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The Detroit times., 1914-10-28
SETTING THE
OVERLAND PATCH

Herewith I give directions for set
ting the overland patch.
!. To Cut the Patch.
1. Cut the 5 1-2 inch square with
a stripe on each edge.
2. Cut hole In the center -four
The Detroit times., 1914-10-28

MIR. and Mrs. Jonathan Palmer, ST..
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary. Sunday. in their home. No.
1925 Fourth-aye.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-28
Cold
Necessities
Hot Water Bottles

No family should be without one.
We have many styles and qualities
ranging from 50 cents to $500, but
recommend the Queen City quality. ~
they are cloth inserted and will stand
hard service. No. size, $500; No. 8
size, $2.25.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-28

and bring the needle up between the
first two loops on the opposite edge.
10. Finish with running stitches as
before.
IL. Continue until the warp
threads extend across the hole.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-28

dad, was simply great In ths
relay events" boosted the boy from
college.
That's fine. son! Wen make use
OF them talents. Your ma will soon
be ready to relay the carpets
Penn State Froth.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-28

Cloth hppers with fleec, lining. best
quality. All styles. In sizes to 1T the
smallest child as well as the largest
mans shoes
The Detroit times., 1914-10-28

IA. Pull out the hastings and treat
the remaining sides In the same way
Is. Overcast the two edges of the
seam separately.
&c. Overcast the edges OF the large
square.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-28
Weather Strips

All rubber. Not affected by rain or
snow, heat or cold. Easily applied,
only hammer and shears being need
ed. We cut Il any desired length, pre-
venting waste. Four widths, &c to
3Lsc per foot.
cstaioo on Request
The Detroit times., 1914-10-28

threads 1t was put under before
Zig. %
8. Continue this weaving until the
warp threads are filed, always put
ting the wool threads close together
z. Cut of the knots.
Be sure to take up but one thread
at time and always alternate the
over and under stitches. Do not draw
the threads tight or the hole will be
puckcred.
This method OF darning Is for the
feet Of stockings. Later you will learn
how to mend the knees.
II had dozen sons I'd dress every
one of them in Norfolk suits.
The Norfolk Is the only suit that
looks well on all boys--the thin boy,
the chubby boy. the boy that's "over-
grown" all look well In Norfolks.
Fortunately for the mother who Is
bordering on ways to keep her boys
neatly dressed despite the advanced
price OF clothing. the Norfolk Is cas-
lily made at home.
II she has just little time to give
to the task, they can make pretty lin
en-, and even flannel or serge suits
that will keep their shape aud color
through repeated tubbings.
Newark post., 1914-12-16

SECURITY TRUST AND
SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY
SIXTH AND MARKET SITS.
Capital, S60o,ooo
Surplus and Profits, S775,00o
Deposits, S2,5OO.00
The successful conduct Of your
business depends largely upon your
Trust Company connection-what ser
vice you receive from the company OF
your choice-whether it is court
eous, obliging and personal. This is
the kind of service we render to all our
patrons in all our departments. We
are sure you will be much pleased and
find great advantage in baving an ac-
count with us.
OFFICERS
Benjamin Nields, President
John S. Rossell,
Vice-President and Sec'y
L. Scott Townsend,
Vice-Prestdent and Treas.
Harry j. Ellison,
Assistant Treasurer
Levi l.. Maloney,
Assistant Secretary
Newark post., 1914-12-16

section OF improved road through
the town Of North East, from its
Eastern to it's Western limits, con-
Meeting with the completed por-
, tions of the improved Elkton-Per-
ryville road.
The white inmates of the Cecil
unity insane asylum near Cherry
Hill will shortly be removed to the
new State asylum for the Eastern
Shore at Cambridge, Dorchester
county. The colored patients were
removed some time ago to the COL
ored asylum at Brownsville, near
Annapolis.
Wilmington bank clearings last
week totalled 81 SCI, ,O78.59 against
$2,O93, ,17O.68 for the like week
last year.
Maryland's receipts from the
States Insurance Department for
the year ending November 80 total
led 1922, ,190.61.
Wilmington last week reported
26 deaths, 81 births, and IL mar
riages compared with "a deaths, 38
births, and Is marriages for the
like week last year.
John Murphy, aged go years, of
1926 West Second street, Will
mington, was fatally injured on
Saturday while at work for the
city gas company in a trench at
Second and Orange streets, when
an auto truck Of the w. D. Mullen
Company dropped upon him in
the excavation. He was hurried
to hospital but died on the way.
He leaves widow and seven child
ren.
John Fl. Hinsley, former post
master Of Camden, Del, was fol-
lowed on Friday night from his
store by two men, one white and
the other colored, who attacked
him near his home and took from
him a box containing his days re-
ceipts and checks totalling up
wards of $50, as we'll as several
due bills which were found nearby
the next day. Officers are looking
for the robbers, one of whom, it is
said is known.
The salary fo DR.. G. S. Rice,
clerk of the City Court in Will
mington, will be raised from $1,000
TO $500.
Trappers along Elk river report
muskrats more numerous this win
ter than for several years past.
The contract for a milk-cooling
station costing $4,000 has been
awarded by S. M. Harrington of
Dover.
The Wilmington Conference
Academy at Dover will shortly re-
ceive the large library of the late
Professor John Todd.
Rev. Father John j. Connolly,
Of st. Thomas Church, Whining
ton, will give moving picture shows
in the school hall to aid the poor OF
the parish.
Property owners Of Rehoboth
will stand good for loan of $15,
900 to permit Of prompt work In
repairing damage done there by
the recent great storm.
The Advisory and Finance Com
mittees of the Industrial School
for Girls will have the matter OF
its need Of further appropriations
brought before the Legislature at
ltS coming session.
Several of the Wilmington relief
organizations have merged into a
single body to be known as the
Emergency Aid Association.
A mems glee club with DR.. w.
I. James as leader has been or
ganized by Centenary M. b. con-
gregation, Laurel.
Edward Murphy's farm wagon
was struck and wrecked by a z. B.
q W. R. express at the Newport
crossing on Wednesday but his
horse escaped injury.
The Wilmington Park Commits
Sion will ,,lr 18th or,fxy fvopo tho
Newark post., 1914-12-16
HERE AND THERE,

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dropped from the force after fail
ing to meet the required mental
tests.
Luther B. McIlvaine, aged 81
years, foreman at the American
Gar and Foundry Company in
Wilmington, fell from a scaffold
last Monday, fracturing his skull
and right hip and died the next
day at Delaware Hospital.
Mayor Howell was showered
with splintered glass when his au-
tomobile skidded while turning a
corner in Wilmington, one day
last week and collided with an
iron post.
The Middletown New Century
Club is arranging for Commun-
lty Christmas tree to be erected in
the public square.
Hon. George Gray of Whining
ton, has been chosen chairman of
the Executive Committee of the
Smithsonian Institution, Washing
ton, D. G..
Amos S. Hahn has 1T young
swapping turtles hatched in the
rear yard of his home in Whining
ton and will turn them loose in the
.Christiana marshes in the spring.
A benevolent Wilmingtonian,
who annually contributes literally
for supplying needy children with
Christmas cheer, has renewed his
offer this year to the police who
will provide a well-filled Christmas
tree in the City Hall in place of
the Community Tree.
E. A. Truitt Of Middletown
cashed a check for s., later found
worthless, for stranger who made
a small purchase in his store, one
day last week. He was located,
fl ON the description, in Dover, by
Railroad Detective William Palm
er who brought him to Middle
town, where Justice Cox held him
in $500 bail for Court. He said he
was Raymond Allen Of Salisbury,
Md, and claimed to be a cousin Of
w. F. Allen Of that town, whose
name he had forged on a check for
$100 which he had tried to get
cashed at the Citizens Bank in
Middletown.
\ Nearly a carload of medicines
and hospital supplies has been
shipped to Europe by the Will
mington Red Cross.
Most of the stores in Whining
ton, it is stated, will be kept open
in the evenings during the holiday
season.
Increased railway fares, effective
yesterday, and reduced trolley
rates on the Wilmington, West
Grove and Westchester, and the
Peoples ines effective today, it is
expected, will largely benefit Will
mington merchants by swelling the
numbers of holiday purchasers.
Burglars early on Saturday
morning entered the store and
dwelling Of David R. Michener at
Richardson Park and stole $42 in
cash, some jewelry and tobacco.
The money was taken from the
proprietor's clohting in his bed
room. A nurse was up all night
with an i'll member of the family
but neither heard the intruder who
did not visit their room.
Burglars on Saturday night en-
tered the office of Crawford & Har'
rington in Dover and forced the
safe but found only so cents. They
ransacked desks and drawers but
overlooked a tobacco box contain
ing $15.
The jury in the trial of the suit
in the Superior Court in Whining,
ton. of Frank Travers against John
G. Hartman, the brewer, for $40
900 damages for injuries and loss
of health suffered by the plaintiff s
son, who was run down by the de-
fendant's automobile, after dellb.
Grating six hours on Friday found
J for the plaintiff, awarding him
$500.
Robert McKelvey, Jr, aged 8
Newark post., 1914-12-16

The jury in the trial of the suit
in the Superior Court in Whining
ton of Frank Travers against John
G. Hartman, the brewer, for $2O,
900 damages for injuries and loss
of health suffered by the plaintiff s
son, who was run down by the de-
fendant's automobile, after delib-
Grating six hours on Friday found
for the plaintiff, awarding HIM
$500.
Robert McKelvey, Jr., aged .
wears. of 1884 Van Buren street,
Wilmington, was knocked down
and fatally injured on Friday at
ternoon at Delaware avenue and
Jefferson street, by the automobile
of Russell H. Dunham, president
of the Hercules Powder Company,
driven by his chauffeur, Frank T.
RYAN. The boy on his way to
school dropped from behind a
bakers wagon and started across
the street directly in front OF the
car. Both wheels ran over him,
and his head struck heavily on the
pavement Ryan hurried with the
how to Delaware Hospital where ne
died hsortly after his arrival; |;
RYAN surrendered at the City Hall
and was released under $4,000 bail.
Newark post., 1914-12-16

Burglars on Saturday night en-
tered the office Of Crawford & Har'
rington in Dover and forced the
safe but found only so cents. They
ransacked desks and drawers but
overlooked a tobacco box contain
ing S15.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23

threatened to shoot any one who
goes to the rescue :,
Operators early today said they
had reports that six coal properties
are burning, including the Victors
American Fuel Company's Hastings
and Delagua mines; and the Green
Canon mine of the National. Fuel
Company.
Scores are homeless and missing
and scores are reported hurt while
in the hills strikers await the coming
of troops ordered from Denver and
other Northern Colorado points by
Acting Governor Fitzgerald last
night. 1t is feared that the strikers,
enraged by the killing of women and
children in Mondays Ludlow horror,
will open general attack on the
mine guards and state troops already
located in the hills over Is miles Of
territory.
The entire strike district, from
Rouse, IL miles south. Of Walsenburg,
to Delagua, four miles northwest of
Ludlow station, is in the possession
of the strikers. Armed men are gath
erfng about the coal camps of Rugby,
Primero and Black Diamond and at
tacks on these are momentarily ex
pected,
Three battles were fought yester-
day at Delagua, the Black Hills and
the Empire mine. Three mine guards
were slain at Delagua and two are
missing. Meanwhile 800 armed men
are reported marching to Ludlow to
make an attack on the militia com
panies stationed there under Major
p. ]. Hammock
Hammock telephones that he has
100 troops and two machine guns to-
oppose them. On account of this
fact, Hammock has been unable to-
send soldiers to Empire to check the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23

duty previously.
Trinidad, Col, April 3-Maddened
by the horrible deaths of their wives
and children when the militia set fire
to the tent colony, the striking coal
miners fought back yesterday and as
a result 35 persons, including ]. w.
Supple, mine manager, five women
and three children, are reported trap
ped in the blazing shaft house of the
Empire Coal Co.'S mine at Empire, in
grave danger of death. Twenty-Five
in similar danger in shaft of South.
western mine at Augilar.
Late dispatches say 1000 armed
strikers are gathering at Aguilar and
along the line of the Colorado &
Southern Railroad to cut of relief to
the two mines and to halt troop trains
from Denver with reinforcements.
The burning of the Empire mine
followed clash early Wednesday be-
tween mine guards and Southwestern
Colorado coal strikers. Operators
representatives here accuse the strik-
ers of throwing dynamite bombs and
sealing the mouth of the mine against
escape by the IS persons imprisoned
within.
H. d. King, one of the owners of
the mine, telephoned early today that
the stope of the shaft had been de-
strcyed and that the air shaft was
the only path to safety He asserted
that 500 armed strikers surround,
the blazing pit firing into it and that
the imprisoned persons include Presi-
dent Sipple of the mining company,
living in Denver.
He charges that strikers have ask
ed him to remember how the women
and children died at Ludlow and have
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23
THIRTY-FlVE REPORTED IN
BLAZING COLORADO MINE

Denver, Col, April 2s.-Acting
Governor Stephen R. Fitzgerald has
prepared an order calling for special
session of the legislature, to convene
probably May 1. It will vote money
to maintain troops of the state in the
strike zone, and also settle all arrears
of pay to nilitiamen who were on
duty previously.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-04
HARRISON BUYS
MoNoNeAH STOCK
Takes Advantage of Forced sale Of
Large Stock Of Seasonable Goods.


The enterprising department store
firm of A. Harrison, one Of the lead
ers in Fairmont, has just purchased
at a forced sale the stock Of the firm
of Bratman & Deikler. Monongah mer-
chants. The sale, as previously ,adver-
tised, was conducted on Saturday pur-
suant to decree of the intermediate
Court OF Marion county, entered on
the 18th day OF November, by Attor-
ney Z. B. Carskadon, trustee, and
James A. Meredith, commissioner.
Present to bid were about forty
prospective buyers from Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia and other nearer places.
but Mr.. Harrison's cash offers were
the best and he secured the important
stock for an addition to his local
place. The sale was in the form Of an
auction and was held Saturday morn
ing at Monongah.
Evening star., 1914-11-08

another names Still other exampes,-the bit in
Barrie's "The Legend of Leonora where the ontrlal
Leonora gets to the hearts of the jury with the talk
about her children; the bit in Bought and Paid for
where the fresh young clerk takes advantage of his
wealthy brothernaw good nature to attempt to ease
himself into soft job informing his brother-ln-law
that he's full of big IDEAS the bit of the extremely dull
lack -wtted, fat youngster in broadway Jones' Ito
quote personally made example again) who says,
No. Sir! he's never going to smoke cigarettes because
"they'd soften my brain!"
MORE and more the short story seems to be becom-
A'A ing a valuable element in the campaign of the
plotters The practical demand for the printed short
story came from the busy reader who wanted and de-
manded his fiction in small but complete and electric
doses 1t has seemed follow quite naturally, in this
day great theatrical competition that the short story
is frequently looked to by many hurried and tmeess
producers for ideas that may be available for stage
plays
Beginning particularly with Bret Hartes "Salomy
lanes Kiss" which was made into the play "Saomy
ane the short storys relation to the stage has rapidly
become more of flesh and blood. Think of only few
of these short stories that have been turned into plays
and you will clearly appreciate the share the short
story has in the great plotting battle. Here some
recalled offhand:
Jesse Lynch Williams @Stoen Story; Gillettes play
made out of several of the sherlock Holmes stories
the @Aateur Craftsman stories of Hornung done into
the play called 4Rafles7 "Arsene Lupn,7 synthesis
of the Maurice LIE Blanc tales; @The Honor of the
Evening star., 1914-11-08

Family" dramatization of short story by Balzac
"The Chorus Lady, dramatization by James Forbes
of his story called "The Extra Girl Other plays de-
rived from short noveletes have been Cherb
Divine Mrs. Dakon," @Mr. Buttles' "Potash and
Perlmutter7 "The Wishing Ring "Walingford, @The
Passing of the Third Floor Back, "Alias Jimmy Valen
tine" @The Doube-dyed Deceiver' "The Deserters,'
"The Cradle Snatcher," Havoc" Back Home
"Cooper Hoyt Inc" Beauty and the Barge" Spring
time" "Twin Beds, ct cetera.
Max Beerbohm when in Paris took well known
English actress of his acquaintance (who did not
derstand word of French to the rehearsal of an
extremely funny farce The larkoving Max instead of
telling his companion that they about to witness
farce, informed her very gravey that he desired es
pecally for her to the piece it destined to
prove of the greatest @tear dramas of the Paris
theatrical year. During the progress of the rehearsal
of the piece Beerbohm, with extemporaneous in
ventiveness and fertility, explained" the sad" evolu
ton of the play the actress wildly and eoquenty
that she burst into time and although the
action of the play consistently comic!
Action is valuable practical element in plays; but
1ines-meaningful nes-a not less valuable practical
element; although some playwright plotters, unlike
Beerbohm, to choose to forget it. With quick,
impressive line Beerbohm completely changed the whole
meaning of the stage action for his companion. Action
of itself means little. Action must be accompanied by
commonsense and by keenly vivid dialogue. The public
is like Mr. Beerbohm's impressonable actress COM
panion 1t believes in the theater what hears rather
than what it
Evening star., 1914-11-08

me by placing his crooks with of humor into the
novel atmosphere of religion. Thus you the way
the thing works in the form of flight of stairs. The
old and the new should be deity combined. The
story for practical purposes, should have touch
of what is already familiar.
ELEMENT NUMBER THREE.-There is nothing
- more effective in the plotters' campaign to win
producer than the quality of humanness in piece of
dramatic writing. This may sound almost as much of
bromide as some of the things promised you earlier
in this article would not talk about But wait
minute I'll not be too abstract in my remarks: I'll
stick to the concrete and the constructive
What is this "humanness"? It's lot of things
most of them too obvious need description by me-
but the selling side of it tells in little flashes injected by
the ploter into his work. These little flashes often
quicker in getting producer than composite, in
tricate humanness that shows up only in the final sur
vey Of course the latter will win the producer in
the long rum but it isn't of only the long that
speaking here. 1 dealing in quick detion-at least
in the present paragraph.
Let illustrate few such sample effective flashes
of humanness. What, exactly are they? Well, fair
example is the bit in the play "Wallingford,' where
Walingford, planning his swindle with the covered
carpet tack told by the girl in the Office that it isn't
bad idea at all in fact, darned good idea-where
upon the would crook grabs the tack from the girls
hands and scrutnzes it with vast look of surprise.
Another example,-the bit in "Baldpate" where the
brother nruders cornered and caught, forget their
interest and predicament and begin calling
Evening star., 1914-11-08
By SEWELL FORD

shootin over shy, grateful look and srnilin' coy
From then on it was almost case of friendly
relations between me and Ruby, conducted on the
basis of about two smiles day. Poor thing! l
expect them was about the only friendly motions
she went through durin' business hours; for she
didn't seem to mix at all with the other lady
typsts and for the young sports around the shop
well, to them Ruby standin' joke.
And you could hardly blame 'em. Them back
number costumes of hers looked odd enough mixed
in with all the harem effects and wired-neck ruffs
that the others down to work. But when
it come to doin' her hair Ruby was in class by
herself. No spit curls or French rolls for her! She
sticks to the plain double braid, wound around
her head smooth and slick, like the stuff they
wrap Chanti bottles in, and with her long soup
viaduct it gives her sort of top-heavy look. Sort
of a dull, ginger-colored hair it is too. Besides
that she's tall, shinglechested female, well along
in the twenties, l should judge, and with all the
earnarks of ben an old maid.
60 shock No. 2 is handed me when 1 discovers
~ how the high-shouldered young husk with the
wide-set blue eyes, that I'd hangin' round the
Arcade on and off, was really waitin for Ruby.
Uh-huh stood and watched 'em side up to each
other and go driftn out into Broadway hand in
hand. A swell pair they'd make for Rube vaude-
vile act! Honest, with few makeup touches,
gallery with 'em
Believe me, 1 couldn't miss a chance to josh
Ruby some on that. 1 shoves it at her next day
when comes back early from lunch and finds her
brushin' her sandwich crumbs into the waste
basket.
@Now don't spring any musty first-cousin gag
me- says I; "for it don't go with the fond, palm
pressin' act. Steady compny, amt he?"
Which where you'd expect her to turn pink in
ears and let loose giggle. But not Ruby. She's
olemn, serious-minded party, Ruby is. "Do you
IN Mr.. Lindholm?" says She
Heavingsl" says I. @Do you have relays of 'em?
referrin' to the stocky-built young Romeo that
led you up at the door last night
Oh, yes" says she placid, @Nelson Lindholm We
Sanskrit together"
Eh7" says i. "Sans-which? What kind of dis
is that?"
It's language" explains Ruby. ave were in the
e class. thought it might help me in my foreign
sion work. I'm sure don't know why Nelson took