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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
NEWS OF LEWES.

special Correspondents. nf Every Fvru,ne
Lewes. oct II James &. Hudson.
Tor the past two wears chief engineer
81 the pilothoat Philadelphia has re-
signed. and Charles 4 lofiand OF this
town. second cneinecr has been appointed
chief
" Carter Marshall employed by III"
Pennsylvania Railroad in Wilmington
j. IL his mothers home here, suffering
with influenza
John " >tockley d near Harbcson
has purchased the Eugcnc II Johnsoa
farm. near llarbcsou. - acres MIR
Stocklcy has been living on the farm for
several wears
Funeral services Of Harry q Scott
aged about ;}5 wears we're held At his
late residence near Paramount Thurs
dar. his dShth resulted from pneumonia
following an attack q infUcnza
Arthur Morris. son Of taptalu and
Mrs John Morris. and Miss Mildred
NJ Niltbank daughter Of Alr ana Mrs
Edward " Wilthank Of this town were
married Tuesday afternoon. in George
town They will make their home Y
Levcs, as Mr Morris Is in the ma W
and IS stationed at the Naval Base here
Miss Helen \. Carson, employed by
the du Pont Co. IN " Wilmington. is spend
ing few DAYS here with her parents
William F Wilson Of Wilmington.
who has been confined here with influenza.
is lowly improving.
Ernest {. Morris and Miss Malissa
Simpler both OF this town, were married
SUNDAY evening. At the home Of HARRY
Clogg by Rev. Alr Holru,s They wiil
make their home in LcwcS as Mr. Morris
is employed in the lighthou. : service here.
DR. Joseph NJ Martin is confined to
his home with the influenza
William II. Booilhammer, local farmer
has purchased tractor pillow
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
SMYRNA.

special Correspondence of Every Evening
SMYRNA, Oct 12-Charles Howell
IeFevre an attorney connected with
A. Mitchell Palmer Of Washington, d C.,
alien property custodian, ha- been visiting
ms family here.
A. Baynard Fowler Of Philadelphia. son
of +. NJ. Fowler. cashier OF the Fruit
Growers National Bank of SMYRNA. has
been promoted to manager Of the st Louis
Mo, office Of the Atlas Powder Co. and
has moved his family to take up residence
there.
Mrs. Robert Roe of Oxford. Md an
nounce> the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Margaret : Aiilhken. to James W
Clark OF kenton
While fishing near Ship John Light
\. T. Jerman ot Lelnsic caught . channel
bass that weighed b. pounds
Miss Anna Hazel u Washington. ID
C.. is visiting her father Captain William
H. HAZEL. III Smyrna
Mr. William NJ Lank Of Philadelphia
has returned home after visiting her
sisters. Mrs Sarah NJ Farrell and Mrs
Alice II Read Of this town
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
FINED FOR A FIGHT.

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
SMYRNA, Oct - As the result OF an
aitercatiou between Edward Baum and
Vernon A. Westfal. Baum was arrested
bv Policeman Stanley. and at hearing
before Alderman Henry Anthony
pleaded guilty and was fined SO with
costs.
Baum is the general superintendent ot
the Smyrna-Dover road constitution
work and Westfall was one OF his gang
foremen, but is now working III the Port
Penn munition plant There had bccn
some differences between the two men,
which eliminated in the fight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
NEWS OF A DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Two Brothers at Delmar Speedily
Fell Victims to the Prevailing
Epidemic.
AN UNWELCOME INTRUSION
Selbvville is Grievously Afflicted
by Influenza, It's One Doctor
Being Stricken.

Special Cores pondence of Every Evening
Selbvville. Oct. 12.-The epidemic OF
Spanish influenza reached this town about
the first OF October and has spread
rapidlv. more than - cases having dc
veloped already The people are greatly
alarmed and are using every preventative
possible TO check its ravagcs- The local
doctor Is among the stricken. and auto
mobiles are employed to bring doctors
from ncighboring towns. Five persons
already have died rs follows: Mrs. Can
non Of Millsboro. who was here nursing
her brother and his wife; Anna Long,
Mrs Milton March, Norman Elliot and
Miss Elva McCabe.
II is impossible 10 get trained nurses,
and Mrs. W. h. Derrickson, former
trained nurse. has been rendering very
valuable service. visiting the stricken
from home TO home.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
PATIENTS IMPROVING.

II .eciaI Correspondence OF Every Evening
SMYRNA. Oct 12-Avres j. Stockley
iimington lawyer. who has been III with
: panish influenza At the home OF his
! ,other Mrs John {. Stockley. IN SMYRNA
i greatly improved.
The condition ol Levin NJ Hirons
vell-knoEn Smyrna merchant. who was.
ont to Delaware Hospital, Wilmington
recently. suffering from hcmorrhagcs, WIS
reported to be greatly improved tody
The condition Of DR. G. ] Prickctt Of
Cheswold, who Is suffering from Spanish
influenza, is reported as improved and
DR. Prickett Is now out of danger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
TWO BROTHERS VICTIMS.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Delmar. Oct u John Mark Waller.
younger son Of Harley II Waller and
brother If Herbert T. Waller. whose
death was announced on Wednesday.
died al his home on South street, Yesterday
OF pneumonia The bodies are awaiting
burial in their respective homes. The
two funerals viii take place on Monday
next. Both young men were railroad
engineers.
Leolin T. Hastings, son Of Mr. and
Mrs. William u. Hastings, died yester-
day from the effects Of influenza He
was not quite q wears old.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
AN UNNELCOME INTRU SION.

special Correspondence of Every +. n,ns
Dover. Oct l2-rhe flooding 81
Dover, Yesterday with thousand, ol
circulars by u representative Of the Beth
lehem Loading Co. plant al New Castle
calling for hands and Offering high wage
VA sternlv resented bl Dover citizen.
especially when il became known thai,
the advance agent had received positive
instructions from tie | : Employment
Labor Bureau OF Wilmington not to enter
lower Delaware without first consult
the local labor Community Board
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12

a large crop of sweet potatoes and storing
them for winter sales. Buyers arc paying
- and 60 cents per basket,
The Blue Hen Canning Co, has closed
a prosperous season in tomatoes putting
up 81 900 eases, an increase Of 100 per
cent over last years pack.
As the result OF the movement among
the railroad employees nj the shops here
to donate their pay for Labor Day to
a worthy object, Diamond Lodge, Inter
national Association of Machinists. this
week turned over To the local Red Cross
Society 5000
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DIED

special CORES spondence of Every Evening
Seaford. Oct y Miss Norma e.
l.arnmore. aged Is wears. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs Charles J. Lamimore Of
Philadelphia, formerly Of this town.
died at her home in that city last Monday
Of pneumonia Soon after her daughter
died Mrs Larrimore was stricken with
influenza which developed INTO pneu-
monia, and she died Wednesday morning
Both were buried III the cemetery al
Townsend
Mr. Larrimore is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs George IL. Larrimorc Of this town
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
FINE Al OF COL. MUSTARD.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Icwes, Oct. l2.--rhe funeral of Col
onel Lewis A. Mustard who was found
dead in his ,room. with bullet wound
in his head and pistol near his bed,
was held this afternoon at ! o'clock,
with intermcnt here.
There were no public services, IN order
TO conform to the BOARD Of Health order
regarding gatherings of all kinds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
Miss Caroline Stockton Brown Dead

Philadelphia. Oct L Miss Caroline
Stockton brown. only daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. David Paul Brown. of No
1911 Delaney street. died last night Of
pneumonia, following an attack Of IN
iuenza Miss Brown was 20 years Old
and was prominent among the younger
members Of important womcn's or
carnations for war service in Phila-
dclphia She was taken III on September
y after marching IN the Liberty Loan
parade ~ lieutenant IN the Junior.
National League for Women's Service
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
NEWS OF DELMAR.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Delmar, Oct. Il The timber land
oi the late John Ward was sold at public
sale aud purchased bv his brother, vii
liam Ward. for s33 900
Irving Culver harvested 4 large crop
ot buckwheat, last week, the yield being
900 bushels. ! portion 81 the acreage
yielded so bushels per acre
Farmers In this section IRE harvesting
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12

During Thursday night or early YES
tertay morning, practically every tele-
phone pole in the town was thickly posted
with circulars calling for labor. A repre-
sentative Of the Community Labor
Board. on hearing from the Director of
Labor in Wilmington, had the circulars
torn down and destroyed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
"MOther, you are Just a real
right kind Of a mother,
that's lUhat you nre!P'

That mother would that lives if she had them
to keep her boy alive.
These days the the oodmad
facing troops bent speeding the according
the baefelds with
and dying boys With patriotic and with mothers bless
the of the she'll suocatng the
devish and deathly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
Can the mothers, fathers and
relatives of the families

fail their boys the days of the the the crying
the United fall
merchants both
dire need?
That real story of boy real mother above stated
battefelds
patriotic much alike the world they
fierce hours of peril
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
All Night Long The Mother
Held Her Sons Hand

after the heavy wheel had passed his strong elastic
body fatally nurng his spine And he knew his life was ebb
ing sobbng out, he said these very words
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
TANKS DISLIKE FRENCH CASH
Call Greenbacks "Real Money"-com-
plain That Francs slip Through
Fingers.

Forgetting how to figure in regular
money" and learning how to calculate
in "this doggon stuff" is one of the
first worries Of the American soldiers
in France, says New York Evening
Sun.
Regular money" is good old dol
lars and cents, nickels, dimes and quar-
tiers.
This doggon STUFF is the name ap-
Piled to French francs, usually paper
money, often as low as single francs,
or % cents, for most small cities have
issued local small change currency.
The Americans do not like French
paper money. They say it is trash,
and tears, and is hard to count.
On the other hand, the French are
shocked when an American crumples
French paper up and shoves it In his
pocket the way they do back home"
French money is to be handled in big
pOcketbOoks and not crumpled.
Look at some real money once" a
doughboy told a merchant, and flashed
a bright new silver certificate. When
he crumpled it up in his fist to show
how real money can be used" the
Frenchman almost tainted.
The Americans are paid almost en-
tirely In French money and they are
getting used to francs, though they all
agree "a francs so small it slips
through your fingers like water"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
WOMEN DRIVE MOTOR TRUCKS
Not So Drcssy as Some Jobs, but It's
HeaIthfuI, According to One
OF Them.

To release skilled mechanics for
other work and thus give some help in
the war, there are seven girls at one
motor factory whose daily tasks con-
sist in driving newly finished cars from
the factory to the shipping dock.
And the girls won't trade Jobs now
for any of the purely feminine pur-
suits, says the Washington Times.
They get greasy and dirty-they have
had to throw away chamOis and pow
der puffs because they are futile-but
still they like the job and they all say
they would not trade it for place at
the kitchen sink or on the firing end
of sewing machine.
"It's q much better job than being
department-store detective" Mrs.
Lolita Dupuis, who formerly tripped
shoplifters and sneak thieves In a
downtown store, says. "Of course it
isn't so dressy. but it's healthier and
I like it better. Also l can make more
money for the support of my three
kiddies."
Mrs. Wanda Ludeman backs up Mrs.
Dupuis. She formerly was a govern
ment operative in rounding up VIOLA
tors of the Harrison narcotic law.
II took the Job because wanted to
help the government. and. every wom-
an who does one mans work releases
man for the firing line" said Mrs.
Ludeman.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
LONG FAMOUS IN HISTORY
vieissItudes Of Old City of Jerusalem
May Be Said to Be Without
Parallel.

The capture of Jerusalem by Eng.
fish troops recalls the tragic and fas-
chatting story of that day, which car
ries us back through the mist of ages
to the days when the throne of David
was established within its walls. From
that date we pass to the glories of
the temple built by Solomon, which for
centuries was to stand as the center
and pivot Of the Jewish nation and
faith. The time came, however, when
her days were numbered, and the drama
of Calvary was followed few years
later by the onslaught of Titus, the
Roman emperor. who encompassed the
city round on every side and leveled
1t to the ground.
Round its ruined walls Saracen and
Crusader were to fight continuously for
its possession, and Christian knights
flocked from all lands to the rescue of
the holy places, until In 1899 Godfrey
de Bouillon defeated his enemies and
was chosen as the first Christian king
of Jerusalem.
Following this, for a considerable
period the city remained in Christian
hands, until in 1917 1t was captured by
the Turks.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
LOUDER inAr ANY THUNDER
Modern Guns Make Noise That Is Far
Above That of Heavens
- Artillery"

Every big noise is compared to
thunder. as if heavens artillery were
the greatest noise imaginable. We
speak commonly of "the thunder Of the
guns" and the poets have always
spread themselves on the terrific cam
nonade of a thunder storm. But the
plain fact is that mans artillery beats
the clouds into fits, if the distance at
which each can be heard is any cri-
terion of the intensity and volume of
sound.
The gunfire in Flanders has been
heard in London countless times,
while it is quite impossible to say
how far the famous mineburst on the
Vimy ridge, produced by human
agency, though not gunfire, could be
heard. But 1t is doubtful whether the
loudest thunder that ever pealed has
been heard 20 miles away.
One Of the greatest thunder storms
of recent years occurred in the Rich
mond area, but not sound of 1t
reached London, and 1t is on record
that when the church steeple of Lost
withiel was destroyed by lightning to
the accompaniment of such roar Of
thunder as the oldest inhabitant could
not remember, no sound was heard 80
miles distant
The explanation of this seeming
anomaly is possibly the fact that
thunder is produced in the air, and the
sound is conveyed by earth waves
rather than by air waves.-London
Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10

at seems to me that motorists pass
ing through here are extremely reck-
less In their driving" said the hyper
critical guest. Don't the authorities
try to do anything to stop their speed
ing through town.
"Well," responded the landlord of
the Petunia tavern, Constable Slack
putter didn't do much till one joy rider
ran smack over him and went racing
off to the westward. But then, you
betcha, he crawled to a telephone,
called up the captain of the home
guards at Wayoverbehind, and ordered
him to get his company out and take
the nefarious cuss dead or alive. The
captain didn't do it, but it just showed
how awake to his duty Slack had sud-
denly become. Any time you run over
a small town officer you can get ac-
ton and reaction out Of him" Kan
sas City Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Between Air Raids.

This Is thrilling and true story If
two women who kept "posto di coz
forto" at Treviso. Italy. for travelling
sick and wounded soldiers:
Having done some very good ter
rOrizing by the six o'clock raids, the
Huns kept them up. 1t was such
pestiferous nuisance, because we were
always in the middle of cooking the
evening meali With your soldier cook
and servant safe down in the cellar,
1t becomes your pleasing duly to run
out between raids to stir the soup or
put another stick Of wood on the fire.
With shrapnel falling all around. it
is not altogether wise to go with I'M
covered head. We had given our two
helmets to American ambulance driv-
ers and were without any, so / was
obliged to wear a granite saucepan on
my head for these stirring parties. 1t
was not our custom to go into refuge.
We claimed to those who expostulated
that during the raids was when we
were the most ueeded.-Red Cross
Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
HOW THEY HELP TO WIN WAR
Country's Youngsters More Than "Do-
ing Their Bit" for the Country
We All Love.

More than 100000 boys and girls
were reached through club work last
year, according to a compilation re-
Gently made by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, which SUPER
Vfses this work in cooperation with
the State Agricultural colleges. OF
this number approximately $4,000
made complete reports, which show
that they produced and conserved
products Amounting to $10O0O.0O0. In
the 88 Northern and Western states
S40,606 boys and girls were enrolled.
OF this number 16O,825 had reported
products valued at $3.70O.0OO. In the
South there were 1879 boys enrolled
In the regular work, who produced
products valued at $4,500,O00, and a.
300 girls who produced and conserved
products valued at $1,50O,00O. In the
emergency club work In the South the
club leaders reached over 100000 boys
and approximately 100000 girls who
Produced and conserved products val
ued at more than 100000.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
FRENCH GO BACK TO CANDLES
Scarcity of Materials Used for Light
ing Has Led to Revival of
an Ancient Art.

While the war has wrecked some In
dustries in France, it has at the same
time created new ones and revived
older crafts. An excellent and inter-
esting example of the latter Is the art
of candlestick making, which has
taken on new lease of life. Even in
some of the big towns there.are houses
which are not supplied with gas, where
before the war petroleum or spirit was
used for lighting purposes. Now that
the use of these is restricted closely,
recourse has to be made to the old
fashioned candle.
This is true In the country especial
ly where candlestlcks are in great de-
mand, and every one is buying them
according to his means or fancy. At
first they were made of copper, but
when that metal became scarce brass
was employed. Some of the modern
examples have several branches and
are very artistic.
A domestic art metal morker at AK,
who has specialized in this kind of
work, and has become quite celebrity,
has just constructed series of tall
iron candlesticks Of very solid proper
lions which can hold several candles.
They have been critically inspected by
art metal critics and are claimed to
be true works Of art, and to appeal to
all lovers of ironwork.-Scientifi
American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
NOVELIST HAD HIS REVENGE
Dumas Worked With subtlety, but
Was Satisfied That Il Would BE
thoroughly Complete.

When Alexandra Dumas, the French
novelist, was q young man, he was
grievously tnsulted by man whom he
had regarded az his friend.
Everyone expected him to punish the
offender severely, but instead he began
looking upon him with more consider
alton and apparent friendliness than
he had ever shown before.
At length, three years later, when
the erstwhile friend was to be married.
the novelist was asked to serve as best
man, and did so. When the ceremony
was over and the guests were leaving
someone remarked to Dumas II have
often wondered at your kindness to
this man. Surely yours is remark
ably forgiving nature, for although ne
insulted you grossly, you have assidu-
ously studied his happiness ever since,
and even assisted him in getting mar
RED"
Quite right I" answered Dumas. 'I
fiatter myself that I have given the
fellow the most furious and lypx-eyed
mother-in-law to be found in France I"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
BRING BACK HOME MEMORIES
Many Reasons Why Snapshots Of
Familiar Spots Are Dearly Priced
by the soidIera

A piece OF paper covered with black
and white Notwithstanding more
But suppose those spiotches have been
painted by sunlight shining through O
Gamers lens. and form a picture of q
homestead, familiar street or q
mothers snowy hair, and face lined
with the eloquent handwriting of the
years-what would soldier rather
have from home than such souvenirsi
A snapshot of the house and barn
Of the family sitting on the front
steps; of father spading up the gar
den; Of the old horse rubbing his nose
along the pasture gate; of the dog
wagging expectancy at the kitchen
door; of the baby sprawling In the
sand pile. or the older children squint-
ing at the camera with the sun in
their eyes-these are the scraps of pa
per which defy time and distance, a
writer in the Boston Globe states.
They assure men amid scenes of vio-
lence and death that the peaceful,
sweet life they have left behind In or
der to defend still exists.
Now that the sweaters, stockings,
wristlets, helmets, jam, tobacco, choco-
late-and other creature comforts
have been sent of, and brains are be-
ing cudgled for something else to send
the boys at the front, do not disdain
the humble snapshot-the amateur
photograph that any one can take by
pressing a spring; the little peep Of
home faces and home scenes that can
be sent far overseas and taken out OF
pocket at odd moments-who knows
at how odd moments for a renewal
of faith and hope and memories Of
home.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
onlcehoidere, saIarIea.

The salaries of the principal officers
of the United States government are
as follows: The president, $4,000 a
year; vice president, $4,000; members
of the cabinet. $4,000; representatives
in congress, $500; speaker of the
house, $4,000; United States senator's,
$500; chief justice of Supreme court,
$4,000; each associate justice, $14,-
500. In the diplomatic service IL am
bassadors are each paid SIT. 500 a
year; FIVE ministers are each paid S12,-
600, and % ministers are each paid
$4,000. An authority says: 1T is a
matter of common knowledge that GER
tain posts, especially in the diplomatic
service, entail expenses so much In ex-
cess of the salary paid that they can
be accepted only by men of wealth. A
recent secretary Of state who did not
maintain an elaborate establishment,
said that his four years in Office cost
him $4,000 In excess of the salary
which he received"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Making New wor6s.

We're going to help the dictionary
makers with couple of suggestions.
Here are two words we have thunk up
without the aid Of mechanical appli-
ances or paraphernalia whatever
without even brains.
Piscapalate-A taste for fish for in
stance. the fellow has one who loves
shad so much that he Is willing to
spend half an hour taking bones out of
his teeth just so to eat one slab of
fish.
Strenuist-here Is now "strenuity,"
therefore, why not strenuist, one who
sirens? The strenuist is one who gets
up before any one else and starts In
doing lot of unnecessary things real
hard, just to make dust fly. He bores
you to death telling you about 1t, so ne
should be separated from the common
herd.
We'd like to have some more new
words. If you've coined any, pass 'em
along, please. The language is in
danger and needs help Richmond
Times-Dispatch.