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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27
The Night Shift

lfrom the La Crosse-Wis. Leader
Press.)
"The night shift" is something
the community knows little about
Not only the one bright, depend
able girl, alert and wakeful while
the city sleeps, ready to summon
the doctor for you, the fire de.
partment or the police, getting
you up in time for that early
train, even routing you out cheer
fully the morning the trout season
opens-not only the telephone
girl, but the fire department. with
several men always waiting to
spring to the horses heads-the
police force travelling solitary
beats night after night, the train
dispatchers, the roundhouse mon,
the train hands, the electricians,
the night nurses in the hospitals,
mothers of little children, who
sleep with one eye open all the
tlme-all these and many others
make a list Of toilers whose SER
vice is all the more remarkable
because so little noticed.
Kipling has enshrined "The
Night Shift" among the worlds
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27
Revenue Stamps Discontinued

If you waited until 1901 a. m.
Sunday to make that long distance
phone call or to send that tel
gram, you probably noticed the
odd cent you had been paying on
either one, was not asked for. And
if you took out insurance on your
health, life or property any time
after midnight Saturday night,
you didn't have to pay umpsteen
dollars plus one or more odd cop
pers.
The reason was that the new
revenue bill, passed just before
Congress adjourned, automatical-
ly repealed all the various stamp
tax items that harried you because
q: ;ht IA reii pcy reve lie
measure. 1t went into effect at
midnight Saturday night.
There is no stamp tax on any
thing in the new revenue law
Under the 1914 emergency act
there was one cent, or two cents,
or three cents-as the case might
be-extra charges for lip rouge,
perfumery, talcum powder, phone
calls, etc.
A penny or three extra on all
kinds of express and freight pack
ages had to be paid before. 1t isn't
done any more. There is a modi-
cum of comfort in the new act for
folks who chew gum. Under the
1914 act 1-S of a cent stamp tax
was charged on every five-cent
package of gum, and gum makers
were talking of shortening the
Loaf. That's knocked out in the
new act.
Some other stamp taxes repeal
ed include: One cent stamp on
Pullman tickets, either lower or
upper; taxes on custom house re-
ceipts for bonded goods; taxes on
stock exchange transactions, on
all bonds issued by corporations,
on all conveyances, deeds of trust,
etc.
The tax on the Pullman tickets
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27

small numbers. A few years ago,
it was not supposed that person
could make.a selection from his
pullets with any degree of accu-
racy, as to their probable laying
capacity but experience has taught
us that we can select our pullets
that are six months old, with an
absolute degree of certainty. If
at six months old, the pullets ap-
pear uniform and in a healthy
condition, it is almost impossible
to make mistake. The pullets,
on examination, should show a
width of from one and one-half t.
two inches between the pelvic
bones. This condition should pre-,
vail among the Leghorns. The
heavy breeds, such as Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Island
Reds, should be selected about a
month later and should show a
distance of from one and three
quarters to two and one-eighth
inches between the pelvic bones.
A Leghorn pullet that is six
months old and shows only one
inch or less pelvic bone develop
ment should be relegated to the
butcher shop, as they will positive
ly never make profitable layers.
The writer has examined thou
sands of birds in Delaware and
has found on an average, that
one-fifth of every farmers flock IS
not profitable. This one-fifth, of
course, will lay some eggs, say 80
or 40 eggs in the year, and the
same hens that lays only 80 OF 40
eggs, that sell for perhaps 90
cents, eats S1.75 worth of feed.
SO now, Mr.. Farmer, it is up to
you to eliminate this one-ffth of
non-proftable producers. Do it
now, by careful selection. Keep
only those that look good to you,
and those that, after you have
given a physical examination,
show themselves to be capable of
laying a goodly supply of eggs. l
know that if every farmer who
keeps poultry, in Delaware, will
make a careful selection of his
birds, and give them the right
kind of feed and plenty of it, and
good care, that he can easily get
II eggs from each hen he keeps
for each of these months, Novem-
Der, December, and January, and
if he does that, at the end of the
year he will find that he has lot
of birds that have laid nearly 200
eggs each. This kind Of an egg
production can be obtained by
most of our farmers, by introduce
ing into their work, a plentiful
supply of sticktoitiveness.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27

Farmers and poultrymen at this
time are rounding up their pull
let's, preparatory to putting them
into their winter quarters. Some
are particular enough and try to
put birds of the same size an age
in one flock. Others put all sizes
and ages together, just because
they are pullets. This is a grave
mistake. Pullets of different size
and ages, never mature as we'll or
as quickly as vixen selection is
made of those of just one size. 1t
is very important that the Celec-
ton be made at this time. One of
the most important points to know
is what strain you have, not only
as regards laying but also consti-
tutional vigor and stamina. Did
the pullets grow up strong and
well, or were they delicate in rear
ing? We're the pal ents or near
relations much troubled during
their laying, with regard to their
health and did they show any
ovary trouble, while in the breed
ing pens? Did the parent bird
lay an average size egg, especial
ly the hens that produced the
sires? If not, there might be dis
appointment as to the size Of eggs
laid. Select the birds, if possible,
to match one another in general
appearance, also size, as they
look much better than a pen of
birds that vary good deal, both
in type and size. Select birds of
fine bone and quality, as it is
found that they do not waste so
much time after broodiness or
moulting, as the coarser and larg-
err boned birds. l like to see a
nice sized bird of any breed, pro-
viding it is fine in bone and quail
ity. 1t is also much better for
the breed, to keep the strain fair
in size.
Some Of our best strains at the
present are much too small owing
probably to their early maturity
and prolificacy. Age is very i'm
portant factor and one that is
likely to be upset under different
conditions. Some strains can be
reared and developed much fas-
ter than others, although the
same attention is given them,
therefore Judgment is needed to
know when to hatch these differ
ent strains, so as to have them
mature at the right time. 1t is al
ways a wise policy to hatch a fair
number of chicks together, at a
date which will give them plenty
of time to mature, as one is better
able to select a much more even
lot of birds than if Matched out in
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27
Sticky Fly Paper AS Rat Catcher

Harley Brewster, a Broad Creek
farmer, being greatly annoyed
with rats, which made way with
his chickens and eggs, and after
experimenting wi h numerous
traps with little success, finally
tried spreading sheets of sticky
fly paper on the floor near the rat
holes, after the chickens had gone
to roost at night.
Twelve large rats were found
rolled up in the sticky paper the
first morning, and each additional
morning since he has been finding
additional rats, all fighting mad,
but so stuck up that escape was
impossible for them.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27

night toilers, nor in belated words
of thanks, but because of their
superior quality, trained in unus-
ual forgs Of service-because
their fellowship is good company,
one ought to spend some sleepless
night making the rounds in mag
ination, at least, among "The
Night Shift" They are fellows
good to know.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27
Market Street To Be Paved

Street Commissioner Pierson
has announced that the Union
Paving Co., which holds the con-
tract for paving Market street,
Wilmington, between Front and
Eleventh streets, is ready to start
its work and it is expected that
the paving will start in the next
few days.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27
$4,000 Fire At New Castle

A fire about 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning swept the large stable of
George Williams, Third street.
north of Harmony, causing dam
age. The flames spread to near
by store occupied by Williams,
and to the residence of Frank
Carlin.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27

sounds small, but it meant 5000,
600 or 100000 annually in reven-
ue to the Government. The tax on
insurance policies was small, but
that meant $4,500,000 revenue. All
told, the stamp tax meant differ
ence of about SIS, 100000 year in
the revenues.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27

AS in the thronged and light
ened ways,
So in the dark and the des-
ert they stand,
Wary and watchful all their
days,
That their brethern's days
may be long in the land.
Not because of pity for the
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27
WINTER EGGS IN DELA WARE

4. M Pollard giUes the third of a series of practical
articles Eggs and Hon to get them the ordinary farm
under ordinary conditions This article tells bow TO select the
layers He points The necessity of discading the eat
their heads off kind and says every flock has hem But its
easy 10 remedy
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-09-27

best in his "Sons of Martha"
They do not pray to their God
that He will arouse them
A little before the nuts
work loose;
They do not teach that His
pity allows them
TO leave their work when
ever they choose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07
STRIKERS ERROR
STARTS A RIOT
Police Battered When
Longshoremen Attack
Striking Bricklayers.

Because a gang Of striking long
shoremen lettering around Pier No. 30,
East River. mistook another gang Of
striking Italian bricklayers for strike
breakers, a dozen policemen Of the
Madison Street Station are nursing
broken heads and bruised bodies re-
ceived in the ensuing street fight at
Water and Montgomery Streets yes
terday morning. Revolver shots were
exchanged between the strikers and
the police.
The bricklayers had dashed up in an
automobile to an unfinished loft build
ing to call off five obdurste bricklay-
ers and plasterers. Patrolman O'Keefet
who had quietly ordered them TO dis
perse, was mistaken by the Jealous
longshoreman as guard 10 strike
breakers. Then the fight started.
One brick hit O'Keefe in the face
and blinded him. He yanked his police
whistle from his pocket and bade a
courageous bystander to blow Mean
while OKeefe fired his revolver over
the heads of the oncoming longshore-
men.
Immediately riot was in progress.
II took the reserves five minutes TO
clear the streets, and they were re-
enforced at that by many citizens.
In the Tombs Police Court few
hours later O'Keefe appeared with four
prisoners, charged with disorderly con-
duct Patrolman Deppert, who had
taken an active part in the fight, also
appeared. His right eye had been
blinded by g brick.
Magistrate Corrigan sentenced three
OF the men to the workhouse for ten
days. They were: Frank Fumo, OF
439 East Fourteenth Street; John La
sorsa, Of $50 East 10th Street; Jo-
seph Tomasello. of $40 East Hath
Street. They said they had hired the
automobile in which they appeared on
the scene just TO take IAN airing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07
KISSED? WELL, RATHER,
65 N. Y. u. GRADS ADMIT
Not a Man In Class Tries. to Deny
His Guilt.

II the 1915 Diogenes prize for hon
esty has not been awarded yet let il
90 10 the sixty-fve young men COM
posing the graduating clnss Of the col
lege department at New York Uni
versity. At class day exercises yes
terday not one could say he had not
been hssed-that is. he couldn't say SC
and get away with It. Several tried
but we're cried down By their class
mates.
The record appears the more remark
able since four Of the seniors have
mustaches.
Inquiry into the osculatory expert
ence Of members Of the departing
class revealed other secrets. Though
60 per cent OF the seniors use tobacco,
only twenty will admit they cant get
along without il. Forty say water is
their favorite drink; others favor
Irish Smiles" concoction indigenous
to the campus, and few even lean
toward champagne.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07
Five States Swept by
Tornadoes-Property
Loss Enormous.
PACKET CAPSIZES,
q ARE DROWNED
Thirty Die at Poplar Bluffs,
Mo.-Jackson, Miss,
Hard Hit.

Kansas City, June death lists in
the storm swept sections Of Arkansas
Missouri, Mississippi and Illinois, in.
creasing hourly, reached l07 tonight
as belated reports were received from
communities which suffered in a series
Of tornadoes Monday night and early
to-day. Many others were unaccounted
for and believed dead. and several hun.
bred had been injured. Estimates oil
property damage ran into hundreds OF
thousands.
Incomplete tabulations showed the
following deaths: Arkansas, 81; Mis-
souri,, 30, possibly more; Mississippi
IS; Illinois, I; Tennessee, 4, with q
score missing in the overturning Of the
Mississippi River packet Eleonors.
Scarcely a county in Arkansas es-
capped the path Of twisters which trav-
ersed the state. Jackson and Vicks-
burg suffered from the storm in Mis-.
sissippi. Many sufferers in Arkansas
and Mississippi were negroes.
The Mississippi River packet Eleo.
more capsized seventeen miles north Of
Memphis, Tenn, during last nights
storm and four persons were drowned
A score Of others are missing and it is
believed are dead.
Thirty or more were killed and al
least seventy-fve injured at Poplar
Bluff, Mo. The damage to crops anC
buildings is put at hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
Seven we're killed at Stoddard, neai
Poplar Bluffs; five at Morehouse anC
eighteen or more at various small
points
Owing to crippled wire service tn,
number of dead In rural districts can
rot be accurately obtained IL is fearec
that later reports will show heavier loss
Seven deaths in Arkansas had beer
reported tonight. Two persons arr
deaths OF several others. More thar
500 are injured.
The greatest loss of life was a
Heber Springs, where twenty were
/ killed and about sixty injured.
The death list at Judsonia, forty
miles northeast of Little Rock, is nine
all negroes. Three white persons were
injured.
Additional casualty lists are reported
from Forest City, near which three
white persons and a negress were
killed and forty negroes were injured;
from Stuttgart, six killed and thirty
injured; from Ozark, one dead and two
more believed killed, and from For
dyce, five dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Transfer, Q2ls ?. ~. June s)-sergesns Jamss
Doan. 3sth TO i62d .. m. June 7; Frank
Palmer ed TO slst assigned To biryie duty. Will
lam A. Morris. slst to 22d assignment 10 bicycle
Pstioimeq Emil z zlpp Ism 70 "a: John j.
22d 10 ISth, assigned 70 clerical and house duly
Rudolph Tesiny l53d to 2s5th. Assignment 20 cleI-
isa duty diseoatnned IS n. June s. John A.
Temporary As,lGnmsne.--To Training School
from commands Indicated, noon. June II, 10
a. m, June Il: Inspector Cornelius f. cahaiAns.
surseoa Henry F. Webster. lsth Dl., - o,,..
Capts. Edward J Bourke Ssd James H. Gilien.
Lisui,. Dand j. shs1han. ist; John T. Lake Lake.
Davis. l4jth Richard II. Enhsht. 1884. Raiel 7.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07
WAR CANE IN PLANS
OF NAVAL PLATTSBURG
Reserve Battleships to Put to Sea
with 500 Rockies Each.

Details Of the naval cruise for civil
ians, which will in reality be "naval
Plattsburg," were made public yester-
day by Franklin d. Roosevelt, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, through the
civilian committee Of the training
cruise, al 80 Pine Street.
Reserve battleships Of the Atlantic
fleet, with reduced crews, will start out
from several points along the coast on
August 10 with 500 civilians on board
each vessel. They will remain at sea
for four weeks, and will take part in
the big war game Of the whole feet in
the third week. The fourth week will
include work with motor boat fleets
near shore.
The rockies will be taught every
thing possible concerning the work OF
a sailor, and receive opportunities 70
specialize in navigation, pllotage, sig
mailing, radio work and electrical and
steam engineering. Instruction in rifle
practise, as well as in the use Of the
big guns, will take up much of the
time.
Practically any person In good health
and between eighteen and fifty years
old can enroll. The entire cost will be
$50, including uniforms and food, and
certificates will be given those who
complete the course showing that they
are qualified for certain tasks in time
OF war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07

william Omseia, 10th. James Culley. l2d: william
T.. Agnew. 42d, David spiro i8ds George /. Lang.
i3d. Eugene , sullivan. olsi, Frederick Alge.er,
6lst. Patrick LandOB, sd. Thomas O'Connell. 63d,
Charles Kiensst. 65th: Albert T.. Weiss. tG-h: John
A Doigherty ceth. Perciyal Buiger. Goth. Albert
H. Koruch 18th. Wiiiiam Elliott sQth Joseph J..
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j soolen igsth. Thomas j. CToAk iseth. Ber-
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nor. ii2d J5hn Sweeney. liZd. Thomas Harper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07

the international Ladies' Garment
Workers Union. -.
Philip Fauer's complaint against tne
Cloak and Suit Makers Union mat tney
were demanding exorbitant prices lo'
settlements brought an answer py "pI
lis Hillquit, attorney for the union .'r:, De.
fore District Attorney Swami
day. Schlesinger said the District ~ ~
torney declared the union fully wi'nin
its rights
Unrest increased among the laborers
yesterday because OF charges OF ~
Inhalation Of bricklayers and masohs
by striking laborers. 1t was announces
yesterday that the striking workmen
In the Standard Oils Long Island pianss
would return soon. Trolley men "a
the Shore Line Electric Railway, NOT
wich. Conn, were expected 70 return
this morning. II officials Of the west
err Union Telegraph Company pss,o s1s 9 sor
~ disrbsr0e 81 workmen to-day there
"a danger OF strike Of 10000 men,