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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-06-02
News of Stockton

lnlluren LAY services Will be OBJ
served in the Presbyterian Church sun
day morning. and in the NJ + Church
SUNDAY evening Interesting programs
have been arranged for each service
Next Sunday afternoon a, go
o clock, Rev L. I. Poole. of Snow
Hill, will give an address to men in
Stockton NJ. f. Church II is expected
that a number Of other men from Snow
Hill be present also Al men whose
age il between Il and lOo years are
invited to attend
Mrs Samuel 7 Doughty was the pur-
chaser of Mrs Bessie I. Sharpley's
house. which was sold recently
Miss Lottie Bromley. accompanied by
Miss Mary Taylor left last Tuesday
for College Park to attend the com
mencement exercises Of the State Col
lege of Agriculture. her brother. Mr.
John Bromley. being one OF the graiu-
ates
The W.C.T.U. will meet with Mrs
Clarence Burbage next Monday evening
A full attendance j. desired
Miss Bessie Hill il home from New
York on a visit to her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Hill. She will return to
New York sunday
The Loyal Temperance League will
meet with Miss Beulah Mock Monday
afternoon
The Red Cross Circle il increasing in
membership, several new members hay
ing recently joined Among the number
are Misses Hattie and Beulah Mock
and Mrs. William Tull
Mrs Easter and daughter Miss Rose
bud of Chincoteague. visited friends
here this week
The festival given by the Red Cross
Circle this Wees was quite a success
The hall was beautifully decorated in
the National colors. and presented a
pleasing sight with its flags and crosses
The members wore white with red
crosses on their sleeves.
The High School has closed for the
year, and teachers and scholars have
separated for the summer vacation. OF
the teachers. Miss Margaret Shovel
has gone to Berlin, Miss Elsie Dennis
to Newark. and Miss Mary Hyland to
fredericksburg Miss Hyland was ac-
companied by her mother. Mrs. j. A.
Hyland who has been the guest Of
Mrs. W. H. Marshall Miss Eleanor
Nelson and Mr.. Allan Bell, who have
been attending school here, have re-
turned to their respective homes in New
Church and Greenbackville.
Mr.. Samuel Brmer has purchased a
new Ford.
Prof. John s Hill had the pleasure Of
entertaining his sisters Miss Sarah Hill
and Mrs. II c. Spurrier. Of Snow Hill,
at the commencement exercises last
week.
About twentyof the members Of Miss
Florence Marshall music class pie
nicked at the cold Mill Stream last
Monday.
Miss Cecilia +. Houston arrived home
this week from New York City on a
visit 10 relatives We are always glad
10 have her with Us
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-06-02
Christian Church

1900 a. M. Sunday School
HOO a. m. Sermon. subject. 10y
atty.
100 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
SIS p. m. Religious Worship. sub
ject Of discourse. Convention Echoes.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday
evening at o'clock
Everyone is cordially invited to attend
these services 4
s. J. GOoDE. Minis/
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-06-02
IT'S Surprising How Many Low
Heel Shoes We Are Selling
These Days

There is great demand for them this demand
that unexpected but prepared with splendid
collection of the popular sports models
Canvas for the best part used in the makeup Of these
delightful Summer Shoes while Kid is used in several models
Low shoes too. shown in the walking models. and
right clever they too.
Some of the styles represent the best that to be found
in this class of foot wear.
SPORTS SHOES ARE To BE HAD in WHITE BROWN
TAN. combinations OF these colors with rubber or
'Neolin soIes They priced at 81. 80 to 81. 80
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-06-02
Friday, June 9Th. 1917
At . O'CLOCk. A. ".

AT O'CLOCK. a. NJ.
for the purpose Of awarding free
scholarships from Worcester County,
as follows
st. Johns College. Annapolis. Md,
tuition and board. for boy for four
years.
TO Western Maryland College West
minister. Md, tuition and board for
boy. for four years.
Applications for scholarships to the
State Normal Schools at Towson and
Frostburg. will be received by the Board
of Education Of Worcester County until
August LIST. 1917 All High School
Graduates are eligible For both boys
and girls
T.. W. McMASTER.
mo IT, County Superintendent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
Fly Your Service Flau

When the war is over, the
proudest possession of any family
will be its service fag-a red
field with white center bearing
a blue star for each member of
the family who served his coun-
try in uniform in the great con-
fict.
The service flag is now, and will
be, badge of honor for the fam
lily that can display it. 1t is also
a pledge of loyalty to the nation.
Inevitably, perhaps, in any war,
that issue of loyalty comes up.
There were tories in the days of
the Revolution, an anti-war party
in the war with Mexico, and
"copperheads" when the nation
was fighting for existence in the
war of the Rebellion. In these
days there are pro- Germans and
pacifists. And when the nation
is in such a tremendous struggle
when it has so much at stake,
when it is so utterly dependent
upon the army behind the line, !"
no man s loyalty can be taken for
granted. Each must prove by
word and action that he is for the
United States-for America in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

And We Have Only Just Begun
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
Mr.. laBeau Gives Authentic
First Hand Information.

In letter received from Corporal
Lish LaBeau yesterday by the Red
Cross acknowledging receipt of the
Christmas box, one of which was
sent to every Ely boy in the service,
Mr.. LaBeau speaks in most glow
ing terms of the work being done
by this society. Among other
things he says:
l am glad to know that some
one is thinking of us around this
time of the year and 1 guess it is
up to the Red Cross to help out a
whole lot of lonesome soldiers this
year. Most all of the boys here
that did not have a sweater or
wristlets received one from the Red
Cross and they are handy to have
especially when we are out on
guard for "a hours. The Red Cross
is doing whole lot more for SOL
diers than they are given credit for
and if it wasn't for them there
would be whole lot of lonesome
boys here and many that would not
have sweaters and things like that
and you can bet that we appreciate
everything we receive from you
people. May God help you in your
good work."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

Misuse of the Red Cross name
and emblem in advertising was
charged against w. w. Bouska,
merchant at Yankton, who has
been bound over to the federal
grand jury by the United States
Commissioner at Yankton.
Bouska, in his advertisements
urged women not to knit for the
Red Cross it is alleged, but to
buy sweaters and socks ready
made at his store. He declared
the goods offered for sale were
superior to Red Cross made gar
ments and might be purchased at
cost less than the expense of
material for knitting.
His prosecution is the first un-
dertaken in the Northern Div
sion for alleged missue of the Red
Cross Emblem.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

The Red Cross Membership Drive Is on
this week. It is not an attempt to raise
money. 1t is an effort to enroll everyone
as member Of the Red Cross. It costs
ST to join but your membership is worth
a great deal more than that to the hum
anity and the country. The dollar you
gave to join last spring made you mem
Der until December 81, 1917. The dollar
you give now makes you member for
all of 1918. Don't wait to be asked. Get
your name on the honor roll at once.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

Copies of cablegram from
Thomas Nelson Page, American
ambassador to Italy to Henry P.
Dawson, chairman of the Ameri-
can Red Cross war council, were
received at Northern Division
headquarters. Speaking of the
work Of the Red Cross in Italy,
Mr.. Page says, ''The Red Cross
here has perfected its organiza-
ton and is doing excellent work,
covering well all the large cities.
1t is reaching not only refugees
but through provincial commit
tees the families Of poor soldiers
at the front. 1t is making a great
impression"
Officials Of the American Red
Cross at Washington expect the
Christmas membership drive to
far exceed the original quota set
Indeed returns from some of the
most northern counties in the
country, where the drive has been
started early, that results may be
accomplished before snow puts a
stop to activity, have been SC
cheering as to indicate that the
original quota will be almost
doubled.
Originally the campaign was
planned to produce 1O,OOO,OO[
new members for the organiza-
tion. Leaders of the work at
Washington now declare, accord
ing to a message received at
Northern Division headquarters
that they will not be surprised il
25, 100000 new members are OBJ
tanned. "Make Red Cross mem.
bership as universal as citizen.
Ship" is the new slogan adopted
for the drive and leaders OF the
movement expect that results viii
sustain the motto. While the
Christmas drive is primarily q
campaign for members, moi
money, half Of all membership
fees collected will be retained by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

American tobacco, the kind
that American boys have been
used to having, is wanted by
American soldiers in France.
Sergeant Oscar A. Heikkila of
this city with the 10th engineers
forestry regiment, in a letter to
friends, impressed that fact most
convincingly.
"Have been very busy all week,
as we just moved into our camps
we recently built. Part of our
outfit moved to another camp this
morning, so that leaves me alone
with the crew here. We have
some camp here. We did not use
a stick of lumber or tar paper.
Everything came out Of the
woods, even the roofing. We
boys have a great chance to log.
We will build original roads
through the timber and down
hill skid. There will be nothing
to it. We Will put these logs on
skids so fast that it will make the
kaiser's eyes water
Heikkila writes that the wea-
ther in France has been rain and
more rain. He says that sweets
are scarce. "There are no such
things to eat like pies and cakes.
If they are about, am from
Missouri. You will have to show
me. When this war is over, =
writes Heikkila, 81 am going to
eat pie for an entire week. | am
going to buy me some real Amer
lean cigarettes and sit in the back
yard and smoke just for fun. ]
just finished reading a Duluth
Herald of October 16 and | see
they have tobacco fund. | hope
they remember the forestry boys.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

Only a week to Christmas
carries a deeper meaning this
year than ever before. 1t is now
time to forestall regrets at not
having "done our bit" for ma
tlonal and for local health by pur-
chasing Red Cross Christmas
Seals.
Enough seals will make Christ
mas merry" one-too few
seals will not only make this but
future ones less happy. The pur-
chase OF every seal is "bit" but
an essential part Of the campaign
against national invasion of both
our ideals and our helath. Seals
are an irresistible barrier to all
enemies of health and every cent
spent on seals means 100 per cent
of usefulness.
1t the Red Cross is to meet the
serious responsibilities the war
has put upon it, it must have
three times the money available
for It's work last year. Your
part Of the current problem is
buying seals. This buying must
be done before the last of Deem
Der, and should be done in time
to put the seals on every piece of
mail leaving our community from
now until the last of the Holidays.
This is small sacrifice compared
to what our men are doing cover
there" Use Many Red Cross
Seals before Christmas!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
SERGEANT OSCAR HEIKKILA WRITES
FOR SMOKES FOR SOLDIERS.
LETTER FROM ELY BOY IN FRANCE.

We have tried to get American
smokes, but all we have is the
French brand, and two puffs
makes you feel like an Egyptian.
We cannot do business without
smokes. F."
Heikkila writes of the big guns
roaring away in the distance. 81
hope they keep it up until the
kaiser is licked and we can re-
turn home again"
The Miner fund for "Our Boys
in France Tobacco Fund" has
been somewhat neglected the past
week owing perhaps to the
Christmas times. Such letters as
these should speed up the contri-
buttons during the coming weeks.
This fund is being handled by
patriotic men and newspapers alb
solutely without expense and
every cent is spent for tobacco
for the boys overseas. The remit
tances are made by the 'newspa-
pers every Saturday and each re-
mittance is accompanied by the
names Of the donors with the
amount given. This paper is CIV
ing space and time to make the
collections and a quarter or a dol
lar now and then will not make
or break you. The fund to date
stands as follows with the remit
tances for this week:
Previously acknowledged 81 90
DR.. III. j. Lockhart 200
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

the war and for an American
made peace.
Put service flag in your win
dow, if you are entitled to fly it
beside the stars and stripes.
Then if the issue Of loyalty is
raised in your community, it viii
not be about your family.
If you can't buy a service flag,
make one, if any member Of your
family is in the uniformed service
of the nation-Army, Navy or
Marines. If more than one boy
has gone, give each his star. If
the boy who is in the service has
left the family roof-tree and has
home of his own, fly the flag
anyway, in his honor and il your
own.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

In thousands Of A m r n
homes, in the days preceding the
coming Yuletide, Red Cross SER
vice flags will occupy window
space along with the wreaths OF
holly. These flags will be a fea-
ture of the Red Cross Christmas
Membership Campaign, which will
run until Christmas Eve. A flag
in a window will mean that a
person in that home is a member
of the Red Cross. Additional en-
blems on the flag will indicate the
number of members of the house
hold who have joined the Red
Cross. If not already Red Cross
member a person living in a
house that is as yet without the
flag may join in the Christmas
drive and obtain one for display.
Window service flags, which are
transparent, will play a part in a
nationwide Christmas Eve dem
onstration that is to be the climax
of the membership campaign.
Candles are to burn behind the
flags in every window on the
night before Christmas, and at in
tervals church bells will chime in
every community, while groups of
Red Cross workers will parade
the streets singing carols.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years it was sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors pre-
scribed local remedies. and by constant
ly failing to cure with local treatment.
pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is
local disease. greatly Influenced by con-
stitutional conditions and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. is consti-
tutional remedy, is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces of the System. One Hundred
Dollars reward is offered for any case
that Halls Catarrh Cure fails to cure
Send for circulars and testimonials.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

Indignant denial that Re d
Cross garments are being sold to
soldiers was contained in letter
written by Edwin HI. Brown, Red
Cross field director at Camp
Cody, to Mrs. Richard Welch, Sec
rotary of the, American Red
Cross at Litchfeld, Mimi, who
had written in regard to the ru-
mors that are being circulated
broad cast regarding the Red
Cross.
"The Red Cross sells absolutely
nothing to the soldiers Mr..
Brown declared. Something
must be wrong with the makeup
of people who spread such
stories. Of course they are hope
lessly ignorant of what is really
going on to speak as they do. If
they could only hear what the
men say about the women who
are sending these things and
know how they are appreciated,
every woman in the country
would be proud and happy to say
she had provided at least one
sweater or pair of socks or
wristlets for the soldiers. Such
stories stir anyone up who has
ever had anything to do or any
actual knowledge of the Red
Cross
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21
Sparrows Eaten in England.

SparroWs Eaten in England.
Sparrows are often eaten by Eng.
fish country persons. They are cap
tured easily in fine mesh nets stretched
over the ground and baited with grain,
or in nets hung at night around their
roosting places in ricks, hedges and
ivy-clad walls. Also, the ground can
be baited and crowd of feeding spar
rows laid low with gun, using fine
shot for the purpose.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

Eighteen patients at the state
hospital for the insane at st.
Peter, Mimi, began knitting for
the Red Cross three weeks ago.
Up to date they have completed
102 sweaters, 81 mufflers and 50
pairs of socks, all Of which have
been graded CA.
One patient, who began knit
ting only a fortnight ago, has
completed six sweaters, an aver
age of three a week, record for
the institution and thought to be
speed record for most any
knitter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

EDITORS NOTE-This newspaper will re-
ceive and turn over to Our Boys in France To-
bacco Fund" Is West Forty-fourth Street. New
York City all contributions to pay for tobacco
for the soldiers Each dollar pays for four pack
with retail value of at least 81. 80. In each
package is placed postcard bearing the name
and address of the contributor. The soldier re-
ceiving the package agrees to send a message on
the card to his unknown friend back home.
You get your thanks from an American soldier
in the trenches.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-21

the local chapters and the finan-
cial gain will therefore be con-
siderable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03
HANG NEGRO TO POST WHILE
rs GUARDSMEN LOOK ON.

'We have 1O5 names an incomplete list, but have
not found all the bodies | estimate the injured,
whites and blacks, at 750''
The fire loss probably will reach $2,000000 Hickey
said Fifteen square blocks are burned over.
small mob shot three negroes and set several
negro houses fire shortly after today Milit
amen hurried to the scene, but when they arrived
the mob had disappeared.
Troops have been ordered to shoot to kill in case
rioting is resumed.
Only two white men, Detective Sergeant Coppedge,
who was killed by negro mob at l o'clock Monday
morning, and William Keyser, hardware merchant,
are known dead, athO score are badly wounded
The rioting at its height between 6 o clock and
midnight. United Press correspondent counted
the bodies of seven negroes lying in the streets within
a block of the intersection of the towns main bust
ness thorofares at 7 80 o'clock
Another negro, beaten into insensibility, was
hanged to post half block from the corner while
squad of Is militiamen looked on helplessly
The mob at o'clock numbered about 10000 PER-
sons, authorities estimated.
A few minutes after o'clock two new companies
Continued
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03
By Mabel Abbott

Slim and trim in white cloth
suit, white hat and white silken
stockings and pumps, with a big
bunch Of tiny pink roses at her
corsage, Goddess Esther received
the public at the Tacoma hotel
Tuesday morning, surrounded by
her 10 stars.
1t was the beginning of siren
uous day for the party.
They lunched with the exeeu-
tive committee of the Interfra-
ternal Council, and will inspect
the city In the afternoon, dine
with Gov. Lister and his staff, ride
in the electric parade in the even
ing, and wind up with a whirl of
fun at the grand ball at Moose
hall
Mayor to Abdicate.
A pretty surprise will be given
them when they reach McCor-
mack's store in their afternoon
tour, where a little girl on the
marquise above the entrance will
shower them with flowers and a
band will serenade them.
Mayor Fawcett will formally
abdicate in favor of Goddess
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03

Esther when the party reaches the
city, and in presence of the assem-
bled council, will solemnly hand
her a golden key to the city.
Some pessimists have said it
will rain the mayors proclama-
tion reads.
Our Goddess understands our
state is dry. and may her rule DE
such that not driZzling drop shall
fall to dampen the ardor of our
patriotic hearts or wet the powder
of our squibs.
And the fun in the evening will
be all the merrier because of a
nice thing that Goddess Esther
did. '.'.
Through misunderstanding, il
was learned Tuesday morning, the
official costumes of the stars will
not be ready by evening. The
girls were in despair.
Goddess Esther's costume is all
ready, and terribly becoming. But
when she heard of the catastro-
phe, she solved the problem with
one sentence.
IF the girls can't wear their
costumes, | won't wear mine" she
declared, and that settled IL.
Thirteen happy girls will dance
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03

taken for the movies, and told
me where to look for him in case
the pictures should come to Taco
ma.
Sunday night when the picture
of the Queen Elizabeth was shown
in the British official war pic
lures, / saw him among the crew.
He was standing under one of the
guns, and l had no trouble in
knowing him, as he was the only
boy in the marine uniform.
II sat through two shows,
though, to make sure that | WASH t
mistaken. You can bet / was
tickl.d at seeing him. The last
photograph | have of him was TAX
en- in kits, some years ago."
The Queen Elizabeth figures in
the Dardanelles report of the Brit
ish government, in which she was
referred to as a vessel of mar
velous potentialities." She was at
Gallipoli during the disastrous
campaign there.
The two Knights are British
born. William Joined the navy,
some IL or 10 years ago, his
brother says, while Arthur enter
ed the mercantile marine, but was
later disabled by rheumatism and
had to give UP the esa. He lives
in Tacoma at the Lawrence ho-
tel, 1011h A street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03
BOOZE drive GAINS

Ed Jensen, an Eatonville log
ger, was the first person in Taco
ma to fall victim to Commission
er Pettit's edict prohibiting drug
store sale of alcohol.
Jensen bought three pints of
alcohol in the Tacoma Drug Co. s
store, 14th and Pacific, Monday
evening. Officers Bryan and Dy-
ment of the dry squad, stationed
outside, arrested the logger.
In police court Tuesday morn
ing Jensen admitted that he in
tended to drink the alcohol, say
ing that he had bought 1t as part
of his Fourth of July celebration.
e. g. Ohrner. the druggist who
sold the three pints, testified that
Jensen had told him he was using
the liquor in the manufacture Of
brass polish.
Jensen had s21 on him when
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03
Were to Ask For Pump"
and Get Booze, He SAYS

| would take his check and. turn
the money over. to-. Gamble" he
said. He recalled two occasions
when transactions of this kind
were made.
Il merely did IL as an accom-
mediation to Keteham, who was a
customer" he said.
He admitted that he rode with
Burne L.. Grout. a driver for
Ketcham, to the Sixth ave. boule-
ward on the night of May 8, when
Tacoma police stopped the trans
fer of whisky from CANDLES car,
but denied any participation in
the sale of booze.
Shaw is charged with having
liquor in his possession with in
tent to sell. Because no evidence
was introduced to show that he
actually had liquor in his posses
sion, the defense Just before noon
made a motion for an Instructed
verdict. This was denied by
Judge Card.