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Smyrna times., 1919-04-02
vEVS Of THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
.-,wCy ITEMS GATHERED FROM
DIR STATE EXCHANGES

Tomato growers of Georgetown held
r,aeting and decided not to contract
r.r tomatoes this year unless they are
paid $50 ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas w. Killen at
..nded the funeral of their brother,
Cooroe A. Porter, who died at Ches-
tar Pa, Friday, March 18th, inter-
,oont was made at Newport, New
Castle County.
Lieutenant and Mrs. William D.
Denney of Dover have rented the
home of Senator R. R. Kenney while
their home near town is being fin
ished.
President Pro Tenn Short of the
Senate was presented with a gold
watch by his colleagues, and he gave
+be members and officers of the Senate
and the newspaper correspondents
silk neckties, Monday night at the
State House.
At the close of the prayer meeting
in the Denton Methodist church last
Wednesday, Henry Lewis on behalf of
tbe members and friends of the church
made a brief speech relative to the
work of the pastor, Rev. DR.. Wyatt,
and presented him with a check for
s1S5.
General l. Pusey Wickersham has
been appointed by Judge Rice as a
member of the Board of Police Com
missiOners for six years. His present
term expires on April 80, but the law
requires that the appointment must be
made 30 days prior to it's expiration.
General Wickersahm is president of
the board.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pancast Mill
ington of Philadelphia, formerly of
Dover, are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a son, March 20, 1919
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maberry for a
long time residents of Dover, West
Dover and Smyrna, have decided to
leave Dover and reside with their
daughter in Wilmington.
Miss Olive Roach of Georgetown,
but formerly of Dover, whose engage
ment to J. Roland Buell., now station
ed at Fort Terry, N. Y, in the mill
tary service, was summoned several
weeks ago, was given a linen shower
by number of her friends at the
Smyrna times., 1919-04-02
One Delaware Student for Oxford


Delaware will have the privilege of
selecting next October, one additional
Rhodes scholar for Oxford University,
England. This scholarship pays $1,000
year and continues for three years.
1t is one of the biggest prizes open to
a student in America.
The examination has been done
away with. Heretofore, candidates
have had to pass an examination,
chiefly in the classics. AS a result of
the war the examination is henceforth
omitted and the selection will be made
by the committee in Delaware, on the
basis of mans record in school and
college, according to the four points
outlined in Rhodes will; ~ scholar
ship; (2) character; (3) interest in
outdoor sports, and (4) interest in
ones fellows and instincts for leader
ship.
This change should greatly multiply
the number of candidates in Delaware
for the scholarship.
All applications should be made to
the president of Delaware College,
Newark, Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1919-04-02

home of Miss Myrtle Wilson. Miss
Grace HOlsOn gave a variety shower
to Miss Wilson Monday night, Miss
Wilson's engagement to Joseph Baked
of Philadelphia, having been announc-
ed recently.
A new skyscraper, of from Is to 18
stories in height and containing some
900 rooms, is planned for Wilmington
by A. l. dupont. 1t is to be erected
at the northeast corner of Ninth and
Market streets, on the site now oc-
cupied by the Delaware Trust Com
pany, which is controlled by him.
Mr.. Charles P. Cochran of Middle
town celebrated his 8Oth birthday on
Thursday, and entertained at dinner
IN honor of the occasion Mrs. Joseph
M. Mendinhall, Miss COrrine and Mr..
Charles Mendinhall, of Wilmington;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Malcolm Cochran and
son, Mrs. E. C. Green, Mrs. Ella Coch-
ran and Miss Albert Cochran.
Fred F. Romeo, Jr., So of F.
Romeo, the wellknown Gamer of
Dover died at his late residence in
New York City last Friday. The
young man, who has many friends in
Dover, was p years of age. He spoke
five languages and at the time of his
death was with the United States Navy
as an interpreter. The funeral SER
vices were held on Monday in New
York.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
BLAST KILLS II!
Magazines at u. s. Arsenal in
New Jersey Explode.
Battling Flames Which Are
Licking at Main Structure.

Raritan, N. J., Aug. AT least
twelve men were killed and many in
jured by the explosion of several of
the magazines of the United States
arsenal here at l o'clock this after
noon.
The buildings. which were wrecked,
caught fire and the arsenal fire de-
partment is striving to keep the flames
from spreading to the main structure.
New Brunswick, N. J., Aug. A.
Eight persons are believed to have
been killed and twenty-five injured in
an explosion at the United States army
arsenal at Raritan
Three magazines are reported to
have blown up when fire, which re-
suited from an explosion in a box car,
reached them. Twenty-Five beds have
been prepared at a hospital to receive
wounded.
Residents of the section. fearing
other explosions, are said to be flee
ing here.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
Governor Allen VIII Go After
Hogs, He Announces.
He COnfers With Attorney GEN.
eraI About Investigation.
ALL DEALERS TO THE CARPET
They Will Be Asked To Do
Some Explaining.
Jobbers, Wholesalers and Re-
taiIers To Be Quizzed.

Profiteering in Kansas is to be in
vestigated by the state. Announce
ment of plan to descend on the prof
1t hogs was made today by Governor
Allen. He conferred this afternoon
with R. ]. Hopkins, attorney general,
and expects to begin Investigations un-
der the new state profiteeriRg act at
once. Governor Allen does not be-
lieve special legislation will be needed
to produce results.
1t is the purpose of Governor AL
len to round up the small profit hog
as well as the big one. His program
may mean some unpleasant August
days for commission men. jobbers,
wholesalers and even the retailers. In
fact Governor Allen proposes to take
an early look at the business methods
OF many Kansas merchants.
Look Into Shoe Prices.
In a state wide inspection of prof
iteering, Governor Allen expects to
gather some information regarding a
wide range of selling prices of neces-
sites. The town grocer, the butcher
ing dealer will be called upon the
carpet to explain. Governor Allen is
not convinced that prices should con-
tinue to soar on shoes when the price
of hides stays on the down grade. The
new state law regarding profiteering
catch the manufacturer, jobber and
retailer as well as the producer in the
rural districts who joins with his
neighbors to sky rocket prices for
poultry, eggs, garden sass and grains
1t is my purpose to go after the
little profiteer as well as the big one
and to go after him hard" said Gov
ernor Allen. LAS soon as l have
worked out plans of procedure with
the attorney general we will get busy.
The man who grabs an unreasonable
profit is not entitled TO respect And
that applies to the man who sells n
pair of shoes. n yard of calico, a
pound of string beans or pound o.
beefsteak"
Join With Other states.
Under the action of Governor Allen
today Kansas will join with a number
of other states in n general investiga-
ton of profit grabbing. In several
states arrangements are being made
to call the legislatures for special ses-
sions. Governor Allen does not be-
lieve such action is necessary in Kan
sas.
THE anti-profiteering law enacted
last winter is as broad and drastic as
| almost any law written in this country
and should cover the situation fully"
said the governor. "I do not believe
additional laws are needed in order
to get relief in Kansas"
Provisions of the new state law per-
NIT the attorney general to call any
manufacturer. jobber or retailer before
a court Of inquisition. Sworn testi-
mony may be taken and this testi-
mony may he used in the prosecution
of cases under the law. 1t Is under
this law brick and cement manufac-
turers have recently been called to
Topeka to testify in the road material
inquiry. Now Governor Allen prom
ises nice warm day of reckoning and
accounting for the big. fat and sleek
profiteer in Kansas, as well as the
greedy jobber and retailer who gets
his while the getting is gnot1"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
At The RAINBOW'S END
beautiful French Girl Found Rough
Oklahoma Oil Town; Looking
for Yank Hubby.

Pawhuska, Okla, Aug. A long.
long trail was winding into the lands
of her dreams.
1t led Emma Gurvle, beautiful
French girl. to Wynona, Okla.
She came in search of her husband,
a "Yank' whose name she says is
Adolphus Boyts.
Wynona, rough, frontier oil town,
didn't match up to her dreams of the
land that is America.
Oil field workers learned after much
difffculty-for the girl can speak
hardly any English-that she was in
search of Adolphus Boyts; that Boyts
Is supposed to be a driller or a tool
dresser; that she married him in her
home town, Lyons, France; that her
mothers death had prevented her
coming to America with him; and that
she had followed him some weeks
later.
Oil men were kind to the newcomer.
In a car they took her thru this sec
ton of the oil country, searching for
Boyts. But they couldn't find him.
And so they brought her to Pawhuska,
where she is now in the care of the
Red Cross.
The beautiful stranger is cheerful
despite her disappointments. She still
thinks she will find her husband. She
sums up her journey in this country
by the frequently repeated remark:
Nee York, Chicago, Wynona."
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
IT'S Wild RUMOR
Santa Fe Men Not Planning
Strike, Sanderson Says.
Men Believe Satisfactory Settle
ment Is Near.

Rumors that the 1000 Santa Fe
shop employees Topeka would strike
Tuesday were declared unfounded to-
day by F. A. Sanderson. president of
the shop federation. But if the order
comes from the international union. it
will be obeyed to the letter, he added.
Sanderson said that things were
going along quietly at the shops and
that there was little talk of walking
out. They have the utmost conf
dence. it was declared, that an adjust
ment of affairs will be made before
it will become necessary to strike.
I'VE believe" Sanderson said, that
a satisfactory adjustment will be made
before it is necessary to strike but in
case we receive the order to walk out,
it will be obeyed to the letter"
If the 1000 shopmen here walk out.
it will be the first Santa Fe strike in
the history of Topeka and the largest
walkout ever attempted here. The
rumor that the order will come to-
morrow is persistent.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04

It's not the sort of forecast to cause
much pleasure that is made today by
S. d. Flora, state meteorologist.
Clouds, hot weather and very little
chance for more rain are the features
he presents
No rain has occurred in Kansas
since Saturday. A few scattered
showers were reported in South Da-
kota and Iowa.
Kansas was the hottest place in the
United States on Sunday. The tenn
perature reached 90 in Topeka during
the afternoon. This made it the hot
test Sunday of the season. The high
est temperature in the state was 102
at Sedan. The temperature dropped
only to IS degrees during the night.
1t was cool this morning in the north
west but there is nothing to bring the
cool weather down here. A tempera-
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The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
VOILAND BOY DIES
Merchants Son Killed While
Working on Motor Car.
Found With Hand on a Live
Electric Light Wire.

Thomas Voiland, 19-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Voiland was killed
almost instantly this afternoon by cleo
trocution. Young Voiland was found
in the garage in the rear of his home,
915 King street, with an electric light
wire in his hand. His hand was badly
burned.
n. w. Null, a contractor. working in
the neighborhood heard the youth cali
for help. When he arrived Tom Vol
land was dead. There was water on
the floor of the garage and it is be-
lieved he was standing in water at the
time he caught hold of the live wire.
There was some misunderstanding as
to whether he had grasped an electric
light wire or whether he was killed re-
charging an automobile battery.
Mrs. Voiland and her two daughters
left Topeka for Colorado several days
ago. A brother. Ferdinand. was home
at the time. Fred Voiland, well
known Topeka business man, was To-
Gated at a Topeka bank and hurried
home.
The automobile was purchased for
the boys by Mr.. Voiland about a
month ago. The pulmotor was called
but could do no good. DIR. C. B.
VanHorn also was called.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04

we'll known Kansas politicians and
business men who came to the capital
city. Today. Richard +. Hodgins, fl
nancier, packer, ice and storage
dealer. farmer, made his first step
toward retiring from an active busi-
ness life-a life that started on the
seat of that humping hack.
1t is announce in Topeka today that
the Topeka Ice and Cold Storage COM
pany, the Kaw Valley Icing company
and the Kaw Valley Ice and Cold
Storage company. all under the execu-
tive head of Richard F. Hodgins, have
been sold for a sum that runs into
the hundreds of thousands to the
Railway Ice company of Chicago, the
largest concern of its kind in the
world, with branch plants in thirteen
cities between Chicago and New Mex
leo.
Make Improvements in Topeka.
Furthermore, it is announced that
at least 100000 will be spent imme-
diately in the improvement and en-
largement of the big industry at First
and Jackson streets, opposite the Rock
Island railway passenger station.
The transfer of the interests is ef-
fective October 1.
This big deal, Immediately follow
ing the sale of a farm near Topeka by
Mr.. Hodgins for $135,0O0. would in
dicate that this well known Topekan
was retiring from active life.
mot a bit of it," Mr.. Hodgins ex-
plains. Il am retaining my many in
terests in Topeka business 1 will
keep my home here untilNI am driven
away, 1 will keep an interest in the
new organization that takes over this
plant. If 1 quit work 1 wuold die"
The Railways Ice company. with
headquarters in Chicago, operates
plants in Chicago, Memphis, Tenn,
Argentine. Kan, Belen, N. M, Clovis
n. M, Waynoke. Okla, Woodward
Monett, Mo, Newton, Kan, and now
add Topeka and Kansas City.
To take care of the increasing busi-
ness the company will spend 100000
in Kansas City and 100000 in To-
peka in improvements. The plant will
increase Topeka's Importance as one
of the most important railway icing
centers between Chicago and the Pa
cific coast.
Big Business in Topeka.
To show the increasing business OF
railway icing in Topeka, the Hodgins
plant in the last six weeks iced $500
cars of cantaloupes at this point on
the Rock Island alone. The work was
done at the icing station north of Au-
burndale and brought words of praise
from Rock Island officials. The To-
cars a year here, not including passen-
ger coaches.
In addition. the Hodgins organiza-
ton takes care of the retail and
wholesale ice trade for this territory
sells fuel and handles the only exclu-
sive storage business in the city. II
is one of the largest plants of its kind
in the west. covering ten full lots al
First and Jackson, fuel yards at First
Y,I Toralr9 nd fnfnc CT
at North Auburndale. as we'll as a big
ice, storage and fuel business in Kan
sas City.
The Topeka Ice & Cold Storage COM
pany was organized by Mr.. Hodgins
and Vincent Kaczynski in 1903.
building was built on the present site
First and Jackson streets. Four years
later the Kaw Valley Icing company
was formed to do railway icing un-
der the same management The Kaw
Valley Ice & Cold Storage company al
Kansas City in 1907 was another bust
ness move on the part of Hodgins and
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The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
TO TRAIN YOUTHS
Baker Announces Governments
Military Training Plan.
Three Months Work at Age of
Nineteen Compulsory.

Washington, Aug. A. Secretary
Baker today submitted to congress the
war department plan for permanent
universal military training.
Maintenance OF one field army with
war strength Of 1.25O.OOO men IS
proposed I'm bill establishing a per-
inanent military policy which was sent
TO congress by the secretary.
For 19-Ycar- Old Youths.
The active force Of this army would
be 10000 regulars while the re-
m1indcr would be young men who had
taken a three months military train
ing course. which would be comDuI-
sory for all 19year-old youths This
reserve strength would be used to fill
out the twenty infantry divisions and
one cavalry division into which IL Is
proposed to divide the regular army.
Under the measure all specia1 sarI,
Ices built up during the war would
Le maintained as separate ranches
except the chemical warfare service
which would be merged with the en-
EineerS corps. Promotion Of officers
by seniority would he abolished. Sec
retarY Baker said the war had sbown
fective
Consider Court Martial Reform
Serious consideration is being given
20 reform Of tho army court martial
regulations by senate and house com
mittees. Bills are pending before both
houses 70 change the system Of ARM,
trials which has remained virtuaIiy.
the "a ne since the country was
foundcd.
8 =. Ansell. former acting Judge sd
v0cate general Of the army. was n
appear before the senate military ar
fairs subcommittee today to protsst
against alleged cruelties under tbe
present system, and to recommend
new regulations.
No y. G.. Change Proposed.
No change in the existing Law, with
regard to the organization of the ma
tional guard and its relation to the
regular army was suggested. Mr.
Baker said IL was assumed that tbs
national defense act federalizing the
guard would be retained in force.
Under the army's plan. youths would
he subject to military service for two
years after completing their course OF
military training and in the event OF
war the selective act in force during
the great war would become operative
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
MILL employees
MAY co OUT ALL
OVER The STATE
Employees at Salina Next to Pre-
sent Demands.
Wichita, Hutchinson and Other
Towns May Be Affected.
NO SETTLEMENT IN Topeka
Millers Are Trying to Get New
Men on Jobs.
International Representative
ScOffs at the Idea.
Wichita, Hutchinson and Other
Towns May Be Affected.
NO SETTLEMENT IN TOPEKA
MilIers Are Trying to Get New
Men on Jobs.
International Representative
ScOffs at the Idea.

That the Topeka millers' strike will
become statewide was the prediction
made by J. A. Clayton, international
representative of the cereal workers
union. who is here looking after the
interests of the men who have quit
their Jobs in the Topeka mills. He
stated this afternoon that the mill
workers at Salina will present their
demands to the mill owners late today,
and IL these demands are not met they
will he ready to walk out. The mill
workers in Hutchinson. Wichita,
Tonganoxie and other towns are pre-
pairing to take similar steps, Clayton
said.
Try to Get New Men.
An effort to recruit their forces to
full strength and continue operating at
fun blast without conceding to the
demands of the 200 striking cereal
workers will he made by the mill man
ayers Of Topeka. It was stated at all
the mills this morning that they are
still operating altho some are still
slorthauded. There appears to be no
thought of a reconciliation on either
s.Co.
In their advertisements for help. the
mills extend an invitation to their
former employees to return to work
urder the former conditions and ap-
plicotions from returned soldiers are
solicited.
Common Labor Plentiful.
The Inter Ocean mills have hired
new men and while their force is not
yet up TO normal it -rls expected that
il would be soon. s. z. Kramer, man
agcr Of the Topeka Flour Mills, said
that when the affair started that he
had no union men in his employe but
that the strikers had won over several
of his grinders. Common labor is
plentiful, he said
David Page declared. like the other
managers. that conditions were look
ing brighter and that he would hire
more men and continue as before.
Tho millers declare that the flour out
put has not been decreased.
Scoffs Mt idea.
Clayton, the international union rep
re cntative. says that the mill man
acemeuts know they cannot have any
success in getting new, inexperienced
men to take the places of the men who
IRE out He said thc union men who
are now idle expect a proposal for a
reconciliation from their employees
within the next As hours. but that they
are prepared to stand pat' il the
employees do not see fit to make such
a proposal.
II was reported this afternoon that
ono man had gone out at the Shawnee
min today and the strikers predict all
Of the forces at the Shawnee and
Derby mills will soon join them.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
IN EMMETT TODAY
State Journal Aerial Extras to
Kansas Town.
Fourth Delivery of Newspapers
Thru the Clouds.

Emmett is to receive it's special
aerial edition of the State Journal this
evening. Lieut.. Frank II. Stanford in
his big Curtiss "Canuck" plane is to
carry the special aerial extra of the
Evening Daily of Kansas to the birth
place of the former worlds champion
pugilist. With the lieutenant on the
trip will be his mechanic, Homer
Adam.
The State Journal was the first
newspaper in the state of Kansas to
deliver a special souvenir edition via
the air.
The State Journal has already been
delivered via airplane to Eskridge.
Baldwin and Holton in the order
named. Emmett is the fourth town in
the state to receive its news by mali
plane
For its aerial editions the State
Journal issues a special airplane extra
which is in reality an extra postscript
edition-the last edition of tEe day.
BY this method subscribers and friends
of the State Journal in nearby towns
are given an actual demonstration of
the speed with which the news may
be served to out-of-town subscribers
within the next few years.
The special editions are taken from
the presses at the State Journal build
ing and loaded into a Roy Payne taxi
cab which carries them to the landing
field at Washburn college. Arrived
at the field the papers are bundled
into the nacelle of he big plane which
is standing in readiness for it's freight.
With motors whirring and the pro-
peller idling lazily the papers are
hastily slowed away for the air trip.
The word is given and the plane takes
to the air. A short twenty minutes
later the plane descend to earth at
Emmett and the subscribers are read
ing the latest news from all parts of
the world as carried in the columns
OF the State Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
HE URGES HANGING
Best AntidOte for Mob Rule,
Chicago Riot Jury Told.
Judge Promises Fair Trial-NO
Racial Discrimination.

Chicago. Aug. 4.-Mob rule is best
punished by hanging. Judge Robert f.
Grove told a special grand jury here
today. The jury is to investigate the
race riots of last week
do not discriminate between black
and white the judge advised the
jurors. There is an anarchistic con-
dition in Chicago, and what you are
to do is to crush 1t. On behalf of the
judiciary promise fair trial to come
from your findings"
Several hundred witnesses were
available when the jury began work
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
HUDSON IN BOLIVIA
TOpeka'S Famous Flyer To Be
an Instructor.
Country AbandOns German
Plan for American.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Captain Dom
aid Hudson, formerly a member of the
famous first pursuit group of the
American expeditenary forces in
France has been employed by Bolivia
to organize and instruct flying corps
in its army.
1t was said here today that Bolivia
had decided to secure instructions for
its army by discharged American Of
ficers.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-04
Bic ice DEAL HERE
HOdgins Interests Sell Out to
Railways Ice Firm.
Make Topeka Most Important
Station Center.
$500, 600 ON BETTERMENTS
But Operation and Management
VIII Be Maintained.
"Dick" HOdgins Began Career
as Hack, Driver Here.
ZOO, 900 ON BETTERMENTS
SUCCESS and FRIENDS

'T am not ashamed of the fact
that began my career as a hack
driver in Topeka. My ten years be-
hind the horses and above my pas
sengers made me friends-friends
that in later days gave me the in
spiration, the ambition to face the
world and fight for living. My
only advice to young men is to
make friends-and keep them. Be
a friend and you'll have a friend.
That is all there is to life."-Rich-
ard F. Hodgins.