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Smyrna times., 1916-11-08
Cunning Season Opens "Wednesday

The season for hunting rabbits and
partridges will open in Kent County
on Wednesday next, November 10
Partridges are reported to be plenti-
full and rabbits are also said to abound
in increasing numbers. Many gum
ners anticipate excellent sport.
Smyrna times., 1916-11-08

Wright & Sons New Smyrna Garage
George d. Wright & Son have moved
their Garage in from Clayton and taken
possession of the old Taylor Shops on
Main street. They have the largest
and one Of the best garages in the
state. See adv.
Smyrna times., 1916-11-08
j. E. DeFord's Attractive Store From

The handsome new glass front of
]. E. DeFord has been completed end
with their tasty window trimmings
are attracting a great deal of credit.
No store in the state has a Shower or
more attractive front. Its a credit
to Mr.. DeFord and the town of
Smyrna. w. S. Evans, one of
Smyrna's best carpenters designed the
front and installed it.
Smyrna times., 1916-11-08
Milford Postmaster Had Other Iniurie!

Milford Postmaster Had Other Injuries
Surgeons at the Delaware Hospital
learned Wednesday Postmaster W. H.
Robinson, of Milford. who was injured
in an automobile accident near Smyrna
recently, is suffering with a compound
fractur of the jaw in addition to
fractured skull. He is getting bet
ter,
Smyrna times., 1916-11-08
ST. PETER's CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
nounces Services Sunday and Week

st. Peters Vestry will meet to-
night at 8 O'Clock at the Rectory.
Evensong on Friday at 7.30 p. m. /;
choir rehearsal will be omitted.
Services for November 12th-7.3O a.
M, Holy Communion; 1920 a. m. ,
morning prayer and sermon; II noon,
Sunday School; 7.30 p. M, Evensong.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17

eeeded down TO the Opcquon to hunt
ann b3the. The other boys we're in
The stream when Clayton clambercd
out and began fooling with the gun
TFoy did not pay any special atten-
ZION to him until the gun was dis
a5recl aud were then Mortified to
SCR him tall over with The blood
gushing from has head Coroner G
d b 2pousollar conferred with the
family last night and after securing
.ha testimony in the case, decided
ar inquest would be unnecessary The
funeral via be held from the late
Eame HE. Saturday morning
surviving relatives are his parents
rVo brothers. Allen and Julian; two
sisters EHl.at and katherHe, and
t@a hal6 brothers. Leon and Marvin.
Tins Is ih= second fatality in the
Chambers family in a year. Last
Hast die dead boys brother Mil
ford. was fatally injured bv falling
from aae 6J the hiph tension poles
used bv power company near In
3ersrcj3a De- was alleged 10 have
come in contact with the current Of
electricity
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17
NEED NOT DECLARE
VALUE OF BAGGAGE
Congress At Last Removes
Bane of Travellers.

Washington, Aug. 16-Congress
has just removed a bane of travellers.
The "Cummins Amendment" under
which everyone who checks a trunk
at railroad station must sign a sep
arate declaration OF value for each
article of baggage forwarded, has
had the sting taken out of it.
Eyed since the so-called Cummns
amendment has been effective tray
eleTs have been confronted in rail
road stations By huge signs directing
attention to the amendment which
made It necessary to stand in line
awaiting chance to sign a pink or
blue or green or white declaration
slir
The matter got to be so bothersome
that commercial men rebelled against
the law they gave it first prize for
being the greatest inconvenience to
travellers.
"The 'Cummins amendment was
slipped into a commerce bill that was
being considered by the Senate on
March 4, 1915, near the Mute OF the
final adjournment of Congress- Rep
resentative Esch said.
"The original amendment did not
cover personal baggage. but in some
way there slipped into the bill the
words provided, however, that if the
goods are hidden from view by wrap
ping, boxing or other means and the
carrier is not notified as to the char
acter of the goods, the carreier may
require the shipper to state specif-
icially in writing the value of the
goods and the carrier shall not be
liable beyond the amount SO specif
ieally stated
Reading that over you Will see
that personal baggage was well Gov
cred Whether intended or not the
travellers of this country have been
put to such inconvenience, loss of
time and so forth"
The law as charged by this latest
net of congress expressly specifies
that the liability law shall not ap-
ply to baggage carried on passenger
trains or passenger boats"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17
1OMBATS CONTINUE
ALONG EASTERN LINE
CONTINUED From PAGE ONE


man nositfnF II G7usmoat TO the
,9aat and southwest nj fbaf town f6e
British advanced them lines
47If5ns press Forward
H.4, 4na While line Austro-
lppq5rfar5 ara attacking AT many
eoiar= 4leaE fhe front fne steaaA
nraare.. - the Italians east OF Gori.
u. continues win the heavy guns
sfa4Iv tlssaua fhair way through
ata mountain dafap4es OF the Teu4
,rs Tta .trzpeI,- hgirf trenches ON
,l.a 65rsa rI,fa,5 are gradually fall
fea .ata IA. hands of the It1bans 4
iieeaf.h from rudiue saws che Ita-
Ia advance Guard is ONLY about II
.s4.s f4ar, rrfaste
Rossia, Asroarome eombarded.
R.rie tae l--rhe Russian mil.
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17
Rattles Sleigh Bells to Brighten Them.

wretched. filthy hole, he reported to
the superintendent. 1t was as though
he were q miner discovering a human
black diamond in u dark pocket I'M
foreground
Grabbed the Sleigh Bells.
A rat rs big as a kitten ran across
the floor Luther grabbed tho sleigh
bells and the agent jumped from fright
and surprise
Go on, yo' Old whiskers.' the boy
cried, with a chuckle. "Yo don't get
none o my eats"
As the agent backed away from the
path OF the rat his head struck
ragged pillow slip suspended from
hook in the ing,
What's thHs2" he asked
oh. dats iiana's corn an meal.
Ole rats can set it UP dar'
Luther takes no interest in the an
nouncemeu' dat he is in the custody
Of the Br5o n organization which
looks after ortunate children and
that he viii h arraigned in the chill
dren's court Or improper guardian.
ship.
What are YOU going to be when you
grow up, Lath =" asked Agent Papich
after the bQy lad progressed through
hot bath to some new, clean clothes
4 COP, an wered the rat terrider.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17
LIVES IN DARK;
BATTLES RATS
Negro Boy in Basement Den Sees
Daylight Once a Week.
HAPPY JUST THE SAME
Environment Fails to Dampen Spirits
of Little Chap-When Rats Got
Bothersome He Scared Them
With Sleigh Bells.

New York-When the rats scam
pered near the few pieces of bread on
the floor of his dungeon basement
house, Luther Johnson five years old,
and black as the darkness that en-
Veloped him, ratified a string of sleigh
bells to frighten them away. Six days
in the week Luther lay in a filthy bed.
with four rats as his only companions,
while Indiana Johnson-his new moth
er and his grandmother-went out to
do washing.
He was locked in early i'll the morn
ing when she LEFT 1891 Atlantic ave
nue., Brooklyn. When he guessed that
the sun had climbed up in the middle
Of the sky that h saw only on Sun
days, Luther munehed his moldy bread
and drank water from the pitcher on
the dirt floor. If the rats became too
bold he always had his weapon-the
sleigh bells
Luther Was Happy.
In spite of this environment, which
to the little negro was home" Luther
Ndo idppy Ills ldNEllIlB ~ t5 bQullt-
ed from a bright face when Ernest
Papich, agent for the Brooklyn So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, struck light in the base
ment den.
Like Topsy, the cellar prisoner
made no attempt to give an accurate
account of his parents.
My ma went an died when she was
Nineteen he told the agent. Dat was
Rosanna, who was nay sister. never
had any dad dat l knowed. Now, l
has Indiana, my new ma. She's my
grandma. She amt home. Is it night
YETI"
Luther, fascinated by the presence
of his grown-up visitor, watched the
agent explore the two rooms There
was one window and this was
equipped with a shutter to keep out
whatever sunlight descended so low.
Drops of water triclded down the drip
ping newspapers on the walls. Part
of the floor was dirt. the remainder
rotten wood. Never had this particu-
lar investigating agent been in more
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17
Ga4erea sank Lost Fortune.

Hammond gd.-Mary Domelis lost
a small forw when her garter broke
on the stree of Hammond, Ind. and
allowed her 'ia savings to fall on the
pavement N5ry lived next door to
a bank. bqt a no faith in such insti-
tuti0ns.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17
CLAYTON CHAMBERS
is FATALLY SHOT
CONTINUED from PAGE oNE1

den Inc gun and shells from the
boys. but yesterday they emled her
vigilance and boy-like secured pos
session Of the weapon and then pro
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17
HAD PLEASANT TIME.

About 10 were present Wednesday
night at the chapel when the Chris
tian Endeavor Society of Christ Re
.ormed Church entertained members
and friends. 1t was a very pleasant
and congenial affair and delightful
refreshments were served.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17

Miss Louisa Harmon, of Winches-
ter. Va, is visiting DR.. and Mrs
John L. Daniels.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Winebrenner,
of North Spring street, are spending
the day in Millville.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17
Found a5sy in a Cake of Ice.

FOUND ae1y IN a Cake OF Tee.
PittshurG Frozen in cake OF
ice and e almost perfect state OF
preserYatloa he body Of an unknown
man was / floating down the AL
legheny river near Pittsburgh.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17
Greeks Are DemobiIizing

that lies across German East Afri
Ell.
Greeks Are DemobjIizing
Loadon, Aug. Decentralization o
the Greek army isprocecding salts
tactorily, it was announced in the
house Of commons this afternoon b.
Lord Robert Cecil.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17

Attorney Carol Sencindiver was
n Charles Town on business.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-08-17

Fair tonight and Friday; probably
warmef Friday
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-03

that something over 80 cents of ey.
cry dollar of wealth actually produced
in Iowa comes from the farm, and he
did not regard it as surprising that
the farmers are beginning to feel that
they are entitled to more voice In
matters pertaining to government OF
the state. He said he had some
times heard it remarked that the ordi-
nary farmer would not be very we'll
qualified to take part in law making
We think Se made a most excellent
point in replying to this. when he
said: If there is any one thing from
which the state of Iowa needs relief
liz is the making of laws In his
opinion we need a rest from the max.
ing OF new laws and give us a chance
to get a speaking acquaintance with
those we are trying to live up tor
under. He did not decide whether
he would become a candidate for gov
ernor or not at the time the delega-
ton called upon him, but whatever
he may decide upon as to this it is
at least apparent that he has a pretty
fair understanding of the political
situation.
I'VE refer to this incident as a
hopeful sign that the farmers are
waking up to the fact that it is part
of their business, and an important
part of their business, to look after
their political affairs as well as other
matters. No class of people have
greater interest in the enactment OF
laws and in the administration of gov.
eminent than the farmers. All 9TH
er lines of business seem to under
stand the value OF political activity
and are most watchful in looking af-
ter political matters when they have
interests at stake. If the farmers
were as active in politics as the rail
roads, manufacturers, bankers, law
ers and many other classes, a great
many of the present-day movements
for the betterment OF the farmer
would be unnecessary. Through the
political power they would have, If
organized and properly exercised,
most OF the wrongs complained OF
would soon be remedied.''
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-03

$4,000 to farmers and employees this
season. One sugar company will dis,
burse in Utah and Idaho $10,600, 900,
of which the beet growers share will
be $6,500,000. California farmers are
reported to have received $6,000.G00
for their crop and about the same
will be paid Michigan growers.
II the present level of prices con.
tinues, the 1916 crop of beet sugar
win have value of about $90.000,00O
when marketed. Had we permitted
free sugar TO destroy this industry,
as Mr.. Spreckels and other Tefners
urged, so they could supply us with
refined foreign grown sugar at cheap.
er (?) prices our American farmers
and workers would have been depriv-
ed of this much money. And those
who believe the refners, once in pos.
session of a year-round monopoly,
would hold prices down, have q deep.
er faith in the philanthropic nature
of monopolists than the nations past
experience justifies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-03
NEWS At JEFFERSON
Happenings in Southwest Mahaska
Told by Our Correspondent.

Jefferson, Feb. l (by q Y 1.-THE
changeable weather continued with
snow, rain, and zero weather all in
three DAYS.
Mr.. V. B. Flanders is confined to
his bed with the Grippe. DR.. Parks OF
Tracy was called to see him Saturday
morning.
James Foster of Western Nebraska
is visiting his mother and other rela-
tives here.
John Sheats, wife and two daugh-
tiers have been here since Christmas,
visiting relatives and friends, their
home being in Idaho.
L. E. Blizzard delivered 70 hogs at
Bussey Tuesday. He received 7 cents
per pound.
Alfred Hulbert's baby was quite
sick last week. DR.. Ruan was called.
1t is improving at present
Frank Flanders had horse Kicked
one day last week. by a sharp shod
horse. A veterinarian was called. Blood
poison had set in.
A number from this neighborhood
expect to attend the short course at
Ames this week.
Miss Mary Eveland of Penn College
visited. the past week at the Free.
man Eveland home. The U. B. Milister
is conducting revival meeting at
Coal Creek church.
H"-'d u""vo~'o had the misfortune
to slip and fall striking the back OF
his head a few days ago. He is not
able to be around.
Frank Flanders is again able to be
out after being confined to his home
several days with the grippe.
e. M. Evans is suffering with ,rheu.
matism. ~, 49,.
l regret that wasn't able to meet
with me correspondents. ,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-03
PROTECTION AND SUGAR.

Sixty-seven beet sugar factories, as
compared with sixty last year, are
now running full time throughout the
beet sugar belt of the country. which
stretches across the country from
Ohio to California
Based on preliminary reports as to
acreage and tonnage of bets harvest
ed, the total production of these fac
tories will approximate 100000 long
tons for the campaign, an increase of
16 per cent, and a new high record
for the American beet sugar industry
II will exceed the former record of
1913 by almost 100000 tons.
Last year. shortly after the passage
OF the Underwood tariff bill, which
contained the provision for free su.
gar eleven beet sugar factories closed
down, but since the announcement by
the Wilson administration that this
pr0yision will be repealed, seven OF
these factories have reopened.
The. .sixty,seven factories now run.
ming are scattered over II states,
Michigan leading with 10. Colorado,
tA4AlEBs - AfBl ia dNIEdES anu output,
comes second with. II factories. Cal
ifornia, which is secnd to Colorado
In production. is third with eleven
factories Utah, with eight, is
fourth While leading in the mum.
Der OF factories. Michigan is fourth
In acreage and tonnage. These are
the four states in which the great
bulk Of the beet sugar will be made.
The total tonnage in each is over
l0J. 600 Ohio and Idaho. both inn
porfant beet growing states, each
have four factories in operation,
while Wisconsin ranks next with
hree and Nebraska follows with two.
six states, Kansas. Wyoming. Mon
ana. Minnesota. Illinois and Indiana.
zach have a single factory open. i
II Is estimated that the farmers
Who grew this years crop viii re,
eiFe for II something like $40 900.
90, IN Colorado alone fke sugar
eet companies will pay out some
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-03
NATIONAL AID FOR ROADS.

The overwhelming vote OF 282 10
81, by which it passed the house, is
not expected to sufficiently influence
the senate to ratify the Shackleford
good roads bill, which aDpropriates
$25,O00,000 to aid the states in i'm
proving their highways. At least,
that is what the opponents of the
measure are saying in Washington.
Iowa congressman figured in the
favorable discussion that was given
the bill in the lower house, and sew
eral amendments were tackled on the
measure by Hawkeye statesmen who
have given the subject of good roads
careful consideration. Congressman
Towner and Congressman Haugen by
amending the measure made it more
of a state issue, and prevented the
secretary of agriculture having entire
charge of the distribution of the fund
for road improvement.
BY the measure Iowa based on her
population and number of post roads,
would receive a total of $S41, 740 in
yearly installments of $4,000. Iowa
receives the fifth largest sum allotted
the state under the bill.
City congressman as a rule, voted
against the bill, while those whose
districts were rural advocated and
voted for the measure. One of the
arguments favoring the appropriation
was that good roads were necessary
to transport troops in case of hostili-
ties
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-03
PAY Up WEEK.

Some ingenious people have con-
ceived the idea of National Pay-Up
Week, to be Observed Feb. 21-26,
when every one should be eXhOrted to
pay his debts. The American people
need a little prOdding OF this point.
They have a joyous habit of throwing
bills into the waste basket that does
not promote general business pros
perity.
Not every one who 'lets his bills go
unpaid is Indifferent about it. Many
people would gladly pay all they owe,
could they collect the debts due them.
But with many other persons, the
more easily they could pay, the less
ready they are to do it. 1t would
make them very tired to sit down
monthly and write off a dozen checks.
By letting the bills run, they can do
it all in one job. This saves them
much hard work. Yet they may have
idle money in banks.
Some business men allow bills to
run to save a trifie of interest, losing
which would offend their thrifty
souls. OF course the creditor is mean
while losing interest. But creditors
are considered grasping creatures
who have all the money they need.
A large percentage of the business
failures are of people who would be
perfectly solvent if they could collect
their bills.
1t is surprising how quickly dol
lar will run around a town. When
you pay that long standing bill due
the grocer, he is Immediately able to
satisfy the teamster. The latter can
settle with the butcher, who can now
pay that Old bill at the printers. SO
it goes.
The net result is a new feeling Of
confidence and good will. If a gen
eral debt paying custom could be
started during a Pay-Up Week, a
great many people would feel new
courage about their business future.
They would buy more freely. A
wave of new business would spread
over the country. Let everyone do
what he can toward it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-03
A FARMER FOR GOVERNOR.

Farmer and Breeder: we noticed
in the Burlington Hawk-Eye a few
days ago an item to the effect that
the farmers OF southeastern Iowa are
getting together for the purpose OF
bringing out a farmer candidate for
governor. This idea has impressed
US as a very direct and practical
route to get something for the far
mer. II appears from the Hawk.Eye
that Mr.. J. F. Deems of Des Moines
county is one of the most successful
farmers of that part OF the state. He
is the owner of a well improved farm
that he lives on himself and fs1
practical, up-to-date farmer in every
way. He keeps good stock. grows
alfalfa, and is a good business man,
all round.
"A number of his farmer friends
got together a short time ago and
delegation called on Mr.. Deems and
presented to him a numerously sign
ed petition urging him TO become a
candidate for governor. When they
got to Mr. Deems farm home they
found him in the barn busy with his
usual daily work. Mr. Deems In a
modest, farmer-iike way expressed
his appreciation of the compliment
paid him by his friends and neighbors
and said that great as is the honor
OF being governor Of bountifui Iowa,
IL could not AFFORD me as much real
happiness as is given by this express
sion 0fgconiidenca given bx my 60.
workers. the farmers ~ Dss MONIES
county and vicinity.
He called attention 10 the fact
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-03
RoosEVELT's RANT.

Speaking before the Iowa Associa-
ton of Washington, d. C., Saturday
night, Congressman Ramseyer took
issue with the eXtravagant state
ments being made by exPresident
Roosevelt, and seems to nave gotten
the best of the argument in these
convincing arguments:
1T must be gratifying to every
American and especially the German
Americans, against whom denunCia-
tons are chiefly directed, that the
recent grand jury Investigations fail
ed to sustain the newspaper charges
of disloyalty. The last month your
papers have had nothing or little to
say about it. We have State and
Federal laws against distinctions of
property and the violation of our neu-
trality. If citizens or foreigners
have violated such laws they should
be speedily punished. one should
be spared the rod.
"Ex-President Roosevelt has con-
tributed his share to fan the flames
of race hatred. He always speaks
forcefully, but often passionately and
without weighing his statements.
want to analyze one of his statements
which was roundly applauded by GER
tain OF the unthinking portion of our
population in the East He said: If
you are going to be in America
speak American, be American or get
out of America, and this thing of Hol
land settlements, German settle
ments, or Bohemian settlements
should not exist within the boundary
of the United States Now what do
you think OF that coming from a man
who at one time graced the executive
Office of the nation? We have all
those settlements in Iowa and who
has ever thought of breaking them
up? We have a Holland settlement
at Pel!a OF which you all know. Now
whit is the matter with that settle
ment?' If Holland should be in war
with either England or Germany the
sympathies of those HollandAmeri-
cans would undoubtedly be with Hol-
land. But in case Holland should
invade American rights which would
involve US in war with her, not a
HollandAmerican there but would
stand by America first and all the
time. And what is true of our Hol-
land settlements is equally true of
our German and Bohemian settle
ments.
"A man can be a loyal American
citizen and at the same time love the
customs, songs and the people of the
land of his nativity or ancestry. The
of this country is made up
OF emigrants from all the European
countries and they represent various
sects and religions. We should
have mutual regard, respect and
consideration for all the nationalities
of our American population, as we do
have and always have had toward all
our people who hold to different forms
of worship"