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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
SUSSEX COUNTY NOTES.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Georgetown, April 15.-Charles T..
GRAY of Bridgevllle, who for the past two
wears has beld the position of constable
for the Second Representative district of
Sussex county, has been reappointed TO
the position by the Levy Court.
Marriage licenses have been granted as
follows: To Emma NJ. Williamson,
daughter of Elijah Williamson, Oak
Grove, and Alexander Williamson, son of
William J. Williamson, Greenwood, by
Justice of Peace James X. Phillips, Sea-
ford; 70 MISS Ruth ID. Windsor. daughter
Of the late Thomas Windsor, Milford,
and ]. II. Salevan, son of J. Frank Sale
van, Milford, by Justice OF the Peace
Edward Hendrlxson.
William L. Valiant Of Laurel, member
of the Sussex County Levy Court, Is
mentioned In Democratic circles for dele
gate from this county to the Democratic
National Convention, which meets in San
Francysco
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
Opportunities in Public Health Nursing

Opportunities in Public Health Nursing"
IN Wolf Hall, Monday afternoon.
Mrs G.. w. Griffith, State chairman of
music, accompanied by Mrs, Keiser, gave
n fine musical program before the New
Century Club, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Griffith also read paper on "Czecho-
Slavic People and Their Music
DIR. f. NJ. X. Foster will lecture on
"Modern Novels" before the Faculty Club
of Delaware College, next Monday night.
Lieutenant O'Daniel Post, American
Legion, will hold meeting tomorrow
night at the Armory for important busi-
ness.
An entertainment for the improvement
fund of the Presbyterian Church will be
given Friday evening, April %.
Local friends have received announce
ment of the marriage of Miss Alma
Fredora Newton of Brooklyn, y. y, TO
Frederick Watson Meade. Mr.. Meade IS
superintendent of the Delaware College
Experimental Farm. They will make their
home at the farm.
Children of the primary school will hold
a bake in the school, Saturday afternoon,
the proceeds TO 90 to the playground
equipment fund.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
EGGS DOWN TO 20 CENTS.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Georgetown, April l5s-With hundreds
of eases of eggs resting on the railroad
station platform, prices are dropping to
almost nothing IN Sussex county today
due to the train strike; if farmers who
have lost hundreds of dollars by the strike
do. as they declare, they will ship nothing
to Philadelphia and New York for some
time, even after the strike has been called
off
The only way the eggs and butter could
get out today was in small lots and by
parcel post Prices dropped from Al cents
to about 20 cents, with only local trade TO
consume the output
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15

Stanley, Pierce Fox. The program will
be rendered in Market Square, in front of
the High School Building beginning
promptly at O'Clock.
James Cross, aged years, met with a
painful accident yesterday. While with
some paymatcs he wss struck on the left
leg by hoop from n barrel, which cut a
deep pash. Several stitches were required
TO close the wound.
The chemistry class of the Wilmington
High School, accompanied by several
teachers of the faculty visited the Dcemer
Steel Casting Co. yesterday and witnessed
the pouring of steel. The class consisted
Of Is boys aud three girls. Miss Helen
Deemer Of this city il a student ia this
class. The members were pleased %
view the molten metal being poured in
the TASKS Several pictures were taken
whlie the convertors we're IN operation.
showing blowing of the steel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
SAVED BY WOMEN.

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Georgetown, April 15.-Timely arrival
of several women. who witnessed the
accident. saved the life Of Manford Penuel,
Young farmer. near Georgetown Tuesday,
when Ford tractor which he was driving
upset on Front street. and pinned him
beneath it, causing him to be scalded and
severely hurt about the leg.
The women succeeded in getting him
from beneath the machine. While Sc
verely hurt, he will recover.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
An Excellent Time
to Cleanse the Sys-
tenn of the Little
Pain Demons.

While nature is engaged in her
annual houseeleaning, endeaVoring
to eliminate from the system the
impurities that have been ac-
cumulating during the winter sea
seon, victims of rheumatism will
find that this IS a very favorable
time to rout from the blood the
millions Of tiny germs that cause
this painful disease.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
To Present a PLAY.

The Neighborhood Theatre Club, an
organization connected with the Ursuline
Academy, will present The Twig of the
Thorn. play by Marie Josephine War
ner, at the New Century Club Friday
evening. April 23. Miss Helen NJ. Casey,
OF the depaI tment of speech, viii direct
the play. The cast win include. Misses
Margaret Kelly, Mary Buckley, Anne
Hoey, Marie Blatz, Margaret Casey
Mary Gillespie, Alice Mundy, Elizabeth
Buckley, Gladys Dashiell, Marie Celia
Marion Walsh. Carmela Corleto, Sara
O'Hara, Mary Sweeney, Klttie Dougherty
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
ARBOR DAY AT NEWPORT.

spcciai Correspondence of Every Evening
Newport, April 15.-The Woman
Club will observe Arbor Day on Friday.
and will plant trees on the school ground
as tribute to the Newport bows who
fought in the World War. Trees have
been donated by the following: Newport
Equal Suffrage Club, Womans Club.
Home and School Association and Mrs.
W. +. Groome
Tomorrow afternoon the club will elect
delegates TO the State Federation of
Womenis Clubs, which will be held al
Dover, May 2-21.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15

Go to your druggist today and
get a bottle Of s. S. S. and begin
a course Of treatment that will
delight you with its results. S. s.
5. will remove the disease germs
that cause your rheumatism, sf-
fording relief that IS genuine.
We maintain a medical depart
ment in charge Of a specialist on
Rheumatism. and after beginning
treatmeQt with S. s. s. you are
invited TO write for free medical
advice about your own case. Ad-
dress Chief Medical Adviser, fs4
Swift Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15

On the streets every day you see
the results Of improper and mis-
directed treatment. You see vic
Tins Of this painful and disabling
disease. linplng through life, their
limbs bent and stiff end their bod
les tortured with aching joints.
until you wonder how they can
bear 50 much continued suffering.
If YOU are beginning 10 feel the
first slight touches Of Rheumatism,
there IS just as much pain and suf-
feriug ahead Of you. if you follow
bllndly in the same misdirected
footsteps Of unintelIigent treat
meht. For remember that all these
thousands Of victims Of this pain
ful disease have spent countless
hours no doubt. as we'll as their
hard earned dollars IN a vain effort
to find a cure.
And your own experience will
be Just as disappointing as theirs.
if you follow the old. wornout and
worthless methods Of treatment.
The whole trouble IS that the
symptoms Of the disease are being
treated. and not the disease IT,
self. When you realize that you
must get rid of the cause Of Rheu-
matism. and that its tortunng pain
Will disannear when their Cause Is
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
wOMAN'S CLUB MEETING.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Bridgeville, April l5.-At the meeting
Of the Tuesday Night Club, this week,
four new members were admitted Mrs
A. ID. Warner. president OF the State
Federation. made an address. giving the
club an idea of the wonderful work of the
clubs over the state.
\ short musical program followed, con
sisting of piano duet by Mrs Roland
Elliott and Mrs Leon Cannon. two vocal
solos by Mrs Disston W Jacobs \ col
lation was served
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
ONLY ONE CONTEST.

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, April 15.-There will be but
one contest in White Clay Creek hundred
at the Republican primaries, Saturday,
for delegates to the State Convention.
This will be in the First district, where
Robert L. Armstrong and John h. john
ston will be contestants.
In the Second district, where Repre-
sentative William ID. Dean and a l..
Beals both filed, Mr.. Dean has with
drawn John Levy is the only delegate
,n the third district
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
SUSSEX ORATORICAL CONTEST

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Lewes. April 15-The Sussex county
oratorlcal contest was held in the court
house at Georgetown on the evening of
April 9, and the chosen candidates at that
contest viii now represent the State con-
test at Dover this evening. The following
high schools OF Sussex were represented in
the county contest: Georgetown, Laurel.
Iewes. Seaford, BrldgevilIe Delmar. Ellen
dale, Mlllsboro, Rehoboth, Selbvville.
Ihe Court House was crowded and re-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15

Medical scientists differ
as TO the causes Of every
form of rheumatism, but
agree that when caused by
tiny disease germ, the
only effective method of
treatment is to attack the
disease at it's source, and
cleanse the blood Of its
cause.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
By Associated Press J

Chicago Feb l3.-The ifty-firs
annual and final convention Of The
National American W0maG Suffrage
Association opened here today with
two thousand delegates The first
meeting was turned chiefly to the cell
ebration of the expected early vic
tory Of equal suffrage for women.
The Congress of the League OF Wom-
en- Voters which suffrage Leaders ex
pect will absorb the Suffrage Asso-
ciation, began yesterday ard is to
continue through next Wednesday.
It's initial meeting developed a sharp
difference of opinion among Repub-
llcan and Democratic women.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
1000 sUFFRAG|sTS MEETING
IN Annual SESSION
tIN CHICAGO TODAY


pearl Patch, Miss Elizabeth Nancy
MISS Charlotte Bradley, Miss Mary
Bradley, Mrs. C. e. Teeguarden
MISS Pauline suddath, Miss Ethel
Stalker.
The following officers were elected
CHAIRMAN, Miss Elizabeth Maney.
secretary-treasurer, Miss Isabel Mil
Ter; chairman program committee
MISS Pauline Suddath; reporter Mrs
c. E. Teeguarden.
The March meeting will be an in
formal one with a luncheon, the time
and place to be announced LATER
The committee on arrangements be,
ing Mrs. A, B. Carrier, Miss Judith
Abraham and Miss Pauline suddath
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

those printed in South Florida, on
ooth sides of the peninsula the read.
81 nnds first tourist catching a
thousand-pound shark, another hooks
ana lands a six-foot alligator, and
stories of ten'pound trout and biz
oass and red fish and sailfish are so
common as hardly to be worth re-
peating. Surf bathing and still bath
ing are popular and they have even
taken to bathing at night in some of
the southern resorts. Automobile
races attract attention at Daytona
Beach, and there Is golf and polo.
hunting and riding nd driving and
every other amusement that could be-
laNmost anywhere in the
state. The Times Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
LOCAL GROUP TO
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
PRIMARY EDUCATION

The primary teachers of the Lake
land schools met Tuesday afternoon
and formed Local Group to the
National Council of Primary Educa-
tion.
The purpose of this organization
shall be to secure the cooperation of
all those interested in primary
schools for their betterment through
(l) greater use of the activities (2)
greater freedom of method, (3) a
closer relationship with the kinder
garten and the grades above,
Membership shall be open to teach
ers, supervisors, principals and al
persons interested in the educational
problems of the first -four grades.
The membership of the Local
Group is as follows:
Lake Norton Primary Department
Miss Bessie White, Mrs John Hile'
man, Jr., Mrs. ABB Carrier, Miss
Isabel Miller. Miss Faith Robinson,
Miss Mary Burkstresser Miss Edith
Garter Miss Judeth Abraham Miss
Margaret Veach
Lake Wire Primary Department
Irs. c. B. Castles, Mrs, R. r.
,resham, Miss Annie Kellogg, Miss
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
AT THE TENT

Another victorious service at the
Florida avenue gospel tent last night
Evangelist c. l.. Wireman preached
from the following text, "And the
spirit and the bride say Come, and
let him that heareth say come, and
let him that is a-thirst come and
whosover will let him take the water
of life freely.
He dwelt at length on the possibili.
ty of sining against the Holy Ghost
by constantly rejecting His convict
ing power. He told of a number of
mem who had sat under his own min.
lstry. with care-worn countenance
and faraway look, as God talked to
them, only to go out unsayed and
meet sudden death, verifying the
Bible, that says, He that is often re.
proved and stiffeneth his neck shall
be suddenly destroyed and that with.
out remedy He further said that the
bride spoken of in this text is the
church of God, both militant and fri
umphant, and that sanity mother of
yours my brother, who has gone on
before, looks from the balcony of
heaven inviting you to the fountain
Of this text, and that daring baby
that was torn from your fond en-
brace, by the cruel hand of death.
whose shroud you bathed in tears as
you promised God you would be bet.
er man or woman and meet your
'abe In heaven, while you have par.
tally forgotten that promise. that lii.
lie bud blooming in heaven, is beck.
ming you in the language of this
ext, Come,
He painted word picture of a
hirsty soul in hell crying. How b
1ng shall | endure this unutterable
lirst, and excruciating pain as the Il
ravity of sin sank 1t deeper into the /
ottomless abys, for millions of years In
stening to eternities clock that h
rikes but once in a thousand years is
ccompanied by the answer as II re, /,
'unded down thro the dark corro. 81
DTS of the black SCOT walls of hell, to d
'eet the scense of hearing. Eternity
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
RESIDENT IS BELIEVED T0
| HAVE REFUSED WAGE INCREASE
| BUT HAS MADE COUNTER
PROPOSAL TO THE MEN
STATE S. S. CONVENTION
MEETS IN GAINESVILLE


. gainesville, Feb. 1s.-Gainesvi,,e
.nroush her leading Sunday School
workers. backed by her bp.basrtoa
ol'lzens' extends an invitation to av.
cry Sunday School worker in Florida
oattend the 1920 State sunaa,
ocnool Convention ODE held in this
clty' March Gath, 25th and 2stb.
: IN accepting this invitation tbe
central :, Committee of the Florida
sunday School Association expressed
!, l,seli as assured that this would be
lhe best attended Convention in tho
history OF the Association
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
SAFETY FIRST CLUB

Shanghai, Feb. Is. Shanghi has
what ~ called Safety First Club.
the single aim OF which Is fo 6fFSV4 V4Tf
the introduction Of disease into for.
eign households through servants
The organization is an outgrowth Of
activities of st. Luke's Hospital and
IL was formed to enable members, in
return for fixed fees, to have their
Chinese servants examined at the
hospital periodically.
The need of such an institution In
Shanghai is appreciated when It in
remembered that the 10000 or more
foreigners are domiciled in a city Of
more than 100000 which has no
sewers and in which none of the or.
dinary safeguards to preserve the
pubic health exist. Wages are ex.
ceedingly low in comparison with Oc.
cldental standards, and range from sc.
Mexican, month for the coolie house
poy up to probably SIS Mexican. n
month for cook. 1t is a modest en-.
'aDiishment, that has not two or
more native domestic workers.
Leprosy in advanced stages is to be
met with in Shanghai's streets, partic.
liariy in the Chinese city, tuberculo.
Ills claims Is per cent of the Chinese
VINO die every year, tracoma is COM
non, typhoid and para-typhoid ara
'ver-present, the social diseases ara
nose widespread.
The foreigner has sought to safe
'uard his health by following the
ommon practice of engaging his phy.
iciah by the year, under contract.
nd by other means. Yet It is fe,t
nat the door of the foreign bousa.
OLD has been left open to infection
y ignoring the condition of servants
mo are recruited from all quarters
the community and who for the
lost part come from outside the linn.
OF the international settlement
lat forms the heart of the city u
TO deal with this source of danger
lat the Safety First Club was
rmed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

Of K0LCHAK
CONFIRMED
(By Associated Press)

London, Feb. 13.-News Of tho ~
ecution OF Admiral Kolchak, former
mead OF the All-Russian governments
is ohcially confirmed. He and one
OF his ministers, Pepeliayev were
shot at o'clock on the morning of
Feb. Z at Irfkutsk.
The revolutionary committee at IT.
kutsk decided at 2 O'Clock in tbe
morning that the two officials should
be executed. The members Of tbs
oommaetaea then shot the victims
fearing attempts at rescue
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
WAYCROSS.JACKSONyILLE
ROAD AT LAST FINANCED
Notorious Stretch OF Bad Highway
VIII Be Hard Surfaced i'm
Near Future

Miami Feb. 13 13.-Arrangement
have been completed for the build
ing OF an all-weather hard surfac,
road from Waycross to Jacksonville
improving the section that has almos
cut Florida off from the north at Ger
tain seasons of the year, according t.
a letter received by the Manic ham
ber of commerce from w. G. Ander
son, editor of the Macon Daily Telc
graph and one of the chief good
roads boosters of Georgia
Mr.. Anderson's letter is as fol
lows:
You no doubt recall. that. two
years ago you financed trip which |
made to bring Judge Patterson chair
man of the Georgia highway depart
ment, to Miami in order that he
might see the Florida roads, the pur'
pose of this being to give him a
bouncing and jostling over the Way
cross Jacksonville road and make a
Christian out of him as well as en-
list his enthusiastic cooperation in
curing this awful piece of road.
The money was well invested al
though up to date we have no i'm
provements in that particular piece
Of road. Judge Patterson has beeol
very active ever since his trip to
Miami and it has been no trouble to
secure the cooperation of the prison /
in the matter OF furnish
ng labor and machinery to begin the
of real road.
w. R. Neal, consulting engineer
# the highway department of this
tate, and who has lately become the
ead and front of this work told me
n Monday last that Charlton coun'
Y had been the only county on TINS
tretch of road that had not made
arrangements for the construction oil
n all-weather paved road, and that
harlton had issued $4,000 OF bonds
pecifically for the construction of =
$ part of this road, He had ar
anged to have the state provide S15'
10 additional and said that the fed E
al government would match TINS
$4,000. providing a total fund OF
which would build paVea q
ad throughout the Is miles
ked him if he desired a personal
description of $4,000 to guarantee
e completion of this road, and he .
piled that he did not; that there D
is ample money in sight to blil9 u
e road, and that he did not believe O'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

When one thinks of diamonds, il is
generally as gems, pure and simple.
sparkling brilliants set in beautiful
settings One is apt to forget their
Vaue in industry, 1t is not general
ly known that boring for oil would
IL many cases lie out of the question
Du' for the help of the diamonds
which are set in the rim of the steal
drill and enable it to cus through
the hardest rock. Electric lamps de-
pend for a part of their manufacture
upon the diamond, and diamond dust
is used for cutting and turning the
tremendously hard steel which is
used in the manufacture of modern
armament.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
|D1HERHOODS
CONSIDERING
his Proposal
II NATURE OF THE PRESI.
bESTS PLAN HAS NOT BEEN
6IyEN OUT, BUT 1T Is SAID TO
III BASED ON POLICY OF JUS.
ICE TO ALL
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 13s-An "unal-
lble" decision in the railroad wage
troversy was made today by Pres
lt Wilson in a conference with
resentatives of the BrotherhOods.
President said the governments
Icy was based on justice to all
rests. The Presidents decision
not announced at the White
lse officials said it was a "de-
on containing a proposal From
it is assumed the President had
sed to grant the general wage
eases but had made a counter
'osal to the men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
|lie aaihtainence of Ways May
Not Be Stayed
by Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
|ashlngton, Feb. 13..-President
|en today made a proposal to the
Fsentatlves of Railroad Brother
lor asettlement Of wage de-
dsAemeiA asrssd u gfvs v
Paeratlon' Brotherhood men
\ not say what the proposal
actlng President Shea of the
pel and Engineer announcing
would make no statement TODAY
"alle House expected to issue a
'nent later today. In the mean
mere was no intimation as to
lsF the President had offered a
''a'e IN wages in the nature of
'A'luatloh OF the fight on the
cost Of living or whether he had
| The workers to delay pushing
ue'Aaads until the railroads
returned to their private owners
arch /,
'''uen' Jewell, of the Railwas
'ul'en' Of the American Fedora
u Labor, announced that the
'''' "a would have to be put up
] men before any announce
could be made by the union Of
|, :. Inc Presidents proposal.
y -" Was' was not expected to
' y strike of the Maintenance Of
employees. called for next Tues
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
WOULD NOT SELL
GERMAN SHIPS
EXCEPT TO THE
HIGHEST. BIDDER
(By Associated Press.)

washington, Feb. 13.--A concur
rent resolution directing the shipping
ooaro not to sell the thirty former
German liners which the board plans
10 dispose of at public action here on
MONDAY, except through bids after
'hree months advertising and then
only II proper offers were received,
was introduced today by Senator
Ashurst Of Arizona.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
M|LLERAND
WANTS GERMANS
TRIED BY DEFAULT
(By Associated Press.)

Paris Feb. 13.-Premier Miller
ana, who is attending the meeting
or the Supreme Allied Council in
London, energetically is insisting up.
on the execution of the extradition
ciause In the Versailles treaty and
is urging that if the Germans refuse
10 surrender the men accused OF war
crimes that they be tried by default
says the Echo de Paris
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
BIOL COMMANDER THREATENS
u FIRE ON BRITISH WARSH|PS
At ODESSA WITHIN ; DAYS
# THEY REMAIN IN HARBOR
100000 POUNDS
SCRAP METAL TO BE
SOLD AT AUCTION

Philadelphia, Feb. 13,-More than
l'ooOOOO pounds Of scrap iron. lead
orass and other metals are to be sold
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard by
competitive bidding. This material
was accumulated from the dismant.
ing OF subarines and other vessels
used during the war and from big
machles used at the navy yard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

lhese are surely the DAYS Of out-
ooor sports in Florida and while re-
pc pof's from the North and East and
west tell of the trouble that peonl,
are navlns digging themselves out
'i'ef one big snowstorm to start all
: over a aay or two later when another
oi'zzard . hits them Glancing over
.ne FLORIDA newspapers, especially OF