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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
I.;bertv Loan Committee Will
Meet This Evening and Prepare
for a Big Drive.
s,,reC Cc rrespondence o, Every Evening

s.nff e. rrespondence o. Every Evening
New Castle, March 19-Members of
the Liberty Loan committee of this city,
comprising Andrew Bryson, Mayor Theo-
dore W. Cavender. DIR. julius Dodd,
President of Council John +. Stoops,
Recorder of Deeds A. V. Lesley George,
Iieutenant-G Governor Lewis II. Eliason,
Street Commissioner James L. White,
Trustees of Common Selden 5. Deemer,
James f.. Biggs, Richard :. Rodney,
Francis de IL Janvier, Patrick McGrory,
John f. TAYLOR and James t. Challenger,
Court House Commissioner Alexander r.
Goudiss, John r. Lambson, Francis +.
McCallin and William +. Rothwell, Post
master John F. Murphy. Edward '. Platt,
Joseph A. Carlin, John O. Lambson, j.
Frank Megginson, Joseph Qulgley, Charles
Negyinson. George Pcirce and Frederick
X Reybold are making plans for the loan
here Other workers IN New Castle hun
,lred are Clayton ID. Appleby, Bear Sta
lion; William s. Silver. Red Lion: Ezekiel
Cooper. near Hare's Corner; Cyrus f.
Rittcnhouse. Samuel b. Miller, State
Road: DR. William II Hanckcr, Farm
hurst John T. HAYES of near Bear
Station. All are preparing Tor blg drive
The local members and those from out
side OF the city are to meet at : - clock
this evening at the Century Club and
will make an effort 10 interest all the
members of the club and their friends to
get every dollar OF the loan they may have
on hand subscribed for.
Many residents Of the city have been
discussing for several davs the merits of
having water works built and owned by
the city In fact, this has been talked o
for several Years, but has never taken
definite shape.
Mrs James d. McPike, who was
operated upon several weeks ago 1T the
Delaware Hospital Is now reported able
10 sit up She IS Yet weak. but her recovery
is looked fur.
Mary Wright Of Fifth and Harmony
streets Stenogapher III the employ Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Go. for several
months. has gone ~ the Bethlehem Steel
60. where She will fill like position.
~hr Is succeeded hy Catherine AicC Caffcry
i student OF the parnchial school, who will
graduate in June
interesting post cards and letters have
been received hv Mrs Thomas Kirk and
son, from Irving Kirk now moulder
IN the aviation camp at Waco. Texas \
.9trd showing the nCw model triplanc has
been greatly admired. Private Kirk is Il
mCmher Of Co @. Thlrty-iirsi Recruit
Squadron He reached the camp on Tues
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
CECU. COUNTY NOTES.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evcnin

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Elkton, Md, March l9.--Elkton Inn
provement Association has adopted q
resolution urging the Pennsylvania Rail
road Co. to erect new passenger station
and elevate the tracks through the town,
during this wear
Elkton-C Chcstertown bus line, which
several Sundays ago suspended the
Sunday schedule, has been ordered TO
keep the ears in operation daily hereafter
Farmers throughout Cecil county re-
port the outlook for wheat this year
very poor, it having been damaged by
the heavy ice during the winter.
Henry l.. Hess Of near Elkion, who
recently resigned responsible position
with the Pennsylvania Railroad to go
with the du Pont Co in Wilmington,
was called for draft service, this morning,
and with six others sent to Camp Meade
for duty.
Elkton Tribe Of Red Men has floating
over the building on North street a
service flag containing 30 stars, represent
ing its members now in the country g
service.
School Superintendent II W Caldwell
reports TINT the school children in Cecil
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19

day of last week and now looks for his,
Every Evening with Delaware and home
news daily, although the paper rs three
days old when it reaches him.
Word has been received here Of the big
fire. Sunday morning, at Millington, Md,
where Eldridge Wilson, a storckeepcr, and
a brotber-in-law of Richard T.. Pinder OF
this city and of William Harrington OF
Bear Station, was among those who lost
heavily. His business was improving and
he added stock to the value of $4uO last
week. His loss will be about So 600 with
$1,000 insurance on 1t.
Members of the New Castle Baseball
Club are greatly angcred over the THEFT
of the fence about the grounds, part oi
which was blown down by the high winds.
Several persons have torn down part OF
the fence that was standing and took pos
session of it also. The directors are de-
termined to prosecute to the extent of the
law those who may be caught taking the
fencing or lumber from the grounds.
Sadie LYONS. S-months-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Roland Lyons OF 637 Clymer
street. South New Castle, was buried IN
The Glebe cemetery. Sunday afternoon.
J Harry King, generally known as "the
shad and ice king" who has for several
wears been engaged in growing Easter
flowers. has about | 500 potted plants at
his home He has rented the store OF Mrs
John Walls, on Delaware street, near
Fifth, for the exhibition next week.
The committee in charge OF the smoker
of the Pastime Athletic Club, next Thurs
day evening. comprises Frances Atkinson,
Henry Weinberg. Andrew NJ. Gallagher,
Jr.. and Joseph Mullen. kThe entertain
ment will prove interesting and the menu
will bc excellent and we'll served.
\ valued horse, owned by Patrick Me
Grorv and greatly admired by everybody
because of his appearance, holding up his
head without a Jack and stepping with a
STYLE seen III few animals, has been shot
because of contracting lockIaw, due to
nail entering one of his feet.
The addition of two stories to the homo
of Warren Burris, on North Second street.
bv John F. Owens & Son. is nearing COM
pletion.
DIR. and Mrs. Lewis Booker and son,
Page. who were visiting IN Virginia for
week. have returned home
Samuel H. Harris Of Millington, Md.
who had been visiting his son-ln-law and
daughter, MIR and Mrs. William II.
Chcczum. for several days, has returned
home Mir Chcczum IS recovering from q
serious attack of grip.
Mir and Mrs John Foster, who reside
on the James W Foster farm on the
Basin Road, between this city and New
! port, are being congratulated on tn"
birth Of daughter.
Learners on screw machines, Whining
! ton Fibre Speciality Co. New Castle
| idv
For sale 1 oak sideboard. ! mission
clock. / white cnamclcd bed Apply At
Hotel Louise John Refs, Proprietor
! kdv
| Milk IS cents per quart, : cents pint
NJ B,lrris. POS Delaware street Adv
BUY onion sets at l5c quart rakes and
| spades AZ Sto0ps tdv
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PIONEER CLUB WAS
HOST TO SAILORS
Members Celebrate Forty-second
Anniversary and ST.,
Patrick's Day.

The guests of the evening at one of
the largest reunions of the membership
of the Pioneer Club of this city held last
night at the clubs headquarters, were
the bluejackets from the two ships. the
Manhattan and the Narraganset, stationed
at the Harlan yards. The occasion
was dual celebration, that of the forty
second anniversary of the club and the
festivities attending St Patrick s day.
Many-sidcd and varied was the talent
which participated in the entertainment,
which will go down as a record night IN
the annals of the Pioneer Club.
Father Francis Tucker, who was among
the first to speak, delivered talk on st.
Patrick, that was both instructive and
SO humorous that the audience was kept
in a continual state of applause.
Thomas Haney, former star OF the
Dumont NIlnstrels gave display ot some
dancing stunts and songs that brought
down the house James Raincy favored
the gathering with vocal selection
that was both pleasing and artistic
while the sailor boys who were called
upon added variety TO the program
by rendering solos and dancing stunts
that made for mCrrlncss
William McShannon and Patrick Bren-
nan were the stars for the sailor aggrega-
tion that joined in making the program
interesting.
When James Hughes of Philadelphia
was called upon To tell few stories, he
related the incidents which 'befell one
Casey" and kept his audience in con-
stant uproar for some time. Mr.. Hughes
is a professional story teller and lDs humor
seasoned with his wit, makes the stories
a genuine pleasure 10 listen to.
James Corrigan, who presided over the
entertainment, was At his best IN the
catchy" ntroductions he gave the men
he called upon TO speak.
The reunion was in the form Of a
smoker and while the program was
being rendered the smokes we're distribute
ed The meeting was opened with the
singing Of The Star SpanEled Banner,
while tho chairman of the evening raised
the large flag upholding it until the an
them was completed The sailor boys
were delighted with the entertainment
and praised the people of Wilmington for
the welcome reception which they re-
cciycd in the city in general and 1t the
Pioneer Club in particular
l.. W Mccarthy. president of the
organization, extended nm invitation 10
them to attend the classes IN French.
given at the club rooms on tuesday and
Thursday evenings between and =
O'Clock
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DECLINED JERSEY OFFER.
Rev. Frank +. Carpenter Prefers TO Re-
main as Pastor Of NJ. +. Church IN
I onro1


Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Laurel, March I9-Members of Cen
tenary Methodist Episcopal Church have
felt considerable anxiety during the past
few days over reports that the PASTOR
Rev. Frank +. Carpenter, would be trans
ferred to another charge. Last Friday
Mr.. Carpenter was summoned to Phlla-
delphia to meet Bishop Berry, who, 1t Is
said, offered him the pastorate of State
Street NJ. T. Church, Camden, IN the
New Jersey Conference, Mt salary oi
50 600 per year. and strongly urged hIu
To accept it, After considering the offer
Mr. Carpenter called his official board
together, following the evening service on
Sunday, and informed them that he had
decided to decline transfer to the New
Jersey Conference and would remain IN
Laurel unless he was changed at the
session of the Wilmington Conference.
Although several other churches are
making strong efforts to secure MIR. Car
penter, it is thought he will return to
Laurel lie has been pastor of Centenary
NJ l.. Church for two years and IN that
time has made many warm friends,
several of whom made up purse OF sloo
and presented To him last Christmas,
together with other valuable gifts, rs an
evidence of their appreciation of his
efforts in behalf of the church and com
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
BEAR STATION

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Bear Station. March I9.-At the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. John I. Hayes OF near
here, St Patrick's Day was marked by
number Of relatives and friends calling
upon Mrs Hayes, to congratulate her on
reaching her 72d birthday anniversary
She was the recipient of several gifts
and flowers Miss Nan Hayes of Will
mington was n weekend guest
The Eden School will hold box socia |
at g O'Clock on Friday evening Mt Odd
Fellows Hall and plans are being made
for big affair, To provide articles needed
for the school The affair will be under
the direction Of Miss Madeline Manlnve
The teacher. assisted by several residents
interested in promoting the interest Of
H. snbo.,l
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
POSLAM EXCELS
In CONQUERING
WORST ECZEMA

That results should show overnight
IS a great deal to expect Of any skin
Remedy except poslam. But Poslam
differs from ali other remedies in possess
ing healing energy in n more concentrated
and moro active form.
That is the reason why IN stubborn
Eczema il shortens the time of treatment
and drives away minor troubles before
they become serious.
It is a pacifying balm TO angry lrritated
surfaces
Sold everywhere For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories, 243
West 18th St, New York City
t-rgc vour skin 10 become clearer,
frcsher, better by the daily use Of Pos
lam soap. moderated with Poslam-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
-
SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTION.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newport, March 10 The annual eleo-
tion of officers IF Newport NJ T. Sunday
school took place Inst night At the home
of Mrs. Marvin Ball. resulting as follows.
Superintendent. Alfred Cralg. assistant,
William +. HALL secretary. Miss Edna
Cannon. assistant. Miss Frances Ball,
treasurer, Irene + t'rcgg, secretary q
The board, Miss Ethel Woodward, super.
intcndcnt, primary department, Mrs Al
fred Craig, assistants. Mrs. Marvin Bai
and Mrs. Elmer frankhouser. chairman
Of cradle roll Mrs Elmer Miller. president
of missionary society. Mrs Laura Poole
secret lrv. Miss Ethel Woodward trca
-urcr. Mrs William Gallagher
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19

Major Carroll Edgar, formerly manual
training instructor at the Elkton high
school, commander OF Baltimore Battalion
Coast Artillery has been transferred TO
the Sixty-6fth regiment, Coast Artillery
Corps.
Mrs Mary Gotta Of near Elkton died,
last evening, at her home, after n short
illness.
Evangelist f'Bob" Johnson, who held
a scven-weeks revival meeting in the
armory, in Elkton, viii leave in few
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19

Congressman Elect Bill smith snts
me TO get him a Job says that be vo'tfor
me.
And how can such a bonerad
expect 10 hold down Iob, B1on
Globe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19

days for Mauch Chunk, Pa, whE he
win hold meetings until May J.
county bought, duung tho past two
months, more than $1,000 worth oWar
SaYInRs Stamps.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-12-20
December 20, 1918.

tined for the grave of its owner.
The rich Jew wanted to shield this
little bit of sacred earth from the
unclean hands and ravenous eyes of
the robbers, and it cost him his life.
The wandering soul quickly takes
a grain of the sacred sand and soon
reaches the heavens. The gates are
opened.
The first gift is accepted.
The Second Gift.
Remember, you must bring two
more gifts" admonishes the keeper
of the gate, as he closes it behind
the soul, ready for it's wandering
again.
"The Lord will help me-" responds
the soul, hopefully, as it flutters
forth to the surface of the earth.
But soon joy subsidies. Years
and years pass and the poor soul
finds no ideals of human beauty and
goodness. And again the soul is
plunged into despair.
The sounds of tramping horses
and the piercing tones of trumpet
ers suddenly frighten the bordering
soul. The soul directs it's gaze to
the living earth. Below lies city.
Houses with gab1ed roofs surround
the market-place in front of the
court house. Before the court
house stands large table, covered
with a green, gold fringed cloth.
Around the table sit the councillors
on gilded, soft-cushioned chairs.
They are attired in silk gowns, dec
Grated with ermine, and their heads
are covered with jewelled caps. At
the head of the table sits the presi-
dent Over his head f1utters the
flag with the nations insignia. At
one side stands a beautiful Jewish
girl. Her hands and feet are
chained. Near her, ten bur1y guards
hold, with all their might, a wild,
impatient horse.
The president rises, and, with
loud, ringing voice, reads the sem
tence:
1--WE hereby deliver Our judgment
against the Jewess, who has COM
mitted a terrible crime, which the
Lord will not forgive her even on
the day of judgment. With her I'm
clean eyes she has besmirched our
street on a sacred day of Our Lord.
With her unc1ean eyes she has be-
c1,,ircbod Tho cncrod n4ncacein4, rnrt
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

For ever I shall wander and be for
gotten"
AS the soul is lost in it's sad
thoughts suddenly wild flame
bursts forth from the blackness of
night. The soul is startled, and
looks to see whence the flame
comes. 1t emanates from a high
window. Robbers have entered the
home of rich man. They are all
masked. One of the robbers lights
the place with torch. The second
bends over the bed of the rich man
and holds a sharp knife close to his
throat, kissing:
''If you bulge, Jew, the knife
will get out the other side of we"
The other robbers open closets
and drawers and boxes, and seek for
gold.
The Jew lies in his bed, and with
peaceful mien looks on. Not a
whimper, not a tremor, not wink
Of the eye, not a single hair of his
gray beard moves, as he lies under
the threatening knife. In his
thoughts:
"The Lord gave, the Lord takes.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
One does not come into the world
with gold, and one cannot take it
into the grave"
And he gazes at the work of the
robbers. He sees them take every
thing gold and silver, and jewels
and precious stones. He does not
bulge. Does not whisper word.
Perhaps, in his very inmost soul he
is even grateful to those who plum
der him.
But suddenly the robbers break
open secret little drawer, and to-
gether draw forth little sack. The
poor Jew forgets the knife over his
throat; he tremb1es, his face be-
comes red in rage, his eye is ahame,
and he stretches forth his right
hand, calling:
"Do not touch that, I say!'
Hardly is the sound of his voice
gone from his lips when the knife
p1unges into his flesh. His blood
besmirches the white bed. The
knife has done it's duty, the heart
blood of the Jew has painted the lit
tie sack red.
The robbers feverish1y tear open
the little sack. Surely it must con-
+,in +ha rooc+ rrec;one noeeeecionc
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yourself near the living earth. Do
not look up to the sky. What can
you see on the side of the sky which
faces the earth? Just few stars.
They give light, but their light is
cold. Co1d-hearted creatures of the
Lord are the stars. They know no
pity and no love. They will not in
tercede in your behalf. They will
not remind the Lord of your exist
ence. For the poor soul, only the
Zadikim, the Righteous, interceded
in heaven. But they try to under
stand me, my dear soul-they love
gifts. That is a fact. You know
how Zadikim are. So dwell as near
the living world as you can and see
what happens there. If you see any
thing there which resembles the
ideal pick it up and bring it as a
gift to the righteous. Take your
gift to the gates of Paradise and
knock, saying that I advised you to
do so. After you have brought
there such gifts, you will gain ad-
mission into heaven Before the
Throne of Glory, not those who are
born with good impulses only are
favoured, but those who aspire to
higher and higher things"
pushed gently the poor soul out of
the heavenly realms.
The First Gift.
Restless1y, the poor soul flutters
from place to place, just above the
life-inhabited earth, seeking gifts for
Zadikim on high. When it sees
Jew the soul gazes into his face in
the hope that he is on his way to
fulfill some sacred duty. Wherever
the soul sees light at night, it
peeps in to see whether some good
Jew is performing some sacred deed,
some heavenly command. All in
vain. Often the poor soul rushes
away from the right, covering it's
eyes in shame and distress.
Moons come and go, the poor re-
signed soul suffers and almost loses
hope. In time cities are trans
formed into cemeteries, and cemeter-
les into cities; burial grounds are
made into cornfie1ds; forests have
disappeared, and immense rocks
have crumbled into sand; lakes and
rivers have changed their courses;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
SWATTY STORIES AND OTHERS

The reception was the next night,
30 when Swatty and Bony came over
the next afternoon told them I was
going to take Mamie Little and swat.
was going to take . girl. 80 asked
him who he was going to take, be,
cause he had never let on he had had
girl.
"Garsh" he said. II amt going to
take any grill"
That made me sick. Me and Bony
had stood right up like men and had
asked girls, and Swatty had prom
Used he would take one, and now he
was backing out. So I said:
Jaw! you said you would take one!'
"Well, don't know it?" Swatty said
II guess know what said as
well as you do. OF course, SAID !
would, but forgot when I said 1t"
What did you forget?" asked.
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II forgot I was married." swatty

II forgot I was married." swatty
We were all sitting under our apple
tree, out in the yard, and it was a
good thing we were not sitting on a
roof, because I would have fell off
1t was the first thing Swatty had
ever said about being married.
AW! when was You married?" I
asked, for there was hardly q minute
me and Swatty and Bony wasn't to-
gether.
THAT time went to Derlingport
hadn't thought of that time. was
Just going to tell him he was a liar.
but thought I'd better not, because
how did know what he did that time
he went to Derlingport? So I only
- " ;.,s !, who did you marry: I'd like
"A girl" he said.
well, II you married a girl why
didn't you ever tell us about It be-
fore, and not wait until you made me
ask Mamie Little to go to the recep-
ton with me?' asked him.
..; Garsh! I can't remember every
isnE snor ean ia g sasty w was
to know: give told you lot Of
things that happened, haven't I? I
forgot I was married. You forget
things, don't you? Didn't you FORGET
the number Of that spool of thread
your mother wanted you to get yes
terday"
Well: I had. He was right about
that. Boys do forget things.
Jaw, pshaw!" said, what did YOU
want to go and get married for,
well, I couldn't help It, could ~"
he asked. you don't think I'd 20 and
get married If I could help It. do
you? My-my uncle made me-"
why did he make your? asked
Swatty looked at the grass and at
his feet and then he said:
Because my aunt had q felon on
her finger. She had a felon on her
finger and it almost killed her to
darn stockings, so my uncle said if I
wore any. more holes in my stock
fngs I'd have to get a wife of NV
own to darn them; he wouldn't let
his wife darn any more"
Then why didn't you go barefoot ?"
Because there's a law in Derline.
port that boys can't go barefoot"
why 10 there?" ] asked.
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ception the circus was coming to town.
Bony was going to the circus because
he hadn't gone fishing with us. but me
and Swatty had been fishing and
. little longer and 1t got dark. So
Swatty's mother had to carry the milk
that night and my father had to bring
In my wood. and Swatty's father and
my father went down to the Slough
to see II me and Swatty was drowned.
But We wasn't. We came home the
short way and missed our fathers, and
they went away down the Slough and
didn't get home until after midnight.
80 that was why we couldn't go to
the circus. But we did.
OF course everybody talked a lot
about the reception at the school,
house and everybody was going to go,
ana guess everybody old enough was
going to take his girl. Anyway me and
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Burton's Hired Man

Q German and when she came she had
wooden soles on her shoes and wore
. red shawl on her head and tho
only American word she knew was
wore her hair in two pigtaiis, but She
was an awful nice girl and plump
and sang q lot. I guess nobody ever
knew her name until one evening
when Jimmy came over and knocked
at the back door and asked mother
wasn't, because she had gone to the
Evangelical Lutheran Church, but
after that Jimmy used to come over
and Annie would put two chairs out