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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27
v. LouGeni milencI.

Britomarta byla ubytovana
IL vdovy, jmenem Burton, jez
mcla tri odrostle dcery. Bydle-
ly Y malem, bilem domku, Wy
stav2nem We prostred velke
slime zahrady ma severni hra-
nici mesta d nedaleko fairy rev.
Rosenthala.
Matka a dccry zivily Sc vySi-
vanim a sitlm pro odbor hlavni-
no stanu vojenskeho. Britomar-
ia hyla jedinym jejich stravni-
KEN a Ia jednoduchou stravu
svoji platila rdcni svoii praci,
pomahajic pri vysivani. Praco-
vala pine, nezmaTila ami minu-
ty a jen tehdy odlozila jehlu,
kdyz s ErminIi mela navStiviti
voienske nemocnice.
Justin a Erminie v6deIi to do
bre avsak kazdv pokus, primeti
il ku president Sc ma faru a
sdileti tn s mimi veSkere poho-
dli zivota, ukazal sc byti mar
nym.
Britomarta chtela byti neod-
vision a byla prilis hrda, neil
ably pfijimala neco, co memo
hla oplatiti Eavzajem.
Erminie casio mluvila o tom
Sc syym bratrem a vyslovila po-
diveni, proc Britomarta nechce
ncchat zlep5iti 81 sve postaveni
cd tech, ktefi cti il a vroucne
miluji.
"Ty nemuzcS j porozumeti a
ia nemam il TO "a zle", odpoye-
del Justin.
Jednou, kdyz nachazely Sc O.
be divky IA ceste k nemocnici
Douglas, pravila Erminie:
"Nejdrazsi Britomarto, proc,
kdyz mermomoci chces byt TAX
neodvislou, nevyhledas 81 lepsl
placi, nebo zan6stnani dustoi-
nejSi tebe a tveho vzdelani?
Proc ma misIe Siti kosil pro du-
stojniky hlavniho stanu nevyu-
cujes hudbe:"
"Proto, re chci prozatim jen
takou praci, kterez mohla bych
Sc vzdati kazdou chvili, ani2
bych tim komu ubllzila". =
eco tim minis, draha?"
"Pobyt mui We Washington.
.ie kratky a ncjisty".
"Oh, nemluv TAX. Kan by's
chtela Sc odebrati?"
"To Sama jeste nevim, mile
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27

VELKA LACE. Proda Sc
dun IA Benham ul. vedle E.
l03. ul., je o A pokojich a toilet
dole a o 3 pokojich a toilet ma
hofe. Sklep a garaz. Hodi sc
pro jednu nebo dive rodiny.
Cena $4,000. Cast hotove, O.
,statni ma mirne splatky. Hla-
tie Sc Il Fr. Parenica, 1891 E..
l05. Ill. 1873
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27

PRODA Sc grocerni obchod,
rohove misto, kde Sc trzi pres
$500 tydne a je tam byt o 5ti
pokojich. Dobra pTilezitost.
Haste Sc V els. 1901 Quincy
Ave. 1874
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27
" krame.

"Kolik stoii ty Saty?"
"Dva tisice korun. Ceny jsou
pevne".
"Ceny, ty isou pevne. Jen a
by ty saty byly take aspon tro-
chu p%evne!"
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27

PRODA Sc dun o 5ti poko-
jich Sc storem, garaz, prot ve-
refine skole. Haste Sc v els.
1919 E. 49 ul., vezmete E. So.
karu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27
$1,000 ma hotoros+i kouni D

$1,000 Ia hotVosti koupi 2
rodinnT dun o I pokojich, s
koupelnou nahore i dole, dla-
zdena ulice, blize trech poulic-
mich drah. Cena $4,000. Rlizsi
sdeli j. F. Nejedlik Co., 11O15
Union Ave. Oba telefony.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27
LACE! LACE!

Proda sc novy, dvourodinny
dun ma Union ILL.,, dlazdena ul.
mezi E% 123 a 125 III. Ctyri
,pokoje a koupeIna dole a totez
nahore, puda, sklep, fernes,
$kopky a elektrina. Prinasi
10 proc. Cena $7400, hotove
$4,000. Haste Sc u Frank J.
Parenica, 1891 Z. los. I'll.
1913
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27

PRODAJi Sc rollers kanaTi,
"a SIS jeden. Haste Sc V els.
1922 Pershing Ave. 11-27
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27
IA FRICINOU CDJEZDU

IA FRICINOU CDJEZDU
do stare vlast4 proda Sc "a W.
hodnych podminek cukrovin-
kovy obchod V dobrem chodu
ma dobrem miste. Vyhodna pri-
lezitost pro pricinllveho OBJ
chodnika. Adressa Sc sdeli V
adm. t. listu. 12-4
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27

Poor pestitele uslechti-
lych kanarU! Nam nekolik do
brych pevcu, ktere minim Cd
prodat. Cenu ponecham tomu,
kdo Dude chit koupit. Rucim,
re tax dobre zpevaky zadny
Jeste Clevelandu nemel, pro-
cez kdo chces dobreho zpeva-
ka, tax V nedeli mne navstiv v
els. 1876 Cheppelside Ave.
Fezmete Union $50 st. karu a
Jed'te az Ike Corlett skole, tam
YAM kazdy 0 ulici pow, dun
je V zadu ma lot6. -
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27

bfe znala a ktery zakazoval So
be kazde dalsi doptavani. En-
mimic S povzdechem sc odml-
Britomarta byia nynl tax "a
mestnana, Re maloktery vecer
stravila ma fare. Uplynulo sko-
re ctrnact dni cd te DOLBY, co
Justin povysen ma kapitana a
Britomarta 5 takou vaznosti Sc
o tom zminila. Pc celou tn dlou
hou dobu nedala Sc tn videti.
Byla zamestnana praci, kdyz
do jejiho pokojfku vstoupila
PAM Burton, pravic, Re dole &C.
ka starry cernoch, ktery ma il
co vyrfditi. kdyz seSla dolu,
spatfila 'stryce Boba', jenz po-
daval il listek cd Erminie. OBJ
sab jeho byl kratky a znel:
"Draha Britomarto, prosim,
abys prisla Ike mne okamzite,
nebot' jsem vclmi nest,astna.
Tvoje Erminie."
Go Sc stale, strycku Tome?"
zvolala ulekane.
"Ma'am?"
"Udalo Sc nejake nestesti We
vasem dome?"
mo, ma'am, ne co ia vim.
Miss Erminie place, ale ia ne
vim proc, nebot' neprinesl
.jsem. il zadnych spatnych
zprav odnikud".
Britomarta odbehla do sve
,jizby, vzala ma hlavu klobouk,
pfehodila pres ramona sal a
provazena cernym sluhou, spe-
chala X fare. Byla tn mnohem
drive nezli sluha, ienz nemohl
j staciti a sevrouc Erminii We
svou naruc, tazala Sc:
Mluv, prihodilo Sc YAM ne
stesti nejake?"
ooh, Britomarto, ia domniva
IL Sc, &c .jsem dosti silnou, kdyz
ale podrobena Jsem zkousce, tn
.isem velmi slabou", lkala Ermi-
ME.
"Rekni mi vsak, oc sc tn jed
ma, draha Ermo?"
ooh, coz neinuzes sc toho do
mysleti? On, Britomarto, pluk
vytahne do pole ieSte dnes We
eer".
| sama Britomarta Sc pod
tcuto ranou zachvela, vzpama-
tovala Sc vSak lined a odpove-
"To je dobre. My nepotrebu-
jeme zadne hrdiny, kteri pova-
luji Sc donna, co JIM bojuji a
krvaci!"
Gale priSlo TO tax nahle a ne
o~Gekavane! lie pravda Size, re
mohli jsme byt ma to pfiprave-
ny jiz davno a ocekavati roz-
kaz takovy kazdy den - avsak
ia stale doufala, re pluk ten
Zustane zde ku obrane tvrze a
mesta. Tu poiednou prinese mi
osobni sluha Jutina tento do
pis".
Erminie podala listek pfitel-
kyni, ktera celia:
"Hlavni stan pluku -
NejdrazSi seatricko.
Prav6 obdrzel jsem rozkaz k
vytrhnuti do pole. Odplujeme
pc lodich V Sest hodin vecer.
Rudu hledet, abych te videl
pred Odchodem. Nebude-li mi
to vsak NOME, prijdes ma prl-
stavIste? Posli pro Britomartu
a vvnaloz vse, ably presidlila Sc
k tobe. Provodf-li t6 ku rozlou-
ccri Sc Sc mnou, budu s~t'asten.
Nebesa necht' VAN obema re
hna.ii. Justin"
"Nyni isou dvehodiny. Poe
kas .ieste, zdali Pride, ci pole
deS k pristavu liz ted?" tazala
sc Britomarta chvejicim Sc hla-
sem.
"Pockam az do peti hOdin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
WHEN YOU WAKE
UP DRINK GLASS
OF HOT WATER
Wash poisons and toxins from
system before putting
food into stomach.

Wash yourself on the inside betore
breakfast like you do on the outsioe'
This is vastly more important because
the skin pores do not absorb impuri-
ties into the blood. causing Illness
while the bowel pores do.
For every ounce of food taken INTO
the stmach, nearly an ounce OF waste
material must be carried out OF the
body. If this waste Is not eliminated
day by day 1t quickly ferments and
generates poisons.. gases and toxins
which are absorbed or sucked Into the
blood stream, through the lymph ducts
which should such only nourishment'
A splendid health measure is to
drink. before. breakfast each day.
glass of hot water with teaspoonfui
of limestone phosphate In IT, when
is a harmless way to wash these poi
sons from the stomach. liver, kidneys
and bowels; thus cleansing. sweetcn-
ing and freshening the alimentary ca
nal before eating more food.
A quarter pound Of limestone phos-
nhate costs but very little at the drug
store. but is sufficientto make anyone
an enthusiast on inside bahing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
Market FOR Coffee Futures
O1,cn Lowea. for Day.

NEW YORK, June 2.-The market
for coffee futures was lower today ow-
ing to reports that the cost and
freight situation had eased over the
three day adjournment and selling by
brokers credited with trading With
European importers. This led to
scattered liquidation and after OPEN
ing at a decline of 1e to. "a points, ac-
tive months sold about "a to 90 points
below Fridays close. This carried July
off to 1880 and September to l4.45,
and rallies of 10 to 2 points were not
fully maintained with the market
closing at a net decline of II to 10
points. June 1916: July 1856; Sep
tember 14.5T: October 14.55; Dccom-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
Corn and Oats Climb
i'm Value at Chicago.

CHICAGO, June Corn and oats
climbed rapidly in value today, owing
in the main to comparative failure OF
efforts TO hurry the movement OF ru-
raj supplies to the principal distribut-
ing centers. After the rise had am
ounted in some cases TO Ia cents a
'bushel, corn closed nervous 3-4 to
6 "a net higher. with July he IL to
f7a and September 1853 IA to LOB
7-s. oats gained 2 to Is. In pro-
visions the outcome varied from 15c
decline to five cents advance.
Notwithstanding that most corn
traders had expected $50 to 500 car
lords OF corn would arrive here to-
day the reai,t total was only 2.75. ~
con4eauent rusl, to buy took place~a
the opening and there was persistent
buying until shortly before the close
Builish crop reports added strength
TO oats.
Declines in hog values weakened
provisions somewhat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
Vegetables Plentiful
In Local Markets

Vegetables are plentiful in Pendle-
ton markets. say dealers. Asparagus.
home grown, is Is cents a pound
Green, pease are 20 cents a pound
while wax beans sell for 20 cents. Orc
Gon head lettuce is priced at two large
heads for 25 cents. California cab
bage is Z cents pound. The price
for hot house cucumbers is 80 cents
zach, while tomatoes are 80 cents
pound Radishes and green onions
sell at six punches for 20 cents. Tur-
nips. carrots and bccts are two pounds
for rs cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
DAILY MARKET NEWS, LOCAL AND GENERAL
Pcndleton Prices and Associated Press Reports

The following prices are the prices
being paid to producers by Pendieton
business houses. Wherever retail
prices are given the fact will be spe-
,ially mentioned.
Eees and Poultry.
Eggs, 40 cents.
Hens, 2S cents
BOOSTERS. is cents a pound.
Chickens. 2S cents a pound
Country Ham, Etn-
Ham. best quality. 2Sc.
Bacon, best-quality, 40c.
Butter Fat and Butter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
Hogs and Sheep Steady
With Cattle Depressed

"wednesday Morning Journal')
Forty-one carloads OF livestock en-
tered the North Portland alleys for the
Tuesday trade. Hogs and sheep wefe
steady while cattle were depressed
and lower.
As n result of the continued drive IN
the sale OF cold storage meat py ths
government at Portland, local packers
were not at all alert during the day IN
taking hold of offerings In the cattle
alleys. Values in tho entire marke.
we're at least IS cents lower, with the
extreme top for grain and pulp steers
at $3.50 for the day
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
Bonded Grain Decreases
In New York Warehouses.

NEW YORK. June 2.--The visibl
supply OF American and bonded graf
shows the following changes.
Wheat decreased $4,000 bushels.
Corn decreased $4,000 bushels.
Oats decreased 459 900 bushels.
RYE increased 1919 900 bushels.
Barley decreased $4,000 bushels.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
Kansas City Steers
Omen steady to IIlSher.

KANSAS CITY. aIo.. June Cattle
1000: beef steers active, steady to Csc
higher; prime heavy 12.75; yearlings
1895: fat she stock low and uneven
1mI.5O under best prime last week;
veals and calves strong: bulk good and
choice. 12Q1250: stockers and feed
ers dull.
Sheep 5000: spring lambs steady to
strong; best natives 1850; california
1s; sheep slow and uneven mostly rs
q so lower.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
Hogs Arc Higher and
cattle Faster Mt Seattle.

SEATTLE, Wash. June 2.-Hogs.
receipts $50; higher. Prime $14,75d
1915; cattle. receipts 80; easier. beef
steers S312m13; medium to choice
stom12; common 20 good $3.50 q 10;
cows and fieifers sfO.25@ 1915; COM
mon 10 good $7@1o; bulls $50 q $50;
calves $500 1900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
Feed Wheat at 500
Tn GpaffIe Market.

SEATTLE. wash. June City de-
livery: Mil feed s52 per ton; scratch
feed $50; feed wheat SEQ; all grain
chop $50: oats s7S; sprouting oats
fsr: rolled ats $50; whole corn $50;
cracked corn Ss5: rolled barley SIS;
clipped barley $50.
HAY, eastern Washington timothy
mixed s47 per ton: double compress
ed s51; alfalfa $40; straw SIS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02

Homo grown strawberries are now
o5 cents a box. SRhubarb is 10 cents
pound: pineappIes sell for from so TO
rs cents each while Florida grape
fruit are two for IS cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02
New Potatoes Selling
lin Local Marlts

New potatoes are selling in local
markets for three pounds for so cents.
Old potatoes. which for q time went
down to $3.50 q sack. are now s cents
o pound.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02

Germs OF Disease should be prompt
~ expelled from the blood. This is
a time when the system is especially
susceptible to them. Get rid OF all
impurities inthe blood by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and thus fortify
your whole body and prevent illness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02

While the extra dime placed on moss
Monday was nominal and not mum
tanned for tho Tuesday trade inc
'Sorth Portland market for hogs was
considered steady at SIS for the ex,
t,eme top. There was rather liDera'
supply available for the day.
General hog market range:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-02

ber. January. March and May 14.51.
Spot coffee dull; Rio rs 10 1-fW Il
1-2; Santos As % 1-2I2f IL.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-06

WANTED-To lease soda fountain for long or short terms. Please give full particulars. H. N. Rigney, 121 Lo- cust Ave, Long Beach, Cal. m
Arizona republican., 1920-08-06
FOR sALE-AuToMoRILEs AZ We Are Going to Clean House on USED CARS and
 TRUCKS

 oNE-71a ton Mack. with dump body, we are now rebuilding. Two-5-ton G. M. c. dump bodies. nearly new. oNE-s1A ton c. M. c. chassis. com pletely rebuilt oNE-2- ton G. M. c. chassis, now be- ing rebuilt. oNE-1-ton G. M. c. express body; used very little. oNE-11s ton Republic. ice body. oNE-1-ton Republican express body. oNE-1-ton Maxwell. ice body. ONE-1-ton Ford, flat rack, nearly oNE-2-to Moore chassis, cheap.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-06
BUY NOW

A CHALMERS ROADSTER IN JsT CLASS SHAPE. DEMONSTRATION GLADLY GIVEN. 125 E. JEFF'ER- SON ST. If
Arizona republican., 1920-08-06
Wanted to Buy

ONE HOUSE ON E. JEFFERSON One house on South Second Ave. Have cash buyers. Also can pay $6000 cash northeast for nice home.
 MIR. BROWN
 STEWART REALTY co.
 IT W. Adams. Phone 1997 1t
Arizona republican., 1920-08-06
wANTED-REAL ESTATE 1sH
WANTED, LISTINGS

" JlIJ,
 CALL 1910 We want your listings of city and ranch property. You who want to sell, see or call Patton PATTON'S REAL ESTATE OFFICE
 Room 105, Monihon Bldg D
The Washington times., 1920-11-07

FOR SALE BY

ATLANTA.
Atlanta-Carolina-Port
Cement Co.
Ash burn Murray : Raines
Hardware Co.
Augusta-The Perkins Mfg. Co.
Whaley Brothers.
Dasnesville-Barnesville Plan.
Ing Mill Co.
Dvuaswick-United Supply Co!
Ce1u m bus-W. T. Harvey
Lumber Co.
Cerdele-Watt & IHolmesl
Hardware Co.
Deuslas-J. L. Lott.
yairSurn Woodell Brothers
Lumber Co.
Fltsssrsld- Standard Supply
Co.
Gainesville - Jackson Walton,
Co.
Maees--Macon Supply Co.
llfljss- Builder Supply Co.,
llssltsis -Colquitt Lumber Co.
savannah - McNab- GrimsIey
CO.. Inc. Burns 4 Harmon.
Tkomasville -Thomasville Va
riety Works.
Tktsa Taylor Furniture and
Hardware Co.
yaldosts Paine Hardware Co.
Wsyeross- -P. M. Harley Hard
ware Co.
Waynssboro-R. c. Herly Co.
TENNESSEE.
Chattan o oga---Chattanooga
Lumber Co.
Lookout Planning Mill.
Willingham & Co.
Hibbles-Barnes Co.
WASHINGTON
W. T. Galliher & Bro. Inc,
18th & B Streets. N. W.
Frank Libby & Co.. Cor. 9th
Street K New York Ave.. N. W.
VIRGINIA ? .
sxanlria--Alexandria Lumber
Co. ". A. Smoot & Co.. Inc.
Harden Hendon Milling Co.
nsnassas Comwsn Supply Co.
Nanssasa-Warrsnion Supply
Co. Inc
MARYLAND
cailleesbweA0scar F. Fulks.:
CORNELL TAKES the PLACE
Of LATH and PLASTER in
Homes. Stores, Factories,
Schools, Garages, Offices.
Theatres, Churches and Farm
Buildings.
Also Extensively Used in Indus
trial Housing, Folding Art
Screens. Shelf Backing, Cabinet
Work, Window Decorating,
Parade Floats, Exhibition
Booths, Toys, Etc.
sue6w11nnwss6m~nu~as.~~nusuw1~sS.
Evening journal., 1920-05-06
TO AID
MOUTH HYGIENE

After the singing OF popular songs
and The reading OF a letter from Ralph
Cummings. international president OF
Rotary. Major Harry butler. Of me
United states Public Health Service,
addressed the members Of The city
Rotary Club for nfieen minutes today
unon the importance Of mouth hy-
gione In the public schools. lie said
That Wilmington could save s2.0uoo
a year In It's budget by NE installation
OF the system proposed and ihe proper
care OF The leeh and mouths oi
pupils The moral support Of the
cluh was asked and pledged.
John n. kraus, secretary or ule
club. displayed his remarkable knowl-
edge of The names and business reia-
tlons OF the members by calling tnfm
on as RAPIDLY as The members arose
la their feet and confronted him.
An invitation 10 Join Win me
Chamber of Commerce and mo NJ
wants Club In a Trade School Confer
cncc on next "Wednesday ~ noon
was accepted II will be addressed by
President Allen Reginald cullimore,
in the Newark ~. Jl, Technical
school. formerly Dean of Engineering
al Delaware College.
Evening journal., 1920-05-06

would be laying egg salad. And an
other reason for me holding out on IL
is. II the antis get scissors hold on
tobacco ihatd cut out a chance Of
some future president getting a cigar
named after him. Anyhow II / came
out in full focus, / wouldn't favor
any party. I'd run on the popular
pawn ticket
I've doped up a platform with a
chapter OF snappy planks In IT, that
I'd used In my campaign frin-
stance
THAT-Fords would have TO be
made with small wheels on the left
side so they couldn't run in the mid
die Of the road.
THAT-Movie houses couldn't charge
a sitting price for standing room in
fun lobby.
+ THAT-Prize fighters couldn't win
the movie championship.
THAT-TelephOne operators couldn't
give you the busy signal when you
wanted a wrong number.
THAT - Special delivery letters
couldn't be delivered by a siX-day
bike racer.
THAT-A war tax be imposed on
high price probes like other amuse-
ments.
THAT-Instead Of trying to gossip
with Mars. scientists should try to
find a substitute for poisoned olives
and near-beer.
Well. fella citizens, why nat tire
any farther since I'm not going to be
vote target3 The gent near the exit
Evening journal., 1920-05-06
CHURCH MEMORIAL
TO C. W. WELDIN

Memorial services were held in
Grace NJ. b. Church last night for G.
Wesley Weldin, who died recently.
Ellogies on his life were given by a
number OF his friends and associates
Mr.. Weldin was a lumber merchant
and was The oldest trustee OF Grace
church, having held that Oflce for The
past fOrty-iive years. He was a char
ter member OF the church.
Representing the board OF trustees,
John 5. Mullin told OF the faithful
services Mr.. Weldin had given the
church during the Years he was con-
nected with a..
G. NJ. ID. Cam, representing the
board Of stewards, told OF his busi-
ness associates and the successful ca
rear OF Mr.. Weldin.
At the conclusion OF the services
John 5. Mullin, on behalf OF the con-
gregation. presented the Rev. DR.. J.
W. r. Sumwalt. the pastor, $50 In
gold, stating that il was TO pay the
expenses OF DR.. and Mrs. Sumwalt 10
the General Conference OF the NJ. r.
Church in Des MOines, Iowa. Dr.. and
Mrs. Sumwalt viii depart on SUNDAY
night for Des Moines, and will be
zone two weeks.
Evening journal., 1920-05-06
SECTION STAGE
AT PLAYHOUSE
Flooring Now in Fifty Diff
ferent Parts, All Quick
ly Removable
READY FOR QUICK
CHANGE EFFECTS

improvements have been made to
The Playhouse stage that will enable
that theatre In the future, b take
care OF performances recurring
changes In tie stage.
When Jack O'Lanicrn" as booked
recently, Mr.. Dillingham; offered a for
three days without the ice-skating
feature. or a fun week with the ice
skating feature, by Fred stone. Man
ager Finney booked ii for a week and
insisted on The ice-skating specially.
To was necessary TO tear up the
stage flooring 10 install The dee rink,
but The Playhouse msnagement did
not hesitate 10 do that. Audiences
crowded The theatre afber the first
night, and Jack OLantern" was a
success in every way.
With the stage torn up The Play
house management decided TO lay a
new sectional stage floor, 10 be ready
for any future contingency.
The STAGE flooring is now in ilfty
sections. any or all OF which can be
removed without trouble. 10 provide
for elaborate stage effects such as are
required by some OF the biggest pro
ductOns. The Improvement cost con-
siderable. but The Playhouse deemed
70 best TO do Il when the Stage was
partly torn up, rather than wall for
some show 10 come along that would
require such changes 10 be made In
a hurry.
Evening journal., 1920-05-06
WILMINGTON STARTED
COMMUNITY SINGING

Fourteen years ago Wilmington was
the starting point from which COM
munity singing has gone into every
village, hamlet and city as well as
every army camp and battleship in
the country. according TO a notice on
the New York HippOdrOme song sheet.
which states that the community
sing as 10 Is known today, had It's in
ceptiOn with Claudius and Scarlet. two
banjo playing vaudevillians who tried
out their idea in a little theatre IN
this city, by showing the words OF old
chOruses on the screen while they
urged the crowd to sing TO the ac-
compartment OF their banjOes.
Community singing, which has
become one Of the greatest forces for
AmericanizatiOn IN this country. "
says the Hippodrome song sheet,
''thus actually owes its inception TO
Wilmington. Delaware
The idea was never pOpulariZed
until the war, when community ser
vice took It to practically every camp,
city and army and navy post In the
United states. Among those songs
which Claudius and Scarlet sang in
Wilmington. In 1906, were BILLY
Boy" which made its first appear
ance In 1853; Wait for the Wagon, -
written a year later; "Littte Brown
lug" also OF 1854; Little Nellie
Gray.n which was written in 1886.
THESE songs are now being sung at
every performance OF the New York
HippOdrome