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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

provements. Many of the ad.
vancements in modern watch
making came from the Waltham
laboratories. The Waltham Watch
embodies many unique superiori-
ties of construction and durability
found in no other watch. Often
you meet men, and women too,
who will proudly show you their
Waltham Watch that is still keep.
ing dependable time as it did the
day they bought it, twenty, thirty,
forty, fifty years ago.
You buy watch to serve you
to tell the time for you -. to
outlast the years of life. There
is an element of friendship, of al
most human association, between
the watch that has watched faith.
fully, constantly, over Time for
a long period of years, and the
owner of it.
Waltham Watches are heirloomE
in thousands of American fami.
lies. Crandfathers have passed
them on to grandsons, and grand.
mothers to granddaughters. They
have become bond in Time with
the Time that has passed and is
no more.
@
4 ND it is because of their Beauty
IA in Service, their chaste design
and their lasting ability to keep timo
that the Waltham Watch is now the
most sought-after watch in the world.
1t is not easy to obtain. The rigid
inspection before it leaves the great
Waltham organization limits the out
put. This insistence upon quality and
performance is Waltham Creed. But
1t is watch worth waiting for-worth
any mans or woman's determination
to own.
The Waltham Watch will repay your
faith in it by giving you the lifelong
service for which It was made to
keep and tell the time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

Gameeock. A. A. Biddio! Anthracite. A. A.
Bidde.
10 a. m. farmers hunters-Post entries.
1890 a. M, match Jumping contest,
champion heavyweights for purse OF $1,000.
all Of which goes to winner-King Daley,
Virginia breed hunter Isaac H.. Ciothier'
Samuel D. Riddle. .
i0.sO a. M, hound puppy show In court
yard Of stables-For puppies which have
been walked for the Radnor Hunt Club.
1l:30 a. m, Radnor Valley Farm Chal;
lenge Cup presented by Lieutenant Colonel
] Franklin McFadden. about az miles over
a fair hunting country--wolferton II. Il. b.
stra ssburser: Brossesn. William J, Cloth.
Whiriwind Edward E.. Marshall: River
Breeze. welsh strawbridge: Lakewood. r..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
rhanksaIvlna Feast Stolen

Hungry robbers who broke open n
showcase in front Of the McCrory store,
Mt 1907 Market street, yesterday, made
off with a complete Thanksgiving din
ncr-roast turkey, celery, cranberries
md all. The showcase has for several
DAYS held the store restaurants
advertisement. The
thieves took dishes and paper napkins
as we'll as the food.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

II. r. Tolandi semper Forts. George H.
widener. IL. a.
point about sM miles over a fair hunting
eountry---standpoint, X. II. r. Tonnd; RGd
Wing. Joseph Ewing Royal p,SI,sl, w h'nfS ReS
Wine, William j.. Clothier;. whirlwind; Ed
ward e. Marshaili Rose Of Ireland. Anteio
J. q. Leiper Jr.
80 p. m.-Farmers' luncheon.
3 p, m.-Meet OF the Radnor hounds AZ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
Activities of Students
at University Today

10 80 a. m.-Zelcsophic Society
meeting, College Hall.
10 80 a. m. &C er m a o W
Friends School club meeting, Hous.
ton Club.
10 80 a. m.--Committee on regis
tration of alumni meeting, Houston
Club.
$3.50 p. m.--Musical Clubs con-
cert, Manufacturers Club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

Of his battering at the basement door.
He Illuminated the church, he is quoted
as saying, so that any one passing by
might believe the organist was practic-
ing for Thanksgiving Day service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

or smart" watch case wherein
reposed the "works" that refused
to keep time.
Of course, you should buy
Beauty in your watch. But buy
beauty on the outside and "beau-
tiful" time-keeping on the inside.
The Waltham Watch can be
bought in the most beautiful cases
imaginable. True, you may not
find Waltham Watches plentiful
because they are the most desired,
the most sought-after watches.
From the tiny lady's watch, the
works of which are not as large
as a dime in circumference (the
smallest movement made in
America), to the generous sized
railroad mans watch-the famous
Waltham "Vanguard" the
Waltham is wanted" by those
who value time-keeping ability.
@
THE beautiful works" of the
l. Waltham Watch have won many
honors and gold medals against
all comers at the worlds great
exposition 1t was the "works"
of Waltham Watches that placed
"America first in watchmaking.'
These Waltham "works" were the
wonder and admiration of foreign
watchmakers. They openly said so.
The name " Waltham" across
the dial of the watch you buy is
an American word that carries
with it Matchmaking leadership,
matchmaking integrity, watchmak-
ing dependableness. 1t means
the best watch, for the price you
pay, that it is possible to buy.
@
THE Waltham Watch repre-
l. sents nearly three-quarters of
a century of Matchmaking i'm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

Police Guard Taxi Drivers
The Quaker City Cab Co.. which re-
sumed service yesterday, Is operating
with q patrolman sitting beside the
The state herald., 1920-12-31
To Develop Wild Pears.

The worlds largest stock of pear
seedlings of n wild. blight-rcsisting va
riety found In Manchuria, is located on
the Iona Rica ranch near Grass VAL
ley, Cal. The young trees are from
seeds brought directly from China and
number about 100000.
Three pomologicnl experts from the
United States Department Of AgrIcul-
ture. Professors Allison, Wright and
Kingsman. recently inspected the stock
and approved the experimental work.
The original trees. known as the
Pyrus usuriensis, are found growing
In the ancient burying ground Of the
kings Of the Manchurinn dynasty. and
II Is only since the overthrow OF the
dynasty that the seeds became avail
able. The tract is said TO be vast
and to be grown TO trees OF immense
size.
BY graftlng the commercial varie.
ties Of pears upon this stock good re-
suits are expected to be obtained.
The state herald., 1920-12-31
GENERAL

-Four men are known to be dead as
n result of an explosion in No. 2 pack
Ing mill of the DUPONT Powder Works
at AIooslc, seven miles from Ccranton,
Pa.
Carrying s14,000,000 less than was
appropriated for this year, the annual
pension bill was reported out by The
House appropriations committee. The
total of the bill Is $265, 100000.
Twenty-Five individual plumbers and
twenty plumbing firms, members
of the Master Plumbers Association,
were charged in n blanket Indictment
reported TO Justice McAvoy In New
York with violation of the antitrust
law.
A woman with $4,000 In bank notes
bound to her thigh by a handkerchief
was found dead Of gas poisoning in II
York. A note with the money read: "If
anything happens to me, this money
belongs TO NJ. Bolaton & Son, Sharon,
Pa
Losses to the American Railway En-
press Company through banditry and
Wholesale thievery throughout the
United States for 1920 will total ap-
proximatcly S2iO00,O00, according to
Cussius NJ. Day, head of the Denver
and mountain branch of the organiza-
ton.
Capt. William A. Moffett, formerly
commandant of the Great Lakes train
/ Ing station aud later commander of
the battleship Mississippi of the Pa
cifc fleet, has been appointed director
of naval aviation, 1t has been an
tain Moffett succeeds Capt. Thomas
Craven. who will be sent to sea, prob.
ably In command of n battleship.
The entire plant and apparatus OF
the Stegmaier Brewing Company, the
largest in Luzerne county, Pennsylva-
mia, We're seized by the United States
government for alleged violation of the
Volstead prohibition act. 1t was the
| first brewery taken over by the rev.
enue authorities in the state of Penn.
sylNuIlu.
For an indefinite period, employee
of the Newbern Iron Works aud Sup
ply Company, one of the largest plants
of It's kind In Eastern North Carolina,
are to receive NIL profits made by he
concern above cost N operation. This
] agreement was reached between the
workers and the management follow
ing disagreement over a 20 per cent
reduction In wages.
Criminal carelessness upon the pari
Of Capt. George II. Hart, master Of
I the United States steam launch Mar
garet, that sank in the Ohio river,
was responsible for the tragedy, ac-
cording TO the verdict returned by the
coroncrs jury. following the recovery
OF the body of one Of the eleven vie.
Tins. Captain Hart, his daughter and
the nitcrs husband .werc drowned,
bavIng been trapped with three others
In the upper cabin.
The state herald., 1920-12-31
AIDED lTs BLIND COMPANION
Australian Stockman Tells Of Bullock
That Took Care Of Another Which
Was Sightless.

Peter s. Mitchell, n stock raiser from
Melbourne, Australia, says that the cat
tie business Is at present the best In
the history of Australia He says that
his people are hard at work restoring
the country to normal and TINT they
are very anxious to get the world trade
back to pre-war conditions.
"My father was first TO bring the
Black Poll cattle into Australia 40
years ago." said Mr.. Mitchell Mt New
York, "and they have developed to be
the best for our section. They are
hardy, flourish on ferns. tree leaves
and bark, where other cattle would
starve, and they grow to great size,
with weight evenly distributed. and
the fat running In hair lines through
the rump steaks even. There is n
quick market for anything on the hoof
that is fairly fat, and prices are very
good.
I'VE discovered a blind bullock In
one Of the herds that came in, and an
other bullock had adopted Il and
fathered 1t all the time. 1t was found
TO be blind only when we noticed that
Its companion slgnaled to It constantly
and led II to water, through gates and
narrow runs. If at any tineit got lost
Its friend would never rest until he had
located II.
"None Of the other bullocks paid any
attention TO the blind one and the pro-
lection the foster parent gave 10 the
unfortunate bullock was never end
Ing source of comment and specn-
lation. When both, fattened after
IS months on our place, were driven to
the shipping station 60 miles distant
the blind one was led through the diff
cult places by his friend and generally
cared for day and night"
The state herald., 1920-12-31
Dempsey Stock Down
Experts Give Even
Chance to Carpenter
BY Henry L. Farrell


Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent }
New York Dec. 25-When Frank
Moran finished Joe Beckett in two
rounds. fight fandom gave up lot
of nice things 1t had been thinking
about Georges Carpenter
He was regarded as wonder man
because he finished the English cham.
pion with one punch. But when
Moran, who doesn't rank one to ten
In American heavyweight circles, did
the same thing in round longer,
the experts figured the Frenchman
would be easy for Dempsey.
Then came the Dempsey Bremen
fight and the champions stock slump
ed.
The fight folks think now that the
Dempsey Carpenter affair will be
amy mans game"
>-sainst Bremen, Dempsey showed
snree important things that the crit
les were dubious about. In his favor
was the evidence that he could go
under hard pressure for at least
twelve rounds and that he can take
a hard punch from hard hitter. The
third. less favorable to him In doping
him with Carpenter, is the fact shown
by Bremen that he is very open and
can be reached by fast man who
will carry the fight to him.
Against Fulton, Willard and Miske,
his last fights, Dempsey carried the
fight and proved the truth of the
German theory that a perfect de-
fense needs no defense. Dempsey
got that trio before they had chance
to get him.
He evidently figured that Bremen
would cover up and try to last as
long as possible. Instead Bremen
fooled him and dashed out of his
corner on the offensive. Dempsey
was baffled when Bremen insisted
on carrying the fight to him and he
had to wait his chance.
Carpenter has punch and so has
Dempsey, thus strengthening the
opinion expressed before that the
first one who gets his punch across
viii win the fight.
However. it must be considered
that Dempsey was not himself against
Brennan. He was overturned and
stale and he was cold for six rounds.
He also showed the lack of work.
by steady fighting and then grew
rusty by having only two bouts in
seventeen months.
Joe yelling made Benny Leonard
The state herald., 1920-12-31
WASHINGTON

Painbrldge Colby, the American sec
retary OF state, has arrived In Rio de
Janelro on board the battleship Flor
ida from the United States. An en-
thuslastic welcome was given Mr.. Col
by when he landed from the Florida.
Declaring that the government faces
n gross deficit of S2,10Q.O00,0O0 for the
current fiscal year, Secretary Houston
warned the Senate finance committee
that Congress SHOULD avoid putting n
heavier burden on the Treasury De-
partment. The estimate came as a sur
prise to the committee, ms 1t was near
ly Sl,000,000,000 greater than that re-
Gently estimated by Senator McCum-
ber, North Dnkofa. one of its members.
Authority was granted by the Inter
state Commerce Commission for per-
-manent consolidation of the transpor
tation business and properties OF the
Adams, American, Wells Fargo & Co.
aud Southern Express companies into
the American Railway Express Com
pany. The commission said that it
bcsl be served by one consolidated
company serving all lines with equal
rates
Counsel for Swift & Co. and Armour
the District Supreme Court TO approve
plan for disposition of their stock.
yard Interests similar to that proposed
by f. H Prince X Co, Boston bank
ers, and TO give the companies time in
which TO find new buyer in place of
the Boston company, which has with
drawn its offer.
American business men are now free
to trade with Russia, "at their own
risk" This means. according to gov
ernment officials, that, while no re-
strictions will be placed on trade with
the soviets, neither VIII any aid be
given to such trade; and that any
American who suffers losses or con.
flscation Of his goods will get no help
from this government.
War risk bureau clerks rushed work
on mailing out checks to former scrv-
ice men or their bcneficlarles this
month as measure of Christmas
cheer, getting out total of 345,5i0 De
cember payment checks for more than
S15.O00,0O0 up 10 Dec. Is. On Dec. 10
the bureau had 32s.007 active accounts.
It was said, and now has paid out since
Its operation began total of $751;
0O695s.
The state herald., 1920-12-31

John Edwards, GO years old, owner
the intermounlain region, with head
quarters at Salt Lake, is dead. He Went
10 Salt Lake City from Pueblo, Colo,
ten years ago.
Six nurses were seriously injured
and thirty-nlne others narrowly es-
capped death when fire of unknown
origin completely destroyed the nurses
home at the University of Nebraska
hospital at Omaha
A thief snatched u satchel contain
ing $4,000 In checks and $1,000 cash
from two bank messengers In
Los Angeles, California, on n. street
crowded with thousands of Christmas
shoppers. and escaped,
Fire destroyed most of the town of
Manhattan, fifty miles north Of Tono.
pah. New. Flames starting In a garage
building burned fifteen buildings. The
loss was estimated 10 be 100000. The
Manhattan postofflcc was unscathed.
Reversal 10 war methods In fighting
high food prices wns adopted in Chi
cago when Russell J. Poole, secretary
OF the fair price committee of the city
council, announced that fair price
quotations for meats will be issued
daily by the council committee.
George A Merriam mayor of Sew
ard, Neb, was shot and Instantly killed
by Arthur Andrews. alias Patrick Nc
Farland, his son-in-lnw. Mrs. Mer-
The state herald., 1920-12-31

Stnte railway commissions of Arkan-
sas and Minnesota have been ordered
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to Increase state passenger rates
and excess baggage charges to the lev
ell now prevailing In Interstate COM
merce. The commission held that the
present charge In the two states
amounted to discrimination against
interstate traffic.
Several persons were injured in a
fire on the recreation pier at Venice,
Calf The injured were members of
party cut off in dance hall and
were struck by falling timbers.
FOREIGN
A combined earthquake and typhoon
have wrecked the buildings ON the is
and of zap.
Italian government forces have en-
tablished II close blockade of Flume by
land and sea.
~ serious labor riot occurred recent
ly in Pctrograd in which many persons
were killed or injured. The riot was
crushed and 105 laborers We're cx-
ecuted.
The number of persons dead and in
jured in Argentlne's earthquake disas.
ter Is now estimated Mt more than 400
This figure is based ON reports from
'ellef parties in the affected zone.
First reports from the general clcc-
tions held in Spain indicate govern
ment victory. Unofficial estimates
are that the majority for the Monarch
list parties will he n large one.
Two firemen were killed and four
injured In fire which destroyed the
Star theater at st. Johns, N. +. One of
the walls collapsed. burying the six
men. The loss was placed at $4,000.
The Irish home rule bill, as slightly
modified by the House of Lords. has
been adopted by the House of Com
mons in London. The measure now
needs only the royal signature to be
.ome n law.
Jnpan's population, as revealed by
the cclisus recently coiHpleleu, IL more
than million under the estimate. The
total number of persons in the empire
is 1I,0O500O, of which 55,960,0O0 are
In Japan and 17,2si,OO0 in Korea.
Ol'ical cognizancc has been taken
by the State Department of the action
of the British embassy In writing d.
rectly to Chairman Kellogg of the Sen
ate committee investigating cable com
munications, denying testimony of wit
nesses that the British authorities i'm
posed censorship on cable messages
coming to the United States from
Great Britain.
Payment by Germany OF l00,000,0OO,-
600 marks In gold remains the basis
upon which experts and delegates Ia
the second financial conference, In ses.
sion at Brussels, are working. This
amount, although far below what was
authorized by the treaty of Versailles,
Is considered by them collectable only
on condition that Germany Is helped
along the lines suggested by the Ger
man delegates.
The state herald., 1920-12-31

step some to beat him and all the
who were lodging the
champion before, are now hot after
him.
The heavyweights probably will
figure the same way about Dempsey
and will be more willing to get in
the ring with him.
II he gets enough work between
now and July 4 next, the tentative
date for the big defense of his title,
Carpenter will not face the Demp-
sey that Bremen did.
The state herald., 1920-12-31

'riam. wife Of the mayor. was shot
twice and seriously wounded by An
tirews, who, following the shooting,
cut his throat.
Charged by federal Indictment with
having conspired with other persons
to set on foot on United States soil II
movement for military expedition
into Mexico, and with having furnished
money thereto, Francisco Vasquez Go.
mez and Leon J. laurel have been ar
rested al San Antonio, Texas, by Unit
ed State Deputy Marshal John l.. Bib
rell ~.
The state herald., 1920-12-31
AN EP|TOME OF
LATE LIVE NEWS
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PRoeREss OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. ooINGs. ACHIEVE
MENTs, suFFERiNGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

w,,,er. Newspaper Union New, Service
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-17
MEMORIAL SERVICES TO
Be HELD NEXT SUNDAY
Medals Will be Presented to Next
of Kin of Delaware Sons
Dying in War.

Delaware sons who died during the war
will be honored at a me morial services TO
hc held in The Playh oIise next Sunday
afternoon The sterli ng silver medals
which the last legislature voted to give
each of the ex-servioe men will be present
cd to tho next-of-kin tof those who died.
The medal viii have attached 10 the ribbon
a gold star.
Governor Townsend will address the
meeting, expressing She appreciation of
the State for those who gave their lives
The memorial meeting will be under the
auspices of the American Legion, which
is conducting it on behalf OF the French
government The memorial certificates
of France will be presented TO the next
of-kin of the men of New Castle county
who died in service during the war.
The members of the Legion will meet
at the State armory, Twelfth and Orange
streets, and march TO the theatre IN a
body The State commission in charge OF
the distribution of the medals to all former
service men from this State, numbering
over 5000. are making arrangements Tor
the distribution at later date. William
Lyons, Jr., is chairman of this committee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-17
TALKS TO FOREMAN.
Overhead System Of Illumination Dis
cusscd by Chester Rausch n Safety
Council,

The necessity for clean windows and
the Importance of the overhead system
Of illumination in manufacturing indus
tries were touched upon in an address
delivered by Chester G. Rausch, assistant
director of the American Institute of
Safety, New York, to the foremon Of the
industries having membership in the
Delaware Safety Council, at meeting
in Irish American Hall last night.
Several hundred foremen were present,
representing almost all the important
industries in the city. The speaker has a
wide experience as safety engineer ard
emphasized that what seem to be trivial
things sometimes are responsible for
serious accidents. Other matters discussed
included plant arrangements, ventilation,
exhaust systems, locker rooms, drinking
water, and general cleanliness. The latter
was especially essential, according to Mr..
Rausch, who declared that filth was a
menace to the health of workingnen and a
consequent reducer of efficiency.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-17
WILLIAM v. lACkEY
AGEO CITIZEN, DEAD
Prominent Resident, Veteran of
Civil War, Passes Away at
Home in This City.

William W Lackey, aged so years,
DIS West Twenty-Third street, prominent
locally, died yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock
Mr. Lackey was born at Hillside Farm,
Christiana hundred, July 80, 1910. He
served with the First Delaware Artillery
battery under Colonel Benjamin Nields
from 1861 to 1865. In his later life he
was employed as foreman by the Baltl-
more d Ohio Railroad Company, hut has
lived retired the past eight years.
He is survived by widow, Mary Jo-
sephine and two sons, William j., and
Frank ID. Lackey, the latter astoek broker
here.
Funeral services will be held at the resi-
dence of his son, William J., 40S West
Twenty-third street, Thursday afternoon
Al 3 O'Clock. with Rev Charles Dubell
officiating Interment VIII be made In
the family plot in the Wilmington and
BrandvWInc Cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-17
BISHOP THOMAS TO Be
HERE ON FEBRUARY rs
Will Preach at a United Episcopal
Service at Trinity Church
That Night.

Rt, Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas. d. D.,
Bishop Of Wyoming, who was recently
elected biship Of the Episcopal Diocese
of Delaware, will, he in Wilmington on
Wednesday, February 25, and that night
will preach at Trinity Church, Delaware
avenue and Adams street. This will be
the first opportunity the people here have
had TO hear DIR. Thomas since his election
as Bishop of Delaware. He comes to
the State to look over the ground before
announcing whether he can accept tho
high Office that the Episcopalans of tho
State have rendered him.
Bishop Thomas will be the first Of
a series of distinguished clcrgymcn 10
address Wednesday night meetings at
Trinity during Lent, the meetings being
for all Of the parishes in the city.
Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, the be-
ginning Of Lent, at Trinity Church, there
will be holy communion at o'clock and
evening prayer and sermon at 7.45. Rev.
+. NJ. kirkus, ID. d., rector Of Trinity
Church. will conduct all of the services
and preach