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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
BUSINESS CHANCES

FOR SALE-First class restaurant next To
Fort Riley and Camp Funston Money
maker; Investigate. Ed Burke, Junction
City, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15

WANTED-Man experienced in driving a
Ford, delivery and porter work; refer
ences required not boys job. Apply be-
tween II and 1 O'Clock J. z. Lord, liz
w. Sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
1000 LABORERS

help; 500 laborers; helpers for wagon
drivers. $50 mo-; kitchen helpers; COOKS,
SIS to S25 wk.; fry cook, west, S71.50 mo. !;
Furman Labor Agency, LOG West sth.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-03
GOV. and MRS,
T.W.BICKET ON
FISHING TRIP

, Governor and Mrs. T. w. Bicket,
Prot. A. C. Renolds and Mrs Rey-
nolds, Hon. Thos. A. Cox and Mrs.
Cox. Prof. J. N. Wilson, MI. and Mrs.
C0ieInan c. 5CoWan and Miss Annie
May Ashecraft, niece Of Governor
Bicket, left Sylvia last week for a
fishing trip in the mountain waters
Of Jackson County near Glenville.
most of the fishing was done in Ro-
bisons Creek, under a compliment
tary permit from the wolf Mountain
Gun and Rod club. 1t is reported
that the party had very enjoy.
able time and a large catch of fish.
Governor and Mrs. Beckett were
very successful in their catch ant
proved themselves real sports.
They were particularly enthusi
astic over the bea uty of this section
| Of the mountains. delighted witt
the inhabitants and the evidence
of progress, especially among th'
FARMERS. They were PARTICULAR.
attracted by the grass farms an
the herds of cattle grazing thereon
They expect to return to Jackso
county for another fishing trip il
certain trout streams, exttndln
through the season of 1918. Th
Governor and Mrs. Beckett while
GLenville were the guests of MI. an
Mrs. w. M Fowler.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-03
DESERTERS CAPTURED
JAS. MESSfR WOUNDED

AS result of a clash between
Deputy United States Marshal Chas.
Z. Mason Of DillshOrO. and posse
of Deputies. and alleged desertrrs
last Saturday night in the Barker,s
Creek section of this county, James
Messer was shot and is now in the
Waynesville hospital, and Hastings
Messer is here in Jail while the Off
GERS await orders as to what To do
with him. james was seriously
wounded and il was thought Tor a
while that he would not recover,
but the latest report is that he is
resting very we'll and the attending
physician thinks his chance for re-
cOvery is good.
Chas. {. Mason was appointed
Deputy u. S. Marshal some time
ago by Marshal Chas. A. Webb, for
he purpose Of arresting the desert
ers in this county as there are sew
tral here.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-03
AGED man Dies

Thos NJ. Henson. perhaps the
Oldest man in Jackson county, died
suddenly Tuesday night Iat the
home of his son, B. r. Henson. He
went to bed in usual health: Wed
nesday morning he was found dead
in bed. undoubtedly having died
while asleep. He would have been
ninety-three years old on the 18th
Of this mOnth.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-03

Won Hindenburs gains. buy a bond.
For every shell the GeFmans shoot
ACROSS No Mans land. plant an acre.
II is an effectual way of stopping
the Huns. Every man must do
his damndest." And for the love
OF all that is holy, don'rlet the old
county Of Jackson be called aud
found wanting. If you believe in
the boys that you have given to
the cause back us with your money
and your labor.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-03
COMMENCEMENT SYLVIA
COLLEGIATE | .STlrurE

May 5th. Commencement Ser
mon by Rev. NJ. A. Adams, of Can
ton. II Il. m. at the Baptist church.
May 9Th. Defamation Contest, II
q. IN. Oratorical Contest and Art
Exhibit 8 p m. Recitation Contest
$3.50 p. IN.
May 7th, Literary Address by Rev
A. v ,Joyner. Of Waynesville. N. {.
| | Il. m. Music Recital. 8:::30 D. m.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-03
FOR STATE SENATE.

| hereby announce myself a can-
Ilidate for nomination as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Senator for the
37tt Senatorial district subject 10
the result Of the primary election
to be held June lst. Il nominated
to this, the only Office ever sought.
I shall be ever grateful to my party.
and if elected shall serve faithfully
TO the best OF my ability the people
of the State and especially Of this
district. O. B. COWARD.
-W. S. S.
Mitchell Cals and wife, ot Savan-
nah were in the city Thursday, Oh
business.
Ansel DiIis and Tom Gribble, Of
Beta, went to Soce on n fishing Tip
last week.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-03
sylvia HIGH
School i CLOSES

The closing exercises Of the Sylvia
High School were a great success
and proved the earnest work done
by the instructors during the past
term. Friday night was devoted to
the department of expression, under
the direction of Miss Lura Sullivan,
and the program was Of the highest
character.
Saturday night the graduating
class, composed Of Misses Christine
Nichols and Cordie Burch and Roht
|GarFett, j., Clyde Buchanan and
Ernest keener. had their graduat:o!
exercises and Prof. c. F.. Owen, o
Canton, delivered great address OF
4 The Duty Of the Hour. Sunda!
morning the annual sermon wa
delivered by Rev. Walter B. West
fof Waynesvilie, who preached a fin
lsermon on the subject Service"
-W. s. S.
FOR SALE-Potato plants, WI
deliver at IS cents per 100, 20 cent
at bed. Will be ready by May lUtl
~lW. C. Allison. Rarkers Creek. N. G.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-03

SIS ~
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25

Received from Dec. 1, 1917, to Dec. l, 1918
1st Dist. H. D. Boyer
Collector ............ 100000
LIST Dist. State Treas
urer ............... 100000
End Dist. Howard Slaugh-
ter. Collector ...... 100000
End Dist. State Treas
Srd Dist. C. w. Gra-
ham, Collector ...... 100000
Srd Dist. State Treas
urer ................ 100000
4th Dist. Howard E.
Thompson. Collector 100000
4th Dist. State Treas
urer ................ 100000
5th Dist. James V. Car
son, Collector ..... 100000
5th Dist. State Treas
urer ................ 100000
9th Dist. I. N. Ham
mond, Collector. r...... 100000
9Th Dist. State Treas
urer Observation-Disclosures. 100000
7th Dist. Thomas Slay.
Collector ............ 100000
7th Dist. State Treas
sth Dist. David H Rob-
bins. Collector ...... 100000
sth Dist. State Treas
urer ................. 100000
9th Dist. NJ. ]. Adams.
Collector ............ 100000
9th Dist. State Treas
urer 100000
10th Dist. ]. Frank Sal
evan, Collector .... 100000
10th Dist. State Treas
urer ................ 100000
Miscellaneous Receipts. 768.45
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25

Kent County's excellent comptroller,
Harry B. Grieves, gives a good ac-
counting of the finances of the County
and as will be seen in the official re-
port published in another column, the
year closes with a balance of $780,
272.52 general fund)in the county
treasury. The report makes interest
ing reading of the receipts and ex.
penditures for the year closing Dec
1st, 1918 and no taxpayer interested
in the financial affairs of the county
should fail to read it.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25

The Times wishes its readers a
Merry Christmas. With the war over,
save those who have sadness in their
homes, everybody can enter this
Christmas festival with more than the
usual joy and enthusiasm. Let us not
in our merriment forget a prayer for
those saddened homes, nor the proper
charity for the poor and needy.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25

True public utility service is giving
the people what they want, when they
want it. Therefore Smyrna will never
be truly progressive until it gives its
citizens day electric current. Think
over this, members of 1ou1 : Council
and atleast make a start at once by
giving electric light service, day as
well as night, and later converting the
plant so it will aid industries and
operate the many electrical appli-
ances now so generally used in homes
in modern and up-to-date municipali-
ties.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25
Bandaqes Now Made Quickly.

A recent invention which has not
been marketed as yet, but is reported
to be a great success, is an electric
roller for use in making the much
needed five-yard rolls of bandages.
This new device is not only a great
time and labor saver, but requires
little practice to learn to operate. The
rollers operated by hand, as they have
been heretofore, require skill and
training to operate them successfully,
and the work is strenuous. By rolling
electrically the operator is able to
keep both hands on the bandage,
while in hand operation one hand
guides the roll or bandage and the
other operates the roller.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25

If the boot were on the other leg we
probably would do just as England is
doing in the matter of her wheat sup
ply. Now that the war is ended and
its ships released for the carrying
trade,why should England not buy its
wheat from Australia's abundant sup
ply, especially since it can get Austria
liam wheat at 96 cents bushel while
it would have to pay at least 1920 a
bushel if it bought from US. Aside
from the financial aspect of the mat
ter, it must not be forgotten that Aus
tralia is a part of the British Empire
and that Australian wheat growers
have been patient and long-suffering
in their inability to market their pro-
duct while the war lasted. Our gov
eminent guaranteed the wheat price
for the protection of American farm
ers,whO were up against g COmbina-
tiOn of scarce and high labor, fertili-
zer and other items of expense, which
would have made wheat growing a
very risky business without some
guarantee of stability cf the market
1t was wise to do just what the gov
eminent did in the matter of guar
anteeing price for wheat that would
justify large paintings. But the war
over there will of course, be no ex-
tension of such guarantee beyond
the time already provided for. Amer
ican wheat growers will have to COM
pete with the world, and if they can
not grow wheat in competition with
other countries the sooner they find il
out and abandon that branch of agri
culture for something more profitable
the better it will be for them and fol
all of us. 1t would be indefensible tt
tax 1OO,OOO,OOO people continuousl!
for the benefit of a small class of pro
ducers, even of so necessary a produc
as wheat. But we need have no fea
of the outcome. American farmer
have always grown wheat in competi
tion with Australia and the res
of the world and they will continue t
do so. Meanwhile they are secure fo
the crop that is in the ground and tn
granaries at a minimum of 1920
bushel and they can afford to look a
the bOgey of Australian 96 cent whea
without a qualm.-Middletown Ne,
Era.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25

TIE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent paper
devoted to the welfare of the town it repre-
sents and the State of which it is a part. 1t
also gives the items of importance of the East
ern Shore of Maryland.
ADVERTISEMENTS-T SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents, but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clay ton,
Kenton, CheswOld, Townsend, Leipsic, &c.
rate of so cents an inch for first insertion and
% cents for each subsequent insertion will be
charged for transient advertising. Locals and
Reading Notices. 10 cents per line per issue.
special discount on all semi-annual and
yearly advertisements.
OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National sank.
Telephone. No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25
GOOD ROADS ACCOUNT

NOOD ttOOOO4NI
Dec. l. 1917, Balance Good Roads
FUND.- Observation-Disclosures. 10,514.40
Received from Tax Collectors. 900. 100000
Received from State Treasurer. 100000
Miscellaneous Receipts ............ 768.45
Total Receipts and Balance, Dec.
l. 1917 ...................... 31,282. .s5
Received from Dec L. 1917 to Dec l. 1918
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25

Nearly all of Smyrna's industries
have indicated their willingness to use
day current for power and lighting
purposes. Then let's have this modern
convenience.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25
Expenditures

Total Expenditures ...............$ 15,54883
December 1, 1918. Balance (Good
Roads FUND.- )....................S 15,734.02
State of Delaware,
Kent County, IS.
Personally appeared before me. Notary
PubEc of the State of Delaware, Harry B.
Grieves, Comptroller of Kent County, who by
me being duly sworn according to law, de-
poses and says that the foregoing statement
is true and correct to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief.
HARRY B. GRIEVES,
Comptroller.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 9th
day of December, 1918.
WILBUR D. BURTON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25
RECEIPTS
GENERAL FUND

GENERAL FUND
Dec. l. 1917. Balance General
Fund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. b(sloO.4O
Received from County Officers. fees 1S.621.S4
S. S. Sarde. c. of P...S 624.65
Frank Vansant, Sheriff 5O7.25
D. M. Ridgely, Prothon-
Ernest B. Raughley.
r of W............. 4,653.82
w. r. Peters, r. of D.. 5,587.46
]. Thomas Lowe, c. of
Miscellaneous Receipts ..........'. ~ 74O.s2
Received from Tax Collectors (Bal-
ance 1917 and part 1875. -. 97.925.7O
i918 ............:... 1O.s78.7s
Slaughter 1917..... 3.917.47
2nd Dist. Howard
Slaughter. 191S....... S,0SS.23
1917 ............... S.71S.97
4th h'if Dist. Howard E. O'-'-'-
Thompson I9I7 -. 1.21S.O5
4th Dist. Howard E.
Thompson, l918...... 6.099.3O
5th Dist. w. H. Dewitt
5th Dist. James V. Car
son. 1918 ............ 1O,5293O
9th Dist. Isaac N. Ham
mond. 1917.......... 2,750.Sl
9Th Dist. Isaac N. Ham
mond, 1918. .......... 5,l4I.74
7th Dist J. Evans Cook
1917 ................ 1,495.54
9TH Dist. Thomas C.Slay,
1918 ................ 6.926.44
Sth Dist D. H. Rob
bins. 1917............ 2.S9l.97
8th Dist. D. H. Rob
bins 1918 .......... 5,234.05
9th Dist NJ. ]. Adams,
1917 ................ 4,2l6.95
9th Dist. NJ. ]. Adams,
1918 ................ 4.56959
10th Dist. Harry E.Vin-
yard, 1917 ........... 4,498.28
10th Dist. J. Frank Sal
evan, 1918 ........... 6,86l.49
From Constables Observation-Disclosures. 7lO3(
From Work of Prisoners. ........ 467 II
December ist. I9I7..............s $3.50 .6OO.7j
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25
THE SMYRNA Times
SMYRNA, DELAWARE

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
ROBERT d. HOFFECKER, Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. HOffecker, July s. 1854
Editor and Proprietor until February 10, 1907
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Delaware
as Second class matter
subscription price $3.50 pei year strictly in ad
vance.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25

IS Funding Bonds of the
Value of S1,000.00
each. as provided by
Act Vi General Assem-
bly,, approved March
y, A. D., 1913. S85 100000
10 Kent County Good
Roads Bonds of the
Value of S1,000.00
each. as provided by
Act of General As
sembl ly, approved
March 20, A. d. 1918
and April 10, A. d.
1917 SIN ono nn
Smyrna times., 1918-12-25
County COmptrOller'S
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE

OF THE
financial Condition of Kent County
From Dec. 1, 1917, to Dec. 1, 1918
As Provided by Chapter 46. Section 6, of the
Revised Statutes of the State of Delaware
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
Legal Advertising
NOTICE
OF
CALL FOR BIDS ON REINFORCING
STEEL

SEALED proposals, addressed 10
Commission of State Institutions of
Arizona, at State House, Phoenix, Ari-
zona, and endorsed Proposal For Fur
nishing Reinforcing Steel'-File 1888
viii be received by the said Commission
until Friday, Dec 18th. at ZOO p. NJ.
and will be opened in the presence of
the bidders at the above time and place,
and thereafter considered
BIDS MUST BE ITEMIZED
Certified check for five per cent of
The amount Of the bid should be en-
closed with same, 10 be retained as liq
Undated damages p successful bidder
fails to sign COZ tract BIDS NOT
MARKED on ENVELOPE, As RE
OUlRED. WILL NOT BE CONSID-
Erred. Specifications may be obtained
upon application to the Commission Of
state Institutions. Prices must be f. O.
b. Specifying point Of shipment
The Commission reserves the right TO
accept or reject part or all of any bid
10 divide between two or more bidders
or TO waive any informalties in any
bid. as the interests of the State may
require.
THE COMMISSION OF STATE IN
STlTUTIONS.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
eTGSo g G1nKaAeeo

Miss Edith A. Winter of Minneapolis
fitting shoes on French refugees in
Paris headquarters of American
Fund for French Wounded.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
OVID FOR BIDS
Phoenix. Arizon

Phoenix. Arizona,
December 1th 1918.
Sealed proposals viii be received at
the office OF the City Clerk City Hall,
Phoenix, Arizona. until 4 o'clock p NJ,
December 18th, 1915 for the leasing of
tract Of land belonging to the City OF
Phoenix, known as Christy Park. located
on the Christy Road, just west of Six
Points, consisting OF POS acres, rs
acres or which is in cultivation. Pro-
posals must be addressed to the City
Park Board and marked proposals for
leasing Christy Park"
Bids will he considered for renting
OF the park on a basis of one, two or
three years.
Further particulars may be had on
application to Frank Stewart, at II
West Adams, Phoenix.
The successful bidder will he re-
CURED to enter into a contract with the
city of Phoenix 10 carry out all stipu-
lations made by the Park Board for the
leasing of said land
No proposals viii be considered for
an amount less than $4,000 per acre per
year for the total number of acres in
cultivation.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids or to waive any informalities
in any proposal.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY PARK
BOARD.
V. A. THOMPSON,
City Manager.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08

single prominent industry. Along tho
Pacific Coast of this country there
will soon loom great steel mills when
will be far greater than those of japan.
or South America, and from these VII
the Orient and other southern neigh
bors depend for their supplies. the
opening Of the Panama Canal will re-
suit in permanent transference to
American steel mills of large portion
of the Pacific trade placed heretofore
with foreign countries. Our mineral
deposits and mills are already playing
an important part in our control OF
the immense iron demands being made
by South America Millions of tons OF
ore will be mined and milled to make
steel and iron materials for the vari-
Gus enterprises there awakening.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08

half billion dollars a year. and, al
though this, drops considerably below
the agricultural wealth for a year, yet
the magnitude and scope of Americas
mineral industry, measured by COM
against that of other countries, bring,
to the forefront the fact that no other
country can possibly compete with the
United States in abundance nor vari-
ETY. Of mineral products.
We are today mining about 40 PEI
cent of the worlds coal and producin-
So per cent of the petroleum. OF the
essential metals, 40 per cent of tn
worlds output of iron ore is take-
from Americas mines, while the smell
tiers of the United States furnish So
per cent of the copper and so per cent
of the lead and zinc. Upon these raw
materials has been built a metallurgi-
cal industry of vast proportions, which
is in its infancy, for in more recent
days has the United States determined
to become independent as regards heI
mineral products and their manufac
ture into useful articles.
Our coal production is greater than
the combined INNINGS of Great Britain
and Germany. ranking second and
third. Not only this. but we lead the
world in the application of mechanical
means in mining, which means eff
cheney and low cost of production, thus
affording US the strategical position
! among nations. Our pre- eminence in
the production of petroleum, a mineral
| product which is enjoying an ever
widening commercial use, is still more
| conspicuous
The United States Geological Sur
vey estimates that our reserves Of cas-
! lily accessible anthracite and bitumin-
Gus coal is more than 5000, 000, 900
tons, while half as much again of the
same grades can be made accessible
with little difficulty, aside from COM
parable tonnages of sub bitumino is
coal and Ignite. These figures are ex-
elusive of Alaska, which possesses, ac-
cording to the recent report of the sur
vey, $50 billion tons. This estimate
of Alaska alone would permit of al,
output of ten thousand tons a day for
more than forty thousand years. But
the United States proper possesses d
known quantity of coal deposits which
gives her two-thirds of the world Z
store untouched.
In the past it has been customal )
for our mining operators to sell ore
raw from the mines to European coun
tries, and we have bought the sam.
product in the form of finished arti-
Gle, such as machinery, copper, brass
chemicals, ETC., paying ten to a hur
dred times the price which the raw
article brought. Therefore, there is
today a movement on hand for the
American not only to mine the raw
material, but also to complete the task
selling the machinery and completed
articles to the Old World. thus keopin.
the whole profit at home and b4ildin,
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
A FAMILY BARBER SHOP
(From a. Soldiers Letter.

u VII el AIVIUIVI , I-ttNtIJ
! went into d barber shop today to
get my hair trimmed. That barber shop
was regular "old woman who lived in
the shoe affair. The old man had the
first chair a boy fourteen the next, a
boy Of twelve the next and a kid OF
eleven the next. and they were all pref
ty fair BARRIERS at that l sat down in
the chair presided over by the boy of
fourteen and he went at me with pair
of clippers, jabbering all the time. His
English-mostly profane-Was excel
lent; it reminded me of a barber shop
conversation in the States. The great
est difference was the price. l got a
hair cut, a shave and something
sprinlled on my head for twenty eight
cents.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08

an independence which this county
has never enjoyed heretofore.
viii Supply the Orient
Inasmuch as the United States pc;
sesses the worlds greatest iron ore de
posits, when these have been properly
developed, we shall occupy a position
which no other nation can hope to du
plicate. Today we are mining approx
mately sixty million long tons of iron,
valued at one hundred and ten million
dollars a year.
Whereas Belgium Germany and
England were formerly the headquar
ters of the worlds greatest steel indus
tries the United States has made such
progress along steel making within
the past decade that we today lead
the world by a large margin in this
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08

not more than six hundred (6O0) bar
rels viii be required to be delivered in
any one month.
The responsibility of the bidder the
quality of the fuel proposed to be fur
nished, together with the price will be
considered points of merit in the
awarding of the contract
The right is reserved to reject any OF
all bids or TO waive any inrormalities in
any proposal.
V. A. THOMPSON,
City Manager
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
BRITISH ADVANCE REPORT

LONDON. Dec. 7.-(British Wireless
Service)-An official statement issued
today by the British war office, report
ing the progress of the British army Of
occupation in Germany. says:
"On Friday our troops continued
their advance. BY evening they had
reached the general line of Rheinbach
Weller. west of Bergheim and Wevel-
inghoven." (
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
NO LIMIT TO u. S.
MINERAL SUPPLY
(Pittsburg Dispatch.)

The average layman does not appre-
ciate the stupendous position which
the United States occupies as regards
her mineral deposits. Not only is this
country the worlds greatest producer
of mineral wealth, but, so far as the
earth's treasures are concerned, it pos
sesses greater reserves of the most
essential minerals than any other ma
ton.
Our mineral production at present,
according to government calculations,
approximately amounts to two and -