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The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
Removes Mems Rats

DEFIANCE. O, July -Miss
June speiser. a member OF the
Girls Band % Defiance took an IN
usual method 20 teach respect for
The National anthem 20 an audience
al Florida the other evening The
band was playing The Star span
gled Banner" in street In Florida
when Hiss Speiser noticed that ~
men In the. audience did not re-
move their hats She put down her
horn in the middle % The selection
walked toward The audience and ro-
moved the hat from the head OF the
FIRST man she met Several Others
were treated 20 The same dose. and
finally all hats came OF and there
was great applause for the patriotic
little lady. who is is years Of age
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
Sugar Market

sogar~-Detrolt Wholesale prices:
CRYSTAL douinoes. 2-lb. slz 90. --ib..
So Eagle tablets 500 cut loaf
SlnF5. cubes. Stf5. NM oowuered.
So standard powdered. 1895 granu-
bulk $3.50 d. g6-ib cottons $50,
crystal dom.nO gran, LIP. and 5-lb.
cartons. IN cases SIS o. rrysttl DON'T
70 gran Il !, cases. 50 diamond A.
$3.50 confectioners A. s. IS 80. I.
$3.50 ~ g. 1855 40 s $40. No =
tg35 80 & see No 2. ssa5 40 10.
$50 81 H. 1918 80 - $50. No.
~ ss05 so - ss05 ~. - s805.
ulafed $50 per i00 lbs hcusehoid
p0wd 's - 20 casc. t2f0 do 4s
% ~ae- fiTt per case
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
FINDS Bio Nuaoe,

QUINCY. Cal, July 20 Byron
Turner. n Squirrel creek miner. who
Is operating his claim by the
shooter" method. was In town re-.
Gently with a partial cleanup from n
short run. He had 1920 in gold
nuggets. one OF which was worth in
the neighborhood Of s240 rhis gold
was not cleaned mp from the bed
rock. but picked from The surface
dirt after being exposed 10 view by
the rushing water.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
East HrrrALo LIVE Stock.

EAST BCFFAIO \ :. July "a
Cattle Receipts 100 market slow
steady prime steers SlS0ls.T5.
butcher grades SSule rs COWS s4f
ass calves. Receipts 80. market
slow steady Gull 20 choice. S5at6.
sheep and lambs Receipts 80. mar
ket slow steady choice lambs Sl5e5
1850. Gull 90 fair. saQif earrings
SEA ~, sheep. SSff1oeS Hogs Re-
ccipts. 5000. market slow. Zoe lower
workers. ti5i0sfl5-t VigS Sl51
1875 mixed. si5-odiiS hravy.
$3.50 2 1855 roHEhs ST. FoNl4:
stays 81 efTf2
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20

Signal corps reserve officers have
been ordered 20 report today az Mon
mouth y J where they arc 90 De-
PUT thru a course of intensive train
ing. on the completion of which they
will be placed in command ~ the
signal corps battslions that arc boz
ing organized thruouf the country
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
NEW YORK coTrox MARKET
BuTTER AND EGGS

Butter--Market nominal at IS &c
for fresh creamery extras and $50
for creamery frsts
Egas-Fresh Michigan frsts in
shipping cases. IS crates were offered
at Csc. 100 crates graded. we're or
fcred NJ 35izc. with 3s4 best bid.
June storage packed. car was Of
fered at 35ftc. with 3fac bid
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
STOCK MARKET
CLOSES FIRM

NEW YORK. July 20.-The stock
market was dull and irregular all
day. II closed firm. United States
steel stood at l2l rs. up Is. stu
debaker al IS was of rs. and Beth.
Iehem b AT l26 3-s. mp Is.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
REARREST
OF kLOKA
ORDERED
New Warrant Issued
On Complaint OF
Auditor Gutman

A new warrant tor the arrest
OF Anthony J kloks. former
mortgage tax clerk ~ the eoun.
~ treasurers office. was issued
by Justice Heston FRIDAY after
noon. on complaint Of Auditor
Gutran. The warrant charges
the er1bezzlep7ent Of 50 $40, and
is believed 20 cover alleged pee
uiations Of taxes collected on
bonds
The warrant was given 20 De
;ective Rick with Instructions
10 arrest kicka
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20

The following arms are privileged
10 execute orders on the exchange:
w. r Moss A. Co. Carlyle & Povah.:
Geo. NJ. West q Co. r.. r. Maccrons
Co. III. w. Noble a Co, p. l. sey-
rilI. Lynch A Co. w. A Hamlin y Co
VIM. A. Neer n Co. Sinclair * couls
Wendell. Mulkey a Co. VIM. III. Rose
a Co. r. X. Pelton 4 Co. Joel stock
ard a Co. Bennett Smith & Co. w.
r Reilly & Co. Matthew Finn. A. W.
wallace 4 Co. Lewis q. Gorton. Bel
DEN. Woodruff & Co. Besnor Crarner
q Muehl Dodd. Martin & Co. O'Hara
Ferriss 4 Co. Webb. Lee z co.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
Detro,, HANK CLEARING.

Detroit bank ciearings for July 20.
1917. were Ssg65.272Is Total clear
iugs for 1917 10 date arc 81 530.5fq.-
47s.13. as against s1ll3.4fT. G3i. nc for
the corresponding period In 1916
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
MICRAELIS
VICTORY"
TALK HIT.
Reichstag Passes Early
Peace Resolution De-
spite Premier
SAYS ALLIES MUST
ADMIT DEFEAT
U-BOats Will Make
America POwerless,
Chancellor Urges

COPENHAGEN. July 2o.-The
German reiehs;s9 yesterday
evening passed the peace reso-
luton fostered by the coalition
o. Center. Liberal and Socialist
party members according to dis
patches received today. The vote
vas ~ 70 10. J., was an
noUncea amid applause from the
Left and the Center
TIE coalition peace resolution
declared Germany did rot desire
peace with annesations.
IN speaking on the resolution
the Centrist leader Eereubaeh.
dec Jared ~ the enemy inter
prets this resolution as sign
OF weakness, the Germans viii
prove they are capable OF VIC
tory The military situation
precludes any misunderstanding.
The kaiser is magnarimouS.
The resolution corresponds with
the peoples wishes and hopes
that Chancellor Miehaells Will
make peace guaranteeing free
Development
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20

From 1922 10 1896 the regular
army was known under the official
title OF the Legion of the United
States
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20

ELGIN. IN. July ff Butter o.
tubs sold az sf1C, no change from
last week
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20

rrfnttnE-the pista neat kind-thrt
n rtkht--Ttme- Job Depts--uain f520.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs Frederick X Kelly.
SO 2fs Webb.ave.. are receiving
congratulations on the arrival of a
daughter. July u. 10 be named
Helen Agnes
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20

The peace resolution here
said ~ have been passed ny the
RI ,rhsfag besides declaring FOR
tae nr nclpie ~ enc anneNAt
ar5 ro iudewnIfies advocated
Ga .''ss ueEotiation " hich should
establish lasting reconciliation
between an nations az the earACst
g.-s hte moment.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
Standard Oil Stocks

Quotations ny Hornblowef a Weoks.
Tflt co. Close. Hl0 ASK
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
,DAIRYMEN SEEKING MILK-TEST
LAW.
Want Prices Graded According To
Quality OF Product Given
Consumer

Consumer.
That the Maryland State Dairy
mems Association is working toward
a law or system providing for testers
to rate the standard of each pro-
ducer's milk and a price scale ac-
cording to the standard became
known last week at the Hotel Emer-
son, Baltimore, where the Dairy
mems Association held its twelfth
annual meeting as a part of the
MARYLAND week program.
1t was D. G. Harry, president of
the association, who told of the work
of the committees and of the desired
price scale.
1--WE feel" he said, that if testers
are appointed to grade the quality of
each producers milk, and he is paid
accordingly and the customer is
charged accordingly, that the dairy
man will be receiving fair payment
and that the consumer will pay only
for what he is getting"
DR.. A. F. Woods, president of the
Maryland Agricultural College, was
chairman of the investigation COM
mittee.
The association placed itself on
record as working toward making
Maryland one of the leading dairy
States in the country, and interesting
addresses were made by Prof. G.. w.
Wolcott of Maryland Agricultural
College, DR.. E. S. Savage of Cornell
University and John A. McSparran,
master of the Pennsylvania State
Grange
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
Interest On Liberty Ronds.

Owners of Liberty 31A per cent
Bonds, (first issue,) received their
first interest on Saturday, December
Is, the amount representing interest
for the six months ended that day.
Payments throughout the United
States aggregated $35,OOO,0O0 and
this sum was divided among upward
of 100000 men, women and child
rem. 1t is estimated that fully So
per cent of this vast army of inves-
tors bought bonds ranging in amount
from $50 to $4,000.
Maryland's quota to the list of
subscribers was 103,430, which is
ten times the number of investors in
securities in this state prior to the
f1otation of this loan, and is fully
one-fourth of the total number of
investors in securities in the United
States up to that time.
The counties of the State contri-
buted 1854 buyers of the frs,
Liberty Loan, their subscriptions
amounting to $6,OOo150, while the
City furnished Sb,cS56 purchasers,
their subscriptions aggregating $31,-
034,150.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
Real Estate Sales.

Alfred Wood, trustee, of the late
Mary Finefrock, has disposed of the
real estate to Harvey Finefroek. of
Fulton township, for 1855. The
property contains five and a-half
acres and is situated between New
Texas and Pleasant Grove.
James M. Paxson, of Little
Britain, executor of the late William
R. Zell, has secured an order from
the court to sell the real estate at
private sale to John Shade, of White
Rock, for $4,000. The property
contains 21 acres, at Oak Shade. in
Little Britain township, and is at
present occupied by Clyde Rintz.
Wilson Kimble has sold his farm
of so acres, near Colora, to C.
Conard. of Hartford county, for
$4,000.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
BIG ENDOWMENT FOR DOVER
ACADEMY.
Historic Institution On Peninsula
Put On Its Feet

Historic Institution On Peninsula
Put On Its Feet.
Methodists generally and Metho-
dist preachers in particular will be
gratifed to learn that the endow-
ment fund for Dover (Delaware)
Conference Academy has been ex-
ceeded.
TIL minimum sum, to which the
committee appointed to gather the
fundeset itself, was $210,O0O. While
complete reports have not been
turned in the sums known to have
been given and pledged exceed that
sum with the prospect that it will be
The largest individual contributor is
former United States Senator Will
liam L. Jackson, of Salisbury, who is
graduate of the acaGemy. Each
district in the Methodist Conference
on the peninsula contributed largely
to the fund.
Senator Orlando Harrison, of
Worcester county is chairman of the
Maryland committee on the endow-
ment. His individual contributions
are in excess of $4,000 He had the
cooperation of Governor Townsend,
of Delaware.
While located at Dover the Dover
Academy is as much an Eastern
Shore as Delaware institution It
is the nursery of Methodist preach
ers for the peninsula. From its
walls II preachers in As years have
gone forth to spread the gospel.
They are scattered all over the
world.
The endowment campaign was
conducted under the direction of the
educational jubilee OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. The incorporated
name of the school is the Wesley
Collegiate Institution Throughout
As years. of it's history the old acad-
emy was forced to struggle to main
tain its standards and it's life These
things it succeeded in doing, some
times with deficit, sometimes with
out.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
LEGISLATIVE SLATE MAKING.
Democrats and Republicans To Hold
Party Caucuses.

DR.. ]. Hubert Wade, chairman of
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, has issued call for caucus
of the Democratic members of the
Senate and House of Delegates in
the State House at Annapolis on New
Years evening, Tuesday, January 1.
Republican members of the Sen
ate and House will be summoned
later by Chairman Galen L. TAFT, of
the State Central Committee, to
meet also on New Years evening in
Annapolis.
At these four separate gatherings
Republicans of the Senate and
House and Democrats of the same
bodies will agree upon a slate to be
presented at the opening of the ses-
sions of the two houses on the fol-.
lowing day, Wednesday,. The House
slate will include nominations for
speaker, chief clerk, journal and
reading clerks and sergeant-at-arms.
The Senate states will carry nomi-.
nations for president, secretary,
journal and reading clerks and SER
geants-at-arms. The minor Offices
such as doorkeepers, etc., will be
selected later by organization COM
mittees
For speaker the Republicans have
agreed upon Herbert r. Wooden, of
Carroll county, who has served three
terms in the House. While w. J.
Robinson is in the lead for chief
clerk of the House, the Republican
leaders have not centered their
choice upon him.
The first struggle on the annexa-
tion question will occur in the DEM
ocratic caucus. Because of their
previous service and experience
either Carville D. Benson or Howard
Bryant, both of Baltimore county,
would be the logical choice for
speaker, caucus nomination, which
carries with it the floor leadership of
the minority; but as both are COM
mitted against annexation, opposi-
tion to the selection of either will
arise. Democrats in favor of annexa-
tion may vote for Noble L. Mitchell,
OF Hartford, a former speaker and
three times member of the House.
In the Senate the Democrats, who
Will control that body, will again
elect Peter j. Campbell president.
Senator Johnson, of Howard, will
probably be the majority floor lead
er. The Republican floor leadership
will not be decided until the caucus
shall have been held.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
Auto Licenses Being Issued.

The task of issuing the 1918
motorcar licenses, which is big one,
commenced the first week in Decem-
Der, in the office of Motor Vehicle
Commissioner E. Austin Baughman,
Baltimore. At noon on the first
day it was found that $4,000 worth
OF licenses had been sold. In order
to issue tags with as little delay as
possible, automobilists are urged to
send their orders early. January
1st Invariably sees rush of orders
and each year many experience delay
in receiving their licenses.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
Mrs. Robert C. Spence.

Mrs. Phoebe r. Spence, wife of
Robert c. Spence, died of heart
trouble, Dec. 18 at her home In Row
landville, in her 49th year. She was
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
G. Somers, of Wilmington, who sur
vive her, with the following sisters
and brothers: Thos. r. Somers,
Joseph G. Somers, Mrs. Elizabeth r.
Pickering, George C. Somers, and
Mrs. Anna A. Armstrong. Mr.. and
Mrs. Spence lived in Wilmington
until four years ago, when Mr..
Spence who was employed by the
county as bridgetender at Third
street bridge, bought home at Row.
landville, removing his family to
that place.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28

Miss Mary Brumfield was the
guest this week of Miss Beningna
Holm, Port Deposit.
Mrs. Jennie Gillespie is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Hudders Green
field, of Coatesville.
Mrs. Jennie Taylor spent Christ
mas in Wilmington with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Herbert Hirzel
Mrs. Minor, of Baltimore, is
spending some time with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds.
Mrs. Geo. c. Reynolds and daugh-
ter, Miss Ethel Reynolds, visited
relatives at West Grove, Pa, on
Christmas.
The reunion and dinner of the
Robertson family were celebrated on
Christmas at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. B. R. Robertson.
The Five Hundred Club was very
pleasantly entertained on Wednes-
day evening by Mrs. Jennie White
ford and Miss Nan Mccoy, at their
nome on South Queen street.
Rev, and Mrs. William H. Mich
eals, daughter Elizabeth, DR.. and
Mrs. Joseph Vanneman, daughter
Margaret, Princeton, are the guests
of Edwin Haines and family, this
week.
The annual Xmas banquet and
the reunion of the Kimble family
were held at the home of Miss S.
Lena Kimble. Rising, Sun. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Nichols,
Angela, Helen, and Carlton Nichols,
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Kimble and
daughters, Mildred and Edna KimbIe,
Mrs. Mary Kirk.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
Mrs. Jonathan Todd.

Mrs. Wilhelmina Todd, wife of
Jonathan Todd, of the firm of Kay &
Todd, textile manufacturers, died
Dec. 20 at her home at Elk Mills,
after long illness of tuberculosis,
aged 25 years. Mrs. Todd only a
few days prior to her passing away,
returned from a sanatorium in West
ern Maryland. Besides her husband
she is survived by one child. The
funeral was held Sunday, with inter
ment at Cherry Hill.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
Bills Under Way For Legislature.

Attorney General Albert c. Ritchie
and his assistants are busy drawing
bllls to be submitted to the Legisla-
ture and If the departments of the
state government for which he is
acting cooperate with him fully all
the measures will be ready when the
Legislature meets. Those that are
oelng prepared by the Attorney
General have to do chiefly with the
State departments. They relate to
the automobile and traffic laws, the
State banking law, the health laws,
and constitute amendments to meas
ures which are not in force and
which have been found more or less
defective.
That the Republicans may spring
something of reform character in
the shape of new legislation has been
limited, but no details are available.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
TO ELIMINATE GRADE CROSS
INGS.
p. B. s. w. Railroad Contemplate
Extensive improvements To

System.
improvements which will cost in
the neighborhood of $3,0O0,000 are
to be made along the Maryland Di-
vision of the P, B. & w. Railroad.
Included in this program of the
railroad company in the elimination
of all grade crossings and the in
staIlation of a four-track system all
the way from Wilmington to Wash
ington.
With the installation of the four
track system to Washington the
danger to the public because of the
increased traffic over the line would
become manifold, andfor this reason
the grade crossings, public and pri-
vate, are to be eliminated
The Levy Court of Delaware has
already given the railroad company
permission to eliminate four grade
crossings as follows: One at New
ark, one at McConaghy's, one be-
tween Iron Hill and Newark and one
at Iron HILL This work will be
done as soon as possible by the COM
pany. When the overhead crossings
are installed they will be such as to
accommodate a four-track roadway.
1t is understood, although it has
not been officially stated, that the
improvements through Elkton will
include the elimination of the sharp
curve between North street and the
iron bridge across Big Elk creek,
also the building of new depot.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
Lewis A. Crothers.

Lewis A. Crothers died Friday,
Dec. 21, at his home near Green
hurst, aged 43 years. He had been
a sufferer from heart trouble for
some months. The deceased was a
son of Samuel Crothers. His wife
and three children survive. The
funeral was held Monday, with
services at Ebenezer M. E. church
and interment at Rosebank ceme-
terry,
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
Full moon tonight.


We. are in receipt of handsome
Overland calendar from Rising
}SHX Garage for which We exteno
our thanks.
The Jos. E. Touchton property at
Sylmar, embracing. house, lot ana
stable. has been sold by the executor,
Chas. S. Nields, to John J. Reynoios'
of Sylmar, for $1,1OO.
DR.. E. G. Clark, formerly OF Mil
lington, Del, has bought the 1So
acre farm belonging to the estate OIL
Mrs. Margaret Johns, near Warwick
this county, for $13,50o.
Robert W. Stewart has docketed
suit in the Cecil County Court for
divorce from his wife, Mrs. Mary ".
stewart. The divorce is asked on
the grounds Of desertion.
Failing while working about his
engine in the freight yard in Perry
Vile, j. B. Johnson, an engineer on
the Philadelphia, Baltimore ana
washington railroad. fractured his
leg.
Christmas morning was a wet ana
dreary one out of doors, but there
was warmth and good cheer indoors.
cold drizzle of rain fell most OF
the morning, the weather conditions
imnroving in the afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. Sophia Moody Dunbar, widow
Of william D. Dunbar, of Elkton'
who has passed her SOth year, has
knitted fifteen army sweaters, lot OF
scarfs and several pair of wristlets
for the soldiers.
w. e. Carleton, State Roads
engineer in charge of the Rising
Sun-Porters Bridge section of i'm
proved road being constructed by
haniata Company, has, been pro-
Ned to chief of survey. party OF
y state Roads engineers.
Mrs. Grace Todd McCuen,> of Elk
ton. has docketed suit in the CIR
cult Court for a divorce from her
husband. William McCuen, of Penn
Asplyania. on the grounds of deser-
ton. She also asks for the custody
of her two minor children.
Charged with threatening his wife
and his mother with a gun Pl1ny
Lee, of Pilot, was lodged in Elkton
iail last week, where he set fire to
his blankets with matches concealed
about his clothing. An examination
will be made as to his sanity.
Christmas was herald in our
town by a company of singers who
assembled at the M. e. church about
$50 o'clock and marched through
different parts of the town singing
Christmas carols. This is the first
time this quaint custom was ever
adopted here and caught most OF
our residents taking their Christmas
morning nap. The singers returned
10 the church after traversing the
town, and services were held at .
Z o'clock, being in charge of the pas
tor. Rev. H. E. Reed, assisted by
Rev. w. G. Koons.
The annual Christmas entertain
hment of Rising Sun M. e. church
rs held on Friday evening last,
en a splendid program of Choir
recitations, drills, etc., was
hered. But the climax was
IA Old Kris drove down the aisle
fth his team of spirited matches,
hich taxed his experienced horse
anship to handle. Owing to the
awing weather he was compelled
hse a wheeled vehicle instead of
gh. Reaching the chancel he
itched and blanketed his ponies
q then distributed packages OF
Bodies to four classes or the young
er pupils of the school. Heretofore
the entire school has shared in the
treat, but war conditions this year
compelled a change from this
custom.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
John s. settle.

John S. Settle, who for many years
conducted a general merchandise
business at Leeds, this county, died
Dec. Is at his home in Baltimore,
aged n years. He was a veteran of
the Civil War. He is survived by
six children-John Settle, of Den
yer, Col, William Booth Settle,
ESQ.,, DR.. George Settle, Misses Mary
and Sara Settle, of Baltimore; and
Alice, wife of Robert Hutchinson. of
Philadelphia,
The midland journal., 1917-12-28
Red Men Elect Officers.

Shawnah Tribe of Red Men, North
East, have elected the following
officers for the coming year: w. A.
Arrants, Prophet; Joel H. Dean,
Sachem; j. w. Wharton, Sr., Saga
more; Ralph Boyer, Jr., Sycamore,
]. R. K. Moffitt, Chief of Records;
H. c. Minker, Keeper OF Wampum.
Trustees, G. G. Husfelt, E. w. Bid
die, Frank Bryan. Representative
to Great Council, which meets in
Baltimore next April, Charles Roth
ermel.
The midland journal., 1917-12-28

The following officers of North
East M. E. Sunday School have been
elected for the coming year.
Isaiah Biddle, superintendent; A. C.
Cameron, Assistant; Guy Johnson,
Secretary; Mrs. John Benjamin,
Treasurer; Miss Dorothy Diggs, Or
ganist; Mrs. Jessie H. Shippers,
Chorister.