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Middletown transcript., 1917-10-06
TOMATO GROWING PROFITABLE

Preston & Co., tomato Gamers, closed
their packing house in this town for the
season, Thursday, after most success
full run.
Tomato crops around here this season
were good. That of Mrs. Edward Man.
love probably was the best, about 80 tons
from seven acres. George V. Peverly
raised 43 tons from four acres.
Most of the farmers contracted for
their crops, and almost all of them de-
Iivered to the Gamers. A few, however
did not contract and they have made
more money per acre than ever before.
AS high as Sc cents per basket has been
paid at Odessa by representative of a
Camden, N. j., soup firm. From less
than one acre Willard B Biggs sold $232
worth; Benjamin Dillinger of Green
Spring sold more than $4,000 worth
from seven acres.
A representative of a Camden, N j.,
concern will visit this section during the
annual corn show to be held here Jan.
2, 8 and 4, for the purpose of inducing
farmers of this neighborhood and Odessa
to plant at least 1000 acres in tomatoes
next year, promising to run boat line
into Odessa if he can have assurance
that even half that number Of acres will
be planted.
Several large crops of army beans
are now being harvested here Robert
Cochran has probably the largest crop
and from II acres he expects to harvest
at least SO, 900 worth of beans. Willard
B. Biggs has three acres which promise
a large crop.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-06
BUY AT HOME

Are you going to patronize the mail
order houses this year as perhaps many
of you did last year? Or are you going
to, if necessary, even make a slight
sacrifice and stick to home?
Whence came the money that you
are intending to send to that mail order
concern? Did it come from the city in
which that concern is located Not
by long shot. If you are farmer
it is the product of the soil. What
soil +? Why, the soil of YOUR COM
MUNITY. Now you, as a practical
farmer, know full we'll the results of
the ruinous practice of taking every
thing from your land and returning
nothing to it. You know that this
practice must sooner or later impover-
ish your soil and destroy your source of
income.
Can't you realize hat in sending your
money away from home you are doing
to the community just what you would
not think of doing to your farm-rob-
bing it of its productive power You
certainly are. Every dollar sent away
from your community robs it of jus
that much of it's power for good
But perhaps you are not farmer,
but mechanic, or trader Then the
responsibility rests even more heavily
upon you to keep your money in the
home channels of trade, because all of
it came from the hard earnings of your
neighbors and friends, and you have no
right to deprive the community of the
good it can do if circulated therein.
Yes, we say no right. No man has
any right to be disloyal to his commun-
ity. Deprive any man entirely of COM
munity support and he becomes a
pariah- worse than a Robinson Crusoe,
for he is among his kind but not of
them. What loneliness could be more
terrible?
If. then, you are thus dependent on
your neighbors and friends, do you not
owe them an equal allegiance? Are
they to consult your interests while you
ignore theirs? This was ingratitude
of the basest sort.
Just suppose, you patron of the mail
order house, that for period of twelve
months every citizen of your county
followed your example and did all of
his trading away from home? What
condition would your county be in +?
Would there be solvent merchant in
it? Not one. What of your schools.
your churches, and all the civilizing
institutions of our land d? They might
still survive if you bare all the expense
not otherwise
Think seriously of these things, you
patron of the mail order house. Realize
that if you have the right to deprive
your community of your money, all
your neighbors have equal right then
imagine the consequences.
Don't be an migrate i! If you have
a dollar to spend, spend it at home.
Thus it stays and works in the only
spot on Gods earth in which you are
Send it away and it is
gone forever.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-06
Forest Church Notes
Sunday, October 7th, 1917.

Sunday, October 7th, 1917.
1920 A. NJ. Public worship with SER
mon.
11.45 A. M. Sunday School session.
Men cordially invited to b present at
the Pastors Bible Glass.
2.3O P. NJ. Armstrong Chapel Sunday
School.
6.45 2. M. Christian Endeavor SER
vice. Topic: "Christ's Yoke; What 1t
Is and How to Wear It." Matt. II :25 80.
Conservation meeting.
7.2OP M. Evening service, with SER
mon.
Wednesday evening, Prayer meeting.
Saturday, bake and Sale of the Old
and the New will be held by the Ladies
Mite Society and the Wo'nan's Mission
ary Society. IN the vacant store of Mr..
Blome.
Mrs. Lulu Loveland Sheppard will
lecture on temperance on next Friday
evening in the Summit Bridge Church.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-06
DELAWARE COLLEGE
English Department Given Use
of Purnell Hall
ELECTED TO ATHLETIC COUNCIL

On Thursday afternoon, Oct. 4, the
Daughters of the American Revolution
presented to Delaware College an am
bulance to be used in Red Cross work
by the ambulance corps recently orga-
nized by the students. The presenta-
tion speech was delivered by Mrs. Moody
vice-president for Delaware, and was
accepted by Governor Townsend on be-
half of the College and the State. The
ceremonies, which were held out of doors
were attended by large number of Wis
itors from distance, in addition to the
faculty and students of the college and
the people of Newark.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IN PURNELL
The English department of Delaware
College has been given the use of Pur-
nell Hall, formerly the Y. M. c. A.
building as a department and office
building. In it are now the offices of
the four men who are teaching English
IN the College, and room for students
in which they may write their themes,
consult reference books, and consult
with their instructors. This is the first
step in plan to house each department
in separate building as soon as possible.
BOARD OF CLASS ADVISERS APPOINTED
At the meeting of the faculty this
week, President Mitchell appointed the
following men on the Board OF Glass Ad-
visers for the coming year: Dean E. l..
Smith, chairman; DR.. K. K. Greenfield,
for the Senior class; Professor II. X.
Preston, for the Junior class; Professor
G. E. Dutton, for the Sophomore class;
and Professor G. A. Counts, for the
Freshman class.
ELECTED TO ATHLETIC COUNCIL
At the meeting of the Delaware Col
lege faculty last Mon1ay, Dean E. L.
Smith and Professor G. E. Dutton were
elected faculty representatives on the
Athletic Council. This Council, which
has charge of all athletics at the College
is composed Of TWO faculty representa-
tives of the alumni, and four students.
All these are chosen annually.
RECEPTION AT THE WOMEN S COLLEGE
Last Saturday evening the 7. W. c.
A. of the Women's College gave re-
ception to the members of the Freshman
class. The reception took the form OF
a theatre party, the girls furnishing all
the entertainment. There were songs,
Juggling, tricks etc. After the program
ice cream and cake were served to the
''gucsts."
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

Autumn.
Leaves leaving.
Keep canning along.
Begins to feel like fall.
Good bye vacation. come to us again
The year is three quarters gone.
The pear crop is very abundant this
year.
Small favors thankfully received, news
items and subscriptions.
Some one wants what you have to sell
so you better advertise it.
Now that women are earning so much
more than ever, a lot of them are going
to wonder what their husbands ever did
with their money.
John Heldmyer, Jr., Real Estate Bro
ker, North Broad ST., has sod the farm
between Armstrong; Corner and Mt.
Pleasant, where Mrs. E. W. Manlove
now lives, to Mr. Irving Rawley, of
Smyrna.
While loading tomatoes on boat at
Odessa Saturday afternoon, Joseph Max
field, colored, aged 35 years, missed his
footing and fell into the water and was
drowned before help could reach him.
He lived in Odessa and was unmarried.
The Board of Sunday Schools of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold a
Sunday school institute in Bethesda M.
E. Church on Thursday and Friiay. Nov
ember8 and g. Bishop W. f. Mcdowell
of Washington, D. c., is expected to
speak in the evening.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-06
A New Baby Girl

The stork visited the home of MIR.
and Mrs. Herman D. Conner near Arm
stropgs on Wednesday afternoon and
left bright baby girl weighing s IL lbs.
Both mother and baby are doing nicely
and father Conner is giving a smile
that won't wear off,
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-06
FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND co

THOSE THAT COME AND &C
Mrs. A. Fogel was Philadelphia Wis
itor on Tuesday.
Miss Ode Gallagher was in Whining
ton Wednesday.
Miss Laura Willis is visiting relatives
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Houston M. Naudain, of Balti
more, visited friends in town Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Jones has had Miss Mary
Benckert, of Philadelphia, for visitor
Mrs. 5. Burstan has been visiting hel
son DR.. NJ B. Burstan and family, OF
Chester, Pa.
Mrs. j. C. Green spent part of teis
week with relatives at Ridley Park and
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Richard S. Rodney, of New Gas.
tlei visited her mother Mrs. E. c. Greer
this week.
Mrs. W. A. Comegys IS visiting hel
son Mr.. Joseph P. Comegys and family
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Isabel Wright, of Virginia, is
spending few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Price.
Miss Patton Cochran was a recent
guest of DR.. and Mrs William H. Han
cker at Farnhurst.
Mrs. Josephine Dickson entertained
recently Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Cooke,
Of Sharon Hill, Pa.
Miss Lillian CHM and Miss Mildred
CHM, Of Greensboro, Md. are spending
the week-e end in Philadelphia.
Mrs. M. H. Cochran is entertaining
this week Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hard
castle, of New York City.
Mr.. Fred Crouch, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with his parents Mr.. and
and Mrs. John S. Crouch.
Mrs. T. V. Leonhart, of Warren, Pa,
visited her brother Mr. Joseph C. Jolls
and family this week.
Miss Madaline C. Horsey, of Crisfeld,
Md, spent part of last week with her
aunt Mrs. j. H. Emerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Green, of Salem,
N. j. were entertrined on Tuseday by
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Pennington.
brand Mrs. Maurice B. Burstan and
little son, of Chester, Pa, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. Burstan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor H. Jones, of
Granogue, spent the weekend with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Edward S. Jones.
Miss Sarah Cullen and Mr.. Bradford
Shawn, of Wilmington, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Fouracre on Sunday.
Mrs. George H. johnson is entertain
ing this week her sister Mrs. Chester
Beebee, and daughter, of Montreal,
Ca.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd NJ. Bradgon and
little daughter Ann, of Wilmington visi-
ted their parents here over the week.
end.
Mr.. Charles Price, of Philadelphia,
was entertained over the weekend by
Mr.. George H. CHM and family on the
Levels.
Mrs. L. V. Kirk, Miss Mary Beaston
and Mr.. Elmer Kirk were recent guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Conner near
Cecilton.
Mrs. A NJ Chamberlane and family
have removed from their home on Cass
street to Atlantic City where they will
remain for the present,
Mrs. Samuel Price entertained over
the weekend Mr.. and Mrs. J.. P, Stiles,
and daughters Mrs. William Lake and
Miss Blanche Stiles, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Joseph C. Jolls and Mr.. Charles
Schuman spent Monday at Camp Dix,
Wrightstown, N. j., where Mr.. Ephraim
P. Jolls is in training. They report the
"boys" all getting along fine.
Mrs. E. G. Green, Mrs. Nellie Lock-
wood, Mrs, Clara Green, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Austin Hart Jr., Of Townsend, and
Miss Olive Lockwood, of Wilmington,
motored to " ashingtou, D. C. and spent |
the weekend.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-06
Red Cross

Please gather with US at the sign Of
the Red Cross and give US your aid for
we earnestly ask it.
Evening journal., 1917-08-02
ABTOISTS POST YOURSELVES
ON These DINNER LAWS

In order that Delaware autoists
may know the rules OF Maryland and
New York and the use OF headlights
on their automobiles. the attorney
generals Office through Deputy At
torney General Green, today made pub
tic the advices which Attorney Cen
eral Reinhardt has received from the
legal departments OF the two states
in question. The Maryland law be-
came effective Immediately upon its
passage. and that Of New York went
into effect yesterday.
As explained by Mr.. Green. the
laws Of each State provide that the
head lights In autos shall throw a
beam seventy-five feet ahead and that
the beam shall not reach over forty
two inches from the ground
This Is high enough to reach about
three-quarters the height OF the aver
age persons. showing any person who
IS in the roadway. and az the same
time the beam Is not high enough "a
strike a pedestrian in the face and
so bind any person who chances 10
be in the roadway.
Maryland officials have Approved
the same lenses which have been ap-
proved by Attorney General Rein
hardt for use in this State. but Mary.
land makes an exception to the effec'
that a Ford car. the headlight OF
which Is operated by a magnetic con
nected with the fiywheel and contain
ing a Warner and Morelight tense
is held not 10 comply with the pro
visions OF the Maryland law,
Evening journal., 1917-08-02
COUNTY MUST PAY
TO GET CITY BOOKS
Council Refuses to Give AS
sessment Data Free TO
New Board
WANT SYSTEM TRIED
IN RURAL DISTRICTS

Members OF the New Castle County
Board OF Assessors held a conference
with City Council as a committee OF
the whole last night. when the county
board members asked Council to allow
them tho right 10 have access TO the
city assessment books in the Office OF
the Board OF Assessment and Revision.
The request was denied by Council Il
beng explained 70 the county board
members that the city had paid $4,000
to get the present system In shape.
and did not think It should be given
Il was explained that n the county
board desired the city books, they
could get the same by bearing a por-
ton Of the cost
The members OF the board stated
they had no authority 90 enter INTO
such a contract. being under the SUI
pervision OF the New Castle County
Levy Court
Just what they will do In the mat
ter IS unknown but II was intimated
that they may make an assessment oil
their own on properties In this city
There is a strong demand that tn'
county board show lbs good faith by frs
making the isuw ustessment IN the rura
districts before increasing tho county
assessment an the city. More thar
three-fourihs Of the county taxes an
now raised 20 Wilmington. and the citi
sens object 20 plyn, mnre until th
rural county's shtra is also increased.
Evening journal., 1917-08-02
1888 persons ENJOY
POOLS ON WARMEST DAY

Three thousand nine hundred and
thirty-three men, women and children
took Advantage OF the four public swim
ming pools in this city on Tuesday.
the warmest day OF the year. Incl
dentally the attendance was the larz-
est in the h istory Of the public baths.
According to Superintendent Mack
OF the public parks. who has charge OF
the swimming pools. the Tuesday at
tendance was as follows: Brandywine.
1883: Delamore. 1903; Kirkwood. wo-
men. 756. and Sixteenth and Walnut
streets. Negro women. POI.
The attendance yesterday was said
10 have been large and indications
early this morning showed that all OF
the pools again were being we'll pa
trOnizcd.
Evening journal., 1917-08-02
TOUCH week Ahead
FOR chesapeake FISH
Business Men Club Will Go
Down Tomorrow for
Annual Drag
GOOD TIME, TOO,
ON OTHER LINES

"Aien are but boys grown up sang
the poet long ago, so it is no wonder
that the members of the Bueiness Mems
Fishing Club. like small boys on the
night before the Fourth, are GIL on tip
toe ready for the annual cruise, on the
good ship Captain tomorrow. toiumo-
dore Ellwood Soudor, ST.. has every
thing ready for the trip by rail to Cris.
field, Md, when tho party will board
tho boat Tho boat. in command OF
Captain b. +. McCready, will sail the
Chesapeake as far as Old Point Com
fort, and on the return trip will cruise
the York, James, Rappahannock and Po-
tomac Rivers.
Commodore Souder confesscs that the
club members expect to be fond guilty
Of having the best time Of their lives
and that they will also be returned
guilty by the grand jury Of fish, q
having violated the neutrality Of the hsl
schools and taking many members ol
said schools, contrary 10 the peace
and dignity of said schools Of fish.
Following Is the official list or mem.
bers who are going on the trip g. g
Mammele. Oscar c. Draper. w. p. Hol
land. DR.. J. A. Cam. Joseph Martin
John A. Chapman. william II. Vance
A. w. Swarts. George Butt. BENJAMIN
Bye. DR.. W. e. Harris. W. G. Bryan
Ellwood Souder. Ellwood Souder. Jr.
]. Frank Ayres. Clarence ID. Under
wood, Warren X Ayres, Joseph Luke
George Butt. Jr., and John ID. Robin
son.
The officers Of the club are: Ellwoo.
| Souder ST.. commodore; William g
/ Bryan, vice-commodore, and ]. Franl
Ayres, secretary and treasurer.
Evening journal., 1917-08-02
MAIL CARRIES DELUGE
OF CITY TAX CHECKS

Clerks in the Offices Of 9. c Rice
and John /. Dolan, collectors Of taxes
OF the Northern and Southern districts
respectively are sorting out the mail
which arrived at thnr offices on Tuce-
day and yesterday. containing checks
In payment OF city taxes. Tho ON
GERS we're almost buried under
deluge Of mail and Il will be at least
two weeks before the total amouet
OF taxes paid in July. can be computed.
According 70 the figures in hand up
TO and including Saturday OF last
week the collections In the Northern
district amounted TO S404,64S.19. Inc
COLLECTIONS for the came period last
year were S326.452.72.
In the Southern district the colec-
tions up TO the same date amounted
10 s146,790 as compared with Sl4l0oo
for tho. corresponding period OF last
year
Evening journal., 1917-08-02
TO SCRUTINIZE ALL
EXEMPTION Claims
Government Not Disposed
TO Release Conscripts on
Any Pretext
DIRECT SLAP AT
MARRIAGE SLACKERS

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-The gov
eminent Is preparing to fight claims
for exemption from the draft
Concerned at the great number OF
those attempting to avoid service. the
provost marshal generals Office today
announced the method by which the
government will appeal to district
boards from rulings OF local boards.
Warning that exemptions In agricul-
ture and /. other industries will be
carefully scrutinized was found in the
announcement that the problem is to
reduce interference with Industry to
a minimum" but 1T IS the interest OF
the nation solely that must be sub
served"
AS a direct slap at marriage slack
ers," the government will automaticGl-
ly appeal from every exemption on the
grounds Of dependency. Some person
will be designated to make this pro
lorna appeal to protect the govern
ments interest.
INTERROGATION (of a party repre-
senting the government has already
been made for each Local board or
will be made within the next few
days" Gen Crowder announced.
This person may appeal exemp-
Z tons or discharges on other grounds
! beside dependency If he thinks injury
to other registrants or to the gov
ernsnent makes such appeal desir-
able"
The purpose OF appeals is TO obtain
nationwide uniformity in exemption
rulings. which is regarded as other
wise impossible from 1857 local
boards.
All registrants are invited by Gen.
Crowder to report any improper ex-
emptions.
Discussing Industrial exemptions,
Gen. Crowder said district boards
were "powerless 10 relieve cases X
which private loss or hardship. rathel
than nat omar necessity" are at stake
otherwise another man would b'
asked TO offer his life in order tha
this mans material benefit be served,
said Crowder.
The problem OF exempting men IL
agriculture and other industries
Crowder said must be solved will
tho success OF the nat on's militar,
operations In mind as the dominan
J object"
As conservation OF certain indus
tries is necessary 10 military success:
Crowder declared the question in a
/ individual case then becomes two
! fold.
lis the industry in Questlo
:. necessary TO the maintenance. estal
= lishment or the effective operation 4
: the military forces or the maint'
r nance OF the national interest durin
< the emergency?
I Docs the person by or in respe
: OF whom the q scharge is claimed o.
!. cupy such status IN respect Of SUD
= a necessary industry that his pia'
i could not be filled ty another witho
direct. substantial. material loss al
d detrimont to the adequate and enec
s i've operation OF the particular ente
Il prise?
Evening journal., 1917-08-02
Defendants TO GIVE'
ALL DATA Desired.
Statistics About Stock and
Bond Dividends Being
Compiled
EXPECT DECREE TO
BE ENTERED SOON

Judge Thompson entered a formal
order in tho United States District
Court, in Philadelphia. yesterday, d.
recting Pierre S. dupont and the CO.
defendants in the stock dispute to fur
nish to the complainants informal on
as TO the disposition OF s7.b00,0OO In
Anglo-French bonds and also stock
OF the Atlas Powder Company that
had been paid out as dividends on
the stock Of the e. / dupont de Ne
mours Powder Company.
The order was the result Of a hear
ing on Tuesday, when Judge Th0mp-
son ruled that counsel should come
10 an agreement as TO furnishing the
informal on sought. The disclosures
arc desired TO enable the stockholders
TO vote on the acquisition Of the stock
IN dispute and also To enable maj
decree to be entered in the case.
George S. Graham. OF counsel for
the defendants asked for the entry
of he order He requested and was
granted forty-eight hours TO gather
! the informa ion sought This time
! expires az O'Clock tomorrow after
noon Mr.. Graham stated that while
he and mis- colleagues desired forty
eigh hours in which 10 compile the
1 statistics they expected TO have the
data in the hands Of counsel for the
ccmplainants within twenty-fOuI
hours.
Mr.. Graham also made the follow
ing s.atemen. TO the court:
I THE dupont Securities Compan,
owned other shares OF dupont Pow
der stock than those acquired from
Coleman dupont. When dividend
were declared in the form OF Anglo
French bonds and in stocks OF tn
Atlas Powder Company no particula
honda or stocks were designated a.
being the dividends on the Coleman
dupont stock and no particular bond
OF stocks were designated as bein
\ dividends on the remainder Of IN
shares. They we're all alike an
that % why one cannot say that u
! Anglo French bonds or Atlas stock
sold by the Securities Company wer
the particular bonds and stocks pat
as dividends on the Coleman duPor
shares"
Attorney Graham intimated that
I view OF this situation he and his co
leagues intend 10 provide the plaii
, lifts data showing all sales OF Angle
q French bonds and Atlas Powder Con
=, pany stocks effected by the Securiti'
Y Company. ct will be a perfect
frank statement" he said. "and 1 a
convinced you Will be satisfied WI
Z t."
y Before the hearing was oonclud
counsel for the plaintiffs agreed
furnish counsel for the defense
copy OF the form OF decree" viii
,e they will file with Judge Thompson.
,e was agreed that this should be in
N hands OF the defendants forty-eil
he hours before the document is a
a with the court.