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Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23

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Delaware ON SATURDAY. DER 1919
TUT eth DAY OF SEPTEMbHN A','
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tns A IJI, that certain lot OF lana aw Will
two story brick store anu % in the
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and Jessup Street, and known frontage on
W va1 Wsndever Avenue of about tW Heas,,n
W one feet and with frontage on Ses and
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H fwentv-o on feet; be the contents 'nefe-
OF s wad and taken in execution as the the
nronartv Of John Eckstein Beatty low ~r'
Marv S. Beatty, his wife, mor'gSs0f''
and dn IS e s0; z. q GRossLAND, Sheriff it,,
Sherif's Office, Wilmington '
August II, 1919.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
ADDRESS
MiddletOWn,
Delaware.

ESTATE of John S. Lattomus De.
ceased. Notice is hereby given that
Letters Testamentary upon the Estate
of John S. Lattomus, late of Appe-
quinimink Hundred, deceased, were
duly granted unto Winfield Lattomus
and Levi L. Maloney: on the Fourth
day of June, A. D. 1919, and all per-
sons indebted to the said deceased are
requested to make payment to the
Executors without delay, and all per-
sons having demands against the de-
ceased are required to exhibit and pre-
sent the same duly probated to the said
Executors on or before the Fourth day
of June, A. D. 1920. or abide by the
law in this behalf.
Winfield Lattomus,
Levi L. Maloney,
Executors.
Address
Townsend,
Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23

ESTATE of Stacey S. Shockley, De-
ceased. Notice is hereby given that
Letters of Administration upon the Is.
tate of Stacey S. Shockley. late OF St.
Georges Hundred, deceased. were duly
granted unto Martin b. Rurris on the
Nineteenth day Of June A. D., 1919,
and all persons indebted to the said de-
ceased are requested to make payment
to the Administrator without delay,
and all persons having demands @gainst
the deceased are required to exhibitand
present the same duly probatedto the
said Administrator on or before the
Nineteenth day of June A. D. 1920, or
abide by the law in this behalf.
MARTIN B. BURRIs,
Administrator.
Address
Middletown,
Delaware.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
G|AN | RIVER
BREAKS LE:VE:E|:: |:
Angry Waters Spread Over
Fertile Valley and Threat
en- Destruction; Magnifi-
cent Fight By Man Wins

railroad made a slight modification.
On December 26, 1913, the resigna-
ton of Alfred Haines as attorney for
the district, was accepted and NJ. w
Conkiing was employed as general at
torney Tor the district.
On December 81, the Southern Pa
cific company by telegram, accepted
the district proposition fer the pur-
chase of its interests.
On January End, meeting of the
Southern Pacific company officials
wa arranged fer to take up neGotia-
TORS for the purchase of their inter
csts, and on January 7 the board met
vita the Officers Of the Southern Pa
cific company, in Los Angeles, and
a tentative draft of contract was pre-
pared and taken under consideration
by the district directors.
In the meantime, steps were taken
in the legislature and the passage of
the act was secured, to amend the
constitution of the state so as to per-
nit the irrigation district to own the
Mexican portion Of the system. ....
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

land owners, both in number and in
value Of their property, and owing to
the large amount of nonresident land
owners, this proved no easy task.
The proposition of assuring bonds
to buy the property was also vigor-
ously voted by large minority of the
land owners and it was not until Oc-
tober 6, 1914. that sufficient petit
tion was laid before the board and
ithereupon the board called an election
for October 90 to determine whether
or not So 500, 900 bond issue should
be voted with which to purchase and
complete the system.
At the election held, the bonds were
carried by vote of 3,270 to $50.
The pending litigation Of the afore
mentioned suit of the Title Insurance
& Trust company against tho Califor-
MIA Development company in the su-
preme court made it very difficult to
proceed further and the board in Oc-
tober, @1914, reuested the supreme
court to advance the cause on its cal
endar as matter of public interest
This was done by the supreme courI
and the cause was submitted for theil
decision in January, 1915, but under
ordinary circumstances it would not
have been submitted until October
1915, and would not have been decided
until the summer or fall Of 1916.
On December 8, 1914, C. R. Rock
wood was employed by the distric
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

early in 1915, an appropriation was
made by congress of 100000 for the
protection OF Imperial Valley from
overflow, conditional upon Imperial
irrigation district Furnishing the sum
of 100000 for use by the govern
ment in connection Herewith.
Prior to 1915, the law did not per-
nit an irrigation district to engage in
work of preventing damage by flood
Or the construction of ievees or other
protective works, and especially did
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

not permit it to incur an Indebtedness
for that purpose, but during January.
1915, the district succeeded gettng
the legislature to revamp therrgaton
district law so far as concerned irriga-
ton districts having more than 400.-
900 acres and the district was cmpow-
cred to borrow 100000 and was given
authority to protect all loss in the fu-
ture from loss or damage by floods.
The district then borrowed 100000
from Los Angeles bankers and work
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

board as chief engineer for the dis
trict.
Levec Breaks
During tie year, the flood wa
ters of the Colorado river reached
the Volcano Lake levee and ran
into the valley causing consider
able damage and making it GER
tain that unless considerable work
was done, greater damage might
be expected in the future.
The board then sent representative
to Washington, D. c., asking for ali
from congress, with the result tina
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
DAIRYING POPULAR

AS a steady money-maker, that
pays as it goes, the all-round adyant-
ages that dairying offers to the new
conner in Imperial are believed to
equal those of any other of its in
dustries. Dairy land can be leased
for from $25 up per acre according
to location, buildings and it's stand
of alfalfa. While many of the lead
ers in the industry prefer to lease
rather than own their land, there
are other forehanded ones who are
acquiring their own holdings in the
belief that hot the least of their
profits will be in the increased value
of the land.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

A report was also secured from the
state engineer as to the water supply
available for the district, such report
being necessary as prelude to the
voting CT bonds with which to pllr-
chase the same.
Litigation
Owing to the peculiar condition
of election and the injunction is
sued by the superior court of Los
Angeles county in the aforesaid
suit of the Title Insurance s
Trust company against the Cali
fcrnIa Development company, the
Southern Pacific company, al
thru the owner Of majority of
the bonds and holding judgments
of about $2,OOO,O0O against the
California Development company,
was unable to contract in direct
way for the transfer OF its inter-
ests and considerable time was
taken in the attempt to draft a
contract which would cover all of
the various contingencies which
might happen with respect to the
pending litigation.
In the meantime, however, the boar'
proceeded with the necessary work o
preparing to issue bonds with which
to purchase the system, and during
the months Of May, June, Julv ant
August, petition was circulated
among the land owners for the calling
of bond election.
The condition of the law made i
necessary to get a majority of sucl
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
"COIy PAPER" VALUABLE

The pioneers in the dairy industry
in tho Valley deserve great credit
&c" the successful struggle they
made against the early handicaps
of high freight rates and distant
markets. The turning point came
about four years ago when adequate
creamery facilities and improved
methods OF collection OF milk and
cream werc brought into play. An
important factor in the development
was the enterprise of money lenders
who enabled settlers to buy stock
for as little as ten per cent down on
easy future payments. The fact
that all of the banks compete for
Cow paper now is evidence OF the
soundness OF existing conditions.
Steady increase in price due to the
world shortage in fats united with
the Improvement Of stock by the in
PRODUCTION of better sires shows it.
self in the fact that the amount OF
COW paper" in comparison to the
total number of cows is steadily di-
minlshins in quantity.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
GARAGE MSTALLS new
SERVICE DEPARTMENTS
Congressional Makes Important Ad.
ditions Looking Toward Better.
~ments for Patrons.

The Congressional garage. 6os
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, has
made an important addition to its
equipment, looking to the betterment
OF service for the southeast popula-
ton.
They have had the agency for the
Chevrolet car for some time. but have
now added to their previously large
plant a complete new vulcanizing and
retreading department, with the most
modern equipment and also an exten-
sive general auto repair shop. which
includes retreading, repairs. and
tires
L. l. Krentzlin. the proprietor. has
also opened in the same locality a
tire shop, to be known as the Con-
gressional Tire Shop, carrying a full
line of accessories. Mr.. Krentzlin
has long been known in automotiye
circles as an up-to-date executive, as
well as a man thoroughly versed in all
descriptions of repair work, both for
cars and tires.
The convenient location of the Con-
gressional is one Of its biggest assets.
as IL is on one of Washington's main
thoroughfares in the southeast dis
trict. The growth of the Congress
sional during the past year has been
the cause of considerable favorable
comment by all those familiar with
The Washington times., 1919-12-06

derstood by the public 10 the enor-
nous sums expended by the motor
truck manufacturer in supplying serv-
ice to the owners. Although the mo-
tor truck industry has grown by leaps
and bounds, manufacturers have de-
veloped their service systems to keep
pace.
This involves maintenance OF costly
factory service departments to super
intend the service policies of the deal
ers. as well as employment of travel
ing transportation and mechanical ex-
perts to inaugurate the service poll
icies Of the company and advise tho
purchaser Of a truck as to efficient
and economical operation and mainte-
nance.
In these days Of factory supervised
service it is possible for a truck own
er to obtain prompt adjustments and
repairs, which means q minimum loss
of time of the services of the truck
In many instances the service policies
provide the use of truck or q unit
repaired.
VIII Extend Service.
Truck manufacturers realizing the
value of service to the truck user are
planning a campaign for developing
to a much higher degree all factors
entering into service. The opening
gun of this campaign was sounded at
Detroit recently when the Nation /
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
called a meeting Of the factory serv-
ice managers.
At this convention. which Is to be
an annual event, the factory service
experts discussed plans for giving
the user of a truck In a small town
equally as good service as the owner
in the large city where mammoth
service stations exist
An educational campaign among
truck users has been suggested which
it is believed will result in greatly
decreased costs Of operation and
larger profits on his investment for
the truck owner.
Effort will be directed to standard
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
N. Y.AUTO SHOW TO
BEDOUBLE-HEADER
Cars and Trucks to Be Seen
simultaneously for
First Time.

As fitting celebration OF the twen-
tieth anniversary OF the national au-
tomobile shows, "double-header" ex-
position will be held for the first time
in the history Of the shows next jan
uary. when the motor truck show and
the passenger car show will take place
simultaneously. No one building
could be found either in New York or
in Chicago large enough to accommo-
date both shows.
Four floors Of Grand Central Pal
ace are required to accommodate pas
senger cars and accessories on dis
play at the New York show, and the
Eighth Coast Artillery armory. with
10000 square feet of space, will be
found none too large for the New
York motor truck show.
The Coliseum and the International
Amphitheater have been obtained re-
spectively for passenger cars and
trucks in Chicago. Growth in i'm
portance of the motor truck is the
event Of outstanding interest in the
automotive industry. With it are
brought into prominence the various
phases Of the highway transportation
problem. which will be discussed at
the transportation conferences plan
ned In conjunction with the motor
truck shows in both New York and
Chicago.
Service to Ownefr.
One OF the angles of motor high
way transportation not generally un-
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
TEACH FARMERS THE VALUE OF AUTOS NaSsss7a NaS4S%7

generations" says Mr.. Mcguire. "But
the farmer has only begun to use the
automobile to the extent and in the
many forms OF its usefulness.
1t is still pretty largely a personal
and family convenience on the great
run of American farms. l am not
speaking OF tractors, either. which is
a subject all by itself. As a tire
manufacturer. I do not presume to go
into that question as big and import
ant as IT is" Mr. Mcguire is vice
president and general manager of the
Portage Rubber Company.
81 want to see the farmers use
trucks more-and use more trucks.
with dependable pneumatic tires Civ
ing economical and satisfactory serv-
ice on all styles of truck, and with
trucks the ideal bridge to connect the
two extremes of automobile service
which he has already adopted, the
tractor and the passenger car, il
seems to me that the last gap in the
farmers road to deliverance from
drudgery has been filled.
1 believe that the farm will soon
see as many uses of trucks, all kinds
of trucks, as the manufacturing in
dustrial plant. With my own COM
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
ESTIMATE 100000
FARM TRUCK PROSPECTS

Statistics compiled by the Good
year Tire and Rubber Company, Ak
ron, Ohio. show there are approx
mately 5000. 900 farmers in Americs
and only $4,000 motor trucks on the
farms.
On these figures it is said there
are $500. 900 truck prospects. As.
suming that 100000 bought trucks
within the year it would be equiva-
lent to the sale Of 1000 trucks by
every manufacturer in the country.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06

ize the operations of repairing and to
develop a high grade of mechanics
who will have the benent Of factory
methods, special time and labor sav-
ing tools and such factory data a.
spells minimum repair and matnts-
nance bills to the truck user.
Service organizations are being
formed In the various cities, their OBJ
5ect being to exchange Information
and data on service systema. methods
and repairs. These associations have
the indorsement Of the manufactures
and dealer.
A national or1anyxatioo ~ouc~ri.-
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
TEACH FARMERS
VALUE OF AUTOS
When He Grasps Its Possiblli-
ties, More viii Buy,
Says Expert.

The automobile lesson has been
pretty well learned in Ms fundamen-
tai essentials, according to John w.
Mcguire, president of the Midwest
Rubber Association. but the farmer
has still to grasp all that the new
means of locomotion can do for him.
THE automobile and the telephone
have removed the isolation from
which the average farm suffered for
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
AUTOMOTTVE
SECTION

ing representatives fre nsaaA -
will undoubtedly - IL outsD0o q
the local orgaaisatSeas - . Doou1 q
discussions At the trsasDgyonG1n0G -
ferences during suts0o6oDo -
week. January 3-io, In Nv Tea -
January 2l-S1 In Ch3caeA.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06

pany. we are making all arrange
ments to care for this growing de-
mand and every tire manufacturer as
well as truck builder should encour-
age it likewise"
Republican farmer., 1919-09-26
CunbOatS Look For
 Steamer
Valbanera Recently Rode Out Storm, Reached Port
 14 Days Late.
IS SUPPOSED TO
 BE UNSINKABLE

Havana, Sept. 19-Two Cuban gum boats are searching along the north ern shore of the island and in the Bahamas for some trace of the Span lsh steamship VaIbanera, which with l,oO0 passengers aboard. is nine days overdue and for the safety of which grave fears are entertained. The steamer, with several hundred pas- Sengers on board, arrived off NTorro Castle on Sept 9. when a tropical hurricane was raging and. being un- able to enter port, put out to sea. to wait for the storm to abate Faint wireless calls supposed to come from the Nalbanara have several times been picked up here and at Rev West
 While those who have hoped inc ship was safe are beginning to be pesslmisIc over her fate. it is pointed out that on one former ocasfon she rode out a storm fully as violent as the one last week, reaching port 14 days overdue and with her unoar works virtually stripped away bv waves. They say inc ship was equipped with water tight compartments and was supposed to be upsinkable
Republican farmer., 1919-09-26
ARMY REPORTS MAN DEAD BUT
 Is MUCH ALIVE

East Bridgewater, Sept. 19.-'"rhe e1fects of your son. the late Robert J. Barrus, have arrived in this office and will be delivered to you when the proper papers have been made out" This was the unusual message receiv- ed by Mrs. J. H. Barrus Wednesday, who had only just finished reading a letter from her son, who is alive and well in Keene, N. H. The message extended condolence in the death of the young soldier, as well as the sym pathy of the government for him who "gave his life for his country"
 FIlvale Barrus was seriously wounded in the Chateau Thierry of fensive, and carries a German sou venir in the form of a piece of shrap- nel about the size of a dime in his side. It is thought that he was re- ported as dead in one of the battles. bu the lad refuses to credit the of ficial report" He plans 10 enter Bos- ton University next week to take a vocational course for the wounded soldiers.
Republican farmer., 1919-09-26
WIDE STRETCHES
 OF LAND WHERE
 CITY ONCE STOOD
Tidal Wave Established New Water Line-1,5OO
 Homes Destroyed.

Corpus Christi, Sept 19.--Through the storm swept area of Corpus christi are wi2e stretches of sand and shell where last saturday stood homes thaL made this city of l8. 900 a resort of national repute.
 Fifteen hundred homes stretching along the beach for 23 blocks were crushed and hurled away or wrecked by the tidal wave which reached a depth of 15 feet in some places. Over much of the beach section not an in dlcauon of former homes now re mains, except here md there @ bath tul or part of a brick chimney.
 From Star street. where the busf- ness section on the beach terminated. to Dan Reid street, every enc of the 9VO beach homes has been destroyed. most of them beyond trace while here and there palm tree, hanging low WlJn is oil begrimed leaves. marks the spot of some former show place.
 In this section, the bay line has changed. the water havng established a new line varying from 50 to 200 feet inland from the former position.
 OH from the shattered tanks a+ Port Arauas coats everything that will sustain it, from seaweed washed ashore, furniture in homes somewhat back from the beach and other ob- jects, to the pelicans along the shore. many so burdened with oil they can not fly.
Republican farmer., 1919-09-26
WOMEN START
 WORLD WIDE
 DRY CAMPAIGN

ROckland, Me, Sept 1S-"The vic tories of today call for a vastly en- Iarged program of service" Miss Anna A. Gordon national president of the oman's Christian Temperance Union said in an address tonight at the state convention of that organization.
 The w. c. T. U. is raising fund of SLOO0,O00 to be devoted to push ing constructive plans for child wei fare, Characterization, women in in dustry, health and moral education and world prohibition.
 "Our organization has been at work for 35 years in 40 lands. We are entering upon a new crusade. We are deeply stirred by the compelling challenge of a supreme and unfnfsb- ed task. We exuIt in the high purpose and bOundIess possibilities of a new era of national and world activities for purity, total abstinence and pro- hibiton.
 The work of the woman's Chris tian Temperance Union is not ended. With victorious faith and quickened zeal We shall meet the sacred obliga- lons of tomorrow"
 Tt is providential," said Miss Cor don, that suffrage for women in all probability is to be the 18th amend ment to our federal Constitution. The strong prohibition code measures will need the backing of men and women voters throughout the republic"
 Mrs. Edward M. Lawrence of this city, the national lecturer said:
 The nation has at last caught up with Maine, and it no longer implies that alcohol for beverage purposes is. l ellher useful or necessary" She ap- pealed to the men to save women from the threatened cigarette habit, 1 saying that it had conquered one sex, and that unless woman conquered, 1 the precious life germ of the nation ! must become degenerate"
Republican farmer., 1919-09-26
STATES
 REPORT FOOD
 TO BE CHEAPER

"ashlngton- Sept. 19-Reports to Inc Department of Justice from 12 states indicate there has been a de- cline of 10 to 15 per cent in food prices since the time the fair price committees began their work.
 From four States have come re- ports on wholesale prices indicating a decline of 2 to 5 per cent Virtually no reductions in clothing prices have been noted.
 The reports on retail food prices were said to have been from cities and counties well distributed through out the country, and the information Is believed by officials here to be 2 fair indication of what is going on everywhere. They think that results now becoming evident will be cunnu- lative as the season advances. new declines in wholesale prices being re- flected ic retail prices, and addition al reductions coming from the cam paing against hoarding and profiteer- ing.
Republican farmer., 1919-09-26
AMERICANS BUY BIG STEEL PLANTS
 IN GERMANY

Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 1S-CBy A. P-)-The BOehler steel syndicat te plants at Kapfenburg, Wurttemberg have been bought by Americans, ac- cording to the Tages Zeitung. Coupled with this announcement the newspa- per prints a report of the plans of the new management. The purchasers. the newspaper declares, upon taking charge promptly notified the employees that ten hour day and a piece work schedule would again be put in force. and that those opposing this plan would be discharged October 1. and replaced with American laborers
 When told that this plan would be likely to provoke disturbances. the new mana cement, according to the Tages Zeitung's account. replied that in such an event American military forces would take charge of the sit uation- The employees, it is said, then accepted the conditions.