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Newark post., 1919-08-27
ATLANTIC CITY
FLIERS TO MAKE TOUR
OF UNITED STATES
Visit Jex Field Last Week and
Take up Number
of "Eans"

The high cost of flying and the
cheerful way in which the high
cost of everything is met were ad-
mirably illustrated on Friday
afternoon when eight or ten per-
sons from this vicinity paid fifteen
dollars each for a ffteen-minute
ride in an airplane.
Two aviators known as Bob
Shanks and Bill Jenkins formerly
government flyers who have been
at the Hotel Traymore, Atlantic
City, during the SUMMER were in
town on Friday and on Saturday
morning and took up passengers
from Jex field. They originally in
tended to land on the Bower farm
,and their advance agent had made
arrangements to that effect in
order to draw from Elkton as we'll
tas Newark. The flyers, however,
found that it would be extremely
difficult to make landing there.
After their arrival the change was
made to Jex field.
On Friday they gave an exhibi-
tion of flying over Elkton and New
lark, coming sufficiently near to
enable observers to read the mark
ing "Traymore" which still adorn-
ed their planes. They dropped an
nouhcehaents., from the sky stating
their terms and the time Of f1yrRH,iy;..
Great numbers of people from
this vicinity visited the field and
viewed the planes with a great deal
of interest. Only a few fans"
were tempted to try the air at that
price, however. An extra charge
was made for the privilege Of
"looping the loop"
The young aviators made very
favorable impression and express
ed themselves as being delighted
with the treatment accorded them
by the Newark residents and were
especially enthusiastic about the
field as a landing place, declaring
it to be ideal. Jenkins was an in
structor during the war period and
the late Quentin Roosevelt was one
of his pupils.
This, according to the advance
agent is one Of a series of fights
arranged by a wealthy man who
proposes to finance a tour of the
whole United States in order to
work up interest in the entire sub
ject of aeronautics. He intends to
put on the market in a few years
a plane "fiivver" to sell for two
thousand dollars which is only a
small part of what an airplane
costs at the present time. Eight
machines will constitute the fleet
making the tour. They will visit
the cities and towns in the South.
ern and the Gulf states this win.
ter, spend next summer on the
Pacific coast and return via the
Great Lakes. This they estimate
will take about year and a half.
After the exhibition here the
flyers went back to Atlantic City
which will continue to be thei,
headquarters. Here the planes will
be overhauled and made ready fol
the tour. The advance agent left
on Saturday morning for Rich
mond, Virginia, which will be the
next stop.
Newark post., 1919-08-27
Supper And Dance
Scheduled For October 9

The Board Of Directors of the
New Century Club assisted by the
ospitality committee are making ar
rangements for supper to be given
for the benefit of the building fund
ON October 9 from 5 to s D. m.
Dancing to good music vii ltake
place from $50 until II.
Newark post., 1919-08-27
Handsome Auto Hearse
Delivered Saturday

E. c. Wilson received from the
Fader Motor Company on Saturday
a handsome new automobile hearse
which was used for the first time
on Monday.
Newark post., 1919-08-27
VIII Erect Home On t
South College Avenue

Postmaster L. X. Bowen has pur-
chased of d. c. Rose, a lot on South
College Avenue fronting the Wo-
mems College and will erect there
on a handsome residence.
Newark post., 1919-08-27
State Board Of L
Education Here Today

The State Board of Education
paid an informal visit to Newark
today and inspected the proposed
sites for the new school building.
Newark post., 1919-08-27
OBITUARY
HESTER A. WIDDoEs

Hester A. Widdoes, aged 81
years, died at the home of her son,
o. w. Widdoes, on Saturday,
August %, of general debility.
Funeral services were held at her
late home yesterday afternoon at
2.30 with DR.. w. J. Rowan officiat-
ing. Interment was made in New
ark cemetery.
Mrs. Widdoes spent most of
long and useful life In this vicinity.
Up until the time of her recent i'll
ness, she was unusually active and
alert for a woman of her years, her
ability to read without the aid of
glasses, and to keep up with the
events of the day, exciting the Won
der and admiration of her friends.
She is survived by five sons,
Frank and 0. w. Widdoes of this
town, A. B. Widdoes of Dexter,
Me-; George E. of Oldtown, Me-,
and J. Seymour of Bridgeton, Me-;
and one daughter, Mrs. G. H. Met
finger of Philadelphia. The five
sons and the son-in-law acted as
pall-bearers for the mother.
Newark post., 1919-08-27
w. G. T. u. To s----''--
Meet Tomorrow

The W. c. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Mary E. Donnell tomorrow
(Thursday) afternoon at 2 o clock.
Newark post., 1919-08-27
MARY A. SMITH

Mary Adaline Smith, only daugh-
ter of Albert Smith formerly of
Rising Sun, Md. aged 46 years, died
at the home of her brother, George
Smith in Baltimore on Thursday,
August 2l, following an operation
for appendicitis.
Funeral services were held at
the residence of her brother on
Monday morning at 8 o'clock. The
body was brought to Newark on
Monday morning. Services were
held at Head of Christiana Presby-
terian church by Rev. Branch of
Baltimore at 1890 and intermant
made in the adjoining cemetery.
She is survived by her father
and three brothers George, Bradley
and Henry, The deceased was
cousin of Albert L. Lewis of this
town.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
q III !.

!. Thaddeus Kosciusko
.. Nine-tenths pure gold.
8. In 113 B. c. when they came in con-
tact with the army Of Rome.
A. In 1880.
5. 1T is twice as large. IL
9. Warsaw.
z. In 1921.
8. A limited monarchy.
8. Hadrian.
TO- Lahore.
NEW QUESTIONS.
l. Whose death in 1405 saved the inde.e
pendence of China; 1853
=. What emperor B. C. formed China
from eight kingdoms into one great empire
252.
3. What are double stars? IS. .2f
T. What two things are essential to the
production of sound? 4. =
5. What is the difference between. the
formation of dew and the deposit of water
ON a tumbler? 351.
6. From what animal is our domestic
cat descended? 225. ~
T.. What animal has more than 1900
s. What nation is thought to have in
vented gun powder? 562 l4
8. When was paper first used in print
ing! III.
10. Who was considered the greatest
French nOyeliSt9
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Investigate Charges
Of Painting Of Wirz
Shaft at Andersonville

MACON, Ga, May ia rigid in
vestigation is being made at Souther
field, near Americas, Ga, today Of
charges that a party of northern
aviation cadets went to Anderson
vile, Ga, where $4,000 federal SOL
diers of the Civil war are buried,
and painted the monument of Major
Henry E. Wirz, famous Confederate
officer, in the German colors, red.
black and yellow.
Sumter county officials state to-
day that arrests will probably be
made within a short time, as the
latest developments show that one
officer, one civilian employee and one
man not connected with the camp
were the ring-leaders in the affair.
The car used by the men in making
the trip from Souther Field to An
chine. and was traced direct into the
camp after the people of Anderson
vile had discovered the dissertation
of the monument.
The monument to Major Wirz was
erected several years ago by the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
of the South. 1t stands on the Dixie
highway. which is the main street of
AndersOnville. A national cemetery
is also located at Andersonville.
which was site of the Confederate
prison. Major Wirz. who was in
charge of the prison during the Civi,
war. was executed in Washington
after peace had been declared
charged with cruelty to prisoners OF
the north.
1t was in justification of Major
Wirz, a native of Switzerland that
the women of the south erected the
| monument and placed it at Ander-
sonville.
Chapters of the Daughters of the
Confederacy at AnGersonville an(
Americas have sent in a demand t.
the war department for an immediate
Investigation of the conduct of the
soldiers
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Big Fish Drags Boat
And Men ga of Mile

Postmaster A. f. LOFTS and his
friend, Simon Gustafson, are the he
roes of Manor, Tex, just at present.
They went fishing one day this week.
and had an exciting experience. 1t
is related that Gustafson hooked a
small f1sh-a minnow-and left it
on the hook as bait for a larger
one.
While waiting for a bite Gustafson
fell into a browse, but was aroused
when his pole and line were jerked
from his hand and dragged to the
middle of the river.
LOFTS and GuStafson imm ediately
procured a boat and rowed out to
pick up the pole and line.
This was accomplished while Gus
tafson was at the oars, but LOFTS
met with powerful resistance when
he attempted to haul in the line.
Gustafson tugged at the oars with
all his might, but the boat was
towed quarters of mile be-
fore its momentum slacKened. Then
a big fish was hauled in which proved
to be of the ''mudcat" variety. An
derson & Co.'s scales showed that it
weighed fifty pounds and two ounces.
Pretty good for a cuple of fell
lers who don't profess to be full
f1edged Izaac Waltons," remarked
Postmaster LOFTS with a character
istic chuckle.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
LARGEST SOUTHERN
BAPTIST MEETING
OPENS IN ATLANTA
Nearly 5000 Delegates and
Visitors in Attendance at
Sixty-fourth Conference,
Or, J, P, GambreII Re-
Elected President

The geratest convention OF south
ern Baptists ever held in the history
of the denomination began Wednes-
day in AtlaRta, nearly 5000 dele
gates having assembled for discus
sion of important questions connect
ed with the interests of the demon
ination.
DR.. ]. B .Gambrell, of Fort Worth,
Tex, president of the organization, is
presiding, as he was reelected with
out opposition as the head of the Or
SANITATION for the next term.
The opening session on Wednesday
morning was taken up with the pres
ident's message, in which he empha-
sized the vital issues confronting
the Baptists in the era Of reconstruc-
ton, and by addresses of welcome
and responses. DR.. Henry Afford
Porter, of the Second Baptist church.
welcomed the delegates in behalf OF
the Baptists of Atlanta, the response
for the convention being made by Dr.
c. B. Carroll, of Beaumont, Tex
Three sessions are being held each
day.
other officers elected on the first
day, besides DR.. Gambrell, the pres1-
dent, are:
DR.. John S. Johnson, of Mississip-
nj: DR.. John B. Nell, Athens. Ga;
Captain Richard F. Manley, Alabama,
and DR.. J. c.. Savage, Nashville,
Tenn, vice presidents; DR.. Hight Z.
Moore, Nashville, and J. Henry Bur-
nett, of Macon, secretaries; George
w. Norton, Kentucky, treasurer, and
w D Harvey Kentucky auditor.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
"CorpSe" Loved Pudding
So Well He Revived

Wet Wood, of rBonham, Tex, was
duly laid out by the undertaken pre-
paratory Sto~arrangiug for hts burialy
but he could not stay dead" because
of his fondness for blood pudding. He
revived in the middle of the night
left the cooling board, and approach-
ed his wife with the request that she
make him some blood pudding, the
result being that the undertakers
very nearly had to lay Mrs. Wood out
for burial.
Wood had had the influenza, and.
according to the doctors and the UNI
dertakers, he died. He was meas
ured for burial suit. and the
friends came in to condole with the
bereaved wife and sit up with her in
an adjoining room. .r s
While they were talking of deaths
and funerals and ghosts and such
pleasant topics, the corpse became
tired of his hard bed on the, cooling
board, got up and walked into the
other room with the statement that
he believed he could "get well" IL he
just had good blood pudding to eat.
When the company revived SUI
ficiently, the corpse was put back to
bed and arrangements for the funer-
al na1Ip1 off u
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

Below the neck a man is worth
about 50 a day. Above the necA
ne may be worth $1,OO0,O0O cash
down.
That's the theory behind Uncle
Sans new Bedside University" for
heroes.
Every military and naval hospital
in the United States is part of the
Bedside University. In these hog
pitfalls Uncle Sam is serving out prac-
tical education to wounded fighting
mep-training them to meet prac-
teal problems of earning a living
No veterans of the army that won
world-freedom will ever beg on the
streets outright or under the guise
of peddling-not if the war depart
ment can help it.
Uncle Sans Bedside University
beats anything done by other ma
tions. Germany, her manpower de-
pleted, is fitting her men with in
genius false arms and legs so they
can make a stab at their old trades
80 per cent efficient. England and
Canada are doing the same. But the
United States is teaching each man
a trade at which he can be 100 per
cent efficient.
For example, Private John Doe.
Before the war he was a barber
earning SIS week. He stood al
(day. At Belleau Wood a shell tore
saway his right leg.
Were Private Doe German or
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
YOUR AUTO A B G.
BY OTTO KRANK
Gina Her Air

One of the first things a fellow
ought to know about his car is how
to take care of the tires.
And one of the hardest things to
BIO oac into the heads of a lot of
Teoalo is the fact that they'll get a
--0wout quicker if they drive with
Httle air in their tires than they
will if they keep the pressure up.
Taeee-fourths of all tire trouble
comes from soft tires. And here's
why. When you don't keep enough
air in to have the tire stand up
round and firm, it has a fiat surface
on the ground and sharp angles in
stead of a curve where the tread
that's f1attened out on the ground
joins the side walls. Now this con-
slant changing of shape as the tire
turns and hits the ground and leaves
it works at the fabric inside of the
tire and heats it until it loosens it
from the rubber. This makes it
weaker, and ,bing-some day you've
got a blowout-and wonder why.
Most tires are built to carry about
ri 8 pounds to the inch: A three-inch
lire would have air pressure of 81
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
New York Policemen
Take No Chances on Reds

The New York policemen are TAX
ing no chances these days on red
flags or even red scarfs. In order
to be entirely on the safe side they
even interrupted a wedding the other
day, just because the gypsy bride and
groom were having a ceremony in
accordance with gypsy customs.
From the first it was rather un-
usual that sons and daughters of the
gypsy tribe should have selected New
York as wedding place instead of
the free spaces of the country. but
it suited Malino Pajolo and Pizar
Pasha to have it that way, so 200
gypsies assembled in Gotham for
the event.
The ceremony began about 3
o'clock, and, after the father of the
bride had placed some salt and
bread on the knees, of the bride
and of the groom to signify the
hardships which they must face, each
took hold of the end of a bright red
scarf, and, according to custom, be-
gan to parade around tie room. Ev-
erybdy was Apply, and tie tribemen
and tie wmen were proving that they
know how to shimmy and tango as
we'll as the veriest New Yorker,
when the four policemen stationed
in the hall spied the red scarf.
"Down with Their flag they or
dered, for no Bolshevikf were allow
ed; and it took voluble explana tions
from the bride and groom and the
200 guests to persuade them that it
was a gypsy custom instead of the
symbol of anarchy
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

I Br!tisher, he would still be a bar
Der, standing on a false leg-a pain
fui process But when he graduates
from Bedside University he won't be
barber at all, but linotype opera
tor, able to make $50 to $40 a week
and sit down at his work.
His war loss becomes a peace gain
Letterman General Hospital has
the largest training school of this
sort in the west. Major Cullimore
in charge, sympathizes with his men
He left an arm in Europe.
Here are men learning again how
to walk mastering the use of false
limbs. The beginners toddle like
babes; those more advanced walk like
boys on stills; some stride along
with hardly a limp, learning to ste
over obstacles.
In nearby field. on putting trac-
tors, soldiers learn farm chauffering
run seeders, binders. harroWs, reap
ers, electrical milking apparatus
cream separators. There are classes
in soil analysis, stock breeding. farm
management. These men viii b
useful.
The machine shop has classes i
auto repairing, tire vulcanizing, oxy-
acetylene welding. Flat OIL their
backs, men are mastering mechanical
drawing. A legless carpenter has
learned Wood-carving-he will climb
no more ladders, but he will not
need to. Nine mon of musical abil
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
COUNCIL DECLINES
TOCONSIDER NOTE
FROM RANTZAU

PARIS, May 15.-The council Of
four has declined to consider the
note from Count Won Brockdorff
Rantzau, chief of the German peace
mission, relative to international la
Dor legislation. In a note sent to
the German delegation today, M
CIemenceau, president of the peace
conference, says that the allied and
associated governments are of the
opinion that their decisions give sat-
isfaction to the anxiety which the
German delegate processes for social
q justice, and insure the realization of
reforms which the working classes
have more than ever a right to ex-
pect after the cruel trial to which the
world has been subjected during the
last five wears" W..
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Regains Her Sight
At Ace of Ninety 0ne

KNOXVILLE, La. May 8.-Mrs.
Sam Silvey, of this city, has had a
remarkable case of second sight. Mrs.
Silvey, who is past ninety-one years
of age, and makes her home with
her daughter, Mrs. John Williams,
has been totally blind for four
months, until recently, when he sight
gradually began to return to her.
The other day while out in the
yard she remarked that she could
see washing handing out OH a line
at house a mile away.
Others members of the family could
barely distinguish the washing on the
line, but Mrs. Silvey could see every
piece of washing.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

The new corn king" of Nebraska
and the west is George A. Roberts,
Of Omaha, a farmers boy who has
become a millionaire through his in
dustry and shrewdness. According to
recent reports he has made a profit
Of $2,200,000 in less than three
months time because of the advance
in the price of corn. Several other
Omaha men are reported to have
made large sums of money, but no
definite figures have been announced.
A jump 1of cents in CORN due to
the announcement that the dest Of
the world was going to return to
a war bread basis caused no furry
in the heart of Roberts, because he
had cleaned up on the remnants of
his 100000 bushels whic hsold in
May at $1.701a.
Roberts has been a believer in corn
since last fall because the Nebraska
crop was short and all Nebraska has
been "bullish' on the grain.
Roberts, according to his friends,
was a farmers boy at the start and
learned the grain business while OPP
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

He and his neighbors had been
losing so many chickens that they
offered a dollar apiece for every
hawk shot, but even this did not pro-
duce desired results, so Farmer
Roach began to think up ways and
means of saving the fowls.
Finally, as he has an electric light
ing plant on his place, he decided to
make some decoys Of the dead chick
ems of the neighborhood and charge
them with electricity. He took the
bodies to, a taxidermist and had
them stuffed and mounted; then he
wired them.
On his instructions everybody else
shut up their chickens for several
days, and the hawks began to as
semble over his yard. On the first
day ninety-seven hawks were electro
cuted, and within a week over 200
had been disposed of by this novel
method.
The farmers met and gave Mr..
Roach a vote of thanks and present.
ed him with a en-dollar gold piece.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Horse SaIve Was Not Good
OR Bows StOmaCnS

Joseph, ten years old; Olan, eight.
and Victor, Jr., six, sons of Victor
Hill, a farmer living near Seaford,
Del, are lying at their home in a
precarious condition, the result of
eating a quantity of horse salve.
While their father was at work in
a nearby field, the boys were at
play in the barn, and came across
box of their fathers horse rene
dies. The box Of salve looked good.
so they ate some of it, and shortly
after became sick.
The parents. finding out what they
had done, sent hurry call to Sea-
ford for physician, who, upon his
arrival at the farm home, found the
three youngsters suffering greatly
from poison which the salve con-
tanned. Next morning they were
slightly improved, and the attending
physician has hopes of their re-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
MARSHAL FOCH GOES
IT'D RHINE: IS READY.
FOR PROMPT ACTION
Germans Say They Cannot Q
Sign Peace Treaty in Pres s
emit Form-ImpossibIe to
Fulfill. Terms

BERLIN, May 15.-Count Won
rockdorff-Rantzau, the head of the
German peace delegation, in commu.
nicating to the other members OF
the delegation the text Of the three
notes he sent to Premier 'Clemenceau.
pointed outs that the peace treaty, in
it's present form could not be ac-
cepted and could not be signed be-
cause it was impossible to fulfill it's
terms. a
NEW YORK, May 15.-(Summary
of European Cables to the Associated
Press. &c ermany has met with an
other rebuff from the council or four,
of the peace conference in the effort
her plenipotentiaries at Versailles
are making to secure alterations IN
the peace treaty by setting torth o.
jections in a series OF notes.
The council has refused to conSlder
the note sent by the Germans re-
garding international labor legisla-
ton, and in a lengthy note states the
reasons why such consideration u
not given. The councils belief thar
the terms Of the treaty meet the OBJ
jects the Germans profess to desire
is set forth, and the defects in the
German plan are pointed out.
Vigorous measures that will be an
immediate result of a refusal of the
Germans to sign the peace treaty
Marshal Foch, ommander-in-chief OF
the allied armies, is on the Rhtne
front and dispatches state that ne
will take such action as is necessary
in the event of the failure OF the en-
envy to sign the treaty. ~
An immediate economic olockade
of Germany also is planned as a part
Of the program in case continued
hostile action against the enemy IS
considered necessary. ~
The Austrian peace mission Is at
st. Germain- En-Laye. near Paris,
having arrived Wednesday,
The belief in some quarters is that
the peace terms the delegates will be
asked to sign will be presented TO
them on Wednesday. The Adriat1c
question, which has so important a
bearing on the Austrian treaty, has
not yet been adjusted, however. and
this fact may serve to delay the
presentation Of the terms.
Meanwhile there are reports that
strong Italian forces have been
landed at the ports of cara and Sc
benico, on the Dalmatian coast be-
tween Fiume and Spalato: These
forces are said to have, moved inland
and to he fortifViup strategic DOrtG.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
MoIasseS QueerS His
ORIGINAL Ear Trumpet

After having worked for weeks on
an ear trumpet to relieve his deaf
ness, finally completing a satisfac-
tory equipment, Abe Smell, who con-
ducts a small grocery store at Hins-
dale, Pa, was much perturbed the
next day to find that his trumpet
would not work. The new invention
consisted of a tin funnel, about a
yard of rubber hose and a secret
contrivance, and it's inventor was dis
playing it with much pride.
Some one came in to buy some
molasses, and the storekeeper went
back and poured in the sticky stuff.
Returning to eXpatiate further on
the trumpet, he found himself as
deaf as ever.
A bystander finally discovered that
he had absent-mindedly used his ear
trumpet funnel in pouring the mo-
lasses instead of the store funnel.
The funnel was washed out, and the
ear trumpet is now working fine.