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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-07

JaJneJ Cowl is one of the most
versatile women on the stage Not
only Is she a great actress but she is a
playwright Of no mean talent. She
has written two plays which she
starred and has just sold the photo
Of 'Daybreak" to the Net
20, which VIII star Emily Stevens in
II. Jane IS an ardent suffragIst
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-07

will be released thru Goldwyn IT
stars our Did friend, j.. h. Lincoln.
Major Funkhouser, the Chicago CEN
Jane Cowl is one OF the most
American.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-07

Nazimova and her company are
making scenes for her forthcoming
Metro picture. an adaptation of "A
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-07

THE Freedom Of the World" a big
spectacular film based upon the war,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-07

Both Goldwyn and Paramount have
their nets out after Freda Herupel.
the dramatic prima donna, who has
Just begun her fifth season with the
metropolitan Opera company.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-07

Mrs. Vernon Castles new Pathe re-
lease, stranded in Al cady," has been
given to the distributors and is now
being shown.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
COMMITTED TO WORKH0USE

Joseph Rhoades, negro, aged 29
years, was committed to the workhouse
in default of 81, 900 bail, by Magistrate
Gillis of Wilmington Tuesday, on high
way robbery charge. Rhoades, with
Dennis Perkins; another negro, on June
Z, it is charged. ass lulted and robbed
Lemuel Johnson, al aged negro from
the lower part of the state, beating
him into unconsciousness, and taking
about $l4. Perkins was caught in
few hours after the robbery was COM
mitted, but Rhoades made his escape
and has been living in Philadelphia
since. Perkins was tried in the Sep
tember term Of court end sentenced to
two years in the county prison and
twenty lashes. Rhoades had registered
for the conscription and since leaving
Middletown had sent forwarding ad-
dress to Postmaster Brockson of this
town to have his mail sent to him at
his Philadelphia address. The postmas-
ter, under the postal regulations, is not
allo we'd to divulge the address of any
one, and Charles Warner, chairman of
the State Exemption Board was mott
fed of the case. He informed the Ad-
utant-General's Department at Wash
lngton and Rhoades was arrested on
Sunday in Philadelphia AMI brought to
..ilmington.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
QUEEN ESTHER MEETING

Mr.. and Mrs. Baynard Marvel, of
near Townsend, delightfully."- entertained
the Queen Esther Circle and a few of
their friends at their home on Tuesday
evening. This was the regular month
ly meeting of the circle, but very little
business was discussed, most of the
time being spent socially. Two new
names Miss Alma Whitlock and Miss
Helen Dugan were added to the circle 8
number. The house was decorated with
pumpkins, autumn leaves, golden rod
ETC.. in keeping with Halloween. At
10. 80 delicious refreshments were served
by the committee. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Baynard Marvel, Mr.. and
Mrs Nelson Neff, Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
Banning, Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Albert Kum-
pei, Jr., of Port Penn, Mrs. S. J Brock
son, Mrs. w. 7. Pearce, Jr., Mrs. D.
w. Steve"s. Mrs. John Dore, Mrs.
Royden Wilson, Mrs. Mae Moore,
Misses Emily Alice, LILLIAN Melvin,
Anna Denny, Odel Gallagher, Sarah
Hates, Edna Brynes, Maize Daniels,
Martha Pearce, Esther Whitlock. Alma
Whitlock, Helen Dugan Rachel Shock
ley. Mary Culver, Viola Weber,
Marian Pinder. Lottie Jolls, Ada Scott
and Messrs. Leslie Truitt, Harry
Daniels, Lemont Jones, Harry Culver
and Adam Reed.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
ODESSA

Harry Lightcap and wife spent Sun
day last in Wilmington.
Mrs. Dilworth Vandegrift spent Wed
nesday in Wilmington
Miss Mary Walker, of Wilmington,
was visitor in town this week.
! Miss Isabella Smith visited her sister
at Silverside one day last week.
Mrs. John Doughten, of Wilmington,
visited Miss Anne Doughten this week.
Miss Margaret Mccoy has returned
from visit to relatives in Port Valley,
Ga.
Harry Ward and wife, of Chester.
visited Mrs. Harry Ward, Sr., on Sun
day.
Joseph Heller. wife and daughter
spent Sunday with relatives near Glas-
gov.
Mrs. NJ. B. Hates, of Philadelphia,
was the guest of Mrs. Eccles on Sun
day.
Robert Elingsworth and family visit
ed relatives near Kenton on Sunday
last.
Mrs. Carpenter, of Port Penn, visit
ed her daughter Mrs. Diworth Vande-
grift this week.
Almond Heller and wife, of Will
mington. have been spending several
days with relatives in town.
Misses Viola and Isabella Smith at
tended the Omega Alpha Fraternity
dance in Newark last Friday evening.
Epworth league on Sunday evening
at 6.45 O'Clock. Topic-The Battle
against Booze. Leader-Mrs. Harry
Unruh. Everybody welcome.
Mr.. Lemeul Walker and Niss Anna
Moore, of this town, were quietly
married at the M. E. Parsonage at
Middletown on Sunday evening last.
Miss Blanche West left on Sunday
for Silverside where she has taken
Miss Viola Smiths position as teacher
of Forwood school, Miss Smith having
entered upon her Senior year at the
Wsmen's College, Newark, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
SPEED RACES ON MOTORCYCLES

A new departure for this vicinity to
interest the sports-loving public will be
series of motorcycle speed contests on
William Biggs' new Race Track, on the
Maxwell Farm, near the Forest Gene
terry, above MiddIetown, on Saturday
afternoon, October 81, under the aus
pices of the Craddock brothers, of Phila-
delphia. widely known professional rae
ing men. Franklin s. Craddock has
just been crowned the champion dirt
track rider of the East and Theodore
Craddock, his younger brother, is not
very far behind him in racing skill.
\. essrs. John Miller, of Paulsboro, NJ
j., and Edwin Kayser, of the same
place, with possibly Herbert Banks, of
Gibbstown, N. j., and young Neel, the
great Wilmington. Delaware, racing
man, are also to be present on the above
date, and engage in series of a half
dozen races at from one mile to fifteen
miles, using wonderfully fast Indian
and Excelsior racing machines. Cash
prizes from S. to $25 will be the pums
sought for by the racers.
On the afternoon of October 81 there
will be club run of motorcyclists from
Philadelphia to the new track to give
the racing men an opportunity to prac-
tice on the newly-laid out course, an |
on this date the public are invited to be
present free of charge.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
NEW CENTURY CLUB NOTES

The opening fall meeting of the New
Century Club was held last Tuesday
afternoon at the Century Club on North
Broad street with the president Mrs.
H. A. Pool in the chair.
The program which was in charge OF
Mrs. c. A. Hoffecker, Chairman OF
Library and Literature was unusually
interesting, and follows:
Presidents Opening Remarks. "a
Prayer for the U. S. in this War;, "
read by Mrs. Hoffecker.
Singing, Miss Marian Armstrong ac-
companied by Miss Lola Ingram.
Talk, Mrs. W. b. Biggs, "Work fo1
the Better Government League During
the Coming Campaign"
Reading, 1.-The Red Cross" Mrs.
Charles Derrickson.
Talk, Mrs. H. B Mcdowell, telling
some experiences of Miss Louise Nc
Dowell as Red Cross nurse in France.
Paper, General Bird President of
Red Cross in Delaware Veteran of Two
Wars"
Paper, ''rhe Guide to Vntory,' Mrs.
J. B. Cleaver.
Talk. Syracuse Hospitality" Mrs.
Hoffecker
Report of State Federation held at
Rehoboth Beach in June, Mrs. Hof-
fecker. Tea.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
WARWICK

Mr.. and Mrs. John Price, Miss Bes-
sic Gunkel and Messrs. Leland Price and
A. C. Reynolds motored to Port Deposit
on Sunday.
Messrs Bayard Vinyard and Curtis
Vinyard spent Saturday and Sunday in
North East. Md.
Mr.. Frank Bernard, Jr., of Kennett
Square, Pa, was a weekend guest of
Miss Name Merritt.
MIR. and Mrs. William Brown, Of
Cecilton, and Mrs. S. S. McCubbin spent
Tuesday in Wilmington.
Mr.. A. R Merritt and family moved
to Wilmington on Wednesday,. )
The members of Sassafras Church
brought donation to the Pastor, Rev.
J. N. Link and family on Tuesday.
Mrs. S. H. Buckworth and daughter
Louise, of near Middletown, were SUM-
day guests of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
S. H. Duryea, near town.
We are sorry to report that Mr.. P.
F. Johns is again very sick.
Mr.. L. P. King, Sr., spent one day
last week with Wilmington relatives.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
Forest Church Notes

Sunday, October 21st, 1917.
1890 A. M. Public worship with SER
mon.
11.45 A. M. Sunday School session.
Men are cordially invited to attend the
Pastors Bible Class.
2.3O P. NJ. Armstrong Chapel Sunday
School.
GASP. M. Christian Endeavor SER
vice. Topic: Putting Religion into
Politics." Isa. 1:1O-17. "Good Citi-
zenship Day.
73OP. M. Evening service with SER
mon.
The Synod of baltimore will meet on
next Tuesday, October 23d, at P. M,
in the West Nottingham Church.
Mr.. j. C. Middleton, a friend of the
Armstrong Sunday School. so generous
ly presented to the Sunday School
new supply of hymn books. New
Bibles are also needed, and we hope
that this announcement will result in
Bibles being presented to the Sunday
School
Every DRY" legal voter, is earnest
ly requested to register today, if he
has not already attended to this very
important matter. "The saloon is a
dangerous and immoral nuisance" De-
liverance of the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
TOWNSEND

Dallas Hart, of Woodbury., N. j.,
spent the week end at his home.
Mrs. Jonathan Hodgson was enter
tanned Tuesday by Mrs. A. Richardson.
Mrs. Cotter, of Tacony, Pa, is spend
ing some" pc with her sister AIRS.
Margaret inn.
John Ge Y, Jr., of Atlantic City, is
visiting his aunt Mrs. Walter S. Money
of near town.
Frank Hutchinson and friend, of Will
mington, spent Sunday with his father
D. P. Hutchinson.
Harry Hart, of Philadelphia, spent
the week end the guest of his mother
Mrs. George M. ID. Hart.
Mrs. George Atwell, of Still Pond, has
returned home from a visit to Mrs
George NJ. D. Hart.
Mrs. Maggie Smith, of Wilmington,
spent the week. end with her brother
William A. Scott and family.
George w. Van Dyde and wife spent
Sunday with their son G. Ralph Van
Dyke and family near Middletown.
Mrs. Alfred Gohl and daughters, of
Atlantic City, are visiting her parents
B. G. Lockerman and family.
The boys Of town who are at Camp
Dix, Wrightstown, N. j., were week
end guests of their parents here.
Mrs. John Townsend and Mrs. W.
Collins spent Tuesday with Garrett
Othoson and wife in Middletown.
The Townsend Branch of the Red
Cross have moved from the School build
ing to the store room on corner of South
and Main streets. This will be head
quarters until further notice.
The first Of four entertainments was
given in the School Auditorium last Fri
day evening by the Radcliffe Co., who
presented the Mills Andres Co., with
Emil Schuman fiutist The next en-
tertainment will be in November.
Edward Hart and William A. Scott are
among the number appointed as dele
gates to attend the ninth annual Conven-
tion of the Southern Congress held
in New York from Monday to Wednes-
day.
Rev. Warren Burr pastor Of. Nj. E.
Church has arranged for Harvest Home
Service unday, Oct. g. Rev. J. Hes
ton 4" illey the first pastor of Townsend
charge having filled the pulpit from
1873 to 1881 will preach in the morning
beginning 10:30.
Announcement is made if the connec-
tion of Gilbert H. Hadyen with the sales
department of A. w. Pusey, real estate
broker, No. 206 West Ninth Street.
MIR. Hayden was formerly identified
with the real estate business at Ninth
and Jefferson Street, Wilmington.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
THE RED CROSS WORK
There Are thousand Things You
Can do
FEW WORKERS AT CLUB HOUSE

In the last base ball game between
Middletown and Elkton, when Carson
Segelken hit two Dagger and thereby
saved the game, the spectators were
wild with enthusiasm and cheered him
with right good will, an6 he deserved
it. But did it ever occur to you that
the man who saves the game is not the
whole team-by about eight men? He
wouldn't get far if he hadn't the rest
of the bunch in action with him. 1t is
just like that in this war. Our soldiers
who are over there waiting for the
manager to call 'play ball" are going
to fight for our side, but every one Of US
left over here will have to help them
along, if we want to make a home run.
Stick by the President he is the mana
| ger OF our team. Get after those who
are not roofing hard enough, or who
think the German nine is stronger than
ours. Send over what the boys need
letters, magazines, comforts, every
| time you do that it will be yell of en-
couragement from the grandstand.
Support the Y. NJ. G.. A. which is giving
them temporary homes, the movies and
a chance to enjoy themselves in be-
tween the periods of fighting. Help
the Red Cross which is looking after
the wounded and destitute. Buy a
Liberty Bond. There are thousand
things you can do. You are part of the
team, every one of you. Push Pull !
Help along whenever you can and at
the end of the nineth inning you will
have the satisfaction of knowing that
you helped win the game.
We have had very few workers at the
Club House during the past few weeks.
We will have to close unless there is
enough work done to justify our keep
ing the building heated. l am going to
ask each of you who have taken the
course in ''The Preparation of Surgical
Dressings" to send me postal stating
how many afternoons week you can
be depended on to come, or if you can
not come at all. please let me know.
| would also like to hear from those
who have cut for US. In this way we
can find out whether or not to continue
the work. Please answer this notice
and don't wait for me to either call you
up or write to you. We have the most
urgent calls for the surgical dressings
and it seems pity to stop making
them just when they are most needed.
There will be no Red Cross work at the
Club House Tuesday afternoons.
HELEN F. BRADY.
Chairman of Surgical Dressings.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
OBITUARY
WI LIAM W. BLACK

William W. Black, Pennsylvania Rail
road agent at Laurel. died Tuesday
morning after having been sick for
about a month. He had served as
agent at Laurel for nineteen years,
after having had similar position here
for fifteen years.
Deceased was a son of William w.
and Catherine Evans Black and was
born fifty-nine years ago in Cecil
county, Md, on farm near Principle
Furnace. He was thirty second de-
gree Mason, member of Union Lodge
of this town and of Lulu Temple, Phil
adelphia; Shriner and knight Com
mander In 1899 ne was elected grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Della
ware
His body was taken to West Noting
ham, Cecil county Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services were he'd in the
church there on Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Blach never married
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
Orders Coal Price Fixed

Charles H. Ten Weeges, recently ap-
pointed coal administrator for Della
ware, has declared that the coal dealers
will have to take steps at once to COM
pile schedule of prices in accordance
with DIR. Garfield's instructions. Mr..
Ten Weeges has issued instructions to
the dealers all throug Oh the state show
ing them how to arrive at their retail
prices as fixed on the margin of profit
in 1915 and 1915. Several dealers in
state have stated that they do not in
tend to make any changes In prices un-
til they hear further instructions from
Washington, but Mr.. Ten Weeges
made it clear to them Saturday that he
is the coal administrator for this State,
has full authority and that they will
have to abide by his instructions.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
Stag For County Ro ads

After waiting for several weeks for
a shipment Of Stag, to be used co re-
build the road from Middletown to
Bunker Hill, eight ca. loads arrived in
one lot at the station here Wednesday.
The Stag was ordered to be shipped in
car lots and was ordered to be sent out
at the rate of two carloads week.
The entire lot arri ling has put Levy
Courtman Fouracre in a quandary to
procure teams enough to haul the stone.
The farmers are buster than ever put
ting in their wheat crop and are unable
to help with the hauling.
The Stag is a by-product from the
coal mines, and was tried on about two
miles of road adjacent to Bunker Hill
last year and proved very satisfactory
on roads that were little used.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
MANY Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

! In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
Delightful weather.
Fresh fish are scarce.
Halloween, October 31st
Pumpkin pies are about ripe
Time to get camphor perfume out of
the overcoats.
Letters testamentary have been is
sued on the estate of Marian Jane
Hewes, late of ST. Georges Hundred,
to Gertrude Beck and James Gaylord
Bragdon.
Every lady in Middletown and vicinity
should give the local Red Cross Society
all the assistance they possibly can in
turning out the work necessary for the
comfort of our soldier boys.
The annual supper of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society Of Bethesda
M. E. Church will be held in the lecture
room of the church on next Thursday
evening. Tickets SO cents.
The first fall meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association of the Mt Pleas
ant and Jamison Corner schools was
held in the Jamison Corner school yes
terday afternoon.
Just mice normal falP' is the pre-
dlction for the coming months, as there
is no indication of storms or violent do
ings on the part Of nature. Those who
read the signs declare this fall will be
rich in booty for the hunter.
The tomato crop on this peninsula
this season will he the means of lifting
hundreds of farmers out of debt and
undoubtedly many mortgage will be
paid off by the enormous profits derived
from the crop.
The Board of Sunday Schools Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold a
Sunday School institute in Bethesda M.
E. Church on Thursday and Friday, No
vember and 9. Bishop W F. Nc
Dowell of Washington, D. c., is ex-
! ected to speak in the evening.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
Growers Of Soy Beans

Last spring the Department of Agro
nomy of the Delaware Experiment
Station sent small quantity of soy
beans for planting to gardeners and
farmers of the State. If those who
received seed will send their names and
addresses to this department they will
receive several recipes for cooking soy
beans. These directions for utilizing
soy beans in the home have been pre-
pared by the domestic Science Depart
ment of the College and have been thor
oughly tested. The grower is asked to
report the number of pounds of seed he
produced from the. pint of seed sent out
if possible.
A. E. GRANTHAM. Agronomist,
Delaware Experiment Station,
Newark, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
Fine Temperance Addresses

A party of workers for the "Dry
Campaign" visited the school Wednes-
day morning and took charge of the
opening exercises. They were accom-
panied by several musicians who led
the students in singing the temperance
campaign songs. These same speakers
gave fine addresses in Cochran Square
Wednes lay e, ening before large audi
ence.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
WALTER C. HARRIS

alter c. Harris, aged 26 years of
Townsend, youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Harris, died Tuesday
night at the home of his parents at
Bridgeville. Mr.. Harris had been in
poor health for eight months and had
been confined to his bed two weeks
prior to his death. He was an employe
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
having been assistant agent at Town
send
Three years ago he married Miss
Ruth Richardson of Townsend, where
they made their home.
He is survived by his wife and baby
girl, aged 10 months. his father,
mother, seven sisters and one brother.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
A. E. Grantham Making Plans

A. E. Grantham, of the Agricultural
department, Delaware College, is work.
ing out plans for the annual corn show
to be held here this year. Professor
Grantham is the secretary of the Della
ware Corn Growers Association, and
has been very active during the year in
encouraging the use of better seed and
tillage. AS result of his efforts the
yield of corn in the state has been in
creasing quite considerably.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
Bethesda Church Notes

Sunday, October 21st, 1917.
Brotherhood, Sunday, $50 A. M, b.
V. Whitlock, leader.
Preaching at 1890 by the Pastor.
Sunday School at 2 P. M.
Temperance Address at 7.30, by A.
R. Spaid, of Dover.
Prayer-meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7.30.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
JURYMEN FOR NOVEMBER TERM

Jurymen drawn for the Novembe
term of Court of General Sessions, an,
Superior Court, beginning November 8
have been announced by Jury Commits
sioners Robert D. Kemp and David C.
Rose as follows:
First Representative District Viii
liam F. Hayes, William P. Windish
Wilmer A. Green and George Baxter
Second Representative District
Charles H. Blaine, Herbert W. White,
John H. Welsh and Harvey T. Black.
Third Representative DISTRICT ames
]. Monaghan, Harry Buch, Henry C.
Downward, William C. Devine.
Fourth Representative District John
f. McNabb. G. Frank Goodenow. Sum-
ner Jones. James Dougherty.
Fifth Representative District Cecil
Grant, Oscar G. Draper, James J. Nc
Cormick, James 7. Birch.
Sixth Representative District Spen-
Ger H. Foulk, Lester Riggs.
Seventh Representative District
William E. Carpenter, Irwin G. Finn.
Eighth Representative District-J.
Warren Marshall, Ulysses G. Cornog.
Ninth Representative District-James
Webb, James Marsey.
Tenth Representative District Henry
L. Fulenwider, Joseph H. King.
Eleventh Representative District
Henry F. Walton, William D. Hall.
Twelfth Representative District
Woodward W. Chairs, Clayton Sterling.
Thirteenth Representative District
Charles N. McMunn, John C. Diehl.
Fourteenth Representative District
Walter S. Money, Darwin Beardsley.
Fifteenth Representative District
Albert J. Stats, John E. Brockson.
Additional jurors drawn for the No
vember term of Court of General Ses-
sions and Superior Court follows:
First Representative District
Clarence r. Holt.
Second Representative District-Louis
1OWUSeHu.
Third Representative District-Sam-
uel j. Dennison.
Fourth Representative. District
Steven J. McNee.
Fifth Representative District-Arthur
P. Jones.
Sixth Representative District-J ohm
W. Frame
Seventh Representative District
James Carpenter.
Eighth Representative District
Jacob Welsh.
Ninth Representative District Har-
Ian Herdman.
Tenth Representative District-Ja
M. Gillin.
Eleventh Representative District
William H. Bland.
Twelfth Representative District
Charles ]. Mullen
Thirteenth Representative District
Henry D. Howell.
Fourteenth Representative District
David P. Hutchinson.
Fifteenth Representative District
Jones.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
Notice

Mr.. EDIToR:-I saw in your paper
last week a Correction to the sale of the
Manlove farm which l advertised that
| had bought. l have bought it and
paid $700 to Mr.. Maxey Bland and Mr..
c. R. Manlove and they have signed
the agreements. These men hold the
deed to said farm.
JOHN HELDMYER, JR.,
Middletown. Del.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
Cow Upsets Auto

While returning to their home near
Earleville Wednesday evening an auto.
mobile driven by Robert Snyder, of
that section, crashed into a cow on the
road, causing the machine to upset.
Mrs Snyder was thrown out of the ma
chine, sustaining broken collar bone
and other injuries.
Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
WILLIAM B. WILLIAMS

William B. Williams for many years
farmer in this vicinity died at his
home in Wilmington on Thursday morn
ing, aged 72 years.
The deceased leaves to mourn his
death widow, and one son, Mr.. Elwood
C. Williams farmer near Port Penn.
Funeral services will be held at his
late home in Wilmington and the re-
mains brought to Middletown this
morning on the 11.26 train where in
terment will be made in Forest ceme-
terry.