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3. u. & ". RAILROAD.
Fourth Annual Report Of Directors for the
Year 1919

AZ the annual meeting of the stock
holders 81 the Philadelphia, Baltimore A
Washington Railroad, held April lS. ~
the general Offices of the sompauy u
Broad street station IN Philadelphia, tho
board of directors submitted Their annual
report, showing the condition n The road
and its finances Seventeen directors were
elected at this meeting, ~ i0llowp samuel
Res, w. G. Sproul, Christian q Febigrr
John B Ramsay, s. C. Rowland, John
Walter Smith, Blanchard Randall John
= Green, Charles r. lngfrarA, W "a.
Atterbury, George - Dixon, Henry Tat
nall, A. J County George Cray, v t
Kennedy, George ; Capolle ard Fmncis
T. Waters
Samuel Rca is president ard A j..
County and Henry Gatnall are wee
presidents of the rDad r. b. operated ~
the Pennsylvania system under lraae, and
has 4l447 mileage, u which the main Inc
from Philadelphia ~ W ashington .7
131 70 miles. The groes income ~ 'hc
road for 1919 was $2,G28 So -, a1d ne
net income 81, ,5s7. .G08 63. The Inrrcase %
Investment in road and equipment i1r
the year was S5,542, ,O3GZl Tho general
balance sheet u tho company iDr tno gear
1919 shows assets II 2ll4,G89, 10 -
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The Milford Chronicle was badly
crippled by serious fire in its printing
establishment, recently, and regular pub
hcation was delayed However, we are
pleased to note its appearance in about
as good shape as ever. In no business
docs fire or food play such havoc as in
the newspaper publishing business, as
Every Evening knows by harsh ex-
aerience.
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RIPPING RHYMES.
By " ALI Mason.
ALL IN VAN.

was weighing on the quiet,
more than any gent should weigh,
20 I tried a rigid diet. and | ate but
once n dav. All the things | like
were banished. 50 my system
might grow thin. all the PIES and
doughnuts vanished from the lardeT
and The bin | was thicker, ! was
broader, than mortal man should
be 80 | fed on bran and fodder aud
fresh pumpkins from the tree Oh,
lived on slaw and gherkins, till ny
form grew thin and spare, till lost
some seven irkins OF the lard | used
10 wear But I'm once again de-
youring grub that pleases every
sense, and the horses feed Is sour
ing, with the garbage by the fence
For III sleep beneath "A hummoek
in the boneyard 5 solemn hush, ere
I'll torture my old stomach with the
fat-reducing mush. So | reckon ta
the waiter and tell him he may
bring ribs of beef and brown po-
tater. pie and cake and everything
/ For the life We live Is worthless II
! we're eating shredded straw and the
days are dark and mirthless. and
there ought TO be Law. You may
feel yourself grow fatter as YOU face
the groaning board; what the
dickens does II natter Eat the
/ best YOU can afford Through the
victuals take q header. eat while
YOU are drawing breath; for there is
no dead man deadcr than the one
! ,.rbn ptarvn1 IN dpafh II
Observation-Disclosures
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The "sober second thought" of the Re-
publican voters does not incline to salts
factory compliance with their national
conventions choice for President The
manipulations that brought about his
triumph have caused lots Of ill-feeling
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16

The loss Of naval vessel in a storm al
the head Of Delaware bay, with sad ia
tahties, was surprise to many people
1t is explained, however. by the state
ment that these boats were not construct
ed for rough-water navigation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16

Those who attended the Republican
convention at Chicago suffered from
sweltering heat in poorly-ventilated
building. Democrats al San Francisco.
will be more fortunate, as they viii be
sustained and freshened every day by the
noted glorious climate of California
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16

The labor vote is naturally an object
Of deep concern TO both the leading po-
litical parties The Republican party
profted BY it 10 large extent AZ the cleo
tions Of 1916 and 1918, but is now threat
ened with its loss
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16

Republicans look with eager anticlpa-
ton to a "Bryan-Edwards scrap" AZ San
Francisco. But all the convention need
do is to refer the liquor question 70 the
State and Congress districts, where it
properly belongs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
Drawers Bridge Contract Let.

The Levy Court yesterday awarded TO
Scott h Wells the contract for the con
struction Of a concrete bridge over Draw
yers Greek, in st Georges hundred The
cost is to be IS, l2i52, ana the work is
be completed in 40 working days.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
MEETINGS TONIGHT
Christian Scientists.
Ctuarn,akers | MON.

Christian Scientists.
Clgarmakers Union.
Camp No ,. p. O. 4.
CYRUS Temple l.. G. f.
Sheridan Post, G. 4. X.
Hope Lodge. /. o. q. +.
American Lodge, 5. OF Il.
Franklin Circle. B. Of d.
Welcome Lodge, O. ;. b.
National Protective Legion.
Delaware Lodge, d. o. H.
Delaware Council. {. B. l..
Brandywino Military Band.
Usage Tribe. Imp d. q r NJ
Wilmington Council, Q. D l.
Columbia Lodge, A. @ [ ".
Delaware Council, 0. I. \ NJ
LAFAYETTE Lodge, No. ,. h. OF 7
Welcome Lodge, Jr. O | 4 NJ.
German Beneficial Society, 70 !
Harmony Council No |, I. !. \
star OF Bethlehem Lodge, |. G r
Mattahoon Tribe, Impd O r NJ
Washington Camp. No. 4, 7. Q. 5. \
Evening Star Lodge No. ,, O ). OF b
Wilmington Division, I. X II. II J X NJ
William Mckinley Com. Il L II. NJ \
Local 62l. Carpenters and Joiners | Mon
Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association
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Unitarian Church Picnic.

Unitarian Church will hold a picnic st
Arden on Saturday, large number Of the
members planning to 60 out for a day )
enjoyment Of the picturesque colony.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16

Will We have any kind Of Fourth Of
July celebration in Wilmington, this year?
Surely we should have some public tribute
to this day Of days in our country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
TO THE POINT.

There was one charge MFR Lodge was
unable to make in his KEYNOTE speech
against Mr.. Wilson MIR Wilson did not
lose tho war or. to, put II another way
the war was not lost because OF Mr.. VIII
son The critical Congressional lnvestIga-
tons into the conduct Of the war left un-
shaken the rather important fact that the
Germans were whipped and the KAISER
was overthrown lSprinQ field Mass,
Republican (Indcpendent)
Mr.. BRYAN opposed the United States
taking the mandate for Armenia on the
ground that ii would be "a reflection
upon the Almighty to assume that lie
would create a people incapable OF sell
government and LEAVE them TO be the VIC
tins 81 kings and emperors When Mr.
Brvan's reasoning Is right his conclusion
are rotten and when his conclusions are
correct his reasoning is rotten.-Ioronto
Mail and Empire.
1t is clear that the Suffrage leaders
are proceeding with caution. They are
not very definite when they speak of
familiar issue like the League OF Nations.
They are obviously uncertain about good
many things, But about one thing they
are sure and decided They want good
labor laws to protect all children and they
want women workers in all industries
properly protected. The care OF life IS
the first concern OF all women. And they
never fail 10 use each new weapon some
how in that service Evening Public
Ledger Philadelphia
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Lost something2 Try classified ad-
vertlsement in Every Evening. Adv.
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Nfar,hor Of ssociafed Press

EVERY EVENING is the only evening
new wspaper in Delaware using The Asso;
ciated Press news service. special
wire connects the editorial rooms with the
Associated Press office in Philadelphia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
LEAGUE PAPER /
BUREAU FACES
INVESTIGATION
Townley Syndicate must Ap.
pear Before Blue Sky
Commission. W

I, Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 1.-THE
publishers national service bureau,
which was organized to acquire and
control Nonpar.isan league newspa-
pers in the state, Is to come before
the state banking board after all.
After session Of the boardI at
which the members. Governor Fraz-
Ter. Thomas Hail and William Ian
ger, were present, it, was agreed that
the manager of the bureau should be
summoned before the board on Sep
.tember 21. {iFf 55$s 4:i Il
A majority Of the Board previous
~ had ordered o. e. Lofthus, state
bank examiner, to serve summons on
the officers of the bureau through q
sheriff. He refused 20 do 1t.
Lofthus Gets Orders. III
Lofthus received new Instructions
in no uncertain terms, it is said, to
carry out the boards order.
The board will investigate to find
out IL the service bureau has beer
violating the Blue Sky law by sell.
ing stock without a permit in the
farmers newspapers. or violated the
law in any other way.
William Lemke it lis understood
will not be asked to appear. He i.
generally known. as the controlling
force in the bureau. The manager
will testify,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
Muniic Fuel Yard
At Fargo Voted Down

Fargo, N. ID, Set. 11..447 The city
commission Friday 4 morning voted
down the proposition Of municipal
fuel yard, but provided In the. appro-
,priation ordinance, given Its final
reading, for an appropriation Of 5000
ito take care Of any fuel shbrtage
that may arise this year z 4 5,s ,ls
I The city budget Of $3.50, 1887 to
operate the city administration for
the coming f.scal year. was under
consideration a. the time. The com-
smissioners had reached the item add
ed to the budget e week ago last
Wednesday, So, 900 for the purpose OF
iestablishing a municipal fuel yard. :. 81
Commissioner5J. ]. 2. Hogan moved
Stllhts the Item be changed to read,
:s.sS5 900 for the purpose pf taking care
OF any fuel shortage that may arise
sthts year and investigate the advise,
sbilitys Of 5esta fishing d municipal fuel
yard. All second TO the motion fol-
lowed by CORnnlis oner q. ~. Strate.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
new MUDDLE in
/ RATE HEARING
Leaguers on Railroad Com
mission Appear to Be in
Weird Tangle.

Z Bismarck, N. b.. Sept, 1l.-The
state intrastate railroad rate case
may be tried all over again.
q The supreme court today was de-
batting the action it wifi take on tn,
plea of William Lemke. acting as
special assistant attorney general,
that the order restraining the rail-
roads from putting into effect the
55 per cent freight rate increase and
the 20 per cent passenger rate in
crease be made permanent. A
If the court holds, rs was indicat-
ed by some members during discus
sion from the bench, that the rail-
road commission had not complied
With the mode of procedure in arriy-
ing, 1T it's conclusions. it is expected
that new hearing on the increases
will be, held and new rider made.
The. cases on his ipotrlt. took 9 sssd- ~ q:
den turn OF affairs during yeste rda3'
Of Commissioners c. j. Dupuis and
IS. j. Aandahl had been produced IN
their behalf to show tnat the rate
increase was agreed upon at con-
ference of thent and Frank Milhol-
Ian, member of the commission,
Lemke produced an affidavit, made
during the noon recess by Aandahl
in which he said that no motion was
formally made at the conference and
that while he hadn't read the tran
script. in the case shezsthough. that,
under the Esch-Cummins act, the
commission must grant the, increase
He also produced the affidavit of J.
H. Calderhead that the minu -es
showed no formal motion. of action
by the commission, -
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.BiEA AINE TRIES ~, 4 NJ 3 4.
HARD TO DEFEA
LA TOILETTE MEN

Madison, wis, Sept 11.--In an ef-
fort to defeat the LaFollette candi-
dates for governor and lieutenant
governor, j. j. Blaine and :G. =. Com
ings, successful in gainin9 the Repub-
lican nonNnation at Tuesdays prim-
aries, Senator, Roy P. Wilcox. defeat
ed gubernatorial candidate, today
telegraphed all candidates. for these
two Offices asking them Is. i. ..partteEi- 4
pate In asconf ferencs at sstt1his city fo de-
terrnine upona candidate for goyer-
nor and one for lieGtenant-g governor.
to run independently at the Novem-
Der elections. sss',l
The kilograms today were sent to
Colonel c. E. Seaman. Governor
Philips choice, Merlin Hull, bone
dry advocate: J. N. Tittemore, equity
leader and Edward F. Dithmar, for
mer LaFollette chieftain, all four
having been defeated for the Cover
norship and Lieutenant A j. Pullen
and c. H. Everett, both defeated by
Comings in the race for lieutenant
governor. n ssfsY t iSS's s$sf i.ss-r ss SS54Y. f
! No. definite date was set for the a,
meeting, but sthe,' Ftelsgranss which
were signed by Senator Wilcox him
self. invited an early. reply to the
proposal. The time tha conference
lis to be held apparently will depend
upon the speed with which the mef
solicited accept or decline to take
mart tas., f tsltt ~ ;. y 3as e
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HARDING TO MAKE
TOUR OF THE WEST

Marion, O., Sept. 11.-Senator
Harding's campaign plans as they are
row under serious discussion by party
leaders, contemplate speaking trip
for the nominee to the Pacific coast,
ed this fall.
In addition, 1t Is expected that Sen
ator Harding will make four or five
speeches in the east late in October.
The western trip would start during
the last week in September and prob
ably would include addresses at In
!dianapolis, Chicago. Louisville, St.
Louis. Omaha, Boise City,. Butte, Spo-
kane, Seattle, Portland. San Francis
co. Los Angeles. Salt Lake City. Den
ver. Oklahoma City and number Of
other cities. ,,.4.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
Northwestern Part n
of State Has Best
Crop In Four Years

Minot. n. D.. Sept. / 1.-THE tale of
the threshing separator is being told
slowly, but the real story, is, that
northwestern North Dakota is getting
returns from its first good crop in
four to five years.
]. H. Scofield has threshed about
500 acres of Marquis wheat which
yielded 13 to IA bushels to the acre.
His, durum, he estimates, will run
about 20, and his Kubanka wheat
from 22 to 25 bushels. His. wheat
acreage this year was $500 acres.
Marquis wheat, on the William
Klimpel farm went 16 bushels to the
acre. Klimpsel last spring sowed two
bushels of variety called Canadian
King which, appears in the nature of
a cross between Marquis and durum.
This wheat yielded % bushels to the
acre
May and Ellison threshed their
Marquis wheat which graded No. l
and went Is bushels to the acre.
Theodore Thompson threshed Marquis
that made 16 bushels to the acre and
durum which went 1S, both grading
No, 1. :. 1890
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
). ~. n. sATURDAY, SEPTEMBER il, 1920. Il
Gambling Big ned For
Downfall 0f Youns
Man Dying Ats Minot \

Minot, L N. D., Sept. IA
young man giving his name ~
Henry George. dying ~ the, nos
pital here, called for 3 miniseers
to whom ha confessed tlAp trags
edy Of his life, refusing to reveal
his name which he Wished kept
secret, but informing the minis
ter TINT he was dying with in.:
testiIlal tuberculosis and that he
had lost home. family, fortune
and all through the habit Of gam
bling contracted In his home city:
of spokane after eight years OF
happy marked life. The man;
said he had b wife. and two chill
/. dren besides father living In
Spokane, and In an effort to re-
deem his fortunes and make good
his losses he had left them there
and for several months had been
travelling under an assumed name.
The man died shortly after max
h Ing the confession l, Il ,,.s u n e. : ss. s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
PARIS I POLICE [ u I. 4.
TO INVESTIGATE
THOMAS DEATH
Not N Satisfied With Report
That Actress Accidental
" Took Poison.

Paris, Sept 11.-The French police
have begun q thorough investigation
into the death OF Olive Thomas, who
sStccumbed to poison taken, it is said,
by h mistake several days ago. The
authorities have issued 4 permit for
the embalming Of the body. but as yet
have not sanctioned its shipment to
the United states on the steamship
Mauretania, \ sailing fE6m scherbourg
September IS.
+ Investigation also Sis being made by
the police of sinister rumors Of orgies
that have been afioat in the American
colony and among the habitues Of the
French cinema world during the past
week. Tonight in the Sante prison
the police were closely questioning a
man named Spalding. said to be a
former American army captain, who
was sent led to six months In Jail
last Monuay for vending cocaine.
In connection with the death OF
Miss Thomas the police say they
desire to interview Jack Pickford, q
motion picture actor and husband OF
Miss Thomas, and also w woman
t5friend of the actress Nv nd iss said to
have accompanied Miss honaas dur.
Ing her last pilgrimage to- the Mont.
martre district on Saturday evening
Pickford today left sthe Ritz hotel
where he had been stopping, and has
taken quarters in the Hotel Crillon
| He declined to receive visitors today
The physicians in attendance said he
was in very bad state Of health"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
IMPERIALISM WILL
KILL BOLSHEVISM,
DECLARE EXPERTS

London, Aug. Mail. )--Just as
imperialism killed czarism so will i'm
perialish. be the death of Russian
sovietisnn, is the prediction made to
the Associated Press correspondent
by NJ. Pip, the Il Esthonian foreign
consequences of the Bolshevik qffens-
I've Tin Poland. n ;gse Y \, lS sts
WhNeYf foreign; >fiiiptsNsf last .year M
\ Pip ;pitted his wits against the Boil
sheviki at Dor pat and he fs regarded
fas one of the best authorities in Eur
'ope on Russian political and economic
conditions. f35, 5 @
In 1 common with representatives
here Of other Russian border states,
concern the developments in Poland
"The Bolsheviki are fighting Poland
with the Allies ammunition which
i.they captured from Denikine and Kol-
chak," he said. .'This is now almost
exhausted and Russia cannot re.
new it." 4 L d
Discussing the possibility Of an, at.
tack by the Bolsheviki on Esthonia
NJ. Pip said:
Eve Are ready for them. The Es-
thonian frontier is now closed by our
troops except to gates through which
we are trading with Russia. The
soviet government( must know IL II
| succeeds in obtaining a foOthOld tr
Esthonia the, Allies would instantly
cut off Russia from the vitality needed
supplies It is now receiving through
us. We might perish but soviet Rus.
sia would go down with u.s.
M. Pip asserted that Russia's eco.
Inon,ic condition was rapidly getting
worse because this seasons crop wa.
a failure. He said it was not unlikely
that the cities will soon be wholly
depopulated. ]Fs5s |.5 ys IL
1 The soviet government dare no
reduce its enormous army" he con
! cluded. Unemployment is now {
critical problem throughout the Who'll.
OF Russia and IL the men who, a,
soldiers are compa ratively well cared
for were thrown on their own re re.
The chief terror which the soviet rul
5ers Nhave to face is peace and de
1 mobilization lif s h:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
EVANS MEETS oUIMET.

Roslyn. N. Y. Sept. Chick
Evans of Chicago and Francis Ouimet
of Boston were opponents in the final
round Sof the national amateur golf
championship tournament at \ the
Engineers Country club here today
Since the champions Il OF France,
England and Canada were eliminated
in the previous rounds Of the tourna-
ment, popular opinion was ready to
regard today's victor as the bert in
@ternational amateur without quelti hon.
Evans and Ouimet were the sole
survivors OF 21s, entrants, the largest
number that have ever fought for the
amateur title. /. Is
Ouimet, former open and amateur
champion OF the United States. yester-
day defeated the youthful Bobby
Jones of Atlanta without much am
Guilty, while Evans had even less
trouble with his semi final rival, e.
p. Allis Of Milwaukee. Evans has Also
been open and amateur champion in
previous years. II
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
NORTH DAKOTA CROPS SPOT TED
AND GENERA ALLY DEAPP PPOl|NIlNC,
DMLAI ARES GOV Err lllhlEN II REPORT
TRIES / STESCElNE I j ! /
OF BIG REVOLT
Trench ches Dug in, Streets;
Machine Guns and Artil-
lery in Use.

!. Trieste, ssebt. 10 (By the Associ-
ated Press. IA Socialist revolt in
which barricades were erected in the
streets and artillery, rifles, machine
guns and bombs were freely employed
in a struggle between the rioters and
the military. broke out here this after
noon. Italian troops and naval forces
had succeeded by 8 O'Clock tonight in
completely restoring II order. Troops
were patrolling the streets andsa de-
stroyer anchored In the harbor COM
manded the public square.
.45 The fighting was sharp while It
lasted. The Socialists. who were we'll
armed, challenged the troops to adj
vance upon their barricades. Both
were exchanged. Several of the sol
diers were wounded. while. numerous
casualties occurred in the Socialistic
ranks. b s & >
AS evening Approached, the mill.
tary drew artillery into position and
prepared for a concerted attack. Be-
fore this was delivered, however
Civil Governor Mosconi sent an ulti-
matum to the Socialist leaders, order
ing them to withdraw from the
streets. l 4O4
The leaders of the revolt ,ulti.
mately decided to bow before the
governors threat of more drastic
measures. and the rioters tore down
their entertainments, indicating they
had abandoned the fight. and fell back
from the streets. & ~
The destroyer which played a par
in the action to put down the revolt
arrived in the harbor during the after
noon and anchored Immediately fac
ing the public square.
Civil Governor Mosconi issued ar
order prohibiting movement ip thu
streets after 10 p.j M, and also for
bidding anyone looking out of win
downs in the San. Giacomo district
where sniping has been frequent.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
.THEArER NAN TO RETIRE.

Berlin, Aug. 20.-(Mail. )-The
newspapers announce the retirement
of Max Reinhardt from the active
MANAGEMENT of his chain of Berlin
theaters.
Reinhardt, who has dominated the
German dramatic world for more than
1 S years, is said to be disgusted at his
inability to induce the authorities to
repeal or modify the Tamusement tax,
which, he states is burdening his en-
terprises to point where they are no
longer profitable. He will retire to
his country seat near Sdlzburg, where
he Will devote himself to agriculture
and some more complicated problems
Of dramatic art. t =
Gerhart Hauptmann, a dramatist,
and Felix Hollaender, who has been
Reinhardt's chief assistant, are men
toned as the joint succeeding di-
rectors. "A il
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
Boat Club Of Duluth
Outlines Busy Season

Duluth, MINI, Sept. 1l.--One Of
the busiest campaigns in the history
of the Duluth Boat club was outlined
for next year at special meeting
held last. nightly former oarsmen:
years Duluth has loGt most of her
championship trophies and that she
stands in danger OF losing the Julius
H. Barnes point trophy next year,
members of the 1878, 1914 and 1915
crews met with the intention sof re-
the rowing world that Duluth still is
on top. 3s s II. 5,s II .ssstssss Vi y
TO show that they mean sbGsiness.
the oarsmen decided to Il start train
ing; today. They will be on the water
until ice sets. y Ii ,t9 3
year attend the English Henley, Lon
don: American Henley, Philadelphia; /;
National and northwestern Regattas.