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Newark post., 1918-03-13
CLUBS TO BE FORMED
MIR. Martin Outlines Plan Of
Work

The Extension Department of
Delaware College will cooperate
with local communities throughout
the state in conducting boys and
girls club contests for the purpose
Of raising pigs, corn, calves, gar
den produce, poultry and other
agricultural products that will
meet local needs.
The boys and girls will have the
opportunity to select the projects
in which they are particularly in
terested. They will be given help
full written suggestions and per-
sonal supervision from time to
time. Regular club meetings will
be held by local leaders for social
and instructional purposes.
Briefly stated, the boys and girls
will learn how to raise pigs by
raising a pig; how to produce corn
by growing an acre of corn; how
to manage calves by caring for a
calf; how to grow vegetables by
making and growing garden;
how to care for poultry by hatch
ing, feeding and managing brood
of real chickens.
Boys and girls between the ages
of 10 and Is years of age will con-
test on a county basis. The State
Board of Agriculture has offered
pure-bred pig to the champion
corn grower of each county of the
state. Several banks have indicat-
ed that they will cooperate with
the Extension Department by fl
nancing approved boys in the pure
bred contest, and in offering prizes
for local winners in other con-
tests. Delaware College has prom
ised pure-bred pig to the cham
pion pig grower of each county.
Prizes and awards for the other
contests will be announced at a
later date. Local and state ex-
hibits will be made of the work of
boys and girls clubs.
This program should give boys
and girls the rural viewpoint; it
should become their emergency
war work; it should aid the home
in the discharge of regular duties /;
and it should vitalize the regular
work of the school.
For further information, ad-
dress or phone Theodore T. Mar
tin, State Club Leader, Newark,
Delaware.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
TO SEW FOR RED CROSS
At Clubhouse Next Wednes
day

Members of the M. E. Missionary
Society, cooperating with the
movement of the New Century
Club, in opening the building
every Wednesday for general Red
Cross work, will meet in a body at
the club rooms next Wednesday,
March Goth, to do Red Cross sew
ing. Mrs. H. w. McNeal, president
of the society, requests all the
members to come, bringing their
thimbles, scissors, needles, and
fifty or sixty cotton.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
COMMUNICATION
FROM DR.. ROBERTS
Retiring Minister Addresses
Word To Community

Desparing of being able to at
tend the church services during
the remainder of my stay in New
ark, | take this means of express
ing to the congregation and
friends of the Newark Methodist
Episcopal Church my heartfelt
gratitude for the numerous bene-
factions received during the past
weeks.
The poor services that | have
been able to render recently have
met with a response compounded
of patience and gentleness. For
this | am deeply appreciative.
| desire to thank individually all
who contributed to the generous
gift that, coming as it did during
my illness, and representing as it
did the goodwill of united con-
gregation, made a rainbow of COM
fort dispel the clouds of worry
that had gathered.
| am entirely sincere when |
state that | shall always have for
the Newark people a more tender
regard than l experience toward
any other congregation that it has
been my privilege to serve. Their
treatment of me has been a daily
and practical appreciation of the
Golden Rule. Borrowing the words
from Melanchthon | leave with
them my benediction may the
Blessed One bless"
To DR.. Rowan and the members
of the Newark Presbyterian
Church | am especially grateful
for disinterested support. Truly
inasmuch as they did it unto one
of the least of these, they did il
unto the Master in whose name
thank them.
Mrs. Roberts and | shall lool
back to our stay in Newark with
mingled gratitude and satisfac,
ton. May the blessings Of oul
Lord Jesus Christ abide with you
all.
E. P. Roberts.
Pastor Newark Methodist Episco
pal Church.
Newark, Delaware, March II, 1918
Newark post., 1918-03-13
Governor TownsendPs Mes
sage To The Legislature

"Steadfast, still in the belief
that the God Of our fathers rules
in the courts of men and destiny
of nations, |, by authority granted
by the Constitution, have called
this session of the General Assem-
bly,.
"Occasions such as this are of
tense and serious moment.
"The responsibility involved and
the duty imposed, however, tend
only to make firm our determina-
tion to live fully to the obligation
to the oath taken to faithfully dis
charge the duties according to the
best Of my ability. Hearing the
call of the nation, Delaware, by
her very nature and history, glad
ly responds. In my best judgment,
convinced of the necessity Of your
Counsel, have dared ask this sac
rifice, that you may, by Legislative
enactment, make true the senti-
ment of our citizenship.
"Since the close of your de-
liberations at the last session, our
nation has entered into war to de-
fend those ideals of government so
wisely founded by our fathers.
"We entered this war not by
choice, but by conviction, not by
impulse, but by response to the
call of history and outraged hu-
manity. We are at war, not for
conquest, not for gain, not for dis
play of force. We are at war that
this idea of national life of ours
shall live. And to decide, that, as
in nation, the world cannot exist
half slave and half Free
''In such war, for such a cause,
Delaware rightfully belongs at the
front. The thoughts and deeds for
the preservation of the ideals of
our national life are records of
history. Proud as we are of her
Continued on Page d
Newark post., 1918-03-13
KINDS OF BOOKS

Experience in the camps indi-
Gates that our soldiers and sailors
want books of great variety, but
there are certain limitations. The
following list of subjects is based
ON reports and recommendations
from the camp librarians:
Fiction - Adventure, Western
Stories, Detective Stories, Love
Stories of the best sort, Stories of
business, Historical Novels.
Non-Fiction-NIilitary Science.
Aeroplanes, Engineering, Agricul-
ture, Business, Automobiles, Elec-
tricity, Mechanics, Horses, Draw
ing. Books on the war, especially
the tales from the trenches:
Wireless Telegrephy and Tele-
phon; Arithmetic, Algebra, Geo
metry, ETC.; Letter-writing (per-
sonal and business), filing; Poetry.
old and new; Biography, especially
autobiography; Travel and His
tory, especially of Western Eu-
rope; French conversation books:
Poular books in foreign languages.
They do not want Out-of date
books on science and technology,
nor Out-Of-date textbooks.
They do not want worn-out
books of any kind.
They do not want the kinds of
books that appeal especially to wo-
men.
WHERE TO SEND THE BOOKS
Send your books to the Delaware
College Library. From here, they
will be forwarded to the State
Library Commission at Dover; and
from there to the proper govern
ment authorities for distribution.
II you can't bring or send your
books, call Delaware College by
telephone or write and your books
Will be called for. If you wish
further information about this
movement to supply books to our
boys in the service, telephone or
write to the Acting Librarian of
the college, DIR. w. o. Sypherd.
The main thing is to give at once
and give as freely as possible the
books which you should Ike to put
in the hands of the men who are
fighting for you.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
Legislature CON-
Uenes at Dover
Indications of Short Session
Gouernor Defines Issues in War
Message

In response to the call Of Gov
ernor Townsend both sessions of
the Delaware Legislature were or
ganized at noon, Monday. Senate
and House elected the same Off
GERS that served at the biennial
session last year. At 1.30 Govern
or Townsend appeared before a
joint session and read his war mes
sage, which appears elsewhere in
this paper.
On Tuesday Speaker Harvey P.
Hall, of the House, introduced a
bill recommended by Governor
Townsend, for the creation of a
State Council of Defense. The bill
authorizes the Governor to appoint
Council of Defense of eight men,
bers, in addition to the Governor,
to mobilize men for military duty
within the State and also for agri-
culture and the industries.
The council is empowered to re-
quire all men between 16 and 60
years of age to work at some "use-
full occupation" and also to per-
form such military duties within
the State as the State Council shall
order.
Failure to obey orders of the
State Council may be punished by
fine up to $500, or three months
Imprisonment, or both, in the dis
cretion of the court. The members
of the council will serve during the
duration of the war and six months
thereafter. All vacancies shall be
filled by the Governor. The mem
bers will serve without pay. The
council under the bill is given wide
! powers, and no limit is fixed as tc
expenditures.
The resolution to ratify the Fed,
eral prohibition amendment was
introduced by Representative Bur,
ris.
There was a general impression
on Tuesday that the national pro
hibition amendment will be ratified
in both branches. The "drys" claim
at least ten to eleven votes out OF
seventeen for the amendment il
the Senate.
The House on Tuesday adopted
concurrent resolution providing
that no other business shall be
considered at the special session
other than that mentioned in Gov.
ernor Townsend's message. The
adoption of this resolution indi
Gates that the present session o1
the Delaware Legislature will es
tablish a record for it's brievity.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
Students Do Practice Work

An interesting feature of the
work in the Education Course it
the practice teaching of Seniors.
The girls devote an hour three
days a week to teaching in the
Newark Grammar School. At pre-
sent five are teaching. Miss Mary
Moss teaches geography; Miss
Catharine Schunder, arithmetic
Misses Elizabeth Dawson and
Hilda Stevens, English; and Miss
Olive Heiser. history. When the
girls finish the work there, they
will do practice teaching in the
Newark post., 1918-03-13
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS

Discussing maintenance of Buildings Mr. koehler enumera
expenditures which put the schools in con-
approaching day standards According to STANDARDS
Mr. koeer sad oneh of the floor space
should be equad by glass In primary building the glass
this building although
those of the school, have about ha as
radiators these
fact explains the little tots sent home many days
winter with five pounds of steam in the cellar the
thermometers registered fifty More radiation and
two additional COAL item of expense which
this and hc promises to amount Soo'
year"
Page p
Newark post., 1918-03-13
Art Lecture On Tuesday

Owing to the Philadelphia Or
chestra Concert at the Playhouse
on Monday, March 18th, Miss Win
slows class in the History Of
Italian Art will be postponed until
Tuesday evening, at the regular
hour, seven o'clock. The subject
for the evening is "Botticelli."
Newark post., 1918-03-13
Services In Main Church

Church services will be resumed
in the church proper, by the con-
gregation of the Presbyterian
Church, after a lapse of ten weeks,
as a conservation measure. A
special musical program will be
rendered next Sunday.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
S. S. Elects New Officers

At meeting of the officers and
teachers of the Newark Presbyter-
ian Sunday School, held last week,
Warren A. Singles was elected
superintendent, to succeed G. N
Brown, resigned, and Irving Grow,
secretary, to succeed Edgar Nc
Mullen.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
FUNDS NEEDED FOR
NEWARK SCHOOLS
Facts Made Plain At Open Meeting
Board Requested to Seek Repeal of Tax Limitation Act

Facts showing conclusivey necessity raising
for the maintenance and operation of the Newark Public Schools
presented last Thursday meeting of the
Association held in the High School building An
increased enrolment making three additional with
equipment and teachers the of supplies
ranging SO to 100 and the necessity providing lab
for the teaching order conform to the
standard set by the State Board of Education ourear high
school, that demand attention. expensive book em
facts that must be faced during the school To
quaint with these conditions and bring the
spOnsby the individual the task laid the hearers by
Mrs. Grantham, the chairman of the meeting. ..a
Mr.. kOehe principal of the schools plain and informal
talk thorough explanation of present conditions Facts col
cted after careful investigation presented under four main
heads Cd School Plant (2) Teachers (3) Equipment N Fixed
Charges Under heading School Plant Mr. Kohler showed
figures the records the necessity for
of the chart which the
speaker displayed representing only two instances estimated
figure, follows:
NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Newark post., 1918-03-13
GIVE A BOOK


The War Service administration
hopes that for every book purchas-
ed at least five will be presented to
the libraries. 1t has been done i'm
England; it can be done here.
Mobilize your idle books.
Give the book you prize the
most; not the one you care for
least.
Give your favorite author: the
novel that interested you last sum-
mer; the volume of poems with a
meaning aud message for you.
Give the book that causes a pang
at parting, like saying goodbye to
an old friend. Ten chances to one
it will mean more to some soldier
boy.
Give the book that is still alive
but which you and your family
have OutgrOwn. 1t is the one which
should be passed on to the Camp
Libraries.
Give your latest war book: YOU
Will probably not read it again.
The boy in khaki is waiting for if.
Reading it will prepare him for
conditions ''over there"
Give books on technical sub
Jects; there is an insistent call for
works on aeroplanes, automobiles,
gas engines and engineering topics
generally. Don't think that the
boys are interested only in fiction.
Write your name and a MESA ge
on the fly leaf; it will make the
bond seem closer.
Remember that he gives twice
who gives quickly. But don't give
thoughtlessly. We are judged by
what we give.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
w. G. T. u. Meeting

The local w. c. T. U. will meet
at the home of Mrs. E. K. Butler
on Friday afternoon of this week
Newark post., 1918-03-13
Local Drive
For Books
Newark Asked to Furnish
FiUe Hundred
For Use of Our Soldiers and
Sailors

Two million gift books are need
ed at once for our men at the front
and in the training camps. The
people of Newark and vicinity are
asked to do their part toward sup
plying this need. During the week
beginning on Thursday, March IA,
a special effort will be made to OBJ
tain at least 500 good books from
this neighbOrhOod.
Newark post., 1918-03-13
ers: Music
Home Economics
Principal

Total Teaching Force
Ayr Instructor(?) paid by Smth-Hughes Act
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
You would be horror stricken, WOl
were told that that cowardly sneak,
our boys in the back, is YOU?

ishing them with all they need to protect them
contemplate way of all is that of the who is be
against the enemy who is enjoying safety and prost
money and living and who refuses to b
LIBERTY BONDS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19
I'm WhpotlpSS naN

Use barley, rice -four, corn -four, rice
water, tapioca ana sago 10 thicken
soups and gravies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19
SOCIAL SERVICE TRAINING IN
NEM NORh

over three hundred women have reg.
stered for the war time training course
for volunteers being presented at the
Hotel Bitmore, New York. This is
the second in a series of twelve lee.
lures presented under the auspices of
the committee on social welfare togeth.
er with the extension department Of
Columbia University.
Miss Mary Richmond, director of the
organization department of the Russell
Sage Foundation, will lecture on The
Family as the Center of Social Serv-
ice" Her discussion will cover the fol-
lowing subjects: Friendly visiting in
the home; child welfare medical SOC
ial work. the home service Of the Red
Cross.
At the satisfactory completion of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19
ITALIAN WOMEN DISCUSS LABOR
PROBLEMS.

The national convention Of women,
which met recently in Rome, Italy,
took up many Of the questions con-
corning women in industry which are
interesting such committees in Amer.
lea at the present time. The November
issue of the 'Bolletino dell 'Ufficcio del
Lavora" gives the following report of
the three days convention:
The subjects treated were the follow.
ing: Inquiry into paternity, abolition OF
marital authorization and the right to
practice all the liberal professions and
to enter upon all public Offices; par.
ticipation in religious works; woman
suffrage. inquiry into the field of social
legislation in favor of working wom-
en-. On the latter question the follow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19

cheek, and the gun was fired 10y holding
a piece Of burning rope to powder
fuse which projected from the side Of
the barrel
The three other hunters carried Cross
bows and poisoned arrows. They were
remarkably good shots, and, at a DIS.
tance of 200 feet, could place an arrow
in a siX-inch circle four times out OF
five We found later that crossbows
We're in common use throughout the
more remote parts Of Yuunan, and were
only another evidence that we had sud
denly dropped back into the middle
ages, and without high power rifles and
twentieth century equipment were ana
chronismS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19
CHINESE USE THE CROSsBOw.
Weapon With Poisoned Arrow VIII En-.
compass Distance of 200 Feet

American Museum journal: one of
our first collecting camps lin the prov.
ince of Nunnan, China was on the
slopes of Snow Mountain, a spur Of the
southern Himalayas, at an altitude of
1900 feet, in early October Of 1916.
We had hired four Moso hunters
ragged, picturesque fellows, dressed en-.
tirely in skins-and pack Of mongrel
ours led by Il splendid red hound as
large as a wolf. one OF our hunters
was armed with most extraordinary
gun. having a barrel more than six
feet long and a short stock like golf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19
0LD-TlME COLD
CURE-DRlNK TEAL

Get q small package OF Hamburg
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take a
tablespoonful Of this hamburg tea, put
a cup Of boiling water upon it, pour
through a sieve and drink a teacupful
Il; any time. 1t is the most effective
way to break a cold and cure grip, as it
opens the pores, relieving congestion,
Also loosens the bowels, thus breaking
4 cold at once.
1t is inexpensive and entirely vege.
table, therefore harmless.-(Advl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19

Eat potatoes baked, boiled, riced,
mashed, warmed over, creamed, in sOuf.
fies, in casseroles with fish, as a gar
nish and in soups. Use them in making
pancakes, bread, rolls and biscuits. Use
them to take the place of wheat bread.
Never waste them. Their starch and
mineral content is valuable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19
YOU CAN DO WITH CORN.

COrnmeal-Mush, cake, bread, muf-
fins, griddle cakes, yeast bread, Indian
pudding, brown bread.
HOminy- egetable, breakfast food,
griddle cakes, mullins, soup, croquettes.
casserole with meat, pudding.
Green, Dried or Canned COrn-Baked
corn, succotash, corn oyster, corn frit.
ters, chowder, escalloped corn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19

Germans suddenly interfered, snapped
IL mp, and made "a new colony Kim
J. ley was entirely responsible, as l had
persuaded Lord Granville TO agree with
me"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19

course, the women will be placed in
active volunteer service by the com
mittee on womens war work Of Co
lumbia University.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19

The food situation in Petrograd is
aggravated by the present OF 1000 Aus
tro-German prisoners Of war, many Of
whom are starving
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19
s. & s.

Electric shoe shop, 81 North Cad
do street, Sewed soles, 81, \. /.
Snider Prop. (AdvD
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-19

a mighty meat supper. Had the po.
tato been popular item on the menu
of those days he must have left the
banker-poet's house foodless.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-01-30
A LETTER FROM A DELAWARE
COUNTY BOY WHO ENLISTED
IN REGULAR ARMY.

Douglas, Arizona, Jan. IL, 1918.
Dear Friends:
How is everybody on old Spring
Branch? I see you have been having
some awful storms up there. We had
little touch of winter down here,
too, and we sure had an awful time.
One morning after snow storm We
had some of our tents blown down.
Clothes and everything blew away,
some of the things blowing across the
border into Mexico. l didn't mind 1t
much myself and it sure was lots Of
fun to see the boys crawl out from un-
der the tents, running around looking
for their clothes. l saw one fellow
running around barefoot in the snow;
as a result Of the storm several Of
the boys have died from pneumonia.
want to tell you that those heavy
socks you sent me came in pretty
handy. I am feeling fine myself, but
am getting awful tired of this country
and I sure would like to get lover
there"
We had little trouble with the
Mexicans some time ago and four or
five Mexicans were killed, btu every
thing is quiet now. had mounted
OUTPOST on the border about two weeks
ago and about midnight the Mexican
soldiers started shooting. They kept
ND rapid rife fire for about ten min
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-01-30
ANSON DENSMORE.

Arson Densmore was born in
Franklinville, New York on August
20, 1927. In the spring of 1929 his
parents moved to Ischua, New YORK.
where he grew to manhood and lived
until he, came west in 1888. On
November 20, 1854, at Hinsdale, New
York, he was united in marriage with
Miss Anna M. Webster. Two sons and
one daughter were born to them:
Frank, Fred and Flora. The daughter
passed away on June goth, 1910. They
came west to make their home IN
Edgewood, Iowa, on August l. 1885,
and continued to reside there. The
home was broken up by the death OF
Mrs. Densmore on June 18th, 1909,
and the bereaved husband made his
home with his son Frank, in the same
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-01-30
PAYING SCHOOL TEACHERS.
(Telegraph-Hera

The school teachers of Washington
D. c., public schools are forming q
union. Their object is, frankly, tC
obtain better wages. We sincerely
hope they will obtain what they seek
Americas greatest disgrace today is
the wages-it is absurd to classify
them as salaries "-paid to it's school
teachers. From one end of the nation
to the other the school teacher is the
poorest paid individual of education in
community. At the same time the
school teacher is the most important
asset of our civilization, factor that
has made progress possible. ..
Without the school teacher the
world today would be shrouded.in ig-
norance. We would still be living in
such intellectual darkness as did the
mass Of people in the middle ages.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-01-30
LUCIEN RAM THREATENED WITH
PNEUMONIA.

Lucien Ram, of the Great Lakes
Naval training station at Chicago
came home last week, and almost i'm
meditely upon his return home was
taken i'll with fever, the symptoms
of the disease indicating unmistakable
signs of pneumonia. The young man
has been under the care of a profess
sional nurse and every effort is being
made to check the progress of the dis
ease. Lucien's furlough expires today
and when his father attempted to get
an extension of time, the request was
denied by the officer in charge. Fail
ing to get the time extended by tele-
phonic communications, Mr.. Ram left
early Monday morning for Chicago, to
take up the matter with the naval Of
ficials there. .. D..