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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-16
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh Is local disease. greatly tn
huenced by constitutional conditions, and
m order 60 cure Il you must take an
internal remedy Hairs Catarrh Aedi-
cine Is taken Internally aud acts thru
the blood on tho mucous surfaces OF the
system. Halls catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one OF the best physicians
IN this country for years. Ii is com
posed OF some OF the best tOnics known.
combined with some OF the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination OF
the ingredients in Hairs CatArrh Medi-
cine Is what produces such wonderful
results In catarrhal conditions. send Tor
testimonials. free.
n J; CHENEY q CO.. Props. Toledo. o.
All Druggists. 76c.
Halls Family Pills Tor ss.stlpatiea.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-16

ing served in several sessions
of the territorial legislature. in
the Constitutional Convention
of 1867 and in several sessions
of the State legislature. His
last service being in the State
Senate this session Of 1882.
From 1861 TO 1865 he was reg
lister of the u. S. Land office at
Oregon City.
Harvey G. Starkweather. who
is the youngest Of three sons.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-16

throughout the state, and main
tains an office in the Broadway
Building in Portland, in which
property he is interested.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-16
A Few Offerings for This Next Week
Groceries

Flour-Crown. Vim and White River
per sack ................,,,....S 1910
Soap-Crystal White, Royal White
and star, per NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .05
Good Coffee. ? pounds for .......... AS
Crescent Steel Cut Coffee, package. .2S
Onions per 100 pound sack ,.,.... 275
Potatoes, good quality, per 100 lbs 200
Petite Prunes, per ID ,,,,,,,,,,,.... 10
Italian Prunes, new crop ........,,,,12H
DR.. Hess Poultry aud Stock Tonic.
soc value, 35c; 2sc value ........ 10
All Cough Syrups and Medicines TO
close ont at cost; do not intend to
carry longer. Call aud look these
and hundreds of other kinds over.
Baking Powder Royal and Shi-
ling S, per pound, .,.,, ......... .42
Graham Flour-9,S 10. sack ...... .65
Buckwheat Flour-oS 10. sack ... .a5
Golden Rod Pancake Flour, 10 h. SIX. rs
Golden Rod Wheat Nuts, 10 10 ..... 80
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
DUPONT ROAD INTO MARYLAND
Gen. T. c. dupont Offers to Build Five
Mile Strip From Berlin to Shovel

Gen. T. c. dupont Offers to Build Five
Mile Strip From Berlin to Shovel
General T. Coleman dupont has
offered to build and present to the
State of Maryland a road between
Selbyville, Del, and Showell, Md,
the last remaining link between the
Maryland good roads system and the
dupont road in Delaware, after the
five-mile strip between Berlin and
Showell, now under construction is
completed. General DUPONT made his
offer through State Senator Orlando
Harrison, of Berlin, Md. well-known
fruit grower and good roads advocate.
The offer to the State of Maryland by
General dupont is similar to that he
made to the State of Delaware, under
which he constructed the DUPONT
boulevard from Selbyville to a point
north of Georgetown, and which he
expects soon to complete TO the Kent
county line near Milford. General
dupont asks that a 200-feet wide
right of way be given, on which he
will construct a concrete or macadam
road to connect the DUPONT Boulevard
with the Maryland good roads system.
The road General DUPONT offers to
build would be little over four miles
long. An agitation already has been
started to have property owners give
up the right of way or to have the
Maryland Good Roads Commission to
buy the right of way and turn it over
to General dupont.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
DELAWARE BOYS IN WAR SERVICE
Frazier Croft of Clayton. Second Lieu
tenant in Field ArtiIIery-Others

Frazier Croft of Clayton. Second Lieu
tenant in Field ArtiIIerY-Others
William D. Denney, of Dover, and
Harry M. Denning, of Harrington,
have been appointed second lieuten-
ants in the quartermaster corps.
Frazier Croft, of Clayton, and Will
liam K. Frampton, of FELTON,, are ap-
pointed second lieutenants in the Field
Artillery. Mrs. Martha Swain, of
South New street, Dover, has two
sons in Uncle Sans service, Shelton,
who is on the U. S. S. Kansas, and
Roland, in the aviation department.
The Kansas is somewhere at the
front. " Roland served three months
training at Fort Myer, Va, and left
recently for Canada, where he will
serve three months under French anc
English teachers, after which he will
go to the aviation camp in Florida.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
FIRE TOTALLY DESTROYS BARN
Abraham Pearson Loses Valuable Con-
tents at Pearson's Corner, Monday

Abraham Pearson Loses Valuable Con-
tents at Pearson's Corner, Monday
Sparks from a passing threshing
engine. at Pearson's Corner, seven
miles west of Dover, late Monday af-
ternoon set fire to a barn filled with
hay. The barn was totally destroyed.
Sparks set fire to the dwelling and
store of Abraham Pearson, the owner,
completely destroying both with the
contents. Mr.. Pearson had a close
call while attempting to secure some
valuables from the store. Pearson
Monday secured large supply of coal
oil and provisions, all of which were
consumed. The flames, because of
the high wind, spread to adjoining
properties but were extinguished be-
fore serious damage was done. The
loss will exceed $4,000 with but
little insurance.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
COLEN FERGUsON's sEQUesT
Late Lieutenant Governors Will Dis
poses of Estate Valued at $4,000
Mrs. v. Lay Phillips Legatee

Register Of Wills Isaac R. Brown
of New Castle County probated the
will of the late Lieutenant Governor
COlen Ferguson of Blackbird Monday
and granted letters testamentary to
Theodore Ferguson and Bassett Ferg-
uson. The deceased left an estate
valued at $51, 600. of which Sc, 900
is personal property and S45, 900
realty. Requests were made as fol-
lows: To Cordelia l.. Ferguson,
widow, all his real estate for life and
to the children at her death. To
Martha F. Phillips, a daughter, a
farm at Blackbird Landing, to be held
in trust and the income paid to Ella
Ferguson, another daughter, and to
go to Elias heirs and assigns at her
death. Also to Martha F. Phillips,
for herself, 160.arre farm at Black
bird Station and two farms, one con-
tanning As acres and the other 20
acres, adjoining the village of Black
bird and $4,000 in cash. To Theo-
dore Ferguson, a son, the home farm,
containing 186 acres and situated on
the State road south of Blackbird
Creek, also 20 shares of stock of the
New Castle County National Bank of
Odessa and So, 900 in cash. To Bas-
sett Ferguson, another son, 46O acres
of land in BlacKbird hundred. To
Bassett Ferguson. Jr., a grandson, an
eight day clock and gold watch. To
Ella Ferguson, Martha F. Phillips,
Theodore Ferguson and Bassett Ferg-
uson, the rest of the personal prop
erty. Every Evening.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
CHESWOLD BOY OFF FOR IOWA
Homer Savin, Son of MIR. and Mrs.
W. c. Savin, to Take Special Course

Homer Savin, Son of MIR. and Mrs.
w. c. Savin, to Take Special Course
Cheswold, Aug. 28.- w. Homer
Savin, son of MIR. and Mrs. W. C.
SaVin, Of CheswOld, left home Friday,
August "a, for Ames, Iowa, where
he will take up graduate study in con-
nection with a Junior Research Fell
lowship in Animal Husbandry, at the
University of Iowa. Mr.. Savin ex-
poets to obtain a Masters degree
from that institution in 1918. He re-
ceived the degree of Bachelor of
Science at Delaware College last June
having completed the four-year course
in Agriculture in three years. While
at Delaware he always ranked high in
scholarship and college activities and
received several prizes. He was bus
mess manager of the Delaware COL
lege Review and advertising manager
of the Delaware Farmer, secretary of
the Y. M. C. A. and a member of
Omega Alpha fraternity. He was a
member of the Judging team which
represented Delaware College at the
Devon House. Show in 1916 and of
the team from Delaware that went to
the National Dairy Show at Spring
field, Mass, the same year.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT TUESDAY

Smyrna School Board Fills Vacancies
by EIecting Two Normal Graduates
At a meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Smyrna Public Schools
last week Miss Mary B. Passmore, of
Wilmington, was elected teacher in
the grammar school to fill the place
of Miss Anna Bell Beckett who asked
for years leave of absence and Miss
Ida Martin of Magnolia, was elected
teacher to succeed Miss Sidney Scout,
resigned. Miss Julia HUM was re-
elected teacher of music. Schools
will open for the Fall term next
Tuesday, September the 4th. Prof.
VanHorn, the new supervising princi.
pal, is expected in few days to take
charge.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
TO REPAIR FLEMING'S BRIDGE
Center Pier Found Necessary After an
Inspection by Diver, Friday

Center Pier Found Necessary After an
Inspection by Diver, Friday
Fleming's Landing, Aug. 28.-It
will be necessary to remove the center
pier of Fleming's Landing bridge and
build new pier, according to New
Castle County Engineer James Wilson
who Investigated the bridge Friday.
The work will require about nine
weeks, he says, but will be started at
once. 1t will be necessary to move
the present spans to one side and re-
place the present center pier. Mr..
Wilson visited the structure Friday in
company with Kent County Engineer
Scott and Levy Court Commissioners
of both Counties. An investigation
was made by a diver, who reported
that the scour of the stream had ex-
posed the concrete facing of the pier
piling so that the pier had begun to
lean and was about 10 or IL inches
out of 'true. :" There was space
enough under the concrete facing for
man to walk, it was reported. Mr..
Wilson said he would start making
drawings of the pier at once and upon
their completion will submit them to
the government engineers for approval.
Work will then be started and pushed
to completion as rapidly as possible,
the cost of which will be born by New
| Castle aud Kent Counties.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
MARKET PRICES FOR FARMERS

Government Aiding Farmers in Sale of
Their Produce Down at Seaford
P. C. Isabel of the Department of
Agriculture is in Seaford, to stay dur
ing the cantaloupe and watermelon
season. The department is giving
out free bulletins on the market and
the farmers are now able to know the
prices of their produce in advance.
The prices are quoted from the New
York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Buffalo,
Cleevland, PittsbUrg, Boston and other
markets. This work is greatly ap-
preciated by all Of the growers in that
section, and is doing the farmers
much good.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
FAREWELL BANQUET GIVEN
TO OUR SOLDIERS At DOVER
DOVER-SMYRNA MEMBERS OF
COMPANY G AND | HONORED
Long Tables Spread on Dover Green
With Soldiers Seated Made impress
sive Sight-Gov. T townsend Talks

sive Sight-Gov. T Townsend Talks
Amid the glare of hundreds of cleo
trio lights stretched across the
"Green" in front of the State Capitol,
from which green the Revolutionary
soldiers marched to victory and later
soldiers of another war were mustered
out after years of service, Company
G lin which there are 25 or 80 Smyrna
boys) and Company l of Dover, of the
Delaware militia, were rendered a
dinner by the people of Dover last
evening. Long tables decorated with
flowers. bunting, and other tasty de-
signs were spread across the western
part of the green, with young women
serving the soldiers. The dinner and
reception given to the two Dover COM
panies was preceded by a drill in
front of platform on which we're
Governor Townsend, Secretary of
State Everett johnson and other prom
inent citizens. 1t was a beautiful
sight to see the men seated around
the tables in the open. The dinner
took up about one hour and although
the regiment band failed to reach
Dover until after the banquet the boys
amused themselves, partaking of the
menu. Mayor A. B. Magee, who
presided over the entertainment, in
troduced Governor Townsend who
made a happy address. Other ad-
dresses were made by Col. Reed and
Capt. LeFevre. No official order has
been received for the Delaware Regi-
ment to move south to the training
camp at Admission, Ala. They are
expecting to receive orders most any
day. In the meantime the "SmYrns
Bunch are obtaining all the fur
loughs they can to be home and biz
farewell to their relatives and friends
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR DOVER
Victims Were Thrown Into the Ditch
Avoiding Negro Speed VioIator

NICuHlS were tnTOWn INTO tne GltCn
Avoiding Negro Speed VioIator
Saturday evening just over Silver
Lake Bridge, the car of Edward Hall.
who had with him his father and
mother and small boy. was forced
into ditch by striking a concrete
abutment which was hidden by the
grass, the occupants being thrown
violently to the ground; Halls
mother and father were injured by
cuts and bruises. while Hall and the
boy were injured about the legs. Ac-
cording to the statement of Hall and
witnesses living along the road where
the accident happened he met an auto
mobile coming at break-neck speed. at
sharp curve. 1t was operated by a
colored man of Dover. Hall claims
no horn or signal of warning was
given by the car operated by the
speeder, and noting this Hall pulled
close to the side of the road to give
the man all the room possible to pre-
vent collision. He barely succeeded,
the negroes car passing him not more
than six inches away as attested by
the tracks in the road. The injured
persons were taken to a Dover ply
sicisn at once. Halls car was dam
aged to the extent of having the front
axle bent as it hit the concrete abut.
ment. The impact completely loos-
ened the solid concrete from the
ground. The arrest of the negro is
expected.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
MATINEE RACES SMYRNA PARK
Horsemen From Here and all Parts of
State Witness one of the Best
Races Ever Given by Association


A crowd of 500 or more people
witnessed one of the best horse races
ever given on the track of the Smyrna
Driving Park Association Saturday
afternoon. The one drawing card was
to see the fight to the finish of long
contested dispute between "Rowdy
Boy, owned by Herman Pratt, and
"Astrola" owned by Willard Shorts.
These two horses are evenly matched
and Saturday they fought for blood. !"
The weather conditions were ideal and
the track was fast. There were three
heats trotted by the Pratt and Shorts
horses and so evenly were they
matched that the contest was exceed
ingly close and hard for the judges to
decide. "Rowdy Boy" came out vic
torious by a close margin winning
two out of three heats. There was
a mixed race in the 2. 25 class and a
colt race that was also interesting and
kept the crowd keyed up with good
sport. Clayton Elliott, of Bridgeville,
was the starting judge and DR.. W. T.
Ryan and Harry w. Blendt were the
timing judges. The score of the races
were as follows:
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
ASeURY SPECIAL SONG SERVICE
Fine Talent viii be Rendered at Asbury
M. E. Church Next Sunday Evening

Fine Talent Will be Rendered at AsburY
M. E. Church Next Sunday Evening
Instead of the regular preaching
service for Sunday night next, Rev.
G. c. Williams, the pastor, being
away on his vacation, the choir of As
bury M. E. Church has arranged to
give can evening of Sacred Song" :"
The program will be as follows: /:
Organ Voluntary, Mrs. Marion Cover
dale; Hymn, Congregation; Anthem
by Choir; Duett, ]. E. Hoffecker and
Thos. S. Start; Solo. Mrs. Clayton Bot
terry; Male Quartette, J.E. Hoffecker,
L. M. Price, w. o. Hoffecker. Oscar
Stehley; Organ Solo, Miss Johnson,
of Wilmington; Solo, Mr.. Ernest
Haynes; Duet, L. M. Price and Oscar
Stehley; Solo, Miss Mary Roberts; /;
Hymn, Congregation.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
QUIET WEDDING AT cHEswoLD

"'ss Mary Knots and Charles Downs
o' Nenton Married Saturday Evening
"neswold, Aug. 28.-A quiet but
very pretty wedding took place at the
uome OF Mr.. L. D. Learned Saturday
evening at eight O'Clock, the contract
ing parties being Miss Mary Knotts.
VI Dover and Mr.. Charles Downs of
near Kenton. The ceremony was per-
.ormed by the Rev. G. P. Smith. The
Isioe and groom have the best wishes
OF their many friends.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29

Reunion of Union Church, BIackbird
Rev. Milton McCann will preach
next Tuesday afternoon at the annual
reunion at old Union M. E. Church
near BlacRbird. Rev. DR.. L. E.
Barrett. of Harrington, will preach
in the morning.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
Rev. Thomas eetz t,ilIsreaks HIS Arm

While cranking his Ford car Sun.
dav, Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, rector
of st. Peters Church, had the misfor-
tune to sustain broken arm when
the motor clicked. He was get
ting ready to leave the next day for
Delaplane, Va, but postponed his
visit.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29

Steamer Clio to be Taken off Schedule
Steamer Clio of the Philadelphia &
Smyrna Steamboat Company will be
taken off regular schedule August 81
and will haul tomatoes. See official
announcemnt on back page.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29

At Presbyterian Church Next Sunday
Rev. ]. M. L. Eckard. pastor, is
expected home and in his pulpit next
Sunday, after a months vacation.
Services will be held morning and
evening at the usnal hours. All
welcome.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-29

Judges Will seal the box and declare
the campaign closed IN accordance
with the riles- The boz will remain
closed until / o'clock. Friday Nov z.
All mail received from candidates
residing outside OF Detroit properly
postmarked az or before 10 y. M
oct. 81. and neachlng>cmb headlusr
ters AZ or before I o'clock Friday
NOV .. viii be accepted AZ this
hour the ballot box viii be opened
and its contents with the mail Pc
ceived zap 20 that hour will d. turn
"a over 20 The auditors. who VIII
thPn begin their nnal count and tab
ulation of the votes 20 determine the
winners.
The following list shows tho pres
emit published standing 81 the con
testants 4 new contender. Mis-
lille Kohane. comes into she rsce
and takes FIRST place today MANY
% The other club members show
big vote gains and the race Is Is
close one between several dozen cam
didateE
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-29
VAN ZILE'S BODY
TO LIE N STATE

Private funeral services FOR Judge
Philip T Van Ele wiz he held In
The family home no ifs Ecrest-ave.
west. TUESDAY mornln at 2 o'clock.
and the body VIII then be taken 20
the Masonic temple 20 fe ia state
anti II O'Clock. when oHcers ~ the
Mich sar grand commandery
Knights Templar viii conduct ser
vices The services 10 .he home
will 90 ~ charge az the Rev Gaius
Glenn Atkins pRs ~ q the FIRST
Conversational church
Fellow ~ The Masonic services,
the BODY viii be escorted 20 the
Mich gan Central depot bv mem
bers of damascus and Detroit COM
nanter,es The members ~ Tie fam
iiy co-Parying The remains -
Charlotte Mich where services Al
the grave VIII be held y knights
Teuplar % that city The active
pailbearers Will he members ~
Damascus and Detroit comman-
iertes
Honorarv psllhearers VIII be re
Judges q the circui. court, mem
bers ~ the corporation -rounsels
star. and members Cf the Detroit
bar who had come 70 close touch
With judge Var Zile II rs law prac-
tics ani court work.
The WAYNE County BAR associa-
zion meets Monday afternoon 20
pass resolutions on the deaths o.
Irdgs Van Zle and Don II Diciin-
son.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-29
ARCHITECTS BUSY
ON SMALL WORK

A -t-er story brick and Steel rec
reauon building one-=tory rein
forced concrete ard brick ware
house additions 20 tvo school
buildings a iQroom addition % a
Hamtramcs school three convent.
enra stations bwo fhres story brick
hollow tile and cut stone apart
nents. number % Cats. residences
and garage went 70 make np The
list 81 new work coming from The
Offices % me architects during he
past week. according 20 the SUBJ
married report ~ The Builders &
Traders exchange
Among The contracts awarded
during rhe pest week were contracts
for FIX 'oTy brick hollow 'ile
steel ana rlf stone apartment q
three-etory seven family apart
rnrnt wo-tors brick fttauiiy
apartment reinforced concrete
storage building two.t0ry brick
fac.or5 Iestcr brick garage
build nG several small fats. rest
dences and garages
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-29
CANVASSOF
FOOD FOLK
ISSTARTED
Despite Rain Women
Begin Collection of
Housewives Pledges

Actual returns ~ he campaign
started MONDAY morning ~ Detroit
women 'o obtain the signatures o'
10000 housewives 20 the Hoover
food gledses viii not Be ccmpiled
until late Tnostay evening or Wed
/nesday morning. s., is said In me
food administration headquarters
so 500 Wuodwsrd-sve
Despite Monday mornings dr!Etle
nearly aii 10 be women who voiun
rasrcl to obtain signatures started
their aou st-fphouse canvass Roy
Scouts and school children were on.
listed emu esriF results indicate
thei- To-fs very successful
The besr- ing ttHcuty % begin
ming campaign OF ,his nature or
Monday. 10 is said bs memb beers o..
the executive committee, IS that
Monday Is wash day Ia The majority
~ homes and &c requires great
deal ~ persuasion 70 get house
wife 20 leave her work long enough
20 listen 20 one or the workers
When men start Red Cross
campaign or something On that or
der said woman member Of thf
executive committee. they hold
uOon day meetings IL some down
town auditorium and encounter nc
sreat difficulty 10 getting men g
attend. With women 4 T. direrenf
AZ noon woman ia busy w.th hc'
family. preparing Tie noon DAY meal
ana she cannot leave her duties
These women who have voiun'
'eered a. workers. should be highly
commended Ger sorsak.Lg -heiT other
duties for this work
Ina meeting ~ ne executive com
ntttee Monday morning y was de-
cided IA have Myrcn r He-Tick FOR
mer United states AM bassadcr 20
fs~nn~a sreak Wednesday evening
in -As Boari OF Commerce auditor.
lum. !, 20 'arger place can be OBJ
tanned NJ. Hevick told The ma
toaal food administration body
that he would make but two
sps echas The Detroit executives
are highly elatet that ore ~ MS
speeches VIII be made here.
Workers were instructed Monday
norainE 70 refuta the story So ~
10 have been circulated N Detroit
hv enemies az The country that The
food administration Is about 90 con
fscate canned goods found stored
to homes A telegram from he
lansing headquarters cautions ne
Detroit organization 70 beware ot
such stories
BIZ such methods German pro9a.
gand.sts Oh great measure hin
4ered he work % 'he food iic'a'ofs
In Wisconsin and other states
An interesting booker entitled
The Prussian system hy G..
Walcott. which has 90 DO with the
food situation .n Poland particular.
ly Pr re beginning ~ the var vas
distributed 90 workers Monday To-
gethe7 nHh q manual for organ zers
IA to- food campaign
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-29
ITALY'S DEFEAT
CHEERS VIENNA
Hopes Of Honorable" Peace
Raised. Declares Austrian
Premier

Il Rich. OCT 2e@fne Central
powers continue 20 declare thelr
readiness FOR peace. II the enemy
persists II war We will show the
power and force OF peace" declared
the Austrian premier. Or Won Zsid-
Ter. "a al address 20 TIE relchSrat
today
Czech members ~ The Austrian
reichsra- sat silent ia that body
while others v0ciferously cheered
news 81 ltaly's defeat. according TO
Vienna reports today The gresl
dent o. the reichsrat announced that
the Italians had been defeated and
all anxiety az TO Trieste had been
raised
Great applause from German aud
Polish members which greeted this
announcement was sull further aug
mented when The president con
cluded
Tais raises our hopes % 2
speedy. honorable peace