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Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03
How TO Enjoy a
Real Vacation
By JOHN D. ADAMS

toned yawrgged boat appropriately crsened "The Bumme She
had defect known naygao professional amateur and
treated variety of experiences every wenour hours which
would be hard to duplicate six months Of ordinary cruising
Fortunately were and inexperienced in the ways of boats
and still fortunately for the members of families who the
whole liked the sails of three small for
ampd of minor msap without capszng and this in fact
she did The hummer finally aground in the dark and
falling tide and my last view Of her by the light Of
barn lantern she perched cuouy high and dry the summit of
rock while escaped in the tender
We cut loose from every shipped anchor and might
have sailing the thoughts of work and
of the nearby city
That the great point vacation whether it is long short
whether consists in motoring the continent sitting the
end wharf waiting for nbb You positively must forget that there
is future and live the present If can't loafand
otherwise cndon daily task into
ton Ignore it Work like if you must but forget that you
had to living.
Everybody has take his vacation with him when goes
country the buy good time you
buy accident insurance with your railway ticket you purchase
vacation ready made matter how much money you have
Neither do gimcracks cheerful spirit worth than
complete spoman outfit and many bottles of just break
And vacation chiefly of mind isn't necessary
go respite
workday their bodies and souls required uyang garden
patch The backyard bloom with few tomato plants and early beans
the side soace from pretty nearly every trouble except ea
nghbors discourage
ambitious stirring Of the soil
However of mpevous his surroundings and change
of great help vacation For those who ride home
the running the possible way
to shift the escape the crowd you have bed
to do it. Go to the ball game by all but don't imagine after
exciting innings YOU outing you
the tyhd degree wisdom you won't read the newspapers while
you vacation and will be surprised find
what number Of interesting happenings you missed You will
then realize after you get back, that you een away
You happy you have inherited strain of gypsy blood
and with genius for oafng Yours the vacation The world
is open you With rcksac your shoulders alone with
panns like you udge beyond gasoline
the direction doesn't matter for the destination always pure satisfaction
thousand delights will stir your Imagination and your
temper and when the time arrives that take daily
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03

curly hair, gave hitch TO his trou-
sers, turned in the neck of his neg
ligee shirt. adjusted his cap carefully
before one OF the mirrors which lined
the sides of the hall and lounged to-
ward The door.
I'm ready" he announced to the
chairman. Where will | go?"
AS he received his orders the girls
for whom had been waiting arrived,
They We're neat and attractive. They
spoke fluently. Considering The brief
time they had been in America their
vocabulary was surprising. The diff
fculty was that | could onAy under
stand about one word in six. For
this reason our conversation was linn
tied. We attended strictly to the
business in hand-that of detecting
and intercepting, II possible, any
strike-breakers who might attempt
to enter the closed shops and per-
suade them to join our ranks.
Beginning the Days Activity.
When within a block of the shop
at Spring and Greene streets. before
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03

For many years the state depart
ment has not had SO much pressing
business on hand, The unsettled
questions of international policy arc
important and burdensome enough to
demand all the mental concentration
and all the physical endurance a
statesman of ripe experience and the
best ability could give to them. But
our secretary of state gives most OF
his attention to profitable work out
of the department, possibly with the
idea of keeping his personality and
his rhetorical gift uppermost in the
public mind, SO that he may still be
in the running for the presidency.
which appears 60 be the principal OBJ
Ject of his existence.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03


short distance along Kosciusko
steps for block along Throop ave-
nue., turned again and repeated the
process.
Police Ready to Make Arrests.
The undercurrent of excitement
was increasing The steady march
ing to and fro was growing monoton-
Gus. One Of the girls called atten-
ton to the fact that the police were
preparing TO make arrests. She in
dicated the patrol wagon drawn up
on Throop avenue just opposite the
entrance to the mills. Every time
my companion and l passed or re-
passed policeman made some re-
mark designed to accelerate our
steps. Once | pointed toward COW
cred bridge extending back to build
ing in the rear The officer was in
stantly alert
Get out of that--moye along
there" he called.
II was only looking at that bridge"
replied.
Il don't care what you We're look
ing at" he insisted. You move
along. II have to speak to you
again I'll arrest you"
But have not stopped fifteen sec
onds," l retorted. Cant look
7-@nere pIeaseY
mo, you can't-not around here"
was the reply.
With one accord all quickened
their steps, hoping to BE- within sight
and hearing when the strike-breakers
should be rushed from the mills to
the waiting automobile which had
drawn up to the curb and from which
number of rough-looking men had
descended
Someone whispered that the plain
clothes men were bringing the work.
ers out of the mill to the automobile
Naturally | wanted to see. The pa.
trolman. according to his duty. was
quite determined that should keep
back. Over the heads OF those In
front of me ! could see nothing until
after the workers had taken their
places in the automobile. ! was sur
prised that no attempt was made by
the strikers to modest them. As the
automobile started away a low, de-
risiye murmur arose from the throng
But that was the limit OF the demon
stration made. The strikers had de
termined to be orderly, and the police
had no chance to make arrests.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03
How Moisture Is Re
tanned in Soil
By M. c. sEWELL. Agronomist
Ohio College Of Agriculture

forces which scientifically known cohesion and adhesion the
effects of which difficult break. If think the soil
made layer upon layer of these little PARTICLES surrounded by
water readily that the SUMS rays shine down the
earth the upper film Of water will gradually eyaporate.
As it eyapoaes has the tendency repensh its quantity from
the layer immediately beneath adjacent and thus keep layer
of water-srrounled particles on the surface
If this allowed continue would not be long before the earth
would lose its moisture and plants would then be unable live.
Here whore filling operations brought
up the top layers of the soil the broken upper
and lower layers that the water from of the under particles
be passed to enee the particle above it, In this the dust mulch,
continually stirred keeps the below tie stirred
plants with the moisture they The between the particles
is restored until the visited by substantial rainfall
satu the upper layers and the original processes passing
the water from particle to particle
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03

archal-looking men with kindly faces
and sad, discouraged eyes who spoke
no English. whose memories of Rus.
STA were darkened by tragedy, injus-
tice and oppression and whose bright
visions of America had been shat
tered by the realization that the high
est wages they might expect to re-
did not exceed five or six dollars a
week" So declared the strike leader,
indicating the elderly men by a com
prehensive gesture.
Strikers Addressed in Yiddish.
The speeches at the mass meeting
were nearly all in Yiddish. The
union secretary Miss Jennie Persi-
ley, sat by me and invited me to ac-
company her to the Brooklyn head
quarters at Liederkranz hall on Man
haitian avenue near Meserole street
that afternoon, accepted the invita-.
ton. Miss Persiley could speak Eng.
fish. She could explain everything
to me and she would know what par
ticular girls of those present were
sufficiently active union workers to
warrant their pictures appearing in
print. She selected three girls and
we five went TO lunch together,
In the afternoon at l.iederkranz
hall the stories | had heard from
these girls were supported by the
strike leaders. According to their
statement, the conditions existing In
the knitting mills We're impossible.
They informed me that they frequent
ly have to work well over fifty hours
a week, that in many instances the
shops are cleaned only once a week
and then it is done by the workers
themselves after closing hours on
Saturday, that each girl is then ex-
pected to clean the machine at which
she works and to remove the grease
and lint which has accumulated all
about 1t.
The minimum wage, they said, was
81 and the maximum $40 and 81 a
week. the usual working hours were
from 1880 a M. to ~ noon and from
1880 p. m. to 500 p. m. which al.
lowed but half an hour for lunch. In
summer the closing hour on Satur
day is l O'Clock and at other seasons
5 p. IN.
The demands made were for q
working period of so hours a week
a 25 per cent increase in wages fol-
all those earning less than $40 q
week, a Is per cent increase fol
those whose earning capacity is from
$40 to SIS week, and for those
earning more than that, 10 per cent
increase, proper sanitary condition,
in the shops, the employment of nc
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03
Great Economic Waste
in American Plan
By r. C. WEATHERBY

employers in these days thinking twice before they
the experience and intelligence of the longtime employee in exchange for
the less well directed 4
sents an Illuminating example with pertinent comments
"One phase the efficiency policy that now is g-
ting seraus attention that Of conserving the skill and experience
employees remarkable example of efficiency
the leather factories Of Cornelius Iey Worms Germany
OF 1922 workers and officials in the le factory 1880 have been the
employ of the firm 1872 in
122 for forty and p for fifty
than onehd of the employees have been with the firm
years and than oneNl for quarter Of a century
American expert brought face face with
first time would excm that if he running the ey
he would clean the dead wood
This would be natural 1t American policy o
discharge the middle years Of life and employ young
there great economic method
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03
THEIR NORMAL VOTE
Democrats Are Right About That
Maine Election.
Party Now In Power IL a Minority
Party, and Its Success Is Due to
stubbornness Of the "Stand-
Patters."

We note that Democratic papers,
generally are advancing the sugges-
ton in connection with the Maine,
election that the Third congressional
district in Maine is normally Re-
publican district and that the vote
which the Democratic party candidate
polled at the special congressional
election is about the normal Demo
cratic vote.
Just SO. That view OF the matter
is about correct. And 1t is also cor
rect to say that the Democratic vote.
the country over is normally minor
ity vote. In the Third Maine district
the get-together movement had pro-
crossed sufficiently to overcome the
normal Democratic vote of the dis
trict, The Democratic party won in
the national election last year because
of split In the Republican party.
The Democratic party In 1912 polled
just about the normal national cleo
tlon Democratic vote. There were
6,409,10i votes cast for Bryan in 1908
and 6,292,71S votes cast for Wilson in
1912, The consolidated Taft and
Roosevelt vote exceeded the Wilson
vote by 1,133,93a.
There is mighty poor consolation
for the Democrats in the reflection
that they scored the normal count
in the special Maine election. The
Democrats are perfectly welcome to
their normal vote. for 1t is a minority
vote.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03
ON The
PICKET
|. |, me:
Dy Women
Writer In tito
Girl Knitter;s
Strike


kIBW YoRK.-For thirty-four hours
IV have been striker. For thirty.
four hours l have struck for
higher wages, shorter hours, proper
sanitary conditions, the recognition
of the United Knitters union and
the adjustment of child labor, writes
Marie Coolidge Rask in the New
York Sunday World.
AS result | have suffered in mind
and body just what any other girl or
woman suffers or is liable to suffer
who strikes for the same or similar
reasons. / have suffered hardships
In order to learn truth, just as those
who were with me have long suffered
for what they declare to be princi-
pie.
Stories of the hardships endured by
women strikers at the hands of po-
licemen and others employed by fac
tory owners to oppose them have
been many. Hardly day passes in
which some new case is not brought
to light In the local police courts.
AS rule the sufferer can speak lit
tie English. In consequence the re-
cital of her experience is brief. Its
full details seldom reach even the
newspaper offices. If they do they
are overshadowed by the countless
larger events which are constantly
occurring in city where the popula-
ton is so tremendous as in Greater
New York.
The only way to lift the veil SO
that the public might learn whether
or not the stories were born of hys-
terra and vivid imagination was to
voluntarily place ones self In a posi-
tion to experience exactly what these
girls have said they experienced.
Therefore | became striker.
This recital of my experiences is
not intended as a defense of the girls
nor an attack upon the police. 1t is
designed as a purely impersonal. un-
biased, unprejudiced account Of what
actually happened to me personally
and what was seen and done in my
presence and hearing.
Accusing the Piekets.
v men sfitef ed the uriIJn mead
quarters at New Majestic hall, No
LOG Forsythe street, Manhattan,
was welcomed by the committed
chairman and told to wait for som,
girls to come who could speak Eng
fish. noticed several rows of chair
facing the walls. Upon one of thes'
lay youth of perhaps Seventeen
l III Co. nil
low Others in the room had appar
emily just arisen from similar uncom
Portable couches. The chairman wa
busy giving instructions to severa
groups of young men and women al
Of whom looked tired and sleepy, A
seated myself he went over to tn
soundly sleeping youth and shool
him vigorously.
Come. wake up; time to go o.
duty" he remarked.
The curly-haired, brown-eyed striI
ling sighed heavily, yawned. thel
promptly went fast asleep again. Fo
few moments the chairman COZ
: tinued to give directions to the otf
ers. then turned to the boy again.
Here, you" he exclaimed, don
be lazy. You fellows slept here las
night so as to be sure to be on tim
this morning Now when / call 20
you don't want to get up"
The sleepy picket sat up and lool
ed about belligerently. Gee! bu
I'm tired" he exclaimed. Then h
rose stifIly, stretched himself, ran hi
hands several times through hi
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03

Army engineers have reported that
the deepening and widening OF hm
brose channel leading into New York
harbor is finished, except for a few
minor details. and no further appro-
priations fur construction will be
needed. This great artificial channel
is seven miles long, 1000 feet wide
and 40 feet deep at mean low tide.
AT night it is so brilliantly lighted by
buoys that the largest ocean steam
ers can enter with perfect safety. The
work was begun in 1901.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03

Mr. Bryan defines Progressive as
"a man who is ashamed to be Re
publican and hasn't the courage to be
a Democrat"
We would like to return the COM
pllment by defining a Democrat.
But we simply can't do 1t.
Can anyone this side of Matteawan
furnish definition ample enough to
include the Honorable William Jen-
nings Bryan of Washington. D. c..
and the Honorable Charles F. Muir
ply OF Tammsuy Hall?
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03

Opinions differ as to the
adyisability Of retaining in
the service men whose years
may have begun 10 put tell
tale signs on their features
and general appearance. 1t
may be said. however, That
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03

Why do you cultivate
your soil?
The moisture in the soil
is held around each individ-
ual granule of the soil in
a light layer or film. This
film is kept intact by two
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03

The best vacations I ever
had, as a wage Garner with a
small margin above living
expenses, lasted from noon
on Saturday to night on
Sunday. They were spent
on a nondescript, flat-bot-
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03

drudgery again it will not seem quite
drudgery, for You will look forward
to another perfect vacation only
eleven months and fourteen days off.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03

avenue. around the corner and a
short distance along Kosciusko
street, then turned and retraced their
steps for a block along Throop ave-
nue., turned again and repeated the
process.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
BUYS AN AUTOMOBILE
WITH SMALL CHANGE

Selma Ala, Aug. 8.-Burwell Hardy
has bought brand new runabout au-
tomobile. And it is all paid for, toe.
Burwell called at local garage a
day or two ago and asked the prices
on machines of various sizes and
types. He told the dealer he would
call again next day, which he did,
and asked to be driven over the city.
This was done. He said that he
would come again. He did next da;'.
Burwell told the dealer to take him
out to the little store he conducts in
Fast Selma and he would get the
money. This was done and Burwell
lugged out a box Of money. In the
box was $500 in nickels, dimes and
quarters, nothing larger than two
Bit piece.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
GROOVER WILL HAVE
TO EXPLAIN DECISION
He OVersteps Authority and
Pulls "BOne"

President Grooyer informed The
Times Recorder yesterday afternoon
in a telegram that Tuesdays game
against Brunswick would stand as II
was. He stated that he had given
Whitley Morse permission to play
Pierre in one game only.
How on earth the league president
managed to get up nerve enough to re-
instate a player for one game after
suspending him for the rest of the sea-
son is a mystery. If the catcher was
ineligible on Wednesday he was equal
ly ineligible On Tuesday.
AS we understand it now, we do not
blame Whitley for playing Pierre.
Grower gave him the permission. But
we do blame Grower for overstepping
his authority. We do not ask that the
game be given up, but that it be thrown
out or ordered played again. This will
be fair, both to Whitley and to us.
1t is highly probable that the mat
ter will be taken up at the league
meeting that is to be held in Thomas
7ille Monday night, Grower will be
asked to give reasons for his decision
In the matter. He has gotten himself
in a hole and it will take bunch of
alibis to clear the matter up.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
summer isn't
DULL FOR This
POPULAR firm
TILLMAN and BROWN BUSY
Throughout the Entire Sum.
mef Trade Season

shop where business has been ac-
tive all summer, and where it has moi
been dull even during dog-days is that
of Tillman & Brown. This popular
firm has been growing all the yea.
and the summer season put no crimp
in the expanding trade and popularit7
of this shop.
"Trade has been good with us all
summer" said Messrs. Tillman and
Brown. "We have kept growing al,
the time. We have been getting more
and more trade all the year and we ex-
|pect to grow We are counting Oh
that and are putting in our stocks ac-
cordingly.
"This falls business should be bet
ter than last falls. 1t has already
proved that way for us in our clothing
department, as we have already book
ed as many orders as we sold through
out the entire fall season i n1912, and
the orders are still coming in. We are
expecting the biggest fall trade since
we have been in business, and we have
put in the largest and best stocks We
have ever carried for the fall trade.
"Since we first began business we
have continued to grow. This cotton
crop seems to be much better than last
seasons, and indications are that il
will approach nearer the record crol
of 1911. That indicates big business
We have already placed large part o,
our fall stock on our shelves ready for
our customers. Business certainly
looks good to u.s."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR
is FORCED TO LEAVE
Notified by Vestry to Quit Town After
Charges Made by Girls.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 8.-The Rev
o. H. Mason, pastor of the fashionabll
First Presbyterian church of Lone
Beach, around whom a storm which
threatened to entirely disrupt the con-
gregation has waged for three weeks
was notified by member of the yes
try today to resign at once and leave
Long Beach forever. Heeding this ad-
vice Mason at once left Long Beach.
saying he was going to Winnipeg, Man
|itoga.
1t was announced that Mrs. Masou
would not accompany him.
The demand upon Mason came as the
result of a secret vestry meeting last
night. Charges made by two girl mem
Ibery of the church we're investigated BY
the vestry some time ago and resulted
| in Mason being found guilty of gross
indiscr, tions. "A majority of the vestry
refused to demand Masons resignation
q. that time, and six members Of ths
trustees resigned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
"SHARK NOT A FISH.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. S.--Dr. Rob-
ert E. Lee, president of the Darhv
Health Board has applied to the State
Fish Commission to aid him in ascer-
tanning whether a shark is fish OF
an animal. The health officer charges
that he was victimized by non-paymens
of a prize for the biggest catch of the
season offered by, the fishing club. o..
which he is a member.
DIR. Lee landed ninety poun I
shark which had to be killed with an.
axe He claimed the prize, but the
others refused to pay on the ground
that shark is not mammal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
GEORGIA BANKERS
ASKED FOR $4,OOO,OOO
OfGOVernment Money tOMOVe
The Crops

Washington, D. c., Aug. s. - Repre-
sentatives of Georgia bankers today
asked for $4,OOO,00O of the govern
ment's money to help move the state 5
1918 crop.
Two of them showed their confidence
in the treasury departments sincerity
by ordering large blocks of the pei
cent. bonds. Col Sligo Myers, in be-
half of the National Bank of Savan-
nah instructed his brokers to buy one
tenth as much in government rs as Is
deposited in his bank by the govern
ment. Another Georgian whose name
is withheld ordered large block
which is interpreted to mean not less
than 100000.
w. NJ. Davant, of the Merchants Ma
tional bank, spoke for Savannah, gi1-
ing the export figures for the port and
saying that Savannah's claim could
not be ignored under any method o.
distribution.
Robert F. Maddox spoke for Atlanta
and asked for $2,5OO,OO0 for that city.
Col. Myers estimated that his bank
alone could handle $2,OoO,OOO.
L. P. Hillyerr spoke for Macon. He
asked for $1,OOO,OO0. The delegation
realized, however, that the state coul
not reasonably expect more than 81,
900, 900.
Distribution according to cotton re-
ceipts would put Georgia second 20
Texas. According to population, the
percentage would be less. The only
drawback in the whole proposition for
some of the Georgians is the fact that
10 per cent. of the loan must be Sc
cured by government bonds. These
will necessarily be bought in rising
market and sold when there is no more
need for the government loan.
The Georgia representatives were W.
M. Davant and Sligo Myers, of Savan-
nah; Jno. H. Reynolds, of Rome; Rob
ert F. Maddox, of Atlanta; A. S. Hatch,
aul Martin and William Schweigert, of
Augusta; L. P. Hillyer, HanselI Hill
yer, w. H. Jones, W. c. Lee, Charles
B. Davis. E. Y. Mallory and Eugene
W. Stetson, of Macon.