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Newark post., 1922-04-05
Head of Chamber of Commerce
Returning Home Extends Thanks
George W. Griffin, Returning from Florida.
Gives Hearty Endorsement to
Dollar Days

George W. Griffin, President of the
Newark Chamber of Commerce, re-
turned from Florida last night and
today made the following statement.
Mr.. Griffin was elected to office while
IN Florida and did not know he was
going to be so honored.
Il want to tell the people of New
ark that l appreciate the compliment
paid me very much and consider it
the highest ever raid me.
SIT was surprise. I thought that
| might be appointed to one of the
committees but did not look for such
honor as being elected as President of
the organization. For the fine treat
ment extended me, I want to thank
my neighbors and friends.
LAS a majority of the people of
Newark know, l went South on ac-
count of my health and although back
at the old stand l do not find myself
as strong as l should be and it is a
question whether I can shoulder the
responsibilities connected with the Of
fee with which l have been honored
Newark post., 1922-04-05
RITTER PLANT
Interesting Meeting to Discuss
Reopening Held Last Night

Farmers of this locality are much
enthused over prospects of the CO.
operative plan of the United Can
neries Company which recently pur-
chased the local plant of the P. j.
Ritter Company and which will be
operated this season to can corn and
tomatoes and probably other products.
At a meeting held in Town Council
chambers last night and attended by
about thirty farmers and business
men of Newark and vicinity Morton
Harvey of Wilmington, vice-president
of the United Canneries and others
interested explained the cooperative
plan. Under this plan the farmers
themselves who will be stockholders
will practically operate the plant
which has been done so successfully
with the Kennett Square plant owned
by the same company.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
Disastrous Fire
at Christiana
Several Lives Endangered by
by Early Morning Blaze
Thieves Probably
Responsible

A flre that for a time threatened
to destroy the entire village of Chris
tlana caused loss of about $1,000
before the fremen of Newark, New
Castle and Christiana finally extin-
guished the blaze.
The fire was in the home and store
of Louis Thorpe at the Four Cor
ners and was discovered by Mr..
Thorpe at about 1.5O o'clock yester
day morning. If the blaze had not
been discovered at that time prob
ably Mr. Thorpe, his wife and children
together with two old ladies living in
one end of the house would have been
burned to death.
Christiana has fire company, but
no apparatus, as soon as the alarm
was spread the company members
did all they could to save the bbild-
ing by forming a bucket brigade but
their efforts were not very well re-
warded and an alarm was sent to the
New Castle and local fremen who
responded to find the building in a
mass of flames. The two fire COM
panies had to use their hose together
to reach the water, which was pumped
from the Christiana river.
Mr.. Thorpe was strangled by the
smoke and upon getting from his bed
found his bedroom filled with smoke.
He stepped from his bed and the floor
was so hot that he could hardly stand
on it. Mrs. Thorpe was aroused and
through strenuous efforts their child
rem were reached and led to safety.
Two old ladies about 70 years of
age occupied one end of the building
and they were next saved. These
ladies were led from the house but
seemed unable to grasp the fact that
the building was afire for they made
efforts to reenter the seething mass
of flames.
Neighbors took care of those made
homeless by the blaze.
The building was frame structure
two and half stories high and Mr..
Thorpe occupied the majority of the
ground floor as general store. It
is thought that robbers started the
blaze as goods from the store were
found along the road for some dis
tance as though someone in attempt
ing to escape had dropped it 1t is
thought that thieves entered the store
and used matches to see their way
about and in the search dropped a
lighted match which ignited material
in the store.
This fire brought out the fact more
forcibly than ever that Christiana
should have fire apparatus.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
Globe Trotter
Visits Newark
Fritz Hauptmann Walking
Around World Spends Mon
day Night Here

Newark had an interesting visitor
on Monday night when Fritz Haupt-
mann, globe trotter spent the night
here. Fritz is an Austrian but during
the world war he sailed on an Ameri-
can ship and said to a reporter of the
POST that he was American clear
through and that he could prove that
by the names he had signed in sew
eral books in which he keeps account
OF his trips.
In these books were the signatures
of President and Mrs. Warren G.
Harding, Senator Ball, Ex-president
Woodrow Wilson and many other dis
tinguished persons of Washington.
The trotter said that he had spent
eight days in Washington collecting
autographs of distinguished men. He
said that he had more trouble getting
the signature Of Woodrow Wilson than
any of the others he had obtained and
that he had to make four visits to
his home to obtain the signature.
Hauptmann said that he had seen John
Rockefeller in Florida but that the Oil
King had refused to give his sigma
ture when requested.
The walker started from San Fran
cisco, CAL, on September 81, 1921, and
expects to walk around the world.
He has already visited Arizona, New
Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, District of
Columbia, Maryland, and Delaware.
From Newark the walker started
for Philadelphia and from there will
make his way to New York City, from
this point he is going to take boat
for Spain, from Spain he is going to
Africa, Egypt, Jerusalem, Arabia, In
dia, China, Japan and then sail back
to California.
Before leaving Newark, Hauptmann
had Mayor Frazer place his sigma
ture in his books.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
TOWN ELECTION
No Contests For Three Council
Seats April lth

AS yet no names have been filed
pitchers took three out of five games.
for Council other than those of Coun-
Gilman Widdoes and Morrison and
Howard Patched.
The first two named are already
members Of the Town Council but
will be reelected without opposition
unless some one steps up and files his
or her name. Mr.. Patched, Of Cleve-
land avenue, is the candidate for the
central district and thus far has no
opposition for the office.
The election will be held on April
18th and the polls will be opened
from / o'clock to o'clock.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
Many New Buildings
Being Erected Here
Frat House and Fire House
to be Biggest Jobs
Many Houses and
Bungalows

With the weather opening up and
the time for building is the hand
Newark is seeing big boom in thi,
game and at the present time the
outlook is that this Spring and Sum-
mer will see more new buildings 70
up here than in many years. AL
ready operations have started at sew
eral points and within q short time
several more buildings will be got
ten underway.
The lack of houses here has been
felt for long time and it is doubt
ful ii the number now planned will
be sufficient to meet the demand.
There are several persons at the
present time committing from Will
mlngton who would live here could
they locate homes.
Ground was broken last week for
the new fraternity house of the Sigma
Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Of the Uni
versity Of Delaware This building is
to cost about $4,000 and will be one
OF the finest buildings along Main
street. The new frat house is to be
on the campus, just east of Purnell
Hall. This is the first house of this
nature to be built on the college
campus.
Another big building operation that
will be started before many week,
will be that Of the new fire house for
the Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Co.
This building is to be erected in the
rear of the Academy and is to cost
about $4,000.
The architect is now drawing plans
for this building and according to the
building committee the local firehouse
will be second to none on the PENN
sula.
One OF the features connected with
the building Of this place will be the
fact that the annual Firemen's Car
nlVal Will be held at the time the
building is opened.
Charles P. Wollaston is now work.
ing on the erection of several new
houses and bungalows. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Wollaston has either
sold or rented the majority Of the
buildings which he is erectinu
The Chapman property on Depot
Road is understood to have been sold
recently.
H. Warner McNeal is building sew
eral houses on Cleveland avenue and
it is understood that several other
persons are contemplating building
here this Spring and Summer.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
K. G. E. Assemblies
In Newark
Grand Castle of Eagles Well
Attended-Meet at Christ
lana Next Year

One Of the interesting points at
the Grand Castle of the State Knights
fNthe Golden Eagles, held in New
ark on Monday, was the statistical
report made by Walter G. Hurlock. OF
Wilmington. Mr.. Hurlock has been
Grand Master Of Records Of the
order for more than rs years.
Mr.. Hurlock's report showed the
total membership of the 16 castles OF
the State to be 1760. During the past
year the report showed that the order
has lost Sc members but in the same
period the castles have shown a sub
stantial financial gain which was
gratifying to the many members pres
ent at the Grand Castle.
1t was one of the biggest lodge con-
ventions that Newark has ever housed
there being about 1875 representatives
present. These men represented lodges
from all parts of the State and sew
eral Representatives from other
States were also present. The Castle
was held in the Odd Fellows Hall
and Main street in this vicinity was
lined with automobiles all day. The
local order Of the Eagles deserves
great credit for the manner in which
the out-of-town visitors were taken
care Of and they were highly compli-
mented by those present.
At the afternoon session officers
were elected for the ensuing year as
follows: Grand Chief, X. Vernon
Lyman, of Christiana Castle; Grand
Vice-Chief, Harry A. Goldman, Of
RoxaHa Castle; Grand Master Of
Records, Walter G. Hurlock, Of Will
mington; Grand Keeper Of Exchequer,
Robert Barnet, Crusade Castle; Grand
High Priest, Charles Law, Of PEN
cader Castle; Grand Sir Herald, w.
Bonsal, Ivanhoe Castle; First Guards
man, A. M. Simon; Second Guards
man, W. v. Heavellow; Trustee, P.
Metts; and representative to Supreme
Castle, John S. Benson, J. K. Benson
and H. Stiltz.
1t was decided to hold the next
Grand Castle at Christiana on the
first Monday in April, 1923. The K.
G. E. Memorial services will be held
on the third Sunday in May Of this
year.
There were many good addresses
and some excellent reports made by
various officers Of the organization.
Grand Master Of Records Hurlock
reported a gain during the year Of
s4,169.O2. Receipts for the year
total s1,421.O1 and disbursements
s1,317.4s.
The financial statement Of the sub
ordinate castles shows a total in re-
ceipts of S13,312.67; total expendi-
lures, $9,143.65, and amount on hand
and invested, 500, ,165.74. The amount
paid for relief the past year was
S9,143.65.
A recommendation was made BY
the Grand Keeper Of Exchequer, A.
T. Hamilton, that a suitable memorial
page be placed in the journal Of pro-
ceedings as tribute to deceased past
Continued on Page Eighty
Newark post., 1922-04-05
Democrats Meet

White Clay hundred Democrats will
hold meeting in Odd Fellows Hall,
Newark, tomorrow night, to elect six
delegates to the county convention to
be held in Wilmington, Saturday af-
ternoon. Two will likely be named
from each election district. The meet
ing is called for o'clock,
Newark post., 1922-04-05
AUDIT REPORT

On another page of this issue there
appears in part, the report of the
accountants who audited the accounts
of the town this year. 1t will be
interesting to note that electric and
water accounts show profitable bal
ance.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
April 18th and 18th
Fixed AS Dates
Dollar and Booster Days Set
Acknowledgements Adver-
tise Big Bargains
ARE YOU READY?
FOR WHAT2

Why the biggest days that have
ever come down the pike and stopped
|pf at Newark. Dollar and Booster
Days, April 18th and 18th. Never
has so much interest been shown in
town celebration as is being shown
n these two days arranged by the
members of the mercantile section of
(he Newark Chamber of Commerce.
These Dollar Day events are being
eld in all parts of the country and
rowing big successes but Newark has
ever had one before. The merchants
re out with all their heart to make
go of these first days and every
tore in the town has arranged special
Bargains and buys for these two days.
Not only will the merchants have
big time on these days but a gala
me is to be had by all and on the
vening of April 18th one of the big
est parades that has ever been here
I'll be pulled Off. There will be
veral gands in line, the fraternal
EXAMINATIONS have been invited to
arch, the merchants will have their
ucks and wagons in line gaily dec
lated and many individual cars will
in line of march. Prizes will be
erred for the best decorated and
pst original float and there will be
geral other prizes.
The mercantile division which is in
Rrge of these days has left no stone
burned to make a success of the
Pnts. Every neighboring town has
IN visited and bills have been posted
ng all roads leading to and from
wark advertising these days as the
ggest Ever.
There is always some calamity
l. ller" in the town and there is a
b. ple OF these right on the job about
lar and Booster Days claiming
the merchants will try and unload
ot of old stock that has been un-
Fable. The committee in charge
pres the buying public that such
not be the case and that every
fchant has worked up and placed
dy for sales the biggest buying
hes in years. 1t must be remer1-
ed that the merchants of Newark
Re to look after their future trade
that they could not afford to "pull
wool over the peoples eyes, for
Pc two days and hope to get away
it.
Farge parties of persons from Elk
IS, Elkton, Kimblesville, Strickers-
p, Glasgow, Cooch's, Christiana,
other nearby towns are arranging
ome to Newark for these days and
what the merchants are offering.
is the people from these towns
the local merchants must interest.
he past the majority of them have
going to Wilmington to do their
pping and not stopping off to see
stocks offered in the local stores.
Pc Dollar and Booster Days have
pne of their main purposes this
ct, to get these people interested
be stock of the local merchants and
y them that many stores here can
ply wants without going to the
he original dates of April 18th
18th were changed due to the
that Good Friday falls on the
date.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
Electric Light
Rates Advanced
II Cent Increase --- Signs
Overhanging Street Or
dered Removed by
Council

AS was predicted in these columns
sometime ago the electric light rate
for Newark was raised at Monday
nights session of Town Council. Some
time ago when the local Councilmen
went to Wilmington to enter into a
contract with the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Co., for the sup
plying of current here the Wilmington
firm stated thaat the price would have
to be raised this year.
1t was evident then that the local
rate would have to be advanced to
keep in step with the raise made by
the supplying company.
On a motion of Councilman Morris
on last Monday night the local rate
for lighting purposes was raised IA
cents beginning May 1st, and the min
imum was set at 10 hours instead of
IL as has been the previous mini
mum.
Alderman McKelvey made the re-
port that he had collected in fines
and costs SIG for the month of March,
the majority of these fines were i'm
posed for violation of motor vehicle
laws.
An ordinance forbidding the dump
ing or pouring of salt water from ice
cream freezers or wagons into the
streets of Newark was given its first
and second readings.
This ordinance was presented by
Councilman Colmery. Lately a great
number of complaints have been re-
cived of incidents Of this nature.
Mayor Frazer announced at the
meeting that Roland Herdman had
been appointed by him as member
of the local Board of Health.
Mr.. Herdman's appointment is to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of DR.. Watson some time ago.
Mayor Frazer stated that he had not
made the appointment earlier due to
the fact that he and the Board of
Health had been careful in making
their selection.
The appointment of Mr.. Herdman
does not make him secretary of the
Board, the post held by DR.. Watson,
as the members Of the body will have
to meet and elect their secretary. Mr..
Herdman is connected with the local
Office Of the State Board of Health.
Mayor Frazer announced that he
had received complaints that signs in
front of certain buildings of the Town
were constructed in violation of the
laws of the Town. He cited several
instances where merchants had been
made to remove signs and where other
mrchant's requests to erect signs were
denied
On the motion of Councilman Will
son the secretary was instructed to
communicate with the Newark Ice
Cream and Confectionery Co., Home
Drug Co. Inc, and the Western Union
and tell these concerns that they must
remove the signs which are now hang
ing in front of their places of busi-
ness.
Continued on Page Eight.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
Profitable Supper

The committee in charge of the
platter supper in the New Century
Club last night report having net
S125. The proceeds are to go for
school purposes.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
STUDENT LEADERS

J following pupils will act as
nt leaders in the Health classes
p High School for this week:
Vinsinger, Emma Robinson,
Frazer, Lidie Towson, Mary
land Eleanor Brooks.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
Locals Win

Ivy Castle quot team, the K. G. E.
representatives in the local fraternal
QUOT league, had as their visitors last
Saturday night the Rock Castle team,
Of near Wilmington, and the local
pitchers took thre out of five games,
Newark post., 1922-04-05
CALLED HOME

Harold Dayton, connected with the
w. E. Brown drug store was called
to his home in Salisbury, Md, last
night by the serious sickness of his
father.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
CONTINENTAL BUSY

Several new men were employed by
the Continental Fibre Co., this week.
This plant is now very busy and many
of Newark's unemployed have found
work there.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
NEW QUARTERS

"Bob" Smith who trains a large
string of running horses just out
side of Newark, on Depot Road, is
now quartered at the Bowie track.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
NEAR COMPLETION

One of the finest schools in this
section is the new colored school now
nearing completion on New London
Road.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
CANNERY MEETING

Another meeting for those interest
ed in the reopening of the Ritter plant
will be held in the firehouse tomorrow
night.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
HARD TIMES

sign of hard times is the great
lber of travellers" who appeal
pficer Tyrens for night lodgings
he lookup.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
REPAIRS

Quite lot of road repair work will
be started in this section in a short
time. Material for this work is now
being placed along the roads.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
NEW JOBS

great number of the girls who
B laid off at the American Vul-
Fed Fibre Co., have been employ
BY the Victory Sparkler Co., of
bn,
Newark post., 1922-04-05
State Board

The State Board of Pharmacy is in
session here today to examine appli-
cants.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
PLANS EXPECTED

kns for the new firehouse of the
p Hose, Hook and Ladder Co., are
tied IN short time.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
On Honor Roll

There were fifty-nine pupils on the
Elkton Grammar School honor roll
last month.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
OPENING GAME

llaware opens it's home season
! Bowdoin at Frazer Field, on
BY.
Newark post., 1922-04-05
NEW AUTO

Contractor Willis has just purchas-
ed new Wills Saint Claire roadster.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-09-10
FORD BLANES
 WALL STREET
 FUR STRIKES
Flivver Manufacturer Not Yet Decided Whether He
 Will Close Factories

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 9.-(By the Associated Press)-Whether the Ford Motor company will close it's plants here and in other cities throughout the country on september Is, had not been definitely decided tonight, accord ing to Henry Ford, whose representa- tives were reported to have contracted for 4,00O,00O tons of coal with Gin. cinnati concern. MT. Ford said he knew nothing about the Cincinnati ne gotiations and could not say whether an adequate fuel supply had been ob tained.
 The manufacturer recently announc ed his industries would cease opera tions September 16, owing to his ina bility to obtain sufficient fuel at what he deemed fair price. Advancing steel prices also had a bearing on the decision he said.
 MT. Ford said he was hopeful that the next few days would bring devel opments that would warrant a contin uance of operations and avert a period of idleness for the thousands of men employed.
 But this much I can tell you now, said the manufacturer. "This whole situation, coal and railroad, has been carefully engineered by about twenty sharpers down in Wall street" MT. Ford renewed his charge that financial interests were bent on fore ing government ownership of the roads and that the same interests "haI dle the union leaders" He continued
 Now that no more profiteer rake offs can be made out of the railroads because of stringent federal and state regulations, these Wall street gang sters are fencing to bring about a sit uation where the government will take over all the railroads and at a price that they will name.
 { "The price the government is in duced to pay for mountains of rail! and other equipment, most of it ob solete junk, will be the last and great | est rake-off this gang of bankers vii reap from the manipulation and plum der of the transportation system of tho | United tSates.
 Tt is off that reason that these Wal street sharpers have engineered tn, present coal and railroad tie up.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-09-10
|NvEST|GATEON
 OF MINE FIRE
 WILL BE HELD
Chemical Tests Made at Argonaut Mine Prove
 All Victims Alive

JACKSON, Cal, Sept. 9.-(By The Associated Press. )-An investigation of conditions in the Argonaut mine disaster, where 47 miners have been entombed since August 27, was or dered by Gov. William D. Stephens, it was announced ton ightt Clarence E.. Jarvis, member of the state board of control, will conduct the investigation. When the 1 o'clock shift came out
 of the Kennedy mine today, where two
 efforts are being made to drive
 through to the Argonaut mine, it was stated that nine feet had been gained
 on the S,600-foot level and 12 feet on
 the 3,900-foot level.
 This leaves PIP feet of muck to be cleared out of the 3,6OO-foot level, plus
 75 feet of rock to be drilled and blasted out. On the 3,900foot level there remains T feet of muck, plus
 142 feet of rock. Dr. Stanojevick, con
 and Slavonians, arrived here today to investigate working conditions of his countrymen.
 JACKSON, Cal, Sept. D. Science, through one of it's uncanny subtle in- struments, had turned despair into hope when crews of diggers resumed today their hectic task of reaching the spot walled in by rock and debris and flame where AT workers in the Argonaut gold mine here have been imprisoned for 12 days.
 It seemed yesterday that the res cuers would release only corpses. An official of the company had expressed | the belief that all entombed miners were dead and every evidence appar- i ently pointed to that. Yet, late last
 night, came the astonishing announce ment that chemical tests had demon strated that the men were all alive i Argonaut officials said they were pre- pairing a formal statement declaring
 their opinion that none of the miners i had perished. The officials backed
 up their assertion with the offer of a
 reward of $5,OOO to the first crew to
 reach the miners.
 A delicate instrument, it was ex fiery and gaseous shaft through which the men had gone. It had re
 corded no gas indicating the presence
 of single dead body. Moreover, i i was reported to show that no noxious gases had penetrated to the regior fhere the men were entombed, but tha
 the air in the lower levels was pure
 enough to sustain life. An analyst:
 of air currents in the shaft indicated ] that there was no carbon monoxidC below the 2,5OO.foot level. Previously l it had been believed that poisonou: gases had permeated levels far below . that.