Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 32

FOUR CHESTER TIMES, CHESTER, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, mi tAJHk Ctrntft rowr or Atii Tint WOMB WEWT Published Dally BUILDINO. CHBSTKB, PKNNA 18-26 KMt jllhth Stmt Chester Ivste Branch Etchanijie connecting All Detriments 'Charles R. fconf, President and J. fjrton teretary; Jt R. Long, i Circulation Manager, Weeks.

Secretary; Junes A. P. Olenney, Ml tor; Long, Advertising Manager; Harry W. Cuius. Media Telephone BRANCH OFFICE 114 W.

Front St. Media 105 STORY. BROOKS AND FINtKY, INC. Special Representative Hew tort 230 A vettue Chicago 7S East Wacker Drive Cleveland 1W0 Euclid Avenue Ban Francisco Monadnock Building Philadelphia 103 South NEVILLE AND HITCHINaS, INC. 'htladelphls Representative 12 South Twelfth Street Entered "as second class matter at the Postomce at Chester under Act ot Marchjjnp OF a year; SO cents a month prepaid; 12 cents a week by carrier.

XSgtist "ATerage Dally Net PsM. M.J87 Copies August 19)1 Net Gain out of the Smith column after tht shift of delegate! which resulted in hit nomination. When Black's nomination to succeed Justice Van Devanter as a member of the United States Supreme Court was voted on in the Senate, August 17, 1937, it was confirmed 03 to 18. Only two of the negative votes came from the and Byrd, of Virginia. Eight came from the New England and Middle Atlnntic States, four from the Mountain and Pacific Coast States, one from Nebraska (Norris) and one from Delaware (Townscnd).

WPA PLAYGROUND WORK Today is the Day (From Chester Times Files ot 1907) Average Dally Net Paid, Copies Coplct WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1937 A QUEEN ABDICATES This is a year of startling events. Each month has had its own spectacular headline, starring such items as wars that have never been declared, and the abdication of rulers. America gasped with surprise, as David Windsor, erstwhile Edward VIII of England, kicked over his golden throne for that svelte Baltimore beauty, Mrs. Simpson. It is now the world's turn to point the finger of surprise and titillation at the United States.

America's only member of royalty abdicates 1 jewels, mink coats, stage contracts and moving picture screen tests; the goal of all pretty young girls, were cast off with alight shake of her golden curls, as 17 -year-old Betty Cooper, of Hackettstown, N. calmly walked out of the throne room of the royalty of feminine beauty and left for home. Hotly contested by a large field of the most beautiful young women in Hhe United States, Miss Cooper smiled her unsophisticated way into the title of Miss America in Atlantic City's Annual Beauty Pageant. Perhaps never in the history of these bouts of pulchritude has a contestant handed the promotion managers such a jolt. It is unthinkable that any girl could win the top-notch rating, then calmly go home, leaving her laurels forgotten on the empty throne.

Perhaps it means a turning point in the attitude of the youth of this day. It should serve as an indication that pretty young women have serious thoughts for their futures, and are not to be lured from their purposes by waving contracts, and a brief sojourn in the coffers of gold. A palm should be extended to the judges who picked Miss Cooper as Miss America. Surely such level-headed beauty has been rare in the high seat of the beautiful. But further, particular praise should be given to Miss Cooper.

She brought the undeniable charm of the average American girl into the foreground, swept the field, then ignoring the garish brilliance of a life she chose to pass by, returned home to her family and her school work. ALABAMA AND THE KU KLUX KLAN The recent closing of the playgrounds in Chester and other points in the county, leaves many important phases to be considered. Under the WPA Education and Recreation Division, some important Hngles were developed. From the opening day of the playgrounds until the closing date, the instructors had full charge of 20 playgrounds, with a total attendance of 240,000 children. Now the remarkable feature, if not a record, is that there wan only one major injury on all the playgrounds.

This wan a cut head resulting when a little fellow ran carelessly in back of a awing on the Franklin Playgrounds. The grent help these supervised playgrounds were lo the parents of the children in the neighborhood was ten-fold. Mothers were able to leave their children on the playground with the feeling of confidence and protection that was assured them, They knew that their child was safe and learning something new while in the charge of the experienced WPA instructor. The educational value was brought out with the classes of arts and crafts on the playground along with music, moving pictures, furnished by the Philadelphia Electric Company; tap dancing and dramatics classes, and handicraft work learned by the children. The exhibitions on closing day was astonishing.

Mothers were surprised to sec that their Mary, Jane, or John had learned those things during their play time. Another important phase brought out was that accidents on the streets in the neighborhoods where these playgrounds were located were Wednesday, September IS. Yom Kipper (Day of 10, 5808 In Jewish calendar. Federal income tax Instalments due day. Ember Day.

Independence Day in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador. Jupiter and Moon in conjunction. Once Upon September 15th James Fenlmore Cooper, who was born 188 years ago today, was without experience as a writer (he had, In fact, been expelled from Yale for poor scholarship!) when one day In the course of reading an English novel to his wife, he casually remarked, "1 believe I could write a better story Thousands and thousands have made that remark. Mrs. Cooper's response was, "Why don't you?" Thus challenged and encouraged, Cooper did.

The resultant Leatherstocklng Tales and other works, remain among the most endurlngly popular of all American literature. Cooper Is the bcAt known of all American novelists abroad. Thackeray, Victor Hugo and Balzac all paid tribute to Cooper's power as writer, Bnd Joseph Conrad acknowledged him as his master. Yet in his own time, American critics attacked Cooper. One said of him, in 1841: "He has disparaged American lakes, ridiculed American scenery, burlesqued American coin and even satirized the American flag!" Such epithets caused him to sue four editors, Including Horace Greeley, for libel.

(He won three of the cases.) Ocorgc B. Seldon had to do a lot of suing, too, to establish his rights Having won the suits, the Rochester N. man collected a royalty on all automobiles manufactured in the The United States for 15 years, on the Thirty Years Ago (Copyright, 1837 central Press Ass'n.) SPEAKING OF EXPLOSION friendship and companionship amongst the children of all walks of life will never be measured, Many of the instructors are taking up their fall and winter work in boys' clubs, girls' clubs, nursing schools, literacy-citizenship classes, vocational classes and other phases of the WPA educational and recreation program with the same thought in mind, to serve the community 100 per if the community welcomes and realizes the value of proper supervision. PUBLIC LAWBRKAKING There has been a certain amount of fine talk about international law, in connection with the activities of submarines in the Mediterranean, but most of it has been just talk. For the dismaying but in- escapahle fact of the matter 'IR that today there is no such thing as international law.

It is just something that we remember from former epoch. The whole course of such powers as Italy, Germany and Russia in regard to the Spanish civil war has utterly disregarded all tenets of international law. So, of course, has the submarine campaign in the Mediterranean. So, too, has the war in China, where the New York Times points out that the contending armies are coldly refusing to take prisoners. We might as well recognize the fact that we are living in an age of international anarchy, not international law.

It is a hard fact to have to swallow, but there is no sense in deluding ourselves about it. PRODUCTION RIVALRY The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette began publication this week of a series of articles, copyrighted jointly with the North American Newspaper Alliance, in which it is alleged that Associate Justice Black became a member of the Ku Klux Klan, September 11, 1923, resigned July 19, 1925, and was made a "life member" of the Klan on September 2, 1926, at the Klan headquarters at Birmingham. Alabama had a chance to be counted on the Klan issue during the 1924 Democratic national convention in New York City. The majority of the resolutions committee (Chairman, Homer S. Cummings) reported a plank upholding religious liberty and condemning "any effort to arouse religious or racial dissension." Fourteen of the 54 members of the committee submitted a substitute plank pledging the Democratic party: To oppose any effort on the part of the Ku Klux Klan or any organization to interfere with the religious liberty or political freedom of any citizen, or to limit the civic rights of any citizen or body of citizens because of religion, birthplace, or racial origin.

In favor of the majority plank spoke: Senator Owen of Oklahoma, Governor Morrison of North Carolina; J. Y. Sanders, of Louisiana, and William Jennings Bryan, of Florida. The Bryan speech concluded: "We can exterminate Ku Kluxism better by recognizing their honesty and teaching them that they are wrong." Only two of the eight speakers for the minority plank were from the south. When the vote was finally taken, it was announced as 641 for the minority plank to 542 against.

A revised tabulation later indicated that the anti-Ku Klux Klan plank had been defeated by five votes instead of one. Alabama, by alphabetical position, was the first state to vote on the minority plank. She had a Presidential nominee in Senator Oscar W. Under- wo-o-o-od, who dominated the Alabama delegation. (It was understood that he had declined an offer by President Harding for nomination to the Supreme Court.) Underwood was anti-Klan, and Alabama's entire vote of 20 was given for the minority plank.

No other southern state voted for the minority plank. When the convention ran into a protracted deadlock between Smith and McAdoo, rumor had it that the Smith forces agreed to throw their strength to Underwood if he could get the supportof several other southern states. But the rest of the south was supposed to be resentful at the vote of Alabama against the Klan, and therefore opposed to Underwood. Underwood retired from the Senate in 1927, and WU succeeded by Hugo L. Black, who had not been member of the Alabama delegation to the 1924 convention.

At the 1928 Democratic convention at Houston, to which also Black was not a delegate, Alabama gave only one of her 24 votes to Smith, scattering the remaining votes among five other candidates. After the first ballot, enough delegates front other shifted to Smith to give him the nomination without the necessity of a second ballot, put Alabama stuck by her guns, still with only one vote to Smith and 23 for five others. Florida and Ceorgia were the only other southern states to stay The newspapers recently printed a picture of a huge six-motored flying boat with which France is about to begin transatlantic survey flights, and the captions remarked that the French were at last entering the "rivalry" for transoceanic nir service. It occurs to us thnt this is one form of international rivalry which is all to the good. In a clay when most international rivalry finds expression in new cruisers, high-speed tanks, super-bombing planes and motorized infantry divisions, it is ex tremely comforting to see nations competing in straight-out commercial service.

Quicker communications, tbp speedier transport of goods and people, the conquering of the spare which scpnrates arc things the world needs in ever-increasing quantities. The more competition we have in that field, the better off we all ought to be. basis of a patent granted him 42 years ago today. Seldon had filed his application for a patent in 1879; It, required 16 years for him to convince the Patent Office a horseless carriage was a worthwhile invention and get financial backers. The Idea had flashed on him when he saw a steam roadroller.

After study he decided steam was not the best power for light vehicles, and designed a gine to do the work. Seldon got less than $200,000 in royalties under the patent, before it was upset In a long court battle by i Henry Ford. He had drawn up his own patent application and had failed to give his Idea sufficient coverage to protect him against infringements by manufacturers using other types of engines. Once Upon September 15th of the U. S.

Navy, the Hannah, started its first voyage, from Marblehead, Next day it encountered and defeated a British ship. 125 Years Ago first Presidential nominating convention opened, In New York City. It was called by Federalists. DeWltt Clin ton was named to oppose James Madison, Republican. Madison, of course, won the election.

1 d's first successful steam railroad. Liverpool Man Chester R. opened. Morazan, who had just been deposed as president of the American Confederation Rica, Guatemala, etc.) faced an anti-federal firing squad and coolly gave the command to kill him. The first volley lncflec tivr, lie repeated the order, died.

E. Gannett, newspaper publisher, was born. Other birthdays: Robert Benchley, born 1889 satirist, critic and photoplay actor Jamas Wallington, born 1007, radio announcer; Fay Wray, born 1907 photoplay actress. Hauptmann passed at a filling station, the $10 Llnd bergh ransom bill that caused his arrest. William Taylor, solicitor, has filed bill of complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, asking that the Delaware and lahtlc Telephone and Telegraph Company be restrained from removing their automatic service from the residence and office of Dr.

Warren L. Rhoads, veterinarian, of 11 East Baltimore avenue, Lansdowne. The complainant asks that perpetual injunction be granted by the Court as the complainant la fulfilling all of the conditions of the contract. The application la a unique one in the history of the county Court, as the telephones which the veterinarian wishes to retain are known as part of the automatic system. In order to use the telephones It is necessary to place money in the slots, Ave cents for local calls and ten cents for other calls.

The complainant argues, that as long as he Alls the requirements and pays for all his calls, that the company should not remove the telephones, as such telephone Instrument and services are maintained in other places and for other parties. John A. Poulson, a popular attorney-at-law and a member of the law firm of Poulson and Northam, left this morning on the Chicago flyer, leaving Broad street station at 10.45 o'clock, for a business trip West. In two precincts of the First ward thirteen persons registered on the first day prescribed for this purpose. A well-known resident said: "To secure the 13 registrations in the first ward It cost just $13, a dollar a man.

This may be all right, but I cannot see where It Is economy. The whole thing should and can be done In one day." Superintendent Thomas S. Cole, of the city schools, Is planning for the annual institute. It will be held this year as usual on the nonconsecutive plan, using holidays, Saturdays and evenings for the purpose. This is the more popular Idea on the part the teachers, because it permits them to have a solid week of pleasure at Easier, the time when the seslsons were formerly conducted.

Glenn Frank Editorial The next meeting of the general committee of the Independent Volunteer Firemen's Association will be held at the rooms of the Franklin Fire Company next Wednesday night. The matter of prizes for the companies participating in the convention parade will be discussed and it is probable that the design for the badges for delegates will be adopted. The entire program for the convention will be considered. Upland, like Chester, has very few vacant houses and the students of the Crozer Theological Seminary, who are married and bringing their families, And great difficulty In securing places to reside. Many of them find It necessary to leave the town and go to other suburban districts to live.

At present, there is not an unoccupied house In the borough, with the exception of one or two in the section known as the 'Bowery." In POLITICAL KNOCKOUT PROPS The ancient world had its "dictators" and Its "tyrants" in the passing show of Us polities. The "dictators" of the ancient world were all- powerful, but popular. They were popular because they served a genuine need during an emergency aid, In most cases, voluntarily surrendered their special powers when the emergency was over. The "tyrants" of the ancient world were all-powerful and unpopular. They were unpopular because they sought to make their absolute power permanent.

"Those men arc called Tyrannl." says a Roman historian, "who retain a permanent power In states which before have enjoyed liberty." The modern movement towards all-powerful central the Communism of Russia, the Fascism of Italy, the National Socialism of Germany or the New Deallsm of the United Stales- has points of interesting comparison with the dictatorships and tyrannies of the ancient world. The modern dictators are like the ancient tyrants, In that they exert absolute or near-absolute power, but UNLIKE the ancient tyrants, in that, they are not unpopular. Stalin Is popular. Mussolini Is popular. Hitler Is popular.

Roosevelt is popular. The modern dictators are like the ancient dictators In that they are all-powerful and popular, even if they differ from the ancient dictators in their reluctance to relinquish the power emergency threw Into their hands. How Is it that modem dictators can practice the power of the ancient tyrants and yet be as popular as they are? The answer lies In the fact that the modern dictators have mastered the art of administering political knockjut drops to their followers. This art is the art of modern propaganda. The modern dictators spend millions multiplied In propagandizing their followers.

They use the radio, they regiment the press, they goose-step the schools, they put a noose on the neck of the churches, they lift reverence for "the leader" Into a cult, they make "party discipline" seem a holy instrument in a holy they make the people like most cases. When the propaganda of the forces In power work, the people become oblivious to the fact that their liberties are being stolen from under their noses, they become convinced that "the leader" is saving their souls and making their bodies secure, and they shout "reactionary" at anyone who asks them to look at their chains. The ancient practice of using "dictators" for emergencies and demobilizing them at the end of the emergency was good practice. The ancient tendency of strong men to become permanent tyrants was bad practice. By these standards we should judge current political developments.

America at War Day-by-day 20 Years Ago Guyncmer, 21-year-old French "ace of nces." who had a woman's face was dead. He was shot down combat, with a German reconnais ance plane, a day after he had been credited officially with destroying his fifty-third German plane. Unoffl cially he was credited with more. His ship fell Into a huge mine crater near the German front lines northeast of Ypres, during heavy British bombardment of the area. Two German soldiers who crawled through the boiling No Man's Land to the plane, found the pilot dead, shot through the head and took hts papers, which German authorities sent to the French.

Later, there was an unsuccessful attempt to llnd the grave, and it Is presumed that burial never took place. Guyncmer shot down four planes in one day, three of which he accounted for In the space of 180 seconds. He single-handedly attacked a group of four, bringing down two. With only three cartridges left, a minute later, while on his homeward flight, he encountered another German and crashed him with one bullet. His work was credited as the greatest lndlvidal military feat performed In the air during the war.

Another day, with feints and lunges he once drove an enemy plane to earth inside the French lines when the German machine had a crew of three men and guns, while Guynemcr was alone and his gun was Jammed and useless. On another occasion, with one wing shot away by a shell, he dove 10,000 feet to safety. Residents of Ridley Park who have business interests in Philadelphia, are anxiously awaiting the settlement of the constitutionality or unconstitutionality of the two- cent rate bill, as they believe the railroads may maintain the special rates if the bill is not declared by a higher court. The ball given the other evening at the Fairview Inn, under the auspices of the James F. Dougherty Fire Company of Leipervllle, was a success financially and socially, John Dolan acted as grand con ductor and his assisaant was John Wood.

The floor manager was Daniel Gallagher, who was assisted by George Worrell. When the family of Mrs. Henry Amis, of Delaware avenue, Marcus Hook, arose one morning this week they found that either a horse or cow had been in their truck patch, adjoining the residence, during the night, and had destroyed almost everything in sight. They have not yet been able to ascertain whose animal had a full meal at their ex pense. Complete plans tor carrying into effect the new heat inspection law throughout Pennsylvania wer adopted yesterday at a meeting of the State Livestock Sanitary Board attended by Governor Stuart, State Veterinarian Pearson, Secretary of Agriculture Critchftcld and Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust.

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Pyle, of West Second street, Media, have returned from Chestnut Level. Lan WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? By FREDERIC J.

HASKIN Director of the Chester Times' Information Bureau at Washington, D. C. MENTAL CONDITION OF SCHOOL PUPILS WASHINGTON, D. Peter Abelard was exiled from Paris because he had proved himself a better teacher than any of his masters and went to live alone on the Breton scacoast, his whereabouts was discovered and 500 students from the Sorbonne ought him out, camped about his hermit's cell, and Insisted that he lecture to them. This phenomenon occurred because Abelard had been able to capture the interest of the students.

Here was no question of going like snail unwillingly to school. It proved impossible to keep the pupils away. While the Federal Government has no jurisdiction over public schools, as they are the concern of the states, counties, and mulctpalities. it does maintain the Office of Education, an agency always ready to give well considered advice to educators. At this period of the year, when school doors are opening throughout the country for the new term, material Is made available to teachers and school authorities.

An especially Interesting brochure recently has been prepared devoted to the mental condition of pupils' minds. This does not refer to their mental attainments as the result of studies, to their standing in class ratings. It has reference to their general mental health and, more particularly, their mental attitude toward school. The principal criticism which has been made of the modern school, especially the big city school, is that it is too ponderous to be anything but a machine. Pupils are brigaded in large numbers and subjected to a course of instruction all of a piece.

The mass production principle has been applied. The Office of Education realizes that where millions are attending public schools there cannot be the individual attention which might be regarded as desirable. Nevertheless, the office thinks that it is possible to regulate public schooling in a manner likely to hold the attention of pupils. It is realized that instruction is Impossible unless the Interest of the pupil is captured. The old system of applying the ferule may have the effect of a temporary learning by rote, but where interest is absent the lesson does not stick.

In large schools there must be standardization of school hours, but the Office of Education suggests that special attention should be paid to this subject and hints that some degree of elasticity should be introduced where possible. No hard and fast rule can be laid down, it is stated. The general mental effect of school hours and the school program upon pupils should be studied by teachers. The pupil with a fa tigued mind is unlikely to gain much from school in' struction. Lack of Interest will be the result.

A study of city schools made by the office has revealed that school hours are by no means standardized throughout the country. It was found that there is a range ot from three to six hours for the first grade. Third-grade hours vary from to six hours, and other elementary grades show class duration ranging from 4 to 5 hours. In the high schools the shortest period is hours and the longest hours. These hours are exclusive of recesses.

Some usually are preferable but this ia not always, indeed not frequently, possible. Nevertheless, classes should be divided when that can be done, perhaps a rotation system of silent study and oral recitation being adopted. The subject of home work has given the Office of Education cause for continued study. Home work has usually been looked upon as the especial bane of the lives of public school pupils. The bonds ot school keep the pupil tied through uncertain hours.

Teachers should consider whether the home vork assigned will be an educative blessing or a source of misery, sleeplessness, and rebellion. The home life and home facilities of individual children should be considered so far as possible. Most educators feel there should be no home work under the sixth grade and little afterwards. The Office of Education belives that there is more to the guidance of the immature mind th? the pounding in of the three Rs. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q.

What will be done with the Eiffel Tower alter the Paris Exposition E. A. It will still be an observation tower for visitors, but will also become a television station. Q. How long had it been since American tennis had won the Davis W.

A. It was brought back to the United States this year after a ten years' absence. Q. In what States is most of the ttaaer C. M.

M. A. Ninety per cent, of the liquor-making industry Is concentrated in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, land, and Pennsylvania. 4). What animal Is considered the meat Mdeeas? T.

A. The mandrill, the largest and fiercest of tht baboons, is said to be the most hideous of all animals. Q. Are there Arms Which tarae insarance aw dogs? F. A.

There are several dog-insurance brokers in tha United States. Q. How should burned spots be removed fronts B. A. Soak the pan for one or two In salt water.

Then cover the pan and bring the water to a slow boil. The burned particles can then be removed easily. to baud a railroad caster county, where they had been guests of Dr. and Mrs. R.

Watson I judgment can be used to fit school hours to the type McCafferty. They report having of pupils attending, in some neighborhoods the pupil had a delightful visit and were I Is better off, happier, and more Interested in school than at home, while in others the reverse is true It is stated by the office that it is practicable to arrange and rearrange classroom hours so as to minimize fatigue. The office stresses the importance of varying the succession of studies to the end that each class subject attacked will seem fresh. This, in Itself, is calculated to arouse the interest ot the pupil. Too monotonous a program will cause interest to flag.

It Is important to sustain interest as well as to capture it, Subjects inquiring concentration or abstract thought should be Introduced early in the day or following periods of physical recreation. The capacity for sustained effort increases with the age of the pupil. Children in the early grades chemist in the employ of the Gov- should not be kept upon the same subject for longer eminent, is the son of Fred Selby, than 15 minutes at a time. While no two children charmed with the beautiful scenery In that section of the State. The Delaware County Historical Society will hold its annual election of officers next Thursday in Institute Hall.

Media. The committee which has taken up the matter of the purchase of the City Hall, Chester, will submit Its report. September 11 marked the twenty- first anniversary of George Selby's birth and the young man who is a ONE-MINUTE PULPIT REPORTS GAS AIDS FKUIT RIPE ST. PAUL, process for ripening fruits In half the usual time has been announced by Dr. R.

B. Harvey, plant physiologist at the University of Minnesota farm. The ethylene, a non-poisonous, odorless only speeds ripening, but "imparts a sweeter flavor to the fruit so treated." Harvey said. The process benefits growers in two evenly ripened fruit for early marketing at higher prices, insures sounder products. ONION WORKERS REJECT CIO KENTON, O.

Apparently the onion workers don't want to go CIO. In the rich mucklands of the Scioto marshes here the laborers in the great onion fields who three years ago went on protracted strike have twice rebuffed attempts to draw them Into the CIO. On two occasions representatives of the Toledo branch of John L. Lewis' Committee for Industrial ganisation have called organizing meetings of the onion workers. Neither materialized.

superintendent of the Keystone Plaster Company's plant. George Is stationed at the Government naval pr-ving station near Indian Mead, on the Potomac river, in proximity to Washington, D. C. In commemoration of his advent into the estate of manhood, the young man gave hts parents a surprise yesterday by visiting them unexpectedly at their home on West Third street near Engle. The young man is a graduate of the Chester High are precisely alike, still the exigencies of public school life are such that a considerable amount of standardization must be accepted, but some general rules are applicable.

In the seventh and eighth grades pupils can well apply themselves for 30 minutes at a time to the same subject with sustained interest and, as age progresses, the periods can be extended. Here and there exceptions will be found, but these rules of mental hygiene have a fairly wide application. It Is extremely important from the mental health point of view to banish all atmosphere of hurry and tension. From the beginning of scholarship, educa q. Who gave Russia i across North F.

W. A. Lt Hung Chang, who had control ot foreign affairs under the Empress Dowager, signed the agre ment. What was Demosthenes' famous eratlea? H. G.

A. It was De Corona, delivered in 330 B. C. as reply to the famous speech of Aeschlnes against Ctesi- phon. q.

Why are French working girls called mldinet- F. L. A. The name is derived from the fact that tha girls leave the shops and factories where they are employed every day at noon for their mid-day meal. q.

Why are French working girls called mldi- F. L. A. In July a total of more than 10,089,000 vehicles had used the Triborough Bridge which was opened a year ago. q.

In what year waa the Brst baseball Werii Series H. D. A. It took place in 1003, and was played between the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh Nationals, The series was won by Boston, to 3. q.

What books have been written by Mary W. A. The actress is the author of Why Not Try Ood, The Demi-Widow, and My Rendezvous With Life. q. Has Baghdad as large a aoMlatien now as it had at the height of its D.

A. Under the caliphs of Baghdad, the city reached a. population of about 3,000,000. Its present population about 1.400,000. School and Drexel Institute.

He tion has been regarded as i a leisurely course. Per- cntered the employ of the Govern- ha the most famous of all schoolsjn the was Forbearing one another and forgiving one another if any man have a quarrel against any. even as Christ forgave you, so also do 3:13. The whelk, a mollusk found over most of the world, bores holes in the shells of other mollucks with its tongue. ment last May.

Mrs. Margaretta S. Yewdell announces the engagement of her daughter. Miss Sova Supplee dell, of Lansdowne, to Edwin Collins Cloud, of West Philadelphia. The Keystone Steel Castings Company has been putting on extra help during the past few days and have received a large number of orders.

The officers are well pleased with the progress of the concern since Its establishment and expect to do well with the new plant. Miss Wetherlli. daughter of Robert Wetheril), and Miss Macfarlane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.

Macfarlane, of the First ward, left join a Chester party at the Chalfonte, Atlantic City. the Athenian peripatetic academy. There the students strolled through the groves, gossiping now and then with the masters, and sitting down to think things over. The atmosphere of the Sorbonne, of Leyden, of Oxford and Cambridge, and ot all the other great institutions or learning has been one of relaxation. For youngsters, the recess periods are regarded by the Office of Education as ot the first Importance.

They should not be regarded as interruptions to the acquisition or knowledge but as furtherances. After these intervals the pupil return to the class room mentally refreshed, even though his knees may be skinned in the play yard. All stiffness should be banished from class rooms. This does not mean that unrestrained throwing of spit balls and passing of notes should be permitted, but it does mean that the schoolroom should not have the atmosphere of a drill hall. Incidentally, the Office of Education recognizes that many a pupil has learned more from the book he has read surreptitiously behind his big geography than he would from the geography itself.

Much study has been given the subject of the size of classes. It is widely recognised that small classes q. What is malted N. H. A.

It contains milk in a dry form together with malted barley or wheat'flour. It must contain not less than 1.5 per cent, butterfat. q. How many broadcasting stations are there in the United O. A.

The total number of stations is now til. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS By FREDERIC 1. HASKIN Stop a minute and think about tbls fact. Tou can ask our Information Bureau any question ot fact and get the answer back In a personal tetter. It a groat educational idea Introduced into the Uvea of the Intelligent people in the asi It is part of that bait purpose of service.

There li no charge except three stamps lor return poitin. Oct the habit of Address your letter to the Chester formation Burefcu. Frederic J. Haskta. Dlraeter.

lnston. D. c. oo not wad letters to the Chester Times OflSce in Chester cento ia cola a DlrectocTWssh.