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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-04-23
CLIMB THAT REQUIRED NERVE
English Workman Went 4so Feet In
Air TO Make Repairs 70 Marooni
Wireless Mast.

The Morning Post or London gives
the description Of n climb performed
by workman In the employ Of the
Mnrconi company ht their works In
Chelmsford. A short time ago the
highest part ~ n wireless mast 45O
feet high. higher than the cross on
the top Of So. Paul's, was broken by n
Rnlc. How was II 20 be rcpaIrcdi
Ladders were out Of the question. Int
the difficulties did not daunt one of
the workmen, who noticed that the
mnst was made of quartcr.Eectlons
bolted together and then fitted one on
top of the other. lie nsked. and wns
given permission. 90 try the climb. lie
made himself belt. NJ the two ends
OF which were rings that would slip
over the ends of the bolts. Thus
equipped he started Co mount on high.
the bolts being his only means of
support. on the FIRST day he swnrmcd
up 200 feet, fitted the tackle, and
descended 20 earth. for II wns too cold
60 proceed farther. on the second dny
he was holsted up the 200 feet. mud
then. hand over hand by means of his
rings and bolts. he cot 20 the top Of
the mast. where he effected the neces'
snry repairs The Inst 250 feet Of
climbing wns done IN an hour The
mans nnmo was Post
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-04-23
PRESENT AUTO AND GAS FEES WILL PAY go
INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL OF 10000, 900 ROAD BONDS

Approximately 100000 state road bonds be issued under
40 limitation present assessed valuation of the including
bonds already issued The constitutional amendment be voted upon
the May election provides for this 40 limitation.
principal entire bonds be paid
from license fees and gasoline based conservative
estimates Of that income
Following official Of the income the State Highway
Fund from license fees and gasoline compared with interest and
principal requirements for the entire 100000 Of road bonds
This table has been audited and certified by Whitfield Whmb Co..
certified public whose subscribed below
1t vehes the claim voting road bond
will involve any property principal and interest will be paid
from the license fees and the leaving surplus above
the amount required.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-04-23
eailIe Fervor.

"Whats become of that new clerk
you got from Parish"
II had TO discharge him." said the
proprietor OF an American hotel. e.
Wasn't he eiiiclentf"
Too efficient. Every time a guest
turned up who had been at the hotel
before. Theophile tried 10 kiss him on
both cheeks. s."--Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-04-23
Present County Commissioner
Always on the Job
Continued Good Service
Republican Primary, May q
From
A. A. Muck's Platform

81 favor 100 per cent Amer
icanism in all departments Of
county government; enforce
ment Of law and order; develop
ment of the budget system;
reduction Of cost Of govern
ment by consolidation Of con-
flicting activities; home labor
and home products.
81 shall keep my Office door
open, as ! have in the past, so
that the public can transact
business without delay"
Paid Advt
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-04-23
Judge John McCourt
Nov Presiding Judge
Republican Candidate
For
Circuit Judge
Dept. No. 6
Anthracite Formation.

In the Pottsyille region of Pennsyl-
vania the average total thickness OF
anthracite seams is 120 feet. This rep
resents an original vegetable deposit
at least 100 feet thick. One can I'M
aglne the enormous length OF time that
must have been required for the
growth OF 50 vast quantity Of woody
material.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-04-23
Betrayed His Cause.

betFdyed Hts Cause-
convention paused and wiped his per
spring brow.
.Brother.s he said. this is hard
work"
Then they expelled him.-Bostoa
Post.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-04-23

Flooding Pete-Dls here paper says
dat down IN South America dere's a
plant what arrests lazlneSs.
Rambling Eddie--Yes. and up here
it's a copper with club what arrests
laxlness.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-04-23

Column to vehicle
obtained
the oe dollars N2oOO
per vehicle Ih law provides that twenty Eve per cent be returned III. county from
Fund approximately fifteen dollars NOo) which the figure used
Column vehicle will
motorcycle licenses, chauef badges uanfer
Column
vehicle approximately dollars (SSOO this
has been used In computing Column T.
Column Is Of
based on the estimated number Of vehicle, shown in Column
Column Is the required o the principal
mv Highway y4000O0 1.-THE
amount which could be issued with cent limit the assessed yau,
the
Million Dollars Bonds (Cap
i9i9l und will be sold Also will
be sold follows 1890 0oo0; 1921 fSOOOi 1921 100000;
S12O0000i a Of Si0000000 .
All
100000 beginning with 1929 Ib siE Million and BsanBaru
Az other Issues 4ia
Column shows the up, estimated he available after meeting bga
principal and interest
onsOusr k Tax tCbap
Il principally administrative n various counties,
bridges
aud
regards lnme from Motor Vehicle believe
columns both inclusive, We
further based ubuhto
eoumns and aud eouset
ESQ WHITFIELD avsS1 w,..TSE%' S.s;a I...o... GO
Portland. Oregon, April H. 1880
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-04-23
Chas. S. Rudeen
Republican Candidate for
COUNTY Commissioner

IT / am nominated and elected
will give for the benefit OF the
county of Multnomah a business
administration of county affairs,
endeavoring TO eliminate useless
and expensive conflicts between
city and county governments, to
the end that county affairs may be
more economically conducted, the
tax rate lowered and by eoopera-
tion with the City of Portland the
public be better served.
/ direct your attention 10 my
thirty years record as a business
man in Portland as guarantee that
will be able to perform the duties
OF such office.
Paid advertisement p
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
WEDDINGS IN SUSSEX COUNTY.

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Milford, Feb. 10.-Miss Rena Work
man. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Workman OF Lincoln City, and Willis
Gooner OF Glendale were married by
Rev. c. II. Atkins at the parsonage of
the NJ. Y. Cherch st Lincoln City, Satur-
day evening last.
Sunday evening, st the parsonage of
the NJ 7. Church, this town, by the Rev
c. T.. Dryden, Miss Sarah A. Newell and
Burton Walls, Jr., were married. They
will reside In Milford
Miss Hettie Hudson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Hudson of Selbyville
and Elwood Richards of Frankford were
quietly married Saturday morning, by
Rev o. H. Connolly, pastor of Roxana
NJ +. Church.
Miss Marian Z. Lynch, daughter of
Archie c. Lynch, and Chester +. Bunting,
both of Selbyville, were married, Satur-
day morning, by Rev o. H. Connolly of
Roxana NJ. L. Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W Dimes Of Bridge
vile announce the engagement OF their
daughter, Mary Anna, to George War
rington Miller of Quakertown, Pa.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
NEWS OF SEAFORD.

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Seaford. Feb. 10-Saturday, Jacob
Rubenstone of Elkton, Md closed a
deal with Long Il Short of fredericksburg,
Nd. for the store property now occupied
by Rubenstone, on High street, Seaford
consideration private.
4 Five hundrdd' card party for the
benefit of the Delaware Equal Suffrage
Association will be given in the Acorn
Club room, Thursday evening, February
IL, by Mrs. Harrison NJ. Manning, Mrs
John r. Eskridge, Mrs. Calhoun L. Ross,
and Miss Alice Morgan.
Seaford will be without milk delivery
service after March ! unless some enter
prising individual purchases the route.
Irving f. Smoot, the proprietor, having
notified his patrons that he will stop
business after tha date.
Clarence Coulbourne, chief of police,
has resigned but viii continue until some
one has been eleted by Town Council to
take his place, probably not until after
the town election. in March.
Mrs. Albert Chapman, teacher in the
public school. is i'll at her home on Pine
Street, and Rev. William H. Darbie,
rector OF St. Luke's p. L. Church, is
substituting in her place.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10

end here with her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
j. Harry Anthony. o. ConwelI street
Miss Anthony Is now substituting rs
teacher for q time in Salisbury. Md.
high school, owing to sickness of some of
the teachers.
Miss Caroline Thompson, OF George
town, Child Welfare nurse, was not able
to be in Seaford this week. having been
badly injured by fall on the ice Miss
Thompson is substituting for Miss Maude
Sudler.
George Perry, student at Rensselaer,
College, Troy, n Y, is here for short
time with his mother, Mrs. Annie Perry.
Miss Laura Galloway left Yesterday
for two-wocks visit with friends in
Philadelphia
Miss William G. Weaver, Jr., was a
weekend guest of relatives in Chester,
Pa.
Frank Jefferson was in New York City
several days last week on business.
MIR. and Mrs GUY Feast left on Monday
for Q months stay in New York City.
Mrs. George W. Donoho is spending
several days with her daughter, Mrs. ".
Ford Breeding at fredericksburg, Md.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
NEWS OF A DAY
DOWN THE STATE
Interesting Features Of Farmers
Institutes in Progress This
Week at Kent County Towns.
GIVEN HIGHER POSITION
Everything Ready for Success
ful Opening of the Y.M.C.A.Car-
nival at Newark, This Evening.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Newark, Feb. 10.-Mayor Il. r. Frazer
will open the y. NJ. &. A. carnival at 7.3O
O'Clock this evening with a short address.
Francis a. Cooch, president oi the asso-
ciation. will tell of the work of the asso-
citation since it WAS started last summer.
4 feature of this evening will be the
music by the Women's Mandolin Club of
the Continental Fibre Go. Professor I'd
wards of Wilmington is director OF the
club and in addition he will bring from
Wilmington four other young women
mandolin players TO assist with the music
tonight.
Secretary Of State Everett c. Johnson
has offered two copies of The Gospel Of
st. Johns" printed at kells, for the boy
and girl who secure the largest number
of votes for the contestants i'll the popu-
larity vote.
The different booths and the chairmen
in charge of each are: Sandwiches and
soft drinks, A. Lee Rose; popularity con-
test, George Carter and William +. Hayes;
fish pond, Mrs. \. lee Rose; fancy work,
Mrs. George L. Townsend Jr.; candy,
Miss Alberta Heiser and Miss Dora Law;
membership, Earl Dawson; Women S Col
legc y. W. G. A. Japanaese booth, Miss
Helen Bishop: treasurer's booth, II. War
ncr McNeal, A. l.. Beals and Robert !.
Gallaher; fortune-telling test, Miss Ed
wilma Long: ring the canes, Pierce Cromp-
ton: bucket game. Paul Moore; cakes,
Mrs. Francis \. Cooch.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
DEATH WAS SUDDEN.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evenil

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Laurel, Feb 10 Mrs Il. Ellen Moore,
relct Of William ii Moore, one Of the
best-known women in this part of Sussex
county, died suddenly, Sunday, at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs John Creigh-
ton Rodney of North Laurel Although
Mrs. Moore had been Ill for some lime
with asthma and the complications due
her advancing years, her death came sud
denly from an astbmatic attack. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock at the Rodney home, Rev.
William l.. Hoffman, pastor of Christ
Methodist Protestant Church, officiating
interment in Odd Fellows cemetery. Mrs.
Moore is survived by the following chill
dren: Mrs j. c. Rodney and Mrs.
Charles c. Blades of North Laurel: Will
liam f. Moore of Riverdale, n. C.: DIR.
Ernest H. Moore of Georgetown, s. {.
MIR. and Mrs. Blades are spending the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10

winter at Los Angeles, Cal, and are not
expected home in time for the funeral
Friends of Mrs. Christopher c. Ellis of
this town have been advised of the death
Of her mother, Mrs. John Bennett, Mt her
home in Sharptown, Md. yesterday after
noon Mrs. Bennett was victim of
cancer, from which she had been suffering
for many years.
Funeral services for John NJ Van Ettin,
who died from pneumonia which followed
an attack of influenza, last Friday. was
held Sunday afternoon. The deceased was
but 10 years of age, and with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Van Ettin, moved
from Rochester, n Y, to farm near
Smith Mills, few miles east of this town.
Services were held in Kings NJ L.
Church. the pastor, Rev. l.. L. Windsor
officiating; interment in Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
DELAWARE CITY.

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Delaware City, Feb 10. Mr.. and Mrs.
edward Hutchinson Of Carneys Point,
\. j., spent Sunday here with her parents
Mrs. Frank Delhi of Reading, Pa, Is
here visiting her mother, Mrs. John Kane.
Miss Em ina Mulligan, who had been
i'll for the past ten days, yesterday re-
turned to her position with the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Co. of Wilmington.
George Hutchinson, who has been i'll
with pneumonia for the past two weeks, is
slightly improved.
A meeting of the executive board of the
Delaware City Century Club was held
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
PROMOTED TO HIGH POSITION.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Laurel, Feb. 10.-Maior r. II. Legg
freight, baggage and passenger agent at
the local railroad station, has been pro-
NOTED to a position of responsibility in
the Office of the general superintendent Of
the Delaware division, with offices at
Wilmington. Major Legg returned TO
Laurel only few months ago, haying en-
listed early in the war with the Canadian
forces and served until the end of the war
He returned to this town when Leon
Stine. who succeeded him. was made
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10

Master William Robinson. Jr. Mrs Carl
A. Collel chairman OF literature, intro
duced Miss Edith l.. Hughes of the War
Loans Saving Department, who spoke on
How to Live Happily on Budget" She
urged conservation until existing CON
ditions become more normal, rs solution
to the problem of the highcost Of living
M instrumental duet was beautifully
played by Mrs Walter Barrett and Mrs
Edward Hurley. Saturday, February il,
the club will give its anniversary luncheon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10

Yesterday afternoon at the home of the
yice-president, Mrs. William B. Jester.
The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal tug
Startle. which has been under repair ai
the American Car and Foundry wards.
Wilmington, returned Yesterday and
entered the canal breaking the Ice. which
VAS very heavy aS far a. St Georges. -
repairs to the locks at that place have
been completed, the canal viii be open io
Chesapeake City soon.
Miss Florence Hall, who has been III
with the grip, is improving.
Mrs. Brown, who recently lost her
sister, Mrs. Faulkes, viii make her home
here with her grandson, Benjamin Dunlap
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
SUSSEX GAS co. ELECTION.

special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Scaford, Feb. l0.-At meeting of the
stockholders of the Sussex Gas Co., in
Philadelphia. Saturday, the following
directors were chosen: A. Nj. and NJ. Ii. /.
Harrington. and Henry NJ. Tracy, Phil
adelphia. Edwin II. Bell, Haddonfield
y. j.: Ialbcrt II Robinson, of Scaford
The directors organized by electing
Edwin r. Bell, pre- dent; NJ. IL. Harring
ton, vice-president; Henry Nj. Tracy,
secretary and treasurer; Miss Mollie
+. Dawson of Seaford auditor The main
plant Of the company is located in Sea-
ford
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
WILL ADMINISTER ESTATES.

Register Of Wills Isaac R. Brown has
granted letters as follows
Administration the estate OF Letitia
p. Gould 10 Amy G. Jenkins; estate OF
Mary T.. Countiss 70 Charles | COuntiss
estate Of Mary E. Messig to John ]
Messig and Mary Lillian Schermerhorn.
Testamentary-On the estate OF Annie
Z. Gregg 10 James II. Hall.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10

Joseph H. Morgan was called to VIII
mingt6n. sunday, by the illness Of his
son. Robert H. Morgan.
Mrs. W. H. Stevens left sunday, for
a visit of several weeks with her daughter.
Mrs. II. B. Almond IN Philadelphis.
The Fades Of the Sorosis we're enter
tanned. Thursday afternoon, BY Mrs.
George W. Donoho, at her home on Con-
well street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
TALK ON CONSERVATION.

SPECIAL Correspondence of Every Evening
Milford, Feb. 10.-The meeting Of Mil
ford New Century Club, last week. was in
charge of the third vice-president, Miss
Ida Rosa. After an instrumental solo by
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
NEWS OF SEAFORD.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Seaford, Feb. 10.-Miss Lillian An
thoDy, student ct the State Normal
School. Towson. Md. spent the week
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10

ass stant 10 the general freight agent.
Arthur V Register Of Wyoming is filling
the vacancy for the present
, 1920-09-16

Have you read the want ads?
, 1920-09-16
HEREFORDs AT CONDICT RANCH.
One of the Finest and Best Herds of
Registered Cattle to Be Found
in the Western States.

The accompanying picture shows II
number of young breeding heifers on
pasture at the Condict Hereford farm
above Saratoga. and is IL fair sample
of the hundreds of purebred cattle
which may be seen scattered over the
luXuriant pastures of that big ranch
most any day one cares to visit it.
The COndict ranch is one of the Iarg-
est in the valley. cutting great quanti-
ties of the best hay and turning u
fat stock in corresponding numbers
each year. An idea of the scope of the
Condict farm and cattle business may
be obtained from the following article,
written by c. a. Metsker M recently
published in the American Hereford
Journal:
THE history of our eastern country
ubOundS with incidents of how the
brave men WHO came in the early days
to make the Land of Liberty their
home. hewed logs to build homes. felled
the virgin forests hat they might have
land to cultivate. and often had to go in
to battle with Indians in protecting
Continued On Page Severn
, 1920-09-16
FASTEST TIME EVER RECORDED
Continued from First Page)

the pilot of IL. Upon reaching that
city Sunday afternoon he received or
ders to proceed by train to New York.
where he will start another plane for
the west. He said the wind from the
west had aided him materially. but
that difficulties with his engine had
prevented him from flying above the
1000 level.
The mail planes are flying on the
following schedule. according to news
paper announcements: Leave New
York 80 a. m, arrive lows City, Ia,
4 :05 p. m. cave Iowa City $50 Il. M.
arrive Rock Springs . :02 p. m. leave
Rock Springs $50 Il. m, arrive San
Francisco . 90 p. M. Returning. the
planes will leave San Francisco > 30
leave Rock Springs > 30 IL. IN. arrive
Iowa City 6 :21 p. m; leave Iowa City
> 30 II. m. arrive New FORK City 6 200
p. IN. The foregoing figures are what
is given, out as the summer schedule.
The winter schedule will start at $50
IL. IN. ana VIII include overnight tOp
in Chicago and Cheyenne for west
bound planes. and at Salt Lake and
Chicago for those ~east-bound.
Under the present arrangement, the
planes used from New York to Omaha
are the new all-metal mail planes with
"A radius of 10 hours at 80 miles an
hour. The planes used from Omaha
to San Francisco are the DeHaviland
1. with II gas and oil capacity of four
hours at so miles an hour. These lat
ter planes will he later replaced by the
all metal Ones of the same model as
now in Use in the east.
, 1920-09-16
Mexico, will be present.

Mexico, will be present.
General Manager +. C. Munroe from
national headquarters in Washington
will be present and will present to
chapter officials the plan of the peace.
time Red Cross. together with the ac-
complishments to date and the probable
future development of the organization.
DIR. f. A. Peterson, national head of
the Department of Health of the Red
Cross. will also attend the conference.
He will explain fully to the delegates
the Health Center plan and the other
phases of he health program.
Representatives from federal organi-
cations. such as the United States Pub
lie Health Service, the Federal Board
of Vocational Education. and the Blu
reau of War Risk Insurance. will ex-
plain the relationship of their organi-
cations to the Red Cross in connection
with the eX-service man.
, 1920-09-16

Rawlins Journal Amid the alteration
emn requiem high mass was rendered
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock over the
remains of the late Right Reverend
Joseph Conrath. at st. Joseph's Church
at Rawlins. where for fourteen years
he had served aS the pastor of the
Roman Catholic parish. \ most i'm
preSSive service was rendered by Mon
signor L. Cominskey of Laramie. in the
absence of Bishop u. A.. McGovern of
Cheyenne. who is ut present in Rome,
assisted by the Reverends James Hart
man. of Cheyenne, who delivered the
sermon; william Short of Cheyenne,
NJ. Healy of Pine Bluffs, WyO.. G.
Schellinger of Kemmerer, Wyo., y.
Schiffrer of Rock Springs. $. Welch of
Rock Springs and j. Morcton of Evan
ston.
Father Conrath was beloved not only
among his parisliioners but entire Car
bon county. where his constant ser
vice to those in need and help won for
him the admiration of the whole people,
and there is much sorrow felt by all,
that he has passed away, and that more
could not have been done for him in
his days of sickness. Father Conrath
has been ailing for some time, and ii
is said that the last three weeks he
has been very close to deaths door.
He died TN Thursday, Sept. ., at II
O'Clock at st. Joseph's hospital at
Cheyenne.
, 1920-09-16
ostrich Shows Affection.

The first cast on record of n de-
monstration of affection on the part
of an ostrich is recorded on the cav
son farm near South Pasadena Gal.
An ostrich hen was raised from the
incubation period by Mrs. II. ;. smith
of Riverside and became very much
attached to the lady. Subsequently II
was necessary TO remove the bird TO
the Cawson place where 1t moped to
the point that It almost died. Mrs.
Smith happened to visit the place and
the bird Immediately recognized hei
and refused to leave.
, 1920-09-16

Mr.. II Mrs. Charles Jones of Con-
cord. n. H., are visiting in Saratoga
this week with Mrs. Jones sister, Mrs.
Taylor Pennock. They are old-time
residents of the valley, and removed
from Wyoming to the east some "a
years ago. Mrs. Jones son. Ollie Bueh-
Ter of Hanna. accompanied by his fam
with his relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Tones
had not visited the valley for IL years
and are greatly enjoying their stay
here. They expect to go from here To
the Pacific coast to spend the winter.
, 1920-09-16
CONVENTION OF RED CROSS.
To Be Held at Division Headquarters
In Denver Latter Part of
September.

A general divisional conference. con-
sidered in Red Cross circles to be one
of the most important events since the
end of the war, will be held at division
headquarters, American Red Cross, in
Denver, September 1924. Representa-
tives from practically all of the 1859
chapters in the division, which includes
Utah, Wyoming. Colorado ard New
, 1920-09-16

\ son vas born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
William Herring at the George Herring
home in Saratoga last Sunday morning.
The child lived but 30 hours, passing
Monday night from some pneu-
monte affection. The funeral service
was private and the little body was
inferred in the local cemetery Tues
day afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Herring
have the sympathy of many friends
i'll their bereavement.
, 1920-09-16
LOCAL N PERSONAL.

Word received by friends here from
DIR. and Mrs. Avery. who left here re-
Gently to look up II location in New
Mexico, is to the effect that the doctor
is practicing his profession III Roy, n.
NJ, at present. 1t is said they are not
satisfied with climatic and other con-
ditions in that state. however, and con
template returning to the Platte valley
before long.
, 1920-09-16

For the best baked beans eve can
ned, the kind with n real home-cooked
flavor, ask for Ritter's Baked Beans,
at the Paulson Well Store.