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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
WILL HOLD MEMORIAL.
Ct stin- Encampment. I. Q. 0. r., to
haxe Services June 20.

Members Of Christine EHoamT ment,
No u. / @. o. IT,, on June 20 will
assemble tt the Odd Fellows Building,
Tenth and King streets. al O'Clock, from
where the encampmcnt will turn out to
attend the annual memorial service "a be
held at the Eastlake Methodist Church
The encampment will hc accompanied by
Mutual Encampment and also fl Canton
Delaware. No. Patrarchs Militant, who
Will turn out in full dress uniform
On June 81 Christine Encampment
degree staff will confer the patriarchal
degree on class Of candidates.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16

Blazing Oil Can Causes Excitement.
4 hlanne Wi can under an auto on the
third hoor II tho garage n Tenth and
French streets Yesterday afternoon, ca'ls-
"a considerable excitement m the neigh
horhood The automobile was slightly
damaged. tut the hulilne Was nuharmcd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
New Discovery Makes
Superhuous Hair Leave
Roots and All Depart Instantly

~ hair or fuzy an the face il such an ON
harraS>ing thing. every woman So afflicted
viii welcome the information that these
,ltsdrltrcmcnts can now hc completely re-
moved roots and All IN the privacy II
one own home without the assistance of
an expert
Tho new method viii astpnsh and dc
light Won You never saw or heard of any
thing like 1t bcforr Il Is not dCpiiatory
and not electrical Just get stick ~ pho
lactinc from your druERist ami follow the
simple directions AZ home. In irN yuu
have removed tho offending hairs com
plctclv With YOUR own ewes Nou the
roots come out phelaCtinc is absolutely
harmless non poisonous and porfcctl, odur-
less
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
FOUNTAIN ESCAPES
FROM EASTERN JAIL
Negro Charged With Assaulting
White Girl, Gets Away for
Second Time.

Easton, Md, June I6.-Isaiah Foun-
tain, colored, convicted of criminal aa-
sault on Bertha Simpson, white girl. and
waiting in the jail here to be hanged,
escaped last night.
Posses are securing the Eastern Shore
30 find HIM
Fountain called Charles Seymour, watch
man AT the jail nj II O'Clock, and asked
for drink of water Seymour complied,
bringing the water into Fountains cell.
As soon ms the door was open Fountain
dashed out into the corridor and was gone.
An automobile was waiting outside for
him He jumped into tins and was of.
Posses were Immediately organized and
the chase began The occupants of the
ear were not seen, but II is thought they
were Negroes \ car was seen gong north
out of faaton about five minutes after
Fountains escape with Negroes in II.
ROAD POLICEMEN AFTER nIM.
First of the posse To got out after
Fountain were three State Roads Com
mission policemen They were Officers
Spiecr, Peppersack and Chapman tslng
tho Road Commission automobiles and
one motorcycle, they sped after the car
in which IL is though Fountain was riding.
The car WAS headed in the direction OF
Ccntrcvillc.
rrAct lcallv every town on the Shore has
been notified Of tho escape, and dragnet
has been organized that, II IS thought,
will result IN Fountain $ capture before he
gets out Of the State
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
Settling Estates

Register of Wills Isaac r Brown has
granted letters of administration On the
estate of George Walters 10 Alice NJ
smith. estate nf cw,s Gilbert to Barnett
Gmclman and estate N Nathan Gold
stoin to Joseph Harry Gordon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
NJ. Y. Church Entertainment.

The Methodist Church ~ Claymont
will give an entertainment on Thursday
evening for the benefit ~ the Rcd Gross.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
Plan ounty Budget.

Th, Levy Cou't will meet Friday
morning for the purpose 4 working on
New Castle county's b ID ct for the neNt
fiscal wear.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
Ascenainn Guild Of cIaymnni.

Ascension Guild ~ the Episcopal
Church a' Claynpnt. will meet. june "a
with Mr. Thomas Parrish
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16

Lost something? Try classified adj
vortlsemcnt u Every Evening Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
Stnples 10 Address Rotarians.

Philip { stnplea. assistant to the presi-
dent Of the Heil Telephone 90, will adj
dress the luncheon Of tho Rotary Club at
the Hotel du pont at noon tomorrow.
Clarence Enger hae charge af the enter
tainment program for tho dav.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
sEcoNp ESCAPE.

This is the second time Fountain has
escaped lie got away during his first
tr,nI nj this place. and the town and
countryside were in m uproar until he
was caught
1 lynchlng ~ that tme was barely
prevented Tho court was hastily con
yoncd 90 that the mob that demanded
his life would hold off until the trial was
over
Ir~ri4ctnant hCrc Is utpnzp
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
l.NcltcmenI hcrc S InLonsc

The " wilmington police are engaged N
thc search for Isaiah Fountain
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16

You try an Every Evening want adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
FOUR BIG SPECIALS II
WOMEN'S SHOES

White Linen Pumps with veIted IVORY aoles. cJv- CT
cred military heels Regular price $3.50 PER PAIR 11" D.
White Linen Pumps with ueIted IVORY soles and ck
Cuban heeIs. Regular 800 grade now 'DS
Short line IT Lards white bucIlstun Slippers with G.
turn soes and fun French heels Regular SO grade noM D
Brown KID Oxord5 aeIted soes and your cn0ile of G.
Cuban or military heels. $500 quality. now. -
Plies-F First Floor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16

Or Kenneth Il Mac
AlpiuC
A Prominent New York
Surgeon Member New
FORK State Medical so
CictN and Former Ad-
junCf Professor. New
Work Post radua te
Medical school and
i0Spital
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
About the MistIetoe

~OLES, In his "Art Of
~ Slmpling," observes, "If
one hang mistletoe about the
neck the witches can have no
power of him." Some lingering
superstition remains in the
present day. and in many houses
bunch of the mistletoe is sus-
pended from the ceiling, under
which the male part of the as
sembly have the privilege of
taking the ladies and saluting
them. At the same time they
should wish them a happy new
year and present them with one
Of the berries for good luck. In
other places people try by lots
by the cracking of the leaves
and berries in the fire.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
An Unsatisfactory Plan.

MT OTodIIoIUOGUTy TIdTIs
'W0hy. Johnny" said the caller. as
the tad wept bitterly. "crying on
Christmas mOrning?"
"Yuh-yessir," sobbed Johnny. "We
all agreed in our family this year to
gug-give each other only what we
needed most"
"Well, that isn't such bad idea, is
It? Nothing to cry about, anyhow,
eh?
ats rur-rotten," sobbed Johnny.
dad gave me a nckin'."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
RED BLOSSOMS ARE FAVORED
American and Liberty Roses, Carna-
tions and lmmorteIes Among Pop
uar Christmas Flowers.

Smv7F CHRISTMAS eve comes in
,sSNd II mild and warm and Christ
Ek%|X5 mas morning follows it's gen
E&|p3tS tie prophecy, the city florists
will be happy. That will
mean that the thousands Of boxes of
Christmas flowers which must be de-
livered on Christmas forenoon can go
out with only the ordinary packing.
But should there be freezing weather,
every flower must be packed in cotton,
which doubles the labor and the time
necessary. Even with the mild Christ
mas, which is the florists delight, the
force In the big retail flower stores
works all night the night before Christ
mas. From midnight until o'clock
In the morning all hands are busy
packing the boxes which in a few
hours are to convey Christmas remem-
brances. At o'clock the delivery
wagons start, and before noon all the
fragile blooms have reached the fem
mime hands for which they were pur-
chased. Probably 10000 such boxes
are delivered every Christmas morn
ing In New York. One dealer in a
fashionable residence district has sent
out between 300 and 400 every Christ
mas morning for many years.
The linked box" ranges from $40
to $50 in price. 1t is a very modest
little box for the first price-just half
q dozen roses, a dozen carnations, a
bit of Christmas green" In the $50
box there will be probably half a
dozen American Beauties, half
dozen long-stemmed liberty roses of
the rich. velvety, deep crimson vari-
ETY.; some violets, some "valley," some
mignonette to sweeten the whole box;
perhaps some sweet peas and hya-
cinths, a bit Of heliotrope and always
some holly and a red satin ribbon to
tie the whole.
These expensive boxes are simply
pretty trifies, sent to the rich, by
those who are not sufficiently indebted
or on sufficiently intimate terms to
send more costly or substantial gifts.
The very evanescence of the flowers
makes them superlatively luxurious.
Fifty dollars for flowers that fade in
a day makes the attention more deli
cate than four or five times that
amount put into some more durable
trifle.
Red is pre-eminently the Christmas
color, and red carnations and red roses
are the favorite purchases. The red
immortelles, also, go in great punches
for Christmas decorations in houses
of both high and low degree. These
lmmortelles are real flowers, though
some people have a notion they are
made of paper. The natural color is
yellow. and they grow in the south Of
France, where great fields of them may
be seen dried and dyed for the mar
ket. 1t is a great industry there. Eu-
ropeans use them largely to the exclu-
sion of fresh flowers for all occasions
They are dyed in all colors for the Eu-
ropean market, and thousands upon
thousands of boxes of the red ones are
imported to New York every year for
the Christmas trade. They cannot be
successfully grown in America, owing
to climatic differences A few have
been produced in Texas, but the for
lists say they are not "right."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-12-17
: .s's, OK k*'*>&,s
Trees and Fires.

1t Is doubtful whether any single
agency has caused more fires than
Christmas trees. These are covered
with inflammable ornaments and kept
until the branches are a> dry as tim
der. The practice of decorating with
candles and lighting these in order to
beautify the tree is the main source
of danger. There is something so
pleasing and satisfactory about Christ
mas trees that no one feels like CIV
ing them up, or opposing their use,
but they are source of loss and dam
ger. Something should be done to
eliminate the danger, even though it
should reduce the number of trees.
Until regulations from the outside In
terfere with the practice, it will be
well for every person who INDUCES In
the luxury to have garden hose
ready for immediate use in case the
tree catches fire. Those who have no
means for extinguishing fire should
not have a tree-FrOm the Kansas
City Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
WESTERLY

| a 451 si ( s "a ss 2 aIt
 Moderator Eugene B. Pendleton prssid- ed at the annual meeting of the Westerly fire district held "Wednesday evening in the town hall Clerk Everett A. Kings ley read the call for the meeting. and al SO the minutes Of the previous meeting which were approved. The. board of en- gineers, Chief George E. Egger, chairman. submitted their annual report as follows Fires during the fiscal year of the district responded to by the fire department were as follows: i~ : December sth. 1913. Box 5s. 1:45 g.. m. Potter block on the bridge Out of dis trict.
 F January 8. 1920. Box 4e, house off Beach street owned by Clark Burdick of Bradford. Loss $500.
 January sth-Box n, 4:S0 ?. m. house at No. 70 Pleasant street Loss small.
 January ss-Box, s3, .s:1o. p. m. house at No. 10 West street. Loss small.
 January t2-Box 3s, 7:so p. m. False alarm.
 January ts-old Mystic woolen mill Out of district.
 February l-still alarm for fire in district. <. e February 4Box 75. 11:45 ?. m. Chim- ney fire on Pierce street. No loss. - February 13-StiH alarm 6:45 p. m. Fire in sub-station of the Shore Line Electric Railway company at Red Brook. Out of district.
 March. s-Box 52, s:15 p. m. Building occupied by Maurice W. Flynn Granite Works on Main street Loss small.
 March i'22s Still alarm, brush fire of Granite street
 April 4-still alarm. brush fire off Oak street.
 April s-still alarm, 11:3o a, m chirn- ney fire on Rocket street. No loss.
 April 1s-still alarm. brush fire; out of
 April 2o-still alarm. brush fire at Potter Hill: Out of the district | April 2s-Stiil alarm for a chimney fire on Grove avenue and Granite street 1 No loss.
 May 2-Box 24. 8 p. m. fire in cellar of house of Harold Rogers on High street
 May ,s-Box 57. 4.so p. m, cellar hra In New Park hotel. Less small.
 May Box 56. Il p. m. Chapman blocii I on Main street. Loss small. May. 1a-Box 57, 10:15 a. r1., buiidius \ owned by Mrs A. L. Chester. occupied as the Ford Service Station on Railroad I avenue. 7 Loss 2,500. ';-s7. l June 2--Still alarm z:2o, three cottages at Quonocontaug. Out of. the district, June ~5--Stili alarm. 6:45. D. rn., chirn ney fire in. the house of F. c. Buffum or Elm street. No loss. | June 1s-Still alarm. 1,:45 p. m, chiul. ney fire on High street. No loss. . July 5--Box s4, s:45 p. m, roof fire or \ High street. No loss. -i 4 t ---t
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS MAY BE OVERCOME

If you have, catarrhal deafness or head and ear noises, or are growing hard of hearing. go to your druggist and get one ounce of Parmint (doGble water and a little granulated sugar. Take one, tablespoonful four times a day.
 This will often bring quick relief from the distressing. head noises Ciogged nostrils. should open, breath- ing become easy and the mucus stop dropping into the throat. It is easy to prepare. costs little and is pleasant to take. Anyone who has catarrhal deaf ness or head noises should give this prescription a trial
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
NORTH sToNINGTON

. 2 iCrsss:asisazl l.. Gray of Dover x. y Ia visiting h.s parents. Ju.ge ara nirs. C 0 Grcy.
 Mrz Alsertls c. Brrdicir of Jevett City wss week end guest of her s.ster. Mrs Lyle C. Gray.
 Miss Eiin Norman teacher Of tis, school in District Nn. g, spcrt th. Thanksgiving reeess with her sister. Nm Elmer B. Rlohrscnd. ncnr WIllimantin
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02

Mfr. and Mrs Otto Kurz. of New York city, announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaretta< to Harry Louis Rathbur, formerly of Westerly. son Of Mrs. Emma NJ. C. Eathbun. of High street
 James D. Laying Jr.- fl. summer resident of Watch HI, eied Monday from acute indigestion. at his country home, Round Top farm, at somerS In westchester county. New York
 Rev. Charles J Dutton. formerly Of Westerly. son of Rev. John q. Dut.on. has resigned the pssto-ate O. Al Sou.s Unitarian church. Troy. and accepted a call to the First Unitarian church In Erie Pa
Evening journal., 1920-10-27
THE STRANGE PRIZE.

When Scamper Squirrel threw
stone at the big gray ball on the will
low tree, and hit 10 fight In the mid
die (you know The Meadow Grove
picnickers were having gamesl. the
ball went 'Bzzzzzr' Ike an electric
buz7cr. And Nick shouted, you hit
the bulfs-eye."
"Oh." DRIED everybody In adm'ra-
tion when the ball went ''Bzzzzz y
again. even moro loudly than before.
"Nou'vn won The prize. Scampcr.
Nick. give him The prize."
Il can't. for / don't have it, said
Nick. You see the prize Is a.secroi
and 90 be given by some unknown
person." And he read them the note
he had received that morning which
said that the best thrOwer would re-
ceive something most unusual. But
there wasn't any name signed 10 th'
note at all.
well. everybody was so much in.
teresied in the prize and what ii wa
going to be. that no one noticed
streak like smoke coming out OF tn
lower part OF The ball-a streak tina
made straight for Scanper Squirrel
Evening journal., 1920-10-27

Il is gratifying 10 know that prices
OF most commodities in textile lines
and even some items in f0odstu1s
are on the downward trend and that
defation OF wartime costs IS taking
place in practically all articles az
wearing apparel and home-furnish-
lngs.
We are working back 10 lower liv-
ing costs. slowly but surely. which
Is the way we must work back to
avoid such losses 10 holders OF mer-
chandlse that the business OF the
country would be disrupted entirely.
II prices should decline sharply in
steel, lumber, cottons, woolens, and
other basic commodities In a general
depression there would be great fail
urs, a genuine panic and no market
for any Of the things that people have
20 sell. Farm products would be
carried down in the general depres-
sion that would follow a severe break
in markets that would upset the busi-
ness OF the country.
So. in spite Of our eagerness to SEE
merchandise priced on lower levels
IL is well that we consider this absO-
lutte fact dhat defation must tax,
place in am orderly manner. Price.
must work downward gradually WI
must all consider the part we mus
play in getting the business OF th'
country back TO safe and sane -basi,
and a solid foundation for the future
In an impartial survey OF the pres
ent merchandise situation we arrivl
at the following conclusions: Mer
chandlse now In The hands OF TN
retail merchants was made at higl
cost OF production. To duplicate thi
merchandise will require severa
months running OF mills and factor
les. The next lot Of goods. that come
over the looms and. machines will b
priced lower than are the goods tina
must be consumed this Fall and Win
ter. but new goods cannot be mad
and distributed In time for use b
the consumer this year or until we
into 1921.
When we see in the papers tina
raw materials are much lower an
that.it costs much less as a resu
10 manufacture clothing or dres
goods, 1t is natural that we jun
10 the conclusion that when we z
into the home store we will FIN
prices very much lower than the
we're the last time we visited N
lstOre.
II we Just stop for a moment an
give this proposition a thought "
will realize that the blankets we wis
10 buy or the underwear or hosier
Evening journal., 1920-10-27
Prices Working DolUnUard
lFrom The Dry Goods Reputer)

we need were made up months ago
and that II will take many months
to duplicate them II we need them
this year we must buy them now. II
we can wait until next year they may
be lower In price.
Il may be stated with exact truth
that In all channels OF trade from
the manufacturer 10 The retail gen.
ulne effort is being made 10 get prices
down. Profits are being cut In every
case where il is possible TO cut them
and for that reason retail prices are
considerably lower today than they
were a few weeks ago and they Will
continue downward
Merchants in looking ahead now
see a prospect for lower prices, while
previous TO this time they could see
nothing bat still higher costs con
fronting them. In marking their mor-
chandise this changed condition Is be-
ing taken into account This means
lower mdrk-up on he goods now
going into stocks.
We all owe a duty 10 business In
general. this Fall. We don't want to
see business failure in our country
Il is up TO .us 10 buy the things we
need in our homes and for our fam
lIies We must do our part toward
using up the goods that are made IA
make room for the goods that will
be made and ready for us next year
That is a duty that we all owe for
The general welfare and TO speed the
rcadiustment that. Is now going or
so satisfactorily throughout the ma
ton.
II we get impatient in our eagernes'
for lower prices let ms rememr
lber that none OF US wants prices I,
reoede SC fast as to bankrupt busi
ness and close the doors OF our hom
Industries. We want lower prices
buf we don't want them that bad
Manufacturers are confronted Will
very high labor costs. The cost o
many items that go into the manu-
fracture OF goods has not receded on
l0ta. There can be no general pric
revision covering all lines-no genero
revision downward-but In som
J Items prices can be, and have beer
, cut very deeply and will likely b
, cut stiil further.
This is a time to think and act con
Z siructivety End to go ahead wit
, buying and selling every day to kee
the wheels OF business revolving. In
! cidently it is a time 10 trade at HON
: 10 keep the money circulating at HON
J and away from places where there
7 more unrest than there Is here.
Evening journal., 1920-10-27

nose. The flrst thing anyone knew
about Il was when Mr.. Hum Hornet
40 on Scamper's ear and Mrs Hum
Hornet llt on his nose and a whole
bunch OF little Hornets no all over
him, mad as,anylhlng. And each one
took a niprat poor Scampcr.
"Ouch !" screechcd The squirrel boy,
Jumping into The air. couch. oh,
ouch DO help ne. somebody Quickv
Nancy and Nick few TO his rescue
and chased OF the whole Hornet fam
ily.
Il told you somebody would set O
prize said a voice from brhind IN,
brambles. laughing al poor Sc0mp'r'.
trouble. ''Hii the bull's-cye, ddn'
he2 Ha. ha. har'
AZ the voice everybody hid qulcl
rs scat. and here wasn't any NOR
/ picnic than there Is on my desk. an,
! assure you there isn't any here a
all.
Il was Fleet Poxi
Copyright, 1920. N. p. Az
Watch the Want Ads during IN
coming week for mechanical assist
ance.
Evening journal., 1920-10-27
THE COLYIJM
nchisLiR

''Modern man is given to excessive
abbreviation." remarks scholarly
gent who registers a kick against the
shortening of words. 1T is. how
ever" he admits, "a thing to be ex-
peoted from a race that has forgotten
how to walk and must rum
When, as you may OF may not re-
membcr. COrtez knocked at the door
OF Mexico he was much peeved be-
cause OF the long words he oon-
stantly tripped over. What he took
for a whole conversation was merely
one word. Often the brave Spanlaru
would stop his Aztec orator in the
middle OF a word latter he had been
working on it all afternoonl with the
request 10 save the rest for another
day.
as IL was in Mex. flve centuries ago,
that Spanish conqueror was anxious y,
70 get a letter TO COrtez, ana lndl-
oated his de4re to native.
"I1l get YOU the amatlacuilollt-
uitcatlaxlahuilii.r the Aztec re-
piled. meaning he'd call up. the Aztec
messenger service and get lad "a
carry the message. Try calling "
cbe w. u. and ask for an ainail-etc
Another neat Aztec way OF spending
a day in conversation was 10 mah'
mention OF the notla1omanu
taizn. that Is, the priest.
About all the type in the font were
used up when King Axaiacatzin gav'
his daughter. Chschluhnenetzin II
marriage to a young lad named Neza
hualpilli.
Later on, Neza-etc.' sued for divorce
naming two correspondents, Chicuh
coatl and Huitzilitzin.
roth Young men were convicted anl
severely punished by cutting out tn
lsdy's heart and roasting IL.
Ii must have been considerabl
strain on the umpire each time n
had 10 ann6unce-
'Txtilochll now batting for HUT
zllopoxctli."
And when MexicalNinco and HUT
giopochooo were playing the worl
\, series many a jaw was put out o
commission climbing over the name
In the batting order.
Evening journal., 1920-10-27
suaRPLEY SCHOOL NEWS.

The pupils or Sharpley school ceie-
brated columbus Day." with the fol-
lowing program.
4 song. by the school. America. the
Beautiful;" original composition,
why We Celebrate Discovery Day,
by Mildred HOgue: "Four Facts OF
Christopher Columbus" by Audrey
Booth blackboard sketch and discus
sion OF SOlumbus' voyages, by Rachel
dred Ninety-two," by Charles ShucS
Biography sketch OF Columbus. by
Julia Lentz; poem. Columbus" by
John Talley; song, by the school,
America"
The girls Of this school have or
. ganized a sewing and baking club
and have received the finSt lessons.
A masquerade party will b. giver
Al Sharpley school. Brandywine hun
dred. Friday evening Parents anC
friends are cordially invited
Evening journal., 1920-10-27
SEAPLANES NOW
FOR TANGIER FOLK

TANGIER Va, oct. 27.-Inhsbitants
OF this island are awaking to the re-
quiremenis OF the times. They have
just purchased Eve fast seaplanes
Acquisition OF so many planes by a
community Of only 1900 inhab .tants
seems extraordinary when it is dis,
closed that there Is neither an auto
mobile nor carriage OF any kind here
The islands main street Is only eight
feet wide. Most OF the trafflc Is