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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-30
GREAT TRUTH MADE MANIFEST
Little Group of Followers of the
Master First Had True Concep-
ton of Immortality.

In the m%ournful quiet of Easter even
the whole world lay well hushed un'
der the half hope, half sorrow long
ago. No happy preparations stirred
the little group of friends and beliey
ers; all the busy ways were for the
enemies who made ready for theiI
feast with much outward show of cere'
monial.
Under the despair that overhung the
little outcast band lay the half con
scious, scarcely daring hope, like a
muffled dream. They had seen the
dead grain sink into the ground and
now waited for the coming forth of
the fruit. Living so long close to the
presence of the Master, it was not
strange that they could abide apart,
still under its influence, in unquestion-
ing simplicity expecting the fulfllment
of his words: Except the grain fall
into the earth and die it cannot bring
forth fruit"
When the still, mournful even was
over, and the earliest breaking of day
showed them the empty husk OF the
tomb, the great truth of the fruit
brought forth surged I'VE them. One
by one, breathlessly, each broke into a
musical utterance of faith and joy
from clear hearts that accepted. The
olden knowledge of the death of the
grain, so long familiar to them as a
process Of nature, they had witnessed
now as applied to the spirit.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-30

Most ev'ry evenin', after tea,
The leadin' lights of Sycamore
Was pretty likely fer to be
congested at the grocery store,
A-swappin' of the latest news
An settin' forth e%nIight'nin' views
On ev'rythin' beneath the sun,
FIN Jupiter to Washin'ton.
They settled, time an time again,
All questions appertainin' to
The many things that congressman
Had ought an hadn't ought to do;
An when they'd got our politics
All regulated up they'd fix
The various religious creeds
Accordin' to their sev'ral needs.
One Easter eve the confab run,
AS nachully it would, to eggs
Till Doc Magruder's little son
Tugeed at his fathers trousers legs
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-30

pSIore Lne HTSteSI eggs was idlog
AM Doc, who swore by Natur's laws,
Replied: "My son, of course they was"
Then Joel Tabor says, says 'e:
81 guess y'u've got the thing re.
versed.
How could the chickens come to be
If eggs was not invented first?"
That sot 'em goin' an fer years
Them w was allus by the ears;
They'd wrangIe ev'ry time they'd meet,
An neither never knowed defeat.
When Joel argyed "Primal Cause"
An proved it by the dictionary,
The Doc came back with "Natur's
laws"
An showed that eggs was secondary.
Fer thirty years they Jawed an fit,
But neither got the best of 1t.
An now that both are dead, lbets
They're hotly argyin' of it yet.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-30
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children.

For Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething
Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and
are a pleasant remedy for Worms. Used by
Mothers for 80 years. They neUer fail. At
all druggists, Csc. Sample FREE. Address,
Mother GRAY Co.. Leroy, N. Y. adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-30

Through the dark they travel In 81
lence for the most part, for the hour
is solemn. Before the dawn there are
many as 10000 people or that rnoun-
tain top gazing into the pale eastern
sky. Suddenly the pale sky is pierced
by a pencil of golden light. Then an
other, and then the morning sun. A
cornet solo halls it first, followed by
the music and the chanting of the
Mass. Would that it were given to
very soul of us once a year to climb
mountain top with a great multitude
nd lift up u hearts to- the pure
lwn.-Rheto Childe Dorr.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-30

There are several versions of the
connection of the hare with Easter,
but the hare custom is exclusively pa
gan in origin and has nothing to do
with the Christian festival. In the East,
the hare played a part In the mythical
life and adventures of Buddha. In
fact, several hare myths come out of
India, the great reservoir of religious
symbolism.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
CONTINUE HEARING
ON LAND AWARDS
jury Hears Witnesses in Condem-
nation of Farms for New Port
Penn Railroad

The continuation OF the proceedings
IN regard to the awards for land taken In
the construction of the branch railroad
from Nj Pleasant to the Marlln-Rock-
we'll plant At Port Penn at the session Of
yesterday afternoon. following tn visi
Of the Jury 10 thc five parcels involved,
was occupied with parcel f. the Blggs
property The owner and tenant claimed
an allowance for resultant damages,
greater than that agreed 10 by other
owners. and the test lmony concerned
the basis on these claims
Philip Garrett and Frank BigCs repre-
sent the owners, as counsel, and | =
District Attorney Charles I Curioy re-
rpcsents the government
The direct and redirect examination
of The witness for both sides. was con
Guided this morning, when the jury was
given recess
Incidentally. the acreage value Of farm
land in the vicinity was brought out hy
government expert Claghorn as averag
ING on the basis Of sales Of entire farms
during recent wears and a5options secured
bN himself in his negotiations for the
property which he acquired for the Mar
lin-Rockwell plant site about So per
acre The basis of allowance bl the
government 50 far developed rms to about
twice this figure 81 $50 per acre for
land value and resultant damages where
the tract taken is from the border Of the
property
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
ROUSING FINISH To
DEMOCRATIC DRIVE
Many Meetings With Big
One at Playhouse
Planned.

A rouslng finish to the Democratic
campaign n this city and State il beng
planned ty State Chairman Graham
Many meetings viii be held and speakers of
of national Importance Will address the
CItlyers Of Delaware. on the issues Of he
campaign beng waged
The big meeting Of the campaign in
this ity. Rlil be held At the Playhouse on
Friday evening Nice-Presldeni Marshall
will he the chief speaker Former Judge
George Gray will preside. and n addition
to the Nlcc-Prcsident. Senator salisbury
and many candidates on the state ticket
will make addresses
On the sape evening there vii bc blg
meetings At Henry Clay ard Newark
At Henry Clay, the speakers will comprise
John & Gray JOSIAH Marvel senator
salisbury Charles Curev a. senator
Thomas VI Monaghan who R preside
At the Newark meeting. tFr chief
speaker wall be former Congrc man l..
Irving Handy
Tonight. the Dcnaocratlc CITY Com
mittee will meet at headquarters. to
discuss last hour plans for the campaign
On saturday and Saturday everirr. the
clans Of Wilson. will assemble At Milford
for big final drive
The meeting at Dover last night was
n rouslng orc Senator Ashland senator
" olcott. Congressman Polk. henry
RIdgcly and others spoke
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
AUST RIA'S FEAR or ALLY
EXPLAINS HASTE PLEA

Paris. Oct 30.-The second note o.
Count Julius Andrassy, the Austro.-
Hungarian Foreign Minister, 70 President
Wilson IS interpreted as evidence that
Austria Is in desperate plight and has ex-
hausted her powers OF resistance.
The Danubean Monarchy seeks an
issue all the more promptly because it
knows the anger aroused across the Rhine
BY its detection and the desire of venge-
ance which inspires the Berlin cabinet,
says the Petit Parisien and other news
papers.
Other writers strike note of caution
1T IS eSSen ntial that entente troops have
every latitude in occupying regions the
inhabitants Of which expect from Us the
fulhliment Of solemn promises Il also IS
essential that, in the event of Germany
not accepting our conditions for an arInis-
tIce the territory Of the Monarchy shall
not constitute an obstacle 70 our military
operations, says the Matin.
Lieutenant-Co Colonel de Thomasson, ia
the Petit Journal, SAYS
Proposals for an srulStIoe. presented
separately BY Germany and Austria
Hungary, place the allied governments in
the presence Of delicate problem.
We must decide 20 which Of the TWO
powers ne shall FIRST state our conditions.
The solution which is adopted viii evi-
IDENTIFY not modify the issue Of the war.
but may have the effect of lengtheninx
hostilities
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
HELD FOR CIGAR THEFTS.
Two Prisoners Said to Have Stolen
Smokes and Sold Them at
Dirt Cheap Prices.

Detectives Fairchild and Malone,
yesterday baggcd two prisoners charged
with the theft Of cigars from the property
of the Bird Transfer Co. where the smokes
were ,yIng awaiting delivery TO their
destination
Complaint was received by the De
tective Bureau To the effect that Some
body had climbed the fence, gotten into
the transfer company yard and made
off with thousand cigars of n well-known
tcn-cent brand, the lot being worth S72
After considerable grim-shoeing on the
case, Fairchlds and Mahoney arrested
a man named Harvey Chrisden. who,
il is said, they found had sold box of
cigars Of the same brand foi dollar. n
figure far below their value
Then, il is said they located three
other persons TO whom he had sold other
cigars of the brand Last night. they
landed Lee Cannon SAID to be Chrisden's s
companion in the job The cigars are
said To have been hidden after the theft
in the yard of house on Lord street and
one of the men had intended taking
fifteen boxes of them out of the city To
sell for Sc
The prisoners were slated for q hearing
in City Court today but were held for
further hearing on Friday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
DON'T PAY 85 CENTS
. FOR ONE DOZEN EGGS
King Streets Curb Marketeers
Want That Figure, But-Call
the Food Administrator.

Mrs Housewife. If you continue 10 pay
the general price demanded by the
farmer marketeers Of King street for
| eggs eighty-hve cents today, and al
some stalls ninety you are n very, very
foolish person. You can get the very
hest eggs for 20 cents a eozen and you can
get perfectly good eggs down as low as -
cents dozen. King street as Every Even
ing has pointed out time and time again,
charges prices that arc extortionate
Just ow extorinate ninety cents dozpn
Is quite plain TO be seen by nny housewife
or buyer who will call the Food Admins
traitor his phone number is 3i5!i ID. and A .
take the address OF d alers he will give
and then GO to those addresses and buy
eggs, guaranteed eggs, from - cents 70
20 for the very best
Despite the fact that announcement of
this matter of FIRST t-class eggs at fair
prices was made yesterday. The King street
farmer -marketeers continued today 10
demand eighty. eiRhty-hve and ninety
cents, just rs they did on Saturday.
One prospective buyer kicked He SAID
that IN view Of what he Food Admins
traitor has said he didn't think eighty or
eighty-ffvc cents should he charged
The farmer said the eggs we're his eggs
1ttiHts Nv itu fhISfd tfItsn tEu Iit hdu
the right 10 charge what be pleased The
prospective buver replied hat 50 fras he
was concerned he wouldn I pay be price,
10 which the farmer made answer that he
didn't care, because he could get his prize
III New ! ork Il he did not sell his goods here
All OF which IL splendid example of
hing Street practices. practices which
Every Evening has been pointing out for
tho past tWo years. N we'll rs calling he
public : attention 10 the fact that Just
as good goods can be bought elsewhere and
that y Uidlcious stunning If these curb
market men who profitecr eventually
must bring them 10 terms
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
REALTY TRANSFERS.
Many Changes Reported Among Rural
Property Holdings.

Rural real estate has been transferred
as follows:
Land and dwelling on the road leading
Laurence Riley, Anna Riley, Michael
Maloney, Catherine NJ Maloncy. Eliza
beth O'Toole, Harry Lentz, Mary Lentz
James Crumlish and Frances Crumlish
TO Antonio Razzano and Anna Razzano
for S., 200
Land Mt Elsmere. by Penrose S. For
man and Carrie W. Forman to Charles
). Daniels, for $1,000
Land Mt Cragmere, by David W. Mas
ters and Catherine G. Masters TO Lewis
l.. Chamberlain and Catherine G. Masters,
for 81 500
Land on Cochran street, Middletown,
by John Heldmyer, Jr., to George Beuh II
and Edna Beuhm, for 81 ,1S0.50.
Land at I'll smere, by Robert Reed and
Elizabeth Nj. Reed TO Charles s. Daniels,
for $3.50
Five acres of land situated in Appoquini-
mink hundred and abutting the State
road. by William Morris Collins to Tho
mas johnson and Ordie Elizabeth John
son, for 1926.
Land on Anderson. Catherine and
Crawford streets, Middletown, by Hattie
Downs to- John +. Denny and Kathryn
B Denny, for $3.50
Land and dwelling on Delaware street,
New Castle. by George Russell to Mary
Emma McHugh. for $40
Land at Minquadalc, by the j. :.
Holloway Co, to Walter George Fisher,
for $40
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
ROUGH-HOUSE IDEA
DOESN'T WORK HERE
Batch of Offenders Fined in City
Court for Assaults on Other
individuals.

Wilmington Justice doesn't esteem the
rough-house idea very highly, folks wht
are inclined TO put If into effect usual,
getting swift short shrlft when they
land in City Court
Today, after Judge Churchman had
disposed of a record d-breaking list of bac-
chanals big docket Of assault and battery
cases came up
Otto Bighaus a soldier. who attacked
n youth named Elmer Taylor NJ Fourth
and Walnut streets seemingly because
he thought Tavlor had misbehaved hun
self toward an old man. although the
evidence showed he was mistaken. was
fined $40 and costs Blghaus had suit
Of citizens clothes over his uniform
witnesses testified
Mary Harris. colored blended guilty
to having stabbed Nellie Harris, also
colorcd. at Front and Washington streets
Marv declared that they had words and
that Nellie struck first Judge Church
man told her that was mo- reason for
stahbing Nellie and imposed fine oi
$50 and costs with the alternative oi
internment m lie workhoIse for 30 days
Lewis Archer colored pleaded guilty
to assault upon Paul Page. likewise color
ed Page SAID Archer also wanted q
shoot him Archer seemed we'll know Il
10 the court and officials having served
five years for an assault upon a citizen
aS well as having additional items on hls
record
The case Of Alexander kumlnski
charged by his wife with assault and
battery. was continued until tomorrow
in order that Court Officer Mcdaniel
might investigate the matter. Mrs
kumlnski's eyes. chm and arms showed
the effect of blows
To Mcdaniel was also gwen for
probing two other cases. Henry Chat
man, colored. accused BY his wife MARY,
of breach of the peace, was the first.
They have been married twenty-seven
wears and have a son IN the service.
The other was Peter Dusick, likewise ae-
cuscd by his wife of breach of the peace.
They have been married sixteen years and
have four children
Edward Murphy, arrested on Market
street for begging was fined $40 and costs.
while Andrew Cannon and George Ste
vens were each tined s. and costs for
trespass on the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway property.
Owen Gibbons was held IN $500 bail for
General Sessions, charged with the lar
cenv of S35 from companion while both
were more or less drunk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
SETTLING ESTATES.

Register of Wills Isaac r. Brown has
granted letters as follows
Testamentary the estate of Anna
P Malloy to Sarah F Malloy and the
Wilmington Trust Co. estate Of Peter
Mckenna to Martie OToole.
Administration the estate of Nor
man G. Smith to George ". H Smith
estate Of Clara J. Parker to John ID.
Parker; estate Of George ". Watkins
to Charles d Young; estate of Mary
T. Coffin 70 David d. Coffin; estate Of
Joseph A Haggerty to Anna Marie
Haggerty; estate Of Mary NJ Ruane TO
William A Ruane estate Of Ginstino
Sterleccki to Amedia Sterleccki; estates
of Cornelia Black and Martha Jordan
to Charles II Clewel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
Is SUMMER COME AGAIN
Hot Today, But Not Nearly so Bad as
Yesterday, Breeze Helping Some.

'Smatter with the weather anyhow?
Yesterday was as hot as the average
summer day, and here we are almost into
November And were it not for breeze
out OF the west today would be just as bad
Yesterday il was 81 by the thermometer
at noon. Today 1t was "A Collars
wilted if one did not take life and the
Job very easy. while vest felt like an
overcoat.
All this too, despite the fac. that no
less than two cold waves have been
predicted, and a husky transform Some
body threw switch somewhere and side
tracked the frigidity, but the rain
threatens to be with us pretty nearly any
minute
About the only persons who are enjoy
ing themselves around these parts are
the folks OF the Fuel Administration,
who are much tickled over the saving of
coal, since under ordinary conditions lots
of furnaces would be going.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
AMERICANS UNDER HOT
FIRE NORTH OF YERDIN

Washington, Oct 30.-Heavy artillery
and machine gun FIRE north Of Verclun
and the bringing down Of eighteen enemy
airplanes, with failure of five American
machines to return, as told in Associated
Press dispatches last night, were reported
By General Pershing in a communioue
of yesterday received today by the War
Department The dispatch SAYS
Artillery and machine gun fire con
tinued heavy during the night on the
front Of the first army north OF Nerdun,
reaching particular intensity in the region
OF the Boise Belleu and the Bois d 'Ormont.
"On the Nerdun front there has been
heavy artillery and machine gun Ere
today west Of the Meuse, especially in
the region north Of st. Juvin
Our aviators also carried out important
reconnaissance and Photographic missions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
AUS TRA MAKES APPEAL
ON PRESIDENTS LINES

Basle, Oct 3o-A serni-osic,ai non
issued st Vienna yesterday on Austrias
reply 70 President Wilson saws:
Austria was Obliged 20 conform -
the methods OF President Wilson. vna
had successivefy repiied TO three nernp-u
Of the Triple Alliance, ana act spau
from her allies. The Monarchy, vhicx
has formally adopted President WILSON.
line of action, shares ms opinion. a
was shown by the Emperors manifesto
70 the peoples, winch, IN prociaIming
the liberalization Of the Mousrcny,
exceeded President Wilson's program.
However, the complete reorganisa-
ton Of Austria can only De earned Ou
after an armlstsce. II Austrla-Hungary
has declared herself ready TO enter intd
negotiations for Aa armlstIce and fog
peace, without awaiting the result II
negotiations with other States, that does
not necessarily signify an offer of
separate peace. It means that she 8
ready 10 act separately in the interests
Of the establishments OF peace
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
TO TAKE SOLDIER VOTES.

Spec Dispatch 10 Every Evening
Dover, Oct 30-Goyernor Tow send
today appointed the following election
messengers to take the votes of Della
ware soldiers at the several environments
throughout the country Frank 4 Toner,
Walter Rash, both of Wilmington. for
Camp Dix; John II. Martin, New Castle.
John " Burris, Lincoln City. for Camp
Upton; Thomas T. Peeney, Wilmington
Edward V. Baker, Selbyyille, for Camp
Meade, Col. Theodore Townsend. Mil
ford, and Theodore Ferguson, Black
bird Camp johnson, Florida, Z. c.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
SALOONS DEFY FLU BAN.
Lancaster Bars Reopen and The Thirsty
Stock Up.

Lancaster, Pa, Oct so Nearly all
the hotel barrooms and saloons of Lancast-
er opened today in defiance OF DIR Roger 5
orders not to lift the ban before Tuesday.
In fear the state authorities would sue
ceed in closing the liquor establishments
soon after they had opened there was a
large number Of persons who took adj
vantage of the opportunity to lay in a
liquor SUPPL ~ for another threatened
closing Oi tIc saloons There was
no disorderd
Theatres have decided to obey the
health edict and will remain closed until
next / esday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
Sa maritan Badly Treated.

Detective Sergeant Renson today ar
rested, John r. Magee, a resident Of
baltimore, and formerly a soldier charg-
ed With going TO DR. }. X Morris home,
1918 West street, al 40 0 clock this
morning, and throwing stone through
a parlor window DIR Morris had be-
fliended Magee. giving him 4 room at
the Morris residence, but Magee recent
~ ceased Ies.Cng n thc house v hat
was the car@c of thr alleged breach Of
neace Las not been ascertaned
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
DIR. ISAAC NORRIS DEAD.

Philadelphia, Oct 30.-Dr Isaac
Norris, long a resident in Philadelphia
and of a family prominent there since
colonial tines died in Florence. italy,
October -. He had been i'll only u short
time
Born June II, 1884 Or Norris was
graduated from the University of Pennsyl-
vania In 1852 In recent wears he had
spent much time abroad He married
Clara Lamb. in 1862 and is survived bv
son and daughter, Isaac and Clara
Norris
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
TAKE 1928 GERMANS,
500 GUNS IN FLANDERS

Havre, Tuesday, Oct. %. The Official
statement issued by the Belgian war
office tonight reads From October "a TO
October y the total number Of prisoners
taken by the armies in Flanders was 49,
293, including 33l officers.
The amount 81 captured material is so
great that il IS impossible as yet 20 count it..
In the period from October II to October
-. 500 guns we're taken, Of WHICH the
Regians captured 247 and the British
2ll Over 200 machine guns were taken
during that time.
..Of the prisoners captured .362 were
t then BY the British and 5,577 by the
french, With the Il, 900 prisoners taken
from September IS TO October IA the total
number Of prisoners captured in a month
exceeds 50 000."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
FRENCH AT GUISE
Continued from page 1

German losses IN the aboruve offen-
sive in the Lys River salient last sum
mer were 14,000 killed, 5000 prisoners
and about $4,000 wounded and missing,
according TO an authoritative calcutta
ton.
The Germans in June prepared 8
great offensive and by the end Of July
had brought up enormous quantities Of
ammunition The dumps extended 70 a
depth Of fiftesn miles. In one area Of
five miles by|three miles the Germans
abandoned 500 tons Of ammunition.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
AUS TRAN WARSR|PS
MAY CO TO HUNGARY
Fleet Concentrates Hurriedly, as
Demanded, at Chief Seaport in
New Independent State.
BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Paris. Oct 50 The Austrian feet
has been hastily concentrated at Fiume.
according to dispatch from Rome to
the Temps under date Of October 27
A few vessels remain al Pola, but all
that were at Cattaro have left Il is said
the concentration was demanded by
Hungary
FIume IS the chief seaport OF the king
dom Of Hungary Prola and Cattaro
are in Austrian territory II is probable
that Hungary demanded the concentra-
tion Of the Austrian feet at Fiume in
order to have control of it II the dual
NJ onarchy should dissolve
There Is q strong move for independence
in Hungary and King Charles is reported
as being in favor Of Hungarian indepen-
dence
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
CzECHS RULE PRAGUE: !
AUSTRIA LOWERS FLAG
Vienna Turns Over Garrison 20 30
hcrnisn National Committee iRevI
olutionarics Triumph Complete.

By Associated Press 20 Every Eveniny
Copenhagen Oct. 30-rhe Czech
national committee took over the function
Of the local government in Prague. tho
bohemian capital, on Monday, rnarkins
the final step in its s1ccessful revolutio.
there, according TO telegram from Ben
lin to the National Tidende
The Austrian Imperial symbols rs-s
removed from various buildings and I'm
perial prociamations torn dony7 This
city officials have taken an oath Of fidelity
to he Czech state
During Monday night the General
commanding the Prague garrison and ha
staff placed the entire armed forces IN fhs
city At the disposal Of the Czech nationa
committee