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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07
FIRE LOSSES IN FIVE
YEARS, Sl,273,9O6
Much Of This Due to ignorance
and CareIessness, Under
writer's Announce.

Fire losses in Delaware from unue~
termined causes In the past five years
tctalled Sl,273.9o6. according to a re-
port of the Actuary Bureau of the Ma
tionaI Board of Fire Underwriters made
public today. Ignorance and careless
ues. were blamed for much OF the dam
age and smokers>w were charged with a
loss of s279. 500.
In addition TO the figures announced
II is estimated that 20 per cent should
he added TO cover fires not reported.
The causes are classified into three
sroups. of which twelve are listed as
strictly preventablc. with total OF
s702. 500. or 25.7 per cent of the whole;
nine are designated partly preventable
and total S74S.0 .026. or PA per cent or
tho whole. and beyond these are the
unknown causes totaling sl.273906, or
4s- per cent. These unknown causes
may be considerer as probably largely
nreventahle, since. If known. they would
10 distributed among the other causes.
Exposure. meaning the spread of fires
.lrcady started. takes the lead with q
total loss Of $780, 1916. The largest orig
inaI cause Of fire is that OF matches'
smoking. with its toll of s279,S20. Dela-
ware apparently contains an army Of
careless smokers. Next after matches
e,,ol,inr petroleum and its products,
sta4 oea vas tbe most destructive fire
,ause followed by sparks from COM
l,ustion. s1aS.524. and defective CHM
ncys and flucs. ss7.i47.
Tho complete table for five years fol-
lows.
Strictly Preventahle Causes.
n.r.,five chimuevs and fucs -.1A7
Fireworks. fircCraCkers. etc. 9S3
Gas. natural and artificial '.'ah
10, ,sbes and coal. open fires 2G.137
Ignition OF hot grease. oil, tai.
wax. asphalt. ctc ......... 4.olo
Matches smoking - 219.Soo
nr,n nights - e4.O63
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07

For Rent. very desirable apartment.
1920 Delaware avenue. beautiful sur
roundings Immediate possession. Phone
Ashn-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07

The new executive committee is now
working on plan for the purchase of a
new building for the legion to meet in
when the time comes to move The present
plan is building centrally located where
all the legion posts could meet, as we'll as
the Spanish American war veterans, the
G. A. r. and the New Veterans Of Foreign
Wars
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07

(Note-1t is estimated tflaN at 'ef'ne
half of the loss occasioned by electric
ity, sparks from fires. and spontaneous
combustion was preventahle. and that
all the other causes had some degree
of preventability)
Undetermined causes (probabiy large
lv prevcntable), S1.273.9o6.
Delawares losses from fire shouio.
as stated be increased by about 20
nor cent TO cover losses not reported
To the National Board OF FIRE unoer
writers. Thus II will be seen that TINS
state during the years 1918 TO lsls'
inclusive. paid S2.724.44l, or yearly
average of s544.sSS for the indulgence
of its costly habit of playing with hfe'
II the huge five years total OF $3.50
A41 could have been used instead OF
wasted. il would have built 55ai houses
NJ Is 600 apiece, (sufiiciont to furnish
homes for 2.724 people) or II would
build 272 miles of good macadam roaoS
at $4,000 per mile.
4 st,ldy of such figures indicates the
naod Of public education in regard 20
fire prevention. IL must DC reai%eu
that property destroyed by hrc repre-
sants an utter and irretrievablo loss 70
aocietv as a whole. while the mex
cusable toll in human life ana sule' i''e
can hardly be computed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07

Have you paid your dues for the
year 1921? Is YOUR conscience clear in
the knowledge that you have met your
obligations to your post? This Is neccs-
sary if you expect the privilege OF wearing
the legion button and getting the legion
weekly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07

service with n maximum limit Of $3.50,
submitted to a referendum vote at the
next state election.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07

Additional death notices. received too late
Cor this column will be found on financial
Page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07
RESULTS

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07

Delaware Pest has gone on record as
favorinq the passage Of the Kramer box
mo bill The bows who boxed %hilc IN the
service know the good that can he gotten
frnm rood. clean, well conducted boxing
matches
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-07

Frc lerc uaNku
The wilmington ENsrN ENeninA infn.
nation bureau,
Washing ton. y.
I enclose herewith two ccnts ~ stamps
for return postage ou ircc COPY 90 thc
Calendar for 1921
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-08-25

Of the Valley City schools, returned
last Saturday to commence his school
work for the coming year.
The Democratic cadcus was held
Hast Saturday evening and the follow
ing persons were selected for the
ticket: VIM. Steck, treasurer; Board
of Education--John Steck. Carl
Schmidt, Louis Rahrig; Township as
sessorJ Henry Steck; Trustees-Ern-
est Gunkeiman, Henry Foecking. Sr,
A. ]. Hinkel. Justice of the Peace
Henry Hoeffler; Township Clefk
Ralph Herthneck.
Thos. J. Bidlingmeyer of Lakewood
has purchased the Ed. Styer property
on Main street and took possession Of
same last Saturday evening with a
grand opening.
Mrs. r. E. Carr and Mrs. Frank
Gienke and daughter spent Friday in
Elyria.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Griffith and fam
ily and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bradwell
Of Cleveland visited Sunday at Mr..
and Mrs. R. E. Carr's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Steck and
daughter were in Cleveland Wednes-
day.
Miss Stella Yost returned from her
vacation trip to Chicago, Sunday.
Miss Ella Yost is visiting relatives
in Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Styer have mov-
ed to their home that they purchased
from VIM. Stienle.
Miss Mary Appleby visited her
mother, Mrs. Martha Appleby Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Henderson Of
Cleveland visited at H. Gienke's ON
Sunday.
Little Wilma and Thelma .Steck en-.
tertained fifteen Of their friends Fri
day. The little ones all report Of
having good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Kraus Of Lansins,
Mich, who have been visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 6. j. Mack, a..
so Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wolf, have re-
turned home.
Mrs. Henry Wolf recently visited
Mrs. Carl Schreiber at Springfield, O.
VIM. Wolf made business trip to
Columbus last week.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-08-25
Lester

.
F. B. Morris, first trick" TELEGRAPH
operator at the 3. and o. station, wa
able to resume work Monday afte
several days illness at his home il
Medina.
DR.. Mary Spice. chiropractor, lef
Saturday night for Davenport, Iowa
to attend the annual National Lyceun
She was accompanied by her daughtel
Beatrice and brother, Rupert Nor
lock. Mr.. Morlock will enter schoo
to become chiropractor.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed. Frambaugh enter
tanned Mr.. andeMrs. V. L. McHenry
and children and Mrs. Rosa Trumpy
of Lorain, Sunday. Mrs. Trumpy
and grandchildren will remain in tn,
country this week.
Grover and Earl Stoup have return
ed to Washington, D. c., after two
weeks visit with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. A. Stoup and other rela
tives. ~.
Mrs. Frank Kellar was quite sick
Sunday from a severe attack of indi
gestion.
Mrs. Earl Pierce of Mallet Greek
spent Thursday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Starr.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Stoup visited
Mrs. Charles Bart at the Lodi hospital
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Starr and Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Wagner attended the
Wellington fair Wednesday.
Noble Carnahan is spending a few
days in Cleveland with his mother,
Mrs. S. R. Carnahan.
The Reigley and Greanoe reunion
was held Saturday. Aug. 20, at the
home of Charles Goss. There were
about eighty in attendance, but on
account of inclement weather several
from a distant part were unable to
attend.
Doris, the little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Baker, is very sick.
The B. and o. is doing extensive
repair work at and around Lester.
They are practically building a new
road, which was badly needed. This
work requires hundreds of men, which
almost made Lester city over night.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-08-25
Valley City

The Liverpool township Farm Btu
reua staged their annual picnic last
Tuesday in Henry VOLTS orchard
just south of town. 1t was lively
affair, with more action than three
ring circus. They had enough con-
tests and events to cram every min
ute of the day with thrills and inter-
est and we just venture the guess that
"a great portion of the chores in this
section of the country were attended
to by lantern light, because the crowd
just couldn't tear itself away. The
farmers and their wives just forgot
all about the low price of wheat, hogs,
and milk and entered into the spirit
of play and sport.> Women drove
nails with reckless disregard for
their thumbs before cheering audi
ence; men threaded needles with
clumsy fingers and trimmed hats that
would have stopped the traffic in
Paris. Twenty husky (and happy
married men vindicated matrimony by
pulling twenty single men all over
the lot in spirited tug-of-war. There
was every conceivable kind of races;
trap-shooting was popular; two box
ing bouts were staged, and when all
human energy was used up, two low
ly Fords were pittsd against each
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-08-25

six hundred new books Of the Iates,
authors. Supt. d. Roy Virtue will
be pleased to have the citizens o.
Valley City patronize the library ant
mall it success.
! Miss Helen Kopton and Miss Mani,
Barca otCleveland are guests oi
the Valley City club this week.
Farley Tent of the K. O. T. M. viii
! move from the hall of p. j. Beth or
Sept. II, to new quarters.
Miss Irena Kiser is visiting rela.
tives at Lorain this week.
Mrs. ]. E. Andrews of Cardan, Kan.
sas is visitingsrelatiyes here.
Miss Gladys Dammon is visiting
relatives in Detroit, Mich, this week
Miss Magde Hauck is visiting
friends in Canton, Q. this week.
Mr.. Karl Platz Of Fort Wayne, Ind.
is visiting relatives and friends here
Supt. Virtue Of the Chatham high
schools is spending the week here
with his brother, D. R. Virtue.
About 20 persons attended the
Weidner reunion at Elmore, O., last
Saturday. It was decided to hold the
1872 reunion at Bedford, o. Rev.
Harry Weidner was elected president
and Viola Wolfe, SECRETARY and treas
urer.
Mr.. Fred Diesing and family Of
Detroit were visitors here the past
week. Mrs. Diesing formerly was
Miss Clara Krieger.
The Republican caucus will be held
Saturday evening, Aug. ~, in the
room above the town hall.
Mrs. Geo. Mack is on the sick list.
Mrs. Margaret Obermiller Of Can
ton, O., visited at George Deimling's
and John Obermiller's for several
days.
Mr.. Obermiller of Canal Dover Wis
tied his brother John last Friday and
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Worth who have
lived at Grafton for the past year e.
turned to their home in Valley City.
y Mr.. A. w. Hoppe madea business
trip to Cleveland recently.
Frank F. Feller visited friends and
relatives in Cleveland recently.
! Mr.. D. Roy Virtue, superintendent
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-08-25

DiOit AiOAA ~ AUohob OJ WeS S~AAsAs~e
ed for an address. He told the crowd
that in the matter of production the
American farmer was the most effic-
lent on earth, but when it came to
marketing their product, they were as
primitive as the serfs of Russia OF
the peasants Of France, because he
just dumps his products on the. mar
ket and has to rest content with what
is paid him. He also took exception
to the high cost Of road-building stat
ing that the taxpayers were being held
up by combines, whose purpose il
was to perpetuate war prices. He
claimed that present prices are about
four times as high as in 1914. His
address was bacvked with facts and
| figures and was we'll received by the
audience. All in all the Farm Bureau
is to be congratulated on its success
full picnic. The community enjoyed
It'll
1t behooves the, citizens of this com
munity to increase their individual
vigilance in the matter of health
what they eat, drink and do-because
the official guardian Of our health, DR..
Appleby, has taken an extended trip
to Devils Lake, Mich, to make it
even hotter for the fish in that lake
than its name implies.
Mr.. Carl Metzger, our jealous apos-
tie and dispenser of music, has return
ed from a trip to Yellowstone Park
and the far west. He says it's the
only place he ever saw that he likes
better than Valley City. 1t must be
wonderful!
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruno Steebel enter
tanned group Of friends at a very
novel chicken supper last Friday ev-
ening. They had selected a very pic
turesque spot beside Rocky River for
this stunt. Here, with all the skill
of first-class Boy Scout. they had
built an outdoor fireplace and by the
time the guests arrived the spring
chicken was sizzling merrily and the
ears of corn were roasting in their
beds of coal. AS one guest express
ed it, "In comparison with that feed,
Hotel Cleveland is second-rate lunch
counter"
For long time the center road leao
ing into Valley City from the west
was paved with good Intentions
and with little else, but now more rea-
listic construction has been started
there and, we hope, before winter sets
in, it will be paved with more SUBJ
stantial material.
The Elyria firemen have gone back
to their hook-and-ladder fire-engines,
sadder but wise rmen. They came
out here last Sunday afternoon to
show the local nine the latest in base
ball and found to their chagrin that
the boys here had beaten them to it
by a nose. It was a scorelessl game
up to the ninth inning when Elyria
scored one run and Valley City brot
in two.
The annual picnic of the Evangel-
ical Sunday school Of Valley City will
be held on Wednesday, August 81.
weather permitting, and all its men,
bers and friends are invited most cor
daily to be on hand and join in the
merry-making. The place will be
definitely announced next Sunday.
Valley City now boasts at least one
tennis court, with others to follow.
1t is the desire Of those who built the
court to interest as many young
people as possible in this game. Come
out and try your hand at it.
The Board Of Education has put
in a circulating library. adding about
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-01-06
AUDITORS NOTICE

The Auditors Office will be open
for the assessment of all classes of
personal property, new buildings,
transfers of zeal estate, poll, road
and dog tax, from January lst to
February the goth, 1891.
All ablebodied men between the
ages of 81 and 60 are required to re-
turn and pay a poll tax of S1.OO and
those between the ages of 2I and SIS
years are required to return and pay
commutation road tax.
The law requires penalty of so
per cent. on all property not returned
for taxation on or before the 10th
day of February, 1921.
will be at the following places on
the dates named:
Patrick, January the 18th, from 10
to 3 o'clock
Cedar Creek, January 10Th, from
IL to 3 o'clock.
John H. Wallace's, January goth,
from 8 to IL o'clock.
Cash, January goth from 1 to a
o'clock.
Teaps Mill, January 21st, from
to 3o'clock.
Parker School house No. 2, Janu-
ary 22nd, from 10 to IL o'clock.
Cross Roads, January 25th, from
10 to IL o'clock.
Mt. Croghan, January 26th, from
10 to 8 o'clock.
Guess, January 9th, from IL to
8 o'clock.
Ruby, January 2sth, from ii to 3
o'clock.
Angelus, February 1st, from IL to
8 o'clock.
McBee, February, End. and 3rd.
Middendorf, February 4th, from
IL to 2 o'clock.
Jefferson, February 7th and 9th,
to IL o'clock.
]. G. Holly's February 9th, from 1
to $50 o'clock.
w. j. Hicks February 9th, from 8
to IL o'clock.
Dudley, February 9th, from 1 to
a o'clock.
Pageland, February 10th, and 18th.
,Cheraw. February 14th, 18th, and
18th, from 10 to 8 o'clock each day.
T. w. EDDINS,
County Auditor.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-01-06
STATS DIARY

Friday-I had 2 laff this evening
because / was so amoosed at pa & ma
which got 2 argueing & pa got the
best of it. ma got so Existed she
strained the Tea threw the Fly swat
ter which was a laying on tho table.
Just water for supper.
Saturday-pa quit his job tonite.
he sed the fern Insulted him. 1 ast
him how & he sed they removed his
name frum off the Payrole. He had
been in that / place almost 2 weeks.
Sunday-ma cum home frum
church which diddent stay for Il she
called at me & when cum she sed 2
me Stats 1 had Oranges in the
cubbard & now they is only 1 how
come. / replyed & sed / had not saw
the other 1. Even then she seemed
out of yumor even after had tole the
truth her. Which don't sumtimes.
Monday-The teecher was a teech-
ing us about Australy & the Queer
animuls which is in that country and
then she was asting us queschuns &
she sed What animul it is who does
not stand on all of it's legs all the
time & can not walk like other ami
muls but it takes funny little hops g.
skips. Jake helt up of his hands e.
sed he knowed. So the teecher shuk
her he'd at him 2 answer & he replyed
& sed it was Charley Chaplin. Which
was wrong for he is frum the u.
States.
Tuesday-They was a birthday
party at James house tonite & her ma
invited me to cum which l did. They
played Post Office & oh boy Jane call
ed me in for 2 ct stamp which is a
Kiss & when / kist her she sed 2 me
You kiss like you knowed how. l re-
plyed 2 her How do you know which
she diddent answer me.
Wednesdav-Pa asst me why it is
l start in well at skool in the fall &,
then wind up by being at the foot of
the Class & l sed | reckoned it was
because l was so neer the steem ra-
dyator.
Thursday-I guess | am in Bad at
home. ! got cold & got KEEP in for a
poor lesson in Histology. & about all l
can get at home now is Caster Oil
frum ma & Advice frum pa.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-01-06
INvIcTUS

In substituting the following poem
by William Ernest Henley, it is ap-
propriate to use as an introduction
the words of the brilliant DR.. Frank
Crane:
81 wish that every discouraged
struggler in the battle for existence
might learn these verses by heart
that you, tired and hungry, as you sit
on your bedside tonight in your mean
hall bedroom, might say them over
before you go to sleep.
II would that every tempted wom-
an might repeat these words every
day as she looks at herself in the mir
ror.
81 would that every man and woman
who is face to face with the gaunt
wolf of poverty might speak to the
beast in these brave words.
81 would that every soul in des-
pair who feels the clouds of failure
settling down upon him would utter
these mighty syllables as an incanta-
tion to disperse the gloom and bring
the sun back.
"If I could write these verses on
the walls of every mind that 0ontem-
plates suicide I would do more good
than if / gave the gold of benevo-
lent Croesus.
"If I could breathe this poem into
the hearts of all those who contem-
plate the desperation of crime would
be the greatest of all benefactors.
"Would that had a Gabriel's horn
whose tones would reach the whole
army of the defeated, the sad, the
morbid, the -wretched and afraid. /
would summon them again to the fir
ing line of effort, to the heroic attack
of life upon the dreaded forces of
surrender and death.
Learn this poem. Store it in your
heart. Say it to yourself. And it will
mean more to you than all the money
in all the banks of the world."-
"Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
l thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
"In the fell clutch of circumstance
l have not WINGED nor cried aloud
| Under the bludge onings of chance
My head is bloody but unbowed.
Beyond the place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
at matters not how straight the gate
How charged with punishment the
scroll.
l am the master of my fate,
l am the captain of my soul"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-01-06
WHY PRUNE FRUIT TREES

Clemson College, January 6.-Ten
reasons for pruning fruit trees are
given by the Extension Service horti-
culturists in their "Orchard Week"
work. The season for pruning is at
hand, and those who would reap the
benefits of pruning should give this
important matter attention now. Ad-
vice and assistance may be had from
the county agents.
1. To modify the vigor of the tree.
2. To keep the tree shapely and
within bounds.
3. To make the tree more stocky.
a. To open the tree top to admit
air and sunshine.
5. To reduce the struggle for exis-
tence in the tree top.
6. To remove dead or interfering
branches.
7. To aid in stimulating the devel-
opment of fruit buds.
8. To thin the fruit.
8. To make thorough spraying pos
sible.
10. To facilitate the harvesting of
the fruit
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-01-06
"NAMES is NAMES"

The recent great war was. not fun
nv by any means, but there were
many names in the vast army that are
at least, peculiar if not mirth provok-
ing. One of the longest names this
far reported is that of Harry Adolph
Thomas Richard Eugene Bullock.
And here are some names not so
long but very queer:
0. Min Gosh, Asad Experience Will
son, Velvet Couch, Will Swindle, Ow-
en- Money, Great Britain Turner, Din
ner Bell, Page Lloyd George Parlia-
ment, Willie Darlington, E. Pluribus
Brown, Wash Day, Slaughter Buggs,
Green Berry Bush, Little kittie Karr,
Isaac Did-not Butcher and Brasse
Mule.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-01-06
THE PEACE PRIZE

The Nobel peace prize, awarded to
President Wilson, has aroused the ire
Of the German press. Without intend
ing it, the German papers by their
caustic criticism, give the President
more honor than do some of our own
papers. The German animus against
Wilson is because he prepared for
war, when German aggression left no
other way out. That readers of the
Advertiser may fully understand the
great honor that has been done Wood
row wilson by the award of this prize
of $40,000.OO, this explanation of the
ish statesman and chemist left his
fortune of over nine million dollars
to found q prize fund to be awarded
men who achieved great results in va
rious lines Of endeavor. The award
was made to President Wilson for his
effort in behalf Of universal peace
through the League of Nations. AL
though this great measure has not full
ly materialized, the effort of Mr.. Will
son to bring it to pass caused the COM
mittee to make the award.
Ii is singular fact that this learn
ed and peace-loving Swede was the
inventor of an explosive composed of
nitro -glycerine and blasting powder
and was the inventor of our modern
dynamite. He later invented smoke
less powder. AS his immense fortune
was acquired in manufacturing these
products as we'll as cannon and other
warlike essentials he made atonement
by leaving his fortune to be used in
the advancement of the arts of peace.
He spelled his name Nobel but he was
entitled to spell it Noble.