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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-07-29

Miss Alice Lord of Seattle, secretary
and treasurer of the Mattresses
union of the state and one of the
most ardent workers for the work
ing girl in Washington, to the con-
ferees and the industrial welfare
committee at conference held here
yesterday in regard to the minimum
wage for women employed in the
public housekeeping industry in the
state. The conference was attended
by number of prominent hotel pro-
prietors and members of the public
housekeeping industry.
Object to Days Rest.
AS fixed by the old industrial well
fare commission of two years ago the
minimum wage for women employed
in public house keeping Is now SIS a
week with one days rest out of the
seven. The majority Of hotel and
restaurant keepers protest on giving
days rest stating that it is almost
an impossibility to get new crew
to do one days work. Instead they
have employed Japanese and Fill
pinos, who will work for less than
the women and will work without
taking one day of.
Captain Harris, statistician for the
department Of labor and industries,
presented a table OF figures compiled
by the United States department Of
labor and industries, showing that
girls can live on a minimum wage Of
$13.9S, allowing $129.S5 a year for
clothing, s139.67 year for miscel-
lanies, and $706.75 year for board
and room. This scale is for every
day in the week. Miss Dord stated
that q girl must have at the least q
wage Of SIC in order to live in q
degree of responsibility and she must
work only six out of the seven days.
MUCK stress was laid on the fact that
one day should be given to rest by
both Miss Lord and other represent
tatives of the employees.
Accountants Give Evidence.
T. D. Rockwell, state senator and
counsel for the hotel and lodging
house keepers, offered the evidence
of two accountants, c.. A. Forsythe
of Seattle and F. P. Greene OF Spo-
kane, to prove lower living cost as
justification for revocation of the
SIS wage fixed as the minimum two
years ago. Forsythe figured that by
two women occupying the same room
they could procure room and board
in Seattle at the present time for
$32 month each, the double room
costing SIS. Both accountants Zig
ured a decrease in living expenses at
15 per cent in the year passed. tor-
sythe stated that working girl
could live decently in Seattle now
on $13 per week.
The conference was held before
three representatives Of the public,
and employees selected by
Director Clifford, and members of the
industrial welfare committee COM
posed of Director Clifford. Mrs. Del
phine Johnson, supervisor of women
in industry; E. S. Gill, supervisor of
industrial insurance; c. H. Younger,
supervisor of industrial relations,
and F. w. Harris, statistician.
Allie Ann e MattSon fhe siY-year r.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-07-29

Allie Ann E. Mattson, the six-year-
old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. August
mattson, died of diptheria at the
home at Mud Bay Logging Co.'S camp
at 6:20 yesterday evening. Surviv-
ing are the father and mother and
small baby brother. Private funeral
services were held at 3 o'clock this
afternoon at Masonic cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
AMUSEMENT FOR EVERYBODY

Old folks as we'll as the youngsters
will enjoy the privileges at 1.-The Foun-
tain" soda water and ice-cream parlor
which will be open for business the
coming week.
The largest and most expensive soda
fountain in the state, south of Will
mington is being installed this week.
In the front is the fountain and the
candy cases containing sweets to please
everyone. The rear part of the store
is fitted up for the young folks to en-
ioy dance from an up-to-date Wurlit-
zer piano, playing 80 pieces of music
consecutively. A beautiful hardwood
waxed floor makes this pleasure more
enjoyable. Small tables are placed
around the room for the convenience OF
its patrons who enjoy eating ice-cream,
sundaes, and drinking cool delicious
sodas before or after the dances, which
will be served by accommodating and
polite young ladies.
A gallery and mezzanine floor has
been erected at the extreme south end
of the room, approached by an easy
stairway from the side, and here will
be found additional chairs and tables for
elderly folks who donot dance, but like
to see the younger set enjoy themsel-
yes.
A large sum of money has been spent
to make for Middletown and vicinity
the most complete and up:to-the- minute
| pleasure palace the most exacting
would require, and it will be literally
patronized by the people from large
| area surrounding our town, as it is un.
doubtedly the finest place Of its kind in
| the state.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
New Century Club

A business meeting of the New
Century Club was held Tuesday after
noon. Delegates and alternates were
nominated to attend the State Federation
of Women's Clubs at Smyrna, May 9th,
as follows: Mrs. Clarence E. Pool, Mrs.
T. S. Fouracre, Mrs. J. 2. Grassland;
alternates, Mrs. P. E. Pleasanton, Nrs.
J. A. johnson and Mrs. Adam Reed.
A donation of $40 was given to the
Delaware Children's Home Society OF
Wilmington.
Donations of jellies, sugar, preserves,
ETC.. for the Palmer Home at Dover
were asked for, to be sent not later
than April 18th, to Culver's drug store.
+ Announcement was made that Mr..
Frank Griffith, of Wilmington, will give
an entertainment at the Opera House,
Wednesday evening, April 18th. Pro-
ceeds for the piano fund.
The club luncheon will be held May
10Th, the last day of the club year.
1t was voted that the club join the
Mason's in carnival this summer.
Next Tuesday, April 18th will be con
servation Day, Mrs. H. B. Mcdowell
chairman.
MRS. ROBERT GABRIEL,
Chairman of Publicity.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
HAVE YOUR HOGS TREATED

The State appropriation for hog
cholera serum and virus has not all
peen used and farmers can call on
their veterinarians to have their hogs
vaccinated and the only charge will be
the fee of the veterinarian for doing
the work. The law does not permit the
veterinarian to charge anything for the
serum and virus and no more than fifty
cents per head for vaccinating the hogs.
Where the farmer has large number OF
hogs to be vaccinated, or where neighbor-
ing farmers get together and have the
work done in a cooperative way the
charge properly may be less than fifty
cents per head.
Wherever hog cholera has existed
within year farmers should have their
hogs vaccinated. The best time to do
it is when they are young and weigh
about fifty pounds each. In case the
farmers have any trouble with their
hogs and do not understand the cause
they should call upon DR.. M. L. Zurkow,
of Dover, the United States Hog Cholera
Specialisl, to make an investigation.
Farmers in districts where anthrax
has occurred during the last two or three
wears should have their animals pro-
tected by vaccination. This work is
paid for by the State and the farmer
Should simply call upon his local veter:
marian and,have the animals vacclnateo
free of charge.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
Entertained at Cards

Miss Helen F. Brady entertained
friends at five hundred at her home
near town last Thursday afternoon. Her
guests were:
Mrs. c. Malcolm Cochran, Mrs.
Howard A. Pool, Mrs. Julian H. Foard,
Mrs. Percy L. Donaghav, Mrs. G..
Lindsey Cochran, Mrs. Dorsey W.
Lewis, Mrs. Nellie C. Lockwood, Mrs.
John C. Green, Mrs. William Green,
Mrs. Cuthbert S. Green, Mrs. J. Frank
Biggs, Miss Charlotte Peverley, Miss
Josephine Cochran, Miss Ethel Brady,
Miss Esther Shallcross, Miss Helen
Shallcross of this town; Mrs. S. Rodman
Smith, Mrs. David C. Aspril, Mrs. Ed.
ward Glenn Cook of Wilmington; Mrs.
Richard T. Cam, Kikwood; Mrs,
Henry S. Brady, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs.
James E. WoodalI of Georgetow wn, Md.
Mrs. Clarence E. Pool, Mrs. Frank R
Pool, of McDonough; Mrs. Francis B.
Watkins, Miss Frances Watkins, c1
Odessa; Mrs. Archie c. Sites, OF
Kirkwood, Missouri; Mrs. Basset
Ferguson Of Ridley Park, Pa; Mrs.
Richard S. Rodney of New Castle.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
BOYS CORN CONTEST

The Delaware Corn Growers Associa-
tion has just announced the plans for
conducting the Boys Five Acre Corn
Contest this year in cooperation with
the County Farm Bureaus and interest
ed local communities. As last. year,
the contest will be open to all boys OF
the state between the ages OF IA and Il
years, including all corn club boys OF
previous experience and high school
students of agriculture, provided that
they enroll with the County Agent, the
County Club Agent, or the State Club
Leader on or before June l. All contest
ants will keep practical farm record on
five or more acres of corn grown on the
home farm. These records will be
turned over to the, County Judging
Committee of the State Corn Growers
Association when the corn is harvested.
Each boy will be expected to exhibit
at the County and State Corn Shows.
The awards will be. made on the follow
ing basis: Yield of dried shelled corn,
70%; quality of corn produced, 15% !;
completeness and accuracy of records,
15%.
The champion corn grower from each
COuuIy Ill CllS COuIeSC Will Dc AVA Iucu q
free trip to the Delaware Farmers
Short Course at the University of Della
ware, provided that there are two or
more contestants in tie county.
A silver challenge cup will be awarded
by the State Corn Growers Association
to the State Junior Champion corn judge
of Delaware. The champion judge can
keep the cup as long as he remains the
state champion.
The name of the champion for each
year will be engraved on the cup.
Stanley Short of Cheswold now holds the
cup by virtue of his winning the first
annual junior corn judging contest con.
Quoted by the State Corn Growers
Association.
The State Corn Growers Association
has made arrangements for the CO.
operation of County Agriculture Agents
and the County Farm Bureaus in con-
dueting this contest. ..
John Ponder of Milton is the President
and M. O. Pence of Newark is the
Secretary of the Associatian.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
CONSIGNMENT SALE A SUCCESS

The section surrounding Middletown is
fast becoming celebrated for its numer-
GUS pure-bred Holstein cattle. In fact
almost every dairyman has in his flock
from one to dozen of these high-cla
cows.
The large consignment sale held at
the Nliddletown Hotel stables last Fri
dav afternoon, demonstrated the fact
that it pays to grow this class of stock.
Thirty-one head of Holstein stock
were disposed of at public auction for
S4O75, an average Of about $l3O head.
This is considered remarkable when 1T
| is considered that more than two
thirds of the consignment was under l
wear old and one-half of lit under 6
| months old, and also because money is
| scarce among the farmers and cattle
breeders.
The top price of the sale was $3.50 for
a COW with 3-day-old calf by her side
The highest price for young bull
was $245, at which figure. IA month
old bull consigned by Paul B Messick
was knocked down. Several young bull
calves from to 6 months old brought
from S14O toS165, while the lowest-priced
animal in the sale was bid off at $50.
This was a bull calf 2 months old,
bought by Archie Crawford, boy aged
13 wears. declared by the auctioneer to
he the Youngest bidder he ever dealt
with in his experience of 20 years.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
Will Have Ball Team

A meeting of base ball fans. was
held in The Transcript office Monday
evening, for the purpose of perfecting
an organization for the season of 1871.
After discussing plans the following
officers were elected: President, Mr..
Henry S. Segelken; Secretary, Mr.. K.
B. Jones; Treasurer, Mr.. Clarence +.
Weber; Manager, Mr.. J. Carson
Segelken-
The new management proposes to
maintain last years high standard in
the National game, and hope to have
many of last years players on the
team this season. From present indica-
tions we have an abundance of material
to select from, and it will only be neces,
sary to hire good pitcher.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
Wheat Crop Damaged

The cold, freezing weather and heavy
frosts of last week has, from all appear
ances played havoc with the wheat pros
pect in this neighborhood. A ride
through the country when the sun
is shining out not, shows the wheat
taking on a reddish or burned appear
ance. The wheat had made an unusually
heavy growth of more than seven inches
in some places. This young growth,
being tender and full of sap, has been
frozen and is now dying. People here
who consider themselves experts on
wheat conditions predict great damage
on this account. The farmers are view
ing the prospect with very gloomy out
look. The present crop was the most ex-
pensive by far that was ever planted
here, owing to high prices paid for fer
tilizers and labor last year. Now with the
prospect of a short yield, it looks bad
for many of them.
The bulk of last years crop is still in
the bins here. The growers have been
holding out for raise in price, but il
now looks as though the price would
fall to 81 before May Is.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
Strawberries Killed

According to advices from fruit grow
ing sections of the state the damage to
orchards and small fruit is much great
er from the frost of Monday night OF
last week than has been reported. 1t
is declared that the strawberries are
entirely destroyed in many sections,
and that there will be no yield from
the beds thisyear. Other early berries
are similarly affected but none were
80 badly damaged as Strawberries.
The apple crop IS even more damaged
than early reports Indicate, an exami-
nation of the orchards in several Sec
tions show that only about eight per
cent of the blossoms withstood the
frost The others were killed outright,
according to the statement of those
who gave the trees critical examina-
ton,
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
BETHESDA CHURCH NOTES
Sundav Anril 10th 1921,

Sunday, April 10th 1921.
$50 A. NJ. The Sunday morning de-,
votional meeting Of the brotherhood
will be in charge of Brother George
T. Wilson. -,
1O.3OA. M. Morning worship, with
sermon by the Pastor The annual Con-
ference, held at Crisfeld closed last
Monday, and DR.. Northrup was ap-
pointed as Pastor of Bethesda Church
for another year. He will be glad to
meet the members and friends OF the
church next Sunday. Let US make this
first Sunday of the new conference
year great day.
11.45 A. M. Sunday School.
6.4OP. NJ. Junior League meeting.
73OP. M. Evening worship with
sermon by the Pastor. A cordial invl-
tation is extended to members, TRENDS
and visitors to worship with US at these
services.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7.S0 o'clock.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
The HONOR ROLL
Pupils Who Have Been Studious
For Month of March
MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL

The following pupils of the Middle
town Public School are on the honor
roll for the month of March:
18th grade-John Carey. Rogers
Fouracre, Edith Cochran, Clara Brady.
11th grade-Georgia Wigglns, Anna
Bingnear, Clara Unruh.
10th grade-Gladys Gabriel, Walter
Beasten, Edward Hart, Caroline Four
acre, Margie Records.
9th grade Elizabeth Clayton, Esther
Shallcross, Esther Hutchison, Dorothy
Caulk, Elizabeth Brady, Margaret
Brady, Hilda Cleaver.
9Th grade-Virginia johnson, Esther
Gabriel, Virginia Hopkins, Gladys
Carey, Beatrice Conner, Mary Steele,
Katherine Conley, Lewis Collins, Mar
garet johnson.
7th Margaret Shallcross, Ber-
tina Chance, Frances Harris, Kathryn
Davis, Helen Moore, Corrine Martin,
Frances Anderson, Walter Lee, Helen
Fouracre, Charlotte Donaghay, Eunice
FIorsey, Elizabeth Hufnal, Catherine
Hopkins, Evelyn Brown, Walter Krone
mier.
9th grade-Julia Atwell, Catherine
Beasten, Virginia Brady. Catherine
Carpenter, Mary Hynson, Buelah Rat
ledge, Mabel Shahan, Joseph Beaston,
Winfield Belts, Robert Gabriel. Julian
King, Edmund Moore, Horace Otwell,
Lewis Stewart, James Thornton.
5th grade-Cassie Denny, Margaret
Crothers, Helen Cleaver, Blanche Mes
sick, Jeoffrey Newsome, Myrtle Coun-
Gil. .
4th grade-Robert Armstrong, Ralph
Berkman, Margaret Baker, Margaret
Denny, Jay Davis, Evelyn Elliott, How
ard Gabriel, John Green, Roland Held
myer, Leroy Hall, Anna Money, Mil
dred Morris, Frank Otwell, Charles
Pope, Kenneth Pennewill, Dorothy
Steele, Almeta Spicer, Elizabeth Sinex
Henry Vaughan, Adeline Crawford.
Anna May Beasten, Ralph Hynson.
Sd grade-Erma Otwell, Alice Carey,
Margaret Thornton, Fannie Bradley,
Katie Reed, Marian Heldmyer, Vir-
ginia Truitt, Henry Brady, Elsie Reed,
Edith Johnson, Lillian Morehead, Her
bert Dugan, Rubin Otwell, William AL
free. Hazel johnson, Mollie Harris.
I'd grade-Helen Beck, Lucy Green,
Katherine Mullen, Elizabeth Swain,
Malcolm Cochran, Robert Cochran,
George Records, Everett Walls.
1st grade-Ethel Thomas, lola Thorn
ton, Ruth Isaacs, Thelma Spear, Doro-
thv Todd, Helen Spicer, Forrest Ca
briel. Eugene Thornton, Holton Evans,
Ernest Baker, Richard Green, Ernest
Truitt, Albert Crompton, Vernon Schra-
der, Stephen Coll, Everett Lewis.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
Colored Ministers Assigned

Bishop Joseph F. Berry, at the closing
of the fifty-eighth annual session of the
delaware Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church-the conference hav-
ing charge of the work among the col,
ored people of a wide territo11y-read
the list Of appointments for 1921. Few
changes were made of the colored
preachers. The assignments are:
Buttonwood, L. 7. Robbins; Cheswold
R. B. Thompson; Delaware City, E. b.
Green; Dover, L. S. Moore; Dover Cir
cult, w. B. Wilmington; Middletown,
W. G. Bowland; New Castle, J. L. lay
lor; Newport, J. L. Parker; Odessa. M.
H. Murphy; Port Penn, H. S. Stewart,
Smyrna, J. w. ellis; Townsend, A.
A. Mcdowell: Wilmington East, to be
supplied; Ezion, J. u. King; Haven;
G. T. Fields; Mount Joy, ]. W. Bond.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items o
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

An envelope social was held at How
ell School, near Glasgow, on Thursday
evening, Apr. 7th.
Mayor Frazer, of Newark, was the
onlv candidate to file papers for the
office for the election Apr. 18th.
The State game warden was in Smy-
rna last week and stocked Lake como
with several thousand young bass, percn
pike and other fish.
At meeting of Smyrna Town Coun-
Gil Friday evening it was voted to raise
the electric light rates from IL cents
per K. w. to 10 cents per K. w.
At the last executive meeting of the
Smvrna branch of the Red Cross. 1t
was decided to give $120 to the Near
East Relief. This amount will support
two children for one year.
jay c. Davis has sold the Home
stead Hall" farm containing 70 acres
on the Levels, belonging to the late
Eugene N. Hanson, of New YORK; TO
" illiam-L. Spry. Price SIS, 600.
The Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder
Company, of Newark, at meeting re-
Gently set the date July GIG inclusive,
for their annual carnival and discussed
general plans for the big affair.
Because of the washout of the Bo-
hemia river bridge, the motor truck that
brings the mails for ChestertoWn from
E]kton. has been compelled to make
detour of IL miles by way OF MT. Pleas
ant. arriving half-hOur late.
Stocks of wheat March 1st in country
mills and elevators were Sol, ,94o, IVY
bushels. as compared with 1880, OOO
bushels. a year ago, reduction OF 3O
per cent. according to estimates made
by the United States Department or
Agriculture.
The beautiful spring weather OF Sun
day brought out automobile tourists IN
large numbers, with the result that the
highway traffic officers were kept busy
ali day long watching for speeders and
keeping the congested points along the
highways clear.
At a meeting of the State Highway
Commission, the matter of hurrylng
the letting of all contracts needed to
finish broken links in the roads north
| and south will be urged, so that the
work may be completed this year: The
missing links are between ilmlngtor
and Smyrna and Dover and Woodside
and the open places at Bridgevllle, Sea-
| ford and Laurel.
Mr.. Franklin K. Lane, U. S. Direc-
Ltor of Vocational Education, former
Secretary of Interior, stopped over II
| Middletown Thursday morning to vlsl
the loca! Agricultural Department. Ht
was accompanied by Mr.. r. Helm, o1
Newark, and E. Armstrong of Dover
Favorable criticism was given to tn
loca! department and the work as it /:
| conducted here.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
St. Anne's Church Notes
EPISCOPAL

EPlSCOPAL
Sunday, April 10th. The Second Sun
day after Easter.
1890, Morning Prayer. Confirma-
ton and Address by the Rt. Rev Philip
Cook, D. D. Bishop of Delaware.
1l.45 Sunday School.
+ 73O. Evening prayer and address.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop of the Diocese
visits st. Anne's church tomorrow
Sunday morning to administer the
Rite of Confirmation and it is desired
that everyone make an effort to be
present.
Preparations for the 216th anniver-
sarv services of Old st. Anne's church
are being planned. The Rt. Rev.
Bishop Of the Diocese will be the morn
ing speaker. The afternoon speaker
has not been determined.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
Damaged Bridge Being Repaired

WOrkmen are now engaged In making
repairs to the Bohemia Bridge. which
collapsed last week, and every effort
will be made to make sufficient repairs
to open this State highway at the earliest
possible date. A force of 40 men are
engaged on the work and pile driver
is making rapid progress in replacing
the old piling, and this work will be
continued night and day until all neces-
sary repairs are completed:
The bridge will be put into shape to
carry light traffic and it is said that
work on the new concrete bridge, aban-
doned during the war, will begin the
coming summer. The traffic over the
Maryland State Highway, which is being
detoured through Middletown, is un-
usually heavy at this season of the year,
and hundreds of cars from both direc-
ions passed through the town Saturday
and Saturday.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
Policeman For Middletown

John F. Fisher, of the Wilmington
department has accepted the position
of chief of police of Middletown, and has
accordingly resigned from the Whining
ton force, the resignation to take effect
April Is.
Policeman Fisher has been connected
with the police department for the past
five years. For several months ne has
been stationed at Eleventh and Market
street as traffic officer.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-09
BOYS AND GIRLS CALF CLUB

.I'd like to become a member of the
bows and girls pure-bred calf club,
said a boy recently while calling at the
New Castle County Farm Bureau office.
This request has been received so often
that the Executive Committee of the
Farm Bureau authorized MIR. Bausman,
County Agent, and Mr.. Martin, State
Club Leader, to formulate the neces-
sary plans for the organization OF
calf club.
The club will be organized and
directed by the Boys and Girls Club
Division of the New Castle County
Farm Bureau. Local banks will be
asked to help finance the project.
When twenty-five to thirty boys
and girls between the age OF twelve
and twenty-one years are enrolled, Mr.
Bausman will buy the calves from some
dairy center and each member OF the
club will be provided with calf or
beifer at cost. -,
The heifers will be about one year old
and will be we'll grown, well made and
of good breeding. 1t is estimated that
the type of heifers suitable for such a
club will cost around $l75 per head.
The club will continue for period of
three years, during which time the
State Club Department will give careful
SUPERVISION and assist the members Of
the club to grow to maturity high
producing pure-bred COW.
With the cooperation of local banks
the members of the club will be enabled
to own their own heifers.
At the end of each season, district
shows will be held where the heifers
will 20 into competition. The cham
pions at the district shows will be
taken to the State Fair where they
| will again 90 into competition. Mem
bers of the club who produce cham:
pion heifers will receive an award
of free scholarship to the Boys ano
Girls Short Course at the University
of Delaware next winter.