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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-01

MONDAY, NOVEMBER /, 1920.
SIMPLE LIFE.


THIS would do much to euro the
srohbles that have come upon US We
Aon't know how much personal ex-
travagance affects public sentiment.
When man of much money makes
display Of 1t in banquets, vacations,
sports, pleasures, autos and shows OF
any kind. 1t always greatest more or
less envy, and this is largely at the
base of social unrest, says Ohio State
Journal. AS long as there are grades
in social standing, as shown by the
differences in wealth and expenditures
for pleasure there Is going to be this
envy breaking forth in divers ways.
IT may be an ugly situation, but 1t is
one of the conditions that is at the
bottom of our social tumult. The only
panacea thot suggests itself IS the
.simple life which happens to be also
ahe truer life. 1t is the upright life
Che moral life, the healthful life, And
chen. 1t is closely allied to public
duty, for all the corruption aud po-
aitical schemIng start with individual
extravagance and selGshness. All our
bloated habits poison at every point
sfhe public service. We can never live
fobly as a community or an individual,
,if We give rein TO our apnetites and
Ret them carry us whittier they Will.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-01

There really does seem some ground
for the claim made that Mexico Is
rising from the ashes Of her latest
revolution to something resembling
stability in government. If this gov
eminent is MS earnest, energetic and
as well meaning as It claims, Mexico
may yet take It's place among great
nations But the preliminary work to
he done borders on the gigantic In the
education of its mixed population to
the position Of hlgh-grade citizens,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-01
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put together. and for years II was sup
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-01

Industrial discomfort in Australia is
puzzllng arbitration judges, federal
politicians and basic wage commits
slons, and even in the northern terri
tory there IS disturbance. Mr.. Lind
say. the well known explorer had the
whole question summed up for him
most ably by an old Chinaman in the
territory, says Christian Science Moni-
tor repeating the conversation to q
Representative Of the Melbourne Ar
gus Mr. Lindsay said: ~ Chinese
iwho was a young man when ! went
ito the northern territory IN 1878, and
lis now keeping a store there, remarked
sto me: When you- md me young
|, ren, no wages. plenty fruit plenty
iSh. plenty vegetable, everybody hap
py. Now, high wage, no fruit, no fish,
Emo vegetable, everybody growl nobody
.happy." G1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-01
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The part womml play in crime for
IA long time has-befd the interest Of
1.-THE psychologist the cEminologIst and
Tile social refoHpea fiat they some
times commit wmss Sf the most re-
Voting character. sucbNas murder is
pretty generally known, and on these
occasions like men they have often
been actuated by revenge, greed or
hatred In committing crimes Of Nlo-
lence and passion they are no differ
ent from men. Women, however, un-
like men, do not as rule make o
business Of crime. Though there are
any number Of professional male types
Of criminals, the purely professional
female types are few and far between.
When they are found they are usually
acting in concert with one or more
male criminals. They seldom travel
the professional road Of crime alone.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-01
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sure unnerved Inc. Guess IN have TO
80 to dentlstlin Nie anornmg. Gee, |
hate to."-San Francisco Chronicle.
saxs Rooeh AZ 49, RoIl

Hammond, Ind.,-Qne thing for
which the bpoch made in the Calumet
region is valuable has been discovered
BY Can't, Thomas D2wney OF the In
diana llarbor police. lie raids three
Or more moonshlne stills a week and
says be knows whereof he speaks. lie
bas been afflicted with bons and &C.
cldentolly spilled some confSca,ed
booch on one Of the hollis. Pain stop
aed and The luil VAS eaten away 1y
the terry liquid
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
Corn Canneries Running

The corn cannerles in this neighbor-
hood are running full blast, and for the
next six weeks they will be buster than
ever, there is every evidence of large
crop of sugar corn. Many of the farm.
ers are reporting the early paintings
are better than usual. Seven large
canneries located in Middletown, Odessa,
Mt. Pleasant, Armstrong;, Townsend
and Blackbird take care of the product
of more than 5000 acres, and at the
price being paid ($2O per tony it will
mean a large return of money in the
late summer when money is needed to
harvest the large crop of field corn
which is now in prospect. On many of
the farms the sugar corn crop will
yield four tons per acre, which when
the fact is considered that the work is
done early when the days are longer,
AMI the food value of the fodder is con-
sidered, it is proving a good paying
crop. There has been perhaps dozen
new silos built here during the past few
weeks, these will be filled withesilage
from the sugar corn fodder, and makes
milk producing feed of the highest
value.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
Labor Day Dance

The young men of Smyrna al e max
ing preparations for their second annual
Labor Day Dance, which will be held
in the Twentieth Century Club on Mon
day evening. September 9Th. This
holiday attraction last year was con-
sidered by the large Gro 1d that attend
ed as the best dance given in the lower
part of the State during the early fall
and winter season. Several new at
fractions are promised for this year and
the affair is expected to be we'll patron
lied by the young people for miles
around. Music will be furnished for
the occasion by weli-known Whining
ton orchestra. The committee on ar
rangements consists of Lyman ]. Scot
ton, William C. Hurlcok, F. Earl Keith,
Davis H. Bell, George C. Scotton and
Robert Y. Wallen, Jr.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
Dr.. Louis Levip.on, veterinarian.
Graduate Of University Of Penn
sylvania. Middletown, Del Bell
Phone ll9. North Broad Street.
Seriou. Motorcycle Accident

While returning to his home at Mt.
Pleasant, Wednesday evening, after
having attended moving picture per-
formance in Middletown, Beverley
Pleasanton, aged 20 years, was prob
ably fatally injured by being thrown
from a motorcycle and Robert Ratledge
Jr., who was riding with him sustained
q broken collar bone.
The accident occcrred about one mile
north of town, when the motorcycle
struck the carriage of MIR. Ezra Evans,
completely demolishing it, and throwing
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans to the ground.
Pleasanton and his companion were also
thrown to the stone road. The young
men were brought to the Office of DR..
D. W. Lewis, where an examination
was made, showing that Pleassnton was
suffering from u fracture of the Skull
at the base of the brain; he was later
removed to Delaware Hospital. in An
unconscious condition. Ratledge was
taken to his home, near VT. Pleasant,
after having the fracture reduced. =
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
Time to Retire. Buy Fisk Tires.
SHALLCROSS GARAGE.
TRUCK RECOVERED

George A. Hayes. colored, was ar
rested last Friday morning. by Chief of
Police Hilyard and two Philadelphia
detectives. charged with having gotten
away with large six ton automobile
truck from Philadelphia dealer.
The truck was bought more than two
months ago by Hayes from the Phila-
delphia dealer, payment of $1,000,
having been made on it at that time,
the balance was to be paid in monthly
installments. prior to the first Install
ment coming due, Hayes removed the
truck from Wilmington and despite the
vigilance of the detectives it was not
found until Hayes voluntarily took then
to a place near Rosedale, Chester
county, Pa, where it was located
buried to the axles in an apple orchard.
The truck was bought by Hayes with
the understanding that it was to be
used on the work of building roads IN
Delaware, and every road operation in
Delaware and Maryland has been Wis.,
tied by the detectives.
The arrest was made or Friday last,
but the negro would not reveal the
whereabouts of the truck; the detec-
tives had spent the entire time
since then running out clues, but the
negro refused until Saturday morning
to tell them where it was.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
WARWICK

. Mr.. Hanson King spent the week END
with relatives in Wilmington.
Mrs. C. Cullum spent last week with
Mrs. Price King on the Levels.
Mr.. Charles Cole. Of Wilmington.
spent Sunday with his family in town.
Sunday School Sunday morning at
$50; preaching at 8 P. M. Everybody
welcome.
The Ladies' Aid met at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wilson last Thurs
day evening.
Miss Agnes Merritt was recent vis-
itor with relatives I'M Wilmington and
Mrs. Charles Baker is undergoing
treatment at the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore. :
Messrs. Leland Price and Maurice
Devine are spending few days at Al
\antic City, N. j.
Mr.. AIday Bishop, of near town, en-
tered Beacoms College. Wilmington,
on Monday, for a business course.
MIR. and Mrs. " alker and Mr. and
Mrs. William Lofland, of Philadelphia,
were guests OF Mrs. Mary A. Lofand
last week.
Messrs. Maxey and Cranston Bland,
of near New Castle, were visitors at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Vim
yard Saturday and Sunday.
The three months Old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Pierce died at the
Delaware Hospital. Wilmington, We'd
nesday morning. Until few hours be-
fore death it had shown marked signs
of improvement, and the sudden change
for the worse was quite a shock to the
mother. who arrived at the hospital be-
fore it passed away.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
Foodstuffs Still Falling

Sugar down as last week The Tran
script predicted-selling now for tic in
town. It is 16c or 15c in Philadelphia.
and they say that the big fellows who
loaded up heavily intending to squeeze
the poor consumer hard, cannot hold
the market up even to l5c for sugar is
pouring in from the four quarters of
the globe in huge quantities. So again
we say don't buy beyond your immedi-
ate needs. as in all probability sugar
will go lower.
Rice is off SIC pound, so the market
reports say. Retailers will soon have
to come down. The swhole Of the High
Cost of Living is on the toboggan, 60
ing down, down and still down /! Peo
pie are no longer foolishly paying any
price no matter how absurdly unfair,
that the greedy profiteer demands.
They are going without little bit and
that hits the goueing manufacturer
right where he lives. y M
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
Entertained Little Friends

Little Misses Justine and Charlotte
Woodall. entertained number of their
young friends. at their home in George
town, Md. "Wednesday afternoon from
8 to 6 o'clock. The house was decorated
in pink and white and presented pretty
scene.
Their guests were: Billie and Fred
Shallcross, Malcolm Cochran, Warren
and Reed Combs, Ann Bragdon, Vir-
ginia Truitt, Charlotte Donaghay,
Henry Vaughan. Mary Anna Brown,
Eliza and Sarah Ann Rodney, John and
Adelaide Green, Lucy ard Richard
Cochran, Sewell and Frank Biggs,
Virginia, Henry and Billie Brady,
Aaron, Jed and Robert Welsh, William
Locates, Griffith, James and Ruth
Elridge.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
ODESSA

Mrs. Clara Gremminger is spending
sometime in Philadelphia.
| Miss Louise Mccoy, of Wilmington,
visited relatives here last week.
Mr.. Frank Webb, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with his family here.
Mr.. Walter Dulin and family, of Mil.
ford, spent Sunday with relatives here.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Peckard and
grandson spent last week at Salisbury,
Nd.
Rev. E. H. Derrickson has been
spending this week at Ocean Grove,
N. J.
Little Margaret Mccoy. of Whining
on, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
J. C. Mccoy.
Mrs. Trusher and son, of Orlando,
Fla. were guests Of Mrs. l. G. Webb
on Sunday last.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Rhodes, of
Wilmington. have been the guests of
his parents here.
Misses Mary Craig and Madeline
Webb have returned from q visit to
Smyrna relatives.
Miss Emma Ellis and nephews, Of
Philadelphia, visited Mrs. Catherine
Stidham last week.
Mr.. Duval Rhodes, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Rhodes.
Earle and Leslie Clothier, of will
mington, are visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. Wary Morgan.
Mrs. Houston, of Newark, and Miss
Sarah McClay, of Elkton, Md, are
guests of Mrs. William Butler.
Misses Mary and Laura Carpenter. of
Chester, Pa, were guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Edward Shelter last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Swain, of St.
Georges, were visitors at the hcme of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kronemier on Sun
day.
DR.. Ballard Lodge and son Townsend,
and MIR. Milan Parks, of Cleveland.
Ohio. were guests OF Mrs. G. L. Town
send last week.
Mr.. William Morrison and family, of
Chester, Pa, and Miss Matte Morrison,
of Baltimore, Md, visited Mr.. H.
Morris and family on Sunday.
Mrs. Franz Meinen and daughter, of
Altoona, Pa. and Miss Emily Webb. of
Wilmington, are guests of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Webb
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Andrews, Miss
Matilda Greenwich, Miss Emma Robb
and MIR. Frank Skean, of Chester. Pa,
were guests of Mrs. Lille Craig on
Sunday.
The marriage of Miss Loleta A.
Buckson TO Mr.. William J. Bryson, Jr.,
of Middletown, will take place in st.
Paul's w. E. Church Saturday, Sep
tember 11th, at 1.3O P. M. A general
invitation is extended to all.
A birthday party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Yrs. William Baker
on Tuesday evening, in honor Of their
son and daughter. Earle and Margaret,
also Miss Elsie Reese. niece. Quite q
number We're present and a very en-
joyable time was had by all.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
Reunion at Union NJ. E. Church

Re-union al. Union NJ. E. Church, near
Townsend, will be held tomorrow, (Sun-
dav) Sept 9Th. Morning service at
10. 80 will be in charge Of Rev. K. K.
Stephenson, of Nilford. Praise meet
ing in the afternoon, at 1.30 O'Clock,
followed by sermon by Rev. K. P.
Nichols, Of Smyrna. at 230.
All friends are respectively invited to
attend these services. Lunch will be
served on the grounds at noon.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
TOWNSEND

Rev. and Mrs. George P. Jones were
in Philadelphia Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Wilson is entertaining
relatives from Philadelphia.
Miss Mildred Wheeler. of Baltimore,
is the guest of Miss Edna Hart.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson returned
home from Pleasantville, Tuesday.
Mr.. Ernest Needham, of hiladelphia,
spent the weekend with his family
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Buckson visited
Mr. and Mrs. William Spicer, near
Blackbird, on Sunday.
Miss Julia Burris, of Clayton. spent
the weekend as the guest of Misses
Rebecca and Maud Bramble. .
Mr. and Mrs. Yerkes and son, of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Donovan.
Miss Edna Hart who has been spend
ing the past two weeks with Baltimore
friends, returned home this week.
D B. Jones returned home from his
trip en- Monday. having had pleasant
time and health somewhat improved.
Mrs. Richard Hodgson. and Mrs. An
drew G. P. Reynolds left town Monday
for several weeks stay in Trostovla,
Ohio.
Sunday School in Emanuel Church, at
10 A. M. Owning to Union Services,
Sunday, no service will be held in the
M. E. Church.
Mrs. Jonathan Hodson, who for sew
eral weeks has been confined to her
room on account of illness. remains
about the same.
Mrs. L. L.. Maloney is entertaining
Miss Mary Jester. of Delaware City;
Miss Rebecca Davis and Miss Florence
Hill, of Chestertown, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Marvel announce
the marriage Of Maryland G. Porter to
Clarence E. johnson. of Wilmington.
They will reside in Wilmington.
Mrs. w. T. Preston and daughter
Miss Nellie. and Mr.. John D. eeyers,
of Aberdeen. were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Collins, near
Townsend.
The Annual Reunion Service will be
held at Union v. E. Church tomorrow,
Sept. s. Service. $50 A. NJ, by Rev.
R. X. Stephenson; Glass, 1.30; after
noon service, 2.30.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
browns While Bathing With Son

Seized with cramps while swimming
in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
off Lorewood Grove. Saturday evening,
with his 11-year-old son, Harry ].
Woods, 80 years old. Ninth and Wilson
streets, Chester, Pa, was drowned.
Woods and his son had just arrived at
the Grove, being members of q party
of men from Wilmington who had gone
there on an automobile trip. The boy
and father entered the stream together.
The former swan back to the shore
and was surprised to find his father had
disappeared. The body was recovered
with difficulty by men at the place
diving for it. Woods is survived by his
wife and four children. the eldest being
the 11-year-old boy.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
STATE AND PENINSULA

The salary of the pastor of the Mil
ton Nj. E. Church has been raised from
$1,000 to $500.
Water rates have been raised at
Frederick. Private parties pay 81 per
cent. increase and the town 100 per
cent.
Chief of Police George Black states
40 to 45 more recruits are needed before
the Wilmington force can be put on an
sight-hour day basis
Milford Town Council is making q
special effort to clean the town of law
lessness and has advised the police on
action along this line.
Mayor Eben B. Frazer, of Newark,
is talked of for chairman of the Delno9
cratic State Convention, which meets
at Dover September IA.
The ballots cast in Cecil county last
fall were burned at the Elkton pulp
works Monday. under the supervision
of the election supervisors.
The season for squirrel shooting in
Cecil county, Md, will not open this
year until November 10, the last Legis-
lature having passed Statewide law.
Screams of woman guest in one of
the hotels gave an alarm that saved the
business section of Rehoboth Beach
from an incendiary fire last Wednesday
night.
Easterly winds and high tides have
so filled Indian River that in many
places parts of farms along the shores
have been inundated and considerable
of the crops ruined.
The total rainfall in Wilmington dur
ing June, July and August was 1852
inches, setting record for any three
months period in the history of the
registry department.
playground day" will be celebrated
in Wilmington September 18, and chill
dren who frequented the Fairgrounds
will parade in demonstration for more
and better equipped grounds.
The Town Council Of Milfolri- has ex.
perlenced considerable difficulty in float
ing the $2O, 900 bond issue for installa-
ton of a new lighting system, but they
were finally sold to the First National
Bank of Milford.
Wednesday, the first of September,
marked the advent of the 1920 oyster
season. Great activity is being shown
in the Chesapeake bay oyster regions
in anticipation of what promises to be q
very prosperous season.
Cider mills in lower Delaware are be-
ing kept busy making the surplus of
apples into "juice." Ready sales can
be found for all of the cider menufac-
tured at SO cents the gallon, and the de-
mand is exceeding the supply.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
OUR SOLDIER TRIBUTE
Memorial About Completed And
VIII Soon be Set Up
IS UNUSUALLY ATTRACTIVE

WorlDon the Soldiers Memorial mon
ument, of this town, the base of which
is being prepared by C. Frank David
son. of Wilmington, who will also ''set
up" the structure, is about completed
and awaits only the setting of the day
of erection. Practically the only work
remaining undone Is the inscribing of
the names on the granite panel Of the
super-base, it being necessary to COM
municate with the War Department for
positively correct data on some of the
names and the complete lists of the
boys who made the great sacrifice in
the late war is somewhat delayed.
The monument is unusually attrac-
tive. 1t will stand in the central square
of Middietown, at the intersection of
the two main streets.
1t will consist of a circular concrete
base about two feet high and five feet
in diameter. On this will rest granite
base three and one-half feet square
with panel on the side for the in-crip-
tions. There will be the names and the
service ranks of all the boys who died
in the service. This block will be of
Chester granite.
Above is simple metal shaft of great
dignity, surmounted with ''spread
eagle and with two ornamental arms
to carry electric lights. The shaft is Of
bronze effect, this being produced in
the finish. The metal work is produced
by J. L. Mott Company, Trenton, N. J.
It is expected that as soon as the
complete list of names is received the
work will be put into condition to set
up quickly as 1t is thought dedication of
the shaft will be held until the date of
some anniversary of an event OF inn
portance in the history of the state and
the town.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
della. STATE FAIR,
Everything in Readiness For The
Opening on Monday
EXCEPTIONALLY FINE EXHIBITS

BY Sunday of this week, everything
will be in readiness for the opening Of
the Delaware State Fair next Monday
Labor Day.
All the improvements arranged for
have been completed. Two new en-
frances have been created, the grand
stand has been repainted, the barns and
stables for the trotters and PAGERS have
been renovated, the exhibition buildings
repaired where it was necessary and all
other improvements demanded by the
growing Fair have been finished:
While the exhibits this year will be
larger and the sporting program has
more entries, the big attraction to the
farmers will be the big AZ acre field in
the rear of the Fair grounds, where
tractor demonstrations will take place
every day of the Fair. Large corpora
tions who manufacture farm saving de-
vices such as tractors and motors to re-
place male help, will send samples of
their tractors to Elsmere with corps of
men who understand their operation,
and give those who are interested in in
creasing their output an illustration of
how to save on man power.
These outfits will be complete and
there will be nothing lacking to make
the demonstrations success.
The automobile exhibit that will oc.
cupy all of the space under the grand
stand will be the most elaborate ever
exhibited in Delaware. The man or
woman who wants to see what the i'm
provements to his car in 1920 have
been, will have a chance to see them,
which in many instances will be the
1921 model. Ordinarily these models
are not shown until after the first of
each year.
The Fair which opens Monday will
continue every day and evening until
Friday evening. Harness racing will
draw its devotees every afternoon with
running races and fireworks at night.
On Labor Day the sports will start in
the morning, consisting first, of athletic
events, followed by harness racing and
then automobile contests, ending with
running races at night.
Because of the extra space obtained
this year, there will be plenty of park
ing room for autos.
Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
Contractor Begins Work

The Peninsular Construction Com
pany has begun work Of grading the
streets under a contract recently
awarded that company for the laying of
concrete streetss The original contract
was for an eighteen foot street on
Main and Broad streets, and when that
was finished the taxpayers Of the town
at an election voted to have the streets
paved from curb to curb. It is expected
that the work will be finished in four
weeks.