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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
PROPERTY
TURNED OVER TO
GOVERNMENT
Federal Law Affects Local
Cuardsmen

Persons and organizations here
after renting any of the movable
properties of the Armory, corner
Delaware Avenue and Academy
Street, will have as their landlord
Uncle Sam himself, for the con-
tents of the building have recent
ly been turned over to the Federal
government. The action is in ac-
cordance with the provisions of
the Federal bill passed last June
which made radical changes in the
militia rulings throughout the
United States. Bv the new law the
"Organized Militia Of Delaware"
ceased to exist, the organization
becoming instead the National
Guard of the United States" The
men now receive pay for each drill
night, amounting to one-fourth the
pay of a private in the regular
army, and the officers a salary
amounting to about one-tenth the
amount of regular army officer.
On Monday night of this week
the annual government Inspection
will be held at the local armory
The visiting officer is a Major in
the First Artillery, U. S. A.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
Delaware Senator AS
signed To Committees

Senator Josiah o. Wolcott was
give nhis committee assignments
by the Democratic Caucus on Mon
day, the list being later confirmed
by the Senate. Delaware's new
Senator is member of the COM
mittees on the judiciary, civil SER
vice and retrenchment. privileges
and elections, claims, coast de-
Tense, fisheries and Expenditures
in the Department of Commerce.
He has been given the chairman
ship of the last-named committee,
which has only nominal duties,
but which affords the Senator the
services of extra clerks. Senator
Wolcott is one of the youngest
members of the U. S. Senate.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14

barns to be found anywhere, and
it is really worth trip to see how
a large herd is handled under mod
ern conditions.
Another large herd of Holsteins
has been recently founded by Mr..
William Bancroft of Wilmington,
under the name of Woodlawn
Farms. This herd is producing
high class milk for Wilmington,
and is sure to be heard from as
time goes on.
The New Castle County Work
house has laid the foundation for
a superior herd of this famous
breed and will be rapidly develop
ed under the new superintendent,
Chester Cullen of Pennsylvania.
One of the oldest herds in the
State is owned by the st. Josephs
Industrial School at Clayton, Della
ware. This contains nearly 100
head of registered animals and is
a great credit to the State.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
FIFTEEN DOLLARS
FOR TOMATOES
Price Offered By P. ]. Ritter
Company

The P. j. Ritter Company, dur
ing the last week, has offered the
farmers of the community SIS per
ton for all sound, red, ripe to-
matoes delivered at the factory
during the season of 1917. The
company at first offered $14 per
ton, and a bonus for all especially
fine tomatoes. The grower, how
ever, maintained that only fine,
ripe tomatoes were delivered, the
contract giving the purchaser the
privilege of rejecting all others.
The Ritter Company has complied
by naming the straight price of
$500. They anticipate contracts
for 800 acres.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
STATE CAPITAL
PLANS LIBERATION
Town Two Hundred Years
Old

At a meeting held in Dover last
week, it was decided to make the
celebration Of the 2OOth anniver-
sary of the town State event,
with an invitation to other towns
to participate.
AS far back as 1888, the sec
retary of the meeting stated, Will
liam Penn gave an order that the
town of Dover be laid out in Kent
on the Delaware. In the course of
few years a Court House was
built and few families settled in
its neighborhood, but there was no
definite plan to create town until
the Colonial Assembly of 1717
passed a statute that the town
should be laid out. This was acted
upon and the Green, streets and
lots were set off. The first lot was
sold in 1718. Dover, therefore, be-
came legally a Town in 1717 by
the Act of Assembly.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
Bayard Taylor Home Sold

Announcement has been made
recently of the sale of Cedarcroft,
the home of the late Bayard Tay-
lor, near Kennett Square, to James
Edge of Wilmington. The beauti-
full old house with it's interesting
history has been a boys school for
the past thirty years. Mrs. Bay
ard Taylor, since the outbreak of
the European war has lived in
Munich, Germany, with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Otto Killiani, whose hus-
band, DR.. Killiani, is one of the
foremost surgeons in the German
army. Mr.. Edge, the new owner,
intends to use Cedarcroft as his
residence.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
Accepts Charge
In New York
Mr. Van Oeperen Leaves Aoril
First

Announcement was made by the
Rev. A. Van Oevern last Sunday
to the congregations of Head of
Christiana and Christiana Village.
of his acceptance of call tc
Circleville, N. J. Mr.. Van Oeveren
will move about the middle of
April. His new change is a coun-
try church located five miles from
Middletown, N. Y. with men,
bel ship of one hundred forty
seven.
Mr.. Van Oeveren has been pas
tor of the Head of Christiana anC
Christiana Presbyterian churches
for the last six years. During that
time twenty-one new members
have been received into the Head
of Christiana church, making the
total membership ninety-six. An
$500 church debt has been liquid.
ated. The church has also a Gem
etery Legacy fund amounting to
four hundred dollars.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14

A new worlds record for all
breeds for butterfat production in
the seven-day division established
by the pure-bred Holstein-F Fries
ian COW, Segis Fayne Johanna
'114658, in a test ending January
8, 1917. This remarkable COW pro-
duced 5068 pounds of butter in
seven consecutive days, and the of
fetal test was conducted by super
visors from the New York State
Agricultural College, Ithaca, N. Y.
Segis Fayne Johanna, by her Won
derful achievement, is now the
most talked of COW in the world,
and her sensational record marks
a signal triumph in the forward
"'a-"h of the Holstein-Friesian
breed.
She was bred by A, A. Cortel-
you, of Somerville. N. j., and her
nresent owner is Oliver Cabana,
Jr, proprietor of Pine Grove
Farms, Elma Center, N, Y, at
which noted establishment four
other worlds record holders have
been developed during the past six
months.
The new worlds record holder
freshened at the age of 8 years,
2 months and II davs. She is four
fifths white. weighs about 145O
pounds, and is sired by King
Fayne Segis 46767. Her dam is
Vikina Johanna 61385, a daughter
of Johanna Rue 3d's Lad and Vik-
ina Colthilde.
The test was made under perfect
conditions, absolute quiet, syste-
matte feeding and milking. and
roomy stall constructed of clean
white enameled walls.
Segis Fayne Johanna's seven
day production Of over so pounds
OF butter surpasses that of Hester
Aaltje Korndyke, the previous
worlds record holder, by 391
rounds. In their present warrant
ed state of elation, enthusiastic
Holstein-Friesian breeders over
the dairy world at large now mar
vel at the accomplishment of what
was almost impossible and ask,
"Where will it end?"
Holestins, within the last two or
three years, have attained a great
deal of popularity in Delaware.
Judge Daniel o. Hastings, who
has very choice small herd. has
recently purchased Finberne Pride
Favne to put at the head of his
herd. This bull is related to Segis
Fayne Johanna, described above.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED
BY COLLEGE WOMEN
Examinations To Be Held In
June

The Delaware Association of
College Women has recently an
nounced scholarship of $4,000
offered each year to the girl pass
ing the entrance examinations for
admission to the Women's College
of Delaware with the highest
standing. The student must be
resident of this state and physical
ly as we'll as mentally fit for col
lege life. She must make an aver
age of at least IS per cent. in the
examinations covering fourteen
units required for entrance.
These examinations will be
given on June Is and 16 in New
ark, at the Women's College.
Luncheon will be served for all
candidates who take the examina-
tions. Provision will be made at
the college for those who are un-
able to return to their homes on
the evening of the 18th.
Those interested will kindly send
names of possible competitors to
Dean Winifred ], Robinson, Wo-
mems College of Delaware, New
ark, Delaware.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
FAMOUS ACTRESS
VISITS NEWARK
Beverly Bayne Recognized In
Restaurant

Beverly Bayne, the popular
movie star of the Metropolitan
Company, passed through Newark
on Sunday, stopping to dine at the
Coverdale Restaurant. Miss Bayne
with her party was travelling in
her touring car, from New York
to Baltimore. A number of res
dents recognized her from her
pictures. She will be seen in New
ark this Monday evening, March
18th, at the Opera House, in
Romeo and Juliet"
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
FRESRYTERIAL MEETS
IN NEWARK
Speakers Announced For Two
Day Session

Ladies of the Presbyterian
Church are busy with plans for
the entertainment of the Presby-
terial, the annual meeting of the
delegates of missionaries societies
from the churches of the New
Castle Presbytery. on April II and
IL Wednesday will be observed
,as Home" and Thursday as "For-
teign" day. Miss Florence Redway
and Miss Hilda Helstrom are
among the speakers. About one
hundred delegates are expected.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
FARMERS URGED
TO KEEP SEED
Department Finds Material
Reduction Of Grain

An inventory of the quality of
cereals of the 1916 crops remain
ing on farms March l. made by the
Department of Agriculture and an
nounced in its March crop report,
disclosed a material reduction of
stocks as compared with other
years. Heavy exports of wheat,
corn and oats to supply the war;
ring European nations have re-
duced farmers stocks.
The high prices offered for those
cereals have been so tempting to
farmers that the department has
issued warnings to farmers not to
part with their valuable seed and
thereby endanger the coming sea-
sons crops.
Corn on the farms on March |
was about 7S9, 9,416,00 bushels, COM
pared with 1,116,559,00O bushels
last year. Wheat held on the
farms on March l was about 101,-
365,O00 bushels. Last year 244,-
448,0OO bushels remained on the
farms on March l. Oats on farms
was about 393,9S5.O bushels,
compared with 598, ,14S,000 bushels
last year. Barley on farms was
about 32,841 900 bushels, compar-
ed with 58,301 900 bushels last
year.
A supplementary statement said
wheat in country mills and eleva-
tors on March 1st estimated to be
sa.614,000 bushels "a per cent of
1916 crops),' compared with 155,-
027,000 bushels year ago.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
New Taxation Bill
Reported Fsvorably
Provides Funds For Schools
and Roads
Dover, March IA, 3 p. m

Dover, March IA, 3 p. m
Pending in Dover today, report
ed favorably on the floor of the
House. and probably to be voted
on late this afternoon, are bills
that are generally recognized to be
the greatest pieces of practical
legislation, quoting several prom
inent business men here today, en-
acted in Delaware for the last
hundred years:
First, the Inheritance Tax,
which promises to increase the
State revenue certainly 100000;
Second, an Income Tax with an
apprOXimated income of 100000
A special feature of this is the
practical and business-like way in
which this has been tied up-the
first S25O,0OO to go to the public
schools; the second 100000 to
improved highways; the remainder
in the treasury. Third, the Public
State Highway Commission, pro-
viding for State engineer with
salary attached that will guaran-
tee the cOuntry's best.
A fourth piece of legislation, of
great moment to Delawareans
which passed the House unanim-
ously on Tuesday, is the Budget
System, as recommended by Gov
ernOr Townsend, which provides
for business-like method in
handling the finances of the State.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
STOLEN SILVER
RECOVERED
Found Hidden In Barn Near
Salem

Although no clue as to the
identity Of the thief has as yet been
found, all the silver stolen from
the residence of Richard A. Whit
tingham on the night of February
oath has been recovered. The
Whittingham family on the night
in question were out of town, Mr..
Richard Nottingham, Jr., re-
turning with a friend on the mid
night train.
Shortly after entering the house
Mr.. Whittingham's suspicious
were aroused by some drawn
p0Ttieres. He rushed upstairs
to call his friend who had
retired and to get his revolver
which he found was missing. He
reached the hall in time to see
m3n throw an overcoat over his
head and rush for the door. The
revt morning the coat, marked
with Mr.. Whittingham's name was
found in an adjoining field. About
fifty pieces of solid silver and
iewelry. among which were a num-
Der of heirlooms were found to
have been stolen before the thief
Was interrupted.
Fourteen pieces of the silver,
all of which were engraved, some
with the full name of the owner,
We're found this week in the hay
m0W of a barn near Salem Church.
A further search disclosed the four
remaining pieces nearby. These
were returned to the owner on
Friday, and others on Sunday.
None of the iewelry has as yet
been found. In addition to the
valuables mentioned the burglar
helped himself to the mems socks
and raided the pantry shelf for
canned goods.
On the same night the Ritter
Factory was pillaged and 500
worth of brass fittings on the
machinery carried away.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
Man Kicked BY Colt

Howard Edmanson, employed on
the Huber farm, east of town,
while leading a colt on Monday.
sustained painful injuries when
the animal reared, kicking him in
the jaw. Mr.. Edmanson's face was
badly cut, the jaw fractured, and
several teeth knocked out. He was
taken to the Homeopathic Hospital
where he is reported doing nicely.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
SPECIAL SERVICES
in M. E. CHURCH
Sunday Observed AS Mis-
sionary Dav'

Next Sunday, March 18th. will
be observed in Newark M. E.
Church as missionary Day." and
Special services will be held both
morning and evening. DR.. Watt,
district superintendent, will be the
speaker in the morning, and DR..
Rawlins will preside at the organ.
There will also be prominent
speakers and special music in the
Sunday School and at the evening
service.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
News OF Old Friends

DR.. and Mrs. Lee Porter, who
about a year ago Joined Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernst Kruger in Augusta,
Ca, where Mr.. Kruger was cot
ton merchant, leave in May for
Los Angeles. California, where
they will make their future home.
The family expect to pass through
Newark about May first.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
Rank Team To
Visit Local Lodge

Calanthe Rank Team of Will
mington will visit Osceola Lodge,
Number 5, X. of P. of Newark on
Monday, March 10Th. DEGREES
will be conferred and refresh
ments will be served.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
Presbytery Meeting
At SMYRNA

The Presbytery of New Castle
will meet in Smyrna, Delaware, on
April 18th. Much interest is be-
ing taken in the election of four
commissioners to the General AS
sembly of the church. which meets
in Dallas, Texas, in May.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
+ armers' Institute
At Hockessin

At the Farmers Institute to be
neld at Hockessin on Thursday
|fternoon, March Is, Professor H.
4. Cory of Delaware College, will
peak on the Hozan system of sell
eting laying hens.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
Iodge Attends
Church Services

Members of the Masonic Lodge
will attend in a body, the regular
church service at the Newark M.
E. Church on Sunday morning,
April fifteenth.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
A Fitting Compliment

While kind words and highly ap-
'preciative phrases do not pass in
the money markets of the world,
any one likes sometimes to hear
thank YOU or some other ac-
acknowledgement of appreciation for
earnest, honest endeavor. A very
high compliment was recently paid
to the teachers of New Castle
County by a gentleman who visits
many schools in many parts of our
country. He said: "The teachers
of New Castle County are the most
responsive, most earnest, most ap-
preciative of any with whom | have
worked" This compliment came
unsolicited, and is so in keeping
with other testimony that we feel
it is fair to pass it on, 1t may
help to inspire to even higher at
tainments.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
Mrs. Emma McCarns

Emma, widow of John P. Nc
earns, aged 35 years, died at the
Delaware Hospital, Wilmington on
Saturday. from the effects of an
operation. Requiem high mass
was celebrated in st. Johns R. C.
Church this morning; interment in
the Catholic Cemetery.
Mrs. McCarns since her hus-
bands death. has made her home
with her brother, Charles Sorreth,
near Cooches Brodge. Two chill
dren survive.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
OBITUARY
Thomas Douglass

Thomas Douglass, aged ga
wears, died at the home of his nep-
hew, Edgar Jaquette, near Milford
Cross Roads on Wednesday, March
7th. from general debility.
Funeral services were held from
the late residence on March 10th.
Interment at White Clay Creek.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-14
TEACHERS EARNEST
AND APPRECIATIVE
Comment Of Well-qualihed
Critic

In striking contrast to the ad-
verse criticism Of the rural teach
ers of Delaware. which recently
appeared in t h e Wilmington
papers. is an article appearing in
the February number of the Della
ware School Journal, reprinted be-
low, at the request of a reader:
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-14
BIG CAMPAIGN CLOSES

Buckhannon, June THE
big campaign for the endow-
ment of West Virginia Wesley
an College closed at midnight,
June 9th. For the last A months
the college has put up a splen-
did campaign, backed by the
most thorough campaign of
publicity ever witnessed in the
state, in the effort to reach the
goal of 100000. The under
taking was tremendous one,
but there has not been a thought
of failure. Organization the
motto and watchword of the
campaign from the start. The
ringing of the college bell at
midnight will announce the sue
cess of the effort.
The campaign has been under
the direction of the Education
al-Jubilee commission of the
General Conference of the M.
E. Church, and is one of a SER
les of such campaigns, touch
ing every Methodist, education
al institution in the country.
Representatives of the commits
sion have been here for weeks
and weeks, helping in the move
ment, but in reckoning up the
credit for the success Of the
campaign it must be conceded
that the bulk of the work has
fallen on the shoulders of West
Virginia people. President
Fleming, DR.. Arbuthnot, and
Treasurer Rowlands are the
ones who deserve the most cred
it Individually. They have hard
ly eaten nor slept since the cam
paign started.
The success of the campaign
means much to the college. In
fact, it was a life and death
proposition, for a ruling of the
educational board of the Gener-
al Conference now requires an
endowment of at least 100000
for all Methodist institutions of
college rank. Had the campaign
failed, Wesleyan would have
been forced to return again to
the rank of a Seminary, and
such a step would have be dis
astrous. Now the college will
make sons much needed i'm
provements, in equipment and
curriculum, and the members of
the faculty will receive a much
deserved raise in salary.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-14
GO TO CHURCH

It is so easy to become enthu-
siastic over religion and the go
to church movement. The sub
ject inspires enthusiasm. 1t in
spires eloquence. If a man has
any Christianity left, he'll listen
to a plea to go to church. We
ask the man who does not go to
church to go back to his boy
hood days. AS a boy he went
to church. He was godly then.
It is hard to understand why,
when youth reaches his ma
jority, he falls away from the
church. Some of the fippant
youths are inclined to sneer at
the young man who goes to
church. In their blindness they
are likely to call him a weak
ling. On the contrary, he is
strong and they are the weak
lings.-Selected.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-14
We will not be responsible for the
views Of correspondents.
Thursday, June ID 1917
THE BIRTH OF OLD GLORY

The early history of America
has given us material for much
that is great in both literature
and art, and no true American
fail to be fascinated by pictures
of colonial times and legends Of
colonial days.
The tradition of Betsy Ross
is perhaps one of the most in
teresting in our national his
tory. Chosen by General Wash
ington, Robert Morris and Maj
or Ross, the committee appoint
ed to have a flag made, she it
was whose clever fingers fash
toned our first American Flag.
In the pattern which Washing
ton drew upon paper, six point
ed stars were indicated, but
with the precocity of American
youth, Betsy soon demonstrate
ed to the worthy gentlemen of
the committee, that five point
ed star looked better and could
be made easily with one cut Of
the scissors. Little did she
realize, perhaps, when modelling
this glorious banner of ours,
that her name would go down
into history and that in 50 few
years thousands of banners
fashioned after hers would be
waving over one of the mighty
nations of the earth.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-14
ENGLISH SPARROWS

The English sparrow is doing
its destructive work this spring
by killing the young robins that
are just beginning to fly. A Wig
orous campaign should be kept
up to destroy these useless spar
rows. Soon the grain will be
their next attack, and unless
speedy action is taken these
birds will have taken their toll
or grain, worth thousands of
dollars.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-14

We think the people of our
country have forgotten Cod
ministry as well as laity-and
the great calamity now black
ening the distant horizon is just
a word to the wise. The foolish,
heed not the words of the proph-
cts. Greed and avarice must
be banished by substituting the
Golden Rule "a symbol o t
Peace.
Render therefore unto Gaze
sar the things which be Caesars
and unto God the things which
be Gods"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-14
Whooping Cough.

In this disease it is important that
the cough be kept loose and expector-
alton easy, which can be done by Civ
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Mrs. P. H. Martin, Pero, Ind, writes,
"My two daughters had whooping
cough. gave them Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and it worked like a
charm" For sale by all dealers. lad
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-14
Rid of a Lingering Cough.

You can get relief from racking,
hacking coughs, from whezzy, sneezy,
breathing, from raw, inflamed threat
and tight chest. w. G. Glazier, Benz
tonville, Ark, writes: 81 can recon-
mend Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. I used it for cough that I
had for years, and was said to have
consumption but it cured me-" For
sale by Grant Graham. (adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-14
Just What She Needed.

When women complain of weari-
ness, backache, dull headaches and
similar ailments, they accept those
troubles as their lot because they are
women, when the ailments may be
results of disordered kidneys. Mrs
Mary V. Bunker, Milton n-the-Hud-
son, N. Y, writes of Foley Kidney
Pills: Gust what I needed" For sale
by Grant Graham. (ady.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-14
Stopped His Backache

George Lawrence, railroad fireman,
Kitrell, Miss, writes: II used three
bottles of Foley Kidney Pills when |
was so sick l hardly could stay on
the engine, and they cured me. My
back ached all the time; kidneys act
ed sluggish; dull headache; felt
sleepy all the time, nervous; had to
rise many times each night For
sale by Grant Graham, druggist. Cad