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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-24
SEES Wife WITH
MAN;.STABS HIM

William Eytei. Rgc 81. and his
wife arc held In the city Jail Tues.
day. while Edgar Tanning. IS. al.
legged admlrer OF Mrs. Eytei. Ia In
the city hospital recovering from a
severe knife wound alleged 10 have
been inflicted by Eytcl In tit OF
jealousy.
Eytel Is discharged soldier
while his wife was waitress, Ac.
ooriing to the police. Eytei saw his
wife In company with Tanning.
lahorcr coming out OF Martins
cafe 9io Third ave, late Monday
night Eytel Is accused OF rushing
az Tanning and stahbing him in the
back.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-24

companies. whit. rolls came 10 cover
IN. hot dogs"
More than 900 oranges from Cal
ifornia were donated for tho big par
~ By the Seattle Produce annocla.
tion. Hanrn J Titus. restaurant
man. played the role 81 Jack Horncr
and gave away 10000 cookies.
The children could hardly wait 90
slide down slippery slide In the
shoe with tho torn toe. belonging 20
the old woman Of nursery rhymes
They ~err anxious TO diE In the sand
covered Pile Of Eifts. They wanted
10 se. Humpty Dumriy sitting on
tho wall they had read about. The
fun continues all afternoon and even.
ing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-24
Austrians Dying;
Hunger Increases

VIENNA. Dec. g|.-Many Aus.
TRANS are dying OF starvation. and
at least 800 600 more viii s,arve dur.
ing the winter unless food Is sent. &C
cording 10 Col. summer.Hays. chief
OF the British Red Cross mission. in
4 report today.
Thousands have sold all their be
bngings TO obtain food. he declares
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-24
PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Willard l.. Fallman. OF Monroe.
charged with failure TO register
June 5. 1911. pleaded not guilty in
the federal court Tuesday. His case
has been set for January 20. 1918.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-24
Miss Doherty's
Play Nets 5000
for Smoke Fund

Forty dollars and twenty cents is
the amount turned over to The Star
by Miss Ruth L. Doherty, for the
Boys In France Smoke Fund. Miss
Doherty has been devoting her time
for over n month TO staging smoke
fund benefit show and. as a result OF
her efforts. the whole entertainment.
which was staged Dec. 6. at the
Press club hall. was big success.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-24
You Will Soon See
This on u. s. Bonds
G@-k &A-.

It's Tho signature Of tho new sec.
rotary OF the treasury. appointed to
succeed William @. MeAdoo. re.
signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-24

Some Of the most exclusive mems
clubs in New York city are said to
be considering a proposal To open
the club membership to women.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-24
OnIr One .nRoMo arININE-

To get the genuine, call for full
name LAXATIVE BROMO QufNINE
Tablets Look for signature Of "
W. GROVE cures a Cold in on,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-24
ANCHOR PLATES

special competition for making minute
~ accurate Impression OF tho mouth Gin place
OF the old plaster form). permits OF such n
close fitting plate that with Il YOU can bite
or chow tho hardest food. II viii not tilt or
IAN. Tho Anchor rlnto holds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-24

Dental Nurse ol,cGyS IN attendance.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29
NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
WOODROW NEIcHBORHooD

Hellol Everybody. We are back
again after long vacation and still
no rain. We are getting real dry.
Mr. J. NJ Marcy was in Lubbock
Tuesday, also Mr. A. yAsearty.
Mrs. Homer DoxIe has been visit
ing her parents, fr and Mrs J. W.
$. Bevers the hst two weeks.
Mrs. spnIeS<Hd c6pdrcn were Wis
itors in the home oQMrs. I. A. and
j.. H. Eubank this tGeeks.
Roy Teal and hry Bevers were in
Lubbock satY@y-
Those wiz attended the ice cream
supper at Mr.. Cathey's near Lubbock
last Friday night we're: J. NJ. Marcy,
Ruby Marcy. Clay Bevers, Roy Teal.
Lloyd Teal, Blk Bevers. Jake Bevers,
Vera and Pearl Bevers, Roxie Couch
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29
AID FOR
TEXAS ASKED in
LABOR SHORTAGE
STATEWIDE CONFERENCE At SAN
ANTONIO RESULTS IN SENDING
MESSAGE TO SECRETARY OF
LABOR AT WASHINGTON.
Government 10 Asked to Raise lmnI-
grafton Ban on Mexican Labor; Mex
lean Editors Entertained.

Food Administrator Peden has re-
turned from San Antonio, where he
was present at a conferences on the
labor situation. the result OF which
was message TO william b. Wilson.
secretary OF labor. urlng that for a
period OF 30 days the immigration laws
as to Mexican labor be Immediately
suspended and the bars be let down
except as 10 the health requirements
The conference brought out the fact
that . small group OF Texans In South
ern Texas alone required 10000 Next
can laborers in addition 10 those they
already have. and that the need is
manifold over the entire State.
As an interesting climax to the rs-
quest that the present restrictions on
Mexican labor be removed. Mr.. Peden
had an opportunity to address the
Mexican editors who were recently
received In Washington by President
WILSON. These editors were In San
Antonio on their way back to Mexico
after tour OF the United states In
his address following a luncheon
the Gunter Hotel Mr. Peden read r
message from the provost msr(
general Of the army to the Food A6
ministration with reference to Me-
cans OF military age engaged In -
In the United States and the GEM
rulings provided for their uury
exemptions.
Administrator Pcden also ~ ner
bert Hoover. United States - ~
ministrator. requesting ths1 M ssoor
er take the matter up r
necessity with the u|c1
Labor the need Of ado ls'ex .
once In order that r. IIneh w
was urged to plant }6G 80 0sops 49, ~, y
not be discouragedf1o 'e "
1919.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29
What Are You Doing?

"a
BY the Federal Food Administration a
Tho
from Canine
Can the nsurssi
xomen young mothers and boys
and been sacrificed
Perhaps
vs could convince that those Who died Of
victory But the OF these viii
pleading Give us this day daily brsad"i
What
WHu
sssessssE nrtsd ustns
are hkns patriotic duty ard responsibility
By starvation will bs heavy t-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29

to another island where ! signalled in
and we were rescued, but were pretty
thirsty and hungry
"As know by my own mother her
heart is with her son, 40 is every
mother. and would not by no means
fail 10 write you. sure want TO
correspond with you and find out
the cause Of this note and all Please
tell me II you have ever heard from
him lately. You will find enclosed
the note just as | found IT,"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29
and Hettie Morris.

and Hettie Morris
The party given by Stella Mote
Tuesday hight was enjoyed by all
present -Ealy. Eilie and Venitte
Eof were over from New Hope.
Mesdnmes Marcy, EuDanx ana Me
Carly went to Slide last Saturday
morning to vote and were caught in
big rain. They all reported fine
rain at Slide.
The Woodrow school will begin
Monday, September 18th, with Miss
Beulah Evans as teacher All the
children are urged to be ready to
start by then.
Mrs. /. A. Eubank entertained the
young folks with party Saturday
night
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29
SWEETWATER MAN RAN
INTO a PLAINS RAIN

Joe r. Holder returned this morn
ing over the Santa Fe from Southland
where he had spent the Sabbath. He
and family, also G. c. Shultx. started
out Saturday for Southland in car
to make visit with Mrs. Holders
sister who resides in that town. Be-
tween Post City and Southland they
ran into big rain. II was neces-
cary for Mr.. Holder TO leave mis- fam
ily with the car and return on the
train.
good and that feed Is looking pretty
well. Sweetwatsr Reporter.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29

Mrs. r. B. Boren, of Miami. Mr.
and Mrs. Velton Spikes, Amarillo.
and Mrs. and Mrs. viii Wright, Of
Dimmit, spent the week end here Wis
iting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
). NJ. Johnson. these being daughters
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson. Mr..
Spikes will soon join the U. s. army
and Mrs. Spikes will take his place
in the bank at Amarillo.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29
WOMAN RECEIVES
BOTTLED NOTE FROM SON


The following article is interest
ing reading, and more especially
when Il is known that the boy who
Is the principal figure in the story
was a plains boy The family form
erly resided in Hale County. and the
boy was well known to a number Of
citizens The story follows:
Mrs. y. s Shelley, Of ssi 18th. St
Douglas, Ariz., is in receipt Of a
message froh the sea that wandered
far from an even course on It's slow
journey TO it's destination. Il came
from her son, who now is dead, but
who reached shore safely after he
threw into the waters Of the Atlantic
the bottle containing what he thought
would be his last words to his mother.
George shelley. author Of the mes
sage, was killed by train at Pitts
burg. Pa, about a year ago. He was
on mule transport which was tor
pedoed by a German submarine, the
Huns making no provisions for the
safety Of the transports crew. The
message was written just as the u
boat hailed the vessel IL bore no
date, bg. the hour was 2 30 D. m,
headed the note. There are three
blurs on the writing. two Of which
are so dark that the writing cannot
be read. The message says:
"2;2o p. m
II haven't but a few minutes TO
write. I am on a Brit. Mat and have
been held up by a Ger. submarine
ulIegibie) my mother. Mrs.
Z. s. Shelley, Plainview, Texas, that
have gone down (illegible)
the sea. but will try and meet her in
heaven. The finder of this please
GEORGE SHELLEY,
Plainview. Texas"
The note was written on a leaf
from memorandum book. The
writer was picked up. along with
others. by an American transport
and brought to the United States,
where he entered railroad work at
which he lost his life.
Under date of August 8. 1918. Mrs.
received a letter forwarded
from Plainview. to Douglas, telling
of the finding Of the message. The
letter way from Lawrence 4. West
brook, Fourth company, United
States coast artillery corps, Key
West barracks. Key West, Fla. II
had postscript saying: please
answer, as ! am Interested" The
ettcr follows:
Il am writing you by an address |
found in bottle ON the third of |
his month. l am sorry could not |
write you sooner, but will explain |
Why; Myself and three other parties !
rom my company were out on q
pleasure trip In small boat just
arge enough for the four of US. We
anded on an island some six or
light miles from Key West. While !
We were looking over some Of the
irifts, we found the bottle with the
'ots In IL, and am now answering
n his and your behalf. When we
to itfSrf we could not. 80
se took tho night In the smail boat
N rough sea. 'Te finally made Il
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29
HOW TO SECURE
MEXICAN LABOR,
THAT'S the IDEA
MssIesns Of Military Age Coming .,
Texas 20 Work Wort ss.s 10
Reglstsr-pedsn confsrs.

Labor for all crops 10 TEXAS. and es
pecisiIy labor for caring for the cotton
crop. Ia the biggest problem fscias IN
dus,rial TsSas today Yor . number
OF days Food Administrator Psden Ia,
been In continuous conferences with
representative citizens froEs the cot
on.growins sections Of Texas. psr'iou
larry on the subject OF Msriosn labor
80 after exchanging many tslewrsms
- Washington. Mr. Peden received
the following message from the Food
Administration on ths attitude OF the
war department upon Mexican labor
military age:
s.Jvost marshal general Of war
department rules a. follows
'Mexican citizens OF military
age who have not been residents
Of the United States and Who tenn
porarily come into this country
after this date are not required to
register and are consequently not
ilAUlE W e<IFttEs - ~
lean aAifen Of military age who
\ has previously resided In the Unit
ed States. but who has not regis
tered and who returns TO the Unit
ID States. In required TO register.
sut the selective servics law and
POPULATIONS provide for his com
frte exemption from performing
hillary duty unless he valves his
ht thereto"
Dder . ruling Of June 20 Mericans
be brought into the United States
Horticultural purposes for the pc
OF the ~ar. The head tar is sus
Iied AZ we'll as the illiterncy test
Ricaffons for the importation OF
|)can labor should be made TO the
ed States Employment Bureau or
the Immigration Bureau.
The laborers must be provided with
housing and sanitation a. provided By
the State Law. In the absence Of q
State law the housing and sanitary
conditions must be approved oy the
United States Department Of Labor.
Further Information In this connection
can be secured from w. u. Hall. direc-
Tor Unitsd States public service ~
servea-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29
LOCAL NEWS FROM THE
AcUFF COMMUNITY

The showers was greatly appre-
ciated and IT helped the looks Of
everything considerably. II we
could only get more, we'd fell much
better.
Nearly all the Acuf people attend.
ed the protracted meeting at Idalou
last week and seemed to enjoy il very
much.
Mr. and Mrs. w. N. Williams re-
turned home from an extended trip
with friends and relatives in Ander-
son county They report splendid
time, however, crops they say, arc
very badly damaged from the drouth.
Mr.. and Mrs Eston Evitt visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas Evitt Monday
night and Tuesday.
The Home Economies Club met
with Mrs. w. p. Rush last Wednes-
day, and Miss Halsey was there, and
did some canning and made some in
teres,inr talks on canning, drying of
SsGetables, etI The meeting was an
interesting o }, however, very few
were presenH We all should try to
attend thes( meetings as much good
is derived from each Of them, and
these har times we should all try
and lear4 everything we can about
conserving food.
Mr.. al b Mrs. Will Cook and Mr..
Horace Jones visited Mr.. and Mrs.
o. z. n bank from Friday until Sun
day morning.
Quite surprise took place last
Sunday. August II, when Mr.. Eston
Evitt and Miss Maude Holland we're
quietly married at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. Bloyd. Mrs. Evitt
had been here three weeks on visit
to her uncle and family. and she
liked "a well she decided to make
this her future home. Only few
friends and relatives we're present.
Mrs. NJ. A. Evitt and son. Urney.
visited Mrs. o. 4. Eubank Tuesday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29

The !. w. W's have long had the
reputation OF being the Industrial
Strikers of the World Now their
representatives (just convicted in
Chicago) will work--at Leavenworth
or elsewhere.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-08-29

Patriotic feeling has been stirred
to the depths at Dallas over a moving
picture. II is film owned by the
Government and which the Govern
ment has urged be shown in every
theater in the country, IL possible. A
Dallas afternoon paper challenged 4,
II. Hulsey, q big motion picture man
there, to give free admission to the
Dallas Home Guard to see tho pictpss.
The challenge was accepted, and Is a
result interest was aroused so that
the Governments desire that ma
jority Of the people see the picture,
was realized. 1t is called Pershine's
Crusaders, and II shows many inter-
esting scenes on the battle front ia
France, with Gen. Pershing's men a.
the "acton." It may be interesting
to the people Of Lubbock to know
that this picture win be shown here
soon BY Mr.. +. McElroy Of the Lyric.
ne having arranged to book Il at this
place. September z. sa prday.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-29

trip of such great distance as from
Philadelphia to Norfolk, should be
made with a hearse with the most ex-
cellent railroad facilities, existing
between the two cities. The mystery
was explained. however, after the
hearse with the corpse" had left
Middletown, from remark the driver
dropped while there. The casket was
filled with bottled whisky, which was
being transported to somewhere" in
Virginia, which recently went "dry. "
Had the officers been alert they might
have apprehended the driver of the
hearse at Smyrna. A hearse with a
Virginia license answering to the de-
scription of the above, broke down
near Blackbird Woods and was towed
into a Smyrna garage for repairs.
No suspicion was aroused in Smyrna
and had the Middletown officers phoned
tn the Smyrna Chief, a capture would
have been easy. When the above
announcement was read in Whining
ton newspaper the Virginia hearse
was probably out of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-29
FAVOR WIDENING D. & c. CANAL

Business Men of Wilmington and Della
ware Appeal to Congress to Buy it
General William A. Black, chief of
engineers of the United States Army
favors the widening of the Chesapeake
& Delaware Canal, and is firm be-
lever in the almost illimitabie pos
sibilities of the inland waterwayes
system. General Black was IN Della
ware last week with the Congressional
committee of inspection. He is chair
man of the inland waterways commit
tee and he stated in this connection
that it is up to the civic improvement
bodies of Wilmington and other large
adjacent cities to boom the project of
the deepening and widening of the
c. & D. Canal. William B. Megear,
president of the Wilmington Chamber
of c Commerce, formerly of Smyrna,
also favors the widening of the canal.
Mr.. Megear said the project was one
that every citizen, civic and CONNER
cial organization should lend aid in
assisting. He believes that a COM
mittee composed of business men and
real estate owners should be formed
to push the project because they are
more closely connected and are more
vitally interested in what concerns
Wilmington and State of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-29

Smyrna did itself proud in the Red
Cross Drive last week and credit is
largely, if not almost entirely, due to
the work of the loyal women of our
local Red Cross Chapter. The funds
secured were far in excess of the
quota. in fact double what it was
thought Smyrna could do. After all
Smyrna has the brand of patriotism
that makes Liberty Loans and Red
Cross drives a real success and puts
this community on the map for recOg-
milton worthy and befitting of Smyrna.
It. was a splendid, spontaneous out
burst of giving that marked the close
of Red Cross Week in Smyrna Satur-
day night and has filled Red Cross
members with a just sense of pride.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-29

Councilman H. B. Grieves thought
for the future when he advocated a
wider bridge at Lake Como when the
present structure was built two or three
years ago. Now developments show his
stand was right. The DUPONT Boule-
ward (the Smyrna-DoVer road section)
is to be built this year. How nice if
the Causeway at Lake Como had been
widened with walks and trees to give
fine approach from the Boulevard to
Smyrna's fine bricked street. The
mistake was made in not needing Mr..
Grieve's advice at the proper time.
Now it may become necessary to
widen the two bridges at Lake Como
causeway to take care of increased
traffic when the Boulevard is built.
Nothing like giving the approaches of
the Boulevard thru town the best pos
sible consideration. 1t will not only
be better for traffic but helps to give
tourists better impression of Smyrna.
Town Council will do we'll to consider
these approaches and especially to
provide walks on each side of Lake
Como causeway so as to make walk
ing safer and keep pedestrians away
from increasing automobile traffic.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-29

Smyrna Town Council, from all ap-
pearances, have named a most excel
lent Board of Health. Let US hope
they will get on the job as soon as
possible. There is no excuse why
residents cannot sit on their front
porches without being annoyed by the
smell of hog pens, &C., and it's the
duty of the Board of Health to see
that good clean healthy surroundings
shall be maintained and that nuisances
shall be promptly abated.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-29

The excuse for the sprinkler not
being put on is that it was out of
repair. Then. why was not this mat
ter looked into months ago and the
sprinkler put in readiness. Because
of this, residents have had to be an
noyed with dust and house cleaners
handicapped in their spring house
cleaning. The sprinkler is a bless
ing. Let US hope it will be put on
speedily.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-29
GOVERNOR HAS NARROW ESCAPE

Jumped From His Car as Train Near
Berlin Bears Down on Him Last Week
Governor Townsend had a narrow
escape from death in an automobile
accident Friday near Berlin, Md. He
had been in Salisbury, Md, on a
business trip and was on his way home
when the accident occurred. The
machine was about to cross the B. c.
and A. railroad track when it skidded
and at the same time a train bore
down upon them. The Governor and
his chauffeur, a man named Baker,
jumped. The train struck one of
the tenders of the motor car and
Smyrna times., 1918-05-29

smashed it, but no one was injured.
Mrs. Townsend. wife of the Governor,
was killed several months ago when
the machine in which she was riding
with the Governor overturned.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-29
WFIIsKEY CARRIED IN HEARSE

Caskef Full Motored Through Della
ware to Virginia. Stopped in Smyrna
An automobile hearse, carrying a
casket evidently contsining corpse,
with Virginia license attracted much
attention in Middletown on Friday.
Many people thought it queer that 8
Smyrna times., 1918-05-29
THE SMYRNA Times
SMYRNA, DELAWARE

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
ROBERT D. HOFFECKER, Proprietor
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker, July 5, 1854
Editor and Proprietor until February TO- 1907
OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Grove rs
National Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-19
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The Army Of Mercy - !
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and weighed by the committed.
Remember THIS label s the oniy
means by which yon can serd a
package 70 a soldier in Euroae lf
Il ls lost or des royrd il sanHos b..
fcplaced rhe Post Office VIA Vi.
cepi no package without this label
You may f'll the carton VITA any
articles NOT barred by ,ae Post Office
Department
The following is a Isl of articles
barred by the Posi- Onier regalat-
ions.
Al intoxicating liquors
>. An kinds Of poison, or srncles
containing poison
.. Explosives Of all kinds
4 Inflammablc materials .nclad-
ing friction matches. or anythins
which might igni:c or explode such
as cigarette lighters.
e. Liquids. or Fragile articles or
any articles which might hurt harm
OF damage mails or other property
Bear These Facts In Mind
! Nothing should go in lhe Christ
mas ackage thar VIII non keep fresh
nniil Christmas
2 Dried fruit or other food pro-
ducts should be pacacd in small lin
or wooden hoxes Ia 10 ~ pound
size
3 Hard candy will be safe n tin
foil. but no soft candy should be sem
as the remaining content of she
package would be spoiled
4 No liquids or articles packed il
glass should be sent
. Wrap your gifts in KHAKI
colorei handkerchief twenty fegen
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-19
WHEN THE PEOPLE
BACKED UP
THEIR PRESIDENT

Ex.Presidcnt Benjamin Harrison.
speaking at biennial election
while the Spanish-American war
WAS yet in progress, said:
IF the word goes forth that the
people of the United States are
stsnding solidly behind the Presi-
dent, the task OF the peace com.
missionefs will be easy. but il
thers is break in the ranks-if
the Democrats score telling vic
tory, II Democratic Senators. Con
gressmen. and governors are elect
ed-Spain will see in il CLEAN OF
hope. she will take fresh hope, and
q renewal OF hostilities. more war.
may be necessary TO secure TO us
what We have already won"
The response of the American
people to this plea was the elec-
ton OF Republican congress 20
sustain the Presidents war poll.
cies and 10 show to the world that
the nation WAS solidly behind its
CommAnderin in Chief
II the plea was logical then, and
It was so held by the voters. why
question the propriety OF similar
summons TO the American people
to show complete solidarity ansi-un-
fsiterins support of our great Pres.
ldent, Woodrow Wilson,