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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-20
DELAWARE GRANGE ENTERTAINS
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special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newport. April 20-Delaware Grangs
AZ Newport had as guests, last evening,
members OF Diamond State Grange of
Stanton. 4 communication was received
rom Mrs Ina J. y. Perkins, who desires
- speak 10 Delaware Grange on Recon
~fruction' An invitation to do so, will be
cXTended to her.
Remarks were made IN regard to the
condition Of the Newport pike, and some
action will be taken by the Grange, 70
Try to have the pike repaired or rebuilt.
Past State Master, Hervey Walker,
now of Wilmington, gave his views OF the
Daylight Saving law as it affects the
farmer. He also spoke of the value of
organization among the farmers.
Past Master of Diamond State Grange
Q. p. Dickey of Stanton supported Mr..
Walkers remarks on farm organization,
and spoke of the good things accomplished
bythe Milk Producers Associa ton through
organized efforts.
Master of Diamond State Grange
Jacob Z. Msclary of Stanton lndorsed the
sentiments of the former speakers.
Mrs John A. Cranston of Newport,
q member of Diamond State Grange, made
few remarks on the value of the Grange
to both men and women
During the lecturers hour, the fol-
lowing program was furnished: Instru-
mental solo. Miss Emma s Maclary;
reading, Miss Blanche Crawford pan
tomine, Because He Joined the Grange,
parts taken by Misses Marie Young, and
Emma 5. Maclary, and George L. Snyder
and Harvey E. Gregg; readings, Mrs.
Robert P. Robinson, Mrs. T. G. Snyder,
Mrs. William I'll. Mccoy; instrumental
solo, Miss Olive Smith; reading, Mrs
George Stuart, Mrs. Harvey K. Gregg,
vocal solo, Wrinkles" Miss Marie
Young. Refreshments were served.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-20
NEWS OF A DAY
FROM THE STATE
Delaware Grange at Newport En-
tertains Diamond State Grange
OF Stanton.
ARBOR DAY CELEBRATED
Demented Negro Excited Seaford
Folks by Singing and Praying
on Streets at Night.
Special Correspondents of Ever y Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Seaford, April 20.-Louis Partella, a
demented Negro, claiming to be from
North Carolina, who created much ex-
citement on Seaford streets during the
night, was committed to Georgetown
jail. today. Partella appeared on the streets
about midnight, praying and claiming the
Lord had sent him here TO reform the
town. People hearing his cries got up out
of bed TO learn what the trouble was.
They found the Negro standing IN the
middle of the road by himself. He would
sing awhile, pray awhile, shout and then
start preaching.
Night Watchman William Gilbert was
summoned and succeeded in getting the
crazed Negro In the town lock-up where he
continued his shouting until morning
On some of the streets where the Negro
appeared the people were greatly frighten-
cd and did not get any sleep all night.
\ report from other towns says the
same Negro appeared on their streets carry
ing out the same maDnuvres as he did
here. He will either be sent back to North
Carolina or confined in the State Hos
pital for the insane, at Farnhurst.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-20
WEDDING AT BRIDGEyILLE.
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Special Correspondents of Every Evening
Bridgeville, April 20.-Saturday after
noon, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Thomas 5. Smith, Broad and Main streets,
their daughter Esther, was married to
Mr.. NJ. Macquay of Wilmington. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Disston
W. Jacobs, pastor of Union NJ. L. Church
The bride wore a beautiful blue geor-
gette crepe dress and carried bridal
bouquet. The immediate members of
both families were present.
After wedding breakfast the young
couple left for trip to Atlantic City.
They will make their home in Wilmington,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-20

PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT.

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Middletown, April 20-Niss Pauline
Wiley entertained the members of Queen
Esther Circle, Kings Daughters, at the
home of Mrs. Ernest A. Truitt, last even
ing. Two new names, Miss Isabel Cross
land and Miss Edna Armstrong, were
added to the membership roll.
The guests present were Mrs Samuel
J. }. Brockson, Mrs: v. I; PeaIce, Jr., Mrs.
Lena Weber, Miss Ruby Whitlock, Miss
Esther Brynes, Miss Mary Culver, Miss
Alma Whitlock, Miss Isabel Grassland,
Miss Edna Armstrong, Miss Catherine
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-20
DEATH OF MRS. DORE.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Middletown, April 20-Nirs. Mar
guerite Pinder Dore, wife of John Dore,
died at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Pinder. on Monday after
noon. after lingering illness, aged "a
years Besides her husband, father and
mother, she leaves one sister and a brother,
Funeral services will be held on Thurs
day afternoon at MIR. Finders home;
interment in Forest cemetery.
Mrs Martha r. Mccarthy died at the
home of her son, Newton o. Mccarthy,
Thursday last, aged 80 years. Funeral
services were held at MIR. Mccarthy Is
home, Saturday afternoon; interment In
st. Georges cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-20
For Sagging or Hanging
Cheeks and Chin

Flabbiness Of cheeks chin or neck
was considered very difficult to. correct,
TO be yeritable wonder-worker for
such conditions. The preparation is so
easily make and apply it. It is all the
more remarkable In that it's beneficial
effects are apparent even after the very
hrst application. both as to appearance
and the feeling of comfort produced
The formula is: One ounce powdered
saxolite. dissolved in one-half pint witch
me solution tends TO contract and
~olidlfy the loosened. baggy tissue, smooth
hie OUT the folds, crcases and wrinkles
nesides having d refining influence or,
Skin IT coarse texture and large nores
- Hf-cil hazel aud ssxolite can be had at
essful recipe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-20
CLASS RECEPTION.

Bridgeville, April 20.-The social re-
ception of the two Bible classes of Union
NJ. +. Sunday school held last week in
the NJ. f. Church, was very successful
more than a hundred members being
present. Nictrola music was furnished and
several five-minutc talks wer c made.
A collation. of ham sandwiches. pickles
coffee, ice cream and cake was served.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-20
HAND BADLY MASHED.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Seaford, April 20.-While Harley Mar
vel was assisting in loading railroad ties
on wagon yesterday, one OF the ties
fell, mashing his hand badly. and it is
feared two of his fingers will have to be
amputated
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-20
AN ASSISTANT EDITOR,

BridgeviIle. April 20.-Warren c. Nc
Allen, son OF MIR and Mrs r. j. McAllen
of this town, has recently been made an
assistant editor of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Mr. McAllen has been engaged in news
paper work of various kinds for some
time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-20

Reed, Miss Marian Pinder. Miss Harriet
Black, MISS Anna Denny, Miss Sarah
kates Miss Lillian Melyin
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-02-07
BIG ADDITIONAL DECLINE I'M
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Since the foregoing article was dictated,
foreign exchange has taken the biggest
slump IN the long sustained reaction of inter
national credits. On last Tuesday and We'd
nesday, the British pound dropped to $3.18.
French francs fell to IS, Belgian to
l4.5Q, Italian lire to 1850 United States
money.
In other words, Europe has been buying
immense quantities of goods and borrowing
enormous sums in America. She now is
unable to meet payment The holders of
foreign bills IN alarm are unloading their
securities at whatever they can get in the
open market, the same as they would do
with the notes ola bankrupt Individual.
One financial writer says, by way of
comment:
Before the war, in normal times, the
English pound was quoted at 4.86H, the
French franc as 5.181l and the Italian lire
at about 5.l834. Translated more plainly,
you can now buy an English pound with
1913, for 81 you can get Is francs or
1880 lire.
IF the nerve center of business. the
stock exchange, can be demoralized without
sooner than later affecting general business,
It Will be new postulate in political econ
| omy. Hitherto it has been long tried ira
d1tlon that a normal stock exchange posi-
ton, at least, prerequisites a fourishing
| trade status"
One immediate result of the drop in ex-
! change was decline in the cotton market
Of As to 81 points.
One writer says:
For the ordinary citizen the significant
and tangible result of the collapse was the
tall of two of the Liberty bond issues be-
low the 90 mark, the second IS dropping to
1898 and closing at 5000 and the second
AIS dropping to 1896 and closing at SO. :"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-02-07
ALLIED NATIONS FORM TRADE.
PACT WITH SOVIET RUSSIA

A fortnight ago, the supreme allied coun-
Gil sent note to the representatives of the
Russian central cooperative union, propos-
ing that the blockade be partially lifted and
that the allied governments and neutral ma
tons enter into trade relations with the
soviet government of Russia, with a view
to exchanging clothing and other merchan-
disc, of which Russia is in need, for cereals.
toodStutfS and raw materials of which If has
a surplus.
On February 2, the following reply was
received.
The soviet government permits the Cen
trail Union of Russian Co-operatives to en-
ter into commercial relations with the CO.
operatives and business firms Of western
Europe, America and other countries.
The soviet government has given the
Central union all guarantees concerning the
protection OF goods exported and imported
by the co-operatives.
The Central union is ready to COM
nence exchanges immediately.
: The soviet government will allow to pass
safely delegates coming to and leaving Rus
s1a whose names are furnished by the re-
representatives. of the Russian co-operatives
of central Europe"
The resumption of trade relations with
Russia thus becomes an assured fact
One writer remarks:
"Altho not officially admitted. the lifting
OF the blockade against the bolshevists
means that the control of the soviet govern
ment throughout Russia and most of
Siberia is recognized by the great powers.
Behind the dictates of Humanity de-
handing that Russian peasants be supplied
with certain vital necessities, are the hard
cold facts of soviet triumph.
1T was a question of recognizing the new
Russian government, or of fighting it to a
finish
"And the war-weary peoples of western
Europe are decidedly in no mood to be
hurled against mighty nation with whom
they have no quarrel"
Another writer says:
I'VE may as well come round to the fact
that Russia still is Russia Like the French
mans chameleon, the more it changes the
more it is the same thing We traded
peaceably enough with Russia under the
car. Yet the autocracy of the car was
repugnant to us. There is a new auto
cracy in Russia x x
1--WE were satisfied with the autocracy of
the car to the point of trading. Why
should we object to trading with the absolu-
tism of Lenine?"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-02-07
SMALLER PAPERS, ONLY REMEDY
FOR NEWSPRINT SHORTAGE, SAYS
COLVER

Voluntary reduction of newsprint paper
consumption by publishers is the primary
remedy for the paper shortage, said Chair
man Colver of the federal trade commission.
the other day, before the House ways and
means committee.
One writer says that, in less than twenty
years, IS per cent of the pulp and paper
mills of the country will have practically
exhausted their supplies of spruce, hemlock
and fir, the principal woods from which the
paper on which newspapers are printed is
made
w. T. Hinton, of Winnepeg, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway, said the other day
There is no lack of pulpwood timber
either in Canada or the United States at
present. Great inroads, however, are being
made in the forests AS the trees are cut
the source of supply recedes into the North,
haulage to the mill becomes greater and ex-
pense of manufacture consequently is in
creased. The cause of the shortage is in
ability of present mill capacity to meet
market demands The demand from Europe
is tremendous and prices are unprecedented.
Print paper laid down on the Atlantic sea-
board for shipment abroad now sells at $160
ton. Manufacturers can hardly be blamed
for taking advantage of the best market.
"More mills is the only answer I can see
to the shortage, and it will take at least two
years for enough mills to be built to relieve
the situation.''
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-02-07

their own plight and must solve their own
problems
He added that since the armistice was
signed the treasury has made direct cash adj
vances of $2,38O,891 900 to the allied gov
ernments it has made available 1916 49,
200 to those governments through the pur-
chase of their currencies in covering Our
expenditures in Europe; it has sold through
the army and navy approximately $685. ,O0O,-
OOO IN supplies on credit, and has extended
approximately $1OO0OO,OOO in relief. In
additions, he explained, there has been al
lowed to accrue unpaid interest aggregating
$324,211,OO
IF the people and governments of
Europe Mr.. Glass declared Give with
in their incomes, increase their produc-
ton as much as possible and limit their
imports to actual necessities, foreign
credits to cover adverse balances would
most probably be supplied by private
investors and the demand to resort to
such impracticable methods as govern
ment loans and bank credits would
cease.
The American people should not, in my
opinion, be called upon to finance, and
would not in my opinion respond to de-
mand that they finance, the requirements
Of Europe in so far as they result from the
failure to take necessary steps for the re-
Mobilization of credit.
There is no more logical or practical
step toward solving their own recon
struct1on problems than for the allies to give
value to their indemnity claims against
Germany by reducing these claims to de-
terminate amount which Germany may rea-
sonably be expected to pay. The main
tenance of claims which cannot be paid
causes apprehension and serves no useful
purpose"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-02-07
LEAGUE TO DANISH TOBACCO
Plan to Make u. S. Smokeless as well &C
DrinkIess

An indianapolis press dispatch of
January q said:
Plans for making the United States
smokeless as we'll as drinkless were dis
cussed at the state convention of the No
oDacco League. Grueson1e pictures of the
evil effects of nicotine were painted for the
edlflcation of the delegates by several speak
ers, male and female. It was alleged, among
other things that use of the weed has
dWarhng effect on the growing generation,
and the hope was expressed that ere long.
the nation will send Lady Nicotine to ioin
John Barleycorn in exile
Last week, the South Carolina senate
passed bill, by large majority, prohibit
ing. smoking in the dining rooms of hotels
and other public places. Later. the meas
ure was killed by the judiciary committee
OF the house. However, this shows the
drift of public opinion
lhe pioneers in raising their voice against
the liquor traffic, many years ago, were ridi-
culed and met with defeat after defeat.
Each time, however, they arose and went
ahead with logged persistence The public
conscience gradually became aroused, and
finally they won out.
The sentiment against smoking in public
places, started by John Alexander Dowie
years ago, is gaining momentum. People
here and there some of them prominent in
public life, are taking up the fight, and it is
only question of time until the various
state governments, and eventually the gov
eminent at Washington, will be compelled
to sit up and take notice.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-02-07
LITTLE FOLKS in BIBLE SCHOOL

One cannot imagine a pretter or more
interesting sight than the classes OF little
folks ranging from four and five years up
ward at the Bible School in Shiloh Taber-
nacle on Lords Day forenoon.
The teachers love their work, taking a
strong personal interest in each child and
aim to hold the attention and interest of
the little folks every moment of the time.
For instance, a little boy is brought into the
class for the first time his cheeks bathed IN
tears, for he never has been away from his
mother before and is afraid of strangers.
The teacher puts him into chair, pats his
cheek, asks his name, smooths his hair and
begins telling the class a favorite Bible
story. Soon he forgets his shyness; his
eyes begin to sparkle with interest and be-
fore long he is one of the most animated
listeners in the group.
An event to which the children eagerly
look forward is dropping their pennies and
nickels into the collection box, and the pretty
Scripture cards they receive are highly
priced. Soon they begin repeating Scrip
ture in unison. Every little face is grave
and serious while verse after verse, per-
haps in the Fourteenth Chapter of John,
is repeated distinctly and deliberately.
At the sound of the gong, the little tots
join hands, two by two, and march up the
aisle to the various sections.
Is it any wonder that these little folks
love to attend the Bible School and that
they take a great interest in memorizlng
their Bible lessons each week?
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-02-07
PEACE TREATY AGAIN COMES UP
BEFORE SENATE

According to Washington reports, the let
ter of Viscount Grey, British ambassador to
the United States, indicating that Great
Britain will accept the Lodge reservations
to the peace treaty, fell like a bomb the
other day in the ranks of the Democratic
opposition
1t demolished completely the arguments
of the President and his followers that the
allies would not accept the Lodge reserva-
t1ons and that a reopening of the peace
negotiations would be necessitated by rati-
hcation with such conditions.
In the language of Senator Lodge, the De
mocratic senators were finding it difficult to
be more English than the English, and I'm
less the President stubbornly objects, the
way seems clear at last for speedy ratifca-
ton of the Lodge program.
The Democrats have made move to take
up the peace treaty again in the Senate on
February 10. Countering this, the Repub-
llcans have moved to take it up on February
9, one day earlier
An editorial writer remarks:
thus far, senate talk on the League of
Nations, printed in the Congressional Re-
cord at public expense, amounts to 100000
words. They could have been condensed
into: Americans will make laws for
America, decide about the spending of their
own money and the use of their army and
navy without help or orders from foreign
nations"
Another editorial writer remarks:
I'VE used to speak of the United States
Senate proudly as the greatest deliberative
body in the world. Deliberation is defined
in the dictionary as the process of weighing
in the mind The Senate seems to have
substituted lingual for intellectual effort.
We may speak of it now as the wordiest
body in the world"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-02-07
ARMY BILL PROVIDING FOR COM
PULSORY MILITARY TRAINING
is MILTTARISM RUN MAD.
SAYS MINORITY REPORT

On January 70, the Senate military COM
mittee approved compulsory military train
ing for boys at certain periods between the
ages of Is and Fl years inclusive.
In addition to compulsory military train
ing, the bill provides for the establishment
of one army, to be divided into a citizen
the compulsory training, standing army of
$4,000 enlisted men, of $4,000 officers and
the national guard
On January %, the bill was reported to
the Senate.
The Chicago Tribune, which has been
strong advocate of compulsory military
training, says that the bill stands strong
chance of passing the Senate, but at the
same time, it is meeting with considerable
opposition
In minority report, filed in the Senate
on January 81 by Senator Mcclellan, De-
mocrat of Tennessee, the measure was
characterized as perpetuating the Presi-
dents war powers and making him virtually
a dictator in time of peace
"The minority of the committee submit"
said the report, 'that the passage of this bill,
carrying appropriations which must come,
will be to institute in this country a military
system of the first order Indeed, it will
be m1litariSm run mad = militarism of the
ultra-German type, a militarism never
dreamed of by our forefathers, a militar-
ism that may mean subversion of our demo-
cratic institutions, militarism that cannot
be defended, militarism that is wholly I'M
justifiable when we look at our history and
at our future"
Estimates made by Chairman Wadsworth
that the compulsory military training plan
would not cost more than approximately
$6O0,O0OO00 annually, were incorrect,
Senators Mcclellan and Sheppard said, de-
claring the military establishment would
more nearly cost 81, 162,O73,OOO annually.
To impose financial burden of this
kind upon the American people, already
weighed down by war debt Of something
like thirty billions of dollars, will be abso-
lutely indefensible at this time" said the
report,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-02-07
COKE AND CONCRETE USED IN CON
STRUCTION OF BUILDING
New Idea Tried Out With Success

A b,,ilding recently was erected for a
wholesale grocery firm at DuQuo1n, lIl1nolS'
nv Mr.. Thomas Hollingshead OF 5A!o Eze-
kiel avenue, coke and concrete being the
materials used in its construction.
Coke is one of the last substances one
would ordinarily think of using as build
mo material. 1t is inhammable, brittle ana
porous. Yet the idea - originated by. COL
onel Aiken, living just north OF Zion lily =
has proved a success.
The walls of this building are eight inches
thick. the inside four inches consisting OF
coke and the outside four, OF concrete
Roth floor and roof also are OF concrete
tbe weight of the latter being supported by
n;lasters at intervals. The building IS
Mastered on the inside and succeed on the
outside 1uo
We quote the following from the Wau-
kegan Sun. describing the process OF oulld-
ing: =
"Tt IS well known to chemists that coke is
neither = conductor of heat nor cold. FOR
this reason it has sometimes been USED III
refrigerators. etc. All builders know that
concrete houses are damp = the walls re-
tain the moisture and for this reason they
are often unhealthy, especially IN damp
climate The concrete walls sweat mo1s-
+,,re inst the same as a bottle will sweat
moisture when it is filled with water. Col
onel Aiken got the idea that coke would
solve this difficulty as it was non
conductor.
"The coke that was used IN the DuQ uolrl
building was taken from local yard, ana
was ordinary gas coke.
"'It was rather large, OF course, ana had
70 be crushed. The coke was put IN con-
crete mixer in proportions Of one part OF
cement 70 five parts of coke, with enough
wafer added so that the coke would be
thoroughly saturated with the mixture
Coke being a porus product it read1l y alb
eorhs the concrete, making a very hard mix
t,1re when blended with cement, but at the
same time retaining its porousness.
"In the building in question there was
four inches of coke used throughout the
building, with the exception OF ten feel
SQUARE. which was solid concrete on account
of the coke supply running short. Mr.. Hol-
l;nqshead has since received a letter from
DuOuoin stating that the coke building was
GREAT success. with the exception of the
ten feet square where the coke was moi
used. This part of the wall is damp, Du'
the other is as dry as bone.
"Since erecting the building for the
wholesale grocer, Mr.. Hollingshead has
erected three farm dwellings, using the
same methods and with great success. Il
is a wonderful discovery, from health
standpoint, economy, strength and speed
in building.
Another advantage Of the coke walls
is that nails can be driven into them easily
and you can put your picture mouldlngs
castings and base right on the wall"