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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20
PRISONERS BUILD ROADS.
Thirty-five From the County Workhouse
Engaged on Local Highways.

A. II. Mcdowell and Walter +. French,
supplying stone and OIL respectively, are
busy with road work IN New Castle
county. Pontar a du Pont mixture call ed
the Delaware Special, is being used for
dressing
The Montchanin road and that part Of
the Faulk road recently rebuilt have been
oiled. and the Rockland road and the
Concord pike will be oiled today Next
there will be oiled the Lancaster pike to
the Masonic Home. the Newport pike 70
Newport and the State road to the canal.
Stone Of the three-fourths size has been
delivered on these roads Work therein
will continue a month County Engineer
Wilson is experiencing difficulty IN OBJ
tanning labor Twenty-Five county work
house prisoners are employed on the
Lincoln Highway and 10 on other roads
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20
BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
Mrs. Graf Says yinol Cured Her.

Darlington, Pa ~ suffered from bron-
cbial asthma So badly would often have
10 sit up half Of the night Or lean over the
back Of d chair, and so weak | could
hardly walk across the floor. ] had spent
lots OF money for different Asthma medi-
clnes without help-but Ninol helped me
50 ] sleep well, and am 50 well and strong
/ am dong all my work on the farm ~
Mrs Emma Graf.
Vinol is constitutional remedy which
contains beef and cod liver peptoncs, iron
and manganese peptonates and glycero-
phosphates We strongly recommend
Ninol.
y. B. Danforth and druggists every
where.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20
BETHLEHEM BAND
IN TWO CONCERTS
Tonight at Public Building and
Tomorrow Afternoon Over
the Brandywine.

The Rethlehem Band of 100 musicians,
from the Schwah plant at Bethlehem, Pa,
will he the guests of the Harlan plant and
this CITY today and tomorrow In addition
to playinr nj the baseball game between
Harlan and Bethlehem, in tins city In the
afternoon. the band will play concert
in front of the Public Building tonight at
& a o'clock. Again tomorrow afternoon AT
. o'clock the band Will play another con
cert ut Washington Heights, and the
p,hlic is invited to attend both concerts
Al the concert tonight the members of
tho Community Chorus are invited TO bo
present. and to sing between the band
Numbers. The chorus Will be led by
William Z. White Much of the credit TO
the two concerts Is due George \. Elliott.
who. when he learned the band was
coming. at once discussed the matter OF
having II remain over Tor TINS muSicai treat
for Wilmlngtonlans.
As the members of the Community
Chorus are invited TO attend and bring
thcir books, singing under the direction
of William T. White, seats will be re-
served for them on the stand until : 80
o'clock
The Bethlehem musicians are expected
To arrive early this afternoon, and will bc
ouartercd at the Hotel du Pont Mter
lunch thev will parade to the Harlan
Baseball Park.
Tomorrow morning sightseeing Trip
Of the city and cnvirons Is being planned
If Dosslblc the trip viii he by automobiles,
If enough machines can he obtained for the
tim If this plan should fail, then the
visiting bandsIncn may bc taken for an
outing on the river
After the concert tomorrow afternoon
the band VIII leave for Bethlehem
The programs follow
SATURDAY.. ST Nj
Narrh, Tho Cavalry Soldier
BrockCnschool
o--cr+,,re .sZanpa" Hcrold
Waltz, Jolly Fellows Noisted'
'4Opcratic Masterpieces NctranSck
S,Io,tion .tE,,rs and Fr,lls Helm
i.Slavonir Rhapsodv' Friedman
Star Spanglcd Banner
SUNDAY, > T NJ
March. My Maryland Migrant
OxrrtlIrc Poet and Peasant supp,
Ballet music and soldiers chorus from
William Tell koSSin
Selection MavtIme Romhcr'
Grand fantasia, 'Nictlstotcle boit'
American Fantasia icrtTr
Star Spangled Banner,
A. NJ Weingartner, director
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20
Cause and Effect.

What in the world makes our chill
dren SO scrappv these days. do YOU
suppose
Eating so much war bread | reckon :
Judge
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20

lhroapht back to normal for anch heavy
eeding s hteIg H. eausc fatty dcgrncra-
tlan of fto opr organ- thus defeating fhc
purpose p vicw
YonnR pnlets arc never fod ~ induce
eFg production until thoy are n least SIX
months old As sisuaI hing i has been
found that hon must ~ IN fairly fat
condition before egg production can be
expected therefore thc ftr-f effort with
paiIete should bc - encourage the growth
II healthy amount If lai
/ tn egg production nf fifty per cont
Is very good. and when production gocs
nileh above this rate tie feeding II re-
oflced hccaIisc extraordinary production
Is hnd only At the expense of fIlfurr pro
dlctlon. aud every effort should H. nnde
to have n regular supply Of eggs rather
! than spor tacular sprtS
! litter of whole wheat straw about
eiqht inches deep should bc kept nn the
floor This should bc removed about
once a month En scratching. the hens
will move the litter 70 the back If he
pen. bcclIec thcr faco the light when
working This makes II necessary to
rake the hitter forward at frequent inter
/ vals
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20
rhild Frncinrcs Arm

Aubrey lilIos chlt - fnnr vntr7
wae admitted to tho Delaware ii'@t1'7i
Thur-dar night ior trcafmru' ior e 'rf"t-
lrcl arm D." result of ttt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20

The race II Polish fowls IS ono 81 the
vcrq oldest known Il has hocn referred
D. hy carly writers MS the Palua or crossed
fowl For some rcagon II received th"
narnc Polish. though Poland IS not tho
eollntrv uf its origin j Is hard to 1scer-
tam cxactly whore this race of fowls
originated Crested fouls appear - have
been quite common and wfrr caiiol t'F
many names until about 1875 whcn one
II tbc first English poultry books adopted
he name Of Polish for them This
possibly did not relate 50 much I" iheT
supposed origin az 10 the large crcsts or
heal covering whlch N zone districts IS
termed poll, meaning q large heayr
head of halr From poll q Pollcd
~ . short step. and then I" Poland
or Polish Is convenient graduation
There arc ~ present recognized hy The
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20

A rookie in camp, being broke, wired 10
his father. 'Dad-Send me so at once,
~ ] am on the hog" Promptly his father
wired back: Ride the hog home; we re
out OF meat. boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20

Mrs. Sparks (dejcctcdly) Our cook
* going to leave, Frank She says the
kitchenette isn't large enough to turn
around in. Mr. Sparks BY George
| wonder il she'll stay if install turn
table. Buffalo Express.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20
THE HEART HUNTERS.
BY Mary Douglass.

Author Of Hunting Husband" Hand
ling Husband"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Henrietta asrauei.
CLOTHING CONSERN ALTON.

.Hark. Hark. tho dogs do bark the beg
gars are coming {" town
Some in RAGS and some IN tags and some
III velvet gowns
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20

Nothing improves the interior If
a hen house 90 mueh a. an applica-
tlan of whtew ish II hrghfcns
the pon and ia ee II more comfort
abIc for fowls aud attendant alike
Nez' week article tells how - get
tine results with tho least work
. 49, :
o . . q s = e .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20

EnrIy maturity Is desirable In all
poultry nocks, but there Is snsh
thing as forcing the growing chicks 10
mature too carly. We frequently near
pouItrymen boast of having mehioe'H
Of their young pullet flock lay the 'fs'
egg al four months Of age. Sueh
occurrences do moi prove that the par
ticular flock has any cxtaofuina.y
ability as layers. merely that The b,fds
have been subjected to forced feeoihe
methods. and il the plan OF forcing
early egg production is persisted IN II
is almost certain to result IN strain
of runts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12

fer was finished there was no room
inside the vehicle for single passen
ger.
Bootlegger and chauffeur drove up
town together with the booze inside
the car. 90,
OF course. no officers interfered with
the proceeding. City or county ON
Gals could have arrested the bootleg
ger easily and confiscated his entire
stock, worth several hundreds OF dol
lars at the prevailing quotations.
The same bootlegger makes this
identical trip week after week. un.
molested by anyone. He has several
assistants and his activities are OF
common knowledge to trainmen and
other railroad employees. 1t is not DO.
lievable that the officials whose duty
it is to enforce the laws are ignorant
Of his open violations. Neither is
there any excuse for failure to appre'
bend him.
And he is only one Of many leeches
in Ottumwa who are laughing at laws
and at officials who are charged with
making these laws effective.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12
BULLY FOR MARCH

General March. new acting chief OF
staff of the American army, does not
see any use Of keeping from the pee
pie of this country military informa-
ton which already Is in the posses
sion of the Germans. Therefore he has
taken the lid off much Of the news OF
the war department with the result
that Americans are learning more
about their army now. within week
than they found out in three months
before General March assumed his
new duties.
The change is a welcome one. The
people of America must be encouraged
to realize that this is their war and
that the army in France is their army,
just as they are that army's hackers.
Every word Of authoritative news
from the war zone Or from the war
department officials is read with major
interest throughout America. Every
word of it serves to tighten the bond
between the private citizen and mis-
government and that governments
army.
There has been enough silly secrecy.
General March is right.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12
BOTTLED IN BOND
From Thursdays Daily

From Thursdays Dally)
Ottumwa's available supply OF booze
is greater today than it was yesterday
by the measure Of the number OF
heavily-laden suitcases one taxicat
can carry.
One well-known Ottumwa bootleg
ger, man with whom the police and
hundreds of citizens have been &C
uuainted for years and who does moi
pretend to gain living by any hon
orable or legitimate means. spent yes
terday at Kansas City. He left OF
tumwa on the Milwaukee limited
train early yesterday morning and re
turned at an early hour this morn
ing.
When the limited train reached OF
tumwa Junction this morning, the
bootleeger was assisted in carrying
his clinking suitcases to the stub trair
which plies between the Junction de
pot and the downtown station. The
two men had to work rapidly to com
plete the transfer while the Kansas
City-Chicaso train was halted ant
there was barely time to load the last
suitcase on the rear platform OF the
stub train.
The bootlegger rode downtown OF
the platform with his mountain Of lug
gage and was me- by a waiting
chauffeur at the Jefferson street de
pot Together they carried the suit
cases to taxicab and when the trans
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12
orTUMwA IN THE WAR

The hospital unit Of which several
Ottumwans are members has landed IN
Europe, and Ottumwans who remain
at home are happy to know that they
passed through the danger zone in
safety.
The infantry organization which is
Ottumwa's has practically completed
its training and may even now be In
the trenches facing the boche line. Dis
patches received yesterday were to the
effect that the Rainbow division prob
ably had been assigned to first line
duty.
Other Ottumwa soldiers are mem
bers of units in France and in Amer
lea and all are acquitting themselves
with credit.
They may be depended upon to keep
this record of loyalty and efficiency in
tact. To those whom they have left at
home remains an ever present duty
which is no less urgent than that OF
the fighting man. Each one OF us is
writing his war record day by day.
Cheerful compliance with the rules
of the food administration is the com.
monest though not the least important
of our duties. The silencing Of pro
German talk and of the chronic. com
plaining critic of the governments war
policy is another duty for all Of us.
The production of crops is another
The conservation of our resources in
order that we may carry our proper
portions of the financial burdens OF
the war is another.
Each loyal citizen is q guardian OF
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12
KELLER GIVEN
BIG DAMAGES
JURY GIVES JUDGMENT OF $&Sso
FOR DEATH OF WOMAN ON
RIGHT OF WAY.

]. p. Keller was awarded damages
of $4,339 against E. E Allen and John
Reno, for the death Of his wife, which
occurred when an automobile driven
by Keller plunged over the right Of
way last summer. The case Of J. p.
Keller versus the same defendants for
the death of Miss Elva Pinckley wnl
be tried at a later date. Both cases
involved 900.
The jury returned yesterday after
noon with a judgment Of 1899 actual
damages and $4,000 punitive damages
but the verdict was refused by the
court. After short additional ins6uc-
tons from Judge Hunter the jury 10
tired and later returned with a judS-
ment of $4,339 punitive damages.
CASE WAS LONG
The case occupied the attention Of
the district court for fourteen days.
Keller in his petition charged Allen.
who was driving a milk wagon along
the right of way at the time Of the
accident, with having refused to give
him half the road. In attempting to
pass the wagon the soft dirt at tho
edge of the road gave way, the car
plunging down the embankment.
Aiken was charged by Keller with
having acted on instructions from
John Reno not to give the road to any
automobile.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12

then some one around the polling
place, would suggest the name OF a
man, because he needs it." Such a
method as that was not conducive to
obtaining high-class juries.
But the juries and the jury system
can be much improved If the citizens
viii do their part. The business man.
the employer, must, when called, DO
his duty on the jury instead of think
ing up excuses to offer to the judge.
The man who unnecessarily evades
Jury service is a Stacker, but often he
doesn't mean to be. He has simply
grown up in an atmosphere that has
made light of a man serving on a
f5ury.
That is wrong.
It must be corrected. and now while
the life Of our government is so seri-
ously menaced, is good time for all
to get together in an effort to realize
and make our neighbors realize that
our court system is not to be made
subject Of jest or scom.
One Of the most successful business
men Of southern Iowa, few years
ago, was notified to appear for jury
service. He went promptly to the
appointed when he was not chosen to
act on the case. II am sorry," he said
to the judge, that will not get to
serve, because want to do my duty
as citizen"
That man had the proper concep-
ton Of citizenship.
An employee was drawn and his en-
ployer Immediately went to the Judge
and said his business would practical
~ stop If this man had to leave.
We are calling attention to this mat
ter at this time, because 1t is time
when all win have to make some sac
rifices-possibly serving on jury at
a time when It is fnconvenient, will be
one Of them-but don't be a Stacker
don't be dodger. II your important
! employe or partner Is drawn, do his
work IN your ONCE or plant and help
him TO 60. II you, yourself are
drawn, get up early and do your work
ut your ONCE in the morning and at
night, and 90 and do your duty as you
should.
Do your duty as a citizen Of this
great country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12
JURY DUTY

All male citizens between 81 and 81
years OF age, were, a few months ago,
ordered to list themselves for military
service. That order was law Of the
land. In general it was willingly and
heartily obeyed.
That was right
Here in Iowa We have another law.
1t is to the effect that all male citi-
zens between the ages Of 81 and 65
years. except those engaged in ex.
empted professions. shall, when called
do their duty as citizens by serving as
jurors. In spite Of that. the judges
are continuously confronted with men
who want to evade this law.
That is not right
Every man, mentally qualified to do
so, should serve on a jury when called
unless he has some vital and valid
reason why he should be excused.
Service on a jury is matter that
should enlist the most sober and
serious thought of United States citi
zenship. The character, standing
reputation and responsibility of the
men who constitute juries. must of
necessity. have an important bearing
on the public's confidence in our
court system.
Jury service is not regarded in the
way it should be- 1t should be locke ed
upon as a patriotic service. that is the
citizens duty. The old system of max
ing out jury list on election day
was awful-many of the names were
suggested by people who expected to
have case for trial in a few weeks
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12
PRo.GERMAM LIES

Ottumwa has had more than her
share of pro-German lies since the
war began. 1t has been impossible to
discover their source. but it is not
difficult to establish the fact that they
are lies.
Obviously each of these wild rum
ors has starting point. 1t is in Ger
many. The enemy is working quietly
and effectively in every section OF the
United States to disseminate untrue
rumors which are calculated to reduce
Americans enthusiasm for the war
and discourage men from joining the
fighting forces.
1t is we'll to realize, before repeat
ing any of these reports for which
there is no authority. that everyone
who spreads them is playing directly
into the hands of the enemy.
Don't be a dupe of Germany.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOT BOOK
BY LEE PAPE
, >>>>>>>.

Mand Jonsons skinny cuzxin Mabel
came to see her yestidday, and her and
Maud Jonson stood on the kerb watch
ing us fellows running races frum the
telegram pole to the lamppost, wtch
after Skinny Martin had beet every
body elts and was the champeen Maud
Jonson sed, Ny cuzzin Mabel cf1al-
lenges the winner.
Race her, Skinny, rice her. all US fell
lows Sed.
Like fun. sed Skinny Martin.
Go ahed Skinny. you can beet her.
sed Sid Hunt.
Sure l can beet her. but wat do I
want to race a gerl for7 sed Skinny.
He's afraid, that's wat he is. sed Maud
Jonson.
Afraid nuthing. afraid, aw. prooens,
sed Skinny.
Go ahed and race her. Skinny, show
her if your afraid or not, beet her a
mile. Skinny, all US fellows sed.
Maud Jonsons cuzzin Mabel not say
ing enythins. and Skinny Martin sed
to her. Do you wunt to say you can
beet me running?
Eazy sed MabelN
Haw haw. jest II that got good
mind to race you. sed Skinny.
dare you. sed Mabel.
Jest for that l will. sed Skinny. And
all US fellows started to yell herray.
and Skinny Martin and Mabel got in
line up at the telegram pole and Pubs
Simkins sed, Get reddy, set, go, and
then they started to race, and wen
they was quarter way down Mabel was
little bit ahed and wen they was hafr
way down she was way aheG, and wat
did Skinny do but stop and come
wawking back, saving. I woodent race
a gerl. Jest stopped out of puliiteniss
Ye4 you did. yes you did, sed Maud
Jonson jumping up and down.
Watts the matter with you. do you
want to race me! sed Skinny, and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12
WEIGHT LIMIT
IS INCREASED

The Ottumwa postoffice has an
nounced that. according to orders 70
ceived from Washington, the limit ON
fourth class (parcel post) material has
been increased to seventy pounds with
in the first. second and third zones.
and to fifty pounds for parcels mailed
for delivery in any Of the other zones.
II is believed that the increased weight
limit will be Of particular advantage
in marketing the products Of the farm.
since it will enable producers ana
consumers to get into direct contact
The increased weight limit does Not
apNy to parcels sent to the exped1t3oA-
AIRY forces In Europe. The weight tlm1l
for such parcels b seven poOdA
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12
s. TO SO
From Thursdays Daily

From Thursdays Daily
4Ae fact which calls for explanation
m connection with yesterdays vote IN
the Wisconsin assembly denouncins
Senator La Toilette has to do with the
thirty.two members of the body VINO
refused to approve the resolution de-
claring Wisconsins loyalty and DIS
claiming responsibility, in the name
of the commonwealth. for the utter
ances Of La Toilette and all others
tending to "incite sedition among the
people Of our country and to ln]ure
our nations fair name before the
free peoples of the world"
II is difficult to believe that thirty
fvo out Of every eighty-five citizens
Of Wisconsin sympathize with La FOL
lette in his un-American stand. 1t is
difficult to believe that the thirty-two
assemblymen who voted against the
LOYALTY resolution indicated the senti-
ment of a majority of their respective
constituencies. If this were the case,
great internment camps should be es.
tablished for some three-elshths Oh
wisconsin's citizenship.
II is known that political and paru-
san considerations had big effect on
the vote which the assembly recorded
Yesterday after long and bitter hght.
But even so. men among the thirty
two who voted against their better
Judgment could have redeemed their
own records without affecting the out
come by the simple expedient of an
nouncing a change in their respective
votes between the completion OF the
I'll call and the announcement OF the
resulA It would have been far nearer
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12

a genuine vindication Of Wisconsin's
good name than can be claimed on the
showing Of the ballot which gave the
loyalist resolution only two more
votes than the required fifty-one.
The thirty-two votes were cast by
socialists and by the assembly's rem
nant of the La Toilette faction. AS
matter of course the socialists votes
would be found on the side OF dis
loyalty, but it is sad commentary on
the patriotism and Americanism OF
the others that they permitted them
selves to be counted against the gov
eminent at such time.
It would be interest to count the
German names among those thirty
two