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Newark post., 1913-11-19
House Near Pike
Creek Burned
Some Facts For Aetna's Critics
To Digest

Fire burned to the ground the
old and frame farmhouse of the
Robert Greenwalt farm on the
Newark road near Pike creek, about
PIP miles outside Of Newark Mon
day afternoon. The property is
owned by John L. Currinder, who
also lives there with a family by
nome of Comfy. Neighbors assem-
bled and assisted in moving out
some of the contents which were
saved.
The Aetna Fire Company Of New
ark heard of the fire and with the
new $1,000 automobile chemical ap-
paratus Of the company, went to
the scene but being unable to get
lp lane to reach the house, the
engine was unable to go into serv-
ice. The fire company was not IN
formed of the fire until 2.3O O CLOCK
some time after it started, and by
the time the apparatus arrived IN
the lane the house was practically
burned down.
The fire started in an upstairs
room from a defective chimney. 1t
rapidly spread to the adjoining
parts of the building. Neighbors
and the occupants Of the house
were able to take out a great deal
of furniture, including piano,
from the first and second floors, be-
fore the fire had gained too much
headway. There were IS bushels
of potatoes in the cellar, however,
which could not be saved.
Mrs. Currinder has been living in
the old homestead with the Comlys
! for about year, since the death OF
her husband. The loss, which is
estimated to be about 800, is
partly covered by insurance.
As customary after fire, some
&criticism has been heard of the To-
cal company concerning the work
. at the fire this week out near White
Clay. The Post took occasion to
Investigate the facts with the fol-
flowing results:
j l. No alarm call was put in un-
It'll the building was practically de-
3stroyed.
2. The time in reaching the scene
|was a record. 1t was as quick a
get-off as possible.
3. The lane leading from main
road to house was simply impass-
able. The center of road bed, was
Two feet higher than the tire
tracks. This statement is made
from personal observation today.
20 have gone on the side of this
with a 5-ton car would have buried
her in the mud.
To have crossed the field would
have been foolhardiness.
4. A personal inspection by any
pf our readers will justify these
Statements.
Rather than censure, the Com
pany's men are to be congratulated
IN their practical cool headedness
he Company stands ever ready
lnd capable Of rendering valuable
ervice. but in this instance it was
impossible.
Newark post., 1913-11-19
Graduate At Coldey's

The graduation exercises Of the
twenty-seventh class of Goldey
Business College, Wilmington num-
bering 129 members, was held in
the Playhouse on Monday evening
Among the graduates were: James
Warren Cam, Elsie May Grier and
Carrie Null Jamison of Newark.
Newark post., 1913-11-19
New Hose For Aetna

The local fire company have add
ed 300 feet of new hose to their
equipment. Every detail of rem
dering service is being scrutinized
and improvements made.
Newark post., 1913-11-19
Decision Not Yet'Civen

Decision has not yet been given
in the case of Susan M. Coyle YER
sus Newark Trust Co. and George
Kierski, argued in Court of Chan
Gerry last week, relative to the title
to the property upon which it was
proposed to erect the new armory.
Newark post., 1913-11-19
Chautauqua Notes

lie Sale OIL llChelS Will DeSl Ill w.
morrow Thursday morning.. In
stead of trouble in selling the
amount to secure the Guarantors,
it looks as if there is going to be a
quick sale. Requests have been
made already for ia tickets.
According to the agreement the
Newark Lyceum Festival can sell
$50 season tickets. A season ticket,
costing $1.00 admits you to the
whole series-15 events. After this
number is sold, only single admis-
sion tickets can be obtained.
WARNING
With only 236 tickets to be
placed on sale don t neglect the op-
portunity. Get them early.
Chautauqua grants no favors or
special privileges. Guarantors pay
for admission the same as any one
else. a il
The spirit of Chautauqua is
equality. No reserved seats. An
admission admits you to the best
seat in the house-if you get there
in time.
This Chautauqua in Newark is a
town and neighborhood affair. It's
guarantors represent all out citizen
ship-doctors, preachers, lawyers,
business men, professors, farmers,
Club life and a representative Of
Just Common Folks-everybody-
that's Chautauqua.
1t is a reasonably safe prediction
that every ticket will be sold before
the day Of opening. Get busy.
There isn't character in town
with pull or position enough to
get a Complimentary. But the price
is only a Wilson Dollar.
Bryan won't be here, so no hide
bound Republican can kick.
Out Of 102 Chautauquas given
here in the East last summer, SO
have signed up for return next
year. .-.
"Taffy and Epitaphy' is the
title of one of the lectures. They
say it is a good one, especially for
those who are blutfing their way
through the world on the wording
on their ancestors tombs.
No, the musicales are not grand
opera. But then there are only a
few Of us so fetched cultured any
way. No, nor it is not tango and
the rhythmic seduction Of the rag.
It's good, healthy, wholesome mus
is, folk-songs, melodies,-the best
music in the best way.
The lectures-they are messages
to the American people. Without
notes, without the seminar glass of
water, these men say things. Made
up of facts and experience, they are
not musty with list Of authori-
ties who are deao,-and again
Latin quotations are tabooed be-
cause none of us remember what
they mean and to pretend we do
we'll, it's embarrassing.
Here s something worth thinking
Of
Every new idea in education,
government, social efficiency,-has
first been presented to the people at
large, from the Chautauqua plat
form.
The Newark Chautauqua Think
of it No click, clan, set, creed,
party or sect-everybody's party.
No man s scheme.
Chautauqua is more than an in
stitution-it's s a condition Of the
mind. Chautauqua is the square
deal, good fellowship,-Chautau
qua is our better selves on exhibit.
The Box Social to be held on
Monday evening of the Festival is
planned to be a Neighborhood
Meet-a mingling of the Crowds
where America is found.
Newark post., 1913-11-19
Colored Teachers In Institute

The annual session of the Della
ware Colored Teachers Institute
met in Whatcoat M. +. Church.
Dover, last Friday, under the direc-
ton of j. E. Carroll, Superinten-
dent of Schools of Kent county.
Newark post., 1913-11-19
Unfair Use OF The Bible

Congressman Brockson used the
Bible, the other day in defense Of
the Whipping Post. He used it
before-"the Brothers keeper"
quotation when getting those post
Newark post., 1913-11-19
w. G. 7. u. Meetings

The w. G. T. U. will meet this
Friday afternoon with Miss Cor
nog and on Friday, November 20,
with Mrs. S. M. Donnell for the an
nual election of officers.
Newark post., 1913-11-19
Lecture At High School

Rev. Father Dougherty Of ST.
Johns Church, Newark, will adj
Oh ess the students Of the High
School at the meeting of their lit
erary society on Friday afternoon.
His subject will be "The Essen.
tials of Success. IL
Newark post., 1913-11-19
Hospital Workers
Raise Over $11O0
Newark Holds Laurels Among
Delaware Towns

The team organized in Newark
three weeks ago by DR.. w. H.
Steel, to work in the Homeopathic
Hospital campaign for $15O,OOO,
met with splendid success, contrib
uting to the fund on last Friday
the total of 81, 1880. The townof
Newark again stamped itself as
progressive when ii went on record
last Friday night as the only town
in Delaware participating in the
Hospital Campaign, which closed
with a banquet at the Hotel du
Pont. DR.. Steel, Mrs. Kilgore, Mrs.
McKelvey, and Miss Elizabeth
Crime attended. In addition to
those mentioned above honors are
due Mrs. l.. B. Jacobs, Mrs, ], l.,
Eastburn, Prof. Van G. Smith,
Messrs, Clarence Grant and Sam,
uel Fulton, who composed the team
Mrs. j. L. Eastburn, who had
charge Of the Hockessin District,
collected 1923. A list Of contribu-
tors since last Wednesday follows:
Contributions to Hospital Fund
as published in last week issue
S735.95
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28
A Shaken Confidence Must Be
Restored

1t will be relief to the whole country to learn that the
Dggs oaminett prosecutions California
be pressed with due diligence despite the private pressure
brought to bear the Attorney General others Wash
ington.
Indeed such inevitable the moment District
Attorney John McNab of the Northern California
made public his courageous letter of resignation the President
thereby attracting public attention grave judicial scandal
The expression of public opinion both instant wide
spread and practically unanimous food of kilograms poured
into the White House.
1T WILL TAKE MORE THAN AN ORDER FROM THE
PRESIDENT to ahead with all seemy speed cases.
order penned AFTER storm of popular indignation had
broken TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE the impartial work
ngs of those justice which Federal authorities
have and those other officers Government who
have shown such lax Judgment serious occasion
Congress has the very urgent duty before not only
establishing all the facts but also of FIXING THE RESPONSE
BILITY AND THE BLAME
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28

Corfu is none other than the an
cient Coreyra-the little piece of
earth that is responsible for the
greatest calamity that ever over
took the human race. Coreyra
brought on the Peloponnesian
war between Sparta and Athens
and their allies, the result Of
which was the ruin of Athens and
the arrest of her wonderful civili~
cation. Had it not been for that
war the Athenian genius would
have kept on with it's develop
ment for we know not how long A
period. and the gain to human.sy
would have been inconceivablv
great. From the cultural stands
point Athens was Greece. 1t was
the home OF the art, scienca
philosophy and eloquende, which
made Greece immortal, and When
Athens went down all that waA
not barbarism went down aIonS
with her.
Because Coreyra appealed t.
Sparta TO help her fight Athens.
and because, as a consequence Of
the fight, Athens was beaten and
her empire practically wiped out.
the harm was done to mankind
that can never be estimated. II
took the world eighteen hundred
years to recover, even in part.
that which was lost through the
fatal Peloponnesian war.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28

great wonder OF the deep the German ship mperator,
which arrived in America the other day.
What a chapter old could talked ship
if he had seen it!
Think of ship with three wireless operators working night
and day. ALWAYS ABLE TO TALK TO ONE SIDE OR THE
OTHER OF THE OCEAN Think of a ship with nine decks
for rc passengersa mOnstrosty almost OOmp
Gated Dante's hell.
Think of a ship with running up down,
suites of rooms anchors weigh twenty
five thousand pounds EACH ship with swimming tanks green
houses and population equal to that of small city.
Poor old Behemoth who impressed Job deeply, would
very small thing compared to this modern Behemoh,
The original Behemoth drineth up
not could be tucked away of the coal buners of the
mperator burned up of the big furnaces and
ticed
There many wonderful things about that wonderful
ship with her five captains commanded by admiral
She is great tribute to the power of the German people
tribute organization proof of the wonderful things that
be accomplished by that determined to excel
But the best thing of all about this great ship the motto
written at her prov, My field the world That is good
motto good for this ship that sails the good the great
philosopher Bacon when he said Il have taken all knowledge
for province and nothing that affects be foreign
to me-"
1t is big motto My field the world But big for
who realizes that the world mans property his home
and his garden to be developed and owned by him. be the firm
ground from which he shall look and study the world
which is the infinite universe
Every worthy of the should have in his mind
that motto of the big ship My field the world and interest
himself in the worlds dongs interest himself progress
the in its future and in its past and determine
whose field really is the world and mouse field
the corner of some back yard.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28
The Ionian Isles
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

Z T was just 40 years ago that
the Parliament of England
with a never-to-be-fo forgotten
magnanimity resolved to return
the Ionian Isles to their oldtime
owners, the Greeks.
By the Treaty of Paris. in 1915,
the high contracting parties,
Great Britain. Russia, Austria
and Prussia, agreed to place the
isles under the exclusive pro-
lection of Great Britain. This
agreement was reached not be-
cause it was desired by the others,
but because it was demanded by
Great Britain, the demand being
backed by the British navy.
1t was in these isles Of Greece"
Corfu Zanta, Santa Maura, Ithaca
and the rest, that modern Greek
liberty had its birth, and thanks
TO England, it was there that it
grew to the stately proportions Of
later years. Great Britain, through
her protectorate, kept the islands
safe from Turkish depredations.
and in 1864 gave them to Greece.
On May 80 of that year the
Lord High Commissioner of Gpeat
Britain handed over the archives
to the Greek plenipotentiary, and
on June King George made his
entry into Corfu.
Let it be remembered that this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28

ate drinker of coffee they are as
lifeless as turnip soup.
suppose the inspector thinks
that if people know what they
are buying. it is an right. But
how about the hoarder. when it is
passed off on him for coffee" And
the temptation is TOO great. these
days of high priced food To buy
The cheaper article
WA. l. WARMER.
Athens. ga
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28

thunderstorms. and with proper
equipment this practice seems to
be without reason or excuse.
So far as my observation goes,
il is not done in any other first
class town, and no sufficient rea-
son has ever been given for doing
ii in Atlanta. People need the
street car service as much when
there is rainstorm accom-
panied by lightning as at other
times. Z. Z. ".
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28
cAR sERVIcE ANp sToRMs

Editor The Georgian.
It seems to me the public has
a just cause of complaint regard
ing the street car service which
is given them i'm this city during
,aunderStorlus. II has, during
the past few years. become the
custom of the Georgia Railway
and Power Company 10 suspend
service during even very mild
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28
THE OTHERS
By William F. KTRK.

n NE is the pride of the college
Handsome and sunny and clever
Joking while gathering knowledge,
Shaving and worrying never.
Baseball and football and rowing.
Sanscrit and Latin and Greek
Dazed by his wonderful showing
All Of the others stand meek.
one goes through life winning laurels.
Brilliant and able till death:
Proof against foes and their quarrels,
Crushing them all with a breath.
Much as baby blows bubbles
one leaps along in the race.
Laughing at heartacheS and troubles
All of the others must face.
This is a toast to the others,
Hewing their pathway through life
All the less fortunate brothers
Comrades of sorrow and strife
Standing and waiting and hoping,
Strangers to Fame ana its pride.
Here's to the patiently cropping,
Here's TO the thousands that tried
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28

7 WAS almost startled on seeing,
in the current number of the
magazine called Motor a
picture of an automobile furnish
ed with the new French device of
movable electric eyes!
Even when the autos great
glazing eyes are fixed in direc-
ton it's resemblance at night to
a demon of unimaginable swift
ness and power is stunning, and
one gets out of its way with pan
icky haste. But when it bears
on each side of its head a glow
ing eye, which turns magically in
all directions, searching out the
fleeing pedestrian in his retreat
by the fence or the hedge. and
detecting every obstruction along
the borders of it's way, the veri-
similitude is complete, Man has
never yet made anything so thrill
lingly lifelike, but inspired with
life that seems more than humanl
Everything Done for Safety.
Yet while, to the excited i'm
agination, these movable mechan-
icaI eyes may increase the terror
of the auto rushing through the
night, they are. for all wanderers
in the ways, all nomads of the
night. a means and an assurance
of greater safety. They proclaim,
again, that the modern demon of
the road is a kindly demon, who
means no harm, although he
speeds so swiftly. and who would
not, willingly, hurt hair Of our
heads. He is as DESTROYS as are
we who look upon him with fear,
and jump at his croaking voice,
to avoid all evil.
If those who still carp at the
automobile, and nurse an an
tagonism to it, would consider
what has been done, and what is
still being done-as witness this
latest device-to eliminate the
peculiar dangers which it's inven-
ton has introduced into the high
ways, they would find themselves
taking a more philosophical view
of things, and would cease their
opposition to one of the greatest
advances in locomotion that
science has ever promoted. You
have only to glance through the
pages of the magazine I have
mentioned in order to convince
yourself that the inventors and
manufacturers of auto vehicles
hold nothing more dear than the
question of safety; safety for
those who ride and for those who
only look upon the riders.
Put Bad Roads Out of Business.
1t is the same with the roads
themselves. Unthinking people
sometimes blame the automobile
for damaging the roads-as if
most of the roads that we had be-
fore its arrival COULD be dam
aged! But, look at the other side
of the affair. Only a few years
ago every American travelling in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28
Recognizes Their Value.

What will the French do? Will
they abandon the army autos, or
intermit the maneuvers? To do
so would be to invite instant con-
quest of their country No, they
will reconstruct the roads, and in
crease the number of their auto
cars. They know the inestimable
value of the good demon that has
come to revolutionize transporta-
ton on this planet, and the roads
will have to be made durable
enough to carry him on his civil
izing and peace promoting way;
for the auto, in its manner, is as
great a force for universal peace
as is the strong battleship. Every
thing that links the world togeth-
er makes for universal brother
hood. and the faster we travel the
richer and more contented we be-
come.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28
The Automobile
Everything Being Done to
Make Automobiles Safe,
He Says. They Have
Done Wonders for Ameri-
can Roads.
By GARRETT P. SERVISS.

Europe blushed at the thought of
the painful contrast between the
roads there and most of those
that he was accustomed to at
home. He could only console
himself by the reflection that we
were subduing new continent
and required time to complete the
work in good shape.
Then came the auto, and what
has been the result? Within a
few short years, solely by the
stimulus that it has impaired, we
have developed thousands upon
thousands of miles of roadways
that France herself might be
proud of. This single invention
has caused a leap Of improve
ment that hundreds Of years Of
ordinary progress would not have
produced. The automobile has
put the old, muddy, rutty, all but
impossible roads of our fathers
out of commission, anG the whole.
country Smiles with the improve
ment, and grows richer because
of it.
Speaking of French roads. I
read another interesting thing,
which must be set down entirely
to the credit Of the automobile
We are now building better roads
than they have in France. and the
reason is because we have built
them from the beginning with thu
needs OF the auto in view. II
has taught US how to build them.
Many Of the French roads ara
beginning to deteriorate. It is thu
automobile that has searched out
and revealed their weak points,
The growing use of auto-car-
riages of all kinds in the French
army has brought a strain to
bear upon the roads lying in the
districts where the threat of in
vasion causes frequent military
maneuvers in time of peace-a
strain that was not foreseen when
the roads were constructed-and
some of them are proving unable
to bear it..
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28
my Field the World" "A Fine
Motto

1t Stands the Prov Of the Worlds Greatest Ship And Should
Stand IN the Mind of the Worlds Workers, Big and Little.
Copyright
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-10-31
Oo'NoiL CANvAssEs VOTE
oF THE BOND ELECTION

i. special meeting'Ot the city conn.
~ was held Friday night for the
p purpose Of canvassing the vote Of
tue pond election, the official can.
'SsS showing no change in the result
as previously announced in The
oOur'er The special meeting show.
cd however, that the member, q,
'ne council are in a happier mood
''n'e 'he citizens had placed the
stamp OF their approved upon the rail-
road matters, and Mayor Smith ba-
came almost the court comedian so
great was the exuberance o, his ioy
Inc councilmen also bubbled with
soou spirits-not the bottled kind
and there was no resting place for
gloom In the council chamber. The
ougaooo OF personal responsibility"
LOT the money being expended had
vanished and Job on the city coun-
ell was not so bad after all.
The council authorized the pub
lication of the result OF the canvass,
which is included in the proclama.
tion published elsewhere in tOday's
Courier. Aside from the allowance
OF Oills' no other business was trans
acted.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-10-31
SUPT. ROSS MAKING
TESTS AT ALAIEDA

Superintendent John Ross OF the
Almeda mine is busy making tests
to determine what type Of concentra-
tor will best serve the demands Of
the Almeda ore. He has a force OF
20 men taking ore from different
parts Of the various tunnels in order
to get comprehensive test, none Of
the old ore being used.
Receiver Burley OF the Almeda was
in the city Tuesday night, coming
from the mine, where he spent sew
eral days, and he says they are pump
ing the water out OF the shaft, which
has a depth Of over 500 feet, and this
shaft with the lower tunnels have
been full Of water for months past.
Mr. Burley went to Portland Tues
day night.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-10-31
ARDENCRAIG DAIRY
BARN is COMPLETED

A. j. Green this week completed
work on the new stock barn and
dairy house for X. NJ. c. Nelll at
Ardencraig The barn is 16OxS6
feet and is built for the storage Of
hay and the housing of ten horses
and 40 dairy cattle. 1t is modern
in every way, with cement floor and
piped for water throughout, the water
being supplied by gravity from a 4O,-
600 gallon concrete reservoir located
on an eminence and being filled by
gasoline driven pumps. The, dairy
house is also strictly modern. These
Improvements represent an expendl-
ture of $4,000.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-10-31
TO CONCTRUCT NEW
BUILDINGS ON PENN.ORE.

Improvements at the Penn-0regon
ranch are still being made. This
week A. j. Green, with a force of 10
men, has commenced the construction
of four bungalows, three Of them
24x9S and the fourth 3Ox5O feet, all
Of them modern plastered houses,
which are being constructed for the
employees and their families. They
will also construct a two-story build
ing, 24x15O feet, the lower floor to
be used for the storage Of tools, etc,
and the second floor for company Of
fees, reading room and sleeping
quarters for employees. The con-
tract calls for an expenditure Of
5000.