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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23
NEWARK BOY FIGURES
IN RESCUE WORK
Interesting Experience Along
The Delaware River

LaMartine D. Gilfillan, son of
DR.. and Mrs. Joel S. Gilfllan, of
Newark, is a craftsman in the
employ of the government, in the
engineering corps, on Delaware
river, and has figured in several
rescues of people from drowning
He was awakened one night after
midnight by call for help. He
and his friend rose and leaped
into boat in their night clothes
and rowed out to the middle of
the river and rescued two men
whe were clinging to an upturned
boat. Lately Mrs. Gilfillan learn
ed that her son had figured in an
other rescue scene at New Castle
and as her son had made no men
ton of it in his letters she wrote
him asking him about it. He in
reply made light of it as a mere
common occurrence in his work.
He writes "That heroic rescue
that you mentioned in your letter
as happening at New Castle was
of the most ordinary type, in this
line of work. It was very funny
to all concerned except to the
boy that received the ducking. I
do not know the boys name. He
was delivery clerk for one of the
provision stores in New Castle.
He was on his way to our boat
with large banana basket full of
fruit and provisions in general.
The boat was lying about fifteen
feet off from the wharf, with
long narrow gang-plank between.
The plank was about a foot wide.
The morning was one of those
very cold ones, and the plank
was covered with a heavy coat of
frost.
"When the boy with the afore-
said basket perched upon his
shoulders reached a point equi-
distant from the wharf and the
boat, his heels flew up, and he
turned complete somersault be-
fore he hit the water with the bas-
ket on his head and our weeks
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23
FlREMAN'S BANQUET
HUGE SUCCESS
Cont. from Page "

thirty signatures. A committee
to draft bylaws was named, COM
posed of James Hossinger, James
A. Wilson, Joseph T. Willis A. L.
Fisher, and w. H. Shippers. On
motion of Mr.. J. T. Willis the name
of the company was fixed as the
Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Co.
The beginning made, the plan
grew rapidly and on January 9,
1889 a permanent organization
was effected. The new officers
were, President, w. H. Shippers :;
Vlce-president, James A. Wilson :;
secretary, | j. Moore; treasurer,
James Hossinger, Joseph B. Lut-
ton, John Pilling, S. M. Donnell,
ii. B. Wright, and G. w. Williams
were made directors. The active
members elected Joseph T. Willis,
foreman, and H. B. Wright and G.,
l.. Spence, ASSISTANTS; fire record
er, John A. Mullin, and pipeman,
George Karl. A committee was al
so named to have the company in
corporated at the session of the
Legislature.
On February 22nd, 1889, the
whole town, in gala attire, Joined
in the dual celebration of the in
stallation of town water system,
and the organization of a fire COM
pany. Practically every house on
Main Street was draped in bunt-
ing and decorated with flags.
Hundreds of Japanese lanterns
waved gaily, displaying the decora-
lions. The firemen paraded in
their new scarlet shirts, and the
celebration ended with big ban
quet, held in Caskey Hall.
On May p, 1889, a special meet
ing of the company was called to
consider some way in which to
raise funds for a hose house. The
directors were instructed to make
canvass of the town and report
the lots suitable for such a pur-
pose. The company seems to have
undergone the usual amount of
argument before a selection was
made. The lot finally chosen was
one offered by William A. Miller,
former owner of the Caskey build
ing, now the Newark Opera House
Mr.. Miller agreed to lease to the
Aetna H. H. & L. Co., the lot be-
tween the public hall and the J. w.
Praul property (the double brick
houses next to the Hose Housed
for a term of 80 years, with the
privilege of buying for $500; the
rent was to be $25 per year, and
Mr.. Miller agreed to donate the
rent for the first and second years
making the actual cost of the lot
$3.50.
On motion of Mr.. Donnell, the
offer was accepted, and a commit
ee named to consumate the agree
ment. The Company had arrived
at the new questionable type of
building to be erected. At this
point the money for the building
was guaranteed by fifteen men of
the town who Endorsed a note for
the amount necessary, the build
ing to be the property of the
town, and the town to make the
final settlement. It happened that
many of the most active members
OF the fire company were also
members of Council and the two
bodies combined their efforts and
worked enthusiastically for a
town building which should also
be the home of the fire company.
Mr.. S. j. Wright, chairman of
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23
PEOPLES COLUMN
Those Want Ads
Editor of the Post

Editor Of the Post:
In paying your modest bill for
advertising a house for rent a few
weeks ago please let me say that
within six days after it's appear
ance in The Post l had five appli-
cants for the house-aIl of whom
had seen the advertisement in
your paper. Surely this shows
that it pays to advertise in The
Post. l thank you for the help
your paper gave me in renting the
property.
Yours truly,
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23

egg. Same with Lady Byzantine
they are picking her.
o.
Temperance advocates should
not be Incorporate.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23
Postponed Public Sale
of
J. r. Robinson (deceased)


The Public Sale, advertised to
take place on Tuesday, February
%, has been postponed (due to
death of J. r. Robinson), to Tues
day,
February 29th at one o'clock
Horses, cattle, farming imple-
ments, hay and lot of corn, lot of
pigs, brood sows, and other things
mentioned in original ADVERTISE
ment. Also lot of household fur
niture.
MRS. MARY E. ROBINSON,
On VIM. R. Wilson farm near
Newark, Delaware
w. S. Armstrong, Auctioneer.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23

One thing noted, however, is OF
interest, making us almost yearn
for good old days. See how the
names are mixed up. EUR" and
"Agin" was not then a geograph-
ical alignment.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23
$15,805.42
SQUIBS

WANTED-A few family clos
cts suitable for storing skeletons.
Down our way, we say Donce
instead of Dance.
"Pll never say Welsh Lane:
it's Depot Road,-my father caus-
ed it to be. Why the railroad
would be right here in Newark if
it had not been for him. l shall
always say Depot Road in con-
slant memory of his judgment.
l stand in defense of old maids
and gossip. The greatest and most
irresponsible taller l ever knew
held job as minister. So Gossip
is not confined to the Anti-Suffra-
gist unmarried woman.
You have all heard about killing
the goose that laid the golden
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23

History repeats itself-at least
in Newark. In the review of the
Fire Company we can't but smile
at the reference made on the dis
cussion of the site for the Fire
Building. Truly we are linked
with the past. Location of public
institutions in Newark always
creates interest.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23

WANTED-A few family clos
cts suitable for storing skeletons.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23

You have all heard about killing
the goose that laid the golden
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23
CONGRATULATIONS

Hats off to the Firemen! A few
more "get together" nights, and
We'll feel a spirit of cooperation
throughout the town.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-02-23

An agitator is a man who doe
not consult his ancestors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
SIS 100000 COULD BE SAVED IN
TWO WEEKS BY EVERYBODY
ABSTAINING FROM MEAT

London, Nov. 2S-A million pounds
$5,000,000 could be saved in fort
night If everyone would agree to go
without meat ON one day each week,
says the newest appeal to the public
to cut down their meat consumption
made by the National War Saving
Committee Last September a Board
of Trade committee, making SINH
lar appeal for economy, urged the
public to agree to one meatless day
each week, but apparently it has fall
en- on deaf ears.
At present high prices the coivilian
population Of this country now eats
about 100000 pounds worth of meat
every day, according to figures COM
piled by the war savings committee
which finds that this is due to the
habit of eating meet-beef, mutton,
pork or bacon-two or three times a
day
Excessive meat eating Is bad
habit, adds the committee. Nothing
so radical as going without meat of
any kind for whole day is needed.
People who eat meat twice day
should cut down the meat eaten, TAX
ing more fish, dried beans, peas, etc.,
and cheese, and those who eat fish
and several kinds of meat at lunch
and dinner should have only fish or
one variety of meat"
Those not engaged in physical toll
are especial urged to cut down their
consumption of meat.
Besides the beneficial effects to the
health, the appeal reasons that the
demands upon shipping would be les
sened the supplies could be avoided.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
Fight On High Cost OF Food
Stuffs Is Spreading; All States
Will Be Asked To Cooperate

nostal committee. said: Il do think
the time has come when the people
who write and mail letters and pay
postage ought not to have quite so
much of this burden of the price or
TRANSPORTING and handling the mail
matter of the various national ma
gazine publications on their shoul-
ders."
Representative Carl Vinson, OF
Georgia, said: when letters can be
carried all over cur country, and to
certain foreign countries, for two
cents, and return a large profit, it IS
quite evident that the profit on local,
or the sc-called drop letters, must be
exorbitant. The reduction VIII
mean no falling off in the revenues
as it is generally regarded that the
volume of mail will practically be
doubled Immediately upon the IN
StallaIlOD O1 the new ioeS-
Representative Britt, OF North
Carolina, former assistant postmas-
ter general and now a member oil
the House postal committee, says
that "i-cent will much more than
pay the cost OF handling local deliv-
cry letters and the creation of such
a rate will be a powerful stimulus
to urban business and local corre-
spondence. A glance at the postal
statistics will hsow this rate to be
easily feasible. l am encouraged 70
believe that the day of equitable ad-
iustment of our postal rates, and
one-cent letter postage is not far
distant"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
RUNAN|AN SITUATION
IS BELIEVED TO
Be IMPROVING
WIRELESS FROM BUCHAREST
STATES THAT NO MATERIAL
PROGRESS IS BEING MADE BY
TEUTONIC ARMIES
(By Associated Press. }

The Teutonic semi-circle around
Bucharest and the Rumanian armies
is gradually but steadily being
drawn close. Berlin reported sub
stantial success including the cap
ture of Giurgiur, which is thirty
seven miles from Bucharest; and
Curtea Dearges, on the Argechu riv-
er eighty miles northwest. In occu-
pying the latter town, the Teutons
apparently drove the Rumanians
from the Topolog line and may even
have broken the Argechu line lear
the northern end. 1t was along
this line the Rumanians were eX-
pected to make defensive stand.
Considerable interest is attached
to reports of artillery activity COM
ing from the Ypres Arras and Ar
mentieres districts on the western
fronts. British reports said the
British had bombarded that sector
last night and the Germans today.
Berlin reports recently declared the
indications were accumulating that
the entente plannd attacks at a new
point on the western front. Berlin
said the Teutonic forces had re-
pulsed the entente attacks in me
Monastir region with heavy losses
Paris reported the Serbians had re-
pulsed the German counter attacks
in the Cerna region.
Seven German airships have been
destroyed in England this year and
six brought down in other fields. Of
fetal reports do not say how many
airships crossed the coast to York
shire and Dursam and Midland coun-
ties, which were bombarded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
REIMBURSEMENT POSTAL
LAWS IS PROBABLE
(By Associated Press. ]

Washington, Nov 2S. The ways
are now being creased for the
| launching of the movement for the
readjustment of postal rates in the
next session of Congress. This prob
lem was to have been taken up in
the last session but had to be de-
ferred on account of the considera-
tion required by railway mail pay.
Since this has been disposed of the
committees are prepared to take up
the matter of placing the various
postal rates on more equitable
basis
A zone system of rates fer second
class matter is being prominently
urged to take the place of the pres
ent fiat rate which was adopted
nearly forty years ago The present
rate has for some time been regard
ed as discrimination against the
in favor of the great ma 7
tional magazines. Like the parcel
post the proposed zone rates would
be based on the length of the haul
The postal committees have been
besieged by petitions bearing mil
lions of names and several hundred
thousand letters from individuals
urging a readiustment of postal
rates with a view of making possible
one-cent letter postage. survey OF
the situation indicates that suffi-
cient changes will be made in the
various rates to permit the grantin :
of a 1-cent rate on local delivery
letters in the next session of Con-
gress.
Chairman Neon of the House pos
tai committee, today said: II think
that the committee will take up this
mail matter at the next
session and press it to conclusion
at once. While I cannot speak for
the committee, this is my desire IN
the matter. do not know what
kind of a bill we will pass, whether
il will have a zone feature attached
70 il or not This view has been
presented frequently in years past
and sometimes received favor ana
not. AS to what shape
the legislation will be in / am not
able to say, but am sure the COM
mittee will give it the best possible
shane in the public interest.
Senator Hardwick, Of Georgia,
member Of the Senate
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28

the sword worn by the emperor on
the occasion of the coronation or
cnsecration ceremony i'm Kioto last
wear. The swordguard and other
accessories will be made of pure gold
with raised work representing flow
ers. vines and other figures. On the
upper part of the hilt the imperial
crest of the chrysanthemum in gold
is to be mounted on both sides. The
sheath will be made of wood. its
outer part being covered with moth
er-of-pearl and mounted with gold
LACQUER designs. The sheath and
hilt are to be sculptured by master
artists while the sword-guard and
other metal accessories will be pro
duced by well-known goldsmiths.
The sword is expected to be ready
about the spring of next year when
II will be presented to the city OF
Verdun through President Poincare.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
Weather Report

Tampa Fla, Nov 2S For
Tampa and vicinity: Partly cloudy
tonight and Wednesday
For Florida Partly overcast to-
night and Wednesday probably local
rains in extreme northern portion.
Winds for SO Hours Ending p.
m. Wednesday, East Gulf: Mod
crate to fresh easterly. For South
Atlantic Moderate to fresh east
erly.
General Weather Conditions-The
center of high pressure has passed
eastward over the Atlantic ocean.
but pressure remains relatively high
over the Atlantic States, and the
weather has been generally fair.
over the Mississippi valley and the
Plains States, pressure has fallen
The center of low pressure is far to
the north over Canada. Rains have
occurred over Tennessee. Alabama,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.
and rain or snow over the Lake re-
gion. Over the Plains States, and
Rocky Mountain region, the weather
has been generally fair. Snow has
fallen in Utah, and rain or snow ov-
er the North Pacific States
1t is warmer this morning east OF
the Mississippi, and over the south
ern Plains and west Gulf States. 1t
is colder ever the middle Plains and
the Pacific States Temperatures
are not far fran the seasonal aver
age, however, in any part of the
country.
Indications are for partly cloudy
weather in the vicinity of Tampa to
night and Wednesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28

made with the Atlantic Coast Line in
every respect, this railway system be-
ing alive to the necessity of assisting
new industries
This MILL which it is said will be
the first Touring concern in Florida,
will have capacity of 300 barrels Of
flour and seventy-five tons of mixed
stock feed per day. One hundred men
will be employed by the mill and a
most aggressive plan of selling will
be inaugurated.
The machinery for the plant has
been ordered from Wolf & Company
well known machinery builders Of
Chambersburg, Pa. The company has
the endorsement of leading bankers
jobbers of the state and great cooper
alton and support is assured. Owing
to the fact that about rs per cent Of
the flour used in this trade territory
is of the "self rising" sort, the COM
pany will cater to this line of trade
Some of the trademarked brands
which will be actively pushed will be
known as Di-Mi-Co, Dixie Star, Royal
Palm, Bread Biscuit, Dixit Maid, Flor
ida Maid, and La Paloma. All Of
these brands will be on the local
market by the middle of January. The
officers of the company are J. e.
Browne, president; f. b. Geiger, vice
president and treasurer. and James c.
Herndone, secetary. The temporary
offices are being maintained in the
Barnet building, corner of Laura and
Adams streets.
Work remodelling the buildings to
be used as a factory, will be started
Owing to the fact that
this state is fast forging to the front
as a cattle producing state, the mill
ing concern will cater to the stock
feed trade, and marketing the same
through jobbers all over Florida and a
arge section in Georgia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
HEROISM OF VERDUN
TO BE COMMEM0RATED
by Associated Press. }

Toxic, Nov zS.-The heroism OF
verdun will be commemorated by
the emperor of Japan, who will send
to the French city a Japanese sword
newly wrought by the leading
swordsmith of the nation.
The sword is of the kind known as
-tachi," used by the warriors
Of ancient Japan solely on the bat
tlefeld and is accordingly thought
an ideal gift for honoring the mar
tial spirit and bravery OF Verdun
The swordsmith is Yagoro Gassan
of Osaka. believed the best of the
contemporary experts of the art in
Japan. It was he who fashioned
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
Destruction of Potatoes
FLOUR MILL TO BE
BUILT AT JACKSONVILLE

ment was made yesterday by officials
of the Dixie Milling Company to the
effect that building Of 10000 square
feet floor space has been secured at
the foot of the Broad stdeet viaduct
from the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
through lease and that a complete ma
chinery equipment will soon be in
stalled for the making of the highest
grade of flour. 1t is planned to have
the mill in operation by January 1. A
most attractive arrangement has been
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
1f|)T0NS HAVE TAKEN TWO
RUMAN|AN TOWNS; LINES NOW
BEING DRAWN AROUND ARMIES
BOATS OF SOUTH AMERICA
BEING RAPIDLY SOLD
(By Associated Press. J

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. %
The whiting away of the Argentine
merchant marine, freighters, passen-
ger boats and fishing fleet, continues
rapidly, owing to the foreign demand
for vessels. The best known of the
shipping companies in the River
Platte has parted with passenger and
cargo steamers without, it appears,
any immediate intention of replacing
them. The sale of two more river
boats is announced, the purchasers
being European firms who have paid
100000 pounds sterling for them. Two
modern tugs have also been disposed
of for $4,000 pounds the pair.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
(By Associated Press. }

New York, Nov. S.--The feht
on the high cost of food prices start
ed by the Housewives League and
certain city officials here, is spread
ing. The promoters predicted it will
become nation wide President
Burns of the New York Mayors AS
sociation announced he would re-
quest the mayors of all New York
cities, President Wilson and COVER
nors of the states, to issue procla-
nation urging the people to abstain
from eating eggs two weeks. A two
weeks boycott on eggs started here
today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
New Operation Begun
(By Associated Press.

Berlin, Nov. 2S. .-Teutons in
western Rumania continued their
drive for Bucharest, said the war Of
fee. A new operation has begun,
and additional ground has been
gained The Bulgarians captured
the important Danube town of Giur-
giu on the railroad south of Bu-
charest. Curtea Deargos, south or
Campulung, was also captured.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28

George E. Roberts, formerly dl-
rector of United States mint, says
that the huge national debts being
piled up by European belligerents
VIII not be paid by oppressive taxa
ton or by sitting economics thai
tend to lower vitality and produc-
tive powers of the people. "The in
oebtedness of all the warning coun-
tries," he says, "is mainly to their
own people, and the capital which
IS transferred by taxation to the
holders of government bonds will re-
main available for investment in in
oustry, for the employment OF labor
and for carrying on the business OF
the country"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
THROWING VEGETABLES AWAY
TO SECURE HIGHER PRICES

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Information to
support rumors that produce dealers
are permitting fruit sand vegetables
to rot in the fields in order to cause
shortage and increase prices came
to the government officials who are in
vestigating the causes of the present
high price of food.
B. L. Brundage, a farmer of Gary,
Ind, reported that he had sold his
crop of seven acres of pumpkins for
cash. When the crop ripened and
the pumpkins were allowed to rot in
the field, he tried to find the buyer
and learned that the name and ad-
dress he had given were fictious.
Similar Conditions.
That similar conditions prevail else
where and that spectators are buy
ing potatoes. cucumbers, cabbages,
apples and other fruits and
vegetables and allowing them to rot
unpicked have been rumored in the
federal investigation fro mtime to
time to time.
Complaint also was received that
acombination to raise the price OF
beans exists and that large quantities
of them, both in bulk and in can, are
being held in Norfolk, Va. Philadel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
FIELD MARSHALL
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
,i}y Associated Press

tHy ASSUclated Prtsn
Nice, Nov. 27-Field Marshal Ra-
domir Putnik, who led the army
which drove the Austrian invaders
from Serbia before the successful
German drive some months later, is
seriously i'll He recently arrived
here in a special car from Italy and
was so weak that he had to be car
ried to his hotel apartment Asthma
and other complications have made
a physical wreck of the famous Ser
ban general
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
TWO zEPPEL|NS
DESTROYED IN
RAID ON ENG.
last NiCHT
(By Associated Press. J

London, Nov. %. Two Zeppe.
Inns were destroyed during last
nights raid on the northeast coast
of England. The crews perished
The airships burst into flames and
fell into the sea after being attacked
by aeroplanes 1t is said the official
statement was that one was nine
miles at sea on the return voyage.
Casualties and damage caused by the
raid is believed to be small, said the
statement.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
JUDGE Tells TH0S.
WATSON He MIST
CURB HIS SPEECH
OR Cannot Be
HIS OWN COUNSEL
(By Associated Press.

Augusta, Nov. 2S-After Thos.
E. Watson, being tried, charged
with sending obscene matter
through the mails, charged he was
being prosecuted. Federal Judge
Lambdin warned him that if he
could not control himself he could
not act as his own counsel. The re-
mark was made during passage
between Watson and the district at
torney.