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Major I. r.. Lyon OF the District
Engineers office, Wilmington. made
HIS quarterly inspection yesterday. at
Forts du Pont. Delaware and Mott.
The government boat S-S6 returned
here yesterday from Fort Jay, n. y,
where she has been In drydock for n
month undergoing repairs. The SIZE
VIII be used here on government work
between tho three forts and Will make
three return trips day to Fort
Mott n. ].
Private Norman i. Newcomb, 51st
Ordnance Company. was admitted to
the hospital with broken hand.
Private Frank Is. Burnes OF n" Com
pany. Fort Mott, n. J. was also ad-
mitted with broken foot.
Sergeant Sullivan OF Fort Hancock,
y. j.. il visiting his wife here for n
Few days. When he returns she will
accompany him to Fort Hancock.
Word has been received here that
% men of the 1lsth Company OF Fort
Hancock. y. j.. formerly tho End
Company G. A. c.. have been ordered
To Panama and will leave some time
this month
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GEN. SUPT. WARDROP
EXPLAINS SITUATION
ON P. R. R. SYSTEM
Head Of Southern Division Ex-
planned Matters From Com
pany's Angle Today.
Shipments STRIKE STATUS

w. NJ. wordrop,~ general auperin-
tendent of the Southern Division,
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad reviewed the
general situation with regard to the
strike OF rhopmen at Wilmington
shops, In an Interview with n repre-
sentative of Every Evening yesterday
afternoon.
lie pointed to the fact that presum
ably the strike was due to a reduction
In wages announced by tho United
states Railroad Labor Board as Of
fectlve July /. but he also called at
tention to the important fact that the
decision q the Labor Board does not
apply on the Pennsylvania railroad
and that no reduction in wages will
be made on the Pennsylvania System
until July i6. 20 that up TO This time
there does not seem TO be any good
reason for the mon leaving their en-
ployment. I'm his opinion.
The reduction referred 10 ns ef-
fective on July 16 was arranged for
and agreed to by elected representa-
tives OF the men employed on the
Pennsylvania System. no stated
Therefore. while employees Of other
railroads In the country received a
| reduction In wages on July !. up 10
this time and until July 10. Pennsyl-
vnnia Railroad employees receive tho
same compensation as previous TO July
1. This IN an important fact perhaps
not generally understood, It was
pointed out.
Further. Mr., Wardrop directed at.
tention TO another very important
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CECIL COUNTY NEWS.

Tlkton, Md. July I5-Associate
Judge wicks has set Tuesday for
hearing .he marriage annulment case
OF John W. Montgomery against
Peggy rDell.
Jerry Green. Negro. aged SO years.
formerly Of Cecil county. has been
lodged In the Lancaster county Jail.
charged with attempting 10 murder
his brother. Sam Green, in a dispute
over a set OF harness.
While Mrs. Samuel Nickerson and
Miss Sarah Dean were driving on the
State road their carriage was struck
by an automobile and both women
were injured.
County Sunday School Association
will meet In Ebenezer Church. near
Greenhurst. next Wednesday.
The soldiers hospital al Perry Point
has been completed at a cost Of
$500 900. II viii accommodate 800
patients.
Receivers OF the Second National
Bank will offer for sale next Tuesday
the property OF the late William T
warburton. who was president OF the
wrecked bank.
Rev. Joseph Brown Turner. pastor
OF Port Deposit Presbyterian church
will leave next week for a three
months trip 20 the British Isles
Frank A Webb. OF Wilmington
and Henry Hess. OF Fair Hill. have
been appointed administrators OF the
estate OF Hester Hess
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ACTIVITIES AT ARDEN.

Arden, July l5-plans are under
way Ter the extensive Improvement ~
the Arden swimming-po pool. Among
other things the pool will he enlarged
and concrete bottom placed. The
strict rule barring all but residents
OF the VILLAGE and their guests from
ur!ng the pool Is being rigdly cnforc-
ed
The Arden Water Co. has just c m
plcted the erection Of a $4,000 gallon
steel water tank. The water is pump
ed 20 the tank from natural spring
and two artesian wells
The Players Guild Of the Arden
club gave it's annualsminstrcl show in
Guild Hall at \ o'clock last night.
Many Applications for home sites
in the new l0O-acre Arden annex, the
former Harvey farm. are being made
with the acquisiti n az the new tract
Of land tho Arden residents have gain
cd possession Of the old swimming
hole IN Naaman's creek. which was
used last year by persons not per-
mitted TO use the Arden pool.
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STAFFORD PERSONALS.

Scaford. July 15.-Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Utz and son. Carl. are visiting
Baltimore.
Mrs l.. A. Davis. Of Boston. is a
guest OF Mrs. +. J. Taylor.
Mrs Joseph Price Is visiting West
minister. Md.
Mrs. w. II. Cassel and daughter,
Margaret. have returned from VIII
mington.
Mrs w Ford Breeding and daugh-
ter. Jane. are visiting Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs. +. c. Dawson is entertaining
Miss Florence Chudley OF Philadel-
phia.
Miss Helen Wiley is visiting Den
ton Md.
Donoho Robinson and Thomas A.
Donoho have returned frcm Philadel-
phia.
Elmer Holt is visiting his mother.
Mrs. Bertha Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Schiever have
gone 20 Wilmington to reside.
Mr. and Mrs. George *. Lnrrimore
ard Mrs. T.. T.. Rice. Of Springfield, Ill
are visiting Mrs. George Larrimore.
Mrs. William c. Weaver. Jr., and
her son. Owens. Of Clayton, are guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Owens.
Charles Van Leer has returned from
+ Baltimore.
! Miss Margaret Cloberg OF Whining.
ton has been visiting Mrs. Aller
Hearn.
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NEWS OF GEORGETOWN.

Georgetown. July l5.-Thomas q.
ppnoway. aged 30 years. died at his
home. near Gumboro. Wednesday
night. lie was the father of former
sheriff Joseph NJ. Donoway Of Mills
bcro. and grandfather OF State De
tectlVe Ottic punowRy OF this city.
Mary T. Mcddens. aged as. Of Loves.
died Monday she weighed more than
400 pounds.
Mrs Mary \ Marvel of Iewes. aged
81 years died ON Monday. She is sur
vived 10y Ave daughters. Mrs. Jennie
Downs, Mrs. Helena Coverdale. Misses
Edna and Mamie Marvel. Wilmington;
Mrs. Lille Kitchens Lewes. and two
sons, Wrliam Marvel. Wilmington.
and Joseph Marvel. Nassau.
Cyrus Holt, OF near RoXana. is In
serious condition as result NJ being
struck by lightning The bolt passed
through his hat and ON down To his
fccs. burning him severely. lie is
expected to recover.
Wesley SUNDAY school will picnic
at oak Orchard Thursday.
\ festival will be held by the mem
beers ~ Hebron NJ. i. church next
Saturday night.
John c. Abbott represented the
Georgetown Fire co. at tho iircmcn' 5
convention In Dover.
Charles : Ennis. residing near
Gravel Hill. lost valuable horse from
heat
William Gibbons. local merchant,
Is a candidate for the Republican
nomination Tor coroner.
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STAFFORD AND VICINITY.

Seaford. July l5.-Gcorgc Y. Stewart
superintendent OF the Sussex Gas Co.
WAS overcome by gas fumes yester-
day while stopping leak I'm tho gas
pipes at the Great Atlantic & Pacific
Co.'S store. He was carried TO the
office OF DIR. William f. Haines, where
he was given relief. but IT was two
hours before he rallied sufficiently to
so 10 his home.
The connecting link OF tho Seaford-
Laurel State Highway, running
through Blades, which had been closed
Ia traffic for two weeks TO allow the
concrete to harden. was opened yes
terday. The opening OF this short
stretch of State Highway was well
coined by tho travelling public
While II was closed Automobiles
were compelled TO either drive arou nd
10y Middleford and Concord or go by
ferry at Woodland causing great in
convenience.
With improved mail service on the
uorthbound train leaving Seaford al
ll.03 y. IN. farmers and truckers can
pick berries and other late produce
In the afternoon and send them to
northern cities by parcel post. mail
INK at the Seaford postofiice until S
o'clock at night.
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feature, perhaps not generally UNDER
stood. aud that IN. that the elected
employees on the committees that
negotiated tho wage decrease effect
I've July 10 on the Pennsylvania
railroad were able TO get more
favorable award from tho Pennsyl-
vanias management than tho one
handed down 10y tho Labor Board.
In effect, Pennsylvania railrond
shopmcn receice rates from one 10 two
cents per hour greater than similar
employees on railroads coming under
the Labor Board award, II was stated.
II liz believed Pennsylvania Railroad
employees in and around Wilmington APP
precinte these conditions better each
day ae the reflections from Whining
ton shops have not interrupted the Ger
vice nor depleted the output 20 any
oppreclative extent. no explained.
our figures this morning" no said
SHOW that out OF normal force of
/ ,034 men. 345 were out. with 735 men
working. Men are being hired each
day"
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n site for the building OF the colorcd
schools. The board decided TO partition
n portion OF the fourth grade school
room In No. building TO be used for
the high school laboratory and home
economics department. Prof. Snavely
was authorized to purchase tho re-
quircd book supply and request bids
for school supplies for the opening OF
the September term. The board de-
cided TO hold It's meetings the first
md third Wednesdays in each month.
A meeting OF tho Young People OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church was
held last evening at the home OF Mrs.
William o. Denney, on the Strand.
Tho reorganization OF the Young
Peoples Branch OF tho w. G. II. Y.
took place. Mrs. Butler OF Whining
ton. who Ia connected with the w. G.
T. u. work. was present and de-
livered an address.
Frank II. Long, assistant treasurer
OF. the New Castle Trust Co. this
morning left for one weeks vacation.
In motor boat. for Lorewood Grove,
accompanied by Harry Wallace. Ed
ward Challenger. Richards Watts,
Oakley Eskridge. James Wilson, and
Donald Long.
The members of the Good VIII Fire
Co. are making preparation to hold n
carnival August to ~. The money
obtained from this affair will be used
toward the purchase OF an electric
siren and an ambulance 10 be used
for the city and rural work. A special
meeting will be held on Monday eve
ring for the purpose of taking up mat.
tcrs relative to the AFFAIR.
Farmers In this locality have got
| ten what they claim good yield from
their wheat threshing. reporting from
% 10 IS bushels to the acre. The
farmers who have completed Their
throshing nre BENJAMIN Moore. lie,
Brown and Arthur Gravntt OF the
state Road. Other farmers have
stacked their wheat and will thresl
later. while others have large quinn
tity still In the fields ready for thresh
Ing M soon M the weather Is more In
vorable.
Rev. Frederick w. Overheiser. pas
: Tor of the First Baptist Church. will
preach Mt the morning service tomor
row and will take for his text Sec
ond Mile Religion" At 7.30 he vii
take for his subject Militant Chris
tianity."
The members OF the First Baptis
Church are making plans 10 install
electric lights. Charles 1,eih and Ed
ward Mcdowell will have charge q
the work,
Dennis II. Mahoney. who has bee
in the service OF the L. s. n. for tn
past 90 years. has been placed %
retirement list and has returned {
this city.
Mrs. Daniel Dupree OF Athens. Ga
is spending several days az the CUES
cf DR.. and Mrs. Lewis Booker.
Found-Black leather handing q
the steamer Brandywine on July ]
Apply $50 East Second street ADV.
Nictrolas and Records.-BrldCs
MATERIALLY.
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SMYRNA PERSONALS.

Smyrna, July 15.-Mrs. W H. Stay
ton. Of Yonkers, y. V, has been visit
ing Smyrna.
Miss Emily Spruance has returned
from Rehoboth Beach.
Miss Laura Lee Corley and Frank
lin COrley have gone to Washington,
to visit DR. and Mrs. Karl Corley.
Mrs. James p Bartlett has returned
from Wilmington.
Miss Temperance Scout. of Balti-
more. has been visiting Smyrna.
Miss Martha Tucker. CT Dover, IS
visiting her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Tucker.
Miss Ethel Rothwell is recovering
from illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Dannenhower.
Of Philadelphia. are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs John w. Tucker.
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LOWER DELAWARE
AND PENINSULA
The Kent and Sussex Fair, at
Harrington. Will be Held the
Last Week in July.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Milford. July is.--Thc opening OF
the Kent and sussex Fair. nj Harring-
ten, r. eaxerly awaited by residents OF
lower Delaware. IL will hc held from
July 90 10 July 20. inclusive. The
hoard Of managers IL preparing fer a
flnc exhibition.
Special attractions Will be provided
for the evening. There will be display
OF fireworks at . o'clock each night,
preceded by high diving. The Ben
Clark Broadway Shows Carnival has
been secured for the fair. and there
VIII be four riding devices. besides
numerous booth attractions. Several
bands have been engaged and concerts
viii be given afternoon and evening
The exhibition hall and animal stalls
have been enlarged
Horse races Will be interesting. rs
many fast heats have been arranged.
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REHOBOTH PERSONALS.

Rehoboth Beach, July 15.-Miss
Alice Johnson. of Wilmington, is
visiting RehCboth.
Miss Madeline Reed has returned to
Wilmington. after spending several
days here.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold jefferson, Of
Wilmington, are visiting Rehoboth.
Guests at the Belhaven include f.
r. Austin and {. l.. Cannon of WI
mington; w. J. Robinson, Of Dover;
DIR. l.. S. Conwell of Camden; J. Fred
Bowelle. j. c. Clayton, j. A. Graves
and y. c. Allen. of Philadelphia, and
DR. and Mrs. Jack Zerby, of Fairfax,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Regener, OF
Odessa, recently visited Rehoboth.
Mrs. l.. i. McKeown. OF Camden,
has taken a cottage here for the re-
mainder of the summer.
w. c. Lowry, Of Richmond, Va,
and J. u. Wroten, Of Baltimore, are
guests at Sussex Hall.
Daniel duItoss. of Wilmington, has
taken a cottage here for the remainder
Of the summer.
DR.. and Mrs. j. II. Lenderman, OF
Wilmington. will soon occupy the
Thomas cottage.
Rev. T. g. Hill and family will oc-
cUpy the Clergy House for the mex
two weeks
Rev. Percy l.. Donaghay and family
have returned TO Middletown.
Lockwood Pratt, of Milford, was 9
guest Of the Grier's this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Harper of
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Chester, Pa. are occupying the Harper
cottage.
Mrs. Herbert Jump, OF Wilmington,
In visiting Mrs. James Ball.
Miss Julia johnson. Of Wilmington.
Ia visiting her sisters.
Mrs. Rawlins Hume and Mrs, Julia
Orme, OF Washington. are Mt the Rig
gins cottage.
Miss Eva Timmons who spends the
winter In Nevada, Is with her parents
here.
Miss Mary higgins Is entertaining
Miss Mary Martin, OF Seaford.
Mrs. Harry Lynch and sons OF VIII
mington are stopping ut the Carmine
cottage.
Mrs. William Hammond In spending
a few days I'm Wilmington.
Mrs. George Price, OF Philadelphia,
u visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Yarnall.
Mrs. ]. Rankin Davis. OF Newark,
In at the Ienlopen for the summer.
Mrs. John McManus. OF Whining
ton, Is visiting Rehoboth.
John Sheldrake and Mrs. Joseph
Holt and son. OF Wilmington. and Mrs.
Collins of Smyrna, spent the week
with Mrs. John Sheldrake.
Bishop John J. Monaghan. OF VII
mington, was at the shore this week
Mrs Sol Refs and daughter. Janet
arc guests OF Mrs. Edmund Mitchell
Professor Robert Thoroughbred. OF
the University OF Delaware. Is spend
ing two weeks here.
DIR. James MEG. Hincken Will return
to Philadelphia Monday.
William G.. IIartling. superintendent
of public schools In one OF the counties
OF Oklahoma, Is visiting Rehobotf
| Beach.
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NOTICE ISSUED TO
P. R. R. SHOPMEN
Association Of Craft Employees
Issued Statement This
Afternoon.

The following notice, compiled by
the Association Of shop Craft En-
ployes Eastern Region, A.. n. r. Sys-
tenn, today issued the following notice
10 shop employees Of the company.
Copies were posted all over the system
and handed To the men. Following is
the text:
TO All Employees Of the Shop Crafts.
Eastern Region. Penpsylvania System.
Dear Fellow Workers:
The Joint committee selected by you
10 confer with the management re-
gardlng the fixing Of a new wage
scale for our class Of employees reached
satisfactory agreement with tho
management July II.
We are more convinced than ever
that the management uf the Eastern
Region. Pennsylva MIA system. - will
! ing "a meet us half way and they
demonstrated that spirit In tho wage
conferences just concluded.
The new wage scale secured by the
committee from the management, We
believe, will he appreciated by every
employe. as they WIN all recognize, ae
we do, that this settlement rs Of great
| or advantage 20 us than that which
obtains on other railroads. In that me
chanics of all crafts except frelRh'
carmen will receive not less than
cents per hour above the rates pail
similar employees on oil other railroads
in the United States
The carmen have a special reason
for rejoicing: their rate now become
g. cents per hour. which is ! con
more than tho rate paid on other rail
roads for similar work.
Following the acceptance on IN
part OF both the management and ~
employees Of the terms OF the set
tlement. the rates agreed upon yer
reduced TO writing in tho form Of ~
agreement which vas signed BIZ lh
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DOVER PERSONALS.

Dover, July 15.-Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter II. Warrington and daughter.
Elizabeth. of East Orange, y. j., are
visiting Dover.
MIR. and Mrs. Howellf buckingham
are at Ashury Park, y. ].
Rev. William i. Taylor. OF oxford.
Md. has been visiting Herman c.
Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer T.. Benson have
gone TO Holland. Va. To visit Rev. and
Mrs. James Iightbourne
Mrs. \. q. Wolcott has returned
from Raughley. y. c.
Miss Edith Hutton is visiting Phila-
dclphia.
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joint committee. who had received full
power 10 act by the majority vote II
the fun division COMMITTEES.
These new rates are effef5iye July
10, 1929, and viii be included In ths
regulations now being reprinted, copy
Of which will he In the hands ~
every cmploye within tho next few
days.
(sigued)
r. H. Davis. General Chairman. East
ern Region.
VIM. Donohue, General Chairman.
Blacksmiths.
J. j. Mcbride, General Chairman, Ma
chinists
~. II. Emberger. General Chairman.
B0ilermakorH
p. NJ. Hughes. General Chairman. r1lec-
tricsl Workers.
". G. Arnold, General Chairman.
Sheet Metal Workers
Il. X. Snyder. General Chairman. Car
O. II. Sharpe. Chairman, Trenton
Shops
ID. J.. Doub. Chairman. Cumberland
Valley Division.
! vision.
H. W. Mccain, Chairman. Phiiadsi-
phia Division.
II. S. Bowen. Chairman. sunbury d.
vision.
j. ". Eselman. Machinist. Cresson
Division.
W r. Runk, Sheet Metal Worker.
Philadelphia Division.
! T Crawford. Blacksmith. Phradel-
phia Term. Division.
Y Boahm. Electrical Worker. st.
lantic Division
=. W. Wildes, Carrnan. Middle Divi-
sion
& " Harrington. sheet Metal work
er. Baltimore Division.
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REORGANIZATION Of
THE CHILD AGENCIES
Conference on the Subject Was
Held With Governor Denney
at Dover Yesterday.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Dover, July 15.--The conference
held here yesterday for the purpose Of
exchanging ideas AZ TO tho best
method OF reorga nizing the child agen-
clcs Of Delaware and to prepare
legislative program was interesting,
and 1t Is believed by those who at
tended that much good will result
therefrom. Concentration Of forces.
so that the work will not spread over
too large territory. was proposed
Governor Denney presided,
After an exchange of opinions. the
chairman was authorized to appoint a
committee OF two members from each
society represented 10 confer on the
subjects discussed and prepare bill
for the next Legislature.
The following committees were APP
pointed: Child Welfare Commission
Mrs. Ella Emery. Seaford. and DIR.
William J. French. Wilmington:
Mothers Pension Commission, Mrs. /.
l.. Long. Selbyville. and Miss Cora c.
Tschudy. Smyrna; y. =. G. C., Mrs.
Merle Mac Mahon and Mrs William S.
Hilles; Delaware Childrens Home
Society. James II. Hughes and Rev.
W. *. Lord; Children's Bureau, Mrs.
Frank NJ. Jones and Mrs. MacMahon.
Wilmington; Juvenile Court and Pro-
hation Association, Mrs. Anna NJ
Ferris and j. Paul Green; State Board
CT Charities, James Hall Anderson.
Those present yesterday included
the following: From Child Welfare
Commission. Mrs. William ID. Denney
a. b. Magee, Mrs. +. Paul du Pont
| Mrs. Charles Warner. DIR. William j
French, Mrs. Ella G. Emery; Mothers
Pension Commission, Miss Julia Bur
| ton, Miss Cora C. T6hudy Mrs
Iayfeld Long. Miss Lizzie H. Wood
| run, Mrs. Howard L. Pyle, Mrs
| Charles T.. Jacobs: $. l.. G. c.. Charles
j. Coleman, Mrs. f. b. Hilles, r
Ethelda Mullen, Miss Marie #. Lock
wood. Mrs. Christopher l.. Ward. Mrs
Merle +. MacMahon; State Board OF
Charities, Charles r.. Miller, Thomas
F. Gormley Miss Rose Virden, Miss
Eenryette Stadelman; Delaware Chill
dren's Home Society, Rev ]. w
| Colona, Rev. w. X. Lord; Miss
Blanche f. Lockwood, State super.
visor Of midwives.