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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
DREDGING LAUREL RIVER.

Laurel. Oct S.-The large suction dredge
which has been here for several weeks
dredging Laurel river has almost completed
the work. The machine has worked It's
way up the river and is now working near
the dam at Records Lake The sand, mud
and refuse which cover the river bottom
in some places foot or more deep rs
being blown on vacant lot nearby
The sand will be utilized in the construction
of the new stone road between Laurel and
Millsboro
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
PALMER HOME MEETING.

Dover. Oc. 9-The serni-an rual rrle-et-
ig of the managers and directors, q
p Inner Home was held a the home, yes
.erdav Devotional exerciseS were held
sf-er which the variols reports were read
l. berg doaatior dav very generous
s,iDUlv of groceries a,d prov.siors of all
( 5ads were sert II, with 8 o. in cash
r4r1 70 be used for running expenses aFd
some N the endowment fund, q des-
s signated bv tire doners.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
WOMEN AT MEETING.

Dover. Oct 8.-An enthusiastic Dem
cc.atic meeting. AZ which women were
j. the majority. was held a. Leipsic.
Wednesday evening.
Hon. James II. Hughes Of Dover chair
nr. Of the Kent COUNTY Democratic
4cutive Committee was the speaker
p i gave the women ADVICE a. 70 register
and voting
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
NEWS OF LAUREL.

Laurel. Oct. George Marvil is
here visiting his brother-in-law and sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kitchens and other
relatives
Mn. Earl L HAYES and son. Charks
HAYES. of Wilmington arr here visiting
Mrs HAYES parents. Mr. and Mrs harles
" Riggin
After visiting MIR and Mrs Albert
I. Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. G Victor De
Revere have returned to Delaware City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
NEWS OF SEAFORD.

~.aiord Oc, Mr, y Carroll
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
/. o. o. r. OFFIC Frs

Laurel Oct s. Chart. LDdgc \o.
II. . . r. u thu town ha- elected
tie following officers to serve the ensuing
tcrm John " OldheId noble grand
Charles A Hastings vlccgrand Victor
{ ifiitchelrs, recording secretary Arthur
s Hes.rn. assistant, Walter 4. Smith
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
PARSON RECOMMENDED.

Dover. O-.. s.-At 8 meeting q the
STATE Board Of Parrions, YESTERDAY apph-
cation vas m.de by John D Hawkins
counsel for Lester Grant, Young white
man. for restoration To citizenship
Grant several wears ago had been con-
~;etei Of felony and sentenced 70 a term
of iuprisonnent He was an overseas man
aDd since his return il was shown he had
been leading an exemplary life The
f. vprable vote Of lie board was unani-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
Ellsworth at Camden.

Congress man Frank Ellsworth ad-
dressed Republican meeting Al Camden
li-f night lie attacked the League ~
Nations covenant H. viii speak al
Harrington tonight and al Milford to
morrow
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
Short SHatcheS
From EUeTyUherg

what the north OF ireland IS seek
Ing is a bullet-pro0f ulsrer--0enVer
Post
Not only the national credit but
the national credulltys is abounding-
Columbia Record
The chief trouble with labor seams
70 be the work connected with t.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Thess women soldiers should b
very useful when e comes 20 q coun-
ter driVe.-Arkansas Gazette
In Lenin's claim Of Ultimate world
domination he SAYS nothing about
conquering 1reland--Syraeus Her
AID
seeing America first Is becoming
an everyday Occurrences with the
spectators at the Olympic games
Springfield Union
Query Does equal rights for Wom-
en- include the right 10 stay away
from the primaries the way men dof
Columbus Dispatch
As proof that we are a kindly, toler-
ant people, there IS the evidence that
the clerks who tel Us prices are 60
ing up next week still breathe and
have their heinE-Toiedo Blade
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
II Years Ago Today
IRON The Herald OF ThIs.Date. 1906.

4 BUILDING permit was secured yes
a terday for the new FL Paso foun-
dry. 'The Union Iron and Brass
Works" which ]. C. House and T. c,
Link are to erect in this city. They
have bought a site on the corner Of
Park avenue and Sixth. street and
have commenced work on the shops
Captain Of the central fire depart
ment, J. J. (-Red') Sullivan, has lett
Tor a trim east on a vacation Of two
weeks and Ray Bright has been
elected captain 10 serve until the re-
rurn OF Capt Sullivan Capt. Sulli-
van will visit Chicago. st. Louis and
his old home IN Toledo, Ohio
c. c. York. Of the Southwestern
auditors office, has just returned
from a pleasant vacation spent in the
east Among other places he stopped
at Hartford, KY
Chief OF police Florence J. Han
leaves today for his ranch near Dem
ing.
Hrs. II. J. Eeeting, whose husband
is in the employ OF The G. H, and
their son, Paul have returned from
an extended visit in California
G. King, general agent Of the South
western, returned this morning from a
trip west.
Mrs. o. G. Ellison has returned from
Denver and Alamogordo and Is Epend-
ing a few days IN this city, the guest
Of Mrs. II P. Schnster-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Carter De Haven
have finished acting In a film version
OF Twin Beds.
Lionel Barrymore has contracted 70
make a series OF three films FOR Asso-
ciated First National Pictures
Marceliue, the Hlppodrome clown,
has undertaken 10 show Ferry Cor
wey. the English funmaker, New
Tork's points OF interest
'Humoresuue." the new film, was
a big success in the Criterion
''Lorayue." the new Montanye-
Grey-Dudley musical comedy play,
win be placed in rehearsal BY Wen
dell Philips Dodge early in Septem-
Der.
Daisy Daniels Of The Night Boat
chorus can have her old Job as
kindergarten teacher at Westfleid,
Mass, hack. IL she wants IT,
Ula Sharon. born on a Kansas farm,
viii dance in Broadway Brevities Of
1920" She Is only Is, but Is very
proud OF Kansas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE PIE.
BY HOWARD r. CARTS

can fool you, for that is not thu only
pie have
So while the WhiffIs Whaffis with
his one face asleep and the other
Wiggily reached IN his lunch basket
and took out a second piece.
"Hal That's funny cried the bad
Whiffie Whaffie, as he saw the bunny
eating more pie 7 never knew that
there could Be two pieces Of pie In
soH. yes" said Uncle WiEsiiy.
..WeIl. III take thar piece. too
cried the bad chap, and before Jncla
WiEEily could take more tnan tnres
bites the Wifi Whaff las I call him
for short) grabbed the second piece
Of pie and sobbed = mp
We'll / still have another" laughed
the bunny, and, reaching in ne took
out the third slice
The Whiffie WAFFLE was 50 sur
prissd he nearly fell over backward
wen. you can't have any more
after that snesred the unpleasant
animal. III take the last pieco OF
He grabbed It away from Uncle
WiggiIT, who was very sad
4Tes. ] guess that's the last Of khs
pie" said the bunny, but his paw hap
ueusd 10 slip into the basket. and he
felt stiu another piece OF pie
@Weul Wellr exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily, as he brought out the fourth
piece Of pie
aOhl OH OH" screamed the Wifi
fIs WAFFLE you aren't bunny
rabbit at all You're a magicizn-you
can bring forty leren pieces o. pie
from that basket IL yen wish and
YOU can turn me into a shipper snap
[ per u you choose to- Oh, this Is no
place for mer' and away he ran and
I Uncle WiEgily had all the pie that
was left
/ LAUGHED the bunny. but ] never
/ thdueht I had SO much pie Though
] I'm glad I did" And IL the ice cream
] doesn't melt and run a race with The
{ blackbsrry. jan down tae back Of the
I rocking chair. III tell you next about
] Uncle TViggily IN the hsy.-Coryrigl
1920 By the Mcclure Newspaper
l Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

-rTHE census just taken demonst ra.lss
that FL Paso is rapidly developing
into a city" said justice X b
Rawiins. Geographically u IS 1l-4-
ated in a position that can leaQ ls 70
ar0ect that under favorable conditions
h viii develop into the largest city
between Los Angeles on the west ana
New Orleans on the east. but 70 m
suro this development il occurs 10
me that there are several essenlliils
that must be encountered ana 9uulcl-
ou=fv solved In my opinion the most
ir1nortant OF these is the development
81 an ample and cheap supply or va
ter for domestic purposes we can
not build a large city with a limited
water supply nor win a supply A9l
which we pay exorbitanr rates ~
occurs TO me that the attempted de-
rrfopment Of a supply on the mesa
for all purposes VIII not meet the
situation First because CT the -act
that the depth at which water IS pro-
cured on the mesa precludes the hope
for a large supply Of water and, sec
ondiv. the wells that are on the mesa
DO not give promise OF an ample
supply. Il is essential that We should
have an ample supply and that the
rate should be reasonable ana just
Another element thar affects the
growth OF the city is the present 10
cation Of the railroad tracks through
The heart Of FL Paso. This question
should be taken up and permanently
settled
81 railway 10 the west coast Of
Mexico would bring into FL Paso's
trade territory one OF the richest areas
in Mexico" said e D. shaw Tho
construction Of such a road IS not q
new idea and with the era Of peace
in Mexico which seems % be dawn
ing, its realization IS not an impossi-
liliry. The rich mines and agrlcul-
tural lands OF sonora and the coast OF
the Gulf OF California would all unite
in pouring their tribute into The lap
3
'erhe average Mexican removed too
far from his native country usually
finds himself out Of place and de-
sirous OF returning 70 the border"
said J. Y Eraser. in charge Of The
city employment bureau Hundreds
Of men are taken TO the north and
west during the sumner to work on
farms Up north. The men are fairly
contented during the warm summer
months, but the coming Of winter
causes them 10 become dissatisfied,
even when many Of their own people
are grouped together, and a trip home
usually follows FL Paso has an alum
dance Of Mexican labor ordinarily,
and Is fortunts enough TO have a eli
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

Fortunately the protests against running the Mescalero
reservation by reckless numbering operations have been
heard at Washington and degree Of recognition given 10
the rights Of those who made it their business to try to
prevent the raid
v Of the interior and the forestry bureau that at least
strip 100 yards wide should be reserved from cutting
along the streams roads, trails, and around eampste IN
The section covered by the recently signed lumo>ng
contract
The secretary Of the interior going further IN response
n the sppea from southwestern organizations interested
in conserving the natural park for the Of all people OF
the present and future asked the lumber company to
consent to the elimination from the contract Of some
what wider strip than the 100 yards already agreed TO-
since such strip would hardly suffice to conserve
the park as recreation ground. The lumber company
reply is awaited
ii Paso and all the southwest grateful TO the sec
rotary Of the interior and the commissioner OF Indian al
fairs for taking even so much cognZance Of the Justice OF
their urotests Their action in this VIII set vain
ble prcedent and It indicates disposition to repair IN
srt the wrong that done by the signing Of the con
forts TO secure still larger elimination for the sake
of the public Of the region viii be successful Let
tiers from organizations and individuals to the secretary
and the commissioner expressing appreciation OF ther con
siderate action VIII be in order now, since aeknoWeoge
meut is due.
We have now seen the value Of determined and con
certed action IN a matter of vital public concern The
action came too late accomplish all that was hoped 1or
The partial failure ought to teach lesson. We must
natiousl park established that region The american
Civic association the friend of the national parks and na
tona monuments stands ready to help SO soon as tn
necessary bills are introduced IN the houses OF congress
and pressed to consideration BY energetic leaders It IS our
next move
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

bic. the duck lady, how 20 boil loliy-
pops. and the muskrat lady said;
wow. I might as veil give Uncle
WigEily two pieces OF pie as vel as
one. Il looks as il he'd been In here
helping himself 70 a slice she went
on, but no matter 50 she slipped
her second piece OF pie into the lunch
basket. making three in all Then
Mrs. Bushytail the squirrel lady
called Nurse Jane 10 the telephone
TO ask about putting hooks and eyes
in a bed spread 20 stop IL from fall
ing out Of the crib and whils NuIss
Jane was talking on The telephone
Uncle Wiggly came In the kitchen
again
OF pie" he said, blinking his nose
Nurse Jane may forget 70 give me
any" So he cut another slice and put
q in the lunch basket, making one,
two. threei four in all
.Wel. good by called Uncle Wiz
Eily TO Nurse Jane singing his
lunch basket over his shoulder.
ooh. wait a minutei / was going
70 give you an ANrra piece OF PIE
called the muskrat lady, AZ the last
@oh. that's very kind o. you.- said
Uncle Wigglly, with a blinlzle OF his
left eyelid. But my lunch basket
Is closed. wrap the piec in piece OF
paper and ia put u IN my pocket
''This viii be three pieces I've given
him. but no matter thought Nurse
Jane. as she CUE another slice Of
cherry pie. And she didn't know a
thing about the other two pieces the
bunny had cut for himself
Along and along walked Uncle Wig
gily. looking for an adventure with
his lunch basket over his shoulder
But adventures seemed 10 be scarce
that day-
7 guess III sit down on a log and
eat the piece Of cherry pie from my
pocket" said the bunny, so down he
sat and he was just eating the pie
and letting the red juice run down his
paw. knowing he could wash it of
later. when. all OF a sudden. out from
behind a cinnamon bush Jumped the
unpleasant old Whiffie WhaHie- The
Whiffie Whaffle had two heads and
faces and while one was asleep the
other was awake
"Hai Give me that cherry pie"
cried the bad Whiffie Whaffie, most
impolitely. grabbing the slice from
Uncle Wigglly's paws. I Ike cherry
piei"
$50 do J." said the bunny. "but 7
never grab Il away from other folks.
However. I'd rather have you do that
than take my souse- And think
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

mate suited TO our neighbors. which
makes the outlook good for con-
tfnuance Of the situation ri Raso
viii benefit materially by cultivating
and keeping her labor supply con-
tented"
with the development Of FL Paso
from q country town to a real cltyl
said A " Norcop- comes the op-
portunity 10 place FL Paso before the
world as the biggest city with the
biggest opportunities in southwestern
America The one great medium for
such an advertisement is the two re-
publics exposition A fair. equal II
not superior, to the great exposition
at san Diego, in which every Ameri-
can and Mexican state on the inter
national boundary would participate,
is not merely a possibility, but a prob
ability Such an event is almost in
evitable. But it cannot come until Fl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

Y JILL you please put Up luncn 1or
w me today, Nurse Jane, said
Uncle WigEily one morning as
he started TO hop out 10 the red
white and blue striped bungalow-oh.
excuse me. ] mean hollow stump
house.
Put you up a lunch-what in the
world for7" asked Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy,
the muskrat lady hOusekeeper-
'sWeu, I am going zor a long walk.
20 look for an adventure replied the
bunny rabbit gentleman. and don't
want TO have 70 come all the way
back for my lunch. So put me up
a little snack as Jackie or Feetie
Bow Wow might say"
Nurse Jane said she would and
she made some carrot and lettuce
sandwiches. some picked turuipsi and
then she looked in the pantry for
something extra good
Uncle Wiggily is very fond OF
cherry pie" thought Nurse Jane I'll
put a piece in his lunch She slipped
q generous slice CT the pie IN the
basket and she was going 20 close %
when Mrs. WiddleWobbIe. the duck
LADY called 20 ask about the best
way Of baking eggs
-Tu tell you how 10 Go &C." sad
Nurse Jane, going out on the back
porch.
Just then Uncle WigglIy. who had
been out on the front porcn, looking
up at the sky 70 see IL it would rain.
came IN the kitchen he saw his lunch
partly put up and noticed the cut pie
on the table
"Il Just slip IN an extra piece Of
pie for myself" said the bunny rab-
bit, with a twinkle OF his PINK nose.
So he did. and then he went upstairs
70 get his old red. white and blue
rheumatism crutch- for he didn'
want 20 take his best one this time
Nurse Jane came in from the back
stoop, after telling AIRS. WIddleW0b-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
~ ~ b. DIrERsIoN.

I sat with Mamie Huggins in a
wonderful cafe wow, listen dear,
] whispered low. I've something I
would say. VIII you be mineg' Then
Mamie biushed and turned a dozen
hues and murmured: why, think"
Right there the band played @Dallas
Blues"
Johns aunt and he were dining
out; his aunt was rich, and old He
jockeyed till he got her on the sub
ject Of her gold said she. 7 made
my VIII today and in &c is q clause
which you win find" Just then a
girl appeared and sang Because"
Il used 70 os that restaurants were
places where you'd go to get a meal:
but things have changed Today that's
FAR from so. Today the modern
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
Ample and Cheap Water Supply CityS Greatest Need
Railroad To MEXICAN Coast Would Open Rich Territory

Paso has sufficiently prepared itself
for the critical inspection OF the mill
lions who viii visit It Through the
medium OF the two republics exposl-
zion, II Paso viii come into its own.
as one OF the sisterhood OF great
American cities"
"A stumbling block in the way Of
FL Paso's progress is the railroad
grade crossings nuisance said T. r
Hardage. Daily dozens OF trains
bisect the city through its very heart.
Thousands of people and hundreds Of
vehicles are held up for hours daily
while freight trains crawl through the
city. The elimination Of this nuisance
is the prime feature OF the city plan
ming program which the chamber OF
commerce has under way. and which
win have the wholehearted support Of
the young mems business league"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
ALine O. Cheer
Each Day O. The Year

THE Busy Bees the chap for me.
He buzzes on so merriiy.
Whatever thing he has to do
With constant song he puts Il
through.
And when the hive IS running Ger
With all his golden honied store
He turns his gains into a gift,
And shares with all who come his
thrift.
Copyright. 1920. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
Red Years


IT IS STRANGE and there carnival that
rests; Kill their LADY
dead
hand clutter and detectives toll
and midnight Of cev Here where
Pacific pillows three murdered washed ashore within two weeks
and inland other ain offered 10 explain
WY TIE deeds were done These ast crimes we all a6hOr are but the out
Of deadly
king felt that natures cheapest thing stuff life For
death
taste read Of dead piled all the
Sx feghng Ger The peoples
tbs times again when
the fIesl
Copyright BY George Matthew Adams WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

Shanghai. China. Aug. 30.-In line
with the Chinese governments pur-
pose 10 train its own aviators TO take
charge Of the country's future aero
nautical development, five young Chi
neses who have been studying aviation
at the Nan Yuan aviation school. were
sent TO Manila this summer for post
graduate training in flying at a school
Of aviation there.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
TWENTY CARLOADS ONIONS
FROM Ell PASO'S VALLEY

Twenty carloads Of onions will be
shipped out Of the lower valley this
year, according TO J. c. Viljoen. one
Of the onion growers Of the lower
valley. They are Spanish onions and
some of them weigh a pound and a
half apiece. The El Paso onion was
once famous throughout the country.
It was large and white and sweet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

NEW YORK. Aug. SO.-Intsrests cen
IN tered in-the Sanger & Jordan Of
ficers are preparing TO produce a
musical comedy called The Heather
Belle Broadway hears that Leonard
Thomas, the well known society man
and sportsman, has written the lyrics
and music for this piece. Mr. Thomas
is said TO be an accomplished musi-
clan. The Heather Belle" is scheduled
to open out OF town in five OF six
weeks and head toward Broadway.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

A man wearing a broad smile went
to the box office Of the Fulton thea
ter and asked to see the author OF
Scrambled Wives" the attraction at
that house. Adolph Klauber. producer
OF the comedy, explained that there
were two authors and that both were
at Cape Cod. resting
4 Just wanted 10 know where they
got that name, John Chiverick. the
young man used in The play said
the stranger.
y don't know" replied 8Ir. Klau-
Der. "WhyZ"
sLy name is John chiveriek and
live at Cape Cod"
Mr.. Klauber Immediately reported
the matter 10 this column
did you ever hear Of a stranger
co1ncidenceT" he asked.
Darn it. we had to admit We never
had
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

The Selwyns viii open their new
Times Square theater early in Sep
TENDER with Florence Reed in The
Love Woman" by Edgar Selwyn-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

AIR MAIL SERVICE TO CUBA
Washington. D. C. Aug. 30.-Air-
plane mail service between the United
States and Cuba viii be inaugurated
this fall postmaster general Burleson
said tonight.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

Andy thinks e unfair that a con-
test should be conducted for Harding
and Cox slogans while the candidate
on the Ouiia-Limerick ticket Is com
pletely ignored. Hence he sends in
one for the neglected person as per
follows.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE
Hotel Clerk Ito members Of the
poker party)-Xou'u have to stop
making so much noise. The woman
in the next room says she can't read
The Winuer-Thats stranEel /
could read when I was six years old
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
a rHouGHr FoR ropAY.

When Mrs. Eek Scooter Of Wells
VILE was asked If her new silver tea
pot was solid, she replied. or
course noti II Il was, how could
put tea in it,"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

Orth for the leading feminine role.
Miss Ortiz played two seasons in
The Wauderer," succeeding Flor
eucs Reed in the role Of Tischa-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

man shudders at the prospect Of 50 cents gallon for
gasoline but thinks $50 gallon fair price for whisky
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

The inventor, he ehortled IN Eiee.
Al they fished his airahip from the
sea
aI'u build land he laughed
a submarine craft.
And maybe twill fly remhrked he.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

The man who kept mob from lynehing him BY talking
to the mob should be employed for stump speaking y tns
discouraged party.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30
About Broadway Plays And Players

restaurant deals out unearthly din
II serves its patrons clatter with some
high priced food thrown in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-30

Maybe the Juarez gambling hall is staying open until
local railroad men get their $4,000 IN back wages in the
hone that the railroad men viii be careless with the money