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Middletown transcript., 1920-01-31
WARWICK

Mr.. John Garner, Jr. was an Elkton
visitor last week.
Miss Nellie Bishop spent last Thurs
day with her sister, Mrs. Samuel King.
Mr.. R. B. Merritt Sr. is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Joseph Dnlaney, in Balti-
more.
Mrs. R. B. Merritt, Sr., is visiting
her son, Mr.. Amos R. Merritt in Will
mingt0n.
Mrs. Howard Padley, of near town,
is spending sometime with friends in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Curtis Vinyard, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with. his mother.
Mrs. Verena Vinyard.
Sunday School Sunday. $50 A. NJ.
Christian Endeavor, z P. NJ; Preaching,
7.3OP. NJ. Everybody welcome.
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American Legion News

.ssnlu.> The general memorial
committee composed of
Miss Helen Brady. Miss
Z1 Lionne Beaston, Mrs. How
ard Pool. Mrs. Daniel w. Stevens, Mr..
Walter Letherbury, Mr.. Alfred Porter,
DIR. Richard R. Sphar, and DR.. Louis
Levinson, met at the apartments OF
Miss l.. s,ne Beaston, Monday evening,
January 26, and planned for the n'emor-
ial drive to be held from February to
IL inclusive.
The purpose Of this committee is to
raise 81. 900 to erec: a permanent me-
mortal in honor of the Middletown men,
who died while in the service Of their
country. The money will be raised by
popular subscriptions. MIR. Alfred Por-
ter is committee treasurer.
LOUIS LEvINSON,
Publicity Officer. =
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JOHN A. LATTA

Friends of John A. Latta, of near
Blackbird, aged 72 years, were shocked
to hear of his sudden death, on Monday.
in Wilmington, at the home of his SON.
in-law, Purnell Lewis. While MIR.
Latta had been IN i'll health for more
than a year, following an attack of
influenza, he had been quite active and
very recently sold his farming imple-
ments on his home farm, intending to
retire from farming and move to
smyrna.
He had been very active in public life,
having been elected on the Democratic
ticket to the state senate in 1900 to re-
present the seventh senatorial district
-Appoquinimink and Blackbird hum
dreds.
For many years he was president of
the Smyrna Steamboat Company and
devoted much of his time to the work
of the oranges and farm clubs. For a
quarter of q century he was superin-
tendent of the Sunday School of Friend
ship ". E. Church.
Mr.. Latta is survived by his wife and
six children: State Senator j. Edward
Latta, of Blackbird hundred; Mrs. Pur-
nell M. Lewis, of Wilmington; Mrs.
James C. Lockerman, Of near Smyrna;
Mrs. Thomas Brothers, of near Town.
send; Aubrey Latta. of Wilmington,
and Mrs. Reba Greer, of New Castle.
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Million Dollars For Roads

The New Castle Levy Court Tuesday
accepted. the offer of the State High
way Commission to give $500, 900 toward
the improvement of roads in New Cas-
tie county this year, conditional upon
the Levy Court furnishing q like
amount. As the Levy Court has au-
thority to issue bonds to the required
amount, the action of the commission
ers in accepting state aid will mean the
expenditure of 81, ,OOO, 900 on the county
roads. Work will begin as soon as the
weather permits.
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Hieh Price. Fer Fur

With over 10, ,OOQ muskrat skins stored
away in Taylors Bridge section, the
trappers are watt ing for higher price.
as was predicted by the various fur
dealers at the b@ ginning of the trap
ping season. The trappers have already
been offered "a each for their rat hides,
bat insist they must have S. at least,
and are willing to wait for the Febru-
ary fur sale. which will be held on Feb
ruary 18th, before fixing a price on
their stored stock of furs. Otters are
becoming more plentiful, one trapper
having caught four so far this season.
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THE G. 0.P.CAMPAICN
To Stimulate Party Pride, Rank
And File Will Contribute
MEETING OF STATE EDITORS

To stimulate individual pride in the
Republican party and 20 arouse great
er interest in party affairs, meeting
of Republican editors of the State was
called Monday afternoon at the Hotel
dupont, Wilmington. The newspaper
representatives were entertained at
luncheon by Henry P. Scott and Col.
Edmund Mitchell who have been desig-
mated ~ the Republican National Com
mlttee to supervise the soliciting OF
popular subscriptions throughout the
State.
Those present at the conference. be-
sides Mr.. Scott and Mr.. Mitchell were
Colonel Theodore Townsend, OF the
Milford Chronicle; Secretary of State
Everett C. johnson. of the Newark
Post; James F. Alice, Jr.. of the State
Sentinel, Dover; Edwin G. Totten,
Delaware Leader, Laurel; E. M. Davis.
Ledger, Newark; Albert W. Cummings
and Charles E. Gray. The Morning
News, Wilmington; George Carter and
C. Il. Hallam> Evening Journal. Will
mingtOn.
Chairman Scott and Colonel Mitchell
outlined the plans of National Chair
man Hayes to interest in party welfare
all classes of Republicans. 1t is his de-
sire that no large subscriptions be
made. but that great many small con-
tributions be secured from the rank
and file of the party.
MIR. Scott explained that it was the
purpose of the party organization to
make this patriotic campaign. The
feeling of the national officers, he said.
was that more real work could be ex-
pectad and party loyalty obtained If the
voters felt they were having q hand
and measure of responsibility in party
affairs and their money was being used
to help carry out their ideals.
The popular subscriptions are to be
devoted entirely to the purposes OF the
National Committee, and in no way
have anything to do with the State
campaign.
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Directors Elected

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Townsend Trust Co., the
following directors were elected for the
term of one year: L. L. Maloney, James
A. Hart, w. C. Money, W. E. Hart,
Winfield Lattomus, W. J. Donovan,
Walter Lee, Walter E. Donovan, E. NJ.
Records, Dr j. D. Niles, John P. COL
lins and Thomas Lattomus. The board
was organized by electing the following
officers: Thomas Lattomus, president;
L. l.. Maloney, vice-president; W. c.
Money, secretary; Levi Lattomus,
treasurer; s. R. TOWNSEND assistant
secretary. ~
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Brotherhood Social

A large number of the members,
with their wives, sweethearts and
friends gathered at the parsonage for
a social evening last Monday night.
No one was disappointed except those
who were not present. It was = ds-
lightful evening and those present said
thew hoped the Brotherhood would soon
have another.
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TCOntributed1

[Contributed
.sManor Place." the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene E. Paxson, near Middle
town, was the scene of pleasant gath
ering on Friday afternoon, January 23d,
when they celebrated the birthday OF
their son, Eugene Curtis Paxscn, who
was one year old.
The following guests were present:
Mrs. Lydia C. Paxson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene E. Paxson and son, Eugene
Curtis, of "Manor Place.; Miss Helen
Ellison, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton L. Eli
son and grandchild, Helen Eder, of
near Chesapeake City, Md; Mrs. Eliza
Roberts, Of Chester, Pa. Mrs. Laurena
Fowler. and the vi ses Anna and Julia
Ellison, of Glasgow; Mr.. and Nrs. or
ris Eliason and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright s. Coppage and children, of
near Mt. Pleasant; Miss May Holten
and the Rev. and Mrs. P. L. Donaghay,
of Middletown.
Baptism Was administered to the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene E. Paxson.
who was chrlsteDed Eugene Curtis Pax.
son, and to the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright s. Coppage, who was
christened Virginia Paxson Coppage.
A bountiful luncheon was served tt
all present. The menu consisted OF
fruit frappe, roast turkey, chicken
salad, fried oysters, sweet and white
potatoes, cranberry sauce. Maryland
biscuits, olives, celery, figs, coffee
cake and ice cream.
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Election Of Officers

The following officers of the Brother
houd of Bethesda Church were elected
at the meeting last Monday night:
President, s. J Brockson; First Vice
President, W. B. Hates; Second Vice.
President, v. P. Northrnp; Third Vice.
President, ". 7. Pearce, Jr.; Fourth
Vice-President, James FARRELL, Jr. !;
Secretary, Clarence P. Weber, Treas
urer, Frank A. Lewis; Chaplain, George
F. Wilson.
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OBITUARY
ISAAC WILSON

After long illness Isaac T. Wilson.
died at his home on Lake street, at 4 Is
o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, aged 50
years.
Deceased had suffered from the re-
suit of several slight strokes and had
been confined to his home for long
time. For many years he was con-
tracing painter in this section and was
we'll and favorably known throughout
lower New Castle County. He leaves
to mourn his death, widow. three
daughters, Mrs. Hattie Eliason, of Will
mington; Miss Lovisa Wilson, of Sink
ing Springs, Pa; Mrs. Charles Mont
gomery. Of this town; and two sons.
Herman, of Butte. Mont, and Royden
E.. of Middlstown, and six grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held at his
late home tomorrow Sunday after
noon, at two o'clock and interment will
be made in Forest cemetery.
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In Memoriam

In sad and loving remembrance Of my
dear wife and our mother. Jeanette 5.
Voshell, who departed this life Jan. 70,
1919:
often think of you dear wife
No eyes can see me weep,
But many silent tear shed
When others are asleep.
God called you home, it was his will
But in my heart love you still.
Gone but not forgotten,
HUSBAND AND CHILDREN
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Brother, Preach in Same Church

Rev. Grover Gray, of Missouri. preach
ed in the Methodist Church. st. Georges.
Sunday morning. Rev. Wilmer Grey
preached in the evening. Both of these
preachers are sons OF MIR. and Mrs.
Montgomery Gray. of st. Georges.
They attended the funeral of their
father, and spent Sunday with the folks
Of their home.
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THE INCOME BLANKS
Forty thousand Persons Paid Taxes
Last Year
OFFICE IN FEDERAL BUILDING

Between IS, 900 and 4O, ,OO0 persons in
the State have in the past paid Federal
income taxes. Their names and ad-
dresses are recorded on stencil cards in
the office of the collector, on the third
floor of the Federal Building. Whining
ton. and are used for transferring the
addresses on cards, to the income tax
return blanks and to the envelopes in
which these are sent out.
The printing from these cards is done
in an electrically motored machine,
which works at the rate OF 5000 per
hour. 1t is being used in preparing and
mailing the blanks as fast as these are
supplied from Washington. A large
proportion of those who have hereto
fore paid on incomes in excess of S., LOO
have already received the blanks for
1919 returns, or if not, will shortly have
them.
The other blanks, for amounts les
than $1,000. are not yet available. but
will be similarly sent out as soon as re-
ceived from the Department at Wash
ington.
1t is noted by those having to do
with the tax returns that the require.
ment of reckoning gains and, losses
has worked for great Improvement in
the bookkeeping systems of those do
ing business in small and a consider
able way. The case is cited of con-
Germ doing an over the counter retail
trade which kept no books an was I'M
able to figure lcome ;cept wi h the aid
of an accountant going over MS bank
deposits. An examination and analysis
based on these showed that the business
was losing money, and it was promtly
disposed of at advantageous terms.
Even farmers are getting into the way
of keeping accounts with their products
and find satisfaction in doing SO.
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Odessa Church Notes

DRAWERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday, February lat, 1920.
9.45 A. M. Sunday School session.
We are pleased to see the interest the
older ones are taking in the school.
Keep up the good work.
1890 A. NJ. Regular morning service
with sermon by the pastor. Mr.. Houck
is a rising young preacher. Come and
hear him.
$50 P. M. Christian Endeavor and
song service, topic, "What does our
pledge require Deut. 1874, John 14:21-
26. Conservation meeting. Let US
make this rousing meeting. A spe-
cial invitation is gwen the young peo-
pie.
7.OOP. M. Evening service with
sermon,
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Woman. Party to Meet

The Delaware branch of the National
Woman's Party will hold Its annual
meeting at headquarters February 6.
Ranorts will be read and officers elected
Following the business meeting
luncheon will be given at IL. 80 o'clock
in the Hotel dupont In Wilmington.
Among the speakers will Mrs. H. O.
Havemeyer, of New York.
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Ice Bound Streets

Starting Thur -dsy, Middletown has
had the worst spell of icebound streets
in recent years. Travel has been ex-
tremely dangerous, and many persons
suffered from falls. For the small boys
however, they have beep days of real
sport, as the coasting and skating on
the streets have been excellent.
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Paid Locals

Poultry supplies, charcoal, oyster
shells, beef scrap, grit, tobacco dust,
ground alfalfa, scratch feed. chick
feed and Champion poultry powders at
EVANS EXCHANGE.
FOR .SALE-Store, dwelling and
bakery. Now doing a good business.
Apply to + DucGM,
Odessa. Del.
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I'd Sunday in LENT.


The Opportunity in Your Parish. The
opportunities for good in every parish
are unlimited. If every communicant
in the parish were an earnest church
worker, who can calculate the result :?
If every communicate were helper, a
sympathizer, in every means employed
to build up the Kingdom of Christ in
our midst, and to pull down the king
dom of Satan, who could hinder or i'm
pede the Christian influence of the par
ish, placed here to represent the truth
and the work of God =? If every COM
municaut we're a fellow-worker with
the Rector in the service of Christ, who
can estimate the ''fruits Of their
labor p 'Tis the neglected opportuni-
ties by the many ip the parish. that
produce weakness, wo( 3ipess, dissatis-
faction and failure in vhfe. Soon we
will enter the Lenten season which
comes to arouse every dormant member
of the church to realization of the
splendid work the parish can do, if only
it Can secure the consecrated energies
of all Gods people.
With the first Sunday in February,
Septuagesima we begin the cycle of
Sundays before Easter. This Sunday
means the SEVENTEEN DAY before Easter,
that is in round numbers. They begin,
by their solemnities, to prepare our
hearts and minds for the sorrow and
humiliation of the great fast of forty
days.
The Parish Guild will meet at the
Rectory on Thursday afternoon, at two
O'Clock. We shall be glad to see the
new members present at this meeting.
Attention is called to the fact that in
order to conform to the will of the
General Convention we shall have to
have reports from all the societies in
the parish. The aim is to get our finan-
cial year in harmony with the seclar
year. Our church year begins with
January 1st and ends December 31st.
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND co

144O0A 14A1 NVMA AASO Wv
Mrs. M. Lessin spent last week in
New York City.
DIR. W. S. P. Combs spent Wednes-
day in Milford.
Mrs. T. S. Fouracre was Whining
ton visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. Taylor Barnett, of Wilmington.
was in town on Thursday.
Mrs. N. B. Burris is in Wilmington
with her sister, Mrs. N. M. Arthurs.
Mrs. L. V. Kirk and Miss Edith Me-
Coy spent Wednesday In Wilmington.
Miss Jessie Shepherd is entertaining
Miss Mary Garfield. of Williamsport,
Pa.
Mrs. Ida Doris. of New Castle spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. William
Dugan.
Mrs. K. A. Davis of Newark, visited
her paren. g, Mr.. and MIS-. L. V. Kirk
this week.
Miss Ruth Russell, of Women's COL
lege, Newark, is visiting Mr.. and Nrs.
T. S. Fouracre.
Miss Grace Brady, of Newark, is
spending several days with her father
Mr.. Fred Brady.
Mrs. A. Fogel will spend next week
in New York City purchasing the new
spring millinery.
Miss Letitia Pool, of Newark, is the
guest of her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Howard A. Pool.
Mrs. julian G. Cleaver was enter
tained last week by Mrs. Mary Hamp-
ton, in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Saunders C. Dillon, of Whining.
ton. spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. S. Fouracre.
Miss Catherine Touhey, of Whining
ton, was entertained over the weekend
by Miss Lillian Melvin.
Mrs. John Robertson, of Newark,
N. j., was a recent guest of MIR. and
Mrs. George R. Douglas.
Mrs. Joseph R. Heldmyer and daugh-
ter, Marian, visited relatives in PhiIa-
delphia part of last week.
Miss Esther Williams, of Whining
ton visited her parents, MI. and Mrs.
Tolbert Williams OH Wednesday.
Mrs. Theodore v. Mhitlock spent
part of this week with her daughter,
Nrs. Allen E. Evans at Trainer, Pa.
Miss Faye Moore, of the Women's
College, Newark, is visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Fouracre.
The many friends of Miss Elizabeth
CLAYTON, who has been confined to her
bed for several weeks with typhoid
fever, will be pleased to learn that she
is improving ragidly.
Charles Derrlckson, who was brutally
assaulted on January 10 upon his return
from Middletown to his farm, is some
what improved. The aged man has
been confined to his bed since the
assault, but is now able to be about his
room. No trace of the assaifant has
ever been found.
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will Join Federal Council

County Engineer Charles E. Grubb
has accepted an invitation Of the Fed
eral Highway Council, Of Washington.
D. c.. to become q member of the
organization. Mr.. Grubb was asked to
join the council upon recommendation
Of the Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce, before whom Mr.. Grubb gave an
excellent report of road work in this
county recently.
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ALEXANDER METTRN

Alexander Metten, aged rs years,
died suddenly at his home, on v est
Main street, shortly before noon Tues
day. Mr.. Metten had been ailing since
the death Of his wife last March. His
illness was not considered serious, how
ever, and he expected to be out again.
For that reason his sudden death came
as a great shock to his many friends in
this towr and various parts of The
State.
MIR. Metten was horn in Milford
Neck, but had lived in this town and
vicinity for the past forty years. lie
was retired farmer, having farmed
for many years in the vicinity of Mid
dletown.
He is survived by three sons and two
daughters: William F. Metten, business
manager of the Every Evening. VIII
mington; John Metten, chief engineer
at the Crsmp shipyard, Philadelphia;
Irving Metten, marine engineer, New
York City, and Misses Bernice and Jean
Metten. who live at the home in Middle
town.
Mr.. Metten was of genial tempera-
;nent and we'll liked by everyone. He
displayed little interest in life. how
ever, since the death Of his wife.
Funeral services were held at his
home, Thursday afternoon, at 1.3O
O'Clock and interment was made in
Forest cemetery.
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Century Club Business Meeting

There will be an important business
meeting of the New Century Club next
Tuesday afternoon. at 2.30 O'Clock.
Mrs. ]. B. Cleaver will give report of
the recent State Executive Meeting,
and good music will be furnished. A
good attendance is desired.
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'sThe Miracle Man." will be
shown at the Opera House, next
Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
Feb. 4th and 5th.
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One Of the greatest pictures
ever produced ''The Miracle Man"
to be shown at the Middletown
Opera House, next Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. \
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Db not miss "The Miracle Man"
next week. Wednesday rights
show is for the benefit Of the Mid
dletown Branch American Legion.
A worthy cause.
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"The Miracle Man." at the
Opera House, Wednesday and
Thursday, Of next week.
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ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES
EPISCOPAL

EPISCOPAL
Sunday, February 1st, 1920. Septua-
gesima Sunday.
Services: 1880. Sermon . and Holy
Communion.
11.45. Sund ay School session.
7.3O, Evening Prayer and address.
THE CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY
Arizona republican., 1920-05-16

For three days it seemed nothing could be done to avert the crippling of the system employed in distributing the citys milk supply. Tn this trouble the nearby cities and towns shared the hazard Many of them received their shipments of milk and butter from Chicago dairies. Worse yet was the glaring fact that practically every town within a radius of 75 to 100 miles depended on Chicago wholesalers for their food supplies their actual netes- sities of life.
 Little or no shipments moved After two or three days the effects of the strike began to be felt more keenlv Simultaneously a cry went up from grocers and retail merchants in the towns about Chicago. Every industry in the Chicago area was affected. Small business men reported to the Illinois Manufacturing association that unless they received means of hand ling their shipments they would be folced out of business.
 Then the Ship-by- truck movement cane to the fore again to demonstrate it's usefulness. Driven to desperation by the impending famine. after having resorted to drastic methods to restore normal traffic conditions, heads of scores of industries began to turn to the motor truck The ship by truck
 
 Firestone Tlre and Rubber company EGs besicged with calls for aid
 Out of chaos and disorder came or ganization, and, with that, new hope Delayed shipments of foodstuffs and manufacturing materials were picked up at various stations outside of Chi cago and at Functions on the out skirts of railroad yards and rushed to their destination on trucks.
 The aid given in the emergency probably constituted one of the most brilliant achievements of the motor truck since the early days of the world war when it came to be reeog- nized as an indispensable factor in the movement of food supplies and muni- tions.
 In the Chicago stoclSvards Morris 1 and company, packers. established an emergency motorized freight service l to get provisions to tho districts cut l off by the strike. A fleet of 50 trucks was placed in operation between the companys plant and Racine, Elgin. Aurora, Gary, Waukegan, Kenosna and other towns. All dealers along the regular 'peddler, routes were supplied. Spectacular scenes followed the in stitution of this service. Through all lhours of the day and night streams of these huge trucks shot away from the warehouses and leading platforms of l the big packing concern and piled their way through city streets and over country roads with their heavy loads of provisions The company operates the largest tractor trailer fleet in the world. It consists of giant tractors and trailers of immense capacity which 1 generate their own refrigerating sys- tenn. Crowds Of citizens gathered to wave goodbye to the truck drivers as they left on their relief missions to the stricken districts. Moving picture l cameramen Hooked to the place and set up their equipment in every advan- tageous position to shoot" thousands of feet of film of the start of the relief expeditions.
 Grocers in small towns sent in trucks from as far out as Aurora to load up with supplies. Wholesale grocers began to make deliveries tc
Arizona republican., 1920-05-16

With their incoming and outgoing food and fuel supplies blockaded by the recent strike of railway switchnen and d wal1out of locomotive firemen and engineers, which forced an embar go on virtually all freight shipments, Chicago and smaller nearby cities and towns faced the most crucial situation in years-a situation even more critical than that which they were confronted during the narrowing days of the coal miners strike when big factories were compelled to shut their shop doors and public schools and similar institutions were closed to avoid a fuel famine.
 Tn Chicago the situation was ex- tremely serious. Wholesale grocers estimated there was a reserve food supply in their warehouses sufficient only to last a few weeks. Embargos on incoming shipments of cattle and hogs threatened to halt indefinitely production of the more important foodstuffs. Many large packing con- cerns in the Union stoclSyards laid oft thousands of employees But this predi- cament was not as alarming as the danger of an immediate cessation of all food production because of the stop ping of shipments of raw material and coal