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The Crittenden press., 1920-06-25

this week in Paducah the guest Of
her daughter, Mrs. Earl Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Parr and chill
dren Of Flat Rock visited relatives
here Saturday and Sunday
Johnnie Hughes lef, week before
last Tor Colorado.
Mrs. W. W. Rice is visiting her
children Ollie Rice and Mrs William
James in Paducah this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Bigham Wis.
tied her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
NJ Hin Sunday.
Ralph and Zuls Waddell spent Sat.
urday and Sunday with Iris and Ha-
eel Ward Of Crayne.
Rev. J. NJ. Hicks was the dinner
cues, Of Mrs. J. n. Hill Sunday.
The Crittenden press., 1920-06-25

Two Houses and lots for sale. See
X. II. Enoch.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
MAJORITY OF c. O.P. IN
HOUSE MAY REACH 159
Five Congress Seats Still in Doubt
One Socialist Among
Members.
by Associated pres. to Every Evening


New York, Nov g. Results Of the olec-
tion last Tuesday in three ~ the nation :
f35 Congressional districts remained M.
determined today as the fifth day Of
tabulating the Republican partys tre-
mendoils sweep WAS begun.
The missing districts were the Twenty
third New York, Eighth Minnesota and
Fifth Missouri, in NIL Of which the vote for
representatives apparently will ~ cloge.
The Republicans with 300 members ~ the
House Of Representatives, alrcadHiassllred
10 1873 Democrats, one Socialist, one indie
pendent, one Independent Prohibtionist
and one Republican, were
claiming riccess in oil three of the ,inde-
termined districts They were also pre-
dieting upsets in the Fourth and Eighth
districts of Tennessee, which hnd been
placed earlier in the Democratic column.
Victories in al five of these districts
would give the Republicans a total n Z95
seats and would cut the Democratic total
70 l3f, while the beat possible renIir for
the Dnmocrnts would give them total of
only 141 to 300 for the Republicans
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
APP EALS HALT WORK
ON NEWARK LOOP OF
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
z. S. Cochran. ]. T. Edmanson
and John p. Wilson to Protest
the Damages Awarded.
WORK IN PROGRESS ON
PART OF THE ROAD

Notice oi appeal from the recent award
of damages on section 3 A Of the Lincoln
Highway. served on the Levy Court
Yesterday. dashed the plans and hopes
az that body for getting the grading and
the bridge of the section from Pike 5
creek 10 White Clay Creek Church put
in this fell to take advantage oi winter
settlement and be ready for early spring
work. II will thus delay tn, progress Of
the road for six months at least, and pos
sibly lorger
The parties appealing are +. Spencer
Cochran. who was awarded s., 500 tor
damages and S40O for about two acres
OF land !. T. Edmanson, whose award
was 81. 1874, and John p. Wilson, awarded
about $500
Previous costs amounting 10 $500
have to be paid by the appellants IN order
10 bring the action.
The assessed value Of the entire Coch-
ran holding Of about 30 acr is less than
$4,000 The running of the ntw line puts
the road about 500 feet from his house
The present line is about so feet from the
house.
Progress on the new line of the road
from White Clay Greek Church as far as
Roseville is actively going on
The preparation of the sub-grade Is
cornplete for one mile, and laying of con-
crete began Yesterday The bridge over
Muddy Run, near Roseville, has been
completed and the bill made over II. The
aim OF the contractors and engineer Is 10
place the finished pavement of concrete
along the Vought property, where the
new alignment meets the old. IN time for
use this winter, doing away with detours.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
PRES|DENT-ELECT
OFF FOR VACATION
Leaves for Months Trip 10 South
ern Texas and Panama
Canal
ny Associated pre.s to Every Evening

On Board President~Elect Fl riding q
Special Train. November d-Starting for
a month s vacation trip to southern Texas
and Panama, Presdent-elect Harding
today laid aside the last cares of the Presi-
Dental campaign for an interim Of real
rest and recreation before he takes up
seriously the responsibilities of his coming
administration.
Although his mind already il AZ work
upon the preliminary details of ms first
administration policy, plan for a new
association 81 nations, Mr. Harding does
not propose % let the task interfere with
his outing lie has asked several leading
statesmen to prepare their views on the
subject for him but his first conference 70
receive advice will not take place until
after his return To Marion, about De
ccmber e.
The President~elect has made it known
that compilation Of opinions on the
associatIon Of nations project viii be his
hrrt concern IN preparing for his re-
sponsbilities nc Washington, taking pre-
ee6ence even over ms choice of a Cabinet.
Cabinet appointme nts, he has announced,
will not be gwen ny thought at all during
has vacation
The special train carrying Senator and
Mrs. Harding and their party left Marion
n 30 this morning. bound Tor Point
Isabel, near the southern tip of the Texas
coast, where the President-elect will spend
II days hunting and fishing. After that he
Is 10 make an ocean voyage TO the Canal
Zone and then back to port On the middle
Atlantic coast
Making the trip south bv way Of st.
LOUIS and San AntnniO. the Senator 5
train viii reach Brownsville, Texas Mon
day morning and the party will motor from
there TO Point Isabel, ~ miles away.
Point Isabel is oply SIX miles distant from
the Mexican boundary and from the
southernrnost tip OF continental Jnlted
States
Guests OF MIR and Mrs Harilng on the
trip were Harry NJ Daugherty. manager
of the Harding pre-conyeEtion campaign /;
Senators Frelinghuysep OF New Jersey,
Hale of Name and Elkins OF West Vir-
ginia. and Edward B. Mclean, the Wash
Christian, Jr., and his family physician,
DIR. {. f. Sawyer. and a group of secret
service men and newspaper men also were
on the special tram.
The secret service detail. assigned to
MIR Harding as soon as he WAS elected 20
the Presidency, was in charge of Miles Nc
Cahlll. formerly of the White House staff
at Washington James Sloan. q former
secret service man who he's acted rs the
Senator s unofficial bodyguard during the
campaign, viii be retained in that ca
paclty In cooperation with the guard de-
tailed officislly by secret service head
quarters
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
ASK FOR WARSR|PS
TO HELP WRANGEL
French and British Representa-
tives at Constantinople Want
Instructions; Reds Pressing.
nv Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
ConstantinOplc. Nov. 4 French and
British representatives here have asked
their governments If their warsmps IN
Black Sea waters should support General
Wrangel at Perekop and Salkoya, whore
the Soviet forces are pressing upon the
Crimean peninsula Meanwhile fresh sup
plies Of rifles and cartridges are beng
hurried to Sebastopol-
Sebastopol, Nov 4 4-General Wrangefs
troops, after their victories on November
| and November and before their with
drnwal. are said 10 have sorted from the
prisoners and shot hundreds of Jewish
Bolshevik commlssnars as we'll as
Hungarians, Rumanians, Chinese and
Germans.
In explaining his retirement General
Wrangel said:
'In view Of the absolute superiority
of the enemy's numbers, which allowed the
Bolsheviki TO replace their losses 1t was
decided to withdraw TO Crimea. Our troops
are tried but their spirits are good. The
retreat was conducted without pressure
from the enemy.
Sebastopol, Nov 4Snow has been
falling over the Tauridian plains north
Of the slender isthmts connecting Crimea
to the mainland of Russia and it hastened
10 render highways impossible, thus
retarding the movement of Bolshevik
cannon and supply trains being brought
up from the Dnieper River to force a
passage south of Perekop. Soviet cavalry
and infantry made rapid advances during
the past week against General Baron
Wrangel's 5 anti-Bolshevik army and drove
il back To the Crimean peninsula.
General Wrangel, who has been en-
gagged in a life and death stuggle against
the enemy, did not seriously oppose the
onrush Of the Bolsncviki but daringly
cut around one flank and fell upon their
line Of communications near Salkovo
In this fight many thousands Of prisoners
were taken by the Wrangel forces.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
EDWARD 7AFFERTY
NEARLY KILLED BY GAS
He Was Found Unconscious at
His clearinghouse Today With
Tube in His Mouth.

Edward Lafferty, aged so, livi ng at 4l3
Shearman street, is believed TO have at
tempted suicide this morning by inhaling
gas, i'm the bathroom az the home OF Mrs
Elizabeth Mckinnon. at the above address
where he boarded. But for the prompt
action of the police ambulance crew he
would likely have succumbed
Iafferty had taken a bath, as clothes
were scattered about the room. When the
police reached the house, he was found
on the floor Of the bathroom, partially
robcd, with the end of the gas tube
clenched between his teeth From indl-
cations the man was almost dead. Max
ing hurried run 10 the Delaware Hos
pital, the man was able TO he revived IN a
short time bv the hospital attendants.
The police ambulance made the trip
from the time of the receipt Of the call
TO the time the man was taken to the hos
pital i'm Is minutes Laffcrty had been
employed at n leather plant near -Four
tccnth and Poplar streets MS night
watchman. He had made his home with
Mrs Mckinnon for the past eight years.
Several weeks ago he returned to Mrs,
McKinnons home, after having been
away several weeks.
Upon returning 10 her home from market
this morning. Mrs. Mckinnon detected
the odor Of gas Iaffcrtv had asked Mrs.
Mckinnon to call him upon her return
from market She went to the second
floor and after knocking al his bedroom
door and bathroom door. and receiving no
response. hurried 10 the street for aid.
RAYMOND and Joseph Dougherty, AZ
Sherman street. hurried 10 the room and
upon finding the man on the floor IN an
unconscious condition. notified the police.
People at the house could give no reason
for the man : act as he had been oi quiet
nature and always seemed happy. He
had not been feeling very well, however.
the past few weeks. Laffcrty has sister
in n convent at Germantown, Pa.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
FRANCE AND ENGLAND
AGREE ON REPARA4 lions
Goodness Dissipated by Note De
livered in Paris by British
Ambassador.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated freSS 10 Every Evening
Paris, Nov 6-CoolneSs between the
British and French governments over
their divergent views relative TO German
preparations was dlssipated by note from
the British government delivered at he
French foreign office personally by the
Earl of Derby British ambassador, last
night. Premier Leygues and the ambassa-
dor will meet tonight to complete the
agreement.
1t is said at the French foreign office
that France now approves not only of
Brussels conference of allied and Ger
man experts but also an advisory meeting
at Geneva of allied representatives, which
she formerly opposed. There is posi-
bilitv that Germans will participate in
this meeting
1t IS understood that the Geneva meet
ing whether after ded by the allied pre-
miers or not viii draw up basis for action
by the reparatlovs commission. The de
cision ov the committion, according to this
understanding, will then be submitted to
conference of the premiers for final ac-
tlOn,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
BRIDAL PARITY IN ACCIDENT.
Wedding Car Bound for Church Hit by
Truck-No One Hurt.
Special Dispatc tch 70 Every Evening

Special Dispatch TO Every Evening
Dover, Del, Nov Ga serious acci-
dent was narrowly aver ted at noon today
in front Of Dover postoffice when an auto
mobile carrying wedding party to Holy
Cross Catholic Church was struck by
heavy truck coming south on State street
The automobile with the wedding party
attempted to pass the signal post. when
the truck hit it in the rear
Fortunately the truck stopped in time
to prevent other than damage to the side
of the car
The bridal party got out Of the machine
and were helped into another car after
which they proceeded to the church where
they were married by Rev Father ]. c.
Comisky The contracting parties were
John Hudock Of Marcus Hook, Pa, and
Miss Mary Rodertine, Of near Dover
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
FIGHT To CON TROL
THE LOWER HOUSE
Republican Row IN One Sussex
District Will Determine Com
plexion of That Body.

special Correspondence OF Every Evening
GEORGETOWN. Nov The outcome on
a local fight. IA Baltimore hundred, Sussex
county. will determine the complexion Of
Ia, next House Of Representatives at
Dover. Political control Of that body, as
stated IN Every Evening Yesterday, will
deIcnd or the result Of = special election
IN that hundred 10 FL the vacancy caused
bv tic vote between Elmer J. Turner
Democrat. and William G. Hickman.
Reruhhcan, al the election last Tuesday
While the district ~ heavily Repubh-
can. a. shown m Yesterdays Every Even
lng and as demonstrated by the vote
cast there last Tuesday for National and
state officers. there has developed de-
terrnined effort. on the part Of some Re
pubhcans. said 10 be affiliated with the
l.avton and antI-Code factions, to pre-
vent the election Of Hickman. on whom
tho Townsend faction Is understood to
look with favor. The only way TO do this,
they have evidently figured, Is 10 elect
Turner Hence the large vote received by
the latter and the reduced vote of the
former on Tuesday. 50 far as the Re
nubbcans of the district arc concerned, il
seems TO be test Of strer 9Th Of the
Townsend end Layton wiz rs II Hick-
man should win the Townsend element
would be considered as triumphant That
seems 10 BE- the meat in the cocoanut.
This being the situation, the two Re
nublcan factions are said to be more
determined than ever to win at the special
,Iection, while the Democrats expect to
g.f out their full party vote for Turner
To offset this. however, the Republican
Organization forces are expected TO bring
an pressure possibl, 70 bear On the party
men there because Of the fact that com
plst4 control oi the Legislature depends
IN the outcome Whether the Baltimore
hundred Republicans will yield their own
f.elings il the matter FOR general party
,cneft remains 10 be seen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
PREACHER ARRESTED.
Held at Windsor. Ont, Following Shoot
in ing DRY" Raid.

Windsor. Ont, Nov 6-Rev. J. o. L.
Spracklin pastor Of the Sandwich Method
dist Church and a special liquor license
inspector, is detained In the Sandwich
jail following the shooting 10 death early
today OF Beverley Trumble, proprietor
of an inn known as Chappell House.
The shooting occurred during raid
upon the inn.
Rev. Sapracklin and five Of his assis-
tants had broken their way into the road
house through rear window after their
wav had been barred. they said, by locked
doors. The shooting occurred as Sprack-
lin encountered Trumble in a hallway on
the first floor. According to members Of
the raiding party Trumble levelled re-
volver at Spracklin and the latter fired in
self defense
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
TELEPHONE RATES
REMAIN UNCHANGED
UNTIL BOARD ACTS
Commission Has Fixed November
10 for Public Hearing on
the Matter.
CITY DATA is SUBMITTED

Continuance of the present telephone
rates until further action is taken by the
Board of Public Utility Commissioners WAS
the decision reached at last nights meet
ing of that body. Without such n ruling,
the rates. which were granted February
@ of this year, would lspse back 10 the
previous schedule by limitation, ON Decem
Der / the end of the period for which they
were granted
A public hearing was set by the COM
mission for November 10, when the APP
plication Of the telephone company for
further increase will come UP for an open
discussion.
The application for such increase was
made at the October meeting OF the COM
mission. and was accompanied by de
tailed statement Of its revenues and
expenditures for the territory IN which
Wilmington Is included. As the lurisdic-
ton of the commission covers this city
only, "A revised statement applicable TO
local territory was requested by the com
mission and presented LIST night.
WILMINGTON FIGURES.
The new application gave figures for
the companys operation IN Nilmr gton
alone. although the increase IN telephone
rates asked remained ~ before, and in
cludes the following Statements
THAT the fair present value OF the
property Of your petitioner used and-use-
ful in rendering telephone service ~ tho
city of Wilmington is at least $1,000, 900,
that the net revenues Of your petitioner
received from operations IN the city OF
Whining gton for tho wear 1919 was ap-
proximately s54. .Ol0: that the net revenue
from operations in the city OF Whining
ton for the first nine months of the year
1920 under tho present schedules. wns
approximately s47.i93, ard FOR the fun
wear 1920, under tn present schedules,
will be approximately S62. o2i.
That such meagcr earuli IS aF here
inbcforc set forth not orly fail 30 provide
reasonable and adequate return 10 the
existing owners Of the property of your
petitioner, but also constitute q serious
mcnac, 10 the credit Of your petitioner
and il further prolonged viii prevent your
petitioner from securing rev capital
Tor the acquisition Of material and equip
ment. which is necessary not Only TO ex-
tend telephone service 10 nCw users, but
also TO preserve tbs present and proper
grade Of service TO those who now enjoy
il.
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
NEGRO SHOOTS SHERIFF.
ken,ucky officer Fa.ally Wounded When
Attempting 20 Arrest Bootlegger
lciated press q Every ENening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Madisonville. Ky. Nov &. Ice FeS I
senger. a Negro who shot and probshly
fatally wounded sheriff r. ;. Hunter Of
Hopkins courty, who attempted TO arrest
hlm last night on charge Of whisky
'bootlegging, was still at large today
Leaders Of a posse Of farmers. however.
said they had HIM 'cornered 10 2 wood
near here. Talk Of lvnchlng the Negro is
rife among members Of the posse
Sheriff Hunter was still alive today al
though attending physicians said he
could not recover.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06

In New I aStiC county tn' ~OClallStS
,aSt ass votes for electors Prohibitionlsts,
$40 independents. %, and Single Takers,
So
Tho following totals are gwen IN adj
dltIon 10 those shown above
Ieutenaut-G Governor Taylor. D..
2tl52 Rusb II 26.9l0: Thompson, ;.
! 0i6
state Treasurer Mullen. d, 2i.ls7;
Ilshrr. n 20 sos: Covorman, ;, 965.
Auditor Martin, y q. 500, Thomp-
.nn. n 36 la7 Smcdlcv. Pro, 1913,
Rrcnua ; nl1
Insurance commissioner Corrlgan
D. 23.9al ~udlcr 4 37.325: Conner,
= p62
,ttorncv-t;crcrsl lyman. d 25,-
30. TuWI send. II 1921
Prothonotary Boycr -. 1897 Hof-
fccker. II 81 .060
clerk of the Peace keogh. d, y .i59,
Wright r., 5q4s2
Treasurer Morrow. D.. 2i.S50. Bur-
rs r. 36.272
Comptroller Nivlr. D., 24,295. shaw,
u 5000.
Register il Chancery Ferguson. d.
2illS; Crouch, r.. 37.ll6.
shcrif-Dickey, D. 24256' Could
Coroner-Kanc. d, 24,2i2 Bullock
X 50 25l.
OF 1857 votes cast IN Wilmington
Tuesday for Presidential electors 26,s42
were Republican, l6.e35 Democratic,
s3i Socialist, 626 Prohibition 90 lndepend-
ont and 80 Single Tax In the Superior
Court Yesterday afternoon Chief Justice
lanes Pennewill and Judge Herbert i.
Rice completed the canvass Of Whining
ton election returns The results follow
Presidential elections Gray. d, 1850;
Sopcr. ID III. s3a. Cox. d.. 1852, du
Pont. r.. 26Si2, Benson. K 20. 7O7
Townsend II. 26.7l3; CranSton. Pro,
h16. Hevd. Pro. 62l Cadc. Pro, b24
Ferrls. Soc S34 Whteside 80, Sl2;
Johnson. Soc. 800. Kramer :. T., so;
Duhne. : T.. p Melville : T, "a;
Walsh. Ind. -. Launan, Ind 80 Stralls,
ind. 70.
Representative IN Congress c lements
~ Ii. qs0 Layton. X 2659s, Walker,
Soc q0s, EnIs. Ind los.
Governor Lynch. D. 1000; Dcnney,
r. 26.s76 Conner. Soc. S16
f.eutenant-g governor Taylor D., 10,
742. Bush, r. 27,li5 Thompson
Soc ssl
State treasurer Mullen. D. 1920;
Fisher, r., 25,l03; Coverman, Soc,
sl7.
Auditor Of accounts Martin. D., l6,-
80: Thompson, r., 26,49l; Smedley,
Pro. l.05S. Brenna. Soc, 113.
Insurance commissioner CorrIgan, D.,
I6.s6s: Sudler. r.. - 4O5; Conner, Soc,
continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
VERA CRUZ STRIKERS
AGREE TO ARN1ISTICE
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Mexico City, Nov. Declaration Of
8. 60 day armistice between workingmen
and their employers at Vera Cruz yes
terday relieved that port, which has been
tied up BY a strike of the stevedores and
dockworkers for several weeks The agree
ment was reached, it is declared, follow
ing personal mediation by provisional
President de la Huerta.
The men agreed to return today, follow
ing partial adjournment Of their de-
mauds for wage increases.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
Seek News of Missing Girl.

letter from the committee for the pro-
lection of women and girls Of the Che ster
J. NJ. {. A., asking for Information Of
Edith Carter, l6 years old, colored. The
girl, according to the letter was from
Chesboro, Del, bt lieved, however to
be Cheswold She had been visiting in
Chester and about month ago left that
city to return to her home. She has not
been seen since.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
Iron Works Employe Burned

John Nascodi, % years old Poll West
Eighth street, an employee at the Eastern
Malleable Iron Works was treated at the
Homeopathic hospital this morning for
first degree burns on the right foot. He
ssas Injured while at his yaIk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
MasSmeeting for Girls.

The Young Women's Christian As
sociation, in cooperation with represen-
tpt.ves OF all girls orgfn.ze tIons in this
city, will hold mass meeting Sunday after
noon, November IA at 3l5, in the High
School The speaker will be Miss Jessie
L. Burial Of the National Geographic
Society of Washington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
OF RICCI
OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Rome, Nov. 6.-Appoir tment of Ro-
lando Ricci as Italian ambassador to the
United States which was recer tly report
ed by newspapers here has been officially
confirmed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
LIBERTY BONDS

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
New York Nov 6-Liberty bonds
closed: 3l2's, 95.06; first As, S9.7O bid
second As. SS.0S. first Az. S9.7C: sec
ond 4 a 5, SS.o6: third As, 9046; fourth
las, SS,44; victory 3 as, 96.40; victory
4s3's Q636
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
Miner 10 be Reappointed.

William r. Miner viii be reappointed
clerk In the attorney generals office,
according 10 announcement made by
today. MIR, Miner has been clerk for
Attorney-General Reinhardt for some
time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
Spend money wisely Buv Clover Darv
SAFE Milk. Phone 1 $40 ADV
WEATHER FOR NExr wEEk

By Associated Press 70 Every Evrnng
Washington. Nov g. Weather r
dictions for the week beginning Monday
for north and middle Atlantic States t-e
Unsettled, rams and moderate tempen-
ture first half and fair, cool second halt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
RED CROSS WORKERS
TO MEET MONDAY

All volunteer workers for the Red
Cross, who are goirg to help with
the Fourth Roll Call, are asked TO
meet at headquarters, OH Delaware
avenue, at IL O'Clock, Monday
morning.
Instructions and supplies will be
given at that time, and from then
on the campaign will btgin to get
actively under way.
All team captains and workers
who aided last year are also asked
10 attend this meeting.
tt1ffftifttfttfttItt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
Wilmington Bank CIearings.

The Wilmington bank clearings for
the present week totaled 50 ,S3l 1852 10
as compared with s3,377 ,87S23 for the
corresponding week Of last year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
Amusemenr Tonight

PiayhOusc-" Llghtuin
isrrick--E Esudeville.
Oueen--"It's a t2reat Life.
Majestic The Devil PaSskcy
Rialto-"A Light Woman
Savoy he Wonderful ChancN
strand" Rebcccs Of sunny hEouk Faun