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The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
ILLNESS OF
 JUROR HALTS W0BBLYCASE

MONTESANO, Wash, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press) The illness of one of the jurors and the observance of the Washington's birthday holiday have resulted in the halting of the trial of the Centralia murder case until Tuesday next
 Alienists are expected to testify on Tuesday regarding the sanity of Rob- erts, the defendant who made a con- fession. One physician is quoted as saying that he, believes Roberts is in- sane now, but that he was sane when he confessed
 Juror Parr is suffering from inf1u- enza, and it is probable that one of the substitute jurors will be used when court resumes it's sessions.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
BILL DEFINES
 DISABILITY 0FPRESlDEN'I

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (by Associ- ated Press). ).-Representative McAr- thur Republican, of Oregon yester- day introduced a bill in the house pro- posing that thirty days consecutive absence from continental United States, or a disabling illness of the same period, on the part of the Presi- dent, would cause the vice president to assume the office of chief execu- tive.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
NOT GUILTY
 lSPLEA MADE BY CAlLLAUX

PARIS, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press) ).-Joseph Caillaux, former pre- mier of France, who is on trial here for treason, took the witness stand
 yesterday. He said he never cham pioned a policy of closer relations with Germany, but had advocated one of European conciliation. He might have been guilty of imprudence, he said, but never of maintaining intelli- gence with the enemy
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
WHYPRESIDENT
 DELAYS ACTION 0NLEASINCBILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (by Asso- ciated Press) The delay of President Wilson in acting on the oil and coal land-leasing bill, which has been in his hands for several days, is due to his desire to defer to the opinions, expressed relative to the measure by Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Chairman Payne of the Shipping Board.
 It is expected that President Wilson will act on the bill before Wednesday midnight, when the measure becomes law without his signature.
 It is expected that the bill will be- come law at midnight Wednesday, Eastern time, if the President fails to to sign it.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
WANTS CONFERENCE OF FINANCIAL EXPERTS TO
 SAFEGUARD CREDITS

SPOKANE, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press) ).-Resolutions urging President Wilson to call conference of quail fled international financial experts to devise means of safeguarding the worlds credit by increasing the metal lie reserves of gold of the nations of the world were adopted at the closing session of the Northwest Mining Con- gress in this city yesterday.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
USE AIRCRAFT INL0CATI0N0F ;:
 FISH SCHOOLS

SEATTLE, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press) Major A. D. Smith yesterday flew from Portland 186 miles in order to demonstrate the feasibility of estab- fishing fire patrols for Washington forests. He made record time.
 In April a patrol system of four di- visions of three planes each will be established, to work from Camp Lewis.
 SeapIanes for Fishermen
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (by Asso- ciated Press) .-Profting by experi- ence in the use of seaplanes for locat- ing submerged submarines, the bureau of fisheries is planning to use aircraft in aiding the tuna and sardine fisher men in finding schools of fish.
 It is said that experiments off the California coast have shown the feasi- biity of fishing with planes.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
REPUBLICANS OF FAIRBANKS .|||' B / FOR HAELEl

FAIRBANKS, Feb. 21 Especial to the Daily Times) At a regular meet ing of the Republican Club, held last night, with eighty-two members pres ent, George c. Hazelet of Cordova was unanimously indorsed for delegate to the Republican national convention. J. C. Mcbride of Juneau was also in dorsed for national committeeman.
 Hazelet will carry this division over whelmingly, and Mcbride will carry the division against the combined votes of all opposing candidates.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
0FFERSCEDDES EMBASSY TO
 UNITED STATES,

LONDON, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press). According to the Daily Mail, the United States ambassadorship has been offered to Auckland Geddes, min- ister of national service and recon struction. It is believed he will ac- cept.
 The Earl of Reading, to whom the post was first offered, has definitely declined the honor.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
JACK JOHNSON RETURNING TO CHICAGO TO SERVE SENTENCE
 AND LATER TO FIGHT DEMPSEY

LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 21 (by Asso- ciated Press).-Jack Johnson, the col ored ex-champion heavyweight pugi- list, is quoted in a Mexico City news paper as saying that he would leave Thursday for Chicago to surrender himself to the federal authorities for the execution of his sentence imposed under his conviction under the Mann act. He said he was sure he would be freed, and that he was coming to the United States in order to fight Jack Dempsey.
 Has Already Left
 CHICAGO, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press) ).-Jack Johnson has left Mexico City for Texas, to surrender to the authorities and serve his sentence of years Imprisonment.
 Joe Stecher Throws London
 NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press) ).-Joe Stecher, worlds heavy weight wrestling champion, last night threw Jim London in a bout which lasted more than two hours. T.:
 American Defeats Frenchman
 PARIS, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press).-K. OLaughlin, an American fighter, last night defeated Paul Pre- vieres, Frenchman, in the fourth round, when the seconds of Previeres threw up the sponge. '.
 Dempsey Denies Rumor
 CHICAGO, Feb. 21 (by Associated
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
NO HOPE FOR AGREEMENT ON
 PEACE TREATY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (by Associ- ated Press).-In the senate yesterday Senator Borah of Idaho declared that the two sides were no nearer an agree ment upon the peace treaty than they were year ago, when the League of Nations was first debated. He said further discussion was waste of time, and that the treaty was so far involved in the coming campaign that it could not be stopped.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
COLLEGES DEBATE ON
 CLOSED SK0P QUESTION

SEATTLE, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press ).-Debating teams from the University of Washington have won simultaneous victories in Walla Walla and Seattle over teams from Whitman College on the question, Should public sentiment favor the closed shop"
 The University of Washington up- dlhe the affirmative side of the ques- iton.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
MUCH OIL EXCITEMENT TO THE WESTWARD
PRESIDENT DENIES
 Z MAKING AGREEMENT
 '@'-..' AS TO GERMAN SHIPS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (by Associ- ated Press).- ).-President Wilson today informed the senate that he had not entered into an agreement with Brit ish officials concerning the sale of for mer German liners, nor had he an un- derstanding with them regarding their disposition.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
RAILR0ADBILL
 T0PP0SED BY : RAILROAD MEN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (by Asso- ,ciated Press) ).-Representatives of the various railroad brotherhoods today called at the White House to present a memorial to President Wilson pro- testing against the passage of the rail- road bill, stating that the labor pro- visions were wholly unacceptable to the railroad men.
 In the house of representatives to- day the debate was opened on the con ference report on the railroad bill.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
PRESIDENT EXTENDS
 SYMPATHY TO WIDOW
 OF ARCTIC EXPLORER

: WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (by Asso-- ciated Press) President Wilson has sent to Mrs. Robert B. Peary, widow of the Arctic explorer, who died yes terday, telegram of sympathy, in which he said
 May the memory of your distin- guished husbands intrepid and inde- fatigable efforts in the cause of sci, ence do much to assuage your grief. "
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
C0NVICTEDOF USING MAILS
 TO DEFRAUD

SEATTLE, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press) Carlos Byron of Portland and Edward Comyns of Seattle were to- day convicted of using the United States mails to defraud,
 Prospective land buyers in many parts of the Northwest were induced by the defendants to enter upon gov ernment lands already filed upon.
 Comyns formerly was an employe of the land office at Washington.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
ALLEGED PROFITEER
 TO BE INVESTIGATED

PORTLAND, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press )-United States Attorney Humphreys plans to leave Sunday for Spokane to investigate the charges re- gently made by the federal grand jury there against Max Houser, an official of the United States Grain Corpora tion, that he made exorbitant profits.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
WILL
 BE ACTIVE IN
 COMING FIGHT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (by Associ- ated Press) Seven prominent lead CTS of the National Board of Farm Or ganizations have been named as com mittee to draw up platform for the organization, which is planning to par ticipate actively in the campaign, and will demand a statement from each of the political parties as to it's atti- tude on agriculture.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21

Press).-Jack Dempsey, the pugilist has wired to friends here denying the reports that he has had a disagree. ment with his manager. He says that Kearns will be his manager as long as he is fighting.
 LightWeights Battle
 SEATTLE, Feb 21 (by Associated Press) Eddie Shannon of San Fran cisco won the lightweight champion ship of the Pacific coast last night when he was given a decision over Bobby Harper of Seattle at the con- clusion of four-round bout.
 Oregon Defeats California
 BERKELEY, Cal, Feb. 21 (by As sociated Press) 1.-The University of Oregon basketball team last night de- feated the University of California team by a score of 29 to 27. Vancouver Defeats Victoria
 VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 21 (by Asso- ciated Press) The Victoria hockey team defeated the Vancouver team last night by a score of 3 to 1.
 ./ French Champion Is Victor
 MONTE CARLO, Feb. 21 (by Asso- oiated Press) ).-Carpentie the French champion, last. night knocked out Grundhoven, the Belgian champion, in the second round of a scheduled if teen-round fight. Grundhoven was en- tirely outcIassed.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
REINDEER OF ALASKA
 MAY BE EXPORTED TO
 WEST OF HUDSON BAY

MONTREAL, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press).-The Dominion government has contracted with F. s. Lawrence of Peace River for the importation of reindeer from Alaska The North American Reindeer Company has been formed and has been given free graz ing rights on seventy five thousand acres of land west of Hudson bay.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
STRAICHTTALK BY GOVERNOR
 OF ILLINOIS

HURON, s. D., Feb. 21 (by Associ- ated Press) Governor Lowden of Illinois told an audience here last night that America was a land for Americanized people, and not for in- ternationalists who have the interests of the world at heart instead of those of America. He said Americanization was the most important problem now before the American people.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
AUCTION FUR SALES
 BRING GOOD PRICES

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (by Associated Press) At the auction fur sales here yesterday the best lynx brought $60, and Russian sable $510 Wildcat brought SITS.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-21
BRYAN WILL ; CANDIDATEFOR
 CONVENTION

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 21 (by Assoca- ated Press) Friends of William J. Bryan have begun the circulation or petitions to name him as delegate at large to the Democratic national con yention at San Francisco.
 Must Declare Himself
 ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 21 (by Assocl- ated Press) The name ot Heroert Hoover can not go on the Georgla Democratic presidential primary pal lots unless he is an avowed Democrat according to ruling made by the state officials. Petitions for the noml- nation of Hoover have been recelVed. It was decided to ask Hoover II ne were Democrat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-04
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY, GRACE CHURCH

The next meeting of the Wnrnan's
Missionary Societies of Grace NJ. T..
Church will be held on February o at
II o'clock. The following program will be
given:
Devotions, Mrs Eli Mendinhan.
Program, Mrs. f. E. Shallenberger.
Topic-"Our Oriental Work"
Box luncheon, 1890 to 2.
Hostesses-Mrs. S. T. Eliason, Miss
+. Snithers, Mrs. G. G. Rheuhy, Mrs.
W. r. Clark.
W. F. A. s., $50 p. II.
Thank offering.
Devotions, Miss Rachel Rowland.
Program, Mrs. c. E. Issard.
Topic-"Where Two Streams Meet
Orient and Oeciient.
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HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Monthly Meeting Held At rnisu ~. Y.
Church f.s~s Eyrwtn4.

The regular monthly pre~s5~9 81 ~
Wouan's Home Missionary Sos~A~ az
Union VI. v Church wae heid last ~v-,,-r
az The church. Mrs. Swan was in ehsrH
as group leader. Nter the r-v,,Fs~
devotional exercise }~ p,n~id~r4, An
Theodore W. Francis tocA chsrp IN
committee on The rrnnrnare s,I~ -~ur-&s5
$50 IN receipts The enscYts,nrv-,f COM
mi'tee announced an Apron ss~iJ Cor
February 8 in the chrvch.
Officers for the rr-urg y~s> v-s-
elected as follows: Prez,d~rs, Hr-
Theodore w. Francis-re-el~cteH GOV tt--
tweuty-foirth year Ffr-t vi,e-prr~i~~-,t
Mrs. Wilbur Smith; ss~rrd vi,,-pr~-'-
dent Mrs +. J. Bisrre; third vio,-rr~-s-
dent Daniel Jester; treay,f-~r, Mr. VIM
Itobb; recording secrctsrv, Mr.. Jo~cuh
Brnton; corresponding s-~retsrv, Mr..
Willard Wright; superintendent ~ <rrre~-
ance, Mrs. Anna Berth, McC.rfley Fos-.~v
superintendent ~ flowers, Mr.. Isxv>~
McCsulley; superintendent nno.he-- jev~i
hrs. Robert D~i.hs; zrr~-iots-d~,x
Home Mission paper, Mr. 7. J. Biser~:
mite bore~, Mrs. Va,
Church: superintendent iitsvstvr~, Hrs.
Willard Wright, sJipernt~nderA pT.~s.
Mrs. Arthur AIlston. REFRESHMENTS p-r>
'erved by the hn~&~>s
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Mostly About People

the evenings pleasure. The proceeds will
he used toward establishing another
scholarship, one at the Newark Womans
College already being maintained.
An interesting visitor, next week, Will
he Mrs. Ida Kahn, who will come from
Washington TO speak before the current
events class of the New Century Club.
Miss Elinor Thompson will attend the
dinner to be given by Mrs. Norton Downs
on Friday evening, February @, for Miss
Elizabeth G.. Welsh, debutante daughter
of Mrs. T. Henry Dixon.
An Interested visitor in Wilmington
last week to attend the anniversary lunch
con and play given by the New Century
Club on Friday, was Miss Abigail Speak
man of West Chester who WAS the g'icst
Of Mrs. James Il. Clarkson.
Miss Speakman was cordially welcom-
ed by many old friends here, who recall
with much pleasure her interesting work
IN Wilmington as n member Of the news
paper fraternity She is now vshied
member of the staff of the Farm Journal,
published in Philadelphia.
WITS NiitfFu bancTpit 9tSutNN tnr
al'lmn9 meeting at Bryn Mawr College
on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, when
plans were discussed Tor the &200O,O 900
to he opened March l. Mrs.
Charles Rupert of Scdgely is another resi-
dent member of the alumn9.
Miss Jane Ramsay lis in New York
City, where she will he guest Of her
uncle, Joseph Dana Allen, through Fcbrn-
airy.
Mrs. William G.. Ramsay sailed on the
Santa Louisa, January 81, for South
America where she will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ID. Chandler in BuenoH Aires. Mrs.
Ramsay's itinerary includes Panama and
She viii be away several
months.
Miss Elinor Vandegrift and Miss Anne
Garrett spent Monday evening in Phila-
ielphla, where they attended q theatre
party.
Mrs A. Felix du Point and Mrs. Philip
Laird viii remain at Atlantic City
through the week
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| within the scope of the peace program of
! the Red Cross
30 much for the type OF work which IL
beng done by the motor corps. To carry
out this work Mrs. Staniar has organized,
| up TO the present time, three branches
one IN Wilmington, consisting of sixteen
girls. Each girl serves one full day each
week. The members are Miss Helen Thomp-
son, Adiutant; Mrs. Mary Adams, Miss
Marion Belts, Mrs. Truman Campbell,
Mrs. Phillip Carpenter, Miss Helen Har-
rlngton, Miss Juliet Mace, Miss Marjorie
Pyle, Miss Elizabeth Steward Miss Elsie
Sexton, Miss Susanna Speakman, Mrs.
Guy Stollenwerck, Miss Jeanette Thomas
Miss Elizabeth Stillwell, and Mrs Leonard
l.. Wales.
Georgetown has seven motor girls.
The members are Mrs Andrew Marvel.
Lieutenant; Miss SaIlie Cooper. Miss
Marguerite Davis, Mrs. Hoyt Jones, Mrs.
Arthur Ruddell, Mrs. Howard Stewart
and Miss Matte Walls. The work done
In Georgetown is similar to that in Viii
mIngton, IN connection with the recon
structlon commission and the visiting
nurses and the home service. All of East
Sussex is covered IN this way by the Red
Cross motor service.
Seaford has q motor corps of ten girls;
West Sussex is served by this corps. The
members are Miss Agnes Huston, Lieuten-
ant; Mrs. John Eskridge, Miss Helen
Moore, Mrs. Howard Morgan, Mrs.
Chas. Nicholson, Miss Letitia Ross, Mrs.
Calhoun Ross, Mrs. Chas. Rodgers, Mrs.
j. o. William and Miss Alice Morgan
The motor service of the Red Gross is
working also In connection with the
tuberculosis Commission and supplying
service IN the anti-tuberculosis crusade,
at saving of $4,000 per annum of ex.
pense to that Commission.
1t is the policy of the National Red
Cross, and OF the chapters of the Red
Cross, to avoid unnecessary expense to
the community through the duplication |
OF social service organizations maintained. |
Therefore, the Red Cross with its motor |
service, as with its Their branches and |
bureaus, co-operates where ever possible |
with the existing welfare organizations |
and relief commissions of the community. !
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invoTtit're by King Georgr a. Bueking-
ham Palace. the opening Of the Eagle
Hut first of the welfare undertakings in
| England for American soldiers and sailors
and tho parade of the first American troops
IN London.
Then going 70 France she followed the
rapid and splendid organization Of the
American Expcdtionary Forces and their
auxiliary services. Accredited IN the
French Foreign Office az well an To our
press bureau, she was enabled ~ ace tho
whole front IN France and at the invitation
of the Italian and Belgian governments
the portions Of the western line IN those
countries, thus gaming firrt hand. IN
press'nns OF the war from the Enginh
channel 10 the Adriat'c
When the Peace Conference assembled.
Mr.. Wison, upon the request OF the
Presidents Of the United States. WIS given
every fac Iity for following the work 81 the
conference and was one OIL SIX women
present rom all over the world at the
opening session. For eight months she
had daily interviews with the members of
our Peace Mission-Henry White, Mr..
Lansing, General Bliss and Colonel House
three interviews with the President. and
frequent ones with the representatives Of
the other nations assembled IN Paris, be
sides being present at all the sessions of !
the conference open to the press. including
the signing OF the treaty at Versailles.
While ~ Paris Mrs. Wilson made /
several addresses, one of them TO the /
Womens Auxiliary OF the American /
Church, another To the Rcd Cross of the /
18th Arondissement, another before the i
Officers Luncheon Club at the Hotel |
Palals, where upon FIVE minutes notice she /
took Admiral Benson's place and spoke 10 /
the 800 assembled officers upon the Peace /
Conference, and again upon the same sub
iect to the American Students Club at /
the Sorbonne.
"a Woman at the Peace Conference is
the title of Mrs. Wilson's lecture. IL will /
be given st the New-Century Club ona
Tuesday, February II, at SIS D. N.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-04
Woman War Correspondent
Soon to Visit Wilmington

When tho Wilmington business and
Professional Womana Club found IL
could present Mrs. John Glover Wilson as
a lecturer IN Wilmington, At once much
interest WAS shown by the public at large
IN the appearance Of this clever wHr cor
respondent. who perhaps naw more OF the
great world war than any other woman.
She was more truly war correspondent"
than any other woman sent abroad be-
cause OF the intimate details of army life
she depicted for the folks bark horne
Then having seen the horrors of wnr she
WAS accredited To the Peace Conference
where she learned the difficulties Of Isace.
Mra. Wilson went to Europe soon after
America entered the war to write up
English women war work, in order that
Maryland women might benefit by their
experience. She crossed on the Baltic the
next trip il made after General went over
on IT, with Generals Blatchford and Biddle
and regiment Of engineers-the first
American troops to land on English soil
Our convoy system not having been
organized, the voyage was made at the
height of the submarine warfare without
convoy, but safety
In England during the summer OF
l9lI, Mrs. Wilson WAS received by the
leading women workers--Dame Katharine
Purse, head of the "V. \. D. Mrs.
Chalmers Watson, sister of Sir Erie
tieddes and head of the Nv. A. A. C."
Dr. Mary Garrett Anderson, their cousin
and head OF the EndelI Street Hospital.
the famous hospital run entirely by women
Miss Barker, head of the welfare work for
the 1900 girls employed at the great
Wooiwlch arsenal, Lady Harcourt. AIneri- |
can wife OF the well known Liberal states
man, Mrs Whitelsw Reid and her daugh- !
ter, Lady Ward, all three of whom were
most prominent in war work, both for the I
british and for our own men. Mrs. I
" lison also met many statesmen and /
military men and assisted at several I
ceremonies, including a service +
u Westminster Abbey, COMMUNICATING
he third anniversary of the war. an
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usual knorledrs concerning s,ch me-
brB. Mrs Prickctts paper was giv~o
partly without notc~ and ~ss heard ~ith
much interest
An innovation with the ofob wa M.
Fred y Baob's sxoelknt payr 90 "euf-
the clsss. Mrs. Bach, ~bo l. Vie Jr.s;drns
Of The Wilmington Equal Suffrage As.o
cation, gave, in an able rnsone~, the
progress ~ The Increment W obtain IL
franchise for women. She demonstrated
the fitness of women for ue t~IiA snA
gave several iustsneey ~ nofr s~,~<Av
effort IN this bohaf.
Miss Alice Ssstorthvshe TN 49,
very gweetly and Mr. Pre,ier,ek D.ye;na-
ton gave a paper 90 the "VrYin flnnS1e
IN very interesting vay.
Mrs. H. e. CLARK i. chnirr,an ~ -wu1
events for the month. Mr. Flor Hs-- =
alternate.
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Current Events Class,
New Century Club

Tho current events class ~ The New
Century Club held mn interesting meeting
on Tuesday morning. The attendance was
over 100 and an excellent pr gram given
Mr. w. j. Stack gave nm account ~ a
trip by automobile through New England,
in which she touched upon historic points
and noteworthy ccntcrp.
Mrs. w. J. Cohalsn gave current events,
including aoco,luts III two visitors in
America, Sir Oliver Lodge and Maurice
Maeterlinok; the shortage Of teachers now
Offering a perplexing situation in ed,ica-
tional work, and the mammoth airBhip,
Goliath" which flies between England
and France, altogether a resume Of hap
penings Of interest
Miw Josephine Pickett then spoke
on the Belgium Holland contract, men
tioning points Of history and diplomacy
very little known, and displaying I'M
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-04

The worlds record of sugar plantations
contain Is 900 acres, has 80 miles Of rail
way and employs 500 people.