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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-02-16
Ens Fiscal a. R Built og % - Built On Total q 900

Az the law requires that all ships
sailing under the American flag have
American officers, the problem now
arises as to where these are to be
obtalned for the new constructions.
The state nautical scholarships fur
nish the chief supply, but there were
only Al to be graduated from TIE New
York state schoolship this year, q num-
ber barely sufficient for the needs of
ten Of the new vessels.
The monthly bulletin Of the cham
Der Of commerce calls attention to the
needs Of domestic commerce. In this
connection It says:
Domestic Trade . Feature.
"For the time being 1t looks as II
the more important subject of domes-
tic trade had been allowed to take It's
own course. Fewer statistics are pub
lished now Of domestic trade move
ments than formerly. The govern,
ment might direct Its attention to the
solution OF some Of our domestic prob
lens which ore woefully behind the
progress for instance Of manufacture
ing.
These are not altogether taken In
hand by the interstate commerce COM
mission, which deals almost wholly
With railway rates. says tAe report.
TT Is suggested In some quarters that
the office Of markets in the department
OF agriculture and the bureau Of for
eign domestic commerce In the depart
ment Of commerce might do well to
cooperate and In tackling some Of the
more vital questions involved In tha
loss Of great crops for want Of dIstri-
button facilities and the arrest Of sup
ply In foodstuffs.
This latter condition has become
20 acute that the department. Of JUS
tice was finally Obliged to take up the
subject and investigate II as the result
Of popular demand Here Is field In
which three departments Of the gov
ernment have each hnnd and none Of
them as yet has worked out anything
that is Sufficiently satisfactory to call |
1t q solution. Our internal commerce
Is worth many times our foreign trade
IN any given year."
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-02-16
HELPS MANAGE BIG ESTATE
Daughter cf Late Millionaire Hotel
.0rner VIII Share Msnaqsment
With Brcthee.

N6W york.-The management of the
estAH Of her father, George @. Boldt,
including sctual supervision Of the
Wal0orf-Astoria and the Bellevue.
Stanford hotels, Is to devolve to q
great extent upon Mrs. Alfred III.
Grnlmm Miles, who, before her mar
riag& was Miss Louise Clover Boldt.
MrS Miles and her brother, George g,
Boldh Jr, Inherited the entire for
tune VI their father, varlously estimats
ed pt from $10,000,0OO to $4,000, 600.
ThesAare to share equally the direction
Of thf estate.
NMned vice president Of the Wal
dorf-Astorla Hotel company at recent
meeting Of the company. Mrs. Miles
has established an office on the thir-
teenth floor Of the hotel. Her brother
was named as president to succeed his
father and Francis s. Hutchlns, for
fourteen years personal counsel to the
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-02-16

Shelby, n. d-B. r. jolly. farmer
and lifelong Democrat. was Ia shel-
by recently. He Nsas seyentysfwo years
of age On January !, and In all Of this
long life be has never taken, d dose of
medicine of any Kind, nstver had 4
physician. never been under the infln.
encs oe strong drink, and during the,
tour years e war. when he served
with The Confederate army, he meyer
missed 4 roll call
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-02-16

ROUNDABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading

A u "a :
Will Dunning. age 20 years,
committed suicide at Deering,
Pemiscot county, Sunday after
noon January 2E. It 10 stated he
went to his room, placed shot
gun on q table with the muzzle
directed at his heart and dis
charged the weapon with a long
piece OF bark. Death was in.
Simultaneous. He was unmarried
but leaves a father and two
brothers. The rash act was
caused by brooding over had
health.
With S125 saved from her sal-
ary as a waitress in a ST. Louis
restaurant Dent county woman
bought q small tract Of compara-
"seiy mor'nlesS' 'ahu 70 Okla
no''a ~ may oe worm some-
thing some day." she explained,
anu y ue''ei .nan nave 1he
money lie idie.p Her judgment
WAS vindicatad fha nlhar da,
w v.au'oa'ea w o'nee oayf
far from the tract. She has re-
fused an offer Of $1,000 for her
holdings.
ine eiiec. was hos uhllRe tha'
u se't'hg OH . can OF nltrog'y'
cefihe waeh : trenton grocery
0'e'A H'iu'ng pluush ph sheil
some .resn stock can oi
piaohoerr'es' hrsw ~
iiso sue neallng stove
ne o'a not suck around
y see jus1 whas wouiu happen,
anu no was pusy up tront when
a complete wreck and much other
damage was done when the can
exploded,
!, 4
! ine oro,,1o = ',, "'enorla' statue
-. a. 0''', toupuer oi os'eo'
,asny mas oeeh received a.
A "re'' y WIN 70 uh
\ ,e'eo carry 'he coming spring
l"s s.a'ae We,sns seven ., IONS,
'au : WIN 's' peues'a' VIII s'ahu
2 - iee' n'gn' :. was maze
Y Ao''ay' = W'dely-knoWh mod
~ sculptor commissioned oy-
:. .,, ana To- ir'ehds OF the
!, scnoo' among, wnom
us iunas ''w, were oo.a,neo o,. lor 'ne
.ssas r,.aaa = ~. 4sss's N0ss
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- :, II @OvoI'''s : ! 00OV' ~ WV one
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I, '..'ss WI aaS.u Svpsa',uh among
a. O.As inoy oo'-
ss. s.'V ~ pos any uaus 'ns
soou' anu arg now Wy
= - nas0 n''u fe'0sseu ifoM
..oss - TT u.us. - .' nusn wv ma'
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i. s.s - J s,oco 49, s.sso anu ,'s
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"Grsndman Marssilles, who
vas a. Hannibal and i ov.r on
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-02-16
An English woman, wrihng 70
friend a Rock Pert, furnishea

/ $50 w yE n RNAVu1 AZ AtuHuVH
What il larded 40 an ordinar,
40 cenl ~ Of bread here il q
cents london, and under /
new Of flour must have II
per cet ssbre Of whole wheat
Butter is is 30 cents per pound
Eggs are 8 cents each; milk Il
cents per quart; potatoes arr
4 cents per pound or S2.40 pei
busheI, and mighty poor at that;
pastry flour 10 cents per pounl
coffee IS cents per pound; oys-
ters 30 cents per dozen; chickens
26- cents per pound; sugar Il
cents per pound; soft coal sic
per ton. The woman states she
got an economical steak one day
and bought o dressed rabbit for
~ cents. stewed It 4 hours and
then had to throw it away be-.
cause 1t was no good.
In the spring OF 1861 Archibald
G. Bottoms put on his uniform,
kissed his wife and little daughter
goodby and marched away TO
fight for tie cause OF the Union.
While he was at the front'his
wife died, his little daughter was
taken by friends, and before the
father had returned had been
taken to distant parts. When he
returned from war four years
later there was no welcome for
him. His companion was in her
grave end the little child could
nowhere be found. Years OF ef-
fort to locate her were In vain,
The story Of her life was not
told her until she was grown.
Recently she decided she
would attempt to find her.
father. She wrote the pension
department and at once got his
address. A. hurried trip was
made from her home at Decatur,
ILL.,, to, o,Mokane, Audrain county,
where she found her father, aged
81 years, after having been sep
alrated from him for 55 years.
While he was watering his
COWS in Grand river, last Satur-
Jay afternoon about 4 O'Clock,
some thief stole q buckskin belt
containing forty -eight $40 gold
pieces from ita hiding placs in
Uncle Lee" Rogers dinner
bucket. The bucket containing
he treasure had been placed I'M
Ter a box near rail pen in Mr..
Sogershsfield, just east Of the
coal chute, while be
lrove his cows down to the river, |
! distance OF about one.fourth
nile. When he returned and
picked up the bucket to start
lome he noted the difference in
weight and on removing the lid
ound his treasure gone. He
lad observed no one about the
PREMISES when he left and was
ut of sight Of his treas
,tes. Parties livino - ~ =.
;n;,v - M. paasas, g :. -. -.
Iot noticed any one 60 ON the
4, soss ! :. ~ ~ ah,, o.." any Y, susplcious
\ ara $50 on,, - ~; s,,r,, .,le, ~, y
ssa..m;s.s ~ =. \, .a'y ~ : !, siasn. cius
. !. - ,ns sol' ground
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-02-16

Poplar Bluffs new msnicipa
light plant viii be in operation i
shrss weeks.
Four rural schools in Caps Gi
n tardsau county have been closet
on aooouut Of an epidemic }
smallpox.
Butler county farmers hav'
already applied for $4,000 il
loans from the Federal Farm
Loan Bank.
f'Link Cape with Illmo" is .
new slogan that has been adopt.
ed BY the Cape Girardeau Com.
inercial Club.
The Methodists at Fornfelt are
planning the erection of new,
handsome and commodious edi-
fice at an early date.
Fhe chief OF police Of Poplar
Bluff has begun q war on dis
reputabls rooming houses and
inmates Of such places.
VIM. Lilies OF Cape -Girardeau
had hiccopghs for nine consecu-
tive days and physicians could
give no relief. His condition is
serious.
SCOTT county is making on ef-
forFb Issue 100000 in bopds to
build q system Of permanent
roads. A good example for
nsiehboring counties.
II is stated that about 175 loads
OF cotton was n,arksted at Caru-
'thsrsville last Saturday ranging
in price from So to $3.50 per 100
pounds. It was all Of poor
grade.
Two young men Of Cape Girar-
deau have made q wager that
they will walk to San Francisco
and return in three months.
Each has put up forfeit OF 500
TO complete the trip. They
startsd February 8.
There were 4985 votes cast in
New Madrid county at the gen.
sral slestion in November, and
five weeks later, December II,
there were only 1889 votes cast
for and against the proposition
10 issue $40, 900 additional funds
to finish the court house and
jail.
Mra. Elizabeth Smith, Of
Charleston, bsttsr known as
"Aunt Libby" celebrated her
ninety fret birthday January q.
She IL the oldest citizep OF the
county AMI is loved and yaspect-
cd by the entire community. |
Her lie has been full Of good
yorks.
Coy Anderson, alias Robert
Sanders, was arrested recently |
1t Charleston and lodged in jail
% await developments. The me-
y
gro % accused Of killing q white
man by the name Of Woods ia
Mississippi, and $3.50 reward ia
offered iOr the apprehension Of
him. A white mar came up, and
looked At Anderson and said he
was not the nigcer they wanted,
though Anderson claimed to have
Filled the man.
Milton Pankey. aged about II I
ysars, e II jail at carnthersviIIe, (
being held fjr probable prosecu-
lion under the Mann act. july
of last year he induced Mayis
RawIsnd, Of Water Valley, Ky,,I
10 run away with him, and eincs
Ehey have tfamped about togelh-
u, not having been married.
The arrest was made on com-
plant 81 the girls father after q
long search. The girl will be
home by hsE fsiAsF 'sA
Evening journal., 1917-12-21
WILLARD TAKES pep OUT
OF PROPOSED BENEFIT
By H. c. HAMILTON.

Hunted Press stan Correspondent
NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-Iess Willard
appears to have taken an the pep out
Of his offer 20 box for the benefit of
the Red Cross. His statement that
he does not care to have the affair
made O championship etent, and me
stipulation that it shall be for ten
ounds only probably win serve 10
make the flght fans Of the country sit
% and wonder why they ever fell for
such a proposition anyway.
II Fred Fulton accepted such an offer
and should it happen that he was able
10 put over The crushing finishing
punch he weuld be acclaimed the
heavyweight champion of the world
without any further notice But Full
ton would be foolish to listen to such
Il proposition. It would cost him "a
considerable sum TO prepare FOR the
bout. The Red Cross would benefit
very little from sucn a contest, for
feht fans could not be 'bilked into
attending a burlesque.
Jess might do better II De offered 10
take nhalf dozen chollengers three
rounds for each for there would be
litle danger 20 his jaw ia such en-
counters. the c1crlion would not be so
efeaf. and lic probably would have
lalle more trouble in counting the
shekels.
Evening journal., 1917-12-21
FIREwOOD DOAIEs.

An ohio prizenght was called OF the
other night because there was no coal
io heat the hall rhey might have
started fire by chipping some
spliniers off the boxers heads.
II is reported that Fred Toney has
Joined the army The news must have
been as pleasant as a broken leg to
Maily.
Evening journal., 1917-12-21
SHERIFF HABS ALLEGED
R0BBER GANG Chief
Man Long Sought and Often
Chased is Captured by
Maryland Officer
ONCE ESCAPED
IN SNOW STORM

FEDERAL SBURG, Nd. Dec. 2i.--Jish-
tr Afessick, alleged leader Of q gang Of
thieves, who terrorized farmers ia this
locality for several months by stealing
thousands OF dollars worth Of wheat
corn, potatoes, onions, fowl, etc, has
been captured by the sheriff Of somer-
sci county and turned over to the Caro-
line authorities He is now in Denton
iali, where he IS closely watched. Two
OF Aiessick's companions were captured
some time ago.
The Maryland and Delaware authori-
fies have been on the lokout for Mes
sick for several weeks, and on several
occasions he has only eyaded them by
daring deeds On one occasion, while
be was hiding in the Ivy swamp, near
here, the officers got so hot on his trail
that he swan the pond and escaped
scross the Delaware line.
AT another time the officers learned
that he was at his home. They secured
q posse and went there at.night during
raging storm. The house was sur
rounded, but Messick escaped by jump
inr from q secOnd-st0ry window and
aeeing to the swamp. The swamp was
Guarded for days and nights, but the
thief never came out. 10 Is supposed
he lived on whatever the swamp af-
forded until the officers abandoned tho
search.
The next heard Of him he was over in
rlelaware and the authorities there were
asked to apprehend him. TWO or three
times the Delaware authorities had him
Ia close quarters, but he managed TO
cscape them. Constable Noble, Of
Hsderalsburs, learned that he was In
riding near Greenwood. He went there
at night. but MesslolK had been tipped
III. and when the ofilcer arrived he had
led. A similar occurrence happened
while the much-hunted man was In hid
ihg at Ellendale.
The gang made big hauls In THEFT
robberies. They would drive up 20 q
farmers barn IN an automobile or
double team. load up and depart. II
was by tracking the thieves that the
farmers learned who was robbing them.
some Of the farmers who suffered by
such depredations were Charles Neal
William Liden, William A. Afford, John
Meredith and many others.
Evening journal., 1917-12-21
Lewjs's Head Hold Causes Wild
SceneinN. Y. Wrestling Tourney

conditions would he allow Lewis 10 use
the head hold, and n the Strengler did
so Draak would take matters into his
own hands and do some inJuring him
self. When the men came on the mat
Draak told Referee George Bothner
that he wouldn't wrestle il the head
hold were allowed Bothner calmly
said the hold was legitimate one and
that unless Draak went on the match
would 90 to Lewis by default.
III go on, snapped Draak, 'Dut
watch"
The minute Bothner order GO on,
Draak rushed at Lewis like an enraged
bull. The force of Draaks maddened
rush swept Lewis across the stage.
Selling Lewis about the waist Draak
lifted him and hurled him into some
scenery. Referee and Official in vain
tried TO loosen Draaks grip and force
him back on the mat. Finally, however,
Lewis himself broke free and slided
back.
Then for ten minutes one Of the wild
est scenes that ever took place on the
stage enliyened proceedings. Draak,
NInUlnNlllk tNEIN IUul ulAl AbhcA toN@tAN
in a tough's repertoire, flerccly strug-
ged to throw Lewis. The men were
seldom on the mat. Twice when they
were in legal territory. Lewis obtained
the head hold The first time Draak
broke the lock by gouging Lewis with
one hand and slugging him with the
other. The second time he deliberately
kicked the Stranger in the face.
Twice Draak rushed Lewis to the
footlights and in his rage attempted TO
hurl him over. Twice he attempted TO
break the Strangler's back across the
press table. Several times Referee
Bothner wanted TO disqualify Draak,
but each time Lewis muttered, Don't
stop it.. I'll get him yet and I'll get
him fair Cool as a cucumber under
the gruelling roughing, Lewis kept him
self in wondesful control.
Finally after twelve minutes OF
wrestling Lewis secured a deadlock
and back-heeling Draak. threw him to
the canvas. Then the noodgates Of
Lewis superbly controlled passion
opened wide. Exertlng terrible pressure
he slowly but surely crushed DraaB
into submission. Tn 1911 he forced
Draaks shoulders TO the mat for the
Evening journal., 1917-12-21
NEWPORT SCHOLARS have
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT
sheoial III THE EVENING IOuRNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWPORT, Dell Dec 2l.-Tho Christ
mas entertainment Of the Newport pub
l|o school was held in the school house
last night The program follows
song by the school; reciiaiions by John
Christian, Fred Thompson. Harry
Poole, Allan Higgins. James Snuder
and Preston Cox; song. Jack Frost,
by GLASS; dialogue. "Tho Old Women in
tile Shoe" Laura Hickey. "Old No
man" and Price pierson, santa
Clause" song by the school, rdciia
lions, Henry Smith, Edna Cox, William
Hanna, Andrew Anderson, Pauline
Smith, Irene Draper, Mariory Blanche
neld Ralph Roihwell: song by the
class; dialogue Running Away boy
Esther Hargan and Marlin Benson;
recitation, Carrie Smith. Margaret Por-
Ter; song by the school. rccitati0ns by
NaOtia Courtney, Frank P0rdham, Clyde
Boyd; dialogue, after Christmas by
Elizabeth ODonnell and Mildred FL
nOlt; recitations by Mildred Jones Eve
iyn Haughey. James Miller; dialogue.
The Doctors Visit, the Day After
by Eleanor Lyman, Mildred Thompson.
and Harry Garvine. rcoitatiOns by FL
mer Miller Amos Anderson, John Good
ing; chorus, "Jolly Jack Frost" by
class Of boys; recltations by Lee In
gram, Everson Porter, Ethel Jones; dia-
loRue. 1.-TWO Watchers" by Robert
Frist and Edward Cunningham; recita-
iions by Paschal Marion, William
stuart, Alice Spence: chorus by class
of boys; recitation by Alice Phillips /,
song by the school: rectations by
George Hanna, Theodore Jones. Mary
Harman Emma Iluegins. Kenneth
CrOssley, Hannah Mitchell Daniel
smith; dialogue, Hiding From Mother
Goose" by Pauline ODonnell and JO-
seph ClugstOn' recitafi0ns. Margaret
Burke. Elizabeth Porter. Elsie Fsulk-
ner, Margaret Hargan Carrie Draper
song by the school; recitation hy Emily
Elliott; dialogue, "rhe Speedern by
Robert Maclary, Thomas Je0eris. Laura
Thompson, Aubrey Blsnchaeld. Horace
ingram; recitstions by Beatrice Cum
bingham, James Faulkner. Otis
Murphy, Winifred Go0doy. Margaret
Lyman, Herman Leoni star Spaugled
Banner by lhe school and audience.
Evening journal., 1917-12-21

Ed stranger" Lewis may not b
the undisputed champion wrestler o.
America. but in New York on Thursday
night he showed the meltle Of one, for
he conquered himself. Sometimes that
is the most soul-stirring test Of all.
Roughed all over tile stage, hurled
bodily into the scenes and against the
press tables with bone-breaklng force,
thrown back and almost over tho foot
lights themselves, sluggcd, gougcd and
clawed by Tommy Draak, the her
culean H0llander, who NJ his mad
frenzy broke almost every rule Of vres-
Ting. Lewis cXeried wonderful control
refrained from coming back With any
Of the HollandeT's foul tactics and
wresiled fairly and squarely until he
finally pinned Dra3k's shoulders to the
mat
IfLewis showed the cold imperturable
calm Of the glacier under the frenzied
assault Of the H0ll6ndcr. he displayed
something Of the glaciers terrible
power when ne finally secured his
deadly head-hold and slowly but surely
forced Draak over his back. What the
is 10 the pit bulldog, the
bead-hold seems 10 be TO Lewis, for
when the stranger once secures 10 and
exerts all of his powerful pressure It
is next TO impossible for an opponent
TO Withstand IT,
Head-HOld starts Trouble.
n was Lewis Use Of the deadly head
hold that occasloned all of the trouble
The wrestlers engaged IN the tourna-
ment broke out in open rebellion
against it and threatened tue manage-
lnenf that they would withdraw unless
the hold was barred. Tho trouble
started In Lewis dressing room when
Vladek Zybszko. in an alteration with
Billy Sandov. Lewis manager lost his
head and started 30 pummel him. Be
fore the men could be separated
Zbyszko had given Sandow a hard
beating
Lewis was not in the room at the
time. When word was brought to him
on the stage he rushed upstdirs to
tackle Zbyszko. BcloSe he could get
there several of the attendants grab
bed him and finally he was restrained
In the meantime Tommy Draak, who
was billed 70 meet Lewis in finish
bout, made II known that under no
Evening journal., 1917-12-21
CUT JAIL sentences
ON four prisoners

The sentences imposed upon Thomas
1obazzo and Charles r. Cont at the
time of their conviction for conspiracy
to obstruct public Justice were yester-
day reduced by Judges Boyce and Rice
in Court Of General Sessions as a re-
suit of an application for a reduction
Of tho sentences by their attorney,
Leonard L. Wales, last week They were
yesterday sentenced to serve four
months in the workhouse and TO pay
fines Of 5000 and costs each. They had
previously been sentenced to ono years
Imprisonment and fined $3.50 and costs
This case grew out Of the Joseph
| Lefrier case, who was arrested foi
/ selling liquor without a license at tht
Bellevue quarries dast summer. Efforts
were made by Lefrieri. with the aid OF
Cont and Tobaz1o, 90 cntice away
from this state witnesses who were 10
appear against him.
Evening journal., 1917-12-21
NIDDLETOWN Pupils
PRESENT XMAS PROGRAM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN. Del, Dec. p. .- Tie
pupils OF the public schools in Miss
Elsie Jones and Miss Prudence Lewis
rooms gave their Christmas entertain
ment In the assembly room last even
ing. 10 was a cant9ta "Sania's Advance
Man" and the characters were taken
as follows:
Santa Claus, Glen Williams; Sunny
Jim, Santas advance man, Walter Tay-
lor; Fairy Queen, Charlotte Donaghay;
Fairies, Catherine Hopkins, Elizabeth
Johnson, Elizabeth HufneL Kathryn
Davis, Dorothy Jones, lrma Montgom-
cry: Friends Helen Fouracre, Evelyn
Brown. Winfield Belts, Joseph Beas
ten: Helen, a selfish girl Berthe
Chance; News Sellers, Horace Moore,
Mary Allfree, John Donohue: Ncwsies,
John Green, George Lindell Leroy Hall
Roland Heldmyer. John swain; Little
Tots Elizabeth SneX. Margaret Denny
Catherine Johnson, Almeta Spicer, Mar
garet Baker, Evelyn Elliott. Elsie Reed
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Protective Association VIII be held in
NIcWhorter's Hall, on Saturday after
noon, December %.
The last regular session OF Peach
Blossom Grange for the yesr will be
held this evening when officers will be
elected
The program Of the New Century
. Club at the Tuesday meeting follows
Christmas greetings from tho president
of the General Federation Mrs. Cowles,
read by Mrs. c. A. Honecker; Their
Golden Wedding by Ruth McH. Stu
art, read by Miss Ethel W. Brady; two
vocal solos, by Mrs. Leland pleasanton,
accompanied by Miss Alice Brown. The
Christmas childrens party Will be given
on Thursday, December ~
Mrs. Edith Russell Webb wife Of
Elmer s. Webb. died at her home near
Armstrong; Corner, on Wednesday
night. aged % years Mrs. Webb leaves
one little daughter.
William e.. paXsOn. a former resident
OF Nliddletovvn. died at Trenton, y. j.,
recently, aged 30 years.
The price offered for corn has reached
si65, the highest figure reached in
many years.
Evening journal., 1917-12-21


fall Draak lay there inert and helpless
lie had to be lifted to his feet.
Although Stranger Lewis was induc-
ed by the management OF the wrestling
tournament last night to forego his
head lock. he made short worth Of
George Mannich, fine modelled Ser
Wan, who was pinned TO the mat in
5.37 with an arm scissors and crotch.
It is in the cards for Lewis and
Zbyszko to meet again on Saturday
night. and IL is said the Stranger will
insist on the use of his head lock
against the giant Pole.
Lewis and Draak have wrestled in
Wilmington several times. Lewis al
ways has impressed local wrestling
fans as being a "clean sport" on the
mat. Draak, on the other hand, was
clipped on the jaw by John Heracl and
knocked out at the Playhouse one night
after he tried some trough stuff"