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The Washington times., 1919-09-10

Talks Of NothIng But FFeaeh Girls
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 am q girl Of seventeen and In
love with q young man three years
my senior. We have been going to-
gether steadily for over q year and
seem to love each other very much.
We were engaged before he joined
the navy, and since he returned all
I hear him talk about when he calls
is about those pretty French girls,
and he does not seem to care for me
any more. 1t almost breaks my
heart, for I love him more than be-
fore.
Now. Miss Fairfax, please answer
this note through your columns in
The Times within three days, please.
NARY JANE.
! think q little wholesome in
difference might work in the case
Of this young man. Don't show
you care when he talks about "the
pretty French girls" and doubt
less in time he will forRet all
about them. In the meantime,
dear Mary Jane, try to initiate
them to this extent, don't wear
your heart on your sleeve.
shall she Return HIs .GIftsP
MY DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am deeply In love with q young
man two years older than I, and I
am sure my love Is PecipFocatsd.
Recently we had a quarrel and I
wish you would please advise me II
it Is proper to return the presents
he gave me. p. X.
II your quarrel is permanent and
can't be patched up, which ! hope
is not the case, you will have no
other course than to return your
lovers presents. But have you
tried to make up?"
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
Amount of Issue.

The issue will be limited to S4,5O0,-
100000, except as it may be necessary
to increase or decrease the amount to
facilitate allotment. Over subscrip-
tons will be rejected and allotments
made on a graduated scale similar in
its general plan to that adopted in
connection with the first Liberty Loan
Allotment will be made in full on sub
scriptions up to and including $4,000.
"The notes Of both series will be
dated and bear interest from May 20,
1919, and will mature on May 20, 1923.
Interest will be payable on December
Is, 1919, and thereafter semi-annually
on June Is and December Is, and at
maturity. All or any of the notes may
be redeemed before maturity at the
option of the United States on June
Is and December Is, 1922, at par and
accrued interest.
"In fixing the terms of issue, the
treasury has been guided largely by
the desire to devise security which
will not only prove attractive to the
people of the country in the first in
stance, but the terms of which should
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
Price Of Building Materials
On The Decline

One statistician has estimated that
there are in this country today con-
structive expenditures totaling five
billion dollars, which are hesitating to
begin on account of the high prices of
materials and labor. 1t is evident that
an individual or corporation is reluc-
tant to erect building which today
will cost him 100000 if he feels that
six months or a year hence he can
duplicate the same identical structure
for 100000 or $4,000. However, there
is a certain patriotic element in all
this, and if everybody waits for the
bottom price, We will all suffer from
the inevitable stagnation, and COM
plete resumption will be indefinitely
postponed.
Some building materials have al
ready fallen in price; substantial re-
duction in many others will doubtless
produce greater profits at the end of
twelve months, by reason of increased
sales, or sales which would otherwise
not be made at all, than by trying
arbitrarily to maintain war prices,
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
No Dead Line In The
Matter Of Beauty

There are current many groundless
superstitions regarding the care Of the
skin. There is no such thing as "skin
food" Occasionally, especially after
vigorous cleansing, the skin may be
temporarily hard and dry and may be
benefited by rubbing with little
olive oil or glycerine and water. But
the copious rubbing in of fatty sub
stances tends to overload the fat
glands. 1t does not nourish the skin
itself. Such fat as may be absorbed
is taken up in the general circulation
and distributed throughout the body
and does not nourish the skin locally.
When after weight reduction the skin
becomes flabby, especially under the
chin, massage is important as an aid
to restore muscular firmness, but the
creams used in the massage are mere
ly incidental. The massage itself is
the important feature of such treat
ment.
About once week it may be well
to rub cold cream on the face very
lightly and then carefully rub it off
with a soft towel, subsequently wash
ing the face with hot water and soar
and finally washing with cold water
All such directions are subject to per.
sonal peculiarities and diseased condi,
tions.
Finally, if you have skin eruption
and simple hygiene and cleanliness dc
not cure it, see physician. Also bear
in mind that blackheads and pimples
are often due to bad teeth or mouth
infection.
Do not experiment with cures that
do more harm than good. There is ne
magic remedy, internal or external
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
PLEASANT HILL

Mr.. F. H. Buckingham and son
Clifford and Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Buckingham and daughter Kathar-
inc were Sunday guests with Mr..
and Mrs. Alban Buckingham and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Demp-
sey and sons Norman and Melvin,
were the recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Dempsey at Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Comfy and
children Vernon and Edward, of
near Coochs, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Worrall.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Buckingham
Entertained on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Little and son Orville
of Nonantum Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Whiteman and
daughter Anna Raj, and Mrs. Essie
Little and daughter Alma were the
Sunday evening guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Pierson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mitchell of
Stanton, spent the weekend with
the latters parents. Mr.. and Mrs
William Little.
Mr.. Eugene Short spent the
weekend with relatives at Dover
Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Croft anc
Miss Ada Mitchell spent Sunday
evening as the guests of Mr.. anC
Mrs. A. 7. Buckingham.
Miss Nellie Vansant of Whining
ton spent the weekend with hel
mother, Mrs. Katharine Vansant,
Mrs. Sarah P. Whiteman and sor
Willard, of Wilmington, are spend
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs
F. V. Whiteman.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
STRICKERSVILLE

Mrs. Mary Pierson spent part
of last week in Philadelphia.
John Lewis of Mt. Hermon
School, Mass, spent the Easter
holidays with his parents.
Mr.. George Jones and family,
Mrs. Coleman and son Frank,
motored to Camp Dix last Sunday,
to visit George Jones, Jr., who is
slowly improving.
Miss Anna Singles of Washing
ton, was home over the Easter holt
days. Misses Dora and Irene
Singles spent a day recently with
Mrs. Anna Passmore, at West
Grove.
Miss Helen Richards was a guest
at home over Easter.
Mr.. Tyson, whose home is with
his son-in-law, Joseph Mote, suffer
ed a paralytic stroke recently.
Word has been received of the
death of Thomas w. Perry at his
home in Wilmington. For severa
years he operated the blacksmith
shop in this village. About twenty
years ago he moved to Whining
ton, where he followed his trade
until disabled by age.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
FARM DECIDED TO STATE

At a meeting of the Delaware
Commission for the Predetermined
held recently, the final act in
purchasing the farm in Sussex
county, belonging to Governor
Townsend as a location for an in
stitution for the Predetermined in
this State, was contaminated. The
price was $4,000, four thousand of
which was donated by Governor
Townsend the owner. The balance
$35, 900, was met by individual sub
scriptions, the entire deal being
made without one dollars cost to
the State.
The deed to the property was
made to the State of Delaware.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23

which is ultimately impossible. The
Sales Department of the War Depart
ment, which has the disposal of hun
dreds of millions of dollars of raw and
manufactured products, bought for
war purposes and no longer needed,
has already arranged for the release
of certain commodities. The lumber
associations have been authorized to
commence the sale of the vast quanti-
ties of lumber on the Governments
account and expect to clean up the
entire surplus in six months. The
copper interests, representing 80 per
cent of the American producers, ex-
pect to dispose of the Governments
holding Of copper in fifteen months,
or less. Solium nitrate and hardwood
lumber are also now ready for release.
Other lines will follow as rapidly as
arrangements can be made, and all
without "breaking" the market, tho
prices will naturally be less than war;
time prices. A fair start has been
/ made toward settlement with the
thousands of contractors and sub-con-
! tractors, although the process is less
rapid than could be desired. On the
whole, we are recovering from condi-
tons Of the "day after" quite as rap
idly as should be expected H.
Windsor, in Popular Mechanics.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23

insure a good market for the notes
after the campaign is over and identi-
cal prices for the two series, and
should not affect injuriously the mar
ket for the existing bonds of the Lib
erty Loans"
Secretary Glass announces that this
is the last Liberty Loan and states
that future government requirements
will be financed by issuance of treas
ury certificates without the aid of a
popular campaign. He adds the fol-
lowing plea:
81 am sure that the people of Amer
lea will subscribe to this Victory loan
in the same spirit of patriotism which
they have shown in the past, to the
end that the notes may be as widely
distributed as possible, and that our
banking institutions may be left free
to supply the credit necessary for the
purpose of industry and commerce and
the full employment of labor. Let the
world see that the patriots of Amer
lea, out of their boundless resources
and with the same enthusiasm and de.
votion to country with which they pro,
secuted the war to victorious con.
clusion, are determined to finish the
job"
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
that will cure all skin eruptions.


There should be no dead line in
beauty any more than there should be
a dead line in mans ability to work
or fight. TO state an age at which a
woman must cease to be attractive is
to ignore the many examples of wo-
men who have retained their beauty
throughout long lives.
A woman who is erect and slender,
whose skin has the quality and color
which indicate good health and whose
expression is cheerful and serene may
not be Venus de Milo, but she will
nevertheless be very pleasant per-
son to encounter. A wrinkle or two,
provided it is the right sort of wrin-
kle, won't be fatal to her attractive
ness. 1t must be the sort of a line
which means that she has gone thru
life feeling, sympathizing and work
ing, but nevertheless always wrapped
in her mantle of serenity. On the
other hand, the woman of venomous
and catlike disposition will in time
have the map of her character written
on her face; she may deceive observ-
ers in the early years of youth, but
finally the corners, of her mouth turn
down and her forehead is lined with a
distressing scowl. 1t is not possible
for any person of intelligence to pass
through life unsecured by human pas
sions, by soul struggles and mind
struggles. The lines which come to
mark these struggles need not be ugly
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
BURGESS BROWN
RETURNS TO OXFORD

Six months in France, giving eff
fcient service in the Red Cross
work and now at his business desk
in Oxford; this is the record of
Lieut.. Frank E. Brown, senior
member of the firm of F. E. Brown
& Company. His home arrival was
last Friday, Mrs. Brown and Miss
Brown accompanying him from
Philadelphia. The town is glad
Mr.. Brown, the Burgess, has re-
turned; that he is in tip-top health
and he too is mighty glad to be
back.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
As told by Correspondents and Exchanges
kEMBLESVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Blackburn
and daughter Gladys of Whining
ton, were the weekend guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Blackburn.
Miss Bertha Crossan of Phila-
delphia, spent the Easter holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Crossan.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Mac
kenzie and Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Alden and children Betty and
Jack, of Wilmington, were Sunday
callers on Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Rich
ards.
Mr.. E. H. Strahorn visited at the
Pratt homestead on Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Lybrand an d
daughter Edith, of Philadelphia
spent the past week with Mrs. S
C. Kennedy. Mr.. Lybrand arrived
on Thursday evening for Easte,
holidays.
Mr.. George R. McCleary spent
two days the past week in Will
mington taking treatment from
Doctor Jones.
Mr.. John H. Tyson of Pottstown
Pa, was a visitor in our town or
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Richards
of Harmony, Del, called on Mr.
and Mrs. William Willard on Sun
daY evening.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
LOYAL TO PUMPKIN PIE

West Grove Farmers Club is
true to the traditions of it's ances-
tors. It's members are loyal to the
pumpkin pie that has held suprem-
acy on the pantry shelves in Ches-
ter county since the time of Will
liam Penn.
On Saturday, at the monthly
meeting of the club, at the home of
John A. Schrader, New Garden, the
suggestion of a food expert that
carrot pie is of a richer golden hue
besides adding iron to the blood
and pep" to the system, was re-
ceived with disfavor.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
VICTORY LOAN TO
BE FOR $4,5OO,OOO
Secretary Glass Makes An
nouncement First
of Week

The American people will be asked
to subscribe to $4,000, 100000 in con-
vertible gold notes in the Victory Lib
erty Loan campaign, which begins on
April 81. The notes will be offered
in two series, both maturing in four
years, with the Treasury reserving the
right to redeem them at the end of
three years,
Secretary Glass, in announcing the
issue, says:
"The Victory Liberty Loan, which
will be offered for popular subscrip-
ton on April 81, will take the form of
ga per cent three and four year
convertible gold notes of the United
States, exempt from state and local
taxes, except estate and inheritance
taxes, and from normal federal in
come taxes. The notes will be con-
vertible, at the option of the holder,
through their life into A ga per cent
three and four-year convertible gold
notes of the United States, exempt
from all federal, state and local taxes,
except estate and inheritance taxes.
In like manner the 8 ga per cent notes
will be convertible into the 3-4 per
cent notes.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
WORK ON CANAL
TO START SOON

Plans are being made to start
work on the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal, the canal having re-
Gently become the property of the
United States Government. The U.
S. Engineering Department pro-
pose making it sea-level canal
with depth of IL feet. 1t is said
two years of steady work will be
necessary to complete the work.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
FORD MAY COME
TO PERRYVILLE

Joseph Couden of Perryville, has
received letter from Henry Ford
of Detroit, regarding the establish
ment of an automobile factory at
Perry Point where the plant of
the Atlas Powder Company is
available for factory purposes. Mr..
Ford stated he was holding the
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23

nor repellent. Fine character may be
written in these changing facial lines.
But much of the facial changes of
later life is needless and is the result
of a lack of serenity and of bad facial
habits.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-23
LOOKS GOOD TO JOHN

John S. Camper, farmer, near
Frederick, Del, after selling his
farm to John Mills for $500, an
nounced that every cent of the pro-
ceeds were to go into the issue of
the Victory Loan.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-29
PROPOSED INVESTIGATIONS
 OF WAR EXPENDITURE

Washington, May 2S.-Republicans made their first move in congress to- day toward beginning their proposed investigations of war expenditures.
 A resolution, approved by party leaders. was introduced by Represen- tative Graham, Illinois, calling for the appointment by Speaker Gillett of a special committee of fifteen members ito fully investigate ali contracts and expenditures made by the war depart ment or under its directions during the present war" Early action on the measure is planned by the republi- cans.
 Although calling for appointment of special committee. party leaders said that the resolution merely con- tompiated enlargement of the standing house committee on war department expenditures consisting of four re- publicans and two democrats and headed by Mir. Graham. Provision for tho larger committee, Floor Leader Mondell said, was made because there arc number of branches in the de partmcnt which il may he deemed wise 10 examine separately" through sub committees.
 Party leaders intimated that the in- vestigations might assume a wider scope than inquiry merely into the war department. It was said that the committee might later investigate expenditure of the 5000 l0.000 Wal fund given the president for discre- tionary disposal. and also make an in vestigstion of the War Risk Insurance Bureau.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-29
EXPERTS STUDY SUBJECT
 OF GERMAN PROPERTY IN U. S.

Paris May 28.-(By A. p - The subject of German property in the United States and American property in Germany is eceiving the careful attention of the experts, preparatory to an exchange of notes.
 German property in the United States, outside of ships, is estimated at S450 100000 American property in Germany is estimate at about $150, 000,000- The Germans declare that the American property is practically intact. Apparently they are disposed to return it, if the United States will adopt similar course.
 While recognizing the principle ot inviolability of private property the American view is that much of the German property in the United States is semi governmental.
 The merchant ships in American ports will undoubtedly be retained i The first plan was to offset their value against the American share of repara. tions, but it is proposed now to pur. chase the ships, the purchase price being utilized by Germany to meet re- parations due the allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-29
ANNUAL CONVENTION
 OF COTTON MANUFACTURERS

Atlantic City. x. J., May 28.-Ar- thur J. Draper, of Charlotte, N. G.. president of the American Cotton Manufacturers association, declared in an address before the annual conven- ton of that organization here today that if the cotton men were to con- tinue their present big wage scale there would have to he a barrier to keep out the influx of cotton goods
 made by cheap labor.
 This applies equally to our export trade he added, without some form of government assistance we cannot operate our wonderful merchant ma rine in competition with most or all of the ships of other countries The war, thank God is now over. but the aftermath will require even more se- | rious thoughts from a business stand
 point than anything that has gone | before
 Officers elected include James D 1 Anderson, Anderson, s. C., president ] Allen r. Johnson, Atlanta vice pres | ident: w. D. Adams, Charlotte, N. c. | secrcary- treasurer. General l.. D. Ty- | son, of Knoxville, who commanded a
 brigade of southern fighting men ir l France was made chairman of the i board of governors.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-29
CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN
 TRIAL OF PRIVATE MAGE

Aver, Mass. May 2S-Closing argu- ments were made today in the trial of Paul L. Mace. a private at Camp Dev- ems, who in defense of charge of de- sertion declared that he was Kidnapped and detained aboard a German subn1a- rine because of his knowledge of cer- tain airplane Improvements
 Lieutenant Francis M. Flanna gan. counsel for Mace, said that anot a sin gle piece of evidence had been intro duced to refute the story told by the accused man. Nace ne declared, was under cross examination for several hours without making one contradic- tory statement.
 Only an honest man. sure of the facts,' he said, could take the stand and conduct himself as Mace did"
 In the argument for the prosecution Lieutenant E. H. Ziegler, trial judge advocate of the courtmartial. declared Mace either was in touch with Ger man agents and had voluntarily gone aboard the German submarine to turn over his plans or else the whole story is a falsehood and he deliberately de- serted
 lieutenant Ziegler declared that Nace's knowledge of mathematics was so deficient that he could not possibly have evolved plans of an airplane mo- tor which would revolutionize aviati and that drawings submitted to tht court demonstrated no mechanical ability.
 Mace was absent from Camp Deven. from May to October of last year. Ac cording to his story 70 the court h, was kidnapped near the camp ant taken by automobile to the coast where he was placed aboard a German submarine and kept prisoner through out the summer. He finally got off ant swam ashore near the Cape Henr, lighthouse on the Virginia coast.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-29
Guardsmen Patrolling
 Streets of New Haven
Threats Made Against Two News paper offiees-Poliee Placed On Guard.

New Haven Conn.,. May 2s.-Two companies of the Connecticut State Guard, 250 policemen and two score of military police from the army hospital at Allingtown were patrolling the streets in the downtown and Yale sections of the city tonight as 8 precautionary measure against a re- newdi of fast nights rioting among mobs of city men and boys, and Yale students. Four more companies of state guardsmen were housed in the local armory, with motor trucks near at hand for emergency calls. Orders for the mobilization of the companies of state guardsmen were issued today
 by Major General Lucien r. Burpee of Hartford.
 The only outward indication of the unusual situation was the great num- Der of pedestrians in the downtown section tonight. Many walked near the Yale buildings to see the evidence of last nights disturbance as shown by the broken windows. The police al- lowed no lettering and groups that l congreSated were quickly scattered City firemen near Osborn Hall, Yale used two streams from a fire hydrant to good effect in driving off men ana
 boys who gathered and became un- ruly.
 1 The statement of Secretary Ansor | Phelps Stokes of Yale that the riotins
 was caused by rowdies stimulated by a few BolsheVik orators ?. was borne
 out tonight when police were placed or 1 guard at two newSpap per offices, follow | ing reports of threats against tht papers for the manner in which they described the rioting. ,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-29

Washington. May 2s-After three hours of sharp partisan conflict with The democrats the republicans com pleted orranizs tiou of the senate today rv eiectiuc cnairmen and majorities Of .N important committees. including Senators Peurose. Pennsylvania. and Warren. Wyoming. as heads of the fi- nance and appropriations committees, r-spccr .eiy.
 The republican progressives did not ,sfv their opposition to Senator's Pen rose and Warren to the senate floor, voting sohdly against a democratic motion designed to oUst Senator Pen rose as chairman Of the finance com m.ticc.
 tr or the republican committee nominations were adopted en ma sse u- straight party vote Of 49 to 42, the republicans being successful in pre- venting -cDarsfe votes on speciaI ,r.irmauships sought by many par 'I4mentar- moves Of the democrats apparently in an cffOrt 10 force a rec ord vote of fhr progressive republicans Tho democrats however. secured rol D,V oH motion 10 strike out the dcs .Eugf.ou Of chairman of tho f. riu.r committee after Mir. Penrose' 'amr. Tho motion was tabled 4S tc is.
 After rra republicans committee sc 'reriors had been adopted the demo cratic -i-urerjs were approved without objection and the new com mittec ch4irmeu immediately outlin- rd 'e-is ative proEra mmes. arranging to expedite tho woman suffrage reso- luton and other affairs. The Inter state Commerce committee will mee tomorrow 70 take up the bin repeating government control Of telegrap phs, telc- phones and cables.