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Newark post., 1917-11-14
GIFTS PRESENTED TO
WEIGH TRACT SCHOOL
Interesting Meeting of Parent
Teacher Association

Feature of the meeting of the
Welch Tract Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation, held in the school house
last Wednesday afternoon, was the
roll call, to which each member
present responded with a short
reading. Miss Margaret Whiteman
gave a recitation, which was ap-
preciated by everyone.
During the business session that
followed, the association pledged
itself to assist the School Commits
sioners in the payment of janitor
to look after the fire during the
winter. An atlas and an unabridg-
ed dictionary, it was reported, have
recently been presented to the
school by Miss Frances Hurd, of
Newark.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
w. M. FRANCIS TALKS
ON GOOD ROADS
Addresses Engineering Stu.
dents At Delaware

W. M. Francis, a Delaware Col
lege alumnus, addressed the civil
engineering students Of the college
last night on, Good roads and the
education of Highway Engineers" :"
Mr.. Francis is connected with P.
S. DUPONT, president of the DUPONT
Powder Company, and has had
charge of the construction of a
number of roads and on and ad-
joining the estate of Mr.. DUPONT,
near Kennel Square.
During his address he stated
that figures gathered by the gov
ernment show that the total mile
age of public roads in the United
States is 2,222,248 and that the
total mileage of improved roads is
but 224,485 or about 10 per cent.
This he said gives an idea Of the
immense field open for the High
way Engineer.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
Rural Carrier Examination

The United States Civil Com
mission has announced an exam
ination for the County of New Cas-
tie, Delaware, to beheld at Will
,mington and Newark, on December
s, 1917, to fill the position of rural
carrier at Wilmington, Del, and
vacancies that may later occur on
rural routes from other post Off
ces in the aforementioned county.
The examination will be open only
to male citizens who are actually
domiciled in the territory of a post
office in the county and who meet
the other requirements set forth
in Form No. 1877. This form and
application blanks may be obtain
ed from the offices mentioned
above or from the United States
Civil Service Commission at Wash
ing, D. C. Applications should be
forwarded to the Commission at
Washington at the earliest practic-
able date.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
OBITUARY
John Atkinson

John Atkinson, aged 78 years,
prominent figure in the Newark of
a generation ago, died at Bernards-
vile, New Jersey, on November
fiji st. The body was brought to
Wilmington, and inferred in River
view Cemetery.
Mr.. Atkinson was a resident of
Newark for many years. He first
started in the livery business in
the property recently owned by
Captain L. B. Jacobs, known then
as the Armstrong Corner, and own
ed by James Armstrong, which
was afterwards purchased by the
father of Samuel J. Wright. In
connection with the livery bus
mess Mr.. Atkinson ran a hack to
the old P. B. G. w. depot for thirty
years. He later moved to the
building now occupied by the col
lege library, on the corner of Main
and South College Avenue, con-
ducting the livery business here
for many years. Byard Widdoes
drove the hacks for him for twenty
years. At one time the deceased
was associated in business with
Frank Griffith. He married
daughter of the above mentioned
James Armstrong, who was sheriff
of New Castle County, and Mr..
Atkinson was appointed deputy
sheriff. He married the second
time to a Mrs. Kemble of Summer
vile, N. J.
The deceased is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. William H. Bar
ton, of Newark, and Mrs. Sarah
Downey of Philadelphia, also one
son, John Edwin Atkinson, of
Philadelphia. He was an honor
able man, quiet in his demeanor,
and highly respected by the cit
liens of Newark.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
ATHLETE COUNCIL
ANNOUNCES RULING
OF WAR TAX
Basketball Schedule Announc-
ed Newark Boys To
Play In College
"Gym'

At the meeting of the Delaware
College Athletic Council last night
the matter of assessing the war tax
on the admission to the college
sports was discussed. This tax
will be 10 per cent of the admis-
sion and consequently the tickets
to the Swarthmore game on Satur-
day will be 55 cents and to the
Thanksgiving Day game S1.10.
Dean Smith, president of the Coun-
Gil, Professor George E. Dutton,
DR.. Walter H. Steel and Norris N.
Wright, were named a committee
to decide the best method of col
lecting the tax from the holders of
season tickets.
It was decided to allow the New
ark High School basketball play
ers to practice in the college gym
nasium and play their games
there.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
c. H. Laferty
On District Board

Charles H. Lafferty, owner of
Maplehurst Farm in Pencader
where he and his family spends
their summers, has been appointed
a member of District Board No. 2
of Philadelphia, by Mayor Smith
to succeed Ellis A. Gimble of Gim-
BILE Brothers, resigned. He will
take up his duties next week. In
speaking of the appointment the
Philadelphia Record has this to say
of Mr.. Lafferty:
Mr.. Lafferty is a former pres
ident of the old Arch Street Pas
senger Railway, which was merged
with the present transit system
about 1895. He is a member of st.
Aeatha's Catholic Church and is
a liberal supporter of various
charitable and educational institu-
tions. He is an old line Democrat
and was a lifelong friend of the
late Supreme Court Justice Sam
uel Gustine Thompson and the late
William F. Harrity.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
LICENSE MAY BE
OBTAINED NOW
Automobile Owners Urged To
Apply Early

In order to accommodate the
public in securing automobile
licenses on time, the office of the
Secretary of State at Dover has
ruled that from now on until De-
cember first, owners of cars upon
proper application can secure their
next years tags using the number
they now hold. After December
first, however, there will be no
reservations made, each applicant
taking whatever number may be
left. In Delaware, under the law,
there is no extension of time after
January the first, and it is impera-
tive that owners of cars secure
their license early as it will be
practically impossible to issue the
number now used in the state dur
ing the last week of the year. Un-
der the law passed by the last Gen.
eral Assembly the car is licensed
this year, according to the weight,
the fee being $500 for every 500
pounds and fraction thereof. The
weight is computed as the weight
of the car with 125 pounds added
for every passenger.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
RUMORS CONCERNING
RED CROSS DENIED
Public Urged To Investigate
All Reports

Red Cross workers, both local
and national have been alarmed
during the last week, at reports of
stories absolutely without founda-
ton, regarding the disposition of
knitted articles turned in to head
quarters. According to the rum
ors, which authorities believe are
circulated by pro-Germans, knit
ted articles are being sold instead
of furnished free to the soldiers,
and others put to use by civilians,
instead of being forwarded to the
camps. The following signed
statement issued by the chairman
of the Delaware Red Cross, on Sat-
urday, November 10th, speaks for
itself:
Accusation has been made that
members of the Delaware Chapter
of the Red Cross are using yarn
belonging to the Military Relief
Committee for knitting sweaters,
scarfs, ETC., and selling them. Such
an accusation is absolutely untrue.
The chairman of the Military
Relief Committee ana its subordin-
ate committees have given orders
that no material whatever, pertain
ing to the Red Cross shall be used
in any other way than that for the
purpose for which it is purchased,
which orders are being strictly
carried out.
The Delaware Chapter of the
American Red Cross is the only
Chapter that furnishes material
for knitting free of cost and no
compensation whatever is received
from the Soldiers or Sailors who
receive the garments.
The women Of our Delaware
Chapter and it's branches are too
loyal and patriotic to traffic in
material that is consecrated to the
use of our Soldiers and Sailors.
1t is feared that such a report
has been circulated with malicious
intent.
CHAS. BIRD, Chairman,
Delaware Chapter.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
NEWARK HIGH
GETS TROPHY CUP
Wallace Cook. Captures Hon
ors For Local School

The New Castle County Spelling
Contest, held at the Alexis l. du
Pont school, near Wilmington, on
Monday morning, was won by H.
Wallace Cook, of the Newark High
School, to whom the William Win
der Laird Trophy Cup was present
ed. Miss Clara Unruh, of Town
send, won second honors and the
Evening Journal Trophy Cup. Two
additional contests in the high,
and one in the grammar school
were necessary to break the tie of
the first test.
Thelma Hines, of the Alexis l.
DUPONT school, and H. Wallace
Cook of Newark, completed the
first test without error. The con-
testants therefore competed in two
elimination tests in the afternoon,
in the first of which each missed
seven out of the twenty five words.
The last test, which was made ex-
tremely difficult in Mr.. Cook win
ming over Miss Hines by only one
point. She missed three out of the
second twenty-five words, while
Mr.. Cook failed on only two words.
The grammar school test was
less exciting. Clara Unruh, of
Townsend, who was tied with Will
liam Glass, of Marshallton, miss
ing but six out of fifty, while her
competitor missed ten words.
The Laird cup comes to the New
ark school for the second time,
since it was offered in 1915. Should
the school be the first to win it a
third time, the cup will become the
permanent property of the local
school.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
Drafted Men Leaue
On Monday
7Wenty-nine Negroes In
Contingent of Thnty-tlUo

The first contingent of negroes
to be sent by the Rura1 New Castle
County Exemption Board to the
National Army will leave Newark
next Monday morning for Camp
Dix, Wrightstown, N. J. The call
is for Is percent of the districts
quota and the great majority of
the men to leave will be negroes.
There will be a total of 32 pro-
spective soldiers sent from New
ark on Monday and of that num-
Der 20 will be negroes.
Of the three white men to go in
this contingent William L. Beck of
Delaware City, will be captain,
and Daniel Slack of Newark, and
Harry B. Guest will be his assist
ants. Back is a graduate of Della
ware College and played second
base on the college baseball team
several years ago. Beck, Slack
and Guest have been ordered to re-
port to the Local Board in Newark
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon and
the other selective men will report
at 8 o'clock Monday morning. The
contingent will leave Newark on
the 9.28 o'clock train Monday
morning over the P. B. and w.
Railroad. Fifteen alternates have
also been notified to report here
Monday morning to take the places
of principals who for any reason
fail to appear.
This will make 60 percent of the
rural New Castle County quota a
total of 129 men who have been
sent to Camp Dix. The Local
Continued on Page ~
Newark post., 1917-11-14
OPPORTUNITY FOR
DRAFTED MEN
School To Be Opened In New
ark On November
Fifteenth

Dean Cullimore of the Engineer
ing department of Delaware Col
lege, is this week forwarding the
following letter to men who come
under the next or subsequent
drafts for selective service in the
national army.
November 13, 1917.
My dear Sir:
A class in radio-operation will
be started in Newark on Thursday
night, November 18th, at seven
o'clock in Mechanical Hall.
Another class will be organized
in Wilmington at Public School No.
l, 9Th and French Streets, on Wed
nesday night, November 21st, at
the same hour.
You may report at either place.
The class will extend for a period
of about 25 weeks, four nights a
week, from seven to nine o'clock
You will understand that the
class is to be made up of men who
are to be drafted at some future
date, if you are sure that you will
not be called we would not advise
your registering.
You will bear in mind however
that in case you go that this train
ing will insure you a good position
in the signal corps when you reach
camp. Bear in mind that joining
this class will not make you liable
to be drafted any sooner, but in
case you do go, it will be very
much to your advantage.
Frankly, in our opinion, it is a
splendid opportunity for the draft,
ed men to fit himself for a high
character of service in the army
The instruction is absolutely free
no fee of any kind is charged.
The number in each class is
limited to 25. If you wish to join
therefore you should let us know
at once.
Very truly yours,
Allan R. Cullimore.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
GOV, TOWNSEND
COMMENDS RECISTRA-
TION BOARDS
Urges Full Discussion O
Points In Question

At the call of Governor Town
send the representatives of the
District Board, Local Boards and
attorneys met in Dover on Wednes-
day last to discuss the several dis
puted questions before them.
Special attention was given the
cases of dependant relatives and
the Agricultural situation. Horace
Delworth, Master of the State
Grange, was invited to be present
to take part in the discussion per-
tanning to Agriculture.
Governor Townsend sent the fol-
lowing communication outlining
the questions at issue and recon-
mending that all cases in dispute
be reviewed, and further that all
occupational cases be gone over IN
order that no errors be made.
The letter was received and his
recommendations were acted upon
favorably in every instance. TAX
ING into consideration the Agri-
culture situations in this State,-tne
advantage possible to the farmer
District Board agreed to give every
in conformity with the rules and
regulations.
The letters from the Governor
follows:
To Members of The District Board'
Local Boards and Attorneys
for the Government
Gentlemen:
In carrying out the provisions OF
Tho Selectiye Service Act, Della
Continued on Page 4)
Newark post., 1917-11-14
GIFTS FOR THE
BELGIAN CHILDREN
Committee Asks For Contribu-
tions

A committee of the Newark
Branch of the Red Cross, composed
of Mrs. Firman Thompson, Mrs. C.
O. Houghton, and Miss Crime, has
been formed for the purpose of
collecting toys and clothing to
make Christmas a little brighter
for the Belgian children. In order
that these gifts reach their des-
tination before Christmas, it is
necessary that they be ready for
shipment not later than November
18th. Contributions of toys and
clothing in good repair, are earn
estly solicited. Children will col
lect all smaller contributions on
Friday morning. A call by phone
to 95, Newark, will bring an auto
mobile for larger packages.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
1T. BOUNDS ON
TEN DAYS S'LEAVE
Visits Friends In Newark

Visits Friends In Newark
1t. H. C. Bounds, of Sixth U. s..
Infantry, stationed at Chicamauga
Park, Ca, is spending a ten days
leave of absence with his wife and
parents at Richardson Park. On
Monday he visited Delaware Col
lege and many friends in Newark.
At the camp with 1t. Bounds are
1t. G. H. Ferguson and 1t. ]. w.
O'Daniel, both of Newark and
Delaware College men.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
CONDITION OF NEWARK
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Committee From Parent
Teacher Association Re-
ports Recent SURVEY

At the first meeting of the Par
ent-Teachers' Association for the
year, held in the Grammar School
Building in September, 1917, a
committee of three members of the
Association was appointed to CO.
operate with the Principal of
Schools on making survey of the
physical conditions of the Newark
Schools. The survey was subse-
quently made by the committee,
and detailed report was present
ed by the Chairman at the October
meeting Of the Association. A COPY
OF this report has been placed on
file with the Secretary Of the Asso-
citation, Mrs. Howard P. Williams,
another copy sent to the Secretary
of the Board of Education, and a
third copy placed on file in the of
tice of the Principal, in the Ac-
ademy Building. At the request
OF the Association the Committee
submits for publication this digest
of their report together with re-
Communications.
The Committee wishes it clearly
understood that this survey was
not attempted for the purpose of
criticism. The aim of the Associa-
tion, and the reason for it's exist.
ence, is the Improvement of the
public schools, both through per.
sonal interest and through mater.
ial help. In making the survey
the purpose was simply to inquire
into and to set forth facts as to the
physical condition of the school,
grounds, buildings, and equipment
They found too some conditions
particularly concerning the build
ings, which they believe ought tc
be called to the attention of the
people of Newark, and which
should be remedied as early as
possible.
The first building visited by the
Committee was the Primary Build
ing, on East Main Street. The out
standing condition which attracted
attention here was the darkness OF
the rooms. Upon measurement, il
was found that the glass area was
equal to about 1-10 instead of It
of the floor space, or approximately
one-half what architects and con
struction engineers of schoo
buildings set down as the minimum
for the protection of the oversight
of school children.
The other physical conditions
which might be termed unsatis
factory may be much more easily
remedied than the first one men
toned. The walls, which are now
dark green in color and in need Of
painting, should be made buff. The
worn out green window shades
Continued on Page q
Newark post., 1917-11-14
DOCTOR MITCHELL
MOVES TO NEW HOME
nteresting Bits of Local His.
tory Related By Old
Resident

The removal during the last
Feek of DR.. S. C. Mitchell and fam
v to their new home at "The
fnoll," recently purchased by the
fustees of Delaware College, for
be residence of the president, has
Piled forth from older residents
Newark, interesting bits of in
prmation relative to the property.
The land on which the residence
aS built was originally a part OF
be Albert Lewis estate, the lot on
hlch the dwelling now stands be-
known locally as the sand
T." Much of the sand for build
g purposes in the locality, we
e told, was hauled from here.
ne north east corner of the lot
as a pond, where many a village
!, which had become unwelcome
the neighborhood, gave up its
NOUS ninth life.
Upon the purchase and develop
ent Of the site by DR.. N. II.
ark, load after load of dirt was
Faled to fill up this depression,
the sand pit" became the
autiful lawn familiar to this
Fheration. Of especial note in
injection with the property is the
|flety of rare and beautiful
es, which were carefully select
and planted on the new lawn by
and Mrs. Clark. The present
EIdence was erected about 1868,
named "Lowen" by the oc-
pants.
mrs. Helen Cooch Porter, OF
mmore, in response to a recent
uest from the "Post" to write
'Ae history Of the property,
rs US the following story, filled
u romance and interesting local
tory.
Inc property was the home"
=. Porter writes, formerly oc-
p'ea by DR.. N. H. Clark and my
Cointinued on Page A.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
1ocaL Y. NJ. {. 4.
Campaign On
Collectors at Work in Town
and College

A local drive for contributions
N the nationwide Y. M. C. A.
Campaign, began last Monday at
sbspel exercises in Delaware Col
pqe, when Mr.. Erdman, Y. M. G..
4 secretary of Camp Dix, visited
bpre and told of the wonderful
constructive work of the Y. M. C.
in time. Mr.. Erdman gave
brief word pictures of the home
sick men in camps, and with
humorous touches made the pathos
and fun blend into real life, IL
lustrating all the while the Won
aerful service, both physical and
,piritual which the Association
,pnders the men. DR.. Mitchell also
,pvke at the meeting, emphasizing
tbe value of Y. M. C. A. work,
which he declared, 'is divided into
three distinct departments: work
in the training camps, work in the
trenches, and work in the prison
lamps of Europe
Thirty-fve million dollars is the
roal set by the American people
for collection during Y. M. G. A.
week. Of this sum an effort is be-
mo made by college men and wo-
men to collect S1,0O0,0O0 from stu
dents in the colleges. $4,000 was
pledged on Monday by faculty and
Students of the mems college at
Delaware; the report has not yet
been given out by the Women's
College.
A committee in charge Of the
work in Newark was named at a
Meeting in DR.. Mitchelps Office last
Monday, with H. Hayward, as
chairman, and G. N. Brown, as
secretary. The town has been sub,
divided into districts and col.
ectors named as follows: From B
k 0. to western limits of town
Mrs. Penny; From Main Street to
Depot Road, Mrs. c. B. Evans;
Delaware Avenue, Elkton and De-
bot Roads, Miss Alice Beck
Main, between Depot and Academy
Streets, Miss Lydia Fader; Main
from Academy to Chapel and
Chapel Street, Mrs. Wilmer Hill
From Chapel to eas.ern end OF
pwn, Miss Agnes Medill; Cleve,
and Avenue, Mrs. Frank Jester
South Newark, Mrs. G. N. Brown
rOOCh's Bridge, Mrs. Irwin Dayett
All returns are requested to be in
BY Friday of this week.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
Ladies Hold Rummage Sale

Ladies of the Newark Presby-
terian Church will hold a rummage
sale in the lecture room on Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
November 26, 27, and %.
Newark post., 1917-11-14
w. 6. 7. u. Meeting

w. c. T. u. will meet this Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Butler, without further notice to
the members.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-29
OIL MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Secretary Lane in
Oklahoma

Secretary Lanes visit TO Oklahoma
is only too short. Many of the most
important problems that coLfron. the
oil men still will have 10 wait until
anothsr time before the natter can
be taken up and II seems a great
misfortune that while he is on the
ground, these questions could not re
forever settled.
For instance, Mr.. Lane should be
Informed and learn from personal
observation that the present plan of
leasing the Usage for oil and gas Is
working anything but good and has
resulted in state bordering on chaos
and has about severed friendly reia-
tlons between the oil producers and
the department at Pawhuska and has
brought about most unsatisfactory
state of affairs all around.
In the first place the regulations
are much too stringent, no CONNER
cial leases having like clauses would
be considered for ~ moment. The
forfeiture clauses are so severe as to
frighten investors anywhere, but in
the Csage, which seems to have a
charm for oil producers.
The main fact, however, which
needs to be most understood by the
secretary is that in leasing for gas,
and then for oil, the government has
brought about a most unsatisfactory
situation and this can be explained
to the secretary easily while he is
with us.
Tulsa has always been loyal to Sec
retary Lane, his fine ideals and fair
dealing has won him a world of
friends and above all, the fact that he
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-29
Blackwell to the Front.

The Blackwell field is rapidly coming
to the front after years of the hardest
kind of disbursement and everybody
is mighty pleased as the result w. l..
kistler of the ECONOMY Oil & Rein
ing Co, who. has returned from a Two
days visit at Blackwell, says that the
field is looking so good as to surprise
even the operators up there.
In addition to the oil being OF a high
gravity, the wells are coming in at "a
most encouraging pace, evidently
proving that the field Is regular.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-29
late Bixby ComplctionS.

The II. +. Wilcox No. Mont
gomery, center northeast southwest
1-16-13, dry and abandoned at l,605;
Straughn, George and others No. 2 l..
Tiger northeast corner southwest 15-
1913, rs barrels natural. total depth
1851; Prairie Oil & Gas Co. No.
Waite Perryman, southeast corner
northwest 15-16-13, so barrels nat
ural; Twin State OH No. l b. Miller.
center west line northwest soutehast
15-16-13, 40 barrels natural, total
depth 1,647; Prairie No. 8 Waite Per-
ryman, center east line southeast
northwest 15-16-13, 90 barrels at $50
feet; Nook and others No. Bear
southeast corner northeast southeast
.22-16-13. 100000 gas, total depth
1,743; Tuxedo Oil No. l Bear south
east corner southwest 22-16-13. pump
ing 100 barrels, total depth 1903;
Caney River Gas company No. NJ.
Frank, northwest corner southeast 27-
1913, 100000 gas well, total depth
1902 feet.