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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-03-09
FARM WORK STARTED
Prospects Encouraging if Labor
Can be Secured
WORKING. HARD FOR MILK

Farm work began in earnest here.
Monday. The hired help reported for
work IN the morning. and indications
are that the farmer in this section of
Delaware has hard year in front of
him. While last year was the most
prosperous ever known here among the
agriculturists, help was scarce, and the
work was done under great difficulties.
and at an enormous expense. At the
end OF the year much of the regular
fall work was unfinished, and some far
mers still have parts of their fields of
corn unkusked. This corn must be
husked and the fodder gathered before
the regular seasons work can commence.
Some farmers have been fortunate
enough to secure help sufficient to till
their land, if they will stay at work,
but there is ever the fear that they will
leave their jobs on the farms to take the
better paying ones in the cities. Wages
are almost double what they were, and
most farmers here are compelled to pay
from $50 to $40 per month, with board.
The farmers are very much agitated
over the talk of the Federal government
liking the price of tomatoes to the
growers at $21 per ton. They all insist
that at that price the tomato crop would
not pay as we'll as corn, and the indi-
cations are that very few acres of to-
matoes will be planted here unless there
is mere latitude as to price. With the
high cost OF labor, and the baskets hav-
ing increased in price from Sc to SIG
per hundred. and the cost of fertilizers
almost doubled; also, the fact to be con-
sidered that the tomato crop ripens just
at time when the corn needs especial
attention, many of the larger growers
are talking seriously of cutting toma-
toes out altogether. The few growers
who did not contract last year realized
as high as ST. per basket from their
crops, and many had visions of good
cleanup on them again this year, but
these hopes would be dispelled by the
government action by setting
a price of $2l per ton.
Sugar corn Gamers have not vet made
any offer to the farmers near Middle
town, but it IS said, at Odessa, that
& Co. have contracted with
some farmers at $22. so per ton.
Milk has been one of the greatest
helps to the farmers here. during the
past year, and they are trying their
hardest to produce as much of it as pos
sible. Great improvement has been
made in the cattle here during the past
year or SO, on account of the high
prices of milk. The receivi 1g stations
are now paying about 50. so per hundred
pounds, which amounts to about y cents
Der quart. Several leading dairymen
If this section will leave during the lat
,er part Of this week for Michigan,
where they will buy carload of pure:
bred Holstein cattle. County Farm
Agent K. o. Bausman will accompany
hem.
The present prospects for wheat are
he poorest known here for many years.
It was sowed late, owing to rainy wea
her and labor shortage, and the cold
Weather came on sooner than usual.
The wheat came up thin on the ground,
md has not yet recovered. Some of
he older farmers say the crop may yet
:ome out and produce fairly well, but
he chances are against it.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-03-09
HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

IN THIS AND NEARBY POINT
Fine spring weather.
Is your subscription due.
Time to advertise your goods.
March. the first spring month.
Many mistakes bluntless for sincerely
An outward laugh often conceals al
inward groan.
The clergyman is usually the bes
man at the wedding.
When something seems drudgery
think Of the trenches.
March came in like lamb. We hope
it will continue lamblike.
It's poor argument that won t work
both ways-to llease woman.
Don'tlive too much for yourself there
are others Who want to live too.
The limit of time for filing income tax
returns has been extended to April l.
The Sabbath is so badly broken, that
it must be the day that breaks so easy.
"A merchant can get along without
advertising, and SO can a wagon with
out grease.
The Government has set price of
$21.0O per ton as the maximum that
growers may receive for tomatoes.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Queen Esther Circle will be held at the
home of Miss Ruby WhitIock, Friday,
March 18th.
The Chesapeake and Delaware canal,
after being closed to all trafti,: since De-
cember 27, is now open for the passage
of boats. Many ''empties" have gone
south during the last two days.
Now and then you meet man whose
idea of ECONOMY is to get so worked
up and indignant over having to pay
Uncle Sam penny extra for postage
stamp that he has to go out and pay
thirty cents for a fifteen cent highball
in order to forget it.
Fishermen along the headwaters of
the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
are looking forward to a big season.
Offers have already come from city
dealers offering extra high prices for
all shad that can be supplied. also high
prices for herring and other fish.
John Heldmyer, Jr., Real Estate
Broker, who has had his Offices on the
west side of North Broad street Just
below Main, has moved to the building
on the opposite side of the street, re-
Gently vacated by MIR. Blome. The
rooms have been renovated throughout
and present very attractive appear
ance.
In an effort to speed up the loading
and unloading of freight cars, new
scale demurage rates has been put into
effect. The time limit for cars to re-
main on a siding has been cut from
forty-eight to twenty-four hours. The
charge for failing to unload car will
be So day for the second, third and
fourth days. On the fifth day the tax
jumps to $6, which will also be imposed
for the sixth and seventh days. On the
eighth day the price amounts to $40, re-
mains at that figure for each day until
the car is eventually unloaded.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-03-09
DOG LICENSE TAGS

All persons owning Dogs are
notified that they must be licensed,
and tags are now ready and can
be secured at the Town Office.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-03-09

The TRANsCRIPT-$1.O0 PER YEAR.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-03-09

The TRANscR1PT-s1.OO 90 PER YEAR
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-01
Les ROiS de Jerusalem


Portugal ct Louis de Savoie, comte
de Geneve. Ellie laissa done ses droits
au petit-fils de sa tante, Charles Ter,
due de Savoie, qui fut lie premier de sa
maison a porter lie titre de roi de
Chypre ct de Jerusalem. De Ia des-
cend aussi la branche cadette de la
maison de Savoie, qui regne actuelle-
ment en- Italie.
Et VOLTA comment trois souvpains
peuvent revendiquer actuellement lie
titre de roi de Jerusalem, sans comp
ter le roi de Grande- -Bretagne, qui
Went de reconquerir la Ville-Sainte.
Nous men parlons qua titre de Gu
riosite, car il est probable quill ny
aura plus de roi de Jerusalem. Null
ne peut dire encore qui aura la garde
de la Palestine ct des Lieux-Saints.
II nous sera permis dependant de rape
peler que la France a des drots an
ciens ct toujours reconnus, par lie
protectorat des chretiens en- Orient,
droits reconnus par tous les sultans.
Mais la question est des plus delica-
tes ct nous ne faisons que lindiquer.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-01
CETTE CONTROVERSY PORTERA
DES FRUITS

Washington, 25.-La controverse
entire les Administrators des wires
ct des chemins de fer, precipitee par
l'accusation que la transportation par
les chemins de fer etait responsible
de la disette de vivresdans ce pays ct
en- Europe, va accelerer les mouve-
ments sur les lgnes de chemin de
fer. C'est ce qu'ont exprime les fonc-
tionnaires de administration des Vi
vres a la suite de la publication de la
lettre de McAdoo, directeur des 9che-
minis de fer, adressee a M. Hoover,
lui offrant de fournir les chars de fret
necessaires pour lie transport des
grains des marches de POuest sur. les
cotes de lAtlantique.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-01
LA DEVOTION DU CHAPELET
RECOMPENSEE

Les membres de lApostolat de la
Priere qui, chaque jour, recitent pour
lie moins leur dizaine du chapelet, Sc
sentiront encourages par lie trait sui
want. Dams une petite vile de PAlsa-
ce, mourait, il va deja longtemps, June
femme vraiment vertueuse. C'etait lie
modele de la mere de famille. La pi-
etc etait PANE de sa vie; ellie assis-
TAFT, autant que possible, chaque jour
a la sainte tMesse, recevait tres fire.
quemment la Communion, ct portait
un amour tout. filial a notre bonne
Mere du ciel. Ellie await une predilec-
tion speciale pour le saint Rosaire
quelle recitait chaque jour; ct lie plus
souvent ellie recitait au moins le cha
pellet en- commun avec ses enfants ct
ses domestiques; son mari lui-meme
Y prenait part, autant out ses affaires
lie lui permettaient. Lorsque cette ze-
lee servante de Marie fut sur son lit
de mort, ellie fut favorisee dune gra-
ce signalee. On la Wit tout a coup
CONNIE en- extase ct ravie au ciel: go
mon Jesus! s'ecria-t-elle, 8 eternite!...
8 saite Mere de Dieu! ma Mere! ma
bonne Mere" Revenue a ellie, ct tout
emue, ellie dit aux assistants: "Ohs
quelle favour! je ne Pai pas meritees
j'ai WI Notre-Seigneur qui m'appe1le
ct remplit mon coeur dune joie mex
printable. A cote de lui etait son au-
guste Mere; ellie ma montre tous les
chapelets que j'ai recites pendant ma
vie, ct qui me vaudront une belle cou-
rome eternelle". Cette humble SER
vante de Marie mourut peu de temps
apres de la mort des predestines.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-01
A vENDRE

Ferme bien improuvee de 320 acres
en- culture, a trois miles dun bon CEN
tire de BILE. Centre francais avec ex-
cellente ecole ct eglise cotholiques.
Bonnes batisses protegees par un bo-
cage; eau excellente. 280 acres en- cul-
ture don't 40 acres en- seigle d'hiver ct
inclu dams lie prix de vente. 40 acres
de paturage cloture. Est oblige de
vendre. $38 de Pacres.
E. o. Durocher, proprietaire,
Niagara, N. D.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-01
LES CATHOLIQUES
DAMS L'ARMEE
AMERICAINE

Depuis Pentree des Etats-Unis
dams la guerre, il couru certaines
rumeurs disant que les catholiques
n'etaient pas traites avec justice dams
parmee americaine, ct quill fallait
etre franc-macon pour obtenir un
haut grade. Et Pom citait tel ct tel
cas- particulier a lappui de cette as
sertion.
Que lie fanatisme religieux ait pu
s'introduire jusqu'a un certain degre
dams Parmee, que des franc-macons
aient etc Pobjet de preferences mar
quees au detriment de catalogues, ce-
la est possible, celia est meme proba-
BILE. Certains individus ne peuvent ja-
mais voir dams un homme un Ameri-
cain tout court; pour eux, lie monde
Sc partage en- deux classes, les franc
macons ct les autres. Et tout ce
qui nest pas franc-macon ma pas
grand valeur a leurs yeux. Ces indi-
vidus cerveau etroit sont cependant
Fexception, ct nous croyons que dams
Pensemble, les catholiques sont mis-
sur lie meme pied que les autres dams
Parmee. Les Y. M. C. A., une institu-
ton protestante sill en- fut, accueille
mediterranean les soldats de toute
denomination religieuse. Ses tentes
sont ouvertes tous.
Au ministere de la guerre a Wash
ington, on Went de Greer le poste d'au-
monier en- chef des aumoniers catho-
liques.
Trente-cinq des plus hautes char
ges du services militaire ct naval sont
contiees a des catalogues.
L'oficier commandant les manoeu-
vres militaires de la fotte des Etats-
Unis est Pamiral Benson, un catholi-
que de marque. L'amiral Benson est
egalement a la tete du Naval Board.
LIE major general Joseph H. Kuhn,
Went d'etre promu chef d'etat-major
general des Etats-Unis. Ce dernier
egalement est un catholique
Comme on lie volt par cette petite
nomenclature, les catalogues sont re-
presentes un peu partout dams les SER
vices superieurs de larmee ct de la
marine.
Et la facon avec laquelle les catho-
Hques ont repondu a Pappel du Pre-
sident, Pempressement qu'ils ont ap-
porte a souscrire aux oeuvres de
guerre mont pas echappe l'atten-
tion des dirigeants.
Un mempre de la Champre haute
de Washington, lie senateur Hamilton
Lewis, de TIllinois, faisait recemment,
devant un auditoire catholique, cette
declaration bien caracteristique:
"Je veux que vous sachiez que 81
jamais une question sleeve Oh les in
terets de votre Eglise, de votre fol ou
de votre vie sociale sont concernes, je
suis toujours votre service, car j'ai-
me a me rappeler que je m'adresse a
une classe de peuple qui, je lie sails,
n'hesite pas servir quand lie pays a
besoin d'elle".
Ces paroles sont dun senateur pro-
testant. Files refetent evidemment
Popinion que Pom s'est fate des ca
tholiques dams les milieux officiels de
Washington.
Et lon peut presumer, sans crainte
de prescription, que la conduite des
catholiques au cours de cette guerre
ne sera par de nature a detruire cette
opinion
lie Canada Americain'.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-01

lie plus heureux des hommes est
celui qui conna1t lie mieux son bon
heur, ct celui qui lie conna1t lie mieux
est celui qui salt. plus profondement
que le bonheur nest speare de la iris
tesse que par une idee haute, humane,
infatigable ct courageuse.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-01

II faut avoir souffert pour etre bon;
mais peut-etre faut-il avoir fait souf-
frir pour devenir meilleur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
]. 5. AGENCIES ID TAKE CHARGE OF
 LABOR PROBLEMS Work or Fight" Order to Be EnfOrced-GOvernment Contractors Cannot Bid
 for Labor

George B. Tarrant. director of labor for Alabama, returned yesterday from Washington. where he attended com ference of directors of public service. district superintendents of United States employment agencies, and ofii- cials connected with the departmene of labor at Washington. The confer- ence had been called for the purpose of considering the labor situation. which is recognized to be very acute throughout the country.
 Beginning with July 1. one board will handle the labor problem and look after the supply of labor for all tho departments MT. Tarrant stated un- der the new plan there will be no aeainet another. but when any indus- trial plant working on government orders, or any government plant. needs laborers of a certain class. an order for the kind and number wanted will be filed with the centralized board. which will have on hand a complete list of all available labor of al kinds.
 The directors. superintendents and others at the conference adopted the slogan. "Work or fight" and after July t will be put into effect throughout the country. MT. Tarrant stated that after the above date there will be 10 slackers cluttering up the streets and public places. but every able-b bodied man will be put to work.
 These attending the conference were invited to the White House Saturday night to meet President Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
Erie Pettus WiH Open
 Can1paign Friday Night
Candidate for Congress Will Hold Meeting at Cap itol Park, at Which Time He Will Present His Platform and Tell Voters What He Re-
 gards as the Big Issue

Erie Pettus, candidate for Congress from the Ninth district, yesterday an nounced that he would open his campaign formally with a meeting to be held in Capitol park Friday night. beginning at s o'clock.
 At this time MT Pettus will announce his platform and will tell. the voters of the district why he aspires to repre- sent them at Washington He asks that as many as can possibly do so be pres ent and extends a special welcome to ladies.
 II have set Friday night for the for nal opening of my campaign" said MT Pettus yesterday and from that time on propose to push it with the utmost vigor There will be no pussyfooting about my campaign. l propose to speak in every part of the county and wher- ever I can get an audience and meet the people.
 There are some things which I con sider it extremely important that the people of Jefferson county know, and I propose to tell it to them. 1 should like to have a good representation pres ent Friday night, for l want them to know how I feel about this war and about certain other things that have sorely tried the patience of this patriotic community.
 During the campaign I shall call a spade spade. 1 shall present the big issue squarely and 1 don't care who it hits"
 MT. Pettus announced about two weeks ago that he would be in the race and that at the proper time he would make his announcement formally and would give the details of his platform. In the meantime, it is understood that he has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
OLD WIVES FOR NEW REOPEN|NG BILL FOR THE STRAND THEATRE New Production for Art craft Regarded as One of
 the Most Remarkable
 Creations

With that remarkable dramatic instinct that lifts him high above the average in film productional work, Cecil B. De Mile has once more scored, this time with the translation to the screen of novel that for sheer Iifelikeness has few equals In American literature. This novel is "Old Wives for New" written by the late David Graham Phillips, which. perhaps more than any other of his works, placed him at the forefront of contemporary American writers.
 IF ''The Whispering Chorus," MT. De Mile achieved a triumph with the use of materials close at hand. He needed not the great panopy and pomp of olden times to prove his prowess as con structor of film epies. He took slice of life, the record of one man, placed in strange circumstances, and traced it to the end.
 In "Old Wives for New" he has handled with a deftness that is nothing short of marvellous, the domestic condi- tions that confront civilized peoples in modern days The strange pranks of fate upon the lives of mortals, their loves and hates, their capacities for suffering and for joy are presented with a vivid touch.
 The picture is based upon David Gra- ham Phillips remarkable novel of con- temporary life, and deals with the prob
 lem of marital relations and the divorce question in no mild terms. If It searches the very innermost recesses of the hu- man heart, it at least betrays the follies, the shortcomings. the lack and the futii- ity of so many lives. It shows sacrifice and selfishness side by side and paints the characters in true and vivid hues. Jeanie Macpherson wrote the scenario with a selective skill that commands ad miration The picture is staged with flawless artistry. It is, in short, pie ture that proves once again what dra- matic knowledge, literary ability and su- perlative acting may do for the screen, In the cast are many well known play CTS who share honors with one another in their splendid characterizations. These include Elliott Dexter, Sylvia Ashton, Florence Vidor, Wanda Hawley, Theo- dore Roberts. Helen Jerome Eddy, Mar cia Manon, Julia Faye, J. Parks-Jones, Edna Mae Cooper, Gustav Seyffertitz. Tully Marshall, Lillian Leighton, Maym KelsO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
Fred c. Moore Slated
 for City Attorney
Successor to M. M. UlIman Will Be Named This Morning by City
 Commissioners

Fred c. Moore, former city attorney of Ensley, will probably be elected city attorney of Birmingham at the meeting of the commissioners this morning to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of M. M. Ullman, which was rendered and accepted last Tuesday No other name has been considered for this office ex- cept MT Moore's. and there will be no opposition to his election.
 It is hinted that Assistant City Attor- ney Jenkins will hand in his resignation today, but the name of his successor, if one is to be elected has not been men, tioned so far It is possible that the new city attorney will be given but one assistant. in which event no one will be elected to take MT. Jenkins place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
British Aviator to
 Address Kiwanians
Interesting Programme Arranged for Luncheon Today at the South
 ern Club

Capt. George Campbell of the British Royal Flying corps, at present detailed as an instructor to the United States aviation corps. will address the Kiwani- ans at their regular luncheon today at 1 o'clock at the Southern club. Captain Campbell will relate some of his experi- ences in the great war. in which he has brought down a number of German air planes He is a most interesting speaker, having appeared in Birmingham recently on the Redpath chautauqua and every member of the Indian aggregation is urged to avail himself of this opportunity of hearing this hero of the air.
 E E. Ellis will address the club on The Rocky Road of a Geologist," which promises to be most interesting The at tendance prize this week Is a Baby Bond and was donated by ]. H. Hahn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
LOCAL BOARD TO RECLASSIFY LOCAL
 DRAFT REGISTRANTS

J. F. Elliott. secretary of the Jeffer- son county local exemption board No 3, sent out letters yesterday calling q meeting of the advisory board to begin nex. Monday morning at o'clock with Hugh Morrow as chairman.
 The advisory board will in all proba- bility be in session all next week to consider the e-classification of such registrants as by reason of new evil dencc introduced or change of status ought to be placed in Class l. All persons having any information which will be of assistance to the board in this matter are requested to bring 1t in 10 SecretarY Elliott
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
Weighing of Babies to Be Discontinued
 by Local Committee
Excessive Heat Caused Abandonment of Plan to Measure and Weigh
 Babies of Birmingham

On account of the excessive heat the weighing and measuring test for the ba- bies of the Birmingham district which was open last week. and was to have been continued this week. closed last night, after weighing, measuring and testing more than 5000 babies. The wom- ans committee from the council of na- tionaI defense conducting the test in this district had planned to keep all stations open during this week, but Mrs. Charles Caldwell and the committee of women assisting her, decided yesterday that il vas entirely too hot to bring young chill dren out, and will discontinue the test for the present.
 The committee received a splendid re- sponse from the mothers in this district. and as soon as the weather moderates the stations will be reopened and the test continued until all the babies in this district are weighed. measured and tested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
M'WANE PRESIDENT
 OF ACIPCO PLANT

Tn announcing the appointment of J. R. Mcwane to be chief of the operaing standardization staff of the emergency fleet corporation The Herald. in it's Sunday issue stated that MT. Me- Wane was president of the United States Cast Iron Pipe company. As a matter of fact MT. McWane is presi- dent of the American Cast Iron Pipe company at Acipco, one of the leading industrial plants in the Birmingham district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
Sergt. Harry Brown
 Begins Speaking Tour
 of Mining District

Sergt. Harry Brown, of the Canadian army. began his speaking tour of the Birmingham mining district at Besse mines last night He takes the place of Sergt. Austin Beck, who had been in the district for about three weeks.
 Sergeant Brown was in active service in France 30 months, and because of injuries had to be invalided home. He is now rendering such service as he can in arousing enthusiasm among the la boring people.
 He will speak at Palos tonight, Vir- ginia tomorrow night, Sayre Thursday night, Brookside Friday night and Mary Lee Saturday night He will be in the district until about July 1.