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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24
THE WEEKS PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NOTES

Misses Elizabeth and Evelyn Spark
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sloan at their
cabin on Elk river.
Miss Annie Freeman, of Middle
town, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Merritt.
Mrs. Fred Cobb, of Wilmington,
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Conaway this week.
Mrs. Daisy King, Mrs. Julia Sto-
cum. of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Sallie
Lilley and daughter, Of Wilmington,
are guests of Miss Mollie McCrea.
Mrs. L. B. Phillips and daughter,
Eugenia, are visiting relatives in Suf-
folk, Va.
Miss Frances Cleaves has been the
guest of Miss Anna Mahoney, at
Childs.
DR.. and Mrs. S. Claude Sykes are
spending some time at Asbury Park,
N. j.
Miss Rebecca Dever. of Whining
ton. is the guest of Miss Margaret
Gilpin.
Mrs. R. C. Thackery is entertaining
her niece, Miss Edwina Butler, Of
Philadelphia.
MRS: Robert Z. Lewis and daughter
MISS Hester, are sojourning at At
lantic City.
Mrs. Clarence Strickland and daugh-
ter. Miss Frances, are visiting rela-
tives in Montgomery county.
Mr.. H. Edwin Vinsinger, of New
ark. spent Sunday with his father, Mr..
Henry Vlnsing,r.
Miss Ida Rcl artson and Mr.. Ever
ett Biddle. of Philadelphia. spent a
few days this week with Miss Edith
Burkley.
Mr.. Rudulph Tull and daughter of
Cynwyd, Pa, spent Sunday with his
mother. Mrs. M. E. Tull.
Little Misses Mary and Dean Letter
have been visiting their grandmother
Mrs. John B. Dean, in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Davis, of
Hartford county. spent Sunday and
Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. r. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cameron were
rendered a rousing serenade by a
number of their friends last Sat,it day
evening.
Miss Elizabeth Heath is spending
some time with friends in Philadei.
phia.
Miss Elsie Jones. of Middletown. is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas Dar-
lington, at Pleasant Hill.
Misses Elizabeth Minker. of Will
mlngton, and Harriet Jones, of near
Elkton, are visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. Margaret ]. Heath.
Dr. and Mrs. w. D. Cawley gave a
party last evening to a number of
young girl friends of their daughter.
helen. IN honor of her birthday.
Littie Misses Rose Dorsey, of Phil
ade phla, and Idella George. of North
East, have been spending several days
with their aunt, Mrs. o. C. Giles.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24
Firemen's Carnival Committees

The Carnival Committee of the Sim
gerly Fire Company has appointed
the following subcommittee to have
charge of the various features of the
annual carnival, which will be held at
ElEton August 24-2S:
Advertising-Fred H. LETTER. Will
liam c. Feehly and Joseph NJ. McVey.
Mrsic--C. E. Finck.
usements-Samuel L. King, ia
cob T. Biddle, Albert J. Denver, Will
liam J. Fenton. Howard S. Vincent,
Elwood N. Sweet and A. Victor Davis.
Parade-Taylor w. McKennev. J..
J. Minister, D. J. Ayerst, DR.. H. A..
Mitchell and DR.. w. T. Morrison.
Stands and Decorations-Arthur M.
Rambo, Andrew Rambo, William P.
litter, Morris Strickland, Standley
Evans. j. ]. Minister. Herman Jeffers,
DR.. W. T. Morrison. D. J. Averst,
Howard Smith. Fred Lewis. A. Victor
Davis and H. Frank Witworth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24
Hurt When Auto Skids

An automobile owned and driven bv
wilson Merritt, of Middletown. skid
ded on Gaines Hill, near Kirkwood.
late Monday afternoon, upsetting and
plnnlng the occupants of the car un-
derneath. Merritt, who is a solicitor
Tor the Bell Telephone Company. had
two RIBS briken, wrist fractured and
1T Is feared his back is broken as he is
paralyzed from the waist down. John
Cochran, of Middletown, sustained
bruises ard cuts about the head. A
Western Union lineman named Lar
son, of Wilmington, was badly bruis-
ed on the body.
:. A party passing in an automobile
discovered their plight and aided them.
Merritt, who was treated by DR.. E.
NJ; Vaughn. at farmhouse. was later
taken to the Jefferson Hospital. Phil
adelphia, by DR.. Vaughn. He has a
wife but no children and recently NOV
ed from Warwick to Middletown. He
IS about 3S years old and son of
Orphans Court Judge. >. B. Merritt.
At the place where the accident
happened there is sharp turn in the
sandy road. The mpchine skidded
and turned turtle. Later information
is to the effect that an X-ray exami-
nation of the hurt man shows a frac-
ture of the ninth vertebrae and his
condition is considered critical.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24
Horse Thieves Caught

There was quite an exciting time
around Akin Wednesday. about
o'clock, when two suspicious colored
men came along driving nice looking
horse and offering it for sale. About
that time DR.. Stump came along in an
automobile and loaded in Mr.. Oliver,
Robert Lynch and Robert Kirk, who
overlook the parties on Asbury Hill
and took them in camp later to find
the team had been stolen from Ken
nett Square, Pa.
Mr.. Oliver telephoned Sheriff Nor
gan, who was soon on the scene and
took the prisoners to Elkton Jail.
Sheriff Morgan had a notice of a
horse that had been stolen from Ken
nett Square, which answered the de-
scription Of this one. He got in COM
munication with the owner, who came
ard identified his property.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24
Storms Continue To Damage

This county has continued to be
visited by frequent heavy rains that
have delayed threshing and by severe
thunder storms that have damaged
crops and in some cases destroyed
buildings.
The severe storm of last Saturday
Afternoon dld considerable damage
In the Second district Samuel Buck
worth and Mrs. Edward Mccoy, of
near Cayot, were stunned by bots of
lightning, and a horse owned by Mr..
Buckworth and two cows owned bv
Thomas NJ fiilingame were killed. In
the Second district there was a high
wind, doing much damage to corn. In
Mondays storm a child of the Ruth
enian colony al Chesapeake City was
stunned by lightning.
During the storm Saturday after
noon barn on the farm of Charles
Peterson on the Telegraph and New
London road, was struck by lightning
and burned to the ground. The wagon
house and chicken house caught from
the barn and We're also burned. Nr.
Peterson succeeded in getting the live
stock out but seVera. tons of hay and
load of wheat on the barn floor with
other contents were burned. He had
no Insurance on either the buildings or
contents and his loss will probably be
about $4,000.
Friday afternoon of last week light
nlng struck the wagon house on the
old Barney Moore farm near McClel-
landsville, Del, now owned by William
j. Fisher. 1t was burned to the ground
with some farming implements. The
loss was several hundred dollars,
partly covered by insurance.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24
Farmers Day At Delaware

Farmers Day will be observed at
the Delaware College Farm on Thurs
day, July 20, 1915. The morning and
part of the afternoon will be spent in
inspecting the farm, crops, buildings
and livestock. In the afternoon there
will be few short talks by represen-
tatives from the various counties and
heads of the Departments will give
some Of the most interesting results
of experiments which have been car
ried on at the farm.
The luncheon will not be served this
wear, so bring your lunch baskets and
drinking cups. Lemonade and hot
coffee will be served free at the farm.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24

aspire to office.
More and more, too, it seems to
me, candidates are expected to pay all
their campaign expenses. The old
plan of holding up the corporations
for contributions was. of course, very
bad, and put candidate under de-
grading obligations, but now that cor
porations are not allowed to contri-
bute-and | believe they are obeying
the law-the burden of expense falls
more and more on the candidate. This
is very unfortunate condition. 1t
gives the appearance of the candidate
bidding at an auction and paying for
what he gets.
81 remember that years ago in Vir-
ginia it was considered very improper
for candidate to spend money for his
own election, no matter how. NV ia
ther went to the State Senate. num-
ber of times. and was man of means.
but he would never have thought of
spending money to aid his own candi-
dacy. Unfortunately it takes money,
and great deal of it. to shape public
opinion and arouse the voters in re-
cent years"
Senator Maloy's Experience.
Senator Maloy said that he had sew
eral times opposed the organization
and he knew how expensive it was to
reach the voters in even a single ward.
"To limit man as to expenditures,
granting that they are legitimate. is
to handicap him." said Mr.. Maloy,
land | do not believe it is really in the
interest of good government.
at is true, as The Sun says, that
high offices are to a considerable ex-
tent within the reach of only rich men
and that they should be accessible to-
poor as we'll as rich, and it is an un-
fortunate situation which should be
changed if there is any way to do it.
1t is very interesting and pertinent
subject for discussion and l am glad
The Sun has taken it up"
Serious. Says Collector Stone.
Collector William F. Stone, the Re-
publican city leader, said:
"The cost of conducting primary
and general elections has become one
of the truly serious problems and one
that we must think about. 1t has be-
come very hard for a poor man or
man in moderate circumstances to
make a good fight, especially if he has
no organized movement behind him."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24
RECENT DEATHS

Mrs. Louisa Paul. widow of the late
Michael Paul, died Friday morning of
last week, at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. William litter, in Elkton,
after a lengthy illness, aged 65 years.
Mrs. Paul was native of Germany.
but had resided in this country many
Years. Three daughters, Mrs. Isaac
Robinson, of Baltimore. Mrs. Andrew
Slicher, of Chesapeake City, and Mrs.
William litter. of Elkton. survive.
The funeral was held Monday morn
ing, with services at Elkton Catholic
Church and interment in Elkton Gene
terry.
DR.. Pedro A. de Figaniere.
DR.. Pedro de Figaniere, of Zion,
died at Union Hospital, Elkton, Mon
day night, of meningitis, aged 80
years. The deceased was son of the
late Harriet NJ Whitaker and Pedro
A. de Figaniere. and a grandson of
Caesar Henry de Figaniere, at one time
Consul for Portugal He is survived
by one brother, Gibson de Figaniere,
of Philadelphia.
The remains were taken to Phila-
delphia Wednesday for cremation.
George ID. Kelley.
Mr.. George D. Kelley, former cash
ier of the Peoples National Bank of
Middletown, Del, died Thursday of
last week in the Federal Prison, at
Atlanta, Ca, of intestinal trouble,
aged Ga years. Mr.. Kelley was we'll
known in Maryland and Delaware, and
his rnntintin,, Of olri,,or fo1
in the books and reports of the Mid
dletown bank, last year, was a great
surprise, as he had been held in high
esteem and trusted by his associates.
The deceased is survived by widow,
one son and one daughter.
The funeral was held Monday from
the residence of his son in Whining
ton. lnterment was made at St.
Georges Cemetery.
Ellsworth Ward.
Ellsworth, the bright little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Ward. died sud
denly, Friday of last week, at his par
ents' home in Elkton, of meningitis,
aged two and one-half years.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon with services at the home of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Rothwell. of Elk Landing. and inter-
ment at Elkton Cemetery.
Miss Lena E. Holmes.
Miss Lena E. Holmes, of Elk Neck,
died at Union Hospital, Elkton, Wed
nesday afternoon after several weeks
illness in the 21st year of her age.
The deceased is survived by her father
and mother and several brothers and
sisters,
The funeral will be held tomorrow
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24
Basketball AT Summer School

The Maryland girls attending the
Delaware College Summer School on
Friday night of last week defeated
the. Delaware girls in the first of a
series of basketball games by the
score of q to 16. The game was play
ed in the gymnasium and was wit
messed by large number of the stud
ents and members of the faculty.
Miss Scott and .Iiss Wilson wora
the stars for the Maryland team. and
Miss johnson and Miss Boyce played
the best game for the Delaware girls.
The lineup:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24

Wesley Chapel, Elk Neck, with inter-
ment in adjoining cemetery.
Lemuel Jones.
Mr.. Lemuel Jones, a member of the
q. A. R., died July 10 at his home at
fS6owiandville, S6 after long illness, aged
o' years. The deceased is survived bv
Widow and four children.
Ihe funeral was held July IA with
services in Bethesda NJ. P. Church and
lntermeEt in adjoining cemetery.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-24
The Sun Is Quite Right"

"The Sun is quite right in what it
says on the subject and it would be
fortunate if some plan of State-aided
primaries could be devised to open the
way for men of moderate means to
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
CARRANzA RECOGNIZED CANTU;
 AS YUMA EXAMINER PREDICTED.
(By B. F. Fly)

At 6:30 this morning l re- ceived news from Mexicali to the following effect:
 Gen. Obregon, represent ing the Carranza de >facto government, has two repre- Sentatives in Calexico for the purpose of reaching an ami cable agreement with Gov. Cantu. Gov. Cantu has con- ferred freely with them and has agreed to a~settlement upon the follow erms: of .!.';'.s Coy; ,, y Gen. 'f's' must be be
 Second: Every officer under Cantu must retain his rank.
 Third: There must be no confiscation of property of those who have upheld Gov. Cantu.
 Fourth: Cantu must con- tinue to act as governor-gen- eral of Lower California un- til a regular constitutional election.
 Fifth: All funds tied up in Calexico banks must be at once released so Cantu can distribute it pro rata among his soldiers.
 Upon the acceptance of these propo- sitions, Governor General Cantu will fall in line with the United States and recognize Carranza; but not until then just as I outlined in these columns yesterday.
 This conference clearly shows that Carranza has recognized Cantu, which should have been done the day the United States recognized Carranza, and that would at once have settled the whole question, so far as Lower Cali fornia is concerned; and such recog- nition on the part of CarranZa would have but given due credit to Governor Cantu's excellent administration.
 Carranza's tardy recognition, how ever shows that the First Chief has come to his senses, and it is always better late than never.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
URGES HEN BREEDING
 FOR LAYING OF EGGS
Associated Fress)

Half an egg day is the average to which every industrious and self-re- specting hen ought to attain, accord ing to the University of California.
 Trap-nests are the means the Uni versity now recommends for hasten ing the coming of the golden age when the boarder hen shall be exterminated and every hen shall average at least 1S0 eggs per annum.
 This homemade trap-nest closes when hen enters to lay an egg. Thus accurate record can be kept of the pro- duction of individual hens. Hence the poultry-raiser can incubate only eggs from hens with high record as egg producers, mated with well-grown, ana sturdy roosters whose mothers were naturally prolific layers. The result of such selection on sound eugenic principles is rapid improvement of the natural laying capacity of the flock. The trap-nest makes it easy, also, to discover and eliminate the hen which does not earn her own keep.
 How every poultry-grower may very cheaply and easily, with his own ham, mer and saw, make trap nests for his poultry yards; is told by J. E. Dough erty, associate professor of poultry husbandry, and w. E. Lloyd, assistant in paultry husbandry at the university farm, in a publication on Practical and inexpensive Poultry Appliances" just issued by the University of Cali fornia, obtainable free by writing to the College of Agriculture at Berke- ley, California
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
ID PREvEAT
 FREEZING IN FRANCE
Associated Press lu.w

PARIS, Nov. 1S.-Paris is SSho dan ger of shivering this winter. though it will have to pay rather dearly for it's warmth. Monsieur Marcel Sembat, minister of public works, assures the public that there will be plenty of coal available and supports his views with few conclusive statistics.
 France consumed sixty million tons of coal year before the war; 10 mil lion tons of it came from Great Britain and 10 million from Belgium and Germany. The latter markets are now closed to her but her consump- tion has decreased from 50 million to 10 million tons by reason of the Ger mon occupation of the industrial re- gions of the north and east. Her coal production has diminished in the same ratio being 20 million tons as against 40 million tons, so she has to depend on Great Britain and the United States for the 20 million tons that she lacks. The receipts at French ports, which were less than a million tons. a month year ago, rose to 1,SO0,0 900 tons in August. Statistics of subse- quent receipts are incomplete but it is thought that they exceed two mil lion tons per month, sufficient to meet current needs and accumulate a small surplus.
 Coal prices have shown no response to the increased receipts. The best qualities are firm at tVspty dollars ton delivered at domicile while inferi- or grades and industrial coal bring s15 ton. The city gas company, pro- fitting from these high prices, has sup planted coal with gas in great many families, furnishingth heaters free of rental.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
YUMA DAILY EXAMINER WINS 4
 GOOD ROADS VICTORY FUR PEOPLE

flee It was as dark as forty black cats
 Even at that unreasonable hour I called up the ever accommodating County Clerk Farmer.
 Has Attorney Lindeman filed the amended Caruthers petition?" asked.
 Haven't heard word from him or anybody else on that subject" was his reply.
 Will you kindly do me the favor to call me over the phone at the Yuma Daily Examiner office if he calls on you to file it?" I asked.
 T most certainly will," replied Mr. Farmer.
 Thank you very much will wait here until F o'clock" I replied
 And I waited, and then waited some more, trying in the meantime to fig ure out why there was so much mys- tery about the matter, and at the same time wondering why my friend. Lin deman, wanted to string an old guy" for so long time. But to save from Halifax I couldn't figure It out, knew positively that he had been working like Trojan for the past two days drawing up the amended petition, and having heard all the ar guments advanced for and against his former petition, naturally knew he was plugging up the holes with bomb proof material-if 1t were possible to find such material in law booKs.
 But why all this delay to the very last minute allowed him under the ruling of Judge Baxter? Was it pos sible that after all this hard work that Banker Caruthers had weakened? Was it possible that he had finally come to the reasonable, sensible conclusion that the best interests of the county demanded that he stop wnils he yet had a chance? Or, was the delay un- avOidable?
 All these things came .o me as I sat at my desk in the Yuma Daily Examiner office listening to my Water berry grinding away like tnreshing machine, toliing off the seconds, min utes and hours, while I anxiously awaited the 'witching hour of mid all for what?
 Nothing but a tempest in T-poti
 Yuma county needs good roads. She has everything else on earth that is
 Continued on Page Four)
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
(By B. F. Fly)

Attorney c. A. Lindeman kept Yuma on the anxious seat until 12 o'clock last night, awaiting his decision as to whether or not he would file the amended or new pe- tition on behalf of Banker Caruthers, asking for an in junction to restrain the Yuma county Board of Supervisors from executing the contract with the o. & c. company for the construction of the good road from Yuma to Somerton.
 Half a dozen times or more 1 had asked him if the peti- ton was ready and each time he laughingly replied:
 Not yet; but soon"
 l was anxious to see it for two reasons: First, because 1 was curious to know upon what grounds he asked for the injunction; second, be- cause wanted to write my story about it last night, as 1 had made arrangements to go to Laguna dam early this morning with Project Mana ger Lawson and Superintend- ent Priest and float down the river in the skiff Search Light" "a trip that 1 knew would mean an all-day job.
 At 9:3O o'clock last night I called my friend Lindeman over the phone and asked him if he was ready with the petition
 Not yeS p; call me at about 1e:3o," he ss2H, with laugh, for he knen> >had me on the end of
 At 10:30, on the dot, I called him.
 There was no response.
 Please ring him again." I urged the good natured and obliging tele- phone operator.
 Still no answer.
 Then I went to Mir Lindeman's of
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
Tempest in Teapot Over-- Rejoicing Now the Order
WOOD-sPL|TT|AC, TRENCH DIGGING.
 PREACHERS STAND THE STRAIN

That Rev. Irving Lovejoy, of Yuma, is not the only preacher who knows how to roll up his sleeves, is made plain by Elder George l. But Ter, who addressed the Ad- ventists' convention yester- day at Loma Linda, Cal.
 The Associated Press now quotes him as follows:
 Preachers should make a practice of saving wood, split ting rails and digging ditcheS. This is a certain cure for ner- vous prostratfon, he said.
 q believe" he continued, that there are dozens of ministers now in their. graves, who might have been living had they engaged in manual labor instead of racking their brains so much" Elder Butler stated. T call myself patriarch of the manuel labor system. I recommend to my young brethren in the ministry that they be not ashamed to take an axe and spin wood, or to take shovel and dig some ditches.
 That is the way I used to do. It was very common for me to preach fif- teen or eighteen times a week, and do some writing besides. At one time actually became so weak l hardly could stand But I would go home and saw up eight or ten cords of wood. After two months of that exercise, I would go out again as bright as a dol lar. That is the way I escaped ner- vous prostration."
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
H|CCOUGH DIAGNOSED
 SPINAL TUBERCULOSIS

Especial to the Yuma Daily EXaminer) GREENPORT, l.. l., Nov. 1S.-After hiccoughing for ten months, Cortland Brooks is dead at his home here. When he began to hiccough he was taken to hospital and put in big plaster, but he continued to hiccough even in his sleep. Physicians d1ag- nosed his malady as tuberculosis of the spine.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
WHEELS IN HEAD
 PROVED 10 BE FLIES

Special to the Yuma Daily Examiner)
 PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 18.- There are wheels in my head" said a Marlton, N J., man to the head phy- sician at Cooper hospital, at Camden, N. J. The physician examined the mans ear and found twenty-three small wriggling objects which were identified by an entomologist as the larvae of a fly. The man had been sleeping on the ground, and it Is thought a female laid the eggs which were matched by body heat
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
BULGAR|iNS AGAIN
 VICTORIOUS IN SERBIA
Associated Pressl

ATHENS, Nov 1S.-Five thousand Serbs, who had ben defending Babuna Pass against 10000 Bulgarians, were today forced to abandon positions and retreat on Prilep, according to advices from Saloniki. The re-occupation of Totovo by the Bulgarians is also con- firmed.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
HOSTILE AIRCRAFT
 FORWARDED VERONA
Associated Press)

PARIS, Nov. 1S.-Hostile aircraft dropped bombs on Verona, Italy, ac- cording to Havas dispatch. One child was slightly injured; no material damage was done.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-18
WIRELESS STATION N
 MAINE IS UNCOVERED
Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-The Brit ish embassy today directed attention of the State Department to a private wireless station at Deering, Maine. near Portland, which is said to have been communicating with vessels at sea.