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Mo,ored from New caatIe.

Mrs. Henry Mills and daughter,
Miss Hazel and son Stewart, Miss
Clara Kelley and Howard Kelley. Of
New Castle, Pa. arrived here today
having motored from home. They are
the guests OF the latter's brother, E.
T. Kelley and wife on Coleman avenue
They will remain for several days.
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LOCAL SOCIAL E,V e MS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Berkeley's daughters,
Mrs. Arthur Stealey and Mrs. Alya
darlington and other members Of their
family. Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley are
here on visit TO their daughters.
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For Guests.

W Honoring Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Perke'
leysof Washington. D. G., Mrs. P. G.
Stealey entertained at dinner last eve.
ming the guests Including members OF
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The Chatterbox Club. popular or.
ganization was delightfully."- entertain.
ed last evening by Miss Nola McKin'
ney at Sterling Heights farm near the
lcity. The party went to the farm In
motor cars where they enjoyed pic
mic supper.
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CHRIST CHURCH (EPIscoPAL)
Archdeacon ". p. Christman, OF
Hansford. w. Va, will conduct the us.
ual morning services at Christ Epis,
copal church tomorrow.
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Remnants from the Rug and
Drapery Dept.

iNLAiD LIEoLEUm REMNANTS in perfect condition
good tile designs and liberal assortment of
yard lengths yards wide 81 to 50 valuees Price
S1.75 yard.
PRINTED LNoLEUM remnants. various lengths good
patterns regularly sl1O to $l35 values two yards wide
Sale Price Csc yard
RU6S-yelve and Brussels rugs sx12 feet pleasing
patterns regularly $3.50 to $3.50. Sale Price $3.50.
WHITTALL RUGS REoucED-only twice a year are
We allowed to cut the prices these splendid rugs An
PORCH sHADEs-odd lots in various colors and sizes
from It. inch by foot size at S169 to It inch
by IL feet size at $6.75. a7A8aSa
WINDOW SHADES FOR s1oo-shades Of odd sizes
and many coors 17S in ALL slightly soied regularly
soc to $780, z
ODD PAIRS OF CURTAINS, one and twopair lots
some slightly soiled mussed sl00 $3.50 regularly
Sale Price s5e, 5se &c., and si.3s.
ONE LOT OF BATH ROOM RUGS regularly 3s125s to
$500 go for s1,1O each. Fs5sSs =
INGRAM CARPET REMNANTS yard wide, 800; ayard. 4
Z BRUSSELS, AND VELVET CARPET remnants s1ss a.
yard.
MATING REMNANTS up to 70 yards at 15c3a yard.
cREx RUG REMNANTS exc feet worth $3.50 at $3.50.
s4.25. Third Floor
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Remnant Sale of Art Goods

Beautifully finished pieces and many unfinished
peces-Undermuslins Boudoir Caps, ChiIdren,s
Dresses. Childrens Caps. Pillow Tops, Table Run.
ners, Dresser Sets Center Pieces, Waists and SO on
all marked down to about half OF former prices
Package goods will also bear sharply reduced prices
Very extraordinary things will be found in this de-
partment on sale day.
First Floor 35sFN
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Because Of severe criticism direct.
ed at the war department relative to
mobilization OF the national guard
throughout the country, General Bliss
has been ordered TO the Mexican Dor.
der TO make thorough investiga.
ton OF all conditions there. He will
also report on the treatment the mill.
tiamen received en- route.
Mere Matter Of Form.
HE said he was a bank cashier,
and We investigated and found that
he was"
what bank?"
well, it's gravel bank, and he's
paymaster of the shovel gang
Browning's Magazine.
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MEMS SUITS
A FOURTH LESS
ALL STRAW HATS AT HALFPRICEs

AT ssc good collection of Mems sl.OO Shirts with
sarched cuffs.
AT 7sc mems cool, white Isle Union Suits knee
lengths, regularly S100. Mems Store First Floor.
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Neckwear and Leather Bag
Remnants

Certain good lots of this seasons ladies' neckwear col
lars and vests will be sae Values 25c to s5O for 15c
to CSC
Leather Handbags. various kinds in odd lots regularly
$500 to $500 to go at s1.00 to $3.50.
First Floor,
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
STAR COMPANY Will
PRINT MOTOR Laws
Street and Sewer Requested
10 VaCate Grant Avenue
Between 18th and 18th
Streets
DIRECTORS TO ATTEND
CHARITY BAZAAR

Directors Of the Street and Sewer
Department at their meeting this
morning awarded the contract for
printing 5000 copies of the new motor
vehicle law to the Star Publishing
Company The bid was $lO2.
The Board Of Health presented a
resolution requesting the laying of a
curb across Moore street, at Twenty
ninth street. TO prevent water laying
in the street. Street Commissioner
Frank W. Pierson was instructed to
appear before the next meeting of the
Health Board in regard to the re-
quest.
In a communication to the drec-
tors. William p. Bancroft requested
the .vacating OF Grant avenue, between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets.
He stated that he had communicated
with the owners Of the property there,
and they are satisfied with the
proposition Action was deferred
Herman Dohl requested the placing
Of a sewer on Harrison street, north
of Eighth street The matter was re-
ferred TO Chief Engineer Edgar NJ
Hopes. Jr.
Mrs Isabelle Brown complained of
the dusty condition of Fourteenth
street between BroOme and Clayton
streets The directors win have the
dust laid.
An invitation 10 attend the charity
bazaar was accepted by the directors.
They thanked the committee in charge
of the bazaar for the invitation. and
stated that as many of the depart
ment as possible, would attend.
The following report was submitted
by city Treasurer w. j.. Highheld;
Special contract reserve fund. $21,-
1920: balance in bank TO account of
current expenses. S2S.143.87. special
fund. SS6.4S124; sewer extension
fund. S2O.Sl7.39.
The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany was granted permission TO open
the streets to lay man holes at the fol-
lowing places Sixth and Shipley
streets. Sixth street. west of Ship
ley; Sixth and Tatnall streets: Sixth
and Orange streets: Sixth and West
streets: Sixth and Washington
streets: Sixth and jefferson streets;
Sixth and Madison streets.
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
$4,000 needed AND
ONLY ONE DAY LEFT
Y. W. c. A. Campaign
Workers Reported Con
tributionS of $1I,259
Today
TOTAL FUND HAS
REACHED SIS, ,037

Reports announced at the luncheon of
the y. W. c. a. campaign workers at
noon today added sll go to the amount,
bringing the total amount up to sl55,
OBJ.
The managers neol $4,000 to reach
100000, the amount that is required for
the new building.
Some individual subscriptions an
nounced today were as follows:
Mrs. William BoadenkOpi, 5000 Rus
sell II. Dunham, 500; Mrs. H. Rodney
Sharp, $500; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas r..
Bayard, - 800; Morcules Powder Com
pany, Sl.500.
Tho campaign will come to a close to-
morrow evening, when dinner will he
served to the campaign workers ia the
grill room of the Hotel DUPONT. The
noon luncheon will We held as usual to.
morrow.
The report Of the various teams fol
today follows:
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
WILNINCTONIANS IN
BIC AUTO CO. MERCER
William w. Laird One of
Underwriters of New
$223,OOO,OOO Cor
poration
FIVE CORPORATIONS
IN THE COMBINATION

The New York Times today says
The new WHY'S Durant merger Of
four automobile companies, with
substantial interest in a fifth. WI
start off on the basis Of 1923 900 900
OF capitalization. il was announced
yesterday. This much has already
been settled, although no name has
been found yet for the second greatest
industrial combination which the
United States has produced. The
matter Of a suitable name was under
discussion at a meeting yesterday.
The company, which represents a
union Of the willys-Overland Hudson,
Chalmers. Auto-Lite and United Mo-
tors Corporation. the latter a combi-
nation OF five accessory companies,
which will supply parts for the cars
made by companies in the merger.
will make its debut with $4,000 600
or seven per cent. preferred stock and
100000 shares OF common without
par value AS it is proposed to sell
the common stock to the public at GO
the capitalization represented by this
stock is $150,00O, 900. The parent
company will not be cramped by its
capital limitations, however, il the
management decides to expand. for
the charter provides that the num-
ber of common shares may he in
creased to 100000. which at the is
sue price would make the total capi-
talization S313000.O 900.
II was said yesterday that no addi-
tiOnal companies are being consider
ed at this time as possible members
Of the new Willys-Durant family, with
the exception OF the Fisk Rubber
Company. which may be taken in If
terms can be agreed upon with hold
ers of the large blocks L. G. Kauf-
man, who has been handling the finan-
cial end of the merger, said that II
the Fisk is purchased, it will not be
necessary to call upon any of the ad-
ditiOnal authorized stock as there
will be sufficient cash in the treasury
to supplement the stock issued in
payment
John n. Willys, who is understood
to have received S90,000.000 for his
controlling interest in the WHY'S
Overland Company, will be paid in
preferred stock and cash. 1t is said
that he received 45.O0O,OOO in cash.
He and his associates in Toledo have
agreed to take a one-fourth interest
( in the $500. 900 shares of common
stock to be offered for sale. All OF
the S23 .O0O, 900 Of Z per cent. prefer
red stock will go to the vendors OF
the companies entering the combina
tiOn.
William Salomon & CO. will head the
underwriting syndicate to handle the
common stock Associated with them
in the management will be Dominick
& Dominick, who underworld the re-
cent Durant fotation Of United Motors /;
J. S. Bache G. Co.. who underworld the
Durant Perlman Rim Corporation,
and w. W. Laird. Of Wilmington. The
powder millionaires of Wilmington
will take very large interest in the
company. The duPOnts have been as
sociated with w. c. Durant in the Cen
eral Motors. Chevrolet. United Motors,
and Perlman campaigns, and have
made enormous profits through the
rise in those issues.
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
AT THE QUEEN.

Regardless Of excitement due to the
FIRE in the immediate neighborhood
of the Queen Theatre, the people oil
this city would not be denied witness
ing the photoplay dealing with vital
question OF morals, where Are MY
Children" Every seat in the house
was occupied and at night packed
houses were the rule. The play Is
claimed to be stronger than a sermon
a powerful influence for good clean
and forceful in its presentation. Many
women we're strong in expressing
their favorable opinions. One woman
said. Every boy and girl in the hish
School should see this play. An
other woman said "You deserve the
thanks of the community in bringing
this play to our city" Another wo-
man expressed herself thus Il think
the play wonderful, especially from
a moral point of view. and think all
mothers who can should take their
girls TO see it,"
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
AT THE MAJESTIC.

In all of her previous productlons
Blanche Sweet has had husbands
thrust upon her She has been pur,,
sued by hundreds of admirers ana
had many at her feet. But in "Ihe
Thousand Dollar Husband" in when
Miss Sweet was seen by capacity
houses at all performances at the Ma
iestic yesterday. she buys a husband
Miss Sweet is seen in the role OF
swedish housemaid. who, suddenly IN
heriting fortune. buys herself a
husband in the person Of young stu
dent badly in debt. whom she has al
wavs loved. For several reels the
husband is not worth the thousand
dollars. but in the end he proves HIM
self a hero by saving her from de-
signing fortune hunter. The cast seen
with Miss Sweet is exceptionally
good. The extra attraction, Miss
Nanny Goat on the Rampage Para
mount-Bray cartoon. is very humor-
ms and Miss Goat creates much
laughter. particularly so when she
bumps into Miss Suffragist. The
same bill will be repeated today
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
AT BRANpYWINE sPRINGs.

Brandywine Springs Park .contin-
ues to hold its own as an amuse-
ment resort, and the fact that il is
more popular today than ever is
shown by the greatly increased at
tendance over previous years. II is
claimed that this park has done as
much as any other Wilmington insti-
tuition in advertising Wilmington and
bringing people to this city. In the
Park Theatre this week an excellent
bill of vaudeville is being given af-
ternoon and evening. The Henry e
Young Comedy Company is also ap-
pearing which makes a double bill
for the one price Of admission The
usual free concerts are also given
afternoon and evening.
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
Total
DIVISION D
Total

The executive committee Of the as
sociation issued plea today for more
workers to work on the closing dav
of the campaign. Most Of the workers
have signiaed their intention of spend
ing the final hours Of the campaign
in constant touch with the situation
The phones will be used almost en-
tirely for the solicitation Of funds and
every possible effort will be made to
make valid every pledge so far Sc
cured.
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
Theatre and Park Attractions

in the park The other amusements
are running and the park is entertain
ing thousands of people each day. In
the Family Theatre yesterday new
vaudeville bill opened and there Is
some excellent talent The Henry and
Young Comedy Company is also ap-
pearing on the bill, making a double
entertainment for the one price of ad
mission. The usual free concerts are
also being given each day.
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
AT sHELLPOT PARK.

There is no doubt that the people
OF this section appreciate the changes
and improvements made at ShellpOt
Park for the attendance so far this
season has eclipsed all previous rec
ords All but one Of the new big
amusements at Shellpot are now ready
and running. and the last one will be
IN very short time. A new and
improved airship ride has been placed
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
AT TME NATI0NAL THEArRE.

Mr.. Hopkins will have one of the
best bills OF the season in vaudeville.
at the National Theatre, Thursday.
Friday and Saturday. Professor
Johnny Woods. the most expensive
colored act in vaudeville, will be on
the bill.
Evening journal., 1916-06-06
CONSOLIDATED COPPER MEETING

The Consolidated Copper Mines
Company held its annual meeting at
the Offices Of Marvel, Marvel and VOL
colt. attorneys this morning. but no
information would be given out as
10 what was done at the meeting.
Evening journal., 1916-06-06

Follow the crowd to Harrison
Street NJ. Z. Church. Thursday even
ing. June s, TO the lecture. Tickets.
l5c.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20
concretins the Barnyard Of c. w. Lau Farm.

able, as they cost very little, clean up
the weeds and transform much rough
age into money through the sale of
wool and mutton. He now has II ewes
and gets about ten pounds of wool
at the average clipping. Before he
kept sheep, he had great deal of
rag weed in his pasture, but now a rag
weed is scarce article on his farm.
Experience With Hogs.
Mr.. Lau has had many and varied
experiences with hogs. He raises from
70 to 80 head of Poland China per
year. In the 81 years he has farmed,
he had cholera three times. In 1912
it broke out and from some so or 60
head he saved about rs. They were
not treated, as Mr.. Lau had no faith in
serum at that time, having made test
the preceding year with some So
called serum which was being used
in the county. He treated with this
two of his hogs and put, them in a
neighboring herd where cholera pre-
vailed. In short time they contracts
ed the disease and died and Mr.. Lau
was convinced that the serum treat
ment for hogs was a failure.
However, the success of the treat-
ment at the Iowa farms near Daven-
port soon set him to thinking again
and he secured three pigs in the fall
of 1912 from the Iowa farms which
had been given the simultaneous
treatment and placed them in three in
fected herds in his neighborhood. All
three pigs weathered the storm sue
cessfully. although nearly all the hogs
in the three herds died. That put
new aspect to the subject and in the
summer of 1913 Mr.. Lau gave all his
pigs the serum-simultaneous treatment
without any loss, although cholera pre-
vailed in the neighborhOod. He now
gives his hogs the serum-simultaneou
treatment every year.
Mr.. Lau raises about 100 head of
chickens each year, planning to sell
of the cockerels and old hens each
winter and keeps the pullets. He sells
them dressed at 20 cents per pound in
Davenport. He has had considerable
trouble with chicken cholera and with
blackhead in turkey, being compelled
to cease raising the latter fowl on that
account.
Gross Returns.
There are few farms in Scott county
which give higher gross returns per
acre than that operated by Mr.. Lau.
His gross returns for 1914 from his
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20
WILL GO TO WILSON,
Democratic Platform Appeals to-
Many ProgressiveS,
Men OF Really independents Thought
Who Supported Roosevelt Last
Election Not Likely to Enter
the Republican Fold.

Charles e. Hughes and his politician
advisers are naturally hSartened ali
Colonel Roosevelt's return to the Re-
publican party, but not Iall the Pro-
gressives who were ready to follow
their leader in anotheg free lance moves
ment will act upon his recommends
ton to support the Republican ticket.l
OF the 4, 119,509 votes cast for Roose-
Welt in 1912 many-hOw many, Is a
question, of course-were avowed in
dependents. They had been Repub-
licans but had come to feel nearer
the Democratic party than the party
of their former allegiance. Thousands
Of these Independents will, 1t Is be-
lieved, vote for Wilson and Marshall
rather than for Hughes and Fair
banks.
With split in the Republican party
four years ago Wilson had phe-
nomenal VICTORIAN electoral vote
Of 435 as compared with eight for
Taft and 88 for Roosevelt. Under
similar conditions something like the
result of the 1912 election would be
assured this year, but such political
triumphs may be expected only once
in lifetime. But it need not be sur
prising to see very large proportion
of the erstwhile Pregressives casting
their ballots for Wilson-enough to
bring several Of the doubtful states
normally Republican into the Demo-
cratic column.
The election is four months off.
Momentous things affecting the politi-
cal situation may happen between
now and the 7th of November. But.
If the election were to take place to-
morrow Wilson would be an easy win
ner, despite the apparent fusion Of Re-
publicans and Progressives.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

a draft where it dries out very quick
ly. 1t is left until quite thoroughly
dried out and then taken to the base
ment under the house where the fur
mace completes the task Of drying. He
tests for termination in the spring.
Mr.. Laus corn tested in the county
experimental plots at the orphans
home yielded at the rate Of IS bushels
per acre.
From IS to 80 acres of barley are
produced. Last year he threshed 756
bushels, or So bushels per acre, which
he sold at Is cents. For two years
he treated the seed with formaldehyde
and had no smut in the crop. No oats
are grown and only one acre Of pOta-
toes. Mr.. Lau has never been very
successful with potatoes, but his son,
Carl, raises from one-half to one acre
of popcorn and has gotten very salts
factory returns from it.
Careful Of Manure.
The production on the rolling farm
which Mr.. Lau owns is maintained by
about 200 loads OF manure. annually.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20
NEW REVENUE BILL. PRAISED
Chicago Journal Points Out the Many
Good Points Containeh irr the
Measure.

The best of many good things about
heritance tax feature. Tie Journal
has been working for, this tax for 10 J!
these many years, and doubtless is
somewhat prejudiced in, the matter ;;
but 1t feels that this alone is enOugh
to make almost any revenue bill en-
durable. The levy is not so high as
could be wished, but it makes a pretty
good start. Once let the American
people experience the justice, fitness
and democratic value of an Inherit
ance tax, and they never can be per-
suaded to go back to the old scheme
of doubling the tariff when more
money is needed.
The income tax changes are not al
together satisfactory. 1t is all right
to increase the charge against large
incomes, but the exemption ought to
be lowered. There is no good reason
of $1,000 or a married man with ST.
900 more should not make direct
contribution to the expense of the
government. Also, there should be a
sharp distinction between earned in
comes and those derived from inherit
ed wealth.
/, The munitions profit tax is frankly
emergency legislation, and must be
judged on that basis. There is no
doubt that it will bring some needed
money or that it complies with pop
ular Chicago, Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20
Peculiar Campaign Feature.

A painful feature of the presidential
campaign is, the attempt of many Of
our esteemed Republican contempt
raries. to, take rank in the high-brow
class. What formerly was simply he'll
lish is now '.inept;;'r what was once
damnable, oowardiee is now ''incerti-
tude," and what in the good old days
was nothing less than downright Dem
ocratic idiocy is now 'fatuous." Are
we already beginning to experience
the penalties. OF raiding the Supreme
court Of the United States in search
off a candidate?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20
IOWA ALFALFA FARMER CARRIES ON )
MANY INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS
Owner Of Magnolia Crest Farm in Scott County, Iowa. of Wide D
vrsiy Of nterestsBeeves in Rotating Pastures Wherever
Carefully Selects and Stores Seed corn-Neyer
Was Successful With Potatoes-Proft in Sheep.
By G. H. Afford, State Demonstration
Agent Maryland1

By G.. III. Afford, State Demonstration
Agent, Marylandl
G. w. Lau, who lives on the
Magnolia Crest farm, six miles from
tho city Of Davenport, in Scott county,
Iowa, is a man of such diversity of
interests and carries on SO many inter
esting and valuable experiments that
we can learn much by a study of his
methods. Mr.. Lau owns 160 acres of
land OF this 100 is tillable, while 40
is left in permanent pasture and car
ries about one head Of cattle per acre.
This ground is low and has very
troublesome ditch running its entire
length, making it difficult to maintain
fences and impracticable to cultivate.
He believes that he can double the
carrying capacity Of this pasture by
disking in the ground occasionally and
sowing in a mixture of grasses. He
will try mixture of timothy, blue
grass, white clover and sweet clover
seeded in two-year-old alfalfa field to
produce pasture of this sort next sea-
son. Mr.. Lau believes in rotating pas
lures wherever this is possible.
First Success With Alfalfa.
Mr.. Lau maintains rotation Of two
years OF corn, one year of barley in
which alfalfa is sown, followed by two
years of alfalfa. He can rightly claim
the distinction Of having first gained
an unqualified success in the growing
of alfalfa in Scott county. He now
has on the place some 80 acres de-
voted to this crop. So firm is his faith
in the alfalfa plant that he has dis
carded red clover entirely and expects
to follow rotation in which alfalfa
has a prominent part. He also has
placed his seal of condemnation on
timothy.
Charles Lau says that one years
seeding is five years wedding. To pre-
vent this he clips his stubbles with the
mower before the weed seed ripens.
This is better than blowing early and
exposing the land to parching suns
and teaching rains.
From 40 to so acres Of corn are
grown and the average production is
about SIS bushels per acre. The seed
is gathered early and the ears placed
in ricks in the open doorway of his
barn loft. In this way it is located in