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Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30

The trend of business conditions In
the United States is shown by the
fact that in May there were only 531
commercial failures, a new low record
for any month since monthly records
were first compiled by r. G. Dun
& Co., in 1894. The figures show that
the number of insolvencies has de-
clined every month this year. The
number of failures was nearly 40 per
cent lower than for May, 1913 and IS
and GA per cent lower, respectively,
than in 1917 and 1916. Contrasted
with the high record of May, 1915, a
decline of about 60 per cent is shown.
During the war many merchants in all
parts of the country discontinued the
credit system. principally because the
government urged it. The credit sys-
TEN undoubtedly has been the cause
of many commercial failures. Bust
ness men during the war also learned
the value of conducting their bust
ness so as to yield safe margin Of
profit, says indianapolis News. 1t may
be reasonably presumed, in light of
the steadily declining number of COM
mercial failures, that business gener-
ally is in better condition now than
for some time.
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demonstrates that the bulls were well
selected. OF the p daughters of as.
ISOLATION bulls for which the 1913 rec
Ords are available, 16- excelled their
dams in butter-fat production, and II
eXcelled their dams in production of
both milk and butter fat.
The average yearly production of
the dams was $500 pounds of milk
and 219 pounds Of butter fat. The
average yearly production of the q
daughters was 6,523 pounds of milk
and 263 pounds of butter fat. In milk
production the daughters excelled
their dams by 963 pounds or II per
cent, and in butter-fat production by
a pounds, or 20 per cent. These are
not as large gains as some other bull
associations have given, but are well
worth while.
Because of cooperative ownership
the bulls cost the farmers no more
than would have been paid for scrubs !:
it costs no more to feed the daugh-
ters than to feed the dams, and il
costs much less to feed the bulls be.
cause there were not so many Of them
The increased production, therefore
was all net profit.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30

American Port Regains Former
Marine Standing.
improvements Slow During the War;
but Ships Are Now Calling
Regularly.

st. Thomas" Virgin Islands.-This
American port is beginning to regain
some of its former maritime imp0r-
lance. Owing to the war, improve
ments in this direction have.been slow
since the Virgin islands were pur-
chased from Denmark, but now, after
considerable agitation by business men
of St. Thomas, American steamers are
beginning to call here. This is the
result of representations which have
been made to Washington in behalf Of
the inhabitants Of the islands.
The islanders feel that American
steamship owners, and especially the
shipping board at Washington, have
heretofore overlooked the facilities Of
the harbor of st. Thomas for prOvid-
ing coal, fuel oil, and other stores.
While few American steamers have
been calling at St. Thomas for SUD-
plies, many have called at the neigh
boring British islands, where facilities
are not considered as good as here.
The price Of coal is cheaper at St.
Thomas than at the British islands.
To bring this matter before the ship
ping board and to obtain all the help
possible from the American people and
congress, meeting Of the inhabitants
of the Virgin island was held here.
Resolutions were adopted calling the
attention of the shipping board to the
facilities of the port, such as a pier
5000 feet long with thirty-One feet Of
water alongside and all up-tO-date ap-
planes for the quick dispatch Of YES
sells wanting coal, water, fuel oil and
other stores.
The resolution was carried to Wash
ington by Darwin 0. Curry, collector
OF customs, who laid it before the ship
ping board. Mr.. Curry has since re-
turned and reports that that board,
members of congress, and American
business men have promised to do all
they can for the island.
Another oil depot is being erected
here to meet increased demands. The
people of st. Thomas believe it pos
sesses far better facilities than most
other West India islands, and are de-
ternined to make known it's available.
ty as a port Of call for supplying
steamers.
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- 81 ! /, 1,
once, Dover, D6ltS lnla 80 ~
O'Clock, r. n. Sept f9lo md
1T that place and tine publicly opened
for the construction Of Stete Highways
in New Castle and Kent Counties. Del
aware. involving the following approx
mate quantities:
CONTRACT NO. J8-6.70 MILES
Ffederiea-MAford
80 Acres clearing and grubLing.
So, 200 Gu. yds. Grading.
$50 Gu. yds. Concrete Masonry.
$1,000 pounds Reinforcement
600 lin. #. Is in. Reinf. Con. Pipe
1O2 lin. #. "a in. Reinf. Con. Pipe
1O2 lin. #. 80 in. Reinf. Con. Pipe
2O4 lin. #. sc in. Reinf. Con. Pipe
80 Bounds.
$500 lin. #. Piles.
5000 lin. it. Wood Guard Rail.
100 tons Stone for Macadam
1890 Gu. yds. Cement Con. Roadway
$50 Joints.
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4 - ~ ~. 49, Ne ~
quite another sort. Whit eonfiO9tl
America Is the need Of convincing re
newer peoples Of the genulneness and
sincerity Of her mission and her pro-
fessions. says New Republic. You
may give an alien evening schools and
continuation schools: you may teach
his wife in the home and his daugh-
ter in the factory; you may flood him
with reprints Of the Declaration OF In
dependence and the speeches Of Lin
coin, and when you have finished you
will be no farther along the road OF
winning his heart and his cO-Opera-
ton than when you began. say win
ming advisedly, because that, as ! see
it, is distinctly our problem. To read
Just himself to the American environ
ment is the task for the immigrant,
and no one can do it for him. But 1t
is the first principle Of hospitality to
clean house thoroughly when guests
are coming. Only so can the impress
sion we make upon him be both effec-
tive and lasting.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30

But few minutes of skimming over
the water at AN average speed of u
miles per hour brought this prize for
the pioneer ''fying fishermen" The
men are Earle L. Ovingt0n and ]. w.
Torse. The plane in which they made
their successful flight is known as the
Seagull, the latest pleasure flying and
passenger-carrying craft produced by
the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor cor
poration. The machine can carry a
useful load Of 100 pounds which is a
sufficiently large amount Of baggage
and camping paraphernalia for any
angler.
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CONTRACT NO. 2I-0.15 MILES
CITY Line-33d ST.. Wilmington

| LOU lin. IL. concrete OuVD
700 Gu yds. Concrete Foundation
II Drop InIets
II ManhoIes
$50 So. yds.. Vitrified Brick Pave
ment.
600 tons Stone Ballast for Street
Railway.
CONTRACT NO D 0.65 MILES
City Line-Market ST., Bridge, Wilmington
$4,000 Gu. yds. Grading
y Gu yds. Concrete Masonry
5000 pounds Replacement
1000 lin. it. " God Guard Rail
2,4OO tons Stone for Macadam
7,7O0 Sd. Yds. Penetration Macadam
Performance of contract shall COM
mence within ten Q0) days after exc
cution of the contract.
Contracts Nos. 18 and q shall be
completed by Sept. i 1920, Contract
No. q on or before Nov. l, 1919 and
Contract No. % on or before Dec. l,
1919.
Monthly payments will be made for
~ per CeHC. vi Tie COuSIIuCIlOu GULL
peted each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms provided by the Department.
Each proposals must be accompanied
by surety bond, certified check, or
money to the amount of at least ten
lO per centum of the total amount. Of
the proposal.
The envelope containing the proposal
must be marked: Proposal for the
Construction of State Highway under
Contracts No. Is, No. 20, No. 81 or No.
22''
The contract will be awarded or re-
jected within twenty coy days from
the date of opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
Detailed plans may be seen, and in
dex plans and specifications may be OBJ
tsined upon deposit of ($l0.O0) ten
dollars which amount will be refunded
upon return of plans and specifications
in good condition, ut the Office of
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT,
DOVER. DELAWARE.
Chas. M. Upham, Chief Engineer.
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INCREASE IN DAIRY PROFITS
Dairy Bull Associations Have Donl
Good Work and Show Big In
Grease In incomes.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.l
Scrub dairy bulls are doomed. The
bull association sounds their deatt
knell, but it replaces them with bulls
Of better breeding. In June, 1915
there were A dairy bull associations
and several have been organized since
then. They are doing excellent work
Without exception they show an in
creased income without an increased
cost.
The New Windsor (Maryland) Bull
association has furnished. production
records of dams and daughters fol-
three successive years. Each year the
daughters have produced more milh
and butter fat than their dams, which
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30
"Perfect Dream" of a Man
Put on Bargain Counter

Claire Macdonald of New
York city proposes to CONNER
cialize the sacred institution Of
matrimony. Macdonald has
been appointed business man.
ager and personal representa-
tive of the handsomest young
man outside the movies" 1t is
his idea to sell this young man
as a husband to q lucky Chi
cago girl.
"He is a very fine chap from
a fine family" writes the man.
ager, "and believes that as
marriage is chance anyway,
he stands as good chance of
meeting his soulmate in this
way as in any other. He is will
ing to have me sell him, and
agrees to marry the lucky girl,
regardless of her age, religion
and previous condition of servi-
tude. provided only she is
white"
A photograph inclosed reveals
this little bit Of heaven. 1t Is
a high light profile of a dreamy
youth, something Of the choir
boy type, with curly silk hair
waving back from q noble fore
head.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30
GROWS GARDEN TO BUY CALF
Washington Boy Raises Prize Winning
Vegetables and Buys Jersey
Heifer With Money.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Alfred Olson of Klickitat county.
Wash, is a member Of one Of the calf
clubs organized by the United States
department Of agriculture and the state
college Of Washington. With his pure
bred Jersey heifer calf, Areas Babe.
he won the state championship prize
last year: In 1917 Alfred became in
terested in the calf club work, but a
purebred calf costs money, and he did
not have funds to buy that requisite
for membership. To enroll in a gar
den club as the first step toward en-
tering the calf club may seem unusual,
but that was what the Klickitat county
boy did, and he reached the desired
goal. The weeds in his club garden
kept him busy all summer, but he gave
It such faithful care that his vege-
tables were prize winners. He exhibit
ed a collection of them at the state
fair and took $50 worth Of prizes.
Meanwhile he had been writing to
Jersey breeders for prices and descrip-
tons Of calves. He decided on Jer-
seys because that was the breed his
father had. With $40 of his garden
prize money he bought a mOnth-old
jersey heifer calf in October. He kept
her in the barn all winter, but in the
spring she was turned out on the
range. When brought in in September
to be made ready for exhibition pur-
poses she was larger at eleven months
than his fathers grade calves of if
teen months. At the state fair Al
fred's Jersey was awarded the state
championship prize in the boys and
girls club class and was valued at
$40
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30
SMALL-TOP MILK PAIL BEST
preventaEntrance Of Dust or Dirt and
Greatly Reduces Number OF
Bacteria in Milk.

In modern da;ries where clean milk
is produced the small-top milk pail
is a necessity, as it presents only
small opening into which dust and dirt
may fall from the air or from the
cows body. 1t has been found by
experience that the use Of a pail OF
This kind greatly reduces the number
of bacteria in milk from diaries where
1t is used. Many types of milk pals
are for SALE but any timer by the ad-
d,tinn of hood can convert an ordi-
nary pail into a small-top pail.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30

The yeomanettes will soon be but
beautiful memory. And it will re-
main more or less a secret how homes
will be improved by the military dis.
cipline so many feminine members Of
the military and naval forces under
went during the war.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30

Strikes that tie up the necessities of
ordinary daily life are not going to
win popular support. Life Is strenu-
GUS enough just now, as 1t is To add
to its burdens and discomforts is sim
ply going to add to the general public
wrath.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30

The appalling rise in cost Of food in
Paris, months after the war is over, is
giving the people over there, as are
conditions slightly similar over here, q
very interesting and puzzling problem
regarding the relationship of cause
and effect.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30

It is but natural for energetic and
resourceful America to take it for
granted that if the old Monroe doc
trine happens to be lost or mislaid It
will be an easy matter to make rev
one.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30

One way for a member Of a state
legislature to become momentarily
conspicuous is to try to put up an elo-
tquent plea against suffrage for women.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-30
CONTRACT NO. 2O-3.75 MILES
Harrineton-Fe1ton

8 Acres clearing and grubbing
27,OOO Gu. yds. Grading
1926 Gu. yds: Concrete Masonry
$4,000 pounds Reinforcement
200 lin. #. Is in. Reinf. Con. Pipe
1902 lin. #. "a in. Reinf. Con. Pipe
68 lin. it. 80 in. Reinf. Con. Pipe
GO lin. fit. sc in. Reinf. Con. Pipe
A Bounds
1000 lin. it. Piles
l,5OO Wood Guard Rail
so tons Stone for Macadam
7.2M GU. yds. Cement Con. Roadway
200 Joints
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YOUTHFUL VOICES
At The
'[Ag|IS|DESE:RV|CES
Solo s By Mrs. 7. E. johnson
Was Pleasant Surprise
Last Night.

The congregation last night at the
Diamond Street M. e. church were
not only entertained but spiritually
helped In. listening to the sweet, pure
voices clear as a bell, which rang
into every corner Of the church and
even into the Sunday School room
partly in shadow with lights not quite
80 bright. The entire center Of the
church was reserved for seventh and
eighth grades and High School with
class colors tied on the entrance to
each. aisle. This center was complete
~ filled The choir was entirely filled
also with the young people who took
part in all Of the singing and at the
beginning Of the service held song
service all their own. Small voices
mellowed gradually to sweet young
High School voices, and when the
spirit and the rymth Of the music took
complete possession Of these young
folks, every grown man and woman
present was thrilled with inspiration.
I Different grades sang alone. Keep
the Home Fires Burning p was the best
known and was. rendered with much
enthusiasm. A number Of quick timed
hymns were also sung. Finally the
entire assembly Of children arose and
sang together-with scarcely a voice
CONTINUED on page stx.l
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SPEAKER WOLFE
HAS INFLUENZA
Not Likely That Presiding
Officer Of House VIII
Get Back.

Especial Dispatch to West virginian.)i
CHARLESTON, Feb. 6 The ILL
|ress of Speaker Of the House Luther
Wolfe has been diagnosed as influ.
|enza. While his condition is not con-
sidered serious. It Is unlikely that he
will be back iE the speakers chair this
session Unless there is an extension.
In his absence, George McClintic. Of
Kanawha county, is acting as speaker
having been elected by the House as
Temporary holder Of that position. Mr..
McC Clintic 10 well yersed in parliament
tary law and makes q most capable
men for the position.
Delegate John w. Fordney. OF Lum-
berport Harrison county, was taken
|sud denly II. Monday night and un.
able to attend Tuesdays session. 1t
is feared that he Is taking influenza.
He was granted an indefinite ,eave Of
absence by Speaker McClintic. Mr..
Fordney himself does not think his
illness Is serious at all. and says he
will be back in the House in 9 day OF
two.
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Mrs. w. S. Mayors Explain-
ed the Purpose Of the
Organization.

"There is a hell and there is a
heaven and Gods word says: the
wicked shall be turned into hell and
all nations that forget God said Rev.
]. Roy Meyer, pastor Of Grace Eng.
lish Lutheran church, in addressing
the revival service in First Methods.
Episcopal church last evening. The
sJmon was able and his preaching
was very favorably commented upon,
Rev. Meyer is practically newcomer
in the city, having assumed charge OF
the local Lutheran church last fall.
Since he has been, located here his
work has been very favorably re.
ceived by the many persons who have
heard him. N
There were four conversions last
night, three adults and one girl. This
makes 1t possible for the west side
churches to go over the 200 mark, this
aggregating 102 conversions and two
renewals OF faith. Among the trail
ihitters last night was E. A. Stalnaker
OF 223 Albert Court, q son Of II. Stal
maker, who was converted on Tues.
day night amid tears. There is now
only one son that is unsaved. The
father said before he expired he want
ed to put all Of his children .'unde1
this roof referring to the church
The family is said to have come here
from KENTUCKY.
The attendance last night reached
Continued on page eight.)
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In the intermediate court this
morning the case OF Samuel Kline VS..
E. Dietz, suit for damages, proved
interesting. Attorneys Lively and
Shaw presented the case before the
jury from angles equally telling. At
torney Shaw, representing "the boy"
Kline said young Kline had bought a
National cash register and q Toledo
computing scales from e. Deitz for
$3.50. e. Deitz bought the two articles
from some bankrupt stock at King
mont some time ago, sold by trustee
in February, 1917. According to At
torney Shaw, Deitz guaranteed the tt
tie to Kline so that when 1t turned out
that the title was still held by the Ma
tional Cash Register company and by
the Toledo company and Kline lost
his $120-he should have given back
the money. Kline at this time after
having his case turned down in Justice
Conaway's office, asks in appeal that
he have $500 damages.
Attorney Lively states that as eth
er Dletz or the boy Kline must suffer
loss, he can prove that the boy
should be the loser because Dietz in
formed Kline when he sale was made
that Kline would have to take the
articles just as he had bought them
and refused to give him receipt
When Kline saw the check from the
trustee he asked that it be endorsed
~ Continued on page four,
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For some time a movement has
been going on among leading citizens
of the city to put an end to the contest
over the city charter. bring that docu-
ment up to date and put the govern
ment OF the city upon its feet so that
the municipal improvement campaign
may be completed and the reproach
of a goveraent that confesses that 1t
cannot enforce the laws removed. The
matter came to head today when 1t
was announced that before the day Is
over Frank R Amos, representing the
Republicans, and Tusca Morris. re.
presenting the Democrats would start
to Charleston with amendments to the
charter which has been held up in the
courts ever since twas enacted by the
Legislature Of 1915.
The amendments viii be introduced
in the Senate by Senator Stewart and
LIT may be decided in the interest Of
greater speed to introduce them at the
same time in the House Of Delegates.
The bill will be pressed for speedy en-
actnent.
The initiative In this matter was
taken by the Democrats, who frankly
said that the city had come to point
where the municipal government was
lat the end Of It's resources and that
nothing could be done until there Is
some reconstruction. Representative
IRepublicans, approached In this man
|neT, admitted that the views coincid-
led with theirs, but that itiasmuch as
the DEMOCRATS controlled the govern
Iment which was no longer able to
| function I. was up to the Democrats to
announce a plan for remedying condi-
Itions. The upshot Of this exchange OF
views was an agreement upon the part
Iof the Democrats to withdraw the suit
In the Supreme court against the Fair
mont charter to prepare amendments
to that document which would put the
city on its feet. Subsequently a series
Of amendments were submitted and
these were passed upon by commit
tee Of Re2ubli consisting of DR..
lJ. o. McNcely, Frank r. Amos,
Clyde 3. Hutchinson, w. J. Wiegel
| j. "A. Meredith. In the absence OF Mr.
Meredith from the city, Attorney q. @.
Frame acted in his place.
1 This committee suggested num-
Der Of changes which were duly &C
Icepted by tie Democrats and subse
quently the whole subject was consid-
cred at several gatherings Of Repub.
llicans at which further changes were
suggested and these too were accept
ed by the Democrats The final one
of these conference Of Republicans
was held yesterday at the office Of NJ
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Are Now Insisting Upon Hayingsa Larger Influence
the Permanent Plan Which Present II
Body Will Devise E
Body Will Devise.
lRE ON FAIR WAY TO WIN THEIR tight
President Wilson is Attending the Daily Sessionsp the
Society Of Nations and Deems the Work #
Of the Highest Importance. @

ing differences between the greater
and lesser nations at the peace con.
ference which were begun yesterday
are continuing today. s
In addition to winning four addi-
tional places on the commission on
the society Of nations 1t seems proba-
ble that the lesser powers also will be
granted adequate representation in
the executive body Of the society as
well as the Legislative session.
The smaller powers are insisting on
being given greater voice in the So
ciety and plans under consideration
are being revised to meet the situa-
ton.
When the commission on the socie-
ty Of nations meets tonight represen-
tatives of Poland, Rumania, Greece
and Czecho.S .Slovakia will be present
together wit hthose Of China, Brazil,
Belgium, Portugal, Serbia and the five
great powers. President Wilson ex-
poets to be present every night this
week, as the work Of framing the
plans for the society Of nations is re-
garded by him as of extreme import.
ance.