Evening journal., 1918-10-22
DOVER BOND SALES
NOW At .S5O5,I5O
W. P. Taylor, Jr., U. S.
Aviator. Dies of Pneu-
monia While in Service
STATE CAPITALS
SICK IMPROVES
Special 70 The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Del, Oct. 22.-Dover's ciu-
zens apparently cannot stop subscrib-
ing for Fourth Liberty Loan. With the
eOl ,250 subscribed up TO o'clock Sat
erday night II was thought the limit
mad been reached. but when the score
board in front Of Hotel Richardson yes
terday registered S5O5, ,iJ0, or s6O.i50
over the quota, citizens wondered when
the end would be. The additional sub
scriptions. running the amount above
SoOo,iJ0 were subscribed late Saturday
night and were not reported to the
committee until yesterday.
Chief Justice Pennewill and Associate
Judge Boyce opened the Kent county
courts here yesterday, but at once ad-
iourned them until November II.
Hannah ]. Robinson, aged 50 years,
an inmate OF the Palmer Home for the
Aged. died in the home yesterday morn
inS. Funeral services will be held at
the home tomorrow evening. The re-
mains will be taken TO Wilmington on
Thursday where interment will be made
in the Wilmington and Brandywine
Cemetery.
Announcement OF the death OF Cadet
William p. Taylor, Jr., Fifth Csdet
Squadron, Ellington Field, Houston.
Texas. was received here yesterday by
his uncle, Herman C.. Taylor. William
was taken IN about a week ago with
pneumonia.
Cadet Taylor was born a. ROckland,
Del, New Castle county, % years agO
when his father, the Rev. William p.
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at that place. He received his early
education in the schools at the differ
ent places where his father was sent as
minister, and while his father was pas
tor OF Lincoln NJ. E. Church, Lincoln
City. young Taylor went 20 the Milford
high school, from which ne graduated
with hOnors in June, ihi. He was
student at Dickinson College, Carlisle,
Pa. lie left that institution after his
junior year. Sometime afterwards ne
enlisted in the aviation branch OF the
L. 5. army service. lie was in training
aC Cornell University for six months
and left Cornell two or three months
ago for Houston, Texas, 10 complete
his course in aviation preparatory 30
going over seas. Had he lived he would
have received in a few weeks his com
misicn as second lisuicnsnt.
His remains are being brought 20 sal
isbury. Nd, the home Df his father, by
an attendant at Houston, Texas, and
are expected TO 7slsl salisbury by
"Wednesday or Tharsdaf. After a short
service at Salisbury, Md. The remains
will be taken 20 Bethel Cemetery, near
Chesapeake City, for interment.
The following Kent county drsftees |
Of 1917 and 1913, left here yesterday |
for Fort DUPONT: Edward s. Hodgson, |
FELTON,; Harry G. Green, Wyoming; Al |
bert Carson Wine. WOOdside; John NJ. |
Bennett, Frederica; Frank Long, Hart |
ly; William A. Shane. CheswOld; Har- |
vey Jacobs, OF Wilmington. Harry C. /
Green. Of Wyoming, was made captain |
OF the men.
Special mention OF the patriotism OF |
HOdgsOn, Of FELTON,, IS considered but /
fair and just. Hodgson, who had been /
granted a farm claim exemption by the /
District Board some months ago, re-
turned TO the farm and performed his
duty in that capacity. Now that the
farm work is over, HOdgson appeared
before the local board, waved HIS farm
exemption as well as all other claims
be might have to remain on the farm
snd offered himself for service, request
ing that he be sent as an A No. 4
iraftee. The local board granted his
request and he was sent with the other
six men yesterday. HOdgson received
many hearty congratulations at the
station here yesterday Just before he
.oOk the train for Fort DUPONT.
DOver's sick persons from influenza
md pneumonia are showing improve
nent. George T. Maxwell, who has
been quite sick for the past four or
I've days was much improved yester-
lay. But two or three deaths have
,een reported since Saturday.