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Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
Hosiery For All

Many Famous Brands Onyx, Luxite, Black Cat,
American Lady, Burson, and Linenwear These
brands Of Hosiery known all over the country as
the most perfect in make fit and finish besides being
made of suitable fabrics and III every desired
color by experts who know how to give them both
svle and wear That is why Hosiery Sales f5r Men,
Women and Oh ldren, have increased more than
three fold
We do not hesitate to say that if yau tut once try
our Hosiery for any member of your family, you will
buv it always ast like hundreds of customers 90
because their first trial convinced them. Our Hosiery
brands have won many friends, and will, we THINK
also make YOU our friends after you have tried them
So why not try them now
15c Hose-severa kinds in fine, thin gauze made OF
good cotton dou Die garter-tops also medium weight
with linen heels and toes; others ribbed tcps-alI in
regular or extra Sizes Pairs for 25c in White Black
or Tan.
25c Ladies' cotton, Isle silk in all weights in
regular or extra sizes We proud to say That we
carry the best 25c assortment of Hosiery south of
Wilmington.
35c Either Lise or Art Silk in black. white or tan,
and in all the new shades-Hose that will look and
wear better than any other made 35c or pairs $lOO
5Oc-The best for your money in Lise or Silk, in
black and in colors Many stores sell the same hose
for 75c.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06

The Historical Society Bf DelaWafe
Wants possession of the clock which has
been keeping time in the City Hall
tower for 118 years, when the building
is torn down.
Mayor Culver, of Laurel, has notified
all confectionery stores and restaurants
that the sale of ice cream, cigars, to-
bacco and confectionery on Sundays
would be prohibited
1t is estimated that there are now
1000, 600 more women in active employ
in England than there were year ago.
Many thousands of them are engaged
in the munition factories.
A loving cup was presented to Mr..
and Mrs. John R. Price, of Lewes, on
their fftieth wedding anniversary. Mr.
Price, one of the oldest Delaware River
pilots, is still active at II.
More than 500 persons in Nazareth
NJ E. Church, New Castle, Sunday
signed a remonstrance against granting
a license for a saloon for italian resi-
dents in the westerly section of the city.
For the first time in years, recruiting
for the navy is being pushed in lower
Delaware. One recruiting officer is lo-
Gated in Georgetown and another in
Dover, but few farmer lads have signed
up so far.
In the Easter Monday merchandise
shoot of the Kent Gun Club at Har-
rington, high amateur average was won
by A. B. Richardson of Dover, who
broke SO out of 100 targets. In the
special event Mr.. Richardson broke 25
straight.
Unofficial estimates have been COM
piled at Washington, giving the popu-
lation of the Continental United States
New Years Day, 1916, compared with
the census figures of 1910 The popula-
tion of the State of Delaware is esti-
mated 212, 489, compared with POP, 1922
in 1910. The increase for the past year
was 1,781.
Miss Mabel K. Tebo, of Dover, has
gone to Bordentown, N. where she
will direct a musical comedy for the
benefit of the Charity Hospital of that
city Miss Tebo is being greatly praised |
for the splendid production at the Opera |
House, At Dover, on Tuesday night. At |
Bordentown, she will be accompanied |
by Miss Lillian Koenig, a New York |
w. H. H. Willis, who has been division |
freight agent of the P. B. and w. Rail
road for some years has taken up his
offie in the Broad street station, Phila-
1elphia, where he will be freight agent
IF the New Jersey division of the
railroad. He is succeeded
Dy George W. Rush, who comes from
Pittsburg where he was division freight
agent of the Pennsylvania lines about
7ittsburg.
Members of the Republican State
Committee met at the Young Mems
Republican Club Wednesday afternoon,
md elected General Alden r. Benson,
If Dover, State chairman, succeeding
edmund Mitchell, who annouced that he
vas not candidate for reelection. L.
scott Townsend, banker of Whining
on, whose home is in Brandywine hun
red, was elected treasurer and Regis
er of Wills, Isaac R. Brown was elected
ecretary.
Early Strawberries are just COM
1encing to blossom in the vicinity of
lilford and berry growers are much
7orried for fear that the crop will be
o late that the northern berries will
ONE into the markets at the same
ime. 1t is generally about eighteen
ays from the time that the berries
lossom until they are ready for ship
lent. This would make the berries
bout two weeks later than usual in
hat section.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
STATE AND PENINSULA

Thieves stole $1,000 from Michael
Saso at Milton.
Mrs. Mary V. Colt was run down by
a bicycle in Elkton and seriously injured.
Eastern Shore alumni of Western
Maryland College banqueted at Sails
bury.
Michael Gardullo has announced him
self candidate for Town Commissioner
of Elkton.
A thief raided the chicken yard of
Mrs. Garrett Wharton, near Dover. and
stole $50 chicks.
Ladies of Epworth Methodist Church,
at Rehoboth Beach. cleared about $45
from church supper.
All of the tax collectors of Kent
county have settled in full for every
dollar of taxes for 1915
A fish steamer on the Chesapeake
bay caught twenty -four hundred barrels
of fish one day last week.
Marley paper mill, two miles north of
Elkton, has resumed operations, after
being closed down a year.
A music supervisor in the public
schools is proposed by the Parent
Teacher Association of Newark
w. W. Conwell has leased his farm
near Milton, to a canning Company,
which will plant 100 acres in beans.
Eight men employed in the car shops
of the Harlan & Hollingsworth Corpor-
alton have gone on a strike for more pay.
The town of Frederica has furnished
a room in the Emergency Hospital at
Milford for the use of Frederick people.
A company of Girl Scouts is being
formed in Cambridge. Any girl between
the ages of II and 18 can qualify for
enlistment.
Eugene Stanton, aged 16, was nearly /
drowned at Laurel, when he was swept
over 4O-foot dam in boat, landing in
bed of rocks.
Hamilton M. Barksdale. one of the
Trustees of Delaware College. has con-
tributed $3.50 to the student loan fund !
at Delaware College.
Gen. T. Coleman dupont will leave
his campaign headquarters in New York
City on May for speech making trip
across the Continent.
The launch Bertha. loaded with 50
cords of wood, sank Sunday night while
tied up at the wharf of the Delaware
Mills, on the Christiana River.
Over a hundred barrels of mackerel
were shipped from Lewes last week by
mackerel fishermen, while the first
trout of the season were caught.
Because of the presence of tubercu-
1osis in the dairy herd on the farm of
the Cecil Almshouse, 16 cows were con-
demned and killed one day last week.
The old whipping post at Georgetown
has been given by the Levy Court to
John Watson, janitor of the Court
House, who values it as historical
relic.
Howard W. Morrison died suddenly in
n o |
while waiting for train for Washing
ton, where he was going to visit sick
friend.
The Cecil Farmers Telephone Com
pany, of Cecil county, has elected Will
liam M. Pogue, president, and ]. T. C.
Hopkins, of Port Deposit, secretary
treasurer.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06

Mr.. Julius Dodd, of New Castle, hai
| been elected health physician by Council
Dover Council has awarded contrac
for resurfacing the bitulithic streets Of
the town.
The diocesan convention of the Epis.
copal hurch. meets in Georgetown
May 10th.
At the office of the Clerk of the Court
in Elkton 254 marriage licenses were is
sued in April.
The Dover Board of Education has
elected c. w. Shantz, of Southerton,
Pa, supervising principal of the public
schools.
Governor Miller Tuesday announced
the appointment of Edward A. Evans
and Charles Barker as trustees of Del
aware College
The vestry Of St Paul's parish, in
Georgetown, elected DR.. James H.
Chapman, secretary, and Minos 0.
Short, treasurer.
A number of New Castle county tax
collectors not having settled for the
fiscal year 1914, the Levy Court has
instructed It's attorney to bring suit.
Fourteen boxes of clothing, food and
other necessities for the Belgians were
shipped Tuesday by the Wilmington
branch of the Belgian Relief Committee.
DIR. l.. H. Ball has been elected presi-
dent of the commission recently named
to have charge of the new public builG-
ings in Wilmington, and Edmund Nit.
chell, secretary.
Twenty-Five students will graduate
from the Wilmington Conference Acad-
emy, Dover, on Wednesday evening,
June z, when commencement exercises
will be held in the Dover Opera House.
Quite a large number of young people
both male and female-from all parts
of Sussex county, attended an examina-
ton for teachers held by Supt. E. ].
Hardesty, in Georgetown, last Satur-
day.
At the reorganization of the branch
of the Pennsylvania Railroad announced
Tuesday, R. V. Massey, superintendent
of the Manhattan Division, becomes
of the New York and
Manhattan divisions.
With balance Of 500 on hand and
requiring at least $4,000 to meet ex-
penses until the end of the fiscal year,
the New Castle county trustees of the
poor have appealed to the Levy Court
for an additional appropriation.
Former State Senator William F.
an aspirant for the guber-
Material nomination on the Democratic
ticket, is suffering from two broken /
ribs, sustained by coming in contact
with post on his way home from his |
store
Harley Hickman and Herman Wiley,
Of Laurel, linesman for an electric light !
were badly injured when
pole to which they were hanging in mid
air, while running wires, broke at the
base and threw them about 80 feet to
the ground.
Charles H. Butler, of Dover, had two
hens to make 100 per cent. records in
Matching eggs this week. The first
hatched Is chicks from Is eggs. The
other Matched eleven of a setting after
four of the eggs had been removed by
Mr.. Butler.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
''Ony'x:' > Hosiery

$10O Silk Hose. We carry these in "OnyX,"
'Amefcan Lady," "Back Cat" and ''Luxite" all we'll
known brands in black colors, with double Isle
garter-tops. We have established large trade and
therefore they must be good Try pair
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
Mems and Boys Underwear

Mems Babrggan Shirts and Drawers, short or
long Sleeves the we'll known Laurence make-al sizes
25c and 5Oc
Mems Original Porosknit Shirts and Drawers,
all sizes Soc
Mems fine Nansook Shirts and Drawers made
in the athletic style of fine, soft Nainsook all Sizes
25c and 39c a garment.
Mems Union Suits of Nansook or Crepe Materials
made to fit and not to rip. You will have to pay
75c for the same garment elsewhere Our low price
SOC suit
Mems B. V. D. Union Suits We don't need to
describe this Underwear to you as you know B. " D.
Underwear means quality-all sizes, S1OO suit
Mems Union Suits, fine rib, high neck short
sleeves, ankle length-a very good garment for the
man that doesn't like the Nainsook garment. Price
81 LOO a suit
Boys Underwear We have the Baibriggan and
Porosknt Shirt and Drawers-slzes 26 to 81, 25c a
garment
Children's Union Suits and Draw-body combined.
or 3 in 1, Shirt Drawers and body all in piece,
in Nainsook Knitted-a splendid garment for small
Children, Girls or Boys wear them-sizes from
TO II yearS-prices 25c and 39c.
Boys Nansook Union Suits we'll made of fine
Nainsook-all sizes 25c and 45c Suit.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
Extraordinary Sale of Summer
Hosiery and Underwear

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Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
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Baby Stockings

In Cotton Mercerized Lisle in white, tan or
black. Sizes to 81. Price for 25c for cotton and
25c pair for Isle.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
Mems Half Hose

Everything you want in Hose for Men. Cotton
Hose 10c and 1885, Isle silk in all coors 25c silk in
all coors 35c and 50c
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
ASK DISMISSAL
OF 0RPET CASE
Defense Declares State Has
Failed to Connect Student
With Staying

WAuKEGAN. Ill. June l7.-De-
claring that the state has failed in
every attempt to connect viii Orpet
with the staying OF Marion Lam bert.
counsel for the defense In Orpets
trial today announced they would
ask Judge Charles II. Donnelly to
take the case from the jury the min
ute the state has finished its evil
dence.
James II. Wilkerson, senior coun-
sci for Orpet, made the announce.
ment following an unsuccessful at.
tempt To secure delay In proceed
ings OF the trial until Monday in or
der to prepare briefs and arguments
for dismissal
II Will promise TO reduce the
length OF the trial six days II court
will adjourn until Monday morning"
Wilkerson said. Judge Donnelly re-
fused, on the plea OF injustice TO the
Jurors TO grant the delay.
II was reported today on the open
ing OF court that Celestia Youker.
the girl TO whom Orpet was engag
cd. had changed her mind and was
ready to take the stand for the
state.
This decision was reached. IL was
said, when States Attorney Dady
promised her that II she admitted
her engagement. the love letters she
wrote Orpet would not be introduced
In evidence
Dady needed her testimony. he
said. to establish beyond a doubt
what was Orpet's motive for desir
ing 10 do away with Marion
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
SUES FOR VALUE
OF PROPERTY
DECIDED AWAY

Deciding away her property to her
daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Ade-
line Schneider, rs years old. sought
care and attention, but when the
title passed from her hands. got
only abuse, she charges in a suit
Tow on trial In the circuit court for
$500. the value of the land at the
time of the transfer. Frances and
Leonard Zoltowski are the defend
ants, along with the Peoples State
bank. which holds mortgage on
the property.
The cottage at No. Gal Jos. Cam
parlave, In which she lived alone,
was soon moved to the back OF the
lot, and another building erected at
the front, which shut of her exit TO
the street, she says.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
new LANGUAGE
EASY TO LEARN
Head of Esperanto Forces In
Detroit, Says II Will Gain
Strength After War

With the babel OF many languages
in the war camps oi Europe. Es
peranto. the international language
Is obtaining quite a vogue as a
means OF communication between
the Turkos and Frenchmen, Aus.
tralian and East Indian. and other
members OF conglomerate national.
tiles that are brought together by
the fortunes OF war.
Just as the French are taking
over many English words. and as
soon as Tommy Atkins learns enough
French TO make himself understood
by the Gallo maidens. Esperanto
has an opportunity for quite general
use. the Esperantists declare.
Furthermore the lIvid prejudices
that are engendered by the war re-
sulting in the throwing out OF al
most all German words from the
French language. and vice versa,
will give Esperanto an opportunity
after the war is over, Louis Steiner,
president OF the Esperanto forces in
Detroit, believes.
An exhibit OF the work done by
Esperantists in the Detroit Armory
closed Friday night.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
OLD STAR ISLAND
HOUSE LEASED
BY G. EMERSON

The famous old Star Island house
at the Flats Is undergoing a thor
ough renovating. painting and many
changes that will be appreciated by
the patrons this summer.
Mrs James Slocum, who has oper-
ated the hotel for years, has retired.
and has leased the house TO Chas. s.
Emerson, a well-known hotel and
newspaperman of Florida, formerly
d resident OF Michigan.
Mr.. Emerson is known 10 a great
many people as live wire and has
always shown a spirit of progress
siveness and enterprise in all his
undertakings. There will be no
Lar in the new Star Island house,
as Mr. Emerson believes in running
a hotel as a hotel and does not con-
slider liquor necessary. to its sue
cess. In Florida, he ysass. nine out
OF ten of the leading hotels have
no bars and they are among the
most successful.
The hotel will be formally opened
Saturday, June "a, with dinner at
$3.50 and a reception and ball will
be held in the evening An orches.
ira will be ut the house all season.
There will be music at midday
luncheon. at the tango teas in the
Willow Garden in the afternoon. at
the dinner and the cabaret suppers
throughout the evening.
Mr. Emerson saws that, with the
best boating. the finest fishing. good
bathing and the many other attrac-
tons planned. there will he no dull
times at Star Island this summer.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
COUNCIL SALARY
COMMITTEES
REPORT READY

The special committee on salary
equalization. appointed by the com
mon council year ago to classify
positions and grade the salary in the
various city Offices, completed It's
work, Friday Next Tuesday night
the committee. OF which Aid. God
frey Freiwald is chairman. will sub.
init report TO the council, accom-.
panied by a bundle OF ordinances
which Assistant Corporation Counsel
William f. Tarsney will prepare, fix.
ing the salaries.
Arthur f. Chambers. accountant in
the controllers office. has been
working on the classified list for
the past 10 months, but he was un-
able to tell. Friday morning. what
increase. II any. the new classified
tion would represent on the city
payrolls for the Rscal year starting
July l.
Our reason for classifying city
positions and fixing compensation Is
TO stop the everlasting increasing OF
salaries stated Aid. James Vernon,
member Of the committee.
Civil Service Commissioner James
ID. May told the committee that the
commission would accept the new
classification Professionally. as the
commissioners will not have had
time 10 study the list before its
adoption by the council The coun.
Gil can make any changes the civil
service commission may suggest
later.
Or =. F. Gardner. second senior
physician and surgeon in the receiv.
Ing hospital. will have his salary in.
creased from $1,000 10 $4,000, with
$4,000 maximum as result Of the
committees final action. Aid. I'D,
die" Barnett also slid through an
increase for the fire marshal, max
ing the salary $500 instead OF ST.
500. with a $4,000 maximum
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
Grid Star to Wed
Girl Won In Surf

LINCOLN, Neb., June 16.-Rick
Rutherford, University OF Nebraska
halfback. and Miss Ruth Tingle'
paugh, of Long Beach. CAL, will be
married at Long Beech, June 81,
and the ceremony will consummate
a romance that started in the Pa
cific ocean. Rutherford spent last
summer at Long Beach as a mem
Der of the life-saving crew.
Miss Tinglepaugh, who Is an ex
pert swimmer, was frequently II
the surf and the two spent many
hours together buffeting the waves
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
COMPANY AND
EMPLOYEES FORM
ORGANIZATION

The General Aluminium q Brass
Manufacturing Co. has organized an
Employees Mutual Benefit associa-
ton and a "get.together" club. The
two organizations were tentatively
formed at a meeting between the
company officials and the superin-
tendents and foremen OF the various
departments last Saturday. when
committees were named.
A constitution for the association
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
Robbed By Negroes.

Thomas Fitzpatrick Of No. 81
Twenty.eighthst., was robbed OF SIS
by two Negroes at Hastings and
Woodbridge-sts, early Saturday
morning The robbers fed towards
the river and escaped, he told the
police.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

The 141st anniversary of the bat
tie of Bunker Hill will be celebrated
today with the customary parade
and festivities al Charlestown,
Mass, the scene Of the famous bat
tie.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

was drawn up this week. IT,
ISOLATION, officers OF which aro
ployes Of the company. VIII -
urate a plant health and insoSo1
plan in which any employee nay r.
ticipate by the payment OF . &c.
nal fee. The association win - g
Quoted along cooperative linss. q
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

Richmond. Va, is expected to ex-
perience blue Sunday" tomorrow
as a result of the coming into effect
of the new custer law, which re-
quires that every place of business
shall remain closed on the Sabbath
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
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,sints ,outh an1 cost Dnily lesAt .. q.
Ers 70 Cisveland. Ss.sS, fitSsbsryh. ts.se
Fer Buffalo spA IN points est, DAILY,
.. m. FARE es.Ses enc wsyt @eSe
RODND TR1R.
For Msokinas Island md vayDsets-
MsnAay ana Saturday. Z p II, Wsdnes-
wEEk-ENp ExcUnsIoN EVERY
aATljRDAY - Cleveland o1.ho, Buffalo
$50, NtaSafA Fails e\SA nsand TnD
s<>tsrssu AosemmaAakssas - Uppss
Ssrsh. nj- iswss berth. siSes whsas
TICKET OXYICEo-ThARA Ave-. Whssf,
faf Woodward Ave. (MA$sgtio BldG.l. ~
Ean - Wet, Oup. fese OmoA
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

SEACLIFT. l.. LA double M
day party for the oldest living tu1
In the United States wss held ~
today when Miss Elizabeth H.
hurst and Mrs. Maria HawAup
Banks celebrated their eightyskI
birthday.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

The provisional Zionist commit
tee. OF which Justice Brandeis IL
chairman. has designated tomorrow
rs emergency fund day. when funds
are to be collected throughout the
country in aid Of the Jewish war
sufferers.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

First Motorist--A chauffeur named
Biffum has given you az refer
ence. How about him.
Second Motorist--He is the most
careful chauffeur ever had In
fact, he hardly knows how to drive
O car!
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

Tnc Cook-How do !Ou manage
TO keep such nice fresh canned
goods?
The Grocery Boy-We paste new
labels on our stock twice a year.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17


a
Britt have soldiers
Daily
engineering
which
England well United
sn-skid castings
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
sX[ WHITE STAR uNE1

Eastern Time. For the FLATS and
PORT HURON way ports, steamer
leaves Detroit daily 2:3o p. m. sun
days only. 3 a. m. and 2:30 p. m.
FOR TOLEDO daily 5 p. IN. Sun
days only. $40 p. m.
wharf Foot or Griswold street.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

Marshall house. OF Northwestern
High, gave a dance in the school
during the week for the students OF
the house, the officers OF all the
sraderooms and the faculty. De
parting from custom the party was
held in the main hall instead OF In
the gymnasium.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

LAKE AND RIVER STEAMERS.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

The House of Athens OF Cen'ra'
h,xh celebrated the first annlVeI'
sary of its dedication, this week. a
nsrtv was given In honor oil the
s1.,r and the colors OF the house.
blue and gold, symbolizing truth anu
wisdom, we're conferred upon tne
v,rls who entered the house sim
tho dedication last year
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

A new paper has made its oepu'
IN Central high under the cap',on'
~spicy Hash" It is put out by MT
r,shbaine's fourth-hour Eugiish
class and is to appear twice yearly
rudley Buck is editor-in-chief
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

Ethel Reichenbach was chosen
president Of the Girls debating so
ciety Of Eastern high school at th'
last meeting OF the term. The oth
ar ofYicers for the fall term are:
Helen Masters. vice-president'
Helene sooy. secretary; Dorothy
Dautrick, treasurer and Maioha
Draper. sergeant-at-arms.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-17

The annual excursion Of The West
arm high school alumni association
viii be held at Sugar island. satur
day. June "a. All present members
AZ the school. as well as students
from the grammar schools whtcf
ssnd students 20 Western are III
vited 10 attend the outing. Th'
regular meeting OF the assoclatisf
Will he held in the school FRIDAY
evening. June l6, at 8 o'clock.