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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-18
Short Line Heads to Confer

A. M. Ardery, general manager of
the Virginia and Truckee railroad,
has left to attend a meeting of repre-
sentatives of short line railroads
which will be held in Kansas City.
The attitude of the government to-
ward the smaller roads will be one of
the main subjects for consideration.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-18
Remarked After rs Years

Twenty-six years ago Abraham j.
Bercowitz and Lucy l.. Emmett were
married in San Francisco. A few
days ago they were remarked in
Reno. The reason for the proceed
ing is that in the San Francisco fire
of 1906 the records of the marriage
were burned.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-18
Troops Being Hurried TO France

In a recent speech in the east Sem
ator Pittman made the startling
statement that 200. 900 American
soldiers r now being sent
overseas each month and that. if
found necessary, 5,OO0,O 900 men will
be sent to France.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-18
EIko Red Cross Leads

H. A. Lennon, chairman of the
state council of defense. in an adj
dress at Elko said the Elko county
Red Cross chapter leads all chap
tiers in the United States in the
amount of knitted goods and hospi-
tai garments shipped in proportion
to population and paid a glowing
tribute to the chapter.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-18

A continuation of the stopping
operations in 1919 stope at the
Halifax Tonopah is reported. Raise
1924 is going up on the best por-
ton of the stringer, and so far
the ore broken down has been of
good grade.
Operations have bee discon-
tlnued temporarily in 110S cross
cut, so that a raise, known at No.
1909, might be started from a point
near the face of the cross-cut
Stringers of quartz showing very
little values have been encountered
in the raise.-Tonopah Miner.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
SALISBURY NAMED AGAIN
WITHOUT ANY OPPOSITION
U. S. SENATOR, AND CONGRESS-
MAN POLK RE-NOMINATED.
Frank NJ. SOper, of Magnolia for State
Treasurer and ]. Herman Ander-
son, of CheswOId, State Auditor

Senator Salisbury, of Wilmington,
and Representative Albert F. Polk, of
Georgetown, were renominated by ac-
clamatiOn at the Democratic State
Convention at Dover yesterday after
noon, and Francis NJ. Soper, of Mag
nolia, and ]. Herman Anderson, of
CheswOld, both of Kent County, were
nominated for State Treasurer and
State Auditor, respectively. Senator
Salisbury was placed in nomination
by John G. Gray, of Wilmington, and
the nomination was seconded by l..
Irving Handy, of Smyrna, and H. A.
W. Behen, of Wilmington, the latter
representing the Central Labor Union.
Josiah Marvel, recognized as the lead
er of the opposition to Salisbury,
also advocated Saulsbury's renomina-
tiOn by acclamatiOn. Senator Robin
son, of Arkansas, and Senator VOL
colt, junior Senator from Delaware,
advocated the denomination of Sena-
tor Salisbury for patriotic reasons.
Congressman Polk was placed in nom
ination by James NJ. Tunnel, of
Georgetown, who has been Senator
Saulsbury's opponent for the sena-
tOlial nomination, and it was second
ed by representative Democrats from
New Castle and Kent Counties. In
the platform adopted by the conven-
tiOn the national Administration was
indOrsed and patriotic Republicans as
well as Democrats were commended
for their support of the war program.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
SECOND GASLESS SUNDAY
More Closely Observed, Which Along
With Chilly, Rainy Day, Made
the Town Exceedingly Quiet.

The second autOless Sunday found
Smyrna even more anxious to observe
the Government request than ever.
Few cars were seen and most of these
were out because of necessity. The
"gasless Sunday" rule togeather with
the dark, dreary cool and rainy wealth
er that prevailed made most every
body stay within doors and Sunday
intact was as quiet as it could be.
Small congregations were at the
churches. Everywhere there seemed
to be desire to aid the Government
by saving gasoline. AS the Morning
News quite truly says: "The people
have made splendid response. There
are always very few who would not
do thing if the doing inconvenienced
them, but the most powerful means
that acould be applied to such persons
is the force of public opinion. And
that force has been exerted every
where, for the people are determined
w 0O WAAobChC1 IllC IulUkS
is necessary toward winning the war.
The automobile Stacker cannot hide.
He soon becomes known. And it re-
quires a peculiar frame of mind to
rebel against the wishes of the gov
eminent in a matter of this kind. The
truth, it seems to us, is that the peo-
pie have responded splendidly to the
request of the government for the
nOn-use of automobiles on SUNDAYS.
What splendid showing the people
have made in complying with every
other federal request, such as food
regulations and the like. No coercion
is needed. The record of the country
should put to shame those souls that
have been continually howling that
the country is not patriotic, those agi-
tated minds that have been fearing
that the other fellow is not so pa
triotic as he himself assumes himself
to be. From the very moment this
nation entered the war the people
have shown a remarkable spirit of pa
triotism. This being plainly evident
the implication is that agents of the
government should in every instance
respect this patriotic impulse and
loyalty of the people, and there should
be no more such spectacles as those
witnessed in New York last week dur
ing the Stacker raids"
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
REGISTRATION UNDER NEW
DRAFT AGES ON TOMORROW
SMYRNA AND VICINITY WILL
FURNISH QUITE A NUMBER
Gorge w. Cunning Registrar for First
Election District, and A. L. Hud-
son, Jr., for Second District.

H. l. Beers and John C. Hopkins,
members of the Kent County Local
Exemption Board, in compliance with
President Wilson's proclamation des-
ignating September 18th as the date
for registration under the new man
power act extending the draft age
from 18 to As, have made arrange
ments for holding the registration
tomorrow, Thursday, all through the
county, by selecting places and NAM
ing the registrars and assistants to
hold the" registration. The following
is for the upper part of the county:
First Representative District = First
Election District, Cummings store,
Smyrna; registrar, George w. Gun
ming; assistants, James S. Truax, G.
F. GoOte, second district, Town Hall,
Smyrna; register, Alfred L. Hudson,
Jr., assistants, Henry D. Boyer,
Benjamin C. Collins. Second Repre-
sentative District-First election dis
trict P. o. S. of A. Hall, Leipsic;
registrar, John w. FennimOre; as
sistants, William E. Cole, Edward S.
Wilson; second district, Levy Court
Room, Dover; registrar, Robert H.
Lewis; assistants, Ralph C. Wilson,
Frank A. Danner. Third Representa-
tive District-First district, Clements
store, Clayton; registrar, John w.
Houston; assistants, Charles S.Clem-
ents, Walter r. Keys; second district,
Prettyman's Office, Kenton; registrar,
Gamaliel Garrison; assistants, Ed
ward Hughes, John w. Attix. The
United States Government says: "All
male persons who shall have attained
their eighteenth birthday and shall
not have attained their forty-sixth
birthday on or before the day set for
registration must register" Don't
fail to register if you are within the
draft age. Failure to register will
cause you trouble. The State of Del
aware is expected to register a total
of $4,000 men, this being her estima-
ted quota of the estimated total of
100000 men to register throughout
the country.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
TOMATOES NOT SPECTACULAR.
Dream of Dollar Tomatoes Nipped in
the Bud by Over Production in this
State, Maryland and New Jersey

the Bud by Over Production in this
State, Maryland and New Jersey
The tomato market which last week
showed a glut and dropped to 25c per
basket showed sign of stiffening
yesterday when the market price rose
to 33c and 35c basket. The Dollar
Tomato which last year set growers
wild and caused nearly every farmer
to increase his acreage, has not been
forth coming and neither is it likely
to be. There seem to be plenty of to-
matOes everywhere. Over in New
Jersey patches that used to be set out
in sweet potatoes had to give way to
increased tomato acreage with the re-
suit that that state has simply been
swamped with them. Heintz, Camp
bell and other buyers who last year
came to Delaware and top-knotched
the Gamers have had everything their
way in Jersey with tomatoes a plenty.
No Boat to Boost the Price this Year.
Then again, boats that were in the
tomato game last season capable of
carrying large cargoes have been COM
mandeered by the Government, the re-
suit of which Delaware growers, par
ticularly around Smyrna and Clayton
have had to depend almost entirely
upon the local canning houses to take
care of their product. This year, SO
far, the growers who contracted have
been the ones Gin it." The contract
growers in most cases has been deliv-
ering his crops at SOC a basket, a
good margin of profit while the open
market growers has had to accept as
low as 25c around Smyrna with 3Oc
and 35c the highest it has reached,
except in the first week or two the
canneries started up.
As Low as &c a Basket Down State.
In some places down the state as
low as 15c a basket was paid, with
canning houses working to their cap
acity. Some around Milford refused
to pick for less than 40c a basket
saying they could use tomatoes fol
feed and fertilizers at better profit
They figured a basket of tomatoes is
equivalent in food value to one peck
of corn and as a fertilizer to let them
rot on the ground has a value much
better than many fertilizer brands or
the market.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
PARDONED TO GO IN SERVICE.
State Board FavOrs Release of George
T. Faithful, Georgetown, a Prisoner.

The State Board of Pardons-in-
cluding Chancellor Curtis, Lieutenant
Governor Eliason, Secretary-of- State
Johnson and State Auditor Roe, have
voted unanimously to grant pardon
to George T. Faithful, the applicant
from Georgetown, serving a years
sentence for carrying concealed a
deadly weapon in connection with
driving last winter a car in which was
a load of liquor. The grounds for the
pardon were based on the fact that
Faithful had been of valuable service
to the State in detecting and securing
the conviction of William Parker, a
supposed regular liquor toter in lower
Delaware and also because he is in
the military draft and as soon as par
dOned is to report to his exemption
board for service.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
GIRLS STUDY ART OF FARMING.
Several are Taking the Agriculture
Course at WOman's College, Newark.

Several are Taking the Agriculture
Course at WOman's College, Newark.
Miss Eleanor Rhoads, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Rhoads, of
WilmingtOn,will study scientific meth
DDS of farming at the Woman's Col
lege of Delaware this year. Miss
Catherine Woodman who holds the
Wilmington High Schoo Alumnae
scholarship has also registered for the
agricultural course at the Woman's
College of Delaware. Miss Helen
Bancroft, of Camden, Delaware has
completed two years work in scien-
tific farming and anticipates return
ing this fall to finish the four years
course. Miss Lillian Armor who has
been studying agriculture one year is
putting her knowledge into practice
on her farm near Marshallton this
summer. Miss Ruth Clendaniel the
first student to complete the course
in scientific farming made a special
study of animal husbandry. Last
spring as special problem she pur-
chased stock to be placed on her ia
theirs farm at Kennedyville, Mary
land, where she is succeeding in MAX
ing a good income. Two years ago
Miss Clendaniel was awarded a silver
cup and medal at the Devon Horse
Show in a judging contest.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
GRAIN FARMS NOT IMPROVING
Thomas c. Denney, Formerly of Kent,
Now of Colorado, Thus Speaks.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C. Denney,
of Colorado, formerly of Delaware,
who have been visiting relatives in
and around Dover after many years.
absence in the West, left last week
and will spend the remainder of this
month sightseeing in Philadelphia,
New York city, Baltimore and Wash
ington, D. C. "Mr. Denney," says the
Dover Index, "speaks very f1atter-
ingly of his acquaintance of years
ago but claims that our farming has
not kept up with the advancement
that has been made in other sections.
He says the corn and wheat yields
are not even as good as they were
when he was on his fathers farm
near Dover" Mr.. and Mrs. Denney
and daughter expect to reach their
home in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
about September 25th.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
SMYRNA RED CROSS NOTES
Word Comes that Wood from Walnut
Trees is Needed in Aircraft Work.

Word Comes that Wood from Walnut
Trees is Needed in Aircraft Work.
The Bureau of Aircraft Production
of the War Department has request
ed the Red Cross to give the widest
publicity to the vital need of walnut
wood for use in making aeroplane
propeller blades and gun stocks. AS
walnut trees are scattered around in
different parts of this vicinity, the
owners of these trees have an oppor-
tunity to be patriotic in a very prac-
tical and effective way. If the people
who have walnut trees on their land
will write to the Ordnance Depart
ment, Procurement Division, Small
Arms Section, Washington, D. C.,tell-
ing of the number of trees they have,
they will receive the information de-
sired. The chairman of sewing sent
to the Wilmington headquarters, so
hospital shirts, and the Juniors have
finished and sent Is shirts and II pet
ticoats. The chairman of special re-
lief, sent, with the above shipment, a
package of old kid gloves. During
the month of August the following
surgical dressings were made and
sent, 400 cottOn-pads, 12x24, 800 cot
tOn-pads, SKIP, 12O fve-yard rolls,
and 130 newspaper pads, 18x23.-
Chairman of Publicity.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
DELAWARE BOY FROM FRANCE.
Corporal ]. J. Barker, of Wilmington,
Says our Men Will STAY Until Victory

Corporal ]. ]. Barker, of Wilmington,
Says our Men Will Stay Until Victory
Every American in France wants to
get home but none desire to leave un-
til the job is finished, according to
Corporal James ]. Barker, of the
Second Division, Twelfth Field Ar
tillery of the regular army, who has
just arrived in Wilmington from the
front. He is an expert machine gun
ner and has been sent back to this
country with five others to give in
struction in that arm. Barker declar-
ed he saw the bodies of German ma
chine gunners shackled to their guns
at Balleau Wood. Some of the pris-
oners were boys of fifteen and six
teen in poor physical condition. Bar
ker's division hiked for nearly two
days to get into the fight near Sois-
sons. The only trouble the men had
was in keeping up with the infantry
which moved so rapidly after the Ger
mans. One American soldier brought
in eighty-seven Germans. They had
captured him, but he told them they
were surrounded and had better go
with him to the American lines and
save themselves. On the way another
soldier called to him and asked him if
he wanted help. He replied: "Hell,
no, you could not take this crowd from
me-"
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
EFFORT TO STOP PROFITEERING
U. S. Food Administration to Publish
Fair GrOcers and Dealers List.

At a conference of food administra-
ton officials plan whereby "fair"
grocers and dealers would be publicly
endorsed was decided upon. The plan
will be enlarged to embrace the whole
country, it was said. The food ad-
ministration will publish in the news
papers a list of the prices of all sta
bic commodities together with a list
of retail tradesmen who have signed
pledges to meet and abide by these
maximum price lists. In other words
the names of tradesmen in the gov
eminent list will include all who are
dealing fair with the public. Dealers
who do not follow the list will be pre-
sumed to be guilty of attempts at
profteering.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
sMYRNIAN WOUNDED IN WAR
Clifford Reynolds Hit by a German
Machine Gun--Hid in Old Stable.


Corporal Clifford Reynolds, for
mr. Smyrna boy, youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron Reynolds, of Phila-
delphia, and brother of Mrs. Lloyd
Jones, near town, who went over to
France with the 111th Pennsylvania
Infantry in May after receiving train
ing at Camp Hancock has been wound
ed and is in a Base Hospital recover
ing. Clifford was wounded on Sun
day August 11th by a German ma
chine gun but he and one of his COM
rades managed to find hiding place
in an old stable. The Germans in
their fierce drive at one time COM
pletely surrounded this stable and
were inside so close that Clifford and
his companion could hear every word.
They expected to be taken prisoners
any moment. For three days and
four nights, suffering from his wound
and without food or water Clifford
remained in hiding until the Germans
were driven back in a counter attack
and during the still of one dark night
was carried out from his hiding place
in the stable to the American lines
where after first aid treatment he
was sent to base hospital. He was
hit by a bullet between his knee and
hip but is recovering and is anxious
to join his company again. In his
letter home he can't give too much
praise to the Red Cross and what they
] did for him.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
SMYRNA BOYS" IN FRANCE.
59th Pioneer Delaware Regiment,
Which Left Camp Dix Arrive Safely.

Nnlcn Lett camp DIX Arrive Safely.
Delaware's regiment of fighting
men, the Fifty-ninth Pioneers, is now
safely in France, and the hearts of
those mothers, fathers, wives and
sweethearts who have known that the
command was on its way may now
beat with less apprehension of living
in-wait Uboats and disasters at sea.
Word was received in Smyrna yester-
day morning when letters and postals
released by cablegram, arrived in
Smyrna. Word was also received in
Wilmington from Col. J. Warner Reed
commander of the regiment, stating
merely that the ship upon which they
had sailed had arrived safely over
seas. AS has been its custom, the
War Department maintained the
stnetest secrecy as to when and how
the troops were to be moved, and
while a few in town were aware of
the movement, everyone, feeling that
the safety of our boys depended upon
secrecy, refrained from discussing the
news for fear of giving information
to the enemy. Our boys are at last
on French soil and will be given the
opportunity to participate in the"rush
to Berlin" as soon as their higher
command feel they are prepared.
There are between 35 and 40 Smyrna
boys in the regiment.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
S1.5O per Year in Advance.

We hope all subscribers will appreciate the
situation and realize that in common with the
general rise in everything in these war times,
we are simply compelled to advance the price
"tO make both ends meet To those who de-
sire to pay up and one year in advance, be-
tween now and October 1st, next, we will ac-
cept the advance payment at one dollar, but
on and after October 1st, THE TIMES to
everybody will positively be sI.5O per year. in
advance.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
The Smyrna Times to Increase its Sub
scriptiOn Price to S1.5O per Year,
in Advance.

Owing to the high cost of newsprint pa
per, labor and material and everything enter
ing into the production of a newspaper, the
subscription price of THE SMYRNA TIMES,
on and after October 1, 1918, will be
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
Sunday School Workers Conference

Duck Creek and Kenton Hundreds
Sunday School Association will hold
a Workers Conference in Asbury M.
E. Church Friday next, September 13,
beginning at l p. m. An interesting
program has been arranged.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
EXIT OF BOOZE IN DELAWARE
huntington will be Virtually Dry if
Zone System is Fully Applied.

VIII be Virtually Dry if
zone System is Fully Applied.
Ill, Inc dry" zone resolution recently
'. adopted by the United States Senate.
- r.., gnlorced to the fullest extent would
ro1A'. r,~Ae Wilmington virtually dry. The
non ssOlu'lon gives President Wilson
r'; pG"er TO establish dry zones about
a.n l.eS' shlpyards, munition plants,and
tsI,. Irr war industrial centres. The es-
,1 11Olisnment of such lines about all the
r p.an's IN Wilmington would leave a
T aii' percentage of the city "wet." /"
- are numerous plants located
- 49, 'ne central and other sections
~ 'ne city which would be included in
~ 'erm war plants, within the pro-
., SUNS OF the law, because they are
contracts.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
Six Smyrna Boys to Leave Saturday

John Palmer, Victor Boyer, Frank
Tarbutton, Clarence Berry, Foster De-
Ford and Edwin Collins, all Smyrna
boys, who recently enlisted in the Ma
val Reserves, have received word to
report at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
at League Island next Saturday, 14th.
They are all Naval Reserves and will
be given orders after they get there.
Smyrna times., 1918-09-11
CANNING CAMPAIGN IN KENT
Over 1000 Quarts of Fruit Given to
the Red CrOss-Smyrna 49 Quarts

the hed CrOss-Smyrna 40 Quarts
AS result of a four weeks cam
paign, Kent County gave over 1000
quarts of fruit to the Red Cross.
This fruit, which was on display at
the Liberty Kitchen in Dover, ON Au-
gust % and 20, and at the Stae Fair
Wilmington, September to 7, attrac-
ted great deal of attention and COM
ment. All the fruit from each home
community was grouped together with
a card stating how many quarts came
from that respective community.
Smyrna contributed 40 quarts.