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Smyrna times., 1919-04-16

The Milford Chronicle pays us a
compliment over the recent special
election in Smyrna 1t says: "The
town of Smyrna at a special election
held last week voted 1880 to 68 to au-
thorize and direct her Town Council
to provide an all-day electric light and
power current Good for Smyrna, and
thanks to the persistence OF The
Smyrna Times for its effort to focus
the attention of Smyrna citizens to
the need of an all-day electric service
in a town of so great Importance as
Smyrna. Milford is the only town in
Delaware which is compelled to grovel
in inconvenience and gloom on cloudy
and dark days, because of no electric
service during the day period. This
is due simply to the comatose condi-
ton of the Light and Water Commls-
sion, which operates the light and
water department of Milford. The
people have long clamOred for it, but
they have always been refused. There
are three new laws which will control
the situation for Milford. Two will
permit the Light and Water Commits
sion to awake and act; the other will
permit the people to sell the plant to
the highest bidder and pay off the
bonded indebtedness of Milford, while
a private company gives the service
the people want. This club over the
heads of the men dominating the
policies of the Milford Light anC
Water Commission may bring them tt
a realizing sense of what the people
want. Who owns the Light ant
Water System of Milford? Why, tn
PEOPLE. What will be done in Mil
ford? Watch the situation develop.
Smyrna times., 1919-04-16

While Smyrna Town Council is in
the act of expending its bond issue
for renewing its light and water plant,
would it not be wise to see that the
town has its own pole line independ-
ent of the Diamond State Telephone
Company? This could be done easier
at this time than at any other and
would make the town of Smyrna abb
solutely Independent of the Telephone
Company and would relieve Town
Council of any partnership with said
corporation in the matter of running
our electric light wires over their
poles. Then Town Council can charge
the Telephone Company for the fran
chise thru Smyrna, which it has never
done, and assess each pole so much
year. The Telephone Company was
recently asked TO grant Town council
the use of a phone at Council Cham
Der (Alderman's Ofice) which it has
refused. Council should not be placed
in this attitude but should pay for
what it gets and make the Telephone
Company pay for the privilege of u.s.
ing our streets. Smyrna needs the
telephone and the Telephone Company
needs Smyrna. Let each cooperate
for the good of the community, but
let each pay their own way for thu
privilege or service which ever it ma!
be. After all this is the only business
like way.
Smyrna times., 1919-04-16
CONTRACT NO. 12-5.s7 MILES

(Bids may be submitted for one all. or any
combination of the three contracts..)
Performance of contract shall commence
within ten (10) days after execution of the
contract and be completed on or before Dec
ember l, 1919.
Monthly payments will be made for 80 per
cent. of the construction completed each
month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon forms
provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
surety bond, certified check or money to the
amount of at least ten (l0) percentum of the
total amount of the proposal
The envelope containing the proposal must
be marked: Proposals for the Construction OF
a State Highway under Contracts No. 10, IL
and u.
The contract will be awarded or rejected
within twenty (2O) days from the date OF
opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
Detailed plans may be seen, and index plans
and specifications may be obtained after
April 10. 1919, upon deposit of $4,000 ten
dollars which amount will be refunded upon
return of plans and specifications in good con-
dition. at the Office Of
State Highway Department.
CHAS. M. UPHAM, Chief Engineer,
Dover, Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1919-04-16

Smyrna which on every LOAN
Drive" has gone cover the top will be
expected to do it's patriotic duty in
oversubscription the Victory Loan is
sue, apportioned to this district.Smyr-
ma should not faulter now. Give Mr..
Charles D. Stockly and Mrs. Alice
Reed and their committees your
hearty support and encouragement
and see that Smyrna keeps up its rep
utation.
Smyrna times., 1919-04-16
Appeal Day

The Taxabes of the Town of Smyrna are
hereby notified that the Assessment for the
present year has been made by VIM. Norris,
Assessor of the Voters and Real Estate within
the limits of the Town, and a Duplicate hung
up at L. NJ Prices Office and Alderman S
Office.
The Commissioners will hold a Court of APP
peals at the Town Hall. on Monday, May 5th,
1919, between the hours of l and O'Clock
P. NJ, of same day to hear and determine all
appeals from said assessment.
By order of the Town Council,
EDWARD T. PORTER,
Secretary.
Smyrna. Del, April 11th. 1919.
Smyrna times., 1919-04-16
NOTICE

After April 18th, 1919, will not
stand responsible for any bills con-
tracted by my wife, Mary E Ransom.
as she has left my bed and board.
Floyd Ransom, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1919-04-16

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town it
represents and the State of which it is a
part. 1t also gives the items of Importance
of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times is
the business medium not only for the town it
represents, but for the outlying district of
which it is the centre, embracing the towns
of Clayton. Kenton, Cheswold, Townsend,
Leipsic, &c. A rate of so cents inch for
first insertion and 25 cents for each subse-
Quent insertion will be charged for trans
lent advertising. Locals and Reading Noti-
ces, 10 cents per line per issue. A special
discount on all semi-annual and yearly ad-
Eertisements.
OFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
TELEPHONE, NO. 10.
Smyrna times., 1919-04-16
THE STATE OF DELAWARE

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department at its Office, Dover,
Delaware. until two (2) o'clock P. M. April
30, 1919, and at that place and time publicly
opened. for the construction of 14.5 miles of
State Highway Cement Concrete) in Kent
and Sussex counties. Delaware, involving the
following approximate quantities.
CONTRACT NO. 1O-4.5 MILES
acres of clearing and grubbing
$1,000 Gu. yds. grading
$50 GU. yds. concrete masonry
$4,000 lbs reinforcement
so lin. it. Is inch reinforced concrete pipe
102 lin. #. Is inch reinforced concrete pipe
40 lin. ft. "a inch reinforced concrete pipe
so bounds
40 tons of stone for macadam
$500 Gu. yds. cement concrete roadway
130 joints
CONTRACT NO. 11-4.OO MILES
LA acres clearing and grubbing
1880 Gu. yds. grading
24O Gu. yds. concrete masonry
10000 lbs reinforcement
lao lin. fit. Is inch reinforced concrete pipe
2O4 lin. ft. Is inch reinforced concrete pipe
1O2 lin. ft. "a inch reinforced concrete pipe
1876 lin. #. 80 inch reinforced concrete pipe
81 lin. #. Sc inch reinforced concrete pipe
46 Bounds
so tons of stone for macadam
1856 Gu. yds. cement concrete roadway
125 joints
CONTRACT NO. 12-5.97 MILES
11.6 acres clearing and grubbing
26.273 Gu. yds. grading
$50 Gu. yds. concrete masonry
10000 lbs reinforcement
165 lin. ft. Is inch reinforced concrete pip'
222 lin. #. 18 inch reinforced concrete pip'
23s lin ft. "a inch reinforced concrete pip'
20 bounds
so tons of stone for macadam
1.400 Gu. yds. cement concrete roadway
200 Joints
Smyrna times., 1919-04-16

The splendid, almost unamious vote
of Smyrna for an improved light and
Smyrna times., 1919-04-16

TELEPHONE, NO. 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Dry as Dust.

The country's' dry; some gin
and rye in alleys may be ped
died, but prison waits the foolish
skates who with such trade have
meddled. The thirsty gink who
seeks drink of soul destroying
bitters, must cast aside all decent
pride and herd with low down
critters. The country's dry and
SO am I, but Pm a fan for wa
ter; when heated up I want a
cup that doesn't make me hotter.
The foaming beer, all amber
clear, that bears such Turing
titles, piles useless fat on waist
and slat, and superheats mems.
vitals. The sparkling wine
whose bubbles shine like dew
upon the clover, heats UP ones
veins and cooks his brains, and
leaves a fierce hangover. Il
drink from pools, for water
.cools my works, by summer
heated;i-I don't regret the; era
wet, when men each other treat
ed. / drink from pumps and
have no dumps when rising in
the morning !. no stomach throes,
and my red nose is not horrid
warning. i drink from brooks
whose bends and crooks bisect
the smiling valleys; have no
use for serpent juice dispensed
in dirty alleys. :.
> WALT MASON,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
BOOKS FOR SERVICE MEN.
American Library Association
Plans for Peace Period.

Plans for Peace Period.
The taste for reading which was
cultivated in the Army. Navy and
Marine Corps, during the war will be
encouraged during peace.
The American Library Association
has announced its plans for turning
over to the several branches of the
service books still in condition for
use after the wartime Army Is de-
mobilized.
II the association finds it has too
many books for the three branches OF
the military establishment, the ball
ance will be-, distributed to federal
institutions such as prisons. coast
guard st0tions. lighthouses and the
merchant marine. The association en-
phasizes the fact that the books are
to be given. not sold, to those gov
eminent agencies. +:
In regard TO buildings constructed
BY the war library service, the gem
eral director has been authorized and
empowered to dispose OF them by
gift to responsible organizations for
library purposes only, or at pri-
vate sale by salvage on the initia-
tive Of the American Library Assoc
citation, and any joint salvage with
some or all of the seven organizations
who comprise the commission on
training camp activities.
The American Library Association
also has made arrangements to in
stall libraries on merchant ships of
the United States Shipping Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
ONE MAN HOLDS UP
TWO; GETS ONLY s16
Detectives Later Arrest Edward
Green and Find Toy Pistol.
Other Thefts Reported.

A lone colored highwayman early
yesterday morning held up George
Bernard and Ernest Womack. 304
18th street, near 23d and E streets,
$13 from the former and IS from the
latter. Womack and Bernard were
taken completely by surprise. -
The mans name was Ed, the
police were told. land he lives near
23d and e streets" ~
Greenloe went to a house near the
scene of the. hold-up, where, it Is
stated, party of colored men were
engaged in game. and arrested Ed
ward Green, who was formally
charged with robbery. A toy water
street. was claimed by the prisoner,
but he denied that he had held up
the two men with that or any other
weapon.
Salem Horowitz, 91s e street, re-
turned home last night and then hur-
ried to No. police station. and told
or the visit paid by an undermined
individual and of the property taken.
enumerating thirty-nine quarts of
liquor, four bottles of wine and two
of brandy. Horowitz told the police
he valued the stolen property at 1925.
The home of Harrison Taylor, 1927
M street, was robbed of a graphic.
and chain .afid-s5 in cash yesterday.
Mrs. FIN. Wiseman. apartment 316,
Wardman Courts, missed gold brooch
set with diamonds and pearls and
worth $50 from a bureau drawer yes
terday.
Two dresses valued at $40 disap-
peared from the apartment Of Mrs. F.
". Boardman. Fontanet Courts.
Lawrence Greaver. as street
southeast. told NTH precinct roiics-
men of the theft of a gold watch. pin
and a pocketbook containing $22.
Report was made of burglary at
the residence of August G. Smith, 215
warren street. Saturday, night. En-
trance was gained through rear
door and fve-gallon can OF gasoline
Burglars visited the premises OF
THOMAS Crowell, lis Florida avenue
northeast, early yesterday morning
and stole several automobile tires ana
inner tubes.
Howard Landon. 142 R street: re-
ported the loss of $3.50. He said the
money disappeared from his pockets
Saturday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
COOPERATION OF ALL
FREIGHT LINES. WANTED
Highways, Railways and Water
ways Of Country Made Sub
ject Of Referendum.

Cooperation instead Of competition
between highway, railway and wa
terway transportation systems of the
nation will be sought by the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress.
The congress believes that in the
legislation which the House and SEN
ate soon will pass for the return of
the railroads to private ownership
the waterways should be protected
from unfair petition and every
opportunity afforded for co-ordina-
tfon of the three great channels Of
trade.
In order to. get the views of its
members on just what form this CO.
operative legislation should take. the
congress has submitted a list of
questions to it's members to be an
swered. Some of the questions for
referendum are:
should the rule against charging
less for longer than for a shorter
haul be made absolute? Should the
Interstate Commerce Commission re-
tain authority to grant relief from
the Tong and short haul clause" but
only in extreme and exceptional
cases? Should potential water COM
son for the maintenance OF discrimi-
mating rates? Should railways be al
lowed to continue making extreme
jy low rates to waterway points
while maintaining much higher rates
to equally distant inland points?
Should rates to inland points be the
same AZ to waterway points. dis
lance and other conditions being
equal?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Rev. 9. Geriah Lamlkins, pastor OF
the Mckinley Memorial Baptist
Church. preached yesterday morning
at the IL o'clock service on Sons of
Nation" from the text Righteous
ness exalteth a. nation, but sin Is
reproach to any people" prov,
14.34) -
The Illinois State Girls Club will
give a dance from 8 to II O'Clock,
Thursday evening, in the recreation
hall in the dormitories near the Union
station. Receipts will de used to give
picnic to the convalescents Of Wall
ter Reed Hospital, August Is.
Persons attending the Massachusetts
Society basket lunch picnic tomor-
row night are requested to meet at
Cabin John bridge at $50 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Named Red Cross Counselor.

Clifton p. Williamson Of New York
city has been appointed counselor OF
the American Red Cross commission Tor
France. He succeeds Commander
Charles o. Mas, U. 8. N. who died IN
MI Williamson went to Europe In
the Red Cross service q year ago and ]
after assignment in the field rose TO
deputy commissioner. with the rank OF
major.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Names Enemies Of Mosquitoes.

DR.. L. o. Howard. chief of the United
states bureaus 6f entomology, In d
recent bulletin reviews thee subject
Of the natural enemy Of the mosquito.
.Dr. Howard mentions the gold fish
and silver fish. which destroy mos
quito larvae and should be put in
artificial ponds. He mentions top
minnows as great feeders on mos
quito larvae. Certain birds prey upon
the adults and bats eat them. Many
plants are supposed to keep away
mosquitoes such as eucalyptus. cas-
tor oil plant and China berry trees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Adequate Terminals.

The terminal and transfer facilities
1t washington, d. c., are reported to
be adequate for existing commerce.
There are fifteen terminals on the
Anacostia river. all of which are on
the right bank, within distance of
about two miles of the mouth of the
river They are of the wooden pile
and solid-fill bulkhead type. Two of
these wharves are open to use by
the general public. three are publicly
owned and used exclusively for the
public business. and the balance are
6wHed or. operated by private parties.
The Terminal facilities are consid-
cred sufficient for the present traffic,
but not for that which may reasona-
bly, be expected in the near future.
The report says that the largest ves-
sells plying the Potomac can now
reach the navy yard without difficulty
and that the additional facilities at
forded have developed new traffic
and relieved congestion in other parts
of the harbor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
WORK ON rivers
HERE RECOUNTED
Col. M. C. Tyler Makes An
nuaI Report as to Poto-
mac and Anacostia.
is MAINLY maintenance.

Operations on the projects for the
Improvement of the Potomac and Ana
costa rivers in this vicinity are de-
tailed in the annual report of Col. Max
c. Tyler. the engineer officer in charge,
just submitted to the War Depart
ment. Further shoaling has occurred
in the Virginia channel of the Poto-
mac, the controlling depth of which
was fourteen feet at mean low water
June 30, 1919. No shoaling has &C.
CURED in the Washington channel,
where the controlling depth is twenty
four feet at mean low water. The
controlling depth in the Potomac
channel below Washington Is twenty
three feet at mean low water.
The Ievees. embankments and tidal
gates are reported to be in good con-
diticn. Last years operations were
confined mainly to maintenance and
involved the expenditure of 1857. 1t
is probable that considerable dredg-
ing will have to be done to improve
the navigation of the Virginia chan
mel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04

Lawn party for st. AIMS Infa
Asylum. at Washington Circle,
7:45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
TOMORRO

Open-air dance at Thomson School,
18th and L streets, at S:45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04

Excursion Of Night Watchmen's As
ISOLATION at Chesapeake Beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04

TAKE BELL-ANs BEFORE MEALS
and ses bow hne COED digestion makes 700 feel
.-Adveft1sement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
DR.. Mccall Resumes Former Work.

DIR. A. G.. Mccall has terminated his
services with the Army Educational
Corps in France and has resumed his
work as chief OF the soil investigation
work at the Maryland experiment sta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04

Fudge party by Northwest Girls
Club for girls of Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho, Montana and Alaska at
the Y. w. c.. A. Hut, E and North
Capitol streets, at 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Special Film Features

CRANDALL'S K.ickerbeeker.
ToDAY-PAULINE FREDERICK, In THE
:. PEACE OF ROARING. RIVER"
T0MORR0W-MAY ALLISON. in THE
UPLIFTERS."
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ROW-ALMA RUBENS. In "A MANS
COUNTRY"
cRANnAIT,c savoy Theater and
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DEAL SANDERSON."
TOMORROw-MADGE KENNEDY, in
THROUGH THE WRONG DOOR"
cRANDALL'S AVENUE GRAND
MAT. Pm. DAILY; 8 Pm. SUNDAY.
T0DAY-BERT LYTELL, in "ONE-THlNG-
AT-A-TIME O'DAY."
T0MORROW-wM 8. HART. in SQUARE
DEAL SANDERSON."
CRANDALL'S Apollo apollo. Th :s. :. an, a 4
TODAY-wM g. HART, in SQUARE
DEAL SANDERSON."
TOMORROw-RUBYE DE REMER, In
DUST OF DESIRE"
cRANDALL'S METROPOLITAN
TODAY TO WEDNESDAY PAULINE
FREDERICK. in THE PEACE OF ROAR
ING RIVER"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
Speakers on. Labor Movements
Abroad" in the labor university course
at the Public Library at S:15.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
con,merce on Potomac.

of the Potomac at Washington for the
calendar year 1918 was 1858 short
tons. valued at $S,949.574, as compared
with S37,221 short tons valued at $10,-
63s.S52, for the year 1917. The prin-
cipal items of commerce were sand
and gravel. coal, lumber. oysters. Ash.
pulpwood and general merchandise.
The commerce for the Anacostia river
for 1913 amounted to 297,494 short
tons, valued at $21.523.0S6. compared
with 2ze.e11 short tons. valued at $15.-
17S.5S& Tor the year, 1917. The main
part Of the Anacostia commerce wac
naval stores and ordnance to and
from the navy yard.
There are about 1880 feet Of wa
ter front along the Georgetown and
Warrington channels. which are con-
adhered as developed for commerce.
The Nbaryes Of the Georgetown chan
pels are, for the most part, bulkhead
buildings of timber, stone or con-
crete; such wooden pile wharves as
do exist are narrow structures ex-
tending but little beyond the bulk
In the Washington channel the pier
ard-slip system Ia used and vessels
berth both at the ends and sides of
the piers The wharves generally are
{epqrtsa to be in very poor condi-
ton. except those municipality or fed
&tsj1ys owned.
q There are forty-four wharves along
the river, eight of which are pub
,1lcly owned and used exclusively for
Rp6lic business. eight are open to
the general public on equal terms
and twenty-eight are used by their
owners or lessees for their own pri-
yaxe business ahd are not open to
6eneraf public use. Some of the
#hartes used by private parties are
publicly owned, but are under lease.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany has lock at the mouth of
Rock creek for the passage of it's
barges from and intd the Potomac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Expenditures on Potomac.

. The total expenditures on the project
for the Potomac Improvement to date
are stated at $3.1S0.535, Of which So
455,S31 covered new work and
maintenance prior to 1899 and $f24,-
704 for maintenance since that year.
With the Virginia channel in proper
condition, deep-draft vessels can now
enter the Washington and George
town harbors, with q consequent re-
duction of freight rates.
The project for the Improvement OF
the Anacostia river from its mouth to
the Anacostia bridge above the navy
yard has been completed except for
the fill on the reclaimed area So far
the work has cost $843,463, of which
all but $4,000 was expended for con-
struction.
Col. Tyler says that the work of
transforming the valley of the Ana
costa river above the Anacostia
bridge to the District line into
great marine park has been delayed
by the scarcity and high cost of la
Dor and materials, due to war con-
ditions. Consequently, he said. re-
suits were only 20 per cent of what
could have been accomplished in nor
NAL times. Operations were con-
fined to excavation. placing material
on areas TO be reclaimed, extending
the line of sea wall on both sides of
the channel and acquiring title to
land to be included In the park. Ar
rangements are being made, he SAID.
for the purchase of a tract Of fifty
eight acres. Total expenditures dur
ing the past year were $168.363. The
project is 20 per cent completed.