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Newark post., 1919-01-01
NE" ANN 'A'N:2ia GARDEN En- PROJECT
BOYS AND GIRLS HELP UNCLE SAM
PRODUCE FRESH VEGETABLES TO THE VALUE
OF $l85.34

Theodore T. Martin, State Lead
or Of BOYS and Girls Clubs SUBJ
mits the following report of the
natr;ot.c home and school garden
project in Newark:
There were enrolled 46 boys and
Girls in the Patriotic Home and
School Garden Club of Newark
last spring, % of whom reported
on the management of IS square
rods of garden, producing fresh
vegetables to the value of S1S5.54,
or an average production of $S.05
per member.
Achievement prizes have been
nerited by the following young
PATRIOTS:
|. The Boys Contest-1st prize,
LYMAN Reed (School Garden)
IS; 2nd prize, H. Malcolm Arm
strong (Home Garden), So; 3rd
prize, Marion Hopkins (School
Garden), $3.50; 4th prize, Johr
Morrison School Garden), 81; 5tf
prize, Carroll Bowling (Schoo:
Garden), 81.
II. The Girls Contest-lst prize
Jessie Kinch (Home Garden), $5
2nd prize, Dorothy McNeal (Schoo
Garden, So; 3rd prize, Charlotte
Hossinger (School Garden), 81. .
The Parent-Teachers' Assoca
ton will award Thrift Stamps t
the above named champion gar
dens at the first public meeting o
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Distinguished Writer
Here Sunday
Will Speak on League of Nations
Former Minister to Belgium
Comes to Wolf Hall

Theodore Marburg of Baltimore,
will speak in Wolf Hall of Della
ware College next Sunday night on
"a League of Nations" This ad-
dress holds particular interest at
this time and especially coming
from this speaker. MIR. Marburg
is one of the small group of inter-
nationalists who conceived the
plan for world alliance intended
to eliminate war. The proposal
which will be evolved in detail
about the peace table in Europe
,sprang, in it's large aspects, in no
small part from Mr.. Marburgs
thinking.
Mr.. Marburg has just published
two books on the subject OF
league of nations, one defining the
scheme and the other explaining
the principles involved. These
books and all that he has done in
connection with the war have es-
pecial point in the fact that Mr..
Marburg was formerly United
States Minister to Belgium and un-
derstands intimately the reasons
for setting up an international
constitution that will prevent for
all time the despoil;ng of small
nations and the involvement of the
greater powers in world destruc-
tion.
An alumnus of the Johns Hop
kins University, of Oxford, of the
Ecole Libre de la Science Polltlque
of Paris, and of Heidelberg, Mr..
Marburg is one of the most scho!-
arv of writers on international
subjects. He was one of the organ
izers of the League to Enforce
Peace, and has published various
works dealing with the peace ques-
, tion. He is a member of the i'm
!, portant historical, political science,
economic and peace societies. IN
, speaking, he is clear, forcetul and
;. isirnple. Delaware College is for
, tunate in in securing Mr.. Marburg
for this lecture, when the audience
r, will learn of the greatest question
J of the day at first hand.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
President of Federal Land
Bank to Speak Here

George H. Stevenson, president
of the Federal Land Bank of Balti-
more, will speak on "The Farmer
and Reconstruction" at the annual
meeting of the New Castle County
Farm Bureau which is to be held
in Newark on January 2.
Mr.. Stevenson will also lead a
discussion about the National
Farm Loan Associations as usual
ly formed on county basis. He
will lattempt to bring out the
methods of organizing such an as
sociation and the possible benefits
to the farmer members. 1t is hoped
that as result of the interest
created by Mr.. StevensOn's visit a
farm loan association will be or
ganized in New Castle County, be.
cause about fifteen farmers have,
at one time and another, expressed
"a desire to the County Agricultur-
al Agent to join such an associa-
tion.
The Farm Bureau is taking an
active interest in organizing this
association in the county and has
made an especial effort to have Mr.
Stevenson at this annual meeting
to which, of course, all farmers
who are interested in obtaining
the benefits of the Federal Farm
Loan Act are invited.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Dr.. Mitchell Touring
Southern Camps

DR.. Samuel C. Mitchell is CIV
ing a series of lectures in the
camps Of the Southeastern district
under the auspices of the Y. M. Z.
A. He is one of those chosen by
this organization to make clear to
the soldiers before rehabilitation,
the idea of the league of nations,
and to impregnate in this way
every locality to which these SOL
oerS will be returned, with the
Significance of this great world
movement.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
FARMERS TO
MEET THURSDAY in
WOLF HALL
Old Fashioned Dinner and
Movies in Addition to
Business

An old fashioned social dinner
and an unusually interesting pro-
gram will combine with other fea-
lures to make January 2 an inter-
esting day for every farmer in the
county. This is the date of the an
nual meeting o fthe Farm Bureau
for New CASTLE county which will
be held in Wolf Hall beginning at
10 a. m. A review of the work
done in 1918, a prospectus of the
work for 1919, and a report of the
results achieved by the community
committeeman in the membership
drive, will be interesting features
of the program.
At the morning meeting, which
ibegins at 10 o'clock, the President
and Treasurer of the Farm Bu-
reau will report on the business
affairs of the association for the
year just past, and the Project
Leaders will tell what the Farm
Bureau has done in 1918 to inn
prove farm life and make farming
a better and more profitable bust
ness in New Castle county. The
work that the Farm Bureau should
do in 1919 will be discussed by the
members and a program adopted
after which officers for the coming
year will be elected and the meet
ing will break up for dinner
which will be served to member!
at seventy-fve cents plate in Ole
College Hall. No farm bureau
member or his family should mis-
this dinner at which the Delawar'
College Orchestra will furnish
music.
In the afternoon, George H
Stevenson, President of the Fed
,eral Land Bank Of Baltimore, vii
discuss, among other things, tn
County Farm Loan Association
I which will be organized sometim
i in january. Any farmer intereste
i in securing a loan should be pre-
: sent to hear this talk and to fin
: out about the plans for organizin
Il an association in this county. Tn
Z afternoon program will be cor
{ cI!uded by several reels of movin
pictures on dairy farming an
{ farm home making.
: Farmers from every part of tn
II county are joining the Farm B,
e reau and the membership can
X paign begins to look like, a contei
d between the Community Commi
teemen as to who will get the mo
e members. Every farmer and evel
Z farm woman who is interested
3 improving farm life and the far
y business, will be present to tai
E part in this meeting at Newark {
"a January 2.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Craftsmen Have
New Year Treat

The Craftsmen at Kells were the
happy recipients of tickets to the
moving picture show on Monday
an especially delightful New
Years gift from the management
Iof the Newark Opera House. 1t is
the wish of the Craftsmen that the
coming year will bring to the
management as great a measure of
joy as the evenings pleasure
brought to Kells.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
CHRISTMAS AT THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Santa Claus Present With
Gifts for Everybody

The best of Christmas weather
was the gift of the capricious
weather man to the Presbyterian
Sunday School on Friday night
when their annual Christmas en-
'tertainment was held. Every men,
Der who was able to be present
came and enjoyed the entertain
ment provided and every one re-
Iceived gift from jolly old Santa
Claus who with we'll filled pack
came down the chimney erected
for his special benefit on the pull
pit. A large we'll formed tree, 25
feet in height touched the ceiling
and taxed the ingenuity of DR..
Rowan and his helpers to tip off
with trimmings. This was the
center Cf interest, for it held many
gifts that Santa couldn't get into
his pack but which he and his help
ers distributed at the close of the
entertainment with many a chuck
lie and quip and jest.
Music was furnished by Miss
Nellie Wilson, Johnson Rowan and
| Warren Kennedy. The program in
full follows: Organ Voluntary
Singing by the School, "Silent
.Night";' Prayer; Recitation by
Carolyn Chalmers; Recitation by
| William Becker; Recitation by Ann
, Chalmers; Recitation by Curtis
Potts; Recitation by Agnes Miller;
: Recitation by Emily Becker; Reel.
tation by Harry Williamson; Reel
7 tation by Ericka Grothem; Recita
( tion by Alice Williamson; Recita
= tion by Elizabeth Chambers; Reel
| tation by Mary Johnson; Singing
! by the School, "Hark, the Hearlt
+, Angels Sing"
f A. the close of the program &C
= cording to custom, books Were
t awarded to those who had not bee,
k labsent from Sunday School durin,
the entire year. The list included
Curtis Potts, Mary Potts, Leo
Potts, George Chalmers, Irvi1
, Chalmers, Mary Chalmers, An,
Chalmers, Mary Johnson, N. N
Motherall, John Bowen, H. E. TIT
c fanny and DR.. w. J. Rowan. Irvi
Chalmers was reported as havin
Il attained 100 per cent attendanc
: for the sixth successive year.
4 On behalf of the Ladies' Bib
% Glass, Dean Harry Hayward pre-
"a scented gifts to DIR. and Mrs. Rowa
y, who were admonished to open tn
O. boxes. DR.. Rowan received bo
" of stockings and Mrs. Rowan
:, handsome umbrella.
y Santa's bells were heard in til
n distance and soon he was greetir
ri those present and distributin
W. gifts. Every one in the Sunda
g . School was remembered, some r
ceiving several gifts, before Sant
30 bade merry Christmas to all ar
~ Ito all Good Night"
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Watch Night Services "
at the NJ. E. Church

A watch night" service will be
held at the Methodist Church to-
night (Tuesday) to usher in the
New Year. From 1870 to 11.15 a
social hour will be enjoyed in the
room and refreshments Of
coffee and cake will be served. At
1115 the worshippers will adjourn
to the upper room where a prayer
and praise service will continue
until the midnight hour.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Professor Grantham
has Tempting Offer

Professor Arthur E. Grantham
has been asked to take the di-
rectorship of the Agricultural Bu-
reau of the Lime Manufacturers
Association at a salary of $4,000
beginning January /, and $4,000
yearly after July /. He is at pres
ert holding the matter under ad-
yisement but it seems hardly like
ly that this magnanimous offer
will tempt him to leave the work
which he has so we'll organized
here and through which he Is
rendering such effective service tc
agricultural interests in Delaware
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Carol Singers Make u
Tour of the Town

The choir of St. Thomas P. +.
Church according to their usual
|CnriStmas custom made a tour OF
,he town on Christmas eve singing
carols and making calls on the
smut ms" Stiltz's bus was Sc
cured and the choir was enabled
70 make q calls between 1920 ana
zSO a. m. On their return to the
Parish House they enjoyed a
luncheon prepared and served by
Some Of the ladies.
Previous TO their departure a
communion service with choral
nging was held in the church and
was very we'll attended.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Director at Tome
Institute Resigns

DR.. Thomas Stockham Baker,
who, for the last ten years has
been director of Tome Institute at
Port Deposit, will sever his con-
nection with that institution on
July l next. His resignation has
been rendered in order to accept
the executive position in one OF
the largest and most important
colleges of the East.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Airship Looted by Thieves
Near Hockessis

An airship wrecked near Hoe
kessin on Christmas Eve when the
aviator lost his way in the fog, was
looted by thieves while awaiting
removal by the government me-
chanics from Howard Milchel's
farm near Hockessin. The identity
of the thieves lis not definitely
known, but the government to
whom the vandalism was reported
is understood to have a promising
clue.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Newark Youths Skate
on Thin Ice

The freezing weather of the last
few days delighted the hearts of
the young vacationists who are
fond of skating. Settings pond
had a thin coating of ice which
lured a few venturesome spirits on
Monday. After futile attempts
and much breaking through, they
abandoned the sport.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Name of Delaware Hero
Omitted from List

In the list of Delaware Coilege
men who made the supreme sacri-
fcn for home and humanity, the
name of s. T. Lambert did not ap.
near. This young hero was one Oh
.the first to fall and the omission
was entirely the fault of the POST,
for the name appeared on the isl
submitted by Dean Smith.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-23
COWleS- Miller.

The Methodist parsonage was the
scene of a quiet wedding at o'clock
parties were Mr.. Valentine H. Cowles
of this city and Miss Marian Miller of
Pottneau. Pastor G. l.. Clifford per-
formed the ceremony, using the ring
service. Miss Marvvll Miller. sister
of the bride, and Mr.. Loren D. Upton
affixed their names to the credentials
as witnesses of the ceremony.
Mrs. Cowles Is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Truman Miller, who hold ex
tensive farming interests near Botti
neau. Mr.. Cowles served two years in
France, and came to Minot two
months ago. He holds a position in
the Consumers Store in the Anderson
building. Mr.. and Mrs. Cowles in
tend making Minot their home. Minot
gladly welcomes them, and joins with
their many friends in wishing then,
many happy and successful years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-23

public but that there is work for the
Red Cross and that it must continue
these hearts are the same hearts
which fed starving Europe and gave
for all suffering humanity until it
hurt-they do know that there are
as great problems to be- met right
here at our own doors as any of those
which the Red Cross has so well han
died abroad and each will give his
dollar again freely that this work
may live and that the American Red
Cross shall continue to be the Great
est Mother to that part of America
which suffers. The thing can be done
it must be done and you Chapter
men and women must do it.
Now is the time to start-there are
but 9 few days left these will pass
quickly. Get your Third Roll Call or
ganization together NOW.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-23
being made by attorneys.

being made by attorneys.
Without a word the jurist left his
chair, and, sitting down on the stairs
leading to the bench, calmly removed
his slippers and donned his walking
shoes, gathered up his papers and de-
parted from the court chamber.
No, the judge isn't formal-not In
the least.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-23
NO FORMALITY ABOUT
JUSTICE ROBINSON

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 20 There's
one thing to say about Justice J. E.
Robinson of the North Dakota su
preme court: He is not in the least
formal.
The other day the Justice apparent
ly tired Of the arguments that were
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-23

C. f. Smith left Tuesday for Fox
Lake, Wis, where he enlisted in the
Civil war in 1861. He has not been
back there in years and will hunt up
some of his old comrades if any are
left.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-03-28


lie called mnn named Stein. Z
member of our company, who thought
40 more of losing a franc than he did
Of having his right arm shot off. Stein
went over to Stewart. who whispered
to him and passed him something
fact that Stein. who had fifteen francs
on the game, instead of coming back to
watch the game, disappeared behind
the billet, while Stewart was marched
Off to "clink."
The rooters were getting impatient.
SO put big Welshman in to pitch. I
told the umpire that according TO the
rules pitcher being put in "cold" was
allowed four balls over the plate to
warm up. The umpire agreed to this.
I whispered to the Welshman, "Get out
in that box and take your time, delay
Ing the game as much as possible be-
tween each pitch. Now, you are al
which to warm up. Slam 'em into me.
but II you put one of them over. our
goose Is cooked"
The Welshman was mystified. but
followed my instructions to the letter.
He threw four balls which nearly
broke my back to get. Then the UNI
pire held up his hand and called, play
BALL" Immediately went over to him
and explained that these four balls
had not gone over the plate. He fell
for this and agreed with me. After
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-03-28

OF the game. Their antics were awful.
u we had nsed a regular baseball l
don't think there would have been a
Tommy la the squad without a black
eye. Did you ever watch a girl trying
to catch a ball? We'll. the girls team
alongside OF some Of these Tommies
would have looked like the winner In
our worlds series. 1t was hard work
keeping their interest up.
Two weeks later we went up into the
front line: then came back again for
another rest. The interest in baseball
was dying out and we were ut our wi, s
end. Time passed. and we figured out
that we ought to be hearing from our
appeal, but nothing came. Then. once
trench.
The Tommies were very skeptical
and every time baseball was men
toned they would gaze In our direction
with sneerinz look This completely
got our goats.
One evening we were sitting In q
dugout of the support trench; 1t was
raining like the mischief, and we were
cold and downhearted. Pretty soon
the rations came up. The ration party
generally brings the rations down into
the dugouts. but the two men carrying
our "dixie" set 1t down in the mud OF
the trench and almost "shOt the
chutes" down the entrance to the dug
out. They were breathless with ex
element. One OF them yelled out:
'Yank, there's a timber full of par
cells down In the reserve dugout
They're all addressed to you, HIM
pey, and they're from America"
/ Stewart let out shout and Eel
warm all over. How we lorded i
over those poor Tommies. That nigh
we were to be relieved and go bacl
to rest billets. We could hardly wal
for the time.
The next morning was Sunday, ant
after church parade we made MAJ
rush to the orderly room to get on
mail.
The quartermaster sergeant wa
waiting for me, and behind him stoo'
every officer in the company, tryin
to disguise the expectant look on thei
!, faces. Every eye was turned in tn
direction of a heap of parcels.
thought the quarter" never woul
start. Even the captain could 20
: stand it, and giving way to his eager
, ness, said: Sergeant, you had bel
ter issue the mail"
| Stewart and l were all anxiety.
!; Then, STOPPING down, the sergean
, took up a parcel and read off: EN-
pey, No. $685." and threw 1t over t
me. / caught 1t on the fly. The sci
geant kept on reading out "Empey,
and parcels came through the air lik
r bombardment.
r The first parcel l picked up VIC
S stamped Passed by Censor" and col
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-03-28

tanned twelve brand-new baseballs, or
at least, eleven, and the remains of
one. This twelfth ball was stamped,
Opened by Censor" but search as l
could, could find no stamp reading
"Sewed Up by Censor" We did the
sewing up, but that ball looked like a
ducks egg when we had finished.
Stewart and roundly cussed the cen
sor. Later, we both cussed the inven-
tor of baseball. There was a rea-
son.
The readers of the newspaper APP
pealed to had nobly responded to our
appeal. There were enough gloves
and balls for two teams, and even a
chest protector and mask. The mask
was an article of great curiosity to all.
Some of them thought 1t was a bomb
protector. Every one in turn tried 1t
on, and every one, upon learning that
the catcher was to wear the mask,
wanted Immediately to sign up for
the position. Stewart and could
have been elected to parliament right
there, IL these Tommtes could have
had their way.
The next afternoon the candidates
forty In all, and the whole company
turned out en- masse ON the baseball
field, which we had laid out during
our previous stay in rest billets.
From that day on. Stewart and ]
led a dogs life. Though on paper
everything looked bright. and the can
didates were letter perfect In the
game, or thought they were, on the
field they were dubs of the worst cali
ber-regular boneheads. If McGrav
Of the Giants had had that moi
wished on him he would have chuckei
up his job and taken the stump fol
woman suffrage; 20 you can appre
ciate our FIX.
Stewart was a really good pitcher
plenty of curved stuff. having playet
semi-pro ball in the United States. I
was my intention to catch for him
end all in the other positions with tnt
most likely candidates. This schem'
did not work In with the popular yer
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-03-28
He Was In an AmA Temper.

that rube Of a pitcher M thrown
about fifteen or sixteen balls, several
passing me, which I chased to the bill
let to waste time, the umpire got I'm
patient and the rooters were yelling
like mad to carry on. I still insisted
that none Of the balls had gone over
the plate, and the umpire was In q
quandary. Just then one of our men
passed in the rear of me and whis-
pered: Stewart says to 60 on with
the game" Wondering at this infor-
nation. started In.
The pitching of that Welshman was
awful. he hit the first two men up
and walked the third. was in despair.
bases full and two out. Some Of the
Canadian rooters were jumping up and
down, throwing their hats in the air.
and one fellow was whistllng ''The
Star-Spangled Banner" This got my
goat completely.
Near every billet hangs a gas gong.
This Is triangular piece Of steel or
an empty shell case. Beside this gong
hangs an iron striker. Upon the
sounding Of the alarm, by striking on
the gong with the striker, every man
is supposed to put on his gas helmet
and repair Immediately to his proper
station. These gongs are to warn SOL.
diers that German poison gas Is COM
ing over.
While l was signaling to my rube
pitcher and beseeching him to put one
over, the Changing Of the gas gong rang
out. dropped my glove. got OF my
chest protector, and madly rushed for
my helmet and soon had it on, the
rooters and players doing the same.
Then got wise. I remembered Stew
arts instructions: "Watch out for gas.
I'll make 'em hunt for their gas he'll
NETS" The nerve and daring Of his
scheme took my breath away The
Canadians had mile to go to get to
their stations, and believe me. 1t is no
fun double-timing for a mile while a
gas helmet Is choking you with its
chemical fumes.
Well, those Canadians beat 1t, and so
did we. but the game was saved and
all bets were Off.
I nearly smothered with laughter in
my gas helmet. To the rest. not being
sin the know" it was a genuine alarm.
j Shortly after the stampede it was dis
covered that the alarm was false, and
a rigid investigation Immediately took
place. But the Canadians had left and
our money was safe. 1t certainly would
have gone hard with the culprit had
he been caught. AS 1t was, our bat
talon got two weeks as extra fatigue
on working and digging parties.
Afterward, was let into the secret.
Stewart had given Stein ten francs to
sound the gas alarm, which, with his
fifteen francs bet on the game, Stein
did not have it in his heart to refuse.
Many time. Stewart Stein and my
self had a quiet little laugh when we
pictured the Canadians stampeding for
their billets.
Then orders were received to take
over new sector of the line and base
bah was forgotten. The work In front
Of us was to be of the grimmest nature.
Not long after that. In my first going
"over the top" Stewart was killed and
Stein was wounded. was also slight
ly wounded
Thus ended the career of the Eu6ilier
Giants on the western front.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-03-28
The Difference.

The fool shows his folly and knows
1t not. but the wise guy knows his
folly and shows 1t not.