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Newark post., 1918-09-11
KEMBLESVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Nc cMullen
and daughter Florence, of VIII,
mington, are the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. McMullen.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alfred and
children of Wilmington, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cole
man.
Mrs. Jane Henderson is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Maggie Pratt.
Mr.. G.. w. Batting spent the week
end at his home here.
Miss Irene D. Richards has ac-
cepted a position in one of the du
Pont offices in Wilmington.
The w. C. T. U. held their an
nual picnic on the lawn at the home
of Mrs. Chas. L. Foote, on Satur-
day afternoon. A very interesting
meeting was held when an election
Of officers for the ensuing year
took place, and addresses were
made by Mrs. Addie Wilson and
Mrs. R. R. Pennock of West Grove,
and Mrs. R. McMullen of Whining
ton. Mrs. H. l. Garrett gave one OF
her pleasing recitations. A delight
full supper was served to all pre-
sent, and everyone seemed to en-
joy the afternoon.
Newark post., 1918-09-11
APPLETON

On Thursday evening, Septem-
Der II, an open-air community SER
vice will be held on the lawn ad-
joining Mr.. VIM. Lofand's store.
Rev. Walter Clyde of Newark, will
address the audience at 7.30. The
meeting is for everybody. Invite
your friends and come!
Mr.. Colgain and family, from
Head of Sassafras, and Miss Strad-
ley of Galena, were recent visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Johnston.
Last week, friends here received
very interesting letters from Lieut..
Otis McCauley, Corporal Russell
Cook, and Private Chester Buck
anan, all of France. One of the
letters was written in front-llne
trench, by the light of candle.
Misses Elva and Alice Blackson
have returned from vacation at
Ocean City.
Many from this section enjoyed
the fair at Wilmington. last week.
Misses Edith Lebley ana MAT
hide Moore are enrolled at New
ark High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lofiand were
recent visitors at Princess Anne
and Ocean City. Their nephew,
Charles Barbon, who has spent sew
eral weeks in southern Maryland,
returned with them.
There is a prospect, that the road
from our village to the Delaware
line, will be improved.
Mr.. Gustavus Blackson, of Camp
Meade, spent Sunday at home. Mr.
Blackson, who entrained for war
service in April, gives very inter
tanning descriptions of life at the
cantOnment.
Newark post., 1918-09-11
DI r &c T Q r Y

Municipal Transportation
Z. M. Thompson ]. w. Brown
j. II. Hossinger c. B. Evans
Joseph Dean
Legislature Membership
j. P. Armstrong P. M. Sherwood
III. B. Wright John Pilling
VIM. II. Taylor
Newark post., 1918-09-11

quickly adopted. In many cases the
advancing French troops brought the
first aid material and sometimes sue
ceeded in saving the trees. Where the
tree was absolutely cut down-as hun
dreds were-there was, Of course, no
relief measure to employ. Members
of the u. S. Food Administration
brought this picture to America. Ear
ment introduced policy of strict
food conservation at home and has
endeavored to curtail in every possi-
BILE manner the French and English
supply U boat warfare and destruc-
ton Of farming property are parts of
the same campaign.
Newark post., 1918-09-11

ments ''to the officials and employ
ees who have worked with such
loyalty and zeal to accomplish what
has already been done," and adds
that sit is a constant satisfaction
to be associated with them" "You
can," he assures the President,
"rely upon their patriotic enthus-
iasm and alacrity in the work of
winning the war, in which they, as
we'll as the soldiers at the front,
have enlisted with such laudable
determination and patriotism"
Newark post., 1918-09-11

quire.
A Bureau of Suggestions and
Complaints is one of the latest and
most popular novelties that he has
introduced. A Safety Section"
and a uniform pension and COM
pensation system are reported as
being under consideration.
The Enthusiasm of Employees
and Officers
In concluding the report Mr..
McAdoo makes his acknowledge
Newark post., 1918-09-11

Whether il Is for complete plumb
ing work for a new house or a
small repair job, any service we
perform large or small receives
the same careful attention and skill
ful handling. We have the exper-
fence, the knowledge and the facil-
tiles to do any job right, at the
right figures. Get our estimates.
w, D. DEAN NEWARK, DEL
Newark post., 1918-09-11

that he is confident that the rail
roads will shortly be in a condition
to meet any demands that may be
made upon them if the needed mo-
tive power already ordered can be
secured and the skilled labor neces-
sary is not withdrawn from the
railroads for military and other
purposes. These, he says, are very
serious phases of the railway prob
lem.
Elaborate traffic statistics are
adduced in support of his claim
with regard to the intensified en-
ployment of equipment. These
statistics show that both the car
load and the trainload have been
substantially increased, and that
by ''rerouting" the distance that
freight must be hauled between
many important centers has been
greatly shortened. In one instance
$50 miles have been thus saved,
and in many other cases the saw
ing runs from 100 to 500 miles.
The report calls attention to the
crippled condition of the railroads
when they were taken over as re-
suit of the freight congestion and
blockades, and explains the meas
ures of relief that were successful
ly applied to correct these condi-
tions. The organization is describ-
ed at length and it is explained
that the policy has been to keep
the Washington organization as
small as possible to prevent an un-
wildly and expensive central bu-
reau.
The railroad mileage of the
country has been divided into
seven regional districts each under
director. Under the Regional Di,
rectors are District Directors
General Managers and Terminal
Managers. Mr.. McAdoo explains
the releasing Of presidents and
other officers of the railroads or
the ground that mo man can serve
two masters" and since the pur.
pose CT Federal control is to serve
the public, it seemed advisable tc
release those officers of the rail
road companies with whose corpor
ate interests they would properly
be concerned Many of the former
corporate officers have been ap
pointed as officials of the United
States Railroad Administration
while others have elected to re
main as officers of their corpora
tions.
The report asserts that in thu
: re-organizing the operating fore
it has been possible without an.
, impairment of efficiency to reduc
! the number of officers required ant
the aggregate of salaries pai'
them. The saving including a re
: duction in the legal expense
amounts to over S6,00O,000 yearly
The various advances made il
the wages of railroad employe
since Mr.. McAdoo took charge ar
dealt with at length in the report
1t is explained that the recOmmen
dations of the Railroad Wage Com
mission of which Secretary Ian
was chairman, have been accepte
in so far as the percentages of ad
vance recommended We're concern
ed, but that Mr.. McAdoo foun
e himself unable to acquiesce in tn
i suggestion Of the commission tina
no change in working hours shoul
S be made during the continuance 0
g the war, and that he has therefor
: recognized the principle of tn
basic eight-hour day in railroa
4 service as a after of justice. Th
: advances made in the pay of con
e mon labor and in the wages receiN
: ed by the 100000 employees in tn
: mechanical departments of tn
Newark post., 1918-09-11

BOARD OF EDUCATION
PreSident-C. A. McCue
Secretary and Treasurer - Harvey Hof-
fecter, Robert S. Gallaher, Edward l..
Richards, Orlando X. Strahorn
NEWARK TOWN LIBRARY
The Library will be opened:
Monday 3 to 5.45 p. m.
Tuesday 9 to 1900 M.
Friday to 5.45 p. IN.
Saturday to II nj to 900 p. m.
BANKS
FARMERS TRUST Conflicting Of Direc-
tors every Wednesday evening at s
o'clock
Newark post., 1918-09-11

Mr.. John Fell and children of
Wilmington, are visiting w. L. Fell
and family.
Misses Myrtle and Lillian Will
kinson are the proud possessors of
a pony and cart, which takes them
to and from school.
Newark post., 1918-09-11
EfzU1ZEEE5 AeNARZHExW EeAvcE
NsozRoXxo S/1EHEmwo GseraAns
HEN the Germans re-

len the Germans re-
treated from long held
positions In Northern
France they girdled ev-
cry fruit tree that time
permitted. Here is
such a tree, hacked be-
yond chance of the
trees surviving unless
first aid measures were
Newark post., 1918-09-11

railways under Federal control are
also dealt with, as is an order in
structing that the women employed
by the railroad should be paid the
same wages as men when engaged
in similar work and that they shall
not be permitted to occupy posi-
tions unsuited to their sex or allow
ed to work amid conditions tilat are
unfit.
To meet the demand for ticket
sellers made necessary by the con-
scription of the younger men form
erly employed in this capacity, wo-
men are being trained in the
schools that have been established
for that purpose in several of the
larger cities. When the women so
trained become proficient in the
work they will be assigned to the
more important ticket offices of the
country, where they will receive
the same wages that are paid men
LOT similar services.
A new departure in the treat
ment of negro employees is indicat-
ed by the issuance of an order that
all negroes employed by the rail-
roads shall be paid the same wages
that white men get for similar
work. This has not been the gen.
eral practice in the past, but the
Director General says that he has
felt that equal pay for equal SER
vice without respect for sex or
color was the only policy that could
justly be followed.
The Coal Movement
The coal movement is a subject
in which especial interest will be
felt just now. At present strenu-
GUS efforts are being made to speed
it so as to preclude the recurrence
of last winters distressing expert
ence. The figures for the six
months ending with July show an
increase of nearly 22,000,O00 tons
over the movement for the cores
ponding period last year, which
was the largest on record up to
that time.
1t is asserted that the energies
of the Railroad Administration are
now being largely devoted to NOV
ing the coal mined as rapidly as the
Fuel Administration can deliver it
and that of late the coal mines have
been supplied with cars more
rapidly than they have been able
to load them, so that there is nc
longer any doubt that the trans
portation for the fuel requirements
of the Nation is available provided
the coal production during the
warm weather can be maintained
so as to employ the cars requis
ioned.
Mr.. McAdoo adds that "at pre-
rant this is not the case," and tn
81 emphasize this point because thu
country has been led to believe
that the coal production is Limited
entirely by transportation and an!
shortage is attributed to the rail
ways" He claims that "The Fed
eral. railroad system is and ha
been for some weeks past in a po
sition to handle more coal THAI
has been produced, and any short
age during the coming winter will
not, it is hoped, be properly charge
, able to the lack of transportation.
Three reasons for heavy passen
ger traffic are given: the worker
who are changing their places o
, employment, the travel of soldier
, and the journeys made by friend
and relatives to the various can
, tonments.
He explains Pullman super
charges as an effort to discourag
! the well-to-do or extravagant fror
, using more space than they re
Newark post., 1918-09-11
THE RAILROADS
UNDER GOVERNMENT
OPERATION
McAdoo's Report to the Presi
dent

In a report to the President made
public on Monday Director General
McAdoo tells an interesting story
Of the work of the United States
Railroad Administration during
the first seven months of it's exist
ence.
The American transportation
system is briefly described as in
Guiding steam railway mileage
Gall tracks, of 397,014 miles, own
ed or controlled by 1905 compan-
les, employing 1,700,S14 persons.
Their property also comprises var
ious boat and steamship lines en-
gagged in coastwise transportation
and navigating an inland water
ways system which includes some
81 canals, 3,O57 miles in length, as
we'll as many thousand miles of
navigable rivers, lakes, bays,
sounds, and inlets.
The report contains a reference
to MIR. McAdoo's declaration of
policy, issued last June, in which
he announced that he hoped "to
humanize the railroads and mega
F, tive the idea that corporations had
no souls" 1t might, perhaps, have
been more appropriate if his report
to the President had been ccm-
menced rather than ended with this
phrase, for the narrative reflects
throughout an undimlnished ardor
for practical idealism in the man.
agement of the railways for the
purposes for which they were
taken over.
These purposes, as enumerated
| by him, were
First. The winning of the war.
Second. The service of the pub
lie at the lowest cost consistent
with the payment of fair wages to
the railroad employees and the
maintenance of the transportation
system under control of tie Govern
ment as a self-supporting rather
than a money-making agency.
Newark post., 1918-09-11
Future Efficiency Depends on
Motive Power and Labor

Mr.. McAdoo's view OF the future
is optimistic. He says that there is
good ground for believing that sub
stantial progress has been made
Sin accelerating the movement. OF
traffic and employing the available
equipment more intensively," and
Newark post., 1918-09-11

BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION
Secretary-W. H. Taylor
Meeting first Tuesday night of each
month
LODGE MEETINGS
OPERA HOUSE
Monday-Knights of Pythias, or X. of
p, 7.3O p. m.
Tuesday-Improved Order of Red Men,
7.3O p. m.
Wednesday-Heptasophs, or S. w. M,
7.30 p. m.
Thrsday-Ladies' Circle, S. w. NJ,
7.30 p. m.
Friday-Modern Woodmen of America,
No. 1910, 7.30 p. m.
ODD FELLOWS HALL
MOnday-Jr. Order American Mechanics,
7.3O p. m.
WedneSday-1st and 3rd of every month,
White Clay Camp, No. 5, Woodmen of
the World
ThurSday-I. o. o. F., 7.3O p. m.
Sdturday-Knights of Golden Eagle,
7.3O p. m.
FIRE ALARMS
In case of fire call the following num-
bers in succession:
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22
FEDERATION CLUBS
HERE YESTERDAY
CONTINUED from Page ID

eral district conventions in South
Carolina during her visit, of the
work by hand Of the women and war
work. The hope is that the women
will be of intense vision and that
nothing will happen which they will
not seek 10 understand and that
they will find out the important
things to be done and continue the
work. There is no money value to
be placed on this work, for womanNs
work is without price. See that the
work OF each day is done better than
the day before. Do not attempt to
serve the world without children, but
emphasize the Importance of proper
training and growth, especially dur
ing the war times.
Mrs. e. c. Won Tresckow. of Cam
den, dispensed with the round table
discussion. as the reports had COW
cred the most OF that work. Plans
were discussed for having a nominat-
ing committee, that is to have one
member from each district and one
appointed from the State at large,
and the convention decided to adopt
the plan. Also to elect the president
for two years and allow her to be
eligible for the third year. This is
for the purpose of having a president
who is familiar with the work when
attending the biennial meetings.
After the business meeting, the
Red Cross Tea Rooms, daintily be-
traying the federation colors of blue
and white, represented by white car
nations and State flags, made a rest
full and pleasant resort for the course
luncheon served in its quarters.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22
Discovers Dead Alligator.

Saluda. March 21.-Friday an al
ligator. six feet and four inches in
length, was found on the bank Of
the Little Saluda river near Supervis-
or George Langford's farm. The
discovery was made by Jesse Cox,
who shot the alligator through the
head. Upon examination it was
found that it was already dead. How
the alligator got into that section
no one is able to guess.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22
NOTICE

Beginning March 31st, 1918,
the banks of Lancaster, S. c.,
will observe the following
hours: Open 1000 a. m.; close
400 p. m., until September 1st,
1918, or until further notice.
Farmers Bank & Trust Co.,
First National Bank,
Bank of Lancaster.
44-3t.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22

IOST-Small ring set With two chip
diamonds and a ruby. Finder
please return to Lancaster Cotton
D mill office and receive al liberal re-
ward. 44-3t.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22

MACHINE NEEDLES to/nt any ma
chine, Hand Needles. Knitting
Needles, Crochet Needles and all
kinds OF needles at Msckorsll's.
t 44-2t
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22

EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD and
Early Flat Dutch Cabbage Plants
now ready. Plant snd then plant
some more. You cannot have too
many. J. B. Mackoreli 43-tf
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22

WANTED-Meal and Hull Sacks.
Mr.. Farmer bring US your meal
and hull sacks. We will give you
10 cents piece for them. We
can also use your Joat and feed
sacks. All of them, must be free
Co. 41-8t.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22

FOR SALE-Ford Tohring Car In
good condition. Phone So, John
Stogner. AIT.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22

DIR. w. S. HOLLY, Veterinary Ply
sician. Surgeon and Dentist. Office
at Gregory, Heod Live Stock Co.
stables. Phone 226, Lancaster.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22
BUSINESS NOTICES

WANTED-A milk Cow. Jersey pre-
ferred. Must be gentle with
young calf. Do/not answer unless
you have 2 1-2/te 3 gal. COW. State
where cow can be seen and how
old. Address E. o. Lemmer
Great Falls. S. c., care Southern
Power Co. 42-3t.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22

Commencement Invitations and Pro-
grams-The Lancaster News can
furnish attractive engraved invi-
tations, folders, cards, etc, at
reasonable prices See our line of
samples for 1918. The Lancaster
News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-02
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HOME is WHERE THE BOY
is IN THIS WAR
BY Bruce Barton.

! visited home where a service
flag hangs; and while we ate we
talked of the boy who is over there.
81 wonder If he is cold to-
night" the mother said. Il won
der if he has place to warm him
self and dry his clothes; and
something good to eat.
/ 'What wouldn't l give to be
with him." she said and we were
silent. knowing her heart.
But ] though Of the soldiers OF
rricndliness who that very night
. would crawl out across No Mans
Land to take chocolate and hot
coffee to that boy
OF the huts with their warm
fires burning; of the great lectur-
crs and preachers and actors and
motion pictures that are over there.
And thought to myself: There
is difference between this and
every other war. For when the
boys have marched away before,
the influence of their homes has
stopped al the front gate and could
go no farther
But in this war it follows the
flag, across the ocean, over the shell
torn battle land, straight up TO the
front line trenches
Home is where the boy is in this
war From every town and vii
lagc the lines OF helpiulness run out.
And no boy leaves his home
behind him; step by step IT travels
with him, financed by the folks be-
hind him token Of their love.
Your opportunity 10 aid these
Soldiers OF Fricndliness is the week
Of November II when the cam
paign Of the United War Work
starts
Observation-Disclosures
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-02

acknowledged that the girl
who is most obviously out to
get a husband makes the worst
wife. Similarly, the Aashy,
spccious clothing made up es-
pecially for sales is the kind
that makes the sale least
worth ones tirne-and money.
When sale is advertised
as an opportunity ! never
doubt il. But I want il 70 be
my opportunity. not that Of
the seller alone.
II have but one rule, SIS
teren, for determining whether
or not sale is worth my
time. | ask. Where is it2'
IF il is at Wanamaker's. /
20. Usually I buy. Never DO
] repent except sometimes
when I didn't buy.
Are Wanamaker's paving
me 70 write this2 OF course
they are But they couldn't do
il if I didn't believe every
word Of il, or if | weren't
"A REAL WOMAN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-02
A WOm0n's Wisdom
Concerning Sales

taken ini
And the sales that
have taken me in,
"Ive philosophy of my
own about attending sales
now. It's mostly to stay at
home. By this means | save
large sums of money and keep
well dressed.
I've learned. you see. that
all that glistens is not silk. nor
all that cries Wolff real fur,
and that in brief, there can be
great cry and little wool
and there usually is.
There are so many sales,
down-strect and up-strcct and
all along the street, that I've
come TO the conclusion that
there is nothing rare or un-
usual about a sale in itself.
It's good merchandise that's
rare. Didn't | myself help our
tNN1 @iooS h1A W. q t0AAAAAaFSN
sale, and wasn't il revelation
TO me how glad folks were TO
have things taken off their
hands2
"Old trash and new trash
that's what I've learned to be
ware of in a sale. There was
a woman in our neighborhood
who used to run in TO our
butchers and ask, What have
you got that's good and cheap
for boarders?' I've often
thought of her since I learned
that there were certain manu-
facturers who specialized on
meeting the demand for some
thing good and cheap for
sales
II claim the same right to
be wary as a man. It's widely
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-02
START EARLY SATURDAY
FOR WANAMAKER'S
Special Sale of Young W0men's New, Handsome
Coats, Suits and Dresses
Lnrqe Slices Off Prices!

els, Of all-wool jersey, in
both light and dark
shades, at $25.
Among the suits are
80 Of a high grade
manufacturers sample
line Of suits, in wool
velour and silvertone,
tailored models, some
with and some without
fur collars, price 4
S39.75, which are worth
double this amount
A full line Of sizes in
AT Of the 200 garments
The time? WIN. The
store is open nOWodoBs
from, 9 to $50.
If gOu mean tfe CiOU,
make il Saturday by
all means.
True, there Oro 2OOO
garments, but there
are more than 200O
U0nleR interested in
saving so to SIS on a
suit, coat or dress
that's good enough for
WQRdntdker's 10 buy.
sell or praise.
Ne uHqUdtifedLy
praise these g goods.
They are the kind Of
garment that a lreLL-
dressed ICOmdn likes to
see herself going doIrn-
street iR.
The place is the
Young WOnteH's Salon.
Second Floor. Chest
nut. but lre don't ask
GHybody's age.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-02
Y 7 7 omen S and yo1ns Girls
afm Goals
initr-dtiyiae
ell made
Hv ell lined
oaderful vlIBes
i'll 90 on sale Saturday al
uANlNihFR'S
] ANlNikFR'S

Warmer. coSier coats can
scarcely be imagined. All
are lined throughout, many
interlined. and all have
high, snug-fastening col
lars, some of fur New
shades-taupe, seal brown,
Pekin. amethyst, navy blue
and black.
From $40 to SIS savings
on each coat at the fol-
lowing prices:
100 fine sample coats of
duotone, silvertone. crystal
cloth. bolivia. all-w o oil
velour, evora cloth, with
large fur collars of wolf.
skunk. racoon. taupe nutria
and Hudson seal dyed
muskraO. Some have fur
cuffs and fur-trimmed
pockets. Only one of each
kind, SIS.
Special coat, copy OF i'm
ported model, fine quality
velour, large shawl collar
of Hudson seal (dyed musk
rat). silk-lined throughout,
S49.75.
Coats of silvertone and
duotone. lined throughout
with fancy and plain silk
Innings, one model with
large seal collar and one
without fur, S42.50.
Coats of very fine quail
ity all-wool velour and all
wool pompom and duotone,
all lined throughout with
plain and fancy Innings of
silk. Large muffier collars
of fur, large sweep at bot
tom, belted and plain mod
els. S3e.75.
Coats of all-wool velour,
pompom and heavy burella
cloth, with large. soft fur
collars. Lined throughout
with plain and fancy silks,
SIS.
Goats of all-wool heavy
burella. velour and pom
pom, lined throughout and
interlined, SIS.
tseoond Floor. Chestnut1