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Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF
APPOQUINIMINK HUNDRED

The taxable residents of Appoquini-
mink Hundred, and all persons liable to
pay tax in said Hundred, are hereby
notified that the Taxes for the year 1910
are now due, and the undersigned Tax
Collector for said Hundred, will be
AT THE OFFICE OF GEORGE M. D. HART,
IN TOWNSEND, DEL,
EVERY SATURDAY,
During JUNE, 1911,
From / to o'clock, P. M.
An abatement of per centum will be
allowed on all taxes paid during the
month of August.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SECTION 3, CHAPTER
80, VOLUME q, LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS
AMENDED
Section 3-That on all taxes paid before
the first day of October there shall be an
abatement of five per centum. On all
taxes paid before the first day of Decem"
Der there shall be an abatement OF three
per centum. On all taxes paid during the
month OF December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
unpaid on the first day of January five
per centum thereof shall be added
thereto.
WILLIAM c, MONEY.
Collector Of Taxes for AppOquinimink Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
Forest Fires Do Damage

Forest fres are playing havoc to stand
ino timber near Glendale. Last week q
snark from locomotive set Grs 80 . big
niIe of stove wood and young timber a
ionc The Pennsylvania railroad, which
dastroyed about $500 worth for Mr.. Delan
Who las equal action against the compa-
nv to recover.
Al Robbins Station. Robert Clendan.
iel suffered over $1,000 loss from the same
cause. and q railroad inspector has been
An the ground to value the damages. A
Are cot away from farmer near Flea
town and destroy much valuable timber
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10

ESTATE of ztdoc A. Pool, deceased.
Notice is hsreby given that Letters
Testamentary upon the Estate OF Zadoc
A. Pool, late Of St. Georges Hundred, de-
ceased, were duly granted unto Clarence
E. Pool and Howard A. Pool, on the 25th
day of April, A. d. 1911, and all persons
indebted to the said deceased are request.
ed so make payment to the Executors
without delay, and all persons having de.
mands against the deceased are required
20 exhibit and present the same duly pro-
bated to the said Executors on or before
the 25th day of April, A. D. 1912, or abide
by the law in this behalf.
GLARENoH 2. Pool, Exeop.ors.
Address: Clarence E. Pool, McDonough,
Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
THE LATE A. B. CROW
----=J1
BY GEORGE EDWARD sTREETER

pose of quickly. .,.od
shortly and in a tone which maze
the girl at the counter open hef
eyes in surprise.
No, sir; but will you see 'ne
assistant?
Well, / dunno! I want 10 see
the boss, but p'rsps the other
one'Il do, replied the caller
Yes, sir, said the mild-manner'
ed Robert Picket, the companys
chief clerk, as he approached Fne
counter.
Are you the man who said a,
B. Grove was deadH demanded
the stranger.
No, sir; not yet, replied the
clerk with a half-smile on MS
face.
This is no laughing matter
not by a jugful, rejoined the
caller, his eyes fairly abla7e'
I don't understand you, inter-
rupted the young man. Please
explain. ,:,
Well, if you didn't, who did say
Grove was dead? -,
I'm sure l don't know; LII
give it up.
Not on your life; no, Stree,
YOU don't give it up, and l amt
goin' to give it up, either. You
show me the reporter who said
Grove was a dead one, shouted
the visitor.
7 want to see him, he added
significantly.
And who are you, sirF Wha'
is your name? asked Picket in
his usual soft, even tone, which
seemed only to add fuel to the
others wrath.
My nameS he exclaimed. why
NV name is Crowe-Arthur Ben
iamin Grove. That's what m!
name is. I am Grove, and
amt dead, dye see?
Too bad, rejoined the clerk;an'
then, before the stranger coul'
sneak again, he added: That
all right, Mr.. Crowe-you're no
dead.
Of course I'm not; that's Wha
brings me here. Dead! No, NC
indeed! IfIwas dead, l Wouldn'
have come-Would I? :
Hardly, agreed Picket, VIII
began to doubt the sanity of hi
visitor. Don't you worry MI
Grove; I'll vouch for you nc
being dead, if necessary
that all?
No that's not all. You peopl
said I was dead, and I want a
apology published in every pape
In this city, or there's goin' to I
pecks of trouble.
Don't you believe it. Your
mistaken. Trouble comes7
most people after they are dea'
To put such an item in tt
papers would be stupid Th'
would be poor advertising. Wh'
is your line Of business?
I'm a baker, and have bee
doin' business right here in tn
city for over ten years; and nov
after all this time for your r
porter to send out informatic
that I was dead
Why, it's awful. It's hurt n
a whole lot, and I demand {
nn11acnr en 1N
Banker Grove took off his ha
hopping his brow; for he hi
grown very red in the face, al
very hot all over.
At that moment the manag
entered the Office, and Pick
signaled to him, introducil
Grove:
Mr.. Thomas, this is A.
Grove, who claims we report
he was dead, and he has call
to deny it.
OF course, I deny it, chimed
Grove; and you fellers will ha
to apologize in every paper
this city.
Won't you step into my privt
Office, Mr.. Grower Let us tt
this thing over.
The two men entered
managers room.
All the reports ever writ
regarding Grove we're called +
and, upon being examined, it "
found that nothing had eN
been issued to the effect that
had gone to his reward. But
irate baker was not satisfied.
You. phone Jones & Sm'
where I buy my -four, and 9
them, urged Grove.
Ask them what?
Why ask them if one OF "
fool reporters didn't tell tn
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Johnson Will Attempt
To Limit Major Teams

CHICAGO. Nov. H.--That the privi-
lege of a major league club to draft
and purchase players from minor
league organizations may be curtailed
at tho meeting OF the national com-
mission IN January, after being recom-
mended at the meeting of major league
club owners in New, York next month,
was given out by President Ban john
SON. of the American League. here to-
dsy.
Johnson declares that he favored a
rule limiting major league clubs to five
drafted and five purchased players en- ch
a season, with a reserve limit Of thirty
five players during the winter and
twenty-five men during the season
proper.
The National League now has the
thir'y-five limit rule and the American
League the forty player limit that is,
constructiveiy-hut thee is no limit to
drafted or purchased players
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Hustling at Georgetown.

Ban Johnson's scheme of limiting
major league clubs to five drafted and
five purchased players in season would
be a great aid to the weaker clubs-that
Is, those weaker financially; but there
seems little possibility Of the plan going
through. The big fish have to live on
the little fish. and the big clubs con-
tinue to live on the little ones. The
Giants went South last spring with more
than fifty players. Those who failed to
make good were let out, carefully at
tached to strings. and no weaker club
in that organization was allowed to get
any OF them. The National League
limits its teams to thirty-five players,
and forty are allowed in the American
League, but there is no limit to drafted
or purchased players, and the club with
the longest purse gets the majority OF
the promising youngsters. If the major
leagues could be brought into line with
Johnson's scheme, It might prove of
lasting benefit to the weaker clubs:
finally bringing about better matched
clubs and more strenuous seasons.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
CLIP IS
BURMAN'S AMBITION
IN SPECIAL RACER
Speedy wild Bob" Wants
New Minute Record in
Florida Beach Races.
BY HARRY WARD.

wild Bob" Burman, holder of more
automobile speed records than one can
count, will pass through Washington
today on his way to Savannah, where
he will pilot two different makes OF
cars In the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize
races November q and 30.
Burman landed in New York yester-
day from trip to Germany, where he
tried out the new 3oo-horsepower car
especially built for him, and with which
he hopes to make three miles in one
minute on the Florida sands this winter.
In the Vanderbilt Cup race Burman
will pilot Maron Wasp" while In the
grand prize race his machine will be
120-horsepower Benz car, the same make
that Victor Hemery will drive, while the
third Benz, which Eddie Hearne will
drive, is the one with which David
Bruce Brown, the millionaire amateur
driver, won last years grand prize
event.
Immediately after landing in New
York yesterday Louis Wagner. and Vic
tor liemcry. the Fiat and Benz drivers.
started for their training camps at sa-
vunnah. IL IL matter Of more than
passing interest that they are the only
two foreign drivers who will take part
In this years Grand Prize race.
Wagner won the first Grand Prize
race in 4 Fiat car in 1903, while Hem
cry, in Benz car. was second in both
the 1905 and 1910 races. Hemery was
beaten by only 2 few seconds in the
first race and lost by less than a second
In last years contest, when he was
beaten out by an eyelash by his team
, mate, Bruoe-Brown. The latter will
drive a Fiat car this year.
Burman believes the winner of this
years renewal of the Grand Prize race
| will have to do better than seventy-six
miles per hour. AS the seventeen-mile
| circuit has been put in lightning fast
| condition. It is expected the winner
| will make this average. thereby hang
| ing up a new worlds road race record.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Scandal Is Looked for
Today at Mogul Meeting

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. l4.-Major
league baseball owners and patrons
will be particularly interested in the
meeting of the National Commission,
which began here today and will prob
ably continue over until Thursday or
Friday. The most important matter to
come before the baseball supreme court,
consisting of President Hermann Of the
Cincinnati club and Presidents Johnson
and Lynch Of the American and Nation
al Leagues, respectively. is the recent
ticket scandal In connection with the
worlds series games.
That the Brush-J Johnson controversy
over the ticket sale will be brought UP
for discussion is regarded as certain,
but persons we'll informed as to the
situation are inclined to believe that
the matter will be disposed of without
entering into a formal investigation OF
the charges of collusion between the
New York club and the scalpers
At the same time II is thought likely
the National Commission will take steps
to bring about a radical change in the
present system of determining the
worlds baseball championship SO as to
obviate any future repetition of the
scandal that followed the series this
year.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
MARLBORO, FAST
DRYING, SHOULD
SHOW FAIR CARD
Six Races of Day Will Offer
Fields Well Matched
for Favor.

MARLBORO, Md, Nov. 14.--with the
track rapidly drying out at Marlboro
the going this afternoon is likely to be
fair. and the card of six races has
the prospects of being run cff under
more favorable auspices.
For the first race, a five-furlong dash.
Tom Shaw looks as good as anything.
Susan and Kironi may be the dan
gerous ones.
II ever Lesbos Is TO win race It
should make good in the second event.
Billy Hancock should get the place.
For the steepleckase Aronoe looks
good. with George Atwell the contender.
Black Branch has the call in the
fourth race. with Joe Rose and Warner
Griswell the contenders.
Some of the cleverest two-year-olds at
the track clash in the fifth race. Fan
chette may win. with Republican and
Silas Grump the contenders
The sixth race is open. Semi-Quaver
may win. with Lucille r. and Starboard
dangerous.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
independence League
May Build New Park

Amateur baseball enthusiasts of the
District and particularly followers Of
the Independence League are much
elated today over the prospects for a
new ball park to be used for games
scheduled by teams Of that league.
president Roakes, of the Independence
League is at the head of a movement
to either remodel the present home Of
his league, McDevitt's Field, into a
"-modern baseball plant or to secure a
new site on which to erect new stands
land club houses.
I Real estate operators have long had
their eye on McDevitt's Field for
building operations and should streets
be run through this plot of ground.
another ball park will have to be found
for the use Of the Independence circuit.
, THE large vacant square at Second
street and Florida avenue is looked upon
with favor by President Roakes as a
good site for a new baseball plant.
1t is reported that the Petworth and
silver Spring clubs of the Suburban
League last season have applied for a
.. franchise in the Independence League.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Atlanta Fans Willing
To Take Elberfeld

Atlanta newspapers say II Elberfeld
| isn't suitable for the Nationals to please
| ship him down there as the manager.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Granville Hunts Plan Well
Received at Georgetown
So
" " and c. u.
CONFERENCE WILL BE
HELD SOON ON SCHEME
Contests in All Branches of
!. Sport on Program
4 Here.

The plan to have a commencement
week of sport in Washington In June
has already been we'll received by two
OF the colleges who were invited to par
ticipate.
From the management at Georgetown
and the Catholic University Granville
iHunt, chairman of the conventions COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce,
has received approval of the project.
While neither officially agreed to enter
upon the proposition until 1t was pos
sible to hold meeting and go over a
tentative program, Mr.. Hunt does not
anticipate great difficulty in putting
through his arrangements.
81 George Washington University, Gal
'1audet and the high schools are yet to
lbe heard from. and as soon as their
ANSWERS are received conference of
rail the managers will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce.
A track meet and a series of inter-
collegiate ball games are already being
dgured,. and IT is likely that the boat
clubs will be asked to join in the move
ment and have a regatta.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
RLDS THE SYSTEM
OF SCROFULA

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tested in childhood, though some
who are victims of the trouble reach
manhood or womanhood before there
is any manifestation of the trouble;
but no matter at what age it shows,
the disease germs are in the blood,
and until they are removed there
cannot be a healthy condition OF the
body. The ordinary symptoms OF
Scrofula are swollen glands about the
neck, scalp diseases, skin affections,
poor physica. development, etc.
S. S. S. has cured thousands of cases
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The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Marlboror Horses Are
Refused at jamestown

NORFOLK, Nov. H.-Requests from
owners who are now racing their horses
at Marlboro, for stable room for the
Jamestown meet are being refused by
Manager Levy, of the jamestown
Jockey Club. 1t is claimed by Manager
Levy that owners are violating one Of
the rules of the New York Jockey Club
by racing their horses at the Maryland
track longer than the ten-day limit al
lowed for fair associations.
Some OF the owners who are still
stabling their horses at Marlboro, but
who are not entering the races will not
be refused stable room at jamestown.
1t is announced by one of the officials
OF the New York Jockey Club that
those who participate in the Marlboro
meet this week are liable to disbarment
from other tracks operating under the
New York clubs supervision.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Morris Fails to Show
Form Against Geyer

NEW YORK, Nov. l4-Carl Morris,
the Oklahoma giant, again failed to
hualify as a real white hope on his
second trial, when he went against Jack
Iieyer, the Denver stalking horse,
aast night. Although Morris won. as
Charley White stopped the bout in the
NINTH, the fans are today expressing
the opinion that they might have fought
until this morning, and Morris would
never have put his man out Geyer was
helpless after the first round, but Nor
ris could do nothing more than cuff
him around the ring.
AS huge and ponderous as when ne
lmet Flynn, Morris failed to give the i'm
preston that he had improved at all,
and James J. Corbett today declared him
hopeless as a white hope"
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Virginia game starts at o'clock.


It's tireeome reading. these eulogies
Of Clark Griffith. the Nationals new
est manager. Before he was chosen by
tile stockholders we were informed Of
his many failures. Now that he is to
lead the 1912 team we are told at great
length of his many virtues, until the
pennant seemS almost within our
grasp. All this dope is misleading and
tends to injure Griffith with the local
fans. The fans of Washington want
a good ball team. They are willing TO
allow Griffith plenty Of time to gather
young team Of which things may be
expected in the future. But this daily
bleat is nauseatIng and certainly can
not be pleasing to Griffith, The local
baseball situation is decidedly difficult
right off the reel. being ignorant Of
how championship teams are made.
They will not have the patience nee
son unless all the fine things now be-
ing told of Griffith show themselves
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Joe Birmingham Will
Captain Naplanders

Birmingham. the Naplanders' fact
footed center fielder. will captain the
team here next yeaT under Manager
Harry Davis, He was Stoyalrs chief
lie utenan. last season, and Is consid-
erred one IF the most 5rainy PLAYERS in
the game.
!, To birmingham is given the credit for
the good showing made bv Joe Jackson
and Angel" Graney last season In the
,outfield. Until he took his place in tho
middle garden, these two men were only
mediocre He coached them at every
turn. finally making them his equal in
fielding.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Warning Is Given
Basketball Players

Local basketball players received a
warning from the Registration Com
mittee Of the South Atlantic Association
against playing in unsanctioned games
Registered club teams playing against
unregistered school or college teams will
be subject to suspension, and registered
school or college teams playing un-
registered club teams will also be SUBJ
jecs to suspension. Registered school or
college teams playing against any other
school or college or club team, any
member of which is under suspension
by the Amateur Athletic Union will be
subject to immediate suspension.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
BOB TtiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST

Immediately. Let's cut out all this ful-
some eulogy and remember that there
are fifteen other big league teams
looking for young players. and that
Griffith will be lucky to develop one a
season. No, the Nationals can hardly
expect to show any Improvement next
year. or even the next. II takes time
to build up ball club these days.
Carl Morris, boob.
The Eastern League is facing disso-
luton because of lack of finances and,
instead Of standing forth as almost
equal in strength with the major
leagues, Ed Barrows organization is
trembling before precipice. Montreal
, has always been a weak sister In the
| circuit. The fans up In the Canadian
city prefer lacrosse. polo. and cricket
to baseball, and rain Is very prevalent.
Frank Farrell, now owner of the New
York Americans, got out Of that town
because his holiday dates were almost
always ruined by rain. Local manager
ial conditions are blamed for the losses
In Newark and Jersey City. Both teams
| have always been up in the race, too,
and their low standing this season
drove many of the fans away. Provi-
dence faces bankruptcy because the
ownership Is In Boston, and because
| the trio of owners are at loggerheads
with one another. All in all. the East
ern League is expecting a grand shake
up before the season of 1912 gets under
way.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Tigers can kick field goals.

Athletic scandals are certain to be
heard from unless the Washington
basketball players remember that they
must all register with the A. A. U.
Playing unsanctioned or unregistered
players or even playing against such un-
sanctioned or unregistered players will
bring a bunch OF suspensions. Playing
with suspended players or against sus-
pended players e.tails similar suspen-
sion. So all you basketballers remem-
ber the warning given out by Mike
Stuart and get busy.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Grover Hayes Victor
From frankie Burns

NEW ORLEANS. La, Nov. IA
Grover Hayes has a permanent niche in
the local hall of fame today as a result
of his victory over Frankie Burns, of
Los Ahgeles' IN one o. tne tastest ten
classed Burns all The way.
Hayes will meet Joe Mandot in a
twenty-round go before the West Side
Athletic Club here December 8.
The Washington times., 1911-11-14
Tonorrow's Sports

misunderstanding of Class A
series at Lambs Club, 307 Ninth
street northwest.
Central High vs.. Gallaudet, at
Kendall Green.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-05-25
Can't Get Away From 1t

phoric Acid combined and Potash 73.44 per
cent from total of 10107
Considerable more than one-half of Phos-
phate of Potash.
Analysis of Grape-Nuts shows: Potassium
and Phosphorus (Which join and make Phos-
phate of Potash) is considerable more than
onehalf of all the mineral salts in the food
Dr. Geo. W. Carey an authority on the
constituent elements of the body, says: 1.-The
gray matter of the brain is controlled entirely
by the inorganic cell-salt, Potassium Phos-
plate phosphate of Potash. This salt unites
with albumen and by the addition of oxygen
creates nerve fluid or the gray matter of the
BRAIN OF course, there is trace of other
salts and other organic matter in nerve fluid
but Potassium Phosphate is the chief factor
and has the power within itself to attract, by
its own law of affinity all things needed to
manufacture the elixir of life
Further on he says: 1.-The beginning and end
of the matter is to supply the lacking principle,
and In molecular form, exactly as nature fur
nishes it in vegetables, fruits and grain To
supply defcencies-ths is the only law of
cure"
The natural conclusion is that if Phosphate
of Potash is the needed mineral element in
brain and you use food which does not contain
it. you have brain flag because its daily loss is
not supplied.
On the contrary, If you eat food known to
be rich in this element, you place before the
life forces that which nature demands for
brainbuilding
Mind does not work well on brain that is
broken down by lack of nourishment
peaceful and evenly poised mird Is neces-
sary to good digestion.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-05-25
LOST FAITH IN WHITE MAN
Eskimo Tested Efficacy of Telephone
Scheme, and Realized He Had
Been Deceived.

An interesting story is told regard
ing the efforts of an Eskimo to con-
strnct telephone line. The Eskimo
came into possession of piece OF wire
of considerable length and never hav-
ing seen wire before he asked Profess
sor Mcmillan OF the Peary north pole
expedition what it was and what II
was for He was told that the white
man strung it on poles stuck in the
ground and voice talking to an in
strument at one end could be heard at
the other end After some search the
next morning the Eskimo was found
to be engaged in telephone construc-
ton work of his own, He stuck some
sticks in the ground and hung his
wire on them. He held one end OF
the wire to his mouth and talked to
it at the top of his voice, Then he
ran as fast as he could to the other
end and held the wire to his ear with
the expectation of hearing his own
words repeated.
When he failed to hear any sounds
the expression on his face revealed
his opinion of his white friend.