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DELsw ARE COLLEGE
AIDS HOG RkISING e.

Special CORES SpondenCe Of Every Evcning
Newark. April 10 The Animal Hus-
bandrv Department Of Delaware College
Is cooperating with the Federal govern
ment IN an effort 10 increase pork produC-
ti0n in this section of the country and con
seouentlv to advocate the use Of garbage
wherever possible for feeding hogs The
raising of porkcrs IN small towns Is ad-
vocatcd r. 4 Havs of tho Animal iius-
handry Department of the college, has
issued the following statement on the sub
icct which will he Of special interest 10 the
those thinking Of raising hogs:
Realizing the Importance Of increased
pork production, most municipal govern
ments nov make provision for the produc-
ton Of pork within their limits. Best
results may he secured by selecting few
pigs about cICht weeks old Place these
In as large pcn as is available The best
location is on we'll drained area and
provide clean board or concrete floor for
feeding Have these pigs vacclnatcd by
the simultaneous method for hog cholera.
The cost will be from 81 70 81 so each and
this is the only safe precautIon.
Good garbage is fresh table refuse free
from glass. metal. cinders, rags and paper.
The highest food value lies IN meat scraps
ana OLICf concentrated AdABts ASBNAoS
Garbage alone viii not generally produce
satisfactory porkers Make a small feeder
with two compartments; IN one place corn
or other like feed, III the other tankage or
oil meal GIVE the pigs constant access to
these feeds and all the garbage they will
eat besides Trust the pig 10 select the
most economical ration GIVE hun plenty
of clean water and good shelter.
Refuse from catsup factories. and from
corn, bean and pea canneries should be
made use Of in much the same way as
garbage Pigs fed in this way VIII gam at
the rate OF 10 pounds daily or better. and
viii weigh POO pounds at six months old.
The results of 25 day test IN feeding
garbage to growing lattening pigs az the
Delaware College farm follows: Number
of hogs used s average daily gain per PIG,
"a pounds: hominy feed required 100
pounds gam. 2027; Tankage. lS.2;
garbage, 1888; cost OF feed exclusive Of
garbage for 100 pounds gain $500;
actual value Of garbage 500. per ton.
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NEWS OF LEWES.

spe--jai Cores spondence of Every Evening
Leuc April I0-These ushers have
been APPOINTED Ior Lewcs Methodist
~ --opa Church 10 serve during Apnl:
Morning. lIchard Beebe Rolla Hart,
Daeld Britt ghan George " Robinson;
evc,aue Ma, + IL 3 T. >jer, Edison e.
Lodge. W5lI.;u II 1T and John +.
fauII
Mrs Irank fc.r.oa formerly oi
l. = and nov d. b .neloa, IS spending
days hero W fer parents, Mr..
and Trs CAREY T. Vest
T. leland ii Ch.,, % has been ap-
poftea assistant sIr.r. tondent OF this
Coast Gi..rd district to uccecd Ii W.
Cobb ii Cobb has been transferred
to d Coast Guard station il Virginia, as
eaptain
The Nomen lIome Ni7. nary So
Ietv met ye7terdat afternoon at the
home Of Mrs Jcu1 coleman
Miss Ethel Parsor- 'rs' scho0l teach
ar. who was visiting friends ~ Stockton,
Pa mas returned
Mr.. and Mrs. II Decatur Of Boston,
Mass have been spending few days
here with A1r and Mrs. Lewis W. Mus
tard
James Walsh and wife of Wilmington
attended the funeral OF his father here,
SATURDAY,
Mrs Ebe r Lynch of Wilmington is
spending few days with friends and rela-
tlYes here
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CECIL COUNTY NOTES.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Elkton, Md NpriI 10 George Blanch-
field, aged 81 years. of Eareville died
Yesterday, just as he was being admitted
to Union Hospital, flkton lie Vas on a
shopping trip to tins town when he was
taken i'll with heart trouble
jumping from q motor truck on which
he was riding soldier belonging To a
company cn route to Philadelphia was
painfully injured near Fulford, yesterday.
He was knocked down asd run over by
another machine breaking both legs The
injured man was taken to the Havrc
de Grace hospital.
Farmers Of Calvert section havc
organized Hog Growers Assocation.
with NJ ] Ewing president, ID Il Nc
DoWcIl vlce-president / Il McNey,
secretary
The Navy League Of Port Deposit
cleared Sl25 al supper gwen Monday
afternoon and evening at the parish
house
4 Red Cross unit has hceu organized in
CharlestoWn, with Mrs Belle Calvert,
president; Mrs trace AIarbur1, sccre-
tary; Mrs Pcnrosc Cooper, treasurer
John " Scott oi llkton has hecn up-
pointed a paper expert Tor the United
States government, 1t Washington, and
left this morning to assume his new
duties.
Mrs Emma y Campbell aged 76
years, an aunt OF Judge Victor B Woollcy
Of Wilmington, died yesterday at her
home in Elkton, after several weeks i'll
ness.
Henry " DAVIS, for number of years
baggage agent at Peryyille, dropped
dead, yesterday, at Perryville Of hear
trouble. lie was about so years Of aye.
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Grove, $4,000; Henderson, $4,000;

Grove, $4,000; Henderson, $4,000;
Mastens Corner, $4,000
Seventh Representative district Cam
den, $4,000; Wyoming. $4,000; Wood
side $4,000; Canterbury and Viola,
$4,000; Rising sun and Lebanon, $40. 600
Eighth Representative district Mag
nolia, $4,000; Frederica and Bowers,
$4,000; FELTON,, $4,000,
Ninth Representative district -Har-
ringtoD, Vernon, Burrsville, $4,000;
Pennington and Hickman, $4,000.
Tenth Representative district ct-NIil-
ford Kent side. Sl250O0; Houston,
$4,000
The Kent county committee received
word, yesterday, that if Kent doubles its
quota, the du Pont Co viii take, in ad-
dition, as much as Kent raises In other
words, if Kent county raises 81, ,92l .O4O.
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NEWS OF A DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Farmers Around Lewes Will No
Grow Tomatoes This Year for
Less Than so Cents a Basket.
DEATH OF JOHN w. SHORT
Dover Folks Receive Interesting
News of Exciting Experience
of Relative III France.
sncr,al Correspondence OF Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover. April 1O-A writer for New
York paper who is with the American
army in France states that on April :
German airplanes bombed a town not
far from Paris. where Elliott Fitch
Shepard, formally of New York City, has
converted his magnificent chateau INTO a
home for convalescent American aViatorS
and ambulance drivers
An aerial torpedo dropped within a
few feet of the chateau. breaking windows
but doing no great damage. When the
FIRST bombs began 10 drop into the town,
the patients at the chateau were taken
10 the cellar by Mrs. Shepard and Sisters
Nerscdes and Loretta, American nuns
from Trenton, \ J.
Elliott Fitch Shepard is son OF the
late Colonel Elliott f. Shepard, the New
York publisher. and a grandson OF WI
liam II. Vanderbilt He has made his
home in France since his marriage, IN
1897
Mrs shepard. before her second mar
riagc. was Miss Esther Wiggins Of Green
mort Long Island and a sister OF L. h.
Virgins OF Dover MIR and Mrs. Shepard
have been active IN war rellct work
Word has been received in Dover, by
their relatives, that they bad twenty
five Belgium children IN their home 70
care for at ono time. In writing 10 her
SISTER. Mrs Shepard said her husband
had gone to purchase Twenty-Five pairs
of shoes and stockings MIR. Shepard rs
well known by friends in Wilmington.
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this issue can be of great patriotic service
Mt this time by such temporary readJrst-
mont Of their share arrangements with
tenanta as will assure tho tenant against
loss and To give him chance Of reaonable
profit, when taking into account the large
increase in costs OF labor, seeds, fertilizers,
etc, in comparison with the probable
market prices for farm products in tho fall
Tho committee of seven was much
gratified TO hear of the voluntary favorable
action on such rcadjtietments by many
landlords in view Of these conditions, but
feel II is most important To call thus sitna-
ton TO the attention of every landlord
owning land in tho State that he may
do his part in direct cooperation with his
particular tenant or tenants.
ENROLMENT or FhRa HANDS.
Z. While many parts of the work to
prepare for the farm labor needs are al
ready under active way by some OF the
divisions represented by the undersigned,
covering preliminary census Of farm
labor, enrolment of skilled and unskilled
farm hands available for certain periods
during the season, &c.. the permanent
organization of the undersigned com
mlttee will be perfected during the month
ot April, SO that greater activity and efii-
cheney may result from a combined and
centralized organization. The exact
form that this organization will take
awaits in part the organization and au-
thnrltv from the now State Defence
Council When this action rs taken,
more thorough and detailed explanation
of the system 10 he developed for SUP
plying this farm labor will be presented
publicly, that all citizens of the state
may fully understand the plan ia be
followed in individual eases. and that
Dclaware's aggregate increase in farm
products NAV bring orr State to the head
of the list in patriotic farm effort
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NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
A Number of Fishing Boats
Swamped by the High Wind
This Morning.
star Correspondence Of Every Fvsnine

stan Correspondence Of Every rvsninr
New Castle. April l0-Of 70 fishing
bo ats out 81 New Castle seven were
swamped today The high wind started
about IN ~ . clock last night and de-
veloped into hurricane proportions Nar-
ous estimates place the velocity Of the
wind at 45 to 65 miles an hour The boats
swnmped were All staunch. power pro-
PEELED and of the best type All nf the
occupants got ashore IN safety Among
them were Captain John Ncwloye and
helper. Captain Robert Newlovc and
helper, Captain John Fustll. Captain
Ruben Walllng, Captain William Wlpf
All got in before the storm became too
severe No body was lost Each boat
had from 81 TO eight men. with pumps.
When they went out. early last night,
the tide and wind were low H. was lIn-
possible TO catch any fish. Tho total
caught Yesterday Was $50, last night 3
shipments comprising 40
New Castle Century tlub installed the
new officers last night and held rccep-
tion. Miss Bertha l.ambson IS president,
Mrs. julius Dodd, first vicc-prcsident,
Miss Recda NJ Stoops second vicc-presI-
dent Miss Lainbson made a pleasing
speech Handsome roses were presented
to Mrs. ]. Ernest Phillips. retiring presI-
dent.
A Liberty Loan meeting was held last
night which showed that subscriptions
TO date of about $50 000
Robert Strirnple. prominent resident,
who has been critically I'll with pneu-
monia, was able to be ont today
The high wind has caused damage to
houses and trees in the vicinity OF New
Castle.
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SERVICE FLAG; or - STARS.

SpociaJ Correspondence. Of Every Evening
Dover. April 10 4 service flag con
tanning - stars was raised ~ hc State
College for Colorcd students, sunday
afternoon. With an interesting program
Tho c1crclScs oncnci with tho song
seal hwav. and Rc( " G. Jason.
president Of the college. made the INTRO
,iuctorv address \ reading was gwen
hy Miss Agnes t'rocc
Song. Battle Hymn of the Republic .
address. Kent county superintendent oi
schools. Professor II T. shilling of
Dover: solo. Mrs. T.. L. Raikos, address,
l.. c. Armstrong of Dover, chorus
America unfurllng service flag; honor
roI read by Mrs. NJ h Jason; recita-
ton. The Colored Soldiers, Miss
Nadora T.. Jason. school song; address,
Dr William VI " Henry, Dover; song,
Star->panclcd Banner
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KENT COUNTY QUOTA
NEARLY 4 MILLION
And the du Points Stand Ready TO
Meet the Amount, if Raised
by Kent County.

Special Cores Spondence Of Every Evening
Dover. April 10 Kent county's quota
Of the third Liberty Loan has been fixed
at S960, go Tue county committee has
apportioned the amount throughout the
county. by districts. rs follows
First Representative district, including
Second election districts, including BTen-
ford, $4,000
Second Representative district Leip-
sic, $4,000; Little Greek, 5000.
Third Representative dlstriet-C Clay
ton $4,000; kcnton, $4,000; Cheswold
$4,000
Fourth Representative district HaT T.
ley. $4,000; Marydel, $1,000
Fifth Representative district and Second
election district Of the Second Representa-
tive district, including all of Dover =
S225, 000.
Sixth Representative district Willow
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MOTHERS PENSION COMMISSION
special Correspondence Of Every Evening

special Correspondence or Every Evening
Dover. April f0-Thc Mothers Pen
sion Commission. created bv an act Of
Legislature in 1917. which organized
several weeks ago. i doing active work all
over thr state The commission has
secured the services OF Mrs Elizabeth
MacDonagh Of Chicago, who for several
,ears was engaged in the work in that
nv Mrs NfacDonagh has headquarters
ror he present In the State Library, in
he state House
Tiobt c.ses outside az the CITY Of VIII
.4,,,g1on have been considered and partial
..,norfIonrncnfs made Anyone desiring
...i,, rom tbi> commission should get IN
touch with Mrs McDouach
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-10

housework. ] am telling my frlends
about it."-Mrs. j. NJ. CAMus, 726
Caroline St, Key West, Florida.
Many women at some period in their
life suffer from ailments peculiar to their
sex and which in most cases may be
readily relieved by this famous root and
herb medicine, Lydia K. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, just as Mrs.
Camus found it helped her after suffer
ing for years and trying everything else
in vain.
If you have any annoying symptoms
YOU fail to understand, write Lydia h.
Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass.
The results of their 40 years experience
in advising women on this subject is at
your service.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-10
PUPILS RECITAL.

Sps-is. Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover. april 10 The Parent-Teacher
Association Of the Caesar Rodney schools
announce pupils recital. under the
direction al Mrs John q. Rorahack,
Thursday evening April IS Edward
~hippcn Van Lcer, tenor soloist OF New
YorL CItv. and Mrs. Emma Stephens
Stewart If Philadelphia viii assist
Nr Nan lccr will give ten-minuteS
lecture on the voice and community
singing The recital will be held in the
auditorium at Caesar Rodney school.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-10
PRICE SET FOR TOMATOES.

sprcial correspondence OF Every Evening
Loves. tpnI l0-Local farmers held q
!. cc,lnclu the office Of the Lewes Packing
co. Yesterday. IN reference 10 setting a
arlce lol which they would grow tomatoes
More than 300 acres were represented IN
be meeting and II was unanimously
greed upon that they would not grow
h.m Tor less than 80 cents per basket
some II the cAnncry men were present.
.5at have not vet set the price Tor tomatoes.
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NOWpS THE TIME
TO TAKE A GOOD
BLOOD TONIC
Chasco-Vin, the Body Building
Tonic Will Repair the Raw
ages of Winter and Increase
Your Strength and Vitality
100 Per Cent in Two Weeks.

II you feel tagged out and nervous and
every little thing annoys YOU or il YOU are
underweight aud weak and don't cat or
sleep as You should, Chasco-Nin. the
bodybuilding tonic will correct these
conditions by building you up. making
your blood rich and red and increasing
your strength and vitality, often 100
per cent in two weeks
Sold IN Wilmington By Miller Drug
Store, I0f-406 Market street Harmonson
Drug Co, SIG Maryland avenue: Francis
f. Gallagher, 200i Market street; Smith
& Strcvig, Delaware avenue and Adams
street.
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tbtC ieaAAAS otAo hAh
awful weakness in
|my back. The doc
tor gave me diff
erent medicines but
they did me no good.
A friend ask ed me TO
try Lydia Z. Pink
hams We eget ia Bile
Com pound and !
found it TO be the
best medicine ! ever
tried b e ause e it
made me well, and
u can now do my
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-10

of Kent county, died at his home, Sun
day, after lingering illness Funeral
services were held yesterday and he was
buried at Barrctt's Chapel, near Fred
ercka.
Mr.. Short was "a years OF age, and
leaves a wife, who is the daughter OF
Luther Il. Cubbage. also a prominent
farmer of the Tenth district.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-10

the du Points VIII ave a Ike amount
This, it Is understood, applies % al three
of the counties, and in the event of
three doubling their quota 0i Ss.j6l, SO
which in the aggregate would be- Sis,l-",-
700, the du Points VIII give . Ike -u,a.
which would bring Delaware s clatrlol-
ton up 10 81. ~. iOs.
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DEATH OF MILFORD MAN.
peciaI Corres pondence ID Every Evening

Special spondenoe Of Every Evening
Milford, April l0-John Gumby a
vell known resident Of this town, died
tn the Milford Emergency Hospital,
Mondal evening, after an illness Of
several months
Mr.. C,uInby was the son Of the late
Jacob GuInby OF Milford and a nephew
of Rev " T. Gumby, pastor Of the NJ
r. Church at Cambridge, Md, recently
u Wesley Church. Dover
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Fire ~ Marion. Nd.

Crisficld. Nd. Apri To-. tirc ). AIar-
ion Yesterday dc>.royet the .rmcrs'
Bank Building. George 49, Marshall
store. Claude Nesslcks 5 blacksmith shop
and Mrs. Bessie RobcrtsDn's store The
damage Is about 5000.
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DEATH OF JOHN w. SHORT.

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Milford, April 10 John W Short,
prominent farmer Of Milford Neck. at
me time member Of the House Of Repre-
cntatives Of the Delaware Legislature
xom the Tenth Representative district
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Letters Granted.

Isaac r. Brown, register Of wills, has
granted letters OF administration on
the estate Of Wilbur j. Hotiecker to
George r. HofIecker and on the estate
OF Annie 4. Dolan 10 John |. Dolan.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-10

Every Evening classified advertise
mcnts bring results. Proved % the satis-
faction 81 many and VII be 20 Ou.-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-10
lluiIdinp Permit Issued.

Building Inspector Preston has issued
q permit for m addition to POS East
second street, to cost $3.50
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She SUFFERED
five YEARS
Finally Restored to Health
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Key West, Fla -" For FIVE years
suffered from irregularities, with ter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-19
MIPNENS
PLAN TO PLACE U. s.
FIRST IN SEA TRADE
National Marine League Off
cials Will Discuss Opportu-
mites for Wider Commerce

The opportunity of giving the Ameri-
can flag a commanding place on the
seas of the world will be discussed this
afternoon at a meeting in the Chamber
Of Commerce arranged by the National
Marine League of the United states.
Addresses will be made by p. H. w.
Ross, president of the league, and by
A. B. Walsh, the leagues business man.
ager., Many Of the biggest business men
and concerns in the country hold mem
bership In the league. William j. Con-
len, chairman of the maritime committee
Of the Chamber of Commerce, VIII pre-
side.
A mass of data bearing on shipping
and the needs of shipping for American
export business will be made aValiapie
at the meeting today League otiiciais
point out that gigantic opportunities IN
export trade now lie before American
business men. A vast American mer-
chant marine, they say, Is fundamen-
tai need in taking advantage OF these
export trade possibilities.
Philadelphia, 1t is predicted. will have
an important share In Americas !0r-
eign trade.
Among the prominent Philadelphians
and nearby manufacturers who are mem
bers of the National Marine League are
Clifford L. Anderson, president OF the
Bristol Patent Leather Company
Joshua L. Baily & Co, William P. baroa'
vice president of the Midvale steel Com
pany; Chandler & Co., Henry H. Conins'
of the Dill & Collins Company; Charles
Eisenlohr, William F. Gest president or
the Fidelity Trust Company; Alba b.
johnson, president of the Baldwin Loco
motive Works, and Arthur II. Lea.
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ENTIRE CITY TO JOIN
THANKSGIVING PLEA
Exercises to Be Held Stimuli
taneously at Thirty-eight
Points

Elaborate plans for q great COM
munity Thanksgiving Service. celebrating
the contamination Of world peace, to be
held In this city on the morning OF
Thanksgiving Day, are now being COM
pleted by the Philadelphia Council OF
National Defense.
The program OF the exercises, which
VIII take place in every part of the city
at 10 o'clock. will be made epublic in the
next Two days. Robert y. Dripps. execu-
i've secretary and director of the coun-
ell, said Yesterday no parades will be
included. The arrangements are en-
tirely in the hands Of n COMMITTEES rem
resenting the council and headed by To-
seph e. Widerher. All churches will be
asked to hold their services not earlier
than IL o'clock. no as not to interfere
with the community celebration.
Foiowing are thirty-eight points in
the city where Philadelphians will be
asked to gather for the exercises:
q Washinston Monument. Twenty.hfth and
to city Hall. South Penn square ".'
streets. "'''
Rittenhorse Square, Eighteenth and wal
Logan Square. Nineteenth street and tn,
Franklin Square. =" seventh and vim,
streets
Passyink Square. Twelfth and Reed
Jefferson Square. Fourth street and Wash
ington avenue.
Mlfflin Square. Sixth and Wolf streets.
Wharton Square. Twenty-third and Whar
Franklin Field. Thirty.third and sout,
.Clsrenes Clark PARK. Forty-third an,
Black Oak Park. Fifty.hrst and Pin,
Carroll Park. Flfty.ethth street ant
Girard avenue.
Durham Park Forty.seventh street ant
Fairmount. Park. at Thirty-fearth stree
" Xthietio Park. rwsnty-srxth and Jefferson
John T. Reyburn Park, Twenty.secont
street and Jehish avenue.
Fotterall Square. Eleventh and Yorl
Norss Square. Diamond and Hancoci
streets.
y. Ontario Square. Thirteenth and Thompson
,westmoreland Square. Fifth street an'
Allegheny avenue.
Mcpherson Square, Kensinston and Indi
Allegheny Square. Allegheny avenue an'
Penn, Treaty Park, East Columbia ave
nue. and Beach street.
Harro~gate Park Tioga street and Ken
sinEton avenue
Whitehall Commons Margaret and TOT
| resdale avenue.
Dsston Park. Keystone and Princeton
| streets.
cobb's Creek Park. sixty.fourth and Rae
| streets.
Hunting Park. Hunting Park avenue an
| Old York road
Fisher Park. Fifth and Spencer streets.
| Wister's Woods Belfeld avenue nea
wister station.
Vernon Park. Germantown and Cheltei
avenues.
Cliveden Park. Cliveden and Chew streets
Waterview Park. Hafnes street and Nc
Mahon avenue.
Gorgas Park. Ridge avenue and Hermit
| taGe street.
l. Fernhil Park. wissahlckon and Robert
| avenues.
Fairmount Park at Cresheim Valley dr!v
and Germantown avenue.