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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16
NEW PASTORS FOR DOVER.

Dover, July l6.--Two of Dover's
churches that have been without pastors
for several months have extended calls.
The Peoples Christian Church, whose
pulpit has been vacant since last January,
when Rev A. Victor Lightbourne, re-
signed to enter evangclistic work in tho
South, but which pulpit has been rcgu-
larly filed each Sunday since his absence,
has extended call to DIR. w. {. Helfen-
stein, pastor Of the University Christian
Church, Urbana, I'll. DR.. Hclfenstein
preached in the Peoples Christian Churca
Wednesday evening of last week and the
membership and congregation were very
much pleased with him, hence the call
His acceptance has not as yet been re-
ceived
The First Baptist Church, which has
also been without pastor for several
weeks, has extended call to Rev. o..
Gray Hutchinson of Monkton, Md. He
will assume charge of the Dover Church
September l.
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will preach at ths morning ssevioes Ia ths
Newark Presbyterian Church Sunday.
The St. Thomas' Sunday school picnic
will bo taken to Aug,ntine Beach on
Wednesday Of next wcck.
Many complaints having boon made
ovor the telephone service, District
Manager +. T. Bardo and Tnhic Super
intcndcnt Fl. r. Burns OF the Diamond
State Telephone Company came to Now
ark this week and held conference with
local business mon. The telephone officials
told what is being done towards improving
the service. which 10 expected to again be
satisfactory In short time. A new chief
operator has bccn secured.
With men at the Rehabilitation Divi-
sion, Linden Hall, taking the initiative, a
local branch Of the Vetcrana Of the
Foreign Wars has boon organized. This is
an organization started shortly after the
Spanish-American War and al men who
served in foreign countries during the re-
cent war are eligible for membership.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16
SHOWER OF LIBERTY BONDS.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Chestertown, Md, July 16.-Liberty
Bond coupons TO the value of several
hundred dollars, floating around the
streets of Chestertown Tuesday afternoon,
was a novel sight, witnessed by number
of pedestrians. Senator William NJ, Slay,
on leaving the postotiice, lost his wallet
containing a number of valuable checks,
about 5000 worth of Liberty Bond
coupons and other valuable papers. He
discovered his loss as soon as he reached his
law office, and Immediately began q
search for the missing wallet City Mail
Carrier Howard /. Reed, who happened TO
be passing by, picked up the wallet just
outside the postofiiee door, and looking
inside, found that it belonged to Senator
Slay. He took it to the senator's Office,
where the contents were examined, and
it was found that several hundred dollars
worth of coupons were missing Senator
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16
ADMIT CHICKEN THEFT.

Dover, July l6.-To plead guilty TO
stealing chickens last December on q day
like Yesterday with the thermometer
registering over so in the shade, was
somewhat of travcsty, and ye. that was
what actually happened in the office of
Magistrate +. J.. Wood last evening when
Clarence Wilmer, James Mosley and
Joseph Lopcr, all colored, pleaded guilty TO
the thief, Of l6 fine fat hens from a farmer
near FELTON,. Possibly the theft of the
chickens would not have been disclosed
even now had il no, been for the theft of
quantity of lard, side meat and other
eatahlcs one day this week from a farmer
near FELTON,, and in the investigation by
State Detective Wharton and Constable
klngshury, they ran into the pcrpctrator
Of the chicken stealing. which occurred
last December. Each one Of the above
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16
NEW FIRE HOUSE FOR DOVER.

Dover, July i6.--Dover's efficient vol
unteer fire company, which always stands
ready to aid not only Dover in case Of
firo, but called very frequently to fires in
the country and adjoining towns, is pre-
pairing to build new modern and upto-
date home The company has purchased
Of Mayor Magcc . vacant lot on the corn
cr OF Governor avenue and Reed streets,
where it expects to build Il fe story
brick building large enough for nou' . {
not only their equipment, but large
halls on the second and third floors for
general uses, To this end. committee,
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CAMDEN PERSONALS.

Camden, July l8.--Mis Lcora Fitx-
gerald has taken position in Dover.
B. +. Hartman and George Clarke
have returned from the South, whcre they
have been shipping berries. They are now
ready for the home market at Wyoming.
Stowe Griffith il home from Whining
ton.
John G. Griffith h on tho sick list
Mrs. Elizabeth Farron OF Wooeiside is
the guest Of her sister, Mn. Emma Com
ncr.
Miss Maggie Smith il visiting in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrr. Walter Dill have returned
TO Wilmington.
Mrs. Milton Groovcr Of Wyoming II
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Schmidt.
MIR. and Mrs Richard Fisher have re-
turned To Germantown. Pa.
Raymond Gildersleevc who has been
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16
KENT SCHOOL TAX RATE.

DoycY, July I6.--According 70 arrange
ment made a week ago, Kent county's
newly elected Board Of Education met
here with tho Kent county Levy Court to
discuss tho budget system for the coming
year and other matters pertaining 10 the
work with which the county has to do.
County Superintendent Holloway ex-
planned the budget and the rate fixed,
that OF O5 cents on tho 500 assessed value
Of property, which is an increase over last
year for the rural tax rnte Of 20 cents.
After q careful investigation and the
arrangement for all school emergencies,
Including raises in salaries, increases in text
books etc, it was found that the 95-cent
rate was about a. low Az it could be made.
The budget presented by the county
board, WAS not accepted or approved by
the Levy Court, il prcferring 10 wait
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16
NEWS Of A DAY
FROM THE STATE
Dover's Volunteer Fire Company
Plans Erection Of Modern
Building.
THEATRE AT OAK ORCHARD
Lightning Has Caused Much Dam
age the Last Few Days Around
Laurel.
Prom Evcrv Evenings Correspondents


Laurel, July l6.-Laurel has been
visited by series Of severe electrical
storms for the past two days, the light
n,ng playing havoc IN various sections
On two or three occasions the lighting
system. which supplies this and numerous
other towns in Delaware and Maryland,
with their light and power, have been
put temporarily out OF commission. In
addition 10 striking and setting afire the
potato house Of Charles {. Moore, be-
tween here and Bethel, completely de
stroying IL, cntailing a loss which is said
u totM $4,000, partly covered by in
s,Irancc, Il also struck the large fertilizer
factory Of the Valiant Fertilizer Co,
which is one Of the largest plants on this
Peninsula, damaging some OF the ma
chlncry and causing some damage IN the
office The loss Will not exceed S4OO, 1T
WAS said, however. Yesterday afternoon
the potato house on the farm of James
II. Locates. about a mile from town, was
hit by the lightning, which tore a large
hole IN the roof about q feet square and
going down into the building, passed out
the side without setting anything on fire
Ii IL thought the loss will not exceed a
few hundred dollars.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16
wEAsELs DESTROY CHICKENS.

Laurel July l6.-Poultry raisers in the
southern part Of the town are considerably
annoyed by the depredations Of rats and
weasels. Ex-Mayor Samuel l.. kenney
has lost number of fine white Leghorn
pullets, finding the dead birds in his
coop, with no marks of violence on their
bodies except smell incision in their
throats, where the blood-thirsty weasel
had drunk their life blood. G. Wales
Hastings, a neighbor of Mr. kenney, on
Eighth street, caught one of the animals
in steel trap, while Harry b. West, who
lives on the same street, killed one with
a shot gun, but their murderous attacks
on poultry still continue. { is mystery
here why they have left their natural
hunting grounds and homes in the nearby
branches and woods, where game is
plentiful, and they are not hunted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16
Rich, Red Blood Is Essential to
Your Well Being

You can not overcstimate the import
anee of keeping the blood free of impuri-
ties When you realize that the heart is
constantly pumping this vital fluid TO all
parts of the body, you can readily see that
any impurity in the blood will cause
serious complications.
Any slight disorder or impurities is .
source of danger. as every vital organ of
the body depends upon the blood supply
to properly perform its functions
Many painful and dangerous diseases
are the direct result of bad condition
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16
Keep Your Blood Pure
If You Expect Good Health

of the blood. Among the most serious are
Rheumatism, with its torturing pain,
Eczema, letter, Erysipclas and other dis
figuring skin diseases; general debility
which makes the strongest men helpless
and many other diseases arc the direct
result Of impure blood.
You can in a arge measure avoid
liability to disease, by the Use of s. s. s.,
the wonderful blood remedy that has
been in constant use for more than so
years. S. s. S. clcanscs the blood thorough
ly. II is sold by druggists everywhere.
For valuable literature and medical
advice absolutely free, write today TO Chief
Medical Adviser, COZ Swift Laboratory,
Atlanta, Ga.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16

Slay's nephew, former Police Justice r.
Hynson Rogers, was notified and hc left
his Office to look for the missing coupons.
He had not gone many yards from his
Office when he found one of the $50
coupons blowing up the street, and n little
further on the remainder were found blow
ing about the streets. Just how the co,i-
pons got out Of tho wallet is mystery,
for when it was picked up by Carrier
Roed it had n strong rubber band tied
around it. But the senator was mighty
glad to recover his treasure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16

Clifton, John A. HaStns4&, Herman Lynch,
Washington Jamison and James II. Lewis,
has been named by the COMMITTEES - .
building COMMITTEES. Plans and specifcs-
tions have beao presented.
The hose company viii hold it, annual
carnival possibly about the time the new
fire apparatus arrives, which u expected
TO be in September.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16

tho guest Of HE sister, Mias Mary Glider
sleeve, has returned TO Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. John Cullen Of Chicago IS visiting
Mr.. and Mn. Fred Clarke.
Miss Phonnie Clements has returned
from visit TO Soaford.
Miss Mary Slay Of Chest3rtown, Md,
b the guest OF Mn. 4. r. Cooper.
Miss Florence Gildonlocvc has returned
70 PhiIadolphia.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Hairrovc were at
Kits Hammock on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver arc the guests OF
DR.. and Mrs. Luther 8. Conwell
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16

until the budgets for all the special d.
trictS might be pres~nt 40 that sctsoo
could be taken on all at ont and the auss
time.
Con tAuun on pA<r ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-16

Negroes was held in $500 bail for tho
Court Of General Sessions.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
NebraSkanS Buy
Redwood Timber
Tract On Coast

Portland, Or, July 12.-Purcn.se
by Nebraska capitalists who have in
terests in Oregon, of the holdings of
the American Redwood company in
Mendocino and Sonoma counties, CAL,
was announced here Saturday by d. S.
R. Walker ad J. L. Farley, Portland
timber operators. The property bor-
ders the coast of Gualala, Cal, and
comprises $4,000 acres. partly cut over
but mostly virgin timber according to
Mr.. Walker. Approximately 100000
900 feet of redwood are contained in
the acreage, it was said.s
Included in the purchase are 20
miles of logging railroad, equipment
for cargo loading at the ocean ter
minal. an electric power plant, par
TALLY completed sawmill and sundry
appurtenances. The consideration was
said to be in excess of s1.000.000. The
are known as the National
Redwood company. most of them be-
ing from Lincoln. Nebraska. F. w.
Tones. secretary of the company Will
maintain offices at San Francisco. 1t
was said here today. Mr.. Tones, with
associates. several years ago acquired
control of the walker Basin irrigation
project, situated between klamath
Falls and Bend, Or.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
,,onTyTHIRD YEAR-NO. 165
Man Damages Auto;
!: /: Then Motor =:
Fractures His Arm

A. Gardner, 255 Superior street
contends that its bad enough to agree
to pay damages on a car with which
you have just collided, without turn
ing around the next minutes and hay-
Ing an angry Ford break your arm.
That lis what happened to Mr.. Gard
ner Sunday night. Driving south on
s. Commercial street shortly after .
O'Clock Mr.. Gardner struck car
driven by J. w. Thomas which was
travelling east on Miller street. A,
fender and running board of the
Thomas machine were damaged and
Mr.. Gardner after agreeing to pay the
costs, turned to his Ford which was
quietly nearby.
Mr.. Gardner does not try to account
for the Ford's actions, but when he at
tempted to crank the motor it "kicked
back" on him and today he is carrying
the fractured wing around on board.
He is associated with the Marion
creamery.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
Irish Question
Projects Self
On Third Party

Chicago, July 12.-Work on ANAL
gamating the various elements assem-
bled here for the formation of a new
party discussed behind closed doors
this morning, while the convention of
the committee of 4S and the national
labor party marked time.
Everything appeared to be proceea-
ing on schedule with the single note
Of excitement provided by a platform
fight over the Irish question.
O. w. ThomasOn. lecturer for the
national partisan league enss,-
tanned the 48 convention delegates
with recital Of state enterprise ini-
tiated by the leageu administration in
North Dakota. He said the league had
given union labor all it had asked and
some more. 1a
Swinburne Hale, Of New York, talk
ing about deportation proceedings of
the federal government attacked At
torney General Palmer and won APP
plause. Hale told his audience that
Harley P. Christensen of Utah, perma-
'nent chairman of the convention was
one of the first defenders of the I.
W. W. liC oSiC5otCS CICClO GU dI ltAAS
until Chairman Christensen was forced
to acknowledge them by bowling.
Eamonn De Valera, who got rous-
ing reception as he entered the hall
cut short Hale's talk, and was pre-
sented as president of the Irish re-
public" &
DeValera was applauded when he
said the Irish question was an
question" He asked for
recognition Of the Irish government"
in Ireland.
A delegation pledging for the inde-
pendence Of the Indian empire appear
ed before the platform committee.
Miss Maude McCreary, a delegate
from milwaukee,, advised the Labor
party members to cease buying or
the "capitalistic' press.
She charged the Associated Press
"garbled it's stories or sent out plain
lies about what we are trying to do"
She told the delegates that if they
Senator LaFollette for
president the "capitalistic press
would Sabotage the news by not
anything about him.
Queries by delegates brought a
statement from the secretary that
Samuel GomperA. president of the
American Federation of Labor, had
been invited to attend the conven-
ton but had sent no word beyond
acknowledgement of receipt of the
invitation.
The explanation was greeted with
shouts of "amen" from the floor.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
Straw Ballot Is
Victory for Cox

Governor James NJ. Cox, the demo-
cratic nominee for president. was the
choice of At out of S3 voters aboard
the train between Newport and Albany
in a straw ballot taken Saturday by
W. H. Downing, delegate to the San
Francisco convention, on his way homt
to Salem. Mr.. Downing spent two days
at Newport on his way north from the
convention.
The result of the straw ballot gave
Cox At and Harding 36. Sixteen peo-
pie aboard the train refused to vote.
AZ think the democratic party has
nominated the strongest ticket posi-
ble," said Mr.. Downing in comment
ing on he convention. "and that they
viii carry the election in November.
MANY easterners with whom I talked
are of the opinion that Governor Cox
will carry Ohio, New York Pennsyl-
vauia and other big eastern states 4
.sMr. Roosevelt makes a strong run
ming mate for Cox. 1 met and talked
with him personally. and found him
"a he a fine man His speech before
the convention was wonderful
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
Driving
Bolshevik Back
Around Pripet

Warsaw. July 12.--Victories for the
Poles in the Pripet region and in Vol
hynia are reported in adyices received
here today The bolshevik cavalry
leader General Budenny has been de-
feated, the advices stated, and he -
fleeing to Rovno. upon which the
Poles are marching.
The victory of the Poles in the Pri-
pet region, isNlescribed as ''complete..
Enormous supplies are declared to
nave been taken with the occupatiOnl
Of the town Of Owruncz, where 20e
prisoners also were, picked up.
The troops operating against Cen
eral Budenny, the advices report, cap
tured Great and Little Zyoin, takfng
eight guns, while the bolsheviki caval-
ry brigade was annihilated. Bolshevfk
attacks south and west of Rovno wess
repulsed, the message adds.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
Gas Shortage
Threatening to
Fruit Industry

Stricter conservation Of gasoline by
pleasure car drivers in and around Sa.
lem must be practiced and first con-
sideration given to trucks or the berry
industry in this section of the valley
will be dealt a severe blow.
Such is the claim of local oil COM
pany officials who are working day
and night to supply gasoline to the We
hicles engaged in hauling the berry
crops from farm to canning and pack
ing plant
With the trucking business in
creased 200 per cent in the past 80
days and the visible supply of gasoline
lower than at any time during the cur.
rent shortage, the oil company men
state that every available ounce of
gasoline possible must be diverted td
the trucks, or 1t will be impossible for
berry growers to get their crops to
market.
1t is claimed that the gasoline sup.
ply for the Salem district is shorter
this month than ever before. During
June the first month of the short
age, 100000 gallons were distributed
by the oil companies in Salem, and it
is estimated that the available supply
for July will not be over 100000 gal
Ions
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
DeHeth Urged
Violence Says
State Attorney

Chicago, July 12.-Lloyd DeHeth,
making the opening statement for the
state today in the trial of William
Bross Lloyd, millionaire member of
the communist labor party, declared
he would prove that Lloyd and his as
sociates advocated the overthrow of
the government by force and the blow
ing open of banks and armories in or
der to secure money and ammunition
to further the revolution
Llody, with 81 other members of the
communist labor party is charged with
conspiracy to overthrow the govern
ment.
Mr.. DeHeth said Lloyd had publicly
stated he chad more respect for the
red flag than for the United States
flag and that it was hopeless for the
proletariat to gain power by the bal
lot" FIe further quoted Lloyd as say
ing that "only by revolution could
the state be destroyed, and it must be
absolutely destroyed"
1.-THE communist labor party has
furthered movements to destroy the
power of thes tate and government by
mass movement as was shown in the
Seattle and Winnipeg strikes" the pro-
secutor said. @'l
The state claimed it had won a point
when Judge Hebel ruled that evidence
relating to events prior to the passage
of the state sedition law year ago
could be introduced. The state plans to
present evidence under this ruling
leading to the introduction of the Mos
COW manifesto, said to have been is
sued by the third internationale- at
Moscow and which the defendants
were charged by Mr. Heth with sup
porting.
The defense reserved its openins
statement.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
Bad Check Artist
Who Operated In
Silverton, Caught

C. M. Coy, who is alleged to havu
passed bad checks in Silverton aggre-
eating about 1925 few months ago,
has been apprehended in Astoria and
will be brought to Salem for trial be-
fore Judge George e. Unruh, it was
learned here this morning.
Coy was located in logging camp
near Astoria. Arrested, he asked per-
mission to put up 1925 bail. His re-
quest was refused.
Coy is said to have been associated
with a lodging house while in Silver
ton. Constable Walter DeLong will
leave for Astoria to bring him to this
city in the. near future.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
Third Party Becomes Question Of "How
Factions Unable To Reach Agreement
Convention Marks
:: Time Today =:
Awaiting Platform

Chicago, July 1.-THE convention
Of the labor party Of the United State,
marked time. at the morning session
today while the platform committee
labored over a mass Of proposed
planks and the conference commit
tee continued negotiations with the
committee of 48.
Chairman Walker, armed with a
hammer for a gavel. had difficulty
in bringing the slow arriving dele
gates to order.
Claims of the migratory workers
for changes in the general election
laws were presented to the conven-
tion by John H. Kelly, representing
the Brotherhood Welfare association.
The zone Big Union" group ap-
peared at today's session and dis
tributed their propaganda.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
Conferences Keep
Harding On Jump

Marion, Ohio. July 12.-Preparatory
to going into seclusion to complete his
speech accepting. the republican presi-
Dental nomination. Senator Harding
faced a busy day today with number
of engagements scheduled. His frs,
conference was with Senator Cummins
Of Iowa, chairman of the interstate
commerce committee. who reached
Marion last night, with whom he dis
cussed the political situation and rail-
road problems
Three other engagements included
one with Raymond Robins of Chicago,
former head of the Red Cross mission
to Russia.
Owing to the short time elapsing be-
fore his notification on July %, Sem
ator Harding plans to seclude him.
self beginning tomorrow, from all Wis
itors until he can complete his speech
In making the announcement the sem
ator served notice on the newspaper
correspondents that he would see ta-n
once daily instead of twice from now
until the final touches had been placed
on his speech.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-12
Peki1 Is Quiet
Despite Fighting
On Every Side

London. July. 12-Minor skirmishes
have occurred between the military
factions near Peking, but Peking itself
remains quiet. according to Tien
Tsin dispatch to the Exchange TeIe-
graph company, filed or Sunday.
The diplomatic authorities do not
regard the position of the foreigners
as jeopardized.
The veteran General Chang Kuea
Lii the dispatch adds has proceedeA
to Pastingfu, Chilli, where he is at
tempting to reconcile the opposing fac
tions.
Railway communication betweeR
Tien Ssin and Shanghai has been bro
ken by the military, who have torn up
the tracks near Tchethow Shantung-