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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-09-17
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-09-17

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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-03-31
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while we are in charge the very newest and pret
and the prices are very reasonable.
You will want Coat or Suit--buy it now
newest Styles the finest tailoring, the best mater
Coats shown here. The prices are the best
You will surely want one or more of the beau
showing now. Most any material style Etc. you
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-03-31
1O Per Cent. Commission

From every dollar you spend at Weinberg Co.'S dur
ing the month of April the League derives 1Oc The more
you spend with them the they get Help them raise
the entire amount needed this month"; You have noting
TO lose as the prices on the merchandise is the very best
obtanabe anywhere and you will have have it now or
later SO make your purchases from the League while
they in charge at Weinberg Co.'S. Two or more men,
bers will be incharge every day during the month"; Beg
inning Thursday the 1st, Mrs. W. IT, Lesesne and Miss
Matte Applet will be in charge in the morning Jake
lseman and Mrs. w. Ed Reardon in charge afternoons
The names of members in charge will be published each
week so you will find two members in the store
all the time besides the regular force of the Weinberg Co.
No trouble to get waited and the merchandise and
prices are the best to be had The League will have some
very special bargains for you each week during this
month Watch the windows Get in and help us over the
top. 1Oc of every dollar goes to the League.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-31
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
HOUSES soR s,Ir

DANDY siN.roorl modern home hard.
wood floors nice mantel living room
acfoss entire front basement under on
tte mouse tw0.caf garage end servants
quarters; mighty good buy at tf.7b0
10000 cash and easy payments. Osage sol
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-31
TRACKAGE AND INDUSTRIAL =

FOR sALE-2h acre tract close in. just
OFF paved road; southeast side. real
snap for 1880. $3.50 cash, balance easy,
SEQ r. l.. Grant, bl4 Security Bldg Phone
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
TO END WAR TIME LAWS.
Lenroot Says One of Hardings
First Acts Will be Peace With
Germany.
/, As.nclnt.,I Press 70 Every Esrnlns

Rv Associated Press 60 Every ENFhlpg
New York Dec ll.-One Of the first
acts Of new administration Will be 70
make peace with Germany and repeal the
war time powers Of the President, Sena-
TOR J.cnroot. Of WISCONSIN. declared here
Yesterday in an address before the annual
convention of the International Garment
Manufacturers.
Revision Of the tax system. which
senator Ienroot SAID would come I'M
mcdlatelv after March must be one IN
winch each citizen will have to shoulder
ms burden and no more
He deprecated the practice OF some men
who tried tu shift the burden gt taxation
from themselves To Others, although he
admitted this was natural impulse
With proper revision OF ollr tax laws,
he said. I'VE can do much to and III bring
ing about permanent prosperity There Is
ONLY one Just rule Of taxation and that is
every man should contribute to the bur
den of the government according TO his
ability to pay
Although he could see no immediate
hone of reduction in taxes, Senator Len
root SAID the next administration, he
boped. would be able ta reduce the govern
ment expenditures by billion dollars.
He declared the great need AT present
Is to do away with the cumbersome and
complicated system of taxation and sub
stitute for it one that Is Simple and GER
tain
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11

ENFORCE BLUE LAWS"
Ministerial Union Names a Com
mittee to Go Into the Mat
ter and Act.

At special meeting of the Wilmington
Ministerial Union in the \. NJ. I. A. yes
terdav afternoon committee, comprlslng
Rev. Joel l.. Gilfillan, Rev. Raymond W.
Cooke and Rev. Robert Watt. ID. ID, was
invested with authority To act IN ITS plans
for the enforcement of Delaware's s Sunday
laws
While those attending the conference
refused to divrge just what action was
planned il is understood that 1T Is the
intention to combat any laxty IN the oo
~ervance Of the Sabbath. The committee
appointed Yesterday will devise ways and
means Of bringing about the enforcement
of the laws regarding Sabbath Observance
The committee called on Chict ot
Police George Black today, IN connection
with the movement, relative to enforce
ment of the Sabbath law
1t is expected that the matter will be
taken up with the Board of Police Com
missioucrs ut their meeting next tuesday
The ministerial delegation, 1t IL under
stood. wanted the lid clamped down to-
morrow
It. is said. however, that some OF the
ministers will look around tomorrow TO sec
who is keeping open IN the mercantile line
with view, probably of either causing
arrests or reporting Offenders to the police.
80 Wilmington may get touch OF Biuc
law tomorrow,
In anticipation ot this move some OF the
candy merchants are said to have de
cided today not To open their places OF bus'
ness tomorrow
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
BOLD NEGRO THIEF ROBS
KyLE'S ICE CREAM STORE
Looted Cash Register, at $50 Last
Night, With Man and Women
in the Place.

A bold robbery took place st the store
Of William Kyle, at the northeast corner
of Sixth and Orange streets, last night about
\ 80. when q Negro entered the place and
took nearly $50 form the cash register.
That the thief had carefully planned
the robbery Is believed by those familiar
with the case. About S25 he entered the
store and asked the man who was at the
counter # he could obtain a stamp. When
informed that he had no stamps, the Ne
gro went out. II is believed that he then
waited near the store until nc saw the
man behind the counter leave for the back
of the building. for the latter had not been
out Of the room over FIVE minutes when he
heard the screams of a woman attendant,
who was then behind the counter 4
colored man had entered the store and
ordered ice cream. a Young girl behind
the counter left the room 10 secure the
cream The other women IN the store
was busy. with her back 10 the cash regis
ter. The Negro reached over the counter
struck one of the keys and grabbed 3
handful of bills and made a hasty exit
TO the accompaniment Of the woman )
screams.
William Kyle, proprietor Of the store
hearir the woman's screams rushed to
the front and out into the street, chasing
the miscreant to Seventh ard OraI &c
streets, where the latter disappeared. The
store was well lighted at the time, accord
ing to Mr.. Kyle, who said the thief must
have been desperate for people had been
in and out Of the store at frequent inter-
walls during the evenirg. The Negro Is
described rs tall ard very dark he wore
a cap, drawn over his eyes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
DONNIE FINED $3.50 FOR
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION
Defendant Was Also Given a
Severe Warning by Judge
Morris in u. S. Court.

In imposing a fine Of $3.50 on Francisco
Dell Donne ~ sl7 Lincoln street Tor
violation of the Federal Prohibition act.
in the United States Court today. Judge
Hugh VI Morris gave emphatic warning
that the time is rapidly approaching when
the lenicncv hitherto shown IN such cases.
Nv limiting punishment on conviction 70
iince will give wav to more rigorous sen
tences involving imprisonment rs we'll
He also took occasion - counsel the
interpreter for the defendant. when he pre-
sen,cd his plea for mercy IN the ground of
American clilgen.hip and previous good
record that he could do no greaer service 20
hla fellow countrymeu than by warning
then, that the laws Of this country and
q immunity must be strictly complied
with even If not conforming - the Wishes
ar customs of citizens Of foreign birth
" Tmxton Boyce. prohibition enforce
rnent officer testified to the purchase and
seizure Of liquor. which wH- IN court, ~
well a- two barrels which were sealed and
lef, on the defendant premises
The Judge turned tho plaintiff, who ad-
na,tted his guilt. over ~ the custody OF
the tnarshals Office and instructed the
latter official t0 sce that the SEIZED goods
as well a. the two barrels and contents be
publicly destroyed
Cases pending against Erness dc Potts
and Herman Sahor alias Fahor, were DIS
rrlsspd hv tho court. on the motion 81
District Attorney James II Hughes, Jr..
on the ground of insufficient evidence.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
FOOD PRICES TUMBLE
IN THE RESTAURANTS
Many Cafes Today Announced
Reductions Ranging From
10 to IS Per Cent.

Most Of the restaurant owners through
out the city today made decided reductions
in their food prices. in many instances re-
ductions being on a % per cent basis At
four of the larger restaurants and cafes
along Market street menu cards are ar
ranged with prices fixed from 10 TO %
per cent lower than heretofore
At the Hotefdu Pont luncheon IS being
served daily at 90 cents the plate and for
the regular afternoon dinner staple
price Of 81 30 is fixed. These prices are
arranged Oh 25 per cent basis
At the Lambros restaurant, S29 Market
street a 25 per cent reduction has been
placed ON all dinners Some further re-
ductions are also made Luncheon here
j. served Tor rs cents as compared with
Sl.55 as heretofore The usual SOD
dinner is now being served al 81 %. Like
the du Pont Hotel, a musical program is
rendered during the eating periods
At the New York restaurant, Market
street above Fourth, decided change y
noted in the prices on the menu card
Here Is per cent reduction has been
fixed and il affects every dish.
II is said 10 bc the intention OF the
restaurant owners to arrange Their prices
on n pre-war basis However. TO accom-
plish this. will take several months, IT IS
declared
The tumble really started yesterday
with reductions ranging from 10 to 25
per cent in the quick lunch houses OF
BONES Brothers. at the northeast corner
OF Sixth and Shipley streets and 5 East
Fourth street. A number of the firm said
the drop in the cost Of nearly all food
stuffs had made this possible.
Coffee heretofore selling at 10 cents the
cup at the Fourth street place, is now
being sold At ; cents. Pie will be reduce
TO cents the cut and % per cent rcduc-
ton on all meats is noted.
Hicken and Vail on Shipley street
above Sixth. have likewFe joined the
ranks in belping reduce the high prices At
this restaurant 20 per cent reduction
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
PORT PROGRAM
SPEEDING AHEAD
Colonel Johnston Asked to Furnish
Cost of Widening Chris
tiana River.

Information that Wilmington business
men obtained at Washington thus week
during the sessions Of tho Rivers and Har-
bors Congress. indicate that the progress
IL the port Improvement program Is pro-
,aedlne as speedily as could he expected
In fact. II seems as though II was gong
forward even more speedily than most
few weeks ago Colonel r y Johns
Ton. L :. engineer for this district made
,,relimInarv report to the engineers Of
the War Department concerning the VII
,,,no+on imnrovcments While no con-
t,rrnstion Of the statement ran be Obtain
ed. II Is rImored that Coione. Johnston
recommended TO his chiefs, that the widen
mo III tho Christians river and the deep
ening of the entrance was advisable
II was learned tins week that this re-
rort has made a favorable impression
mon the government engineering heads
and they have asked or are about 10 ask
Colonel Johnston 10 make a further re-
mort. stating the probable cost Of tho
improvements which, It Is believed ne has
recommended
That the port improvement program :
roing ahead 80 rapidly. Is due 10 the man
ner with which oil Wilmington interests
are working. They have IN turn interested
the reDrcsentatives OF Delaware IN the I
: Senate and House of Representatives,
and their influence Is beng used ad-
vantageously to support the port program
The Rivers and Harbors Congress de
rlded to ask Congress to consider IN us
sppropriations bill the maximum amounts
asked for by the L. ;. engineers, Tor I'M
provements TO harbors and waterways
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
BASEBALL MOGULS
FACE BIG PROBLEMS
Program for Complete Reorgani-
ration Of Sport 70 be Consid
cred by Convention.
NJ Associated Press to Every Evenlnz

Ry Associated Press - Every Evening
New York. dec III Committees repre-
senting the major and MINOR leagues with
Judge I.andis IN tho chair convened here
today on scheduled time t. draw up new
national agreement to govern professional
baseball
H. was announced that the conference
would be held behind closed doors and tho
magnatos placed guards before tho en-
trance Ia the chambers with instructions
70 prevent entrance of newspaper men.
At the same hour. Representatives of the
National Association of Minor LEAGUES
alao went into SESSION IN separate apart
ments III the same hotel
New York. Dec II The greatest con-
vention of baseball interests ever assem-
bled IN this country, involving n program
for complete reorganl zation of the sport 3
uoverr rnent. got under way here today
0vernllacowii al othor problems in inn
portar 20 was the formulation Of new
national agreement The sessions will
continur f0r several days under tho prFsi-
dcrcy Of Judge X VI lands
The annual meetir of the New lrter-
national League scheduled for Monday
and the rnectir a ~ the National leag
and the National League of Baseball
Writers On Tuesday are likely 20 be held
simultaneously with those of the inRln
gathering
Besider the task of enRctlng rev con-
stitutiou a rumIer Of important matters
are expected 70 be disposed of, lncluding
aome important deals involving exchange
OF major league players
The events that led up to the necessIty y
Of adopting rev national agreement
had their begiauiug about two years ago
when the National Association of Pro-
fessional Baseball Leagues. the organiza-
ton of minor leagues. broke away from
the national agreement because II = cor
troversy relative to the draft PROVISIONS
Then there arose from various quarters 3
Continued on page .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
MISS LYDIA {. WIkGAIE
DIES SUDDENLY HERE
Well-Known Georgetown Woman
Who Had Come to Whining
ton to Spend the Winter

Miss lydia T. Wlngate - wears Old.
lied suddenly last night al the home Of
her sister. Mrs 4 G. McGill. 1905 Van
Buren street Miss Wipgate, whose home
was in GeOrget town, came here lew weeks
ago, with the intention OF spending the
winter in this citv For the last few DAYS
she had complained Of not feeling we'll
Her death is believed to have been duet
heart failure. She was lifelong resident
of Georgetown, before coming to Whining
ton
She is survived by the following sisters
Mrs. Nelson Smith. Philadelphia, Mrs
Margaret Purncll, Georgetown; Mrs.
Belle Jameson, Georgetown; Mrs Ella
DuvaI and Mrs LYDIA Brown, Seaford,
and Afrs. A. c. McGill Of this city.
Funeral services VIII be held in Wesley
NJ. l.. Church, Georgetown, on Monday
mornir & at II 'cIock Burial will be ia 1e
IN Union cemetery, there
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
AMERICAN HOTEL
PROPRIETOR ROBBED
BY HOLO-UP MEN
Through Ruse Crooks Entered the
Place, Knocked Pruchwitsky
Down and Stole $40
EVIDENTLY AFTER
ONE OF THE ROOMERS

Ono Of the boldest hold-ups which has
taken place IN this city recently occurred
shortly before midnight last night, when
y PnIrhnltskv. proprietor ot the Ameri-
can Hotel. at 30S klnE street, was at
tackled and robbed hy two Young men
after he had stepped out ~ his room into
hall at the hotel
Pruchuitskv was attracted by hearing
someone making inquiries for Walter
Griffin. who occupied an adjoining room
The proprietor left his room 70 inquire
whether Griffin was IN He knocked at
the door, ard, receiving no response, i'm
formed the two men, who were waiting.
IN the hall, that Griffin was not in, One q
the men then struck him in tho face with
his fst and knocked him to the floor and
quickly rifed bis pockets, securing near
IL sac
Assoon as he was able 70 get UP Prlchni-
tskv began yelling Help Robbers
etc< arousing those in the hotel. who
were asleep. and causing much excite
ment in tho neighhorhood. He rushed into
the street to find his assailants, hut was
unable TO locate them
The police were notified and made an
investigation. but with no immediate sue
cess The descriptions Of the two mon have
becn furnished the nolicc. however
Griffin said that he knows Of none of
his acuuaintances who would do an act
like the cne las, night It's possible that
Cfrifin's name was secured in some other
manner and that he may have been the
one who was originally picked as the
victim If the proposed robbery
A little over = month ago one roomer
AZ the hotel left his door open and during
his absence much clothing disappeared
A short time before that another man whn
left his door open while he slept IN the
room during the daytime, missed about
$40 when be swoke
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
DELAWARE TO HELP
HOOVER'S EUROPEAN
RELIEF MOVEMENT
The Leader Will Come to Will
mington Next Saturday to
Open Effort in This State.
LIVES OF 3,500,000
CHILDREN AT STAKE

REPRESENTATIVES. of score oi chari-
table and unfit organizations met IN the
Library building Eighth and Narket
streets AT II o'clock this morning, ana
discussed details and plans Tor tue ha-
,,or,I collection" To- AID the starving
children of Europe, that Herbert Hoover
a loading ard in which Delaware mas
acr,-si to do It's share. Beginning on sun
dav December 10 the effort to raise rs
- ,nopov during the holiday season
Iii havin not alone in Delaware but
tL,s,,,,bnut the country Mr. Hoover has
,.,t,matrd that through the and OF his
nrraniystion IN Europe and the exercise
,f strict economy, that $40 VIII save one
Il the undernourished children from starv-
INC until the time of the next harvest.
sn that the r~sults Of the coming cndeavor
will bc measured IN figures OF human
beings And the question that VIII be
asked bv workers will be how many
children will YOU save. or keep alive.
Henry Z Scott, who has successfully
,llrrcted many Delaware campaigns, has
consented to lead this effort and today
opened headquarters IN the rooms oi me
Service Citizens Of Delaware. The l)ela-
ware organizations that arc pledged 70 heip
Mr. scott and their leaders follow
American Friends Service Committee
J Edgar Rhoads.
American Red Cross Hon. George
Gray
Federal Council Of Churches Bishop
philip Cook. Rev Dr W Il. Sunwalt,
Rev Dr. Charles J.. Csndcc and Rev.
Dr George h. Allison
Jewish loipt Distribution Committee
David Sncllenburg and Louis Topkls
knights Of Columbus. p 4 Hortv
Young Woman's Christian Association
Nrs Coleman IN Pont and Mrs g. !
Wollaston
Young Men Christian NSso''a'i"h
George A. Elliott.
Continued page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
NEW POLICE ON DUTY.
Several Additional Men Took Up
Their Work on the Streets
Today.

The police officers assigned to new posts
Yesterday assumed their duties this
morning Leonard Skepski went on duty
ot the new traffic station nj Eleventh aud
Market streets Patrolman Fisher start
ed AT Ninth and Market and William
Paynter began his duties At Fourth and
French Roger + Elderkin went on duty
as motorcycle officer.
Three new patrolmen, Edward II
Eaton. Joseph W Knox and Llttleton X.
Rishop. who have been at the police school
of instruction, went on street duty to-
dov also. William II. Purnell, Roy "
Palmer and William j. Duncan, also new
officers. will 30 on street duty tonight
Five other newly appointed officers
will start at the police school OF lnstruc-
ton on Monday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
BUCHAREST UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Result of Disorders In City During Which
Bomb Was Exploded in Senate.

by Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Paris Dee Bucharest. the capital
of Rumania, is under martial law accord
ing to an official announcement at the
Rumanian legation here late last night
This step was result Of disorders in the
CITY which eliminated on Thursday in
the explosion of time bomb beneath the
speakers tribune of the Rumanian Senate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
QUAKE KILLS 200
Villages Destroyed in Southern
Albania and $4,000 Rem
dered Homeless.
Nv A.sooInteef press q, Every Fveninr.

Hy Associated Press 70 Every Evening.
Rome. Dec. Il Al the Villages IN the
Tepelan district, southern Albania, have
been destroyed by a violent earthquake.
according 70 au Avlons message 10 the
Tempo today Two hundred persous are
reported killed. while 1900 have been
made homeless.
The town If Tepeleni itself was eom-
pletely rased.
The meeagr reports the shocks are
continuing
Previous messages, originating IN Az
Iona on Deoefnbcr 5, reported earthquake
shocks in the Tepsleni district rendering
thousands homeless, but made no mention
Of casualties
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
AUTOMATIC WIRELESS STATIONS.
Establishment By Government Expected %
Make Lake Navigation Safer

By Associated Press ~ Every bVtuins
Chicago. Dee Il Through the -
adjustment by the federal government
Of chain Of automatic wireless stations
AZ danger points along the Great iaiJes
dangers 70 lake navigation Vlil ~ great,
reduced. Il Was learned TO-DAY
Ships blown near dangerous reefs aaa
shoals will be warned BY automatic dang
signals sent AZ pitch that can n eauSht
by the wireless apparatus Of sny vcssei
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
CLARENCE ROWLAND TO
MANAGE COLUMBUS GLIB
| ssocated Pres 70 Every Fyeo y

~ Associated Press 20 Every Eyeoing
Columbus, Ohio, Dec M lareuls
Rowland, former manager s. he Chicago
White Sox and u the Milwaukee AMER
can Association team Nas been "hosfr
manager Of the Columbus club 2, 'h,
American Association Il was OFFICIALLY
announced today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
LIBERTY BONDS.
prdss to Every Evening

BY Associated Prdss TO Every Evening.
New York, Dec. l1-Liberty Bonds
closed today: 312s, 5000; first As $500
second s AS. $3.50: third 4l.s. $500;
Victory 4s4s, 95.34
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
Ran Needle in Hand.

Accidentally running needle INTO her
right hand, Alice Reardon II years old Of
60l North Jackson street WAS removed to
the homeopathic Hospital this morning.
Physicians At the institution were unable
to locate the position Of the needle and an
X-ray photograph was necessar y.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
VITAL STATISTICS.
Six Deaths This Week Resulted From
Pneumonia.

The report Of the Board o. Health for
rms week notes 80 births, Is marriages and
- deaths. a. compared with ~. % and %
for the corresponding week Of 1919 None
uf the deaths was from contagious causes.
but six were due to pneumonia and four
10 broncho pneumonia
SiN cases of typhoid were reported dur
ing the week; eight of whooping cough
four Of diphtheria and three VI scarlet
ever.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
Weather Next Week.
iate.i Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington, Dec. 1l-Weather pre-
dictiot for the north and middle Atlantic
states for the week beginning Monday
are Moderate temperature, considerable
cloudiness and occasional rains or SHOWS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
Accused Of Violating Traffic Rule.

Louis Budin charged with violating q
traffic rule, by passing standing street
car was arrested by Patrolman Campbell
this morning and viii be given hearing
m Municipal Court on Monday morning
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
Amusemenss lomsh.

PLAYHOUSE The Chorls Girls Romahee
tiarrlck-Naudevillr
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NfSiestic-"A slave 81 vanity
Strand The Ne~ NOrS Idea
Rial aItn-"'rhe Challenge 81 the Las
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