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Newark post., 1915-09-01
DEATH OF P. J. RITTER
Business Continues Under
Son

Philip J. Ritter, founder and
head of the Philip J. Ritter Con-
serve Co., of Philadelphia, a
branch of which located in New
ark two years ago, died in Allan
tic City, on Tuesday, August "a,
aged eighty-two years. The de-
ceased had been i'll about two
weeks. Mr.. Ritter began the
manufacture of catsup and pre-
serves siXty-one years ago, and
had been in the business continu-
ally until the time of his death.
A son, William H. Ritter, who has
been the acting manager of the
company for years, will conduct
the business.
The Ritter factory at Newark
opened for business last week.
Owing to the heavy rains the to-
mato crop in this locality has not
been heavy and the company has
been ready to buy all fruit
brought to the factory.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
COUNCIL ENFORCES
SEWER ORDINANCES
Property Owners Ordered To
Connect

Several property owners who
failed to connect with the sewer
within thirty days after being not
flied to do so by Town Council
were summoned before Magistrate
Lovett one day last week. Two of
the property owners have since
started the work, and the third has
promised to do so at once. No
more trouble is anticipated.
A number of others have been
ordered by Council this month to
make connections. The time al
lowed to these will not expire for
about week. Those who do not
connect within the specified time
are subject to q fine for each day
after the thirty days that connec
tinns are not made.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Delaware's Fruit Crop

The fruit crop in Delaware is in
dicated by the following ship
ments made over the Delaware
Railroad on Monday:
Berries, none; total to date, 20,
844,034 quarts; last year, 1866,
6O4.
Apples, So baskets; total to date
286,854; last year, SAT, ,4O5.
Peaches, S,135 baskets; total to
date, 703,880; last year, 353,592.
Pears, "a baskets; total to date,
p ,5S3; last year, 17,784.
Tomatoes, 1900 baskets; total to
date, 76,67S; last year, 5S,706.
Grapes, 4,81S pounds; total to
date, 545,234; last year, 1,417,3S7.
Sweet potatoes, 5S barrels; total
to date, 1912; last year, 6,730.
White potatoes, 263 barrels;
total to date, 179,S43; last year,
191, ,1S0.
Cantaloupes, 1868 carriers;
total to date, 564,927; last year,
6S1 1902.
Watermelons, carloads; total
to date, 704; last year, 739.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Old Brooks Farm Sold

w. B. Seward, Delaware Col
lege, Glass of 1916, has purchased
from S. F. Harris the old Brooks
farm near Christiana. Mr.. Sew
ard who is Senior in the Agri-
cultural Department at Delaware
College, will farm the place. He
will live on the farm with his
mother, Mrs. A. B. Seward, and
his grandmother, Mrs. Buchanan
who will arrive on Friday from
their former home in Middletown
New York.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
New Postal Regulation
Effective September 1st

In an order issued August 20,
1915, Postmaster General Burle-
son has set forth the following
amendment to the fourth class
postal rulings, to become effective
September l, 1915:
Fourth-class mail shall not be
registered, but may be insured
against loss in an amount equlva-
lent to it's actual value, but not to
exceed S. in any one case, on
payment of fee of 3 cents; not
to exceed S25 on payment of 5
cents; not to exceed $50 on pay
ment of a fee of 10 cents, or not
to exceed 500 on payment of a
fee of 25 cents, in addition to the
postage, both to be prepaid by
stqmps affixed; but indemnity
will not be allowed in cases of loss
of such mail addressed to the
Philippine Islands, unless the loss
occurred in the postal service OF
the United States.
This amendment provides that
the following indemnity will be
paid for loss of insured parcels
mailed on and after September l
1915:
Covered by a Scent fee-value
up to S..
Covered by scent fee-value
up to S25.
Covered by 10-cent fee-valut
up to $50.
Covered by a 25-cent fee-valut
up to 500.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Newark Folk Visit Carnivals

Five machine loads of Firemen
from Newark, with their friends,
visited the Smyrna Firemen's Car
nival. The Carnival which opened
on Monday evening will continue
for the remainder Of the week.
Among the Newark visitors we: 3.
G.. Fader, the Misses Fader, Mr..
and Mrs. Plumley, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. P. Steele, Mrs. Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Wilson, Messrs. Leslie
Hill, Harry Hill, Irwin Durnall,
and Norris Worrall
The Elkton Carnival, which has
been visited by scores of Newark,
ers, closed on Tuesday.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Thief Cuts
Telephone Wires
attempts To Make Off Win
Plunder

Thieves were discovered early
this morning at work on the Dia-
mond State Telephone Company
lines, on the road leading from
Ogletown to Stanton. The COM
pany has been troubled for months
by having the wires tampered
with in this locality. A short time
ago eleven pole-lengths of wire,
with ten wires, were cut, the thief
making as his haul three hundred
and fifty pounds of copper wire,
which when melted sells for
twenty-five cents per ID.
Following this experience the
company in order to catch the
thieves, put in an alarm system.
At one a. m. today the signal
sounded at the Wilmington head
quarters. Linemen were sent in
an automobile post haste, to the
scene of the trouble. A man was
discovered on the pole, indus
triously cutting the wires, which
he would later make away with as
the evenings plunder. The thief
discovered the linemen, however,
as quickly as he himself was de-
tected, and escaped across the
fields on a horse hitched nearby
evidently for the purpose. A
wagon on which there was already
loaded fifty pounds of wire, and g
number of tools, was taken to Will.
mington.
The horse, bay mare, weighing
1850 pounds, which was later dis
covered on the Mitchell farm
near Christiana, was turned over
to officer Apsley, Newark. NJ
clue as to the identity of the thie1
has yet been found.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Temperance Workers
Plan Fall Convention

The fall meeting of the New
Castle County w. C. T. U. will be
held at Delaware City next Thurs
day, September 9. Mrs. Shepard,
the State president of the w. G. T.
I. of Utah and Mrs. Thatcher of
Washington, D. c., will be the
speakers. Mrs. Thatcher will pre-
sent a handsome silk flag to the
Union which shows the largest
percentage of membership since
the last meeting.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
SAILOR FROM WAR
ZONE in NEWARK
Relates Experiences Aboard
Armenian

Newark was visited by real ad-
venturer Monday in the person of
Michael O'Molley, ships carpen-
ter aboard the British vessel
Armenian" sunk several weeks
ago by the German submarine "U
13" almost at the location of the
Lusitania disaster. The crew
rowed to Queenstown and from
there many were brought to New
port News: Making his way to
Baltimore, Mr.. O'Malley has
adopted the several trades of
tinker, cabinet maker, scissors
grinder, and perhaps carpet-beater
and paper-hanger.
"The Americans were killed by
an explosion of powder amid
ships" he said. 81 was getting
into a boat at the bow when it
happened. The torpedo struck
the ship later. The submarine
gave us plenty of warning, and we
put off sixteen or eighteen boat
lengths from the Armenian before
she was struck and went down, as
we knew she would, by the bow.
The horses and mules aboard
1900 of them-screamed like hu-
man beings when the water got to
them. The noise made by the fran
tic beasts was terrible to listen
| to-"
Aren't you afraid to go to sea
in ship carrying contraband?''
he was asked.
"We take the chances when we
enter the war zone, of course, but
there's always risk at sea. We
think the Germans are giving ur
their worst submarine tricks.
am going to Cuxhaven in the
"Hardcastle" from Baltimore in g
week, and she will carry war mu
nitions. | got through safe in hel
last winter, when she carried
mules for the Allies to Havre.
Sailed In Convict Ship
Mr.. O'Malley said he was car
penter in the famous old British
convict ship Success" which ha!
been shown in Eastern port!
within the last two years. "Sh'
was raised and brought to Mel
bourne" he said, "and we took he
to English waters, where she wa
fitted out to come to this country
1t was her first voyage in many
long year, and we were on tn
alert to see her go to the bottom
some fine day, but she was towe,
the distance without an accident
| The story Of how he was quar-
antined once aboard a tram
steamer in the harbor Of Madagas
car while 26 of the crew died wit
the coast fever, and the shown
of a rare and beautiful snake opa
which he said came from tn
famous temple at Burma, India
were other incidents of Mr.. O'MaI
ley's stay in town. He said he ha
had six months in Harvard, bu
ran away to sea as carpenter
mate in tea clipper bound t
China.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Sigma Nu Camping Party

Members of the Sigma NJ Fra
ternity are planning a camping
party, along North East river, for
a week beginning Saturday, Sep
tember fourth. About twelve are
expected to be at the camp, in the
bungalow belonging to DR.. w. H.
Steel, of Newark.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
w. 6. I. u. Meeting

Local w. C. T. U. workers will
meet at Mrs. E. K. Buffers home
on Friday evening.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-14
WALTERS WEAKNESS

WAL En- = HhEf1TNlNE90
What ails young Walter JOhnson?"
A boy asked; in the dumps;
His dad said: ''He is wan, son,
Because he has the jumps"
Detroit News.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-14

state of mind wait for the needs Of
sOciety-t demand their services?
If they dislike to be entirely idle
they certainly can find something
worth while to do, as for instance
reading good books, identifying their
homes, or busy themselves with
something else, according to their
individual artistic desires or inteIlec-
tUal cravings. Some could travel.
Others could go to some institution
of learning and take a course in some
subject in which they are interested.
(BUt they seem to lack initiative to
do these things.) 1 cannot under
stand why any one should chase for
jobs or why good people should lose
sleep and break down their nervous
systems trying to create or find jobs
for others. -.....
This is a season when we should
take life easy.-A Visitor From Mars.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-14

| CHINAMAN. AND GIRL FINED IN
MORALS COURT
There were two features to a trial
in the morals court when two girls
and a pair of Cinnamon who were
found together at 2123 S.. Archer aY.
were arraigned today,
One feature hailed from the old
customs of China, the other was a
common story in our land.
When the Chinese appeared in
court Officer James Burns, who made
the arrest, complained to the judge
that he had arrested only one Of the
pair standing before him.
They were questioned and it finally
proved that one of them, Willie
Chow, 2123 S. Archer aV., had ap-
peared in court to take the punish
ment for Lewis Sing, who had been
caught with the girl.
In China one can hire men to go to
Jail in the place of the person con-
victed of a crime. But Willie got a
$25 fine for trying it here.
The other feature was the tale of
the country girl. Three years ago
Tessie Stewart came from Boone, Ia.
She became acquainted with Trixie
Sing, wife of the Chinaman she was
found with the other day. Stage life
looked good to Tessie and she came
to Chicago and to the big lights. She
was fined SIS and costs.
-O--O---~
AEnrAAHEH rAnnE
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-14
A CENSORED PoME

A CENSORED PoME Z
At midnight in his palace fine
The Turk lay taking forty winks,
Had saw in dreams the crescent
shine
Above the high brow of the Sphinx.
He woke to smell the powder smoke,
s. To hear the shrapnel shTilIy
scream.
Oh, sadly then the Meslem spoke:
81 would it still we're but a dream"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
So That They win Have Ample
Time to Do Their Christ
mas Shopping.

BALTIMORE. Dec. ss-All en-
ployes OF the Baltimore and Ohio
system from the Atlantic seaboard to
the Mississippi river, including tho
men working on branch lines, will
receive their pay this year before
Christmas and in time to enable them
TO do Whatever shopping they or their
families plan for the holidays.
When the management decided to
pay all employees before Christmas
special arrangements were made by
the payroll branch Of the accounting
department and the paymaster's
force. The employees In charge OF
paying their fellow-workers entered
into the spirit of the plan with
cheerfulness and volunteered to work
ut night in order to finish the task al
least a week earlier than Is done dur
ing the rest OF the year, The force
worked late several nights last week
and will continue doing so this week
in order that the cash may be in the
hands OF all before the Christmas
holidays.
II has been arranged TO pay all
employees by December 20. The work
was organized IN the general Offices
so that the payrolls on distant d.
visions were handled first in order to
reach all simultaneously. Train
schedules were taken into account
and allowances made for possible
failure to make connection with
branch line service during the hol-
iday rush.
The employee In the general Of
fees, who are paid in cash, received
their salaries last Saturday in order
to give them the benefit OF the half
holiday in making Christmas pur-
chases. This is the first year that
the plan has been undertaken. but
disregarding the extra expense en-
tailed the management will place the
pay in the hands OF between 5000
and 10000 employees on its rolls.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
MINIMUM SENTENCE
Given Emmett Pearse Who
Confessed to Violating the
Prohibition Law.

Emmitt Pearce. of Bridgeport, con-
fessed Wednesday morning in Magis-
trate Jackson v. Carriers court to hav-
Ing whiskey In a public street at
Bridgeport Tuesday evening and was
sentenced to serve sixty days on the
roads and in Jail and pay fine OF
WOO and costs. He started to work
out his sentence Wednesday.
Pearce was arrested at Bridgeport
Tuesday evening by John M. COMBS,
chief OF police OF that municipality. on
a charge of being drunk. When
searched the whiskey was found and
Wednesday morning Chief coombs
brought him to this city and a war
rant charging him with violating the
prohibition law was sworn out against
him. When arraigned in Magistrate
Carter's court he confessed and drew
the minimum sentence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
i q Mavf,e,d q, Morpantown /

j. G. Mayfield. of Morgantown, is
a visitor here.
c. D. Howard, of Cowen, is trans
acting business hIre.
P. j. Reid, OF Hendricks. is city
business visitor.
Birk s. Stathers is here from Wes-
ton on legal business.
Judge Homer B. Woods, OF Harris
ville,, is in the city.
]. w. Fitzpatrick, Of Warrington,
is here on business mission.
j. Ray Quinn. of Philadelphia, ar
rived here Wednesday morning to
spend the holidays with his mother,
Mrs. Eleanor Quinn.
Mrs. Susan r. Lynch, OF Morgan
town. is guest of Mrs. David j. Car
ter.
Mrs. W. E. starcher has gone to
Grafton to spend Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. Anna e. Warder.
DR.. Herbert w. Atcheson will go
tc Washington, D. c., tonight to
spend a week and his dental office
will be closed during his absence.
]. q. Trainer. of West Union, was
here Wednesday.
George ii. Trainer, OF Salem, Wis
tied the city Wednesday.
e. B. Hardesty is business visitor
here from Lumberport.
w. ]. S. Harmer, of Shinnston,
visited the city Wednesday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
RAILROAD MEN WILL
RECEIVE PAY EARLY
FEW Miners ESCAPE

Shut off from fresh air and sunshine,
sometimes working in dampness, and
often inhaling dust, are the reasons
why so few miners escape bronchitis,
pneumonia, asthma, throat troubles,
or even consumption.
The hard work and sudden changes
from warm mines to icy winds will
weaken the strongest constitution, and
doctors are advising miners to take
SCOTS Emulsion after meals, because
it is a powerful blood purifier, which
creates body-wamth, healthful flesh,
and strengthens both throat and lungs.
If you work in the mines you need
SCOTS Emulsion TO keepup your strength,
and for colds, coughs or rheumatism Il
should never be neglected. SCOTS Is
free from alcohol-insist on the genuine.
sse,t s BOVINE. bloomfield, NJ. ls-Ss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
FUNERAL.
OF Miss Ellen Boyles, a Sister
of Mrs. John WhaIen, of
This City, is Held.

The funeral OF Miss Ellen Boyles,
OF Grafton, was held at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning in the Grafton
Catholic church and the body was
taken to Long Run in the afternoon
for interment. The Grafton Sentinel
chronicled her death as follows:
After an illness OF little more
than month, Miss Ellen Boyles
died last evening at $40 o'clock at
the home OF her sisters, Mrs. Bruce
Foley, at No. $50 East Main street.
She had been seriously i'll for only
about week suffering from Brlght's
disease and heart trouble, and her
death was quite unexpected.
She has made her home with her
sister in this city for the last ten or
twelve years and had a wide circle
OF warm friends in Grafton. She was
33 years OF age. The following SIS
tiers are the only immediate rela-
tives: Mrs. Bruce Foley. OF Graf
ton: Mrs. Coyne. OF Salem: Mrs. A.
A. Mos. OF Newark. N. u; Mrs. M.
M. Mcclure and Miss Kate Boyles,
OF Latrobe, Pa. and Mrs. John
Whalen. of Clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
WHITE WILL
is Probated before the County
Court and Executor There
of Qualities.

The county court took recess
Tuesday evening until Friday morn
ing.
Before such action was taken tho
will OF Joseph White was probated
and James @. White qualified as its
executor with bond at $4,000 and
Enoch w. White surety. Lloyd Stout,
A. j. Kemper and Charlie Post were
appointed to appraise the estate.
The will provides that all the es-
tate go to his widow, Catherine r.
White. her lifetime and then be dis
trlbuted equally among the ten chill
dren except that $500 and $3.50 ad-
yanced respectively to zachariah and
Daniel White be deducted from
their share.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
SAFE CONDUCT FOR HIM
ASSURED BY THE ALLIES

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The British
and French governments consented
to give safe conduct to Captains Boy
Ed and Won Papen, the German at
taches recalled from the United
States, Sin Difference to the express
wish of the United States govern
ment." Lord Robert Cecil. pariiamen-
tary under secretary for foreign af-
fairs, stated in the House OF Com
mons Wednesday.
The under secretary's statement
was in reply to question implying
condemnation of the granting OF
safe conducts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22

States does not feel called upon to
debate them and does not understand
that the imperial and royal govern
ment questions or disputes them.
The government OF the United
States therefore finds no other course
open to 1t but to hold the imperial
and royal government responsible
for the act OF its naval commander
and to renew the definite but respec-
full demands made in It's communi-
cation OF the sixth of December,
1915. It sincerely hopes that the
foregoing statement OF Its position
will enable the imperial and royal
government to perceive the justice OF
those demands and to comply with
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
PERSONAL

w. v. Briceland. of Wheeling, an
officer of the Central District Tele-
phone Company, is here on business
for the company. :.
]. NJ. Jackson is here from Par
Charles L. Poe is here from Par
kersburg.
j. L. Fisher. of Sutton. is Wis
itor in the city.
w. L. Wooddeli and Miss Mar
guerite Wooddell, Of Webster Springs
are visitors here.
Amos Bright, of Sutton, is in the
city looking after business affairs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
PUPILS
OF Union CoIored School Will
Be Given a Christmas
Tree.

The children OF the Union colored
school will be given a Christmas
tree Thursday afternoon from Q to 4
o'clock at the Odd Fellows hall, cor
ner Of Elk and Main streets. The
public is invited.
The program follows:
song-"Holy Night"
Reading-"Story of the Birth OF
Christ"-George Scott.
Recitation - Christmas Bells
Munroe Nunley.
A Christmas Acrostic-By nine
children.
song-"Little Wee Wees"
Recitation-"A Christmas Wish
Geneva Taylor.
Spelling Santa claus-by ten chill
dren.
song-"Hurrah for Santa Claus"
Play-"Santa Claus Substitute"
Distribution of presents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
MILL BOUGHT
of the Steel Brothers Here by
DR.. John B. Smith, Who
Has Charge Now.

DR.. John B. Smith has purchased
the Anchor Touring mill on West
Pike street and taken possession of
the same. The sellers are Lloyd
and Charles Steel. Lloyd Steel has
been retained as miller and DR.. Smith
has kept all the other employees at
the mill on the job. John B. Smith,
Jr.. is in charge of the mill business
as manager. The plant is modern
" equipped as 1t has the full roller
power process. 1t is the intention OF
the new owners to enlarge the bust
ness and make 1t one of the busiest
mills in the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22

SuT1SttlhS luSS IToEFsilH.
The Fairview Baptist Sunday
school at New Fair Ground will OBJ
serve the following program Friday
evening, beginning at 1880 o'clock:
Song-"Help Somebody Today"
Scripture lesson.
"a Christmas Prayer''-Nine Mick.
Recitation-"story OF the Unwise
Man"-Warder Freeman.
Recitation-"When Santa Claus
Comes"-Georgia Gibson.
Recitation-"Hard Times for
George'-Glen Wines.
Exercise-"Ch ristmas"-By nine
children.
Observation-Disclosures for Christ
mas-Ruth Freeman.
Exercise-"The Way to Christmas
Land"
Recitation-The Modern Santa
Claus"-Audley Dawson.
Notwithstanding Dolly"-Lu-
cile Riley.
Song-By the children Of the Sun
day school.
Recitation-"Kris Kringle's TRAY
els"-Harry Freeman.
Recitation-"Poor Santa Claus
Violet Kyle.
Recitation = "Piccoia" = Bonnie
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
ONE MILLION
CONTINUED from page /


which have been stationed on islands
in the eastern Mediterranean, have
been withdrawn to be sent to Saloni-
N.
The Overseas News Agency says:
"The Cologne Gazette publishes a
despatch from Athens stating that
nearly all the British troops have
left Imbros, Lemnos and Tenedos
islands to be sent to Saloniki.
"The troops on Imbros island were
most discontented., Some of the
troops mutinied and five or six officers
of the general staff are reported to
have been killed. Finally the troops
were removed after they had been
promised that numerous REINFORCE
ments would be sent"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
COMMISSIONER SILENT
ON THE BANKS AFFAIRS

tsy ASSOCIATED rstssi
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 22.--Wil-
liam II. Smith. state banking commits
sioner. who was In Philadelphia,
Wednesday. declined to discuss the
Affairs of the Pittsburg Bank for Saw
ings, except to say that the instiru-
ton had been closed by order OF the
department. Mr.. Smith referred all
requests for information TO tho at
torney generals department, whose
representative. Horace w. Davis, is
In Pittsburg. with full power to act.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
GETS VALUABLE sow.

william E. starcher has received
another valuable registered Poland
China brood SOW for his hog farm
at Adamston from Eli ]. Miller, noted
hog tancier of Mlllersburg, o. This
animal was sired by Mouws Smooth
Wonder and its dam was Caberly's
Choice, both noted animals.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
=.
Social and Personal
department They may
teephoned Kilograms editorial Telephones
Bell 500 Homo 157-Y.

Nestor.
Exercise-"A Plan That Failed"
Recitation-"Annie.s and Willie's
Prayer''-Eva Martin.
Recitation-"rhe Love Box
Anna Barger.
Exercise-"The Two sides"-By
two boys.
Bennett.
ecitation-Just before Christ
mas"-Frank White.
Christmas drill-By eight girls.
Short address by pastor.
Neutrality-suspicious. Stockings"
BY four girls.
song-"God Be With You It'll We
Meet Again"
Benediction.