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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1919-05-24
Proposals!

Proposals for Coal for supplying
tha Light & Water Commission Of
Middletown, Delaware.
Sealed Proposals will be re-
ceived at the Town Office, Middle
town, Del, up to 8 o'clock, P. M,
June 18th, 1919, for not less than
Twelve Hundred (l200) tons BIZ
luminous Coal, f. o. b. cars at
Middletown, Del, as ordered by
the Commission, for the year end
ing May l, 1920.
The Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
For further information apply to
D. W. STEVENS, Clerk.
Middletown, Del.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19

will make her temperance with the
company. Special scenery and the re-
volving stage are features.
BURLESQUE
CASINO Bowery Burlesquers. in
new musical burletta, featuring
chorus of thirty; Grace Anderson,
prima donna sPam Lawrence, in
gratiating soubrette, and the we'll
known comedians, Billy Foster and
Frank Harcourt.
TROUADERO-"Parisian Flirts," in
an extravaganza with plenty of novel
specialities, contributed by Charles
Robinson, tramp comedian; Al
Raymo, Italian impersonator Joe
Freels, nut humorist, and Harry Ball,
Irish comedian.
GAYETY--" Midnight Maidens," in a
whirlwind of burlesque, featuring
George Niblo, dainty Helene Spen
Ger, Jos Rose, a Philadelphia boy.
who is also author of the book, and
other sterling burlesquers.
CONTINUING ATTRACTIONS
dDEbf III IuTlOT, btuToOu anu
Bath" farce dealing with the exper-
ience Of an unsophisticated young
husband who is compelled to live ur
to his reputation as a Don Juan in
order to satisfy his romantic wife.
Florence Moore featured.
OPERA HOUSE-William Hodge in
"a Cure for Curables." The stai
portrays young physician, who has
been willed a sanitarium by his uncle
The young man must cure ten patients
in thirty days or lose the place. How
is satisfyingly developed,
SHUBERT-"Little Simplicity" mu,
sical romance. Locale varies from
the Orient to Paris. Cast include:
Walter Catlett, of $50 Long Lefty"
Marjorie Gateson, comedienne will
vocal accomplishments Cameron
Sisters, dancers worth watching
Carl Gantvoort, baritone, and q
chorus contingent of grace.
BROAD-"The Marquis of Priola, ;
by Henri Lavedan, translated by lie,
Ditrichstein, whose versatile ar
makes an interesting figure of tn,
name character. The hero is blase
cynical wording, proud of his family
historic scandals and of his owl
amorous conquests.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19

ORFHEUAr-''Eyes Of YOUTH the
romantic play. here twice this sea :
con at hish priess Mae desmond
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19
Premiere of ia, La, Lucille"

At Nixon's Apollo Theatre. Atlantic
City, beginning Easter Monday night.
the musical comedy LA, La. Lucille. -
Will be presented for the first time on
any stage. The book is by Fred Jack
son, author of "A Full House" and
The Velvet Lady" George Gershwin
composed the music. The piece is being
staged by Herbert Gresham, who cor.
tributed largely to "The Rainbow
Girl, 'Springtime" and The Riviera
Girl"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19
Still Supporting Ditrichstein

Catherine Proctor, who plays Nine.
Savieres with Leo Ditrichstein in "The
Marquis de Priola," is Canadian. She
made her first appearance in the United
States as the secretary in "The Con-
cert, in support of the same star.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19

Mcintyre and Heath will be the Eas-
ter week attraction at the remodeled
Globe Theatre, Atlantic City, in re-
vised version of Hello, Alexander, -
with new material.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19
COMING ATTRACTIONS
APRIL 2S

FORREST-"Jack OLantern," by
Anne Caldwell and X. II. Burn
side, music by Ivan Caryll, scenery
by Joseph Urban. Featuring Fred
Stone.
BROA D-"The Matinee Hero" by A.
f. Thomas and Leo Ditrichstein,
a comedy of the stage with an espe
cially fitting role for the star.
ADBEPHT-"Seventeen," dramatiza
ton Of Booth Harrington romance
of calf love.
CHESTNUT STREET PERA
HOUSE-"Parlor, Bedroom and
Bath
WALNUT-"Twin Beds" return en- =
gagement with Auguste Aramini of
the original cast, specially engaged.
MAY 5
BROAD-"Tiger Rose featuring
Lenore Ulrich in DISTINGUISHED
cast, including Fuller Mcllish, Will
liam Courtleigh, Thomas Findlay.
Belasco melodrama, run of which
was interrupted here by the FLU"
The Brinkley argus., 1919-08-21
SOUTHERN INFLUENCES
 FOR THE NEGROES
Prominent Southern Negro Bishop Drives Home his Loyal Ideas on the Race Problems,
 In Plain Way

Just a few miles south of Brinkley on the Midland railroad is the agricultural and vocation al department of Shorter Col lege. The school was started under the direction of Bishop J. M. Conner of the African Meth odist Church, and by this con- ference over which he presides.
 Bishop Connor has very pro- nounced ideas about the proper relationship between the white and black races of the South, and so logical are they that prominent Little Rock business men hava volunteered to see that his ideas are given a thor ough trial, Bishop Connor says: i:
 "The white people of Arkan- SaS should supply agricultural and mechanical schools suffici- ent to give the negroes of this state vocational training. They should be taught trades and modern and scientific agricul- ture. The state has no ade- quate school to teach these things. They should be taught by real Southern negroes, too, and if the proper financial SUD- port is given we will give these advantages to all negroes who apply at Shorter College which has been supported by our church for a number of years. We don't want northern mon- ey, nor do we want northern influences in Arkansas. We want to educate Arkansas ne- groes in Arkansas and turn them out unspoiled by the al- legged freedom of the north"
The Brinkley argus., 1919-08-21
THE tNEMIES
 OF THE CHURCH
Church Conditions so Alarming as to Cause Investigation. Do these Conditions Apply in
 this Section or Arkansas?

The closing words in a recent address at a big state wide church gathering, are given be- low and added to them is the comment by one of the leading and most conservative church workers in the country In as much as the problem handled is one that is being discussed near ly every day of the week in Brinkley, Clarendon, Holly Grove and every other commun- ity of Eastern Arkansas, as for that, I print it in full, hoping that it may Ego straight home to the hearts" of those who thought lessly are allowing the encroach- ment of the evil in their own homes and hearts. Here it is:
 Even as Christ sent the sev- enty out to preach, so does this conference send out it's dele gates to their home churches to preach the ideals of this New Era Movement. It will take prayer and fortitude in order that you may faithfully fulfil your commission, for your greatest enemies will be found in your own church." These were the closing address that had so thrilled them.
 Are the disinterested church members in our own church to- day a hindrance to her prog ress? Who are the enemies within the church that we must overcome? Are the socialists, Bolshevists and traitors across the seas Americas greatest menace, or those found here within her own borders? Oh, but such a comparison cannot be applied to our church life. Doesn't it do for comparison? Let us study conditions as we see them today.
 A traitor is one who violates his allegiance. One of the vows that a person takes when he unites with the church is that he will in all things be loyal to the devotional meetings of his church. What shall we call the person who goes to the card par ty on the day of the missionary meeting, or to the dance or the { Continued on Page 8
The Brinkley argus., 1919-08-21
BRINkLEYIlES G0
 UP IN THE AIR
AirpIane Spends Sunday Riding Brinkleyites at $500 per Flight. Several Ladies Go
 Up in the Clouds.

All that Brinkleyites needed to fly in the air was a chance, and that chance came Sunday when just about Sunday School time the hum of the airplane flying over the city brought the people out of their homes. The air vessel landed at the Jack son field west of town and soon had large crowd around.
 The aviator was lately dis charged from the service and now in the flying business for the health of his friends" and the wealth of himself S15 per flight. The machine was one of the Curtis eight cylinder planes and was evidently one of those cant fall" kind, judging from the way the Brinkleyites took to it.
 The first passenger to go up in the air and look Brinkley over from higher altitude was our clever young friend Albert Roescher of the hotel Roescher. Albert buckled in and sailed a. way just as if he'd been living in the high air all his life. The flight was over the city and oc- cupied about Is minutes, and the trip was so nice and easy that business picked up'' in aiy traffic right now. Next came Miss Lady Gum, who boarded the "vessep' with the air of a real veteran aviator. Miss Lady had been sailing in the air be- fore. She owns a Rec 6.
 The next passenger was Miss Mary Goeppinger who took the high air with the ease of a victorian aviator.
 About this time the airplane sailor began to hunt for Dr. E. D. Mcknight, city health officer who has had a strong desire to try the air, so they say. The doctor, however, could not be induced to make the trip at this juncture. He wanted to wait until City Marshal Rodgers gets around with those cleanup notices and then he will make an air trip inspection of Brink ley premises-perhaps. Be ready.
 Continued on Page 8
The Brinkley argus., 1919-08-21
COTTON GROWERS
 LOSE SII.5O BALE
U. s. Bulletin Shows that there is $11.5o out of Every Bale of Cotton Lost to the Grower
 Under Present Method

The local papers have been fighting for a cotton warehouse in Brinkley in order to save our farmers the big loss they have been suffering in the handling of their cotton. There are those who have insisted that we were wrong in pulling for this-that it would hurt business, etc., and that our farmers have been get ting the highest prices possible for their cotton, etc.
 Now comes the U. s. Govt Agricultural Bulletin, with the following startling statement relative to the cotton mills:
 How much difference should there be between the price that a farmer gets for cotton and the price that the mill pays for the same cotton?
 The North Carolina cotton mills paid about s15,000,000 more for the cotton they used last year than the farmers re- ceived for it.
 Getting down to a unit basis, the farmer who grew bale of cotton lacked $11.50 of getting what it was worth to the cotton mill.
 A little of the $11.50 went to the railroad for hauling the cot ton to the mill. The freight item did not amount to a great deal-probably 30 cents a hun dred, or thirty points on the cot ton involved. The average cost of exchange on the draft bill was probably one-elghth Of one per cent. Including other nec- essary costs of selling and de- livery with these items, the total expense would be about $2.50 to S3 a bale in practically all cas- es.
 The natural conclusion is that the farmer is getting less for his cotton than he should have, or that the consumer of cotton cloth is paying more for it than he should pay-maybe both while the middlemen are making a profit out of proportion to the services they render.
 These facts were ascertaine6 by the United States Department
 (Continued on Page A
The Brinkley argus., 1919-08-21

The ad change in the Argus for the ArkmO Lumber Co.,, this week, was written by the Gen. eral Manager of the Company in Little Rock and is an entire surprise to their clever local manager, Jack Schilling. The company has a special pride in their splendid Brinkley plant and manager, and they are present. ing a picture of the latter in or der to let the public "know Jack when they see him.
 Tell lem you saw IL In the Ar0ua
The Brinkley argus., 1919-08-21
I{ ATTY. BOGLf
 ! '(ALLEDTO(APITOL
l prosecutors Called to Lit o.ek by Governor Brough
 ]. Plan Prosecuting of l Profiteers -..

scouting Attorney c. Otis
 d this city has been call 0 Little Rock by Governor rgh to meet with the other .snlting attorneys of the in the Governors office brow.
 se Governors letter to Pro- ,tor Bogle was as follows: sse question of profiteering sns more people than any I ouestion confronting our bu today. It touches and ds the purses of every e in the United States of mca.
 0r first interest is the eff
 # will have on our own cit ship. MT. Palmer, the at
 y general of the United Is, at the direction of Pres
 Wilson, has undertaken Tremendous task of dealing, n the antitrust act and g federal laws, with profit and food hoarders.
 Kinder an opinion of the at ey general, which I am in hg herewith, I feel that tgood might be accomplish |,bng this line in Arkansas p meeting of the prosecuting 2neys for a conference, and Epyernor of the State, l have snated Saturday, August Iat10 o'clock A. M., for such ttsting in the governors re- fon room at the new capit- |n the city of Little Rock, sincerely hope you will let hing prevent your attendance this very important meet
The Brinkley argus., 1919-08-21
NOTICE

will greatly appreciate any information leadin to the loca- ton of my husband, c. l.. Burt on, (formerly of Jonesboro) who abandoned me and two small children July 11th. Address
 Mrs. Ethel Hartley Burton Brinkley, August 20, 1919.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-08-21
AN fA-BRIkkLEYIIE
 WRITES FROM GAL.
He Sees the Geat Navy Fleet at Long Beach-San Pedro Har- Dor and meets Monroe Go.
 Friends Out There
Highland, Calf.

Aug. 13,1919. Dear Argus Folks:
 As it is too hot today GOA to enjoy life in the sunshine. I am staying in and will remem- Der you with a few items of in- terest.
 As all newspaper readers are aware, much interest has been taken recently in the great fleet of war vessels that left the At lantic waters and passed thro' the Panama Canal into the Pac- fife. Our western papers told us of the great reception that was given them when Secretary Jo- sephus Daniels met them at San Diego, the first stopping place for them after they left the can al. So we were informed that early in the morning of the 9th inst. they would leave there for Long Beach and San Pedro HarborS. By 1 P. M. the coast for miles above and below Long Beach was lined with folks of all kinds, classes and colors, eagerly watching for the great vessels to come into sight. Be- tween l and 2 P. M. they ap- peared and passed some one and one-half miles off the cost of Long Beach. Then began the race to San Pedro in autos, the electric cars, and any way gto get there.
 The six great dreadnaughts with the New Mexico as Admir- al Rodman's flagship leading had to stop outside the break water as the harbor there is not deep enough for them. But some 23 or 24 of the smaller vessels came near enough for thousands of people to get on and inspect. The crowds were the biggest that I have seen since I attended the Worlds Fair at St. Louis. The big dailies at Los Angeles estimated it at 350,000. The people of the Pacific coast are very proud to have such a fleet near by, not particularly that they feel that they will need it soon, but beside it's protecting care it is great adjunct in a commercial way.
 To add to the pleasure of my trip I met my friends MT, and Mrs. F. Trotter of Roe, Ark, who are spending the summer at Long Beach with relatives. They were able to give me much news from my old home town.
 am glad to see in the Argus that some of the school dist ricts in old Monroe have taken on new life and are preparing for better schools under good headway they will wonder they were so long in making the start. This will add more to the community than most any oth- CT enterprise they could under take.
 read with interest yet sad ly the account of the death of MT. Spencer. the former editor of the Monroe County Sun.
 We'll, just let that hog raising and big hog sales go on you have been telling us about.
 Yours as ever,
The Brinkley argus., 1919-08-21
b0CLE TAKES WINGS
Is from and to Court at Lon-
 M, Flew Back This Morning

lhe airplane hum drew the nkleyites out of their homes
 morning at s o'clock. As
 aviator brushed the roofs as noted that his passenger Prosecuting Attorney Bogle ? came home from Court at Rofe yesterday evening by to'spend the night.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29

debtors accuse them Of insulting the
good name Of Uncle Sam. and i'm
poachine mis- s,lvency.
There will always be imitation
patriotism with mercenary motive.
We shall often see the stars and
stripes used to cloak dishonesty. A
Liberty Bond Of the End, Bird. and i,h
loans cannot be sold much above 95.
though as the bonds approach matur-
ity they are sure TO rise, and will. Of
course, be worth face value at ma
turity.
The plain, Unconditional truth about
Liberty Bond is this. Each pur-
chaser. on buying, knew that in re-
turn for 500 he was getting some.
thing which, as soon as ne had got il,
would be unstable at more than sos
Whatever patriotism was contained
in the purchase was represented by
that fact. II amounted to IS worth
ef patriotism. And the sacrifice was
not great in comparison with the alb
negation of those who wagered their
bodies fer principle in France.
Any man who has bought a 500
Liberty bond has made a gift Of s.
to Uncle Sam. His 500 would have
produced Z per cent instead Of Ia
pei cent in solid securities at low de-
nominations. But it is cheaper to
give Uncle Sam SIS than to pay tri-
butte to Germany.
When a man has made a gift Of So,
$40, or $50 to Uncle Sam. let him
stand the gaff-unless his need is
great. Let him stick. Let him not
v hine to some one else to pay his IS
for him--to receipt his bond at par.
Let every man carry his own load.
God hates a gutter.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29

A certain party in the state Of
Massachusetts did what he shoulc
net have done, and was accordingly
pinched. In court his guilt wa,
proved, and the judge fined him $50
He rendered Liberty Bond in pay
ment, and it was refused, as its mar
ket value was about $3.50 below face
value. He was obliged, therefore, to
add $3.50, cash, to the bond in pay
ing the fine.
The judges position was right.
Many people throughout the country
who have Liberty bonds-and most
of us have-are trying to get easy
terms in discharging obligations by
offering them as cash. And when
creditors insist on receiptine them at
market and not at face value the
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
Four Good Farms
To Sell.

have for sale within the next
thirty days, four good farms that car
be bought worth the money.
One farm contains l05 acres with
good improvements right on the pike
Price Sl25.00 an acre.
One farm Of fifty acres with nice
four room house and good tobacco
barn. well located, for 500. an acre
One farm Of eighty-three acres,
for $1,000 an acre, with new house
and new tobacco barn. This is sand
stone land.
One farm continuing forty-tuo
acres, creek bottom land, one half
mile from pike, price $4,000.
One extra good store room and
stock Of goods, now doing business
Of s25, 900 a year. Located right on
the pike. near Graded School and one
of the best business points in the
county.
For further information or descrip-
ton see,
W. T. KING,
5-22-3t. Lancaster, Ky.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
Dizziness Causes F all
Head Injured.

"A year ago my stomach bloated
so badly with pas that I fell unccn-
scious and cut my head badly on
corner Of 'loor. had suffered from
stomach ir,u9le for several years
and no rns dieine helped me to speak
Of. A druggist patched u my head
and advised me to use Mavr's Won
derful Remedy for my stomach trou-
tle. The results have been really
wonderful. ] have never lad any
sign of my former symptoms since"
1t is a simple, harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucus
from the intestinal tract and allays
the inflammation which causes prac-
tically all stomach, liver and intes-
linal ailments, including appendicitis. |
One dose will convince or money re-
funded. R. E. McRoberts, Druggist,
Lancaster, Ky. (adv) |
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
DECORATION DAY.

The civil war struck the note
Of our nations greatest peril.
DisuniOn meant abandonment
of the principles upon which
the country was founded,
meant constant strife and even
tual disintegration. At the
country's call our clear-eyed
young men marched out, ready
to sacrifice life and limb, if
need be. for the unity of the
nation. Their courage saved
if for future generations.
1t was wise for our fathers to
set day for commemoration
of the services of these citizen
soldiers. Most of them now
lie beneath grassy mounds in
the cemeteries throughout the
land, but when Decoration Day
comes we pay tribute to their
self-sacrifice.
Those who lost their lives in
the civil war had the vision of a
united country. If they could
have seen her growth in power
and resources and splendor,
they would have said, 1T
WAS WORTH THE PRICE,"
We have ourselves just pass
ed through such another crisis.
We have seen the young men
of our day also rising at the call
of their country. Their eyes
beheld the vision and the |
dream, but it was the vision of |
a free world, delivered from
the wickedness of arbitrary
power.
When we lay flowers upon
the graves of the older heroes,
we shall have in mind the
thousands of white crosses
which mark American graves
on the fields of France. And
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
Ballew.

The following article is from the
Richmond Register:
George W. Ballew, one Of the most
prominent farmers and citizens Of
Madison county, passed away at his
home on Lancaster avenue about four
o'clock this morning after an illness
Of year from Bright's disease. Few
Of his host Of friends knew that his
condition was so serious and his death
comes rs a source Of deepest sorrow
TO them all. Upright in all Of his
dealings with man, staunch and
true friend. and of unquestioned in
tegrity, George Ballew was man
whom the community as whole can
III afford to lose. About year ago
he moved TO town from the farm
which he had operated almost all his
life on the Big Hill pike. He had
been progressive and successful
farmer. amassing a competence and
leaves his family well provided for in
this worlds goods.
Besides his wife, who was Miss
Lucy Francis, Of Garrard county, he
is survived by five children, Mrs. b. J.
Broaddus. Of Madison County, Mrs.
John NJ. Price, Of Atchison, Kansas,
q. 7. Ballew, Of Kansas City, Mrs.
Robert Coils. Of Irvine. and Mr.. Joe
Ballew, Of this county. His children
are by his first wife. who was Miss
Jennie Francis, a sister of his widow.
The deceased was 30 years Of age.
His sisters are Mrs. A. J. Tribble.
Mrs. Margaret Walls. Of Pittsburg.
Mrs. Mary Cobb of Missouri. and
Robert Ballew, Of Oklahoma. a broth
er.
For many years Mr.. Ballew, has
been a consecrated member Of the
Presbyterian church and services will
be conducted by his pastor. DIR. X.
l.. Telford, Saturday afternoon, at
2 o'clock, to be followed by inter
ment in the Richmond cemetery. The
pallbearers will be: Active-Messrs.
Robert Mason, James Parks. r. J.
Smith. Sam Lackey. Waller Bennett.
and ID. c. +. Smoot; Honorary
Messrs Fount Rice and White Bales