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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-25

tooD AND BASEBALL FRIENDSHIP CEMENT.
There are two remedies which make
for a contented mind IN the American
soldier. Is the conclusion that one brlt-
ish writer reached One Is iood, the
other = baseball.
England proceeded u supply both
Feeds public and private. await the
Sammy IN Anglo-Amcrican ba ebaIl
league OF eight teams was osganlzed, and
il even allowed to play son Sunday
Thirty American business men IN London
helped in the organization OF this league.
and Mr. Waldorf Astor contributed
trophies to bc given the winning teams.
The American nights ut the National
Sportinp Club IN Covcut Garden, with
their boxing matches and speeches by
British leaders. also have a very strong
appeal as evidenced hy the fact that AS
MANY as 800 American soldiers ~
uniform have been known 70 attend one
of them.
Bv far the most significant part
/ of the entertai ment which England Is
/ offering America however, is the open
! inq Of British homes 10 American soldiers.
There are hundreds OF thousands o.
British homes that have lost sons III
the past four years. These are asked
to open their doors 20 the sons of Ameri-
can mothers Indeed, the suggestion
for this form Of cnternent came from
the bereavcd mothers Of England. Tht
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-25
THE EVENING SMILE.
THESE COOKERY BOOKS.

II vaa lumber camp ~ the Far West
A new hand had inst been signed ON. and
The foreman was deciding what work he wa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03

Mr.. Wilson's term Of office expires.
the speaker said, the Republican
party has got the proper war president
to rule this great country and carry
US on to victory"
He paid high compliment to the
patriotism OF Centerville and Center
township. Every young man in Glass
he's gone to the colors from this
township, 68 of them in ALL
Germany has moved as far west as
she is going to move" he said. 1.-The
Allies are but waiting for the Yankees
to get there in full force, and then We
shall force them back into their own
land. Then shall the women of Ger.
many, the mothers and sisters OF the
men at the front, taste the horrors OF
war as have the women Of France and
Belgium. Thank God, though, we are
civilized. and the women and children
shall not suffer at our hands as the
women and children of our Allied coun.
tries have suffered at the hands of the
Huns"
Other speakers who spoke briefly
were John w. Judkins OF Cambridge
City. and Oliver La Fuze OF Liberty.
both Of whom are candidates for the
nomination as joint representative of
Wayne and Union counties; James
Knapp OF Hagerstown, candidate for
representative OF Wayne county: and
DR.. N. w. Veneer, candidate for SEN
ator. Ed Paul Of Cambridge City, a
prominent member Of the Republican
party In this county, also spoke.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
(By Associated P.ess.)


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday, May 2.-Lieut.
James A. Meissner, whose home is in
Brooklyn, and who brought down his
first German airplane today on the
American front northwest of Toul.
returned to his hanger to receive the
congratulations of his comrades and
to make his report with bashful
grin on his face. The lieutenant is
young and slight, and "tickled to
DEATH" that he has one enemy scalp
hanging to his belt.
The story of his exploit having
trickled in over the telephone, the
correspondent went to the lieuten-
ants hanger. 1t had been reported
that a wing of Miessner's machine
had been torn off by his opponents
airplane.
Impossible" said one of the mem
bers of Meissner's squadron, before
the young aviator had returned to his
billet. I'll the Boche really had
scraped Jimmy with his wing, we
would have had to call on the Red
Cross to make inquiries through
Switzerland as to what had happened
to him.
"There He is Now"
Just at that time Lieut.. Meissner
himself jumped out of an automobile
and walked toward the group gath
cred about the hanger
well! Well There's Jimmy now,
cried his companions as they all ran
out to meet him. All tried to grasp
his hand at the same time and shake
it, while many questions were hurled
at the young aviator. The lieutenant
blushed and looked around as if at
loss how to begin. Then he briefly
told an American story in an Ameri-
can way just as if bringing down
German was an every day trick.
WELL" he said, Il saw him at about
5000 metres. There was another ma
chine which believe was French one,
headed in the direction of the German.
l just sailed in first but the Boche
swung down toward the earth when
was just above him. l went down
after him, firing all the time.
Then he Strengthened out and turn
ing his wing point quickly rammed
my wing, but as that was happening
cut loose with my gun again. Smoke
came from the German machine, which
headed for the interior Of Germany
and we were both soon over his ter
ritory. l thought that might be some
sort of camoufage for a getaway for
they tell me these Germans are full
of tricks, SO l kept right on his tail.
Then he began to drop, real red flames
streaming from him. l knew that
had him and that l had fired 200 shots
but l also knew my machine was dam
aged So l turned and headed for
home but l thought had better come
down safely inside our lines than to
risk a fight all the way, SO l did it
and there you are"
Then the lieutenant went over and
told his mechanic about it. The pair
stood beside another airplane, on the
wing of which had been pasted as
"a hoodoo chaser" Liberty loan
poster, showing liberty waving the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
GENERAL MERCHANDISE

Butter-Creamery whole milk extra
46h; centralized extra, 44c; do firsts
41h; do seconds, 40k; fancy dairy. SO.
packing stock No. 1. 29c, No. 2. 25c.
Eggs-Prime firsts Ooss Off, 32c:
firsts. Bic; ordinary firsts, 29c; Sec
onds. 28hc; goose eggs, soc; duck
eggs, 35c.
Poultry-Broilers under 2 lbs. $50
4Oc: fryers over lbs. soc: roasting
lbs. and over, SOC; ROSTERS. 18c;
10 pounds and over, 20 cents; culls,
Zoe; white ducks 3 lbs. and over 32c;
colored do soc; geese choice full
feather, zoe; do medium, l8c; guineas
Sc per dozen.
Apples-Pippins s55O@s6 per bril- ::
Ben Davis, $4.5O@55O; Ganos, $5@5.5O
per brl. Jonathan $2.25@2.5O per box.
Baldwin s515.50. Greetings $6Q6.50.
Rome Beauty $6@7 per bril-
Beets-HoL.e-grown $1.50@1.75 pei
bush. Florida $250@3 per crate.
Onions-Yellow $1.50@1.65 per 100
h. sack, white $1.50@1.75, Spanish
$1.0O@1.25 per crate.
POtatoes-Wisconsin $175@1.85 per
100 pound sack: Early Ohio, home
grown, $1.75@1.S5 per 100 pound sack.
Sweet potatoes-Nancy Hall. $2.75@
800 per hamper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Corrected Daily by Esgemeyer's)
SELLING PRICES

PRODUCE:
Butter, 35c; eggs, soc; potatoes,
75c; old hens, zoe.
Onions, yellow, $1.75@2.00 per 100
lbs; white s1.75@2OO per 1OO-lb sack;
onion sets. 15c per To-
VEGETABLES
Wax beans, 20 cents per pound :.
asparagus, &C bunch; new cabbage,
sc h.; brussels sprouts, Soc; green
Deans, zoe per h.; carrots, 3 to sc h.;
spring carrots, Sc bunch; spring beets
lOc bunch; cauliflower 15@25c head;
cucumbers 5@10c; egg plants 15c;
kohlrabi 10c bunch; leaf lettuce zoe
found; head lettuce. 3Uc Id. trimmed;
20c per pound. untrimmed: French en-
dive, Coo h.: leak. Ice bunch: mush-
rooms. 90c pound; onions. 3 cents per
pound; new potatoes, &C h., new Texas
SC ID; shallots, Sc bunch; young onions
sc bunch, 8 for 1Oc; oyster plant, SC
bunch; parsley, sc bunch; mangoes, sc
each; radishes, sc bunch; spinach
15c per h.. toms, CSC pound: turnips,
3 to ) cents per pound; water cress,
&c per bunch; artichokes, zoe each:
sc per h.: potatoes, $1.00@125 per
bushel; Jersey sweets, 10c per pound:
rhubarb. sc bunch; green peas, zoe
h.; kahl, $15c pound
FRUITS
Apples to SC per pound: grape
fruit, 10@15c: lemons 40c per doz.:
bananas, SC Id; lines goo per doz.;
pomegranates, s % 10c each; oranges.
40c to &C doz.: pineapples. zoe EACH
MISCELLANEOUS
Eggs, 35c per dozen; Strawberries,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
WARM WEATHER HAS
BEARISH EFFECT

CHICAGO. May 3.-Prospects OF
continued warm, sunny weather had
a bearish affect today on corn. Be
sides the outlook for increased plant
ing. supplies in first hands were said
to be heavy, and there appeared to be
growing likelihood of record wheat
and oats crop. The argument was
pressed also that the sharp rally yes
terday was only natural reaction
after recent severe declines. Opening
prices. which varied from unchanged
figures to Nc lower with May 127A to
1878 and July 147h to 147a to 147A
we're followed by a slight upturn and
then a decided break.
Oats gave away with corn. Com
mission houses were quick to take the
selling side. After opening un-
changed to 1ac lower. the market un-
derwent a material further sag.
Higher quotations on hogs lifted
provisions. Offerings were scarce.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
LIVE STOCK PRICES

INDIANAPOLIS, May 3.--Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 4,500; higher.
Cattle-Receipts $50: steady.
Calves.-Receipts, $50; steady.
Sheep-Receipts 100; steady.
Steers-Pr,me corn fed steers, 1900
and up, SIS 25@$17.1O; good to choice
steers. 1900 and up, $15.75@16.2o;
common to medium steers, 1900 and
up, $15.O0@15.75; good to choice steers
TO medium steers, 1850 to 1880.
s145O@15.25; good to choice steers.
COO to 1000 lbs. $13.506 1925; fair to
medium yearlings, $9.75@12.00.
Heifers and Cows-Goou ~ cfloice
heifers, $11.5O6145O; common to fair
hcifers, s9.OO@10.25; fair to medium
cows, $3.50 O. 9.25; Gamers and cut.
$7.25mS.75.
Bulls and Calves--Good to prime ex-
port bulls, $12OO@13.25; good 70
choio, butcher bulls. $11.00@12.0O;
common to fair bulls, $9.00G10.75;
common to best veal calves. $4,000
S1250; common to best heavy calves.
$7.00@ 1000; stock calves, $50 to 40
pounds, $500 1850; good to choice
lights, s16.1O@ 1915.
Stockers and Feeding Cattle-Good
to choice steers. 700 pounds and up.
$1,000 a 11.25; common to fair steers.
under 700 pounds. $9.00@$10.00; good
to choice steers, under 700 pounds.
S9.50M 1850; common to fair steers,
under 700 pounds, $S.50@9.50; medium
to good heiters. s75O@9.0O; medium
to good feeding cows. $700Q8.50:
springers. S700@S.50.
Hogs Best heavies, $17.5O@17.65;
medium and mixed, $17.55 a 1865;
good to choice lights, $17.65@17.75;
common to medium lights. $3.50 @
$17.65: roughs and packers, $3.50 q
$16.25; best pigs. s17.50G17.75; light
pigs. s14.OOd1s.0O; bulk of best hogs,
$175561765.
Sheep and Lambs-Good to choice
yearlings. $l5.0001S.Oo; common to
fair yearlings, s13.00@14.76; good to
choice sheep. $14.00@16OO; bucks 100
pounds. S10.O0911.0O; good to choice
breeding ewes, $14.00@16.00; COM
mon to medium spring lambs, s14.00
$1s.00@2o00; fair to best spring lambs
$1S@1S.25.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
STRAyER IS
[continued From PAGE One.1

for Office at the primary next Tuesday.
attended the meeting which was he!a
in the city hall. Carl Meyers presided
in the absence of Lewis s. Bowman.
chairman Of the Republican central
committee, who was detained at his
Office. He later came into the hall
with Attorney Keller and County
Treasurer Weidner The county audi
tor spoke briefly explaining the prim-
airy law and urging every member OF
the party to cast his ballot next Tues
day.
Mrs Robert Peelle led the singing OF
America" the crowd joining in. Rev.
O'Connor OF Centerville gave the in
vocation. Mrs. Peelle again led the
audience in the singing Of Columbia.
the Gem of the Ocean"
Miss Edna Johnson recited a patri-
otto poem. and Miss Thelma Flock and
Raymon Weiser sang a duet. Miss
Erphe Lundy, whose father. Harry
Lundy, is now with the American ex-
peditionary forces in France, recited
a patriotic poem, ''Daddy's Gone to
Get the KAISER" that brought down
the house.
Charles Jordan Speaks
Charles Jordan, president Of the
American Trust and Savings bank,
spoke on "Republicanism and Patriot
ism," declaring that the two words
were synonymous and always express
sive of the same meaning.
II am for clean politics." Jordan
said. ANY man who would stoop SO
low as to fight an opponent by dirty
tactics, has no place in the Republi-
can party.
The speaker declared that every Re-
publican was back of Woodrow Will
son, and predicted that the party
would be called upon to furnish a
president when the period of recon
struction takes place at the end Of the
war.
"Or if the war is still going on when
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03

The American who fired the first
shot at the Germans on October 28
last is Corporal Osborn w. De Varilla.
He is nineteen, and a year ago was
going to Lowell high school in San
Francisco. This picture of his was
taken a few days ago in New York.
With forty-nine other American fight
ers who have served six months in the
trenches he returned to this country
last week to sell Liberty bonds.
Statistics show that 75,167,672 gross
tons of iron ore were mined in the
United States last year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
PRODUCE MARKET

CHICAGO, Ills, May 3. - Butter
Market-Firm; 34G4Sc.
Eggs--Receipts 22.037; market high
or. frsts 320331s: lowest 31h.
live Poultry-Market steady; fowls
27h: springs 20.
Potato Market-Receipts 3S cars;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
LOCAL QUOTATIONS

Corrected Daily by omer G Whelan.)
Paying-Oats. soc; new corn, s1.35
Q1.5O: rye. $1.S5; straw $500 a ton
Selling-Cotton seed meal, s5S 90 a
ton. $500 cwt: tankage. 500. 90 a ton.
$4.75 a cwt: oil meal. s63.5O a tor,
1925 cwt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
JUNK

JUNK
prices paid by Sam Jaffe)
No / Rubber Boots and Shoes, 20
TIC per lb.
No. Rubber Boots and Shoes, 40
4hac per Id.
Automobile tires. 4@41sc per Id.
Inner tubes. S@16c per ID.
Bicycle tires, SC per ID.
Buggy tires. 3A @4c per ID.
Baled paper. 40c per hundred lbs.
Country mixed rags, $3.50 per hun
dred pounds.
Mixed iron, $11O per hundred lbs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
MARKET
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
NEW YORK, May g.
American Can a.

NEW YORK, May g.
American Can, A.
American Locomotive, "a IL.
American Beet Sugar. 70.
American Smelter, IS IA.
Anaconda, 81 rs.
Atchison, ex-div. 50 "a, bid.
Bethlehem Steel, bid 70 "a.
Canadian Pacific, 40.
Chesapeake & Ohio, Sc SIS.
Great Northern, pfd, So rs.
New York Central. 20 3-S.
Northern Pacific, 81.
Southern Pacific. 50 IL.
Pennsylvania, A.
U. S. Steel Com, 81 "a.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03

CINCINNATI, o., May C Hogs
Receipts 400; market steady.
Cattle Receipts 500: market
steady; steers $3.50 % 1925.
Calves Market strong; $500 q
1875.
sheep Receipts 200; market
steady: s6Q12.
Lambs Market steady.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
American Aviator ''Sails in First
and Destroys His First Hun Plane

American flag over the heads OF the
American soldiers and bearing the In
scription: Fight or buy Liberty
bonds"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03

CHICAGO, May s. - Hogs Re-
ceipts $4,000; market strong; bulk of
sales $1710@1750; lights $500 @
$17.65: mixed $1675@17.G0: heavy,
$1590@17.40; roughs $3.50 q 1925;
pigs $13.25@16.25: pigs S13.25 % 1910.
Cattle Receipts 5000 market
firm steers $10@17.40; s:ockers and
feeders $S.20@1250; cows and heifers
$6.75614.00: calves $S@14.
Sheep Receipts 5000; market
strong; sheep s12.75@16.70; lambs,
$15.50420.90.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03

PITTSBURGH. Pa, May 3.-Hogs-
Receipts 1000; market lower; heavies
$1750@17.6O: heavy Workers $1S.10@
$500; light Workers $1S10@1S.20;
pigs $1S@1S.15.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 800;
market steady: top sheep STATS; top
lambs $1775.
Calves Receipts 100; market
steady; top $3.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03

35c per quart; butter, creamery, SIC:
| country, 45c per pound; sa-safras, &c
@1Oc per bunch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03

In 1856, New York City, then New
Amsterdam. and ruled by the Dutch.
had 1000 inhabitants, 120 houses and
seventeen streets
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
GRAIN QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO, May 3. - The range OF
futures on the Chicago Board OF Trade
follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
No trading in wheat.

TOLEDO, O.. May g. Wheat-No
/ red, 1920. Cloverseed. prime cash
$1S.4O; Oct. S14.5O. Alsike. prime
cash, $15.25. Timothy, old $3.50; new
1885; Sept SAT- IL; Oct, $4.25.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03

CHICAGO. May 3-Corn-No. 2 vel
low $1.69@1.72; No. 3 yellow $1.62;
No 4 yellow, $14S@1.57.
Oats-No. 3 white 79c@S0A; stan
dard 791s@81
Pork-Nominal. Ribs $3.50 @2317.
Lard $25.37.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-03
One Big Lot Ladies' Samp
LOW CUT OXFORDS

l big lot Of Ladies Sampl
Oxfords, Pumps and S;
ues up to $500
special at
New-York tribune., 1918-01-25
The Greatest Bargain in the World

The newspaper that you have bought for
a cent. and that beginning tomorrow will
cost you two cents, is an extra brain, a
vast, globc-encircling nervous system, that
sees, reports and thinks for you.
1t is not really separate organism,
either. 1t is yoau eyes, it is your ears, it is
vour m:nd-at your service wherever you
have need OF it.
When you put down your penny and bought
The Tribune to-day you thereby ceased to
be q lone individual, with one pair of eyes,
one pair of ears; you became the head the
receiving station, of an army of eyes and
ears and workers. Instantly, when YOU
picked up your paper you came in touch
with scores of men, miles and thousands of
miles away. 1t is as taking down the telc-
phone brings you in touch with a person
at the other end Of the city or the country
only the newspaper is a magic telephone
that enables you to listen in at talk from
all the world, each voice clear, the whole
r.atter intelligently arranged.
This is a mechanical age, and we might
have expected that man would be swamped
by his machines. We might have ex-
pected that he would be reduced to a cog,
ceafened and helpless in the rumblng
about him. That he has not been, that the
individual has, on the contrary, gained
ground as a thinking, controlling unit, is
very largely due exactly to the modern
newspaper, a combination Of human beings
with the most extraordinary and ingenious
machines that man has invented 1t is as
If man, to retain his mastery, had invented
a super machine. which assembled under
his control, obedent to his command, all
the new and unbelievable complexities of
the modern world. And that is to say that
the modern newspaper made modern de-
mocracy possible
Books, music politics. the theatre, the
world in photographs. the world as Briggs
sees it, the world as trained observers and
trained thinkers see tit is all yours for
a penny. now. in a world at war to become
two pennies. 1t is immeasurab!y the great
est bargain in the world.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-25

their managers rather than in the laws
governing the exhibitions Boxing had
ceased to be sport; it had become n
business, and a sordid one Many Of its
most devoted supporters among the pub
lie had become thoroughly disgusted with
its scandals Nothing decent, manly, de-
sirablc, was inculcated by the public
bouts, which were money making affairs
only. "Thc art of self defence" is better
served by the amateur matches Of legiti-
mate small athletic organizations than it
ever was by the big bouts, with their
ticket brokers and seating scandals. Such
amateur matches can be conducted with
out any change in the laws. A change
would benefit the professionals only
There isn't any justification for it.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-25
Prospects at Sea

There is as yet no confirmation of the re-
ported appearance of fotilla of German
submarines off the coast of Brazil. and as
phantom U-boats are not uncommon now
adays we cannot depend with confidence
on single observer. 1t is conceivable.
however, that the relative inactivity of
the commerce destroyers, as shown in the
BRITISH returns of the last two weeks.
may be attributable to changes in the
main fields of activity, and though we
have no good reason as yet to credit the
rumor from South America, it is quite
possible that the Germans have found i
eXpedlent to reorganize their campaign.
That alone might account for a FORTNIGHT
of comparative quiescence
In any case, we have no more reason
to rejoice over the returns of the last
fortnight than we had to feel depressed
at the reports of the fortnight before. 1t
is encouraging, however, to find that the
pace set in the latter part of December
and the first week of January has not
been maintained; it is satisfactory. too
to lind that the weekly movements of
'S9ooio III DI Ii0loll pOIlS are again lnCreaS-
ing
If the signs Of improvement persist for
few weeks it may be possible to draw
some general conclusions, but at present
nothing could be more futile than to
speculate on the causes of a condition
which has not in fact been established
Shortly after a few Of our destrovers
were reported in European waters some
hasty observers, in the light of one weeks
list of submarine sinkings, proclaimed
that we had turned the scale and accom-
pllshcd in three weeks what Britain and
its allies had failed to accomplish in
three years. Others, who have never
tired of abusing Admiral Jellicoe, will
now, perhaps, assume that his successor
has hit on panacea and ended the
menace.
Such speculations are obviously fool
lsh, and those who expect any immediate
and striking revolution in the aspect of
the war at sea are dreaming idle dreams
Least of all is there any ground for the
renewed rumors of radical change of
plan. an offensive, and what not. Such
expectations are founded on complete
misrepresentation of conditions at sea. "a
Sea Ofticer,' said Nelson, "cannot, like
Land Officer, form plans; his object is to
embrace the happy moment which now
and then offers-it may be this day. not
Il