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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-30

The highest price ever paid for a
horse is s265.0OO. the figure at which
August Belmont. OF New York, recent
sold the thoroughbred stallion Ira
Gerry to Senior 5. J. Unze. Buenos
Aires, Argentina. Tracery is a cele-
brated sire of race horses.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-30
Baltimore Visitors
0fpr SUNDAY

Nr George Ehatt, small son, John,
and friend Mrs Croydon, all Of Balti-
more. spent Sunday with Miss Agnes
Hlm1raea
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-30

clubs are being organized all over
the country. Some big prizes for
pigs are offered by the coming
1imCnirm Fair, Baltimore County,
Aug. 81 TO Sept. 4, inclusive.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-30

Now. what do you SUPPOSE that
there dog went and did,"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-30
WIN Spend Summer
In Canada

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Mccarthy
and daughter, Miss Mary Weller. ac-
c1mpanied by Mrs NJ. l. Weller left
for Washington this morning, clos
ug their cottage. Marta Lodge" for
ile summer The McCarthys will
spend the remainder OF the summer
in Canada. Mr.. McCarthy's old home.
Miss Fannie Duvall, of the clerical
forces so the Naval Academy. has re-
turned from her vacation.
Mrs Smith. wife of Major Smith.
I S. A., and children. who have been
spending some time in the county
with The Misses Clayton. will occupy
'he house of Mrs. Smiths sister. Mrs.
Ming wife of Captain King, u. s. n.
30 Murray Hill. for the summer.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
Prominent Philadelphia
Divine To Preach Bacca-
laureate Sermon

Rev. William Holloway Main,
of Philadelphia, will preach the
Baccalaureate Sermon on the even
ing of Sunday, June 13, in Wolf
Hall. DR.. Main is the pastor of
the Memorial Baptist Church of
Philadelphia, of which Mr.. Walter
T. Bradley, a former resident of
Newark, and a particularly
staunch friend of Delaware Col
lege, is a member.
Special significance and interest
attaches to the Commencement
exercises this year, since they
mark the fftieth anniversary of
the reopening of the college after
the Civil War. The Commence
ment exercises will open on Satur-
day with Glass Day and the ban
quet of the Alumni. 1t is expect
ed that the historic character of
the Commencement will draw back
to the college the Alumni from all
parts of the country.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
Sunday School Officers
And Teachers Hold
Profitable Meetins

At a meeting of the officers and
teachers of the Presbyterian Sum
day School held at the home of
the Misses Smith in South Newark
last Thursday evening business of
Importance was transacted.
Miss Leta Waters was made su-
perintendent of the Home Depart
ment, Ira Steele was elected SUBJ
stitute teacher for Miss Yearsley's
class and plans made for remodel
ing the Primary and. Infants De-
partment.
Mrs. G.. B. Evans' class relin-
guished their room to the Prim-
ary Department. Different phases
of the lessons for the two subse-
ouent Sundays were discussed to-
gether with other matters of gen.
eral interest to the Sunday School.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
Town Council
Affects Organiza-
ton for the Year
Two New Members Inducted
Into Office
Announces Committees and
Discuss Informally General
Civic Improvement

The recently elected member of
Town Council, o. w. Widdoes,
Western District and DR.. George
W. Rhodes, Middle District were
lnducted into office last night when
Council held it's annual organiza-
tion meeting.
s. B. Herdman was reelected
Treasurer, collector of light and
water fees, and of taxes.
Charles B. Evans was reelected
Attorney and A. L. Fisher, Asses
sor.
The appointment of Superinten-
dent of Light and Water, Super
visor of Streets, and Chief of Po-
lice was left to the committees
governing those matters.
The personnel of these commit
tees is as follows:
Street and Sewer Committee
c. w. Colmery
R. j. Morrison
0. w. Widdoes
Light and Water Committee
E. C. Wilson
DR.. George w. Rhodes
r. j. Morrison
Building Committee
Jonathan Johnson
c. w. Colmery
E. c. Wilson
The personnel of the Board of
Health is the same as last year.
DR.. G. L. Penny
DR.. Chas. H. Blake
DR.. H. ]. Watson
R. T. Jones
o. K. Strahorn
Mayor Eben B. Frazer is by vir-
ture of his office, president of
Council.
The first Monday night of each
month was set for meeting night
as heretofore.
At the conclusion of the organi-
cation meeting, general topics of
town improvement were discussed
informally.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
Red Cross Urges
Need for Com
munity Nurses
Sends Speaker to Tell Serious.
ness of Situation
Miss Walsh Presents Subject
to Appreciative Audience;
Miss Stephens Work
Commended

Miss Elizabeth Walsh, who was
sent here last Monday by the
Pennsylvania Division of the Red
Cross to present the needs and op-
portunities of public health nurs-
ing, spoke ably and convincingly
to an interested group of women at
Wolf Hall.
She declared the primal purpose
of her speaking tour was especially
to reach the mothers who discour-
aged their daughters from enter
ing the nursing profession.
She reviewed the steps by which
Americans realized what spend
thrifts they were of all their re-
sources, especially of health. Not
until the outbreak of the war was
any sort of a survey made of the
health of the people. The fact
that one out of the three young
men called for army service were
rejected aroused national consci-
BUSINESS to the appalling health
conditions that must exist among
the civilian population of all ages.
She recounted the appalling fact
that while $4,000 men were actu-
ally killed in battle during the
recent war, 45O,O00 children under
the age of years died from pre-
ventable causes; while only %
men died of typhoid fever in all
of the camps in this country, 3d.
900 of the civilian population were
victims of that disease in the same
time. The urgent necessity of
giving health instruction was
urged as the most effective means
of bettering the situation which
this indicates. That given to the
women in the different communi-
ties during and after the war and
that given in the public schools
have brought about much good
where these have been done.
Many manufacturers realize
that the best results can be pro-
duced by workers who are in good
health. They therefore safeguard
their employees by having one pub,
lie health nurse for every 1OC
employed. Some states require by
law that this be done.
The dangers of infection in
travelling and in the ordinary oc
cupations of life were pointed ou,
vividly with entertaining persona
anecdote and plea made for more
Continued on Page ~
Newark post., 1920-04-21
Big Congregation Hears
Cantata "Our Living Lord

A congregation which complete
ly filed the Presbyterian church
on Sunday evening enjoyed the
cantata, "Our Living Lord" which
was given under the direction of
Miss Nellie B. Wilson, organist.
The selection was originally in
tended for the Easter celebration
but illness and absence of some of
the members at that time, made
the postponement necessary.
The rendition was especially
pleasing TO the audience from the
fact that all were furnished with
printed texts containing the Sc
lections in full.
The cantata told the story of
Passion Week, beginning with the
triumphal entry into Jerusalem
recounting the story of the last
supper, the crucifixion, the burial
of Christ, the resurrection, the
effect of the open tomb on the be.
holders, the alteration of the
angelic host, the appearance OF
the risen Christ, and the expires.
sions of joy among mortals at the
certainty of the resurrection.
The choir was composed of the
following: First sopranos, Mrs. J
Pearce Cam, Miss Martha Stra.
horn, Miss Stella Yearsley; Sc
cond sopranos, Misses Anna Ritz
and Florence Colbert.
Altos: Miss Jennie Frazer, Mis-:
Rohr.
Tenors: Prof. R. w. Kirkbrid'
and Mr.. Johnson Rowan.
Bassos: Prof. C. E. Hancock ant
Prof. Harold N. Cummings.
NOTE-Advance notice of tn,
above was sent to this office las
week and reached here too late t,
guarantee publication.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
May Day Festival to be
Given in Red Mems Grove

The students at Women's Col
lege are making arrangements for
a May Day carnival which will be
held in Red Mems Grove on Sat
urday afternoon, May 1.
The most popular member of the
Senior Glass was chosen May
Queen.
Miss Alice Roop of Wilmington
was honored with this distinction.
The Ladies in Waiting will be
chosen soon.
The Duchesses, chosen from
each class are Elizabeth Howell,
Seniors; Madeline Dixon, Juniors;
Dorothy Ford, Sophomores; Rose
Roberts, Freshmen.
The Faculty of Women's Col.
lege will entertain the students
with a play next Saturday night
Newark post., 1920-04-21
Extra Room at Primary
School in Course
of Construction

The material for the extra room
added to relieve the congestion in
the primary school has arrived and
the building is now in the course
of erection. The playground is
being cleared of bricks, tin cans,
and other rubbish and will be
leveled and rolled to permit the
erection of playground equipment.
This work is being done under the
direction of the boys in the OPP
portunity Glass.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
THIEVES ENTER
TWO HOMES IN
SOUTH NEWARK
Get Little Booty; Footprints Give
Clue to Culprits

Sneak thieves on Monday night
entered the homes of J. P. Rose
and w. j. Holton on Depot Road
and made an Intellectual attempt
to enter the residence OF Henry
Smith.
In the Rose home they secured
a child's purse containing little
over one dollar in change, some
cigars and eatables were taken
from both places. Only the down
stairs was ransacked, the burglars
using matches for light and strew-
ing the burnt ends about the
floors. Clothing was ransacked in
the hope of securing money but
the small sum mentioned above
constituted the haul.
In the rear of the Holton home
footprints in a freshly dug plot
disclosed the fact that the rob-
berries were committed by two men,
one of whom wore shoes with
pointed toes; the other blunt-toed
shoes. No attempt was made to
reach the second story-a fact
which practically places them in
the amateur class.
The Marritz store and the de-
predations in that locality were
attributed to boys but it is now
thought that the same thieves op-
Grated in both places.
. Officer Apsley examined the
footprints and other evidence and
arrests are likely to follow in q
few days.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
EAST INDIAN SPEAKER
DRAWS LARGE CROWD
Tells Thrilling Stories of Life
and Customs in the
Orient

Every available space was utl-
lized on Sunday evening to accom-
odate the crowd from Newark and
vicinity who assembled to hear the
East Indian soldier, Dharma Sheik
Shand, present the appalling situa-
tion that exists in the East today.
The speaker was in native CO.'S
tune and was assisted by nine
young people, Misses Dorothy
Hoffecker, Hannah Lindell,
Dorothy Cooper, Marie Blackson;
and Messrs. Harold Mote, William
Bland, Leroy Crompton, William
Jackson, and Wilkins Cooch.
These were arrayed in the
Indian costume affected by priests,
Mayors, snake charmers, widows,
women of North and Of South
India and other characters whose
dress is distinctive.
The speaker described vividly,
life in that benighted country, par
ticularly the religious customs that
prevail.
This he told from the standpoint
of European and Christian, ne
carefully explained not as Budd-
hist or Mohammedan. He re.
counted many amusing personal
experiences to illustrate his story
He told the pitable condition OF the
children there, what has been &C.
complished through the aid OF
American Missions and American
money and the wide field for SER
vice that still exists.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
NEWARK STORES
TO CLOSE EARLY,
BEGINNING MAY 3
Will Observe Usual Hours on
Wednesday and Satur-
day Evenings

Beginning Monday, May 3, the
local stores will close at 8 o'clock
every evening except Wednes day
and Saturday when they will close
at the usual time.
The early summer closing is in
accord with tie custom which pre-
walls in most of the towns of this
state and elsewhere. Compare
lively little is purchased after this
hour that cannot just as readily
be procured earlier.
The usual closing hour will be
observed on Wednesday evening
to accommodate workers for whom
this is pay day.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
Furnishings Procured For
"The Lindens''

Under the direction of A. G.. Will
kinson, Business Administrator
plans are rapidly nearing compile
tion for the accommodation of the
first contingent of student-soldiers
who are expected to arrive May 1.
Furnishings have been purchased
for ''The Lindens," and arrange
ments made with Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Moore to occupy the house
as caretakers who will look after
the comfort of the men.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
Local Extension Workers
Attend Conference At
Georgetown

State Club Leader T. 7. Martin,
Dean C. A. McCue and the local
extension workers attended state
conference of club workers held
at Georgetown last Thursday. "A
number of field workers and speak
ers from the Department at Wash
ington were present.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
WAVERLY CLUB
PLANTS MEMORIAL
TREE AT COLLEGE
Honors Young Hockessin Ma
rine Who Made Supreme
Sacrifice

"A large ucleSdIlOll VI IlOChtSSlu
clubwomen and their friends
braved the rain storm of Friday
afternoon where they observed
Arbor Day most fittingly by pre-
senting to Women's' College and
planting with beautiful ceremony,
a linden tree in honor of Private
William Brennan who made the
supreme sacrifice in the world war.
The local clubwomen assisted
Dean Robinson in receiving the
guests and in serving tea after
the tree planting was over.
AS the tree was planted near
the Practice House, the partici-
pants and spectators stood under
the portico. Mrs. J. l.. Eastburn
of the Waverly Club presided and
introduced Mrs. Edward Sharpless
who made the formal presentation
speech.
Miss Lillian Butz, president of
Student Government Association
accepted on behalf of the college.
The students sang patriotic and
college songs under the leader
ship of Miss Dora Wilcox, Miss
Sara Eastburn read, "The Planting
of the Tree" and R. G. Bucking-
ham, a veteran Of the Civil War
spoke briefly. Students and facul-
ty then escorted the guests to
Residence Hall where tea was
served and music furnished by
Miss Wilcox and Miss Katherine
Stevens.
Mrs. Sharpless presentation
speech follows:
'In a few words we can leave
our thoughts with you as we, the
members of the Waverly club OF
Hockessin, this Arbor Day of 1926
dedicate this, tree to the memory
of William Norman Brennan, Co
G, 5th Regiment Of Marines, who
like many others made the supreme
sacrifice that freedom, justice ant
truth might not perish from thu
earth, and that we and those tha'
come after us may be free from
autocracy, and we hope and be
lieve, that in his prime of life i
was not given in vain.
AS we plant this tree we hav,
in mind those graves of the heroe
in France with the great Ameri
can flag flying in a soft breez
over them.
Nature will, year by year, max
it a larger, more attractive tribut
to their memory. Yearly it will
send it's roots deeper, it's crow
higher, it's branches wider; steadi
ly it will grow in stature AM
strength and serve as a symbo
not only of this generations ap
probation of the sacrifice made fo
the country, but keeping alive TO
future generations the memory o
the lives offered to save for al
time the Freedom which is Ameri
cas- birthright.
Mrs. Sharpless closed her speecl
by reciting very effectively Joyc
Kilmer's beautiful poem "Trees
recalling the coincidence that tn
author, also gave his life in tn
great struggle for freedom.
Young Brennan was the son o
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brennan o
Hockessin and was 21 years ole
In May 1917 he volunteered fo
service and was assigned to Ct
G. 9Th Regiment, Marines. He wa
sent overseas early in the conflic
and>was in the thick of the fight
ing for several months. He wa
lover the top six times and wo
: six medals for bravery.
He was killed in action May
1918.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
7. COLEMAN DU POINT
DOUBLY HONORED BY
STATE CONVENTION
Delegates in Resolution Commend
Good Work Of Governor Town
sends Administration

Desiring T. Cole man DUPONT to
be Republican leader in Delaware,
the Republican state convention
yesterday doubly honored the gen.
eral by electing him delegate to
the Republican national conven-
tion and insuring his reelection
as the Delaware member of the
Republican national committee for
four years. Those honors will
greatly please Will. H. Hays, Re-
publican national chairman, who
considers General DUPONT one of
the most valuable members of the
national committee.
Advocates Of equal suffrage had
great demonstration on Dover
Green, and "antis" devoted their
time to distributing red roses.
Highly pleasing to the former was
a resolution adopted by the con-
vention indorsing the enfranchise-
ment Of women and urging the Re-
publican members of the Legisla-
ture to vote for the ratification
of the constitutional amendment.
Delegates Not Instructed
The platform expressed no pref
erence concerning candidates for
President and Vice-President, and
the national delegates were not
instructed.
Bolshevism, increased housing
facilities, high cost of living and
national and state budgets were
subjects touched on in the plat.
form. Appeal was made to the
people to give the Republican par.
ty opportunity to make a peace fol
this nation that will recognize all
the obligations of the nation to the
rest of the world.
The convention recognized \he
official prestige of L. Heisler Ball
United States senator, by electine
him national delegate from New
Castle county.
Because of factional strife il
Sussex county, Governor John G
Townsend, Jr. candidate for ma
tional delegate from Sussex, wa!
defeated in county caucus. Friends
of the governor threatened to car
ry the fight to the convention
floor, but he and General duPon
would not consent.
Adopts Resolution Approving Ad
ministratiOn
The convention particular.
commended and approved all tn
efforts Of the governor and hi
administration to improve tn
health and educational condition
of the state and for the great i'm
provement of highways. It ais
commended Delaware's Republica,
representatives in Congress fo
patriotic performance of duty an
the Legislature for appointing
commission to revise the schoo
code.
Although he had complete con
troll of the convention, General du
Pont deemed it wise not to inter
fere in the Sussex county fighN
which was confined to county eau
Gus. Otherwise, everything wa
harmonious.
! The Delaware delegation to tn
National Convention will be a
follows:
Wilmington-T. Coleman dupont
Rural New Castle County-Unite
States Senator L. Heisler Ball
Kent-Alden R. Benson, James 4
Hirons
Sussex-ExGovernor Simeon
Pennewill, Robert B. Elliott
Member of Republican Nations
Committee-T. Coleman duPon
Newark post., 1920-04-21
Primary Election Results
In This Vicinity

Saturdays primary election was
hotly contested in the First Elec-
tion District where John K. John
son and Robert l.. Armstrong were
candidates for delegate to the Re-
publican state convention which
was held at Dover yesterday,
Johnson won out.
The result in this hundred was
as follows:
First District
Delegate-John K. johnson
Alternate-George L. Townsed
Committee-Robert l.. Armstrong,
Daniel Thompson, George Will
liams.
Second District
Delegate-Arthur L. Beals
decentralization Maxwell
Committee-Rankin Colmery, Will
liam D. Dean, Harvey Hoffecker.
Third District
Delegate-John Levey
Alternate-Harry Stafford
Committee-John Levey, Charles
E. Smith, William G. Singer.
The result in Pencader was as
follows:
First District
Delegates-J. Irwin Dayett, Will
liam C. Brooks
AIternates-W. K. Brooks, Wll
liam D. Hall
Committee-William D. Hall, Will
liam c.. Brooks, W. o. Armstrong
Second District y
Delegates-Joseph Theodore Laws
Jr.
Alternate-Boyd Mccoy
Committee-Julius King, Boyd NC
Coy, Julian Laws.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
New London Ave. Prop
erty Changes Hands

S. M. Donnell, agent for Ernest
Frazer, on Monday consummated
the sale of frame house on New
London Avenue to John T. Will
liams for $1050.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
OBITUARY
ElwOOd B. Mckee

Elwood B. Mckee, aged 70 years
died at his late home in East New
ark on Thursday, April Is of ar
terio schlerosis from which he had
been a sufferer for some time.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
his late home, and interment made
at Head of Christiana cemetery.
He is survived by his wife Sara
G. Garrett Mckee and one son,
Francis Mckee, a Wilmington
druggist.
Newark post., 1920-04-21
Lydia A. Prettyman

After a brief illness with bron-
chial asthma, Lydia A. Prettyman,
former resident of Newark died
at the home of her son-in-law, J.
G. Collision at 2501 Van Buren st.
Wilmington last Saturday.
Mrs. Prettyman was II years
old, a charming woman of lovable
disposition. She was born in New
ark and lived here until her mar
riage to the late Joshua Pretty
man, a wholesale fruit dealer of
Wilmington. Her health has been
poor for the past ten years.
She was a lifelong member of
Head of Christiana church and
there a funeral service was held
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
and interment made in the nearby
cemetery. Services conducted by
Rev. Joel S. Gilfillan, a former
pastor, were also held at the home
Of her son-in-law earlier in the
afternoon. Six nephews acted as
pall-bearers.
She is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. J. G. Collision of Will
mington and Mrs. Charles H. Wis
Ter of Atlantic City, N. j.; one son
William Prettyman of Wilmington;
two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Scott
of Newark and Mrs. Hannah
Dennis of Wilmington; and one
brother William Grant of New
ark.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-24
NOTICE OF CONTEST

Department of the interior, U. s.
land office, Blackfoot, Idaho, Novem-
Der Is, 1920.
To Albert A. Mecham of Herman,
Idaho, cOntestee:
You are hereby notified that
Richard T. Reid, who gives Black
foot, Idaho, as his post office address,,
did on October Is, 1920, file in this
office his duly corroborated applica-
tion to contest and secure the can
collation. of your homestead entry
No. .-....-....-, serial No. 022566
made September %, 1915, for lot A,
section 10, lots l and section 80,
township 8 south, range AZ east,
Boise meridian, and as grounds for
his contest he alleges that Albert A.
Mecham has never resided upon said
land; that he has never cultivated
any part thereof or made any i'm
provements upon the said lands:
That his failure to reside upon and
cultivate said lands is not due to his
engagement in any branch of the
military service of the United States.
You are, therefore, further noti-
fed that the said allegations will be
taken as confessed, and your said
entry will be cancelled without
further right to be heard, either be-
fore this office or on appeal, If you
fail to file in this office within twenty
days after the fourth publication of
this notice, as shown below, your
answer, under oath, specifically re-
spending to these allegations of con-
test, together with due proof that
you have served a copy Of your
answer on the said contestant either
in person or by registered mail.
You should state in your answer
the name of the post office to which
you desire further notices to be sent
to you.
J. T. CARRUTH,
adv. 147-5O-53-58-61-64. Register.