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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-06
st PauIs 20 Enlarge Choir.

Henry III Mccullough of Baltimore
made a most interesting talk before the
rhrIstian Endcavor Society 81 St. Paul's
II T. Church Sunday Il was announced
during tile church services that
tho choir would hC enlarged, snd that ary
Nho desired tossing should SCI Prof Charles
III Edwards or T. e nardcsty, chairman
oi the mlIsI. committee. The choir RI
acarscs on FRIDAY nights at the church
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-06

kunhsc 5 Loose Cocoa, b sc
LaTge Roli WaN Paner for Iaurhez,
3 -
lvias sponge and Pound laNe
pound 42c ana 45c
Pure Lard, III Sic
sunny South Lard b sc
LARGE Can Pineapple i5c can
Saur hraut t5c can
Asparagus Tina .. 20c 33c can
/ (rsnberriss t2c 10.
Mixed Vegetables l5c can
Small but Olives l3c bot.
Large Gao Pumpkin t5c can
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-06

"Csot ANYTHING Lard bv for rainy dav7''
Not exactly But " stock of stuff
IN the cellar 80 that Il the country remains
in We can have little wet spell now and
then. Detroit Free Press
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-06

Pnreer Club Dance Wednesday Night
The Pioneer Club will give its hrst tig
informal dance of 1920 at the New Century
Club on Wednesday evening
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
TRACING THE ORIGIN
 OF YULETIDE CUSTOMS

Washington, Dec. 2S-symbols of American Christmas observance, the Christmas tree, candles and mistletoe' are relics of nature worshipping days adaDted to the uses of Christianity, says a bulletin issued today by the National Geographic society. tracing the origin Of these Yuietide customs They have 10 do with the pagan theory of the rt-birth of the sun, the bulletin says, the tree coming down ffom ancestors, the candles from teutonic sun worshippers, and the uistIetoe from the Druids.
 The Christmas spirit of giving. exernp- lifted by Santa Claus, goes back to Ron1- an days. the bulletin continues, adding that while "there is more sentiment and less of the ecclesiastical in the United States in observance of Christmas than in European lands,'' minca pie. traditionally necessity on every American Christmas dinner table has a religious origin.
 The choice tidbits there in," the bulletin says, were syTnbelical of the rich gifts brought by the wise men to the Christ Child. and the aroma to thot of the F'rankincense which they also proffered.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
CLAIMS WAR nEP'T ENABLED
 COAL MEN TO MAKE $8,00p ,e0t

Washington, Dec. 23.@Senate investi- gation of the coal industry was suspend ed today until next Wednesday, but sharp criticism of the National Coal As. sociation and government departments was made by Senator Calder of New York. chairman of the investigating com mittee, brought recent disclosures into de- bate. The New York senator gave mo- tice that the committee would proceed next to clear up charges by George H. Gushing, managing director of the Amer ican Wholesale Coal Association, that government officials had personally par
 ticipated in coal profits during the period of shortage last fell.
 Senator Calder. speaking on the senate hoor,- said the war. departn snt had en-
 abled coal men to make SS,0oo, 900 ir profits by buying two million tons of coal during the stringency, and reported
 that D. ". Wentz. president of the Ma
 tional Coal Association, took out in com missions for purchasing part of the quantity.
 Senator Pomerene, democrat. Ohio de manded that committee refer the matter to the department of Justice if it found that Colonel Wentz sold coal mined by himself. for $3-50 a ton, while the gov ernment paid s1150 for it's quota. Sen ator Edge republican, New jersey sal0 that in fairness to the association pres ident,, the senate should not that he ad' vised the war department against mak- ing the purchases and did not sell tho 1 government his own coal.
 l Senators Pomerene and Kenyon, repub 1 liean, Iowa, exchanged remarks as te 1 common honesty" involved in coal deal l ings, while Senator Calder charged tha
 the coal association had influenced the | interstate commerce commission, manip
 ulated geological survey figures on coa | production; and collected $1,ooo.ooo from
 ifs members to maintain for the three
 years the organization, the activities oi
 which he criticised.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24

Now that the proposition for a hospital to serve Westerly and Pawcatuck has taken definite form by the offer ot Wli- lam A. Wilcox to give site adequate TOT the hospital and all future extensions, ana to give s1,000 towards the constructio't' rev interest is being taken in the pro]ect. As the interests of the twin villages are mutual. it is hardly believed that any jealous opposition of any .magnitude will become manifest in Westerly, simply be- eause under the offer the hospital issto be located in Pawcatuck. Under the will of Mrs Louise Hoxie substantial sum, s2O.0OO was given as a nucleus. for hospital It is believed that one-week campaign would increase that amount five-fold and make the Hoxie donation available. .t'
 The people of Pawcatuck are ready and willing to co-operate with the people Of Westerly in this commend able project. sAs evidence of good faith movement has already been started to secure pledges to the amount of 1000 as the quota of the village of Pawcatuck. a fair proportion according to population in comparison with the village of Westerly. It is pro- posed, however. to make this hospital movement town rather than village un- dertaking and with the towns of Westerly and Stonington united, the full amount required would be pledged within short time.
 This whole matter is now with ccm- nittee of the Westerly Board of Trade and the report of that committee, Is awaited with considerable interest
 A special effort is being made by the South Kingston Veteran Firemen's asso- citation to have the annual muster of the Rhode Island State Firenen's league next i. summer held in that town~l The league delegates. George Harvey and William Perry, were authorized to extend the in- q vitation at the next meeting of the state organization. Anticipating that the invi- tation will be accepted, a committee of Arrangements has been appointed. com posed of Edward l.. Conan, William A. Perry, George E. Harvey, Louis V. Clarke and George Downing.
 Local LacOnics.
 Miss Frances Ware of Providence is spending the Christmas vacation with her grandparents. MT. and Mrs Winslow N. York on the Watch Hill road
 Christmas exercises at the West Broad street school were held in the assembly hall Thursday. + @ Col A L. Dick whose cottage was partly destroyed ny fire at Watch Hill - Tuesday afternoon, arrived in Westerly Wednesday afternoon from New York city. Colonel Dick purchased the Drys- dale cottage with the intention of making
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
VERNON

The Ladies Aid society of the Congre- gational church is having the parsonage wired for electricity.
 Miss Gertrude Herskell. Mrs. Ernest Howard and Mrs. George Webster were callers in Manchester Saturday
 Guests Sunday at the home of Dir, and Mrs. A. k. Lathrop were Mir. and Mrs. Charles W. Wetmore and daughter. Abbie Wetmore, of Hartford, and Miss Gladys o. Dimock o{ Rockville
 Hon. Henry Hall of Willington was a caller at A R. Lathrop's Sunday.
 Mrs, Arthur Guzman was a recent, vis- lt1r in New York e
 The grange held it's meeting at Grange hall Friday evening with good attend ance.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
PART WHITE LEAD MEN
 TOOK IN "BUILDING TRUST

New York, Dec 23.-Concerns con trolling over s5 per cent. of Americas white lead output, principal Ingredient of paint, were accused of colrusion and price fixing today by New Yorks 'buildv ing trust" inquiry. E ss~
 The capital stock of these corporations approaches S40o,000,00o, and sthe joint legislative committee conducting the in= quiry into the alleged building strust was tained equal prices and exchkngeds in- formation regarding quotations and the names of customers.
 This revelation came to the com mittee. from Charles F. Futile, seeEetaFy
 of thes American Institute of Lead Man.
 ufactufers. the association through which
 the companies "exchanged price dsta and
 other information" sz.
 The corporations he tanned were the
 Sherwin- Williams Com.la National
 Lead Company, E. I. Du Pont De Ne
 mours Company and Hammer Brothers the last named owner of the Eagle-Pitch-
 CT Company of Chicago, fifth member of
 the rgoupe. They operate plants through out the country.
 Samuel Untemyer, committee counsel |. charged that the institute was 8 rock. ribbed combination" and suggested that good name for it would he the Lead Pipe White Lead sClnch.
 After being informed that next to white lead the principay component, oi all paints is linseed oil. MT. Unternfve1 intimated that he would ''unearth col, fusion" among the manufacturers of thai product when the committee resumes its sessions next Tuesday.
 Another organization of manufactur CTS of building materials, case iron pipt 1 in this instance, crumpled up today un l der the attack of the investigators. Int ] Eastern Soil Pipe Manufacturers as sociation of which MT. Futile is alst |, secretary, promised through him to dis solve. within week. He said the mem | bers would immediately re-enter opel 1 competition. N
 1 With, the coming of the New Year. tn, ] warfare against alleged combination il 1 the building trust" which the joint l legislative committee has been conduct I ing for more than two months, will b, 1 augmented by the United States 'senat | committee on reconstruction and pro 1 duction to come here from Washington | to conduct investigatin into buiIdiD; combines" along national lines
 Members of the legislative committe l expressed the belief today that the tw
 groups would sit jointly next month MI | Untermyer expected to act as Joint coun sel for the committees, expressed satis i faction that the testimony heard toda; 1 concerned the white lead trade expose
 "a perfect price fixing case" He sai | the evidence would be turned over t federal authorities.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
HANOVER

Christmas services will bea held in the Congre regational church. Sunday morning and evening. An original pageant will be given by the Sunday school in the evening in the parish house. This pageant was written specially by Rev H. D. Rollason and promises to be unusually interesting.
 Ralph D. Standish is home from Brown university for two weeks vacation.
 Miss Caroline Gallup is at her home for Christmas vacation.
 NIT. and Mrs. James Bennett are spend ing the holiday in New Haven.
 At the c. E. service last Sunday even ing Christmas cards were taken by the members to be forwarded-to Wethersfield prison
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
GAS EXPLOSION CAUSED
 POLICE ACTIVITY IN. DANBUKY

Danbury, Dec. 23-It has been discov- cred that an explosion in the business sec ton of the city early today was the result of an accumulation of gas in the base of steel pole of the ornamental electric lighting system The gas had leaked into the hollow pole from a neighborings gas main and the. discharge was like that of cannon. Belief that the detonation was the result of the work of safe blowers led the police to make an exhaustive bi,t fruitless search.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
DEMANDS OF ANTHRACITE
 COAL MINERS REJECTED
Philadelphia,

Philadelphia, Dec 23.-Declining to reopen the award of the United States anthracite coal commission, the mine operators here today rejected the de mands of the hard coal mine workers for additional wage increase a minimum of $6 a day, labor rate and the establish ment of universal eight hour day.
 The operators. however, notified thu miners representatives that they stood ready to adjust any individual eases ot
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
CHECKS FOR FORMER SERVICE
 MEN AND CONTEMPORARIES

washington Dec, 23.-War risk bureau clerk rushed work on mailing out checks to former service men or their beneficial ries this month as msasure. of Christmas cheer, getting out-a total of 345,540 De- cember payment checks for more than fifteen million dollars up to December Is
 it was announced tonight by the bureau
 On December 20 the bureau had. BPS 6o7 active accounts,p it was said. and
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
D'ANNUKzIO DECLARES HE
 WILL RESIST TO THE END

Rome, Dee. 23.-The Popoio Domano today publishes a dispatch from Abbazia saying that D'Annunzio has declared he declared heswill resist to the tnd and has invited the people of 4Fiume to hold them
 selves ready to sacrifice their lives and their fortunes DAnnunzio. the dispatch adds, had several houses searched because of. fear
 of revolt against him. most of the population of Plume desirfng to avoid a
 conflict with the. regular. Italian troops
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24

inequality" that maybe due to the appli- cation of the commissions award.
 Mine workers repI esentatives told the anthracite operators that they could not accept any compromise and stood by their original demands.
 They said that the entire matter would be placed before the unions general scale committee at a special meeting in Hazle ton next Tuesday at which time def nite policy for future action, will be out lined.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24

fecting about 6, 900 workers will be called to begin January 1, Hyman Blumberg. local business agent Of the Amalgamat- ed Clothing Workers Union, said today. This. he said. will be the coUnter-of- fensive of the union against the spread of employers lockout in New York to this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
WESTERLY

his home in Westerly next spring after spending the winter in the south. State and city officials have been in vited to attend the concert and ball which
 the state department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Providence. is planning to give in the state armory on New Years | eve. Semi-military features will add to the attractiyeness of the event
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
SON SAVED PARENTS FROM AsPHYxIATIoN

New Britain. Dec. 23.-Mr. and Mrs. 1 Dominick Collelo of BIO Park street had a
 narrow escape from death by asphyxia- tion last night at their home. They were discovered by their son early this morning and through the efforts of Dr. James F, Faulkne rand the pulmetor from the fire department they were revived. The ca ae was purely accidental
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
BOGUS EXPREss8IEN STEAL
 TURKEYS. ORANGES. VEGETABLES

Boston, Dec. 23.--T'url1eys bought for ! the Christmas di1~"- s.--v',ne, vegetables and other bulky packages that were
 | trusted to c2l'lzss-..--- ..r delivery and failed to arrive were believer by the police to be accounted for today with
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
Inst to Humor Bill.

Bill Wright is dissatisfied with the count of the election board, and, it is said, he will demand a recount. Seeing
 that all the votes that Bill got can he
 counted in ten minutes, the recount
 should be granted him.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24

the arrest of three men charged with lar ceny. It was their plan. according to the charge, to hire wagon and take post in the market district pretending to do an an express business. The bogus express men were alleged to have reaped a biz harvest in the holiday trade and many househo'ders who though their shopping done will have to buy the turkey and hx- inCs aE.iin.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24

now has paid out since it's operations be- gan a total of $331, ,606,95S in insurance. compensation and other war claims.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24

BALTIMORE CLOTHING
 WORKERS TO STRIKE JAN. l Baltimore, Dec. 23.-A general strike in the clothing industry in Baltimore. aE-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
VOLUNTOWN

310O Emerson and okeh records for I5c today at saunders. Jewett ciC- adv.
 We always feel sorry for the marr3ee man who talks in his sleep.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-07
HAYAkAWA PLAYS
ROLE OF GAMBLER

In His Debt" Sessue Havakawa.
the great Oriental screen star who is
| appearing in Haworth productions
is seen as a japanese gambling den
operator whose boast is that he al
ways pays his debts whether ma
terial or moral
Brought face to face with the
Issue OF revenge on the man who at.
tempted to kill him versus debt
of gratitude to the girl who saved
his life, he spares the girl in order
that the girl may find happiness.
AS Goro Moriyama, Hayakawa has
a powerful role, that of cold blood
ed Nipponese whose philosophy of
life is IAN eye for an eye"
Blair Whitcomb. a reckless spend.
thrift, after losing his fortune in
Moriyama's place. attempted to kill
the japanese and all but succeeded
Gloria Manning. Whitcombs fiancee
nursed MOriyama back to health and
won the everlasting gratitude of the
patient. Whitcomb was held pris
oner in the Orientals house and
would have paid the penalty if
Gloria had not discovered his where
abouts and goC~ to Moriyama's house
to plead for her lovers life. When
Moriyama learned that his assailant
was the man Gloria loved, he paid
His Debt" to Gloria, sitting his
own love in assuring her happiness.
The play is remarkable for its
excellent staging and beautiful pho
Biography, the scenes in the gambling
house being constructed on an elabor
ate scale.
This picture will be presented for
the last time tonight at the Cob
scum Theatre.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-07
LEAGUE RESULTS UP
TO WORLDS PEOPLES

MANCHESTER, England June T.
Lord Reading, Lord Chief Justice OF
England and former Ambassador to
Washington, talks hopefully of the
prospects Of a League Of nations.
Whether the League becomes o
weapon for the preservation OF
peace. or whether it wthers and
dies does not depend upon the gov
e,',.-.'r'-t on statesmen or politici
az. Ia "~o1 the people of the mem
ber ccua.i.ce' he told the Manches
ter Chamber o. Commerce In time
TO come, if the public of the various
countries put their heart and soul
into it, we may eventually arrive a,
a stage where war would be regarded
as thing of the past"
Lord Reading said the words OF
Washington's farewell address were
treasured by the American people
'as perhaps never had words of man
been treasured" This he cited az
illustrating the very strong conser
vative traditions of the Uaited States
which he asked his audience to take
into account in the consideration OF
present American altitude toward the
League.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-07
UNAMERlCAN PLUTOCRATS
SCORED BY SERVICE MEN

PALO ALTO, Cal, June Char
acterizing the members of the Menlo
Park Improvement Association as
'un-American Plutocrats," more than
300 gassed and wounded soldiers
in Base Hospital No. "a, formerly
attached to Camp Fremont, near
here, unanimously adopted resolutions
opposing the campaign of the associ-
alton to have the hospital removed
as a menace to health" Recently
the association importuned the Uni.
ted States public health service and
other interested official bodies to
order the hospital elsewhere "be-
cause of the number of tubercular
patients appearing on the streets
1--WE, the disabled and broken
soldiers of the late war were aware
Of the fact that the presence of war
veterans on the streets and roadways
is an unpleasant reminder to the
patriotic sons of Menlo Park who
did not go to the common defense
Of the nation" the resolution said.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-07
TOM MOORE PROVES
HE'S NO TENDERFOOT

Lets walk a bit. l left my shock
absorbcrs at home" says Tom Moore
in his new Goldwyn picture, GO
West, Young Man" The incident is
only one Of the amusing incidents
in the comedy-drama at the Palace
theatre which will be presented for
the last time tonight 1t grows out
Of the unusual situation in which
young Dick Latham finds himself
The pampered son of rich parents
he leaves home as the result of a
quarrel, and finds himself after an
incredibly short time, the rough and
ready sheriff of a wild Western town.
Riding is difficult, handling gun is
harder still and reforming the town
seems hard at the outset but isn't
1t is when Dick is riding with
Rosa (played by Ora Carew), that
he voices the confession that riding is
not his forte. Just what he means
by shock absorbers is not hard to i'm
agine He is sore all over. But
when the time comes Dick by no
means is tenderfoot He is able
to cope with the most desperate sit
uations. as every well-ordered screen
hero should.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-07
SHARP REDUCTION IN
PRICE OF LUMBER is
ORDERED AT ASTORIA

ASTORIA, Ore, June IA dror
in retail prices of lumber here rang
ing from 81 a thousand feet on rough
lumber to SIS a thousand on higher
grades and a reduction in the price Of
shingles and lathe Of between 80 aud
30 per cent has been put into effect
here.
In announcing the new scale OF
prices, r. X. Booth, manager of the
City Lumber and Supply Company
selling agent for the local mills, said
1.-THE principal object of this cut
in prices is to clear the mill yards
of accumulated stocks and at the
same time encourage building act
'vities. The transportation systems
If the country is at the present time
greatly overloaded. This situation
coming at the time of year best
adapted for building on the coast,
we are taking advantage Of Che tenn
porary hull in the lumber business
% put into effect a substantial re-
duction on all grades of lumber in
he local markets.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-07
EXCELLENT COMEDIANS
AN COLISEUM TONIGHT

There are three famous screen
comedians who portray the leading
roles in Her First Mistake, the
latest Paramouat-Mack Sennett com
edy, which is on Wow at the Col
iseum for the last time tonight
They are Louise Fa2enda, one of the
chief fun-makers o. the Sennett
staff Chester ConklL, a comedian of
more than average ability, and Myr
tie Lind, a charming player The
stunts performed by a number OF
trained ROSTERS and Teddy, the fam
Gus Sennett dog, are remarka BILE
while the acting Of little Dayie, an
infant, is amazingly precocious. Take
it all in all, Her First Mistake,
is a capital comedy and will please
every spectator
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-07
MUSICIAN PLEASES BIG
CROWD LAST EVENING

Miss Ethel Forbes, now playing
the pipe organ at the Palace Theatre
captivated and thrilled to a high
pitch of enthusiasm, the large audi
ence at last nights show during her
delightful concert preceding the pic
lures. Five numbers were rendered.
In addition to popular pieces, Oar
danella" and Good Night" a beau
tiful Nocturne by Chopin and the
wonderful soul-stirring overture Poet
and Peasant were the two classical
selections excellently executed and
heartily applauded.
Miss Forbes reputation as an ac-
complished orgGnist and pianist is
well established In Seattle, for a
long period she was organist at Dr.
Matthews Presbyterian Church, the
largest in Seattle, and. also, has
given many public recitals and con
certs, as well as maintaining a
studio Of music for organ and piano
pupils. Every Sunday night this
talented artict will give a concert
beginning at O'clock
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-07
LAND OFFICE SURVEY
PARTIES LEAVE FOR
SUMMER OPERATIONS

Headed by George A. Parks. head
of the Alaska Field Service of The
General Land Office. several mem
bers of the Juneau Land Office force
left on the steamer jefferson last
night enroute to the Interior, by way
of Skagway
Chief Parks will go direct to Fair
banks where he will be occupied
with Land Office eases for about two
months. Among others leaving
Woodbury. Abbey. who will complete
the work in the Healy River and
Ignite Creek coal fields upon which
he has been engaged for the past
three years; Frank Warner who goes
to Fairbanks to have charge of a
crew to be engaged in surveying
public lands for the Nine Mile House
south of Fairbanks, to Richardson
along the Richardson Highway; E. C.
Guerin who will survey isolated home
steads in Eagle. Circle. Tanana and
other districts on the Yukon and
Tanana rivers.