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Smyrna times., 1916-04-05
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Amanda KNOTS Truax. Widow If
isaac Truax. died Monday Morning
at Her Home. Delaware Street

'SsaC 'ruaN' died Monday Morning
at Her Home. Delaware Street
Mrs. Amanda Knots Truax. aged
A. widow Of Isaac Truax. a promi.
hent farmer of this vicinity. died
monday morning about so 'clock at her
nome on Delaware street after a lin
gering illness. The cause Of ber
death was neuritis. Deceased was
good woman, devoted to her bome
and leaves many relatives and friends
10 mourn her death. She was a
daughter of the late George w. and
Deborah Berry Knots and was horn
and raised near Middletown. In
1891 she was united in marriage 10
isaac Iruax, prominent farmer near
smyrna. who died January 8. 1909
AFTER his death she moved to Smyrna
ana has been making her home here
ever since. She is survived bv one
daughter Miss Lavina ID. Truax who
mas the sympathy of the community
IN her great sorrow. Funeral ser
vices will be held at one O'Clock To.
morrow. Thursday afternoon from her
late residence on Delaware street in
charge Of Rev. DR.. R. X. Stephenson.
Just appointed TO Milford. Interment
Will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Timothy Slaughter Dies Near Dover
Timothy Slaughter. aged % wears.
one of the best known residents If
Kent county and for many years most
prosperous farmer. lifelong Demo
crat, died at his home at Lebanon
Del. last week. Until within a few
weeks ago. Mr.. Slaughter had enioved
the oest of health. and was able Ia |
perform manual labor TO some extent
ana IN every way showed indications |
OF living several years yet. He had
always been interested in public affairs
lie leaves several children. among
whom IS former State Senator Ste
phen Slaughter. of Dover. Funeral
ana lnterment took place Sunday and
was largely attended.
Mrs. Lydia Eliason Rothwen. Dead
Mrs. Lydia Ellen Eliason Rotbueu
aged n years. of Middletown. died
at her home last week of pneumonia
Mrs. Rothwel was the wife of John
Rothwell and mother of Misses Mel.
ne and Mary Rothwell of Middletown.
William E. Rothwell, Of New Phila.
ieiphia. Mrs. Rothwell and her
husband celebrated their golden wed.
mig anniversary two years ago. The {
uneral took place yesterday. Tuesday
afternoon, interment Forrest cemetery 1
smyrna Landing Boys Untinely Death
Thomas NJ. Davis. a lad of 13 {
ears. son of Andrew J. and Emma s
McClain) Davis. of Smyrna Landing /
led Sunday Of blood poisoning. caured I
y picking a pimple. He was buried $
esteresy. Funeral services at 2 n Z
L. and interment at Odd Fellows. Y
Smyrna times., 1916-04-05
THIEF VISITS LAVENDER FARM

Borrowed Horse and Buggy of Daniel
FORD Whose House Was PIundered
To steal horse and buggy from
the stable and then enter the cellar
OF the house and steal a quantity of
meat as well as chickens, cart the
same off and dispose of il and then
return the team to the stable. was
the work of slick thieves last Satur.
Gay night on the Theodore Lavender
farm just above Smyrna. The losers
OF the meat and chickens were the
tenants on the farm. Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Ford. State Detective F. B.
Murphy of Dover has been detailed
on the case.
Smyrna times., 1916-04-05
200 DELEGATES COMING HERE

Delaware State Sunday School Con-
vention to Assemble April 20 and 27
The State Sunday School Convention
will meet in Asbury NJ. E. Church
Smyrna, Easter week, April 2eth
and 9th. The committees are ont
this week selecting enter, ainment for
delegates. There will be in the
neighboThOod of 200 delegates from
all parts of the state. representing all
denominations. A program Of speeial
interest has been arranged. SMYRNA
Is preparing to give the delegates
a hospitable welcome.
Smyrna times., 1916-04-05
Lazy OFFICERS SMYRNA GRANGE
Elected Last SaturdaY-Meeting Atien-
ded and Interesting Parers Read

Last Saturday. April LIST. IL W.
should judge by avoirdupois. we
should say the attendance was ex.
eeedingly heavy. The following lady
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Mrs. George W. Mattiford
master; Mrs. E N. Carter, o,erseer
Miss Sadie Stephenson. lecturer. Mrs
Frank Armstrong. steward; Mrs
George Johnson, Chaplain: Miss EIva
Stephenson, gate keeper: Mrs. Gil.
bert Pratt. Cor. Sec'y. After cleo
tion' two papers were read on Woman
Suffrage, " Miss Elva Stephenson
taking the affirmative and Mrs. Georga
W. Mattiford the negative. The
ROUNDS were limited to ten, and no de-
eision to be given, both participants
being in the heavy weight class. The
contest was spirited and some INNER
cuts scored by both participants. It
IS said 1.-The end is not vet. At
future meeting. Mr.. John Butterv has
consented to read his paper on grapes.
l MS paper was read before the PENN
sula Horticultural Society the past
winter at Easton, Md. This will he
interesting to the members as few of
them attended the Easton meeting.
Pomona Grange meeting will be held .
Tomorrow, Thursday at Camden. Del I
Some Of our members contemplate
attending. Cor. See'y.
Smyrna times., 1916-04-05
SMYRNA RIVER "CUTS" To
BE STARTED NEXT MONTH
BIDS ARE ADVERTISED For. TO
BE OPENED ON APRIL 2eTH
Successful Dredging Company. il :.
Understood. Will ask Land Owners
10 Allow Dumping" PRIVILEGES

to Allow Dumping" Privileges
BY the first of next month tho
projection is that work will no
gan TO shorten and dredge the SMYRNA
River route between Smyrna Landing
ana the Bay This will consist Of
three cuts through lands that have
been acquired and turned over N tho
Government and will shorten the route
ABOUT three miles When completed
II Will enable President Elisha Webb
OF the Smyrna Steamboat Comnaov
TO put on fast freight and nassenoo,
steamboat capable of of making the
Trip from Smyrna Landing TO Pbila.
uelphia IN five hours. Recentlv NJ
webb purchased the Elizabeth Mon,oo
Smith for this purpose but the deIav
IN getting the creek Improvements
made and the fact that for a different
Kind Of boat adapted TO local con.
oitions' was under consideration. the
Elizabeth Monroe Smith has been
solo, and a newer and faster boat will
be placed here in these waters.
All Bids to Be in by April the 2stb
Col. John Biddle of the Corps 80
Engineers Of the United States engi- |
neering office at Wilmington has mott. |
ned President Webb of the Smvrna
Steamboat Company that PROPOSALS |
Tor doing the Smyrna River work
are being advertised and that al bids
must be in by April 26th when they
VIII be opened and contract entered
into with the successful bider. lis
hoped to begin the work as ev-
peoitely as possible President Webb
replying to Col. Biddle's letter star.
ing what the Engineers Office was
doing. said it was not only his desire
out the desire Of all interested in
smyrna river navigation that this I'm.
proVement go forward as rapidlv
as circumstances will permit. For
BOATS drawing seven foot Of water
i Is extremely difficult 10 navigate
particularly after heavy northwest
winds. which cause low run on tides
The open Spring season now coming
IN will give an impetus to navigation
and the sooner the cut and deepening
II the channel was made. the better il
Will be. The Smyrna Steamboat
company has offered every assistance
o the work to hasten the proiert
long.
ASK Dumping Privileges for Oredge 2
Representatives of the dredging :
ompanies who are bidding on the ..
reject will shortly confer with land.
wners along the creek, regarding =,
umping for dredged material II
as not been determined whether
,oop or hydraulic process of dredging
MI be followed, but should the lat
er be practical and the land owners
ould arrange with the successful +
redging company for the bulkheading i
Il Of the old channels which will be Il
epiaced by new ones. that they could y
hlled in with dredging material q
nd in this way solid land created. +
hieh would be valuable for marsh K
farming purposes. and greatly add r
the acreage of some Of the prop m
ties through which these channels A
IN Rothwell's Landing. for in c
ance. if il were bulkheaded off AT II
lch end Of old channel (now practically 81
mud flat would readily offset what. r
'er expense landowners were put to nj
the value Of new-made land accrued. 10
G
Smyrna times., 1916-04-05

Smyrna Stores Open Every Evening
Failing to continue their agreement
Tor six O'Clock closing which expired
April LIST, Smyrna stores are open
every evening now as heretofore.
Smyrna times., 1916-04-05
New paslOr wlI Not Preach sun,Iau

Rev. G. c. Williams. the new pastor
OF Asbury, will not take hold until
Sunday week. Next Sunday morning
Rev. William FAIRIES will preach and
at evening the Epworth League will
take the hour of regular church
service.
Smyrna times., 1916-04-05
MISS EDITH START A BRIDE

"arrieo Last Evening to Mr..
Charles j. Allen of Wilmington
MISS Edith Start. of Wilmington
daughter Of William B. Start, Of this
town, and Mr.. Charles J. Allen. of
Wilmington, were married yesterday.
tuesday. evening April 4th. by the
Rev. N. Franklin Smiley. pastor of
First Presbyterian Church. They
Will reside at 1905 Rodney street.
Wilmington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
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AMERICAN ADMIRALS
Ess4iiishs6 sa0

The first officer of the United States navy to hold the rank of ad-
 niral was David G. Farragut, who was elevated to that position just half a century ago today. July 26, 1866, as a reward for his great services in the civil war. Prior to the conflict be- tween the states the highest rank In the United States naval service was that of commodore. In 1862 Con gress conferred upon Farragut the rank of rear-admiral in 1864 that of vice-admiral, and in 1866 he was made a fuIl-fledged admiral Farra- gut died in 1870, and the title of ad- rniral was then conferred upon David D. Porter, who held that rank until his death in 1891. Congress then abolished the ltHles of admiral and the grade of rear-admiral remained the highest in Uncle Sam's naval ser vice until 1899. when that of admiral was revived and conferred on George Dewey. In that year the old title of commodore was abolished and the holders were advanced to the grade of rear-admiral.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
For President WOODROW WILSON For4Vice President THOMAS B. MARSHALL
CONNECTICUT PROGREssIvEs

Hv HARTMAN ALSOP has called meeting of the State
 mttee of the Progressive party is assumed that effort at this meeting will be to give Hughes be done perhaps not Such endorsement will be nearly vaueless for the body which will give will not have taken counsel with the Progressive party and will be ing with matters in which tis unrepresentative.
 An endorsement delivered would Progressive New York committee said such honorable would not desipe" f
 Mr. Hughes if he good judgment will call off the ment to steal endorsements by the action of committees obtain the Progressive party by violence make it \ friendly to him by stealing it. zal ff
 It is natural that Mr. Alsop should follow Roosevelt member of the Roosevelt family and to him the greater part the Progressive party probably the leading citizen Oy A ter Bay.
 There legal difficulties in the way endorse that would be effective The Progressives ed avice president Will their committee raise up neccu delegation which will be for Hughes for president but not for Parker for vice Will the Progrssves of Connecticut be required to endure the sacrifice
 they did choose the interest of candidates they did not
 The attempt to instruct Progressive delegates for Hughes Fairbanks might properly be the object of application X an Injunction. And injunction would issue unless courts willing set the letter of the constitution which gives college free w against the unbrQken practice of
 hundred years and against the spirit of the constitution which leaves the electoral college will beyond the instruction is through the nominations of the parties the individual cleo tors represent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
PLAN TO STARVE GERMANY FAILS.
 BERLIN BELIEF

The Hague, July 25-Diplomatic representatives in Berlin of the neu- tral powers have been taken by the German officials on a trip to the country and shown the harvest situa- tion. A paragraph in the German newspapers dealing with this tour of Inspection says:
 Tt is assumed they gained the con- viction that the plan of our enemies to starUe us out will fail again this year. Some representatives were even sur-
 prised at the remarkably favorable outlook"
 Heidelberg was the first district in the empire to introduce mass feeding in the rural communes. The number of communes to adopt this plan now totals eleven and. according to the Koelnische Zeitung is increasing weekly. E An article from Berlin appearing in the Hamburger Nachrichten att tempts to answer the popular com
 plaint in Germany as to the high price
 of butter. The newspaper claims that the last cattle census compared with that of December 1914, showed de- crease of 100000 head. of which 8. 100000 were milch cows. Owing to a deficiency of fodder during the win- ter the health of the remaining anil mals suffered severesy.
 It will be years, the newspaper says. before the grazing fields are again normal, and 1t is feared that a
 high percentage qf cows will be per manently weakened. Therefore an improvement in the butter and milk situation is only to be expected to be slow. According to the Camusche a German technical newspaper of De- sine the technical high school of that city is heated electrically from a pow CT house and potatoes planted in the building have resulted in an excellent 1 crop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
SIR WILLIAM
 ROBERTSON

Less than thirty years ago a Tom my Atkins" in the ranks, General SIT William Robert Robertson has since risen to point where he is all but supreme over the armies of Great Britain. As chief of the imperial staff. a position he has held since the first of the year, Sir William is practically the commander in chief of the milt- tary forces of the empire. The gen. eral belief that a commoner of hum- ble birth cannot rise from the ranks to high estate in the British army is thoroughly disproved by the career of Robertson. The only "pulr' he has ever had was that of sheer merit and ability. In England it is told. and generally believed, that Sir William spent his boyhood in service. and that his first uniform was that of foot man. At any rate we find him in 1877, at the age of seventeen. wearing the uniform of a private soldier in the sixteenth Lancers. There he remain ed, as Tommy Atkins" land non-com- m1ssioned officer, until 1888, when he passed his exams with flying coiors and received his commission as a lieu tenant of the Third Dragoon Guards. Before entering the army he had re- ceived the rudiments of an education. but that was all. For the next de- cade he spent nearly all of his pay for books, and when he was at last ad- mitted to the select circle of the of- ficers' mess he had depth and width of learning which made many of the college bred men seem ignorant in comparison. During his long service in India he devoted much time to the study of the various tongues and dta- lects of the natives, and thus made himself invaluable to his superior of- ficers. In actual warfare he gained wounds and medals and a reputation for ability and bravery which made his promotion inevitable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
UNANIMOUS FOR CLARKE

HE JUDICIARY committee which had such difficulty in accepting the Progressive, Brandeis, accepts Judge Clarke by unanimous voe almost without discussion To be sure Judge Clarke is not Jew but radical he to the Brandes standard He sympathetic leader under the late Tom Johnson believed in the short ballot favored mems compensation before the world converted to the principle and otherwise showed himself in sympathy with pop uar ideals.
 Habit makes all things easier The victory of Bandes duced by much the habit of prejudice essened resistance the promotion of men of progressive ideas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
TRUE AMERICANIsM

 TTy HE Alliance of Wisconsin, endorses Mr. and President Wilson of "pseudon by which it that the president practices simulated, pretended, Americanism.
 The resolution fa however to state the actual ground of its grievance against President Wilson which is found in his councation delivered April 19 to the German government las follows: lde- subma-
 
 
 relations with the Empire altogether
 
 To complete its Anericanism the German-A American Ali lance of Wisconsin needs to the resolution that will to- worship, haveany other country be- fore the United States
 MT. Hughes welcome to the support of this Wisconsin organization little of this sort of support and Idoubly lost t~a
 American people will be most impatient with any cult impose the will of foreign rulers by the agency a national election. tl The time is at hand when Mr. Hughes must what would have written to the Imperial governl 5ment, Aptl 49, had the duty been in his hands. Would Ne written note which would retain for him he friendship of Wisconsin Alliance? And what sort Aote would that have been?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
FAIRFIELD'S WHITE .a HOPE IS FINED FOR
 SLUGGING TOWNSMAN
fspecial to The Farmer. !

Fairfield, July 25-Former se- lectmen Charles S. Fox, who had < dreams of becoming worlds heavyweight champion a few years ago, went out of his class recently and struck a lightweight named James Brown. So Justice Edward J. McManus imposed a fine of $15 on Fox yesterday.
 The justice said he was sorry he didn't have a r1ngside seat for the encounter but he would have to be guided by the evidence which showed that Fox struck Brown following an exchange of hard words.
 Brown is the proprietor, of Browns garage but he denied the argument was about the high price of gasoline.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
INCREASE OF UNIONS
 IN STANFORD PLAN OF
 LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
Especial to The Farmer)

Stamford, July 24-Labor leaders will hold a general organizing meet ing tonight in the square in front of the town hall. A movement will be instituted for increasing the member ship of all the unions in the city and effecting unionization of some crafts that haven't been organized.
 | Jasper McLevy of the State Feeder ation of Labor, John Egan of the In ternational Association of Machinists Frank Duffy of the American Feder- ation of Labor, William Phillips o1 the BIacksmiths' Brotherhood, John Pierce, Elmer Rosenberg and Rose Schneiderman of the Garment Work CTS will address the meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
THE TARIFF COMMISSION LEAGUE

HE TARIFF comission league has done good work for the displayed in its But like many other opponents cause, it is too upon it's notions
 The Farmer has received circular from this organization displays it's attitude toward the tariff bill which has passed helhouse, and is in the senate.
 opposition to the bill is surprisingly slight tained in three counts
 league wants the members of tbe tariff commission bes congress kept off the commission and wants pera- appropriation instead of that may be stricken any appropriation bill by an-act of the committee.
 these proposals certainly not important that garng salary that excluding former congressman are many why exclusion should made There is merit in the suggestion for permanent appropriation The bill as it stands extraordinarily good b league could find to say against it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
GROUNDED STEAMER A WRECK

Eastport Me. July 25.-The British freight steamer Tyne. which struck on the Muir Ledge near Grand Manan N. B., during a heavy fog on Sunday was reported today to be breaking up Sofne of the crew left the vessel during the day but the captain and first off cer remained on board.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
THE INSTINCT OF sE1F PRESERVATION

XTy HATEvER ELSE are, we humans machines wound up iye The seat of the of self servaton the tissues of the brain desire to live o breath feel and to know has much embodiment in the flesh leg
 Just by overwhelming force leg may be des
 yed may the cells be destroyed in which the de- sire to live.
 Those who knew Henry w Beutelspacher will be that xoe such had taken place in him. doubtless by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
WEATHER FORECAST

New Haven, July 25.-Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Part Iy cloudy tonight and Wednesday.
 Connecticut: Generally cloudy tonight and Wednesday. little change in temperature; gentle to moderate winds, mostly south.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25

wearyng effects and the fatigue chronic headaches He man of normal outlook of optimistic quality.
 His death by his hand of accident had been hit by railroad ran when the desire to the man is helpless and the route to death and even unavoidable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
TUBERCU1osIs HITS SOLDIERS

New York, July 25-Tuberculosis has gotten the discharge of 116.0oo soldiers from the French army up to April 1 of this year, according to figures brought here by William P. Hollingworth. vice president of the American war relief clearing house for France and her allies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25

It Is surprising what warm and dis interested attachment you find among the hotel servants as long as your sum- ply of silver for tips holds out,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
The Picture Gallery is Interesting
New subjects added

New subjects added
 Among recent additions to the Picture Gallery small reproductions of famous oil paintings which very satisfactory. The frames antique gilt and the little pictures look like very old and very good things. Portraits by Reynolds and such M pleasing subjects as ssTulip Time in <, a., eq Holland, 1.-The Meeting of Dante and pI.UU Beatrice s'The Music Lesson,' and Nice for gifts others or prizes Color Prints in dull gold frames, many of e sF them signed with the artists name. The .nno , Harvest Moon :" sThe Horse Fair" and "The XZO() < Pot of Basil" with other familiar and favor ' Smaller, ss sizes. same style as above, SIPS Thompson Arotypes which Colonial interiors and exteriors with landscapes slope of orchard hillside, winding road by the woods a group of white birch trees step &2nn ping down to stream, rocky pasture; p).UV quiet old time sitting bedroom with braided rugs quaint furniture and Ter any roo" fireplace. s In gold or Mahogany frames M Photogravures of famous places and copies of mod ern aftists work
 s'The Frieze of the Prophets" "Stratford on Avon, "The Forum, J ''The Coliseum" and many Cathedrals of the old world including the Cathedral of Rheims
 Come and see.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
Cbe DmRQdd Co
 Established 1857 Business Hours from $50 10 6 p.m. day naGEuding Saturday. ..sk,

Clearan of all Porch Furniture
 The intention is to close out all Porch Furniture before August first thereby relieving the stock or what is seasonable and giving customers the ad- vantage of reduced prices on what can be used lm- mediately.
 Heavy Rockers, large sizes, with low $1 Q5 backs, were $2.5O, ~i'>~
 High back Rockers, ss Ike heavy stock with S250 broad arms, were $500, ~@')O
 Hanging settees with\ Aoro chains and hooks complete Were 5 o.|o TOT ~ooo Everybody likes them andl Were $ 725 for $375 they positive joy to the> We've oO for S4OO children who never tire ofk "Oio ~ nroo them About half originally Were $lo.oo TOT @'oo price as may be seen.
 ro++aos Were $45O for $350 'o''o' ' Were $5.25 for $375 Large Armchairs and Rockers. A,es
 were originally $2OO, TOT ~i'o' Childrens Porch Chairs
 with arms, large sizes, will hold some
 grown-ups comfortable, were $1.15, 50 GUS ' Fourth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25

A young woman who applied for some fairy tales. was very properly offered a bunch of New York newspa- pers by the intelligent newsdealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY

The Forty-seventh regiment of Brooklyn will be moved to Van Cort- landt Park from Peekskill tomor- row.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-25
$4.95 while they last
Kayser Charnoisette Gloves
Silk Petticoats at $4.95
 that were $5.95

The favorite White Washable Fabric Gloves 2clasp that every likes. An excellent assort- ment just n and it will be well to provide ones self against future needs, for these nice white gloves hard to get. sts.
 $l00 pair .