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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
NEWS OF MIDDLETOWN.

Middletown, Sept. THE public
schools of Middletown opened today for
the fall term. The faculty is complete
with the exception of one teacher in the
high school, who will be named later
The Peninsula Construction Co. has
begun work of grading the streets under n
contract for an 1S-foot bed for Main and
Broad streets, but later the citizens de-
cided to have these streets paved from
curb to curb. 1t is expected the work will
be completed in a month.
St. Georges Hundred Sunday School
Association has been reorganized and
these officers elected. President, Ethel
ID. Yearsley; vice-president, William
Bogensheitz; secretary and treasurer,
Bella Carpenter.
A wheat stack on Harry Griffith's farm
caught fire and burned while MIR. Griffith
was threshing, one day last week
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
After Vacation Peel
Your Discolored Skin

Women returning from the seaside or
country with Drowned, Redeemed or freckIed
the rnercolized wax treatment Weather-
beaten skin had best come of, for no
amount of beautifying" will ever make il
easiest way TO shed the despoiied cuticle is
with the treatment suggested. Put the
wax on before retiring. as you would cold
cream. and rinse IL off next morning with
warm water. Minute particles Of scarf
skin peel of day by day gradually showing
the healthy. youthful skin beneath One
ounce IF mercOlizcd wax, obtainable at aDy
q us )re, Is enough 70 maze any diScoIor-
ca or s9odted complexion clear, white and
satiny soft. It's action is So gentle no
harm is caused and the face shows no trace
OF it's use.
Burning heat. irritating winds and dirt
are such wrinkle-makers that the daily
use OF the following astringen tonic To-
ton at this season is highly advisable.
Powdered saxoiite. one ounce, dissolved
IN witch hazel, one-haIf pint Used as a
face bath this is a splendid wrinkle re-
mover and preventive
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

home last Friday evening, Mrs. William
X. Morgan accidentally fell on the steps,
badly injuring her ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meir katz and daughter,
Miss Esther Katz, and MIR. and Mrs.
I Benjamin Hamburger of Baltimore have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. +. Greena-
baum.
Miss Mary Short is spending ten days
at Ocean City, Md.
William Miller and Herbert Lank are
spending few days at Rehoboth Beach.
b. +. Hitch and family of Wilmington
are here for several days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hitch.
Mrs. Alexander Donoho and Miss
Maude Dorsey entertained at bridge,
Thursday evening, at their home in West
Seaford.
The annual reunion of the Davis
Kinder-Noble families will be held at
Bethel Church, near here, tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hurdman of Will
mington are visiting Mrs. Martha Du-
franoi.
Fred f. Mason of New York City has
been spending several days here, a guest
of ex-Mayor and Mrs Joseph H. Cox
Miss Peggy Wainwright Of Wilmington
is here visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rowe Of New York
City are here for several days with Mrs.
Rowe's parents, DIR. and Mrs. Frank
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs William Chapman of Will
mington are here visiting Mr.. Chipman's
mother, Mrs. Martha Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Argo of Dover
are here for several days with Mrs.
Argos parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Wright
Clarence Wright of Trenton, n. j.,
spent Labor Day here with his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Jesse A. Wright.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
Hair Curling Troubles
Are Overhead This'

Have you heard about The newest xay
10 keep the hair Ia c,Irf1 N not ~. IN
means. cut out these air0plr ri rr.flr,,,s arf
try this wonderful method Procure = noe
tooth brush and fes 0unfss ~ l,IaIa
liquid silmeriue from your druggist Apply
enough 20 the liquid With The brIaf -
noisten the hair from root ~ zap Just -.
fore doing IL 90. You siil b~ ndlfe .sf0n-
ished when you Ind you have sxrf lovely
waves and curis they appear aiffVrfrfr
natural. instead Of having been sftifeiaiIV
acquired. Best of al. the Nagiucsg all Iaft
very much iongnr than N would nfhfre.
Your hair Of cOurse. siA hsgn more
body" and fun ness than where ere On
ing singeing. waving iron is u1ef n glu
appear glossler and iiyelier. for Eilrlerina
hss proved equally desirable ss q drfaa.
ing for the hair TOui md n gieaeanf
20 use and II Sil leave NJ sticky. VrrafV
or streaky trace.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
TWO DEATHS.

Milford, Sept. = Martin Deputy.
aged IS years, died at his home on the
Harrington Road, on Thursday night.
Funeral services were held at his late
home, Sunday afternoon, in charge of
Rev. Charles f. Dryden, pastor of the
First Methodist Protestant Church, Mil
ford, of which the deceased was member
and interment was made In the Odd
Fellows cemetery.
Howard Clifton, aged 30 years, died at
his home, here, Saturday night, after an
illness of more than two years. He had
been a resident OF Milford all his life and
was well and favorably known. Funeral
services viii be held this afternoon from
his late residence in charge of Rev.
Charles Z. Dryden Of the First Methodist
Protestant Church, OF which the deceased
was an active member. Interment in Odd
Fellows cemetery, Milford.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

are exceptionally large and Of fine quality
for the first OF the season.
Midshipman Lockwood Pratt, second
class of the third year Of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Md, arrived
home, Saturday evening, after returning
from the annual cruise Of the midship-
men, one of more than 5000 miles,
through the Panama Canal to California,
Oregon, Hawaii, Philippines and return
James Wclch of Philadelphia is spend
ing several days here at the home Of his
grandmother. Mrs. Mary WEIGH
Mrs. James A. Summers and daughter
of Wilmington are spending few DAYS
here with Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher
Waisches.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
DIED FROM MOSQUITO BITE,

Seaford, Sept. Mrs. Martha Taylor
wife of Columbus Taylor of Blades, died
yesterday, aged 60 years, About three
weeks ago Mrs. Taylor was bitten on the
leg by mosquito. Very little attention
was paid to the bite, but in few days the
place became swollen and caused much
trouble
The wound continued to grow worse
until blood poisoning developed and she
suffered greatly for several DAYS before
she died. Her leg became so big from the
bite that it burst before death came.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
FLOWING TOMATOES UNDER.

Seaford, Sept. Hundreds of acres
Of tomatoes in this section are being
plowed under by the growers because Of
the low prices tomatoes are bringing
The wet weather has had a tendency to
rot tomatoes rapidly, and it is no un-
common sight now to see farmers plowirg g
large fields of tomatoes under
The two canneries at Seaford, Greena-
baum Bros.and f. G. Ross, are not putting
up tomatoes, and Greenabaum Bros have
separate plant running on tomato
DuIp.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
NEWS OF LAUREL.

Laurel, Sept. After being closed
for the past four weeks the Methodist
churches here reopened SUNDAY, with
services IN charge of the respective pas
tors
Mr. and Mrs. S. Edward German of
Philadelphia are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. William A. Short and family of
Willow Grove, Pa, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs John II. Shiles, nearr town.
Miss Margaret Fink of Wilmington is
visiting Miss Marion Rodney at the home
Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey B.
Rodney.
Mrs. Joseph II. Mitchell and sons.
Harry, Emory and Paul, are visiting in
Wilmington, Philadelphia and Camden.
Miss Cardell Williams Of Cressin CITY,
Florida, Is visiting Miss Mare Locates at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Ii. Locates, near town.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson Guthrie of Whining
ton IS visiting her brother-in-law and
sister, MIR. and Mrs. joseph Hitch.
Mrs. Henry Bohm is suffering from a
severely spralned ankle, caused when she
slipped OF door step at her home on
Pine street.
Misses Nellie Blair and Alice Roop Of
Wilmington and Miss Nellie Campbell of
Marshallton are here visiting Miss Bernice
Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Moore and
daughters. Beatrice and Catherine. of
West Collingswood, are visiting relatives
m Laurel and vicinity.
Mrs. Harry i. Emory, who is under
going medical treatment at the Peninsula
General Hospital at Salisbury, Md, is
reported much improved
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
MELON CARGO WRECKED.

An accident TO his load Of watermelons
yesterday afternoon did not stop Joseph
Dineen, fruit vender, from conducting a
rushing business. In fact, although a part
of bis stock of watennelons rolled into
the street, by reducing the price TO Is
cents each, he disposed of his entire load
in record time.
According to Dineen's story, while
crossing the street car tracks at Ninth and
Wilson streets, he was struck by delivery
truck belonging TO Robert Firth, an ice
cream dealer, Third and Van Buren,
streets. The truck is said to have skidded
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
MOTOR CYCLE RACER.

Milford, Sept. THE West Philadel-
phia Motor Cycle Club held Labor Day
Run to Slaughter Beach. Ten cars made
the trip, arriving at noon on Saturday,
and remaining until noon yesterday.
Races were held on the beach, Saturday
afternoon, but owing 10 the soft condition
OF the sand, not much time could be
made, as the cars were kept upright with
difficulty
The average time on the down trip from
Philadelphia was hours and ten minutes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
COLORED EOPLES' BIG DAY"

Milford, Sept. THE colored people
of this vicinity were not to be cheated
out of their day at Slaughter Beach, this
year, in spite of the rainy weather
Saturday week, the 2Sth of August. was
scheduled to be observed as Big Satur-
day" but on account of the heavy rain no
observance could be held on that date
However, it was decided to observe last
Saturday. and more than 500 eolored
people from here and Georgetown went
to the Beach and held an old-fashioned
picnic all day.
One auto truck three buses, about
fifty automobiles and at least one hundred
carriages of all kinds carried the picnic
parties 10 the Beach, and fried chicken
and watermelon disappeared by the
basketful
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
QUIETLABOR DAY IN DOVER.

Dover, Sept. Labor Day was OBJ
served at the State Capital in quiet way.
All public buildings were closed and the
stores half of the day.
Because of the rain in the morning,
which prevented a game of baseball,
double-header was played in the afternoon
between Dover and Milford. A record
breaking crowd attended the games.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
RAN NEEDLE IN HAND.

Seaford, Sept Mrs Lille Fleet
wood, wife of Wallace Fleetwood. pro-
prietor of garage at Blades, was severely
injured, yesterday, when she accidently
ran crochet needle through her hand.
While doing some crochet work she
got UP and started for the door to admit
a neighbor and struck rocking chair.
jabbing the large needle clear through her
hand.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

Relief is usually very prompt. The
regular use of these tablets after meals
gives the stomach and small intestines
substantial help to digest food and YOU
will then be bold enough to eat baked
beans, fried eggs, sausage, buckwheat
cakes and many other things YOU though
would make your stomach misera BILE. Get
a 90 cent box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets at any drug store and YOU will then
eat whatever you like and be fortified
against the acid, sour stomach due tn
indigestion or dyspepsia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

For Wednesday Only You Can Have the
Following Soap at, Per Cake 71c
Star Soap. P. & G. Naptha Soap.
Small Ivory Soap.
Best Granulated Sugar, Id. .. lie
Can Crisco, special today .... o6e
Fancy Cream Cheese, h. - SSe
l 10. Can Rumford Baking Powder soc
White or Yellow Meal, lb. ..... .e
Marrow Fat Beans, lb. . I0c
Fancy Soup Beans, Id. ....... zoe
Hominy Grts, lb. ........ Sc
Best Black Pepper. ! lb. ... Zoe
5-lb. Box Argo Starch, only - a5e
Fancy Peas, can ........ HSc
Fancy Crushed Corn, can - ISc
Purity Nut Butterine, Id. - S5e
Good Luck Butterine, Id. . zoe
Best Grade Flour, 10. ...... zoe
Good Broken Rice, lb. ..... Toe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
Why Be Afraid
of Good Food?
Eat What You Like Best But Follow
IL With a Stuart's Dyspep-
sia Tablet

When the stomach sours or becomes
gassy, with heartburn, it needs the aka
line effect to offset the acid condition.
This you get from one or two Stuart 5
Dyspepsia Tablets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

will move 70 Panama, where he hss se-
cured portion ms o macbinigs
w. A. Brof1narklo and family have
moved to Baltimore, he having ~ecured
q clerical position AT Spauou's Point
Professor and Mrs Hiram PsarSon a
Baltimore are writing Rural Garner and
Mrs. Thomas Willis AZ CbesDriown.
LON something7 Try q classified sd-
vertissmcnt IN Every Fvenfnr-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
NEWS OF SEAFORD.

Seaford Sept. While entering her
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16
Georgia Lee County

Georgia Lee County
Notice to r B Lee Marion i B Jr|
Annie Bianck Charles Robert Minor
Minnie Heath Lee Pcir5 at Law OF
BGiauie II Lee Deceased.
II llashis having applied to dhe
by petition asking that e B Lee Or
~ administration Of The estate OF
Minnie II Lee Deceased late OF sid
dolnty os required TO make to lin
a DEED 70 that certain house and lot
kuswn as the J ] Gerutching5 house
living apd being in the city OF !, es
burg bliog more raticular deecribed
AID aasin ont III petition in puranc
OF a bond i3rtiI.e made by mi1nie
HEaet. Jim Jone4 and transferred
and a=ig0odlyY Jim Jone8'to Il
G Moths said oeti,ion alleging that
ali Of tie Obligation in said bonds
hssaeoa p.forned by Il G Mathis
This is 10 notify L B ST. Marion E
3 JrAnnie Blruce Charles Robert
Minor Minnie Heath Lee heirs at
law Of Minnie II Lee deceased to be
and appear at appear July term Of
Court Of otdinarss and show ca2se
thew have and can why the ssaid
administrator should net be required
TO mako said deed as prayed by H,
c Mathis A + Greene
Ordinary
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16

states n. Nuazo7 sra the t7on Goy.
Mo OsneDa s.T,.r Of the p,lliDptpa
l7opse Of s,Ni .a..aiaFfvas and Vice
President ~ he asncil Of Stare, ara
ma leaders Il, ire .-ac.oDaiista party,
wb,cb hiss yaor ia Bower since 1907.
While sDeaker Ge.aeDa is not SO well
tDown in the United States as Quezon,
ne Is 2Dsi6ered one Of the ATTEST men
q the islands. Senate President Que-
,ons recently referred TO Osmena as
the gyeafest FU.niao s,nce Rial"
nh nn,.gcrei ye,a+.ons het,yaoA -Gsz.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16
Georgia Lee County

10 All whom 1t May concern
T r Lewis having in proper ioin,
applied to me for Permanent Letter
OF Administration on the estate 81
Dan Lewis late Of said county, this
10 to cite all and singular the crsd!
tors and next Kin Of Dan Lewis to
lN6ilIearat my office within
the tinesallowed by law and show
cause il iany they why permanent
administration should not be grant
to I Il Lewis on Dan Lewis estate.
illness my hand official sigaturs
this % day Of April 1920.
a. +. Greene.
Ordinary
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16
IND Mis- SION
COMES FROM
I9.2INES
S@sy u s4a5 az Sa3ats prGsI.
deat <4ezon faitarates De-
tla3a fOr independence.

That ths Filipino poons arc n aar1,.
eaf 10 thelr demand .or,immeGic:s ln.
dependence Is lrdles.e1 BY tie yVrolrs
10 the lnlted States Of second Phlh.
pine n'ias.oG 20 S@.k Cor Independence.
CcincideHt with ,hls announcement Tia
war DeDartmcrt rocaiveda cable flona
AGnila stating ttat tie sh-FiiiItao ler.
Niature had adopted 9so!utiens ~.
rera ing It's pisa Tor immediate indt.
panGouce.
The second iais ior, like TIE iilpt 4.
CoEirossl of The lead ag men OF she IL.
lands a1a VIII yoY, IA the Un.tcd
States rot c2ly Tor immediate inds.
blnc nee, but e'1 to bring shout "hsa.
ter understand e.eater couf }tn g
and closer coi a.c etatioal bswegn
Tic -a.,3i S..t IN tic P>liDrine9 "
'aa ois3. 2 - laa5,l by =,
rel 3aet9r Isl Ant q he Phs'->
gin ale ~5l kroSI u
An e. j" ee f. yes 'n.-
!oe.f 'lH; lie !
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16

Notice is hereby given that on
the Fret Tneeday III June 1920
within the legal hours Of sale the
followeng deserted property will be
sold before the court house door ia
said county towit: That certain lot
iaSmithyille Ga. known NJ the ".
IS. Jennins lot being in-land lot No.
36 in 18th dis.. said County and
containing three acves more or less
described as follows commencing at
the north west sorner OF Baptist
church lot and cotton ave. running
one acre 10 abe north east corner OF
j.. A Hill let thence running south
three acres thence cart one acre tile
nee north to the starting point.
Said property to be sold PURSUANT
to an order Of the Hon. z. A Littss
john Judge OF Superior Court said
county granted in the cAse Of Mrs
h A Booker and A II Booker vs. Mss
E a Clark ct. al, being ar applica
ton for Partition Of said property
said order is now Of file in Clerk,
office said court.
This the 26th day April 1929.
W Fl I.unsfcrd
J Faust
81 Powell
Commissioner
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16
Georgia Lee County
10 whom it may aoncern

Georgia Lee County
TO whom it may aoncern
I j Lewis having applied fur
Guardianship Of the persons and
property of Emory Lewis Lillian
May Lewis and Mary Elizabeth
minor Children Of Dan Lewis late OF
said county deceased notice is here
BY given that said application wiIh
be heard at my office at 10 O'Clock
a M on the first Monday in June.
This 23rd dav Of April 1910
A T Greene
Ordinary and ex oficio Clerk Court
Of Ordinary.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16

40 journalist, row " America, e
tsrv conscientious aal tirele-5 Vcrszsg,
tholorgl e Dal.,alent, 4 genus 1oI
gras ing 10 - features as vel -
the snoIes1 dete Is Of psAs'c ana rs,
cool l,esded. o-lt- y temperament and
sdrco+ion. a Geap mixer, sn eloquent
eaeal.a- 4 .oi.saa writer. a Keen CD.
earYcr o f7 sen : O-'ae,'A
pen Osnena aad Quezon have been
consistent advocates OF RhilllDine "a"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16

80
Georgia Lee Co.
State 0 Georgia
vs.
Csty Of Leesburg
In Lee Suyerior Court
Petitioner to validate 5000 Drain.
age Bonds etc
Notice is hereby given thet on
the 18th day Of June 1920 at 8
A IN at the Court house in the
City of Leesburg the above stated
dause will be heard and determined
by The Superior Court Of said Coun
ty and any citizen OF said County o!
Ldesburg On or any other persons
who has a right to object to the
valuation OF faid bond may become
By order Of the Judge Of said court
GA. Wallace.
Clerk Lee Superior Court.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16
Ratea Leweat In AIstory.

Comparison with transportation
charges In other coUatrieg shows that
in 10 other country Of the world Ia
transportation furnished at 80 low y
cost as IN the United States Compar-
ed. too, with the cost of other goods
and seryices today, railroad transports"
ton Ia the cheapest thing the public
buys. 1t Is sold for less than the cost
ne nrAduction. considering all the sls"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16
FREIGHT LEAST |
u. G. [. EXPENSE.
Direolar General Hines Says Rail-
road Transportation Costs
Are Lowest in History.
Nor CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES.
Freight Advances Compared With RlsO
In Value OF Good0---Transportatlon
Ch1aPest Thing Public Buys.
Charges on Scn3e Articles.

Data compiled from authoritative
soUfccs shows llat railroad freight
rates are the least factor in the cost
Of living, Although the proportion Of
the total cost Of goods that cnn be
charged to transportation is not known
WITH statistical accuracy, It is estimat-
cd That Inc average transportation cost
OF things produced In this country is
a very small percentage Of their total
cost to the consumer.
Freight Cost "a Per Cent OF Total.
Ii letter to Representative John J.
Esch, Chairman OF the House Commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Cora
nlerce, julius Kruttschnitt, chairman
cf the Southern Pacific Company,
points out that In the last FIVE years
the value of goods increased an an ave
eF0ga OF $S3 ton, while freight
charges advanced only GO centa q ton.
III Ave years, he explains, the aver
age value Of freight carried by tho
railroads Increased from $50 to $110 a
ton. The cost of carrying this Increas-
ed from So to $780, paid to the rail-
roads. In 1914, he adds, $40 per cent
OF the total cost Of the goods was
spent for transportation. In 1910 only
III per cent was spent.
IN other words" Mr.. Kruttschnitt
writes, "only 80 cents out of $68, or 10
cents out Of every dollar Of increase In
value Of commodities In 1919 was caus-
I'd by Increased freight charges. The
responsibility for the remaining $62.20,
or 937 cents out Of every dollar, must
be sought elsewhere. Ii was not caus-
cd by freight rates"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-07-16

Tia "a presciiyt;os D. 4ied especially
Or ara or CiI1lA.J & FEVER.
five o. aix dcses viii break any cage, and
Il iKkeI casa s. I tpinc the Fever will nos
return. Il acis OF tie liver better than
Cslomsl ana does u0t Es?e cs sieken. ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-05
/. EP HEH FORM { R
PRESIDENT DI AZ MAY
F0MNET A REVOLUTION

Mexico City. Sept. L. 4.-Revolutionary
activity by followers Of Felix Diaz.
nephew of former President Porfirio
Daz. has begun in the vicinity OF
Misant'a, state of Vera Cruz, accord
ing to press dispatches received from
Jalapa last night. Diaz, who was lead
er of a revolt in the state of Vera
Cruz against the Carranza government
has not been active since that regime
was overthrown and it has been un-
derstood he has reached an agree
ment with the de facto authorities.
Reports state that Diaa refuses to
recognize the Aqua Prieta plan, re-
pudlates the present government. and
declares he will fight to restore the
constitution of 1857.
Travellers from Tetzuela and Jasingo,
state of Vera Cruz, tell of renewed
rebel operations near those towns, but
are uncertain whether these opera
tions are being conducted by follow
ers Of Diaz or those who support
General Candido Agui,ar, former gov
ernor of Vera Cruz and son-in-law
of the late President Carranza