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The Parker post., 1918-04-20

There Is little or no element of the
accidental in the automobile killings
which are becoming startlingly fire.
quent. A sufficient period for refiec-
ton In Jail might help considerably to
convince the speeders Of the errors Of
their ways.
The Parker post., 1918-04-20
Unconscious BACKING up.

The author you seem to be so fond
of, Maria, murders the Kings Eng
lish."
"How can you say so, pa? I think
his style Is perfectly killing"
The Parker post., 1918-04-20
Not Warehouse Size.
Gets the Circulation Medium.

NVtW tTV ~FEVWtWk'VTi HfVNtWttIs
"She takes only boarders who are
blue-bi0oded.
How does she make sure that they
are?"
'She bleeds them."-Boston Evening
Transcript.
The Parker post., 1918-04-20
And He Did ft.

Teaeher--Sow, Tommy, you remem-
Der spoke Of the word betide Give
me sentence With the word betide in
It.
Ton1my-The dog came into the
house to be t1ed.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Parker post., 1918-04-20
. Khaki Coiors Differ.

Considerable comment is being
aroused In official circles and else
where over the disparity of the khaki
uniforms worn by officers and priyates.
Some OF them are SO faded that they
look almost white while others retain
original coloring. A few cases have
been noted, states the Pathfinder,
where the coat and breeches Of uni
forms have developed different hues.
One excuse offered is that the khaki
cloth is- acquired from many manufac-
turers and the grades Of 1t differ wide
ly sometimes. Thousands of young
men entering the officers training
camps purchase their own uniforms,
and this provides an opportunity for
a difference in the quality OF the
goods
Not Warehouse Size.
Mrs. Gowitt--Everything l say to
you goes in one ear and out OF the
other.
Husband--Great Scott! You don't
suppose nay heads big enough TO hold
all you say, do your
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
DEFENSE BILL IN LEGISLATURE
Held up by Senate Awaiting a Substitu-
ton After House had Voted for it
Bars Let Down for Business

Because of the continued opposition
in the Delaware senate to the council
of defense bill which passed the house
of representatives by large majority
last week, the senate yesterday
"marked time" while awaiting for
the committee on revised statute of
that body to prepare substitute bill
to take the place of Governor Town
sends war measure. The substitute
bill it is intimated will he almost en-
tirely new, eliminating the council of
defense and making decided changes
in the conscrlption feature. A mea-
sure similar to the vsgrancy law now
on the statute books of Delaware,
under which idlers will be arrested
committed to Jail and compelled to
work on the roads and at other en-
ployment, will be substituted. The
/ bill will likely be presented in the
senate to-day Advocates of the new
bill fear, howey er. that the house will
not accept it, and even if they should.
they still doubt whether Governor
Townsend will sign it, as it is known
the governor is opposed to any radical
change in the original bill, which
passed the house in its entirety. BOtF
the senate and house yesterday cOnsid
cred the question of letting down the
bars to new business, instead of con
fning the special session strictly tt
the legislation specified in the Cover
nor's proclamation. Both houses de
} cided that when a new bill is pre-
sented it will have to receive a ma
jority vote of the members Of eac
house before it will be officially acte
upon.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
Both Houses Had Been Proved Or,
WOMEN BOOST LIBERTY LOAN

Mrs. L. |. Handy and Mrs. S. j. ReYn-
olds in Charge of Smyrna and Vicinity
The new Liberty Bond drive as has
been announced, will begin on the
9th of April. For the first time a
Woman's Committee has been ap-
pointed under the Craftsmanship of
Mrs. McAdoo with Mrs. James Starr
of Germantown, as her aid for the
Third Federal District which includes
a part of Pennsylv aniap part of New
Jersey and all of Delaware. Mrs.
Starr has appointed Mrs. Henry
Ridgely chairman for Delaware. Mrs.
Walter Morris, of Dover, is chairman
for Kent County. Mrs. Howard Poo
for New Castle County, and Miss
Townsend, daughter of Governor
Townsend, for Sussex. The worl
will be devided into election dis
tricts. Mrs. L. l. Handy and Mrs
S. j. Reynolds have been appointed
chairmen of the First and Seconl
Districts of the First Representative,
District. The Committee to worl
with the Mems Committee. The co
operation of every man, woman, gir
and boy in this districts earnestl
desired.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
AUTO ACCIDENTS UP STATE
One Near 8lackbird and the Other Near
Middletown on Saturday Last

One Near 8lackbird and the Other Near
MiddIetown on Saturday Last
Saturday last was marked by two
automobile collisions, in neither of
which was any serious damage done
to the occupants, but in each case
some damage was done the machines.
The first happened at Blackbird early
Saturday evening, when Morgan
H. King, farmer, was running his
car northward up the state road. He
was struck by car belonging to the
Diamond State Telephone Co., driven
by Clement Sapp of Smyrna. Kings
car was damaged and the Telephone
Company's car had one of the front
wheels smashed. The car of Jehu
Alfree farmer living on the LEV
els" smashed into the car of Herman
Kumpet, butcher of Odessa at the
-Four Corners. Both cars were
damaged slightly. In this accident
neither driver was injured but in the
Blackbird accident Kings wrist was
sprained.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
DRAWN ON THE PETIT JURY

Petit Jury Drawn for Kent County Court
to Convene in Dover Monday April 10
Jury Commissioners Hopkins and
Herring Monday drew the following
panel of Petit Jurors for the April
term of Kent county courts cOnven-
ing at Dover Monday, April Is: First
Representative district, Gilbert Pratt,
G. Frank Gootee, j. Frank Webb,
jackson Snow; Second, Thomas D.
Hubbard, William Short, Cecil de j.
Harbordt, j. Burton Wharton; Third,
William G.. Savin, james D. Pratt,
George Knots; Fourth, Irving Pleas
anton, John Barcus, Robert H. Clark !;
Fifth, William W. Taylor, Eugene
RaughIey, Charles N. Lloyd. William
H. Baker; Sixth. Earl Remus, Charles
C. Ross, William T Kates; Seventh,
William c. Mason, John Craig (Ot
SamueD, John c. Moore, George 81.
Gooden; Eighth, W. Howard Rogers,
]. Gordon Counselman, j. Harry
Whitaker, Nathan Jones; Ninth,
Thomas f. Cahall, Jonathan A. Walls.
james Henry Andrew; Tenth, Edward
Hurley, Frank Abbott, Willis Russell,
Clifford Kelly.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
DEATH OF THOMAS j. HAYNES
Oldest Son of Mrs Thomas Il. Haynes
of This Town Dies in Philadelphia

Oldest Son of Mrs Thomas Il. Haynes
of This Town Dies in Philadelphia
Thomas ]. Haynes, eldest son Of
the late Rev. Thomas H. Haynes, for
thirty-two years one of the active
ministers of the Wilmington Metho-
dist Episcopal Conference, and of
Mrs. Haynes of Union street, Smyrna,
died at his home in Philadelphia. on
Sunday afternoon. following an ILL
ness of nearly three years Mr..
Haynes in early life graduated in
pharmacy, but later entered the news
paper feld, becoming identified with
the Philadelphia News and Star, with
which papers he remained up to his
death. He leaves a wife and six
children, two of his sons being in the
army. He is also survived by his
mother, who lives in Smyrna, and
two brothrs. Edgar L. Haynes of
Wilmington Morning News, and
Ernest S. Haynes, with J. T. Mullin
& Sons, Wilmington. Funeral SER
vices will be held from his home on
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
LOCAL REALESTATE SALES

r. Charles LeCompte, Well Known
Realestate Broker Sells a Properties
F. Charles LeCompte, Real Estate
Broker of Clayton, has made the fol-
loving sales the past week: House on
Main street, Clayton. belonging to
Mrs. M. ]. Severson, to W. H. Pal
mer, chief detective of the P. B. &
W. R. R. Terms private. House
belonging to Herbert Bennett in Clay
ton to Green and Graham. Farm OF
Is acres, 8 miles from Clayton be-
longing to F. C. Wilmington. to Will
bur E. Clark. Consideration 81, OOO-
Farm of 78 acres belonging tC
George C. Reihms' heirs, to Jas. r.
Mott Of Woodland Beach. Terms prl
vate. See adv.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
CONFERENCE IN SESSION DOVER
Big Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference Called TO Order at
Dover To-day by Bishop Bristol

Rev. W. A. Wise, Eastern District
Superintendent. Rev. George C. Will
liams of Asbury M. E. Church, and
Rev. Milton McCann, pastor of Smyrna
Circuit, all of this town. left this
morning for Dover TO attend the 5Oth
annual session of Wilmington Meth
odist Episcopal Conference. The ses-
sion was called to order at Wesley
M. E. Church this morning by Bishop
Frank M. Bristol. Last night Bishop
Bristol gave his famous lecture on
"Brains" and the church was packed
to its capacity. The Bishop made a
hit with his scholarly address. Prac-
tically every house in Dover is filled.
A large number of the ministers are
quertered at the Wesleyan Collegiate
Institute (old Conference Academy g,
and the remainder of the members of
the Conference are distributed through
the town among families Of every
denomination. Bishop Bristol, the
presiding officer, is the guest of Judge
Walter Powell, formerly of Missouri,
but who has recently acquired home
in Dover in that portion of towr
known as "City Beautiful. With
him are some of the leading member.
of the Conference. The first forma
service of the Conference opened thi.
morning at o'clock with the annua
communion service, which is Away
most impressive service and whicI
no member misses. if he can posi-
bly, be present. The service was il
charge of the bishop, who was assiste
by the four district superintendent
and some of the older members o
the Conference. Beginning at i
d. M, the first business session be
gan, and each morning throughou
the entire Conference the mornin
session will be set apart for the trar
sactiOn Of business.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
SENATOR CORBITT INJURED

Broke His Knee Cap in a Fall in
Woods Near His Home at Odessa.
Ex-senator Alexander P. Corbit of
Odessa, suffered a painful accident
while on tour of inspection of one
of his farms near Odessa Monday.
He had gone into the woods and his
foot became eDtangled in the under
brush throwing him heavily to the
ground breaking the knee cap. Mr..
Corbit crawled more than mile until
he could make himself heard by a
colored farm hand at work in field.
The man procured wheelbarrow, and
took Mr.. Corbit to the farm house,
and from there he was taken to Odessa,
where DR.. Joseph Csrrow administered
first aid treatment. He was later
taken to a hospital in Wilington, fol
! treatment.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
HON. .E.C.JOHNsoN TO LECTURE
Secretary of State of Delaware to Give
Patriotic Address at Club House

Secretary of State of Delaware to Give
Patriotic Address at Club House
Hon. Everett C. Johnson, Della
wares Secretary of State. and an
orator of recognized ability, will give
a patriotic address before an open
meeting of the Twentieth Century
Club at the Club House Friday even
ing next. March %, at 8 O'Clock.
The club women extend a hearty in
vitation to the public and would like
to see large turnout. Those who
fail to attend this open meeting will
miss a fine address. The meeting of
the Twentieth Century Club last Fri
day afternoon was held at the Club
House. The programs for March 10
and March % were arranged by Mrs.
Leland Harmonson. Chairman OF
Civics and Household Economics.
Last week Mrs. Wilson, of Philadel-
phia, gave a very interesting "FOod
Talk. 3" Next Friday the meeting
will be held in the evening.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
IA SMYRNA MERCHANTS FINED
Collector of State Revenue Titus Find
Severe Who had Made a Mistake
in Their Retunrs-Were Fined

IN ] heir RetunrS-Were Fined
John Titus, Collector of State Rev.
enue has returned to Wilmington from
Smyrna after creating CONSERVATION
among business people for discrepen-
cies in making their reports. Mr.
Titus has had his doubts as to some
of the affidavits filed by business
people of Smyrna as to the amount
of business done during the fiscal year
of 1916 and on which they paid the
state mercantile tax. MIR. Titus
started his investigation two weeks
ago and when he returne ed home four
teen business men of Smyrna had
found they had made mistakes in
their reported purchase totalling
$142, 900. Accordingly they had
failed to pay mercantile tax last June
on that amount but they not only had
to pay the tax this week but had to
hand over a 25 per cent. fine for
failing to do so. Mr.. Titus expects
to visit every town in Kent and
Sussex and round up the delinQuents.
Business men of Wilmington who
failed to comply with the law were
hailed before the court. The Kent
and Sussex business people will be
given one chance to pay the full
amount of mercantile tax due the
State and after that they will be
brought into court.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
SMYRNA RED CROSS NOTES
Work Started for the Belgian Relief
Another InstalIment Of Knitting Sent In

Another Installment of Knitting Sent In
The Commission for Relief in
Belgium through its Chairman, Herb
ert G.. Hoover, has asked this country
for five thousand tons of clothing and
bedding for the people of Northern
France and Belgium, where there is
such great need. Delaware's share
of the FIVE Thousand is ten tons, and
Smyrna is urged to SEND its portion
and we want to do our part to help
in this worthy cause. Mrs. John w.
Roberts and Mrs. W. F. P. Jacobs
have charge of the work here and
they would like everyone who car
possibly give something to send the
articles to the Club House on Thurs.
day, March 21. The request is fol
such articles as: blankets, shoes.
shirts, union suits, stockings, suits,
dresses, petticoats, baby clothes anC
bedsheets. The Chairman of Knit
ting sent last week to the Whining
ton Red Cross headquarters 3;
sweaters, 8 STARTS, Ia helmets, l;
pairs of socks, trench cap, pair Of
wristlets, and three and one-quarte
dozens wash cloths. Chairman o
Publicity.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
DELAWARE LINES UP "ORY
RATIFIES u, s, PROHIBITION
NINTH STATE TO APPROVE CON.
STITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Vote in Senate l3 to 8, Follows Victory
in House and Governor Townsend
Says He is Delighted to Sign it.

By the unexpectedly large vote of
13 to 8, the Delaware senate Monday
afternoon passed the resolution ratify-
ing the prohibition amendment. The
action of the senate Monday, follow
ing the passage of the measure in the
house last week, makes Delaware the
ninth state to ratify prohibition. The
announcement was received in Smyrna
with Joy among the dry adherents and
see in it hopeful sign of the times.
There are twentY-seven dry states
ruunted certain for the amendment.
These with the four vets already won
make thirty-oue. Only five states
need to be won over to make the
United States dry. Delaware was one
of the thirteen states which the vets
announced they could hold. Della
ware is the fourth of these wet terri
tories to throw off the liquor yoke.
| The other wet states which have
passed the ratification resolution are
! Maryland, Kentucky and Texas.
Vote in Senate Better Than Expected
The vote in the senate was larger
by two votes than the drys had counted
when adjournment came last Friday.
Senator Mitchell, who was doubtful,
heard from his constituents over Sun
day. Senator Robert II. Hollett, OF
Clayton, who voted with the wets
to the last minute, voted with the
drys on final passage of the amend
ment. Before the vote on ratification
was taken the senate. by a vote OF
twelve to four, defeated the referen
DUN proposed by Senator Gormley
, the wet leader. Senator Gormey " al
| the only speaker before the vote
! were taken. On the vote for ratifi
J cation the senators lined up as fol
p lows: For Prohibition - Brown
/ Frazier, Hart, Hickman, Hoffecker
D Hollett, Long. Mitchell. Newton, Pool
D Wharton, Walker and Barnard, presi
dent pro TEN. Against prohibition
3 Gormley, Joseph and Murphy. At
d sent Webb.
Gov. Townsend Delighted to Sign il
+ After the dry amendment had passe
r and Lieutenant Governor Eliason hs
j. signed the resolution in the presenC
!. of the senate il was sent to GovernC
d Townsend. Il am delighted that De
t. aware has come to the front on tn
= question, said Governor TOWNSEND
3 81 shall sign the resolution with greI
8 pleasure as soon as it reaches me.
# said that there would be twelve vot
n for it in the senate, but the sena
of did even better than l expected.
am delighted. Governor TOwnsel
has been of great help in aiding &
drys in their efforts TO add Delawa
'e to the ratifying states. The we
charge him with having called t
We special session only after he had 9
sured himself that the dry messu
would be passed.
an Both Houses Had Been Proved Dr.
We But the dry sentiment of be
{" houses had been proved in the Ii
~ session when both houses passed eve
II dry bill proposed. The majorities
n both houses on this measure we
n larger than on any of the dry bi
nc passed at the regular session. A
u" ~ hama and Massachusetts are the ne
II. states to consider the question, a
u the dry workers say both will rat
u, the amendment.
ub
Is
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
BLACKBIRD HUNDRED ELECTION

Official Order to Elect Representative
on April % to Succeed w. /. Collins
Call for special election for repre-
sentative to the General Assembly
from the Fifteenth Representative
District, Blackbird hundred has been
issued from the office of Theodore w.
Francis for April %, when success
sor to William L. Collins, late repre-
sentative from that district will ne
elected to fill the remainder of the
term. The call is issued pursuant 10
a writ of election issued last week ny
Hervay P. Hall. speaker and presid-
ing officer of the House OF Repfesen-
tatives of the State of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
PROFITABLE YEAR AT ASBURY
Rev. G. G. Williams Leaves for Con-
ference With Appointments Up.

Rev. G. G. Williams Leaves for Con-
ference With Appointments Up.
The Conference year at Asbury
M. E Church closes one of the best
financial reports ever made. Approx
imately SIS. 900 has been raised
from all sources and for general ex-
penses, salary of minister, benevo-
lences and for educational purposes.
Of this about $4,000 was raised for
the Academy at Dover. Rev. George
C. Williams went to conference with
his appointments all up and in some
cases exceeding. For benevolences
he raised last year 81. 2O6. 90 which
includes the extra fund of 5000 for
the Armenian, Syrian and Belgian
sufferers Summed up it is as fol-
lows: Foreign Missions $500, Home
Missions $455. Freedman's Aid
$500. Sunday Schools SIS. 90. Edu-
cation SIS, Bible Society $5. 90.
Temperance Sc 90, Deaconess BoarC
So. 90, Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society $1,000, Woman's Home
Missionary Society 1927. 90, M. E,
Hospital $4,000. Wilmington CITY
Missions $500 Anti-Saloon League
$87.O 90. Wilmington Conference Edu
cational Society $50 90. Conference
Claiment Investment Fund 1927. 90
Epworth League $33 90, Bishops
Support $32. 90, Conference Claimen
Support $148, General Conference
Expenses 81. 90, total So, 0O6. 90.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20

Big Munition Plant at Port Penn
The government will have a big
munition plant erected at Port Penn
and give employment to 5000. The
prospect Of such an industry is Great
ing much local talk.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
smyrna Boy Scouts Again Victorious
400 horse

Smyrna Boy Scouts Again Victorious
Official notice has been received
that the Smyrna Troop of Boy Scouts
have again captured the efficiency ban
ner for another month with a record
of 29 $40 points. Laurel had
% 9-1OO points while no other troop
in the state got above 15.
Smyrna times., 1918-03-20
"Kabir" Big Stallion Brings s2o5. 90

John D. Reynolds, of Middletown,
recently of Smyrna, bid in the big
imported percheron stallion "Kabir, "
owned by a Smyrna Stock Company,
for S265. 90 at public sale Saturday
afternoon. 1t was originally a $2,-
400 horse.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-29
Bad ResuIt.

Bad Result.
'Tbey tried the new play on the
dog"
what happenedT
"Thc angel got bitten"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-29
Apples Cook on Trees.

Apples cooking on the trees IN the
great orchard region Of northern Vlr.
glnla was one Of the freaks OF nature
caused by the hot spell State Fuel
Administrator Byrd IL dlsplaclng from
his orchnrc where the thermometer
registered 10 degrees in the sun. fruit
which has been thoroughly sizzled. n
II actually has not boked. ana other
growers Of fruits ARE threntened with
ruin Other growing crops wltbered
under the hot wave, and II IL said tire.
mendous losses are likely.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-29
He Was a Fighter, Too.

"And what do you do for llylngT
asked the Judge OF the man before him.
~ write poetry, your honor"
"What kind Of poetryi'
"War poetry, your honor"
"But that seems Ike nonessentlal
occupation just now Why don't you
go and nghtT
"flghtl Say Judge that's Just
what ! have TO do when try 10 get
money for my poetry"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-29

ParadoxIeal.
squlbbs-Funny. isn't ~
Squabbs--Yes. whnti
Squibbs-Why spoiled child ls
thought TO be 80 sweet by It's parents
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-29
The Horrora Of War.

It's n tough warl Company y is
eal,ng Ice cream and strawberry short
cnke every night The mess fund was
drawn upon for the purchase OF nn Ice
cream freezer. Strawberries are plen-
llful aud cheap IN France these days.
Tho kitchen police turn the freezer In
the shade Of the chateau trees dur
Ing the afternoon. milk Is oblnIncd
from the nearby dnlrles aud every
thing Is ready for the evening meal.
The Ice cream and strawberries nrc
eaten to pleasing tunes turned out by
tho company orchestra. Yes, IT'S n
tough wnr!-Ifrom the Splker France.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-08
HER TITAN HAIR.

The matron Of the hospital repeated
~ told the nurses to be sure to dry as
well as clean the instruments "If youl
don't dry them thoroughly they will
rust" she had said so often.
And the little girl, the star patient
they called her, who had been there so
long, knew all the instructions, rules
and regulations by heart, and especially
this piece Of advice and direction.
A new nurse entered the hospital not
long ago. Her hair was of a gorgeous
red. 1t was the envy of all.
"How did you ever get hair of such
wonderful color?" asked one of the
nurses. maliciously.
Its quite natural" the new nurse
replied quietly.
But the little girl called out from her
bed:
Il know how she got 1t. She washed
1t and didn't dry it welHlike the in
struments, and it rusted-it did!"-
New York Mail.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-08

vanced from s1s to sos, or as produc-
ton trebled income above feed cost
Increased six times. If no expenses
except the cost OF feed are considered.
the cow that produced $50 pounds of
butterfat was as profitable as q cows
OF the first group, whose average pro-
duction was 100 pounds. II labor and
miscellaneous expenses. also could be
taken into consideration the results
would be much more striking.
A further study of the records
showed that the cost of roughage was
about the same for all groups, but that
the total cost of feed was somewhat
greater for the more productive COWS.
The increased profit should therefore
be credited in part to better feeding,
but apparently it was more largely
due to better cows. The present high
cost Of feed will eliminate the low
producing cow, or it must eventually
eliminate the dairyman who keeps
such cows. More COWS are needed,
but better cows are needed more. Ger
tainly it pays to keep good cows and
to feed them well.