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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
MR.. WILSON'S SELECTIONS
New York Timesl


1t is when We contemplate some
of the Americans who remain be-
hind. as well as those who are to
go. that we have the right to feel
that in naming his associates the
President has not made altogether
the wisest possible selections. But at
any rate they will be q harmonious
group, and all stand for American
ism. 1t is difficult to believe that the
Presidents fellow commissioners
will really serve as q help or guide
in the forming of his opinions. Self
dependence is q quality of high val
ue, but consultation of other opin-
ions has its uses. President Monroe,
when the clouds growing out of the
efforts of the Holy Alliance to sup
press the struggle for South Ameri-
can freedom became threatening,
took the advice of his predeces-
sors, Jefferson and Madison. 81 am
sensible, however, of the extent
and difficulty of the question, and
shall be happy to have yours and
Mr.. Madison's' opinion of it," He
also had the opinion of that extra
cious gentleman, John Quincy
:
Out of the deliberation of those
minds grew the proclamation of
the Monroe Doctrine, a public sys-
tenn that has, resisted all onslaughts
for nearly century and stands to-
day impregnable-unles we are to
surrender it for the League of Ma
tions.
The country does not know
whether Mr.. Wilson has taken coun-
sci of the wise international minds
of our generation before reaching
his conclusions. We are inclined to
think that he must have consulted
them, that he has. We cherish the
expectation, too, that in his address
to Congress, he will take the coun-
try a little more into his confidence
as to what he proposes to do and
say in our interest at Paris. The
people are very much in the dark
about the League of Nations, about
his conception of freedom of the
seas. They certainly should know
more about these matters before
they are proclaimed at Paris as
American principles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
THE BUSY JAPS

WY IIILE politics ragged and
w thrones tumDled, the indus
trious little Jap, with the
assistance of the Democratic tariff
law. continued to score enormous
gains in the American market. The
latest figures issued by the Depart
ment of Commerce show that we i'm
ported from Japan for the first nine
months of the current fiscal year
s227, 100000 worth of goods, an IN
crease of $46,0O0.OO0 over the same
period of 1917, and $15S, 900, 900, or
212 per cent, over the same period
of 1913, which marked the close of
the protective tariff period.
1t is a matter for serious con-
sideration to note that imports from
Japan during the first nine months
Of this year were but $4,000, 600
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
WhV He Is a Bank President
{ From the Detroit News.

Think of 15-year-old office boy
getting up at daylight, not only
sweeping up the floor but oiling and
polishing it. starting the fires, clean
ing the windows, shining the brass
ratings, and then going out and
scraping the mud off the street cross
ing that led to his boss office, so
that folks could cross comfortably,
and getting SO a week for 1t; then
having the vision to buy with his
hard-earned wages twelve weekly
newspapers published in different
cities so that he could find out what
was going on in the world outside
the town of Panora, Ia, and you
have a picture of George NJ. Reyn-
olds, who is to-day in Chicago, the
president of the largest bank in the
country. outside New York, with re-
sources of nearly one half billion
dollars!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

Unless some regulations are promul-
gated regarding the use of heavy
trucks on paved streets of the city.
we shall soon reach the time when
we can no longer boast of our splendid
highways. 1t is a foolish idea that
individuals and corporations should
not be restrained by traffic regula-
tions in the use of trucks weighing
several thousand tons. 1t Is all very
we'll for the owners of these trucks
to conserve their own expenditures at
the expense of the people at large,
who pay for the paving of the streets,
but the taxpayer must in the end pay
the freight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
Likes The Ydnk Edition

Tic the Editor of the Telegraph:
l had the pleasure of reading one
of the War Weekly" issues printed
in your paper for the benefit of the
soldiers oversee from Harrisburg,
and nearby towns.
/ will assure you it was very in
teresting. as news from home Is
very much appreciated. I am sure
! voice the sentiment of every Har-
risburg man when l ask that 1t
be continued until we are all back
home once more.
Hoping that you will continue to
have much success in your under
takings whatever they may be. /
remain
Your fellow-countryman,
PRIVATE PATRICK II. TAYLOR.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
WESTERN FARMS
GFrom Tid-Bits. Londonl

The American soldier was telling
his host about the size Of some of
the farms in the west.
you might not believe it." he
said, "but friend of mine has a
farm so large that he starts out with
his plowing in the spring. All that
he can do is to plow and SOW one
straight furrow before autumn. Then
he turns around and harvests the
crop on his way back"
"Oh, yes, can believe that" said
the host. 1T is like my son-in-law's
farm out there. Two weeks after
they were married my daughter and
her husband started for their pasture
to milk the cows and their two chill
dren brought in the milk"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
Dendtured Facts

George Creel is going to Europe
to Georgecreel the, cable news from
Europe. The country has had
pretty near stomach load of his
torical fiction from that quarter dur
ing the war, but evidently we are
geing to contin1e to be treated to
denatured facts for some time to
come.-National Republican.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
SECURITY
[From the Houston PostI

[From the Houston Postl
What security has the United
States for the billions of dollars lent
to Great Britain ?"asks an anonymous
muttonhead of st. Louis. The secur-
ity of as sublime a courage, as in
vincible a spirit, as unwavering
faith, and as knightly an example OF
self-sacrifice as the annals of the
human race disclose.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

Now, that the war is over and the
ban lifted on many enterprises that
might otherwise have been nonessen-
.tial in their character, may we not
look to the City. Council for some
definite and favorable action in the
placing of the Donate statuary, which
has SO long reposed in warehouse?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

It now develops that Germany's s
yell for bread was more propaganda,
intended to influence the peace COM
missioners and to arouse sympathy for
the bastard Huns, who never once
thought of mercy in their dealings
with the ravaged countries Of Europe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

The dye manufacturers of the
United States are looking to the War
Industries Board, or some Federal
body. to prevent importation of an
avalanche of foreign dyes manufac-
tured on the low-wage scale of Eu-
rope. The American dye industry has
been greatly developed during the
period of the war and this infant in
dustry ought to be Immediately pro-
tected in some effective way. Our
dye manufacturers assert that foreign
dyes worth S2,60O,0O0 were being i'm
ported into the United States monthly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

One need only to glance over the
Government figures as to income and
excess profits tax to discover that
Pennsylvania and New York were the
strong pillars of the war-Pennsylva-
mia $495. 5.Ss9.S01 and New York $685.
265.6 600.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

President Wilson and certain of his
official advisers are said to be obsessed
with the Government ownership bee.
Theoretical statesmen have had plenty
of room to exercise their notions of
government during the last six years,
but the time is not far distant when
the people will demand something
more substantial than hot air and ex-
perimental administration.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg appliances
were used TO fit up many plants
engaged in manufacturing mu-
nitions? ia
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
Each Should Be Thankful

[F'fom the New York Evening Post1
The ex-kaiser and the ex-crown
prince are said not to be together.
Each one has something to be thank
full for anyway.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

The swarms of Federal office holders
throughout the country are to be de-
mobilized and in this way essential
industries will be helped.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

Member of the Associated. Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication OF
all news dispatches credited to 1t or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
ali rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
UIsTORIC HARRIsBURG

John Harris helped build the first
road between Lancaster and Harris
Ferry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
LABOR NOTES

A distinctive wartime development
in English industry has been the es-
tablishment of women police forces
in factories where women are en-
ployed.
The powerful unions of ship
wrights, blacksmiths and boiler-mak-
ers in England are talking ANAL
gamation and conferences to this
end have been held.
San Francisco Wholesale butchers
have accepted the new wage agree
ment of the Butchers Union. Rates
have been increased S25 a month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

Pershing may be expected to send
the boys home as rapidly as possible.
Leave it to him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

A firm chin is helpless 1Cithont a
diT upper lip.-KiB Hubbard.
A fault knoUn is fault cured
the strong, but to the 1OedL ii is
fetter rireted. Stevenson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

Reading people are suggesting
the Rev. J. Warren Klein, an Evan
gelical minister, for mayor. Most
of the council and the mayor are
candidates for the mayoralty, as
in Harrisburg.
The Sayre Times and Athens
Gazette have consolidated and there
will be one evening newspaper for
the two northern tier towns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

The fact that there is transport
in the United States service that
bears the name of Harrisburg, which
turned up in news item the other
day, was brought home to people
at Union Station on Saturday when
they saw sailors with "U. S. S. Har-
risburg" on their hats. The men
were here on their way home on
leave,
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
KENT COUNTY COURT ENDS
BRIEF SESSION At DOVER
ADJOURNED LAST WEEK HAVING
DISPOSED OF NEARLY ALL CASES
Lee Stevens, Kenton Negro Fined 500
and Imprisoned One Year for Assault
and Battery at Coiored Festival

Kent County Court at Dover ad-
journed Friday after disposing of or
postponing all business on hand. On
Tuesday morning Lee Stevens, colored,
was convicted upon a charge of as
sault and battery upon another cOlored
man in March at a church festival
near Kenton, and was sentenced to
pay fine of $100 and one years i'm
prisonment in the New Castle County
Workhouse. In the afternoon Joseph
Vrablecak was convicted upon charge
of assault and battery on his sister
in-law, and a fine of $5 and costs of
the case was imposed. the same
day Charles Purnell, colored, who had
been before the courts of this county
several times, plead guilty to charge
of larceny, changing a plea of not
guilty previously entered. He was
sentenced to six months imprisonment
in the Norkhouse. No session of the
court was held on Wednesday, the
Judges having business in Whining.
ton on that day. Nor was there any
session on Thursday, it being the
Fourth of July. But one case was
tried on Friday, that against Clifford
Holden, charged with the larceny o.
wood. The State failed to show
felonious intent which it was neces
sary to do to sustain the indictment
and the jury was instructed by til
Court to return a verdict of not guilty
which it did.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
DUPONT SIGNS ROAD CONTRACT
Binds His Offer as Gift to State-Smyr-
na-OoVer Road Progressing

Binds His Otter as Gift to State-SmYr-
na-OoVer Road Progressing
Reports from Chief Engineer Up
nam, of the Delaware state highway
commission, at a meeting of the COM
mission held at Dover Monday showed
the work of the state highway i'm
provament highly gratifying ano sat-
isfactory in every sense of the word,
especially when it was feared that
serious delays would be occaisoned on
the Philadelphia pike because of diff
ferences between the Bell Telephone
Company and the state department,
which figured at the meeting of the
commission held some two weeks ago.
All these difficulties now have been
removed, and while delay of possibly
two weeks may be occasioned on the
improvement of the pike road, after
that time the road construction will
90 on without delay and as originally
planned. One of the most important
matters considered by the commiss on
aud passed upon was the signing up
of the contract between T. Coleman
du Pont and the state, in the latter S
offer to build for the state concrete
road from Milford to Wilmington
passing thru part of Sussex county,
entirely thru Kent county and all OF
New Castle county. Mr.. du Pont was
present at the meeting and signed uI
the contracts as previously agreed
upon by him. The commission ex-
pressed its gratefulness to the proper.
ty owners of farm and other land or
the Dover-Smyrna road for the patri'
otic manner in which they have giver
the rights of way, there being vir
tually little or no difficulty expert
enced in securing such rights. 1t il
expected that within two weeks thu
concrete work on the Dover -Smyrn;
road will begin. Work on the uppe
end of the Philadelphia pike is being
rapidly pushed, the concrete work t.
begin next week. Progress is ais
being made on the Delmar Laure
road
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
GETTING GRANARY IN CONDITION
Necessary to Take Every Precaution
Against the WeeViI-SpraY Mixture

Necessary to Take Every Precaution
Against the WeeViI-SpraY Mixture
The time has come for the wheat
grower to prepare his granary before
putting in the wheat to prevent loss
from the black granary weevil and
the white worm which has been so
destructive in past years. The results
obtained last year have provide con-
clusively that where the black granary
weevil has been present in previous
years, it is a very profitable PROPOSE
tion to spray the granary with mix
ture of one quart of crude carbolic
acid and one gallon gasoline. a week
or two before the wheat is put into
granary. 1t is also we'll to remove
any old corn or lasts seasons wheat
that may be in the vicinity of the
granary, and to thoroughly sweep out
the granary before it is sprayed. A
large number of farmers followed this
practice last year and with one or two
exceptions the weevil was entirely
eradicated from the granary. This
year, when the crop of wheat is short
and 80 badly needed by US and oul
allies, it is all the more important
that extreme precaution should be
taken that none be wasted.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Alfred D. FAIRIES, Aged 55, Well Known
Smyrna Carpenter Dies at His
Home After Lingering illness

Alfred D. FAIRIES, aged 55, one of
Smyrna's best known carpenters, died
at his home west Smyrna, at 6. 80
o'clock Monday night after a linger-
ing illness. He had been great suf-
ferer for three months due to a cancer
which developed in his stomach fol-
lowing a severe fall. He recently
returned from hospital in Philadel-
phia where he was operated upon but
to no avail. He was brought home
last week and fingered until Monday
when he passed away. Alfred D.
FAIRIES was the son of Alfred and
Rebecca Bliss FAIRIES, and was born,
raised and spent his whole life in
Smyrna and vicinity. He learned
the trade of carpentering which he
followed all his life. In recent years
he was associated with Joseph II.
Wright in turning out contract work.
He is survived by his widow, who
was formerly Miss Margaret Evans,
and six children as follows: Clarence
FAIRIES, Wilmington; Mrs. Benjamin
Riggs, Misses Mildred FAIRIES and
Hilda FAIRIES, of Smyrna; Wilson C.
FAIRIES, of Wilmington, and Irving
FAIRIES, of Smyrna. Funeral services
will take place at 2 m, tomorrow,
Thursday, at his late residence in
charge of Rev. Milton McCann, and
inerment will be made in Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
Mrs. E. j. Collins. Native SmYrnian
Mrs. Emma J. Collins, aged SO
years, wife of Timothy ]. Collins of
Dover, died at the home of her hus-
band, Sunday. She had lived in Dover
practically all her life, being taker
to Dover from Smyrna, where she was
born, when but one year old. She j:
survived by her husband, for many
years mail agent On the Delaware
railroad, and one daughter. Miss Eliz
abeth Collins. Funeral services will
be held this Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Eliza y. Morris Passes Away
Mrs. Eliza ]. Morris, aged rs
died at the residence of her son, Fran
Morris, in west Smyrna Saturday
! She came up recently from near Mary
del on a visit and was taken with
hemorrhage and died almost suddenly
Her funeral took place yesterday
: her remains being taken to Busi
, Cemetery near Marydel for intsrment
She is survived by several childre
o among whom is Mr.. Frank Morris o
this town.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
LETTER FROM EARL W. GRANT
Sergeant Grant of the Aviation Branch
at Camp Morrison, Va, Tells of
Demonstration at Newport News

Camp Morrison, Va, July a
The Smyrna Times -" Just a few
lines on this day to let you know 1
am still lover here Good news
tho to tell you at that, at least it was
good news for US. We are to be. we
are officially informed, Service
Squadron instead of a Supply. This
means Action and plenty of it. Our
personnel consists of a Major as a
commanding officer, IL flyers, 21
aeroplane mechanicians, auto mechan-
les and on down to 21 unskilled la
borers. l now feel that we will soon
get into active service and be where
we can see some of this war. | just
came in from New Port News. We
bad a great celebration there today.
Launched several thousand tons of
shipping and paraded about seven
miles they say. Our squadron was
one of four chosen from this field to
take part. A few days ago while
taking part in some athletics l
wrenched a muscle in my thigh and
have been around Quarters. This
morning | got up determined to march
in that parade. l did too and am not
the least bit sorry altho my leg pains
me now more than it did. During
the launching. aeroplanes were over
head cutting all kinds of capers, nose
dives, looping the loop, tail spins,
side slipping and other dangerous
feats. surely enjoyed it. Parade
was great TOO, several thousand SOL
diers in it and many "Jackies" too.
Will not get home again soon to see
you all, guess, because we start train
ing for service work on foreign soil
in a few days The citizens of New
Port News surely snapped out of it -
this morning in cheering us. 1 am
almost alone now, everybody being in
town. Receive "Times" weekly and
always glad to read about Smyrna
boys who all, seem to be getting along
so nicely. My fear has been that
they would all see service in France
d before do, but l guess l will get
e there at least for the grand finale.
e Well when we get our aeroplanes ant
d shipping well under way in line O
T production, this darned war is going
). to end so quickly our heads will al
IS swim. On a float in the parade to
! day stood the statue of Liberty. In
o scribed on the pillars that supportet
n it were the words: "America fol
u Liberty July 4, 1776-World TO
r Liberty April 6, 1917. A beautiful
n float with allied nations representa-
e by girls dooned in native costumes. ,
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
TOWN COUNCIL HAS PLAN
FOR NUMBERING HOUSES
WORKED UP WITH PAINSTAKING
CARE BY SECRETARY GRIEVES
Plan Received FaVorabIy but no Move
Yet Taken to Put it Into Force
Notes of The Town Council

Smyrna Town Council in adjourned
session Friday evening with President
L. M. Price in the chair, discussed
several matters of Importance and
allowed a batch of bills. Secretary
Grieves submitted to Council the plan
he had worked out for numbering of
the houses in conformity with the
recent request of the Postoffice De-
par Itment when free delivery of mail
by postmen was inaugurated. Mr..
Grieves showed he had spent con-
siderable time in preparing the plan
and members of Council showed their
appreciation but made no move at
this meeting to put the numbering as
outlined in effect. 1t was held up
for future meeting. The plan as
worked out by Mr.. Grieves was similar
to the plan generally used in larger
cities, the blo:k system after the
first square jumping to one hundred,
second square two hundred and so on.
The "Four Corners" was made the
center of town the numbers going
north, south, east and west from that
point. Provisions was made for va
cant lots, etc., so that numbers
would be taken care of in proper
consecutive order as the building
growth progressed. Mr.. Grieves
suggests that numbers be purchased
by the town and sold to residents at 1
nominal sum, Town Council to con
troll the system to keep a uniformity
of plan On recommendation of the
Light & Water Committee it wa
decided to put a concrete floor in tn
boiler room at the Power Station. -
Secretary Grieves reported that h
Light & Water Committee of whci
he is the head. had gone into tn
matter of furnishing water for tn
construction of the concrete roa
between Smyrna and Bishops Corne
which is being built by Frank L
Cohen, contractor, and that it ws
, found not to be feasible. The stanC
pipe pressure was not sufficient
force water three miles out of tow
= = and if it were necessary to pump a
day, the cost of extra coal and labC
would hardly justify the road me
from paying the town what the serviC
was worth. The road men will no.
e be obliged to pump water from th
ponds and nearest streams-Repcl
It was made on the extending of tt
v sewer west on Frazier street and viii
q some at first were inclined to feel
l. an epxense hardly worth while at tn
q time, when it was learned that sever
e properties might connect up with tn
ID service members generally agreed
e was a good move.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
TOMATO SPRAYING FOR BLIGHT
Experiments Being Made on Five Kent
County Fields by Farm Bureau

Some very interesting tomato spray
ing demonstrations have been started
in five Kent County tomato fields. 1t
is estimated that the crop yield last
year was reduced 40 per cent. by
septoria leaf blight. In New Jersey
and Maryland some very excellent re-
suits were obtained last year by spray
ing. These different spray solutions
are being tried this year and unsprayed
portions of the field are being left as
checks to determine the value of spray
ing. The solutions used are as fol-
lows: /, One-half pound bluestone
and three pounds resin fish sticker to
fifty gallon solution. 2, 2-4-50 Bor-
deaux with three pounds of resin fish
sticker added. 3, Straight bordeaux.
These three solutions are being tried
on the farms of Henry Ridgely near
Dover, and Dan Murray near Viola.
On the other farms only part of these
sprays are being tried. High pressure
outfits with three spray nozzles per
row are being used in the demonstra-
tions. Farm Bureau meetings will
be held at these demonstrations plots
later in the season when the effects
of the sprays can be seen.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
First Registration Day July 2oth

The first voters registration day to
qualify for the coming election is Sat-
urday, July 20. John S. Vane is
registrar for first district, assisted
by J. Alfred Kirby and Robert H.
Hill; William T. Dayett is registrar
for second district, assisted by Walter
Ford and DR.. Frank Gardner.