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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18

the general public depends the govern
ment has one other duty IN connection
with them. That il 70 try To keep useless
serums of the market. In this the Fed
eral government has only limited con-
troll. II can, and does, refuse n license 10
n maker Of a serum known 70 be yalueless
or harmful, 40 that be cannot ship IL out
OF the state in which il is made. This
keeps him from doing an extensive bust
meas, but IL docs not prevent him from
selling his goods throughout the sthte.
That matter for tho state health Off
cjala To regilntc.
Tho government has refused It's IL
ccrser to makers Of ser,,mr for tubercu~
losis because no suoh slloccasful serum has
yet been produced. II has refused licenses
Tor some cold md hav fever aerIms which
were uniformly worthless There ARE mum
bers of these last ON the market. and they
vary widely in value. Still another typo
Of romedyrofused aliconse by the govrfn-
mont was rattiesnake serum which the
owner proclaimed as n sure euro Tor
epileptic fits, but which medical special
lists pronounced entirely lacking IN the
power ascribed 10 IT,
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AMUsEMENTs

Mapgi TAIIAFEHno At THE eAnnfcS.
Mabel Taliafcrro; star Of The. stage and
The movies. will be featured ~ the Garriek
Theatre next week IN Tom Bnrry's new
comedy. Connie. She will appear under
tho direction Of Joseph Hart and viii have
the assistance of o capable company
Dan y. Tly's Black and White Revue
featuring Alma Nelson, the girl on her
toes. in nlso on the bill Other acts inoftde
Corradni's trimmed animals William Dun.
ham and Grare OMalley IN miiaic and
oornedy: Lew Iehr Ind Nancy Belle,
in Making Up Ted IIenly, tho come
dim, and Cello, tho m'lsioal eomedinn.
"Iussr" Ar rHn PLAYHOUSE.
Wilmingtonian' lnet opportunity to
acc Irene" nj The Playhouse II tonight
Thr musical comedy has won host ~
friends in this city who are HorrY 70 ses y
90. Dale Winter plays the role Of Irene.
"eArL THE Docron" Ar rHr rLAYnousf
uoapAY.
David Belasco's production "CsIl the
Doctor" finishes It's New York engagement
tonight at the Empire Theatre. ~ Is
coming 10 The Playhouse on Monday
next. ne the first stop on its elaborate
road tour. A Beiaseo production u an
event ia the theatrical season. ] his one ~
particular Ia made more emphatic ne
ra,ise of the fact that the producer has
assembled a cast of extramdirnry merit.
Charlotte Walker. Janet Beecher, Philip
Merivale. William Morris, Jane Houston,
John Amory and Mrs Tom Wise are some
of tho players in the company. Jean Aren't
| bald who wrote the play IL new author
whom MIR Belaacn is introducing 70 the
public via her Call the DoetU Seats
| have been selling we'll despite the r'ish "i
| the Christmas season.
rAYropuoLmEs m TIM auosr BrrwrEs
At The Playhouse the last three days
| Of next week Taylor Holmes viii be present
| cd n the new American comedy The
Ghoat Between" which will be The Christ
mas attraction at the theatre Keats go
on sale Monday
wAnnA HAwLsY At rHr mAfrsrrc.
Today Fatty Arbuckle is playing IN
| The le of tho Party ~ the Majestic
Theatre concluding Herewith n run of the
| entire week Beginning Monday and re-
| naming until Wednesday. Wanda Haw-
lev will he seen at tho theatre in her very
latest picture called Her First Eiope
| ment Alice Dusr Miller wrote the story
Appearing with tho afnr as her leading
uinn i g Jerome Patrick
funftar or rHr aoHTcAFa" Ar THr orErF =
Ethel Clhyton'r picfiife" 4 City sparrow
is the current Queen attraction which
will 6nish its nm this evening Monday
ares The inauguration 1T The Last u
the NDhrans the glorious ph6tgpln ;
versior of Maurice Touructn based or
James Terimore Conper's famous hiH
torieai romance 4 private showing q
thiaf eature was given r. the school teach
ere ~ Wilmington last Saturday morning
II won their instant Recommendation ant
enthusiasm
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
BOB SHAWKy LED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankee Hurlcr Was Best Last Sea
son, With Coveleski Close
Second.
Compiled BY Irwin NJ. Howe. Chicago.

The leading pitcher Of the year in the
American League WAS Robert Shawkey OF
New York. who worked in IS games, 2o1
innings, and allowed but 73 runs for an
average Of 2 as for each full game ot nine
innings. Stanley Coveleskie, premier
hurlcr Of the champion Cleveland team,
WAS second with an earned run average oil
, As. Covclcskie appeared in 40 battles,
worked 3l5 innings and allowed 81 runs.
Urban Shocker. st. Louis, followed the
Indian Star with 2.7l average gained IN
3s games. 246 innings in which opponents
counted - times
Edwin Rommel and David l.. kecte,
two youngstars ofthcAthlctics were iourth
and sixth with averages of INA ana <.''
respectively James {. Bagby, the CicVe-
land veteran who led the league IN nuinnei
~ games won 81 holds fifth position Ills
opponents cleaned 2.S9 runs per game
from his deceptive delivery IN $40 rounds
Bagby pitched in more games thah
any other hurler and also IN more innings.
Carl MAYS Of New York appeared III 40
contests winning % and losing III, I'M
,sbing second 90 Bagbv on the basis of
games won and lost Mays pitched 3l2
innings and gave 3.06 earned runs per
game CovclcSkie was also second IN game.
won and lost being victor "a times and
losing IA Urban Faber of Chicago was
fourth in the won and lost column, win
mr. % and losing II. standing seven thin
thc earned run table with an average oi
90 IN 30 games Faber was second to
Ragbv in iunings pitched $40. Kerr OF
Chicago waSthiri TO Bagby and Mays in
tho won and lost record, winning II and
losing q
Resides Rommel and Keefe. Walter
Mails of Cleveland. William Burwell and
William Bayne Of ST. Louis, Warren Col
Inns of New York, Jose Acosta. Washing.
ton. Harry Courtney, Washington and
Brvan Harris Of Philadelphia were othei
newcomers who performed brilliantly
Finer MYERS. transferred from Cleveland
20 Rostnn in mid-season. closed the veal
with run of nine straight victories.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
KEYSTONE BOUTS PLEASE.

Kid Sum managed to shade his rival,
Kid Carney, in the final preliminary bout
AT the keystone Field Clubs smoker at
pv,hian Castle last night The bout
aroused much interest, but the result indi-
Gated that the two battlers will have 10 go
over longer route 10 determine who is
the featherweight champ Of this city
In the windup, Joe Martin met Gus
Rsmsey, of Philadelphia, and these two
battlers fought To . draw Bucky Nc
Ginnis won over Terry Williams Of South
Philadelphia, in one Of the prelimlnaries.
Billy Mcdaniel bested Battling Barnes IN
six rounds. Johnny Devine drew with Kid
Johnson in SIX rounds George Mcdaniel
defeated Joe Surgina in six rounds
Bearcat Wlggins threw Bull Smith
twice, gaining the first fall in 312 minutes
and the second in u minutes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
CHESTER RIVER

Wise is the wild duck winging straight to
thee
River of summer from the cold Arctic sea
Coming like his fathers for centuries, to
The sweet salt pastures of tho far chesa-
pealSe.
soft 'twixt thy capes like sunsets purple
cOyes.
shallow the channel giides through silent
oyster groves.
Cleaving the fruity farms 10 =lumherous
Chestertown.
sttlI. like thy water fowl dearly do / yearn
In memory's migration once more to retun
Where the dull old college from the gentle
oerIooks the sunny village. the river and
the bridge.
Sweet were the chinquapins growing by thy
Sweet the cool spring water in the gourd to
drink.
beautiful the lilies when tho tide declined,
A II night receding had left some stars be-
hind.
But wheA the peach tints vanished from
the plain,
Every reod In thy march into music stirred.
And TO gold IL blossomed In "A singing bird.
George Alfred Townsend in Tales OF the
Chesapeake
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
FOOTBALL ON NEW YEARS DAY.
Ohio State Squad Leaves for Came With
ltujyersity Of California.

ny Associated Press TO Every EVENING
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. ls--Twenty
three members Of the Ohio State Uni
ver.itv football squad, indicated cham
pions nf tho Western Conference, LEFT
this morning for Pasadena, Cal where
they will meet the University of California
eleven. New Yenrs Day. In addition e.
th. team and its coaches and trainers, hall
n hundred routerB were aboard the specin
train.
Two practice sessions are scheduled en
route. one at Denver, and the other a'
Palo Alto. Cal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
RUDOLPH MAY JOIN TIGERS
a. Associated Press 10 Every Evening

ny Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Boston. Dec 1s-Dick Rudolph. ono
of the trio that pitched the Braves out Of
the ruck TO a world championship in
1914. has been given authority by presi-
dent George w Grant to negotiate for his
transfer. II is understood that he seeks TO
join the Detroit Tigers, to take a fling at
American League batsmen Consent OF all
the other National League clubs viii be
necessary before he can negotiate with
Detroit directly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
COBB MAY MANAGE DETROIT
Nv Associated Pros. 70 Every Evening

BY AhsDtlaItu FIHha 70 IsNVt . fsFtttIus
Now York, Dec lS.-Owner Frank
Navin of the Detroit American League
baseball club arranged conference hero
today with Ty Cobb, at which it Was un-
derstood he would offer the star fielder
and batter the post of manager, to succeed
Hughey jennings The Georgia peach
was said to be in a receptive mood. The
contract price was reported TO be $50, 900
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
=. II. II. ATHLETES ANNUAL
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES APRIL
~ As.oc,ated pres. 60 Every Evening

nv Associated Press 90 Every Evening
Baltimore. Md. Dec is fernsyl.-
vnnie Railroad rthleses representing all
the Eastern divisions of the system, will
hold their annual championship games At
Fifth Regiment ArmnrY. Baltimore. next
April o Ton teams ore lated
In addition tho championship teams nt
each division in basketball. indoor basee-
bail. volley ball. boxing and wrestllns will
%
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
u. OF r. PLAYERS
GET VARSITY LETTERS

By Associated Press 20 rverr Fvenins
philadelphia. Dec ls.-'Varsity Letters
have been awarded to ~ members Of the
University Of pennaylvania football team
They are Captain Hopper, wray. Sawyer.
Ertresvaag. DAY, Ward. Harvey. Thomas,
Farrell Watkins, Fritz aud Joe straus,
Whitehill. Wagner, Miller, Copeland,
Grave. Frank. Cochrane. Lenham and
thurman.
George W, Orton has been appointed
hockey coach.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
AIJIMNAE LINES AGAINST
GIRLS VARSITY WE'D NESDA1

The AlumnR basketball team will meet
the girls varsity team Of High School in
he annual fray at the High School gym
nasium on Wednesday evening, Decem-
her %, at O'Clock The teams tins wear
arc more evenly matched than last season
'The varsity has lost two good players and
he AlImna has annexed two good ones.
The lineup will probably be as follows
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
Parkside 10 Play Soccer.

Parkside will introduce something new
among local sports this afternoon, when
two picked teams from members of the
club will meet in soccer match at Kirk
wood Park Very little soccer has been
played in this city and there Is much inter
est In the game today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
W. e. J. WILL PLAY
SYRACUSE NEXT SEASON
, Associated prc.. 20 Every Evening

nv Associated prrss 20 Every Evening
Washington. Ia. Dec. IL II NJ
Murphy. graduate manager of Washington
and Jefferson College announced today
that the Rcd and Illack had sohcduled y
football game with Syracuse for next
season In addition 20 Syracuse the Presi-
dents will plav Pitt, West Virginia. Car
mcgee Tech. Buoknol, Westminster and
Iehigh
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
RROWNSON WINS.
oeaI Basketball Tossers Take Close
Game From Wpldron.

field goal nv Joe herman in the lsst
half minute Of play turned defeat into
victory for Brownson last night. IN their
game with the Waldron team Of Phlla-
delphia, the locals winning 30-2S The
gare was the beat plaved at Brownson
Hall in a number of yeare.
The first half ended with the visitors
'cadIng but Brownson overcame this lead
n tho second half Flynn played q fast
defensive game and scored SIX held goals
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
BRITISH ROpHlES TO MATCH
. SKILL WITH NEW YORK 'sFINISI

nv A.woolaad Press % = verr FenIns
New York. Dec rs Two London
policemen, the vanguard of delegation
~ pritish bohbien that will match puTlia-
tic pLiIl with New IorkH finest IN January.
viii arrive here tomorrow on tho stearn-
ship I,nperatur. In addition 20 tho bottH
between tho police the International
SportinE Club has arranged for matches
between champions or the American and
British armies and nnvies,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
FRIENDS LOSE.
.oenI Quakers One Point Short In Game
With BROOKLYN Friends.

Friends School lost to Brooklyn Friends
oe-2s. IN one Of the fastest games ever
nlayed on the loo floor. The game was
,hc opening contsst for tho looafteam. In
ihe latter part Of the game, the local
team did not display much team work.
although defeated by the visitors, the
rlsvine indicated that the local team has
excellent material for a successful season.
The score
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
Rirthtiay Party

A surprise party was given recently at
the home of Mrs. Robert Bartels, near
Taleyville, in honor Of her birthday an
niversary An enjoyable evening was
spent in dancing, playing games and sing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
THIEF. COLLEGE
FOOTBALL CAPTAIN
-in.nd rrns. e, Ercrr Evening

nv Associated Press to Every Evening
Crcenville. Pa, Dec. is Warren
Roth, captain of the Thiel College football
team last season, WAS re-clccted to pilot the
1921 squad. at the annual banquet here
Iasf night
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18

Wife Very we'll. got The tires anJ vf u
spend - winter ~ Palm iisach hos,ou
Transcr ipt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
SaIes,anum High Opens Cage Season.

The Salesianum Catholic High School
viii open its basketballseason with game
with the West Chester High School at
West Chester, today. The probable line
ND will be: Quinn and Gillespie, forwards;
Lowell, center, and Buckley and Micha,
saanrds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
A Rcso sscsfui Woman.

Wife John. must have some new
furs
Hub Sorry, my dear. but The ear
nreIs nex tires and we cant afford both.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18

For sporting purposes as rlvsl - tho
row boat nm Englishman has invented 4
craft n which hand-operated orsnks r.
vnlve paddle wheels
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18

Want Ad reade,. are prompt oaysr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
,rr1M1NGroN rnIFNns
nRoOKLYN FRIENps

Reieree-Ross, Central Board; time OF
halvee-10 minutes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
BOWLING.

The following scores were rolled last
night on the alleys Of Grady's bowling
and billiard porlors.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18

Refercc- Dillon. Timer Iarren and
IIolou Scorer. Ruckcv Conlev Time Of
minutes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18

CHURCH LEAGUE GAMES.
The following Church League games
were rolled on the i N. G. 4. alleys, last
night:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
RABIES VACCINE.

Rabies vaccine is the most expensive
Of the biological products, costing from
s25 to $50 for the course of 81 injections
Diphtheria antitoxin is much cheaper
A tube of 1000 units, a usual treatment,
costs S4 or IS now Smallpox vaccine is
cheapest of all products, at about 20 cents
a dose, and only one dose is needed. The
comparatively high price placed on most
of the serums is due mainly to the fact
that they deteriorate after o time and
become weak or altogether useless.
Besides creating new biological pro-
ducts and safeguarding thoss on which
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18

Telephone your want Ad nowl Call 2200
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18

CITY LgAGu,
The herald., 1920-01-15
Question Of Dress.

Few Of the picturesque tribal COS
tunes that depart in main essentials
from the dress found convenient by
western civilization have succeeded In
maintaining their traditional charac-
teristics. The Roumanian people are
among those whom the war has caused
to forsake a distinctive national male
attire. This, In its main lines, re-
called the costume Of the Roman le-
gionaries, which was adopted by the
nation when Roumania formed the
Roman Province Of Dacia. 1t con-
sisted of q short white tunic, bag
trousers" Of white wool, and a curl
ously embroidered coat. Many of these
garments were carried away as loot
by invaders during the war, and the
relief garments sent In from France,
which are Of more conventional de-
sign, are expected to drive the national
costume into dlsuse. Heavy demands,
however, will doubtless be made upon
II In the field Of masquerade and must
cal comedy.
The herald., 1920-01-15
RATHER OVERDlD THE THING
Friends Of Candidate for Government
Appointment Laid the Flattery
on q Bit Thick.

John L. McNabb, attorney, tells this
one on himself: "When / was a can
didate for United States district after
ney in this district several years ago,
my friends procured documents and
testimonials without number to sub
stantiate the desired appointment, and
a book full Of this eulogistic matter
was forwarded to President Taft. An
outsider reading the documents would
have supposed was a candidate for
admission into the heavenly kingdom,
30 unreserved were the concentrations.
"Not long ago met ex-President
Taft while he was In this city. He
has a remarkable memory. Shaking
me by the hand, he said: When
finished reading the grandiloquept re-
ports in your favor some years ago
pictured to myself a man possessed
with angels wings and fit to be the
American ambassador extraordinary to
the heavenly kingdom. supposed you
were dead at the time, for the report
read like an epitaph on a tombstone,
so remarkable were the testimonials Of
your friends In your behalf San
Francisco Chronicle.
The herald., 1920-01-15
KEEP BUSY AND LIVE l0N0
Notable Examples Of Longevity
Among Men Who Have Elected
to Remain in "Harness"

Maybe 1t used to be that 'the good
die young" but 1t doesn't look as though
they're doing 1t now.
Take. for instance, Rev. Albert vo.
gel Of Jeanette, Pa.
He's one hundred and two years old.
He's never smoked or chewed tobac.
CO or drank Intoxicating liquor. Never
Quarreled or fought with another man.
Always trying to do good and to per
suade others to behave themselves
Rev. Mr.. Vogel is the oldest active
minister of the gospel In the United
States.
Hard work, lots of walking and an
occasional fishing trip Is his formuls
for a long and happy life.
And this reminds us that Rev. DR..
Aaron e. Ballard is president of the
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting associa.
ton, New York, and Is ninety-eIght
years old.
II never would have lived to this
age" Doctor Ballard said. III / had re.
tired at sixty and commenced twirlins
my thumbs In idleness."
So it seems the good don't die young
If they keep busy.-New YORK
World.
The herald., 1920-01-15

watermelons have been high In
price this season, but "Uncle Joe"
Cannon has gone right ahead eating
them. 1t Is a habit acquired by him
when he was a small boy in North
Carolina.
Consequently the eighty-three-year.
old statesman waits each year for the
arrival Of the watermelon season, and
Just as soon as the ripe ones begin to
arrive Uncle Joe may be seen sticking
q big chunk Of something red into his
mouth. Sometimes he goes at II "coon
fashion" and plays solo with his lips
on a long, red slice. throwing away
such implements as knives and forks.
Uncle Joe can tell when a water
melon thunps right and knows by the
color and general appearance whether
the melon is sweet and juicy or was
pulled too green.
The herald., 1920-01-15
ENDED WITH H0NORS EVEN
RattIesnake and Pet Cat Staged Bat
tie Which Caused Death OF
Both Combatants.

william Lessig, gateman at the Erie
railroad crossing east Of Ramapo, N.
J., tells a story of a battle he saw
between a rattlesnake and pet cat.
II ended fatally for both.
Mr.. Lessig saw a RATHER about four
feet long going toward the river. He
picked up q club and was about to
start for 1t when, he declares. a cat
leaped out ahead Of him and set upon
the snake.
The cat got q fine hold on the back
Of the rattler's head. But the snake
fought desperately and got In a sting
which caused the cat to release Its
hold and crawl away.
! In twenty minutes the cats body
was swollen almost twice Its size and
the poison finally caused death.
The snake had been 20 severely
wounded II was unable to find cover
and when q crow discovered 1t lying
In the open field 1t was too weak to
offer resistance and was soon swing
ing In the air a the bird made on
with L.
The herald., 1920-01-15
HIS WORD OF REAL WORTH
World Would Be Better IL There Were
More Like This Omaha Busi-
ness Man.

An Omaha newspaper man has q
motor car, remarks the World Herald
OF that city. Last spring he had 1t
painted. Not long ago the surface be-
gan to develop an amazing series OF
cracks like the GROWS feet" about an
old mans eyes. The man greeted the
cracks with amazement rapidly becom-
ing disgust. Every time he looked at
the car he lost his appetite and his
good temper.
The other day the car was taken TO
the paint shop. Its owner was fully
prepared to hear that he had used the
wrong kind OF polish, that he had let
the car stand out in the sun. that any
thing and everything had spoiled the
paint except that the paint itself
was at fault.
The painter looked the car over.
IF you'll bring 1t in, I'll do 1t over"
ne said. 1.-THE varnish must have been
bad"
II was all over in two minutes. The
mans faith in human nature jumped
several hundred per cent. The sky
was clear; the whole world was set In
rosy hue.
Here was a man who didn't dodge
responsibility, who tried no excuse.
who backed his work with his word
and made good his word.
Isn't II q pretty good pOlicyf
The herald., 1920-01-15
RESTORE CASINO AT OSTEND
Famous Pleasure Resort, Devastated
by Huns, Is Being Rapidly Put
in Good Condition.

After nearly five years of war Ostend
is resuming ordinary life, as far as pos.
sible unler present conditions. with
the reOpening Of the famous casino,
says the Pail Mali Gazette.
Less than twelve weeks ago, says a
Reuter- telegram, the great salons OF
the casino were a scene Of devastation
and wantOn destruction. Although Oc-
cupying so prominent a position on
the sea front, the buildings themselves
escaped the constant bOmbardment
from sea and air that has transformed
SO many of the beautiful hotels and
villas along the Digue into heaps of
rubble, and the use Of nine tons OF
glass has repaired all the damage thus
occasoned, but the Germans showed
their usual thoroughness in cutting and
defiling the salons themselves.
Every stick Of furniture was taken
away, beautiful tapestries were slashed
and torn by German bayOnets and
every mirror in the halls was removed,
together with the copper candelabra
In the salons and the beautiful copper
staircase.
Not content with robbery. the Ger
mans defiled the rooms in nameless
ways and, In fact, left the whole place
In a state that would have shamed any
animal inhabiting a stable. But since
February a miracle has been wrought
and but for the fact that some Of the
more valuable fittings are at present
only temporarily replaced by imitation.
there will be no evidence of the war,
SO far as the casino is concerned. when
IL reopens soon.
The herald., 1920-01-15
Refuses to Leave Prison,

A man sentenced to Sing Sing pris-
on In May, 1917, has already overstay-
ed his sentence more than seven
months, and refuses to 60 home. He
Is working with a construction gang
building the new prison, and the war
den says he does as much work as any
four men. The pay allowed prisoners
by the state amounts to ~ cents a
day. This man was greatly relieved
when he was told that the prison au-
thorities would not shut off his pay
to make him apply for parole, which
he has so far steadfastly refused to do.