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HOLD CONVENTION BY WIRE
Phillips Unique i'm Being the First
Convention of Its Kind i'm America

Utilizing thousands of miles of
wires and cables, criss-crossing the
nation, and amid the click and
clatter of telegraph keys in over
three hundred cities, Americas
first Telegraph Convention was
launched at Cambridge, Md, Mon
day by the Phillips Packing Com
pany. fguratively assembling their
entire organization personnel from
coast-to-coast. Last year the an
nual June Convention of the COM
panv was conducted by Air Mail
and at that time oPstmaster Cen
eral James A. Farley officially rec
ognized it as the First Air1Mail
Convention in America. Today
Clarence H. Mackay, head of the
Postal Telegraph-Cable Company,
New York, gave out statement
to Colonel Albanus Phillips, Presi-
dent of the Phillips Packing Com
pany, confirming the Telegraph
Convention as the First Convention
in America by Wire. Announced as
being held in Convention Hall
5000 miles wide and 1000 miles
deep, the Telegraph Convention is
a unique and novel departure in
modern-day merchandising, devel-
oped by Theodore Phillips, Direc-
tor of Advertising, of the Phillips
Organization. Into the key cities
of over three hundred important
market territories from coast-to-
coast, complete details of every ad-
dress, sales conference and conven-
tion feature are being flashed by
Telegraph, involving relays and de-
liveries of many tons of messages,
printed material and illustrations.
Phillips Conventions each June are
dedicated to the dissemination of
information about the Southern
foods packed by the company in
their Maryland plants and to ac-
quainting representatives and dis
tributors with important phases of
sales and marketing problems.
The entire Telegraph Convention
of Phillips Packing Company is be-
ing serviced by the Postal Tele-
graph-Cable Company.
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COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS


The M. E. Sunday School of
Middletown, will give an excursion
to Colchester Beach on June 9th.
Yesterday the convention of
Episcopal ministers of the diocese
of Delaware began its session at
Seaford.
The farmers of Hollandsville in
South Murderkill hundred have es-
tablished race course on Alex
ander Hughes's farm.
Recent one night some scamps
of Lewes destroyed all the street
lamps which had just been put up
by the town commissioners.
A convention of all the Presby-
terian Sunday schools in New Cas-
tie Presbytery south of Lewes, will
be held in Salisbury, Md. ON the
18th and 18th of this month.
Alexander L. Boreau of the firm
of Moreau Brothers, owners and
editors of the Middletown Tran
script, was married May 25th to
Miss Anna A., a daughter of Jacob
Ellis, well-known citizen of Free
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SUSSEX CCC
DITCH WORK
Has Been Made to Show An
Aid to the Muskrat
Industry
KENT COUNTY IS NEXT

Muskrat trappers working the
mosquito-ditched marshes in Sus-
sex County are consistently evinc-
ing surprised enthusiasm over the
increased yield since the installa-
ton Of the control bitches, it was
brought out by a searching survey
just completed by DeVerne Doty,
specialist on the staff of the Della
ware Mosquito Control Commis-
sion. Mr.. Doty reported that in
interviewing III trappers he did
not receive a single complaint that
damage to the muskrat marshes
had resulted from ditching; on the
contrary, he stated, most Of them
commended the work as having
been highly beneficial to them. For
the most part, Mr.. Doty was able
to secure accurate trapping fig
ures, and in only a few instances
did those interviewed have to re-
sort to making an estimate Of
their catch; according to the re-
port, $4,000 rats were caught in
1000 acres of Sussex County
muskrat marshland. On the whole,
there has been an increase of from
25 per cent to 80 per cent in the
number of rats caught in these
marshes since the installation of
the mosquito bitches; in some
specific instances the increase was
much greater. In no case, how
ever, was there reported a de-
crease in the yield. Since the
closing of the rat season, the
mosquito control workers have
been busily cleaning the old, and
installing new, bitches in muskrat
marshes heretofore untouched, and
will continue such work until the
opening of the next season; after
the opening of the next season,
their attention will be returned to
control work in the hay marshes,
and other non-muskrat areas, in
order that the muskrat trappers
may not be disturbed during the
catching season. This is one of
the measures the Mosquito Control
Commission has developed in an
attempt to thoroughly cooperate
with marsh land owners, who have
also, they say, shown an excellent
cooperative spirit. Shortly sur
veys will be started of muskrat
marshes in Kent Couny, in which
only about 10 per cent of the
marshes have been ditched to date.
simultaneously, surveys of marsh
vegetation will be continued in the
two counties, in order to plot and
analyze the effect of the ditching
on the natural game foods which
abound in the marshes when con-
dltlons are right. Surveys by mo-
squito control and u. S. Biological
Survey officials have so far shown
definitely that the marsh ditching
greatly aids the growth of such
vegetation through freshening the
marshes and drawing-off stagnant
sheets Of water which would tend
TO scald the grasses. In keeping
with the recently aroused interest
In crows for food, the mosquito
control inspectors have been not
ing that a considerable loss of eggs
from the nests of wild ducks has
resulted from the thieving OF these
birds.
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AUTO DEATHS
SHOWING LESS
Decrease of II Per Cent in
Delaware the First Four
Months of 1886
DATA FOR 26 STATES

According TO data released by
Delaware Safety Council automo-
bile fatalities during the first four
months of 1886 in the 26 States in
which statistics are available total
1852 compared with 1909 for the
same period of last year, de-
crease of II per cent. The fol-
lowing tabulation arranged by
Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
shows the standing of the report
ing states as to percent of de-
crease or increase:
nECREASES
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SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO

lContin aed From Page Two)
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PERSONALS

Mrs. Lille Gracey, wife of Rev.
DR.. S. L. Gracey, Of Salem, Mass,
and two children, are on a visit to
her mother, Mrs. z. w. Thompson,
of this town.
Mrs. L. P. Townsend, of Balti-
more. is a guest at the NJ. z. Par
sonage.
Joseph G. Pratt, of Chicago, ILL.,,
is home on a visit to his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt.
Miss Annie Penneypacker, of
Phoenixville, former schoolmate,
is on a visit to Miss Edith Bell.
j. D. Plummber, editor of the
Greensborough Free Press, made
us friendly call on Monday morn
ing.
r. Boone Jr., of Philadelphia, was
in town on Monday and visited the
Times Office, bringing with him his
accustomed sunshine.
Daniel G. Bailey, of Philadelphia,
is spending few days home with
his parents.
Mrs. Lena Crossley and daugh-
ter, of Philadelphia, are visiting
friends in town.
Mrs. Susan Fowler, and grand
son, Merritt Richardson, of Will
mington, spent Sunday and Mon
day here, with E. NJ Fowler.
Jesse Anthony, Esq, of Troy, N
Y, spent Monday evening in town,
guest of his father, John Anthony
and Harmony Lodge, No. 13, A. F.
and A. M. Mr. Anthony is a Past
Grand Master Mason, of New
York, having reached the 33rd, or
highest degree in Masonry.
Mrs. Eliza F. Swinney is spend
ing few weeks visiting her son,
DIR. c. o. Swinney.
Miss Allie F. Smith has return
ed home after a visit of four or
five months to Maryland and Vir-
ginia is much improved in health.
Theodore F. Townsend, editor of
the Milford Chronicle, was in town
on Monday and paid his fraternal
regards to the Times office.
Mrs. Mary Roberts of Whining
ton, is visiting Mrs. j. w. Jones.
William Findley Brown, of Phil
adelphia, formerly a member of the
J. E. Tygert Company, made a
short visit to his friends in Smyr-
ma on Saturday.
Joseph Wright has engaged
passage on the ocean steamer
"City of Rome" for Tngland, June
oath, to visit his relations and old
home, not having been back since
his arrival to this country some 30
years ago.
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TIPS
FROM ETHIOPIA
Experts Fall For Ethiopian
Style Skirts and Head
dress
CALL SKIRTS BEAUTIFUL

Asmara, Eritrea. Spring fash
ions will show a definite Ethiopian
trend as a direct result of the Ital-
ian campaign. predicts Nine. Edith
de Bonneuil, famous French wom-
an war correspondent and authori-
ty on Partisan styles.
Nine. de Bonneuil, who has
camped at Italian outposts and
trekked through hundreds OF miles
of Danakil desert land, declared
that the showings of the Haute
Couture in Paris next season are
certain to reveal balloon sleeves
and long pleated skirts that cover
the ankles in imitation of the
dresses worn by the ebony, bare
foot women of Ethiopia.
Even hair-dressing, she added,
probably will be Influenced by the
Ethiopian style of coiffure.
Calls skirts Beautiful
Il have never seen anything so
beautiful as the skirts worn by the
upper classes of Ethiopian women"
she told the United Press. They
remind me of ancient Byzantine
gowns, rich with hand embroidery
and bright with many colors. The
average skirt is made from cloth
that measures at least five meters
long. 1t is pleated together SO that
it is close fitting around the waist
while at the bottom it flares out
and swirls with every step.
The embroidery, which is of deli
cate handiwork. is often mosaic
of all the colors of the rainbow.
The favorite hues, however, are
green and violet against back
ground of white.
Ethiopian sleeves are another
attractive feature which the Italian
advance is giving to the fashion
world of Europe and America" she
continued. "They are almost like
the leg-o-muttons of grandmotlier's
day, only they are more balloon
shaped-as though they had been
blown up by a bicycle pump. They
just look that way as result of
fine pleating.
Umbrellas Not Folding.
81 could rave for hours about
the cute little umbrellas these wom-
en- carry. They are made out of
wicker and look like straw mush-
rooms. They are so small that they
can be carried without any bother.
even though they don't fold up"
Asked If she thought there was
possibility of Ethiopian hair
dressing setting vogue. she re-
piled:
II feel certain that 1t will be TAX
en- up because 1t is so practical and
cool. The hair is combed severely
back from the forehead, almost like
a boyish bob. but on each side ii
rolls down and outward in natural
puffs. And almost any sort of hat
can be worn with the hair fixed this
way.
Many Ethiopian women use NUT
ton fat to keep their hair in place,
but I don't think this greasy idea
will ever be taken up by western
women" she concluded.
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kIII7 GROUP GROUP
lies APPEAL
|,'s,r'. It Urges Al
I p!roarANT YEAR

Liberty LeoS
'ss'v t,,t week called upon upon
y !, + exercise their Ilsar rlgn'
90 =, ! It the polls this 5. year. ear
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% aL'.uss os.' as possible to
rl1snSsr, l,'sr the League t,.e,.,, de,
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. IL \. nation, and him
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~ u Aug August /, August 1a,
" n and October II. In
!. tour Presidential electlOls
gsr,rs." said Mr. Drexler'
~. than half of the voters
~, ...ncsIves of the privilege
Tssrp can be no question
,u.ortarce of this years
Tso fate of the Consti-
II ,l,n Of self-government
I i.Didsd IN November. Ex-
! + the right to vote consti-
| !, premium you pay the
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|.,,i-the Constitution Of the
\ states In the letter is
| n the Leagues Executive
|zitts members are urged to
1, 4 themselves committees
\ b obtain pledges to vote
! s many fellow-citizens as
be-
n American Liberty League
h that the people Of the
\ States do not wish to aban-
|tsr Constitution or to permit
h nuIlifed," the letter says.
League believes that the peo-
n veil aware Of the fact that
Cnsttution, and the Constitu-
lni, protects them in such
/ 4 religious freedom, free
b a free press, trial by jury
xteglard Of lives and proper
'znst The whims and caprices
ntOcratic bureaucrack. The
y believes that the people
fill well that in many of the
major nations Of the world
zch rights are non-existent
suf the absence of a definite
lntun made effective by a
lnent in which legislative,
I've and Judicial powers are
y separated.
even i some American cit
y wish to change the form
! government the League is
hat the people are not
. allow such change to be
sllaOut their expressed con-
~ |. approval. The people
alu lhsy alone, have
W and the right to change
asdtution.
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laened to the elections this
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!. ! 'As most sacred privilege
!, \ ullzen, the Executive
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'Pou 70 urge that all of its
I n. ! each State Of the
Pledge themselves to axsr !
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P'ISG CAMPS
ARE MODERN
! Prom Page rwol

l. f'se province, schools for
/ : ,i'..., y being opened up not
I ] aslllol a',.a but in Lake St. Jean
! NJ ~lll's u On the Gaspe penin-
~ ! ne eastern townships.
A ~ ssa,ers those who intend
sS..,i ~ mining listen to lectures
2 ''.ss ! and geology as ap-
3 s,I''s prospecting, and go out
- ,s.asa Tor their work.
! .s,,' highway win connect
1 .s ,,.s. area with Montreal and
y n%''slsins !. .''la wild forests where are
:. sun very much untamed es |
kss :, sald =. to be scores of
! o,rs, ,.s axes which have never
~ l'sd : o. in some cases even
y the white man. ''D
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- i.ss ~ .ga gold which even the
! rs,s' ssss e existed. Canadian bis' 'bs
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it's Sunday" "A voice SAID. w
are solid for you here every time, /"
and the President bower to the
speaker. AS the train passed
through the depot nearly all the
assembly uncovered, and the presi-
dent lifted his hat and bowed most
courteously.
DEATH OF MRS. ANN SMITH
Mrs. Ann Smith, widow of Mar
tin L. Smith (whose death we re-
corded last year, died on Sunday
night, near Dupont's Mill, Dover
hundred, at an age exceeding so
years. Mrs. Smith was born and
resided in or near this town all her
life until the past ten years. She
was the daughter of John Carey,
leading citizen of his time, and
was a woman of strong charac-
ter. Her death was the result of
an accident which happened in an
unusual way. On the Sunday
night preceding, her brother, JOS
eph w. Carey, who was living
with her, was aroused from his
sleep by something, he could not
tell what, as it was not repeated.
After some time he concluded he
had better examine the house,
when he found his sister lying at
the bottom of the steps uncon-
scious and her arm broken. He
had to go to neighbor's house as
there was no one there but himself,
for assistance, and procure doc
tor. She rallied somewhat after a
day or so but finally succumbed to
the injuries a week from the acci-
dent. Her interment takes place
to-day at the M. E. Cemetery, at
Kenton. This leaves her brother
above named the surviving men,
ber of a large family of children,
for whom much sympathy is felt.
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..'s. Mnied at EIkton

ea H. 4snt mt. was made this
- Ay 2Oth mage at Elkton,
~, .sl ID rs. ai Mrs Mary Wolf. Wolf
= As'nit sheppard OF Of
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

she used to chatter. especially dur
ing the last term when Lucille Trav-
ers and her set had practically os-
TRACKED her.
Calls eyes grew dark as she
thought of Lucille. Ever since Lu-
ellie had learned that Gail was pen
niless, shed had no use for her, had
informed her that a school like Miss
Cranston's was no place for her. She
had even tried to turn Rosemary
against her!
CAIL shrugged her shoulders.
" Shed be homesick for Merry
wood Hall and her old friends if
she didn't stop thinking about
them. Passing an attractive look
ing tearoom. she suddenly decided to
have some ice cream. She could at
least speak to the waitress when she
gave her order! She must speak to
some one or die of loneliness right
on the avenuei
The tearoom was crowded, but
at last she found a small table for
two. A woman of uncertain age
was seated at one side, and as Gail
settled herself and started to read
the menu, the woman lit cigaret.
Hope you don't mind my smok-
ing" she said, in rather mann1sh
tones, as Gail raised her eyes from
the menu.
mot at ALL" said Gail. while she
turned to the waitress and gave her
order. Suddenly she realized how
long it had been since she had
eaten.
The talking and laughter at the
tables around her fascinated Gail.
The wave of inconsistencies passed as
she felt herself caught up in the
bright atmosphere of the place. New
worlds to conquer lay before her,
and as her eyes roved from table to
table she felt that in this new life
to which she had committed her
self all sorts of interesting things
might happen.
A RE you interested in art?"
Aboomed the woman across the
table, for Gail had taken a small
sketch pad from her handbag and
was making a tiny drawing of q
clever piece of neckwear she had
just observed.
Gail smiled her assent She did
not feel particularly attracted to
the woman.
well, if you haven't already
seen the exhibit of modern paint
ings in the Ferrara Gallery, it might
repay you to take look around. But
there, I don't suppose you'll take
the advice of woman to whom
you haven't been formally intro
duced.' She rose quickly, and stalked
from the tearoom.
Gail watched her go, a puzzled
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Il think your work is very good"
was Miss Carolie's verdict.
Then you feel Madame Lizette
might be interested in it?"
THE door opened and Madame
Il darted in. Have you got that
ad ready, Mees Carolie? The
young man from the paper is here.
He is going to see about that write
up I wanted. Quick, let me have
it."
1T isn't ready. Besides, Ma
dame"
"Oh, dear, are you going crazy
too? Am l to have no help from
you? Tchl So, what is this?" and
she bounced on Calls designs.
Some sketches I've been looking
at. 1 don't believe you need to look
any further for a designer. 1 think
you can use this girl. She has some
very clever ideas"
SOP" Madame gave Gail an ap-
praiSing stare, as though not by the
flicker of an eyelid could her vic
tim learn what impression her work
had made.
Yes" declared Miss Carolie.
She's just won the Larne prize and
she's graduate of Miss Cranston's
school,"
MADAME shrugged her Shout
1V1 ders. ooh, zese prize winners!
They make me seeck. They think
they know everything She waved
her plump white hands. Let me
have that ad"
But. Madame, why advertise now?
You can't get anything better than
these" and Miss Carolie placed her
hand on Calls sketches. Then,
turning to Gail, she said, II don't
believe I got your name"
Gail Everett" the girl replied.
whats that name?" Madame
questioned, while Gail watched a
slight tremor pass over the woman's
silken- clad shoulders. "Mees Ever
ett?"
Yes repeated Gail. as Madame
announced, Tell that man there is
no ad. Give him the informa ton he
wants about that material we have
used in Mees Allwynne's trousseau.
l will talk to Mees Everett"
II
once more Gail Joined the
" throngs on Fifth-av. Her step
was light and little song rose in
her heart. She had a job!
Tomorrow morning she would join
the crowds of men and women as
they hurried to their work in the
towering gray buildings that f1anked
the gay street, and stretched in dim
vistas on both sides of the world
famous avenue
Of course the salary was nothing
to write home about, and Madame
had acted rather strangely. She
had kept repeating the name, Ever
ett," as though it held some special
significance for her.
Gail had felt rather annoyed at
the moment. for she was proud of
her New England ancestry, and
the way Madame repeated the name
made her feel that it brought to
mind some distasteful memory.
Madame Lizette had also shown
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| she was quite Skeptical about Gail S
ability, but somehow her disaparag
ing remarks that were intended to
make the girl feel less than the Dust
did not accomplish their end for
Miss Carolie's enthusiastic praise
still echoed in Calls ears.
UNDOUBTEDLY Madame was q
~ temperamental person. Maybe
working with her would be hard
but Derek Hargreaves had advised
Gail to take anything she could get
at first, so that she might get eX-
/ perience.
She smiled as she remembered
how earnestly he had talked of her
chances of getting job. Luck, he
had said, often played big part in
landing one. She'd never thought
of that before. If one had ability
and perhaps experience, surely one
should easily get a start. Perhaps
Derek was right she'd surely had
a lucky break when she stepped into
Madame Lizette's Yes, that was so
for Madame apparently didn't think
much of her work!
Still, if Gail could have stepped
into Madames Office an hour later
and heard her talking to friend
about the newest addition to her
staff she might have had more con-
fidence in her ability and realized
that, from Madame's viewpoint, 1t
paid her to belittle the work of her
| helpers.
Slowly Gail sauntered on, look
! ing at the windows, getting new
ideas from the models she saw dis
played or from some passerby, for
always Calls eyes we're aware of
style. 1t was still early. She did
not want to go back yet to her room
in the young professional women S
clubhouse 1t was a lovely place.
Miss Cranston had made all her
arrangements for her to stay there.
N7HAT a lot Of people her old
! w teacher seemed to know! I'M
portant people, too! But then of
course Miss Cranston had founded
Merrywood Hall more than 20 years
ago. and now many of her earliest
students were the wives of leading
Americans in business and political
circles
How strange it seemed to be walk
ing down the avenue and never see
ing person she knew. Stranger
still not to talk to any one! Gail
smiled as she thought of her room
mate. How Rosemary Searles and
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port proposing consolidation of the
Methodist Protestant, Methodist
Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal.
South, Churches.
The plan has been approved by
the Methodist Episcopal conference
and is to be submitted to the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South. later.
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PARENTS ARE TO MEET
st. Louis Headmasser to Address
Park School Patrons.

r. H. B. Thompson, headmaster
of the st. Louis Country Day School
for Boys, is to speak tonight AT the
annual Park School parents din
ner. The dinner is to be served in
the school gymnasium at $50 R1ls-
sell j. Ryan, board of trustees presi-
dent, Is to introduce Mr.. Thonnp-
son.
Eugene Miller, president of the
Fathers Club of the school, and
Mrs. John G. Rauch. Mothers Club
president, also are to speak.
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she was quite skeptical about Calls
ability, but somehow her disaparag-
ing remarks that were intended to
make the girl feel less than the aust
did not accomplish their end for
Miss Carolie's enthusiastic praise
still echoed in Calls ears.