared enough will not be saved for seed planting in 1927.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
MISS RANSOM AGAIN
 COUNTY CHAMPION
Winner Last Year Wins Again At Danielson, Bringing
 Honor to P. Fl. :.
Pomfret Girl Will Enter State Con-
 test al Hartford

Miss Lois Ransom. IT. Putnam High school. class of 1926. has again brought honor Co herself, the school which she represent and the town of pomfret where she lives. by win ming the Windham county finals of the National Oratorical Contest The county finals were held in Danielson last Friday afternoon. Miss Ransom won the contest last year and was second n the state contest. lt is hop. rd by her class and school mates and bv her friends that she may be the state prize winner this wear
 Four other high schools in the coun- tv were represented in the contest which was held in the Danielson Con ererational church Miss Ransom was quickly selected as the winner and received the cash prize of s25 in gold offered by the Hartford Courant The presentation was made by Egbert A. Chase of Willimantie, county contest chairman. who presided over the meet inc
 The subject of Miss Ransom's ora ton was: "Alexander Hamilton and the Constitution" Similar contests were held in the other counties of the state and tile winners will meet in Hartford for the finals for the district which includes Connecticut This leads to the regional and national con. tests the winner of which will receive trip abroad.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

Hartford, April l7-The R pubh- cans of the state have certainly reason to be encouraged by the result of the municipal elections in Hartford and in New Britain. The former is the cap ital of the state and is the second larg- est city in the commonwealth. New Britain is considered by many people as the fourth This opinion is not
 however. shared by Waterbury. which continues to claim the fourth place
 The victory of Mayor Norman S. Stev- ems. the Republican candidate. in Hartford was the more notable even. .of the two In the first place it broke down the belief. which was Assuming the importance of tradition. that Hartford would not give a mayor two successive terms l. was the first time a mayor has been reelected in twenty years. It has been generally accepted as a fact that Hartford. on a straight partisan vote. is Democratic But ac- cepted facts in politics are not always actual facts Mayor Stevens had serv- ed the city for two years and he stood for reelection on his record. The elec- tors showed that in that record they had a convincing reason for re-elect- ing him. In Edward W Broder the Democrats had candidate of unusu- al strength. They could not have named stronger one. He had de- lightful personality, an admitted fit ness for the office, and conspicuous in. tellectual ability. In the talk that has been heard on the causes which led to the result the fact has been made clear that the women voters of the city. in numbers that were proportions ate to their registration, did not vote
 This was particularly true of the Democratic women, many of whom showed an indifference te voting that was diseonccrting to the Democratic leaders. If this indifference is eontin- ued in the future the vote of the wom- en will become negligible in elections. IL may force the conclusion that the suffrage having lost it's novelty. is no longer attractive to women. l. would be a matter of regret if they. being now in the enjoyment of the plentitude of citizenship. should be indifferent to the exercise of its highest function. It may be stated that the situation in the Hartford election was not peculiar to this city, It has been noticed in mn. nieipal elections throughout the state
 Effect of Republican Victories
 IL may b. stated that the election of Mayor Stevens has solditicd the dir ferent clements in the Republican par ty in Hartford and the party is today stronger than if has been for years. On the other hand the crushing defeat of the Democrats when they were cer- tain of q victory. has turned the party against itself II is hardly possible for the democracy in Hartford to re cover from the effect of it's defeat soon enough to have it's influence felt to an appreciable extent at the state cleo ton in the fall. The same fact is true of New Britain, where Mayor Angelo NJ. Paoenessa. who had made cred itable record during the four years of
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
GUERNSEY ASSOCIATION
Quarterly Meeting With Fine Pro
 gram, Tuesday Evening

The quarterly meeting of the Wind ham County Guernsey Association will be held at the Attawaugan Hotel. Dan ielson, Thursday evening, April %. ai 6.45 p. m.
 The following program has been ar. ranged Addresses: Dairy Herd Management" F.. F. Doane. Falcon Flight Farm. Litchfeld. Conn; "Re- cent Developments in the Dairy Busi- ness" R Merrill. Dairy Specialist storrs. Conn. Important Dairy Proc lems." County Agent F. L. Davis, Put nam. Conn.
 This meeting is bound to be very in. struetive and 1t is hoped that a largo number of dairymen will be in attend ance.
 Any dairyman interested is invited to attend. and should get in touch with any of the following: W. C. Child president, Woodstock, Conn; r. r ] Anderson. secretary Wood stock. Conn; F. L. Davis. County Agent. Putnam, Conn.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
GUY L. BAKER TAKEN
 TO FEDERAL PRISON
Three Other Convicted Men, u. s. Marshal and Two Dep
 uties In Party
Former Cashier Has Been In New
 Haven Jail

Guy L. Baker. former assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Putnam, is now in the federal prison at Atlanta. Ga. where he will finish the three years sentence imposed by Judge Thomas of the United States district court of Connecticut after Baker had pleaded guilty to embez zling funds from che bank in the amount of Sf6.300 Baker was ar raigned and the sentence imposed on Tuesday. February 26 but the sen- tence dates as of the time that Baker gave himself up, which was Saturday morning. January ?. Baker is now in- eareerated in the same prison as his former chief. C. Harold Gilpatric.
 Baker. with three other federal prisoners, was taken from the New Haven jail where he has been con fined since his sentence. and in custody of United States Marshal Jacob Wal ters, and two deputies, started for Atlanta last Friday. arriving there the following night.
 Bakers wife was in Putnam two weeks ago and disposed of some of her household belongings here. She left Putnam to visit her husband at the New Haven jail.
 The other prisoners were John Mis- tiano, who will start a term of year and day for violation of the Mann act; Frank Landers. who will begin a similar term for forgery of money orders. and Antonio Panucci, who will serve a ten year term for counterfeit ing. It was expected that the new arrivals would be assigned to work in the tailor shop. shoe shop, or on mail bags.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
PoMFRET MANS HORSES
 ARE RIBBON WINNERS

Pomfret-At the New Riding Club Show in Boston held April i5 and Is, Mir Cushman's stable won four blues and four reds in the important jump ing classes. In the open jumping class Mir. Cushman's horses. Duhallow and Traaesma. placed first and second in class of thirty-four horses. This week the horses are showing at Brook lyn. \. Y, and will go from there to the Durlands show, \. Y., Philadel- phia. Washington. Devon, Pa, and Long Island shows The stable is headed by the veteran jumper Trad esma and six younger horses.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

Automobile tires in the vicinity of Martha's Vineyard. Massachusetts, are cut to shreds by ragged clamshells, which are carried high aloft by gulls and then dropped to concrete roads. The gulls use this method to extract the clams.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

It takes twenty minutes to aifix Georeia's great seal to document, because of the complicated process of lT9e still in use, requiring dye, gilt paper. wax waters, paper waters, and ribbons
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

In is42 The London Illustrated Daily News printed the following "A pigeon has been known to fly l90 miles in five and one-half hours-a speed that no human being could ever attain"
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

America is the only country to standardize color for industrial pur- poses. l,410 textile and allied con cerns agreeing each season upon the same color card.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

Aliens comprise twenty-three per cent of the prison population of New York State, costing the taxpayers s1,- GOO. 900 year. Of the criminally insane thirty-five per cent are aliens.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

The United States and Brazil are the only nations in the world that con fer the ownership of mineral rights with general land ownership.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

The tin deposits of Banka, Dutch East Indies. once among the richest of the world. are becoming exhausted and dredges are mining the submarine extensions of the ore beds off the mainland.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

The first opera, Dafney, was cont
 osed by Perri in l549. The tir8t
 pera house was opened in Venice in ls87.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

The importation of snails from France 10 the United States increased from ten tons in 1923 to 240 tons in 1925.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

4 cubic foot of platinum weighs more than one thousand pounds, Ii was once SO cheap that swindlers sub. stituted it for gold.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

A Philadelphia Baptist church.
 8seding a pastor. advertised. Fifty htplications were received.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

Korean coolies have the habit of sleeping on railroad ties during hot summer nights.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

The most dangerous age of public playground users is five years.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

Twenty-Five thousand gallons of water is used to manufacture d ton of paper.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

Certain restau(ants in Lisbon, Portugal, chain the knives and forks to the tables
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23

A tax of five per cent on every meal costing more than one dollar Is planned by the Quebec provincial government.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
REPUBLICANS ENCOURAGED

Pleased With Election Results In Hartford and New Brtain.-Captol Republicans Solidihed.-Democrats Fac tionized.-Trying Relieve Potato Shortage.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
"MORTLAKE"

Special Correspondence to The Putnam Patriotl
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-23

7 UTHER BURBANK, the worlds
~ most eminent hOrticulturist and a
great benefactor of mankind, died at
his California home and his body lies
at the foot of a cedar of Lebanon in
the garden where he carried on many
of his most notable experiments in the
development of fruits, flowers and
vegetables.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-23

will buy now it would have taken but
64 cents to purchase in 1918. The
assumption that the 1913 dollar was
at par" is arbitrary and is accepted
for purposes of comparison.
When prices rise the purchasing
power of the dollar falls in propor7
tlon and when they fall the purchas-
ing power of the dollar rises.
On the basis of the general whole
sale level the dollars purchasing
power at the beginning of the wear
was "a cents. This is the same fig
ure which obtained at the beginning
of last year. 1t is slightly lower than
at the beginning of 1924, when the
purchasing power was sc cents.
The dollars purchasing power was
lowest during the war and immedi-
ately after. 1t grew rapidly when
the postwar deflation cut prices.
These figures are important to the
man whose capital is in the liquid
form of money, but to the worker,
whose capital is in labor power, such
flgures are pure bunk.
What we need is a statistical COM
pllation of the purchasing power of a
weeks labor, and what standards of
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-23
SOME FACTS ABOUT MONEY

If you like statistics, you can ad-
just them to fit almost any state of
facts and prove any argument from
the facts at hand-it is largely a
matter of how to figure it out. Take,
for instance, the 1926 dollar. The
dollar started the year 1926 with a
purchasing power of "a cents, COM
pared with the year 1913, when the
dollar is accepted arbitrarily as hav-
ing purchasing power of 100 cents.
This reckoning is based on the pur-
chasing power of the dollar in whole
sale markets throughout the United
States.
When it is said that the dollar has
a purchasing power of 64 cents, the
is that what 100 cents
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-23

living we are able to maintain from
the wages we earn.
The unions have made it possible
to live better than we ever lived be-
fore, and to give our children better
education than our parents could give
us. These are the important objects,
after all. If we can get more of
these cheap dollars, then let's have
50-cent dollars, or even 25-cent dol
lars. We have no objection to carry
ing our pay home in suitcases if such
pay will buy more things than we can
buy today!
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-23

1t is wonderful how little the law
oppresses any man who attends to his
own business.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-23
OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT

In order to accommodate many
of our subscribers who are unable
to call during the day, the office
of the Newark Leader is open ev-
cry Saturday night until $50.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-23

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philosophy which
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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-23

pLOODY Herrin, in Williamson
- county, Illinois, was in the hands
Of the state troops again after re-
n6wal Of the khan warfare at the pri-
maries. Six men were killed and many
wounded before the guardsmen gained
control Of the situation. Further fight
ing on election day was predicted.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-23

T ATEST reports from China were
Lthat the Manchurian troops OF Mar
shall Chang had broken the lines of
the national army commanded by
Feng and were about to attack Peking
itself. 1t seemed likely they would
soon be in possession of the city.
Marshal WI Pei-fu, who had been in
vited by the national army leaders to
take supreme command at the capt.
tai, had made no move to accept, but
was waiting with his army west of
Peking, ready to take advantage Of
the situation, whatever 1t might be.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-20

Arrests of Coast Guard personnel for conniving with rum runners 1n- dicate that some of the teeth in the VoIstead law are false.