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Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Girls Club Organized

The Girls Community Club, of 25
members, which was organized in Del
aware City on Tuesday evening, Aug
ust 5. held its first meeting Friday
event and elected the following Off
GERS: Ida Derrickson, president; Mar
garet Clark, vice-presldent; Dorothy
Johnson. secretary; Martha Rose, treas
urer: Edith Mcconnell, chairman Of
membership committee; Gertie Baker,
chairman of house committee.
The council OF this organization is
composed Of Mrs Charles Jefferson.
Mrs. T. Bayard Heisel, Mrs. Robert
Pitzer, Yrs. Thomas Sadler. Misses
Lizzie Aker, Caroline Clark and Marion
Price. The club will meet Friday even
lngs at 7.3O O'Clock, in the sunday
school room Of the Presbyterian Church
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Warning to Profiteers

Following an executive session of the
Senate Subcommittee Monday morn
ing of which Senator L. Heisler Ball is
chairman, warning was issued to
profiteers in food stuffs and other
necessities of life. Congress has full
jurisdiction over the District of Colum-
bia," Senator Ball said, land will put
an end to the profiteering in food and
clothing, and rents is the investigation
by the committee substantiates infor-
nation received by it,"
The wholesale cost of shoes outside
OF Washington will be investigated by
Senator Balls committee. it was learn
ed. 1t is said that shoes which cost
local dealers So per pair have been re-
tailed here at $18.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
OBITUARY
THOMAS F. DUNN

Thomas F. Dunn, aged 81 years, one
of the best known newspaper meh in
the State of Delaware, owner and
editor Of the Dover Index, died in Dover
Saturday morning after weeks illness.
Death was due to a complication of
diseases.
MIR. Dunn for several years was presi-
dent of the Delmarvia Press Associa-
ton. He was a member of several
secret and beneficial organizations, In
Guiding the Masons, Odd Fellows, Red
Men Knights Of Pythias, Jr. 0. U. A.
NJ Brotherhood Of America, P. o. S.
of A A 0. u. w., and Modern Wool
men of America.
Funeral services were held at his late
home on Wednesday with interment in
Lakeside cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
ODESSA

Miss Glenna Long, of Wilmington, j.
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Elizabeth Heller is spending this
week with relatives near Glasgow.
Miss Lida Cotter, of Taconey, Pa,
was the guest Of Mrs. l. G. Webb last
week.
Misses Hilda and Mary Craig, and
Mrs. Lille Craig and son were visitors
to Wilmington last week.
Mr.. Frank Swan and daughters, and
Mr.. Jones, of Wilmington, visited
relatives in town on Sunday.
Mrs. Kelso and granddaughter, of
Philadelphia, have been guests of her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Carr0w.
Miss Frances Davis, of Wilmington,
is spending this week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Davis.
Miss Katherine Thompson and Miss
Rosamond Wright, of Germantown.
Pa, have been guests of Miss Annie T..
Vandegrift.
Preaching in Drawers Church next
Sunday morning at 10 80 clock, follow
ed by Sunday School at 11.45 O'Clock.
The Christian Endeavor prayer meet
ing is held in the Church lecture room
in the evening. All are welcome to
these services.
In the absence of the Pastor, next
Sunday at St. Pau's NJ. E. Church,
Rev. H. C. Shipley, of Wyoming, will
preach at both morning and evening
services. Services begin at II A. M.
in the morning and O'Clock in the
evening. All are welcome.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Middletown Defeated.

The West End Club, of New Castle,
won a badly played game from the
locals at Academy Park on Saturday
afternoon. The locals presented a
patched-up team, minus their regular
pitcher and one or two others and lost
the game in the third inning by two
bad overihrows after two men were
out when five runs were maze before
closing the inning. After that, with
Wallace on the mound, not man cross
ed the home plate. The game was
witnessed by quite large crowd. The
score by innings:
New Castle ...........1 o S 5000 O--6
Middletown .........O O l OO1 2 0 0-4
EDEN SATURDAY
The attraction at Academy Park this
Saturday afternoon will be the fast
Eden Club of Wilmington. This is the
club that visited our town on the 4th Of
July and played two games with the
locals, the morning game being called
at the end Of the 18th inning, to 3, to
allow the parade, and the afternoon
contest ending in favor of the locals,
6 to 2.
Grant will pitch for the home team.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
TWO OPEN PICNICS

Open picnics of the Diamond State
Cow Testing Association in conjunction
with the northern district boys and
girls heifer show and of the Middle
town Cow Testing Association in con-
junction with. the southern district
boys and girls heifer show will be held
ON the Breidablik farm, near Whining
ton, Thursday, August 28, and on the
Margawalt farms, J. d. Reynolds farm,
near Middletown, Friday, August 18th.
respectively.
At 1890 of each day the judge will
begin the task of placing the awards on
the heifers exhibited by the Boys and
Girls Club the prizes for which have
been appropriated by the State Holstein
and Guernsey breeders and the Supplee-
Wall-Jo ones Dairy Company, of Phila-
delphia. The three heifers receiving
highest honors at each show will be
taken directly to the State Fair where
they will constitute an important part
of the New Castle County Farm Bureau
exhibit the following week.
A unique program has been arranged
for the afternoons. At each occasion
DR.. H. Hayward, of Delaware College.
will deliver an address on "France's
Contribution to American Agriculture"
and Prof. j. C. Mcdowell, of the U. S.
Dairy Department, will speak on ''The
Management of the Dairy Herd" DR..
Hayward will speak on observations
taken during his recent trip in France
and Prof. Mcdowell will speak on facts
taken from Cow Testing Associations
records over the United States. H. j.
Krebs, proprietor of Breidablik farm
and w. J. Stats. proprietor of Marga-
walt farms, will deliver the addresses
of welcome at their respective meeting.
This is to be an informal basket pic
mic and every farmer and family in
Delaware is cordially invited to bring
their baskets and enjoy the day at
either or both of these meetings.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES
EPISCOPAL

Sunday August oath, 1919.-4he lOtr
c,ndou .fter Trinity. (St. BarthoIo-
j news Day.. .,.,... ~ mn
St Anne's Church, Morning Prayer ano
Sermon. In case of stormy weather
service will be omitted.
Gone is our Master. even Christ, ana
all we are brethren" Strangers wei.
is yours as well as ours-lt IS 1oo s.
Come and worship with US.
ST BARTHOLOMEW DAY
"When thou vast under the fig tree,
7 s.w thre " st John 1:58. st. Bar
thoJomew was one of the twelve apos-
Ties. and it is generally believed to De
Identical with that Nathaniel whom
Jesus saw under the fig.-tree,' De1ore
mortal ewes could have discerned him.
and of whom He said, behold an Is.
raelite indeed. in whom is no guile.
He preached the Gospel in Arabia and
India. travelled through Asia, anc final-
lv.settled in a city of Armenia; where
he was most cruelty martyred by the
idolatrous people whom ne had trleo 70
turn to the faith of Christ -hayed aliVe'
it is said by order of the king: Let 10
try to initiate the example OF his ready
faith and patient obedience, that we
NAV be 'sfaithful over few things,
and. with him, hereafter enter into
the Joy of our Lord. "
THE PERSONNEL OF GENERAL CONVEN-
In looking over the list of the Depu-
ties of the coming General Convention
of the church, which IS to meet IN the
city of Detroit. Mich. in October. we
find the following interesting facts.
That many who have atte"ded since the
last meeting in October 1916 in st.
Louis. NO., have passed on to higher
functions in the church beyond the
grave or for other reasons are no longer
included in the list. seven have been
elevated to the office of Bishop and will
serve in the House of Bish ps. No
single diocese has reelected its entire
delegation of three years ago, although
the clergy are unchanged in four do
ceses, and the laity in two. Neither
has any diocese returned deputation
without one or more veterans The
Convention WILDE a highly important
one. Much will depend upon the sta
bility and churchly intelligence of men
who will sit in the Convention for the
first time. These invariably form near
ly or quite majority in the House.
Leadership of veterans, however counts
for very much. And more than all, to
the extent that men will let Him, the
Holy Spirit, guides and over-rules and
sometimes grieves, as this and like
gatherings in the church of God per-
form their part in the administration Of
the affairs of their own section of the
church.
Despite the inclement weather of last
Sunday quite few were present at the
service in Old st. Anne's, and there
was a hearty service and good singing
of old familiar hymns.
Let every member look forward to
being present at the opening service in
the newly renovated Town Church on
the first Sunday in September.
FLAG WITH 144, 900 STARS
Recent records show that ten per
cent of the membership of the Episco-
pal Church took active part in the war
with an average of eighteen men from
each PARISH at the front. The service
flag of the Episcopal Church would con-
tain 144. 900 stars.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
FOOD BY PARCEL POST

Beginning next Monday surplus arn,v
food will be sold directly through the
parcel post system. The War DEPART
ment issued recently a schedule of
prices for the food stuffs. This shows
material reductions compared with pre-
valllng market prices. On some of the
seventy-two commodities the prices are
as follows:
Baked beans. five cents for a can Of
one and a quarter pounds.
Sailed corn, ten cents a two and. a
quarter pound can.
Dry beans, Sc. 49 100 pound.
Crackers, five and six cents pound
Army flour. Sc 100 pounds.
Macaroni, seven cents for one and a
half pounds.
Rolled oats, twelve cents for two
pounds.
Seeded raisins, ten cents a pound.
Rice, 1914 a 100 pounds.
Tomatoes, nine cents for two-pound
can.
White cornmeal, So. so for 100 pounds.
Bacon, 4 Is q can of seventeen
pounds.
Corned beef, fifty-five cents for can
of 1.36 pounds.
Costs of the commodities to the gov
ernment, the department said, had been
disregarded entirely in fixing the
prices.
The prices quoted are free on board
cars and from storage points in each of
the thirteen districts into which the
country is divided for W ar Department
subsistence purposes. The department
now is re-distributing the food supplies
in the thirteen areas so that each may
have its proportion per population, of
the articles offere for public sale.
The price tables include the price
can or individual units in each case and
also the price a case or larger contain
er. 1t also shows the gross weight
can and case 80 that the public may
arrive at the price it will have to pay
by adding parcel post rates from the
nearest distributing point to the home
Of the consumer to the prices quoted.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Dam Washed Out

In the heavy rain last Wednesday the
water overflowed the dam at Salmon 8
Mill. on Back Creek, where the earth
dam forms part of the Pivot Bridge
Warwick road. The water stared a
channel in the road that soon spread,
and the rushing flood cut hole through
the dam about sixty feet wide and
about fifteen feet deep, between the
mill and the waste gates of the dam.
That part of the road is, of course,
closed to tiavel.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Charter Mill Crinds Wealth

Money continues to roll into the State
treasury in large sums as a result of
the great business through the Secre-
tarv of States office. When announce
ment was made last July that $685.
63l. ga had been received az fees by the
Secretary of States Office on charter
issued the first six months of the year,
which was $123, ,462 SO more than the
total amount received all of last year,
# was thought the limit had been
reached. Now comes the reports that
the fees received for July alone totaled
Sf42, 900. The previous largest month
in the history of the charter business
was June of THE year. when $132, 900
was received in fees.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
FAVORED RAIL men
Representative Blanton Met With
Opposition From His Colleagues
MANY INCREASES GRANTED

WASHINGTON, AUG. 18th. l9l9.-Be-
cause he charged Democratic Con-
grsss with trucking to the railroad
brotherhoods by yielding to their de-
mands in enacting the Adamson law,
Representative Thomas L. Blanton, of
Texas. met with the opposition of his
Democratic colleagues, who unsuccess-
fully attempted to expunge his remarks
from the record.
The House was in an uproar as he
was interrupted by one Democrat after
another, but the bold Texan went right
ahead in his attack upon the present
demands of the brotherhoods for wage
increases. He said:
''The report from the director gen.
erals Office shows that these increases
of $754, 81, 900 were granted, and the
posted public knows they were granted
upon threats. They were not satisfied
with that; they were not satisfied with
what they had drawn through such
threats from this Government, made
upon Mr.. McAdoo and upon Congress.
and they came to Director Hines almost
before his seat had gotten warm in
office, and by threats similar-to tie up
the railroads of the country and even
of revoIution-they made him dig out
Of the public treasury SGT, 500, 900 more
in annual increases. This 1922, 311 900
has come out of the Peoples Treasury.
1t has been produced by increased
freight and passenger rates. It has
been in the nature of a tax upon the
ITO, 900, 900 people of the United States.
And have they stopped? No. They
now come to the President and to Con-
gress and say that you must grant US
an additional increase of billion dol
lars. Else what? What does MIR.
Jewell say, the acting president of the
railroad brotherhoods' department of
the American Federation of Labor?
On last Tuesday Mr.. Jewell. through
the press Of this country. said that if
Congress does not accede to our de-
mands right now we are going to tie up
every railroad in this land so tight that
they can not run, and We will elect a
Congress that will carry out our
wishes And we Congressman sit here
on our seats and truckle, truckle, with
anarchy invading our land. The Presi-
dent of the United States is the great
est man living today, in my judgment,
and yet he is human. We are now ex-
periencing the fruits of our Nations
trucking in the passage of the Adam
son law, the most colossal blunder of
Woodrow Wilson's whole life.
'Are we going to sit here and truckle
some more, or are we going to be men?
Are these threats that are coming to
me because raise my voice against
this plundering Plumb plan-these
threats against my life that have come
to me daily-are they coming to you?
Why, organizations of the whole State
of Georgia sent me threat only yes
terday."
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Town in Arms Against Speeders

ST. Georges, the scene of the shoot
ing of George Henle, of Philadelphia,
automobile speeding, by former Con-
test the question of whether a town
has a right to make aid en- .orce an
ordinance despite the prohibition in the
state law. Within the past week. peo-
pie Of the town say, there have been
five accidents caused by speeders.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Canal Bridge in Bad Shape

According to railroad officials it will
require several weeks to repair the
damage done to the railroad bridge
over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal,
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. During
the storm Sunday the dam north of the
bridge broke. and it was only after tons
of dirt, cinders and hard coal had been
dumped around the abutments and en-
barkments that serious damage was
prevented. Colonel j. P. Jervey, U. S.
district engineer, is clearing the canal,
which in some places is almost COM
pletely blocked by storm debris.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Democrat Starts New Party

William M. Connolly, who was de-
feated for the nomination of Mayor at
the last Democratic party primaries.
and who was later ''read out" of the
party because he refused to support
the Democratic ticket, which he claim
ed was not the chnice of the rank and
file of the party, has launched new
political party. This organization will
be known as the Liberty party and
Connolly will be candidate for State
Senator from the Southern District at
the general elections next fall. 1t is
understood that the new organization
will have candidates in all the districts
of Wilmington and rural New Castle
county.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Postoffices Advanced

Delaware City and Lewes postoffices
were advanced from third class to Sec
ond class offices. Newport was also re-
classified being changed from third
class to fourth class. These re-classifi.
cations of Delaware postofices resulted
from the annual REIMBURSEMENT of post
masters salaries which are effective
from July l.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Retailers Fiight Bread Price

Although the master bakers of Will
mington increased the price Of wrapped
loaves of bread one-half cent. the re-
tailers refused to boost the price. con-
tending that the increase is unwarrant-
ed. They are preparing to hold pub
lie meeting to protest the raise and if
necessary will invoke legal action
against the master bakers on the charge
of profteering.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Two Men Slightly Injured

A large section of the scaffold in tho
New Opera House building gave way
suddenly Wednesday afternoon and fell
to the floor of the auditorium, slightly
injuring John F. Nelson, the contract
or, and Albert Rupel, one of the work.
men. At the time the accident occurr-
ed several persons were in the building
but fortunately none Of them were near
the spot when the scoffoId fell.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
MRS. ELIZABETH F. WILSON

After an illness of several years Mrs.
Elizabeth F. Wilson, wife Of ManIove
D Wilson, died at her home on Green
street at $50 o'clock Thursday evening,
aged Sc years.
The deceased leaves a devoted hus-
band. one daughter. Miss Anna Wilson,
of this town, and one son, Mr.. Harold
Wilson, of Baltimore, Md.
Funeral services will be held at her
late home on Monday afternoon at one
o'clock and interment will be made at
Smyrna.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Peaches Find Ready Sale

Peach parties have become quite the
thing now. AS result of last weeks
storms, peaches and other fruit were
whipped from the trees: Enterprising
growers got-busy, sold drops at SOC
basket, seconds at $1.OO and prime
fruit at $1.5O per basket. The demand
has been heavy.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Gamers Canning Peaches

As the tomato crop will likely be both
short and late this year, several of the
canneries in the central and lower part
of Delaware are canning peaches. The
Liberty Brand Canning Co., with fac
tories at Dover and Rising Sun, and the
Scott Canning Co. began canning
peaches last week.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
will Enlarge Building

A new building 2Ox24 feet will be
erected in the rear of the building on
South Broad street recently purchased
by Union Lodge, No. S. A. F. & A. M.
This addition will furnish Temporary
quarters for the Masons, and they pro-
pose to make the building wider some
time in the future,
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Bids For Streets

1t will be very gratifying news for
the travelling public that bids are to be
opened on Wednesday of next week
for the construction of new streets on
East Main and Broad streets in Middle
town. 1t is hoped that work on this
much needed improvement will start in
a few days, and be speedily completed.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Senate Orders Coal Probe

WASHINGTON, D. c., AUG. 15.-In,
vestigation of the coal situation by the
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
was authorized last week by the Senate.
Without objection or debate, a resolu-
tion by Senator Frelinghuysen, Repub-
lican, New Jersey, was adopted. It
provides for inquiry into production aid
marketing of coal, with q view to
ascertaining causes of the present high
prices.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Corn Cannery Will Open

Bakers Corn Cannery has extensive
improvements for the canning season
and will begin canning on Wednesday
of mex. week. A number of workmen
win arrive from Baltimore on Monday,
but from present indications the sea-
sons pack will be far below normal.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
Lightning Killed Cows

During the severe thunder storm
which visited this section on Monday
evening, lightning struck and killed
three cows in the field of Mr.. Julius G.
Cleaver, near town.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23

LOST-Pair of spectacles, silver
rim. on road from Micdletown to
Summit Bridge Made by New York
firm. Finder will receive reward if re-
TRANSCRIPT OFFICE.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
No Army Blankets

AS vet Postmaster Brockson has not
received information as to the sale of
army blankets. The public will be in
formed as soon as such order is re-
ceived.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-08-08
NOTICE OF HEARING

In the Superior Co TT of the State
of Washington in and for the
County of Whitman.
IL the Matter of the Disincorpora-
ton of Palouse Country I'M
proyement Company, a Corpora.
ton.
Notice is hereby given that Pa.
louise Country Improvement Com
pany, a corporation, has filed in said
courts its petition for disincorpora.
ton and that the court has fixed Fri
day. the 26th day of September
1919, at 1000 o'clock a. m. at the
courthouse in Colfax, Washington, as
the time and place for hearing on
said petition, at which time all per-
sons interested are notified to ap-
pear and show cause, if any there be,
Why an order should not be made
dissolving and di8inoorporating said
corporation.
Witness my hand this 18th day OF
July, 1919.
NJ. c. TRUE,
Aug1Sept26 Clerk
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-08-08
DISCHARGED SERVICE MEN
CAN BE NATURALIZED

County Clerk True has received
the following letter which is self
explanatory and may be of interest
to some of the returned soldiers in
the vicinity Of Pullman.
l. Under an act of congress ap-
proved July 10, 1919, person of
foreign birth who served in the mil
itary or naval forces of the United
States during the present war, after
final examination and acceptance by
the military or naval authorities,
ard who has been honorably dis
charged after such acceptance and
service, may be naturalized without
proving five years residence in the
United States or one years residence
iii the state; without a declaration
of intention; without certificate OF
arrival; and without the payment
of a fee.
2. Under tins act, however, such
person must appear before a natural
ization examiner for preliminary
examination before he can file his
petition, having his honorable dis
charge with him, as we'll as two
citizens of the United States who
can identify him as the person men
tened in the discharge certificate.
After such examination the petition
may be filed and heard in the most
convenient court without posting for
80 days.
3. In order that discharged sol
dier may take advantage of this act,
it is suggested that he get in touch
with the clerk of the court in his
county or district and learn when
petitions for naturalization will be
heard and when an examiner may
be present.
4. The provisions of this law are
applicable for a period of one year
after all of the American troops are
returned to the United States, and
it is suggested that honorably dis
charged soldiers get their petitions
filed as soon as possible and not
wait until the last moment.
Very truly yours,
John Speed Smith,
Chief Naturalization Examiner.