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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-18

Mrs. F. L. Naue, Henry street,thls
city, receives letter from her son,
Private Geo. F. Vane 314 Motor
Supply Train, France:
France, Nov 21, 1918.
Dear Mother:
The war is over at last. nave
been wishing for it for Il long time,
but it is a long tide that never turns,
so it has turned at last, and l am
glad to say that l came through
without getting scratch, and nope
to be home soon, but l don't know
how long it will be. l hear lots or
the boys are sick in the camps OF IN
tiuenZa, we have few cases over
here. but not many. We are having
some pretty cold weather here now,
even had snow the other day, but 1T
soon melted.
/ haven't received any mail yet;
,-------.a----s1s -+All- me all the news,
Although l do. not have time TO
write very often, ] have written sew
eral letters, and suppose you are
getting them.
Hoping all are we'll at home. l re-
main, your loving son,
Private GEO. F. VANE,
Co. B, 314th Motor Supply Train,
France.
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Thursday, Dec. 10, 1918

commencing at 10 a. m, the following
property. tThis property will be sold
rain CT shine. and without reservation
on" pair mules, and years old,
good workers.
H1n tay horse, { years old.
one bay stallion. / years old, kind
and gentle.
One sorreu mare. II years Old, very
nue family mare.
Cuc black mare. : years old. with foal
Eight HoIStein Cows. > at Pail and 3
to Come Fresh Soon.
Au of thes" COWS are under years
old
Vehicles And Implements.
One dearborn wagon. l dayton,nearly
new; good farm wagons, l hay load
er and side delivery rake, in perfect
order; Mccormick mowers. l disc, l
clod masher. lot of Oliver plows. Nos
~, 20 and 40; scoops, tomato wagon
springs, lot Of forks. shoVeIS, hoes, etc
TERMS OF StLE-AIl sums of and
under $40, cash; over that amount a
credit Of months, to be secured by
lntereSt-bearing note. with approved
SurctieS.
GEORGE -. TAYLOR.
John s. Skinner. Clerk
Dixie Realty Co. Aucts. 1872
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PICTURES FRAMED.

Large supply Of perfectly exqui-
site framing on hand, practically any
kind you want; charges very reason
able. Phone, send or bring pictures,
and we will frame promptly.-Sew
ard & Woolford -Adv17 -3t.
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Somewhere in France,
November %, 1918.


Dear Mother and Cap:
No doubt you think strange that
you have received no mail from me
lately. but L have been unable to get
writing material, as most of the time
we have been on the firing line, where
you cannot obtain such things.
Well, Mother, the war is over, and
l am still alive, but we all have had
some very narrow escapes. l have
been in the hospital about month,
but am all right now, and am IN a
convalescent camp, waiting to be
shipped home. Don't know exactly
when l will get home, but from pres
ent indications, don't think it will be
long.
There are many things that l
could tell you about my experience
since I have been over here, but will
wait until 1 get home. and then l
can tell you all. All of the men that
were away from their companies
=. when the armistice was signed will
be sent back separately, so l will not
get back to my company again.
Mother, 1 long for some good old
oysters, and feel right now that l
could eat a bushel. Did the draft
get SAM or is he still in town?
Give my love to Cap, and all the
children, and tell Cap 1 would like 10
be out on the rock with him this
very minute. In my imagination l
can hear him now, saying. 'Heaye!
Wind, boys, Gull off," Good old
days.
Well, Mother. don't worry about
me, as 1 am absolutely o. X, and eN-
pect to see you all soon.
Lovingly, NOBLE.
VI T T
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-18

How would a comfortable rock
er be for a Christmas present? Go
to Nathan's Furniture Store.-Adv.6
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TERMS OF SALE will be one-third
cash upon the day of sale. and the
balance of the purchase money to be
paid in equal instruments in six and
twelve months from the day of sale:
the said deferred payments to be Sc
cured to the satisfaction of the under
signed trustee, and to bear interest
from the day of sale. or al of the pur-
chase money may be paid in cash, at
the option of the purchaser or pur-
chasers. W. LAIRD HENRY,
11-20-4t. o.a.W. Trustee
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Soldiers Letters

Mr.. and Mrs. William Cannon, who
reside on Academy street, this city.
have received the following letter
from their son, Corporal Noble Can
non, who left Cambridge in Septem-
Der, 1917, with Company c, and who
is now in a conyalescent camp in
France:
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POSTPONED.
Public Sale
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property

Intending to discontinue farming,
Will sell at public sale, at the Hirt
farm. on the Egypt road. whore 1 now
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Public Sale
OF
Fine Cattle

Having purchased the fine Goslee
herd of cattle, from Wicomico county.
VIII offer same at public sale, to the
highest bidder, on the Old Zion Church
lot. Race street, Cambridge. where
vi H. :. l.. - -
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certainly
| the for
It Roots,
hey GER
uce such
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-18
Saturday, Dec. Il, 1918
Is Fine Cows

HOLSTEiN, JERSEY and GUERNSEYS
ONE REGISTERED HOLSTEE,Iu1lill11IllI
10 months old. registration pa
him.
Some of the cows with q
their sides: some to come FIJI
All are nice. young cows.
TERMS OF SALE-Cred,t
months viii be given, on inter
ing note of purchaser or pI
with surety to be approved b trre un-
derSiGned.
". Il. MERRICk. owner.
12-1S BAR
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
New Layed Eggs, Csc. doz.
Best Creamery Butter, zoe. ID.
Nice Fat Chickens, soc. ID.
Best Coffee, 35c. ID.
Good Country Butter, 6Oc. ID.
Brooms, none sweep better, soc,
90c. and 81 each.
). Nj. SMITH
The Egg Man
Adv. 16-6t. 22S Race ST.
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Cars for Sale
Or.ExchanSe

Two Maxwell touring cars.
One Maxwell Roadster.
One Ford Touring Car.
One Ford Touring Car Winter Top.
One Ford Truck.
One Briscoe Touring Car.
All in first-class shape Agent for
Chevrolet cars.
CHAS. T. MACE,
ADV. 12-16-1m. Cambridge, Md.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-18

Would a piano brighten your
home for Christmas? We have them
for quick delivery. Nathan's Furni-
ture Store.-Adv. LIT.
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NOTICE.

NVIIJE.
All persons having bills against
the Town will please present samt
for collection before January LIST
c. L. Dali, Clerk and Treas.-Adv.
12-16-1w.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
WHAT'A CONGRESSMAN SEES
Se,ceeky Letter Touching Washington Persopa
Familiar o Phladelphians SMs
By J. Hampton Moore

"he amt everybody" What" says No. ~
"didn' Woodrow Wilson change Cor
time?" We'll dat dom give him no rieht.
to draf me- says No. 1. "Didn' he tale4
the railroads away from dem rich fot1ES
up North and give em to his sonin-iawx Al.
pursued No. 2, @he got power to draf y0o.s
all right" Is
THE action of the Pennsylvania Stats
= Grange opposing a good-roads bond3
issue during the war interest the farm
ers' representatives in Congress. SenatpF
Sproul was up against this proposition
several years ago, when the question was
voted upon in Pennsylvania, but how far
the opposition will go this year, despite the
fear of the grange that a bond issue for
good roads may interfere with other patrtr
otc work, is not clear.
Senator Buckman. of Bucks County, can;
throw some light on this subject II he WILL
The story of Buckman's experience at an
upstate meeting may serve to elucidate.
He tells of an orator who was eXpatiating
upon the advantages of good roads when
a man in the crowd perked up and asked
suppose we get these here good roads;
and our farms advance in value. don't that
mean we'll have to pay more taxes?" And
from that point the orator made little,
headway with his audience. 1t will be ~!
called that the bond issue was defeated
at that time.
There are two solutions of the good,
roads problem where this bogey Of higher
taxes prevails. One is to resort to the Fed
arnIT , ,,-l,i iol, Lo~ vna~H
with the approval of western and southern
Representatives. and the other is to f1nd
public..prited men who will take care ofs
the roads at their own expense-men like
T. Coleman du Pont, of Wilmington. and
Joseph r. Grundy, of Bristol.
A SEMIHUMOROUS discussion Of corn
\ doctors. quoted from the Congressional
Record by the organization of the United
States Chamber of Commerce. moved Will
fred H. Schoff, secretary of the Commercial
Museum of Philadelphia, who was in Wash-
ington on a waterways mission. to define
the artificial word 'podiatry," which re-
Gently puzzled Congress.
Foot in Latin" says Mr.. Schoff. "is
pes gentive 'pedis,' and foot in Greek
is 'pous,' genitive 'podos.' In our ordinary
speech we are more apt to follow the Latin
form through the French. In these artt
fetal medical or other technical words, they
are more generally taken direct from thu
Greek. Pediatrics' is a recognized branch
of surgery, and I suppose your corn doc
tor wanted to hit that as nearly as poa-
sible in its Greek derivative."
AS Mr.. Schoff comes from an intellectnal
atmosphere and has been led by his studies
| and wanderings to publish a translation a
The Periplus of Hanno," being the frst
| known voyage Of discovery along the wesl
coast of Africa, his footlore may be 90
| cepted as authentic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
WOMAN CIRCUIT RIDER
USES AN AUTOMOBILE
Directs Big Camp.Meeting Which
Will Open Here To.
morrow

Mrs Aimee Mcpherson, twenty-seVen years
old. modern circuit rider, who has spread the
gospel of her religion from coast to coast as
ropes of the last tent erected at Thirty
fourth street and Midvale avenue today and
announced everything was in readiness LOT
a big camp-meeting
With Mrs Mcpherson as preacher, man
ager and chief inspiration. the pentecostal
revival under the auspices of the hfteen pen
tecostal assemblies of this city will open to-
morrow morning Two hundred living tents
have been erected the grounds in addt-
tion to four dormitcry tents and the enor-
nous tabernacle.
1t is estimated there will be tent room for
500 persons. Many more than that from all
sections of the United States and Canada
are expected to attend the meetings. Though
under the auspices of the pentecostal assem-
blies, the meetings will be nonsectarian and
the public is invited.
Interest centers about Mrs Mcpherson her
self She began preaching ten years ago.
when she was just seventeen years old. She
later married and has two children. She
has conducted meetings in all parts of this
country and in Canada. where she was born.
She travels in wel-equipped automobile
which contains all the paraphernaia for
cooking and sleeping. She is her own man.
ager and has even helped to erect the tents
for the meeting here. She Is also an editor.
publishing monthly a magazine known as
her own writing.
meetings a day in the tabernacle Mrs Nc
Pherson will speak each evening and others
of her l,arty will conduct the other meet
ingS,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
PUPILS AID FRENCH RELIEF
Barry School Children Contribute 1000 Pen.
nies for Canned Milk

A thousand pennies, contributed by chill
dren Of Room 35, Commodore John Barry
School, for French war relief, bought 100
cans of evaporated milk that will go across
the ocean with the next shipload of necessi-
ties for French victims.
One big box of milk has been assigned to
a childrens hospital. the other to Maison
Claire a series of orphanages.
Milk is so scarce in the part of France
devastated by war that the gift of the
Youngsters will be of immense value in
nourishing wasted little bodies Cows are
few and expensive over there. II has not
been long since generous Philadelphians con-
tributed through the French war relief COM
mittee of the Emergency Aid to the purchase
of a COW SO that the soldier inmates of a
hospital might have the valuable aid of
plenty of fresh milk
with the boxes of milk will go numerous
other supplies for children. such as are fur
nished by workers who make small frocks
and undergarments for little French persons
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20

TT SEEMS strange to men who come here
L from Kansas and Iowa and Oregon when
told that the Liberty Bell district in Phila.
delphia does not contain single acre of
farm land They don't understand that
kind of congestion. And while it is true
that not one acre of unimproved ground
remains within the old Third Congressional
boundary lines, there are a good many
men there whose sympathies run to agri-
culture. Probably the most conspicuous
of them is Senator David Martin, leader
of the Nineteenth Ward, who long ago
yielded to the allurements OF the incubator
and the silo.
Out along the Welsh road at Holmes.
burg, the Senator has some broad and
fertile acres, so we'll and scientifically titled
as to put him high up in the ranks of the
horny handed. But like his western
brother, the uptown leader has been keep
ing his eye on the labor situation. If he
ultimately feels the pinch like the west
erners are reporting it. it may become
necessary to draft James c. Handley.
William Turner, of the Quarter Sessions;
John Bunting, John Leonard and maybe
councilman BuCNnOlZ lC nelp set III tle
crops.
The situation is said to be acute in
States like Nebraska and Iowa A few
days ago General Crowder was appealed
to by Nebraska representative to permit
a young farmer to stay out Of the draft
long enough to garner $50 acres of wheat
and 112 acres of corn that he had planted
to help the food situation. All his male
relatives were in the service and he was
unable to find a laborer anywhere to
care for the crop. The Provost Marshal
General said the necessities of the Allies
were so urgent that no exceptions, even
for the laudable purpose of saving the
grain, could be made
If the Welsh road farm is hit like that
| some husky Nineteenth Warders will have
| to get busy about harvest time.
| CONGRESSMAN BEN HUMPHREYS,
" of Mississippi, is said by his collea gues
| from that State to represent the blacklist
district in the United States in that he
| has in hts constituency fewer white people
| and more of African descent than any
| other member. Congressman Ben Is SYM
pathetic with the black brother, and keeps
| a fund of good dialect stories on tap. Here
is one he unloaded on Isaac Bacharach as
| a prelude to the Elks' convention at AT
| lantic City. and in consequence of the little
recess affair" between the President and
| Congress-
"They can't draf me fo' de war" said
| one of Humphreys constituents to
| another, II knows ma rights" 'They sut.
| tinly kin draf you, all right" said con-
| stituent No. ., you know who's running
| dis draf?-woodrow Wilson is runnin' dis
draf." II don't care If he is" says No.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20

PROPER BABY CARE
Practical Demonstrations in Child
Welfare Part of Thirtieth Ward
Health Campaign

Schoolgirls from ten to fourteen years of
age are learning how to care for babies and
little children through lectures and demon
strations at the Childrens Hospital, Eigh-
teenth and cambridge streets. this being one
of the features of the baby health drive in the
Thirtieth Ward, which is being conducted by
the Babies walfare Association and the
division of child hygiene
The young girls enthusiastic over the
lectures and demonstrations, in which real
babies are used The babies also appear to
enjoy them Miss Elizabeth Happerset is in
charge of the work with the girls. The in
struction is thorough and covers virtually all
problems of baby care. The students are
taught the danger signs that show when a
baby or young child is sick and are taught
how to act when they appear. What foods
are best for the baby and when they should
be administered are taught. as well the
proper methods of preparing those foods.
In the diet kitchen the young girls not only
are taught how to prepare the foods but they
have actual experience in the preparation.
Proper sanitation of homes is also taught,
how to keep the home clean well ventilated
and free from disease-breeding and disease
carrying flies and other insects.
The inspection force of the division of
housing and sanitation has made n thorough
inspection of the ward, pointing out unhealth-
full conditions wherever found and telling the
occupants or owners how to remedy the evils.
This campaign will continue through the
rest of the summer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR GIFT
TO NATION ACCEPTED
President Wilson Acknowledges
Donation of IL Motor Ambulances
by Penna. First Division

President Wilson has accepted gift Of
twelve motor ambulanccs offered to the ma
tion by the First Division knights Templar
of Pennsylvania. w. Freeland Kendrick,
commander of the division. has received
letter of acceptance from the President.
Mr.. Hendricks original intention was to
have the ambulances formally presented to
the nation after full turnout of the knights
Templar at Independence Square. but at the
Presidents request they were shipped direct
from the factory at Pontiac. Mich. to the
order of the surgeon general of the United
States.
The money to purchase the ambulances
was collected from the individual members
of the twelve bodies of knights Templar Of
the First Division. Daniel Dooley. past emf
nent commander of Philadelphia Command
cry: John II. Fairlamb. past eminent COM
mander of Mary Commandery: Clarence +.
Sterner, past eminent commander of Kadosh
Commandery. and Howard II. Phipps past
eminent commander Of Kensington Conn
mandery composed the committee that ar
ranged for raising funds.
In addition to the Communicates repre-
sented by the members of the committee,
Cornthian Commandery. St. Johns Cons
mandery. st. Alban Commandery. Pennsylva.
mia Commandery. Germantown Commandery,
Brandywine Commandery and Coatesville
Commandery were the other comma nderies
who participated in this gift to the Govern
ment. At the suggestion of Mr. Kendrick
these twelve communicates abandoned their
field-day ceremonies last September and
placed the money saved thereby in the ambu-
lance fund. which increased to the
amount desired by individual subscriptions
from the Knights Templar belonging to the
various communicates. Each ambulance bears
a small gold plate telling of its dedication
by the Knights Templar to the service Of
the boys over there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
MAN KNITS SWEATERS
AND IS PROUD OF IT
Joseph Souder, "a, Wears Apron
as He Wrestles With
the Wool

For some time past various and sundry
Philadelphia men have been surreptitiously
knitting. but the majority have lacked the
moral courage to come out and say that they
like 1t and intend to keep on at it, and have
knitted. for example. twenty-one sweaters
since March q.
But Joseph Soudcr. 2O7S Elkhart street. is
very proud of his record his stitches and
himself generally.
He has knitted twentv-one sweaters since
March 21-sixteen for the Red Cross.
Yes" he observed. looking at rich brown
sweater with affectionate eye. II was
ridin In the car one day and l saw the
women knittn. and it amused me. And
said. i reckon could do that too"
So he complacently finished line switched
around deftly and went on. so l did. I've
never been taught. l just do 1t by instinct
Now, look at that cuff, will you? You
couldn't find anything better than that, could
you?" he asked naively.
Yes, even if / do say it myself, that cuff
can't be beat Yes. I've knit sixteen sweat
ers for the Red Cross That isn't bad for an
old fellow of seventyfour. I've knit steady
all day long. right here in this window You
see. I've been sick for pretty near five years
part of the time shake SO | can't get round
at all, and l reckon I'd go crazy If it weren t
for this knitting
He was sitting in a big arm chair. the
sunlight pouring In through the bay window
and lighting UP an Immediately neat bed
room. He looked comfortable and happy,
and, in spite of the continual trembling of his
hands, seemed hale and hearty with his ruddy
bearded cheeks and twinklng blue eyes.
a large white apron tied around his
waist and beside him table set forth with
wool and fresh and crippled knitting needles.
To get n vivid idea Of Mr.. Souder's patriotic
zeal one has only to look at the needles that
once were but are no longer-twisted into the
most appealing shapes. They must have
fairly writhed under the swift fingers of this
veteran knitter,
II begin knitting in the morning." went on
Mr.. Souder, "and stop at night because I
ought to. If had my own way / reckon I'd
knit all night long. Now don't knit socks
an I'm not going to. either. No--I like big
ger game; I like somethin' to show after I've
been knitting. You know I'm going to knit
an airship one of these days-you watch out
for II. There's no telling what won't knit"
he was carried away on the flood Of his
fancy.
Il don't need directons--I just work EN-
out. and there's women round here that I've
taught. I'm going to knit some more for the
Red Cross. Knit--purl. knit, purl"
With a triumphant smile Mr.. Souder bit n
thread. tied knot with marvellous deftness
and then held it up-a beautiful piece of
work, knitted as smoothly as machine work
yet soft and elastic. the cuffs nothing short of
masterpieces-it was another sweater.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
GEN. R. E. WOOD TO FRANCE
Acting Head of Quartermaster Corps 4
Washington to Get High Post

Washington, July 20-Brigadier General
r. F. Wood, now acting head of the quartefs;
master corps here. is slated for IAN impot-
tant assignment" In France. Secretary Baker
announced, and Major General H. L. Rod.
gers, the newly appointed quartermasteYs
general. will take up his duties in Washtngy
ton The Secretary added however. that Gelpra
eral Rodgers may not return from Fr&uc4'
for some time. az
General Wood was brought back frQCr.
France on recommendation of Major Gene1U&
Goethals, when the latter became acttnT'
ouartermaster general, and was slated to Go6x'
ceed General Sharpe as head of the supply.
service. A statutory requirement that an4,
officer appointed head of the quartermast1e
corps must have served at least four yeat1
previously in the corps. however. prevepke1
t;eneral Woods assignment.