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Newark post., 1919-12-31
To Condemn Nearby Land
For Lincoln Highway

Isaac C. Elliott, president of the
Levy Court, will request Judge
Herbert l.. Rice next Saturday to
appoint a commission to condemn
land desired by the court Tor
Strengthening and widening the
Lincoln Highway between Mar
shallton and Pike Creek.
The land is owned by George
Ferguson, John Burnite, Frank
Smith, the Newark Trust Company
James Pennington, the Misses
Wilson, A. A. Heinel, the Baltl-
more & Ohio Railroad Company
James Lunn, the Wilmington, &
Philadelphia Traction Company, L
R. Claringbold, J. H. Vought,
Franklin Eastburn, A. B. Currlnd'
err, George Sheppard, the Whlte
Clay Creek Presbyterian Churcn
! Fannie C. Clark, Martha Sheppard
the A. Wollaston estate, Thomas
McClary, Mary S. Pirece, william
Little, Mary Paxson and T.. CUR
rinder.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
FINE CHRISTMAS
ENTERTAINMENT AT
HEAD OF CHRISTIANA
Pastor and Wife Are Presented
With Handsome Gifts

The Christmas entertainment at |
Head of Christiana Presbyterian
church held on Monday evening
was unusually well presented and
drew a large attendance from the
surrounding country. During the
course of the exercises, the men,
bers of the congregation presented
a purse to the pastor, Rev. Walter
r. Clyde, and Mrs. Clyde's Sunday
School class presented her with
gold lavaliere.
Santa Claus was there with gifts
for all Of the children.
The program was as follows:
Recitation, Harry Miles
Selection by the choir, "The Mes
sage the Starlight Told'
Recitations, Robert Brown, Gerald
Clyde and Vera Heath
Singing, Primary School
Recitations, Calvin Miles and Hill
da Heath
Selection by the choir, Wonder
full Tidings."
Dialogue, Hazel Brown, Mildred
Snyder and Elizabeth Clyde
Recitation, Reuben Heath
Solo, Anna Simmons
Recitation, Alice Ritchie
Selection by the choir, Let thu
Joy Bells Ring"
Recitation, Beulah Bryan
Dialogue, Henrietta Brown, Beulal
, Bryson, Anna Simmons, Waite
Clyde, Gertrude Brown
i Recitations, Reba Frazer, Millar
4 Ritchie and Henrietta Brown.
s A Christmas carol in which tn
Z whole congregation joined was tn
closing number on the program.
Services next Sunday will be q
n the usual hours. Bible School g
S 10 a. m. and public Worship g
/ 1O:45.
Sermonette. "All the events {
our life are materials out of whic
we may make what we will. H
y who has much spirit makes most {
~ his life" ."-Novalis.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
dupont Co. Again Offers
Scholarships In Chemistry

The DUPONT Co. has offered for
the third time, two scholarships in
chemistry valued at 1895 each, to
students at Delaware College for
the scholastic year 1920-21.
Eugene Kennedy of Newark and
Ralph Kennedy of Marshallton are
holding the scholarships this year.
Jay Robinson and Irviene Neil
wee who were the beneficiaries the
previous year are now holding ex-
cellent positions in the chemical
field.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
Burglars Visit Depot
Road Homes

Early Sunday morning sneak
thieves entered the homes of
George Wood, Lester Gallagher,
Charles P. Wollaston and Mrs.
Ernest Armstrong. They entered
the Wood home by prying off the
latch on a kitchen window and
ransacked the entire lower floor.
A gun and case valued at sos, an
overcoat, and about 80 cents in
money were secured. Three banks
belonging to the children were also
taken but contained very little
money since the contents had been
taken to the bank the previous day.
A coat belonging to Mrs. Wood was
dropped in the kitchen when the
burglars made their getaway.
The home of Lester Gallagher
was entered through a shed win
dow which gave easy access to the
kitchen and lower floor. Mr.. Gal
laher's railroad pass, a pair of
new shoes and lodge pin consti-
tuted the booty secured here.
A small sum Of money was taken
from the Wollaston home but moth
ing from the home of Mrs. Arm
strong.
The burglaries were committed
evidently between the hours Of Il
and A a. m. Mr.. Gallaher hearC
noises shortly after IL o'clock but
supposing them to be caused by
neighbors had no thought of mar
auders.
Mrs. Armstrong was not at home
but found upon her return tina
the lower floor had been ransacked
In no case did the thieves ascent
to the second floor and their over
looking silver and other valuable
seemed to indicate that 5hey wer'
after money.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
ART TO BE SUBJECT
NEXT CENTURY
CLUB PROGRAM
Second Meeting of New Year
Will Be Open to the
Public.

The New Century Club will hold
the first meeting of the new year
next Tuesday. The subject of art
will be presented by Miss Ethel
Pennewill Brown whose painting
delaware Awake" attracted such
wide attention; and Miss Florence
Hubbard who is art instructor at
the Women's College.
|, The meeting held the following
week will be on Monday instead of
Tuesday and will be under the
direction of the committee on Civ
les and Health. Miss Lockhart and
Mrs. Perkins will be the speakers
This will be an open meeting tc
which the club extends a cordia
invitation to all townspeople.
The music committee will furn
ish vocal and instrumental selec
Itions for both meetings.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH HAS UNI
QUE ENTERTAINMENT
Class of Young Ladies Sends
Gift to Western Sun
day School

The children of the Presbyterian
Sunday School, and the children Of
larger growth who were present in
large numbers on Monday evening
were entertained by Rev. Charles
Woolson, who has been pastor of
Baptist church in Philadelphia
for 33 years. Mr.. Woolson told
with effective illustrations, the
Icever-popular stories of "Jack-the-
Giant-Killer," and "The House that
Jack Built" Some Of the boys and
girls were called to the platform
to assist the entertainer and all
were rewarded-the girls with
fans and the boys with books.
With the assistance of these little
helpers, laughable slight of hand
tricks were performed.
Santa Claus made his annual
visit entering with much merry
chatter. He brought a graphophont
with which he entertained the con
gregation for little while. After
ward he distributed gifts from hi!
: pack and from the huge Christ
mas tree which is always a par
of the decorations at this church.
The congregation presented t.
!. the pastor and his family a sixtee>
pound turkey and all of the usua
E trimmings essential to good oil
fashioned Christmas dinner. Mrs
o J. Edwin Steele's class of youn
ladies presented $25 to the Boar
n of Publications and Sabbath Scho'
: work to help organize a Sabbat
school in the West. The class hs
O pledged itself to contribute tn
v same sum yearly to the support {
q the school.
l. Next Sunday evening DR.. Rowa
S. will preach the second of the serit
e of sermons on the book of Zephal
= iah.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
Census Takers
Begin Work
Next Friday
Expect to Have Records Com
plete in Two Weeks
Miss Martha Wilson is Emu
merator for Town of
Newark

Although tomorrow is officially
known as Census Day. the ac-
tual enumeration will not begin
until Friday morning. The census
takers for this district are ready
to begin work and hope with the
assistance of all residents to COM
plete the enumeration within a few
weeks.
Miss Martha Wilson will secure
the required information from the
residents of the town; Vernon Ly-
nam from those of rural White
Clay Creek hundred and Ray
Lomax from residents of PenCader
hundred. The Federal government
has for several months been con-
ducting an educational campaign
through the press and through
persistent personal correspondence
in an effort to secure cooperation
in this gigantic task, and to dispel
erroneus impressions to the effect
that the information thus obtained
would be used as basis for taxa
ton, for military service, jury
duty, or other purpose.
Elsewhere in this paper is list
of questions to be asked by enum-
orators and assurance that they
are not for the purpose of satisfy
ing the curiosity of the census
taken but because the information
, sought is very necessary to the
I government. Your aid is solicited
in facilitating the work of the
, enumerators in this vicinity.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
WEDDING
Recommendations

(airhill. Md. was the scene OF
Try pretty wedding on Wednes-
evening, December "a, when
bred Grace, youngest daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander NC
ns became the bride OF Paul
|son McCommons, son OF Mr.: ::
Mrs. Amur McCommons OF
Providence, Md. .y
be ceremony which took place
be home of the brides parents
performed by Rev. V. A. Mill
astor of Leeds M. E. church.
be bride wore a suit OF Pekln
silvertone with black picture
gloves and slippers to mach'
carried bouquet Of white
ids. Miss Alice McCarns OF
Prk, an aunt Of the bride was
attendant. She wore a gown
Feen charmeuse trimmed WIFI
lace and carried a bouque'
pix rose buds.
John T. Hartnett, cousin o.
bride was best man. Iht
couple will reside with tn
IS parents for the present.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
FIRST WINTER SCHOOL
PROVES HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
aOYs AND GIRLS WELL CHAPERONED ARE HAVING
DELIGHTFUL AND HELPFUL EXPERIENCE
AT THE COLLEGE

at Wolf Hall where they were ad-
dressed by Professor C. A. McCue
and by DR.. S. C. Mitchell who well
coined them on behalf Of the Col
lege and outlined briefly the bene-
fits that would accrue to them from
participation in the weeks events.
The four chief benefits he said,
would be the fun that every men,
ber would have; the facts learned,
the impulses and ideals inculcated
and the friendships formed among
the group assembled here. He
characterized as pioneers" those
assembled for the first state con-
ference and called attention to the
responsibility for conduct and
ideals which that implies. He
lauded the work of State Leader
T. T. Martin, Miss Agnes Medil
and others who have the interests
of the boys and girls at heart
In conclusion he thanked on be
half of the boys and girls the STATE
Legislature, the State Bankers AS
sociation and others who mad
possible this winter school TO
farmers and for boys and girls
He commended also the press o
the state for the active and sym
pathetic cooperation given to tn
movement.
Moving pictures which were t
: have constituted part of the ever
ing's program were not shown be
t cause of inability to secure in tim
e a mechanic to put together the ne'
machine recently purchased. Tn
e young people enlieened the ever
$ ing with club songs and yell
= After early dismissal some of tn
boys with characteristic resourc
4 Continued on Page Al
Newark post., 1919-12-31
Bible Class From Whining
ton Surprises Newark Folk

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin R. McCully
of Newark, formerly Of Whining
ton, on Saturday afternoon and
evening were given surprise
party by the Day Star Bible Glass
of Wesley M. E. Church, Whining
ton. The reception took place at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
McCully, on East Main street,
Newark. The guests made the trip
in automobiles. The afternoon
was passed in music and games
and at 7 o'clock dinner was served.
A fine silk quilt was presented to
Mr.. and Mrs. McCully.
Newark post., 1919-12-31

With the same dauntless spirit
nat made them champions, the
lows and girls who won scholar
|bi,s at Delaware College for Club
Neck, braved the worst brands of
heather that the weather man had
4 his kit, arrived in a driving
how storm, trudged through slush,
lsttled with wind and to all ap-
Searances are having a splendid
me.
Monday morning they arrived,
bore than fifty strong and took
h residence in the students quar-
RS at Harter Hall. The girls,
baperoned by Miss Dorothy Emer-
bn were assigned to the south
inc and the boys to the north
ing in charge of w. F. Lilly.
Soon after their arrival they
kgistered at Wolf Hall and were
ven blue and gold identificatlor
bdges on which was placed the
bmes and addresses of the wear
IS. so that all might easily become
ouainted. After dinner serVet
The Commons, the regular pro
am of work was begun. Th'
rls were shown how to keep
ON with Miss Dorothy Emerson
ub Leader for Sussex County, a
monstrator, and were given al
|ur or so of fun under Miss En-
sons direction in the gymna
pm.
Professors Grantham and FRAN
d the boys about corn cultur
d conducted laboratory exper
knts for their instruction. In
t hour of the afternoon wa
ent in the gymnasium with Pr'
sor ]. M. LeCato in charge.
Monday evening they assemble
Newark post., 1919-12-31
Postofice Force Does
Good Work

Postmaster Levi K. Bowen and
his able corps of assistants are to
be congratulated upon the splendid
work done during the holidays in
distributing and handling so ex-
peditiously the unusually heavy
Christmas mail. The additional
burden of sorting out, relying re-
addressing and sending to it's orr
ginal destination, the mass OF
Christmas mail scattered as a re-
suit of Tuesdays accident was
borne cheerfully by the Postoffice
force.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
MURDERER ES-
CAPES in MYSTERI-
Gus MANNER
Slayer of Policeman Zebley Is
Still At Large

Several mysterious features |
characterize the escape from the
work house of Lemuel Price who
was under sentence to be hanged
January 8.
The murderer, supposed to be
locked securely in one of a series
of cells opened only by levers
worked, from an outside corridor,
in the most mysterious manner
passed through supposedly barred
doors, through several public cor
ridors, past open doorways to
rooms in which prison attaches
were seated, and was permitted to
pass to freedom by chief clerk R.
w. Suddard, who supposed him to
be "trusty." Although a reward
of $1,000 has been offered by Gov
ernor Townsend on behalf of the
State and $500 by the Workhouse
Trustees, and although every
effort is being made to capture the
fugitive, he has not yet been ap-
pretended.
Governor John G.. Townsend and
Secretary of State Johnson who
were in Wilmington when news of
the escape reached there, went at
once to the work-house and heard
from Chief Warden Cross and
others the curious combination of
circumstances which permitted
the murderer to leave the work
house. In the late afternoon the
prisoner was permitted to take
exercise in an area way used ex-
clusively by dangerous criminals
and barred off from the other en-.
closures. At supper time the
guard glanced into the area-way
saw that Price was not there, bu'
supposing him to be in his cell
threw the lever which locked thu
cell door. The other prisoners
and the guards went to their re
F spective dining rooms and in this
interval, Price made his way pas
open doorways to the store room
twhere he secured a sack of floul
which he placed on his shoulder
and with his identity partially
: concealed, succeeded in deceivins
the chief clerk who believing hin
! to be "trusty" obligingly opened
: the barred door and allowed hin
J to escape. He was traced as fa-
I as Falkland when the trail wa'
lost.
Rumors of his escape to Balti
more via a B. & o. train on whicl
: he threatened to kill the conducto
= who demanded fare; and of hi
!, !, being seen near the Pennsylvania
= Station here about midnight seen
to be groundless.
e The Trustees are holding an in
vestigation today.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
Will Hold Conference
At Wolf Hall
eXpected.

On Thursday morning from $3.50
to 10, O. H. Benson of Washing
ton. D. C. who is here in connec-
tion with the work of the Boys
and Girls Club week will hold
conference with all persons inter-
ested in education and all exten-
sion workers, at Wolf Hall.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
Mechanics To Attend Service

The Junior Order American Me-
chanics will attend service at the
PRESBYTERIAN church in the morn
ing of the second Sunday in Janu-
ary when a special sermon will
be preached by Rev. w. j. Rowan.
A full attendance of members is
expected.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
nday School Class
Presents Gift To Teacher

Fhe young men of Mrs. Robert
hpbells Sunday School class at
Methodist Episcopal >churcn
kented her with a handsome cut
Is vase for a Christmas present.
Newark post., 1919-12-31
rm Account Books
Ready For Distribution

The farm account books adVo-
led by the Farm Bureau nave
i lived and are ready for distrlbu-
h at the Farmers Trust Co.
bk
Newark post., 1919-12-31
OBITUARY
Anna Taylor

Anna Taylor, wife of Robert
Taylor died at her late home on
Pike Creek road on Tuesday morn
ing, December 80. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the house on
Friday afternoon at 1870 and in
terment made at White Clay Creek
cemetery.
The deceased leaves a husband,
five daughters, Mrs. Albert East
burn, Mrs. Calvin Eastburn, Mrs.
William Armstrong Mrs. John
Boulden and Mrs. Charles Day;
also one son George Taylor.
Benjamin B. Deputy
Benjamin B. Deputy, aged S6
years, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Robert Potts on
Friday, December 26, of infirmities
due to old age.
Funeral services were held at
the residence of his daughter on
East Main st. Sunday afternoon,
December 28, at 2 o'clock. The
body was taken to his former
home in Milford, Del, Monday
morning. Further services were
held there at II o'clock and inter
ment made in the Milford ceme-
terry.
Evening star., 1919-03-08
MAY NOT GET OLD JOBS
IN FORESTRY SERVICE
500 Returning Service Men May
Suffer by Non-Passage of Third
Deficiency Bill.

Five hundred men. who left the for
estry service of the Department O,
Agriculture to enter the service OF
Uncle Sam either as soldiers, sailors OF
marines. and have returned or will re.
turn before July 1 will not find their
jobs open for them if an extra ses-
sion of Congress is not soon called. Sc
that the Senate can pass the third de-
ficiency bill.
The item is for s221.300 for general
expenses of the forest service, incIud-
ing the same objects specified in the
agricultural appropriation act for the
fiscal year 1919.
without the money the work can
not go on and the men, for whom jobs
have been held. will have to wait.
There is possibility that these sew
eral hundred men will become tired
of waiting and accept positions else
where
Forest service officials said this
morning that sufficient appropriations
were made last year to meet the or
dinary needs of the service, but the
money, 70 a large extent, was used in
fighting forest fires last fall.
The agriculture appropriation bill,
which was left out in the filibuster-
ing, carries an appropriation of s37,-
355,352. An official of the Depart
rnent of Agriculture today stated
that an extra session of Congress is
most likely and the necessary
money will be provided. 1t is thought
that Congress will follow out its
action of last year by passing a
resolution giving to the department
one-twelfth of the appropriation to
carry on the work for July.
Evening star., 1919-03-08
MANY IN WAR SERVICE SEEK
FARMS FROM GOVERNMENT
w. I. sNANTGN,

than $4,000 replies from men either In
srEice or discharged requesting that
they be considered applicants for
farms.
a peculiarly striking feature of the
reasons given for desiring to go
back to the farm" has been the ex-
preston on the part of the men OF
their desire to be their own boss" "
Almost every application received
sounds this note. The majority of
the men have had former experience
on farms as employees and desire to
work for themselves.
Applications are now being received
by the reclamation service at the rate
of more than / 900 a day and it is
thought that if they continue TO pour
in at the present rate in a very short
time the demands will far exceed the
supply of $4,000 farms to be allotted
should Congress pass the pending bill
With the exception of 400 applica-
tions received from overseas men all
others have come from men in camps
in the states. Illinois boys lead with
500 applications and New York is sec
ond with GOO. Pennsylvania has 500
and the District of Columbia has Iae.
Alaska has turned on six applica tions.
A woman, writing for her husband,
who is in the service. sent In an APP
plication, exhorting the department
TO hurry up" as ii was time for
spring blowing"
Evening star., 1919-03-08
FIVE YOUTHS ACCUSED
OF $4,000 HOLD UP
New York Messenger Assaulted.
S49, 600 in Liberty Bonds in
"Swag" Recovered.

NEW YORK, March s.-Five BOYS
ranging in age from sixteen to TWEEN
ty, are under arrest, charged with as
sault and robbery. following the
daring holdup yesterday in the finan-
cial district of Milton Strofm, a bro
ker's messenger, of liberty bonds and
other securities valued at sea, 600. The
boys, three of whom are brothers and
all messengers for brokerage houses,
the police say, were associated in the
| robbery Strohm was struck on the
| head and his bag containing the lib
erty bonds and securities seized. He
was SO severely injured that he had
TO be taken to the hospital
Information given to the police by
Strohm led to the arrest last night of
Gustave Mignone, twenty, and his
brother, Anthony. eighteen, at their
home, in the FIatbush section of
Brooklyn. Another brother, Theodore.
sixteen, was arrested early today ir, a
lodging house where he sought refuge
when warned that the police wanted
him. Later the police arrested Ed
ward Andreas, twenty, and Lester Os-
tertag, seventeen years old. Accord :
ing TO the police, Theodore Mignone
confessed to the actual hold-up of
Strohm, which, it was said, the bows
planned three weeks ago.
After the arrest of the youths the
police found the. bag containing the
securities in a subway station, and the
$4,000 worth of liberty bonds were
found under the floor of a paint shop
owned by Edward Andreas father.
Evening star., 1919-03-08
When We Come Back
From the Theater

Jim's job has not quite reached the
point yet where he can afford after
theater suppers, and the other night,
when we struck our little house,
lust gave him surprise. Before we
went out | had made some cheese
sandwiches, with both the bread and
the cheese cut thin. They would
have been good anyway, because |
had favored the cheese with a few
drops of Al Sauce, and you know
what that means. 1t isn't Worces-
tershire, you know-I call it my
miracle worker" But, instead of
serving them cold, | toasted them
under the hot flame, turning them
often, SO that the cheese melted and
ran down into the bread. Jim had
four, and would have eaten mine,
too, but he is still polite husband.
There is something about that AL
Sauce which makes kitchen a place
for high magic-or SO Jim says.
Evening star., 1919-03-08

American men in war service are
suffering from acute cases Of land
hunger, This is shown by the large
number of applications being received
daily by the Department of the IN
terror for farms as proposed by Sec
retary Lane, under legislation which
is designed to give the Secretary
broad powers along the soldier-set-
tle,nent plans which he has SO strong
ly advocated the past several months.
The proposed legislation con-
templates an initial appropriation of
800. 0oo, 600 for investigation, irriga-
tion, drainage and development OF
swamp, arid. cut-over. waste and un-
developed lands throughout the coun-
try to provide employment and farms
with improvements and equipment
for honorably discharged soldiers,
sailors and marines.
The department sent out to the va
rious camps and cantonments of the
country booklets for distribution to
the men. Attention was called in the
booklet to the proposed plan to re-
claim land and at the same time pro-
vide work and homes for honorably
discharged men. Though the cards
were sent out only the middle of last
month, there have been received more