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Evening journal., 1920-05-20
COUNCIL NEAR
REVOLT over
STATE GRAB
OF CITY 'SCASH
Think Present System ofAp-
pOrtiOning Funds Col
lected in Wilmington
Should BE Changed
ONLY Is PER CENT. Is
ALLOWED WILMINGTON

An orderly revolution by VIII
mington-meanlng Nat refusal 10 pay
any more taxes 10 the State whatever.
until The city Is given adequate and
fair representation In the Legislature
lis brewing.
For weeks. intimaiions Of same ac-
ton OF a drastic nature have been
made by members Of City Council
and other officials connected with the
financing OF the municipality. These
eliminated last night, during an in
formal discussion OF ways and
means OF making one dollar Income
cover a six dollar expenditure. by
members OF Council In a general
opinion that a break must be made
with the state sooner or later, and
the entire system of apporiioning tax
money collected In The city revised
This discussion took place In the
committee room In the Public Build
ing. utilized FOR the weekly Wednes-
day nlght meeting N Council, In COM
milice Of the whole. In another com
mlttee room nearby. The finance COM
miitce headed by Charles forNOod(
rs chairman. City solicitor Huxley
and several bankers were busy en-
dcavoring 90 adjust the city's income
% he needs of the budgets turned In
Continued on pagc ~lxicen.l
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OVERLAND SUES
TOPR0TECT NAME

A bill IN equity was filed in United
States Court this morning, by Andrew
G. Gray, OF this city and Robert q
Thach, Of New York, representing the
Willys-Overland Company against The
Akron-Oyerland Tire Company. asking
for an Injunction restraining the de-
fendant from using the name over
land or any other name similar there
TO, as part q its corporate name and
from using the name Overland on au-
was entered by Judge Morris setting
a hearing for June i0 at Q o'clock.
standard time.
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
MORETIME To
GATHER Votes
.FORSUFFRAGE
Legislature May Not Ad-
-.jOurn Until After Demo-
cratic State Convention
CHAIRMAN HAYS DID
NOT AFFRONT S0LONS
Stan CORRESPONDENT

Slan Correspondent
DOVER, Del, May 2O-It now seems
practically assured that the suffrage
ratification resolution adopted by the
Senate on May 3 will not be sent to
the House until after the Democratic
convention next Tuesday. Some suff-
rage leaders claim 90 see evidence Of
Democratic members weakening and
think 10 Is possible that the State
convention might take some action
that will assist ratification.
The school code amendments will
hardly be disposed Of before early
next week. There remains strong Op-
position to the code, and evidently
some members have determined that
nothing short Of repeal will suit
them
Both suffragists and "antis- are
conspicuous by their absence today.
The suffrage workers are said TO be
busy. however. and have not given
CONTINUED on PAGE Sixteen
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
FIRST DELAWARE
BERRIES In TODAY

The first shipment OF strawberries
this year over the Delaware Division
Of the Pennsylvania railroad, was
made yesterday afternoon. when
thirty-twO quarts were shipped from
Laurel. AZ this time last year 39.i0S
quarts had been shipped over this line
from points In Delaware. Buyers are
purchasing whole crops Of berries at
81 cents a quart on the vines. paving
an expenses from the vine To the
market. Pickers get cents a quart.
The late frosts are said 20 have hurt
the crops this year, so that only about
.one-hslf a yield is expected.
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
SOME DYE THEIR
LAST YEAR LIDS

Druggists today reported that the
sale Of black dyes has been exceed
lngly heavy during the past week,
while hat cleaning establishments
report that many Of their customers
who. heretofore nave been in the
habit Of bringing In their last years
lid for a spring cleaning. have forgot
ten them.
One prominent citizen today under
took 20 paint his old hat black, whils
ne was In an uptown cigar store and
after getting half through with the
lob. found he had exhausted his sup
ply OF dye. The last report from the
man was that he was on his way to
hat store 30 buy a new one. With
,he black and white creation nesting
under his arm.
Hat cleaners have increased their
prices this year. the uptown cstab-
lishmcnls charging 30 cents. In other
sections OF the city the cleaners are
charging 40 cents.
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
POLESRETREATWHEN
RUSSLAMSADVANCE

treat continued amounting 10 a panic
in some districts.
The scene or The present Bolshevik
offensive presumably directed by Gen.
BulsilOf would be along a line wost
OF The city OF Nitebsk, about 325 miles
north OF kleii
Polish cOmmunlqucs partly confnn-
ed The Moscow statement, the Poles
admitting their troops had been forced
10 fan back after severe lighting south
OF the DWina River, which flows
northwest from Nitebsk toward Riga
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
HOUSE TO PASS
THE BONUS BILL

WASHINGTON. May 20. United
Press The soldier bonus bill ap-
proved by the majority of the Re
publicans In caucus last night. Will
be passed by the House within the
next few days, Republican leaders TO-
day predicted.
Despite opposition OF the Treasury
Department and The administration %
any bonus. the Republican advocates
are certain that enough Democrats
effort 10 block lls passage throurh a
combination OF the opponents OF both
parties. Plans we've 10 report out a
special rule from the rules committee
today.
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
SOLICITOR STUDIES
CITY WATER PROBLEM

No further developments on the
city water problf.9 have as yet been
made. City Solcit0lAliuXley I'm whose
hands rests the legal question OF re-
sponsiblliiy for the BrandyNine creek
pollution. reported 90 Chief Engineer
Van Trump. of the Water Department
today, that ne has made little pro-
gress on the matter. because Of urgent
business out OF town.
Evening journal., 1920-05-20

a big figure In the convention and will
be on hand early 10 tight the sup
porteIs OF Governor Edwards on the
wet issue and lead The liberal wing
OF the party.
The ST. Francis will be the social
center Of the convention. and the
Palace will be the executive head
quarters. Staying at The former viii
be Vice President Marshall. McAdoO,
Governor Riggs. OF Alaska; the "Owen
for President Club" OF Oklahoma
General Haldeman. OF Kentucky; Sena-
tor Hendricks, OF Wyoming, and
others.
Evening journal., 1920-05-20

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.-A san
Francisco seeress who boasts that
she's never missed a gless. recently
prophesicd that the next President OF
the United States Will be William
Jennings Bryan.
Whether she's right OF not. Bryan
is going tO occupy the Presidential
Suite" In the Hotel St. Francis during
the coming Democratic Conversion.
This suite was recently occupied by
President and Mrs. Wilson on their
visit TO the coast on The League OF
Nations crusade.
The "Commoner" Is expected b be
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
women LOOK TO
G.O.P.FOR BALLOT
Say Amendment Obstruc-
tionists Threaten Sue
cess of Party

a few Republicans IN the Della
wars legislature have by their an
iagonlsm 10 ratification OF fhe suff-
rage amendment already seriously
embarrassed their national party and
continued opposition VIII undOubicd-
ly ie0nlrdlzo the -ucccss OF The party
ln the coming elections said Mrs
Florence Bayard Hilles. chairman OF
the Womans Party. This morning.
"lhe national Republican leaders
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
WILSON MAY KEEP
CONGRESS AT WORK

WASHINGTON, May 20. UNITED
press) President Wilson will seek TO
keep Congress in session during the
summer 10 revise the revenue laws and
situation that is confronting the
treasury, accOrdintr to persistent re-
nOrts among Democratic members to-
day.
Several saw an indication Of this
intention in the letter OF Secretary
Houston 20 the ways and means COM
mittee opposing The soldier bonus and
stating that exclusive OF soldier bonus
some additional taxes may have 90 be
imposed % meet regular requirements
OF the government.
Evening journal., 1920-05-20

LONDON. May 20. UNITED Presl.-
Russian soviet troops have started a
general advance against the poses
over a 50-mile front IN the POlisk-
Lepel region a Moscow wireless today
said
Russian forces pierced the. Polish
front May "a. the dispatch said.
The eneny's attempted resistance
was futile. the soviet communique
claimed. adding that the Polish re-
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
ANnTnEn CENT nN sIlCAn

NV lOHk, May 20 IInlIed Press
The American sugar Refining Com.
pany has advanced the price OF re-
fined sugar one cent a pound at a
2li5-cent basis for granulated sugar
in bulk, it was announced today.
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
sun AND TIDE.
LOST AND FODND.

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IL terrier. answers 20 name Lew Re
turn 20 second hoOr apartment 600 King
street Reward. mayeO-ft
CONTINUED on Page Pourteen-l
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
TODAYs TEMpERATInF.

500 A. M..-..6s 1900 p. II
1000 A. M.---.75 100 p. M.-.-.75
Evening journal., 1920-05-20

A safe Spring Tonic. GLOVER
DAIRY BUTTERAnLk.-Adv-
Evening journal., 1920-05-20

Certified MIX for Infants-clovel
Dairy Co.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1920-05-20
THE WEATHER

Generally cloudy tonight and P--
day: little change in temperature.
gentle south Winds
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-10
CORNWALL NEWS
(Mrs. c. H. Lane, Correspondent

(Mrs. c. H. Lane, Correspondent
Many townsmen are hunting deer
on or near the mountain
Mrs. Elton Chatterton spent the
weekend in Rutland with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Edmund Channel.
On account of the inclemency OF the
weather no services were held at the
Congregational church Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. J. W Atwood are
again nicely settled in their old home,
after spending a year with their daugh-
ter and husband Mr. and Mrs. A, ID.
Parkhill.
At the next meeting to be held De
cember l6 there will be in addition to
the program a Christmas tree. Every
member is asked to bring a present a
good attendance is desired.
Lieutenant Governor elect A. W,
Foote who went to Washington to at
tend the Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress" in session there this week,
was present at the opening OF the u.
S. Congress- Mr.. Foote will also at
tend on Friday evening the Lake
Champlain Association" banquet IN
New York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-10
LEICESTER NEWS

(Mrs Alice ]. Fiske, Correspondent
The children who have been ill with
chicken pox are much improved,
Robert Cahee was a business visitor
in Rutland and Pittsford for the
weekend
Miss Lee of Whitehall is the guest
of her aunt Mrs Robert Oliver at
jerusalem
Miss Grace Oliver has returned to
Brandon high school where she is
student.
The "Inasmuch" Circle will meet on
Thursday the 10th, at the parsonage
for an Fall day work meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fletcher and
son Leo, were recent guests OF MIR and
Mrs. Wallace Johnson in Brandon.
Mvron Eldredge who has visited at
c. r. Jennings for several DAYS has
returned to his home in Middlebury.
Parson Chatfeld who spent the
THANKSGIVING holidays in Windsor with
relatives, has returned to his home
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Hooker and
son Hayden of Pittsford who have
been recent guests in town. have re-
turned.
The Rev. r. Y. Pearce left Tuesday
for Lowell, Mass, where he attended
the Preachers meeting held in that
city during the remainder of the week.
Mr. Pearce is expected to return to-
morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Noble Jennings enter
tanned last Friday Mr. and Mrs
Charles Snow, Mr.. Shows sister, and
other guests from Worcester, Mass
Mr. Snow and sisters lived in Lelces-
ter for many years, on the farm which
Mr. Fletcher now occupies
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barker of Jeru-
salem were in Cornwall Monday in
attendance at the funeral of Mr.. Bark
er's aunt, Miss s. Emory Griswold
who died in a sanitarium December :.
Miss Griswold was a sister OF the late
Mrs. Julius Barker and was well known
in town, being a frequent guest at the
Barker home
There was a farewell reception given
Mr.. Stewart and children and the
Mesdames West and Lawrence at the
Stewart home, Walnut Park, last Fri
dav evening. Many guests were pres
ent. Music and games furnished en-
tertainment and very dainty refresh
ments were served. The family expect
to move to Connecticut in the near
future to reside.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-10
WEST CORNWALL

(Mrs. Kate L. Taylor, Correspondent
News has been received of the SER
ious illness of Charles Lowell, a former
resident of town. at his home in BrlS-
toll
Mrs. Albert Aubrey of Brooklyn, n.
V. is in town having been called here
bv the death of her only sister, Mrs.
Somers Spaulding.
Tohn and Charles Hyde who have
been visiting their sister Mrs. II. A.
Moody, have returned to their homes
in Huntingdon, Can.
Mrs. w. H. Bingham, who went to
New York several weeks ago for medi-
cal treatment, is reported to be some
what improved in health
Mrs. Carl Morse who has been for
several weeks at the Mary Fletcher
hospital under treatment. is improv
ing and hopes to be home next week.
Miss Katharine Griswold is spending
the week at E. c. Farnham's, while
recuperating from an injured ankle
which she recently sustained in fail.
Mrs. Give Angel and infant daugh-
ter, WIlO were DuIllCu Oul III thC ANNS'il
fire in Brooksville spent last week with
Mr.. Angeles mother Mrs. Mabel An
CELL and are now with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. William Palmer at their
home in Addison.
Miss S. E. Griswold
The body of Miss S. E. Griswold
was brought here Monday and inter
ment was in the family lot in Pleas
ant Hill cemetery. Miss Griswold died
in Brattleboro where she has been for
several months past. The few of her
friends of her younger days remember
her very pleasantly.
Mrs. S. 1. Spaulding
Mrs. S. 1. Spaulding who has been
IN very poor health for the past year
passed from this life last Saturday
night. Funeral services were held at
the home on Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. c. Hamlin officiating Burial
took place in the, family lot in Ever.
green cemetery beside her daughter
Frances who died about five years ago.
A sister survives her and a husband
who has been untiring in his devotion
to her The sympathy of his friends
in his bereavement and loneliness.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-10
3. C. PECK

EAST MIDDLEgURY, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-10
EAST MIDDLEBURY

Mrs C. E. RUSSELL Correspondent
Miss Alice Hodges is in Brandon for
a weeks stay
J. B. Bryant spent the weekend with
his wife at the Mary Fletcher hospital
III Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Bradley started
last Saturday for Lynn, Mass, where
they have employment
Edmund Tierney of Middlebury
spent the weekend with his grandfath-
er George Hodges and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Cook of Orwell
ave guests of her people Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Brookins on North street.
Among the successful deer hunt rs
Monday and Tuesday were Cnapin
Tisdale Kenneth Murray Ed Dragon,
George Stone, Jerry Hunt, Fred Du-
rant, George Whitney, Harry Gran,
Walter Hammer Mr.. Latterell of Bris-
tOl. who formerly lived in Ripton, and
Chester Palmer, who got a small doe
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-10

His First Thought Wife-"Ta-ta,
dearie; III write before the end Of the
week"
Husband-"Good gracious Alice.
you must make that check last longer
than thatl London Mail
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-10

Even Worse -T was reading an arti.
Gle which says that jazz is popular in
China"
well, if you've ever heard a Chi
pese orchestra you'll know why.'-Bal-
timore American
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-10
Attention.! farmers!

1 have for sale several Pairs Hip
Rubber Boots made for the U. S.
Army, sizes s to H. Price $500 per
pair. Also a few pair All Rubber g.
Buckle Overshoes, Is in high. Sizes s
and g. Price $500 per pair. All sizes
Sheep Skin Footings S1.OO per pair.
Viii ship by prepaid mail on receipt
of P O. Money Order.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-10

The greater your real strength and
power the quieter it will be exercised.
Lowell
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-10
FARM FOR SALE!

MY farm of $50 acres in the town
of Shoreham, VT. with or without
stock and tools New house hardwood
floors. Cement cowbarn to stanchion
25 COWS; 7 haybarns, tool barn, gran
AIRY, hogpen horse barn and other
buildings all in good condition On
state road Level land with brock
through pastures 40 head of cattle on
place with other livestock | ID miles
to village or cheese factory Price rea-
sonable No agents, direct from owner
L. Dewitt
49tf R. F. D., Middlebury, Vt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-20

Saturday will alternate with the events
of the First district meet. The field
is in fine shape at present and it is ex-
pected q record breaking crowd Will
attend, Leslie Edmonds will be start
err and Dwight Ream head judge. The
events will start at 80 o'clock.
Blue Strong In Distance Events.
washburn is weak In the dasnes and
field events, but strong in the middle
and distance runs. However, Coach
Bearg has men working out in the
sprints and field contests and it is ex-
pected the Ichabods will make a bet
ter showing within the next few weeks.
The Blue coach predicts victory over
C. of E.
The men upon whom the Blue is
depending to wrest victory from the
Presbyterians Saturday are: Dashes,
Gage and Kennedy; hurdles, Blevins.
Vance and Shoup; middle distance
runs, Rogers, Belden. Louthian,
Shoup, McElhenny and Kennedy;
mile and two-mile runs, Rogers,
Gates, Hutchinson, Wolfe and Hamil-
ton; shotput, javeiin throw and dis
Gus Wycofs Blevins and Kennedy;
high jump. Wilcox, Vance and Craw-
ford; broad jump, Grove; pole vault,
Crawford and FARRELL; relay. Rogers,
Kennedy, Gates. Shoup. McElhenny
and Loutfian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-20
2 BIG MEETS HERE
Saturday VIII Be Field Day at
Washburn.
IchabOd and C. of e. Cinder
Artists in Dual Contest.
FORTY HIGHS TO TAKE PART
Compete for Championship of
First District.
Blue Strong in Distances
Bearg Predicts a Victory.

Two big track meets will be held
on Washburn field next Saturday,
the high school meet in which about
forty schools will compete for the
championship of the First congress
sional district, and the dual meet be-
tween Washburn and the College of
Emporia.
This will be the first big meet In
which the Ichabods have participated
at home since 1918. Eighteen men
have been entered, the largest team
the Blue has ever had. There will
be blood on the moon" that day, for
there are probably no two colleges in
Kansas between which there is more
rivalry. Washburn and c. of Z. have
snapped hotly contested games in
various sports during recent seasons.
The rivalry. nevertheless, is clean, and
the Presbyterians are good sports.
Qualify for State III. S. Meet.
1t is not yet certain how many of
the forty-five schools invited will par
ticipate in the high school meet. The
schools winning first and second places
will go to Manhattan for the state
meet May 2. In the week following
that the invitation meet at Kansas
university will take place.
The events of the dual meet next
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-20
GIVEN UP TO Die OF
STOMACH TROUBLE
But Mr.. Baker is well now. Feels
like he did at sixteen.

lone year ago in September I was
taken down; couldn't eat, sleep or
work. The doctors didn't know ex
actly what was the matter. Some said
1 had catarrhal gastritis, and others,
cancer. Anyway, was given up to
die.
"A friend persuaded me to try
Milks Emulsion. In or weeks, the
soreness went out of my lungs, the
pains vanished from between my
shoulders. and I began to eat and
sleep, and work. Also the miserable
lonesome feeling began to tear loose
and that heavy weight in the left side
of my stomach, that hung like a huge
iron ball, disappeared.
by the time 1 had taken 81 bot
ties I could eat anything, sleep like, an
infant, and the old time vim came
back. I felt like I did when 1 was
16.''-Lyman Baker, Star Route. Ber-
ryville. Ark.
Get the stomach and bowels work
ing right, and most ailments start to
leave.
Milks Emulsion is a pleasant, nutri-
tive food and a corrective medicine. 1t
restores healthy. natural bowel action,
doing away with all need of pills and
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ing the effects of wasting diseases.
Chronic stomach trouble and consti-
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This is the only solid emulsion made.
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derful for weak. sickly children.
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you are urged to try Milks Emulsion
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Co. Terre Haute, Ind. Sold by drug
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-20

three years later a baby boy came and
was troubled again. 1 could scarcely
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years. A neighbor told me about Lydia
z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-20
NO RATES TO HARVEST HANDS.
Railway Officials Practically Reject
Farmer Proposition.

Railroad officials have practically
rejected all proposals for reduced rail-
road rates to harvest hands. The mat
ter was discussed at conference of
state employment bureau officials,
representatives of the farmers Or
CARNATIONS and various railroads.
Efforts have been made for several
weeks to induce the granting of a spe-
ciaI rate to harvesters. While the
railroad officials declined to approve
the special rate plan, a second meet
ing is to be held soon in an effort to
devise some scheme which will make
the Kansas harvest fields attractive in
June and July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-20
Imported and Domestic
CretOnnes
This Week at 1919 Off

Cretonne is the most popular drapery fabric In
today. 1t is ideal for hangings in living rooms,
dining rooms, bedrooms sun parlors 1t is also
in vogue for furniture coverings, cushion,
scarfs, etc.
Our stock never so complete. 1t comprises
some two hundred different pieces So and 5O-inch
widths in all colors imaginable. Prices run from
45c to $1,000 the yard AS special inducement
offer for this week only, choice of all our
cretonnes at 10 Per Cent Discount.
Ready-Made Curtains and Paneling
Just received go pairs of ready-made curtains
2I yard lengths in white or ecru which we will
offer Special at pair. Observation-Disclosures 4.95
Wolfe, marquisette, net, Swisses and imported
Swiss net panelings; most complete assortment
at price range of $2.75 to $500.