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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
GRANGE CHRISTMAS PARTY.

Newport, Dec. 20.--pclsware Grange
% Ne~rcfs hold itS business meeting
~ orsnso Hail. last evening. which
ems well attended. ~ was decided
10 dispcnae with meetings for the next
two weeks. owing 20 the Christmas
snd New Years holidays.
Worthy Master snyder and Mrs
snyder were delegates 10 the Della
ware state Grange meeting held AZ
Dover ias, week. and Mr.. Snyder gave
a detailed report OF the meeting.
Tho finance committee appointed for
iho ensuing year was as follows: Mrs
Elizabeth iilyard. Mrs. '. Harper
webb and Mrs. Harvey h. Gregg.
Th. committee appointed IN charge
~ ARRANGEMENTS Cor tho installation OF
-fncsrs 10; Mrs. Harvey II. Gregg, Mrs
y r. Robinson and Mrs. J.. Harper
Webb.
Following the business meeting th'
entertainment committee. comprising
Mr.. J. &. Slack and Mrs r.. Il. Rob
inson, took charge. and the following
program WAS rendered: instrumental
solo Mrv. r. {. Snyder. reading. II
Y. Robinson: vocal solo. Miss Iren,
y. Grers. accompanied by Miss Mar
.srS Eaif.
which had been placed a slit for eaci
member. r. =. Robinson played tn
psrt ~ Santa Claus and distributed
iho gifts. Other packages were sol'
90 auction. Refreshments werc served
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
NEWS OF LAUREL.

Laurel. Dec. 20 Miss Nellie pusey.
who In attending Womons College,
Newark, 10 here for scvcral DAYS With
her parents, Mr and Mrs. Harry
i'nscN.
Miss Frances Davis who IL teach
tnr az Delaware city. spent the week
End here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. curtis \. Davis.
Miss Edith blake of Atlantic city,
n. a.. in here guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Wiley rrousht.
Ncwcll Ward. who is attending the
University ~ Pennsylvania, Is here
with hip mother Mrs. Victoria Ward.
Mrs. Fred Morton has received word
cf the safo arrival Of her husband,
captain Morton. who Is master OF the
schooner Jacob W, Hook, In Baltimore
this week Captain Morton has just
returned from a trip 90 Haiti
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rogers OF
chcRtcr. Pa. arc guests Of Mrs.
Roscrs parents. Mr., and Mrs. Charles
Workman.
Winso A Dchnor arc making rapid
slidcs toward the completion of their
contract 90 lay the now sewerage sys-
TEN IN tho town. Il " expected tho
work viii he completed by the end Of
he week, aud work on putting the
streets torn up into first class condi-
tion has already begun.
Nuss Eva Allen, who IL attending
Womcn's college. Newark. spent tho
weekend here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. r. Allen.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.

Special Correspondence Every Evenins
EI1ton, Md, Dec. 20.-Williarn B.
Louden, aged "a years, who resides alone
dead in bed, yesterday morning, having
died during the night from heart trouble.
Coroner Magraw issued certificate
of death from heart trouble.
In Cecil county court, yesterday,
Thomas Russell Of North East was
placed on trial before a jury, charged
with making q false statement as to a
title TO an automobile and changing the
numbers on the machine. The machine
was stolen car from Wilmington.
Louis Z. Dorsey and Mabel M. Wolf,
bom Of Wilmington, were granted q
marriage license in Elkton, yesterday.
Miss Leonard, hostess of Perry Point
Hospital, has asked that friends In tina.
vicinity give assistance in making
Christmas happy to the sick soldiers
who will have to remain IN the hospital
during the holidays.
Scholars Of Rising Sun public school
have purchased Victrola from the pro-
ceeds Of bake and candy sale held last
week.
Inc So-acre 1arm OF the iate j. w
Grason, near Rising Sun, has bean sold
to Glen Ii. Graybeal Of Rock Spring:
J section.
The Hytheham Club has raised "a
sufficient sum to place n tablet or
Richard oak, in the upper section o.
Cecil county. The club will also ereci
small ornamental fence around the
historic landmark
DR.. Z. S. Rowland, J. I. Richards
William Wilson, Carol Cameron, Harr,
Maxwell, Robert Cameron and Stewar
NJ. Ward, have been elected trustees
of West Nottingham Presbyterian
! Church
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
WILD LIFE ABOUNDS
IN THE NORTHWEST
Game Plentiful and Trappers
Make Big Bags on Other
Side of Continent.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 20.-Reports
from various sections of the North
west tend to prove the return OF one
of those periodic years of abundant
wild animal life. The trapping ira
ternity has shown moro inclination TO
establish the trap lines this autumn
than for years, some OF the North
west Quitting stores reporting cnor-
nous sale. Of trapping and hunting
supplies.
Such energy by the trappers or the
Northwest IS not shown unless they
are reasonably sure to big returns, for
il requires courage 20 spend lonely
winter in the frozen, stormy wilder
ness where trapping must be done.
Rabbits are more plentiful this win
| ter in the Western States, Canada
and Alaska than ever before known.
| II has been proved very conclusively
that hares and rabbits fiuctuate every
eight and half years, so the high
tide Of their existence is close at
hand. The records OF the Hudson
Bay Company at Vancouver show
the last abundant year of rabbit life
/ was 1914, indicating this species OF
animal llle SilOuiu ledCi IT'S ASiSut VI
periodic fluctuation next spring.
Many claim st is now at its peak OF
increase.
Lynx are more abundant than In
recent years. A trapper caught eleven
near here in a single week. All had
dined surnptuously on hare.
Marten increase with rabbits, and
this kind Of animal life is reported to
be plentiful, compared with the last
FIVE years.
Wolf and coyote have increased
rapidly with the continuous feast OF
rabbit meat, and in spite OF the con-
stant preying on the hare family, by
meat eaters there seems to be no per-
ceptible decrease in numbers.
Rabbits are said to be the key TO
abundant wild animal life. They
) furnish food for meateaters, permit
ting other animals which fall the
prey TO carnivorous species in emerg-
ency, to increase undisturbed.
Wild game birds have multiplied
because foxes, which usually prefer
fowl, find rabbits so easy of capture.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
BOLD ROBBERY.
Thievss Entered Steamboat
Warehouse and Stole Tires
Worth $500.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Georgetown, Md, Dec. 2O.--Thieves
gained an entrance to the warehouse
of the Colchester Steamboat Co., Mt
Frcdericktown, somc time Saturday
night and made off with a number Of
automobile tires, valued at more than
5000.
This is the head of the route, and the
thieves or some ono who put them
wise, " evidently knew of the valuable
cargo which was stored there that night,
and taking advantage Of the heavy
storm that prevailed at the time, COM
mitted the robbery.
Entrance was gained TO the ware
house by prying open a small window, in
the building, and then opening an end
door next to the steamer which was tied
up here over Sunday. After gaining
entrance they carried off part of a ship
mcnt of automobile tires, the robbery
not being discovered until after
o'clock. Sunday morning The robbery
evidently was tho work Of regular auto
mobile thieves, as nothing else Of the
valuable cargo was disturbed.
This robbery was extremely bold, as
the steamer was tied up at the wharf
but a few feet from the opened door by
which they made their exit. Owing
to the heavy rainfall all their departing
tricks wcro completely. covered.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
FINE BASS FISHING.

ecaford. Dec. 20.--Yesterday George
W Mcssick and J. c. Jones, expert
hook and line hshcrmen. who moved
hero several months sso from Newark.
\. y. caught n fine bas. IN about
NO hourc' time. Several Of these
hsss woro Of the strawberry variety
The flnss,-taetins bas- that inhabit
these wsisrs. and also an exceptionally
elusive hsh. giving the fishermen
much sport when once u takee the
hook,
Mr.. Mcss,cs. VINO has been a fishsr-
man .n thee, wstsrr for many years,
said Yesterday shc sport this season
M baer and pike fishing had never
nn'n cxcslled. and that each succeed
inr eesSon he expects 20 sec h better.
About two y~srs ago he caught Sow
oral Young strawberry" bass in tho
>ansicoks r,vsy, taking them 20 VIII
ilsna' pond where he liberated them
These n,i are multiplying fa,t.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20

PhiladNlphiA has purchased the rcstau-
and will take posseasion the first Of the
yrar.
wrights Auditorium, J. A. Wright,
manager, has been improved by addi-
tional electric service.
There was no service at st. Luke's
p. +. Church, Sunday evening, owing
TO the illness of tho rector, Rev. w. IL.
Darbic. Other Scaford folks who are
housed by illness are Mrs. William s.
kcnncy and Mrs. George w. Donoho.
Mrs. u. {. Ross entertained the
Bridge Club, yesterday afternoon, at
her homo on High street. The Sewing
Club called of its meeting last night and
attended movie show ut New Theatre.
The degree team Of Liberty Bell
Council, No. 81, Jr. o. U: A. NJ, will
visit Harrington Junior Mechanics,
tomorrow niiith and confer degrees on a
largo class Of candidates from different
parts of Kent and Sussex counties. The
team will be accompanied by State
Councillor A. Nj. Tarr, who resides on a
farm near Scaford, and many Of the
Council.
Mrs. Eunicc Donoho Of West Sesford
had as her guest over the weekend her
daughter, Mrs. Irving X. Walton OF
Unlontown, Pa.
Mrs. Edward Smith Of Blades, who
went to New York City TO live several
years ago, has purchased an $4,000
apartment house in that city, which she
viii conduct.
MIR. and Mrs. Allen Hearn have as
guests for thc Christmas holidays, Mrs.
ilcarn's sister, Mrs. Paul Faulkner and
husband
The condition OF Mrs. Rebecca Stewart
ono of Seaford's oldest and most highly
respected women. who was paralyzed
last week, remains unchanged.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
DELAWARE CITY NEWS.

Delaware CITY, Dec. 20.-Miss Re-
bccca Rhodes, national president Of
Sailors and soldiers Work of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
will address the soldiers at Fort du Pont
in the Service Club, this evening at 1.3o
o'clock.
John Foster, who has been seriously
III at his home on Washington street
and who WAS able to be out Saturday
and Sunday, suffered relapse yester-
day and is now in critical condition.
Miss Mary Money, chief operator OF
the local telephone exchange, is sub
Stitu,ing for one OF the New Castle
operators who is III.
Rev. William II. Wingate OF Marshall
ton spent the weekend with Rev. and
Mrs. J. e. Mccoy of st. Georges.
Miss Mary Holt of New York City is
spending q month with MIR. and Mrs.
j. &. Stuckert of st. Georges.
Mrs. w. L. Reybold attended card
party and luncheon this afternoon ~
the home Of Mrs. William Ray Baldwin
OF Elk Mills.
Mrs. Mary Mace Of Baltimore, Md,
is here visiting her daughter, Mrs. An
drew Shultz.
Mrs William Ellis of Port Penn
severely gashed the thumb OF her right
hand on a broken jar, yesterday. DR.
/ Carrow was called 10 attend hSr.
/ Rev. Elwood Jones of Wilmington
will conduct Christmas services on Sun
day morning in the NJ. T.. Church of St
Georges.
! J. {. Stuckcrt of st. Georges ha:
finished loading the powerboat Heller
Steele with 5000 bushels OF corn fol
Baltimore.
John Brown OF Salem, and Johr
Wright OF PENIS Grove, \. j., have
enlisted in the army at Fort du Pom
and been assigned to duty with the firs
company, G. 4. c.
Charles Heal severely gashed .
finger of his right hand while at worl
in a garage, Saturday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
CHEsTERTOwN AND VICINITY.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Chcstertown, Md, Dec. 20.--Fred.
II. Davis shipped 10 fine turkeys to
northern markets this week and realized
more than $500 for the lot.
Saturday evening the people OF Ches-
tertown and vicinity will assemble in
the public square and render Christmas
carols. The combined choirs Of the
churches will lead the singing.
The now celebrated will case Of the
late John McCauley, who died at his
home in Kennedyville, last year, leaving
an estate valued at between $75, 600 and
$50 200, comes up for trial in the Elkton
court, tomorrow Two wills, both OF
which are reported TO bc the genuine
documents Of the deceased, are involved
in tho trinl, each of which will make.
different bequcsts to relatives and
friends living in Kent county, in Phila-
delphis and Wilmington, together with
Sacred Heart and st. Dennis Roman
Catholic Churches.
Gunners living along Chester river
are enjoying splendid sport shooting
wild ducks from blinds on their farm
shores. Edward Wilkins and a party
of friends killed 81 fine ducks one morn
ing last week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
BADLY HURT IN AUTO UPSET

Delmar, Dec. 20.-John McNelia, a
locomotive engineer of the Norfolk
division, and his wife were severely in
jured. Sunday, when their automobile
was overturned in rounding curve near
Hopewell, in Somerset county, Md.
Mr.. McNelia had several ribs broken
and was internally injured: both are in
the hospital at Crisheld. Their little son
escaped injury. The car turned over
twice. and landed right side up.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
SACCO GRANTED NEW DELAY.
Time Extended Ia Which 10 Ask Fol
New Trial.

Dedham, Mass, Dec. 20.-F'urthel'
extension of time until Jan. 10 IN
which 20 file formal petition for a now
trial was granted yesterday to counsel
for Niccolo Sacco and Bsrtolomco
vanzetti found guilty OF killing a
paymaster and his guard at South
Ersintree,
The extension previously granted
would have expired tomorrow. Mean
while sentence has not been imposed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
10 r1T rp toR WINTER.

ssafovu Dec. lc.--Thc tiree-nssst
schooner william T. Parker. Captain
John L. Mnrtino OF fredericksburg, No.
master. has dock.d here. yestsrosy.
loaded with fertilizer material for
huston, Darbee & CO. After discharg-
sng her cargo tho weasel will tie Up
hsvo for the winter and Captain Mar
nno Will spend the winter In FEEDER
nisburg with his family.
The schooner John Bell OF Raiti-
more W expected TO dock ~ seeford
Any day with = cargo Of potash. The
schooner Samuel j. Idnthicura .lso is
~lpsctso hero with a cargo soon, and
after dischsrsins IL she viii lay up
here for the winter Captain Roy
HortsrsAn o. rethei, IN ma,ter ~ the
ilsn'hicuu.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
STATE CAPITAL NOTES.

Dover, Dec. 20.-The Kent county
Levy Court today received members Of
the State Highway Department, to dis
cuss the improvement Of roads in Kent
county, under the contemplated $500, ,OOo
bond issue 20 be provided for carly next
spring
DoveI's new fire house Of the Robbin:
Hose Company is nearing completion
and when finished viii be one of the
finest homes for hremen in the State
Plumbing and other necessary fixture.
arc DOW being installed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE.

Newport, Dec. 20.-Dr. French Of
Philadelphia was present at the evening
service at Newport NJ. Z. Church,
Sunday evening, and gave an illustrated
lecture on Community Improvement
aud Good VIII Industry"
The choir rendered several musical
numbers, and Mrs. L. p. Hayden gave q
vocal solo.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
PLENTY OF POULTRY.

Dover, Dec. 20-Local poultry buyers
yesterday bought quantities of dressed
turkeys for the city shipments, paying
58 cents per pound. Today's places were
said 70 be 90 cents per pound.
The high prices paid for turkeys evi-
dently have melted some thieving in this
locality, as several farmers have re-
ported the past two days thefts of some
OF their finest birds.
Quantities Of geese and ducks are
being brought 10 the buyers for the
city markets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
Y. NJ. C. A. OPEN HOUSE.

open house" will be observed at
the Y. NJ. c. A during the week be-
ginning January 2, according 10 an
announcement made at the last meet
ing Of the Bible study classes prior
to the holidays, last night. No activi-
ties will be held between December
25 and january I.
Frank p. Mitchell, religious worl.
secretary, will leave for Baltimore
with his family on Friday, 70 spend
the holidays with relatives there.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
NEWS or SEAFORD.

eceidsd, Dec. 2o.--WIIam Lingo OF
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20

Read the classified ads too.--Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
S5 PONCEE WAISTS

Shepherd knit TeddyA n -
bear suits in biue-V TX
brown and white, in s0O
all stxes. Consist Of -
swea ter. pantalcttes and u
cap, in ell sizes. ...........
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
GRASS
SEWING BASKETS

untrimmed natural
woven grass baskets, in eDh
sizes 615. "a and 9 VO0
inch; worth from soc /.Ov.
TO S5c. special tom0r- - wv
row at .........-.-.-.......
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
91.3O WRITING
PAPER

The vell-known Chat
eau note paper, 4S
sheets. envelopes and hOA
correspondence cards
assorted or plain col0rs. WV
Pink, white. buff. blue,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
BLACK FELT JULIETS

or . heavy Grade Of ~
felt, very comfortable, h~
with elk sole. n all HNR
sires, for misses and >H
children. Regular sl.oo
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
MEMS SPORT

Regularly 81 in all
wool English sport hose
in the most wanted
heather shades. All
sizes included at the
opening OF the sale. .....
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20

Women'S 5 Foot Holds . s9c
Women's Storm Rubpers 5sc
Misses and Children's Storm
RuDDerS ......-. 59c
Boys Storm RubberS 69c
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
soc STATIONERY

4 fine low priced Xmas -
box containing thirty
six sheets and envelopes ~H
In pink and blue, az tho >y .
remarkable price Of. -
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-22
CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM

The following is the program for
the five days Chautauqua to be held in
Pennington August % to ~, inclu-
-sive:
Thursday, August 23rd:
2:30 p. m.--Concert, Delphian Singers
and Players. Admission SOC, tax Sc,
total soc.
a p. REORGANIZATION Of Junior Town.
8 p. m.-Prelude, Delphian Singers and
Players. Lecture, Shifting Gears"
by Robt. l.. Finch. Admission Soc,
tax SC, total Doc.
Wednesday, August oath
0 a. m.-Junior Town.
2:30 p. m.--Concert, Joymakers Trio.
Admission SOC, tax &c, total SOC.
8 p. m.-Prelude, Joymakers Trio. En-
tertainment, Edna Means. Admis-
sion SOC, tax SC, total 55c.
Thursday, August 25th
3 a. m.--Junior Town.
2:30 p. M Lecture, "Smouldering
Embers", Homer c. Boblitt. Admis-
sion SOC, tax sc, total 55c.
8 p. m.-Entertainment, "The Bub-
ble", with all-star cast. Admission
Csc, tax 7c, total 75c.
Friday, August 18th
8 a. m.-Junior Town.
2:30 p. m.-Prelude, Brown Williams
Entertainers. Lecture, analysis of
Character and Personal Efficiency,
Morton M. Newcom. Admission
SOC, tax sc, total 55c.
8 p. m.-Prelude, Brown Williams En-
tertainers. Lecture, entertainment,
Montraville M. Wood. Admission
SOC, tax Sc, total 55c.
Saturday, August 9th
8 a. m.-Junior Town.
2:3O p. NJ Pageant, "a Mother
Goose Party. Lecture, "The One
Mile Town." John E. Aubrey. Adj
mission SOC, tax sc, total 55c.
s p. m.-Concert, Premier Artists.
Admission SOC, tax SC, total 55c.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-22
FOREST PARK.

What am writing will not be very
interesting to those who have recently
visited Forest Park, the setting of one
of the most unique centenials ever
held, that of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. But visit there will be
rather a revelation to one who has not
been there since the Fair.
There are crowds coming and going
every day but they are not so hurrying
as in 1904.
As we follow them toward the Art
Building a relic of the Fair, but the
property of the city, we run across
paddocks side by side containing in one
the deer of the forest and in the other
the buffalo of the plains. Not far
away stretches of hills and dales that,
for wonder, the even restless human
has left in the natural state, with the
dob Whites" whistling in the under
brush and other native birds singing
their midsummer songs. Blackberries
are turning red and a famished fiat
dweller is found underneath the vines
searching for the first ripe ores, while
the buzz and whir of the airplanes
can be heard overhead. Dark, lower
ing clouds are in the western and
northern region with occasional re-
verberations Of thunder. As we near
the Art Building the clouds look more
threatening and the thunder grows
louder until we reach the front porch,
then the storm breaks IN all its fury
and we stand somewhat appalled, and
more than fascinated at the awful
and beautiful sight. The city in the
distance with its towering skyscrap-
ers,, then the hills of Forest Park with
the few fine buildings left from the
Fair, then fresh mown fields and
shady valleys and the storm breaking
in all its fury over all, great clouds of
dust coming before it from the city
and roads of the park, then the glor-
ious drenching rain, and we stop a
while to admire it all, feeling that the
art of man on the inside of the build
ing can await our inspection in the
face of such display of natures art.
Following the River Des Peres
round, thoroughfare of the Fair,
and passing the boat houses we come
to the sunken gardens as beautiful as
of yore, and up the terraced hillside,
gay with flowers and cacti from diff
ferent regions of the earth, and on top
Of the hill the old rest and lunch pa
Wilton of the Fair.
Just beyond is the great bird cage
with its assortment of birds from a
stork to a peafowl and yes, just the or
binary old yellow chicken hen, cluck-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-22
MOTOR VS.. RAILROADS

Some time ago we told little story
about how the railroads lost $200,00O
in freights because the onion farmers
of Texas found that the hauling charg-
es by boat from Galveston, Texas, to
New York City were about half what
the railroads were charging under
their present Internationally high
rates. The onions just floated into
New York. The Texas farmers saved
lot of money and the railroads lost
100000 even if they had only charged
the boat freight rate.
A. D. Hill is a general store keeper
at Pineville. N. Y, 40 miles from
Kingston, and buys his goods at King
ston. The railroad station at Pineville
is mile up hill from Mr.. Hills store.
The railroad charges 80 cents a hun
bred for freight from Kingston to
Pineville and after that there is the
cost of loading and hauling down that
mile to the store. A motor trucking
concern now brings Mr.. Hills goods
from Kingston at 30c a hundred and
DELIVERS 1T AT HIS DOOR.
Another case of the motor putting it
over the railroad. There are thous-
ands of such examples the country over
and there will be more. If the rail-
roads don't wake up pretty soon, the
motor will take all the profit there pos
sibly can be in railroading.
And it isn't rates alone that show
the backwardness of railroad manage
ment today. Not only are their meth
DDS wasteful, but their very fundamen-
tails are unduly expensive. Compare
what locomotive will do with what
the same cost in motor trucks will do :?
1t will be interesting to hear what
Henry Ford will get finally in speed
and hauling ability, cheapness of con-
struction and fuel, reduction of run
ming expense, and efficiency of trans
portation out of the new motor loco
motives with which he is experiment.
ing.