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oat products are In fair demand TO
immediate delivery.

immediate delivery.
TULSA. July ALI the mid-con-
tinent oil purchasing companies have
Joined today in the prorating pro-
gram announced first by the Prairie
Gas and Oil Company last week and
will take only such oil Us daily de-
liveries will permit. No oil will be
run into storage.
ATLANTA, July Cotton grow
ers of the southeast face gloomy
prospects as a result OF reverses
from rainy weather, scarcity of la
Dor and the boil weevil. Business
men of the cotton belt are aiding
the planters by buying calcium ar
arsenate and turning 1t over to the
farmers at cost.
tor Company has 1900 untitled orders
full schedule in about two weeks.
There Is a slight lull at the Hupp
factory at present owing to plant al
terations.
ST. PAUL, July Hardware deal
ers in the Twin Cities report that
sales at wholesale both In the cities
and country districts of the north
west are IS to 20 per cent above those
of last year.
YOUNGSTOWN, July about 100
steel company units will be affected
by the holiday shutdown this week.
Because of the amount of building
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In the event that the NAME AID.
JUDGED BEST be suggested BY
MORE THAN ONE PERSON, the
Grand Prize of $500 will be award
ed to the contestant who FIRST
SUBMITTED THAT NAME.
The Second Prize of $3.50 will
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from the viewpoint Of "time," was
the next to submit that name.
Should three, four, five or more
contestants elect the same "Best"
name, the Third Prize of $50 will
90 to whoever was the third to
submit that nane-and 50 on, in
the same sequence as the sugges.
lions were sent in.
To prevent any uncertainty re-
garding this sequence, each sug.
gestion as 1t is received by the
Contest Department will be
stamped Immediately with the date
and hour by a clock-machine. The
receiving, stamping and custody of
all coupons submitted, until the
contest terminates, will be in
charge of a specially qualified rep
resentative Of the Gardner John.
son Advertisers Service Bureau,
Inc.
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MAIL ORDER SALES.

CHICAGO, July 2-Sales of $11,-
$4,000 were the highest ui any June
in the history of Montgomery Ward
G. Co. it is announced. Sales for May
aggregated $10.7e6.431. and for June.
1922. totaled $S,655,443.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-02

now going on throughout the country
nail manufacturers today said they
were ninety days behind orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-02

listing rate conditions by which ghors
haul traffic was charged amounts In,
excess of long haul traffic
Evening star., 1923-11-15
Vengeance.

A man named Wilhelm Wooster
played me an evil trick; he shot my
bob-tailed rooster, and am sad and
sick. Oh, other cocks are growing
their greetings to the dawn, ex-
ultant fits they're throwing, but my
old bird is gone. And when the day
is breaking I listen at the door, but
his fierce voice is shaking the at
mosphere no more. My neighbors
see me shedding the tears in which
/ wade, and say, "You should be
treading on Wooster's shoulder
blade. Let vengeance be your mot
to, let not your wrath relax, but
climb him with your auto, or cleave
him with an AK" But I'm an ardent
booster for friendship and good will,
and when I meet this Wooster
smile upon him still. Although my
grief is gripping, l voice not my re-
greet, and from his brow there's
dripping a cold and clammy sweat.
He'd like my conduct better if l
would rave and rant, refer to dom
nerwetter, invoke my sainted aunt.
I cheer him when he's weeping, I
soothe him with my Tyre, and on his
head I'm heaping the living Goals
of fire. And oft this Wilhelm
Wooster, at midnight black and
dread, will hear a phantom rooster
kyoodling round his bed. That good
old fowl will haunt him from twelve
till half past four, and truly l don't
want him to suffer any more.
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1923-11-15
T0DAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

BELASCO-Drinkwa Robert e.
Lee" biographical play, at 500 pm.
NATIoNAL-Galswo Loyal
ties" melodrama, at 8:20 pm.
POLrs-Balien's "chauve souris.""
Russian vaudeville. at 2:20 and S:2o
pm.
KEITHs - Mcintyre and Heath,
vaudeville, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
COsMOs-Harry webb's Entertain
ers. vaudeville and pictures, con-
tinuous show from 1 to II pm.
STRAND "Sweethearts." vaude--
Vile and pictures. at 2:45, S:So ana
$40 pm.
GAYETY-"AIl in Fun" burlesque,
at 2:15 and 8:15 pm.
PREsIDENT-'Tf Winter Comes
(second week). photoplay),- continu-
Gus show, II am. to midnight.
HOWARD (eolored)-"North Amt
South" musical comedy, at $50 pm.
COLUMBIA-"A Woman Of Paris" )"
photoplay, at 11:05 am, 1908. 3:15,
Sis. 7:15 and $3.50 pm.
RIALTO-"In the Palace of the
King" at 1880, 1880. $3.50. $3.50, 1880
and $3.50 pm.
PALACE-"Pleasure Mad" at 11:1o
am. lilo. $3.50, $50. 1920 and. $3.50
pm.
METROPOLITAN Lloyd. in
why Worry?', at 1850 am, 1:45,
$3.50, $3.50. 7:50 and 10 pm.
AMBASSADOR - rPioneer Trails
show begins at z and pm.
CENTRAL-"The Fair Cheat" con-
tinuous show from IL am. until IL
pm.
CRANDALDs-Houdini In Hal
dane Of the Secret Service" at 11:2O
am, 1880. 2:20. 1850, $50, $50, $40
and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1923-11-15
D. c. EMPLOYMENT
CONDITIONS GOOD
Shortage of Clerical Posi-
tionS FeIt-Hation as Whole
Shows Labor Drop.

Employment in the District Is con-
sidered satisfactory for this period by
experts of the United States en-
ployment service, the Labor Depart
ment announced today. The usual
shortage Of clerical positions is more
apparent.
Building construction. the depart
ment said, continues at an enormous
pace. with labor fully employed. OPP
portunities for domestics are many,
with small supply.
With few exceptions all industries
in Maryland are: operating full time
with normal employment. State road
work is employing skilled and un-
skilled labor.
Virginia Conditions Good.
Employment conditions throughout
Virginia are considered entirely salts
factory, with very little unemploy-
ment evident in any section of the
state.
Notwithstanding these favorable
reports in the vicinity Of Washing
ton, the number of persons gainfully
employed during October in the
United States decreased 0.18 per cent.
Temporary closing of textile mills in
the New England district was said
to be chiefly responsible.
Evening star., 1923-11-15
'DEARTH OF OFFICE BOYS.
Pay of $50 to $50 Month, Plus
Bonus, Fails to Lure.

What has become of the messenger
boy?
Despite the holding of several exami-
nations recently, the Civil Service Com
mission has been unable to get enough
eligibles to fill the messenger-boy posi-
tions in the departments here.
Additional examinations will be held
Saturday and the following Saturday.
Entrance salaries range from $50 to $50
a month, including the bonus.
The minimum age limit is sixteen
years and the maximum is eighteen
years. Full information and application
blanks may be secured at the offices of
the commission, at 1924 F street.
Evening star., 1923-11-15
QUARANTINE BAlKS
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
Mrs. Henshaw Says Grandson Was
Awarded Mother by Cali


Mrs. Leonora NJ. Henshaw. maternal
grandmother Of Chalmers c. Gray, jr.,
nine years old. yesterday answered
the petition for habeas corpus secured
by the boys father, Chalmers c. Gray
of Los Angeles. Calf, who claims to
have sought his child for several
years.
Mrs. Henshaw says the boy was
placed with her by his mother,
Gladys Fl. Gray, who obtained an alb
solute divorce from the petitioner
in California. and was by that tri-
bunal awarded the absolute CUSTODY
of the boy. She explains that she
cannot produce the child In court pc
cause he is ouarantined in a hospital.
She asks the dismissal of the father 5
petition. Attorney Marcus borcharo
appears for the grandmother.
Evening star., 1923-11-15
ORCHESTRA CONCERT.

Orchestra concert by the
United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra. Stanley Hall,
beginning at $50 o'clock; John
s. M. Zimmermann. director.
PROGRAM.
March, Sincerely Yours"
Whitney
Overture. "Mirella".. .Gounod
Pas seul. "Piourette". Finck
Scenes from comic opera, rThe
Mikado" (requested), Sullivan
Brazilian tango. ,"Coralite."
Capute
Waltz song. Nelly Kelly. I
Love YOU. .Cohan
Finale, Dear Old Lady" Berlin
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1923-11-15
DUCHESS TO BE CANDIDATE.

LONDON. November 15.-It is stated
that the Duchess of Atholl, wife or
the Lord Chamberlain, Will stand as
conservative candidate in Scottlsh
constitnency in the coming election.
Evening star., 1923-11-15
McCrory store. Sells wildroot.

The McCrory 5: and 10 Store has
just received new stock Of Wildroot
hair tonic and Wildroot liquid sham
poos as advertised in national mag
azines-Advertise ment
Evening star., 1923-11-15

Remember the "Shut-In"
with a bouquet of GUIDES mowers
1912 F-Advertisement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27

We guarantee Printzess Coats the Innings for two years. We know the quality. Every coat illus trated and many others featured in this showing which considered of the most important of the season.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
ELIAS CUYKENDALL DIES NMY.

! VElias G. Cuykendall, aged 80 years
died at his home in Beacon, New York
Sunday, July 18th, 1928. The people of
Milford who knew this part of Della
ware thirty years ago, will recall Mr..
Cuykendall. He was interested in
fruit growing and resided on the farm
just south Of Milford, on the George
town road, where Mrs. Matilda Mccoy
now owns. The farm was then covered
with fruit trees and berries and on
which twenty-five or more dwellings,
have been since then built.
He was born in Port Jervis, N. Y,
and married Miss Caroline Roosa, of
N. Y.
Surviving the deceased are three
sons and one daughter. The daughter
is Mrs. James H. Kurtz, the wife of
the steward of the Dannemora State
Hospital. The oldest son, Walter, is
he owner of corn packing factory
1T Atlantic, Iowa. The second son,
Jacob, is largely interested in a huge
corn packing plant at Hoopeston, Ill. |
The youngest son, Charles, is also a |
'orn packer, and is vice president of
factory in Fremont, Nebraska, of
which his older brother, Walter, is
resident.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE
COLLISION LAST SUNDAY

Mrs. Herman Smith, of West Sec
ond street, North Milford, received a
broken arm, and the two daughters of
William Truitt, of Lincoln, were
slightly shaken up when the automo-
biles in which they were riding crash
ed last Sunday afternoon. The acci-
dent occurred at the intersection of
the Slaughter Beach road with the
road leading from Lincoln to Cedar
Grove School. On the northeastern
corner Of the road field of corn is
growing, and this obscured the view
of both drivers. Mrs. Smith was driv-
ing her car and the other two ladies
were riding in a Ford sedan. Mrs.
Smiths was Ford runabout. Both
cars were overturned, and the top of
the Truitt sedan was torn off. That
the occupants did not receive greater
injuries is battling to those who saw
the accident. Mrs. Smiths injuries
were given proper attention by DR..
Marshall.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL WEEK
OF SEPTEMBER 22-29tI,

The members of the Carlisle Fire
Company of Milford have decided to
hold their annual fair and carnival
the last week in September. The affair
this year will commence on Saturday
evening, September 22nd, and will con-
tlnue through Saturday night, Septem-
Der 29th. The Carlisle Fire Company
has become noted for the excellence
OF its carniyals, and for the past few
years the attendance has increased
each year. AS yet no definite plans
have been made for the affair; but
the many committees are working on
the proposition and at the proper time
announcement of the features for this
years carnival will be made.
The Carlisle Fire Company has pur-
chased an additional piece of fire
lighting equipment from the American
La France Company, and the new
truck will probably be in Milford in
time to be shown at the carnival. The
new truck will be much larger than
he present truck. The old truck will
De shipped back to the factory and be
'ebuilt. 1t will be equipped with larger
facilities and more chemical
anks.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester A. Downham, ot
Wyoming, are being Congratulated
upon the birth of son, William How
ard, born at the hospital, Wednesday
night, July IL, 1923.
Samuel A. Short, Jr., of Harrington,
who met with an accident early Fri
day morning, when two cars collided
on the highway, below Harrington, is
now patient at the hospital.
Stephen ZsedenZi, an employee of
Harry Minner, of FELTON,, who was op-
Grated upon on Monday morning for
appendicitis, is doing very nicely.
Mrs. Thomas c. Porter and Mrs. ].
A. Masten and daughter, of Harring-
ton, have returned to their homes.
Mrs. Vermia Tilghman, of Laurel,
who underwent an operation on Mon
day, is doing as we'll as can be ex-
pected.
Mrs. Alice White, of Seaford, and
Mrs. E. W. Hudson, of Millsboro, are
being treated at the hospital.
Little Daisy Voss, of Harrington, is
still a patient at the hospital.
James Linford Daisy, of Millsboro, |
S convalscent and expects to return
o his home in a short time.
Mrs. Margaret Tribbett is doing very
licely.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
HEAVY STORM IN
CENTRAL SUSSEX
Mondays Storm Severe In Central
Sussex And Loss On Property
Was Serious To Owners.
TOMATOES & MELONS HURT
Too Dry In May And June, Soaked
In July, Make Farmers Anxi-
GUS For Crops.

Southern Delaware was visited BY
one OF the most severe electrical
storms in many years on Monday
night, accompanied by torrential rains
hail and wind, doing considerable
damage to the corn and tomato crops
in the central part of Sussex county.
The wind assumed almost cycIonic
proportions in the vicinity of Piney
Grove and Stockley, uprooting orchard
and forest trees and laying fiat corn
and tomato fields. Hail stones as large
as small marbles cut the tomato and
corn crops, doing considerable dam
age to both.
The storm seemed to follow a path
from the northeast to the south and
then took westerly course, spending
its force in the western part of the
county around Laurel and Delmar.
The heavy rains have caused the
farmers additional worry because of
the flooded condition of their low
lands which have been under water
for several days and cannot be pre-
pared for planting late crops.
Heavy rains have fallen almost
every day since the Fourth of July
and the result has been, that the mill
ponds throughout the county are tax
ed to their capacity to take care of
he drainage water from the bitches
ind canals leading to them. In many |
sections where the bitches do not lead |
lirectly to mill ponds, water has been
'acked on farm lands and corn crops
lave suffered greatly.
Within short time the farmers will
tart preparing their lands for late
rops by using lime and manure, but
hey will not be able to plow for sew
raj weeks under present conditions.
The tomato crop, which is well ad-
anced throughout the county consid-
ring the unfavorable weather condi-
ions, is going to be cut short if the
Amy wheather continues much long
for already in the lowlands the
ines are beginning to show the effect !
standing in water.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
MRS. POWELL ASKS
FOR JAIL PAROLE

Mrs. Mary A. Powell, 72-year-old
murderess, who has been a prisoner
at the New Castle County Workhouse
for nineteen years, has submitted her
application for parole to the Parole
Board, which will meet today. She is
serving a life sentence for slaying and
slashing to pieces Estella AIaban.
whom she suspected of being too IA
m1liar with her husband at Bowers
Beach. The murder and ensuing trial
at Dover is still fresh in the minds of
residents of lower Kent county.
Mrs. Powell is eligible for parole
under the parole law, which makes
eligible life termers after they have
served fifteen years Imprisonment. On
several occasions the aged woman has
been refused pardon.
Thirty-three of the ffty-four pris-
oners who are eligible for parole nm
der the law hav submitted their an
plIcatlons to the board. The other
'el1g1bles" have only a short time
-onger to serve to complete their SEN
-encak 'AOAA SSA-
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
WHITE POTATOES MAKE
WICOMICO GROWERS RICH

The Snow Hill Messenger last week
had very interesting local state
ment about the potato crop of that
section and the prices received by
growers for the crop. The Snow Hill
writer said:
The potato crop of Worcester coun-
ty will be a bonanza for our farmers.
Thousands of barrels are being ship
ped from the county every day and the
price has ranged from $500 to $6.25 a
barrel. A number of growers sold
their crops for $500 and the buyers
have made killing, but even these
growers have made some money and
would have felt themselves very lucky
had not tubers jumped to
$500. Many farmers have been
saved from bankruptcy by the good
prices they have received for their po-
tatOes.
Big shipments are being made daily
from every railroad station in the
county.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
DOVER FARMERS BANK
WILL Be ENLARGED

Work on the enlargement of the
Home Bank of the Farmers Bank of
the State of Delaware, located on
Loockerman street, near the Dover
postoftice, will soon begin. The con-
tract has been awarded to the William
P. Liscomb Company, Inc, of Wash
ingtOn, D. G.
The present building will be extend
ed west so feet to the property pur-
chased by the bank some few years
ago, now occupied by ]. M. Houston.
The building on this property was
sold last Saturday at public auction
and will be removed at once.
The improvements will consist of
enlarged banking quarters for cashier,
teller and clerks, as well as a large
vault, three times as big as the pres
ent one.
The safe deposit vaults will be in
creased and a separate room for rent
ers of boxes to retire while opening
their boxes.
The entire building when complet-
ed will have frontage on Loockerman
street of seventy-six feet. There will
be a grass plot on either end of the |
building lot.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
RAISES 40 BUSHELS
OF WHEAT TO ACRE
A Record Crop Harvested By Miss
Mary Wright Of Near SeafOrd.
Will Exhibit Yield.

Forty bushels of wheat to the acre
IN Southern Delaware seems almost
incredible, but this dream of the far
mer came true, when Miss May Wright
one of the most progressive farmer
women in the East, realized that
amount on 30-acre tract of land on
her farm at Reliance, six miles from
Seaford. On another field of 20 acres
she got a yield of S5 bushels to the
acre. Her total wheat yield for these
two fields was 1900 bushels. This is a
record for other Delaware and Eastern
Shore farmers to shoot at. It is the
hrst time as far as is known that it
has been accomplished, near Seaford,
and the best record in Delaware was
made by Charles E. Reed of Slaughter
Neck, Sussex county farmer, who real
lied Al bushels to the acre.
MISS Wright conducts one of the
largest farms in Delaware on the Eas-
tern Shore. It contains 25O acres and
is situated in Sussex county and Car
ol1ne county, Md, the county road be-
tween there and fredericksburg, Md.
dividing this large tract of land. This
Larm was left her by her late father. |
S@A-- ~ W AA5AIg OuG VI Lu6 ldIR2SL and |
Wealthiest farmers in that section.
Miss Wright also manages the greater
portion of the estate left by her father.
estimated at the time of his death at
;150,000
Miss Wright said she made no great
# preparation of the land than in for
ner years. She said the two fields
we're sown in COW peas and soy beans
asst year, but the season was so wet {
hat she saved only small portion of
he hay. She said these two CROPS l
rev to a height of six feet, and a !
reat portion of them rotted in the !
eld, owing to the wet weather. When
he finally cut what she could from
le two crops she had the balance 9
lowed under, and this no doubt en- :
ched the land just enough to produce e e
er record-breaking wheat yield. L L
She said she was preparing to ex- +
bit her two remarkable yields at the ~
arlington fair and other peninsula u
irs to be held this summer and fall.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

Moonlight nights.
1t is jelly-making-time now.
Summer is half gone for 1928.
Corn looks splendid in the fields.
Young rabbits are numerous this
summer
Playing ball-at the Milford Club.
Pratt is leader.
Oats are a poor crop in this part of
Delaware this year.
Big Thursday at Slaughter Beach
second Thursday in August.
White potatoes are turning out we'll
for the season we have had. The quail
ity is good. 49,
Ionic Council $1S, D. of P. will hold
meetings every two weeks during july
and August.
The Ladies Aid of Bethel Church
Will hold a festival in the grove en-
Thursday and Friday. evenings.
The W. c. T. U. meets with Mrs
Frank Jones, South Second street.
next Tuesday evening at 1880. Text
word, Stand"
Sweet potato plants are backward
for this time of the year, but they have
a long season to mature in; digging
time is not until October
The tomato vines that were set ear-
~ certainly are growing beautiful.
Many blossoms and sturdy vines.
mean tomatoes in September.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
KENT AND SUSSEX
SHARE BRIDGE COST

Routine business was transacted by
the Kent county Levy Court at their
meeting on Tuesday. The members
approved a plan submitted by County
Engineer T. Marvel Gooden for the
purchase of material to repair a bridge
at Milford dividing the two counties,
the cost of which is to be equally di-
Vlded between Kent and Sussex coun-
ties.
The court decided to petition the
State treasurer for $4,000 of the funds
now due the county from the State. A
fire insurance policy on the Court
House for $1,000 will expire at the end
OF this month and the court decided
to renew it Immediately.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
REV. B. F. JESTER
KILLED ON BIRTHDAY
Was Struck By Auto And Fatally
Injured While Party For Him
Was Being Planned.
A NATIVE OF MILFORD NECK
Was An Able Preacher And Had
Held Many Charges---Injured
In Accident IS Years Ago.

Rev. Benjamin F. Jester was killed
IN Wilmington last Friday bv an auto-
mobile, while crossing a street in that
city. He had arranged with his vito
son ana three daughters to take part
IN family reunion to mark his sixty
sixth birthday anniversary and for
thlrty-e1ght of which he had been a
clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Friday afternoon everything
was in readiness and joy and happi-
ness filled the home of the clergyman
IN Wilmington. While passing the
store OF his son, who is a commission
merchant on Fourth street, in that
city, he stopped for a few minutes. He
started to walk across French street.
but a short distance from the store
Where he was struck by an automobile
receiving injuries, which an bour
later caused his death in the Delaware
Hospital.
Fltteen years ago while he was pas
TOR OF the ArmOry Methodist Episcopal
Church in Dover, Mr.. Jester was in
Jured' when his horse ran away. His
skull was fractured. Benjamin D. Jes-
ter his son, member of the firm of
Lang & Jester, commission merchants.
liz East Fourth street, believes that
This fifteen-year-old injury might have
been contributing cause to Fridays
accident. His fathers sight was af-
-ected and he suffered severe pains in
he head, the son said.
Since the Dover accident, Mr.. Jes-
er had been unable to take a very
.ct1ve part in religious work, devoting
he major part of his time to collec-
ion work for industrial insurance
companies. In his younger days he
vas said to have been a very able
'reacher
After his ordination he took a charge
t Lynchburg, Va. Since then he had
erved in churches in Wilmington, the
over part Of the State, Pennsylvania,
lew York and Maryland. The M. 3.
hurches of which he had been pastor
re those at Franklin City, Va, Snow
ill, Md, FELTON,, Dover and Clayton.
ay View, Crapo and Charlestown,
d., Quakertown, Pa, and East Woos-
r, N. Y.
His last charge was in the Metho-
st Episcopal Church at Charlestown,
d., about seven or eight years ago.
nee that time he had acted in a SUI
capacity in the WiImins-
n Conference.
Mr.. Jester was born in Milford
'ck, Kent county, July 1S, 1857 and
ent to New Castle about 25 years
o.