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Smyrna times., 1917-12-05
Boy is Killed by "UnIoaded" Gun

Wilbur Messick, the 12-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Messick,
farmer living near Bethel, was acci-
dentally shot and killed by compan-
ion on Wednesday. Messick. who
was attending school at the time. was
requested by the teacher to bring a
bucket of coal from the coalhonse, a
short distance away, and fix the fire.
He had gotten the coal and was ON
his way back to the school when he
was shot by a gun which was on the
shoulder of one of his companions,
Fred Morris, IA years old. Morris
had taken the gun without the knowl-
edge of his parents, and had started
in the direction of the school. The
gun, which he thought not to be loaded,
in some way went off while resting
on his shoulder.
Smyrna times., 1917-12-05
Miss Lodge Not Named Superintendent

Miss Lodge Not Named Superintendent
Before appointing Kent County
Superintendent of Schools, to succeed
the late James h. Carroll, Governor
Townsend had many applicants under
consideration, including the applica-
tion of and strong petition for Miss
Mabel Lodge. She was the only wo-
man applicant for the position. Ow.
ing to a question whether under the
State Constitution, and the amended
school law, by the last Delaware Leg
islature, a woman could serve legally
as school superintendent, the Governor
thought it best to appoint a man tC
the position. He therefore appointed
Robert E. Schilling, son of Edward
A. Schilling, of Camden. and at pres
ent principal of the GREENSBORO, Md.
public school, to be county superin
tendent.
Smyrna times., 1917-12-05
WORKING FOR $4,000 FOR
WESLEYAN INSTITUTE DOVER
METHODISTS OF WILMINGTON
BEGAN THEIR DRIVE MONDAY
Educational Drive in Wilmington and
on Peninsula Will Close on Decem-
ber 2O-Prospects for Success

With all plans practically COM
pleted, Methodist Episcopal laymen on
Monday morning began a campaign
for subscriptions in Wilmington seek
ing to obtain large portion of the
$21O, 600 which the Board of Educa-
tion of the Methodist Episcopal Church
of America desires as an endowment
fund for Wesley Collegiate Institute,
at Dover. These plans call for the
active cooperation of every Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Wilmington, but
because of the territory to be covered,
Wilmington has been divided into dis
tricts This campaign is a part of the
general effort being made to raise
$35, 900, 900 throughout the United
States. Although members of the
Methodist Episcopal faith are in the
msjority among religious sects on the
Peninsula, yet there is not a college
of that faith in this section. The ul-
innate goal of the movement started
on Monday, Is an endowment fund of
81, 900. 600 with which it is proposed
to raise the Dover institution to the
height of college and make it a
credit not alone to the church, but to
the Peninsula as we'll.
The subscriptions in the present
campaign are arranged to be made in
five annual payments. The first pay
ment is to begin next July. Of the
$210. 900, $780, ZOO of this will go
direct in an endowment to the Insti-
tute and $40, 900 to the Board of Edu-
cation of the Methodist Epis copal
Church.
This campaign among down. State
counties and along the Peninsula has
been in progress for couple of weeks
and the manner in which the people
there have been responding has beer
very gratifying. While the campaign
will not close until December 20, il
is hoped to present the cause of the
institution in such a manner thi!
week. to Wilmington's wealthy citi
zens, that large contributions may b.
realized For the campaign this weel
these Wilmington churches have beel
selected, among the members of whicl
the workers will solicit subscriptions
Harrison Street. Grace, St. Paul s
Epworth, Mt. Salem, Union and Scott
Teams Of two members each will cal
upon prominent men of the city an
present the claims of the Institute t.
them. These teams are to repor
daily, either at noon or in the evening
at Grace parish house. The first o
these reports will be made on Monday
Assisting Rev. DR.. G. E. Leitzell VIII
is directing the campaign, will b
members of the Educational Jubile
Committee. Among the first of thes
to arrive was Senator 7. S. Taylor
of Iowa, one of the strongest Methc
dist laymen of that State.
Smyrna times., 1917-12-05
Caesar Rodney Home Economics As

Caesar Rodney Home Economics As
sociation of Caesar Rodney High
School has organized with the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs. Jolls
vice. president. Miss Mcintosh; secre-
tary, Mrs. Howard Marvin; treasurer,
Mrs. A. N. Brown.
w. t. Bitter, who left Dover sew
eral years ago, locating near Sharon,
Pa. has returned to Dover, repurch'
ased the farm he sold at the time oi
leaving, and has moved there.
Smyrna times., 1917-12-05
FOR SALE

FARM-2oo Acres, good farm
house and good buildings, 3
miles from town, 100 acres in
cultivation, balance good pas
ture. Price, $3.50.
FARM-334 Acres, good house
and farm buildings, 2Io acres of
nice, high farm land, balance
woodland. This is a good farm.
Price, $II,5oo.
FARM-4o Acres, one mile from
town, good house and farm
buildings, a nice home for party
wanting a small, well-located
property.
FARM-I48 Acres, nearly all in
cultivation, nice modern home,
good farmers house, good barns,
fine location and will soon sell
to party wanting a good home.
Price, $I6,5oo.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-09-15
PERFECTLY NATURAL,

1t was foregone conclusion that that
Houston citizens committee, which has been
investigating the riot between the colored
soldiers and the white citizens there, would
lind against the soldiers. Even the mem
bers OF that committee could not live in
Houston had it found otherwise the facts
to the contrary Notwithstanding, because
IN the South the colOred man has no rights
that the white man is bound to respect. and
IN TACT, Ii the white man dares to respect
any right OF the black man, the white man
so doing is branded by the white folks
thereof as ''nigger lover' and is forced
to flee the country for his own personal
safety But this committee had a double
reason IN making report of it's findings
just one week prior to the convening of the
general court martial, which will try the
soldiers Its chief purpose was to make a
report OF It's findings in order to warp the
mlnds OF the members of the court mar
tlal court into pre- judging the men even
DeIore the case was heard; and secondly.
II they did not succeed in this and the
soldiers were found not guilty as charged.
they would appeal to the President on
their findings.
There is no denying that the soldiers did
the shooting, but would not any soldiers
nave done the same thing under similar
circumstances? Suppose for an example.
a Tacoma white policeman would 90 to
Camp Lewis and beat up duty officer as
was done IN Houston, how long in heavens
name would such policeman last? In a
nut shell, the intolerance of the southern
white man for the black man is responsible
Tor the whole trouble and any fair mind
will agree with u.s.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-09-15

Notwithstanding That the colored folk
were growing Indifferent as to the outcome
Of the war was very apparent and all be-
cause those in authority did not seem to
want their aid and assistance in the prose-
cuton of the war A more patriotic people
never drew the breath of life than the
American Negroes and they have never hes
itated when their country called them to
her defense to say, "Here am I, send me,
send me-" When the present German crisis
began to loom upon the horizon the fires of
patriotism burned as brightly in the cabins
of the black man as in the mansions of the
white man. They met in every town and
hamlet in the United States and passed res
clutions endorsing the president and sent
kilograms to the White House offering them
selves as soldiers to fight the battles of
Uncle Sam, but the White House had no re-
ply for any Of the hundreds Of kilograms,
letters and messages that came from Ne
groes, showing very plainly that they were
not wanted, but the ugly situation that has
developed in the war zone has caused even
the southern statesmen to set up and take
notice, and now, as said above, the atmos-
phere as to the enlsting Of Negroes in the
regular army has quite moderated In
times Of trouble let's forget our differences
and let's all be one people and fighting for
one cause, the success of the United States,
and let's forget that part Of our citizens
are black and part white, but let act as
though all were loyal patriotic citizens and
there is no doubt, but that they will be.
Lets all die by "My country first, right or
wrong my country first'
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-09-15
LET'S ALL BE AMERICANS

A story is told Of a millionaire woman,
who was out driving on very cold day
and perchanced to see a poor woman out
picking up wood, with which to build
fire to keep herself and her children warm.
Her heart filled with sympathy as she rode
past the aged woman gathering the scat
terng fagots and she said to her coach
man, "John, as soon as we get home and
you put the horses away, come to my room
and get an order for ton Of coal for thai
woman" and he bowed an obeisance to
the command. John put his horses away
and did whatever else there was to do in
the care of the horses and vehicle and in
due course Of time appeared at her bed
room door and asked for the order By
this time, however, the rich lady was her
self warm and comfortable and she thought
for a minute and then replied to the re-
quest of the coachman, 81 have changed
my mind, John, the weather has moder-
ated,' and so the poor woman did not get
the gift she had no knowledge Of having
been promised her.
When the United States first declared
war on Germany there was a general feel
ing among the whites of the south that
this is "white man s war and no niggers
are wanted," and the representatives in
Congress from the southern states pleaded
with President Wilson to not only not or
ganize any more colored companies, but
to disband the ones that were already or
ganized as the Negro uniformed and in the
garb Of soldier might and verify would
become menace to the peace and happi-
ness Of the South, and, for time, it looked
as if the president fully agreed with the
southern statesmen. AS the war prepara-
tons proceeded and as the reports rolled in
from the war zone it dawned upon even
the southern statesmen as well as the lay
men that before the United States is out
of the present war she will need the assist
ance of every able bodied man irrespective
of color or creed within her confines and so
the antagonism to black soldiers has very
materially abated and, using the words Of
the millionaire woman, "the weather has
moderated,' and not only are colored men
being rapidly enlisted, but they are being
trained in the same camps as the white SOL
ders, a thing the president himself declared
would not be done. Despite the fact that
race riot in which fifteen whites were killed
and but two blacks occurred in Houston,
Texas, other colored troops have been sent
to the training camp there and more will
be located in other parts of the South, the
protests of the sOutherners to the contrary
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-09-15

5, 1917 VOL. 2, No. IA
In the vulgar vernacular of the street.
'Russia is in one hell of fix"
The place of every living person can be
filled when he or she dies. No one is abso-
lutely essential to the turning Of the wheels
of fortune
John Barleycorn has finally been put to
sleep and it is our hope that he will never
again wake up. He is a nuisance, whether
asleep or awake.
That lady editor, who is going to take
her hat off to the editor hereof, had better
wait until she is near mirror before at
tempting the feat
For cOlored man in Seattle to beseech
any one to find him job means that he is
either weak under the hat or is not really
looking for work of any kind.
Controversies in newspapers between in
dividuals are almost as publicly ridiculous
as one sitting up in company chewing gum
which is not only disgusting and ridiculous
but absolutely nauseating.
Recently lynching bee was pulled off
in the state of Virginia. which is the first
in eighteen years. It's to be regretted that
the good record was broken and it is hoped
that it will not occur again.
Henry Wins of Benton Harbor Michigan,
owns a carpet cleaning establishment that
can handle 300 yards Of carpet an hour and
he also owns bus line, truck and other
auto convewances He is estimated to be
worth $35O,OOO
The Chinese government is to be ruled by
one OF the noted fnanciers of that country.
Inc new republic is starting out we'll and
IS strictly initiating the United States as
Morgan Company rule this land of the
free and home Of the brave.
The Lott Cary Baptist Convention which
met in Richmond, Va, went on record as
opposing the further exodus of colored per-
sons from the South to the North, but if
they would go they should go as citizens and
not as tramps and vagabonds.
Monroe Trotter, he Of White House visit
fame, is pushing the merits of the National
Equal Rights Convention which meets in
New York City, September Is and 49, Mr.
Irotter seems to have put his whole heart
IN the Negro uplift work. Byron Gunner
is president of the League.
Much Of America s history has been made
IN the month Of September, which is the be-
ginning Of the Fall season, which has been
styled by the poet, "the saddest of the
year Strange to say, in the East South
and North more persons die from natural
causes than IN any other month
In as much as Frederick Douglas himself
did not know in what year he was born and
there being no private or public records
stating the day and date, we wonder how it
will be possible to celebrate the hundredth
anniversary Of him. IF we continue to keep
his memory green we will do greater
service to the rising generations than any
public demonstration that we may make
over his anniversaries.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-09-15

John Barleycorn has finally been put to
sleep and it is our hope that he will never
again wake up. He is a nuisance, whether
asleep or awake.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-09-15

In the vulgar vernacular Of the street,
"Russia is in one hell of fix"
The place of every living person can be
filled when he or she dies. No one is abso-
lutely essential to the turning Of the wheels
of fortune
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-09-15

That lady editor, who is going to take
her hat off to the editor hereof, had better
wait until she is near mirror before at
tempting the feat
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-09-15

For a colored man in Seattle to beseech
any one to find him job means that he is
either weak under the hat or is not really
looking for work Of any kind
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-09-15

RACE ROSCOE CAYTON. Editor and Publisher
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-26
Vermonters Promoted.

Information has been received at
the adjutant generals office of the
promotion of Lee S.. Tillotson and
George F. Carpenter, both of Mont
pelier Major Tillotson went to
Washington, D. c., a few weeks ago,
having been ssigned to the 35th army
division as assistance adjutant of the
division; but this week he consented
to transfer from assistant adjutant
of that division to that of an adult
ant of a colored division being form
ed in the south, part of which di-
vision is across the water. Adjutant
of a division carries the rank of
ieutenant-colonel, so probably the
promotion to that office will occur in
the usual procedure. Major Carpen-
ter, who went to Watervilet arsenal,
was traHsfrred to Camp Meade and
has been assigned as ordance officer
of the same division with Major Til
lotson This places each of them at
the top of their departments of the
division.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-26
ANYBODY CAN
Go CUT WOOD
Charles Weeks Offers OPP
portunity to All ST.
Johnsbury People

The people of st. Johnsbury have
the opportunity to cut enough wood
to relieve the fuel famine on the wood
lot Of Charles Weeks on the North
Danville road. Mr.. Weeks has sent
The Caledonian the following letter
stating his proposition:
To st. Johnsbury Fuel Committee and
Others:
l understand some of the business
men and shop men have expressed a
desire to do their bit to help relieve
the fuel situation by going out to cut
wood. l also wish to do my bit.
hereby extend a hearty invitation to
all business men, all shop men that
are out through the holidays to come
to my wood lot or any one that can
use an axe, please bring axes, I will
pay spot cash for work Or will pay in
wood at a reasonable price for one
cord or more. 1 resume the right
to stop the cutting when 100 cords
have been cut. My wood lot is situat-
ed on the North Danville road and
can be reached by automobile.
CHARLES WEEKS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-26
DISPOSE OF STATE
CASES in COURT

In Caledonia county court Thurs1
day in the case of Lacasse VS.. James
Burns and Chester Burns the jury
brought in verdict for the Defend
ant. The plaintiff claimed damaged
in an automobile accident near thd
bridge on the Danville road last
summer.
Divorces were granted to Blanche
Myotte of Lyndon from Albert My1
otte on the ground of desertion; I'd
Mary Carter Of Lyndon from Eli Carl
ter on the ground of intolerable sci
verify and to Jennie Harris from
William Harris Of Lyndon on tho
ground of desertion.
The state cases We're heard. ALI
bert Thibodeau of st. Johnsbury
pleaded guilty to the charge of lar1
ceny, was sentenced to serve not lesd
than six months nor more than thred
years in the house of correction. SEM
tence was suspended and he wad
placed in care of the probation Off
GER. Moses Page and Lulu Page OF
Groton pleaded guilty to statutory
offense and were sentenced to tho
house of correction for not less than
six months nor more than sever
months.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-26

understand the law and won't know
how to make out their returns, the
government is sending in this expert
to do it for them. But the duty is
on the taxpayer to make himself
known to the government If he
doesn't make return as required be
fore March LIST, he may have to pay
penalty ranging from $40 to $1,000,
pay fine or go to jail So if you
don't want to take chances On going
to Jail, you better call on the income
tax man. If you are not sure about
being subject to the tax, better ask
him and make sure. Whether you
see the income tax man or not, you
must make return if subject to tax.
The collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now his in
come and expenses so as to be ready
with the figures when the expert ar
riVeS Expenses, however, don't mean
family expenses, money used to pay
off the principal of debt, new ma
chinery, buildings, or anything like
that. They mean what you spend in
making your money-interest, taxes
paid, hired help, amount paid for
goods sold, seed, stock bought for
feeding, rent Except for your dwell
ing), etc. Income includes about
every dollar you receive.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-26
DRAFT BOARD ADVISES
ON QUESTIONNAIRES

A steady stream of missionaries
are flowing from the offices of the To-
cal draft board each day. To facili-
tate matters the members. of the
board advise that registrants who re-
ceive missionaries should not try to
fill them out alone, but go to one of
the members of the Legal Advisory
Board, Alexander Dunnett, Elisha
May and Harry Blodgett, or one OF
the following who are associate mem
bers of the Legal Advisory Board. No
charge will be made for this service.
Registrars whose address has
changed since they registered last
June, should notify the local board
of the changed address at once, Rela-
tives of registrants who know of such
changed address should also do this.
Barnett. B. Chase, Harvey Bur
bank, Leslie H. Thornton, George F.
Winch; Burke, H. D. Webster, Oscar
c. Woodruff; Danville, Brian Brown,
Gilbert S. Hastings j. Wesley Ward;
Hardwick, Walter A. Dutton, Bernard
j. Muleahy, Sumner E. Darling, Jr.,
Melvin G. Morse, AL B. Thomas, A.
D.. Kimball; Kirby William P. Rus
| SELL, LyIlltOIl, "A. LUX, 1NdllidH "A.
Norton, Joseph T. Gleason; Lyndon
Vile, George w. Pierce; Newark, o.
| D. Park; sPeacham, H. "A. Renfrew
Loren E. Partridge; Ryegate, John
Nolan, James Craigie; Stannard, ].
d. Hutchins; Sheffield, H. P. Simp-
son, DR.. S. A. Jones; st. Johnsbury
Walter p. Smith, David E. Porter, G
Clinton Frye, Guy w. Hill, ]. Rolf
Searles, James B. Campbell, Harry w
Writer'S, Arthur L. Graves, Charles A
| Shields, Walter w. Wesley, Samuel E
Richardson, David S. Conant, Hugh
w. Hastings; Sutton, Frank A
/ Holmes; Walden, Harry L. Rogers
/ George t.. Eastman; Waterford
| Elisha w. Brown; West Burke, G. A
Jamison; Wheelock, Fred H. Hoff
man, John B. Ripley.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-26
Coal for st. Johnsbury.

Mason S. Stone, executive secretary
of the state fuel administrators Office,
has received information that nine
more cars of hard coal have been
shipped to ST. Johnsbury and are en-
route there from the mines, These
with the IT enroute now, some of
which should be near their restina-
ton, will help out materially in the
conditions in st. Johnsbury. How
ever that place has not suffered for
want Of coal as badly as Fairlee and
Marshfield, where no coal has been
received and wood is being ured for
fuel. Richford, as far as has been
learned, is the only town in the state
in which the school conditions are now
Easy street. There they have a
new heating plant for coal use and
they reported the first of the week
that unless coal was obtained they
would have to close the schools.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-26
Applications for Soldiers Pay.

From the office of the state treas
urer has been mailed LOO applica-
tions to the families Of soldiers other
than those who enlisted through the
1st Vermont regiment and who will,
upon the return of the proper ere
"details, be entitled to state pay:
Under the arrangement made by G..
B. Scott of the office, a card system
has been devised in which IL cards
are sent to each of the soldiers en-
titled to state pay other than in the
1st Vermont regiment enlistment and
each man will send one Of these
cards back to the state treasurer's
office each month with the proper
certification showing that he has
been in service for the past month.
This provides a short way to get the
information as to the men who are
entitled to pay each month and
places the responsibility of his get
ting his pay upon the man instead of
upon the state. Mr.. Scott has COM
pleted the disbursement of the state
pay for the month Of October, bal
ance of $16,55769 having been mail
ed to the men who enlisted through
the 1st Vermont regiment. The Nov
ember state pay to these men will be
paid about Jan. Is.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-26
IKRUPP NAVAL
WORKS ENLARGED
Munitions Plant Ablaze at
Essen, Germany--Damage
Reported Serious


Geneva, Dec 23.-The Krupps have
recently quadrupled their Naval plant
near Kiel, according to dispatch
from Berlin, by way of Berne to La
Suisse.
This was done at the request of the
German Government for the purpose
of making up losses in submarines,
which, the dispatch asserts, have
been heavier than the German Ad
miralty admits.
Maestricht, Holland, Dec. "a
British Admiralty per Wireless Press
from Essen, Germany,
say that the Krupp plant, the great
German munitions establishment, has
been ablaze for "a hours.
Amsterdam, Dec pa dispatch
from the frontier to the Telegram
says it is learned from Dutch work
men that an explosion occurred in
the electric power station at the
Krupp plant in Essen, owing to
short circuit. The building is re-
ported to have been damaged seri-
ously.