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for Clarksdale, Miss, where Mir. Dwy- CT has case in court.
 No improvement in the condition of Feno J. Hearin, former resident of this city, who is seriously i'll at Little Rock, was reported by friends of his here last night. MT. Hearin has been ill for some time and his condition now is said to be critical.
 All boys of the city are asked to meet at the Y. M. c. A. tonight at 2 o'clock and march to the First Baptist church in body. John D. Barrow, boys work secretary, will have charge of the boys.
 Principal A. M. Mccain of the Lakeside school yesterday received q prize of $10 awarded Lakeside school for selling the largest num- Der of Red Cross seals during the holiday period. Teachers and pupils of the school sold 14,728 seals. The money will be used to purchase some useful article for the school.
 The High school midgets defeated the "Y" intermediates in basket ball at the Y. M. C, A. yesterday morn ing, 15 to 6. Laws and Alex Per due, forwards; Smith Kerr, center; Bennie Balm and P. D. Pride, guards were stars for the midgets. For the intermediates. Russell Brown and Dan Scott played well.
 Improvement is reported in the condition of Mrs. C. w. Colton, Jr. who has been ill for some time al her home, 1915 West Sixth.
 F. c. Byrd, formerly with Howell & Handley, cotton dealers, but re- gently accountant with the Marco Mills, has resigned to take place with Ziba Bennitt Cotton company
 The Arkansas river here is rising rapidly and a stage of 20 feet is pre- dicted by Monday. The stage at [ o'clock yesterday morning was 14.7 feet, a rise of 1.3 feet since Friday morning.
 John Reap and Rev. J. H. Moore of
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ocmR1c6

Mir. and Mrs. c. r. Mccarthy of Little Rock are here as the guests of Mrs. c. F. Mccarthy on West Ninth.
 James Alexander told of the bene- fits to be derived from playing bas- ketball, at the bean supper Friday night, at the Y. M. c. A. Quite a number of boys were present.
 Local members of the senate and legislature will be on hand at the opening of the state legislature Monday. Senator Creed Caldwell will leave tomorrow night, and Rev. Frank Thompson, legislator ,who was in the city yesterday, but who lives part of the time in Little Rock, will also be on hand promptly. Repre- sentatives D. E. Niven and Thomas A. Hill will also go up.
 C.. H. Thomas will Tuesday go to Dexter where he will vaccinate hogs flor V. c. Phillips and D. F. Foster, who have recently requested him to come up and treat their animals as precautionary measure The hogs do not have the cholera, but several cases have been reported in the county, and quite a number of deaths have been noted. On We'd nesday MT. Thomas will go to the home of Joe Winter, on the Sheri- dan road, where he will treat hogs there.
 J. P. Cady returned last night from Little Rock, where his son is i'll of pneumonia at St. Vincent's in- firmary. Mrs. Cady remains, and the condition of the son is reported as improved.
 MT. and Mrs. w. T. Dwyer of the Hotel Pines left yesterday afternoon
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Pine Bluff Team Defeats CrOSSett
 Five, AS to 19

In return game played with the Crossett Y. M. c. A. basketball team at the Central High school gymna- sium last night, the Pine Bluff Y. M. c. A. quintet won, 48 to 19. The game was hotly contested in the first half, the score at the end of that session being, IA to 8 in favor of the local team. The second half was played in listless manner by the visitors, and the Pine Bluff forwards shot almost at will. The redeeming feature of the work of the visiting team in the second half was the play Cooper, left guard. Both these men and were responsible for the m11 points made by Crossett in the sec ond half. Y
 Jones, center, was the outstanding figure in the Pine Bluff lineup. He made 24 of the AS points, and was in the play at all times. Howell and Quinn were important cogs in the team and their floor work advanced the ball within striking distance ot the goal number of times. Alexan- der played his usual stellar game at forward, while Sanders, stout defense atN guard caused the visiting for wards to slump in their basket shooting average.
 The line up: Crossett-Aiken, right forward; Dooley, left forward; Me- Cassldl, center; Cannon, right guard; Cooper left guard. Pine Bluff-Alexander, left forward; Truthman, right forward. Sanders, left guard; Barrow, right guard Substitutions: Crossett, Meeks for McCasskile; Campbell for Meeks. Pine Bluff, Quinn for Barrow; Howell for Truthman.
 Score: Alexander 12; Truthman, 2; Jones 24; Quinn, 2; Howell G.
 Goals: Alexander 6; Truthman 1; Jones 12; Quinn, 1; Howell 3; Aiken 1; Dooley 6; Cooper 1. Fouls, Aiken ?; Dooley l.
 Officials: Referee, Frank Boone; Umpire, Bassett; Timekeepers, Jen- try and Caldwell, score keeper, Hooper.
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By Condo

the First Baptist church, who were to have left Monday for Nashville Tenn, to attend a southwide con- ference on the recent $75,0O0,0OO Baptist campaign, will not go, as the conference has been indefinitely postponed. owing to the illness of two prominent Baptist officials of the campaign. Dr. Moore received information of the calling of the conference last night. He also re- ceived wire from Theo Farr who was recently called to Tyler, Texas, on account of the illness of his baby, stating that the child is improved, and MT. Farr will arrive here this afternoon and will take part in the special services at the church to- nigh;
 Claud Bryan, who recently was operated on for appendicitis at the Clark sanitarium, returned to his home at Parnell Springs, Cleveland county, today.
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Plays Action in
 Banning Socialists

Washington, Jan. 24.-Characteriz- ing indication of the New York as- sembly in depriving five socialist members of their seats as "a most high-handed proceeding" Represen- tative Dalilnger, republican, Massa- chusetts, chairman of the special elections committee in statement tonight declared there was no similarity between the case of these five men and that of Victor l.. Ber- ger, Milwaukee, socialist, twice de- nied seat in the house.
 "If it can be shown these social ists were guilty of having given aid or comfort to the enemy, as did their chief, Victor L. Berger, justification would exist for their expulsion" he said.
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Seven Jefferson
 Men Proposed
 for Lighter Terms

Seven Jefferson county men serv- ing in the penitentiary were recom- mended for communication of septen- ces in the February report of the Penitentiary commission, filed Saturday morning with Governor Brough by John T. Burkett, chair man of the commission. The men are:
 C. H. Boone. white, one year; ne- groes, Lonnie Watson, grand larceny. one year; Waddell Mineus, grand larceny, one year; George Lump kins, grand larceny, one year; Elm ett Malone, selling liquor, one year; Bob Marshall, selling liquor, one year; w. NJ. McMorris, selling iiquor, one year; James Oliver, false pretenSeS, one year.
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Will Rouse Gives
 4 Up to Officials

Will Rouse called Capt. George W Higgins of the Cummins state farm on the phone yesterday and told him he was ready to go back to the farm. Rouse, who was serving 47 years for two murders and horse stealing, escaped from the farm some time ago. The negro was found at the home of his mother on West Second and was yesterday taken back to the farm by Captain Higgins. Rouse's mother went to the farm several days ago and told officials her son was here and want ed to surrender. and Captain Higgins came up, but Rouse lost his nerve and failed to show up.
 Officers had been looking for him but he had succeeded in eludine them until yesterday.
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Mexico Will Not
 Take 'Red Party

San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 24.-A ship load of Russian bolshevists were refused permission to land at Man zanillo, in the state of Colina, on the west ocast of Mexico according to a dispatch from Mexico City, received today by a Mexican newspaper pub lished here. The governors of the states of Mexico, Colima and Jalisco have issued ultimatums declaring no membre of the party or of the crew of the vessel shall enter those states, the dispatch adds.
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TRAINMEN KILLED.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 24.- The body of c. P. Johnson, engineer of the Denver and Rio Grande freight train wrecked 10 miles south of Salt Lake City last night, was recovered from the wreckage late today. Two other trainmen were killed and four injured in the wreck caused when the freight jammed into the rear end of slow moving work train, during fog.
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DISCUSS CHURCH PLANS.

The building committee of St.. Joseph's Catholic church will meet this afternoon to discuss plans for the new structure with a view to adapting them to climatic conditions. The plans were drawn by Edward T. Graham, architect, of Boston. Graham is expected to visit Pine Bluff within a few days and confer with the church committee. Plans for the structure call for church that will seat more than 800 people.
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w. 0. w. NOTICE!

TO the members of the Woodmen of
 the world:
 You may obtain any information you desire In regard to the new spe- ciai rates by calling upon o. E. Per ", clerk, at Simpson and Webb Fur Slture company, 212-214-o16 West second avenue Saturday evening --ol 'o O'CLOCK. .1-10-1mo
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kILBANE BY SHADE.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 24.-John. ny kiibane, the featherweight cham. pion' had shade better of the six. round bout here tonight with John. ny Murray of New York.
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"lll organize and train 50 field and
 10 heavy artillery batteries this year as the first step in postwar re- organization of the dominion mili- tary, the government announced to-
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FAMOUS HOTEL CLOSES.

New York, Jan. 24-Prohibition today closed the doors of another famous hostelry, the Eastern Hotel at the battery, which was first opened as an inn shortly after the war of 1872.
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French Captain
 Given Back Rank

Paris, Jan. 24.-Capttain Mathieu, who. after trial before three form CT French premiers last year, was sentenced to serve three months in prison for having divulged govern ment secrets, has been reinstated to his former position by special court appointed by the chamber of deputies. The sentence was suspend ed for a time when it was pro- nounced in May, 1918.
 Captain Mathieu's trial created much interest in Paris, where it was described as an outgrowth of the Bonnet Rouge affair. Captain Mathieu and Sergeant Pai-Seailles were charged with having given inn portant military information to un- authorized persons. The informa- tion consisted of copy of report sent by General Sarrail to the French government concerning the situation in Saloniki and asking for endorsements.
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The Book of Knowledge answers every question child can ask Phone me before prices advance again. F. Knox Seull, telephone TAG. advt
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CANADA PLANS ARTILLERY

Ottawa, Ont. Jan. 24.-canada
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
LIVELY FOOTBALL
GAME TOMORROW
American Legion Will Line Up
Against Defiance Team
Tomorrow.

Another football game that viii attract
local interest will be staged tomorrow at
the Second md du Pont pridiron, when the
American Legion and Defiance teams will
clash.
Defiance will ahow itr full strength for
the first time since the Eden game. All
the rripples have rounded it into shape
and the tenn will enter into the gnme
with vieor in order 10 set Themselves
back in local standing.
The American Legion team he's one Of
the fastest combinations gathered IN
local sporting circles. Their line~up IN
cludes several college stars and many
we'll known players that have played IN
the city for rorne time, including the
invincble "lmp" Ryan, Of the Olympia
and Orange fame.
Although outweiphed Defiance will
make up for this deficiency by the fero-
cioiis attack with Hapnn calling signals,
and Bill Ferguson at fnllbacIt, and Giles
pie, Joe Filllbcn and Joe Nelson nlternat-
ing ut halfback The Tenth Warders will
rely on this quintet to carry them through
10 victory.
A snappy drill was held last night 81
the Third and Adams streets field, md
Conch Charles WEIGH, realizing the inn
portance Of Saturdays game, has called
another practice tonight, and requests
both the fret and second teams at the
above-named field for practice tonight
ut 7.i5 o'clock.
In the preliminary game the Defiance
Reserves will tackle the Ninth Ward ma
chine The Reserves have been cleaning
up here lately but expect to meet tough
foe in the Ninth Warders. The game will
get under way at o'clock.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
BREACH IN BASEBALL
SEEMS GROWING WIDER
Johnson of American League Re
fuses to Meet With National
League Head.
nv Associated rrrss 20 Every Evening

Chicago. Nov. a.-Preadcnt Ban John
son. ci the American League, today In
tmated that there would be no JOINT ses-
SION oi the major league club owners IN
Chicago, Monday afternoon.
johnson y stand was taken by fans to be
h,s reply TO the reports from New York
that President Hcydlcr of the National
League had issued n second invitation to
the American League executive and to the
loyal five" club owners supporting John
son To join with the National League and
Chicago, New York and Boston American
League clubs in session here Monday
afternoon.
President Johnson yesterday issued a
call for a special meeting of all the club
owners of the American League to dis
cuss league matters. The session vas set
for Monday morning in Chicago.
Johnsons forces. consisting of the
Cleveland, St Louis, Detroit, Washing
: ton and Philadelphia clubs, while agreed
that a change in baseball laws is neces-
sary in the light of the recent scandal ex-
pose, object TO the feature of the Lasker
plan OF baseball reorganization which calls
for governing body of disinterested
parties to succeed the present national
commission.
a special meeting of tho National
League club owners has been called for
Monday by President Heydler The Joint
meeting Monday afternoon of National
and American League club owners has
been expected for some time. Many mi
nor league club owners and managers will
spend Monday IN Chicago and Tuesday
the storm center will move 90 Kansas City,
where the national ASSOCIATION meets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
EAGE n To SIZE MAN O. WAR.
nig co er Made 20 Riddle TO Show Hors,
Abroad.

Philadelphia. Nov. MAN o. War.
mighty worlds champion race horse, may
tace thc barrier ~ an English race course
II money and the pleadinRs If many English
sIroFtsmen can induce his owner, Samuel
- Riddle, 81 thus city. to take the famous
stallion there
BEFORE and sincc the great match race,
~ which Man q War conquered Sir
harton, many offers have been made % get
the champion of champions abroad, while
prominent sportsmen from abroad have
urged Riddle to send Man o War TO
England 60 meet the English champion,
Comrade, but all these offers have been
rejected.
Wednesday night came word from Lon
don g. the effect that Freeman Bernstein,
the New York sportsman, who promoted
the WildWallace fight at Toronto last
summer, asserted he had cabled Riddle an
offer of 100000 to bring Man o War to
England for race next spring
The Rid dies are at their Berlin (Md1
home, where they maintain their racing
stables, and Riddle was out in the wilds on
hunting trip, but Mrs. Riddle said she
did not think purse alone. no matter how
big, would be sufficient inducement for
Mr.. Riddle 10 send his great champion
abroad
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
DELAWARE PLAYS STEVENS.
College Football Team VIII 90 10 Hobo
ken Tomorrow.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, Nov. g. Delaware College
football tenn plays btevcns Destitute
tomorrow at Hobokcn. This is one a the
hardest gannsa NJ the Delaware scbs,lDle
and Coach Shiplcy hes been working fhe
sqtIsd hard " get the men 10 shape f0r
THE gnrnc. Stevens has not been defeated
for three yeers. Dclawar. ir hopeful a
getting a victory over the Hobokon boys
this year.
Coaoh shipley put the varsity squad
through hard signal practice yesi.rdsy
afternoon and thoro was also n short
scrimmags botween the second string
players and the scrubs. Captain sank
McCailghan who was injured IN the
Haverford game two weeks ago, u in
good shape again. AL the other players
who we're on tiae injured let two weeks
ago, including Mcdonald, Betzmor, Ma
eaw and Watson, arc also rounding INTO
form aud viii be able 70 play agairst
Stevens. WintrlIp who was injured in the
opening game of the season aqairst Penn
and who haa been out ever since, may b.
able 70 play part Of tODOrr0w's game.
Saturday If next week Delaware win
play Swafthnofe at Swafthm0re.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
FOOTBALL GAMES TOMORROW

Parksids will play the civilian team a
the Edgewood Arsenal, tomorrow after
noon. IL is expected that the gana will b.
played at TWenty-second and Claymort
streets.
Second and du Pont streets viii be the
scene Of n battle between the American
Legion team ard The Defiance a. A.
S. Mary's fontballers will hold heir
final practice tonight for the game with the
Fest Falls team of Phfladelphia
CbesJook viii practice this evening ~
Tonth and King streets in preparation for
the game tomorrow afternoon with HD-
bart of Philadelphia
Tho White Circle team will travel -
Newark where they will play ihe Delaware
College Reserves tomorrow afternoon.
Keysf0re hrs no game for tomorrow
South Side Eden viii visit Fort du POnt
on Sunday and play the team a that
place.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
WINS ELECTION IN JAIL.
Csndndnte fc~ Judge Given Parole TO Make
His Campaign.

Lexington, Ky, Nov. 5.-Probsbly the
most unique election contest in the United
States resulted in the election of Festus
Whitaker, ~ jailer of Letcher county
prison. Az County Judge, Whitaker made
his campaign while prisoner IN his
own jail. During the last few days of his
canvass he was permitted by his deputy
jailer, now Whitaker's jaller-in-chief, to
leave his cell and canvass in the town
OF Whitesburg, his home, but Whitaker
had 20 give his parole that he would not
leave the boundaries of the town. Whit
aker sent out word in every direction,
however, and his friends came 10 town
% see him and brought hesitating voters
with them. Many women voted for
Whitaker
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
PARTRIDGE PLAYS pOssUM.
ssDead' Bird Flies Out Of Hunters Game
Pocket.

Winsted, Conn, Nov. 6)Fred Zava.ka
shot Mt partridge, which dropped in
underbrtish A young dog he WINS breaking
in found the bird and brought il out into
the open. Zavatkay put the partridge in
the large inside pocket Of his hunting
coat and continued 10 hunt he was climb
ing a small Ledge when he was startled by
the supposedly lifeless bird flying out Of
his pocket Before he had time to shoot
the partridge was out of sight.
Zavatkay will have flaps sewed 10 the
mouth Of tho pocket before starting on
another quest for game birds.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
DETAILS OF BfG FIGHT
WILL De SETTLED TO-DAY

by Associated Press 20 Every Evening
New York, Nov. 5.-FinaI details n tho
contract governing the r1oposed worlds
heavyweight boxing championship bout
between jack Dempsey and Ge0Fges
Carpenter will be signed late tolgy
Dempsey and his manager, Jack Keurnq,
were expected 70 arrive from Canada
during the day.
Carpenter and his managcf, Francois
Descanps, plan % Sail for France tofnor-
row.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
SHOOT AT firAHfffv.
Wilmington Nsrt ~res WlI rsts Tfl
10 Psnn@yltsrls.

NcnleFs II the " N'lu'ugth frafaiea
iDR Association are ysfkns Der flInN l
anticipation n The slfsf at l'.f flflftn
Gun Club t1fnUfur afiennan. N'nn NH
rlilb ~ n body yili uNkr t0s .0|ifnfg Il.
Darby xhefe tie fhtafvlfN fllL
situated
Much interest r. rrnfefHd Ground Al 7.
seo0nd leagif shoot ~ N.f iDotl nIN.
view they win te u.e fanim Cih. ESQ
will have ar even lrelk fff n.e iasFr
penuant
Autofnoliles vlli laavs Tenf ahi KHa
streets from % ~ an
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
Change Grccnhill Club Program.

The Greonhill Gun Club has announced
several changes in the program for Satur-
dav's shoot. On account OF the league
shoot 81 Darby the Judson McHenry, and
ls-yard champ ionship trophies viii not
be placed in competition until Saturday,
November l3. Tomorrow program of
the high guns. The club also plans TO
hold a bir poultry shoot on Thanksgiving
Day.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
HONOR LOCAL MARKSMEN.
Messrs. Calvin and Hymcr Made OF
iieials of National ISOLATION.

At the annual meeting of the American
Trapshooting Association in New York !,
this week. II. II. Calvin and G. w. Hymer
of this city were elected members OF the
executive committee Of the association
Other members are J. Leonard Clark and
T. Ii. kellar, New York, and +. g. Drew
New Haven, chairman.
Elmer T.. Shaner of Pittsburg, who for
more than quarter Of century was
identified with the management Of all the
big trapshootlng contests held in this
country and Canada was elected presi-
dent Of the American Trapshooting As
socintipn.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
ST. Thomas VS.. Highland.

81 Thomas football team and the
Highland eleven viii meet at Rockford
Park tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock
II. Thomas has been practicing hard all
week Manager Grant Of st. Thomas re-
quests All players 10 be at st. Thomas
Hall ~ clock this evening, when they
VIII receive their new uniforms and go
through light signal drill.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
DELAWARE At RUTGERS.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evsnir

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark, Nov. 5-Traek Coach T.e-
Cato took the Delaware College cross.
country team to Rutgers College today
whore they inset the Rutgers team this
afternoon. The Delaware team will likely
be composed Of Booth, Wilson, Christ6old
Bunting nndMcMullsn. They have been
showing good form and viii run Rutgers
who defeated Lahigh last Saturday, q
hard race. From Rutgers tho Delaware
oross-country runners will 60 20 Hobokeu
tomorrow TO sec the football game be-
tween Stevens and Delaware
Rnad thn.uant NJ nnsya tnn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
Local Lads TO Box in Chester.

Three local boxers viii appear In the
ring at the Chester Athletic Club, to-
night. Buckley McGinnis will go on in
the opening bout with Willie Mack of
Phhadelphia; Joe Martin will mix things
UP with Willie McCaulley OF Chester
and the other local fighter on the bill Is
Kid Carney.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
sEwARK RAYS rosfr

spoeial corrnspondsnre ~ gvafv FFfriaK
NeWafk, Nov 6 NeHark H ~ Hthoni
football team went f0 Tome .ha af'nnafm
- play tie maternity team ~ Tome Sow
ark has Hon three gif Qf flW mnff HaF
ed ~ date. f1e 9uiv dniaaf bf'nr hH ft.
TIN iast IloflaV ftnH xrtnsru III ~ h
made au 0Ne '1r Newht f0 uiaV fhnfn n
Thankag aglviug DaV f0 the famp m
n lhe soroularf hlRh r'fah "a ~ fafa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-05
DEFIANCE BASKETBALL.

In spite of the fact that no suitable hall
has been secured for tho coming season,
strong aggregation in tho floor. Charley
McDonough win no doubt pilot the quin-
Brownson team and is believed will bo ablo
70 stoady any youngsters that may break
in the team. Buck Magill. another Brown
son star, in company with Joe Lacey, will
do the goal tossing for Defiance. Luke
Iutz viii be ono Of the guards and 'Red'
Walsh is expected TO take his old place in q
few days. Quinn, a youngstor from last
years Academy team, will be given a
chance this season.