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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-20

The Interior Department Players
will present 1.-THE Prince of Liars at
the several Red Cross hospitals in
Virginia this week. The first was
given last night at Camp Lee. and
they will end their tour at Norfolk
next Saturday, giving in AN six per-
formances.
l.. H. Weir, chief executive officer of
bn Com mi n ,i1o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-20

Opening of two days conference Of
weights and measures officials at the
bureau of standards.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
DACSBORO

/ The revival meetings at the NJ. P.
church closed on Sunday evening af-
ter a series of meetings lasting three
weeks.
Rev. c. W. Strickland is conducting
the revival meetings at st. Georges
with very great success.
The Junior Aid Society Will meet
with Miss Birda Parker on Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Maude Nealy OF Philadelphia
spent the latter part of last week with
n. j. Parkhurst and family
The Ladies Auxiliary Society will
meet at the home of Mrs G. A Can
non on Tuesday evening.
r. d. Lingo. Jr.. anu family and Miss
Della Bunting were Glendale and
Milford visitors on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Steele of Black
waite rspent Sunday with W. H. Hud-
son and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Faucet and
daughter. Elnora, OF Georgetown, were
entertained at supper on Sunday by
W. W. Baker and family
Alvah II. Dobson, who for the past
six months has been assisting in the
station here left Monday for his home
in Greensboro. where he will take
two weeks vacation. After that he
will resume his duties on the main
line.
Joseph Greene and daughter. Isa-
belle, of Georgetown, were guests of
Wilson c. Clogg and family on Sun
day.
Henry B. Mitchell has resigned the
principalship here and Herbert Beatty
of New Jersey has been elected prin-
cipal to fill the vacancy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beatty will make their homes in this
town.
Granville A. Cannon and family had
as their guests on Sunday Rev. j. T.
Bailey. Misses Elma, Rebecca and
Anna Faucet and brother Raymond.
of Georgetown and William Baker OF
this town.
Robert Bunting and family and D.
Bunting and family of Georgetown
were Sunday guests of Robert Bunt-
ing, Sr and family.
George Baker has purchased the
property owned by o NJ Thomas. oc-
cupied by Seymour Downs and family
and will occupy it in a few days. Mr.
Downs will move to the home owned
by Ollie McCabe but occupied by Geo
Baker
Mr. and Mrs Daniel Long of Frank
ford were Sunday guests of j. n. Hud-
son and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Truitt and VIII
liams were in Salisbury Wednesday.
Fred Lawson and family of Mills
boro were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dukes on Sunday.
Miss Ola b. Timmons, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Timmons. and
Wilson McCabe, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
O. NJ McCabe were married in Will
mington last Thursday
Mrs. E. A. Townsend Of River View
Farm is spending a few days in Phil
adelphia.
Miss Gertrude West was a caller
in Millsboro on Sunday
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
BURRSVILLE

Mrs. Annie Sipple has returned
home from visit with her sister, Mrs.
Thomas W. Paris, ii Philadelphia.
Miss Villa Wilson is spending 4
few days in Denton.
Rev A. B. Frye of Concord was a
guest of Rev and Mrs. w. ~ Conway
at the NJ. E. parsonage on Monday.
Mrs. Louie Fountain has accepted
a position at the Greensboro Hotel
Miss Margaret Thawley visited
some of her school friends in Denton
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Dill entertained
on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Ira A. Dill
and children of LansdOwne, Pa, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ L. Wyatt and daughter Of
Denton and Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Sapp
and son and Master Everett Westfall
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Benson and chill
dren of Harrington were visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hop
kins on Sunday.
Rev. w. N. Conaway began his re-
vival meetings at Whites NJ. E. Church
on Sunday evening, October 10. Much
interest seems to be manifested. There
have been eleven conversions in one
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Billings of
Greensboro were visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Blades on
Sunday.
The personal property of the late
Mrs. NJ. Laura Porter will be sold at
her late residence on Saturday after
noon, November Sth.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Draper died at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Charlotte
Smith, on Friday morning. Funeral
;-,-;-,- hold at IIninn NJ p
Church. conducted by Rev. W. n. Con
owav. pastor Of the NJ. Z. Church, by
request. Interment took place in the
cemetery adjoining.
Miss Elsie Benson Of Harrington
was the guest of Miss Ruth A. Harvey
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Voss OF Denton
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Dill
on Sunday.
Cottage meetings which Rev. Coma
way has been holding are continued
for this week. He has appointed A.
H. Ross to take charge during his alb
sence, he conducting revival meetings
at one of his charges.
The Harvest Home service was
much enjoyed by all present at Union
NJ. P. Church on Sunday morning. The
display of fruits and vegetables was
good
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

Little Raymond Tucker, who has
been i'll with typhoid fever, is much
improved
Miss Mary Oday spent the weekend
with Miss Bessie Millman at Ellendale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Macklln OF
Bridgeville spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Macklin.
Dewitt Dickerson is much improy-
ed.
A. F. Conrad of Philadelphia spent
Sunday last with his family here.
Miss Ethel Donovan, who is attend
ing Beacom's College, salisbury Nd
was home over the weekend.
Mrs. Hester Isaacs is visiting her
granddaughter. Mrs. Alfred Oday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Wilson Of Cokes-
burv we're Chaplain visitors Sunday
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Swain Of near
Cokesbury spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mcdowell.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31

!nG, -a.a amer wne'i you ehAnSt
-oui .dlrssa 10 notify the publisher
Oi the 4iurore GhrUoicl- 81 .tet
saG fSaf2 gUu regplvriy. ihe DE
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Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31

'Who Played Poker with Pocahontas
When John Smith Went Away?" coup
led with "Alexander's Band is Back in
Dixieland", by Jolson and Fox. No.
A27S7. "Oh, What a Pal Was Mary"
Henry Burr. coupled with Waiting"
by Charles Harrison, No. A27S6. Don't
fail to get these two records. Soc
each, at Stokes The Jeweler, Milford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
A Small Price.

Just few short months ago we were pre-
pared to continue sending our boys by the
hundreds Of thousands-yes, by the millions If
necessary to fight and die TO break the power of
the Hun. We were ready to back them up with
all we possessed, to the point of national bank
ruptcy, if need be. We were pledged to give
everything for victory, without which nothing
else would matter.
By our very determination and the manner
in which we expressed it we convinced the
enemy of the futilty of continuing the fight.
Our object was attained and at a price which
was vastly less than we had expected to pay.
Hundreds of thousands of our boys who
might have been buried in foreign soil are
coming back alive and well. We are not bank
rupt. Our national debt will be paid to the last
dollar, With every cent OF interest and with
out interruption of our national development
We have been fortunate indeed.
Now we are asked to loan the government
$4,000, 100000 to pay the outstanding bills and
to supply capital for the beginning of recon
etruction. Divided among 20, 200, 900 people the
Individual contributions will be light. It is a
small price to pay for victory Shall we pay
II, grudgingly?
That is not the American way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18

In those countries 90 frequently that It IL &C
cepted as fact is that President Wilson encour-
aged Germany to sue for an armistice and in
sisted upon granting it and stopping hosttlites
on the eve OF sweeping victory for allied
arms. 1t IS charged that without his inter
vention the war would have been carried into
Germany, making it possible to repay the Hun
in kind.
Investigations by special correspondents
made lately have shown that the British and
French complaints are entirely unfounded. It
was their own governments and not that Of the
United States which insisted that the German
offer be accepted. President Wilson was will
ing to go on with the fighting and teach the
Hun his lesson on the spot, but Lloyd George
and Clemenceau demurred IN the belief that
their people had had enough of the struggle
and would be glad to be spared further losses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
Harding's Rebuke.

Unprejudiced observers agree that Governor
Harding of Iowa got about what was coming
to him in the vote of censure adopted by the
Iowa house. The legislature could not fairly
have done more and it could hardly have done
less. The only serious doubt is whether Attor-
ney General Havner should not have been COM
PEELED to share the rebuke, for there was an
apparent motive for what he did, while the
governors slip plainly was Of \ negative char
acter, with no possible personal advantage in
view
The governor committed no offense against
the laws and no breach of official propriety
beyond failure to exercise the vigilance and
care that is expected Of one in his position be-
fore granting pardons to individuals convicted
of crime In a sense it is vindicaion OF
Harding and yet the effect is bound to be an
undermining Of public confidence in him to
such an extent that his usefulness during the
rest of his term viii be seriously impaired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
E4Qdr't 1pHO1m0
419IDPODEOTncC =
oJ z Mrs. ELIZABETH THOMPSON
by TEMPLE

suggest in reply to the above ques-
ton.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Some time
ago l kept company with a girl
whom | thought the incest girl OF
my acquaintance. She knew / car
ed for her and at the time she ap-
peared to care a great deal for me.
She told me in rather a bad ten
per the other night that she did
not care to keep company any
longer and l did not force my com
pany afterward, although 1 never
stopped liking her and do to this
day.
/ was at a dance where she was
recently and renewed the friend
ship 10 some extent, but it doesn't
seem to me she cares for me, al
though she seemed very glad to
see me and treated me very cor
daily.
How can find out If there is a
ghost of a chance for me? I do
not care 10 give her the second
chance TO tell me she does not
want me. But can't help liking
her. BEN.
pO1 IdhV BUN - AaAAAAN AANe@A =
What if she does turn you down
again? Isn't she worth the chance?
Telephone her ana ask her to go
somewhere with you If she makes
an excuse, you may have reason TO
think that she still does not desire
your company. Probably she viii
accept your invitation
Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am mzr-
ried and 80 years old. Like to go
to shows and my husband does not.
like to go. If / so it always makes
him very angry. Please tell me
what to do. A WIFE
Go to matinees, and then per-
haps no will not object because
you may enjoy them with your wo-
men friends and he viii not be
bored.
You should be quite independent
about this matter. however, because
it is only right that you should 90
unless you go too often. Do not
neglect your home, of course, or
your husband will have reason 70
object.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
The Day In Davenport

Slugged in R0Om-A thug who had
a fondness for working in the dark
slugged ]. Walton as he sat in his
room at 1920 Perry steet Wednes-
day night and escaped with over $21
in cash and SO receipt on Vic
tory bond. Walton reported the in
cident TO the police. He said he was
sitting alone in the room when ne
heard some one enter. The lights
were turned of before he had a
chance to turn around.
Mayor to Quit-Mayor Littleton
announced yesterday that he ex-
pected to present his resignation to
the city council within 60 days. He
has purchased the Federal baking
rights in Dane county, Wis, IN
which Madison is located, and will
be forced to remove there with his
family. Mayor Littleton's past year
as city executive has been marked
by the establishment of municipal
ments in city affairs.
Look! SmaIIpOx!-'Look at inn"
It was the gruff voice of one of the
Workmen at the harness shop ut
Rock Island arsenal, and as he spoke
ne dived for an open window. His
cries attracted other workmen, and
a general exodus began as a man
with large pimples on his face
walked into the shop. Someone call
ed a doctor, and the visitor was
found to be suffering with smallpox.
He was taken to st. Roberts hos
pitaI, Davenport.
Disagree on Walks-Laying of
sidewalks in the McManus housing
tract promises to be indefinitely
suspended because the specifica-
lions of the United States Housing
corporation and those of the city of
Davenport are not the same. The
specifications of the housing cor
poration call for five inches of con-
crete, laid directly on the ground.
They also call for a one-mix prep
aration of concerto. The city's spec
ifications call for two inches of
concrete, in two mixes. The COM
missioner believes the one-mN
proposition is a good one
Rename Streets-The names of
100 Davenport streets were elimil-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
Has sos, 1863, aga for Public
improvements.

Despite the failure of the last congress to
pass important appropriation measures. the
federal government is getting under way = vast
The department Of labor calls attention to the
fact that by the end Of the fiscal year 1921
there viii be available for federal aid for state
road building more than $3.50. ooo. 600. Congress
passed the appropriation for $9,o50.000 for new
hospitals and improvements to old ones needed
by the public health service and this building
activity is being rushed and will be under way
by the end of the year. Some of these projects
will be under construction by midsummer
More than $50 000,0 900 are involved in the main
tenance and construction work set out in the
rivers and haTbors appropriation bill passed
by the last congress.
The harbors and rivers Improvement work
takes in almost every section of the country
much of it being planned for the southeast, the
Atlantic coast and the Pacific states. More
than million dollars will be spent along the
Mississippi river, approximately $3,50O.o00 on
the Ohio river, and about 100000 along the
Missouri river. This work, it is understood
will go ahead regardless of current material
and labor costs and should prove an important
factor in making business good in the hun
dreds of localities where such work Is under
taken by the government
The building program Of the public health
service, to meet the requirements of soldiers
and sailors aEailing of their privileges undet
the war risk service, calls for rernodeling and
additions to hospital properties at Camp Cody,
N M; Camp Hancock, Ca; Camp Joseph E.
Johnston, Fla; Camp Beauregard. La; Camp
Logan, Texas; Camp Fremont, Cal, and the nj
trate plant at PerryviIle Md. For these neces-
eary changes and additions $4,000 are avail
able The hospital project in Cook county, ILL
nois. most of which is complete. carries an ap-
preparation of 100000.
There is an appropriation of s., 500. 600 for
the building of a sanatorfum at Dawson
Springs, Ky. The survey is being made and for
the site and hospital plant at Norfolk, Va,
100000 has been appropriated An appropria-
ton OF $550,000 was made to take care of the
hospital project in the District OF Columbia
and $4,000 were voted for improvements in
the Marine hospital at Stapleton, Staten Is
land, N. Y.
For most of these projects plans now are
being prepared and it is safe to say work on
all Of them viii begin within the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
EEHs:A u GST EJ TA1 Kg
BY WILLIAM 4 RADV HD.

I Will you kindly print the formula
you gave some time ago for an all
al ound cough medicine? (Mrs. A
FL
Answer-If you will send stamp
ed (3c) addressed envelope and re-
peat your request I'll gladly send
you the information. But it's too
risky to print a formula in the
paper as errors creep in despite
| caro-.
Feeding the Baby.
What can give my 5-months-old
baby who is well and strong, but
very constipated? feed her mash
ed potato with gravy nearly every
day, also occasionally some mash
ed carrots and soft-boiled yolk OF
eg. She is a nursing baby. ID. RI
Answer-Stop nursing and feed
| fresh milk
NeighbOrs, Uric Acid and Things.
My regards to NJ. X. M, who also
believes in keeping her children
away from persons who have alleg-
ed colds" Some of our neighbors
really felt indignant when l re-
fused to let our children play with
their children when they had such
infections. Please tell me whether
occasional puffiness under the eyes
and swelling of the finger joints al
ways means too much Uric acid in
the blood. MRS. NJ. l. j.
An5wer-You are following the
only safe plan. Eventually your
neigLbors will achieve enlighten-
ment, meantime their children must
suffer. Puffiness under the eyes and
swollen finger joints never indicate
too much uric acid. 1t would be a
good plan for you to have a COM
plete physical examination.
Bad Results From Surgery.
l have what doctors call grape
vine tubercular glands in my neck.
They have operated on me four
times, taking lot of them out Now
1 have 4 hard lump under my left
ear and l fear it is coming back
again. live carefully, take gym
nasium work, and follow the doc
tors every rule. Is this trouble
transmitted to children? am phys
ically strong and healthy. but l
can't get rid of this scTofula-
Answer-You should try the open
air life, perhaps tuberculin and GER
tainIy sun baths. The disease is not
inherited Be in no further hurry
for operations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18

+, ated at a single stroke by the city
council Wednesday evening. wheI
an ordinance providing for their de
mise was adopted. The ordinance
| was fathered by Building Commls.
sioner Ralph G. Graham. It makes
street names correspond. IN al
parts of the city the commissioner
found streets bearing other name!
than those of which they are ex.
tensions.
Six at Camp Dodge-CasuaI com
pany of three hundred forty-twc
men, members of the Twenty-sixth
division, will be mustered out today
at Camp Dodge. They arrived We'd
nesday night. About six men from
Davenport are in the outfit, accord
ing to Major Harry Clark, in charge
OF the company.
Brooks to Speak Lieutenant
Wayland c. Brooks, a survivor OF
the marine corps detachment that
stemmed the tide of the German
rush in Belleau wood and won for
themselves t. title Devil Dodgs,
will address Victory loan workers
at the Hotel Blackhawk Monday
noon Lieutenant Brooks comes to
Davenport for three-day series OF
lectures under the auspices of the
international committee of the Y
NJ. c. A.
Obituary Record "A J. Rhodes,
for 40 years an employe of The
Democrat, died from a stroke of
apoplexy, at his home, sos Kirk
wood boulevard Wednesday night.
Mr.. Rhodes had been in his usual
good health yesterday and not until
9 o'clock Wednesday evening did he
complain of feeling i'll. Death which
was unexpected, followed in little
more than two hours. Mr.. Rhodes
was II years of age.
The death of Claus J. ReimerS oc-
Cured at an early hour yesterday
morning at the home of his son, j.
n. Reimers, 1104 East High street,
where he had made his home for the
past several years. Heart trouble
was the cause of his death. Mr..
Reimers was born in Ditmarschen,
Germany, April 16, 1892.
Marriage Licenses Amos Muhs
of Eldridge and Clara Buttenob of
Walcott; Frank Johnson OF Pleas
ant Valley and Viola Lage of Bet
tendorf; Whit Wright and Carrie
Johnson, both of Monmouth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
T'lEfZE DAILY SHORT STORY

! sank to his boots. He dared not
face Nancy. A new suggestion
came to him. He would take the
first train for Adrian, where lived
a brother who might loan him two
hundred dollars, but the last local
for the day was gone when he
reached the railroad station.
AS he passed the village garage
he recognized a farmer Just ready
to start out. The man could take
him as far as the cross roads, four
miles from Adrian. The ANTONIO
bile was an open roadster, the
evening was chilly and Aleck had
felt his chronic hoarseness coming
on by the time he reached the
cross roads. He was stiff and shiv-
ering as he started on his long
walk. This side of Adrian. about
two miles, Aleck made out the
lights of the little town of Lees
vile. He started a short cut in
the dark, got mired in a swampy
stretch, fell over a great log and
lay insensible for nearly half an
hour.
When Aleck regained conscious
ness he could not find his hat, he
limped from a sprained ankle, he
could feel great abrasion on one
side of his face and. a thoroughly
wretched and nerve-racked being.
he reached the road to be nearly
run down by an automobile con-
tanning some wild spirits bound in
the opposite direction. He had not
proceeded half a mile when he
came acros a hat, evidently blown
of the head of one of the hilarious
crowd. It-vas-aA soldiers hat with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18

Dear Mrs. Thompson: You dc
not get many letters from married
men, but I am going to write any
way.
When the war broke out l enlist
ed and went to camp. While 1 was
there l thought lot about my girl
at home. I had only known her
six weeks, but in that time learn
ed to like her very well. She wrote
me interesting letters and seemed
to miss me a lot When I went
home on furlough I married her
and soon after was sent to France
l was fortunate, or unfortunate
in being one of the first to be sent
home. Now l have position
earning the money which l used
to spend entirely upon myself, and
now l am supporting two.
l do not love my wife. I want
to be free to go with other girls
and have the same good time
used to have before the war. The
worst of it is that she seems to
love me. / am her soldier hus-
band" and a lot of other slush like
that. 1t would break her heart if
left her
What shall I do? What can we
soldiers do who made the mistake
of marrying on short notice?
- DARE DEVIL DONALD.
You are not trying to love your
wife. Your. attitude seems to be
one of selfshness; you are thinking
of your own comfort and not your
wife's happiness.
1t is not necessary to settle down
and be an old man just because
you are married. Enjoy yourself
Just as you used to and take your
wife along. Entertain your friends
In your home and in return you
will be entertained by them.
/ think your duty is to the girl
you have married, since she is in
love with you. Forget yourself and
see if you cannot find pleasure in
making her happy.
The problem of the dissatisfied
soldier husband and war bride is
grave. l would like to have my
readers express themselves on the
subject, and hear what they would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-18
A WILD ADVENTURE.
By Walter Joseph Delaney.

Copyright, 1919, by Western News
paper UniOn.)
About once a year Nancy, wife
Of Aleck Forbes had "a tantrum- -
Looking back over a full decade,
AIeck could recall many OF these
dtfuI spells. For day or two
Nancy was unmanageable, COM
planning, nagging. Suddenly the
spell would disappear and Nancy
would be good as piet" She new
pr expressed penitence, and the re-
newed sun of her graciousness
made Aleck forget to allude to her
gpasm of i'll nature.
Il don't dare to face herr" he
zroaned. "She's due for her regu-
lar outbreak. If not, what I have
dome will hasten it oh dear! The
loss of the two hundred dollars
worries me, but when I think of
yfrat Nancy viii say about it I'm
scaTedF"
This had happened: AIeck had
collected twoE hundred dollars.
nancy anew Ola 1DOu~ SNO -
ton and was to have half of the
sum to buy a new set of furniture.
About 4 o'clock A1eck had come
home, found her absent and had
loitered about town
Returning, he had made an ap-
oaIling discovery. He had lost the
money. Hastily he retraced his
way but found no trace of the miss
ing roll of bank notes Hiskheart