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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
THE RETAIL PRICES.
R1nue and 9and.

Flour and feed. Graham flour, Pc.
sack. soc: corn chops, per cwt., @2.es'
shorts, per cwt.. $3.50; bran, per cwt.
$2.35; corn, per bu., S1,45; hay: per ~
7bOS5c: straw, per cwt. 4oapboc: me.'
per sack. ssc; corn and oat chop, per
meal per cwt.. s2.7s: wheat flour, POI
sack old wheat S2.60@3.0o: "a 10. rye
flour, $1.45a7t.so.
Butter, Eses end Poultry,
Creamery butter. soc; country ou''e
Eggs-Fresh country, 3om35c:
Poultry-Geess dressed. 1s1s5c: fur-
keys dressed $50 4oc: dressed hens 0oc'
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Frozen. not fresh caught-Salmon,
16c lb.: halibut, Zoe: red snapper. lsc
h., white Ash. 1sc: smelts. zoe.
Fresh fsh-Cathsh csc; bass. &c:
trout. &c: haIibut. 2:c; salmon, zoe:
live Holsters. 75c ID: broiled Holsters,
zoe each: white fsh. 20e h.: crabs marc
shell. 15c each: soft shell, soc eech:
perch: 1?he: shrimp zoe TO-; !. n acs
shadrock. 4oc pair: frog legs. 25c pair;
Spanish mackerel, Aoc each: fresh her
ring, lie: smelts 16c: Blue Point. zoe:
Blue Point oysters in shell soc doz.:
red snapper H.. 1sc.
Salt nsh-Mackerei. l0@a5c: herrine'
Norway. 3 for 35c: cod. 106 zoe; lake
fish, pail. zoe: salt mackerel. 10625c:
salt white fsh. 1D@35c b.: salt cod. 10
case h.: smoked sturgeon 2bc h.: NM
an haddie. 22hc: Holland herring. keg
s1.1561.eb: salt eel. sbc H.; pail ancho-
vites. $..75.
Select oysters, sbc at: standard oys-
tiers, CSC at; count oysters. at CSC.
sardines. 5@25c; spiced sardines. .
70. loc: box cod. 12k ml0c; fancy
smoked bloaters : for &c; smoked
ring, CSC h.: Kippered herring. : tor
25c: halibut. :bc lb.: smoked sturseon
CSC ib.
Fruits.
Fruits Bananas. &c h.; lemons
20 cents: oranges. 2o@66c per dozen:
apples, 50M75c PIX; kumQuats 35@ t0c:
Spanish Malaga grapes. soc: Nellis
pears, doz., 40c: grape fruit. 6A disc:
tangerines, 45c doz.; strawberries. ;
pts, 35c,
Vegetables.
observation-disclosures cabbage lb 12kc:
tomatoes. ripe. 15@35c: parsley. 5@l0c;
mushrooms csc h.: green beans. s5c;
horse radish loc: beets. ID 4hc: lettuce
36c h.: egg plant. 2o@ 25c: cauliflover,
10R35c: beets. per bunch. 10c: tur-
nips, 45c PIX: potatoes, PIX. 75185c; bu,
1913: carrots and parsnips, h., &c;
red onions, 15c: white onions. 1sc:
Spanish onions 12hc: garlic, csc: head
lettuce, 1o@17kc: sweet potatoes, 1oc;
Brussels sprouts box s5c: French en-
dive, H.. 55c: green peas. soc To-:
radishes. 2 for 15c: green onions. 3 Tor
Zoe; new potatoes. h.. 1oc; onion sets.
Id. IN case.
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HARVARD SPORTS LOSE.

Cambridge Mass. April Athletes
at Harvard university were conducted
at a net loss of 1918 for the year md.
ing July 81. 1916. The report of Fred
w. Moore. graduate treasurer of the
committee on the regulation Of ath.
letic sports. issued Friday night,
shows total expenses, S204,5S2; re-
ceipts. 320<,154.
Football and baseball were h only
major sports to return a proht. The
varsity football team in 1915 made =
profit of e79.4s4 and the baseball team
in the spring of 1915 made a net in.
come Of 1910: The net loss in rowing
was 3ls.3s6: track team, $7.4%S;
hockey team, 31.994.
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RISHlAN0.

c. A. Johnson of Twin Falls has re-
turned home.
RAY D. Callister and family visited
relatives. Sunday in Fairfield.
Mrs. A. s. Reynolds and son Harry.
Of Ollie, were visiting relatives sun
day.
Zeph. Wade and mother were visit
ors in Ottumwa Tuesday.
A. 9. Mcpherson and wife OF Fair,
field. we're guests Sunday Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pleasant Hoskins. Mr.. McPher'
son is Mrs. Hoskins brother.
A son was born March % to MI. and
Mrs. Ernest Hadly.
A. A. Turner and family are moving
to a farm near PackwOod.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke Hadley were
recent visitors in Oskaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hanna and Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Noe. Of Fairfield were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Alder
dice Sunday.
Miss Bera Payne who is teaching
the spring term Of school at keswick
has been visiting the home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory Hobson re
port the arrival. March % OF a daugh-
ter, Dorthy Helen.
Mrs. r. H. Payne has been enter
tanning her neices. Misses Bertha and
Manila Logan who will make their
home in Roundup, Mont.
Mrs. John Greenlee and SON John
are visiting relatives in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs, Alva Moran of Ottuln-
wa spent Sunday with his parents, Ma.
and Mrs. George MORAN.
Mrs. Fannie Roolums Of Eldon has
been visiting the parental William
Drummond home.
Mrs. Carl Riggs and Mrs. William
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For Ads that Pay -
Try THE COURIER Way

Riggs Of Libertyville, who visited over
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John Cole
mar have returned home.
DR.. Schreiner of Ollie was : pro.
OCCASIONAL caller at the N. W. Callister
home, Tuesday.
Miss Inez Wayman of Princeton,
Mo-. arrived Tuesday night, for ar OK.
tended visit with the N. w. Callister
family, and assist caring for her neice,
Mildred who is seriously Ill.
William Thronburg and wife went
to Birmingham Monday to visit rela-
tives.
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New York Produce.

New York. April 2.-Butter-Market
hrm: receipts 1910: creamery. highe
than extras, 45m45ikc: creamery extras
90 score, AN m44lac: f1rsts. 42d 43hac;
seconds, 3SkM411hc.
E~ggs-Firm: receipts. 22.933; fresh
gathered extras, 34ta @35c: fresh gath
cred storage packed firsts, 34c; fresh
gathered firstS. 33m331ac.
Cheese-Irregular; receipts, 3.0sS;
state held specials. 27@27hc; 90 aver
age fancy. 2Sh@27c.
Dressed poultry-Strong; chickens
1sn2sc; fowls. 1871 @25c; turkeys. 1s@
64c.
Live poultry-Unsettled: no prices
quoted.
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CULVER WINS MEET.

Chicago. April .. Culver Military
academy won the eighth annual North.
western university interscholastic in,
door track and field meet here Satur.
day, scoring 27h points. La Grange
1llinois) high school, Oak Park high
school and Crane Technical high, the
two latter Of Chicago, shared second
honors. each winning 1eh points.
Gibbs Of Crane. with twelve points to
his credit, was the individual star OF
the meet.
Kalamazoo (Michigan) high school
scored six points and the Grand Rap
ids high school /.
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N HERZOG
OPEN HOSTILITIES

Dallas, Tex, April "A fight be-
tween Ty Cobb Of the Detroit Ameri-
cans and Charles Herzog of the New
York Nationals, which started Satur.
day afternoon on the diamond. was re-
newed in a hotel here Saturday night.
Herz0R received a cut over the eye.
In sliding into third base Saturday
afternoon Cobb spiked Herzog and a
general fight between players of the
two teams followed. Police separated
the players and Cobb was put out Of
the game by the umpires.
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NATIONAL 4 LOSES.

Boston. Mass. April I. flames Hen
igan OF the Dorchester club. Boston
national Junior ten mile champion de
feated VilliF Kyronen OF the Milirose A
4. New York. senior national ten mile
champion in the ten mile handicaE
road race OF the st. Alphonsus associa'
tion here Saturday. Both men were
scratch men. Henisan won the time
prize in ~forty-hve minutes, thirty-hve
seconds corrected time. finishing in
seventh place while Kyronen finished
eighteenth.
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Car Lot Rscsipts.

Wheat-36 cars. with l6 of contract
grade,
Corn-110 cars. with 3 of contract
grade.
Oats-20S cars. with 1O4 of contract
grade.
Total receipts of wheat at Minneapo-
lis. Duluth and Winnipeg today were
9S4 cars, compared with 1919 cars last
week and 1859 cars the corresponding
day a year go.
Estimated cars tomorrow. Chicago
Wheat, SO; corn, as4: oats. 32s.
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St. Louis Live Stock.

st. Louis. Mo-. April 1.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Marlket 3 to 10c lower: re-
ceipts, II, 500; lights, sl4.s0@l6.25: pigs
&9.75@13.b0; mixed and butchers. S14.S0
@15.4o: good heavy, $15.30@l5.40;
bulk. $14.S5@ 1928.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts. g.
500. native beef steers. $7.50@12.2b:
stockers and feeders. $6@1O: prime
southern beef steers, $SM II; beef cows
and heifers. $4.25@s: native calves, IS
@14.25.
800: lambs sl3@l5.4o: ewes, $500
1928; y%eaflings, $10.75@14.25.
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Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha, Nebr.. April 1.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market lower; receipts. $500:
heavy. $14.7OQ14.95: light, $14.25@
1880; pigs, 81. 50Q14.10: bulk, 31%.eo@
1885.
Cattle-Market steady: receipts, o.
500: native steers. $s.5O@l2.25: west
ern steers $s611; stockers and feeders
81 .75@10.2b.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, s.
600: yeariings, $1l.5o@l3.50: wethers.
So 01 1850; lambs. $l4@15.25.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Chicago. April 1.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red. nominal: No. 3
red, S2.OS12.1O: No. 2 hard, $2.07@2.11;
No. 3 hard. t2.06h @2.o6S.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, S1.24h Q1.25:
No. 8 yellow. 1890 1.24h: No. 4 yellow
s1.221a @1.23N.
oats-No. 5 white. ss@s7Nc; stand
ard, 67@s7Mc.
Rye-Nominal.
Barley-$1.08m1.36.
Timothy-3465.75.
Clover-$12M1s.
Pork-324.75. La
Lard-9o0.2 81 12O.3 30. II
Ribs-31s.2o@18.5 3d.
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MinneepoIi. CIosino Grain.

Minneapolis. Mimi, April 2.-Closing
grain:
Wheat-May. S1.95: July. s1.ss. Cash:
No. ! hard, S2.11m2.1S: No. ! northern.
So. 0342.6b: No. . northern. $1.9S62.06.
Corn-No. 3 yellow. sl.20@l.21.
Oats-No. 3 white, 63@641ac.
Flax-S2. 93M3.
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SNOW STOPS GAME.

Denver. Colo. April "A wet blan.
ket of snow dampened the enthusiasm
of the Denver Western league Bears
and Jimmie sheckard's Cub rockies,
to inaugurate the season
here Saturday afternoon. II the snow
tomorrow's game also will
be cancelled,
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St. Louis Cash Grain.

ST. Louis, Mo-. April 2.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Hlgher track, No. . red,
$2.21h 02.24; No. 2 hard. $2.l4@2.24.
Corn-Market higher; track. No. 9
S1.26; No. 2 white, 31.27k @1.2Sh.
Oats-Higher: track. No. 2. 67k@
Sc: No. 2 white, nominal.
Rye-Stesdy: No. 2 nominal.
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Psoria Cash Grain

Peoria. ILL.,, April 1.-THE cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Market 2kc higher: No. ?
white. S1.24: No. 3 yellow. s1.24: No. 4
yellow. M1.231a: No. 3 mixed,
s1.231a OLA: No. 4 mixed, s1.22h6
l.23.
Oats-Market y to INC higher: No.
3 white. S6A @68hc.
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kansas CITY Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo, April 2.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market l0c lower; receipts,
II 1000: bulk, $l4,70@15.25: heavy,
3l5.1b@15.30; packers and butchers.
s15615.25; light, e1+.5oG15; pigs. 311.So
6lS.75.
Cattle-Market steady to 1oc lower:
receipts, 10000, including 200 south
ems: prime fed steers. $l1.75@12.50;
dressed beef steers. $9.76@11.b0: west
ern steers. $SRi2: ows. $6@ 10.bo:
heifsrs, $S@l1.5o: stockers and feeders,
$7.76@l1.5o: bulls. $7.5o@1o; calves,
384DlS.
Sheep-Ma1ket strong: receipts. 49,
900; lambs, S12@15: %yearlings, $l3Q
1885: wethers. $11.50@12.75; ewes,
$40. 500 $50.
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St, Louis Grain Futures.

St. Louis, Mo-. April 2.-The closing
grain futures follow:
Wheat-Higher: May. $2.0Olk: July,
st.647s.
Corn-Higher: May, sl.22& d1.2eA;
July. S1.20m.
Oats-Higher: May. 64hc.
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k.n,a, City ca,h Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-. April 2.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Market 2 to Sc higher: No.
? hard, $2.11@2.16; No. 2 red. $2.OS1
2.13.
Corn-Market 1h@2hc higher: No.
2 mixed. $l.21 @1.21h: No. 2 white $1.23
@1.24: No. 2 yellow. $1.21% N1.22.
Oats-Market ! to 1tc higher; No.
2 white. CSC: No. 2 mixed. 65@67c.
Rye-S1. 65.
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Omaha Cash Grain,

Omaha, Nebr., April 1.-THE cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, $2.09@2.1l.
Corn-No. = white. $1.19N @1.20: No.
. yellow. $1IsA @1.2O: No. 2. s1.19A@
1.19h.
Oats-No. 3 white, 64A M65c.
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BEGIN BOXING TOURNAMENT.

BEGIN BOXING TOURNAMENT.
Boston, Mass, April 2. THE nation
al amateur boxing championship tour
hament will open here tonight with
preliminary matches in the eight
classes in which titles will be awarded
The finals will be held tomorrow night.
The event attracted eighty young box
ers from Philadelphia, Seattle, New
York. Milwaukee. Pittsburgh, Chicago.
New Orleans, Kansas City. Montreal
and Toronto. most Of them sectional
champions.
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HOGS WEAKER ON
A RECEIPTS

Chicago, April Liberal receipts to-
day weakened hog prices. There was
only a narrow demand for cattle, except
choice grades.
buyers of live muttOns wanted a few
prime Easter lambs, but otherwise
trade was slow.
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rAKE9 GOLF TITLE.

Pinehurst, N. c.. April 2 Michael J..
Brady. the Oakley club professional.
won the north and south open golf
championship here Saturday by play.
ing thirty-six holes on the champion
ship course in 61.71-1N.
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City, Mo-. April 2.-Butter-
Creamery. 4sc: irsts. 40c; seconds. 39c:
packing, soc.
E~ggs-Firsts. 291ac.
Poultry-Hens, 21c: ROSTERS, 14iac;
turkeys. 24kc.
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YALE WINS YlrLE.

Princeton, N. ]. April 2.-Yale won
the intercollegiate swimming cham.
pionship by defeating Columbia uni.
versity in the swim-of Of the tie Sat.
urday night, So to Is.
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TO r SIX ROUNDS.

New York. April 2. Six round bouts
instead Of the legal limit Of ten will be
attempted here by the Palace Sporting
club, Four OF these contests have been
booked for the April 4 show. Ted
Lewis will oppose Jimmy Coney. and
Willie Beecher and Joe Yelling will
mix.
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q. Louis Horses and Mules.

East st. Louis. Mo-, April 2.-Horse
and mule market: Horses: extra heavy
draft, $3.50 80; eastern chunks $500
1870: good s%outherns. $l25G150.
Mules-16 to 1871 hands. S15O@275:
Is to 15la hands, $l25@22o; IA to 141s
hands, S50d105.
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st. Louis, Mo-, April 2.-Hens. 2ohc;
springs. 24c: turkeys, 26c; ducks, liza
zoe: geese, 13c.
Butter-Creamery. 43c.
Eggs-2Shc.
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New York Money; Closing.

New York. April Mercantile pa
per-4@4h &c.
Bar silver-1+hc.
Mexican dollars-b7hc. /,
Time loans-3h @4%.
Call money-High. 2h; low, 2; clos
ing bid. 2.
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eARrFlELD Is MATCHED.
New York. April 2--Soldier Bartfield
was matched with O'Dowd Of st. Paul
for a ten round bout here April 10.
Bartneld has knocked out his last four
opnonentS.
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CHICAGO Give Stock; Cjoeina.

Chicago Live Stock; Closing.
Chicago. April 2.-The opening live
stock market follows:
HOgs-Market slow generally 10c I'M
der Saturdays average: receipts, ST.
600; bulk. $15.10@l5.3O: light, $14.50@
1880: mixed. $14.75@15.3b; heavy,
S14.60115.4o; rough, $14.6O@14.75; pigs
sos 0@14.10.
Cattle-Market weak: receipts. H.
00o; estimated tomorrow, 5000; native
beef cattle. 39.10@12.80; stockers and
feeders. s7@9; cows and heifers, $500
1915: calves, $4,000 IA.
Sheep-Market weak: receipts, 90
900; estimated tomorrow, 5000; weth-
ers, $10.40@12.85; lambs, $12@l5.40.
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Chicago Live Stock; Closing.

O''e"O0 1's0 ~SoSN' SsVS!"S'
Chicago. April 2.-The closing live
stock market follows:
HOgs-Market slow, weak at early
decline, one load sold at S15.45: receipts
$4,000: estipated tomorrow 10 1000: bulk
s15.10@1b.3o; light. $14.b0@15.30: heavy
S14.60@15.4o: mixed, $l4.S5@16.s5;
rough, 314.60@l4.75.
Cattls-Market good strong. others
10c lower; receipts. 1900: top. s12.S0.
Sheep-Market steady, weak 10c low
err; receipts, 10000; top, 312.S5@15.40.
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N.w vo.k suasr

New York, April RAW sugar
Firm; centrifugal, $3.50; molassss s.12c.
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Primary Movement.
St. Louis Produce.

OFSd II ~"
corn. $4,000; oats, 271,000.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-30

Save money-Buy @ years supply "
shoes at Forsters Fire Sale. fzS
Market street, Second Floor-Aov
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Newark CARNIVAL
DRAWS LARGE CROWD
Firemen'S Parade Saturday
Afternoon Was Feature
of Day
WILL CONTINUE
ALL THIS WEEK

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del. July So.-Five
thousand persons. It Is estimated, at
tended the opening Of the annual car
aival Of the Aetna Hose. Hook and
Ladder Company on the academy
grounds Saturday night Ideal weather
was one OF the factors in attracting
such large crowd. there being visi-
tors who came by automobile from all
nearby towns. Il was the argest
crowd that has ever attended the
opening night OF the carnival and the
receipts were nearly double what was
ever before taken in on the opening
night The fact that % per cent. OF
the receipts will be turned over to
the local chapter Of the Red Cross has
also aroused unusual interest
One OF the features of the opening
Of the carnival was the firemens pa
rade late Saturday afternoon. Five
companies. in addition to the local Ere
men were in line which included some
members Of the Reliance Company of
Wilmington with their apparatus. The
local troop of Boy Scouts headed the
panade which was formed at the carni-
val grounds Out OF town companies
IN line were Havre de Grace and Elk
ton. Nd, Avondale, Pa, Smyrna and
Reliance Of Wilmington Several au-
.omobiles with representatives of the
Newark chapter Of the Red Cross were
also IN line.
The carnival crowd started to arrive
snriy in the evening and by o'clock
every available space within several
blocks OF the grounds was occupied
By an automobile or team. Il is esti-
mated that there we're at least 500
automobiles in town, many Of them
bringing parties from the lower part
" the county.
In many respects the carnival Is bet
Ter than ever before, there being more
attractions Most OF the women OF
the town are taking an active part to
make Il a, success Women were in
charge OF the various booths. There
are special attractions for children as
well as adults The fact OF there be-
ing nearly three hundred students in
Newark attending the summer school
and about 200 members of Company
3 and the machine gun company or
HN.hNaI0 hNhA NnANNN NAAA AAANN hANAAN
Of their friends which helped swell
he crowd. Members Of Newark troop
Of Boy Scouts patrol the grounds and
camp there during the night. The car
nival will continue each evening this
week.
Richard r. Whittingham has enlist
Cd In Company B. Pennsylvania Engi-
neers. He expects to Join the COM
pany at Camp Admiral, Nd tomorrow,
and II is possible that this unit will
oe sent 40 France before the end OF
he summer
Dean and Mrs f. Laurence Smith
returned Saturday evening from a mo.
'or trip TO points along the New Jer.
soy coast
William J. McAvoy. coach at Della
ware College. now at the officers train
ing camp az Fort Myer. and Harold II.
Horsey. who is located at the same
camp were In Newark yesterday.
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SUMMIT CAMP Will
OPEN ON WEDNESDAY
Improvement Day" Serv-
ices Yesterday Drew
Crowd TO Grove
MRS. POWELL IS
HEARD AS SOLOIS1'

Brandywine Summit Camp will open
for its two weeks season on Wednes-
day evening. The Rev. Or. E. L. Hub
bard, spiritual director, will be in charge
Of the opening service. II is expected
that the largest crowd of any previous
opening service will motor to the
grounds on Wednesday night. Excep-
tionaiiy interesting programs have been
arranged for the camp this season, aud
every indication points 70 the fact that
the htty'eecond camp meeting season
at Brandywinc Summit will be the larg-
est and most interesting ever held. The
cottages are rapidly being taken, and
many families are now at the grove for
the rest Of the season. On Thursday
evening the Rcv. Carlyle Hubbard, Of
Baltimore, son OF DR.. Hubbard, the
spiritual director. will preach. Mr.. Hub
bard Is considered one Of tho most elo-
quent and fiery speakers in the Balti-
more Conference. He has recently been
appointed EN- army chaplain, and expects
to leave for France soon.
Yesterday was Improvement Sun
day" at the grove, and all day tho grove
was crowded with visitors Three ser
vices were held, tue Rev. J. H. Beau
champ, the Rev. Dr.. William Bamford,
Of Philadelphia, and the Rev. Dr. j. d.
@. Hanna preaching the sermons. Will
liam p. White was in charge of the
music. Mrs Grace Sutton Powell,
formerly soprano with the Lyon evange-
listic party, who will be soloist at the
camp again this year. has arrived on
the grounds and sang at yesterdays ser
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-30
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
John Carroll is Fatally
Stricken on Saturday by
Heart Attack
CITIZENS RALLY
TO POSTMASTER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del. aug. 30
Scores OF residents motored to Farm
hurst last evening. when It was re-
ported that an autmobolie had over
turned here and caused the death OF
two men. It was at first reported mat
s.dents OF this city figured in the
accident.
Stricken with rheumatism Of the
heart at his home Saturday after
noon, John Carroll. proprie. or OF a
boarding house az Ninth ana Young
streets. died before medical aid could
be summoned. Mr.. Carroll was So
years Of age and at one time conduct
ed a hotel nj Middletown and TOWNS
end He was @ native OF the latter
place. The body was taken ia charge
by Charles II. Chwell, and the
funeral took place az Townsend to-
day
Charles W. Mitchell aged IS years,
a son Of Mr. and Mrs Charley Nit
chell. died on Saturday after a short
illness The funeral will take place
from the Clewell undertaking parlors
tomorrow afternoon a. o'clock. In
terment will be made at Bethel Gene
cry.
James Cunning was fined 81 and
costs yesterday morning by Mayor
Lavender on q charge OF drunken
ness.
Ice cream dealers here did rush
ing business yesterday. the weather
being ideal for motoring. and hun
dreds OF visitors came or passed
through here in machines.
Baseball fans were I'm their glory
yesterday. the Saturday game which
placed New Castle tie for first place
honors in the Wilmington League
being the one topic OF conversation
Prominent citizens are about to
circulate a petition urging the con-
hrmation OF Postmaster Murphy.
which has been opposed by United
States Senator Wolcott Postmaster
Murphy recently visited Washington
and went over the situation with on
GERS OF the postmaster generals Of
fee.
Mr. and Mrs oliver Written. Of