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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-03-15
WEYBRIDGE HILL

Mr. and Mrs John A James re-
Gently visited relatives in Fletcher.
Mrs, Osborne Pratt is spending a few
day with relatives in Groton
MIR, and Mrs Silas w. Jewett spent
tuesday with relatives in Bridport
ERIC Smith, a student at Poultney, is
home for a ten days vacation.
Mrs. Elmer Wright spent a few days
last week at the home of her parents.
MIR. and Mrs Wooster, in Whiting.
The young people will give the drama
"a Crazy Idea at the town hall in
Addison next Tuesday evening for the
benefit of the Red Cross.
Lee Hobbs, from a camp in New Jer-
sey, was at the home of his father, Silas
Hobbs, few days last week, it was the
first furlough he has had since he en-
listed in the L. S. service last June
A party was given him at the parson-
age by the young people Thursday
evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-03-15
NEW HAVEN


Styra Kingsley, eldest daughter OF
Mr. and Mr., Clarence Kingsley Of
Bristol, former residents of this town
died Saturday at her home Of valvular
heart trouble and pneumonia. The
funeral was held on Tuesday and in
tcrmcul was in \cw Haven Evergreen
cemetery i'm the KINGSLEY lot. Stvrl
was a niece Of Mrs. Iumc, Wilson, Mis-,
Myrtle Kmg,hud and Arhc KugNlud
Of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Davi, of
Bristol arc visiting their DAUGHTER.
Mr.. Bcdorc
Mrs. ludu, Bottum and Mrs. A. /.
Rolcau visited Mis-, Alice Wilson. who
j, IN lt the home of her aunt, Mr., ".
~. Rider I'M BRISTOL Friday.
l.. \. Fiskc. M with pneumonia. i,
now ont of dancer and rapidly recover.
Inc hi, hclI,h
Mis-. Irene Cnur,r,. .v9, AT hour from
Middlcburv over Sunday.
Few women awaited ihcm,clvc, Of
the ouuortuuitv to vote ot town meet
inc
Farmer, have been bu,y harvesting
ice AT the Slaw,on- Decker in, poud
At New Haven Junction.
The senior elias, are to nrrsent thc
play "pum Valley" At The Town nan
hi, evening
Mrs Howard Johnson and dauoh-
tcrs spent A d,v with Mr.. 4 u I'm
don las, week
IIallock Cou;cr +. rrcovcr;ng from
pncumori,
I c,,,,,l I'ord.l b,.. tabor, I;r.d p.,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-03-15
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies.
when Boschee's German Syrup. has
been so successfully used for - wears
in all parts of the United States for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the
throat especially lung troubles. 1t
gives the patient good nights rest.
free from coughing, with easy eXpector-
alton in the morning gives nature a
chance to soothe the inflamed parts
throw off the disease, helping the pa
tient to regain his health. Sold by
Park Drug Store.-Adv
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-03-15
LEICESTER

Private George Loya of tamp
Green, y. {, spent sunday with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Andrew
DOncr
Mrs. Fred Ellis entertained several
guests in honor OF Mrs Noble Jennings
recently
Mrs. George Lcmucrt Ina, returned
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-03-15

Odell Estes has been making repairs
on his creamery.
Miss Zta Lafayette, a student at
Bristol High school has returned home
on account of poor health
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-03-15
AUCTION
Having sold my farm | will sell at
public auction at my place
~ MILES SOUTH OF
CORNWALL CENTER ON
tuesday,, March 26
at 10 o clock a. m.
THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY


Three Cows, to lroshen this spring; l
gray Mare, 1900 lbs, Off not previously
disposed of ) l double Farm Wagon,
(Thomas make); I double Box and
Hay Rack; set heavy double Har-
ness (hand made, nearly new I
set heavy Traverse Sleighs; 100 ID.
Platform Scale Wheel Harrow; [
CuItiyator; I Empire Cream Separa-
tor I Wheelbarrow Seeder; I Milk
Can; I Grindstone; small quantity
of Hay; I Churn; l Stove; and nu-
merous small articles.
TERMS CASH-IUNCH AT Noon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-23
NO DELAY TO ACTION
ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Senate Committee Fully Intends to
Take Up Question on Thursday,
Chairman Jones Says.

Referring to reports OF possible
postponement of Senate consideration
Of the woman suffrage resolution, set
for next Thursday. Chairman Jones
of the Senate woman suffrage com-
mittee announced in the Senate today
that the resolution would be called
up Thursday. He knew OF NO piana
for postponement or any present OBJ
stacle to prevent its consideration It
that time. he said,
Officers Of the National American
Woman's Suffrage Association also
were alphabetically confident that q
vote would be asked for in the Sen
ate on Thursday. Rumers that delay
would be sought by the friends OF the
senee OF some Of the senators sup
porting the resolution, they said were
not founded in facts.
aft the vote in the Senate is not
taken Thursday it win be because
certain senatorial leaders do not want
it before election and not because the
men are not here" said Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, president of the ASSOC
citation. eve have heard from prsc-
tically all of the absentees who are
favorable to the measure, and the as
ISOLATION stands on its determination
to ask for vote.
I'VE have word from Senators Jehn-
son Of North Dakota, Smith of Michi-
gan, Watson of Indiana. Gronna OF
North Dakota, Gore of Oklahoma and
Fernald of Maine that they will be
here, others also have promised to
return.
The Senate situation is clear.
Friends of the measure wish a vote,
it's enemies do not"
Senator Jones. chairman of the Sen-
ate suffrage committee, insisted that
a vote should be called for on the
resolution next Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-23
CONVENTION OF BANKERS
HAS A WARTIME TONE
Attendance at Chicago Sessions
Curtailed by Approached Loan
Campaign.

CHICAGO, September. z3-Therforty-
fourth annual convention Of the
American Bankers Association opened
here today, and according to the pro-
gram the stx-day session will have
q distinctly wartime color. Many OF
the usual festivities have been omitted,
including the annual grand ball, and
heads Of committees said no entertain
ments would be allowed to interfere
with the discussions or action on any
questions which may have a bearing
on the vigorous prosecution OF the
war.
The attendance was somewhat cur
tailed because Of the approaching
fourth liberty loan campaign. Many
members who had planned to attend
the convention found that their pres
ence at home was necessary in order
to put sufficient force behind the
opening of the loan campaign next
Saturday
About forty standing committees
met today and began work on reports
which are to be submitted to the con-
yentten later in the week There also
were separate and Jeiat sessions OF
clearing house examiners and mama
gers and a meeting of the state sec
/retariee section
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-23
HOUSE VOTES CALL FOR
WHEAT Recommendation

The House today took from its agri-
cultural committee and passed reso-
luton calling on the Secretary of Agri-
culture for his recommendations to the
President regarding the price Of wheat,
which the latter fixed at 500 a bushel.
The action was taken after Repre-
sentative Anderson Of Minnesota,
author Of the resolution. had obtain
ed consideration as privileged mat
ter under House rules. no report hav-
ing been made by the committee with
In seven days after the resolution was
referred to 1t on September 3.
Besides asking for the secretarys
Recommendations, the resolution calls
for the agricultural advisory commit
tees report. which Mr.. Anderson be-
lieves recommended a higher price for
wheat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-23
MEMBERS OF HOUSE
UNDER GRENADE FIRE
Range Increased to 400 Yards by
Abbott Gun, Inventor
Makes Claim.

Members Of the HOUSE were unde.
fire Of grenade guns today. Rspe.
sentative T1lsoa Of conneseteBk wa
has been occurring and demonstfakiae
tho various muniti01S I'D paxapAMA
MALTA Of the military spev3ca deDan-
stratsd the Aheot I'm 1W tH1Wtaa
hand grenadea
This device b light msas rum
paper. with . metal cUves4ng and
looks like q music roll It b . safe
guard Of the life Of the soldier: and
increases the range Of the grenade
from nifty to 400 yards with tncreao-
ing accuracy.
Representative Tflson explained the
device. and showed the members how
it worked. He also stated that Wayne
Abbot. the inventor. has three sons
in the service, has registered under
the draft himself, and has aaraa1y
presented to the EeveIHMent 0 peDef
parachute for descending from Grip
pied airplaneN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-23
Decrease at Great Lakes.
sousa Engagement Cancelled.

Because Of the prevalence Of spap-
fsh influenza at the station, the
liberty loan campaign tour of Lieut.
John Philip Sousa and the bluejack.
cts band has been cancelled. 1t is
hoped to make the trip later.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
Would be Unwise Coercion.

One suggestion made by the organized
labor interests of this city during the
recent public consideration Of the matter
OF discipline and penalties employed by
the Police Commission is deserving Of
more than passing notice. The PolIcc
Commission stands by the system of penal
ties of fines taken from the policemen 5
compensation. and has asked City Coun-
Gil for funds with which 10 establish
higher compensation through bonus pay
ments for meritorious service. The City
Council has refused to make an approprla-
tion for this practical reform. The Police
Commission, therefore, must pcrforce
continue the existing system, which has
large merit and is held in favor in some
of the largest and best police departments
of the country.
which we have referred is that City
Council withhold approval Of Police
Department appropriations until the
Police Commission has made its position
clear to tho public in other words,
ahandons It's present position. This
would bc most unwis1. Ii would be
form Of violent coercion which could not
help proving seriously detrimental to
public interests.
The members OF the Police commission
are earnes; and sincere in their efforts 10
give good police protection TO the people
OF Wilmington. They have inaugurated
many reforms, and have built up an
effective police force that is vivldly in
contrast with the partisan-ruled force
that was allowed TO continue in Whining
ton for so many years And they will do
even better work if accorded the cordial
and sympathetic cooperation of City
Council and other civic agencies. Ger
tainly, whatever may be done, We do
not want a return to the old and dangerous
system of partisan police force.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
TESTING "NONRESISTANCE."

If pacificists, nonresistants and ideo-
logists desired a testing of their theories
they appear in a full way TO receive one
now. The German military machine j.
providing the driving force for the experI-
mcnt, as it marches its ruthless course
along the Dvina. and Ensign krylenko
has ordered the application against this
mighty tide of the pet paclfist theory.
He directs that ain all cases where Ger
mans are encountered in masses. pour
parlers with the German soldiers should
be organized and the proposal to re-
frain from fighting made to them.
If this tactic succeeds, then the theory
that brave show of nonresistance is
enough to protect country from brutal
military conquest will have gained greatly
in currency. Where is there one person
TODAY outside of the Bolsheviki who
has the least possible anticipation that
it will succeed, or who does not know that
the kaiser will take from Russia the heavi-
est toll he can wiring and extort? The fate
that impcnds for the great people ON
Prussia's north is the fate which would
have overtaken all France and all civili-
zation had il not been for tho heroes of
Belgium. Flanders and the Marnc who
stood To their guns and postponed pour
plrlcrS Boston Transcript!
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
rRESS COMMENTS.
THE HORNS AT JERICHO.

The British entrance into Jericho is
less spectacular than the capture Of
Jerusalem, but 1T is another long step
in the occupati on of Palestine The place
commands the Jordan Valley from the
west; on the east, friendly Arabs hold the
Hedjaz railway, and the inc from that TO
the British position above Bagdad is
for 400 miles in the keeping Of the desert.
Along the route of Alexander by the
sea, and on the new railway from Beer
sheba to Damascus, the British have
pushed their way well north Of Jericho,
with the sea as their base. Colonel
Repington has pointed out that even
Jerusalem is of MINOR strategic importance
compared with Musmiya, eleven miles
north of Aleppo, where the Bagdad rail-
way forks from The Damascus line.
But counting from Suez, the deliverers
are already halfway to Aleppo. Since
the initial disaster at GAIA last March,
so tardily revealed, that cost General
Murray his command, they have met no
check Since the fall of GAIA, November
Z, they have advanced on a wide front
more than sixty miles, and have still
several weeks of cool weather for cam
paigning.
The walls of Jericho did not fall at the
blare of horns and the loud shoutings Of
The host; they are ruins. But they fell
as easily. The Turks waited for no
portent. They seem to be fanked ont
of position after position with little
resistance. Retiring, they must know
that to Palestine at least they will never
return in power.-New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
Good Advice From Root.

Sound and practical is the advice given
by Elihu Root of New York in an address
to the Security League of Chicago, at q
meeting in that city, last Friday night.
In effect it was: Whip Germany first,
then talk about peace"
Mr.. Root pointed It sound warning
against any other policy in the condition
that Russia now is in. Germany is
intent upon seizing every advantage that
opens to her view, and can only be brought
to terms by an absolute victory for the
cause of the Allies
Mr. Root also gave valuable advice
to those who feel inclined TO criticise
the war policy and war doings of the adj
ministratiOn-to those in Congress as
we'll as outside Sincere and constructive
criticism of executive conduct, he said,
lis very useful thing. But we must be
careful that neither shortcoming nor
criticism tends in the slightest degree to
divert or decrease the heartiness with
which we all support and reinforce the
President and his civil and military Of
fcers in carrying on this war"
In word, to get behind the ad-
ministration and support it with all our
might in every move that promises to
help us win the war at the earliest possible
moment. Criticise helpfully if We can,
but not carpingly and resentfulIy. Every
good citizen may "do his bit"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
REPUBLICANS MEET.
County Committee Began Campaign Ac-
tivities on Saturday.

One hundred and seventy members of
the New Castle County Republican
Committee held their first meeting Of
the campaign Saturday afternoon The
delegates gave rising vote Of confidence
IN DIR. l.. HeisIer Ball, the retiring chair
man, who was reelected. DR. Ball
presided and delivered stirring address
in which he advocated that the county
committee work with the national com
mittee's harmony program for the purpose
Of bringing all ''isms" Of the party to-
gether, that personal or individual gain
be forgotten and the welfare of the party
be the paramount motive. He said he
wanted the affairs of the committee and
party so conducted that every voter who
believed in the principles Of the Republi-
can party would join in assisting the
committee TO send Republican United
States Senator and Congressman to
Washington as well as electing the entire
state and county Republican ticket
next fall He pointed out the necessity
of having Congress in the hands Of the
Republican party after the war
DIR Boil was authorized TO appoint =
committee to endeavor to harmonize the
q tions The next meeting will be held
fMarch 30
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
COLLEGE MEN DINE.
Annual Banquet Of Delaware Fraternity
BOYS at Hotel du Pont

The Delaware Alpha Chapter Of the
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Of Della
ware College held IFS annual dinner 81
the Hotel du Pont Saturday night
Those present were: David l.. Sloan,
II Stanley Ledenham, Roland W. Taylor,
J. Gilbert Attix. Carl A. Taylor Lieut..
Frank d. Wilson, William VI. Francis,
Capt A. r i. Horn, G. A. r. G. W O.
Sypherd, Joseph Weaver, II t. Tiffany,
Lieut.. w L. Torbert, Jr., T. r. G.,
Act Corp y A. Groves. Battery A.
60th Reg. G. A. c., Robert J. Barkley,
Draper Smith Charles " Cleaver, e. ).
y r. f., Jay Robinson, Joseph r. Fair
hanks, Arthur F. Spaid John G. Pierson,
X y Foulk, r. Teland Brown, G. Thomas
Attix, Hugh ATcCaughan, n Morris
Pierson, w B Hoey. X. r Bowen, r.
Paul Kite. W Wilson Lattomus, J.
Willard Humphrey, Walter Dent Smith,
William T Broughall, Robert B Wheeler,
I'd, D. Thomas Swing, Walter L. Haley,
Frank H. Buck, Ernest VI. Marks.
William H. Frederick, Howard Young,
James r. Horty, George Tonkin, r.
Bayard Carter and Stuart R. NJ Thom-
SON
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
WHAT PERSHING SAID.

Editor Every Evening For some time
! have been noticing the sign over the
Red Cross Headquarters which reads
lafayette, here we are" DO the
Wilmingtonians think for a minute that
when Pcrshing stood before Lafayette's 8
tomb he would be base enough to Joke
at such sublime moment as that was?
What Pershing really said before the
tomb OF Lafayette was: Lafayette, we
are here You will agree with me that
there Is considerable amount Of difference
between the two, and that something
should be done TO rectify this mistake and
not allow the Wimingtonians who are
doing such grand work in their Red Gross
cause to be the laughing stock of out
siders.
Wilmington, Feb. %, 1918. r. p. X.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
FIVE MILLION WOMEN.

Il was an exceedingly sti mulating
address by the speaker OF the COM
memoration exercises at the Johns Hop
kins University, Prof. Alonzo t. Taylor
He holds the chair of physiological
chemistry in the University of Pcnnsyl-
vania is related to the Food Commission
and has been abroad and studied the food
question in the active European centcrs.
His startling contribution to the outlook
for this country in the field OF domestic
service Is the announcement that in his
view during the next year no less than
five million women will be added 10 the
nine million already in gainful occupations
in the United States. One million Of
these. he predicts, will be found upon
the farms. not necessarily as laborers in
the field but in the no less important
pursuit of canning and otherwise conserv-
ing the products that will be grown.
Those who indulge the notion that the
climax Of American sacrifice and service
has been reached will be given food for
thought by this outlook. The women of
America. ever ready for the tasks of
patriotism. will not fslter. They will
stand shoulder TO shoulder with their
sisters Of France and Italy and England,
and will be proud - 90 the kind of work
that will advance the aims Of the war and
bring about the wider possibility Of
decisive and constructive victory. The
Hopkins itself is doing great war work,
and women as well as men arc there
receiving forms Of training that tt them
for gainful and volunteer services TO heir
countrv-Baltlmore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
Sure Way to Get
Rid of Dandruff

There is one sure way that never fails
to remove dandruff completely and that
is TO dissolve it This destroys it en-
TREY To do this. Just get about four
ounces of plain, ordinary liquid arvon;
apply il at night when retiring: use
enough to moisten the scalp and rub II
In gently with the finger tips.
By morning, most if not all, Of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of 1t, no matter how much
dandruff you may have
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging of the scalp viii stop instantly,
and your hair win be fluffy, lustrous,
glosesy, silly and soft, and look and feel
hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. 1t is inexpensive. and four ounces
is all YOU will need This simple remedy
has never been known to fail.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
By Walt Mason.
THE HUSBANDMAN.

I'm glad am granger. farmer
wearing bells, remote from death
and danger, from swords and
bombs and shells. While kaisers
and such takers are marching to
defeat, | SOW my rolling acres To
barley. oats and wheat And pretty
soon the cysh'll roll in to swell
my store; I'll get two bones bushel
and maybe three or four. And
folks who see me getting a fancy
price for wheat will give me lots
of petting, and say | can't he beat
"Such men viii save the nation!'
] hear their fervent cry; they are
the land s salvation, without them
it would diel They guard our
sacred banner, and Germany they'll
beat; each day they help to can her,
by bringing in their wheatl' It's
pleasant to be saving my countrys
cherished boons, and still assuage
my craving for easy picayunes. |
feel my pulses quicken with loyalty,
by ling, when ! can sell chicken
for what a calf should bring. lfeel
said pulses flutter, glow is IN my
soul, when for pound of butter
get a goodly roll. And always
while I'm selling my thistles, weeds
and chaif, hear the people yelling,
"The farmer is our staff! lie grows
two rows of onions where but one
grew before; he'll squash the kaiser's
bunions, and save our threatened
shorer'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
Hot Chocolate.

Gentle reader, let us take you into
our confidence and give consideration to a
question of household economics--in a
word, a consideration of the high price
of living.
The editor is human. He has gas
tronomic longings, simple, as a rule, but
occasionally insistent And, once in a
while, he longs for hot chocolate. The
result: He goes out to the nearest place
and indulges, to the cost of 10 cents a
cup.
The other day he meandered in a
different direction and entered res
taurant that he had long known of, but
seldom patronized. We are not going to
reveal either name or location, but will
say that it is a restaurant with an es-
tablished reputation for excellence and
fair dealing, and one enjoying large and
we'll deserved patronage for good things
to eat at fair prices. The order was for
hot chocolate, and it was served. Then
came the check. Astonishing! 1t was
for only 5 cents!
We could not understand. We sought
the proprietor. ''What do you mean?'
we inquired "Here we have been paying
10 cents cup for hot chocolate, and YOU
charge only ) cents cup for hot choco-
late, every bit as good. WHY"
mo reason in the world, was the
response, except that can make good
money selling hot chocolate at 5 cents a
cup, and | have no desire to impose upon
the people. In fact, if ! could give up
the rest OF my restaurant demands and
devote myself entirely TO selling hot
chocolate at ) cents the cup, ] would not
ask more profitable business.
Now, here is something to think about.
Does it not indicate that our people are
too prone TO pay high prices, excessive
prices, without venturing to make pro-
test? Just think of what has been
imposed upon us in the way of arbitrary
increases for shaves, shines and other
services, all the way from 50 to 100
per cent.
Now, We have an experienced res
tauratcur who SAYS he makes good profit
at selling hot chocolate at ) cents cup,
while the regulation charge at most places
is 10 cents a cup
What about il ?