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Evening journal., 1917-02-08
PURCHASES FARM.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETONN, Del. Feb. S.-Johu
HeIdmyer, Jr.. has sold the l6O-acrs
farm belonging to the heirs of the lat,
DR.. Draper, to Jay G. Davis, Of Bear
for $4,000 Mr.. Davis has Just SOLD
his farm near Bear to j. A. Atwell, Of
Wilmington, and viii remove to hi
farm near here.
Evening journal., 1917-02-08

is TO be made for all milk delivered by
the local dealer. Alfred NJ. Warning
ton. Heretofore the retail price has
been eight cents a quart. A steady in
crease in the price Of feeds for the
daily COWS is given as the cause for
the rise in the price Of milk.
Evening journal., 1917-02-08
INYIrE PASrOR RACK.

At the fourth quarterly conference
OF ST. Pauls M. r. Church, Clayton,
Del, on Tuesday night. the Rev G.
n. Jones was unanimously invited TO
return as pastor for another confer
ence year.
Evening journal., 1917-02-08

SCOut bldJman also mas PIN TOT one
year. We expect to soon have a 100
lper cent troop Scout Rickenback Is
making good in our contest as a sales
man for he is making the cocoa dis
appear
On Tuesday we held meeting and
settled the first cocoa bill. Both cap
tains were confident their team would
win. as they are working hard for this
months pennant. All members are
urged TO attend the next meeting on
/ Friday evening.
WALLACE BUTCHER, Scribe.
Troop No. Is. held its meeting on
/ Friday evening and there we're Is out
Of p present. Sixty-four percent was
/ the average for Janury. Let's make IL
ninety-four for February. DO not let
any OF those plans GET out Let's work
hard and get something started How
about Il? Are you through your sec
ond class test? To- is up TO you for
/ the first OF March. There Is a big
meeting this week at 1880 o'clock, so
/ be present, II possible Don't forget
/ the hike Saturday, and church Sun
day. Fellows. we always have a good
; turnout from 10, so be there with
/ bells on.
WILBUR CLEMENTS, Scribe.
Troop No. rs. will have very inn
portant meeting Friday evening. MI
r. Kendall, who will take the place of
/ Mr.. H. Dorsey would like all our
scouts. both old and new, to be present
Scouts, get busy, and pass some tests.
JOHN DEvENNEY, JR, Scribe
Troop No n. got down TO business
[ last Friday evening Fellows, look out.
Scoutmaster Bennett is going 20 start
something and n you want to get I'm
on e. try to be out next Friday. The
minutes were read and approved.
/ Scoutcaster Bennett told us that he In
tends dropping those fellows from
membership who do not turn out reg
ularly. as they are only drag and not
help TO the troop. BE sure to bring
/ your registration fee with you
WILLIAM KISSEL, Scribe.
Troop No. q, had II out Of u at
/ the meeting last week. and two more
passed their second-class test. Go TO
IL. fellows, we are coming through one
ut a time. and before long st win be
nothing but second-class at st. Johns.
How is our attendance running? Well,
the troop committee certainly will con-
graduate you on your showing. Don't
forget the hike Saturday and church
Sunday You know the penalty We
I are proud TO think Russell Yohe ia
stafl bugler. He deserves II, and he Is
good fellow. Don't forget the meet
/ ing next week, boys. The Bcoutmas-
ter Is always here on the Job, so you
be I'm your place also.
HENRY LODGE, Scribe.
Evening journal., 1917-02-08
GRANT LETTERS ON ESTATES.

letters Of administration have been
ISSUED upon the estate OF Francis
3 sta bantam TO John II. Bantam. In
OF Wills.
Evening journal., 1917-02-08
1O-CENT MILK AT GEORGETOWN.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del, Feb. S.-COm-
mencing today, a charge OF ten cents
Evening journal., 1917-02-08
Use "GetS-It,' Lift
Corn Right Off

shriTels, LOOsens-and It's Gone.
Just like taking the lid off-that's
how easy you can lift a corn off your
toe after II has been treated with the
wonderful discovery, 'Gets-It'" Hunt
the wide world over and you'll find
nothing so magic, simple and easy as
"Gets-lt" You folks who have wrap
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Action On Dormi-
tory Postponed

Members of the General Devel-
opment Committee of the Board Of
Trustees of Delaware College, met
N Wilmington last Saturday, re-
lative to the new dormitory for the
Women's College, the contract for
which will be let in the near fu-
ture. In the absence of the chair
man, Mr.. Sharp, H. B. Thompson,
president of the Board, presided.
Other members present were Eben
B. Frazer, Chancellor Charles M.
Curtis, Charles B. Evans, ex-gov-
ernor Charles R. Miller, Miss Rob-
inson, DR.. Mitchell, and represen-
tatives of the engineers and arch
itects. At the conclusion of the
meeting the plans were referred
TO the architect for further con-
sideration, the report to be con-
sidered at a subsequent meeting.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
MR.. kOEHLER
ADDRESSES STUDENTS
Emphasizes Importance Of In
vestlgatlOn

Robert J, Koehler, principal
elect Of the Newark Public
Schools, addressed the students of
the Summer School at the chapel
exercises on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Koehler, by his splendid work
as instructor in Methods in the
Summer School has won for him
self a place high in the esteem of
Delaware teachers. His talk in
Chapel on Tuesday had as the
theme, the idea of basing educa-
tion upon facts rather than opin-
ions; the necessity of going out
and finding what will be the needs
of the child rather than trusting
to some educators opinion.
Mr.. Koehler illustrated the idea
by reference to the subject of
spelling. declaring the average
speller used in our school rooms
contains perhaps twenty thou
sand words. DR.. Leonard P.
Ayres, of the Russell Sage Foun-
dation, in a recent investigation
collected 1000 letters of all types
business, personal, love letter.
tabulating the number of words
found there. He found in all
these letters only 200l different
words, while 1000 words made up
90 percent of all those used.
Where, then. is the logic" Mr..
Koehler asked, 'in asking a child
to study 10000 words when he will
use only a few thousand of
them?" Is it not better to center
the child's attention upon the few
that we know he will use than to
divide his attention upon a larger
vocabulary
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
CLUBHOUSE OFFERED
FOR RED CROSS
Formal Invitation Forwarded
To ORGANIZATION

The Board of Directors of the
New Century Clubhouse Company
has this week renewed their offer
of the clubhouse as the local head
quarters for Red Cross work. The
club offered the use of their rooms
several months ago when the
branch was first formed. Officers
of the Red Cross, however, from
standpoint of convenience. chose
the rooms proffered by the trus-
tees of Delaware College. in the
property formerly occupied by DR..
Steel. Clubwomen, anticipating
the early occupancy of this build
ing for college purposes have
again invited the Red Cross
branch to use the club rooms. A
formal note to this effect was for
warded on Tuesday of this week.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25

Carnival week is here. With
flash of color. and a gay marching
tune, the visiting Fire Companies
will fall in line next Saturday at
three o'clock and again the big
fair will be on. Never before. per-
haps. have so many interests CEN
tered in the success Of the venture
the fremen as an organization,
and behind them every man, Wo-
man and child whose home is un-
der their protection in Newark;
the Red Cross organization, which
is to receive p percent OF the pro-
ceeds: the Boy Scouts, who are
working in every way to further
the project. The presence of two
companies of the First Delaware
Regiment, stationed directly OPP
posite in the armOry, promises to
add color and interest to the scene.
-Four Minute Men, recently ap-
pointed by the Council of National
Defense. will be present and ad-
dress the audience in the big show
tents. on patriotic Subjects each
evening. -,
The Carnival will open with a
parade on Saturday. July 18th al
/ three o'clock, the line forming on
East Main Street and marching on
/ Main to the Deer Park Hotel,
countermarching to the carnlNai
grounds. Fire Chief Wilson today
had received letters from the SuS-
ouehanna Fire Company, OF HarVe
de Grace. the Citizens Hose Com
pany, Of Smyrna, the Avondale
Fire Company, of Avondale, and
the Singerly Fire Company, OF
Elkton. stating that they will be
in the line of parade. There vii
also be the local firemen, the Bo!
Scouts, and representatives OF the
Red Cross organization.
Carpenters and electricians are
at work on the grounds which vii
be according to an entirely differ
ent plan of arrangement. this year
The big vaudeville tent, where th'
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
CARNIVAL OPENS ON SATURDAY
Firenen and Red Cross to Benefit BY Gaiey of Week

management offers some excellent
shows, will be on the north side
near the Academy buildings. Elec-
trio lights will be festooned over
the entire grounds and flags and
pennants will fly gaily. In the
vaudeville tent during the week
there will be a number of attrac-
tionS. The Great Hoslam" will
perform many acrobatic feats :;
Joe Fields, character comedian,
will appear on the program, also
Page and Goldie, who will furnish
singing, dancing. and a comedy
knockout act: and Miss Helen
Wright, dainty singing artist,
Professor Smith, whose Punch and
Judy show has been enjoyed by
many local people at the Wana-
maker store at Christmas time,
will present the performance in q
separate tent.
A number Of novelty booths are
being planned in addition to the
usual Fancy Cake, Candy, and Ice
Cream booths.
The 1917 fve-passenger Oak
land, to be chanced off on Satur-
day, August 4th, the last night of
/ the Carnival, is now on exhibit in
the window Of the Newark Garage
& Electric Company. The car has
been finished in special style and
is pronounced a "beauty' by
everyone. The body is painted a
Packard blue, with black Tenders
and cream colored W h e e s
Chances are selling rapidly.
The Carnival annually attarcts
thousands of visitors to Newark
Council has been rushing to com
plete the new street between Mair
and Delaware Avenue, which vii
be ship-shape by Saturday. Man
ager Wilson reports a splendid
spirit of cooperation everywhere
The Firemen and Red Cross or
ganizatiOns touch the sympathy Of
everyone, and fair that shall sur
pass all previous records is an
ticipated.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25

INST wonderful ever brought to
the attention Of local physicians,
and in many respects was similar
t. che case of Bob" Layfeld, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Layfield,
who several years ago, while a
student at Johns Hopkins Univer-
s.tr. had his neck broken during
4 football game and fingered for
SINE months.
The fact that young Wilson
lived more than a year with his
re.n broken was due largely to his
vHderful vitality and cheerful
disposition. The case attracted
wide attention and several of the
most noted specialists in the coun-
try were called in concultation
with local physicians. The de-
ceased was nephew of former
Continued on Page A.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
RURAL MINISTER'S IN
VITED TO DELAWARE
to Consider Problems Of The
Country Church

Circulars were distributed last
week describing the short course
f.r rural ministers to be given at
the Delaware College Summer
8 n.ol August 6-19. The course
r4nre>ents further attempt to
r.a.e the resources of the college
&, he services of the State. The
curse offers to the rural MIN
i,.er> the services Of the college
.n the solution of modern rural
c. Hrch problems.
The Presbyterian Church mas
o#4red to the college for TINS
,w.rSe the service Of one OF ITS
nr.-t distinguished workers in TINS
f4ld-Rev. Matthew B. McNutt' OF
tie Presbyterian Board of Home
Missions. The same Board OF the
Nth ,dist Episcopal Church mas
Promised the services of Rev. w;
Y Voght, a specialist in rural
v.rk and country life.
MANY Of the members of the
faculty of Delaware College anu
the Women's College will ofter
lectures in cooperation with the
representatives from the Method
st and Presbyterian churches'
These lectures will be limited TO
the various fields in when the
various members are specialists;
Room and board may be secured
at one of the college dormltories
and in the town. In order to MAKE Ia
the expenses as small as possloie
each minister is asked to proVloe
his own blankets, sheets, pillows
pillow cases and towels. ln1or-
nation concerning the course may
he obtained by writing to George
s. Counts. director of the summer
school and Mary f. Rich, dean ol
the summer school, will turnlsr
information concerning room aho
board.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
OFFICIAL. DRAFT LIST
NOT YET RECEIVED
Notices To Be Mailed To Men

The master list of the drawing
last Friday which has fixed mil
itary liability under the draft act
will not be ready for distribution
to the local exemption boards un-
til tomorrow.
1t had been hoped to mail it to-
night to governors of states for
distribution, but a delay resulted
from mechanical difficulties in
printing.
Pending publication of this Of
fetal result of the drawing, no
authentic information is available
to check the unofficial report
transmitted to the newspapers
during the drawing. 1t is prob
able a copy Of the official list Will
be given out here tomorrow.
The governors will be furnish
ed with two copies for each local
board in their states. They Will
be asked to mail each copy separ-
ately to local officials so as to in
sure delivery. Immediately on re-
ceipt of their list each local board
will cancel the numbers higher
than the top red ink number in its
district, and then from the remain
ing numbers the districts quota
will be notified to appear for ply
steal examination.
Provost Marshall General Crow
der ruled today that posting at the
board headquarters of the list OF
men ordered to appear constitutes
legal notification. 1t therefore i
incumbent upon all registered mer
to learn their red ink numbers a
once and to see that the boart
Headquarters is watched when th'
! list is posted. Those ordered III
also will be notified by mail, bu
the period allowed for appearance
will count from the posting OF th'
| list.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
FARMERS DAY
CALLED OFF
Students Entertained AT State
+ arm

Owing to war conditions Dean
Hayward, director of the Della
ware College farm, has decided to
hold no Farmers Day exercises
this year. Students at the Della
ware College Summer School were
entertained by the agricultural
faculty at the farm on Tuesday.
The students assembled at five
thirty and viewed a cattle show.
Later they divided into groups,
visiting the agronomy plats and
the orchards.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Field Day At
Summer School
Picnic Supper and Community
Singing Features

Miss Turck, athletic director at
the Delaware College Summer
School, is arranging Field Day
for Tuesday, July 31St. to which
the entire community is invited.
The program will include games
under the direction of Miss Turck,
picnic supper on the campus,
and community singing led by
Mrs. Carter, The first event Of
the afternoon will be a swimming
contest, 3 p. m., in which boys of
the practice class will participate;
at $50 the girls of the practice
class will contest: and students of
the Summer School at ! ?. m.
There will be a baseball game at
five o'clock between Summer
School students and members of
the faculty. 4 track meet at five
thirty; picnic supper at six o'clock.
Residents of the community are
cordially invited to bring baskets
and spend social hour with the
Summer School students. At six
thirty there will be folk dances on
the campus; at seven, community
singing on Old College Hall steps;
and at eight a basketball game,
between resident men students
and commuters. The committee
extends a cordial invitation to
everyone.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Classes Under DR..
Steel Complete Work

Five young women of Newark
last week completed the course in
First Aid given by DR.. Steel. They
were examined this week by Dr..
Blake. The number included
Misses Alice Kerr, Eleanor Har-
ter, Audrey Miller, Edith Fred
erick, and Eleanor Fader.
Delaware College men who en-
listed for Ambulance Corps work
have also completed the ten weeks
training under DR.. Steel. No eX-
animation has as yet been given.
The group includes Paul Caeaver,
Paul Lovett, Knowles Bowen,
Roland Herdman, and Francis
Lindell.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Underground Wires On
Delaware Avenue

Through the efforts of Mayor
Frazer the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company, cooperating with
Delaware College, is installing a
conduit for underground wires on
Delaware Avenue, from Academy
Street to South College Avenue.
The Company has under con-
sideration an extension of the con-
duit to Elkton Avenue. Work of
macadamizing Delaware Avenue
is also progressing.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Local Four Minute
Men Named

Z. W. Cooch, c. A. McCue, and
Rev. W. J. Rowan, have been
named -Four Minute Men" by the
Council of National Defence. The
duty of the -Four Minute Men"
is to give short talks on patriotic
subjects, at public gatherings
throughout h e neighborhood.
Members of the local committee
have appeared at the Opera House
this week and will also address
the crowds at the carnival next
week. The government will later
furnish moving picture perform
ances to further this work.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Huge Refrigerator Installed
At The Commons

a great refrigerator with five
distinct compartments, recently
installed as a part of the equip
ment Of The Commons" at Della
ware College, was accepted by
Miss Caldwell, matron in charge,
on Monday of this week. The
great ice box is a model of its
kind, with distinct compartments
for meat, dairy products, vege-
tables, smoked meats. and fruits.
On an average Of IL tons Of ice
per day is used in tempering the
chests during the summer
weather.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Receives Appointment
At Delaware

Frank A. Hays has been ap-
pointed assistant in the Animal
Husbandry department, Delaware
College, to succeed Mr.. NJ. F.
Grimes who recently resigned to
accept a position at Penn State.
Mr.. Hays is a graduate of Okla
homa Agricultural College and has
been awarded the Phi. D. degree
by Iowa State. He will assume his
new duties September first.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
q Tom" Wilson Dies
Al iDelauare Hospital
BaLcd against Odds For Life

..-"r putting up a fight for life
.@@ a period of thirteen
.~. tom" Wilson, Delaware
.-~ student, lapsed into un-
u~ness last Saturday, never
ing from the coma. The
uae on Sunday afternoon.
aS r. Wilson. Jr., son of
..@ce Commissioner Thomas
T. ~on, Of near Milton, was a
.. Of Delaware Colleg, Glass
=, and received the injuries
resulted in his death in a
ing bout, a feature of the
...uinment planned for the an
reunion of the Alumni in
r. 1917. He was completing
.JMior year when injured and
have graduated last month
e continued in college.
lowing the accident he was
Led to the Delaware Hospital,
~ ne has been a patient ever
e. The case was one of the
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Playground Apparatus
To Be Installed

Trustees Of the Newark Ac-
ademy are improving the campus
in the rear of the high school
building this week. Several out
buildings and a shed have been
removed, and considerable grad
ing has been done. Following the
carnival to be held on the grounds
July % to August 4th, simple
playground apparatus including a
frame for swings, a slide, and see
saws will be installed.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Mr.. Pence Assumes Duties

Mr.. NJ. O. Pence, former county
agent in Indiana, recently appoint
ed assistant State leader Of coun-
ty agents in Delaware, arrived in
Newark last week, and assumed
his new duties. Mr.. Pence has Of
ticers in the Experiment Station.
With his family, he is occupying
the dwelling formerly vacated by
Herbert Kitchens.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
DELAWARE REGIMENT
MOBOLIZED TODAY
Two Companies Quartered At
Newark Armory

Governor townsend, on FRIDAY
Of last week, announced officers for
the newly raised First Delaware
regiment as follows:
Colonel. J. Warner Reed.
Lieutenant Colonel, J. Austin
Ellison.
Major, William E. Lank; E. c.
Parks, L. B. Jacobs.
Captain, J. P. LeFevre; ]. A.
Mckay, J. W. Cannon, A. S. Hir-
eel, H. NJ. Jones. J. D. McKeon, H.
B. Smith, William Berl, Jr.; r. B.
Kelton, D. NJ. Slater, c. r. Jeffries,
Jr.: J. W. Ramsey, L. J. Ellison,
H. B. Van Solver, J. D. Bush.
First Lieutenant, H. F. Schuler;
J. A. Davis, I. D. Townsend, W. F.
McCann, E. J. Wells, Irwin Dun
can. F. L. Manion, H. P. Layton,
H. y. Wilkinson. William Turner,
Robert D. Simmons, Thomas w.
Miller.
Second Lieutenant, B. R. Fos-
ter; Clifford J. Sawdon, A. F.
Amodia. Joseph c. Berger, James
L Scotten, Edwin s. Valiant.
Thomas NJ. Small, Charles D.
Northrup.
Medical officers, Major William
Marshall, Jr.: First Lieutenant
Mark NJ. Holman; First Lieuten-
ant Abram Halprin, First Lieuten-
ant L. B. Yerger.
. Colonel Reed was born near
Newark. Delaware, on November
3. 1875. When a year old he
moved to Wilmington, where he
has lived for the most of his life
He enlisted as a private in Com.
pany A, Of the Delaware Nationa,
Guard on September 10, 1894, anC
was rapidly promoted to the
grades Of corporal and sergeant
In 1901 he was made a seconC
. lieutenant of Company c; captain
| in 1908: and major Of the First
Battalion on March 7, 1906. He
served through the Spanish War
was in the Federal service while
on the border and has been il
command of the soldiers on duty
throughout the State since the ma
tiOn's latest call.
The appointment Of the Senior
Major to the Colonelcy of the new
regiment has meant promotion:
all along the line for the Della
ware men. L. B. Jacobs, former
ly captain of Company f, is nov
major of the third battalion; J. D
,. Mckeon has been made captain o
the local company; Joseph A
Davis. of Wilmington, first lieu
tenant: B. Ramone Foster, seconC
lieutenant. New y appointed
sergeants in the company ar
Archie H. Dean, Gilbert D. Cham
bers. Joshua w. Davis, and JOIN
r. Shultz: Corporals, John H. H
Hall, John NJ. Brice, George G
kalmy, Harold 7. Sammons, Ar
thur G.. Heinel, Henry r. Goggin
and EnOS W. Coover.
Company E mobolized at tn
local armory at nine o'clock today
; where the men will be held await
ing orders to entrain for tn
southern training camp. The com
pany roster this morning shove
IS men. 1t is understood other
. from Wilmington arrived durin
the day swelling the number t
$50. A machine gun company
= also. from Wilmington, arrived a
. the local armory, where the uni
will be organized and equipped
The men will be quartered in tn
! armory. W. r. Powell, of NewarE
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
OBITUARY
William X. Ferguson

William r. Ferguson, aged 68
years, died suddenly at his home
near NcClellandsville. on Monday,
July 23rd Death was due to
heart trouble. Funeral services
will be held from the late res
idence on Thursday, July Goth, at
? o'clock. Interment in Head of
Christiana Cemetery.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Sunday School Picnics
At Welsh Tract

The annual Sunday School pic
mic Of the St. Thomas P. Z. Church
was held today in the grove ad-
joining the Welsh Tract Baptist
Meeting House. The Presbyter-
ian Sunday School will picnic on
the same grounds tomorrow.
Thursday. July 26th.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25
Change In Harvest
Home Program

The committee in charge Of the
Harvest Home, of Ebenezer
Church, to be held in Whiteman's
Grove on Thursday, August 9th,
has announced change in the
program. Hon. George W. Crab
bic. Superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League Of Maryland, will
speak, instead Of Mr.. Hare, as an
nOunced last week.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-07-25

Burton c. Messick, aged "a
years, died on Sunday, July 22nd,
at his home near Newark. Death
was caused by the hardening of
the arteries. Funeral services
were held from the late residence
this afternoon at two p. m. In
terment in Newark Cemetery.
Mr.. Messick has for many years
lived on a truck farm near New
ark, marketing his produce in the
town, and is widely known in this
community.